Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng successfully obtains the Golden Bottle using a basin of water, defying the expectations of the gods.
• The Golden Bottle leaps into the basin, and Liu Chengfeng seals it inside his God Treasury.
• The gods attempt to seize the Golden Bottle from Liu Chengfeng, but he easily fends them off using the Golden Boat.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his extraordinary abilities and confidence, proving himself to be far beyond the other gods.
• The gods, particularly Golden Sun Goddess, Night Crown Prince, and Kunpeng God, show their greed and willingness to fight for the Golden Bottle.
• Five Elements Heavenly Venerable showcases his business acumen by selling Five Elements Boats to the gods in need.

Significant Themes

• The power of belief and confidence in one's abilities, as seen in Liu Chengfeng's successful acquisition of the Golden Bottle.
• Greed and ambition, demonstrated by the gods' relentless pursuit of the Golden Bottle and their disregard for the lives of their peers.
• The importance of preparation and resourcefulness, as shown by Liu Chengfeng's use of an ordinary basin of water to obtain the Golden Bottle.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and the gods: Liu Chengfeng proves his superiority over the other gods, while they display their greed and underestimation of his abilities.
• Liu Xinglan and Liu Chengfeng: Liu Xinglan shows her faith in Liu Chengfeng's abilities and admiration for his accomplishments.
• Five Elements Heavenly Venerable and the gods: Five Elements Heavenly Venerable takes advantage of the gods' desperation to sell them Five Elements Boats.

Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Voyaging Old Tide and Drifting Bottle Old Tide flow side by side, carrying countless ships and bottles with strange phenomena.
• Liu Chengfeng searches for the Angel Blue-Ringed Demon Octopus hidden in a drifting bottle using the Heaven-Patrolling World-Viewing Eye.
• Pursued by vengeful gods, Liu Chengfeng is surrounded by millions of gods, including Night Crown Prince, the Golden Sun Goddess, Ironblood True God, and Kunpeng God, all eager to seize the Golden Bottle.
• Liu Chengfeng forces the Angel Blue-Ringed Demon Octopus out of its bottle while being attacked by Ironblood True God and Kunpeng God.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his immense power, sending two seven-fold, third-stage True Gods flying with a single strike.
• Liu Xinglan shows his imperial bearing and battle intent, preparing to defend against Night Crown Prince and the Golden Sun Goddess.
• The gods, including Night Crown Prince and the Golden Sun Goddess, underestimate Liu Chengfeng and the Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty.

Significant Themes

• Greed and temptation, as gods risk their lives to open drifting bottles in search of fortune.
• Power dynamics and alliances, with gods forming temporary alliances to pursue Liu Chengfeng and the Golden Bottle.
• The consequences of underestimating one's opponent, as seen in the gods' reaction to Liu Chengfeng's power.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan work together, with Liu Xinglan defending against Night Crown Prince and the Golden Sun Goddess while Liu Chengfeng fights Ironblood True God and Kunpeng God.
• The gods, including Night Crown Prince, the Golden Sun Goddess, Ironblood True God, and Kunpeng God, form a temporary alliance to encircle and annihilate Liu Chengfeng.
• The gods from various great lineages gather, eager to seize the Golden Bottle and make a move against Liu Chengfeng.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng reveals two divine artifacts with twelve cosmic cores, causing jealousy and greed among the gods.
• The Angel Blue-Ringed Demon Octopus emerges from the Golden Bottle, and Liu Chengfeng engages in a fierce battle with it.
• The gods, led by Ironblood True God and Kunpeng God, attack Liu Chengfeng en masse, aiming to seize his divine artifacts.
• Liu Chengfeng uses his Myriad Bodies One Art Heart Method to create two clones, allowing him to fight on multiple fronts.
• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his overwhelming power, slaughtering thousands of gods with ease.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng: Shows off his immense power and confidence, using his divine artifacts and techniques to fend off multiple attackers.
• Ironblood True God and Kunpeng God: Display their strength as leaders of the gods, using powerful divine arts and leading their forces against Liu Chengfeng.
• Angel Blue-Ringed Demon Octopus: Revealed to be a powerful divine beast hiding within the Golden Bottle, it fights against Liu Chengfeng but is ultimately no match for him.

Significant Themes

• Greed and jealousy: The gods' desire for Liu Chengfeng's divine artifacts leads them to attack him, disregarding the consequences.
• Power dynamics: Liu Chengfeng's immense strength allows him to dominate the battlefield, while the gods rely on their numbers to try and overwhelm him.
• The cost of treasure hunting: The gods risk their lives to obtain treasures, leading to a massive slaughter.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng vs. Ironblood True God and Kunpeng God: The two leaders of the gods attack Liu Chengfeng together, but he easily fends them off and even wounds them.
• Liu Chengfeng vs. Angel Blue-Ringed Demon Octopus: Liu Chengfeng battles the powerful divine beast, ultimately gaining the upper hand.
• Liu Chengfeng vs. the gods: The gods attack Liu Chengfeng en masse, but he easily slaughters thousands of them, demonstrating his overwhelming power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng, a Two-Combination True God, effortlessly defeats multiple gods, including the Kunpeng God and Ironblood True God, using his divine artifact made from twelve Cosmic Cores.
• The Golden Sun Goddess and Night Crown Prince join the battle against Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan.
• The Golden Sun Goddess uses the Five Elements Calamity Sacrifice Death-Transforming Platform to unleash the power of death against Liu Chengfeng.
• Liu Chengfeng, revealing his closeness to death, absorbs the power of death and uses it to kill the gods who attacked him, including the Kunpeng God and Ironblood True God.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng: Demonstrates immense power and fearlessness, revealing his connection to the power of death. He shows no mercy and takes pleasure in killing his enemies.
• Golden Sun Goddess: Shows her resolve to become the future ruler of the Golden Homeland, using powerful divine arts and leading her forces against Liu Chengfeng.
• Night Crown Prince: Joins the battle against Liu Chengfeng, showcasing his combat prowess and determination.
• Kunpeng God and Ironblood True God: Both meet their end at Liu Chengfeng's hands, highlighting the futility of their attempts to challenge him.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Liu Chengfeng's immense power allows him to dominate the battlefield, but it also makes him a target for the other gods.
• Death and its manifestations: The power of death is a central theme, with Liu Chengfeng's connection to it being a significant factor in the battle.
• Ambition and its costs: The gods' desire for Liu Chengfeng's treasures leads them to underestimate him and ultimately meet their doom.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng vs. the gods: Liu Chengfeng's interactions with the other gods highlight his dominance and their fear of him.
• Liu Chengfeng vs. Golden Sun Goddess and Night Crown Prince: The battle between Liu Chengfeng and the two powerful gods showcases their combat prowess and determination.
• Liu Chengfeng vs. Kunpeng God and Ironblood True God: The interactions between Liu Chengfeng and these two gods demonstrate his ruthlessness and their inability to challenge him.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• A giant tree of death grows from the Drifting Bottle Old Tide, causing the gods to retreat in fear.
• Liu Chengfeng rebukes the gods, who decide to enter the Old Tide for fortune instead of challenging him.
• Liu Chengfeng refines the true blood of the Angel Blue-Ringed Demon Octopus, expanding his Blood Sea.
• He plans to transform the Golden Heart into a divine ability using the Heaven-Patrolling World-Viewing Eye.
• A being inside the Golden Bottle demands to be released, offering great fortune in exchange.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng: He becomes more powerful after refining the divine blood, and he plans to create a new divine ability. He remains calm and composed when dealing with the being in the Golden Bottle.
• Liu Xinglan: She recovers from her injuries and becomes more determined to kill the Golden Sun Goddess.
• The Being in the Golden Bottle: It reveals its existence and offers Liu Chengfeng great fortune in exchange for its release, showing arrogance and impatience.

