Chapter Summaries

The Heavenly Court claimed lands on the Origin Continent and ordered its factions to evacuate within three months. When the Star Origin Sect defied the deadline, the Heavenly Court annihilated it, and the Primordial Realm’s factions prepared for the court to take control of the marked lands.

• The Heavenly Court official declared the marked lands its property, while factions from the Origin Continent mistakenly thought they were being made Heavenly Court members.
• Beast Taming Elder and the other hegemonic powers moved their people near the Clear Origin Domain, and the Heavenly Court ordered the remaining factions to leave within three months.
• The Origin Continent’s factions refused to evacuate, but the hegemonic powers turned away those seeking their support.
• The Star Origin Sect Master reassured his elders that the Heavenly Court would not attack everyone, even as the evacuation deadline passed.
• A Heavenly Human expert and the Heavenly Court army slaughtered everyone in the Star Origin Sect after it failed to leave.
• The Primordial Realm’s factions treated the massacre as expected and began preparing for the Heavenly Court to occupy the marked lands.

Heavenly Court exterminated the factions in its claimed territories, then Primordial Realm factions invaded the Origin Expanse and targeted the Clear Origin Domain. The allied forces defending the domain faced dozens of enemy Heavenly Human Realm experts, and Beast Taming Elder and the others prepared for what might be their final battle.

• Heavenly Court slaughtered every living being in the territories it claimed on Origin Continent, while the Eternal Divine Dynasty and allied factions prepared to defend the Clear Origin Domain.
• Primordial Realm factions invaded the Origin Expanse, destroyed local factions, and set their sights on the Clear Origin Domain.
• Primordial Sect Master and the other defenders met the invaders with an army of hundreds of millions under Linghu Shanhe's command.
• Beast Taming Elder, Primordial Sect Master, Taiyi Sect Master, the abbot of Myriad Buddha Temple, Soul Emperor, and War God Yun revealed themselves as six Heavenly Human Realm experts.
• The invaders waited for reinforcements, then dozens of Heavenly Human Realm experts arrived more than a month later.
• Beast Taming Elder and the other defenders calmly prepared for a battle they believed might be their last.

Li Xuancang arrived to rescue the Beast Taming Elder and his companions from more than forty Primordial Realm experts. Ling Chuan challenged him and found that neither his sword beam nor his full-powered punch could get past the invisible force around Li Xuancang.

• The Primordial Realm experts unleashed their combined pressure, overwhelming the Clear Origin Domain army and leaving the Beast Taming Elder and his five companions unable to resist.
• Li Xuancang and Su Xinghai arrived, and Li Xuancang's Blood Qi Force broke through the enemies' pressure.
• Ling Chuan of the Mad Martial Hall challenged Li Xuancang to a one-on-one fight while the other experts retreated to watch.
• Ling Chuan attacked with a sword beam, but it stopped three inches from Li Xuancang and shattered against an invisible force.
• Ling Chuan rushed in with a secret-art punch, but his fist also stopped three inches from Li Xuancang, leaving him surprised.

Li Xuancang crushed Ling Chuan in battle, but Ling Chuan summoned a protective power left by a Dao-Integration Realm expert from the Mad Martial Hall. The Eternal God Emperor joined Li Xuancang to face the phantom as it raised a finger for its attack.

• Li Xuancang blocked Ling Chuan's full-force assault with his protective divine light and defeated him with a single punch.
• Li Xuancang pursued Ling Chuan and reached for his neck, but Ling Chuan crushed a jade pendant and summoned a Dao-Integration Realm phantom.
• The Primordial Realm cultivators recognized the Mad Martial Hall's powerful safeguard and believed Li Xuancang could not survive it.
• The Eternal God Emperor appeared beside Li Xuancang and prepared to join forces with him against the phantom.
• The Dao-Integration Realm phantom became solid and slowly raised a finger, which everyone felt could not be evaded or resisted.

Li Xuancang survived a Dao-Integration Realm strike and a joint assault by more than forty Heavenly Human Realm cultivators, then led Clear Origin Domain into a full-scale counterattack. The battle remained fierce, with Li Xuancang fighting five Late-Heavenly Human Realm opponents while the God Emperor held the allied forces together.

