Chapter Summaries

Fang Yang joined Ye Fan’s classmates on Mount Tai, hoping to board the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and reach the Big Dipper to begin cultivating. After the coffin crashed and the group discovered the Five-Colored Altar, Fang Yang boarded with them and gained 1086 Fate Points.

• Fang Yang arrived at Mount Tai and reviewed his card-drawing system, which had only three Fate Points.
• Fang Yang met Ye Fan at the summit and chatted with him as they looked over the scenery.
• Nine dragon corpses pulling a coffin crashed into Mount Tai, causing the summit to collapse and people to flee.
• Li Xiaoman spotted a crack in the ground, and the group gathered around the Five-Colored Altar beneath it.
• The group fell into the Ancient Bronze Coffin with Fang Yang, and his fate changed as he gained 1086 Fate Points.

Fang Yang used his Fate Points for ten draws, gaining a Mortal Body Origin, pills, and a replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword. When the Ancient Bronze Coffin opened, he and the others found themselves in a reddish-brown desert far from Mount Tai.

• Fang Yang drew ten cards, including a Tiger-Wolf Pill and a purple Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword.
• Fang Yang warned Ye Fan that the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin might leave Mount Tai, making Ye Fan worry about his parents.
• Zhou Yi led the others to explore the coffin while Fang Yang stayed behind to prepare for the journey to Mars.
• Fang Yang swallowed the Tiger-Wolf Pill and materialized the Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword before storing it in his Storage Bracelet.
• The Ancient Bronze Coffin shook, opened a gap, and revealed a desert wasteland where the group found themselves far from Mount Tai.

Fang Yang harvested Bodhi Wood and leaves outside the Great Thunder Sound Temple, then found a broken Vajra Pestle inside. He left without disturbing the roots, warning Ye Fan that digging there might release the demons sealed beneath the temple.

• Fang Yang cut two cubic meters of Bodhi Wood from the hollow tree and stored it in his Storage Bracelet.
• Fang Yang plucked the tree’s six remaining Bodhi Leaves and chose not to dig for the Bodhi Seeds at its roots.
• Ye Fan asked Fang Yang about the Bodhi Tree, then went outside to search its roots while Pang Bo searched the temple with the Bronze Ancient Lamp.
• Fang Yang found half of a broken Vajra Pestle behind a Stone Buddha, while Liu Yunzhi considered taking it from him.
• Fang Yang told Ye Fan that eighteen demons were supposedly sealed beneath the Great Thunder Sound Temple and warned that disturbing the Buddhist artifacts could free them.

Fang Yang memorized the scripture for repairing the Immortal Domain before the seal broke and Crocodile Ancestor’s descendants attacked Ye Fan’s group. Back in the Ancient Bronze Coffin, Fang Yang shot five classmates who demanded his Vajra Pestle, gained 366 Fate Points, and left Ye Fan owing him another favor.

• Fang Yang used a Bodhi Leaf to memorize the scripture for repairing the Immortal Domain as the seal was lifted.
• Ye Fan and the survivors fled Crocodile Ancestor’s descendants, and only twenty-three of the thirty classmates made it back to the Ancient Bronze Coffin.
• Liu Yunzhi and several others accused Fang Yang and demanded his Vajra Pestle, while Li Xiaoman rejected Ye Fan’s attempt to defend him.
• Fang Yang shot Liu Yunzhi, Li Changqing, and three other classmates who had demanded the Vajra Pestle.
• Ye Fan asked Fang Yang to spare Li Xiaoman, and Fang Yang agreed after telling him he owed him another favor.
• Fang Yang received 366 Fate Points for killing the five classmates and considered how close he was to another ten-pull.

After leaving the ancient coffin, Fang Yang, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo explored the Desolate Forbidden Zone and ate fruits from the Divine Spring. Fang Yang collected a large amount of spring water before the Sacred Fruit's power rejuvenated all three, leaving them as children searching for signs of civilization.

