Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Daoist Shenyuan and Chen Nianzhi engage in a sword duel.
• Chen Nianzhi creates a half-step Hierarch-level sword dao divine ability, 'Taiyi Voidrealm Sword Qi,' fusing his natal divine ability with the Grand Void Sword Art.
• Daoist Shenyuan is severely injured and admits defeat.
• The Western Qi Heavenly God, facing three powerful opponents, decides to retreat after Daoist Shenyuan's defeat.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates his exceptional talent and combat prowess, creating a powerful new divine ability.
• Daoist Shenyuan suffers a grave injury and is forced to admit defeat.
• The Western Qi Heavenly God shows his strategic thinking, deciding to retreat when the situation turns against him.

Significant Themes

• The importance of cultivation level and divine abilities in combat.
• The value of a powerful physical body in high-level cultivation.
• The strategic use of retreat when necessary.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Daoist Shenyuan engage in a fierce sword duel, showcasing their skills and divine abilities.
• The Western Qi Heavenly God faces off against three powerful opponents, demonstrating his combat prowess and strategic thinking.
• Tai Cang Diyang expresses his intention to challenge the Western Qi Heavenly God again once he reaches a higher cultivation level.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter discusses the power dynamics of immortal cultivators, focusing on the superiority of physical bodies and weapons like halberds over sword-type treasures.
• The first sword duel ends with the Western Qi Heavenly God conceding defeat to Chen Nianzhi.
• The second sword duel begins, featuring prodigies from both sides: Jiang Linglong, Qing Ji, Qu Nishang, Chen Xianye (Guixu Immortal Alliance) vs. Golden Flame Ancestor and Vast Sea Heavenly God (Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven).

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi acknowledges the power of his Taiyi Voidrealm Sword Qi but recognizes areas for improvement.
• Golden Flame Ancestor and Vast Sea Heavenly God display their formidable combat strengths, revealing their confidence in victory.

Significant Themes

• The power of physical bodies and weapons in immortal cultivation.
• The difficulty of breaking through bottlenecks in cultivation, requiring rare resources and long periods of time.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Pure Void Daoist discuss the power of Chen Nianzhi's sword art.
• Golden Flame Ancestor and Vast Sea Heavenly God express confidence in their ability to defeat the prodigies of the Guixu Immortal Alliance.
• Jiang Linglong and the others prove to be formidable opponents, challenging the expectations of Golden Flame Ancestor and Vast Sea Heavenly God.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Guixu Immortal Alliance wins the first two sword contests against the West Qi Grotto-Heaven and Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven.
• In the third contest, the Guixu Immortal Alliance defeats Daoist Yuanzhi and Netherwater Heavenly God, securing all three victories.
• Pure Void Daoist mediates and suggests a six-to-four share division of the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact's authority between the Guixu Immortal Alliance and the two Grotto-Heavens.
• The Guixu Immortal Alliance enters the Chaos Grotto Abyss to claim the Chaos Ruins Ancient Seal, the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact of the West Qi Divine Abyss Sea.

Character Developments

• Golden Flame Ancestor is defeated by Jiang Linglong using the Primordial Eight-Trigram Array Flags, demonstrating her increased power.
• Chen Xianqing, Qing Yin Ancestor, Li Yan Divine Spirit, and Ruined Relic Yin Lord prove their strength by defeating Netherwater Heavenly God and holding off Daoist Yuanzhi.
• Western Qi Heavenly God and Daoist Shenyuan accept the share division, acknowledging the Guixu Immortal Alliance's strength.

