Chapter Summaries

Dongfang Yueming returned to the Shi Family and revealed his overwhelming strength after Shi Yu insulted him. He went alone to the Zhao Family, defeated Zhao Wuji, and returned with the Zhao Family’s property deeds, leaving the Shi Family in awe.

• A Shi Family servant secretly went to the Zhao Family to report Dongfang Yueming’s arrival.
• Shi Yu mocked Dongfang Yueming and tried to remove his hat, but Uncle Shi stopped her and declared him the Shi Family’s only hope.
• Dongfang Yueming intimidated Shi Yu with a single glance, then told the Shi Family council he would visit the Zhao Family immediately and vanished before anyone could react.
• At the Zhao Family residence, Dongfang Yueming repelled the experts without moving and destroyed Zhao Wuji’s cultivation with one finger.
• Dongfang Yueming returned to the Shi Family with the Zhao Family’s land deeds, while Shi Yu collapsed in fear and the elders stared at him in awe.

Dongfang Yueming fused the perfected Scorching Fire Spirit Gathering Method with the Sea-Overturning Spirit Gathering Method, transforming his Domain into Water and Fire Purgatory. After killing Xi Feng and Yue Tao on the road, he headed onward, while the Blood Refining Sect Grandmaster learned Li Xuan had gone to Great Xia and rushed there in search of a possible Bloodthirsty Awl fragment.

• Dongfang Yueming perfected the Scorching Fire Spirit Gathering Method and fused it with the Sea-Overturning Spirit Gathering Method, creating the Water and Fire Purgatory Domain.
• Dongfang Yueming encountered Yue Tao and Xi Feng on the imperial road, and Xi Feng taunted him and warned him about Li Xuan.
• Dongfang Yueming told Yue Tao and Xi Feng that Li Xuan was dead, then killed them as they tried to flee.
• The Blood Refining Sect Grandmaster confronted the Earth Spirit Sect after his three-day deadline passed, and the sect master said they could not find the Ash Demon.
• An intelligence deacon reported that Li Xuan had gone to Great Xia, and the Blood Refining Sect Grandmaster hurried there, suspecting the Bloodthirsty Awl's other core fragment might be there.

Dongfang Yueming killed a Blood Refining Sect Grandmaster on his way to the Earth Spirit Sect, then revealed that Li Xuan was dead. He killed Li Potian at the sect gate, leaving the sect master helpless to intervene.

• Dongfang Yueming erased the blood-robed Grandmaster and his Blood Sea Purgatory Domain with Water and Fire Purgatory and Two Aspects Seal.
• Dongfang Yueming reached the Earth Spirit Sect and asked to see the sect master and Li Potian.
• Li Potian recognized Dongfang Yueming and insulted him, while the sect master realized he could not gauge Dongfang Yueming's strength.
• Dongfang Yueming told them that the blood-robed Grandmaster and Li Xuan were dead, then confirmed that he had killed them.
• Dongfang Yueming immobilized the sect master with his Domain and killed Li Potian with a finger strike.

Dongfang Yueming subdued the Earth Spirit Sect and absorbed the energy of the Earth Spirit Spring, gaining enough points to perfect new cultivation methods and martial arts. He transformed his Water and Fire Purgatory Domain and ordered Li Daoxuan to gather martial arts and intelligence on nearby sects with Grandmaster inheritances.

• Li Daoxuan knelt before Dongfang Yueming and offered the Earth Spirit Sect's obedience.
• Li Daoxuan showed Dongfang Yueming the sect's treasury, where Dongfang learned the Scarlet Flame Spirit Gathering Method.
• Dongfang Yueming entered the Earth Spirit Spring, ordered Li Daoxuan to keep others out, and absorbed its spirit vein core for points.
• Dongfang Yueming perfected the Scarlet Flame and Water Soul Spirit Gathering Methods, transforming his Domain into the Water and Fire Heavenly Domain.
• Dongfang Yueming perfected the Heavenly Water Palm and Scarlet Fire Fist and fused them into the Two Aspects Seal.
• Dongfang Yueming ordered Li Daoxuan to send him the sect's lower-level martial arts and detailed intelligence on nearby sects with Grandmaster inheritances.

