Chapter Summaries

Plot points

• The Great Qin Legion returns from its victorious expedition against Osta Civilization. Before Epang Palace, the First Emperor issues rewards based on military merit, while a projection of the campaign lets reporters and alien observers witness the Legion’s battles.
• The Immortal Han forces and Blue Star Arrivals also return. Their accounts and recordings spread online, drawing widespread excitement over the space battles and Great Qin’s defeat of Osta’s Initial King Mech.
• Back in the First Emperor Mausoleum’s Secret Realm, Gu Chen checks his gains: the expedition has brought him 13 million Origin Points, bringing his total close to 30 million.
• He decides this is still far short of what he needs to manifest the Investiture of the Gods Script. His long-term plan is to use the stars and their civilizations to gather immense Origin Points, remake the Solar System into the mythic world of ancient legends, and manifest its Immortals.
• To begin spreading his influence across the Star Alliance, Gu Chen spends six million Origin Points strengthening the Hundred Schools of Thought. Their Secret Realms flare with Divine Radiance, shaking the Central Continent.

Character developments and interactions

• The First Emperor celebrates the expedition’s success by personally overseeing the distribution of rewards, honoring Bai Qi and other generals.
• Gu Chen remains focused on his larger ambitions rather than the public excitement. He confirms to his newly separated self that the expedition went smoothly, then turns its proceeds into a first step toward expanding the Hundred Schools’ power.
• Observers and Blue Star Arrivals react with awe: the public is thrilled by the battle footage, while alien onlookers recognize Great Qin’s overwhelming strength and pity Osta for provoking it.

Significant themes

• Power and influence: Gu Chen recognizes that spreading ideas among alien civilizations will require strength as well as teaching.
• Ambition and long-term planning: The victory over Osta is valuable chiefly as a source of resources and a stepping-stone toward reshaping the Solar System.
• Public spectacle and reputation: The return, rewards ceremony, and circulating recordings make Great Qin’s victory visible across Blue Star and beyond.
• Expansion through ideas: Gu Chen intends to use the Hundred Schools of Thought to reach civilizations across the stars—and ultimately channel the resulting gains back to himself.

Plot points and events

• In the Confucian Secret Realm, the statues of Confucius’s disciples crack open, and the Seventy-two Disciples and Three Thousand Disciples emerge amid an immense surge of Literary Qi.
• The Mohist School and the other Hundred Schools of Thought also awaken, leaving their Secret Realms in displays of power felt across Blue Star and the Solar System.
• Alien detectors register numerous new Stellar-Level energy signatures. The visitors are alarmed by how many powerful beings the supposedly remote planet possesses.
• The Star Alliance swiftly approves Blue Star Civilization for Level 5 status and invites it to join, after previously reconsidering its eligibility. Alien civilizations rush to make contact.
• Blue Star’s nations realize the awakening of the Hundred Schools—along with Great Qin—must have drawn the Alliance’s attention. They form the Blue Star Federation to represent the planet, manage relations with aliens, advance development, and build a Starport.
• The reason for the Hundred Schools’ emergence remains unknown, prompting widespread speculation.

Character and group developments

• The awakened disciples and scholars of the Hundred Schools shift from hidden, dormant forces to visible powers on Blue Star.
• Blue Star’s governments move from confusion about their sudden promotion to coordinated action, recognizing the Hundred Schools and Great Qin as the source of their new standing.
• Alien civilizations, initially treating Blue Star as a lesser power, become wary and eager to establish relations.

Significant themes

• Hidden power and underestimated civilizations: Blue Star’s apparent technological level conceals extraordinary forces.
• Power and recognition: The Hundred Schools’ display changes Blue Star’s status on the interstellar stage.
• Uncertainty before greater forces: Ordinary people and governments cannot understand the motives of the awakened figures.
• Cooperation for survival and progress: Blue Star’s nations unite to meet the opportunities and challenges of interstellar contact.

Character interactions

• The Hundred Schools’ emergence draws attention and speculation from Blue Star’s people and alien observers alike.
• Blue Star’s nations coordinate through the new Federation to engage with visiting civilizations.
• The awakened figures themselves offer no explanation, leaving outsiders to debate their purpose.

Key plot points and events

• Gu Chen watches from the First Emperor Mausoleum Secret Realm as the Hundred Schools of Thought emerge and spread across the stars. Their appearance draws widespread attention and earns him nearly three million Origin Points.
• Having spent six million Origin Points empowering the schools, Gu Chen expects the Star Alliance’s reaction and hopes their influence will help him eventually create the Investiture of the Gods World Script.
• Gu Chen’s cast-off Mortal Body returns to Coastal City, while his Pure Yang Immortal Body remains in the Mausoleum to cultivate and orchestrate events from behind the scenes.
• The Hundred Schools’ scholars teach their doctrines and cultivation methods throughout the Star Alliance. Most alien civilizations gradually welcome them, seeing little political ambition in their mission and valuing the chance to learn supernatural techniques.
• Over roughly a century, the schools’ influence spreads widely. Meanwhile, Blue Star rapidly advances: it reaches Level Three standards within fifteen years and moves toward Level Four with help from the Omega and Osta civilizations.
• Blue Star becomes a bustling interstellar hub, with a major starport and steady alien arrivals. Technology and supernatural cultivation develop side by side, though many people favor technological enhancements and conveniences over arduous cultivation.
• In the final scene, the Mortal Body—called “Gu Chen”—destroys successive Gangsha Qi attacks in a secluded valley. He invites the unseen attackers to reveal themselves.

