Chapter Summaries

While Thunder Mages and other gifted cultivators advanced toward the Three Force Limit, Li Yang returned to the Human Race and learned that Aishia had gone to help the Elf Queen prepare for the Dark Creatures. After giving Thunder Beads to his household and the Seven Kingdoms’ Immortal Beings, he traveled to the Elf Royal City to meet Aishia.

• Gu Chen and the Thunder Mages used the Sea of Thunder, the World Spirit’s aid, and Li Yang’s remaining gold to advance their cultivation during the half-year time skip.
• Dien, elemental cultivators, Sky Knights, and geniuses from other professions across the world advanced toward the Three Force Limit as the World Spirit stirred.
• Li Yang returned to Li Manor and learned that Aishia was meeting the Elf Queen while Wen Mi'er attended a Human Race conference.
• Li Yang gave Thunder Beads to Leslie, Hera, and Rofiel, then decided to bring more to Aishia in the Elf Race.
• Li Yang distributed Thunder Beads to the Seven Kingdoms’ Immortal Beings and traveled to the Elf Royal City.

A terrifying Ascension Realm Demonic Beast sent an avatar into the Magic World to hunt Li Yang, forcing him to flee to Earth and stay away for ten years. The World Gate revealed its origin and the Demonic Beast’s plan, leaving Li Yang facing a ten-year deadline to grow strong enough to stop it.

• A black-robed figure sent a Demonic Servant into the world of the giant tree, but lost track of the anomaly he had targeted.
• Li Yang arrived in the Elf Royal City, felt the Demonic Beast’s fear-inducing power, and escaped to the Real World through the World Gate.
• The World Spirit warned the Elf Queen and Aishia that the Dark Tide would arrive in fifteen years and that Li Yang must not return to the Magic World for ten years.
• On Earth, Li Yang learned that the Demonic Beast would be forced out after ten years, leaving him five years to help purge the Demonic Beasts before the world collapsed.
• The World Gate revealed that it was a fragment of the Great Dao Prototype nurtured by the Three Great True Realms, which the Ascension Realm Demonic Beast sought to devour to become a true demon.

Li Yang learned that the World Gate had made him a key figure in the struggle between the three True Realms and the Demonic Cultivator, and that he needed to grow strong enough to oppose the threat. He returned to the Apocalyptic World to seize technology and control key personnel, ending in Base City Number One with five level-six female Gene Evolvers.

• Li Yang learned that the Demonic Cultivator was eroding the three True Realms to claim the Great Dao Prototype, while the World Gate had brought Li Yang to Earth to help the worlds resist him.
• The World Gate told Li Yang that the Demonic Cultivator could not locate him on Earth, and Li Yang resolved to use the next ten years to grow stronger before returning to the Magic World.
• Li Yang returned to Base City Number Three, asked Song Tianyuan for the Cutting-Edge Research Lab's location, and copied the city's scientific and production data into his intelligence brain.
• Li Yang arrived at the Cutting-Edge Research Lab, gave the researchers Space Crystals to study for a possible Seventh Generation Genetic Potion, and enslaved them with the Mental Enslavement Imprint.
• Li Yang went to Base City Number One and spent an hour controlling its middle- and high-ranking officials before standing before five level-six female Gene Evolvers.

Li Yang directed Base City Number One’s researchers to develop the Seventh Generation Genetic Potion, believing it could strengthen his foundation and help him fight the Devil Ancestor. He then summoned the five female Level 6 Gene Evolvers to assist with his cultivation.

• Li Yang had people throughout Base City Number One obey his commands and devote the city’s resources to researching the Seventh Generation Genetic Potion.
• Li Yang realized that the Apocalyptic World’s Heaven’s Mandate had gathered around its researchers and now favored him as well.
• Li Yang decided the potion’s development followed the world’s destined course and could help him build a stronger foundation, despite concerns about its effects.
• Li Yang concluded that he needed to grow stronger to eventually fight the Devil Ancestor and pressed for research into an even more powerful potion using the Space Crystal.
• Li Yang faced the five female Level 6 Gene Evolvers and asked them to assist him in his cultivation.

