Chapter Summaries

Tao Yu led the cavalry west, teaching them to hunt Titans while searching for a way to awaken Aaron’s Founding Titan power. After reaching the Kunlun Mountains, the group spotted a signal flare that Tao Yu believed came from the Ming Cult.

• Tao Yu killed two Abnormal Titans while the cavalry’s hunting squads coordinated to bring down Pure Titans, despite losing more than a hundred soldiers.
• Tao Yu reflected that Chosen Ones gained strength from willpower more efficiently, while Pioneers could build production and trade to gather resources.
• The force reached the Kunlun Mountains after more than a month and a half of travel, and Tao Yu remained troubled that Aaron had not mastered the Founding Power.
• Tao Yu had taught the Nine Yin Manual to Cheng Lixue, Yang Guo, Mikasa, and Aaron, while Training Corps cadets taught the Shaolin Basic Breathing Technique to steppe officers.
• A signal flare appeared ahead, and Tao Yu suspected the Ming Cult had noticed the three thousand cavalry entering its territory.

Right Emissary Fu and the Left Emissary planned to infiltrate the grassland army’s camp and kill its general, but Tao Yu intercepted them. The two emissaries attacked Tao Yu, whose barrier stopped them cold.

• A Giant Wood Banner chief reported that thousands of grassland soldiers had entered Kunlun territory, and Right Emissary Fu and the Left Emissary discussed the Ming Cult’s precarious situation.
• Right Emissary Fu proposed killing the grassland army’s general to avoid a costly battle, and the Left Emissary agreed to join him.
• The Left and Right Emissaries disguised themselves as patrolmen and headed into the brightly lit camp.
• Tao Yu left the bonfire gathering after spotting the intruders, while Cheng Lixue secretly tasted the lamb he had handed her.
• Tao Yu challenged the two disguised emissaries, then blocked their coordinated attacks with an impenetrable wall of energy.

Tao Yu subdued the Ming Cult’s Right and Left Emissaries and went with them to Bright Summit to investigate their missing leader. In the forbidden cave, he found two connected chambers and evidence that the Abyss had joined different times—and perhaps worlds—together.

• Tao Yu stopped Right Emissary Fu and Left Emissary Guangming with an invisible barrier, sealed their acupoints, and explained that he had come for Heaven and Earth Great Shift and the Sacred Fire Tokens.
• Right Emissary Fu told Tao Yu that the cult leader had gone missing in the forbidden grounds, so Tao Yu persuaded the emissaries to take him to Bright Summit.
• Tao Yu slapped the Three Guardian Kings and Seven Wanderers into submission, then entered the forbidden cave to search for the leader.
• Tao Yu found two corpses, two farewell letters, two copies of Heaven and Earth Great Shift, and twelve Sacred Fire Tokens in the hidden chamber.
• Tao Yu learned that the Abyss had connected the chambers of the thirtieth-generation leader and Yang Dingtian, then heard a woman’s voice from the other side and wondered whether another world was linked there.

Tao Yu met Zhang Wuji and Xiao Zhao in Yang Dingtian’s burial chamber, learned that the other secret chamber connected to the Great Tang world, and shared a copy of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift with Zhang Wuji. After Tao Yu explained the revelations to the Ming Cult followers, they named him their Cult Leader.

• Tao Yu opened the secret door and brought Zhang Wuji and Xiao Zhao into Yang Dingtian’s burial chamber.
• Tao Yu explained that the chamber connected to Bright Summit a century earlier, and Zhang Wuji told him that Zhang Sanfeng had gone north after hearing about a World Beyond the Heavens.
• Zhang Wuji told Tao Yu that the Turks and the Yuan Army were negotiating after Bi Xuan killed three Yuan generals, leading Tao Yu to recognize the Great Tang world.
• Tao Yu gave Zhang Wuji a copy of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, then explained the letters and the chamber’s mystery to the Ming Cult followers.
• The Ming Cult followers knelt and greeted Tao Yu as their Cult Leader, while Tao Yu pointed out that Zhang Wuji could share the position.

Tao Yu tested his Sacred Fire Tokens and led the Ming Cult’s leaders toward Bright Summit after Zhang Wuji explained that the Six Great Sects were attacking. As Yin Tianzheng neared defeat in the duels, Tao Yu’s arrival was announced by an angry, unfamiliar expert.