Significant Themes

• Strength and power dynamics determine the outcome of conflicts and negotiations.
• Heavenly Dao Source Artifacts, like the Chaos Ruins Ancient Seal, hold immense power and authority over their respective realms.
• The Guixu Immortal Alliance's unity and strength allow them to secure a significant share of the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact's authority.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Linglong and Golden Flame Ancestor clash, with Jiang Linglong emerging victorious.
• Chen Xianqing and the other Guixu Immortal Alliance members work together to defeat Netherwater Heavenly God and Daoist Yuanzhi.
• Pure Void Daoist mediates between the Guixu Immortal Alliance and the two Grotto-Heavens, helping to secure a favorable share division.
• Western Qi Heavenly God and Daoist Shenyuan accept the Guixu Immortal Alliance's dominance, acknowledging their increased strength.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Chen Nianzhi discovers and begins refining the Chaos Ruins Ancient Seal (Heavenly Dao Source Artifact).
• He finds imprints of Western Qi Heavenly God and Daoist Shenyuan, relinquishing sixty percent of their authority.
• Chen Nianzhi learns about the artifact's ability to protect his Primordial Spirit but also bind him to the Heavenly Dao.
• He discovers a mysterious sword strike from the past that targets the Sky-Pillar Great God and its reincarnations.
• Chen Nianzhi concludes that the sword strike originated from beyond the Three Thousand Immortal Domains.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi gains control over sixty percent of the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact's authority.
• He learns about the artifact's limitations and the threat of the ancient sword strike.

Significant Themes

• Power and its consequences: Chen Nianzhi gains immense power but also faces restrictions and threats.
• Past actions and their echoes: The ancient sword strike continues to affect the Sky-Pillar Immortal Domain.
• The unknown: The Chaos Ancient Abyss and its potential dangers are introduced.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong: They interact briefly, with Jiang Linglong expressing concern for Chen Nianzhi's well-being.
• Chen Nianzhi and the Guixu Immortal Alliance: The alliance members are overjoyed to hear that Chen Nianzhi has gained control of sixty percent of the artifact's authority.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi gains control over the Chaos Grotto Abyss and its converted immortal spiritual qi, distributing it among the West Qi Divine Abyss Sea and the three parties.
• He reveals that nine Heavenly Immortals are needed to activate the Heavenly Dao Source Artifact, with the Guixu Immortal Alliance taking six positions.
• The Guixu Immortal Alliance decides to rotate its Heavenly Immortals to guard the Chaos Grotto Abyss every million years, with additional stipends and resources for those who guard it.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates his authority and strategic thinking by managing the distribution of resources and positions.
• The leaders of the West Qi Grotto-Heaven and Divine Abyss Grotto-Heaven show their willingness to cooperate but also exhibit some resistance to Chen Nianzhi's decisions.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The struggle for control and resources between the different factions is a central theme.
• Cultivation Advancement: The importance of resources and opportunities for cultivation progress is highlighted.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi interacts with the leaders of the other grotto-heavens, demonstrating his leadership and decision-making skills.
• The members of the Guixu Immortal Alliance show unity and agreement with Chen Nianzhi's decisions, indicating their loyalty and support.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi decides to fuse his remaining Innate Primordial Purple Qi into the Gale Gourd Vine to enhance the Gale God-Slaying Gourd, but finds it not particularly useful for his current level.
• He prioritizes advancing the Innate Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Qi Bottle to create Innate Heaven-Earth One-Qi Water, which could help his Primordial Ancient Trees break through bottlenecks and accelerate his cultivation.
• Chen Nianzhi plans to lie low for a million years, cultivating more methods before venturing into Chaos.
• He enters secluded cultivation in the Guixu Grotto-Heaven to deduce a sword art.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates his strategic thinking and long-term planning, prioritizing his cultivation path and resources effectively.
• He shows determination and patience, willing to wait a million years to advance his cultivation and prepare for Chaos.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Advancement: Chen Nianzhi's focus on cultivating his Innate Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Qi Bottle to accelerate his growth and break through bottlenecks.
• Patience and Long-term Planning: Chen Nianzhi's willingness to wait a million years to prepare for Chaos, showing his strategic thinking and patience.
• Specialization vs. Versatility: Chen Nianzhi considers the pros and cons of extreme Sword Dao, balanced Sword Dao, and convergent Sword Dao, ultimately choosing to integrate the Sword Dao into his own path.

