Chapter Summaries

While Lu Qing continued cultivating, Fang Changhuo, the first Son of the Human Emperor to reveal himself, was hunted by powerful enemies. A mysterious golden light rescued Fang Changhuo, leaving his pursuers to suspect that their assignment concealed a deeper scheme.

• Lu Qing reflected on the foundations of Dao Movement and prioritized his comprehension of Reincarnation.
• Old Ghost used the Blood-Transforming Demon Array to restore much of his life essence and tracked Fang Changhuo through Cause and Effect.
• Fang Changhuo fled from his pursuers and accepted the Human Emperor Scion Trial when a voice offered it in his Sea of Consciousness.
• Old Ghost’s palm attack was neutralized by golden ripples, which carried Fang Changhuo away.
• Netherghost met Old Ghost, and they wondered whether their order to eliminate the Sons of the Human Emperor concealed another purpose.

Fang Changhuo survived the old devils’ attack through the intervention of a mysterious Human Path cultivator, who told him to prepare for the Human Emperor Trial and accept the Mars Fire Luminary’s inheritance. Meanwhile, Lu Qing observed the Nine Heavens as tribulation signs appeared and several Daoist factions turned their attention toward the West Sea and the Human Path.

• Netherghost and Old Ghost recognized that a Human Path great cultivator had intervened and discussed the protection and peril surrounding Sons of the Human Emperor.
• Fang Changhuo reached a secluded valley, thanked his unseen rescuer, and learned that he was the first Son of the Human Emperor to bear a Destiny Pattern.
• The mysterious voice warned Fang Changhuo that his Destiny Pattern mingled fortune with calamity and urged him to grow stronger and prepare for the Human Emperor Trial.
• The voice told Fang Changhuo to accept the Great Dao’s inheritance and receive the Mars Fire Luminary’s inherited Destiny Pattern.
• Lu Qing observed the Nine Heavens as tribulation aura emerged after the Dao Debate Assembly, prompting some sects to seal their gates.
• The Demonic Path and Divine Path expanded their attention toward the West Sea Heritage Land, while the Incense Divine Path focused on the Human Path and its Sons of the Human Emperor.

Fang Changhuo entered the Human Emperor Trial and found countless gateways marked by golden light and powerful visions. Meanwhile, an ancient cultivator traced a karmic thread toward the West Sea, while Lu Qing continued along his Dao Seal Path and noticed the arrival of a fading expert’s imprint in the River of Time.

• Fang Changhuo agreed to enter the Human Emperor Trial and arrived in a Daoist Dojo filled with countless gateways and strange phenomena.
• An ancient young cultivator emerged outside the valley, confirmed that Fang Changhuo had entered the trial, and followed a karmic thread toward the West Sea.
• The ancient cultivator reflected on how the current Golden Age of Cultivation differed from the Primordial Era.
• Lu Qing continued walking and comprehending his Great Dao, remaining undisturbed by the difficulty of producing new insights.
• Lu Qing noticed a wave in the River of Time and judged that it carried the fading imprint of an expert who had likely already fallen.
• A second point of light appeared ahead on Lu Qing’s path.

Lu Qing contemplated the Great Dao, Heavenly Secrets, and the dangers of changing the past, then considered his remaining goals in the Dongzhen Realm. He concluded that the Dao-Seeking Hall, veiled by the Power of Time, would be a useful destination for cultivation.

• Lu Qing observed Great Dao Imprints and the Providence surrounding the Sons of the Human Emperor, but chose not to interfere with the Cause and Effect of the Nine Heavens.
• Lu Qing sensed how the Power of Time protected the Long River of Time and decided against disturbing the past or future.
• Lu Qing considered his Reincarnation Great Dao tribulation and the Dao-Seeking Hall as goals in the Dongzhen Realm.
• Lu Qing noted that the Dao-Seeking Brush might appear in the current era, though its time and location remained unclear.
• Lu Qing recognized the Dao-Seeking Hall as a suitable destination because the Power of Time covered it.

Lu Qing postponed opening the Dao-Seeking Hall and spent several years in seclusion comprehending Reincarnation. Across the Nine Heavens, a new Tribulation Cycle stirred the rankings as unfamiliar Divine Path prodigies entered the top ten, while Ancient Heavenly Secret continued transmitting its inheritance.

• Lu Qing decided not to open the Dao-Seeking Hall yet and planned to devote ten years to seclusion and comprehending Reincarnation.
• The four Dao Children of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect descended the mountain and challenged prodigies on the Nine Heavens Hidden Dragon Ranking as Dao Protectors guarded them.
• Ye Lin noticed that his Fortune Dao seemed to change as he defeated more ranked geniuses, and he saw several unfamiliar names replace former top-ten prodigies.
• Cultivators learned that a new Tribulation Cycle had arrived and that Innate Divine Spirits from the Divine Path, including Cloud God and the Cloud Marsh Water God, occupied the top ten.
• Ancient Heavenly Secret transmitted the Dao to another young person in the Northern Heaven Continent and departed.

