Chapter Summaries

Lin Heng used the power of the five-layer Primordial Chaos World to observe the Thunder God Domain and learned from an electric rat that lightning could enhance speed and paralyze. As he pursued the rat with his new technique, a hidden attack cut his arm and left his body numb.

• Lin Heng rejected the Good Avatar’s suggestion to destroy the misty space and accepted the Evil Avatar’s plan to claim it as his territory.
• Lin Heng spotted an electric rat circling him and discovered that it used lightning to accelerate when he tried to freeze it.
• Lin Heng realized the trial was teaching him to use the properties of the Power of Origin, then wrapped himself in lightning and chased the rat.
• Qiangliang, Tian Wu, Rushou, and Zhu Jiuyin watched Lin Heng through the Mystic Light Mirror and discussed his progress and the trials ahead.
• Lin Heng caught up with the electric rat, but a hidden attack cut his right arm and numbed his body.

Lin Heng used the Origin of Water and the Origin of Lightning together to defeat a flying mantis, then entered a state of enlightenment while pondering how to combine the eight Powers of Origin. His Good Avatar and Evil Avatar guarded him as he began his enlightenment.

• Lin Heng was wounded by a flying mantis whose speed and lightning attacks overwhelmed his defenses.
• Lin Heng trapped the mantis in a Wall of Water and struck it with Thunder Dragon Break, combining water and lightning to kill it.
• Qiangliang, Tian Wu, Rushou, and Zhu Jiuyin praised Lin Heng’s insight and criticized the Eight Great Imperial Clans for failing to develop their Powers of Origin.
• Lin Heng reflected on combining the eight Powers of Origin and entered a profound state of enlightenment.
• The Good Avatar set a restriction around Lin Heng, and the Good Avatar and Evil Avatar stood guard against anyone who might interrupt him.

Lin Heng entered sudden enlightenment and was concealed by Qiangliang and the other guardians, while Lei Yuxiao died in the Thunder God Domain after failing to understand its lightning tribulation. Ling Wushuang recognized that his trial’s lightning pool tested how he used his Power of Origin and prepared to cross it.

• Lin Heng entered sudden enlightenment, and Qiangliang and the other guardians hid him in the void so he would not be disturbed.
• Lei Yuxiao entered the Thunder God Domain and was struck by successive bolts of lightning he could not control or withstand.
• Lei Yuxiao died under the lightning tribulation, and Qiangliang, Tian Wu, Zhu Jiuyin, and Rushou criticized his failure to understand its power.
• Ling Wushuang found a lightning pool blocking his path and discovered that he could not fly across it.
• Ling Wushuang sensed that the pool’s destructive lightning was testing how he used his Power of Origin, earning praise from Qiangliang and Tian Wu for his comprehension.

Ling Wushuang and the other Nine Heavens powerhouses struggled through the trials and improved their control of the Power of Origin, while Lei Yuxiao died in the Thunder God Domain. Lin Heng remained in enlightenment for a full day and night, awakening a soul-deep pressure that impressed both of his avatars.

• Lei Yuxiao was struck dead by lightning in the Thunder God Domain.
• Ling Wushuang used his Power of Origin to cross the lightning pool on foot, steadily improving his control as Qiangliang and the others watched.
• Yan Xishan survived the lightning swamp after reaching a new level of comprehension of the Origin of Fire and recovering with pills.
• Ye Feng used his Power of Origin to replace the lightning in the chain and began crossing it, balancing his energy expenditure as the lightning grew stronger.
• After a full day and night of enlightenment, Lin Heng radiated pressure that frightened his two avatars, and the Evil Avatar remarked that he would likely never get another chance to beat the original.

After two days and a night of enlightenment, Lin Heng awoke with his soul realm advanced to the Sovereign Realm and said he had comprehended Myriad Origins Return to One. The guardians returned him to the Thunder God Domain, where Lin Heng appeared to sense their actions and thanked them through the Mystic Light Mirror.

