Chapter Summaries

• Key Plot Points: Xuanyuan Tian Ji decides to focus on recovering her cultivation and returning to the Weiyang Immortal Realm. The protagonist realizes they must face the Abnormal Clan to access the realm array in Heavenly Emperor City. Xuanyuan Tian Ji breaks through to the Heavenly Venerate realm, surprising Chen Shu. The protagonist learns that the Bai Family, remnants of the ancient Heavenly Emperor City, now control the true Heavenly Emperor City.

Character Developments

• Protagonist: Advances to the Middle Three Realms (Four Tribulation Realm) and feels confident in facing Upper Three Realms cultivators and Heavenly Venerates.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji: Breaks through to the Heavenly Venerate realm, nearing the Immortal Realm.
• Chen Shu: Becomes more hopeful about the future due to the protagonist and Xuanyuan Tian Ji's rapid advancements.
• Significant Themes: The protagonist's determination to return to the Canglan Realm, the necessity of facing challenges when ready, and the selfish nature of the Bai Family.
• Character Interactions: The protagonist and Xuanyuan Tian Ji continue their secluded cultivation together. The protagonist discusses the outside world with Chen Shu, learning about the Bai Family's history.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist successfully breaks through to the fifth tribulation of the Tribulation Crossing Stage.
• He learns there's one month left until the Great Tribulation in the Canglan Realm, prompting him to act.
• He decides to challenge the realm array in Heavenly Emperor City to return to the Canglan Realm.
• He informs Chen Shu of his plan, who is initially shocked and tries to dissuade him but eventually agrees to accompany him.
• He uses Void Concealment to infiltrate the upper city of Heavenly Emperor City and reaches the realm array undetected.
• He is discovered by an unknown entity just as he's about to activate the realm array.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows determination and willingness to take risks to save his friends and the Canglan Realm.
• Chen Shu initially opposes the protagonist's plan but later agrees to accompany him, showing she cares for him and the Qingxuan Realm's future.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji decides to go to the Weiyang Immortal Realm alone, showing her independence and resolve.

Significant Themes

• The protagonist's responsibility towards his friends and the Canglan Realm.
• The risks and rewards of challenging powerful forces like the Abnormal Clan.
• The allure of higher cultivation realms and the power of laws.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist and Chen Shu: They discuss the risks and benefits of leaving the Qingxuan Realm, leading to Chen Shu agreeing to accompany him.
• The protagonist and Xuanyuan Tian Ji: They discuss their plans, with Xuanyuan Tian Ji providing reassurance and information about the realm array.
• The protagonist and the unknown entity: Their interaction is brief but tense, with the protagonist being discovered just before activating the realm array.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist encounters an Immortal Realm expert from the Abnormal Clan, who freezes him and kills Xuanyuan Tian Ji.
• The protagonist is tortured and has his limbs torn off, but he activates the unique skill "Heavenly Mandate Protection" and escapes.
• He awakens in Heavenly Emperor City's lower city, where he learns that the Abnormal Clan is closing in on him.

Character Developments

• The protagonist's desire for revenge against the Abnormal Clan intensifies.
• Chen Shu, who was in the Virtual Realm, witnesses the protagonist's torture and helps him afterward.

Significant Themes

• The relentless pursuit of power and revenge.
• The cruelty and resilience of the Abnormal Clan.
• The protagonist's reliance on his unique skills for survival.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with the Immortal Realm expert from the Abnormal Clan, leading to his torture.
• Chen Shu aids the protagonist, providing medical care and information about their location.
• The protagonist and Chen Shu face the imminent threat of the Abnormal Clan together.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ming completes a simulation, advancing to the Tribulation Crossing Stage, Five Tribulations Realm, and making significant progress in his cultivation methods and divine abilities.
• He discovers that the simulation cooldown in the Qingxuan Realm is only one year, likely due to the presence of Immortal Qi.
• Su Ming and Xuanyuan Tian Ji travel to the Ancient Emperor's ruins in the Qingxuan Realm.
• They meet Chen Shu, who takes them to Hope Zone Seven.

Character Developments

• Su Ming's cultivation and abilities significantly improve through the simulation.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji becomes more concerned about the current state of the Great Thousand World and the Weiyang Immortal Realm after learning about the Abnormal Clans.
• Chen Shu, though not extensively developed in this chapter, shows her role as a guardian of the Hope Zones.

