Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “A Terror from Mo Hai’s Era, a Gift”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue searches for the Taboo Dao-Revealing Divine Flower, an essential resource for Taboo Lives of the Divine Path to increase their Divine Rank.
• Gray Valley has never heard of it, so Li Yue consults Maiden Myth in the Mythic Dimension. She explains that the flower is a manifestation of the Three Thousand Dimensions’ Divine Path Rules and that the flowers once planted there have all perished.
• Li Yue travels to a special dimension within the Pangu Dimension to seek Tuo Yun, but instead encounters the time projection of Mo Hai, the greatest human expert in history.
• Mo Hai’s projection is summoned by Dao Mo, an ancient powerhouse from Mo Hai’s era whose strength reaches the Half-step Dimension-level.
• Dao Mo reveals that he and Mo Hai were once close friends and fellow Dao discussants. He also reveals that his beloved was Mo Hai’s daughter.
• Dao Mo has repeatedly restarted the timeline of the Evil Zenith Dimension in an attempt to alter the past and revive her. The dimension is uniquely saturated with half of the Three Thousand Dimensions’ foul power, making revival impossible.
• When Li Yue asks about the divine flower, Dao Mo immediately produces one and gifts it to him.
• Li Yue is overjoyed because the flower may allow him to advance to the Intermediate Taboo Divine Rank, potentially bringing his combat strength close to the Dimension-level. However, he still lacks the final condition required for advancement.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates his growing power and expanding network of knowledge. His strength has reached the Intermediate Dao-wielding Grade and is nearing the Advanced Grade, yet he remains aware that further Divine Rank advancement is necessary.
• He also becomes more cautious and strategic, seeking information from increasingly ancient and powerful beings rather than relying only on familiar allies.
• Dao Mo is introduced as an ancient, terrifying figure connected directly to Mo Hai’s era. Despite his immense strength, he is driven by grief and devotion, having repeated time countless times to revive his beloved.
• Mo Hai gains further historical depth. He was not only the strongest human expert but also had a close friendship with Dao Mo and a daughter whose death remains central to Dao Mo’s existence.
• Maiden Myth provides important historical knowledge about the origins and nature of the Taboo Dao-Revealing Divine Flower.

Significant Themes

• The limits of power and resurrection: Even an existence capable of repeatedly restarting time cannot easily overcome the corruption of the Evil Zenith Dimension or restore the dead.
• Enduring love and obsession: Dao Mo’s endless attempts to revive his beloved show the strength—and potentially destructive nature—of devotion across countless ages.
• The mysteries of ancient history: Li Yue discovers that figures from Mo Hai’s distant era still survive and possess knowledge far beyond that of contemporary cultivators.
• Advancement through rare opportunities: The divine flower represents both a breakthrough in cultivation and the difficulty of fulfilling all conditions for true advancement.
• The contrast between immense power and personal vulnerability: Dao Mo is nearly unimaginably powerful, yet remains bound by grief, while Li Yue’s ambitions are similarly shaped by the dangers surrounding his cultivation path.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue questions Gray Valley about Yun Qiannian’s advancement, revealing the limits of Gray Valley’s knowledge.
• Maiden Myth explains the flower’s significance and confirms that none remain in the Mythic Dimension.
• Li Yue meets Dao Mo after entering the time-reincarnating dimension. Dao Mo recognizes Mo Hai’s projection immediately and recounts their former friendship.
• Dao Mo’s revelation that his beloved was Mo Hai’s daughter shocks Li Yue, who humorously judges the situation internally.
• Dao Mo answers Li Yue’s questions about the Evil Zenith Dimension and generously gives him the Taboo Dao-Revealing Divine Flower, creating a major opportunity for Li Yue’s future advancement.

Chapter Summary: The Final Condition: Crossing the “Great Dao Tribulation”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue receives the Taboo Dao-Revealing Divine Flower from Dao Mo. Dao Mo considers it an ordinary Creation-grade taboo item and gives it away without hesitation.
• Li Yue informs Dao Mo that Wu Dao and Ming Yan have both recently attained the Dimension-level. Dao Mo is shocked because he was unaware of their breakthroughs.
• They reason that the simultaneous ascension of two Dimension-level Taboo Lives is highly abnormal and likely the result of interference by an extremely powerful being. Li Yue suspects the enemy opposing the Azure Cloud Sea lineage, while both conclude that only Transcendence-grade existences could likely manipulate events on this scale.
• After discussing the matter and expounding the Dao together for three days, Li Yue leaves Dao Mo.
• Li Yue returns to his Divine Domain and realizes that only one requirement remains before he can advance his Divine Path: he must draw down the Great Dao Tribulation, merge with the Dao, and become a true Taboo Deity.
• He suppresses his fear and deliberately initiates the tribulation by stepping outside the Dimension of Myriad Daos and activating his Divine Domain and Jurisdiction.
• Four of the Ten Great Perils of Endless Darkness appear simultaneously:
  • Annihilation Dao Wind
  • Netherworld Myriad-Gloom Water
  • Ultimate Life-Severing Fire
  • Earth Dao Aurora
• Li Yue initially fears that he is facing the full power of these legendary calamities, which could annihilate even powerful Taboo Lives. He then realizes that they are only manifestations containing part of their true strength.
• Even so, each peril possesses Intermediate Dao-wielding Grade power, making the tribulation extraordinarily dangerous. Li Yue prepares to endure the assault using the protective power of his Divine Domain.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates increasing confidence and determination. Although he recognizes the danger of the Great Dao Tribulation, he refuses to remain governed by fear and chooses to face it directly.
• His understanding of his own cultivation deepens: despite having strength far beyond his current Divine Rank, he acknowledges that advancement requires completing the formal trial imposed by the Three Thousand Dimensions.
• Li Yue also becomes more convinced that a hidden Transcendence-grade enemy is influencing major events across the dimensions.
• Dao Mo is presented as detached from ordinary treasures but highly perceptive regarding the larger cosmic situation. His surprise at Wu Dao and Ming Yan’s breakthroughs reinforces how unprecedented their simultaneous advancement is.
• Li Yue’s power is emphasized through the fact that the tribulation must use catastrophic forces normally capable of killing Advanced Dao-wielding Taboo Lives.

Significant Themes

• Transformation from the Way of All Beings to the Way of the Unique: The Divine Path initially relies on Incense Wish Power and belongs to the collective Way of All Beings. Passing the Great Dao Tribulation allows a cultivator to unite with the Dao and become an independent, unique existence.
• Courage in the face of inevitable trials: Li Yue accepts that the tribulation cannot be avoided forever. His decision to sever his hesitation represents a major psychological step toward higher cultivation.
• Hidden cosmic manipulation: The unexplained breakthroughs of Wu Dao and Ming Yan suggest that events across the Three Thousand Dimensions are being secretly controlled by an existence beyond ordinary comprehension.
• The limits of strength: Even though Li Yue’s actual combat power is far above his Divine Rank, he must still undergo the required tribulation. Raw power does not eliminate the laws and thresholds of cultivation.
• Scale and danger of the Endless Darkness: The four calamities illustrate the terrifying forces existing beyond the dimensions and the extreme standards required to become a higher-level Taboo Deity.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Dao Mo discuss the mysterious ascension of Wu Dao and Ming Yan, combining their knowledge to infer the involvement of a Transcendence-grade power.
• Their conversation develops into a three-day Dao discussion, showing mutual respect and intellectual rapport.
• Li Yue’s exchange with Dao Mo also serves as a transition: after receiving the divine flower and discussing the wider crisis, Li Yue turns toward his own final advancement trial.
• The chapter ends with Li Yue alone against the four great calamities, relying on his Divine Domain as the Great Dao Tribulation begins in earnest.

Chapter Summary: Divine Rank Promotion, an Invitation from the Divine Path Alliance

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens in the Dao Sea Dimension, an ancient “Super Ninefold Fusion Dimension” formed by the merger of several Ninefold Fusion Dimensions. It is reputed to be one of the dimensions closest to the Origin Land.
• A bell announces that a Divine Path Taboo Deity is undergoing the Great Dao Tribulation. The Divine Path Alliance orders Rong An, a Half-step Dao-wielding Grade Deity, to recruit the successful candidate and evaluate his strength. Depending on the candidate’s combat ability, he is to be rewarded with treasure materials of varying grades.
• In the Moon God Dimension, Yuanqi and thirteen elite Deities of the God Dream Organization await Li Yue’s breakthrough. They believe his successful tribulation will reveal and open the location of his Ninefold Fusion Dimension.
• Yuanqi commands the group to enter only the Shen Meng Dimension and not act independently against Li Yue. He emphasizes that Li Yue is protected by the Divine Path Heavenly Mandate and must be eliminated if possible to prevent future problems.
• Yuanqi opens a Dimension Gate leading toward the Pangu Dimension, allowing the God Dream Organization’s forces to prepare for their invasion.
• Li Yue endures the four destructive forces of the Great Dao Tribulation: the Annihilation Dao Wind, Netherworld Myriad-Gloom Water, Ultimate Life-Severing Fire, and Earth Dao Aurora.
• Using the early-stage power of the Ultimate Thirteen Dao Swords, infused with Ultimate Destruction Intent, Li Yue effortlessly neutralizes the tribulation.
• After one month, Li Yue successfully passes the Great Dao Tribulation and advances from the Elementary Taboo Divine Rank to the Intermediate Taboo Divine Rank. His Divine Domain and Jurisdiction begin transforming, while the Taboo Dao-Revealing Divine Flower merges into his Divine Domain.
• Three days later, Rong An arrives through a strange Chaos-colored Compass and formally invites Li Yue to join the Divine Path Alliance, promising extensive resources and access to powerful treasures.
• Li Yue refuses the invitation. Rong An is shocked and angered, believing Li Yue is arrogant and ignorant of the dangers of the Three Thousand Dimensions. He considers demonstrating his overwhelming power to force Li Yue to reconsider.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates remarkable confidence and rapidly increasing power. He survives the Great Dao Tribulation without difficulty, showing that his mastery of the Ultimate Thirteen Dao Swords already surpasses most Dao-wielding Grade secret arts despite being only superficial.
• His advancement to the Intermediate Taboo Divine Rank marks a major stage in his growth. He now anticipates how powerful he will become when combining his new cultivation with his other trump cards, including the Half-step Transcendence-grade Seal of Dao Origin.
• Yuanqi is shown to possess strong authority within the God Dream Organization. Even powerful Half-step Dimension-level Deities respect his commands, revealing his prestige and leadership.
• Rong An is experienced in recruiting newly advanced Deities but is overly confident. Li Yue’s refusal wounds his pride, causing him to shift from formal diplomacy toward intimidation.
• The God Dream Organization is revealed to be actively preparing an attack on Li Yue, making him a target of both political recruitment and hostile forces.

