Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan discovers the Black Market's artificial nature while waiting in a private room at Yi Hong Pavilion.
• He encounters Shen Qingci, a veiled woman who introduces herself as a debutante.
• Wang Xuan reveals his enmity with the Royal Clan and warns Shen Qingci of the danger.
• He learns three skill books, revealing hidden data about each technique's tampered nature and the Royal Clan's traps.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan shows concern for Shen Qingci's well-being, despite being aware of the Royal Clan's influence.
• Shen Qingci remains composed and determined, accepting her fate.

Significant Themes

• The Royal Clan's manipulation and control over the Origin Earth Star and its inhabitants.
• The consequences of Wang Xuan's actions and the Royal Clan's retaliation.
• The dual nature of the cultivation techniques, appearing beneficial but harboring hidden dangers.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan and Shen Qingci's conversation reveals their respective situations and the power dynamics at play.
• Wang Xuan's interaction with the attendants shows his disregard for the establishment's offerings and his awareness of the Royal Clan's influence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan discovers the trap in the cultivation techniques he bought from the Black Market, but his talent allows him to bypass the side effects.
• He spends two days discussing techniques and sparring with Shen Qingci, who suggests inviting Su Wanning to join them.
• Wang Xuan invites Su Wanning, who reluctantly agrees. He guides her and discovers her exceptional physical foundation.
• Feng Shaoyun, a member of the Royal Clan, orders Wang Xuan to be brought to him, planning to extract his talent.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan demonstrates his exceptional talent, easily overcoming the hidden dangers in the cultivation techniques.
• Shen Qingci shows concern for Wang Xuan's well-being and suggests inviting Su Wanning to help share the burden of sparring.
• Su Wanning reveals her past trauma at the hands of the Royal Clan, showing vulnerability and fear.
• Feng Shaoyun displays his arrogance and cruelty, planning to extract Wang Xuan's talent for his own gain.

Significant Themes

• The cruelty and power of the Royal Clan, who treat Players as prey and amusement.
• The desperation and helplessness of Players trying to survive in the face of the Royal Clan's oppression.
• The importance of talent and skill in the face of adversity, as demonstrated by Wang Xuan's ability to overcome the cultivation technique traps.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan and Shen Qingci: They spend time discussing techniques and sparring, with Shen Qingci showing concern for Wang Xuan's well-being.
• Wang Xuan and Su Wanning: Wang Xuan invites Su Wanning to spar with him, guiding her and discovering her exceptional physical foundation. Su Wanning reluctantly agrees but shows resentment towards Shen Qingci.
• Feng Shaoyun and the Wild Dog Gang: Feng Shaoyun orders the Wild Dog Gang to bring Wang Xuan to him, planning to extract his talent. The Wild Dog Gang members show no objection to his cruel plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan gives Shen Qingci and Su Wanning Plot Cards and Teleportation Cards to enter a Plot World, providing them a chance to survive.
• He also offers them his Black Heaven Book, which grants them a powerful ability but makes them his Calamity Slaves.
• They accept, gaining the 'Boundless Feet' ability, significantly enhancing their speed and evasion.
• Wang Xuan is invited by Feng Shaoyun, an old acquaintance, to meet him at the Yi Hong Pavilion.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan shows a rare moment of compassion, helping Shen Qingci and Su Wanning despite not being a saint or a savior by nature.
• Shen Qingci and Su Wanning accept their fate and Wang Xuan's help, choosing to cultivate his Calamity Qi to gain strength.