Significant Themes

• The decline of the human race and the dominance of Abnormal Clans in the Great Thousand World.
• The importance of cultivation and self-improvement in facing adversity.
• The impact of the environment (Spiritual Energy vs. Immortal Qi) on cultivation and simulation cooldown.

Character Interactions

• Su Ming and Xuanyuan Tian Ji continue their alliance, with Su Ming sharing his knowledge of the Qingxuan Realm with Xuanyuan Tian Ji.
• Su Ming and Chen Shu meet again, with Chen Shu showing trust in Su Ming due to their shared human identity and taking them to safety in Hope Zone Seven.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ming reveals he knows about the Qingxuan Realm's occupation by the Abnormal Clan.
• He deduces that the Hope Zone will face dire straits in the future.
• After three months, Chen Shu brings cultivation resources to Su Ming.
• Seven months later, Su Ming draws a Red Talent, 'Sword Emperor Successor,' from the Simulator.

Character Developments

• Su Ming's confidence in his deductions grows, as does his hatred for the Abnormal Clan.
• Chen Shu becomes more convinced of Su Ming's abilities and words.
• The Elder Council remains dismissive of Su Ming's deductions.
• Su Ming's excitement and confidence increase after drawing the powerful 'Sword Emperor Successor' Talent.

Significant Themes

• The power of deduction and its consequences.
• The struggle for survival and the hope for a better future.
• The importance of luck and opportunities in cultivation, as seen through the Simulator's random missions and talents.

Character Interactions

• Su Ming and Chen Shu's interactions lead to Chen Shu's growing belief in Su Ming's abilities.
• The Elder Council's dismissive attitude towards Su Ming's deductions creates tension.
• Su Ming's internal monologue reveals his excitement and plans regarding his new Talent.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, having reached the Tribulation Crossing Five Tribulations realm, attempts to cultivate 'Sky Slaying' but is blocked by a bottleneck.
• He decides to temporarily halt 'Sky Slaying' cultivation and focus on breaking through to the Immortal Realm.
• In Year 4, he begins his Tribulation Crossing within the Hope Zone, attracting attention due to the intense Chaos Divine Thunder tribulation.
• He successfully reaches the Tribulation Crossing Six Tribulations realm, attracting the Hope Zone's Elder Council.
• Surrounded by Elders, Chen Tian, Chen Shu's brother, questions the protagonist about the 'great gift' he promised.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows resilience and determination in facing his Lightning Tribulation, demonstrating his growth.
• Chen Tian is introduced as Chen Shu's brother, initially dismissive of the protagonist's claims.

Significant Themes

• The struggle and perseverance in cultivation and self-improvement.
• The theme of truth and disbelief, as the protagonist's revelations about Heavenly Emperor City are met with skepticism.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist interacts with Chen Tian for the first time, leading to a tense conversation about the impending threat from Heavenly Emperor City.
• The Elder Council members react with disbelief and skepticism to the protagonist's revelations, causing an uproar among them.

Chapter Summary: Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow!

Key Plot Points and Events

• You warn Chen Tian that Heavenly Emperor City and the Abnormal Clan will arrive in four years, potentially destroying the Hope Zone. Chen Tian dismisses the warning, unwilling to believe something so extraordinary.
• Chen Shu later visits to apologize for her brother’s attitude and privately asks whether your prophecy is true. You confirm it and advise her to hide in the Ancient Emperor Ruins when the disaster arrives.
• Over the following years, you and Xuanyuan Tian Ji continue cultivating. By the Ninth Year, you decide to travel to the Fallen Immortal Abyss because your cultivation has reached a bottleneck.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji explains that your Mortal Transformation Realm body is too weak to withstand the Chaos Divine Thunder required to enter the Upper Three Realms. You determine that you must first reach the Spirit Bone Realm.
• Before leaving the Hope Zone, you meet Chen Shu again. She reveals that neither Chen Tian nor the Elder Council believes the warning, though the council has agreed to help obtain an Immortal Crystal for your future breakthrough.
• You and Xuanyuan Tian Ji travel to the Fallen Immortal Abyss. You climb the Ten Thousand Tribulation Staircase, reaching the 8,000th floor before the pressure becomes overwhelming.
• After ten days of painstaking progress, your physical body breaks through to the Spirit Bone Realm. With the breakthrough, climbing becomes much easier, and you quickly reach the 9,000th floor.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji unexpectedly keeps pace with you, suggesting that she possesses hidden strength or abilities. Neither of you discusses the matter further.
• After half a year, you both reach the summit of the Fallen Immortal Abyss. There, you discover a towering ancient tree and a pool radiating mysterious yellow light. Xuanyuan Tian Ji identifies the substance as Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow.

