Chapter Summaries

Su Bai received Old Ancestor Heavenly Star’s promise of future leadership and valuable breakthrough pills after reaffirming his loyalty to the Heavenly Star Alliance. He then learned that the Ancient Turtle Tribe had delivered rare spirit medicines to the Star Luo Pill Pavilion under their seven-year agreement.

• Old Ancestor Heavenly Star asked Su Bai whether his ambitions extended beyond the Demon Star Sea, and Su Bai said he hoped to explore other Cultivation Worlds but would always return to the Heavenly Star Alliance.
• Old Ancestor Heavenly Star promised Su Bai the position of second Vice Alliance Leader and Star Luo Pill Pavilion Master when he reached Nascent Soul, along with Golden Core and Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pills.
• True Man He summoned Su Bai and explained that a Demon General Ancient Turtle had delivered superb high-tier Sea Spirit Medicines to the Profound Pill Market without asking for payment.
• Su Bai showed True Man He the Alliance Contract and explained that the Ancient Turtle Tribe would supply medicines free for seven years before claiming half of the Sea Spirit Pills refined from them.

Su Bai arranged a seven-year free supply of high-grade Sea Spirit Medicines from the Ancient Turtle Tribe, accelerating the Heavenly Star Alliance’s Sea Spirit Pill research. He then secluded himself to cultivate the Virtual Reality Sword Domain and demonstrated its power by cleaving Sun Swallowing Blazing Gold in two.

• Su Bai explained that the Ancient Turtle Tribe would supply high-grade Sea Spirit Medicines for seven years in exchange for half of the finished pills, and True Man He approved the deal and revised the Star Luo Pill Pavilion’s research plans.
• Su Bai reopened Number Nine Pill Shop with spirit pills he had refined and sent Yingning Pills to Lu Yue through Zhang Ying.
• Su Bai began cultivating the first level of the Yin Yang Two Forms Sword Domain, studying foundational formation texts to learn the Virtual Reality Sword Domain.
• After more than half a year, Su Bai tested the sword domain on Sun Swallowing Blazing Gold and cut through it with a single strike.

Su Bai completed his Virtual Reality Sword Domain training, then joined the Pill Pavilion Secret Realm’s effort to develop Sea Spirit Pills. After five months of painstaking experiments, the alchemists produced their first Second-tier High-grade Sea Spirit Pill formula, leaving Su Bai with a new clarity.

• Su Bai mastered the Virtual Reality Sword Domain and asked Tie Xiong to gather eleven more Top-grade Lightning Attribute Spirit Swords for the Thundercloud Sword Array.
• Su Bai received Xizi Tuhuan’s messages that Demon Star City’s Night Fire army was nearly formed and that the Shadowless Bat Race’s Demon King had ordered him to serve within three years.
• Su Bai went to the Pill Pavilion Secret Realm and joined True Man He and the other alchemists in researching Sea Spirit Pills.
• Su Bai persisted through months of failed experiments and growing restlessness while testing pill formulas.
• Su Bai and the other alchemists completed the first Second-tier High-grade Sea Spirit Pill formula, and Su Bai felt a layer of confusion in his heart break away.

Su Bai gained the Pill Heart Steadiness talent after successfully refining a pill and recorded the formula for True Man He. With the Dao Discussion Convention postponed and seven months remaining, Su Bai asked to practice refining X Tier spirit pills, and True Man He agreed to let him assist with a batch of Golden Core breakthrough pills after he rested.

• Su Bai discovered that his alchemy study had produced the independent third-tier talent Pill Heart Steadiness, which improved his focus and resistance to mental effects.
• Su Bai recorded the pill formula and refining method on a Jade Slip and gave it to True Man He, who advised him to rest and prepare for the Dao Discussion Convention.
• The Heavenly Star Alliance and the South Sea postponed the convention after Demon Race attacks and shortages disrupted preparations; with supplies secured and protections arranged, the convention was rescheduled for seven months later.
• Su Bai waited for two more top-grade Spirit Swords to arrive and told True Man He that he wanted to attempt refining X Tier spirit pills.
• True Man He agreed to let Su Bai assist with the first batch of Low-grade West Tier Golden Core Minor Breakthrough Pills and try the next batch himself if the first succeeded.
• Su Bai returned to his residence, set protective restrictions, and fell asleep to recover from months of intensive alchemy.

