Chapter Summaries

Gu Yang and Canglong Island’s soldiers fought for a full day and night to clear the undead from the Eastern Territory of Cangzhou. As the exhausted Gu Yang faced a Bone Clan assassin, he turned the fight around and killed him, leaving the soldiers cheering.

• Qin Wujiu sent Canglong Island’s army into battle, and Gu Yang and the arriving Deacons helped the soldiers hold back the undead.
• Gu Yang directed the defense and fought alongside the soldiers until they cleared the battlefield after a day and night of fighting.
• A Bone Clan assassin approached the exhausted Gu Yang and attacked with a poisoned Bone Spike Dagger, but Gu Yang’s instincts let him evade the surprise strike.
• Gu Yang activated Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales and fought the assassin head-on, breaking his dagger and injuring him with a powerful punch.
• Gu Yang pursued the wounded assassin and killed him with a full-powered blow as the soldiers cheered.

Gu Yang fought off a second Longevity Realm undead despite being exhausted, protecting the soldiers until he defeated it and the undead across the Eastern Territory were eliminated. The battle deepened his understanding of protection, and he condensed the Guardian Will, leaving him with a new level of power and responsibility toward the Human Race.

• Gu Yang rested to recover his stamina while Canglong Island's soldiers held the defensive line against waves of undead.
• A Longevity Realm undead appeared, targeted Gu Yang, and inflicted devastating losses on the soldiers before he could intervene.
• Gu Yang forced himself back into battle and fought the undead, holding his ground to protect the soldiers behind him.
• Gu Yang found an opening and destroyed the undead with a full-powered punch, inspiring the soldiers to fight on and defeat the remaining undead across the Eastern Territory.
• After the battle, Gu Yang reflected on those he had protected and the fallen soldiers, then condensed his spiritual will into the Guardian Will.

After returning home from the Eastern Territory war, Gu Yang reunited with his family and received Qin Wujiu’s reward and offer of promotion to Deacon. Gu Yang refused the early promotion and then visited Qin Hu, proposing a spar to show his current strength.

• Gu Yang returned to Canglong Island and reunited with Gu Yingying, Gu Dashan, and his mother, promising to stay home longer and sharing stories of the battlefield.
• After seven days of rest, Gu Yang met Qin Wujiu, who rewarded his military merits and advised him to remain on the island until he reached the Longevity Realm.
• Qin Wujiu offered to make Gu Yang a Deacon before his breakthrough, but Gu Yang declined to avoid resentment from the other Deacons and said he would earn the rank after reaching the Longevity Realm.
• Gu Yang visited Qin Hu, congratulated him on breaking through to the Longevity Realm, and suggested they spar to test his strength.

Gu Yang sparred with Qin Hu in a Longevity Realm Cultivation Room and decisively defeated him despite Qin Hu using Magic Power. After Qin Hu conceded, Gu Yang revealed he had passed the Heavenly Pass's twenty-second level, leaving Qin Hu stunned and Chai Yunqing impressed.

• Gu Yang challenged Qin Hu to a spar, and they went with Chai Yunqing to a Longevity Realm Cultivation Room.
• Qin Hu attacked Gu Yang first, but Gu Yang dodged his strike and forced him back with a palm.
• Qin Hu used his Magic Power and pressed the attack, but Gu Yang evaded his moves and repeatedly drove him off the platform.
• Gu Yang unleashed the Five Viscera Martial God’s power and sent Qin Hu flying from the platform, after which Qin Hu conceded defeat.
• Qin Hu said he had reached the Heavenly Pass's twenty-first level, and Gu Yang revealed he had passed the twenty-second before stopping at the twenty-third.
• Chai Yunqing came over and remarked that Qin Hu had been unable to gain an advantage against Gu Yang.

Gu Yang used a Nine-Orifice Golden Pill to accelerate his Marrow Cleansing cultivation, then continued training through repeated stays in the Secret Ground at the River Bottom. Meanwhile, an Earth Abyss emerged in Mo State and drew cultivators of many races into its depths; Gu Yang remained unaware as his Jingzhe Art reached Major Accomplishment.

• Gu Yang began secluded Marrow Cleansing cultivation and found that his progress was too slow.
• Gu Yang swallowed Qin Wujiu's Nine-Orifice Golden Pill, which increased his Jingzhe Art cultivation speed fivefold and reduced the pain of cleansing his marrow.
• A pillar of light appeared in Mo State and faded, leaving behind a mysterious Earth Abyss that Human Race, Sand Clan, and other race cultivators entered.
• Gu Yang ignored the tremor and continued cultivating in the Secret Ground at the River Bottom, unaware of the upheaval in Mo State.
• Gu Yang felt his Vitality Force reach a new level, and his displayed status showed Jingzhe Art at Major Accomplishment with 1001 of 4000 proficiency.