Character Developments

• You: Become increasingly determined and cautious, preparing for the coming catastrophe rather than trying to convince those who refuse to listen. Your physical body advances from Great Perfection in the Mortal Transformation Realm to the Spirit Bone Realm.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji: Demonstrates complete trust in your warnings and follows you into seclusion and danger. Her ability to keep pace with you on the upper floors reveals that she is far stronger or more mysterious than she appears.
• Chen Shu: Grows convinced that your prediction is genuine. Despite failing to persuade the Elder Council, she remains concerned for the Hope Zone and intends to make her brother take precautions.
• Chen Tian and the Elder Council: Remain skeptical of the coming disaster, though the Elder Council still recognizes your potential and plans to support your future advancement.

Significant Themes

• Warnings ignored: The chapter emphasizes the danger of refusing to believe unpleasant truths, as most of the Hope Zone dismisses your prediction.
• Preparation and survival: Rather than risking annihilation, you choose to retreat and strengthen yourself before Heavenly Emperor City and the Abnormal Clan arrive.
• Trust and loyalty: Xuanyuan Tian Ji and Chen Shu believe in you even when the larger community does not.
• Persistence through adversity: Your refusal to abandon the staircase climb reflects your determination to overcome physical limits and secure the strength needed for future breakthroughs.
• Hidden power and opportunity: The mysterious summit and the discovery of the Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow hint at a major resource capable of changing your cultivation path.

Character Interactions

• You confront Chen Tian with the warning about the future, but he responds dismissively.
• Chen Shu apologizes for Chen Tian, confirms her belief in you, and accepts your advice to seek refuge in the Ancient Emperor Ruins.
• You and Xuanyuan Tian Ji discuss your cultivation bottleneck and jointly travel to the Fallen Immortal Abyss.
• Chen Shu gives you a final update before your departure, revealing the Elder Council’s plans and expressing concern for your safety.
• At the summit, you and Xuanyuan Tian Ji investigate the strange pool together, leading to the revelation that it contains Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist learns about Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow from Xuanyuan Tian Ji, which can strengthen the physical body and help resist the Chaos Lightning Tribulation.
• They collect the Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow from a pool, tempering their body for a year.
• The protagonist forges a palm-sized Mysterious Yellow Shield from the collected stones, which can withstand the Chaos Lightning Tribulation three times at most.
• After a year, they return to the Hope Zone to find it destroyed and Chen Shu and Chen Tian alive but hiding.
• Chen Tian admits his fault in not believing the protagonist's warning, leading to the Hope Zone's destruction.

Character Developments

• The protagonist becomes stronger physically after tempering in the pool.
• Chen Tian experiences regret and guilt for not heeding the protagonist's warning, leading to the Hope Zone's destruction.

Significant Themes

• The importance of heeding warnings and taking precautions.
• The consequences of one's actions and the responsibility that comes with power.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist and Xuanyuan Tian Ji: They work together to collect the Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow and forge the shield.
• The protagonist and Chen Tian: Chen Tian expresses his regret and guilt to the protagonist for not believing his warning.
• Chen Shu and Chen Tian: Chen Shu threatens Chen Tian to make preparations based on the protagonist's warning, and they hide together to survive.

Key Plot Points

• The protagonist successfully completes his Seven Tribulations Realm tribulation but struggles with the Chaos Lightning Tribulation, barely surviving with the help of the Mysterious Yellow Shield, which cracks in the process.
• Chen Tian, impressed by the protagonist's cultivation speed and strength, offers him all remaining cultivation resources in the Hope Zone to help him grow stronger.

Character Developments

• The protagonist gains confidence in his physical body's strength after breaking through to the Spirit Bone Realm but learns the hard way that he has underestimated the Chaos Lightning Tribulation.
• Chen Tian begins to see the protagonist as a potential savior for the Hope Zone, betting all his hopes on him.

