Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping An chose to enter the Starry Sky Prison for the six-month Third Trial despite the danger, while many newcomers withdrew. After being teleported into a mine tunnel, he found a stone containing Green Radiance Divine Gold and felt it sting his palm.

• The chief examiner warned that Earth Demon Green Fiends carried Ghost Magic Power that could damage participants' Origins, and said the trial would last six months with no way to leave once it began.
• Many newcomers withdrew, and Ye Cangchuan and most of the Order God Kingdom members decided not to participate; Jiang Ping An and Jun Changge chose to take the trial, with Demon Illusion Fairy following Jiang Ping An.
• The chief examiner marked the participants' Identity Tokens, explained the rules, opened the prison gate, and teleported them to random mine tunnels while sending those who withdrew back to the Holy Land.
• The examiners monitored the participants and discussed the trial's difficulty and rumors of new policies encouraging competition among the Four Great Divine Halls.
• Jiang Ping An found a faintly glowing green stone embedded in a mine wall, identified it as likely Green Radiation Divine Gold Stone, and felt a sting after touching it.

Jiang Ping An discovered that he could use the Nether Ghost Demonic Power in Green Radiation Divine Gold Stone to temper his body and strengthen his Undying Demon Bone, so he mined the vein while deliberately attracting Earth Demon Green Fiends. After easily killing one that ambushed him, he continued mining and waiting for more, leaving the examiners shocked by his strategy and strength.

• Jiang Ping An realized Facing Tribulation could turn the ore’s destructive Nether Ghost Demonic Power into strength for his body and Undying Demon Bone.
• Jiang Ping An mined Green Radiation Divine Gold Stone loudly, while the examiners worried that the commotion would attract Earth Demon Green Fiends.
• A Lower Lord God Level Earth Demon Green Fiend attacked Jiang Ping An from behind, but he dodged and stomped it into the ground.
• Jiang Ping An suppressed the fiend with his Primordial Dao Domain and destroyed it with Primordial Calamity Light, earning one kill on his Identity Token.
• Jiang Ping An continued mining to lure more fiends, and the examiners realized he had intentionally used the noise as bait.

The examiners debated Jiang Ping An’s strength and warned that cultivating Original Rules could leave him with little future, while he focused on mining Green Radiance Divine Gold with Earth Demon Green Fiends under his control. Elsewhere in the prison, Zhuo Shan learned that the newcomers had arrived and vowed to take revenge on Jiang Ping An.

• The examiners attributed Jiang Ping An’s ability to kill a lower-level Lord God to his Primordial Rule, and the elderly examiner described the steep costs and risks of cultivating Original Rules.
• The chief examiner dismissed Jiang Ping An’s path as a dead end and praised Yan Wuya and Demon Illusion Fairy as more promising talents.
• Jiang Ping An continued mining Green Radiance Divine Gold, using mental control and force to turn Earth Demon Green Fiends into miners and scouts.
• Zhuo Shan learned that the Holy Land’s newcomers had entered the prison and ordered an Earth Demon Green Fiend to find where Ninth Level God King disciples were being assessed.
• Zhuo Shan recognized Jiang Ping An’s arrival and vowed to make him pay for his imprisonment.
• While other newcomers hunted Earth Demon Green Fiends to improve their rankings, Jiang Ping An stopped killing most of them and kept gathering divine gold.

Jiang Ping An helped Jun Changge defeat a Lower Lord God Earth Demon Green Fiend after instantly killing another one. As Jun Changge thanked him, Zhuo Shan arrived and confronted Jiang Ping An with the aura of a Middle-Rank Lord God.

