Chapter Summaries

Liu Yuan offered to escort Jiang Lei and his group through Mist Forest, but Jiang Lei rejected him and underestimated his strength. After Liu Yuan destroyed a pack of Ironback Grey Wolves with Crystal Source Divine Thunder, Jiang Lei and Jiang Xue begged him to stay as he started to leave.

• Jiang Lei refused Liu Yuan's offer to escort the group, believing the young stranger could not protect them.
• A pack of more than a hundred Ironback Grey Wolves, led by a perfected Origin Core Realm wolf king, surrounded Jiang Lei's party.
• Liu Yuan released a Creation Realm aura and killed the entire wolf pack with Crystal Source Divine Thunder.
• Liu Yuan turned to leave after reminding Jiang Lei that he had rejected his help.
• Jiang Lei and Jiang Xue apologized and begged Liu Yuan to stay.

Liu Yuan accepted Jiang Lei’s request for help and protected the Eagle Martial Arts School’s convoy through the Mist Forest with Xiao Huan. After leaving the group, he traveled across Great Desolate Commandery to prepare for the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet and heard the system activate again on the way to Great Puppet City.

• Liu Yuan agreed to accompany Jiang Lei’s convoy, and Xiao Huan killed two attacking Mist Leopard Crocodile Kings in an instant.
• Jiang Lei told Liu Yuan that the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet would open in five months and that it contained clues to the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• After three days, Liu Yuan left the Eagle Martial Arts School’s convoy at the edge of the Mist Forest despite Jiang Lei, Jiang Xue, and Jiang Yinyin asking him to stay.
• Liu Yuan planned to visit locations from the Original work before Lin Dong reached Great Desolate Commandery, then traveled toward Great Puppet City.
• The system voice sounded as Liu Yuan traveled toward Great Puppet City.

After Lin Dong entered Great Eagle City, Liu Yuan’s system rewarded him with the Eighth-grade Thunder Demon Transformation, which surpassed the martial arts available on the map. Liu Yuan decided to hunt the Thunderclap Tiger King for its essence blood before continuing to Great Puppet City.

• Liu Yuan’s system evaluated Great Eagle City and found that his cultivation, Spiritual Power, and spiritual secret arts could not be improved there.
• The system discovered that Demon Ape Transformation was the strongest martial art in Great Eagle City and awarded Liu Yuan the Eighth-grade Thunder Demon Transformation.
• Liu Yuan learned that cultivating Thunder Demon Transformation required the essence blood of a Creation Realm Great Accomplishment Thunderclap Tiger King, as well as rare medicinal ingredients.
• Liu Yuan recalled that the Thunderclap Tiger King lived in Thunderclap Valley, three hundred miles northwest of Great Puppet City.
• Liu Yuan changed his plans and set off for Thunderclap Valley to obtain the Tiger King’s essence blood.

Liu Yuan entered Thunderclap Valley to hunt the Thunderclap Tiger King, using his Supreme Divine Thunder Body to absorb its lightning attacks. He defeated and killed the Creation Realm Great Accomplishment beast, leaving its Demonic Core to be claimed.

• Liu Yuan reached Thunderclap Valley and killed the Thunderclap Tigers that attacked him as he advanced toward the core region.
• Liu Yuan found the Thunderclap Tiger King in the basin and faced its Purple Gold Thunder Pillar without dodging.
• Liu Yuan absorbed the Tiger King's lightning attack, then fought it with the Ancient Dragon Spear and Great Demon Shattering Fist.
• Liu Yuan pursued the retreating Thunderclap Tiger King and killed it by piercing its skull with the Ancient Dragon Spear.

Liu Yuan collected the Thunderclap Tiger King's spoils and spent more than a month gathering enough Thunder Spirit Grass to cultivate Thunder Demon Transformation. As he left Thunderclap Valley, he found Mu Qianqian injured and cornered by Hua Gui, who then sensed Liu Yuan hiding nearby.

• Liu Yuan collected the Thunderclap Tiger King's blood essence, Demonic Core, and meat, stopping Xiao Huan from eating the core.
• Liu Yuan searched Thunderclap Valley for more than a month and gathered twenty stalks of Thunder Spirit Grass while strengthening his Supreme Divine Thunder Body.
• Liu Yuan headed toward the valley exit, planning to travel to Great Puppet City for Earth Core Fire Ganoderma.
• Mu Qianqian fell into the rocks while fleeing Hua Gui, who confronted her and threatened her in Thunderclap Valley.
• Hua Gui sensed Liu Yuan hiding behind a boulder and turned toward him.

