Chapter Summaries

Xiang Li tried to open the palace gates, but a mysterious voice kept asking him simple family questions while refusing to let him force the doors open. A teleportation beacon then activated and black smoke spread around the area, as Lu Changzhi received a system notice that Xiang Li Ao's opportunities had changed and a filtered target had appeared.

• A voice asked Xiang Li what he called his father's father, and after he answered twice, it demanded that he call Grandpa.
• The voice asked what Xiang Li called his mother's mother, so Xiang Li attacked the gates with a golden halberd when he refused to answer.
• Xiang Li's attack failed, and he finally answered, "Call Grandma," as the Xiang Clan's younger members suspected something was wrong.
• A teleportation beacon activated nearby, drawing Xiang Li's and Lu Changzhi's attention as the beacon began receiving a response.
• Black smoke spread from several locations, and Xiang Li urgently tried and failed to blast open the gates again.
• Lu Changzhi finished his work and received system notices that Xiang Li Ao's opportunity information had updated and a target matching the filter had appeared.

Lu Changzhi escaped the black fog and inspected the newly refreshed opportunities, discovering that the mission target was Zhong Ming, a powerful Saint with a Rebirth System. After learning that Zhong Ming’s system currently aided him in grave robbing, Lu Changzhi tried to locate him, but the tracking light vanished.

• Xiang Li struck the palace gates after the restrictions faded, and the gates opened silently as black fog spread around the area.
• Lu Changzhi reached safety beyond the fog, checked Xiang Li’s refreshed opportunities, and wondered whether the mission target had arrived through the teleportation beacon.
• Lu Changzhi examined Zhong Ming’s information and learned about his Saint Realm cultivation, unusual physique, talents, and Rebirth System.
• The system told Lu Changzhi that Zhong Ming’s Rebirth System currently focused on grave robbing and only promised endless rebirth after certain requirements were met.
• Lu Changzhi asked the system to show Zhong Ming’s location, but the tracking light abruptly disappeared.

Lu Changzhi realized that Zhong Ming had likely gone outside to alert the people gathered at the inheritance entrance, while a powerful teleportation array formed inside the secret realm. As the unstable realm began to tremble, Lu Changzhi withdrew to a safer distance.

• Lu Changzhi learned that the target had left the area, then watched a powerful teleportation array begin forming near the beacon.
• Xiang Li sensed danger in the palace, sent a message using a talisman, and began receiving the Five Elements Saint Emperor's inheritance.
• Zhong Ming told the people outside that a teleportation array was nearly complete and challenged them to enter the inheritance space.
• Xiang Qingcang tested the entrance, discovered it was sealed, and asked Murong Jing to break through while she worked on it.
• Lu Changzhi noticed Zhong Ming hiding near the entrance and inferred that he had gone outside to stir up trouble and alert the others.
• Lu Changzhi felt the secret realm tremble as the teleportation array strained its unstable space, so he moved farther away.

Cang Hao arrived with six Saint Venerable experts to seek the inheritance and capture a Five Elements Sacred Physique, but the Will of Heaven and Earth destroyed the teleportation array and trapped him inside. Lu Changzhi then focused on recruiting Zhong Ming and asked the system how to take him as a disciple.

• A middle-aged Saint King entered through the teleportation array, and Lu Changzhi noted that the inheritance would no longer destroy itself now that he had taken it.
• Cang Hao arrived with six Saint Venerable experts, and Lu Changzhi recognized his Five Elements Sacred Physique as a possible source of Xiang Li's opportunity.
• Cang Hao headed toward the palace with his companions, while one of them warned that the unstable space would not last much longer.
• The Will of Heaven and Earth attacked Cang Hao and shattered the teleportation beacon and array, leaving him at their wreckage.
• Lu Changzhi asked the system how to recruit Zhong Ming, and it advised him to stay put and let Zhong Ming attack.

As golden power gathered over the secret realm, Zhong Ming broke through the entrance restrictions and entered the palace, where he expelled Xiang Li. Xiang Li confronted Cang Hao and the six Saint Venerables over the inheritance, just as two Saint Emperors of the Xiang Clan arrived.

• A golden presence spread across the sky, alarming Xia Hai and Xiang Qingcang as they sensed its source inside the secret realm.
• Zhong Ming broke the entrance formation, tore open a spatial rift, and entered the palace.
• Zhong Ming pushed Xiang Li out of the palace, where Cang Hao and six Saint Venerables presented resources tied to the Five Elements Sacred Physique.
• Xiang Li recognized Cang Hao's physique and the resources, concluded they had taken the inheritance, and accused them of stealing it.
• Two Saint Emperors of the Xiang Clan entered after the obstruction at the entrance was broken, shaking the space.

