Chapter Summaries

After learning that the Black Tortoises had been summoned to save the hatchling, Liu Tianming struggled with his deception while they searched the realm. The Liu Clan learned that Lu Changzhi planned to loot them and debated how to respond, with Chen Qiuwen warning that Lu could use the hatchling to turn the Black Tortoises against them.

• Xuan Ze and Wu Kan sent a message for help, and Wu Kan told Liu Tianming it meant, "Save him. He seems to be in danger."
• Liu Tianming privately pleaded with Liu Duanyuan not to let the ancestors harm him, and Liu Duanyuan said he had not known what the message meant.
• The Black Tortoises left the Liu Clan and searched the land and void for the hatchling, fearing that the Dragon Race might be involved.
• Liu Duanyuan told the Liu Clan ancestors that Lu Changzhi intended to loot the clan and explained his demands, provoking their anger.
• The Liu Clan ancestors considered searching for Lu Changzhi through the Withering and Flourishing Sect and the Land of the Four Directions.
• Chen Qiuwen warned that Lu Changzhi might make the hatchling accuse the Liu Clan, and noted that the Black Tortoise expert had summoned others of his race.

Lu Changzhi used the Black Tortoise hatchling to pressure the Liu Clan into giving up its claim to the area where its patriarchs were buried. After lending the hatchling to the patriarchs to support their act, he left with Liu Duanyuan, who asked why Lu Changzhi was treating the Liu Clan this way.

• The Liu Clan patriarchs realized they could not risk antagonizing the Black Tortoise Race and waited to hear Lu Changzhi's terms.
• Lu Changzhi demanded that the Liu Clan stay away from the patriarchs' burial ground and stop investigating it, while the patriarchs insisted their dead could not be disposed of freely.
• Lu Changzhi threatened to have the Black Tortoise hatchling accuse the Liu Clan of harming it, then appeared outside the clan's formation with the hatchling.
• Lu Changzhi lent the hatchling to the Liu Clan patriarchs to support their act, provided they honored his demands, and departed with Liu Duanyuan.
• Liu Duanyuan asked Lu Changzhi why he was treating the Liu Clan this way, and Lu Changzhi asked whether he meant the martial techniques.

Lu Changzhi revealed a startling level of mastery of the Grasp of Return to the Void, leading Liu Duanyuan to conclude that he was a reincarnator who had outmaneuvered the Liu Clan. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu arranged to travel with Wu Kan to the Black Tortoise Race and insisted that Liu Tianming come too, leaving Liu Tianming worried that his imposture would be exposed.

• Lu Changzhi erased a perfect circle of Liu Duanyuan’s clothing with the Grasp of Return to the Void, and Liu Duanyuan decided Lu Changzhi must be a reincarnator.
• Xiao Wu and Xiao Xuan told Liu Tianming they would play along with his story, with Xiao Xuan demanding food in return.
• Wu Kan returned to the Liu Clan, spoke with Xiao Wu, and agreed to take Xiao Wu and Liu Tianming back to the Black Tortoise Race while arranging protection for the Liu Clan.
• Wu Kan asked Liu Tianming if he would go with him, and Xiao Wu warned Liu Tianming by voice transmission that refusing could expose him as an impostor.

Liu Tianming was taken away by Wu Kan, while the Black Tortoise Race sent eight members to protect the Liu Clan and establish a totem above it. Lu Changzhi then took control of the Liu Clan’s ancestral grounds, cleared away its formations, and sealed the area behind an illusion that threatened anyone who tried to look inside.

• Liu Tianming accepted the little Black Tortoise’s offer, and Wu Kan transported them away.
• Eight Black Tortoises arrived, formed a totem above the Liu Clan, and announced that they would protect the clan and provide assistance.
• The Liu Clan patriarchs welcomed the protection but worried that their position still depended on the Black Tortoise Race expert remaining unaware of the situation.
• Lu Changzhi told Liu Duanyuan to deactivate the ancestral grounds’ formations and send away anyone who was not needed, threatening to make the little Black Tortoise cry if he refused.
• Lu Changzhi covered the ancestral grounds with an illusion formation that challenged anyone outside to sense what was happening within.

