Chapter Summaries

Lu Qingping and Lu Qingdai discussed using the sects’ destruction to strengthen the dynasty and advance Lu Qingdai’s claim to the throne, while Lu Qingping remained puzzled by Chu Sheng and Zheng Yuan. As the Star Hunting Ceremony approached, Lu Qingping arranged a force to capture True Lord Song Yun and uncover the pair’s identities.

• Lu Qingdai explained her plans to open cultivation to commoners and introduce technology, and Lu Qingping promised to put the land in her hands once she reached the Universe Realm.
• At the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, Steward Su questioned Zheng Yuan about her and Chu Sheng’s origins, but Zheng Yuan left and returned with True Lord Song Yun.
• True Lord Song Yun warned Steward Su to tell the Second Elder to stop prying and focus on his duties.
• The Second Elder learned Zheng Yuan appeared to be an ordinary person and accepted that as a possible explanation for Chu Sheng’s behavior.
• Lu Qingping rejected Lu Qingdai’s suggestion that Chu Sheng was simply arrogant, then ordered preparations with two Attendants and the Wuji Sect and Feilian Sect leaders to capture True Lord Song Yun at the Star Hunting Ceremony.

Chu Sheng traveled with True Lord Song Yun and the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion elders to Wangshu Star for the Star Hunting Ceremony, learning about the Star Alliance and dangers beyond its territory. The group approached the ceremony’s opening as Chu Sheng reflected on the vast universe and teased Zheng Yuan.

• Chu Sheng finished two days of cultivation and joined True Lord Song Yun and Zheng Yuan on the way to the Hunt Opening Ceremony.
• True Lord Song Yun dismissed the elders’ objections to Chu Sheng joining them and led more than fifty Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion members aboard three spirit boats.
• True Lord Song Yun explained that Wangshu Star hosted the ceremony’s opening and the Star Alliance branch for Sector 13, led by Chen Mo.
• True Lord Song Yun told Chu Sheng that the Star Alliance enforced rules, transported sector resources, and united star sectors against alien civilizations and dangers from beyond its territory.
• Chu Sheng resolved to continue his path of justice as Zheng Yuan praised him, and he teased her about changing her surname to Gao before snapping back at her question about his beloved.

As the Star Hunting Ceremony began, the sects gathered amid rumors that True Lord Song Yun had killed Lei Jitian and Fairy Han Xiao, while the absence of Qin Liangwei and Xie Tianming fueled fears of further upheaval. At the Star Alliance Branch, Chen Mo wrestled with a life-or-death choice and left to host what he believed might be his final ceremony.

• The gathered martial artists discussed the deaths of Lei Jitian and Fairy Han Xiao and rumors that True Lord Song Yun had killed them.
• True Lord Song Yun arrived with the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, and the crowd noticed Qin Liangwei and Xie Tianming were absent while an unfamiliar golden-eyed young man stood in Xie Tianming's place.
• Su Ningxue warned Duan Bufan not to hurt Chu Sheng and suggested they seize him before Song Yun could use him as leverage.
• At the Star Alliance Branch, Chen Mo asked a young man whether he would divert a runaway rail spirit boat to save five people at the cost of one life.
• Chen Mo accepted the young man's answer, left for the ceremony, and said it might be the last time he hosted it.

At the Star Hunting Ceremony, Chu Sheng urged True Lord Song Yun to answer Duan Bufan’s accusations with force, and Song Yun injured Duan in a public attack. Deacon Chen and Su Ningxue arranged to postpone the dispute until after the Star Beasts were cleared, while the onlookers began to suspect Chu Sheng’s influence over Song Yun.

