Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Little Green and Yang Qingyun travel to the East Sea's Grotto-heaven Secret Realm.
• Yang Qingyun attempts to retrieve a treasure at the core using Little Green's Flood Dragon corpse.
• Despite multiple attempts, they fail to reach the core due to an unknown force.
• Little Green merges with the Flood Dragon corpse and discovers it was once its home.
• Little Green breaks through the barrier, revealing a path to the core.

Character Developments

• Little Green demonstrates initiative and determination in trying to help Yang Qingyun.
• Yang Qingyun shows curiosity and patience in pursuing the treasure at the core.
• Yang Qingyun reveals his ability to harvest world origin power from minor worlds.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and knowledge.
• The bond between master and servant, shown in Little Green's dedication to Yang Qingyun.
• The mysteries of ancient creatures and their connection to the creation era.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun and Little Green work together to reach the core, showing trust and understanding between them.
• Little Green's actions demonstrate loyalty and a desire to prove itself to Yang Qingyun.
• Yang Qingyun's patience and understanding allow Little Green to attempt a new approach.

Off-screen Event

• A group of powerful beings discuss selecting Yang Qingyun for the Seed Plan. One of them objects, indicating potential conflict or interest in Yang Qingyun.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A meeting is held to select a 'Seed' (talented individual) from each of the Ninety-Nine Prefectures for a special cultivation plan.
• Yang Qingyun, a young prodigy from the Eastern Continent, is initially proposed as the Seed for his prefecture.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable objects to Yang Qingyun's selection, suspecting him to be an outsider expert reincarnated into this world.
• Due to the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's objection, Yang Qingyun is disqualified, and Qi Tian, the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's disciple, is chosen as the Seed for the Eastern Continent instead.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable is revealed to be a veteran expert with a personal grudge against Yang Qingyun, as one of his disciples was killed by him.
• Yang Qingyun's rapid cultivation progress raises suspicions among the meeting attendees, leading to the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's objection.
• Qi Tian, the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's disciple, is introduced as the new Seed for the Eastern Continent.

Significant Themes

• The rapid cultivation progress of Yang Qingyun raises questions about his true origins and potential threats he might pose.
• The meeting attendees' concern about the potential risks of selecting an outsider expert as a Seed highlights the importance of trust and security in their community.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable expresses his disapproval of Yang Qingyun's selection and hints at his personal vendetta against him.
• The Pure Yang Dao Venerable, who initially proposed Yang Qingyun, remains silent after the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's objection.
• The meeting attendees discuss and agree on Qi Tian as the new Seed for the Eastern Continent, with the Dao Ancestor's avatar announcing the decision.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Three months pass in the East Sea region's Grotto-heaven Secret Realm.
• Yang Qingyun, in a vast consciousness space, witnesses and absorbs the memories of a black dragon soul, which then dissipates.
• He discovers that the core of the Grotto-heaven Secret Realm contains a Dao fruit formed by an ancient Flood Dragon's original body, which can directly propel a martial artist to the Dao Integration Realm.
• Yang Qingyun decides not to refine the Dao fruit to avoid being influenced by its Great Dao and cutting off his future path.
• Instead, he absorbs the pure mana essence surrounding the Dao fruit, breaking through to the peak of the Supreme Dao Realm, one step away from Dao Integration.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun demonstrates self-control and wisdom by resisting the temptation of the Dao Integration Realm, learning from his past life's mistakes.
• He advances significantly in his cultivation, reaching the peak of the Supreme Dao Realm.

Significant Themes

• Temptation and self-control: Yang Qingyun resists the allure of immediate power to maintain his future growth potential.
• The consequences of shortcuts: Refining the Dao fruit would cut off Yang Qingyun's future cultivation progress.
• The value of experience: Yang Qingyun's past life lessons help him make the right decision in the present.

