Chapter Summaries

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.

Lu Changsheng planned to separate Xu Baorui, Ding Wanshan, and Tang Huai so he could kill them without revealing himself, while keeping his main body beside Jiang Yiyu as an alibi. At the Divine Source Core, their attack on the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother triggered an ancient sword formation, and the group was surrounded by Sword Qi.

• Lu Changsheng decided to use the dangers of the Land of Divine Rupture to split up Xu Baorui, Ding Wanshan, and Tang Huai before killing them one by one.
• Jiang Yiyu warned Lu Changsheng to stay beside her as the group found a Divine Source Core guarded by four Half-Step Domain Divine Realm Soul-Devouring Spiders and an Early Stage Domain Divine Realm spider mother.
• Xu Baorui, Ding Wanshan, and Tang Huai explained the spiders' deadly attacks, then joined Jiang Yiyu in preparing to strike the spider mother.
• Jiang Yiyu, Xu Baorui, Ding Wanshan, and Tang Huai launched a full-power attack, while Lu Changsheng pretended to attack and secretly sent part of his power toward an ancient sword formation.
• The spider mother blocked the group's attacks, and Lu Changsheng's diverted power activated the ancient sword formation, filling the area with Sword Qi.

Lu Changsheng used the ancient sword array’s activation and the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother’s attack to scatter Xu Baorui, Ding Wanshan, and Tang Huai. As he fled with Jiang Yiyu and secretly sent External Avatars after the three men, he spotted a powerful exotic beast near Tang Huai’s escape route.

• The ancient sword array manifested nine blood moons and a vast rain of blood swords, while Lu Changsheng privately assessed how useful its powers could be.
• The Soul-Devouring Spider Mother unleashed a space-sealing web, and Jiang Yiyu grabbed Lu Changsheng as the group retreated amid approaching exotic beasts.
• Xu Baorui, Ding Wanshan, and Tang Huai split up to escape the array, while Jiang Yiyu urged Lu Changsheng to stay close to her.
• Lu Changsheng sent three hidden External Avatars after the fleeing men and confirmed that the concealed watcher had not noticed them.
• Lu Changsheng spotted an exotic beast, apparently close in cultivation to the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother, charging toward it along Tang Huai’s route.

Lu Changsheng manipulated the Ancient Sword Formation and Bone-Eroding Dragon Vultures to make Tang Huai's death look like an accident. Tang Huai realized Zhongsheng had orchestrated his death before the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother consumed his soul, while Jiang Yiyu and the hidden observer witnessed the scene.

• Lu Changsheng accelerated the Ancient Sword Formation's blood swords toward Tang Huai, exposing him to the Bone-Eroding Dragon Vultures.
• Tang Huai's jade pendant released a powerful suppressive presence that briefly stopped the beasts and formations, but Lu Changsheng's Holy Qi made the Bone-Eroding Dragon Vultures attack anyway.
• The Bone-Eroding Dragon Vultures destroyed Tang Huai's body, and Lu Changsheng trapped his escaping soul and sent it into the spiderwebs.
• As the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother drained his soul, Tang Huai recognized Zhongsheng as the one behind the attack and died with hatred and regret.
• Jiang Yiyu and the hidden observer witnessed Tang Huai's soul being consumed by the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother.

As Jiang Yiyu and Lu Changsheng fled the Land of Divine Rupture, Tang Huai and Ding Wanshan died, while Lu Changsheng secretly trapped Xu Baorui in a spatial formation. He killed Xu Baorui inside the sealed cage and erased his body, leaving Jiang Yiyu unaware of his actions.

• Tang Huai died after the Bone-Eroding Dragon Vulture, ancient sword formation, and Soul-Devouring Spider Mother attacked him, and Jiang Yiyu warned Zhongsheng to follow her path carefully.
• Jiang Yiyu spotted Ding Wanshan in the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother's compound eyes and hurried onward with Lu Changsheng.
• The Chief God of Inspection sent a dagger after Xu Baorui, but Lu Changsheng guided Xu Baorui into a hidden spatial formation and trapped him in a Space Cage.
• Lu Changsheng entered the Space Cage and stabbed Xu Baorui through the heart and Dantian with swords formed from sword intent.
• Xu Baorui recognized Zhongsheng and questioned his strength before Lu Changsheng killed him, destroyed his body, and erased the traces.

The Chief God of Inspection launched a deadly attack on Zhongsheng to test his strength, while Lu Changsheng carefully played the part of a frightened disciple. Just before the spear could kill him, Xuan Heavenly God intervened and stopped it.

• After Tang Huai, Ding Wanshan, and Xu Baorui died without a trace, the Chief God of Inspection decided to create a crisis for Zhongsheng.
• Lu Changsheng realized Xuan Heavenly God had arranged the mission to test him and resolved to hide his true strength while preparing for the worst.
• The Chief God of Inspection sent a devastating spear at Zhongsheng, and Jiang Yiyu tried to stop it with Xuan Heavenly God's red silk.
• The red silk failed and Jiang Yiyu was pushed aside, leaving Lu Changsheng to face the spear alone.
• Lu Changsheng defended himself with Zhongsheng's fifth-level lightning tribulation cultivation and Law Treasures, then Xuan Heavenly God stopped the spear before it struck him.