Character developments

• Gu Chen’s Pure Yang Immortal Body takes a patient, strategic role, using the Hundred Schools’ influence across the stars to pursue a much larger plan while continuing to cultivate.
• Gu Chen’s Mortal Body resumes an apparently independent life in the mortal world. His confidence and strength are on display when he effortlessly defeats the attacks in the valley.
• The scholars of the Hundred Schools of Thought become influential interstellar teachers, while alien students increasingly adopt their doctrines and cultivation practices.

Significant themes

• Ideas as a source of power: The Hundred Schools transform civilizations through teaching rather than conquest.
• Long-term strategy and influence: Gu Chen uses the spread of knowledge across many worlds to build toward an ambitious future goal.
• Technology and supernatural cultivation: Blue Star’s progress shows both paths advancing, while individuals choose between technological convenience and spiritual discipline.
• Change over time: A century of exchange reshapes Blue Star and the wider interstellar community.

Character interactions

• Gu Chen’s two bodies separate into distinct roles: one lives in the mortal world, while the other directs events from the Mausoleum.
• The Hundred Schools’ scholars interact with alien civilizations as teachers; initial suspicion gives way to acceptance and study.
• In the closing encounter, Gu Chen addresses a group of unidentified attackers after breaking their Gangsha Qi assaults, setting up a confrontation.

Key plot points and events

• Gu Chen’s six old companions—Fang Xiu, Zhou Haiyan, Liu Qing’er, Ye Zhen, Wang Xiaoai, and Li Xingming—reunite with him after roughly fifty years. They arrive by attacking him together, but cannot match his strength.
• The friends have all reached the Gangsha Realm. Fang Xiu is the strongest among them, at its peak, while the others are mostly in its middle or later stages.
• Gu Chen reveals that he has reached the Half Step Golden Core Realm, astonishing the group. He then shares cultivation advice, especially detailed guidance on advancing to the Golden Core Realm.
• The companions recount their lives since their last meeting. Fang Xiu has grown through combat and traveled in search of materials for a magical treasure; Li Xingming surprises everyone by revealing he has married and has children.
• The discussion turns to Blue Star and the major powers that have remained largely inactive.
• Gu Chen senses that his true self has awakened from a century of seclusion in the First Emperor Mausoleum Secret Realm. The true Gu Chen checks his system and finds that the Hundred Schools of Thought’s century-long efforts have earned him 80 million Origin Points.
• With those points, he begins his next major scheme, spending 20 million to create the Shang Zhou Investiture of the Gods World.

Character developments and interactions

• The reunited friends have become powerful cultivators, but Gu Chen’s progress still far surpasses theirs. They tease him, question his cultivation speed, and openly express envy.
• Gu Chen remains evasive about how he advanced so quickly, joking that he may simply have a natural gift. His friends clearly do not believe him.
• Fang Xiu takes a particularly direct interest in Gu Chen’s strength and later benefits most from his breakthrough advice.
• Li Xingming’s marriage and children reveal a settled, domestic side of him that contrasts with the group’s expectations of the youngest member.
• The reunion is warm and familiar: playful banter gives way to shared stories and serious discussion about cultivation.

Significant themes

• The passage of time and change: A fifty-year separation finds the friends transformed by cultivation and life experience, while a century of work has advanced Gu Chen’s larger plan.
• Unequal talent and ambition: The companions have achieved impressive progress, yet Gu Chen’s exceptional power keeps him beyond their reach.
• Knowledge shared among friends: Gu Chen’s guidance helps the others pursue their own breakthroughs.
• Long-term planning and cultivation: The Hundred Schools’ century-long spread of teachings produces a vast reward, enabling Gu Chen to launch an even larger scheme.

