Chapter Summaries

Chen Zhixing and One Wonder learned that the remnant soul knew the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang, a technique for preserving humanity by slowing consciousness relative to the body. They agreed to free him in exchange for the complete technique, and Chen Zhixing began carefully excavating the Flying Star Realm’s core Spirit Veins.

• The remnant soul explained the three foundations of becoming a Golden Immortal and said that maintaining humanity was a major challenge for immortals.
• Chen Zhixing realized One Wonder urgently needed a way to preserve humanity, and both of them asked the remnant soul for his method.
• The remnant soul revealed the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang and offered to teach it in return for being freed.
• One Wonder gave Chen Zhixing the first half of the technique, and he confirmed it could slow consciousness enough to delay the decline of humanity.
• Chen Zhixing agreed to rescue the remnant soul for the complete technique and spent nearly a month carefully digging the Flying Star Realm’s core Spirit Veins from its planet.

Chen Zhixing rescued Futu, a remnant immortal from the Flying Star Realm, and received the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang along with a share of Futu’s Spirit Veins. Back at Carefree Immortal Island, Chen Zhixing examined the method, which could slow the loss of humanity, and realized its success depended on obtaining powerful Spirit Beast bloodlines.

• Chen Zhixing learned that Futu’s sect had forced its remaining immortals to transform into stars and accepted Futu’s promise to teach him the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang.
• Futu gave Chen Zhixing a third of the Spirit Veins and recorded several cultivation methods, including the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang, on a spirit jade.
• Chen Zhixing left without interfering in Futu and One Wonder’s affairs, while Futu explained that he valued his reputation and intended to rebuild his body from the remaining Spirit Veins.
• Chen Zhixing returned to Carefree Immortal Island and used the Spirit Veins to advance its spiritual energy renovation by nearly half.
• Chen Zhixing studied the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang and found that its results depended heavily on the quality of the Spirit Beast bloodlines used.

Chen Zhixing cultivated three transformations of the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang, absorbing phoenix, dragon, and Heaven Swallowing Divine Hound bloodlines as his sense of time grew increasingly dull and his instincts shifted toward those species. Seeking someone to confide in, he visited Willow God, who questioned why he would cultivate a technique that worsened his perception of time.

• Chen Zhixing refined a male phoenix and gained the Phoenix Transformation and the strange ability Destined Phoenix Bird, but forty-three days passed while he felt that only one day had gone by.
• Chen Zhixing spent a year adapting to his altered sense of time, then killed a White Dragon and absorbed its bloodline, learning that it had seen him as an irresistible beauty.
• Chen Zhixing sealed two female phoenixes after spending three years under the influence of the dragon bloodline’s attraction to phoenixes, while his perceived time slowed further.
• Chen Zhixing devoured a Heaven Swallowing Divine Hound, bringing his sense of time to one day perceived for every 128 days in reality.
• Chen Zhixing traveled to Shi Village and told Willow God he had cultivated the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang, and Willow God questioned why he had chosen the technique.

Chen Zhixing withdrew from the mortal world to cultivate the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang, steadily becoming detached from his humanity as his Star Lord Path rose to the peak. After reaching Sequence Twelve and becoming Heavenly Xuan’s strongest cultivator, he found the world dull and considered leaving, but Ziwei Mountain was due to return in seven years.

• Chen Zhixing told Willow God that pursuing immortality would cost him his humanity, then returned to Carefree Immortal Island and entered seclusion.
• Over twenty years, Chen Zhixing reached the Ninth Sequence and continued cultivating, while One Wonder visited and told him she would not pursue the Thirty-Six Transformations of Tiangang.
• During the following decades, Star Palace spread the Star Lord Path across Heavenly Xuan, while Chen Zhixing remained isolated and advanced to the peak of Sequence Eleven.
• Chen Zhixing absorbed knowledge from another world through the Great Dream Three Thousand Sutras and broke through to Sequence Twelve, surpassing Heavenly Saint.
• After considering leaving Heavenly Xuan to seek the immortal realms, Chen Zhixing postponed the idea because Ziwei Mountain was expected to return in seven years.

Chen Zhixing returned to the Universal Realm and learned that his son and disciples had left to explore the sea of stars after plundering its resources. He gave Soth the Great Dream Immortal Corpse to save the failing realm, and Soth used it to remake the Universal Realm into a world ruled by death, leaving Chen Zhixing to depart as Soth began his transformation into its Heavenly Dao.

