Chapter Summaries

After passing the Snow Vine trial, Guen gained a dramatic soul transformation and found a road leading into Cloud Palace. He left Leisi and his companions behind, entered the palace’s hidden space-time, and set out to climb its floating cities toward the highest Sky City.

• Guen swallowed three beads from the Snow Vine and felt his soul transform, its Brain Domain Width increase, and its purity reach a new limit.
• Guen discovered a transparent stone road to Cloud Palace and decided to enter despite the warning that he would lose outside support.
• Guen ordered Leisi, the Niehuo Thorn, and Moto to leave and wait near the edge of Cloud Palace, then accepted the final challenge.
• Guen crossed into a different space-time where cities floated in the air and heard a voice tell him to climb to the highest Sky City.
• Guen flew toward the nearest Sky City, determined to reach Cloud Palace.

Guen fought his way through the Sky City trials, gaining Law-related Secret Methods as he climbed toward Cloud Palace. After defeating a second-stage World Lord-level beast and receiving a mysterious reward, he stepped onto the path to the next level and found countless floating cities between him and Cloud Palace.

• Guen destroyed all ninety-nine Bronze Puppets in a Sky City and chose a standard longsword from the three rewards.
• Guen cleared more than fifty Sky Cities in a day, collecting weapons and medicine while choosing the Law-related Secret Method at each level.
• Guen killed a second-stage World Lord-level beast, and a strange white radiance merged into his body as a reward.
• Guen stepped onto a transparent green stone path and saw countless ancient cities floating beneath Cloud Palace.

Guen returned to the beginning of Sky City and defeated its stronger World Lord beast, then faced a new challenge with Domain Lord-grade rewards. Meanwhile, human Venerables assembled in the Tai Chu Secret Realm to launch an operation against Xueluo World, joined by powerful reinforcements.

• Guen found himself back at the first Sky City, fought its World Lord Fifth Order beast, and destroyed its Life Core with ease.
• Sky City shook and raised three platforms bearing materials and weapons suited to Domain Lord-level experts.
• Qionglu Venerable, Xueqi Venerable, and Venerable Heixi watched human and Xueluo World forces clash and discussed the dangers of suppressing the world.
• Venerable Tan Shi and Venerable Liyou arrived, explaining that they had turned back after making a discovery on their way to the Ancestor God Sect.
• Venerable Tan Shi and Venerable Liyou revealed a towering, thousand-feelered figure in the void, reassuring the gathered Venerables that they had ample support.

Guen missed the Primal Region Qualification Battle while fighting through Sky City, so Aiya retained her place in the Primal Secret Realm and the other geniuses feared he was in danger. After finally clearing the illusion that formed the last Sky City, Guen advanced with a breakthrough in his law comprehension and charged into another battle.

• Guen destroyed nine Kalon Race mechanical lifeforms, then faced a Peak World Lord-level puppet in the next Sky City and tried to comprehend the laws while fighting.
• Yingjun, Aiya, and Kandeli gathered for the Primal Region Qualification Battle, while Guen failed to connect to the Virtual Universe despite the spectators waiting for his match.
• Aiya won by forfeit when Xu Lu announced that Guen had not entered the Virtual Universe, retaining her Primal Secret Realm membership as the other geniuses worried about his Desperate Level Mission.
• Guen cleared the illusory final Sky City, realizing that his Qualification Battle had passed while he was fighting for survival.
• Guen entered another Sky City, shattered the World Projections of three Peak World Lord beasts, and smashed one of them apart with his bare hands.

Guen continued fighting through Sky City and refining his grasp of Space Essence while the Primal Secret Realm qualification tournament proceeded without him. Kandeli won the vacant spot, and Guen remained trapped in Cloud Palace as King Kongnan worried whether he would return safely.

• Guen defeated three World Lord-level beasts in Sky City, collected materials, and resolved to keep advancing while studying the laws.
• The Bald Man began the Primal Secret Realm qualification tournament and explained that Guen would forfeit if he missed the first battle.
• Kandeli defeated Wanxiang and Chaluopu, winning the sole place in the Primal Secret Realm after Guen failed to appear.
• Guen learned that he could spend at most ten days in each Sky City, then cleared another city and found four Peak World Lord opponents waiting.
• King Kongnan learned that Guen had entered Cloud Palace eighty years earlier and, after receiving an automatic reply, hoped Guen would return safely.

Guen endured a thousand years of relentless battles and cultivation in Cloud Palace space-time, reaching the Eleventh Layer of the Heavenly Bridge while nearing physical and spiritual collapse. He chose to keep advancing into Sky City, as several observers watched him from Cloud Palace.