Chapter Summary

• Gu Chen spends 20 million Origin Points to use the system’s Refine Falsehood Into Truth ability and manifest the Shang Zhou Investiture of the Gods World.
• Blue Star transforms dramatically: it expands, shifts toward the mythic “Heaven Round, Earth Square” shape, and its legendary mountains, lakes, and rivers—especially those of the Central Continent—radiate mysterious power and Dao markings.
• Unmanned aircraft record the changes, and footage spreads rapidly across the Blue Star Federation. The population debates whether supernatural forces and the ancient mythological era are returning, while many remain wary of what may inhabit the newly transformed sacred landscapes.
• Alien observers are astonished by the planet’s growth and detect energy far beyond Stellar Level. They alert other civilizations; scholars and representatives of major powers begin traveling to Blue Star to investigate.
• The transformation also affects the Daotang Cave Heaven, a small world linked to the Central Continent. Its spiritual energy rises, cultivation barriers weaken, and many cultivators break through. Fang Xiu, Liu Qing’er, Ye Zhen, Wang Xiaoai, Zhou Haiyan, and others sense that advancement has become easier.
• Watching events unfold, “Gu Chen” realizes that his original self has begun manifesting the mythological world.

Character Developments and Interactions

Gu Chen acts decisively, spending a vast reserve of Origin Points to reshape the planet. He does not directly interact with the other characters in this chapter; instead, their reactions establish the scale of his action. Ordinary people respond with excitement and anxiety, aliens with scientific disbelief and alarm, and cultivators with surprise at their sudden opportunities for advancement.

Significant Themes

The chapter emphasizes the collision of myth and reality, the limits of scientific explanation, and the far-reaching consequences of supernatural transformation. Blue Star’s new power offers cultivators a chance to grow, but it also attracts outside attention and raises fears about the unknown beings and forces awakening on the planet.

Key plot points and events

• A vast Spiritual Qi Tide sweeps across Blue Star, easing cultivation and weakening the bottlenecks holding back the Group Friends. Fang Xiu believes she may reach the Golden Core Realm within two years; others also see their prospects improve.
• “Gu Chen” explains that the upheaval may be a new wave of supernatural resurgence, with Blue Star returning toward the ancient mythological world.
• News alerts confirm that Blue Star has expanded dramatically and that legendary mountains—including Kunlun, Mount Taihua, and Mount Tai—are awakening with mysterious power.
• Li Xingming proposes exploring the sacred mountains for treasures, but Fang Xiu warns that dangerous mythic beasts may dwell there. “Gu Chen” advises everyone to prioritize strengthening their cultivation before seeking opportunities.
• Fang Xiu and the other Group Friends leave to train. Once alone, “Gu Chen” seals his valley with formations and reflects that raising Blue Star’s World Status will make cultivation easier and strengthen supernatural beings across multiple worlds, while saving him Origin Points.

Character developments and interactions

• Fang Xiu emerges as the cautious, most powerful member of the group. Though excited by her rapid progress, she tempers others’ enthusiasm and decides to pursue a Golden Core breakthrough.
• Li Xingming and Ye Zhen are initially tempted by the prospect of exploring the sacred mountains, but Fang Xiu’s warning makes them reconsider.
• Liu Qing’er, Zhou Haiyan, Wang Xiaoai, and the others share the group’s excitement and leave to take advantage of the improved cultivation conditions.
• “Gu Chen” acts as a guide, offering practical advice while concealing his larger role in the world’s transformation.

Significant themes

• Opportunity and danger: The returning mythic world promises treasures and breakthroughs, but also potentially deadly creatures.
• Strength before ambition: The group recognizes that survival and power must come before pursuing rewards.
• World change and cultivation: Blue Star’s rising status transforms both the environment and the prospects of its cultivators.
• Hidden strategy: Gu Chen’s private reflections reveal that the upheaval also advances his broader plans.

Plot points and events

• Blue Star transforms rapidly into a world resembling the ancient Central Continent myths: it envelops the sun and moon, develops vast distances and shifting cosmic energies, and begins to take on the form of the Thirty-Six Heavens.
• Radiant, energy-rich mountains appear across the planet. Alien ships, hoping to find treasures, head toward Kunlun Divine Mountain.
• From the First Emperor Mausoleum, Gu Chen watches their approach. He has spent twenty million Origin Points manifesting the Shang Zhou Investiture of the Gods World and decides to make the mountains’ danger unmistakable.
• Gu Chen spends another five million Origin Points strengthening Kunlun and other legendary mountains, giving them rules that punish mortals who try to force their way in with technology.
• As the alien ships prepare to land at Kunlun, the mountain unleashes Great Dao Order Chains. Their shields and armor are destroyed, and the crews are obliterated.
• The remaining aliens retreat. Central Continent’s officials, cultivators, and observers are shaken and abandon plans to approach the mountains. Gu Chen gains nearly four million Origin Points from the spectacle.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Chen is confident and calculating. He deliberately uses the attack to establish the mountains’ authority, then watches the result with satisfaction. The event also fuels his larger plan: the legendary Immortals are yet to appear.
• The aliens shift from eager opportunism to fear after witnessing Kunlun’s overwhelming power.
• Central Continent’s officials and cultivators observe the aliens’ fate and become cautious, recognizing that the sacred mountains are not safe places to explore.
• Gu Chen does not directly confront the aliens; the divine mountain enforces his rules on his behalf.

