Chapter Summaries

Richard restored order in Upholding Mountain City by enforcing strict rules on the Mountain-Moving Sect and consolidating the city’s sects and wealth. After Formless Valley collected the mask, its leader investigated the demon’s manor and grew wary of Richard’s strength before ordering the servants killed.

• Richard recalled the Mountain-Moving Sect disciples, imposed rules against abusing civilians, and punished violators to end the unrest in Upholding Mountain City.
• Kong Xiong registered the territories and assets of the eleven major sects, leaving the Mountain-Moving Sect in control of nearly the entire city.
• Richard reported that he had slain the Demonic Martial Artist, and Formless Valley sent disciples to retrieve the mask.
• Richard handed over the mask and asked to enter Formless Valley’s library; the middle-aged leader agreed to take him there after investigating the manor.
• At Mr. Wu’s manor, the middle-aged leader identified the slain demon as Binghou and ordered the servants killed because they might have been infected.

Richard entered Formless Valley under the identity of Senior Chu and spent six days studying its Scripture Depository while Ulysses secretly surveyed the sect. After they vanished into the Void, Richard confronted the aging sect master, Wuxiang the Undefeated, on the ninth floor.

• Liu Wuming led Richard into Formless Valley, where the entrance hall tested disguises but failed to expose his Faceless Mask.
• Richard reached the Scripture Depository and studied its foundational texts, befriending the Depository Master and resolving to rob the library.
• Ulysses surveyed Formless Valley's defenses and told Richard on the sixth day that it was time to act.
• Richard and Ulysses vanished into the Void, leaving an illusion of Richard behind.
• Wuxiang the Undefeated confronted the intruder on the ninth floor, but Richard shattered his pressure and prepared to fight with a pitch-black arm drawn from the Void.

Richard and Ulysses stole an item from Formless Valley’s Scripture Depository while Richard fought Wuxiang, whose strength came at the cost of his dwindling lifespan. After the battle, Wuxiang concealed his worsening condition and ordered his disciples to find a Martial Dao Master who could succeed him.

• Richard lured Wuxiang out of the Scripture Depository, allowing Ulysses to sneak inside and retrieve the item.
• Wuxiang shattered Richard’s fiery attack, then used a secret technique to rejuvenate his body and strike Richard with a powerful fist.
• Richard detonated his scattered flesh with his fused Radiation Rule and Life Rule, blasting apart much of Formless Valley before regenerating.
• Richard and Ulysses escaped, then secretly returned to the Scripture Depository while Wuxiang pretended to pursue them.
• Wuxiang’s disciples reassured the elders that he was not seriously injured, though he had lost more lifespan.
• Wuxiang told his disciples to search the cities for a Martial Dao Master who could become Formless Valley’s next sect master.

Wuxiang sought an Essence Path martial artist to succeed him as Formless Valley's sect master and learned that Richard might be suitable. Richard saw the offer as a chance to infiltrate the Berserk Orcs, but with Wuxiang's meeting only days away, he abandoned his attempt to disguise his energy and decided to mix bloodlines.

• Wuxiang explained that Formless Valley needed an Essence Path successor and planned to use an ancient spiritual medicine to find someone who could break the mortal limit.
• The Library Master praised Richard's Essence Path cultivation, and Wuxiang ordered him brought in for evaluation after investigating his background.
• The Library Master told Richard that Wuxiang might choose him as Formless Valley's next sect master, and Richard resolved to pursue the opportunity despite the risks of exposure.
• Richard studied Formless Valley's martial arts and tried to disguise his mana as true qi, but the rushed effort injured him.
• The Library Master postponed Richard's meeting with Wuxiang for three days after Richard claimed his injuries would affect the evaluation.
• Richard concluded that he could not disguise his true qi in time and decided to mix bloodlines instead.

Richard fused with a Berserk Orc bloodline to strengthen his disguise as Chu Yuan, then accepted Wuxiang’s offer to become Formless Valley’s new sect master. When Wuxiang intruded into Richard’s soul to plant a seed, a mysterious Furnace appeared and attacked him.