Xiang Qingcang and the Xiang Clan’s experts confronted Cang Hao and his protectors over the Five Elements Saint Emperor’s inheritance, while Lu Changzhi suspected the Will of Heaven and Earth was pushing them toward a deadly clash. Inside the palace, Zhong Ming prepared to use his system to uncover more of the inheritance.

• Xiang Li accused Cang Hao of stealing the inheritance, and Cang Hao challenged him to a fair match.
• Xiang Qingcang saw through the Cang Clan experts’ attempt to stall and summoned the Xiang Clan’s forces, while the Will of Heaven and Earth stabilized the area.
• Xiang Qingcang ordered Xiang Li and the younger clansmen to leave, then declared that the Xiang Clan would carry out heaven’s will and attacked Cang Hao’s group.
• Lu Changzhi wondered where the greater portion of the inheritance had gone and worried about what Zhong Ming was doing inside the palace.
• Zhong Ming found that there was still something left to dig up, went to the palace’s center, and called out, “Rise again, my Chenchen!”

Zhong Ming resurrected Chen Wangdao in the palace and received a system task to take Lu Changzhi as his disciple. After learning the task offered rewards whether he succeeded or failed, Zhong Ming decided to find Lu Changzhi.

• Zhong Ming used the Resurrection System to restore Chen Wangdao’s body, then activated him with a touch.
• Zhong Ming left the stripped palace, intending to find a safe place to receive the cultivation returned for digging up a Saint Emperor’s grave.
• The system assigned Zhong Ming a key event to take Lu Changzhi as his disciple.
• Zhong Ming asked the system about the rewards and learned there would be benefits for success or failure.
• Zhong Ming decided to pursue the task and set out to find Lu Changzhi.

Zhong Ming discovered Lu Changzhi and decided to approach him, hoping to recruit him as a disciple. Meanwhile, Lu Changzhi headed toward Xiang Li’s Four Symbols Hall opportunity as a battle outside escalated, leaving the surviving defenders in grave danger.

• Zhong Ming inspected Lu Changzhi’s profile, noted his Five Elements Sacred Physique and excellent luck, and set out to approach him.
• Lu Changzhi chose to pursue Xiang Li’s Four Symbols Hall opportunity, which was nearby.
• A wounded Saint Venerable blew himself up, but Xiang Qingcang suppressed the blast before it could devastate the retreating juniors.
• Huang Zhan recorded the battle as the Xiang Clan’s forces overwhelmed Cang Hao’s allies, leaving only three of the original six Saint Venerables alive.
• Golden light gathered overhead into a massive bolt of lightning and plunged toward the ground.

A golden lightning bolt killed Cang Hao, and Lu Changzhi collected a small pendant fragment amid the chaos. As Lu Changzhi and Zhong Ming left, an old man approached and asked Lu Changzhi to take him as his master.

• A golden lightning bolt struck the battlefield, and Lu Changzhi picked up a tiny pendant fragment that his lines of opportunity pointed toward.
• Zhong Ming noticed Lu Changzhi collecting the object and wondered whether his apparent good luck could explain the coincidence.
• Cang Hao's three remaining experts found him dead, while the onlookers speculated that the Will of Heaven and Earth had struck him down.
• A gentler golden light left a peculiar presence before Xiang Qingcang, and Lu Changzhi suspected the Will of Heaven and Earth was setting him up to take the blame.
• Lu Changzhi and Zhong Ming left the area, and an old man offered to take Lu Changzhi as his master.

Zhong Ming tried to recruit Lu Changzhi as his disciple by demonstrating how he could summon fallen powerhouses, but each one went to Lu Changzhi instead. The chapter ended with Lu Changzhi preparing to collect them while Zhong Ming watched in dismay.

• Zhong Ming offered to take Lu Changzhi as his disciple and summoned Chen Wangdao to demonstrate his abilities.
• Lu Changzhi recognized Chen Wangdao, and Zhong Ming promised that he could consult Chen Wangdao about cultivation if he became his disciple.
• Chen Wangdao unexpectedly went to Lu Changzhi's side, and Zhong Ming could neither control nor recall him.
• Zhong Ming summoned more fallen powerhouses, but every one of them also gathered around Lu Changzhi.
• Lu Changzhi told Zhong Ming to stop and brought out burlap sacks to collect the powerhouses, leaving Zhong Ming's face dark.

Lu Changzhi revealed that he could disrupt Zhong Ming’s control over resurrected experts and accepted Zhong Ming as his disciple. After the inheritance space’s strange phenomena ended, Lu Changzhi reunited with Mu Fan and introduced Zhong Ming to Hidden Origin Peak.

• Zhong Ming realized Lu Changzhi had affected the resurrected experts and asked how he had done it.
• Lu Changzhi offered Zhong Ming a place as his disciple, and Zhong Ming accepted after confirming he could keep his own plans.
• Lu Changzhi’s system reported the disciple mission complete, and he chose to save the gift pack for later.
• The phenomena in the sky faded, and Mu Fan emerged from the Five Elements Saint Emperor Inheritance Space to greet his new junior brother, Zhong Ming.
• Lu Changzhi asked Mu Fan about his harvest, then told Huang Zhan and Lu Yuan that he did not know why the Saint Venerables had barged in.

