Chapter Summaries

Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen persuaded Dao Venerable Xuanming to hunt Zhang Qingyuan before pursuing Blood River Old Monster, fearing Zhang Qingyuan’s rapid growth would make him a threat to the Five Elements Holy Sect. Xuanming set out to find him while Yuan Zhen went to recruit another ally.

• Dao Venerable Xuanming asked Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen whether they should kill Blood River Old Monster before dealing with Zhang Qingyuan.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen insisted that they eliminate Zhang Qingyuan first, citing his rapid rise and his ability to kill Xuan Tong while fighting above his rank.
• Dao Venerable Xuanming agreed that Zhang Qingyuan posed a grave danger and vowed to track him down and kill him.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen told Xuanming he would recruit another old friend so they could kill Zhang Qingyuan even if he advanced to Myriad Transformations.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen privately suspected Zhang Qingyuan had a great opportunity, then disappeared into the void.

As the Five Elements Holy Sect closed in on Zhang Qingyuan’s secret realm, he unknowingly entered the Sea of Myriad Dao Sources during his advancement and began to be assimilated by the world. The chapter left him unaware of the mortal danger as his Divine Soul and Dao Laws dissipated.

• Rumors spread through Yunzhou and the North Mountain Domain that the Five Elements Holy Sect had crushed Zhang Qingyuan’s forces and was hunting for him.
• The Five Elements Holy Sect used deduction experts to follow clues toward the secret realm where Zhang Qingyuan cultivated.
• Zhang Qingyuan’s Divine Soul entered the Sea of Myriad Dao Sources, where its comforting influence dulled his awareness.
• The laws surrounding Zhang Qingyuan began to dissipate as the world assimilated his Divine Soul and Dao Laws.
• Zhang Qingyuan remained unaware that the loss of his fundamental Five Elements Dao Law would lead to his death.

Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen recruited the Martial Emperor to help kill Zhang Qingyuan before the Half-step Myriad Transformations cultivator could grow stronger. Convinced that the Five Elements Holy Sect had found Zhang Qingyuan’s hiding place, Yuan Zhen and two other Myriad Transformations Dao Venerables set out for the Qingyang Monster Beast Mountain Range.

• The Martial Emperor arrived and praised Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen for destroying the Blood Demon Sect, while Yuan Zhen thanked him for agreeing to help.
• The Martial Emperor questioned why they needed to be cautious about Zhang Qingyuan, but Yuan Zhen explained his rapid rise and the danger of letting him reach the Myriad Transformations Realm.
• The Martial Emperor accepted that Zhang Qingyuan might be a Son of Fortune and agreed that he had to be killed before advancing further.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen said the Five Elements Holy Sect had traced Zhang Qingyuan despite divination failing to reveal his location.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, the Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming departed for the Qingyang Monster Beast Mountain Range.

Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming found Zhang Qingyuan’s hidden Cave Heaven Secret Realm and attacked it while he was breaking through. Their assault interrupted his advancement and damaged the realm, and they launched another combined strike to kill him.

• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming entered the Forbidden Land of the Monster Beast Mountain Range and located the concealed entrance to Zhang Qingyuan’s Cave Heaven Secret Realm.
• Martial Emperor sensed that Zhang Qingyuan had merged his Divine Soul into the void sky and was breaking through, while Dao Venerable Xuanming warned that he was close to finishing.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming attacked the Secret Realm together, shaking the Cave Heaven World and cracking its earth and sky.
• Zhang Qingyuan opened his eyes after the impact disrupted his breakthrough and spat out blood.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen declared Zhang Qingyuan’s death certain, and the three Myriad Transformations experts prepared another joint strike against him and the Cave Heaven World.

Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Xuanming attacked Zhang Qingyuan while he was attempting to break through to Myriad Transformations. Zhang Qingyuan emerged with powerful but incomplete Dao Power, and the three recognized he had not truly advanced before they launched another assault.

• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Xuanming combined their power to blast Zhang Qingyuan’s Cave Heaven Secret Realm.
• An unknown jade-white palm deflected their attack, and Zhang Qingyuan emerged surrounded by Dao Power.
• Zhang Qingyuan thanked the three attackers for interrupting his breakthrough and bringing him back from the brink of Daoizing into heaven and earth.
• Martial Emperor sensed that Zhang Qingyuan had not truly reached Myriad Transformations, and Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen wounded him with a sword strike.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen called for Zhang Qingyuan to be killed, and Martial Emperor and Xuanming charged at him.

Still injured from his failed breakthrough, Zhang Qingyuan faced attacks from three Myriad Transformations and awakened the Glazed Golden Body to fight back. Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen recognized the legendary body-refining realm as Martial Emperor and Xuanming launched their attacks.

