Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Holy Lord Chang Geng of the Zhao Clan receives High Heaven Holy Lord, Beaconfire Holy Lord, and Zhang Su. They request the return of two materials needed to open Zhang Su’s Celestial Grotto.
• Zhang Su offers two precious Pure Spirit Flowers in exchange, but the Zhao Clan refuses a fair trade. Instead, they forcibly take the flowers and offer him inferior materials as a “reward.”
• Realizing the Zhao Clan is exploiting its status as an Imperial Clan, Zhang Su temporarily accepts the substitute materials and leaves, deciding to reclaim the originals by force.
• After returning to the Sage Heart Clan, Zhang Su secretly infiltrates the Zhao Clan at night using his powerful illusion techniques. He bypasses the clan’s defenses and enters the Celestial Grotto of the Zhao Clan’s third young master.
• Zhang Su kills the third young master after learning that the two crucial materials are in the hands of the Zhao Clan Patriarch.
• He lures the patriarch to the third young master’s residence, then uses his Heart-Mind Illusion Realm, Martial World, and World Devourer ability to suppress and capture him.
• While escaping, Zhang Su is confronted by the Zhao Clan’s dying Emperor Realm ancestor. The ancestor attacks with overwhelming force, but Zhang Su merges twelve Ancient Gods and summons the Chaos Ancient God’s Phantom.
• The phantom blocks the ancestor’s attack, demonstrating that Zhang Su possesses temporary Emperor Realm combat power. Zhang Su then escapes through the Heavenly Extremity Imperial Palace.
• After leaving the Immortal Road and returning to the universe, Zhang Su releases and kills the Zhao Clan Patriarch, obtaining his Storage Bag and recovering both crucial materials.
• Zhang Su returns to the Heart Sage Sect and informs Heavenly Heart Holy Lord of what happened. Heavenly Heart Holy Lord realizes that Zhang Su truly possesses Imperial-Tier combat strength.
• Zhang Su decides to open his Boundless Grotto-Heaven in the Heart Sage Sect rather than on the Immortal Road. Before doing so, he plans to strengthen his physical body and attempts to refine a rare Immortal Treasure associated with physical cultivation.

2. Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Demonstrates patience, strategic thinking, and growing confidence. Although insulted by the Zhao Clan, he does not act impulsively; instead, he carefully plans an infiltration and escape. His ability to combine illusion arts, the Martial World, World Devourer, the twelve Ancient Gods, and the Heavenly Extremity Imperial Palace reveals that he has reached a level comparable to Emperor Realm experts, at least temporarily.
• Zhao Clan Patriarch: Initially arrogant and confident in the clan’s protection, he is caught off guard, suppressed, abducted, and ultimately killed outside the Immortal Road.
• Zhao Clan Ancestor: Despite being an Emperor Realm expert, he is nearing the end of his lifespan and cannot afford a life-or-death battle. After recognizing Zhang Su’s Chaos Ancient God’s Phantom and Imperial-Tier combat power, he chooses not to pursue him and orders the clan to remain silent.
• Heavenly Heart Holy Lord: His respect and excitement toward Zhang Su increase dramatically. He recognizes that Zhang Su may enable the Heart Sage Sect to become an Imperial-Tier faction and potentially return to the Immortal Road.
• The Zhao Clan: Its arrogance is shaken. The ancestor orders the clan to act cautiously and stop investigating Zhang Su, acknowledging that provoking him could endanger the entire Imperial Clan.

3. Significant Themes

• The law of the strong: The Zhao Clan’s treatment of Zhang Su shows that powerful factions openly exploit weaker forces. The chapter emphasizes that strength, rather than fairness, determines justice on the Immortal Road.
• Patience versus impulsiveness: Zhang Su proves that restraint does not mean weakness. He temporarily yields, gathers information, and strikes when the conditions are favorable.
• Power and deterrence: Zhang Su survives not by completely overpowering the Zhao Clan Ancestor, but by displaying enough strength to make retaliation too dangerous.
• The cost of old age and power: The Zhao Clan Ancestor’s declining lifespan limits his ability to act, showing that even Emperor Realm experts face restrictions and mortality.
• Strategic growth: Zhang Su increasingly relies on planning, deception, escape tools, and combinations of abilities rather than straightforward combat.
• The rise of the Heart Sage Sect: Zhang Su’s growth offers the sect a chance to break through its long-standing limitations and become an Imperial-Tier force.

4. Character Interactions

• High Heaven Holy Lord and Beaconfire Holy Lord accompany Zhang Su in negotiations but warn him not to provoke the Zhao Clan.
• Holy Lord Chang Geng and another Zhao Clan Holy Lord display the clan’s arrogance by dismissing Zhang Su’s ability to resist them.
• Zhang Su deceives the Zhao Clan third young master by impersonating a guard, then kills him when the needed materials are revealed to be elsewhere.
• Zhang Su tricks the Zhao Clan Patriarch into coming to the Celestial Grotto, clashes with him briefly, and captures him.
• Zhang Su directly confronts the Zhao Clan Ancestor, whose attack is countered by the Chaos Ancient God’s Phantom.
• Heavenly Heart Holy Lord listens to Zhang Su’s account, analyzes the Zhao Clan Ancestor’s motives, and pledges the Heart Sage Sect’s full support for Zhang Su’s future breakthrough.
• The chapter ends with Zhang Su beginning to refine an Immortal Treasure, setting up his next attempt to advance his physical body to the Fiftieth Rank.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After nearly a year of refining an Immortal Treasure, Zhang Su’s stagnant physical cultivation finally breaks through from the Forty-Ninth Order to the Fiftieth Tier.
• This advancement makes his physical body comparable to that of a Holy Venerable. His defensive power, Blood Rebirth ability, and Saint Body all improve, with his Intermediate Saint Body transforming into a Superior Saint Body.
• A new innate physical divine ability, Golden Body, awakates. It can absorb and refine treasures to create a defensive Golden-Body Light, potentially allowing Zhang Su’s defense to reach the level of Emperors or even Great Emperors.
• Zhang Su decides to open a Celestial Grotto and begins cultivating the difficult Ninefold Grotto-Heaven Method. Unlike ordinary cultivators, he must create nine Celestial Grottos and merge them into one.
• The process takes more than eleven years. His prolonged seclusion worries Lu Tingxue, Zhang Xian, and Clear Sky Holy Venerable, but the Heavenly Heart Holy Lord senses that Zhang Su is successfully forming an extraordinary grotto-heaven and urges everyone to wait.
• Zhang Su eventually completes and forges all nine Celestial Grottos, then merges them into the legendary Boundless Grotto-Heaven.
• The new grotto-heaven absorbs an enormous amount of energy, creating a massive vortex that alarms the Heart Sage Sect. The Heavenly Heart Holy Lord activates the sect’s grand formation to supply Zhang Su with energy.
• Zhang Su emerges successfully as a true Holy Venerable. With his fiftieth-tier physical body, twelve Ancient Gods, Martial World, divine abilities, and Boundless Grotto-Heaven, he estimates that he can rival the Emperor Realm, though he remains below Great Emperor level.
• Zhang Su confirms that the Heart Sage Sect may eventually relocate to the Immortal Road, fulfilling the sect’s long-standing ambition and his promise to help it become an emperor-grade faction.
• He begins selecting Holy Venerable-level Grotto-Heaven Divine Abilities, choosing:
  • Five Hells in the Palm, a sustained Five Elements imprisoning and grinding technique.
  • Chaos Divine Thunder, an immensely powerful offensive lightning technique.
  • Spatial Flash, a short-range spatial movement ability.
• Zhang Su starts cultivating all three techniques, intending to raise them to the Perfected Realm.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su reaches a major milestone in both physical and Great Dao cultivation. He becomes a Holy Venerable and gains near-inexhaustible energy through the Boundless Grotto-Heaven.
• His confidence rises significantly, especially regarding survival and defense. He believes even a Holy Lord would struggle to kill him through physical means alone.
• Zhang Su becomes more strategically complete as a fighter, adding defense, imprisonment, offense, and mobility to his arsenal.
• The Heavenly Heart Holy Lord demonstrates strong support and trust in Zhang Su. He personally guards Zhang Su’s seclusion and becomes deeply excited when the Boundless Grotto-Heaven succeeds.
• Clear Sky Holy Venerable, Lu Tingxue, and Zhang Xian show concern during Zhang Su’s unusually long breakthrough. Their worry turns into excitement and pride once his success is revealed.
• Zhang Xian becomes eager about the possibility of traveling to the Immortal Road, while Zhang Su reminds him that insufficient strength would leave him vulnerable there.

Significant Themes

• Persistence and long-term cultivation: Zhang Su’s breakthroughs require years of accumulation, emphasizing that extraordinary power comes from patience and preparation.
• The rewards of pursuing the strongest foundation: Although the Ninefold Grotto-Heaven Method is far more difficult than ordinary cultivation methods, it produces the superior Boundless Grotto-Heaven.
• Preparation overcoming limitations: Zhang Su’s Compatibility Points and immense energy reserves allow him to cultivate techniques that other Holy Venerables would find impractical or impossible.
• Survival and defensive strength: The chapter repeatedly emphasizes Zhang Su’s near-unkillable physical body, Golden Body, Blood Rebirth, and Boundless Grotto-Heaven.
• Ambition and advancement: Becoming a Holy Venerable is treated as a new beginning rather than an endpoint, with the Immortal Road and eventual Immortal ascension now becoming Zhang Su’s next objectives.
• Loyalty and collective prosperity: Zhang Su’s success is tied to the future of the Heart Sage Sect, which supported him in exchange for his promise to elevate the sect’s status.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su informs the Heavenly Heart Holy Lord, Clear Sky Holy Venerable, Lu Tingxue, Zhang Xian, and others before beginning his breakthrough.
• The Heavenly Heart Holy Lord personally guards Zhang Su’s cave abode and reassures Clear Sky Holy Venerable that the extended seclusion is caused by the unprecedented difficulty of forming a Boundless Grotto-Heaven.
• Clear Sky Holy Venerable relays this reassurance to Lu Tingxue and Zhang Xian, helping calm their fears.
• After Zhang Su emerges, the Heavenly Heart Holy Lord congratulates him enthusiastically and regards his success as a major blessing for the Heart Sage Sect.
• Zhang Xian congratulates his father and asks about his combat strength and the possibility of reaching the Immortal Road.
• Zhang Su and Lu Tingxue discuss relocating the entire Heart Sage Sect to the Immortal Road, connecting Zhang Su’s personal advancement with the sect’s future.

