Chapter Summaries

Key events

• Meng Chuan enters Fire Cloud Cave with Nuwa and Suirenshi, the Human Race’s most sacred site within the Ancestral Realm.
• Inside, the cave opens into a Pure Dao Realm where the Human Dao takes visible form. Its countless points of light represent Human-governed worlds; connecting lines carry the Ancestral Realm’s influence between them.
• Suirenshi shows Meng Chuan how each world’s information is recorded, revealing the Human Race’s organized system for tracking worlds, cultivation, and ascension.
• They reach a black-stone hut at the center of the network. Inside, a four-tiered platform holds Bronze Lamps whose flames embody the Great Dao of powerful Human cultivators.
• The tiers represent different levels of power: Supreme Beings on the bottom, Chaos Ones above them, three Near-Limitless experts on the next tier, and Nuwa alone at the top.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan recognizes the Pure Dao Realm as the framework linking the Ancestral Court to the Human Realms. He admires its role in nurturing talent and strengthening the Human Race.
• He also emphasizes that institutions alone cannot sustain a people: past generations of powerful humans had to protect and guide those who came after them.
• Nuwa agrees that the Human Race’s systems have helped it prosper, while Suirenshi guides Meng Chuan through the sacred site and confirms his observations.

Significant themes

• Collective strength: Human prosperity depends on cooperation, shared systems, and the commitment of powerful predecessors—not merely on individual talent.
• Legacy and responsibility: Those with power help secure their people’s future by sheltering and supporting later generations.
• Order and cultivation: The network of worlds and the Bronze Lamps show how the Human Race organizes its realms and honors the power—and Dao—of its greatest members.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan examines the four-tiered stone platform and understands that its bronze lamps contain the Dao Fire of Human powerhouses. Together, they sustain the Human Ancestral Realm, protect human worlds, and power the Ascension Passages.
• Suirenshi explains that leaving a lamp is a modest contribution for powerful beings, with little lasting harm. The lamps can also help resurrect a deceased Supreme One, though the protection is less reliable for Chaos Ones and cannot defeat a Limitless One.
• Suirenshi invites Meng Chuan to leave a Kindling Lamp. Meng Chuan agrees, feeling that his human origins and the help he received from Nuwa and Suirenshi make the contribution only right.
• Suirenshi proposes placing Meng Chuan’s lamp on the highest tier, alongside Nuwa’s. Meng Chuan hesitates, questioning whether his contributions justify that honor.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan shows loyalty to the Human Race and willingness to contribute without expecting a personal reward. He is also humble, judging his record against Nuwa’s and doubting that he deserves the highest place.
• Suirenshi acts as guide and guardian of the Human Ancestral Court’s traditions. His praise of Meng Chuan and offer of the highest tier show his respect for Meng Chuan’s strength and standing.

Character interactions

• Suirenshi explains the platform’s role and history to Meng Chuan, then invites him to participate in its system.
• Meng Chuan accepts, and the two exchange mutual respect: Suirenshi praises him, while Meng Chuan credits Suirenshi with far greater service to humanity.
• Their conversation becomes a question of honor and merit when Suirenshi suggests elevating Meng Chuan’s lamp and Meng Chuan questions the decision.

Significant themes

• Collective responsibility: Human powerhouses contribute to a shared system that protects and strengthens their people.
• Belonging and allegiance: The passage distinguishes between beings who identify with humanity and those whose loyalties lie elsewhere.
• Humility and merit: Meng Chuan’s strength does not erase his concern that honor should reflect service, especially beside Nuwa.
• Protection and its limits: The lamps offer powerful safeguards, but even the Human Race’s defenses have limits against the greatest beings.

Plot points and events

• Meng Chuan considers whether he should take the highest place on the Human Race’s Four-Tier Stone Platform. Though he is the strongest being in the Chaos Sea and a Limitless One, he initially feels it would be disrespectful to outrank the Human Ancestors, whose service and achievements built the Human Race.
• Suirenshi and Nuwa explain that the tiers represent cultivation levels, not seniority. Limitless Ones belong on the highest tier, where their Kindling Lamps can best guide the Human Race. Meng Chuan accepts.
• A Bronze Lamp appears on the top tier. Meng Chuan places a phantom of the Jade Disc on it, igniting a flame brighter than Nuwa’s.
• The new lamp immediately expands the Ancestral Realm’s reach, bringing many more Human Realms into its Human Dao system and strengthening the foundation for the race’s future growth.
• Suirenshi, delighted by the result, takes Meng Chuan even more fully into his confidence. He and Nuwa then show Meng Chuan important places in the Ancestral Realm.
• Elsewhere in the Chaos Sea, another trace of Meng Chuan is moving unpredictably, apparently tracking something.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan shows humility and respect toward the Human Ancestors, choosing not to claim status merely because of his power. Once he understands the platform’s purpose, he accepts the highest tier as a responsibility rather than a privilege.
• Suirenshi recognizes Meng Chuan’s character and sees him as someone the Human Race can rely on. The lamp’s effect fills him with joy and gratitude, deepening his respect for Meng Chuan.
• Nuwa supports Meng Chuan’s rightful place and clarifies that he is more suited to the highest tier than anyone else.
• Their exchange is marked by mutual goodwill: Meng Chuan respects the founders’ contributions, while Suirenshi and Nuwa recognize the value of his strength and welcome him as a pillar of the race.

