Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan and the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion expedition cautiously explored Youyue Great Marsh while their metal puppets gathered resources and the explorers recovered. After surveying the stars, Ling Wuyuan told Yue Jingwan he planned to investigate them once his strength returned.

• Ling Wuyuan let the metal puppets collect plants and minerals and hunt creatures while the expedition adjusted to Youyue Great Marsh’s rules.
• Expedition members examined and sorted the puppets’ finds for later testing at headquarters.
• Ling Wuyuan surveyed the starry sky and considered how Youyue Great Marsh compared in scale with the Golden Mist Continent.
• Yue Jingwan asked Ling Wuyuan whether he had noticed anything in the sky, and he said he was curious and planned to explore it after recovering his strength.
• Yue Jingwan explained that even the pavilion master could not reach the distant, dangerous starry sky of main spacetime.

Ling Wuyuan discussed the Main Spacetime’s distant starry sky with Yue Jingwan and revealed that he had recovered about sixty percent of his strength. A week later, the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s force prepared to explore the Youyue Great Marsh, and Ling Wuyuan’s squad set out to investigate unknown areas and eliminate known threats.

• Ling Wuyuan told Yue Jingwan he had naturally recovered about sixty percent of his strength, astonishing her.
• A week later, the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion members used pills, runic tools, and other methods to recover above the safety threshold.
• The group built defensive structures and holding facilities so they could capture and keep valuable secret-realm creatures alive.
• The Pavilion divided its force of more than three hundred young members into ten squads led by Divine Ability Realm cultivators.
• Ling Wuyuan pushed Yan Xiujin away when he tried to ensnare him with Death Coil, then brought out a new floating runic warship to begin the squad’s mission.

Ling Wuyuan’s team rapidly explored Youyue Great Marsh, gathered resources, and captured secret realm creatures while Ling’s strength and cultivation continued to improve. Elsewhere, explorers suffered casualties, while Heavenly Martial Hall built a temporary base and hoped to find treasures without encountering Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.

• Ling Wuyuan’s team swept through nearby regions, defeating secret realm creatures and transporting resources to storage.
• The base expanded its cages and processing operations as captured creatures and spoils overwhelmed the workers.
• Yan Xiujin endured exhausting training, while Ling Wuyuan continued to cultivate and sensed his third Innate Divine Ability drawing closer.
• The marsh’s environment gradually became more suitable for human survival as Ling Wuyuan’s team explored it.
• Other explorers suffered casualties in the dangerous marsh, while Heavenly Martial Hall cleared an area and began building a temporary base.
• A Heavenly Martial Hall member hoped to find useful treasures and avoid encountering Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.

On the hundredth day in [Youyue Great Marsh], Ling Wuyuan left the planet and crossed into the starry expanse, where he considered the immense scale of [Secret Realm Space-Time] before heading toward one of its stars. He reached the star’s scorching outer region without harm, while noting that even cultivators at [Qi Nourishing Realm] could withstand such heat briefly.

• On the hundredth day, Ling Wuyuan abandoned further exploration of [Youyue Great Marsh] and flew toward the heavens at immense speed using [Abyssal Divine Speed].
• Ling Wuyuan passed through the atmosphere and saw the stars surrounding [Youyue Great Marsh], estimating that [Secret Realm Space-Time] might be as vast as a galaxy cluster or an independent universe.
• After reflecting on the scale of the stars and his own thirst for power, Ling Wuyuan selected one of the nearby stars and flew toward it while dodging meteorites.
• Ling Wuyuan approached the star and endured temperatures of tens of thousands of degrees and stellar storms without difficulty.
• Ling Wuyuan observed that cultivators from Main Spacetime could use true qi to endure extreme heat briefly, even at [Qi Nourishing Realm].

Ling Wuyuan traveled into a star, where absorbing stellar energy began changing his body and soul to adapt to outer space and accelerate the awakening of his third [Innate Divine Ability]. He entered hibernation inside the star, while Pei Yi and the others received his message and marveled at the speed that had brought him there.

• Ling Wuyuan approached the star, endured its storms, and slowed down as he entered its interior.
• Ling Wuyuan absorbed Gamma Energy, Cosmic Rays, and other stellar energy, which helped his body and soul evolve toward becoming a Cosmic Lifeform.
• Ling Wuyuan realized the extreme environment was accelerating the awakening of his third [Innate Divine Ability], then messaged Pei Yi and the others through the [Gray Mist Imprint].
• Ling Wuyuan dispersed his protective true essence and closed his eyes to hibernate inside the star and hasten the awakening.
• Yan Xiujin complained that Ling Wuyuan had left without her, but Yao Yueyan ordered her to continue morning practice with Yuan Yujun's teaching whip.
• Pei Yi, Yao Yueyan, and the others looked toward Ling Wuyuan's star and recognized the astonishing speed of his [Abyssal Divine Speed].