Significant Themes

• Survival and Strength: In the harsh world of Origin Earth Star and the Plot World, having strength is crucial for survival.
• Control and Freedom: Characters are constantly under the control of others, seeking freedom through strength and choices.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan interacts with Shen Qingci and Su Wanning, offering them a way out and explaining the risks involved in accepting his help.
• Wang Xuan's past encounter with Feng Shaoyun is hinted at, suggesting a history between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan confronts Feng Shaoyun in his private room.
• Feng Shaoyun reveals he knew about Wang Xuan's achievements in Plot Worlds and finds it amusing.
• Two servant players commit suicide after Feng Shaoyun orders them to do so.
• Wang Xuan reveals he has resisted the effects of the skill books Feng Shaoyun gave him.
• Feng Shaoyun realizes he's been mocked by his Royal Clan peers and goes into a rage.
• Feng Shaoyun threatens to harm Lin Ke'er and the women from the Yi Hong Pavilion connected to Wang Xuan.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan: Shows growth and resilience, having overcome the trauma of his past encounters with Feng Shaoyun. He maintains his composure and reveals he has resisted the skill books' effects.
• Feng Shaoyun: Reveals his manipulative and cruel nature. He becomes increasingly unstable and desperate as Wang Xuan gains the upper hand.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and the consequences of past actions.
• The power dynamics between commoners and the Royal Clan.
• The manipulation of emotions and the dangers of letting them control one's actions.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan and Feng Shaoyun: Their tense confrontation reveals the depth of their animosity and the power shift between them.
• Feng Shaoyun and the Wild Dog Gang members: Feng Shaoyun's outbursts and threats highlight his lack of control and the fear he instills in his subordinates.
• Wang Xuan and the servant players: Wang Xuan's presence causes the servant players to commit suicide, highlighting the desperation and hopelessness of their lives.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan returns to the Heavens Tower Third Floor after the five-day deadline.
• He observes the division and behavior of Players: disciplined militarized Players and numb servant Players, both with strength far exceeding the Grandmaster realm.
• He witnesses a chaotic group of ordinary Players, heavily in debt and forced into High Martial Arts Worlds as cannon fodder.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan reflects on his arrogance and lack of firm will, leading to entanglement in karma he shouldn't have touched.
• He improves his state of mind and strength through cultivation, matching his Grandmaster level.

Significant Themes

• The disparity between the powerful Royal Clan and ordinary Players.
• The exploitation of Players by the Royal Clan through tampered skill books and debt traps.
• The harsh reality of High Martial Arts Worlds for ordinary Players.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan observes the interactions between different groups of Players, but does not engage.
• Royal Clan members sneer at Wang Xuan, provoking him with a throat-slitting gesture, but he remains unmoved.
• Ordinary Players express their frustration and desperation, blaming the Royal Clan for their situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan enters the Heavens Tower Third Floor, a High Martial Arts Plot World.
• The special mechanism 'Luck Manifestation' is activated, emphasizing the importance of Luck in this world.
• Wang Xuan chooses to enter the 'Sword Snow Stride' world, where the plot has reached the late stage.
• The Royal Clan dumps millions of factory Players into the same Plot World, treating them as expendable resources.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan maintains his calm and pragmatic demeanor, focusing on survival and eliminating the Royal Clan.
• The factory Players are revealed to be deaf and mute, highlighting their lack of agency and the Royal Clan's disregard for their lives.

Significant Themes

• Survival and Power Dynamics: Wang Xuan's primary goal is to survive and eliminate threats, reflecting the harsh power dynamics at play.
• Exploitation and Disposability: The treatment of factory Players emphasizes the theme of exploitation and disposability, mirroring real-world societal issues.
• Luck and Opportunity: The importance of Luck in this world underscores the theme of opportunity and chance in achieving success.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan interacts with the crowd, witnessing their anger and frustration towards the Royal Clan's actions.
• The Royal Clan member communicates with the factory Players using an invisible signal, demonstrating their control and manipulation over these individuals.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players are sent to their respective plot worlds after the plaza incident.
• Wang Xuan enters the 'Snow Sword Stride' world, a late-stage High Martial Arts world with altered cultivation realms and luck contention rules.
• In the 'Snow Sword Stride' world, Wang Xuan finds himself in a vast Gobi Desert.
• Meanwhile, in the 'Jingji Province' world, Factory Players are massacred on arrival by the Royal Clan.
• The Federation and Royal Clan are at a stalemate in 'Juzi Province.'
• In 'Beiliang,' Xu Fengnian, now the True Martial Great Emperor, reflects on the world's changes and his past lives.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan: He enters a new world, showing determination to quickly crush it and plunder its luck.
• Xu Fengnian: He has matured and tempered over time, now carrying the memories of his three lives. He struggles with the world's changes and his powerlessness to stop them.

