Chapter Summaries

Zhang Qing broke through to the Moon-Shattering Realm and joined the battle against the pursuing family ancestors and Moth Specter. After holding his own against Yu Tianhai and awakening the Blazing Fire secret skill, Zhang Qing triggered an echo from the Pendulum of Fate, drawing everyone’s attention.

• Yang Man and Zhang Qing were surrounded by the Moth Specter and several family ancestors as they pursued them.
• Zhang Qing spent 72 Attribute Points to upgrade his techniques, broke through to the Moon-Shattering Realm, and charged at Yu Tianhai.
• Yu Tianhai struck Zhang Qing, but Zhang Qing survived the blow and fought back with Sky-Opening Slash and Chuan Shattering Steps.
• Zhang Qing used his Adamantine Weapon to unleash Blazing Fire, a secret skill he comprehended during the fight, forcing Yu Tianhai to retreat.
• Yu Tianhai rose into the air to attack, while Zhang Qing’s spiritual power surged and the Pendulum of Fate’s echo rang out, turning everyone’s attention toward him.

Zhang Qing entered the battle in Zi City and was nearly killed by the Moth Ghoul and the other fighters surrounding him. As he fought to survive, he chose his Sequence Path and began a dangerous coronation, though Yun Xiaoxi doubted he would reach its first Waypoint.

• Yu Jiyuan ordered Zhang Qing killed after Zhang Qing entered the fray and triggered the Pendulum of Fate.
• The Moth Ghoul shattered Zhang Qing's weapon and blasted him into the ruins, but Zhang Qing stood up with most of his health remaining.
• The fighters attacked Zhang Qing together, leaving him badly wounded and costing him nearly half his Blood Volume.
• Zhang Qing recalled that he had gained strength to survive the coming calamity and protect Blue Star, then vowed not to be killed.
• A storm of spiritual attributes gathered as the bells of fate rang, and Zhang Qing chose Survival as his Sequence Path.
• Yun Xiaoxi realized Zhang Qing's coronation had begun and wondered whether he would reach his first Waypoint.

Zhang Qing survived the Sunrise Realm experts’ assault long enough to activate the Star Steel and complete his transformation into a Sequence User. He found his Waypoint, Evolution, and faced his enemies with new powers.

• Yu Jiyuan and the other Sunrise Realm experts attacked Zhang Qing, but his mental storm and immense vitality reduced their damage until he reached a health lock.
• Zhang Qing crushed a Square Crystal and activated the Star Steel, which melted over him to form armor.
• Zhang Qing traced the history of life on Blue Star and found Evolution as his Waypoint, with surrounding Origin Points.
• The Pendulum of Fate echoed as Zhang Qing became a Sequence User, and silver armor and points of light crowned him.
• Zhang Qing inspected his expanded health limit and new Evolution ability, then told everyone the show was beginning.

Zhang Qing transformed into a Heavenly Demon and used his evolved Chuan Blood Spring and Armor to overpower Moth Ghoul and the gathered ancestors. He focused his attack on Chuan Kuangxue, driving him back as the battle continued.

• Yu Jiyuan ordered Moth Ghoul and the others to surround and kill Zhang Qing, while Moth Ghoul took the lead as a stronger attacker.
• Zhang Qing used Chuan Blood Spring to restore his health and gained control over Chuan Kuangxue's blood, surpassing Chuan Kuangxue's mastery of the secret art.
• Zhang Qing's Armor helped him evade Moth Ghoul and absorb damage as he matched it in combat.
• Zhang Qing struck Chuan Kuangxue with a powerful punch, then learned that his mental power enhanced his unarmed attacks.
• Tie Kuangsheng, the old ancestors, Insect Spirit Ghoul, and Moth Ghoul attacked together, but Zhang Qing used Mental Storm to push them back.
• Zhang Qing charged Chuan Kuangxue with Chuan Shattering Steps and punched him again, chasing him as his health fell.

