Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye and Blood Calamity attacked Ten Steps City, while Xuan Wuzong and the city’s forces fought to protect its Uniting Dao Pearl. After Lu Ye’s clone killed two Vice City Lords and wounded a third, the Third Vice City Lord guarding the Central Great Hall offered to open the formation in exchange for safe passage, and Lu Ye demanded an oath that he would never become his enemy.

• Blood Calamity attacked Xuan Wuzong in Ten Steps City as cultivators of the Insect and Blood Races launched an uprising across the city.
• Lu Ye assaulted the Central Great Hall’s formation while Xue Kuang fought off Ten Steps City’s arriving cultivators with his Blood Sea Art.
• Three Vice City Lords attacked Lu Ye, but his Talent Tree Clone unleashed Sword Qi that killed the Eighth and Ninth Vice City Lords and wounded the Fourth.
• The Third Vice City Lord guarding the Central Great Hall asked Lu Ye to spare him if he opened the formation and let him flee to the Hehe Realm.
• Lu Ye agreed to spare the Third Vice City Lord if he swore never to become Lu Ye’s enemy.

Lu Ye destroyed Ten Steps City's Uniting Dao Pearl, allowing Blood Calamity to defeat its elite forces and Lu Ye to kill City Lord Xuan Wuzong. Ten Steps City collapsed into chaos, and Blood Calamity kept Xuan Wuzong's sword as spoils while Lu Ye looked on.

• The Third Vice City Lord swore an oath to Lu Ye, escaped through the Uniting Dao Pearl, and left the Central Great Hall's defenders to face Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye stormed the Central Great Hall, killed its defenders, and shattered Ten Steps City's Uniting Dao Pearl.
• Blood Calamity exploited the loss of the pearl's power to kill a Vice City Lord and defeat Xuan Wuzong, who fled the Blood Sea.
• Lu Ye intercepted Xuan Wuzong and killed him with a single saber strike.
• Blood Calamity announced Xuan Wuzong's death and Ten Steps City's fall, prompting the city's remaining cultivators to flee.
• Blood Calamity claimed Xuan Wuzong's Nine Heavens Thunder Marsh Sword as spoils, and Lu Ye denied being nervous about it.

After Ten Steps City fell, Lu Ye rejected Blood Calamity’s plan to attack Hundred Battles and Thousand Streams and went to the Hehe Realm. There he discovered that Star Abyss aura had begun invading the Pure Land, possibly because Abyss was awakening, and hurried to meet two powerful cultivators who had taken refuge there.

• Blood Calamity urged Lu Ye to attack Hundred Battles and Thousand Streams, but Lu Ye argued that news of Ten Steps City’s fall would put them on guard.
• Lu Ye reminded Blood Calamity that their true goal was to deal with the Origin Realm half-saints, and Blood Calamity stayed behind to rally the Insect and Blood Races.
• Lu Ye entered the Hehe Realm and sensed that Star Abyss aura had begun appearing throughout the Pure Land.
• Qin Feng told Lu Ye the aura had appeared after he left, while Si Shengya confirmed the Origin Realm’s binding force remained cut off inside the Hehe Realm.
• Lu Ye suspected Abyss was causing the invasion and hurried with Qin Feng to meet two powerful cultivators sheltering in the Hehe Realm.

Lu Ye cleared the Star Abyss corruption from Mu Yungui and Huancaiyi, then learned that many other reclusive powerhouses had already left the Hehe Realm and risked becoming Abyss’s Half-Saint puppets. He brought Blood Calamity and Si Shengya to the Phoenix Nest and gave them Core Fragments and Uniting Dao Pearl fragments so they could each form a Universe-tier Uniting Dao Pearl.