Yao Yueyan told Yue Jingwan that Ling Wuyuan had gone to one of the suns, leaving Yue Jingwan stunned. Days later, a huge golden vortex appeared on the sun, alarming the people and creatures at the base as they suspected Ling Wuyuan was responsible.

• Yao Yueyan reflected on how far Ling Wuyuan had surpassed her since they first met two years earlier.
• Yue Jingwan asked Yao Yueyan where Ling Wuyuan had gone, and Yao Yueyan pointed to one of the suns and said he had gone to look at it.
• Several days later, Bai Jingshu spotted a golden vortex forming on the sun, and Wu Yanlian recognized it as an immense disturbance.
• Pei Yi, the others, and the secret realm creatures noticed the growing vortex and became confused and alarmed.
• Some explorers panicked while others speculated that an unrecorded natural phenomenon meant a heavenly treasure was about to appear.

After awakening within the star, Ling Wuyuan gained a vast new perception and calmed the star’s energy. He corrected an abnormality in its gravity and tore open a concealed extradimensional space, revealing a dark golden metal sphere.

• Ling Wuyuan woke as the star erupted in brilliant light and briefly sensed scenes across the surrounding region before cutting off the overwhelming flow of information.
• He calmed the star’s energy and vortex, then sensed an abnormal gravitational center within the star.
• Ling Wuyuan used stellar energy and his true essence to warp space and restrain the abnormal gravity.
• He tore open a concealed spacetime singularity and revealed a dark extradimensional space containing a dark golden metal sphere roughly one thousand kilometers across.

Ling Wuyuan discovered that the alternate-dimensional space inside [Youyue Great Marsh] was artificial and found a dark-gold sphere with strange patterns. He entered the space but withdrew after experiencing immense gravity and a time flow hundreds of times slower than outside, leaving him to suspect the sphere used black-hole-like properties or time technology.

• Ling Wuyuan realized that the dark-gold sphere and the surrounding alternate-dimensional space had been artificially created by an unknown intelligent race.
• Ling Wuyuan entered the space to investigate the sphere, but its immense gravity tried to crush him and pull him closer.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed that time inside the space passed hundreds of times slower than outside and retreated before the difference could grow further.
• Ling Wuyuan considered whether the sphere was made from black-hole matter or used time technology, and noted its similarities to black holes.

Ling Wuyuan probed the dark-golden metal sphere inside a star and discovered that the extreme gravity and time distortion overwhelmed his mental power. He found matching spheres inside all three stars orbiting Youyue Great Marsh and wondered whether to share the discovery with Su Qingyue and the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.

• Ling Wuyuan extended his mental power toward a dark-golden metal sphere, but the time disparity and gravitational field tore apart his control before it reached the target.
• Ling Wuyuan wondered whether each of the three stars orbiting Youyue Great Marsh concealed an identical sphere, then confirmed the conjecture after several days of investigation.
• Ling Wuyuan realized the spheres might have caused the Torrent of Destiny to react when he first entered Youyue Great Marsh.
• Ling Wuyuan speculated that the spheres were creations of an advanced civilization whose creators had likely vanished, and he ruled out hidden puppet masters based on the Torrent of Destiny's lack of feedback.
• Ling Wuyuan considered whether to tell Su Qingyue and the others about his discovery now that he had joined the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.

Ling Wuyuan reported evidence of an unknown civilization in Youyue Great Marsh to Su Qingyue, who judged it a potential threat near Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s headquarters. The Grand Elders agreed to investigate, and three volunteered to form a team.

• Ling Wuyuan told Su Qingyue that Youyue Great Marsh contained traces of a powerful civilization and might be its experimental ground.
• Su Qingyue gathered Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s Grand Elders for a meeting and shared Ling Wuyuan’s discoveries.
• Su Qingyue warned that the unknown civilization might threaten the sect and stressed Youyue Great Marsh’s proximity to Icy Mist Snow Island.
• The Grand Elders raised no objections when Su Qingyue proposed an investigation.
• Three Grand Elders volunteered to travel to Youyue Great Marsh and assess the situation.

