Chapter Summaries

After Nan Xin returned to Earth with Cao Bing and Nan Xin’s son Cao Lang, Cao Bing reviewed his progress during thirty thousand years in Chaos City. He explained that he had delayed becoming Immortal while seeking a way to surpass the hundredfold life gene limit, and his evolved cultivation method might let him break through it.

• Nan Xin returned to Earth with Cao Lang, while Cao Bing relied on Earth’s powerful guardians and their artifacts to keep them safe.
• Cao Bing and Nan Xin’s son Cao Lang, born a thousand years earlier, left Chaos City with his mother.
• Cao Bing began reviewing the gains from his thirty thousand years in Chaos City, where the Chaos City Lord and his senior brothers had helped him grow.
• Cao Bing recalled that he had been capable of becoming Immortal for over twenty thousand years but had held back to pursue a higher life gene level.
• Cao Bing reasoned that his evolved cultivation method, combining Devouring Starry Sky techniques, Stellar Transformation, consciousness cultivation, and Nascent Blade Heart, might let him transcend the hundredfold limit, though he would have to discover how himself.

Cao Bing spent more than thirty thousand years in Chaos City raising his Life gene level to 8,100 times, but eventually hit a bottleneck and nearly exhausted his Blood Luo Crystals. Having already reached a 10,081-fold Life gene level after advancing to Golden Immortal in the Stellar Transformation World, Cao Bing decided to break through to the Heavenly Immortal level.

• Cao Bing raised his Life gene level from around 400 times to 8,000 times through years of research and cultivation in Chaos City.
• Cao Bing learned that Luo Feng's Golden Horned Beast true body had approached a 10,000-fold Life gene level with the Nine Tribulations Secret Technique and Blood Luo Crystals, though Cao Bing did not know this.
• Cao Bing spent another thousand years advancing only to an 8,100-fold Life gene level and used up his Blood Luo Crystals.
• Cao Bing's cultivation in the Stellar Transformation World reached Golden Immortal, bringing his Life gene level to 10,081 times, but he failed to comprehend a special ultimate technique.
• Cao Bing decided to break through to the Heavenly Immortal level after repeated attempts to overcome his Life gene level bottleneck failed.

Cao Bing began his Heavenly Immortal breakthrough in Chaos City, aiming to form a powerful internal world by combining resources and laws from both cultivation worlds. After his internal world rapidly expanded, he prepared to open a passage to the Stellar Transformation World and draw in its laws.

• Cao Bing prepared for his breakthrough by buying medicines to restore his divine body and soul, while his avatars and Xiao Xing's Mechanical Puppets stood ready.
• Cao Bing released his cultivation suppression, absorbed vast energy, and reached Heavenly Immortal Level 9 in nine breaths.
• Cao Bing used Cosmic Crystals to strengthen his energy, and the Origin Law of cosmic space descended as his internal world began to form.
• Cao Bing's internal world expanded first to eighty million kilometers and then to three hundred and sixty million kilometers as cosmic origin energy and world power flooded into it.
• Cao Bing formed eight islands for the foundational cosmic Origin Laws and prepared to open the Two-World Passage to draw in the Stellar Transformation World's laws.

Cao Bing tried to develop his Devouring Starry Sky internal world by channeling laws from his Stellar Transformation World, but the process stirred an ancient universe-spanning existence toward awakening. The Chaos City Lord isolated Chaos City in a desperate effort to conceal Cao Bing and contain the danger.

• Cao Bing sent the power of laws from his six avatars through the Two-World Passage to develop his internal world in the Devouring Starry Sky world.
• Cao Bing's internal world formed a central continent, eight surrounding islands, and three stars as the four supreme laws began to arrive.
• An ancient will began awakening, alarming the universe's greatest existences and prompting them to seek answers from the Ancestral God Cult.
• The Chaos City Lord sensed Cao Bing's involvement and activated a vast formation that isolated Chaos City from the outside world.

Chaos City Lord sealed Chaos City and summoned six Universe Masters to suppress a mysterious awakening connected to his disciple, Cao Bing. Their combined power only delayed the awakening, and a young man in the Stellar Transformation World sensed the disturbance before vanishing.

• Chaos City's restrictions activated, trapping residents in their designated areas and cutting off their communications.
• Chaos City Lord appeared, ordered everyone to remain silent about the incident, and brought Lord Ice Peak and Lord Youhou to the Chaos Ruins.
• Chaos City Lord showed the two Universe Masters Cao Bing's condition and confirmed the disturbance was connected to his disciple.
• Void Gold, Wild Mirror, Wind Shadow, and Heart Mark arrived, and the seven Universe Masters joined forces to conceal Cao Bing from the mysterious existence.
• The seven Universe Masters failed to stop the existence from sensing Cao Bing, while a young man in the Stellar Transformation World noticed the disturbance and vanished.

