Chapter Summaries

Lu Chuan learned that Spiritual Secret Techniques were incomplete because the Mind Cultivation System did not fit the current cosmic rules, and realized his Heaven Rewards Diligence Entry could adapt and perfect them. He bought three techniques and learned that a Holy Light Martial Hall core member named Stumonto was secretly asking about him.

• Luo Peng explained that the Mind Cultivation System and its Spiritual Secret Techniques were incomplete because they came from another cosmic era.
• Lu Chuan realized his Heaven Rewards Diligence Entry had adapted the Heart Burning Blade to the current era and resolved to keep this secret.
• Lu Chuan chose the Nine Revolutions Profound Heart Tower, Mysterious Gate of the Female, and Life and Death Talisman Seal from the techniques offered by Myriad Treasures Tower.
• Luo Peng gave Lu Chuan a free copy of Detailed Explanation of the Mind System and began appraising the resources Lu Chuan wanted to sell.
• Luo Peng told Lu Chuan that someone from Holy Light Martial Hall, apparently a core member named Stumonto, was secretly asking about him.

After leaving Myriad Treasures Tower, Lu Chuan returned to his villa, considered Luo Peng’s motives, and studied the Mind Cultivation System. He learned how its three realms relate to Spiritual Power and martial intent, leaving him with new insight into the nature of Blade Intent.

• Luo Peng told his attendant that he valued Lu Chuan’s potential and had used the Holy Light Martial Hall investigation to test him as well as build a relationship.
• Lu Chuan suspected Luo Peng had more than one motive for helping him but could not determine what they were.
• Thunder Martial Hall staff collected Lu Chuan’s War Bow and the resources he had ordered for its upgrade.
• Lu Chuan read Luo Peng’s Detailed Explanation of the Mind System and learned that mind cultivation had the three realms of spirit, will, and mind.
• Lu Chuan concluded that Blade Intent and other martial intents were manifestations of will, which was broader than the one-sided Martial Intents of his era.

Lu Chuan’s insight into the Mind Cultivation System sharply increased his Blade Intent, and he began studying three Spiritual Secret Techniques at once. Meanwhile, Lu Fu told Stumonto that Lu Chuan would soon enter Beimang Star Realm for a task tied to a possible S-Class Contract.

• Lu Chuan realized that Spirit, will, and mind were complementary directions, and his Blade Intent surged during a moment of enlightenment.
• Lu Chuan found that his Blade Intent proficiency had risen to 47.98%, an increase of twelve percent, while his Spiritual Power remained unchanged.
• Lu Chuan took out three jade slips and began cultivating all three Spiritual Secret Techniques simultaneously.
• Lu Fu told Stumonto that Lu Chuan was suspected of causing the death of Stumonto’s underground Stuta and was at Heaven’s Gate Pass.
• Lu Fu revealed that Thunder Martial Hall might offer Lu Chuan an S-Class Contract if he completed a task in Beimang Star Realm within the next three days.

Lu Chuan received and tested his new Mid-grade Treasure Tool War Bow, then set out for Earth Star to settle old grudges before heading to the Beimang Star Realm. Stumonto learned Lu Chuan had left Heaven's Gate Pass and went into hiding after changing his appearance.

• Lu Chuan inspected his Attribute Panel, noting that his three Spiritual Secret Techniques had reached the beginner level.
• Thunder Martial Hall staff delivered the War Bow, and Lu Chuan tested its power by forming a Zhuyan Sky Burning Arrow before dispersing it.
• Lu Chuan put the War Bow into his Green-skinned Gourd and told Tu Qinghu he planned to head to the Beimang Star Realm.
• Lu Chuan flew out of Heaven's Gate Pass and took his C-class spaceship toward Earth Star, intending to settle things with his enemies.
• A blue-haired young man informed Stumonto that Lu Chuan had left Heaven's Gate Pass, and Stumonto left the Holy Light Martial Hall in disguise.

Stumonto borrowed the Shadow of the Void so he could enter the Beimang Star Realm and pursue Lu Chuan, agreeing to pay three hundred million Cosmic Coins for a share of Lu Chuan’s fortune. Lu Chuan sensed someone scheming against him during his return to Earth Star, then arrived in Star City.

• Stumonto agreed to pay three hundred million Cosmic Coins in exchange for the Shadow of the Void and set out to pursue Lu Chuan in the Beimang Star Realm.
• Lu Chuan sensed a Spiritual Power warning aboard his spaceship and suspected Stumonto or another enemy was plotting against him.
• Lu Chuan resolved to kill anyone who came after him and continued comprehending his Spiritual Secret Techniques and Five Elements Reincarnation.
• Lu Chuan’s C-class spaceship entered Earth Star’s atmosphere and flew to Star City Base City under stealth.
• Lu Chuan left the spaceship and descended into Star City.

