Chapter Summaries

Cao Bing learned that Che Houyuan had left behind thousands of golden scrolls, including nine hundred dedicated to The Way of Formations, as the foundation of his artifact-refining inheritance. Uncle Fu explained that Cao Bing must pursue a perfect understanding of the first realm, and Cao Bing was left facing a vast, potentially centuries-long study.

• Cao Bing asked Uncle Fu about the golden scrolls and learned they held knowledge about cultivation, medicinal herbs, demonic beasts, dangerous places, and more.
• Uncle Fu said Che Houyuan had left nine hundred scrolls of The Way of Formations, which Cao Bing would need to comprehend before beginning his path as a formation expert.
• Uncle Fu estimated that reading all nine hundred scrolls would take Cao Bing several hundred years, while comprehending the first realm could take tens of thousands of years or much longer.
• Uncle Fu recounted that Che Houyuan had spent over a billion years perfecting his understanding of the first realm, then reached the second realm in one hour.
• Uncle Fu told Cao Bing that Che Houyuan had instructed his successor to make the first realm as profound and thorough as possible, since each person's understanding of it shaped their future.

Cao Bing collected the inner temple of the Misty God Temple and left the Immortal Demon Beast Realm with Uncle Fu. During their conversation, Cao Bing learned that Uncle Fu was a powerful but nonliving being who had studied formations for ages, and he resolved to keep the formation master close.

• Cao Bing collected the Misty God Temple’s inner palace into the Fire Refining Bracelet, leaving its outer maze formations behind.
• Uncle Fu revealed that he had built teleportation formations, and he and Cao Bing used one to leave without alerting the guards.
• Cao Bing asked about the outer formations, and Uncle Fu explained that they were too superficial to qualify as formations in The Way of Formations.
• Uncle Fu told Cao Bing that he had no soul, could not cultivate or grow stronger, and had studied formations for countless years.
• Cao Bing learned that Uncle Fu had written more than ten thousand volumes of formation insights and decided to keep him as a guide.

Cao Bing brought Qin Yu and Uncle Fu to Mi Lin Star, then used the Misty God Temple’s Transit Hall to take Qin Yu back to the Mortal Realm. They arrived near Zi Xuan Star and headed toward Qin Yu’s home, where his growing anticipation left him nervous about seeing his family again.

• Cao Bing and Uncle Fu arrived at Mi Lin Star after traveling through spatial rifts, and Cao Bing reunited with Qin Yu.
• Uncle Fu explained that Cao Bing, as the Misty God Temple’s master, could use its Transit Hall to travel to any recorded plane.
• Cao Bing and Qin Yu entered the Transit Hall and descended to the Mortal Realm, arriving in outer space near the Eleventh Universe Space.
• Cao Bing warned Qin Yu that the Mortal Realm’s space was fragile after Qin Yu’s flight left spatial cracks behind them.
• Cao Bing found Yellow Stone Star near Zi Xuan Star and teased Qin Yu for hesitating as they neared home.
• Qin Yu admitted he was anxious about his father and brothers, and Cao Bing led him toward them.

Cao Bing returned to Zi Xuan Star with Qin Yu and saw how Qianlong Continent had changed after several thousand years. He reunited with Uncle Chen at the Chen Family on Tenglong Continent, where Yan Ji revealed her continued loyalty to him.

• Cao Bing and Qin Yu arrived on Qianlong Continent, now ruled by the Tang Dynasty, and parted ways.
• Cao Bing visited a restaurant, learned that Uncle Chen had become a Kongming-stage cultivator and moved to Tenglong Continent, and then teleported to find him.
• Cao Bing greeted Uncle Chen in the Chen Family garden, and the aged ancestor wept with joy at seeing his young master again.
• The Chen Family head and guards entered the garden, but Yan Ji appeared, bowed to Cao Bing, and called him Master.
• Cao Bing ordered Yan Ji to take the others away so he could catch up with Uncle Chen, and she promptly obeyed.

Cao Bing visited Uncle Chen and learned how the Chen Family and Galaxy Merchant Alliance had grown since his departure. After exploring Zi Xuan Star, he traveled through the Mortal Realm and other worlds, leaving his story in the midst of his wandering.

• Uncle Chen told Cao Bing that his descendants had ascended and the Galaxy Merchant Alliance had expanded across Zi Xuan Star.
• Cao Bing stayed with the Chen Family, and Yan Ji arranged for the Alliance's representatives to pay their respects.
• Cao Bing explored Zi Xuan Star, left an energy clone at Uncle Chen's home, and began traveling across the Mortal Realm.
• Cao Bing visited other universe spaces, including Ye Qu's homeland, Dinosaur World.
• Cao Bing encountered the hostile Nether Ghosts in the Nether Ghost World and examined their soul techniques and books.
• Cao Bing continued wandering among worlds, treating his travels as both relaxation and cultivation.

