Chapter Summaries

Xu Zimo confronted Qiu Baiyin about his scheme against the Black Dove Clan as the old Black Dove Demon attacked, and the Demon Bead began releasing a demon. Zhou Yanjun recognized the immortal in Qiu Baiyin’s painting as his master, leaving Xu Zimo puzzled by how his master could have appeared after the Old Universe was destroyed.

• Xu Zimo and Zhou Yanjun appeared, and Xu Zimo accused Qiu Baiyin of stealing the Dragon God Sect’s inheritances and framing the Black Dove Clan.
• Qiu Baiyin confessed that he had plotted to take revenge on the Black Dove Clan and explained how the Crocodile Dragon God’s struggle with a demonic dragon had given him an opening.
• The old Black Dove Demon attacked Xu Zimo, who severed his head, trapped him with a black hole, and crushed his body with meteors.
• Black gas emerged from the old Black Dove Demon, and Qiu Baiyin warned that a demon was trying to possess his body.
• Zhou Yanjun recognized the immortal depicted in Qiu Baiyin’s painting as his master, and Xu Zimo wondered how his master could have appeared after the Old Universe’s destruction.

Xu Zimo confronted the Old Black Dove Demon as it awakened and shattered the Four Evolutions Seal beneath Black Mountain. The demon emerged from the ruins and attacked Xu Zimo, who met it with his sword.

• Zhou Yanjun recognized his master in a painting and resolved to find him, while Xu Zimo suggested searching the core region of the Heaven Burial Ground.
• The black mist took control of the Old Black Dove Demon, but Xu Zimo split its body and destroyed its attack with his blade.
• The Four Evolutions Seal appeared, and Zhou Yanjun identified it as a formation his master had placed to suppress the demon.
• The Demon Bead disrupted the seal, and a mass of black mist struck Black Mountain, splitting it apart as the Black Dove Clan and their opponents continued fighting outside.
• The demon forced its way out of Black Mountain and grabbed at Xu Zimo, who stabbed its palm with his longsword.

Xu Zimo defeated the giant demon and forced it to serve as his mount on the way to the core of the Heaven Burial Ground. He ordered it to kill everyone present, and the demon began slaughtering them as some tried to flee.

• Xu Zimo severed the demon's palm and battered it with Overlord Shadow until it yielded.
• Xu Zimo warned the demon not to break its word and demanded that it carry him to the core of the Heaven Burial Ground in exchange for its freedom.
• The demon cautioned Xu Zimo about dangers in the core, but agreed to serve as his mount.
• When the Black Crow Clan, Chaos Ancestor, and others arrived, Xu Zimo ordered the demon to leave no one alive.
• The demon attacked the assembled people, killing many as the survivors tried to escape.

Xu Zimo’s demon slaughtered the enemies gathered at Black Mountain, while sparing Xue Tang and Thousand-Eyed Buddha Master. After Qiu Baiyin died and entrusted him with the Dragon God Sect’s inheritance, Xu Zimo uncovered hundreds of caves beneath its cold pool, filled with books, weapons, and other objects.

• The demon killed Chaos Ancestor and massacred the Black Dove Clan and the other enemies until Xu Zimo confirmed its resentment had been vented.
• Xue Tang thanked Xu Zimo for sparing him and left, while Qiu Baiyin refused help, died by burning himself, and asked Xu Zimo to scatter his ashes at the ancient family’s former site.
• Qiu Baiyin told Xu Zimo that the Dragon God Sect’s inheritance lay beneath the cold pool, and Xu Zimo set off there with Zhou Haitang on the demon’s back.
• At the Dragon God Sect, Xu Zimo noticed someone had recently visited the cold pool, so the demon split the ground and exposed hundreds of caves beneath it.
• Zhou Yanjun guessed that the Dragon God Sect had used the caves to imprison dragons, and Xu Zimo saw that they contained books, weapons, and strange objects.

Xu Zimo met the Thousand-Eyed Buddha Master beneath the cold pool and let him take the key to the North Sea Spring Eye so he could repay an old debt to the Dragon Race. In return, the Buddha Master sacrificed his eye to reveal that Xu Zimo would have to kill every strange being before reaching the Heaven Burial Ground’s core, leaving Xu Zimo prepared to unleash a slaughter.

• Xu Zimo confronted the Thousand-Eyed Buddha Master, who explained that he had returned for the key to the North Sea Spring Eye to rescue the Dragon Race and repay a kindness.
• Zhou Yanjun described the Dragon Race’s ancient suppression, and Xu Zimo allowed the Thousand-Eyed Buddha Master to take the dragon-shaped jade key.
• The Thousand-Eyed Buddha Master tore out his precious brow-eye and used it to glimpse the road to the Heaven Burial Ground’s core.
• The Thousand-Eyed Buddha Master told Xu Zimo that he had to slaughter every strange being and win the acknowledgment of an old man carrying the world on his back.
• After the now-blind Thousand-Eyed Buddha Master departed, Xu Zimo told the demon that they would have to begin a great slaughter.