Hua Gui trapped Mu Qianqian in a high-grade Spirit Treasure net and attacked Liu Yuan, but Liu Yuan ordered Xiao Huan to kill him. Mu Qianqian was left stunned by the cat’s swift, effortless victory.

• Hua Gui cast the Yin Sha Binding Spirit Net over Mu Qianqian, leaving her trapped and nearly out of Origin Power.
• Hua Gui flew toward Liu Yuan and mocked him, while Mu Qianqian feared the young passerby would be killed.
• Hua Gui launched his Yin Ghost Ripping Wind Hand at Liu Yuan, who calmly told Xiao Huan to kill him.
• Xiao Huan struck in a flash, cut Hua Gui’s throat, and killed him before his attack reached Liu Yuan.
• Mu Qianqian opened her eyes and saw Hua Gui dead beside the unharmed Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan rescued Mu Qianqian from Hua Gui and freed her from the Yin Sha Binding Spirit Net. After Mu Qianqian offered the Great Demon Sect’s help in finding medicinal ingredients, Liu Yuan agreed to escort her to Great Puppet City, and they set off together.

• Xiao Huan killed Hua Gui, leaving Mu Qianqian astonished by the kitten’s strength and wary of Liu Yuan.
• Mu Qianqian asked Liu Yuan to free her from the Yin Sha Binding Spirit Net, and he absorbed it into his Universe Bag.
• Liu Yuan looted Hua Gui’s belongings and began to leave, but Mu Qianqian called him back and asked him to escort her out of Thunderclap Valley.
• Mu Qianqian promised the Great Demon Sect would help Liu Yuan find medicinal ingredients, and he agreed to take her to Great Puppet City.
• Liu Yuan introduced himself, and Mu Qianqian accepted the agreement and asked when they would leave.

Liu Yuan helped the injured Mu Qianqian leave Thunderclap Valley, where Xiao Huan killed the Monster Beasts in their way. Mu Qianqian brought Liu Yuan to the Great Demon Sect in Great Puppet City, arranged a search for his needed medicinal ingredients, and invited him to stay for Secluded Cultivation.

• Liu Yuan gave Mu Qianqian healing pills, allowing her to recover enough to travel.
• Xiao Huan killed the Thunderclap Tigers and other Monster Beasts that blocked Liu Yuan and Mu Qianqian's path out of Thunderclap Valley.
• Mu Qianqian told Liu Yuan that rumors credited an unknown expert with killing the Thunderclap Tiger King, while Liu Yuan kept his role and the Demonic Core secret.
• Mu Qianqian guided Liu Yuan to the Great Demon Sect in Great Puppet City and ordered its channels to search for his medicinal ingredients.
• Liu Yuan accepted Mu Qianqian's invitation to stay at the Great Demon Sect and followed a maid to a Heaven-Grade Guest Room.

Liu Yuan began refining the Thunderclap Tiger King's Demonic Core in the Great Demon Sect’s Heaven-Grade Guest Room. Meanwhile, Mu Lei learned how Liu Yuan had saved Mu Qianqian and urged her to cultivate a closer relationship with the mysterious young man.

• A maid escorted Liu Yuan to the Heaven-Grade Guest Room, where he dismissed the attendants and entered the cultivation chamber.
• Liu Yuan drew lightning energy from the Thunderclap Tiger King's Demonic Core and directed it into the thundercloud in his qi sea.
• Mu Qianqian reported to Mu Lei how Liu Yuan had rescued her and described his mysterious cultivation and powerful Demon Cat.
• Mu Lei praised Liu Yuan’s potential, decided to recruit him or invest in his favor, and told Mu Qianqian to attend to him and show the Great Demon Sect’s sincerity.
• Mu Qianqian explained that Liu Yuan had entered seclusion, and she privately wondered what secrets he was hiding.

Liu Yuan absorbed the Thunderclap Tiger King's Demonic Core, strengthening his Crystal Source Divine Thunder, then used the medicinal herbs Mu Qianqian gathered to cultivate the Thunder Demon Transformation. After half a month in seclusion, he emerged with a reforged body and planned to test his new strength.

• Liu Yuan suppressed the Thunderclap Tiger King's Remnant Soul and absorbed its Demonic Core, adding violent lightning intent to his Crystal Source Divine Thunder and improving his cultivation.
• Mu Qianqian brought the requested medicinal herbs to the secret chamber and ordered the maids to leave them outside without disturbing Liu Yuan.
• Liu Yuan emerged briefly, collected the herbs, and returned to the chamber to begin cultivating the Thunder Demon Transformation.
• Liu Yuan swallowed the refined medicinal liquid and endured the painful process as the technique reforged his body.
• After half a month, Liu Yuan completed the Thunder Demon Transformation, put on fresh robes, and headed out to test his strength.

