Chapter Summaries

Ji Heng and Wuxie asked Chu Mo to help trace Xuanming in [Netherworld], and Chu Mo sparred with Wuxie. After an ancient grotto-heaven appeared in Can Province, Xuanming sent Dao Lords there, while Chu Mo received spirit matter and Xuanming heard Zhao Qing volunteer to watch the Life-Ending Society.

• Ji Heng told Chu Mo that Xuanming had kept his Sect Master position for now but had hidden himself in [Netherworld], and asked Chu Mo to find his traces.
• Chu Mo agreed to search for Xuanming, then sparred with Wuxie in the Great Void.
• A strange ancient grotto-heaven appeared in Can Province, and Xuanming deployed Dao Lords to assist several sects there.
• Yichu delivered ten thousand units of spirit matter to Chu Mo and warned him not to underestimate Xuanming.
• Zhao Qing offered to secretly watch the Life-Ending Society in Can Province, and Xuanming remarked on his excessive loyalty.

Xuanming sent Zhao Qing and Yingnian to deal with the Azure Cloud Stone Gate while Chu Mo agreed to accompany Ji Heng to Can Province with an avatar. At the Nine Truths Gate, Ji Heng launched a sudden sword attack on Luo Qing and the Great Evolution cultivators.

• Xuanming assigned Zhao Qing to take the Enforcement Hall to the Azure Cloud Stone Gate and summoned Yingnian for another task.
• Chu Mo and Ji Heng discussed the newly appeared grotto-heaven, and Chu Mo created an avatar to travel with Ji Heng while his true body continued searching for Xuanming.
• At the Nine Truths Gate, Luo Qing and the Nine Truths Gate Master discussed Great Evolution's warnings to rogue cultivators and Tribulation Deliverance's possible response.
• Ji Heng attacked the gathering with a sword strike that shattered the Nine Truths Gate Master's dharma body and forced Luo Qing to defend himself.

Ji Heng and the other Dao Lords gathered at the Painting Heaven Gate learned that the sealed grotto-heaven likely dated to the primordial era, while qi-gathering cultivators waited outside. An Extinction Life attack destroyed the array and seal, and Chu Mo discovered the grotto-heaven was called the Azure Origin Spirit-Perching Grotto-Heaven.

• Ji Heng nearly attacked Luo Qing and the Shuiluo Clan, but the Painting Heaven Gate Master stopped him under the Sect Master's orders.
• Chu Mo asked about the grotto-heaven's origins, and the Painting Heaven Gate Master said its seal remained intact and it likely dated to the primordial era.
• A disciple reported rogue cultivators waiting outside, and Ji Heng dismissed them as no threat.
• Qi-gathering Spirit Transformation cultivators complained that Great Evolution had sealed off the grotto-heaven while Tribulation Deliverance threatened their lives.
• A sea of blood from Extinction Life destroyed the grand array and the grotto-heaven's seal, and the waiting cultivators rushed inside.
• Chu Mo saw a message identifying the dungeon as the Azure Origin Spirit-Perching Grotto-Heaven, with a recommended challenge level of 70.

Chu Mo entered a vast forest grotto-heaven, subdued a swarm of Azure Origin Aphids, and learned of a Tree Hall guarded at its center. Following the aphids, he found Dao Lord Lingchuan fighting Liu Ming and Jin Yuan, and the chapter ended as the insect swarm descended on all three.

• Chu Mo explored the grotto-heaven’s immense forest and discovered that his divine thought could not see through the trees.
• A swarm of Azure Origin Aphids attacked Chu Mo, but he took control of them and found out about the Tree Hall at the grotto-heaven’s center.
• Chu Mo followed the aphid leader east and assimilated more aphids, including several at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Chu Mo spotted Dao Lord Lingchuan being suppressed by Rogue Cultivators Liu Ming and Jin Yuan, whose strength had increased inside the grotto-heaven.
• Lingchuan unleashed a powerful flood of river waves, and Liu Ming and Jin Yuan prepared to flee.
• A vast cloud of aphids suddenly swept down on Lingchuan, Liu Ming, and Jin Yuan.