• Qiangliang and the other guardians worried that Lin Heng’s prolonged enlightenment might leave him consumed by power, like the great devil from the Myriad Phenomena Realm.
• Lin Heng awoke with a frightening, abyss-like gaze, then meditated until his usual clarity returned and he suppressed the demonic thoughts in his heart.
• Lin Heng told the Good Avatar and Evil Avatar that a voice had tried to draw his soul into an abyss, but the Heavenly Estate’s master’s inheritance power had pulled him back.
• The Evil Avatar realized Lin Heng’s soul realm had risen to the Sovereign Realm, and Lin Heng said his greatest gain was comprehending Myriad Origins Return to One.
• Qiangliang and the guardians shifted the space back to the Thunder God Domain, and Lin Heng bowed toward the Mystic Light Mirror to thank them for looking after him.

Lin Heng completed the Heavenly Estate trials and demonstrated a deeper mastery of Myriad Origins Return to One by purifying the lightning-filled space. Qiangliang and the others warned him that the third-level Heavenly Estate in the Third Heaven was deadly and that its guardians would become his enemies unless he grew strong enough.

• Lin Heng realized Qiangliang and the others had moved his space into the void to protect his sudden enlightenment, and he thanked them for their help.
• Lin Heng gathered all the lightning in the misty space and purified it, revealing a peaceful paradise and astonishing Qiangliang, Zhu Jiuyin, and the others.
• Qiangliang decided Lin Heng had surpassed the trials and said the remaining challengers, including Ling Wushuang, would soon be sent out.
• Qiangliang and Zhu Jiuyin warned Lin Heng not to enter the third-level Heavenly Estate before mastering his inheritance, while Tian Wu cautioned that its people would be his enemies.
• Lin Heng thanked the seniors and resolved to integrate his inheritance and new insights before pursuing the third Heavenly Estate.

Lin Heng and the survivors left the Heavenly Estate after clearing the Thunder God Domain, and the ruins vanished behind them. When the Eight Great Imperial Clans learned of Lin Heng’s treasures and the losses inside, Yan Xishan stirred their leaders’ anger and greed against him.

• Lin Heng and the others received their rewards, then were teleported out as the Heavenly Estate disappeared.
• Ling Wushuang and Ye Feng chose to keep their suspicions about Lin Heng’s connection to the estate to themselves, and Lin Heng quietly felt relieved.
• Lin Heng’s group returned from the magma and met experts from the Eight Great Imperial Clans and the ascenders, who had rushed over after receiving word from Ling Wushuang and Yan Xishan.
• Ling Wushuang described Lin Heng’s strength while concealing his secrets, but Yan Xishan blamed Lin Heng for the clans’ losses and handed over his rewards.
• Yan Xishan told the eight Saint Emperors that Lin Heng had obtained several First-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasures, including one containing a vast amount of Primordial Spiritual Qi, stirring their interest.

After learning the truth about Lin Heng’s strength in the ancient ruins, the Eight Great Imperial Clans renewed their plans to kill him, while Ao Zhantian warned him and offered shelter. As Yan Xishan recounted the expedition in detail, the eight Saint Emperors suspected Lin Heng possessed a four-layer Primordial Chaos World and feared he might one day surpass the Nine Heavens.

• The Fire Separation Saint Emperor and the other clan leaders considered secretly taking Lin Heng’s treasures, but Yan Xishan revealed that Lin Heng and his avatars could kill Heavenly Firmament cultivators.
• The Eight Great Imperial Clans decided Lin Heng was too dangerous to leave alive and went to the Fire Clan to hear Yan Xishan’s full account.
• Ao Zhantian warned Lin Heng that the clans might attack him in secret and invited him to stay at the Firmament Hall, but Lin Heng refused to hide.
• Qin Hongmian gave Lin Heng a piece of white jade containing her soul power so she could find him and come to his aid if he faced danger.
• In the Fire Clan’s great hall, Yan Xishan described the Heavenly Estate expedition, leading the Saint Emperors to suspect Lin Heng had a four-layer Primordial Chaos World.