• Jiang Ping An sensed Jun Changge fighting a Lower Lord God Earth Demon Green Fiend and watched as Jun Changge gained the upper hand with his spatial secret art.
• A Tiger Demon Green Fiend appeared, forcing Jun Changge to consider retreating, but Jiang Ping An grabbed its tail and killed it instantly.
• Jun Changge resumed the fight after Jiang Ping An told him to focus, then killed his opponent after half an hour of combat.
• Jun Changge thanked Jiang Ping An and realized how far Jiang Ping An had surpassed him.
• Zhuo Shan appeared in the mine tunnel and called out to Jiang Ping An, while Jun Changge recognized his aura as that of a Middle-Rank Lord God.

Zhuo Shan tracked down Jiang Ping An during the assessment and attacked him as a middle-rank Lord God. Jiang Ping An survived and fought back with a mysterious rapid-strike technique, while chief examiner Wei Zhengji refused to intervene, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Jun Changge urged Jiang Ping An to escape with him, but Jiang Ping An told him to go alone, and Jun Changge vanished using a spatial secret art.
• Zhuo Shan confronted Jiang Ping An and struck him with a spear, but Jiang Ping An survived the blow and mocked Zhuo Shan's strength.
• Jiang Ping An used a newly learned technique to make Zhuo Shan's body explode twice, though Zhuo Shan regenerated each time.
• Jiang Ping An and Zhuo Shan launched an all-out battle, frightening nearby Earth Demon Green Fiends and Holy Land newcomers into fleeing.
• Fu Yang asked Wei Zhengji whether the examiners should save Jiang Ping An, but Wei Zhengji refused to intervene, saying Jiang Ping An had to bear the consequences of his own actions.

Jiang Ping An refused Fu Yang’s offer to escape the trial and fought Zhuo Shan, unleashing Primordial Calamity Light that destroyed half of Zhuo Shan’s body. Though exhausted, Jiang Ping An was saved from Zhuo Shan’s next attack by the Earth Demon Green Fiends, which detonated around their foe, but Zhuo Shan surged through the blasts and charged at him again.

• Fu Yang tried to give Jiang Ping An the divine incantation to escape, but Jiang Ping An refused because leaving would annul his results.
• Jiang Ping An trapped Zhuo Shan and struck him with Primordial Calamity Light, disintegrating half his body before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Zhuo Shan prepared to kill the defenseless Jiang Ping An, but an Earth Demon Green Fiend deflected his spear and was destroyed.
• The Earth Demon Green Fiends rushed Zhuo Shan and detonated themselves, but he swept away the blasts and charged at Jiang Ping An.

Jiang Ping An survived Zhuo Shan’s attacks and used illusions to make the Middle-Rank Lord God turn his own final assault against himself. Gravely wounded, Jiang Ping An killed Zhuo Shan, took his remains, and left Starry Sky Prison without advancing.

• Zhuo Shan exhausted his divine power trying to kill Jiang Ping An, but Jiang Ping An survived and attacked him in a physical fight.
• Jiang Ping An used the Soul Disorder Art to amplify Zhuo Shan’s fear, then tricked him into igniting his Origin Dao Fruit by feigning that he was burning his life force.
• Zhuo Shan launched repeated law-formed spears at Jiang Ping An, who endured the injuries and kept fleeing as Zhuo Shan’s life force dwindled.
• Jiang Ping An used an illusion and the Primordial Dao Domain to redirect Zhuo Shan’s hundred final spears, killing him with his own attack.
• Jiang Ping An searched the ruins, took Zhuo Shan’s remains, and left as the examiners watched in disbelief.

After killing Zhuo Shan, Jiang Ping An discovered that a mysterious green blood had fueled Zhuo Shan’s sudden rise in power. The blood triggered an urge in Jiang Ping An to devour it, but he resisted and threw it away.

• The examiners praised Jiang Ping An’s tactics, while Fu Yang accused Wei Zhengji of possibly arranging Zhuo Shan’s appearance in the assessment.
• Jiang Ping An healed from his injuries and searched Zhuo Shan’s memories to learn how he had become a Middle-Rank Lord God.
• Jiang Ping An learned that a green, ghost-magic-infected stranger had given Zhuo Shan a drop of blood in exchange for helping prisoners escape.
• Jiang Ping An extracted the unassimilated green blood from Zhuo Shan’s corpse and felt it could help him break through to the Lord God Realm.
• Jiang Ping An nearly swallowed the blood, then realized something was wrong and flung it away.