• Fang Yang took the bronze plaque from the Great Thunder Sound Temple and joined Ye Fan and Pang Bo outside the coffin.
• Fang Yang led Ye Fan and Pang Bo onward, and all three ate four fruits from the thirteen small trees beside the Divine Spring.
• Fang Yang collected one cubic meter of Divine Spring water in his Storage Bracelet, then drank the Sacred Fruit juice Ye Fan had saved for him.
• Fang Yang, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo crossed the Desolate Forbidden Zone until the Sacred Fruit's power overwhelmed them and they collapsed.
• Fang Yang, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo awoke rejuvenated as twelve- or thirteen-year-old children, and Fang Yang urged them to look for signs of civilization.

Fang Yang, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the other survivors left the Ancient Forbidden Land and met Weiwei, who invited them to cultivate at the Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven. After the Grotto-Heavens examined their prospects, the Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven chose Fang Yang, Pang Bo, and Ye Fan to join it.

• Ye Fan told Zhou Yi that he had awakened in his younger body after passing out, while concealing the Sacred Fruits.
• As the group crossed the desolate land, Weiwei arrived and invited the twenty-one survivors to cultivate at the Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven.
• The elders examined the survivors and found that Fang Yang had an unusually powerful physique, Pang Bo had excellent aptitude, and Ye Fan possessed a Desolate Ancient Sacred Body that was nearly impossible to cultivate in this era.
• When the five Grotto-Heavens competed to choose prospects, Weiwei selected Fang Yang and Pang Bo first.
• Fang Yang and Pang Bo asked Weiwei to take Ye Fan as well, and an elder agreed to include him.

After opening his Bitter Sea and earning Fate Points, Fang Yang used a ten-pull to obtain several cultivation resources and the purple Snake Talisman. He strengthened his spirit with the Seven Sages Heart-Refining Pill and began comprehending the Dao Scripture.

• Fang Yang opened his Bitter Sea, gained 100 Fate Points, and reaffirmed his plan to advance through Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven toward the Yao Guang Sacred Land.
• Fang Yang spent his Fate Points on a ten-pull and received the purple Snake Talisman, which concealed its bearer, along with several other items.
• Fang Yang used a Mortal Body Origin to expand his Bitter Sea and materialized Pure Source for future cultivation.
• Fang Yang assessed the Nine-Orifice Golden Pill and planned to place it in his heart so its medicinal power could gradually take effect.
• Fang Yang swallowed the Seven Sages Heart-Refining Pill, strengthened his spirit, and gained insights from the seven sages.
• Fang Yang used his new insights to begin comprehending the Dao Scripture.

Fang Yang advanced rapidly by cultivating the Lesser Brightness Scripture under Wu Qingfeng’s instruction and learned that Weiwei would soon go to the Yaoguang Sacred Land. He tested the Snake Talisman against Weiwei’s Immortal Spirit Eye and remained concealed, though her eyes had not yet reached their full potential.

• Fang Yang examined his progress with Wu Qingfeng and chose to learn the Lesser Brightness Scripture, a legacy from the Yaoguang Sacred Land.
• Wu Qingfeng taught Fang Yang the scripture, and Fang Yang mastered it so quickly that his understanding nearly surpassed Wu Qingfeng’s.
• Fang Yang learned that Weiwei was an orphaned prodigy who had reached the Other Shore Realm and would be collected by the Yaoguang Sacred Land that month.
• Wu Qingfeng encouraged Fang Yang to spend time with Weiwei so she could help him if he entered the Yaoguang Sacred Land.
• Fang Yang waited outside Weiwei’s cave for two and a half days, then confirmed that her Immortal Spirit Eye had not detected him under the Snake Talisman’s disguise.

Fang Yang defended Ye Fan and Pang Bo from Han Feiyu, then warned Ye Fan that Han Feiyu’s granduncle might target him for the Sacred Fruit of the Desolate Forbidden Zone. After discussing scripture with Weiwei, Fang Yang decided to cultivate in seclusion and break through to the Life Spring Realm.