Cao Bing’s presence threatened to awaken a powerful existence in the Devouring Starry Sky world, prompting the Human Race’s Universe Masters to consider moving him to the Universe Sea. A mysterious man secretly intervened as Lord Ice Peak and Desolate Mirror Master prepared to escort Cao Bing away.

• A mysterious man appeared beside Cao Bing’s six avatars, recognized the danger posed by the awakening existence, and sent a concealed radiance through Cao Bing’s Two-World Passage.
• The seven Universe Masters struggled to maintain their space-time seal, but Lord Ice Peak warned that they could not prevent the existence from awakening without Great Axe Founder.
• Desolate Mirror Master proposed moving Cao Bing beyond the Original Universe, despite the severe dangers his World Master cultivation would face there.
• The Human Race’s Universe Masters resolved to protect Cao Bing because of his unusual laws and the possibilities they represented for humanity.
• Lord Ice Peak and Desolate Mirror Master prepared to escort Cao Bing to the Universe Sea while Chaos City Lord stayed behind to guard the Human Race and Initial Universe.

A mysterious light concealed Cao Bing from a threatening presence, averting a crisis that could have endangered the Human Race, while leaving Chaos City Lord and the others unable to identify the one who intervened. Later, a man in the Stellar Transformation World sent multicolored substances into Cao Bing’s internal world, and Cao Bing realized their arrival could lead to serious consequences.

• A strange light surrounded Cao Bing, and Chaos City Lord and the others discovered that neither they nor Primal Ancestor had sensed the intervention.
• The unknown presence that had begun to awaken paused in confusion, then fell asleep again, while the light continued to shield Cao Bing.
• Chaos City Lord concluded that the light had protected Cao Bing and maintained the spacetime lockdown and Chaos City formation at full strength.
• After a day and night, the light withdrew into Cao Bing, and a man in the Stellar Transformation World sent five-linked, six-colored substances through the Two-World Passage into Cao Bing’s internal world.
• The multicolored substance split apart and wrapped around Cao Bing’s eight law cores and four law stars, and Cao Bing realized the situation might have become serious.

After stabilizing his internal world, Cao Bing realized his breakthrough had attracted the attention of a terrifying entity, though an unnamed benefactor had protected him. He assessed his gains and found that his cultivation, internal world, and life gene level had all advanced dramatically, leaving him to wonder what would happen when he woke up.

• Cao Bing recalled the warning that he would remain undetected if he avoided using the Stellar Transformation World's laws in the Original Universe, and realized the danger his breakthrough had caused.
• Cao Bing decided to remain unconscious for now and examine the rewards from his breakthrough.
• Cao Bing discovered that his cultivation had reached peak Level 9 Golden Immortal and his internal world had expanded to thirty billion li across.
• Cao Bing estimated that his life gene level had risen to 10,086 times, exceeding the world's perfect level of 10,081 times, though he had gained no innate secret technique.
• Cao Bing concluded that his strength had leaped forward and believed he could kill a Venerable.

After Cao Bing awakened, he learned that his actions had put Chaos City and the Human Race on emergency alert. Chaos City Lord summoned him to the Chaos Ruins and demanded punishment, then asked the other Universe Masters what they thought he deserved.

• Void Gold Master and Desolate Mirror Master left Chaos City to handle the wider crisis, while five Universe Masters remained to guard Cao Bing.
• Cao Bing woke and realized Chaos City had activated all its defenses, leaving him worried about Chaos City Lord's reaction.
• Chaos City Lord pulled Cao Bing into the Chaos Ruins, where four other Universe Masters watched him.
• Chaos City Lord accused Cao Bing of causing Chaos City's lockdown and turmoil among the Human Race, and said he had to be punished.
• Cao Bing admitted his mistake, and Chaos City Lord asked Lord Ice Peak and the others to recommend an appropriate punishment.

Chaos City Lord punished Cao Bing for the upheaval he caused, then asked him about the two unfamiliar laws he had displayed. Cao Bing accepted his confinement and admitted that he had named the laws the Life Law and the Death Law, while concealing how much he truly knew.

• Lord Ice Peak and the other Universe Masters left Cao Bing's punishment to Chaos City Lord, who ordered him to compensate Chaos City and cover the costs of their intervention.
• Chaos City Lord confined Cao Bing to Chaos City for sixty thousand years, and Cao Bing reluctantly accepted.
• Chaos City Lord and Lord Ice Peak turned to the unfamiliar law powers they had sensed in Cao Bing.
• Cao Bing told Chaos City Lord that he had acquired the powers by chance, had only grasped their surface, and called them the Life Law and the Death Law.

Cao Bing discussed the Life Law and Death Law he had displayed, and Chaos City Lord warned him against using them recklessly. The Universe Masters hoped the laws might offer a path beyond their level, but Cao Bing could only say that whether others could learn them remained unknown.

