Chapter Summaries

Zhou Feng killed Black Prince after a fierce battle, then gained the Sense Heavenly Stars passive and discovered an unusual gathering of stars above the Central Plains. Knowing the East Sea Dragon Palace would seek revenge and reclaim the Water Control Banners, he took the Sea Mussel Woman into the sea mussel to hide.

• Zhou Feng twisted off Black Prince’s head, killing him despite suffering severe injuries himself.
• Zhou Feng recovered with the help of his passives and Black Prince’s flesh and blood, then drew the Sense Heavenly Stars passive.
• Zhou Feng sensed that stars were sparse over the Eastern Land but crowded together above the Central Plains.
• Zhou Feng let the Sea Mussel Woman out, told her he had killed a true dragon, and showed her Black Prince’s corpse.
• Zhou Feng took the Sea Mussel Woman back into the sea mussel, wary that the East Sea Dragon Palace would pursue him and reclaim the Water Control Banners.

The East Sea Dragon Palace learned that the Black Prince had died just as the Sea Eye Secret Realm was about to open, unsettling the gathered cultivators. The Old Dragon King accepted that Ya Zi had failed to overcome his destined calamity and chose to leave the matter of his killer to others.

• A mournful Dragon's Roar announced the death of a powerful True Dragon, making gathered cultivators question the East Sea Dragon Palace's strength and stability.
• Members of the East Sea Dragon Palace realized that only the Old Dragon King or the Black Prince could have triggered the roar and concluded that the Black Prince had fallen.
• The Old Dragon King explained that Ya Zi had carried an aura of calamity after breaking free from his ancient seal and had been destined to face a deadly disaster.
• The Old Dragon King recalled that Central Plains geniuses deliberately gathered in the Golden Age to compete and overcome calamities, while he had avoided competing with them.
• The Old Dragon King wondered who had killed Ya Zi but decided to leave the response to his subordinates as he entered his final years.

The Old Dragon King ordered the Dragon Palace to kill whoever caused trouble in the East Sea after the Black Prince’s death stirred his fear of Zhou Feng’s calamity aura. Meanwhile, Zhou Feng rested in the Sea Mussel Space and finally showed the Sea Mussel Woman Ya Zi’s corpse and the torn Water Control Banners.

• The Old Dragon King ordered the Dragon Palace to kill the troublemaker, prompting dragon sons and grandsons to investigate while his dragon might made human cultivators lower their banners.
• Zhou Feng relaxed in the Sea Mussel Space as the Sea Mussel Woman massaged him and asked for Ya Zi’s corpse.
• The Sea Mussel Woman playfully teased Zhou Feng while his resources were nearly depleted from fighting the Black Prince.
• Zhou Feng took out Ya Zi’s corpse and the two torn Water Control Banners, considering how useful the magical treasures could be in the East Sea.

Zhou Feng studied the damaged Water Control Banners, absorbed an indestructible aura from the Black Prince’s sword, and considered ways to accelerate his path toward longevity. When the Sea Eye Secret Realm opened, he took advantage of the ensuing chaos to fight Aquatic Race challengers, gather resources, and strengthen himself.

• Zhou Feng examined the Water Control Banners and decided their cloth could be used to make clothes for the Sea Mussel Woman.
• Zhou Feng absorbed the treasured sword’s indestructible aura, strengthening his bones and stimulating his Longevity Bloodline.
• Zhou Feng promised the Sea Mussel Woman he would clear out the East Sea Dragon Palace so she could explore it, but said they first needed to prepare by increasing his strength.
• The Sea Eye Secret Realm opened, and conflict erupted across the East Sea as powerful Aquatic Race clans took advantage of the Dragon Palace’s absence.
• Zhou Feng drew challengers by wearing a fake East Pearl, killed an Aquatic Race attacker, and plundered blood, Longevity Substance, treasures, and passive abilities.
• Zhou Feng continued seeking Immortal Goldstone and raiding Aquatic Race tribal lands for materials and methods.

