Recaps

The Ancestral Dragon confronted the Divine Realm’s white-robed man after the intruders left the Hidden Dragon Abyss. Xu Yeming offered to seek a way to restore the Ancestral Dragon’s strength, and Lu Changsheng arrived with Huang Qian and Zhu Jiuyin, where Huang Qian and the Ancestral Dragon recognized their ancestors’ connection to the First Dragon-Phoenix Calamity.

• The white-robed man lifted the Divine Realm figures’ bloodline pressure, ordered them to continue their plan, and left the Ancestral Dragon in the cave.
• The Black Lord and Xu Yeming met the Ancestral Dragon, who learned the Black Lord’s lifespan problem had been resolved thanks to Xu Yeming’s master.
• Xu Yeming offered to consult Lu Changsheng about restoring the Ancestral Dragon’s body or strength, and the Ancestral Dragon promised him a generous reward.
• Xu Yeming contacted Lu Changsheng, who agreed to come and bring the Torch Dragon, while Xu Yeming suggested placing a restriction in the Ancestral Dragon’s soul if needed.
• Lu Changsheng arrived with Huang Qian and Zhu Jiuyin, and the Ancestral Dragon recognized Huang Qian as a descendant of Huang Lisi, his former rival in the First Dragon-Phoenix Calamity.

Huang Qian and the Ancestral Dragon discovered they shared an enemy in the Divine Realm, while Lu Changsheng agreed to help the Ancestral Dragon under strict conditions. The Ancestral Dragon accepted, and Lu Changsheng planned to place his soul in Zhu Jiuyin’s sea of consciousness.

• The Ancestral Dragon explained that the Divine Realm had provoked the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan into their mutual destruction, and Huang Qian agreed they had a common enemy.
• The Ancestral Dragon recognized Zhu Jiuyin’s torch dragon bloodline as a hope for the Dragon Clan’s revival, while Lu Changsheng fed and coached him to hide from danger.
• The Black Lord warned the Ancestral Dragon not to anger Lu Changsheng and explained that Lu Changsheng had helped bring Zhu Jiuyin into the world, prompting the Ancestral Dragon to thank him.
• Lu Changsheng offered to help the Ancestral Dragon if he concealed their meeting, shared all information about the Divine Realm, and accepted a restriction in his soul.
• After the Ancestral Dragon agreed, Lu Changsheng decided to let his soul reside in Zhu Jiuyin’s sea of consciousness so the two could switch control without interfering with each other.

Lu Changsheng devised a way to let the Ancestral Dragon and Zhu Jiuyin share one body by concealing one soul inside an array in Zhu Jiuyin’s sea of consciousness. After installing the array, he sent the Ancestral Dragon’s soul inside, leaving its success uncertain.

• The Black Lord and the Ancestral Dragon doubted Xu Yeming’s unprecedented idea, while Lu Changsheng complained that it could bring unwanted attention and risk failure.
• Lu Changsheng reasoned that an array could hide one soul from the sea of consciousness and prevent it from rejecting the other.
• Lu Changsheng used a vessel that stored and absorbed the power of heaven and earth’s rules to create an array foundation that worked inside a sea of consciousness.
• Lu Changsheng laid a concealment array and installed it in Zhu Jiuyin’s sea of consciousness without resistance.
• The Ancestral Dragon entered Zhu Jiuyin’s sea of consciousness, trusting Lu Changsheng’s method despite fearing that the souls might clash.

After helping the Ancestral Dragon’s soul enter Zhu Jiuyin’s sea of consciousness, Lu Changsheng learned that the Divine Realm was an outsider sealed into this world by mysterious powerful figures. He decided to go to the Divine Realm to investigate their purpose and the larger web of karma surrounding him.

• Lu Changsheng helped the Ancestral Dragon’s soul coexist with Zhu Jiuyin’s, and Zhu Jiuyin agreed to let his ancestor control his body in exchange for something.
• Lu Changsheng asked the Ancestral Dragon about the Divine Realm, and Zhu Jiuyin yielded control so his ancestor could explain.
• The Ancestral Dragon revealed that the Divine Realm had once overwhelmed the other five realms before powerful figures suppressed it and made it a whetstone for them.
• The Ancestral Dragon said those figures had cited possible invasions by hostile races from beyond the world as their reason, but Lu Changsheng suspected they had another purpose.
• Lu Changsheng decided to go to the Divine Realm and asked the Ancestral Dragon whether he knew a way there, shocking everyone present.