After a survivor revealed that the Earth Abyss contained a sealed Small World where cultivators were suppressed to the Body Realm, races across the world prepared to explore it. Meanwhile, Gu Yang emerged from half a year of seclusion having perfected the Marrow Cleansing Realm.

• A survivor escaped the Earth Abyss and revealed its Small World, where cultivation was suppressed and Spirit Creatures gathered in powerful tides.
• The Stone Race Elders decided to send Shi Yuan and an elite team to claim the Small World's resources.
• The Fey Race and Fire Race each decided to dispatch teams to explore the Small World.
• The Feather Race Saintess persuaded the Elders to send an elite scouting team, which set off for the Vast Continent.
• Gu Yang awoke in Canglong Island's Secret Ground at the River Bottom and sensed that his body, senses, and Martial Dao Will had strengthened.
• Gu Yang recognized that he had perfected the Marrow Cleansing Realm after six months of cultivation.

Gu Yang perfected the Jingzhe Art and advanced his Indestructible Body talent into an Indestructible Golden Body, greatly increasing his strength and defense. He then joined Canglong Island’s cultivators to hear about a dangerous expedition into the Earth Abyss Minor World, scheduled to begin in three days.

• Gu Yang completed the transformation of his body, and his Jingzhe Art reached perfection, triggering Potential Development.
• Gu Yang gained the Indestructible Golden Body, which absorbed his Nine Bulls Two Tigers and Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales talents.
• Helian Feng summoned Gu Yang to the Dragon River Realm’s Central Plaza, where Qin Wujiu announced an expedition to the Earth Abyss Minor World.
• Qin Wujiu explained the world’s dangers and cultivation restrictions, then ordered the gathered cultivators to assemble before the Main Island in three days.
• Canglan challenged Gu Yang to surpass him in the Earth Abyss Minor World, and Gu Yang accepted.

Gu Yang studied the newly formed Indestructible Golden Body and learned to control its golden threads before setting out with Canglan and Qin Wujiu's group for the Earth Abyss Minor World. After a seven-day journey, they arrived in Mo State, where Yellow Sand Hall Deacons prepared to escort them onward.

• Gu Yang tested the Indestructible Golden Body's rapid healing and golden shield, then discovered that its internal threads could pierce Black Steel Rock when gathered at his fingertip.
• Gu Yang spent three days practicing control of the golden threads and prepared for the dangerous journey into the Earth Abyss Minor World.
• Gu Yang met Canglan, who wore valuable silver battle armor, and the two boarded an Iron Winged Sky Peng with Qin Wujiu's group.
• The Iron Winged Sky Peng carried the group from Cangzhou to Mo State over seven days, while Gu Yang continued sensing and practicing with his golden threads.
• The group landed at a military city near the Earth Abyss, where Yellow Sand Hall Deacons greeted Qin Wujiu and were ordered to take them there.

Gu Yang and Canglong Island’s team traveled through the desert and entered the Earth Abyss Minor World, where rival races gathered at its entrance. After King Qianhuan revealed the true world gate, the Human Race and Sand Clan entered first, followed by the other races.

• The Yellow Sand Hall Deacons led Gu Yang and Canglong Island’s team across the desert and down into Earth Abyss.
• Gu Yang sensed distant water, and the team followed the Deacons through a rocky passage to an underground lake where teams from other races had gathered.
• A Three-Eyed Race expert ordered his companion to investigate Gu Yang, while Shi Yuan and his clansman disparaged the Human Race team.
• The Yellow Sand Hall Deacon warned Canglong Island’s people to avoid conflicts that might trigger a Spirit Tide and explained that entrants would be suppressed to the Body Realm.
• King Qianhuan revealed the true entrance beneath the lake, and Gu Yang’s team and the Sand Clan entered the Earth Abyss Minor World first.
• The other races entered after the Human Race and Sand Clan, beginning the expedition into the Small World.

Gu Yang entered the Small World and cautiously explored its ancient forest, discovering rare Spirit Plants and killing a Variant beast that guarded a Gold-Veined Herb. A brilliant beam then rose from the floating rocks, and Gu Yang rushed toward it.

• Gu Yang arrived on a vast plain in the Small World and cautiously made his way into the woodland.
• Gu Yang hid from a flock of powerful Variant birds, then continued exploring the forest and found a Spirit Wood and a soul-strengthening purple flower.
• Gu Yang discovered a Gold-Veined Herb guarded by a small Variant beast, killed the beast, and stored the herb in his Void Ring.
• Gu Yang sensed a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation and saw a beam of light rise from the floating rocks, then rushed toward it.