Significant Themes

• Power and independence: Li Yue refuses to rely on a major faction despite the enormous benefits offered, emphasizing his independence and unwillingness to submit to outside control.
• Rapid advancement and hidden potential: His effortless tribulation and early use of a Second Transcendence Realm secret art highlight the extraordinary gap between his apparent cultivation and actual combat strength.
• Factional competition: Multiple great organizations are maneuvering around Li Yue. The Divine Path Alliance seeks to recruit him, while the God Dream Organization plans to invade his dimension and eliminate him.
• Arrogance and misjudgment: Rong An assumes that a newly promoted Intermediate Taboo Deity will naturally accept the Alliance’s offer, underestimating Li Yue’s knowledge, confidence, and strength.
• The danger of the Three Thousand Dimensions: The chapter reinforces that the larger world contains powerful factions, ancient dimensions, and threats far beyond ordinary Deities’ understanding.

Character Interactions

• Yuanqi and the God Dream Organization’s Deities: Yuanqi issues strict orders, warning the group not to act recklessly against Li Yue because of his Divine Path Heavenly Mandate. The other powerful Deities accept his authority.
• Li Yue and the Great Dao Tribulation: Rather than struggling, Li Yue calmly uses his sword secret art to destroy the tribulation’s four forces, demonstrating his overwhelming combat ability.
• Rong An and Li Yue: Rong An presents the Divine Path Alliance as an irresistible opportunity, outlining its vast membership, resources, and treasures. Li Yue politely but firmly rejects him. Rong An reacts with disbelief and hostility, deciding that Li Yue must be shown the Alliance’s strength before he can be persuaded.
• The chapter ends with an impending confrontation, as Rong An appears ready to use force or intimidation after failing to recruit Li Yue through diplomacy.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Rong An, an Intermediate Dao-wielding Grade Deity of the Divine Path Alliance, pressures Li Yue to join the alliance. He emphasizes that the alliance possesses multiple Half-step Dimension-level powerhouses and offers Li Yue protection and easier cultivation.
• Li Yue questions the strength of the alliance’s master, specifically asking about the ranking of the strongest Half-step Dimension-level beings from the Super Ninefold Fusion Dimensions.
• Rong An reveals that the alliance master ranks twelfth on the ranking and once killed another Half-step Dimension-level Taboo Life. He proudly describes the master as an “Invincible Half-step Dimension-level” existence.
• Li Yue privately judges that although the alliance master is powerful, he is insignificant compared with Gray Valley’s genuine invincibility.
• Instead of fearing the alliance, Li Yue considers subduing its more than three hundred Taboo Grade Deities. He believes forcing them to fuse with the Seal of Dao Origin Heavenly Son would greatly strengthen the Wisdom Deity and accelerate his own cultivation and future Transcendence.
• Li Yue asks whether the alliance has a true Dimension-level Taboo Life protecting it. Rong An admits that it does not and becomes increasingly hostile, demanding one final answer about whether Li Yue will join.
• Just as Rong An prepares to attack, a vast Ninefold Fusion Dimension suddenly appears in the darkness. Its presence releases an overwhelming Dimension-level aura.
• A white-haired, white-robed figure emerges from the Dimension, and the Origin Great Dao forms divine chains around the figure. Rong An recognizes the being as possessing a trace of a Dimension-level existence’s will and is forced to kneel.
• The chapter ends with Rong An stunned that Li Yue remains standing calmly and even dares to meet the mysterious being’s gaze.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Displays increasing confidence, ambition, and strategic thinking. He is not intimidated by the Divine Path Alliance and instead views its members as potential resources for his cultivation. His comparison of the alliance master with Gray Valley shows that his understanding of the upper power hierarchy is far beyond Rong An’s expectations.
• Rong An: Begins as an arrogant recruiter who believes he is offering Li Yue a valuable opportunity. His confidence turns into anger when Li Yue refuses to submit, then into terror when the Dimension-level presence appears. The encounter exposes the limits of his own strength and knowledge.
• The mysterious white-haired figure: Makes a dramatic entrance as a being connected to a Ninefold Fusion Dimension and a Dimension-level existence. The figure’s identity is not yet explained, but the title suggests a connection to Shen Meng.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond appearances: Rong An assumes Li Yue is weak because he has only recently passed the Great Dao Tribulation, but Li Yue’s knowledge and composure reveal that conventional cultivation stages do not fully measure his strength.
• True versus nominal invincibility: The alliance master’s title of “Invincible Half-step Dimension-level” is contrasted with Gray Valley’s genuine invincibility, emphasizing differences between reputation and actual power.
• Cultivation through control and resources: Li Yue seeks to use powerful Taboo Lives to accelerate his comprehension and Transcendence rather than relying solely on personal cultivation.
• Hierarchy of the Three Thousand Dimensions: The chapter expands the setting’s power structure, introducing Super Ninefold Fusion Dimensions, rankings of Half-step Dimension-level beings, and the overwhelming status of true Dimension-level existences.
• Reversal of authority: The recruiter who attempts to dominate Li Yue is suddenly rendered helpless, while Li Yue remains composed, creating a sharp reversal in the balance of power.

Character Interactions

• Rong An repeatedly lectures and threatens Li Yue, presenting alliance membership as both protection and an honor.
• Li Yue responds with calm, probing questions that expose the alliance’s limitations and unsettle Rong An.
• Their conversation shifts from recruitment to intimidation, with Rong An preparing to force Li Yue into submission.
• The sudden arrival of the mysterious Dimension-level will completely changes the interaction: Rong An is overwhelmed and kneels, while Li Yue remains upright and seemingly unafraid, setting up the chapter’s cliffhanger.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue encounters a fragment of will belonging to Shen Meng, the former Leader of the God Dream Organization and a legendary Dimension-level existence.
• Shen Meng reveals that he left the will within the Ninefold Fusion Dimension to meet a future Transcender. He had intended to gift the dimension to Li Yue, though he acknowledges that Li Yue may have no use for it.
• Gray Valley explains that the Ninefold Fusion Dimension is limited: even someone who reached the Dimension-level within it could only fuse a fraction of a second Origin Great Dao and would be far weaker than Shen Meng.
• Shen Meng recognizes the Seal of Dao Origin on Li Yue and predicts that Li Yue may achieve Transcendence and surpass the ancient Divine Path pinnacle, Yun Qiannian.
• Shen Meng’s will disperses after delivering his message, causing the entire dimension and its inhabitants to mourn his passing.
• A divine ark arrives carrying thirteen members of the God Dream Organization, including three powerful Half-step Dimension-level beings.
• One of them is Yuanqi, who had previously witnessed Li Yue’s rise and his appointment as Leader of the Eternity Organization.
• The chapter ends with Li Yue calmly asking whether they have come for Shen Meng’s Ninefold Fusion Dimension, confident that neither their numbers nor their strength pose a threat.

Character Developments

• Li Yue is revealed to be far more powerful and influential than his recent advancement suggests. He is not merely a newly ascended Taboo Deity but the thirteenth Divine Path Leader and a possible future Transcender.
• Shen Meng is portrayed as magnanimous, unrestrained, and deeply perceptive even in the form of a fading will. He willingly offers his inheritance to Li Yue and accepts that the younger generation may surpass him.
• Gray Valley demonstrates profound understanding of the limits of the Ninefold Fusion Dimension and is implied to be even more powerful than Shen Meng at his peak.
• Rong An undergoes a dramatic emotional reversal. After previously looking down on Li Yue and considering attacking him, he realizes that Li Yue is an untouchable Divine Path giant. Fear and regret leave him nearly broken.
• Yuanqi reacts with complicated emotions to Li Yue’s transformation from a Dominator-level figure into a powerful Divine Path Leader, recognizing his extraordinary rise.

Significant Themes

• The inheritance and succession of greatness: Shen Meng’s fading will represents the older generation entrusting the future to Li Yue.
• Transcendence and the limits of power: The chapter contrasts ordinary Dimension-level achievements with the higher possibility of true Transcendence.
• Hidden identity and misjudgment: Rong An’s mistaken assessment of Li Yue emphasizes how appearances can conceal overwhelming strength.
• The Divine Path’s chosen leaders: The repeated references to Shen Meng, Yun Qiannian, and the Divine Path Leaders suggest that these figures bear an extraordinary destiny and rise above all other cultivators.
• Mortality and legacy: Shen Meng’s disappearance is both sorrowful and dignified, portraying the end of a legendary existence whose influence continues through his gift and recognition of Li Yue.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue addresses Shen Meng’s will as an equal, calling him “Fellow Daoist,” which shocks Rong An and establishes Li Yue’s exceptional status.
• Shen Meng respectfully acknowledges Li Yue, offers him the Ninefold Fusion Dimension, and encourages him to surpass the previous pinnacle of the Divine Path.
• Gray Valley speaks with Shen Meng while clarifying the dimension’s limitations for Li Yue, revealing the immense gap between ordinary Dimension-level beings and the chapter’s central figures.
• Rong An silently witnesses these exchanges and realizes the terrifying extent of his earlier arrogance.
• Yuanqi and the God Dream Organization arrive to reclaim or inspect Shen Meng’s dimension, but Li Yue confronts them without fear, signaling a likely future conflict or negotiation.

