Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: Glory Secret Realm

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mountain Guest completes the fusion of the black throne and Tianxi World’s golden mechanical core. Tianxi World becomes fully integrated with Fang Yan and recognizes him as its master.
• Mountain Guest leaves to continue guiding Cao Benqi, while Fang Yan absorbs Tianxi World into his body and confirms that its consciousness, “Tian Xi Lord,” still exists.
• After one hundred eras of secluded cultivation, Fang Yan reviews messages in the Virtual Universe. He learns that the Glory Secret Realm will open in thirty years and that Nine Universe Venerable, Huang Jian Venerable, and Ganwu intend to explore it together.
• Fang Yan also learns that several of his allies, including Xin Qing, Kandri, and Hai Xi, have reached Invincible King strength. Si Yi is undergoing the Vast Sea Divine General’s inheritance at the Ancestral God Cult, while Li Ye has become Peng Gong Venerable’s disciple.
• In Glory Secret Realm, Ganwu, Nine Universe Venerable, and Huang Jian Venerable navigate a dangerous region filled with spatial traps. Ganwu deliberately scouts ahead, relying on his powerful regeneration and the life energy supplied by his Nether Sea Avatar to survive repeated attacks.
• The group discovers Glory Temple, the apparent core of the secret realm. They destroy its energy barrier and enter, but the gates close behind them.
• A powerful Glory Statue awakens inside the temple. Its strength reaches the First-Tier Universe Lord level. Nine Universe Venerable and Huang Jian Venerable stay behind to confront it while Ganwu searches for treasures.
• Ganwu discovers numerous gemstones containing rare artifacts. Among them is the Wood Ox Set, a top-grade Supreme Artifact set with a powerful life force.
• In the final scene, Ganwu breaks open a pale-blue gemstone and discovers a mysterious, highly powerful sphere with 10,081 facets. He identifies it as the legendary Time Heart, just as Huang Jian Venerable arrives.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan gains complete control over Tianxi World, greatly increasing his authority and likely his defensive and domain-based power. His bond with the world and its faint consciousness suggests a deeper master–treasure relationship.
• Mountain Guest is satisfied with the successful fusion and continues his role as a mentor, particularly toward Cao Benqi.
• Ganwu has become extremely powerful and confident, possessing Invincible King-level combat strength. His reckless scouting style reflects both his fearlessness and his confidence in his regeneration and support from the Nether Sea Avatar.
• Nine Universe Venerable acts as the expedition’s cautious leader, assigning Ganwu scouting duties and taking responsibility for confronting the Glory Statue.
• Huang Jian Venerable displays concern and admiration for Ganwu’s increasingly reckless behavior, while also proving capable of fighting alongside Nine Universe Venerable against a Universe Lord-level opponent.
• Si Yi continues progressing through the Vast Sea Divine General inheritance, showing her lively and affectionate personality through her message to Fang Yan.

Significant Themes

• Power gained through fusion and inheritance: Fang Yan’s mastery of Tianxi World and Si Yi’s progress in the Vast Sea Divine General inheritance show different paths to advancement.
• Risk and reliance on comrades: Ganwu repeatedly exposes himself to danger, but survives through regeneration and the support of his companions.
• Exploration and hidden opportunity: Glory Secret Realm is presented as both extremely dangerous and extraordinarily rewarding, with ancient treasures concealed within its structures.
• Mentorship and legacy: Mountain Guest’s guidance of Cao Benqi, Fang Yan’s connection with his disciples, and Peng Gong Venerable’s acceptance of Li Ye emphasize the continuation of power and knowledge across generations.
• Ancient mystery: Glory Temple, the awakened statue, and the Time Heart suggest that the secret realm was created by an advanced and possibly forgotten civilization.

Character Interactions

• Mountain Guest informs Fang Yan that the fusion is complete and then departs, leaving Fang Yan to command Tianxi World.
• Fang Yan receives updates from Nine Universe Venerable and Si Yi, showing his continuing concern for both political affairs and his disciples.
• Nine Universe Venerable directs Ganwu’s scouting and coordinates with Huang Jian Venerable during the attack on the temple barrier.
• Ganwu’s reckless behavior amuses and worries Huang Jian Venerable, while Nine Universe Venerable pragmatically relies on Ganwu’s abilities.
• When the Glory Statue awakens, Nine Universe Venerable and Huang Jian Venerable choose to hold it off so Ganwu can pursue the temple’s treasures.
• The chapter ends with Huang Jian Venerable arriving just after Ganwu discovers the Time Heart, setting up a likely dispute or confrontation over the artifact.

Summary of “Good Luck? Bad Luck!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Huang Jian Venerable discovers a pale-blue Time Heart and immediately recognizes its value for Nine Universe Venerable, whose breakthrough depends on mastering the complete Time Law.
• While Huang Jian holds off the powerful Glory Statue, Nine Universe Venerable absorbs the Time Heart. Its runes enter his divine body, allowing him to finally comprehend the fusion of Time Acceleration and Time Deceleration.
• The Primordial Universe’s Origin Law Ocean descends, beginning Nine Universe Venerable’s transformation from a Universe Venerable into a Universe Lord.
• Ganwu then breaks open a silvery-white gemstone and discovers an even rarer Heart of Space. Its appearance instantly shatters Huang Jian Venerable’s long-standing bottleneck in space-time control.
• Huang Jian begins his own breakthrough before he can safely wait, causing a second Origin Law Ocean to descend. Both Nine Universe Venerable and Huang Jian are transformed into Universe Lords simultaneously.
• Their combined control of space-time suppresses the Glory Statue, temporarily reducing its strength to the level of a Universe Overlord.
• Ganwu attacks with both his Flame God Race Clone and Nether Sea Avatar, using the Earth Burial Gu formation to hinder the statue. However, the statue easily breaks through the formation and continues overpowering him.
• The Glory Temple releases Glory Light, causing silvery-white markings to spread over the statue and raising its power to the level of a Top Universe Overlord.
• With both allies still completing their transformations, Ganwu desperately summons a massive cloud of Mortal Gu to obstruct the Glory Light and buy time.

Character Developments

• Nine Universe Venerable achieves a long-awaited breakthrough in the Time Law. He evolves into a Universe Lord and gains vastly greater control over spacetime.
• Huang Jian Venerable moves from selfless support to an unexpected breakthrough of his own after seeing the Heart of Space. His transformation is driven by an irresistible moment of enlightenment.
• Ganwu remains the active defender and protector of the group. Though badly outmatched, he uses his avatars, divine power, and Gu techniques to shield the two newly advancing Universe Lords.
• Ganwu also realizes how enormous the strength gap is between himself and the Glory Statue, recognizing that even his powerful avatars cannot defeat it directly.

Significant Themes

• Luck and opportunity: The simultaneous discovery of the Time Heart and Heart of Space creates extraordinary opportunities, turning a dangerous battle into a chance for two major breakthroughs.
• Selfless cooperation: Huang Jian prioritizes Nine Universe Venerable’s advancement and risks himself to protect him, while Ganwu continues defending both during their transformations.
• Breakthrough through enlightenment: The Hearts do not merely provide energy; they reveal profound law mysteries and shatter barriers built up over countless years.
• The danger of success: The breakthroughs occur at the worst possible moment, leaving the newly advancing characters temporarily unable to fight while the enemy grows stronger.
• Overwhelming power versus desperate resistance: Ganwu’s attacks cannot truly stop the Glory Statue, but his persistence and tactical use of the Nether Sea Avatar and Mortal Gu give the others a chance to survive.

Character Interactions

• Huang Jian enthusiastically urges Nine Universe Venerable to absorb the Time Heart, insisting that it is far more valuable to him than to himself.
• Nine Universe Venerable accepts Huang Jian’s protection and begins his transformation without hesitation.
• Huang Jian then unexpectedly benefits from Ganwu’s discovery of the Heart of Space, achieving his own breakthrough almost immediately.
• After transforming, Nine Universe Venerable and Huang Jian work together to suppress the Glory Statue through combined spacetime control.
• Ganwu takes responsibility for holding the enemy back, coordinating his Flame God Race Clone, Nether Sea Avatar, and Gu techniques while urging the two Universe Lords to complete their transformations.
• The Glory Statue functions as the group’s relentless common enemy, repeatedly breaking through their defenses and becoming even stronger when empowered by Glory Light.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ganwu attempts to stop the Glory Statue from being empowered by the Glory Light, using numerous Gu Worms such as Heaven-Obscuring Gu, Sun-Obscuring Gu, Light-Absorbing Gu, and Smog Gu. None can block the silver-white radiance.
• The Glory Statue’s power rises to the threshold of a Top Universe Overlord, placing Ganwu in a desperate situation.
• The Vanity Gu unexpectedly absorbs the Glory Light. It first swells, then withers as the “glory” empties its vanity.
• Remembering Kandri’s explanation that Gu Worms can be artificially refined and raised in rank, Ganwu realizes he is effectively refining the Vanity Gu through the Glory Light.
• To stabilize the transformation, Ganwu adds Rank Five Dazzling Gu and Rank Five Bustling Voices Gu. Their light and sounds provide the Vanity Gu with attention, praise, admiration, and acclaim.
• The Vanity Gu transforms into a Rank Six Light Path Immortal Gu: the Splendor Immortal Gu.
• Splendor Immortal Gu releases multicolored immortal light that overwhelms and disperses the Glory Light. The Glory Statue’s power falls from the Top Universe Overlord threshold to the Universe Overlord level, then further to the High Universe Venerable level.
• Taking advantage of the weakening statue, Ganwu attacks with his Flame God Race Clone. He uses fire, the Law of Earth, and the technique Earth Burial to hinder and damage the statue.
• Ganwu sustains severe injuries and burns through much of the Nether Sea Avatar’s divine body to keep fighting, but successfully suppresses the Glory Statue.
• At the same time, Nine Universe Venerable completes his breakthrough and becomes Nine Universe Master, reaching the Universe Lord realm.
• Nine Universe Master uses his former peak technique, Nine Universe Prison, freezing and heavily suppressing the Glory Statue. The chapter ends as he commands: “Suppress.”

