Chapter Summaries

Years after Taishu Yun humiliated an Imperial Son, he had settled at Star Palace and grown into a composed young man. Lan Xiyue told him an ancient Dao treasure was about to open, while Taishu Yun lamented that Taishu Jing and Little White had still not returned.

• News spread among the Great Powers that Taishu Yun had slapped an Imperial Son ten thousand miles away, establishing his reputation as a Heavenly Pride Disciple of exceptional power.
• The disgraced Imperial Son vanished from public view, though the world continued to respect the Imperial Sons and Imperial Daughters for their potential and strength.
• Several years later, Taishu Yun cultivated in Star Palace as spiritual energy and starlight gathered around him.
• Lan Xiyue told Taishu Yun that the seal on an ancient Dao treasure was fading and that her master had urged them to prepare for its opening.
• Lan Xiyue explained that the Dao treasure offered great fortunes, including opportunities to reach the Dao Source Realm, and that Imperial Sons and Imperial Daughters would also seek them.
• Taishu Yun agreed that they could not miss the opportunity, but sighed that Taishu Jing and Little White had been missing for four years.

Taishu Yun and Lan Xiyue discussed the Dao Treasury and the arduous steps required to reach the Dao Source Realm as they reflected on their cultivation. The chapter ended with Lan Xiyue asking Taishu Yun to help her with problems in her cultivation.

• Lan Xiyue reassured Taishu Yun that Taishu Jing and Little White would return safely, and Taishu Yun agreed.
• Lan Xiyue told Taishu Yun that the Dao Treasury held great fortunes, was linked to the Dao Source Realm, and had created several Kings during its previous opening.
• Taishu Yun considered the stages of reaching the Dao Source Realm and recognized that he still needed time to settle his cultivation before pursuing a King's Mark.
• Taishu Yun asked about Lan Xiyue's progress, and she explained that she had reached the Seventh Turn Greater Accomplishment of the Saint Realm.
• Lan Xiyue asked Taishu Yun to guide her through problems in her cultivation.

The Dao Treasury opened above a plain in Blade Sovereign Hall’s territory, drawing prodigies eager to seize its dangerous opportunities. Little Blade Sovereign Tuoba Lie arrived and exchanged words with sword cultivator Feng Rui as they prepared to enter.

• The Seal Gate’s power faded, and the gate opened to reveal a light curtain leading into the Dao Treasury.
• Tuoba Lie arrived with Blade Sovereign Hall disciples, displaying the domineering Blade Momentum that had earned him the name Little Blade Sovereign.
• Feng Rui arrived on his sword and suggested that he and Tuoba Lie fight while they waited for the other prodigies.
• Tuoba Lie declined, saying there would be plenty of battles inside the Dao Treasury, and Feng Rui laughed as his Sword Momentum cracked the void.

Feng Rui and Tuoba Lie dismissed the weak young cultivators calling themselves Heavenly Prides and discussed the rare physiques and juniors among their sects. As other cultivators entered the Dao Treasury, the Treasure Exchange Pavilion’s Ninth Miss arrived and greeted Feng Rui on behalf of Seventh Miss, stirring his memories of the Underground Palace and the brother and Dragon Girl left behind there.

• Feng Rui used his Sword Momentum to frighten the gathered cultivators, and Tuoba Lie told him that the so-called Heavenly Prides were not worth their notice.
• Feng Rui and Tuoba Lie discussed the continent’s many new special physiques, including the Saint Body, Void Divine Body, and Heavenly Demon Physique, as well as their own junior disciples.
• Tuoba Lie proclaimed that he was invincible in the blade path despite lacking a special physique, and Feng Rui agreed that their wills could overcome any limitation.
• The cultivators began entering the Dao Treasury, including older figures hoping to find opportunities and extend their lives.
• A carriage drawn by two Golden Eye Beasts arrived, and its passenger, the Ninth Miss of the Treasure Exchange Pavilion, greeted Feng Rui on behalf of Seventh Miss.
• Feng Rui remembered the Underground Palace and the brother and Dragon Girl who had been left behind there, then sighed over their unknown fate.

Feng Rui and Lin Yuezhu recalled Taishu Jing, whom they believed had survived, before Seventh Miss reunited with Yuezhu. The Dragon Clan arrived at the Dao Treasury, where Ao Yan and Ao Zhen clashed with the arrogant Holy Son Ao Ming and his followers, leaving Ao Xiaoxiao to join Ao Yan and Ao Zhen.

