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

The Lord of Chaos City rushed to the scene upon hearing the news. He saw Qin Yuan sitting on the main seat of the Heavenly Fiend Palace and remained silent for a long time. "You are even more ruthless than the Chaos Ancestor," Qin Yuan said. "Only the ruthless survive." He gave Chaos City thirty percent of the Heavenly Fiend Palace's resources as a token of his sincerity in forming an alliance. The Lord of Chaos City accepted the resources, and the two became allies. The two major forces of the Chaos Ancestral Realm merged.

Mount Ten Thousand Beasts was the third largest power in the Chaos Ancestral Realm, renowned for its taming of demonic beasts. Its lord was a fifth-level Chaos Origin Ancestor, commanding nine fourth-level Origin Ancestor demonic beasts. Upon learning of the destruction of the Heavenly Fiend Palace, the Mount Ten Thousand Beasts lord sent congratulatory gifts and proposed an alliance with Qin Yuan. The envoy knelt in the main hall, holding the gift list in both hands. Qin Yuan did not even glance at the list. "No alliance. Either submit, or die." The envoy, pale-faced, returned to report.

The Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain was enraged and personally led nine demonic beasts and three thousand disciples to attack. The roars of the demonic beasts shook the earth, and the footsteps of the three thousand disciples thundered. Qin Yuan faced the enemy alone. He first slew nine demonic beasts, one with each strike of his bone blade. The first beast was an armored rhinoceros, its skull pierced by the bone blade. The second was a blazing tiger, its waist severed by the bone blade. The third was an ice python, its head cut off by the bone blade. The corpses of the nine demonic beasts piled up like a mountain, their blood splattering across the wasteland. The Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain turned deathly pale, kneeling and begging for mercy, offering all his resources. Qin Yuan accepted the resources, sparing his life, but taking his Source Core as a hostage. Holding the Source Core in Qin Yuan's hand, the Lord of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain felt his cultivation level declining, his face turning even paler. Qin Yuan said, "Be obedient, and I'll return it to you."

Qin Yuan unified the Chaos Ancestral Realm and proclaimed himself "Bone Blade Ancestral Emperor." He built a new palace in Chaos City, named "Bone Blade Palace." The palace was built at the highest point of Chaos City, even higher than the city lord's residence. He issued a decree: all forces must pay 30% of their resources annually, and private battles were forbidden, with violators to be executed without mercy. Those who disagreed secretly conspired, and Qin Yuan annihilated thirteen factions in one night, killing over twenty powerful beings at the fifth level of the Origin Ancestor realm. From then on, no one dared to resist.

Qin Yuan devoted all his resources to cultivation, consuming Chaos Origin Crystals, pills, and demonic beast cores. His cultivation broke through to the sixth level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor realm. A sixth golden pattern appeared on his bone blade, the six patterns coiling around it like six dragons swimming. He sensed a higher realm beyond the Chaos Ancestral Realm—the "Void Ancestral Realm." There, beings at the ninth level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor realm existed. Qin Yuan entrusted the affairs of the Chaos Ancestral Realm to the Chaos City Lord and left alone. The Chaos City Lord escorted him to the border. "Will you come back?" Qin Yuan said, "Perhaps."

Qin Yuan traversed the boundary rift of the Chaos Ancestral Realm and stepped into the Void Ancestral Realm. The sky here was blood-red, the clouds black, low and oppressive. The earth was black, barren, and covered in dried blood. A thick, pungent stench of blood filled the air, making one's throat tighten. The Void Ancestral Realm was a battlefield for the ninth level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor realm, a place of constant warfare. As soon as Qin Yuan landed, he was stopped by a group of cultivators. Seven people; the leader was a seventh-level Origin Ancestor, the others were fifth and sixth level. They wore blood-red armor and wielded black longswords.

The team leader looked at Qin Yuan and sneered, "Newbie? Hand over your storage rings." Qin Yuan swung his bone blade, and seven heads fell to the ground. Blood splattered everywhere. He looted the spoils, obtaining several hundred Chaos Origin Crystals and a "Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill," capable of bringing the dead back to life. He carefully put the pill away and continued on his way.

He encountered countless battles along the way. Some were fought in the wilderness, some were ambushed in the valleys, and some were chased in the sky. Qin Yuan did not intervene, only killing those who blocked his path. Whoever stood in his way, he would kill. After traveling for three days, a huge city appeared ahead. The city walls were black, very high and thick, and covered with red flags embroidered with crescent moons. Above the city gate were three large characters—"The City That Never Sleeps."