Chapter Summary: “The God Dream Organization’s Confidence: How Dare You Disrespect My Lord?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Members of the God Dream Organization arrive to demand that Li Yue surrender the Shen Meng Dimension, which they regard as the lost home and legacy of their deceased Leader, Shen Meng.
• Three leading figures speak for the organization:
  • Yuanqi, the Host of the Dimension Contest and a powerful Half-step Dimension-level expert.
  • A strange white-haired elder whose presence seems to shift across timelines.
  • An elegant, scholarly middle-aged Deity with a righteous and dignified bearing.
• Li Yue reveals that a remnant of Shen Meng’s will recently appeared and personally gifted the Shen Meng Dimension to him. This revelation shocks the God Dream Organization.
• Yuanqi acknowledges the dimension’s extraordinary value, explaining that obtaining it could give him a chance to attain the Dao and become a true Dimension-level existence.
• He offers Li Yue a favor and the friendship of the God Dream Organization in exchange for the dimension. Li Yue mocks the offer, viewing it as an insultingly small price for something so valuable.
• A member of the organization, Meng Xin, angrily threatens Li Yue and releases the pressure of an Intermediate Dao-wielding Grade Deity. Yuanqi stops him and apologizes outwardly, though he remains determined to seize the dimension.
• Li Yue gives the organization one final opportunity to withdraw, appealing to their shared Divine Path and their respect for Shen Meng. However, Yuanqi interprets this as weakness and refuses.
• Yuanqi declares that conflict is inevitable, believing Li Yue is too young and weak to oppose the God Dream Organization.
• Li Yue responds that, rather than killing them, he will imprison all thirteen members inside the Shen Meng Dimension and forbid them from leaving without his permission.
• The God Dream Organization is stunned by Li Yue’s arrogance. Meng Xin volunteers to suppress him.
• At that moment, Gray Valley steps forward and unleashes overwhelming power, angrily declaring that the organization has no right to disrespect Li Yue. The chapter ends as the confrontation is about to begin.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates calm confidence and strategic thinking. He refuses to surrender the dimension, even when confronted by numerous powerful Deities. Rather than immediately killing the God Dream Organization’s members, he intends to subdue and exploit their strength.
• Yuanqi is revealed to have pursued the Shen Meng Dimension for tens of billions of epochs. His desire to attain the Dao has made him utterly determined and willing to oppose even Shen Meng’s apparent wishes and Li Yue’s authority.
• Meng Xin displays arrogance and impulsiveness by attempting to intimidate Li Yue with his cultivation pressure. His actions show the organization’s underestimation of Li Yue.
• Gray Valley openly affirms his loyalty to Li Yue. His intervention reveals that his true strength is vastly greater than his ordinary appearance suggests and establishes him as Li Yue’s powerful protector.

Significant Themes

• Loyalty versus ambition: The God Dream Organization claims to act out of loyalty to Shen Meng, but Yuanqi’s determination is also driven by his personal desire to attain the Dao.
• Authority and legitimacy: Li Yue possesses the Shen Meng Dimension because Shen Meng’s own will granted it to him, creating a direct challenge to the organization’s belief that they alone have the right to reclaim it.
• Underestimation and hidden strength: The organization assumes Li Yue is weak because he recently passed the Great Dao Tribulation, while Gray Valley’s emergence suggests that appearances and status do not reveal true power.
• Respect and hierarchy: The confrontation centers on whether the God Dream Organization will recognize Li Yue as the Eternity Leader or continue treating him as an inexperienced junior.
• Power as the ultimate language: Despite diplomatic claims of friendship and favors, the dispute quickly turns into a contest of strength, reflecting the chapter’s emphasis that authority is secured through power.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Yuanqi: Their exchange begins as a diplomatic negotiation but becomes openly hostile after Li Yue ridicules Yuanqi’s offer and refuses to surrender the dimension.
• Yuanqi and Meng Xin: Yuanqi restrains Meng Xin’s reckless attack, maintaining a facade of courtesy while still supporting the organization’s aggressive objective.
• Li Yue and the God Dream Organization: Li Yue offers them a final chance to withdraw, but they mistake his restraint for weakness. His threat to imprison them reverses the power dynamic and shocks them.
• Gray Valley and the organization: Gray Valley directly challenges the group’s disrespect toward Li Yue, setting the stage for a battle and revealing his fierce devotion to his lord.

Chapter Summary: Gray Valley Makes His Move

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Gray Valley reveals his overwhelming power, releasing an aura that suppresses every Origin Great Dao in the surrounding darkness. Mengxin Deity identifies him as a Half-step Dimension-level existence, but one far stronger than ordinary beings of that level.
• Gray Valley manifests a gigantic palm containing six merged Origin Great Daos, a feat considered impossible even among the strongest Half-step Dimension-level Taboo Lifeforms.
• Yuanqi and two other powerful Half-step Dimension-level leaders of the God Dream Organization combine their defenses and Dao-Proving Supreme Treasures, but Gray Valley destroys them effortlessly with a single palm.
• He repeatedly smashes the three leaders, demonstrating an overwhelming gap in strength. The ten Dao-Wielding Deities of the God Dream Organization are left terrified and unable to comprehend what they have witnessed.
• At Li Yue’s command, Gray Valley stops short of killing them. He instead binds all thirteen members of the organization with divine chains and takes them prisoner.
• Gray Valley unexpectedly submits himself to Li Yue, offering loyalty and revealing the Heavenly Servitude Technique, a secret art capable of enslaving even Taboo Lifeforms if they sincerely submit.
• Li Yue offers the captives a choice: accept the technique and survive, or refuse and face the consequences. Yuanqi chooses submission, believing that serving Gray Valley may be his only path toward eventually reaching the Dimension level.
• The other leaders and Deities react with shock and horror to Yuanqi’s decision, viewing enslavement as worse than death.
• Li Yue proceeds toward the Shen Meng Dimension, dragging the imprisoned God Dream Organization members behind him. Rong An is also captured after trying unsuccessfully to remain unnoticed.
• The chapter ends with the eerie, dreamlike voice of the Shen Meng Dimension questioning the boundary between dreams and reality.

2. Character Developments

• Gray Valley: His true strength is fully revealed. He is shown to be an unprecedentedly powerful Half-step Dimension-level existence, capable of merging six Origin Great Daos and defeating three elite opponents with ease. Despite his defeat and humiliation of the God Dream Organization, he remains obedient to Li Yue and quickly recovers his composure.
• Li Yue: Demonstrates authority and strategic restraint. Rather than allowing Gray Valley to kill the captives, he preserves them as potential test subjects. His control over the situation establishes him as the dominant figure.
• Yuanqi: Shifts from proud and confident leader to terrified survivor. His desire to reach the Dimension level outweighs his pride, leading him to accept enslavement and pledge loyalty to Li Yue.
• The other two Half-step Dimension-level Deities: Their confidence collapses after being defeated. They are horrified by both Gray Valley’s power and Yuanqi’s willingness to submit.
• The ten Dao-Wielding Deities: They are reduced to helpless prisoners, witnessing the destruction of their organization’s leadership.
• Rong An: Remains impressed by Gray Valley’s strength, but his attempt to hide fails, and he is dragged into the Shen Meng Dimension alongside the others.

3. Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and hierarchy: Gray Valley’s six merged Origin Great Daos establish a level of strength beyond conventional understanding, emphasizing the vast gap between ordinary Half-step Dimension-level beings and true supreme existences.
• Submission versus pride: Yuanqi chooses survival and the possibility of future advancement over personal dignity, while the others view enslavement as intolerable. The chapter explores how ambition can overcome pride.
• Absolute loyalty and control: The Heavenly Servitude Technique introduces a form of eternal obedience, reinforcing the chapter’s focus on power determining freedom and allegiance.
• Strategic mercy: Li Yue’s decision to preserve the defeated Deities shows that mercy can serve practical purposes and that victory is not always about destruction.
• Dreams and reality: The closing narration introduces the Shen Meng Dimension as a mysterious realm where the distinction between reality and illusion may be uncertain.