Gu Yang reached the Suspended Rock and found a powerful crystal protected by an invisible barrier. He killed the aliens who challenged him as more gathered, and the barrier vanished after absorbing the blood spilled in the battle.

• Gu Yang climbed the Suspended Rock and discovered that an invisible barrier blocked him from reaching the crystal.
• Gu Yang killed the Sand Clan Prodigy Fati in a brief fight, but the barrier remained in place.
• Gu Yang killed more aliens who tried to approach or provoke him as the contenders gathered on the rock.
• Gu Yang fought off a growing melee, leaving several alien warriors dead and the rest wary of him.
• The barrier absorbed the aliens’ blood, began to glow, and then vanished as Gu Yang watched.

Gu Yang seized the crystal, gained its mark, and defeated the Alien Race experts who tried to take it from him. Yan Jin then challenged him for the treasure, but after Gu Yang shattered his fire phoenix and struck, Yan Jin escaped with Void Shift, leaving Gu Yang to continue on.

• Gu Yang reached the crystal first, connected with its World Power, and received Mark Three as the crystal settled into his hand.
• Gu Yang killed the Feather Race warrior who attacked him, then defeated the Alien Race fighters who swarmed him for the treasure.
• After the last challenger fell, Gu Yang left the rock with the crystal, but Yan Jin arrived and demanded that he surrender it.
• Gu Yang and Yan Jin clashed, and Gu Yang destroyed Yan Jin's fire phoenix with a punch.
• Gu Yang struck Yan Jin, who disappeared using Void Shift, and Gu Yang sped away.

Gu Yang discovered that his crystal was the Number Three Key to the Inheritance Hall, then learned the hall required nine keys to open. While traveling through the Small World, he was caught in a Spirit Tide, escaped once, and realized it had tracked him down again.

• Gu Yang resonated with the crystal and entered a purple-misted space, where it activated the third of nine gates and revealed information about the Ladder World and the Inheritance Hall.
• Gu Yang learned that nine keys and nine candidates were needed to open the Inheritance Hall, and he tucked his key into his robes for safekeeping.
• After reaching the middle region of the Small World, Gu Yang sensed a Spirit Tide and fled with the key concealed on him.
• A group of Spirit Creatures blocked Gu Yang's escape, so he unleashed his strength, smashed through them, and raced out of the forest.
• Gu Yang thought he had shaken the Spirit Tide, but its cries returned, suggesting that some Spirit Creatures could track his location.

Gu Yang escaped the Spirit Tide by finding and destroying the Spirit Creature linked to the No. 3 Crystal in his chest. In the purple-fog space, he saw the fourth doorway light up and realized the fifth doorway had also been lit before he returned to the mountain forest and continued his journey.

• Gu Yang tested ways to evade the Spirit Tide, but it tracked him through a stream and a network of caves.
• Gu Yang sensed a thread connecting the Spirit Tide to the No. 3 Crystal in his chest and found the faintly glowing Spirit Creature at its other end.
• Gu Yang destroyed the unusual Spirit Creature, broke the tracking link, and fought his way out of the Spirit Tide.
• After confirming he had escaped, Gu Yang entered the purple-fog space and saw the fourth doorway begin to light up.
• Gu Yang watched the fifth doorway become fully lit, returned to the mountain forest, and set off to explore the world.

Gu Yang rescued a group of Great Brahma Heaven martial artists from the Black Demon Race and reunited with Fan Wanyang, who had been fighting three Black Demon prodigies. After arranging for the wounded to find shelter, Fan Wanyang invited Gu Yang to join him in exploring a nearby hidden place.

• Gu Yang heard a battle in the forest and rushed in to defeat the Black Demon Race warriors besieging several Human Race fighters.
• The fighters’ leader thanked Gu Yang and explained that they belonged to Great Brahma Heaven and had been ambushed while Fan Wanyang was held back by three Black Demon prodigies.
• Fan Wanyang returned unharmed, greeted Gu Yang, and credited him with saving the wounded fighters.
• Fan Wanyang ordered the group to find a safe place to recover, then invited Gu Yang to explore a nearby hidden place and share any gains according to their contributions.

Gu Yang agreed to help Fan Wanyang seize a secret realm after learning it held a mysterious crystal that could be the key to the Inheritance Hall. Gu Yang overwhelmed the Black Demon Race guards outside while Fan Wanyang fought their three prodigies inside, and the battle remained unresolved as the guards fled toward the secret realm in panic.