• Chen Zhixing learned from Soth that Wang Lin, Shi Hao, and his son had taken the Azure Wood Longevity World into the sea of stars and carried away forty percent of the Universal Realm's foundational reserves.
• Chen Zhixing gave Soth the Great Dream Immortal Corpse and suggested using it to restore the Universal Realm's failing spiritual circulation.
• Soth accepted the corpse, merged with it in the Universal Realm's World Tree stump, and unleashed a month of death-qi rain and natural disasters across the realm.
• Soth emerged with power approaching the fifteenth sequence of the Longevity Realm, having turned the corpse into himself and its meridians into the Universal Realm's ley lines.
• Chen Zhixing warned Soth not to become a rootless source, and Soth promised to preserve places for the living before Chen Zhixing departed.

After Other Mind Connection exposed a lotus thief’s thoughts and possible futures, Chen Zhixing glimpsed the path of karma and attracted the attention of a powerful being who had claimed it. An unseen speaker then told him that all three thousand Chaos Godfiend paths were occupied and urged him toward the immortal race’s path instead.

• Chen Zhixing used Other Mind Connection to hear a Star Palace disciple planning to steal lotuses, but decided to leave the matter to Chen Wanhong.
• Months later, Chen Zhixing learned the disciple had stolen 112 Purity Lotuses, advanced to Spirit Communion, and been selected for a Chen Family marriage and tutelage.
• Other Mind Connection showed Chen Zhixing two possible futures for the disciple, both ending in death, and Chen Zhixing recognized the visions as karma.
• A distant, indifferent gaze sensed Chen Zhixing touching the Great Dao of karma, chilling his divine sense before turning away.
• Chen Zhixing concluded that he could not safely challenge the Great Firmament Golden Immortals who guarded the Great Daos.
• An unseen voice told Chen Zhixing that all three thousand Chaos Godfiend paths were occupied and that beings should pursue the immortal race’s route to Great Firmament instead.

Chen Zhixing visited One Wonder on Emperor Trampling Peak, where he learned that Li Er had died after warning her never to pursue the immortal path. He promised to protect Heavenly Xuan and pointed her toward Stone Country, while privately suspecting that she had not abandoned her ambitions.

• Chen Zhixing seized and crushed the remnant soul's Divine Sense after the soul insulted him, and the soul warned that he would eventually come begging for help.
• Chen Zhixing visited One Wonder at Great Luo Dao Land and used star chains to restrain her Moon Bear before speaking with her.
• One Wonder told Chen Zhixing that Li Er had died decades earlier and showed him the memory of Li Er's final warning against setting foot on the immortal path.
• Chen Zhixing promised to keep threats from descending on Heavenly Xuan and advised One Wonder to seek a great Willow Tree near Stone Country if she changed her mind.
• After leaving, Chen Zhixing concluded that One Wonder had not truly given up on cultivation or her plans to explore beyond Heavenly Xuan.

Cultivators from across the Heavenly Xuan Realm waited anxiously in Linjiang City for Ziwei Mountain to return, fearing the Star Lord’s reaction to its delay. When it finally appeared, the Star Lord’s colossal Dharma Idol lifted the mountain into the sky, then faced down Heavenly Saint; observers were left debating whether anyone could ever reproduce the Star Lord’s power.

• Nearly a hundred Longevity True Lords and other powerful cultivators gathered in Linjiang City to watch for Ziwei Mountain, which was seven days overdue.
• Cultivators at a restaurant argued over whether Ziwei Mountain had suffered some disaster and whether the Star Lord might punish the realm if it failed to return.
• A change in the mountains signaled Ziwei Mountain’s return, and powerful cultivators rushed toward it as the Star Lord’s enormous starry hand reached down and lifted it from the realm.
• Heavenly Saint confronted the Star Lord for violating their agreement against letting his Dharma Idol enter the Heavenly Xuan Realm, and the Star Lord promised there would be no next time.
• Cultivators discussed why no one who had studied the Star Lord’s cultivation methods could reproduce his immense Dharma Idol, and one man said he would visit the Heavenly Mystery Sect to challenge the blind master’s theory.

After Chen Zhixing returned Ziwei Mountain to the Heavenly Xuan Realm, Chen Zhaosheng and Chen Tianxiong reunited with Chen Wanhong on Carefree Immortal Island. Chen Wanhong offered Chen Zhaosheng control of the Star Palace, and Chen Tianxiong immediately recognized Wanhong as an ancestor.

