Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian pulled the Mount Longhu stele free, retrieved a Daoist art called Purple Firmament Divine Lightning from a grave, and led Chu Feng, Zhou Quan, and Kabuta off the summit. They encountered Jiang Zhexian and Jiang Xinyan at a military encampment, where the chapter ended with the group recognizing one another.

• Xiao Tian pulled the Mount Longhu stele from the ground as the mountain’s Domains and thunder grew violent, while Lin Miaoxian used her treasure to reach the God Tree and take a golden bell.
• Lin Miaoxian led Gu Xuanhai, Elder Qin, and Commander Ge down the mountain, while Xiao Tian’s group found an ancient temple and Kabuta lost an arm to a hidden attacker.
• Xiao Tian led the group past a graveyard, where a gravestone cracked after he kowtowed and he took the yellow paper bearing the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning technique.
• Kabuta explained why the profound technique was difficult to remember, but none of the four could retain its words as they descended from the summit.
• Xiao Tian and his companions reached a military encampment, where Jiang Zhexian recognized them and Jiang Xinyan ordered the soldiers to lower their weapons.

Xiao Tian traded information about Mount Longhu with Jiang Zhexian, then crippled a powerful elder who tried to rob his group. Half a month later, Poseidon returned, disrupting Xiao Tian’s plans as Dragon Country prepared for an urgent conference.

• Jiang Zhexian traded an incomplete Divine Guidance manual and copied Daoist scripture for Xiao Tian’s account of Mount Longhu and Lin Miaoxian’s expedition.
• Jiang Youwei secretly sent a family elder after Xiao Tian’s group, but Xiao Tian’s party severed the elder’s arms and left him alive.
• Jiang Youwei learned that the elder had been crippled and blamed himself before vowing resentment toward Xiao Tian, Chu Feng, Zhou Quan, and Kabuta.
• Half a month later, refugees and reports of fallen nations revealed that an ancient temple had risen from the northern ocean and drawn Evolvers to its island.
• Dragon City announced an urgent conference after Poseidon returned, and Xiao Tian realized the Sea God’s arrival had disrupted the Primordial Hongmeng Plan.

Xiao Tian learned that divine beings and devils from neighboring countries had entered Dragon Country, then led Zhou Quan and Kabuta to Kunlun to confront them. At the Flaming Mountains, Zhou Quan attacked a Gaoluo Country expert, and the foreign Evolvers prepared to fight over the treasures.

• Xiao Tian ordered Dragon Country settlements alerted after learning a devil had devastated Ancestor Monkey Country and refugees were flooding into Luo Cheng.
• A messenger reported that the Ancestor Monkey Country devil, Gaoluo Country’s righteous demon, and Yamata no Orochi had entered Dragon Country; Xiao Tian chose to go to Kunlun while Chu Feng guarded Luo Cheng.
• Xiao Tian took Zhou Quan and Kabuta to the Flaming Mountains, where he made Kabuta spread rumors of an emerging treasure to draw out the foreign Evolvers.
• After the crowd gathered, Xiao Tian sent Zhou Quan to provoke the foreigners, and Zhou Quan arrived with a thunderous entrance.
• Zhou Quan struck a Gaoluo Country visualization realm expert head-on and declared that foreigners must leave Dragon Country, prompting the gathered Evolvers to challenge him.

Zhou Quan defeated Yokese and fought the Gaoluo Country demon while Evolvers searched the Flaming Mountains for the Sword in the Stone. Xiao Tian seized the sword after it acknowledged another Evolver, just as a terrifying presence approached and demanded it.

• Zhou Quan overpowered Yokese, whose Sword in the Stone strike failed to stop him, and sent him flying into the earthfire.
• A Gaoluo Country demon appeared and swallowed Yokese, then battled Zhou Quan until it fled under the force of his punches.
• While Zhou Quan pursued the demon, Evolvers fought over the ownerless Sword in the Stone as Xiao Tian and Biyou Fairy discussed the threats in the Flaming Mountains.
• The Sword in the Stone acknowledged a red-haired, blue-eyed Evolver and raised him to the late Visualization Realm, but Xiao Tian killed him and took the sword.
• Black mist billowed on the horizon as a terrifying presence approached and demanded that Xiao Tian hand over the sword.

Xiao Tian repeatedly survived Yamata no Orochi’s attacks, wounded it, and cut off all eight of its heads until the ancient beast submitted and agreed to become his mount. As mysterious figures gathered near the Flaming Mountains and an extraordinary treasure neared its emergence, Xiao Tian prepared to place a control mark inside Yamata no Orochi.

