Chapter Summaries

Li Ze exchanged Miaohe Crystals for Life Crystals and learned that the Myriad Treasures Pavilion offered extensive cultivation recordings and expert guidance. After receiving advice from Mountain Lord Yangu about his future cultivation path, Li Ze set out for the Universe Tower Forest.

• Li Ze exchanged 100 Miaohe Crystals for World Lord and Domain Lord Life Crystals to advance his Golden Crow Physique.
• Ansibili showed Li Ze the expert guidance catalog and gave him 500 Miaohe Crystals as a meeting gift.
• Li Ze returned to Thousand Star Hall and read Mountain Lord Yangu's advice on choosing the path of fire and space or spacetime, improving his combat skills, and protecting his unusual Life Gene Level.
• Li Ze told Bobo to stay in the castle and headed for the Universe Tower Forest.

Li Ze visited the Universe Tower Forest with Yi Luo to inspect three inheritance towers and decide which path to pursue. Though his grandteacher’s fire-based inheritance resonated more strongly, he chose to begin with Venerable Guiyi’s tower, expecting his future Feng Ze Clone to improve his talent in time and space.

• Yi Luo introduced Li Ze to the Universe Tower Forest, where he briefly met Lan Ke, a cautious Thousand Star Hall member.
• As Yi Luo led Li Ze toward the core, he explained that Mountain Lord Yangu’s restrictions guarded the towers and that Venerable Xi protected the central area.
• Li Ze studied the Mountain Master’s volcanic inheritance and felt inspired by its fire sprites and changing Mystic Patterns.
• Li Ze examined Venerable Guiyi’s inheritance, whose image showed a figure surrounded by shifting patterns and a black-hole-like celestial body.
• Li Ze chose to pursue Venerable Guiyi’s time-and-space inheritance first, planning to consider both paths after his Feng Ze Clone was born.

Li Ze studied Venerable Duolin’s combat secret method control before entering Venerable Guiyi’s Inheritance Tower to learn the first three volumes of True Explanation of Guiyi. After memorizing the manual, he headed for the tower’s second level to begin studying its teachings.

• Li Ze entered Venerable Duolin’s Inheritance Tower and absorbed the combat secret method control, which taught him to gather his body’s strength into a single point.
• Li Ze told Yi Luo he would study Venerable Guiyi’s inheritance alone, and Yi Luo departed.
• Li Ze entered Venerable Guiyi’s Inheritance Tower and absorbed the first three volumes of True Explanation of Guiyi, which covered the essences of space and time.
• Li Ze decided to use the manual to study the essences of laws before learning how to fuse and apply time and space, then walked toward the second level.

Li Ze studied the Origin Source images in the Inheritance Tower and used his first sixty days there to deepen his understanding of space and time. After returning to Thousand Star Hall, he continued cultivating with a Miaohe Crystal, reaching eighteen comprehended mysteries of space but only one of time, and learned that he could not revisit the tower for another year.

• Li Ze examined the images on the tower’s levels, decided to focus on the first three, and began comprehending the first image on the second level.
• Li Ze and his Golden Crow Main Body entered deep comprehension as the tower’s law aura and his soul’s Mystic Patterns sharpened their perception of Origin Laws.
• After sixty days, Li Ze was teleported from the Inheritance Tower and returned to Thousand Star Hall.
• Li Ze ignited the Miaohe Crystal in the Cultivation Room and spent a month using its support to study the first two images.
• Li Ze reached eighteen fully comprehended mysteries of space but had comprehended only one mystery of time, and learned that Heaven Level Members could use the Universe Tower Forest for only twenty days each year.

Queen Youli gave a lecture at the Preaching Hall on the first three diagrams of Venerable Guiyi's Inheritance Tower, and Li Ze attended after learning of it. He watched her demonstrate the laws of time and space, though the Law of Time remained beyond his understanding.