After the Newcomer Assessment ended, Jiang Ping An entered the Baptism Temple to heal and undergo a three-day transformation. Meanwhile, the mysterious figure who had given Zhuo Shan the green blood fused with the escaped Lord Gods and began trying to break free of the Dao Emperor’s seal.

• Jiang Ping An sealed the strange green blood after it briefly affected his consciousness, while the mysterious figure fused with the escaped Lord Gods and declared that he would soon escape the Dao Emperor’s seal.
• The assessment ended, and Wei Zhengji sent the newcomers who had excelled in all three assessments to the Baptism Temple.
• Demon Illusion Fairy gave Jiang Ping An her blood essence to help heal his injuries, then entered the temple and reminded him that she wanted to take him as her mount.
• Jiang Ping An entered a baptism room, immersed himself in the golden medicinal liquid, and circulated the Primordial True Martial Scripture as his body began to transform.

Jiang Ping An transformed [Tribulation Response] into the [Tribulation-Responding Body] and chose to advance by proving the Dao through Original Rules. He broke through to the Lord God Realm during the baptism, despite the heavens’ resistance and Chief Examiner Wei Zhengji’s hostility.

• Jiang Ping An made [Tribulation Response] an innate talent and named his new divine body the [Tribulation-Responding Body].
• When his body could absorb no more golden God Liquid, Jiang Ping An decided to break through so he could withstand more medicinal power.
• Jiang Ping An chose to prove the Dao through Original Rules rather than restore his Origin Divine Spark and pursue Sacred Dao Law.
• Jiang Ping An activated the Primordial Rule and Limitless Rule, triggering black clouds and lightning as the natural laws resisted his breakthrough.
• Chief Examiner Wei Zhengji called Jiang Ping An’s path a waste of resources and feared his fate could bring disaster to the sacred land.
• With the golden God Liquid’s aid, Jiang Ping An shattered his realm barrier and entered the Lord God Realm.

After the baptism, Jiang Ping An emerged in a small, youthful body with greatly increased strength. As Wei Zhengji warned the newcomers about the gap between them and the Holy Land’s true geniuses, Jiang Ping An sensed the examiner’s unexplained malice, and the chapter ended with Yan Wuya asking for someone named Burial Abyss.

• Demon Illusion Fairy recognized Jiang Ping An after he emerged from the baptism with a reshaped body, then teased him and discovered his strength had grown.
• Wei Zhengji gathered the newly baptized newcomers and warned them that most would never reach the True God Realm, urging them to compete for resources and keep cultivating.
• Jiang Ping An sensed deep hatred from Wei Zhengji and wondered why the True God Realm examiner wanted him dead.
• After the newcomers left, Yan Wuya called out to find Burial Abyss, leaving the crowd wondering who that was.

Jiang Ping An’s trial results revealed that Burial Abyss had killed a Middle-Rank Lord God, while Jun Changge realized Burial Abyss was Jiang Ping An. Jiang Ping An kept his identity secret, collected his trial rewards, and later learned that someone had absorbed all the God Liquid in his baptism room.

• The newcomers discovered that Burial Abyss had placed first in the Third Trial by killing a Middle-Rank Lord God and several other Green Demons.
• Jun Changge inferred from Demon Illusion Fairy’s reaction that Jiang Ping An was Burial Abyss, while Jiang Ping An pretended not to know who Burial Abyss was when Yan Wuya asked to meet him.
• Jiang Ping An returned to his room in Star Brilliance City and saw that he had earned eight billion Holy Land Coins and a high-grade Lord God Level treasure.
• Jiang Ping An considered how difficult it would be to form a high-quality Dao Fruit and hoped to achieve the Holy Land disciples’ average of four starlights.
• Baptism Temple disciples found that the God Liquid in a baptism room had been completely absorbed and identified Jiang Ping An as its occupant.

