Chapter Summaries

Liu Yuan exterminated the Wang Clan after killing Wang Lei, then returned to Liu City for the Liu Alliance’s Ascension Ceremony. News of the massacre left the assembled factions in awe and the Lin Clan relieved that it had chosen to submit.

• Liu Yuan killed Wang Lei and destroyed the Wang Clan, leaving Wang Mountain a lifeless ruin.
• Three days later, representatives gathered in Liu City for the Liu Alliance’s Ascension Ceremony, but Liu Yuan had not yet arrived.
• A Huangfu Clan scout reported that Liu Yuan had exterminated the Wang Clan, and the news spread through the plaza.
• Lin Fan and Lin Ke'er reflected that their clan had avoided the Wang Family’s fate by listening to Lin Ke'er, and Lin Fan ordered the Lin Clan to obey Liu Yuan’s rules.
• Liu Yuan returned to Liu City by stepping out of the twisted void above the plaza.

Liu Yuan used the destruction of the Wang Clan to secure obedience to the Liu Alliance, which expanded across the Great Yan Dynasty as he advanced to the Six-Origin Nirvana Realm. At the Alliance Leader's residence, Xuan Su became pregnant, followed months later by Qing Tan, Zi Yue, and Mu Qianqian.

• Liu Yuan announced the start of the Liu Alliance's Ascension Ceremony after the Wang Clan's destruction had frightened the gathered factions into submission.
• The imperial family and major clans presented gifts, and Lin Fan offered the Lin Clan's Yang Yuan Stone Vein as a sign of allegiance.
• Over the following year, the Liu Alliance spread throughout the Great Yan Dynasty and surpassed the imperial family and the remaining three great clans in strength.
• Liu Yuan advanced to the Six-Origin Nirvana Realm and spent his time cultivating and with his wives.
• Xuan Su told Liu Yuan she was pregnant, and Qing Tan, Zi Yue, and Mu Qianqian became pregnant over the next three or four months.

While Liu Yuan cared for his four pregnant wives, they gave birth to two sons and two daughters. Lin Dong emerged from seclusion after refining the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and reaching the Creation Realm, then learned how much Liu Yuan had changed the Great Yan Dynasty during his absence.

• Liu Yuan stayed by Qing Tan, Xuan Su, Zi Yue, and Mu Qianqian throughout their pregnancies and used Origin Power to nourish them and their unborn children.
• Xuan Su gave birth to a daughter, Liu Xiao, and Liu Yuan named her and helped Xuan Su recover.
• Qing Tan, Zi Yue, and Mu Qianqian each gave birth, naming their children Liu Zhan, Liu Xuan, and Liu Qingyu.
• More than a year after entering seclusion, Lin Dong emerged from the Mysterious Yin Tower after refining the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and advancing to the Creation Realm.
• Lin Dong met Liu Yuan, was surprised to find him with four children, and heard how Liu Yuan had subdued the Great Yan Dynasty’s major powers.
• A Liu Alliance guard entered the main hall while Liu Yuan and Lin Dong were talking.

Lin Ke'er brought news that the Great Yan Dynasty was waiting for Liu Yuan's decision on the Hundred Dynasties War selection. After his wives urged him to pursue his ambitions, Liu Yuan chose to enter the war alongside Lin Dong and began preparing to leave.

• Lin Ke'er told Liu Yuan and Lin Dong that the clans and imperial family wanted Liu Yuan to decide how the Hundred Dynasties War slots would be allocated.
• Liu Yuan ordered that Lin Dong receive a slot, then admitted he was unsure about participating because he did not want to leave his newborn children.
• Qing Tan, Xuan Su, Zi Yue, and Mu Qianqian urged Liu Yuan to go and promised to care for the family and manage the Liu Alliance.
• Liu Yuan decided to participate and told Lin Ke'er to inform Lin Fan and the imperial family to reserve him a slot.
• Lin Ke'er left to deliver the decision, and Liu Yuan told Lin Dong to prepare for the Hundred Dynasties War.

Lin Ke'er reported that Liu Yuan would take two of the five Hundred Dynasties War slots, easing tensions among the Great Yan Dynasty’s leaders. After spending his final days with his family, Liu Yuan departed for the Ancient Battlefield with Lin Dong and three selected young fighters.