Significant Themes

• The dangers and challenges of tribulation crossings, and the importance of preparation and caution.
• The power dynamics between the protagonist and Chen Tian, with Chen Tian now recognizing the protagonist's strength and offering him resources to grow stronger.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist and Chen Tian's relationship evolves as Chen Tian becomes more respectful and hopeful towards the protagonist.
• The protagonist shares resources with Xuanyuan Tian Ji, demonstrating their growing bond and mutual support.

Key Plot Points & Events

• The protagonist calculates the time until the Great Tribulation and decides to break through to the Eight Tribulation Realm.
• Chen Shu returns, revealing that Chen Tian was captured by the Bai Family for stealing Immortal Crystals.
• The protagonist learns that Chen Tian sacrificed himself to obtain Immortal Crystals to help humanity's future.
• The protagonist decides to temporarily leave the Qingxuan Realm, discovering that Heavenly Emperor City's upper city is heavily guarded.

Character Developments

• The protagonist's cultivation advances to the Eight Tribulation Realm.
• Chen Shu's loyalty and resilience are shown as she escapes and delivers the Immortal Crystals.
• The protagonist's resolve to destroy the Abnormal Clan strengthens after learning about Chen Tian's sacrifice.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice for the greater good (Chen Tian's actions).
• The struggle against overwhelming odds (the protagonist's determination vs. the Abnormal Clan's power).
• The importance of patience and planning (the protagonist's decision to leave temporarily).

Character Interactions

• The protagonist and Xuanyuan Tian Ji discuss their plans to leave the Qingxuan Realm.
• The protagonist learns about Chen Tian's fate from Chen Shu, strengthening their bond.
• The protagonist reassures Chen Shu about their plans to leave and return for revenge.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist and Xuanyuan Tian Ji begin closed-door cultivation due to the inability to return to the Canglan Realm within a year.
• After a year, the Hope Zone is invaded by the Bai Family, seeking revenge on Chen Shu for her brother's actions.
• The protagonist intervenes, defeating three Heavenly Venerate realm cultivators with ease, including Bai Yuan.
• The protagonist allows Chen Shu to handle Bai Yuan's punishment and decides to spar with Xuanyuan Tian Ji to test his strength against the Immortal Realm.

Character Developments

• The protagonist demonstrates significant growth in strength, able to defeat multiple Heavenly Venerate realm cultivators with ease.
• Chen Shu becomes more reserved and focused on maintaining the Hope Zone after her brother's death.
• Bai Yuan is consumed by revenge and underestimates the protagonist's strength.

Significant Themes

• The theme of cultivation and growth is emphasized as the protagonist tests his strength against higher-realm opponents.
• Revenge and its consequences are explored through Bai Yuan's actions and ultimate defeat.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist and Xuanyuan Tian Ji maintain their mentor-mentee relationship, with the protagonist seeking to spar with Xuanyuan Tian Ji to test his growth.
• Chen Shu and the protagonist share a protective relationship, with the protagonist saving Chen Shu from the Bai Family and allowing her to exact revenge on Bai Yuan.
• Bai Yuan and the protagonist have a clear antagonist-protagonist dynamic, with Bai Yuan underestimating the protagonist's strength and ultimately suffering defeat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist (you) asks Xuanyuan Tian Ji to spar to gauge the gap between their current strength and the Immortal Realm.
• The spar takes place in the sky outside Xuanyuan Tian Ji's cabin to avoid damaging nearby buildings.
• You use various techniques and secret arts, including Dragon Blood Boiling, Great Desolation Sky Prison Finger, Great Void Sword Art, Sky Slaying, and ultimately, the Sword Emperor Finger.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji neutralizes all your attacks until you use the Sword Emperor Finger, which causes a massive commotion but doesn't fatally injure her.
• Chen Shu, who had been dealing with Bai Yuan, witnesses the spar from a distance.

Character Developments

• You: Display confidence in your strength but are humbled by the vast difference between your power and Xuanyuan Tian Ji's. You learn about the significant gap between the Tribulation Crossing Realm and the Immortal Realm.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji: Shows surprise at your initial attacks but maintains composure throughout the spar. She reveals insights about the power dynamics between realms.

Significant Themes

• The vast disparity in power between realms (Tribulation Crossing Realm vs. Immortal Realm).
• The importance of understanding and utilizing the power of laws.
• The protagonist's ambition and determination to improve their strength.