• Queen Youli received Venerable Hanyu's instruction to explain the first three diagrams of Venerable Guiyi's Inheritance Tower at her upcoming lecture.
• Walli told Li Ze about the announcement, and Li Ze arranged to attend the lecture.
• Three days later, Li Ze arrived at the Preaching Hall and took a seat among the gathered cultivators.
• Queen Youli appeared before the audience and explained the first three diagrams, demonstrating their Mystic Patterns with Law Power.
• Li Ze listened closely but found the parts about the Law of Time incomprehensible, and Queen Youli ended the lecture.

After seven years of cultivation, Li Ze had made major progress in Space Essence but struggled to comprehend Time Essence. With his Miaohe Crystals exhausted, he learned that the Miaohe Great Tide would arrive in a month and considered gathering more.

• Li Ze used his Golden Crow Physique to practice the True Explanation of Guiyi while studying the Inheritance Tower scenes, and his final Miaohe Crystal burned out.
• Li Ze reviewed his progress: he had grasped 41 kinds of Space Essence and five kinds in the third diagram, but only four of the nine simplest mysteries of Time Essence.
• Walli alerted Li Ze to Marquis Angdu’s lecture, and Li Ze went to the Preaching Hall.
• Qiu told Li Ze he was close to becoming a Sector Lord and asked for help buying an E-class Spaceship so he could travel beyond the Miaohe Secret Realm.
• Qiu invited Li Ze to collect Miaohe Crystals during the Great Tide arriving in a month, and Li Ze became interested because he had run out.

Li Ze agreed to join Qiu in hunting World Lord-level Desolate Beasts during the Miaohe Great Tide. As the tide swept through a second-level tributary, it left countless Desolate Beasts exposed near their spacecraft.

• Li Ze listened to Marquis Angdu lecture on the Path of Fire-Space Fusion and then agreed to join Qiu's hunt for World Lord-level Desolate Beasts.
• One month later, Li Ze and Qiu waited in Li Ze's spacecraft near a second-level tributary of the Miao River.
• A fluctuation at the Miao River's source stirred the Power of Time and set the Great Tide in motion.
• Miaohe Mountain members prepared to hunt as the tide spread the tributary through the surrounding void.
• Li Ze moved the spacecraft back as the tributary expanded, then watched it contract and leave crystal-like Desolate Beasts exposed.

Li Ze and Qiu fought Desolate Beasts left behind by the Miaohe Great Tide, while other Miaohe Mountain members battled across the river. Li Ze rapidly killed smaller beasts and collected Miaohe Crystals, then continued hunting near larger World Lord level beasts.

• Qiu explained that Desolate Beasts could be killed by extracting their Miaohe Crystals and urged Li Ze to target weaker beasts first.
• Li Ze fought a six-kilometer Domain Lord level Desolate Beast, learned how its crystal-powered body regenerated, and killed it by piercing its head and extracting its Miaohe Crystal.
• Li Ze stored the crystal and hunted more Universe level and Domain Lord level Desolate Beasts, avoiding World Lord level ones until he had killed as many smaller beasts as possible.
• Elsewhere, a four-member Universe level team searched a third-level tributary for scarce Desolate Beasts and prepared to attack a lone Domain Lord level beast.
• Three Marquis Immortals fought Immortal-level Desolate Beasts in the Miao River's main current, hoping to collect enough Miaohe Crystals to trade with the Human Race for an F9 class spaceship.

Li Ze and Qiu slaughtered Universe level and Domain Lord level Desolate Beasts during the Miaohe Great Tide, collecting thousands of cubic units of Miaohe Crystals. Their attempt to hunt a World Lord level beast revealed that it was a Desolate Beast Breeder, forcing them to flee and abandon the hunt before they flew elsewhere along the Miao River.

• Li Ze and Qiu compared their kills and Miaohe Crystal gains after clearing most Universe level and Domain Lord level Desolate Beasts from the area.
• Li Ze and Qiu attacked a Plant-type World Lord level Desolate Beast, but its tentacles shattered Qiu's energy Battle Saber and blasted Li Ze away.
• Li Ze spotted the other World Lord level Desolate Beasts converging on them, so he and Qiu fled the battle zone.
• Qiu learned from other Thousand Star Hall members that the beast was a Desolate Beast Breeder whose cry summoned other Desolate Beasts to protect it.
• Li Ze and Qiu gave up hunting the World Lord level Desolate Beasts and boarded a spacecraft to search for gains elsewhere along the Miao River.