Ancient Heavenly Secret sent Lu Qing reports about changes in the Nine Heavens, while Lu Qing observed the growing Humanity Fate Allotment and the rise of a new Son of the Human Emperor. He monitored the West Sea’s hidden arrangements and continued guiding Dao Sect disciples.

• Ancient Heavenly Secret recorded how the Nine Heavens enhanced living beings’ innate foundations and sent the news to Lu Qing.
• Lu Qing observed Humanity Fate Allotment growing stronger and recognized the unusual providence of the Son of the Human Emperor, an Immortal Ape with Human Path Karmic Affinity.
• Lu Qing warned familiar fellow disciples to be cautious about the West Sea Heritage Land’s hidden arrangements and the risks surrounding its Human Path Inheritance Grounds.
• Lu Qing finished another divine abilities lecture for the Dao Sect’s outer disciples.

Lu Qing noticed signs of a great transformation in heaven and earth and answered Su Ming’s question about whether cultivators had to sever their emotions. His guidance changed Su Ming’s Providence, leading Lu Qing to investigate the Heavenly Heart Scripture and suspect that its cultivation method concealed a serious problem.

• Lu Qing examined the Human Path’s rising Providence and anticipated that a great transformation of heaven and earth was approaching.
• Su Ming asked Lu Qing whether cultivators had to sever their emotions and desires, and Lu Qing told him that tempering the Dao Heart did not require abandoning human nature.
• Lu Qing saw Su Ming’s Providence brighten after the advice and calculated that the Heavenly Heart Scripture Su Ming had been considering had a serious problem.
• Lu Qing borrowed the Heavenly Heart Scripture from the Library Pavilion and began examining its contents, which initially appeared sound but required extremely stringent conditions.

Lu Qing traced the Heavenly Heart Scripture’s Cause and Effect through time and discovered that generations of cultivators had failed to master it. The trail led back to the first era after the Ancient Era, where his deduction stopped short of the Tribulation Cycle.

• Lu Qing examined the Heavenly Heart Scripture and suspected that its connection to Providence involved hidden Cause and Effect.
• Lu Qing used a Heavenly Secrets seal to trace the scripture’s karmic history, seeing Su Ming hesitate before choosing it and later cultivators fail to master it.
• Lu Qing followed the scripture’s origins to a young cultivator who found its Jade Slip in a predecessor’s Cultivation Cave and brought it to the Profound Heaven Dao Sect.
• Lu Qing watched generations of cultivators, including heaven-blessed prodigies, fail to cultivate the scripture, while some mistook severing their relationships for attaining the Passionless Pass.
• Lu Qing traced the scripture back to the first era after the Ancient Era and stopped before his deduction reached the Tribulation Cycle.

Lu Qing used Heavenly Secrets Deduction to uncover the mortal origins of the Heavenly Heart Scripture and its connection to Human Path. He suspected the method could quietly weaken the Immortal Path’s resistance to Human Path, and planned to report the matter rather than intervene himself.

• Lu Qing borrowed the Profound Heaven Bell’s Fate Allotment to safely trace the Heavenly Heart Scripture’s earliest owner.
• The image showed a poor mortal scholar in green robes writing the scripture and wishing he could cultivate.
• Another scholar comforted him that they could enter Human Path cultivation, and the writer called Heavenly Heart as a Net a possible remedy for Human Path’s deficiencies.
• Lu Qing wondered whether the method was connected to the Primordial Era’s Human Path Mortal Web and concluded it might gradually make practitioners’ Dao Hearts indifferent and emotionless.
• Lu Qing considered that the method could help Human Path rise by drawing Immortal Path cultivators farther from the Mortal World, and decided to report the discovery upward.

Lu Qing reported a potentially dangerous cultivation method to Fu Huazi, who removed its entanglement with the Human Path Mortal Web. He then sent Lu Qing to inspect the Profound Heaven Library for further problems.

• Lu Qing visited the Council Hall and asked Fu Huazi whether the Humanity Grand Trend could let everyone become a dragon.
• Fu Huazi explained that the coming transformation could surpass the Primordial Era and that the Heavenly Heart Scripture needed changes to sever its Human Path Cause and Effect.
• Fu Huazi erased traces of the Human Path from the Jade Slip and asked Lu Qing to inspect the Library Pavilion with Thunder Dragon's assistance.
• White Crane Ancestor questioned Fu Huazi about placing his writings in the Library Pavilion, and Fu Huazi defended it as necessary for the sect's safety.
• White Crane Ancestor reflected on the Human Path's effort to cast a net over the Heaven-Earth Grand Trend and wondered whether it would succeed.