Character Interactions

• No significant character interactions occur in this chapter, as Chen Nianzhi is in secluded cultivation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi spends another hundred thousand years comprehending the Chaos Voidrealm Sword Art, derived from the Chaos Heavenly Scripture.
• He realizes that combining his natal immortal treasures into an array is too difficult and temporarily gives up on it.
• After 1.3 million years, Chen Nianzhi emerges from seclusion and finds Jiang Linglong meditating by the lake.
• Jiang Linglong reflects her inheritance across the heavens, leaving her Dao lineage in 800 ancient worlds.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi becomes more assured in his cultivation, ranking among the best at the seventh level of the Celestial Immortal realm.
• Jiang Linglong continues to cultivate and leaves her lineage in multiple worlds.

Significant Themes

• The passage of time and the insignificance of mortal lives compared to immortals' eternity.
• The difficulty of cultivating a natal immortal array without a compatible system of natal treasures.
• The merit and fortune gained from passing down cultivation lineages to the myriad worlds.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong's bond deepens as they continue to cultivate together, understanding that their years together hold more meaning than the difference in their ages.
• Chen Nianzhi watches Jiang Linglong meditate, reflecting on their time together.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Linglong, having reached the Heavenly Immortal realm, uses the 'reflecting across the heavens' method to pass down her legacy across dimensions.
• Chen Nianzhi, inspired, also uses this method to spread his teachings across three thousand newly opened ancient worlds.
• He discovers that in these worlds, the Human Race is in dire straits, facing numerous savage beasts and lacking spiritual roots for cultivation.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi shows concern for the struggling Human Race and ponders how to help them.
• Jiang Linglong is mentioned briefly, having recently broken through to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Significant Themes

• The struggle of the Human Race against savage beasts and the lack of spiritual roots for cultivation.
• The concept of 'reflecting across the heavens' as a method to pass down legacies and teachings.
• The idea of finding one's own path rather than imitating others, as seen in the martial cultivation of the ancient humans.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi interacts with the ancient worlds and their inhabitants through his divine sense, observing their struggles and contemplating how to aid them.
• There's no direct interaction between Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong, but her actions inspire Chen Nianzhi.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi aims to create a new cultivation method for mortals to reconnect with the immortal path.
• He deduces three realms of cultivation: Body Tempering, Qi Refinement, and Dao Foundation.
• The first realm, Body Tempering, focuses on strengthening the physical body in six stages, culminating in a true martial body.
• The second realm, Qi Refinement, involves refining one's own flesh essence into true qi, a painful process requiring vast resources.
• The third realm, Dao Foundation, introduces the concept of forging a Dao foundation to absorb spiritual qi, using baleful qi as a substitute for spiritual roots.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates his profound understanding of cultivation and dedication to helping mortals cultivate.
• He shows caution and thoroughness in creating a new cultivation method, considering future potential and the limitations of human bodies.

Significant Themes

• The struggle of mortals to cultivate in the face of limited resources and potential.
• The pursuit of limitless possibilities through steady cultivation and expansion of one's foundation.
• The difference between immortal cultivation (refining external spiritual qi) and martial cultivation (refining one's own essence).

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi interacts with no other characters in this chapter, as it focuses solely on his thought processes and deductions.

Chapter Summary: “Sacrifice Self”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi reflects on the limitations of the martial-arts cultivation system he created for mortals without spiritual roots.
• Although the first three martial realms allow mortals to cultivate powerful bodies and foundations, the path appears to end at the Primordial Spirit or mortal-world peak. Without spiritual roots, cultivators cannot normally comprehend laws or ascend to immortality.
• Chen Nianzhi refuses to abandon the project. He realizes that creating a complete path to immortality for mortals could make him the ancestor of an entirely new Dao and potentially elevate him to the status of a Chaos Dao Ancestor.
• After a thousand years of deduction, he establishes the fourth martial realm: Divine Treasury.
• He then completes the outline of the fifth and sixth realms:
  • Dao Embryo, formed through the cultivation of Divine Treasuries.
  • Undying, in which the cultivator forges an indestructible martial body.
• Even a cultivator who perfects all six realms remains unable to become immortal because their innate foundation is incomplete.
• Rather than accept this final barrier, Chen Nianzhi begins creating a seventh realm: Sacrifice Self.