Significant themes

• Humility and earned respect: Strength does not erase the importance of service and achievement, but humility helps reconcile power with tradition.
• Power as responsibility: The highest tier is not simply an honor; it allows Meng Chuan to guide and strengthen the Human Race.
• Collective growth: A Limitless One benefits more than the race’s defenses—his presence expands its spiritual network, helping create a cycle of broader reach, greater population, and stronger future generations.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan, now the Chaos Sea’s first Limitless One, tracks a Limitless Object he has long sought while logging into the Chat Group to share his achievement.
• He reflects that the Chat Group is the Chaos Cycle Seed’s outward manifestation and believes his strength and authority as Group Leader will let him preserve it, even as the Seed continues evolving.
• The group teases Lu Mingfei about his chances of reaching Limitless. Bibi Dong then reveals that Meng Chuan’s breakthrough gave all twenty other members a rare chance to experience the Chaos Cycle Seed’s evolution and gain substantial cultivation insights.
• The experience has given members who had not yet reached Great Luo a strong foundation to advance through their own efforts. Meng Chuan encourages them to let their insights mature.
• Han Li, Fei Peng, and Daigu seize the opportunity and attain Great Luo. With their breakthroughs, more than half of the Chat Group’s members are now at Supreme level.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan is exuberant about becoming Limitless and eager to celebrate with his friends. He also shows responsibility and affection for the group, intending to keep the Chat Group from disappearing.
• Meng Qi, Lu Mingfei, and Han Xiao exchange jokes and teasing; Meng Qi joins in by bluntly agreeing that Lu Mingfei is unlikely to reach Limitless soon.
• Bibi Dong informs Meng Chuan of the benefits the others received during his breakthrough, prompting him to take pride in their progress.
• Han Li, Fei Peng, and Daigu demonstrate that the group’s new opportunities can lead to self-earned breakthroughs.

Significant themes

• Shared fortune: Meng Chuan’s personal breakthrough benefits the whole group, turning his advancement into a collective opportunity.
• Effort and self-achievement: The members’ new insights improve their prospects, but breakthroughs reached through their own cultivation remain meaningfully different from being raised to a higher realm.
• Connection and continuity: The Chat Group has become an important part of its members’ lives, and Meng Chuan is determined to preserve it.
• A new era of advancement: The three Great Luo breakthroughs mark the beginning of a promising golden age for the group.

Key plot points and events

• Han Li, Fei Peng, and Daigu attain Great Luo after the Chaos Cycle Seed’s evolution, bringing the Chat Group’s Great Luo membership to a new high. Other members enter seclusion, inspired by the insights they gained and hoping to break through as well.
• Meng Chuan recounts his attainment of Limitless to the group, proudly describing his rise to become the Chaos Sea’s strongest.
• When asked how he intends to kill the Demon of the Dao’s Opposition—a fellow Limitless being—Meng Chuan reveals that he plans to use the Great Dao Matrix as a “borrowed blade.” He is confident he can enlist it once, but cannot yet disclose the details or act before the right moment.
• The group jokes about Meng Chuan’s achievement and the gulf between powerful members and those still struggling to advance. Meng Qi and Lu Mingfei trade taunts, while Luo Feng notes that killing a Limitless being would be a historic feat.

Character developments

• Han Li, Fei Peng, and Daigu reach a major new realm, while several other members gain fresh motivation and insight for their own breakthroughs.
• Meng Chuan reveals confidence in a plan capable of threatening even a Limitless being, though its execution remains uncertain and dependent on timing.
• Meng Qi quickly recognizes the likely connection between Meng Chuan’s plan and the Great Dao Matrix. Luo Feng considers the enormous legacy Meng Chuan could gain if the plan succeeds.

Significant themes

• Growth and transformation: Great Luo remains a profound milestone, even as it becomes less exceptional within the rapidly advancing group.
• Knowledge and perspective: Those who understand the Chaos Cycle Seed and Meng Chuan can infer his plan; outsiders doubt him because they lack that context.
• Power, mortality, and limits: Even Limitless eternity may have a vulnerability in the Great Dao Matrix.
• Fame versus humility: Meng Chuan dismisses titles as empty, while plainly enjoying the prospect of an unprecedented achievement.

Character interactions

• The group celebrates the new Great Luo members and discusses the breakthroughs still ahead.
• Meng Qi presses Meng Chuan about his plan, and Meng Chuan confirms the “borrowed blade” idea without revealing how he will carry it out.
• Bibi Dong and Dugu Baitian question the difficulty of killing a Limitless opponent.
• Meng Qi and Lu Mingfei exchange playful insults, providing comic contrast to the serious discussion of cosmic power.

