Chapter Summaries

Lu Changzhi attended the opening of the Law Contemplation Gathering with Lu Yuan and the others, and offered Lu Yuan dried Black Dragon meat in exchange for his help securing a place. Their arrival on a high platform drew attention to Lu Yuan, while the Huang Clan patriarch privately invited Lu Changzhi to visit.

• Lu Changzhi went with Mu Fan and the others to find a place at the Law Contemplation Gathering, and Lu Yuan offered tokens he had obtained from the academy and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
• Lu Changzhi gave Lu Yuan dried Black Dragon meat, which Lu Yuan tasted and praised before saying he might borrow more from the Black Dragon Clan.
• Lu Changzhi chose the token from the Myriad Laws Academy, and the group took seats on a high platform overlooking the gathering.
• Cultivators recognized Lu Yuan as the Sparring Maniac Saint and speculated that he had reached the Saint Emperor Realm, while they wondered about Lu Changzhi's status.
• The Huang Clan patriarch thanked Lu Changzhi for looking after Jiuzhao and invited him to visit the Huang Clan, offering him a comfortable bed.

Huang Zhan invited Lu Changzhi to visit the Huang Clan and asked him to keep Huang Jiuzhao humble, while privately assessing his background and abilities. At the gathering, Lu Yuan let others believe he had reached the Saint Emperor realm, and Xiang Ge challenged Lu Changzhi to have Xiang Li exchange pointers with him.

• Huang Zhan invited Lu Changzhi to visit the Huang Clan and asked him to beat Huang Jiuzhao a few more times to rein in his headstrong nature.
• Lu Changzhi agreed to do his best, while Huang Zhan concluded that Lu Changzhi was unusually composed and likely had powerful backing.
• Lu Yuan drew attention at the gathering, and he chose not to correct the growing belief that he had reached the Saint Emperor realm.
• Xiang Ge congratulated Lu Yuan on supposedly entering the Saint Emperor realm, and Lu Yuan replied in a way that confirmed the misunderstanding.
• Xiang Ge proposed that his son Xiang Li exchange pointers with Lu Changzhi, prompting nearby factions to voice their support.

Lu Changzhi declined Xiang Ge’s challenge for now, then heard from Lu Yuan how the Xiang Clan had engineered Lu Yuan’s crushing defeat to boost Xiang Ge’s reputation. Lu Changzhi promised that his disciple could help Lu Yuan settle the score, while Lu Yuan hinted he wanted to stay by Lu Changzhi’s side.

• Xiang Ge challenged Lu Changzhi, who said there would be a chance to fight later, but not now.
• Xiang Qing sensed that Xiang Ge’s words had brought unfavorable karma upon the Xiang Clan.
• Lu Changzhi invited Lu Yuan to share his story over wine, and Lu Yuan recounted how the Xiang Clan had forced him to lose to Xiang Ge.
• Lu Changzhi compared Lu Yuan’s defeat to the Xiang Clan’s treatment of the academy and said his disciple could help Lu Yuan vent his resentment.
• Lu Yuan asked if he could stay with Lu Changzhi, who questioned whether Lu Yuan was looking for an excuse to remain near him.

Lu Yuan explained how his defeats by Xiang Ge and Lu Lulu shaped his pursuit of martial arts, then joined Lu Changzhi and Mu Fan as the Law Contemplation Gathering filled with powerful factions from the Five Continents. The academy’s hosts appeared before the gathered crowd, drawing everyone’s attention.

• Lu Yuan told Lu Changzhi that he hoped to meet Lu Lulu again, since their fight had left him feeling unable to reach the Saint Emperor realm without another encounter.
• Lu Changzhi promised to ask Lu Lulu to beat Lu Yuan if they met, and Lu Yuan eagerly agreed while Mu Fan listened.
• The gathering filled as factions from the Five Continents took their places, including the Xiang Clan, Beastfolk Race, Huang Clan, Church of Light, and Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
• Spectators discussed the powerful attendees, the academy’s marriage engagement, and whether Lu Changzhi’s descendant would make a move.
• Figures from the academy emerged, and the crowd fell quiet to watch the hosts of the Law Contemplation Gathering.