• Ye Fan and Pang Bo beat Han Feiyu’s lackeys, but Han Feiyu intervened and attacked them with his Green Wood Seal.
• Fang Yang struck the Green Wood Seal aside, identified himself as an Immortal Seed, and forced Han Feiyu to retreat.
• Fang Yang warned Ye Fan that Han Feiyu’s granduncle might be seeking the Sacred Fruit of the Desolate Forbidden Zone to refine a life-extending pill.
• Pang Bo offered Fang Yang a share of the plundered Hundred Herb Liquid, but Fang Yang declined, and Ye Fan thanked him.
• Fang Yang discussed the Lesser Brightness Scripture with Weiwei, who warned him that Elder Han might act recklessly despite the headmaster’s promise to keep him safe.
• Fang Yang thanked Weiwei and planned to enter seclusion to break through to the Life Spring Realm.

Fang Yang broke through to the Life Spring Realm and tested the power of the Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword. He killed Elder Han and Han Feiyu for Fate Points, then began looting their bodies.

• Fang Yang opened his Life Spring and flew into the air using divine power.
• Fang Yang refined a sliver of the Replica of the Supreme Emperor Sword and went to confront Elder Han.
• Han Feiyu told Elder Han that Ye Fan would soon train in the Primal Ruins, and Elder Han warned him not to provoke Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang secretly killed Han Feiyu and Elder Han with sword auras, earning 310 Fate Points.
• Fang Yang began searching the two men’s bodies for treasures.

Fang Yang followed Ye Fan through the Primal Ruins and obtained the Dao Scripture: Sea of Bitterness Volume after Ye Fan found a golden page. When the Demon Emperor Sacred Heart emerged from the Ancient Palace, Fang Yang avoided the ensuing battle and returned to Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven to cultivate safely.

• Fang Yang secretly followed Ye Fan and Pang Bo through the Primal Ruins, waiting until Ye Fan found a golden page to reveal himself.
• Ye Fan told Fang Yang that Pang Bo had been possessed by an old demon and showed him the page Pang Bo had sent out of the Ancient Palace.
• Fang Yang recognized the page as the Dao Scripture, memorized its contents with the aid of a Bodhi Leaf, and canceled one of Ye Fan's favors.
• Ye Fan used the Bodhi Seed to begin comprehending the Dao Scripture while Fang Yang finished memorizing the Sea of Bitterness Volume.
• A Crystal Coffin emerged from the Ancient Palace carrying the beating Demon Emperor Sacred Heart, and human cultivators rushed to seize it.
• Fang Yang left Ye Fan, concealed himself with the Snake Talisman, and rode a rainbow bridge back to Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven.

After the Primal Ruins incident, Fang Yang cultivated in Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven while Elder of Yao Guang arrived to take Weiwei to Yao Guang Sacred Land. Elder of Yao Guang discovered Weiwei’s Immortal Spirit Eye and noticed Fang Yang breaking through to the Divine Bridge Realm, then waited to see him finish.

• Fang Yang returned to Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven, saw Weiwei watching the Green Emperor Tomb, and went to cultivate with the Pure Source.
• The sect master asked Elder of Yao Guang to take Weiwei to Yao Guang Sacred Land, and he agreed.
• The sect master brought Weiwei to Elder of Yao Guang, who recognized her exceptional cultivation and secretly identified her Immortal Spirit Eye.
• Elder of Yao Guang sensed a breakthrough at Fang Yang’s hut and realized Fang Yang was reaching the Divine Bridge Realm.
• Weiwei recognized Fang Yang’s breakthrough through her Immortal Spirit Eye, while Elder of Yao Guang stayed to await its completion.

Fang Yang and Weiwei joined Yao Guang Sacred Land after Li Daoming recognized Fang Yang’s mastery of the Lesser Brightness Scripture and offered him a place in the Holy Lord Lineage if he opened his Dao Palace within two years. They arrived at the sacred land and received their Identity Jade Tablets, while Li Xue’s attitude toward them cooled after she learned they had come through chance rather than exceptional talent.