Significant Themes

• The impact of external systems on the original cultivation world.
• The struggle for power and resources between the Royal Clan, the Federation, and local forces.
• The theme of luck and its contention in the world.
• The consequences of rapid, unchecked advancement in martial arts and power.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan's interaction with the mechanical prompts as he enters his new world.
• The Royal Clan's interaction with the newly arrived Factory Players, showing their disregard for life.
• Xu Fengnian's introspection and memories of his past lives, reflecting his growth and the world's changes.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan teleports to the Gobi Desert for a breakthrough.
• He begins cultivating, starting with 'Free and Unfettered Wind' and 'Xiantian Qi'.
• His cultivation rapidly progresses, breaking through multiple realms and martial arts limits.
• Notable breakthroughs include reaching the Terrestrial Immortal Realm and mastering advanced sword techniques like 'Sword Twenty-Three'.
• The process takes half an hour, and he stabilizes at the Ninth Heaven of the Eternal Celestial Being Realm.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan demonstrates his immense talent and rapid cultivation progress.
• He shows understanding and acceptance of the fatal flaw in 'Sword Twenty-Three' and how his talent mitigates it.

Significant Themes

• Talent and its limits.
• The power of rapid cultivation and breaking through barriers.
• The dangers and rewards of pushing one's abilities to the extreme.