A general stood guard at the city gate, an eighth-level Origin Ancestor, clad in iron armor and helmet, wielding a long halberd. He blocked Qin Yuan's path. "Entry fee: one thousand Chaos Origin Crystals." Qin Yuan only had eight hundred, not enough. The general sneered, "Get lost if you don't have money." Qin Yuan drew his bone blade. The general slammed down with a palm strike, the Origin Power like a mountain, forcing Qin Yuan back, cracks appearing on his bone blade. He didn't retreat, charging again. The general unleashed three consecutive palm strikes: the first shattered Qin Yuan's left arm, the second broke his right leg, and the third struck his chest, shattering his ribs. Qin Yuan coughed up blood, but with the third strike, his bone blade pierced the general's palm. The general cried out in pain and retreated.

The City Lord of Never Sleeps appeared from the city wall. She was a woman in red, with long hair reaching her waist, a cold and beautiful face, and a ninth-level Origin Ancestor. She looked at Qin Yuan. "Interesting. Let him in; the entrance fee is waived." The guard covered his palm and made way. Qin Yuan entered the city.

The woman in red, who called herself "Red Moon," was the mistress of the City That Never Sleeps. She sat on the throne in the main hall of the city lord's mansion, holding a cup of blood-red wine. "You have quite the nerve. Want to work for me?" Qin Yuan said. "I don't work for anyone. But I can cooperate with you." Red Moon smiled. "Cooperate? You, a mere sixth-level Origin Ancestor?"

Hongyue presented a test: retrieve a Blood Abyss Crystal Core from the Blood Abyss outside the City of Never Sleeps within three days. The Blood Abyss was a massive, bottomless fissure in the earth, from which came the terrifying roars of demonic beasts. Countless demonic beasts at the eighth or ninth level of the Origin Ancestor realm resided within. Qin Yuan accepted the test and ventured into the Blood Abyss alone. He stood at the edge of the Blood Abyss, looking down, unable to see the bottom. He jumped down.

During his descent, flying monsters swarmed from both sides: pterosaurs, blood bats, and gargoyles. Qin Yuan unleashed a flurry of bone blade strikes, each strike slicing a bloody path. Corpses fell past him, plunging into the abyss. He fell for a long time before reaching the bottom. The bottom was soft, damp mud, reeking of decay. A blood python at the ninth level of the Origin Ancestor realm coiled beside the Blood Abyss Crystal Core. The python was thirty zhang long, covered in blood-red scales, with golden eyes. The Blood Abyss Crystal Core lay beneath it, glowing red.

The blood python opened its massive jaws, spewing venom. Qin Yuan's left arm was corroded by the venom, the flesh rotting away to expose the bone. He used the bone blade from his right arm to stab the blood python's eye. The blood python's head moved quickly, the bone blade missed, striking only the scales and leaving a white mark. The blood python's tail swept across, sending Qin Yuan flying, crashing into a stone wall that collapsed. He crawled out from the rubble, the golden patterns on the bone blade shining brightly. The blood python pounced again, Qin Yuan didn't dodge, charging towards it. The bone blade pierced the blood python's right eye, piercing the eyeball. The blood python screamed, writhing wildly. Qin Yuan was thrown back, but crawled back. He grabbed the bone blade, refusing to let go, the blood python carrying him around wildly. His body slammed against stone walls, against stone pillars, and onto the ground. Several bones broke, but he didn't let go. The blood python bled to death and collapsed. Qin Yuan pulled the bone blade from the blood python's eye socket and retrieved the Blood Abyss Crystal Core. The crystal core was the size of a fist, blood red, and glowing.

Qin Yuan, covered in wounds, crawled out of the Blood Abyss. Hong Yue stood on the cliff edge, watching him. "You actually got it back."

Qin Yuan handed the Blood Abyss Crystal Core to Hong Yue. Hong Yue accepted it, officially forming an alliance with Qin Yuan. She bestowed upon Qin Yuan a mansion and a large amount of cultivation resources. The mansion was located in the center of the City That Never Sleeps, with independent cultivation rooms, alchemy rooms, and a scripture pavilion. Qin Yuan secluded himself in the mansion to refine the resources. He consumed all the Chaos Origin Crystals, pills, and demon beast Origin Cores. His cultivation broke through to the seventh level of the Chaos Origin Ancestor. A seventh golden pattern appeared on the bone blade, the seven patterns coiling around it.