Chapter Summaries

Li Feiyu reached the Mount South independent cultivator market with a sword refined by the True Spirit of Creation. He killed a black-robed cultivator with a burst of Five Elements Sharp Gold Qi and fled with the corpse so the True Spirit could refine a spiritual root.

• Li Yu ordered the True Spirit of Creation to hurry Li Feiyu into cultivation, and the True Spirit led him from Jingzhou to Mount Xiao Nan in Lanzhou.
• The True Spirit of Creation refined Li Feiyu's saber into a High-grade Magic Artifact sword using a giant flying sword from a Great Sword Sect cultivator.
• Li Feiyu reached the mist-shrouded entrance to the Mount South market, where a black-robed cultivator attacked him, intending to turn him into a living corpse.
• Li Feiyu slashed the attacker with the sword and killed him with a ten-zhang burst of Five Elements Sharp Gold Qi.
• Li Feiyu stored the corpse in the Furnace of Creation and ran off at the True Spirit of Creation's warning that the fight would attract others.

After escaping the cultivators investigating Old Demon Xuanyin’s death, Li Feiyu gained a Golden Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root and chose to cultivate independently. The True Spirit of Creation gave him the Chang Geng Sword Art and directed him toward the wandering cultivator market on Mount South.

• Li Feiyu hid from the cultivators who investigated Old Demon Xuanyin’s death, while the True Spirit of Creation explained how it had concealed his aura.
• The True Spirit of Creation described the different kinds of Spiritual Roots, and Li Feiyu chose a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
• The True Spirit of Creation refined a Golden Attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root for Li Feiyu, who endured the painful transformation and began absorbing Five Elements Golden Qi.
• Li Feiyu chose the life of a wandering cultivator rather than joining a sect, and the True Spirit of Creation recommended the market on Mount South.
• The True Spirit of Creation gave Li Feiyu the Chang Geng Sword Art, a cultivation method improved from a Great Sword Sect cultivator’s technique.

Li Yu received the Two Saints of Sky Star in the Dragon Palace after they brought him a collection of cultivation arts, and learned that their cultivation method prevented them from advancing to Deity Transformation. He told Ling Tianlei and Wen Qing that they could solve the problem by gathering all five elements, leaving them hopeful that he could save their lives.

• Li Yu cut off his connection to the True Spirit of Creation and anticipated that the Two Saints of Sky Star would take the bait.
• Ling Tianlei and Wen Qing collected miscellaneous cultivation arts and traveled to the Dragon Palace, using Li Yu's jade slip to pass the True Dragons guarding the way.
• Ao Rui led Ling Tianlei and Wen Qing to Li Yu, whom they recognized as the senior who had helped them escape Yuan Ci Mountain.
• Ling Tianlei presented Li Yu with the collected cultivation arts, and Wen Qing and Ling Tianlei pleaded for help with their cultivation problem.
• Ling Tianlei explained that the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light required Five Elements Spiritual Roots to advance to Deity Transformation, and Li Yu told the couple they could gather all five elements.

Li Yu completed the Two Saints of Sky Star’s five-element spiritual roots, brought them under his control, and ordered them to collect cultivation methods and other skills. He studied their gifts and prepared to use the knowledge to advance his own cultivation and aid Li Feiyu.

• Li Yu completed Ling Tianlei and his wife's five-element spiritual roots, allowing their Primordial Magnetic True Qi to circulate smoothly and bringing Spirit Transformation within reach.
• Bound by Li Yu's Loyalty Mark, the Two Saints of Sky Star accepted his order to collect cultivation methods and miscellaneous skills, then returned to Sky Star City with command tokens granting access to the Dragon Palace.
• Li Yu had the system copy the knowledge from their jade slips into the Resource Library and send it to the True Spirit of Creation to help fool Li Feiyu.
• Li Yu absorbed the skills into his own mind and studied alchemy, talismans, formations, artifact refinement, spirit herbs, spirit beasts, and spirit insects.
• Li Yu compared the Chaotic Star Sea's alchemy methods with those from Xiao Feng's world and considered how Heavenly Flames and the Heavenly Cauldron could be used, while Li Feiyu's side began to yield results.