Character Developments

• Ganwu demonstrates ingenuity and adaptability. Rather than merely destroying the Vanity Gu, he recognizes the Glory Light as a refining resource and deliberately guides its transformation.
• He gains the Rank Six Splendor Immortal Gu, a powerful counter to the Glory Statue’s borrowed glory.
• Ganwu also reveals his willingness to sacrifice himself and consume vast reserves of divine power to restrain the statue until help arrives.
• Nine Universe Master successfully completes his transformation into a Universe Lord, marking a major increase in strength. He immediately supports Ganwu with his formidable suppression technique.
• The relationship between Ganwu and Nine Universe Master is reinforced through mutual reliance: Ganwu buys time at great personal cost, while Nine Universe Master delivers the decisive restraint.

Significant Themes

• Vanity versus genuine splendor: Glory that exists only through others’ admiration is portrayed as hollow and unstable. The Splendor Immortal Gu represents power and radiance that originate from within.
• Transformation through artificial refinement: Gu rank is not fixed by birth. Under the right conditions, external forces, laws, and carefully chosen Gu Worms can produce an entirely new existence.
• The importance of recognition: The Vanity Gu cannot stabilize through glory alone; it requires visible attention and praise. This emphasizes that vanity depends on the gaze and judgment of others.
• Sacrifice and endurance: Ganwu’s continued battle despite catastrophic damage highlights determination and the cost of resisting overwhelming power.
• Cooperation against superior strength: Ganwu’s improvisation and combat ability, combined with Nine Universe Master’s breakthrough, turn a losing battle into a successful suppression.

Character Interactions

• Ganwu acts under the broader support of Huang Jian Venerable, whose voice encourages him after Splendor Immortal Gu succeeds.
• Ganwu recalls Kandri’s earlier explanation, which directly enables his breakthrough in understanding and leads to the Vanity Gu’s refinement.
• Ganwu fights and restrains the Glory Statue while Nine Universe Master completes his breakthrough.
• After transforming, Nine Universe Master acknowledges Ganwu’s efforts, and Ganwu urges him to act quickly because he can no longer hold out.
• Nine Universe Master responds by deploying Nine Universe Prison, decisively combining his strength with Ganwu’s prior suppression.

Chapter Summary: The Failed Immortal Gu

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ganwu, severely injured during the battle in the Glory Secret Realm, helps Nine Universe Master and Huang Jian Venerable suppress the Glory Statue after both break through to the Universe Lord level.
• With his Nether Sea Avatar reduced to only forty percent of its divine body, Ganwu withdraws from the secret realm to recover.
• Before resting, he returns to Heavenly Court to show Fang Yan the newly refined Six-turn Immortal Gu, the Splendor Immortal Gu.
• Ganwu claims the Gu can suppress even a Top Universe Overlord. However, when tested against Heart Scar Venerable, it has no effect at all.
• Fang Yan deduces that the Gu’s power depends on the presence of Glory Light in the secret realm. Without another’s glory to contrast against, the Splendor Immortal Gu cannot display its full strength.
• Rather than criticizing Ganwu, Fang Yan rewards his achievement by creating a customized Immortal Dao Killing Move: Luxury Carriage Fragrant Road.
• The move combines the Splendor Immortal Gu with numerous Mortal Gu to create a flower-covered road and a peacock-drawn, seven-colored carriage.
• Within the flower road’s area, attacks from enemies below the Universe Venerable level are suppressed by three cultivation tiers. Even Universe Venerables suffer some interference.
• Impressed by the technique, Ganwu resolves to enter seclusion and master it within three years.

Character Developments

• Ganwu demonstrates both courage and sacrifice, surviving a costly battle while supporting the newly advanced Universe Lords. His damaged divine body highlights the risks of the conflict.
• He also shows youthful pride and excitement over refining his first Six-turn Immortal Gu, but suffers a sharp blow to his confidence when its power fails in testing.
• Ganwu accepts Fang Yan’s explanation and quickly recovers his enthusiasm after receiving the new killing move, showing his resilience and eagerness to improve.
• Nine Universe Master and Huang Jian Lord complete their breakthroughs and assume the strength and authority of Universe Lords. Their friendly concern for Ganwu reveals their growing camaraderie with him.
• Fang Yan acts as both a perceptive teacher and a generous mentor. He identifies the limitation of the Splendor Immortal Gu and transforms its weakness into a more reliable battlefield technique.
• Heart Scar Venerable remains calm and composed throughout the test, unaffected by Ganwu’s Gu and offering a mild, almost teasing response.

Significant Themes

• Power depends on circumstance: The Splendor Immortal Gu is not universally powerful; its effectiveness relies on the Glory Light of the surrounding environment.
• Failure can reveal a greater purpose: Though Ganwu’s demonstration fails, the discovery allows Fang Yan to design a far stronger and more practical killing move.
• Mentorship and cultivation: Fang Yan’s guidance helps Ganwu turn disappointment into progress, emphasizing the value of instruction and adaptation.
• Sacrifice and advancement: Ganwu’s injuries and the breakthroughs of Nine Universe Master and Huang Jian show that growth and victory come at substantial cost.
• Humility versus splendor: The Gu’s name and function reflect the idea that brilliance stands out only in comparison with others, reinforcing the chapter’s central insight that “one’s own splendor” requires external glory.

Character Interactions

• Ganwu cooperates with Nine Universe Master and Huang Jian during the Glory Statue battle, then exchanges warm, informal farewells with them.
• He eagerly presents the Splendor Immortal Gu to Fang Yan, seeking recognition for his achievement.
• Fang Yan summons Heart Scar Venerable to objectively test the Gu, creating the chapter’s main moment of disappointment.
• Heart Scar’s complete resistance contrasts with Ganwu’s confidence and exposes the Gu’s hidden limitation.
• Fang Yan reassures Ganwu, rewards him with a powerful customized technique, and demonstrates its effects directly.
• Ganwu responds with renewed admiration and determination, ending the chapter by preparing to enter seclusion.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan fully activates the supreme treasure Tianxi World, whose expanded domain spans one hundred light-years and can grant immense defensive and combat advantages.
• He transfers Tianxi World into the Tianxi Puppet, Fang Jin, raising Fang Jin’s strength from roughly Venerable-level to Third-Order Universe Master combat power.
• Fang Yan decides not to take Tianxi World into the Universe Ocean, where True Gods are common and the Primordial Universe’s protective suppression does not exist. He fears the treasure would make him a target because his defense and divine body remain comparatively weak.
• After two thousand epochs of development, the Heavenly Court has grown into the strongest human faction by number of Universe Lords, possessing five:
  • Black Sky Lord
  • Immortal-Sweeping Lord
  • Swallowing Evolution Lord
  • Nine Universe Master
  • Huang Jian Lord
• Fang Yan acknowledges that the Heavenly Court’s Lords are numerous but generally only possess Second-Order Universe Master combat power, making the faction weaker in quality than groups led by Giant Axe Lord, Chaos Lord, or Origin Ancestor.
• Fang Yan places Huang Jian Lord in complete charge of conquering and developing the Glory Secret Realm. Huang Jian is given authority over manpower, resources, development, and defense without needing to report every decision.
• Nine Universe Master is ordered to return after the Glory Secret Realm is secured so the Heavenly Court can begin establishing itself in the Universe Ocean.
• In the Universe Ocean’s Deep Ice Abyss, Chaos Lord detects the imminent birth of a suspected peak supreme treasure and informs the human Universe Lords.
• Giant Axe Lord volunteers to retrieve it. Origin Ancestor instructs him to bring Fang Yan and later proceed to the Tilted Peak Realm, where Origin Ancestor has discovered something important.
• Fang Yan prepares by wearing the newly acquired Blood-Refined Divine Armor, reinforced by the transformed Black Lotus Battle Armor. Together, they provide him with much-needed protection.
• Giant Axe Lord arrives at the Black Heaven Secret Realm, and Fang Yan confirms that he is ready to depart.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates strategic caution and growing leadership. Although his attack power has reached Third-Order Universe Master level through the Five-Finger Fist-Heart Sword, he recognizes that his defense, divine body, and soul protection are still insufficient for the Universe Ocean. He also proves capable of delegating authority and planning the Heavenly Court’s long-term expansion.
• Fang Jin: Gains a major power increase after merging with Tianxi World. His puppet body now possesses Third-Order Universe Master combat power, making him one of the Heavenly Court’s strongest individual assets.
• Huang Jian Lord: Receives unprecedented autonomy and responsibility as the supreme administrator of the Glory Secret Realm. His response shows confidence and determination to eliminate rival forces within one epoch.
• Nine Universe Master: Acts as a key expedition and development leader, first overseeing the Glory Secret Realm and later preparing to establish the Heavenly Court’s presence in the Universe Ocean.
• Chaos Lord: Serves as the first observer of the Deep Ice Abyss treasure and immediately alerts the human alliance, recognizing that he cannot safely claim it alone.
• Giant Axe Lord: Takes command of the treasure expedition and accepts Origin Ancestor’s orders without questioning them.
• Origin Ancestor: Reveals that he has found something significant in the Tilted Peak Realm, adding urgency and mystery to the upcoming expedition.

Significant Themes

• Power versus vulnerability: Fang Yan’s offensive strength has advanced rapidly, but his weak defense and divine body remain serious liabilities outside the Primordial Universe.
• Strategic restraint: Rather than greedily carrying Tianxi World into a dangerous environment, Fang Yan chooses to protect the treasure and avoid exposing himself to stronger enemies.
• Factional growth and consolidation: The Heavenly Court has evolved from a rising organization into the largest human faction by number of Universe Lords, but it must still improve its overall quality and infrastructure.
• Leadership and delegation: Fang Yan strengthens the Heavenly Court by entrusting capable subordinates with broad authority instead of controlling every detail himself.
• Escalation of cosmic conflict: The discovery of a peak supreme treasure and Origin Ancestor’s mysterious findings suggest that the struggle in the Universe Ocean is entering a more dangerous phase.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan merges Tianxi World into Fang Jin, directly empowering the puppet and confirming their master-servant relationship.
• Fang Yan receives reports from a Heavenly Court elder and uses the information to assess the faction’s growth.
• He gives Huang Jian Lord command of the Glory Secret Realm, while instructing Nine Universe Master to prepare for Universe Ocean operations.
• Chaos Lord communicates the Deep Ice Abyss discovery to the human Universe Lords, prompting Giant Axe Lord to volunteer for the expedition.
• Origin Ancestor intervenes and orders Giant Axe Lord to take Fang Yan with him, while directing them to meet him later in the Tilted Peak Realm.
• Giant Axe Lord personally arrives before Fang Yan, and the chapter ends with both prepared to begin their dangerous journey.

