Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing hosted the Most Holy One and the Dawn Venerable on Jade Balance Star as they discussed a supreme treasure to counter the Red-Clad Lord. After learning its design and materials, he named the mirror the Han Che Mirror.

• Xu Changqing left Celestial Pivot Star and waited three days on Jade Balance Star for the Most Holy One and the Dawn Venerable to arrive.
• The Most Holy One tried to buy the Life-and-Death Sword Orchid, but Xu Changqing refused because it belonged to Ji Chen.
• The Dawn Venerable and the Most Holy One found that Xu Changqing had no intention of leaving the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion, so they abandoned their attempt to recruit him.
• The Most Holy One explained that the mirror would reflect distorted karmic threads and purify them with Creation Force, using one of the Endless Starfield's three Innate Primordial Origin Crystals and a Star Core.
• Xu Changqing agreed to supply Creation Force and named the supreme treasure the Han Che Mirror.

Xu Changqing, the Most Holy One, and Dawn Venerable began refining a supreme treasure using the Innate Primordial Origin Crystal and a Star Core. The first stage progressed until Xu Changqing was called on to supply Creation Force.

• The Most Holy One led Xu Changqing and Dawn Venerable to an uninhabited region of the Four Mortal Domains, where they chose a White Star as their refining site.
• Xu Changqing used the Torch Dragon's Eye to check the area, while Dawn Venerable prepared the star with formations and restrictions.
• The Most Holy One revealed the Innate Primordial Origin Crystal and explained that it came from the Primordial Ruins, which had merged into the True Lord of Myriad Realms.
• The Most Holy One brought out a Star Core from an extinguished Primordial Era star and explained the four stages of refinement and Xu Changqing's role in supplying Creation Force.
• The Most Holy One began melting the crystal embryo with the Star Core's energy, and Xu Changqing injected Creation Force when the process reached one-third completion.

Xu Changqing, Dawn Venerable, and the Most Holy One completed the four stages of refining the Han Che Mirror, a Creation Supreme Treasure built to trace the Red-Clad Lord's power. After the mirror took shape, the Great Dao Venerable and the True Lord of Myriad Realms briefly examined it.

• Dawn Venerable engraved the mirror's formation and twelve karmic imprints, while the Most Holy One checked the laws and Xu Changqing infused Creation Force.
• After resting, the three began the dangerous Star Core fusion, with the Most Holy One guiding the Star Core into the mirror and Xu Changqing using Creation Force to stabilize its patterns.
• Dawn Venerable adjusted the formation, the Most Holy One fixed the karmic imprints, and Xu Changqing injected Creation Force at three timed intervals to finalize the mirror.
• The Han Che Mirror took shape, and the Great Dao Venerable and the True Lord of Myriad Realms descended to inspect it.

Xu Changqing returned to the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion after helping refine the Han Che Mirror, but an unseen voice called his name on the way. The Nine Extremes Heavenly King then warned him that threats beyond the mansion were mounting, including the Red Tide, the Lord in Black, and suspected Outsider Evil.

• The Most Holy One and Dawn Venerable confirmed that the Han Che Mirror could accurately detect karmic distortions, then invited Xu Changqing to the Endless Starfield; he declined and headed home alone.
• An unseen voice called Xu Changqing's name three times as he crossed the starfield, but his Divine Sense and Torch Dragon Eye revealed nothing.
• Xu Changqing returned to the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion and found the Nine Extremes Heavenly King waiting outside his bamboo house.
• The Nine Extremes Heavenly King said Xu Changqing seemed too calm for someone trapped in the mansion, and Xu Changqing replied that he considered it a place of protection and resources.
• The Nine Extremes Heavenly King warned Xu Changqing that the Red Tide was intensifying, the Lord in Black was twisting chaotic qi near the Sea of Chaos, and suspected Outsider Evil had appeared at the Vacuum Homeland.

Xu Changqing asked the Nine Extremes Heavenly King about the seven Outsider Evils and learned that origins could only be mastered by one person at a time, with Creation among them. He also described hearing a mysterious voice call his name, and the Heavenly King left him with a cryptic remark about the past, present, and future.