• Tao Yu controlled twelve Sacred Fire Tokens with his techniques and showed how they could attack with less energy than his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.
• Zhang Wuji asked Tao Yu about the seventh level of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift, and Tao Yu urged him to accompany the Ming Cult to Bright Summit.
• Tao Yu reflected on how the Heaven and Earth Great Shift transformed Nine Yang True Qi into Big Dipper True Essence, then moved the cave’s boulder aside with ease.
• Tao Yu left the seven Free Individuals to handle the explosives beneath Bright Summit and led the others toward the battle.
• Yin Tianzheng fought successive challengers from the Six Great Sects until Song Yuanqiao declared their technique-only match a draw and withdrew.
• Tang Wenliang challenged the exhausted Yin Tianzheng, but an angry expert arrived with several companions and threatened to teach Tang’s grandmaster a lesson.

Fu Yi and the other Ming Cult members from a hundred years in the past helped turn the battle at Bright Summit, while Zhang Wuji exposed Cheng Kun’s plot. Tao Yu used his sound technique to locate Cheng Kun and raced down the mountain after him.

• Fu Yi defeated Tang Wenliang and the Five Elders of Kongtong with Heaven and Earth Great Shift, convincing the Ming Cult fighters that he had come from their past.
• Yang Buhui recognized Zhang Wuji, and the Ming Cult learned that Tao Yu was their peerless thirty-first-generation leader from a hundred years earlier.
• Zhang Wuji healed Yin Tianzheng and told the assembled sects that Cheng Kun had plotted the siege of Bright Summit.
• Kongxing disputed Zhang Wuji’s claim, but Tao Yu suggested Cheng Kun might be feigning death and called out to find him.
• Tao Yu sensed Cheng Kun nearby and sped down Bright Summit to pursue him.

Tao Yu captured Cheng Kun and brought him back to Bright Summit, where Cheng Kun’s lies reignited the Six Great Sects’ hostility. Tao Yu overwhelmed their forces in a drawn-out fight and left them defeated but mostly alive.

• Tao Yu used his linked abilities to locate Cheng Kun, sealed his acupoints, and carried him back to Bright Summit.
• Cheng Kun admitted he had once been Cheng Kun but continued to manipulate Zhang Wuji and the gathered sects with lies.
• When the Six Great Sects threatened to attack together, Tao Yu unleashed blood dragons and charged into their ranks.
• Kongxing killed Cheng Kun with Dragon Claw Hand, and Tao Yu told the others to come at him together.
• Tao Yu fought the gathered fighters for about a quarter of an hour, knocking most of them down and killing Xianyu Tong.
• Kongzhi conceded defeat and thanked Tao Yu for showing mercy.

After defeating the Six Great Sects and exposing Cheng Kun, Tao Yu warned that the Yuan Dynasty might ambush the sects on their way home and proposed capturing its leaders. As the battered fighters prepared to travel with Tao Yu and Zhang Wuji, Zhao Min waited below Bright Summit with an elite force ready to strike.

• The Five Elders of Kongtong and the Six Great Sects blamed Cheng Kun for the bloodshed, while Abbess Miejue and Yin Li remained bitter over their personal losses.
• Yang Xiao and Right Emissary Fu argued over whether Tao Yu or Zhang Wuji belonged as the Ming Cult's leader, and Tao Yu told them to unite against the Abyss.
• Tao Yu warned that the Yuan Dynasty might be behind Cheng Kun and could ambush the Six Great Sects, then proposed that he and Zhang Wuji capture the Yuan rulers.
• Tao Yu ordered the fighters to rest briefly before setting out and left Right Emissary Fu in charge at Bright Summit.
• Zhao Min gathered Fan Yao, the Xuanming Elders, the Eight Divine Archers, and nearly a thousand elite horsemen below Bright Summit, preparing to seize the scattered Six Great Sects with Ten Fragrance Soft Muscle Powder.

Zhao Min waited for Cheng Kun’s signal before ordering her forces to capture the Six Great Sects, but Tao Yu suddenly overwhelmed her troops and seized her. Recognizing his extraordinary abilities, she ordered her subordinates to stand down and agreed to go with him.

• Zhao Min learned that Cheng Kun had failed, but decided the conflict between the Six Great Sects and the Ming Cult would continue and ordered her forces to capture the sect members.
• Tao Yu rushed toward Zhao Min’s army, disrupting its formation with a powerful sound attack.
• Tao Yu unleashed blood dragons that killed the Xuanming Elders and devastated Zhao Min’s forces, while Fan Yao pretended to be dead after Tao Yu struck him away.
• Tao Yu grabbed Zhao Min and repelled an archer’s attempt to intervene.
• Zhao Min ordered her subordinates to stand down, introduced herself, and agreed to go with Tao Yu.

Tao Yu captured Zhao Min and negotiated with the Six Great Sects to help fight the Titan Calamity, then arranged for the Ming Cult and the sects to support the Chosen Ones. He left the forces in Yang Xiao’s hands while preparing to return to the Abyss and address the difficulty of moving people between worlds.

