Chapter Summaries

Liu Yi entered the Mystic Firmament Void Market, explored its bustling streets, and learned that the Heaven-reaching Tower offered access to a realm where cultivators could comprehend the Great Dao. He decided against attempting the tower to avoid drawing attention, then heard of the famed Sword Lord, who had claimed first place on the Immortal Lord rankings on his first try.

• Liu Yi received a cloak that concealed his identity and cultivation, then entered the market and observed its shops and visitors.
• Liu Yi discovered the Heaven-reaching Tower and learned that clearing floors granted time in the Great Dao Heavenly Realm and could earn a place on the rankings.
• Liu Yi considered climbing the tower but decided the attention and risks outweighed the benefits.
• Cultivators discussed Immortal King Jinyang's attempt to break into the top hundred and recalled Sword Lord's unprecedented first-place finish on his first attempt.
• Liu Yi concluded that the tower was not modeled after the Fairness System's Trial Tower and wondered who Sword Lord was.

Liu Yi confirmed that the Heaven-reaching Rankings showed an Immortal Venerable Realm between Immortal Emperor and Ruler, strengthening his confidence in his deduced Martial Saint Realm. While exploring the Mystic Firmament Void Market, he found a mysterious black stick that resonated with his Great Dao of the World.

• Liu Yi wondered whether the Sword Lord was the Sword King from the Land of Exile, but decided not to deduce the answer.
• Immortal King Jinyang left the Heaven-reaching Tower after ranking two hundred and fifty-sixth and vowed to reach the top hundred next time.
• Liu Yi studied the rankings, recognized Cang Hong among the Immortal Emperors, and considered how the Fairness System's hosts might fare in the tower.
• Liu Yi explored the market stalls and bought several plantable spirit medicines and immortal fruits.
• Liu Yi sensed his Great Dao of the World resonating with a dark, unknown length of wood and became keenly interested in it.

Liu Yi bought a damaged World Tree branch at a street stall and then tried his luck at the Mystic Firmament Void Fishery. While fishing, he discovered that a Ruler was protecting the lake, and his rod suddenly hooked a treasure.

• Liu Yi recognized the pitch-black stick as a damaged World Tree branch and bought it for eighty million Innate Spirit Crystals.
• Liu Yi continued through the market, found little else that interested him, and came upon the Mystic Firmament Void Fishery.
• Liu Yi paid to fish and tried to inspect the lake, but a powerful force blocked his Divine Sense and Dharma Eye of Delusion Breaking.
• Liu Yi realized that a Ruler was backing the Mystic Firmament Void Market.
• Liu Yi's fishing rod dipped sharply, and he smiled as he began to reel in his catch.

Liu Yi caught a World Stone at the Mystic Firmament Void Fishery, then revealed his Immortal Emperor-level power when Immortal King Jinyang threatened him over the treasure. After sparing Jinyang and returning to fish, Liu Yi caught a High-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, leaving the onlookers in awe.

• Liu Yi caught a World Stone and decided to take it back to Xuanyi World rather than sell it or use it to create a world.
• Immortal King Jinyang tried to buy the World Stone and threatened Liu Yi when he refused.
• Liu Yi used his imperial might to pin Jinyang down, then spared him at the fishery steward's request.
• Liu Yi paid for ten more casts and resumed fishing while Jinyang fled the market.
• Liu Yi caught a High-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, astonishing the watching cultivators.

Liu Yi left the fishery and visited the Mystic Firmament Myriad Treasures Pavilion to buy an All-Heavens Star Chart and cultivation manuals. He learned that an incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method would be auctioned in three months, and Shang Jinwan offered him the chart and thirty-seven manuals for free.

• Liu Yi used his final fishing attempts without a catch, then left the fishery as the manager announced that others could resume fishing.
• Liu Yi visited the Mystic Firmament Myriad Treasures Pavilion, where manager Shang Jinwan welcomed him and led him to a private room.
• Liu Yi asked to buy world coordinates and Immortal Emperor-, Immortal Venerable-, and Ruler-level Cultivation Method Secret Manuals.
• Shang Jinwan gave Liu Yi an All-Heavens Star Chart and presented thirty-one Immortal Emperor-level and six Immortal Venerable-level manuals, but said the pavilion had no Ruler-level methods.
• Shang Jinwan told Liu Yi that an incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method would be auctioned in three months and that its seller wanted to barter for it.
• Liu Yi said he would take the chart and all thirty-seven manuals, and Shang Jinwan offered them to him without charge.