After learning that Cang Hao and his companions had died, Cang Chen ordered the Five Continents Domain drenched in blood. Back at his residence, Lu Changzhi used his disciple gift pack and discovered a new way to speed up his study of the Dao of Space.

• Lu Changzhi told Lu Yuan and Huang Zhan that an outsider with a Five Elements Sacred Physique had destroyed the teleportation array and that the golden lightning came from the Will of Heaven and Earth.
• Cang Chen learned that Cang Hao, six Saint Venerables, and another Cang clansman had died, then ordered the Cang Clan to mobilize and attack the Five Continents Domain.
• Lu Changzhi used the Disciple Acceptance Gift Pack and received a Dao-Severing Sword Spirit that was still being captured, instruction in the Dao of Space, and other rewards.
• Lu Changzhi examined the Dao of Space instruction and realized that its lengthy training time could be shortened with his unused Powerful Simplification chance.

Lu Changzhi simplified his cultivation of the Dao of Space to minor mastery and tested his ability to manipulate space, though the effort strained him. He examined new system abilities, including a talent that could deter Heavenly Dao trouble and expanded options for Zhong Ming’s resurrection system.

• Lu Changzhi used Powerful Simplification to reach minor mastery in the Dao of Space and learned that his current strength could not bear much strain from manipulating it.
• Lu Changzhi warped the space before him, then stopped when the effort proved taxing and decided to seek auxiliary artifacts.
• Lu Changzhi read the Men Must Be Fast ability and learned it could increase his speed beyond a target’s in several different ways, but he rejected its use for sexy-time speed.
• Lu Changzhi examined Dao Aura Protection and thought it could help address the trouble Senior Chen had mentioned regarding the Five Elements Sacred Physique.
• Lu Changzhi read the three modes of Zhong Ming’s resurrection system: Reforging Karma, Imparting the Dao and Teaching, and Fighting with Full Strength.

Lu Changzhi used his disciple-growth gift pack and welcomed Zhong Ming with a storage ring full of soul-nourishing supplies. As Zhong Ming accepted Mu Fan’s mysterious “large firework” as a senior-brother gift, he recognized the name East Wind and blurted out, “Delivery?”

• Lu Changzhi decided he was ready to plan an expedition into the Longevity Battlefield after gaining an initial grasp of the Dao of Space.
• Lu Changzhi used the Disciple Growth Enhancement Gift Pack and received a Mourning Stele, a Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Disc, and Spirit-Nourishing Nether Grass.
• Zhong Ming told Lu Changzhi that Mu Fan had said he was at least ten thousand years old, and Lu Changzhi insisted he was only eighteen.
• Lu Changzhi gave Zhong Ming a storage ring containing a vast amount of Spirit-Nourishing Nether Grass, enough to restore his soul for a long time.
• Mu Fan gave Zhong Ming a large firework and mentioned the East Wind First-Generation Version, prompting Zhong Ming to say “Delivery?” and leaving Mu Fan startled.

Mu Fan grew suspicious that Zhong Ming was another transmigrator from Blue Star after hearing him mention an unfamiliar phrase, and he tried to sound out Lu Changzhi about it. Back at Myriad Laws Academy, Zhong Ming met Gu Chen, while Lu Changzhi prepared to travel to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion with Lu Yuan.

• Mu Fan wondered whether Zhong Ming was a fellow transmigrator after he mentioned East Wind Express, then asked Lu Changzhi about the phrase “odd changes, even stays the same.”
• Lu Changzhi disguised his recognition of the phrase and concluded that Mu Fan had come to test him, while Mu Fan remained curious about whether Zhong Ming had a system or another advantage.
• The flying boat returned to Myriad Laws Academy, where Mu Fan introduced Zhong Ming to Gu Chen.
• Gu Chen praised Zhong Ming’s discerning compliment about his body refinement, and Lu Changzhi told the disciples to get acquainted and call Xiao Ye back from his honeymoon.
• Lu Changzhi asked Lu Yuan whether he knew the way to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion headquarters, and Lu Yuan offered to take him there.

Lu Changzhi visited the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion to learn about Saint Emperor tombs and focused on One Brush Saint Emperor Zhou Yibi, whose tomb might contain spatial rough stones. He asked his system to trace the source of a book he had received, and it assigned the search to Zhong Ming’s system.