Chu Mo watched the insect swarm kill Lingchuan, then defeated Liu Ming and Jin Yuan when they attacked him. After collecting Lingchuan’s treasures, he found a pristine River Spirit Cauldron made by Su Kong and Yichu, and wondered how it had reached Lingchuan.

• The insect swarm consumed Lingchuan’s Dharma Body, and Chu Mo noticed the enormous trees had grown after devouring Water Element mystique.
• Liu Ming and Jin Yuan encountered Chu Mo, who asked why their true qi had grown so powerful.
• Liu Ming and Jin Yuan attacked Chu Mo, but he deflected their strikes with the Black-and-White Wheel.
• Chu Mo’s white light caused Jin Yuan’s body to divide into new copies of himself, while Liu Ming fled.
• Chu Mo collected Lingchuan’s scattered treasures and discovered a new River Spirit Cauldron that he recognized as the work of Su Kong and Yichu.

Chu Mo and Ji Heng compared their discoveries in the grotto-heaven and headed toward the central Tree Hall, where Luo Qing and two Luo Clan Source Holders confronted rogue cultivators. Dao Lord Wuxie arrived in a blood river and turned his attention to the river and rain Source Holders.

• Chu Mo told Ji Heng about the suspicious Small Cauldron, and Ji Heng instinctively threw it away after sensing danger.
• Ji Heng reported that qi-gathering cultivators had grown powerful enough to face Register-Receiving Dao Lords, and he and Chu Mo flew toward the Tree Hall.
• Luo Qing ordered the rogue cultivators to withdraw while Luo Chuan and Luo Yu stood beside him, deterring them with their power.
• A blood river descended from the sky, and Luo Chuan blocked its remaining force after it broke through Luo Qing's water barrier.
• Dao Lord Wuxie emerged from the blood clouds and declared his pleasure at finding Luo Chuan and Luo Yu, as crimson spread across the grotto-heaven.

Chu Mo watched the Azure Origin Spirit-Perching Grotto-Heaven consume the water Dao mysteries of fallen Great Evolution cultivators as fighting spread throughout the realm. The Tree Hall then swallowed every cultivator into a vast emptiness, where a Level 70 Mystic Daoist appeared as the dungeon leader.

• Luo Chuan challenged Wuxie, but Ji Heng ambushed Luo Qing while Wuxie and the others began fighting.
• Ji Heng and Wuxie battled Luo Chuan and Luo Yu as Chu Mo faced Luo Qing, whose sense of self began to blur with Youxuan.
• More Great Evolution cultivators arrived at the Tree Hall, where Extinction Life cultivators launched a surprise attack on them.
• Chu Mo observed that the grotto-heaven's enormous trees were absorbing the water Dao mysteries of fallen Great Evolution Dao Lords.
• The Tree Hall opened and transported every cultivator into a boundless emptiness, where a bell rang and a Level 70 Mystic Daoist appeared.

Mystic Daoist emerged from secluded cultivation and attacked Great Evolution after recognizing Luo Chuan as the holder of the River Origin. As the Luo Clan faltered against his near-Union power, Luo Chuan demanded that Wuxie and Ji Heng intervene.

• Mystic Daoist appeared in the void, and his aura pressed down on the cultivators, especially Great Evolution.
• Mystic Daoist recognized Luo Chuan’s authority over River and declared that he would settle the Qi-Gathering Dao’s grievances with Great Evolution.
• Mystic Daoist revealed a glimpse of the Union Realm and pierced Luo Chuan’s River Across the Land with a jade ruyi.
• Luo Chuan, Luo Yu, and the other Luo Clan disciples attacked Mystic Daoist, but he effortlessly dispelled their Divine Abilities.
• Mystic Daoist killed Luo Clan Dao Lords and grew stronger as the Great Evolution faction neared defeat.
• Luo Chuan shouted at Wuxie and Ji Heng, demanding to know whether they would keep watching.