Lu Changsheng entered the Divine Realm alone after investigating and modifying the spatial passage connecting it to the Chaos Realm. He emerged undetected in a realm guarded by dozens of people, where vast palaces rose toward the heavens.

• Lu Changsheng decided to travel to the Divine Realm because his search for the enemy had reached a dead end.
• The Ancestral Dragon showed Lu Changsheng the hidden passage and warned that the Divine Realm had guarded and monitored it.
• Lu Changsheng examined the passage, discovered its detection arrays, and added his own arrays to conceal his entry and prepare for a possible escape.
• Lu Changsheng entered the passage alone while Huang Qian stayed behind, and Xu Yeming told her that Lu Changsheng was difficult to pursue.
• Lu Changsheng reached the Divine Realm, avoided dozens of guards by opening a route through space, and emerged among towering palaces.

Lu Changsheng infiltrated the Heavenly Punishment Hall and learned that the Divine Realm was preparing an operation to bring all Six Realms under its control. He followed the hall to a divine vein, where he saw chained, naked slaves whose bodies contained Spiritual Qi and Immortal Qi.

• Lu Changsheng disguised himself and entered the Heavenly Punishment Hall, where he learned the Divine Realm's palaces were ranked Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow.
• The Heavenly Punishment Hall Master announced that the Heavenly Palace had ordered an operation aimed at bringing all Six Realms under the Divine Realm's control.
• The white-robed Divine Envoy promised ten Yellow Rank members a chance to advance to Profound Rank if their slaves extracted enough divine ore essence, and threatened punishment for anyone who disrupted the operation.
• Lu Changsheng decided to investigate the divine vein and its slaves while using the operation as a path toward entering the Profound Rank.
• The Heavenly Punishment Hall traveled through a black hole to the divine vein, where Lu Changsheng saw dense but toxic Divine Qi and chained people whose bodies contained Spiritual Qi and Immortal Qi.

Lu Changsheng entered a Divine Ore Essence mine where enslaved cultivators were worked to death, and he selected twenty workers while secretly preserving their condition. He left the chapter seeking information from four elderly slaves, offering possible escape while warning them against betraying him.

• A Divine Envoy ordered the newcomers to triple their slaves’ gathering speed or face divine fire tempering, then vanished to watch from the shadows.
• Lu Changsheng selected twenty badly weakened slaves and promised pills and possible preferential treatment if they gathered more Divine Ore Essence.
• You Chen and Hu Wei mocked Lu Changsheng’s poor selection, while You Chen whipped a slave and threatened to use Blood Explosion Pills.
• Lu Changsheng secretly sent Qi of Creation into his twenty workers to keep them from deteriorating further without attracting suspicion.
• Lu Changsheng secretly asked four yellowed old men about the mine, offering to help them escape if they gave him valuable information and warning that their restrictions would kill them if they exposed him.

Lu Changsheng questioned four elderly slaves and learned about the Divine Realm’s plans and the Heavenly Palace’s entry rules. After hearing that a slave had died from the poison, he found a possible way to act without attracting suspicion.

• Lu Changsheng secretly questioned four old men while pretending to supervise their work, and they warned him that the Divine Realm had enslaved them after luring them from the lower realms.
• The old men revealed that the Divine Realm planned to build an array using divine ore essence to break through the space between the upper and lower realms, and that an important Heavenly Palace figure had entered seclusion to break through.
• The old men told Lu Changsheng that only a direct summons or a Divine Envoy could bring someone into the Heavenly Palace, and they mentioned the Divine Maiden was seeking a man with matching Yang Qi.
• Lu Changsheng urged the old men to keep working and gathering information while he considered how to remove the poison without raising suspicion.
• A nearby slave died when his depleted body could no longer suppress the poison, giving Lu Changsheng a sudden idea.

Lu Changsheng devised a way to use an artifact to absorb the divine vein’s poison and staged its creation to impress the Divine Realm’s leaders. The Divine Envoy promised him resources and a handsome reward, leaving Lu Changsheng’s plan to gain favor and escape closer to fruition.

