Chapter Summaries

Chen Wen infiltrated the Artificial Destiny base while Chen Xinghe drew away its defenders, then discovered a room full of Life Soul experiments. He recognized the two men overseeing the work as Zhou Yitian and Hei Yu Long Zhen, and claimed they were needed to repel an intruder.

• Chen Wen entered the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array as the base came under attack and used a Breath Concealment Talisman to infiltrate it.
• Guided by Xian Hongshao, Chen Wen disguised himself as a dead guard and reached the guarded entrance to the Life Soul facility.
• Chen Wen tricked the two guards into believing a Great Emperor Realm intruder had entered, then killed them and concealed their bodies.
• Xian Hongshao dismantled the entrance array, allowing Chen Wen to enter a chamber containing dozens of extracted Life Souls and people undergoing Life Soul fusion.
• Chen Wen recognized the two men overseeing the experiments as Zhou Yitian and Hei Yu Long Zhen.
• Chen Wen told Zhou Yitian and Hei Yu Long Zhen that an intruder was overwhelming the defenders and that his lord had sent him to request their help.

Chen Wen deceived Zhou Yitian and trapped him outside the formation, but Hei Yu Long Zhen caught Chen Wen inside the secret chamber. Chen Xinghe arrived and realized Zhou Yitian was involved in the conspiracy, while the others mistook Chen Wen for a stronger cultivator than he was.

• Chen Wen led Zhou Yitian out of the secret chamber, then used Absolute Speed to slip back inside and shut the formation behind him.
• Zhou Yitian furiously attacked the formation, drawing the attention of Chen Xinghe and the Men in Black.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen confronted Chen Wen, exposed his first-level Dao Proving Realm Cultivation Level, and shielded the secret chamber before attacking further.
• Chen Xinghe reached Zhou Yitian and recognized him as one of the conspirators, while Zhou Yitian worried that Chen Xinghe could expose his identity.
• Zhou Yitian told the leading Man in Black that someone was trapped inside and claimed Chen Wen was at the fifth level of the Dao Proving Realm, leaving Chen Xinghe alarmed over Chen Wen's real weakness.

Chen Wen swallowed the Human Pill and temporarily rose from the First to the Third Layer Dao Proving Realm, turning the fight against Hei Yu Long Zhen in his favor. Outside the formation, Zhou Yitian and the Man in Black began trying to break in by force as Chen Wen’s attack engulfed Hei Yu Long Zhen.

• The Man in Black’s Formation Token was rejected by the formation, so he and Zhou Yitian decided to break it by force while Zhou Yitian guarded Chen Xinghe.
• Chen Wen judged that he could not defeat Hei Yu Long Zhen with his current strength and swallowed the Human Pill.
• The Human Pill boosted Chen Wen’s cultivation to the Third Layer Dao Proving Realm, and he overwhelmed Hei Yu Long Zhen with Heaven Shaking Double Strike and the Killing God Domain.
• Chen Wen summoned four Chaos Great Worlds, while Hei Yu Long Zhen countered with Chaos Demon Slash of the Demonic Malevolent Blade.
• Chen Wen’s attack shattered Hei Yu Long Zhen’s counter and engulfed him as he cried out in desperation.

Chen Wen overwhelmed Hei Yu Long Zhen and learned that Zhou Yitian might know more about the Artificial Destiny Plan. He left Hei Yu Long Zhen barely alive and began searching his soul for further information.

• Hei Yu Long Zhen survived Chen Wen's first attack, but Chen Wen's Heavenly Emperor Fist shattered his magic artifact blade and badly wounded him.
• Chen Wen unleashed the Chaos Killing Tribulation, and Hei Yu Long Zhen recognized him as Chen Wen from their previous encounter.
• Hei Yu Long Zhen begged for his life and revealed that he had come under orders from the Hei Yu Clan's Imperial Lord, while Zhou Yitian might know more about the plan.
• Chen Wen refused to spare Hei Yu Long Zhen and struck him down, leaving him barely alive before grabbing his head to search his soul.