Plot points and events

• After forty years of cultivation, Zhang Su perfects three Grotto-Heaven Divine Abilities and raises his innate Golden Body to 61% by refining treasures. His strength now rivals an Imperial Lord’s, especially when he summons the Chaos Ancient God’s Phantom.
• He proposes moving the Heart Sage Sect to the Immortal Road and making it an Imperial-Tier Faction. The Holy Lords agree, though they fear confronting the Zhao Clan, whose Imperial Lord Ancestor is still alive.
• Zhang Su’s plan is to seize the Zhao Clan’s territory before rival powers can claim it. He leads the sect’s forces, including more than a hundred Sage Heart Clan Holy Venerables, to Zhao territory aboard the Heavenly Extremity Imperial Palace.
• Zhang Su opens the attack by using World Devourer to swallow dozens of Zhao Holy Venerables and more than ten Holy Lords. The Zhao Ancestor arrives, and the two fight.
• The Ancestor’s mist and Great Emperor Treasure prove formidable, but Zhang Su counters with Chaos Divine Thunder, Five Hells in the Palm, the Martial World, and finally the Chaos Ancient God’s Phantom. After the Ancestor’s protective treasure breaks, a final thunderbolt kills him; Zhang Su burns his body to ash.
• With the Ancestor dead, Zhang Su destroys the fleeing Zhao forces. Within two hours, the Zhao Clan is effectively wiped out, clearing the way for the Sage Heart Clan and Heart Sage Sect to take its place.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Su emerges as a decisive, confident leader and demonstrates that his power is genuine, defeating an Imperial Lord without relying on the Ancient God Bloodline until the battle’s climax. He also uses his full range of abilities to protect his strategic ambition.
• The Heavenly Heart and High Heaven Holy Lords move from excitement about relocation to serious caution over the dangers of war. They ultimately trust Zhang Su to face the Ancestor while the sect’s Holy Lords hold off the Zhao forces.
• Bitter River Holy Lord remains behind to guard the Heart Sage Sect, while the others join the expedition. The Heavenly Heart Holy Lord’s space-traversing treasure makes him more useful on the campaign.
• The Zhao Ancestor recognizes Zhang Su’s strength and fights desperately to save his clan, but age and the strain of unleashing his Great Emperor Treasure leave him unable to prevail.
• The opposing forces’ reactions underscore Zhang Su’s transformation: the Heart Sage Holy Lords defer to him as an Imperial Lord, while the Zhao forces go from contemptuous disbelief to panic after their Ancestor falls.

Significant themes

• Power and political legitimacy: Zhang Su’s victory makes the Heart Sage Sect’s claim to Imperial-Tier status possible.
• The brutality of the Immortal Road: As the Holy Lords acknowledge, power determines who survives and who rules; the Zhao Clan’s fall creates an opening for a new power.
• Preparation and strategic timing: Zhang Su waits until his cultivation is consolidated, then acts before the Zhao Ancestor’s death can attract competing claimants.
• The limits of age and inherited prestige: The Zhao Clan’s long-standing authority cannot survive once its aged protector is defeated.

Plot and key events

• Zhang Su’s victory over the Zhao Clan Ancestor destroys the Zhao Clan’s power. He declares the Sage Heart Clan the new Imperial Clan and claims the Zhao Clan’s territory and treasures. The Heart Sage Sect begins relocating to the Immortal Road, while nearby holy clans submit or offer tribute.
• Zhang Su uses his spoils to strengthen himself. Refining a piece of Chaos Matter rapidly advances one of his Ancient Gods; refining the Zhao Clan’s body-enhancing Immortal Treasures raises his fleshly body from the Fiftieth to the Fifty-third Order. His Golden Body also improves to 81%, though further advancement will require many more treasures.
• After ten years in seclusion, Zhang Su learns that the Sage Heart Clan has secured its new territory and that a third of the Heart Sage Sect has relocated. He accepts an invitation to the Hengshan Assembly, a major gathering of Imperial Lords and Great Emperors where cultivation and trade are discussed.
• On the way, Zhang Su visits Imperial Lord Zhen Tong of the ancient Wei Clan. The two establish friendly relations. Zhang Su trades the Zhao Clan’s Chaos Green Fruit Tree sapling for two pieces of Chaos Matter and a promise of two future fruits.
• Zhang Su explains to High Heaven Holy Lord Gao Tian that the Chaos Matter may let his Ancient God reach its limit and become an Origin Ancient God—powerful enough to rival an Imperial Lord.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhang Su consolidates the Sage Heart Clan’s new status, pursues further personal strength, and shows a strategic preference for treasures that can help him gain another Imperial Lord-level power over resources that merely expand the clan’s ranks.
• High Heaven Holy Lord Gao Tian supports Zhang Su’s decisions but initially regrets the loss of the Chaos Green Fruit Tree, recognizing its value to the clan. Zhang Su’s explanation changes his view.
• Imperial Lord Zhen Tong approaches Zhang Su with respect and candor, seeking friendly ties with the neighbor who destroyed the Zhao Clan. Their exchange is pragmatic and mutually beneficial.
• The surrounding factions quickly accept the Sage Heart Clan’s rise, illustrating how thoroughly Zhang Su’s victory has reshaped the balance of power.

Significant themes

• Power defines political legitimacy: With the Zhao Clan Ancestor dead, the Zhao Clan’s status collapses, while the Sage Heart Clan becomes an Imperial Clan through Zhang Su’s strength.
• Strategic investment in power: Zhang Su prioritizes breakthroughs that could add an Imperial Lord-level force over slower, broader gains to the clan’s foundations.
• The scarcity and risk of advancement: Chaos Matter is extraordinarily difficult to find, making powerful breakthroughs dependent on rare opportunities and calculated trades.
• Pragmatic diplomacy: Zhang Su and Zhen Tong choose cooperation and exchange over hostility, while neighboring clans adapt to the new order.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su completes refining two pieces of Chaos Matter, bringing his Ancient God Form to the Perfected Realm.
• He senses the Cosmic Origin calling him to fill one of the vacant positions among the Twelve Origin Ancient Gods. Before leaving, he asks High Heaven Holy Lord to remain with the Wei Clan and explain his absence to Zhen Tong Imperial Lord.
• Returning to the universe, Zhang Su manifests his Ancient God Form. The Cosmic Origin descends, transforming him into the Fire Origin Ancient God within three months.
• His ascension earns him roughly one thousand portions of Merit, demonstrating how important the restoration of an Origin Ancient God is to the universe.
• Zhang Su learns the true nature of Origin Ancient Gods: they serve as administrators of the universe, possessing Imperial Lord-level strength outside the universe and potentially Great Emperor-level power when wielding universal authority within it.
• He also understands that Chaos Ancient Gods cannot be cultivated; they are innate beings. True advancement beyond the Ancient God System requires becoming an Immortal.
• Zhang Su returns to the Immortal Road and reunites with High Heaven Holy Lord. He confirms his success and prepares to attend the Hengshan Assembly with Zhen Tong Imperial Lord.
• At Hengshan, Zhang Su observes the strength and prosperity of the Hengshan Clan, which possesses one Great Emperor and two Imperial Lords.
• Zhen Tong introduces Zhang Su to a private Imperial Lord trade gathering in Hengshan City, where Zhang Su seeks Chaos Matter.
• Redscale Emperor trades three pieces of Chaos Matter for the Heavenly Extremity Divine Art, a technique Zhang Su inherited but does not personally need. The exchange gives Zhang Su valuable resources for advancing his other Ancient God Forms.
• Afterward, Azure Wood Emperor privately offers Zhang Su three additional pieces of Chaos Matter in exchange for help obtaining a life-extending Chaos treasure. Zhang Su remains cautious, suspecting the possibility of a trap, and postpones his decision until after the Hengshan Assembly begins.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Makes a major qualitative leap by becoming the Fire Origin Ancient God. His understanding of the Ancient God System deepens, and his confidence grows, but he remains careful and pragmatic when dealing with potential risks in Chaos.
• High Heaven Holy Lord: Becomes increasingly excited and hopeful about Zhang Su’s advancement, believing Zhang Su may eventually become a Great Emperor and bring immense glory to the Sage Heart Clan.
• Zhen Tong Imperial Lord: Acts as Zhang Su’s guide and intermediary among the Imperial Lords, helping him attend the private trade gathering and navigate the Hengshan Assembly.
• Redscale Emperor: Revealed as an ancient, long-lived strange-beast Imperial Lord with considerable reserves of Chaos Matter. He values the Heavenly Extremity Divine Art and is willing to establish a favorable connection with Zhang Su.
• Azure Wood Emperor: Reveals that he is nearing the end of his lifespan and seeks Zhang Su’s assistance in obtaining a Chaos treasure capable of extending his life.

Significant Themes

• Power and authority: Becoming an Origin Ancient God grants Zhang Su not merely greater strength but a share of the universe’s authority.
• Opportunity amid decline: Because the Ancient God Clan is in decline, all twelve Origin Ancient God positions are vacant, creating a rare chance for Zhang Su to claim one.
• Limits of cultivation: The chapter clarifies that Chaos Ancient Gods cannot be achieved through ordinary cultivation, while becoming an Immortal remains the true attainable path beyond the Ancient God System.
• Trust and caution: Zhang Su repeatedly avoids acting rashly, especially when Azure Wood Emperor proposes entering Chaos. The chapter emphasizes the dangers of hidden motives and the need to guard against betrayal.
• Resources and exchange: Chaos Matter becomes increasingly important to Zhang Su’s plans, driving his participation in Imperial Lord trade networks and his willingness to exchange powerful but unnecessary inheritances.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su respectfully informs High Heaven Holy Lord of his journey, and High Heaven later celebrates his successful transformation.
• Zhang Su and Zhen Tong Imperial Lord travel together to Hengshan and cooperate closely, with Zhen Tong serving as Zhang Su’s introduction to the Imperial Lord community.
• At the trade gathering, Zhang Su negotiates directly with Redscale Emperor, exchanging the Heavenly Extremity Divine Art for three pieces of Chaos Matter.
• Azure Wood Emperor approaches Zhang Su privately and offers three more pieces of Chaos Matter for assistance in Chaos. Zhang Su consults Zhen Tong and begins investigating Azure Wood Emperor before making a decision.
• The chapter ends as the Hengshan Assembly officially begins, with Zhang Su possessing greater strength, new connections, and a potentially dangerous offer awaiting him.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su attends the Hengshan Assembly, where Imperial Lords and Great Emperors discuss cultivation and the Dao.
• The discussions clarify the path from the Holy Venerable realm to the Imperial Lord realm:
  • Holy Venerables open and nurture Celestial Grottos.
  • Imperial Lords evolve those Celestial Grottos into internal worlds.
  • Success depends on foundation, comprehension, and luck, though understanding the Three Thousand Great Daos could make the process natural.
• Zhang Su gains tremendous insight from the forty-nine-day Dao discussions and the Hengshan Emperor’s forty-nine-day Dao Lecture.
• Zhen Tong Imperial Lord recognizes that Zhang Su is still only a Holy Venerable, yet is capable of challenging Imperial Lords. He becomes convinced that Zhang Su will eventually become a Great Emperor.
• After the assembly, Zhang Su declines to return with Zhen Tong and instead joins the Azure Wood Emperor on a journey into Chaos to obtain three pieces of Chaos Matter and gather the Twelve Origin Ancient Gods.
• They cross the universe’s Cosmic Membrane and enter Chaos. Zhang Su initially feels intense discomfort, but his Fire Origin Ancient God Form immediately adapts to the environment.
• Azure Wood explains that Chaos contains scattered universes, which serve as navigational markers, and that many universes lack cultivation systems or Immortal Roads. The Ancient God Universe is considered prosperous because it possesses an Immortal Road and Immortal Spirit Aura.
• After three years of travel, they reach a Chaos Vortex containing treasures and Chaos lifeforms comparable to Imperial Lords.
• Azure Wood reveals that the expedition is a trap. He has allied with four other Imperial Lords from different universes to ambush and kill powerful cultivators for their treasures.
• Zhang Su realizes he has been deceived, but remains calm because none of the enemies are Great Emperors.
• He manifests all Twelve Ancient God Forms and immediately fuses them together, summoning the powerful Chaos Ancient God.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Deepens his understanding of cultivation, especially the evolution of Celestial Grottos into worlds. His confidence and strategic awareness grow; rather than panicking when betrayed, he quickly evaluates the enemy’s strength and prepares his ultimate trump card.
• Zhen Tong Imperial Lord: Moves from observing Zhang Su cautiously to fully acknowledging his extraordinary potential and future as a Great Emperor.
• Hengshan Emperor: His overwhelming presence reinforces his supreme status among Imperial Lords. His lecture provides Zhang Su with major cultivation insight.
• Azure Wood Emperor: Revealed to be treacherous and opportunistic. Although he initially presents himself as an ally, he regularly lures powerful cultivators into ambushes with the help of foreign Imperial Lords.
• The Four Foreign Imperial Lords: Introduced as Azure Wood’s accomplices, they view Zhang Su as valuable prey because of his Ancient God Forms, legacy, and Great Emperor Treasure.

