Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• The Blood Moon Clan, a brutal Primordial Royal Clan notorious for preying on humans, becomes the target of a Human Race assault. Its leaders intend to capture and consume Ye Fan, the Human Saint Body, as a source of power.
• With Jiang Ming away, Ye Fan organizes the attack and recruits Jiang Ming’s four Half-Saint companions. They are equipped with powerful armor he prepared for them. Gu Qingyao and the Heavenly Jade Saintess lead the operation, joined by Jiang Ming’s Vermilion Bird Totem Deity.
• Ye Fan and Big Black Dog break through the clan’s Great Saint-level defensive formation. The women then storm the territory, defeating the clan’s forces.
• The Heavenly Jade Saintess ambushes and kills the Blood Moon King’s grandson. Gu Qingyao gravely wounds the Old Blood Moon King, whom the Heavenly Jade Saintess uses to hone her skills before killing him.
• Qi Luo stays concealed nearby, while Black Emperor seals off the area so no one escapes. The Blood Moon Clan is completely exterminated, and its resources are seized. The attackers leave the other Primordial Royal Clans to wonder who was responsible.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Fan takes the initiative against the clan that sought to devour him, coordinating the assault alongside Big Black Dog.
• Jiang Ming’s companions show their readiness to fight rather than remain sheltered. They work together effectively, while Gu Qingyao protects them and gives them room to gain experience.
• The Heavenly Jade Saintess demonstrates formidable combat skill, combining the Nine Secrets to defeat powerful opponents.
• Gu Qingyao acts as both a battlefield leader and a “babysitter,” weakening the clan’s strongest enemy so the others can fight him.
• Black Emperor supports the attack by maintaining a perimeter of killing formations; Qi Luo provides discreet backup.
• The Blood Moon King’s grandson and the Old Blood Moon King are confident in their clan’s power, but their threats and outrage cannot stop the assault.

Significant themes

• Retaliation and justice: The attack answers the Blood Moon Clan’s long history of enslaving and consuming humans.
• Strength and self-reliance: The Human Race is no longer merely surviving under the Primordial Royal Clans’ rule; it can now strike back decisively.
• Power and deterrence: The massacre sends a warning to other clans that secretly violating the peace agreement will have consequences.
• Growth through combat: The assault is also a deliberate opportunity for the Half-Saints to develop their abilities through real battle.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• A year passes as Jiang Ming travels through the stars, catching up with Southern Demon Qi Lin and converting everyone aboard his spacecraft into his followers or subordinates.
• He continues gathering resources and studying the formulas for Genetic Evolution Liquid, including a rarer version capable of benefiting Saints.
• Jiang Ming refines the spacecraft’s intelligent brain deity, the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, transforming the vessel into a genuine Heritage Saint Weapon capable of hunting Saints.
• He creates an internal cultivation system aboard the spacecraft, personally lecturing captured beings on the Dao. Many Dao-Severing Kings are expected to become his subordinates by the time they reach the Eternal Star Region.
• On the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star, the destruction of the Blood Moon Royal Clan intensifies tensions between the Primordial Antiquity Race and the Human Race.
• Several Great Saints, carrying Ancient Emperor Armaments and accompanied by more than twenty Primordial Ancestor Kings, invade the Desolate Forbidden Land. The Ruthless Empress effortlessly annihilates almost the entire force:
  • Only three Great Saints and four Saint Kings survive.
  • Eight Heritage Saint Weapons are destroyed.
  • Jiang Ming gains only modest rewards from the deaths because most of the slain were relatively weak Saint Kings.
• After this defeat, no one dares challenge the Desolate Forbidden Land or attempt to seize its Nine-Wonder Undying Divine Medicine.
• Jiang Ming’s Vermilion Bird Totem Deity exchanges the Lihuo Divine Furnace with Jiang Taixu for the Hengyu Furnace, hoping to gain deeper insights into Emperor Hengyu’s Flame Dao and refining techniques.
• Meanwhile, Ye Fan, Jiang Ming’s daughter, Xia Jiuyou, the Black Emperor, Duan De, and others continue stirring up trouble. Jiang Ming’s disciple Tongtong repeatedly defeats Yaoguang Sacred Son’s disciple.
• Humiliated and unable to remain on the Big Dipper Star, Yaoguang Sacred Son leaves for the Starry Sky Ancient Road with the Yaoguang Sacred Land’s Emperor Armament.
• Duan De discovers that Yaoguang Sacred Land was built over the Ruthless Empress’s former imperial tomb. The sacred land had obtained the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron by robbing the tomb and then fabricated a false history to justify possessing it.
• Jiang Ming instructs Ye Fan not to destroy Yaoguang Sacred Land’s lineage because of its connection to Yaoguang Female Saint, from whom he obtained an important Quasi-Emperor Scripture, and because Ye Fan owes the Yaoguang Sacred Maiden Weiwei a life-saving debt.
• After Yaoguang Sacred Son departs, Weiwei finally reveals her true strength. Her Immortal Spirit Eyes allow her to defeat numerous Dao-Severing Kings, after which she becomes the new Holy Master of Yaoguang Sacred Land.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming: Becomes increasingly powerful and influential. He is not only refining weapons and studying evolution formulas but also building an organized system of followers aboard his spacecraft. Despite his strength, he avoids unnecessary conflict and remains wary of karmic consequences, especially involving relatives.
• Sixteen-Foot Golden Body: Evolves from an intelligent spacecraft system into a true Heritage Saint Weapon capable of independently hunting Saints.
• Southern Demon Qi Lin: Continues advancing along the Starry Sky Ancient Road and is expected to reach the Eternal Star Region soon.
• Ruthless Empress: Demonstrates overwhelming power by casually destroying multiple Ancient Emperor Armaments and annihilating nearly the entire expedition against the Desolate Forbidden Land.
• Yaoguang Sacred Son: Suffers repeated humiliation through his disciple’s defeats and his conflict with Jiang Ming and Ye Fan. He abandons the Big Dipper Star and flees onto the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
• Weiwei: Emerges from years of deliberate obscurity. After Yaoguang Sacred Son’s departure, she displays her extraordinary talent, defeats many Kings, and takes leadership of Yaoguang Sacred Land.
• Tongtong: Continues to establish herself as a formidable young cultivator by repeatedly defeating Yaoguang Sacred Son’s disciple.
• Ye Fan: Remains connected to Weiwei through their past bond and debt of gratitude. He also gains Jiang Ming’s protection regarding Yaoguang Sacred Land.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and deterrence: The Ruthless Empress’s effortless destruction of the invading forces establishes the Desolate Forbidden Land as virtually untouchable.
• Karma and restraint: Jiang Ming refuses to seek rewards through the deaths of relatives and prevents Ye Fan from destroying Yaoguang Sacred Land, emphasizing gratitude, lineage, and karmic responsibility.
• Transformation and evolution: The spacecraft, its intelligent deity, and the captured beings are all reshaped under Jiang Ming’s influence, reflecting his ambition to create a self-sustaining power.
• Hidden talent and the rise of new leaders: Weiwei’s emergence shows how individuals who remain inconspicuous may possess extraordinary potential.
• Legacy and deception: Yaoguang Sacred Land’s history is revealed as a fabricated narrative built around the theft of the Ruthless Empress’s Emperor Armament.
• Generational conflict: Jiang Ming’s disciples and younger cultivators continue challenging established figures, while older powers either retreat, fall, or adapt.