Li Yang cultivated with five Level 6 Gene Evolvers until he reached Foundation Establishment Perfection, then returned to Earth to wait for the Level 7 Genetic Potion. He visited Chen Li’s apartment, where Chen Li welcomed him and Yu Ping reacted uneasily.

• Li Yang gathered five Level 6 Gene Evolvers and asked them to help him cultivate.
• Through cultivation with the five women, Li Yang completed his 365th return to origin and reached Foundation Establishment Perfection.
• Li Yang decided to postpone forming his core until the Level 7 Genetic Potion was developed and returned to the Real World.
• Li Yang arrived at Chen Li’s apartment, where Chen Li welcomed him and Yu Ping stood aside with an evasive gaze.
• Li Yang apologized to Yu Ping as he entered, then slipped an arm around her waist.

Li Yang visited Chen Li and Yu Ping, whose health had improved after receiving Life Extension Potion Number Three, and spent the day playing cards and dining with them. After Li Yang went to bed with Yu Ping, Chen Li avoided interrupting them, while Wang Qiang sent Li Yang a message proposing a meeting with underage girls.

• Chen Li warmly welcomed Li Yang and Yu Ping into his home and said Yu Ping had been delighted to hear Li Yang was coming.
• Li Yang, Yu Ping, and Chen Li played Dou Dizhu through the afternoon, with Li Yang openly fondling Yu Ping as they played.
• Chen Li cooked dinner and asked Li Yang to stay for a few days, and Li Yang agreed to enjoy himself there.
• After bathing, Li Yang told Yu Ping he was under pressure, then took her into the bedroom; Chen Li later noticed them beneath the blankets and went to watch television.
• Wang Qiang messaged Li Yang, saying he had found several girls aged sixteen or seventeen and asking when they could meet and have fun.

Li Yang spent a month and a half relaxing in the Real World, meeting Wang Qiang, visiting old acquaintances, and spending time with his classmates. He then returned to the Cultivation World, where he headed cautiously toward the familiar Feng Deng City.

• Yu Ping and Chen Li served Li Yang breakfast, and a message from Wang Qiang prompted Li Yang to leave.
• Wang Qiang greeted Li Yang after several years apart and brought him to meet three girls he had prepared as greeting gifts.
• Li Yang emerged three days later and attended a lavish banquet with Wang Qiang.
• Li Yang spent the next month and a half relaxing and visiting old acquaintances, then checked on the seventh-generation Genetic Potion in the Apocalyptic World.
• Li Yang returned to the Cultivation World, sensed its abundant spiritual energy, and used the Shishi Detection System while approaching Feng Deng City.

With only nine years and four months left before the Dark Sky Curtain, Li Yang sought to strengthen himself by studying the Cultivation World’s resources. He looted knowledge and items from Lanshan Market and Guping Market, then began cultivating Five Elements techniques in a secluded cave.

• Li Yang decided to use the Cultivation World to improve his strength before the Devil Ancestor’s threat escalated.
• Li Yang reached Lanshan Market, disguised himself, and studied its Pill Pavilion, Talisman and Array Building, Spiritual Tool Hall, and Spiritual Treasure Studio.
• Li Yang left Lanshan Market and gathered more materials and knowledge from Guping Market without spending Spirit Stones.
• Li Yang retreated to an uninhabited valley and reviewed the cultivation methods and items he had taken from both markets.
• Li Yang began studying the Profound Water Three Essentials, Spiritual Fire Art, Vine Wood Green Technique, Earth Element Marvelous Method, Geng Metal Record, and Minor Five Elements Technique.

