Chapter Summaries

Mu Chen’s group met the blind swordsman Li Chunyun while traveling toward Sacred Land City, where young prodigies were gathering before entering the Sacred Land. After sharing a meal and learning of Li Chunyun’s strength, the group reached the city.

• Tuntun asked Mu Chen to cook the Source Beasts, and the group shared a meal in the forest.
• Li Chunyun emerged from the woods, and Green Vine recognized the Sword Dynasty’s Blind Swordsman as a rival capable of contending with Wu Huang.
• Mu Chen invited Li Chunyun to eat, and the hungry swordsman shared the meal with the group before thanking them and leaving.
• Zhou Yuan assessed the gap between his strength and Wu Huang’s, while Mu Chen gave Yaoyao a mask to conceal her appearance.
• Mu Chen’s group hurried to Sacred Land City, which was crowded with young prodigies heading for the Sacred Land.

Mu Chen, Yaoyao, Green Vine, and Zhou Yuan arrived in Sacred Land City and sought entry to Proud Son Tower, where someone appeared to be targeting them. Zhou Yuan entered after handling the gatekeeper himself, and the group discussed the danger of meeting Wu Huang in the Sacred Land.

• Zhou Yuan and his companions entered Sacred Land City and headed to Proud Son Tower after Green Vine suggested it as a place to gather information.
• Xiao Luo let Green Vine enter but stopped Mu Chen, Yaoyao, and Zhou Yuan, so Mu Chen and Yaoyao displayed their powerful souls to force him to let them pass.
• Mu Chen and Yaoyao entered Proud Son Tower while Zhou Yuan stayed behind and fought Xiao Luo until he earned entry on his own.
• Green Vine and Mu Chen suspected the Great Wu Dynasty had arranged for the gatekeeper to target them, possibly because of Zhou Yuan or Green Vine.
• Zhou Yuan said he wanted to reclaim what Wu Huang had taken from him but would wait until he was stronger, and Mu Chen warned that they might be separated inside the Sacred Land.

Mu Chen and Green Vine gathered information and met Zuoqiu Qingyu, who joined them when they returned to the room. The group learned that Zhou Yuan needed the Soul Nether Fruit and Vermilion Blood Grass, which would be auctioned that night.

• Mu Chen and Green Vine left to gather information while Zhou Yuan cultivated and Yaoyao stayed behind.
• Zuoqiu Qingyu appeared, teased Mu Chen, and introduced herself to him and Green Vine.
• Mu Chen agreed to let Zuoqiu Qingyu join them, and they returned to the room together.
• Yaoyao and Zuoqiu Qingyu exchanged remarks while Mu Chen teased them.
• Green Vine said the Soul Nether Fruit and Vermilion Blood Grass would be auctioned that night, and Zhou Yuan welcomed the chance to obtain them.

At an auction beneath Proud Son Tower, Zhou Yuan reflected on his goal of defeating Wu Huang while Mu Chen bought Yaoyao wine and punished Xiao Tianxuan for driving up the price. The auction continued with Xiao Tianxuan injured and forced to leave to recover before the Sacred Land opened.

• Zhou Yuan and his companions watched the auction, and Zhou Yuan said he would eventually defeat Wu Huang and reclaim the Saint Dragon Destiny.
• The first auction item, a damaged quasi-Heavenly Source Weapon, sold for two million one hundred thousand Source Crystals, far beyond Zhou Yuan’s means.
• Mu Chen bid on Purple Orchid Jade Wine for Yaoyao, but Xiao Tianxuan in VIP Room One repeatedly raised the price.
• Mu Chen used the Space Ancestral Symbol to send a Soul Needle into Xiao Tianxuan, causing him intense pain and injuring his soul.
• Xiao Tianxuan left to recover, and Mu Chen won the wine for one hundred sixty thousand Source Crystals.

After securing the auction goods, Zhou Yuan and his companions confronted Gu Ling, who blamed Zhou Yuan for her younger brother's death, but Mu Chen admitted to killing him and led the group away. At the Proud Son Tower, Zhou Yuan came face to face with Wu Huang, whose overwhelming pressure Mu Chen countered.

• Zhou Yuan used his fortune to buy the Nether Soul Fruit and Vermilion Blood Grass, and Yaoyao gave Mu Chen a Fourth-grade Origin Pattern to pawn if needed.
• Gu Ling confronted Zhou Yuan and accused him of killing her younger brother, while her lackeys tried to rally the other proud sons against him.
• Mu Chen revealed that he had killed Gu Ling's younger brother, challenged the crowd's condemnation of killing, and took his companions past Gu Ling.
• Gu Ling resolved to gather allies and seek revenge in the Sacred Land, while Green Vine told Zuoqiu Qingyu about the destruction of the Gu Family's Soul Refining Tower.
• Zhou Yuan recognized Wu Huang at the Proud Son Tower, and Wu Huang unleashed his Source Qi pressure before Mu Chen neutralized it.

