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Summary

Li Yue proves the Gray River Dao Sect’s ancestor is alive

Li Yue presents the sect’s Ancestor Talisman to Dong Tingwu, deputy sect master of the Gray River Dao Sect. Dong recognizes the fresh aura of their Dimension-level ancestor and realizes the ancestor is still living. Li Yue explains that the ancestor personally gave him the talisman and instructs the sect master to visit the ancestor in the Dimension of Myriad Daos. Dong is overwhelmed with joy and immediately prepares to report the news.

Li Yue reveals his identity and claim to leadership

Li Yue introduces himself as the leader of the Eternity Organization and the thirteenth Leader of the Divine Path. He states that he ordered Wu Xing to kill Wu Dao, who had slaughtered countless beings for cultivation. Since this accomplishment qualifies him to compete for leadership of the Divine Path Alliance, he asks deputy alliance leader Chi Mei about the position.

Chi Mei and the alliance leaders accept Li Yue

Chi Mei explains that the Divine Path Alliance originated from the former Origin Fate Organization, founded by Yan Xiao. According to an old rule, any Leader of the Divine Path who wished to lead the organization could naturally assume control of it. Recognizing Li Yue’s overwhelming power and the protection he could provide during the coming Dark Age and the First Dimension’s emergence, Chi Mei immediately pledges loyalty to him. The three Taboo Deities with her also bow and accept him as alliance leader.

Li Yue acquires powerful Dimension-level treasures

Wu Xing retrieves two Dimension-level items from the ruined Dao field: a medicinal pill that can increase comprehension by roughly tenfold to a thousandfold, depending on its duration, and a pill furnace containing three useful Dimension-level formulas. Li Yue considers both treasures highly valuable because comparable items are rare in the Azure Cloud Sea Lineage, and he stores them for his own use.

The factions react to Li Yue’s rise

Chi Mei leads Li Yue and Wu Xing toward the Divine Path Alliance headquarters. Dong Tingwu returns to the Gray River Dao Sect to report that their ancestor remains alive and that the sect is establishing ties with Li Yue. Bai Yin of Sinking Cloud Heavenly Mountain also departs to report the event, recognizing its enormous significance.

Arrival at the Divine Path Alliance headquarters

The headquarters is an immense Divine Mountain surrounded by ninety-nine Super Blazing Suns and nine connected Chaos Worlds forming a powerful Divine Path formation. Its central hall is itself a Dimension-level Divine Path Supreme Treasure, reflecting the Alliance’s origins and extraordinary foundation.

The Divine Origin Bell summons the alliance’s Taboo Deities

Chi Mei rings the Divine Origin Bell, a sacred artifact whose sound spreads across multiple Dimensions and signals an event of the highest importance. Numerous Taboo Deities gather outside the headquarters hall, initially angered to see Li Yue and Wu Xing—outsiders—in the Alliance’s core territory. Some demand that they be expelled and imprisoned.

Conflict over the new alliance leader begins

Chi Mei announces that the Divine Path Alliance is about to receive a new alliance leader, intending to introduce Li Yue. Before she can finish, a powerful and furious voice interrupts, rejecting the attempt to claim the position and ordering Li Yue, Wu Xing, and Chi Mei to leave. This establishes immediate opposition to Li Yue’s succession and sets up a confrontation within the Alliance.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Li Yue demonstrates calm authority, immense influence, and growing political ambition. His association with the living Gray River ancestor and his command over Wu Xing greatly enhance his status.
• Dong Tingwu shifts from shock to ecstatic loyalty after learning that his sect’s ancestor survives.
• Chi Mei quickly recognizes Li Yue as a potential savior and powerful protector, openly pledging the Alliance to him.
• Wu Xing remains a quiet but formidable subordinate, reinforcing Li Yue’s prestige by having slain Wu Dao and retrieving the treasures.
• The Divine Path Alliance’s Taboo Deities initially react with suspicion and hostility, showing that Li Yue’s claim to leadership will not be accepted unanimously.
• Major themes: the return of ancient powers, the importance of inherited authority and organizational rules, survival during an approaching cosmic crisis, political allegiance based on strength, and the tension between legitimate succession and entrenched opposition.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• A black, destruction-infused sun appears over the Divine Path Alliance headquarters as the alliance’s former leader, Liu Shang, launches a powerful attack against Vice Leader Chi Mei.
• Wu Xing casually destroys the attack and severely wounds Liu Shang with a single wave, revealing the overwhelming gap between a top Half-step Dimension-level being and a true Dimension-level existence.
• Chi Mei announces that Wu Xing is the Dimension-level powerhouse who recently killed Wu Dao, while Li Yue is the thirteenth leader of the Divine Path and Wu Xing’s master.
• Faced with two supreme Dimension-level figures, Liu Shang and the other alliance deities immediately submit. Liu Shang formally agrees to Li Yue becoming the new leader, followed by the rest of the alliance.
• Li Yue enters the alliance headquarters and addresses its 315 Taboo Deities: eight Half-step Dimension-level beings, sixty-two Dao-wielding Grade beings, and numerous Creation-grade experts.
• He explains that the coming Dark Era and the emergence of the First Dimension threaten the Divine Path, especially because the First Dimension targets Divine Path forces.
• To strengthen the alliance, Li Yue promises Soldier-grade Gray Valley Ark Inheritances to those who sincerely obey him, and General-grade Inheritances to Half-step Dimension-level members.
• He displays more than a hundred Soldier-grade Inheritances, triggering overwhelming excitement. The deities immediately swear loyalty and pledge to follow his commands without hesitation.

Character Developments

• Wu Xing is established as an extraordinarily powerful Dimension-level Taboo Life capable of instantly defeating the former alliance leader. His respectful treatment of Li Yue also confirms Li Yue’s superior status.
• Li Yue transitions from leader of the Eternity Organization and thirteenth leader of the Divine Path into supreme leader of the Divine Path Alliance. He presents himself as a protector and reformer focused on strengthening the Divine Path before the Dark Era.
• Liu Shang, initially an arrogant and powerful opponent, is humbled by Wu Xing’s overwhelming strength. Recognizing the situation, he submits quickly and becomes the first to acknowledge Li Yue’s leadership.
• Chi Mei demonstrates loyalty and political awareness by introducing Li Yue and Wu Xing, helping secure the alliance’s submission.
• The alliance deities shift from fear and uncertainty to fervent loyalty once Li Yue offers them access to powerful inheritances that could enable advancement.

Significant Themes

• Absolute power and hierarchy: The chapter emphasizes the vast difference between Half-step Dimension-level and true Dimension-level beings.
• Submission through strength: The alliance accepts Li Yue not through negotiation or prolonged conflict, but because Wu Xing’s power makes resistance meaningless.
• Leadership through benefits and protection: Li Yue combines overwhelming authority with tangible rewards, offering inheritances and promising protection during the coming catastrophe.
• Advancement and ambition: The deities’ immediate enthusiasm reflects their intense desire to break through their current realms, particularly to reach the Dimension level.
• Unity against an external threat: The approaching Dark Era and hostile First Dimension create a need for the Divine Path forces to consolidate and grow stronger.

Character Interactions

• Wu Xing directly confronts and defeats Liu Shang, demonstrating his power before the entire alliance.
• Chi Mei publicly explains the identities and relationship of Li Yue and Wu Xing, framing Li Yue’s takeover as legitimate.
• Liu Shang acknowledges Li Yue first, invoking the former Origin Fate Organization’s promise to follow any future Divine Path leader.
• Li Yue addresses the assembled deities as their new leader, offering them protection and advancement opportunities.
• The alliance members respond collectively, kneeling and swearing absolute loyalty in exchange for the chance to obtain Gray Valley Ark Inheritances.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue offers the 315 Taboo Deities of the Divine Path Alliance a choice: merge with a Seal of Dao Origin Heavenly Son and receive powerful inheritances, or remain independent and forfeit access to them.
• The seals grant three abilities and restrictions:
  1. Li Yue can locate the merged individual at any time.
  2. The seal cannot be removed, binding them permanently to him.
  3. They can borrow part of Li Yue’s power.
• The first Dao-Wielding Level Deity accepts, prompting the others to follow. Chi Mei and the six other Half-step Dimension-level beings also merge with the seals, motivated by the chance to reach Dimension-level.
• After all 315 Deities merge, Li Yue’s Wisdom Deity expands thirtyfold. Activating the seal’s Thousandfold Combat Power would now allow him to enter true Dimension-level strength, potentially approaching the power of beings who have mastered two Origin Great Daos.
• Li Yue distributes 307 Soldier-grade Inheritances to the Dao-Wielding and Creation-grade Deities, and eight General-grade Inheritances to the Half-step Dimension-level Deities.
• He orders the Divine Path Alliance to relocate from the Dao Sea Dimension to the Dimension of Myriad Daos. The Alliance members obey without resistance, now valuing their inheritances more than their former surroundings.
• The chapter then shifts to the First Dimension, whose True Domain is vastly larger than those of the Dao Sea Dimension and the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• Three hundred troops from the First Dimension prepare to invade the Three Thousand Dimensions during the century-long Dark Era. Their goal is to plunder resources and slaughter Taboo Life forms, while sparing most weaker beings unless they are Deities.