Venerable Zushu asked Mountain Lord Yangu for Miaohe Crystals after revealing that he had found a newly born Cosmic Secret Realm. He explained that its unstable space allowed only Domain Lord Level 9 beings to enter, leaving the secret realm's treasures beyond his reach for now.

• Mountain Lord Yangu appeared in Venerable Zushu's palace and greeted him after many years apart.
• Venerable Zushu asked Mountain Lord Yangu for a batch of Miaohe Crystals from the Miaohe Secret Realm.
• Venerable Zushu told Mountain Lord Yangu that he had discovered a secret realm being born at the edge of the universe while seeking inspiration for a breakthrough.
• Venerable Zushu explained that the secret realm had emerged three years earlier but was small and unstable, and that only external life forms at Domain Lord Level 9 or lower could enter safely.

Venerable Zushu arranged to buy Miaohe Crystals from Mountain Lord Yangu for Human cultivators entering the newly born Nine Revolutions Secret Realm, and Mountain Lord Yangu asked him to watch over his grand-disciple, Li Ze. Li Ze attended Mountain Lord Yangu’s lecture on the Laws of Fire and Space, then was summoned to stay behind.

• Venerable Zushu asked Mountain Lord Yangu for 12 million cubic units of Miaohe Crystals to prepare 1,000 Domain Lord Level 9 cultivators for the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm, and Mountain Lord Yangu agreed.
• Mountain Lord Yangu reserved a secret-realm slot for Li Ze and asked Venerable Zushu to keep him safe; Venerable Zushu agreed after hearing Li Ze might be unusually strong.
• Walli told Li Ze that Mountain Lord Yangu would lecture at Yangu Sacred Hall the next day, and Li Ze continued cultivating before attending.
• Mountain Lord Yangu lectured on using the Laws of Fire and Space together, and Li Ze gained new insight into his cultivation.
• After the lecture ended, Mountain Lord Yangu called Li Ze to stay behind.

After ten years at Miaohe Mountain, Li Ze received guidance and support from Mountain Lord Yangu, who learned of his exceptional gene level and plans for a Feng Ze Clone. Mountain Lord Yangu granted Li Ze resources and permission to study a second Inheritance Tower, and Li Ze entered it to begin his next stage of cultivation.

• Li Ze answered Mountain Lord Yangu’s questions about his cultivation, and Mountain Lord Yangu resolved many of his doubts.
• Mountain Lord Yangu discovered that Li Ze’s Gene Level had reached 210 times, promised to protect him from Human Race experts, and warned him to flee if other races learned the truth.
• Mountain Lord Yangu told Li Ze about the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm expedition planned for a hundred years later, and Li Ze said he would soon reach the Domain Lord level.
• Li Ze revealed that he was nurturing a Feng Ze Clone and asked to study Mountain Lord Yangu’s Inheritance Tower; Mountain Lord Yangu agreed to let him try both paths for a hundred years, with progress requirements.
• Mountain Lord Yangu authorized one million cubic units of Miaohe Crystals for Li Ze and increased his Universe Tower Forest study time.
• Li Ze collected Life Crystals, went to the Universe Tower Forest, and entered Mountain Lord Yangu’s Inheritance Tower.

Li Ze explored Mountain Lord Yangu’s inheritance and spent eight years cultivating until his Feng Ze Clone finished incubating. He tested the clone’s interconnected Origin Cores and innate abilities, discovering that its Eye of Karma could trace connections to other people while its Illusion Core could create a powerful, convincing copy of himself.