• Richard prepared a Berserk Orc bloodline potion, fused it into his body, and gained the ability to impersonate a Berserk Orc.
• Richard practiced Mountain-Moving Barbarian Bull Strength and perfected his disguise as the Mountain-Moving Sect’s old sect master, Chu Yuan.
• Richard met Wuxiang, accepted his offer to become Formless Valley’s new sect master, and swore to protect the sect’s interests.
• Wuxiang gave Richard a spiritual medicine and began probing his soul while Richard pretended to break through the third shackle.
• A mysterious Furnace emerged from Richard’s Spiritual Platform and taunted Wuxiang as it confronted his intrusion.

Richard used the Miracle Furnace to destroy Wuxiang’s soul, then took over as Wuxiang Valley’s acting sect master while Ulysses used Wuxiang’s intact body to aid his recovery. After studying the sect’s intelligence and attending its recruitment ceremony, Richard entered the upper echelons of the Barbaric Lands.

• The Miracle Furnace burned away Wuxiang’s invading soul and destroyed it in his body, leaving the World Lord’s body intact.
• Richard brought Ulysses out, and Ulysses planned to use Wuxiang’s body to nourish his damaged soul after its laws were removed.
• Six months later, Richard appeared before Wuxiang Valley’s disciples and elders, claiming Wuxiang had entered seclusion and appointed him acting sect master.
• The Library Tower Master vouched for Richard and gave him a Universe Gourd containing Wuxiang Valley’s intelligence on other sects.
• Richard sealed himself in Wuxiang’s stone chamber, resumed his human appearance, and spent three months analyzing the intelligence while attending the sect’s recruitment ceremony.
• Neighboring sects sent congratulations after learning of Richard’s appointment, marking his entry into the upper echelons of the Barbaric Lands.

Richard completed the Black Bird Armor by combining a Martial Path Formation with a rune array, then learned that the Heavenly Mystery Sacred Sect was calling an Anti-Demon Convention. He and Ulysses planned to attend to gather intelligence, while Ulysses suppressed opposition within Formless Valley before they set out.

• Richard finished repairing the Black Bird Armor and activated it with an Earth Element Rule crystal.
• A Berserk Orc reported that the Heavenly Mystery Sacred Sect had announced the prophecy “Heavenly Demon Descends” and planned an Anti-Demon Convention.
• Richard and Ulysses decided to attend the convention to gather intelligence on the Martial Dao Grandmasters and potentially defeat them together.
• Ulysses emerged from seclusion and rebuked Wuxiang’s disciples for opposing Richard’s management of Formless Valley.
• At Ulysses’s command, the Tower Lord knocked out four complaining disciples, while Liu Wuming learned that the Tower Lord had used former students for bodily research.
• Richard showed Ulysses the invitation from the Heavenly Mystery Sacred Sect as they prepared to leave.

Richard and Ulysses arrived in Heavenly Mystery City for the Anti-Demon Convention and gathered intelligence while Wizards infiltrated the gathering in disguise. The Six Great Sacred Sects assembled in the city as the convention began.

• Richard and Ulysses reached Heavenly Mystery City, submitted their invitations, and explored the city to observe the visiting masters.
• Richard recognized Jimmy disguised as a Berserk Orc, and the two exchanged intelligence about Wizards infiltrating the convention and the Council's operation against the Berserk Orcs.
• Richard and Ulysses spotted several more Wizards in disguise and gathered information about the Barbaric Lands' Grandmasters by watching their fights.
• More sect leaders arrived, and Richard recorded their exchanges while Wizards continued collecting intelligence.
• The Great Sun Sacred Sect and Heavenly Punishment Sacred Sect arrived, followed by the Underworld, Cauldron Heaven, and Myriad Spirits Sacred Sects, bringing all Six Great Sacred Sects together.

The Heavenly Mystery Sacred Sect convened the Five Great Sacred Sects and presented evidence that a Heavenly Demon was obscuring divinations across the Barbaric Lands. After the sects agreed to unite, the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Sect revealed that wizards had infiltrated their lands and proposed naming the coalition the Anti-Demon Alliance.