Su Qingyue arranged for three Grand Elders to investigate Youyue Great Marsh and ordered them to prioritize rescuing Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yi if danger arose. Ling Wuyuan considered the marsh’s significance, devastated an asteroid with a light kick, and sped back toward Youyue Great Marsh.

• Su Qingyue told the three Grand Elders to prepare before departing and to retreat with Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yi if anything went wrong.
• Ling Wuyuan received Su Qingyue’s response and learned that three Void Glimpse Realm cultivators would investigate Youyue Great Marsh.
• Ling Wuyuan surveyed the stars and considered the marsh’s value and the purpose of the three dark-gold metal spheres around it.
• Ling Wuyuan shattered an asteroid with a light kick, sending it out of its orbit and blasting magma into space.
• Ling Wuyuan used the recoil to transform into a streak of light and race back toward Youyue Great Marsh.

Ling Wuyuan reflected on the destructive power of his [Abyssal Divine Speed] as he raced back to the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion exploration team’s base. Pei Yi and Yan Xiujin prepared to choose creatures for a meal while outside explorers mistook his rainbow streak for a celestial phenomenon.

• Ling Wuyuan confirmed that the Mystic Realm Spacetime restricted faster-than-light movement, but his [Abyssal Divine Speed] could overpower its rules and potentially destroy the world.
• Ling Wuyuan admitted that he sometimes wanted to test his power despite the risk of killing himself and everyone else, and credited Pei Yi and the others with keeping him from acting on the impulse.
• Pei Yi and Yan Xiujin walked among the beast cages at the base, selecting healthy mystic realm creatures by how loudly they roared.
• Pei Yi watched Ling Wuyuan’s approaching rainbow light and estimated when he would arrive, while Yan Xiujin focused on which creatures would taste best.
• Outside explorers spotted Ling Wuyuan’s streak across the sky and argued over whether it signaled a treasure or was merely a natural phenomenon.

Ling Wuyuan returned from the sun to the Youyue Great Marsh, while explorers mistook his approach for a possible Heavenly Treasure and debated whether the secret realm was unstable. He reunited with Pei Yiman at the enormous camp base and was led to dinner, where Xiujin’s cooking was still being prepared.

• Explorers watched a rainbow streak approach and wondered whether it was a Heavenly Treasure or a sign that the secret realm was unstable.
• An explorer from the Heavenly Martial Hall judged that the secret realm was likely only in an unstable phase, and the group decided to investigate where the streak would land.
• Ling Wuyuan approached the Youyue Great Marsh while messaging Pei Yiman about the meal he wanted and thinking about taking a dark-gold metal sphere for exercise.
• Ling Wuyuan passed through the formation barrier and saw the vast camp base, which was managed by hundreds of thousands of metal puppets.
• Pei Yiman welcomed Ling Wuyuan with a hug and led him toward dinner, warning him that Xiujin’s dishes were still being prepared and might disappoint.

Pei Yiman showed Ling Wuyuan around the camp and filled him in on its everyday gossip, while Yan Xiujin’s cooking went awry. As explorers searched the Youyue Great Marsh for the vanished rainbow light, Ling Wuyuan enjoyed a private banquet and decided to postpone discussing the dark-golden metal sphere until the next day.

• Pei Yiman introduced Ling Wuyuan to the camp and shared gossip about its residents and secret realm creatures.
• Ling Wuyuan saw Yan Xiujin and the others struggling with a burnt dish, and Yan Xiujin insisted the mishap was within her expectations.
• Explorers failed to divine the rainbow light’s location and decided to search the area where they thought it had fallen, which included the [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion] camp.
• Ling Wuyuan ate and drank with Pei Yiman, Yan Xiujin, Xi Xianlan, Wu Yanlian, and the others at a private banquet.
• Ling Wuyuan chose to wait until the next day to discuss the dark-golden metal sphere.

Ling Wuyuan tested his newly awakened third innate divine ability, [The Strong Remain Strong], during an intense morning cultivation session at [Youyue Great Marsh]. The ability greatly expanded his potential and mastery as his training accelerated, leaving him convinced that even a fraction of his current power could overwhelm his former self.

• Ling Wuyuan admired the misty view at [Youyue Great Marsh] before beginning his daily cultivation.
• Ling Wuyuan used [The Strong Remain Strong] to expand his potential in cultivation, learning, and combat, with its effects growing alongside his strength.
• Ling Wuyuan realized that the ability had sharply improved his combat timing, energy control, and technique, making him far stronger than his former self.
• Ling Wuyuan trained by deliberately creating tiny injuries and precisely controlling his true essence and qi and blood to strengthen his body through recovery and adaptation.