• Duan Bufan accused True Lord Song Yun of causing the deaths of the Thunderclap Pavilion and Frost Moon Sect leaders and plotting to claim an opportunity for himself.
• Chu Sheng told Song Yun not to waste time defending himself and to fight if he could, prompting Song Yun to strike Duan Bufan and crush his left shoulder.
• Duan Bufan took a Lightning Essence Pill as Thunderclap Pavilion members helped him, while Deacon Chen arrived and considered how to punish Song Yun without disrupting his plans for the ceremony.
• Su Ningxue urged Chen Mo to postpone judgment until after the Star Beasts were cleared, and Duan Bufan reluctantly agreed.
• The crowd wondered why Song Yun followed Chu Sheng’s words, while Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion elders grew more determined to bring Song Yun down.

Chen Mo opened the Star Beast extermination operation and assigned its battle zones, placing the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion in the dangerous Star Mist Marsh. True Lord Song Yun and the core elders accepted the assignment calmly, while the other members feared heavy losses and wondered what they knew.

• Chen Mo told True Lord Song Yun to report to the branch and accept accountability for the earlier fight after the ceremony, and Song Yun agreed.
• Chen Mo examined Chu Sheng and Zheng Yuan, considered Chu Sheng a rare talent, and mistook Zheng Yuan for an ordinary mortal.
• Chen Mo addressed the gathered sects, explained the Star Beast threat, and announced the extermination operation on behalf of the Star Alliance.
• Chen Mo projected the star zones and assigned the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion to the dangerous Star Mist Marsh, swapping its zone with Thunderclap Pavilion's after Lei Jitian's death.
• The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's ordinary members feared severe casualties, but True Lord Song Yun and the core elders remained calm because they knew the operation's referees and organizers were on their side.

Chu Sheng and True Lord Song Yun traveled toward the Shattered Star Meteorite Belt, where Song Yun explained Star Beasts and the dangers of Star Force. After Duan Bufan and Su Ningxue threatened revenge, Chu Sheng realized they were likely planning an ambush in the Star Mist Marsh.

• True Lord Song Yun explained that Star Beasts wielded destructive Star Force, which ordinary humans could not safely absorb without a compatible physique.
• Chu Sheng considered advancing his Myriad Spirits Devouring God Body and refining a powerful Star Force-wielding villain to overcome his limitations.
• Chu Sheng, True Lord Song Yun, and Zheng Yuan reached the Shattered Star Meteorite Belt as the spirit ships entered its chaotic gravity.
• Duan Bufan and Su Ningxue threatened to seek revenge on the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion after the sect grand ceremony, then their ships sped toward their mission areas.
• Chu Sheng concluded that Duan Bufan and Su Ningxue were using the promised delay as a smokescreen for an ambush in the Star Mist Marsh.
• Zheng Yuan distracted the group by warning that their spirit ship was about to hit a meteorite.

The spirit ships entered the Star Mist Marsh, where Chu Sheng spotted the sleeping Star Dome Stone Ancestor, a powerful Star Beast. After learning it could wield immense strength, Chu Sheng chose to face it rather than detour and strengthened his Myriad Spirits Devouring God Body before setting out to attack.

• True Lord Song Yun ordered the spirit ships to raise their shields, slow down, and post guards because the star mist suppressed divine sense.
• Chu Sheng used his Piercing Delusion Golden Eyes to spot a huge, stone-like Star Beast in the mist.
• True Lord Song Yun identified it as the Star Dome Stone Ancestor, whose strength rivaled the Cave Profound Realm Sixth Level, and told Zheng Yuan to steer around it.
• Chu Sheng refused to detour and spent 5000W Justice Points to advance his Myriad Spirits Devouring God Body to Tier Three.
• Chu Sheng told True Lord Song Yun and Zheng Yuan to wait as he went to confront the Star Dome Stone Ancestor.

Chu Sheng confronted the Star Dome Stone Ancestor, which discovered that its attacks could not harm him because he possessed the legendary Invulnerable to All Magic. The Star Dome Stone Ancestor grew greedy, seeing Chu Sheng’s ability as a chance for its race to transform.