Dongfang Yueming used the Earth Spirit Sect’s intelligence to target the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and seized its core inheritances after overwhelming the sect. He perfected and fused the stolen techniques, then set his sights on another target as news spread and Li Daoxuan anticipated the arrival of an envoy from the Scarlet Flame Sect.

• Li Daoxuan gave Dongfang Yueming thousands of martial arts volumes and a detailed intelligence jade slip while secretly expecting an envoy from the Scarlet Flame Sect to defeat him.
• Dongfang Yueming chose the Wind and Thunder Pavilion as his first target among the Great Qi Dynasty’s other Grandmaster sects.
• Dongfang Yueming’s Water and Fire Heavenly Domain erased the pavilion’s protective formation and forced Lei Wanjun and the sect’s members to their knees.
• Lei Wanjun surrendered the Wind and Thunder Spirit-Gathering Method and Wind and Thunder Invocation to spare the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Dongfang Yueming perfected and fused the stolen inheritances, then looked toward his next target as news of the pavilion’s defeat spread.
• Li Daoxuan heard the report and grew more eager for the Scarlet Flame Sect envoy to arrive.

Dongfang Yueming’s overwhelming power forced sects across the region to surrender their martial inheritances, which he studied and fused in the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws. He reached the Grandmaster Limit with a nascent world for a Domain and greatly strengthened martial arts.

• Lei Wanjun surrendered the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s foundation, and the Boulder Sect’s master later surrendered the Boulder Spirit-Gathering Method and Boulder Seal after being suppressed.
• The Heavenly Sword Sect’s master saw the sect’s mountain-protecting sword formation shattered and announced that the sect would seal its mountain for a hundred years.
• Sect masters and grand elders from eleven sects across seven dynasties voluntarily brought their most precious inheritances to the Earth Spirit Sect.
• Dongfang Yueming learned and fused thousands of martial arts into the perfected Qi Technique, then combined Grandmaster spirit-gathering methods into the Three Origins Return to One Art and transformed his Domain into a nascent world.
• Dongfang Yueming fused Grandmaster martial arts into the Two Aspects Seal and reached the Grandmaster Limit.

After emerging from the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws, Dongfang Yueming faced a Scarlet Flame Sect envoy and defeated him with his World Prototype and Two Aspects Seal. The envoy escaped with a jade talisman, threatening that the Scarlet Flame Sect would retaliate.

• Dongfang Yueming emerged after seven days and told Li Daoxuan that they would leave for the Central Continent.
• The Scarlet Flame envoy arrived, shattered the Earth Spirit Sect's protective formation, and demanded that Dongfang Yueming kneel.
• Li Daoxuan identified Dongfang Yueming as the man who had seized the Earth Spirit Sect and killed Li Potian.
• The envoy attacked Dongfang Yueming with scarlet sword qi and Divine Sense Stab, but the World Prototype nullified both attacks.
• Dongfang Yueming struck the envoy with the Two Aspects Seal, crushing an arm and half his body.
• The wounded envoy crushed a burning jade talisman and escaped, threatening that the Scarlet Flame Sect would not let Dongfang Yueming go.

Dongfang Yueming killed Li Daoxuan, looted the Earth Spirit Sect, and spent the next half month stripping resources from sects across the Great Qi Dynasty and surrounding regions. With 108000 points, he boarded a ship bound for the Central Continent in disguise, passing unnoticed by a Grandmaster who had once fought alongside him.

• Dongfang Yueming killed Li Daoxuan and the Earth Spirit Sect’s Inner Force elders, then took Li Daoxuan’s storage bag and looted the sect treasury.
• Over the next half month, Dongfang Yueming plundered the treasuries and spirit vein cores of sects across the Great Qi Dynasty and surrounding regions.
• After looting the Heavenly Sword Sect, Dongfang Yueming’s system panel reached 108000 points.
• Dongfang Yueming boarded a giant ship bound for the Central Continent, hiding his aura among a group of mercenaries.
• The Mountain and River Sword Intent Grandmaster overseeing the voyage failed to recognize Dongfang Yueming as he passed him on the ship.