Xu Zimo destroyed the Dragon God's evil intent and learned that the Earth Treasure Vein was in Emperor Yu the Great's hands. He and Zhou Yanjun continued toward the core of Heaven Burial Ground, leaving a trail of slain strange beings and old gods behind them.

• Xu Zimo collected the Dragon God Sect's treasures and found the Crocodile Dragon God struggling to contain the Dragon God's evil intent.
• Xu Zimo agreed to help in exchange for an earth-related Epoch Artifact, then destroyed the evil intent with a single strike.
• The Crocodile Dragon God told Xu Zimo that the Earth Treasure Vein was with Emperor Yu the Great, who was to the east.
• Xu Zimo, Zhou Yanjun, and the demon headed toward the core through the black genetic threads as Xu Zimo's Gene God Tower helped perfect his genetic universe.
• Xu Zimo slaughtered strange beings on the first two days and killed the White Bird God on the third, then pressed onward through increasingly powerful enemies.

Xu Zimo and the demon defeated ten Old Gods, and Xu Zimo’s blessing grew stronger with each kill. Near the black genetic lines, Emperor Dayu confronted him and used the Cosmic Core’s power to suppress the demon and block Xu Zimo’s blessing, leaving the two to begin their battle.

• The Mountain God and nine other Old Gods attacked Xu Zimo, who fought alongside the demon and killed them all.
• Xu Zimo crushed the Mountain God’s head, further increasing the power of his blessing.
• Emperor Dayu appeared in Xu Zimo’s path and challenged him to take the Earth Treasure Vein if he wanted it.
• Emperor Dayu opened a domain fueled by the Cosmic Core, preventing Xu Zimo from using his blessing and pinning the demon in place.
• Emperor Dayu summoned a Divine Weapon and Sharp Tool, and he and Xu Zimo charged at each other.

Xu Zimo defeated and killed Emperor Dayu after a devastating battle in the Heaven Burial Ground. He claimed Emperor Dayu’s treasures and examined the Earth Treasure Vein he had sought.

• Xu Zimo and Emperor Dayu clashed hundreds of times before unleashing their full powers in a battle that shook the Heaven Burial Ground.
• Xu Zimo recovered first after their final collision, and Emperor Dayu admitted defeat.
• Emperor Dayu refused to answer Xu Zimo’s questions and used Xu Zimo’s blade to cut into his own genes, after which Xu Zimo killed him.
• After Emperor Dayu died, Xu Zimo’s bestowed amplification power surged by several million times.
• Xu Zimo collected Emperor Dayu’s treasures and examined the earthy-yellow Earth Treasure Vein.

Xu Zimo reached the genetic black line and met Mister Qingshui, the former patriarch of the Heavenly Evolution Sacred Sect, who revealed an incomplete Core of the Universe. Mister Qingshui began explaining the events that had destroyed the Old Universe, leaving Xu Zimo poised to learn more.

• After securing the Great Earth Treasure Vein, Xu Zimo continued toward the genetic black line with the demon and Zhou Yanjun.
• They entered a lush, peaceful land unlike the rest of the Heaven Burial Ground and encountered an illusory old man.
• Zhou Yanjun recognized the old man as his master, while the demon recognized him as the one who had once suppressed him beneath Black Mountain.
• Mister Qingshui told Xu Zimo that the Undying Progenitor had explored the Heaven Burial Ground before him, then invited him to see something alone.
• Mister Qingshui showed Xu Zimo an incomplete Core of the Universe and said it had kept the Heaven Burial Ground from being destroyed with the Old Universe.
• Xu Zimo began recounting what Zhou Yanjun had told him about the Method of Becoming a God and the group that used it to control the universe.

Mister Qingshui explained how he and the Universe Core saved a fragment of the Old Universe, now called Heaven Burial Ground, and negotiated its survival with the new universe’s Order Keeper. He revealed that he planned to destroy Heaven Burial Ground to preserve and restore the Universe Core, but his first step ran into a problem.

• Mister Qingshui told Xu Zimo that the method of becoming a god had thrown the Old Universe into chaos before mysterious people took control of its cultivators.
• The Universe Core divided its power among eight people, including Mister Qingshui, who escaped the Old Universe’s destruction by tearing away a fragment that became Heaven Burial Ground.
• Mister Qingshui revealed that he chose his disciple Zhou Yanjun to inherit the Universe Core’s power and had him sleep beneath the earth until he was needed.
• Mister Qingshui explained that the Order Keeper allowed Heaven Burial Ground to exist on condition that he opened the incomplete Universe Core’s power to revived ancient gods.
• Mister Qingshui said he planned to destroy Heaven Burial Ground so the Universe Core could regain its power and become whole, but his first step encountered a problem.