Character Developments

• Li Yue strengthens his control over the Divine Path Alliance by binding all 315 members to him through the seals. His power and influence increase dramatically as the seals draw strength from their merged users.
• The Taboo Deities abandon their independence in exchange for advancement opportunities and powerful inheritances. Their submission reflects both ambition and fear of being left behind by their companions.
• Chi Mei chooses loyalty to Li Yue because she wants to acquire a General-grade Inheritance and eventually become Dimension-level.
• Liu Shang and the other Half-step Dimension-level Deities initially hesitate but quickly accept the seals after realizing Chi Mei might surpass them.
• The First Dimension’s invading forces are portrayed as veteran warriors and natural slaughterers, confident that they can overpower the generally weaker Taboo Life forms of the Three Thousand Dimensions.

Significant Themes

• Power through loyalty and submission: Advancement requires the Deities to surrender freedom and accept permanent allegiance to Li Yue.
• Ambition and fear of inferiority: The Deities’ decisions are driven not only by hope for greater power but also by anxiety that their companions will surpass them.
• Consolidation of authority: Li Yue transforms the Divine Path Alliance into a tightly controlled force while greatly increasing his own strength.
• The coming Dark Era: The First Dimension’s invasion introduces a large-scale conflict in which the Three Thousand Dimensions become hunting grounds for powerful outsiders.
• Predator and prey: First Dimension beings view the inhabitants of the Three Thousand Dimensions as weak targets, establishing a threatening imbalance of power.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue directly negotiates with the Taboo Deities, presenting the seals as both an opportunity and an ultimatum.
• The first Deity’s decision pressures the others to follow, while Chi Mei’s acceptance triggers the remaining Half-step Dimension-level beings to commit as well.
• The newly bound Deities express gratitude and submission when Li Yue grants them inheritances and orders their relocation.
• In the First Dimension, the leading Half-step Dimension-level warrior commands the invading troops, encouraging them to kill Taboo Life forms and exploit the Dark Era as their sole opportunity to enter the wider Three Thousand Dimensions.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Divine Path Alliance’s headquarters, a colossal Dimension-level Divine Mountain, travels through the Endless Darkness outside the Three Thousand Dimensions. The mountain was left behind by Yan Xiao, former Leader of the Origin Fate Organization, and remains one of the alliance’s greatest foundations.
• Li Yue reflects on his successful subjugation of the Divine Path Alliance. The Severance Talisman he used still has two remaining uses, and the alliance’s immense collection of powerful beings is dramatically accelerating the Wisdom Deity’s comprehension of the Radiance Origin Great Dao.
• Li Yue asks Liu Shang and Chi Mei about other major Divine Path factions. They identify three organizations comparable to the Divine Path Alliance:
  • The Divine Domain Organization, founded by the mysterious You Ji.
  • The Way-Seeking Organization, founded by Lin Wendao and containing twelve Half-step Dimension-level beings.
  • The Ancient God Court, founded by Gu Tuo and supported by an enormous Ancient God Clan with over a million members and more than a thousand Taboo Lives.
• Li Yue realizes that all twelve historical Divine Path Leaders were ranked among the top fifty on the Gray Valley Heavenly Ladder. He identifies the leaders and their organizations, including several whose remains helped him obtain the Seal of Dao Origin.
• Particularly interested in the Ancient God Court, Li Yue considers subduing it to greatly expand the Wisdom Deity and increase his own power.
• Liu Shang reveals that the Ancient God Organization’s location cannot be remembered. Although he had visited it three times, all memories of its location and visits were erased. Li Yue suspects that the organization may possess a living Dimension-level Taboo Life capable of cultivating the Forgetting Origin Great Dao, possibly connecting it to his own mysterious memory loss and unexplained treasures.
• Liu Shang also identifies three somewhat weaker factions whose headquarters are known: the Yang World Divine Prefecture, Hidden Dragon Divine Mountain, and the Existence-Nonexistence Divine Court. The latter is rumored to be supported by the Ancient God Organization.
• Before Li Yue can plan his next move, Liu Shang detects multiple Hunter Squads from the First Dimension approaching. One squad includes twelve Taboo Lives—two Half-step Dimension-level, four Dao-wielding-level, and six Creation-level beings—and additional squads are nearby.

Character Developments

• Li Yue becomes increasingly ambitious and strategic. Having taken control of the Divine Path Alliance, he now plans to conquer other major Divine Path factions to expand both his forces and his comprehension abilities.
• His growing power is emphasized through the extraordinary Wisdom Deity within the Seal of Dao Origin, formed from hundreds of thousands of powerful beings and capable of comprehending the Radiance Origin Great Dao at an unprecedented rate.
• Liu Shang remains a respectful adviser and demonstrates extensive knowledge of the Three Thousand Dimensions. However, his inability to remember the Ancient God Organization’s headquarters reveals the terrifying influence of that faction.
• Chi Mei accompanies Liu Shang as one of Li Yue’s subordinates, helping provide information about the various Divine Path powers.
• The Ancient God Organization gains an aura of mystery and dread. Its possible mastery of memory-erasing powers suggests the existence of an exceptionally powerful hidden entity.

Significant Themes

• Expansion and domination: Li Yue’s victory over the Divine Path Alliance is treated not as an endpoint but as the beginning of a larger campaign to subdue every major faction.
• Knowledge and memory: The Ancient God Organization’s ability to erase memories introduces the frightening possibility that even Half-step Dimension-level beings cannot trust their own experiences.
• Accumulation of power: The chapter highlights how gaining more followers directly strengthens Li Yue’s Wisdom Deity, creating a cycle in which conquest leads to faster cultivation and greater dominance.
• Hidden forces and uncertainty: Many of the strongest organizations conceal their headquarters, suggesting that the Three Thousand Dimensions contains powers far beyond what Li Yue currently understands.
• The limits of power: Despite Liu Shang’s immense strength, he is helpless before the Ancient God Organization’s memory manipulation, emphasizing the gap between Half-step Dimension-level beings and true Dimension-level existences.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue speaks with Liu Shang and Chi Mei as trusted subordinates, questioning them about the strongest factions in the Three Thousand Dimensions.
• Liu Shang provides detailed intelligence but also expresses fear and reverence toward the Ancient God Organization after recounting his erased memories.
• Li Yue analyzes Liu Shang’s testimony and connects it to his own unexplained past, showing his tendency to investigate mysteries rather than dismiss them.
• The conversation is abruptly interrupted when Liu Shang detects multiple First Dimension Hunter Squads, setting up an imminent confrontation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Endless Darkness, four First Dimension Taboo Life Battle Squads launch a surprise assault on the Divine Path Alliance’s headquarters, the Origin Fate Divine Mountain.
• Their captain uses an ancient painting to release a formation that seals the Divine Path Alliance’s Dimension-level treasure for thirty minutes, preventing it from being used in battle.
• The attackers consist of eight Half-step Dimension-level fighters, sixteen Dao-wielding Grade fighters, and twenty-four Creation-grade fighters. Their goal is to massacre the Divine Path Alliance’s Taboo Deities and earn merit and rewards.
• The Divine Path Alliance recognizes the danger but remains relatively composed because Li Yue, a true Dimension-level being, is present.
• Li Yue activates Thousandfold Combat Power without using the Seal of Dao Origin. His aura alone completely suppresses the invading forces.
• The First Dimension fighters realize in terror that Li Yue is a Dimension-level existence, contradicting their intelligence that the Divine Path Alliance had no such protector.
• Li Yue destroys all forty-eight attackers instantly. Because they are killed by a Dimension-level being, they cannot revive.
• Each slain Half-step Dimension-level Taboo Life grants Li Yue 100,000 Divine Path Merit, and his total merit reaches 1,456,800 points.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates overwhelming Dimension-level power and gains greater confidence in its might. He is calm, decisive, and capable of ending the invasion without revealing or using all his trump cards.
• Liu Shang shows concern for the Divine Path Alliance, accurately assessing that he and the Vice Alliance Masters could not withstand the eight Half-step Dimension-level enemies while the Origin Fate Divine Mountain was sealed.
• The First Dimension Taboo Lives are portrayed as experienced killers with immense battlefield backgrounds, but their confidence collapses once they encounter Li Yue’s true strength.
• The Divine Path Alliance is shown to have changed significantly: it is no longer helpless and now has the protection of a genuine Dimension-level existence.

Significant Themes

• The gap between realms: The chapter emphasizes that Dimension-level beings vastly surpass Half-step Dimension-level fighters; even elite warriors from the First Dimension are powerless before Li Yue.
• Overconfidence and miscalculation: The attackers rely on outdated intelligence and assume the Divine Path Alliance is defenseless, making their ambush disastrously misjudged.
• Power and protection: The presence of Li Yue completely changes the Divine Path Alliance’s status and transforms it from prey into an organization protected by overwhelming force.
• The First Dimension’s supremacy: The First Dimension is depicted as possessing advanced methods for cultivating powerful Taboo Lives, while hinting at even more terrifying beings and a mysterious history tied to the Lord of the First Dimension.
• Merit through slaughter: Combat and killing are directly tied to rewards, presenting battle as both survival and a method of accumulating Divine Path Merit.

