Chapter Summaries

Mu Fan investigated the hidden area beneath the ruined city and discovered that its radiation came from large stores of uranium and a sealed supply of plutonium-239. He realized the site was being used for research and development, and considered what revealing the radiation sources to the Tai Clan might mean.

• Mu Fan examined the throne room, then had the system construct a 3D model of the city.
• Mu Fan used the Mirror Realm to reach the vast space beneath the city and identified refined uranium as the source of the radiation.
• Mu Fan asked the system to inspect a sealed chamber marked with crosses and learned it contained 97%-enriched plutonium-239.
• Mu Fan compared the material to his own plans for using explosive talismans and recognized that the site’s methods resembled those of Blue Star.
• Mu Fan tested a cultivator’s implement against the radiation and destroyed it almost instantly, then concluded the hidden area was also used for research and development.

Mu Fan explored an enormous underground site and found a room filled with carved writing that he suspected was encrypted. Elsewhere, two men discussed the spreading Power That Cannot Be Controlled and the Huaxia Sect’s involvement, while Mu Fan recorded the symbols and prepared to ask his venerable master for help.

• Two men discussed reports of the Power That Cannot Be Controlled appearing around sites linked to the Tai Clan and wondered whether the Huaxia Sect was involved.
• The men decided to monitor the Huaxia Sect, warning that anyone who tried to master the power could be digging their own grave.
• Mu Fan surveyed the underground site and concluded that ordinary cultivators likely had not built it, while finding no people or creatures left behind.
• Mu Fan found a maze-like room lined with carved characters, but he could not understand the apparently scrambled writing.
• Mu Fan asked the system to record all the characters and symbols, then sat down to wait and considered asking his venerable master for help.

Mu Fan uncovered a hidden message in the ruins that linked the place to Blue Star and warned transmigrators to seek a cheat. After leaving, he encountered a man who attacked him, only for the man to die suddenly, revealing that someone had been hiding inside him and spying on the desolate land.

• Mu Fan noticed a blank, indented section in the records and removed a stone cover to reveal a line written in Blue Star clerical script.
• Mu Fan read the message, which warned against transmigrating without a cheat, and suspected the people who built the place had once shared his goals.
• The system told Mu Fan that everything was ready, and he left the ruins to investigate what its former occupants had done there.
• Mu Fan saw more people heading toward the desolate land in search of enlightenment and used the Mirror Realm to move outside it.
• A tall, thin figure recognized Mu Fan and attacked him, but Mu Fan vanished and reappeared behind him.
• The figure died suddenly in Mu Fan's grasp, and Mu Fan concluded that a hidden spy had been inside him before leaving the area.

Mu Fan returned to Hidden Origin Peak with an image of an ancient underground record, and Lu Changzhi deciphered it for him. The record revealed that the Immortal-Slaying Clan were Spirit-Forsaken People who discovered the power known as Tribulation Source, while a mysterious figure suspected Mu Fan had obtained it.

• A mysterious figure examined where Mu Fan had vanished and suspected he was hiding the Power That Cannot Be Controlled.
• Mu Fan returned to Hidden Origin Peak and showed Lu Changzhi an image of ancient symbols from an underground site.
• Lu Changzhi deciphered the symbols and sent their recorded information into Mu Fan's consciousness.
• Mu Fan learned that the Immortal-Slaying Clan had called the Power That Cannot Be Controlled Tribulation Source.
• Lu Changzhi explained that the clan had been mortals utterly unable to cultivate, known in their era as the Spirit-Forsaken People.

The records traced how the spirit-forsaken formed the Immortal-Slaying Clan, developed the Tribulation Source, and prepared to unleash a great calamity against cultivators. Just as the genius planned his greatest creation, a prominent clan member abandoned their cause and revealed their secrets to the cultivators, bringing the conflict to a head early.

• A talented spirit-forsaken man discovered a power his people could cultivate and led them to seek strength and revenge against cultivators.
• The spirit-forsaken split over whether to reveal their power, and the cultivators attacked them after learning what they could do.
• The genius concealed the Immortal-Slaying Clan from detection, and the clan went underground and renamed its power the Tribulation Source.
• The genius created powers that could destroy spiritual power and kill most cultivators, inspiring the clan to prepare a great calamity.
• As the genius gathered people to create his greatest power, a prominent Immortal-Slaying Clan member urged peace, left, and told the cultivators everything.