Chapter Summary: “Three Parties Converge”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Giant Axe Lord takes Fang Yan to the Deep Ice Abyss inside the Peak Treasure palace, the Barbarian God Martial Arena.
• At the treasure’s location, Chaos Lord has already arrived and is guarding a mysterious treasure buried beneath a frozen continent.
• Flowing Wind Lord and Returning Snow Lord, both Fourth-Order Universe Masters from the Second Reincarnation Era, confront Chaos Lord and attempt to claim the treasure.
• Chaos Lord retreats into his palace treasure, the Xi Yun Tower. Unable to break its defenses directly, the two opponents try to push it into the deadly Strange Ice Ravine, where Chaos Lord’s clone would inevitably perish.
• Black Universe Lord, a Fifth-Order Universe Master, suddenly intervenes and rescues Chaos Lord from being forced into the ravine. He claims Chaos Lord’s life-saving debt but refuses to join the Hong Alliance, insisting that the treasure contest will be decided through individual strength.
• After ten years of tense confrontation, the buried treasure finally emerges: a blue palace radiating brilliant azure light. It is revealed to be a palace-type Peak Treasure, making it extraordinarily valuable.
• All three factions immediately move to seize it. Flowing Wind Lord diverts to attack Black Universe Lord, allowing Returning Snow Lord to rush toward the palace.
• Chaos Lord blocks Returning Snow Lord with the Xi Yun Tower and confronts her directly. The chapter ends as he prepares his strongest technique, Spacetime Destruction Slash.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan is transported safely by Giant Axe Lord, but remains largely an observer as the major powers converge.
• Giant Axe Lord demonstrates his status and resources by using the Barbarian God Martial Arena, a Peak Treasure palace, to travel through the secret realm.
• Chaos Lord displays determination and strategic caution. Though outnumbered by two Fourth-Order Universe Masters, he refuses to surrender the treasure and relies on the Xi Yun Tower’s powerful defenses.
• Flowing Wind Lord and Returning Snow Lord reveal their ruthlessness and greed. They are willing to destroy Chaos Lord’s clone and seize the treasures inside his palace rather than merely compete fairly.
• Returning Snow Lord emerges as the more calculating of the pair, identifying the Strange Ice Ravine as a way to eliminate Chaos Lord without breaking through the Xi Yun Tower.
• Black Universe Lord establishes himself as the strongest figure present. He saves Chaos Lord effortlessly, but remains independent and refuses to commit himself to the Human Race or Hong Alliance.
• Flowing Wind Lord acts as Returning Snow Lord’s combat partner, sacrificing the direct pursuit of the treasure to delay Black Universe Lord.
• Returning Snow Lord and Chaos Lord become the immediate opponents in the final confrontation.

Significant Themes

• Power and survival in the Universe Ocean: Even a powerful Universe Lord can be placed in mortal danger when surrounded by stronger opponents.
• Strategic conflict over brute force: Since the Xi Yun Tower cannot be destroyed quickly, the enemies seek to exploit the environment and force it into the Strange Ice Ravine.
• Temporary alliances and political bargaining: Black Universe Lord’s rescue creates a debt between him and Chaos Lord, but both understand that this does not make them permanent allies.
• Greed and the value of supreme treasures: The emergence of a palace-type Peak Treasure instantly transforms the tense standoff into open conflict.
• Strength versus calculation: Each side uses a different approach—defense, environmental manipulation, surprise intervention, or coordinated attacks—to secure the treasure.

Character Interactions

• Flowing Wind Lord and Returning Snow Lord jointly pressure Chaos Lord, combining their attacks against the Xi Yun Tower.
• Returning Snow Lord proposes using the Strange Ice Ravine to kill Chaos Lord’s clone and obtain the treasures within his tower.
• Black Universe Lord saves Chaos Lord, then reminds him of the favor owed by the Human Race.
• Chaos Lord offers Black Universe Lord protection from Origin Ancestor and possible entry into the Hong Alliance, but Black Universe Lord rejects any immediate political commitment.
• Once the Azure Palace appears, Flowing Wind Lord attacks Black Universe Lord to create an opening for Returning Snow Lord.
• Chaos Lord intercepts Returning Snow Lord and directly challenges her, ending the chapter with the imminent clash between their strongest techniques.

Chapter Summary: “Shadow Escape Heavenly Garment”

Key Plot Points and Events

• During the battle in Strange Ice Ravine, Shadow Shuttle Lord uses his exceptionally powerful concealment technique, Shadow Escape Heavenly Garment, to approach and seize the newly revealed Azure Palace.
• He reaches the palace unnoticed, exploiting the shockwaves from Chaos Lord and Returning Snow Lord’s clash. However, Fang Yan detects and intercepts him with a sudden sword strike.
• Shadow Shuttle Lord attempts to bypass Fang Yan through distorted space, but Giant Axe Lord emerges from the Barbarian God Martial Arena and seals the surrounding space with the overwhelming pressure of a Fifth-Order Universe Master.
• Giant Axe Lord orders Shadow Shuttle Lord to leave, forcing him to retreat.
• As the Human Race’s three Universe Lords—Giant Axe Lord, Chaos Lord, and Fang Yan—secure the Azure Palace, Flowing Wind Lord and Returning Snow Lord prepare to withdraw.
• Flowing Wind Lord recognizes Shadow Shuttle Lord as the thief who stole his top-tier treasure armor three hundred epochs earlier. Returning Snow Lord also intercepts Shadow Shuttle Lord, and the two pursue him through the icy ravines.
• Meanwhile, Black Universe Lord ignores the retreating enemies and attacks Giant Axe Lord directly, stepping onto the Barbarian God Martial Arena.
• Giant Axe Lord and Black Universe Lord engage in an intense battle. Giant Axe Lord’s increasingly powerful axe attacks fail to seriously injure Black Universe Lord, whose black armor disperses the force.
• Black Universe Lord steadily gains the advantage by advancing relentlessly and counterattacking with powerful punches.
• Chaos Lord successfully captures the Azure Palace, drawing it into his hand while the two Fifth-Order Universe Masters continue their destructive duel.
• Fang Yan realizes that Black Universe Lord is likely wearing the Black Universe Divine Armor, a Supreme Treasure armor that explains his ability to withstand Giant Axe Lord’s attacks.
• Although the armor does not directly increase Black Universe Lord’s offensive strength, it gives him such a decisive defensive advantage that Fang Yan considers him effectively comparable to a Sixth-Order Universe Master against an equal-level opponent.
• The chapter ends abruptly when Black Universe Lord’s fist stops midair and the black flames surrounding it suddenly disappear.

Character Developments

• Shadow Shuttle Lord is established as a highly skilled but opportunistic lone wanderer. His stealth ability makes him dangerous, but his habit of stealing treasures has created powerful enemies.
• Fang Yan demonstrates sharp perception and fast reactions by detecting Shadow Shuttle Lord despite his near-perfect concealment. He also analyzes the strategic significance of Black Universe Lord’s Supreme Treasure armor.
• Giant Axe Lord displays overwhelming authority and confidence, immediately suppressing Shadow Shuttle Lord. However, his lack of a Supreme Treasure becomes a serious disadvantage in his duel with Black Universe Lord.
• Black Universe Lord reveals extraordinary defensive power and fearlessness. He absorbs repeated attacks without retreating, showing that the Black Universe Divine Armor has greatly strengthened his position.
• Chaos Lord acts decisively, taking advantage of the distraction to seize the Azure Palace.
• Flowing Wind Lord and Returning Snow Lord reveal a personal grudge against Shadow Shuttle Lord, shifting from retreating combatants to determined pursuers.

Significant Themes

• Stealth versus overwhelming power: Shadow Shuttle Lord’s concealment allows him to approach the treasure, but even the most refined technique cannot overcome the presence of stronger opponents.
• The importance of Supreme Treasures: Black Universe Lord’s armor transforms the balance between two similarly ranked experts, illustrating how defensive treasures can determine the outcome of battles.
• Opportunism and consequences: Shadow Shuttle Lord’s treasure-hunting lifestyle repeatedly brings him gains, but it also leaves him surrounded by enemies seeking revenge.
• Strategic battlefield awareness: Chaos Lord and Fang Yan show that victory depends not only on direct combat but also on recognizing openings and understanding opponents’ hidden advantages.
• Power and status among Universe Lords: The confrontation emphasizes the enormous difference between Third-, Fourth-, and Fifth-Order Universe Masters, while also showing how equipment can blur those distinctions.

Important Character Interactions

• Shadow Shuttle Lord and Fang Yan: Fang Yan intercepts Shadow Shuttle Lord’s attempt to claim the Azure Palace and prevents him from escaping through space.
• Shadow Shuttle Lord and Giant Axe Lord: Giant Axe Lord seals the area and intimidates Shadow Shuttle Lord into retreating.
• Shadow Shuttle Lord, Flowing Wind Lord, and Returning Snow Lord: The two Fourth-Order Universe Masters confront him over his previous theft of Flowing Wind Lord’s treasure armor and chase him through Strange Ice Ravine.
• Giant Axe Lord and Black Universe Lord: Their fierce duel dominates the battlefield. Giant Axe Lord attacks repeatedly with his Blood Pivot Great Axe, while Black Universe Lord advances through the blows and counters with black-flame fists.
• Chaos Lord and the Azure Palace: Chaos Lord takes advantage of the battle and successfully captures the treasure.
• Fang Yan and the battlefield: Fang Yan observes the duel and correctly deduces the hidden role of Black Universe Lord’s Supreme Treasure armor.