• Chaos City Lord and the other Universe Masters recognized the opposing powers of life and death in Cao Bing and approved of the laws’ names.
• Chaos City Lord warned Cao Bing not to use the laws before becoming a Universe Master, and Cao Bing promised to be careful.
• Chaos City Lord asked whether others could learn the Life Law and Death Law, prompting the Universe Masters to hope the laws might help them reach the Universe Strongest level.
• Cao Bing said he had learned the laws by chance and knew only their superficial forms, so others would have to try to find out.
• Cao Bing reasoned that he would first need to deepen his understanding of the Stellar Transformation World’s laws before using them to seek corresponding laws in the Devouring Starry Sky World.

Cao Bing listened as Chaos City Lord and other Universe Masters discussed the Life Law and Death Law, while the universe grew tense over the disturbance connected to him. After leaving the Chaos Ruins to digest what he had learned, Cao Bing promised Chaos City Lord that he would report any major moves in advance.

• Cao Bing explained his limited understanding of the Life Law and Death Law to Chaos City Lord, Lord Ice Peak, and the other Universe Masters, then listened as they developed the discussion beyond his knowledge.
• Desolate Mirror Master and Void Gold Master arrived, and the Universe Masters continued discussing the laws for more than half a month while Cao Bing memorized their insights.
• Races across the universe went on alert, and the Ancestral God Cult gave visitors only a vague region where the cause of the disturbance might be found.
• Factions spread rumors blaming various races and the Ancestral God Cult, while conflict on the Outer Territory Battlefield grew more brutal.
• Cao Bing left the Chaos Ruins to digest what he had learned and stabilize his realm, then promised Chaos City Lord he would report major actions in the future.

Cao Bing received the Chaos City Lord’s bill for the damage caused during his time in the Chaos Ruins and paid half of Lord of the Withered Willow’s inheritance to settle it. Afterward, he planned to stabilize his cultivation and study the Life and Death Laws while continuing to develop his Blood Blade techniques.

• Cao Bing received an encrypted email detailing his punishment and discovered that Chaos City’s losses made the bill far larger than he had expected.
• Cao Bing learned that Chaos City’s restrictions accounted for most of the bill, costing him half of Lord of the Withered Willow’s inheritance, and decided to pay with six Low-grade Divine Artifacts and other treasures.
• Cao Bing paid the bill, and the Chaos City Lord noticed the unusual artifacts but chose not to question him.
• Cao Bing planned to spend three days stabilizing his Golden Immortal Level 9 cultivation before studying the Life Law and Death Law for centuries.
• Cao Bing reviewed his progress on the Blood Blade techniques and expected to perfect the third form into an Ultimate Secret Art within five hundred years.

Over several thousand years, Cao Bing strengthened himself through research and training while Qin Yu advanced in the Dark Star Realm and the Immortal Demon Beast Realm saw several rulers ascend. Cao Bing planned to try the Misty God Temple’s Artifact Hall again, while Qin Yu decided to use its Transit Hall to visit his homeland in the Mortal Realm.

• Cao Bing spent thousands of years studying Life gene levels, laws, techniques, and the Misty God Temple’s carvings, becoming powerful enough to defeat Level Nine Beast Emperors without using his Nascent Blade Heart.
• Qin Yu trained in the Gold Punishment Sect’s techniques and the Tyrannosaurus Clan’s body-tempering art, reached the eighth level in both, and became a candidate to succeed the Gold Punishment Sect’s sect master.
• The Azure Emperor, Dragon Emperor, and Ni Huang passed their Divine Tribulations; Ao Wuming took charge of the Dragon Clan, while Jun Luoyu killed Blood Robe and escaped a fight with Xue Tianya.
• Cao Bing decided to try opening the Misty God Temple’s Artifact Hall again, and Qin Yu asked to use its Transit Hall to return to his Mortal Realm hometown.
• Cao Bing gave Qin Yu the route to the temple and promised that one of his clones would meet him outside, while another clone remained in the Artifact Hall.

Cao Bing returned to the Misty God Temple and used his full power to open the Artifact Hall's doors before ascending to the Divine Realm. He nearly collapsed from the effort, but the doors remained open and the hall's treasures awaited him.

• Cao Bing met Uncle Fu at the Central Courtyard and said he wanted to try opening the Artifact Hall again.
• Uncle Fu warned Cao Bing that opening the doors required physical strength close to that of a high-level divine being.
• Cao Bing first strained against the doors with his physical strength, but they did not move.
• Cao Bing unleashed the power of his Laws and forced the dark-red doors upward until they locked open.
• Cao Bing sensed the treasures inside the Artifact Hall, then nearly collapsed from exhaustion before recovering.

