Chapter Summaries

Luo Jun beat the casino owner’s thugs and collected his winnings, then traveled to Shazigou ahead of a duel between the Sword Saint and the Heaven's Gate Sect Master. When Wu Kong confronted him about the vault treasure, Luo Jun revealed that he had stored the Iron Tag at the Gathering Treasure Pavilion, leaving Wu Kong stunned.

• Luo Jun defeated the casino owner’s men, collected seven thousand taels, and spent the night enjoying himself.
• Luo Jun showed half of the Iron Tag at the Gathering Treasure Pavilion, then raced north to Longguan Pass and reached Shazigou.
• Luo Jun arrived too late to find lodging, rested outside the city, and listened to martial artists discuss the approaching duel.
• Wu Kong found Luo Jun at a breakfast stall and accused him of taking the vault treasure.
• Luo Jun exposed Wu Kong’s hidden tracking mark on the Iron Tag and claimed he had stored the tag at the Gathering Treasure Pavilion.
• Wu Kong realized Luo Jun had used his casino winnings to pay the Pavilion’s storage fee and was stunned.

Wu Kong confronted Luo Jun after realizing the Iron Tag had been used to retrieve Gong Shiyue’s treasure, and learned Luo Jun had lured him away while an accomplice took it. Wu Kong decided to seize Luo Jun as a hostage, but a newcomer’s sharp aura interrupted their standoff.

• Wu Kong sensed that the Iron Tag had briefly appeared in Ganzhou and realized someone had used it to retrieve the treasure.
• Wu Kong explained that his Divination Box had led him to Luo Jun, whom he had tricked into opening the Supreme Treasure Pavilion’s box.
• Luo Jun refused to reveal who retrieved the treasure or where he had learned the password, while Wu Kong disclosed that Gong Shiyue was still alive.
• A Harpy flew west of Ganzhou with the Handheld Box toward the Hundred Rivers Sect headquarters as Wu Kong prepared to take Luo Jun hostage.
• Wu Kong and Luo Jun faced off with their Gang Qi raised, until someone with a sharp aura arrived and greeted Brother Luo.

Duan Feibai and Qi Feng intervened when Wu Kong threatened Luo Jun, but Wu Kong revealed overwhelming strength. The Heaven's Gate Master’s voice stopped the confrontation, and Wu Kong left after warning Luo Jun that they would meet again.

• Duan Feibai arrived and declared he would protect Luo Jun, his lifesaver, while Ying Er and Liu Moyean joined the Sword Saint Sect group.
• Qi Feng arrived with Heaven's Gate disciples, claimed Luo Jun as his lifesaver, and stood beside Duan Feibai to challenge Wu Kong.
• Wu Kong unleashed a far stronger Gang Qi aura, forcing Duan Feibai, Qi Feng, and the surrounding disciples to retreat while Luo Jun remained composed.
• The Heaven's Gate Master spoke from above and urged Wu Kong not to lower himself to his disappointing disciple’s level.
• Wu Kong withdrew his aura, warned Luo Jun that they would meet again, and left the ancient city.

After the duel was postponed, Luo Jun explained his sudden cultivation breakthrough to Duan Feibai and Qi Feng and asked them to keep his presence secret. He discovered that the Eternal Star could control Eternal Virus creations, then sent Aishiliya away with the virus vials while keeping the Star for himself.

• Duan Feibai and Qi Feng reunited with Luo Jun and heard his explanation that absorbing Long Hui's Vital Energy had caused his rapid breakthroughs.
• Luo Jun asked Duan Feibai and Qi Feng to conceal that he had secretly left his sect, and they agreed.
• Qi Feng badmouthed his Master, who promptly struck him through an unseen force after overhearing.
• Luo Jun examined Gong Shiyue's note and learned that the Eternal Star could control Eternal Virus creations, while breaking its shell would cause a major infection disaster.
• Luo Jun arranged for Aishiliya to retrieve the Eternal Virus Progenitor Fluid and fly toward the Hundred Rivers Sect headquarters, while he kept the Eternal Star instead of entrusting it to the Yuan Cultivation Society.

Luo Jun arranged for Aishiliya to hand the Eternal Virus to the Yuan Cultivation Society and then waited for the duel between the Heaven's Gate Sect Master and the Sword Saint. Their spectacular battle began at sunrise, but Luo Jun sensed that neither fighter was using their full strength and suspected they were putting on a show.

• Luo Jun contacted Ailongtan and arranged for him to retrieve the Eternal Virus from Aishiliya without arousing suspicion.
• Luo Jun told Aishiliya to settle in Tongda Town and conceal her Western appearance.
• As sunrise approached, martial artists gathered around Mobei Ancient City to find places to watch the duel.
• The Sword Saint and the Heaven's Gate Sect Master began their battle by splitting and reshaping dark clouds across the sky.
• Luo Jun sensed that both fighters were holding back and wondered whether the duel was staged for the spectators.