Summary of “Broken Blade Storm Cliff”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After a fierce battle, Black Universe Lord abruptly leaves the Deep Ice Abyss. Chaos Lord realizes that the battle may have given him an insight necessary to break through to the realm of Universe Strongest, making him one of the two most likely candidates—alongside Void Truth Lord—to become a True God.
• Black Universe Lord thanks Chaos Lord for arranging the acquisition of a powerful treasure and promises that the Human Race may call upon him in the future. His departure suggests both gratitude and a deepening alliance with humanity.
• Chaos Lord examines the treasure palace taken from the battle, identifying it as Ice Mountain Palace, one of the finest peak treasure palaces. Giant Axe Lord concludes that enduring Black Universe Lord’s anger was worthwhile.
• Because Ice Mountain Palace is extremely valuable and Chaos Lord’s current clone may not be able to protect it from powerful enemies, Chaos Lord decides to return immediately to the Primordial Universe and store it in the Human Race’s treasure vault.
• Giant Axe Lord and Fang Yan continue toward Tilted Peak Realm, where Origin Ancestor has discovered something important.
• After traveling through the Universe Ocean and crossing dangerous regions around Tilted Peak Realm, they arrive at Broken Blade Storm Cliff, a massive fracture filled with countless deadly storm eyes. Each storm eye contains violent Chaos energy capable of destroying an ordinary Universe Lord.
• Origin Ancestor reveals that he suspects a Supreme Treasure, possibly a soul-type treasure, is hidden inside one of the storm eyes. He can narrow its location to thirty-six possible storm eyes but cannot identify the exact one because the storms create a powerful concealment field.
• Origin Ancestor proposes using Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone to investigate. Although the clone may die, its destruction would be far less costly than the loss of Chaos Lord’s Universe Lord-level clone. Its innate Time Reversal technique also offers a chance of survival.
• Fang Yan explains that the clone is still in the Primordial Universe, studying the Beast God Path with Immortal-Sweeping Lord. Origin Ancestor decides to have Dragon Walker Lord bring it over—but the chapter ends before the plan is carried out.

Character Developments

• Black Universe Lord appears to reach a major turning point in his cultivation. His battle with Giant Axe Lord may have triggered an opportunity to advance toward True Godhood.
• Chaos Lord demonstrates caution and responsibility by prioritizing the safe transport of Ice Mountain Palace rather than pursuing further exploration. He also strengthens his relationship with Black Universe Lord and remains focused on protecting humanity’s resources.
• Giant Axe Lord remains bold and pragmatic. He is pleased with the treasure’s value and readily continues the mission with Fang Yan after Chaos Lord departs.
• Fang Yan is increasingly trusted with dangerous and important missions. His unusual Spring Autumn Cicada Clone and Time Reversal ability make him uniquely suited to investigate the storm eyes.
• Origin Ancestor acts as the strategic leader of the expedition. His ability to detect the hidden treasure and his measured use of Fang Yan’s expendable clone emphasize both his power and his tactical judgment.

Significant Themes

• Breakthrough through combat: Black Universe Lord’s battle suggests that life-or-death struggles can produce insights leading to a higher realm.
• Risk versus value: The characters repeatedly weigh the danger of losing powerful clones against the potential reward of obtaining a Supreme Treasure.
• Strategic sacrifice: Fang Yan’s lower-level clone is chosen because its loss is acceptable compared with the destruction of a Universe Lord-level clone.
• The dangers of the Universe Ocean: The vast, monotonous setting conceals immense natural threats, reinforcing the peril and mystery of the wider cosmos.
• Trust and alliance: Black Universe Lord’s promise to aid the Human Race indicates that cooperation and mutual favors are becoming increasingly important among the major powers.

Character Interactions

• Black Universe Lord thanks Chaos Lord for his assistance and offers future support to humanity.
• Chaos Lord and Giant Axe Lord discuss Black Universe Lord’s possible breakthrough and the proper handling of Ice Mountain Palace.
• Chaos Lord entrusts Giant Axe Lord with accompanying Fang Yan to Tilted Peak Realm.
• At Broken Blade Storm Cliff, Origin Ancestor explains the hidden treasure and proposes Fang Yan’s clone as the investigator.
• Fang Yan honestly informs Origin Ancestor that the necessary clone is absent, prompting Origin Ancestor to arrange its transfer from the Primordial Universe.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Above Broken Blade Storm Cliff, Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone suddenly appears by teleporting across the endless void, astonishing Origin Ancestor and Giant Axe Lord. Origin Ancestor recognizes the clone’s teleportation and auxiliary abilities as comparable in value to a Supreme Treasure.
• Origin Ancestor directs Fang Yan to investigate the thirty-six storm eyes beneath the cliff, beginning with the outermost ones and moving inward. He warns Fang Yan to retreat if necessary.
• Fang Yan enters the Storm Abyss using Time Reversal, creating a ten-thousand-meter time bubble in which the surrounding storms cannot penetrate. The technique allows him to descend safely through storms capable of destroying Universe Lords.
• Inside the first storm eye, Fang Yan encounters a colossal dark-golden beast with strength comparable to a Fifth-Order Universe Master. It repeatedly fires destructive beams at him, but Time Reversal reverses every attack back into its mouth. After seventeen failed attacks, the unintelligent beast gives up, allowing Fang Yan to proceed.
• Deeper within the storm eye, Fang Yan discovers a vast cavity containing a gigantic emerald ancient tree. A gray World Ring is hidden on one of its branches.
• When Fang Yan retrieves the ring, the time bubble shatters and consumes most of his divine power. Inside the ring are a stone slab and a black token bearing a three-headed, six-winged beast.
• The stone slab contains the final message of the Wind-Fixing Devil God, who became a Universe Strongest quickly but spent several Reincarnation Eras without obtaining a Supreme Treasure. Before entering reincarnation, he acquired the powerful Wind-Fixing Pearl, was pursued by eight True Gods from Purple Moon Sacred Land, and escaped into the storm eye.
• The Wind-Fixing Devil God left the pearl as a successor’s inheritance, but Fang Yan cannot find it. He suspects Purple Moon Sacred Land may have taken it, though the presence of the black token complicates that theory.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates increasing mastery and creativity with Time Reversal, using it not merely offensively but as a defensive spatial-temporal barrier. He remains calm and analytical even when confronting a powerful beast.
• His Spring Autumn Cicada Clone proves exceptionally valuable because of its ability to teleport across immense distances and safely explore dangerous regions.
• Fang Yan’s caution and reasoning become evident when he avoids wasting time fighting the storm beast and focuses instead on locating the inheritance.
• Origin Ancestor shows admiration for Fang Yan’s clone and confidence in his abilities, while still advising him not to take unnecessary risks.
• Wind-Fixing Devil God, through his final record, is revealed as a proud but tragic powerhouse who achieved great strength yet repeatedly missed opportunities to obtain Supreme Treasures and ultimately faced death without entering reincarnation.

Significant Themes

• Ingenuity overcoming brute force: Fang Yan survives the Storm Abyss not through overwhelming combat power but through precise use of Time Reversal.
• The value of rare abilities: The Spring Autumn Cicada Clone’s auxiliary and teleportation powers are portrayed as nearly as valuable as a Supreme Treasure.
• Fate and missed opportunities: The Wind-Fixing Devil God’s life is defined by repeatedly missing Supreme Treasures despite his strength and efforts.
• Inheritance and uncertainty: The discovery of the World Ring suggests a major legacy, but the missing Wind-Fixing Pearl creates a mystery and possible conflict involving Purple Moon Sacred Land.
• The limits of power and mortality: Even a Universe Strongest may ultimately die if unable to enter reincarnation.

Character Interactions

• Origin Ancestor and Giant Axe Lord react with shock when Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone appears without emerging from a World Ring.
• Origin Ancestor discusses the clone’s extraordinary value with Fang Yan and gives him instructions for exploring the storm eyes.
• Fang Yan’s two clones briefly exchange looks, emphasizing the connection between his different bodies.
• Fang Yan confronts the storm beast indirectly; the beast repeatedly attacks while Fang Yan’s technique harmlessly reverses its attacks, leaving it confused and frustrated.
• Fang Yan engages with the Wind-Fixing Devil God only through the latter’s recorded message, which provides the background to the inheritance and raises the question of who took the missing Wind-Fixing Pearl.

Chapter Summary: “Seed?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan investigates the bottom of a massive storm eye and discovers a towering ancient tree covered in complex Wind-Time Law patterns.
• He realizes the tree may have originated from a “strange object” or seed from the Origin Continent, possibly related to the Wind-Fixing Pearl.
• Fang Yan cuts off one emerald leaf and discovers that its aura neutralizes the violent storm energy, allowing him to travel safely through storms capable of destroying True Gods.
• He returns to Origin Ancestor and presents the leaf and his memories of the tree. Origin Ancestor confirms that the tree is not the soul-type Supreme Treasure he sensed, though its power is comparable to one.
• Origin Ancestor advises against uprooting the tree because its roots are fused with the storm eye and the tree could be damaged. Instead, its leaves should be harvested continuously.
• Fang Yan names the tree the Jianmu Divine Tree and its leaves Wind-Calming Leaves.
• Because the tree’s power originates from the Universe Ocean, the leaves may be rejected by the Primordial Universe. Origin Ancestor decides to store them in his Initial Universe, where the Human Race can access them through the Virtual Universe.
• Over the next thousand years, Fang Yan explores the storm eyes. He finds little of value besides a damaged but usable top-tier True Treasure weapon, the Wuliao Xiangfan Sword.
• In the eighteenth storm eye, Fang Yan encounters a powerful three-headed, six-tailed True God-level beast. Despite using Time Reversal, his Spring Autumn Cicada Clone is killed.
• After reviving and restoring the clone with Ancestral Azure Origin Pulp, Fang Yan enters the nineteenth storm eye with a Wind-Calming Leaf.
• Deep inside, he is struck by a silent, soul-targeting shockwave that penetrates directly into his soul, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates increasingly advanced mastery of the Wind-Time Law and proves his caution and investigative ability by studying the ancient tree rather than immediately claiming it.
• He gains a valuable strategic resource in the Wind-Calming Leaves, which greatly reduce the danger of exploring the storm eyes.
• Fang Yan becomes more important to the Human Race because the Jianmu Divine Tree can support both resource production and cultivation of Wind-Time Law geniuses.
• His repeated willingness to risk and sacrifice clones emphasizes his determination to uncover the secrets of Broken Blade Storm Cliff.
• Origin Ancestor shows practical judgment and long-term vision. Rather than destroying or uprooting the tree, he prioritizes preserving it and maximizing its future value to the Human Race.
• Giant Axe Lord displays his bold, direct personality by suggesting they uproot the tree and place it in the Human Race’s treasure vault.
• Fang Yan’s exploration also reveals the limits of his current strength: even with powerful techniques and treasures, he is vulnerable to True God-level creatures and mysterious soul attacks.

