Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen reflects on the significance of Innate Spiritual Treasures and Roots, deciding to make another trip to Dragon Abyss.
• He returns to his Independent Spacetime to "digest" the eighteen Innate Spiritual Treasures he's acquired.
• Ao Chen strips the core spiritual light from the treasures, merging them into his Great Thousand Universe to construct the Cosmic Dao Foundation Array, bringing his universe's completeness to about 30%.
• The three other Sea Dragon Kings—Ao Run, Ao Qin, and Ao Shun—receive Ao Guang's message, requesting their innate spiritual treasures for Ao Chen's Great Dao perfection.
• Ao Qin, while traveling to deliver the South Sea's treasures, encounters an unexpected calamity.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen demonstrates his immense power and understanding of the Great Dao by stripping and merging the spiritual light from the Innate Spiritual Treasures.
• The Three Sea Dragon Kings show loyalty and eagerness to assist Ao Chen, reflecting their respect and awe for his power and their pride in being associated with him.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and perfection in the Great Dao.
• The importance of innate spiritual treasures and roots for cultivators.
• Loyalty and respect among members of the Dragon Race.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen interacts with the Innate Spiritual Treasures, stripping and merging their spiritual light into his universe.
• The Three Sea Dragon Kings interact with Ao Guang through transmissions, receiving his request for their treasures.
• Ao Qin's journey to deliver the South Sea's treasures is interrupted by an unknown calamity, foreshadowing potential conflict or danger.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Qin, the South Sea Dragon King, is killed by Old Ancestor Minghe, a mid-stage Quasi-Sage, while trying to deliver the Dragon Race's treasury to Ao Chen.
• Old Ancestor Minghe takes Ao Qin's treasures, including the Dragon Race's treasury, unaware of its true purpose.
• Ao Guang, Ao Run, and Ao Shun, the East Sea, West Sea, and North Sea Dragon Kings, respectively, deliver the remaining treasuries from their regions to aid Ao Chen's cultivation.
• Ao Chen emerges from seclusion to receive them.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen's cultivation progresses significantly, with nearly seven hundred units of Indestructible Spiritual Light integrated into his Cosmic Dao Foundation Array.
• Ao Guang demonstrates improved leadership and governance, rallying the Dragon Clan and strengthening its position within the Four Seas.
• Ao Run and Ao Shun show loyalty and dedication to the Dragon Clan and Ao Chen, traveling great distances to deliver the treasuries.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and alliances within the Primordial World, with the Witch and Demon Clans lying low and the Dragon Clan rebuilding its strength.
• The importance of wealth and resources in cultivation, as demonstrated by the Dragon Race's treasuries.
• The theme of loyalty and dedication, shown by Ao Run and Ao Shun's actions.

Character Interactions

• Ao Guang, Ao Run, and Ao Shun interact with each other, displaying brotherly affection and unity in their shared goal of aiding Ao Chen and restoring the Dragon Clan's glory.
• Ao Chen interacts with the three Dragon Kings, showing appreciation for their efforts and acknowledging their contributions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Dragon Kings from the West Sea and North Sea, Ao Run and Ao Shun, arrive at the East Sea Dragon Palace, bearing Innate Spiritual Treasures for Ao Chen.
• Ao Chen enters seclusion to refine these treasures and perfect his Cosmic Dao Foundation Array.
• The South Sea Dragon King, Ao Qin, is overdue, and his brothers express concern.
• Ao Chen decides to investigate Ao Qin's delay after he finishes his seclusion.
• The three Dragon Kings use the Dragon King Seal to trace Ao Qin's past and discover his murder by Old Ancestor Minghe. They suffer a backlash from Minghe's attack across time and space.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen remains focused on his cultivation and refining the treasures, showing confidence in his abilities.
• The three Dragon Kings (Ao Guang, Ao Run, and Ao Shun) express concern for Ao Qin and initially try to reassure each other, but their worry grows over time.
• Ao Run and Ao Shun show signs of unease and worry, while Ao Guang remains more composed.
• After learning of Ao Qin's death, all three Dragon Kings are filled with grief, fury, and despair.