Character Interactions

• The First Dimension captain coordinates the four Battle Squads and orders the attack after sealing the Origin Fate Divine Mountain.
• Liu Shang anxiously consults Li Yue about the overwhelming enemy force, while Li Yue reassures him and takes control of the situation.
• Li Yue’s confrontation with the invaders is nearly one-sided: his pressure freezes them, and his gaze destroys them before they can resist.
• The attackers’ initial confidence turns to terror when they realize the Divine Path Alliance secretly possesses a Dimension-level protector.

Chapter Summary: “Two Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Eight Taboo Lives!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After killing the First Dimension’s Taboo Life, Li Yue obtains 1,456,800 Divine Path Merit points.
• He uses the merit to purchase 2,912 Taboo Grade Blessing Talismans, adding them to the 36 talismans he already possessed for a total of 2,948.
• Li Yue stores the residual origin left by the slain Taboo Life, intending to refine it into materials for the Seal of Dao Origin. This could produce another 24 Dao-wielding-level and 24 Creation-level Taboo Lives.
• He gives the powerful ancient painting—capable of sealing a Dimension-level supreme treasure—to Liu Shang, recognizing that it is no longer especially useful to him but could serve as a major foundation for the Divine Path Alliance.
• During the return journey, Li Yue learns that the First Dimension’s attacks typically involve over one hundred squads, sometimes more than three hundred. These assaults are often led by “super squads” commanded by Dimension-level Taboo Lives.
• Li Yue concludes that the leaders of the current assault may be High-grade or even Top-tier Dimension-level beings, making the situation extremely dangerous despite his own near-High-grade Dimension-level strength.
• Back in the Dimension of Myriad Daos, Li Yue summons 557 Taboo Lives under his command, or 558 including Gray Valley, to witness a major ceremony.
• He activates all 2,948 blessing talismans, causing them to merge with 2,948 devout Believers. Regardless of their former cultivation, these Believers begin transforming into Taboo Lives.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates immense confidence and strategic foresight. He views the First Dimension’s invasion not only as a threat but also as an extraordinary opportunity to expand his forces.
• His growing strength has made ordinary treasures, including the ancient sealing painting, largely insignificant to him. He instead distributes them to allies to strengthen the broader Divine Path Alliance.
• Li Yue becomes more cautious regarding the First Dimension’s elite forces. Although he can defeat beings below the Dimension level, he recognizes that Dimension-level leaders could pose a serious threat.
• Liu Shang gains both Li Yue’s trust and a powerful artifact. His reaction shows his increasing importance within the Divine Path Alliance.
• The summoned Believers and soldiers are positioned to undergo a life-altering transformation, potentially becoming a vast new army of Taboo Lives.

Significant Themes

• Turning crisis into opportunity: The First Dimension’s invasion provides Li Yue with enormous merit, resources, and potential new forces.
• Accumulation of power: The chapter emphasizes the staggering scale of Li Yue’s growing influence, culminating in nearly three thousand new Taboo Lives.
• The value of loyalty and faith: Devout Believers are rewarded through transformation into beings of a far higher level.
• The escalating cosmic conflict: Information about the First Dimension’s repeated invasions establishes the scale of the coming war and hints at even stronger enemies.
• Responsibility and strengthening one’s foundation: Li Yue does not hoard every resource; he gives the ancient painting to Liu Shang and seeks to elevate the entire Dimension of Myriad Daos.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Liu Shang discuss the First Dimension’s assault patterns and the dangers posed by its super squads. Their exchange highlights Liu Shang’s knowledge of historical records and Li Yue’s analytical caution.
• Li Yue gives Liu Shang the ancient painting, creating a clear moment of trust and reinforcing Liu Shang’s loyalty.
• Li Yue summons his major subordinates—including Li Youming, Di Yi, Li Xiuwu, Liu Shang, Chi Mei, and Bai Chan—along with hundreds of Taboo Lives to observe the ceremony.
• He instructs them to watch the transformation carefully, explaining that the birth of Taboo Lives benefits the Dimension Origin and offers others insight into the Dao of origin nature.
• The chapter ends with the 2,948 Believers beginning their supreme metamorphosis, leaving Li Yue anticipating how greatly this new force will enhance his strength.

Chapter Summary: Exaggerated Numbers of Taboo Lives, the Dimension of Myriad Daos Undergoes Metamorphosis

Key Plot Points and Events

• The simultaneous birth of 2,948 Taboo Lives causes the entire Dimension of Myriad Daos to shake and undergo a massive transformation.
• Rivers of Great Dao Source Essence, Primordial Source Essence, and Hunyuan Source Essence flow in from the Endless Darkness, while three shattered Dimensions merge into the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• Seven-colored auspicious clouds spread throughout the Dimension, healing living beings, increasing their potential, and triggering the rapid evolution of countless Chaos Worlds.
• The Dimension gains six Perfect-grade Chaos Worlds, which are extremely rare holy lands where attaining the Dao is significantly easier.
• Its True Domain expands from approximately 80,000 to 850,000, increasing its scale more than tenfold. Although technically a Quadruple-Union Dimension, it is essentially comparable to a Sevenfold Dimension.
• Li Yue’s forces now include 3,505 Taboo Lives, most of them at the Elementary Creation-level.
• To prevent the Taboo Lives from dominating ordinary cultivators and disrupting the Dimension’s development, Li Yue establishes the Forbidden Grounds, ordering the Taboo Lives to cultivate there and avoid excessive interference.
• Li Yue prepares to draw the remaining five Divine Path Wheels, beginning with the sixth.

Character Developments

• Li Yue grows increasingly powerful and confident. He recognizes how far he has advanced from the time when a single Taboo Life from the Perfect Dimension nearly overwhelmed him.
• He demonstrates strategic foresight by restricting the influence of his own Taboo Lives, preserving the Dimension as a place where different teachings and factions can compete.
• The Taboo Lives under Li Yue’s command accept his authority without resistance and relocate to the Forbidden Grounds.
• A mysterious vice-captain from the First Dimension, a High-grade Dimension-level Taboo Life, discovers the newly transformed Dimension. He becomes interested in the bounty on its suspected Dimension-level Deity and plans to investigate before involving his stronger captain.

Significant Themes

• Power and growth: The birth of thousands of Taboo Lives marks an enormous increase in Li Yue’s faction’s strength and transforms the balance of power among the Dimensions.
• World-building through cultivation: The Dimension’s advancement demonstrates how powerful beings and large-scale events can reshape entire realms, creating superior environments for future cultivation.
• Order versus unchecked power: Li Yue understands that overwhelming strength can destabilize society. By isolating the Taboo Lives, he attempts to protect lower-level beings and maintain a competitive cultivation ecosystem.
• Rising danger: Li Yue’s success attracts the attention of powerful external forces. Greater strength brings not only security but also increasingly dangerous enemies and bounties.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue formally commands the newly born Taboo Lives to reside in the Forbidden Grounds, and they respectfully obey his “Divine Oracle.”
• The vice-captain of the First Dimension communicates with nearby teams through the ancient well, ordering two teams to test Li Yue’s strength.
• The chapter ends with Li Yue alone in the main divine hall, beginning the sixth Divine Path Wheel draw as outside forces move toward his Dimension.

Chapter Summary: “Divine Court Expansion, Ten Billion New Gods”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue reviews the results of his first five Divine Path Wheel draws:
  • Thirty-six Taboo Grade Blessing Talismans, already used.
  • One Dream Divine Leaf.
  • The Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation.
  • A Severance Talisman, with two uses remaining.
• With over 3,500 Taboo Life under his command—including Half-step Dimension-level and Dao-wielding existences—Li Yue realizes he can now deploy the Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation at a power potentially far exceeding its normal ability to kill Dimension-level beings.
• His sixth draw produces an Artifact Promotion Divine Talisman. Li Yue plans to use it on the Time Branch, but only after first advancing the Super Time God Tree and raising the branch to Dao-Treading Grade, allowing the talisman to elevate it further to Taboo Grade.
• He orders Time, the Time Ancient Buddha, and Li Youming to lead 1,200 Taboo Believers and cooperate with the Divine Path Alliance to gather six Rivers of Time. Their goal is to advance the Super Time God Tree, potentially toward its Mature Form, which could rival a Dimension-level existence.
• The seventh draw grants the Nine-Mountain Immeasurable Divine Formation, a complete Dimension-level defensive formation. Once rooted in a dimension, it can manifest nine Divine Mountains capable of resisting even peak Dimension-level attacks and gradually supplying the protected dimension with various source essences.
• Li Yue decides to deploy the formation around the Dimension of Myriad Daos, greatly strengthening its defenses and restricting entry by outsiders.
• The eighth draw provides eighteen more Taboo Grade Blessing Talismans, representing eighteen additional Taboo Life. Li Yue expects these to strengthen both himself and the Wisdom Deity within the Seal of Dao Origin, while also increasing the Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation’s power.
• The ninth draw produces the Dimension-level Divine Court Expansion Talisman, capable of transforming ten billion highly intelligent Human Race members from a sufficiently advanced civilization into deities directly subordinate to the Eternal Divine Court.
• Recognizing the enormous increase in divine power that ten billion new gods could provide, Li Yue considers whether the talisman’s requirements resemble the Mastermind’s criteria for selecting deities. He then descends to the Eternal Divine Court’s base in the Thirty-Six Heavens.