Lu Changzhi concealed his illusion array beneath the Liu Clan ancestors’ new defenses and brought Zhong Ming inside the ancestral burial grounds to carry out his plan. Meanwhile, Long Xiao explained to Long Yang that the Dragon Emperor saw the mission as an opportunity for him, while the Dragon Emperor considered how to wrest the Liu Clan imperial son from the Black Tortoises.

• The Liu Clan ancestors covered Lu Changzhi’s illusion array with their own array and added restrictions to keep uninformed clansmen away.
• Lu Changzhi appeared beside Zhong Ming, then transported him inside the Liu Clan ancestral burial grounds and told him to call when he was finished.
• Zhong Ming accepted Lu Changzhi’s help, took out a shovel, and began his work among the graves.
• Long Xiao told Long Yang that the Dragon Emperor knew about his past actions and saw the mission involving the Liu Clan imperial son as an opportunity for him.
• At the Dragon Race, Long Xiao reported that the Liu Clan imperial son was connected to the Black Tortoises’ ancestral reversion, and the Dragon Emperor vowed to pressure the Black Tortoises into compromising.

The Shen Clan learned that the Liu Clan had gained the Black Tortoise Race’s protection, and Lin Xie concluded that the Black Tortoise egg had already hatched. Suspecting his previous-life death might have resembled Qin Baihu’s, Lin Xie agreed to contact the other Sacred Beast Races for cultivation resources, but demanded protection and support from the Shen Clan.

• The Dragon Emperor told Long Yang to remain with the Dragon Race and ordered Long Xiao to observe the Human Race’s reaction to the ancestral reversion news.
• A Shen Clan expert told Lin Xie that the Liu Clan had gained the Black Tortoise Race’s protection and asked how they could seize the Liu Clan’s Holy Son.
• Lin Xie reasoned that the Black Tortoise egg must have hatched, since the Black Tortoise Race would not otherwise protect the Liu Clan.
• Lin Xie recalled Qin Baihu’s death and wondered whether his own death in his previous life had been similar.
• Lin Xie proposed contacting the other three Sacred Beast Races for cultivation resources, and the Shen Clan’s Emperor Ancestor ordered him to go.
• Lin Xie accepted, but demanded that Shen Clan experts accompany him and provide powerful means of protection.

Lin Xie agreed to undergo a body-tempering method in exchange for a guarantee of safety, while the Dragon Emperor sought the White Tiger Clan’s response to the Black Tortoise Race’s bloodline reversion. Bai Po suspected the event might be connected to the person destined to awaken the White Tiger Clan’s token and decided to visit the Black Tortoise Race.

• Lin Xie agreed to the body-tempering method after insisting that his safety be guaranteed.
• The Dragon Emperor visited the Tiger King and told him that the Black Tortoise Race had completed its bloodline reversion through an event among the Human Race.
• The Tiger King declined to join the Dragon Emperor in asking the Black Tortoise Race for its method, prompting the Dragon Emperor to suspect the White Tiger Clan was hiding a lead.
• After the Dragon Emperor left, Bai Po connected the Black Tortoise Race’s success to the prophesied token-bearer and decided to visit them with the clan’s token.

After the White Tiger Clan discovered its treasured token had vanished, Bai Po suspected it had gone to find the human who could awaken it. He visited the Black Tortoise Race to ask Liu Tianming about the token, but left without learning anything, while Wu Kan worried more about the Dragon Race.

• Bai Po and the White Tigers searched for their missing token and speculated that it had sought out the human destined to awaken it.
• Bai Po connected the token's disappearance to the Black Tortoise Race's atavism and hurried to visit Wu Kan.
• Bai Po offered Wu Kan a pale blue gift and asked to see the Black Tortoise hatchling, but Wu Kan allowed only a distant look for now.
• Bai Po met Liu Tianming and showed him an image of the missing token, asking whether he had seen it.
• Liu Tianming said the token looked unfamiliar, and Bai Po left him a gift before departing.
• Wu Kan and Xuan Ze wondered what the White Tiger Clan was planning, and Wu Kan said he was more concerned about the Dragon Race.