Li Feiyu built a reputation in Mount South by using the Furnace of Creation to sell pills, artifacts, and talismans, then absorbed spirit stones to advance to the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer. After refining his sword and naming it Chang Geng, he prepared to leave Mount South, warned that others might target him.

• Li Feiyu sold crafted talismans and offered pill and artifact refinement at his Mount South stall, quickly becoming famous among rogue cultivators.
• The True Spirit of Creation refined the spirit stones into Five Elements Sharp Gold Qi, which Li Feiyu absorbed over a day and night to rise from the Qi Cultivation second layer to the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer.
• Li Feiyu refined his four-foot sword with Chang Geng Sword Qi and tested his ability to control it with spiritual power.
• Li Feiyu planned to leave Mount South because it offered no more profit and nearly named his sword Taibai, but the True Spirit of Creation warned him against using the name.
• Li Feiyu named the sword Chang Geng and prepared to depart, confident he could deal with anyone jealous of his gains.

Li Yu deduced the Chang Geng Sword Art through the Spirit Transformation stage and began studying alchemy, while Li Feiyu used the sword art to kill nine cultivators who tried to rob him. After collecting their treasures, Li Feiyu embraced killing for profit and growth.

• Li Yu learned that Li Feiyu had reached the Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, then deduced the Chang Geng Sword Art through the Spirit Transformation stage.
• Li Yu wondered how sword qi could become Immortal Qi and began studying the world's alchemy methods.
• Li Feiyu left the Mount South marketplace and let four masked cultivators believe he was weak before killing them with his sword art.
• Five more cultivators arrived, and Li Feiyu killed them after they claimed they were merely passing by.
• Li Feiyu collected both groups' corpses and treasures in the Furnace of Creation, then decided that killing for treasure was profitable.

Li Yu studied the cultivation records he had received and concluded that many methods pursued ascension rather than true immortality, so he planned to test his own approach on Li Feiyu. Guided by the True Spirit of Creation, Li Feiyu reached the Seven Sects Forbidden Ground to infiltrate the trial, and the spirit began preparing to disguise him as a Great Sword Sect cultivator.

• The Lord of the Star Palace delivered a large batch of cultivation records, and Li Yu found accounts of people reaching immortality through beast taming, corpse refining, and puppet crafting.
• Li Yu concluded that most cultivation methods aimed at surviving the ascension tribulation instead of transforming one's life essence, and decided to test his Immortal Qi method on Li Feiyu.
• Li Feiyu traveled toward the Seven Sects Forbidden Ground in northern Jianzhou to obtain Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients and agreed to target sect cultivators while concealing his identity.
• After killing nine independent cultivators, Li Feiyu absorbed Five Elements Sharp Gold Qi and advanced to the Tenth level of Qi cultivation.
• Li Feiyu arrived near the forbidden ground as the Seven Great Sects gathered for their trial, and the True Spirit of Creation prepared to disguise him as a Great Sword Sect cultivator.

Li Feiyu entered the forbidden grounds during the Seven Sects' trial and discovered that his Chang Geng Sword Qi could easily pierce a Qi Cultivator's defensive artifact. He left the valley with the slain cultivator's supplies stored in the Furnace of Creation.

• A Great Sword Sect Golden Core Elder triggered a wind-blade restriction, and the Seven Sects' elders attacked it to open a way in.
• The True Spirit of Creation secretly opened a hole in the restriction, and Li Feiyu entered the forbidden grounds through it.
• Li Feiyu killed a first-rank Stone Boar and stored its body in the Furnace of Creation.
• A Thirteenth-level Qi cultivator in a yellow robe appeared and mistook Li Feiyu for a Great Sword Sect disciple.
• Li Feiyu's Chang Geng Sword Qi pierced the man's defensive artifact and killed him, and Li Feiyu stored the man's body and valuables in the Furnace of Creation.