Important Character Interactions

• Jiang Ming converts the spacecraft’s inhabitants and instructs them in the Dao, gradually turning them into loyal subordinates.
• The Ruthless Empress confronts the Great Saints and Primordial Ancestor Kings invading the Desolate Forbidden Land, destroying their forces and weapons.
• Jiang Ming’s Vermilion Bird Totem Deity trades with Jiang Taixu to obtain the Hengyu Furnace.
• Tongtong repeatedly defeats Yaoguang Sacred Son’s disciple, indirectly humiliating Yaoguang Sacred Son.
• Yaoguang Sacred Son’s conflict with Jiang Ming and Ye Fan forces him to flee the Big Dipper Star.
• Jiang Ming protects Yaoguang Sacred Land because of Yaoguang Female Saint’s legacy and Weiwei’s past kindness to Ye Fan.
• Weiwei’s rise to Holy Master marks a major shift in the power structure of Yaoguang Sacred Land.

Key plot points and events

• Yao Xi has become a supreme elder of the Yaoguang Sacred Land rather than pursuing its leadership. Her relationship with Ye Fan is becoming closer.
• After the attack on the Desolate Forbidden Land, the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter, Golden Heavenly Maiden, Huoliner, and her brother gain greater authority. The three women then choose seclusion, trusting Jiang Ming to return with an opportunity for them to transform and travel the stars.
• A year later, Jiang Ming reaches the Eternal Star Region, no longer needing to follow the Southern Demon, Qi Lin. He and his companions arrive at the Eternal Ancient Star’s wider system of inhabited worlds.
• Jiang Ming conceals his true power, presenting himself as a Great Accomplished King. He intends to infiltrate the Heavenly Martial King’s family and obtain the formula for the Super Evolution Liquid through strategy rather than force.
• The family’s young master and young lady—Qi Zitong and her brother—return after more than thirty years away. Their arrival reassures the household, and Jiang Ming is welcomed along with them.
• The chapter introduces the Qi family’s former imperial stature, its current strength, and the advanced mecha technology Jiang Ming has learned from Qi Zitong.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Ming approaches the Eternal Star Region cautiously, masking his strength and planning to use his connection to the siblings to gain access to their family. He is also attracted to the prospect of marrying into a powerful family.
• Qi Zitong is devoted to Jiang Ming, while her brother admires him and has become his sworn brother. Their relationship gives Jiang Ming a route into the Qi household.
• The Heavenly Martial King’s youngest wife welcomes her children home. She is a Saint, and the chapter emphasizes the siblings’ exceptional talent and her standing within the family.
• The three Ancient Emperor’s Daughters’ decision to wait for Jiang Ming shows their trust in him and their desire to leave the Big Dipper for wider experience.

Significant themes

• Strategy over strength: Jiang Ming believes direct confrontation will not secure the evolution-liquid formula; he plans to gain influence through relationships and careful positioning.
• Trust and dependence: The siblings’ bond with Jiang Ming provides both emotional connection and practical access to the Qi family.
• Transformation and exploration: Seclusion is framed as preparation for advancement, while the women’s eventual journey into space represents a desire for growth beyond their familiar world.
• Uneven legacies: The Eternal Star Region remains prosperous and powerful despite the Qi family’s decline from its imperial peak, contrasting with worlds suffering more severe restrictions.

Chapter Summary: The Woman in the Purple Dress

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ming witnesses the reunion of Qi Moyuan and Qi Zitong with their mother, the beautiful woman in the purple dress.
• The mother scolds Moyuan and Zitong for secretly taking the family’s Saint-grade spaceship and venturing into the starry sky for more than thirty years.
• The siblings explain that they undertook the journey to find heavenly treasures and refine Evolution Liquid, hoping to help their mother break through to the Saint Realm.
• Their mother reveals that she has already successfully become a Saint, delighting both siblings.
• She notices that both children have advanced dramatically—from the early Dao-Severing Realm to becoming Dao-Severing Kings—surpassing their older siblings in cultivation.
• The family returns to the spaceship’s core, where the mother examines the Evolution Liquid the siblings created. Its powerful vitality impresses even her as a Saint.
• Zitong reveals that the Evolution Liquid should allow her to break through to the Half-Saint Realm. She then asks her mother to help her obtain the spaceship permanently.
• Her mother agrees that if Zitong reaches the Half-Saint Realm, securing the spaceship from the Heavenly Martial King should be easy and may even become a reward.