Significant Themes

• Power and Greed: The gods are driven by their desire for power and fortune, leading them to enter the Old Tide despite the risks.
• Control and Manipulation: Liu Chengfeng uses his power to control the situation, manipulating the gods and the being in the Golden Bottle to his will.
• Patience and Strategy: Liu Chengfeng demonstrates patience and strategic thinking in his interactions with the being in the Golden Bottle, refusing to be rushed or deceived.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan: They share a bond, with Liu Xinglan looking up to Liu Chengfeng and seeking his help in venting her anger.
• Liu Chengfeng and the Being in the Golden Bottle: They engage in a battle of wits, with Liu Chengfeng refusing to be swayed by the being's promises of fortune and power.
• The gods and Liu Chengfeng: The gods fear Liu Chengfeng's power and retreat, then decide to enter the Old Tide for fortune instead of challenging him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng learns about the Supreme Immortal Yan from the Faceless Stone Statue and the Yellow Sand Woman.
• He decides to explore the Death World to find out more about the Supreme Immortal.
• Liu Xinglan asks Liu Chengfeng to help her embed her cosmic cores, and he agrees.
• Liu Chengfeng offers to help Liu Xinglan strengthen her Yin-Yang River, which she accepts.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng: Shows curiosity about the Supreme Immortal and willingness to help Liu Xinglan.
• Liu Xinglan: Demonstrates her pride, ambition, and trust in Liu Chengfeng.
• Faceless Stone Statue & Yellow Sand Woman: Reveal information about the Supreme Immortal but remain secretive about their own past.

Significant Themes

• Power and ambition: Liu Xinglan's desire to strengthen her divine artifact and Liu Chengfeng's interest in the Supreme Immortal.
• Fortune and calamity: The risks and rewards of opening drifting bottles and seeking great fortune.
• Trust and reciprocity: Liu Xinglan's trust in Liu Chengfeng and his willingness to help her.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and the Faceless Stone Statue & Yellow Sand Woman: They share information about the Supreme Immortal, with the Faceless Stone Statue being more cautious and the Yellow Sand Woman more encouraging.
• Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan: They interact playfully, with Liu Xinglan trying to provoke Liu Chengfeng and him responding with annoyance and amusement. Liu Chengfeng ultimately agrees to help Liu Xinglan strengthen her Yin-Yang River.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng forges a divine artifact for Liu Xinglan, embedding seven cosmic cores into her bow.
• Liu Chengfeng discovers traces of the Medicine Dragon and Martial God Tianqi in the Border Origin Sea.
• He pursues the Medicine Dragon, followed by Five Elements Heavenly Venerable, who offers to guide him through the old tides.
• Liu Chengfeng explores Voyaging Old Tide, finding countless ancient ships filled with decaying beings.
• Wang Yi and Heavenly Demon Venerable are besieged by Free Palace and Golden Homeland, and seek refuge on Liu Chengfeng's Golden Boat.

Character Developments

• Liu Xinglan's divine artifact is upgraded by Liu Chengfeng, making her more powerful.
• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his unparalleled sword-forging skills.
• Five Elements Heavenly Venerable shows his cunning and greed, trying to draw Liu Chengfeng's true blood.
• Wang Yi and Heavenly Demon Venerable show their combat prowess and determination in the face of danger.

Significant Themes

• The mystery and antiquity of the nine death worlds, particularly Ancient Yan.
• The pursuit of power and fortune, as seen in the True Gods' behavior in Voyaging Old Tide.
• The consequences of overreaching in forbidden arts, hinted at in the destruction of Ancient Yan.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan: Master-disciple relationship, with Liu Chengfeng showing favor to Liu Xinglan.
• Liu Chengfeng and Five Elements Heavenly Venerable: A tense interaction, with Five Elements Heavenly Venerable trying to deceive Liu Chengfeng.
• Wang Yi and Heavenly Demon Venerable vs. Free Palace and Golden Homeland: A conflict driven by political ambitions and power struggles.
• Liu Chengfeng and the Yellow Sand Woman, Faceless Stone Statue, Golden Bottle: Liu Chengfeng tries to extract information from these mysterious entities, but they are evasive.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Night Crown Prince and the Golden Sun Goddess confront each other, with the Night Crown Prince wanting to seize the Medicine Dragon, and the Golden Sun Goddess demanding its handover.
• Fantuo returns and asserts that the Medicine Dragon is a matter for the Great Brahma Dynasty, not outsiders.
• Taixuan Wendao intervenes, asking Fantuo to hand over the Medicine Dragon to Liu Chengfeng.
• Fantuo asks Taixuan Wendao to persuade Buyou Progenitor to leave the ancestral vein, revealing that Liu Chengfeng has threatened the Progenitor's life.