Chen Wen killed Hei Yu Long Zhen, learned that several human factions had helped arrange the Life Soul experiment, and destroyed the Spirit Stone containing the method for creating artificial Life Souls. As Zhou Yitian and the Man in Black rushed to stop him, Chen Xinghe held them off while Chen Wen crushed the stone.

• Chen Wen learned from Hei Yu Long Zhen's memories that Li Moheng and other human faction representatives had been involved in the scheme, though Hei Yu Long Zhen did not know who had organized it.
• Xian Hongshao broke the protective formation, allowing Chen Wen to smelt the Life Souls and obtain thirty drops of complete and eighty drops of incomplete Destiny Nirvana Liquid.
• Chen Wen found a Spirit Stone that recorded information and believed it contained the method for creating artificial Life Souls.
• Zhou Yitian, the Man in Black, and Chen Xinghe entered the secret chamber and saw that Chen Wen had killed Hei Yu Long Zhen.
• Chen Xinghe forced Zhou Yitian and the Man in Black back as Chen Wen crushed the Spirit Stone.

Chen Xinghe crushed the Spirit Stone and revealed his overwhelming strength, defeating Zhou Yitian, the Man in Black, and dozens of Dao Proving Realm cultivators. After learning nothing useful from their memories, he prepared to kill Zhou Yitian, but Chen Wen stopped him.

• The Man in Black and Zhou Yitian flew into a rage when Chen Xinghe destroyed the Spirit Stone and ordered their cultivators to attack.
• Chen Xinghe unleashed his Emperor's might, killing dozens of Dao Proving Realm cultivators with a single shout.
• Chen Xinghe overpowered Zhou Yitian and the Man in Black, though Xian Hongshao explained that his exertion had aggravated an old injury.
• Chen Xinghe removed the Man in Black's mask, recognized him, and searched both men's memories but found no useful information.
• Zhou Yitian threatened that the people behind them would eventually kill everyone, and Chen Xinghe said their appearance had confirmed his suspicions before moving to kill him.
• Chen Wen called out and stopped Chen Xinghe's raised foot before it came down on Zhou Yitian.

Chen Wen killed Zhou Yitian and the Man in Black, refining their Golden and Silver Destiny into Nirvana Liquid. The Man in Black hinted that many others like him remained, and the inner space began to collapse after his death.

• Zhou Yitian begged Chen Wen to spare him with promises of service and access to the Heavenly Machine Tower, but Chen Wen refused to keep an enemy by his side.
• Zhou Yitian realized Chen Wen was the person he had failed to kill, and Chen Wen stomped him to death and obtained a drop of Golden Destiny Nirvana Liquid.
• Chen Xinghe let Chen Wen handle the Man in Black, who recognized Chen Xinghe and claimed thousands of others like him remained.
• Chen Wen stomped the Man in Black to death and obtained a drop of Silver Destiny Nirvana Liquid.
• The inner space began to tremble and collapse after the Man in Black died.

Chen Wen survived a space collapse and awoke injured in an unfamiliar Exotic Space, where he began recovering while searching for a way back. In the Archaic Desolate Realm, Zhou Yunru and the Destiny Factions learned that Zhou Yitian had died and debated whether to continue the Artificial Destiny Plan.

• Chen Wen and Chen Xinghe were swallowed by collapsing space; Chen Xinghe escaped to the Archaic Desolate Realm, but his Sound Transmission Talisman to Chen Wen had been destroyed.
• Three days later, Chen Wen awoke badly injured in an Exotic Space and realized Absolute Defense and his space-cleaving Flying Sword had saved him from the Spatial Turbulence.
• Chen Wen entered the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array, took a Spirit Pill, and used Arc of Life to heal while an unknown cultivator remained elsewhere in the same space.
• Zhou Yunru told Long Qingtian, Xuanyuan Dihuang, Ximen Longting, Jun Wugou, and the other Destiny Factions that their Artificial Base had been destroyed and Zhou Yitian was dead.
• Zhou Yunru said the base's inner space had collapsed and proposed restarting the Artificial Destiny Plan, but the faction leaders doubted they could rebuild it.

