Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan and Feng Ling entered Southern Heaven, where the Phoenix Clan patrol was startled by the Grand Void Sky Whale’s immense size. Lu Yuan stopped near a guarded volcano after sensing its rich innate Lihuo, and the elder within the mountain awakened.

• Lu Yuan regulated the heat around his back to protect the white beasts living there as he traveled through Southern Heaven’s increasingly hot outskirts.
• Phoenix Clan patrol members spotted Lu Yuan parting the fire clouds and prepared to raise an alarm until Feng Ling introduced him as her guest.
• The patrol recognized Lu Yuan as the beast who had taken the Chaos Demon God's flesh and blood from Shen Ni, then stood down the fire-vein Restraining Patterns.
• Lu Yuan sensed dense innate Lihuo within a guarded volcano, and Feng Ling explained that he needed the vein-guarding elder’s approval to absorb it.
• Lu Yuan stopped in the Sea of Clouds near the volcano, awakening the elder meditating inside it.

Lu Yuan visited the Southern Heaven Fire Vein with Feng Ling to test whether he could absorb its Innate Lihuo. After the vein-guarding elder confirmed that Lu Yuan could control the Chaos Qi within him, he drew out a small, stronger wisp for Lu Yuan to try.

• The vein-guarding elder questioned whether Lu Yuan's Chaos Sha Qi could contaminate the fire veins, and Lu Yuan demonstrated that he could suppress it.
• Lu Yuan explained his cooperation with the Dragon Clan and his careful work clearing Turbid Sha from the Azure Mystic River, easing the elder's concerns.
• The elder and young Phoenix clansmen saw the woodland and beasts living on Lu Yuan's back, and the elder grew more confident in his control.
• The vein-guarding elder used the fire vein's Restraining Patterns to draw out a small wisp of Innate Lihuo.
• Lu Yuan gauged the wisp's heat with his Divine Sense and slowly extended his head toward it.

Lu Yuan tested whether he could absorb innate Lihuo from the Phoenix Clan’s fire vein and found that it could stimulate his cultivation, though too much would burn him. He stopped after digesting a small amount, while the vein-guarding elder reported his unusual ability to the clan.

• Lu Yuan cautiously swallowed a small wisp of innate Lihuo and used his Qi and Blood to transform its scorching power.
• Lu Yuan discovered that the fire stimulated the Chaotic Essence in his body, but that excessive heat caused pain and reddened his scales.
• The vein-guarding elder and the Phoenix Clan members watched as Lu Yuan absorbed the fire and his scales gradually returned to their dark-gold color.
• Lu Yuan finished digesting the wisp and asked the vein-guarding elder to return the remaining Li Fire to the volcano.
• Feng Ling and the vein-guarding elder acknowledged Lu Yuan’s cautious success, and the elder sent word to the clan about his ability to refine innate Lihuo and Chaos Origin.

The Phoenix Clan learned that Lu Yuan could absorb Innate Lihuo and considered inviting him to help clear fire veins in exchange for resources. As Lu Yuan prepared to inspect suitable veins, the Pulse-Guarding Elder detected an early Fire Tide beginning to build.

• A Phoenix Clan expert read the Pulse-Guarding Elder’s message and learned that Lu Yuan had absorbed Innate Lihuo, though he had taken only a small amount and suffered mild scorching.
• The Phoenix Clan elders discussed Lu Yuan’s abilities and proposed offering him naturally dissipated Li Fire essence to help clear fire veins mixed with Turbid Sha.
• Yuan Feng reviewed the report, judged Lu Yuan’s life force and Chaos Origin remarkable, and told Feng Ling to continue receiving him and offer access to suitable fire veins.
• Feng Ling told Lu Yuan that Yuan Feng was interested in his abilities and that the Phoenix Clan might discuss a long-term resource exchange, while Lu Yuan asked to inspect the fire veins before deciding.
• The Pulse-Guarding Elder detected several fire tributaries heating rapidly and warned Feng Ling that an early Fire Tide was coming as a nearby volcano erupted in a pillar of crimson fire.