Character Interactions

• None in this chapter; Wang Xuan is alone throughout the cultivation process.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan activates his talent again, maxing out his cultivation in an instant.
• He achieves the realm of Shattering the Void, causing a massive aura that stirs the world.
• Experts from Taian City, Martial Emperor City, and Longhu Mountain sense his power and react with shock and alarm.
• Wang Xuan uses the Emperor's Qi-Gazing Technique and discovers the Royal Clan's scheme to drain Earthly Luck and Human Luck, causing widespread suffering and resentment.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan's cultivation reaches unprecedented heights, demonstrating his overwhelming power.
• Experts from various factions, such as the Royal Clan, Wang Xianzhi, and the Daoists at Longhu Mountain, reveal their reactions to Wang Xuan's cultivation, showing their shock, fear, and determination.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its consequences is emphasized as Wang Xuan's cultivation causes global reactions and reveals the extent of the Royal Clan's corruption.
• The theme of greed and its destructive effects is highlighted through the Royal Clan's scheme to drain the world's luck, leading to widespread suffering and resentment.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan's power interacts with the world, causing phenomena like the sun and moon shining together and stirring the auras of experts across different factions.
• Experts from various factions react to Wang Xuan's power, showing their shock, fear, and determination, setting the stage for potential conflicts and alliances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan activates his powerful sword techniques, tearing open a fissure to the Immortal Realm occupied by the Royal Clan.
• The Royal Clan experts appear, unable to descend in the flesh due to the laws of the Immortal Realm.
• Wang Xuan decides to kill his way up into the Immortal Realm.
• The Royal Clan experts try to deter Wang Xuan with lies about the Immortal Realm's rules.
• Wang Xuan summons the Great Evil King, a supreme evil divine weapon, causing a surge of resentment from the Mortal World into the blade.
• The Royal Clan experts plan to use the Heavenly Mandate Blade to suppress the Great Evil King and eliminate Wang Xuan, while also seizing Heavenly Luck by killing the new protagonist favored by Heavenly Mandate.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan demonstrates his powerful sword techniques and his determination to enter the Immortal Realm.
• The Royal Clan experts reveal their schemes and their inability to descend in the flesh, showing their fear of losing their Fortune upon death.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between Wang Xuan and the Royal Clan, with Wang Xuan seeking to enter the Immortal Realm and the Royal Clan trying to prevent him.
• The power dynamics between the Mortal World and the Immortal Realm, with the Royal Clan exploiting the laws of the Immortal Realm to their advantage.
• The theme of Fortune and its consequences, with the Royal Clan willing to manipulate the Mortal World to gain more Fortune, but also aware of the risks involved.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan interacts with the Royal Clan experts through threats and mockery, showing his disdain for their lies and schemes.
• The Royal Clan experts interact with each other, discussing their plans to deal with Wang Xuan and the Great Evil King, and to seize Heavenly Luck by killing the new protagonist.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan uses the Marrow Cleansing Sutra to its full extent, awakening the Six Buddhist Supernatural Powers.
• The Great Evil King's scarlet eye opens, releasing a powerful spiritual shock across the Mortal World.
• Wang Xuan faces the monster of resentment within his spiritual world, using Cessation of Defilements to suppress it.
• Wang Xuan seizes control of the Great Evil King's resentment and uses it to strike at the world's source will.
• The world's will awakens briefly, scattering golden Heavenly Luck across the world to cultivate new Sons of Destiny.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan demonstrates his spiritual prowess, easily suppressing the Great Evil King's resentment and seizing its power.
• The middle-aged Royal Clan man shows composure and understanding of the situation, expecting the birth of a new protagonist.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the world's will and external forces (Heavens Tower).
• The power of spiritual cultivation and mental strength.
• The birth of new protagonists and the cycle of destiny.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan's internal struggle against the Great Evil King's resentment.
• The middle-aged Royal Clan man discusses the situation with his kinsman, showing understanding and expectation of the world's will.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan enters the Nine Voids of Boundlessness, an independent dimension detached from the Plot World.
• He witnesses the world's creation, its endless cycles of destruction and recreation, and the influx of outsiders (Royal Clan, Federation, Solo Players).
• Wang Xuan accesses a vast repository of martial arts information from various worlds, overwhelming his Primordial Spirit.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan gains a deeper understanding of the Heavens Tower's role in creating Plot Worlds and the true nature of the living beings within.
• He discovers the immense volume of martial arts information accumulated in the Snow World, including four powerful techniques.

Significant Themes

• The cyclical nature of existence and the illusory nature of reality.
• The accumulation and exchange of martial arts knowledge across different worlds.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan interacts with the Nine Voids of Boundlessness, learning from and being overwhelmed by its vast repository of martial arts information.
• The influx of outsiders into the Plot World is mentioned, but no direct interactions with Wang Xuan are shown.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan maxes out all four Ultimate Arts: Yijin Jing, Cosmic Magnetic Field, Black Level Pagoda, and Myriad Daos Sen Luo.
• He activates the Love of the City, unleashing a terrifying saber intent.
• Wang Xuan reaches the peak of the Karma Transference Art, Boundless Transference.
• He uses the Nine Voids of Boundlessness to tear open a crack between the Mortal World and the Immortal Realm, allowing free travel between them.
• In the Immortal Realm, Royal Clan experts discuss accelerating the extraction of fortune and consider carrying out an Extermination Order to eliminate the Federation and its inhabitants.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan's strength increases significantly after maxing out his Ultimate Arts.
• Wang Xuan demonstrates his determination and boldness by attempting to break the barrier between immortals and mortals.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and cultivation.
• The consequences of breaking established rules and the potential backlash from doing so.
• The contrast between the peaceful Immortal Realm and the impending conflict in the Mortal World.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan's actions in the Immortal Realm are discussed by the Royal Clan experts, highlighting their differing opinions on how to proceed.
• The tension between the red-robed and black-robed Royal Clan experts foreshadows potential internal conflict within the Royal Clan.