Significant Themes

• The power of cultivation and the consequences of underestimating opponents (Minghe's attack across time and space).
• The importance of unity and support within the Dragon Clan.
• The passage of time and the consequences of delayed action (Ao Qin's delayed arrival leading to his death).

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen interacts briefly with the three Dragon Kings, showing understanding and support for them.
• Ao Guang, Ao Run, and Ao Shun interact with each other, expressing their concerns and fears about Ao Qin's delay and later, his death.
• The three Dragon Kings' unity is tested when they face the truth about Ao Qin's death and the backlash from Minghe's attack.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Guang, Ao Run, and Ao Shun discover Ao Qin's murder and theft of his treasures by Minghe.
• They seek Ao Chen's help, who has just perfected his Cosmic Dao Foundation Array.
• Ao Chen learns of Ao Qin's death and Minghe's actions, vowing to avenge him.
• Ao Chen travels to the Netherworld Sea of Blood to confront Minghe.

Character Developments

• Ao Guang, Ao Run, and Ao Shun: They are grieving and seeking revenge for Ao Qin's death. They are willing to disturb Ao Chen's seclusion for help.
• Ao Chen: He has perfected his Cosmic Dao Foundation Array, making his aura more transcendent. He is determined to avenge Ao Qin and faces Minghe without fear.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and justice for Ao Qin's death.
• The power dynamics between Quasi-Sages and the consequences of their actions.
• The overbearing nature of the Mythical Grand Unity Method and its ability to defy the rules of the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• Ao Guang, Ao Run, and Ao Shun interact with Ao Chen, seeking his help and sharing the details of Ao Qin's death.
• Ao Chen interacts with the three Dragon Kings, reassuring them of his intent to avenge Ao Qin and warning Minghe of his wrath.
• Minghe interacts with the spatial ring containing Ao Qin's treasures, unaware of Ao Chen's impending arrival.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen confronts Old Ancestor Minghe, accusing him of knowing his crime.
• Minghe, initially arrogant, becomes enraged and attacks with his twin swords, Yuantu and Abi.
• Ao Chen casually flicks away the swords with a single finger, severely damaging them and injuring Minghe.
• Minghe, realizing Ao Chen's power, merges his Good and Evil Corpses, burns his origin, and transforms into a Blood-colored Demon God, launching a desperate attack.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen demonstrates his immense power and confidence, showing no fear of Minghe's attacks.
• Minghe transitions from arrogance to fear and desperation as he realizes Ao Chen's strength.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its consequences is emphasized as Minghe's actions lead him to face Ao Chen's wrath.
• The theme of underestimation is shown when Minghe underestimates Ao Chen's strength.

Character Interactions

• The interaction between Ao Chen and Minghe is one of power dynamics, with Ao Chen displaying dominance and Minghe transitioning from arrogance to fear.
• The interaction between Minghe and his swords, Yuantu and Abi, shows their connection and Minghe's reliance on them, which is ultimately futile against Ao Chen.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A massive commotion in the Netherworld Sea of Blood draws the attention of numerous powerful beings in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Ao Chen, a member of the Dragon Race, confronts Old Ancestor Minghe, who is at the Quasi-Sage Mid-stage.
• Minghe uses his ultimate attack, the Dark Red Destruction Torrent, but Ao Chen easily dispels it with a single finger.
• Minghe's main body is annihilated, but he immediately reforms using his Blood God Clone Avatar, remaining at the Quasi-Sage Mid-stage.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen demonstrates his immense power, casually defeating a Quasi-Sage Mid-stage opponent with a single finger.
• Old Ancestor Minghe shows his resilience and survival skills, instantly reforming after his main body's destruction.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Mythic Path and its difference from the conventional cultivation realms.
• The resilience and survival skills of Old Ancestor Minghe, symbolized by the phrase "The Sea of Blood never dries, so he never dies."