After years in the Immortal Demon Beast Realm, Qin Yu secured a home for the Qin Clan and Cao Bing’s former followers. In the world of Devouring Starry Sky, tensions among the four peak races intensified while Cao Bing remained confined to Chaos City, and Luo Feng’s struggle to become immortal made Cao Bing worry about his own breakthrough.

• Qin Yu returned to the Immortal Demon Beast Realm to find his father, Qin De, and elder brother, Qin Feng, after they ascended.
• Qin Yu found Qin De, Qin Feng, and the other Qin Clan members safe in the Flowing Spring Galaxy, then asked Cao Bing for a nearby home for the clan.
• Cao Bing gave Qin Yu more than a dozen planets and gathered his Soul Slaves and former subordinates back under his protection.
• Over twenty thousand years, the Human Race, Demon Race, Mechanical Race, and Insect Race fought more than ten Venerable-level battles, including a massive clash involving over twenty Venerables.
• Cao Bing learned through the Virtual Universe that Luo Feng had reached a life gene level of 10,081 times but could not break through to immortality because his life genes made his original core too powerful to shatter.
• Luo Feng continued improving his ultimate technique to break his original core, and Cao Bing worried that his own beyond-perfect life level would make his breakthrough even harder.

After more than twenty thousand years of cultivation, Cao Bing completed his three Ultimate Secret Art moves and prepared to break through to the Immortal level in both worlds. He began the breakthrough in Chaos City, where his Blood Saber struck him and something inside him cracked.

• Luo Feng continued his cosmic wandering near the borders of Human Territory while keeping his Earthling clone safe and carrying a teleportation Formation Disk for his treasures.
• Rumors spread that Cao Bing and Luo Feng had exhausted their potential because neither had reached the Immortal level, but Cao Bing and his allies chose to wait for their results to silence their critics.
• Cao Bing completed the third move of his self-created Blood Blade secret art at the Ultimate Secret Art level and gained recognition from the origins of eight fundamental laws besides Space-Time.
• Cao Bing decided to break through to the Immortal level simultaneously in both worlds and sought the Chaos City Lord's approval before beginning.
• Cao Bing's clones began their breakthrough in Chaos City, and his Blood Saber cut into his body as something inside him cracked.

Cao Bing began a simultaneous breakthrough in both worlds, drawing law-origin power into his body while ten Human Race Universe Masters shielded him from “It.” As the protective seal weakened and his breakthrough continued, a strange radiance enveloped Cao Bing, easing the Chaos City Lord and the others.

• Cao Bing broke his final shackle in both worlds and opened the Two-World Passage, drawing the law origins of both worlds into his body.
• The Chaos City Lord and nine other Universe Masters appeared and formed a restriction around Cao Bing to hide his breakthrough from “It.”
• Cao Bing absorbed vast amounts of law-origin power through his six avatars in each world as the Universe Masters strengthened their seal.
• The Chaos City Lord and the others feared Cao Bing’s breakthrough would attract “It” before he finished, but a strange radiance suddenly enveloped him.

Cao Bing completed his Immortal breakthrough amid a spectacular descent of all ten fundamental Origin Laws, revealing the immense strength of his divine body. When the Chaos City Lord and the other Universe Masters appeared, Cao Bing considered rejecting the usual practice of establishing a divine kingdom in favor of making his internal world a weapon within his body.

• Cao Bing's Immortal breakthrough caused Golden Light and all ten fundamental Origin Laws to descend across the Thousand Treasures River forbidden ground.
• As Cao Bing's internal world expanded, it strengthened his three Essence, Qi, and Spirit stars and further enhanced his divine body.
• Cao Bing finished absorbing divine power, opened his eyes, and respectfully addressed his teacher in the surrounding void.
• The Chaos City Lord and the other nine Universe Masters appeared, and the Chaos City Lord praised Cao Bing while admitting he could no longer accurately gauge his strength.
• When the Chaos City Lord asked whether Cao Bing would establish a divine kingdom, Cao Bing remained silent and considered forming it within his body instead.

After reaching the Immortal level, Cao Bing’s cultivation, body, and internal world grew enormously, and he told Chaos City Lord that he would not establish a divine kingdom. Chaos City Lord accepted his choice and asked him to meet in the Virtual Universe after stabilizing his cultivation.