After comprehending cultivation techniques and arts in seclusion, Li Yang refined his understanding of Five Elements power and strengthened his foundation. He then flew to Fengdeng Prefecture, where Cultivator Feng Deng mistook his arrival for that of a golden core cultivator.

• Li Yang comprehended six cultivation techniques and learned to combine his magical power with gathered Five Elements Qi for attacks.
• Over just over ten days, Li Yang studied spells, magical artifacts, talismans, pills, arrays, and other cultivation skills.
• Li Yang restrained his desire to break through to the golden core because he needed to build the strongest possible foundation to face the Devil Ancestor.
• Li Yang flew toward Fengdeng Prefecture and found that using Space Magic there consumed far more effort than in other worlds.
• Cultivator Feng Deng activated the Defensive Array and respectfully greeted the powerful visitor, and Li Yang revealed himself and greeted him as Senior Brother Feng Deng.

Li Yang arrived above Feng Deng City, where Feng Deng was shocked to discover that the man he had known as a crude cultivator had reached the Golden Core realm. Feng Deng recovered from his disbelief and respectfully welcomed Li Yang, leaving their reunion poised to continue.

• Li Yang approached Feng Deng City and greeted Feng Deng through the fully activated City Protection Array.
• Feng Deng recognized Li Yang and was stunned by his Golden Core aura, unable to understand how he had advanced so quickly.
• Feng Deng recalled giving Li Yang the Joyful Union Scripture and basic cultivation guidance, then assuming he would never form a Golden Core.
• Feng Deng considered whether Li Yang was a disguised senior, but recognized the aura of the Joyful Union Sect's technique on him.
• Feng Deng composed himself, addressed Li Yang as Senior Li, and apologized for failing to welcome him properly.

Li Yang entered Fengdeng Prefecture and asked Feng Deng to help him obtain techniques beyond his sect’s basic cultivation method. Feng Deng offered him a chance to pursue the Profound Yin Corpse Gate’s secret art by capturing one of its traitors.

• Feng Deng opened the city-protecting formation and nervously welcomed Li Yang, who explained that he had come seeking Dao Protection Techniques.
• Li Yang and Feng Deng entered the prefecture as the Refining Qi cultivators bowed; one cultivator’s granduncle struck him for standing up when Li Yang told them to rise.
• Gray-clad servants kowtowed to Li Yang and apologized for offending him before, but Li Yang waved away their concern and entered the honored guest residence.
• Li Yang asked Feng Deng to help him acquire techniques so he could better defend himself and avoid bringing shame upon the Joyful Union Sect.
• After receiving Elder Chen’s message, Feng Deng told Li Yang that the Profound Yin Corpse Gate would pass on its core secret art to whoever captured its traitor, a Foundation Establishment Three Essences cultivator who had refined a Profound Yin Malevolent Corpse.

Feng Deng explained why he could not help Li Yang obtain a suitable cultivation method from the Joyful Union Sect. He then described the Profound Yin Corpse Gate traitor and the extensive preparations he, Pang Xingsheng, and Wen Tianli had made to capture him, leaving the hunt poised to begin.

• Feng Deng realized he had no authority to secure a cultivation method for Li Yang and, intimidated by Li Yang’s Core Formation aura, decided he could only apologize to his ally.
• The chapter described the Profound Yin Corpse Gate traitor, whose crimes had earned him a bounty offering the sect’s supreme secret art, the Profound Yin Corpse Record.
• Feng Deng explained that corpse refinement was usually an inefficient pursuit, though he, Pang Xingsheng, and Wen Tianli hoped to obtain the secret art by capturing the traitor.
• Feng Deng recounted how the three men spent five years preparing formations, investigating the traitor, practicing defensive techniques, acquiring magical artifacts, and determining his whereabouts.

Li Yang sought secret cultivation arts from the Joyful Union Sect, but Feng Deng hesitated because Li Yang was not a sect member. After Li Yang revealed that he had not formed a Golden Core, Elder Chen observed him from above and chose not to interfere.