Character Developments

• The Night Crown Prince and the Golden Sun Goddess display their authority and killing intent, showing their determination to obtain the Medicine Dragon.
• Fantuo demonstrates his respect and deference to Taixuan Wendao, revealing his concern for his father's life.
• Taixuan Wendao shows her gentleness and understanding, but also her determination to protect her family.

Significant Themes

• Power and authority: The Night Crown Prince and the Golden Sun Goddess assert their power and authority, while Fantuo and Taixuan Wendao demonstrate their influence and respect within their respective realms.
• Family and loyalty: Fantuo's concern for his father's life and Taixuan Wendao's protective nature highlight the importance of family and loyalty in their actions.

Character Interactions

• The Night Crown Prince and the Golden Sun Goddess clash, showing their determination to obtain the Medicine Dragon and their disregard for each other's authority.
• Fantuo and Taixuan Wendao interact respectfully, with Fantuo seeking her help and Taixuan Wendao showing understanding and concern for her stepson's request.
• Liu Chengfeng is mentioned but not directly involved in the interaction, serving as a catalyst for the events and a threat to the Progenitor's life.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng, now known as the "Killing God," faces off against the Golden Sun Goddess, the Night Crown Prince, and Immortal Ancient, who seek the Medicine Dragon.
• Taixuan Wendao, the Golden Ring Progenitor's mother, tries to persuade Liu Chengfeng's father to leave the ancestral vein to avoid conflict.
• Martial God Tianqi arrives, revealing he has a powerful weapon called Dragon Woe, which even Taixuan Wendao fears.
• Taixuan Wendao leaves, and Immortal Ancient is suspicious of her sudden departure.
• Liu Chengfeng, Xu Ruochen, and their group board an ancient ship where the Medicine Dragon is located, followed secretly by other True Gods.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng: He maintains his iron-blooded and merciless demeanor, earning the title "Killing God." He reveals his power and confidence, even against powerful opponents like the Golden Sun Goddess and Immortal Ancient.
• Taixuan Wendao: She shows concern for her son, Fantuo, and is willing to persuade Liu Chengfeng's father for his sake. She also reveals fear of Martial God Tianqi's Dragon Woe.
• Liu Xinglan: She breaks through to the eighth union after receiving power from Liu Chengfeng and is eager to challenge the Golden Sun Goddess.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and intimidation: Liu Chengfeng's reputation and power cause others to fear him, while Taixuan Wendao's fear of Martial God Tianqi reveals the importance of strength in their world.
• Greed and ambition: The Medicine Dragon's importance drives multiple powerful factions to seek it, leading to potential conflict.
• Loyalty and family: Taixuan Wendao's actions show her concern for her son and willingness to help him, highlighting the importance of family ties.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and the Golden Sun Goddess: They exchange threats and challenges, with the Golden Sun Goddess ultimately deciding to let Liu Chengfeng lead the way to the Medicine Dragon.
• Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan: Liu Xinglan expresses her desire to challenge the Golden Sun Goddess, and Liu Chengfeng agrees to let her vent her anger.
• Taixuan Wendao and Fantuo: Taixuan Wendao shows concern for her son and is willing to help him, revealing their close relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng and his group board an ancient, seemingly ordinary ship filled with living dead beings.
• They find a treasure chest that trembles with a potential great treasure or calamity inside.
• Liu Chengfeng sits among the living dead and converses with an old man who reveals that the Medicine Dragon is in an old leather pouch.
• Liu Chengfeng offers to preserve the old man's breath in exchange for access to the pouch, which contains a collapsed world.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his fearlessness and curiosity in interacting with the living dead, revealing his unique perspective on life and godhood.
• The old man shows desperation and willingness to bargain for his life, hinting at his past actions and regrets.
• Liu Xinglan and the gods of the Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty display caution and fear, but ultimately follow Liu Chengfeng's lead.

Significant Themes

• The value and equality of life, regardless of form or status.
• The consequences of greed and the pursuit of power.
• The potential for redemption and change, even in the face of desperation.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng interacts with the old man, revealing his divine vow and offering a chance at redemption.
• Liu Xinglan and the gods of the Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty follow Liu Chengfeng's lead, showing trust in his abilities and judgment.
• The living dead beings are portrayed as a collective, with the old man serving as their spokesperson, revealing their shared history and desperation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng and his group enter the old skin bag, discovering a vast expanse of worlds within.
• The group finds the Medicine Dragon in a pure land amidst rotting and festering worlds.
• The Medicine Dragon defends its territory, and Liu Chengfeng encounters Martial God Tianqi, who wants to speak with him privately.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng: Shows his knowledge of Mad Dragon's secrets and his intention to confront Martial God Tianqi.
• Martial God Tianqi: Admits his grave sins and accepts Liu Chengfeng's potential judgment, hoping Liu Chengfeng is a saint of the Mad Dragon lineage.

Significant Themes

• Corruption and decay: The worlds within the skin bag are rotting and festering, reflecting the theme of corruption and decay.
• Inheritance and legacy: Liu Chengfeng's knowledge of Mad Dragon's secrets and Martial God Tianqi's hope that Liu Chengfeng is a saint highlight the importance of inheritance and legacy.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and Martial God Tianqi: Liu Chengfeng confronts Martial God Tianqi about his sins, while Martial God Tianqi hopes Liu Chengfeng is a saint of the Mad Dragon lineage.
• Liu Chengfeng and the Medicine Dragon: The Medicine Dragon defends its territory against Liu Chengfeng and his group.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng, the successor of Mad Dragon Heaven, confronts Martial God Tianqi, the last master of Mad Dragon Heaven.
• Martial God Tianqi confesses his sins: greed, sacrificing divine generals, and taking Dragon Woe against ancestral teachings.
• Liu Chengfeng offers Martial God Tianqi a chance to take revenge on Jinhuan and Buyou, but warns him not to overstep his bounds again.