• The Heavenly Mystery Sacred Sect welcomed the five sect leaders, then transformed palaces into a Mystic Arts Formation and brought a stone platform through a Spatial Rift.
• The Old Orc showed the leaders Wentian's Blood Letter, which warned that a Heavenly Demon would descend, while several sect leaders questioned its credibility.
• The Old Orc explained that divinations beyond seven days had become impossible, and the Myriad Spirits Sacred Sect Leader was injured when he tried to pierce the barrier.
• The Myriad Spirits Sacred Sect and Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect agreed to form an alliance, followed by the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Sect.
• The Heavenly Punishment Sacred Sect Leader revealed a Third-Ring Black Wizard's corpse and said wizards had infiltrated the region, then suggested naming the alliance the Anti-Demon Alliance.

The Anti-Demon Alliance united the Barbaric Lands and prepared defenses while Great Wizard Kanon organized the Wizard invasion, intending to seize control of the seals holding an Astral Dominator. As Floating Cities prepared to cross the World Wall, Kanon asked the Curse Crown to misdirect fate, and Richard’s territory stood ready to betray the Alliance.

• The Anti-Demon Convention named the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Sect Alliance Leader and established broad rules for joint defenses against the Wizard Dimension.
• Great Wizard Kanon told the assembled Wizards that the Berserk Orcs might be guarding a sealed Astral Dominator, then planned simultaneous attacks on three Sacred Sects to capture half the sealing facilities.
• Great Wizard Kanon revealed that he had completed the path to becoming a Crown, and Great Wizard Bronze Spear struck him to seize one last chance to fight him before his advancement.
• Richard gave Kong Xiong a blueprint for using buildings as formation flags and continued sending the Wizards intelligence about the Anti-Demon Alliance.
• Richard’s Black Wizards controlled the cities under Formless Valley and prepared to switch sides when the battle line reached them.
• Great Wizard Kanon asked the Curse Crown to misdirect fate as the Wizard forces prepared to cross the World Wall.

The Heavenly Mystery Sacred Sect foresaw that heavenly demons would attack in three months, and the Six Great Sacred Sects prepared for the invasion. When the wizards arrived at the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Sect, Great Wizard Kanon repelled the four Martial Saints’ strongest attacks and prepared to strike back.

• The Sect Master of Heavenly Mystery glimpsed the coming invasion and warned the sacred sects that heavenly demons would descend in three months.
• The Six Great Sacred Sects strengthened their defenses, while Richard gained extensive Mystic Arts knowledge from their preparations.
• Ten Floating Cities and several dozen Small Floating Cities emerged from a vast rift above the Heavenly Punishment Sacred Sect, whose warriors activated a massive formation.
• The Sect Master of Great Sun attacked Kanon with a Black Sun, but Kanon stopped it, swallowed it, and challenged the Martial Saints.
• The four Martial Saints unleashed their ultimate arts against Kanon, but he absorbed the attack’s power and emerged unharmed.
• Kanon called the four Martial Saints aberrations and declared that it was his turn to attack.

Great Wizard Kanon defeated the Great Sun Martial Saint and trapped the other Martial Saints while Wizard armies invaded the Barbaric World. Richard’s forces seized control of Formless Valley’s cities, and the chapter ends with the Wizards attacking the Mountain Mist Sect as Ulysses confirms its warehouses were evacuated.

• Great Wizard Kanon captured the Great Sun Martial Saint, stopped the Heavenly Punishment Martial Saint’s formation, and trapped the three fleeing Martial Saints in his domain.
• Great Wizard You Yan and Great Wizard Hun Yu led separate Wizard armies in attacks on the Great Sun Sacred Sect and the Myriad Spirits Sacred Sect.
• Richard received word that the Wizard army had entered the Barbaric World and ordered his Black Wizards to eliminate resistance across Formless Valley.
• Within seven days, Richard’s forces controlled every city in Formless Valley, and Great Wizard Phantom Soul’s army arrived at the Mountain Mist Sect.
• Great Wizard Phantom Soul ordered the Floating City Main Cannon and Wizard legions to destroy the Mountain Mist Sect’s defenses while Richard watched.
• Ulysses told Richard that Formless Valley’s warehouses had all been moved into the secret realm.

