Chapter Summaries

The High Priest brought Yi Chen a milky white Spirit Mine that turned out to be a Spirit Stone, allowing Yi Chen to cultivate faster. Yi Chen realized the stones could greatly strengthen the Flame Mountain Tribe, while the viewers remained puzzled by his excitement.

• The Live Stream Room viewers identified the eastern deposit as an Energy Stone Mine and predicted Yi Chen would be unable to use it.
• The High Priest brought Yi Chen a fist-sized milky white stone and described its unusual hardness and pure Spiritual Energy.
• Yi Chen sensed the stone's dense Spiritual Energy, meditated with it, and confirmed that it accelerated his cultivation.
• Yi Chen estimated the Spirit Stones could double cultivation speed and help the Flame Mountain Tribe grow stronger and expand its territory.
• The High Priest and the Live Stream Room viewers wondered why Yi Chen had lost his composure.

Yi Chen discovered that Spirit Stones could double cultivation speed, ordered the Flame Mountain Tribe to mine them and forge Iron Swords, then began developing a sword technique. When Spirit Stones went on sale across the Human Federation, people rushed to buy them as prices surged, leaving the public furious.

• Yi Chen named the mined stones Spirit Stones and ordered the tribe to gather them, distribute them, and forge enough Iron Swords for everyone.
• The High Priest realized Spirit Stones could speed cultivation, and Yi Chen confirmed they could roughly double it.
• Yi Chen returned to his Wooden House and began studying acupoints to create a Spiritual Power circulation route for his sword technique.
• Viewers in the Live Stream Room realized Spirit Stones could accelerate their cultivation and searched for places to buy them.
• Online platforms began selling Spirit Stones at one thousand each, and buyers quickly exhausted the available stock as prices rose.
• People across the Human Federation continued panic-buying Spirit Stones while growing angrier at the soaring prices.

Spirit Stones briefly sparked a buying frenzy before the Federal Government and mining giants stabilized their price. Alarmed by Yi Chen’s cultivation method and the Spirit Stone incident, an Angel Race envoy ordered Jin Zhenghe to arrange for him to enter Exile Planet and eliminate Yi Chen.

• Spirit Stone prices soared, then fell after the Federal Government met with mining giants and the giants announced large-scale mining at a low sale price.
• Public attention shifted back to the upcoming transport of Serious Criminals to Exile Planet.
• The Angel Race envoy ordered factory director Jin Zhenghe to arrange an identity so he could enter Exile Planet.
• Jin Zhenghe questioned the envoy’s plan to have his strength abolished, but the envoy insisted on stopping Yi Chen before his threat grew.
• The envoy recalled the Angel Race’s history of underestimating humanity and decided to act personally against Yi Chen.

Marshal Tie Xue and the Military leaders debated the Federal Parliament’s decision to send thousands of Serious Criminals to the Exile Planet, suspecting a hidden plot behind its failure to investigate Myriad Races spies. As a new batch of criminals arrived, humanity and the surrounding races focused their attention on Yi Chen, who had been quietly developing sword-technique Meridian Cultivation Charts.

• Tie Xue presented the generals with a list showing that the number of Serious Criminals had surged to more than 17,000, including over a thousand added in two days.
• A hot-tempered Seven-Star General condemned the Council for endangering Yi Chen and allowing possible Myriad Races spies onto the Exile Planet.
• A gloomy Seven-Star General argued that the Council might want Yi Chen to disappear after using his contributions, but questioned why it had not investigated the spies among the criminals.
• The female Seven-Star General proposed that the Military investigate the Serious Criminals itself, and Tie Xue adjourned the meeting while wondering what the Council was planning.
• On the Exile Planet, Yi Chen continued developing sword-technique Meridian Cultivation Charts while helping the Four Routes Army handle dangerous Ferocious Beasts with Little Golden Ball.
• A new batch of Serious Criminals arrived, drawing humanity’s and the surrounding races’ attention while few people noticed Yi Chen’s work on sword techniques.

On March 6, 2022, a massive unmanned warship carried more than 26,500 supposed Serious Criminals to the Exile Planet, despite public outrage and fears that many were impostors or spies. The criminals were scattered across the planet, and viewers worried that hidden equipment and compromised scans could endanger Yi Chen’s cultivation method.

• Citizens watching the live stream condemned the Federal Government for sending over 26,500 people to the Exile Planet, and some agreed to smash the Federal Parliament Headquarters Building in protest.
• The unmanned Large Warship carried the criminals’ Stasis Pods through a Cosmic Storm Belt and reached the Exile Planet after joining another warship.
• Unmanned Transport Planes scattered the criminals across the planet, where some were eaten by Ferocious Beasts before waking.
• The awakened criminals acted confused and tried to recall their erased memories, making it difficult for viewers to identify impostors.
• Viewers noted that a Scanner had missed an object hidden at one criminal’s waist and feared hackers had altered the warship’s data.