Lu Changzhi told Mu Fan how the Spirit-Forsaken People’s war against the cultivators ended. The Immortal-Slaying Clan’s ultimate Calamity Source Power, All Beings Are Equal, unleashed a disaster that killed its creator and devastated both sides, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Mu Fan asked what had become of the Spirit-Forsaken People, and Lu Changzhi explained that they had continued to exist but were no longer distinguished from other mortals.
• Mu Fan asked about the people who had developed Calamity Source Power, and Lu Changzhi recounted how the cultivators initially suffered heavy losses before targeting mortals to reduce the Spirit-Forsaken People’s numbers.
• The Immortal-Slaying Clan’s genius created All Beings Are Equal, a Calamity Source Power that could target spiritual power, minds, and souls.
• All Beings Are Equal proved too powerful to control, killing the genius and sweeping across the land without weakening, destroying countless things connected to spiritual power.
• After Lu Changzhi shared the missing account, Mu Fan said it was hard to tell whether the survivors had been lucky or not.

Lu Changzhi gave Mu Fan knowledge about making Calamity Source Power, and Mu Fan decided to return to the Immortal-Slaying Clan’s base. At the Jiang Clan, Chu Ping'an learned that the Power That Cannot Be Controlled was radiation and began to consider the implications of its greater danger to stronger cultivators.

• Mu Fan asked Lu Changzhi whether he knew how to make Calamity Source Power, and Lu Changzhi sent him knowledge while withholding the All Beings Are Equal Calamity Source Power method.
• Lu Changzhi warned Mu Fan that the Power That Cannot Be Controlled was difficult to master and dangerous to cultivators.
• Mu Fan told Lu Changzhi he planned to return to the Immortal-Slaying Clan’s base and stay there for a while, and Lu Changzhi cautioned him to be careful.
• At the Jiang Clan, Chu Ping'an watched Gu De join the queue and asked the system whether he could master the Power That Cannot Be Controlled.
• The system identified the power as radiation and warned Chu Ping'an that stronger cultivators faced greater danger from exposure, prompting him to wonder if that could be used to his advantage.

Chu Ping'an used the system to tempt Gu De with a chance to master the Power That Cannot Be Controlled, hoping to enlist him in obtaining the Power of Time from Li Baimei. Gu De refused, but wondered if Chu Ping'an was connected to the Tai Clan.

• Chu Ping'an spoke to Gu De through the system and suggested he could help him master powers that did not come naturally to him.
• Gu De admitted he wanted to learn about the Power That Cannot Be Controlled and listened as Chu Ping'an urged him to pursue an unconventional path.
• Chu Ping'an asked Gu De to help him obtain the Power of Time from Li Baimei, offering the key to mastering the Power That Cannot Be Controlled in return.
• Gu De refused to cooperate because he did not want to provoke the Huaxia Sect and continued on with the crowd.
• Chu Ping'an asked the system why radiation existed in the immortal cultivation world, and the system replied that nothing was too strange to exist across boundless worlds.
• Gu De wondered whether Chu Ping'an was from the Tai Clan, which people said had mastered the Power That Cannot Be Controlled.

Gu De sensed a faint trace of the Power That Cannot Be Controlled at the Jiang Clan and joined a group heading toward the place where it gathered. As Chu Ping'an followed, the Huaxia Sect dispatched its experts to attack the Tai Clan.

• Gu De dismissed the Tai Clan member's claims about mastering the Power That Cannot Be Controlled and joined the queue to test the Jiang Clan's site.
• Gu De sensed a faint, short-lived trace of the power, while other visitors complained that the site was a rip-off.
• Gu De asked a disgruntled visitor to travel with him to the place where the Power That Cannot Be Controlled gathered, and they set off together.
• Chu Ping'an followed Gu De and was pleased that he had chosen a dangerous destination that could help Chu Ping'an grow leeks.
• Huaxia Sect experts rode out to make a move against the Tai Clan, and news of their departure spread quickly.

As the Huaxia Sect led a growing procession of factions toward the Tai Clan, Tai Da urged his clan to face the accusation and the coming confrontation rather than yield to rumors. Mu Fan set out to investigate the Tai Clan’s past, while Gu De arrived near the Savage Land and questioned whether the Power That Cannot Be Controlled was truly harmless.

• The Jiang Clan and other factions decided to follow the Huaxia Sect, which took a roundabout route toward the Tai Clan and drew a vast crowd.
• Tai Clan elders complained about the Huaxia Sect’s pressure, but Tai Da reminded them that yielding would invite contempt and urged them to address the rumors openly.
• Zhong Ming told Mu Fan that the Huaxia Sect had begun its journey and shared information he had gathered about the Tai Clan.
• Mu Fan headed to a teleportation array at the edge of the Savage Land, reflecting that the Huaxia Sect’s journey had helped build momentum.
• Gu De emerged from the teleportation array with his companions and wondered whether the Power That Cannot Be Controlled had caused the desolation nearby.