Chapter Summary: “Chaos”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• In the Immortal Realm, the Royal Clan discusses Xu Fengnian’s presence in Beiliang, dismissing him as merely a Plot World character despite his three reincarnations.
• Their meeting is interrupted when Wang Xuan suddenly descends from the sky toward the Heavenly Gate. Wielding the Great Evil King, he unleashes the devastating blade intent of Love of the City, shaking the entire Immortal Realm.
• More than a hundred Royal Clan experts, including numerous Shattering the Void experts, immediately rise to confront Wang Xuan. A major battle is about to begin.
• In Taian City, the Liyang imperial court has been completely taken over by Royal Clan Players. They occupy the bodies of the emperor, ministers, imperial relatives, generals, and other officials, turning the palace into a corrupt den of pleasure and cruelty.
• The Royal Clan learns that Wang Xuan has entered the Plot World. The Immortal Realm orders them to begin an Extermination Order, abandoning any concern for preserving the world’s long-term stability and focusing on harvesting its Fortune.
• After debate, the “old emperor” approves a large-scale offensive: twenty million Servant troops, fifty Eternal Celestial Beings, and all Shattering the Void experts from Longhu Mountain will first destroy the Federation, then attack Beiliang, and finally surround Wang Xuan.
• The Royal Clan army leaves Taian City and advances south toward Juzi Province. Its enormous ranks stretch for thousands of miles, terrifying the civilians along the route.
• In Nanjing City, the Federation’s leaders in Beimang learn of the approaching army and confirm Wang Xuan’s arrival. They realize the Royal Clan is launching a desperate preemptive strike to eliminate them before Wang Xuan can disrupt its plans.
• Although some Federation officers regret that Wang Xuan was not recruited earlier, the commander orders them to resist. Their only hope is that Wang Xuan can act before the Royal Clan crushes them.

2. Character Developments

• Wang Xuan makes a dramatic and aggressive entrance by invading the Immortal Realm directly. His overwhelming aura and willingness to attack the Royal Clan show that he has become a major threat capable of forcing the Immortal Realm into immediate action.
• Xu Fengnian is treated as a potentially dangerous figure because of his three reincarnations, though the Royal Clan remains overconfident and underestimates Plot World characters.
• The Royal Clan Players are revealed to be deeply entrenched in the Mortal World. By possessing the bodies of the Liyang ruling class, they have transformed the imperial government into an instrument of exploitation.
• The “old emperor,” despite inhabiting Zhao Dun’s decaying body, acts as the most calculating Royal Clan leader in the court. He rejects reckless mass deployment, recognizing that Servant Players also carry Fortune and could strengthen Wang Xuan if defeated.
• Zhang Julu, Wu Chongxuan, and Lu Shengxiang reveal different strategic attitudes: Zhang favors a controlled campaign, Wu advocates attacking every major opposing faction at once, and Lu proposes indiscriminate total destruction.
• The Federation officers move from shock and resentment to grim determination. Though they recognize their strategic disadvantage, they choose to fight and place their hopes on Wang Xuan’s intervention.

3. Significant Themes

• Overconfidence and miscalculation: The Royal Clan initially dismisses Wang Xuan as an insignificant program, only to find that his arrival forces them into a desperate war plan.
• Exploitation and corruption: The possessed imperial court symbolizes the complete corruption of political power. The Royal Clan treats the Mortal World, its people, and its resources as disposable assets.
• Fortune as both power and risk: Every Player contributes Fortune to the world. The Royal Clan’s leaders understand that excessive deployment could provide Wang Xuan with more Fortune and martial power if he defeats their forces.
• Desperation and escalation: Wang Xuan’s appearance causes the Royal Clan to abandon sustainable conquest and initiate a final, catastrophic offensive.
• Power politics and fear of rivals: The Federation’s failure to recruit Wang Xuan reflects its leadership’s fear of allowing another extremely powerful Player to threaten its own authority.
• Hope amid overwhelming odds: The Federation cannot realistically defeat the Royal Clan alone, but it gambles on Wang Xuan disrupting the enemy before the invasion succeeds.