• Yamata no Orochi demanded the Sword in the Stone, then struck Xiao Tian with its cursed venomous breath, but Xiao Tian emerged unharmed and pierced one of its heads with the sword.
• Yamata no Orochi unleashed a combined attack from all eight heads, yet Xiao Tian appeared again without injury and mocked the beast.
• Xiao Tian declared that Yamata no Orochi must become his mount or die, then appeared on its back and severed all eight heads.
• Yamata no Orochi regrew its heads, but Xiao Tian cut them off again, prompting the beast to surrender and offer to serve as his mount.
• Xiao Tian told Yamata no Orochi to open its mind so he could leave a mark inside its body and heads.

Xiao Tian subdued Yamata no Orochi, whose real name was Ji Daolin, and waited with his companions for the Flaming Mountains’ extraordinary treasure. When the Red Lotus Karmic Fire appeared, ancient Dao Entry Realm powerhouses fought over it, while the Alien Research Base tried to recruit Xiao Tian with an offer of magical treasures.

• Xiao Tian ordered Yamata no Orochi to take human form, introduced him to Zhou Quan, Kabuta, and Biyou Fairy, and gave him resources to heal.
• The Red Lotus Karmic Fire emerged from the Flaming Mountains, and Xiao Tian recognized it as a heavenly flame resembling one from Battle Through the Heavens.
• After a day and night, Fire Fengzi entered the Flaming Mountains, and three other Dao Entry Realm powerhouses joined the fight over the fire lotus.
• Jiang Zhexian learned from her ancestor that many ancient Evolvers had survived by entering slumber, while he warned that alien races posed a greater threat.
• An Evolver from the Alien Research Base offered Xiao Tian a Golden Body Realm magical treasure to help secure the fire lotus for a senior with a Fire Spirit Body.
• Xiao Tian refused the initial offer, citing Yamata no Orochi’s fire affinity, but said he would consider the offer after the man proposed two additional treasures.

Xiao Tian maneuvered through a battle for the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, using Dao Dao Tianzi and Fire Fengzi to confuse the pursuing Dao Entry Realm experts. After killing Fire Fengzi and Master Tianxing with overwhelming power, he stood over the Red Lotus Karmic Fire as the remaining Evolvers watched in terror.

• Xiao Tian declined the Alien Research Organization leader’s offer, while Jiang Zhexian and the Jiang Family approached him as the battle for the Red Lotus Karmic Fire raged.
• Dao Dao Tianzi extracted the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and fled, but Xiao Tian destroyed his banner and took the treasure after Dao Dao Tianzi refused his demand to teach him remote retrieval.
• The pursuing experts killed Dao Dao Tianzi, then surrounded Xiao Tian after discovering the Red Lotus Karmic Fire was missing from his spatial treasure.
• Xiao Tian let Fire Fengzi inspect a storage treasure containing the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, and Fire Fengzi used an explosion to seize it and flee.
• Xiao Tian killed Fire Fengzi with one sword strike; when another expert stole Fire Fengzi’s rings, Xiao Tian’s flames reduced him to ash and released the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
• Xiao Tian revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan and killed Master Tianxing with Emperor Flame Amaterasu, then stood above the Red Lotus Karmic Fire as the Evolvers recoiled in fear.

After a year in seclusion, Xiao Tian emerged as Starry Sky Ancient Clans began invading Aqua Blue Star and taking over cities. You Taixu, a prodigy of the Nether Ancient Clan, was captured after crashing into Luo City's protective formation and warned its residents of a coming genocide.

• Xiao Tian gave the Red Lotus Karmic Fire to Yamata no Orochi to absorb, then returned to Luo City and entered seclusion.
• Over the next year, unrest spread across Dragon Country, while Luo City remained peaceful under its protective formation and its mysterious Golden Body Realm reputation.
• Prodigies from the Starry Sky Ancient Clans descended on Aqua Blue Star, destroying the Yun Family in Dragon City and subjugating Dragon City, Sakura Island, and the Land of Eagles.
• A meteor struck Luo City's formation but failed to break through, and its unconscious passenger was taken to the city lord's residence.
• Xiao Tian emerged from seclusion as You Taixu woke and identified himself as a prodigy of the Nether Ancient Clan.
• You Taixu claimed the starry clans planned to exterminate Aqua Blue Star's inhabitants after exploring its inheritances, but Xiao Tian's group questioned how he had been defeated by Luo City's formation.