Significant Themes

• The path to higher cultivation: Advancement requires more than energy; it depends on understanding the Dao, accumulating foundations, and obtaining opportunities such as Immortal Spirit Aura.
• Worlds and universes as stages of power: Internal worlds represent a major leap beyond Celestial Grottos, while universes embody an even greater scale of power.
• Opportunity and danger: The Hengshan Assembly offers legitimate growth through knowledge, while the Chaos expedition demonstrates how opportunities can conceal deadly traps.
• Betrayal and distrust: Chaos is portrayed as a place where cultivators exploit one another, making alliances uncertain and survival dependent on strength and caution.
• Adaptation and hidden potential: Ancient Gods are naturally suited to Chaos, and Zhang Su’s ability to fuse all Twelve Ancient God Forms reveals a power far beyond what his enemies expect.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su and Zhen Tong Imperial Lord discuss Zhang Su’s cultivation level and future potential.
• Zhang Su listens to and benefits from the Hengshan Emperor’s Dao Lecture.
• Zhang Su and Azure Wood Emperor cooperate during their journey, with Azure Wood explaining Chaos, its dangers, and the structure of other universes.
• Upon reaching the Chaos Vortex, Azure Wood abandons his false friendship and openly announces his intention to kill Zhang Su.
• Zhang Su responds not with fear but with the fusion of the Twelve Ancient Gods, ending the chapter with the appearance of the Chaos Ancient God and setting up the battle.

Chapter Summary: Chaos Ancient God, Slays Five Emperors!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su uses twelve fused Ancient Gods—one of them an Origin Ancient God—to summon the Phantom of a Chaos Ancient God. Despite being only a phantom, it possesses strength comparable to an Apex Great Emperor.
• Azure Wood Emperor realizes the danger and attempts to flee, but the phantom’s flame-based divine art and a single overwhelming slap annihilate Azure Wood Emperor and the other four Imperial Lords.
• The entire battle takes only two breaths, leaving Zhang Su with eight breaths remaining from the technique’s ten-breath limit.
• Zhang Su loots the five fallen Imperial Lords, finding fifteen pieces of Chaos Matter, numerous Chaos maps, Immortal Crystals, and information about the nearby Red Moon Universe.
• He adds the fifteen pieces to the three pieces he already possessed, obtaining eighteen pieces in total.
• Zhang Su spends eighteen months refining the Chaos Matter, causing six Ancient Gods to reach the Ancient God Apex. Since he is outside a universe, they cannot yet become Origin Ancient Gods, but they can immediately claim vacant positions once he returns to the Ancient God Universe.
• After three years of travel through the vast and monotonous Chaos, Zhang Su reaches the Red Moon Universe, a powerful “great universe” far stronger and more conspicuous than the Ancient God Universe.
• Upon entering, Zhang Su and especially his Origin Ancient Gods experience intense rejection from the Red Moon Universe because of their connection to the Ancient God Universe. Zhang Su decides to avoid using them unless necessary.
• Zhang Su enters Crimson Moon City and meets Scarlet Moon Imperial Lord, also known as Feiyue. She approaches him after sensing the Ancient God aura on him.
• Feiyue explains the Red Moon Universe’s Heaven-Piercing Tree, an immortal tree nourished by immortal spiritual energy and protected by a Loose Immortal. Even a Heavenly Emperor once tried to seize it and was killed.
• Zhang Su learns about the difference between True Immortals and Loose Immortals. Loose Immortals rely on Immortal Artifacts, possess limited lifespans, and must survive repeated tribulations; after nine successful tribulations, they may theoretically ascend.
• Zhang Su considers obtaining Immortal Artifacts or Heaven-Piercing Tree fruit for relatives and friends who may be unable to become True Immortals.
• He and Feiyue exchange contact information, intending to notify one another about private trading gatherings involving rare physical-body cultivation resources.
• Zhang Su visits the Crimson Moon Chamber of Commerce to sell treasures taken from the five Imperial Lords. In exchange, he negotiates for six pieces of Chaos Matter and receives 12,000 Immortal Crystals after the trade.
• Bai Lou Imperial Lord, the chamber’s vice president, also gives Zhang Su a VIP token for an auction to be held in three days, where additional Chaos Matter will be available.
• At the auction, Zhang Su encounters Feiyue again. She is surprised to see him enter the VIP area, realizing that he must have traded tens of thousands of Immortal Crystals and is far wealthier and more influential than she imagined.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Demonstrates an enormous increase in power by instantly destroying five Imperial Lords with the Chaos Ancient God Phantom. He becomes more resourceful and strategic, choosing to cultivate while traveling, gather Chaos Matter, and explore multiple cultivation paths, including the physical body and potential Immortal Artifact-based advancement.
• Azure Wood Emperor and the four Imperial Lords: Their arrogance and confidence collapse instantly when faced with the Chaos Ancient God Phantom. Their attempt to escape fails, and they are completely erased.
• Scarlet Moon Imperial Lord/Feiyue: Revealed to be an Origin Ancient God who has abandoned hopes of further advancement through the Ancient God path and is instead pursuing physical-body cultivation. She is open, cautious, and interested in Zhang Su because of their shared Ancient God background.
• Bai Lou Imperial Lord: Acts as a practical and experienced merchant. He recognizes Zhang Su’s value, avoids questioning the origins of the treasures, and negotiates a profitable exchange while granting Zhang Su VIP access.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and the hierarchy of cultivation: The Chaos Ancient God Phantom demonstrates that power gaps between Great Emperors can be absolute, with even five Imperial Lords unable to resist a single attack.
• The value of resources and preparation: Zhang Su’s rapid growth depends on looting, refining Chaos Matter, trading treasures, and securing future cultivation resources.
• Limits of cultivation paths: Origin Ancient Gods represent the peak of the Ancient God system, forcing cultivators like Feiyue and Zhang Su to pursue other methods.
• True Immortality versus compromised transcendence: Loose Immortals offer extended life but remain inferior to True Immortals and must endure increasingly difficult tribulations.
• The vastness and isolation of Chaos: Zhang Su’s three-year journey emphasizes Chaos’s immense scale and the psychological burden of endless, unchanging travel.
• Cross-universe rejection and identity: Origin Ancient Gods carry the authority and imprint of their home universe, preventing them from fully integrating into foreign universes.
• The law of the strong: The treasures Zhang Su obtains from the slain Imperial Lords and the chamber’s refusal to investigate their origins reflect the brutal, accepted reality that the weak are prey for the strong.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su and Azure Wood Emperor: Azure Wood Emperor immediately recognizes Zhang Su’s summoned phantom as a terrifying existence and attempts to flee, but Zhang Su kills him without negotiation.
• Zhang Su and Feiyue: Their meeting begins with mutual suspicion but develops into cautious cooperation. Their shared Ancient God cultivation gives them common ground, while both seek alternative paths to greater strength.
• Zhang Su and Bai Lou Imperial Lord: Zhang Su directly demands Chaos Matter rather than merely selling his treasures. Bai Lou recognizes his likely identity as an Ancient God and offers a limited but valuable deal, along with access to the upcoming auction.
• Zhang Su and the Crimson Moon Chamber of Commerce: Their exchange establishes Zhang Su as a wealthy and influential outsider in the Red Moon Universe and sets up his next opportunity to acquire more Chaos Matter.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su attends a major auction in the Red Moon Universe, prioritizing Chaos Matter to advance his remaining Ancient God Forms.
• He buys:
  • Three pieces of Ancient God-compatible Chaos Matter for 15,000 Immortal Crystals.
  • Six more pieces for 30,000 Immortal Crystals.
  • Eight Purple Ginseng Fruits for 16,000 Immortal Crystals, exhausting nearly all his remaining wealth.
• After returning to his temporary residence, Zhang Su refines fifteen pieces of Chaos Matter and the Purple Ginseng Fruits simultaneously.
• The Chaos Matter allows all eleven of his remaining Ancient God Forms to reach the Ancient God Apex.
• He returns to the Ancient God Universe to secure the vacant Origin Ancient God positions before anyone else can claim them.
• All twelve of Zhang Su’s Ancient God Forms fill the twelve Origin Ancient God positions. This restores the universe’s incomplete laws and grants Zhang Su immense Merit and authority.
• Zhang Su realizes that fusing the twelve Origin Ancient Gods could temporarily create a legendary Chaos Ancient God, powerful enough to overwhelm Great Emperors.
• He finishes refining the Purple Ginseng Fruits. His physical body advances from the Fifty-third Order to the Fifty-ninth, then finally reaches the Sixtieth Order—an Imperial Lord-level body and a rare Peerless Saint Body.
• Zhang Su returns to the Sage Heart Clan and learns that it has developed successfully but remains dependent on him as its only Imperial Lord.
• He explains the greater opportunities and resources available in Chaos, particularly in the Red Moon Universe, and offers to take the clan’s leaders there in the future.
• Zhang Su reveals that Azure Wood Emperor and four other Imperial Lords had tried to kill him for his treasures. Zhang Su killed them all.
• Because Azure Wood Emperor belonged to the Chen Clan, Zhang Su decides to destroy the Chen Clan and seize its resources. He leads the Sage Heart Clan toward their territory.
• At the Chen Clan’s council hall, the clan realizes Azure Wood Emperor has not returned and likely died. Just as they begin discussing their uncertain future, Zhang Su and the Sage Heart Clan arrive, their overwhelming aura covering the clan.

Character Developments

Zhang Su

Becomes dramatically stronger through both cultivation paths. His twelve Ancient God Forms reach the Ancient God Apex and become the complete set of Origin Ancient Gods. His physical body reaches the Sixtieth Order, comparable to an Imperial Lord, and transforms into a Peerless Saint Body. He becomes increasingly confident and decisive, shifting from survival-focused cultivation toward securing resources, protecting his faction, and eliminating threats.

High Heaven Holy Lord and the Sage Heart Clan’s leaders

Continue to regard Zhang Su as the clan’s indispensable protector. They are astonished by his experiences in Chaos and recognize the vast gap between their understanding and the wider world.

Azure Wood Emperor

Revealed to have been ambitious and treacherous. He joined four other Imperial Lords in an attempt to kill Zhang Su for his treasures, but was defeated and killed.