Dongfang Yueming reflected on his plans for reaching the Central Continent when the Purple-Horned Demon Serpent returned to attack the ship, stronger than before. It defeated the Grandmaster of Mountain and River Sword Intent and approached the helpless passengers, leaving the Grandmaster expecting death.

• Dongfang Yueming reviewed his plans to find Dragon Firmament Academy and seek an orthodox method for cultivating an Innate Physique.
• The Purple-Horned Demon Serpent returned with its wounds healed and attacked the giant ship with a powerful beam of venom.
• The Grandmaster of Mountain and River Sword Intent tried to shield the ship, but the serpent shattered his defense and injured him.
• The Grandmaster burned his essence blood and charged the serpent, but its mental assault opened a gap in his technique, and its tail struck him down.
• As the serpent approached the passengers, the gravely injured Grandmaster thought of Dongfang Yueming and closed his eyes, expecting to die.

Dongfang Yueming killed the Purple-Horned Demon Serpent with a single palm strike and saved the ship. Afterward, the Grandmaster of Mountain and River Sword Intent explained the tiers of Innate Physiques and the foundations needed to forge them.

• Dongfang Yueming appeared on the ship's rail as the Purple-Horned Demon Serpent charged at him.
• Dongfang Yueming used Two Aspects Seal, drawing on his World Prototype, and erased the demon serpent, leaving only its inner core.
• Dongfang Yueming collected the demon core and storage bag as the passengers erupted in cheers.
• The Grandmaster of Mountain and River Sword Intent recovered, thanked Dongfang Yueming, and asked how he had gained such strength.
• Dongfang Yueming advised that cultivation techniques and true intents determined a martial artist's potential.
• The Grandmaster described the Mortal-Grade, Spirit-Grade, and Treasure-Grade Innate Physiques, and said the Battle of the Dragon Gate offered a chance to enter the Evolution Dragon Pool.

Dongfang Yueming learned that the Dragon Firmament Academy was in the Central Domain and quietly returned to the Cloud Water Dynasty. Qu Yutang emerged from seclusion at Greater Inner Force and decided to pursue further strength after learning Yun Qian and Yun Han might attend the academy.

• Dongfang Yueming asked the Grandmaster about the Dragon Firmament Academy, then disembarked and disappeared into the Cloud Water Dynasty.
• Qu Yutang emerged from seclusion at Greater Inner Force, and Gu Yue praised her cultivation while discussing the search for Dongfang Ri.
• Xiao Tiance congratulated Qu Yutang in the Heaven-Surging Alliance's main hall and then dismissed her.
• Yun Qian confronted Qu Yutang, boasted of reaching Lesser Inner Force, and discovered Qu Yutang had already reached Greater Inner Force.
• Yun Qian told Qu Yutang that she and Yun Han might be sent to the Dragon Firmament Academy, and Qu Yutang decided to seek greater strength so she could take revenge.

Dongfang Yueming lured Heaven-Surging Alliance Elder Gu Yue into pursuing him so he could learn whether the alliance possessed an orthodox Innate Physique forging method. After discovering the secret art was held by the alliance leader, he killed Gu Yue and set his sights on the alliance.

• Dongfang Yueming spotted the wanted notices for Dongfang Ri and the fire-attribute expert, then decided to target the Heaven-Surging Alliance for an Innate Physique method.
• Dongfang Yueming provoked Liu Mang and let him escape so he would lead Gu Yue to him.
• Liu Mang told Gu Yue that Dongfang Ri was outside the city, and Gu Yue rushed after him.
• Gu Yue revealed that the alliance leader held the True Explanation of Heaven-Overwhelming Body Forging.
• Dongfang Yueming revealed his Domain, shattered Gu Yue's attack, and killed him with the Two Aspects Seal.
• Dongfang Yueming turned toward Cloud Water City, intending to confront the Heaven-Surging Alliance.