• Lin Ke'er told Lin Fan, Huangfu Jian, and Qin Tian that Liu Yuan wanted slots for himself and Lin Dong, leaving three for the clans and imperial family.
• Liu Yuan spent the days before departure with Qing Tan, Xuan Su, Zi Yue, Mu Qianqian, and their children.
• The Phantom Spirit Cat broke through to the peak of the Creation Realm, and Liu Yuan planned to seek opportunities to help it reach the Nirvana Realm.
• Liu Yuan and Lin Dong entered the teleportation formation with Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan.
• The five travelers arrived at the Ancient Battlefield.

Liu Yuan brought Lin Dong and their companions to an Ancient Battlefield assembly point, where Holy Light Dynasty disciples demanded a protection fee. Liu Yuan overwhelmed their leader, Li Sheng, and seized him by the neck.

• Liu Yuan arrived in Ancient Battlefield Area One with Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan, and the system identified him as the area's strongest fighter but offered no challenging missions.
• Mo Ling used a map to guide the group to a nearby assembly point protected by an Ancient Formation Relic.
• At the town entrance, Li Sheng of the Holy Light Dynasty demanded ten Nirvana Pills from each person as a protection fee.
• Liu Yuan asked whether Li Sheng was the strongest person at the assembly point, then told Lin Dong that only dead enemies would not object.
• Liu Yuan released his Nirvana pressure, incapacitated Li Sheng and the other Holy Light Dynasty disciples, and grabbed Li Sheng by the neck.

Liu Yuan killed Li Sheng and the remaining Holy Light Dynasty disciples at the town gate, despite their warnings about the coming Monster Tide. He then led Lin Dong and the others into the Ancient Battlefield Assembly Point.

• Liu Yuan choked Li Sheng as the watching martial artists looked on, and Li Sheng begged for his life and threatened him with his Senior Disciple Brother, Li Ming.
• Liu Yuan crushed Li Sheng’s neck and declared he would kill Li Ming too if he came for him.
• The remaining Holy Light Dynasty disciples warned Liu Yuan that killing them would weaken the Assembly Point’s defenses against the Monster Tide, but he refused to spare them.
• Liu Yuan killed the Holy Light Dynasty disciples with purple lightning and led Lin Dong and the others through the town gate into the Assembly Point.

Liu Yuan entered Deep Meditation while adapting to the Ancient Battlefield’s Nirvana Qi, and Lin Dong and the others guarded him. When a Monster Beast siege began at midnight, they chose to stay at the courtyard and protect Liu Yuan as he meditated.

• Liu Yuan led Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan into the city, where the Martial Artists fell silent and gave way to them.
• Liu Yuan claimed an abandoned courtyard and told Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan to take turns standing watch while Lin Dong adapted to the local Yuan Force.
• Liu Yuan began meditating and unexpectedly entered Deep Meditation as the Ancient Battlefield’s Nirvana Qi resonated with his Six Yuan Nirvana Golden Body.
• Lin Dong recognized Liu Yuan’s state and ordered Mo Ling, Du Yun, and Man Shan to keep their distance and protect him from disturbance.
• A bell announced the Monster Beast siege, and Lin Dong and the others stayed at the courtyard to guard Liu Yuan rather than going to the city walls.

Liu Yuan awakened from his meditation as the Monster Beasts overwhelmed the city’s defenses. He arrived at the city gate and unleashed his Supreme Divine Thunder Body and Supreme Thunder Annihilation against the horde.

• Lin Dong sent Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun to reinforce the city gate while he guarded Liu Yuan’s courtyard.
• Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun fought the Monster Beasts but were driven back as the city gate’s formation neared collapse.
• Liu Yuan emerged from meditation with his Origin Power restored and learned from Lin Dong that the city was about to fall.
• Liu Yuan walked through the air toward the city gate as the defensive formation shattered and Monster Beasts broke into the city.
• Liu Yuan activated his Supreme Divine Thunder Body and struck the horde with Purple Divine Lightning, then unleashed Supreme Thunder Annihilation.

Liu Yuan single-handedly drove back the Ancient Battlefield beast tide with relentless attacks powered by his rapid Origin Power recovery. When three Nirvana Realm Monster Beasts emerged, he killed all three in a matter of breaths, leaving the battlefield silent as the Phantom Spirit Cat rushed to claim their Demonic Cores.

• Liu Yuan slaughtered the advancing Monster Beasts and forced the beast tide back while the Phantom Spirit Cat devoured Demonic Cores behind him.
• The surviving Martial Artists, including Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun, watched Liu Yuan's overwhelming strength in shock and felt fortunate to have his protection.
• Three Nirvana Realm Monster Beasts emerged from the beast tide, striking fear into the Martial Artists inside the city.
• Liu Yuan used the Great Black Creation Movement and Crystal Source Purple Thunder to overwhelm the three beasts before they could mount a proper counterattack.
• Liu Yuan killed all three Nirvana Realm Monster Beasts, and the Phantom Spirit Cat rushed to search their corpses for Nirvana Demonic Cores.