Li Feiyu reforged the Chang Geng Sword into a top-grade artifact and killed five cultivators who confronted him in the forbidden grounds. After absorbing their spiritual qi, he reached the Thirteenth level of Qi cultivation and continued toward the center, wondering how the Seven Great Sects would react if he killed everyone.

• The True Spirit of Creation reforged Li Feiyu's Chang Geng Sword using the materials from the man in yellow's golden ring and other seized artifacts.
• Li Feiyu encountered two women from Moon Concealing Sect and three men from Spirit Beast Mountain arguing in the forest, but declared that all five were his prey.
• Li Feiyu killed all five cultivators with one sword strike, then killed their three attacking spirit beasts and collected their bodies and belongings.
• The True Spirit of Creation refined the bodies into spiritual qi, and Li Feiyu absorbed it in a cave to reach the Thirteenth level of Qi cultivation.
• Li Feiyu left the cave and headed toward the center of the forbidden grounds, asking the True Spirit of Creation how the Seven Great Sects would react if he killed everyone.

Li Feiyu killed cultivators across the forbidden grounds during the Seven Sects Bloody Trial and collected their storage pouches and artifacts. After the True Spirit of Creation told him no one else remained and that he had enough spirit herbs, Li Feiyu prepared to establish his foundation.

• Li Feiyu defeated and killed Senior Brother Liu and two Great Sword Sect disciples at Wulong Tan, then collected their bodies and artifacts into the Furnace of Creation.
• Li Feiyu fought his way toward the forbidden grounds’ central region, killing cultivators and gathering more than sixty storage pouches.
• Li Feiyu killed a woman who had slaughtered over a dozen cultivators with an Ice Storm Talisman Formation and collected the spoils.
• By the fourth day, Li Feiyu had gathered more than one hundred and forty storage pouches and found no one left in the central region.
• The True Spirit of Creation told Li Feiyu that the storage pouches held enough spirit herbs and that the forbidden grounds were suitable for foundation establishment, so Li Feiyu decided to begin.

Li Yu sent Ling Tianlei and Wen Qing the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light to test his cultivation method, while Li Feiyu reached Foundation Establishment inside the forbidden grounds. The Seven Sects learned that all their trial participants had died, and Li Feiyu prepared to leave for his next destination.

• Li Yu sent the Two Saints of Sky Star the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light, which they believed would help them advance to Spirit Transformation.
• Li Yu planned to use the Two Saints and Li Feiyu to verify his cultivation methods before turning to the Spirit Realm and other disciplines.
• The Seven Sects' elders discovered that their trial passage had closed and received messages saying all 140-odd participants had died.
• Li Feiyu completed Foundation Establishment and found that his Chang Geng Sword Qi could shatter rocks and cleave a cliff.
• True Spirit of Creation told Li Feiyu to leave the forbidden grounds and head to the next place.

Li Feiyu returned to the Seven Profound Sect to repay Han Li for saving his life, intending to leave after their meeting. He discovered Han Li had reached the sixth Qi Cultivation layer and gave him a storage pouch filled with cultivation supplies, while Han Li was astonished to learn he was an immortal cultivator.

• Li Feiyu flew from Jianzhou to Jingzhou and returned to the Seven Profound Sect, where the gate guards urged him to apologize to the Sect Master.
• Li Feiyu ignored the sect leaders and headed to Sacred Hand Valley to repay Han Li for once saving his life.
• Li Feiyu greeted Han Li in the medicinal field, startling him into drawing his short sword.
• The True Spirit of Creation told Li Feiyu that Han Li had reached the sixth Qi Cultivation layer, and Li Feiyu confirmed Han Li's spiritual energy with his awareness.
• Li Feiyu gave Han Li a storage pouch containing talismans, magic artifacts, pills, spirit stones, cultivation methods, and Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Han Li stared at the pouch and its contents, realizing that Li Feiyu was an immortal cultivator and wondering if he was one too.