Significant themes

• Reverence for the sacred: Mythic places demand respect, and technological confidence offers no protection against them.
• The danger of greed and recklessness: The aliens’ pursuit of possible treasure leads to their destruction.
• Power made manifest: Blue Star’s transformation turns ancient myths into tangible, dangerous reality.
• Control and spectacle: Gu Chen shapes the world’s rules and uses dramatic displays to influence others—and gain Origin Points.

Key events

• Gu Chen’s manifestation of the Shang Zhou Investiture of the Gods world has earned nearly six million Origin Points, with more still accumulating.
• Planning how to introduce the story’s many immortals, Gu Chen decides to first manifest ancient mythological fierce beasts as a natural prelude.
• He spends nine million Origin Points to manifest Xiangliu, Ba She, Zhu Yan, Qiong Ji, and other legendary beasts. They appear in locations including Kunlun, Mount Tai, the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, and the seas near Penglai, but remain dormant until Gu Chen begins the planned script.
• Elsewhere, spacecraft attempting to approach Kunlun are destroyed by its mysterious power. Central Province officials warn the public to avoid the divine mountains, and even powerful cultivators keep their distance.
• The world’s ascension loosens cultivation barriers. People across Central Province retreat to cultivate, while Gu Chen’s manifested figures also grow stronger.
• News of Blue Star’s transformation spreads across the stars. Alien civilizations and factions head toward the planet, while the Hundred Schools of Thought’s teachings subtly draw their students toward it as well.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Chen shifts from completing the world’s initial manifestation to planning its next stage. He weighs the cost, confirms he can afford it, and uses the fierce beasts to prepare the ground for the eventual appearance of the immortals.
• The Central Province public moves from curiosity about exploring the mountains to fearful caution after seeing the spacecraft destroyed. Officials reinforce that response with a warning.
• Cultivators—including the First Emperor of Great Qin and other historical figures manifested by Gu Chen—seize the opportunity created by the world’s ascension and focus on improving their strength.
• The Hundred Schools’ alien students are indirectly guided toward Blue Star, setting up possible contact between the planet and outside civilizations.

Significant themes

• Myth becoming reality: Legendary beasts and sacred mountains are physically manifested, with immense consequences.
• Power and restraint: The mountains’ defenses show that curiosity and ambition can be deadly; survival takes priority over opportunity.
• A widening cosmic stage: Blue Star’s transformation attracts attention beyond the planet, while the spread of the Hundred Schools’ teachings helps steer that attention toward it.
• Preparation and long-term planning: Gu Chen carefully stages the next mythological developments and sees the current changes as groundwork for a future, larger harvest.

Key plot points and events

• Six light-years around the Solar System have transformed into a vast landmass, with Central Continent occupying nearly sixty percent of it. The divine mountains—including Kunlun, Mount Tai, Mount Taihua, and Mount Lao—have grown to immense size and emit energy far beyond Stellar Level.
• Alien visitors from Level Four and Level Five civilizations arrive, hoping to investigate the mountains and uncover their secrets. The Blue Star Federation’s districts choose not to interfere, preferring to let the aliens test the dangers first.
• After traveling for six days, alien ships land near the mountains rather than on their peaks, wary of the powerful energy.
• Media crews and cultivators also journey to the area, and live broadcasts bring the spectacle to viewers across the Federation.
• Among the visitors are many alien students previously taught by the Hundred Schools of Thought. Some wear Confucian, Daoist, and yin-yang ritual clothing.

Character developments and interactions

• No central individual character drives the chapter. The focus is on collective reactions: alien visitors are curious but cautious, while Federation officials adopt a wait-and-see approach.
• Central Continent cultivators and viewers are surprised and amused by the aliens’ traditional clothing. Viewers elsewhere react with curiosity, while Central Continent civilians joke about the Hundred Schools’ influence reaching across the stars.
• The alien students’ arrival illustrates their connection to their former teachers, who told them that Central Continent had returned to an age of myth and opportunity.

Significant themes

• The extraordinary scale of transformation: The Solar System has become a vast, altered landscape, challenging established scientific expectations.
• Curiosity tempered by danger: Visitors seek power and knowledge, but the mountains’ energy makes even advanced civilizations cautious.
• Cultural influence across civilizations: The Hundred Schools of Thought have spread their teachings—and distinctive clothing—throughout the stars.
• Public spectacle and shared response: Livestreams turn the encounter into a Federation-wide event, prompting reactions ranging from caution to humor.