Luo Jun left the exhibition match between the Sword Saint and the Heaven's Gate Sect Master, traveled across the Northern Desert and into Guandong, then joined Lord Tong the Seventh's caravan after rescuing it from bandits. With his return to the Main World approaching, he agreed to sell his rare herbs at auction in Eight Paths Market to raise money for Eternal Star.

• Luo Jun predicted that the Sword Saint and the Heaven's Gate Sect Master would fight to a draw, then left Shazigou before their duel ended.
• Luo Jun traveled through the Northern Desert and heard that the two Ascension Experts had fought for three days and three nights without a winner.
• After reaching Guandong, Luo Jun helped Lord Tong the Seventh's caravan fend off bandits and was hired as its guard.
• Luo Jun showed Lord Tong the Seventh the rare treasures he had collected, and the merchant offered to arrange a sale at Eight Paths Market.
• After learning that the Martial World Gate would open in a little over a week, Luo Jun agreed to auction his treasures and planned to continue to Ganzhou to deposit his things.

Luo Jun brought an enormous wild ginseng to the Hundred Herbs Merchant Guild to sell, where its president and chief expert recognized it as a legendary treasure. Xu Bo recounted the deadly giant snake that had guarded it, and Luo Jun revealed the snake’s dragon gall, leaving the guild members stunned.

• Luo Jun and Lord Tong the Seventh visited the Hundred Herbs Merchant Guild to sell Luo Jun’s treasures.
• Fatty Chen examined Luo Jun’s enormous wild ginseng and summoned guild president Lu Youcai and chief expert Xu Bo.
• Xu Bo recognized the ginseng as the treasure he had seen near Black River thirty years earlier and described the giant snake that had killed his companions.
• Xu Bo recalled that a later attempt to return had trapped his team in a mysterious fog, from which only he escaped.
• Luo Jun confirmed that he had seen the giant snake and showed the guild members its dried dragon gall.

Luo Jun sold the Hundred Herbs Merchant Guild a legendary ginseng and entrusted it with several rare herbs, then successfully advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm Fourth Layer. The next morning, a Guandong girl accused the guild of stealing the ginseng from Old Man Chang.

• Xu Bo appraised Luo Jun’s ginseng at fifty thousand taels, and the guild agreed to guarantee that price while seeking buyers for his other rare herbs.
• The Hundred Herbs Merchant Guild announced auctions for Luo Jun’s medicinal treasures, drawing merchants from across the region, though few dared to bid.
• Luo Jun agreed to take fifty thousand taels and leave the remaining herbs with the guild for sale.
• After several failed attempts with the Dice of Heavenly Secrets, Luo Jun succeeded in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm Fourth Layer and reached level 46.
• The next morning, a Guandong girl confronted Lu Youcai and accused the guild of stealing Old Man Chang’s ginseng.

Luo Jun discovered that the giant snake he had killed was the Jueyan Tribe’s mountain god, Old Man Chang, but before he could explain, a terrifying roar and storm swept over Eight Paths Market. The Jueyan people identified the being in the clouds as Li Mazi, who appeared to have succeeded in transforming into a dragon.

• A Jueyan girl accused Luo Jun and the Hundred Herbs Merchant Guild of taking herbs guarded by her mountain god, Old Man Chang.
• Luo Jun learned that Old Man Chang was a giant snake and realized he had killed it and taken its gallbladder.
• The Jueyan girl demanded to know where Old Man Chang had gone and said he was one year from transforming into a dragon.
• An ancient roar shook Eight Paths Market and overwhelmed its inhabitants with fear.
• The Jueyan people recognized the approaching storm as Li Mazi’s work and watched an enormous figure twist through the clouds.

Luo Jun learned that Li Mazi had apparently transformed into a dragon after devouring Old Man Chang, and that his stolen snake gall left the transformation incomplete. He lured the dragon away from Eight Paths Market and received a mission to stop it.

• A Jueyan girl explained that the cruel Li Mazi and the kind Old Man Chang were rival Spirit Serpents, and that Old Man Chang had gone missing along with his herbs.
• The girl said Li Mazi had transformed ahead of Old Man Chang and threatened to devastate the Jueyan Tribe and the Central Plains.
• Luo Jun realized he had killed Old Man Chang and taken his gall, which Li Mazi needed for a complete transformation.
• Luo Jun grabbed the snake gall from the merchant association's warehouse and ran toward the wilderness, drawing the dark clouds after him.
• Luo Jun judged that Li Mazi had not attained true Feather Transformation, and a mission prompt asked him to save Eight Paths Market from the dragon.