Character Developments

• Martial God Tianqi: Admits his past mistakes and accepts Liu Chengfeng's judgment. He remains determined to take revenge on Jinhuan and Buyou, even if it means dying in the attempt.
• Liu Chengfeng: Shows himself to be a formidable and just ruler. He understands Martial God Tianqi's nature and gives him a chance for revenge while setting clear boundaries.

Significant Themes

• Revenge: Martial God Tianqi's single-minded pursuit of revenge has led him to commit grave sins and caused the downfall of Mad Dragon Heaven.
• Consequences of Actions: Liu Chengfeng emphasizes that Martial God Tianqi's actions have led to the suffering of countless people.
• Redemption: Liu Chengfeng offers Martial God Tianqi a chance at redemption, but warns him that further transgressions will not be tolerated.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and Martial God Tianqi: Liu Chengfeng acts as a stern judge, while Martial God Tianqi confesses his sins and accepts Liu Chengfeng's judgment. Their interaction is tense but ultimately respectful.
• Martial God Tianqi and the Medicine Dragon: Martial God Tianqi offers to communicate with the Medicine Dragon on Liu Chengfeng's behalf, but Liu Chengfeng dismisses the offer, intending to suppress the dragon if it refuses to submit.

Chapter Summary: “Creating an Immortal Body”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng releases the World Tree to confront Medicine Dragon, a massive dragon-like entity formed from countless vines. The World Tree overwhelms it almost instantly, piercing and devouring its spiritual energy.
• Medicine Dragon attempts to escape into the Pure Land, but Liu Chengfeng pursues it. Inside the Pure Land, he discovers a lush, unusually vital world despite the surrounding universe being consumed by decay.
• At Medicine Dragon’s lair, Liu Chengfeng and the World Tree defeat and restrain it again. The World Tree is revealed to be Medicine Dragon’s natural counter, easily piercing its normally indestructible vines and roots.
• Liu Chengfeng stops the World Tree from killing Medicine Dragon and offers it a chance to surrender. Frightened by its previous persecution at the hands of powerful beings, Medicine Dragon cautiously accepts.
• Liu Chengfeng investigates the Pure Land’s spiritual-energy lake and discovers that Medicine Dragon has spent hundreds of thousands of years transforming the rot and decay from countless dying worlds into pure spiritual energy.
• He realizes that the decay originates from the “power of the mortal world”—the collective influence and decline of living beings themselves. This leads him to experiment with absorbing the decaying energy into his Innate Truth Immortal Copper Body.
• The decay tries to corrupt Liu Chengfeng, but his Truth power and Sole Self Divine Path suppress and refine it. He successfully converts the forces of decline, corruption, extinction, and death into a new Immortal Body.
• Liu Chengfeng names this body the End Body. Its formation also allows him to decipher its Technique Unbinding, which appears to point toward a higher state of domination.
• Outside the Pure Land, Liu Xinglan and the gods of the Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty establish a defensive camp to protect Liu Chengfeng.
• Free Palace, Golden Homeland, and numerous other forces arrive. The Golden Sun Goddess, the Night Crown Prince, and a million-strong army surround the area, intending both to seize Medicine Dragon and annihilate the Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty.
• Immortal Ancient personally orders the attack. The Golden Sun Goddess demands that Medicine Dragon be handed over, but Liu Xinglan refuses, setting the stage for a major war.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates overwhelming strength by defeating Medicine Dragon with ease and using the World Tree as a devastating weapon. He also shows restraint by sparing Medicine Dragon rather than simply destroying it.
• His understanding of the mortal world deepens when he recognizes that universal decay is caused by the collective power of living beings, not merely by an external poison or calamity.
• Liu Chengfeng advances his cultivation by forging the End Body, expanding his abilities beyond the Innate Truth Immortal Copper Body and uncovering a new path toward domination.
• Medicine Dragon shifts from a terrifying opponent to a frightened, intelligent survivor. Its pride remains intact because of its ability to transform decay, but it becomes willing to submit after Liu Chengfeng treats it mercifully.
• The World Tree is portrayed as both Liu Chengfeng’s powerful companion and an uncontrollably voracious force. It eagerly devours Medicine Dragon’s energy and even consumes the rot and decay that Liu Chengfeng is refining.
• Liu Xinglan proves himself a capable defender and a figure of imperial authority, confidently standing against the Golden Sun Goddess and the much larger enemy army.
• Golden Sun Goddess, Night Crown Prince, and Immortal Ancient emerge as aggressive political and military rivals. Their goal is not simply to acquire Medicine Dragon but to destroy the Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty and consolidate their dominance.

Significant Themes

• Transformation of destruction into power: Liu Chengfeng turns decay, corruption, and death into the foundation of a new Immortal Body.
• The burden of the mortal world: The chapter suggests that the universe’s decline is generated by living beings themselves, making the crisis both cosmic and deeply human.
• Natural opposition and predation: The World Tree and Medicine Dragon represent opposing forces, with the World Tree consuming what Medicine Dragon painstakingly transforms.
• Mercy versus domination: Liu Chengfeng’s decision to spare Medicine Dragon contrasts with the slaughter-oriented methods of Golden Ring Progenitor’s forces.
• The limits of individual salvation: Medicine Dragon can purify only a tiny portion of the universe’s decay, emphasizing the enormous scale of the cosmic crisis.
• Power struggles and political ambition: The arrival of Free Palace and Golden Homeland turns Liu Chengfeng’s personal breakthrough into a confrontation between rival heavenly powers.