• Lu Ye burned away much of the Star Abyss corruption inside Mu Yungui and Huancaiyi, who then departed to pursue breakthroughs outside the Hehe Realm.
• Lu Ye urged Qin Feng to contact other reclusive powerhouses, but Qin Feng could reach none of them; he planned to leave for Kun Li City and advance to Half-Saint.
• Lu Ye left the Battle Arena with Si Shengya, explained the danger, and met Blood Calamity at the Initial Hall.
• Lu Ye brought Blood Calamity and Si Shengya separately to the Phoenix Nest, where he gave them Uniting Dao Pearl fragments and a Core Fragment each to form Universe-tier Uniting Dao Pearls.
• Blood Calamity recognized one Core Fragment as coming from Zong Shenliang’s Senluo City and asked about Blood Drinking City’s Core Fragment, but Lu Ye concealed that he possessed it.

Lu Ye equipped Blood Calamity and Si Shengya with Universe-tier Uniting Dao Pearls, then led them to the merged Origin Realm to begin their plan to ambush Xue Yuan. Blood Calamity went ahead to locate Xue Yuan while Lu Ye departed separately, leaving his Talent Tree Clone with Si Shengya.

• Lu Ye gave Blood Calamity and Si Shengya Core Fragments to condense Universe-tier Uniting Dao Pearls while he continued cultivating.
• Blood Calamity finished his pearl and discovered it augmented his strength by almost twenty percent; Si Shengya completed his shortly afterward.
• Lu Ye, Blood Calamity, and Si Shengya traveled through a gateway to the place where the Origin Realm had merged with the Star Abyss.
• Lu Ye explained the ambush plan, and Blood Calamity flew off to locate Xue Yuan while Lu Ye and Si Shengya waited in hiding.
• Lu Ye departed to follow the plan and left his Talent Tree Clone beside Si Shengya.

Blood Calamity and Lu Ye ambushed Xue Yuan after Blood Calamity shattered Xue Yuan’s Uniting Dao Pearl, but the veteran Half-Saint escaped their opening strikes. Xue Yuan unleashed his Blood Sea and began overpowering Blood Calamity, leaving Lu Ye to intervene as Xue Yuan prepared a potentially fatal axe strike.

• Blood Calamity found Xue Yuan and asked to inspect his Uniting Dao Pearl, then secretly shattered it to create an opening for an attack.
• Blood Calamity struck Xue Yuan from the front while Lu Ye attacked from behind, but Xue Yuan escaped with the Blood Escape Art after suffering a wound.
• Xue Yuan recognized Lu Ye, accused Blood Calamity of betrayal, and spread his Blood Sea to suppress his opponents.
• Lu Ye used Zong Shenliang’s Unfettered Army Stabilizing Banner to steady Blood Calamity’s Blood Qi as the two Half-Saints’ Blood Seas collided.
• Xue Yuan targeted Blood Calamity and struck him with the Mysterious Yellow Annihilation Axe, sending him flying.
• As Xue Yuan raised his axe for another attack, Lu Ye appeared beside him and swept his saber upward.

Lu Ye and Blood Calamity fought Xue Yuan in the Blood Sea, disrupting his attempt to kill Blood Calamity and then enduring his bloodline suppression and Divine Soul attack. As the battle continued, Xue Yuan sensed his Mysterious Yellow Annihilation Axe had weakened and began to flee.

• Xue Yuan struck Blood Calamity with his axe and nearly bound him with a Blood Binding Curse, but Lu Ye broke through Xue Yuan's defenses and forced him to retreat.
• Xue Yuan unleashed bloodline suppression and a Divine Soul attack, but Lu Ye had feigned weakness and used the Talent Tree's power to block the axe's annihilation force.
• Lu Ye and Blood Calamity attacked together, battling Xue Yuan across the Blood Sea as Lu Ye fought recklessly to trade wounds.
• Xue Yuan realized his Mysterious Yellow Annihilation Axe had lost power and decided to escape, prompting Blood Calamity to warn Lu Ye that he was fleeing.

Lu Ye, Blood Calamity, and Si Shengya trapped Xue Yuan and prevented his escape. Xue Yuan was weakened by poison and forced to fight the three of them, while Si Shengya’s attacks began to overwhelm him.