After learning how strong Lin Heng had become, the Saint Emperors of the Eight Great Imperial Clans agreed that he and the ascenders had to be stopped. The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor won their support for a plan to lure Lin Heng and the Battle Heaven Pavilion into the Third Heaven and destroy them, with the Lei Clan's progenitor prepared to confront the ascenders' hidden backer.

• Yan Xishan's account of the ancient ruins convinced the Saint Emperors that Lin Heng might be a powerhouse with a four-layer Primordial Chaos World and could eventually surpass the Nine Heavens.
• The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor urged the Eight Great Imperial Clans to eliminate Lin Heng before the ascenders gained more influence.
• The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor proposed inviting Lin Heng and the Battle Heaven Pavilion to settle in the Third Heaven, then tampering with their battle to establish a foothold and planting Sovereign Realm powerhouses among their opponents.
• The Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor revealed that his father, the Lei Clan's progenitor, was prepared to join an all-out war and believed he could slay the ascenders' backer.
• The Fire Separation Saint Emperor and the other six Saint Emperors agreed to the plan, which would begin once Lin Heng left Ao Zhantian's protection.

After the ancient ruins, Lin Heng reassured Ao Zhantian that he would remain an ally of the ascenders while warning that he would retaliate ruthlessly if the Eight Great Imperial Clans targeted his loved ones. He hoped they would not provoke him, though he was prepared to retreat into time-accelerated cultivation and destroy them if forced.

• Lin Heng gave each of the Five Ascender Factions a Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure, earning their appreciation for his generosity and humility.
• Ao Zhantian visited Lin Heng privately, and Lin Heng let him ask about the ancient ruins while keeping some of his secrets undisclosed.
• Ao Zhantian warned that Lin Heng's revealed trump cards could push the Eight Great Imperial Clans and previously neutral Saint Emperors to target him.
• Ao Zhantian cautioned that the Eight Great Imperial Clans might threaten Lin Heng through his family, and Lin Heng vowed to avenge anyone they harmed and destroy their descendants if they attacked Battle Heaven Pavilion.
• Lin Heng considered using Zhu Jiuyin's time spirit treasure to cultivate for billions of years if driven into a corner, but said he preferred his life with his family and disciples.

Lin Heng and Ao Zhantian saw the Eight Great Imperial Clans’ invitation for Battle Heaven Pavilion to establish itself in the Third Heaven as a trap meant to restrict its growth, but Lin Heng chose to accept the dangerous opportunity. At the Stellar Fire Sacred Domain, the Fire Separation Saint Emperor proposed the move, and the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor backed him with talk of confronting the foreign races.

• A Firmament Hall disciple told Lin Heng and Ao Zhantian that the Eight Great Imperial Clans had invited the Five Ascender Factions to discuss Battle Heaven Pavilion moving to the Third Heaven.
• Ao Zhantian and Lin Heng concluded that the clans intended to limit Battle Heaven Pavilion’s growth and exploit the battle to establish a foothold, but Lin Heng decided to accept the opportunity.
• Ao Zhantian told Qin Hongmian and the other faction leaders that Lin Heng agreed to the proposal, and they arranged to meet with the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
• At a banquet hosted by the Fire Separation Saint Emperor at the Stellar Fire Sacred Domain, the Eight Great Imperial Clans welcomed the ascenders and praised Lin Heng.
• The Fire Separation Saint Emperor proposed that Battle Heaven Pavilion establish itself in the Third Heaven, and the Thunder Punishment Saint Emperor supported the proposal by citing unrest among the foreign races.

The Eight Great Imperial Clans tried to lure Lin Heng and the Battle Heaven Pavilion to the Third Heaven with lavish gifts and territory. Lin Heng agreed to move in five years, while secretly knowing his hundred-millionfold time spiritual treasure gave him an advantage they could not imagine.

• The Eight Great Imperial Clans praised Lin Heng and urged him to establish the Battle Heaven Pavilion in the Third Heaven.
• Lin Heng claimed the pavilion lacked resources, and the Fire Separation Saint Emperor presented a generous gift list and a map of territories in the lower heavens.
• Lin Heng agreed to the move but asked for time to prepare, then said five years would suffice.
• The Fire Separation Saint Emperor accepted the five-year deadline and offered help if the Battle Heaven Pavilion encountered difficulties.
• Lin Heng realized the clans could provide further resources during the next five years, while they remained unaware of his hundred-millionfold time spiritual treasure.

