Chapter Summaries

Shen Hao welcomed the Purple Abyss Surrendered Army into the Hongmeng Allied Army and taught its soldiers the Chaos Unity Great Dao’s foundational cultivation method. The soldiers began practicing at Return Heart Camp under White Dragon and Lei Meng, as Shen Hao sought to make them truly part of Hongmeng.

• Shen Hao addressed the 500,000 surrendered soldiers, acknowledged that many had been forced to fight by Zi Qiong, and promised they would be treated like other Hongmeng Allied Army troops.
• Lei Meng pledged loyalty to Shen Hao and Hongmeng, and the surrendered soldiers joined him in swearing allegiance.
• Shen Hao imparted the Chaos Unity Great Dao’s foundational cultivation method, calming the violent aura in Lei Meng’s body.
• Shen Hao appointed White Dragon to command Return Heart Camp and oversee the soldiers’ cultivation, with Lei Meng serving as deputy general.
• Shen Hao told Zi Xuan and Chaos Child that he wanted the surrendered soldiers to recognize Hongmeng and the Chaos Unity Great Dao, while the soldiers began cultivating the Chaos Heart Method.

Shen Hao welcomed five hundred children of the surrendered Purple Abyss Surrendered Army into Shen Hao Dao Academy and gave them Chaos Heart Methods tailored to their cultivation. As the youths joined the academy’s disciples, he and Zi Xuan looked ahead to a more unified and hopeful future for Hongmeng.

• Chaos Child taught thousands of young disciples the foundational cultivation method of the Great Dao of Chaos Unity.
• An academy steward told Shen Hao that five hundred children of the Purple Abyss Surrendered Army had arrived, and Shen Hao ordered him to bring them in.
• Chaos Child welcomed the youths as fellow disciples, easing their fears of being ostracized.
• Shen Hao urged the youths to set aside past grudges and protect Hongmeng, and Zi Chen and the others pledged to do so.
• Shen Hao gave each of the five hundred youths a specially tailored Chaos Heart Method, and Chaos Child offered to guide their cultivation.
• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan left the Training Ground, where the youths began studying alongside the other disciples.

Shen Hao explored the starry sky alone and discovered the Outer Domain Pearl, which held pure primordial origin qi and the Universe Evolution Art. After absorbing the qi, he advanced to the middle stage of the Chaos Origin Realm and continued deeper into the universe.

• Shen Hao bid farewell to Zi Xuan and Chaos Child and ventured alone into the depths of the starry sky.
• Shen Hao detected pure Origin Power inside a gray star and retrieved a fist-sized pearl from its core.
• Shen Hao learned that the Outer Domain Pearl contained primordial origin qi and the Universe Evolution Art, which could evolve an entirely new universe.
• Shen Hao absorbed the pearl's origin qi, endured the pain as it entered his meridians, and advanced to the middle stage of the Chaos Origin Realm.
• Shen Hao put away the Outer Domain Pearl and flew farther into the starry sky.

After completing his starry-sky exploration, Shen Hao encountered and killed General Black Fiend and a group of Dark Universe remnants on his way back to the Hongmeng Origin. He realized more remnants might still be rebuilding their strength and hurried home to strengthen the Origin’s defenses.

• Shen Hao finished searching the starry sky, found more origin energy, and headed back toward the Hongmeng Origin.
• Shen Hao detected the Dark Universe’s aura and found dozens of remnants concealed in an asteroid belt.
• General Black Fiend revealed that he had escaped the battle a hundred years earlier and ordered his soldiers to attack Shen Hao.
• Shen Hao killed the Dark Universe soldiers and defeated General Black Fiend with the Chaos Primordial Sword.
• Shen Hao concluded that more Dark Universe remnants could be gathering and flew toward the Hongmeng Origin to reinforce its defenses.

Shen Hao returned to Hongmeng Origin with news that remnants of the Dark Universe still survived and announced new policies to strengthen the realm and unite its races. As the policies ushered in a golden age, he stood with Zi Xuan and vowed to protect their homeland.

• Shen Hao returned to the Chaos Great Wall, reunited with Zi Xuan and Chaos Child, and went to the Hongmeng Sacred Hall.
• Shen Hao warned the leaders that Dark Universe remnants were rebuilding, and White Dragon and Lei Meng pledged to strengthen the defenses.
• Shen Hao announced that he would share the Universe Evolution Art and establish academies, abolish racial barriers, and encourage intermarriage among races.
• The new policies spread cultivation and cooperation across Hongmeng Origin, bringing the allied forces and different races closer together.
• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan looked out over Hongmeng Origin, and Shen Hao resolved to protect their homeland.

