Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan used the Law of Karma and the black crystal cube to peer into the distant past, where he saw a powerful, armored nonhuman lifeform. The vision left him facing a being whose strength seemed comparable to a True Form Realm cultivator.

• Factions across the world watched recordings of Ling Wuyuan's battle and doubted that he was really a Divine Ability Realm cultivator.
• Su Qingyue and the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion ignored the outside world's disbelief, while Ling Wuyuan regarded the resulting attention as beneficial.
• After adapting to his Third Innate Divine Ability, The Strong Remain Strong, Ling Wuyuan decided to study the black crystal cube.
• Ling Wuyuan spent his accumulated Law of Karma to follow the cube's connection through the Torrent of Destiny into the distant past.
• Ling Wuyuan saw a nearly three-meter-tall, four-armed reptilian humanoid wearing advanced metal armor and sensed that its strength matched a True Form Realm cultivator.

Ling Wuyuan watched Officer Pavel work on a multicolored crystal and understood the alien conversation through his Acquired Divine Ability, Speech Analysis. As his range of observation expanded, Pavel received word that preparations were nearly complete, then continued working on the Intelligent Mind Core.

• Ling Wuyuan observed Officer Pavel using mechanical tentacles built into his armor to modify a multicolored crystal.
• Ling Wuyuan’s visible range slowly expanded from about five meters to roughly twenty meters.
• An alien arrived and respectfully told Officer Pavel that the time was near and preparations were almost complete.
• Officer Pavel said the Intelligent Mind Core was nearly finished and returned to his work.
• Ling Wuyuan understood the conversation with Speech Analysis, a translation ability he had mastered alongside related abilities such as Text Analysis.

Ling Wuyuan witnessed scenes from Pavel’s memories and learned that Pavel had made the black [Intelligent Mind Core] as a gift for his child, Mulad, whom he also called Kelvin. A conversation between father and child seemed to contain the information needed to activate the core, and Ling Wuyuan returned to his body determined to decipher it.

• Pavel explained that he had made the item for his child but had run out of time before leaving on a mission.
• Pavel transformed the colored crystal into the black [Intelligent Mind Core] that Ling Wuyuan possessed.
• Ling Wuyuan inferred that the core’s colored form was active and its black form was on standby or powered down.
• Ling Wuyuan saw Pavel give his child Mulad a copy of The Tales of Burton Davies and promise to make him a high-grade [Intelligent Mind Core] for his next birthday.
• Pavel’s words caused the memory scene to collapse, and Ling Wuyuan returned to his body believing the conversation held the core’s activation password.

Ling Wuyuan restored his strength and activated the Intelligent Mind Core by entering a phrase Pavel had used for Kelvin. After checking that binding would be extremely beneficial, he bound the core to his soul, and it began melting into his body as its functions unlocked.

• Ling Wuyuan recovered from the spiritual weakness left by traversing the river of time.
• Ling Wuyuan tried various passwords on the Intelligent Mind Core until he entered, “A gift—for my most beloved child, Kelvin,” and activated it.
• The Intelligent Mind Core transformed and prompted Ling Wuyuan to bind his soul information or enter Creator Modulation Mode.
• Ling Wuyuan used the Torrent of Destiny to confirm that binding would be extremely beneficial, then chose to bind his soul information.
• The core scanned Ling Wuyuan, unlocked all its functions, and began dissolving into his body as its prompts reminded him of a system cheat ability.

After the [Intelligent Mind Core] bound to Ling Wuyuan, he explored its functions and learned that it had last activated more than 287 million years ago. The fortress’s age and the power that had damaged it deepened his awe of the unknown figures involved, while strengthening his ambition to surpass them.

• Ling Wuyuan tested how he could make the [Intelligent Mind Core] leave and reenter his body, then reviewed its operating manual and Pavel’s greetings to Kelvin.
• Ling Wuyuan examined the [Intelligent Mind Core]’s real-time data and learned that Pavel had made its technology open to study and modification through [Creator Modulation Mode].
• Ling Wuyuan asked the AI when it had last activated, and it reported that 287,581,097 years, 11 months, 22 days, 14 hours, 35 minutes, and 14 seconds had passed.
• Ling Wuyuan reflected on the ancient fortress’s survival and the devastating Sword Qi that had crippled it, feeling reverence for its unknown assailant and resolving to surpass such power.

Ling Wuyuan tested the [Intelligent Mind Core]'s ability to create cultivation techniques, then used it to read information from a collection of alien storage discs. The discs began transmitting their contents, giving Ling Wuyuan access to the knowledge he valued most.