Luo Jun lured Li Mazi away from Eight Paths Market, destroyed the dragon gall, and fought the newly transformed Half-Step True Dragon. He drew Li Mazi back from the market with the Breath of Myth, but the battle left him with only three Dice of Heavenly Secrets uses to defeat it.

• Luo Jun destroyed Old Man Chang's dragon gall to deny Li Mazi a chance to evolve and enrage it away from Eight Paths Market.
• Li Mazi attacked Luo Jun with lightning and dragon fire, but Luo Jun dodged its strikes and entered its mouth to attack from within before being expelled.
• Li Mazi decided to retreat toward Eight Paths Market to seek treasures, so Luo Jun used the Dice of Heavenly Secrets and the Breath of Myth to lure it back.
• Luo Jun struck Li Mazi's nose, used its Dragon Whisker to evade its counters, and landed blows to its head as the two began a fierce battle.
• As the fight continued, Luo Jun realized Li Mazi's strength was wearing him down and that he had only three Dice of Heavenly Secrets uses left.

Luo Jun killed Li Mazi by attacking from inside the newly transformed dragon, then claimed its Dragon Core and drew an epic Fate Peering Glasses from his accumulated chips. After learning that absorbing the Dragon Core had zero difficulty, he decided to swallow it without waiting for his dice to refresh.

• Luo Jun used the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade and Storm Turrets to force a gap through Li Mazi's Fire Elemental breath, then charged into the dragon's body.
• Luo Jun pierced Li Mazi's esophagus, and the dragon's own Fire Elemental energy tore the wound wider and burned its internal organs.
• Luo Jun reached Li Mazi's heart and struck it, causing the dragon to unleash its remaining power before collapsing dead.
• Luo Jun crawled out of Li Mazi's corpse with the Dragon Core, completed his mission, and spent 3,000 chips on a Super-Large Lucky Bag.
• Luo Jun received the Fate Peering Glasses and used them to learn that absorbing the Dragon Core had zero difficulty.
• Luo Jun took out the Dragon Core again and decided to swallow it immediately.

Luo Jun absorbed the Spotted White Dragon’s core, gaining Vital Energy and beginning to temper his body, when the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar arrived. The Ascended Expert revealed he had sensed an aura above Ascension and asked Luo Jun to show him the treasure that produced it.

• Luo Jun cleansed the Dragon Core and swallowed it, causing its energy to fill his meridians and temper his body.
• The Nine Provinces Divine Beggar approached Luo Jun while he was still digesting the core and praised him for killing the Spotted White Dragon.
• Luo Jun recognized the Old Beggar as the legendary Ascended Expert and tried to flatter him.
• The Nine Provinces Divine Beggar said he had sensed an aura above Ascension and asked Luo Jun to take out the treasure responsible.

Luo Jun tried to convince Nine Provinces Divine Beggar that the Breath of Divinity had come from a one-use defensive magic item, while hiding the truth about his power and Master. Just as the Divine Beggar threatened him for his Master's identity, a sudden Sword Qi struck between them, giving Luo Jun a chance to escape.

• Nine Provinces Divine Beggar attacked Luo Jun and seized his shoulder with Gang Qi, demanding to inspect the power he had sensed.
• Luo Jun claimed that a one-use magic item from his Master had killed the evil dragon and vanished, and refused to reveal his Master's identity.
• Nine Provinces Divine Beggar found Luo Jun's explanation plausible but pressed him to choose between his life and his Master's secret.
• Nine Provinces Divine Beggar suddenly sensed danger and tried to retreat with Luo Jun, but Luo Jun broke free and rolled away.
• A sharp Sword Qi descended and carved a deep fissure into the ground where Luo Jun and Nine Provinces Divine Beggar had stood.

Luo Jun recovered after slaying Li Mazi, then bluffed the Sword Saint with a story about a mysterious master to secure three days of protection and a meeting a year later. He returned to Eight Paths Market, where he gave the Jueyan Tribe proof that their threat was gone and arranged money and a gift for the Sword Saint before planning to leave for Ganzhou City.

• Zuo Taixuan arrived and drove off the Nine Provinces Divine Beggar while Luo Jun recovered from his injuries and finished absorbing the Dragon Core.
• Luo Jun claimed a mysterious master had given him the powerful treasure and arranged to meet him atop Qilin Mountain next year, convincing Zuo Taixuan to protect him for three days.
• Zuo Taixuan left after promising to visit Qilin Mountain, and Luo Jun took the Dragon Gall from Li Mazi's corpse back to Eight Paths Market.
• The Jueyan Tribe learned that Luo Jun had killed Li Mazi and knelt to thank him for saving them.
• Luo Jun asked Lu Youcai for fifty thousand taels and arranged for Xu Bo to deliver the Dragon Gall to the Sword Saint Sect as a gift.
• Luo Jun planned to head for Ganzhou City before the Divine Beggar could find him.