Chen Clan

Its members are left vulnerable and fearful after Azure Wood Emperor fails to return. The clan’s dependence on a single Imperial Lord becomes clear.

Significant Themes

• Power gained through preparation and investment: Zhang Su spends nearly all his resources on Chaos Matter and Purple Ginseng Fruits, demonstrating his willingness to sacrifice wealth for lasting strength.
• Restoration of cosmic order: By filling all twelve Origin Ancient God positions, Zhang Su repairs the Ancient God Universe’s incomplete laws and restores its intended structure.
• The limits of one path: Although Zhang Su reaches the end of the Ancient God path, he recognizes that his cultivation base still lags behind, emphasizing that true advancement requires progress in multiple systems.
• The vastness of Chaos: The Red Moon Universe reveals that the Ancient God Universe is not the center of existence. Chaos contains stronger universes, greater resources, and beings such as Heavenly Emperors and Loose Immortals.
• Protection versus conquest: Zhang Su has enough power to rebuild the Ancient God Clan and potentially dominate the universe, but he chooses not to rule. His focus remains survival, strengthening the Sage Heart Clan, and pursuing higher cultivation.
• Retribution and consequences: Azure Wood Emperor’s betrayal leads directly to the planned destruction of the Chen Clan, showing that attacks against Zhang Su bring consequences for entire factions.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su bargains aggressively at the auction but avoids unnecessary purchases until obtaining the Chaos Matter he needs.
• He discusses the Sage Heart Clan’s future with High Heaven Holy Lord and the other Holy Lords, explaining the importance of Chaos and offering to broaden their horizons.
• The clan leaders initially doubt that useful resources for evolving worlds exist, but Zhang Su’s account of the Red Moon Universe changes their perspective.
• Zhang Su informs them of Azure Wood Emperor’s betrayal, and they unanimously support destroying the Chen Clan.
• At the end of the chapter, the Chen Clan’s patriarch and elders face the arrival of Zhang Su and the Sage Heart Clan, setting up an imminent confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “A Finger Descends, the Might of a Great Emperor!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su and the Sage Heart Clan arrive above the Chen Clan in the Heavenly Extremity Imperial Palace.
• Using his Martial World, Zhang Su searches the Chen Clan and confirms that Azure Wood Emperor—the clan’s sole Imperial Lord—is absent, implying that he has already been defeated or killed.
• The Chen Clan patriarch orders the clan’s Holy Lords and Holy Venerables to scatter and flee. However, Zhang Su summons twelve Origin Ancient Gods, each possessing combat strength comparable to an Imperial Lord.
• The twelve Ancient Gods intercept the fleeing experts. All Chen Clan members above the Holy Venerable realm are killed, while Zhang Su collects their treasures and takes control of the clan’s territory.
• The destruction of the Chen Clan shocks the Immortal Road. Other Imperial Clans grow fearful, especially after realizing that the Ancient God Clan’s twelve Origin Ancient Gods have all returned to their former positions under Zhang Su’s control.
• Zhang Su spends nearly ten years refining the Chen Clan’s treasures. His Golden Body advances into the One-Pattern Golden Body, granting him defensive power on the Imperial Lord level. Ordinary Imperial Lord attacks can no longer harm him unless they first break through his Golden-Body Light.
• Zhang Su’s cultivation remains at the Holy Venerable realm, but his understanding of the universe improves greatly through his control over the twelve Origin Ancient Gods. His chances of successfully evolving his Boundless Celestial Grotto into a world rise from roughly 20–30% to 70–80%, though he refuses to attempt the breakthrough until he can ensure complete success.
• The Immortal Road and the entire Ancient God Universe suddenly tremble. High Heaven Holy Lord identifies the phenomenon as an Immortal Realm Projection, a rare event through which Immortal Artifacts, Immortal Artifact materials, and other treasures may enter Chaos.
• Zhang Su travels to Chaos, where numerous Imperial Lords and Great Emperors from the Ancient God Universe gather. Hengshan Emperor rejects the idea of a unified alliance, arguing that distribution and trust would make cooperation impossible; individual groups may cooperate, but everyone must ultimately rely on their own strength.
• After six or seven years of waiting, the Immortal Realm Projection releases its first wave of treasures. Great Emperors and Imperial Lords immediately battle over the most valuable items.
• Zhang Su uses his World Devourer divine ability to swallow nearly half of the treasures before others can react. An enraged Imperial Lord attacks him and demands that he release them.
• Zhang Su’s newly perfected Golden Body completely blocks the Imperial Lord’s attack. Zhang Su then defeats the opponent with a single punch and uses three Origin Ancient Gods to finish him off, seizing his Storage Bag.
• Zhang Su expands his Martial World over the entire projection, suppressing the surrounding Imperial Lords and Great Emperors while attempting to seize every treasure.
• A Great Emperor from the Red Moon Universe responds by descending a single finger toward Zhang Su. The attack overwhelms Zhang Su’s various abilities and allows him to experience the true power of a Great Emperor.
• In response, Zhang Su immediately begins fusing all twelve Origin Ancient Gods, preparing to confront the Great Emperor.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su: His power rises dramatically. He evolves from a powerful Imperial Lord into someone capable of effortlessly killing other Imperial Lords, while his One-Pattern Golden Body gives him extraordinary defense. His ambition also expands: he no longer seeks merely to survive or obtain selected treasures, but aims to seize all available opportunities.
• High Heaven Holy Lord: His admiration and excitement toward Zhang Su intensify. He now openly regards Zhang Su as possessing Great Emperor-level combat strength and sees the Sage Heart Clan as a genuine Great Emperor lineage.
• Chen Clan Patriarch: Displays clear-headed judgment by ordering an immediate retreat instead of futile resistance, but his strategy fails because of Zhang Su’s overwhelming forces.
• Hengshan Emperor: Acts as a respected elder among the Ancient God Universe’s experts. Though willing to compete for treasures, he realistically recognizes that a universal alliance is impossible.
• The Imperial Lords and Great Emperors: Their attitudes toward Zhang Su shift from curiosity and concern to fear and caution after witnessing his devouring ability, invulnerability, and effortless destruction of an Imperial Lord.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and deterrence: Zhang Su’s twelve Origin Ancient Gods transform the balance of power. The destruction of the Chen Clan demonstrates that numerical superiority and escape become meaningless before overwhelming strength.
• The rise of a new dominant force: Zhang Su’s actions establish the Sage Heart Clan as a Great Emperor-level lineage and threaten the existing Imperial Clans.
• Preparation versus risk: Zhang Su refuses to evolve his Celestial Grotto despite having a high chance of success, emphasizing his desire for certainty rather than gambling with his future.
• Competition and mistrust: The gathering over the Immortal Realm Projection shows that even in the face of an enormous shared opportunity, powerful cultivators cannot easily unite because of conflicting interests and distrust.
• Greed and opportunity: The projection promises rare Immortal treasures capable of allowing Great Emperors or Imperial Lords to become Loose Immortals, making the event a source of both hope and inevitable conflict.
• The limits of power: Zhang Su dominates the Imperial Lords but is forced to confront the vast gap between Imperial Lord and Great Emperor. The descending finger marks the first moment in which his usual abilities are insufficient.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su commands the Sage Heart Clan’s forces during the assault on the Chen Clan, while the Chen Clan patriarch attempts to save his people through dispersal.
• High Heaven Holy Lord praises Zhang Su after witnessing the twelve Origin Ancient Gods, reinforcing Zhang Su’s authority within the Sage Heart Clan.
• High Heaven Holy Lord explains the significance of the Immortal Realm Projection to Zhang Su, motivating him to participate.
• Hengshan Emperor addresses the gathered Imperial Lords and rejects the proposal for a united Ancient God Universe alliance, establishing the competitive atmosphere.
• Zhang Su directly clashes with an Imperial Lord who attacks him over the stolen treasures. He blocks the opponent’s assault, defeats him in combat, and has the three Origin Ancient Gods kill him.
• Zhang Su’s attempt to suppress everyone with his Martial World provokes a Great Emperor from the Red Moon Universe, leading to the chapter’s cliffhanger as Zhang Su fuses the twelve Origin Ancient Gods to face the descending finger.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su performs his first true fusion of the Twelve Origin Ancient Gods, transforming into a genuine Chaos Ancient God rather than merely summoning a phantom.
• He instantly crushes a Great Emperor’s attack, destroys the opponent’s defensive Great Emperor Treasure, and kills him effortlessly. The entire confrontation lasts only two breaths.
• Zhang Su seizes the most valuable treasure from the Immortal Realm Projection: a disc-shaped Immortal Artifact filled with mysterious patterns and powerful immortal aura. He also takes the dead Great Emperor’s Storage Bag.
• The Immortal Realm Projection continues erupting nine times over nearly a century. Zhang Su uses World Devourer to collect nearly half of the treasures, including a particularly precious violet radiance during the second eruption.
• While waiting between eruptions, Zhang Su refines Immortal Treasures to strengthen his body. His physical body rises from the Sixtieth Tier to the Sixty-Fifth Tier during the projection’s eruptions, and later reaches the Sixty-Ninth Tier.
• Other cultivators become too intimidated to compete with Zhang Su. His ability to manifest a Chaos Ancient God gives him deterrence equivalent to a Loose Immortal, and he earns the title “Immeasurable Heavenly Emperor.”
• After the Immortal Realm Projection disappears, Qingyun Emperor, president of the Crimson Moon Chamber of Commerce, approaches Zhang Su and invites him to trade treasures.
• Hengshan Emperor proposes unifying the Ancient God Universe under Zhang Su. Zhang Su rejects full unification as too troublesome but agrees to establish the Emperor Lord Alliance, becoming its first alliance leader.
• Zhang Su sorts through his enormous harvest, obtaining more than a dozen Immortal Artifacts, countless Immortal Artifact materials, and many Immortal Treasures. However, he finds nothing that can help evolve his Celestial Grotto into a world.
• His physical body reaches the apparent Imperial Lord-level limit at the Sixty-Ninth Tier. Further improvement toward the Seventieth Tier, which is comparable to an immortal’s physical body, proves extraordinarily difficult.
• Zhang Su tells the High Heaven Holy Lord that he will search the Red Moon Universe for treasures capable of helping Holy Venerables and Holy Lords evolve worlds and become Imperial Lords.
• After spending time with Lu Tingxue, Zhang Su travels to the Red Moon Universe, purchases a large Celestial Grotto in Crimson Moon City, and visits the Crimson Moon Chamber of Commerce.
• Qingyun Emperor personally arrives to receive him. Zhang Su directly asks whether the chamber possesses treasures that can help him evolve a world and advance to the Imperial Lord realm.

2. Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Experiences a major power breakthrough through the Chaos Ancient God fusion. He realizes that the ten-breath duration of the transformation is far longer than necessary, since he can kill Great Emperors almost instantly. He becomes increasingly focused on physical body cultivation and Great Dao cultivation, recognizing that the Ancient God path has reached its limit.
• Zhang Su’s reputation: Changes from that of a powerful Imperial Lord into that of the Immeasurable Heavenly Emperor, a figure viewed by many as standing at the summit of the chaos and possessing Loose Immortal-level combat strength.
• Hengshan Emperor: Shifts from fellow cultivator to a respectful supporter and organizer of Zhang Su’s political influence, taking responsibility for establishing the Emperor Lord Alliance.
• High Heaven Holy Lord: Remains frustrated by his inability to evolve a world, but gains hope when Zhang Su promises to search for a breakthrough treasure.
• Qingyun Emperor: Demonstrates unusual boldness and business sense by approaching Zhang Su after the projection and later personally receiving him at the chamber of commerce. He clearly recognizes Zhang Su’s exceptional status.
• Other Imperial Lords and Great Emperors: Become cautious and deferential, avoiding competition with Zhang Su unless they are certain of their superiority.