• Lu Changsheng decided to forge an external container that could absorb the poison without exposing his own body, and he planned to conceal how he made it.
• Lu Changsheng pretended to labor over refining materials while the Divine Realm disciples and the master of the Heavenly Punishment Hall watched.
• Lu Changsheng tossed the finished container into the air, and it drew in the surrounding yellow poison, visibly clearing the air.
• The Divine Envoy and the master of the Heavenly Punishment Hall rushed to Lu Changsheng, and the Divine Envoy excitedly asked about the container.
• Lu Changsheng claimed the invention came from his artifact-refining experiments, and the Divine Envoy offered him whatever materials and assistance he needed.
• You Chen and Hu Wei regretted offending Lu Changsheng as the Divine Envoy took the container to the Heavenly Palace to secure a reward.

Lu Changsheng was summoned to the Heavenly Palace after his container for toxic divine vein lands earned him acclaim. He arrived before a Heavenly God, who healed and examined him, then asked what reward he wanted.

• The Heavenly Xing Hall Master praised Lu Changsheng for his contribution, promised him a reward, and told him to await the Heavenly Palace’s summons.
• The Heavenly Palace split the sky and sent down the Divine Ascension Stairway, and Lu Changsheng climbed it to the palace.
• Lu Changsheng reached the palace, feigned injury under its pressure, and was carried inside.
• The Heavenly God examined and healed Lu Changsheng, then asked what reward he wanted.

Lu Changsheng earned the Heavenly God's favor by creating containers that absorbed the Divine Vein's poison, but the Heavenly God postponed his reward until a gathering to search for a dao companion for Jiang Yiyu. Lu Changsheng received an Earth Grade residence and promised materials, while Jiang Yiyu threatened to seek a suitable partner in the lower realms herself.

• Lu Changsheng declined to ask for a reward, and the Heavenly God decided to announce his contribution and reward to the entire Divine Realm.
• Jiang Yiyu entered the Heavenly Palace and told the Heavenly God that she would search the lower realms for someone with enough Yang Qi if no candidate was found soon.
• The Heavenly God told Jiang Yiyu to wait while he searched the Divine Realm, then postponed Lu Changsheng's reward until the search gathering in a few days.
• The Heavenly God ordered the Divine Envoy to give Lu Changsheng an Earth Grade private residence, meet his material needs, and have him refine more containers.
• The Divine Envoy brought Lu Changsheng's materials list and promised to deliver the supplies, while Lu Changsheng entered the residence and began inspecting it.

Lu Changsheng, posing as Zhongsheng, continued refining containers that could absorb the divine vein's poison and was visited by the Divine Maiden, Jiang Yiyu, who asked whether he could suppress the Yin Qi in her body. The next day, Lu Changsheng and nearly everyone in the Divine Realm gathered for his reward ceremony and the search for Jiang Yiyu's dual cultivation partner, as a Heavenly God descended above the arena.

• Lu Changsheng learned that his residence was covered in sensing and surveillance formations, left them intact, and continued refining containers.
• Jiang Yiyu visited Lu Changsheng and asked if artifact refining could suppress the Yin Qi in her body; he claimed he could not help her.
• After Jiang Yiyu left, Lu Changsheng secretly marked her with Holy Qi so he could perceive her movements and avoid getting entangled with her.
• Lu Changsheng resumed refining, and the next day the Divine Realm gathered in an enormous floating plain for his reward and the selection of Jiang Yiyu's dual cultivation partner.
• The crowd discussed Zhongsheng's prospects while You Chen and Hu Wei worried about their strained relationship with him; then an old man descended above the arena amid the Four Symbols.

At the Divine Realm gathering, Lu Changsheng concealed his true fire-attributed power while the Divine Maiden Jiang Yiyu drew attention to him. The Heavenly God began rewarding him for his service and revealed that Xuan Heavenly God might take him as a disciple.

