Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng discovered a newly formed Minor World filled with Origin Crystals and used its resources to advance to the mid Innate stage. After emerging to seek tokens in the Mountains and Rivers Map, he intervened when Qin Ruoshui was surrounded by a thousand martial artists, and the chapter ended with him enduring their attacks without his Innate Gang Qi breaking.

• Lu Changsheng found a spatial node beneath a mineral vein, entered a newly formed Minor World, and began collecting its Origin Crystals.
• After a month of excavation, Lu Changsheng spent 100,000 Source Energy Points to cultivate the Glazed Body to minor mastery and break through to the mid Innate stage.
• Lu Changsheng emerged from the lake, drove off five martial artists, and continued searching for tokens as large factions battled across the Mountains and Rivers Map.
• Lu Changsheng found two tokens and encountered Qin Ruoshui fighting Chu Weixiong's force of over a thousand people.
• Lu Changsheng charged to Qin Ruoshui's side and withstood the group's full-force attacks with his Innate Gang Qi intact, astonishing Qin Ruoshui and the watching martial artists.

Lu Changsheng advanced his divine abilities and used his new strength to defeat Liu Wanlong and slaughter the martial artists who had surrounded him. His fortune transformed from a nine-inch White Koi into a one-foot crimson python, leaving him with aptitude nearly comparable to a genius.

• Lu Changsheng and Qin Ruoshui forced Chu Weixiong's group to retreat, then joined forces to travel through the Mountains and Rivers Map.
• After accumulating 62,000 Source Energy Points, Lu Changsheng raised Demon Slaying God Annihilation Slash, Innate One Qi Divine Gang, and Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique to minor accomplishment.
• Liu Wanlong and several hundred martial artists ambushed Lu Changsheng and Qin Ruoshui, but Lu Changsheng killed Liu Wanlong and more than a dozen others with one strike.
• Lu Changsheng slaughtered most of the remaining attackers, causing the White Koi above his head to grow to nine inches.
• Lu Changsheng unleashed his Slaughter Domain and eliminated the rest of the surrounding martial artists, while his White Koi transformed into a one-foot crimson python.

Lu Changsheng defeated Zhong Yuntao, the Heaven's Chosen Ranking's eleventh-ranked expert, with two slashes after his Slaughter Domain overwhelmed Zhong Yuntao's Flame Domain. The victory sent Lu Changsheng's fortune surging into the form of a three-zhang orange wyrm as he and Qin Ruoshui remained in the Mountains and Rivers Map.

• Lu Changsheng gathered tokens with Qin Ruoshui over the following weeks, while his Fortune Red Python grew to nine chi nine after he crushed a formation of more than a thousand people.
• Zhong Yuntao surrounded Lu Changsheng and Qin Ruoshui with a large group, demanded Lu Changsheng's fortune, and unleashed his Flame Domain.
• Lu Changsheng countered with his Slaughter Domain and struck Zhong Yuntao down with two slashes, eliminating him from the Mountains and Rivers Map.
• The onlookers panicked and fled from Lu Changsheng, while Zhong Yuntao emerged in the plaza shaken by the defeat.
• Lu Changsheng's fortune gathered into an orange wyrm that grew to around three zhang.

Lu Changsheng swept through Arena Number Four at the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly, defeating every challenger and transforming his Qi Luck into a flood dragon. He stood ready to face arena holder Yu Cheng, who believed Lu Changsheng had been worn down by the battles.

• Lu Changsheng gathered Qi Luck in the Mountains and Rivers Map until his Orange Giant Flood Dragon reached nine zhang and nine chi, then returned with Qin Ruoshui for the arena matches.
• Di Zhiyu announced the arena rules, and Lu Changsheng drew Arena Number Four, where Yu Cheng was the holder.
• Lu Changsheng entered the arena and knocked Zhao Daqiang unconscious with one slash, then defeated challenger after challenger despite their attempts to exhaust him.
• After defeating a hundred challengers, Lu Changsheng absorbed their Qi Luck, which transformed into a flood dragon with four claws and horns.
• Yu Cheng prepared to fight Lu Changsheng, believing the consecutive battles had weakened him and left him vulnerable.