• Xue Yuan struggled to reclaim his Blood Sea, but Lu Ye joined Blood Calamity in restraining it and blocking his escape.
• Lu Ye triggered poison hidden in Xue Yuan’s wounds, breaking his Blood Escape Art and weakening him.
• Si Shengya emerged from hiding, and Xue Yuan realized the others had planned to surround him.
• Xue Yuan chose to fight to the death and attacked Lu Ye, but Si Shengya intercepted his Blood Light.
• Lu Ye and Blood Calamity attacked while Si Shengya fought Xue Yuan head-on, and Xue Yuan took a saber strike while guarding against Lu Ye.

Lu Ye and Si Shengya helped Blood Calamity kill Blood Abyss, whose Blood Explosion Art destroyed Lu Ye’s clone but left his main body unharmed. Afterward, Lu Ye claimed the spoils while Blood Calamity hesitated to absorb Blood Abyss’s poisoned bloodline.

• Lu Ye, Si Shengya, and Blood Calamity cornered Blood Abyss and steadily weakened him.
• Blood Abyss trapped Lu Ye in a crimson cage and unleashed the Blood Explosion Art, while Si Shengya and Blood Calamity withdrew.
• Blood Calamity celebrated Lu Ye’s apparent death, then discovered Lu Ye standing unharmed nearby.
• Lu Ye revealed no explanation, keeping secret that he had switched places with his Talent Tree Clone before the explosion.
• Lu Ye, Si Shengya, and Blood Calamity entered the settled Blood Sea and collected Blood Abyss’s remains and possessions.
• Blood Calamity hesitated to absorb Blood Abyss’s bloodline because the poison within it would add to the deadly poison already in his body.

After killing Xue Yuan, Lu Ye and his allies tried to track down the other three Origin Realm Half-Saints, but discovered they had gathered at Hundred Battles City. Hongtu had let them into the city, leaving Lu Ye to consider the danger they posed to the remaining Uniting Dao cities.

• Blood Calamity claimed Xue Yuan's bloodline while Lu Ye and Si Shengya recovered, divided the spoils, and Lu Ye used Xue Yuan's Mysterious Yellow Annihilation Axe to strengthen the Soul Suppressing Bell.
• Lu Ye, Si Shengya, and Blood Calamity searched for the other three Half-Saints, but none appeared at the appointed place because Xue Yuan had warned them before his death.
• Lu Ye returned to the Phoenix Nest and alerted the Dragon Race to warn Chiluan City and Eternal City about the Origin Realm Half-Saints.
• Blood Calamity reported that the three Half-Saints had forced their way to Hundred Battles City, where Hongtu welcomed them inside.
• Lu Ye questioned why Hongtu had admitted them, and Blood Calamity said Hongtu feared Lu Ye's recent destruction of Senluo City and Ten Steps City.

With the Origin Realm Half-Saints taking control of Hundred Battles City, Lu Ye realized he needed to grow stronger before more enemies arrived. He entered the River of Time and Sequence with the Dragon Race’s Ancestor Dragon Scale to seek the Tower of Time for secluded cultivation.

• Hongtu submitted to the three Origin Realm Half-Saints, leaving Lu Ye and Blood Calamity unable to attack Hundred Battles or Qianliu safely.
• Lu Ye concluded that he needed to eliminate his enemies before more Half-Saints arrived, but his Small World Secret Technique had become difficult to advance.
• Lu Ye traveled to Sacred Dragon City and asked Great Elder Zhu Yun to help him enter the Tower of Time.
• Zhu Yun summoned the River of Time and Sequence using the Ancestor Dragon Scale and the gathered dragons’ true blood.
• Lu Ye grabbed the Ancestor Dragon Scale and entered the river, realizing he had to find the Tower of Time hidden within it.

Lu Ye entered the Tower of Time to cultivate and persuaded its Tower Spirit to send him into the Ancestral Abyss Restriction by revealing his Dragon Vein body. He began replenishing his Dao power and nurturing the Crag Mountain Saber among the sealed Dragon Sovereigns.

• Lu Ye used the Fruit of Time and Sequence to find the Tower of Time in the dangerous River of Time and Sequence, and the tower emerged after sensing the ancestral Dragon Scale.
• The Tower Spirit brought Lu Ye into the tower, but initially refused to send him to the lowest floor despite his request and the Dragon Scale.
• Lu Ye activated his Dragon Vein body, and the Tower Spirit recognized his Master's true blood and allowed him to enter the Ancestral Abyss Restriction.
• Lu Ye sensed the sealed Dragon Sovereigns nearby, then sat down and refined Dao Jade to replenish his Dao power and cultivate the Crag Mountain Saber.