Seven Star Pavilion learned that East Sea Dragon Palace was offering Deep Sea Nether Iron for help dealing with Zhou Feng while its Feathered Ascension Experts were occupied in the Sea Eye Secret Realm. Dao Yan glimpsed the Azure Dragon of Yimu’s hidden plans through a dangerous divination, and Seven Star Elder realized his disciple had grown powerful enough to stand on his own.

• Seven Star Pavilion learned that East Sea Dragon Palace had offered Deep Sea Nether Iron as a bounty, completing the materials needed for the Seven Star Compass.
• Dao Yan asked why East Sea Dragon Palace had made the offer, and Seven Star Elder explained that the Dragon Palace was busy investigating an ancient space and an Azure Dragon of Yimu in the Sea Eye Secret Realm while Zhou Feng wreaked havoc.
• Dao Yan began divining the Azure Dragon of Yimu, but Seven Star Elder stopped him after a stone beneath Dao Yan shattered and warned that the dragon’s origins were dangerous.
• Dao Yan revealed that the Azure Dragon of Yimu planned to fake its death, though the divination damaged his eyes and exposed him to heavy karma.
• Dao Yan quickly recovered by severing himself from the causality, and Seven Star Elder recognized that his disciple could now stand on his own.

Dao Yan attempted to investigate Zhou Feng for the East Sea Dragon Palace, but the powerful karmic backlash exposed him and forced him to stop. Zhou Feng noticed the spying and used the Longevity Substance to conceal himself, leaving Seven Star Pavilion under threat from the karma he had stirred up.

• Seven Star Elder explained how Seven Star Pavilion used Causality Stone to reduce Karma Backlash and had survived as a two-person inheritance.
• Dao Yan investigated Zhou Feng and found that he had mastered several Great Dao Rules, including the Immortal Dao, the Great Dao of Earth, and the Great Dao of Longevity.
• Dao Yan’s attempt to uncover Zhou Feng’s deeper secrets caused Zhou Feng to discover and sever the Causality Line, unleashing overwhelming karma toward Seven Star Island.
• Seven Star Elder activated the island’s grand formation after Dao Yan coughed up blood.
• Zhou Feng realized someone had been watching him and used the Longevity Substance to make the sensation disappear.

Zhou Feng planned to keep gathering Immortal Goldstone and seek a way to reach the Feathered Ascension Realm, while Dao Yan used the Seven Star Karma Curse to learn about him. Seeing Zhou Feng as a rare prodigy who might become his Dao Protector, Dao Yan decided to confront him personally.

• Zhou Feng realized someone was secretly watching him and resolved to keep exploring the East Sea while seeking Immortal Goldstone and a breakthrough method.
• Dao Yan recovered after using the Seven Star Karma Curse and obtained information about Zhou Feng at the cost of forming karma.
• Dao Yan told Seven Star Elder that Zhou Feng had risen from an ordinary mortal to the third realm of Dao Comprehension in less than three years.
• Dao Yan described Zhou Feng as reckless, detached, and difficult to manipulate, but noted his romantic luck and interest in collecting metal and stone.
• Dao Yan decided to use emotions and profit to ensnare Zhou Feng, hoping to subdue him as a Dao Protector, and announced that he would act personally.

Dao Yan set out to defeat Zhou Feng within seven days before karmic backlash forced him back to Seven Star Island. As Zhou Feng headed for the East Sea Dragon Palace to seek treasures and cultivation methods, Dao Yan intercepted him and used strange rules to seal and age his body.

• The Seven Star Elder gave Dao Yan seven days to deal with Zhou Feng before the karmic burden forced him to return to Seven Star Island.
• Zhou Feng chose to head to the East Sea Dragon Palace for its accumulated treasures and Feathered Ascension Realm cultivation methods, bringing the Sea Mussel Woman along in her Sea Mussel Space.
• Zhou Feng revealed his full aura as he traveled, displaying his third-stage Enlightenment Realm cultivation and Longevity Bloodline.
• Dao Yan appeared and sealed Zhou Feng, but Zhou Feng broke free with his Longevity Qi.
• Dao Yan turned the surroundings into a chessboard, repeatedly restraining Zhou Feng with Great Dao Rules and causing his body to age.