• A gigantic finger struck Li Xuancang and the God Emperor, but both survived and used the Indestructible Scripture to wear away the lingering law power in their wounds.
• Li Xuancang pursued Ling Chuan, but the Dao-Integration Realm phantom intercepted him and more than forty Heavenly Human Realm cultivators attacked, blasting him into dust.
• Li Xuancang re-formed from the dust, and Su Xinghai, the God Emperor, Beast Taming Elder, and their allies joined the fight.
• Li Xuancang ordered the army to counterattack, and the battle between Clear Origin Domain and the Primordial Realm spread across the battlefield.
• Li Xuancang fought five Late-Heavenly Human Realm cultivators, while the God Emperor protected his allies and helped Clear Origin Domain maintain a slight advantage.

Li Xuancang and the Divine Dynasty repelled the first assault on the Clear Origin Domain, but feared a stronger attack led by Dao-Integration Realm experts. Ling Hui of the Spirit King Palace offered to hold those experts back in exchange for the Spirit Race’s return to its sacred land, giving Li Xuancang a chance to defend the domain.

• Li Xuancang overwhelmed Ling Chuan and forced the Primordial Realm army to retreat without pursuing them.
• The Soul Emperor and others recovered from their wounds as factions across Black Profound Continent heard of Li Xuancang’s victory and prepared for another attack.
• Ling Hui of the Spirit King Palace visited Li Xuancang and the God Emperor, offering to block Dao-Integration Realm experts if the Divine Dynasty returned the Spirit Race members to their sacred land.
• Li Xuancang accepted the arrangement, and Ling Hui left to gather the Spirit Race clansmen.
• With the Dao-Integration Realm threat held at bay, Li Xuancang told the God Emperor his plan for dealing with the factions preparing to attack again.

Clear Origin Domain struck the Primordial Realm allied army first, allowing God Emperor and Li Xuancang to infiltrate and devastate its ranks. Li Xuancang defeated and captured Ling Chuan, then turned to hunt the allied army’s remaining powerful experts.

• Clear Origin Domain launched a charge to draw the allied army’s attention while God Emperor and Li Xuancang infiltrated its camp.
• God Emperor and Li Xuancang attacked without warning, killing more than a dozen Heavenly Human Realm experts and severely wounding two Late-Heavenly Human Realm experts.
• Li Xuancang overwhelmed Ling Chuan with a punch, leaving him badly injured and causing the allied army’s morale to collapse.
• Li Xuancang broke Ling Chuan’s arm, sealed his power, and captured him inside his Cave Heaven.
• Li Xuancang charged after the allied army’s remaining powerful experts to gather resources for Bai Meng and Su Xinghai.

Li Xuancang and the God Emperor routed the allied army, securing Clear Origin Domain’s foothold in the Primordial Realm. As they prepared to register with the Heavenly Court, Mad Martial Hall argued over whether to rescue the captured Ling Chuan.

• Li Xuancang and the God Emperor crushed the allied army, while Beast Taming Elder and the others killed or captured its cultivators after a three-day pursuit.
• Li Xuancang gave the captured enemies to Bai Meng and Su Xinghai to help them advance, but spared Ling Chuan to avoid provoking Mad Martial Hall.
• The God Emperor and Li Xuancang discussed the need for intelligence and resources, and the burdens the Heavenly Court imposed on factions throughout the Hongmeng Star Realm.
• Li Xuancang sent Beast Taming Elder and the Soul Emperor to register Clear Origin Domain with the Heavenly Court.
• The First Elder urged Mad Martial Hall to rescue Ling Chuan, while the Second Elder and his supporters argued that the sect should abandon him and avenge its fallen members instead.

After the Heavenly Court imposed resource payments and a military levy on Clear Origin Domain, Li Xuancang volunteered to lead its army to Border Wasteland Domain. The army reached Scarlet Origin Domain and paid the Heavenly Court to use its Star Gate, then prepared to continue onward.