Character Developments

• Li Yue becomes increasingly confident in the strength of his forces and strategic resources. His attention shifts from merely surviving threats to systematically expanding and fortifying his divine empire.
• He demonstrates careful long-term planning by refusing to waste the Artifact Promotion Divine Talisman on a lower-grade upgrade and instead seeking to maximize its eventual effect on the Time Branch.
• His understanding of the Mastermind deepens as he compares the Divine Court Expansion Talisman’s requirements with the kinds of humans previously chosen as deities.
• Time, the Time Ancient Buddha, and Li Youming are entrusted with a major mission to gather Rivers of Time and advance the Super Time God Tree.
• The Wisdom Deity is positioned to grow stronger through the eighteen new blessing talismans.

Significant Themes

• Accumulation of power: Li Yue’s growing army, treasures, formations, and divine believers are transforming the Eternal Divine Court into a formidable force.
• Strategic resource management: The chapter emphasizes using powerful treasures only when their benefits can be maximized.
• Defense and expansion: Li Yue simultaneously strengthens the Dimension of Myriad Daos and prepares to expand the Divine Court’s population.
• Civilization and divine selection: The Divine Court Expansion Talisman raises questions about whether intelligence, knowledge, and societal advancement determine a human’s suitability to become a deity.
• Preparation for greater conflicts: The newly acquired formation, upgraded artifacts, and additional gods all suggest that Li Yue is preparing for threats involving Dimension-level beings and beyond.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue communicates his plan to advance the Super Time God Tree to Time and the Time Ancient Buddha, assigning them a coordinated mission.
• Li Youming is tasked with carrying the Fourth Divine Path Slaughter Formation and leading 1,200 Taboo Believers in support of the operation.
• Li Yue expects the Divine Path Alliance to provide dimensional coordinates and logistical assistance.
• The new blessing talismans indirectly strengthen the Wisdom Deity, while the Divine Court Expansion Talisman promises a vast increase in the number of beings serving under Li Yue’s authority.

Chapter Summary: A Hundred Billion New Gods Deployed, Ming Yan Pays a Visit

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Eternal Divine Court still contains more than 8.96 billion deities, though many have died over the years, mostly while cultivating and failing to withstand the dangers of comprehending laws and the Great Dao.
• Li Yue returns to the Eternal Divine Palace, prompting Su Limeng, Chen Jinbei, Yun Wuqi, Shen Jinxiao, and the other high-ranking members of the Divine Court to gather and greet him.
• He is pleased to discover that these leaders have all reached the Dao-Treading Divine Rank, giving them the potential to eventually pursue the Taboo Divine Rank.
• Li Yue uses a Dimension-level Divine Court Expansion Talisman, which adds one hundred billion New Gods to the Eternal Divine Court. They are deployed in the Blood-Colored Primordial Universe, within the Demonic Light Chaos World of the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• He orders the Divine Court to retrieve, protect, and nurture these new deities, requiring them to advance to the Super Grade Divine Rank as quickly as possible. He emphasizes that they should not be sheltered excessively, but also should not suffer unnecessary losses.
• In the Blood-Colored Primordial Universe, one of the newly deployed gods, Zhang Qingyang, awakens as a Wild God. Formerly an ordinary webnovel author, he is shocked to find himself in a powerful “old server” filled with established gods.
• Zhang Qingyang discovers that he has only 165 mostly non-devout believers and an abandoned, damaged temple. Despite his poor starting conditions, he resolves to rise through the ranks and eventually surpass the established Old Gods.
• Unknown to the new deities, one hundred Heavenly Venerable-level observers have secretly entered the Blood-Colored Primordial Universe. They monitor the new gods’ talents, behavior, development, and methods to determine how best to cultivate them.
• Meanwhile, Li Yue constructs the Nine-Mountain Immeasurable Divine Formation outside the Dimension of Myriad Daos. Gray Valley points out that Li Yue’s copied arrangement can only release about eighty percent of its potential and offers to modify it to reach approximately 120% efficiency.
• Before Gray Valley can begin, a powerful pavilion arrives from the Endless Darkness. Its master, Ming Yan, announces his visit and claims to possess a tremendous opportunity to share with Li Yue.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Li Yue shifts from merely protecting the Eternal Divine Court to actively investing in its growth. The divine power tax has created a strong mutual interest between him and the Court, motivating him to provide resources and opportunities.
• Su Limeng and the other leaders demonstrate increased strength and loyalty. They are now Dao-Treading deities and eagerly accept responsibility for managing and training the enormous influx of new gods.
• Zhang Qingyang begins as a confused and dissatisfied transmigrator, complaining about his weak starting position. He quickly displays adaptability and business-minded intelligence, improving his believers’ devotion within half a month and forming a determined ambition to rise.
• Gray Valley reveals superior expertise in dimensional formations. His willingness to correct Li Yue’s imperfect setup highlights his technical value and their cooperative relationship.
• Ming Yan initiates a new interaction with Li Yue, arriving dramatically and hinting at a major opportunity that is likely to drive the next development of the story.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation as both opportunity and danger: Advancement toward higher realms can lead to death if one’s will or comprehension fails.
• Institutional growth and resource management: The Eternal Divine Court’s expansion depends not only on the number of gods it possesses, but also on its ability to train and protect them efficiently.
• Talent emerging from humble beginnings: Zhang Qingyang’s weak status does not prevent him from showing potential, suggesting that talent and adaptability may matter more than initial rank.
• Balance between protection and hardship: Li Yue wants the new gods to experience real trials rather than grow in sheltered conditions, while still avoiding wasteful casualties.
• Power through cooperation and shared interests: The divine power tax binds Li Yue and the Divine Court together, transforming their relationship into a mutually beneficial alliance.
• Observation and selection: The secret Heavenly Venerable observers imply that the hundred billion newcomers are being evaluated for future roles and that their behavior will determine who receives greater support.
• The limits of raw strength: Li Yue can arrange a powerful formation through force and copied knowledge, but specialized expertise is still necessary to realize its full potential.

Ending

The chapter concludes with Ming Yan’s arrival beyond the Dimension of Myriad Daos. He declares that he has come to visit Li Yue and offers to share an extraordinary opportunity, setting up the next major plot development.

Chapter Summary: “Endless Darkness’s Deepest Reaches, Fallen Life”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue observes a nine-story tower comparable in power to a Chaos World. Its master, Ming Yan, is a newly arrived Dimension-level being.
• Ming Yan visits Li Yue outside the Dimension of Myriad Daos and proposes that they cooperate to explore Qian Origin Divine Mountain.
• Ming Yan claims that the mountain will soon produce two extremely rare Peak Dimension-level supreme treasures. He offers Li Yue one treasure in exchange for helping him pass a dangerous area that requires two Dimension-level beings.
• Li Yue declines, explaining that the Dark Era is still ongoing and that hunting First Dimension Taboo Life is more valuable to him than obtaining supreme treasures. The Divine Path merit from killing them can be exchanged for Taboo-grade Blessing Talismans.
• Ming Yan reveals that one of his lineage’s patriarchs once found the treasures but died after attempting to obtain them alone.
• When Li Yue asks why Ming Yan does not cooperate with Conghai, Ming Yan explains that Conghai is a Dimension-level being who ventures into the deepest parts of Endless Darkness and is approaching the state of Fallen Life.
• The deepest regions of Endless Darkness contain terrifying Origin-level power formed from the fusion of more than five Origin Great Daos. Lifeforms exposed to it can become twisted and evil.
• Fallen Life are presented as peerless enemies of the Divine Path, even more fundamentally dangerous than the First Dimension.
• Ming Yan prepares to leave after Li Yue firmly refuses his offer. However, twenty-four First Dimension Taboo Life suddenly emerge from Endless Darkness and rush toward the Dimension of Myriad Daos.
• Li Yue is delighted by their arrival, valuing the opportunity to hunt them far more than the promised Peak Dimension-level treasures.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Demonstrates confidence, restraint, and clear priorities. He is unmoved by Ming Yan’s offer of immense treasures because he is focused on maximizing Divine Path merit and strengthening himself through Taboo-grade Blessing Talismans. His reaction to the approaching enemies reveals his enthusiasm for battle and opportunity.
• Ming Yan: Is established as a cautious but ambitious newly advanced Dimension-level being. He seeks assistance because he cannot safely obtain the treasures alone, yet he remains wary of Li Yue and Gray Valley, whose true strength he cannot perceive. His contempt for Conghai also shows his hostility toward beings corrupted by the depths of darkness.
• Gray Valley: Continues to act silently as Li Yue’s subordinate or attendant. His unfathomable aura unsettles Ming Yan, who suspects that Gray Valley may be the powerful being responsible for killing Wu Dao.