Lu Chuan secretly returned to Star City and reunited with Liang Ya and Lu Wangshu at Shi Qingning’s courtyard. He said he had come back to settle accounts with the people who had targeted him.

• Lu Chuan used Spiritual Power to go unnoticed as he entered Star City and located his family at the Suspended Mirror Division.
• Shi Qingning sensed she was being watched and realized that Lu Chuan had entered the division despite its guards and protective array.
• Lu Chuan found Liang Ya and Lu Wangshu talking about him and appeared before them, surprising them with his return.
• Lu Wangshu embraced Lu Chuan, and Liang Ya wept with relief as he assured them he was safe.
• Shi Qingning warned Lu Chuan that spies would report his return, and he said he intended to settle accounts with his enemies.

Lu Chuan returned to Earth Star to pursue revenge and invite Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong to join him at Heaven's Gate Pass. He gave them resources to reach the Transcendent Secret Realm within a year, and they began considering the journey.

• Lu Chuan asked Shi Qingning for a list of people connected to his past grievance, while she warned him that powerful Xia Country families had deep foundations and urged him not to act recklessly.
• Lu Chuan told Shi Qingning to arrange a meeting with Liang Chengfeng and the others who had helped him before.
• Lu Chuan traveled to the Demon Suppressing Division and reunited with Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong.
• Lu Chuan invited Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong to Heaven's Gate Pass, giving each a Storage Bag of resources and one year to reach the Transcendent Secret Realm.
• Chen Qingfeng and Luo Zhong were astonished by the resources and began wondering whether they would miss out if they did not go to Heaven's Gate Pass.

Lu Chuan returned to the Suspended Mirror Division after visiting Star City, where Shi Qingning gave him information about the eight factions that had acted against him. He learned that the factions answered to a hidden power connected to Kunlun Mountain, whose strength surpassed even the Galactic Federation.

• Lu Chuan decided not to visit Fire Camp because its members had moved on and could no longer keep pace with him, then spent half a day wandering around Star City.
• Lu Wangshu told Lu Chuan that Shi Qingning was looking for him when he returned to the Suspended Mirror Division.
• Shi Qingning gave Lu Chuan a list of the eight factions that had dealt with him and warned him that opposing them could make enemies of nearly half of Xia Country.
• Shi Qingning revealed that the eight factions served a common backer connected to Kunlun Mountain, which was divided into many hidden forces.
• Shi Qingning told Lu Chuan that Kunlun Mountain's power exceeded that of Thunder Martial Hall and the Galactic Federation, leaving him stunned.

Lu Chuan chose to pursue revenge despite Shi Qingning’s warning about Kunlun Mountain, and she agreed to hold them off for Wangshu’s sake. He reached Xia Country’s Imperial Capital and targeted the Wang Family, where he sensed a mysterious visitor whose aura reminded him of Wuyi Lane.

• Lu Chuan decided to kill those responsible for his grudge, and Shi Qingning offered to hold off Kunlun Mountain to protect Wangshu.
• Lu Chuan left the Suspended Mirror Division, boarded his spaceship, and flew toward the Imperial Capital, where five of the Eight Great Families had gathered.
• Lu Chuan hid his spaceship outside the city, then used Shrink Ground into Inches to reach the Imperial Capital’s gates and entered with the crowd.
• Lu Chuan swept the city with his Spiritual Power and located the Wang Family ancestral residence, his first target.
• Lu Chuan detected a Black Robe Figure in a secret room whose aura reminded him of Wuyi Lane, then sensed Wang Pengzhan heading toward that room.

Wang Pengzhan agreed to hand Wuyi Lane the Wang Family’s Ten Thousand Year Azure in exchange for one final attempt to assassinate Lu Chuan. Their meeting was interrupted by Lu Chuan’s sudden arrival at the secret chamber.

• A Black Robe Figure demanded the Ten Thousand Year Azure from Wang Pengzhan as payment for Wuyi Lane’s next attempt on Lu Chuan.
• Wang Pengzhan resented Wuyi Lane’s escalating demands but accepted the ten-billion-Xuanhuang-Coin bounty after the Black Robe Figure overwhelmed him with pressure.
• Wang Pengzhan warned that the Ten Thousand Year Azure was the Wang Family’s last foundation and refused to raise the bounty again if the assassination failed.
• The Black Robe Figure promised that a top-tier Silver rank assassin would kill Lu Chuan.
• A mysterious voice interrupted their meeting, and Lu Chuan appeared at the chamber doorway after a thunderous sound stunned both men.

Lu Chuan confronted the Black Robe Figure and Wang Pengzhan at the Wang Family estate after discovering their role in the attempts on his life. He subdued the assassin and killed Wang Pengzhan, leaving the Wang Family without its leader.