Su Bai refined the Purple Extreme Spirit Nurturing Pill with True Man He, whose alchemy concentration revealed Su Bai’s unusual ability to purify medicinal ingredients. After observing True Man He’s first successful batch, Su Bai independently refined the pill and mastered his first X-tier Spirit Pill, while True Man He decided to teach him the skills he had kept back.

• Su Bai assisted True Man He in processing the ingredients for the Purple Extreme Spirit Nurturing Pill and discovered that Pill Heart Steadiness sharpened his perception during alchemy.
• True Man He completed the first batch, and the pill’s quality exceeded his expectations after Su Bai had processed some of its ingredients.
• Su Bai took the lead for the second batch, refined the pill only slightly less well than True Man He, and rested before attempting the final batch alone.
• True Man He realized Su Bai’s processed ingredients contained fewer impurities and suspected he had gained an opportunity from his Sea Spirit Pill research.
• Su Bai refined the final batch faster than before and mastered the Purple Extreme Spirit Nurturing Pill, drawing surprised attention from Tong Liu and the Vice Pavilion Masters.

Su Bai delivered the pills intended for Xiao Yushan, only to learn that the Xiao Family elder had vanished, prompting True Man He and Ancestor Tian Xing to investigate a suspected Demon Race plot. While the investigation continued, Su Bai spent three months mastering the Thundercloud Sword Array and then went to meet Old Ancestor Heavenly Star ahead of the Dao Discussion Convention.

• Su Bai brought two Purple Extreme Spirit Nurturing Pills to the Xiao Family, where he learned Xiao Yushan had left ten days earlier and no one knew his whereabouts.
• Su Bai reported the disappearance to True Man He, who failed to contact Xiao Yushan and went to find Ancestor Tian Xing, suspecting the Demon Race was involved.
• Su Bai collected eleven Lightning Attribute Spirit Swords from Tie Xiong and practiced the Thundercloud Sword Array, gradually mastering all twenty-four swords over three months.
• Su Bai received two Golden Core Stage Minor Breakthrough Pills but chose to focus on the sword array rather than advancing to Mid Golden Core.
• Su Bai learned that Ancestor Tian Xing had captured a Demon Race spy in the Xiao Family, then left the Purple Extreme Spirit Nurturing Pills in True Man He's pill furnace.
• Su Bai went to the Star Gazing Platform to meet Old Ancestor Heavenly Star with the other Cultivators participating in the Dao Discussion Convention.

Heavenly Law Ancestor opened his Grotto-Heaven so cultivators could prepare together for the Dao Discussion Convention. Su Bai entered and found himself alone in a vast star-filled space surrounded by extraordinarily pure Spiritual Energy.

• Heavenly Law Ancestor announced that he would lead the cultivators to prepare for the convention after Old Ancestor Heavenly Star gained insight in cultivation.
• Lu Ming told Su Bai he had taken a slot to enjoy a six-month break from his duties in the Punishment Office.
• Heavenly Law Ancestor opened a spatial rift to a Lesser Cave Heaven and invited those willing to prepare together to enter.
• A young Foundation Establishment Cultivator entered first, prompting the others, including Lu Ming and Su Bai, to follow.
• Su Bai arrived in a starry void separated from the others and sensed vast Star Power and exceptionally pure Spiritual Energy.

Su Bai explored the Grotto-Heaven that Heavenly Law Ancestor had prepared for the Heavenly Star Alliance Cultivators to train for the Dao Discussion Convention. After discovering its remarkable formation-based functions, Su Bai wanted to copy Heavenly Law Ancestor’s talent and found an option to spar directly with other Cultivators.

• Su Bai found that the Grotto-Heaven’s dense Spiritual Energy accelerated his cultivation, and Heavenly Law Ancestor explained that each Cultivator had an independent space with abundant, pure Spiritual Energy.
• Su Bai connected his Spiritual Sense to Heavenly Law Ancestor’s imprint and discovered an option to spar with an avatar at the same realm.
• Su Bai changed his space’s Spiritual Energy settings to favor fire and wood, then observed that the adjustment purified the available Spiritual Energy.
• Su Bai suspected that an advanced formation had created the Grotto-Heaven’s isolated spaces and tailored Spiritual Energy, and he resolved to copy Heavenly Law Ancestor’s formation talent when possible.
• Su Bai explored the remaining functions and discovered that he could open an arena space to spar directly with other Cultivators.