The Southern Heaven Fire Tide erupted early, and the Phoenix Clan worked to divert it before its pressure broke through the rock strata. When the southern branch burst open, Lu Yuan positioned himself to shield the Little White Beasts on his back as a massive wave of fire swept toward the guarded passage.

• Feng Ling discovered that the Fire Tide had arrived early, and the Pulse-Guarding Elder sent the Phoenix Clan Patrol to divert the fiery Qi and evacuate weaker beings.
• Lu Yuan watched the Phoenix Clan manage the fire veins, then reinforced his defenses against the approaching heat to protect the woodland on his back.
• Feng Ling and the Phoenix clansmen redirected fire from the eastern branches, but the Pulse-Guarding Elder warned that the southern branch was still gathering pressure.
• Lu Yuan turned his body toward the fire clouds and told Feng Ling he would protect the Little White Beasts if the Fire Tide broke through.
• The southern rock strata burst apart, and a massive wave of lava, Innate Lihuo, and heat surged toward the Phoenix Clan's passage as Lu Yuan raised his fin.

Lu Yuan helped Feng Ling and the Phoenix Clan contain a spreading fire tide by redirecting its flames and enduring their heat. The fire vein passage was saved, and Lu Yuan’s burned scales began to recover as his body continued strengthening.

• Feng Ling directed the fire tide toward a southern basin while the Pulse-Guarding Elder stabilized the nearby tributaries.
• Lu Yuan swept part of the flames aside with a fin and used his swallowing power to draw in scattered Fire Spirit Qi.
• Lu Yuan braced his scaled abdomen against the remaining fire tide and split its flow toward Feng Ling’s safe passage, sustaining burns as he protected the forest and creatures on his back.
• Feng Ling and the Pulse-Guarding Elder guided the fire waves into the basin until the fire veins calmed and the outer passage was secured.
• Feng Ling checked Lu Yuan’s injuries, and his scales began to repair themselves as his Qi and Blood continued to strengthen.

After Lu Yuan helped contain the Fire Tide, Yuan Feng invited her to cultivate in Southern Heaven, but Lu Yuan declined a long-term stay and agreed to cooperate with the Phoenix Clan over resources. As Feng Ling guided her toward gentler inland regions, Lu Yuan sensed a heavy aura from the mountains that Feng Ling identified as belonging to the Qilin Clan.

• Lu Yuan told Feng Ling and the Pulse-Guarding Elder that she had benefited from absorbing some Qi of Fire while protecting the nearby fire veins.
• The Pulse-Guarding Elder relayed Yuan Feng's offer of a fire-vein territory and access to its Li Fire essence if Lu Yuan stayed in Southern Heaven.
• Lu Yuan declined to remain in the Fire Domain because she planned to explore the Primordial World and the small creatures on her back needed a cooler home.
• Lu Yuan agreed to cooperate with the Phoenix Clan when she was nearby, exchanging help with fierce Sha or fire-vein resources for suitable cultivation resources.
• Lu Yuan recovered as Feng Ling led her northwest toward cooler, inland mountains with denser Primordial Earth Spiritual Qi.
• Lu Yuan sensed a heavy aura beneath the mountains, and Feng Ling said people from the Qilin Clan were arriving.

Qi Yue encountered Lu Yuan, the Grand Void Sky Whale, while inspecting earth spirit veins near Southern Heaven and discovered mountains, forests, and living creatures on Lu Yuan’s back. After Lu Yuan allowed him to study the terrain, Qi Yue sensed an unusual earth Qi circulation forming through the whale’s body.

• Qi Yue and the young Qilin saw a colossal whale carrying mountains and forests across the sky.
• Qi Yue recognized Lu Yuan as the Grand Void Sky Whale, and Feng Ling confirmed his identity and described his encounter with the Southern Heaven Fire Tide.
• Lu Yuan spoke with Qi Yue and gave him permission to observe the earth Qi on his back without disturbing its inhabitants.
• Qi Yue studied the rocks and soil along Lu Yuan’s scales and discovered that the terrain was developing its own earth Qi circulation tied to Lu Yuan’s body.