• The Star Dome Stone Ancestor sensed Chu Sheng approaching and awoke, expecting the humans to steer clear of its territory.
• Chu Sheng appeared before the Star Dome Stone Ancestor and revealed his Cave Profound Realm peak strength, stunning it.
• The Star Dome Stone Ancestor attacked Chu Sheng with a ball of Star Force, confident its Spirit Barrier Protection would give it the advantage.
• The Star Force attack dispersed before reaching Chu Sheng, and the Star Dome Stone Ancestor recognized Invulnerable to All Magic.
• The Star Dome Stone Ancestor became greedy, thinking Chu Sheng’s divine ability could help the Star Stone Race transform.

Chu Sheng killed the Star Dome Stone Ancestor, and the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion collected its valuable materials and Star Core. The elders’ plan to lure True Lord Song Yun and Chu Sheng toward the Star Vortex proceeded, while the Fourth Elder prepared to challenge Chu Sheng.

• Chu Sheng recalled that the Star Dome Stone Ancestor’s Spirit Barrier Protection was redundant with Invulnerable to All Magic, so he abandoned refining it and killed it.
• The spirit boats caught up, and Cai Kun and the core elders decided to hurry their plan to lure True Lord Song Yun to the Star Vortex.
• The group discovered the Star Dome Stone Ancestor’s corpse and realized an unknown expert had killed it in a brief fight.
• True Lord Song Yun ordered everyone to harvest the corpse, and the Star Core they recovered greatly reduced the group’s mission quota.
• The Seventh Elder suggested traveling to the Star Vortex, and Chu Sheng agreed to change course.
• The core elders celebrated that their plan was advancing, while the Fourth Elder offered to suppress his strength to the Eighth Order and fight Chu Sheng.

Li Fenglin and three other leaders ambushed True Lord Song Yun, hoping to capture him alive, but Chu Sheng sent Song Yun toward them alone. Song Yun charged into the trap and immediately called for Chu Sheng to save him.

• Li Fenglin reminded the other ambushers to spare True Lord Song Yun and avoid injuring Chu Sheng and Zheng Yuan.
• Chu Sheng spotted the four men in hiding, and True Lord Song Yun learned that the Seventh Elder and others meant to kill him.
• True Lord Song Yun declared that he would deal with the traitors himself and charged toward the ambush.
• The four men attacked True Lord Song Yun from different directions, and he froze in alarm.
• Zheng Yuan asked Chu Sheng what he meant by “An Lan,” and Chu Sheng counted down as True Lord Song Yun cried, “Master, save me!!!”

Fiona emerged from Chu Sheng’s spirit vessel and killed Cai Kun, the Second Elder, and the Seventh Elder before rushing to help Song Yun, who was cornered by Li Fenglin and three others. Her arrival turned the battlefield against Song Yun’s attackers, just as a sinister voice revealed another ambush nearby.

• Song Yun leaped from the spirit vessel and called Chu Sheng his Master, prompting Cai Kun, the Second Elder, and the Seventh Elder to fly over and confront him.
• Fiona appeared on deck, and the three elders mistook her for the power behind Song Yun before she explained that Chu Sheng had sent her to help.
• Fiona killed Cai Kun, the Second Elder, and the Seventh Elder with her Holy Light Long Blade, then sped toward Song Yun.
• Li Fenglin and three others pressed Song Yun to surrender, but Fiona arrived and her Cave Profound Realm Seventh Order aura made them fear they might not escape.
• A sinister laugh sounded from the star mist as someone told Sect Master Su that the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion’s people would walk into their ambush.

Duan Bufan, Su Ningxue, and the Great Gan Dynasty fighters joined forces against Fiona, but she effortlessly erased their attacks. Chen Mo intervened to protect them and challenged Fiona as a possible member of the Radiant Church, only to be struck back as the battle continued.

• Duan Bufan and Su Ningxue arrived with eight elders from Thunderclap Pavilion and Frost Moon Sect, and Li Fenglin urged them to help attack Fiona.
• Duan Bufan ordered an assault, and the sect elders and the four from the Great Gan Dynasty unleashed their strongest techniques against Fiona.
• Fiona erased their combined attacks with her holy-light domain and condensed it into a spear aimed at the crowd.
• A newcomer blocked Fiona’s spear with a sky-blue barrier, while the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion members witnessed the clash and struggled to understand what was happening.
• Chen Mo accused Fiona of being from the Radiant Church and violating Sector 13’s rules; Fiona attacked him, and he staggered back after blocking her strike.