Lu Ye completed the Small World Secret Technique at its ninth layer, gaining tremendous strength, then fused a Core Fragment into his Uniting Dao Pearl without finding a way to advance the technique further. With cultivation stalled and powerful enemies approaching, he headed to the Ancestral Abyss Restriction to free the Dragon Sovereigns sealed within it.

• Lu Ye completed the ninth layer of the Small World Secret Technique, bringing his Inner Realm to ten thousand Dao Patterns and raising Fang's boost to 2,048 Dao.
• Lu Ye assessed that his strength could defeat Half-Saints but was likely still insufficient against a True Saint, and he worried that the Secret Technique had reached its limit.
• Lu Ye fused Blood Drinking City's Core Fragment and his remaining ordinary fragments into his Uniting Dao Pearl, but the Small World Secret Technique showed no sign of further advancement.
• Lu Ye decided to seek more allies as the Origin Realm prepared to merge back and stronger enemies threatened Star Abyss.
• Lu Ye went to the Ancestral Abyss Restriction to release the Dragon Sovereigns sealed within it, relying on his strength and Talent Tree to burn away their accumulated corrosion.

Lu Ye entered the Ancestral Abyss Restriction and discovered that it suppressed Dragon Veins, leaving the imprisoned dragons dormant. He used the Talent Tree to awaken a fire dragon, who revealed himself as Yang Lie, the Dragon Race Third Generation Ancestor.

• Lu Ye opened a gap in the Ancestral Abyss Restriction and entered, but its suppressive force nearly immobilized him.
• Lu Ye used the Talent Tree to resist the suppression and repaired the gap before the mad dragons could escape.
• Lu Ye realized the intact restriction suppressed Dragon Veins and kept the imprisoned dragons asleep.
• Lu Ye found an enormous fire dragon and spent several days burning away its corruptive power with the Talent Tree.
• The fire dragon awakened, took human form, and introduced himself as Yang Lie, the Dragon Race Third Generation Ancestor.

Lu Ye awakened Yang Lie, the Dragon Race’s Third Ancestor, and discovered that his Inner Realm could shelter Dragon Race members while they cultivated. He unsealed every Dragon Race member in the Ancestral Abyss Restriction and prepared to leave the Tower of Time.

• Yang Lie learned from Lu Ye that the Three Realms were merging and that Abyss’s awakening threatened the Star Abyss.
• Lu Ye brought Yang Lie into his Inner Realm, where Yang Lie could cultivate with Dao Fish and prepare to advance to Half-Saint.
• Lu Ye inscribed news of the outside world onto a Jade Slip and used the Talent Tree’s power to awaken the next Dragon Race member.
• Lu Ye traveled through the Ancestral Abyss Restriction, unsealing the remaining Dragon Race members and taking them into his Inner Realm to cultivate.
• Lu Ye unsealed the final Dragon Race member, left the now-empty restriction, and asked the Tower Spirit to take him out of the Tower of Time.

Lu Ye freed the Tower of Time from the River of Time and Sequence and brought it into his Inner Realm, where its power could accelerate time at the cost of his Dao force. After returning through the Hehe Realm to the Phoenix Nest, he found the Primordial Parasol Tree waiting with grave news and was taken to a blood-soaked tree hollow.

• The Tower Spirit asked Lu Ye to free the Tower of Time from the River of Time and Sequence, and Lu Ye used the Talent Tree's power to weaken its connection to the river.
• Lu Ye drew the Tower of Time into his Inner Realm and used its power to escape into the Star Abyss.
• The Tower Spirit agreed to stay with Lu Ye, and Lu Ye discovered he could accelerate time throughout his Inner Realm by supplying Dao force.
• Lu Ye entered the Hehe Realm and found it nearly saturated with Star Abyss aura, then returned to the Phoenix Nest.
• The Primordial Parasol Tree greeted Lu Ye gravely and took him to another tree hollow where the smell of blood lingered.