Cao Bing opened the Artifact Hall’s gates, delighting Uncle Fu and allowing him to begin guiding Che Houyuan’s inheritor through the temple. Uncle Fu led Cao Bing toward a secret chamber containing the remaining Primordial Spirit Treasures.

• Uncle Fu celebrated Cao Bing’s success in opening the Artifact Hall and looked forward to leaving the Misty God Temple with him.
• Uncle Fu explained that the Artifact Hall held rare materials, Heavenly Divine Artifacts, and Primordial Spirit Treasures, though Che Houyuan had used many treasures while refining a Heavenly Venerate Spirit Treasure.
• Uncle Fu led Cao Bing through the Artifact Hall toward its innermost secret chamber, where Che Houyuan had left the remaining Primordial Spirit Treasures for his inheritor.
• Cao Bing admired the reliefs carved along the passage walls, and Uncle Fu said Che Houyuan had carved them himself.
• Uncle Fu described the many skills an artifact-refining master had to learn and reflected on his admiration for Che Houyuan.

Cao Bing explored the Misty God Temple with Uncle Fu and learned that understanding formations and restrictions was fundamental to artifact refinement. Uncle Fu showed him a room filled with Che Houyuan’s Heavenly Divine Artifacts and explained how much of the temple’s wealth Che Houyuan had spent refining a Heavenly Venerate Spirit Treasure.

• Uncle Fu told Cao Bing that every master artifact refiner needed to master formations and restrictions, and Cao Bing resolved to learn the craft.
• Uncle Fu led Cao Bing through the temple’s second corridor, where Spiritual Sense could reach only ten meters.
• Uncle Fu showed Cao Bing a courtyard containing sixty-eight Heavenly Divine Artifacts that Che Houyuan had personally refined, including four High-grade artifacts.
• Uncle Fu explained that Che Houyuan had accumulated rare materials and Primordial Spirit Treasures by refining artifacts for others.
• Uncle Fu revealed that Che Houyuan had remelted many of his finest materials and Primordial Spirit Treasures to create a Heavenly Venerate Spirit Treasure, spending more than half the Misty God Temple’s wealth, and Cao Bing accepted the explanation.

Cao Bing explored the third corridor of the Artifact Hall and discovered three Primordial Spirit Treasures left for him by Che Houyuan. After Uncle Fu revealed their identities, he said the treasures would help Cao Bing make his mark in the Divine Realm once he reached the Heavenly Deity realm.

• Cao Bing admired the divine dragon carving in the black corridor and realized it contained terrifying will.
• Uncle Fu revealed that the room on the right held three Primordial Spirit Treasures, while the room on the left concealed something even more precious.
• Cao Bing found the Flying Yuan Divine Boat floating on the river and learned it was a rare auxiliary treasure.
• Cao Bing identified the Soul Locking Tower on the riverbank as the second treasure.
• Uncle Fu showed Cao Bing the Snow Silk Gloves in the stone house and explained that they were the only offensive treasure among the three.

Cao Bing left three Primordial Spirit Treasures unrefined and entered the other room, where he found Che Houyuan’s inheritance and the Fire Refining Bracelet, the core of the Misty God Temple. He began refining the bracelet, and by linking his Essence, Qi, and Spirit stars, he made rapid progress.

• Cao Bing followed Uncle Fu’s advice to leave the Flying Chariot divine vessel, Soul Locking Tower, and Snow Silk Gloves for later and went to the other room.
• Cao Bing entered an illusion of a bounded starry sky and saw thousands of Golden Scrolls floating around a stone house.
• Uncle Fu explained that the stone house contained the Fire Refining Bracelet, a powerful treasure that could improve Cao Bing’s control over fire and grant him control of the Misty God Temple.
• Cao Bing placed a drop of blood on the Fire Refining Bracelet, bonded with it, and began refining it.
• Cao Bing used the true fire in his Qi Star and linked his Essence, Qi, and Spirit stars to accelerate the refinement, eventually moving the bracelet into the space between the three stars.

Cao Bing discovered that World Spiritual Energy helped him refine the Fire Refining Bracelet, completing the process in five years. By mastering the bracelet, he gained control of the Misty God Temple and became Uncle Fu’s master.

• Cao Bing moved the Fire Refining Bracelet into his inner world and greatly accelerated its refinement using the power of that world.
• Cao Bing found that the bracelet absorbed World Spiritual Energy, which sharply increased its refinement progress, though the absorption slowed over time.
• After five years, Cao Bing completely refined the Fire Refining Bracelet, and the remaining World Spiritual Energy merged into his inner world.
• Cao Bing demonstrated his control of the Misty God Temple, and Uncle Fu recognized him as its master in accordance with Che Houyuan’s order.
• Cao Bing asked about refining the other three Primordial Spirit Treasures, and Uncle Fu admitted he could no longer estimate how long Cao Bing would need.