Character Development

• Qi Zitong remains spoiled, clever, and affectionate toward her mother. She uses her favored position and coquettish charm to gain support, while also showing genuine concern for her family.
• Qi Moyuan is presented as responsible and more mature than his sister. He accepts his mother’s reprimands without argument and quietly treasures their reunion.
• The woman in the purple dress is revealed to be both stern and loving. Her successful breakthrough to the Saint Realm increases her influence within the Heavenly Martial King’s family and makes her children’s future more secure.
• Jiang Ming continues observing the family dynamics and is shown to have a strategic plan: he intends to use Zitong’s breakthrough to help her claim the Saint-grade spaceship.
• The Heavenly Martial King, though absent, is characterized as a powerful but unfaithful patriarch with many wives, concubines, and descendants, creating intense competition within the family.

Significant Themes

• Family affection beneath discipline: The mother’s scolding reflects concern rather than hostility, while Moyuan and Zitong clearly value her approval.
• Competition and status: In the Heavenly Martial King’s large family, cultivation, ability, and contributions determine influence more than birth order or favoritism.
• Power and advancement: Reaching the Saint or Half-Saint Realm dramatically improves a person’s position and access to family resources.
• Evolution through technology: Evolution Liquid is central to cultivation in the Eternal Star Region. It strengthens a cultivator’s Source and potential without damaging their foundation.
• Favoritism and unequal opportunity: Zitong receives superior treatment, including Saint Weapon-grade armor and the use of a Saint-grade spaceship, while Moyuan receives lesser equipment.
• Strategic ambition: The siblings’ journey and Jiang Ming’s plan show how cultivation breakthroughs can be used to gain greater authority and material advantages.

Character Interactions

• The mother reprimands both children but is especially critical of Moyuan as the eldest brother.
• Zitong defends Moyuan and sweet-talks her mother, softening the tension.
• The mother praises the siblings’ rapid progress and expresses pride in surpassing their older brothers and sisters.
• Moyuan quietly enjoys being treated like a son again, despite being an adult and a powerful cultivator.
• Zitong presents the Evolution Liquid and negotiates for the spaceship, while her mother responds supportively and sets the condition that Zitong must first reach the Half-Saint Realm.

Key plot points and events

• Zitong asks her mother for more time to cultivate before attempting a breakthrough. Her mother, now a Saint, promises to ask the Heavenly Martial King for a spaceship to keep for her.
• Zitong’s mother urges her brother, Moyuan, to use evolution liquid to reach Half-Saint and pursue Qi Meng, the Xianyu Family’s young princess. Qi Meng has the rare Supreme Immortal Body, a trait associated with a past Great Emperor.
• Jiang Ming remains hidden aboard the spaceship, gathering information through his abilities. After a month, he slips into the Qi Family to study the Eternal Star Region’s blend of science and cultivation.
• Seeking higher-grade evolution-liquid formulas is Jiang Ming’s main goal. He hopes an advanced formula might help him reach Saint King sooner than ordinary cultivation would.
• Jiang Ming learns that evolution liquid originated from an ancient Emperor-level immortal-pill method and was adapted by powerful factions. Its use helped the Eternal Star Region become dominant.

Character developments and interactions

• Zitong is completely under Jiang Ming’s control, but she handles her family affairs intelligently and asks her mother for more time to advance.
• Zitong’s mother is proud of her new Saint status and ambitious for her children. She encourages Moyuan to improve his cultivation and seek Qi Meng’s favor, while reassuring Zitong about the spaceship.
• Moyuan accepts his mother’s advice and promises to work hard, despite knowing his talent is not exceptional.
• Jiang Ming stays out of his followers’ family matters, focusing instead on learning and pursuing a faster route to greater power.

Significant themes

• Power and ambition: Family status, cultivation, and marriage prospects are linked to strength and advancement.
• Knowledge as a path to power: Jiang Ming treats technological and alchemical knowledge as valuable alternatives to simply cultivating.
• Exploitation and moral cost: The Eternal Star Region’s civilization advances through ruthless resource extraction, genetic experimentation, and even the destruction of other worlds.
• Life beyond biology: The chapter ends by suggesting that a cultivator’s life imprint matters more than inherited bloodline or genes.