Richard seized Formless Valley’s treasures and helped a Fire Lizard hatchling survive, discovering that it had become his believer. After the wizard army took the territory, Great Wizard Phantom Soul formally took control of Formless Valley and assigned Richard a new mission behind Berserk Orc lines.

• Richard entered the secret realm, moved most of Formless Valley’s vaults into storage, and ordered Carrion to design a machine for cutting Magic Essence into standard sizes.
• Richard used a divine spell to stabilize Crawly’s weak Fire Lizard egg, and the hatchling emerged with a connection to him as a new believer.
• Great Wizard Phantom Soul destroyed the Mountain Mist Sect, while Formless Valley’s disguised Black Wizard leaders welcomed the wizard army into the city.
• Great Wizard Phantom Soul formally took over the Puppet Faction and Formless Valley on behalf of the campaign headquarters.
• Great Wizard Phantom Soul ordered Richard to enter the Berserk Orc rear lines as Formless Valley’s acting sect leader and gather intelligence on the Demonic Cult.

Richard reached the Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect and falsely accused the Demonic Cult of working with the Wizards, hoping to divide the Berserk Orcs and gain access to the sect’s investigation. The Cauldron Heaven Martial Saint responded to the report, but when he arrived to meet Richard, Richard was gone.

• Richard traveled from Formless Valley to the Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect and claimed that the Demonic Cult had helped the Wizards destroy Formless Valley and kill his master.
• Niu Qi believed Richard’s accusation and reported it directly to the Cauldron Heaven Martial Saint, who feared the Devil Master might awaken.
• Richard privately met Ulysses and decided to wait for the Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect to begin investigating the Demonic Cult.
• The Cauldron Heaven Martial Saint received Niu Qi’s report and ordered him to lead the way to Richard.
• The Cauldron Heaven Martial Saint reached the branch, but Richard was missing.

Richard studied Wuxiang, Formless Valley’s transforming treasure weapon, while waiting at the Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect branch. When he learned that a supposed Sect Master was actually a Demonic Cult infiltrator, Richard set a plan in motion and confronted him, leaving the fight poised to begin in earnest.

• Richard tested Wuxiang’s ability to change shape and hold temporary enchantments, but the Miracle Furnace showed no reaction to it.
• Ulysses told Richard that a Martial Dao Grandmaster had arrived with the messenger and was being called Sect Master, leading Richard to suspect a Demonic Cult infiltrator.
• Richard and Ulysses planned to distract the infiltrator and rescue the branch master, while Richard prepared to conceal his Wizard Dimension traits during the battle.
• The branch master led Richard to meet the supposed Cauldron Heaven Martial Saint, and Richard exposed him as a Demonic Cult fiend before he could speak.
• Richard attacked the infiltrator, while Ulysses protected the branch master; Richard then enlarged his body and concealed the Staff of Equilibrium in his arm, preparing to continue the fight.

Richard and Ulysses defeated a counterfeit Martial Saint infiltrating the Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect, but the fiend’s Reverse Meme ability erased their memories of him. Ulysses linked that power to the Devil Master sealed in Yellow Springs and suggested it could explain why the Precursors vanished.

• Richard and Ulysses fought the counterfeit Martial Saint, and Richard broke his Triple Kanon seals to unleash their stored power.
• Ulysses pierced the weakened fiend’s heart, but the fiend released an energy that sealed Richard’s memories of him.
• Ulysses used a Faith Power lantern to reveal the fiend’s corpse and explained how Reverse Memes erased information and traces.
• Ulysses said the fiend’s Reverse Meme ability came from the Devil Master and proposed that the power explained the Precursors’ extinction.
• Richard tried to report the discovery to Wizard headquarters, but Ulysses stopped him because they were in Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect territory.
• After Ulysses calmed him, Richard asked whether they could remove the ability from the corpse and keep its World Lord-level body.