Key plot points

• Meng Chuan reflects that the Great Dao Matrix could let him reach Beyond Limitless and eventually kill the Demon of the Dao’s Opposition through his own power. He cares little for the fame, but has promised Ruthless to kill the Demon and intends to keep his word.
• In the group chat, Meng Qi says his karmic backlash has eased enough for him to contend for the Dao Fruit in the next Era. His experiences at Yuxu Palace and insights into Chaos have improved both his cultivation and condition, though they have not erased the backlash.
• Meng Chuan suggests that, if neither Meng Qi nor Gu Xiaosang will compete this Era, they help the Demon Emperor attain Transcendence. This would repay Nuwa, who helped Meng Chuan, and strengthen her sooner.
• Meng Qi agrees: he and Gu Xiaosang have little hope—or no intention—of competing this Era, so they will support the Demon Emperor. They plan to compete themselves in the next Era, delaying Amitabha Buddha’s chance yet again.
• The group jokes that Amitabha Buddha may keep being passed over despite reaching Perfection in Reducing to Emptiness. The chapter closes when Bibi Dong asks whether Meng Chuan has found the Lord God Light Ball—and a dazzling “Great Sun” appears before him.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan remains committed to his promise to Ruthless and balances ambition with practical priorities. He hopes to repay Nuwa by encouraging Meng Qi to help her Projection, the Demon Emperor.
• Meng Qi has recovered enough to plan seriously for the next Dao Fruit contest. He and Gu Xiaosang intend to compete together next Era, but agree to put their own prospects aside this Era to support the Demon Emperor.
• Nuwa’s connection to the Demon Emperor makes the Demon Emperor’s success meaningful to Meng Chuan; helping her is both strategic and a gesture of gratitude.
• The group responds with humor to Meng Qi’s plan, especially the prospect of Amitabha Buddha being repeatedly delayed.

Significant themes

• Promises and obligation: Meng Chuan will honor his word to Ruthless, even if doing so brings unwanted fame.
• Personal strength and priorities: Meng Chuan values real power over reputation or abstract favors, while still recognizing the importance of reciprocating help.
• Competition and uncertainty: Reaching Perfection in Reducing to Emptiness does not guarantee Transcendence; success depends on relative standing, circumstances, and support.
• Long-term planning and cooperation: Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang accept a strategic delay now in order to pursue the Dao Fruit next Era, while supporting an ally in the present.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan finds the Lord God Light Ball again, a Limitless-level creation that drifts through the Chaos Sea. Unlike his last visit, he can now locate and enter it on his own.
• He shares a picture with the group. Ji Ning and Luo Feng question whether he intends to refine it, while Meng Qi says that would be impossible. Meng Chuan jokes that they cannot understand his plans.
• Inside the Light Ball’s boundless inner void, Meng Chuan studies its nature and considers how it could help with his larger plans.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan’s rise from Near-Limitless to Limitless is evident: he no longer needs the group’s help to reach the Light Ball’s true form.
• He is confident and playful with his fellow group members, but his interest in the Light Ball is serious and strategic.

Character interactions

• Ji Ning and Luo Feng express concern about the dangers of trying to control a Limitless creation.
• Meng Qi dismisses the possibility, comparing it to an impossible act of submission.
• Meng Chuan responds with mock bravado rather than explaining his intentions.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: Even a powerful Limitless One cannot simply master another being of the same level.
• The Great Dao’s hierarchy: Creations born directly from the Dao are more favored and influential than beings who attain Limitlessness themselves.
• Freedom versus obligation: The Light Ball’s closeness to the Great Dao gives it special standing, but also makes it more subject to the Dao’s influence.
• The Dao’s boundaries: All beings and creations remain bound by the Great Dao Iron Laws, which cannot be violated.

Plot points and events

• Having attained the Limitless state, Meng Chuan returns to negotiate with the sentient Lord God Light Ball. Their conversation produces little agreement: Meng Chuan cannot compel the genuine Limitless being, but he is content to wait for another opportunity.
• He returns to the Shrouding the Heavens World, where Ye Fan and two others are nearing completion of their Joint Strike Technique.
• Meng Chuan learns that Ruthless’s brother has left her Daoist Grounds to make his way in the world. He recognizes that the brother-and-sister roles have reversed, but leaves him to it, trusting Ruthless to keep him safe.
• Instead of going straight to the Dao Realm, Meng Chuan revisits the Big Dipper Ancient Star and retraces the places connected to his life, from his birth and childhood through his rise as a cultivator.
• He observes that the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands Universe has flourished while preserving its traditional cultivation system. Its resources and legacies help it produce powerful cultivators, and Meng Chuan is pleased to see his homeland thrive.
• He visits the Northern Region’s Divine City, then sets out along the Starry Sky Ancient Road, following his former route. The chapter ends with his present self seeming to overlap with his younger self.