Dao Yan used the Path of Causality to uncover Zhou Feng’s Longevity Heavenly Scripture and the Longevity Heavenly Venerate’s inheritance, then realized Zhou Feng was the fortuitous opportunity that could free the Seven Star Pavilion from its karma. Zhou Feng attacked the apparent projection with overwhelming force, but Dao Yan continued evading him.

• Dao Yan forcibly linked himself to Zhou Feng through the Path of Causality and discovered that he possessed the Longevity Heavenly Venerate’s inheritance.
• Dao Yan revealed that the Seven Star Pavilion relied on gathered resources and disciples sharing its accumulated karma to survive.
• Zhou Feng sensed Dao Yan’s intrusion and struck at him, but his attack passed through a projection.
• Dao Yan recognized Zhou Feng as the opportunity that could reverse his fortune and break the Seven Star Pavilion’s deadlock.
• Zhou Feng unleashed Power of Filling Seas and swept away the Starlight Chessboard, but Dao Yan continued to evade his attacks.

Zhou Feng used the Great Dao of Strength to shatter Dao Yan’s Starlight Chessboard and overpower him, but Dao Yan escaped with his techniques and a surprise attack struck Zhou Feng. Zhou Feng stayed behind to recover, believing the reverse-refined Longevity Substance would likely kill Dao Yan before morning.

• Zhou Feng unleashed the Great Dao of Strength, shattering Dao Yan’s Starlight Chessboard and exposing his location.
• Zhou Feng attacked Dao Yan with overwhelming force, and Dao Yan used the Great Causality Technique to separate their causality.
• Zhou Feng’s flesh cracked under the pressure of the strength rules, so his Immortal Gold Bone emerged and he struck Dao Yan again.
• Dao Yan escaped Zhou Feng’s pursuit with the Art of Avoiding Calamity and Seven Star Shifting Form.
• A dense, ominous aura erupted from the sea and struck Zhou Feng before his Intelligent Brain could warn him.
• Zhou Feng stopped to recover instead of chasing Dao Yan, expecting the reverse-refined Longevity Substance to kill him.

Dao Yan used the Causal Transfer Technique to redirect the Longevity Substance onto nearby Aquatic Race members, while Zhou Feng survived a trap involving an ancient seal and its decaying aura. By sensing the stars that powered Dao Yan’s abilities, Zhou Feng traced the source to Seven Star Island and headed there, alarming the Seven Star Elder and leaving Dao Yan bewildered.

• Dao Yan studied the reverse-refined Longevity Substance in his body, then used Causal Transfer to shift most of it onto nearby Aquatic Race members, who died from its effects.
• A half-human, half-ghost figure mistook Zhou Feng for Emperor Pan and self-destructed, releasing a centuries-old aura of decay from an ancient seal.
• Zhou Feng suppressed and expelled the decay with his power, despite his body rotting in the process.
• Zhou Feng noticed the stars supplying power whenever Dao Yan used a divine ability and inferred that their source was Seven Star Island.
• Zhou Feng headed toward Seven Star Island, and the Seven Star Elder sensed that the island had been discovered while Dao Yan wondered how Zhou Feng had found it.

Dao Yan realized karmic backlash had clouded his judgment and devised a plan to unleash the ancient debts tied to the Sea Eye Secret Realm, while Zhou Feng found Seven Star Island and learned Dao Yan wanted him to go there. Zhou Feng embraced the danger and set out for the Sea Eye Secret Realm.

• Dao Yan recognized Zhou Feng as an uncontrollable anomaly and realized karmic backlash had driven him to challenge Zhou Feng recklessly.
• Dao Yan planned to plunge the East Sea into chaos by involving the East Sea Dragon King, the Azure Dragon of Yimu, and the ancient prodigies sealed in the Sea Eye Secret Realm.
• The Seven Star Elder learned of Dao Yan's plan and silently began to act.
• Changes in the Sea Eye Secret Realm drew many cultivators, while the East Sea Dragon Palace sent most of its forces to keep order.
• Guided by Heavenly Star Perception, Zhou Feng reached Seven Star Island, where Dao Yan left him tea and a message urging him to visit the Sea Eye Secret Realm.
• Zhou Feng ignored Dao Yan's talk of fate and karma and decided to face the dangers of the Sea Eye Secret Realm for the sake of battle and growth.