• Ling Wuyuan adapted the [Intelligent Mind Core]'s interfaces and supplied it with basic cultivation techniques and human body information.
• The [Intelligent Mind Core] created several hundred techniques up to the [Organ Fortification Realm], then deduced a few that could reach the [Qi Nourishing Realm].
• Ling Wuyuan judged the [Intelligent Mind Core] a useful tool and considered learning to manufacture it for Pei Yiman and others.
• Ling Wuyuan took out several [External Ultra-High Pressure Information Storage Discs], and the [Intelligent Mind Core] identified their contents.
• Ling Wuyuan ordered the [Intelligent Mind Core] to read all the discs, and it began transferring their information.

Ling Wuyuan discovered that the [Intelligent Mind Core] could not read all his [External Ultra-High Pressure Information Storage Discs] at once, then began learning psionics through a teaching simulation. Under Fajeris's guidance, he gained basic knowledge and watched demonstrations of psionic abilities.

• Ling Wuyuan realized the [Intelligent Mind Core] lacked the capacity to read the mountain of [External Ultra-High Pressure Information Storage Discs] all at once.
• After the core read dozens of discs, Ling Wuyuan opened Comprehensive Guide to Basic Psionic Teaching and entered teaching mode.
• Ling Wuyuan selected Fajeris, who explained that the simulated teachers drew on records from two hundred and twenty thousand Psionicists.
• Ling Wuyuan chose guided instruction over direct information transmission because he knew nothing about psionics.
• Fajeris taught Ling Wuyuan basic psionic knowledge and demonstrated its uses in destruction, defense, control, and healing.

Ling Wuyuan awakened psionic energy while practicing its techniques, discovering that he had possessed the latent potential all along. He contained the rapidly growing power and went to sleep to adjust to it as his body, soul, and abilities began evolving.

• Ling Wuyuan mastered psionic techniques but initially had no psionic energy, so he imitated the energy he had observed.
• Ling Wuyuan tried the awakening method in the Comprehensive Guide to Basic Psionic Teaching and unexpectedly awakened his latent psionic energy.
• Ling Wuyuan's psionic energy grew rapidly until it could threaten someone in the [Spirit Infusion Realm], astonishing both him and Fajeris.
• Ling Wuyuan shut down the guide, set up a formation barrier, and messaged Pei Yiman and the others not to disturb him.
• Ling Wuyuan went to sleep to adjust to the psionic energy as his body, soul, [innate divine ability], true essence, and power of the mind responded to it.

Ling Wuyuan completed another life-level evolution after his spiritual energy fused with his true essence and psychic power, gaining immense longevity, resilience, and control over energy. When he reunited with everyone, his transformed presence drew their attention, and Su Qingyue recognized a quality beyond the Divine Ability Realm.

• Ling Wuyuan's spiritual energy fused with his true essence and psychic power, triggering an evolution of his body and soul.
• Two days later, Ling Wuyuan emerged from an energy cocoon as his talismanic armor crumbled, and he discovered his lifespan and resistance had increased enormously.
• Ling Wuyuan found that energy gathered around him and weak attacks collapsed near him, while his Recombinable Divine Ability Mark had evolved.
• Wu Yanlian and Yan Xiujin competed to sniff Ling Wuyuan and argued over becoming his wife, while Xi Xianlan and Yao Yueyan cheered them on.
• Su Qingyue examined Ling Wuyuan and recognized a trait in him that did not belong to a Divine Ability Realm cultivator.

Su Qingyue sensed that heaven and earth’s spiritual energy instinctively gathered around Ling Wuyuan, a trait associated with the Heavenly Position Realm, and marveled at his extraordinary talent. She praised his rapid progress toward the True Form Realm and offered resources, leaving Yuan Yujun unsure whether she could advance before him.

• Su Qingyue sensed spiritual energy naturally protecting Ling Wuyuan and recognized a trait linked to the Heavenly Position Realm.
• Su Qingyue reflected that Ling Wuyuan’s display was astonishing for a Divine Ability Realm cultivator and felt both envious and pleased with her choice to support him.
• Su Qingyue teased Wu Yanlian and Yan Xiujin about their closeness while Wu Yanlian kept Yan Xiujin pinned and covered her mouth.
• Su Qingyue told Ling Wuyuan she believed he was close to the True Form Realm and offered him additional resources.
• Yuan Yujun felt gratified by Ling Wuyuan’s progress but worried that he might reach the True Form Realm before her.

Ling Wuyuan adapted to the newly fused True Essence while studying the advanced technology and virtual games stored on the discs. Su Qingyue gave him an early invitation to the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament, leaving him with a major event to consider.