Character development and interactions

• Meng Chuan’s new Limitless perspective lets him sense the Lord God Light Ball’s spirit and speak with it, though their exchange highlights that even he has limits.
• He shows patience and long-term thinking: an unsuccessful negotiation is not a final defeat.
• His journey through the Big Dipper reveals a reflective, nostalgic side. Remembering his humble beginnings makes him consider how far he has come.
• His regard for Ruthless and her brother is affectionate and quietly amused. He understands the brother’s determination and chooses not to interfere.
• Meng Chuan’s interactions with his homeland are largely observational: he takes satisfaction in its prosperity and in the preservation of places that shaped him.

Significant themes

• Humility amid power: Becoming the foremost being in the Chaos Sea does not erase the limits Meng Chuan faces.
• Memory and the passage of time: Familiar places have changed, yet they bring his earlier life vividly back to him.
• Growth and perseverance: Meng Chuan’s rise from an anxious mortal to a Limitless existence underscores how much can change through sustained effort.
• Flourishing communities and legacy: The thriving cultivation world reflects the value of preserving systems and traditions that help future generations develop.
• Family and trust: Ruthless’s brother seeks independence, while Meng Chuan trusts Ruthless to protect him without stepping in.

Key plot points

• Meng Chuan revisits places tied to his past, retracing his journey through the Starry Sky Ancient Road, across the Universe, and through the site of his tribulation and attainment of the Dao.
• The Ancient Road’s landmarks have largely vanished or changed, prompting him to reflect on how the world—and he himself—have moved on.
• He remembers his rise as a New Emperor: touring the Universe to announce and establish his authority, then withdrawing to study the Heavenly Heart Imprint. He had neither founded a legacy nor started a family, since his goal was to become an Immortal.
• Meng Chuan recalls past encounters, including a formidable Saint Spirit and his first visit to the Desolate Forbidden Zone. There, he meets Ruthless, who has followed his journey because she recognized his habit of revisiting places from his past.

Character development

• Meng Chuan appears reflective and nostalgic, looking back on his ambitions, victories, and the people he encountered. His former drive to advance toward Immortality is set against his present willingness to wander and remember.
• Ruthless remains composed and perceptive, but Meng Chuan observes that she has changed for the better. Their meeting suggests a warmer, more familiar connection than her once-distant manner might imply.
• The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body, though absent, is recalled as having changed for the worse.

Significant themes

• Time and change: Places can remain while their meaning and the people connected to them transform.
• Memory and identity: Meng Chuan retraces his past as a way of acknowledging how it shaped him.
• Ambition and legacy: He once chose personal cultivation over founding a lineage or family, believing those pursuits would not help him become Immortal.
• Power and consequence: The Supremes who let the New Emperor live could not foresee that he would eventually end the Forbidden Zones and Dark Turmoil.

Character interactions

• Meng Chuan and Ruthless meet at the Desolate Forbidden Zone. She explains that she anticipated his arrival after recognizing his route and his tendency to revisit significant places. Their calm, direct exchange conveys familiarity and mutual understanding.

Key plot points

• Meng Chuan visits the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, a place he has returned to during major turning points in his life. He is reflecting on the past and facing an important decision about his future.
• Ruthless recognizes his troubled state and joins him, not to change his mind but to keep him company. She understands that he has already made his decisions and may simply need someone to listen.
• The two discuss the familiar landscape and how the place feels unchanged even as life has moved forward. Their conversation ends on a teasing note when Ruthless questions Meng Chuan’s boastful title as the “strongest of the Limitless Ones.”

Character developments and interactions

• Ruthless is shown to know Meng Chuan exceptionally well, having shared many years and significant moments with him. Though usually reserved and unsociable, she has a uniquely easy, candid relationship with him. Her quiet presence is a form of support.
• Meng Chuan appears weighed down by an impending choice, though he is not yet ready to explain it. He values his bond with Ruthless and lets her see a more reflective side of himself.
• Their exchange reveals affection and familiarity through understated humor: Ruthless gently punctures Meng Chuan’s self-importance, and he is momentarily caught off guard.
• The chapter contrasts their closeness with Ruthless’s more distant but trusting relationships with Ye Fan and the others, and with her largely solitary coexistence with the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body.