Su Bai explored the Grotto-Heaven and chose to use its sparring platform to prepare for battle. He narrowly defeated an Early Golden Core Heavenly Law Clone, then reflected on the frightening combat potential of Magic Arrays.

• Su Bai learned that Cultivators in the same major realm could spar safely in the Grotto-Heaven and decided to stay there for four months.
• Su Bai adjusted his independent space to Water Spiritual Energy and summoned an Early Golden Core Heavenly Law Clone.
• Su Bai used the Virtual Reality Sword Domain and Soaring Dragon Sword to shatter the clone’s golden Defense Formation.
• The broken formation trapped Su Bai and let the clone rush in to strike, but Su Bai countered with three lightning-attribute Top-grade Spirit Swords.
• The Heavenly Law Clone dissipated, and Su Bai survived the narrow victory before recovering and considering the power of Magic Arrays.

Su Bai defeated the Heavenly Law Clone on his first attempt, earning denser Spiritual Energy and the chance to challenge an enhanced clone. He cultivated until he reached the limit of Early Golden Core, prepared a breakthrough, and summoned the enhanced clone, whose eyes now showed signs of life.

• Su Bai defeated the Heavenly Law Clone while other Cultivators, including Lu Ming, struggled against their own arrays.
• Heavenly Law Ancestor learned Su Bai's identity as Lu Jiu and secretly altered the clone in his independent space.
• Su Bai gained a twenty percent increase in Spiritual Energy density and chose to cultivate instead of immediately challenging the enhanced clone.
• In ten days, Su Bai reached the limit of Early Golden Core and used his Purple Extreme Spirit Nurturing Pill and over a hundred High-grade Spirit Stones to prepare for a breakthrough.
• Su Bai summoned the enhanced Heavenly Law Clone and noticed a trace of liveliness in its eyes.

Su Bai fought the Heavenly Law Clone again, using distance and Flying Swords while the clone adapted its formations to counter him. The clone survived Su Bai’s attack and immobilized his swords with a transformed Golden Magic Array, leaving Su Bai facing a severe disadvantage.

• Su Bai retreated a thousand zhang and waited for the Heavenly Law Clone to make its move.
• The Heavenly Law Clone used its Golden Magic Array again, weakening Su Bai’s Virtual Reality Sword Domain and strengthening its defense.
• Su Bai launched twelve top-grade lightning-attribute Spirit Swords alongside the Soaring Dragon Sword at the clone’s formation.
• Su Bai retreated as a golden ring expanded from the clone’s position and spread beyond his previous location.
• The transformed Golden Runes bound Su Bai’s swords, while the Heavenly Law Clone remained unharmed.

Su Bai broke through to the Mid Golden Core stage during his duel with the Heavenly Law Clone, freeing his swords and forcing the Heavenly Law Ancestor to reveal himself. The Ancestor praised Su Bai’s potential, increased his cultivation resources, and departed, leaving Su Bai to secretly use Immortal Talent Reflection on him.

• Su Bai refused to enter the golden halo or wait for the Heavenly Law Clone’s Spiritual Power to run out, and instead forced a breakthrough with the Purple Extreme Spirit Nurturing Pill.
• Su Bai’s increased power let the Soaring Dragon Sword shatter its golden restraints, break the bindings on the twelve lightning-attribute spirit swords, and attack the clone.
• The Heavenly Law Clone dispersed and re-formed, but Su Bai recalled his swords and greeted the Heavenly Law Ancestor when he recognized the genuine figure before him.
• The Heavenly Law Ancestor asked about Su Bai’s Sword Dao, then raised his independent space’s Spiritual Energy supply bonus from twenty percent to fifty percent and named him among the leading Golden Core contenders.
• As the Heavenly Law Ancestor began to vanish, Su Bai activated Immortal Talent Reflection on him.

Su Bai learned of Si Kongqi’s mysterious disappearance and recognized a connection between it and Elder Xiao Yushan’s death. The new clue linked both cases to formation runes resembling those used by the Heavenly Law Clone.