After Liu Yuan crushed the Monster Tide, he learned that an Ancient Secret Key near Yang City might lead to an inheritance containing the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill. Lin Dong discovered the Pill could restore Little Sable’s physical body, and Liu Yuan decided to leave for Yang City at dawn.

• Liu Yuan ended the Monster Tide by killing three Nirvana Realm great demons, then stopped the Phantom Spirit Cat from eating more Demonic Cores and collected the remaining cores for it to refine later.
• The surviving Martial Artists praised Liu Yuan and offered to follow him, but he refused and asked them about nearby opportunities and Ancient Sect inheritances.
• A Martial Artist told Liu Yuan that factions had gathered in Yang City to fight over Ancient Secret Keys rumored to open an Ancient Sect inheritance.
• The Martial Artist said the inheritance might contain the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, prompting Little Sable to tell Lin Dong that it could restore his physical body.
• Liu Yuan told Lin Dong to prepare to leave for Yang City after daybreak.

Liu Yuan agreed to give Lin Dong the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill if they found it, without asking why Lin Dong wanted it. In Yang City, the group learned that a major auction was organized by powerful dynasties, including the Holy Light Dynasty, and headed there despite their bloody conflict with it.

• Lin Dong asked Liu Yuan for the Life and Death Reincarnation Pill, and Liu Yuan agreed without hesitation.
• Little Sable praised Liu Yuan and promised to repay his favor after being revived.
• Liu Yuan, Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun traveled to Yang City and learned that a large auction was about to take place.
• A roadside Martial Artist explained that the Holy Light Dynasty, Great Yuan Dynasty, and Heavenly Net Dynasty organized the auction, with Nirvana Realm experts maintaining order.
• Liu Yuan rewarded the Martial Artist and led the group toward the auction, noting that the Holy Light Dynasty's presence gave them more reason to attend.

Liu Yuan brought Lin Dong and the others to Yang City's auction to learn more about the Ancient Secret Key and eliminate potential enemies. There, he confronted Jin Mu and revealed his overwhelming Six-Origin Nirvana Realm cultivation, leaving Jin Mu helpless under his pressure.

• Liu Yuan explained that he planned to learn more about the Ancient Secret Key at the auction and deal with potential enemies.
• Liu Yuan identified Jin Mu, the Holy Light Dynasty's Senior Disciple Brother, among the auction guests and walked over to him.
• Liu Yuan told Jin Mu that he had killed Li Sheng and declared that he had come to kill Jin Mu.
• Liu Yuan released his Six-Origin Nirvana Realm aura, overpowering Jin Mu and shocking the auction hall.

Liu Yuan killed Jin Mu by extracting his blood essence, Origin Power, and cultivation, leaving the auction hall terrified of him. He then asked the gathered Martial Artists whether they had any clues about the Ancient Secret Key.

• Jin Mu knelt and offered the Holy Light Dynasty's resources and his service in exchange for his life.
• Liu Yuan rejected Jin Mu's plea and said he would eliminate him to prevent future trouble.
• Jin Mu broke free of Liu Yuan's suppression and fled, but Liu Yuan dragged him back with the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• Liu Yuan used the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art to drain Jin Mu into a withered corpse and threw his body onto the hall floor.
• The Holy Light Dynasty guards knelt and begged for mercy as the gathered Martial Artists watched Liu Yuan in fear.
• Liu Yuan asked the crowd for clues about the Ancient Secret Key and fixed his gaze on several dynasty leaders.

Liu Yuan forced the dynasty leaders at the auction to reveal what they knew about the Ancient Secret Key, killing Sea Shark and sealing the exits when others tried to flee. After obtaining a map to Thunder Rock Valley, where the key and a Heaven Talisman Ancient Tree were believed to be, Liu Yuan prepared to leave with Lin Dong.

• Liu Yuan questioned Sea Shark about the Ancient Secret Key, then killed him with the Devouring Divine Talisman when he tried to evade the question.
• Martial Artists fled in panic, but Liu Yuan sealed the auction hall’s exits with lightning and warned that no one could leave.
• Liu Yuan gave the remaining dynasty leaders a final chance to share accurate intelligence or face death.
• A man in white robes revealed that the Ancient Secret Key was hidden in Thunder Rock Valley and that a Heaven Talisman Ancient Tree grew there.
• The man gave Liu Yuan a detailed map of Thunder Rock Valley, and Liu Yuan told Lin Dong they would head there.