• Li Daoming tested Fang Yang on the Lesser Brightness Scripture, then invited him to join Yao Guang Sacred Land and promised to take him into the Holy Lord Lineage if he opened his Dao Palace within two years.
• Li Daoming rewarded Spirit Ruins Grotto-Heaven with a thousand catties of Pure Source, and Fang Yang asked its headmaster to look after Ye Fan and Pang Bo and pass his apology to Wu Qingfeng.
• The headmaster gave Fang Yang and Weiwei three hundred catties of Source each before Li Daoming took them through a Domain Gate to Yao Guang Sacred Land.
• Li Daoming left Fang Yang and Weiwei with Li Xue, who registered them and learned that they both practiced the Lesser Brightness Scripture.
• Li Xue handed Fang Yang and Weiwei their Identity Jade Tablets and told them to find vacant cave abodes, withholding her earlier offer to help them settle in.

After receiving a Dragon-Nurturing Pill from his card draw, Fang Yang gained genius-level comprehension and used it to study the Dao Scripture. He resolved to continue cultivating the Lesser Brightness Scripture for now while pursuing his own path toward becoming Yaoguang Holy Son.

• Weiwei and Fang Yang discussed the Sacred Land’s rivalries and his ambition to become Holy Lord as they walked to the cave dwellings.
• Fang Yang entered his cave and drew ten cards, receiving a purple Dragon-Nurturing Pill among nine white cards.
• Fang Yang swallowed the pill, transforming his comprehension and modifying the Lesser Brightness Scripture.
• Fang Yang tested his new ability, then used Divine Spring Water steeped with a Bodhi Leaf to comprehend the Dao Scripture: Sea of Bitterness Volume.
• Fang Yang decided to keep cultivating the Lesser Brightness Scripture and study the Dao Scripture while refining Pure Source to improve his cultivation.

Fang Yang opened the Dao Palace Secret Realm in just one year, demonstrating exceptional comprehension and a strong foundation. At Yaoguang, Li Daoming reported Fang Yang’s breakthrough to Holy Lord Li Daoqing, who wanted to meet him and consider him for the Holy Son Position.

• Fang Yang completed nine transformations in the Other Shore Realm, found the Heart's Divine Treasure, and opened his first Dao Palace with a nine-petaled lotus.
• Fang Yang mastered Dao power, created a minor technique, and struck a deep palm print into his cave wall.
• Li Daoqing lamented that the Ruthless Lineage controlled many Yaoguang Holy Son Positions and threatened his Holy Lord Lineage.
• Li Daoming told Li Daoqing about Weiwei’s Immortal Spirit Eye and Fang Yang’s remarkable comprehension, Mortal Body, and discovery of a Sacred Fruit.
• Li Daoqing proposed nurturing Fang Yang to compete for the Yaoguang Holy Son Position.
• Li Daoming received word that Fang Yang had opened his Dao Palace, and Li Daoqing asked to meet him.

Fang Yang formally became Li Daoming’s disciple and received a Saint Technique from the Holy Lord of Yaoguang. Li Daoming then taught him the Yaoguang Scripture’s first three scrolls and two secret arts, leaving Fang Yang to study them.

• Li Xue tried to ingratiate herself with Fang Yang, but he suddenly vanished and was brought to Yaoguang Side Hall.
• Li Daoming introduced Fang Yang to Holy Lord Li Daoqing, and Fang Yang formally accepted Li Daoming as his master.
• Li Daoqing gave Fang Yang the Saint Technique Yellow Mud Hand and spoke of Wang Zheng, who had only about a decade left to live.
• Li Daoqing encouraged Fang Yang to pursue the Holy Son Position, while Fang Yang gained 2500 Fate Points for joining the Holy Lord Lineage.
• Li Daoming told Fang Yang about his former disciples, then taught him the Wheel Sea, Dao Palace, and Four Extremities scrolls of the Yaoguang Scripture, along with the Primordial Sacred Light Art and Yaoguang Footwork.