Viewers discovered that someone had stolen the stone slab bearing Yi Chen’s original Chaos Art formula, then turned their attention back to his progress on a new swordsmanship cultivation method. Yi Chen completed the method and set out to test it, while the viewers hoped he would continue developing it long enough to teach it to the Flame Mountain Tribe.

• Viewers spotted that the original Chaos Art formula had been cut from the Mountain Cave wall and stolen, and argued that the Federal Parliament would hide whoever was responsible.
• After the viewers debated the slab’s historical value and the government’s refusal to investigate, they shifted their attention back to Yi Chen’s new cultivation method.
• Yi Chen spent his days studying how Spiritual Power moved through acupoints, occasionally helping the Four Routes Army fight Ferocious Beasts.
• Two and a half months into his research, Yi Chen comprehended Sword Intent and integrated it into a new Meridian Cultivation Chart for swordsmanship.
• Yi Chen took his Iron Sword outside, and Little Golden Ball followed him with a Spirit Stone, having grown to the level of a Level 8 Ferocious Beast.
• Viewers doubted the new method would surpass the Flying Knife Art, but hoped Yi Chen would keep developing it until the Flame Mountain Tribe could learn it.

Yi Chen returned to the Great Canyon to test his new sword technique against the Golden Python, whose defenses had defeated him before. His Sword Qi tore through the beast’s scales and inflicted a deep wound, leaving viewers stunned as the fight began.

• Yi Chen raced to the Great Canyon, where he had previously failed to kill the Golden Python.
• Little Golden Ball attacked the Golden Python with its Hair Needles and tried to charge at it, but Yi Chen called it back.
• The Golden Python charged at Yi Chen, who dodged its leap with the Cloud Stepping Art.
• Yi Chen struck the Golden Python with Sword Qi, cutting through its scales and opening a deep, bleeding wound.
• The wounded Golden Python writhed in pain as viewers across the Milky Way watched in disbelief.

Yi Chen demonstrated that his New Cultivation Method let him cut the Golden Python from several meters away with blade-like energy, then refined the technique while fighting until the beast died. Viewers rushed to buy alloy swords as human society reacted, while Marshal Tie Xue called an emergency meeting and the Milky Way’s Surrounding Races began assessing the method’s impact.

• Viewers replayed Yi Chen’s strike and realized blade-like energy, not the iron sword itself, had cut through the Golden Python’s scales.
• Yi Chen withdrew using the Cloud Stepping Art, identified flaws in his sword technique, and resumed attacking the Golden Python as a sparring partner.
• Yi Chen killed the Golden Python after covering its body with wounds and continued evaluating his New Cultivation Method’s strengths and weaknesses.
• Viewers speculated that the Sword Qi’s range could grow with Yi Chen’s realm, and people bought alloy swords in a rush.
• News outlets announced the New Cultivation Method’s impact, Marshal Tie Xue convened an emergency meeting, and the Surrounding Races of the Milky Way discussed its consequences.

Human Military leaders debated reforming around Yi Chen’s cultivation method and chose a cautious approach, while the Angel Race Holy Lord dismissed Boton’s warning about the Human Race’s potential transformation. The story left the Military preparing reform details and the Angel Race declining to act against humanity.

• Marshal Tie Xue and the Military leaders watched Yi Chen kill the Golden Python and debated how rapidly to reform the armed forces.
• A Seven-Star General urged sweeping changes, while an Eight-Star General recommended waiting for Yi Chen to release his complete methods and beginning gradually with the infantry.
• Marshal Tie Xue favored faster reform but accepted the leadership’s cautious consensus and ordered them to discuss the details.
• Boton sent the Angel Race Holy Lord footage of Yi Chen and proposed forming a coalition with races hostile to the Human Race.
• The Angel Race Holy Lord dismissed Boton’s concerns, ordered him not to send Yi Chen’s footage again, and returned to cultivating.

Yi Chen planned to teach the Flame Mountain Tribe's Spirit Release Realm cultivators the Complete Cloud Stepping Art and a low-tier New Cultivation Method to strengthen them and accelerate territorial expansion. He recognized that the Tribe's reliance on Ferocious Beasts created a grave risk of rebellion, and the chapter ended with viewers discussing a serious criminal's plan to lure him into a trap.