Important Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng repeatedly controls the World Tree, restraining its instinct to devour Medicine Dragon and demonstrating his authority over it.
• He questions and studies Medicine Dragon, discovering that its spiritual-energy lake is the product of its own long-term efforts.
• Medicine Dragon responds to Liu Chengfeng with fear and suspicion but gradually accepts his offer of surrender after he withdraws the World Tree.
• Liu Chengfeng’s cultivation interacts directly with the power of decay: the World Tree gathers the energy, the Sole Self Divine Path suppresses it, and Truth refines it into the End Body.
• Liu Xinglan and the Yanxi gods form a united defensive front around Liu Chengfeng, while the Golden Sun Goddess confronts Liu Xinglan directly.
• The chapter ends with their verbal standoff—Liu Xinglan refusing the demand to surrender Medicine Dragon—while the armies of Free Palace and Golden Homeland prepare to attack.

Chapter 535 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens with a confrontation between Liu Xinglan and the Golden Sun Goddess, two powerful and notoriously hostile female cultivators. They trade insults and prepare to fight, each confident in her superiority.
• The Night Crown Prince intervenes, challenging Liu Xinglan first. Although he possesses a higher cultivation realm—Eight-Union Third-Step True God—Liu Xinglan remains defiant because her self-created Cosmic-Class Divine Art counters his Long Night Blade Dao.
• The Night Crown Prince unleashes Night-Bearing Blade: Monarch Descends, covering the heavens in darkness and attacking with his cosmic-core divine artifact, the Nightwalker Blade.
• Liu Xinglan counters with Cosmic Shadow Shot, using the Celestial Arrow Meteor Bow. Her arrow shatters the Night Crown Prince’s attack and damages his blade.
• The gods discover that Liu Xinglan’s bow now contains seven cosmic cores, a dramatic increase from its former single core. They infer that Liu Chengfeng, known as an unparalleled master swordsmith, upgraded it.
• Empowered by the seven-core bow and her growing Eight-Union strength, Liu Xinglan overwhelms the Night Crown Prince a second time, breaking through his Long Night Blade Dao and forcing him to spit blood.
• Liu Xinglan then turns her attention to the Golden Sun Goddess. The two unleash their strongest techniques:
  • The Golden Sun Goddess uses the Immortal-Life Rank divine art Three Thousand Sword Dao.
  • Liu Xinglan responds with Cosmic Shadow Shot, strengthened by the power of eight great worlds and her divine official, Great Freedom of Eastern Heaven Continent Tower.
• The Golden Sun Goddess’s sword domain devastates the surrounding starry sky, killing or injuring gods who fail to retreat. However, Liu Xinglan’s massive arrow pierces through the Three Thousand Sword Dao and forces the Golden Sun Goddess backward.
• The Night Crown Prince joins the battle again, attempting to attack Liu Xinglan’s divine official while she fights the Golden Sun Goddess. Liu Xinglan casually repels him with a backhanded arrow while continuing to target her primary rival.
• The three powerful figures engage in a destructive three-way battle that shatters stars, overturns seas of stars, and destabilizes the heavens.
• Unable to gain an advantage, the Night Crown Prince drinks berserk water. He enlarges dramatically, receives the blood-energy support of the million-strong Free Palace army, and prepares his ultimate technique: Nightwalker Fury: Blood Ruin.
• The chapter ends as he combines his own blood vitality with that of the army and unleashes the Great Dao Heavy Strike.

Character Developments

• Liu Xinglan demonstrates a major increase in power. Her cultivation has reached the Eight-Union level, and her upgraded seven-cosmic-core bow greatly amplifies her combat ability.
• Liu Xinglan’s confidence becomes justified: she defeats the Night Crown Prince’s attacks and even gains the upper hand against the previously superior Golden Sun Goddess.
• Her divine official, Great Freedom, has grown stronger alongside her and proves capable of suppressing the Golden Sun Goddess’s divine path.
• The Golden Sun Goddess remains proud, ruthless, and extremely powerful, but she is visibly shocked by Liu Xinglan’s improvement and is forced to acknowledge her enhanced strength.
• The Night Crown Prince suffers humiliation after being defeated by Liu Xinglan despite his higher cultivation. His jealousy and desperation drive him to use berserk water and rely on the army’s collective blood energy.
• Liu Chengfeng’s reputation rises further, as the gods recognize that his blacksmithing ability enabled the creation of a weapon with seven cosmic cores.

Significant Themes

• Power gained through preparation and refinement: Liu Xinglan’s upgraded bow transforms her combat standing, showing how divine artifacts can compensate for or surpass cultivation differences.
• Pride and rivalry: The conflict is fueled as much by personal hatred and arrogance as by political or strategic concerns, especially between Liu Xinglan and the Golden Sun Goddess.
• The danger of overwhelming power: The combat devastates the starry sky and kills weaker observers, emphasizing the vast scale of upper-level divine battles.
• Individual strength versus collective force: The Night Crown Prince’s final technique draws on the blood vitality of an entire million-strong army, contrasting Liu Xinglan’s personal mastery and artifact power with mass-supported strength.
• Rapid shifts in status: Formerly disadvantaged, Liu Xinglan suddenly dominates the battlefield, unsettling the balance among the major powers.

