Chapter Summaries

After completing the six sense-faculty trials, Qin Yu activated the ancient scroll and received the ultimate divine ability, "Wanyan Return to Silent Origin." He learned its three layers and its irreversible power to return an adversary and all the foundations of their existence to emanation, while excluding Qin Yu himself.

• Qin Yu put away the Heavenly Book containing the complete "Primordial Reversal" and turned his attention to the ancient scroll.
• Qin Yu touched the scroll, and its six ring sigils revealed the fundamental natures of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and knowing.
• The six sense-faculty plates converged into the character "Evolution," which entered Qin Yu's Fate Soul and formed "Wanyan Return to Silent Origin."
• Qin Yu understood the divine ability's Source Realm layers, which evolved an adversary's origin out and back, and its final Return to Emanation, which irreversibly erased the roots of the adversary's existence.
• Qin Yu learned that he was the sole source of the divine ability and could not be its target; the ancient scroll was left pale and empty.

After completing the six faculties, Qin Yu watched the True Evolution Divine Hall disappear and departed the Wanyan Ancestral Land. Two years later, he secretly observed Hua An in a restaurant in Returning Light Heavenly City.

• The Grand Progenitor's ancient stele and the six ancient pillars dissolved after Qin Yu completed the trial.
• The True Evolution Divine Hall vanished, and Qin Yu departed with its last faint light.
• Two years later, Qin Yu sat in an eastern district restaurant in Returning Light Heavenly City, disguised as an ordinary cultivator.
• Qin Yu recognized Hua An, a Soul Thrall under Hua Yin, as he entered the restaurant.
• Qin Yu maintained his inconspicuous demeanor while quietly watching Hua An eat and drink.

A plain-looking man in Returning Light Heavenly City overheard three cultivators discuss the Primordial Dao Clan’s destruction and the search for Chen Jinrong, then concealed his anger. After Hua An left the restaurant, the man waited before quietly following him through the city.

• Hua An drank and ate alone as three Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage cultivators sat at the neighboring table.
• The round-faced fat man said a Void Emanation Realm expert from the Supreme Transformation Primordial Domain had attacked the Primordial Dao Clan while searching for Chen Jinrong.
• The plain-looking man reacted with intense anger at Chen Jinrong’s name but hid it from everyone in the restaurant.
• Hua An paid for his meal and left the restaurant, while the plain-looking man stayed behind until Hua An was far away.
• The plain-looking man paid for his tea, left, and quietly followed Hua An through adjacent streets in Returning Light Heavenly City.

Chen Jinrong, hiding under a plain appearance after two years on the run, ambushed Hua An in Returning Light Heavenly City to strike back at the Hua Lineage. After Hua An’s Primordial Supreme Treasure blocked the first attack but cracked, Chen Jinrong revealed himself and launched another assault, blaming Hua Yin for the Primordial Dao Clan’s destruction.

• Chen Jinrong followed Hua An through Returning Light Heavenly City, confirming that the Hua Lineage disciple was at the True Annihilation Realm · Advanced Stage.
• Chen Jinrong unleashed a surprise attack from the shadows, but Hua An used a Primordial Supreme Treasure given by Hua Yin to survive; the treasure cracked under the impact.
• Chen Jinrong stepped out and confronted Hua An, whose damaged treasure left him with little chance of escape.
• When Hua An asked why he had attacked, Chen Jinrong said Hua Yin was responsible for their deaths and struck again.

Chen Jinrong defeated Hua An after using the bones and residual Dao traces of the Skeleton Star Sea to break his protective treasure. He discovered Hua An was Hua Yin’s Soul Thrall and, despite Hua An’s warning that his master would learn of his death, made clear that he still intended to annihilate him.

• Hua An realized Chen Jinrong was the man who had secretly hunted Hua Lineage disciples for two years and identified him as the gold-robed disciple of the Primordial Dao Clan.
• Chen Jinrong drew on the surrounding skeleton peaks and bone fragments to trap Hua An in a tightening killing field.
• Hua An used an ancient black-gold shuttle to block Chen Jinrong’s attacks, but the shuttle shattered under the combined force of bones and residual traces.
• Chen Jinrong wounded Hua An and discovered a restriction in his Fate Soul containing Hua Yin’s origin essence.
• Hua An warned that Hua Yin would know if Chen Jinrong annihilated him and would avenge him.
• Chen Jinrong declared that he dared to annihilate Hua An, and Hua An’s confidence gave way to fear.

Chen Jinrong avoided killing Hua An outright to keep Hua Yin from discovering his identity, so he extracted Hua An’s Fate Soul and uncovered evidence implicating Hua Yin in Hua Jingyun’s death. He recorded the memories on a jade slip and planned to deliver it to Hua Nongrui to bring Hua Yin down.