At the Law Contemplation Gathering, Cao Yu and Meng Yu explained why it had been moved forward and announced that Shen Wenxi would seek a betrothal with an outstanding cultivator. Bai Ling offered to compete for Shen Wenxi, and Xiang Li declared that Shen Wenxi would be betrothed to him.

• Cao Yu said the academy had moved the Law Contemplation Gathering forward because of the Prophet's prediction, while Lu Changzhi asked Lu Yuan and Liang Si what they knew about the Prophet.
• Meng Yu promoted the academy's ideals and announced that Shen Wenxi wanted to find an outstanding heavenly pride to become her Dao companion.
• Shen Wenxi said she would consider anyone regardless of status or background, and Bai Ling asked whether she could marry Shen Wenxi if she won.
• Shen Wenxi welcomed Bai Ling's offer, prompting Mu Qianqian to consider entering the contest as well.
• A female heavenly pride of the Zhou Lineage belittled Bai Ling and praised Xiang Li, but Bai Ling answered that she simply loved beauty.
• Meng Yu invited Xiang Li to compete, and Xiang Li said Shen Wenxi would have the good fortune of being betrothed to him.

At the Law Contemplation Gathering, the academy began its Dao expositions while Xiang Ge prepared to use the event to showcase Xiang Li and strengthen the Xiang Clan’s position. Lu Changzhi searched the crowd for a prospective disciple but found no one, then spent the exposition sharing lunch with Mu Fan and Lu Yuan.

• Mu Fan dismissed Xiang Li’s arrogance and expected the Xiao Clan’s young master to determine the outcome.
• Meng Yu explained the rules for the marriage assessment, and Shen Wenxi worried that her choice would burden Kong Mu.
• Xiang Ge recognized the academy’s attempt to restrain the Xiang Clan and planned to let Xiang Li display his talent before the gathered factions.
• The Law Contemplation Gathering began with experts expounding their laws, while Lu Changzhi searched the crowd for people with systems who might become his disciples.
• Lu Changzhi found no suitable candidates, and Mu Fan and Lu Yuan stopped listening to the exposition to eat with him.

Lu Changzhi enjoyed food and wine while his clone absorbed the Law Contemplation Gathering’s teachings, then napped through the three days of lectures. When the gathering’s final stage was about to begin, he turned his attention to Xiao Ye and wondered how he would distinguish himself.

• Lu Changzhi gave Lu Yuan Black Dragon jerky, and Lu Yuan shared wine as they ate and listened to an academy expert expound on the Dao.
• Lu Changzhi praised the system for helping him absorb knowledge through his clone, then let Mu Fan clear a space so he could set up a mattress and nap.
• Over three days, academy experts and cultivators from various factions expounded on the law, giving attendees a chance to learn from their different approaches.
• After the lectures ended, the crowd discussed which heavenly pride would reach the main courtyard first, with many expecting Xiang Li to lead.
• Lu Changzhi grew interested as the gathering’s final stage approached and watched Xiao Ye, wondering how he would display his brilliance.

Meng Yu explained the Law Contemplation Gathering’s tiers and points, then confirmed that anyone who reached the main court could attempt to comprehend the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s legacy. Xiang Li revealed his interest in the legacy and learned that succeeding would bring enormous points and a place in the academy with its full cultivation support.

• Meng Yu explained that participants seeking Wenxi’s betrothal had to collect a token, and that points were awarded mainly in the second tier and the main court for comprehending and cultivating different arts.
• Lu Changzhi thought the rules favored Xiao Ye, who cultivated many kinds of arts, but noticed the crowd considered the rules fitting for the Myriad Laws Academy.
• Xiang Li asked Meng Yu whether the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s legacy was in the main court, and Meng Yu confirmed that any entrant could try to comprehend it.
• Xiang Li asked how comprehending the legacy would affect points, prompting the crowd to realize he intended to pursue it.
• Meng Yu said comprehending the legacy would earn more points than any other method and allow the successful person to join the academy and receive its full cultivation support.