Character Development

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates extraordinary perseverance, refusing to give up despite recognizing that countless previous attempts to create a mortal path to immortality had failed.
• His ambitions expand from merely helping mortals cultivate to creating an entirely new immortal Dao that could benefit countless beings and establish him as its originator.
• His confidence is balanced by careful calculation: he develops multiple possibilities, compares their potential, and selects the Divine Treasury method because of its long-term potential rather than immediate combat strength.
• By the end of the chapter, Chen Nianzhi shows that he is willing to challenge what appears to be an absolute law of cultivation, even if doing so requires self-sacrifice.

Cultivation System and Important Developments

The newly established fourth realm, Divine Treasury, allows cultivators to open up to ten inner treasuries:

1. Origin
2. Qi and Blood
3. Ultimate Strength
4. Vital Qi
5. Soul
6. Dao Heart
7. Eternal Life
8. Heavenly Secrets
9. Laws
10. Zenith Heaven
    Each treasury contains a portion of the cultivator’s divine sense, which is nourished by the creative energies of heaven and earth until it transforms into an Origin Divine Soul.

• Cultivating three Divine Treasuries gives roughly a ten percent chance of reaching the Dao Embryo realm.
• Five or six make the breakthrough nearly certain.
• Seven Divine Treasuries provide foundational combat power comparable to a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul.
• Perfecting all ten offers immense potential and may allow a cultivator to battle immortals while still technically remaining mortal.
  The Dao Embryo differs from a Nascent Soul because it contains substantial creation matter and possesses an existence between illusion and reality, including flesh-and-blood qualities.
  The Undying realm uses the Dao Embryo and Divine Treasury origins to nourish the body, eventually creating a martial treasure body capable of surviving destruction and regenerating from a single drop of blood.

Significant Themes

• Defying fate and established limits: The chapter questions whether the inability of mortals without spiritual roots to become immortals is truly unbreakable.
• Innovation versus orthodoxy: Chen Nianzhi’s martial path is deliberately separate from conventional immortal cultivation and may ultimately prove or improve the orthodox path through comparison.
• Perseverance and sacrifice: Chen’s pursuit continues despite generations of failed attempts and seemingly insurmountable limitations.
• The meaning of immortality: Physical strength and near-invincible bodies are still insufficient if the cultivator’s fundamental origin is flawed.
• Creation of a new Dao: Chen Nianzhi seeks not merely personal advancement but to create a path that could give countless mortals access to immortality.

Character Interactions

• There are no direct interpersonal confrontations or extended conversations in the chapter.
• Chen Nianzhi’s main “interaction” is with the inherited limitations of the cultivation world and the failures of earlier Dao creators.
• His internal dialogue reveals his determination: after recognizing the dead end of the six martial realms, he calmly names the next stage, Sacrifice Self, signaling his decision to confront the final barrier directly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi creates a new cultivation method for the seventh martial realm, "Sacrifice Self," which requires supreme courage and perseverance.
• This method involves sacrificing one's treasure body, mana, fleshly body, and Divine Treasuries to nurture a Dao Embryo into a Dao Body.
• Chen Nianzhi believes that cultivators at the completion of Indestructibility who enter the Self-Sacrifice Realm can rival or even surpass Nine Heavens divine spirits in aptitude and strength.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates his extraordinary comprehension and creativity by opening a new path for martial cultivation, showing his dedication to making martial arts accessible to all.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice: The theme of sacrifice is central to this chapter, with cultivators needing to sacrifice their lifelong cultivation to advance.
• Potential: The idea that everyone has potential, regardless of their spiritual root aptitude, is emphasized, suggesting that with the right path, anyone can achieve greatness.

