Chapter Summaries

The Star-Seizing Sect master persuaded the Star-Seizing Ancestor that hidden enemies were targeting the Divine Firmament Sword Sect and urged him to reveal what was happening. After the sect master headed into the Starry Sky to hunt traitors, Zhuang Mu discovered that an invitation to the Star-Seizing Secret Realm had been altered, and Ying Huaixu warned that the sect could not simply avoid the expedition.

• The Star-Seizing Sect master argued that the secret realm's escalating dangers were meant to target the Divine Firmament Sword Sect and reminded the Star-Seizing Ancestor that Lü Qingyi was still alive.
• The Star-Seizing Sect master told the Star-Seizing Ancestor to reveal the truth, then left for the Starry Sky with the Star Bow to kill the traitors.
• The Star-Seizing Ancestor contacted Zhuang Mu, who received an invitation urging the Divine Firmament Sword Sect to send disciples to the Star-Seizing Secret Realm.
• Zhuang Mu found that the invitation had been altered in transit and warned Ying Huaixu that the expedition was likely dangerous.
• Ying Huaixu said the Divine Firmament Sword Sect could not simply stay away and revealed that the Star-Seizing Holy Maiden had already been crippled to suppress news of the secret realm.

Ying Huaixu rescued the Star-Seizing Sect's Holy Son and Saintess, only to discover they had been abused by people from three sacred lands and framed evidence had pointed toward them. Little Dragon Girl revealed the perpetrators’ plan, leaving Xu Yaoyang and He Xiuyuan to face the fallout from the Great Sun Sacred Ground’s involvement.

• Ying Huaixu and his companions easily found and rescued the Star-Seizing Sect's Holy Son and Saintess, who were mentally shattered and in terrible condition.
• Huang Tianqi and Xu Yaoyang found traces of the Ten Thousand Demons Sacred Land, the Great Sun Sacred Ground, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sacred Land at the confinement site.
• The Ancestral Dragon Sacred Land's little princess confirmed the clues were real and used a bottle of liquid to reveal what had happened.
• The mist showed that the three sacred lands had forced the Saintess to make deductions, tormented both captives, erased their memories, and planned to frame the Divine Firmament Sword Sect.
• The mist revealed that the perpetrators had left misleading clues and planned to testify against Ying Huaixu, while Xu Yaoyang fell silent and He Xiuyuan distanced himself from the Great Sun Sacred Ground's members.

Ying Huaixu prepared his group to enter the Star Sea Secret Realm, suspecting that unseen forces were manipulating its difficulty to target his Divine Firmament Sword Sect. After the Star-Seizing Ancestor commissioned him to avenge the Holy Son and Saintess, Ying Huaixu reached the realm entrance and found a warning that his level was too low to enter safely.

• Ying Huaixu told Zhuang Mu about the suspected slander and confirmed that he would enter the newly opened Great Sun Sacred Ground secret realm.
• Ying Huaixu told Huang Tianqi and the others to kill members of other sects inside the realm, while agreeing to spare the Dragon Clan.
• Ying Huaixu sent Xu Yaoyang and He Xiuyuan to carry the injured Holy Son and Saintess to the Star-Seizing Sect, and Ye Ningshuang spotted the Thousand-Mechanism Saintess in the cave.
• The Star-Seizing Ancestor welcomed the Holy Son and Saintess without demanding an explanation, gave Ying Huaixu information about the Star-Devouring Clan, and issued him a lucrative commission to avenge them.
• Ying Huaixu led the group to the Star Sea Secret Realm entrance and saw that its difficulty was marked with a flaming skull and warned that his level was too low.

Ying Huaixu studied the Star-Devouring Clan and revised his preparations for the dangerous Star Sea Secret Realm, uncertain whether the group could bring their supplies inside. He bought tools for crafting pills and talismans from materials they might find there as the Star-Seizing Sacred Land filled with entrants.

• Ying Huaixu studied the Star-Devouring Clan's scant information and concluded its members had formidable bodies, high-quality spiritual power, and support-oriented Dao Seal abilities.
• Ying Huaixu told Ye Ningshuang, Huang Tianqi, and the others to prepare Revival Pills before entering and keep one ready to use.
• He Xiuyuan pretended to have a stomachache and tried to back out, but Chen Zhiyuan asked him to leave his Revival Pills behind, prompting him to change his mind.
• Ying Huaixu warned that the secret realm might prevent them from bringing pills and talismans, so he told the group to leave half their supplies behind while prioritizing revival pills.
• Ying Huaixu went to the Star-Seizing Sect's Commercial Building and bought an alchemy furnace, a Spirit Brush, and a Carving Knife so they could make supplies from materials found inside.

