Chapter Summaries

Ming Xin investigated a disturbance threatening the Qing Xuan Realm and discovered Dao Devouring Beasts and a powerful Void Clan member in a shattered starfield. He returned to the World Tree with news that the realm faced a larger assault than expected.

• Ming Xin sensed Destruction Origin and learned from Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan that the Void Clan and its Dao Devouring Beasts threatened the realm.
• Ming Xin volunteered to investigate the incoming assault, and Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan warned him to prioritize his safety.
• Ming Xin concealed his aura and used Creation Origin to extend his perception into the void.
• Ming Xin discovered Dao Devouring Beasts feeding in a shattered starfield and a dangerous Void Clan member accompanying them.
• The Void Clan member sensed Ming Xin's observation, so Ming Xin withdrew his perception and hurried back to the World Tree.

Ming Xin joined the Three Venerables at the Xuan Ku Corridor to defend the Qing Xuan Realm from a Ruins Clan Warrior and five Dao Devouring Beasts. He unified and strengthened the Venerables’ powers, routed the attackers, and warned that stronger forces might soon return.

• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan asked Ming Xin and the Three Venerables to defend the Xuan Ku Corridor while it oversaw the Creation Origin Grand Formation.
• Ming Xin and Venerable Zhu Yan, Venerable Huan Meng, and Venerable Wan Hua entered the corridor and prepared a defensive line against the approaching attackers.
• Ming Xin used his Primordial Dao Rhyme to unite the Three Venerables’ powers and increase their strength.
• The Ruins Clan Warrior and five Dao Devouring Beasts attacked, but Ming Xin transformed the Venerables’ abilities and shattered the warrior’s Destruction Spear.
• Ming Xin suppressed the Ruins Clan Warrior’s connection to Destruction Origin, sealed the five Dao Devouring Beasts, and let the warrior escape.
• Ming Xin warned the Three Venerables that the Ruins Clan would likely return with stronger forces, as the Qing Xuan Realm’s crisis continued.

After capturing five Dao Devouring Beasts, Ming Xin learned that the Void Clan could monitor them and prepared traps in the dangerous regions around the Qing Xuan Realm. As a far stronger enemy approached, Ming Xin and the Three Venerables moved to their defense plan and waited to spring the ambush.

• Ming Xin and the Three Venerables returned to Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan with five captured Dao Devouring Beasts.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan discovered a hidden mark linking the beasts to the escaped Ruins Clan Warrior, revealing that the enemy could monitor them.
• Ming Xin obtained a map of nearby Void Creases and Law Reefs and enlisted the Three Venerables to build formations there.
• Ming Xin and the Three Venerables laid illusion, trapping, and destructive formations throughout the dangerous terrain around the Qing Xuan Realm.
• A far more powerful enemy approached, so Ming Xin ordered the Three Venerables to fall back to the Second Defense Line and concealed himself in a killing formation.

Ming Xin unified the formations around the Qing Xuan Realm to ambush Garm and his Void Clan expeditionary force. He drove Garm into retreat, but recognized that stronger enemies threatened the realm and that its crisis was far from over.

• Garm led Void Clan Warriors and Dao Devouring Beasts toward the Qing Xuan Realm to seize its Creation Origin.
• Venerable Huan Meng, Venerable Wan Hua, and Venerable Zhu Yan’s formations ambushed the force, but Garm’s greatsword shattered much of their defenses.
• Ming Xin collapsed the Space Fault around Garm and unified the surrounding formations into a coordinated assault.
• Ming Xin erased Garm’s forbidden destruction art with his Sword Intent of Nothingness, then tried to bind him.
• Garm detonated part of the Destruction Origin and fled, leaving his greatsword behind as the Three Venerables killed or captured his remaining forces.
• Ming Xin sealed the greatsword and reflected that the Void Clan’s strength exceeded his expectations and the Qing Xuan Realm remained in danger.