Plot points and events

• From the First Emperor Mausoleum, Gu Chen uses the system to project his awareness to Kunlun Mountain and observes the alien visitors. He notes that the Hundred Schools of Thought have spread widely among them—nearly half the gathered aliens are students.
• Fleets from Level Three through Level Five civilizations assemble around Blue Star’s sacred mountains, creating a large enough gathering for Gu Chen’s planned Shang Zhou Investiture of the Gods scenario.
• Before he can awaken Kunlun’s sleeping Fierce Beasts, a Level Six civilization’s fleet arrives through a Remote Space Teleportation Channel. Other Level Six civilizations appear near other immortal mountains, dividing the visitors into a powerful Level Six-led camp and a larger group of lower-level civilizations.
• The Litu Civilization ignores the danger and majesty of Kunlun Mountain, heading straight for its summit. Gu Chen decides to punish its arrogance and considers strengthening Blue Star’s Divine Beasts to counter the Level Six threat.

Character developments

• Gu Chen shifts from amused observer to wary, determined protector. He recognizes that Level Six civilizations may possess formidable power, but remains confident that Kunlun Mountain can teach them a lesson.
• The Litu Civilization is characterized as entitled and domineering, accustomed to imposing its will on others.

Character interactions

• Alien visitors react with alarm and caution to the Level Six arrivals, warning one another about the Litu Civilization’s power.
• Blue Star’s cultivators and reporters disapprove as the Litu fleet approaches Kunlun’s summit, while Gu Chen watches and prepares to respond.

Significant themes

• Arrogance and consequences: The Litu fleet’s confidence sets up Gu Chen’s retaliation.
• Power and uncertainty: Even Gu Chen acknowledges that Level Six civilizations may exceed the known strength of lower-level powers.
• Influence across civilizations: The spread of the Hundred Schools of Thought shows how far Blue Star’s teachings have reached.

Key plot points

• The Level Six Litu Civilization sends its golden circular fleet toward Kunlun Mountain, apparently testing or challenging its power.
• Gu Chen channels the mountain’s divine force through his system. Kunlun’s mysterious light and Dao-order chains halt the fleet and withstand its Dark Energy weapons.
• The fleet fires its Dark Energy Star Annihilator Cannon, but Kunlun’s power destroys the blast, shatters the ships’ shields, and smashes the fleet into a huge crater.
• The watching aliens, reporters, and cultivators are stunned. The defeat makes clear that even a Level Six civilization cannot overpower Kunlun by force alone.

Character developments

• Gu Chen confidently uses the power he invested in creating the mythic world, revealing Kunlun’s overwhelming defensive strength.
• The Litu fleet’s apparent technological superiority is exposed as insufficient against the divine mountain.
• Other alien civilizations grow more respectful of Kunlun and less intimidated by the Litu people.

Significant themes

• Divine power versus technology: Advanced weapons and Dark Energy cannot overcome Kunlun’s supernatural force.
• Hubris and consequences: The Litu fleet’s aggressive challenge ends in humiliating defeat.
• Opportunity and uncertainty: With brute force shown to be inadequate, the struggle to uncover Kunlun’s secrets remains open to all.

Character interactions

• Gu Chen confronts the Litu fleet indirectly by wielding Kunlun’s power against its advance and attack.
• The alien observers exchange wary comments about the fleet’s weapons, then watch in astonishment as it is crushed.
• Blue Star’s reporters and cultivators share the aliens’ relief that the Litu civilization will not simply seize Kunlun’s secrets through military strength.

• Key events: Kunlun Divine Mountain crushes the Litu Civilization’s fleet after it tries to force its way to the summit. More than a hundred survivors emerge from the wreckage, shaken by the mountain’s overwhelming power. News of the defeat reaches alien fleets and Level Six Civilizations gathered around Blue Star’s other sacred mountains, discouraging them from attempting a forceful entry. Gu Chen then sends a message into everyone’s minds: the mountains have spirits, and those who are fated may find opportunities within. The revelation sparks excitement and a continent-wide rush toward the mountains, though Blue Star’s immense size means most people will take a long time to arrive.
• Character developments: Gu Chen uses Kunlun’s power to establish the mountain’s authority and deter reckless aliens. He then shifts to the next stage of his plan: enticing explorers with the promise of opportunities while intending to use the mountains to harvest aliens and gain Origin Points. Xing Wei, leader of the Litu survivors, is humiliated and wary, but still tries to intimidate the onlookers.
• Interactions: The Litu people face gloating looks from aliens and contempt from cultivators, who are no longer impressed by their status. Gu Chen communicates directly with everyone near the sacred mountains, prompting reporters, cultivators, and aliens alike to react with awe and anticipation.
• Themes: The chapter emphasizes reverence for forces beyond conventional power, the limits of brute force, and the appeal of destiny and hidden opportunity. It also highlights Gu Chen’s strategic manipulation: apparent invitations to explore conceal a plan to turn the resulting competition to his advantage.