Shen Hao studied the Universe Evolution Art and combined Outer Domain Pearl origin aura with water from the Hongmeng Origin Pool to refine nine Evolution Pills. He planned to use them to understand the art’s essence and strengthen Hongmeng Origin.

• Shen Hao explained to Zi Xuan that the Universe Evolution Art and the great Dao of Chaos Unity complemented each other, though mastering evolution required understanding the laws of creation and extinction.
• Shen Hao used the Outer Domain Pearl as a catalyst and the Hongmeng Origin Pool’s water to refine Evolution Pills in the Hongmeng Creation Furnace while Zi Xuan stood guard.
• Shen Hao successfully produced nine gray Evolution Pills bearing the foundational runes of the Universe Evolution Art.
• Shen Hao showed the pills to Zi Xuan and said he intended to refine them to comprehend the art and raise Hongmeng Origin’s strength.

Shen Hao visited Shen Hao Dao Academy to assess the disciples and choose one to teach the advanced section of the Universe Evolution Art. After guiding Zi Chen through a conflict between two cultivation techniques, Shen Hao selected him for personal instruction.

• Chaos Child explained the foundational Universe Evolution Art and answered the disciples' questions during a Dao discourse.
• Zi Chen asked why his attempt to combine the Universe Evolution Art and the Chaos Unity Great Dao had caused their Dao resonances to conflict.
• Shen Hao explained that both techniques shared the core of “one thought” and used Dao resonance to help Zi Chen steady his Dao heart.
• Shen Hao ended the discourse, chose Zi Chen to receive the advanced section of the Universe Evolution Art, and led him deeper into the academy.

Shen Hao patrolled the Chaos Great Wall with Zi Xuan when scouts reported a Dark Universe presence nearby. He confronted their forces in an asteroid belt and began overwhelming their leader with his sword.

• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan watched over the Chaos Great Wall as its defenses remained on high alert.
• Ling Feng reported a suspicious Dark Universe aura thirty thousand li beyond the wall, and Shen Hao went to investigate while Zi Xuan stayed to command.
• Shen Hao found dozens of Dark Universe remnants concealed in an asteroid belt, led by a black-robed old man seeking revenge for his defeat a hundred years earlier.
• Shen Hao shattered the old man's black light curtain with a sword strike and pressed forward with another attack.

Shen Hao defeated the Dark Universe remnants in the meteor belt, including their elder, who used the Soul-Devouring Grand Array to raise his cultivation. After returning to the Chaos Great Wall, Shen Hao warned Zi Xuan and Ling Feng that the Dark Universe was gathering strength for a greater conspiracy.

• The black-robed elder sacrificed the fallen Dark Universe remnants to activate the Soul-Devouring Grand Array and reach the early Chaos Origin Realm.
• Shen Hao evaded the elder’s soul-devouring attack and used the Universe Evolution Art to create a miniature universe that assimilated the elder’s Dark Universe power and shattered his divine soul.
• Shen Hao killed the elder with the Chaos Primordial Sword and searched the meteor belt to confirm that no Dark Universe remnants remained.
• Shen Hao returned to the Chaos Great Wall, where Zi Xuan and Ling Feng welcomed him and learned that the remnants had been wiped out.
• Shen Hao warned that the Dark Universe’s main force was gathering strength, and Zi Xuan ordered stronger defenses and wider patrols.

Shen Hao held a grand gathering of ten thousand races to celebrate peace in the Hongmeng Origin and honor those who died defending it. The celebration ended with the races united in joy, while Shen Hao looked toward the future.

• Shen Hao gathered the citizens at the foot of the Hongmeng Mountain Range and commemorated the heroic spirits who had died in the wars.
• Shen Hao declared the gathering officially begun and urged the people to turn their grief into strength.
• Disciples from every race demonstrated their cultivation arts, and Zi Chen combined the Chaos Unity Great Dao with the Universe Evolution Art to make a forest spring from the earth.
• The races shared performances, artifact-refining skills, wine, and food as the gathering became a celebration of peace.
• Zi Xuan told Shen Hao she was glad to see the citizens happy, and Shen Hao affirmed his hope for a peaceful, prosperous, united Hongmeng Origin.