4. Character Interactions

• Gray Valley effortlessly confronts Yuanqi and the two other leaders, crushing their combined defenses and repeatedly overpowering them.
• Yuanqi demands Gray Valley’s identity, but Gray Valley dismisses him as unworthy of knowing it.
• Li Yue intervenes to prevent the prisoners from being killed and commands Gray Valley to restrain them instead.
• Gray Valley offers loyalty to Li Yue and proposes the Heavenly Servitude Technique, changing the dynamic from captor and captive to master and potential servants.
• Li Yue directly questions Yuanqi and the others about sincere submission. Yuanqi accepts, shocking his companions.
• Gray Valley escorts Li Yue while dragging the God Dream Organization members in chains, and Rong An is forcibly added to the group.
• The chapter concludes with the Shen Meng Dimension addressing the group in an unsettling voice, suggesting that their next challenge may involve illusion, dreams, or distorted reality.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue awakens in a modern hospital in Lin City, apparently believing he is an ordinary man suffering from severe mental illness. His memories of his life as a Deity have become blurred, while his mortal memories grow increasingly vivid.
• During a walk through the hospital, he recognizes Yuanqi and suddenly realizes that the hospital is actually the Shen Meng Dimension, a dream-based dimension created by Shen Meng, the Leader of the God Dream Organization.
• The hospital illusion dissolves, revealing the true nature of the dimension: an endless void centered around a magnificent Super Blazing Sun, which contains the Shen Meng Dimension’s Origin Great Dao.
• Gray Valley explains that the dimension was constructed from the Dream Origin Great Dao. Shen Meng’s achievement was impressive, though he lacked a suitable King-grade Inheritance and therefore had little chance of reaching Half-step Transcendence.
• Yuanqi realizes that Gray Valley likely emerged from the Gray Valley Ark and possesses knowledge related to King-grade Inheritances. Hoping to attain the Dimension-level, Yuanqi willingly reveals that the Super Blazing Sun is the core of the Shen Meng Dimension.
• Li Yue enters the dimension’s core and gains recognition from its origin will. The Shen Meng Dimension, formed from two Ninefold Fusion Dimensions, becomes his private possession.
• Li Yue studies the Dream Origin Great Dao and discovers that it can simulate numerous Origin Great Daos and accelerate the subjective flow of time within dreams. Although it cannot significantly improve his own cultivation, it can rapidly nurture powerful subordinates.
• He sends Heavenly Venerable-level and stronger believers from the Great Zhen Imperial Court into the dimension to cultivate through accelerated dream experiences.
• Gray Valley enslaves Yuanqi using the Heavenly Servitude Technique, giving Li Yue his first genuine Half-step Dimension-level subordinate—an existence considered nearly invincible among beings of that realm.
• Li Yue experiments on the twelve remaining members of the God Dream Organization by forcing them to fuse with the Seal of Dao Origin Heavenly Son. Only four succeed; the other eight nearly collapse.
• He concludes that successful fusion requires some degree of genuine willingness. The four successful subjects were all Dao-wielding Grade beings who, despite outward resistance, subconsciously desired to survive and therefore accepted the fusion under extreme pressure.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Recovers his identity and authority as a powerful Deity, claims control over the Shen Meng Dimension, and recognizes its value as both a source of insight and a training ground for his forces. He also begins investigating the conditions required for fusion with the Seal of Dao Origin Heavenly Son.
• Yuanqi: Shifts from resistance to eager cooperation after realizing Gray Valley’s connection to the Gray Valley Ark. His desire to attain the Dimension-level outweighs his concern over enslavement, leading him to reveal the dimension’s secrets.
• Gray Valley: Acts as Li Yue’s enforcer and adviser. He provides insight into the Dream Origin Great Dao and personally enslaves Yuanqi.
• The God Dream Organization: Its members lose their freedom after the fall of their dimension. Their differing subconscious reactions to coercion become the basis for Li Yue’s experiment.

Significant Themes

• Reality versus illusion: Li Yue’s hospital life is revealed as a dream construct, emphasizing the uncertainty between memory, identity, and reality.
• Power and opportunity: A Ninefold Fusion Dimension offers a path toward the Dimension-level, while King-grade Inheritances provide a more structured and accessible version of the same knowledge.
• Ambition and submission: Yuanqi willingly accepts enslavement because the chance to attain the Dao is more valuable to him than freedom.
• The importance of inner will: The Seal of Dao Origin Heavenly Son cannot be successfully fused through physical coercion alone; subconscious acceptance appears essential.
• Using power to cultivate power: Li Yue views the Shen Meng Dimension not merely as a possession but as a tool for accelerating the growth of his followers and expanding his strength.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue interacts with a nurse while trapped in the hospital illusion, briefly adopting the perspective of an ordinary patient.
• His recognition of Yuanqi breaks the illusion and restores awareness of the Shen Meng Dimension.
• Gray Valley explains the dimension’s nature to Li Yue while restraining Yuanqi and the other captured Deities.
• Yuanqi eagerly shares information with Li Yue and Gray Valley in hopes of gaining a path toward higher cultivation.
• Gray Valley later enslaves Yuanqi, formally placing him under Li Yue’s command.
• Li Yue uses the remaining members of the God Dream Organization as test subjects, studying their reactions to forced fusion with the Seal of Dao Origin Heavenly Son.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue considers how to subdue the Divine Path Alliance, recognizing that many Taboo Lives are fearless, peerless cultivators who may resist domination.
• He leaves the Shen Meng Dimension with Gray Valley and Yuanqi, while the twelve members of the God Dream Organization remain behind. The vast Shen Meng Dimension is capable of suppressing them.
• Returning to the Dimension of Myriad Daos, Li Yue enters Eternity Heavenly Palace and uses the ten Divine Path Wheel draws earned from completing four Personal Quests aboard the Gray Valley Ark.
• His first three rewards are revealed:
  1. Eighteen Taboo Grade Blessing Talismans, which can elevate eighteen beings to the Taboo Grade without side effects.
  2. The One Dream Divine Leaf, a Dimension-level treasure refined by Shen Meng. It allows Li Yue to instantly travel to any previously visited dimension and enter ordinary Ninefold Fusion Dimensions.
  3. The Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation, an exceptionally powerful formation capable of allowing groups of weaker Taboo Lives to kill vastly stronger opponents. At its maximum listed scale, 1,200 Elementary Creation Taboo Lives can slay a Dimension-level Taboo Life.
• Li Yue realizes the formation could become one of his greatest trump cards, especially if he successfully subdues the Divine Path Alliance and gathers enough powerful subordinates.
• Before he can spin the fourth Divine Path Wheel, a massive vessel arrives outside the Dimension of Myriad Daos. A Dao-wielding Taboo Life announces an order from the Wu Dao Heavenly Emperor: all Taboo Lives in the dimension must go to Wudao Heavenly Court, kneel before the Emperor, and sacrifice two-thirds of the dimension’s living beings by offering their souls.

Character Developments

• Li Yue becomes increasingly confident in expanding his forces and collecting powerful resources. The Blessing Talismans give him the means to greatly increase the number of Taboo Lives under his command.
• His strategic thinking develops as he begins planning how the Divine Path Slaughter Formation could compensate for numerical or cultivation disadvantages.
• Li Yue also gains a major mobility advantage through the One Dream Divine Leaf, improving both his ability to travel between dimensions and his chances of escaping powerful enemies.
• The arrival of the Wu Dao Heavenly Emperor’s envoy abruptly places Li Yue in a potential confrontation with another Dimension-level power.

Significant Themes

• Power through accumulation and organization: Individual strength is important, but Li Yue’s future power increasingly depends on gathering and coordinating large numbers of Taboo Lives.
• Overcoming hierarchical limits: The Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation challenges the normal gap between cultivation realms, allowing weaker beings to kill superior existences.
• Strategic preparation: Treasures are valued not merely for direct strength, but for their usefulness in travel, survival, recruitment, and warfare.
• Oppression and absolute authority: The Wu Dao Heavenly Emperor’s decree demonstrates how Dimension-level beings impose their will on entire dimensions, treating countless lives as expendable resources.
• Unanswered escalation: The existence of a Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation raises speculation about even more powerful first, second, and third formations.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue travels with Gray Valley and Yuanqi, while the twelve God Dream Organization members remain under the control of the Shen Meng Dimension.
• The treasures obtained through Li Yue’s rewards are intended to strengthen his future subordinates, potentially adding eighteen new Taboo Lives to his command.
• Li Yue reflects on the possibility of using the Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation with the forces gained by subduing the Divine Path Alliance.
• The chapter ends with an imposing confrontation: a golden-armored Dao-wielding Taboo Life, acting as the Wu Dao Heavenly Emperor’s representative, threatens the entire Dimension of Myriad Daos with forced submission and mass slaughter.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Eternity Heavenly Palace, Li Yue confronts a golden-armored taboo life serving Wudao Heavenly Emperor.
• The envoy demands that two-thirds of the Killing Dimension’s population sacrifice their souls to Wudao. He declares that this massacre will recur every thousand years, allowing Wudao Heavenly Court to rule through endless cycles of slaughter.
• Outraged by the planned extermination of countless innocent beings—especially members of the Human Race—Li Yue attacks.
• The golden-armored envoy, an Intermediate Dao-wielding Grade taboo life, initially retaliates with great confidence. However, Li Yue reveals power approaching the Half-step Dimension-level and crushes the envoy’s attack.
• Li Yue destroys the envoy’s colossal vessel and kills more than a thousand Dao-Treading Creatures accompanying him. Their souls are captured in Li Yue’s modified Soul-Refining Banner and later intended for fusion into the Seal of Dao Origin Heavenly Son.
• Though the envoy repeatedly threatens Li Yue with Wudao Heavenly Emperor’s vengeance, Li Yue refuses to yield. He declares that those who use Human Race souls for cultivation must be killed without mercy.
• Li Yue repeatedly destroys the envoy until the golden-armored taboo life finally perishes.
• In the Wudao Dimension, Wudao Heavenly Emperor senses the death of his subordinate. Angered and eager to establish his authority as a newly ascended Ninefold Fusion Dimension ruler, he vows to kill anyone who dares challenge him.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Demonstrates a major increase in strength, barely reaching the Half-step Dimension-level after advancing in Divine Rank. More importantly, he deepens his understanding of the relationship between the Divine Path and the Human Path. He recognizes that protecting humanity is inseparable from fulfilling his role as a deity.
• Golden-armored taboo life: Begins arrogant and confident because of his association with Wudao Heavenly Emperor, but quickly becomes fearful when he discovers Li Yue’s true power. His reliance on threats and authority proves useless, and he is ultimately destroyed.
• Wudao Heavenly Emperor: Is introduced indirectly as a powerful Dimension-level existence. His reaction reveals both his ambition and his desire to establish dominance over the Three Thousand Dimensions.