Bai Po concluded that the White Tiger Clan needed to strengthen its cooperation with the Human Race to help the person indicated by the missing token find them. Meanwhile, a man in a secret realm detected a new protagonist and saw a chance to strengthen his system.

• Wu Kan and Xuan Ze discussed Long Wangzu’s loose tongue and worried that the Human Race would focus its pressure on the Black Tortoise Race.
• Bai Po returned to the White Tiger Clan without finding the token, then realized the clan needed to reach out to the Human Race more actively.
• A man in a secret realm learned that Lin Xie had gained resources and advanced his cultivation at the White Tiger Clan, but decided not to pursue him.
• The man’s system detected a new protagonist, and he became excited about using the powerful second-generation heir to strengthen his system.

Mu Fan received three rewards for completing his task and left the secret realm to test his new firearm and abilities. Lu Changzhi revealed the rewards he had received as Mu Fan’s master and decided to test them on Chen Mingxuan.

• Mu Fan received Undetectable by Divine Sense, Seven-Pace Firearm Barrel, and Ball-Blasting Kid, and recognized how well they complemented his fighting style.
• Mu Fan left the secret realm to find a target for practice after deciding the Beast Race and the Black Dragon were unsuitable.
• Lu Changzhi revealed that his own rewards included an RPG sniper rifle with a targeting array and the Ball-Blasting Old Man trait.
• Lu Changzhi recalled that Chen Mingxuan had named Hidden Origin Peak and other groups, then chose him as a target for testing the new rewards.

Lu Changzhi decided to wait for Luo Zhen so he could get more information about the Five Symbols Sect and Hidden Origin Peak. Meanwhile, Chen Mingxuan headed toward the imperial tomb to find Luo Zhen, who lay unconscious and gravely injured as two looters prepared to cripple his cultivation.

• Lu Changzhi concluded that Luo Zhen was the only one who could provide the information Chen Mingxuan needed, and set out to wait for him.
• Chen Mingxuan suspected the Liu Clan would target him after benefiting from his revelations, and decided to investigate the Five Symbols Sect and shift some danger onto Luo Zhen.
• Chen Mingxuan hurried toward the imperial tomb, judging that Luo Zhen could not have traveled far in his condition.
• Two men searching the battlefield noticed a loose patch of soil, uncovered an array, and found the unconscious, gravely injured Luo Zhen inside.
• After discovering Luo Zhen had no storage ring, the men decided to cripple his cultivation, and one raised his sword toward Luo Zhen's lower abdomen.

Chen Mingxuan revived Luo Zhen and questioned him about his origins, but Luo Zhen knew little about where he had come from. As Chen Mingxuan prepared to take him elsewhere, a stranger arrived, and two men nearby considered escaping amid the apparent threat.

• Chen Mingxuan stopped two men from attacking Luo Zhen, gave the unconscious youth a pill, and wondered whether Luo Zhen's Lone Star fate could threaten him.
• Luo Zhen woke, considered that his misfortune might affect Chen Mingxuan, and decided to take a chance on the possibility.
• Chen Mingxuan asked Luo Zhen where the Five Symbols Sect and Hidden Origin Peak were, but Luo Zhen could not identify their location or explain how he had reached the Misty Clear Realm.
• Luo Zhen recalled fleeing with others and entering spatial turbulence during teleportation, so Chen Mingxuan decided to ask around where he had found him.
• As Chen Mingxuan moved to take Luo Zhen somewhere, an unfamiliar voice approached, prompting Chen Mingxuan to spread his spiritual perception while the two men debated fleeing.