4. Character Interactions

• The Royal Clan members argue over how to respond to Wang Xuan and how aggressively to conduct the Extermination Order. The old emperor ultimately overrules the more reckless proposals.
• Wang Xuan’s arrival at the Heavenly Gate immediately transforms the Royal Clan’s discussion into a life-or-death confrontation, with dozens of experts attacking him at once.
• The possessed emperor consults the possessed ministers and commanders, treating the invasion as a military operation while the surrounding court remains filled with decadence.
• Zhang Julu recommends eliminating the Federation first, while Wu Chongxuan and Lu Shengxiang push for broader and more destructive campaigns.
• In the Federation command tent, one officer condemns the leadership for failing to recruit Wang Xuan, while another explains that the negotiations collapsed because the higher-ups feared his influence. The commander ends the argument and unites them around resistance.
• The chapter closes with the Federation preparing to gamble everything on Wang Xuan’s speed, while the Royal Clan’s massive army advances toward Juzi Province and the coming catastrophe.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan, using his maxed-out talent and cultivation, effortlessly slays over a hundred Heavenly Human Realm experts from the Royal Clan with a single strike of 'Love of the City', earning millions of Luck Points per kill.
• Ye Linyuan, a Shattered Realm expert, arrives to challenge Wang Xuan, but is quickly defeated and killed by Wang Xuan's 'Thunder Moves the Nine Heavens' and 'Four Emotions Become One' blade techniques, earning Wang Xuan 80 million Luck Points.
• Six more Shattered Realm experts arrive, intending to attack Wang Xuan together.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan demonstrates his overwhelming power and confidence, toying with the Royal Clan experts.
• Ye Linyuan shows his prowess as a Shattered Realm expert but is ultimately no match for Wang Xuan.
• Yu Zhiyan, another Shattered Realm expert, is enraged by Ye Linyuan's death and vows to kill Wang Xuan.

Significant Themes

• The vast disparity in power between Wang Xuan and the Royal Clan experts.
• The importance of Luck Points and their source from killing powerful opponents.
• The theme of hunting and the thrill of the chase, as Wang Xuan enjoys killing the Royal Clan members.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan and Ye Linyuan: A brief, one-sided battle where Wang Xuan demonstrates his superiority.
• Wang Xuan and the six new Shattered Realm experts: A standoff, with the experts deciding to attack Wang Xuan together.
• Yu Zhiyan and Wang Xuan: Yu Zhiyan is enraged by Wang Xuan's actions and vows revenge.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Royal Clan members, led by seven Shattered Realm experts, attack Wang Xuan, attempting to sever the Immortal Realm's connection to the Mortal World to weaken the Great Evil King's power.
• Wang Xuan uses the Heaven-Extinguishing Earth-Severing Sword Twenty-Three technique, freezing time and immobilizing his enemies.
• He defeats over forty opponents, including Shattered Realm experts and Heavenly Human Realm Royal Clan members, by piercing their bodies with sword qi through a Sword Intent Primordial Spirit.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan demonstrates his immense power and non-reliance on specific weapons, using his unique technique to defeat powerful enemies with ease.
• The Royal Clan members, despite their strength, are shown to be vulnerable and helpless against Wang Xuan's technique.

Significant Themes

• The theme of power and its consequences is evident, as Wang Xuan's immense strength allows him to defeat numerous enemies with little effort, but also causes great destruction and suffering.
• The theme of helplessness is explored through the Royal Clan members' inability to move or resist Wang Xuan's attack.

