Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan, the enormous Grand Void Sky Whale, reached the Azure Mystic River and was stopped by Ao Lan, a Dragon Clan patrol general. After recognizing his reputation, Ao Lan warned that the river might not be able to bear the size of his true body.

• Ao Lan and her aquatic troops patrolled the Azure Mystic River while discussing turbid Sha leaking into its waters.
• Ao Lan sensed an immense presence approaching and ordered her troops to halt as Lu Yuan emerged from the clouds.
• Lu Yuan stopped after hearing Ao Lan's warning that the river was under Dragon Clan rule.
• Ao Lan recognized Lu Yuan as the Grand Void Sky Whale, whose battles with Shen Ni and other fierce beasts had become known in the east.
• Lu Yuan said he was traveling east to find a suitable place to cultivate, and Ao Lan warned that his body was too large for the Azure Mystic River to bear.

Lu Yuan passed above the Azure Mystic River after Ao Lan warned that his enormous body could damage the waterway and its Spirit Veins. He discovered Fierce Sha deposits downstream and offered to absorb them, leaving Ao Lan hopeful that he could solve the river’s long-standing problem.

• Ao Lan asked Lu Yuan not to enter the Azure Mystic River, and he agreed to travel above it instead.
• Lu Yuan’s rising body eased the aquatic beings’ panic, while Ao Lan restored order and advised the Black-Armored Flood Dragon to learn about powerful strangers before judging them.
• Lu Yuan sensed dense Water Spirit Qi in the river and discovered Fierce Sha and Sha Crystals polluting a downstream bend.
• Ao Lan explained that the dragon race had struggled to remove the deposits because more Fierce Sha seeped in from underground and the crystals were difficult to extract safely.
• Lu Yuan offered to swallow the Fierce Sha, and Ao Lan realized he might finally be able to clear the river bend.

Lu Yuan helped the Dragon Clan deal with the Turbid Sha in a bend of the Azure Mystic River by swallowing the Sha gathered there. Ao Lan and the aquatic generals watched in shock as he rapidly cleared the enclosed waters, and he appeared far from reaching his limit.

• Ao Lan brought Lu Yuan to a river bend where Turbid Sha had accumulated for thousands of years and explained that deep Sha Crystals were difficult to remove without harming the river’s earth veins.
• Lu Yuan proposed starting with the outer Turbid Sha, and Ao Lan ordered the nearby aquatic creatures evacuated and the restraining runes activated.
• The aquatic generals used the runes to gather the loosened Turbid Sha into enclosed waters on the west side of the bend.
• Lu Yuan opened his mouth and drew in the gathered Sha, breaking its connection to the earth veins and pulling a pillar of black Qi from the river.
• The black-scaled flood dragon and Ao Lan watched in amazement as Lu Yuan rapidly swallowed the Turbid Sha and showed no sign of reaching his limit.

Lu Yuan devoured the turbid Sha choking the Azure Mystic River, clearing a blocked water vein that the Dragon Clan had failed to restore for thousands of years. Ao Lan and the aquatic beings thanked him as he prepared to leave, while Ao Lan resolved to report his deed to the Dragon Clan’s upper echelons.

• Lu Yuan carefully devoured the fierce Sha while preserving the river’s water spirit Qi, and Ao Lan confirmed that the water vein was beginning to recover.
• At Ao Lan’s order, the water generals activated the Water-Dividing Restriction Pattern and exposed more Sha, which Lu Yuan drew out until the Sha Crystal blocking the vein cracked.
• Lu Yuan shattered the Sha Crystal, freeing the water vein and releasing a surge of innate water spirit Qi through the river bend.
• Ao Lan thanked Lu Yuan, and the returning aquatic beings bowed to him after seeing the turbid Sha cleared away.
• Lu Yuan prepared to set out, and Ao Lan decided to report his achievement to the Dragon Clan’s upper echelons.

Lu Yuan cleared the Turbid Sha blocking the Azure Mystic River while preserving its water Spirit Vein, and Ao Lan reported his deeds to the Dragon Clan. Great Luo elder Ao Xuan came to meet Lu Yuan, while Lu Yuan considered seeking purer water-element essence to aid his cultivation.