Jiang Ping An chose the Cursed Strip as his reward after discovering it could weaken opponents and help him train his body. He began looking up books on the Primordial Rule and the Limitless Rule, but a new Galaxy Lake administrator interrupted him.

• Jiang Ping An returned to Galaxy Lake with an expensive flask of wine to thank Qu Ji, but found that Qu Ji had left.
• Jiang Ping An entered the Divine Ruins Space and asked the Divine Ruins Spirit to find Mystic Treasures that could aid Body Refining.
• Jiang Ping An tested the Cursed Strip, found that his Facing Tribulation talent built resistance to its curse, and saw that it could weaken enemies as well as challenge his body during training.
• Jiang Ping An chose the Cursed Strip as his reward and registered his address for its delivery.
• Jiang Ping An asked the Divine Ruins Spirit for books on the Primordial Rule and the Limitless Rule, then heard someone announce that he was Galaxy Lake's new administrator.

Jiang Ping An disguised himself as a newcomer and discovered that Tian Lang had come to deal with him on someone else’s orders. He used the Holy Land’s protections to pressure Tian Lang into paying for his cooperation, and the price kept rising.

• Jiang Ping An noticed Tian Lang recognized him despite his changed appearance, so he pretended to be a resentful menial who had only recently arrived.
• Tian Lang revealed that he wanted to deal with Jiang Ping An and offered ten thousand Holy Land Coins for information, but Jiang Ping An claimed he knew almost nothing.
• Tian Lang asked Jiang Ping An to help drive Jiang Ping An out of the Holy Land, and Jiang Ping An refused unless he received benefits.
• Tian Lang offered another ten thousand Holy Land Coins, but Jiang Ping An demanded two hundred million and threatened to report him to Jiang Ping An.
• Tian Lang agreed to pay, but Jiang Ping An raised the price to three hundred million and threatened to increase it again.

Jiang Ping An discovered Tian Lang was carrying out Gongshu Ye’s plan to frame him, but pretended to cooperate while setting up a counterplay. Tian Lang tried to force a valuable Spirit-Storing Divine Jade into Jiang Ping An’s hands so he could accuse him of theft, and the chapter ended with Jiang Ping An appearing reluctant to accept it.

• Jiang Ping An took three money cards from Tian Lang and agreed to help frame Jiang Ping An, learning that Gongshu Ye was behind the scheme.
• Tian Lang settled into a palace beside Jiang Ping An’s house, and Jiang Ping An sent an Avatar to Star Brilliance City before returning in adult form to meet him.
• Tian Lang pretended to bond with Jiang Ping An over drinks and offered him the Spirit-Storing Divine Jade, but Jiang Ping An refused to take it.
• Tian Lang called Jiang Ping An back as a witness, declared the jade a gift, and pressed it into Jiang Ping An’s hand while Jiang Ping An acted hesitant.

Jiang Ping An accepted Tian Lang’s Spirit-Storing Divine Jade, knowing Tian Lang planned to frame him for theft. When Tian Lang summoned the Law Enforcement Hall, Jiang Ping An presented a recording that exposed a problem with the accusation, and Tian Lang tried to discredit it.

• Jiang Ping An accepted Tian Lang’s Spirit-Storing Divine Jade and gave him a golden Storage Bracelet in return.
• Tian Lang told Gongshu Ye that his plan to send Jiang Ping An to prison was proceeding, then reported the jade stolen to the Law Enforcement Hall.
• Jiang Ping An tested the Spirit-Storing Divine Jade in his Cultivation Room and found that it absorbed and stored divine power.
• Yang Shuangsu and the law enforcers arrived, and Tian Lang accused Jiang Ping An of stealing the jade hanging from his waist.
• Jiang Ping An projected a recording of his meeting with Tian Lang, prompting Tian Lang to call the footage fake and claim a third person could testify.