Liu Yi discovered that Ye Xuanxiao, the Ruler behind the Mystic Firmament Void Market, had ordered Shang Jinwan to give him priceless treasures and invite him to a meeting. He decided to wait until after the auction of an incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method in three months before meeting Ye Xuanxiao and asking about his intentions and the Ruler Realm.

• Liu Yi questioned Shang Jinwan about the free All-Heavens Star Chart and cultivation manuals, suspecting that Ye Xuanxiao was behind the gift.
• Shang Jinwan explained that the Ruler had personally ordered him to give Liu Yi the treasures and offer him anything he wanted.
• Liu Yi concluded that Ye Xuanxiao was the Ruler and had been helping him, though he still could not understand why.
• Liu Yi asked the Ruler's name, and Shang Jinwan said Liu Yi already knew who he was and could use his access token to visit.
• Liu Yi decided to bid on the incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method at the auction in three months and meet Ye Xuanxiao afterward.

Liu Yi gathered treasures and intelligence in the Mystic Firmament Void Market, then sent his acquisitions to his original body to prepare for an auction and cultivation. He revived a World Tree in his Dantian World and had the Xuanyi World's Heavenly Dao analyze the World Stone, with one great Dao reaching the Multiverse level.

• Liu Yi accepted the All-Heavens Star Chart, 37 Cultivation Method Secret Manuals, and a Jade Slip on the Mysterious Firmament Realm before leaving the Mystic Firmament Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• Liu Yi planned to reserve the World Stone for bidding on an incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method and sent his treasures and market access tokens back to his original body through the Fairness System.
• Liu Yi gave Qian Duoduo and Little Yellow access tokens, warned them to wait until they reached Immortal King before visiting the Mystic Firmament Void Market, and entered seclusion.
• Liu Yi planted the World Tree branch in his Dantian World and fed it World Origin, causing roots and a bud to grow as the world became more stable.
• Liu Yi sent the World Stone to the Xuanyi World's Heavenly Dao Space to analyze its great Dao principles, and one great Dao reached the Multiverse level.

Liu Yi studied Immortal Emperor and Immortal Venerable cultivation methods, clarified the paths to becoming a Martial Emperor or Daluo Martial Emperor, and began working to perfect the Martial Saint method. Zhang Wei reached Early Foundation Establishment with support from Hua Country and learned that the Gate of Transmigration could now take two additional people on each journey.

• Liu Yi sent the refined trident, World Stone, and Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves through the Fairness System to exchange for an incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method, then sent the All-Heavens Star Chart to another clone.
• After studying thirty-seven secret manuals, Liu Yi decided to include both Martial Emperor and Daluo Martial Emperor paths in the Martial Emperor cultivation method and explain their differing risks and strengths.
• Liu Yi inferred that the Ruler Realm might require fusing essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao, then linked to the Subsystem Computing Power Matrix to perfect the Martial Saint cultivation method.
• With Hua Country's support and improved spiritual energy purification technology, Zhang Wei broke through to the Early Foundation Establishment Realm and prepared to return equipment and new methods to Earth.
• The Gate of Transmigration informed Zhang Wei that its upgrade allowed him to bring two people with him each time he traveled.

After the Gate of Transmigration upgraded, Zhang Wei returned to Hua Country and learned that its researchers had made major advances in cultivation technology. He brought back cultivation texts to support their work as Hua Country began planning how to cultivate all 1.4 billion people.

• Zhang Wei considered using the Wuji Demon Sect's resources while Hua Country secretly established its own force, then decided to leave the strategy to the authorities.
• Zhang Wei used the Gate of Transmigration to return to the base plaza, where Wang Yang, Liu Jianguo, and Ma Qinglin welcomed him and noticed his Early Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation.
• Zhang Wei revealed that he had bought a Storage Bag and brought back supplies, while Wang Yang reported upgrades to purification equipment and new artifact-refining technology.
• Wang Yang told Zhang Wei that Spirit Root testing showed every person in Hua Country possessed a Five Elements Spirit Root, making cultivation possible for all 1.4 billion people.
• Wang Yang described plans to improve Cultivation Methods to absorb solar power and develop equipment that could convert solar power or electricity into Spiritual Qi.
• Zhang Wei offered a Foundation Establishment Cultivation Method and texts on alchemy, artifact refining, and formations, and said he would seek solar-power Cultivation Methods on his next trip.