Chapter Summary: The Unique Civilizational Structure of the Eternal Star Region

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter explains the Eternal Star Region’s cultivation system, which relies heavily on genetic modification and Evolution Liquid. As long as a person’s life imprint remains unchanged, incorporating the genes of other races does not alter their identity.
• Qi Moyuan is cited as an example: by combining the genes of powerful races, he strengthened his body to the level of a Dao-Severing King.
• Although the Eternal Star Region can mass-produce Saints and Saint Kings, its evolutionary method reaches a severe bottleneck at the Great Saint realm. Despite possessing over a hundred Saint Kings, it has very few Great Saints, no known Quasi-Emperors, and only one confirmed Great Emperor—Dao Yan Great Emperor.
• The chapter contrasts this with other major regions, such as Ziwei Emperor Star, Earth, and Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star, which produced far more powerful figures.
• The reason is identified as overreliance on Evolution Liquid and technological weapons. These methods promote rapid early growth but fail to cultivate the invincible will and firm Dao heart needed for higher realms.
• Mecha technology further encourages dependence on external power. Saint- and Saint King-level mechas allow lower-realm cultivators to fight opponents above their level, but this weakens their personal cultivation foundations.
• The Eternal Star Region could potentially overcome this limitation by developing stronger Evolution Liquids or advanced mechas, perhaps even reaching the Quasi-Emperor or ultimate-weapon level.
• Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan invite Jiang Ming to travel to Eternal Main Star. They intend to visit the Qi Family’s main branch and possibly meet its little princess while negotiating access to the refinement method for Supreme Evolution Liquid, which can help cultivators break through to the Saint realm.
• The Qi Family’s main branch has reportedly discovered the primary ingredient needed for this Evolution Liquid and plans to profit from the discovery.
• Heavenly Martial King supports the journey after learning that both his children became Great Accomplished Kings and obtained Evolution Liquid capable of aiding a breakthrough to Quasi-Saint. With his assistance, they may soon become Saints.
• Jiang Ming joins the group as one of the attendants. His true purpose is to quietly obtain higher-level Evolution Liquid refinement methods so that he can help his companions from the Emperor-Burial Star enter the Saint realm.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming demonstrates an increasingly balanced understanding of civilization. Rather than dismissing the Eternal Star Region’s technological path as inferior to ancient cultivation, he recognizes its genuine achievements and practical advantages.
• He remains cautious and strategic, choosing to observe and learn instead of becoming involved in unnecessary conflict.
• Qi Moyuan and Qi Zitong have advanced rapidly, reaching the Great Accomplished King realm after their previous journey. Their progress makes them important participants in the negotiations over Supreme Evolution Liquid.
• Heavenly Martial King becomes more invested in the mission because of his children’s rapid advancement and the possibility of producing two young Saints.

Character Interactions

• Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan approach Jiang Ming to inform him of their visit to Eternal Main Star and invite him to accompany them.
• Their family’s plans center on cooperation and negotiation with the Qi Family’s main branch, particularly over the distribution of profits from Supreme Evolution Liquid.
• Jiang Ming joins their entourage under the guise of an attendant, concealing his personal objective.
• Heavenly Martial King’s relationship with his children is shown through his pride in their achievements and his willingness to support their advancement.

Significant Themes

• Strength versus foundation: Evolution Liquid and genetic modification create rapid, artificial advancement, but they may prevent cultivators from developing the conviction and Dao heart necessary for the highest realms.
• Technology and cultivation: The Eternal Star Region has merged Dao Patterns with science, producing advanced weapons, mechas, automated cultivation tools, and comfortable living conditions for ordinary people.
• Civilizational progress and moral contradiction: The region has eliminated hunger, reduced disease, expanded education, and greatly improved the lives of its citizens. However, this prosperity depends partly on the brutal exploitation of outside civilizations.
• Privilege and hypocrisy: The Eternal Star Region presents itself as an advanced and enlightened society internally, yet enslaves foreign peoples, experiments on them, harvests their bloodlines, and treats members of other races as commodities.
• The limits of perfection: Even a highly developed civilization faces technological and spiritual bottlenecks. Material prosperity and efficient systems cannot replace individual will, moral restraint, or genuine cultivation.
• Cultural comparison: Jiang Ming avoids romanticizing either ancient cultivation civilizations or modern technological society. He recognizes the Eternal Star Region’s strengths while condemning the cruelty that sustains them.

Setting Highlights

• Immortal Plume Star, ancestral home of the Xianyu Family and birthplace of the first Supreme Immortal Body, combines ancient landscapes with futuristic architecture.
• Skyscrapers contain artificial mountains, lakes, waterfalls, and cultivation environments, while invisible floating villas and Dao-pattern-based technology demonstrate the region’s extraordinary level of development.
• Even ordinary citizens benefit from replicated Dao Patterns, advanced transportation, free living supplies, education systems, and lifespans of roughly 120 years.

Plot points and events

• Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan return to the Eternal Star Region after forty years away, now much stronger and carrying rare third-stage evolution liquid.
• They meet Qi Meng, who is preparing to obtain the Heavenly Mandate Rock, the final ingredient needed to refine Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid.
• Qi Meng fears the retrieval will provoke rival factions and ambitious relatives. She asks the siblings to help escort the rock.
• Zitong and Moyuan readily agree in exchange for two refinement slots. Their real priorities—and Jiang Ming’s—extend beyond the fourth stage toward fifth- and sixth-stage formulas.
• Qi Meng is relieved: their support raises her estimated chance of success to seventy percent. She explains that relatives are already demanding access to the future liquid despite not helping secure its ingredient.
• Zitong promises they will help obtain the rock and refine the liquid, while cautioning Qi Meng not to use up all the Fourth-Stage Evolution Primordial Divine Liquid.

Character developments and interactions

• Qi Meng is strikingly beautiful and confident, but candid about the political pressure and dangers surrounding the mission. She feels little interest in the proposed match with Moyuan.
• Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan make clear that the matchmaking arrangement is irrelevant to them; they are focused on the evolution liquid and supporting Jiang Ming’s aims.
• Jiang Ming remains detached from romance and calmly assesses the relative strength of Eternal Star Region cultivators against greater cosmic powers.
• The cousins’ warmth and frankness contrasts with the self-serving relatives Qi Meng complains about. She quickly trusts Zitong as a kindred spirit who understands the burden of family politics.

Significant themes

• Power, technology, and limits: Mecha and evolution liquid let Eternal Star Region cultivators overcome major cultivation gaps, but they remain vulnerable to true Divine Forbidden Realm experts and stronger civilizations.
• Family loyalty versus entitlement: Qi Meng’s relatives seek benefits without sharing the risks or work.
• Ambition and long-term goals: The group treats Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid as a stepping-stone toward still higher formulas and cultivation.
• Rules and conflict: The region’s restrictions on where powerful cultivators may fight shape how disputes and the coming struggle must be handled.