The Man in Black learned that Chen Xinghe had destroyed Number One and ordered his subordinates to use the Destiny Faction to suppress the Chen and Ye Clans without exposing their own group. Meanwhile, Chen Wen unlocked his fifth Sequence Shackle, gained Absolute Decomposition, and began breaking through to the next realm.

• The Man in Black confirmed Chen Xinghe had destroyed the Artificial Base and killed Number One, then ordered his group to keep a low profile.
• An elder proposed using the Destiny Faction against the Chen and Ye Clans, and the Man in Black approved the plan.
• Chen Wen recovered from his injuries, reached the peak of the first level of the Dao Proving Realm, and swallowed his Nirvana Liquid.
• Chen Wen unlocked his fifth Sequence Shackle and gained the Absolute Talent Absolute Decomposition.
• The fifth shackle released Chaos Sequence Power, and Chen Wen used it to strike at the next realm.

Chen Wen broke through to the Peak Third Level Dao Proving Realm, stabilized his cultivation, and explored the inner-space secret realm while seeking a way out. With Xian Hongshao’s help, he opened an array-hidden treasure site and entered it.

• Chen Wen absorbed the gathered spiritual energy and advanced from the First Level Dao Proving Realm to the Peak Third Level Dao Proving Realm, but failed to reach the Fourth Level.
• Chen Wen spent three days stabilizing his realm and strengthening his control over his increased power, while still wanting to surpass Gu Lingyuan.
• Chen Wen left the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array and asked Xian Hongshao to find an exit from the inner space; she said she needed time.
• Chen Wen used the Earth Spirit Seal to locate a secret treasure and found it hidden behind an array that someone else had set up.
• Xian Hongshao took control of Chen Wen’s body and broke the array, opening an entrance, and Chen Wen entered the secret treasure site.

Chen Wen discovered three legendary Nirvana Fruits and learned that they could grant a person Nirvana Rebirth. He caught all three despite their violent attacks, then left as a man in a palace opened his eyes.

• Chen Wen found three golden fruits on an ancient tree, and Xian Hongshao identified them as Nirvana Fruits that could elevate a person's body and potential.
• Xian Hongshao explained that each fruit tested whoever tried to catch it and warned Chen Wen that someone else might have noticed the place.
• Chen Wen caught one Nirvana Fruit by shielding himself and overpowering its impact.
• Chen Wen activated three strength-boosting methods and seized the remaining two Nirvana Fruits, enduring their combined force.
• Xian Hongshao urged Chen Wen to leave, and he headed for the exit; afterward, a man cultivating in a palace opened his eyes.

Chen Wen discovered a top-grade Mysterious Vein beneath a looted palace and began using the Earth Spirit Seal to capture it. Meanwhile, the man whose Nirvana Fruits Chen Wen had taken realized the thief might be at his base and raced back to protect the vein.

• Chen Wen followed the Earth Spirit Seal to another sealed treasure site, and Xian Hongshao dismantled its array.
• Chen Wen entered a palace whose rooms had been looted, then found a Cultivation Room with unusual spiritual energy.
• Chen Wen uncovered a suppressed top-grade Mysterious Vein beneath the palace, and Xian Hongshao urged him to collect it quickly.
• A yellow-robed man found his Nirvana Fruits missing and vowed to kill the thief who had taken them.
• The yellow-robed man suspected the thief was still nearby and hurried toward his base to safeguard the Mysterious Vein.
• Chen Wen located the vein’s seven-colored origin and used the Earth Spirit Seal to encircle it.