Zhang Wei and Wang Yang discussed Hua Country’s plans to build a technological cultivation civilization and prepare its people for cultivation. Hua Country introduced “The Times Are Calling 2.0,” and as its benefits spread, a nationwide fitness craze took hold while foreign governments dismissed it as ordinary exercise.

• Zhang Wei told Wang Yang he could take two people to the Heavenly Desolation Realm, but suggested waiting until he could return somewhere outside the Wuji Demon Sect to avoid raising suspicion.
• Zhang Wei and Wang Yang discussed preparing the public for cultivation, and Wang Yang explained that researchers had developed “The Times Are Calling 2.0” to strengthen the body and lay a foundation.
• Hua Country officially promoted the calisthenics, requiring public servants, state-owned enterprise employees, and students to practice twice daily while encouraging everyone else to join.
• Netizens debated the new routine, and practitioners reported better health, easier breathing, and improved sleep.
• The president of Ugly Country and other foreign authorities investigated the calisthenics, concluded it was ordinary fitness exercise, and stopped paying attention.
• More Hua Country citizens practiced the routine as its benefits became apparent, and the nationwide fitness craze improved public health and reduced hospital visits and medicine sales.

Liu Yi attended the Mystic Firmament Void Market auction and offered a vast collection of treasures for an incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method. While the holder considered the bids, Liu Yi examined the Immortal Emperors and Immortal Venerables, confirming that they had not reached the Ruler Realm and that their essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao remained separate.

• Liu Yi entered the Mystic Firmament Auction House and watched as Ye Shuying opened the auction and sold a series of treasures.
• Ye Shuying presented an incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method for barter, and the Golden Crow Immortal Emperor and other powerful cultivators made offers.
• Liu Yi bid under the alias Emperor Liu Xuan, offering a World Stone, a high-grade innate spirit treasure, and three thousand Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves.
• The Immortal Emperors and Immortal Venerables scrutinized Liu Yi, but he concealed his identity and used his Dharma Eye of Delusion Breaking to examine them.
• Liu Yi confirmed that Immortal Emperors and Immortal Venerables remained within the same realm, fell short of the Ruler Realm, and had not united their essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao.

Liu Yi won the incomplete Ruler-level cultivation method at the auction and studied its surviving secrets. He concluded that Primordial Unity of essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao was central to reaching the Ruler Realm, while several possible breakthrough paths carried deadly risks.

• Ye Shuying calmed the hall and announced that the method’s holder had chosen Liu Xuan in private room eight as their trading partner.
• Liu Yi exchanged the World Stone, the trident, and three thousand Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves for the Chaos Scroll.
• Liu Yi studied the scroll and found that its Immortal Venerable methods were intact, but more than half of its Ruler Realm method was missing.
• Liu Yi inferred that the Ruler Realm required Primordial Unity and realized that his Dao Seed Martial Dao System might offer a promising path to it.
• Liu Yi considered two dangerous breakthrough methods: awakening after merging into the Great Dao, or extinguishing himself and his Dao before awakening into Primordial Unity.

Liu Yi traded the incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method to Immortal Emperors and Immortal Venerables for treasures, then used his gains to strengthen his cultivation and prepare to break through to the Martial Saint Realm. He began the breakthrough in Xuanyi World's Heavenly Dao Space, concealed from outside observation, and was enveloped by a cocoon of Great Dao light.