Qi Yue discovered that the mountains and rivers on Lu Yuan’s back were developing their own earth spirit cycles and could grow into a true spiritual land. After Wu Earth Essence Qi strengthened Lu Yuan and stabilized a hillside, he learned that richer supplies existed in the central region and began discussing how to obtain them.

• Qi Yue examined Lu Yuan’s back and explained that its rocks were developing earth spirit patterns and might eventually support a vast, growing land.
• Qi Yue offered Lu Yuan a small portion of Wu Earth Essence Qi, which Lu Yuan absorbed to strengthen his bones and steady the Chaos Origin in his belly.
• Lu Yuan directed some of the essence Qi into the rock layers on his back, stabilizing a hillside and drawing astonished reactions from Qi Yue, the young qilin, and Feng Ling.
• Lu Yuan asked about richer Wu Earth Essence Qi in the central region, and Qi Yue warned that clans occupied most of the sites.
• Lu Yuan said they could discuss terms for obtaining the essence Qi.

Lu Yuan met Qi Yue, who offered Wu Earth Essence Qi and help stabilizing the landscape on Lu Yuan’s back in exchange for cooperation with the Qilin Clan. After reaffirming that he would trade with all three clans rather than join one, Lu Yuan agreed to follow Qi Yue to an earth spirit vein in the central region.

• Qi Yue offered to guide Lu Yuan to innate earth spirit resources and explained that the Qilin Clan could help stabilize the spirit land on his back in return for future assistance.
• Lu Yuan declined a long-term stay but agreed to inspect the earth veins and trade resources or help when he could.
• Ao Lan arrived with news that the Dragon Clan had gathered more Mystic Water Essence, while Feng Ling and Qi Yue described the Phoenix Clan’s and Qilin Clan’s offers.
• Lu Yuan told Ao Lan, Feng Ling, and Qi Yue that he would cooperate with any clan offering suitable resources on agreed terms.
• After sensing that Wu Earth Essence Qi nourished his bones and steadied the land on his back, Lu Yuan accepted Qi Yue’s invitation to visit a nearby earth spirit vein.
• Feng Ling returned to Southern Heaven and Ao Lan continued her inspections as Lu Yuan followed Qi Yue northwest toward the central region.

Lu Yuan followed Qi Yue to Xuanhuang Ridge to explore its dense Earth Qi and discuss cultivation resources with the Qilin Clan. After the patrol qilin learned who Lu Yuan was and saw the habitat on his back, a powerful presence emerged from the mountains to address Qi Yue.

• Lu Yuan traveled through the central region with Qi Yue, sensing its dense Earth Qi as Qi Yue explained the Qilin Clan's responsibility for protecting the region's spirit veins.
• Qi Yue described Xuanhuang Deposited Sand and warned that its concentrated Earth essence had to be absorbed carefully, and Lu Yuan agreed to proceed slowly.
• Lu Yuan and Qi Yue reached Xuanhuang Ridge, where Lu Yuan sensed the rich Earth Qi while keeping his enormous body above the fragile mountain ridges.
• Patrolling qilin panicked at Lu Yuan's immense size until Qi Yue introduced him as a Grand Void Sky Whale visiting to discuss cultivation resources.
• The young qilin learned that Lu Yuan's back supported woods, rivers, and small beasts, just as a Great Luo presence rose from Xuanhuang Ridge and spoke to Qi Yue.

Lu Yuan visited Xuanhuang Ridge to sample its Wu Earth Essence Qi, and Qi Yan agreed to draw a small amount from the outskirts while protecting the mountain’s Spirit Veins. The chapter ended as Qi Yan released a pale-gold mass of essence Qi mixed with Xuanhuang Deposited Sand for Lu Yuan to try.

• Qi Yan met Lu Yuan and warned him not to let his enormous body land on Xuanhuang Ridge, and Lu Yuan promised to remain in the Sea of Clouds.
• Lu Yuan examined the mountain’s fragile Spirit Veins and agreed to absorb earth essence Qi gradually rather than damage the land.
• Qi Yan explained that deeper Earth Spirit Origin lay near the main veins and required the clan elders’ approval, so he and Qi Yue inspected an outer vein instead.
• Qi Yan and Qi Yue found earth lingzhi relying on the escaping essence Qi and chose an outlet that would avoid exhausting their Spirit Veins.
• Qi Yan activated the Pulse-Guarding Method Formula and drew out a small mass of pale-gold essence Qi mixed with Xuanhuang Deposited Sand as Lu Yuan watched.