Key plot points and events

• Two years after Blue Star’s Heaven and Earth Upheaval, exploration of the Central Province Continent’s sacred mountains has drawn cultivators and Alien civilizations from across the Starry Sky.
• A vast free-trade market has grown outside Kunlun Divine Mountain, where humans and Aliens trade under joint patrols.
• Gu Chen, observing through his avatar at the market, reflects that exploration has earned him nearly twelve million Origin Points but remains concentrated around the mountains’ outer regions.
• When Fang Xiu and the group invite him to explore Kunlun’s depths, Gu Chen accepts, hoping the expedition will bring the powerful Fierce Beasts into play and generate further gains.
• After a day, the group enters the mountain. Over several weeks, they collect rare medicines and treasures while avoiding other explorers.
• They eventually find a valley filled with the scent of an exceptionally powerful Spirit Medicine. Gu Chen knows it is Lu Wu’s lair and that the medicine can transform the body and greatly advance anyone below the Primordial Spirit realm. He awakens the sleeping beast.

Character developments

• Gu Chen remains a calculating overseer: he turns an expedition into an opportunity to advance his hidden plans and profit from the resulting events.
• Fang Xiu has reached Half Step Golden Core after two years of seclusion, while Liu Qing’er, Zhou Haiyan, Wang Xiaoai, Ye Zhen, and the others have also grown stronger.
• The group’s confidence and ambition show in their excitement at discovering what appears to be a major medicinal treasure.

Significant themes

• Exploration and opportunity: The upheaval has turned the mountains into a hub of discovery, trade, and cultivation.
• Power and progress: Rare resources and breakthroughs are transforming both individuals and the wider society.
• Hidden control: Gu Chen quietly manipulates events from behind the scenes, steering explorers toward dangers that serve his purposes.

Character interactions

• Aliens and human cultivators mingle and barter in the market, reflecting growing contact between civilizations.
• Gu Chen accepts his friends’ invitation and travels with them, concealing that he is guiding their route.
• Fang Xiu, Zhou Haiyan, and Li Xingming react eagerly to the valley’s fragrance, unaware that it signals both a valuable treasure and the lair of a formidable Fierce Beast.

Plot points and events

• As Gu Chen and his companions prepare to enter a valley for Spirit Medicine, a force of Litu People arrives, drawn by the medicine’s fragrance.
• The Litu leader claims the Litu People found the medicine first and orders the Blue Star group to leave. Confident in their Level Six Civilization’s superiority, they expect no resistance.
• Gu Chen and the others refuse to yield. Fang Xiu and Ye Zhen openly challenge the newcomers, recalling that the Litu People were defeated at Kunlun Divine Mountain before.
• The Litu People attack. The Blue Star companions respond together, and a large battle breaks out across the valley.
• Fang Xiu proves especially formidable, fighting ten opponents at once; Ye Zhen, Liu Qing’er, Zhou Haiyan, Wang Xiaoai, and the others also hold their ground.
• Several Litu fighters mistake Gu Chen for a helpless figure under protection and target him, setting up the chapter’s closing moment.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Chen stays focused on his original plan but quickly adapts to the interruption. When enemies single him out as weak, he is more exasperated than alarmed.
• Fang Xiu and Ye Zhen take the lead in confronting the Litu People, showing confidence and contempt for their threats.
• The companions coordinate instinctively, each choosing an opponent and fighting as a team.
• The Litu People are defined by arrogance and certainty in their civilization’s status; their assumptions lead them to underestimate the Blue Star group.

Significant themes

• Arrogance and underestimation: The Litu People trust their civilization’s rank too much and misjudge their opponents.
• Unity and confidence: The companions’ experience working together lets them answer the threat decisively.
• Power depends on context: The Litu People’s technological and civilizational prestige does not guarantee dominance within Kunlun Divine Mountain.

Key plot points and events

• Two Litu soldiers seize “Gu Chen” and threaten to kill him unless Fang Xiu and the others stop fighting. The group reacts with amusement rather than alarm.
• “Gu Chen” destroys both soldiers and their armor with a casual tap of his finger, revealing a vast gap between his true strength and the power he has been showing.
• The Litu forces fire a Micro Dark Energy Annihilation Cannon at him. He stops its blast with his hand, then redirects it into the ground, where it creates a huge crater.
• “Gu Chen” uses the chaos to collect the Crimson Spirit Fruits and signals the others to retreat. The Litu leader hesitates to pursue him.
• The redirected blast has struck the lair of the Lu Wu Fierce Beast. A roar and violent tremors announce that the beast is waking and emerging from underground.

Character developments and interactions

• “Gu Chen” shifts from appearing to be a helpless hostage to demonstrating overwhelming power, while keeping his strength largely concealed. His attack on the ground is deliberate: he wants the beast’s awakening to seem accidental.
• Fang Xiu, Liu Qing’er, Ye Zhen, Zhou Haiyan, and their companions trust “Gu Chen” completely. Their shared history lets them understand his signal and withdraw without needing an explanation.
• The Litu soldiers’ confidence turns to shock and fear as their weapons and assumptions prove ineffective. Their leader becomes cautious rather than immediately chasing the retreating group.