• Cao Bing broke through to the Immortal level, reaching the peak of King-level Immortal and Level Nine Immortal Emperor, while his divine body and internal world expanded dramatically.
• Chaos City Lord asked Cao Bing why he did not intend to establish a divine kingdom, and Cao Bing said his evolving internal world would eventually surpass one.
• Chaos City Lord accepted Cao Bing’s decision and told him to seek help if anything went wrong with his cultivation.
• Chaos City Lord told Cao Bing to stabilize his cultivation and then come find him in the Virtual Universe.

After consolidating his new Immortal strength, Cao Bing met the Chaos City Lord, who arranged a Universe Venerable’s residence and territory for him. The Chaos City Lord told Cao Bing he would need to prove his strength before gaining a seat on the Human Race Supreme Council.

• Cao Bing spent a month stabilizing his foundation and controlling his surging power.
• Cao Bing met the Chaos City Lord on Thunder Island, where his teacher explained how the island’s residences reflected the ranks of its inhabitants.
• The Chaos City Lord offered Cao Bing a palace halfway up the mountain and an independent dimensional territory, treating him according to Universe Venerable standards.
• The Chaos City Lord explained that Cao Bing could not join the Human Race Supreme Council until he proved his strength, and Cao Bing resolved to defeat a renowned Universe Venerable.

Cao Bing chose a palace site on Thunder Island’s mountainside after Chaos City Lord granted him the privilege, despite the usual rules reserving that area for Universe Venerables. His move sparked widespread resentment among Venerables, and the chapter left the controversy spreading across their circle.

• Chaos City Lord told Cao Bing to choose a location on the mountainside, believing he had the combat power of a Universe Venerable.
• Cao Bing searched for a palace site and encountered Dark Flame Venerable, who objected when he learned Cao Bing had been allowed to build on the mountainside.
• Dark Flame Venerable left intending to publicize the decision, while Cao Bing chose a site and had the Virtual Universe create his palace complex.
• Dark Flame Venerable spread the news, prompting many Universe Venerables to condemn Cao Bing’s residence on their mountainside.
• Venerable Du Mie and Venerable Zhong Lian joined the opposition, voicing their resentment and urging their acquaintances to do the same.

Venerable Kuang Lan confronted several Human Race Venerables who claimed Cao Bing had no merit or right to build a palace on Thunder Island. After defending his contributions, she exposed Venerable Zhong Lian’s past attempt to kill Cao Bing and seize his treasure.

• Thunderclap Venerable and others criticized Cao Bing for receiving a supreme treasure and building a palace despite supposedly lacking strength and contributions.
• Venerable Kuang Lan arrived and attacked Thunderclap Venerable with her staff, then challenged him to fight her.
• Thunderclap Venerable argued that Cao Bing was unqualified, and Kuang Lan cited his discovery of the Yan Ji Clan’s Sacrificial Tower and his submission of their techniques and Secret Pattern Weapon blueprints.
• Venerable Zhong Lian conceded that Cao Bing had made contributions but continued to question whether a newly ascended Immortal could justify living on the mountainside.
• Venerable Kuang Lan accused Zhong Lian of having tried to kill Cao Bing and take his treasure outside the Illusory Void Secret Realm.

Venerable Kuang Lan clashed with Venerable Zhong Lian over Cao Bing’s qualifications, and Cao Bing decided to answer Zhong Lian’s doubts with a challenge. The challenge spread through the Human Race and Hongmeng, and Zhong Lian accepted, setting the stage for a battle between an immortal and a Universe Venerable.

• Venerable Kuang Lan confronted Venerable Zhong Lian and Thunderclap Venerable, but their argument ended without either side giving ground.
• After Venerable Yan Yan informed him of the dispute, Cao Bing decided to settle his old grudge with Venerable Zhong Lian by challenging him.
• Cao Bing’s challenge spread across the Human Race and Hongmeng, drawing widespread disbelief and excitement.
• Venerable Zhong Lian took the challenge as an insult and accepted, vowing to teach Cao Bing a harsh lesson.

After Cao Bing challenged Venerable Zhong Lian, he asked Chaos City Lord to let him leave Chaos City so he could attend their battle. Chaos City Lord agreed to release him under strict conditions and gave him a golden leaf to deliver to Lord of Crafting God.