Character Interactions

• None, as this chapter is entirely focused on Chen Nianzhi's thoughts and creations.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi contemplates the immense price and limitations of cultivating the flawless immortal foundation.
• He decides to focus on his Sacrifice Self Dao, which offers greater potential and broader applicability.
• Chen Nianzhi considers the possibility of completing the eighth or ninth realm of Martial Dao, or even breaking through the tenth realm of Zenith Heaven.
• He decides to promote his Martial Dao method secretly in the Guixu Universe and a few other places first, refining and improving it over time.
• Chen Nianzhi sends down his Sacrifice Self Dao to the Guixu Universe and reincarnates as a mortal to personally cultivate his method.
• He creates numerous cultivation medicines and techniques to speed up his cultivation progress.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi becomes more determined to perfect his Sacrifice Self Dao, seeing its potential to surpass even the Primordial Dao Ancestor's method.
• Jiang Linglong shows concern for Chen Nianzhi's safety and advises him to promote his method cautiously.

Significant Themes

• The immense challenges and costs of cultivating immortality.
• The potential of Chen Nianzhi's Sacrifice Self Dao to revolutionize cultivation.
• The importance of refining and improving cultivation methods over time.
• The dangers of promoting powerful methods too early.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong discuss the promotion and cultivation of the Martial Dao method.
• Chen Nianzhi decides to reincarnate as a mortal to cultivate his Sacrifice Self Dao, showing his dedication to perfecting it.

Chapter Summary: Eternal Life Divine Treasury

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi completes the Martial Dao true body, discovering that it can lift an eighty-thousand-jin cauldron and possesses strength comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, he realizes that his physical tempering has not yet reached its absolute limit.
• He advances into the Martial Dao Qi Refinement realm, where blood and qi must be burned to produce true qi. Finding the process excessively painful and destructive, he creates a gentler breathing technique that refines essence into qi gradually.
• After thirty years, he perfects Qi Refinement. His combat power reaches the level of a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator, but the realm grants only 150 years of lifespan—less than the Immortal Dao equivalent.
• Chen analyzes the limitations of the Self-Sacrifice Dao, concluding that its early stages are powerful and resource-efficient but consume vital essence and reduce longevity.
• He begins forging a Dao Foundation, experimenting with different forms of Killing Intent and astral qi. He discovers that the path can produce countless distinct foundation types, such as fire, wood, water, earth, wind, ice, lightning, and even Confucian righteous qi-based foundations.
• Using the five elements, additional Killing Intents, and heavenly astral qi, Chen creates a ninth-grade Dao Foundation shaped like a lotus dais.
• He develops the Divine Treasury secret art and Divine Treasury Pill, opening nine great Divine Treasuries: Origin, Blood and Qi, Ultimate Strength, Vital Energy, Soul, Dao Heart, Eternal Life, Heavenly Secrets, and Laws.
• Opening the nine treasuries dramatically transforms his incarnation’s power and increases its lifespan beyond three thousand years. Chen realizes that this extraordinary longevity comes primarily from the Eternal Life Divine Treasury, which contains immense life essence.
• He refines the Divine Treasuries to their limits and nurtures nine spirit gods within them. These spirits nourish his body, allowing him to form a ninth-grade Dao Embryo.
• The perfected Dao Embryo grants combat power and longevity beyond a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, rivaling peerless Great Luo-level geniuses. With the Eternal Life Treasury open, his lifespan reaches roughly ten thousand years.
• After another thousand years, Chen begins preparing for the Undying realm. He determines that the Undying Sword creates a powerful treasure body, but such bodies vary according to one’s foundation. He therefore classifies them into four grades: treasure body, spirit body, divine body, and sacred body.