Shen Hao used the Origin Pool’s Dao rhythms to stop forcing the Universe Evolution Art and the Great Dao of Chaos Unity together, allowing them to follow their natural flow. He broke through into the Longevity Realm and resolved to protect Hongmeng Origin from the greater forces still lurking in the universe.

• Zi Xuan brought Shen Hao origin lotus seed tea while he meditated at the Origin Pool.
• Zi Xuan’s words about following nature helped Shen Hao realize that the two Dao rhythms shared a source and did not need to be forcibly merged.
• Shen Hao let the Chaos Runes and Evolutionary Runes flow freely until they intertwined while retaining their distinct characteristics.
• Shen Hao absorbed the Origin Pool’s energy and broke through from the Chaos Origin Realm into the Longevity Realm.
• Shen Hao thanked Zi Xuan for helping him break through and vowed to protect his homeland and those beside him.

Shen Hao lectured the disciples of Shen Hao Dao Academy on understanding the Dao, explaining that Dao was the foundation of laws and techniques. He resolved Zi Chen’s difficulty with two conflicting cultivation methods, then left the disciples inspired to continue their cultivation.

• Shen Hao opened the altar and told the gathered disciples that he would teach the true meaning of the Dao rather than Longevity Realm cultivation methods.
• Shen Hao explained the distinction between Dao, Law, and Technique, urging the disciples to understand the Dao instead of chasing methods and moves.
• Shen Hao summoned Zi Chen and guided the conflicting Dao rhymes of the Chaos Unity Great Dao and Universe Evolution Art to circulate in harmony.
• Zi Chen thanked Shen Hao, recognizing that the two methods needed to merge through understanding rather than force.
• Shen Hao concluded his lecture by urging the disciples to cultivate devotedly and protect Hongmeng Origin, then departed with Zi Xuan and Chaos Child.

Shen Hao strengthened the Chaos Great Wall with his Longevity Dao Rhyme and encouraged its defenders to protect the Hongmeng Origin. He sensed a terrifying new aura awakening in the universe and left Lei Meng to watch for its movements.

• Shen Hao patrolled the Chaos Great Wall and discussed its defenses with General Lei Meng, warning that the Dark Universe's main force remained a threat.
• Lei Meng reported that he had raised the defenses, expanded scouting, and ordered the soldiers to remain alert.
• Shen Hao rallied the allied soldiers and empowered them with Longevity Dao Rhyme, strengthening their cultivation and resolve.
• Shen Hao sensed a cold, evil aura awakening deep in the universe and ordered Lei Meng to report anything unusual.
• Shen Hao vanished from the Great Wall, and Lei Meng ordered the soldiers to intensify their patrols.

Shen Hao brought Zi Xuan into the Hongmeng Mountain Range to deepen his understanding of the Longevity Realm, where his Dao Rhyme calmed the exotic beasts and nourished the spirit herbs. At the Tree of Life, he realized that the realm’s true meaning included protecting life and nurturing all things, further stabilizing his cultivation.

• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan explored the mountain range, where Zi Xuan gathered rare spirit herbs and Shen Hao explained their accelerated growth.
• A Golden Mane Roar approached the pair, sensed Shen Hao’s Longevity Dao Rhyme, and submitted instead of attacking.
• Shen Hao dispelled the Golden Mane Roar’s baleful energy and helped its cultivation rise, after which it left gratefully.
• Other exotic beasts submitted to Shen Hao as he and Zi Xuan continued toward the mountain range’s deepest valley.
• Shen Hao touched the Tree of Life, absorbed its vitality, and realized that the Longevity Realm meant protecting life and nourishing all things.

Shen Hao celebrated his breakthrough to the Longevity Realm by establishing the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races and pledging Hongmeng Origin’s friendship and support to the universe’s races. As Hongmeng Origin became a destination for cultivators from across the universe, Shen Hao and Zi Xuan looked ahead to a prosperous era while remaining prepared to protect their homeland.

• Shen Hao appeared at a grand celebration, thanked the races for their support, and vowed that Hongmeng Origin would form friendly alliances and help resist foreign enemies.
• Shen Hao used his Longevity Dao Rhyme to establish the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races, and the Chaos Stone spread his oath throughout the universe.
• Shen Hao shared Longevity Dao Rhyme with those gathered, strengthening their cultivation and Dao Hearts, and the celebration continued with a grand feast.
• The envoys returned to their races, and more people came to Hongmeng Origin to study the great Dao of Chaos Unity and the Universe Evolution Art.
• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan watched over their homeland as Shen Hao vowed to protect its peace despite the dangers in the depths of the universe.