Zhang Qing helped Yang Man advance by fighting alongside her as they hunted the cultivators responsible for the attack on Zi City. When Yun Xiaoxi sealed the city to stop the fleeing Moth Ghoul, Zhang Qing worried her interference would ruin Yang Man’s advancement trial.

• Yun Xiaoxi told Zhang Qing that helping Yang Man pacify Zi City could advance her, and Zhang Qing pulled Yang Man into the battle, trusting that an anchor would make her trustworthy.
• Zhang Qing combined his mental power and true qi to kill Chuan Kuangxue, while Yu Jiyuan and the Specters began to flee.
• Yang Man agreed to cooperate with Zhang Qing, and her Pendulum of Fate rang to begin her Sequence advancement.
• Zhang Qing and Yang Man caught and killed the fleeing Insect Spirit Ghoul, while Moth Ghoul escaped toward the edge of Zi City.
• Yun Xiaoxi sealed Zi City with a massive dome, prompting Zhang Qing to warn that her interference could jeopardize Yang Man’s advancement trial.

Zhang Qing and Yang Man’s battle in sealed Zi City ended with Yang Man forcing her Sequence advancement after the normal process fell short. Her coronation succeeded, and she gained a special skill by joining palms with Zhang Qing, while a hidden city on the Sixth Floor began to move after its elder sensed fate changing.

• Zhang Qing and Yang Man killed the Sunrise Realm cultivators, but the Moth Ghoul killed Tie Kuangsheng and disrupted Yang Man’s planned advancement before Zhang Qing beheaded it.
• Yun Xiaoxi urged Yang Man to continue, and Yang Man used a Forbidden Item to force her advancement despite receiving only fifty-nine pendulum chimes.
• Lord Yangzun granted the missing sixtieth chime, allowing Yang Man to complete her Sequence advancement and coronation.
• Yang Man joined palms with Zhang Qing and gave him a special skill.
• On the Sixth Floor, a white-haired old man sensed a change in fate and set the hidden city in motion.

Zhang Qing learned that Yang Man’s Sequence advancement had bound her to him, while Yun Xiaoxi explained that Sequence positions were limited and controlled by aristocratic clans. She Ran took control of Zi City, and Zhang Qing chose to stay and observe rather than claim the city, which he feared might be destroyed in the future.

• Zhang Qing discovered that Yang Man was bound to him by a Succession Contract, and Yun Xiaoxi explained that the contract covered Yang Man’s illegitimate Sequence advancement.
• Yun Xiaoxi warned Zhang Qing that Sequences had limited positions and that the Imperial City’s Sequences belonged to aristocratic clans; Zhang Qing recognized that Yang Man’s path was monopolized by Sheep Emperor City.
• Zhang Qing decided to remain in Zi City, and She Ran revealed that she had been Yang Man’s backup plan before asking to take control of the city.
• Zhang Qing agreed to let She Ran claim Zi City, and She Ran ordered the Shui Family experts to notify every family that the city was under her control.
• Back at home in Wuyu Alley, Zhang Qing considered taking over Zi City but decided to wait and observe because he feared it might still be destroyed in the future.

Zhang Qing assessed Yun Xiaoxi’s hidden connections and planned to grow stronger while seeking the truth behind the Dark Realm’s invasion. After logging out, he discovered that his Sequence User powers had transmitted to his real body on Blue Star, granting him superhuman abilities.

• Zhang Qing suspected that Yun Xiaoxi belonged to a powerful organization that might be connected to the invasion of Blue Star, and decided to keep her steady while seeking contact with its members.
• Zhang Qing planned to improve both his Sequence progress and martial arts, learn secret arts, develop his abilities, and obtain an Adamantine Weapon from the Old Phoenix Head.
• Zhang Qing wondered whether his Sequence User powers could already transmit into reality and chose to test this after logging out that night.
• After logging out, Zhang Qing used spiritual power and Armor in his bedroom, confirming that his Sequence User abilities had transferred to his real body, though his martial arts strength had not.
• Zhang Qing assessed his new superhuman power and considered contacting the authorities, but decided the time was not right.