Character Interactions

• There are no direct interactions with other characters in this chapter, as Yang Qingyun is alone in his cultivation process.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Qingyun, with his profound accumulation in the Essence, Qi, and Spirit Three Gates, breaks through to the peak of the Third Heaven of the Supreme Realm after refining the mana origin from a Dao fruit creation.
• A black dragon soul, revealed to be the Grotto-heaven Spirit of the Secret Realm, invades Yang Qingyun's Sea of Consciousness.
• Yang Qingyun discovers the Grotto-heaven Spirit's weakness to dream power and defeats it, absorbing some of its memories.
• The Grotto-heaven Spirit's past is revealed: it manipulated a black snake to become a black Flood Dragon, intending to use it to return to the Grotto-heaven Secret Realm. The plan failed, and the Grotto-heaven Spirit hid within the Flood Dragon's corpse until it was discovered by Yang Qingyun.
• The Grotto-heaven Spirit planned to use Yang Qingyun to return to the Grotto-heaven Secret Realm and attempt body snatching. However, Yang Qingyun's actions didn't go as the Grotto-heaven Spirit expected, leading to its defeat.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun advances to the peak of the Supreme Realm and demonstrates his resilience and adaptability in dealing with the Grotto-heaven Spirit.
• The Grotto-heaven Spirit, despite its cunning and manipulative nature, ultimately fails in its plans due to underestimating Yang Qingyun.

Significant Themes

• Trust and betrayal: The Grotto-heaven Spirit's manipulation of the black snake and Flood Dragon highlights the theme of trust being used and ultimately leading to betrayal.
• Adaptation and resilience: Yang Qingyun's ability to adapt to new situations, like dealing with the Grotto-heaven Spirit, showcases his resilience.
• The consequences of one's actions: The Grotto-heaven Spirit's past actions lead to its eventual downfall.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun vs. the Grotto-heaven Spirit: Their interaction is a battle of wits and power, with Yang Qingyun ultimately outmaneuvering the Grotto-heaven Spirit.
• The Grotto-heaven Spirit's past interactions with the black snake and Flood Dragon illustrate its manipulative nature and the consequences of its actions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Qingyun explores the Grotto-heaven Spirit's memories.
• He learns about the Spirit's origin: a consciousness born from the divine soul fragments of an ancient Flood Dragon, which was slain by a mysterious Daoist.
• The Flood Dragon's strength was far beyond ordinary Heavenly Venerates at the Dao Integration realm.
• Qingyun resists the temptation to absorb the Spirit's power, avoiding being body snatched.
• He gains immense rewards: his cultivation reaches the peak of the Supreme Realm's Third Heaven, and he learns ancient secrets.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun demonstrates restraint and wisdom by not absorbing the Grotto-heaven Spirit's power, showing growth in his cultivation journey.
• The Grotto-heaven Spirit, despite its immense power, is ultimately killed by Qingyun's dream power.

Significant Themes

• Greed vs. Restraint: Qingyun's restraint saves him from a great danger, highlighting the theme of avoiding greed in cultivation.
• Ancient History and Secrets: The chapter delves into the world's ancient history, revealing truths hidden from the present era.

Character Interactions

• The chapter primarily focuses on Yang Qingyun's interaction with the Grotto-heaven Spirit's memories, rather than direct interactions with other characters. However, it mentions the Xuantian Sect and the Peerless Swordsman, hinting at potential future interactions.

• Yang Qingyun gains ancient secret information from the Grotto-heaven Spirit's memories, which is more valuable than direct power enhancement but has little immediate practical use.
• He learns that the Xuantian Ancestor was born in the Xuantian Cultivation World, raising questions about the invasion of the Xuantian Realm in the Southern Heaven Domain.
• Yang Qingyun becomes anxious and vigilant due to the interconnected clues about dream power, the Xuantian Sect, Reincarnation Sect, and Sacred Extremity Sect.
• He decides to focus on improving his strength, aiming to reach the Dao Integration stage.
• After a month of observation and comprehension, Yang Qingyun finally understands the Path of Dao Integration.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Qingyun comprehends the concept of Dao Integration after a month of study.
• He understands that advancing to the Dao Integration Realm is extremely challenging and time-consuming, potentially taking a thousand years of closed-door cultivation.
• Yang Qingyun learns that he was not selected for the Dao Alliance's Seed Plan due to opposition from the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable.
• Yang Qingyun decides to traverse the Myriad Worlds to accumulate power and advance to the Dao Integration Realm more quickly.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun gains a deeper understanding of the Dao Integration Realm and its challenges.
• He becomes more determined to advance to the Dao Integration Realm, especially with the threat of the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable looming.
• Yang Qingyun remains resilient and focused on his goals despite setbacks, such as not being selected for the Seed Plan.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and enlightenment in the cultivation world.
• The challenges and obstacles in advancing to higher realms.
• The importance of determination and resilience in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun interacts with Ye Piaoling through the White Jade Through-Spirit Mirror, learning about his rejection from the Seed Plan.
• Yang Qingyun reflects on the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable, his formidable enemy, further fueling his desire to advance to the Dao Integration Realm.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ten years have passed since the Spiritual Qi Resurgence, leading to an unprecedented boom in martial artists, with many high-level martial artists emerging.
• Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable visits Old Ancestor Tianji, seeking help to find Yang Qingyun, whom he believes is a reincarnated powerful being from the Outer Regions.
• Old Ancestor Tianji uses his chessboard to track Yang Qingyun, initially struggling to find him as he's not within the Three Realms and Five Elements. After recalculating, he locates Yang Qingyun in the Southern Heaven Domain of the Eastern Continent.