• Feng Deng explained that he had been preparing with Pang Xingsheng and Wen Tianli to capture a Profound Yin Corpse Gate traitor and praised Li Yang’s help as essential.
• Feng Deng weighed the benefits of capturing the traitor, including refining corpse puppets and earning favor with the Profound Yin Corpse Gate, but recognized that Li Yang’s Golden Core-level aura could override their plans.
• Li Yang asked whether he could learn the Joyful Union Sect’s cultivation arts and secret techniques, and Feng Deng hinted that he could not because Li Yang had not joined the sect.
• Feng Deng advised Li Yang to visit Elder Chen at the imperial capital, believing that Li Yang had formed a Golden Core.
• Li Yang asked Feng Deng whether he looked like a Golden Core cultivator, and Feng Deng used his Yin-Yang vision and reacted in shock when he saw that Li Yang remained at Foundation Establishment.
• Elder Chen observed Li Yang from above, marveled at his unusual magical power, and disappeared rather than risk interfering with Li Yang’s fate.

Li Yang revealed to Feng Deng that, despite possessing power comparable to a Golden Core cultivator, he remained at the Foundation Establishment Stage and asked to join the hunt for a Profound Yin Corpse Gate traitor in exchange for a cultivation method. Feng Deng agreed, and Li Yang decided to wait in Feng Deng City while they prepared to locate the fugitive.

• Li Yang showed Feng Deng that his powerful Essence, Qi, and Spirit had not merged, confirming that he was still at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
• Li Yang explained that he had come to Feng Deng for a method because he could not yet pursue the arrangement with Elder Chen in the royal capital.
• Feng Deng asked Li Yang to help capture a traitor of the Profound Yin Corpse Gate, and Li Yang agreed on the condition that the group could still receive the cultivation method.
• Feng Deng explained that the fugitive's unusual escape technique made him difficult to locate, though his extremely slow movement had kept him near the site of the incident for five years.
• Li Yang agreed to stay in Feng Deng City for up to a year while Feng Deng monitored the area, and Feng Deng said he would inform his two allies.

Feng Deng arranged a meeting at his manor between Li Yang and the two other cultivators helping search for Zhang Xuanjin, the Profound Yin Corpse Gate traitor. Wen Tianli and Pang Xingsheng accepted the invitation, and the chapter ended as Feng Deng introduced them to Li Yang.

• Feng Deng explained that divination placed Zhang Xuanjin somewhere within the prefectures guarded by him, Wen Tianli, and Pang Xingsheng, and Li Yang agreed to meet the others.
• Feng Deng invited Wen Tianli and Pang Xingsheng to a banquet at his manor, saying Li Yang would take the main offensive role in capturing Zhang Xuanjin.
• Wen Tianli accepted the invitation, while Pang Xingsheng agreed to attend despite resenting Li Yang’s involvement.
• Feng Deng lent Li Yang cultivation methods and spells to study while preparing for the meeting.
• Wen Tianli and Pang Xingsheng arrived at Feng Deng’s manor, where Feng Deng introduced them to Li Yang.

Li Yang met Feng Deng’s allies, accepted gifts from Wen Tianli and Pang Xingsheng, and joined their plan to capture a traitor from the Profound Yin Corpse Gate. The group agreed to conceal Li Yang’s aura with an array while Feng Deng used divination to help locate the target.

• Wen Tianli presented Li Yang with a Clear Obscurity Jade Ruyi, and Pang Xingsheng gave him a gourd containing thirty Azure Wood Yang Essence Pills.
• Feng Deng, Li Yang, Wen Tianli, and Pang Xingsheng discussed how to capture the escaped traitor from the Profound Yin Corpse Gate.
• Li Yang offered to lead the attack if the others found a way to conceal his conspicuous aura.
• Pang Xingsheng and Wen Tianli agreed that Li Yang should strike swiftly while they supported him, and Feng Deng promised to perform daily divinations.
• Wen Tianli proposed refining a Nine Cloud Clear Transformation Array to hide Li Yang’s aura across the three prefectures, and the group began preparing it that afternoon.