Character Interactions

• Liu Xinglan and the Golden Sun Goddess exchange openly contemptuous insults, reflecting their longstanding rivalry.
• The Night Crown Prince mocks and challenges Liu Xinglan, but she repeatedly dismisses him as beneath her.
• The Golden Sun Goddess’s reaction to Liu Xinglan’s seven-core bow reveals both alarm and intensified murderous intent toward Liu Chengfeng.
• During the three-way battle, the Golden Sun Goddess and Night Crown Prince cooperate briefly to eliminate Liu Xinglan, particularly by targeting her divine official.
• Liu Xinglan refuses to be distracted, simultaneously suppressing the Night Crown Prince and confronting the Golden Sun Goddess.
• The chapter concludes with the Night Crown Prince escalating the conflict by invoking the power of his army through Nightwalker Fury: Blood Ruin.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng, the Liu Killing God, arrives to save Liu Xinglan from the Golden Sun Goddess.
• The Golden Sun Goddess, Immortal Ancient, and the Night Crown Prince join forces to defeat Liu Chengfeng.
• Liu Chengfeng uses the End Body's power of withering to counter their attacks, causing massive casualties among their armies.
• The Golden Sun Goddess uses a secret technique to enhance her power, preparing for a final assault.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his formidable power and confidence, facing three powerful enemies alone.
• The Golden Sun Goddess shows her determination and resourcefulness, using a secret technique to boost her power.
• Liu Xinglan, though injured, remains proud and unwilling to retreat.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Liu Chengfeng's immense power brings fear and awe, but also causes massive destruction.
• Determination and resourcefulness: Both Liu Chengfeng and the Golden Sun Goddess show unwavering determination and adaptability in the face of adversity.
• The cost of war: The battle results in heavy casualties among the True Gods, highlighting the devastating impact of war.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and the Golden Sun Goddess: Their intense rivalry and determination to defeat each other drive the plot forward.
• Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan: Despite her pride, Liu Xinglan obeys Liu Chengfeng's order to retreat and heal her injuries.
• The Golden Sun Goddess and the Night Crown Prince: They cooperate to defeat Liu Chengfeng, showing unity in the face of a common enemy.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Golden Sun Goddess, a colossal being, emerges to combat Liu Chengfeng, but her attacks are ineffective against his 'World of Decay'.
• Immortal Ancient intervenes, using his powerful 'Storm-Suppressing Divine Art' to temporarily disperse the World of Decay, but it reforms quickly.
• Liu Chengfeng draws upon the corrupt, decaying auras and living beings from countless worlds, overwhelming Immortal Ancient and the Golden Sun Goddess.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his immense power and control over decay, terrifying the gods and proving himself a formidable opponent.
• Immortal Ancient showcases his strength and dominance, but ultimately struggles against the relentless corruption and decay.
• The Golden Sun Goddess and the Night Crown Prince contribute their power to aid Immortal Ancient, but their combined might is insufficient.

Significant Themes

• The power of decay and corruption, represented by the World of Decay, is shown to be overwhelming and relentless, even against formidable opponents.
• The vastness and diversity of the multiverse are emphasized, with countless worlds of corruption and decay existing alongside other realms.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and Immortal Ancient engage in a fierce battle, with Liu Chengfeng demonstrating his superiority in controlling decay.
• The Golden Sun Goddess, the Night Crown Prince, and Immortal Ancient work together to combat Liu Chengfeng, but their combined efforts are ultimately futile.
• The gods watch the battle in awe and terror, fleeing when they realize the extent of Liu Chengfeng's power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Liu Chengfeng unleashes corruption and decay, killing Immortal Ancient, the Golden Sun Goddess, and a million-strong True God army.
• The rot and decay from countless worlds threaten Liu Chengfeng, but he suppresses them using Heavenly Curse.
• Liu Chengfeng meets an old man on an ancient ship, who invites him to the Lawless Death World.
• Liu Chengfeng keeps a breath in the old man using the World Tree, which absorbs some of his rotten true blood and grows a strange burl.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng demonstrates his power and ruthlessness, striking fear into the hearts of the gods.
• The old man reveals his past and his desperation to save his people, showing a willingness to bargain with Liu Chengfeng.
• Liu Chengfeng shows no sympathy for the old man's plight, but keeps his promise to keep a breath in him.

Significant Themes

• Greed and its consequences: The gods' greed has led to their world's corruption and decay.
• Power dynamics: Liu Chengfeng's power allows him to dictate terms to the old man and the gods.
• Karma and past actions: The old man's overconfidence in the past has led to his current predicament.

Character Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng and the old man: They bargain, with the old man offering information and Liu Chengfeng keeping a breath in him.
• Liu Chengfeng and the gods: Liu Chengfeng shows no mercy, striking fear into their hearts and killing many of them.
• The old man and the gods: The old man is desperate to save his people, but the gods are more concerned with their own safety.

Chapter Summary: “No Need to Say More”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Five Elements Heavenly Venerable leads the surviving gods from the two Old Tides across the Border Origin Sea toward the Eternal Land. Liu Chengfeng travels with the fleet.
• During the journey, Liu Chengfeng focuses on cultivation. He strengthens and reforms his Supreme Yin Body and Solar Body, drawing on his improved understanding of Immortal Bodies.
• The divine-wish power gathered in the Heavenly Charter Divine Kingdom rapidly fills the four God Treasuries. Liu Chengfeng breaks through a bottleneck, achieves a “Threefold Union,” and places three Sequence Source Numbers upon the Great Dao Tree. His cultivation speed increases dramatically, bringing him closer to advancing his fighting numbers.
• Liu Xinglan also takes advantage of the abundant yin-yang power to cultivate toward the next realm.
• In the Eternal Land, Fantuo repeatedly attempts to persuade his father, the Unfettered Heavenly God, to submit to or seek cooperation with Liu Chengfeng. The Unfettered Heavenly God dismisses Liu as merely a junior True God of composite numbers.
• The Unfettered Heavenly God relies instead on the strength of Golden Ring Progenitor and the coming return of the Great God King. He believes joining the First Court and abandoning Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens will lead to greater power in a higher realm.
• Fantuo warns that the Great God King’s return may conceal a dangerous scheme and that destroying Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens’ ancestral vein, realm soul, and totem will ruin their homeland. His father refuses to reconsider and has him imprisoned.
• Taixuan Wendao supports Fantuo privately, though she recognizes that neither the Unfettered Heavenly God nor the Great God King can easily be opposed. After the Unfettered Heavenly God leaves, she releases Fantuo and urges him to find a way to contact Liu Chengfeng.
• Fantuo learns that the Water Turtle has been refined and that the destruction of the ancestral vein is imminent. He leaves to seek Liu Chengfeng.
• As the fleet nears the Eternal Land, Five Elements Heavenly Venerable prepares to conclude his transactions with the traveling gods and jokingly advertises his services to Liu Chengfeng.
• A massive explosion or collision suddenly shakes the Border Origin Sea. Waves and spiritual energy surge across the sea with enough force to threaten worlds in the Upper Three Heavens, leaving the fleet in immediate danger.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng: Demonstrates rapid advancement and growing mastery of Immortal Bodies, divine-wish power, and the Sequence Source Numbers. His progress suggests he may soon become powerful enough to challenge major ancient figures.
• Liu Xinglan: Shows determination by cultivating alongside Liu Chengfeng and attempting to break through to a higher realm.
• Unfettered Heavenly God: Reveals himself as arrogant, deeply confident in his own power, and committed to an alliance with the First Court and Great God King. He values future advancement over loyalty to his homeland.
• Fantuo: Becomes increasingly desperate but remains loyal and filial. He acts out of concern for his father, his mother, and Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens, even after being insulted and imprisoned.
• Taixuan Wendao: Acts as a mediator between father and son. Though outwardly loyal to the Unfettered Heavenly God, she sympathizes with Fantuo and quietly helps him escape.
• Five Elements Heavenly Venerable: Maintains his opportunistic merchant persona, but continues treating Liu Chengfeng with notable respect.

