I gain ten years' worth of cultivation every day, and even geniuses will only see my doorstep!

Qin Yuan searched the storage rings of the three people and obtained several Chaos Origin Crystals. Chaos Origin Crystals were resources used by the Chaos Origin Ancestor for cultivation, ten thousand times more precious than Origin Crystals, each containing abundant Chaos Origin Power. Qin Yuan held them in his hand, feeling the power surging within. He looked into the distance, where a massive city stood. The city walls were black, very high and thick, and three large characters were engraved on them—"Chaos City."

Chaos City is the largest city in the Chaos Ancestral Realm, ruled by the "Chaos City Lord," a powerful cultivator at the fifth level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor realm. Qin Yuan needed to pay ten Chaos Origin Crystals to enter the city. He only had five, not enough. The city gate guards were two cultivators at the first level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor realm, clad in iron armor and wielding long spears. They stopped Qin Yuan, trying to drive him away.

Qin Yuan swung his bone blade, snapping the guard's spear in two. "I'll go in first, the source crystals will come later." The guard tried to call for backup, but Qin Yuan grabbed him by the neck, his fingers digging into his flesh. "Say one more word, and I'll kill you." The guard shut his mouth, his face flushed red. Another guard stood to the side, too afraid to move.

Qin Yuan entered the city. Chaos City was vast, with wide streets lined with shops selling pills, magical artifacts, and cultivation techniques. The streets were bustling with people, some at the first, second, third, and even fourth level of Chaos Origin Ancestor cultivation. Qin Yuan's cultivation level wasn't particularly high here, but his killing intent was immense.

He searched the city for ways to earn Chaos Origin Crystals. In a tavern, he inquired about the "Beast Arena." The Beast Arena was an arena in Chaos City where cultivators fought against demonic beasts; the winner received Chaos Origin Crystals. Qin Yuan signed up. The arena manager was a fat man, a second-level Chaos Origin Ancestor. He sized Qin Yuan up. "Newcomer? Your first battle is against an Ironback Dragon, a first-level Chaos Origin Ancestor. Win and you get fifty Origin Crystals; lose and you die."

The Ironback Dragon was ten zhang long, its body covered in black scales that gleamed coldly under the lamplight. Its tail was even longer than its body, tipped with bony spikes. Qin Yuan stood in the center of the arena, the ground covered in sand and stained with dried blood. The Ironback Dragon was released from its cage; upon seeing Qin Yuan, it opened its massive jaws, revealing two rows of teeth.

The Ironback Dragon charged forward with incredible speed, shaking the ground. Qin Yuan's bone blade pierced its scales, leaving only a white mark. The Ironback Dragon's tail swept across, sending Qin Yuan flying and crashing into the arena wall, forged from chaotic refined iron. The impact dented his back. He coughed up blood and stood up.

Qin Yuan activated the golden patterns on the bone blade to their fullest potential, causing the two patterns to glow brightly. The Ironback Dragon charged again, but Qin Yuan didn't dodge; instead, he charged head-on. The bone blade pierced the Ironback Dragon's abdomen—where there were no scales, only soft skin. The bone blade went in a foot deep, and the Ironback Dragon screamed in agony, struggling frantically. It shook its head, ramming Qin Yuan with its horn, sending him flying. It whipped Qin Yuan with its tail, sending him flying again. It slammed into Qin Yuan with its body, sending him flying once more. But Qin Yuan didn't loosen his grip on the bone blade; he was tossed around, always clinging to the Ironback Dragon.

The Ironback Dragon bled to death and collapsed. Qin Yuan pulled the bone blade from the dragon's belly, his body covered in blood, some of his own and some of the Ironback Dragon's. He obtained fifty Chaos Origin Crystals, paid off the ten owed for entering the city, and had forty left.

Within Chaos City stands a stone tablet called the "Chaos Ranking," which records the names and cultivation levels of the top one hundred strongest individuals from the Chaos Ancestral Realm. The tablet is black, ten feet high and five feet wide, and stands in the city's central square. The names are in gold, arranged from top to bottom. First place goes to the "Chaos City Lord," a fifth-level Chaos Origin Ancestor. Qin Yuan is ranked last, 100th, with a gray name.