• Zhang Qingyuan suffered fresh pain when Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen's strike aggravated his internal injuries.
• Zhang Qingyuan resolved to fight despite facing three Myriad Transformations while still injured.
• Zhang Qingyuan brought his palms together and manifested the Glazed Golden Body.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen recognized the Glazed Golden Body and recalled how a cultivator with that realm had once fought five Myriad Transformations.
• Martial Emperor attacked with the Imperial Dao Divine Fist, while Xuanming struck Zhang Qingyuan with the power of the Five Elements.

Zhang Qingyuan revealed his Glazed Golden Body and fought off Xuanming and Martial Emperor, but the backlash from his failed breakthrough left flaws that Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen exploited. Recognizing the danger Zhang Qingyuan could pose if he survived, all three Myriad Transformations Realm cultivators unleashed their strongest techniques against him.

• Zhang Qingyuan charged Xuanming and Martial Emperor, using his Glazed Golden Body and Five Elements Dao Law to repel both cultivators.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen spotted flaws in Zhang Qingyuan's Golden Body caused by the backlash from his failed breakthrough and struck while Zhang Qingyuan's strength was depleted.
• Yuan Zhen's attack wounded Zhang Qingyuan and sent him flying, prompting Yuan Zhen to warn that they had to kill him before he perfected his Golden Body.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen revealed his Heavenly Heart Dao Seal, while Martial Emperor Dao Venerable and Dao Venerable Xuanming prepared their own strongest attacks.
• The three Myriad Transformations Realm cultivators attacked Zhang Qingyuan together with the intent to kill him in one strike.

Citizens fled Chuyun Kingdom as a battle between Myriad Transformations Dao Venerables devastated the country, while cultivators gathered to watch Zhang Qingyuan face three opponents. The spectators recognized his Glazed Golden Body and marveled at his unprecedented strength, and Old Ancestor Murong watched the distant battle in silence.

• Vast numbers of Chuyun Kingdom citizens fled their homes to escape the aftermath of the battle raging in the Qingyang Monster Beast Mountain Range.
• Cultivators from across the region converged near the battlefield, but watched from a thousand miles away rather than risk approaching.
• Old Ancestor Murong landed on a mountain peak and heard cultivators marvel that Zhang Qingyuan could withstand three Myriad Transformations Dao Venerables without reaching their realm.
• A cultivator identified Zhang Qingyuan's Glazed Golden Body and recalled how it had once enabled its wielder to fight five Myriad Transformations Dao Venerables.
• The onlookers fell silent as they considered Zhang Qingyuan's strength, while Old Ancestor Murong gazed toward the battle with complex emotions.

Zhang Qingyuan fought three Myriad Transformations Realm Titans, who battered him with their Heavenly Heart Dao Seals until his Glazed Golden Body was gravely wounded. As they feared what he might become if he survived, they launched another combined attack to finish him.

• Old Ancestor Murong and the gathered cultivators watched in shock as Zhang Qingyuan fought three Myriad Transformations Realm Titans.
• Zhang Qingyuan focused on Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen and Dao Venerable Xuanming and their Heavenly Heart Dao Seals while the battle raged.
• The three attackers overwhelmed Zhang Qingyuan with repeated strikes, breaking his Glazed Golden Body and leaving him badly wounded.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen urged the others to deliver a final blow, fearing Zhang Qingyuan would threaten them if he escaped.
• The Martial Emperor joined Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen and Xuanming in unleashing their strongest attacks against Zhang Qingyuan.

Zhang Qingyuan faced the combined final attack of Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming, revealing his Five Elements True Dao as he defended himself. Though the three believed they had killed him, his voice rose from the chaos as he began to understand the Heavenly Heart Dao Seal.

• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming joined their strength and unleashed a killing blow aimed at Zhang Qingyuan.
• Zhang Qingyuan gathered his power and formed a massive bell from the Five Elements True Dao to meet their attack.
• The collision shattered the sky and unleashed a storm of energy that led bystanders to believe Zhang Qingyuan had died.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming searched the chaotic void and concluded that their strike had killed Zhang Qingyuan.
• A mysterious aura rose from the darkness, and Zhang Qingyuan's hoarse voice said he understood how to form the Heavenly Heart Dao Seal.

Badly wounded and trapped by three Myriad Transformations experts, Zhang Qingyuan used their Heavenly Heart Dao Seals to complete his insights and break through. He reached the Myriad Transformations Realm, leaving Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen and the other two stunned as his overwhelming Aura erased their attacks.

• Zhang Qingyuan realized the Heavenly Heart Dao Seals had revealed the breakthrough insight he needed while he endured attacks from Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen and the others.
• He gathered the insights he had accumulated and formed his own Heavenly Heart Dao Seal, joining his Divine Soul and body as he connected with the Sea of Myriad Dao Sources.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen sensed Zhang Qingyuan advancing and ordered the others to stop him, but their three attacks were swept away by Zhang Qingyuan's rising Aura.
• Zhang Qingyuan achieved the Myriad Transformations Realm, and Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, the Martial Emperor, and Dao Venerable Xuanming froze in shock before his overwhelming presence.