• Xu Changqing asked the Nine Extremes Heavenly King about the seven Outsider Evils, who each distorted a different origin and had begun appearing in some star regions.
• The Nine Extremes Heavenly King explained that supreme rulers commanded origins and that only one person could master each origin unless its current master died.
• Xu Changqing realized that Creation was an origin and reflected that he had mastered the Wood, Creation, and Order origins.
• Xu Changqing told the Nine Extremes Heavenly King that a voice had called his name three times, and the Heavenly King dismissed the chance that an Outsider Evil had targeted him.
• The Nine Extremes Heavenly King asked where Tribulation Transcendence cultivators had gone since the immortal road was severed, then flew toward Celestial Pivot Star and spoke of the past, present, and future.

The Most Holy One and Dawn Venerable tested the Han Che Mirror at the Endless Starfield, using it to reverse the Red Tide’s twisted causality and clear a planet. They planned a counteroffensive, but learned Xu Changqing could not be brought into the fight because the Great Dao Venerable would not allow it; Xu Changqing remained at ease on Jade Balance Star.

• The Most Holy One and Dawn Venerable reached the border of the Endless Starfield and saw the Red Tide corrupting the spatial barrier and swallowing a flying ship.
• The Red Tide twisted the ship’s passengers’ causality, making them attack one another with powers that contradicted their original abilities.
• The Most Holy One and Dawn Venerable activated the Han Che Mirror, restoring the survivors’ causality and wiping away the Red Tide, though the dead could not be revived.
• The Most Holy One said they could begin a counteroffensive across the border and push into at least seventeen starfields, while Dawn Venerable noted the mirror’s Creation Force was consumable.
• The Most Holy One explained that the Great Dao Venerable would not allow Xu Changqing to leave the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion, and Dawn Venerable abandoned the idea of recruiting him.
• Xu Changqing watered his Life-and-Death Sword Orchid and tended Sword-Intent Grass before relaxing beneath his bamboo house with grapes and an old booklet.

Over eighteen years, Xu Changqing exchanged Creation Force for gifts and insights from powerful figures, including records about Creation and the Origins. Ji Chen returned with news that Zhen Yuanzi had vanished beyond even the Great Dao Venerable’s ability to trace, and he ended by revealing a shocking discovery about Yin Wuji.

• The Most Holy One, Dawn Venerable, and the True Lord of Myriad Realms gave Xu Changqing cultivation materials and personal insights into Creation and the Origins in exchange for Creation Force.
• Ji Chen returned to Jade Balance Star and told Xu Changqing that Zhen Yuanzi had disappeared while guarding the Sea of Chaos.
• The Great Dao Venerable used Retrospection to investigate Zhen Yuanzi’s disappearance but found only a blank void.
• Xu Changqing realized that the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion’s direct disciples were in an increasingly precarious state, while the secret of Zhen Yuanzi’s disappearance remained known to only a few.
• Ji Chen told Xu Changqing that he had made a shocking discovery concerning Yin Wuji.

Ji Chen told Xu Changqing that Living Stars were Mahayana cultivators refined into stars and revealed his plan to search for Yin Wuji and the source. After Ji Chen left, Xu Changqing grew suspicious of his knowledge and saw a possible connection between recent secrets and Celestial Pivot Star.

• Ji Chen told Xu Changqing that a Living Star was a Mahayana cultivator whose soul had been assimilated, and suspected Senior Brother Yin had suffered the same fate.
• Ji Chen said he would search for Senior Brother Yin and the source of the Living Stars, while Xu Changqing remained concerned about the dangers facing the Sea of Chaos and the Four Mortal Domains.
• Ji Chen suggested Zhen Yuanzi's disappearance might free Xu Changqing from being confined to Jade Balance Star, but Xu Changqing questioned how Ji Chen knew so much about the disappearance.
• Xu Changqing showed Ji Chen the Life-and-Death Sword Orchid and passed him the Non-Action Heart Method, which Ji Chen recognized as a lost Thoughtless Sword Sect cultivation method.
• After Ji Chen departed, Xu Changqing reviewed the Nine Extremes Heavenly King's hint, Zhen Yuanzi's disappearance, and the Living Star secret, then looked toward Celestial Pivot Star.