Shen Hao explained that true longevity lay in the inheritance of the great Dao among the Ten Thousand Races, rather than in an individual's endless life. He imparted Longevity Dao Rhyme to the gathered cultivators, leaving them to carry its foundations back to their races.

• Shen Hao opened a discussion of longevity before Hongmeng experts and Dao seekers from the universe's races.
• Shen Hao used a miniature universe to explain that true longevity meant the great Dao's continuing inheritance, not an individual's immortality.
• An elder of the Star River Race bowed to Shen Hao, and Shen Hao's Dao Rhyme loosened the elder's longstanding bottleneck.
• Shen Hao taught that cultivators of different paths could approach longevity through protection and inheritance.
• Shen Hao bestowed the foundations of Longevity Dao Rhyme on everyone in the hall and urged them to share it with their races.

Shen Hao welcomed thousands of young disciples from the universe’s races to the expanded Shen Hao Dao Academy and assured them that all would be treated equally. As the disciples entered the academy to begin studying, Shen Hao and Zi Xuan reflected on their role in carrying the Great Dao forward.

• Chaos Child directed academy disciples as they arranged desks and manuals for the incoming students.
• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan appeared at the mountain gate, where the young disciples greeted Shen Hao enthusiastically.
• A Flame Mo Race youth asked whether his race’s domineering cultivation arts could work with the Chaos Unity Great Dao, and Shen Hao demonstrated that the two could complement each other.
• Shen Hao promised to tailor cultivation methods to the students and encouraged them to learn from the academy’s different racial inheritances.
• Chaos Child guided the several thousand disciples through the gates to their dormitories as Shen Hao and Zi Xuan watched.

Shen Hao completed the Longevity Protection Array on the Chaos Great Wall, combining the power of the myriad races to strengthen Hongmeng’s defenses. The array could delay a major Dark Universe attack, but Shen Hao warned that the threat remained and ordered the Great Wall’s defenders to stay vigilant.

• Lei Meng reported that the craftsmen had finished inscribing the foundational runes across the Chaos Great Wall.
• Shen Hao placed the array disk in the prepared recess and arranged nine array pearls around it while Zi Xuan protected him.
• Shen Hao infused the array disk and pearls with Longevity Dao Rhyme, activating the runes and linking them with the Great Wall’s Chaos Dao Rhyme and the pearls’ origin energy.
• Shen Hao shouted for the array to rise, and a vast curtain of light enveloped the Chaos Great Wall as Lei Meng and the craftsmen cheered.
• Shen Hao warned that the array could only hold back a major Dark Universe attack for a time, and Lei Meng assured him that soldiers and scouts were patrolling.

Shen Hao and Zi Xuan visited Origin Secluded Valley, where the Longevity Dao Rhyme had awakened the spiritual wisdom of its exotic beasts and spirit birds. Shen Hao nourished the Tree of Life with his Dao Rhyme, leaving the valley thriving as a peaceful sanctuary.

• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan arrived at Origin Secluded Valley and met a spirit fox that had awakened its spiritual wisdom through the Longevity Dao Rhyme.
• A Golden Mane Roar thanked Shen Hao for dispelling its violent aura and awakening its spiritual wisdom.
• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan explored the valley and met its friendly exotic beasts and spirit birds.
• Shen Hao sat beneath the Tree of Life and merged his Longevity Dao Rhyme into its trunk, strengthening the tree and delighting the spirit birds.

Shen Hao and Zi Xuan opened the Myriad Races Grand Ceremony, declaring the Hongmeng Origin and the Great Dao’s inheritance open to all races. After performances from races across Hongmeng and the universe, the celebration ended at dusk with the Eternal Prosperous Era just beginning.

• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan appeared above the ceremonial platform as the assembled people cheered for them.
• Shen Hao welcomed the ten thousand races and pledged that they would share the Hongmeng Origin and the inheritance of the Great Dao.
• Shen Hao announced that the ceremony would showcase the cultures and cultivation arts of the various races.
• Hongmeng disciples performed “Hongmeng Prosperous Era,” followed by displays from the Flame Mo Race, the Star River Race, the Feather Race, and other envoys.
• Shen Hao and Zi Xuan watched the ceremony continue until dusk and affirmed their hope that the ten thousand races would remain united.