• Wu Xuan ordered Mad Martial Hall to negotiate with the Eternal Divine Dynasty to rescue Ling Chuan and the other captured cultivators.
• Bai Meng and Su Xinghai emerged from secluded cultivation after advancing to the Heavenly Human Realm.
• Li Xuancang told Clear Origin Domain's leaders that the Heavenly Court required half its resources every five years and an army of ten million for Border Wasteland Domain.
• Li Xuancang volunteered to lead the army and instructed his allies to keep Mad Martial Hall waiting over Ling Chuan without handing him over.
• The army assembled a month later, and Li Xuancang left the God Emperor to protect his family before leading the troops into the Void.
• At Scarlet Origin Domain, Linghu Shanhe reported that the Heavenly Court demanded resources for Star Gate access, and Li Xuancang ordered the payment.

Li Xuancang’s army entered the Border Wasteland Domain and was assigned to fight under Limitless Hall. After more than a month, an Alternate Universe assault began, and Su Xinghai’s overwhelming power became clear as he fought an enemy cultivator.

• Linghu Shanhe paid the Star Gate fee, and Su Xinghai led the army into the Border Wasteland Domain.
• Heavenly Court personnel assigned the Clear Origin Domain forces to Jiang Tianyuan of Limitless Hall, who warned them to remain ready for sudden attacks.
• After more than a month without battle, Li Xuancang’s army met an Alternate Universe invasion led by a force that included over two hundred Heavenly Human Realm cultivators.
• Su Xinghai and Bai Meng charged into battle, and Linghu Shanhe was shocked to sense that Bai Meng had reached the Heavenly Human Realm.
• Li Xuancang sensed Dao-Integration Realm experts confronting each other in the Void while millions of troops fell in the fighting.
• Su Xinghai overwhelmed a Mid-Heavenly Human Realm opponent by devouring his power, blood, and vitality, leaving him unable to escape.

A Gold-Eating Beast devastated the battlefield, and the defenders believed the war was lost until Li Xuancang challenged it. After enduring its attacks without injury, Li Xuancang prepared to fight for the beast and its valuable remains.

• The Gold-Eating Beast appeared on the battlefield, killing Heavenly Human Realm experts and shrugging off their attacks.
• As the defenders prepared to retreat, Li Xuancang charged the beast and blocked its claw with his fist.
• The Gold-Eating Beast swept Li Xuancang into a crater with its tail, but he emerged unharmed.
• Li Xuancang focused on the Gold-Eating Beast, thinking that killing it could help Ling'er's Purple-Gold Gourd evolve.

Li Xuancang fought the Gold-Eating Beast in a brutal battle, revealing strength enough to break its scales and send it crashing into a divine mountain. The two then locked into a bloody struggle in midair, with neither side gaining a clear advantage.

• Li Xuancang charged the Gold-Eating Beast and struck its chest, but its scales barely showed any damage.
• The Gold-Eating Beast attacked Li Xuancang with its claws and wing, while Li Xuancang broke part of its wing in their collision.
• Observers from the Hongmeng Star Realm and the Alternate Universe recognized Li Xuancang as a powerful opponent and began reacting to his presence.
• Li Xuancang unleashed a surge of Blood Qi and shattered scales on the Gold-Eating Beast's claw with a punch, sending it into a divine mountain.
• The Gold-Eating Beast gathered its strength and charged, while Li Xuancang met it with both fists and the two remained locked together in a bloody struggle.

Li Xuancang killed the Gold-Eating Beast with his bare hands and helped the Hongmeng Star Realm rout the Alternate Universe forces. After the battle, other Heavenly Human Realm experts praised him and asked which faction he came from.

• Li Xuancang pinned the Gold-Eating Beast and battered it while the Hongmeng Star Realm forces blocked the Alternate Universe creatures from helping.
• Li Xuancang prevented the wounded beast from healing, broke its spine, and tore its body in half, killing it.
• Li Xuancang charged into battle as the Alternate Universe creatures fled, helping the Hongmeng Star Realm slaughter their forces and capture dozens of Heavenly Human Realm experts.
• Li Xuancang stored the Gold-Eating Beast's corpse in his cave heaven after the battle and received praise from the other experts.
• Qingmu of the Spirit Stream Sect asked Li Xuancang which faction he came from.