Significant themes

• Hidden strength and misjudgment: The Litu mistake “Gu Chen” for a vulnerable captive, underestimating him catastrophically.
• Trust and long-standing bonds: The companions’ instant response to his signal reflects their years of fighting together.
• Manipulation and unintended consequences: “Gu Chen” engineers the beast’s awakening to cover his escape, but the emerging threat may affect everyone involved.

Plot and events

• After stealing the Spirit Medicine, Fang Xiu’s group retreats from the Litu aliens. Ye Zhen boasts that he could defeat them, but Liu Qing’er and Fang Xiu explain that their unusually tough armor and powerful energy weapons make a fight risky.
• “Gu Chen” says he urged them to leave because he sensed something terrifying beneath the valley the aliens had blasted open.
• A gigantic, nine-tailed, human-faced, tiger-bodied creature bursts from the valley. Zhou Haiyan identifies it as Lu Wu, the legendary Kunlun mountain god described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
• The group marvels at the possibility that the world is entering a new Mythological Era, then heeds Qinghe’s warning that Lu Wu’s rampage could endanger them. They hurry toward the edge of Kunlun Mountain.
• In the valley, the Litu aliens’ detector identifies Lu Wu as a Stellar-Level threat. Lu Wu attacks, killing dozens with a single swipe. The surviving aliens fire Dark Energy Annihilation Cannons at him.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Zhen is initially overconfident, but Liu Qing’er and Fang Xiu counter his bravado with a practical assessment of the aliens’ defenses.
• Fang Xiu, Liu Qing’er, Wang Xiaoai, and the others shift from confidence in their escape to awe and alarm at Lu Wu’s arrival.
• Zhou Haiyan draws on her knowledge of ancient legends to identify the creature.
• Li Xingming gleefully hopes Lu Wu will punish the aliens, but Qinghe reminds the group that they are still close enough to be caught in the danger.
• The Litu leader reacts to the threat by ordering an attack after the detector’s warning, setting up a clash between the aliens and Lu Wu.

Significant themes

• Myth and reality collide: A legendary deity appears as a living, immensely powerful being.
• Human limits before greater forces: The characters recognize that neither their abilities nor the aliens’ technology may be enough to control what has awakened.
• Consequences of intrusion: The aliens’ excavation and disturbance of the valley awaken Lu Wu, who responds violently to intruders.
• Prudence over bravado: The group’s survival depends on retreating rather than seeking a fight.

Key plot points and events

• The Litu People attack the Lu Wu Fierce Beast with Dark Energy Annihilation Cannons, powerful enough to destroy a spaceship warship. Lu Wu withstands the blasts without injury.
• The Litu soldiers flee as Lu Wu pursues them from Kunlun Mountain. His spiritual power effortlessly destroys their attacks, and a sweep of his nine tails kills nearly half their group.
• The Litu leader, Major General Silun, sends an emergency distress signal. Litu warships mobilize to rescue him, while other alien civilizations watch in confusion.
• Lu Wu’s awakening sends a vast wave of pressure across the region. Blue Star and alien explorers sense it, and curious onlookers follow the disturbance toward the fleeing Litu.

Character developments

• Lu Wu shifts from a powerful, awakened guardian to an enraged pursuer after being attacked. Within Kunlun’s range, his strength approaches that of an Immortal.
• Silun and the Litu soldiers go from confidence in their advanced weapons to panic and desperation when Lu Wu proves invulnerable. Silun takes command under pressure by calling for help.
• The explorers respond with awe and apprehension; those familiar with Kunlun’s legends recognize that a great mythical being may have awakened.

Character interactions

• The Litu soldiers fire on Lu Wu, then flee and attack him from a distance; he brushes aside their weapons and hunts them down.
• Silun coordinates the retreat and signals the Litu fleet for rescue.
• Blue Star cultivators discuss the disturbance with other explorers, while many follow its source to witness the confrontation.

Significant themes

• Nature and technology: Even civilization-level weapons are powerless against Lu Wu’s supernatural might.
• The danger of disturbing ancient powers: The Litu attack awakens a legendary guardian and brings devastating consequences.
• Myth made real: The explorers’ knowledge of Kunlun’s ancient legends shapes their understanding of the event.
• Power and vulnerability: The Litu’s advanced armor and weaponry offer little protection against a force far beyond their control.