Lu Changsheng’s Slaughter Domain advanced to twenty percent, allowing him to defeat Yu Cheng decisively in the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly. He gained Yu Cheng’s fortune, rose to the ranks of Great Zhou’s top four prodigies, and accepted a congratulatory gift from Marquis Wuyang.

• Lu Changsheng’s Slaughter Domain surged to twenty percent as his transformed fate deepened his understanding of slaughter.
• Yu Cheng challenged Lu Changsheng, confident that his opponent had exhausted himself, and unleashed his nearly twenty-percent Ocean Domain.
• Lu Changsheng expanded his Slaughter Domain across the arena, suppressing Yu Cheng and surprising the spectators and other arena champions.
• Lu Changsheng overwhelmed Yu Cheng in their blade exchange, then drove him off the arena with successive attacks.
• Half of Yu Cheng’s fortune transferred to Lu Changsheng, whose Fortune Dragon grew to fifteen zhang and marked him as Great Zhou’s fourth major prodigy.
• A black-clad messenger delivered Marquis Wuyang’s congratulatory gift, and Lu Changsheng accepted it.

Lu Changsheng strengthened his Slaughter Domain and became a sensation across Great Zhou before advancing to the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly’s semifinals. He faced Dong Chenghan in the first top-four match, while Ji Wenrui and Ke Yanfeng wagered on the outcome.

• Lu Changsheng accepted Qin Chaoyang’s support, absorbed the Millennium Ice Jade, and spent 40,000 Source Energy Points raising his Slaughter Domain to 30%.
• News of Lu Changsheng’s rise spread throughout Great Zhou, while Qin Ruobing’s pregnancy became public and Qin Yuxuan took pleasure in the scandal; Qin Ruobing trusted that her father and Lu Changsheng would protect her.
• Lu Changsheng finished the selection ranked fourth, drew Gao Mingfeng in the semifinal, and advanced when Gao Mingfeng conceded.
• The Four Giants advanced without fighting, and Di Zhiyu announced that the top four would compete in a round robin for the championship.
• Lu Changsheng faced Dong Chenghan in the first top-four match, and Ji Wenrui wagered a Millennium Ice Jade with Ke Yanfeng that Lu Changsheng would surprise him.

Lu Changsheng defeated Dong Chenghan in the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly, overwhelming his Wood Domain with his Slaughter Domain, Divine Ability, and speed. After claiming Dong Chenghan’s fortune, Lu Changsheng stood undefeated and drew Ji Wenrui’s interest as a potential opponent.

• Qin Chaoyang predicted Lu Changsheng would narrowly win, while Luo Tianxiang backed Dong Chenghan and expected him to crush Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng and Dong Chenghan unleashed their Domains, but Lu Changsheng’s Slaughter Domain gradually suppressed Dong Chenghan’s Wood Domain.
• Dong Chenghan’s Yimu Sword Art clashed with Lu Changsheng’s Demon Slaying God Annihilation Slash, shattering Dong Chenghan’s Domain and giving Lu Changsheng the advantage.
• Lu Changsheng used his superior speed and Blade Aura to overwhelm Dong Chenghan, who ignited his blood essence for one final strike before Lu Changsheng defeated him.
• Dong Chenghan admitted defeat and promised to challenge Lu Changsheng again, while Lu Changsheng’s Fortune Dragon grew to nineteen zhang after devouring Dong Chenghan’s fortune.
• Ji Wenrui demanded the wager he had won and showed interest in fighting Lu Changsheng.

Ji Wenrui defeated Ke Yanfeng with his Yin-Yang Domain and became the favorite to win the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly. After an epiphany raised his Slaughter Domain to 40%, Lu Changsheng prepared to face Ji Wenrui the next day.

• Ke Yanfeng and Ji Wenrui began their semifinal match, and Ji Wenrui revealed a powerful Yin-Yang Domain that suppressed Ke Yanfeng's Gold Domain.
• Ji Wenrui overpowered Ke Yanfeng in their prolonged fight, broke his Invincible Golden Body, and won the match.
• Ji Wenrui chose to postpone his battle against Lu Changsheng until the next day, while Lu Changsheng returned to his courtyard to prepare.
• Lu Changsheng reaffirmed his commitment to the path of slaughter and experienced an epiphany that raised his Slaughter Domain to 40%.
• News of the coming battle between Lu Changsheng and Ji Wenrui spread throughout Great Zhou, drawing martial artists toward Cloud Province City.