After emerging from seclusion, Liu Yuan learned that Mu Qianqian had repeatedly visited while he cultivated and decided to ask Sect Master Mu Lei to spar so he could test his new power. Mu Qianqian arrived at his residence just as he prepared to meet her.

• Liu Yuan returned to the main hall, where the maids told him Mu Qianqian had visited every few days during his half-month of seclusion.
• Liu Yuan learned that the Great Desolate Commandery was peaceful and the Yin Kui Sect had withdrawn many of its people.
• Liu Yuan agreed to let a maid inform Mu Qianqian that he had emerged so he could thank her for the medicinal herbs she had provided.
• Liu Yuan learned that only Sect Master Mu Lei had reached the Creation Realm in the Great Demon Sect and decided to ask him to spar.
• Mu Qianqian arrived outside Liu Yuan's residence and called out to him.

After emerging from seclusion, Liu Yuan asked Mu Qianqian to introduce him to her father, Mu Lei, so he could request a spar. When Mu Lei suggested the Great Demon Sect's Great Elder instead, Liu Yuan revealed a powerful aura that shocked Mu Lei into realizing Liu Yuan had also reached the Creation Realm.

• Mu Qianqian visited Liu Yuan and agreed to take him to see her father, Mu Lei.
• Mu Lei warmly welcomed Liu Yuan in the Great Demon Hall and asked whether he needed the Great Demon Sect's help.
• Liu Yuan asked Mu Lei to spar with him, explaining that he needed a battle to stabilize his breakthrough.
• Mu Lei and Mu Qianqian suggested that Liu Yuan spar with the Great Elder, who was at the peak of the Qi Creation Realm.
• Liu Yuan said the Great Elder would not be enough for him, then released his aura and caused Mu Lei to recognize that he had reached the Creation Realm.

Mu Lei and Mu Qianqian learned that Liu Yuan was an eighteen-year-old Creation Realm expert, and Mu Lei resolved to win him over. Liu Yuan and Mu Lei went to the Martial Arts Arena to spar, where Mu Lei publicly revealed Liu Yuan's realm to the stunned sect members.

• Liu Yuan revealed that he would turn eighteen in a few months, shocking Mu Lei and Mu Qianqian.
• Mu Lei recognized Liu Yuan's potential and decided to recruit him, even considering him as a son-in-law for Mu Qianqian.
• Liu Yuan asked to spar with Mu Lei, who agreed and led him to the Martial Arts Arena, with Mu Qianqian following.
• Liu Yuan and Mu Lei arrived at the arena, drawing the attention of the disciples and elders, who wondered why the Sect Master was facing him.
• Mu Lei invited Liu Yuan to use his full strength and declared that Liu Yuan possessed Creation Realm strength, leaving the crowd stunned.

Liu Yuan revealed his Creation Realm strength to the Great Demon Sect and overwhelmed Mu Lei in a contest of physical power. The fight paused with Liu Yuan warning that he was about to get serious.

• Mu Lei identified Liu Yuan as a Creation Realm expert, but the crowd and elders doubted his claim.
• Liu Yuan unleashed his full aura, proving his realm and leaving the Great Demon Sect disciples and elders stunned.
• Liu Yuan struck Mu Lei with a punch and sent him staggering backward despite Mu Lei's Great Demon Golden Body.
• Liu Yuan relentlessly attacked Mu Lei at close range, stabilizing his breakthrough while forcing Mu Lei to defend.
• Mu Lei praised Liu Yuan's physical strength but challenged him to show more, and Liu Yuan began forming seals before warning him to be careful.

Liu Yuan unleashed his strongest techniques in a spar with Mu Lei, overwhelming the Great Demon Sect Master and destroying the Life and Death Platform. Mu Lei survived thanks to Liu Yuan holding back and acknowledged him as the strongest in Great Desolate Commandery.

• Liu Yuan combined the Supreme Divine Thunder Body and Thunder Demon Transformation, raising his aura to near Creation Realm Perfection.
• Liu Yuan formed Crystal Source Purple Thunder into his fist while Mu Lei prepared his strongest defenses.
• Liu Yuan struck Mu Lei with the Thunder Demon Sky-Splitting Fist, blasting apart the Life and Death Platform and leaving Mu Lei badly injured.
• Liu Yuan apologized for destroying the platform, and Mu Lei recognized that Liu Yuan had deliberately held back enough to spare his life.
• Mu Lei declared that Liu Yuan was the strongest in Great Desolate Commandery and said he was completely convinced.