Li Xuancang refused to trade the Gold-Eating Beast’s corpse, then learned from Crimson Flame Lord that Mad Martial Hall was preparing to attack the Clear Origin Domain again. Crimson Flame Lord offered to help deter the assault in exchange for half the corpse, leaving Li Xuancang to weigh the bargain against his family’s safety.

• Li Xuancang told Qingmu and the other cultivators that he would not trade the Gold-Eating Beast’s corpse, then left as they resented his refusal.
• Linghu Shanhe reported that the battle had cost seven Cave Heaven Realm cultivators and more than three million soldiers, and Li Xuancang ordered the army reorganized and its spoils distributed as rewards.
• After Su Xinghai and Bai Meng grew stronger by devouring captured prisoners, a messenger summoned Li Xuancang to meet Crimson Flame Lord.
• Crimson Flame Lord praised Li Xuancang’s talent and asked for half the Gold-Eating Beast’s corpse in exchange for the Crimson Flame Sect’s help against Mad Martial Hall.
• Crimson Flame Lord revealed that the Spirit King Palace had already warned Mad Martial Hall and said the added support of the Crimson Flame Sect would deter its planned attack on the Clear Origin Domain.

Li Xuancang surrendered half of the Gold-Eating Beast to Crimson Flame Lord in exchange for protection, forcing the Mad Martial Hall to abandon its attack on the Clear Origin Domain. After five years of fighting and cultivation in the Border Wasteland Domain, Li Xuancang prepared to return with Su Xinghai and Bai Meng.

• Li Xuancang gave Crimson Flame Lord half of the Gold-Eating Beast and secured his promise to stop the Mad Martial Hall from sending troops.
• Wu Xuan ordered the Mad Martial Hall to abandon its attack, and the other factions withdrew from the battlefield.
• News that Li Xuancang had killed the Gold-Eating Beast spread across the Hongmeng Star Realm, drawing the attention of major factions.
• Over four years, Li Xuancang survived battles and attacks from Dao-Integration Realm experts while Su Xinghai reached the Late-Heavenly Human Realm and Bai Meng broke through to the Mid-Heavenly Human Realm.
• After five years in the Border Wasteland Domain, Li Xuancang decided to return to the Clear Origin Domain with Su Xinghai and Bai Meng, accompanied by only a fraction of the army that had arrived.

After the Heavenly Court blocked the Clear Origin Domain from withdrawing, Li Xuancang exposed the abuse and forced the court to let his surviving troops return for five years of recuperation. As Li Xuancang settled back into family life, dozens of nearby factions suddenly invaded the Clear Origin Domain.

• Li Xuancang ordered Linghu Shanhe to spread word that the Heavenly Court was preventing the Clear Origin Domain from withdrawing, provoking private outrage across the surrounding factions.
• Xuan Qing ordered Cang Yuan to let the Clear Origin Domain withdraw and recuperate for five years, while privately plotting retaliation.
• Li Xuancang returned to the Clear Origin Domain with only a million of the more than ten million troops who had set out, then warned his allies to prepare for the Heavenly Court's reprisals.
• Li Xuancang rewarded the returning soldiers, sent them back to their factions, and spent time at home while Li Ling'er let the Purple-Gold Gourd devour the Gold-Eating Beast's corpse.
• Dozens of factions near the Clear Origin Domain launched simultaneous attacks, killing everyone they encountered and looting as they advanced.

Dozens of forces invaded the Clear Origin Domain, and Li Xuancang rallied its defenders by revealing he could face Mad Martial Hall’s Dao-Integration Realm experts. As the Clear Origin Domain army arrived at a devastated border, the Beast Taming Elder broke through and the Purple-Gold Gourd advanced to a Mid-Grade Ancestral Artifact; the battle began with Su Xinghai swallowing millions of enemy soldiers.