Lu Changsheng rejected advice to withdraw and faced Ji Wenrui, whom everyone expected to defeat him. At the arena, Lu Changsheng revealed a four-tenths Slaughter Domain that suppressed Ji Wenrui’s Yin-Yang Domain, leaving the crowd stunned as their battle began.

• Qin Ruoshui told Lu Changsheng that the Marquis advised him to avoid fighting Ji Wenrui, but Lu Changsheng insisted he would face him.
• News of Lu Changsheng’s decision spread through Yun Province, where martial artists and Ke Yanfeng expected him to lose.
• Qin Chaoyang warned Qin Ruoshui not to harbor feelings for Lu Changsheng, who was already her younger sister’s husband.
• Luo Tianxiang learned Ji Wenrui had rejected his attempt to recruit him and urge him to injure Lu Changsheng; Ji Wenrui then prepared to fight without outside interference.
• At the crowded arena, Lu Changsheng wagered one hundred Origin Crystals on his own victory, and Qin Ruoshui and Qingning Prefecture martial artists also bet on him.
• Ji Wenrui unleashed his Yin-Yang Domain, but Lu Changsheng answered with a four-tenths Slaughter Domain that overwhelmed it and shocked the spectators.

Lu Changsheng defeated Ji Wenrui and claimed first place in the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly after Ke Yanfeng conceded. His fortune surged as he became the assembly’s Dragon King, and he rejected offers from Luo Tianxiang and several families to recruit him.

• Di Zhiyu recognized that Lu Changsheng’s Slaughter Domain had reached forty percent and was suppressing Ji Wenrui’s Yin-Yang Domain.
• Lu Changsheng overpowered Ji Wenrui in their exchanges, then defeated him with a final clash of their blade abilities.
• Ke Yanfeng conceded, and Lu Changsheng was awarded three points and first place in the competition.
• Lu Changsheng’s fortune rose to forty zhang as the Fortune Dragon absorbed the fortune of other geniuses, improving his comprehension.
• Luo Tianxiang and several families offered to recruit Lu Changsheng, but he refused them all, delighting Qin Chaoyang.

Lu Changsheng refused offers to take a renowned master, claimed his rewards from the Myriad Flower Fruit Assembly, and gathered enough resources to advance his Glazed Body. He broke through to the Late Innate Stage while Qin Ruobing waited in the Capital City for him to come bring her back.

• Lu Changsheng rejected the aristocratic families' recruitment offers and declined Qin Chaoyang's offer to find him a renowned master.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed twenty Myriad Flower Fruits and five thousand Origin Crystals, raising his Source Energy Points to 125700.
• Qin Chaoyang and Qin Ruoshui visited Lu Changsheng, but he refused to go to the Capital City or accept a master, saying he would cultivate on his own.
• News spread across Great Zhou that Lu Changsheng had defeated the other geniuses and taken first place, and Qin Ruobing read the report while awaiting his return.
• After gathering enough resources, Lu Changsheng spent 150,000 Source Energy Points to advance his Glazed Body to major accomplishment and reach the Late Innate Stage.

Lu Changsheng strengthened his Exotic Beast avatar by harvesting treasures and killing innate lifeforms in the Minor World, then advanced his human martial arts and traveled to Great Zhou’s northwestern border. He encountered humans enslaved as food for demons and monsters on Cloud Cliff Mountain.

• Lu Changsheng’s Exotic Beast avatar found and absorbed Origin Crystal Marrow, gaining enough Source Energy Points to advance to an eighth-rank Advanced Mountain Lord and awaken more of his Divine Bloodline.
• The avatar fought and killed a Three-tailed White Fox with Soul Strike and Godslayer, absorbing its corpse for Source Energy Points and hearing its warning that others would pursue him.
• After a month of excavation and battles with innate lifeforms, Lu Changsheng spent Source Energy Points to raise Demon Slaying God Annihilation Slash, Innate One Qi Divine Gang, and Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique to major mastery.
• Lu Changsheng tested his improved abilities, then flew from Qingning Prefecture City to Great Zhou’s northwestern border and crossed beyond its national-fortune barrier.
• Lu Changsheng reached Cloud Cliff Mountain and saw enslaved people carrying human corpses, while a young girl and an old man described how demons and monsters had kept their people as food for hundreds of years.