Lu Ye learned that Eternal City had fallen after a hidden agent helped three Origin Realm Half-Saints breach its defenses, and that the attackers had moved on to Chiluan City. As Zhi Fei battered Chiluan City’s protective array, Fu Wei arrived to face her, though his chances remained uncertain.

• Xiao Qianchen told Lu Ye that Eternal City had fallen while he was in seclusion, after its Fifth Vice City Lord helped three Half-Saints breach the city’s defenses.
• The Primordial Parasol Tree told Lu Ye that Blood Calamity and Si Shengya were defending Chiluan City against the same three Half-Saints.
• Lu Ye learned that Zhi Fei was attacking Chiluan City with the Weaving Heaven Needle while Ni Chiluan remained in seclusion.
• Yuan Xi refused Chang Ming’s request to bring Ni Chiluan out of seclusion because she expected someone else to intervene.
• Fu Wei arrived at Chiluan City with the aid of Yuan Xi City’s Uniting Dao Pearl, intending to contend with Zhi Fei.

Fu Wei confronted Zhi Fei to keep her from breaching Chiluan City and proved able to withstand her attacks with the Divination Tribe’s turtle-shell Supreme Treasure. With Fu Wei holding her attention, Lu Ye left the Phoenix Nest and arrived at Eternal City.

• Fu Wei reached Chiluan City and was knocked back by Zhi Fei’s opening attack, but Yuan Xi trusted that he could endure it.
• Fu Wei insulted Zhi Fei to draw her attention away from Chiluan City, then used the turtle-shell Supreme Treasure to block her attacks, including a concealed strike from the Weaving Heaven Needle.
• Zhi Fei recognized Fu Wei as a Half-Saint-level opponent and charged him, but Fu Wei turned and ran.
• Lu Ye observed the battle through the Dragon Scroll and asked the Primordial Parasol Tree to send him to Eternal City.
• Lu Ye arrived at Eternal City, which a Half-Saint had occupied and whose remaining defenders had been brought over from Hundred Battles City and Qianliu City.

Lu Ye destroyed Eternal City's Uniting Dao Pearl and rushed to aid Fu Wei, who was struggling to survive Zhi Fei's assault. He arrived in time to draw Zhi Fei away, but her crimson strike pierced his defenses and sent him hurtling back.

• Lu Ye attacked Eternal City and destroyed its Uniting Dao Pearl, then traveled through the Hehe Realm and Phoenix Nest toward the battlefield.
• Fu Wei fought Zhi Fei with the Divination Tribe's defensive Supreme Treasure, but his dwindling Dao Power left him close to defeat.
• The destruction of Eternal City's Uniting Dao Pearl disrupted Zhi Fei's power, allowing Fu Wei to ram her away and briefly turn the tables.
• Lu Ye arrived as Fu Wei struggled, and Si Shengya focused on Mo Duo while Zhi Fei abandoned Fu Wei to confront Lu Ye.
• Zhi Fei struck Lu Ye with the Weaving Heaven Needle, forcing him to retreat thousands of kilometers before he steadied himself.

Lu Ye fought Zhi Fei, whose Weaving Heaven Needle could threaten even his formidable defenses, and revealed that he was stronger than the Feather Race Half-Saint. Fu Wei joined Lu Ye against her, leaving Zhi Fei in danger as they pressed their attack.

• Zhi Fei attacked Lu Ye with the Weaving Heaven Needle, but he blocked its strike with Body Protection Dao Power and left her shocked.
• Lu Ye closed in and slashed Zhi Fei, overpowering her defenses and sending her flying.
• Fu Wei rushed to support Zhi Fei but was knocked aside when she steadied herself and struck him with her wings.
• Zhi Fei unleashed Mystic Lights and fired the Weaving Heaven Needle again, forcing Lu Ye to counter its power and lose ground.
• Fu Wei joined Lu Ye with the Divination Tribe's clan-protecting treasure, and the two pressed Zhi Fei together as she realized she was in peril.