• The Heavenly God explained the Divine Realm hierarchy and opened the gathering to find a suitable candidate for Jiang Yiyu.
• Jiang Yiyu urged Lu Changsheng to reveal his Divine Qi, and Lu Changsheng released a doctored presence that failed to impress the Heavenly God or the assembled candidates.
• Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan dismissed Lu Changsheng, while Jiang Yiyu remained suspicious that he was hiding something.
• The Heavenly God brought Lu Changsheng onto a stone platform and announced the Heavenly Profound Artifact Refining Record as one of his rewards.
• The Heavenly God said that if Lu Changsheng met the cultivation method's requirements, Xuan Heavenly God would take him as his disciple, stunning the crowd.

Lu Changsheng touched the Heavenly Profound Artifact Refining Record and accidentally caused an overwhelming resonance by releasing only a tiny bit of his fire presence. Xuan Heavenly God appeared, impressed by the display, while Jiang Yiyu realized Lu Changsheng had been hiding his abilities.

• Azure Heavenly God invited Lu Changsheng to test whether he could touch the Heavenly Profound Artifact Refining Record, and Lu Changsheng pretended the flames hurt as he reached for it.
• Lu Changsheng touched the scroll and released a little of his suppressed presence, causing a vast sea of fire to erupt around him.
• Azure Heavenly God protected the disciples below as Xu Baorui, Ding Wanshan, Tang Huai, and the others stared in shock at Lu Changsheng's resonance with the scroll.
• Jiang Yiyu realized Lu Changsheng had concealed his exceptional Dao of Fire attainments and suspected he had rejected her offer to dual cultivate.
• Xuan Heavenly God appeared, praised Lu Changsheng's unmatched resonance, and watched as the sea of fire vanished and the scroll settled into Lu Changsheng's hand.

Lu Changsheng earned Xuan Heavenly God's recognition and was accepted as his final disciple, receiving a Heavenly Palace Command Token. Azure Heavenly God also arranged for Lu Changsheng to test whether he could suppress Jiang Yiyu's Yin Qi, and Jiang Yiyu was waiting outside his residence when he returned.

• Xuan Heavenly God asked Lu Changsheng to become his disciple, and Lu Changsheng accepted.
• Xuan Heavenly God gave Lu Changsheng a Heavenly Palace Command Token and told him to come to the Heavenly Palace the next day to inherit his mantle.
• Azure Heavenly God questioned Lu Changsheng about concealing his presence, and Lu Changsheng claimed he had felt unworthy of Jiang Yiyu.
• Jiang Yiyu asked Lu Changsheng to try suppressing her Yin Qi, and Azure Heavenly God declared they would become dao companions if he succeeded.
• Azure Heavenly God rewarded Lu Changsheng with three Divine Blood Pills and announced that the Divine Realm would attack the Lower Five Realms when commanded.
• Lu Changsheng returned to his Earth Rank residence and found Jiang Yiyu waiting outside.

Lu Changsheng faced Jiang Yiyu’s insistence that they dual cultivate and prepared to test whether their auras were compatible. As he arrived at the Heavenly Palace with her, Azure Heavenly God called on them to release their auras.

• Jiang Yiyu visited Lu Changsheng and told him their dual cultivation was settled, announcing that they would test their auras at the Heavenly Palace the next day.
• After Jiang Yiyu left, Lu Changsheng studied the Heavenly Profound Artifact Refining Record and decided to finish his investigation quickly so he could escape her.
• The Divine Realm learned that Zhongsheng was Xuan Heavenly God’s disciple and Jiang Yiyu’s chosen dual cultivation partner, angering Xu Baorui, Ding Shan, and Tang Huai.
• Lu Changsheng arrived at the Heavenly Palace the next morning using Xuan Heavenly God’s command token, and Jiang Yiyu followed shortly afterward.
• Azure Heavenly God asked Lu Changsheng and Jiang Yiyu to release their auras so the gods could test whether they could blend.

Lu Changsheng and Jiang Yiyu tested whether their Qi could merge, and it did, easing the danger posed by Jiang Yiyu’s Yin Qi. The Heavenly Gods urged them to dual cultivate so Jiang Yiyu could grow stronger before the Divine Realm’s coming operation against the Chaos Realm, while Xuan Heavenly God took Lu Changsheng aside.