Ying Huaixu prepared his group for the Secret Realm by planning how to study the Star-Devouring Clan and coordinate despite being separated. Huang Tianqi created Spatial Bracelets that let him serve as a communication and positioning hub, while Ying Huaixu worried they would need many Revival Pills for the coming challenge.

• Ying Huaixu reunited with Huang Tianqi and the others after buying tools and explained that they would regroup in the Secret Realm and use its materials.
• Ying Huaixu instructed everyone to observe the Star-Devouring Clan’s abilities, attacks, recovery, and treasures, and to test whether its members could revive.
• Ying Huaixu asked Huang Tianqi to devise a way for the group to communicate after entering the Secret Realm, since signals might be blocked and they could be separated.
• Huang Tianqi made Spatial Bracelets that let him detect the others and provide rapid communication and positioning through a miniature map.
• Ying Huaixu reflected on how Huang Tianqi’s cultivation could manifest game-like systems, then decided to focus on stabilizing the world and obtaining the Revival Pill formula.

The Star-Devouring Clan prepared its secret realm defenses against Ying Huaixu and the Divine Firmament Sword Sect, while its Chief explained the Mile-High Heaven Clan’s larger scheme. The clan planned to target the Sword Sect’s disciples while leaving other sects’ disciples unharmed, and the Chief warned that the enemy’s abilities after reaching the Dao Seal stage remained unknown.

• The Star-Devouring Clan prepared annihilation qi, cut off contact with the outside world, assembled its army, readied twelve thousand Star-Destroying Crossbows, and activated the Rebirth Spirit Spring.
• The Star-Devouring Clan Chief told the Star-Devouring Marshal that Ying Huaixu and his companions had become much more dangerous, and ordered the clan to uncover their Dao Seal abilities if they could not kill them immediately.
• The Star-Devouring Clan Chief warned his people never to fight the Divine Firmament Sword Sect one-on-one, ordering them to surround their opponents or flee if outnumbered.
• The Star-Devouring Clan Chief ordered the clan to spare and preferably help disciples from other sects, explaining that the Mile-High Heaven Clan aimed to make the Divine Firmament Sword Sect bear blame and eliminate the world’s future geniuses.

The Star-Devouring Clan completed its preparations for war against the Divine Firmament Sword Sect, while Ying Huaixu gathered Revival Pills and steeled his companions for a deadly Secret Realm challenge. Ying Huaixu and the others entered the vortex, but He Xiuyuan stopped Li Chunguang from following them.

• The Star-Devouring Clan issued strict survival rules, forged weapons, fortified hundreds of cities, and concealed formations in their walls.
• The Star-Devouring Clan Chief received reports that preparations were complete and ordered the Twenty-Four Star-Devouring Ancestors to prepare for battle.
• Ying Huaixu bought ingredients and made hundreds of Low-Quality Revival Pills for each member of his group.
• Chen Zhiyuan, Qiu Shiyi, and Xu Yaoyang vowed to face the danger and defend their world, encouraging Ying Huaixu to enter the Secret Realm.
• Ying Huaixu charged into the vortex, and Huang Tianqi and the others followed; He Xiuyuan stopped Li Chunguang from entering because he could not revive.

Ying Huaixu entered the secret realm, broke through to the Dao Seal realm, and upgraded his Dao Palaces and Xiaoxue. After helping Xiaoxue adjust to her human form, he watched her suddenly attack an unknown person.

• The secret realm destroyed Ying Huaixu's talismans and pills, separated the entrants, and let him land safely.
• Ying Huaixu broke through to the Dao Seal realm and unlocked the Extreme Ice Dao Palace and Way Sword Saint Palace.
• Ying Huaixu upgraded the Extreme Ice Dao Palace to heaven-grade and used a gift pack to raise Xiaoxue to Dao Seal perfection.
• Ying Huaixu summoned Xiaoxue, dressed her in women's clothing, and tried to teach her to walk like a human.
• Xiaoxue suddenly charged forward, bit through someone's neck, and dragged the person back to Ying Huaixu.