Character Interactions

• You and Xuanyuan Tian Ji: Engage in a spar to test your strength, with Xuanyuan Tian Ji acting as a mentor, providing guidance and insights.
• You and Chen Shu: Chen Shu watches the spar from a distance, showing concern for your safety but knowing she can't interfere.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist uses the Sword Emperor Finger move, which exceeds their current strength, and summons a chaotic phantom that even Xuanyuan Tian Ji finds impressive.
• Wuji Heavenly Venerate senses something strange but dismisses it.
• The protagonist decides to leave the Hope Zone due to constant threats from Heavenly Emperor City and the Abnormal Clan.
• They travel to Sand Star Immortal Island, a desolate and resource-scarce area, for safety and seclusion.
• After ten years of cultivation, the protagonist reaches a bottleneck due to thin Immortal Qi and depleted resources.
• The protagonist decides to attempt the Chaos Lightning Tribulation despite the risks.

Character Developments

• The protagonist becomes more determined to succeed in the Chaos Lightning Tribulation, even without the Mysterious Yellow Shield.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji breaks through to the Earth Immortal Realm, boosting the protagonist's confidence.

Significant Themes

• Persistence and determination in the face of adversity.
• The importance of resources and environment for cultivation progress.
• The consequences of past actions (constant threats from Heavenly Emperor City).

Character Interactions

• Xuanyuan Tian Ji provides guidance and support to the protagonist, understanding their resolve and offering advice.
• Chen Shu shares her knowledge of the Qingxuan Realm and helps the protagonist make decisions.
• Wuji Heavenly Venerate remains mostly silent but occasionally offers guidance or information.

Key Plot Points and Events

• One month after leaving the deserted island, Su Ming begins his Tribulation Crossing over the Dead Sea.
• He successfully completes the Heavenly Venerate Realm Lightning Tribulation but faces an even more terrifying aura for the Nine Tribulation Realm.
• A mysterious, devilishly handsome man in the Immortal Lord realm appears, watching Su Ming's Tribulation Crossing.
• Su Ming withstands four Chaos Divine Thunder strikes, but the fifth one knocks him unconscious.
• The Simulator detects a fatal crisis and attempts to trigger emergency skills, but they fail. Su Ming is declared dead, and the simulation ends.

Character Developments

• Su Ming demonstrates resilience and determination in facing the powerful Lightning Tribulations.
• Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tian Ji watch Su Ming's Tribulation Crossing from the deserted island, showing concern for his safety.
• The mysterious man shows interest in Su Ming's Tribulation Crossing but cannot interfere due to the rules of Tribulation Crossing.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of Lightning Tribulations during cultivation progression.
• The struggle for survival and the will to overcome adversity.
• The rules and limitations of Tribulation Crossing, preventing external interference.

Character Interactions

• Chen Shu and Xuanyuan Tian Ji watch over Su Ming's Tribulation Crossing, showing worry and support from afar.
• The mysterious man observes Su Ming's Tribulation Crossing, initially excited but later helpless due to the rules preventing interference.

Key Plot Points

• Su Ming discovers the cooldown time for the Simulator remains a year, even after his cultivation advancement.
• He realizes the difficulty of the Nine Heavens Chaos Divine Thunder and decides to find more Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow to forge shields.
• The Simulator presents three quests, and Su Ming chooses to annihilate the Bai Family in Heavenly Emperor City.
• The quest reward is weakened simulation counts, which means he won't be able to draw Talents at the start of the simulations.

Character Developments

• Su Ming's determination to overcome the Nine Heavens Chaos Divine Thunder grows.
• Chen Shu is skeptical about Su Ming's claims regarding the Bai Family's alliance with the Abomination Clan.

Significant Themes

• The struggle against overwhelming odds (Su Ming vs. the Nine Heavens Chaos Divine Thunder).
• The consequences of one's actions (the Bai Family's alliance with the Abomination Clan).