Qu Yutang grew suspicious of Xiao Tiance’s secret plans as Dongfang Yueming arrived demanding to see him. In the Cloud-Overturning Gate’s secret chamber, Shang Jiuyou killed Xie Ning as a sacrifice for a plan involving Zhao Wugou, while Xiao Tiance revealed he was keeping Qu Yutang for another purpose.

• Yun Qian asked Qu Yutang whether the Heaven-Surging Alliance was planning something, and Qu Yutang said she did not know.
• Qu Yutang learned that Gu Yue had left the city and not returned, then met Dongfang Yueming, who asked her to take him to Xiao Tiance.
• Xiao Tiance, Shang Jiuyou, and Zhao Wugou agreed to begin a plan to forge Zhao Wugou an Innate Physique.
• Shang Jiuyou summoned Xie Ning and killed him with a strike to the head, declaring that he had no way back once the sacrifice began.
• Shang Jiuyou warned Xiao Tiance that Qu Yutang might seek revenge for her family, but Xiao Tiance said he was keeping her for another use.

Xiao Tiance and Shang Jiuyou led the Heaven-Surging Alliance and Cloud-Overturning Gate in a surprise attack on the Cloud Water Imperial Palace, while Zhao Wugou pursued his own plans. As the Cloudwater Sect's ancestor fought the three Innate experts, Dongfang Yueming and Qu Yutang arrived, and Zhao Wugou recognized Dongfang Yueming as the killer of his third brother.

• Xiao Tiance concealed his ambition to use the Bloodthirsty Awl's sacrificial array to seize Shang Jiuyou and Zhao Wugou's power.
• Qu Yutang and Dongfang Yueming found Xiao Tiance missing and followed the assembly bells to discover both enemy forces preparing to march.
• The combined armies attacked the Cloud Water Imperial Palace, and Yun Han, the ruler, and another Grandmaster were overwhelmed by five opposing Grandmasters.
• The Cloudwater Sect's ancestor joined the battle, but Xiao Tiance and Shang Jiuyou fought him while Zhao Wugou prepared to sacrifice him.
• Dongfang Yueming and Qu Yutang arrived, and Zhao Wugou recognized Dongfang Yueming as Dongfang Ri, the murderer of his third brother.

Dongfang Yueming appeared on the battlefield and killed Nirvana Sect Grandmaster Zhao Wugou with a single Two Aspects Seal. His strength stunned the gathered fighters, while Xiao Tiance and Shang Jiuyou stopped attacking the Cloudwater Sect's patriarch.

• Qu Yutang recognized Dongfang Yueming as the mysterious expert, and Yun Qian hoped he might save the Cloudwater Sect.
• Zhao Wugou attacked Dongfang Yueming with the Nirvana Claw, vowing revenge for his third brother.
• Dongfang Yueming dismissed Zhao Wugou as his target and destroyed the Nirvana Claw with a Two Aspects Seal.
• Dongfang Yueming's seal struck Zhao Wugou and erased his body and divine soul.
• Xiao Tiance and Shang Jiuyou noticed Zhao Wugou's death, halted their attack, and backed away from the Cloudwater Sect's patriarch.

Dongfang Yueming used his World Prototype to suppress the combined attacks of Xiao Tiance and Shang Jiuyou, then refused their attempt to make peace. He killed Shang Jiuyou as the Cloudwater Sect's patriarch attacked Xiao Tiance.

• Xiao Tiance and Shang Jiuyou joined forces to attack Dongfang Yueming.
• Dongfang Yueming unfolded his World Prototype, weakening their attacks, and repelled them with the Two Aspects Seal.
• The Cloudwater Sect's patriarch moved to help Dongfang Yueming, while Xiao Tiance tried to sue for peace.
• Dongfang Yueming declared that Xiao Tiance and Shang Jiuyou would answer for siding with the Nirvana Sect.
• The Cloudwater Sect's patriarch charged at Xiao Tiance as Shang Jiuyou fled, but Dongfang Yueming intercepted and killed Shang Jiuyou.
• Dongfang Yueming took Shang Jiuyou's storage pouch and jade slip.

