Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing and Baili Hong entered the Sea of Chaos’s deadly central region, where supreme treasures drew factions into battle despite the threat of the Void-Biting Lord. They found Zhen Yuanzi and Xu Ping'an on a vast floating island, where powerful representatives from several factions had gathered.

• Baili Hong explained that the Chaos Law suppressed cultivators in the central region, while Xu Changqing secretly found that its erosion nourished his Primordial Dao Cycle.
• Xu Changqing and Baili Hong bypassed the treasure battles and pushed deeper into the center to find Zhen Yuanzi.
• Xu Changqing sensed Zhen Yuanzi's Time Law aura and found him with Xu Ping'an on a floating island covered in Chaos Mutant remains.
• Baili Hong identified the Lord of the Ruins's projection and a Primordial Insect from the Vacuum Homeland among those gathered.
• Baili Hong introduced Golden Palace Supreme Venerable and Yin Jiuchong as powerful elders from the Endless Starfield.

Zhen Yuanzi revealed that Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion and the Chaos Mutants had agreed to settle their contest through lower-tier combatants, since the strongest fighters could not risk waking the Void-Biting Lord. He chose Xu Changqing to face the Chaos Lords and Behemoths, and Xu Changqing stunned everyone by proposing to undergo his tribulation there.

• Zhen Yuanzi and the Lord of the Ruins' projection faced the Chaos Mutants' force, led by Mountainbane, Void Devourer, and a nameless Chaos Sovereign.
• Xu Changqing and Baili Hong arrived, and Zhen Yuanzi explained that the Void-Biting Lord must not be awakened by high-grade fighters' law fluctuations.
• Zhen Yuanzi chose Xu Changqing to fight the Chaos Lords and Behemoths because his unusual Spirit Transformation cultivation could act without alerting the Void-Biting Lord.
• Zhen Yuanzi explained that victory would decide who controlled the center of Chaos and received priority in selecting supreme treasures.
• After Baili Hong warned him about the five Chaos Behemoths and Chaos Lords, Xu Changqing said he might as well undergo his tribulation there.

Xu Changqing volunteered to undergo tribulation above Void-Biting Lord, but Zhen Yuanzi and the Chaos Mutants rejected the idea and agreed to settle their conflict through a duel. Xu Changqing faced a Star Whale Behemoth and unexpectedly used Creation Force and Chaos Law to nurture the law nodes on its back.

• Xu Changqing calmly claimed he was completely certain he could undergo tribulation above Void-Biting Lord, but Zhen Yuanzi refused to risk waking the sleeping ruler.
• Zhen Yuanzi and the Chaos Mutants agreed that one Spirit Transformation cultivator would fight one Chaos Behemoth, with a draw counting as a human victory.
• A Star Whale Behemoth stepped forward, while Xu Ping'an told his father to be careful.
• Xu Changqing approached the Star Whale Behemoth and sent gentle Creation Force threads to its law nodes, then channeled Chaos Law into them.

Xu Changqing used Creation Threads to force-feed Chaos Law to a Star Whale Behemoth, rapidly pushing it toward Chaos Royalty while making its power outpace its ability to form a web of laws. He dodged its attacks as he continued the forced ripening, and Primordial Insect reported his ability to the Vacuum Homeland.

• Xu Changqing flooded the Star Whale Behemoth with Chaos Law, causing its body and power to grow at an alarming rate.
• Golden Palace Supreme Venerable, Yin Jiuchong, Baili Hong, and Zhen Yuanzi realized Xu Changqing was forcing the behemoth beyond what it could withstand.
• The Star Whale Behemoth began transforming into Giant Whale Royalty, but cracks spread through its Law patterns as its power overwhelmed its web of laws.
• The Star Whale Behemoth attacked Xu Changqing with a beam and a sweeping tail, but he teleported around its strikes and continued injecting Chaos Law.
• Golden Palace Supreme Venerable and Yin Jiuchong recognized Xu Changqing's forced-ripening strategy, while Primordial Insect sent news of his ability to the Vacuum Homeland.