Significant Themes

• Power versus opportunity: Rare treasures are valuable, but Li Yue considers long-term growth and Divine Path merit more important than immediate gains.
• The corruption of darkness: Endless Darkness is portrayed as a source of spiritual and physical distortion, producing Fallen Life that threaten all beings.
• Hidden strength and uncertainty: Ming Yan cannot determine Li Yue or Gray Valley’s true cultivation, emphasizing the danger of judging power by appearances.
• The Divine Path’s enemies: Both the First Dimension and Fallen Life are identified as existential threats, with Fallen Life portrayed as especially terrifying due to their connection to deeper Origin-level corruption.
• Preparation for conflict: The chapter shifts from negotiation to imminent battle as the arrival of twenty-four Taboo Life creates a major opportunity—and likely confrontation—for Li Yue.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue receives Ming Yan courteously, offering him tea and a place to sit despite refusing his proposal.
• Ming Yan attempts to persuade Li Yue by emphasizing the rarity and power of Peak Dimension-level supreme treasures.
• Li Yue questions Ming Yan about Conghai, prompting an explanation of Conghai’s connection to Endless Darkness and the threat of Fallen Life.
• Gray Valley’s silent presence influences the conversation, making Ming Yan cautious because he cannot understand Gray Valley’s strength.
• Just as Ming Yan leaves, the arrival of twenty-four First Dimension Taboo Life changes the situation, with Li Yue and Gray Valley immediately turning their attention toward the approaching enemies.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two squads from the First Dimension travel toward the Divine Moon World’s suspected location. Their leaders believe the target dimension contains only one Half-step Dimension-level Deity, though one captain remains suspicious.
• Their fears are justified: an enormous hand infused with Dimension-level power descends from the dimension and instantly kills all twenty-four invading Taboo Lives. The squads’ deputy commander appears to have deliberately sent them into a trap.
• Li Yue reveals himself as a Dimension-level being, surprising Ming Yan. His strength exceeds Ming Yan’s, confirming that the dimension contains at least two Dimension-level Taboo Lives.
• Gray Valley’s presence unsettles Ming Yan, who suspects that Gray Valley may also possess Dimension-level strength. Ming Yan quickly retreats.
• Gray Valley realizes that both Ming Yan and the previously slain Wu Dao should not have been able to reach the Dimension-level. He suspects a powerful force is secretly helping them and strengthens the Nine-Mountain Immeasurable Divine Formation.
• Li Yue gains 984,000 Divine Path merit from the defeated First Dimension squads and considers the threat behind them. Their deputy commander may be an Ordinary or High-grade Dimension-level being, while the captain of the larger “super squad” could potentially be Top-tier.
• Concerned about future enemies, Li Yue focuses on increasing his strength and advancing to the High-grade Taboo Divine Rank.
• He reviews the five requirements for advancement:
  1. Three hundred million World Divine Power—he currently has only 140 million.
  2. Ten thousand Dao-Treading Grade Believers—already fulfilled.
  3. A personal Triune Dimension—already fulfilled.
  4. Three Taboo Dao-Revealing Divine Flowers—available through the Divine Path Alliance.
  5. Three drops of Divine Moon Nectar from the mysterious Divine Moon World.
• The Divine Moon World has never been located within the Three Thousand Dimensions, leading to speculation that it exists beyond them. High-grade Taboo Deities can remain there for only three months and have never uncovered its true secrets.
• Since Li Yue’s growing forces require more Divine Power, he plans to advance the Time Branch. Before departing, he buys 1,968 Taboo-grade Blessing Talismans and gives them to devoted believers, creating 1,986 additional Taboo Lives.
• With this new force prepared to handle possible crises, Li Yue sets out for the Divine Moon World to determine whether it truly lies beyond the Three Thousand Dimensions.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Li Yue demonstrates overwhelming power by killing the invading First Dimension squads and confirms that he is stronger than Ming Yan. He remains cautious about the hidden organization supporting enemy Dimension-level beings.
• Ming Yan is shocked by Li Yue’s strength and intimidated by Gray Valley’s aura. His confidence collapses, and he immediately withdraws.
• Gray Valley displays immense, possibly concealed strength and begins investigating the mysterious origins of Ming Yan and Wu Dao’s sudden breakthroughs.
• The First Dimension squad leaders are shown to be reckless and divided: one urges caution, while the other dismisses the danger and relies on a damaged Dimension-level weapon. Their arrogance leads to the squads’ destruction.
• Li Yue’s decisions reveal his reliance on preparation and strategic force-building rather than taking unnecessary risks.

Significant Themes

• Hidden powers and deception: The First Dimension squads are misled by their deputy commander, suggesting a larger conspiracy behind the escalating conflicts.
• The limits of power: Even Dimension-level beings must worry about stronger opponents, especially Top-tier and Half-step Transcendence-level existences.
• Preparation and accumulation: Li Yue strengthens his forces, gathers resources, and fulfills advancement conditions before entering an unknown and dangerous world.
• Mystery beyond the known cosmos: The Divine Moon World may lie outside the Three Thousand Dimensions, expanding the setting beyond its previously understood boundaries.
• Growth through faith and civilization: Li Yue’s expanding divine empire and believers directly increase his strength, but his future development depends on accelerating the Time Branch and generating more Divine Power.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• A vice-captain of the Chaotic Antiquity Battle Team witnesses the instant deaths of numerous beings and realizes the attacker possesses Dimension-level combat strength despite lacking Dimension-level essence.
• He suspects the attacker is a still-growing Divine Path Leader, whose death carries a valuable golden bounty capable of greatly increasing his chances of becoming a Top-tier Dimension-level Taboo Life.
• Driven by greed and ambition, the vice-captain decides to kill the mysterious figure secretly before his captain learns of the opportunity.
• To guarantee victory, he destroys the pitch-black island beneath him and claims the sealed power of a single strike from his captain, a Top-tier Dimension-level Taboo Life. He then travels toward the Dimension of Myriad Daos using the attacker’s coordinates.
• Meanwhile, Li Yue has entered the mysterious Divine Moon World through the Divine Path Ascension Method. He has only ninety days to remain there.
• Li Yue observes that the world’s Origin Great Dao is vastly clearer and denser than anything in the Three Thousand Dimensions, suggesting that the Divine Moon World lies beyond them.
• He senses seven Taboo Life-level ferocious beasts within a hundred light-years and decides to approach the strongest one, hoping it knows where to find Divine Moon Nectar.
• Divine Moon Nectar is essential for advancing to the High-grade Taboo Divine Rank, but it expires after one kalpa, forcing each Deity to personally enter the Divine Moon World to obtain it.
• As Li Yue travels toward the powerful beast, the creature notices him and reveals that it has ruled the region for sixty million kalpas. It views incoming Deities as intruders and intends to make Li Yue fight for the nectar with his life.

Character Developments

• The vice-captain is revealed to be highly ambitious, calculating, and willing to betray or offend his captain for personal advancement. His desire for the golden bounty overwhelms his caution, though he remains aware that the suspected Divine Path Leader may possess dangerous trump cards.
• Li Yue demonstrates confidence and careful planning. Rather than randomly exploring the enormous Divine Moon World, he immediately seeks out a powerful local creature who may guide him to Divine Moon Nectar.
• The regional ferocious beast is established as an ancient and ruthless ruler, hostile toward visiting Deities and determined to exploit their need for Divine Moon Nectar.

Significant Themes

• Greed and ambition: The vice-captain’s obsession with becoming Top-tier Dimension-level drives him to risk his captain’s wrath and pursue an uncertain assassination.
• Power versus essence: The chapter emphasizes the extraordinary danger of beings who possess Dimension-level strength while remaining below the Dimension-level in essence.
• The unknown beyond the Three Thousand Dimensions: The Divine Moon World is portrayed as a superior, mysterious realm with an immensely concentrated Origin Great Dao and a terrifying population of Taboo Life forms.
• Time-limited opportunity: Li Yue’s ninety-day restriction and the short shelf life of Divine Moon Nectar create urgency and pressure.
• Survival and territorial conflict: Deities entering the Divine Moon World must contend with ancient regional rulers who treat them as threats or prey.

Character Interactions

• The vice-captain indirectly interacts with the unknown Divine Path Leader by planning his assassination and preparing to use his captain’s sealed strike against him.
• Li Yue has not yet directly confronted the regional ferocious beast, but the beast has already noticed him and formed hostile intentions.
• The chapter sets up two impending conflicts: the vice-captain’s pursuit of Li Yue and Li Yue’s likely confrontation with the ruler guarding his territory and knowledge of Divine Moon Nectar.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue subdues a gigantic Intermediate Creation Grade celestial wolf and demands to know where he can find Divine Moon Nectar.
• The wolf reveals that all the nectar in the region has been collected by City Lord Anu and directs Li Yue toward Golden Moon Divine City.
• Before Li Yue can leave, City Lord Anu appears, freezing the surrounding space and immobilizing the wolf with his overwhelming power.
• Anu explains that he controls the region and offers Li Yue a deal:
  • One victory in the Divine Moon Life-and-Death Arena earns one drop of Divine Moon Nectar.
  • Three victories earn three drops and an admission ticket to the mysterious Divine Moon Ancient Ruins.
• Li Yue is suspicious because the Divine Path Alliance’s records suggested that Divine Moon Nectar could normally be obtained by defeating a few wilderness beasts. He suspects he may have been deliberately targeted or that circumstances in the Divine Moon World have changed.
• After learning that his opponents would normally be at the same rank—Intermediate Creation Grade Taboo Life—Li Yue agrees to participate.
• Anu transports Li Yue in a shuttle across the region to the arena, whose enormous structure is surrounded by terrifying Killing Intent accumulated from countless battles and deaths.
• The chapter ends as Anu invites Li Yue inside, describing the arena as an exclusive place accessible only to the Divine Moon World’s nobility.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Remains calm and pragmatic despite encountering unexpected obstacles. He recognizes Anu as at least a super Dimension-level existence and carefully evaluates the danger before accepting the deal. His desire to obtain Divine Moon Nectar quickly is driven by his goal of advancing to the High-grade Taboo Divine Rank, making him unwilling to wait another epoch.
• City Lord Anu: Reveals himself as a powerful, sinister, and manipulative figure. He presents the arena challenge as fair and attractive, emphasizing the rewards while subtly encouraging Li Yue to fight above his rank. His excitement suggests he expects to profit greatly from Li Yue’s victories.
• Silver Celestial Wolf: Initially defiant, it becomes helpless under Li Yue’s suppression and provides information about Anu’s control over the region.