The students returned to the Main World after their internship, and Luo Jun reviewed his newfound strength and resolved to keep pursuing power. Meanwhile, Su Manchen learned that a mysterious man connected to the Eternal Virus had come from [Utopia].

• The academy ended the internship early, and Luo Jun secretly exchanged places with High Priest Ailongtan before rejoining the students.
• The interns passed through the Changing Room and returned to campus, where Luo Jun checked his dice panel and reflected on the gap between his strength and Ascension Realm masters.
• Luo Jun decided that he would continue cultivating until he could defeat immortals before reaching Ascension.
• Tie Jingang told Su Manchen that an unknown delivery had brought Eternal Virus Progenitor Fluid to the Hundred Rivers Sect.
• Tie Jingang reported that investigations linked a mysterious martial hero and a Westerner in Yunzhou City to the incident, and revealed that the Westerner came from [Utopia].

Su Manchen and Tie Jingang linked Night’s departure from [Utopia] to the mysterious bandits and the Eternal Virus Progenitor Fluid, while Tie Jingang confirmed Luo Jun had stayed with his team. Su Manchen suspected her father might be involved despite the coincidence, and Luo Jun ended the chapter reading about the Heavenly Origin Tournament.

• Tie Jingang told Su Manchen that he suspected Old Yuan had secretly supplied the Hundred Rivers Sect with the Eternal Virus Progenitor Fluid, but Su Manchen said her father was safe and researching in [Utopia].
• Su Manchen showed Tie Jingang the rescue report, which described Night helping Old Yuan stop Mosayus and buying time for Yulia to arrive.
• Su Manchen and Tie Jingang inferred that Night may have entered the Martial World from [Utopia] and killed bandits who had crossed through the same passage.
• Tie Jingang said the young man who provided the fluid had a faint horizontal scar, but he verified that Luo Jun had never left the team and dismissed the resemblance as coincidence.
• After Tie Jingang left, Su Manchen wondered whether her father had broken his oath, while Luo Jun browsed news about Night and opened a post announcing the Heavenly Origin Tournament.

Luo Jun read the official announcement that the Heavenly Origin Tournament would resume next May and dismissed it as a contest beneath his ambitions. He changed his mind when he saw the champion’s prize, the Myth-grade Kiss of the Life Goddess, which could restore youth or revive the dead.

• The Yuan Cultivation Society of Zhendan, the Holy See of Xiluo, and the United Supernatural Ability Company announced that the Heavenly Origin Tournament would resume after more than ten years.
• The tournament rules opened registration and Preliminary Selection to Vital Energy Cultivators, with thirty-two public slots and thirty-two slots allocated by major organizations.
• The announcement named Heavenly Origin Island and its Different World, [Heaven], as the tournament venue.
• Luo Jun dismissed the tournament as a Rookie King contest and focused on reaching Ascension-level power.
• Luo Jun noticed that the champion would receive the Kiss of the Life Goddess, a one-use blessing that could restore youth or revive the dead.

Luo Jun learned about the Heavenly Origin Tournament and the Kiss of the Life Goddess, then faced an imminent Chaos Mission and chose to enter as Night without telling Song Yi. After Luo Jun vanished, Ailongtan impersonated him and joined Lu Fei, Xu Yiming, and Zhao Jian in planning to attend Xing Yue’s concert.

• Luo Jun decided the Kiss of the Life Goddess might heal his master's hidden injuries and considered competing for a direct-entry slot in the Heavenly Origin Tournament.
• Song Yi warned Luo Jun that his next Chaos Mission could be Tier B and offered to arrange powerful Treasure Tools for him.
• Luo Jun received a Chaos Mission summons and sent Ailongtan to impersonate him while he put on the Midnight Mask and prepared to enter as Night.
• Ailongtan, disguised as Luo Jun, answered a visit from Lu Fei, Xu Yiming, and Zhao Jian, who invited him to Xing Yue’s concert.
• Ailongtan learned that Lu Fei had received concert tickets from a girl who seemed interested in him and decided to go along.

Luo Jun arrived on a Chaos Mission in a dim, rust-covered train carriage with twelve other cultivators, including Ma Lei and several prominent experts. After the group introduced themselves, the train stopped at a small station, where they found themselves unable to leave and the timetable began displaying the mission information.

• Luo Jun recognized Ma Lei, and she confirmed that he was Night, prompting the other passengers to regard him as a powerful ally.
• Zhu Xixi suggested that the group introduce themselves, and the thirteen cultivators shared their names and factions.
• The train slowed to a stop at a small station, and the group got off and entered its dark waiting hall.
• Zhang Jin found that an invisible force blocked the station exit, while Zhu Xixi saw that the timetable was blank.
• The timetable began transforming to display the mission information.