Luo Chuan and Luo Yu sacrificed themselves to unleash a flood that destroyed nearly everyone in the Grotto-Heaven, but the Mystic Daoist captured their Root Origins and prepared to break through. Ji Heng revealed that seven Source-Wielding Dao Lords had gathered against him, while Chu Mo discovered Xuanming’s location and considered seizing an opportunity.

• Wuxie and Ji Heng betrayed Luo Chuan’s attempt to negotiate and attacked Great Evolution alongside the Mystic Daoist and Rogue Cultivators.
• Luo Chuan and Luo Yu sacrificed their lives and Root Origins to unleash a flood that annihilated nearly everyone in the Grotto-Heaven.
• The Mystic Daoist survived behind the Jade Ruyi’s protection, captured the River and Rain Root Origins, and used them to strengthen the wondrous trees and advance toward the Union Realm.
• Ji Heng revealed four hidden Dao Lords and another figure beside Wuxie, bringing the number of Source-Wielding Dao Lords to seven; the Mystic Daoist asked to make peace, but Ji Heng refused.
• Chu Mo learned through his connection to [Netherworld] that Xuanming was inside the Azure Origin Spirit-Perching Grotto-Heaven and wondered whether to take advantage of the situation.

Seven Source-Wielding Dao Lords defeated Mystic Daoist, but Xuanming captured his primordial spirit and trapped the Dao Lords in a Nether Domain. After gathering allies and securing the grotto-heaven, Xuanming confronted Chu Mo, who had arrived for a deadly showdown.

• The seven Dao Lords defeated Mystic Daoist and prepared to destroy his primordial spirit, but Xuanming used a spectral light to take it away.
• Xuanming trapped the seven Dao Lords inside a Nether Domain and told them he only needed to delay them for a day or two.
• Xuanming offered the three surviving rogue cultivators a place under his future rule, and Liu Ming and the other two pledged their allegiance.
• Xuanming gathered the Enforcement Hall disciples and his trusted Spirit Transformation cultivators, believing everything was ready for his undertaking.
• Chu Mo arrived, and Xuanming revealed he had anticipated his arrival and that neither of them could leave the sealed grotto-heaven until one of them died.

Chu Mo revealed his All Beings Aspect, turning countless people into Youxuan and overwhelming Xuanming with its power. Xuanming destroyed his Twelvefold Nether Profound Locks and summoned Netherworld Prison, while Chu Mo appeared to anticipate his every move.

• Xuanming ordered his followers to attack Chu Mo, but they all turned their powers on him after he mistakenly called for Youxuan to attack Youxuan.
• Xuanming discovered that his followers had become identical Youxuans, and Chu Mo revealed a vast multitude of beings who all shared his identity.
• Chu Mo invited Xuanming to abandon his self, but Xuanming resisted and launched his Twelvefold Nether Profound Locks.
• Chu Mo identified the chains and destroyed them with a single word, drawing on the power of all beings.
• Chu Mo predicted Xuanming's next divine ability, and Xuanming unleashed Netherworld Prison while doubting whether Chu Mo's power truly came from the Dao of Life and Death.

Chu Mo overwhelmed Xuanming with his sword and Myriad Selves Divine Ability, but Xuanming resisted being subsumed and summoned the Dragon Venerable's Remnant Husk from the True Realm. The chapter ended with the immense dragon relic appearing between them, poised to fill a vacancy in the Great Dao.

• Xuanming used the Heaven Seal to enforce the Netherworld's laws against Chu Mo, but Chu Mo destroyed the attack with his yin-and-yang sword.
• Chu Mo summoned his Profound Banner and urged Xuanming to become its Banner Spirit, enraging Xuanming and starting their battle.
• Xuanming struggled against Chu Mo's uncanny techniques and the whispers of countless Youxuans, then fled into a hidden realm with his dharma body shattered.
• The Youxuans tugged at Xuanming's fate and tried to make him believe he was Youxuan, but Xuanming resisted and declared that he had not yet lost.
• Xuanming summoned the Dragon Venerable's Remnant Husk, a dragon relic capable of filling a vacancy in the Great Dao.