• Yi Chen returned to the Flame Mountain Tribe after killing two Ferocious Beasts and summoned the High Priest to arrange a gathering of Spirit Release Realm tribespeople.
• Yi Chen explained that teaching Gu Li and the other geniuses the Complete Cloud Stepping Art and low-tier New Cultivation Method would boost the Tribe's strongest fighters and speed up expansion.
• The High Priest warned that leaving the submitted Ferocious Beasts without enough Spirit Release Realm cultivators to suppress them could lead to an attack.
• Yi Chen considered using a Blood Oath to control the Ferocious Beasts but abandoned the idea because he had not developed Divine Sense, and he ordered the Four Routes Army to leave behind cultivators capable of intimidating them.
• Viewers in the Live Stream Room speculated about why Yi Chen had summoned the Tribe's geniuses and discussed a serious criminal who had infiltrated the Tribe to lure him into a plan.

After breaking through to the Spirit Release Realm Seventh Stage, Yi Chen went to meet the gathered clansmen and heard Hai Lan playing the flute. The High Priest tried to arrange a private performance for him, but Yi Chen instead reprimanded him and ordered him to address the tribe’s living conditions.

• Yi Chen cultivated with Spirit Stones and broke through to the Spirit Release Realm Seventh Stage.
• Yi Chen stopped to listen to a flute performance, and the High Priest said Hai Lan, a young woman saved by Chief Tai Shi, was playing.
• The High Priest offered to have Hai Lan play for Yi Chen, while viewers in the live stream debated whether she was part of a Beauty Trap.
• Yi Chen told the High Priest to plan the tribe’s residences, organize work areas, and arrange daily cleaning instead of pursuing schemes to curry favor.
• The High Priest prostrated himself and admitted he understood Yi Chen’s orders.

Yi Chen ordered Hai Lan to play her flute less, prioritizing the Flame Mountain Tribe's cultivation over his own enjoyment. He then gathered the Spirit Release Realm tribespeople and began writing out the Cloud Stepping Art, leaving the viewers eager to learn another cultivation method.

• The Live Stream Room viewers mocked the High Priest for his fearful flattery and debated whether his behavior would hurt Hai Lan's chances with Yi Chen.
• Yi Chen told the High Priest to ask Hai Lan to play her flute less around the tribespeople and in her spare time so they would focus on cultivation.
• The viewers were baffled that Yi Chen restricted music he clearly enjoyed and worried that the Beauty Trap would fail unless Hai Lan could meet him.
• Yi Chen joined Gu Li and the other Spirit Release Realm tribespeople, pleased to see more than a hundred talented members of the Flame Mountain Tribe gathered.
• Yi Chen took out his longsword and wrote the complete Cloud Stepping Art incantation and Meridian Cultivation Chart on the stone wall.

Yi Chen taught Gu Li and the others the complete Spirit Release Realm Cloud Stepping Art, then carved and introduced the Heaven Severing Art. The viewers realized the Heaven Severing Art was only a weakened version, leaving them confused about why Yi Chen had not taught its complete form.

• Yi Chen carved the complete Cloud Stepping Art onto the stone wall and explained it to Gu Li and the others, answering their questions for more than two hours.
• Yi Chen carved the Heaven Severing Art's name, formula, and Meridian Cultivation Chart onto the wall for Gu Li and the others.
• Viewers discussed how Yi Chen's Heaven Severing Art had prompted military reforms, including the termination of the Gene Warrior Training Program and a major expansion of infantry funding.
• Viewers noticed that the Heaven Severing Art's Meridian Cultivation Chart was simpler than the scanned version and concluded Yi Chen had taught a weakened version.
• Viewers wondered why Yi Chen had taught a weakened Heaven Severing Art when he had already taught the complete Cloud Stepping Art.

Yi Chen taught Gu Li and the other Spirit Release Realm tribespeople a weakened version of the Heaven Severing Art, explaining that they needed to build a foundation before they could learn the complete technique. Their growing strength accelerated the Yellow Flame Tribe’s expansion as cultivation transformed both the tribe and the Human Federation.

• Yi Chen explained that Gu Li and the others could not yet comprehend Sword Intent, so he had created a weakened Heaven Severing Art to help them build a foundation in the way of the sword.
• Yi Chen taught the weakened technique from morning until dusk, and Gu Li and the others barely learned it.
• After the tribespeople learned the complete Cloud Stepping Art and weakened Heaven Severing Art, the Yellow Flame Tribe’s combat strength and expansion speed increased, and its sphere of influence grew by ten thousand square kilometers the next day.
• The Flame Mountain Tribe rebuilt its thatched cottages and enjoyed abundant food across its expanding territory.
• The Human Federation adapted to the Era of National Cultivation as citizens trained, universities considered cultivation majors, and companies recruited talented practitioners.
• The Federal Parliament, military, financial groups, and other forces planned for the future while analysts struggled to predict how far Yi Chen could go.

Yi Chen broke through to the Spirit Law Stage, doubling his lifespan limit and allowing him to sense the laws of heaven and earth. He decided to create an all-encompassing spell cultivation technique for the Flame Mountain Tribe, though he still lacked divine sense.