Significant Themes

• Pride versus prudence: The Unfettered Heavenly God’s arrogance prevents him from taking Fantuo’s warnings seriously, potentially placing his entire realm in danger.
• Filial devotion and family loyalty: Fantuo risks conflict with his father because he genuinely wants to protect him and preserve their homeland. Taixuan Wendao likewise demonstrates loyalty and maternal care.
• Abandoning one’s homeland: The planned destruction of Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens raises questions about whether survival and advancement justify sacrificing one’s origins.
• Rapid cultivation and transformation: Liu Chengfeng’s refinement of his Immortal Bodies represents continual self-correction and evolution, contrasting with the Unfettered Heavenly God’s rigid confidence.
• Power beyond comprehension: The Great God King’s impending return and the mysterious destruction occurring across the Border Origin Sea establish a larger, increasingly dangerous conflict.

Important Character Interactions

• Fantuo and the Unfettered Heavenly God clash repeatedly over Liu Chengfeng, the First Divine Emperor, and the Great God King. Their exchanges reveal both the father’s contempt and the son’s persistent concern.
• Taixuan Wendao defends Fantuo before the Unfettered Heavenly God and later frees him, encouraging him to seek Liu Chengfeng’s help.
• Liu Chengfeng humorously distrusts Five Elements Heavenly Venerable’s offer of free assistance, suggesting that such generosity must carry a hidden cost.
• The chapter ends with the traveling fleet being struck by a devastating shockwave, bringing the cultivation journey into direct contact with the larger crisis surrounding the Eternal Land.

Chapter Summary: “Ancestor Vein Destroyed”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The ancestor vein is destroyed, causing spirit energy to surge throughout the Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens and destabilize countless realms.
• The Five Spirits had guarded the ancestor vein, but Golden Ring Heavenly God and Unfettered Heavenly God—leaders of Golden Homeland and Free Palace—defeat and refine the Water Turtle, the last remaining guardian. The Medicine Dragon escapes severely wounded.
• With the ancestor vein broken, its previously restricted energy floods the Eternal Land and surrounding worlds. The gods realize that a new era has begun: whoever captures the most spirit energy will gain the greatest power.
• The gods travel with the Five Elements Heavenly Venerable across the Border Origin Sea toward the Eternal Land. The ancient inheritances arrive first and begin preparing to claim the energy.
• They reach Dragon-Suppressing City, the massive city built over the ancestor vein and controlled by the Buyou Progenitor and Golden Ring Progenitor. The shattered Great Abyss beneath the city releases an ocean of spirit energy.
• Eight domains around Dragon-Suppressing City become strategic strongholds. Major powers—including the Immortal Carp Realm, Eight Directions Gate, and Kunpeng Clan—occupy them and use gateways connecting to their worlds to siphon energy into their own spirit veins.
• Liu Xinglan realizes that this is not genuine generosity or “sharing,” but a massive division of the ancestor vein. She orders Heaven Continent Tower to secure a domain for Yanxi Heaven before its rivals absorb all the available energy.
• Liu Chengfeng reveals that the Medicine Dragon can eventually help reconstruct the ancestor vein. He gives it to Liu Xinglan, entrusting her with the future of their world.
• Liu Chengfeng detects the presence of a powerful God King behind the destruction and recognizes that the divine light surrounding Dragon-Suppressing City is connected to a higher realm.
• A supreme voice from Dragon-Suppressing City commands all beings to open gateways and claim the released energy. The major inheritances enthusiastically obey, increasing their efforts to draw spirit energy into their worlds.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Liu Chengfeng remains calm and perceptive amid the chaos. He quickly understands that the destruction of the ancestor vein hides a deeper scheme and identifies the involvement of a great God King.
• His attitude toward Golden Ring and Unfettered Heavenly Gods becomes openly hostile. He vows that the descending God King will not survive.
• Liu Xinglan develops from an observer into a decisive strategist. She recognizes the political and economic consequences of losing access to spirit energy and prepares Yanxi Heaven to compete militarily.
• Liu Xinglan and Liu Chengfeng discuss the future of their world. Though she initially believes the Medicine Dragon should remain with him, Liu Chengfeng insists that she take responsibility for it.
• Liu Xingchen supports Liu Xinglan’s plan through Heaven Continent Tower, which has been prepared to establish a foothold in the Eternal Land.
• The Five Elements Heavenly Venerable acts as a guide but exploits the desperate gods by demanding true blood for faster travel. His refusal to provide a free return journey emphasizes his mercenary nature.
• The Heavenly Dragon curses Golden Ring and the others as “unfilial descendants” for opening the ancestor vein.
• The various gods and ancient inheritances shift from cooperation to competition, each using their worlds’ citizens, divine wishes, blood energy, and sequence power to seize as much spirit energy as possible.