Lin Heng returned to the Battle Heaven Pavilion and planned its move into the Third Heaven, arranging resources, alliances, and Chu Mei’s grandmother’s rescue. As the group discussed how to prepare for the move, Sun Yuan volunteered to handle the task of securing the lower heavens.

• Lin Heng met Sun Yuan and promised to take him to the Buddhist Sect’s Sacred Pool to purify his baleful Qi.
• Situ Jiannan and Chu Mei joined Lin Heng, who explained how the Eight Great Imperial Clans had invited the Battle Heaven Pavilion to establish itself in the Third Heaven.
• Lin Heng showed them Zhu Jiuyin’s time spirit treasure and gave Situ Jiannan the resources supplied by the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
• Lin Heng promised Chu Mei that he would rescue her grandmother within ten years and asked Situ Jiannan to prepare sect grounds and build relationships across the Sixth through Third Heavens.
• Situ Jiannan proposed preparing in the lower heavens and having Lin Heng overawe their factions, but Sun Yuan volunteered to take charge.

Lin Heng and Sun Yuan visited the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to purify Sun Yuan’s baleful Qi, then returned to the Battle Heaven Pavilion, where Sun Yuan broke through to the Primordial Realm. His breakthrough alarmed the Eight Great Imperial Clans and increased the ascenders’ concern about the Pavilion’s move into the Third Heaven in five years.

• Situ Jiannan proposed that Lin Heng overawe the factions from the Sixth Heaven to the Fourth Heaven, but Sun Yuan volunteered to lead the effort.
• Lin Heng and Sun Yuan visited the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, where the abbot let Sun Yuan use the Heavenly Lake to purify his baleful Qi.
• Sun Yuan spent three days and three nights in the Heavenly Lake, and Lin Heng compensated the abbot with a Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure after the water turned faintly black.
• After returning to the Battle Heaven Pavilion, Sun Yuan entered seclusion, and half a month later Lin Heng sensed him break through from Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable to the Primordial Realm.
• The Eight Great Imperial Clans viewed Sun Yuan’s breakthrough as a threat, while the ascenders welcomed it and worried that the Pavilion’s move into the Third Heaven would invite greater danger.

Sun Yuan broke through to the Primordial Chaos Profound Stage, then proposed challenging sects across the Sixth, Fifth, and Fourth Heavens to earn support for the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s future establishment in the Third Heaven. Lin Heng agreed and took Sun Yuan into a time spirit treasure for a year of training while arranging for his clones and the pavilion’s leaders to manage and protect the sect.

• Sun Yuan advanced from the Primordial Chaos Yellow Stage to the Primordial Chaos Profound Stage, and the Battle Heaven Pavilion celebrated for three days.
• Lin Heng told Situ Jiannan that he planned to enter seclusion to comprehend the inheritance from the Heavenly Estate.
• Sun Yuan proposed setting up arenas in the Sixth, Fifth, and Fourth Heavens to make the sects accept the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s establishment in the Third Heaven.
• Lin Heng agreed to Sun Yuan’s plan on the condition that they train together for a year inside the time spirit treasure.
• Lin Heng assigned his good and evil clones to instruct disciples and guard the sect while Situ Jiannan and Chu Mei handled pavilion affairs.
• Lin Heng took Sun Yuan into the time spirit treasure and began guiding his cultivation.

Lin Heng explained the Dao Realm to Sun Yuan and demonstrated how it could halt attacks and create terrifying visions, while warning that its use demanded immense soul power. He agreed to release Sun Yuan to challenge the Sixth Heaven only if Sun Yuan comprehended a Dao Realm within a year of fighting him.