• Lu Changzhi asked Lu Yuan about Saint Emperor tombs, and Lu Yuan suggested asking the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
• Lu Changzhi and Lu Yuan arrived at the pavilion headquarters, where Sun Junlin received them.
• Sun Junlin explained that unopened Saint Emperor tombs were unknown, then listed several experts whose tombs might exist.
• Lu Changzhi recognized Zhou Yibi, also known as One Brush Saint Emperor, and wondered whether his tomb held spatial rough stones.
• Lu Changzhi asked his system where it had obtained The Construction and Application of Teleportation Arrays, and the system said it would have Zhong Ming’s system investigate.

Lu Changzhi questioned Sun Junlin about the Longevity Battlefield while the Xiang Clan learned that the Cang Clan had targeted Xiang Li with an evil body-fusing art. Xiang Ge urged Xiang Li to study the art as a chance to gain the Heavenly Dao’s favor, then planned to use the Heavenly Dao’s intervention to elevate the Xiang Clan’s influence; meanwhile, Lin Tongtian visited his martial uncle.

• Sun Junlin told Lu Changzhi that all eight Unsealing Keys were needed to open the Longevity Battlefield, but the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had no exact information about its return or what lay inside.
• Xiang Li told Xiang Ge that the intent left by the Cang Clan’s Five Elements Sacred Physique recorded an art for refining others with the same physique, and that its wielder had already used it on another Five Elements Sacred Physique.
• Xiang Ge concluded that the Cang Clan had come to target Xiang Li and advised Xiang Li to comprehend the art, believing the Heavenly Dao’s intervention had offered an opportunity to gain its favor.
• After Xiang Li left, Xiang Ge decided that publicizing the Heavenly Dao’s protection could raise the Xiang Clan’s influence above its rivals.
• Lin Tongtian visited his martial uncle, who told him to leave his coffin outside, then complained as Lin Tongtian settled onto his straw mat.

The sect decided to let Lu Changzhi take the lead in dealing with the coming conflict, while its members stood ready to cover for him. After returning to the Myriad Laws Academy, Lu Changzhi discovered that Zhong Ming had already reached the Saint King Realm and prepared to use his unused cultivation increase.

• Lin Tongtian asked the little old man about the possible conflict with the Cang Clan, and learned that the sect would support Lu Changzhi's decisions and cover for him if needed.
• The little old man kicked Lin Tongtian into his long coffin after refusing to trade it for his mat.
• Sun Junlin and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion master discussed the possible appearance of the Longevity Battlefield and asked Chen Kun to watch Lu Changzhi's pursuit of the One Brush Saint Emperor's tomb.
• Lu Changzhi returned toward the Academy with information about the One Brush Saint Emperor and planned to use Zhong Ming's system.
• Lu Changzhi found that Zhong Ming had reached the Saint King Realm First Level and decided to increase his own cultivation.

Lu Changzhi arranged a Dao-protection position for Zhong Ming while studying the Unsealing Key. Meanwhile, Xiang Qingcang prepared the Xiang Clan for possible conflict with the Cang Clan, whose patriarch appealed to the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall for revenge.

• Lu Changzhi postponed advancing his cultivation until Xiao Ye's Tongtong finished upgrading and confirmed that the investigation into Zhou Yibi had begun.
• After reaching the Saint King Realm Second Layer by digging up a Saint Emperor's tomb, Zhong Ming asked Lu Changzhi where he could find more tombs.
• Lu Changzhi promised to request a Dao-protection position for Zhong Ming through Ancestor Liang, giving him access to information about inheritances.
• Lu Changzhi spent two days studying the Unsealing Key and contacted Ancestor Liang, resolving Zhong Ming's employment problem.
• Xiang Qingcang ordered Xiang Ge to prepare the Xiang Clan for the Cang Clan's response and strengthen ties with other forces.
• Cang Chen went to the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall and asked it to issue a decree avenging Cang Hao's death.

Cang Chen sought the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall’s support against the Five Continents Domain but was told to provide proof before the hall would act. Meanwhile, Lu Changzhi learned how Xiao Ye’s upgraded Simplification System had changed and received stronger abilities of his own before beginning to raise his cultivation.

• Cang Chen told an armored guard at the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall that the teleportation array had been destroyed, but the guard demanded verified evidence that the Five Continents Domain had a Heavenly Dao and dismissed him when he could not provide it.
• Cang Chen left planning to gather sufficient information and use it as a pretext for the Cang Clan to wage war on and plunder the Five Continents Domain.
• Lu Changzhi reviewed Xiao Ye’s upgraded Simplification System, which could now affect objects and opponents as well as cultivation, and considered how it compared with the systems belonging to Zhong Ming, Gu Chen, Mu Fan, and Luo Ling’er.
• The system reported that Lu Changzhi gained stronger simplification abilities, a fifty-zhang range, one fixed Powerful Simplification use each month, and the new attack method Slay; his cultivation breakthroughs per realm also fell from three to two.
• Lu Changzhi sat down and asked the system to increase his cultivation.