Xiao Tian crippled Jiang Taixu and held him for ransom while gathering the holy lands and sects seeking protection in Luo Cheng. When an ancient Demon-Suppressing Hall appeared at Mount Qingcheng, Starry Sky Ancient Clan geniuses forced local Evolvers to test its doors, and Xiao Tian’s group intervened.

• Jiang Taixu revealed the Sin Star’s former glory and the coalition that had destroyed its civilization, then surrendered his Netherworld Ring to Xiao Tian, who shattered his Netherworld Crystal and imprisoned him.
• Xiao Tian let Yamata no Orochi suppress troublemakers in Luo Cheng and offered shelter to Tianxuzi and other displaced groups while waiting to gather their forces.
• A golden phenomenon at Mount Qingcheng revealed the Demon-Suppressing Hall, drawing Starry Sky Ancient Clan geniuses including Lu Hao and Xian You.
• The alien geniuses forced hundreds of Evolvers to strike the palace doors, which blasted them to dust, and then pursued local cultivators to use as scouts.
• Xiao Tian, Yamata no Orochi, Chu Feng, and Zhou Quan confronted ten Starry Sky Ancient Clan geniuses; Yamata no Orochi killed several Dao Entry Realm cultivators with Fire’s Delight.

Xiao Tian and Yamata no Orochi fought the Starry Sky Ancient Clans’ cultivators, with Yamata no Orochi defeating several challengers before Lu Hao attacked Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian silently shattered Lu Hao’s creation-grade technique and left him badly injured, while the surrounding Evolvers watched in shock.

• Yamata no Orochi devoured Ying Kuang’s lightning attacks, advanced to the late Dao Entry Realm, and Xiao Tian slapped Ying Kuang away when he attacked.
• Augustus tried to claim Yamata no Orochi as his mount, but Ji Daolin defeated him with eight-colored power and knocked out other Starry Sky Ancient Clans members.
• Lu Hao arrived and struck Yamata no Orochi with Heavenly Demon Dark Strike, injuring him and demanding that Xiao Tian release their contract.
• Xiao Tian challenged Lu Hao, who attacked with Heavenly Demon Heaven-Shattering Finger, but Xiao Tian’s ripple effortlessly collapsed the technique and left Lu Hao bleeding and apparently unconscious.

Xiao Tian defeated and captured ancient starry sky clan geniuses on Mount Qingcheng, while the clans’ Sages prepared to break Aqua Blue Star’s Domain. After their combined attack failed, the Sages chose to send powerful geniuses and Golden Body Realm cultivators down instead.

• Xiao Tian defeated Lu Hao and captured him along with forty-seven other ancient clan geniuses after Xian You fled.
• Xiao Tian and native Evolvers lured and captured more than three hundred ancient clan geniuses on Mount Qingcheng, including Zichen.
• The ancient clans’ Sages planned to attack Aqua Blue Star’s Domain and send more powerful fighters down after seeing Xiao Tian’s strength and Mount Qingcheng’s treasures.
• Zhou Quan found Half-Saint Li Yunfeng’s saber, Demon-Slaying Blood-Weeping, in a secret realm.
• Fifty-three Sages struck Aqua Blue Star’s Domain together, but the Domain blocked their attack and rebounded with a surge of energy.
• The Sages abandoned their attempt to break the Domain and decided to send monstrous geniuses and Golden Body Realm cultivators down instead.

Xiao Tian comprehended Primordial Hongmeng power, defeated the beings who wielded it, and erased the force devouring Chaos before passing through the Gate of Eternity. In the Primordial Hongmeng Great World, he reunited with its ancient gods, revealed his origins and Chu Feng’s, and received the preserved bonds, family, and friends from his past lives.

• Xiao Tian entered seclusion after sensing Primordial Hongmeng power, while the strange force continued consuming Chaos and eventually devoured half of it.
• Xiao Tian emerged in the Great Void, killed three mighty beings who had gained Primordial Hongmeng power, and continued his cultivation.
• Xiao Tian’s avatars returned to his main body, and he made the power of samsara disappear before telling Heavenly Emperor Ye and the others that Chaos would still undergo its true samsara.
• Xiao Tian entered the Gate of Eternity as Chaos and its inhabitants vanished, while Chu Feng escaped through a spatial gate with Zhou Quan.
• Xiao Tian returned to the Primordial Hongmeng Great World, defeated its 2,999 gods, and explained how he, Chu Feng, and the world had come to be.
• Chu Feng gave Xiao Tian a ball of light containing the bonds, family, and friends from his past lives, and Xiao Tian placed it in a newly created world of Chaos.