Lu Changsheng rescued a captive human settlement by killing the demon Sakota, then left the people three martial arts manuals as a means to defend themselves. He flew eastward while the survivors prepared to copy the manuals and flee.

• Sakota attacked the humans gathered at the mountain’s foot, but Lu Changsheng arrived and challenged him.
• Lu Changsheng wounded Sakota with the Golden Radiance Blade, then used his Slaughter Domain and stronger attacks to overwhelm the demon.
• Sakota transformed, failed to escape Lu Changsheng’s pursuit, and was killed; Lu Changsheng absorbed the demon corpse for 30,000 Source Energy Points.
• Lu Changsheng learned that the Chen State had withdrawn centuries earlier and gave the survivors the Iron Cloth Shirt, Footprints on Snow, and Great Annihilation Blade manuals.
• Lu Changsheng flew east after giving his name, and the survivors began copying the manuals and preparing to flee.

Lu Changsheng upgraded the Golden Radiance Blade into a Dao Weapon and announced a decisive assault on the Heavenly Sword Sect to destroy Qingning Prefecture’s hostile forces. The Demon Suppression Department prepared for the battle, while Jiu Chen and the Heavenly Demon Sect planned to use it to kill Lu Changsheng.

• A demon reported Sakota’s death to the Minotaur Demon, who suspected an expert from Great Zhou had killed him.
• Lu Changsheng spent 50,000 Source Energy Points to advance the Golden Radiance Blade into a low-grade Dao Weapon that could fly and strengthen his Slaughter Domain.
• At the monthly assembly, Lu Changsheng heard that the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Six Great Sects were attacking Demon Suppression Department forces and obstructing the purification of farmland.
• Lu Changsheng announced that he would lead the Demon Suppression Department against the Heavenly Sword Sect in one month, offering doubled merit and access to Innate spiritual items to win support.
• News of the planned assault spread through Qingning Prefecture, stirring up the city and surrounding martial world.
• Jiu Chen, Zhao Yuanjing, and Wei Shaoxuan welcomed the coming battle as an opportunity to kill Lu Changsheng and seize Qingning Prefecture.

Lu Changsheng prepared to confront the Six Great Sects while secretly gathering resources through his Exotic Beast avatar. After defeating a powerful Sky-Devouring Blood Python and accumulating 210,000 Source Energy Points, he advanced Glazed Body to Completion.

• Wan Qingyun, Qiu Jichen, and Liu Yuning prepared the sects to fight Lu Changsheng, while Lu Changsheng declined Fang Qing and Qin Ruoshui's pleas to seek help from the Capital City.
• Qin Chaoyang secretly sent three Innate Perfection experts from Qingning Prefecture to support Lu Changsheng and protect him if he was defeated.
• Lu Changsheng's Exotic Beast avatar excavated a cache of spirit stones and defeated a Xiantian Spirit Python, absorbing its corpse for 30,000 Source Energy Points.
• After twenty more days of gathering resources, Lu Changsheng spent 200,000 Source Energy Points and cultivated Glazed Body to the Completion realm.

Lu Changsheng perfected several divine abilities and led the Demon Suppression Department to confront the six great sects at Heavenly Sword Peak. He entered the Nine Luminaries Earthly Array alone and, after clashing with its summoned sword, forced it back and shocked the sect leaders with his Grandmaster-level combat power.

• Lu Changsheng spent 120,000 Source Energy Points to perfect the Innate One Qi Divine Gang, Demon Slaying God Annihilation Slash, and Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique.
• Lu Changsheng led more than thirty Innate experts from the Demon Suppression Department toward Heavenly Sword Peak, while Prefecture Lord Qi Zhouyun chose to watch from the sidelines.
• Wan Qingyun and the other sect leaders prepared to trap Lu Changsheng with the Nine Luminaries Earthly Array and arranged for demonfolk to block his retreat.
• Lu Changsheng rejected the plan to attack the mountain peaks one by one and flew alone through the array's Light Screen to the central main peak.
• Lu Changsheng struck the formation's pillar of light with a powerful Blade Aura, and the resulting clash forced the array's giant sword back and injured the six sects' martial artists.