Lu Yuan cautiously absorbed Wu Earth Essence Qi from Xuanhuang Ridge, strengthening his enormous body but discovering that Xuanhuang Deposited Sand made him grow heavier the more he consumed. After he stopped to let his bones adapt, the earth power began spreading across his scales and forming patterns in the soil on his back.

• Lu Yuan absorbed a small amount of Wu Earth Essence Qi, and the earth power strengthened his bones, flesh, and colossal body.
• Qi Yue and Qi Yan observed Lu Yuan's growth, while the young Qilin watched in surprise.
• Lu Yuan felt his body becoming too heavy to move easily, stopped absorbing, and circulated his Qi and Blood to distribute the earth power.
• Lu Yuan let his body adapt until his movement recovered, then told Qi Yan to leave the remaining essence Qi for later.
• Lu Yuan sensed the power spreading across his scales and spotted tiny earth-yellow patterns appearing in the soil on his back.

Lu Yuan refined Xuanhuang Deposited Sand with Profound Water Essence Qi and demon god essence, strengthening his bones and growing larger while keeping his body stable. As he finished absorbing the earth essence, the earth Qi on his back began forming a clearer network.

• Lu Yuan felt Wu Earth Essence Qi compacting the rocky slope on his back, and Qi Yan warned him not to add more before the ground adapted.
• Lu Yuan circulated Profound Water Essence Qi alongside Wu Earth, easing his sluggishness and helping his body absorb the forces smoothly.
• Lu Yuan continued digesting demon god essence and grew toward a hundred and eight thousand li as the young qilin watched in surprise.
• Lu Yuan inspected his strengthened scales and bones, then restrained a tail sweep that sent rings of compressed air through the Sea of Clouds.
• Qi Yan noticed earth-yellow lines of light joining into a clearer earth-spirit network across Lu Yuan's back.

Lu Yuan’s absorption of Wu Earth Essence Qi caused a young earth vein and growing ridge to form on his back, astonishing the Qilin Clan. After carefully guiding the changes to protect the woodland and its creatures, he agreed to discuss future exchanges with Qi Yan, who began proposing rules for taking essence Qi from Xuanhuang Ridge.

• Lu Yuan noticed earth Qi gathering into a ridge on his back, and Qi Yue and Qi Yan discovered that it was beginning to form a shallow, self-sustaining earth vein.
• Qi Yan explained that the young vein could nourish nearby plants, and spirit herbs began unfurling as the soil grew richer and a stream shifted course.
• Lu Yuan adjusted his scales to preserve the stream and protect the Little White Beasts, then slowly guided the earth Qi toward a stable section of his back.
• Qi Yan had a young qilin record the earth spirit patterns, while the Qilin Clan marveled at the prospect of mountains growing on a Primordial Divine Beast.
• After Lu Yuan said the essence Qi suited him and welcomed future exchanges, Qi Yan proposed defining which portions of Xuanhuang Ridge’s Wu Earth Essence Qi could be taken and which must remain in the Spirit Vein.

Lu Yuan and the Qilin Clan agreed that he could obtain naturally accumulated Xuanhuang Deposited Sand through resource exchanges, while the Spirit Vein cores remained protected and he took on no long-term guarding duties. As the clan prepared to organize the outskirts, Qi Yue sensed a powerful underground presence approaching Xuanhuang Ridge, and Lu Yuan detected Great Luo-level Principle fluctuations within it.

• Qi Yan explained that the Qilin Clan would not allow anyone to tamper with the Spirit Vein cores, but that naturally escaping Wu Earth essence Qi could be negotiated.
• Lu Yuan and Qi Yue agreed that each request for help would be handled separately and that Lu Yuan could trade resources for deposited sand without a long-term commitment.
• Qi Yan described the different qualities of deposited sand, and Lu Yuan decided to continue using gentler essence Qi while his body adapted.
• Qi Yan instructed the patrolling qilin to check the outskirts’ Restraining Patterns and protect the earth veins whenever Lu Yuan came to collect essence Qi.
• Qi Yue sensed an underground presence moving toward Xuanhuang Ridge, and Lu Yuan detected a ferocious earth Sha presence with Great Luo-level Principle fluctuations approaching beneath the deepest rock strata.