Zhang Qing discovered that his Sequence Progress had risen to 3% and worried about being forced toward his next Waypoint. After visiting Zi City’s family treasuries, he found Phoenix Blood Stones that could help forge a Secret Treasure Weapon.

• Zhang Qing noticed his Sequence Progress had increased from 2% to 3% and feared the pressure of advancing too quickly.
• Yang Man told Zhang Qing that She Ran had restored order in Zi City, reestablished Razor, and gathered the city’s Forbidden Items.
• Shui Yinxiang guided Zhang Qing and his companions through the Shui Family Treasury, where Zhang Qing took the Moon Bow Technique and Yang Man collected rare Spirit Medicines.
• Yang Man discovered two Phoenix Blood Stones in the treasury, and Yun Xiaoxi explained that a Phoenix Clan Sequence User could use them to forge an Adamantine Weapon that could become a Secret Treasure Weapon.

Zhang Qing explored the Shui Family Treasury and Scripture Pavilion, where he discovered that the Evolution Beacon could devour techniques to strengthen Sky-Opening Slash. He arranged for Old Phoenix Head to forge a sword and bow, then had Yu Huahai bring him the Yu Family's secret arts.

• Zhang Qing devoured the Low-grade Glimmer Boulder Fist and gained experience for Sky-Opening Slash.
• Zhang Qing left the Shui Family with Yang Man and Yun Xiaoxi, then went alone to the Yu Family's Secret Prison.
• Zhang Qing gave Ji Beihu two Phoenix Blood Stones and commissioned a longsword and bow, agreeing to gather the listed materials.
• Zhang Qing visited the Yu Family's Scripture Pavilion, where Yu Huahai greeted him and agreed to bring the family's secret arts.

Zhang Qing learned the four great secret arts of Zi City, received weapons from Old Phoenix Head, and settled into a peaceful routine while waiting to see whether Zi City would survive October 25, 2034. A month later, he checked his panel and noticed something was wrong.

• Zhang Qing learned the Heart Devouring Sword, Moon Bow Technique, and Vajra Body, then devoured the families’ Cultivation Techniques to raise his Evolution experience and Intelligence.
• Zhang Qing speculated that Energy might serve as a resource for active Waypoints and noted that he would test this after advancing his Sequence.
• Old Phoenix Head gave Zhang Qing a dark-red saber and bow made from Phoenix Blood Stone and urged him to visit the ruins of Phoenix Imperial City.
• Zhang Qing stayed in Zi City, trained, and waited to see whether it would be destroyed on October 25, 2034, while Yun Xiaoxi, Yang Man, She Ran, and Hu Ya settled into their routines.
• A month later, Zhang Qing checked his panel and discovered that something was wrong.

Zhang Qing discovered that his Survival Sequence had stalled and suspected a crisis was coming, then learned Zi City planned to slaughter its inhabitants after She Ran advanced. He stayed to witness She Ran’s ceremony, where her strange madness suggested something was wrong.

• Zhang Qing entered his Sequence Realm, saw his progress remained at 35%, and concluded that his Survival Sequence demanded danger rather than a safe, low-pressure life.
• Zhang Qing went outside and found Zi City under martial law, with Forbidden Items displayed outside Razor for She Ran’s advancement ceremony.
• Yang Man told Zhang Qing that the royal family planned to slaughter Zi City after She Ran advanced because the city’s many Sequence Users had attracted fate markers and could expose Zhang Qing’s Sequence.
• Yun Xiaoxi arrived with Hu Ya and complained that She Ran was not using the Serpent Emperor City Sequence, while She Ran appeared with an abnormal madness in her eyes.
• She Ran welcomed the witnesses and promised they would see an unparalleled spectacle, making Zhang Qing and Yun Xiaoxi suspect that she was about to violate a taboo.

She Ran used Forbidden Items to build a supercomputer and pursue the world’s truth, triggering a catastrophic response. A firebird struck Zi City and erased it, while Zhang Qing and his companions escaped beyond the city gates.