Significant themes

• Companionship and understanding: Being present can matter more than giving advice, especially when someone has already chosen their path.
• Long-term bonds: Shared history lets Ruthless recognize Meng Chuan’s habits and feelings, even when he says little.
• Change and continuity: The Forbidden Land feels both familiar and improved, reflecting how people and places can remain recognizable while still changing over time.
• Different forms of closeness: Trust and camaraderie do not always mean easy conversation; Ruthless’s bond with Meng Chuan is unusually personal and conversational.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan reflects on how much Ruthless has changed since they first met. Their relationship began as a practical exchange of cultivation insights: he could help her progress, and learning from her also benefited him.
• Though Ruthless initially preferred solitude and had little interest in conversation, Meng Chuan’s sincere, useful visits became a habit. Over their long companionship, she grew comfortable with him and eventually began seeking him out herself.
• Ruthless’s brother has now been resurrected, resolving the obsession that had driven her cultivation for ages. Meng Chuan believes she is finally free to move beyond the past and reach a more complete state of mind.
• Noticing Meng Chuan’s concern despite his great achievement, Ruthless asks what is troubling him. He observes that people always want more once they attain a goal. She then asks what he intends to do after the Chaos Cycle Seed finishes evolving, suggesting he may seek to “Go Beyond Limitless.”

Character developments

• Ruthless has shifted from emotionally desolate, inward-looking, and almost silent to someone who values her long-standing bond with Meng Chuan and can initiate contact. With her brother restored, she can release the burden that had confined her to the past.
• Meng Chuan shows insight into Ruthless’s inner life and happiness at her liberation. Yet he also recognizes his own and others’ persistent desire for further achievement, suggesting that success has not ended his striving.

Significant themes

• Habit and companionship: Repeated contact can gradually transform even a deeply solitary person’s relationship with another.
• Obsession as both fuel and restraint: Ruthless’s devotion to resurrecting her brother sustained her, but also kept her emotionally bound to the past.
• Release and inner completeness: Letting go of an obsession is not a loss of identity; for Ruthless, it allows her true nature and cultivation to reach greater perfection.
• The persistence of desire: Achieving a major goal often gives rise to new ambitions rather than contentment.

Character interactions

• Meng Chuan and Ruthless’s relationship grows from mutually beneficial cultivation discussions into genuine familiarity and concern.
• Ruthless directly notices Meng Chuan’s unease and asks about it, then probes his future plans, reflecting her increased openness and engagement with him.

Plot points

• Meng Chuan tells Ruthless that he plans to use the Chaos Cycle Seed’s evolution to seek the realm Beyond Limitless.
• He explains that the Seed’s first evolutionary stage helped him attain Limitless; he hopes its second stage will enable his next breakthrough.
• The Seed is currently between stages, and its successful evolution is uncertain.
• Meng Chuan believes this is his only chance. The Seed is unique and will disappear as it becomes an ancient Chaos Cycle; the conditions that created it are unlikely ever to recur.
• Though the Primordial Unity Dao may hold an “ultimate answer” to transcending Limitless, reaching it is an unprecedented gamble. Meng Chuan has little confidence he can succeed.

Character development and interactions

• Meng Chuan is candid with Ruthless, acknowledging that she has seen through intentions he never truly concealed.
• His confidence contrasts sharply across the two steps of his plan: he felt well-prepared to reach Limitless, but admits that going Beyond Limitless may be nearly impossible.
• Ruthless listens closely and identifies the logic of his plan: the Seed’s first stage brought him to Limitless, so its second may take him further.

Significant themes

• A once-in-eternity opportunity: Meng Chuan’s path depends on a unique cosmic event that cannot be repeated.
• Ambition versus uncertainty: Even with an apparent ultimate answer before him, no one knows whether Beyond Limitless is attainable.
• Fate and limitation: The Primordial Unity Dao’s extraordinary potential is tied to a brief window under the Chaos Sea’s Heavenly Mandate; once it closes, Meng Chuan’s path may be permanently barred.
• Trust and understanding: Ruthless can read Meng Chuan because he has been open with her, not because she can divine every thought.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan reflects on the difficulty of reaching Beyond Limitless, the next step beyond the highest known cultivation realm. Though he believes he leads the Chaos Sea in talent, power, luck, and opportunity, he has little confidence in his plan.
• Ruthless asks how prepared he is and whether he can improve his chances. Meng Chuan admits he has made very little preparation and has only one method; he suspects almost nothing can help.
• Ruthless recognizes that Meng Chuan has already made his decision. Rather than trying to dissuade him, she chooses to remain beside him and support him.
• She asks what he intends to do when the Chaos Cycle Seed reaches its Second Stage. Meng Chuan answers: he plans to enter Dao Union.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan acknowledges both his exceptional advantages and the genuine uncertainty of his next step. His doubts are not indecision: he is unsettled by the stakes, but resolved to pursue his sole chance at Beyond Limitless.
• Ruthless shows a more open, supportive side. Having let go of her former obsession, she understands that Meng Chuan’s path is as personal and inseparable from his Dao as her own once was.

Significant themes

• The cost of pursuing the Dao: Each higher realm becomes harder, and even extraordinary talent cannot guarantee success.
• Resolve and personal conviction: A Great Dao choice cannot be easily changed by others; abandoning it could mean denying one’s own heart.
• Support without control: Ruthless helps not by advising Meng Chuan to stop, but by listening and staying with him.
• Irreplaceable opportunity: Meng Chuan sees this as his only chance, making the risk worth confronting.