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen and Old Ancestor Minghe engage in a battle that shocks the Primordial Wilderness, showcasing Ao Chen's immense power and Minghe's resilience.
• The various powerful beings in the Primordial Wilderness watch the battle, expressing their shock and disbelief at Ao Chen's strength.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen and Old Ancestor Minghe's battle continues. Minghe's undying ability is revealed: he can reform using Blood God Clones and the Sea of Blood's power.
• Ao Chen uses his sword qi to repeatedly slay Minghe, studying his ability, until he understands its core mechanism.
• Ao Chen opens a vast Internal Universe, shocking the observing great powers and instilling fear in Minghe.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen: Shows immense patience and strategic thinking, studying Minghe's ability before finding its weakness. He reveals his true power by opening an Internal Universe.
• Old Ancestor Minghe: Becomes increasingly desperate and reckless as Ao Chen continues to slay him. His fear of Ao Chen's Internal Universe is revealed.

Significant Themes

• Power and Fear: The theme of power dynamics is emphasized as Ao Chen's strength instills fear in Minghe and the observing great powers.
• Knowledge and Strategy: Ao Chen's understanding of Minghe's ability and his strategic use of it highlights the importance of knowledge and planning in overcoming adversity.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen vs. Old Ancestor Minghe: Their interaction is one of cat and mouse, with Ao Chen toying with Minghe until he understands his ability, then revealing his true power.
• Ao Chen and the Great Powers: The observing great powers are repeatedly shocked by Ao Chen's actions, revealing the gap in power between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen activates a Dark Vortex, devouring the Netherworld Sea of Blood.
• Old Ancestor Minghe is shocked and attempts to stop Ao Chen but fails repeatedly.
• The Sea of Blood visibly shrinks, and Ao Chen's Internal Universe grows rapidly.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen: Shows immense power and confidence, revealing his Internal Universe's vastness and ability to absorb and transform the Sea of Blood's origins.
• Old Ancestor Minghe: Becomes increasingly desperate and panicked as the Sea of Blood shrinks, struggling to find a way to stop Ao Chen.

Significant Themes

• The power and limits of Internal Universes.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent.
• The struggle for survival and the lengths one will go to avoid death.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen and Old Ancestor Minghe: Their power dynamic shifts as Ao Chen demonstrates his overwhelming superiority, leaving Minghe desperate and helpless.
• Ao Chen's Internal Universe and the Netherworld Sea of Blood: The universe devours the sea, leading to a visible reduction in its size and a growth in Ao Chen's power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen devours 90% of the Netherworld Sea of Blood, leaving only 10% and severely weakening Old Ancestor Minghe.
• Ao Chen decides to return to Dragon Abyss to perfect his universe, as he can't completely annihilate Minghe with his current methods.
• The Primordial Wilderness Great Powers are shocked and discuss Ao Chen's strength and origin.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen demonstrates his immense power and determination, becoming a feared and respected figure in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Old Ancestor Minghe's power and prestige are significantly reduced, and he becomes a laughingstock despite surviving.
• The Azure Dragon shows excitement and gratitude towards Ao Chen for his actions against Minghe.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its consequences is further explored as Ao Chen's strength and Minghe's weakness are highlighted.
• The theme of determination and resolve is shown through Ao Chen's decision to return to Dragon Abyss to perfect his universe.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen and the Azure Dragon interact briefly, with the Azure Dragon showing respect and understanding towards Ao Chen's purpose.
• The Primordial Wilderness Great Powers discuss and speculate about Ao Chen's strength and origin, showing their respect and fear.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Azure Dragon gifts Ao Chen access to the Dragon Clan's Origin Small World, containing 30+ Innate Spiritual Roots, including 5 Top Grade ones.
• Ao Chen enters the small world to perfect the Earth Spirit Vein Cycle of his Cosmic Dao Foundation Array.
• Meanwhile, the conflict between Witch and Demon Clans intensifies across the Primordial Wilderness.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen: Shows appreciation for the Dragon Clan's generosity and begins the arduous process of integrating Innate Spiritual Lights into his universe.
• Azure Dragon: Demonstrates sincerity and respect towards Ao Chen, showing a willingness to help without interference.