The Huaxia Sect arrived at the Tai Clan’s territory with a vast crowd of cultivators watching, and Xia Xun confronted Tai Da about the clan’s claim to have mastered the Power That Cannot Be Controlled. Tai Da argued that such an ability could not be forced, while Xia Xun pointed to the Tai Clan’s ancestor, Tai Bufan.

• The Huaxia Sect’s procession drew countless cultivators, who followed it to the Tai Clan’s territory to witness the confrontation.
• The Huaxia Sect’s experts emerged from a floating palace, including a figure posing as Li Baimei, whom Lu Changzhi recognized as Xia Xiao.
• Xia Xun emerged and demanded that the Tai Clan lower its defenses, then challenged the clan over its mastery of the Power That Cannot Be Controlled.
• Tai Da bowed to Xia Xun and said that some things, like talent, could not be acquired by force.
• Xia Xun asked whether Tai Bufan belonged to the Tai Clan, prompting spectators to argue that the ancestor’s ability should be inherited by his descendants.

The Huaxia Sect proposed that the Tai Clan reveal its method for wielding the Power That Cannot Be Controlled to the world in exchange for early access to the Power of Time. The Tai Clan’s leaders knew they had no method to share, since even their ancestor Tai Bufan had wielded the power through an unusual natural affinity.

• Tai Da acknowledged that Tai Bufan had wielded the Power That Cannot Be Controlled long ago, but said the Tai Clan’s former glory had become history.
• A Huaxia Sect expert announced that the sect wanted an exchange, offering the Tai Clan an early chance to experience the Power of Time if it revealed its method to the world.
• Xia Xun confirmed the offer and said that someone able to wield the Power That Cannot Be Controlled should be able to master the Power of Time easily.
• The gathered cultivators reacted with excitement and suspicion, while Tai Clan experts privately doubted the Huaxia Sect’s motives.
• The Tai Clan’s experts recalled that Tai Bufan had been unable to cultivate before naturally wielding the power at a place where it gathered, leaving no method for later generations.

Tai Da offered the Tai Clan’s research into the Power That Cannot Be Controlled, and Xia Xun announced that Li Baimei would give the crowd an opportunity to experience the Power of Time. The gathering watched as “Li Baimei” began a demonstration, while Lu Changzhi concluded that Xia Xiao had genuine ability.

• Tai Da agreed to open the Tai Clan’s ancient texts and share its research and attempted methods for mastering the Power That Cannot Be Controlled.
• Tai Clan experts began fetching the texts, and the crowd anticipated learning from the Tai Clan’s years of research.
• Xia Xun told Li Baimei to offer the gathered cultivators an opportunity, prompting many to believe they would gain insight into the Power of Time.
• Mu Fan and Zhong Ming wondered whether Xia Xiao had mastered the Power of Time, while Lu Changzhi moved closer to watch the demonstration.
• “Li Baimei” raised his hand and formed a force in his palm, leading Lu Changzhi to recognize that Xia Xiao had genuine skills.

Lu Changzhi studied Xia Xiao’s demonstration of the Power of Time while the Huaxia Sect’s display unsettled the Tai Clan and the watching factions. Xia Xiao then sensed someone nearby and invited them to reveal themselves, leaving the crowd wondering who he had addressed.

• Lu Changzhi realized Xia Xiao had mastered the Power of Time through a different method and studied his demonstration.
• The crowd struggled to sense the unfamiliar power, while the Tai Clan recognized the Huaxia Sect’s display as a warning.
• Xia Xun asked Tai Da about the Tai Clan member who had brought the Power of Time into the World in the Painting, and Tai Da denied that his clan had mastered it.
• Xia Xun hinted that he expected the Tai Clan to fulfill an earlier promise.
• Xia Xiao addressed someone nearby and invited them to come out, prompting speculation that the display was meant to lure them out.
• Lu Changzhi suspected Xia Xiao had sensed his efforts to study the Power of Time and decided he had learned enough.

Xia Xiao withdrew the Huaxia Sect’s demonstration of the Power of Time, then Tai Da presented the Tai Clan’s accumulated records on the Power That Cannot Be Controlled. The Huaxia Sect turned the display into another challenge, asking Tai Da to bring out the remains of Tai Bufan.

• Xia Xiao sensed the arrival of the person who had stirred the Power of Time, but the person refused to reveal himself, so Xia Xiao withdrew the power.
• The crowd demanded that the Tai Clan present its knowledge of the Power That Cannot Be Controlled, and Tai Da ordered his people to bring out their records.
• Tai Clan members projected images from jade talismans and scrolls, while people at the back complained that they could not see the display.
• A Huaxia Sect member calmed the crowd and implied that the Tai Clan would show its materials again, angering Tai Clan experts.
• After a Tai Clan member complained about being manipulated, a Huaxia Sect member asked Tai Da to invite out the remains of Tai Bufan.