Ying Huaixu and Xiaoxue were attacked by the Star-Swallowing Clan, whose members killed themselves to avoid capture and later surrounded him with overwhelming force. After discovering that defeating them earned Dao Stones, Ying Huaixu unleashed a powerful storm of Ice Swords against their army.

• Ying Huaixu washed the blood from Xiaoxue’s face, then dodged an unseen archer’s attack and rushed toward the source of the arrows.
• The remaining Star-Swallowing Clan members killed themselves before Ying Huaixu could catch them, and he realized they could apparently resurrect and that he had gained no experience from their deaths.
• Ying Huaixu upgraded his skills and Frost Annihilation, gathered Spirit Herbs and Spirit Medicines, and tried to find his companions using the Spatial Bracelet’s minimap.
• A large Star-Swallowing Clan force blocked Ying Huaixu’s path, using their bodies and Stellar Flame to resist his Ice and Snow Intent while archers fired powerful volleys.
• Ying Huaixu’s Frost Sword Qi pierced the clan’s Defensive Magic Treasure, earning him experience and a Dao Stone, so he unleashed a sky full of enhanced Ice Swords.

Ying Huaixu fought the Star-Devouring Clan, whose surviving members grew stronger by absorbing the dead and learning from their attacks. After realizing He Xiuyuan’s kills were strengthening the entire clan, Ying Huaixu fled the battlefield, unwilling to keep fighting an enemy that seemed to grow stronger with every death.

• Ying Huaixu unleashed ice swords, a full moon, and his frost lotus to kill large numbers of Star-Devouring Clan Members, but their survivors grew stronger and increasingly resistant to his attacks.
• Ying Huaixu noticed some Star-Devouring Clan Members using abilities like Ye Ningshuang’s black-mist arrows, then dodged their organized volleys and counterattacked with Frost Annihilation.
• Ying Huaixu saw that each death strengthened the entire clan, while notifications credited He Xiuyuan’s kills with experience and Dao Stones.
• Ying Huaixu recognized that the Star-Devouring Clan was adapting to his techniques and gaining resistance, then fled as its soldiers pursued him.

Ying Huaixu found He Xiuyuan rampaging through the Star-Devouring Clan’s forces in a powerful forbidden-technique form and learned that He Fangxu had stolen He Xiuyuan’s inheritance. He Xiuyuan asked Ying Huaixu to help him get justice, since He Fangxu’s suppression treasure prevented him from fighting back.

• Ying Huaixu fled the Star-Devouring Clan’s soldiers, gathered spirit materials, and searched for He Xiuyuan after noticing that He Xiuyuan had been killing nonstop.
• Ying Huaixu found He Xiuyuan transformed by his forbidden technique, slaughtering Star-Devouring clansmen with his swords while using only a few Revival Pills.
• The Star-Devouring clansmen retreated, and He Xiuyuan tried to embrace Ying Huaixu before Xiaoxue kicked him away.
• He Xiuyuan returned to his original appearance and told Ying Huaixu that He Fangxu had stolen his inheritance and forcibly activated his secret technique.
• He Xiuyuan asked Ying Huaixu to get justice for him, explaining that He Fangxu’s Secret Technique Suppression Magic Treasure stopped him from fighting back.

He Xiuyuan told Ying Huaixu about his abusive family and asked him to help kill He Fangxu, but Ying suspected the Great Sun Saint Lord had secretly arranged for He Xiuyuan to join the Divine Firmament Sword Sect. Ying then explained that the Star-Devouring Clan’s threat could kill the geniuses trapped in the secret realm, and he planned to use the fallout to make the other sects turn against the plotter.

• He Xiuyuan asked Ying Huaixu to help kill He Fangxu and described how He Fangxu and He Shurong had bullied him while their father allowed it.
• He Xiuyuan revealed that he and his siblings shared a forbidden technique inherited from their mother, and Ying questioned how He Xiuyuan had met a Divine Firmament Sword Sect disciple.
• Ying Huaixu suspected the Great Sun Saint Lord had arranged He Xiuyuan’s departure and doubted the Star-Devouring Clan would let the secret realm’s geniuses survive.
• Ying explained that the plotter might let the Divine Firmament Sword Sect take the blame for the deaths, and He Xiuyuan understood Ying wanted the other sects to demand compensation.
• Ying decided to wait for someone behind the scheme to become impatient before acting.