Xu Zimo accepted the Universe Core and began merging with it, taking on the burden of restoring the universe. The Chaos Bead then overpowered the Universe Core, leaving it subdued inside Xu Zimo while he sensed the immense benefits of their union.

• Mr. Qingshui explained that the Universe Core needed a vessel from the new universe and that its bearer would have to shoulder the karma of restoring the universe.
• Mr. Qingshui offered Xu Zimo the Universe Core and warned that only the universe’s number one person could possess it without being devoured.
• Xu Zimo accepted the Universe Core, saying he would rather risk death than live an ordinary life.
• The Universe Core entered Xu Zimo’s body and began merging with him, but its arrival provoked the Chaos Bead.
• The Chaos Bead fought the Universe Core and forced it to submit.
• Xu Zimo sensed the Universe Core’s benefits and considered how to combine his True Fate Universe and Gene Universe.

Xu Zimo’s Gene Universe rapidly reached perfection after the Universe Core filled it with gene power, while Mister Qingshui explained the Heaven Burial Ground’s history to Zhou Yanjun. Hundreds of resurrected Old Gods arrived to seize the Core, and Mister Qingshui fought to keep them from Xu Zimo as his transformation continued.

• The Universe Core flooded Xu Zimo’s Gene Universe with gene power, completing his transformation at astonishing speed.
• Mister Qingshui told Zhou Yanjun that the Heaven Burial Ground would be destroyed and explained how the Orderer had resurrected the dead as strange beings and Old Gods.
• Hundreds of Old Gods emerged from black holes, and Zhou Yanjun recognized them as powerful figures from the Old Universe.
• The Lord of Nine Nether announced that the Old Gods had come to seize the Universe Core inside Xu Zimo, then led over a hundred experts in an attack.
• Mister Qingshui blocked their advance and fought the Lord of Nine Nether, Mo Wuya, Qiu Zhengde, and the other experts as they unleashed their powers.

Mister Qingshui revealed that he had carried the Heaven Burial Ground for ages and fought more than a hundred experts to protect it and preserve a spark for the future. He sent Xu Zimo, Zhou Yanjun, and the demon away before destroying the Heaven Burial Ground with himself and its old gods, while Xu Zimo’s two perfected universes began to merge.

• Mister Qingshui’s avatar was overwhelmed, but his true body appeared carrying the Heaven Burial Ground on his back.
• Mister Qingshui fought the Lord of Netherworld, Qiu Zhengde, and the other experts, explaining that he had preserved a spark to pass on.
• Wounded and exhausted, Mister Qingshui wished Xu Zimo success, urged the demon to abandon malice, and told Zhou Yanjun to begin his life anew.
• The Lord of Netherworld realized Xu Zimo had the Universe Core and led the experts in an attack, but Mister Qingshui shielded Xu Zimo and teleported him, Zhou Yanjun, and the demon away.
• Mister Qingshui lifted the Heaven Burial Ground and destroyed it, taking the old gods with it.
• As Xu Zimo’s genetic universe and True Fate Universe reached perfection, they began to merge, leaving him unable to control his body.

Xu Zimo remained paralyzed for over a year while the universes inside him fused and transformed. Su Qianyuan rescued and cared for him, and the chapter ended with Xu Zimo opening his eyes and Su Qianyuan discovering he had awakened.

• Xu Zimo lay unable to move as the fusion inside his body continued for months.
• Su Qianyuan found Xu Zimo in the Back Mountain and carried him to Elder Mo, who could not explain his condition or predict whether he would wake.
• Su Qianyuan took Xu Zimo to her residence and cared for him despite mockery from other Red Flame Sect disciples.
• Over a year passed as the universe inside Xu Zimo transformed into a wilderness where a seed grew into a great tree.
• Xu Zimo regained some movement and opened his eyes, and Su Qianyuan was overjoyed when she saw him awake.

Xu Zimo woke in the Red Flame Sect after more than a year unconscious and learned he was on Undying Star, while the universes inside him continued to change. Su Qianyuan went to buy him food and rejected Mu Wanjun’s attempt to persuade her to become Tang Zixu’s Dao companion.

• Xu Zimo woke and learned from Su Qianyuan that he was in the Red Flame Sect, within the Yan Chi Dynasty on Undying Star.
• Xu Zimo inspected the fused universes within his body and saw the planted seeds growing into saplings.
• Su Qianyuan went to the nearby market to buy ingredients for Xu Zimo and encountered Mu Wanjun.
• Mu Wanjun told Su Qianyuan that Tang Zixu admired her and urged her to accept him for the resources and status he could provide.
• Su Qianyuan refused, saying she would choose someone she loved, and told Mu Wanjun to mind her own affairs.