• Lu Yuan's devouring power cleared the Sha Crystals and much of the Turbid Sha downstream of the Azure Mystic River, allowing its aquatic creatures to return.
• Ao Lan arranged for the Water Generals to adjust the Restraining Patterns and reported Lu Yuan's abilities and careful control to elder Ao Xuan.
• Lu Yuan told Ao Lan he was willing to devour Sha in other waterways and considered whether higher-quality water essence could help digest the Chaos Demon God flesh.
• Ao Xuan learned of Lu Yuan's work from Ao Lan's message, recognized his name from the Northern Land battle, and set out for the Azure Mystic River.
• Ao Lan sensed Ao Xuan's arrival and welcomed the Great Luo elder.

Ao Xuan arrived at the Azure Mystic River and confirmed that Lu Yuan had cleared its Turbid Sha, then was stunned by the Grand Void Sky Whale’s immense size. Grateful for Lu Yuan’s help and hoping to build a relationship, Ao Xuan offered him Primordial Profound Water Essence, which Lu Yuan began to absorb.

• Ao Xuan inspected the Azure Mystic River and found that its Sha Crystals were gone, its Turbid Sha had greatly diminished, and its waterways were flowing freely.
• Ao Lan directed Ao Xuan’s attention upward, where he saw Lu Yuan’s body stretching more than a hundred thousand li across the Sea of Clouds.
• Ao Xuan greeted Lu Yuan, recognized the Chaos Origin in his scales, and thanked him for clearing the Dragon Clan’s waterways.
• Lu Yuan said the Turbid Sha suited his cultivation and that clearing it had benefited everyone, earning Ao Xuan’s respect.
• Ao Xuan offered Lu Yuan Primordial Profound Water Essence, and Lu Yuan accepted it as a gentle energy to nourish his body.
• Lu Yuan drew the blue-gold liquid into his enormous mouth as Ao Xuan watched.

Lu Yuan discovered that Primordial Profound Water Essence eased the burning caused by the Chaos Demon God Origin and helped him refine it more smoothly. He agreed to exchange help clearing Turbid Sha from the Dragon Clan’s water veins for more water resources, then followed Ao Xuan toward a larger vein outlet in the east.

• Lu Yuan absorbed Primordial Profound Water Essence, which soothed his body and stabilized the Chaos Origin left from the Demon God flesh he had devoured.
• Ao Xuan realized Lu Yuan was refining Chaos Demon God flesh, and Lu Yuan confirmed that the Water Spirit Essence made the process more comfortable.
• Lu Yuan asked about the Dragon Clan’s supply of Primordial Profound Water Essence, and Ao Xuan described richer water spirit resources in the Eastern Sea.
• Ao Xuan proposed exchanging water resources for Lu Yuan’s help clearing Turbid Sha from the Dragon Clan’s water veins, and Lu Yuan agreed depending on the difficulty.
• Ao Xuan invited Lu Yuan to inspect a more complicated water vein outlet, and Lu Yuan followed him southeast toward the Eastern Sea water system.

Lu Yuan demonstrated to Ao Xuan and the Dragon Clan Water Generals that he could rapidly devour Turbid Sha without disturbing nearby waterways, turning a purification problem into a source of Cultivation Resources. Ao Xuan invited Lu Yuan to the Eastern Sea Dragon Court to meet the Ancestral Dragon, and Lu Yuan agreed.

• Ao Xuan led Lu Yuan to a waterway outlet where the Dragon Clan’s Restraining Patterns had isolated a large accumulation of Fierce Sha.
• Ao Xuan summoned the Golden Immortal Flood Dragons guarding the waterways and ordered them to gather the Turbid Sha in the sealed rocky valley.
• Lu Yuan devoured most of the gathered Turbid Sha while leaving the normal waterways stable, astonishing Ao Xuan and the Water Generals.
• Ao Xuan proposed continued cooperation with Lu Yuan to clear Fierce Sha from Dragon Clan waters, and Lu Yuan agreed to discuss the details.
• Ao Xuan invited Lu Yuan to the Eastern Sea Dragon Court to meet the Ancestral Dragon, and Lu Yuan accepted.