Xuanming attempted to integrate with the Dao, but Chu Mo summoned Heaven’s Will, which destroyed Xuanming and his hidden contingencies. After Chu Mo claimed the exposed nether origin, Xuanming’s memories began to overwhelm his mind, though Chu Mo revealed that he had already seen Xuanming’s fate.

• Xuanming assimilated the grotto-heaven’s laws to Fuli and began integrating his [netherworld] Dao.
• Chu Mo used the Round Disc to summon Heaven’s Will, which annihilated Xuanming, the newborn underworld bureaucracy, and his hidden avatars.
• Heaven’s Will accepted the Round Disc and rewarded Chu Mo with a vast mass of seven-colored rosy clouds.
• Chu Mo took the exposed nether origin, which merged willingly into his dharma body.
• Xuanming’s memories flooded Chu Mo’s mind in an attempt to overwrite his identity, but Chu Mo said he had already seen Xuanming’s fate.

Chu Mo revealed that Xuanming had occupied one of Youxuan’s other-self manifestations and reclaimed the memories of the man whose life had been shaped by misfortune and Upper Mound’s schemes. After absorbing Xuanming, Chu Mo turned his attention to the [River] and [Rain] root origins in the grotto-heaven.

• Xuanming believed he had successfully taken control as Dao Lord Darkworld, but discovered that [Life], [Death], and the True Realm were missing from his body.
• Chu Mo appeared and explained that Xuanming’s body was one of Youxuan’s other-self manifestations, so Xuanming had never escaped Youxuan’s control.
• Chu Mo browsed Xuanming’s memories, seeing his harsh childhood, repeated calamities, and unbroken perseverance.
• Xuanming explained that a past life’s fall into the Animal Realm and Upper Mound’s karmic debt had left him without Heaven’s favor.
• Chu Mo absorbed Xuanming and looked toward the grotto-heaven’s [River] and [Rain] root origins.

Chu Mo returned with the three sources and accepted Zhi Su's offer to become the Tribulation Deliverance Sect's next Sect Master. Baoyun challenged the appointment and demanded that Chu Mo inherit Xuanming's karmic debt, but Yan Huan arrived and supported the succession.

• Chu Mo dismissed his other-self aspect, used Netherworld authority to bring Ji Heng and the others out of the Nether Domain, and told them Xuanming had been executed by Heaven's Will.
• Several days later, Zhi Su offered Chu Mo the vacant Sect Master position, and Chu Mo agreed to take on the sect's burdens.
• Baoyun objected that Chu Mo lacked seniority and cultivation, then demanded that he repay the karmic debt Upper Mound had lent Xuanming.
• Zhi Su rejected Baoyun's demand, telling him to collect from Xuanming or Heaven's Will instead.
• Yan Huan arrived, approved of Chu Mo's succession, and criticized Baoyun for putting his faction's interests above the sect.

Yan Huan negotiated privately with Chu Mo while backing him against Baoyun, who refused to recognize him as Sect Master before leaving. Zhi Su told Chu Mo to keep the River and Rain sources safe and focus on achieving Dao Integration.

• Yan Huan turned against Baoyun and argued that Upper Mound should not saddle Xuanming’s successor with karmic debt.
• Yan Huan privately asked Chu Mo to form a good-karma bond by helping neither side when an Immortal Garden Dream Dao cultivator later contended for the Source Holder position, and Chu Mo agreed.
• Baoyun said Upper Mound would not recognize Chu Mo as Sect Master and then vanished.
• Zhi Su asked Chu Mo what Yan Huan had discussed with him, and Chu Mo revealed the bargain.
• Zhi Su told Chu Mo to protect the River and Rain sources, cultivate quickly, and leave Upper Mound to them.

