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

When Yan Lingji found Qin Yuan, he was leaning against a rock, covered in blood and panting heavily. She knelt down and silently began to heal him. She placed her palm on his chest, channeling her inner energy into him. "You pushed yourself too hard," Qin Yuan said. "If I didn't, I would die." Yan Lingji looked at him without speaking.

The Divine Emperor Palace dispatched a large army to besiege the Burning Heaven Pavilion. Leading the troops was the Grand Elder, Xuan Mingzi, a sixth-level Chaos Heavenly Lord, with white hair and beard, and a sinister gaze. The mountain's protective formation was breached, and the Burning Heaven Pavilion disciples suffered heavy casualties. The Burning Heaven Ancestor was injured, and Yan Lingji was left to fight alone. Qin Yuan charged into the Divine Emperor Palace army from the rear, his bone blade slaying countless enemies. He fought his way from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, and from the mountainside to the summit, his battle robes stained with blood. Xuan Mingzi personally intervened, striking Qin Yuan with a palm. Qin Yuan took the blow head-on, but was sent flying, spitting blood. Yan Lingji supported him. Qin Yuan burned fifty thousand years of his lifespan, eighty patterns lighting up on his bone blade as he fiercely battled Xuan Mingzi. He desperately pierced Xuan Mingzi's left shoulder, wounding Xuan Mingzi, who then led his army in retreat.

Qin Yuan remained unconscious for three days and three nights. Yan Lingji used the sacred medicine "Fire Source Pill" from the Burning Heaven Pavilion to heal him. The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, its medicinal power circulating throughout his body. On the fourth day, he awoke, his injuries mostly healed. The Burning Heaven Ancestor gave him a "Divine Fire Source Crystal," saying, "Refine this, and you can break through to the Chaos Heavenly Lord level." Qin Yuan secluded himself for seven days, refining the Divine Fire Source Crystal. His cultivation broke through to the first level of the Chaos Heavenly Lord level, and a hundred golden patterns appeared on his bone blade. When he emerged from seclusion, Yan Lingji's eyes lit up upon seeing him. "You've changed," Qin Yuan said. "You've become stronger."

The Burning Heaven Ancestor hosted a banquet to celebrate, during which he proposed betrothing Yan Lingji to Qin Yuan. Qin Yuan refused. "I have a wife." Yan Lingji's expression changed slightly. After the banquet, she privately asked Qin Yuan, "You don't like me?" Qin Yuan said, "I have a wife." Yan Lingji was silent for a moment. "What's her name?" Qin Yuan said, "Lin Qing'er." Yan Lingji didn't ask any further.

Upon learning of Qin Yuan's breakthrough, the God Emperor decided to take action personally. He led the elite troops of the God Emperor's Palace to the Burning Heaven Pavilion. The God Emperor, at the eighth level of the Chaos Heavenly Monarch realm, shattered the Burning Heaven Pavilion's mountain gate with a single palm strike. The Burning Heaven Ancestor met the attack but was injured by a single blow, collapsing to the ground, coughing up blood. Qin Yuan stepped forward to fight, confronting the God Emperor. The God Emperor wore a golden dragon robe, a flat-topped crown, and held a golden divine sword. He looked at Qin Yuan as if he were an ant. "Hand over the bone blade, and I'll spare your life," Qin Yuan said. "You're dreaming."

Qin Yuan and the God Emperor engaged in fierce combat. The difference in their cultivation levels was too great; Qin Yuan was sent flying by a single palm strike from the God Emperor, coughing up blood. He burned ten thousand years of his lifespan, causing one hundred and twenty patterns to light up on his bone blade, desperately stabbing the God Emperor's arm. However, he himself had both legs broken, covered in blood, and collapsed to the ground. Yan Lingji rushed forward and embraced him. Just as the God Emperor was about to deliver the fatal blow, the Heavenly Mystery Elder and the Sword Emperor suddenly arrived. The two joined forces, using a palm strike and a sword strike to force the God Emperor back. The God Emperor left in anger.

The Celestial Mystery Elder, Sword Emperor, Burning Heaven Ancestor, and Qin Yuan formed an alliance, the "Anti-God Alliance," to jointly fight against the Divine Emperor Palace. Qin Yuan was elected as the deputy commander-in-chief of the allied forces, responsible for tactical command. Six women—Flame Spirit Princess, Sword Warrior, Ice Princess, Su Yao, Red Moon, and Moon Dew—gathered together. Su Yao's expression turned slightly cold upon seeing Flame Spirit Princess beside Qin Yuan. Qin Yuan said, "She's an ally." Su Yao remained silent.