Fu Huazi erased the cause and effect tied to the Heavenly Heart Scripture, weakening the Human Path’s impending grasp without disturbing the wider trend. Lu Qing sensed the change while reviewing the Library Pavilion’s scriptures and began screening incomplete methods for flaws.

• White Crane Ancestor and Fu Huazi discussed the Human Path’s designs, and Fu Huazi said he would erase the relevant cause and effect.
• Fu Huazi observed the Human Path’s distant foundations, then removed the Heavenly Heart Scripture’s cause and effect from the Humanity Grand Trend.
• Lu Qing sensed the cause-and-effect resonance and realized the sect master had quietly changed countless impressions and fates.
• Lu Qing reviewed the Library Pavilion’s cultivation methods, found incomplete scriptures that could lead cultivators astray, and screened them for problems.
• Lu Qing found no major malicious flaws and continued adding newly produced Jade Slips to the Library Pavilion.

Lu Qing created profound cultivation methods and Divine Abilities from the foundational techniques stored in the Library Pavilion, adding them to the sect’s collection. As he continued his work, his comprehension grew and the sect’s Providence shifted, while Lu Qing remained unaware of the impact beyond the pavilion.

• Lu Qing used his Divine Sense to create new cultivation methods and Divine Abilities from the lineages of foundational spells, causing Jade Slips to appear in the Library Pavilion.
• Sun Qidao approved of Lu Qing’s additions, and the sect’s higher-ups accepted the arrangement as fitting for him and the Dao-Seeking Hall.
• White Crane Ancestor marveled at Lu Qing’s comprehension, while Fu Huazi observed that the sect’s Providence had shifted because of his actions.
• The newly created Jade Slips merged into the Library Pavilion’s Cosmos of Myriad Manifestations as Lu Qing continued selecting and creating methods.
• Some disciples’ Sea of Consciousness went blank for an instant as Lu Qing’s expanding collection affected the Library Pavilion.

Luo Quan emerged from secluded cultivation and visited the Dao Sect’s renovated Library Pavilion, where he discovered new Divine Ability techniques and an Enlightenment Platform that rewarded disciples for creating techniques. The platform calmed his mind and let him perceive the Great Dao, while Lu Qing recognized that the sect master’s additions had expanded his plan to cultivate diverse insights and strengthen the sect.

• Luo Quan checked Floating Light and learned that the Library Pavilion had added many techniques, including methods for cultivating Divine Abilities and Great Dao True Intent.
• Luo Quan traveled to the Library Pavilion and found countless new Jade Slips with affordable Dao Merit prices.
• A fellow disciple explained that the new Enlightenment Platform helped disciples create techniques, earned them Dao Merit for approved creations, and offered discounts on future exchanges.
• Luo Quan entered the Enlightenment Platform and experienced a tranquil state in which he could perceive the Great Dao without being shaken by its dangers.
• Lu Qing considered how the sect master had expanded his idea, using the platform to encourage diverse insights, strengthen disciples’ foundations, and transform the sect’s Fate Allotment.

Lu Qing filled in missing cultivation methods in the Library Pavilion and established an Enlightenment Platform, drawing the attention of disciples and elders across the Dao Sect. As disciples began visiting the platform, Lu Qing continued absorbing Wisdom Light from the Library Pavilion’s jade slips.

• Lu Qing filled in omissions in the Library Pavilion’s jade slips and compiled them into a separate volume.
• Disciples discussed the newly accessible cultivation methods and the Enlightenment Platform, where contributions could earn Dao Merit.
• The Formation Lineage’s master directed his Direct Disciples to visit the Enlightenment Platform, and several flew to the Library Pavilion.
• Lu Qing continued cultivating and absorbing Wisdom Light from the many jade slips in the Library Pavilion.

Lu Qing's Red Dust Avatar listened to discussions in the Immortal City about the West Sea inheritance trials, the Human Path Ranking, and the Sons of the Human Emperor. A disguised Demon Sect cultivator considered schemes to hunt a Son of the Human Emperor, while the Sons remained inside a vast starry realm.

• Lu Qing's Red Dust Avatar sensed the city's conversations about the West Sea's Providence Transformation and the progress of Heavenly Prodigies through the inheritance levels.
• Cultivators discussed the scarcity of names on the Human Path Ranking and speculated about the power and whereabouts of the Sons of the Human Emperor.
• A black-robed Demon Sect cultivator overheard the talk, recalled his sect's bounties, and considered exploiting a Son of the Human Emperor's Providence despite the presence of Dao Protectors.
• The Sons of the Human Emperor remained in a starry realm where radiant lights crossed the sky and pillars of light rose from nine immense stars.