Fortune Dao Venerable sought to make Upper Mound’s interest-bearing loans persist through reincarnation, while Chu Mo focused on growing stronger and the Great Evolution Dao Sect prepared to reclaim the River and Rain sources. Chu Mo broke through several levels, and a strand of divine thought arrived in his True Realm.

• Fortune Dao Venerable planned to use the threat of taking control of the Netherworld to make Harmony Truth consider passing karmic debts through reincarnation.
• Chu Mo and Xuanming concluded that Upper Mound’s true objective was to preserve interest-bearing loans across reincarnations.
• Chu Mo absorbed the auspicious fortune from his inventory and advanced from level 64 to level 69.
• Jiang Yan decided to send Luo Yao to negotiate with Youxuan for the return of the River and Rain sources, with force as a fallback.
• A strand of divine thought flew into Chu Mo’s True Realm after his breakthrough.

Chu Mo met Great Evolution’s Luo Yao, who offered six greater realms and thirty-six minor realms for the River and Rain sources, but he denied possessing them and refused her threats. Ji Heng and Wuxie arrived and treated Luo Yao’s warning of war as an actual declaration, summoning the sect’s cultivators.

• Chu Mo revealed that he had recently broken through, and Yichu told him that Luo Yao of Great Evolution had come seeking the River and Rain sources.
• Chu Mo and Yichu went to the reception hall, where Luo Yao offered Tribulation Deliverance six greater realms and thirty-six minor realms in exchange for the sources.
• Chu Mo claimed he knew nothing about the River and Rain sources, and Luo Yao threatened war between Great Evolution and Tribulation Deliverance if he refused to hand them over.
• Ji Heng and Wuxie entered the hall, welcomed the prospect of war, and Wuxie used the Extinction Life Token to summon everyone, announcing that Great Evolution was declaring war.

Chu Mo rejected Upper Mound’s offer to recognize him as Sect Master in exchange for limiting his future Dao of Reincarnation. After Luo Yao reported her failed negotiations to Jiang Yan, the Great Evolution Dao Sect decided to pursue another way to reclaim the River and Rain Sources.

• Ji Heng and Wuxie’s killing intent drove Luo Yao to leave Chu Mo’s hall, and they admitted they had considered killing her Remnant Husk.
• Jin Jue offered Chu Mo Upper Mound’s recognition as Sect Master if he promised not to erase karmic debts and ties through Reincarnation, but Chu Mo refused.
• Chu Mo told Yichu that accepting Jin Jue’s condition would let Upper Mound dictate his Dao and undermine his standing.
• Luo Yao returned to the Great Evolution Dao Sect and reported how Youxuan and the Life-Ending Society had thwarted her negotiations.
• Jiang Yan declared that Great Evolution would take another approach to reclaim the River and Rain Sources from Tribulation Deliverance.

Chu Mo began dismantling Xuanming’s Life-bound Magical Treasures while Great Evolution Dao Sect’s allies used a Dao Art to move his Luo Feng True Realm. The relocation drew Dao Venerables into a confrontation around the Heavenly River, where Tai Xuan Tian Ming attacked Taiyuan Xuanshui.

• Chu Mo examined Xuanming’s [Profound Nether Grotto-Scenery Banner] and [Law-One Yin Command], then ordered Xuanming to dismantle them for his own banner.
• Xuanming subdued the resisting Cave Scenery Banner and began extracting the seals from both treasures.
• Jiang Yan asked Lingtu Yuming and Taiyuan Xuanshui to help, and Lingtu used [Transposing Lands and Changing Paths] to move Chu Mo’s True Realm.
• Chu Mo failed to stabilize the Luo Feng True Realm as it was transported to an unfamiliar part of the Great Void near the Heavenly River.
• Pure Keeper Dao Venerable prepared to intervene, but [Clear Radiance Baoyun] stopped him and argued that the younger cultivators should settle their own affairs.
• Tai Xuan Tian Ming split the Heavenly River and Taiyuan’s Dharma Body with a sword strike, but Taiyuan restored both through his undying Great Dao.