• Li Ze received the first three volumes of Universe Fire, learned that he could not yet comprehend Misty Records, and examined the paintings in the Inheritance Tower.
• Li Ze comprehended the early paintings and advanced his Law of Fire Origin understanding, then spent eight years cultivating with Miaohe Crystals until his bodies completed the first level of the Golden Crow Body Refining Art and reached a 300-times Gene Level.
• Li Ze’s Feng Ze Clone emerged from its egg, and he found that it could use the Origin Cores of both his Golden Crow Physique and human body while greatly improving his perception of time and space.
• Li Ze activated the Eye of Karma and traced threads to King Yuchi and Luo Feng, but trying to sense Mountain Lord Yangu nearly exhausted his Spiritual Power.
• After recovering, Li Ze tested the Illusion Core and found that it could create a physically powerful copy of him whose appearance, aura, and law affinity closely matched his own.

Li Ze broke through to Domain Lord level, transforming his Inner World, Origin Cores, Golden Crow Physique, Feng Ze Clone, and human body. After Miaohe Mountain confirmed his advancement, staff began arranging a Life Pool session and asked which energy level he required.

• Li Ze decided to preserve the Feng Ze Clone and Golden Crow Physique on Miaohe Mountain as safeguards before preparing for his Domain Lord breakthrough.
• Li Ze's Inner World expanded to three hundred thousand kilometers in length and width, and the Origin Cores of his human body and Golden Crow Physique transformed into azure spheres.
• The Golden Crow Physique and Feng Ze Clone evolved within the Inner World, while Li Ze's human body grew larger and gained Mystic Patterns and flame-tempered flesh.
• Li Ze summoned Bobo and requested access to Miaohe Mountain's Life Pool after breaking through to Domain Lord level.
• Two Miaohe Mountain staff members tested Li Ze's mental power and Original Force, confirmed both had reached Domain Lord Level 1, and asked what energy level of Life Pool he required.

Li Ze cultivated in a thousandfold-energy Life Pool until his bodies reached Domain Lord Level 9, then gained recognition from the Law of Fire Origin. With the Chaos Bell’s help, part of his consciousness entered the Fire Origin Land, raising his law-comprehension speed to the Sector Lord level.

• Li Ze applied for a thousandfold-energy Life Pool so Golden Crow and Feng Ze could advance to Domain Lord Level 9.
• Li Ze spent half a year in the Life Pool and reached Domain Lord Level 9, then sent his Feng Ze Clone back into it.
• Fifty years later, Li Ze gained recognition from the Law of Fire Origin, drawing attention from Thousand Star Hall members.
• The Law of Fire Origin summoned Li Ze, and the Chaos Bell carried his consciousness into its flame-filled Origin Land.
• Li Ze left a wisp of consciousness in the Fire Origin Land and returned the rest to his body, allowing him to comprehend laws at the Sector Lord level.

During Mountain Lord Yangu’s lecture, Li Ze was taken to witness King Yuchi’s breakthrough into a Universe Venerable, which the cultivators of Miaohe Mountain celebrated. Afterward, Venerable Yuchi explained that he had absorbed 43% of his Divine Power limit and had reached elementary Universe Venerable strength, while Mountain Lord Yangu gave him treasures and equipment.

• Mountain Lord Yangu ended his lecture on combining the Laws of Fire and Space and brought Li Ze to the Myriad Gods Palace, where a breakthrough was underway.
• The Law of Space Origin descended upon King Yuchi’s palace, and King Yuchi absorbed Divine Power as he broke through to become a Universe Venerable.
• Mountain Lord Yangu, Venerable Xi, Venerable Ziyu, Li Ze, and the gathered cultivators congratulated Venerable Yuchi and celebrated his breakthrough.
• At the celebration, Venerable Yuchi thanked Mountain Lord Yangu for supporting his rise and toasted the cultivators of Miaohe Mountain.
• After the guests departed, Venerable Yuchi told Mountain Lord Yangu and Li Ze that he had absorbed 43% of his Divine Power limit and reached elementary Universe Venerable strength.
• Mountain Lord Yangu gave Venerable Yuchi treasures to restore Divine Power, along with a promised weapon and armor, then left Li Ze alone with his teacher.