• Lu Chuan revealed that he knew Wang Pengzhan had offered the Ten Thousand Year Azure as a bounty through Wuyi Lane to have him killed.
• The Black Robe Figure attacked Lu Chuan, but Lu Chuan used Mysterious Gate of the Female and his aura to force him to kneel.
• Wang Pengzhan knelt and offered the Wang Family's wealth and the Ten Thousand Year Azure in exchange for mercy.
• Wang Pengzhan threatened Lu Chuan by invoking the powerful backer behind the Wang Family, but Lu Chuan challenged him to call that figure.
• Wang Pengzhan launched a desperate attack, and Lu Chuan crushed it and killed him with a single palm.

After destroying the five great families in the Imperial Capital, Lu Chuan arrived in Magic City to target the Zheng Family. Zheng Zhiyuan recognized him and greeted him respectfully, but Lu Chuan challenged him to admit why he had come.

• Lu Chuan wiped out the five great families of the Imperial Capital and headed toward Magic City with a Black Robe Figure from Wuyi Lane.
• The Zheng Family’s leaders learned of the massacres and decided to flee to Kunlun Mountain for refuge.
• Lu Chuan reached the Zheng Family estate, used his Spiritual Power to incapacitate its residents, and entered the council hall.
• When a Zheng Family higher-up insulted Lu Chuan, Zheng Zhiyuan struck him and bowed respectfully to Lu Chuan.
• Lu Chuan identified Zheng Zhiyuan as the Zheng Family Patriarch and asked whether he truly did not know why Lu Chuan had come.

Lu Chuan confronted Zheng Zhiyuan and the Zheng Family after destroying the Five Great Families, using his threat to seek information about Kunlun Mountain. Zheng Zhiyuan offered the Zheng Family’s service and what he knew, leaving Lu Chuan eager to hear more.

• Zheng Zhiyuan realized Lu Chuan had destroyed the Five Great Families and tried to find a way to save himself and the Zheng Family.
• Lu Chuan sat in Zheng Zhiyuan’s seat and mocked the wealthy families, then unleashed killing intent that forced the Zheng Family higher-ups to their knees.
• Zheng Zhiyuan offered to make the Zheng Family Lu Chuan’s dog and share what he knew about Kunlun Mountain.
• Lu Chuan welcomed Zheng Zhiyuan’s offer because he believed the Zheng Family had the deepest ties to Kunlun Mountain and feared their paths would become closely entangled.

Lu Chuan enslaved Zheng Zhiyuan and questioned him about Kunlun Mountain, learning that the Zheng Family and other great families served Gu Shentong of Xuan Yang Sect. He realized Earth Star held formidable hidden powers and prepared to destroy the families while guarding against Gu Shentong’s retaliation.

• Lu Chuan trapped the Zheng Family’s higher-ups in an illusory Reincarnation and used the Life and Death Talisman Seal to enslave Zheng Zhiyuan.
• Zheng Zhiyuan revealed that Gu Shentong, a True Disciple of Xuan Yang Sect, backed the Zheng Family and used several great families to gather resources.
• Zheng Zhiyuan explained that Xuan Yang Sect was a first-rate sect beneath the Jade Void Holy Land, but said he knew little about Kunlun Mountain beyond what he had learned through his aunt.
• Zheng Zhiyuan told Lu Chuan that Kunlun Mountain’s passage to the outside world was restricted and that those who left often traveled to Heaven’s Gate Pass or the Outer Starry Sky.
• Lu Chuan concluded that Gu Shentong might be at Transcendent Peak and recognized that destroying the Eight Great Families would provoke him, though Lu Chuan believed he could face the threat with Thunder Martial Hall behind him.

After destroying several powerful families, Lu Chuan reunited with Liang Ya and Lu Wangshu in Star City, giving them cultivation resources before preparing to leave for the Beimang Star Realm. He left them hoping they would grow strong enough to join him at Heaven's Gate Pass, while his unease about Earth Star's hidden secrets deepened.

• Lu Chuan destroyed the Zheng Family, Yan Family, and Zhou Family, looted their treasuries, and returned to Star City.
• Lu Chuan gave Liang Ya cultivation methods and resources, urging her to cultivate in secret and reach the Transcendent Secret Realm.
• Lu Chuan gave Lu Wangshu resources including the Three-Leaf Green Lotus and a treasure-tool-grade longsword to help her reach Foundation Establishment.
• Liang Ya and Lu Wangshu asked whether Lu Chuan was leaving, and he explained that he had to complete his mission in the Beimang Star Realm.
• Lu Chuan promised to bring Liang Ya and Lu Wangshu to Heaven's Gate Pass once they advanced, while worrying that Earth Star concealed further dangers beyond Kunlun Mountain.