Significant Themes

• Protection versus tyranny: Li Yue opposes Wudao’s use of mass sacrifice and repeated slaughter as a method of governance.
• The Divine Path and Human Path: The chapter presents them as inseparable. The Divine Path exists to protect humanity, while the flourishing or decline of humanity directly affects the Divine Path.
• Moral responsibility of power: Li Yue refuses to remain neutral when entire populations are threatened, even though opposing Wudao may bring immense danger.
• Defiance against authority: The envoy assumes Wudao’s name makes him untouchable, but Li Yue rejects the idea that political or cosmic authority excuses atrocities.
• Mercy toward the innocent, ruthlessness toward enemies: Li Yue embodies the principle that a deity must protect the myriad people while a human must destroy those who prey upon them.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and the golden-armored envoy: Their confrontation centers on the envoy’s demand for obedience and Li Yue’s refusal to tolerate the sacrifice of living beings. The envoy uses intimidation, invoking Wudao Heavenly Emperor’s status, while Li Yue responds through overwhelming force.
• Li Yue and the Dao-Treading Creatures: The accompanying soldiers initially act arrogantly under the protection of Wudao Heavenly Court, but they are annihilated and their souls are captured by Li Yue.
• Li Yue and Wudao Heavenly Emperor: Though they do not meet directly, Li Yue’s execution of Wudao’s subordinate constitutes an open challenge, while Wudao responds by declaring his intention to crush all opposition.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue returns to the Dimension of Myriad Daos after obtaining the origin essence of a Dao-wielding-level Taboo Life.
• Gray Valley warns that the newly advanced Dimension-level Taboo Life, the Wudao Heavenly Emperor, may personally attack. He offers to establish three defensive formations, each capable of injuring a Dimension-level being despite his reduced cultivation.
• Li Yue examines the Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation, but realizes he lacks enough Taboo Lives and resources to activate it fully. He considers subduing the Divine Path Alliance, which contains hundreds of Taboo Lives and several powerful Dao-wielding-level experts.
• Li Yue summons Rong An, a Dao-Wielding Deity of the Divine Path Alliance, and asks how he could become the alliance leader. Rong An explains that the position requires immense merit, such as killing powerful enemies who have harmed the Human Race.
• Li Yue proposes killing a Dimension-level Taboo Life. Rong An confirms that such an achievement would make Li Yue the unquestioned alliance leader.
• Li Yue begins another draw from the Divine Path Wheel, hoping for treasures that can improve his cultivation or comprehension of the Dao.
• He evaluates his current strength: without trump cards, he can barely contend with Half-step Dimension-level beings; with the Seal of Dao Origin and Thousandfold Combat Power, he can barely reach the true Dimension-level, though he remains weaker than newly advanced Dimension-level beings such as Wu Dao and Ming Yan.
• Elsewhere, the Wudao Heavenly Emperor announces that he will personally act against the defiant Dimension. News spreads throughout the Three Thousand Dimensions, attracting powerful observers eager to witness a Dimension-level being’s destruction of an entire Dimension.

2. Character Developments

• Li Yue becomes more strategic and ambitious. Rather than merely defending against the Wudao Heavenly Emperor, he begins planning how to absorb the Divine Path Alliance and use its forces to fully activate the Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation.
• He also recognizes the limitations of his current strength and understands that further advancement will depend mainly on treasures and Dao comprehension, since his next Divine Rank breakthrough requires centuries of accumulation.
• Gray Valley demonstrates the value of his former Transcender status. Although his cultivation has declined, his knowledge of formations allows him to threaten even Dimension-level beings.
• Rong An shifts from alarm to admiration and excitement toward Li Yue. Learning that Li Yue is the thirteenth Leader of the Divine Path makes him believe Li Yue could eventually become a Dimension-level being and elevate the entire Divine Path Alliance.
• Wudao Heavenly Emperor is portrayed as supremely confident and willing to personally intervene, using the coming attack to reassert the overwhelming authority of Dimension-level beings.

3. Significant Themes

• The vast gap between realms: The chapter emphasizes how difficult it is to cross from Half-step Dimension-level to the true Dimension-level, even for an exceptionally powerful figure like Li Yue.
• Power through preparation and resources: Formations, divine treasures, Taboo Lives, and alliances are essential tools for overcoming superior enemies.
• Strategic ambition: Li Yue seeks not only survival but control over the Divine Path Alliance, turning a potential crisis into an opportunity for greater power.
• The prestige of historical titles: Being the Leader of the Divine Path carries enormous authority because every previous leader became a Dimension-level being and slew other Dimension-level existences.
• The spectacle of overwhelming power: The Three Thousand Dimensions treat a Dimension-level battle as a rare cosmic event, underscoring the awe and terror inspired by such beings.

4. Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Gray Valley: Li Yue trusts Gray Valley’s expertise and approves his plan to construct defensive formations around the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• Li Yue and Rong An: Their conversation reveals Li Yue’s plan to join—or effectively take control of—the Divine Path Alliance. Rong An’s fear turns into reverence when he realizes Li Yue may possess the stature of past Divine Path Leaders.
• Li Yue and the Divine Path Alliance: Though the alliance is not yet under his control, Li Yue begins treating it as a potential source of power and manpower.
• Wudao Heavenly Emperor and the Three Thousand Dimensions: By inviting numerous powerful beings to witness his action, Wudao turns the upcoming assault into a public demonstration meant to crush all opposition and reaffirm his supremacy.

• Wu Dao’s planned campaign: In the newly ascended Mingyan Dimension, Ming Yan and his court discuss Wu Dao’s decision to personally suppress and kill a Half-step Dimension-level Taboo Life. They recognize that Wu Dao is using the event to establish the authority of his Wudao Heavenly Court and demonstrate the overwhelming power of Dimension-level Taboo Lives. Ming Yan sends Tang Jiu to attend the confrontation, treating it as a ceremony and opportunity to display Mingyan’s influence.
• Reactions across the Three Thousand Dimensions: Powerful beings throughout the dimensions learn of the impending battle. A mysterious youth in a Sevenfold Dimension realizes that Wu Dao and Ming Yan’s recent breakthroughs came from a major opportunity he may also possess, strengthening his determination to attain the Dimension-level. A Half-step Dimension-level elder considers the targeted Taboo Life reckless for provoking Wu Dao, believing resistance against a Dimension-level enemy to be futile. Other factions either hurry to witness the event or dismiss it.
• Pangu’s response: When the news reaches Pangu, he suspects that the intended victim is Li Yue, whose Dimension of Myriad Daos matches the reported location. Although initially concerned, Pangu is reassured by Li Yue’s second-place ranking on the Gray Valley Heavenly Ladder and his history of defeating terrifying opponents. He concludes that Li Yue must possess a means of resisting Wu Dao and decides to travel there personally, both to help observe the situation and to gain insight into Dimension-level combat.
• Li Yue obtains the Severance Talisman: Unaware of the danger approaching him, Li Yue examines the fourth Divine Path Wheel’s reward. It produces a seven-colored Severance Talisman, a Dimension-level treasure that can “isolate all things” for one day and may be used three times. Li Yue initially assumes it is merely an escape tool, but then realizes that its ability might isolate the Origin Will of the Three Thousand Dimensions itself.
• Potential liberation of Gray Valley disciples: Li Yue summons Gray Valley and asks whether the talisman could allow the Gray Branch disciples trapped in the Gray Valley Ark to leave without being suppressed by the Three Thousand Dimensions’ Origin Will. Gray Valley confirms that it can. He recalls that Yun Qiannian once possessed such a treasure and explains that, while the effect is temporary, a Gray Branch disciple using it would be able to fight freely outside the ark.
• Character developments and interactions: Li Yue demonstrates increasing resourcefulness by immediately connecting the talisman’s vague description to the Gray Valley disciples’ predicament. Gray Valley’s attitude shifts from confusion to surprise and excitement when he recognizes the treasure’s significance. Their exchange reveals that the Gray Branch disciples are vastly stronger than ordinary Dimension-level Taboo Lives; even with limited freedom, each could potentially kill one.
• Themes: The chapter emphasizes the escalating struggle for authority among Dimension-level beings, the risks of challenging newly ascended powers, and the importance of hidden advantages rather than cultivation level alone. It also highlights fate and opportunity, as several major figures seek the same breakthrough, while the Severance Talisman introduces a possible turning point by allowing ancient Gray Branch experts to enter the Three Thousand Dimensions.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue learns more about the ten Gray Branch disciples aboard the Gray Valley Ark and their extraordinary strength against Dimension-level Taboo Life.
• Gray Valley explains that the five Dimension-level disciples are divided into three tiers:
  • Two have fused two Origin Great Daos and are already stronger than top figures such as Xing Mo within the Three Thousand Dimensions.
  • Two have fused three Origin Great Daos and could prove the Dao to Half-step Transcendence-grade at any time, but are seeking a more perfect foundation.
  • The strongest has fused four Origin Great Daos and possesses a Perfect foundation, though the Origin Will of the Three Thousand Dimensions prevents him from proving the Dao there.
• Li Yue realizes that taking the wrong path toward Half-step Transcendence would eliminate any future chance of becoming a true Transcender. However, his immediate goal remains reaching the Dimension-level, since only then can he cultivate the highest Azure Cloud Sea Lineage inheritances.
• Gray Valley gives Li Yue a Severance Talisman, which can conceal and protect the two-dao-fused disciples when they descend into the Three Thousand Dimensions. Li Yue orders Gray Valley to prepare the disciples for immediate deployment if necessary.
• With the talisman, Li Yue feels far less threatened by Wu Dao, a Dimension-level Taboo Life who had previously been difficult for him to deal with. Li Yue reviews his other trump cards—the Grand Radiance Dao Severing Sword and the Time-Life Orb—but acknowledges that defeating Wu Dao outright would otherwise have been difficult.
• Li Yue continues drawing from the Divine Path Wheel and obtains eighteen Taboo-grade Blessing Talismans. These can help Treading Dao Stage beings prove the Dao to Taboo Grade and are exceptionally valuable.
• Before he can draw from the next Divine Path Wheel, Pangu arrives at the Dimension Gate between the Pangu Dimension and the Dimension of Myriad Daos, bringing “bad news.”