Character Developments

• Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable: Shows determination in finding Yang Qingyun and eliminating him to prevent intelligence leakage before the great changes occur.
• Old Ancestor Tianji: Demonstrates his powerful tracking abilities using his chessboard, which seems to reflect heavenly mechanisms and fate.

Significant Themes

• The rapid growth and changes in the martial world due to the Spiritual Qi Resurgence.
• The concern and unease among high-level martial artists about the potential future changes.
• The power dynamics and information gap between lower and higher realms of cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable and Old Ancestor Tianji: They meet as equals, with Heavenly Gate seeking Old Ancestor's help in finding Yang Qingyun. Old Ancestor initially seems surprised by Heavenly Gate's request but agrees to help.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable leaves after receiving a jade talisman from Old Ancestor Tianji.
• Old Ancestor Tianji is puzzled by the strange results of the Fate Chessboard, suggesting the kid might have left and returned to the world.
• A powerful energy wave erupts, shaking the entire heaven and earth, even penetrating the heavily restricted Sitianjian.
• Old Ancestor Tianji and others rush to the Heavenly Palace, finding the Dao Ancestor severely injured.
• The Dao Ancestor reveals that the Heavenly Pass has fallen, and people from the Xuantian Realm can now enter the Nine Heavens Realm with full strength.
• He orders everyone to be vigilant and accelerate the Seed Plan to cultivate a savior before the Heavenly Dao's rejection of the Xuantian Realm people disappears.

Character Developments

• Old Ancestor Tianji shows concern and confusion about the kid's whereabouts and the strange fate readings.
• The Dao Ancestor reveals his vulnerability and the seriousness of the situation, showing a level of desperation not seen before.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Xuantian Realm and the Nine Heavens Realm intensifies, with the balance of power shifting.
• The theme of fate and its manipulation is explored through the Fate Chessboard and Old Ancestor Tianji's confusion.

Character Interactions

• Old Ancestor Tianji and the Dao Ancestor interact, with the latter revealing critical information about the current state of affairs.
• The gathering of powerful figures in the Heavenly Palace indicates unity and shared concern among the leaders of the Nine Heavens Realm.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Qingyun crosses worlds and takes over a dying person's body in a barbaric world.
• He quickly deciphers the unique battle patterns and reaches the peak of human strength in that world.
• He leaves the tribe, explores the barbaric lands, and creates a cultivation system suitable for that world.
• After teaching the cultivation system to the humans, he becomes the worshipped Dao Ancestor.
• He briefly experiences the power of governing a world and traversing time but is forced to ascend.
• In the second world, a technological and class-stratified society, he reincarnates as a commoner whose parents were killed by nobles.