The allied forces devised a plan: to divide their forces into three routes and simultaneously attack the three core cities of the Divine Emperor Palace, preventing them from coordinating their attacks. Qin Yuan led the central army, accompanied by Yan Lingji, Jian Wushuang, and Bingji. Hongyue, Yueyao, and Suyao led the left and right routes respectively. Under the cover of night, the three armies set off simultaneously, their torches like dragons.

Qin Yuan led the central army to attack Iron Wall City, the most important stronghold outside the main city of the Divine Emperor Palace. The city was high and its walls thick, defended by 30,000 troops. Qin Yuan's bone blade cleaved through the city gates, Yan Lingji's flames burned the walls, Jian Wushuang's sword energy suppressed the defenders, and Bing Ji froze the enemy's retreat. The four cooperated seamlessly, breaching Iron Wall City in less than half a day. The defending general surrendered, and Qin Yuan incorporated the surrendered soldiers. Good news also arrived from the left and right flanks—Hong Yue had breached the eastern front, and Su Yao had breached the western front. The three armies converged beneath the main city of the Divine Emperor Palace.

The Divine Emperor stood atop the city wall, his face ashen. He ordered the activation of the city's protective array, "Divine Emperor's Heavenly Canopy," which enveloped the entire main city in a golden light, making it indestructible. The allied forces attacked fiercely for three days and three nights, but the array remained unmoved. Qin Yuan observed the array and discovered that its core was located at the spire of the main hall of the Divine Emperor's Palace. He decided to infiltrate the city alone.

Under the cover of night, Qin Yuan sneaked into the city wall through a drainage outlet. The outlet was narrow, and he held his breath, crawling through the foul water. Avoiding the patrolling guards, he made his way to the base of the main tower. The tower was a hundred feet tall, its base guarded by elders at the fifth level of the Chaos Heavenly Monarch realm. Qin Yuan fought fiercely with the elders; the patterns on his bone blade lit up as he desperately killed one of them, but his own left shoulder was shattered. He climbed to the top of the tower, where a crystal representing the core of the array floated. He shattered the crystal with a single strike, and the city's protective array vanished. He fell from the top, and Yan Lingji caught him. "You're always so reckless," Qin Yuan said, "but I'm still alive."

The allied forces stormed into the city, and the disciples of the Divine Emperor's Palace were routed. The Divine Emperor stood alone in the main hall, wielding his divine sword. Qin Yuan, the Burning Heaven Ancestor, the Heavenly Mystery Elder, and the Sword Emperor surrounded him. The Divine Emperor fought four against one, holding his own. Qin Yuan burned ten thousand years of his lifespan, and one hundred and fifty patterns on his bone blade lit up, piercing the Divine Emperor's heart with a single strike. The Divine Emperor screamed in agony, retaliating by severing Qin Yuan's left arm with a backhand strike. The Burning Heaven Ancestor shattered the Divine Emperor's right shoulder with a palm strike, the Heavenly Mystery Elder sealed the Divine Emperor's cultivation, and the Sword Emperor pierced his heart with a sword. The Divine Emperor fell to the ground, saying before his death, "You think killing me will end this? Above the Chaos Divine Realm lies... the Source of Ten Thousand Paths..." He breathed his last.

Qin Yuan picked up his severed arm, and Yan Lingji helped him set the bone. "You owe me a life," Qin Yuan said. "Remember that."

After the God Emperor's death, the remaining forces of the God Emperor's Palace surrendered. Qin Yuan recruited elite troops and disbanded ordinary disciples. The God Emperor's Palace treasury was looted, and Qin Yuan obtained a large amount of divine source crystals and cultivation techniques. He distributed the resources among the allied forces to balance the power. Qin Yuan became the youngest leader of a major power in the Chaos God Realm, known as the "Bone Blade God Lord".

Su Yao asked Qin Yuan, "Are you going to continue upwards?" Qin Yuan nodded. "The Source of All Paths, I want to see it," said Yan Lingji. "I'll go with you." Jian Wushuang said, "Me too." Bing Ji said, "Count me in." Hong Yue and Yue Yao also raised their hands. Qin Yuan looked at the six women and remained silent for a moment. "Then let's go together."

Qin Yuan and the six women rested in the Burning Heaven Pavilion for a month, refining resources and improving their cultivation. Qin Yuan broke through to the second level of the Chaos Heavenly Monarch. From the relics of the God Emperor, he found a jade slip with a map of the "Source of All Paths," marking the entrance location—the deepest part of the Chaos Divine Realm. Qin Yuan decided to set off, with the six women accompanying him, making it a seven-person journey.

On the way, Su Yao asked Qin Yuan, "Do you regret taking this path?" Qin Yuan replied, "No regrets. Without this path, I wouldn't have met you all." Yan Ling Ji laughed, "That's the same thing you said." Jian Wushuang said, "He means we are all his comrades." Bing Ji said, "Only you understand."

The seven disappeared in a golden light. Ahead lay a new world, new enemies, and a new journey.