Key plot points

• Jiang Ming accompanies Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan as a bodyguard while they meet members of the Qi family’s younger generation. He quietly reads their intentions but remains focused on his own goals.
• At a facility refining Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid, Jiang Ming learns its formula by sensing the thoughts of those present. He has now mastered the first four stages.
• The liquids offer progressively greater breakthroughs: the first can help reach Dao-Severing King, the second Great Accomplished King, the third Half-Saint, and the fourth Saint.
• Jiang Ming plans to use his resources and alliances to produce large quantities of advanced evolution liquid—and hopes to obtain fifth- and sixth-stage versions—to advance himself and help those around him rise in power.

Character developments and interactions

• Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan gain status after returning from the stars and refining Third-Stage Evolution Liquid. The Heavenly Martial King rewards them with supplies they can use to cultivate followers.
• Qi Meng notices that Jiang Ming’s presence seems more imposing than her great-grandfather’s. She suspects he is no ordinary bodyguard, perhaps a powerful cultivator encountered beyond their home world.
• Jiang Ming’s ambitions extend beyond his own cultivation: he intends to become a Quasi-Emperor before the coming Dark Cataclysm and eventually bring the Overlord Body Ancestral Star under his influence. He hopes its elders will ally with him, but is prepared to destroy them if they side with darkness.

Significant themes

• Preparation and ambition: Jiang Ming plans far ahead, treating evolution liquid and his many resources as means to survive future cosmic disasters.
• Power through alliances: He sees a powerful lineage and network of supporters as essential to protecting himself and those close to him.
• Technology and cultivation: The chapter highlights the Eternal Star Region’s unusual fusion of advanced technology and the Great Dao, including its star travel and staged evolution liquids.
• Private grudges versus greater threats: Jiang Ming believes the conflict between the Overlord Body and Saint Body lineages need not prevent cooperation against larger dangers.

Key plot points and events

• Jiang Ming remains undercover in the Eternal Star Region, studying its knowledge and considering how to unite modern science, ancient cultivation, and the region’s technology–Dao traditions. Though half a year passes, his cultivation barely changes.
• Meanwhile, the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star has been shaken by several developments. Primordial Great Saints invaded the Desolate Forbidden Land seeking the Nine Wonderful Immortal Herb and the rumored chance to become immortal. Many Saints and Saint Kings died; only Ruthless’s instinct-driven physical shell remained there, restrained by chains she had made from precious immortal materials.
• Jiang Ming suspects the Eclosion Great Emperor helped provoke the invasion to test Ruthless’s condition. He believes the Emperor’s earlier presence and later disappearance may be connected to Ruthless’s destruction of an Emperor Armament.
• Ye Fan, now a Half-Saint, plans to leave the star because further cultivation has become difficult. The Primordial Ancestral Kings want him killed, fearing he could eventually become a Great Accomplished Sacred Body and threaten their clans.
• Before Ye Fan can depart, a Primordial Ancestral King at the second heavenly layer of Saint King attacks him at Qishi Mansion, targeting both Ye Fan and the Five-Colored Altar. The mansion’s old Saint intervenes, revealing that he is actually the Divine King Body from seven thousand years ago and still has formidable power.

Character developments and interactions

• Jiang Ming remains cautious and observant, relying on his disguise and indirect influence rather than intervening openly.
• Ruthless is absent in spirit: her Primordial Spirit, transformed into her Dao Fruit Nannan, is wandering, while her body remains in the forbidden land and acts on instinct.
• Ye Fan shifts from pursuing cultivation on the Big Dipper Star to seeking a path elsewhere, but his past role in the destruction of the Blood Moon Royal Clan makes him a target.
• The old Saint at Qishi Mansion throws off his frail appearance and confronts the attacker, showing that his age disguises substantial strength and that he will defend the mansion and Ye Fan.
• Jiang Ming’s allies—including the Dragon Emperor’s Daughter, the Golden Dragon Girl, and Huoliner—had been warned about the danger, but could not control the Great Saints.

Significant themes

• Power and political fear: The Primordial clans move against Ye Fan not for what he has done alone, but for what he may become.
• Hidden strength and deceptive appearances: Jiang Ming’s disguise and the old Saint’s concealed vitality both show that outward appearances can obscure true power.
• Ambition and its costs: The Primordial leaders’ pursuit of immortality in the forbidden land leads to heavy losses.
• Uneasy calm and looming conflict: Jiang Ming’s peaceful research contrasts with escalating danger on the Big Dipper Star.

Chapter Summary:

Sacred Body Ye Fan as Bait

Key Plot Points and Events

• The old Saint King of Qishi Mansion confronts a coordinated assassination attempt against Ye Fan. Primordial Antiquity Ancestral Kings attack one after another, using Fire, Wood, Demonic, and other Dao techniques.
• Despite being surrounded, the old Saint King repeatedly blocks or injures each attacker with powerful techniques, including:
  • A silver divine stele
  • A silver Divine Dragon
  • A sword light released from a third eye
  • His “River and Setting Sun” vision
• His apparent defense is actually part of a trap. He deliberately remains in place and allows the enemy Saint Kings to reveal themselves, intending to “hook every last fish.”
• Once enough enemies appear, he activates a vast Blood Sacrifice Killing Formation. The formation transforms the surrounding mountains and rivers into chaotic sword light, injures the invading Saint Kings, and absorbs their blood to strengthen itself.
• Jiang Ming observes the battlefield and identifies the attackers as members of the most vicious Primordial Antiquity Royal Clans. With the Blood Moon Clan already destroyed, the remaining clans have sent numerous Saint Kings to kill Ye Fan.
• Jiang Ming decides to eliminate the entire group at once. His Vermilion Bird Totem Deity, strengthened through more than a year of cultivation in the Fire Domain while carrying the Hengyu Furnace, enters the battle.
• The Vermilion Bird Deity attacks a Saint King at the Ninth Heavenly Layer and uses Hengyu’s forbidden technique, Heaven and Earth Furnace, to crush, tear apart, and refine him into energy.
• Jiang Ming then immediately kills another Saint King with a single punch, demonstrating an overwhelming advantage over enemies of the same realm.