• Azure Heavenly God and Xuan Heavenly God watched as Lu Changsheng and Jiang Yiyu prepared to test whether their Qi could merge.
• Jiang Yiyu and Lu Changsheng released their Qi, and his Qi merged with hers instead of rejecting it.
• Azure Heavenly God and Xuan Heavenly God confirmed that the merger was safe and celebrated the result.
• Xuan Heavenly God urged Jiang Yiyu to dual cultivate with Lu Changsheng so she could advance before the Divine Realm moved against the Chaos Realm.
• Xuan Heavenly God took Lu Changsheng to a side hall while Lu Changsheng hurried away from Jiang Yiyu.

Lu Changsheng trained in the Heavenly Profound Artifact Refining Record under Xuan Heavenly God, whose admiration for his talent grew despite Lu Changsheng’s attempts to appear ordinary. Before leaving, Lu Changsheng asked why the Divine Realm did not attack the lower realms, and Xuan Heavenly God warned him to avoid questions that could cost him his life.

• Xuan Heavenly God asked Lu Changsheng about the Heavenly Profound Artifact Refining Record, then guided him as he began cultivating it.
• Lu Changsheng deliberately made a mistake and suffered backlash, but Xuan Heavenly God was impressed by his progress and called him a promising successor.
• Xuan Heavenly God could not reproduce Lu Changsheng’s vessel, so Lu Changsheng showed him a strand of Grand Primordium Qi and explained that it made the vessel possible.
• Xuan Heavenly God let Lu Changsheng keep the Qi and invited him to continue cultivating and ask questions.
• Lu Changsheng asked why the Divine Realm did not attack the lower realms, and Xuan Heavenly God warned him not to ask about dangerous matters before reminding him to prepare for dual cultivation with Yiyu.

Lu Changsheng secretly treated Jiang Yiyu’s Yin Qi while making her believe they had dual cultivated, then used the opportunity to search the Heavenly Palace. He discovered an unusual presence behind a hidden door and found a gigantic statue.

• Jiang Yiyu urged Lu Changsheng to dual cultivate with her to resolve the Yin Qi inside her.
• Lu Changsheng knocked Jiang Yiyu unconscious, placed her in an illusion of dual cultivation, and used his breath to help her integrate the Yin Qi.
• Lu Changsheng left an external avatar in the cultivation chamber and slipped through space to investigate the Heavenly Palace.
• Lu Changsheng used his Divine Sense to explore hidden spaces throughout the Heavenly Palace, finding no unusual activity in the first hundred or more.
• Lu Changsheng sensed a mysterious presence behind a hidden door deep within the Heavenly Palace and discovered an enormous statue.

Lu Changsheng discovered that the Divine Realm planned to enslave the Lower Five Realms and use the Six Realms' Heavenly Dao power to open a passage for its people. After the Azure Heavenly God and Xuan Heavenly God left, Nüwa's statue turned its gaze toward Lu Changsheng.

• Lu Changsheng recognized the statue as Nüwa, a mythological figure from Earth, and hid nearby when the Azure Heavenly God and Xuan Heavenly God appeared.
• The Xuan Heavenly God said Zhongsheng had made a vessel for absorbing the Divine Vein's toxicity, speeding up the collection of Divine Ore Essence and preparing the thing the Divine Realm needed.
• The Azure Heavenly God explained that the Divine Realm intended to enslave the Lower Five Realms and use the Six Realms' Heavenly Dao power to open a passage for its people, while staying within the rules so they would not be discovered.
• The Azure Heavenly God and Xuan Heavenly God discussed the Chaos Divine Dynasty's core region, Jiang Yiyu, and their suspicion that Lu Changsheng's background was strange; they resolved to keep watching and test him again.
• After the two Heavenly Gods left, Lu Changsheng returned to Nüwa's statue, whose eyes shifted as a gaze from the edge of the heavens fell upon him.

Lu Changsheng confronted Nüwa, who revealed that hidden forces had guided his path and his disciples’ trials, though she refused to explain their ultimate purpose. He left knowing more karma lay ahead and warned that he would not let anyone control him.

• Lu Changsheng sensed Nüwa watching him, but she recognized him and explained that beings from their shared world could detect his presence.
• Nüwa confirmed that ancient Earth’s mythical creatures and figures had truly existed, and admitted that her group had influenced Lu Changsheng’s experiences and his disciples’ paths.
• Nüwa said the Divine Realm was a trial for Lu Changsheng’s disciples and that they would ultimately resolve its problems with his help.
• Lu Changsheng learned that dealing with the Divine Realm would entangle them in the karma of its otherworldly race, and grew angry at the endless chain of obligations.
• Lu Changsheng hinted that he could locate Nüwa’s group, then said he would not confront or expose them for now but would not allow them to lead him around.

