Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuezhou escaped the collapsing Spider God Cave after triggering the explosives, while the Half-Step Dimensional Ascension cultivator from Qinmeng was trapped inside. He flew away as the World Origin alteration ended and considered how its interruption might affect his enemy, but set aside the idea of involving the Void Heaven Hall.

• Zhang Xuezhou set the pulse detonator to one second and ran as the linked explosives triggered a mountain collapse.
• When the Qinmeng cultivator's domain vanished, Zhang Xuezhou's Fast and Slow ability returned, letting him escape the underground river and fly away on the Red Gold Cloud Wings.
• The trapped Qinmeng cultivator threatened to hunt down Seven Spiders, and Zhang Xuezhou fled rather than risk approaching him.
• Zhang Xuezhou observed the wind and snow clearing as the alteration of the World Origin came to an end.
• Zhang Xuezhou considered interrupting the cultivator's use of the World Origin and involving the Void Heaven Hall, but decided not to bring Hongjun and Houtu's conflict into the real world.

Zhang Xuezhou used Grian’s blood to create a Karmic Fortune Pearl and discovered that it let him observe a Fortune War and grow by taking a share of the spoils. He returned to reality with the pearl’s purpose clearer and sensed that Grian had changed.

• Zhang Xuezhou stopped in Bulanpeida City and drew blood from Grian for a sacrifice.
• Zhang Xuezhou formed the blood into a Karmic Fortune Pearl and entered his Fortune Technique space to examine it.
• The pearl showed Zhang Xuezhou the New Emperor defeating Liu Dingguo while Liu An watched from a distance and debated whether to intervene.
• The New Emperor spotted Zhang Xuezhou and asked him for help against a vassal king, but Zhang Xuezhou did not respond.
• The Karmic Fortune Pearl grew after Liu Dingguo’s Fortune Body shattered, then shrank back as Zhang Xuezhou left the Fortune Technique space.
• Zhang Xuezhou returned to reality and sensed that something about Grian had changed.

After sacrificing the Karmic Fortune Pearl in the Aomeijia Alliance, Zhang Xuezhou felt more concern for the country and discovered that people perceived him differently there. He left the cause unresolved and considered asking Huang Daoxian or contacting Xuanming for an explanation.

• Zhang Xuezhou noticed that the sacrifice had subtly made him feel more attached to the Aomeijia Alliance, and he decided its nations should unite against Qinmeng.
• Zhong Rang reported that he and others sometimes overlooked Zhang Xuezhou, while Grian and Daniel showed him fervent devotion.
• Zhang Xuezhou tested the effect on more people and found that strangers felt familiar with him, while those who knew him sometimes looked straight through him.
• Zhong Rang and the others regained normal perception after they flew out of Aomeijia Alliance territory.
• Zhang Xuezhou suspected the sacrifice had caused people in the Aomeijia Alliance to overlook or forget him and considered asking Huang Daoxian or contacting Xuanming.

Zhang Xuezhou learned that underground creatures had erupted across much of the Thousand Islands Alliance while the Scarlet Alliance State continued preparing Sequence Holders for the Seventh Sequence. Ren Yisheng’s message suggested Zhang’s earlier clash in Qinmeng and contact with the World Origin might be connected to his condition.

• Zhang Xuezhou learned that underground creatures had appeared across forty percent of the Thousand Islands Alliance, causing deaths and injuries as the alliance struggled to respond.
• Li Yingbo urged Zhang Xuezhou to consider bringing their people home, but Zhang said they would continue preparing for possible disasters without abandoning the Thousand Islands Alliance.
• Zhang Xuezhou observed the institute’s Seventh Sequence candidates, where Zhu Shengnan had failed an attempt and Zuo Teng prepared to try.
• Zuo Lianguang told Zhang Xuezhou that the electric shock had restored his memories up to the fall of the Luofu Dynasty and asked whether Luo Zhong’s Heavenly God General Plan had been abandoned.
• Ren Yisheng reported that Huang Daoxian had asked whether Zhang Xuezhou had touched the World Origin in Qinmeng, leading Zhang to connect his condition to his earlier clash there.