Significant Themes

• Power and coercion: Even powerful beings such as Li Yue can be forced into unfavorable arrangements when facing superior strength or limited options.
• Risk versus reward: Divine Moon Nectar and access to the Ancient Ruins offer tremendous benefits, but obtaining them requires potentially lethal combat.
• Manipulation and hidden motives: Anu’s generous-sounding offer may conceal ulterior motives, especially given his excitement about Li Yue’s participation.
• Time and urgency: Li Yue’s refusal to wait another 129,600 years highlights the importance of time in his cultivation and advancement.
• The unknown origins of the Divine Moon World: The Ancient Ruins are introduced as a place connected to the world’s origin, hinting at major revelations and opportunities.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue intimidates and interrogates the celestial wolf, demonstrating his superior strength.
• Anu interrupts the exchange with an overwhelming display of power and establishes himself as the dominant figure.
• Li Yue respectfully addresses Anu while remaining wary, questioning the arena’s rules and the strength of its opponents.
• Anu strategically reassures and tempts Li Yue, using the promise of fair matches, nectar, and access to the Ancient Ruins to secure his agreement.

Chapter Summary: Divine Moon Deathmatch Will, Li Yue’s Wager

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gold Moon City Lord Anu brings Li Yue into the Divine Moon World through a massive white-jade passage guarded by thousands of Fourth Step Dao-Treading Creatures.
• Li Yue observes several Divine Moon World city lords, all possessing terrifying auras at or above the Top-tier Dimension-level, confirming that the Divine Moon World surpasses the Three Thousand Dimensions in power.
• In the plaza, Anu encounters Lius, a silver-haired city lord who mocks Anu’s repeated losses in the deathmatches.
• Anu challenges Lius to a Ding-Middle Arena match, initially offering 50,000 units of Divine Moon Origin. Lius raises the wager to 100,000 units, and Anu accepts.
• Anu warns Li Yue that outsiders cannot leave the Divine Moon Life-and-Death Arena once they enter. If Li Yue loses, death is unavoidable; if he wins, Anu promises to honor their agreement.
• The match attracts attention from other city lords, most of whom ridicule Anu and assume Lius will win. The betting odds favor Lius heavily, with Anu considered an almost certain loser.
• Li Yue asks whether he can place a wager on himself. Since he lacks Divine Moon Origin, he exchanges ten Half-step Dimension-level items for 8,000 units of Divine Moon Origin.
• He bets the entire amount on Anu’s victory. At odds of 100:550, his wager could become 44,000 units if Anu wins.
• The staff reveals that the arena is overseen by the mysterious Divine Moon Deathmatch Will, which guarantees the security and confidentiality of all bets.
• When the bell rings, Li Yue enters the arena, preparing for the life-and-death battle.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Remains calm and observant despite being trapped in the arena. He quickly understands the danger of the situation and demonstrates confidence by wagering all his available resources on Anu, suggesting that he has a plan or strong faith in the outcome.
• Gold Moon City Lord Anu: Revealed to be a habitual loser in the deathmatch arenas, yet he continues to fight and gamble. His desperation is evident when he accepts Lius’s increased wager and entrusts his survival—and his debt—to Li Yue.
• Lius: Presented as arrogant, mocking, and confident. His willingness to increase the wager shows that he sees Anu as an easy opponent.
• Divine Moon World City Lords: Their reactions emphasize Anu’s poor reputation and the overwhelming strength of Lius’s fighters.
• Arena Staff: Initially views Li Yue as someone destined to die, but gains respect after seeing him produce ten Half-step Dimension-level items.

Significant Themes

• Life-and-death gambling: The arena turns combat into both a literal struggle for survival and a financial wager, with immense resources at stake.
• Power hierarchy: The strength of the guards, city lords, and arena system highlights how far beyond the known dimensions the Divine Moon World stands.
• Desperation and perseverance: Anu’s repeated losses have made him an object of ridicule, yet he continues to fight rather than surrender.
• Hidden confidence and strategy: Li Yue’s calmness and bold wager imply that he may possess knowledge or confidence that others lack.
• Institutionalized danger: The Divine Moon Deathmatch Will gives the arena an almost autonomous, absolute authority, making its rules unavoidable and inescapable.

Character Interactions

• Jingyan, the Moon General, formally greets Anu but silently examines Li Yue.
• Anu and Lius exchange taunts before negotiating the match’s wager.
• Anu privately warns Li Yue of the arena’s unforgiving rules and commands him to fight with his life.
• Li Yue internally resolves that Anu should one day be forced to endure a hundred consecutive victories in the arena.
• Li Yue negotiates with the arena staff to convert his items into betting capital, then secretly places his wager on Anu’s victory before entering the arena.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue is transported to a temporary rocky world within the Divine Moon Life-and-Death Arena for a ranked battle.
• His opponent is a demon-horned Taboo Life from the Three Thousand Abysses, who claims to have survived more than 1.6 million life-and-death battles and reveals that his true cultivation is Intermediate Dao-wielding Grade.
• Although both fighters are suppressed to Intermediate Creation-grade within the arena, spectators believe the opponent has a major advantage because of his superior experience and combat strength.
• Li Yue deliberately limits himself, using roughly one percent of his power so that he will not attract an excessively powerful opponent in the next round.
• He gradually suppresses the demon-horned fighter and kills him after an hour with an attack barely reaching Half-step Dao-wielding Grade. Since the arena offers no revival, the opponent dies permanently.
• Golden Moon City Lord Anu wins the wager, while the City Lords who bet against Li Yue suffer major losses. Li Yue receives 44,000 units of Divine Moon Origin.
• After learning the properties of Divine Moon Origin, Li Yue realizes it can be used for cultivation, healing, strengthening dimensions, accelerating time, increasing potential, and enhancing artifacts.
• He immediately tests one unit and experiences an entire year of Dao cultivation in only an instant of external time.

Character Developments

• Li Yue: Demonstrates exceptional restraint and strategic judgment. Rather than revealing his full strength, he carefully controls the battle to secure victory while improving his chances in future rounds. His discovery of Divine Moon Origin greatly increases his determination to continue competing.
• Demon-horned opponent: Initially arrogant and confident because of his enormous battle record, but his pride turns to rage when Li Yue mocks his miserable life. Despite his experience and hidden strength, he is ultimately overwhelmed and killed.
• Anu: Gains confidence and excitement after successfully wagering on Li Yue, expecting that Li Yue can win multiple matches and earn him a large fortune.
• The observing City Lords: Begin certain of Li Yue’s defeat but become shocked, angry, and financially devastated when he wins.

Significant Themes

• True strength versus reputation: The opponent’s million-plus victories and higher true cultivation fail to overcome Li Yue’s restrained but superior power.
• Strategic concealment: Li Yue’s decision to hide his actual strength shows that survival and long-term planning matter more than simply winning decisively.
• The value of opportunity: Divine Moon Origin is revealed as an extraordinarily versatile resource capable of transforming cultivation, healing, time, dimensions, potential, and artifacts.
• Mortality and irreversible consequences: Death in the arena is permanent, emphasizing the seriousness of the battles and the danger faced by every participant.
• The vastness of higher realms: Even a single unit of the lowest-grade Divine Moon Origin is described as an almost unattainable treasure for ordinary Dao-Treading Creatures.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue calmly questions his opponent’s origins and battle history, then bluntly remarks that surviving so many battles only proves his life has been miserable.
• The opponent reacts with wounded pride, boasting of his undefeated record and true cultivation before launching an immediate attack.
• Spectating City Lords mock those who wagered on Li Yue and confidently predict his defeat, creating a sharp contrast with the eventual result.
• Anu’s confidence in Li Yue is validated, while the defeated bettors react with fury and despair.
• A staff member explains the reward and silently envies Li Yue’s access to Divine Moon Origin, highlighting the enormous gap between Li Yue and ordinary workers in the arena.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Yue uses 10,000 units of Divine Moon Origin, which grants him the equivalent of 10,000 years of uninterrupted cultivation in the special time-accelerated space.
• He focuses on the Radiance Origin Great Dao, raising his comprehension to 79% and surpassing 23 million Origin Symbols. He realizes that reaching 80% will require advancing his Divine Rank.
• This breakthrough transforms him from an ordinary Half-step Dimension-level fighter into an exceptionally powerful one, comparable to renowned experts such as Liu Shang and Yuanqi, despite Li Yue’s lower cultivation realm.
• Li Yue then spends another 10,000 years cultivating the Sun Origin Great Dao. His comprehension reaches 45%, further increasing his strength to roughly the level of a Half-step Dimension expert with five million Origin Symbols.
• He plans to eventually combine the Radiance, Sun, and Soul Origin Great Daos to pursue the Ultimate Yang path and become a Half-step Transcendence-grade lifeform. He also intends to cultivate the Ancient Tribulation path and powerful secret arts such as the Hundred-Lives Undying Gods-and-Devils Body and Ultimate Thirteen Dao Swords.
• Li Yue acknowledges that the supreme secret art Hai Wudao would be ideal for him, but he is not yet strong enough to cultivate it.
• With 24,000 units of Divine Moon Origin remaining, he decides to save them for future wagers.
• Three hours before Li Yue’s second match in the Divine Moon Life-and-Death Arena, he rests while preparing to fight again.
• Meanwhile, Anu, the Golden Moon City Lord, challenges Lius, the Lius City Lord, to another match, wagering 200,000 units of Divine Moon Origin. Anu remains confident that his carefully chosen fighter can defeat Lius’s champion.