Zhou Yuan confronted Wu Huang without fighting, while Mu Chen and Yaoyao helped keep the peace before the group shared an extravagant meal paid for by Zuoqiu Qingyu. Mu Chen later studied Origin Patterns with Yaoyao, and six powerful experts arrived above Sacred Land City as the Sacred Land events drew near.

• Wu Huang recognized Mu Chen’s strength, traded threats with Zhou Yuan, and left without fighting because of the City Lord’s Manor.
• Zuoqiu Qingyu offered to pay for a meal, and Mu Chen ordered nearly a million Source Crystals’ worth of dishes.
• Yaoyao taught Mu Chen a Fourth-grade Origin Pattern, but he said he would focus on his other paths of cultivation.
• Zuoqiu Qingyu teased Mu Chen and Yaoyao about a secret rendezvous, and they both left her behind before Green Vine slipped away too.
• Six beams of light appeared above Sacred Land City, and Mu Chen remarked on the power of the arriving Divine Mansion Realm experts.

Mu Chen chose the Cang Xuan Sect and explained to Zhou Yuan why the Sacred Land offered the best chance to confront Wu Huang. The group reached the Sacred Land, where many prodigies had gathered and fierce competition awaited.

• Mu Chen chose the Cang Xuan Sect, and Yaoyao agreed to follow him; he defused her anger at his teasing by offering her wine.
• Zhou Yuan told Mu Chen about the barefoot man, and Mu Chen explained the Holy Palace’s strength and its conflict with the Cang Xuan Sect.
• Mu Chen revealed that the fallen Saint was the Cang Xuan Ancestor, whose lingering obsession could deter the Holy Palace envoy from interfering in the Sacred Land.
• Zhou Yuan resolved to confront Wu Huang in the Sacred Land, despite suspecting he had a life-saving treasure.
• Mu Chen and the others arrived at the Sacred Land, where they saw its vast basin, encircling Sacred River, and crowds of prodigies gathering on six stone platforms.

Wu Huang attacked Zhou Yuan while Zhao Pan suppressed his companions, but Mu Chen used spatial power to slap Zhao Pan and protect the others. The prodigies entered the Sacred Land, where Mu Chen was separated from Yaoyao and the others and landed in the water.

• Wu Huang attacked Zhou Yuan with a crimson Source Qi punch while Zhao Pan used his pressure to restrain Green Vine and the others.
• Mu Chen reached through space and slapped Zhao Pan, leaving him furious and the prodigies free of his suppression.
• The six Divine Mansion Realm envoys opened a gap in the mist, and the prodigies rushed into the Sacred Land.
• Mu Chen taunted Zhao Pan about the slap before entering the Sacred Land, prompting Mu Wuji to laugh and Zhao Pan to rage helplessly.
• Mu Chen arrived separated from Yaoyao and the others and plunged into the water.

Mu Chen discovered the Sacred Mark beneath the Golden Pool and survived its assault on his Divine Soul with the help of the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols. The Sacred Mark entered his glabella, and the pool’s golden light remade his body, advancing his Great Sun Lightning Body to the Jade Lightning Body.

• Mu Chen recognized the Golden Pool and descended to its floor, using the Bronze Lightning Body and Silver Soul to withstand the pressure.
• Mu Chen searched the pool floor with his Divine Soul, unearthed a broken stone slab bearing the Sacred Mark, and touched it.
• The Sacred Mark attacked Mu Chen’s Divine Soul, but the Eight Great Ancestral Symbols surrounded it and contained the damage.
• After the struggle, the Sacred Mark entered Mu Chen’s glabella, and he absorbed the Golden Pool’s light to strengthen his Origin Energy foundation and refine his body.
• Mu Chen’s Great Sun Lightning Body advanced from the Bronze Lightning Body to the Jade Lightning Body, and his Divine Soul became more solid.

Mu Chen activated the Barrier-Breaking Sacred Mark, then learned from the Sacred Tablet that Wu Huang and Ye Ming had injured Yaoyao. As Zhou Yuan and his companions hurried to help, Mu Chen searched for them by pushing the Space Ancestral Symbol to its limit.

• Mu Chen activated the Barrier-Breaking Sacred Mark and discovered it let him see flaws in things.
• Mu Chen learned from Little Marten that five days had passed, and a Sacred Tablet appeared announcing that only those whose names were inscribed could enter the Sacred Land.
• Tuntun arrived with a host of submitted Source Beasts and asked Mu Chen where Yaoyao was.
• The Sacred Tablet revealed that Wu Huang and Ye Ming had joined forces against Yaoyao and injured her, making Mu Chen's gaze turn icy.
• Zhou Yuan, Green Vine, and Zuoqiu Qingyu set out to find Yaoyao and support her.
• Mu Chen used the Space Ancestral Symbol to search for them, and he found them.