Lu Yuan traveled with Ao Xuan and Ao Lan toward the Eastern Sea, discussing how to obtain nourishing profound water essence and how his enormous body could be accommodated at the Dragon Court. Ao Lan and Ao Xuan discovered that forests, streams, and small beasts thrived on Lu Yuan’s back, and the chapter ended as Lu Yuan reached the Eastern Sea and felt its Water Spirit Qi soothing the chaos origin within him.

• Ao Xuan explained that the Eastern Sea held far more Water Spirit Qi than the rivers along their route, and Lu Yuan said he wanted to trade for surplus profound water essence rather than take the Dragon Clan’s protected resources.
• Ao Xuan warned that Lu Yuan’s true form was too large for the Dragon Court, so they agreed that Lu Yuan would wait in the outer sea if the Ancestral Dragon wished to meet him.
• Ao Lan noticed forests, streams, lakes, and spirit beasts living on Lu Yuan’s back, and Ao Xuan confirmed that Lu Yuan’s body sustained a stable ecosystem.
• Lu Yuan explained that small beasts had settled on him while he slept and that he had let them remain rather than drive them away.
• Lu Yuan reached the Eastern Sea, breathed in its dense Water Spirit Qi, and felt it calm the chaos origin inside him.

Lu Yuan arrived at the Eastern Sea with Ao Xuan, startling the Dragon Clan patrol and aquatic beings with his immense size and the living forests and rivers on his back. As they reached the outskirts of the Dragon Court, its ancient clan leader announced their presence with a dragon roar.

• A Dragon Clan patrol spotted Lu Yuan’s vast shadow and sent a message to the Dragon Court.
• Ao Xuan identified Lu Yuan to the patrol, and the blue-scaled Flood Dragon recognized the famed Grand Void Sky Whale and apologized for its alarm.
• Lu Yuan continued across the Eastern Sea as aquatic beings marveled at his size and the landscape and creatures living on his back.
• Lu Yuan and Ao Xuan approached the Dragon Court, where Lu Yuan sensed powerful Dragon Clan members and an ancient presence.
• The Dragon Court’s clan leader roared from the depths, and Ao Xuan solemnly announced the leader’s arrival.

The Ancestral Dragon personally welcomed Lu Yuan to the Eastern Sea after learning of his arrival and invited him to stay. They met in the open sea, where the Ancestral Dragon asked Ao Xuan to recount how Lu Yuan cleared the Turbid Sha from the Azure Mystic River.

• Ao Xuan sensed the Ancestral Dragon's presence and told Lu Yuan that the patriarch knew he was there.
• The Ancestral Dragon rose from the sea, examined Lu Yuan, and welcomed him to the Eastern Sea.
• Lu Yuan accepted the Ancestral Dragon's invitation to stay and learn about the Eastern Sea's cultivation resources.
• The Ancestral Dragon led Lu Yuan to an open stretch of sea and formed a vast cloud platform for Ao Xuan and the Dragon Clan elders.
• The Ancestral Dragon asked Ao Xuan to explain in detail how Lu Yuan cleared the Turbid Sha from the Azure Mystic River.

Ao Xuan explained how Lu Yuan cleared baleful Sha from the Azure Mystic River, prompting the Ancestral Dragon to recognize his value and propose cooperation. Lu Yuan declined to settle in the Eastern Sea, but agreed to discuss an exchange of resources and spar with the Ancestral Dragon.

• Ao Xuan reported that Lu Yuan devoured baleful Sha and cleared Sha Crystals from the Azure Mystic River without harming its Water Spirit Vein.
• The Ancestral Dragon and his elders recognized Lu Yuan’s ability to restore polluted waterways as valuable to the Dragon Clan.
• The Ancestral Dragon invited Lu Yuan to stay in the Eastern Sea, but Lu Yuan said he preferred to travel and cultivate freely.
• The Ancestral Dragon accepted Lu Yuan’s preference for cooperation without joining the Dragon Clan’s governing structure.
• The Ancestral Dragon proposed a spar in the open sea, and Lu Yuan agreed.

The Ancestral Dragon led Lu Yuan to a remote stretch of the Eastern Sea for a spar, and the surrounding aquatic beings withdrew to safety. After they agreed to test their bodies and Principles without using lethal attacks, the Ancestral Dragon summoned a colossal blue-gold tidal surge to strike Lu Yuan, leaving the outcome unknown.