Jiang Ping An exposed Tian Lang’s attempt to frame him, and Tian Lang confessed before the Law Enforcement Hall could punish him. Jiang Ping An ended the investigation into Gongshu Ye in exchange for the Spirit-Storing Divine Jade and unregistered Holy Land Coins.

• Tian Lang failed to find the supposed witness, and Jiang Ping An revealed that Tian Lang had planted the Spirit-Storing Divine Jade to frame him.
• Jiang Ping An showed that he had been the youth in the recording, explaining that Tian Lang had mistaken his changed appearance and asked him to provide false testimony.
• Yang Shuangsu ordered Tian Lang to be taken to the Law Enforcement Hall and gave him fifty lashes, but Tian Lang confessed that he had framed Jiang Ping An on his own.
• Yang Shuangsu told Jiang Ping An that Tian Lang denied Gongshu Ye’s involvement and offered the jade and unregistered coins if Jiang Ping An ended the investigation.
• Jiang Ping An accepted the offer, and Yang Shuangsu reflected on the hardships revealed by his calm response.

After leaving the Law Enforcement Hall, Jiang Ping An used his Spirit-Storing Divine Jade to gather divine power while buying Soul-Nourishing Liquid. He learned that Star Brilliance Small World had opened for free with increased rewards and joined the queue, where another cultivator mistook him for a child.

• Yang Shuangsu dismissed Jiang Ping An, who absorbed divine power from the Law Enforcement Hall with his Spirit-Storing Divine Jade as he left.
• Jiang Ping An bought thirty bottles of Soul-Nourishing Liquid at a pill shop and received one extra bottle as a gift.
• Jiang Ping An heard that Divine Ruins Holy Land had made Star Brilliance Small World and other secret realms free to cultivate talent and distribute increased rewards.
• Jiang Ping An joined the queue to enter Star Brilliance Small World, hoping to earn resources for cultivation.
• Jiang Ping An asked the man ahead of him what the small world was for, and the man told him to go away, mistaking him for a child.

Jiang Ping An learned about the Star Brilliance Small World and entered it for the first time. After receiving three bottles for collecting Star Power, he arrived in a small city where the world's immense gravity forced his knees to bend.

• He Rong explained that the Star Brilliance Small World had once been Nebula Palace's secret realm and described its treasures, Star Power, and dangers.
• Tang Xiao warned Jiang Ping An that projections could not be used inside, then tried to sell him an overpriced map until He Rong gave it to him for free.
• Jiang Ping An watched Tang Xiao and He Rong register and leave together, and their playful closeness stirred his longing for family happiness.
• Jiang Ping An registered, accepted three bottles for collecting Star Power, and passed through the portal into the small world.
• Jiang Ping An found himself in a city under immense gravity as newly arrived cultivators eagerly headed out.

Jiang Ping An entered the Star Brilliance Small World, learned about its Star-Devouring Beasts, and began collecting Star Power. Meanwhile, Gongshu Ye learned that Jiang Ping An was there and planned to use the lack of Sacred Land supervision to kill him.

• Jiang Ping An studied the map and learned that Star-Devouring Beasts made the deeper regions of the small world dangerous.
• Jiang Ping An sent an energy avatar back to Galaxy Lake with the Spirit-Storing Divine Jade and Soul-Nourishing Liquid.
• A Star-Devouring Beast ambushed Jiang Ping An, but he trapped and refined it into Star Power before heading toward the middle Star Forest Zone.
• Gongshu Ye learned that Tian Lang had been detained after failing to frame Jiang Ping An and became furious.
• After learning Jiang Ping An had entered the small world, Gongshu Ye saw a chance to kill him and went to bail out Tian Lang.