The Law Contemplation Gathering began, and Xiang Li prepared to pursue the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s inheritance while Lu Changzhi’s group entered the academy’s first level. Lu Changzhi checked Xiao Ye’s location and found that he had already reached the second level.

• Xiang Li declared his intention to claim the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s inheritance, drawing speculation from the gathered factions.
• The entrances to the gathering opened, and heavenly talents from the major factions rushed inside.
• Lu Changzhi noticed Mu Qianqian seeking a token to enter the contest for Shen Wenxi’s betrothal and learned she was more than four hundred years older than Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan recalled that Mu Qianqian had once tried to take him as her disciple, but he challenged her to a spar and beat her.
• Lu Changzhi, Lu Yuan, and their companions entered the first level, where Lu Changzhi used the system to discover Xiao Ye had already reached the second level.

Lu Changzhi entered the Law Contemplation Gathering’s second level with his companions, where each participant faced a personalized comprehension trial. By using the Nonhuman Plaque to stop being human, he avoided the trial and checked that Xiao Ye had enough supplies, while observers outside awaited the first entrant to the main courtyard.

• Lu Changzhi reviewed the choices and trials associated with the gathering’s levels, then entered the second level with Lu Yuan and the others using the plaque from Liang Si.
• Luo Ling'er and Gu Chen discussed the difficulty of their tasks, while Lu Changzhi explained that the trials tested individual comprehension and learning.
• Mu Fan told Lu Changzhi that it felt good not to be human, and Lu Changzhi realized the Nonhuman Plaque had let him enter without a trial.
• Lu Changzhi found Xiao Ye and reminded him to use his Dao Comprehension Tea and tea eggs without holding back.
• The factions waited outside as most senior experts stayed away from the gathering, and observers watched for the first person to enter the main courtyard.

Kong Mu entered the main courtyard in less than half a shichen, astonishing the gathered factions and surpassing the long-standing record. Huang Zhan suspected Kong Mu was Lu Changzhi’s disciple and needled the Xiang Clan, while Xiang Zhou claimed the academy had arranged the feat.

• Xiang Ge predicted Xiang Li could enter the main courtyard in about half a shichen and might win the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s inheritance.
• Meng Yu told Shen Wenxi that Kong Mu would likely enter faster than Xiang Li.
• Kong Mu entered the main courtyard before half a shichen had passed, and Meng Yu confirmed nothing had gone wrong.
• Huang Zhan suspected Kong Mu was Lu Changzhi’s disciple, then asked whether the young man belonged to the Xiang Clan.
• Xiang Ge said the Xiang Clan would nurture the young man if he joined them, making clear he was not a clan member.
• Xiang Zhou showed Xiang Ge an image-recording stone and suggested the academy had arranged Kong Mu’s feat.

Xiang Ge received evidence about the academy’s possible scheme against Xiang Li and waited to see how events unfolded. After Lu Changzhi and Mu Fan headed for the main courtyard, a Xia Clan prodigy entered as the second person, drawing the crowd’s attention.

• Xiang Zhou gave Xiang Ge information about Xiao Ye’s past meetings with Shen Wenxi and an image-stone recording of Xiao Ye entering the academy.
• Xiang Ge suspected the academy had helped Xiao Ye advance to undermine Xiang Li’s reputation, but kept the recording as leverage and trusted Xiang Li to claim the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s inheritance.
• Xiao Ye hid himself after entering the main courtyard, while Lu Changzhi learned he had reached the third level and decided to go inside with Mu Fan.
• Gu Chen told Lu Yuan he had only passed halfway through his work, leaving Lu Yuan shocked that the juniors around him were so capable.
• A masked figure entered the main courtyard as the second entrant, and the crowd recognized the Xia Clan character on the figure’s robe as identifying a Xia Clan prodigy.