Significant Themes

• Generosity and Respect: The Azure Dragon's actions highlight these themes, showing that even powerful beings can exhibit kindness and deference.
• Perseverance and Patience: Ao Chen's task requires immense focus and time, emphasizing the importance of these qualities in achieving great feats.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen and Azure Dragon: Their interaction is brief but significant, showing mutual respect and understanding. The Azure Dragon's gift and Ao Chen's acceptance of it strengthen their bond.
• Witch and Demon Clans: The ongoing conflict between these two groups highlights their contrasting methods and power dynamics, with the Witches now exhibiting a more refined use of their strength.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Wu Clan's warriors have developed strange, powerful techniques, erasing the Demon Clan's numerical and formation advantages.
• Di Jun, the Demon Emperor, worries about the Wu Clan's new abilities and the war's stalemate.
• Ao Chen, in seclusion, completes his Great Thousand Universe and begins to sever his Past, Present, and Future Bodies to become a Mythical True Immortal.

Character Developments

• Di Jun: Frustrated and worried about the Wu Clan's new abilities and the war's stalemate.
• Ao Chen: Successfully completes his Great Thousand Universe and begins the process of severing his Three Bodies.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Wu and Demon Clans, with the Wu Clan's new abilities shifting the balance of power.
• Ao Chen's journey towards becoming a Mythical True Immortal, exploring the nature of time and the Dao.

Character Interactions

• Di Jun and his advisors (Demon Master Kunpeng, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Di Jun himself) discuss the Wu Clan's new abilities and the war's stalemate.
• Ao Chen interacts with the River of Time to sever his Three Bodies, but no other characters are present.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen attempts to condense his 'Future Dao Embryo' but fails, realizing he's missing a key condition.
• Nuwa, a Demon Race member, becomes a Saint by creating the Human Race, earning immense merit.
• Nuwa's Sainthood shocks and changes the Primordial World, with various powers reacting differently.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen: Struggles to condense his Future Body, indicating his path is not yet complete.
• Nuwa: Achieves Sainthood by creating the Human Race, demonstrating her unique approach to the Dao.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of the Dao and Sainthood: Ao Chen's struggle and Nuwa's achievement highlight the difficulty and personal nature of this pursuit.
• The power of creation: Nuwa's creation of the Human Race shows the immense merit and power that can come from bringing new life into the world.

Character Interactions

• No significant interactions in this chapter, as characters primarily react individually to Nuwa's Sainthood.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen gains enlightenment about his Future Body's condensation, understanding that it's tied to the Human Race's future.
• He decides to sever his Future Body using the Human Path as an anchor.
• Ao Chen travels to the Eastern Foot of Buzhou Mountain, where Nuwa and other great powers have gathered to observe the newly created humans.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen: Realizes the key to condensing his Future Body lies in the Human Path and decides to sever it using the Human Race's development as a support.
• Nuwa: Becomes a Heavenly Dao Saint after creating humanity and proving her Dao through merit. She acknowledges Ao Chen's unique path and addresses him as 'Daoist.'

Significant Themes

• The Human Path: A power independent of the Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao, filled with infinite possibilities and variables.
• The Future Body: Ao Chen's unique Dao body that requires a 'future coordinate' to condense, which he now understands can be anchored using the Human Path.

Character Interactions

• Nuwa and Ao Chen: Nuwa acknowledges Ao Chen's unique path and addresses him as 'Daoist,' shocking the gathered great powers.
• Ao Chen and other Great Powers: Ao Chen's arrival draws the attention and wariness of the other great powers present, including Minghe, the Three Pure Ones, and other Quasi-Sages.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen's true power is revealed, causing reverence and fear among the great powers.
• Nuwa invites everyone to witness her opening a Dao field in the chaos, but Ao Chen declines.
• Ao Chen takes the Human Race to Origin Valley, observing their development.
• Over a hundred millennia, the Human Race grows, develops tools, language, and beliefs, and begins to explore the continent.
• The Pioneer tribe, led by a determined chieftain, embarks on the first large-scale exploration outside Origin Valley.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen remains patient and composed, focusing on observing the Human Race's evolution.
• Nuwa, as a newly ascended Saint, opens her Dao field, showing her power and generosity.
• The Human Race, under Ao Chen's watch, grows from tens of thousands to tens of millions, developing their civilization.
• The Pioneer tribe's chieftain demonstrates courage and determination, leading his tribe to explore the unknown.