Zhang Qingyuan recovered and broke through to the Myriad Transformations Realm, then pursued the three cultivators who had fled from him. He killed Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor Dao Venerable, and Dao Venerable Xuanming with a single sword strike, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Zhang Qingyuan emerged from the void with his body restored and realized the power of the Myriad Transformations Realm.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen, Martial Emperor Dao Venerable, and Dao Venerable Xuanming fled as soon as Zhang Qingyuan announced he would end the fight.
• Zhang Qingyuan drew the Sword Pellet and unleashed the Supreme Annihilation Divine Heavenly Sword across the sky.
• Old Ancestor Yuan Zhen and the other two tried to defend themselves, but Zhang Qingyuan's sword strike overwhelmed them and swallowed them.
• Countless people stared silently at the enormous sword mark left across the sky.

Zhang Qingyuan used the Supreme Annihilation Divine Heavenly Sword to kill three Myriad Transformations Titans and ended the battle. He left the ruined secret realm with Old Ancestor Murong as the Cultivation World faced the upheaval his victory would bring.

• Zhang Qingyuan reflected on the power of the Supreme Annihilation Divine Heavenly Sword, inherited from Qi Yiming, which he had mastered while breaking through to the Myriad Transformations Realm.
• Zhang Qingyuan collected the Storage Rings and other items left behind by the three slain Titans.
• Zhang Qingyuan mourned the destruction of the Cave Heaven Secret Realm left by Lu Shan San Ren Zhang San Chen, then decided to leave and find a quiet place to digest his gains.
• Zhang Qingyuan sensed Old Ancestor Murong nearby, summoned him across a thousand li, and disappeared into the void with him.

After the battle, Zhang Qingyuan reunited with Old Ancestor Murong, who had come to help him escape the Five Elements Holy Sect’s rumored siege. Old Ancestor Murong told him that the Boundary Sea was changing and Yuzhou might be reappearing, leaving Zhang Qingyuan eager to learn more about his former home.

• Zhang Qingyuan brought Old Ancestor Murong away from the battlefield and greeted him as an old friend.
• Old Ancestor Murong struggled to adjust to Zhang Qingyuan’s immense rise in strength and status since their last meeting.
• Old Ancestor Murong explained that he had come to help Zhang Qingyuan flee rumors of a joint siege by Myriad Transformations Titans from the Five Elements Holy Sect.
• Old Ancestor Murong described how the Boundary Sea’s storms were receding, revealing islands and reports of Cloud Water Sect cultivators from Yuzhou.
• Zhang Qingyuan asked Old Ancestor Murong for more details about Yuzhou, the Absolute Heaven Abyss, and the possibility of returning home.

Zhang Qingyuan gave the Old Ancestor Murong generous resources and cultivation insights before sending him to handle a task in the Barren Sea. News of Zhang Qingyuan's victory over three Myriad Transformations cultivators spread across Yunzhou, leaving the cultivation world stunned and anticipating a major upheaval.

• Zhang Qingyuan warned the Old Ancestor Murong to be careful in the Barren Sea, and the Old Ancestor Murong promised to do his utmost before departing.
• Zhang Qingyuan watched the Old Ancestor Murong leave and hoped that everything would go smoothly.
• High-level cultivators spread accounts of Zhang Qingyuan enduring three Myriad Transformations cultivators' attacks, breaking through in battle, and killing all three.
• Recording Stones and returning witnesses confirmed the battle reports, stunning cultivators across Yunzhou.
• People learned that Zhang Qingyuan had risen to the Myriad Transformations Realm in only a few decades and believed his era had begun.
• Clever observers questioned whether the Five Elements Holy Sect could still dominate Yunzhou after losing three Myriad Transformations cultivators, and foresaw upheaval.

The Yin Yang Twin Venerables attacked the Five Elements Holy Sect, overwhelmed its defenders, and forced Yang Tianlan to rely on the Five Elements Heaven-Suppressing Stele. Just as he prepared to finish them, a Myriad Transformations Dao Venerable emerged, seized the stele, and left the sect’s fate uncertain.

• The Yin Yang Twin Venerables broke through the Five Elements Holy Sect’s Sect Protection Great Formation with a Primordial Magnetic Sacred Formation-Breaking Talisman and demanded treasures and the sect’s inheritance.
• Yang Tianlan and eight Half-step Myriad Transformations elders attacked the Twin Venerables, but their combined strikes were crushed by the pair’s fused yin-yang power.
• The Twin Venerables severely injured the elders, while Yang Tianlan survived through a protective Dao talisman left by a sect ancestor.
• Five elders formed the Five Elements Rotation Grand Formation, but the Twin Venerables broke it and defeated them.
• Yang Tianlan summoned the Five Elements Heaven-Suppressing Stele and wounded the Twin Venerables, then prepared to strike again.
• A Myriad Transformations Dao Venerable appeared, captured the Five Elements Heaven-Suppressing Stele, and caused Yang Tianlan to fall from the sky.