Zhang Xuezhou explained how the World Origin and Fortune Technique might benefit him and Li Yingbo, while warning Li Yingbo to avoid Huang Daoxian. He then caught Luo Burang up on the rapidly changing world and the potential spread of Ferocious Beasts as Zuo Teng reached the Seventh Sequence.

• Zhang Xuezhou told Li Yingbo that he would need to consolidate a nation's Fortune Technique before sacrificing blood to form a Karmic Fortune Pearl.
• Li Yingbo agreed to avoid Huang Daoxian so he would not take his blood.
• Zuo Teng announced that he had reached the Seventh Sequence on his own.
• Luo Burang complained about the younger generation's failures and the gene medicine they had wasted.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Luo Burang that Qinmeng Transformation had spread across the world and that Ferocious Beasts might appear in the Scarlet Alliance State.

Zhang Xuezhou and Li Yingbo planned rotating sacrifices to improve their luck while Zhao Tianhua underwent a successful Seventh Sequence correction and gained Red Gold Cloud Wings. The chapter left Zhao Tianhua accepting that his unusual body would make him an important subject in future research.

• Luo Burang, Li Yingbo, and Zhang Xuezhou proposed rotating sacrifices among four countries to generate good Karmic Fortune.
• Zhao Tianhua asked to join the sacrifices while undergoing Seventh Sequence correction, and Zhang Xuezhou reassured him that his altered body might gain useful abilities.
• Zhao Tianhua completed the correction and emerged with six-meter Red Gold Cloud Wings.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Luo Burang examined the wings and discussed studying external grafts, with Zhao Tianhua as a potential research subject.
• Zhao Tianhua initially feared becoming experimental expendable material but accepted his role in advancing research for Sequence Holders.

Li Yingbo experienced the Fortune Technique’s power after the sacrificial flags were planted, while Zhang Xuezhou explained why he could not become chairman and discussed the Scarlet Alliance State’s development. With a century of accumulated Karmic Fortune gathering around Li Yingbo, Zhang Xuezhou said the first sacrifice could begin immediately.

• Li Yingbo felt as though he could grasp the Scarlet Alliance State and asked Zhang Xuezhou why he had not taken the chairmanship.
• Zhang Xuezhou said he lacked the health and popular support needed to become chairman, and Li Yingbo resolved to appear on camera more often and support public development.
• Luo Burang questioned whether the Scarlet Alliance State was combining too many systems, and Zhang Xuezhou said that adapting borrowed methods was necessary for a developing world.
• Li Yingbo, Zhang Xuezhou, and Luo Burang discussed developing their institutions first and addressing possible factional disputes later.
• Zhao Tianhua asked when the sacrifice would begin, and Zhang Xuezhou said it could start soon as accumulated Karmic Fortune gathered around Li Yingbo.

Li Yingbo gained Control during Zhang Xuezhou’s sacrifice, but his newfound power injured Zhao Tianhua. After collecting five Karmic Fortune Pearls, Zhang Xuezhou discovered that one could reveal the whereabouts of the Half-Step Dimensional Ascension Holder whose Origin had marked him.

• Li Yingbo recited Zhang Xuezhou’s guiding words, relived the fall of a kingdom, and awakened Control as he injured Zhao Tianhua with his fingers.
• Luo Burang explained that Li Yingbo had charged through the formation flags and attacked Zhang Xuezhou before stabbing Zhao Tianhua.
• Zhang Xuezhou completed the sacrifice, collected five Karmic Fortune Pearls, and told Zhao Tianhua that Li Yingbo’s experience had shaped his new power.
• Zhang Xuezhou used a Karmic Fortune Pearl to glimpse the Half-Step Dimensional Ascension Holder in Qinmeng and sensed that he could track the distance between them.

Zhang Xuezhou used the Karmic Fortune Pearl during a sacrifice to observe a powerful Qinmeng expert and assess his abilities, while the rite consumed nearly four hours in real time. The sacrifice ended with Zhang Xuezhou unharmed, but Li Yingbo was left shaken by an inescapable death illusion.