3. Significant Themes

• Absolute power and deterrence: Zhang Su’s Chaos Ancient God form changes the balance of power. His overwhelming strength prevents conflict and allows others to benefit from the Immortal Realm Projection with relatively few deaths.
• The limits of cultivation paths: The Ancient God system reaches its maximum at the Chaos Ancient God stage, while physical body cultivation encounters a bottleneck at the Sixty-Ninth Tier. The Great Dao remains Zhang Su’s primary route for future advancement.
• Opportunity and resource accumulation: The Immortal Realm Projection is portrayed as a once-in-a-great-while opportunity, providing Zhang Su with immense resources for future cultivation.
• Leadership without unnecessary control: Zhang Su prefers an alliance over direct unification, showing that he values influence and access to resources but dislikes excessive responsibility.
• The difficulty of advancing to the next realm: Evolving a Celestial Grotto into a world is presented as a near-impossible barrier, blocking even powerful Holy Lords and Holy Venerables from reaching the Imperial Lord realm.
• Preparation for future ascension: Zhang Su builds the Emperor Lord Alliance and seeks resources for the Heart Sage Sect, ensuring that his faction can survive and retain influence if he eventually ascends.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhang Su kills a hostile Great Emperor effortlessly, establishing the overwhelming gap between a Chaos Ancient God and ordinary Great Emperors.
• The Ancient God Universe’s cultivators praise Zhang Su and celebrate his rise, treating him as the universe’s first true Heavenly Emperor.
• Qingyun Emperor approaches Zhang Su with a trade proposal, and Zhang Su accepts the possibility of visiting the Crimson Moon Chamber of Commerce.
• Hengshan Emperor proposes making Zhang Su the ruler of the Ancient God Universe. Zhang Su compromises by accepting leadership of the Emperor Lord Alliance rather than becoming an absolute sovereign.
• Zhang Su reassures the High Heaven Holy Lord that he will search for world-evolution treasures, giving the Heart Sage Sect hope of producing more Imperial Lords.
• At the Crimson Moon Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Su’s status is demonstrated when a low-ranking receiver initially doubts his request to meet Qingyun Emperor, only for Qingyun Emperor to arrive personally after Zhang Su sends a message.

Summary: “Slaying a Great Emperor Before the Valley of Time”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su, still a Holy Venerable, meets Qingyun Emperor and discusses his plan to evolve the Celestial Grotto within his body into a world and advance to the Imperial Lord realm.
• Qingyun Emperor explains that Creation Water can evolve a world, but the Crimson Moon Chamber of Commerce has none. He reveals that the Red Moon City Lord possesses several drops.
• Zhang Su learns that the Red Moon City Lord, a legendary Heavenly Emperor who once slew more than ten Great Emperors, is trapped in the dangerous Valley of Time.
• In exchange for rescuing him, Zhang Su negotiates for all of the City Lord’s Creation Water. Qingyun Emperor agrees and provides information about the Valley, including a token capable of detecting the City Lord’s location.
• After spending a month gathering additional information, Zhang Su travels for eleven years aboard the Heavenly Extremity Imperial Palace before reaching the Valley of Time.
• Upon arrival, the Nine Nether Emperor attempts to seize Zhang Su’s Great Emperor Treasure under the pretense of “safekeeping.”
• Zhang Su summons his twelve Origin Ancient Gods and merges them into a terrifying Chaos Ancient God. With a single punch, he kills the Nine Nether Emperor and takes his storage bag.
• Zhang Su enters the Valley, where time rapidly accelerates and drains lifespan. To conserve his own longevity, he acts through individual Origin Ancient Gods.
• The detection token eventually leads him into a Space-Time Vortex. There, time flows ten times faster, but he discovers the Red Moon City Lord trapped inside.
• The City Lord reveals that he found multiple longevity-extending medicines but cannot use them effectively because he is unable to escape the vortex.
• He explains that the Valley of Time and its Space-Time Vortices may have formed from the corpses of immensely powerful Immortals or immortal beasts from the Immortal Realm.
• Zhang Su asks about the treasures within the vortex, and the Red Moon City Lord leads him away from his hiding place to show him the available opportunities.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Demonstrates growing confidence and decisiveness. He is motivated primarily by practical benefits—especially Creation Water—but remains willing to enter extreme danger to obtain them. His transformation into a Chaos Ancient God reveals power far beyond ordinary Great Emperors and establishes him as a major force in Chaos.
• Qingyun Emperor: Acts as an informed intermediary and strategist. He openly directs Zhang Su toward rescuing the Red Moon City Lord, showing both trust in Zhang Su’s abilities and desperation to save his old friend.
• Red Moon City Lord: Despite being a legendary Heavenly Emperor, he is nearing the end of his lifespan and has become trapped by his pursuit of direct advancement to the True Immortal realm. His initial confidence has given way to despair after exhausting his methods of escape.
• Nine Nether Emperor: His approaching death makes him reckless and aggressive. His attempt to rob Zhang Su ends in his instant destruction, illustrating the enormous gap between ordinary Great Emperors and Zhang Su’s Ancient God power.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond conventional cultivation: Zhang Su’s Ancient God Bloodline represents a separate and nearly forgotten path that allows him to surpass normal realm limitations.
• The danger of obsession and ambition: The Red Moon City Lord refuses to settle for Loose Immortal cultivation and risks his life pursuing direct advancement to True Immortality.
• Time, mortality, and desperation: The Valley of Time intensifies the fear of aging and death, attracting cultivators willing to gamble everything for longevity-extending treasures.
• Opportunity concealed within danger: The Valley is both a deadly prison and a source of Immortal treasures, forcing cultivators to balance risk against potential rewards.
• Recklessness at the end of life: The Nine Nether Emperor’s greed and desperation lead directly to his death.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su and Qingyun Emperor negotiate openly: Zhang Su agrees to rescue the Red Moon City Lord in return for all his Creation Water.
• Zhang Su rejects the Nine Nether Emperor’s coercive demand to surrender the Heavenly Extremity Imperial Palace, leading to their brief but decisive battle.
• Zhang Su introduces himself to the Red Moon City Lord as Qingyun Emperor’s agent. The City Lord warns him that entering the Space-Time Vortex may make escape impossible.
• Zhang Su questions the City Lord about the longevity medicines and the nature of the Valley, while the City Lord explains the vortex’s origin and ultimately agrees to guide Zhang Su toward its treasures.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su and the Red Moon City Lord reach a golden river inside the Space-Time Vortex. The river consists of the blood of a powerful Immortal, nourishing countless Immortal Treasures along its banks.
• Zhang Su gathers the ten-thousand-year Immortal Treasures, valuable life-extending treasures, and a large quantity of Immortal blood. The Red Moon City Lord, having lost hope of escape, considers these treasures largely meaningless.
• Zhang Su transforms into the Chaos Ancient God and repeatedly punches the Space-Time Vortex. After six attacks, he breaks open a passage and escapes with the Red Moon City Lord.
• In the Valley of Time, the Red Moon City Lord gives Zhang Su a bottle of Creation Water as payment for saving him. He then leaves the valley, while Zhang Su remains behind to search other Space-Time Vortices.
• Over the next fifty years, Zhang Su plunders nearly all accessible vortices, obtaining vast quantities of Immortal Treasures, Immortal Artifact materials, and an egg containing a possible Immortal Beast.
• Zhang Su returns to Crimson Moon City and begins evolving his Boundless Grotto-Heaven into an inner world. The process proves extraordinarily difficult and slow.
• He uses eleven drops of Creation Water to stabilize and accelerate the evolution. The process continues for eighty years, attracting the attention of the Red Moon City Lord, Qingyun Emperor, and many Imperial Lords and Great Emperors.
• The Red Moon City Lord protects Zhang Su by establishing a Spirit-Gathering Formation and preventing anyone from disturbing him.
• After eighty years, Zhang Su successfully evolves his world and breaks through to the Imperial Lord realm. The aura of his newly formed world is so powerful that even the Red Moon City Lord feels momentarily threatened.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su demonstrates increasing confidence, resourcefulness, and ambition. He treats the Space-Time Vortex not as a prison but as a treasure ground, using his Chaos Ancient God form to escape and repeatedly explore other vortices.
• His harvest greatly expands his resources, including Immortal Treasures, Immortal blood, Immortal Artifact materials, Creation Water, and a possible Immortal Beast.
• Zhang Su’s breakthrough reveals that his foundation is extraordinary. While most cultivators need only a few years to evolve a world, his process takes eighty years, implying that the resulting world is vastly more powerful than normal.
• The Red Moon City Lord shifts from despair and resignation to gratitude and renewed hope after Zhang Su rescues him. He repays Zhang Su with Creation Water and later protects him for eighty years, recognizing Zhang Su’s exceptional potential.
• Qingyun Emperor and the other powerful cultivators become increasingly astonished by Zhang Su’s strength and unusual cultivation path.

Significant Themes

• Extraordinary foundations require extraordinary effort: Zhang Su’s powerful Boundless Grotto-Heaven takes far longer to evolve, suggesting that greater potential brings greater difficulty.
• Despair versus perseverance: The Red Moon City Lord had accepted eternal imprisonment, while Zhang Su refuses to believe escape is impossible and proves him wrong.
• Reciprocity and trust: Zhang Su rescues the Red Moon City Lord in exchange for Creation Water, and the City Lord later repays him by guarding his breakthrough.
• Accumulation of resources and opportunity: Zhang Su constantly turns dangerous environments into opportunities, gathering treasures that may support his future cultivation.
• Power beyond conventional limits: Zhang Su’s breakthrough challenges established expectations about how long world evolution should take and how powerful a newly formed world can be.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su and the Red Moon City Lord debate the value of collecting Immortal Treasures, with Zhang Su remaining optimistic about their future usefulness while the City Lord believes escape is impossible.
• Zhang Su earns the City Lord’s respect by breaking the Space-Time Vortex and rescuing him.
• Their agreement over the Creation Water reflects a practical but mutually beneficial relationship: Zhang Su receives the treasure, while the City Lord regains his freedom.
• The Red Moon City Lord and Qingyun Emperor recognize Zhang Su’s true identity and strength, realizing that the “Holy Venerable” registered in Crimson Moon City is actually the formidable Immeasurable Heavenly Emperor.
• The City Lord publicly orders everyone to avoid disturbing Zhang Su and personally supports his breakthrough, demonstrating gratitude and respect.
• After succeeding, Zhang Su thanks the Red Moon City Lord for his eighty years of protection, while the City Lord dismisses the debt as insignificant compared with Zhang Su’s earlier rescue.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su successfully enters the Imperial Lord realm after his Celestial Grotto evolves, but his internal world develops unusually: instead of a conventional world, it becomes a miniature form of Chaos containing a single world.
• This unique Chaos grants Zhang Su extraordinary potential and immediately raises his combat power to the level of a Heavenly Emperor.
• The Crimson Moon City Lord explains that Imperial Lords must cultivate “Pure Yang” within their internal worlds to become True Immortals. Pure Yang is essentially the power of creation that harmonizes yin and yang, allowing life to arise and the internal world to become truly alive.
• Zhang Su realizes that his physical body, Dao cultivation, Ancient God cultivation, and most divine abilities have all reached bottlenecks. His remaining avenue for growth is his willpower.
• He begins refining damaged Immortal Artifacts into his One-Pattern Golden Body, raising it to 99% before reaching another limit.
• Zhang Su travels to the Ancient God Universe and repeatedly enters the Three Thousand Ancient God Realm, where victories grant Inheritance Marks that increase his willpower.
• Over 1,280 years, he raises his willpower from 14% to 99% of Perfect Will, but fails to break through to Immortal Will. He concludes that this is his personal limit rather than the absolute limit of Chaos.
• Returning to the Sage Heart Clan, Zhang Su reunites with Lu Tingxue and learns that she has reached Peak Holy Venerable but still lacks the confidence to become an Imperial Lord.
• He gives Lu Tingxue Creation Water to help her prepare for world evolution.
• Zhang Su also grants the Heavenly Heart Holy Lord and High Heaven Holy Lord one drop of Creation Water each, increasing their chances of becoming Imperial Lords from roughly 30% to 70–80%.
• He places ten additional drops in the Sage Heart Clan’s treasury, establishing a long-term foundation capable of supporting the clan’s prosperity for tens of thousands of years.

2. Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Advances into the Imperial Lord realm and becomes a Heavenly Emperor-level combatant immediately. Despite his immense strength, he encounters bottlenecks in nearly every cultivation path. He becomes more patient and strategic, committing over a thousand years to improving his willpower and taking responsibility for the future of the Sage Heart Clan.
• Crimson Moon City Lord: Acts as Zhang Su’s guide, explaining the nature of Pure Yang, True Immortality, and the difficulty faced by Imperial Lords attempting to create life within their internal worlds.
• Lu Tingxue: Reaches Peak Holy Venerable and prepares to attempt the Imperial Lord breakthrough with Zhang Su’s support. She remains cautious and realistic about her own limitations.
• Zhang Xian: Has become a powerful ancestor who founded his own sect and lineage, but he has not yet reached the Imperial Lord realm. His many Dao companions and expanding family continue to cause Lu Tingxue concern.
• Heavenly Heart Holy Lord and High Heaven Holy Lord: Their long service to the Sage Heart Clan is rewarded with Creation Water, giving them a strong chance to break through before their lifespans end.

3. Significant Themes

• Limits and bottlenecks: Even supreme cultivators eventually face personal limits. Zhang Su’s progress demonstrates that immense strength does not guarantee continued advancement.
• Creation and life: True Immortality requires more than power; it requires transforming a lifeless internal world into a living one through Pure Yang and the harmonization of yin and yang.
• Patience and perseverance: Zhang Su spends more than a thousand years pursuing a seemingly marginal improvement in willpower, showing the timescale and persistence required at the highest levels of cultivation.
• Legacy and responsibility: Zhang Su begins thinking beyond personal advancement, deliberately strengthening the Sage Heart Clan and Zhang Family so they can survive and prosper without him.
• Individual versus cosmic limits: Zhang distinguishes between the objective limits of Chaos and the limits imposed by his own current understanding and cultivation.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhang Su and the Crimson Moon City Lord have a respectful exchange in which Zhang seeks clarification about Pure Yang and the path to True Immortality.
• Zhang Su returns to Lu Tingxue after centuries apart and offers her Creation Water, while she acknowledges the need to further consolidate her foundation.
• Zhang Su discusses Zhang Xian with Lu Tingxue, revealing their differing concerns about his family and relationships.
• Zhang Su rewards the Heavenly Heart Holy Lord and High Heaven Holy Lord for their loyalty and service, transforming their slim breakthrough prospects into a realistic opportunity.
• The two Holy Lords react with shock and gratitude, recognizing that Zhang Su’s gifts could preserve the Sage Heart Clan’s status for generations.

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Chapter Summary: “Comprehending the Secret of Life, Ascension Imminent!”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su enters the Abyss Forbidden Zone to study and devour the bloodlines of its Abyssal Lifeforms rather than search for treasures.
• While traveling through all 108 layers, he realizes that the Abyss Forbidden Zone is not an external invasion from Chaos, but the negative side of the Ancient God Universe—a counterpart to the universe’s positive forces. Its layers formed as the universe’s negative energy accumulated, and a 109th layer may eventually emerge.
• Zhang Su uses his Spirit Devouring Talent to absorb and analyze the bloodlines of Abyssal Monsters across every layer. Combined with his prior study of Chaos Beasts and universe lifeforms, this allows him to completely understand the essence of life.
• He discovers that he can now create a true lifeform within the Chaos of his inner world, which would transform it and allow him to become a True Immortal.
• Before advancing, Zhang Su investigates the rules of ascension. Imperial Lord Gao Tian and Imperial Lord Tianxin explain that True Immortals are forcibly enveloped by Ascension Light and sent to the Immortal Realm.
• Zhang Su consults Nine Heavens Loose Immortal in the Red Moon Universe, learning that ascension from an Immortal Road leads to a destination associated with the immortal faction that originally created that road. He also learns that True Immortals cannot remain in the lower realms.
• Zhang Su reveals that he has already comprehended the Life Profundity and intends to ascend within a hundred years. Nine Heavens asks to witness the event, and Zhang Su agrees in exchange for his promise to protect the Sage Heart Clan.
• Zhang Su returns to the Ancient God Universe and makes extensive preparations for his departure, including arranging protection for his family, clan, and the Twelve Origin Ancient Gods.
• After eighty years, he announces that he will ascend in ten years on the Ancient God Universe’s Immortal Road. Nine Heavens Loose Immortal and the Red Moon City Lord agree to attend.
• Four years later, Zhang Su enters seclusion to perfect his condition. When the appointed time arrives, he goes to the Ascension Platform surrounded by family, allies, Imperial Lords, and Great Emperors.
• The chapter ends as Zhang Su prepares to awaken life within his inner Chaos and begin his breakthrough to True Immortality.

2. Character Development

• Zhang Su progresses from investigating life to fully comprehending its fundamental essence. His breakthrough method is unique: instead of relying on Yin-Yang fusion or the Creation Force, he painstakingly analyzes countless lifeforms.
• He becomes increasingly cautious and responsible. Although he is confident in reaching True Immortality, he delays his breakthrough to study ascension and ensure that his loved ones and forces are protected.
• Nine Heavens Loose Immortal shifts from a respected elder and trader into an admirer of Zhang Su. He recognizes that Zhang Su’s method of comprehending life is nearly impossible for others to replicate and accepts that his own path to immortality is extremely difficult.
• Lu Tingxue displays loyalty and emotional restraint. She understands that Zhang Su’s ascension may separate them permanently, but remains grateful for the life and status she gained as his Dao companion.
• Zhang Xian matures into someone Zhang Su can entrust with the family’s future. He is shocked and concerned about his father’s departure but accepts responsibility for protecting the Zhang Family and the Origin Ancient Gods.
• The broader cultivation world begins treating Zhang Su as an even greater senior figure, recognizing that he is about to become the first True Immortal of the Ancient God Universe’s Immortal Road.

3. Significant Themes

• Life as the foundation of creation: True immortality requires understanding and generating life, not merely accumulating power.
• Knowledge through accumulation: Zhang Su’s “clumsy” method—studying innumerable forms of life—shows that persistence and comprehensive understanding can overcome barriers that insight alone cannot.
• Balance between positive and negative forces: The Abyss Forbidden Zone represents the universe’s accumulated negative energy, functioning as the reverse side of the universe rather than an alien intrusion.
• The cost of transcendence: Ascension promises greater power but requires Zhang Su to leave behind his family, clan, and lower realm.
• Uncertainty beyond the lower realms: Even though Zhang Su is confident in his abilities, the Immortal Realm’s factions, ascension destinations, and restrictions on descending remain mysterious.
• Legacy and responsibility: Zhang Su’s impending departure forces him to secure the future of the Sage Heart Clan and his descendants rather than focus solely on his own advancement.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhang Su questions Gao Tian and Tianxin about whether True Immortals must ascend, prompting his journey to seek more reliable information.
• He consults Nine Heavens Loose Immortal, who explains the nature of Ascension Light and the faction-based purpose of Immortal Roads. Zhang Su shares his Life Profundity method, while Nine Heavens asks to witness his ascension and promises to protect the Sage Heart Clan.
• Zhang Su informs Zhang Xian and Lu Tingxue of his impending ascension and gives them instructions concerning the family, clan, and Twelve Origin Ancient Gods.
• He reassures Zhang Xian that he will eventually return from the Immortal Realm or provide resources to help them survive long enough to become immortals themselves.
• Zhang Su asks Gao Tian and Tianxin to oversee the Sage Heart Clan after his departure.
• At the Ascension Platform, family members, allies, and powerful cultivators gather to witness Zhang Su’s historic breakthrough.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su prepares to become a True Immortal by enlightening life within his inner Chaos. Unlike cultivators who use Yin-Yang Creation Force, he must personally create and define a lifeform through his understanding of Life Profundity.
• Rather than creating an ordinary lifeform or one born inside his universe, Zhang Su attempts something far more ambitious: enlightening a Chaos Demon God, a being superior to Chaos Ancient Gods and comparable to the legendary beings capable of creating worlds.
• The process is extremely difficult and lasts for an entire year. His inner Chaos continuously emits powerful life energy but does not immediately give birth to the lifeform, causing Lu Tingxue, Zhang Xian, and many observers to worry.
• The Nine Heavens Loose Immortal reassures them that Zhang Su is merely attempting to create an extraordinary lifeform and has not suffered an accident.
• After a final period of intense instability, the Chaos Demon God is successfully born. Its creation causes Zhang Su’s inner Chaos to expand by 108 times and produce more than a hundred universes.
• Zhang Su awakens as a True Immortal. His body, soul, spirit, and life essence undergo a complete transformation, and he senses that even the Body 69th Stage bottleneck is beginning to loosen.
• He realizes the enormous gap between True Immortals and lower-realm beings. Chaos Ancient Gods and Loose Immortals, whom he once thought might challenge a True Immortal, are now completely insignificant before him.
• Golden Ascension Light descends and begins carrying Zhang Su into the Immortal Realm. His Chaos Ancient God Form cannot ascend with him, so he places the Twelve Origin Ancient Gods into a Storage Bag and entrusts them to Lu Tingxue.
• Zhang Su says farewell to Lu Tingxue, who promises to wait for his return. The Nine Heavens Loose Immortal publicly promises to protect her and the Zhang Family, discouraging anyone from taking advantage of Zhang Su’s departure.
• Zhang Su arrives in the Immortal Realm, registers as an ascender from the Ancient God Universe, and is directed to the Ascension Institute.
• He and over a hundred other newly ascended True Immortals receive identity tokens and access to the Immortal Network. Fairy White Mist explains that the Ascension Institute trains ascenders for ten years and serves as a recruitment ground for Immortal Realm factions.
• Zhang Su learns about the Immortal Realm’s major races and powers, including the Human, Spirit, Dragon, Phoenix, Demon, and Celestial Human Clans. The Human Clan is centered around the Immortal Court, an alliance rather than a single unified empire.
• He studies the available paths for his future: joining the Immortal Court, entering a sect or lineage, or remaining an independent cultivator.
• Zhang Su favors independence for now, since joining the Immortal Court or a sect would impose obligations and restrictions.
• He investigates Immortal Realm cultivation methods and discovers that techniques range from Ordinary Immortal Methods to Peerless Immortal Methods, with prices rising from tens of thousands to one million Lower-Grade Immortal Crystals. He is shocked to find that Immortal Scriptures cost an enormous one hundred million Immortal Crystals.