He was not satisfied. He decided to challenge the stronger opponents ahead of him. He challenged the 99th ranked swordsman, a second-level Chaos Origin Ancestor. The swordsman waited for him in the wasteland outside the city, wielding a long black sword. Qin Yuan drew his bone blade and took the swordsman's head in three moves. The first move, the bone blade severed the long sword. The second move, the bone blade pierced the swordsman's right shoulder. The third move, the bone blade severed the swordsman's neck. His ranking rose to 99th.

He took on consecutive challenges. The 98th ranked opponent was a cultivator who practiced palm techniques, shattering a boulder with a single blow. Qin Yuan's bone blade pierced his palm, then his heart. The 97th ranked opponent was an old woman skilled in poison, her poisonous mist filling the air. Qin Yuan held his breath and plunged into the mist, decapitating her with his bone blade. The 96th ranked opponent was an assassin renowned for his speed, leaving afterimages around Qin Yuan. Qin Yuan closed his eyes, sensing the air currents with his bone blade, and plunged his blade into the assassin's chest. Within three days, he had killed twenty people, rising to 79th in the rankings. Chaos City trembled.

The Lord of Chaos City sent someone to invite Qin Yuan to see him. The messenger was a young female cultivator, a third-level Chaos Origin Ancestor, and her attitude was arrogant. "The Lord of Chaos wants to see you. Come with me." Qin Yuan sat on the bed in the inn, his bone blade resting on his knees. "Let him come by himself." The messenger's expression changed. "You..." Qin Yuan glanced at her, and she shut up, turning and leaving.

The Lord of Chaos City personally visited Qin Yuan's residence. He wore a long black robe, his long hair flowing over his shoulders, his face ordinary, but his eyes were bright. His aura, that of a fifth-level Origin Ancestor, forced everyone on the street to their knees; the ground cracked, and fissures appeared in the walls of the inn. Qin Yuan stood, the two golden lines on his bone blade glowing. "Did you need something?"

The Lord of Chaos City stared at Qin Yuan's bone blade, his gaze lingering for a moment. "Your bone blade carries the aura of the Chaos Ancestor. Are you his successor?" Qin Yuan replied, "I don't know him. His remains are in my possession, and I've learned his techniques." The Lord of Chaos City remained silent for a moment. "The Chaos Ancestor was my master. He disappeared for a hundred million years; I thought he was dead."

Qin Yuan said, "He's dead. He was surrounded and killed. His enemy was the Wudao Yuandi of the Wandao Yuan Sect. I killed him too."

The Chaos City Lord's eyes lit up. "You killed him? The Daoless Origin Emperor?" Qin Yuan nodded. The Chaos City Lord laughed loudly, the sound causing tiles to fall from the inn. "Good! Good! Good!" he exclaimed three times, then looked at Qin Yuan. "Come with me. I have something for you."

The Lord of Chaos City led Qin Yuan to a secret chamber beneath Chaos City. The door to the chamber was located underground in the Lord's mansion, passing through three iron gates, each guarded by a sentry. The guards knelt and bowed before the Lord. The final gate was a three-foot-thick stone door, covered in golden runes that glowed in the darkness. The Lord of Chaos City pricked his finger and dripped blood onto the stone door. The runes lit up, and the door slowly opened.

The secret chamber was small, only about ten zhang in diameter, with smooth walls. A fist-sized Chaos Origin Crystal floated in the center, its gold tinged with blood-red patterns. The crystal emitted its own light, illuminating the entire chamber. Qin Yuan could sense the power contained within the crystal—stronger than all the Origin Cores he had refined before combined. The Chaos City Lord said, "This is the 'Ancestral Core' left behind by the Chaos Ancestor. Refining it will allow you to break through to the third level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor realm." Qin Yuan asked, "What are the conditions?" The Chaos City Lord said, "This Ancestral Core is a token of gratitude for avenging the Chaos Ancestor. Furthermore, the Chaos Ancestral Realm is about to descend into chaos, and I need allies." Qin Yuan accepted the Ancestral Core without hesitation. The Chaos City Lord continued, "The Chaos Ancestral Realm has three major powers: Chaos City, the Heavenly Fiend Palace, and the Myriad Beasts Mountain. The Heavenly Fiend Palace has always wanted to annex Chaos City, while the Myriad Beasts Mountain remains neutral. The Heavenly Fiend Palace Master is at the sixth level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor realm." Qin Yuan nodded. "I will come to collect the Heavenly Fiend Palace Master's head."