• She Ran began her advancement and transformed the Forbidden Items into a supercomputer instead of armor.
• She Ran declared that she had decoded the world’s truth from the Spirit Path, prompting Yun Xiaoxi and Yang Man to flee with Zhang Qing and Hu Ya.
• A mechanical construct detected intruders and authorized a destructive attack, which Lord Alberri took over and launched into the Dark Realm.
• Zhang Qing recognized the attack’s echo as the Phoenix Clan’s Imperial City Sequence as a firebird descended toward Zi City.
• The firebird crashed into Zi City, raising a mushroom cloud and wiping the city off the map.

Zhang Qing and the others survived the devastating shockwave from the firebird’s attack by combining their defenses, sacrifice, and healing. As they recovered, Yun Xiaoxi revealed that Nirvana Fire had ignited inside their bodies.

• Yun Xiaoxi raised a mental-energy shield while Zhang Qing and the others braced for the blast’s shockwave.
• The shockwave shattered Yun Xiaoxi’s shield and battered Zhang Qing, who used Hu Ya’s blood to replenish his health as the group endured repeated damage.
• Hu Ya rushed to protect Zhang Qing, and Yun Xiaoxi took the front line until the shockwave passed; Hu Ya then collapsed unconscious.
• Zhang Qing allocated Attribute Points to restore some health, and Yang Man healed the injured while warning that using her Sequence User power could bring Heaven’s Punishment.
• Yun Xiaoxi revealed that Nirvana Fire had ignited inside their bodies.

Zhang Qing discovered that Phoenix Clan Nirvana Fire was destroying his Waypoint Star and learned he could remove it through a Phoenix Clan Sequence User or the Sixth Floor. He chose the Phoenix Imperial City Ruins as his best lead, convinced that a Nirvana Sequence User was there.

• Zhang Qing asked why Phoenix Imperial City oversaw Heavenly Punishment, but Yang Man and Yun Xiaoxi could not answer.
• Zhang Qing entered his Sequence Realm and saw Nirvana Fire roasting his Waypoint Evolution Star, which Yun Xiaoxi said would become a dead star within three months.
• Yun Xiaoxi told Zhang Qing he could seek a Phoenix Clan Sequence User or the Sixth Floor to remove the fire, and said the Sixth Floor was ten days away.
• Yun Xiaoxi explained that powerful martial artists and Specters hunted Sequence Users, making the Dark Realm's core dangerous for Zhang Qing.
• Zhang Qing learned the Phoenix Imperial City Ruins were at least a month away by nonstop travel, but decided they were his best option for removing the fire.

Zhang Qing and his companions traveled toward Phoenix Imperial City while concealing their identities, as rumors of the Nirvana Pool drew powerful beings across the Dark Realm. On the Sixth Floor, the Lord Deputy Floor Master sent Ares to aid a Specter-corrupted Sequence User and then directed the steel city toward Phoenix Imperial City to witness its rumored evolution.

• Zhang Qing chose Phoenix Imperial City, and he, Yang Man, Yun Xiaoxi, and the recovering Hu Ya set out together.
• After the group passed the Ruins Battlefield, a clear-eyed, Specter-corrupted giant tiger emerged from hiding with spiritual power flowing around it.
• Twenty days into the journey, Zhang Qing had gained an Origin Point, and the travelers disguised themselves as ordinary wanderers as they continued toward Phoenix Imperial City.
• Rumors that Phoenix Imperial City’s Nirvana Pool had appeared spread through the Dark Realm, drawing countless beings toward the ruined city.
• The Lord Deputy Floor Master sent Ares to help a Sequence User transformed by Specter corruption, then ordered the steel city to head for Phoenix Imperial City.

Zhang Qing and his group reached the ruins of Phoenix Imperial City, where Sequence User Ji Yuquan offered to remove their Nirvana Fire corrosion and reward them with access to the Nirvana Pool in exchange for hunting everyone who had come to the city. Zhang Qing accepted, apparently seeing an opportunity in Ji Yuquan’s offer, while Yun Xiaoxi and Yang Man considered the risks and the city’s protections.