Li Feiyu helped Han Li understand his cultivation and prepared him to confront Doctor Mo. They found Doctor Mo was merely mortal, while Li Feiyu captured another soul and gave Han Li its cultivation-world knowledge.

• Han Li learned from Li Feiyu that he had reached Qi Cultivation sixth level and feared Doctor Mo might be a cultivator.
• Li Feiyu taught Han Li to use his storage pouch and magic artifacts, and Han Li refined the Golden Light Ring for protection.
• Han Li and Li Feiyu went to Doctor Mo’s residence, where Li Feiyu killed Doctor Mo with a single sword strike.
• Li Feiyu sensed another soul in the room, captured it, and transferred its cultivation knowledge to Han Li.
• Han Li thanked Li Feiyu after learning more about the cultivation world and the value of Li Feiyu’s gifts.

After five years of cultivation, Han Li left the Seven Profound Sect for Yellow Maple Valley and learned of Li Feiyu’s fearsome reputation. Meanwhile, Li Yu verified his cultivation method and prepared to lead the dragons of the Chaotic Star Sea in a mass ascension to the Spirit Realm.

• Li Feiyu said farewell to Han Li, gave him a communication talisman, and warned him to be cautious in the cultivation world.
• Han Li spent five years cultivating in Sacred Hand Valley, reached the Twelfth level of Qi cultivation, and stopped taking Foundation Establishment Pills after two failed attempts.
• Han Li killed Golden Light Master with a high-grade magic artifact, then left the Seven Profound Sect for Yellow Maple Valley after finding an Immortal Ascension Token.
• Han Li learned that Li Feiyu had become a famed Nascent Soul expert and vowed to catch up with him.
• Li Yu used Li Feiyu’s and Ling Tianlei’s cultivation data to verify the Primordial Profound Qi Scripture, then summoned the dragons to the Star Sea Dragon Palace.
• Li Yu announced that the dragon race would ascend to the Spirit Realm, startling cultivators and stirring hopes among several Spirit Transformation Old Monsters that they could use the ascension passage.

Li Yu led the dragons through a spatial passage into the Spirit Realm and announced himself as the Monarch of Dragons, summoning the realm’s dragon descendants. After granting them a method to purify their bloodlines, he set out for Dragon Island.

• Ling Tianlei and Wen Qing decided to delay their own ascension until Ling Yuling could protect the Chaotic Star Sea.
• Li Yu opened a passage to the Spirit Realm, crossed through with eight thousand True Dragons, and left the passage stabilized for future travel.
• Li Yu revealed his immense dragon form and called on the Spirit Realm’s dragons to come pay homage.
• Tian Fei'er arrived and explained that the Spirit Realm’s dragons were descendants of True Dragons from the Immortal Realm, not pure-blooded True Dragons.
• Li Yu gave Tian Fei'er the Dragon Transformation True Method and learned that Dragon Island was the dragon clan’s gathering place.
• Li Yu gave the other arriving dragons the method and rode the Nine Dragons Ruyi Chariot toward Dragon Island.

Li Yu appeared before Dragon Island as the returned Dragon Ancestor and Emperor Yu, winning the dragons’ allegiance and granting them a method to purify their bloodlines. He took control of the twenty strongest dragons and announced plans to build a Dragon Transformation Pool.

• A violet-gold dragon emerged from the void above Dragon Island, startling the Golden Dragon Elder and the island’s inhabitants.
• Li Yu declared himself the Monarch and Ancestor of Dragons, and the dragons and Dragon Descendants accepted him as their returned ancestor.
• Li Yu taught everyone on Dragon Island the Dragon Transformation True Method, then reduced his size and entered the palace.
• More than fifty thousand dragons greeted Li Yu, who assessed their strength and considered how to place Loyalty Marks on the island’s inhabitants.
• Li Yu gave Ancestor Dragon Blood containing Loyalty Marks to the twenty Mahayana-stage dragons and announced that he would build a Dragon Transformation Pool.