Xu Changqing used his ability to force the Chaos Mutants to concede the wager, securing victory for the human cultivators. He returned to the floating island as the other factions recognized him as a major threat.

• Xu Changqing kept pouring Chaos Law into the Star Whale behemoth while Zhen Yuanzi blocked the Chaos Sovereign from intervening with Time Law.
• The Chaos Sovereign found no way to break the deadlock without risking an all-out conflict that could awaken Void-Biting Lord.
• The Chaos Sovereign conceded and used its authority to suppress and extract the excess Chaos Law from the Star Whale behemoth.
• Xu Changqing withdrew his methods, reclaimed the remaining Chaos Law, and returned to the floating island as the Star Whale behemoth fled.
• Golden Palace Supreme Venerable, Yin Jiuchong, the Primordial Insect, Baili Hong, and Xu Ping'an regarded Xu Changqing with newfound wariness and admiration.

After the Cosmic Tidal Surge, Xu Changqing claimed a mysterious seed among the supreme treasures and discussed where to undergo Tribulation Transcendence. As the surge faded, he checked on his three Spirit Plant Puppets and planned to return with them to the Four Mortal Domains.

• The Chaos Sovereign and the remaining Chaos Behemoths departed, and the central region of the Sea of Chaos grew calmer as the supreme treasures surfaced.
• Xu Changqing chose the grayish-white seed after the Primordial Dao Cycle within him accelerated, while the other parties divided the remaining eight treasures.
• Zhen Yuanzi warned Xu Changqing that the Sea of Chaos was dangerous for Tribulation Transcendence and recommended waiting until they returned to the Four Mortal Domains.
• Over the next half month, the Cosmic Tidal Surge receded and the fighting around the Sea of Chaos subsided.
• Xu Changqing used Shared Vision to find Xu Zixiao in an ancient herb garden, Xu Qiansui refining materials in an abandoned chamber, and Xu Jiuyou near a Netherworld Soul Lotus.
• Xu Changqing cut off Shared Vision and planned to take the three Spirit Plant Puppets back to the Four Mortal Domains once the surge ended.

After the Cosmic Tidal Surge, Xu Changqing learned that his daughter Linglong’s rare Mirage Dragon Bloodline had drawn the attention of Lord of the Ruins. He agreed to meet Lord of the Ruins with Linglong and Zhao Ziyue before deciding whether she would become the Ruins Lord’s disciple.

• A mysterious red light fled from the Sea of Chaos before the universe erased it from time, and Zhen Yuanzi told Xu Changqing that his Master had acted because the thing corrupted causality.
• The factions departed after the battle, and Xu Changqing returned alone to the Spirit Plant Bureau camp on the third supply line.
• Xu Changqing reunited with Zhao Ziyue and Linglong, then learned that Lord of the Ruins wanted to take Linglong as a disciple to guide her Mirage Dragon Bloodline.
• Worried about the dangers of Guixu, Xu Changqing asked to meet Lord of the Ruins before making a decision and left with Linglong and Zhao Ziyue.

Xu Changqing, Zhao Ziyue, and Linglong traveled toward Guixu as Zhao Ziyue explained the origins of Guixu and the Dragon Burial Grounds. They arrived at the vast, ancient burial grounds, where dragon phantoms swam beneath buildings made from dragon bones and scales.

• Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue discussed how Guixu predated the Dragon Clan and drew its members there to be buried, though Zhao Ziyue did not know why.
• The trio crossed dark, silent waters where dragon souls drifted, and Zhao Ziyue warned Linglong not to watch them for too long.
• Zhao Ziyue identified the cracked Dragon Eye Pearls along their route, and Xu Changqing pulled several over for Linglong to collect.
• Linglong touched the water and startled the dragon phantoms, while her Nine-Dragon Supreme Pearl reacted to the growing dragon aura.
• Xu Changqing, Zhao Ziyue, and Linglong reached the enormous Guixu Dragon Burial Grounds, built from dragon bones and scales above a hidden world beneath the mist.