Character Development

• Chen Nianzhi remains analytical and experimental, treating the incarnation as a testing ground for improving the Self-Sacrifice Dao.
• He is dissatisfied with merely achieving high power and instead focuses on identifying flaws, especially the excessive pain, resource demands, and lifespan limitations of the Martial Dao.
• His ability to design new techniques demonstrates his growing mastery of cultivation principles. He improves Qi Refinement by creating a gentler method and develops the Divine Treasury secret art and pill.
• Chen also shifts from simply cultivating the path to actively becoming its theorist and founder, establishing its branches, grades, and future possibilities.

Significant Themes

• Innovation through experimentation: Chen advances the Self-Sacrifice Dao by testing its weaknesses and designing better techniques.
• Power versus longevity: Although the Self-Sacrifice Dao provides tremendous physical strength and combat ability, its early stages shorten lifespan through the consumption of vital essence.
• Limitless paths of cultivation: The Dao Foundation can be shaped by countless forms of energy, suggesting that the system may eventually develop into a diverse “garden” of competing schools.
• Foundation determines potential: The quality of one’s Dao Foundation and Divine Treasuries directly affects later achievements, including the grade of the Dao Embryo and Undying body.
• Legacy and future development: Chen sees himself as planting the seeds of a new cultivation system whose ultimate flourishing will depend on future practitioners.

Character Interactions

• The chapter contains no major external conversations or interpersonal conflicts. Most interactions are internal:
  • Chen debates with himself about the limitations of his physical body and cultivation methods.
  • He conceptually interacts with the forces of nature—Killing Intents, astral qi, and the nine Divine Treasuries—to construct his foundation.
  • His spirit gods later nourish him, creating a reciprocal relationship between the Divine Treasuries and his physical body.
• The primary “conflict” is Chen’s struggle against the limitations of the Self-Sacrifice Dao: pain, depleted vitality, insufficient lifespan, and the difficulty of opening the highest Divine Treasuries.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi, an avatar of the Yang World's Chen Nianzhi, cultivates a supreme divine body by opening nine divine treasuries and nurturing a ninth-grade Dao Embryo.
• He breaks through to the Sacrifice Self realm, refining his cultivation technique along the way.
• After several hundred thousand years, he perfects the Sacrifice Self Dao, allowing his avatar to possess invincible combat power in the Immortal Ascension realm.
• Chen Nianzhi emerges from seclusion and learns that the next great tribulation is approaching. He decides to have his disciples enter the tribulation to strengthen their foundations.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi's avatar advances its cultivation, ultimately achieving perfection in the Sacrifice Self Dao.
• Ye Qingfeng, Chen Nianzhi's eldest disciple, decides to enter the upcoming great tribulation to break through to the Heavenly Immortal realm.
• Chen Nianzhi's other disciples, Ye Wen Yuan and Ye Yuan Sheng, also plan to enter the tribulation.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of cultivation perfection and the refinement of cultivation techniques.
• The importance of great tribulations for advancing cultivation and strengthening foundations.
• The anticipation of the upcoming calamity cycle and Rebirth After a Hundred Tribulations.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi shares his cultivation insights with Jiang Linglong.
• Jiang Linglong discusses the upcoming great tribulation with Chen Nianzhi and arranges for their disciples to enter it.
• Chen Nianzhi decides to advance the Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Qi Bottle to the level of an Innate Ancient Treasure.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi refines the Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Qi Bottle with five strands of Primordial Purple Qi.
• The bottle advances into a high-grade innate treasure and births an 'Innate Heaven-Earth One-Qi Great Dao Embryo'.
• The Innate Heaven-Earth One-Qi Water's healing and ripening effects significantly improve, and it gains a trace of Great Dao power, capable of helping a Primordial Ancient Tree advance to mid-grade.
• Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong discuss the clan's immortal source reserves and decide to sell the Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo to fund the advancement of Primordial Ancient Trees.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates his prowess in refining innate treasures and understanding their uses.
• Jiang Linglong shows her knowledge of the clan's finances and supports Chen Nianzhi's decisions.