Chen Mo and more than ten True Lords joined forces to defeat Fiona, but she vanished before they could take her into custody. True Lord Song Yun began fading away as well, leaving Chen Mo and the others without answers.

• Chen Mo urged Duan Bufan, Su Ningxue, Li Fenglin, and the others to fight Fiona together, and they unleashed their strongest attacks.
• The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's people noticed True Lord Song Yun watching from the sidelines and feared he was allied with Fiona.
• After more than ten minutes of fighting, Fiona's spiritual power faltered, and the combined attack shattered her Holy Light Barrier and sent her flying.
• Chen Mo surrounded the apparently defeated Fiona and demanded that she surrender to the Star Alliance.
• Fiona dissolved into specks of light and vanished, then Chen Mo saw True Lord Song Yun becoming illusory too.
• Chen Mo demanded an explanation from Song Yun, who only smiled meaningfully as he began to disappear.

Chu Sheng revealed his overwhelming strength and slaughtered the pursuers from Thunderclap Pavilion and Frost Moon Sect. Chen Mo recognized him as the person who killed Murong Xi on Jining Star and begged for his life, insisting he was still useful.

• Su Ningxue urged the group to capture Chu Sheng, but Chu Sheng appeared behind Chen Mo while holding Duan Bufan.
• Chu Sheng crushed Duan Bufan's head and used Spirit Seizing and General Dispatch to take his remnant soul.
• Chu Sheng killed Su Ningxue and the elders of Thunderclap Pavilion and Frost Moon Sect in a rapid series of attacks.
• Chen Mo invoked his Star Alliance position to threaten Chu Sheng, who revealed he had no reason to spare him after hearing about the Alliance.
• Chen Mo recognized Chu Sheng as the person from Jining Star who had killed Murong Xi and begged Chu Sheng not to kill him.

Chu Sheng killed Chen Mo and the four people with him, then learned that Lu Qingping had a way to break through to the Universe Realm. He asked whether marrying her would let him use her method, leaving Chen Mo speechless.

• Chen Mo activated his defense against Chu Sheng, but Chu Sheng broke through it, killed him, and used Spirit Seizing and General Dispatch to make him a servant.
• Chu Sheng killed Li Fenglin and the other three as they tried to flee.
• Chen Mo revealed that Lu Qingping planned to break through to the Universe Realm by using the Great Gan Dynasty’s Imperial Jade Seal and its fortune to forge a small world.
• Chu Sheng learned that Lu Qingping’s method depended on her ties to the Great Gan Dynasty’s imperial family.
• Chu Sheng asked whether marrying Lu Qingping would make him part of the imperial family and let him use her method.

Chu Sheng learned that Lu Qingping planned to sacrifice hundreds of millions of people to reach the Universe Realm, and he resolved to stop her while promising to advance himself. After True Lord Song Yun killed the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion elders involved in the ambush, Chu Sheng refused to leave Sector 13 because it still needed him.

• Chen Mo explained that Lu Qingping's method required sacrificing hundreds of millions of people and would create karmic debt, and he defended helping her as a way to protect Sector 13 from Alien Civilizations.
• Chu Sheng rejected Chen Mo's forced-choice argument, declared he would stop the sacrifice and advance to the Universe Realm himself, then joked that he would ram everyone on both tracks to death.
• True Lord Song Yun revealed Chu Sheng's Cave Profound Realm peak cultivation to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's upper echelon, stunning them and prompting the elders who had known about the ambush to beg for forgiveness.
• At Chu Sheng's command, True Lord Song Yun killed the elders involved in the ambush and pledged his loyalty to his master.
• True Lord Song Yun suggested leaving Sector 13 now that Chu Sheng's identity was exposed, but Chu Sheng said they could not leave because the sector still needed him.