Significant Themes

• Exploration and hidden origins: The Jianmu Divine Tree may have originated from the Origin Continent, hinting at deeper connections between the Universe Ocean and higher realms.
• Preservation versus immediate gain: The characters choose to protect the tree and harvest its leaves rather than seize it destructively.
• Resource management and collective benefit: Fang Yan’s discovery is turned into a long-term asset for the Human Race rather than kept solely for personal use.
• Limits of power: Fang Yan’s advanced abilities cannot guarantee safety in the storm eyes, where even True God-level beasts and unknown soul attacks remain dangerous.
• Cosmic incompatibility: The conflict between Universe Ocean strange objects and the Primordial Universe highlights the tension between different cosmic laws and realms.
• Mystery and foreshadowing: The unaccounted-for soul-type Supreme Treasure and the final silent shockwave suggest that the deeper storm eyes contain dangers and treasures far beyond what Fang Yan has yet encountered.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan reports his discovery to Origin Ancestor and provides both the Wind-Calming Leaf and memory images of the tree.
• Origin Ancestor carefully analyzes the leaf, rejects the possibility that it is the sensed soul-type Supreme Treasure, and explains the distinction between the two.
• Giant Axe Lord proposes forcibly taking the tree, but Origin Ancestor rejects the idea to prevent damage to its origin.
• Origin Ancestor grants Fang Yan control over the tree’s leaves and allows him to establish their value and distribution within the Human Race.
• Their discussion also establishes a future role for the Jianmu Divine Tree in training Human Race cultivators who follow the Wind-Time path.
• Dragon Walker Lord assists Fang Yan by delivering a newly condensed Spring Autumn Cicada Clone after one is destroyed.

Chapter Summary: “Investigation”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone enters the storm eye of Broken Blade Storm Cliff and is struck by a strange black, needle-like soul attack.
• The Sea-Watching Pavilion barely withstands the attack, revealing that the source is likely a soul-type Supreme Treasure. Fang Yan immediately retreats.
• After returning, Fang Yan reports the incident to Origin Ancestor. Origin Ancestor worries that the storm eye may contain hidden formations, traps, or spatial restrictions capable of imprisoning even a powerful True God, as happened to Wind-Fixing Devil God.
• At Origin Ancestor’s request, Fang Yan makes a second, more cautious investigation. He carries a Wind-Calming Leaf to neutralize the storm and uses Time Reversal to defend against the soul attack.
• Deep inside the storm eye, Fang Yan discovers a vast underground cavern containing a gigantic, eyeless beast. A Glazed Eyeball Sculpture embedded in one of its empty eye sockets is identified as the source of the soul attacks.
• The beast attacks Fang Yan with both soul assaults and powerful scarlet energy rays. Time Reversal protects him, while the Vast Azure Origin Plasma continually restores his divine body.
• Fang Yan spends three days examining the cavern and confirms that it contains no formations, seals, traps, or one-way passages capable of imprisoning a True God. He concludes that the beast remains there by choice rather than because it is trapped.
• Fang Yan returns and reports his findings. Reassured, Origin Ancestor decides to descend personally.
• Origin Ancestor asks Giant Axe Lord to guard the cliff and rescue them if necessary. He and Fang Yan then enter the storm eye together.
• With Origin Ancestor effortlessly dispersing the chaotic storm currents, the pair quickly reaches the cavern. The beast senses them immediately and launches a powerful soul attack toward Origin Ancestor, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates caution, courage, and investigative skill. Although initially vulnerable to the soul attack, he adapts by using Time Reversal and thoroughly surveys the cavern instead of recklessly confronting the beast.
• Origin Ancestor: Reveals a rare degree of seriousness and caution due to the danger of being permanently confined. He trusts Fang Yan with the investigation and later takes responsibility by joining him personally.
• Giant Axe Lord: Acts as a dependable guardian, accepting responsibility for protecting the cliff and preparing to assist Fang Yan and Origin Ancestor if something goes wrong.
• The eyeless beast: Is established as an immensely powerful, territorial creature with extraordinary sensory abilities and access to both soul and energy attacks.

Significant Themes

• Caution versus recklessness: Even powerful figures must investigate unknown dangers carefully, especially after the tragedy of Wind-Fixing Devil God.
• The limits of power: The storm eye contains threats capable of challenging supreme treasures and True Gods.
• Trust and cooperation: Fang Yan’s abilities complement Origin Ancestor’s strength, while Giant Axe Lord supports them from outside.
• Unknown ancient mysteries: The eyeless beast, the Glazed Eyeball Sculpture, and the naturally formed cavern suggest secrets hidden deep within the storm.
• Adaptation and preparation: Fang Yan survives by combining defensive treasures, Time Reversal, and restorative energy rather than relying solely on speed or force.

Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Origin Ancestor discuss the soul attack and the possibility of hidden confinement mechanisms.
• Origin Ancestor equips Fang Yan with restorative energy and entrusts him with a second investigation.
• After Fang Yan confirms the cavern is not a trap, Origin Ancestor decides to accompany him.
• Origin Ancestor coordinates with Giant Axe Lord, who agrees to guard the entrance and provide emergency support.
• The final confrontation begins when the beast attacks Origin Ancestor with the same mysterious soul power that previously threatened Fang Yan.

Chapter Summary: Liuzhong Mountain

Key Plot Points and Events

• Origin Ancestor battles a massive exotic beast within a cavern. The beast’s black needle-like rays are soul attacks, but Origin Ancestor’s Eighth-Order soul attainments render them ineffective.
• Origin Ancestor’s Eye of the World also fails against the creature, revealing that the beast is immune to soul attacks below the Ninth Order.
• He then unveils a newly created Eighth-Order physical secret technique, Martial Chant Three Thousand Fingers, piercing the beast with three thousand golden fingers and severely injuring it.
• After killing or subduing the beast, Origin Ancestor removes its glazed eyeball and identifies it as the soul-type Supreme Treasure Eye of the True Realm. It can resist soul attacks below the Ninth Order while strengthening the user’s own soul techniques.
• Origin Ancestor, Fang Yan, and Giant Axe Lord regroup at Broken Blade Storm Cliff. Origin Ancestor proposes making Tilted Peak Realm the Human Race’s primary exploration zone.
• Fang Yan secretly fears this decision because a billion Realm Beasts remain hidden in Tilted Peak Realm’s Dark Land. He argues against concentrating all Human forces there, warning that it would provoke conflict with every major faction.
• Fang Yan instead recommends Liuzhong Mountain, whose chaotic alternate spaces deter most explorers and leave its resources relatively uncontested. His innate technique, Fixed Immortal Travel, allows him to navigate and escape the region reliably.
• Origin Ancestor accepts the proposal: the Human Race will advance along two fronts. Giant Axe and the Virtual Universe Company will lead operations in Tilted Peak Realm, while Fang Yan and Heavenly Court will explore Liuzhong Mountain.
• Origin Ancestor returns to the Initial Universe to refine the Eye of the True Realm. Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone accompanies him, while Giant Axe remains in Tilted Peak Realm.
• Fang Yan’s main body stays behind briefly, examines his improved combat strength, and studies a mysterious black token linked to the spatial secret chambers of the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar.
• He then begins a thirty-thousand-year journey toward Universe Boat, intending to investigate the token’s secrets. He jokingly accepts the possibility that some of his companions or treasures may be lost and later resurrected.

Character Developments

• Origin Ancestor demonstrates extraordinary growth after reaching the Eighth Order. He possesses not only overwhelming soul techniques but also a powerful new physical attack, restoring the image of the Illusory Martial practitioner as a true warrior.
• His acquisition of the Eye of the True Realm greatly increases his potential, allowing him to challenge Ninth-Order True Gods despite his soul defenses already being nearly absolute.
• Fang Yan shows strategic maturity and caution. Rather than openly revealing his knowledge of the Realm Beasts, he uses practical military and resource-based arguments to redirect Human exploration away from Tilted Peak Realm.
• Fang Yan also gains confidence in his combat ability, now ranking among the stronger Third-Order Universe Masters thanks to his armor, divine armor, and Five-Finger Fist-Heart Sword.
• Giant Axe Lord remains direct and battle-focused, readily accepting command of the Tilted Peak Realm operation and choosing to explore independently afterward.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and multidimensional mastery: Origin Ancestor’s development shows that power is not limited to one specialty; his soul mastery is matched by physical combat techniques.
• Strategic foresight versus reckless exploration: Fang Yan’s proposal emphasizes spreading forces across multiple fronts rather than concentrating them in a dangerous, heavily contested region.
• Knowledge as an advantage: Fang Yan’s awareness of future dangers and his Fixed Immortal Travel technique allow him to exploit Liuzhong Mountain, a region others consider nearly impossible to navigate.
• Risk and sacrifice: The characters accept that exploration may cost lives, clones, and treasures, relying on resurrection and multiple bodies to continue advancing.
• Uncovering deeper secrets: The Eye of the True Realm and the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar token both point toward increasingly important mysteries within the Universe Ocean.

Character Interactions

• Origin Ancestor and Fang Yan cooperate closely during the beast hunt, with Fang Yan observing and admiring Origin Ancestor’s rapid advancement.
• Fang Yan respectfully challenges Origin Ancestor’s strategic decision, presenting a reasoned alternative rather than directly exposing his private knowledge.
• Origin Ancestor listens seriously and ultimately endorses Fang Yan’s two-front strategy, showing trust in his judgment.
• Giant Axe accepts his assigned role without resistance and maintains a relaxed, independent attitude.
• Fang Yan and Origin Ancestor travel back together, while Giant Axe separates to continue exploring Tilted Peak Realm, establishing the Human Race’s parallel operations.