• Yi Chen broke through to the Spirit Law Stage, and his aura shook the Wooden House.
• The viewers discovered that Yi Chen’s Repair Gene had doubled and his lifespan limit had risen to around five hundred years, prompting celebrations across the Milky Way.
• Yi Chen sensed the laws of heaven and earth but found that he still had not developed divine sense.
• Yi Chen decided to create a spell cultivation technique combining many types of spells and eventually promote it throughout the Flame Mountain Tribe.

Yi Chen improved the Chaos Art for the Spirit Law Stage and began comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, while viewers debated whether he was nearing his limit in creating cultivation methods. The chapter left the public speculating about his future breakthroughs and when he might teach the complete techniques.

• Yi Chen improved the Chaos Art to the Spirit Law Stage level and began comprehending the laws of heaven and earth.
• Little Golden Ball hoped to go out with Yi Chen but settled down to sleep when he stayed inside to cultivate.
• Viewers in the Live Stream Room discussed whether Yi Chen could create a Spirit Law Stage cultivation method and how long it might take.
• Viewers debated when Yi Chen would teach the complete Heaven Severing Art and the Spirit Law Stage-level Chaos Art, and considered how humanity might develop cultivation without him.

Yi Chen continued comprehending many kinds of Law Power to create a collection of spell-based cultivation methods, while the tribe waited for him to teach its advanced techniques. Hai Lan grew frustrated as her attempt to make Yi Chen fall in love with her stalled because he remained shut inside his house, focused on work.

• Yi Chen spent more than two months comprehending Law Power, and observers assumed his new cultivation method would take nearly five months to complete.
• Gu Li and the others remained stuck at the first level of the Spirit Law Stage because Yi Chen had not taught them the advanced Chaos Art or the complete Heaven Severing Art.
• Yi Chen planned to expand the Human Race’s territory across the planet and eventually into the starry sky, then teach the new methods once he could cultivate safely.
• Hai Lan regretted accepting a ten-billion mission to make Yi Chen fall in love with her, but admitted the reward would tempt her again.
• Hai Lan’s carefully prepared approach failed because Yi Chen showed strong self-control and had not left his house in more than two months.

Hai Lan decided to approach Yi Chen directly and used fragrant powder to prepare for her beauty trap. She reached his Wooden House and introduced herself, but Yi Chen reacted with disgust, leaving her attempt off to a humiliating start.

• Hai Lan worried that the Four Routes Army's expansion would bring more rivals, so she decided to stop waiting and approach Yi Chen.
• Hai Lan ground withered flowers into fragrant powder, rubbed it onto her neck and wrists, and headed for Yi Chen's Wooden House.
• Viewers in the Live Stream Room debated whether Hai Lan's proactive approach could succeed where Gu Li's had failed.
• Hai Lan reached Yi Chen's door and knocked, and Little Golden Ball excitedly opened it for her.
• Hai Lan introduced herself to Yi Chen with a shy, admiring manner, and Yi Chen nearly threw up at her appearance and behavior.

Hai Lan tried to attract Yi Chen’s attention, then asked him for guidance on the Cloud Stepping Art, but he saw through her repeated schemes and punished her. After ordering Gu Li to decide Hai Lan’s future after her sentence, Yi Chen returned to studying the laws of heaven and earth.

• Hai Lan’s flirtatious act failed to interest Yi Chen, who demanded that she state her purpose directly.
• Hai Lan asked Yi Chen to guide her in the Cloud Stepping Art, but he recognized her approach as another attempt to get close to him.
• Yi Chen ordered the High Priest to notify Gu Li that Hai Lan would receive one hundred lashes and three months of imprisonment.
• Hai Lan accepted the punishment in despair, and Yi Chen returned to cultivation while Little Golden Ball settled beside him.

Hai Lan’s attempt to get close to Yi Chen failed, and Yi Chen’s punishment made the Flame Mountain Tribe fear him even more. Meanwhile, Yi Chen realized Little Golden Ball had chosen him as its host and was drawing on his Spiritual Power, a bond he welcomed despite its potential cost.

• The Live Stream Room viewers discussed Hai Lan’s failure and worried that it would make future attempts to influence Yi Chen harder.
• Lian Zhan Cheng angrily blamed Hai Lan after learning that Yi Chen had seen through her and punished her.
• News of Hai Lan’s punishment spread through the Flame Mountain Tribe, deepening the tribe members’ awe and fear of Yi Chen.
• Yi Chen discovered that Little Golden Ball had begun absorbing Spiritual Power from his Qi Sea after reaching the peak of level 10.
• Yi Chen concluded that Little Golden Ball had chosen him as its host and decided its loyalty and potential made the arrangement worthwhile.