Character Development

• Yang Qingyun demonstrates his adaptability and strength, quickly mastering the new world's battle patterns and creating a cultivation system.
• He remains focused on his goal of advancing to Dao Integration, refusing to be swayed by power or worship.
• He experiences and resists the temptation of immense power and control.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for survival and power in different worlds.
• The temptation and consequences of immense power.
• The contrast between barbaric and technological societies, and their respective challenges.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun interacts with the barbaric humans, who see him as a Holy Son and want him to lead them.
• He briefly experiences the faith of all beings in the barbaric world.
• In the second world, he witnesses the harsh treatment of commoners by nobles, fueling his anger.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The story is set in a dystopian world ruled by an empire where nobles, known as celestials, have absolute power over commoners.
• The empire practices a strict caste system, with no upward mobility for commoners, leading to extreme oppression and despair.
• Yang Qingyun, a transmigrated character, witnesses the cruelty of this world firsthand when his parents are killed, and he's targeted by gangs and exploiters.
• Yang Qingyun decides to fight back against the empire's injustices, abandoning his original plan and creating an extreme cultivation technique driven by pure emotions and slaughter.
• Over three years, Yang Qingyun single-handedly takes down the celestial class, toppling the empire and its Heavenly Court.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun: Transforms from a helpless commoner to a powerful rebel against the empire's injustices. His experiences fuel his desire for revenge and drive his cultivation growth at an incredible speed.
• Celestial Nobles: Initially portrayed as powerful, cruel, and untouchable, they are ultimately defeated by Yang Qingyun, revealing their vulnerability despite their strength.

Significant Themes

• Oppression and Despair: The empire's caste system leads to widespread oppression, bullying, and chaos, causing immense despair among commoners.
• Power and Corruption: The celestial nobles' absolute power leads to corruption and wickedness, with their hearts being "wicked and cruel beyond human imagination."
• Revenge and Justice: Yang Qingyun's desire for revenge against the empire's injustices drives the plot and his character development.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun vs. Gangs and Exploiters: Yang Qingyun's initial interactions with street gangs and exploiters lead him to decide to fight back against the empire's injustices.
• Yang Qingyun vs. Celestial Nobles: Throughout the chapter, Yang Qingyun's interactions with celestial nobles, from witnessing their cruelty to ultimately defeating them, drive the plot and his character development.
• Yang Qingyun vs. The Empire: Yang Qingyun's interactions with the empire as a whole, from witnessing its oppression to toppling it, highlight the theme of power and corruption.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Qingyun, driven by rage and malevolence, defeats the celestial beings and nobles, ending their oppressive rule.
• He achieves a breakthrough, ascending beyond the world and gaining the ability to enter the chaotic universe.
• Yang Qingyun returns to the main world after thirty years, having perfected the Blood Demon Path and collected knowledge from the conquered world.
• He discovers that the conquered world had previously invaded the main world, leading to his parents' death and his transmigration.
• Yang Qingyun returns to the main world, ready to attempt a breakthrough to the Dao Integration Realm.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun's power and understanding of the Dao grow significantly. He perfects the Blood Demon Path and gains insights into the interconnectedness of worlds and karma.
• The surviving humans in the conquered world begin to rebuild their society, appreciating their newfound freedom despite the challenges.

Significant Themes

• Oppression and freedom: The contrast between the lives of the commoners under the celestial beings' rule and their newfound freedom after Yang Qingyun's victory.
• The interconnectedness of worlds and karma: Yang Qingyun's discovery that the conquered world had invaded the main world, leading to his transmigration and eventual return.
• The pursuit of power and understanding: Yang Qingyun's relentless pursuit of strength and knowledge, driving him to conquer worlds and attempt breakthroughs.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun interacts with the celestial beings and nobles, ultimately defeating them and ending their rule.
• The surviving humans in the conquered world interact with each other, rebuilding their society and appreciating their newfound freedom.
• Yang Qingyun interacts with the forces from the Outer Regions in the main world, helping to defend against their invasion.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Qingyun transmigrates to a third world with a lower cultivation ceiling than previous worlds.
• He creates a new cultivation path by combining local methods and his own knowledge.
• His teachings cause a sensation, leading to a trend of seeking immortality.
• Yang Qingyun reaches the peak of his world's cultivation and prepares to attempt Dao Integration in the main world.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun:
  • Shows his ability to adapt and innovate in new worlds.
  • Reaches the peak of his current world's cultivation.
  • Prepares to attempt Dao Integration in the main world.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and innovation in new environments.
• The pursuit of power and enlightenment.
• The impact of a single individual on the world.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun interacts with a disciple who becomes a legendary figure.
• Yang Qingyun's actions influence the entire world, causing a trend of seeking immortality.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable from the Central Continent arrives in the Eastern Continent, causing widespread disruption.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's departure causes a chaotic energy storm, confirming the reality of his appearance.
• Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque discuss the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's arrival and decide to follow him.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable tracks Yang Qingyun to the East Sea in the Southern Heaven Domain.
• He senses an intruder from the Xuantian Cultivation World and strikes with a powerful palm attack, causing massive destruction.