Summary of “Mantis Heart Lord’s Revenge”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ice Peak Lord obtains a high-grade Supreme Artifact battle sword on Primal Star No. 02078.
• Sun-Heaven Lord of the Three Swords Alliance attacks him, attempting to seize the treasure. Ice Peak Lord initially gains the advantage and tries to claim the sword.
• Galaxy Lord arrives through a passage and uses his powerful fifth-order secret technique, River Beneath the Dark Night, to overwhelm Ice Peak Lord. The technique drains more than sixty percent of Ice Peak Lord’s divine body.
• Out of consideration for the Hong Alliance, Galaxy Lord allows Ice Peak Lord to leave, taking the Supreme Artifact sword and ordering Sun-Heaven Lord to withdraw.
• As Ice Peak Lord attempts to return to Human Race territory, Mantis Heart Lord ambushes him. She cuts his already weakened body in half and reveals her deep hatred for the Human Race, blaming it for the destruction of the Insect Race.
• Mantis Heart Lord uses Soul-Eroding Tide to weaken Ice Peak Lord’s consciousness and reduce his combat strength. She is revealed to be a Fourth-Order Universe Master, far stronger than Ice Peak Lord’s already damaged Clone.
• Despite Ice Peak Lord’s attempt to defend himself, Mantis Heart Lord unleashes the combined attack of millions of Insect Race warriors. His primary combat Clone is destroyed, and she confiscates his remaining Supreme Artifacts.
• Ice Peak Lord’s true body survives in the Initial Universe. He accepts the loss without complaint and resolves to rebuild his strength.
• He visits Chaos Lord and requests garrison missions so he can accumulate Supreme Treasure Points and recover from the setback.

Character Developments

• Ice Peak Lord: Demonstrates composure and courage against stronger opponents, but suffers a major defeat. His primary combat Clone, Peak Treasure battle sword, and other equipment are lost. Rather than surrender to resentment, he adopts a pragmatic attitude and prepares to rebuild his power through missions and accumulation.
• Galaxy Lord: Shows overwhelming superiority as a fifth-order Universe Master. He defeats Ice Peak Lord effortlessly but spares him because of the Hong Alliance’s interests, portraying him as powerful, confident, and politically restrained.
• Sun-Heaven Lord: Attacks Ice Peak Lord but is unable to defeat him alone. He follows Galaxy Lord’s orders and retreats after the treasure is secured.
• Mantis Heart Lord: Emerges as a powerful and vengeful enemy. Her hatred of the Human Race drives her actions, and her Fourth-Order strength allows her to kill Ice Peak Lord’s weakened Clone. Her final declaration suggests the attack is the beginning of a larger conflict.

Significant Themes

• The importance of strength and hierarchy: The battle emphasizes the enormous gap between third-, fourth-, and fifth-order Universe Masters.
• The cost of weakness: Ice Peak Lord loses both his Clone and treasured equipment because he is unable to resist stronger opponents.
• Revenge and racial hatred: Mantis Heart Lord’s attack is motivated by the destruction of the Insect Race, turning personal vengeance into a broader war against the Human Race.
• Pragmatism and resilience: Ice Peak Lord does not blame fate or dwell on his defeat. He recognizes that only greater strength and more Supreme Treasure Points can improve his position.
• Political restraint within alliances: Galaxy Lord’s decision to spare Ice Peak Lord reflects the influence of alliance relationships even amid treasure competition.

Character Interactions

• Ice Peak Lord and Sun-Heaven Lord: Their confrontation begins as a contest over the Supreme Artifact sword. Ice Peak Lord briefly gains the upper hand, but Sun-Heaven Lord’s sustained assault delays him until Galaxy Lord arrives.
• Ice Peak Lord and Galaxy Lord: Galaxy Lord openly contrasts their levels of power, using his superior technique to drain Ice Peak Lord’s divine body before permitting him to escape.
• Ice Peak Lord and Mantis Heart Lord: Their encounter is an ambush driven by Mantis Heart Lord’s hatred. Ice Peak Lord is already severely weakened, while Mantis Heart Lord attacks without allowing him time to recover, ultimately destroying his Clone.
• Ice Peak Lord and Chaos Lord: After returning to the Initial Universe, Ice Peak Lord calmly informs Chaos Lord of his loss and asks for garrison assignments to regain strength and resources.

Chapter Summary: Ice Peak Lord’s Mission

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chaos Lord advises Ice Peak Lord on available guard missions. Although guarding the Gu World offers one Supreme Treasure Point per epoch, Chaos Lord considers it too slow for a Universe Lord.
• He recommends the Primal Star, where Ice Peak Lord could safely accumulate wealth by collecting lower-level supreme artifacts while avoiding conflicts over high-grade treasures.
• Origin Ancestor interrupts and proposes a better assignment: guarding the Jianmu Divine Tree in Broken Blade Storm Cliff, located in the Tilted Peak Realm of the Universe Ocean.
• The Jianmu Divine Tree, discovered by Fang Yan, grows from a cosmic wonder and contains wind-time origin essence. Its leaves, known as Wind-Calming Leaves, can protect travelers from storms. Because the tree cannot be moved, it requires a guardian.
• Origin Ancestor lends Ice Peak Lord the Ice Mountain Palace, a Peak Treasure palace with exceptional defensive capabilities. Combined with Ice Peak Lord’s Cold Mist Domain, it can protect him even against a Fifth-Order Universe Master.
• Ice Peak Lord accepts the assignment. He must guard the tree for one epoch in exchange for one Supreme Treasure Point, mainly intervening only when Wind-Calming Leaves need harvesting or if the tree is discovered. If necessary, he is authorized to take the tree and retreat.
• The mission is revealed to be an act of personal support from Origin Ancestor, intended to compensate Ice Peak Lord after the loss of his main combat Clone.
• Fang Yan’s Spring Autumn Cicada Clone arrives and gives Chaos Lord the Wuliao Xiangfan Sword, a Void-Time Fusion treasure Fang Yan cannot use. Chaos Lord accepts it and transfers 200 Supreme Treasure Points to Fang Yan.
• Fang Yan then observes Kandri’s efficient use of his Clones: some guard the Chaos Steles, one teaches disciples, and many others perform various duties. He leaves without revealing himself.
• Kandri’s Clones continue guarding the twenty-eight Chaos Steles, impressing and intimidating the newly arrived geniuses.

Character Developments

• Ice Peak Lord shows caution and practicality. Though initially interested in the Primal Star’s safer opportunities, he recognizes Origin Ancestor’s offer as both a valuable mission and a gesture of trust. His gratitude strengthens his resolve to repay his teacher.
• Origin Ancestor demonstrates strategic generosity and subtle concern. Rather than openly expressing sympathy for Ice Peak Lord’s fallen Clone, he provides him with a nearly ideal defensive artifact and a low-risk mission suited to his abilities.
• Chaos Lord acts as a pragmatic adviser, explaining the economic advantages and dangers of different assignments. He also benefits from Fang Yan’s gift because the sword complements his Void-Time Fusion path.
• Fang Yan continues expanding his influence through Gu Worlds, disciples, treasures, and Clones. He is generous toward the human race and observant of how others use their resources.
• Kandri is portrayed as extremely industrious and calculating, dividing his numerous Clones among teaching, guarding, and income-generating duties.

Significant Themes

• Protection and hidden favor: The Jianmu mission appears official, but it is fundamentally Origin Ancestor’s way of protecting and supporting Ice Peak Lord after a major loss.
• Resource management and efficiency: Characters constantly weigh missions, treasures, risk, and long-term rewards. Kandri’s Clone deployment especially embodies extreme efficiency.
• Trust and loyalty: Ice Peak Lord’s acceptance of the mission reflects his trust in Origin Ancestor, while his promise not to fail shows renewed determination.
• Power balanced with caution: Even powerful Universe Lords must carefully consider danger, especially in locations such as the Primal Star and Broken Blade Storm Cliff.
• Cooperation within the race: Fang Yan’s donation of the Wuliao Xiangfan Sword and Origin Ancestor’s lending of the Ice Mountain Palace emphasize the race’s shared advancement through mutual support.

Character Interactions

• Chaos Lord and Ice Peak Lord: Chaos Lord counsels Ice Peak Lord about mission choices and wealth accumulation.
• Origin Ancestor and Ice Peak Lord: Origin Ancestor offers the Jianmu guard mission, lends him the Ice Mountain Palace, and quietly supports his recovery after the loss of his combat Clone.
• Fang Yan and Chaos Lord: Fang Yan gives Chaos Lord the Wuliao Xiangfan Sword, while Chaos Lord compensates him with 200 Supreme Treasure Points.
• Fang Yan and Kandri: Fang Yan silently observes Kandri’s teaching Clone and his many Steles-guarding Clones, admiring Kandri’s meticulous use of resources.
• Kandri and the young geniuses: Kandri’s Clones teach disciples and guard the Chaos Steles, while the new geniuses discuss his diligence with a mixture of curiosity and fear.

Chapter Summary: “Bright Moon, Flowing Water, Dewy Spring Breeze”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan enters the secret chamber connected to the black token within the Black-Patterned Stone Pillar in the Universe Boat. The chamber contains numerous treasures left behind by Wind-Fixing Devil God, including seven top-tier supreme artifacts and roughly a hundred high-grade supreme artifacts.
• The chamber’s most valuable inheritance is a bluish-gray mountain engraved with profound law patterns. Wind-Fixing Devil God’s will reveals that it contains his self-created Eighth-Order Secret Technique, “Bright Moon, Flowing Water, Dewy Spring Breeze,” which follows the path of Wind-Time Fusion.
• Fang Yan cannot comprehend the technique because his current law understanding is insufficient. Instead, he contacts his master, Immortal-Sweeping Lord, through his Spring Autumn Cicada Clone.
• Immortal-Sweeping Lord travels to the Universe Boat and examines the technique. He is deeply impressed and agrees to remain in the secret chamber to study it, promising to teach Fang Yan after mastering it. Fang Yan gives him the black token for future access, though he implies that he has another method of entering the chamber.
• Fang Yan leaves with the chamber’s supreme artifacts after memorizing a map of the Universe Ocean.
• Meanwhile, Cao Benqi is assigned to patrol the third front line in Heavenly Court’s war zone. Although he outwardly maintains a humble and obedient demeanor, he privately resents the assignment and the officials who gave it to him.
• During his patrol, Cao Benqi is suddenly trapped by an unknown force that seals space-time over tens of millions of miles. Mountain Guest probes his soul and will with a minor illusion technique, but Cao Benqi’s weak will collapses almost instantly.
• Mountain Guest realizes that Fang Yan was correct: Fang Yan altered Cao Benqi’s soul and temperament, but his underlying will remains extremely weak. Mountain Guest worries that Cao Benqi’s suppressed arrogance will gradually resurface as he grows stronger.
• Mountain Guest considers giving Cao Benqi powerful supreme artifacts, but doubts whether external treasures can compensate for his deficient will. He ultimately decides to go to Heavenly Court, likely to address Cao Benqi’s situation directly.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan: Demonstrates restraint and foresight by recognizing that he cannot yet comprehend the Eighth-Order Secret Technique. Rather than forcing the issue, he seeks his master’s assistance and generously allows Immortal-Sweeping Lord access to the inheritance. His collection of powerful artifacts and knowledge of alternate entry methods further emphasize his growing resources and hidden capabilities.
• Immortal-Sweeping Lord: Shows renewed vitality and excitement after recovering his life and obtaining a new body. The Wind-Time Fusion technique gives him an important opportunity for further advancement. His relationship with Fang Yan is affectionate and trusting, with both characters treating the discovery as a shared opportunity.
• Cao Benqi: Outwardly remains meek, polite, and compliant, but internally reveals increasing resentment and suppressed arrogance. His reaction to Mountain Guest’s illusion exposes a serious weakness in his will, suggesting that his altered personality may become unstable as his power rises.
• Mountain Guest: Becomes increasingly concerned about the difference between Cao Benqi’s modified soul surface and his true inner foundation. He recognizes that powerful treasures cannot fully solve a weakness of will and resolves to intervene personally.

