Chapter Summaries

The Dragon Emperor and seven Dragon Venerables gathered in the Jianmu Sea Eye to discuss the upheaval across the Nine Realms and the quieting of threats near the Vast Realm. They turned their attention to Wood Virtue Dao Venerable, whose unassuming reputation concealed his importance in the coming change.

• The Dragon Emperor's Dharma Body and the eight Dragon Venerables assembled in the Jianmu Sea Eye.
• Male Fire Dao Venerable reported that the Heaven Realm had withdrawn its spies from the East Sea as its forces focused on the Beast Realm.
• Unseen Dao Venerable described the Beast Realm's ambitions, conflict between the Spirit and Nether River Imperial Clans, and the Nine Realms' growing disorder.
• Unseen Dao Venerable declared that an unprecedented change was before them, and the Dragon Venerables focused on Wood Virtue Dao Venerable.
• The chapter introduced Wood Virtue Dao Venerable as the Azure Dragon lineage's head, an apparently mild cultivator of plants whom outsiders underestimated.

Wood Virtue Dao Venerable revealed that he had perfected three Wood Dao fruitions and was ready to attempt a breakthrough to Dao Embryo. The Dragon Emperor and the Dragon Venerables prepared their alliances to protect him and seize supremacy across the Nine Realms.

• Wood Virtue Dao Venerable manifested three perfected fruitions—Wood Virtue, Xun Wood, and Geng Wood—with all eighteen Immortal Foundations complete.
• Converging Water Dao Venerable explained that the True Dragon Clan had secretly preserved the Xun Wood and Geng Wood inheritances and hidden Wood Virtue Dao Venerable’s progress for seventy thousand years.
• The Dragon Emperor backed Wood Virtue Dao Venerable’s breakthrough, saying that water could nourish wood and that the time had come for the True Dragon Clan to become a hegemon.
• Wood Virtue Dao Venerable revealed that he had glimpsed the heavenly gate three thousand years earlier but had waited for upheavals across the Nine Realms to weaken potential enemies.
• Unseen Dao Venerable and Constant Strength Dao Venerable described alliances with the Changqing Clan, the Mystic Realm’s Metal Dao venerables, and the Measure Realm powers to shield the breakthrough from interference.

The Dragon Emperor ordered the Dragon Race to seal the Vast Realm and protect Dao Venerable Wood Virtue as he fused the three Dao of Wood fruit positions. His ascension created a supreme Dao Embryo that shook the Nine Realms, and the Spirit Emperor rose in fury to confront the True Dragon Clan.

• The Dragon Emperor dispatched three Dao Venerables to activate the Vast Realm's All-Heavens Sea-Overturning Myriad Severance Formation and ordered four others to guard the Heavenly Gate while entrusting the Dragon Race's future to Dao Venerable Wood Virtue.
• Three days later, Dao Venerable Wood Virtue released the Dao of Wood's power from the Jianmu Sea Eye, awakening plants and stirring the Vast Realm's seas.
• Dao Venerable Wood Virtue manifested as a nine-clawed azure dragon and merged the Wood Virtue, Xun Wood, and Geng Wood Dao platforms into a chaotic azure lotus, forming a supreme Dao Embryo.
• The upheaval disrupted the workings of heaven across the Nine Realms and caused cultivators of the Dao of Wood to feel the new Dao Embryo's suppression.
• Mu Kurong recognized that the three Dao fruit positions had been forcibly combined and cried out in disbelief at the True Dragon Clan.
• The Spirit Emperor rose from the Myriad Spirits Ancient Abyss and angrily accused the True Dragon Clan of bullying him.

As the Spirit Emperor tried to stop the Dragon Emperor from joining the Dao, Jinyuan and two Measure Realm Dao Venerables blocked his way. Wood Virtue became a Dao Embryo, shifting the balance among the Nine Realms, while Shi Jian’s fourth Divine Firmament Foundation began to complete.

• The Spirit Emperor reached toward the Vast Realm, but Imperial Lord Jinyuan and the Three Returns and True Qi Dao Venerables cut off his attempt and protected the younger generation.
• Feng Xiaoting learned that Wood Virtue had become a Dao Embryo and ordered the Heaven Realm to attack, but the Heaven Emperor told him the Dragon Emperor’s breakthrough could not be stopped and ordered the troops to withdraw.
• The Immortal Slayer Dao Venerable delayed the Hidden Sword Dao Palace’s mountain sealing by three thousand years after sensing the True Dragon Clan’s rise.
• Shi Xiao and Shi Lei reacted to the new Dao Embryo, and Shi Xiao declared that the Giant Bear Lineage would contend for dominion once his father emerged from seclusion.
• In the Ten-Thousand-Zhang Transformation Lei Yuan, Shi Jian’s [Radiant Yang Lightning] foundation surged as the lightning slurry poured into him, and he announced that his fourth Divine Firmament Foundation would soon be complete.

As Azure Dragon’s Wood Dao transformation drew closer to claiming authority over plant life across the Nine Realms, the Spirit Emperor’s allies fought to break through the realm pass. The battle became a vast melee as reinforcements from the Spirit Realm and Measure Realm confronted Jinyuan and the Mystic Realm’s Metal Dao Venerables.

• Azure Dragon’s wood lotus unfolded above Wood Virtue Dao Venerable as the Spirit Emperor failed to pass Jinyuan’s halberd at the Void Realm’s edge.
• The Myriad Spirits Imperial Clan sent seven Dao Venerables to attack Jinyuan and sever the void river feeding Azure Dragon’s transformation.
• Jinyuan summoned the Mystic Realm’s three Metal Dao Venerables to meet the Spirit Realm’s assault.
• The Spirit Realm Venerables pressed the Metal Dao defenders, with Extreme Cold Dao Venerable, Immortality Dao Venerable, Li Fire Dao Venerable, and Decay Dao Venerable leading the attack.
• Three Returns Dao Venerable and True Qi Dao Venerable arrived from the Measure Realm and blocked Dharma Breaking Dao Venerable and Li Fire Dao Venerable.
• More than ten Dao Venerables fought across the Realm River, shattering the surrounding laws and plunging the void into chaos.

The Spirit Emperor’s warning persuaded the Heavenly Emperor to join the war against the Dragon Race, escalating the battle across the Vast Realm. With the Spirit Realm’s forces distracted, Peak Mountain Emperor Lord launched a surprise attack on its exposed headquarters to seize Gen Earth Dao Venerable’s attainment.

• The Spirit Emperor called on the Yu Tian Imperial Clan to stop the Dragon Race from gaining control of Wood and threatening the Heaven Realm’s power.
• The Heavenly Emperor led six Yu Tian Dao Venerables through the realm wall to attack the Dragon Emperor’s forces at the Jianmu Sea Eye.
• The Dragon Emperor raised the Zhoutian Sea-Overturning Myriad Absolutes formation, and the seven true dragon venerables fought the six Yu Tian venerables as the emperors clashed above the sea.
• While the great powers focused on the battles, Peak Mountain Emperor Lord secretly entered the Spirit Realm through its earth veins and attacked Gen Earth Sacred Peak.
• Peak Mountain Emperor Lord declared that he would take Gen Earth Dao Venerable’s head and attainment to advance as the first ancestor of the five elements, and Gen Earth struggled to resist.