• Chen Jinrong realized killing Hua An outright could alert Hua Yin and expose his concealed identity, so he decided to extract Hua An’s soul instead.
• Chen Jinrong began extracting Hua An’s Fate Soul origin, causing Hua An immense pain as memories surfaced.
• Chen Jinrong discovered that Hua An and Hua Yuan had secretly monitored Hua Jingyun under Hua Yin’s orders.
• Chen Jinrong uncovered memories linking Hua Yin, Hua An, and Hua Yuan to the arrangements that led to Hua Jingyun’s death, then copied the evidence onto a jade slip.
• Chen Jinrong finished extracting Hua An’s Fate Soul, killing him, and resolved to deliver the jade slip to Hua Nongrui to expose Hua Yin.

Hua Yin sensed that Hua An’s Fate Soul origin was being extracted and went to investigate, while an ancient disturbance awakened powerful figures throughout the five multidimensional universes. Hua Jingyi linked the disturbance to a possible Primordial Origin Supreme Treasure or the opening of the Gate of the Epoch Barrier, and the immemorial trace at the heart of the Primordial Grave stirred for the first time.

• Hua Yin sensed Hua An’s Fate Soul origin being forcibly stripped away and left the ancestral hall to find out what had happened.
• Hua Jingyi appeared above the Hua Lineage’s ancestral grounds, and Hua Nongrui arrived to greet her.
• Hua Jingyi told Hua Nongrui that the disturbance might signal a Primordial Origin Supreme Treasure or the opening of the Gate of the Epoch Barrier, then ordered the Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage cultivators to assemble the next day.
• The supreme elders, patriarchs, and reclusive experts of the Shangguan, Ju, and Chi Lineages awoke and turned their attention toward the Primordial Grave.
• Experts across the five multidimensional universes sensed the disturbance at the source of the Eternal Silence Long River, where an immemorial trace stirred for the first time.

After returning from the Wanyan Ancestral Land, Qin Yu learned that the Gate of Myriad Daos had opened and cultivators across the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain were rushing toward the Primordial Grave. He chose to deliver the inheritance heavenly book to Senior Wanyan before pursuing the upheaval.

• The Gate of Myriad Daos opened at the source of the Eternal Silence Long River, but the void behind it revealed nothing to the experts watching from afar.
• Qin Yu returned to the Destruction Labyrinth after two years in the Wanyan Ancestral Land and saw tens of thousands of cultivators racing in one direction.
• A cultivator recognized Qin Yu as the Chi Lineage martial tournament champion and told him the gate had opened and was sealed by the Venerable of the Great Dao's Root and Fruit.
• The cultivator explained that the Venerable could revoke an existence's qualification to exist, and said the gate might contain supreme treasures, including Primordial Origin Supreme Treasures.
• Qin Yu learned that the gate was in the Primordial Grave in the Fifth Multidimensional Universe but decided to deliver "Primordial Reversal" to Senior Wanyan first.
• Qin Yu tore open a spatial rift and headed toward the Chi Lineage.

Chen Jinrong disguised himself and joined the crowds heading for the Primordial Grave, planning to use the chaos to ambush Hua Lineage disciples. Qin Yu returned to the Chi Lineage, where he reunited with its leaders and said he would handle an urgent personal matter before going to the battlefield.

• Chen Jinrong changed his appearance and clothes after killing Hua An, then set out for the Primordial Grave while plotting to kill Hua Lineage disciples there.
• Qin Yu hurried through the Chi Lineage’s territory as its members prepared to send another group to the Primordial Grave.
• Qin Yu reunited with Chi Ninghua, who directed him to the Fate Abyss Palace to see Chi Boqian.
• Qin Yu told Chi Boqian and the elders that he would settle an urgent personal matter before heading to the battlefield.
• Chi Boqian ordered the elders to finish preparing the second group’s departure, and they left the Fate Abyss Palace.

Qin Yu returned to the Chi Lineage after completing Wanyan’s task and delivered the complete inheritance heavenly book, “Primordial Reversal,” to him. Wanyan then gave Qin Yu a mysterious black heavenly book whose blank pages could read a person’s fate, karma, past, and future.

• Chi Boqian confirmed that Qin Yu had completed Wanyan’s task and escorted him to the back mountain’s forbidden area.
• Chi Lanyue welcomed Qin Yu and let him enter the forbidden area alone to meet Wanyan.
• Qin Yu presented Wanyan with the complete inheritance heavenly book, “Primordial Reversal,” and Wanyan accepted it with deep emotion.
• Wanyan explained that the black heavenly book was connected to the five principles governing existence and could read those whom it encountered.
• Wanyan gave the black heavenly book to Qin Yu, suggesting that it was fated to be his.