• The Ancestral Dragon chose a remote stretch of the Eastern Sea where Lu Yuan and he could spar without endangering nearby settlements.
• Ao Xuan ordered nearby aquatic beings to withdraw, and Ao Lan led the sea patrol to clear the surrounding waters.
• Lu Yuan secured the Fiendgod flesh in his mouth and reinforced the light screen protecting the creatures on his back.
• The Ancestral Dragon and Lu Yuan agreed to test their bodies and Principles, stop short of lethal attacks, and begin once Lu Yuan was ready.
• The Ancestral Dragon drew on the Eastern Sea's tides and sent a vast blue-gold surge crashing toward Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan tested his physical strength against the Ancestral Dragon’s Water Principle in a series of tidal attacks, breaking through one immense wave with a sweep of his tail before being slowed by surrounding currents. Impressed by Lu Yuan’s strength, the Ancestral Dragon agreed that a voluntary partnership suited the Dragon Clan and offered to receive him as a Dragon Court Guest.

• The Ancestral Dragon struck Lu Yuan with a first tide, which Lu Yuan withstood without moving, then followed with a heavier second tide that pushed him back slightly.
• The Ancestral Dragon pressed Lu Yuan with a third tide, and Lu Yuan turned with the current and swept his tail through the wave, forcing a breach and advancing through it.
• The Ancestral Dragon used whirlpools and shifting currents to restrict Lu Yuan, who sucked away some Water Spirit essence Qi and regained room to move before a concentrated surge pushed him back.
• The Ancestral Dragon ended the sparring match, and Lu Yuan acknowledged that the Water Principle had made swimming difficult.
• The Ancestral Dragon praised Lu Yuan’s physical strength and offered to receive him as a Dragon Court Guest whenever he visited the Eastern Sea.

After sparring with the Ancestral Dragon, Lu Yuan accepted the title of Dragon Court Guest and agreed to cooperate with the Dragon Clan in exchange for resources. Ao Xuan led him toward a branch of profound water where he could absorb primordial profound water essence, while the Ancestral Dragon wondered whether it would help Lu Yuan refine his chaos origin.

• Lu Yuan and the Ancestral Dragon ended their spar, and both recognized Lu Yuan’s strength and adaptability.
• The Ancestral Dragon offered Lu Yuan the title of Dragon Court Guest, and Lu Yuan accepted.
• The Ancestral Dragon arranged for Ao Xuan to coordinate resource exchanges with Lu Yuan and instructed Ao Lan to guard the restored Azure Mystic River.
• Ao Xuan discussed obtaining primordial profound water essence from the Eastern Sea’s sea eyes, and Lu Yuan agreed to absorb some naturally flowing essence.
• Ao Xuan led Lu Yuan toward a stable profound water branch as the Ancestral Dragon sensed that the essence might help Lu Yuan refine his unsettled chaos origin.

Lu Yuan absorbed primordial profound water essence from a Dragon Clan-controlled vein, soothing the Chaos Origin in his body and growing beyond 107,000 li. His back began producing spirit rain that nourished its forests and waters, and the chapter ended as Ancestral Dragon approached.

• Ao Xuan brought Lu Yuan to a Profound Water Branch Vein and opened an outlet, releasing a river of primordial profound water essence.
• Lu Yuan absorbed the mystic water essence, easing the heat from the Chaos Origin and accelerating his growth.
• The Dragon Clan elders and Ao Xuan watched in shock as Lu Yuan's body grew while he quietly absorbed the essence.
• Water Spirit Qi seeped from Lu Yuan's scales and formed spirit rain, nourishing the Little White Beasts, plants, streams, and lakes on his back.
• Ao Lan and Ao Xuan noticed that Lu Yuan's body was naturally gathering Water Spirit Qi to nourish the land on his back.
• Lu Yuan grew to more than 107,000 li, then sensed Ancestral Dragon approaching across the sea.

The Ancestral Dragon and Ao Xuan saw that Lu Yuan’s back had developed a living landscape of mountains, streams, forests, and spirit beasts, and discussed how it might grow with him. After agreeing that Lu Yuan could seek more Profound Water Essence from the Dragon Clan, they let him rest in the Eastern Sea, while a phoenix appeared beneath crimson Fire Clouds far to the southeast.