Character interactions

• Ruthless questions Meng Chuan about his preparations and prospects, listens to his bleak assessment, and understands that he does not need persuasion or encouragement to decide.
• Their candid conversation reflects their growing closeness and mutual understanding. Ruthless’s final question prompts Meng Chuan to reveal his next move: entering Dao Union.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan tells Ruthless that he intends to unite with the Great Dao Matrix and eventually transcend it, pushing his Primordial Unity Dao to Beyond Limitless.
• He distinguishes this plan from his earlier advancement from Great Luo to Primordial Unity. Back then, he supplanted his home realm’s Dao as a means of entering nothingness and reviving—not because the Dao itself was his goal.
• Dao Union, by contrast, would mean genuinely becoming one with the Great Dao, gaining access to all its mysteries and using that understanding to strengthen his own Dao.
• Meng Chuan believes he must first join with the Great Dao and master it, then break free with his own Dao at the same level. He cannot reach that state by replacing the Great Dao: Pangu’s fate shows that such an attempt is doomed.
• Dao Union is normally impossible because the Great Dao would resist being joined. Meng Chuan may have a rare opportunity because of the Chaos Cycle Seed’s evolution and his own unusual identity and Dao.
• Ruthless acknowledges that the plan seems viable but recognizes its great danger.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan reveals the next stage of his long-term ambition: after pursuing the Limitless Path, he seeks a path to Beyond Limitless. His confidence rests on careful reasoning, but he knows this is an exceptional and risky opportunity.
• Ruthless listens closely and responds with measured concern rather than dismissing his plan.

Significant themes

• Joining versus replacing: Meng Chuan’s former method used the Dao as a route to nothingness; his new goal is to unite with the Dao itself.
• Ambition and risk: Progress beyond the Great Dao’s limits may require a dangerous, once-in-a-lifetime chance.
• Limits and transcendence: The Great Dao restricts ordinary Limitless Ones, but Meng Chuan hopes to transcend those restrictions by raising his own Dao to the Great Dao’s level.
• The cost of overreaching: Pangu’s failed attempt to replace the Great Dao serves as a warning against confusing transcendence with domination.

Character interactions

• Meng Chuan carefully explains the distinction between his old method and Dao Union, outlining both its promise and its dangers.
• Ruthless follows his reasoning, then directly voices her concern: the path may work, but it is perilous.

Key plot points

• Meng Chuan tells Ruthless that his next step toward Beyond Limitless is to join with the Great Dao, then attempt to transcend it.
• Ruthless recognizes the extreme danger: because the Great Dao is vastly greater than Meng Chuan, joining with it may erase him completely. She doubts he could retain any identity, much less escape.
• Meng Chuan agrees that success seems nearly impossible, but says the opportunity is real and he has decided to take it.
• He has considered Dao Union since learning about the Chat Group and the Chaos Cycle Seed, and has struggled with the choice ever since returning from the Great Dao Tribulation.
• Though he could remain the Chaos Sea’s strongest Limitless One and enjoy safety, prestige, and the company of those he loves, he chooses to risk everything for a chance to reach the ultimate realm.

Character developments

• Ruthless reveals both her understanding of Dao Union and her genuine concern for Meng Chuan. She does not try to stop him, but bluntly lays out why she believes he will be consumed.
• Meng Chuan emerges as neither carefree nor blindly ambitious: he has wrestled with the cost for a long time, yet his passion for the Dao and desire to see the true summit outweigh his fear of loss.

Significant themes

• Ambition versus security: Meng Chuan must choose between preserving an already extraordinary life and risking it for something greater.
• Identity and transcendence: The chapter questions whether a person can join with an overwhelming force without being erased by it.
• The cost of pursuing ultimate knowledge: Reaching beyond the known peak may demand the loss of status, relationships, and even existence.
• Regret and possibility: Meng Chuan fears not only failure, but the regret of refusing his one chance—or of watching another reach the realm he abandoned.

Character interactions

• Ruthless questions Meng Chuan about whether he can survive Dao Union and remain himself, expressing skepticism through a clear-eyed explanation of the power imbalance.
• Meng Chuan listens without dismissing her concerns. He acknowledges the danger and explains the long deliberation behind his decision, making their exchange one of honest concern met with determined resolve.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan weighs whether to pursue Dao Union and attempt to transcend Limitless. Though he is currently the Chaos Sea’s strongest being, he fears that a future Limitless One—especially the Demon of the Dao’s Opposition—might reach Beyond Limitless first and threaten everything he values.
• Since no Great Dao decree guarantees that Limitless will remain the highest attainment, Meng Chuan believes passing up his present opportunity could leave him powerless and regretful later. He resolves to proceed and refuses to reconsider.
• Ruthless questions whether he understands the danger. Meng Chuan assures her that he is not acting blindly: his connection to the Chaos Cycle Seed, favorable circumstances, and other preparations give him a slim chance of success—though no certainty.
• The chapter explains that this connection could survive Dao Union. Normally, it would fade as the Chaos Cycle Seed evolved into Chaos; but if Meng Chuan became the Dao, his bond with the Great Dao might preserve the link between him and the Chaos Sea, giving him an anchor.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan shows himself to be cautious but resolute. He accepts an extreme gamble not out of recklessness, but because the possibility of a future power surpassing him makes inaction dangerous too.
• Ruthless remains concerned and closely scrutinizes his confidence. She does not fully know whether he is reassuring her or truly has a plan, but hopes his confidence is justified.
• Their exchange conveys trust and concern: Meng Chuan tries to reassure Ruthless, while she recognizes that his choice carries genuine peril.