Significant Themes

• Inheritance and opportunity: The secret technique represents a major legacy from Wind-Fixing Devil God, showing how the achievements of powerful figures can shape the future of their successors.
• Limits of comprehension: Even extraordinary characters must acknowledge the boundaries of their current understanding. Fang Yan’s patience contrasts with the temptation to seize power prematurely.
• Soul versus will: The chapter emphasizes that altering the soul’s temperament does not fundamentally strengthen a person’s will. External changes can suppress behavior, but they cannot completely transform the underlying self.
• Power and responsibility: Powerful artifacts may enhance strength, but they cannot replace inner stability or resolve. Mountain Guest’s hesitation reflects the difficulty of deciding how much aid to give someone whose foundation is flawed.
• Hidden motives and appearances: Cao Benqi’s respectful public image conceals bitterness and ambition, reinforcing the danger of judging a character solely by outward behavior.

Important Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Immortal-Sweeping Lord: Fang Yan informs his master about the secret technique and grants him access to the inheritance. Immortal-Sweeping Lord’s promise to teach Fang Yan establishes a cooperative master-disciple relationship and gives both characters a path toward greater strength.
• Immortal-Sweeping Lord and Swallowing Evolution Lord: Their conversation reflects old friendship and camaraderie. Swallowing Evolution Lord comments on Immortal-Sweeping Lord’s recent good fortune, while Immortal-Sweeping Lord promises to return and share wine after studying the inheritance.
• Cao Benqi and Heavenly Court officials: Cao Benqi politely accepts his patrol assignment while privately despising the officials responsible, highlighting the divide between his public mask and inner feelings.
• Mountain Guest and Cao Benqi: Mountain Guest’s illusion probe reveals Cao Benqi’s profound weakness of will. This interaction confirms Mountain Guest’s doubts and prompts him to consider personally visiting Heavenly Court.
• Mountain Guest and Fang Yan’s earlier judgment: Mountain Guest recalls Fang Yan’s warning that Cao Benqi’s soul was the foundation of the problem, acknowledging that Fang Yan correctly identified the distinction between soul alteration and willpower.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mountain Guest visits the Heavenly Court to discuss Cao Benqi with Fang Jin, who reveals that Cao Benqi’s obedient temperament masks a dangerously weak will.
• Fang Jin subtly mentions a legendary treasure that can continuously strengthen the will of beings born within its range. Mountain Guest recognizes its potential and begins devising ways to create it.
• Ten epochs later, Mountain Guest successfully completes the soul-type treasure, Original Soul, designed to cultivate and enhance will.
• Cao Benqi, having passed Mountain Guest’s test and achieved a gene multiplier of 3,333 times, is summoned and rewarded with three powerful treasures:

Flame God Halberd

Tribulation Armor

Original Soul

• The treasures elevate Cao Benqi to High-Level Venerable combat strength. However, Mountain Guest clarifies that the Tribulation Armor is only borrowed and must eventually be given to Cao Benqi’s future third junior brother.
• Cao Benqi outwardly accepts this instruction respectfully, but privately becomes enraged and decides that he may never return the armor.
• Meanwhile, Fang Yan continues training Xin Qing through repeated life-and-death battles. After 4,999 battles across the Primordial Universe, Xin Qing has grown from barely surviving fights to regularly withdrawing unharmed.
• Xin Qing reaches the Extreme King-level and launches an attack on Lan Hao King at Vast Heaven Star, beginning another confrontation.

Character Developments

• Fang Jin: Acts as a subtle strategist for the Heavenly Court. He manipulates Mountain Guest by drawing attention to the possibility of a will-tempering treasure, intending to bring the Earth lineage under Heavenly Court control.
• Mountain Guest: Demonstrates deep concern for Cao Benqi’s weakness in will. He successfully creates Original Soul and generously equips Cao Benqi, while also planning for the future growth of another disciple.
• Cao Benqi: Gains immense power but reveals intense jealousy, selfishness, and resentment. His obedient exterior is shown to be a mask hiding ambition and hostility toward his future junior brother.
• Fang Yan: Continues to develop Xin Qing through practical combat experience, carefully monitoring her progress and recognizing her advancement to the Extreme King-level.
• Xin Qing: Undergoes dramatic growth in combat ability and confidence, progressing from repeated near-death experiences to confidently challenging powerful King-level opponents.

Significant Themes

• Outward obedience versus inner ambition: Cao Benqi’s respectful behavior conceals greed and resentment, emphasizing the danger of judging character by appearances.
• The cultivation of will: The chapter highlights willpower as the most difficult attribute to strengthen, requiring hardship and life-or-death trials rather than simple treasures or genetic enhancement.
• Power and ownership: Cao Benqi’s reaction to the Tribulation Armor shows how power can foster entitlement and conflict, especially when individuals believe they deserve exclusive possession of it.
• Strategic manipulation: Fang Jin’s seemingly casual suggestion serves a larger political purpose: gaining control over the Earth lineage through the Heavenly Court’s protection of the new treasure.
• Growth through experience: Xin Qing’s development demonstrates how repeated combat and danger can gradually transform weakness into genuine strength.

Character Interactions

• Fang Jin and Mountain Guest: Fang Jin politely receives Mountain Guest but carefully guides the conversation toward the will-enhancing treasure, manipulating Mountain Guest’s concern for Cao Benqi.
• Mountain Guest and Cao Benqi: Mountain Guest rewards Cao Benqi but reminds him that the Tribulation Armor belongs to a future disciple. Cao Benqi agrees outwardly while secretly rejecting the condition.
• Fang Yan and Xin Qing: Fang Yan serves as Xin Qing’s observer and mentor, exposing her to thousands of dangerous battles to accelerate her growth.
• Xin Qing and Lan Hao King: Xin Qing directly announces her intention to kill Lan Hao King, provoking him into combat as the chapter ends.

Chapter Summary: “Total Annihilation”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xin Qing battles Lan Hao King in Vast Heaven City using her self-created secret technique, Cold Heaven Seven Hundred Eighty Swords.
• She advances through the technique’s increasingly powerful sword strikes, ultimately using the six hundred and first sword, “Upside-Down Ice River,” to destroy Lan Hao King’s divine body.
• The attack also obliterates much of Vast Heaven City, demonstrating the immense destructive power of her swordsmanship.
• After retrieving Xin Qing, Fang Yan announces that their next destination is the Dark Shadow Starfield, where another powerful target awaits.
• Before Wind Moon Mansion can depart, four Universe Venerables arrive and seal off the surrounding void.
• Thousands of additional Venerables rapidly teleport into the Blue Valley Starfield, forming an alliance of 5,005 Universe Venerables dedicated to eliminating Xin Qing.
• The alliance was formed because Xin Qing has killed numerous alien Immortal geniuses, provoking their relatives, allies, and major races. They selected 108 likely targets and stationed ambushes around them; Lan Hao King was one such target.
• Xin Qing feels guilty and offers to surrender herself to protect Fang Yan, but Fang Yan instead leaves Wind Moon Mansion to confront the entire alliance.
• Fang Yan calmly demands that the Venerables leave. When Savage Mountain Venerable attacks, Fang Yan summons Nether Lotus Lord.
• Nether Lotus Lord effortlessly destroys the attack and uses her ultimate soul technique, “Bewildered by Passion,” to control all 5,005 Venerables.
• The entire alliance is annihilated or rendered completely helpless, ending the chapter with an overwhelming display of Nether Lotus Lord’s power.

Character Developments

• Xin Qing: Her swordsmanship has advanced dramatically, reaching the six hundred and first sword of her technique. Despite her victory, she remains dissatisfied because she has not yet refined a Six-turn Immortal Gu. Her ambition and self-discipline intensify. She also shows deep concern for Fang Yan, offering to sacrifice herself when they are surrounded.
• Fang Yan: He remains calm and confident even when facing thousands of Universe Venerables. Rather than comforting Xin Qing verbally, he supports her through quiet approval and decisive action. His composure reveals that he possesses far greater resources and confidence than his enemies realize.
• Nether Lotus Lord: She makes a dramatic entrance and establishes herself as overwhelmingly superior to the assembled Venerables. Her effortless defeat of Savage Mountain Venerable’s attack and mass domination of the alliance reveal her terrifying strength.
• Savage Mountain Venerable: Initially confident as the alliance’s apparent leader, he becomes helpless once Nether Lotus Lord appears, ultimately reduced to a mind-controlled puppet.
• Lan Hao King: He serves as Xin Qing’s latest test and is defeated before he can contribute to the planned ambush.

Significant Themes

• Power concealed beneath appearances: Fang Yan appears to be only a King-Level Immortal, but his calmness reflects hidden strength and support. Nether Lotus Lord’s appearance completely reverses the apparent power balance.
• Growth through combat: Xin Qing’s repeated battles are deliberately used to sharpen her self-created technique and advance her cultivation.
• Ambition and inadequacy: Xin Qing’s victory does not satisfy her because she compares herself to those who have achieved greater accomplishments, motivating her to work harder.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: Xin Qing is willing to surrender herself for Fang Yan’s sake, while Fang Yan refuses to abandon or hand her over.
• Revenge and escalating conflict: Xin Qing’s killings create an expanding network of enemies, transforming individual battles into a massive inter-racial vendetta.
• Overwhelming superiority: The final confrontation emphasizes the vast difference between ordinary Venerables and a true Universe Lord-level existence.