• Gu Yang agreed to accompany Fan Wanyang to the secret realm to keep its mysterious crystal from the Black Demon Race.
• Gu Yang and Fan Wanyang found Black Demon Race forces guarding the secret realm, and Gu Yang charged at the guards while Fan Wanyang slipped inside.
• Fan Wanyang confronted the three Black Demon Race prodigies and fought them alone as Gu Yang drew the guards' attention.
• Gu Yang defeated the guards with overwhelming force and gravely wounded a powerful Black Demon Race warrior wielding a battle-axe.
• Fan Wanyang suppressed the three prodigies despite his own injuries, while fleeing Black Demon Race guards reached the battle and feared that Gu Yang was close behind.

Gu Yang cleared the Black Demon Race warriors while Fan Wanyang fought their three great geniuses for control of the hidden realm. As the Black Demon Race leaders tried to flee, Gu Yang killed Jialun, and Fan Wanyang beheaded another genius.

• Fan Wanyang used Gu Yang's arrival as an opening to intensify his attack on Nuoyuan and the other Black Demon Race geniuses.
• Gu Yang drove the Black Demon Race warriors from the battlefield, then held back while Fan Wanyang fought the three leaders.
• Fan Wanyang wounded one of the geniuses and gradually forced the trio onto the defensive until they split up to escape.
• Jialun charged at Gu Yang, but Gu Yang overwhelmed him with punches and shattered his spine.
• Gu Yang killed Jialun with a kick to the forehead, while Fan Wanyang's sword beheaded another Black Demon Race genius.

Gu Yang and Fan Wanyang opened an ancient altar’s barrier and found a crystal that was another key to the Inheritance Hall. Gu Yang took the crystal and proposed trading it to Fan Wanyang for an equivalent price, then waited to see whether the Spirit Tide would test Fan Wanyang before deciding whether he was fit to receive it.

• Gu Yang and Fan Wanyang explored the hidden realm and found a crystal sealed on an ancient altar.
• After their initial attempts failed, Gu Yang and Fan Wanyang studied the altar’s runes and activated the sequence that broke the barrier.
• The crystal rejected Gu Yang but conveyed information to Fan Wanyang, and Gu Yang claimed it was a key to the Inheritance Hall.
• Gu Yang pretended the crystal had chosen him, then offered to give it to Fan Wanyang in exchange for benefits of equivalent value.
• Gu Yang returned to Great Brahma Heaven’s camp with Fan Wanyang and waited for the Spirit Tide; at dawn, Fan Wanyang approached him to negotiate.

Fan Wanyang traded his Divine Beast contract quota for the Crystal Key, then joined Gu Yang in testing whether he could survive the Spirit Tide that hunted its bearer. After Fan Wanyang found and killed the creature tracking the crystal, he and Gu Yang escaped the tide.

• Fan Wanyang offered Gu Yang a quota to contract a descendant of Saint Fan's Guardian Divine Beast in exchange for the crystal, and they signed a contract document.
• Gu Yang handed Fan Wanyang the Crystal Key and led him away from camp to test a theory; they searched the hidden area where the crystal had been found and collected its treasures.
• After half a day, the Spirit Tide arrived, and Gu Yang warned Fan Wanyang that a Spirit Creature could track the crystal and draw the tide toward its bearer.
• Unable to locate the tracking creature on his own, Fan Wanyang used a gemstone to amplify his Soul Secret Power and detected the creature's concealed soul fluctuation.
• Fan Wanyang charged through the Spirit Tide and killed the dark-blue-scaled creature tracking his crystal, while Gu Yang dealt with another creature; the two then escaped the tide.

Canglan used his Sky-Soaring Battle Armor and powerful equipment to defeat a Feather Race prodigy, drive off the Feather Race, and claim a Crystal Key. Elsewhere, Shi Yuan fought through a Spirit Tide toward another Crystal Key, but a flame-wreathed figure reached it first.

• Canglan flew into the Feather Race formation and slaughtered its warriors while the Human Race held the Crystal Barrier.
• Canglan defeated the Feather Race prodigy and forced the remaining Feather Race warriors to flee.
• Canglan opened the Crystal Barrier and claimed the Crystal Key.
• Yan Jin killed a Human Race expert with a fire dragon, while the Sand Clan prodigy killed a Fey Race expert with a Sand Sword.
• Shi Yuan advanced through the Spirit Tide in giant form, smashing Spirit Creatures aside as he approached the newly risen Crystal Key.
• A flame-wreathed figure reached the Crystal Key before Shi Yuan, who furrowed his brows and swung his right hand down.