The Great Dao Venerable summoned Xu Changqing and offered him three places to undergo the Body Integration Tribulation. Xu Changqing chose Azure Dragon Star, where he hoped to conceal the Origin Dao through the resonance of the Wood Origin.

• The Great Dao Venerable summoned Xu Changqing to Celestial Pivot Star and asked how long he had remained in the Void Refinement Realm.
• The Great Dao Venerable decided Xu Changqing should break through and offered him the River of Time, Celestial Pivot Star, or Azure Dragon Star for his tribulation.
• Xu Changqing considered the risks of the first two choices, which could expose his Origin Dao to the Great Dao Venerable.
• Xu Changqing chose Azure Dragon Star, citing his old ties with the Azure Dragon and the dense Wood Origin there.
• The Great Dao Venerable granted Xu Changqing's choice.

Xu Changqing accepted a protective time-reversal imprint from his master and traveled to Azure Dragon Star, hoping to leave the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion behind. He reached the Spirit Plant Auction House with an old VIP token, but the guards could not verify it, and nearby cultivators mocked him.

• The Great Dao Venerable gave Xu Changqing an imprint containing Time Reversal Force to protect him during tribulation.
• Xu Changqing left Celestial Pivot Star and traveled through the Four Directions Star Region, recalling his lost companions and briefly spotting strange streams of light.
• Xu Changqing reached Azure Dragon Star and headed to the Spirit Plant Auction House, remembering the VIP token he had received there thousands of years earlier.
• The auction house guards examined Xu Changqing's old token and said they needed the chief steward to verify it.
• A middle-aged cultivator and other onlookers mocked Xu Changqing for appearing poor and trying to enter the auction house.

Xu Changqing used an ancient distinguished guest token to enter the Spirit Plant Auction House, then condemned the cultivators who had insulted him to death or the destruction of their clans. The chapter ended with the offenders facing the consequences: one killed himself, and the others were left helpless as Xu Changqing’s power struck down a fleeing cultivator.

• Chief Steward Nangong He recognized Xu Changqing’s token, bowed to him, and confirmed it granted him priority and waived commissions.
• Xu Changqing warned the cultivators who had insulted him to kill themselves or risk having their clans slaughtered, then entered the auction house.
• Nangong He explained that only three such tokens had been issued in the Azure Dragon Eastern Continent, and the crowd realized Xu Changqing was not someone they could provoke.
• The middle-aged cultivator from the Mu Lineage admitted his insult had brought disaster upon him and detonated his Nascent Soul.
• Miss Zheng begged Nangong He to intervene, but he dismissed her pleas, while the crowd abandoned her.
• A young cultivator fled, but his Golden Core cracked and exploded before he could escape.

After Nangong He brought Xu Changqing to the auction house’s best private room, Xu Changqing ordered high-value items brought to him before the public auction. He inspected the treasures and found several useful, but the chapter ended as Nangong He revealed a rare Nine-Aperture Linglong Seed that required exceptionally fertile soil.

• Nangong He entered the auction house, leaving the people outside behind, and led Xu Changqing to a VIP private room.
• Nangong He told Xu Changqing that the auction included a three-thousand-year-old Wood Spirit Crystal and an Ancient Legacy Seed.
• Xu Changqing ordered Nangong He to bring the high-value items to his room before auctioning the rest, and Nangong He delayed the public proceedings to comply.
• Nangong He presented nine trays, and Xu Changqing inspected the Wood Spirit Crystal, Ancient Legacy Seed, Azure Emperor Longevity Art fragment, Withered Wood Returns to Spring Talisman, Endless Vitality Array Plate, and Primordial Soul-Nourishing Wood.
• Nangong He revealed a Nine-Aperture Linglong Seed, which Xu Changqing learned could only grow in five-element soil from a Grade-Four or Grade-Five Spirit Field.