Three figures entered the main courtyard in succession wearing Xia Clan clothing, leaving Xia Hai to bear the resulting commotion while Meng Yu assured the gathered factions that the Law Contemplation Gathering had no problems. Inside, Xiao Ye prepared to comprehend the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s inheritance and asked Lu Changzhi for Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves.

• The gathered factions congratulated Xia Hai for the apparent prodigies from his clan, while Xia Hai denied knowing the first newcomer and worried about provoking the Xiang Clan.
• A third figure wearing Xia Clan clothing entered the main courtyard, prompting Xia Hai and the other factions to question the coincidence.
• Meng Yu checked the situation and told the factions that the Law Contemplation Gathering had no problems and that the exceptional younger members had simply arrived together.
• Xiang Ge suspected the academy was acting against Xiang Li and said he hoped it could protect its Myriad Laws inheritance.
• Lu Changzhi and Mu Fan revealed that they had adopted Xia Clan identities to avoid drawing attention away from Xiao Ye.
• Xiao Ye told Lu Changzhi he could comprehend the inheritance but needed time and thirty-two Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves, so Lu Changzhi gave him a storage ring holding a hundred.

Lu Changzhi prepared a place to observe the Law Contemplation Gathering while Xiao Ye worked on acquiring the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor's inheritance. After Xiang Li finally entered the main courtyard, Xiang Ge and Murong Xi accused the academy of deliberately delaying him.

• Lu Changzhi realized Xiao Ye was taking a long time to comprehend the inheritance because he had yet to enter the Saint Realm, and he left him to continue working.
• Lu Changzhi found a spot where he could hide his transformed head among the statues, then saw Mu Fan cultivating and chose to nap while monitoring Xiao Ye.
• Nearly an hour after the gathering began, Xiang Li became the fourth person to enter the main courtyard.
• Xiang Ge suspected the academy had deliberately delayed Xiang Li, and Murong Xi wanted to confront Meng Yu, but Xiang Ge told him to wait until Li'er obtained the inheritance.
• The academy's experts noted Xiang Li's entry time and judged that he fell short of Shen Wenxi, despite the Xiang Clan's claims about him.

Xiang Li, Huang Jiuzhao, Lu Yuan, Gu Chen, and Luo Ling'er entered the main courtyard, where Xiao Ye was already comprehending the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor's inheritance. Lu Changzhi arranged for Lu Yuan to protect Xiao Ye, then used his External Avatar to remain in the courtyard while his true body went home to bathe.

• Xiang Li entered the main courtyard and saw Mu Fan and Xiao Ye, who was already trying to comprehend the inheritance, before sitting down to study it himself.
• Huang Jiuzhao entered, suspected Mu Fan might be connected to the Xia Clan's rumored lightning tribulation, and chose to seek something suited to his own cultivation instead of pursuing the inheritance.
• Lu Yuan entered alongside Gu Chen and Luo Ling'er, shocking the observers with how quickly all three had arrived.
• Xia Hai and Xiang Ge suspected that the two supposed Xia Clan juniors were connected to Lu Yuan, while Xiang Ge regretted not killing Lu Yuan after their battle years earlier.
• Gu Chen explained to Lu Changzhi that he had delayed entering to spare Lu Yuan's pride, and Lu Changzhi praised his consideration.
• Lu Changzhi asked Lu Yuan to protect Xiao Ye, then used Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell to leave his avatar in the courtyard and return home for a bath.

Mu Fan claimed to be a secretly nurtured Xia Clan prodigy who had entered the academy third, convincing Xia Yun and the others that the Xia Clan was hiding a powerful lineage member. As rumors spread and Mu Fan kept using the identity, attention also turned to Xiao Ye, who continued studying the stone pillar.