Xu Changqing, Linglong, and Zhao Ziyue traveled deeper into Guixu, where Linglong felt a mysterious call amid the immense dragon graveyard. They reached the Ruins Dragon Palace and saw the true form of the Lord of the Ruins, whom Zhao Ziyue respectfully greeted.

• Xu Changqing sensed countless dragon bones and beheld Guixu’s vast, death-filled expanse.
• Linglong said something was calling her, and Xu Changqing reassured her while Zhao Ziyue suggested the call came from the dead Dragon Clan.
• The boat carried them through waters crowded with dragon bones and souls toward a colossal shadow that held a faint thread of life within its death aura.
• Xu Changqing and his companions arrived at the Ruins Dragon Palace, built from the bones of tens of millions of dragons.
• Xu Changqing saw the Lord of the Ruins’ humanoid black form and felt its gaze expose him as his Origin Dao stirred.
• Zhao Ziyue cupped his hands and paid his respects to the Lord of the Ruins.

The Lord of the Ruins revealed that Linglong was suited to inherit its position, but Xu Changqing refused to let his young daughter be bound to the Dragon Tomb. The chapter ended with Linglong saying she wanted to stay because she sensed something here that she desperately needed.

• The Lord of the Ruins recognized Linglong’s Mirage Dragon Bloodline and the Nine-Dragon Supreme Pearl, then named her a potential successor.
• The Lord of the Ruins explained that it was not Guixu’s first host and that its position could be inherited.
• Xu Changqing rejected the succession, arguing that Linglong was too young and refusing to let her stay behind.
• The Lord of the Ruins acknowledged Xu Changqing’s standing as a disciple of a Great Dao Venerable but said Linglong could inherit the position only after she had grown.
• Linglong tugged Xu Changqing’s sleeve and said she wanted to stay because she sensed something she desperately needed.

Xu Changqing agreed to let Linglong remain in Guixu after she sensed an important opportunity waiting for her there. The Lord of the Ruins gave Xu the Creation Guixu Seal, and Zhao Ziyue offered to help him gather valuable treasures before the family departed.

• Linglong told Xu Changqing she felt something important was waiting for her in Guixu, and Zhao Ziyue offered to protect her using his authority as an Angler.
• Xu Changqing warned Linglong that staying would separate her from her family, but she insisted it would be temporary, so he respected her choice.
• The Lord of the Ruins promised to look after Linglong and presented Xu with the Creation Guixu Seal, a treasure connected to the Creation Dao that could let its holder enter and leave Guixu and return to an anchor point.
• Xu accepted and stored the seal, especially valuing its Guixu Anchor ability, despite realizing that taking it tacitly approved Linglong's stay.
• Zhao Ziyue offered to take Xu to collect valuable Guixu specialties, including Dragon Saliva Crystals, Dragon Soulstones, and Dragonbone Shoots.

After leaving the Dragon Bone Palace, Xu Changqing traveled with Zhao Ziyue to Dragonfall Abyss, where an ancient dragon’s remains had transformed the waters into a land of Dragon Veins. They descended into the fissure to seek the treasure hidden at its deepest point.

• The Lord of the Ruins asked Linglong why she was not afraid, and she said Daddy was there before the Lord revealed that what she sought lay in the Dragon Burial Grounds.
• Zhao Ziyue told Xu Changqing that the Lord of the Ruins had allowed him to accept the Creation Guixu Seal, and Xu said he had accepted it to avoid a confrontation.
• Zhao Ziyue offered to take Xu Changqing to several treasure sites in Guixu and led him to the black waters he called Dragonfall Abyss.
• Zhao Ziyue explained that an ancient dragon’s essence had created Dragon Veins there and that a treasure or the dragon’s life-bound relic lay at the bottom of a deep fissure.
• Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue dived into the abyss, passing shattered dragon bones and rigid dragon souls as Dragonblood Moss and Dragonbone Shoots grew more abundant below.