Character Developments

• Liu Xingfeng: Recognizes the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable and understands the threat he poses. Decides to follow him to potentially witness a Dao Integration Supreme Realm expert's actions, which could help him break through his cultivation bottleneck.
• Song Tianque: Realizes the vast gap between him and the Dao Integration Supreme Realm. Decides to follow the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable to witness his actions, even at the risk of death.
• Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable: Tracks Yang Qingyun and expresses eagerness to confront him. Senses an intruder and attacks without hesitation.

Significant Themes

• Power and Fear: The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's presence instills fear in others due to his immense power and the vast gap between his cultivation realm and theirs.
• Cultivation Ambition: Characters like Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque are willing to take risks to witness a Dao Integration Supreme Realm expert's actions, hoping it will help them advance in their cultivation.
• Arrogance and Hubris: The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's actions are driven by his desire for entertainment and satisfaction, showing his disregard for others and the consequences of his actions.

Character Interactions

• Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque: Old friends who discuss the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's arrival and decide to follow him, each for their own reasons.
• Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable and the Xuantian Cultivation World Intruder: The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable senses the intruder and attacks without hesitation, showing his disregard for their presence and actions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A group of disheveled figures, seemingly from the Xuantian Realm, ascend from the abyss.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable questions them about their presence in the Eastern Continent, noting its weakness compared to other regions.
• He suspects that the figures are after a great opportunity hidden in the desolate land, possibly related to Yang Qingyun's rapid cultivation progress.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable speculates that the opportunity might be connected to the Xuantian Ancestor, one of the Creation Seven Ancestors from the ancient era, and could potentially lead to breaking through the current peak of the Martial Path.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable demonstrates his calm and analytical nature, quickly discerning the underlying reason for the intruders' presence.
• He reveals his ambition and desire for power, showing interest in the potential opportunity that could lead to the Ancestor Realm.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and the desire to break through cultivation limits.
• The legacy of the ancient era and the search for lost knowledge.
• The suppression of the Heavenly Dao and the struggle against it.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable interacts with the intruders, questioning them about their intentions and expressing his suspicions.
• There's no direct interaction with other characters in this chapter, but the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's thoughts reveal his knowledge of past events involving the Xuantian Realm and the Wind Thunder Pavilion.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable suspects that the Xuantian Ancestor left something behind in the world and decides to investigate.
• He attacks the Xuantian Realm cultivators, who reveal the existence of a Grotto-Heaven World related to the Xuantian Ancestor.
• The square-faced man banishes the Grotto-Heaven World into the chaos depths to prevent the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable from finding it.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable decides to refine the entire Southern Heaven Domain to locate the Grotto-Heaven World.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable becomes increasingly obsessed with finding the Xuantian Ancestor's legacy, prioritizing it over avenging Yang Qingyun.
• The square-faced man remains calm and composed, revealing his determination to protect the Xuantian Ancestor's legacy and his faith in the eventual return of Xuantian Realm powerhouses.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and obsession: The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's single-minded pursuit of power and the Xuantian Ancestor's legacy leads him to disregard the lives of trillions of beings.
• Loyalty and determination: The square-faced man's unwavering commitment to protecting the Xuantian Ancestor's legacy, even in the face of certain capture and potential death.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable and the square-faced man engage in a battle of wits, with the square-faced man successfully hiding the Grotto-Heaven World's location.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's growing obsession leads him to disregard the square-faced man's warnings about the consequences of refining the world.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable plans to refine the world to find a hidden Grotto-Heaven World, potentially advancing to the Creation Ancestor Realm.
• A square-faced man, an incarnation of a powerful Outer Regions expert (Yuanzun), threatens the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable, warning him about the consequences of his actions.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable crushes the Xuantian Realm cultivators, including the square-faced man, but is aware of the threat posed by Yuanzun.
• He begins the refining process, causing an apocalyptic disaster in the Southern Heaven Domain, with the sky turning dark and living beings feeling a sense of impending doom.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable: Shows ambition, determination, and a lack of concern for the lives of others. He is aware of the threat posed by Yuanzun but remains resolute in his plans.
• Yuanzun (through his incarnation): Demonstrates immense power and a willingness to intervene in the affairs of the world, hinting at his interest in the events unfolding.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and its consequences: The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable's ambition to reach the Creation Ancestor Realm leads him to disregard the lives of trillions of beings and potentially cause an apocalyptic disaster.
• Power dynamics: The interaction between the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable and Yuanzun highlights the power dynamics between different realms and the consequences of underestimating one's opponents.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable and Yuanzun's incarnation (square-faced man): Their interaction showcases the power disparity between them, with the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable initially dismissive but later acknowledging Yuanzun's threat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerate descends on the Southern Heaven Domain, intending to refine the entire region, causing widespread panic and outrage.
• Native Eastern Continent experts witness the event, realizing the severity of the situation.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerate begins the refinement process, leading to the deaths of countless commoners and low-level martial artists.