After spending three thousand Fate Points, Fang Yang drew several useful cards, including a Soul Gold Bead that greatly strengthened his Primordial Spirit. He decided to focus on refining it before continuing his cultivation.

• Fang Yang moved into an empty cave and spent three thousand Fate Points on three ten-pulls, drawing sixteen white, nine green, three blue, and two purple cards.
• Fang Yang set aside the green cards and examined Heavenly Dew, Immortal Spirit Qi, and Mysterious Yellow Flame, finding the dew useful but postponing the other two.
• Fang Yang manifested the Soul Gold Bead and used it to strengthen his sea of consciousness, increasing his spiritual sense dozens of times in an hour.
• Fang Yang considered surpassing the Yaoguang Holy Son and becoming the Holy Lord of Yaoguang, then stopped himself from getting ahead of his goal.
• Fang Yang resolved to focus on refining the Soul Gold Bead so his stronger Primordial Spirit would help him cultivate the Yaoguang Scripture.

Fang Yang received enough Pure Source from Li Daoming to pursue the Four Extremities Realm and continued cultivating the Yaoguang Scripture, mastering the Five Elements Divine Light. Weiwei discovered that Fang Yang had already opened all five Dao Palaces and was close to completing the technique, far surpassing her expectations.

• Fang Yang asked Li Daoming for Pure Source, and Li Daoming gave him a three-thousand-catties block of Pure Source and an Enlightenment Tea Leaf.
• Fang Yang returned to his abode and resolved to reach the Four Extremities Realm so he could contend with the Eastern Wasteland's top prodigies.
• Fang Yang studied the Five Elements Divine Light as a way to strengthen his Dao Palace foundation.
• Weiwei broke through to the Dao Palace Fourth Heaven and secretly looked into Fang Yang's abode with her Immortal Spirit Eye.
• Weiwei saw that Fang Yang had opened all five divine treasures, with five armored deities and faint divine light, and realized he was nearly done cultivating the Five Elements Divine Light.

Fang Yang mastered the Five Elements Divine Light and, after waiting several days for his body to recover, began his breakthrough to the Four Extremities Secret Realm. He survived the resulting tribulation, but a vast sea of lightning descended before the ordeal was over.

• Fang Yang formed the Five Elements Divine Light, while Li Daoming praised his talent and sent a message seeking the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron for him to study.
• Fang Yang decided to wait several days for his Mortal Body to absorb the Five Elements Divine Light before advancing.
• Three days later, tribulation clouds gathered over the mountain, and onlookers mistook them for a sign that Li Daoming was breaking through.
• Fang Yang faced the Four Extremities Tribulation and used the Primordial Sacred Light Art to withstand nine bolts of purple lightning.
• Fang Yang crushed the ninth bolt, but a sea of lightning suddenly descended as the onlookers watched in shock.

Fang Yang endured a dual tribulation and broke through to the Four Extremities Secret Realm, using the lightning to strengthen his body. Yao Guang Sacred Land’s younger disciples gathered to congratulate him and curry favor, and the chapter ended with Fang Yang leading them in a tea gathering.

• Fang Yang used the Primordial Sacred Light and Five Elements Divine Light to enter the lightning tribulation and temper his body.
• Li Daoming watched anxiously as Fang Yang endured the lightning, while Fang Yang’s blood, vital energy, and Primordial Spirit improved.
• Fang Yang survived the tribulation and emerged in a robe of Primordial Sacred Light, having broken through to the Four Extremities Secret Realm.
• Weiwei turned away in embarrassment, and the younger generation of Yao Guang Sacred Land flew over to congratulate Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang invited the disciples to tea, and they supplied the tea, teaware, and spirit water before raising their cups with him.