Significant Themes

• The Human Race's potential and adaptability are central themes, as they grow and develop their civilization.
• Ao Chen's role as an observer, not an interventor, highlights the theme of letting things unfold naturally.
• The theme of exploration and expansion is evident in the Pioneer tribe's journey beyond Origin Valley.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen interacts briefly with Nuwa, showing neither arrogance nor humility, and declines her invitation.
• The Human Race, though not directly interacting with Ao Chen, is under his silent observation and protection.
• The Pioneer tribe's chieftain interacts with his tribesmen, inspiring them to explore the unknown.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Laozi, intrigued by humanity's immense merit, observes their development in the Origin Valley.
• Ao Chen appears, warns Laozi not to interfere with humanity's development, and reveals his interest in the human race.
• Humanity establishes a firm foothold on the New Continent and holds a grand sacrificial ceremony, causing a significant surge in Human Path destiny.
• Ao Chen senses the final mist dissipating and decides it's time to condense his Future Body, leaving to break through his bottleneck.

Character Developments

• Laozi: Becomes more curious and invested in humanity, plans to verify his Dao through their evolution.
• Ao Chen: Reveals his interest in humanity and warns Laozi, later feels ready to condense his Future Body.

Significant Themes

• The Human Path's potential and variables, contrasting with the Heavenly Dao's predetermined nature.
• The connection between Ao Chen and the Human Race, hinted but not yet revealed.
• The pursuit of the Dao and its relationship with humanity's development.

Character Interactions

• Laozi and Ao Chen: They meet, Ao Chen warns Laozi not to interfere with humanity, and Laozi decides to observe humanity discreetly. Their interaction hints at a power struggle and mutual interest in the human race.
• Humanity and the Human Path: The tribe's progress and the surge in Human Path destiny attract Ao Chen's attention and readiness to condense his Future Body.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen finds the variable in humanity and the Human Path River, aiming to carve out his own future.
• He successfully severs his Future Dao Body and attains Mythical True Immortal Peak Perfection.
• Supreme Clarity Laozi attains sainthood by guiding humans and severing his last corpse.
• He establishes the Human Sect, attracting endless merit and becoming the second Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Yuanshi Tianzun attains sainthood and establishes the Chan Sect.
• Tongtian, inspired, prepares to establish the Jie Sect.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen gains unprecedented clarity and confidence, successfully severing his Future Dao Body and reaching new heights in his cultivation.
• Supreme Clarity Laozi becomes the second Heavenly Dao Saint, demonstrating his wisdom and patience in guiding the humans.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian, inspired by their elder brothers' attainments, prepare to establish their own sects.

Significant Themes

• Humanity as a Variable: The Human Path is presented as a variable that can change the predetermined future, challenging the Heavenly Dao.
• Non-action and Following Nature: Laozi's understanding of the Great Dao of Non-action emphasizes following one's true heart and living in harmony with nature.
• Attainment of Sainthood: The chapter explores the process and consequences of attaining sainthood, with each saint bringing unique benefits to the Primordial Wilderness.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen and the Heavenly Dao: Ao Chen's challenge to the Heavenly Dao's predetermined future is a central interaction, with the Heavenly Dao trying to assimilate or trap him.
• Laozi and the Humans: Laozi guides and enlightens the humans, subtly integrating his understanding of the Dao into their lives, leading to his attainment of sainthood.
• The Three Saints: The interactions between the three saints (Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian) are implicit but significant, with each inspiring the others to attain sainthood and establish their sects.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Three Pure Ones and Jieyin and Zhunti attain sainthood, making it five saints in one day.
• The River of Time, a legendary and mysterious phenomenon, manifests above the Primordial World.
• A majestic figure, ignoring the time-scouring force, steps out from the River of Time, shocking all living beings.

Character Developments

• The Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti gain saintly power and establish their respective teachings.
• Old Ancestor Hongyun, the last one with Primordial Violet Qi, feels confused and anxious about attaining sainthood.
• Ao Chen, having merged his three bodies and perfected his Mythical True Immortal cultivation, gains a profound understanding of time.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Heavenly Dao and the struggle to attain sainthood.
• The mysterious nature of the River of Time and its implications for the Primordial World.
• The interconnectedness of past, present, and future, and the potential to interfere with time.