• Lin Heng invited Sun Yuan to attack at full strength, but his Dao Realm stopped Sun Yuan's fist before it reached him.
• Lin Heng explained how the Dao Realm worked and told Sun Yuan that he would need to comprehend one before he could safely set up a challenge arena in the Sixth Heaven.
• Sun Yuan eagerly agreed to fight Lin Heng for a year until he comprehended the Dao Realm.
• Lin Heng trapped Sun Yuan in his Dao Realm, where Sun Yuan saw Lin Heng as a terrifying sword, then demonstrated collapsing space with a grasp.
• Lin Heng withdrew the Dao Realm, grew pale from the strain on his soul power, and reflected that his early comprehension came from cultivation and battles in the Battle Heaven Pavilion.

After comprehending the Dao Realm in the time Spirit Treasure, Sun Yuan began arena battles at God-Slaying Mountain to make the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s name known. He agreed to fight Xierba without entering his battle state, and their match was about to begin.

• Sun Yuan left the time Spirit Treasure after Lin Heng urged him to show the Battle Heaven Pavilion’s might, then had Situ Jiannan announce his arena challenge across the Sixth Heaven.
• Situ Jiannan chose God-Slaying Mountain as the arena, and hundreds of sects and spectators gathered there.
• Sun Yuan arrived with the Evil Avatar and over a thousand Battle Heaven Pavilion disciples, then offered a Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure suit of armor to anyone who defeated him.
• Xierba, patriarch of the Kamino Hand Clan and a Primordial Chaos Profound Stage powerhouse, challenged Sun Yuan to fight without entering his battle state.
• Sun Yuan accepted Xierba’s condition, and Xierba entered the formation as an earthy yellow light began rising from his body.

Sun Yuan defeated Xierba in less than ten breaths, killing him with a golden saber after shattering his Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure. The onlookers suspected the saber was a Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure, while Sun Yuan kept his more powerful trump card concealed.

• Xierba transformed into his clan's battle form and charged Sun Yuan with a massive axe.
• Sun Yuan vanished using Primordial Chaos World Power and confused Xierba with multiple apparent locations.
• Sun Yuan struck Xierba's axe twice, forcing him to drop it and shattering the Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure.
• Sun Yuan pierced Xierba's skull with a golden saber and killed him, leaving the crowd stunned.
• The onlookers guessed Sun Yuan's saber was a Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure, and Sun Yuan confirmed he had not used a First-Class one.

After defeating Xierba, Sun Yuan drew Yan Chong of the Fire Clan into a fight without his combat form or weapon. Yan Chong gained the initial advantage with his fire attacks, but Sun Yuan evaded them and vanished just as Yan Chong thrust his spear at him.

• Sun Yuan taunted the watching clans and sects until Yan Chong, a peak Primordial Chaos Profound Stage expert from the Fire Clan, stepped forward.
• Yan Chong tried to make Sun Yuan fight without his combat form or weapon, and Sun Yuan agreed and put away his saber.
• Yan Chong filled the arena with the origin of fire and launched three flame attacks, aiming to counter Sun Yuan's Primordial Chaos World Power.
• Sun Yuan used the Law of Time to alter the flames' speeds and dodged their explosions.
• Yan Chong accelerated his spear attack and charged at Sun Yuan, who vanished before the spear could hit him.

Sun Yuan defeated Yan Chong after revealing the Five-Spirit Fierce Ape clan’s secret clone art, then prepared to leave the arena when no one from the Sixth Heaven challenged him. Lei Heng of the Fifth Heaven’s Lei Clan stepped forward and challenged Sun Yuan, who accepted without hesitation.

• Sun Yuan used three Five-Spirit Clones to distract Yan Chong and struck him from behind, forcing Yan Chong to surrender.
• Yan Chong accused Sun Yuan of fighting unfairly, but the spectators mocked him, and the Fire Clan ordered him to return.
• Sun Yuan announced that he would leave and never hold another arena in the Sixth Heaven if no one challenged him.
• Lei Heng, a member of the Lei Clan from the Fifth Heaven, stopped Sun Yuan and challenged him.
• Sun Yuan sensed that Lei Heng was only at the Primordial Chaos Earth Stage and accepted the challenge.