King Jing, Lu Heng, led a delegation to accuse the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion of destroying Yunmo City and killing the Grand Princess, stirring public anger against the sects. The crowd mistook the strange storm over Fengming Prefecture for heavenly punishment, but Lu Heng recognized that the Ancestor was refining the prefecture, and its living beings began to be drained.

• Lu Heng arrived at Star Gazing Cliff with a delegation and organized Rogue Cultivators, while Fengming Prefecture's people gathered to support the Great Gan Dynasty's demand for justice.
• Lu Heng accused the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion of destroying Yunmo City and killing the Grand Princess, and the crowd condemned the sects while praising the dynasty.
• A deafening explosion and a vast storm appeared over Fengming Prefecture, prompting the people to celebrate what they believed was heavenly punishment.
• Lu Heng realized that the Ancestor was refining Fengming Prefecture ahead of schedule and feared that the disturbance had exposed the plan.
• An overwhelming pressure swept over the prefecture as the vortex drew life force and Spiritual Energy from its people, animals, and plants.

Lu Qingping announced that she planned to sacrifice the living beings of five prefectures to advance into the Universe Realm, claiming the Star Alliance had approved. As sects began submitting their responses, someone used Chu Sheng’s name to oppose her, and more powerful figures soon joined the dissent.

• Lu Heng reassured the people gathered below the cliff that the Golden Scale Guard and the Great Gan Dynasty would protect Fengming Prefecture.
• A white-haired elder of Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion realized the vortex was refining the living beings of Fengming Prefecture.
• Lu Qingping told Xuan Sha Star’s high-level martial artists that she intended to use five prefectures’ inhabitants as resources for her advancement and demanded they state their positions.
• Monk Faxiang, Lin Lan, Yun Yao, and other representatives agreed on behalf of their sects, while Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion’s elders argued over whether to resist.
• A young voice announced that Chu Sheng opposed Lu Qingping’s plan on behalf of Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, leaving the elders to accuse the confused Chu Sheng of speaking without authorization.
• Duan Bufan, Su Ningxue, and Star Alliance Branch deacon Chen Mo also opposed the sacrifice.

Lu Qingping began draining the vitality of all Five Prefectures to force her ascension, despite opposition from Chen Mo and the sects. Chu Sheng’s allies stormed the Great Capital and confronted her, leaving Lu Qingping shocked to realize Chu Sheng was behind their intervention.

• Lu Qingping’s plan to ascend early drew objections from Chen Mo and the sects, but she refused to stop.
• Lu Qingping activated all five National Calamity Cauldrons and began draining the vitality and Spiritual Energy of the Five Prefectures.
• Wang Yanbing led the Golden Scale Guard against the arriving spirit vessel, but True Lord Song Yun and five other experts overwhelmed and killed the guards.
• Lu Qingping pleaded with Chen Mo to let her continue, while civilians below mistakenly cheered for her ascension.
• Chu Sheng condemned her appeal to sunk costs and revealed himself as the force behind the intervention, leaving Lu Qingping stunned as six figures rushed toward her.

Chu Sheng revealed his Cave Profound Realm peak strength, killed Lu Qingdai, and turned his attention to Lu Qingping as she neared a breakthrough. The chapter ended with Chu Sheng appearing beside Lu Qingping and her realizing he had reached her protective membrane.

• Lu Qingping activated the Myriad Spirit Profound Light Bracelet to shield herself from Chen Mo and the other five attackers while continuing her breakthrough.
• Lu Qingdai flew toward Chu Sheng, hoping to capture him and make the six Cave Profound Realm experts stop attacking Lu Qingping.
• Chu Sheng revealed his Cave Profound Realm peak cultivation and froze Lu Qingdai with his pressure.
• Lu Qingdai asked Chu Sheng to suppress his strength to the Eighth Order peak, but he refused and killed her with a punch.
• Lu Qingping threatened Chu Sheng and the six attackers as she neared a breakthrough, then Chu Sheng vanished and appeared beside her protective membrane.