Yuan Magnetism Dao Venerable and the Yin Yang Twin Venerables attacked the weakened Five Elements Holy Sect, but its long-hidden Founding Ancestor awakened and seized them. Far away, an old Daoist and his young disciple discussed the upheaval’s implications and Zhang Qingyuan’s place in the coming age of turmoil.

• Yuan Magnetism Dao Venerable revealed that he had sabotaged the Five Elements Holy Sect’s defenses, then joined the Yin Yang Twin Venerables in attacking the sect and crushing its cultivators.
• The three broke through the protective formation around the floating island, but a tremendous aura awakened and forced them to flee.
• A vast Magic Power hand captured Yuan Magnetism Dao Venerable and the Yin Yang Twin Venerables and dragged them into Chaotic Nothingness.
• An old Daoist told his young disciple that the awakened figure was likely the Five Elements Holy Sect’s Founding Ancestor, whose longevity might be tied to Ku Yixin’s Glazed Golden Body.
• The old Daoist predicted that Yunzhou’s weakened sects and the Outer Realm Devil Dao would plunge the region into chaos, while Zhang Qingyuan would face many threats.
• The old Daoist assured his disciple that his Innate Sacred Body would let him surpass Zhang Qingyuan, whom he expected the boy to kill when the time was right.

Zhang Qingyuan stabilized his Myriad Transformations Realm cultivation and Glazed Golden Body, but discovered that lingering Dao injuries still kept his body from perfection. After learning about Yunzhou’s ten transcendent powers and the Five Elements Holy Sect’s ancient powerhouse, he considered seeking help from the body-refinement Qingtian Sect as turmoil gathered across Yunzhou.

• Zhang Qingyuan consumed a vast pool of spiritual liquid to stabilize his Myriad Transformations Realm cultivation and strengthen his Glazed Golden Body.
• Zhang Qingyuan found that Dao injuries left by the Five Elements Holy Sect’s attack still prevented his Glazed Golden Body from reaching perfection, and decided to search for a remedy.
• Zhang Qingyuan received Old Ancestor Murong’s information on Yunzhou’s ten transcendent powers and learned that a giant hand had recently suppressed three Myriad Transformations cultivators at the Five Elements Holy Sect.
• Zhang Qingyuan resolved to repair his body quickly after realizing the Five Elements Holy Sect’s ancient powerhouse might threaten him.
• Zhang Qingyuan learned that the Qingtian Sect had once produced a cultivator with a Glazed Golden Body and considered seeking a body-refinement method from them as Yunzhou’s balance of power grew unstable.

Zhang Qingyuan planned to visit Qingtian Sect to learn body-refinement methods and improve his combat techniques, while his costly cultivation pushed him to seek more territory. He left to sweep through the Northern Eight Domains before visiting Qingtian Sect and preparing for the Five Elements Holy Sect’s next move.

• Zhang Qingyuan decided to visit Qingtian Sect to learn about body refinement and address flaws in his Glazed Golden Body.
• Zhang Qingyuan studied the Five Elements Heaven-Annihilating Palm and Martial Emperor’s Heavenly Emperor Dragon Fist as possible foundations for new combat methods.
• Zhang Qingyuan replenished the Spirit Gathering formation with Spirit Stones and lamented how quickly his cultivation consumed them.
• Zhang Qingyuan resolved to expand his territory beyond North Mountain Domain and take revenge on Duke Nanshan for scheming against him.
• Zhang Qingyuan left the Spirit Gathering Array to sweep through the Northern Eight Domains before visiting Qingtian Sect and strengthening himself against the Five Elements Holy Sect.

Two black-cloaked visitors tried to recruit Duke Nanshan into an alliance against Zhang Qingyuan, but he rejected the idea of confronting Zhang directly. They proposed that he submit to Zhang and secretly spy on him, offering a Heaven-Melting Pill as payment.

• Duke Nanshan angrily challenged two black-cloaked visitors who urged him to deal with Zhang Qingyuan.
• One visitor claimed that Zhang Qingyuan could be killed by greater powers, while the other clarified that they wanted an alliance for mutual protection.
• The visitors argued that Zhang Qingyuan would likely expand across the Northern Eight Domains and accept Duke Nanshan if he submitted.
• Duke Nanshan asked why he should help them, and a visitor offered him a Heaven-Melting Pill to spy on Zhang Qingyuan and make small moves when needed.
• Duke Nanshan reacted sharply to the offer of the Heaven-Melting Pill.