Chen Wen and Xian Hongshao claimed the mysterious vein after a dangerous struggle, and the vein transformed the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array into a flourishing paradise. After recovering, Chen Wen chose to search the secret realm for more treasures instead of leaving.

• Chen Wen suppressed the mysterious vein's essence while Xian Hongshao used her Formation Diagram and seals to claim it, enduring a devastating counterattack that nearly overwhelmed him.
• After Xian Hongshao finished securing the vein, Chen Wen escaped the ruined secret grounds, while the returning man discovered the theft and vowed to hunt down the culprit.
• Chen Wen recovered for a day and found that the awakened mysterious veins had transformed the space within the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array, filling it with spiritual energy and gathering fortune.
• Xian Hongshao told Chen Wen that the veins could still grow and revealed that she had found the exit.
• Though Xian Hongshao warned that staying risked discovery, Chen Wen decided to search the secret realm for more hidden treasures.

Chen Wen entered an unclaimed secret treasure after its entrance recognized him, while the man hunting him arrived too late and waited outside. Inside, Chen Wen discovered the War Heaven Mad Demon Marks, a dangerous combat technique that could greatly amplify his power, and decided he had to obtain them.

• Chen Wen used the Earth Spirit Technique to find another secret treasure and approached its entrance after Xian Hongshao explained that it required recognition to enter.
• Chen Wen touched the entrance, which sent a beam of golden light into the sky and pulled him inside as the pursuing man arrived too late to stop him.
• The man blamed Chen Wen for taking the treasure and sat outside the entrance to wait for him.
• Chen Wen found an intact Stone Statue among scattered fragments and felt a violent impact when he looked at its markings.
• Xian Hongshao identified the markings as the War Heaven Mad Demon Marks, a technique that put its user into a damaging state of heightened combat power.
• Chen Wen learned he could combine the marks with Absolute Combat Power, the Blade of Slaughter, and the Killing God Domain, and resolved to obtain them.

Chen Wen awakened the War Heaven Clan emperor’s remnant Divine Sense and learned that mastering the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark could awaken the clan’s sleeping descendants. He weighed the danger of backlash and the possibility that the awakened descendants might try to take the inheritance as the emperor asked for his decision.

• Chen Wen used the golden sun, Purple Haze, Supreme Meditation Technique, and Longevity Freedom Art to suppress the Mad Demon Mark’s force and deepen his comprehension.
• The Stone Statue crumbled into a humanoid mark, which became a Colossal Shadow that identified itself as an emperor of the War Heaven Clan.
• The Colossal Shadow offered to pass on the clan’s innate Divine Ability if Chen Wen agreed to awaken its sleeping clansmen by cultivating the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark to the tenth realm.
• Xian Hongshao confirmed that the awakening required great Soul Power and could cause backlash, and warned that the descendants might later try to seize the inheritance.
• Chen Wen recognized the risks and temptation of the Progenitor Mad Demon Mark, and the Colossal Shadow asked whether he had decided.

Chen Wen accepted Colossal Shadow’s condition, received the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark, and absorbed the lingering souls to double his Soul Power. When he emerged from the secret realm, he found Xiao Xuan, the Young Human Emperor, waiting to reclaim his property and kill him.

• Chen Wen agreed to cultivate the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark, and Colossal Shadow imprinted it on him before vanishing with the Stone Statues.
• Chen Wen absorbed the remnant souls on Xian Hongshao’s advice, doubling the strength of his Soul Power.
• Chen Wen left the secret realm and found Xiao Xuan waiting outside, radiating killing intent.
• Chen Wen recognized Xiao Xuan as the Young Human Emperor and prepared to reach the entrance three miles away with Xian Hongshao’s help.
• Xiao Xuan demanded the item and ordered Chen Wen to kill himself, but Chen Wen insulted him instead.

Chen Wen fought Xiao Xuan in the Secret Treasure Land, enduring his attacks before using Absolute Decomposition to create an opening and escape. Xiao Xuan was left badly wounded and furious as Chen Wen destroyed the exit behind him.