Plot points and events

• The Lu Wu Fierce Beast, empowered by Kunlun Divine Mountain, devastates Litu troops pursuing it. The Litu fleet intervenes, first with Dark Energy cannons and then with much stronger Stellar-Level Star Annihilator Cannons.
• Lu Wu counters the fleet’s fire with nine layers of Spiritual Light. Their clash sends shock waves across the region, prompting nearby visitors and ships to retreat or scan the combatants.
• Gu Chen and his companions arrive to watch the battle. Judging it unevenly weighted against Lu Wu, Gu Chen uses the system to awaken more beasts within Kunlun.
• Three powerful creatures emerge: Ying Zhao, the nine-headed Kai Ming Beast, and the Queen Mother of the West. Their appearance shocks the alien observers, while Central Province’s cultivators recognize them from the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Character developments and interactions

• Litu Major General Silun moves from confidence to panic when Lu Wu attacks, calling for support and regrouping with the fleet. He then orders the fleet to deploy its full firepower.
• Gu Chen acts as a hidden instigator, deliberately escalating the conflict to make the fight more balanced and exciting.
• Wang Xiaoai admires the Litu fleet’s strength, while Fang Xiu eagerly anticipates whether myth or technology will win.
• Aliens watching the battle grow alarmed and retreat; Central Province’s cultivators remain comparatively composed, recognizing the newly awakened beings.

Significant themes

• Myth versus technology: Kunlun’s legendary creatures confront the advanced weapons of a Level Six civilization.
• Escalation and hidden power: What first appears to be a one-on-one battle becomes a much larger threat as Kunlun reveals more of its guardians.
• The scale and consequences of conflict: Even clashes between individual combatants threaten the surrounding landscape and spectators, despite Kunlun’s power containing much of the destruction.

Key plot points and events

• Four legendary beings—Lu Wu, Ying Zhao, the Kai Ming Beast, and the Queen Mother of the West—destroy a Level Six Litu Civilization fleet on Kunlun Divine Mountain.
• News of the battle frightens alien explorers and fuels debate across Blue Star. Central Province’s growing number of extraordinary sites and powerful beings deepens concern that the region will become dominant within the Federation.
• Central Province officials begin discussing precautions against the unpredictable mythological creatures.
• Outside Kunlun, “Gu Chen,” Fang Xiu, Ye Zhen, Wang Xiaoai, Zhou Haiyan, Li Xingming, and their companions divide the spirit fruits, medicines, and materials collected during their first expedition.
• Gu Chen takes little, saying the materials are of limited use to him, and lets the others claim the bulk of the haul.
• After the group departs, Gu Chen uses the system to awaken fierce beasts across Central Province’s sacred mountains, lakes, and rivers. Their emergence sends a new wave of shock through Blue Star.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Chen remains composed and generous, sharing the expedition’s spoils despite his superior cultivation and previous acquisition of a valuable spirit fruit. His final act reveals that he can awaken creatures across a vast range of sacred sites.
• Fang Xiu and Zhou Haiyan worry about the dangers that may accompany a return to the Mythological Era, including powerful beasts and the reappearance of Immortals.
• Li Xingming dismisses those fears with confidence and urges the group to focus on dividing their gains.
• The companions initially hesitate to accept so much from Gu Chen, but take their shares after he reassures them.

Significant themes

• Myth returning to the world: Legendary beings are becoming real, and ancient myths may be only the beginning.
• Power and regional rivalry: Central Province’s growing supernatural strength shifts the balance of influence across Blue Star.
• The unknown danger of advancement: New discoveries bring valuable resources, but also expose people to forces they may not understand or control.
• Generosity and unequal power: Gu Chen’s restraint contrasts with his companions’ eagerness to benefit from the expedition.

Key plot points and events

• The ancient Dragon King Temple rises from beneath the Yangtze, drawing crowds and cultivators hoping to find treasures.
• Inside, they discover a statue of the Dragon King holding a rusted, cracking chain that binds an Evil Flood Dragon. The chain’s failing spiritual light and their growing sense of danger suggest the prisoner may escape.
• The Flood Dragon awakens in the Yangtze, erupting through the water with immense force. The cultivators recognize it as the creature from the temple and fear that no one in the modern world is strong enough to stop it.
• News of the Flood Dragon spreads rapidly. Authorities panic as further reports arrive: Zhu Yan awakens on Qingcheng Mountain, and a creature believed to be Zheng emerges on Mount Emei.

Character developments and interactions

• The cultivators shift from eager treasure-seekers to frightened witnesses as they realize the temple holds a real, dangerous prisoner.
• One female cultivator points out the apparent meaning of the statue, prompting the others to consider that the Flood Dragon is actually imprisoned there.
• The cultivators share knowledge of the creature’s legendary age and strength, concluding that even the strongest known modern fighters may be powerless.
• Security officials and local authorities are forced to respond to a crisis that is quickly spreading beyond the Yangtze.

Significant themes

• Myth returning to the modern world: Ancient temples and legendary beasts are reappearing as the world enters a new mythic age.
• Human powerlessness: Modern cultivators’ abilities seem inadequate against beings of ancient, overwhelming strength.
• Warnings ignored or misunderstood: The temple’s ominous statue and cracking chain foreshadow the disaster, but the visitors arrive seeking opportunity rather than anticipating danger.
• A widening catastrophe: The Flood Dragon is only the first sign of a broader resurgence of mythical beasts.