Su Qianyuan rejected Mu Wanjun’s attempt to persuade her to accept Tang Zixu, then brought Elder Mo to examine Xu Zimo, who confirmed that Xu’s injuries had healed. After sharing a meal, Xu Zimo demonstrated the true meaning of the Falling Petals Sword Art, and Su Qianyuan asked him to guide her before the upcoming inner sect grand competition.

• Mu Wanjun threatened Su Qianyuan with the consequences of refusing Tang Zixu, but Su Qianyuan rejected her and went to the market.
• Su Qianyuan gave Elder Mo fine wine and asked him to examine Xu Zimo, and Elder Mo found that Xu’s body had recovered.
• Su Qianyuan cooked lunch for Xu Zimo, who offered to fulfill one of her wishes in return for her help.
• Su Qianyuan practiced the Falling Petals Sword Art, and Xu Zimo explained that she had misunderstood its artistic conception.
• Xu Zimo demonstrated the sword art, and Su Qianyuan asked him to teach her before the inner sect grand competition.

Xu Zimo taught Su Qianyuan the Nameless Sword Art so she could strengthen her position in the inner sect, then accompanied her toward the market. After Su Qianyuan slapped Mu Wanjun for insulting them, the two continued on while Mu Wanjun vowed revenge.

• Worried about being demoted to the outer sect, Su Qianyuan accepted Xu Zimo's Nameless Sword Art and practiced it under his guidance.
• After a week, Su Qianyuan mastered the sword art's basics, and Xu Zimo asked her to push him around the sect.
• On the way to the market, Mu Wanjun warned Su Qianyuan that Tang Zixu had arranged for people to target her in the inner sect competition, then insulted Xu Zimo and urged him to leave Su Qianyuan.
• Xu Zimo told Su Qianyuan to slap Mu Wanjun, and Su Qianyuan trapped her with Sword Momentum and struck her several times.
• Mu Wanjun vowed to repay the humiliation as Su Qianyuan pushed Xu Zimo onward to the bustling market beneath the Red Flame Sect.

Su Qianyuan explained the market’s history and the stone-gambling house to Xu Zimo, who persuaded her to enter with him. Inside, they encountered Tang Zixu, who tried to use gifts of raw stones to draw Su Qianyuan closer.

• Su Qianyuan told Xu Zimo that the Red Flame Sect had declined after losing support from the Sun God Cult and had lost treasured lands to the Ice Phoenix Sect and Thunder Manor.
• Su Qianyuan explained that raw stones from the former Myriad Buddha Sacred Land could contain Buddhist treasures, but she distrusted stone gambling and its promises of sudden riches.
• Xu Zimo persuaded Su Qianyuan to visit the imperial family’s stone-gambling house and said he might find something valuable for her.
• Inside, Su Qianyuan and Xu Zimo saw raw stones sorted into seven price categories according to their chances of containing treasures.
• Tang Zixu approached Su Qianyuan and offered to buy her raw stones, but she politely rejected his attention, and his companions urged her to accept.

Tang Zixu challenged Leng Xiaoxiao to a stone-gambling contest after she intervened to defend Su Qianyuan. The wager put Tang Zixu’s head against Leng Xiaoxiao’s purity, and the arrival of famed appraiser Cheng Yangming left the contest poised to begin.

• Leng Xiaoxiao confronted Tang Zixu for pressuring Su Qianyuan and offered to protect her by bringing her into the Ice Phoenix Sect.
• Old Xue stopped Tang Zixu and Leng Xiaoxiao from fighting inside the stone gambling house.
• Tang Zixu challenged Leng Xiaoxiao to pick stones within one incense stick, wagering his head against her purity if she lost.
• Old Xue agreed to witness the voluntary wager after Tang Zixu and Leng Xiaoxiao accepted the stakes.
• Tang Zixu summoned Cheng Yangming, a renowned stone appraiser said never to have misjudged a stone.

Tang Zixu gained an advantage in his wager against Leng Xiaoxiao by hiring Cheng Yangming to choose a stone, while Xu Zimo picked a charred Branch from the scrap area for Leng Xiaoxiao to use. As Cheng Yangming began cutting his stone, the contest’s outcome remained uncertain.

• Tang Zixu revealed that Cheng Yangming would choose a stone for him, putting Leng Xiaoxiao under pressure.
• Cheng Yangming selected a cheap orange stone, and Tang Zixu bought it for the contest.
• Su Qianyuan asked Xu Zimo for help, and he told her to take him to the scrap area.
• Xu Zimo chose a pitch-black Branch, which Leng Xiaoxiao accepted as her wager stone.
• Cheng Yangming volunteered to cut his stone first and prepared his tools.