Significant Themes

• The power and rarity of innate ancient treasures and spirit treasures.
• The value of Primordial Ancient Trees and the difficulty in obtaining them.
• The importance of immortal source for advancements and developments.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong discuss the clan's affairs and make decisions together, showing their partnership and mutual respect.
• Chen Nianzhi considers the needs of the entire clan, demonstrating his responsibility and care for his family.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Clan decides to sell Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo in bulk, despite potential risks.
• Chen Nianzhi cultivates 36 stalks of middle-grade Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo, spending 4 billion Immortal Sources.
• Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong plan to sell the bamboo at the Pure Yang Cave-Heaven's Exchange Fair for Heavenly Immortals.
• The Exchange Fair attracts over 500 Heavenly Immortal powers, with the Pure Yang Cave-Heaven presenting nine rare treasures for trade.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi shows strategic thinking and confidence in the Chen Clan's strength, deciding to sell the bamboo despite potential threats.
• Jiang Linglong trusts Chen Nianzhi's judgment and accepts his plan.
• Pure Void Daoist, the host of the Exchange Fair, demonstrates the Pure Yang Cave-Heaven's wealth and influence by presenting nine rare treasures.

Significant Themes

• Power and Wealth: The Chen Clan's newfound strength allows them to consider selling the Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo, while the Pure Yang Cave-Heaven's display of treasures highlights their power and influence.
• Risk and Opportunity: Selling the bamboo in bulk could bring trouble, but it also presents an opportunity for the Chen Clan to gain wealth and allies.
• Growth and Adaptation: The Exchange Fair showcases the growth of new Heavenly Immortal powers and their need for resources to advance, while the Chen Clan adapts to their new status.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Jiang Linglong discuss and agree on selling the Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo.
• Chen Nianzhi interacts with the Pure Yang Sacred Son, showing mutual respect and understanding.
• Chen Nianzhi observes Pure Void Daoist hosting the Exchange Fair, appreciating the Pure Yang Cave-Heaven's treasures.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter begins with Heavenly Immortals trading for innate treasures, with Pure Void Daoist and a late-stage Heavenly Immortal from Evergreen Grotto-Heaven making significant trades.
• Chen Nianzhi, the protagonist, takes the stage as the thirty-second participant, surprising him as he expected to be later in the sequence.
• He offers thirty-six stalks of mid-grade Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo, causing a stir among the Heavenly Immortals due to its immense value and potential when refined into a sword formation.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates his powerful divine sense, intimidating some Heavenly Immortals and revealing his nonchalance towards their malicious intentions.
• He shows his understanding of the value and potential of the Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo, using it as a bargaining tool.

Significant Themes

• The value and rarity of innate treasures and Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo.
• The power dynamics among Heavenly Immortals and the importance of one's position in the trading sequence at the Exchange Fair.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi interacts with the Heavenly Immortals, revealing his knowledge and confidence in the value of his Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo.
• An eighth-level Heavenly Immortal from Venus Grotto-Heaven expresses interest in the Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo, hinting at a potential transaction.
• Chen Nianzhi addresses the ancestor of Venus Grotto-Heaven, showing respect while maintaining his composure and negotiating stance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi offers to trade a set of Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo for Immortal Sources at the Pure Yang Immortal City Exchange Fair.
• Bidding for the bamboo starts at 100 billion Immortal Sources and reaches 360 billion, offered by the Lord of Purple Tenuity Grotto-Heaven.
• Chen Nianzhi sells the bamboo for 360 billion Immortal Sources, planning to use it to advance his clan's Primordial Ancient Trees.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi demonstrates shrewdness and patience in negotiating the sale of the bamboo, understanding its true value and waiting for the highest bid.
• The Lord of Purple Tenuity Grotto-Heaven reveals his wealth and power by offering 360 billion Immortal Sources.