Richard dealt with the demonic cultist’s Reverse Meme, then stayed at the Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect while gathering information and studying Wuxiang. After two months, the sect found a Demonic Cult stronghold and brought Richard to join an operation against it, leaving him poised above the underground entrance with two elders.

• Ulysses explained how to make the Reverse Meme burst, and Richard recorded a task to complicate a spell model before Ulysses took the corpse into the secret realm.
• Richard met Long Li and confirmed to the Cauldron Heaven Martial Saint that the Demonic Cult and Heavenly Demons had allied to attack Formless Valley.
• The Cauldron Heaven Martial Saint brought Richard to Heaven Pillar Mountain, where Richard stayed for two months, studied Wuxiang, and gathered intelligence about the sect.
• A Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect elder told Richard that the Demonic Cult had a stronghold at Great River Ridge and that Grandmasters would gather there in seven days.
• Richard and two elders watched demonic cultists enter the underground stronghold, and one elder told Richard they would each rely on their own abilities from then on.

Richard and two Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect elders infiltrated a Demonic Cult stronghold, where Richard discovered an unknown civilization’s creation and the cultists debated whether to cooperate with the Heavenly Demons. The chapter ended with Jia Ma announcing that the Martial Ancestor had been converted and served the Holy Lord.

• Richard and the two elders secretly entered the underground palace, where the elders implanted Heart-Devouring Gu in the first-floor underlings.
• Richard identified and removed key objects from the palace’s spell-like arrangement, discovering that one was a creation of an unknown civilization and extracting its blueprint.
• Richard and the elders reached the second level and listened as Yi Tu, Yi Niu, and Yi Long argued about the Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect’s purge and whether to ally with the Heavenly Demons.
• Jia Ma removed his mask and announced that the Martial Ancestor had been converted to the Holy Lord’s cause.

The Martial Ancestor revealed that the Berserk Orcs had been created to guard the Devil Master Seal, then broke free of his prison as his mind succumbed to the Devil Master's corrosion. He called on Great Wizard Kanon to witness his final journey, and Kanon answered the call.

• The Martial Ancestor explained to the Old Orc that the Berserk Orcs were born to serve the Supreme Beings by guarding the Devil Master Seal.
• As the Martial Ancestor's soul weakened, he broke free of his chains, killed the Old Orc, and used the Armor Rat mask to send the other mask-bearers a false message that he had been converted.
• The Martial Ancestor destroyed the Devil Master's thought in the mask and escaped the Boundless Sea after hundreds of thousands of years in captivity.
• The Martial Ancestor retrieved an old jar of wine, then challenged powerful beings from other civilizations to see him off on his final journey.
• Great Wizard Kanon sensed the Martial Ancestor's aura, took up the World Tree as a staff, and agreed to see him off.

Richard attacked the Demonic Cult stronghold and learned the Martial Ancestor had appeared, then hurried toward the wizard forces as the Devil Master's escape threatened the Savage Continent. Great Wizard Kanon completed his promotion ceremony by surviving the Martial Ancestor’s ultimate strike and became the Physique Crown.

• Richard and two Cauldron Heaven Sacred Sect elders ambushed the Demonic Cult fighters, killing most and capturing three Berserk Orc Martial Dao Masters.
• Richard sensed the Martial Ancestor’s presence and decided to return to the main wizard force, then asked Ulysses whether they could attack the two grandmasters fighting overhead.
• The Martial Ancestor revealed that he wanted Great Wizard Kanon to kill him before the Devil Master fully took control of his body.
• Great Wizard Kanon swore before the Sea of Souls to protect the Berserk Orcs and preserve their martial arts.
• The Martial Ancestor unleashed the Ultimate of Martial Arts, leaving Great Wizard Kanon’s body nearly destroyed.
• A sprout emerged from Great Wizard Kanon’s shattered heart, and wizards across the Wizard Dimension hailed him as the Physique Crown.