• Zhang Qing and his group arrived at the ruins of Phoenix Imperial City and learned from Yun Xiaoxi that a great calamity had destroyed the city.
• Ji Yuquan appeared, identified himself as a Sequence User, and recognized the group’s Nirvana Fire corrosion.
• Ji Yuquan offered to cure their corrosion, turn Zhang Qing’s Phoenix Blood Adamantine Weapon into a Secret Treasure, and provide a detailed city map if they hunted down everyone who had recently arrived.
• Ji Yuquan promised one minute in the complete Nirvana Pool for every head, and Zhang Qing accepted his offer.
• Yun Xiaoxi warned Zhang Qing through their group chat that the offer was a trap, while Yang Man wondered whether Heavenly Punishment could not enter the Imperial City.

Zhang Qing and his companions reached the Phoenix Clan’s battle-royale camp, where Ji Kun removed their Nirvana Fire and upgraded Zhang Qing’s bow and sword into Secret Treasures. After studying the map of Phoenix Imperial City, Zhang Qing decided the chance to reach Sequence Two was worth the danger.

• Ji Yuquan led Zhang Qing and his companions into the camp, where they faced hostile gazes and learned that everyone outside the protected area could become prey.
• Ji Kun welcomed the group with a long-winded speech until Ji Yuquan silenced him and ordered him to remove their Nirvana Fire.
• Ji Kun absorbed the Nirvana Fire from the group and transformed Zhang Qing’s Phoenix Blood Longbow and longsword into Secret Treasure Weapons.
• Ji Yuquan gave Zhang Qing a map of Phoenix Imperial City and explained that killing was forbidden within ten kilometers of the main camp.
• Yang Man left on her own after telling Zhang Qing he could try trusting her, while Zhang Qing shared the map with Yun Xiaoxi.
• Yun Xiaoxi warned Zhang Qing that the ruins could hold Sequence Three or Sequence Four experts, but Zhang Qing chose to stay because he saw a chance to advance to Sequence Two.

Zhang Qing assessed his strengths and decided to seek a faction while targeting Specters to grow stronger. He and Yun Xiaoxi joined a group of Zhang-clan Specters by pretending their villages shared a history, though the others remained suspicious.

• Zhang Qing examined the Phoenix Blood Saber’s improved abilities and planned to use his blood-bar advantage to hunt Specters and gain strength.
• Zhang Qing told Yun Xiaoxi they should join a faction, and he brought Hu Ya with them back into the camp.
• Zhang Qing spotted Zhang Quan, Zhang Que, Zhang Ao, and Zhang Qi, then concealed his and Yun Xiaoxi’s Sequence User auras.
• Zhang Quan pulled Zhang Qing’s group aside, claiming he wanted to protect them from the camp’s powerful inhabitants.
• Zhang Qing claimed to come from Beiyang Village, and he and Zhang Quan pretended their villages shared a clan history, easing the group’s atmosphere despite the Specters’ suspicions.

Zhang Qing learned how Sequence Users and martial artists compared in strength, then followed Zhang Quan’s group to join Shangguan Que’s team. He discovered several Great Ghouls among the people gathering with them.

• Zhang Qing asked Zhang Quan how he, Yun Xiaoxi, and Hu Ya could leave the dangerous camp, and Zhang Ao said they could join a major faction arriving that afternoon.
• Two teams entered the camp, and the Phoenix Clan announced that Shangguan Que’s team had earned 18 minutes in the Nirvana Pool while He Qingzhou’s team had earned 17.
• Zhang Qing identified Shangguan Que as a Sequence Three and He Qingzhou as a Meteor Realm martial artist, then asked Yun Xiaoxi why the two teams seemed evenly matched.
• Yun Xiaoxi explained that Sequence Users risked having their Forbidden Item Armor stolen if they deployed it, and warned that a Sequence Four expert could be deadly.
• Zhang Qing brought Yun Xiaoxi and Hu Ya to join Zhang Quan’s group at the rear of Shangguan Que’s team, where he spotted several Great Ghouls.