Character Interactions

• The newly ascended saints are united in their shock and awe at the figure on the River of Time.
• Ao Chen, above the River of Time, overlooks the Primordial World and its inhabitants, gaining enlightenment about time and his own cultivation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen comprehends the mysteries of the Mysterious Immortal Realm, aiming to reach a state of "emotionless and desireless" and transcend mortal emotions.
• He plans to deduce the Mythical Method's Mysterious Immortal Chapter and perfect his cultivation method.
• Ao Chen decides to settle an old score with Old Ancestor Minghe before proceeding with his cultivation.
• Ao Chen's manifestation above the River of Time causes an uproar among the Primordial Wilderness great powers and Heavenly Dao Saints.
• Old Ancestor Minghe, consumed by jealousy and resentment, attempts to become a saint by creating the Asura race and establishing the Asura Cult, gaining merits but still falling short of attaining the Dao.

Character Developments

• Ao Chen: Advances in his cultivation, aiming to reach the Mythical Mysterious Immortal Realm. He becomes more powerful and confident, setting his sights on settling old scores.
• Old Ancestor Minghe: Driven by jealousy and resentment, he creates the Asura race and establishes the Asura Cult to gain merit and approach the Saint realm. His cultivation advances to Sub-Sage, but he still hasn't attained the Dao.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and enlightenment in cultivation.
• The struggle to attain the Dao and become a saint.
• Jealousy, resentment, and the consequences of being consumed by negative emotions.
• The reaction of the Heavenly Dao to significant actions and the granting of merit.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen's manifestation causes a stir among the Primordial Wilderness great powers and Heavenly Dao Saints, who realize he poses a threat to their status.
• Old Ancestor Minghe's actions are driven by his desire to become a saint, leading to his creation of the Asura race and the establishment of the Asura Cult.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Old Ancestor Minghe fails to attain Sainthood, causing him to descend into madness and resentment.
• The Great Divine Powers across the Primordial Wilderness mock and disdain Minghe's actions.
• Ao Chen reappears, addressing Minghe and stating that the time to settle past karmic debts has come.
• Minghe, now a Sub-Sage, attacks Ao Chen, confident in his superior strength.

Character Developments

• Old Ancestor Minghe: His failure to become a Saint has driven him to the brink of madness, and he now blames everyone else for his failures. His arrogance and overconfidence grow, leading him to underestimate Ao Chen.
• Ao Chen: He remains calm and composed, showing no signs of fear or concern despite facing a Sub-Sage. His true strength and intentions remain mysterious.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and recognition among the Great Divine Powers.
• The consequences of failure and the descent into madness and resentment.
• The theme of karmic debts and settling past wrongs.

Character Interactions

• The Great Divine Powers across the Primordial Wilderness mock and underestimate Minghe, leading to his overconfidence.
• Minghe and Ao Chen: Minghe underestimates Ao Chen, leading to a direct confrontation. Ao Chen's calm demeanor contrasts with Minghe's frenzied state, hinting at a power imbalance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ao Chen effortlessly defeats Old Ancestor Minghe's Blood-colored Demon God form with a single finger.
• Minghe, now weakened, tries to provoke Ao Chen into swallowing the Sea of Blood again.
• Ao Chen uses a seemingly ordinary Gray Sword Qi to strike Minghe, causing him to collapse and disperse.
• The River of Time manifests, showing Minghe's past self cultivating his Blood God Clone Art, and is struck by the same Gray Sword Qi, erasing him from existence.

Character Developments

• Old Ancestor Minghe's arrogance and confidence are replaced by fear and despair as he realizes the gap between him and Ao Chen.
• Ao Chen demonstrates his ability to interfere with time and slay the past, striking fear into the hearts of the Primordial Wilderness' Great Powers.

Significant Themes

• The River of Time's irreversibility is challenged, raising questions about causality and the nature of existence.
• The power of the past and its influence on the present is explored, highlighting the potential consequences of actions taken in the past.

Character Interactions

• Ao Chen and Old Ancestor Minghe's interaction is one of predator and prey, with Minghe's attempts to provoke Ao Chen failing miserably.
• The Primordial Wilderness' Great Powers react with shock and fear to Ao Chen's display of power, highlighting the potential threat he poses to them.