• Zhang Xuezhou suspected the Qinmeng Half-Step Dimensional Ascension Holder was Yu and concluded that speed might be his weakness, though his powerful domain and durability made him dangerous.
• Zhang Xuezhou realized the Karmic Fortune Pearl showed events in sync with reality after Zhao Tianhua's weak muttering and the westering sunlight revealed that nearly four hours had passed.
• Zhang Xuezhou finished the sacrifice and told Luo Burang that it had gone very well and brought unexpected gains.
• Zhao Tianhua pleaded for Tuer God Grace, while Li Yingbo staggered and sat down after enduring the rite.
• Zhang Xuezhou checked Li Yingbo's pulse and used the Highest Clarity True Technique as Li Yingbo described an illusion in which people died and he could find no way out.

After Li Yingbo’s sacrifice awakened a powerful Control, Nagesi pressed Zhang Xuezhou to arrange a sacrifice for him so he could pursue the Ninth Sequence. The others decided to let Nagesi seize control of the troubled Thousand Islands Alliance, while Zhang Xuezhou prepared to grant his request.

• Zhang Xuezhou warned that Karmic Fortune Sacrifice was dangerous, while Li Yingbo demonstrated a sword-finger Control that pierced Zhao Tianhua’s body.
• Li Yingbo asked Zhang Xuezhou to arrange another spiritual baptism, but Zhang Xuezhou cautioned him about the risks.
• Nagesi repeatedly messaged Zhang Xuezhou, asking whether taking over the Thousand Islands Alliance would qualify him for a sacrifice.
• Li Yingbo and Luo Burang considered how control of the Thousand Islands Alliance could provide ships and facilities for future operations.
• Li Yingbo claimed he needed half a month to recover, and Zhang Xuezhou decided to prepare for Nagesi’s possible sacrifice.

Zhang Xuezhou discussed plans with Ren Anran and Zhang Manqian before traveling through the void toward the Three Realms, reflecting on cultivation and how to oppose Donghua. He awoke to find Yi Shuo had released eighty percent of his sealed Law Power, leaving him hopeful that another half month of treatment would clear the Cynomorium’s effects.

• Zhang Xuezhou told Ren Anran that they might scheme against the Half-Step Dimensional Ascension Holder from Qinmeng if they found an untouched Fire Meteor base, though their chances remained slim.
• Zhang Manqian proposed testing Hu Yu and Hu Hao’s blood to activate the Wind and Thunder Saber, and Zhang Xuezhou agreed to seek Hu Yu’s Essence Blood when he could.
• Zhang Xuezhou entered the giant tree’s greenhouse and traveled through the void, pondering Heavenly Tribulations, the True Self Realm, and how to strengthen his Fleshly Body.
• Ren Anran praised Yi Shuo’s medical skills, and Zhang Xuezhou discovered Yi Shuo had restored eighty percent of his Law Power.
• Zhang Xuezhou concluded that another half month of treatment might free him from the Cynomorium’s effects.

After recovering from Yi Shuo’s treatment, Zhang Xuezhou decided to seek the Great Chanyu of Xiong State as a sacrificial target without killing him, while the New Emperor celebrated his new sword and newborn son and proposed attacking the Nine Spirits Primal Sage. Zhang Xuezhou agreed to scout ahead before they set out together.

• Zhang Xuezhou woke after fifteen days of treatment and learned that Yi Shuo had used internal breath to purify the Law Power in his body.
• Ren Anran considered using sacrifice to improve her Fortune, and Zhang Xuezhou explained why the King of Huainan and other targets posed risks.
• After Yi Shuo suggested they could target his senior brother’s father without killing him, Zhang Xuezhou decided to search for the Great Chanyu of Xiong State on his way to the Immortal Court.
• Zhang Xuezhou went to the imperial inner treasury to choose replacement Five Elements formation flags and met the New Emperor, who showed off a newly forged sword and celebrated Lady Wei’s birth of an imperial son.
• The New Emperor proposed that they use their current Karmic Fortune to attack the Nine Spirits Primal Sage, and Zhang Xuezhou agreed to scout ahead by flying.