Lu Changsheng helped Jiang Yiyu overcome her physique problem, and she awoke with her Yin Qi under control and her cultivation advanced. In the Heavenly Palace, the Xuan Heavenly God postponed Lu Changsheng’s reward until after his return from the Land of Divine Rupture, a destination that puzzled Lu Changsheng and concerned Jiang Yiyu.

• Lu Changsheng hid Jiang Yiyu behind a barrier while she remained in the illusion and pondered what Nüwa had told him about Earth and his past.
• Lu Changsheng removed the barrier as Jiang Yiyu emerged from the illusion, then pretended to wake beside her.
• Jiang Yiyu thanked Lu Changsheng for suppressing her Yin Qi, and he said he had not taken advantage of her because they did not both love each other.
• Lu Changsheng left the chamber so Jiang Yiyu could change, and they later met the Azure Heavenly God and the Xuan Heavenly God in the Heavenly Palace.
• The Azure Heavenly God praised Lu Changsheng for resolving Jiang Yiyu’s problem, while the Xuan Heavenly God postponed his reward until after his return from the Land of Divine Rupture.

The Heavenly Gods sent Lu Changsheng, Jiang Yiyu, Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan into the Land of Divine Rupture to seek a Divine Source Core. Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan questioned Lu Changsheng’s ability to keep up, and the group stood at the secret realm’s entrance as tensions rose.

• The Xuan Heavenly God ordered Jiang Yiyu to accompany Zhongsheng into the Land of Divine Rupture with Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan.
• Jiang Yiyu told Lu Changsheng she would handle the three men if they caused trouble, but he agreed not to confront them, irritating her.
• Lu Changsheng and Jiang Yiyu met Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan at the entrance, where the three men glared at Lu Changsheng.
• Xu Baorui revealed that the mission was to find a Divine Source Core deep inside the realm, which restricted entry to those below the Domain Divine Realm and contained beasts and traps.
• Ding Wanshan called Lu Changsheng dead weight, and Tang Huai warned that the others would not be able to protect him from danger.

Lu Changsheng entered the Land of Divine Rupture with Jiang Yiyu and his three hostile companions, while secretly considering how to kill them and make the strange beasts take the blame. As the group reached the dangerous middle section, Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan exchanged a glance.

• Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan warned Lu Changsheng that his strength was insufficient for the Land of Divine Rupture and implied they would not protect him.
• Jiang Yiyu defended Lu Changsheng, reminding the three men that he was the Xuan Heavenly God's disciple and her nominally chosen dao companion.
• Ding Wanshan entered the Land of Divine Rupture, followed by Xu Baorui and Tang Huai; Jiang Yiyu and Lu Changsheng followed after them.
• The five crossed the outer mountains and pressed deeper, where hazy light, worsening visibility, and strange-beast roars made the journey more dangerous.
• As the group reached the middle section, Xu Baorui, Tang Huai, and Ding Wanshan exchanged a glance that Lu Changsheng noticed.

The Azure Heavenly God and Xuan Heavenly God arranged a dangerous test to expose Zhongsheng’s hidden strength, while Jiang Yiyu’s party approached the Divine Source Core through the Land of Divine Rupture. As the group worried about the powerful beasts ahead, Lu Changsheng quietly searched for a place to act without revealing himself.

• The Azure Heavenly God dismissed a Divine Envoy from his position after the envoy questioned why Zhongsheng was under surveillance.
• The Xuan Heavenly God explained that powerful beasts near the Divine Source Core would force Zhongsheng to reveal his true strength, and that a Chief God could rescue the group if needed.
• Ding Wanshan sensed four half-step Domain Divine Realm beasts and one early-stage Domain Divine Realm beast near the Divine Source Core.
• Tang Huai mocked Zhongsheng for being too weak to protect himself, while Jiang Yiyu worried about keeping him safe and Xu Baorui urged the group to press on.
• Lu Changsheng ignored their remarks and searched for a spot where he could attack without alerting their hidden watcher, thinking of the others’ gravestones.