• Liu Yi offered the Ruler-level Cultivation Method to the Immortal Emperors and Immortal Venerables in exchange for treasures and a Heavenly Dao Oath not to share it.
• Immortal Venerable Qianyuan traded an Innate Spirit Treasure for the method, studied it, and marveled at its incomplete Ruler Realm teachings.
• Liu Yi completed the trades, obtaining twenty Immortal Emperor-level Cultivation Methods, seven Innate Spirit Treasures, and four Innate Spirit Roots, then sent the treasures to his main body.
• Liu Yi planted the four Innate Spirit Roots in Xuanyi World, refined the seven Innate Spirit Treasures into Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light, and comprehended the Cultivation Methods, advancing forty-three Great Dao Principles to the Multiverse level.
• Liu Yi perfected the Martial Saint Realm method, entered Xuanyi World's Heavenly Dao Space, and began his concealed breakthrough to the Martial Saint Realm.
• Great Dao phenomena gathered around Liu Yi in a cocoon of light as visions of the three thousand Great Daos and the birth and destruction of worlds appeared.

Liu Yi visited Ye Xuanxiao at the Ruler’s residence to ask about the Ruler Realm and Ye’s past help. After dining with Ye and Su Yaoguang, he was left wondering whether the couple had gone to the Azure Billows Realm specifically for him.

• Liu Yi used a passage token to travel to Ye Xuanxiao’s garden in the Mystic Firmament Void Market and confirmed that Ye was a Ruler.
• Liu Yi greeted Ye Xuanxiao and Su Yaoguang, then sat with them at a table laden with rare Innate Spirit Cuisines.
• Ye Xuanxiao teased Liu Yi about his reputation and said he had an excellent chance of becoming a Ruler.
• Liu Yi suspected that the Dao Seed Martial Dao System could help cultivators reach the Ruler Realm by uniting essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao.
• Ye Xuanxiao told Liu Yi he would answer his questions later, and the three shared a meal.
• Ye Xuanxiao asked Liu Yi whether he thought he and Su Yaoguang had gone to the Azure Billows Realm specifically for him.

Ye Xuanxiao revealed that he had foreseen Liu Yi’s potential to become a Ruler and had supported the spread of his Dao Seed Martial Dao System. He praised the Fairness System but warned Liu Yi to keep it and himself hidden until he reached the Ruler Realm, then Liu Yi asked what a Ruler was.

• Liu Yi asked why Ye Xuanxiao and Su Yaoguang had helped him when he was still a Qi Refinement Realm cultivator.
• Ye Xuanxiao explained that he had foreseen Liu Yi’s potential and had given him the Soul-Shifting Spirit-Refining Great Method and a Mystic Firmament Void Market token to help him grow.
• Ye Xuanxiao revealed that Su Yaoguang had abandoned her Immortal Venerable cultivation to pursue Liu Yi’s Dao Seed Martial Dao System, hoping to break through to the Ruler Realm.
• Ye Xuanxiao and Su Yaoguang praised Liu Yi’s Fairness System, and Ye Xuanxiao warned him to hide its existence and his own until he became a Ruler.
• Ye Xuanxiao said he had concealed the secrets of heaven for Liu Yi, who thanked him and asked what a Ruler was.

Ye Xuanxiao explained the Ruler Realm’s immense power and the limits imposed by the Heavenly Dao, then revealed why the Rulers remained in the Mysterious Firmament Realm. When Liu Yi asked how to become a Ruler, Ye Xuanxiao said Liu Yi could learn the method from his incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method.

• Ye Xuanxiao explained that Rulers could reshape worlds and timelines but were constrained by the Heavenly Dao and the consequences of damaging a multiverse.
• Liu Yi asked why the Rulers stayed in the Mysterious Firmament Realm instead of escaping to the boundless Chaos Sea.
• Ye Xuanxiao gave their reasons: attachment to their homeland, the Chaos Sea’s harsh conditions, and the chance to reach beyond Ruler if the realm became an infinite multiverse.
• Ye Xuanxiao revealed that the Devil Race sought to make the Myriad Devils Realm devour the Mysterious Firmament Realm so its Devil Saints could pursue the same advancement.
• Liu Yi asked how to attain the Dao and become a Ruler, and Ye Xuanxiao told him his incomplete Ruler-level Cultivation Method could reveal the way.

Ye Xuanxiao explained that becoming a Ruler required uniting essence, Qi, spirit, and Dao into a Primordial Chaos whole, and Liu Yi realized his Dao Source might offer him a safer path to that realm. The conversation ended with Liu Yi explaining why he distinguished between Martial Emperors who transcended space and time and those who did not.