Character Interactions

• Xin Qing and Fang Yan share a mentor-and-disciple-like relationship. She addresses him as “Senior,” seeks his approval, and trusts his judgment, while he quietly guides and protects her.
• Fang Yan praises Xin Qing’s progress but does not indulge her insecurity, encouraging her to continue growing through further battles.
• Xin Qing attempts to protect Fang Yan by offering to surrender, but he responds by ordering her to remain inside Wind Moon Mansion and personally confronting the enemy.
• Savage Mountain Venerable mocks Fang Yan’s confidence and attacks him, only for Fang Yan to summon Nether Lotus Lord.
• Nether Lotus Lord completely ignores Savage Mountain Venerable’s pleas and overwhelms the entire alliance with her soul technique, turning their supposed ambush into a total defeat.

Chapter Summary: “Water-Fire Origin Great Dao”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xin Qing learns that the gray-robed man she knows as her teacher is actually a Clone of Fang Yan, the famed Heavenly Court Lord. She is also shocked to discover that Nether Lotus Lord, a Third-Order Universe Master, has been secretly staying in Wind Moon Mansion.
• Fang Yan explains that this Clone contains the original Fang Yan’s kindness and allows Xin Qing to continue calling him “Teacher” or “Senior Fang Yan.” He tells her that after she refines a Six-turn Immortal Gu, she may visit Heavenly Court’s headquarters to meet his original body.
• Xin Qing asks to experience Fang Yan’s Six-turn Immortal Gu, Toward Dusk, partly to understand its power and partly because of the deep impression his dusk-like attack made on her.
• When Xin Qing touches Toward Dusk, its Flame Law conflicts with her self-created ice-based technique, Cold Heaven Seven Hundred Eighty Swords. The collision unexpectedly fuses ice and flame into a new power.
• The fusion produces an ice-blue sphere surrounded by both extreme cold and dark-yellow flames. Xin Qing realizes she has touched the beginnings of the Water-Fire Origin Great Dao, an immensely powerful path associated with the combat strength of a Tenth-Order True God.
• Fang Yan praises her and estimates that this accidental breakthrough gives her strength comparable to an Invincible King or possibly a Lower Venerable. He casually gives Toward Dusk to Xin Qing, recognizing that she can integrate it with her laws.
• Xin Qing accepts the gift with growing warmth and affection toward Fang Yan, privately cherishing the fact that something that once belonged to him is now hers.
• Elsewhere, Fang Yan’s Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone arrives at the Endless Thunder Sea and notices violent disturbances caused by the emergence of a powerful supreme treasure.
• Rather than rushing in, he uses his innate stealth ability, Familiar at First Meeting, to disguise himself as a dark-gold boulder and waits undetected for three eras. After confirming that no other forces have arrived, he begins moving toward the source of the disturbance.
• The chapter ends as Fang Yan enters the terrifying interior of the thunder sea, where the lightning has condensed into vast rivers of liquid thunder plasma.

Character Developments

• Xin Qing moves from shock and emotional uncertainty to confidence and excitement. Her understanding of her own abilities expands dramatically as she discovers compatibility between her ice sword path and Fang Yan’s fire-based Toward Dusk.
• Xin Qing’s feelings toward Fang Yan deepen. She is initially troubled by the revelation that he is connected to such a supreme figure, fearing she is insignificant to him, but his generosity and continued warmth reassure her.
• Fang Yan demonstrates both his immense status and his unusually benevolent character. He is observant enough to recognize the significance of Xin Qing’s fusion and generous enough to surrender a valuable Six-turn Immortal Gu without hesitation.
• Fang Yan’s Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone displays patience, caution, and tactical intelligence by waiting three eras before approaching the emerging treasure.

Significant Themes

• Hidden identity and emotional distance: Xin Qing must reconcile the approachable teacher she knows with the legendary Heavenly Court Lord behind him.
• Opportunity and talent: Xin Qing’s breakthrough occurs through an accidental but meaningful interaction between two incompatible forces, suggesting that extraordinary paths can emerge from personal uniqueness.
• Fusion of opposites: Ice and fire, water and flame, softness and destruction are brought together to form a new and potentially supreme Great Dao.
• Mentorship and generosity: Fang Yan’s willingness to give away Toward Dusk reflects his confidence in Xin Qing’s potential and strengthens their bond.
• Patience and strategic calculation: The treasure sequence emphasizes that power alone is insufficient; survival depends on concealment, timing, and careful observation.

Important Character Interactions

• Fang Yan reveals his identity to Xin Qing and reassures her that their teacher-student relationship remains genuine.
• Xin Qing asks Fang Yan to let her experience Toward Dusk, creating the opportunity for her breakthrough.
• Fang Yan observes and evaluates her new power, then gives her Toward Dusk as a personal opportunity.
• Xin Qing silently develops stronger affection and admiration for Fang Yan, while Fang Yan remains supportive but composed.

Fang Yan revealed his identity to Xin Qing, who accidentally fused Toward Dusk with her sword art and gained a powerful new technique. Meanwhile, his Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone discovered a supreme treasure forming in the Endless Thunder Sea and cautiously entered to investigate.

• Fang Yan told Xin Qing he was a clone of the Heavenly Court Lord and invited her to meet his true self after she refined a Six-turn Immortal Gu.
• Xin Qing experienced Fang Yan's Toward Dusk, and its Flame Law clashed and fused with her Cold Heaven Seven Hundred Eighty Swords.
• Xin Qing formed an icy-blue sphere that combined ice and fire, touching the edge of the Water-Fire Origin Great Dao and granting her power comparable to an Invincible King or Lower Venerable.
• Fang Yan gave Xin Qing Toward Dusk, and she kept the transformed treasure as he returned to Wind Moon Mansion.
• Fang Yan's Cosmic Wind Haze Beast Clone spotted a supreme treasure being born in the Endless Thunder Sea and hid nearby for three epochs to ensure no one else was coming.
• After waiting three more days, Fang Yan entered the thunder sea and headed toward the strongest fluctuations.

Chapter Summary: “Retaliation”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fang Yan reaches the source of the lightning disturbance and discovers the Zhenhe Sword, a powerful top-tier treasure.
• Before he can claim it, Wu Hun Lord, a Fifth-Order Universe Master of the God Eye Clan, arrives and takes the sword.
• The sword’s removal awakens the Thunder Garb Demon God, a Seventh-Order True God hidden beneath the lightning sea.
• Thunder Garb Demon God attacks Wu Hun Lord with overwhelming lightning power, forcing her to release the sword. He retrieves the Zhenhe Sword and orders her to leave.
• Humiliated and furious, Wu Hun Lord threatens that the True Gods of the God Eye Clan will retaliate.
• Thunder Garb Demon God then turns his attention to Fang Yan and prepares to attack him.
• Fang Yan avoids immediate conflict by invoking his old agreement with Tian Xi Lord, revealing that Tian Xi is also known as the Tianxi Secret Realm.
• Thunder Garb Demon God explains that he, Tian Xi, and Kong Luo were once close companions who rose together. Kong Luo and Thunder Garb eventually became True Gods, while Tian Xi failed to break through.
• Tian Xi later transformed himself into a treasure through the Puppetmaster Path, ultimately becoming a sentient secret realm connected to the Primordial Universe.
• Fang Yan reveals that he is Tian Xi’s inheritor and demonstrates the Myriad Hearts Puppet Control Record, confirming his connection.
• Fang Yan further shocks Thunder Garb Demon God by stating that Tian Xi’s will still survives within the core of the Tianxi World.
• Thunder Garb urgently demands to meet Tian Xi, but Fang Yan refuses, ending the chapter with the tension between them escalating.

Character Developments

• Fang Yan demonstrates caution and strategic intelligence. Rather than fight a Seventh-Order True God, he uses his knowledge of Tian Xi to protect himself and gain leverage.
• His identity as Tian Xi’s inheritor becomes more significant, suggesting that he possesses both valuable knowledge and a possible connection to an ancient legacy.
• Wu Hun Lord is shown to be powerful but completely outmatched by Thunder Garb Demon God. Her pride suffers a severe blow, intensifying her hatred toward him and foreshadowing future retaliation by the God Eye Clan.
• Thunder Garb Demon God is established as immensely powerful, capable of effortlessly defeating Wu Hun Lord. However, his ferocity gives way to grief and emotional vulnerability when Tian Xi is mentioned.
• His memories reveal that beneath his intimidating exterior, he remains deeply attached to his former companions and is desperate to know whether Tian Xi truly survives.

Significant Themes

• Power and hierarchy: The confrontation emphasizes the enormous gap between Fifth-Order Universe Masters and Seventh-Order True Gods.
• Revenge and retaliation: Wu Hun Lord’s humiliation leads her to threaten future revenge, reinforcing the chapter’s central conflict.
• Friendship and loss: Thunder Garb Demon God’s recollections portray the tragedy of three comrades whose paths diverged as they pursued greater power.
• Immortality and transformation: Tian Xi’s attempt to overcome the limits of cultivation by becoming a treasure raises questions about identity, sacrifice, and whether consciousness can survive transformation.
• Strategic leverage versus brute force: Fang Yan survives not through combat, but by using knowledge, inheritance, and emotional insight to control the situation.

Important Character Interactions

• Fang Yan and Wu Hun Lord: They initially compete for the Zhenhe Sword, but neither directly clashes before Thunder Garb Demon God intervenes.
• Wu Hun Lord and Thunder Garb Demon God: Thunder Garb defeats and humiliates her, takes the sword, and dismisses her with a single command to leave. Her anger promises future conflict.
• Fang Yan and Thunder Garb Demon God: Their confrontation shifts from a potential battle to a tense exchange of secrets. Fang Yan invokes Tian Xi, then reveals his inheritance and refuses Thunder Garb’s demand to meet Tian Xi.
• Thunder Garb Demon God and Tian Xi: Though Tian Xi does not appear directly, their former friendship and Thunder Garb’s grief become the emotional core of the chapter.