After defeating Garm, Ming Xin discovered that Garm had planted a Mark of Nirvana in the Qing Xuan Realm’s Creation Origin. Ming Xin merged with the origin and used its overwhelming Life Force to erase the mark, then prepared to enter seclusion while the realm repaired its defenses against the Void Clan.

• Ming Xin warned Zhu Yan, Huan Meng, and Wan Hua that the damaged defenses and Garm’s escape left the Qing Xuan Realm vulnerable to a stronger Void Clan attack.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan revealed that He was suppressing a Mark of Nirvana in the realm’s Creation Origin and entrusted Ming Xin and the three Venerables with affairs in the realm.
• Ming Xin examined the mark and, guided by the Myriad Laws Bead, devised a plan to awaken the Creation Origin’s Life Force and overwhelm the mark.
• With Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan’s permission, Ming Xin merged with the Creation Origin and used its blazing Life Force to destroy the Mark of Nirvana.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan and the three Venerables thanked Ming Xin, who urged them to restore the defenses while he entered seclusion to absorb what he had learned.

Ming Xin cultivated beneath the World Tree, using his insights into creation, Nirvana, and nothingness to reconstruct and strengthen his Primordial Dao Foundation. As he remained in seclusion, Qing Xuan Realm recovered and reinforced its defenses while preparing for another Void Clan assault.

• Ming Xin used the Creation Origin and his insights into life, death, creation, and termination to deepen his understanding of the Primordial Dao.
• Ming Xin began developing the Sword Intent of Nothingness into a Conceptual Divine Ability and reshaped the laws within his Primordial Dao Fruit around his understanding of Yuanshi.
• Ming Xin's Dao Foundation and control over power grew stronger, though his realm did not immediately break through.
• Zhu Yan, Huan Meng, and Wan Hua advanced in strength while repairing defenses and nurturing new forces.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan recovered, repaired the outer formations, and established a more agile defensive system.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan and the Three Venerables prepared for a stronger Void Clan assault and awaited Ming Xin's emergence from seclusion.

At the Final Outpost, Mephisto heard Garm’s report about the outsider Ming Xin and ordered a major assault to seize the Qing Xuan Realm’s Creation Origin. Nether Prison was appointed to lead the force as a storm gathered against the realm, whose inhabitants remained unaware.

• Garm reported to Mephisto that an outsider in the Qing Xuan Realm had defeated him, neutralized the Mark of Nirvana, and used powers that could restrain the Void Clan’s origin power.
• Shadow Thorn volunteered to lead an attack, while Thunder Fiend warned that the enemy should not be underestimated.
• Mephisto ordered the Void Clan to capture the outsider alive if possible and told Garm to advise the army.
• Mephisto appointed Nether Prison commander and assigned him Nirvana Beasts, three commanders, thirty elite warriors, and fifty mature Dao Devouring Beasts.
• The Void Clan prepared an assault on the Qing Xuan Realm while the realm remained unaware.

After emerging from seclusion with a newly awakened Sword Intent of Nothingness, Ming Xin sensed a powerful Void Clan army approaching the Qing Xuan Realm. He prepared a trap in the dangerous outer regions and awaited the enemy’s arrival as the tide of Destruction reached the distant void.

• Ming Xin erased a trace of Destruction law, confirming that his Sword Intent of Nothingness had begun to take practical form.
• Ming Xin sensed the Void Clan army approaching and warned Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan that its commander was stronger than Garm and that several other powerful enemies were coming.
• Ming Xin asked Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan to summon Zhu Yan, Huan Meng, and Wanhua, then proposed abandoning part of the outer regions to lure the enemy into deadly formations.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan agreed, and Ming Xin and the Three Venerables prepared the formations while Ming Xin took command of one integrated with the Chaos Vortex.
• After three days, the Void Clan’s tide of Destruction arrived at the far end of the distant void.