Dao Yan and the Seven Star Elder used Zhou Feng’s arrival to transfer Seven Star Pavilion’s immense karmic burden onto him, setting up a future battle between them. After drinking Enlightenment Tea, Zhou Feng gained a new survival passive and entered a state of enlightenment to study longevity and the Feathered Ascension Realm.

• Dao Yan and the Seven Star Elder decided to leave Seven Star Island with their core treasures and shift the remaining treasures’ karma onto Zhou Feng.
• Dao Yan planned to use the transferred karma to force a confrontation with Zhou Feng and eventually escape to the Central Plains.
• Zhou Feng drew the passive Survive for a While, which let him ignore ninety percent of damage for one incense stick after a fatal injury, with a one-month cooldown.
• Zhou Feng knowingly drank the Enlightenment Tea, and Dao Yan felt the karmic burden temporarily transfer while his fortune rebounded.
• Zhou Feng entered a state of enlightenment and began comprehending longevity, the Feathered Ascension Realm, and the development of primal power.

After Enlightenment Tea brought Zhou Feng fresh insights into longevity, he used his Longevity Fist to smash Seven Star Island apart, triggering a karmic backlash against Dao Yan and the Seven Star Elder. As the two tried to suppress the backlash, Dao Yan sacrificed his master's essence blood with a hidden talisman technique.

• Zhou Feng briefly entered enlightenment and realized that longevity required enough strength to contend against the rules governing lifespan.
• Zhou Feng decided to destroy Seven Star Island rather than search for its treasures, and his Longevity Fist shattered the island and its Causality Stones.
• The island's destruction unleashed bound karma against Dao Yan and the Seven Star Elder, leaving Dao Yan bleeding from his seven orifices.
• The Seven Star Elder tried to suppress the karmic backlash with Yin Yang Jade while Dao Yan drew a talisman to turn misfortune into fortune.
• Dao Yan drained the Seven Star Elder's essence blood to form the talisman, shocking his master.

Dao Yan turned against Seven Star Elder and used their karmic connection to attack him, while Zhou Feng destroyed Seven Star Island and reflected on how to strengthen his body. The world began targeting Zhou Feng again as he headed toward the Sea Eye Secret Realm.

• Dao Yan extracted Seven Star Elder's flesh, blood, and soul, citing the one hundred and thirty-five households Seven Star Elder had killed to sever Dao Yan's other karmic ties.
• Seven Star Elder activated Karma Reversal, but Dao Yan let his body collapse into a crystal skull and a soul forced its way into Seven Star Elder.
• After destroying Seven Star Island, Zhou Feng assessed his cultivation and concluded that his physique was the foundation of his strength.
• He used Heaven Rewards Diligence to learn that his body needed further tempering and decided he needed greater pressure and stronger enemies.
• As Zhou Feng traveled toward the Sea Eye Secret Realm, he sensed the world targeting him again, as it had during his fight with Black Prince.

Dao Yan trapped Seven Star Elder’s soul in the Yin Yang Jade and planned to reincarnate in Zhou Feng’s body. Meanwhile, Zhou Feng was ambushed by a blood-red force and fought back with Longevity Fist.

• Dao Yan took over Seven Star Elder’s body, shifted most of their shared karma onto him, and imprisoned his soul in the Yin Yang Jade.
• Dao Yan’s karma backlash began ravaging Seven Star Elder’s body, so Dao Yan transferred the worst symptoms to Seven Star Elder’s soul and sealed his voice.
• Dao Yan declared that he would go to the Central Plains and planned to reincarnate using Zhou Feng’s body.
• A group of attackers surrounded Zhou Feng at sea, blaming him for a generational feud and unleashing blood-red lightning.
• Zhou Feng shattered the attack with Longevity Fist, but the sky soon turned blood-red again.