• Tao Yu brought Zhao Min and over a thousand cavalrymen to the injured Six Great Sects, who praised him for saving them from the ambush.
• Tao Yu invited the Six Great Sects to join him against the Titan Calamity, and Kong Zhi agreed to seek support from their sects and help.
• Tao Yu assessed the threat from the Turks and considered how martial arts experts could be organized and armed to defend the region.
• Tao Yu asked Yang Xiao about the Ming Cult and learned that Fan Yao had returned as the Right Emissary of Light.
• Tao Yu ordered Yang Xiao to control his three thousand soldiers and lead the Six Great Sects toward Xiangyang to support the Chosen Ones in killing Titans while Tao Yu returned to the Abyss.

After consolidating his forces around Bright Summit, Tao Yu returned to the Real World, where he sensed the World Will’s faint restraint and learned that his parents’ lives had improved. He considered moving his family to the Inner City but left the decision for later as he headed to the mission hall to check on his allies.

• Tao Yu spent another half month organizing Ming Cult members, elite fighters from the Six Great Sects, and steppe cavalry under Cheng Lixue’s leadership, with Zhao Min and advisers helping.
• Tao Yu left Zhao Min in charge of planning and urged her to prioritize defense and safety while he dealt with his other responsibilities.
• Tao Yu returned to the Real World and noticed that its World Will exerted a slight constraint on him, though it did not hinder his movements.
• Tao Yu learned that his father, Tao Long, had received easier work and that his mother was helping care for his Fourth Brother’s children.
• Tao Yu offered to help his parents move to the Inner City, but Tao Long worried about the cost and advised him to focus on getting stronger.
• Tao Yu decided to visit the mission hall and find out what had happened while he was away before contacting the little rich girl.

After returning to the Real World, Tao Yu learned that the Morning Sun Society was under Security Team surveillance after its president defeated the head of the Dragon Lizard Family. He checked his messages at the mission hall, learned his company was thriving amid new tensions at the base, and agreed to meet Panda for a meal.

• Tao Yu returned to his home area, questioned nearby Security Team members, and learned they were monitoring the Morning Sun Society’s recent expansion.
• Tao Yu heard that the Society’s president had defeated the head of the Dragon Lizard Family and forced the family to restrain its members, drawing pressure from Inner City factions.
• Tao Yu entered the Inner City, found Wang Goudan was away, and visited Margot at the mission hall to check his messages.
• Tao Yu read Jack and Panda’s updates about the company’s growth, incoming Floating City residents forming factions, and more than two hundred thousand in accumulated dividends.
• Tao Yu asked Jack and Panda to pass a message to the Sun siblings, then Panda contacted him and invited him to eat together.

Tao Yu reunited with Panda and discussed northern explorations, local threats, and plans to expand their animal-husbandry business. Their conversation led Tao Yu to consider Wish Power plants, and they arrived at a garishly signed entertainment venue.

• Tao Yu met Panda at a familiar landmark, where local women greeted Panda as he returned from the Abyss.
• Panda told Tao Yu that pioneers exploring the Northern Country had recently been attacked by powerful locals, and Tao Yu suspected Huang Rong’s martial artists were collecting firearms.
• Tao Yu and Panda discussed breeding Wish Power Creatures, and Tao Yu recalled that the Love Flower and Heartbreak Grass might be useful Wish Power plants.
• Panda described the company’s reservoir, grassland, and forest sites and explained that Xenomorphs were difficult to raise despite their fast growth.
• Tao Yu sent Panda an inspection report and promised to bring him samples before they reached a colorful entertainment venue.

Tao Yu met Panda at an Inner City club, where Panda explained that rival elites were contesting their New Frontier claims. Tao Yu asked for their profiles with a dangerous resolve, just as Zhang Lei arrived looking uneasy.

• Panda brought Tao Yu to a secluded, soundproof club booth and said Zhang Lei would join them.
• Panda described Zhang Lei as an Outer City man with an A-rank Balance Control talent who now worked for their company.
• Panda told Tao Yu that eleven powerful newcomers were challenging their group’s New Frontier holdings, and that Young Master Sun could not intervene in every dispute.
• Tao Yu asked Panda to send him the rivals’ profiles, silently considering how to deal with them rather than surrendering profits.
• Panda’s insect-based killing-intent implant reacted, and Zhang Lei arrived at the booth looking uncomfortable in the unfamiliar Inner City.

Tao Yu confronted Blue’s group over its threats against Dada Company, but Blue denied responsibility and refused to give up competing. Tao Yu slapped Blue until the group attacked, then easily overwhelmed them with astral energy and hardened energy.