Nether Prison led the Void Clan army to attack the Qing Xuan Realm and identified the defenders’ hidden formations. Ming Xin used his newly comprehended Primordial Dao to annihilate most of the vanguard, but Nether Prison turned his attention toward him, leaving the true battle to come.

• Nether Prison assessed the formations around the Qing Xuan Realm and ordered the Bone Commander, Shadow Thorn, and Thunder Fiend to attack separate formation nodes.
• The Bone Commander led a vanguard of one Nirvana Beast, ten Void Clan Warriors, and twenty Dao Devouring Beasts into Ming Xin’s Chaos Vortex Killing Array.
• Ming Xin amplified the region’s Chaos Origin with his Primordial Dao Rhyme, intensifying the chaotic currents and destroying the first Dao Devouring Beasts.
• Ming Xin used “Primordial Return to One, Chaos Return to Nothingness” to annihilate nearly the entire vanguard, leaving the Bone Commander and Nirvana Beast gravely weakened.
• Nether Prison noticed Ming Xin emerging from the Chaos Vortex, and Ming Xin realized the true battle had begun.

Ming Xin faced Nether Prison after neutralizing the Void Clan’s assault and fought off his soul attack and close-range strike. He countered Nether Prison’s Nirvana Domain with Yuanshi Return to Nothingness, beginning to erase its structure at great cost to himself.

• Nether Prison regrouped the Void Clan forces and confronted Ming Xin, demanding he surrender his Dao secrets and submit.
• Nether Prison attacked Ming Xin’s soul with Nirvana Soul Threads, but Ming Xin’s Primordial Dao Fruit erased them with the intent of nothingness.
• Nether Prison appeared before Ming Xin and struck with a blade-like attack; Ming Xin blocked it with a Chaos shield and countered with Primordial Sword Qi.
• Nether Prison unleashed his Nirvana Domain, suppressing Ming Xin and severing his connection to the Chaos Vortex.
• Ming Xin invoked Yuanshi Return to Nothingness, and its primordial intent began dismantling Nether Prison’s domain, though the effort burdened him.

Ming Xin drove Nether Prison and the Void Clan army into retreat by damaging Nether Prison’s Dao Foundation with the Sword Intent of Nothingness. After the remaining enemies were subdued, Ming Xin reflected on his path and returned to the Qing Xuan Realm to recover and speak with Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan.

• Ming Xin’s Sword Intent of Nothingness shattered Nether Prison’s Nirvana Wall and partially severed his connection to the Nirvana Origin, damaging his Dao Foundation.
• Nether Prison ordered the Void Clan army to retreat, and its survivors fled while abandoning two Nirvana Beasts and the remaining Dao Devouring Beasts.
• Ming Xin held his position as Venerable Zhu Yan, Venerable Huan Meng, and Venerable Wan Hua arrived and thanked him for saving the Qing Xuan Realm.
• Ming Xin considered how his battle had expanded his understanding of Primordial Return to Nothingness and resolved to explore more Supreme Laws.
• The Three Venerables suppressed and sealed the abandoned beasts, and Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan invited Ming Xin back to the realm for recovery and a discussion.

After helping repel Nether Prison, Ming Xin learned that the Void Clan still threatened Qing Xuan Realm and accepted the role of its Guardian Venerable. He entered the Sea of Creation Origin to cultivate, leaving the realm’s future and his Dao path closely intertwined.

• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan warned Ming Xin that the Void Clan could send stronger enemies, including powers connected to the feared entity called “that one.”
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan offered Ming Xin access to the Sea of Creation Origin and the position of Guardian Venerable in exchange for protecting Qing Xuan Realm.
• Ming Xin accepted the offer and promised to defend Qing Xuan Realm for as long as he remained there.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan opened the Sea of Creation Origin within the World Tree and told Ming Xin to cultivate while he and the Three Venerables handled matters outside.
• Ming Xin entered the Sea of Creation Origin, where his Primordial Dao Fruit began absorbing and analyzing the laws of Creation.