Xia Xun pressed Tai Da over the Tai Clan’s reluctance to reveal Tai Bufan’s remains, suggesting the ancestor hid a greater secret. Meanwhile, Mu Fan asked his system whether it could secretly steal the remains, hoping to impress Zhong Ming.

• Xia Xun proposed bringing Tai Bufan out, provoking the Tai Clan’s experts and stirring the gathered observers’ curiosity.
• Zhong Ming told Mu Fan that the Huaxia Sect’s strength made it difficult to reach Tai Bufan’s remains, and hoped the Tai Clan would keep them protected.
• Mu Fan considered whether his speed and realm could help him take the remains, but doubted he could get past Xia Xiao and the Power of Time.
• Mu Fan asked his system whether it could steal Tai Bufan’s remains unnoticed, and the system said it needed time to check.
• Xia Xun asked Tai Da whether he believed the Huaxia Sect intended to seize the remains, then suggested Tai Bufan might conceal a greater secret.

Mu Fan arranged for the Tai Clan to bring out its old ancestor, while Li Baimei used the Power of Time to pressure them. The Tai Clan revealed a skeleton that emitted the Power That Cannot Be Controlled, but the crowd questioned whether it was really Tai Bufan.

• Li Baimei used the Power of Time to envelop the Tai Clan experts, making clear that the Huaxia Sect was pressuring them.
• Tai Clan members urged Tai Da to show the old ancestor, and he returned to the clan with another expert to fetch him.
• Lu Changzhi learned that Mu Fan was planning a scheme and let his system encourage Mu Fan to carry it out himself.
• Mu Fan asked his system to help stage a show that would speed up the Huaxia Sect's case against the Tai Clan.
• Tai Da and another expert carried out a stone coffin, and Tai Da opened it to reveal a skeleton that produced the Power That Cannot Be Controlled.
• The crowd wondered how anyone could prove that the skeleton was Tai Bufan.

Tai Bufan’s skeleton awakened in the Tai Clan’s coffin, revealed its consciousness, and proved able to evade Li Baimei. The confrontation continued as Tai Bufan darted through the crowd while Li Baimei pursued him.

• Tai Da invited the gathered factions to inspect Tai Bufan’s coffin, while others suspected he was luring them toward the dangerous Power That Cannot Be Controlled.
• Blue light appeared in Tai Bufan’s skull, and the skeleton sat up, leaving Xia Xun, Li Baimei, and the Tai Clan’s experts baffled.
• Tai Bufan stood and complained that everyone was keeping him from sleeping, revealing that he still had a consciousness.
• Li Baimei attacked Tai Bufan, but the skeleton vanished and reappeared at a distance, taunting him.
• Li Baimei pursued Tai Bufan as the skeleton darted through the crowd, while Xia Xun watched and Tai Da refrained from intervening.

Mu Fan revealed to Zhong Ming that he had secretly obtained Tai Bufan’s skeleton, then set off with him to see what happened next. Tai Da suspected the Huaxia Sect was framing the Tai Clan and decided to follow while ordering some clan members to prepare for trouble.

• Tai Bufan vanished after challenging Li Baimei to find him at the place where the Power That Cannot Be Controlled gathered, and Xia Xiao led the Huaxia Sect there.
• The crowd hurried after the Huaxia Sect, while Mu Fan told Zhong Ming that he had obtained Tai Bufan’s skeleton and gave him the pouch containing it.
• Zhong Ming praised Mu Fan’s hidden abilities, and Mu Fan set off to see the real show with Zhong Ming following.
• Lu Changzhi remarked that Mu Fan’s system was effective after receiving only a hint from his own system.
• Tai Da suspected the Huaxia Sect had staged events to smear the Tai Clan, ordered several clan members to prepare, and went to see what the sect would do next.

Gu De entered the Land That Cannot Be Controlled with a group, but unlike the others, he felt nothing unusual and continued deeper into the wasteland. Chu Ping'an watched from behind as Gu De moved ahead, while another man regretted not attacking him when he had the chance.

• Gu De led his group into the wasteland, where several people began sensing effects on their spiritual power and foundations.
• Chu Ping'an asked the system about the risks of entering and resolved to follow if Gu De got into trouble.
• One member turned back, while others stopped to sit and attempt comprehension as they reached their limits.
• Gu De realized he still felt nothing, wondered whether the place affected those unable to control the other power differently, and released his will to scout ahead.
• Gu De flashed farther into the wasteland, and the man who had traveled with him regretted not attacking him, believing Gu De was weaker than he had seemed.