Zhang Xuezhou crossed into Great Han territory, struck Hulugu to help Han Anguo, and questioned him about Nine Spirits Primal Sage and Chanyu Junch en. He learned that Nine Spirits Primal Sage had disappeared and that Chanyu Junch en might be with Shan Huan or digging in Youbeiping, then flew off to continue his search.

• Zhang Xuezhou set approximate positions for Xiong State's Karmic Fortune formation flags and flew toward Great Han territory.
• Zhang Xuezhou saw Hulugu chase the wounded Han Anguo and knocked Hulugu unconscious with a blow, forcing him to retreat.
• Hulugu warned his camp about a top expert and ordered the army to join the Wise King of the Right before collapsing from his injuries.
• Zhang Xuezhou asked Han Anguo about Nine Spirits Primal Sage and Chanyu Junch en, learning that the former had vanished and the latter might be with Shan Huan or in Youbeiping.
• Zhang Xuezhou flew away, while Han Anguo stayed behind to receive treatment and reflected on his decision to hold the line.

Zhang Xuezhou took the New Emperor to Youbeiping while they discussed the risks of attacking Xiong State and the need to prepare by worshipping Houtu. They found a hidden Xiong State camp beside a volcanic lake, and Zhang Xuezhou led the New Emperor into the Great Chanyu’s golden tent.

• The New Emperor asked Zhang Xuezhou whether Wei Qing could attack the Xiong State Legion from behind, but Zhang told him to ask Wei Qing about the plan’s chances.
• The New Emperor explained why he believed the war against Xiong State had to be fought, and Zhang suggested that he worship Houtu as a precaution.
• Zhang Xuezhou and the New Emperor reached Youbeiping and continued north toward the remote East Jin Shan area.
• They spotted a camp beside a volcanic crater lake, where Xiong State soldiers were searching and digging.
• The New Emperor silently killed the two soldiers on patrol, and Zhang Xuezhou identified the Great Chanyu’s golden tent and led him inside.

The New Emperor and Zhang Xuezhou captured Chanyu Junchen and used him in a sacrificial ritual while seeking information about Nine Spirits. Chanyu Junchen survived but lost an ear, and he left the encounter fearing that Xiong State could be crushed by the Great Han Dynasty.

• The New Emperor restrained Chanyu Junchen and learned that Nine Spirits had gone to the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly with a green-robed cultivator carrying a guqin.
• Chanyu Junchen revealed that he had searched for Ying Zheng's buried wealth but found nothing.
• Zhang Xuezhou performed a sacrifice on Chanyu Junchen, though the man's scattered Karmic Fortune yielded little.
• The New Emperor discussed targeting the King of Qi after Zhufu Yan gathered evidence of his interference with the Northern Lands legions.
• The New Emperor cut off Chanyu Junchen's right ear and left him with an incantation that caused lingering pain.
• Chanyu Junchen woke alone in his tent and feared that continued conflict with the Great Han Dynasty could bring Xiong State a crushing defeat.

Zhang Xuezhou and the New Emperor decided to visit the Immortal Court during the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly, disguising themselves in women’s clothes to approach Celestial Venerable Yuanshi. They arrived at the Jade Void Palace and found Yuanshi overseeing labor to merge Soaring Heavens and Kunlun before the banquet could begin.

• The New Emperor refused to kill Chanyu Junchen within Great Han’s borders and considered using Xiong State’s weakness to prepare for war.
• Zhang Xuezhou proposed visiting the Immortal Court to investigate the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly and seek information about the Investiture of the Gods Document, and the New Emperor agreed to go with him.
• Zhang Xuezhou and the New Emperor dressed in women’s clothes and used Heavenly Gate Tokens to enter the Immortal Court.
• At the Southern Heavenly Gate, the Four Heavenly Kings told Zhang Xuezhou that only Golden Immortals could attend the Sovereign’s Banquet of Ten Thousand Immortals and directed the pair toward the Jade Void Palace.
• Zhang Xuezhou and the New Emperor reached the Jade Void Palace and saw Celestial Venerable Yuanshi supervising immortals hauling chains.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi told Zhang Xuezhou and the New Emperor to help merge Soaring Heavens and Kunlun so the Banquet of Ten Thousand Immortals could begin.