• Ling Wuyuan concluded that his fused True Essence surpassed his former powers and focused on adapting to it rather than seeking more resources.
• Su Qingyue told Ling Wuyuan that the Grand Elders were stabilizing Youyue Great Marsh and planned to turn it into a fortified territory for Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Ling Wuyuan decided to investigate the depths of Youyue Great Marsh with the Torrent of Destiny once he had enough of the Law of Karma.
• Over the following week, Ling Wuyuan adapted to his new energy and explored the information discs, including highly realistic virtual games that he studied for insight into alien cultures.
• Su Qingyue gave Ling Wuyuan an early invitation to the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament, held every fifty years for cultivators no older than five hundred.

Ling Wuyuan learned that the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament was a prestigious event organized by Tianji City and agreed to participate. Su Qingyue intended to use his performance six months later to prove her judgment was right after the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion was criticized for recruiting him.

• Ling Wuyuan asked whether cultivators under five hundred years old, including True Form Realm cultivators, could enter the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament.
• Su Qingyue explained that young True Form Realm cultivators competed and that the tournament offered substantial rewards and prestige.
• Su Qingyue told Ling Wuyuan that Tianji City organized the tournament, with factions such as the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion contributing additional prizes.
• Su Qingyue hinted that she wanted Ling Wuyuan to compete, and he agreed, claiming it was entirely his own decision.
• Su Qingyue handed Ling Wuyuan the invitation and resolved to use his performance to answer critics who had disparaged her decision to recruit him.

Ling Wuyuan dismissed the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament invitation as an insignificant distraction and continued working toward combining the Divine Ability Marks of his Acquired Divine Abilities. He relied on the Torrent of Destiny and The Strong Remain Strong to force his progress, spending vast amounts of Law of Karma in pursuit of success.

• Ling Wuyuan examined the high-grade spirit jade invitation, then tossed it aside, caring little about the tournament or its organizers’ motives.
• Ling Wuyuan returned to studying his Acquired Divine Abilities and felt that combining their Divine Ability Marks was within reach.
• Ling Wuyuan kept activating the Torrent of Destiny and The Strong Remain Strong to push himself toward his goal and secure its success.
• Ling Wuyuan spent enormous amounts of Law of Karma, enabled by the uproar over his actions and Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s campaign against the Youyue Great Marsh.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized that the Torrent of Destiny supplied extra impetus while The Strong Remain Strong made his plan fundamentally possible.

Ling Wuyuan decided that perfecting his [Recombinable Divine Ability Mark] and strengthening his foundation would let him advance naturally to the [True Form Realm]. Meanwhile, Tianji City's City Lord learned the [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion] had agreed to the tournament and ordered branches to spread the news that Ling Wuyuan would compete.

• Ling Wuyuan reflected that completing his [Recombinable Divine Ability Mark] and mastering more [Acquired Divine Abilities] would make his advance to the [True Form Realm] natural, and he refused to risk weakening his foundation by advancing early.
• Ling Wuyuan idly imagined entering the [Yuting Martial Arts Tournament] as a [True Form Realm] cultivator and crushing his opponents in public.
• Tianji City's City Lord received confirmation that the [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion] had agreed to the tournament.
• Tianji City's City Lord ordered every branch to secretly spread the news that Ling Wuyuan intended to participate in the [Yuting Martial Arts Tournament].

Chen Ye saw Ling Wuyuan’s participation as a rare chance to break the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament’s longstanding growth bottleneck. He planned to promote Ling Wuyuan as the strongest young cultivator in the Silver Mist Sea Domain and draw ambitious fighters from across the region and beyond.

• Chen Ye reflected on the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s reputation as a powerful faction that stayed detached from worldly affairs and rarely contacted outsiders.
• After the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion replied quickly and unequivocally, Chen Ye concluded that it wanted an opportunity to display its strength.
• Chen Ye judged from footage of Ling Wuyuan’s strike on Haidu Island that few tournament entrants, including most True Form Realm cultivators, could withstand him.
• Chen Ye recognized Ling Wuyuan’s participation as a way to attract stronger competitors and raise the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament’s prestige.
• Chen Ye considered secretly publicizing Ling Wuyuan as the strongest young cultivator in the Silver Mist Sea Domain and framing victory over him as a path to becoming its future leader.

Chen Ye used Tianji City to publicize Ling Wuyuan’s participation in the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament, hoping to strengthen the event while Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion showcased its strength. Ling Wuyuan unknowingly benefited from the publicity as his Law of Karma increased, while factions and challengers across the Silver Mist Sea Domain and neighboring Domains took notice of him.