Xia Country’s leaders debated who destroyed the Wang Family and seven other great families, with Liang Chenghai suggesting that Lu Chuan may have done it after returning from Heaven’s Gate Pass. The meeting ended without confirming the culprit, as the officials argued over whether Lu Chuan’s actions would be justified or criminal.

• A senior official told the assembled leaders that eight first-rate families had been wiped out and that Xia Country still did not know who was responsible.
• Liang Chenghai said he had heard Lu Chuan had returned from Heaven’s Gate Pass, prompting the leaders to consider his feud with the destroyed families.
• Ye Zhengshan said he did not know whether Lu Chuan had returned and pointed Liang Chenghai toward Fairy Qingning of the Suspended Mirror Division.
• Liang Chenghai described Lu Chuan’s deeds at Heaven’s Gate Pass, including joining Thunder Martial Hall, killing Foreign Race in Hidden Wind Valley, and counter-killing a Wuyi Lane assassin sent after him.
• Liang Chenghai said the Wang Family and the other families had likely placed the bounty on Lu Chuan, leading the officials to debate whether Lu Chuan had destroyed them and whether that would be justified.

Lu Chuan reunited with old friends in Star City before preparing to leave Earth Star for the Beimang Star Realm. Shi Qingning warned him to avoid returning until he reached the Transcendent Secret Realm, as the Xuan Yang Sect could threaten him.

• Lu Chuan met Liang Chengfeng, Gu Fan, Luo Lingshan, and the Jiangcheng Trio, who discussed the destruction of the Eight Great Families and their plans to travel to Heaven's Gate Pass.
• Lu Chuan learned that the Eight Great Families' news had likely reached Kunlun, and Shi Qingning offered to protect his mother and Lu Wangshu from threats there.
• Lu Chuan and his friends reminisced over food and drink, renewing their bond before he left Earth Star the next morning.
• Lu Chuan gave Shi Qingning a Storage Bag of resources and thanked her for protecting his family.
• Shi Qingning warned Lu Chuan that the Xuan Yang Sect might not be restrained by Thunder Martial Hall and advised him not to return to Earth Star before reaching the Transcendent Secret Realm.

Lu Chuan traveled to Beimang Base to enter the Beimang Star Realm, studying information about the region and Kunlun Mountain along the way. He met the team assigned to escort him, one of whom doubted his abilities, and learned he could enter and leave the realm freely but still needed guidance inside.

• Lu Chuan asked Xiao Yi to gather information about Beimang and Kunlun Mountain while he considered Shi Qingning's mysterious background.
• Lu Chuan reviewed reports on the Beimang Star Realm as his spaceship crossed the Solar System and reached Beimang Base.
• A short-haired young man and two companions arrived to escort Lu Chuan, while one young man sneered that he was merely entering the realm to gild himself.
• Lu Chuan dismissed the insult and explained that he had a mission to complete and would not burden the escort team.
• The short-haired young man said Lu Chuan had permission to enter and leave the Beimang Star Realm freely, but needed their guidance because it was his first visit.

Lu Chuan entered the Beimang Star Realm and met Liu Feng, the Galactic Federation’s Guide Envoy, who doubted his ability to unify the realm and claimed Thunder Martial Hall had misled him about his S-Class Contract. The chapter left Lu Chuan facing Liu Feng’s challenge and accusation.

• Lu Chuan passed the guarded entrance to the Beimang Star Realm and arrived in its enormous settlement, where cultivator-adapted vehicles crossed the sky.
• Liu Feng appeared and introduced himself as the Galactic Federation’s Guide Envoy in the Beimang Star Realm.
• Liu Feng said Thunder Martial Hall had sent Lu Chuan to help destroy rival factions and unify the realm.
• Lu Chuan insisted he was the leader and would rely on his strength, prompting Liu Feng to scorn his confidence and warn him about the realm’s dangers.
• Liu Feng claimed Thunder Martial Hall’s leaders had fooled Lu Chuan and that his S-Class Contract was only a pretext to refuse others.

Lu Chuan learned that Thunder Martial Hall had sent him to unify Beimang Star Realm as a pawn in an internal power struggle, but he resolved to take the realm anyway. After receiving Liu Feng’s intelligence, he set out to study the situation and became increasingly resentful toward Thunder Martial Hall.

• Lu Chuan concluded that Thunder Martial Hall had assigned him an impossible mission to appease the Reformist Faction while using him as a sacrifice.
• Lu Chuan asked Guide Envoy Liu Feng for intelligence about Beimang Star Realm, and Liu Feng gave him a jade slip despite warning him to be careful.
• Lu Chuan read the jade slip and found that its information differed greatly from what he had previously learned.
• Lu Chuan learned that the Human Race had over a billion residents in Beimang Star Realm, along with Base City, thirty-six satellite cities, and numerous resource bases.
• Lu Chuan headed for the city gate and grew angry that Thunder Martial Hall had withheld information while treating him as a pawn.