Character Developments

• Li Yue becomes more confident and strategically secure after obtaining the Severance Talisman. His fear of Wu Dao lessens, though he remains focused on eventually reaching the Dimension-level and pursuing true Transcendence.
• He demonstrates growing ambition and anticipation regarding the Grand Sacrifice, especially the possibility of amplifying a genuine Taboo Grade item by more than a million times.
• Li Yue’s respect and affection for Pangu are emphasized. Although Li Yue’s current strength surpasses Pangu’s, he still sincerely calls him “Father God” and considers himself connected to the Pangu Dimension.
• Gray Valley continues acting as Li Yue’s loyal subordinate and protector of the Gray Branch lineage, confidently promising to suppress Wu Dao if necessary.
• Pangu is portrayed as deeply proud of Li Yue, viewing him as one of the greatest beings to emerge from his dimension, though his grave expression signals an impending crisis.

Significant Themes

• The difficulty of the path to Transcendence: The chapter stresses that a perfect foundation is essential and that proving Dao too early can permanently destroy one’s chance of becoming a true Transcender.
• Power hierarchy and preparation: Even the weakest Gray Branch disciples are formidable, showing how exceptional the lineage is and how much preparation is required to confront Dimension-level enemies.
• Strategic deterrence: Li Yue’s power does not come only from personal strength but also from treasures, talismans, summoned allies, and powerful disciples.
• Ambition and escalation: The Divine Path Wheel, Grand Sacrifice, and Taboo Grade items represent Li Yue’s rapidly expanding resources and his desire to reach even higher realms.
• Loyalty and gratitude: Despite his growing power, Li Yue remains respectful toward Pangu and values his origins and relationships.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Gray Valley: Gray Valley explains the Gray Branch disciples’ capabilities and hands over the Severance Talisman. Li Yue commands him to arrange for the disciples’ immediate deployment if Wu Dao or another threat causes trouble.
• Li Yue and Wu Dao: They do not meet in the chapter, but Li Yue reflects on his previous apprehension toward Wu Dao and concludes that the new talisman removes much of that danger.
• Li Yue and Pangu: Li Yue warmly welcomes Pangu and bows respectfully, calling him Father God. Pangu responds with pride in Li Yue’s achievements but immediately warns him that serious bad news has arrived.
• The chapter ends on a cliffhanger, with Pangu poised to reveal the troubling development.

Chapter Summary: Pangu’s Shock, the Gray Branch’s Two Disciples

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pangu informs Li Yue that Wu Dao, the newly ascended Dimension-level Taboo Life and ruler of the Wudao Heavenly Court, has invited major powers to a ceremony at the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• Li Yue reveals that Wu Dao previously sent a Dao-wielding Grade messenger to order him to sacrifice two-thirds of the inhabitants of an entire dimension. Li Yue refused and killed the messenger.
• Pangu asks whether Li Yue is confident about confronting Wu Dao. Li Yue calmly implies that he intends not merely to resist Wu Dao, but to kill him.
• Li Yue tells Pangu that the death of a Dimension-level Taboo Life may release “Origin Radiance,” which could provide valuable opportunities for those nearby. He invites Pangu to attend the ceremony and possibly benefit.
• Pangu is stunned by Li Yue’s confidence, especially because he remembers how weak Li Yue was only several hundred years earlier. Despite his shock, he accompanies Li Yue to the Eternity Heavenly Palace.
• Meanwhile, in Cultivation Heaven on the Gray Valley Ark, Gray Valley summons his disciples Wu Xing and Zhaoming.
• Gray Valley asks which of them is willing to travel to the Three Thousand Dimensions and fight on behalf of Li Yue, the new ruler. Both immediately volunteer.
• Gray Valley chooses Wu Xing to go first, promising Zhaoming a chance during one of the following opportunities.
• Wu Xing eagerly anticipates battling powerful enemies, hoping genuine life-and-death combat will help him fuse with a third Origin Great Dao.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Displays extraordinary confidence and reveals how drastically his power has grown. He is willing to challenge—and apparently attempt to kill—a Dimension-level Taboo Life. His response also shows his opposition to Wu Dao’s cruel treatment of living beings.
• Pangu: Becomes increasingly aware of Li Yue’s terrifying advancement. His respect shifts toward profound shock and disbelief, though he remains supportive and hopes to gain an opportunity from Wu Dao’s possible death.
• Wu Dao: Although absent, he is characterized as ruthless and tyrannical through his demand for the mass sacrifice of an entire dimension’s population.
• Gray Valley: Acts as a protective and thoughtful mentor. Though Wu Xing and Zhaoming are considered the least talented of his remaining disciples, he still values them and carefully arranges their chances to serve Li Yue.
• Wu Xing: Reveals a strong desire for dangerous combat and advancement. He sees the coming mission as a chance to test himself and complete his fusion with a third Origin Great Dao.
• Zhaoming: Shows the same loyalty and enthusiasm as Wu Xing, immediately volunteering despite being assigned to wait for a later opportunity.

Significant Themes

• Extraordinary growth and power escalation: Li Yue’s transformation from a weak cultivator into someone prepared to kill a Dimension-level being emphasizes the astonishing speed of his rise.
• Defiance against tyranny: Li Yue’s refusal to sacrifice billions of lives establishes a moral contrast between him and Wu Dao.
• The gulf between realms: The chapter stresses how overwhelming Dimension-level beings are compared with Dao-wielding and Half-step Dimension-level existences, making Li Yue’s confidence even more shocking.
• Mentorship and loyalty: Pangu supports Li Yue despite his concerns, while Gray Valley’s disciples eagerly accept dangerous assignments for their ruler.
• Combat as a path to enlightenment: Wu Xing views real battles and life-or-death pressure as necessary for breaking through and comprehending another Origin Great Dao.
• Opportunity arising from destruction: The possible death of Wu Dao may scatter Origin Radiance, suggesting that immense conflict can create opportunities for other powerful beings.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Pangu: Their conversation combines mutual respect, concern, and shock. Pangu warns Li Yue about the danger of confronting Wu Dao, while Li Yue calmly reassures him and invites him to witness the coming battle.
• Gray Valley, Wu Xing, and Zhaoming: Gray Valley offers them a chance to serve Li Yue. Both disciples respond eagerly, demonstrating loyalty and ambition, while Gray Valley balances their enthusiasm with an orderly rotation.
• Li Yue and Wu Dao: Though they do not meet directly, their conflict is established through Wu Dao’s coercive demand, Li Yue’s killing of the messenger, and Li Yue’s apparent intention to eliminate Wu Dao.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After three months of cultivation, Li Yue manifests twelve Divine Path symbols, each containing traces of the Dao left by the twelve Divine Path Leaders of the Supreme Divine Hall.
• He evaluates their strength:
  • Yun Qiannian was likely a Half-step Transcendence-grade being who had fused four Origin Great Daos.
  • Xing, leader of the Ancient God Organization, may have fused three Origin Great Daos.
  • The remaining leaders were likely top-tier Dimension-level beings who had fused two Origin Great Daos.
• Li Yue concludes that comprehending these personalized Dimension Daos would be extremely difficult and decides not to spend time on them. Instead, he will focus on the broader inheritances of the Azure Cloud Sea Lineage, which better suit his cultivation path.
• Li Yue reflects on the Self-Only Dao, a path that cultivates a single Dao while treating all other Daos as nourishment. Although this path grants extraordinary combat power, no practitioner has ever reached the Third Transcendence Realm through it.
• Gray Valley had advised Li Yue to abandon the Self-Only Dao and pursue the orthodox path of fusing Origin Great Daos, but Li Yue refuses. He believes changing his path would undermine his Dao heart and prevent him from achieving true Transcendence.
• A powerful Dimension-level being suddenly descends upon the Dimension of Myriad Daos. Its aura alone begins cracking the Dimension’s defenses and threatens to kill every life form below the Taboo Life level.
• The invading being identifies himself as Wu Dao, declaring that slaughter is eternal and demanding that the Taboo Life within the Dimension kneel and welcome him.
• The Dimension of Myriad Daos’ Origin Will manifests to resist him, but its defensive power is shattered. Observing Taboo Life forms assume that the entire Dimension—and Li Yue—are doomed.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates immense confidence in his cultivation and the quality of his Dao. He recognizes the danger of the Self-Only Dao but remains firmly committed to it.
• His Dao heart has become exceptionally resolute through his past experiences. Rather than follow the safest or most orthodox route, he chooses to trust his own path and aims to surpass the limitations that have defeated previous Self-Only Dao cultivators.
• Wu Dao is introduced as an arrogant and terrifying Dimension-level Taboo Life. He views himself as an emperor and expects absolute submission from the beings within the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• The observing Taboo Life forms reveal their fear and reverence toward Dimension-level beings, believing Wu Dao’s victory to be inevitable.

Significant Themes

• Individual cultivation versus orthodox advancement: Li Yue rejects the established path of fusing multiple Origin Great Daos in favor of his personally chosen Self-Only Dao.
• Faith in one’s Dao: The chapter emphasizes that abandoning one’s fundamental path can damage one’s Dao heart and make higher achievement impossible.
• Limits and transcendence: Although the Self-Only Dao has historically failed to reach the Third Transcendence Realm, Li Yue believes past limitations do not determine his own future.
• Power and hierarchy: Dimension-level beings are portrayed as nearly invincible within the Three Thousand Dimensions, capable of destroying entire Dimensions through their aura alone.
• Slaughter and survival: Wu Dao’s arrival introduces slaughter as a dominant force, contrasting with Li Yue’s ideal of commanding and transcending all Daos.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue’s earlier conversations with Gray Valley continue to influence his decisions. Gray Valley warned him that the Self-Only Dao might have a low ultimate limit, while Li Yue argues internally that abandoning it would betray his own cultivation.
• Wu Dao directly challenges the beings of the Dimension of Myriad Daos, demanding that its Taboo Life submit to him.
• The observing Taboo Life forms collectively react with shock and resignation, expecting Wu Dao to suppress Li Yue and annihilate the Dimension.