• Feng Rui told Tuoba Lie and Lin Yuezhu that he was worried about Taishu Jing, and Lin Yuezhu said she believed he would turn misfortune into fortune.
• Seventh Miss appeared and happily reunited with Lin Yuezhu, describing Taishu Jing as narcissistic, crafty, and powerful.
• Ao Yan, Ao Zhen, Ao Xiaoxiao, Ao Ming, and three other Dragon Clan members arrived, and Feng Rui recognized Ao Yan and Ao Zhen.
• Ao Zhen insulted Ao Ming and his followers, while Ao Yan warned Ao Ming that the Dao Treasury would not protect him or his status.
• Ao Ming dismissed Ao Yan's warning, and Ao Yan told Ao Xiaoxiao to stay with her and Ao Zhen rather than follow him.

The Ghost Emperor Body and Jiang Li arrived as heavenly prodigies gathered outside the opened Dao Treasury. With major factions and hidden divine physiques joining them, the competition inside promised to be fierce.

• The Ghost Emperor Body appeared as a Greater Accomplishment Saint, and the gathered prodigies assessed his eerie power.
• Ao Ming boasted that the Ghost Emperor Body could not compare to the Dragon Clan, embarrassing Ao Yan and Ao Xiaoxiao.
• Xu Jingqiu introduced herself and Lin Yuezhu, and the prodigies exchanged greetings while Ao Ming and his companions remained apart.
• Jiang Li arrived from the Jiang Family and asked why the others had not entered the Dao Treasury; Feng Rui explained they were waiting for more arrivals.
• Groups from the Ice Origin Sect, Grand Void Heavenly Palace, Tianwu City, Futuo Temple, Nether Mountain, and War God Hall arrived with powerful prodigies, including hidden divine physiques.

Taishu Yun reunited with Ao Yan and the others, revealed that he was Taishu Jing’s older brother, and introduced his relationship with Lan Xiyue. As the geniuses prepared to enter the Dao Repository, Feng Rui proposed that they join forces against groups of Snow Hidden geniuses.

• Taishu Yun revealed his identity to Ao Yan, Feng Rui, and the others, while Lan Xiyue explained that she and Taishu Yun were childhood sweethearts.
• Taishu Yun said he had received no news of his younger brother, Taishu Jing, and Xu Jingqiu offered him words of comfort.
• Feng Rui introduced Taishu Yun to Tuoba Lie and Jiang Li, then explained that former Star Palace holy son Shentu Jue had betrayed his sect and been crippled.
• Feng Rui warned that Snow Hidden geniuses might team up to target other participants and proposed that the group support one another.
• Taishu Yun and the other four agreed to join forces if they encountered one another inside the Dao Repository.

The Phoenix Clan Holy Son Feng Yan reunited with Taishu Yun and learned why Taishu Jing and Little White were absent. Feng Yan trusted that Taishu Jing would escape the Underground Palace, while Ao Yan and Ao Zhen realized Little White had the bloodline of a four-clawed True Dragon.

• Feng Yan arrived at the Dao Treasury and transformed from a seven-colored Phoenix into a handsome man.
• Feng Yan recognized Taishu Yun as his Big Brother, reunited with him, and joined his group.
• Ao Yan told Feng Yan that Taishu Jing and Little White had remained in the Underground Palace together.
• Feng Yan said he trusted Taishu Jing to escape and defended the deep bond between Taishu Jing and Little White.
• Ao Yan and Ao Zhen realized Little White could have become the True Dragon lineage's holy maiden and possessed the bloodline of a four-clawed True Dragon.
• Ao Xiaoxiao asked Ao Yan why she had never told anyone that Little White was a four-clawed True Dragon.

The prodigies from Myriad Emperors Ridge and the human factions entered the Dao Treasury after Ao Yan warned the others to keep Little White’s four-clawed True Dragon form secret. Taishu Yun appeared in a mountain range inside the treasury and faced a charging ancient beast.

• Ao Yan warned Ao Xiaoxiao, Tuoba Lie, Jiang Li, and the others not to reveal that Little White was a four-clawed True Dragon.
• Ao Zhen explained that the Imperial and Royal Clans of Myriad Emperors Ridge were divided by ongoing conflict as prodigies from numerous beast clans gathered.
• The prodigies entered the Dao Treasury, with Taishu Yun, Little Fire, and Lan Xiyue among those who followed.
• Taishu Yun appeared in a mountain range and stopped a massive horned ancient beast’s charge with one hand before throwing it into the forest.
• The uninjured beast rose and charged Taishu Yun again, prompting him to condense a golden palm imprint around the Power of Laws.

Taishu Yun killed ancient beasts in the Dao Treasury’s inner world and reached a village on the edge of a vast mountain range. After offering the villagers two beast corpses, he was welcomed inside and introduced himself to Clan Chief Xun Li as an outsider.

• Taishu Yun killed an ancient beast with a palm strike, sensed unusual vitality in its Beast Blood, and stored its corpse before leaving.
• Taishu Yun traveled through the mountain range for two days, encountering many aggressive ancient beasts before reaching a village.
• Taishu Yun approached the village, where Xun Li and armed villagers confronted him, wary of the powerful stranger.
• Taishu Yun offered the villagers the corpses of two ancient beasts as payment for information, and Xun Li accepted his peaceful intentions.
• Xun Li invited Taishu Yun into the village and learned that he came from the outside world.