• Ye Xuanxiao explained the Ruler Realm and described attaining the Dao by merging essence, Qi, and spirit into the Great Dao before awakening from it.
• Su Yaoguang revealed that her failed attempt to become a Ruler nearly dissolved her into the Dao, and that Ye Xuanxiao had saved her at great cost.
• Liu Yi realized his Dao Source might let him become a Ruler without the perilous awakening process, and decided to keep the name Ruler Realm for his system.
• Liu Yi asked whether extinguishing his body, soul, Law Power, and Great Dao before awakening could also lead to the Ruler Realm, and Ye Xuanxiao confirmed it was possible but extremely dangerous.
• Ye Xuanxiao observed that Liu Yi had transcended space and time as a Martial Emperor, and Liu Yi explained his distinction between Daluo Martial Emperors and ordinary Martial Emperors.

Ye Xuanxiao explained that hidden devils were searching for the Azure Billows Realm to free the Demon Emperor Blood God, making a clash with the system hosts inevitable. Liu Yi chose to let the system hosts face the devils as a test of their strength, and Ye Xuanxiao showed him the brutal Two Realms Battlefield, leaving Liu Yi stunned by its scale.

• Su Yaoguang and Ye Xuanxiao praised Liu Yi for forging his own path to the Daluo Martial Emperor Realm.
• Liu Yi raised the threat posed by devils hiding in the Mysterious Firmament Realm and suggested eliminating them before war erupted.
• Ye Xuanxiao revealed that the Black Abyss Devil Lord was searching for the Azure Billows Realm to rescue the suppressed Demon Emperor Blood God.
• Liu Yi decided not to eliminate the hidden devils, believing they would temper the system hosts as long as the danger remained within their capacity.
• Ye Xuanxiao showed Liu Yi the Two Realms Battlefield, where cultivators from the Mysterious Firmament Realm and Myriad Devils Realm fought across the Blood-Colored Realm Sea.
• Liu Yi was shaken by the devastation and asked where the battlefield was.

Ye Xuanxiao explained the Two Realms Battlefield, its resurrection lists, and the million-year conscription imposed on Immortal Kings and above. With the Myriad Devils Realm preparing for another full-scale war, Liu Yi promised to become a Ruler within a million years, while Su Yaoguang described the heavens’ golden age of rising geniuses.

• Ye Xuanxiao told Liu Yi that the Two Realms Battlefield formed from the ancient collision of the Mysterious Firmament Realm and the Myriad Devils Realm, where even Immortal Venerables could fall.
• Su Yaoguang revealed that she had died twice on the battlefield and been resurrected by the Mysterious Firmament List, which Ye Xuanxiao said could restore fallen Immortal Emperors and Immortal Venerables.
• Ye Xuanxiao explained that Immortal Kings and higher cultivators were drafted for million-year tours on the battlefield, and that the four Rulers faced seven Devil Saints as the Myriad Devils Realm prepared for another full-scale war.
• Ye Xuanxiao urged Liu Yi to reach the Ruler Realm before the war, and Liu Yi promised he would do so within a million years.
• Su Yaoguang said the Mysterious Firmament Realm had entered a golden age of rising geniuses, while Ye Xuanxiao looked forward to seeing them tested against the Fairness System hosts.

Ye Xuanxiao explained that Liu Yi’s arrival had inspired the Heavenly Dao to bring in transmigrators and systems to strengthen the Mysterious Firmament Realm against the Devil Race. He revealed that the Heavenly Dao had secretly protected Liu Yi and helped his cultivation, leaving Liu Yi to realize how much it had favored him.

• Liu Yi wondered whether the Heavenly Dao’s recruitment of transmigrators and systems could destabilize the Mysterious Firmament Realm.
• Ye Xuanxiao said Liu Yi’s arrival had given the realm hope against the Devil Race and prompted the Heavenly Dao to seek more powerful fighters.
• Su Yaoguang and Ye Xuanxiao rejected Liu Yi’s claim that he was ordinary, citing his systems and his comprehension of the three thousand Great Daos.
• Ye Xuanxiao revealed that the Heavenly Dao had concealed Liu Yi and the Fairness System and had helped him comprehend the Great Daos quickly.
• Liu Yi reconsidered his rapid progress and acknowledged that the Heavenly Dao had favored him.