Character Interactions

• There is minimal interaction between characters in this chapter, as Wang Xuan's technique freezes his enemies and prevents any response or retaliation.
• The focus is on Wang Xuan's actions and the reactions of his helpless enemies.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Xuan, a mysterious swordsman, uses the Heaven-Extinguishing Earth-Severing Sword Twenty-Three, killing dozens of Royal Clan members.
• The Royal Clan realizes the danger and tries to attack Wang Xuan while he's supposedly weakened, but he rebounds his true qi and vitality, becoming stronger.
• Wang Xuan uses his Sword Intent Primordial Spirit to freeze time and continues killing Royal Clan members, causing the Immortal World's seal to weaken and crack.
• The Immortal World's barrier breaks, and golden blood (from Shattered Realm and Heavenly Human powerhouses) drips into the Mortal World, signaling something catastrophic has happened in the Immortal World.

Character Developments

• Wang Xuan: Reveals his immense power and resourcefulness, using the Heaven-Extinguishing Earth-Severing Sword Twenty-Three to great effect and rebounding his true qi and vitality, defying expectations.
• Yu Zhiyan: Realizes the severity of the situation but is helpless to stop Wang Xuan, showing his strategic thinking and concern for his fortune.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Wang Xuan's use of the Heaven-Extinguishing Earth-Severing Sword Twenty-Three demonstrates the immense power it holds, but also the fatal side effects it has on the user.
• Defying expectations: Wang Xuan's ability to rebound his true qi and vitality challenges the expectations of the Royal Clan and the readers, adding an element of surprise.

Character Interactions

• Wang Xuan vs. Royal Clan: Wang Xuan's one-sided massacre of the Royal Clan members highlights the vast power gap between them, with the Royal Clan members unable to counter his attacks.
• Yu Zhiyan's warning: Yu Zhiyan tries to warn his fellow Royal Clan members about Wang Xuan's true state, but his words come too late, showing the futility of his efforts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Immortal Realm is destroyed, and the Royal clan's power is significantly weakened.
• The Federation launches a full-scale counterattack, committing all reserve units.
• Beiliang, a strategic location, is the focus of the chapter, with the Liyang army massing outside Wild Goose Weeping Pass.

Character Developments

• Chu Lushan: He is revealed to be a member of the Royal clan, enjoying the comforts of his position while awaiting the final battle.
• Shen Shuyue: She enters the plot, having recovered her cultivation after a long seclusion. She is a powerhouse of the Shen Clan and holds a high status within the Royal clan.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The destruction of the Immortal Realm shifts the balance of power, with the Federation gaining the upper hand.
• Luck and Fortune: The transfer of cultivation and fortune from the Great Qin Emperor's wife to the protagonist highlights the role of luck in the plot.
• Secrecy and Manipulation: The Royal clan's use of plot characters to infiltrate and control key positions is revealed.

Character Interactions

• Chu Lushan and Shen Shuyue: Their interaction shows the hierarchy within the Royal clan, with Shen Shuyue holding a higher status despite Chu Lushan's position as a commander.
• Shen Shuyue and Qingniao (Shen Nianhe): Their interaction reveals their familial relationship and the transfer of power from the Great Qin Emperor's wife to the protagonist.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Shen Shuyue arrives at the Royal Clan's main camp, confident in conquering Beiliang.
• She learns about the three native powerhouses of the Shattered Realm defending Beiliang: the Peach Blossom Sword God, the Green-Shirt Sword God, and Patriarch Lu.
• Mu Tiandao, the top prodigy of the Mu Clan with the SSS-grade talent 'Diligence Rewarded by Heaven', arrives with three other Shattered Realm powerhouses to support the Royal Clan.
• Mu Tiandao senses the Nine Voids of Boundlessness through the Heavenly Mandate Blade, indicating Wang Xuan's presence in the mortal world.
• Shen Shuyue decides to attack Wild Goose Weeping Pass and push into Beiliang to force Wang Xuan out.

Character Developments

• Shen Shuyue: Confident and decisive, she's ready to take on the challenge of conquering Beiliang.
• Mu Tiandao: Obsessed with martial arts and solid in his cultivation, he's determined to match and defeat Wang Xuan.