Chief Xun Li explained the Dao Treasury and its dangers to Taishu Yun, who stayed for the village’s bonfire dance. As the villagers celebrated, Taishu Yun thought about his four-year separation from Taishu Jing and Little White, still without news of them.

• Chief Xun Li explained that the Dao Treasury was a resource-rich realm left behind by a fallen god, where powerful battle beasts and dangerous regions threatened even Saints.
• After the two ancient beasts were dealt with, Chief Xun Li invited Taishu Yun to stay for the village dance, and Taishu Yun accepted.
• The villagers welcomed Taishu Yun with roasted beast meat and strong wine, but he struggled to drink and went to sit alone beneath a tree.
• Several children asked Taishu Yun why he was not eating, and he told them that even strong people had worries.
• Taishu Yun thought of Taishu Jing and Little White, lamenting that four years had passed without news of them.

Taishu Yun listened as the children described two strange Stone Statues and showed him a red bean containing exceptionally pure Dragon Qi. He agreed to go with them to confront a talking Furry Mouse, and learned that it guarded the statues and the tree where the beans grew.

• Taishu Yun overheard the children planning to sneak back to a beautiful place with two unusual Stone Statues.
• Xiaomi invited Taishu Yun along, and a little girl offered to tell him a secret if he joined them.
• The children cheered that Taishu Yun could help them catch the Furry Mouse that had bullied them.
• The little girl showed Taishu Yun a crimson bean whose faint Dragon Qi rivaled that of Ao Ming and Ao Xiaoxiao.
• The girl told Taishu Yun that the bean had grown on a small tree beside the Stone Statues, and the children said a talking Furry Mouse guarded the area.
• Taishu Yun wondered about the Furry Mouse's unusual intelligence and strength.

Taishu Yun agreed to take the children to see the mysterious stone statues, but a battle between outsiders erupted near the village and drew more forces toward the valley. He realized the fighting centered on a Spirit Tree bearing Dragon Qi-filled red beans and rushed to protect the villagers from the approaching danger.

• Taishu Yun examined a red bean the little girl gave him and agreed to go with the children to the stone statues the next day.
• A battle between a small squirrel and Mo Lei of the Black Flood Dragon Clan shook the village, and the children revealed that the fight was taking place where the stone statues stood.
• Taishu Yun saw that outsiders, local human forces, and enormous ancient beasts were gathering, and he suspected the red beans' Dragon Qi had sparked the conflict.
• Taishu Yun ordered the children to tell their Clan Chief Grandpa to keep everyone inside the village, then hurried toward the battle.
• In the valley, Mo Lei attacked the small furry creature and claimed the Spirit Tree covered in red beans, seeking to refine its Dragon Qi and strengthen his Flood Dragon Bloodline.

Mo Lei fought the light-shrouded creature over the Spirit Tree as powerful figures gathered to watch. Zhan Qingtian observed the tree’s statues, while Wen Shihua, the Heaven Mending Saintess, arrived and recognized it as a Lover’s Tree.

• Mo Lei clashed with the creature protecting the Spirit Tree, and their battle drew outsiders and native experts.
• Rong Ji, Shi Yan, Yin Wujie, and Xiang Pokong discussed ambushing Zhan Qingtian, but Rong Ji refused to join them.
• Zhan Qingtian examined the Spirit Tree’s statues and wondered about the dragon girl depicted beside the man.
• Wen Shihua arrived and identified the Spirit Tree as a Lover’s Tree honoring a devoted couple.

Wen Shihua explained the Lovesick Wood and its crimson seeds as Mo Lei attacked its guardian, only to be defeated by the small radiant figure. After Mo Lei left, Xiang Pokong of the Jade Dragon Elephant Clan advanced toward the Spirit Tree, leaving its guardian facing a stronger threat.

• Wen Shihua described how the Lovesick Wood’s gemlike red seeds reflected the faithful love of the pair who nurtured it, while she and Zhan Qingtian expected the tree to be attacked.
• Mo Lei used the Dragon Clan Divine Art True Dragon Steps the Heavens, but the radiant guardian struck him down and hurled him into a mountainside.
• The Azure Flood Dragon Clan man rescued the injured Mo Lei and took him away after warning him that he could not claim the tree amid so many onlookers.
• The guardian resolved to protect the Stone Statues and Lovesick Wood despite recognizing that many people present were stronger than it.
• Shi Yan urged Xiang Pokong of the Jade Dragon Elephant Clan to take the Spirit Tree, and Xiang Pokong stepped through the void toward it.