Xiao Tiance used the Bloodthirsty Awl to devour the wounded Cloudwater Sect patriarch and rise to a new height of power. Dongfang Yueming spent his points to break through to the Innate Realm during the battle, just as Xiao Tiance launched an attack against him.

• Xiao Tiance abandoned his defense and stabbed the Cloudwater Sect patriarch with the Bloodthirsty Awl, draining his essence blood and spiritual power.
• Xiao Tiance absorbed the patriarch’s power and broke through the Innate Third Level, leaving Yun Qian and the others stunned.
• Dongfang Yueming examined Shang Jiuyou’s jade slip and silently spent points to advance his cultivation.
• Dongfang Yueming drew in spiritual energy from across a hundred-li radius and broke through to the Innate Realm.
• Xiao Tiance attacked Dongfang Yueming during his breakthrough, while Qu Yutang feared Dongfang Yueming could not use Innate Realm spiritual arts.

Dongfang Yueming used Point Allocation to master Gathering Cloud Palm and countered Xiao Tiance’s blood attacks, then rapidly advanced to the Innate Third Level during their battle. As Xiao Tiance fled after realizing he was outmatched, Dongfang Yueming pursued him.

• Dongfang Yueming used Point Allocation to advance Gathering Cloud Palm to major accomplishment and blocked Xiao Tiance’s blood attack.
• Xiao Tiance unleashed another blood-colored strike, which Dongfang Yueming’s cloud palm met in a stalemate.
• Dongfang Yueming used Point Allocation to advance to the Innate Second and Third Levels, matching Xiao Tiance’s cultivation.
• Xiao Tiance realized Dongfang Yueming had surpassed him and fled, while the gravely injured Cloudwater Sect patriarch failed to stop him.

Dongfang Yueming awakened the Divine Ability: Martial Dao while pursuing Xiao Tiance and killed him with a single palm. After receiving the Cloudwater Sect’s Innate method, he departed, while the patriarch and Yun Qian reflected on the limits of his foundation.

• Dongfang Yueming realized his mortal movement techniques could not catch Xiao Tiance, and his doubts sparked a deeper understanding of Martial Dao.
• Dongfang Yueming’s techniques and insights merged into a new system entry, Divine Ability: Martial Dao.
• Dongfang Yueming struck Xiao Tiance with a transformed Gathering Cloud Palm, annihilating him from afar.
• The Cloudwater Sect patriarch thanked Dongfang Yueming and gave him the True Explanation of Cloudwater Body Forging and the Cloud and Mist Net spiritual art.
• The patriarch warned Yun Qian that Dongfang Yueming’s Innate Physique might limit his future, and Yun Qian vowed to surpass him.
• Qu Yutang watched Dongfang Yueming leave and silently thought, “Dongfang Ri… What a pity…”

After the Cloudwater Sect won the battle, its patriarch sent Yun Qian to Dragon Firmament Academy to seek protection from the Nirvana Sect. Dongfang Yueming recycled the Bloodthirsty Awl core and perfected three body-forging techniques, reaching Treasure-Grade Innate before realizing that a higher-grade technique was needed to improve further.

• The Cloudwater Sect patriarch ordered the defeated Heaven-Surging Alliance and Cloud-Overturning Gate members enslaved or killed, then warned Yun Qian that the Nirvana Sect might retaliate for its Grandmaster's death.
• The patriarch sent Yun Qian to Dragon Firmament Academy, hoping the academy's former student from one of the Eight Sacred Lands could help protect the Cloudwater Sect.
• Dongfang Yueming searched Xiao Tiance's storage pouch, learned two techniques, and recycled the Bloodthirsty Awl core for 80,000 points.
• Dongfang Yueming perfected the True Explanation of Drifting Cloud Body Forging and True Explanation of Heaven-Overwhelming Body Forging, fused their spirit seals, and advanced his physique to Treasure-Grade Innate.
• Dongfang Yueming perfected the True Explanation of Cloudwater Body Forging and fused its seal into the Sea of Clouds Seal, but his physique did not advance beyond Treasure Grade.
• Dongfang Yueming concluded that he needed a higher-grade Innate cultivation technique to improve his physique further.