Liu Zhong tested a Liu Clan weapon on Chen Mingxuan, first firing an explosive projectile and then launching the Dao-Severing Sword. The sword struck Chen Mingxuan below the waist and triggered a sudden explosion, leaving the two fleeing observers stunned.

• Liu Zhong appeared before Chen Mingxuan and said he needed his help, then revealed a hollow tube from the Liu Clan.
• Liu Zhong fired the tube at Chen Mingxuan, who sensed an unseen projectile and suppressed its explosion with his power.
• Liu Zhong loaded the Dao-Severing Sword into the tube and fired it at Chen Mingxuan.
• The sword pierced Chen Mingxuan below the waist, triggering an explosion that made him do the splits.
• The two fleeing observers looked back and reacted in shock to Chen Mingxuan's position.

Lu Changzhi injured Chen Mingxuan with the Dao-Severing Sword, erased Luo Zhen’s memories of the Five Symbols Sect and himself, and considered seeking a stronger leek. Chen Mingxuan escaped, recognized his own complacency, and resolved to change.

• Lu Changzhi struck Chen Mingxuan in the groin, and Chen Mingxuan vowed to remember what happened before teleporting away.
• Chen Mingxuan left Luo Zhen behind, and Lu Changzhi erased Luo Zhen’s memories of the Five Symbols Sect and himself before swallowing him in earth and sand.
• Lu Changzhi judged Luo Zhen’s value as a leek to be limited, returned to the Liu Clan’s ancestral mausoleum, and wondered how Chen Mingxuan’s injury would affect him.
• Chen Mingxuan hid himself and examined his injury, then admitted that he had underestimated Lu Changzhi and grown complacent.
• Chen Mingxuan resolved that he could not continue living as he had and considered the wider world he might still conquer.

Chen Mingxuan tried to heal his crotch injury, but the treatment left the area unnaturally flat and seemed to alter his voice. Elsewhere, Li Baimei urged Human Race faction leaders to exploit the Beast Race’s newfound chance at Atavism by playing on their rivalries, hinting that a coveted breakthrough method could tempt them into action.

• Chen Mingxuan mixed yang-rich items and aphrodisiacs into healing medicine, then applied it to his injury and swallowed a pill.
• Chen Mingxuan noticed that the wound had healed into a smooth, flat patch and that his voice sounded higher and thinner.
• Li Baimei arrived at a courtyard gathering and heard faction leaders discuss the Beast Race’s progress in Atavism and the Human Race’s lack of unity.
• Li Baimei argued that past efforts to use Sacred Beasts as cultivation resources had failed because Human Race factions undermined one another.
• Li Baimei suggested that the Human Race could exploit divisions among the four Sacred Beast Races, then asked how the faction leaders would react if he had obtained their desired breakthrough method.

Li Baimei proposed exploiting the Liu Clan’s connection to the Black Tortoise Race to divide the Beast Race’s four Sacred Clans, while the gathering debated his plan. News then arrived that the White Tiger Clan would offer human cultivators clan resources and reveal its Tianming’s chosen, leaving Li Baimei to face questions about how the Human Race should respond.

• Li Baimei argued that the Dragon Race’s pride could make it resentful if the other Sacred Clans found ways to return to their ancestors while it could not.
• Li Baimei pointed to the Liu Clan of the Misty Clear Realm as a possible means of helping the other Sacred Beast races, and members of the gathering discussed treating the clan as an ally of the Beast Race rather than of humanity.
• Li Baimei received news from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion that the White Tiger Clan would offer human cultivators clan-exclusive resources and publicly welcome its Tianming’s chosen.
• The gathering identified the White Tiger Clan’s announcement as an open declaration of its intentions and discussed whether the Tianming’s chosen could be eliminated.
• Someone asked Li Baimei what he thought about the White Tiger Clan’s move, and the conversation paused for his reply.

Li Baimei and the human factions backed the White Tiger Clan’s search for a Tianming Person, turning it into a widely publicized opportunity. Hearing the news, Lin Xie wondered whether Qin Baihu was still alive and decided the opportunity might let him seize the initiative.