• Xia Yun entered the third level, saw Mu Fan, and challenged him for pretending to be a Xia Clan member.
• Mu Fan claimed he had entered the main courtyard third and had been secretly nurtured by the Xia Clan, then linked himself to the clan's past lightning tribulation.
• Xia Yun accepted Mu Fan's explanation and concluded that the Xia Clan was preparing to reveal its hidden strength.
• Rumors spread that Mu Fan was a Xia Clan prodigy and the illegitimate son of Xia Hai, though the illegitimate-son claim was denied.
• Mu Fan reflected that adopting an alternate identity was easy, while Xiao Ye continued sitting before the stone pillar and drawing attention.

Mu Fan watched Xiao Ye and Xiang Li attempt to comprehend the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor's inheritance, while the crowd judged their progress. Xiang Li used Dao Comprehension Well Water without noticing an immediate improvement, and Xiao Ye gained insight as Tongtong reported that his cultivation efficiency had increased.

• Onlookers dismissed Xiao Ye's relaxed demeanor but believed Xiang Li was making progress toward the inheritance.
• Mu Fan used his system to identify Xiang Li's bottle as Dao Comprehension Well Water made by steeping a Dao Comprehension Tea Leaf for a thousand years.
• Xiang Li drank the water but felt no substantial change, and he continued trying to comprehend the difficult inheritance.
• Xiao Ye understood more about the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor's approach of tracing myriad laws back to one.
• Tongtong announced that Xiao Ye's understanding of simplified cultivation had deepened and his efficiency had increased.

Rumors that Xia Hai had secretly nurtured two gifted illegitimate children spread through the Law Contemplation Gathering, leaving him unable to defend the Xia Clan’s reputation. The Academy’s former dean, Duan Bo, then confirmed that someone was close to comprehending the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s inheritance, but he did not reveal who.

• People leaving the main courtyard spread Xia Yun’s admission that he was an illegitimate child secretly nurtured by the Xia Clan.
• The crowd learned that the second person to enter the main courtyard also wore the clothes of a Xia Clan junior, and Xia Hai seethed as the rumors worsened.
• Xiang Ge congratulated Xia Hai, who denied that the juniors’ identities had been confirmed.
• Duan Bo appeared above the main courtyard, and Meng Yu told him the Law Contemplation Gathering was underway.
• Duan Bo confirmed that someone was nearing mastery of the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor’s inheritance, prompting the factions to worry about the balance of power.
• Someone from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion asked Duan Bo which junior had accomplished it.

Duan Bo revealed that someone at the Law Contemplation Gathering might have comprehended the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor's inheritance, and the crowd assumed Xiang Li was responsible. Xiang Ge accepted the congratulations while others questioned the guess, and the story ended as the first entrants began emerging and everyone waited for Xiang Li.

• Duan Bo said the academy's rules prevented him from identifying who had comprehended the inheritance.
• The crowd credited Xiang Li, and Xiang Ge privately trusted that his son had succeeded with the help of the Dao Comprehension Well Water.
• Xia Hai and other factions congratulated Xiang Ge, while Duan Bo promised the academy would support any junior who obtained part of the inheritance.
• Some observers questioned whether Xiang Li had succeeded, since an earlier entrant had spent more time before the inheritance.
• Huang Zhan suspected Xia Hai's early flattery could backfire and believed Lu's disciple would prevent the Xiang Clan from celebrating too soon.
• The first group of entrants began emerging, and the crowd waited for Xiang Li.

Xiang Li believed the Myriad Laws Saint Emperor's inheritance was within his reach, but it chose Xiao Ye instead, provoking Xiang Li to attack him. Lu Yuan and the courtyard's restrictions stopped the attack as Xiao Ye received the inheritance's power.

• With less than a day left, Xiang Li struggled to comprehend the inheritance and feared he would fail.
• The stone pillar began glowing, and the onlookers assumed Xiang Li had completed his comprehension.
• The pillar's light and power flowed toward Xiao Ye, who had seemed relaxed throughout the process.
• Xiang Li sprang up and launched a killing intent attack at Xiao Ye, furious that he had taken the inheritance.
• Lu Yuan sent his intent to protect Xiao Ye, while the courtyard's restrictions swept away both men's intent attacks.