Character Developments

• The old Saint King of Qishi Mansion is portrayed as disciplined, ruthless, and strategically brilliant. Rather than merely defending Ye Fan, he uses himself and the battlefield as bait to expose the entire assassination force.
• His strength is shown to be extraordinary: he withstands attacks from multiple Saint Kings without retreating and reveals several powerful techniques and visions.
• Jiang Ming demonstrates major growth and confidence. His Vermilion Bird Totem Deity has reached the Saint King First Heaven and is now strong enough to slaughter powerful Ancient Saints with ease.
• Jiang Ming’s combat style reflects the refining Dao inherited from Emperor Hengyu. He does not merely defeat enemies; he transforms their bodies into pure energy and absorbs it, allowing him to sustain himself during prolonged battles.
• Ye Fan remains the target and central bait of the conflict, though he does not directly fight in the excerpt. His importance is emphasized by the number and status of the enemies gathered to kill him.

Significant Themes

• Bait and strategic deception: The defense of Ye Fan is revealed to be a calculated ambush designed to lure out all hidden enemies.
• Overwhelming power versus numbers: The Primordial Kings rely on surrounding and exhausting the old Saint, but their numerical advantage becomes meaningless once the killing formation and Jiang Ming’s forces are revealed.
• Human resistance against the Primordial races: The old Saint’s stand highlights the courage and strength of the Human Race against a coordinated assault by ancient royal clans.
• Refinement and absorption: Jiang Ming’s use of the Heaven and Earth Furnace embodies the theme of turning an enemy’s strength into one’s own power.
• Preparation and patience: The battle’s outcome depends on long-term planning—the old Saint’s trap and Jiang Ming’s year of cultivation both prove decisive.

Character Interactions

• The old Saint King directly clashes with several Primordial Ancestral Kings, countering each attack while refusing to give ground.
• The attackers taunt him, assuming that even his great strength cannot withstand seven or more Saint Kings attacking together.
• In response, the old Saint reveals that their assault has proceeded according to his plan and activates the Blood Sacrifice Formation.
• Jiang Ming watches the confrontation from afar, identifies the royal clans involved, and then intervenes decisively.
• His Vermilion Bird Deity engages the blood-cloud Saint King, annihilates him through the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and swiftly defeats another Saint King, shifting the battle from a desperate defense into a massacre of the attackers.

Plot and key events

• The surviving Primordial Ancestral Kings realize Ye Fan was bait and try to flee, but Gu Qingyao seals the surrounding void with A Thought, Flowers Bloom, trapping them. The Heavenly Jade Saintess joins the attack and, empowered by Ruthless Emperor techniques and the Heaven Devouring Demon Art, overwhelms the enemy.
• Gu Qingyao and Gai Jiuyou eliminate two hidden Saint Kings. Jiang Ming and his allies finish the remaining opponents, extracting their vital essence to cultivate their companions. Jiang Ming also absorbs the divine power of a shattered Heritage Saint Weapon into his Vermilion Bird Banner.
• The Human Race’s leaders argue that the Primordial Royal Clans must answer for breaking their agreement, attacking human prodigies, and destroying the Five-Colored Altar. Behind this public justification, Jiang Ming’s real objective is to raid their resources.
• The group targets the Blue Demon Royal Clan, a powerful race known for enslaving and tormenting humans and cultivating through their souls. Jiang Ming launches a brutal assault, turning its Ancestral Kings into soul resources; his companions, Ye Fan’s allies, and Big Black Dog join the attack.

Character developments and interactions

• The Heavenly Jade Saintess’s recovered memories and accumulated experience fuel her growth. At Saint King second heavenly layer, her exceptional combat ability makes her a decisive force in the battle.
• Gai Jiuyou demonstrates his enduring power despite lingering Dao injuries. He is troubled that his beloved disciple, Xia Jiuyou, has fallen for Jiang Ming, though he takes comfort in her closeness to Jiang Ming’s daughter.
• Jiang Ming’s companions are trained through competitive fights, reflecting his attention to their strength. Gai Jiuyou and the old mansion lord react with surprise—or amusement—to the younger generation’s ruthless, bandit-like methods.
• The old mansion lord sees the assault as a demand for justice; Gai Jiuyou openly approves of meeting the Primordial clans’ brutality with greater force.

Significant themes

• Retaliation and justice: The Human Race’s stated cause is defending its people and enforcing agreements, though revenge and resource-taking are also central.
• Power and survival: Strength determines who can protect allies, punish enemies, and seize what they need.
• Moral pragmatism: The heroes adopt harsh tactics against races infamous for cruelty, raising the question of whether brutality is justified when answering brutality.
• Family and loyalty: Jiang Ming cultivates his companions’ abilities, while Gai Jiuyou’s affection for Xia Jiuyou shapes his concerns about her relationship with Jiang Ming.

The Golden Heavenly Maiden stopped the Gold King from intervening in the Blue Demon Royal Clan’s destruction, while Gai Jiuyou claimed the clan’s Blue Demon Tree and Jiang Ming obtained a Quasi-Emperor Vermilion Bird True Flame Seed. After the conflict, Ye Fan prepared to leave for the Starry Sky Ancient Road and entrusted his wives to Jiang Ming’s companions.