• The Ancestral Dragon examined the spirit rain, waterways, forests, and beasts on Lu Yuan’s back and marveled at the stable habitat they formed.
• Ao Lan asked whether Lu Yuan’s mountains and rivers would expand as he grew, and the Ancestral Dragon considered the possibility without proposing to settle Dragon Clan members there.
• Lu Yuan told the Ancestral Dragon that the small creatures had settled on his back while he slept in the Northern Land, and that he let them stay as long as he avoided danger.
• The Ancestral Dragon confirmed that Primordial Profound Water Essence suited Lu Yuan’s cultivation and offered to arrange more through Ao Xuan under their existing agreement.
• Lu Yuan stopped in the Sea of Clouds to digest his remaining Chaos Origin, while Ao Xuan and Ao Lan arranged for him to rest undisturbed.
• A brilliant phoenix flew through crimson Fire Clouds far to the southeast as the Eastern Sea returned to calm.

Feng Ling visited the Eastern Sea and saw the enormous Grand Void Sky Whale, Lu Yuan, for herself. After learning about his spar with the Ancestral Dragon, she sought an opportunity for the Phoenix Clan to meet him, while Lu Yuan noticed her Innate Lihuo as she approached.

• Feng Ling heard that Lu Yuan, a whale more than a hundred thousand li long, had come to the Eastern Sea Dragon Court and asked to meet him.
• Feng Ling flew toward Lu Yuan and was astonished by his immense body and the forests, streams, and spirit beasts living on his back.
• Ao Xuan and Ao Lan greeted Feng Ling, and Ao Xuan described how Lu Yuan had broken through part of the Ancestral Dragon's gathered tide during their spar.
• Feng Ling asked whether the Phoenix Clan could speak with Lu Yuan, and Ao Xuan agreed to bring her to him without disturbing his cultivation.
• Lu Yuan opened his eyes as Feng Ling approached, sensed her Innate Lihuo, and remarked on its appealing scent.

Feng Ling visited Lu Yuan and discovered that he could absorb the Phoenix Clan’s Innate Lihuo, which stirred the Chaos Origin in his body and helped him cultivate. She invited him to the Southern Heaven to use its fire veins, and Lu Yuan agreed to consider the trip after speaking with the Ancestral Dragon.

• Feng Ling met Lu Yuan above an Eastern Sea Profound Water vein and introduced herself as a member of the Southern Heaven's Phoenix Clan.
• Lu Yuan asked whether Phoenix Clan Li Fire could aid his cultivation, and Feng Ling offered him a small wisp of Innate Lihuo to test.
• Lu Yuan absorbed the flame and found that a small amount stimulated his flesh and blood and helped transform the remaining Chaos Origin, though too much could burn him.
• Feng Ling invited Lu Yuan to the Southern Heaven, where the Phoenix Clan's fire veins could provide stronger cultivation resources.
• Lu Yuan said he would first speak with the Ancestral Dragon and arrange matters in the Eastern Sea, while Ao Xuan sent a message to the Dragon Court.
• The Ancestral Dragon's ancient dragon might arrived from the distant Dragon Court after receiving Ao Xuan's message.

Lu Yuan left the Eastern Sea with Feng Ling to seek fire cultivation resources in the Southern Heaven, after agreeing to maintain his cooperation with the Dragon Clan. As they approached the Southern Heaven Fire Region, he protected the creatures and plants on his back from the rising heat and glimpsed an ancient volcano ahead.

• Lu Yuan told Ancestral Dragon he planned to travel south, and Ancestral Dragon agreed he could return to trade for Primordial Profound Water Essence and work with the Dragon Clan again.
• Ancestral Dragon warned Lu Yuan to protect the life on his back from the Southern Heaven's heat, and Feng Ling offered to guide him through milder areas first.
• Lu Yuan advised Ao Lan to maintain the Water-Dividing Restriction Patterns so Turbid Sha would not block the Azure Mystic River again, then bade farewell to the Dragon Clan.
• Lu Yuan departed the Eastern Sea behind Feng Ling and used a light screen and Water Spirit Qi to shield the Little White Beasts, Green Spirit Beasts, and plants on his back from the increasing warmth.
• Several days later, Lu Yuan and Feng Ling reached the crimson outskirts of the Southern Heaven Fire Region, where Lu Yuan sensed the heat of a distant ancient volcano.