Ming Xin comprehended Creation Origin and gained an initial ability to define existence, deepening his understanding of Yuanshi. Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan warned that a powerful Void Clan expert was targeting their realm, and Ming Xin left seclusion to face the coming threat.

• Ming Xin immersed himself in the Sea of Creation Origin and realized that creation encompassed transformation, decay, and rebirth.
• Ming Xin fused his understanding of nothingness and existence with Creation Origin to create a point of light from nothing.
• Ming Xin used his new defining power to shape Creation light into manifestations of Spirit Grass, a Light Butterfly, and mountains and rivers.
• Ming Xin stored the point of light in his Primordial Dao Fruit and strengthened his healing abilities and Sword Intent of Nothingness.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan alerted Ming Xin that a Void Clan expert far stronger than Nether Prison was trying to lock onto the Qing Xuan Realm.
• Ming Xin left the Sea of Creation Origin to confront the approaching threat.

Ming Xin learned that a Void Clan spatial expert was locating the Qing Xuan Realm and led the Three Venerables to the Graveyard of Shattered Stars to disrupt the search. Their completed array swallowed Villaind’s probing, but he began preparing a display of his Void Great Dao.

• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan told Ming Xin that spreading Void Clan spatial fluctuations were scanning for the Qing Xuan Realm.
• Ming Xin chose the Graveyard of Shattered Stars as an ambush site and left the realm’s defenses to Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan.
• Ming Xin and the Three Venerables traveled to the graveyard and built the Myriad Phenomena Chaotic Void Great Array around a shattered stellar core.
• Ming Xin guided the local Space Origin into the array and created Space Breakpoints that erased probing signals.
• Void Trace Venerable Villaind arrived and sent his probing intent into the graveyard, where the array disrupted and devoured it.
• Villaind stopped probing and formed a spatial compass, preparing to demonstrate his Void Great Dao.

Ming Xin stopped Villaind's attack by defining the surrounding space as stillness and erased the Great Void Cut. Villaind fled, while Ming Xin returned with the Three Venerables, knowing the Void Clan's stronger forces could still come.

• Villaind's Void Beacon failed to locate Ming Xin and the others after its ripples reached the array's Space Breakpoints.
• Villaind unleashed Great Void Cut at the array, but Ming Xin defined the region as stillness and froze the attack.
• Ming Xin changed the attack's existence with Return to Nothingness, erasing it and causing Villaind to suffer a backlash.
• Villaind ordered a retreat and escaped through a spatial rift.
• Ming Xin told the Three Venerables to return, expecting his display to delay another Void Clan invasion.

Ming Xin drove Villaind away and returned to the Qing Xuan Realm, where he entered seclusion while its leaders strengthened their defenses. At the Final Outpost, Mephisto ordered the Void Clan to suspend direct attacks and investigate Ming Xin, setting the stage for a more dangerous conflict.

• Ming Xin used his power to define space and erase Villaind's attack, forcing Villaind to flee the Graveyard of Shattered Stars.
• Ming Xin warned that the Void Clan could send stronger enemies, then returned to the Qing Xuan Realm with the Three Venerables and urged Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan to strengthen the realm.
• Ming Xin entered seclusion in the Sea of Creation Origin while Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan and the Three Venerables reinforced defenses and directed resources toward promising cultivators.
• News of Ming Xin's victory spread through secret channels, drawing wary attention and tentative interest from nearby worlds and forces.
• Villaind reported his defeat to Mephisto, and Nether Prison confirmed that Ming Xin's strange power could disrupt the Void Clan's abilities.
• Mephisto ordered the Void Clan to suspend direct actions against the Qing Xuan Realm and tasked Nether Prison with investigating Ming Xin.

Ming Xin developed his Primordial Dao by linking Creation, Destruction, Chaos, and Space into a cyclical system, then realized he needed to travel to understand the remaining Supreme Laws. Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan told him that envoys from the Wan Hua Treasure Tree had arrived, and Ming Xin prepared to meet them.