Wu Huang and Ye Ming pursued Yaoyao until Mu Chen arrived in time to protect her from their attacks. After learning Mu Chen had secretly marked her mask to track her, Yaoyao accepted his explanation and felt reassured by his protection.

• Wu Huang and Ye Ming tracked Yaoyao through the mountains, and Yaoyao used a teleportation Source Rune to escape their first attack.
• Wu Huang and Ye Ming caught up with Yaoyao, who stopped and prepared to touch the ancient rune between her brows.
• Mu Chen appeared, pulled Yaoyao into his arms, and blocked Wu Huang and Ye Ming's attacks with his silver-armored arm.
• Yaoyao discovered the silver mark on her mask and questioned Mu Chen about how he had found her.
• Mu Chen explained that he had placed the mark as a safeguard, and Yaoyao accepted his explanation.

Mu Chen rescued the injured Yaoyao by using the Spirit Gathering Mat to fuse Source Qi and Soul Power into Origin God Power, then drove Wu Huang and Ye Ming to retreat. The Sacred Tablet recorded Mu Chen’s victory, while Wu Huang vowed to settle the score later.

• Mu Chen confronted Wu Huang and Ye Ming for attacking Yaoyao and revealed the Spirit Gathering Mat.
• Mu Chen fused Source Qi and Soul Power into Origin God Power and unleashed the Great Desolation Prison Finger, heavily injuring Wu Huang and Ye Ming.
• Ye Ming covered the area in darkness, allowing himself and Wu Huang to escape before Mu Chen could strike again.
• Yaoyao chose not to pursue them and said Wu Huang should be left to Zhou Yuan.
• The Sacred Tablet recorded Mu Chen’s battle against Wu Huang and Ye Ming as a minor victory, astonishing the other geniuses.
• Wu Huang and Ye Ming recovered in safety, and Wu Huang vowed to settle the score later.

Mu Chen found Yaoyao after she had escaped Wu Huang and Ye Ming, and used Life Qi to heal her shoulder wound. With Yaoyao ready to reunite with Tuntun, Zuoqiu Qingyu arrived and asked to join them.

• Yaoyao asked Mu Chen whether he had seen Tuntun, and he explained that he had reached her after seeing her plight on the Sacred Tablet.
• Yaoyao sat down to tend her shoulder wound, but Mu Chen offered to heal it with Life Qi from the Life and Death Ancestral Symbol.
• Mu Chen healed Yaoyao's wound completely, leaving no scar, and she thanked him.
• Yaoyao declined to chase Wu Huang and Ye Ming, saying they could pay if she encountered them again, and agreed to meet Tuntun.
• Zuoqiu Qingyu arrived and asked to accompany Mu Chen and Yaoyao.

Mu Chen, Yaoyao, and Zuoqiu Qingyu reached the Golden Pool, where they rested and absorbed its benefits. Mu Chen used the Barrier-Breaking Sacred Mark to peek through the women’s concealment, then continued strengthening his Origin Energy while holding back from a breakthrough.

• Mu Chen brought Yaoyao and Zuoqiu Qingyu to the Golden Pool, where Tuntun was guarding the area and soaking in its golden liquid.
• Tuntun smelled blood on Yaoyao and grew angry, but Yaoyao reassured it that her injuries had healed.
• Yaoyao used a Mist Concealment Pattern to hide herself and Zuoqiu Qingyu as they entered the pool, while Mu Chen soaked nearby.
• Mu Chen used the Barrier-Breaking Sacred Mark to see through the mist, prompting the Cang Xuan Ancestor’s lingering obsession to condemn his misuse of the treasure.
• Mu Chen stopped peeking and absorbed the Golden Pool’s energy, restraining himself from breaking through to the Heaven Pass Realm.

Mu Chen and the others reunited with Zhou Yuan’s group at the Golden Pool, where Mu Chen lent Zhou Yuan a portion of the Space Ancestral Symbol’s origin to help him face Wu Huang. The group learned Zhou Yuan had reached the Heaven Pass Realm with a foundation of 768 zhang, while Mu Chen remained an unsettling mystery to Zuoqiu Qingyu.

• Tuntun stopped more than a dozen Fourth Grade Source Beasts from attacking Zhou Yuan, Green Vine, and Zhen Xu.
• Zhou Yuan and the others joined Mu Chen’s group atop the mountain, and Yaoyao reassured Green Vine that she was well.
• Mu Chen warned Zhou Yuan that Wu Huang was powerful and could recover from his injuries, then lent him a portion of the Space Ancestral Symbol’s spatial origin.
• Zhou Yuan told Mu Chen that his qi had surged through the Heaven Pass by 768 zhang, astonishing Green Vine and Zuoqiu Qingyu.
• Zuoqiu Qingyu noticed that Mu Chen was still in the late stage of the Qi Nourishing Realm despite having Source Qi that felt like someone in the Heaven Pass Realm.