• Xiao Xuan struck Chen Wen, who survived the casual palm attack and mocked him.
• Chen Wen blocked Xiao Xuan's next attack with the Guardian Sword, then provoked him further.
• Xiao Xuan unleashed his full power and seized Chen Wen, suppressing him until his body began to crack.
• Chen Wen activated Absolute Decomposition, broke free, and slashed Xiao Xuan's face with One Sword Flies Immortal.
• Chen Wen escaped through the exit with Absolute Speed and destroyed it, leaving Xiao Xuan raging and swearing revenge.

Chen Wen returned to the Archaic Desolate Realm and learned that he was in the Sacred Dragon Heaven Domain, where he set out for Qingyi Tower to prepare for his final month of cultivation. After recovering from his injuries, he agreed to let Xian Hongshao attempt to refine a Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill, and the chapter ended with him arriving at Qingyi Tower after giving Chen Beixuan advice and revealing his name.

• Chen Wen found a man and a woman in the Tianyun Mountain Range and learned that he was in the Sacred Dragon Heaven Domain.
• Chen Beixuan led Chen Wen to Qingyi Tower in Sacred Dragon City on a flying spirit beast.
• Chen Wen recovered in the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array while Xian Hongshao showed him a recipe for a Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill and asked him to find three spiritual materials.
• Chen Wen agreed to risk having Xian Hongshao refine the Emperor Pill, whose effects could exceed those of a Nirvana Fruit.
• Chen Wen arrived at Qingyi Tower, gave Chen Beixuan advice and a reward, and told him his name was Chen Wen.

Chen Wen disguised himself as Ye Chen and visited Qingyi Tower to obtain rare spirit materials, where Chen Qingyi told him the Azure Wood Lightning Attractor would be auctioned in three days. After securing an invitation and spotting Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood on the auction list, he decided to compete for it.

• Chen Beixuan recognized Chen Wen as a Dao Proving Realm cultivator and changed his mind about attending the arranged battle in Azure Dragon Heaven Domain with Shen Youyou.
• Chen Wen used the Great Rebirth Technique to disguise himself as Ye Chen and went to Qingyi Tower to ask about three spirit materials.
• Chen Qingyi told Ye Chen that Qingyi Tower had two requested materials, while the Azure Wood Lightning Attractor would be available at an auction in three days.
• Ye Chen bought an auction Invitation Token for one million High-grade Spirit Crystals and agreed to pay ten million Top-grade Spirit Crystals each for the Thousand-Year Purple Cloud Flower and Nine Nether Earth Spirit Liquid.
• Chen Wen saw Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood on the auction list, and Xian Hongshao said it could strengthen his War Heaven Mad Demon Mark and Ancestral Dragon True Body.
• Chen Qingyi warned Ye Chen that many people wanted the Golden Sacred Dragon Essence Blood and that obtaining it would be difficult.

Chen Wen offered the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng to Qingyi Tower for auction, securing favorable terms and an invitation token. After leaving, he began merging the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark in seclusion and saw signs that he might break through.

• Chen Wen showed Chen Qingyi the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng, and she confirmed it was an exceptionally rare Half-Emperor Medicine that could become a major auction finale.
• Chen Qingyi arranged the Thousand-Year Purple Cloud Flower, the Nine Nether Earth Spirit Liquid, and an Invitation Token for Chen Wen as meeting gifts, which he accepted.
• Chen Wen and Chen Qingyi agreed to a twenty percent handling fee, and Chen Wen signed the auction contract with his Spirit Seal.
• After Chen Wen left, Chen Qingyi ordered the Thousand-Year Longevity Ginseng publicized and another thousand Invitation Tokens sold for ten million Top-grade Spirit Crystals each.
• Chen Wen entered the Heaven Concealing Qiankun Array and fused the War Heaven Mad Demon Mark into his body, drawing on its power as spiritual energy gathered around him and signaled a breakthrough.