He Xiuyuan learned that his forbidden swords grew stronger by consuming power from the Star-Devouring Clan and no longer harmed him once fed. He and Ying Huaixu headed to find Ye Ningshuang and the others, but a spatial rift killed He Xiuyuan, who revived with a Revival Pill.

• He Xiuyuan explained that his forbidden swords had become life-bound weapons and grew stronger by consuming power from the Star-Devouring Clan.
• Ying Huaixu tested a Dao Stone, and He Xiuyuan's swords immediately devoured its power.
• He Xiuyuan and Ying Huaixu discussed how the Star-Devouring Clan grew stronger as its members died and could copy their enemies' techniques.
• Ying Huaixu encouraged He Xiuyuan to believe they could defeat the clan by joining forces with Ye Ningshuang and the others.
• After He Xiuyuan boasted that he would subjugate the heavens, Ying Huaixu ran away as a spatial rift tore He Xiuyuan apart.
• The Revival Pill brought He Xiuyuan back to life, leaving him dazed on the ground.

Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan fought increasingly coordinated Star-Devouring Clan forces that had copied their abilities and learned from each encounter. He Xiuyuan grew desperate to find Ye Ningshuang and the others before the enemy adapted further, but the chapter left him battered and frustrated after a Star-Devouring General’s group attacked and retreated.

• The Star-Devouring Clan copied Qin Erniu’s Berserk ability, but Ying Huaixu’s stacked great moons killed many attackers despite He Xiuyuan suffering from the friendly fire of Ying Huaixu’s frost.
• Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan discussed how the Star-Devouring Clan’s soldiers might communicate through a shared mind and use their deaths to gather intelligence on their enemies.
• He Xiuyuan was badly injured while fighting thousands of increasingly coordinated Star-Devouring Clan soldiers, then returned to Ying Huaixu with materials and warned him that the enemy was adapting quickly.
• Ying Huaixu continued crafting pills and talismans while telling He Xiuyuan to keep searching for Ye Ningshuang and the others.
• A Star-Devouring General and three foot soldiers overwhelmed He Xiuyuan and killed him three times, then vanished when he prepared to fight back desperately.

Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan realized the Star-Devouring Clan was deliberately sacrificing soldiers to strengthen its fighters and copy Divine Abilities. The Heavenly Dragon Princess gave Ying Huaixu a map to the missing group and intelligence confirming the clan’s Reflection talent.

• Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan noticed Star-Devouring soldiers throwing themselves into Divine Abilities, while their generals watched and withdrew after each attack.
• He Xiuyuan and Ying Huaixu concluded the Star-Devouring Clan was using repeated deaths to build attributes and steal their Divine Abilities, and decided to stop killing its soldiers until they reunited with the others.
• Ying Huaixu summoned the Heavenly Dragon Princess with the Third Prince’s severed arm, and she marked him, shared 30% of his attributes, and explained the restrictions of her ability.
• The Heavenly Dragon Princess gave Ying Huaixu a map showing where Ye Ningshuang and the others were, along with a booklet about the Star-Devouring Clan.
• Ying Huaixu read that the clan could communicate through the stars, inherit attributes after death, and use its Reflection talent to learn and steal others’ Divine Abilities.

Ying Huaixu worried about protecting Ye Ningshuang and the others from the Star-Devouring Clan, then negotiated with the Dragon Clan Princess for the Dragon Clan’s revival secret. They agreed to exchange the Dragon Transformation Pool and Dao Stones for Revival Pills, which Ying Huaixu began refining from her materials.

• Ying Huaixu took He Xiuyuan and the Dragon Clan Princess to find Ye Ningshuang and the others, and tested whether the princess could inherit He Xiuyuan’s power after he revived; she could not.
• The Dragon Clan Princess revealed her Seek Good Fortune and Avoid Misfortune Divine Ability and proposed a deal with Ying Huaixu for the revival method.
• The princess offered the Dragon Transformation Pool formula, then added a Dao Stone, and Ying Huaixu accepted the exchange on behalf of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect.
• Ying Huaixu refined Revival Pills using the princess’s materials while taking a thirty-percent cut, leaving her unhappy with the cost despite recognizing the value of extra lives.

Ying Huaixu found Chen Zhiyuan, who defeated five strengthened Star-Devouring Generals with his formations after Ying supplied him with pills. The group began exchanging intelligence, though Chen Zhiyuan first mocked He Xiuyuan for still being weak.