• Chen Zhixing set Ziwei Mountain down on Carefree Immortal Island, where its spiritual energy would remain chaotic for a time.
• Chen Zhaosheng and Chen Tianxiong discussed Chen Zhixing’s return and the unfamiliar, powerful Star Palace surrounding them.
• Chen Wanhong arrived on Ziwei Mountain, identified himself as its ancestor, and told Chen Zhaosheng to ask Chen Zhixing about him.
• Chen Wanhong insisted there was only one Chen family and explained that the Star Palace had seven Longevity Realm True Lords, including three named Chen.
• Chen Wanhong offered Chen Zhaosheng his position as Star Palace lord in exchange for a kowtow and recognition as an ancestor.
• Chen Tianxiong knelt and paid respects to Chen Wanhong as the third-generation Ancestor.

Chen Wanhong urged Chen Zhaosheng to take over the Star Palace and unite the Chen family branches, while Chen Zhixing reunited with Xu Qingqing after a century apart. Chen Zhixing suddenly realized something that triggered his killing intent, leaving Xu Qingqing unconscious and prompting him to resolve to control his emotions.

• Chen Tianxiong kowtowed to Chen Wanhong, but Chen Zhaosheng asked to consult Chen Zhixing before accepting the Star Palace succession.
• Chen Wanhong explained that taking over the Star Palace would help Chen Zhaosheng establish Ziwei Mountain in Heavenly Xuan and unite the Chen family branches.
• Chen Zhixing and Xu Qingqing reunited on Third Peak, where she told him that his younger brother Zhishou had been raised by her.
• Chen Zhixing told Xu Qingqing that Moqing, Lin Er, and Xiao Shitou had gone exploring the sea of stars and reassured her that they were safe.
• Chen Zhixing suddenly released overwhelming killing intent, causing Xu Qingqing to faint, and he resolved to watch his mental fluctuations.

Chen Zhixing pursued and destroyed the remnant soul that had killed Li Er and taken over his body, while learning how Golden Immortal Gold Nature differed from Dao Integration. After returning to Heavenly Xuan, One Wonder realized Chen Zhixing had avoided meeting her until he was strong enough to deal with the remnant soul.

• Chen Zhixing and the Ziwei Emperor Lord Dharma Idol chased the remnant soul occupying Li Er's body through the starry sky with Purple Zenith Chaos Immortal Light.
• The remnant soul explained that Dao Integration Gold Nature patched the Great Dao, while a Golden Immortal transformed their entire being into immortal substance.
• Chen Zhixing destroyed the remnant soul and Li Er's occupied body, then discussed the battle with One Wonder and the Heavenly Saint.
• The Heavenly Saint explained that the Heavenly Saint Palace contained a strand of Mortal World Salvation Immortal Light, while Chen Zhixing revealed that he synthesized Purple Zenith Chaos Immortal Light from Ziwei authority and starlight.
• After returning to Heavenly Xuan, One Wonder guessed that Chen Zhixing had avoided her until he was capable of defeating the remnant soul.

Chen Zhixing struggled to control the desire stirred by his White Dragon blood, but lost control and assaulted the Undying Flame Phoenix before seeking Willow God’s advice. Willow God suggested changing his life-form to avoid the physical cost, leaving Chen Zhixing considering whether to stop being human.

• Chen Zhixing left Lu Qingqing’s bedside and secluded himself in Ziwei Eternity Palace, hoping to suppress his restless dragon blood.
• Chen Zhixing traveled to the earth’s core to find the Undying Flame Phoenix, but his desire overwhelmed him and he attacked it for a month.
• After the wounded Undying Flame Phoenix fled, Chen Zhixing went to Shi Village and asked Willow God for help controlling his desire.
• Willow God noticed traces of the Phoenix on Chen Zhixing, teased him, and explained that he could change his life-form to avoid the drain on his human body.

Chen Zhixing accepted Willow God’s offer to wait a thousand years before he transformed into a Chaos Godfiend, and took Wind Chime Powder to suppress his Spirit Beast bloodline. Learning that the medicine shifted harm into the future and had protected Shi Hao and Chen Moqing, he realized his dream incarnations may have fought Great Firmament heirs before and resolved to act more cautiously.

• Chen Zhixing told Willow God he would postpone transforming into a Chaos Godfiend until after he attained the Heavenly Immortal realm, and Willow God agreed to wait a thousand years.
• Willow God gave Chen Zhixing Wind Chime Powder, which he took to suppress his Spirit Beast bloodline for three hundred years.
• Chen Zhixing discovered that the medicine transferred harmful effects to his future self along the timeline, and Willow God said it had come from a Heavenly Immortal’s inner Small World.
• Willow God confirmed that Shi Hao and Chen Moqing had also received Wind Chime Powder, prompting Chen Zhixing to realize it may have saved Shi Hao after his bone was dug out.
• Chen Zhixing suspected that his dream incarnations had fought Great Firmament heirs protected by the medicine and decided to avoid such conflicts in the future.
• Chen Zhixing wondered whether others would mistake him for a Great Firmament Golden Immortal’s direct-line heir because he had taken the medicine.