Character Development

• Zhang Su: Reaches True Immortal status after successfully creating a Chaos Demon God. His understanding of his own former limitations changes dramatically as he experiences the overwhelming power of a true Immortal. He becomes more cautious and strategic regarding his future in the Immortal Realm, prioritizing freedom over immediate affiliation.
• Lu Tingxue: Shows deep emotional attachment and concern for Zhang Su. Her tearful farewell highlights their close relationship, while her responsibility for the Twelve Origin Ancient Gods gives her an important role after his ascension.
• Nine Heavens Loose Immortal: Demonstrates his support for Zhang Su by calming the worried observers and publicly pledging to protect the Zhang Family and Lu Tingxue. His statement also reveals his influence and deters potential enemies.
• Fairy White Mist: Acts as Zhang Su and the other ascenders’ guide to the Immortal Realm. She explains the purpose of the Ascension Institute, the Immortal Court, and the opportunities awaiting newly arrived immortals.

Significant Themes

• The difficulty and importance of enlightenment: Creating life is presented as one of the most difficult steps toward Immortality, especially when attempting to create a being of extraordinary potential.
• The transformation of life essence: Becoming an Immortal is not merely an increase in strength but a fundamental evolution of the body, soul, spirit, and inner world.
• The vast gap between realms: Zhang Su’s breakthrough clarifies that True Immortals exist on an entirely different level from Loose Immortals and Chaos Ancient Gods.
• Freedom versus affiliation: Zhang Su must decide whether to join the Immortal Court, enter a sect, or remain independent. Each option offers resources but also imposes varying degrees of obligation.
• The unknown nature of the Immortal Realm: Ascension marks the beginning of a new stage rather than the end of Zhang Su’s journey. He enters a realm filled with powerful races, factions, advanced cultivation methods, and unfamiliar rules.
• The value and cost of knowledge: Even basic Immortal Realm techniques are extraordinarily expensive, while the mysterious Immortal Scriptures represent a vastly higher level of cultivation knowledge.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Su’s delayed enlightenment causes Lu Tingxue and Zhang Xian to worry, while the Nine Heavens Loose Immortal reassures them.
• After ascending, Zhang Su entrusts Lu Tingxue with the Twelve Origin Ancient Gods and asks her to safeguard them until his return.
• The Nine Heavens Loose Immortal addresses Lu Tingxue publicly and promises continued protection, indirectly warning other powers not to target the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Su interacts with Fairy White Mist during registration and questions her about the authority behind the Ascension Institute.
• He remains mostly distant from the other ascenders, choosing to observe and gather information rather than form immediate alliances.
• Zhang Su’s main interaction in the Immortal Realm is currently intellectual and strategic: through the Immortal Network, he studies the Immortal Court, the Immortal Realm’s factions, cultivation levels, and possible future paths.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su discovers that Immortal Scriptures grant cultivators Undying Immortal Power in advance—power that does not decay, disperse, or weaken. Because of their immense advantages, he decides that obtaining one is his primary goal.
• He sells nearly all of his nonessential treasures through the Immortal Court, earning 1.38 million low-grade Immortal Crystals. Although wealthy for a newly ascended True Immortal, he remains far short of the 100 million required to purchase an Immortal Scripture.
• While searching for ways to earn more Immortal Crystals, Zhang Su learns about Dao Lectures and the importance of

Fruit Ranks

• Supreme Unity Fruit Rank: roughly 100 years of Dao Attainment
• Grand Unity Fruit Rank: roughly 1,000 years
• Primordial Unity Fruit Rank: roughly 100,000 years
  Fruit Ranks greatly enhance cultivation, status, and future advancement.
• Zhang Su discovers that Dao Attainment generally depends on rare insight and luck, but certain cultivation methods—called Enlightenment Techniques—can occasionally trigger enlightenment.
• Relying on his Compatibility Points, Zhang Su purchases and perfects the Spring and Autumn Art, an ordinary True Immortal-level technique. He raises its Compatibility Rate to 100% and uses Pure Yang Immortal Pills to accelerate cultivation.
• In only seven years, Zhang Su advances the technique from initiation to perfection, producing genuine Immortal Force. However, he does not achieve enlightenment or gain Dao Attainment from it.
• Zhang Su remains deliberately low-profile at the Ascension Institute, but his astonishing cultivation speed attracts the attention of many sects.
• True Immortal Miaoyang of Fate-Severing Mountain offers Zhang Su a First-Grade Immortal Seed position. Zhang Su rejects the offer unless the sect can provide him with an Immortal Scripture.
• Other sects also attempt to recruit him, but Zhang Su gives them the same condition. Since no sect is willing or able to provide such an expensive scripture, recruitment efforts cease, and rumors spread throughout the Ascension Institute about the mysterious True Immortal Boundless demanding an Immortal Scripture.
• Meanwhile, the declining Constellation Immortal Sect struggles to recruit an ascender with Golden Immortal potential. Its sect master, Profound Immortal Xingyi, decides to gamble on Zhang Su, believing that his ambition and talent may be far greater than others realize.
• The chapter ends with the Constellation Immortal Sect agreeing to take the enormous risk of acquiring an Immortal Scripture for Zhang Su.

2. Character Developments

Zhang Su

Becomes even more determined and ambitious after learning about Immortal Scriptures. He refuses to settle for ordinary opportunities, showing extreme confidence in his own potential. His seven-year perfection of the Spring and Autumn Art demonstrates his terrifying compatibility and cultivation speed. He also proves patient and focused, ignoring rumors and continuing to pursue enlightenment through multiple techniques.

True Immortal Miaoyang

Recognizes Zhang Su’s talent and assumes he intends to create a personal immortal technique. Although his recruitment attempt fails, he gains a clearer sense of Zhang Su’s unusual ambition.

Profound Immortal Xingyi

Reveals himself as a desperate but perceptive leader. Unlike the other sect elders, he sees Zhang Su’s demand for an Immortal Scripture not merely as arrogance, but as evidence of extraordinary confidence. He is willing to gamble the future of the Constellation Immortal Sect on Zhang Su.

Constellation Immortal Sect’s elders

Initially view Zhang Su’s demand as madness, but ultimately accept Xingyi’s reasoning because their sect is already close to extinction.

3. Significant Themes

• Ambition versus practicality: Zhang Su refuses ordinary sect offers because he seeks the highest possible foundation, while other immortals consider such demands unrealistic.
• Talent and inevitability versus luck: Most immortals rely on rare chances to comprehend the Dao, but Zhang Su’s Compatibility Points transform what is luck for others into something he can pursue with near certainty.
• The value of foundations: The chapter emphasizes that Immortal Scriptures and Fruit Ranks determine not only immediate strength but also long-term potential, status, and the possibility of reaching higher realms.
• Risk and survival: The Constellation Immortal Sect’s situation illustrates how sects without Golden Immortals inevitably decline. Its willingness to gamble on Zhang Su reflects the desperate choices required for survival.
• Hidden strength and reputation: Zhang Su’s low profile causes others to underestimate him, yet his achievements gradually make him one of the most discussed ascenders in the institute.
• Institutional power and inequality: Large sects can freely select talented ascenders, while declining sects must compete desperately for even one promising recruit.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhang Su interacts with the Immortal Court’s recycling representative, selling his treasures for Immortal Crystal Points.
• He studies the Immortal Network to understand Fruit Ranks, Dao Attainment, Enlightenment Techniques, and cultivation resources.
• He meets True Immortal Miaoyang, who offers him a First-Grade Immortal Seed position on behalf of Fate-Severing Mountain. Zhang Su counters by demanding an Immortal Scripture, effectively rejecting the offer.
• Numerous sects later visit Zhang Su with recruitment offers, but all fail because they cannot meet his demand.
• Ascenders discuss and speculate about Zhang Su, debating whether his accomplishments justify his confidence.
• Profound Immortal Xingyi debates with the Constellation Immortal Sect’s elders about recruiting Zhang Su. Despite the immense cost and risk, he persuades them that Zhang Su may be their only chance to restore the sect’s future.

Chapter Summary: Primordial Immortal Scripture Initiation After Ten Years!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two years after Zhang Su publicly demanded an Immortal Scripture as the price for joining a sect, Profound Immortal Xingyi, Sect Master of the declining Constellation Immortal Sect, personally visits him.
• Although the Constellation Immortal Sect possesses no Immortal Scripture and has lost all of its Golden Immortals, it agrees to provide Zhang Su with one hundred million Lower-Grade Immortal Crystals—the exact amount needed to purchase one from the Immortal Court.
• The sect’s goal is for Zhang Su, who possesses exceptional Golden Immortal potential, to eventually become a Golden Immortal and restore the sect’s former glory. In return, Zhang Su will become a core disciple and receive the sect’s full support.
• Zhang Su accepts, provided the Immortal Crystals are transferred immediately. Profound Immortal Xingyi fulfills the agreement, and the two sign an Immortal Network contract.
• Zhang Su examines the available True Immortal-level Immortal Scriptures and chooses the Primordial Immortal Scripture, which produces vast Primordial Immortal Power with indestructible and decomposing properties. Its accompanying technique, the Great Primordial Art, can supposedly break down all forms of power.
• The scripture initially has a zero Compatibility Rate, but Zhang Su spends ten Compatibility Points to raise it to 100%.
• After cultivating for a year, Zhang Su reaches the scripture’s Initiation Realm and produces his first strand of Primordial Immortal Power. He postpones cultivating the Great Primordial Art because he is still focused on perfecting a second Dao-comprehension technique.
• His ten-year term at the Ascension Institute ends. He loses the Institute’s protection and must leave.
• Zhang Su says goodbye to fellow Ascenders and reveals that he will join the Constellation Immortal Sect. Others initially question the decision because the sect lacks a Golden Immortal, but their opinions change when they realize the sect has likely given him an Immortal Scripture.
• Profound Immortal Xingyi personally arrives to escort Zhang Su to the sect.
• Zhang Su reaches the Constellation Immortal Sect, where the disciples eagerly await the supposed “Golden Immortal Seed.” The chapter ends as Zhang Su steps out of the flying boat and becomes the focus of countless expectant gazes.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su: Demonstrates caution by clarifying whether the Immortal Scripture offer is officially sanctioned by the entire sect. He accepts the sect’s burdens because the immediate access to an Immortal Scripture and the promise of sect-wide resources outweigh the disadvantages. His confidence and ambition remain strong, and he believes he can eventually reach the peak of the Immortal Realm.
• Profound Immortal Xingyi: Reveals the desperation of the Constellation Immortal Sect and personally stakes the sect’s future on Zhang Su. His willingness to transfer one hundred million Immortal Crystals shows his trust in Zhang Su’s potential.
• True Immortal Zhenyun and the other Ascenders: Represent the varied paths available after leaving the Ascension Institute. Their initial concern about Zhang Su’s choice reflects the risks of joining a declining sect, but they acknowledge the sincerity and value of the Constellation Immortal Sect’s offer.
• The Constellation Immortal Sect: Shifts from a dying Immortal King lineage to a sect with renewed hope. Its entire future is now tied to Zhang Su’s growth.