• The Qualification Battle ended with 688 members remaining, while Guen forfeited again and fell to the End-of-the-World Secret Realm.
• The Virtual Universe Company announced that Guen had spent more than a hundred years on a Desperate Level Mission and was likely in grave danger.
• Guen spent hundreds of years fighting increasingly numerous Peak World Lord opponents in Sky City while cultivating, and his strength rose to the Tenth Layer of the Heavenly Bridge.
• After a thousand years in Cloud Palace space-time, Guen reached the Eleventh Layer but was exhausted and feared that he could not progress further.
• Guen rejected the thought of retreating and flew into Sky City before its power could pull him in.
• Several solemn observers in Cloud Palace looked down at Guen.

Guen destroyed the hive in Sky City and completed his six-move Cloud Palace Secret Method, transforming his will to the Immortal Level. Though he felt renewed and confident, he knew the spiritual breakthrough was draining his life origin and that the next wave of exhaustion could be fatal.

• Guen used Zhaoyun Road, Millennium Instant, and Reckless Flow to break through the giant wasps and destroy their hive with No Way Out.
• Guen named his completed six-move method the Cloud Palace Secret Method and felt his will undergo a complete transformation to the Immortal Level.
• Guen reviewed the purpose and origins of the six moves, from the evasive Zhaoyun Road to the all-out final strike No Way Out.
• Guen chose rewards from three stone platforms while recognizing that his renewed energy came from pushing beyond his limits and rapidly consuming his life origin.

After the battle for the Xueluo World ended in a costly stalemate, Venerable Tan Shi agreed to guard it while Guen completed the Cloud Palace trials and received a mysterious Universe's Gift. The gift connected him to a secretive kind whose powerful figure sensed his birth, though it did not know whether Guen would reach them.

• The human Venerables withdrew after defeating four of the Xueluo World's Venerables, and Lord of Chaos City ordered the Immortal Level battles to continue while Venerable Tan Shi guarded the world.
• Venerable Tan Shi agreed to stay at the Xueluo World and wondered how Guen had remained inside the Cloud Palace for more than a thousand years.
• Guen cleared the Sky City trials again, reached his physical and mental limit, and absorbed a growing crystalline radiance.
• A mysterious power carried Guen into a secret space, where a point of light enveloped his consciousness and showed him visions of a green-shrouded Cosmic Secret Realm and its figures.
• A towering figure on a throne sensed that one of its kind had been born again, but did not know whether Guen would reach it.

Guen received the Innate Secret Technique Guqiong Divine Light, which greatly enhanced his power and let him merge his domain into a World Projection. He followed the revealed path to Cloud Palace, where he discovered immense stores of rare treasures before a familiar voice called him over.

• Guen discovered that the universe had bestowed Guqiong Divine Light upon him and learned to activate it.
• Guen merged Guqiong Divine Light with his Thunder Domain, creating a World Projection at the cost of rapidly draining his consciousness.
• Guen used the light to reveal the path to Cloud Palace and learned that only its recipients could safely leave Sky City's endless cycle.
• Guen found vast lakes of precious substances and treasures surrounding Cloud Palace, but the patterns protecting them stopped him from taking anything.
• Guen continued along a road paved with rare metals and lined with extraordinary plants until a familiar elderly voice called him over.

Guen learned that Cloud Palace was a trial site of the Guqiong God Race, whose legacy connected to the Ancestor God Sect, and that he had received the Guqiong Divine Light after his long trial. The guardians revealed his unusually high Gene Multiplier and offered him three reward treasures, leaving Guen wary of the transformation’s possible cost.

• Guardian Dark led Guen into Cloud Palace and explained that the Guqiong God Race originated with the Guqiong God General and maintained ties to the Ancestor God Sect.
• Guardian Dark described the Guqiong Secret Realm and the strict Heavenly Bridge standards required to receive the Guqiong Divine Light.
• Guardian Fire told Guen that his Gene Multiplier was not one, and Guardian Dark revealed that Cloud Palace’s scans placed it at six.
• Guen recognized that the Origin Mask might explain his unusual growth and worried that the Guqiong Divine Light could make him lose his connection to humanity.
• The guardians told Guen to consult his human elders about possible dangers, then explained that he could choose three reward treasures as a Universe-level member.
• Guen named Locke Divine Water and the Special Lifeform Heiyan as possible choices, while the guardians smiled at his expectations.

Guen hesitated over choosing Locke Divine Water as a reward, then returned to the Virtual Universe after a thousand years in the Cloud Palace to check on his family and messages. He spoke with King Kongnan, who reassured him about the Guqiong God Race, before Venerable Tanshi appeared in his study.