Lu Changsheng broke the six great sects’ protective formation, defeated their forces, and then crushed the Heavenly Demon Sect ambush at Soul Severing Cliff. After killing Jiu Chen and Zhao Yuanjing, he continued sweeping through Qingning Prefecture as news of his victories spread.

• Lu Changsheng destroyed the six sects’ giant sword formation and killed Wan Qingyun as the sect forces fled.
• Lu Changsheng ordered Wen Zhiyuan and the others to search the sect treasure vaults, then led the remaining forces toward Soul Severing Cliff.
• Jiu Chen ambushed Lu Changsheng, but Lu Changsheng overpowered and killed him, scattering the Heavenly Demon Sect disciples.
• Lu Changsheng pursued Zhao Yuanjing and killed her when she begged him to spare her life.
• Lu Changsheng led his forces through Qingning Prefecture, crushing the remaining great sects as news of his victories shocked the city’s martial artists.

After Lu Changsheng destroyed the sects across Qingning Prefecture and strengthened his Slaughter Domain, he spent 300,000 Source Energy Points to bring Glazed Body to Mastery and attain Grandmaster-level combat power. His enemies plotted against him while the Demon Suppression Department vowed to protect him, and its leaders worried that Great Zhou might soon face the same fate as Chen State.

• Qi Zhouyun and martial artists in Qingning Prefecture learned of Lu Changsheng’s victories and regretted missing the chance to join him.
• Lu Changsheng destroyed the remaining six major sects, cleared many Heavenly Demon Sect strongholds, and expanded his Slaughter Domain to a radius of eight li.
• Lu Changsheng absorbed the spiritual treasures he had seized, spent 300,000 Source Energy Points to cultivate Glazed Body to Mastery, and tested his new strength and speed.
• Zeng Tianlei ordered a Grandmaster to watch Lu Changsheng and seek a chance to assassinate him, while Jia Shunan planned to send a Holy Son to challenge him.
• The Demon Suppression Department’s Hall Master declared that no top-tier Grandmaster could bully Lu Changsheng, and he and another man discussed the threat facing Great Zhou after Chen State’s likely fall.

Lu Changsheng’s Pangolin avatar escaped a pursuit by powerful Exotic Beasts, broke through from Advanced Mountain Lord to Mountain Monarch, and returned to defeat his pursuers. He then used his new Source Energy Points to raise three divine abilities to consummate mastery.

• Lu Changsheng found and absorbed a large cache of spirit stones, then was attacked by three top-tier innate creatures in the karst cave.
• After escaping underground and evading groups of pursuing Exotic Beasts, Lu Changsheng hid in a lake cave and spent 200,000 Source Energy Points to advance the Pangolin to Mountain Monarch.
• The breakthrough awakened Eyes of Demolition and Rainbow Transformation Technique, granting Lu Changsheng destructive golden beams and greatly increased speed.
• Lu Changsheng lured his three pursuers and their followers into the Gobi Desert, where he used his new divine abilities to kill them and absorbed their corpses for Source Energy Points.
• Lu Changsheng spent 180,000 Source Energy Points to bring Demon Slaying God Annihilation Slash, Lesser Five Elements Escape Technique, and Innate One Qi Divine Gang to consummate mastery.

Lu Changsheng was promoted to Right Inspector of Qingzhou, strengthened his Slaughter Domain, and learned that the province faced growing unrest. When Baiyun Prefecture rebelled, he arrived to rescue the besieged government forces and began cutting down the attackers.

• Zhou Qingchen delivered Lu Changsheng's appointment as Right Inspector of Qingzhou, while his original post was retained temporarily.
• Qi Zhouyun brought Lu Changsheng a large gift to seek his forgiveness, and Lu Changsheng accepted it and used the spiritual treasures to raise his Slaughter Domain to sixty percent.
• Lu Changsheng read Hall Master Qu's warning about unrest across Qingzhou and learned that his duties included suppressing rebellious and heretical forces.
• After receiving a message that Baiyun Prefecture was in revolt, Lu Changsheng rushed there and found Shi Xingze had sided with the rebels while government forces were losing the battle.
• Lu Changsheng arrived on the city wall, killed many Innate Realm attackers with one blade strike, and watched Shi Xingze kneel and beg for his life.