Xu Changqing selected six rare treasures from Nangong He and discovered that Nangong He had offered them cheaply in hopes of escaping the limits of his family's auction-house legacy. Xu Changqing offered him a choice of influential positions in two vast trading organizations, leaving Nangong He stunned by the opportunities.

• Xu Changqing chose the Wood Spirit Crystal, Ancient Legacy Seed, Primordial Soul-Nourishing Wood, Nine-Aperture Linglong Seed, Primordial Enlightenment Stone, and Dragon Vein Origin Crystal, leaving the other items for auction.
• Nangong He offered each treasure for ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, and Xu Changqing questioned what he meant by the low price.
• Nangong He knelt and asked Xu Changqing for an opportunity to leave the Azure Dragon Eastern Continent and make his way in the world.
• Xu Changqing offered Nangong He a management role at the Xu Clan Sui Trading House or his choice of a position at the Myriad Manifestations Chamber of Commerce.
• Nangong He was dumbfounded by the scale of the opportunities Xu Changqing offered.

Nangong He accepted Xu Changqing’s recommendation to join the Sui Trading House, bringing him closer to his dream of reaching the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion. Outside the auction house, Xu Changqing’s age and identity silenced those seeking his intervention, leaving Miss Zheng to face the consequences of her actions.

• Nangong He chose the Xu Clan Sui Trading House, and Xu Changqing gave him a jade slip to present to its person in charge.
• Xu Changqing left the auction house, and Nangong He followed, reflecting on how joining the Sui Trading House could let him pursue his family’s ambitions without abandoning its roots.
• Xu Changqing and Nangong He found the Mu and Zheng Lineages, a small family, and Azure Mysterious Sect’s sect master waiting outside.
• Sect Master Mo asked Xu Changqing to spare Miss Zheng and the small family, but Xu Changqing reminded him that he had already granted the Azure Mysterious Sect a favor six thousand years earlier.
• After Xu Changqing revealed his name, Sect Master Mo apologized and withdrew, while Miss Zheng knelt and the other groups fell silent.

Xu Changqing resolved the dispute in the Azure Dragon Eastern Continent and went to meet Azure Dragon to undergo Tribulation Transcendence. Azure Dragon revealed that the agreement governing the trial required it to die, leaving Xu Changqing shocked by the price of his choice.

• Xu Changqing dismissed the uninvolved small household but left the Zheng Lineage responsible for an explanation because Miss Zheng was still alive.
• Xu Changqing flew to Azure Dragon's ancient tree and meditated with the Primordial Enlightenment Stone, discovering that he could comprehend Chaos Law unusually quickly.
• Azure Dragon appeared and asked Xu Changqing what he wanted, and Xu Changqing said he had come by his master's command to undergo Tribulation Transcendence.
• Azure Dragon explained that the divine beast of the chosen star continent had to give its life to help a Great Dao Venerable's personal disciple break through.
• Xu Changqing realized that choosing Azure Dragon Star meant Azure Dragon had to die, and he was stunned.

Xu Changqing learned that Azure Dragon had to sacrifice itself to help him undergo Tribulation Transcendence, and he struggled to accept the fate imposed by Great Dao Venerable. Azure Dragon explained that Xu Changqing still lacked complete Origin power and urged him to revive it after becoming a realm ruler.

• Xu Changqing insisted that he would undergo Tribulation Transcendence elsewhere rather than let Azure Dragon sacrifice itself.
• Azure Dragon said Great Dao Venerable would erase it from the River of Time if it refused the agreement.
• Azure Dragon explained that Body Integration required becoming a self-sustaining Origin, and that Xu Changqing's Wood and Creation Origins were incomplete.
• Azure Dragon revealed that any of the Four Directions Divine Beasts would have to sacrifice itself, depending on which star region Xu Changqing chose.
• Xu Changqing offered to return to the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion and ask his master to change the arrangement, but Azure Dragon said he could not avoid its fate forever.
• Azure Dragon asked Xu Changqing to revive it after becoming a realm ruler and reminded him that time allowed no refusal.