Qin Yu received Wanyan’s heavenly book and learned that the Being As It Is Secret Realm held three known objects and an unexplained fourth. After returning to the Chi Lineage, he learned his friends had recovered and become stewards, then decided to enter the Primordial Grave alone and in disguise to avoid drawing attention.

• Qin Yu accepted Wanyan’s heavenly book, and Wanyan told him about three mysterious objects and an unknown fourth thing in the secret realm.
• Qin Yu left the forbidden area and reunited with Chi Boqian and Chi Lanyue, who did not question him about his meeting with Wanyan.
• Chi Boqian told Qin Yu that his two friends had recovered with the help of Primordial Annihilation Condensation Pills and now served as Chi Lineage stewards.
• Qin Yu said he would leave for the secret realm the next day, but would not travel with the Chi Lineage group.
• Qin Yu explained that he planned to change his appearance and enter the Primordial Grave alone because his growing fame could make him a target.

Qin Yu prepared to enter the Being As It Is secret realm in disguise after Chi Boqian warned him about the five supreme geniuses and the dangers within. He returned to the Chi Lineage and reunited with Shen Qingchen and Su Qingyuan, ending the chapter in a warm celebration of their progress.

• Chi Boqian warned Qin Yu that the four lineages' finest disciples, including Ju Lingyuan, Chi Xiyue, Hua Yanyang, Shangguan Shumu, and Shangguan Hongyin, would enter the secret realm.
• Chi Boqian advised Qin Yu to stay cautious because alliances inside the secret realm could give way to conflict and betrayal over valuable opportunities.
• Qin Yu agreed that Chi Boqian could tell Chi Xiyue he would enter in disguise, but said he would reveal his identity only if they met inside the secret realm.
• Qin Yu returned to his Chi Lineage residence and reunited with Shen Qingchen and Su Qingyuan after two years apart.
• Qin Yu and his friends shared wine and laughed as they discussed Shen Qingchen and Su Qingyuan's cultivation breakthroughs and new steward roles.

After a warm reunion with Shen Qingchen and Su Qingyuan, Qin Yu tried to comprehend the Causeless Heavenly Questioning Book but was repeatedly blocked by a mysterious fog. He set out that night for the Primordial Grave, traveling inconspicuously among a vast crowd of cultivators bound for the Fifth Multidimensional Universe.

• Shen Qingchen and Su Qingyuan shared lighthearted memories with Qin Yu over wine before taking their leave.
• Qin Yu examined the Causeless Heavenly Questioning Book and sensed it probing his past and fate when he touched it.
• Qin Yu repeatedly explored the book's mysteries, but a sudden fog blocked every path before he could reach their deepest meaning.
• Qin Yu dismissed the book and decided to leave immediately for the Primordial Grave instead of waiting for dawn.
• Qin Yu entered the Void Dharma Realm and joined the throng of cultivators traveling toward the Fifth Multidimensional Universe without drawing attention to himself.

Qin Yu traveled with the vast stream of cultivators toward the Primordial Grave, learning that the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas was open but no one dared enter its lightless interior. He reached the gate at the source of the Eternal Silence Long River and saw only immeasurable darkness beyond it.

• Cultivators traveling ahead of Qin Yu discussed the crowded secret realm, the black fog beyond the open gate, and the dangers of entering first.
• Qin Yu quietly listened, kept pace with ordinary cultivators, and continued toward the Fifth Multidimensional Universe as forces from across the Eternal Nonexistence Limitless Domain converged on the Primordial Grave.
• Qin Yu followed the crowd north toward the source of the Eternal Silence Long River, where the surrounding land and traces of the Dao vanished into stillness.
• Qin Yu reached the outskirts of the secret realm and saw the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas standing intact at the river’s source, surrounded by silent cultivators.
• Qin Yu looked through the fully open gate and saw only absolute darkness beyond its doorway.

Qin Yu discovered that the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas annihilated every attempt to probe the darkness beyond it, leaving entry as the only way to learn what lay inside. By dawn, the four great Lineages and five Wuji Realm prodigies had gathered before the gate, but no one had dared to enter.