Fang Changhuo entered the Human Emperor Starland and learned that he bore the Destiny Pattern of the third Human Emperor star. He saw six other Sons of the Human Emperor among the nine seats, while the sixth and ninth remained empty, and the chapter left their future struggle and alliance against the other Six Paths looming.

• Fang Changhuo appeared within the third pillar of light and recognized the place as the Human Emperor Starland.
• Fang Changhuo recalled the inheritance tied to the third star and understood its immense benefits and difficulty to escape.
• Fang Changhuo surveyed the nine seats and saw six other figures, with the sixth and ninth seats unoccupied.
• Fang Changhuo considered how the Sons of the Human Emperor could use the Starland to connect, seek shelter, and discuss threats.
• Observers of celestial phenomena noticed fluctuations in Humanity Fate Allotment.

The Sons of the Human Emperor gathered in Human Emperor Starland and discussed its limits, the nine Star Positions, and the dangers surrounding their Fate Allotments. After one figure departed, Lu Qing’s incarnation glimpsed bloodlight within Humanity Providence, signaling a change in the Human Path.

• Li Jiuyang surveyed the other figures at the First Star Position while a cold female cultivator remained silent beneath the Moon Essence at a neighboring star.
• The figure at the Seventh Honored Position proposed that the Sons of the Human Emperor exchange information and cooperate, and Li Yuanyang explained that the starland prevented ordinary transactions.
• A voice from the Eighth Star Position suggested that the nine stars might not have revealed their full power because someone was missing, and Li Jiuyang sensed that the Eighth Position’s Destiny Pattern was unusual.
• The figure at the Seventh Star Position warned that Destiny Patterns and Providence could be refined or stripped away before the struggle for the Path of the Human Emperor, leading Fang Changhuo to realize the nine candidates were not fixed.
• The figure at the Seventh Star Position left the Human Emperor Starland, and Fang Changhuo considered whether some Star Positions might never choose another bearer.
• Lu Qing’s incarnation observed golden Humanity Providence pierced by bloodlight and deduced that a change had arisen within the Human Path.

Lu Qing discovered that the Sons of the Human Emperor’s Destiny Patterns could persist and reappear in another bearer, making the Human Path contest of this era unusually dangerous. After ten years of his seclusion, anomalies containing the aura of Reincarnation began appearing in the Nether Sea.

• Lu Qing examined Humanity Providence and saw blood-red Fate Allotments, battle auras, and scenes suggesting that a Son of the Human Emperor’s Destiny Pattern could survive its bearer and appear in someone else.
• Lu Qing concluded that the era’s changes made the Human Emperor contest exceptionally dangerous and sent his findings to the Dao Sect’s two avatars.
• Lu Qing remained in secluded cultivation for ten years while Heavenly Prodigies gathered and signs of the Human Path emerged.
• Overseas Cultivators in the East Sea discovered ancient, mirage-like ruins in the Reincarnation Nether Sea and found that they contained the aura of Reincarnation.

Reports of Reincarnation appearing in the Nether Sea spread across the present age, drawing the attention of powerful figures who believed its authority could evade Heavenly Retribution and extend their lives. Ancient beings in the Void Ground also awakened to the disturbance and began considering its implications.

• Cultivators discussed the Nether Sea disturbance, the Reincarnation Ruins, and rumors that Reincarnation Authority had existed in the Primordial Era.
• A white-robed Cultivator received news from a Golden-Winged Roc that Reincarnation had manifested in the present age.
• Three Cultivators in a Pot Heaven pavilion speculated that powerful figures might enter Reincarnation to escape aging and Heavenly Retribution.
• Hidden powers across the world stirred as Reincarnation seemed to offer a chance at renewed life and continued cultivation.
• Ancient beings among the coffins in the Void Ground learned of the Reincarnation disturbance and reacted with greed.

Reincarnation stirred across the Nine Heavens Earth Continent, drawing the attention of ancient powers who debated the coming upheaval and the forces that might exploit it. Lu Qing sensed the changes but stayed in seclusion to advance his cultivation, suspecting the Primordial Era could return and bring dangers from the distant past.

• Ancient beings in the Void Ground awakened as Reincarnation stirred, while rain and strange Heavenly Secrets spread across the continent.
• Cultivators and hidden incarnations gathered their attention on the East Sea's ancient Grotto-Heavens and ruins.
• Figures on the Cloud Platforms discussed Variable Fate, Reincarnation, the Demonic Path, and other powers pursuing the Fate Allotment.
• Fate Allotment and Cause and Effect flowed toward certain living beings as the Cloud Platform figures watched events across the world.
• Lu Qing noticed Reincarnation's movement but remained in seclusion, sensing that his next cultivation step was near.
• Lu Qing speculated that the Gods and Devils, or even the Primordial Era itself, might return and pose future dangers.