Ling Wuyuan reflected on his training, growing powers, and the rising fortune produced by [Torrent of Destiny], while setting aside the metal discs’ secrets for later. A disturbance tied to his actions the previous night struck the camp outpost, and someone rushed to Ling Wuyuan for protection as the bell sounded.

• Ling Wuyuan considered how to realize his potential through self-harming training and estimated that automating the method would take several more days.
• Ling Wuyuan reasoned that [Torrent of Destiny] was harvesting more Law of Karma because his actions had changed the behavior of Void Glimpse Realm cultivators, and he felt that his awakened abilities left him lacking nothing.
• Ling Wuyuan chose to delay using the cubic crystal to read the metal discs, since he still needed to improve his training method and My Own Path, and stored Law of Karma increased his luck.
• Pei Yiman and Wu Yanlian got up and discussed breakfast while Ling Wuyuan brewed local tea for them.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed a disturbance and used [Torrent of Destiny] to learn that his actions the previous night had caused a stir.
• A great rune-engraved bell rang across the camp outpost, and an unidentified figure burst into Ling Wuyuan’s room, clung to him, and begged him to protect them from intruders.

Ling Wuyuan gathered the team after scouts detected approaching explorers and revealed that the camp belonged to Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion. The outsiders recognized the powerful faction’s territory and fled, while the team prepared to meet whoever remained.

• Ling Wuyuan teleported the gathered team to the camp’s central square after the warning bell rang.
• Yue Jingwan reported that outside explorers had triggered the team’s detection methods near the camp.
• Ling Wuyuan approved the preparations and used a token to reveal Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s emblem and the camp’s barrier.
• The approaching explorers recognized the faction’s territory, and many fled immediately.

Xia Yueze and his Heavenly Martial Hall companions discovered they were in Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion territory, where Ling Wuyuan was present. Though his teammates urged retreat, Xia Yueze chose to seek a fight with Ling Wuyuan to confront his shame over backing down before; his companions agreed to support him, expecting he would be badly injured.

• Qiao Kai recognized that the glowing pattern marked Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion territory and asked whether the team should retreat from Ling Wuyuan.
• Xia Yueze refused to withdraw, declaring that their chance encounter was fate and that he had to test himself against Ling Wuyuan.
• Qiao Kai and the others questioned Xia Yueze’s decision, recalling how overwhelmingly Ling Wuyuan had defeated Gao Xinrong.
• Xia Yueze explained that he regretted backing down on Haidu Island and insisted on facing Ling Wuyuan despite the difference in strength.
• Qiao Kai and the companions agreed to go with Xia Yueze, saying they would carry him back if Ling Wuyuan left him badly injured.

Heavenly Martial Hall members explained that they had entered Youyue Great Marsh to seek the rainbow light, and Yue Jingwan dismissed them after recognizing the misunderstanding. Xia Yueze challenged Ling Wuyuan, who called him too weak and raised his hand to flick his forehead.

• A Heavenly Martial Hall member explained to Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion that the group had come to seek the rainbow light and meant no offense.
• Yue Jingwan told Xia Yueze and his companions to leave, satisfied that their arrival was a misunderstanding.
• Xia Yueze fixed his attention on Ling Wuyuan and decided their meeting was fate giving him a chance to challenge him.
• Xia Yueze introduced himself and asked Ling Wuyuan for a fight, citing Ling Wuyuan's defeat of Gao Xinrong.
• Ling Wuyuan said Xia Yueze was too weak and needed more practice, then raised his hand in a gesture to flick Xia Yueze on the forehead.

Ling Wuyuan effortlessly struck Xia Yueze, sending him crashing through the marsh and leaving his survival uncertain. Ling Wuyuan and the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion departed, while Qiao Kai faced the gulf between his own abilities and Ling Wuyuan’s technique.

• Ling Wuyuan flicked his finger, and the invisible force sent Xia Yueze spinning through the marsh, carving out a massive chasm.
• The Heavenly Martial Hall and Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion members realized Ling Wuyuan had used little true essence despite the overwhelming damage.
• Ling Wuyuan told Xia Yueze’s companions that Xia Yueze should still be alive, then teleported away with the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Qiao Kai urged the remaining Heavenly Martial Hall members to search for Xia Yueze.
• Qiao Kai recognized that Ling Wuyuan’s technique represented a gulf he could never cross, leaving him in despair.