Significant Themes

• Power through resources: Spirit energy becomes the foundation of future strength, turning the Eternal Land into a battlefield of economic and spiritual competition.
• False generosity and hidden agendas: Golden Homeland and Free Palace present the release of the ancestor vein as a benefit to all, but the act is clearly part of a larger plan.
• The end of an old order: The destruction of the ancestor vein marks the beginning of a new era in which no single system controls the flow of power.
• Collective strength and exploitation: Entire worlds and their populations are linked through gateways to help their rulers gather spirit energy, showing both cooperation and the exploitation of ordinary beings.
• Strategic survival: Liu Xinglan understands that securing a domain is necessary to prevent Yanxi Heaven from becoming powerless and isolated.
• Inheritance and responsibility: Liu Chengfeng’s transfer of the Medicine Dragon to Liu Xinglan symbolizes his trust in her and his willingness to entrust the future to the next generation.

Character Interactions

• The gods repeatedly pressure the Five Elements Heavenly Venerable to travel faster, but he demands additional true blood in exchange.
• Liu Chengfeng and Liu Xinglan debate the motives behind the ancestor vein’s destruction and the apparent generosity of Golden Homeland and Free Palace.
• Liu Xinglan commands Liu Xingchen to prepare Heaven Continent Tower and secure a domain for Yanxi Heaven.
• Liu Chengfeng gives Liu Xinglan the Medicine Dragon, creating a direct bond of trust and responsibility between them.
• The major inheritances cooperate with the populations of their worlds through divine gateways, but their broader relationship is competitive as each tries to monopolize the newly liberated spirit energy.

Chapter 541 Summary: Machine Realm Clan

Key Plot Points and Events

• The ancestral vein beneath Dragon-Suppressing City continues releasing enormous amounts of spiritual energy through a pillar of divine light. Free Palace and Golden Homeland are praised for sharing this energy with the entire Eternal Land.
• Rumors spread that Golden Ring Progenitor and Buyou Progenitor have received the favor of a Great God King from the upper realm and may soon leave this world.
• Liu Chengfeng dismisses these rumors after discovering that the Great God King has personally descended into Dragon-Suppressing City. He also notices vast wreckages scattered throughout the Eternal Land.
• Using the Heaven-Patrolling World-Viewing Eye, Liu Chengfeng determines that the wreckages are made of the same material as his Nine-Cylinder Heaven-Lifting Hammer. They can apparently be assembled into one enormous machine, possibly created by the long-extinct Machine Realm Clan and the Chaos Artisans.
• Heavenly Dragon and Seven Yin Moon explain that the wreckages predate the Eternal Land and may be connected to Furnace Mountain, an ancient factory containing a gateway to the Land of Passage. Liu Chengfeng decides to investigate Furnace Mountain.
• Liu Xinglan proposes seizing territory and directing the ancestral vein’s energy toward Yanxi Heaven. Fantuo arrives and reveals that two of Dragon-Suppressing City’s eight outer domains originally belonged to the Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty but were occupied by Golden Ring Progenitor’s officials.
• Liu Chengfeng chooses to reclaim those domains by force, using Golden Ring Progenitor’s forces as the first target. The operation will establish a base from which they can strengthen their Divine Wish Tower and eventually attack Dragon-Suppressing City.
• Fantuo reports that the Great God King is recovering, has opened Furnace Mountain, removed a massive ancient mech, and ordered others to excavate its core. He has also built a formation in Dragon-Suppressing City that may connect this world to a Great Universe.
• Liu Xinglan and Fantuo realize that such a connection could allow the Great God King to destroy the entire Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens. Liu Chengfeng concludes that the Great God King may intend to annihilate the world rather than merely defeat its inhabitants.
• Fantuo admits that his father and other powerful figures may also be willing to destroy the ancestral vein, totems, and realm soul in order to escape to a higher level. Despite his loyalty to his father, Fantuo chooses to protect the world where he was born and raised.
• Liu Chengfeng approves of Fantuo’s decision and begins the campaign against Golden Ring Progenitor’s forces.

Character Developments

• Liu Chengfeng becomes increasingly focused on the mystery of the Machine Realm Clan and Furnace Mountain, recognizing that the ancient machinery may be crucial to the larger conflict. He remains confident and unconcerned about the Great God King’s preparations, even viewing the potential confrontation as an opportunity to test and defeat him.
• Liu Xinglan shifts from territorial planning to active wartime strategy. His confidence rises once Liu Chengfeng agrees to support Yanxi Heavenly Dynasty, though he remains deeply alarmed by the Great God King’s power.
• Fantuo demonstrates sincere filial loyalty by attempting to save his father, but ultimately places the survival of the Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens above family ties. His willingness to oppose his father earns Liu Chengfeng’s greater respect.
• Heavenly Dragon and Seven Yin Moon provide important historical knowledge about the Eternal Land, Furnace Mountain, and the Machine Realm Clan.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and survival: Powerful factions may sacrifice the entire world to secure their own escape, while others fight to preserve their homeland.
• Loyalty versus moral responsibility: Fantuo’s choice shows that true loyalty may require rejecting one’s family when its actions threaten everyone else.
• Ancient civilizations and hidden technology: The Machine Realm Clan and Chaos Artisans represent a lost technological power whose creations may influence the present conflict.
• Power and destruction: The Great God King’s attempt to connect to a Great Universe suggests that overwhelming power can threaten not just individuals or factions, but the existence of an entire realm.
• Strategic preparation: Both sides prepare for a decisive confrontation—Liu Chengfeng through territorial conquest and energy accumulation, and the Great God King through ancient machinery and formations.

Important Character Interactions

• Liu Xinglan and Liu Chengfeng discuss the possibility of upper-realm intervention and plan the seizure of Yanxi’s former domains.
• Heavenly Dragon and Seven Yin Moon share their knowledge of the Machine Realm Clan and Furnace Mountain with Liu Chengfeng.
• Fantuo begs Liu Chengfeng to delay attacking and later supplies intelligence about the Great God King’s recovery, machinery, and formation.
• Liu Chengfeng challenges Fantuo’s priorities by asking whether he would choose his father or the Mad Dragon Twelve Heavens. Fantuo chooses the world, proving his moral resolve.
• Liu Chengfeng responds by accepting Fantuo’s decision and leading the group toward its first military target: Golden Ring Progenitor’s divine officials.