Zhou Feng slaughtered the people who attacked him and sensed that Dao Yan was the source of the calamity. In the Sea Eye Secret Realm, Dao Yan sought Ao Qing’s cooperation and warned her that Zhou Feng possessed the inheritance of the Longevity Heavenly Venerate.

• Zhou Feng killed the chanting group that surrounded him, then sensed that the source of the disaster lay where Dao Yan was.
• Dao Yan’s suppressed Karma Transfer side effects surfaced, allowing Zhou Feng to sense his location.
• In the Sea Eye Secret Realm, Dao Yan explained to the Old Dragon King that the East Sea Dragon Palace had been kept as nourishment for Ancient Times prodigies.
• Dao Yan recognized Ao Qing as a descendant of the Azure Emperor and asked her to cooperate against their shared karmic burden.
• Ao Qing dismissed Dao Yan’s warning about Zhou Feng until Dao Yan revealed that Zhou Feng possessed the inheritance of the Longevity Heavenly Venerate.

Dao Yan revealed that he had helped Ao Qing recover and used her to destroy the East Sea Dragon Palace while pursuing his own plans. When Zhou Feng arrived, he ignored Dao Yan and Ao Qing and headed for the deserted palace to pursue his original goal of gaining power.

• Ao Qing demanded to know what Dao Yan knew, and he told her that Longevity Heavenly Venerate had killed the first Azure Dragon of Yimu.
• Dao Yan admitted that he had plotted against the East Sea Dragon Palace, leaving its forces dead and the Old Dragon King bound and drained.
• Zhou Feng arrived after repeatedly using Longevity Steps, and Ao Qing was startled by his rapid recovery despite his injuries.
• Zhou Feng found the area deserted and spotted the Old Dragon King, while Dao Yan prepared to retreat and Ao Qing quietly assessed Zhou Feng.
• When Dao Yan and Ao Qing stayed silent, Zhou Feng vanished toward the East Sea Dragon Palace instead of attacking them.

Zhou Feng ignored Dao Yan and Ao Qing and explored the deserted East Sea Dragon Palace with the Sea Mussel Woman, taking its unguarded treasures. Ao Qing completed her rebirth and attacked Dao Yan, leaving him bewildered by her hostility.

• Zhou Feng set aside dealing with Dao Yan and headed into the deserted East Sea Dragon Palace, while Dao Yan was thrown off by his refusal to follow the expected conflict.
• Zhou Feng summoned the Sea Mussel Woman, and the two spent several days exploring the Dragon Palace and emptying its unguarded secret vaults.
• Zhou Feng found abundant spiritual materials but no core divine abilities or breakthrough method, suggesting the Dragon Palace's most important assets were elsewhere.
• Ao Qing emerged from the fleshy tumor after completing her rebirth, and the sight increased the karmic burden on Dao Yan.
• Ao Qing attacked Dao Yan, who escaped with Illusionary Sea Mirage, then told him that what she did was none of his business.

Ao Qing and Zhou Feng clashed while Dao Yan struggled between them, suffering the effects of karmic backlash and trying to escape. Dao Yan fled a thousand miles with the Seven Star Escape Technique, but Zhou Feng pursued him through their karmic connection as Ao Qing followed with Dragon Roaming the World.

• Ao Qing attacked Dao Yan with corrosive clouds, forcing him to use Karma Transfer as his body and mind deteriorated from karmic backlash.
• Zhou Feng appeared and struck at Dao Yan, who evaded the blow with Cloud Dream Incarnation.
• Ao Qing turned on Zhou Feng and summoned sword qi from the Azure Dragon’s spinal bones, while their attacks left Dao Yan caught between them.
• Dao Yan used the Seven Star Escape Technique to flee a thousand miles, further increasing his karmic debt by borrowing star power.
• Zhou Feng followed Dao Yan with Longevity Steps through their karmic connection, and Ao Qing pursued them with Dragon Roaming the World.