• The Huoxue Race guardian explained that Guen would receive only one ten-thousandth of a lake of Locke Divine Water, and the Dark Gara guardian offered to show him the Cloud Palace treasures.
• Guen entered the Virtual Universe, reunited with Moto, and asked him to contact Guen's parents and Leisi.
• Guen called King Kongnan and described his experiences with the Guqiong God Race and the Cloud Palace.
• King Kongnan said membership in the Guqiong God Race was a matter of personal choice and assured Guen that the Cloud Palace was safe.
• Guen answered an unknown call, and Venerable Tanshi appeared amid dark visions and asked whether Guen remembered his two emails.

Guen refused to abandon the Universe Chaos Monument but agreed to become Venerable Tanshi’s disciple in the laws of the Time Origin side. After replying to his family and friends, he toured the Cloud Palace and learned that its Snow Soul Willows were exceptionally valuable treasures.

• Venerable Tanshi asked Guen to become his disciple and study the Tanshi Chaos Monument, but Guen said he would not give up the Universe Chaos Monument.
• Venerable Tanshi accepted Guen’s choice and offered to teach him only the laws on the Time Origin side, and Guen agreed.
• Venerable Tanshi told Guen to visit him after leaving the Cloud Palace, then ended their call.
• Guen replied to messages from his family, friends, teacher, and subordinates while the three guardians waited.
• The Dark Gara guardian showed Guen the Cloud Palace’s lake treasures and explained the many uses and great value of its Snow Soul Willows.
• Guen asked whether he could obtain a Snow Soul Willow, and the Dark Gara guardian said that he could.

Guen examined Cloud Palace’s reward options, learning that second-tier treasures were awarded by random draw and third-tier rewards included powerful equipment and rare resources. He entered the Crystal Palace and discovered its collection of legendary treasures, whose listed values left him astonished.

• Dark Gara explained that second-tier treasures came from a random draw and showed Guen the rare materials and their possible values.
• Guen inspected third-tier World equipment, Space Rings, puppets, beasts, and plants while the Huoxue Race Guardian described how Cloud Palace maintained them.
• The Guardians directed Guen into the Crystal Palace, where he approached the Blood River Bow and learned about its history and the number 25 million listed beside it.
• Guen examined other treasures, including Blood of Lan Jun, the Mingguo Stake, the Junxiang Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal, and the Yougu Secret Realm Floating Leaf Map.
• Guen saw three Machine Race Evolution Shells listed at 5.5 million and continued exploring the extraordinary collection.

Guen learned that the Cloud Palace let him claim three treasures at a fraction of their listed prices, and he asked King Kongnan to help evaluate his options. King Kongnan outlined the value and suitability of several treasures, leaving Guen to decide whether to trade his Mengdu Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal for the Junxiang crystal or a highly sought-after map.

• The guardians explained that Guen could use treasures from the Cloud Palace as exchange payment, but he had only three reward opportunities.
• Guen considered trading his Mengdu Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal for the Junxiang Divine Envoy Inheritance Crystal and asked King Kongnan for advice.
• King Kongnan said the Mengdu crystal could bring at least 2.5 billion points and that its space-and-illusion legacy suited Guen if he pursued those laws.
• King Kongnan identified the Floating Leaf Map as especially valuable because a powerful buyer would offer at least six billion Hunyuan Units for it.
• Guen weighed the map's enormous price against the lasting value of his inheritance crystal and remained undecided.

Guen exchanged several treasures for Endless Netherfire to cultivate the Niehuo Thorn and a Resonance Ladder Peak to aid his study of the Origin Laws. After inspecting his prizes, he left the Cloud Palace and returned to the mist.

• Guen chose three treasures from the Crystal Palace and offered Green Smoke Dew, the Stone Mountain God Head, and a Void-Swallowing Worm to cover the exchange price for Endless Netherfire.
• Guen selected Persephone's Tooth and the Resonance Ladder Peak, planning to trade the former for the latter despite its higher value.
• Dark Gara returned with two World Rings containing Endless Netherfire and the Resonance Ladder Peak, and Guen inspected both treasures.
• Dark Gara told Guen that the treasures were gifts from the Guqiong God General and invited him to visit the Guqiong Secret Realm.
• Guen thanked the guardians, followed the path to the entrance, and vanished into the Cloud Palace mist using the Guqiong Divine Light.

Guen left the Cloud Palace Star Region after more than eleven hundred years, accompanied by Leisi, Niehuo Thorn, and Moto. Death Chamber King arrived on Venerable Tan Shi’s orders to take Guen to the Tai Chu Secret Realm and greeted him as his little junior brother.