Character Developments

• Li Yue experiences a massive advancement in both Dao comprehension and combat potential. His Radiance Origin Great Dao reaches its current limit, while his Sun Origin Great Dao begins developing into a second major source of power.
• He becomes more confident and eager to fight, shifting from being forced into the arena by Anu to actively wanting to participate.
• Li Yue also develops a humorous sense of gratitude toward Anu: because Anu’s actions gave him access to Divine Moon Origin, Li Yue reduces Anu’s intended punishment from one hundred arena matches to ninety-nine.
• Anu remains arrogant and opportunistic. He believes Li Yue is far stronger than Lius’s available fighters and sees the wager as an easy way to obtain more Divine Moon Origin.
• Lius is angry after losing once to Anu but refuses to back down. His willingness to stake 200,000 units of Divine Moon Origin shows both pride and determination to recover his position.

Significant Themes

• The value of time and opportunity: Divine Moon Origin allows Li Yue to compress tens of thousands of years of cultivation into mere moments, demonstrating how extraordinary resources can radically alter a cultivator’s progress.
• Talent versus cultivation level: Li Yue’s Dao comprehension vastly exceeds what his current realm would suggest, but his lower cultivation still limits his ability to fully surpass older Half-step Dimension-level experts.
• The difficulty of pursuing multiple paths: Li Yue’s exceptional affinity for the Radiance Origin Great Dao contrasts with his slower progress in the Sun Origin Great Dao, emphasizing that compatibility determines the difficulty of Dao cultivation.
• Ambition and long-term planning: Li Yue is already preparing for Ultimate Yang, Ancient Tribulation, and several Transcendence Realm techniques, though he recognizes that the most powerful arts remain beyond his current ability.
• Gambling and power politics: The life-and-death arenas function as both combat venues and contests of wealth, pride, and influence. Divine Moon Origin is valuable enough to motivate enormous wagers and dangerous battles.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue briefly interacts with the arena staff member, asking when his next match will begin; the staff member informs him that it is three hours away.
• His thoughts reveal a complicated relationship with Anu: he resents being forced into combat but also credits Anu with indirectly providing the resources that caused his breakthrough.
• Anu taunts and challenges Lius, while Lius responds with a large wager and a direct declaration that he will not refuse Anu’s challenge.
• Anu mocks Lius’s previous fighters as weak and demands that the next opponent be stronger, confident that his own side has the advantage.

Chapter Summary: Radiance, Sun, Soul

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Lius loses the first match, he sends out Fuli, a powerful death fighter borrowed from the Destruction City Lord.
• Fuli is an Advanced Dao-wielding expert who has comprehended over 500,000 origin symbols. Even with his cultivation suppressed to Intermediate Creation, he is expected to possess Low Dao-wielding strength.
• The betting odds heavily favor Lius’s side. Confident spectators place large wagers on Fuli, believing Li Yue will finally lose.
• Li Yue bets all of his remaining Divine Moon Origin—24,000 units—and contributes an enormous collection of Taboo treasures, including Half-step Dimension-level and Dimension-level items. These are converted into a total wager of 91,000 units of Divine Moon Origin.
• During the death battle, Fuli arrogantly claims that Li Yue should kill himself because of the vast difference between them.
• Li Yue mocks Fuli’s arrogance. When Fuli attacks with Low Dao-wielding strength, Li Yue reveals that he can reach Intermediate Dao-wielding strength, shocking Fuli and all the observing City Lords.
• Li Yue defeats and kills Fuli quickly, securing a payout of 482,300 units of Divine Moon Origin.
• He immediately begins using his winnings for cultivation. Thirty thousand units are spent comprehending the Sun Origin Great Dao, while fifty thousand units are devoted to the difficult Soul Origin Great Dao.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates that his true combat strength far exceeds what others expect from his Intermediate Creation cultivation. His victory establishes him as a terrifying hidden powerhouse.
• Li Yue also shows increasing confidence and boldness, risking nearly all his possessions because he is certain of his strength and the value of the betting odds.
• His massive collection of treasures hints at his extraordinary background, leaving the arena staff and City Lords increasingly curious and wary.
• Fuli, initially composed and condescending, becomes shocked and desperate when Li Yue reveals his Intermediate Dao-wielding power. He dies unable to accept the reversal.
• Lius City Lord grows increasingly furious and murderous after another defeat, while Anu is delighted by Li Yue’s victory but begins worrying that Li Yue may seek revenge once he reaches Dimension-level.
• The watching City Lords shift from confidence in Fuli to astonishment and concern over Li Yue’s potential.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and underestimated power: Li Yue’s apparent cultivation level conceals combat strength far beyond ordinary expectations.
• Pride and arrogance: Fuli’s contempt and self-assurance collapse immediately when confronted with Li Yue’s superior power.
• Risk and reward: Li Yue’s enormous wager reflects both his confidence and the chapter’s focus on high-stakes gambling.
• Rapid advancement through resources: The Divine Moon Origin provides Li Yue with vast cultivation time, allowing him to accelerate his comprehension of the Origin Great Daos.
• Future consequences of power: Even Li Yue’s allies and enemies recognize that his present strength could become a serious threat once he advances further.

Character Interactions

• Lius taunts Anu and attempts to recover his losses by sending Fuli into the arena.
• Anu reacts anxiously to Fuli’s appearance, recognizing the danger to Li Yue, but later becomes proud of Li Yue’s victory and fearful of his future retaliation.
• Fuli tries to dominate Li Yue psychologically through insults and condescension, but Li Yue counters with sarcasm before overwhelming him in combat.
• The arena staff treat Li Yue with growing respect after seeing his wealth and receiving his extraordinary wager.
• After winning, Li Yue ignores the surrounding reactions and focuses entirely on using his fortune to improve his comprehension of the Sun and Soul Origin Great Daos.

Chapter Summary: “A Wager of Four Hundred Thousand Units of Divine Moon Origin, Fission Begins”

Key Plot Points and Events

• City Lord Anu celebrates his enormous winnings from the first two matches, having increased his wealth from 107,000 to roughly 600,000 units of Divine Moon Origin.
• City Lord Lius is devastated after losing 450,000 units—300,000 directly to Anu and another 150,000 through wagers. He has only a little over 20,000 units remaining.
• City Lord Destruction unexpectedly challenges Anu, proposing a wager of 400,000 units of Divine Moon Origin. Anu accepts, despite recognizing Destruction’s superior strength.
• Lius is reassured because Destruction possesses an exceptionally powerful Taboo Life as his deathmatch fighter. He plans to wager his remaining wealth in hopes of recovering part of his losses.
• During his fifty-thousand-year rest, Li Yue completes 67% comprehension of the Soul Origin Great Dao. This greatly enhances his soul-manipulation abilities and brings his Radiance and Sun Origin Great Daos closer to eventual fusion.
• Li Yue learns that his third opponent, Zhenze, is a first-time fighter representing City Lord Destruction. Despite Zhenze’s newcomer status, the betting odds favor Li Yue heavily, offering 100:490 odds on Anu’s side.
• Confident in his strength, Li Yue wagers all 400,000 units of his own Divine Moon Origin on victory. If successful, the wager will undergo fission and become 1.96 million units.
• This is revealed to be Li Yue’s final match with Anu. Winning will provide the Divine Moon Nectar he needs and allow him to leave the Divine Moon World.
• Three hours later, Li Yue enters the arena calmly as the match begins.

Character Developments

• City Lord Anu: Becomes increasingly wealthy and confident after his earlier victories, but is pressured into a dangerous final wager by City Lord Destruction. His greed and willingness to gamble remain central to his decisions.
• City Lord Lius: Suffers a crushing financial defeat and becomes desperate to recover his losses. His resentment toward Anu intensifies, but he relies on his relationship with Destruction rather than acting directly.
• City Lord Destruction: Is established as a far more powerful and ambitious figure than Anu. Having fused three Origin Great Daos, he delays proving the Dao because he seeks to fuse a fourth and pursue Transcendence.
• Li Yue: Makes a major advancement by comprehending 67% of the Soul Origin Great Dao. His strength now places him at the level of an effectively invincible Half-step Dimension-level being. His confidence grows to the point that he risks 400,000 units without hesitation.
• Zhenze: Is introduced as an unknown newcomer and Destruction’s chosen deathmatch fighter, creating suspense about the true extent of his abilities.