After Liu Yuan agreed to stay with the Great Demon Sect and travel to the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet with Mu Qianqian, Mu Lei urged his daughter to win Liu Yuan over for the sect’s future. Over the next month, Mu Qianqian fell genuinely in love with Liu Yuan and finally brought wine to his room one night.

• Liu Yuan told Mu Lei he planned to remain in the Great Desolate Commandery until the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet opened, and Mu Lei arranged for Mu Qianqian to travel with him.
• Mu Lei invited Liu Yuan to stay in the Great Demon Sect’s Heaven-Class Courtyard, and Liu Yuan accepted.
• After Liu Yuan left, Mu Lei told Mu Qianqian to win Liu Yuan’s affection to protect the Great Demon Sect and secure its future.
• Mu Qianqian began visiting Liu Yuan with gifts and information, but his cultivation, character, and guidance gradually made her fall for him.
• A month later, Mu Qianqian carried a pot of fine wine to Liu Yuan’s room.

Mu Qianqian confessed her feelings to Liu Yuan, and he accepted her as his woman. As their relationship deepened, Liu Yuan recognized that her cultivation had stalled and offered to refine pills to help her break through to the Qi Creation Realm.

• Mu Qianqian visited Liu Yuan with Drunken Immortal Brew, confessed that she wanted to be his woman, and Liu Yuan accepted her feelings.
• Mu Lei learned that Mu Qianqian had stayed in Liu Yuan's room overnight and ordered everyone to leave the Heaven-Class Courtyard undisturbed.
• In the following days, Mu Qianqian lovingly tended to Liu Yuan, and he treated her as his own woman.
• Liu Yuan noticed that Mu Qianqian was stuck at the Form Creation Realm Great Accomplishment Peak and diagnosed impure origin energy and residual pill toxins as obstacles.
• Liu Yuan wrote Mu Qianqian a prescription and promised to refine pills to help her break through to the Qi Creation Realm.

Liu Yuan refined a Form Breaking Pill for Mu Qianqian, promising to help her break through to the Qi Creation Realm that night. Mu Qianqian felt the pill's power as soon as she opened its bottle and prepared to take it while Liu Yuan stood guard.

• Mu Qianqian doubted Liu Yuan could refine pills, but he said he had the pill's main ingredient and gave her the recipe's other ingredients to gather.
• Mu Qianqian collected all the ingredients from the Great Demon Sect treasury within three days, along with two extra sets.
• Liu Yuan used his Crimson Flame Cauldron and Natal True Fire to refine a flawless Form Breaking Pill in about two hours.
• Liu Yuan explained that the pill could help Mu Qianqian break through to the Qi Creation Realm and handed her the Jade Bottle.
• Mu Qianqian opened the bottle, and the pill's fragrance stirred her yuan power and loosened her bottleneck; Liu Yuan told her to take it while he stood guard.

Mu Qianqian used Liu Yuan’s Form Breaking Pill to break through to Qi Creation Realm, and Liu Yuan gained the Great Demon Sect’s favor and resources. After half a month of comfort, his system announced that Lin Dong had arrived at Great Puppet City.

• Mu Qianqian swallowed Liu Yuan’s Form Breaking Pill and broke through to Qi Creation Realm minor accomplishment.
• Mu Qianqian told Mu Lei that Liu Yuan had refined the pill, and Mu Lei realized Liu Yuan was a powerful alchemist as well as a martial prodigy.
• Mu Lei brought Liu Yuan precious ingredients and treasures, thanked him, and pledged the Great Demon Sect’s support.
• Liu Yuan refined pills for the Great Demon Sect and enjoyed a comfortable life there for half a month.
• Liu Yuan’s system announced that Lin Dong had arrived at Great Puppet City and triggered the All-Map Strongest System.

Liu Yuan’s system greatly increased his Spirit Talisman Master cultivation and granted him powerful new abilities, so he entered seclusion to master them before the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet opened. After a month, he was ready to leave for the Great Desolate Plain when Mu Qianqian called him out.

• Liu Yuan used the system to raise his Spirit Talisman Master cultivation to High-level, gain the Soul Annihilation Heavenly Eye, and obtain the Earth-Grade Mysterious Yellow Demon Suppressing Seal.
• Liu Yuan ordered a month of seclusion to adapt to his enhanced Spiritual Power and cultivate his new technique and Spirit Treasure.
• Liu Yuan mastered the Soul Annihilation Heavenly Eye to minor accomplishment and thoroughly refined the Mysterious Yellow Demon Suppressing Seal.
• Mu Qianqian called to Liu Yuan, saying the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet was opening and they were ready to leave for the Great Desolate Plain.