• Zhang Lei visited Tao Yu and Panda, and Panda discussed looking into land and business opportunities for Dada Company.
• Tao Yu recognized Blue and four other Inner City pioneers at a nearby booth as rivals targeting Dada’s land.
• Tao Yu demanded that Blue give him half the group’s ability points and then demanded that they stop competing and sign an agreement.
• Blue denied harassing Dada and challenged Tao Yu to provide evidence, so Tao Yu slapped him repeatedly.
• Blue and his companions attacked Tao Yu, but Tao Yu knocked three aside and grabbed Blue and another fighter by the neck.

Tao Yu beat Blue and his men after they tried to pressure Dada Company, then made Blue agree to pay for security across the company’s three occupied areas. Panda helped turn the confrontation into a partnership, and Blue planned to announce their alliance publicly.

• Tao Yu struck Blue and his men, then forced them to apologize by demonstrating his astral energy.
• Blue realized Tao Yu was powerful enough to match the senior figures of their families and agreed to stop causing trouble for Dada Company.
• Tao Yu held Blue responsible for any future attacks on the company’s farm or other property.
• Panda proposed that Blue’s side provide security in exchange for a cut of the profits, and Tao Yu accepted the arrangement.
• Blue signed an agreement to cover security costs across Dada Company’s three occupied areas and planned to announce their partnership publicly.

After Tao Yu resolved the issue, Panda and Zhang Lei realized how far his strength had advanced. Tao Yu then arranged to buy a personal aircraft and considered renting a larger apartment in the Inner City for his family.

• Panda and Zhang Lei reflected on Tao Yu's astral energy and how few pioneers could match his strength.
• Tao Yu asked Panda about affordable flying devices for travel, and Panda described two options.
• Tao Yu chose the cheaper solar-powered personal aircraft and went with Panda to inspect one.
• Tao Yu reserved the aircraft, bought two extra batteries, and spent most of his Wish Power.
• Tao Yu decided to rent a larger Inner City apartment and put its costs against his company dividends.

Tao Yu secured an apartment in the Inner City and reflected on his plans and the diverging paths of his former companions. When he spotted a dangerous Lunatic being pursued nearby, he decided to join the chase for the mission reward.

• Tao Yu and Panda leased a three-bedroom apartment, arranged meal service for his family, and charged the costs to Dada Transport Company.
• Tao Yu asked Manager Huang to look after his family, while Panda offered to bring furniture from the Abyss.
• Zhang Lei told Tao Yu that their former companions had scattered, Zhao Yan had become a young master's concubine, and Lin Chao was in danger because of his ties to the Morning Sun Society.
• Tao Yu returned to the empty apartment, considered his plans to deal with the giants and the breeding operation, and spent the night meditating.
• Tao Yu spotted a gaunt Lunatic being chased across rooftops by six or seven figures and found a repeatable city-order mission offering a reward for capturing dangerous individuals.
• Tao Yu put on his partner's mask and vanished to pursue the Lunatic and claim part of the reward.

Tao Yu rescued Kurt’s team from the Mad Mud Monster and learned the criminal carried a forty-thousand bounty. After asking whether the Nightwatcher department accepted Evil God Cultists, he left the team stunned by revealing that he believed the monster was one.

• Kurt’s team lured the Mad Mud Monster into a trap, but he broke free, overpowered Kurt, and resisted the team’s bullets.
• Tao Yu seized the Mad Mud Monster and knocked him unconscious with two blows, saving Kurt and the others.
• Kurt told Tao Yu that the monster was worth forty thousand alive and offered to take him to claim the bounty at the Nightwatcher department.
• Tao Yu asked whether the Nightwatcher department accepted Evil God Cultists and said he thought the Mad Mud Monster was one, leaving Kurt’s team stunned.

Tao Yu brought the captured Mad Mud Monster to the Nightwatchers and reported that he was an Evil God Cultist. A Meditation Master arrived to verify the claim, and the chapter ended as he examined Tao Yu with his mental energy.

• Tao Yu and Kurt's group brought the Mad Mud Monster to a Nightwatchers hall, where the staff recognized the notorious fugitive and offered a forty-five-thousand reward for his capture.
• Tao Yu told the staff that the Mad Mud Monster was an Evil God Cultist and said he could use the Meditation Technique to help confirm it.
• The staff explained that verifying the claim could earn an additional ten to twenty thousand and began the certification process, placing the prisoner in a transparent container.
• The Nightwatchers summoned an energetic old man identified as a Meditation Master, who examined the Mad Mud Monster and then enveloped Tao Yu in his stronger mental energy.