Azure Dragon gave Xu Changqing its cultivation and complete Wood Origin and Creation Dao origin, completing his extraordinary foundation and triggering the Body Integration Tribulation. He survived the Flesh and Soul Tribulations, but the Divine Kingdom Tribulation bound everything in his Divine Kingdom with Heavenly Dao Shackles, and Azure Dragon was gone.

• Azure Dragon poured its cultivation into Xu Changqing and merged its Wood Origin and Creation Dao origin into his Origin Dao Foundation.
• The Great Dao’s scrutiny spread black Tribulation Clouds across Azure Dragon Star, terrifying Nangong He and prompting the Zheng family’s eldest young lady to take her own life.
• Xu Changqing passed the Flesh Tribulation because the Karmic Fire could not touch him.
• During the Soul Tribulation, Xu Changqing faced illusions of Ruo Qunshuang, Zhu Fuxian, and an unknown woman who called him Ninth Junior Brother.
• The Divine Kingdom Tribulation bound the laws and inhabitants of Xu Changqing’s Divine Kingdom with Heavenly Dao Shackles.
• The Tribulation Clouds dispersed, and Xu Changqing realized Azure Dragon was gone.

Xu Changqing reached the Body Integration Realm and raised the Origin Dao Heavenly Scripture to its seventh realm, leaving him detached from the world’s laws and able to leave Azure Dragon Star with a thought. In the void, he sensed the other three divine beasts and saw the mysterious woman who had called him “Ninth Junior Brother” during his Soul Tribulation.

• Xu Changqing broke through to the Body Integration Realm as his fleshly body, divine soul, and Divine Kingdom fused into one.
• Xu Changqing upgraded the Origin Dao Heavenly Scripture to its sixth and seventh realms, making his soul part of the Origin Dao and beyond reincarnation.
• Xu Changqing felt increasingly detached from the world, then floated beyond Azure Dragon Star without using mana or divine abilities.
• Xu Changqing sensed White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise watching him, and understood that they had not intervened because Azure Dragon had been sacrificed under their agreement with the Great Dao Venerable.
• Xu Changqing recalled the woman who had called him “Ninth Junior Brother,” and she appeared before him as he realized she was not an Inner Demon.

Xu Changqing was reborn as Jiang Yuan, a new disciple of Primordial Origin Dao Ancestor, while retaining his former memories and cultivation. He joined Zhang Daoxuan for the Dao Ancestor’s lecture, which began with a talk about karma.

• Xu Changqing reached for Luo Qing as time reversed and forced his consciousness into a new life.
• He awoke in Jiang Yuan’s body, recalled how Jiang Yuan had joined Primordial Origin Dao Ancestor’s sect, and met Zhang Daoxuan outside his cave.
• Xu Changqing and Zhang Daoxuan traveled to the Myriad Dao Tree, where the Dao Ancestor was due to lecture.
• Primordial Origin Dao Ancestor arrived and announced that he would speak about karma instead of the Dao.

The Primordial Origin Dao Ancestor explained that causality was the passage of time between cause and effect, prompting Zhang Daoxuan to ask questions and draw the Dao Ancestor’s approval. After the discourse, Zhang Daoxuan told Xu Changqing he would pursue his own supreme Dao and become the Great Dao Venerable.

• The Primordial Origin Dao Ancestor taught that good and evil consequences arose naturally and that time was the variable connecting cause and effect.
• Zhang Daoxuan asked whether causality could be changed, then questioned the Dao Ancestor further and earned a faint look of approval.
• The Dao Ancestor explained how causality differed from fate and heavenly secrets as disciples asked questions about the laws of the world.
• After the discourse ended, Xu Changqing and Zhang Daoxuan walked to their quiet pebble beach beside the creek.
• Zhang Daoxuan declared that he would pursue a different supreme Dao and become the Great Dao Venerable.