After the Sacred Tower appeared, Mu Chen and the other prodigies whose names were on the Sacred Tablet entered it to seek a great fortune. There, Mu Chen suddenly attacked Ye Ming and killed him with the Heavenly Abyss Blade.

• Mu Chen’s aura showed that he was close to breaking through, and he chilled a bottle of wine for Yaoyao.
• The Sacred Tablet summoned the names inscribed upon it to enter the Sacred Tower, while Tuntun was left behind because Source Beasts could not enter.
• Mu Chen spotted Ye Ming on the platform and attacked him without warning with the Heavenly Abyss Blade.
• Mu Chen’s blade cut through Ye Ming’s Night Demon Qi shield and struck his soul, leaving Ye Ming dead.

Mu Chen killed Ye Ming, confronted Wu Huang alongside Zhou Yuan, and was transported to a secluded mountain pavilion where Yaoyao joined him. They met the Cang Xuan Ancestor, who learned that Cangyuan had been pursued by suspected Holy Clan experts.

• Mu Chen killed Ye Ming and told Wu Huang that he would have killed him too if Zhou Yuan had not claimed him.
• Zhou Yuan challenged Wu Huang over the Saint Dragon Destiny, and a beam of light transported Mu Chen away.
• Mu Chen waited in a secluded stone pavilion, where Yaoyao arrived after being swept from the Saint Ladder by a green torrent.
• Mu Chen and Yaoyao followed a stone path through the forest and met the Cang Xuan Ancestor at a mist-shrouded cliff.
• Mu Chen told the Cang Xuan Ancestor that Cangyuan had encountered mysterious pursuers suspected to be experts from the Holy Clan.

Cang Xuan Ancestor showed Yaoyao and Mu Chen the memory of how he fought three Holy Clan experts and sent the infant Yaoyao away before he died. Yaoyao learned that Cang Xuan Ancestor had saved her, and he invited Mu Chen to break through in a place hidden from those outside.

• Mu Chen told Cang Xuan Ancestor about the Holy Clan traces in the Black Abyss and the War Puppet Sect, and Cang Xuan Ancestor explained the Holy Clan's past influence over Cangxuan Heaven.
• Cang Xuan Ancestor conjured a memory showing himself holding infant Yaoyao as three Holy Clan experts attacked him.
• Cang Xuan Ancestor fought the three experts, sent infant Yaoyao away, and was killed; he told Yaoyao that the infant in the memory was her.
• Yaoyao thanked Cang Xuan Ancestor for saving her, while Mu Chen narrowly avoided provoking her with a remark about little Yaoyao.
• Cang Xuan Ancestor told Mu Chen he could break through there without the people outside noticing.

Mu Chen broke through to the Heaven Pass Realm and raised his Source Qi pillar to an unprecedented thousand zhang with help from the Cang Xuan Ancestor and Yaoyao. His foundation was stable enough for him to enter the Primordial Realm.

• Mu Chen swallowed a Nirvana Heart Pill and began his Heaven Pass breakthrough, sending a multicolored Source Qi pillar skyward.
• Mu Chen's pillar climbed to nine hundred ninety-nine zhang, then stalled just short of the ultimate limit.
• The Cang Xuan Ancestor sent a point of golden spiritual light into Mu Chen's Qi Mansion to strengthen his Origin Energy foundation.
• Mu Chen's pillar reached nine hundred ninety-nine zhang and nine chi before stalling again.
• Yaoyao secretly added a drop of blood containing Spirit Material to Mu Chen, and his Source Qi pillar broke through to one thousand zhang.
• The Cang Xuan Ancestor congratulated Mu Chen, who believed the Ancestor had helped him and prepared to enter the Primordial Realm.

Zhou Yuan used Mu Chen’s borrowed Space Ancestral Symbol to defeat and behead Wu Huang after a hard-fought battle. The spectators were left stunned, while Cang Xuan Ancestor approved of Mu Chen’s help against Holy Palace.

• Mu Chen asked Cang Xuan Ancestor to show him Zhou Yuan’s fight against Wu Huang and offered to let Zhou Yuan receive the sacred blood.
• Wu Huang battered Zhou Yuan’s Origin Pattern barrier with a Heaven Origin Art and prepared to finish him with a giant crimson fist.
• Zhou Yuan used the Space Ancestral Symbol to vanish from the attack and strike Wu Huang’s throat with purple light.
• Wu Huang’s head was severed before he could use his Saint Dragon Destiny, and the spectators watched Zhou Yuan claim victory.
• Zhou Yuan thanked Mu Chen for lending him the symbol, and Cang Xuan Ancestor praised Mu Chen for helping him fight Holy Palace.