The Mountain-Devouring Zheng demanded Xuanhuang deposited sand from Qi Yue and Qi Yan, but Lu Yuan and the Qilin elders refused to let it take the resources by force. The beast burrowed beneath Xuanhuang Ridge, and Lu Yuan watched its route as the Earth Veins began to shake.

• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng emerged from beneath Xuanhuang Ridge and demanded deposited sand from Qi Yan and Qi Yue.
• Qi Yan and Qi Yue refused to surrender the sand or let the beast dig into the Qilin Clan’s Earth Veins.
• Lu Yuan descended into view, and Qi Yue explained that the deposited sand was already covered by their exchange agreement.
• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng threatened to dig through Xuanhuang Ridge, while Qi Yue shielded the young Qilin from its pressure.
• Lu Yuan observed the beast as it sank underground, and its Earth Sha raced through an outer diversion opening toward an Earth Spirit Vein.

Lu Yuan used his enormous body to block the Mountain-Devouring Zheng’s underground escape routes while Qi Yan and Qi Yue sealed the earth veins around Xuanhuang Ridge. The Mountain-Devouring Zheng summoned its Earth Sha Dharma Form, and Lu Yuan prepared to meet its rising force.

• Qi Yan and Qi Yue used Restraining Patterns to restrict the Mountain-Devouring Zheng’s routes toward the core earth veins.
• Lu Yuan studied the creature’s underground movements and pressed his body onto sturdy rock platforms to block likely exits without damaging the core veins.
• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng repeatedly changed direction, but Lu Yuan shifted his fins to obstruct its exits as the Qilin Clan sealed nearby passages.
• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng grew furious and formed an enormous mountain-shaped Earth Sha Dharma Form beneath Xuanhuang Ridge.
• Lu Yuan raised an enormous fin and gathered power as the Dharma Form forced its way upward.

The Mountain-Devouring Zheng formed a vast Great Luo Dharma Form from rock and Earth Sha, but Lu Yuan and the Qilin Clan cut off its access to Xuanhuang Ridge's earth veins. Lu Yuan pressed the Dharma Form down with his fin, and a crack appeared between its arms.

• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng emerged from underground and formed an enormous Great Luo Dharma Form from the surrounding rock and Earth Sha.
• Qi Yan and Qi Yue sealed branch veins to stop the Mountain-Devouring Zheng from drawing on Xuanhuang Ridge's core earth Qi.
• Lu Yuan absorbed Earth Sha from the Dharma Form's outskirts, slowing its growth and weakening its supply.
• Lu Yuan brought his enormous fin down on the Dharma Form while avoiding the core earth vein, forcing it to sink under the pressure.
• Lu Yuan increased the pressure until a crack spread between the Dharma Form's arms.

Lu Yuan crushed the Mountain-Devouring Zheng’s Great Luo Dharma Form and forced it to admit defeat, ending its attempt to seize Xuanhuang Ridge’s Spirit Veins. After the beast fled, Qi Yan discovered a fine fissure spreading through the northwestern branch vein.

• Lu Yuan pressed the Mountain-Devouring Zheng’s Dharma Form apart while Qi Yue and Qi Yan guarded Xuanhuang Ridge’s earth veins.
• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng’s Dharma Form shattered, exposing its injured true body, and Qi Yan’s seals prevented it from escaping underground.
• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng attacked Lu Yuan, but Lu Yuan crushed its resistance with his giant fin until it admitted defeat.
• The Mountain-Devouring Zheng promised not to dig up Xuanhuang Ridge’s Spirit Veins by force or take the Xuanhuang Deposited Sand, then fled through a passage Qi Yan opened.
• The young qilin celebrated the beast’s retreat, but Qi Yan detected a fissure extending through the northwestern branch vein.