One Wonder left the Heavenly Xuan Realm, and the Heavenly Saint entrusted Chen Zhixing with the realm’s crown and the hidden inheritance of the Chaos Godfiend path before dying. Chen Zhixing returned to the Heavenly Saint Palace as the new heir, where Ghee explained that only he still cultivated the chaos-transformation method, though the crown would preserve its inheritance.

• One Wonder asked Chen Zhixing for Li Er’s Blue Wave Immortal Boat and left the Heavenly Xuan Realm three days later to pursue her Great Dao.
• The Heavenly Saint told Chen Zhixing that One Wonder had completed the transformation into a chaos lifeform and revealed that the Heavenly Xuan inheritance combined Dao Lord cultivation with the Chaos Dao Codex.
• The Heavenly Saint gave Chen Zhixing the Crown of the Heavenly Xuan Human Emperor, entrusted him with the human race’s inheritance, and then shattered and died.
• Chen Zhixing returned to the Heavenly Saint Palace, where Wang Chuan and Ghee acknowledged the crown’s transfer and explained that absorbing it would grant him the palace.
• Ghee told Chen Zhixing that he was the only remaining cultivator of the chaos-transformation method, which would pass on through the Heavenly Saint lineage.

Chen Zhixing studied the Limitless Ten Directions Jungle method and realized it was a dangerous, near-impossible path that sent cultivators into the Chaos Sea to hunt chaos lifeforms. Ghee defended the method as a sacrifice made to open a path for future generations, while Chen Zhixing suspected the late Heavenly Saint had used him to protect Ghee’s succession.

• Ghee taught Chen Zhixing the Limitless Ten Directions Jungle method, and Wang Chuan criticized him for betraying the late Heavenly Saint’s trust.
• Chen Zhixing examined the method and concluded that its repeated transformations were unlikely to create a true chaos lifeform and would ultimately drive cultivators to their deaths in the Chaos Sea.
• Ghee revealed that he had based his cultivation on a portion of the Chaos Beast the Three Great Holy Lands had slain, and explained that Heavenly Xuan had studied Chaos Bodies in hopes of producing more Chaos Beasts.
• Ghee declared that cultivators of the method had to brave its dangers to scout a path for future generations of the human race.
• Chen Zhixing accused the late Heavenly Saint of giving him the crown to suppress opposition to Ghee, then asked whether he had been unable to merge with the Heavenly Saint’s position regardless of whether he handed over the crown.

Chen Zhixing reshaped the Heavenly Xuan Realm through universal education, law, and expansion into space, creating a powerful but increasingly nonhuman civilization dependent on his rule. Ghee warned that the system could face collapse if Chen Zhixing left or died, then condemned him for endangering the human race.

• Chen Zhixing handed the entrusted item to Ghee before the Heavenly Saint Palace elders and resolved to remake his home realm.
• Over three centuries, Chen Zhixing and the Four Great Holy Lands established schools and law across the realm, suppressing aristocratic families despite their violent resistance.
• The education system transformed Heavenly Xuan society, sharply reducing its population while raising the cultivation level of its people and driving expansion into other worlds.
• After another 140 years of interstellar expansion, the population called the Heavenly Xuan Human Race exceeded 300 billion, while true humans had dwindled to eight million.
• Ghee questioned Chen Zhixing about whether the human race’s apparent rise was truly good and feared the consequences of his absence, then shouted that Chen Zhixing had brought the human race to near-desperation.

Chen Zhixing broke through to the Heavenly Immortal realm and left the Heavenly Xuan Realm with Willow God, while a new version of himself stayed behind to live with his family. The story ended with the departing Chen Zhixing setting out on his journey and the remaining Chen Zhixing embracing his life at home.

• Ghee worried that the Heavenly Xuan Human Race's many factions would fall into chaos or be destroyed if Chen Zhixing disappeared.
• Chen Zhixing awakened in Ziwei Eternity Palace and told Xu Qingqing that he was going to prove his Dao.
• Chen Zhixing's body merged into the Ziwei Emperor Lord Dharma Idol, which condensed and crossed twelve thunder passes before he reclaimed a seven-colored object and became a Heavenly Immortal.
• Chen Zhixing traveled to Shi Village, drank Willow God's emerald-green liquid, and said he would leave rather than remain a burden to his family and friends.
• Chen Zhixing created a new self with his cultivation and memories of his life in the Heavenly Xuan Realm, then departed with Willow God.
• The remaining Chen Zhixing, who lacked the transmigrator's memories, rose and went to reunite with his family.