• The Golden Heavenly Maiden reclaimed the Gold Cudgel and ordered the Gold King not to fight Gai Jiuyou for the Blue Demon Royal Clan.
• The Dragon Emperor’s Daughter and Huoliner also kept their Great Saints from intervening, and Great Saint Hun Tuo failed to mediate as the Blue Demon Royal Clan was wiped out.
• Gai Jiuyou took the Blue Demon Tree, and Jiang Ming requested part of its roots to cultivate in his Inner Heaven and Earth.
• Jiang Ming received the True Flame Seed of a Quasi-Emperor Vermilion Bird, which was stored in his Sea of Bitterness dantian.
• Jiang Ming’s Vermilion Bird Totem Deity and his lovers departed after collecting resources, while Ye Fan prepared to set out on the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
• Ye Fan entrusted his wives to Jiang Ming’s lovers before leaving.

Jiang Ming learned that the Heavenly Mandate Rock had been found and set out with Qi Zitong to escort it back, while Ye Fan was still delayed on the Starry Sky Ancient Road. The chapter ended with the rock’s discoverers celebrating their expected rewards as other factions threatened to pursue the valuable mineral.

• Jiang Ming waited for Ye Fan to arrive in the Eternal Star Region, but another half year passed without his arrival.
• Qi Zitong told Jiang Ming that the Heavenly Mandate Rock had been found, and he agreed to escort it back.
• Jiang Ming and Qi Zitong boarded the Saint-grade Spaceship, which Jiang Ming had secretly equipped with a star-powered energy source.
• The ship’s intelligent mind demonstrated its spatial jump and explained its capabilities to Jiang Ming.
• Three Dao-Severing Kings celebrated their discovery of the Heavenly Mandate Rock and anticipated rewards from Princess Qi Meng.
• A group of Dao-Severing Kings headed toward the damaged warship carrying the rock, while the discovery risked attracting rival factions.

The Xianyu Family’s fleet was ambushed by the Heaven Pirate Group, which overwhelmed its warships and captured Qi Meng’s ship. As Fan Tian confronted Qi Meng and proposed marrying her, an unknown azure Saint-grade Spaceship arrived and attacked Heaven’s fleet.

• Unidentified ships attacked the Xianyu Family’s fleet, destroying its escorts and forcing its Saint-grade Spaceships to return fire.
• Heaven’s superior fleet defeated the Xianyu Family’s ships, leaving the survivors fleeing and Qi Meng’s purple spaceship surrounded.
• Fan Tian contacted Qi Meng, welcomed her as a guest of Heaven, and proposed a marriage alliance between Heaven and the Xianyu Family.
• An azure Saint-grade Spaceship appeared and destroyed seven or eight of Heaven’s ships with a volley of beams.

Jiang Ming emerged in a Saint-Class Mecha and swiftly destroyed the forces threatening Qi Meng, capturing Fan Tian and demanding the survivors surrender. The defeated Heaven forces were left facing Jiang Ming’s ultimatum, while his identity and true strength remained concealed.

• Qi Meng challenged Fan Tian and fought him in space, while Fan Xian criticized her brother for choosing a personal duel over using their ships to defeat Qi Meng.
• Jiang Ming entered his personally crafted Saint-Class Mecha and destroyed the spaceship blocking his path, annihilating everyone aboard.
• Jiang Ming destroyed another Saint-Class Mecha and kicked aside Dao-Severing spaceships as he advanced toward the battle.
• Jiang Ming declared the remaining forces prisoners and captured Fan Tian in dao-pattern chains as Fan Xian and the other survivors watched in alarm.
• A middle-aged man aboard a spaceship offered to submit and pay a price, but Jiang Ming ordered everyone to come out or die.

Jiang Ming defeated Fan Zhou’s Saint-grade Spaceship and discovered an Absolute Beginning Fate Stone that could help him refine Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid. As he prepared to deal with the prisoners, a fleet from the Primordial Demon Sea arrived and its leader demanded that Fan Xian be captured alive.

• Fan Zhou merged with his Saint-grade Spaceship’s deity to fight Jiang Ming, but Jiang Ming cleaved the purple giant apart with one sword.
• Fan Xian surrendered with the others, and Jiang Ming returned to his own spaceship rather than join the battlefield cleanup.
• Jiang Ming retrieved an Absolute Beginning Fate Stone from a hidden treasure box and realized it could allow him to attempt refining Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid.
• Jiang Ming told Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan to handle the prisoners, all of whom had been converted to his side.
• A Primordial Demon Sea fleet arrived, and its purple-haired leader demanded Fan Xian alive so he could make her his bride.