Li Yang watched Wen Tianyun, Feng Deng, and Pang Xingsheng create a Nine Cloud Clear Transformation Array and asked how they had gathered and refined Cloud Qi. After learning about the visualization diagram and Void Refining Method, he received a Jade Token from Feng Deng to study the latter’s personal insights.

• Wen Tianyun, Feng Deng, and Pang Xingsheng gathered Cloud Qi for nine days and refined it into nine Array Flags.
• Li Yang infused the Array Flags with his essence, magical power, and Spiritual Power, and the three cultivators activated the formation to conceal his aura.
• Li Yang invited the others to remain at Feng Deng’s residence so he could ask about their array-making methods.
• Wen Tianyun explained how the Cloud and Mist Myriad Phenomena Diagram gathered Cloud Qi and described the Void Refining Method.
• Feng Deng offered to share his personal insights into Void Refining and handed Li Yang a Jade Token.

Li Yang learned a formation-refining method and spent several months preparing with Feng Deng, Wen Tianli, and Pang Xingsheng for a predicted arrival. When unusual qi appeared across the three manors, Li Yang and the others investigated and found decoy zombies, including one made from Wandering Evil.

• Li Yang absorbed Feng Deng's Jade Slip and learned to refine formations using his cultivated power, then studied the Cloud and Mist Myriad Phenomena Diagram.
• Li Yang remained at Feng Deng's residence for several months while Feng Deng divined daily and the group waited for the predicted moment.
• Feng Deng detected several unusual strands of qi, and Li Yang set out to investigate their locations.
• Li Yang used Magnetic Field Sense to reveal and destroy concealed zombie decoys, while Feng Deng, Wen Tianli, and Pang Xingsheng checked other locations.
• Li Yang and Wen Tianli discovered that one decoy was formed from Wandering Evil.

Li Yang and the three Foundation Establishment cultivators discovered that nine strange qi signatures were decoys, then devised a plan to watch and selectively track them. After a second wave passed through, danger suddenly struck Pang Xingsheng’s residence, and he called for Li Yang’s help.

• Li Yang and Wen Tianli learned that all nine qi signatures were false, including a zombie, a mass of Wandering Evil, a straw man, and a paper effigy.
• At Fengdeng Prefecture, Li Yang concluded that the fugitive relied on concealment and ordered Feng Deng, Wen Tianli, and Pang Xingsheng to act together and report each new qi signature.
• After ten quiet days, nine more qi signatures appeared; Li Yang destroyed some, let seven pass, and marked each with his power.
• At midnight, Pang Xingsheng sensed danger as his residence’s formation activated and several powerful Foundation Establishment auras appeared outside.
• Pang Xingsheng shouted, “Senior Li Yang, save me!”

Pang Xingsheng, Wen Tianli, and Feng Deng defended their manors against attacks by five Foundation Establishment Profound Yin Refining Corpses as Zhang Xuanjin appeared to be passing through their territory. With Li Yang coordinating the three prefectures’ defenses, the battles continued while the defenders assessed the threat.

• Pang Xingsheng sensed five Profound Yin Refining Corpses attacking his manor and received Li Yang’s instructions to form the Minor Yang Fire Refining Array.
• Pang Xingsheng combined the Minor Yang Fire Refining Array with the manor’s Wood Element Great Array and held off the corpses, then reported an unusual aura to Li Yang.
• Wen Tianli identified the attackers as Zhang Xuanjin’s refining corpses, contacted Li Yang, and reinforced his defense with the Minor Yang Fire Refining Array and his Cloud Mist Gourd.
• Li Yang had Feng Deng prepare for an attack, and Feng Deng used the Minor Yang Fire Refining Array, talismans, and magical artifacts to resist five refining corpses.