Zhang Xuezhou helped haul chains at the Jade Void Palace while gathering information about the Immortal Court’s plans and its forging work. After seeing Laojun leave Tushita Palace confused about a furnace Donghua had repaired, Zhang Xuezhou suspected Donghua’s strength had diminished and wondered whether he might someday confront him.

• Zhang Xuezhou joined the immortals hauling chains for the Jade Void Palace and asked Celestial Venerable Yuanshi about the work and the Immortal Court’s plans for its Thirty-Six Heavens.
• Zhang Xuezhou learned that Zhu Jiuyin had been captured and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi left him in charge of overseeing the work.
• Zhang Xuezhou made himself known to the immortals as he followed the chains toward Tushita Palace.
• Zhang Xuezhou saw that Tushita Palace was forging the chains with molds and machinery, then heard Laojun wonder how Haotian had repaired and used the forging treasure furnace.
• Zhang Xuezhou concluded that Donghua may have suffered a serious loss of strength and considered whether a longer lifespan might let him face Donghua directly.

Zhang Xuezhou found that Laojun was unavailable because Tushita Palace’s furnace was operating, while the New Emperor observed how weakened and forgetful the Immortal Court’s great immortals had become. They headed to Jade Void Palace to investigate a halt in chain production, and the New Emperor decided to stay after hearing that the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly might offer Immortality Elixirs.

• Zhang Xuezhou learned that Donghua had secured support from Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, Laojun, and the Jade Emperor, but Laojun had left Tushita Palace and could not be questioned.
• Zhang Xuezhou told the New Emperor that the precious forging furnace could not be stopped, and the New Emperor reflected on how listless and rusty the Immortal Court’s great immortals had become.
• When chain production stopped before Jade Void Palace’s order was complete, Zhang Xuezhou took the New Emperor to investigate.
• Wood Virtue True Lord and Fire Virtue True Lord discussed the possibility of receiving Immortality Elixirs at the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly and eventually obtaining the ingredients for the Elixir of Immortality.
• After hearing the great immortals discuss the promised elixirs, the New Emperor reconsidered returning to Chang'an City.

Zhang Xuezhou and the New Emperor arrived at Tushita Palace to find its forging furnace blocked after the Golden Horn Demon King and Silver Horn Demon King had neglected their work. Laojun and the Three Pure Ones tried to repair it, but the furnace cooled into a lump of iron, leaving the work stalled.

• The Golden Horn Demon King and Silver Horn Demon King blamed the furnace for breaking down and sent word to Laojun.
• Zhang Xuezhou introduced himself and the New Emperor as Shuo Immortal and Che Immortal, then heard how the furnace had clogged and the chain molds had produced crooked links.
• Laojun arrived with Celestial Venerable Yuanshi and Celestial Venerable Lingbao, lashed the demon kings, and examined the furnace.
• Celestial Venerable Lingbao warned that asking Divine Emperor Haotian for help could be a trap, so the three Heavenly Venerables attempted repairs themselves.
• Laojun, Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, and Celestial Venerable Lingbao tinkered with the furnace until it cooled and solidified, leaving several parts on the ground.

Zhang Xuezhou proposed using craftsmen from the Great Han Dynasty to repair Tushita Palace’s forging furnace in exchange for the Immortal Court recognizing the dynasty’s legitimacy. The New Emperor also requested a sword match, and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi directed him to face Celestial Venerable Lingbao.

• Zhang Xuezhou judged that the three Celestial Venerables could not repair the forging furnace and suggested bringing over a hundred craftsmen from the lower realm.
• The New Emperor confirmed that he could provide craftsmen from Chang'an City, and Zhang Xuezhou asked the Immortal Court to establish friendly relations with the Great Han Dynasty and recognize its legitimacy.
• Celestial Venerable Yuanshi, Laojun, and Celestial Venerable Lingbao accepted Zhang Xuezhou’s proposal after considering its benefits.
• The New Emperor asked to cross swords with a Celestial Venerable, and Celestial Venerable Yuanshi told him to spar with Celestial Venerable Lingbao.