Chapter Summary: “Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Xianyu Family’s relief at escaping danger turns to fear when five Saint-Class Warships from the Primordial Demon Sea arrive and fire their Rune Energy Cannons.
• Jiang Ming intervenes through a blue Saint-Class Mecha. Using sword intent, he effortlessly destroys every cannon blast and slices all five warships into pieces almost instantly.
• His control of the Mecha allows him to unleash roughly sixty percent of his Saint Realm combat power. Even while sealing his cultivation at the Great Accomplished King realm, he can display first-tier combat strength from the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star.
• Fan Xian is captured during the confrontation. Impressed and shocked by the mysterious expert within the Mecha, she becomes determined to discover his identity.
• Jiang Ming returns to Immortal Plume Star with the others. Fan Xian’s brother is ransomed by Heaven, but Fan Xian remains behind and is made Jiang Ming’s maid.
• The group begins preparing to refine the Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid, though the Heavenly Mandate Rock is initially still missing.
• Jiang Ming’s possession of the Fate Pattern for the even more powerful Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid attracts recruiters, threats, and opportunists seeking access to his resources.
• Jiang Ming announces that he is entering seclusion. In reality, he secretly refines the Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid inside his Inner Heaven and Earth using a Phoenix Blood Scarlet Gold cauldron.
• Meanwhile, the people on Immortal Plume Star spend half a month refining their own batch. When the furnace opens, powerful auspicious phenomena—including dragons, phoenixes, qilins, and tigers—appear, signaling that the liquid is nearly complete.
• The completed or nearly completed Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid generates immense spiritual energy and heavenly signs. Because it can theoretically help a Half-Saint break into the Saint Realm, its appearance is certain to attract dangerous competitors.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ming: Demonstrates overwhelming strength and increasing impatience with pointless battles. His control of the Saint-Class Mecha shows that his power remains extraordinary even when his cultivation is sealed. He continues to conceal his true identity and focuses on returning to his confidantes and advancing his cultivation.
• Fan Xian: Changes from a proud captive into a willing subordinate after realizing that Jiang Ming is the mysterious expert behind the Mecha. She attempts to entice him into joining Heaven by offering marriage, but Jiang Ming shows little interest.
• Jiang Ming’s confidantes: Their strength is emphasized; Yan Ruyu, Jiang Chanyu, Yao Yao, and Zixia have reached first-tier combat power and were able to defeat the Son of the Celestial Emperor together.
• Qi Meng: Although less physically alluring than Fan Xian, she is portrayed as more daring and uninhibited in her interactions with Jiang Ming.
• The Xianyu Family and allies: Their awe and dependence on Jiang Ming grow after witnessing him eliminate the Primordial Demon Sea fleet with ease.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and hidden identity: Jiang Ming conceals his true strength while effortlessly defeating enemies who believe themselves powerful.
• Cultivation hierarchy: The chapter contrasts the relatively weaker prodigies of the Eternal Star Region with Jiang Ming’s companions and the elite figures of the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star.
• Temptation and allegiance: Fan Xian’s offer of marriage and Heaven’s attempts to recruit Jiang Ming show how power attracts loyalty, ambition, and manipulation.
• Fortune accompanied by danger: The Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid represents a tremendous opportunity for advancement, but its value guarantees conflict and attempts to seize it.
• Advancement through resources: The chapter highlights the importance of rare materials, Fate Patterns, secret techniques, and Evolution Liquid in breaking through cultivation bottlenecks.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ming briefly saves the Xianyu Family and its allies but avoids revealing himself to Fan Xian.
• Fan Xian becomes Jiang Ming’s maid after Heaven trades for her brother’s release, then tries to persuade Jiang Ming to join Heaven and marry her.
• Qi Meng and Fan Xian are implicitly contrasted, especially in appearance, confidence, and their different ways of attracting Jiang Ming’s attention.
• Jiang Ming remains emotionally detached from Fan Xian’s advances, preferring seclusion and thinking about his established confidantes.
• The broader group cooperates in refining the Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid, while outsiders attempt to recruit or threaten Jiang Ming for access to it.

Jiang Ming left the Eternal Star Region with the Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid and its refining secrets, then returned to the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star to strengthen his companions and prepare the ingredients for higher-stage evolution liquids. He began distributing the liquids to his family and Dao Palace Deities while planning to obtain absolute beginning fate stone.

• Jiang Ming defeated the hands that attacked Ye Fan, gave him Third- and Fourth-Stage Evolution Liquid, and secretly took the Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid and refining formulas.
• Jiang Ming left Qi Zitong and Qi Moyuan behind with an avatar, then used the Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid to advance to the Seventh Turn of the Great Freedom Dao Scripture.
• Jiang Ming returned to the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star and cultivated with his companions, the Heavenly Jade Saintess, and Gu Qingyao.
• Jiang Ming gave evolution liquids to Yan Ruyu, Jiang Chanyu, Zixia, Yao Yao, his daughter, and Xia Jiuyou, sending them into secluded cultivation.
• Jiang Ming summoned Purple Dragoness, Golden Heavenly Maiden, and Huoliner, prepared evolution liquids for them, and planned to obtain absolute beginning fate stone to refine the Sixth-Stage Evolution Liquid.
• Jiang Ming spent a month cultivating with the three Ancient Emperor's Daughters before their transformations.

Jiang Ming prepared his family and allies for cultivation seclusion while refining higher-stage Evolution Liquid and reflecting on the pain that shaped his path. He also considered making Xia Jiuyou his twelfth woman, encouraged by Jiang Tingting’s support.

• Jiang Ming arranged a richly resourced cultivation refuge for his beloved women, Jiang Tingting, Xia Jiuyou, and Tongtong.
• Huoliner and Fire Qilin Son obtained Absolute Beginning Fate Stone from their father, and Jiang Ming promised Fire Qilin Son Evolution Liquid in return for his help.
• Jiang Ming refined Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid with the Qilin Divine Medicine and planned to use more immortal medicines and rare ingredients for higher stages.
• Jiang Ming recalled the losses and suffering behind his cultivation of the Path of Emotion and his attachment to his companions.
• Jiang Ming considered making Xia Jiuyou his twelfth woman after Jiang Tingting spoke in her favor, and noted Xia Jiuyou’s new twin ponytails.

Jiang Ming refined the Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid while confronting painful memories of his past, and Xia Jiuyou arrived to witness his struggle with his state of mind. She understood that he had refused to sever his memories of Tingting’s mother, leaving him vulnerable but determined to carry those memories forward.

• Jiang Ming used the Hengyu Furnace to refine the Fifth-Stage Evolution Liquid over half a year.
• Xia Jiuyou absorbed the Second-Stage Evolution Liquid and advanced to the ninth heaven of Immortal Stage Three.
• After Xia Jiuyou’s tribulation, Gai Jiuyou brought her to visit Jiang Ming at the heart of the Nine Dragons Contesting the Pearl Terrain.
• Xia Jiuyou saw Jiang Ming surrounded by demonic qi as he confronted the sorrow of his past.
• Xia Jiuyou recalled that Jiang Ming had refused to sever his memories of Tingting’s mother, despite the risks to his cultivation.