Chapter Summary: Dimension-level Takes Action, Gray Branch Disciple Wu Xing Descends

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wu Dao launches an attack on the Dimension of Myriad Daos using the Slaughter Origin Dao, intending to erase the entire dimension and everyone within it.
• A colossal Golden Great Bell formation appears, shielding the dimension and successfully blocking Wu Dao’s first blood-red finger attack.
• The spectators are shocked that a formation created by beings below the Dimension level can withstand an attack from a true Dimension-level Taboo Life. However, they believe the formation cannot survive repeated attacks.
• Wu Dao personally manifests in blood-red armor and attacks the Golden Great Bell. He destroys it with a single technique, but the formation’s remaining golden radiance secretly injures his divine soul.
• Concealing his injury, Wu Dao concludes that the formation was unusually powerful but assumes the Dimension of Myriad Daos has no further protection.
• A second formation, represented by an enormous black sword, suddenly appears and blocks Wu Dao’s continuing attack. It even cracks the blood-red finger, forcing Wu Dao to recognize that the defenders possess more than one powerful formation.
• Meanwhile, within the Eternity Heavenly Palace, Li Yue encounters Wu Xing, a Gray Branch disciple who has descended through the Severance Talisman. Wu Xing is revealed to be a terrifying Dimension-level Taboo Life who has fused two Origin Great Daos and is currently fusing a third.

Character Developments

• Wu Dao: His overwhelming confidence and disdain for weaker beings remain intact, but the formations challenge his assumptions. Although he destroys the first formation, he is secretly wounded by its backlash and hides the injury to preserve his imposing image. The second formation causes him to become more cautious.
• Spectators and Half-step Dimension-level beings: Their fear and reverence toward Wu Dao deepen. They recognize the enormous gap between Half-step Dimension-level and true Dimension-level power, but are stunned when the formations repeatedly resist him.
• Li Yue: His confrontation with Wu Xing is introduced, setting up a major conflict within the Eternity Heavenly Palace.
• Wu Xing: He is established as an exceptionally powerful Gray Branch disciple and a genuine Dimension-level threat, already possessing two fused Origin Great Daos and progressing toward a third.

Significant Themes

• The gulf between realms: The chapter emphasizes the terrifying difference between Half-step Dimension-level beings and true Dimension-level existences.
• Hidden strength and deception: Wu Dao appears unharmed after the first formation’s destruction, concealing that his divine soul was injured.
• Underestimating one’s opponents: Wu Dao assumes the first formation is the defenders’ only safeguard, only to be surprised by a second, stronger formation.
• Resistance against overwhelming power: Despite facing an apparently invincible enemy, the Dimension of Myriad Daos continues to withstand annihilation through layered defensive formations.
• Supreme power and arrogance: Wu Dao views all other beings as ants and treats his personal intervention as an honor bestowed upon them, reinforcing his godlike arrogance.

Character Interactions

• Wu Dao and the Dimension of Myriad Daos: Wu Dao openly threatens the entire dimension, while its formations answer his attacks and expose that its defenders possess unexpected resources.
• Wu Dao and the spectators: His presence terrifies the attending factions, especially the Half-step Dimension-level Taboo Lives, who lower their heads and acknowledge his supremacy.
• Wu Dao and the defensive formations: Their clash evolves from a one-sided assault into a contest in which the formations injure him, block his attacks, and force him to reassess the situation.
• Li Yue and Wu Xing: Their meeting inside the Eternity Heavenly Palace begins a new confrontation, bringing another powerful Dimension-level existence into the unfolding conflict.

Chapter Summary: “The First Dimension-level to Fall”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue meets Wu Xing, a powerful Gray Branch disciple of the Azure Cloud Sea Lineage and a Dimension-level Taboo Life.
• Wu Xing has fused two Origin Great Daos—Slaughter and Destruction—making him a Top-tier Dimension-level existence.
• Gray Valley reports that Wu Dao, who is attacking the Dimension of Myriad Daos, has broken through one of three defensive formations. Because Wu Dao possesses a powerful defensive Dao-Proving Supreme Treasure, the formations can no longer seriously injure him.
• Li Yue orders Wu Xing to intervene, wanting to see his strength.
• Wu Xing exits the dimension and confronts Wu Dao, who arrogantly demands his submission. Wu Xing mocks Wu Dao for becoming Dimension-level through reliance on external treasures.
• When Wu Dao threatens to destroy the dimension and kill Wu Xing, Wu Xing reveals his overwhelming cultivation. His Slaughter Origin Dao fills the surrounding region with terrifying power.
• Wu Dao realizes that Wu Xing is a Top-tier Dimension-level, far above himself. He begs for mercy and offers compensation, explaining the vast difference between ordinary, High-grade, and Top-tier Dimension-level beings.
• Wu Xing condemns Wu Dao for slaughtering living beings to cultivate the Slaughter Origin Dao, calling him a disgrace to their shared path.
• Using the Slaughter Forty-Nine Swords, Wu Xing manifests nine blood-red swords and effortlessly kills Wu Dao.
• Wu Dao’s death causes endless blood rain to fall across the Three Thousand Dimensions, marking him as the first Dimension-level being to fall.

Character Developments

• Li Yue is introduced to the true power of a Top-tier Dimension-level being. Although Wu Xing is stronger than him at present, Li Yue recognizes that Wu Xing’s potential is far inferior to his own.
• Wu Xing is established as calm, confident, and overwhelmingly powerful. He displays both pride in his cultivation and disdain for those who use slaughter for selfish advancement. His control over the Slaughter Origin Dao and the Slaughter Forty-Nine Swords demonstrates his terrifying combat ability.
• Wu Dao shifts from arrogance to desperation. Initially convinced that no one could challenge him, he becomes terrified once he learns Wu Xing has fused two Origin Great Daos. His reliance on an external treasure and lack of deeper cultivation are exposed as major weaknesses.
• Gray Valley serves as Li Yue’s informant and subordinate, explaining the strength of the formations and Wu Dao’s defensive treasure.

Significant Themes

• True power versus superficial advancement: Wu Dao has reached Dimension-level but relies heavily on an external treasure, while Wu Xing’s fused Origin Great Daos place him at the highest level of Dimension-level existence.
• The hierarchy of cultivation: The chapter clarifies the three tiers of Dimension-level power—Ordinary, High-grade, and Top-tier—and emphasizes the enormous gap between them.
• Potential versus current strength: Wu Xing is stronger than Li Yue at present, but Li Yue possesses greater long-term potential and a better chance of reaching Transcendence.
• The corruption of power: Wu Xing views Wu Dao’s slaughter of living beings as a disgraceful abuse of the Slaughter Origin Dao.
• Arrogance and consequences: Wu Dao’s attempt to intimidate others collapses when he encounters someone vastly beyond his level, leading directly to his death.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Wu Xing: Li Yue receives Wu Xing respectfully but treats the encounter as an opportunity to evaluate his strength. Wu Xing obeys Li Yue’s command without hesitation.
• Gray Valley and Li Yue: Gray Valley reports Wu Dao’s progress and requests permission for Wu Xing to intervene.
• Wu Xing and Wu Dao: Their exchange begins with mutual provocation. Wu Dao demands submission, while Wu Xing ridicules his reliance on external power. Once Wu Xing reveals his true level, Wu Dao begs for mercy, but Wu Xing executes him without hesitation.
• The spectators and Wu Xing: The surrounding beings initially underestimate Wu Xing, then panic when his fused Origin Great Daos are revealed, realizing that a Top-tier Dimension-level being had been concealed within the Dimension of Myriad Daos.

Chapter Summary: The Dark Era Descends, the “First Dimension” Will Appear

Key Plot Points and Events

• A mysterious, overwhelmingly powerful existence effortlessly kills Wu Dao Heavenly Emperor, a newly ascended Dimension-level Taboo Life, before numerous witnesses.
• Wu Dao’s death triggers a massive phenomenon across the Three Thousand Dimensions: blood rain falls everywhere, signaling the death of a Dimension-level being.
• The spectators, including Half-step Dimension-level experts and Dao-wielding beings, are shocked and terrified by the ease with which Wu Dao was slain.
• Pangu is especially stunned, having previously worried about Li Yue’s ability to face Wu Dao. He realizes that the mysterious killer must possess power comparable to the supreme beings of the entire Three Thousand Dimensions.
• Mingyan, Wu Dao’s longtime rival and equal, is shaken by his death and fears the unknown power hidden within the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• Conghai and other ancient Dimension-level beings similarly recognize that an unprecedented crisis may be approaching.
• The fall of Wu Dao activates the arrival of the Dark Era, along with the reappearance of the mysterious First Dimension.
• Major factions across the Three Thousand Dimensions recall their disciples, warning that all living beings may become prey during the coming disaster.
• A system-like announcement explains the history of the First Dimension: it once contained the First Heavenly Court, which attempted to bring the entire dimension into Transcendence. Punished by the Source Dao Sea, the First Dimension disappeared and now returns only during Dark Eras to hunt Taboo Lives.
• Li Yue learns that he is the leader of the Eternity Organization and the thirteenth Leader of the Divine Path. He and the organization can earn Divine Path Merit by killing First Dimension Taboo Lives.
• The Divine Path Merit Shop becomes available, giving Li Yue access to a new reward system.
• Gray Valley belatedly reminds Li Yue about the Dark Era and the First Dimension. Li Yue remains calm, deciding that if the First Dimension targets the Divine Path, he will simply kill its attackers.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Remains composed despite the enormous crisis. He quickly shifts from surprise to confidence and curiosity, viewing the First Dimension as a threat to eliminate rather than something to fear. His position as leader of the Eternity Organization and the potential rewards from Divine Path Merit are formally emphasized.
• Pangu: His perception of Li Yue’s situation changes. Although he initially feared Li Yue might be unable to withstand Wu Dao, he now recognizes that an even more terrifying supreme existence may be supporting or connected to him.
• Mingyan: Experiences profound shock and fear after witnessing the death of his longtime equal, Wu Dao. His confidence is undermined, and he becomes wary of the unknown force responsible.
• Conghai and other ancient experts: Their reactions reveal that they understand the historical significance of a Dimension-level death and anticipate the return of the Dark Era.
• Gray Valley: Provides crucial background about the First Dimension, though his delayed reminder creates a slightly humorous contrast with the seriousness of the crisis.