• Qin Yu watched cultivators’ divine senses vanish at the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas, then cautiously tested it himself and withdrew after his perception was annihilated.
• Morning broke over the Primordial Grave as cultivators continued to gather, while attempts to probe the gate’s darkness all failed.
• Qin Yu saw Hua Yin, Ju Moting, Shangguan Wan'er, and Chi Tongyue leading the four great Lineages’ camps near the gate.
• Qin Yu identified Ju Lingyuan, Chi Xiyue, Hua Yanyang, Shangguan Shumu, and Shangguan Hongyin as the five Wuji Realm prodigies gathered there.
• The crowd waited before the open gate, but no one took the first step into its darkness.

Qin Yu and the gathered cultivators waited outside the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas, each unwilling to be the first to enter its unknown secret realm. When a burly Eternal Silence Realm Peak cultivator tried to investigate an ancient pattern, it activated a forbidden formation and drained him to ashes, leaving the gate blazing with light as the black hole began to churn.

• The cultivators argued over who should scout the secret realm, while Qin Yu watched the standoff and the five great heavenly talents kept their distance from one another.
• Hua Yanyang deflected Shangguan Shumu’s question about whether the Hua Lineage would seize the first opportunity to enter.
• A burly Eternal Silence Realm Peak cultivator stepped forward with a divine weapon and approached the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas.
• The burly man touched an ancient formation pattern, which trapped him and drained his body and Fate Soul until he crumbled into ashes.
• Ancient patterns across the cliff and gate lit up, and the pitch-black hole inside the gate began to churn.

An ancient restriction trapped Qin Yu and thousands of cultivators in black fog around the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas, immobilizing them and cutting off escape. The gate spoke four cryptic lines about steadfast Dao hearts, suggesting the fog was a test, but no one yet knew how to pass it.

• Black fog burst from the Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas, engulfed the cultivators, and sealed the thousand-li area against escape.
• Qin Yu and every other cultivator were immobilized as the fog's cold seeped toward their Fate Souls.
• Cultivators tried and failed to break the spatial barrier, while sects and Lineages called their members together and formed defenses.
• The Ancient Gate of Myriad Dharmas illuminated its formation patterns and spoke four lines about steadfast Dao hearts and seeking the path with true intent.
• Qin Yu recognized that the fog was part of the gate's test, while other cultivators debated whether holding to their Dao hearts would let them proceed.

Black fog invaded the cultivators’ consciousnesses and caused them to see and hear different false realities, while Qin Yu remained clearheaded until the fog drew his consciousness away from his body. He entered a realm filled with treasures, recognized it as an illusion, and learned that it was the first test, the Illusory Domain of Greed and Delusion.

• The black fog seeped into cultivators’ seas of consciousness, making them mistake companions for enemies and attack one another.
• The cultivators’ senses and Fate Soul marks became unreliable, and their groups fell into chaos as they struggled to distinguish reality from illusion.
• The fog reached Qin Yu, muffled the sounds around him, and drew his consciousness away from his restrained physical body.
• Qin Yu opened his eyes on an ancient jade platform surrounded by pills, tomes, weapons, and other treasures.
• Qin Yu recognized the treasures as unreal, and the words “Illusory Domain of Greed and Delusion” appeared as the first test.

Qin Yu faced the Illusory Domain of Greed and Delusion, which trapped cultivators by making them cling to treasures and desires they knew were illusions. He understood the test and began letting go of its offerings, leaving the trial unresolved as he moved past an ancient sword without taking it.

• An old man, a cultivator tempted by pills, and a sect expert became trapped in their own illusions because they could not relinquish their desires.
• The illusion offered Qin Yu treasures, cultivation opportunities, higher realms, and finally a blank book that promised an answer he sought.
• Qin Yu recognized that knowing an illusion was false did not mean he had truly let go, and he examined the temptations without turning away.
• Qin Yu acknowledged the value of powerful weapons but refused an ancient sword that offered itself to him, saying he had come this far without it.

Qin Yu passed the Illusory Domain of Greed and Delusion by refusing its shortcuts and the promise of answers, while another cultivator failed because he still desired a false treasure. The five great Heavenly Prodigies also passed, and all who succeeded were drawn into the second trial.

• Qin Yu admitted he wanted strength and answers but chose to pursue them on his own path, causing the illusory world to shatter and completing the first trial.
• An Eternal Silence Realm expert failed after saying he wished a false Dao seal were real, losing his qualification to enter the Being As It Is Secret Realm.
• A woman watched the treasures in her illusion dissolve and passed, while her consciousness sank into an unknown second trial.
• The black mist withdrew from failed cultivators, who realized they had lost despite never taking the offered treasures.
• Ju Lingyuan, Chi Xiyue, Hua Yanyang, Shangguan Shumu, and Shangguan Hongyin rejected their personalized temptations and passed the first trial.
• The five Heavenly Prodigies were carried deeper into the black mist, where the second trial awaited them.