Significant Themes

• The value of Immortal Sources and innate treasures, and how they can be traded.
• The power and influence of ancient immortal powers and their Grotto-Heavens.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi interacts with various Heavenly Immortal powers, including the Lord of Venus Grotto-Heaven, Golden Radiance Heavenly God, and the Lord of Purple Tenuity Grotto-Heaven, as they bid for the Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo.
• Pure Void Daoist from Pure Yang Cave-Heaven approaches Chen Nianzhi after the sale, expressing interest in purchasing more Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo, particularly high-grade ones.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Nianzhi returns to the Guixu Grotto-Heaven and converts 360 billion immortal source crystals into Innate Spiritual Water.
• He upgrades the clan's 24 ancient trees to mid-grade Primordial Ancient Trees, using over 100,000 drops of Innate Spiritual Water.
• Chen Nianzhi distributes 1.2 million drops of Innate Spiritual Water to the clansmen and sends 300,000 drops to Jiang Daoxu.
• The Guixu Universe expands to 190 million light-years in diameter, and Chen Nianzhi's cultivation reaches the second level of Heavenly Immortal.
• Chen Nianzhi cultivates a batch of Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo and refines 36 Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo Swords.
• He summons his three disciples and bestows treasures upon them: Ye Qingfeng receives the Pure Yang Heavenly Sword, Lu Wenyuan gets the Four Symbols Array Flags, and Yuan Sheng is given the Five-Treasure Glazed Armor. Each disciple also receives 12 Supreme Unity Golden Bamboo Swords.
• The members of the Chen Immortal Clan emerge from seclusion, having made significant cultivation breakthroughs.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi continues to demonstrate his generosity and care for his disciples and clan members, providing them with resources to advance their cultivation.
• His disciples show loyalty and determination to face the upcoming great calamity.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Advancement: The chapter emphasizes the importance of resources and opportunities for cultivation progress.
• Preparation for Challenges: Chen Nianzhi and his disciples prepare for the impending great calamity by upgrading their treasures and cultivation levels.
• Generosity and Benevolence: Chen Nianzhi's actions reflect his benevolent nature, as he shares resources with his clan members and disciples.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi interacts with his disciples, bestowing treasures upon them and expressing his hopes for their future.
• He also interacts with the members of the Chen Immortal Clan, providing them with Innate Spiritual Water to aid their cultivation.
• The interactions highlight Chen Nianzhi's role as a master and leader, guiding and supporting his disciples and clan members.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Chen Immortal Clan's members advance to the second level of Heavenly Immortal, significantly boosting their power.
• Chen Nianzhi resumes secluded cultivation to reach the third level of Heavenly Immortal.
• A great calamity approaches, and Chen Nianzhi seals the Guixu Grotto-Heaven to avoid it.
• The calamity erupts, and various factions compete fiercely, including the Chen Immortal Clan and powerful outsiders like the Void Kunpeng and Ancient Golden Hou.
• Chen Xianzhu, Ye Qingfeng, Lu Wenyuan, and Yuan Sheng lead the Chen Clan in a major battle against demon and divine races, resulting in a human victory and a significant loss for the opposing races.
• After the calamity, the four disciples achieve a breakthrough to the Heavenly Immortal realm.

Character Developments

• Chen Nianzhi: Advances to the second level of Heavenly Immortal and becomes more powerful.
• Chen Xianzhu: Overcomes past traumas, cultivates a taboo domain, and becomes a formidable Heavenly Immortal.
• Ye Qingfeng, Lu Wenyuan, and Yuan Sheng: Also advance to Heavenly Immortals and cultivate taboo domains.

Significant Themes

• Power and advancement: Characters strive to improve their cultivation levels to survive calamities and gain influence.
• Competition and conflict: Factions compete for dominance, leading to intense battles.
• Survival and resilience: Characters face challenges and hardships, learning to adapt and overcome them.

Character Interactions

• Chen Nianzhi and Chen Xianzhu: Father and son discuss Chen Xianzhu's experiences and plans for the future.
• Chen Immortal Clan vs. Demon and Divine Races: The two sides clash in a decisive battle, with the humans emerging victorious.
• Chen Nianzhi and his disciples: The master acknowledges his disciples' achievements and encourages them.