Liu Yuan led Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun toward Thunder Rock Valley and slaughtered the Monster Beasts blocking their path. After killing Martial Artists who tried to follow them and claim an easy passage, Liu Yuan entered the valley with his companions to seek the true opportunity.

• Liu Yuan and his four companions traveled east from Yang City toward Thunder Rock Valley, where numerous powerful Monster Beasts guarded the approach.
• Liu Yuan used Supreme Thunder Annihilation and the Heaven Devouring Demonic Art to kill the beasts and carve a path through the horde.
• Dozens of Martial Artists tried to follow Liu Yuan's group through the cleared route, but Liu Yuan stopped them and killed them with the Devouring Divine Talisman and a purple Thunder Blade.
• The remaining Martial Artists fled or stayed behind, and Liu Yuan continued toward the valley with Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun.
• Liu Yuan and his companions entered Thunder Rock Valley beneath the churning thunderclouds.

Liu Yuan and his companions entered Thunder Rock Valley, where Hua Yun of the Profound Ice Dynasty and Wu Mo of the Great Wu Dynasty tried to bar their way. Liu Yuan revealed the power of his Supreme Divine Thunder Body and attacked Hua Yun, beginning the slaughter.

• Liu Yuan's group entered Thunder Rock Valley and encountered Hua Yun and his Profound Ice Dynasty elites blocking the path.
• Hua Yun challenged Liu Yuan after he refused to turn back, and Liu Yuan dismissed the Nirvana Realm expert as too weak.
• Wu Mo of the Great Wu Dynasty arrived and joined Hua Yun in threatening Liu Yuan and his companions.
• Liu Yuan's companions cleared space as he activated his Supreme Divine Thunder Body, frightening Hua Yun and Wu Mo with his overwhelming power.
• Liu Yuan appeared before Hua Yun and shattered his ice defense with a strike aimed at his throat.

Liu Yuan killed Hua Yun and Wu Mo, then wiped out the elite disciples of the Profound Ice Dynasty and the Great Wu Dynasty. After giving their spoils to his companions, he led them toward the true altar in Thunder Rock Valley, where formidable auras awaited.

• Liu Yuan defeated Wu Mo's Wu Sha Divine Palm and killed him with a thunder-infused punch.
• Hua Yun fled after witnessing Wu Mo's death, but Liu Yuan struck him down with Crystal Source Purple Thunder and finished him off.
• Liu Yuan used the Devouring Divine Talisman and Purple Thunder Blades to kill the remaining elite disciples of both dynasties.
• Liu Yuan collected the enemies' Universe Bags and gave them to Lin Dong, Mo Ling, and the others to divide.
• Liu Yuan led his companions toward the true altar at the center of Thunder Rock Valley, where powerful auras intertwined.

Liu Yuan and his companions reached the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree inside Thunder Rock Valley, where Lin Dong rushed for its fruits and was ambushed. Liu Yuan killed the attackers, leaving the tree and its fruits within reach.

• Two concealed men witnessed Liu Yuan kill Hua Yun and Wu Mo, then planned to target his companions as hostages while following the group.
• Liu Yuan led the group through a pool of liquid thunder and into an ancient stone hall containing the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree.
• Lin Dong sensed his Natal Talisman’s longing for the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Fruits and charged toward the tree.
• Black-robed ambushers sprang from hiding and attacked Lin Dong, but Liu Yuan killed one with Supreme Divine Thunder and blocked the others.
• Liu Yuan punched down the remaining ambushers, shocking Lin Dong and the others.

After Liu Yuan claimed the Ancient Secret Key and Heavenly Talisman Spirit Fruits, he led his companions to a safe Assembly Point and gave the fruits to Lin Dong. Lin Dong broke through to become a One-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master, triggering Liu Yuan’s system and carrying Liu Yuan to the Two-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master realm.

• Liu Yuan killed the ambushers in the stone hall, took the Ancient Secret Key and Heavenly Talisman Spirit Fruits, and intimidated the arriving Martial Artists into backing down.
• Liu Yuan led Lin Dong, Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun out of Thunder Rock Valley and gave the spirit fruits to Lin Dong.
• Liu Yuan ordered his companions to cultivate at a quiet Assembly Point while Lin Dong absorbed the fruits’ Spiritual Power.
• After half a month, Lin Dong broke through to the One-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master realm.
• The breakthrough triggered Liu Yuan’s system, which flooded him with feedback and raised him to the Two-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master realm.