• A horned cosmic-level woman watched Guen draw fierce beasts away from the planets and began searching for a safe route.
• Leisi piloted the Meixing Ship into the Cloud Palace Star Region, where Niehuo Thorn and Moto reunited with Guen.
• Guen traveled with Leisi, killing World Lord-level fierce beasts with single strikes while Leisi raced toward the region’s edge.
• After leaving the Cloud Palace Star Region, Guen reflected on his long mission and the treasures he had gained.
• Death Chamber King arrived and told Guen that Venerable Tan Shi had sent him to escort Guen to the Tai Chu Secret Realm, then called him his little junior brother.

Death Chamber King brought Guen to the Tai Chu Secret Realm and explained the influence of Venerable Tanshi, his rules, and the formalities surrounding Guen’s status as a direct disciple. After Death Chamber King completed the handover, Guen stepped out at the reception area and met the gaze of a dwarf in a red Bull-Horn Helmet.

• Death Chamber King told Guen that their teacher, Venerable Tanshi, had only eleven direct disciples and that Guen was one of just two accepted after Tanshi became a Venerable.
• Death Chamber King explained that Venerable Tanshi’s influence earned his disciples respect, then warned Guen to follow the teacher’s detailed rules.
• Death Chamber King said Guen’s unusual circumstances meant his induction would be simple and he would receive fewer congratulatory gifts than previous disciples.
• The spacecraft reached the Tai Chu Secret Realm and entered its designated reception area after receiving a guidance signal.
• Death Chamber King went to complete the handover, and Guen stepped out of the spacecraft and met the eyes of a dwarf wearing a red Bull-Horn Helmet.

Guen reunited with Tier before King Jiaoxin escorted him to the Tai Chu Secret Realm, where Venerable Tanshi formally accepted him as a disciple. After the ceremony, Venerable Tanshi explained that the battle around Xueluo World had been fought over the Xueluo Crystal.

• Guen met Tier at the reception office, where Tier learned that Guen had escaped a Desperate Level Mission and guessed he had not passed through Taichu Heavenly Mountain.
• Death Chamber King and King Jiaoxin arrived and took Guen to meet Venerable Tanshi, leaving Tier to realize Guen had powerful connections.
• Venerable Tanshi formally accepted Guen as his disciple in a ceremony witnessed by Venerable Heixi and Xueqi Venerable.
• Venerable Tanshi reminded Guen that human experts had fought and died near Xueluo World to secure the peaceful conditions in which he cultivated.
• Guen asked why the experts had made such sacrifices, and Venerable Tanshi showed him a blood-red Xueluo Crystal as the reason.

Guen received powerful gifts from Venerable Tanshi, Xueqi Venerable, and Venerable Heixi before joining Tanshi at the Xueluo World. After seeing the slaughter of Immortal Gods there, Guen learned that Tanshi would reward him for fusing with ten Xueluo Crystals or passing the Primal Heavenly Mountain.

• Venerable Tanshi gave Guen ten Xueluo Crystals, and Xueqi Venerable gave him a piece of Boxi Lishi.
• Venerable Heixi gave Guen a Seven-Star Insect Thread that could heal injuries and sent him instructions for refining it.
• After Guen's induction ceremony ended, Venerable Tanshi took him and a small group of Immortal Gods to an island in the Xueluo World.
• Guen watched tens of thousands of Immortal Gods battle, saw many human Immortals die, and heard Venerable Tanshi explain that such wars secured humanity's resources and peace.
• Venerable Tanshi promised Guen an additional reward if he fused with ten Xueluo Crystals and an incomparably precious treasure if he passed the Primal Heavenly Mountain.

After becoming Venerable Tanshi’s personal disciple, Guen spent his day off reconnecting with friends and family and settling matters before beginning cultivation. He then began training under Venerable Tanshi as news of his new status spread through the human powers.

• King Bingqi showed Guen his estate near Venerable Tanshi’s residence and warned him that his training would be strict.
• Guen met Duota, Duolan, Lante, Feimo, and the others at Yu Xiang Mountain, where they discussed their progress and plans to advance.
• When Duota asked whether Guen would challenge the Heaven and Earth Heavenly Mountain, Guen confidently told everyone to wait and see.
• Guen visited his family and teacher King Kongnan, then dealt with the 31st Prince and 17th Princess encroaching on Ba Weng’s affairs in the Fengyu Star System.
• Guen began cultivating under Venerable Tanshi, and news of Venerable Tanshi’s new disciple spread through the five great powers and the Secret Realms.