Li Ze discussed his cultivation and upcoming Nine Revolutions Secret Realm expedition with Venerable Yuchi, who promised to prepare him and send him there. Venerable Yuchi then reported his breakthrough to Lord Xujin, who welcomed him into the Human Race’s upper ranks and explained his new duties and status.

• Venerable Yuchi praised Li Ze for reaching the Domain Lord level and agreed with his plan to explore the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm after more than ten years of preparation.
• Venerable Yuchi explained that Li Ze’s grandteacher would give him a Heavy Treasure and offered to answer his cultivation questions before personally escorting him to the secret realm.
• Li Ze shared his cultivation problems with Venerable Yuchi, received explanations, and left the Myriad Gods Palace.
• Venerable Yuchi appeared before Lord Xujin on Founding Continent and reported that he had become a Universe Venerable.
• Lord Xujin welcomed Venerable Yuchi, arranged a palace and independent plane for him, and granted him access to the Human Race’s Supreme Council.
• Lord Xujin told Venerable Yuchi that he must now contribute to the Human Race and earn the status and glory of a Universe Venerable through strength and service.

Venerable Yuchi settled on the Central Mountain Range after breaking through to Universe Venerable, then visited Venerable Zushu to obtain information about the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm for Li Ze. As Li Ze prepared to enter the realm, Mountain Lord Yangu gave him the Soaring Heaven Boots, a Heavy Treasure with powerful escape abilities that Li Ze was warned to keep secret.

• Venerable Yuchi chose a mountainside location for his palace, and news of his breakthrough spread through the Giant Axe Fighting Arena and Human Race.
• Venerable Yuchi visited Venerable Zushu and received a crystal containing what little information he had about the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm.
• Mountain Lord Yangu summoned Li Ze and gave him the newly forged Soaring Heaven Boots as a promised meeting gift.
• Mountain Lord Yangu explained that the boots could be activated by Li Ze, described their two forms, and warned him to conceal their nature.
• Li Ze accepted the boots and promised to familiarize himself with them before entering the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm.

Domain Lord geniuses across the universe prepared to explore the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm after cultivating with Miaohe Crystals. Li Ze departed with Venerable Yuchi and began the long journey toward the secret realm.

• Ancestor Maling ordered Qixie to retrieve treasures from the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm for the Moyun Imperial Family, warning him that failure would bring punishment.
• The Vajra Ape Clan Leader sent two young ape-men to the secret realm, while Duo’s mother urged her to prioritize survival despite Duo’s confidence.
• Kabu and other Giant Axe Secret Realm geniuses discussed their improved strength after using Miaohe Crystals and toasted their upcoming expedition.
• Venerable Yuchi summoned Li Ze, took him by Divine Kingdom Teleportation to a remote asteroid, and explained that they would have to fly the rest of the way.
• Venerable Yuchi brought out a golden palace, and he and Li Ze entered it as it accelerated into the Dark Universe.

Li Ze traveled with Venerable Yuchi to the newly revealed Nine Revolutions Secret Realm, where Venerable Zushu explained the expedition’s rules and rewards. After Venerable Xingdao brought the other Domain Lord geniuses, Venerable Zushu prepared to open the secret realm.

• Venerable Yuchi explained the Golden Flame Hall and promised Li Ze his Immortal-class spaceship when Li Ze reached Sector Lord.
• Venerable Zushu revealed the Nine Revolutions Secret Realm, a newborn cosmic secret realm formed from nine vortex worlds.
• Venerable Yuchi and Li Ze arrived, and Venerable Zushu examined Li Ze before welcoming him as a talented member of the Human Race.
• Venerable Zushu set the rules for sharing treasures found in the secret realm and promised Li Ze a Heavy Treasure if he obtained a Supreme Treasure.
• Venerable Xingdao arrived with the Giant Axe Fighting Arena’s Domain Lord geniuses, and Venerable Zushu began opening the secret realm.