Significant Themes

• Opportunity versus freedom: Zhang Su gives up the independence of a Loose Immortal to gain resources, protection, and immediate access to an Immortal Scripture.
• Hope amid decline: The Constellation Immortal Sect is nearly powerless, yet it gambles everything on a single talented disciple.
• The burden of expectations: Zhang Su inherits the sect’s karma and its hopes for revival, but he remains confident that pressure will not interfere with his cultivation.
• Talent and cultivation difficulty: Even with perfect compatibility, the Primordial Immortal Scripture takes an entire year merely to reach the Initiation Realm, emphasizing the enormous difficulty of high-level cultivation.
• The importance of strategic choices: Zhang Su chooses the scripture not by compatibility alone but by how well it complements his powerful Chaos World.

Important Character Interactions

• Zhang Su and Profound Immortal Xingyi negotiate the terms of his recruitment, with Zhang Su carefully confirming the sect’s commitment before agreeing.
• Zhang Su exchanges views with Zhenyun and other Ascenders about their futures after leaving the Ascension Institute.
• The Ascenders first warn Zhang Su against joining a sect without a Golden Immortal, then recognize that the Constellation Immortal Sect’s extraordinary investment makes the decision reasonable.
• Profound Immortal Xingyi formally receives Zhang Su as a disciple and escorts him to the sect, where the sect’s members eagerly await the person they believe will restore their lineage.

Chapter Summary: The Two Sects Attack, Great Primordial Immortal Art Shows Its Might!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Profound Immortal Xingyi formally introduces Zhang Su as an Ascender from the Ascension Institute with Golden Immortal potential. The Constellation Immortal Sect immediately recognizes him as its Eldest Senior Brother, granting him exceptional status and unrestricted access to the sect’s cultivation resources.
• Zhang Su receives his own mountain peak, naming it Boundless Peak, with the Boundless Grotto Abode. He reflects that True Immortals are not truly free or immortal; only Golden Immortals possess eternal, indestructible lifespans.
• Zhang Su organizes his cultivation priorities: the Primordial Immortal Scripture, the Great Primordial Art, enlightenment techniques, and physical cultivation. His physical body is at the sixty-ninth tier and must reach the seventieth to rival a True Immortal.
• To cultivate multiple techniques simultaneously, he begins studying the Heart Lotus Art, which creates additional minds as the Heart Lotus blooms. Over several decades, it blooms three petals, allowing Zhang Su to divide his mind among five tasks.
• During this period:
  • The Primordial Immortal Scripture reaches the Minor Accomplishment Realm.
  • The Great Primordial Art also reaches minor accomplishment.
  • Zhang Su completes several enlightenment-type techniques, though he has not yet entered a true state of enlightenment.
• The Flying Star Immortal Sect and Celestial Star Immortal Sect, both backed by Golden Immortals, challenge the Constellation Immortal Sect. If the Constellation Sect loses, it must surrender important interests.
• Profound Immortal Xingyi summons Zhang Su. Although concerned that Zhang Su has cultivated for only a few decades, he allows him to choose whether to participate. Zhang Su accepts without hesitation.
• At the Martial Arts Arena, Zhang Su changes the planned “best two out of three” format into a single group battle, proposing that all disciples fight at once. This displays his immense confidence.
• Six elite True Immortal disciples from the two opposing sects join forces and unleash powerful techniques and Immortal Artifacts against Zhang Su’s group.
• Zhang Su uses the Great Primordial Art for the first time in battle. A radiant immortal light decomposes and annihilates all incoming attacks, destroys the opponents’ defenses, and forces all six challengers to surrender almost instantly.
• The Constellation Immortal Sect wins decisively.

Character Developments

• Zhang Su transitions from a newly arrived Ascender into the sect’s central hope and undisputed Eldest Senior Brother. He demonstrates patience and disciplined cultivation but also reveals overwhelming confidence in his combat ability.
• His cultivation becomes increasingly versatile through the Heart Lotus Art, allowing him to train several techniques at once. His mastery of the Primordial Immortal Scripture and Great Primordial Art establishes the foundation for his exceptional strength.
• Profound Immortal Xingyi shows strong faith in Zhang Su while remaining cautious and protective. He understands that Zhang Su’s Immortal Scripture may give him combat power far beyond what his short cultivation period suggests.
• The Constellation Sect’s elders and disciples initially doubt whether Zhang Su is ready to face experienced opponents, but their doubts are erased by his effortless victory.
• The disciples of the Flying Star and Celestial Star Immortal Sects approach Zhang Su cautiously because of his reputation as an Ascender, but they are quickly overwhelmed.

Significant Themes

• Talent versus cultivation time: Zhang Su has trained for only decades, yet his Golden Immortal potential and Immortal Scripture allow him to surpass opponents who have cultivated for centuries or millennia.
• The value of an Immortal Scripture: The chapter emphasizes that supreme cultivation methods can produce extraordinary combat power even before they are fully mastered.
• Strategic cultivation and efficiency: Zhang Su’s pursuit of divided consciousness reflects his desire to overcome the limits of time and cultivate multiple paths simultaneously.
• Sect honor and responsibility: Zhang Su accepts the challenge not only to test himself but also to protect the Constellation Immortal Sect from losing crucial resources.
• Confidence backed by ability: Zhang Su’s bold words and unconventional battle proposal are justified by his overwhelming performance.
• The limitations of immortality: True Immortals still face limited lifespans and constraints, while Golden Immortals represent genuine freedom and eternal existence.

Character Interactions

• Xingyi publicly elevates Zhang Su above the other disciples, promising him guidance from any elder and nearly all sect resources.
• Zhang Su respectfully acknowledges the elders but acts decisively when the sect’s interests are threatened.
• Xingyi and the elders debate whether Zhang Su should fight; Xingyi defends him by pointing to his progress in the Immortal Scripture.
• Two Constellation Sect disciples are assigned to protect Zhang Su during the battle. Though frightened by the enemy’s overwhelming attack, they refuse to retreat.
• Zhang Su steps forward to protect them, effortlessly neutralizing the combined assault of all six enemy disciples.
• The battle transforms Zhang Su’s relationship with the sect: he is no longer merely a promising recruit, but a proven powerhouse and the sect’s most reliable future hope.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Su shocks the Jade Pool Dharma Assembly audience by defeating six elite disciples from the Flying Star Immortal Sect and Celestial Star Immortal Sect with a single move.
• His attack is identified as the Great Primordial Art, confirming that he has successfully cultivated the legendary Primordial Immortal Scripture.
• The defeated sects acknowledge Zhang Su’s overwhelming strength and leave the Constellation Immortal Sect. His victory greatly boosts the sect’s prestige and confidence in his potential.
• Zhang Su requests a Dragon Origin Fruit from Sect Master Profound Immortal Xingyi to advance his body cultivation. Instead, the sect master gives him all three remaining fruits.
• After consuming the fruits over several years, Zhang Su’s body advances from the 69th to the 72nd Stage, reaching the level of a True Immortal Body and gaining the rare Basic Immortal Body physique.
• Zhang Su continues cultivating multiple enlightenment-oriented techniques. After perfecting eleven of them, he enters a rare Sudden Enlightenment state and gains over a year of Dao Attainment, reaching one year and three months.
• Twenty-three years later, the fourth lotus petal of his Heart Lotus Art blooms, allowing Zhang Su to divide his mind six ways and cultivate three enlightenment techniques simultaneously.
• The Immortal Court announces the opening of the Jade Pool Dharma Assembly, a once-in-an-era event featuring precious immortal fruits, treasures, and Dao lectures. Zhang Su registers for the True Immortal selection.
• To qualify, Zhang Su must enter the top one hundred of the Immortal Network’s True Immortal rankings. Rather than wait in the enormous queue to challenge the weakest-ranked contender, he targets higher-ranked opponents.
• He challenges and defeats True Immortal Futu, ranked sixty-ninth, with a single use of the Great Primordial Art. Futu’s attacks and Killing Intent are completely decomposed, and Zhang Su crushes him effortlessly.
• Futu challenges Zhang Su again but is defeated even more easily. He accepts that Zhang Su is far beyond an ordinary True Immortal and later reclaims seventieth place by defeating the previous occupant.
• Zhang Su’s appearance in the rankings under the identity True Immortal Boundless attracts widespread attention and causes the Constellation Immortal Sect to become a major topic on the Immortal Network.

2. Character Developments

• Zhang Su establishes himself as an extraordinary True Immortal-level prodigy. His mastery of the Primordial Immortal Scripture, powerful body, and ability to cultivate several techniques simultaneously make him vastly stronger than ordinary opponents.
• He becomes more confident and proactive, recognizing that valuable opportunities must be seized rather than relying solely on secluded cultivation.
• His cultivation strategy becomes increasingly efficient through mind division, enlightenment techniques, and the Heart Lotus Art.
• Profound Immortal Xingyi becomes highly supportive of Zhang Su, viewing him as the key to reviving the Constellation Immortal Sect. He rewards Zhang Su generously and promises continued assistance.
• True Immortal Futu, initially arrogant toward the unknown challenger, is forced to reassess Zhang Su’s strength after suffering two effortless defeats. He retains his dignity by acknowledging that the Immortal Realm contains hidden experts.

3. Significant Themes

• Overwhelming talent and hidden strength: Zhang Su’s ability to cultivate an Immortal Scripture and defeat elite True Immortals demonstrates that true prodigies can surpass established rankings and reputations.
• The importance of body cultivation: The chapter emphasizes that a powerful physical body becomes increasingly important at higher realms, especially for advancing toward the Golden Immortal realm.
• Opportunity versus hard work: Zhang Su values secluded cultivation but also understands that rare opportunities—such as the Jade Pool Dharma Assembly—must be actively pursued.
• Accumulation and efficient cultivation: His method of perfecting many enlightenment techniques and dividing his mind reflects the novel’s focus on maximizing cultivation efficiency.
• Sect revival and reputation: Zhang Su’s achievements strengthen the Constellation Immortal Sect and begin restoring its influence in the Immortal Realm.
• The limits of rankings: Rankings can identify elite figures, but they do not account for hidden experts like Zhang Su, whose strength dramatically exceeds his public reputation.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhang Su respectfully reports his victory to Sect Master Xingyi, who praises him and offers him whatever resources he needs.
• Xingyi gives Zhang Su three Dragon Origin Fruits instead of the single fruit requested, demonstrating both his trust and his investment in Zhang Su’s future.
• The Flying Star and Celestial Star sect elders indirectly confirm Zhang Su’s cultivation of the Primordial Immortal Scripture before withdrawing with their defeated disciples.
• Zhang Su and True Immortal Futu clash through the Immortal Network. Futu’s confidence and contempt turn into shock, humiliation, and finally reluctant respect after Zhang Su defeats him twice without resistance.
• Zhang Su’s success triggers widespread investigation and discussion across the Immortal Network, bringing renewed attention to the Constellation Immortal Sect.