Xiang Pokong attacked a Little Squirrel guarding the Lovesick Wood, and their True Dragon and Celestial Elephant divine arts clashed. Xiang Pokong defeated the squirrel, leaving it gravely wounded in a crater.

• Zhan Qingtian expected Xiang Pokong, a Greater Accomplishment Saint, to swiftly defeat the Seventh Realm figure guarding the Lovesick Wood.
• Xiang Pokong offered to spare the figure if it surrendered the Spirit Tree, but the figure refused and insulted him.
• Xiang Pokong struck with Dragon Elephant Palm, and the figure transformed into a brown True Dragon and countered with Divine Dragon Tail Sweep.
• The wounded True Dragon used True Dragon Steps the Heavens, but Xiang Pokong answered with Sky Splitting Strike from the Celestial Phenomenon Divine Technique.
• Xiang Pokong overpowered the True Dragon, which fell into a crater and reverted to a bloodied Little Squirrel.
• Xiang Pokong sneered at the fainting Little Squirrel after returning to human form.

Xiang Pokong prepared to claim the Lovesick Wood, but Ao Ming arrived and claimed it for the Dragon Clan, sparking a confrontation. Shi Yan and Yin Wujie backed Xiang Pokong, and Ao Ming revealed his Seven-Revolutions Saint Realm cultivation as the standoff intensified.

• After the crowd left the deep valley, Xiang Pokong descended toward the Lovesick Wood while Wen Shihua and his companions remained.
• Ao Ming arrived with three Dragon Clan members and declared that the Spirit Tree belonged to the Dragon Clan.
• Xiang Pokong rejected Ao Ming's claim and ordered him to leave, while Ao Ming's companions used their Dragon Might to pressure him.
• Shi Yan and Yin Wujie joined Xiang Pokong and countered the Dragon Clan members' pressure with their Greater Accomplishment Saint Realm auras.
• Ao Ming dismissed their taunts about his lack of battle experience and revealed that he had reached the Seven-Revolutions Saint Realm.

Ao Ming drove Xiang Pokong, Shi Yan, and Yin Wujie away with the help of three Dragon Clan Saints, but two local warriors, Bone Seven and Bone Six, then challenged his group. Bone Seven overwhelmed the Dragon Clan Saints, and Bone Six joined the fight as the battle continued in the valley.

• Ao Ming and three Dragon Clan Saints forced Xiang Pokong, Shi Yan, and Yin Wujie to withdraw.
• Bone Seven and Bone Six approached Ao Ming’s group and challenged them despite Ao Ming’s order to leave.
• Ao Ming ordered the Dragon Clan Saints to teach the two locals a lesson, and they attacked with True Dragon Grand Hand Seals.
• Bone Seven smashed the hand seals and broke the three Saints’ fists with a single bone-club strike.
• The Dragon Clan Saints healed their wounds and charged Bone Seven with their war halberds, while Bone Six joined the battle.

Taishu Yun protected a village from ancient beasts and encountered a Desolate Bull, a powerful, intelligent beast that confronted him about outsiders causing conflict in the deep valley. The Desolate Bull was surprised that Taishu Yun had defended the villagers, while the battle in the valley continued.

• Taishu Yun sensed Ao Ming and Dragon Clan Saints fighting two local humans in the deep valley, then turned to protect a village from approaching ancient beasts.
• Taishu Yun killed a giant python and a fire ape, causing the other ancient beasts to retreat into the mountains.
• A massive Desolate Bull arrived, and the villagers hid in fear as it confronted Taishu Yun.
• The Desolate Bull said outsiders had crossed a boundary and clarified that it meant the conflict in the deep valley.
• Taishu Yun said he did not know what had happened there and asked whether previous outsiders had been hostile.
• The Desolate Bull said most outsiders treated the world's inhabitants as opportunities to exploit, and expressed surprise that Taishu Yun had protected the village.

Taishu Yun learned that a palace had emerged from a Space-Time Vortex and left two people sealed in stone by the Sand of Time. He and the Desolate Bull headed to the ravine, where a battle had erupted, after Taishu Yun offered to help free them.

• The Desolate Bull told Taishu Yun that a palace had appeared two years earlier, sent a pillar of light into a ravine, and vanished into a Space-Time Vortex.
• The Desolate Bull explained that the pillar left two human stone statues sealed by the Sand of Time, and that it had asked the animals in the ravine to guard them.
• The Desolate Bull hurried toward the ravine after learning that outsiders were fighting there, and Taishu Yun followed, saying he might be able to undo the seal with his knowledge of the Dao of Time.
• Taishu Yun asked about a squirrel he had seen, and the Desolate Bull confirmed it had been one of the animals guarding the statues but had not known it possessed Seventh Realm cultivation.
• Taishu Yun and the Desolate Bull speculated that the statues had somehow helped the squirrel grow powerful, and the Desolate Bull remarked that one of the sealed pair resembled Taishu Yun.