Li Yu built a Dragon Transformation Pool on Dragon Island using the island’s Wind Feather Spirit Gold core, secretly configuring it to purify dragons and mark them with his loyalty. After the twenty Mahayana dragons transformed into True Dragons, Li Yu gave them the surname Ao, bringing Dragon Island under his control.

• Li Yu chose a valley near Dragon Island’s Wind Feather Spirit Gold core and used it to create a vast Dragon Transformation Pool.
• Li Yu configured the pool to purify bloodlines and automatically place a Loyalty Mark on every dragon who entered.
• The Golden Dragon Elder entered the pool, gained a pure True Dragon bloodline, and praised Li Yu’s grace.
• The other Mahayana dragons rushed into the pool and emerged as True Dragons with purified bloodlines.
• Li Yu granted the twenty transformed dragons the surname Ao, establishing them as descendants of the direct True Dragon lineage.

After transforming Dragon Island’s inhabitants and studying the Dragon Clan’s collection, Li Yu decided to travel to Human territory to test his cultivation ideas. He set out with Ao Tuo and Ao Fei, and their dramatic arrival in the northwestern outer sea astonished the Human cultivators there.

• Over two months, every dragon and Dragon Descendant on Dragon Island received a Loyalty Mark and transformed into a true dragon, and Li Yu recorded the Dragon Clan’s ancient texts.
• Li Yu studied cultivation methods from various races and concluded that cultivation should not be aimed only at surviving tribulation and entering the Immortal Realm.
• Li Yu entrusted Dragon Island to Ao Jin, emphasizing that the Dragon Transformation Pool must be guarded, then departed with Ao Tuo and Ao Fei.
• Li Yu and his companions arrived in the northwestern outer sea, where Human cultivators had begun settling islands after the local demonic beasts fled.
• The Human cultivators saw Li Yu and Ao Fei atop Ao Tuo amid violet-gold radiance and auspicious clouds, and wondered who the exalted visitors were.

Li Yu and Ao Fei encountered human cultivators occupying the site where a true dragon had descended, and Li Yu marked the island as dragon territory while allowing them to remain. As Li Yu traveled toward human territory to spread his cultivation path, four Spirit Transformation experts confronted the Two Saints of Sky Star and demanded access to the dragon race’s ascension passage.

• Ao Fei rebuked the human cultivators for occupying dragon territory, but Li Yu reprimanded her and ordered her to apologize.
• Li Yu raised an island from the sea, transformed it into a dragon statue, and warned the humans not to damage it.
• The cultivators asked Li Yu for his name, and he introduced himself as Yu, Daoist title Profound Yellow, before departing with Ao Tuo the Turtle Dragon.
• Li Yu headed toward human territory to spread his path of Qi Cultivation to Immortality and find people to test it.
• Feng Tingshan, Xiang Zhili, Hu Qinglei, and Che Qianli appeared above Sky Star City and confronted Ling Tianlei and his wife.
• Xiang Zhili said the four had come to seek access to the dragon race’s ascension passage, citing the Two Saints’ ties to Dragon Lord Your Majesty.

Ling Tianlei and Wen Qing let four Spirit Transformation cultivators use the Dragon Clan’s ascension passage in exchange for their cultivation methods and miscellaneous skills. The four arrived in the Spirit Realm, where Li Hongtian claimed them for Tianya City and learned that Dragon Lord had ascended from the Human Realm.

• Old Demon Che demanded that Ling Tianlei and Wen Qing explain how to enter the Dragon Clan’s ascension passage, and Xiang Zhili and Old Monster Feng calmed the confrontation.
• Ling Tianlei explained that the four cultivators needed to pay for access, and they handed over their collected cultivation methods and miscellaneous skills for Dragon Lord.
• Ling Tianlei used the Purple Gold Token to open the passage, and the four cultivators rushed through to the Spirit Realm.
• The four emerged near an island in the Spirit Realm, where Li Hongtian introduced himself as Tianya City’s Outer Sea Territory Commander and took them under his authority.
• Li Hongtian learned that Dragon Lord had opened the passage from the Human Realm and ascended with the Dragon Clan more than two months earlier.