• Chen Ye decided that Tianji City would spread news of Ling Wuyuan’s participation, accepting the risks as part of the tournament’s wager.
• Tianji City quickly publicized Ling Wuyuan’s participation and prepared plans to promote him as a rising star of the Silver Mist Sea Domain.
• As the news spread, Ling Wuyuan noticed his harvested Law of Karma increasing but mistakenly attributed it to discoveries at the Youyue Great Marsh.
• Factions speculated about Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s intentions, while confident cultivators sought chances to challenge Ling Wuyuan.
• The news spread into neighboring Domains, where factions and prodigies began watching Ling Wuyuan and considering him a target.

Cultivators across the Silver Mist Sea Domain studied footage of Ling Wuyuan’s battles and realized how far his strength surpassed most of his peers. Tianji City’s attempt to make him a target instead succeeded in convincing many prodigies that he was genuinely formidable.

• Cultivators, especially young prodigies, watched recordings of Ling Wuyuan’s fights and tried to calculate how they might defeat him.
• Most viewers concluded that Ling Wuyuan could defeat them instantly, while only a tiny minority thought they could withstand his opening attack.
• Spectator and firsthand recordings shocked viewers by showing how Ling Wuyuan had defeated 1,829 opponents without killing them and controlled his strength precisely.
• People across the Silver Mist Sea Domain began discussing how tournament participants might stop Ling Wuyuan, with some suggesting they fight him together.
• Tianji City’s plan to build Ling Wuyuan’s reputation and provoke rivals proceeded smoothly as prodigies admitted that he was stronger than they were.

Ling Wuyuan harvested growing amounts of the Law of Karma while studying the Recombinable Divine Ability Mark and absorbing knowledge from ancient storage discs. The information left him uncertain about the civilization’s origins and unable to explain why he possessed psionic talent.

• Ling Wuyuan slowed his research because the Torrent of Destiny was struggling to harvest the rapidly growing Law of Karma, though he expected his research to be complete in two or three months.
• Ling Wuyuan used the Intelligent Mind Core to absorb knowledge from External Ultra-High Pressure Information Storage Discs, improving his use of psionic energy despite the painful and risky process.
• Ling Wuyuan learned that the ancient civilization had lived among numerous advanced alien civilizations in a starry sky, but he could not reconcile that account with the surrounding Domains.
• Ling Wuyuan considered whether the civilization had belonged to a vanished era, an unusual or distant Domain, or another spacetime entirely.
• Ling Wuyuan concluded through repeated tests that humans in the Silver Mist Sea Domain did not ordinarily possess psionic talent and wondered whether his own talent came from transmigrating with his body or from his previous life.

Ling Wuyuan examined how his body differed from the humans of his previous life and considered how his transmigration had given him cultivation and psionic talents. The [Torrent of Destiny] revealed that uncovering the truth about his former world would cost more karma than he could afford, but he learned he could locate it once he reached the [Void Glimpse Realm].

• Ling Wuyuan reasoned that humans from his previous life could not use conventional cultivation methods because their bodies were structurally incompatible with those of this world.
• Ling Wuyuan hypothesized that [The Strong Remain Strong] had helped his body adapt to the main spacetime's rules and granted him cultivation and psionic talents.
• Ling Wuyuan suspected that the blood-red meteor that caused his transmigration had arrived too suddenly to be explained by ordinary events in his previous life.
• Ling Wuyuan used the [Torrent of Destiny] to try to investigate his former world, but its astronomical karma price forced him to stop.
• Ling Wuyuan learned that he could locate his old home from his previous life after reaching the [Void Glimpse Realm] and decided he might return to investigate it.

Ling Wuyuan completed the [Recombinable Divine Ability Mark] and began integrating it into My Own Path, expecting to use it to cultivate and absorb Acquired Divine Abilities. Meanwhile, his [Soul Beacon] in [Dragon Beast Sea Ridge] evolved into a powerful, mobile entity that he regarded as a future [Clone] destined to consume the region.

• Ling Wuyuan used his growing reserves of the Law of Karma and increasing compatibility to complete the [Recombinable Divine Ability Mark] ahead of schedule.
• Ling Wuyuan began researching how to fuse the mark into My Own Path and expected that process to finish in about a week.
• Ling Wuyuan's [Soul Beacon] in [Dragon Beast Sea Ridge] awakened psionic power and swallowed the [Incubation Control Tower], transforming into a huge, claw-like monster.
• The [Soul Beacon] used its psychic and psionic fluctuations to invade nearby [Incubation Control Towers] and seize greater control over [Dragon Beast Sea Ridge].
• Ling Wuyuan recognized the evolving [Soul Beacon] as a potential [Clone] and decided that [Dragon Beast Sea Ridge] would become its nourishment.