Significant Themes

• Gambling and greed: The chapter emphasizes the extreme risks and rewards of the Divine Moon Life-and-Death Arena, where fortunes—and cultivation resources—can change in a single match.
• Power and cultivation: Divine Moon Origin is not merely wealth but a means of advancing toward higher realms, making the wagers personally and strategically significant.
• Confidence versus hidden danger: Li Yue’s overwhelming confidence contrasts with the uncertainty surrounding Zhenze and Destruction’s preparations.
• Ambition and transcendence: City Lord Destruction’s refusal to settle for Half-step Transcendence reflects the broader pursuit of ultimate power and a foundation for true Transcendence.
• Preparation and long-term goals: Li Yue’s match is tied to a larger objective: obtaining Divine Moon Nectar and departing the Divine Moon World.

Character Interactions

• Anu taunts and pressures Lius after his victories, while Lius silently seethes over his losses.
• Destruction interrupts their confrontation and challenges Anu directly, shifting the balance of power.
• Lius’s respectful attitude toward Destruction highlights the latter’s superior status and their close alliance.
• Li Yue interacts with the arena staff, calmly learning about his opponent and placing an enormous wager.
• The staff’s shock at Li Yue’s bet underscores the scale of the wager and Li Yue’s extraordinary confidence.

Chapter Summary: “My Dao, Only Life”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhenze, an Antfolk born into a weak and insignificant clan, recounts his rise from Sub-Saint cultivation to the Half-step Dimension-level.
• Through countless battles, betrayals, assassinations, and trials, he transformed the Antfolk into a powerful clan that produced multiple Taboo Life experts.
• Seeking to elevate his clan into a Peak Clan, Zhenze enters the Divine Moon World through an ancient ritual, hoping to obtain the resources necessary to break through to the Dimension-level.
• In the first Divine Moon Life-and-Death Arena, Zhenze faces Li Yue, whose cultivation is suppressed to the Intermediate Creation level.
• Zhenze unleashes the Grand Slaughter Art, manifesting an overwhelming sea of weapons, including copies of Taboo, Half-step Dimension-level, and even Dimension-level treasures.
• Li Yue deliberately conceals his true Half-step Dimension-level strength, fearing that drawing too much attention in the mysterious Divine Moon World could endanger his escape.
• He counters with ten Sword Qi pillars based on the powerful Extinction Crossing technique. Despite being only a superficial version of the Ultimate Thirteen Dao Swords, the attack completely destroys Zhenze’s offense and defense.
• Zhenze is killed along with his body and soul. His defeat shocks the watching City Lords, particularly the Destruction City Lord, Lius City Lord, and Anu City Lord, who had believed Zhenze—or the Destruction City Lord’s side—would prevail.
• After the battle, a wooden sword carrying Zhenze’s remaining obsession pleads with Li Yue to protect the Antfolk and bury the sword beside Zhenze’s younger sister in the Three Thousand Sea of Living Beings.
• Li Yue silently accepts the wooden sword and receives 1.96 million units of Divine Moon Origin as his reward.

Character Developments

• Zhenze: Revealed as a determined, battle-hardened leader whose entire life was devoted to raising the Antfolk. Although immensely powerful and proud of his undefeated record, he ultimately recognizes that he has failed his clan when confronted with Li Yue’s overwhelming strength.
• Li Yue: Demonstrates extraordinary restraint and strategic caution. Rather than reveal his true power, he uses only enough strength to win decisively, aware that the Divine Moon World may hide even greater existences. His acceptance of Zhenze’s final request shows compassion beneath his ruthless survival instinct.
• Anu City Lord: Gains unexpected confidence in the mysterious Deity he captured or supported, though he is initially stunned by Li Yue’s victory.
• The observing City Lords: Their reactions reveal that Li Yue’s strength has far exceeded their expectations, overturning the arena’s assumed outcome.

Significant Themes

• Survival and the Great Dao: The chapter presents cultivation as a brutal struggle in which survival requires killing others before becoming a victim oneself.
• Devotion to one’s origins: Zhenze’s ambition is not merely personal; his cultivation is driven by responsibility toward the Antfolk and the desire to secure their future.
• Hidden strength and caution: Li Yue’s decision to conceal his true abilities emphasizes the dangers of revealing too much in a world filled with unknown and potentially superior powers.
• Legacy and loss: Zhenze’s final plea shows that even a terrifying warrior remains emotionally tied to his clan, homeland, and younger sister.
• Li Yue’s personal creed: His declaration—“My Dao. Only life.”—establishes his central principle: preserving his own life is the foundation of his path, even if that requires others to die.

Important Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Zhenze: Their brief but decisive confrontation contrasts Zhenze’s lifelong battle experience and clan-driven determination with Li Yue’s superior swordsmanship and controlled strength.
• Zhenze and the Antfolk: Though they do not appear directly, his memories and final thoughts establish a deep bond of leadership, sacrifice, and responsibility.
• Zhenze’s lingering obsession and Li Yue: The wooden sword serves as Zhenze’s final communication, asking Li Yue to protect the Antfolk. Li Yue does not respond verbally but honors the request by taking the sword.
• Li Yue and the City Lords: His victory dramatically changes how the surrounding observers assess him, particularly shocking those who had underestimated his true capabilities.

Chapter Summary: Anu City Lord’s Choice, Causality Settled

Key Plot Points and Events

• After three deathmatches in the Divine Moon Life-and-Death Arena, Li Yue possesses 1.96 million units of Divine Moon Origin. He decides not to enter the fourth match because the next opponent may possess suppressed Half-step Dimension-level strength, making the risk far greater than the reward.
• Anu City Lord recognizes Li Yue’s extraordinary talent. Although Li Yue is only at the Intermediate Creation-grade, his combat strength has reached the Advanced Dao-wielding Grade, giving him terrifying future potential.
• Anu City Lord worries that forcing Li Yue into the arena may create a future enemy. Since killing is forbidden inside the arena, he debates whether to attack Li Yue or reconcile with him.
• Instead of continuing the conflict, Anu City Lord apologizes for coercing Li Yue into the deathmatches and offers 400,000 units of Divine Moon Origin to settle their Causality. Li Yue accepts, viewing the compensation as sufficient to resolve their dispute.
• Anu City Lord also gives Li Yue the previously promised three drops of Divine Moon Nectar and a ticket to enter the Divine Moon Ancient Ruins.
• Li Yue asks about the ruins, and Anu City Lord explains that they are believed to be the birthplace of the Divine Moon World. All thirty-six Transcenders have entered them and gained extraordinary benefits, though many powerful City Lords have also died there.
• Anu City Lord admits that his own visit yielded no significant opportunity, but suggests that Li Yue’s exceptional fortune may allow him to obtain something remarkable.

Character Developments

• Li Yue demonstrates prudence rather than recklessness. Despite his rapidly increasing strength, he refuses to pursue the fourth match because the potential danger—and the possibility of exposing his overwhelming talent—is too great.
• His accumulated wealth and access to Divine Moon resources give him confidence. He no longer needs to rely on continued arena battles and is secure enough to negotiate from a position of strength.
• Anu City Lord undergoes a major change in attitude. He initially treated Li Yue as someone he could force into the arena, but after witnessing Li Yue’s strength, he acknowledges his terrifying potential and humbles himself by apologizing and offering compensation.
• Anu City Lord’s decision reflects both caution and pragmatism: he fears Li Yue’s future retaliation but also recognizes that reconciliation is safer and more beneficial than creating a powerful enemy.

Significant Themes

• Prudence versus ambition: Li Yue chooses to preserve his life and conceal his potential instead of chasing additional rewards through a dangerous battle.
• The weight of potential: Li Yue’s current cultivation is less important than the frightening heights he may eventually reach, causing even a Super Dimension-grade being to reconsider his actions.
• Causality and reconciliation: Past conflicts can be resolved through compensation and acknowledgment rather than escalating into endless revenge.
• Fortune and opportunity: The Divine Moon Ancient Ruins represent a place where supreme beings may encounter life-changing opportunities, but also face dangers capable of killing even top-level experts.
• Power and diplomacy: Anu City Lord’s behavior shows that overwhelming talent can force stronger beings to negotiate respectfully.

Character Interactions

• Li Yue and Anu City Lord meet after the arena battles with mutual awareness of the tension between them. Anu City Lord fears Li Yue’s future strength, while Li Yue remains calm and unthreatened.
• Anu City Lord openly apologizes for coercing Li Yue and offers 400,000 units of Divine Moon Origin to settle their Causality. Li Yue accepts without hostility.
• Their relationship shifts from potential enemies to temporarily reconciled parties. Anu City Lord further assists Li Yue by providing the Divine Moon Nectar and access to the Ancient Ruins.
• Their conversation about the ruins establishes Li Yue’s next possible destination and hints at future opportunities—and dangers—within the Divine Moon World.