Vol. 8Fang Yu Defies the Old Powers

Fang Yu challenged the elders who had arranged Zhang Ruochen’s suffering, refusing to leave or let them control his brother’s fate. He tried to change the planned tragedies and left the conflict over Zhang Ruochen’s role unresolved.

  • Fang Yu gathered resources and allies, then told Zhang Ruochen that the elders meant to use him and urged him to choose his own path.
  • Fang Yu warned Zhang Ruochen that the elders had arranged his trials and refused to leave him to their plans.
  • Fang Yu confronted the old figures over their plans for Zhang Ruochen and warned them that he would oppose their interference.
  • Fang Yu refused repeated demands to leave and sought cooperation from Your Majesty and the woman who stayed with his younger brother.
  • Fang Yu exposed the Human Ancestor’s role in arranging Zhang Ruochen’s suffering and clashed with those who wanted him to leave.
  • Fang Yu changed events meant to cause tragedies and urged Zhang Ruochen to grow strong enough to protect those he cared about.
  • Fang Yu rejected the Queen’s appeal to leave and accused the old powers of pursuing control and immortality through their followers.
  • Fang Yu confronted his younger brother and the rulers, demanding help against their enemies and insisting he would change the tragedies.
Chapters 702–801 Read from Ch. 702

Arc 29Fang Yu’s Dangerous Bargains

Fang Yu used his knowledge and power to gather resources and allies while confronting the forces shaping Zhang Ruochen’s destiny. The arc ended with Zhang Ruochen learning that the elders meant to use him, and Fang Yu urging him to choose his own path.

  • Fang Yu left the Dou Qi Continent in the Dragon Emperor’s care, revived his ancestor with a Dou Di Origin, and cultivated in the Bodhi Tree’s space before sharing Bodhi Seeds with his acquaintances.
  • Fang Yu explained the Great Thousand World and its dangers to the ascenders, then tasked them with reaching the Heavenly Sovereign realm and moving the Dou Qi Continent there.
  • After taking the identity of the Sixth Prince, Fang Yu leveraged the Queen’s secrets and threatened the Cloud Martial Commandery King into supplying resources, while agreeing to unite and protect the royal heirs.
  • Fang Yu pressured the Qingxuan Pavilion proprietress into serving him by promising to protect her family and friends, then defeated Zhang Ruochen in the martial arena and warned him to focus on saving the world.
  • Fang Yu told Zhang Ruochen that the old immortals had arranged his fate as a savior, and that pain and resentment toward Chi Yao were part of the path meant to make him stronger.
  • Fang Yu confronted Consort Lin about her past and urged her to support her son without interfering in his trials, while asking her to provide resources.
  • Fang Yu argued with a monk over the relic and the plans for Zhang Ruochen, insisting that he would protect his younger brother and reject any destiny that might overwhelm him.
  • After Zhang Ruochen secretly heard Fang Yu’s conversation with the monk, Fang Yu warned him that the elders sought power and immortality through him and urged him to carve out his own path.
Chapters 702–72625 summaries Read

Arc 30Fang Yu Defies the Immortals

Fang Yu revealed that powerful elders had arranged Zhang Ruochen’s hardships to shape him into a tool, and he refused to leave or let them control his brother’s fate. He warned several key figures about the competing plans and sought their cooperation, leaving the conflict over Zhang Ruochen’s future unresolved.

  • Fang Yu told Zhang Ruochen that the elders had arranged trials for him and other candidates, and warned that a dark force sought to destroy the universe.
  • Fang Yu argued with the Xumi Saint Monk, Emperor Ming, and other old figures over whether Zhang Ruochen should follow their plans, and threatened to oppose them if they interfered.
  • Fang Yu warned Zhang Ruochen that the elders intended to make him powerful by taking away his loved ones, while Zhang Ruochen insisted he would not be anyone’s pawn.
  • Fang Yu tried to leave with gathered resources but turned back, realizing that his departure would serve his enemies’ plans.
  • Fang Yu returned to Zhang Ruochen and refused his demands to leave, while Zhang Ruochen’s brother vowed to disrupt the elders’ schemes and make them pay.
  • Fang Yu rejected repeated demands to leave and warned the elders that he would turn against them if they interfered in his life.
  • Fang Yu asked Your Majesty to handle tasks that would help Zhang Ruochen, and she agreed not to obstruct him as long as he did not endanger or coerce her child.
  • The woman refused to leave Zhang Ruochen’s younger brother, warned that his fate included losing the person he loved most, and threatened those who tried to obstruct her.
Chapters 727–75125 summaries Read

Arc 31Fang Yu Defies Fate

Fang Yu tried to prevent the tragedies that the senior elders had arranged to strengthen Zhang Ruochen, while clashing with those who feared he would disrupt their plans. He refused to leave, insisting that Zhang Ruochen should grow strong enough to control his own fate and that the world’s pursuit of immortality was doomed.

  • Fang Yu refused to leave Zhang Ruochen, admitting he wanted to control him but insisting he would change the tragedies arranged by the older immortals.
  • Fang Yu exposed the Human Ancestor’s role in arranging Zhang Ruochen’s suffering, and the two argued over whether fate and their closed loop could be changed.
  • The Human Ancestor met Zhang Ruochen, recognized his Spacetime Divine Martial Imprint, and told him to keep cultivating, while Fang Yu warned him not to trust everything the old man said.
  • Fang Yu urged Zhang Ruochen to accept his guidance, but Zhang Ruochen rejected him and refused to kill himself despite Fang Yu’s claim that his death could prevent future disasters.
  • Fang Yu confronted powerful outsiders, the old bald donkey, and the Holy Monk, refusing their demands that he leave and arguing that they were letting tragedies happen to strengthen Zhang Ruochen.
  • After changing events that would have caused tragedies, Fang Yu visited Zhang Ruochen and urged him to become strong enough to defeat their enemies and protect those he cared about.
  • Fang Yu rejected the elders’ demand that he bear responsibility for changing their plans, saying he acted for his own happiness and believed his presence could bring greater happiness to everyone.
  • Fang Yu accused the group of greed and fear, saying they were being used by more powerful beings and would never achieve immortality before the world and universe perished.
Chapters 752–77625 summaries Read

Arc 32Fang Yu Defies the Old Powers

Fang Yu refused to leave the world and challenged the old powers’ plans, accusing them of creating tragedies to control his younger brother and pursue immortality. He pressured his brother to endure his assigned role while insisting that he would change the tragedies before departing.

  • Fang Yu rejected the Queen’s appeal to leave, warning that he would not abandon his plans to change the world’s tragedies.
  • Fang Yu repeatedly warned the old powers that he would not leave empty-handed and accused them of treating their followers as tools while pursuing control and immortality.
  • Fang Yu argued that eternal life was impossible, urged the Empress to survive her tribulation, and demanded that she stop erasing his younger brother’s memories.
  • Fang Yu confronted his younger brother, warning that the elders would use him as a savior and later see him as a threat, while demanding his help against their enemies.
  • Fang Yu belittled his younger brother and urged him to reject the academy’s limits, but his companion worried that Fang Yu’s harsh words could drive him to suicide.
  • Fang Yu’s companion refused to visit the younger brother, while a woman insisted that Fang Yu had a duty to fulfill and he told her to restore his brother’s confidence.
  • Boss confronted the old bald monk and the dead controller of time and space, insisting that he would change the tragedies rather than solve their other problems.
  • Fang Yu threatened the rulers with conquest and demanded that they stop opposing him, claiming his continued presence could benefit everyone.
Chapters 777–80125 summaries Read
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