• Ying Huaixu traded the Dragon Clan princess’s possessions for Revival Pills and brought her along as he searched for Ye Ningshuang and the others while fleeing Star-Devouring Clan pursuers.
• Ying Huaixu and his companions found Chen Zhiyuan fighting five strengthened Star-Devouring Generals inside his formations.
• Ying Huaixu gave Chen Zhiyuan a Spatial Ring of pills, allowing him to unleash overlapping formations that killed the five generals and erased their star-devouring aura.
• The Dragon Clan princess was shocked by Chen Zhiyuan’s strength and grew more certain that allying with the Divine Firmament Sword Sect was the right choice.
• After recovering, Chen Zhiyuan agreed to exchange intelligence with Ying Huaixu, then questioned He Xiuyuan about why he was still so weak.

Chen Zhiyuan explained how the Star Sea Secret Realm’s clear laws could help He Xiuyuan refine his own Dao, while warning that the Star-Devouring Clan drew endless spiritual energy from the realm. The Dragon Girl discovered her Teleportation Token could not take her out and realized the secret realm was a trap, as Chen Zhiyuan and He Xiuyuan blamed He Fangxu for their troubles.

• Chen Zhiyuan told He Xiuyuan to use the realm’s clear laws as a reference for his own Dao rather than change his path, and He Xiuyuan refined his laws of gold and rose from Dao Seal Level One to Dao Seal Level Three.
• Chen Zhiyuan explained that the Star-Devouring Clan’s spiritual power was replenished by the realm and that even a Space-Sealing formation could not stop it.
• Chen Zhiyuan questioned how the Star-Devouring Clan’s shared death attributes could have no weakness, and worried about the powerful figure who had enslaved them.
• The Dragon Girl crushed her Teleportation Token, but it failed to teleport her out; she concluded that the secret realm was a trap meant to kill Hongmeng World geniuses.
• The Dragon Girl explained that cooperation with the force behind the plot had failed because of her, and Chen Zhiyuan and He Xiuyuan blamed He Fangxu for their having to face the Star-Devouring Generals.

Ying Huaixu searched for Ye Ningshuang after reuniting with his other teammates, who were fighting Star-Devouring Generals far above their cultivation levels. He found Ye Ningshuang battling a Star-Devouring Ancestor, where she devoured his clanspeople to grow stronger and nearly killed him with a projected version of Ying Huaixu before the ancestor escaped.

• Ying Huaixu reunited with Qiu Shiyi, Huang Tianqi, and Qin Erniu, who were defeating Star-Devouring Generals without using Revival Pills.
• The Dragon Girl sensed that Ye Ningshuang was in serious trouble, so Ying Huaixu led the others toward her.
• Ye Ningshuang fought a perfected Dao Seal realm Star-Devouring Ancestor and absorbed his clanspeople, rapidly increasing her power and gaining control of starlight.
• Ye Ningshuang's attacks pressured the Star-Devouring Ancestor, but he detonated himself and escaped after a white-haired figure froze him with a sword strike.
• Ye Ningshuang realized her projected Ying Huaixu had drained both her spirit seas, while the other Twenty-Three Star-Devouring Ancestors sat bolt upright in alarm.

The Star-Devouring Clan feared Ye Ningshuang’s ability to devour its members and tried to separate her from Ying Huaixu, but both continued growing stronger. After Ying Huaixu sent Ye Ningshuang pills through Party Trading, a massive force of Star-Devouring Clan Members surrounded his group.

• The Star-Devouring Ancestors ordered their clansmen to avoid Ye Ningshuang and teleported her to the former site of ancient ruins.
• The Ancestors discovered that Ying Huaixu had advanced to Dao Seal Level Three and learned that Ye Ningshuang had entered the ruins.
• The Mile-High Heaven Clan ordered the Star-Devouring Clan to kill Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang, so the Star-Devouring Clan Chief launched the Star-Devouring Plan and prepared Star Cores.
• Ying Huaixu gained two levels from experience earned by Ye Ningshuang, then watched her get teleported away just as they were about to reunite.
• Ying Huaixu used Party Trading to send Ye Ningshuang pills and told her to kill more monsters in the Secret Realm.
• Countless Star-Devouring Clan Members appeared around Ying Huaixu and his companions, leaving the Dragon Girl dismayed.