Xu Changqing used the Creation Guixu Seal to carry Zhao Ziyue through the ancient dragon’s oppressive fissure, where they gathered rare treasures. At the bottom, an Ancient Dragon Remnant Soul submitted to the seal and revealed Dragon Vein Crystal Marrow beneath a giant spinal bone.

• Xu Changqing brought out the Creation Guixu Seal, whose azure light dispelled the dragon’s pressure and let him take Zhao Ziyue deeper into the fissure.
• Zhao Ziyue gathered several clumps of ancient Dragonblood Moss while Xu Changqing uncovered and collected a golden Dragonbone Shoot King.
• Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue reached a chamber filled with dragon bones and found an Ancient Dragon Remnant Soul coiled around a massive spinal bone.
• Xu Changqing approached with the Creation Guixu Seal, and the Ancient Dragon Remnant Soul lowered its head and moved aside.
• Xu Changqing found a hollow beneath the spinal bone filled with Dragon Vein Crystal Marrow.

Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue explored Dragonfall Abyss, where Xu Changqing obtained an ancient Dragon Pearl and Reverse Scale along with Dragon Vein Crystal Marrow. After they surfaced, Zhao Ziyue proposed heading to Dragon Horn Gorge to seek a Dragon-Soul Crystal Mine, and Xu Changqing agreed.

• Xu Changqing collected Dragon Vein Crystal Marrow and found a living Dragon Pearl, which awakened as the Ancient Dragon Remnant Soul faded into light.
• Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue searched the dragon remains, taking Dragon-Scale Clams and Dragonwhisker Grass before Xu Changqing uncovered an ancient dragon's Reverse Scale.
• Xu Changqing refused to share the Reverse Scale with Zhao Ziyue, and the two returned to their boat on the mist-covered water.
• Zhao Ziyue suggested they visit Dragon Horn Gorge for its Dragon-Soul Crystal Mine, and Xu Changqing eagerly agreed.

Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue entered Dragon Horn Gorge, where organized dragon souls patrolled a canyon crowded with colossal dragon horns and skulls. They slipped through a hidden fissure and reached a vast chamber filled with Dragon-Soul Crystals embedded in dragon bones.

• Zhao Ziyue warned Xu Changqing that Dragon Horn Gorge was guarded by aggressive dragon souls and gave him an Angler's token, which Xu Changqing returned because he had the Creation Guixu Seal.
• Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue found Dragon Horn Gorge, saw its forest of intact dragon horns and enormous skulls, and watched coordinated dragon-soul patrols.
• Zhao Ziyue led Xu Changqing through the canyon, evading three patrols before revealing a narrow fissure hidden in Dragonwhisker Grass.
• Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue squeezed through the fissure and emerged in a vast chamber where pale-gold Dragon-Soul Crystals covered dragon bones.

Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue dug through a Dragon Soul Crystal vein and uncovered a Petrified Dragon Heart. The Creation Guixu Seal revealed a tiny dragon curled inside, apparently suspended between death and life.

• Xu Changqing sensed an ancient mass of energy beneath the Dragon Soul Crystal vein and told Zhao Ziyue.
• Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue dug deeper, finding increasingly rare crystals, including Supreme-Grade Purple-Gold Dragon Soul Crystals.
• They reached a layer of black bone that resisted their tools, so Xu Changqing used the Creation Guixu Seal to open it.
• Xu Changqing pulled a slowly beating, petrified heart from the vein, and Zhao Ziyue identified it as a Petrified Dragon Heart.
• Xu Changqing shone the Creation Guixu Seal on the heart and revealed a tiny dragon curled inside a membrane of pale golden fluid.

Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue discovered an Innate Dragon Embryo and valuable dragon treasures in a mineral vein, then encountered a living True Dragon emerging in the gorge. Xu Changqing subdued it with the Creation Guixu Seal and suspected its appearance was connected to their discoveries.

• Xu Changqing found an Innate Dragon Embryo named Xian Zhu and put it away, while Zhao Ziyue collected Dragon Soul Marrow and Xu Changqing gathered Dragon Horn Shoots for Linglong.
• After the two cleared the mineral vein, a tremor drew them back to the gorge, where dragon souls spiraled around a complete dark-gold dragon head rising from the seabed.
• The True Dragon unleashed black radiance, but Xu Changqing expanded the Creation Guixu Seal's green light, calming the dragon souls and forcing the dragon head back beneath the seabed.
• Zhao Ziyue admitted he had nearly used the Angler's authority to flee, and Xu Changqing teased him for being cautious in the Ruins Dragon Tomb.
• Xu Changqing wondered whether the True Dragon had emerged because they had emptied the mineral vein and taken the Innate Dragon Embryo.

After the Lord of the Ruins warned Xu Changqing and Zhao Ziyue to stop exploring, they returned to the Dragon Palace with their treasures. Xu Changqing prepared Dragon Breath Pills for Linglong, then decided it was time to leave her to continue her path alone.

• The Lord of the Ruins reprimanded Zhao Ziyue for disturbing Guixu, and Xu Changqing apologized before the gaze withdrew.
• Xu Changqing told Zhao Ziyue that they could not explore further, and the two returned to the Dragon Palace with their gathered treasures.
• Xu Changqing gave Linglong Dragon Horn Shoots, Dragonblood Moss, and Dragon Soul Crystals, explaining how they could help stabilize her bloodline.
• Xu Changqing refined more than forty Dragon Breath Pills and gave thirty to Linglong, while Zhao Ziyue gave her some Dragon Soul Marrow as a gift.
• Xu Changqing decided to leave, recognizing that Linglong had to continue her opportunity on her own.

Xu Changqing left the Ruins Dragon Tomb with the Innate Dragon Embryo and weighed whether to raise it or absorb its bloodline. After concealing himself from a sudden threat, he saw the dangerous Liu Qian Cui arrive on the Great Dao Cliff.

• Zhao Ziyue sent Xu Changqing out of Guixu, and Xu Changqing summoned Kong Ling to carry him toward the Four Mortal Domains.
• Xu Changqing considered raising the Innate Dragon Embryo or absorbing its ancient Candle-Wielding Dragon bloodline, but decided he should hide for now.
• Xu Changqing sensed danger, erased his traces, and concealed himself and Kong Ling by severing their connection with the world.
• A spatial fissure opened ahead, and a black cliff emerged with the gray-robed Liu Qian Cui standing atop it.
• Two cultivators from the Northern Li Snow Continent recognized Liu Qian Cui and hurried away without greeting him.

Xu Changqing escaped Liu Qian Cui’s search and returned to the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion, where he told Zhen Yuanzi that someone had ambushed him. Zhen Yuanzi retaliated with a strike through time, leaving Liu Qian Cui’s fate uncertain as the attack rapidly aged him and damaged Great Dao Cliff.

• Liu Qian Cui retraced events with the Time Law but could not find Xu Changqing, whose Origin Dao had erased his traces.
• Xu Changqing waited three days, then took a concealed and circuitous route back to the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion to avoid another ambush.
• Xu Changqing told Zhen Yuanzi that Liu Qian Cui had blocked his path, and Zhen Yuanzi vowed to punish him.
• Zhen Yuanzi pointed through the timeline and struck Liu Qian Cui at Great Dao Cliff, eroding the cliff and forcing Liu Qian Cui back seven steps.
• Liu Qian Cui’s body visibly aged as the Time Law overwhelmed his defenses, with each attempt to resist costing him a thousand years of lifespan.