Significant Themes

• The Royal Clan's determination to avenge their Immortal Realm kin and eliminate Wang Xuan.
• The strategic planning and decision-making process in warfare.

Character Interactions

• Shen Shuyue and Mu Tiandao: They show mutual respect, with Shen Shuyue treating Mu Tiandao as a junior and Mu Tiandao acknowledging her as an elder.
• Mu Tiandao and the other powerhouses: They arrive together to support the Royal Clan, showing unity and strength.

Chapter Summary: “Thunder Pool Sword Formation”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chu Lushan orders the Royal Clan’s massive Servant army to attack Wild Goose Weeping Pass.
• The pass’s defenders unleash ordinary arrows, but most are useless against the Servant Players’ True Qi defenses.
• As the army approaches, Deng Tai’a’s Thunder Pool Sword Formation activates. Countless lightning-wreathed swords descend from the sky, slaughtering the attacking troops.
• The first assault is completely destroyed within half an hour, before the army reaches the walls.
• Chu Lushan is furious and frustrated, explaining that Deng Tai’a has repeatedly defended the pass for decades. Even Shattering the Void experts struggle to withstand the formation, which draws endlessly upon stellar power and heavenly thunder.
• While the others despair, Mu Tiandao enters the Nine Voids of Boundlessness and reconstructs the formation by observing Deng Tai’a’s past process of creating it.
• Mu Tiandao identifies the formation’s twelve core flying swords and explains its weak points, blind spots, and vulnerable connections.
• He proposes a coordinated strategy: Servant troops will advance through the formation’s weak areas, while Shattered Realm experts destroy the twelve swords and he personally engages Deng Tai’a.
• Shen Shuyue accepts the plan and orders the entire army to launch another attack, declaring that the assault will continue until Wild Goose Weeping Pass falls.

Character Developments

• Chu Lushan is shown as aggressive and determined but increasingly frustrated by the Thunder Pool Sword Formation’s repeated victories. His confidence falters after witnessing the devastating defeat.
• Mu Tiandao demonstrates extraordinary analytical and cultivation abilities. By tracing the formation’s origin and structure, he fully comprehends it and becomes the key figure capable of turning the battle.
• Shen Shuyue maintains authority and composure. Her admiration for Deng Tai’a’s achievement is balanced by her confidence in Mu Tiandao’s strategy, and she decisively commands the next offensive.
• Deng Tai’a, though absent from the battlefield, dominates the chapter through his legendary formation. His skill and enduring defense establish him as a formidable figure.
• The Servant Players are portrayed as obedient, fearless, and devoid of free will, advancing and dying solely because they were ordered to attack.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power versus superior strategy: The Royal Clan’s vast army cannot overcome the formation through brute force, but Mu Tiandao’s understanding may provide a solution.
• The strength of individual mastery: Deng Tai’a’s personal achievement allows one man and one formation to hold a major pass for decades.
• Dehumanization and obedience: The Servant army’s lack of fear, pain, or independent thought emphasizes how completely their free will has been sacrificed.
• Knowledge as a weapon: Understanding the formation’s structure, history, and weaknesses proves more valuable than sheer military strength.
• Persistence and defense: Wild Goose Weeping Pass symbolizes enduring resistance, repeatedly surviving Royal Clan assaults despite overwhelming pressure.

Character Interactions

• Chu Lushan initially directs the attack, then turns to Mu Tiandao for a way to counter the formation after the army is annihilated.
• Mu Tiandao calmly explains the formation’s structure and weaknesses to Chu Lushan and the other commanders, restoring their confidence.
• Shen Shuyue openly praises both Deng Tai’a’s craftsmanship and Mu Tiandao’s insight, then entrusts him and the other Shattered Realm experts with executing the counterstrategy.
• Mu Tiandao proposes personally engaging Deng Tai’a while the other experts destroy the twelve swords, establishing a coordinated division of roles for the next battle.