Character Developments

• Liu Xingfeng: Realizes the importance of having a Dao Integration Supreme Realm expert from the Eastern Continent to prevent such calamities. He hopes that the next generation, particularly Yang Qingyun and the Son of Destiny, can reach this realm.
• Song Tianque: Determined to reach the Dao Integration Supreme Realm, despite the strength of the Heavenly Gate Dao Venerate.
• Heavenly Gate Dao Venerate: Shows no regard for the lives of the common people, demonstrating the power and ruthlessness of a Dao Integration Supreme Realm expert.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the vulnerability of the weak in the face of overwhelming strength.
• The importance of regional protection and the need for local Supreme Realm experts.
• The consequences of cultural and historical severance, leading to repeated calamities.

Character Interactions

• Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque discuss the situation, with Liu Xingfeng expressing hope for the next generation's potential Supreme Realm experts.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerate's actions cause widespread fear and anger among the native experts and common people, highlighting the disconnect between the powerful and the weak.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Ancestor discovers the Grotto-Heaven World, severed by the square-faced man, and attempts to control it using his immense Great Dao power.
• Yang Qingyun, who recently achieved Dao Integration, is awakened by the Heavenly Gate Dao Ancestor's power surge.
• The power surge causes violent tremors, destroying smaller secret realms and causing widespread panic in the Southern Heaven Domain.
• Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque, Eastern Continent's peak experts, decide to retreat, acknowledging the Heavenly Gate Dao Ancestor's power as unstoppable.

Character Developments

• Yang Qingyun successfully reaches the Dao Integration Realm and begins refining his new power, but is interrupted by the Heavenly Gate Dao Ancestor's actions.
• Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque, despite their power, feel helpless against the Heavenly Gate Dao Ancestor, leading to frustration and a desire for revenge once they advance.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Dao Integration Realm and its impact on the world.
• The helplessness of lesser cultivators against overwhelming power.
• The desire for revenge and growth in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• Yang Qingyun's interaction with Little Green is minimal, with Little Green only reacting to the power surge.
• Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque discuss their powerlessness and decide to retreat together.
• The Heavenly Gate Dao Ancestor is not directly interacted with, but his actions drive the plot and cause widespread panic.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable locates the Grotto-Heaven World and attempts to seize it.
• An overwhelming, dimension-defying power attacks and destroys the area, leaving a 100,000 li void.
• Two figures, one of which is revealed to be Yang Qingyun, confront each other in the void's depths.

Character Developments

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable shows shock and anger at the sudden attack, revealing his fear of the power's source.
• Yang Qingyun, previously thought to be dead, is revealed to have advanced to the Dao Integration Realm in a short time, shocking Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque.

Significant Themes

• The power and fear of the Dao Integration Supreme Realm.
• The impact of a single individual on the world, as seen by the destruction caused by Yang Qingyun's attack.
• The theme of recognition and disbelief, as Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque struggle to accept Yang Qingyun's advancement.

Character Interactions

• The Heavenly Gate Dao Venerable and Yang Qingyun face off, with the former demanding the latter's identity.
• Liu Xingfeng and Song Tianque react to Yang Qingyun's appearance, with the former expressing disbelief and the latter deciding to investigate.
• Other martial artists rush to witness the battle between the two Dao Integration Realm experts.