Character Interactions

• Su Ming and Chen Shu travel to Heavenly Emperor City together, with Chen Shu still doubting Su Ming's claims about the Bai Family.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ming enters Heavenly Emperor City, determined to expose the Bai Family's collusion with the Abnormal Clan.
• He attacks the Bai Family's luxurious pavilion, drawing the attention of the Bai Family's Heavenly Venerate.
• The Heavenly Venerate confronts Su Ming, leading to a public confrontation.
• Su Ming reveals the Bai Family's secret alliance with the Abnormal Clan, shocking the audience.
• The Bai Family Heavenly Venerate attempts to silence Su Ming, but Su Ming uses Sky Slaying to incapacitate him.
• Su Ming steps on the unconscious Heavenly Venerate, threatening to kill him if the Bai Family doesn't reveal their leader.

Character Developments

• Su Ming demonstrates his resolve and fearlessness in the face of the Bai Family's power.
• Chen Shu, initially reluctant, now supports Su Ming and seeks her brother's help.
• The Bai Family Heavenly Venerate shows his true colors, prioritizing the Bai Family's interests over humanity's.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and Loyalty: The Bai Family's betrayal of humanity contrasts with Su Ming's unwavering loyalty.
• Power Dynamics: The power struggle between the Bai Family and Su Ming highlights the importance of strength and resolve.
• Exposure of Secrets: The revelation of the Bai Family's alliance with the Abnormal Clan has significant implications for the Qingxuan Realm.

Character Interactions

• Su Ming and the Bai Family Heavenly Venerate engage in a tense confrontation, with Su Ming refusing to back down.
• Chen Shu supports Su Ming from the sidelines, seeking her brother's intervention.
• The Bai Family Heavenly Venerate underestimates Su Ming, leading to his defeat.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ming confronts the Bai Family, revealing their alliance with the Abnormal Clan.
• Su Ming uses his powerful divine ability, "Myriad Swords Returning to Origin: Sword Domain Descends," to annihilate the entire Bai Family and Heavenly Emperor City.
• Chen Shu witnesses the truth and takes shelter in Su Ming's Virtual Realm.

Character Developments

• Su Ming demonstrates his immense power and ruthlessness, capable of destroying an entire city and clan single-handedly.
• Chen Shu's trust in Su Ming grows after witnessing his actions.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Su Ming's immense power allows him to annihilate the Bai Family, but it also leaves him weakened and vulnerable.
• Trust and betrayal: Chen Shu's trust in Su Ming grows after he reveals the truth about the Bai Family, while the Bai Family's betrayal leads to their downfall.

Character Interactions

• Su Ming and the Bai Family: Su Ming confronts the Bai Family, revealing their alliance with the Abnormal Clan, and ultimately destroys them.
• Su Ming and Chen Shu: Su Ming protects Chen Shu by having her take shelter in his Virtual Realm during the battle, further earning her trust.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Ming destroys Heavenly Emperor City single-handedly, shocking Chen Shu.
• Su Ming recovers in a temporary wooden hut for a month.
• Upon recovery, Su Ming finds Chen Tian at Heavenly Emperor City.
• They return to Hope Zone, and Su Ming asks Chen Tian about Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow.
• Su Ming learns from Xuanyuan Tian Ji that only Emperor Weapons or Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow can help him withstand the Lightning Tribulation, but using the shield more than once increases the tribulation's intensity.

Character Developments

• Su Ming's power is revealed to be even more terrifying than the Abnormal, causing Chen Shu to fear him.
• Chen Tian learns about the Bai Family's betrayal and Su Ming's destruction of Heavenly Emperor City, feeling awkward about his initial intention to protect Su Ming.
• Su Ming becomes more determined to find a solution for the Lightning Tribulation, realizing the rarity of Mysterious Yellow Stone Marrow and the risks of relying on it.

Significant Themes

• Power and Fear: Su Ming's immense power instills fear in those around him, including Chen Shu.
• Despair and Hope: Despite facing insurmountable odds, Su Ming continues to search for a solution, maintaining a thread of hope.
• Consequences of Actions: The Bai Family's betrayal leads to the destruction of Heavenly Emperor City, highlighting the repercussions of their choices.

Character Interactions

• Su Ming and Chen Shu: Chen Shu is shocked and fearful of Su Ming's power, leading to a tense interaction.
• Su Ming and Chen Tian: Chen Tian feels awkward around Su Ming after learning about his actions and the Bai Family's betrayal, leading to a strained interaction.
• Su Ming and Xuanyuan Tian Ji: Xuanyuan Tian Ji provides crucial information about the Lightning Tribulation and its risks, deepening their mentor-mentee relationship.