Significant themes

• Security versus ambition: Having everything he wants now does not guarantee lasting safety if a higher power can emerge.
• Risk, reward, and regret: Meng Chuan sees dangerous action as preferable to missing his only chance and regretting it later.
• Preparation amid uncertainty: Favorable conditions and safeguards can create a chance of survival, but cannot remove the fundamental risk.
• Connection and identity: Dao Union may preserve Meng Chuan’s bond with the Chaos Sea even as he becomes the Dao, potentially anchoring him through the transformation.

Summary

Meng Chuan explains why he chose Dao Union: his connection to the Chaos Cycle Seed—and, through it, the future Chaos Sea—will persist after he joins the Great Dao. This bond, which includes the Chat Group, could serve as an indestructible anchor linking him to the mortal world and might one day help him awaken or return. Other preparations may fail over the vast ages, but this connection cannot be destroyed.
Ruthless asks whether someone could take on Meng Chuan’s Dao as Xiao Nannan did before, and whether his companions can help him. Meng Chuan says there will be no such person this time: Dao Union will leave nothing separate from him, only the Great Dao. Still, he believes the memories and thoughts of those who knew him may help preserve his existence. He admits he cannot be certain, but suggests that being remembered could perhaps call him back.
He explains that joining the Dao is not the same as dying or being suppressed. He would continue to exist as part of the Great Dao, and his Primordial Unity Dao would merge with it without being erased. Its distinct roots would endure and grow within the Great Dao Matrix; ultimately, transcending the Great Dao would mean separating the two intertwined Daos without harming either.
Ruthless promises that no one will forget him and that they will wait for his return. She reminds him that he has never let them down or made them wait long, but accepts that this time they may need to wait much longer. Meng Chuan meets her gaze and solemnly agrees.

Character developments and interactions

• Meng Chuan reveals the reasoning behind his choice and acknowledges the uncertainty of returning. His lighthearted request that Ruthless remember him gives way to a serious commitment to come back.
• Ruthless moves from concern and practical questions to a quiet, unwavering promise of remembrance and patience.
• Their exchange is intimate and reassuring: Meng Chuan offers hope without certainty, and Ruthless answers with faith in him.

Significant themes

• Memory as an anchor: Being remembered may preserve a path back from apparent dissolution.
• Continuity through transformation: Meng Chuan would not vanish, but would exist in a radically different form.
• Hope amid uncertainty: His safeguards may fail, yet an enduring connection—and his companions’ loyalty—offers a chance.
• Trust and patience: Ruthless’s promise underscores the strength of their bonds across immeasurable time.

Plot points and events

• Meng Chuan and Ruthless return to the Origin Dao Realm after sharing what they needed to say. He then updates the Chat Group about his possible future entry into Dao Union.
• The group jokes that Meng Chuan will become Hongjun, but he explains that Hongjun and the Dao Ancestor were invented by the Demon of the Dao’s Opposition. If Meng Chuan reaches Dao Union, the legends might come to refer to him—but Hongjun would be only one of his identities, not his true self.
• Meng Chuan says his real priorities are entering Dao Union and ultimately achieving Transcendence.
• The group discusses the insights members gained from witnessing the Chaos Cycle Seed’s evolution. Many have entered seclusion to digest them, and the experience is expected to help them advance or deepen their Dao Attainment.
• With the Seed quiet and Meng Chuan able to protect them, the group members can cultivate safely. The chapter ends with Meng Chuan, Meng Qi, and Lu Mingfei trading increasingly elaborate insults and literary references.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan shows clarity about identity and ambition: he is willing to take on the Hongjun legend, but does not mistake it for his essence or ultimate goal. He also remains confident in his ability to protect the group.
• Meng Qi says he has reached his current limit and cannot progress much further without attaining the Dao Fruit. He humorously asks Meng Chuan for a future Limitless position, then backs off when asked for money.
• Lu Mingfei claims he has important matters to attend to, rather than having gained nothing from the Chaos evolution. He also defensively corrects Meng Qi’s teasing about his past.