• Li Baimei argued that the White Tiger Clan’s undertaking could benefit human cultivators and improve relations between the Human Race and the White Tiger Clan.
• The human factions named their effort the White Tiger Fortuitous Opportunity and sent people to publicize it alongside the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• Rumors about the Tianming Person spread widely, and people across the world grew excited at the prospect of becoming the White Tiger Clan’s chosen one.
• At the Shen Clan, Lin Xie realized he had never heard of the White Tiger Fortuitous Opportunity or the Tianming Person in his previous life.
• Lin Xie speculated that Qin Baihu might not have appeared yet, considered ways to take advantage of the opportunity, and concluded that his luck had turned.

The Dragon Race dismissed the White Tiger Clan’s appeal to the Human Race as a disgraceful but useful test of whether Atavism could be achieved. The Black Tortoise and Vermilion Bird Races discussed how to respond, with the Black Tortoise Race deciding to send Liu Tianming to the White Tiger Fortuitous Opportunity and the Vermilion Birds planning to attend and judge events as they unfold.

• Longwang Clan said the White Tiger Clan’s plan could prove the Human Race’s method of achieving Atavism was feasible.
• Xuan Ze asked Wu Kan whether they should tell Bai Po that Liu Tianming was not the person behind the Black Tortoise hatchling’s birth, but Wu Kan refused to reveal what he suspected.
• Wu Kan decided to send Liu Tianming to the White Tiger Fortuitous Opportunity to show goodwill and demonstrate that the four Sacred Clans were not divided.
• The Vermilion Bird Race decided to attend the White Tiger Fortuitous Opportunity and let its juniors meet the human heaven’s chosen.
• The Vermilion Bird leader said the race should judge whether to rely on the Human Race according to circumstances and avoid following the Dragon Race’s attachment to the past.

Lin Fan learned that the White Tiger Clan’s domain matched a scene from his recurring dreams and decided to go there, hoping to uncover the secret of his origins. Meanwhile, a concealed man revealed that the Tianming Person had already been chosen and watched other youths prepare for a futile attempt.

• A Qin Clan youth received news of the White Tiger opportunity and prepared to claim the Tianming title as the bearer of the White Tiger Sacred Body.
• Lin Fan recalled being rescued by a mysterious expert during the secret-realm struggle and wondered whether the White Tiger Clan could explain his origins.
• Lin Fan gathered information about the White Tiger Clan at a restaurant and found a painting of its domain that matched a scene from his dreams.
• Lin Fan bought the painting and set out for the White Tiger Clan, wondering whether he might be its Tianming Person.
• A concealed man explained that Lin Fan could earn the White Tiger Clan’s support through his bloodline and said the Tianming Person had already been decided.
• The concealed man watched other youths plan their journey and pitied them for pursuing a title they could not claim.

While Lu Changzhi finished overseeing the excavation of the Liu Clan’s ancestral tombs, a Myriad Treasures Pavilion envoy arrived to deliver news of a White Tiger Clan event and a message aimed at the Liu Clan. The Liu Clan learned that powerful factions were ordering them to attend, leaving Liu Xun and the patriarch stunned as they sought an explanation.

• Lu Changzhi noticed a Myriad Treasures Pavilion flag approaching the Liu Clan and recognized its emblem from an old token.
• The Myriad Treasures Pavilion envoy told Liu Xun and a Liu Clan patriarch that the White Tiger Clan would distribute clan resources and offer cultivators a chance to try for a Tianming person’s recognition.
• Liu Xun and the patriarch suspected the White Tiger Clan’s event targeted Tianming and the Liu Clan because outsiders believed the clan could help sacred beasts undergo Atavism.
• Liu Xun opened a booklet jointly sent by other factions and revealed an order for the Liu Clan to attend the White Tiger opportunity or face consequences, signed by twenty-three powerful figures.
• The Liu Clan patriarch asked the Myriad Treasures Pavilion envoy what the seniors who signed the order meant.