Chapter Summary: The Terrifying Ruins of Illusory Realm!

• Xuanyuan Tian Ji reveals that she possesses the Immortal Undying Scripture, a powerful soul-cultivation technique capable of creating an Undying Soul Fire. Once mastered, the technique allows a cultivator to reconstruct their physical body as long as their soul remains intact—even after their body is destroyed by Chaos Divine Thunder during Tribulation Crossing.
• Excited by the possibility of surviving tribulation, the protagonist immediately asks for the scripture. Xuanyuan Tian Ji warns that it is extremely difficult to cultivate, but ultimately gives it to him. He returns to his residence and begins studying it at once.
• The scripture requires the cultivator to gather Primordial Soul Source Qi and condense the Undying Soul Fire within their sea of consciousness. However, cultivation can begin only after passing two dangerous trials:
  1. The Soul Fire Trial Ground, requiring the cultivator to endure the burning of Undying Soul Fire for forty-nine days.
  2. The Ruins of Illusory Realm, where the cultivator must confront their deepest fears and desires without losing sight of their true intentions or falling to inner demons.
• The protagonist chooses to proceed, recognizing that although other paths to surviving Tribulation Crossing may exist, this is likely the fastest and most reliable option.

The Soul Fire Trial

• The protagonist’s soul enters a secret realm surrounded by nine Soul Crystal Stars, which release pale-golden Undying Soul Fire.
• The flames cause unbearable pain, far surpassing physical suffering. He nearly loses consciousness repeatedly but forces himself to remain awake, knowing that failure would prevent him from ever cultivating the scripture.
• After forty-nine days, the flames vanish. Although he does not initially realize it, the torment has greatly strengthened his soul.

The Ruins of Illusory Realm

• On the fiftieth day, thick mist appears and drags the protagonist into the second trial.
• He awakens in a familiar medicinal garden and finds himself apparently back in the Qingyun Sect, believing that he is once again merely a menial disciple. His memories of the trial and his current identity have been erased.
• He resumes his former life, tending the medicinal garden day after day. After some time, he discovers a mysterious ring.
• Ten years later, he remains stuck at the first level of Qi Condensation and becomes frustrated by his lack of talent. The ring then awakens a voice claiming to belong to the Supreme Sword Emperor, an Immortal Realm expert who fell to the lower realm.
• The Sword Emperor explains that he had been absorbing the protagonist’s spiritual energy for ten years and has now awakened. When asked whether he wishes to become an immortal, the protagonist agrees, and the Sword Emperor grants him a supreme technique.
• The protagonist’s talent rises dramatically. He defeats Ye Chuxue, the strongest Outer Sect disciple, one year later and enters the Inner Sect. Five years after that, he reaches the Spirit Transmutation Stage and is recommended by the Qingyun Sect Master to cultivate in Central Prefecture.

Character Development and Interactions

• The protagonist displays determination, impatience, and a strong survival instinct, immediately pursuing the scripture despite Xuanyuan Tian Ji’s warnings.
• Xuanyuan Tian Ji acts as a knowledgeable benefactor, providing the scripture while cautioning him about its dangers.
• During the Soul Fire Trial, the protagonist’s willpower is emphasized as he endures extreme pain without surrendering.
• In the illusion, he is presented with an idealized alternate life: receiving a powerful inheritance, rapidly gaining talent, defeating rivals, and advancing toward immortality. This tests whether he will be seduced by comfort, power, and success.

Significant Themes

• Perseverance and suffering: Great power requires enduring extraordinary pain and hardship.
• The temptation of illusion: The second trial challenges the protagonist’s ability to distinguish genuine purpose from an alluring false reality.
• Immortality and survival: The Immortal Undying Scripture represents the protagonist’s determination to overcome the ultimate dangers of cultivation.
• Identity and original intention: By erasing his memories and returning him to his humble beginnings, the illusion tests whether he can preserve his true self and ambitions.

Chapter Summary: Trapped in an Illusion, Unable to Break Free!