Character interactions

• Meng Chuan gives the group a candid account of his plans; Meng Qi and Lu Mingfei respond with jokes and requests.
• Meng Qi and Lu Mingfei repeatedly needle each other, while Meng Chuan joins in by threatening to kick them out. Their banter reveals their familiar, playful rapport.

Significant themes

• Identity and legend: A myth can be invented and later attached to someone real, but it need not define that person’s essence.
• Ambition and purpose: Meng Chuan treats titles as secondary to Dao Union and Transcendence.
• Opportunity and cultivation: The Chaos Cycle Seed’s evolution provides profound gains, but members must patiently digest them.
• Community and humor: Even amid cosmic-scale cultivation, friendship and irreverent banter remain central to the group.

Key plot points and events

• Meng Chuan, Meng Qi, and Lu Mingfei test their mastery of the new six arts of the gentleman. All three are nearly equal, so they end the contest without a decisive winner and resolve to keep improving.
• In a rare moment with only the three of them online, they joke about the group’s “quiet” chat and tease one another.
• Meng Qi asks when Meng Chuan will return after entering Dao Union. Meng Chuan explains that he expects to become one with the Great Dao and remain present everywhere, but acknowledges that the process is dangerous.
• Though uneasy about Meng Chuan’s plan, Meng Qi ultimately urges him to return safely. Meng Chuan jokes that, if he fails, the others might someday become strong enough to revive him.
• Meng Chuan logs off after posting an announcement explaining his plans for other group members who may be absent.
• He checks on Ye Fan and the others. Their Joint Strike Technique is progressing toward Limitless level, reassuring him that they can protect the Shrouding the Heavens World after his departure.

Character developments

• Meng Chuan accepts the risks of entering Dao Union, demonstrating resolve despite his usual caution. He also shows concern for his friends and the world he will leave behind.
• Meng Qi remains skeptical and blunt, but his warnings reveal genuine worry for Meng Chuan.
• Lu Mingfei joins the teasing and offers encouragement, though Meng Chuan privately doubts his chances of reaching the power needed to help.
• Ye Fan and his companions are steadily advancing their combined technique, becoming a reliable safeguard.

Significant themes

• Risk and resolve: Meng Chuan chooses a dangerous path because he believes it must be taken.
• Friendship expressed through teasing: The trio’s jokes and mock complaints mask affection and concern.
• Protection and legacy: Meng Chuan prepares others to defend the world in his absence.
• Power as security: Limitless Power is presented as the surest protection against death and catastrophe.

Character interactions

• The three friends trade playful insults while discussing Meng Chuan’s impending transformation.
• Meng Qi challenges Meng Chuan’s confidence and warns him about the Great Dao becoming an impossible enemy, but ultimately offers support.
• Lu Mingfei encourages Meng Chuan and volunteers to help if things go wrong.
• Meng Chuan finds comfort in Ye Fan and the others’ progress, trusting their combined strength to protect the world.

Key events

• Thirty thousand years after Meng Chuan attained Limitless, Shi Hao, Ye Fan, and Chu Feng completed their Joint Strike Technique, shaped and sustained by Meng Chuan’s Limitless Power and the Primordial Unity Limitless Dao.
• Their distinct auras and Great Daos gradually harmonized. Dao Flowers blossomed above each man as their phenomena, karma, and fates became interconnected, until the three seemed to occupy one shared space and contain aspects of one another.
• The Dao Flowers’ power flowed into three spheres of light. Guided and nourished by the Primordial Unity Limitless Dao, the spheres merged into a single, unified sphere.
• The merged sphere absorbed the available Limitless Dao Power and revealed a small figure. It first appeared with three heads and six arms—the faces of Shi Hao, Ye Fan, and Chu Feng—then took on one ordinary human form resembling Meng Chuan.
• The figure briefly released a Limitless aura. Shi Hao, Ye Fan, and Chu Feng opened their eyes, delighted: their Joint Strike Dao Fruit, built upon Meng Chuan’s power, was complete.

Character development and interactions

• Shi Hao, Ye Fan, and Chu Feng move from three powerful individuals toward genuine unity. Their auras, Dao resonance, fates, and karma become seamlessly connected, though each remains a distinct contributor to the technique.
• Meng Chuan does not take part directly in the described exchange, but his Limitless Power and Dao provide the technique’s foundation, structure, and nourishment. The Dao Fruit’s final appearance—his likeness—underscores how deeply his power is embedded in their achievement.
• The three men’s collaboration is reciprocal: they exchange auras and Great Daos, with each helping form the shared Dao Fruit.

Significant themes

• Unity through difference: The technique does not erase the trio’s individual identities; it brings their distinct paths into harmony.
• Creation through transformation: The Dao Flowers fade as their power produces a more complete Dao Fruit, showing one form’s decline enabling another’s emergence.
• Interdependence and limits: Meng Chuan’s power is essential, but the process stops drawing in more once the necessary amount has been absorbed.
• Shared achievement: The final result belongs to the three cultivators, while also resting on Meng Chuan’s foundational contribution.