Xuan Heavenly God’s deadly trial failed to reveal whether Zhongsheng was hiding his strength, so he ordered the Chief God of Inspection to investigate the deaths of Ding Wanshan, Tang Huai, and Xu Baorui. After karmic evidence appeared to clear Zhongsheng, Xuan Heavenly God demanded a more powerful inquiry, and the chapter ended as the Heavenly Dao Edict began receiving Heavenly Dao power.

• Xuan Heavenly God revealed that he had designed the mission to test Zhongsheng and had expected Jiang Yiyu and the others to face mortal danger.
• Jiang Yiyu challenged Xuan Heavenly God over the three deaths, but he dismissed them as a normal cost of cultivation trials and ordered her to report to the Heavenly Palace with Zhongsheng coming to his residence.
• The Chief God of Inspection used the Soul-Burning Karma Lamps to examine the deaths, and the altered karmic threads implicated the Soul-Devouring Spider Mother and a spatial storm rather than Lu Changsheng.
• Xuan Heavenly God distrusted the results and ordered the Chief God of Inspection to use the Heavenly Dao Edict.
• The Chief God of Inspection consumed nine Dao Heaven Pills and burned ten thousand years of lifespan to summon the edict, which opened as Heavenly Dao power poured into it.

The Chief God of Inspection used the Heavenly Dao Edict to investigate the deaths of Tang Huai, Ding Wanshan, and Xu Baorui, leaving Xuan Heavenly God and Azure Heavenly God uncertain about their suspicions. Xuan Heavenly God then revealed that Lu Changsheng would help perfect a giant sword for the Divine Realm’s operation against the Lower Five Realms.

• The Chief God of Inspection used the Heavenly Dao Edict and learned that Tang Huai, Ding Wanshan, and Xu Baorui had died during karmic tribulations.
• Xuan Heavenly God and Azure Heavenly God questioned whether their suspicions were mistaken, while Azure Heavenly God went to find pills for the Chief God of Inspection.
• Jiang Yiyu confronted Xuan Heavenly God for sending Lu Changsheng on a dangerous mission without openly giving him protection, and Xuan Heavenly God claimed it had been a test.
• Xuan Heavenly God told Lu Changsheng that the Divine Realm was preparing major action against the Lower Five Realms and praised his creativity as an artifact refiner.
• Xuan Heavenly God showed Lu Changsheng a giant sword surrounded by nine dragons and asked him to help perfect it.

Lu Changsheng watched Xuan Heavenly God forge the Realm-Slaying Sword, a weapon intended to break through the spatial restrictions separating the Divine Realm from the Lower Five Realms. He suggested adding two channels to help concentrate its powers, secretly directing Xuan Heavenly God to build in a flaw that could shatter the sword and harm the Divine Realm when it was wielded at full strength.

• Xuan Heavenly God explained that the Realm-Slaying Sword needed its final edge before it could become a weapon close to Perfect Creation Grade.
• Xuan Heavenly God began forging the sword with heaven and earth as his furnace while Lu Changsheng considered how to sabotage it without being detected.
• After half a day, Lu Changsheng saw that the sword’s slaughter Qi could not flow fully into its edge and suggested installing a mechanism to improve its concentration.
• Lu Changsheng proposed opening separate channels for the slaughtering power and the Power of Rules of space at the sword’s Great Void position.
• Xuan Heavenly God praised Lu Changsheng’s idea and asked him to explain the method, unaware that the channels would make the sword shatter and backlash when used at full strength.

After completing the Realm-Slaying Sword, Lu Changsheng gained Xuan Heavenly God's trust and received several powerful gifts before being sent to see Jiang Yiyu. When Jiang Yiyu tried to seduce him, Lu Changsheng knocked her unconscious with an illusion technique and resolved to keep his distance.

• Xuan Heavenly God praised Lu Changsheng's artifact-refining skill, declared his suspicions dispelled, and gave him pills, talismans, a forging platform, and a jade pendant.
• Xuan Heavenly God sent Lu Changsheng to Jiang Yiyu and warned him not to let her down.
• Lu Changsheng addressed Jiang Yiyu as Divine Maiden, prompting her to accuse him of distancing himself and remind him they were dao companions.
• Jiang Yiyu bound Lu Changsheng with red silk and tried to seduce him, but he insisted they lacked affection and asked to get to know each other.
• Lu Changsheng struck Jiang Yiyu and used an illusion technique to stop her, then decided that he should keep his distance from her.

At the Heaven-Worshipping Ceremony, the Divine Realm gathered to pray for its coming campaign against the Lower Five Realms, while Zhongsheng was inexplicably honored above the assembled disciples. The ceremony boosted the Divine Realm’s providence, and Xuan Heavenly God summoned a colossal nine-dragon sword before him.

• A golden lotus lifted Zhongsheng above the Divine Realm’s disciples, puzzling the crowd and leaving Lu Changsheng confused.
• Azure Heavenly God, Xuan Heavenly God, and Pill Heavenly God appeared with the twelve Chief Gods, and Azure Heavenly God announced that preparations for the operation were complete.
• Azure Heavenly God commanded the Divine Realm to worship and offer essence blood, and the three Heavenly Gods, twelve Chief Gods, and ten million disciples fed the profound-gold pillars.
• The pillars formed the Myriad Heavens' Pilgrimage Diagram, whose golden rain increased the providence of those in the Divine Realm.
• Xuan Heavenly God rose and summoned a colossal sword encircled by nine dragons.