Key Plot Points and Events

• After arriving in Central Prefecture, the protagonist discovers that it is far more powerful than Green Prefecture, containing ancient sects, prestigious families, imperial dynasties, and hidden Holy Lands.
• He joins the Great Void Sword Sect through his exceptional sword intent and rapidly rises in status. Within ten years, he becomes its Holy Son and gains fame throughout Central Prefecture.
• Twenty years after arriving in Central Prefecture, he reaches the Heavenly Venerate Realm and defeats the former sect master, becoming the strongest figure in the lower realm, the Canglan Realm. He then ascends to the upper realm.
• In the Immortal Realm, he joins the Daotian Sect. After a thousand years of cultivation, he reaches the Immortal Emperor Realm and begins to believe that he has reached the pinnacle of existence.
• Invited to the Weiyang Immortal Realm by the Human Emperor, he challenges him publicly, hoping to prove his supremacy. Instead, he is effortlessly defeated and learns that the Immortal Emperor Realm is not the end of cultivation.
• After recovering from this humiliation, he resumes cultivating. The Human Emperor appoints him acting Human Emperor while he leaves to investigate something.
• Governing the Weiyang Immortal Realm, which controls the Great Thousand Worlds, exposes the protagonist to immense political power. He gradually becomes intoxicated by authority and begins building his own faction.
• He replaces roughly half of the Human Emperor’s people in Weiyang Palace with his own supporters, intending eventually to seize the Human Emperor’s position entirely.
• When the Human Emperor unexpectedly returns, the protagonist fears punishment, but the Human Emperor does not retaliate. Instead, he brings him to an ancestral land and reveals that he is injured and preparing for a coming catastrophe.
• There, the protagonist sees the Human Emperor seal a mysterious young girl within Immortal Source. The girl’s aura feels familiar, but he cannot remember her identity.
• The Human Emperor warns that a massive upheaval will soon threaten the Great Thousand Worlds and that survival will require everyone to unite. He then sends the protagonist away.
• A century later, the Human Emperor summons him again. However, the figure in Weiyang Hall is no longer normal: his face has disappeared, replaced by a grotesque mass of flesh covered in countless eyes.

Character Development

• The protagonist rises from a gifted swordsman in the lower realm to a powerful Immortal Emperor, displaying extraordinary talent, determination, and adaptability.
• His early confidence develops into arrogance after reaching the Immortal Emperor Realm. He becomes obsessed with proving himself and gaining recognition.
• His defeat by the Human Emperor humbles him temporarily, prompting him to return to serious cultivation.
• Exposure to absolute political authority awakens his ambition and greed. He shifts from seeking strength to seeking control, plotting to replace the Human Emperor.
• Despite his betrayal, he remains fearful of the Human Emperor and is unable to fully understand the larger forces shaping events.
• The Human Emperor is portrayed as overwhelmingly powerful, mysterious, and surprisingly tolerant. Although injured and aware of the protagonist’s treachery, he neither punishes nor abandons him, instead warning him about the coming disaster.
• The Human Emperor’s apparent transformation at the end introduces the possibility that he has been corrupted, replaced, possessed, or trapped in an unnatural state.

Significant Themes

• Endless cultivation and humility: The protagonist repeatedly believes he has reached the summit, only to discover greater realms and stronger beings.
• The corrupting nature of power: Authority over the Weiyang Immortal Realm gradually changes him, turning an initially ambitious cultivator into a would-be usurper.
• Pride and desire: His need for recognition evolves into a desire to dominate, showing how unchecked ambition can overcome loyalty and reason.
• Hidden threats and impending catastrophe: The Human Emperor’s warnings and injury suggest that a vast crisis threatens the entire Great Thousand Worlds.
• Memory and illusion: The protagonist’s inability to remember the mysterious girl, combined with the bizarre final appearance of the Human Emperor, hints that reality may be distorted or that he is trapped in an illusion.
• Unity versus factionalism: The coming calamity may only be survived through cooperation, yet the protagonist spends years dividing the Weiyang Palace through political faction-building.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist’s relationship with the former sect master establishes his rise to supremacy in the lower realm.
• His confrontation with the Human Emperor shatters his belief that he is invincible and introduces him to the broader hierarchy of power.
• As acting Human Emperor, he interacts with the forces of Weiyang Palace, gradually coercing and replacing those loyal to the true Human Emperor.
• The Human Emperor confronts him privately after returning but responds with unexpected restraint, revealing his injury and entrusting him—indirectly—with knowledge of the coming crisis.
• The final meeting reverses their previous dynamic: the protagonist approaches the Human Emperor expecting answers, only to encounter a horrifying, seemingly inhuman entity, leaving his identity and intentions uncertain.