• Li Xuancang and the leaders of the Clear Origin Domain learned that dozens of forces had invaded and prepared to meet them, with Li Xuancang assuring them they need not fear Mad Martial Hall’s Dao-Integration Realm experts.
• The Beast Taming Elder broke through to the Late-Heavenly Human Realm, while the Purple-Gold Gourd evolved into a Mid-Grade Ancestral Artifact.
• Li Xuancang ordered the Clear Origin Domain forces to mobilize, and the Beast Taming Elder, Su Xinghai, Bai Meng, and Li Ling'er headed for the border.
• The Clear Origin Domain army arrived to find the enemy slaughtering civilians and clashed with the invading forces.
• Su Xinghai created a vast black vortex that devoured or destroyed several million enemy troops, stunning the watching factions.

Su Xinghai, the God Emperor, and their allies fought off the allied army’s assault with the Purple-Gold Gourd and its deadly flying knife. As Li Ling'er continued directing the weapon from behind their defenses, the enemy forces faltered and began looking for ways to escape.

• Su Xinghai and the Purple-Gold Gourd slaughtered enemy soldiers until more than a hundred Heavenly Human Realm cultivators attacked them together.
• The God Emperor and the other allies joined Su Xinghai, and they blocked the enemy attack before launching a counterattack.
• Su Xinghai and the God Emperor fought nine Late-Heavenly Human Realm cultivators while the Purple-Gold Gourd’s flying knife killed seven more enemies.
• The flying knife killed fleeing cultivators, and the Grand Elder of Mad Martial Hall was badly injured when the God Emperor struck him.
• Enemies tried to reach Li Ling'er to stop her controlling the Purple-Gold Gourd, but Beast Taming Elder and Bai Meng held them back as she continued attacking.

Clear Origin Domain crushed the allied forces, and Li Xuancang faced the Mad Martial Hall Patriarch after revealing his Dao-Integration Realm cultivation. The Patriarch identified the Heavenly Court officials behind the attack, secured permission to withdraw his surviving people, and asked what price would free Ling Chuan.

• Beast Taming Elder unleashed four divine beasts, helping Clear Origin Domain rout the allied forces as flying knives killed dozens of Heavenly Human Realm cultivators.
• The Mad Martial Hall Patriarch discovered that Li Xuancang had reached the Dao-Integration Realm and asked to end the battle, but Li Xuancang refused to settle matters immediately.
• Clear Origin Domain killed most of the enemy cultivators, while Beast Taming Elder and Li Ling'er joined the God Emperor and Su Xinghai against the remaining Late-Heavenly Human Realm fighters.
• Li Xuancang pressed the Mad Martial Hall Patriarch about who had organized the attack, and the Patriarch named High Person Duling and Xuan Qing of the Heavenly Court.
• Li Xuancang allowed the Mad Martial Hall Patriarch to take his surviving people, and the Patriarch asked what price would secure Ling Chuan's release.

Clear Origin Domain defeated the invading forces after Li Xuancang forced the Mad Martial Hall Patriarch to withdraw. With Mad Martial Hall delivering resources and Ling Chuan returned, the victors prepared to strengthen themselves through secluded cultivation.

• Li Xuancang made the Mad Martial Hall Patriarch withdraw after demanding resources in exchange for Ling Chuan's safe return.
• The Grand Elder escaped after receiving the Mad Martial Hall Patriarch's command, and the God Emperor and the others overwhelmed the remaining enemies.
• Su Xinghai, the God Emperor, the Beast Taming Elder, and the Purple-Gold Gourd combined their strongest attacks, leaving the eight enemy powerhouses gravely wounded and unable to escape.
• Li Xuancang told the gathering that he had made the Mad Martial Hall Patriarch retreat, and the Clear Origin Domain fighters celebrated having a Dao-Integration Realm powerhouse overseeing them.
• Li Xuancang urged everyone to grow stronger, and the Primordial Sect Master and the others entered seclusion to pursue breakthroughs.
• Mad Martial Hall delivered a vast quantity of resources, and Li Xuancang handed Ling Chuan over to them.