Significant Themes

• The fragility of supreme power: Even beings at the peak of the Three Thousand Dimensions can be killed instantly, showing that apparent invincibility is relative.
• Fear of the unknown: The witnesses are more terrified by the mysterious killer’s identity and strength than by Wu Dao’s death itself.
• Cycles of catastrophe: The fall of a Dimension-level Taboo Life is linked to the recurring Dark Era, suggesting that cosmic disasters follow an established pattern.
• Predation and survival: During the Dark Era, the First Dimension hunts Taboo Lives, turning the entire Three Thousand Dimensions into a battlefield where survival depends on strength.
• Power, merit, and progression: The Divine Path Merit system transforms the coming catastrophe into both a danger and an opportunity for Li Yue and the Eternity Organization.
• Ancient history returning: The First Dimension and the First Heavenly Court reveal that forgotten events from the earliest eras continue to shape the present.

Character Interactions

• The gathered experts collectively react with disbelief and terror to Wu Dao’s death, highlighting the enormous gap between ordinary supreme beings and the mysterious killer.
• Pangu’s concern for Li Yue contrasts with the shocking reality that the battle was decided effortlessly.
• Mingyan’s internal reaction reflects the personal impact of losing a lifelong rival and equal.
• The ancient beings of the Conghai Dimension and other regions interpret the event as a warning of impending darkness.
• Gray Valley informs Li Yue about the First Dimension’s return, while Li Yue responds with detached confidence, immediately framing the threat as another enemy to defeat.

Chapter Summary: Divine Path Merit Shop, the Origins of the Three Thousand Dimensions

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue examines the newly opened Divine Path Merit Shop, which offers powerful treasures ranging from Dimension-level items to Transcendence-grade supreme treasures.
• He is astonished by the prices. Even the cheapest Transcendence-grade treasure requires billions of Divine Path Merit, meaning he would need to kill thousands of Dimension-level Taboo Lives to afford one.
• Rather than pursuing the nearly unattainable Transcendence-grade treasures, Li Yue decides to focus on purchasing Taboo-grade Blessing Talismans, which cost only 500 merit each. Killing five Elementary Creation-grade Taboo Lives would provide enough merit for one.
• Because the First Dimension is hostile toward Divine Path Deities and its Taboo Lives are now potential sources of merit, Li Yue resolves to turn the coming conflict to his advantage.
• He asks Gray Valley about the origins of the First Dimension. Gray Valley explains that it is the oldest and original dimension, created directly by an immensely powerful being known as Zhi.
• The other dimensions were reportedly opened by Taboo Lives from the First Dimension. Criminal Taboo Lives had their memories erased and were sent into the darkness to become Creators, establishing new dimensions. This practice was later continued by other factions.
• Gray Valley reveals that Zhi was an ancient Fourth Transcendence Realm Emperor Lord, the founder of the Emperor Blade Bureau, one of the six strongest factions beyond the Three Thousand Dimensions.
• Zhi also created the other eight great cultivation regions, including the Three Thousand Abysses, Dao Heavens, Seas of Living Beings, Initial Lands, Origin Rivers, Gods and Devils Realms, Primordial Chaos Realms, and Hunyuan Realms.
• Inspired by Zhi’s power, Li Yue vows to one day reach the Fourth Transcendence Realm himself.
• He calculates that he can gain merit through his own actions, through members of the Eternity Organization, and through other Taboo Deities under his influence.
• To prepare for the First Dimension’s expected attack, Li Yue summons his forces and decides to first bring the Divine Path Alliance, including its more than three hundred Taboo Deities, under his control.
• He departs for the Dao Sea Dimension with Wu Xing and Rong An to subdue the alliance, intending to unite as many forces as possible before hunting the First Dimension’s Taboo Lives.

Character Developments

• Li Yue becomes more ambitious and strategically driven. His desire for Transcendence intensifies after learning about Zhi, but he remains practical by selecting attainable merit goals.
• He shifts from passively responding to the Dark Age to actively exploiting the conflict for growth, power, and the strengthening of his followers.
• Li Yue also demonstrates expanding leadership ambitions, seeking to consolidate the Divine Path Alliance and coordinate all available Taboo Lives under his command.
• Gray Valley provides crucial historical knowledge and reveals the terrifying scale of Zhi’s accomplishments. His reverence emphasizes the enormous gap between current Transcenders and the ancient Emperor Lord.

Significant Themes

• Power and transcendence: The chapter emphasizes the vast hierarchy above the Three Thousand Dimensions and Li Yue’s determination to reach its summit.
• Origins and cosmic history: The true creation of the dimensions and the role of the First Dimension reshape Li Yue’s understanding of the universe.
• Ambition versus practicality: Although Li Yue desires priceless Transcendence-grade treasures, he recognizes the limits of his current resources and chooses achievable objectives.
• War as opportunity: The coming Dark Age and First Dimension invasion are not merely threats; Li Yue sees them as opportunities to gain merit, acquire power, and expand his influence.
• Unity and consolidation: Survival against the First Dimension will require Li Yue to unite scattered factions and strengthen the Divine Path forces.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue questions Gray Valley about the First Dimension, prompting the revelation of its ancient history and Zhi’s identity.
• Gray Valley responds with unusual solemnity, showing deep respect and perhaps fear toward the Fourth Transcendence Realm Emperor Lord.
• Li Yue’s thoughts move from astonishment to determination as Gray Valley explains the origins of the nine great cultivation regions.
• Li Yue summons members of the Eternity Organization and his Taboo Life forces, then travels with Wu Xing and Rong An to confront and potentially subdue the Divine Path Alliance.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue, Wu Xing, and Rong An enter the Dao Sea Dimension, an ancient and exceptionally powerful Super Ninefold Fusion Dimension.
• The Dao Sea Dimension is described as one of the places closest to the origin of the Three Thousand Dimensions. Its cultivation environment is among the top three, allowing cultivators to sense traces of the Origin Great Dao and producing treasures valuable even to Dimension-level beings.
• Li Yue compares the Dao Sea Dimension favorably against his own Dimension of Myriad Daos and other powerful dimensions, recognizing how vast, prosperous, and deeply established it is.
• Li Yue asks whether any true Dimension-level Taboo Lives are hidden within the dimension. Wu Xing explains that the dimension’s immense size and nearly Half-step Transcendence-level origin make probing extremely difficult.
• They discover a ruined courtyard that once belonged to a Dimension-level Taboo Life. Inside are two Dimension-level treasures and fourteen Taboo Lives divided into three factions, including three Half-step Dimension-level beings.
• The group approaches the courtyard, where Rong An recognizes Chi Mei, a powerful Half-step Dimension-level being and vice leader of the Divine Path Alliance.
• Rong An introduces Wu Xing and reveals that Wu Xing killed Wu Dao, a Dimension-level Taboo Life, causing the other factions to react with fear and reverence.
• Chi Mei and the other leaders—Dong Tingwu of the Gray River Dao Sect and Bai Yin of Sinking Cloud Heavenly Mountain—immediately bow to Wu Xing.
• Li Yue then produces a gray iron plaque bearing the character “Gray” and asks Dong Tingwu whether he recognizes it, setting up the chapter’s concluding confrontation or revelation.

Character Developments

• Li Yue continues to display confidence and curiosity while assessing the Dao Sea Dimension. Although he recognizes that he is not yet comparable to a true Dimension-level Taboo Life without using his strongest techniques, he remains bold enough to investigate dangerous opportunities.
• Wu Xing is established as an extraordinarily powerful and perceptive expert. He has fused two Origin Great Daos, grasped a third, possesses a Transcendence-grade inheritance, and is powerful enough to kill a Dimension-level Taboo Life.
• Rong An becomes increasingly devoted to Li Yue and excited about following him. His reverence intensifies after witnessing Wu Xing’s strength, and he acts cautiously to prevent the local Taboo Lives from offending his new allies.
• Chi Mei, initially suspicious and confident in her own status, immediately becomes respectful after learning of Wu Xing’s achievement.
• Dong Tingwu and Bai Yin likewise shift from suspicion to fear and submission once Wu Xing’s identity and strength are revealed.

Significant Themes

• The hierarchy of power: The chapter emphasizes the overwhelming gap between Half-step Dimension-level and true Dimension-level beings, while portraying Wu Xing as someone capable of transcending even ordinary expectations within that hierarchy.
• The attraction of the Dao: The Dao Sea Dimension’s proximity to the origin of the Three Thousand Dimensions makes it a sacred destination for cultivation, seclusion, advancement, and treasure hunting.
• Reverence and survival: Characters quickly submit to those with overwhelming strength, demonstrating how status and power govern interactions among Taboo Lives.
• Hidden dangers and opportunities: The ruined cultivation ground represents both immense risk and extraordinary rewards, containing Dimension-level treasures and attracting multiple powerful factions.
• Mystery and foreshadowing: Li Yue’s gray iron plaque and his question to Dong Tingwu imply a connection to the Gray River Dao Sect or a larger hidden identity and conflict.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Wu Xing travel together, with Wu Xing functioning as both guide and powerful protector.
• Rong An follows behind them with awe, treating Li Yue as a supreme leader and Wu Xing as an almost unfathomable senior.
• Upon meeting Chi Mei, Rong An respectfully addresses her as his martial uncle, revealing his connection to the Divine Path Alliance.
• Chi Mei questions Rong An about Li Yue and Wu Xing, but Rong An quickly emphasizes Wu Xing’s accomplishment to prevent any misunderstanding.
• The revelation that Wu Xing killed Wu Dao transforms the atmosphere: the three faction leaders abandon their suspicion and pay respects.
• The chapter ends with Li Yue directly addressing Dong Tingwu through the mysterious gray plaque, suggesting a significant connection between them.