• Ming Xin integrated his insights into his Dao Foundation and formed a miniature cycle among the laws of Creation, Destruction, Chaos, and Space.
• Ming Xin recognized that the Supreme Laws were interconnected and that his Primordial Dao had advanced toward evolving and returning their flow.
• Ming Xin absorbed Creation Origin, Space, and Chaos more readily as his cultivation and control of laws improved.
• Ming Xin realized he needed to travel beyond the Qing Xuan Realm to encounter the other six Supreme Laws.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan informed Ming Xin that envoys from the Wan Hua Treasure Tree had come to meet with them, and Ming Xin decided to go see them.

The Wan Hua Treasure Tree's Golden Leaf Steward warned Ming Xin and Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan that the Void Clan was still interested in the Qing Xuan Realm and hinted at secret activity near The Final Outpost. Ming Xin accepted a Wan Hua Golden Leaf and departed for the Thousand Laws Star Domain to investigate and encounter more Supreme Laws, leaving the Qing Xuan Realm under reinforced defenses.

• The Golden Leaf Steward told Ming Xin and Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan that the Void Clan had reduced its probing of the Qing Xuan Realm but was gathering intelligence on Ming Xin and secretly mobilizing forces.
• The Golden Leaf Steward pointed Ming Xin toward the unsettled Thousand Laws Star Domain and its upcoming Myriad Laws Exchange Conference, where he might uncover clues and encounter Supreme Laws.
• The Golden Leaf Steward gave Ming Xin a Wan Hua Golden Leaf that provided information services and limited remote communication.
• Ming Xin accepted Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan's promise to protect the realm and set out for the Thousand Laws Star Domain using the leaf's Star Chart.
• Ancient Venerable Qing Xuan ordered the Qing Xuan Realm into a semi-sealed state and strengthened its defenses after Ming Xin departed.

Ming Xin reached the Thousand Laws Star Domain and arrived at Wan Ye Rong, a stronghold of the Wan Hua Treasure Tree and a venue for the Myriad Laws Exchange Conference. After learning about the conference and rumored Void Clan activity near the Abyss of Oblivion, he requested intelligence and a quiet residence before the conference began in three days.

• Ming Xin concealed his aura and traveled through the void alongside beings from many worlds and races toward the Thousand Laws Star Domain.
• Ming Xin arrived at the sprawling Thousand Laws Star Domain and followed the Golden Leaf’s guidance to Wan Ye Rong.
• Ming Xin showed his Wan Hua Golden Leaf to a Green Leaf Guide and received information about the conference, a conflict between the Shadow Race and the Molten Core Giants, and rumored Void Clan sightings near the Abyss of Oblivion.
• Ming Xin asked the Green Leaf Guide for more information about the Void Clan and learned that reports were vague and the Abyss of Oblivion was perilous.
• Ming Xin requested a quiet residence and public intelligence about the Void Clan, the Abyss of Oblivion, and clues to the origins of the Ten Supreme Laws.

Ming Xin searched the Myriad Laws Exchange Conference for clues about the Supreme Laws and the Void Clan, then acquired a fragment that might contain the true intent of Order at the underground black market. He left after being warned that Shadow Eyes sought objects tied to Order, while the Nirvana Star Core and World-Breaking Shuttle hinted at further connections to the Void Clan.

• Ming Xin reviewed scarce records about the Supreme Laws and the Void Clan before the Myriad Laws Exchange Conference began.
• Ming Xin examined Realm-Space Gold fragments offered by a black-robed trader and learned that the trader wanted soul-nourishing treasures or information about the Nirvana Star Core.
• Ming Xin followed the Wan Hua Golden Leaf's message to the underground black market beneath the Wan Ye Rong continent.
• Ming Xin bought a cracked fragment of the Order-Fixing Core from a bandaged trader for a pouch of valuable crystals.
• The bandaged trader warned Ming Xin that Shadow Eyes were interested in objects containing the power of Order, and Ming Xin left the market.