• Venerable Kuang Lan, Luo Feng, and Hong visited Cao Bing after learning of his challenge to Venerable Zhong Lian, and Venerable Kuang Lan vowed to defend him if Zhong Lian played dirty.
• Cao Bing met Chaos City Lord on Thunder Island and admitted that he had challenged Venerable Zhong Lian after hearing people speak against his teacher.
• Chaos City Lord refused to lift Cao Bing's confinement just because he had promised to fight, but offered to let him leave if he accepted several conditions.
• Chaos City Lord ordered Cao Bing to conceal his aura under an assigned identity, avoid all official members of the Ancestral God Cult, and deliver a golden leaf to Lord of Crafting God within fifty thousand years.

Cao Bing arrived at a desolate star system to face Venerable Zhong Lian, while dozens of Venerables and many powerful Immortals gathered to watch. Venerable Zhong Lian appeared opposite Cao Bing, and the battle was about to begin.

• Cao Bing went to the chosen battlefield in Human Territory, where many experts had gathered to witness his duel with Venerable Zhong Lian.
• Cao Bing sat cross-legged in space and calmly awaited his opponent, intent on proving his strength and vindicating his teachers.
• The watching experts debated how long Cao Bing could withstand Venerable Zhong Lian, with Venerable Zhaowu arguing that Cao Bing’s talent and confidence deserved consideration.
• Venerable Zhong Lian arrived opposite Cao Bing and coldly challenged him for daring to come.

Cao Bing confronted Venerable Zhong Lian and overwhelmed him with a powerful saber strike. The chapter ended with Cao Bing holding his saber to Zhong Lian’s neck after declaring his victory.

• Venerable Zhong Lian arrived and confronted Cao Bing, who challenged him to settle their feud in battle.
• Zhong Lian let Cao Bing attack first, confident that the young Immortal could not threaten a Venerable.
• Cao Bing unleashed his ultimate secret art, Blood Waves Billow, with his High-grade Heavenly Divine Artifact battle saber.
• The blood waves engulfed Zhong Lian, collapsing nearly half his divine body and wounding his soul and consciousness.
• Cao Bing pressed his saber to Zhong Lian’s neck and declared that Zhong Lian had lost.

Cao Bing decisively defeated Venerable Zhong Lian in a single exchange, silencing doubts about his strength. Venerable Zhong Lian fled in disgrace, while Venerables gathered around Cao Bing to befriend him.

• The spectators watched Cao Bing defeat Venerable Zhong Lian in one exchange, leaving the Venerable unable to resist.
• Venerable Zhong Lian, overwhelmed by humiliation and the onlookers' stares, teleported away without speaking.
• Cao Bing reflected that Venerable Zhong Lian had brought his defeat on himself by spreading rumors about him.
• A group of Venerables surrounded Cao Bing to befriend him, and King-level Immortals stepped back as they arrived.

Cao Bing attended a grand banquet and met hundreds of Universe Venerables after defeating a Venerable as an Immortal. After visiting Venerable Kuang Lan, he received Venerable Guiyi at his courtyard, where the story left off with the two meeting.

• Cao Bing accepted the Universe Venerables’ invitation and attended a banquet with more than sixty Venerables, including True Yan Venerable, Ganwu Country Lord, and Country Lord Manhuang.
• Cao Bing visited Venerable Kuang Lan, who praised him for proving his doubters wrong while quietly feeling the sting of being surpassed by his disciple.
• Cao Bing spent five days meeting 253 Universe Venerables, while King Cang Jin, Lingyuan Eagle, and Qu Yang Wang received visiting Immortals on his behalf.
• Cao Bing spoke with Venerable Kuang Lan and Ganwu Country Lord, who sought to build rapport and borrow money, when Venerable Guiyi arrived at his courtyard.
• Cao Bing greeted Venerable Guiyi as his Second Senior Brother, and Venerable Kuang Lan and Ganwu Country Lord also rose to welcome him.

Cao Bing was admitted to the Human Supreme Council, then prepared to leave Chaos City and venture into the universe. He set out toward the Withered Willow Clan, which had fallen into decline and faced invasions after Lord of the Withered Willow died.

• Venerable Guiyi told Cao Bing that the highest authorities had approved his proposal to join the Human Supreme Council.
• Cao Bing stayed in Chaos City for more than a dozen years, using the time to create the impression that he had returned there after defeating Venerable Zhong Lian.
• Cao Bing left a Time Seal Clone in Chaos City and sent his other clones out of the Initial Universe aboard the Wei Wu Hao spacecraft.
• Cao Bing headed toward the Withered Willow Clan, whose members had retreated to their original homeland after Lord of the Withered Willow's death.
• The Withered Willow Clan recalled its experts to defend against invasions but still suffered deaths and bloodshed.