• Su Bai received word that Senior Yushan’s life tablet had shattered, ending his investigation with Ancestor Tian Xing without revealing further clues.
• Si Kongqi, an aged Foundation Establishment cultivator, defeated a Heavenly Law Clone through sheer endurance and received a modest Spiritual Energy bonus.
• Si Kongqi left the Grotto-Heaven to visit Yan’er, but she transformed into a sinister red-robed youth and trapped him in a teleportation formation marked with runes like the Heavenly Law Clone’s.
• Several days later, the Si Kong Family discovered Si Kongqi’s life plaque had shattered and reported his disappearance to the Heavenly Punishment Platform and the Heavenly Law Ancestor.
• Su Bai learned of Si Kongqi’s case through messages from friends and connected it to Elder Xiao Yushan’s death.

Su Bai connected the unexplained deaths of Elder Xiao Yushan, Si Kongqi, and the Old Demon Emperor through their near-end lifespans and missing bodies, prompting Ancestor Tian Xing to redirect his investigation. As he prepared for the Dao Discussion Convention, Su Bai began cultivating Yin Yang Sword Qi and condensed his first strand.

• Su Bai noticed that Elder Xiao Yushan, Si Kongqi, and the Old Demon Emperor had all died near the ends of their lifespans and that none of their bodies had been found.
• Su Bai privately warned Ancestor Tian Xing about the connection between the deaths of Elder Xiao Yushan and Si Kongqi, and Ancestor Tian Xing changed the direction of his investigation into Si Kongqi's case.
• True Man He returned to the Pill Pavilion Secret Realm, while Su Bai became the Star Luo Pill Pavilion's sole participant in the Dao Discussion Convention and received high-grade pills for the contest.
• Su Bai continued training in the Grotto-Heaven, consolidating his Mid Golden Core cultivation and refining the Virtual Reality Sword Domain before focusing on Yin Yang Sword Qi.
• After half a month of practice, Su Bai condensed his first strand of Yin Yang Sword Qi, with black and white strands spiraling together in his palm.

Su Bai completed his preparation for the Dao Discussion Convention, stockpiling Yin Yang Sword Qi and finishing his study of the improved Virtual Reality Sword Domain formation. Heavenly Law Ancestor brought the Heavenly Star Alliance cultivators to Cangwu Island, where Su Bai saw Old Cangwu Mountain as the convention began.

• Su Bai stored more than a thousand strands of Yin Yang Sword Qi in his dantian and studied Heavenly Law Ancestor's improved Virtual Reality Sword Domain formation.
• Su Bai spent the final months cultivating, studying the formation, and condensing Yin Yang Sword Qi until he was ready for the Dao Discussion Convention.
• Heavenly Law Ancestor carried the Grotto-Heaven across the Demon Star Sea to Cangwu Island, where cultivators from the Southern Sea and Heavenly Star Alliance had gathered.
• Heavenly Law Ancestor opened a dramatic spatial rift above the arena and quelled the pressure as a South Sea Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator looked on.
• Heavenly Law Ancestor teleported Su Bai onto the arena, and Su Bai recognized Old Cangwu Mountain as the place where the Southern Sea Cultivation World's first Deity Transformation Cultivator had ascended.

The chapter recounted how a gifted youth and the reborn Sacred Wutong Tree led to True Lord Xianwu’s rise, then turned to the Dao Discussion Convention, where Su Bai watched Han Zhenyuan begin a Foundation Establishment match. Han Zhenyuan trapped his opponent in a water technique and prepared to counterattack.

• A Qi Refinement youth became the Cangwu Island Master's chief disciple and found a withered seed that grew into the Sacred Wutong Tree, whose tree spirit saved him.
• Over centuries, the youth and the tree spirit became inseparable, and he reached Spirit Transformation as True Lord Xianwu before ascending with part of Old Cangwu Mountain.
• Su Bai watched the Dao Discussion Convention's Foundation Establishment melee begin between cultivators from the Heavenly Star Alliance and the Southern Sea Cultivation World.
• Han Zhenyuan entered the arena, where his Crashing Waves of the Vast Sea technique absorbed a burly Southern Sea cultivator's charge.
• Han Zhenyuan rotated his palm, causing the calm water curtain to boil as his opponent's momentum waned.

Han Zhenyuan defeated three South Sea challengers with distinct water arts, demonstrating his talent before the arena. Cang Mingzi offered to take him as a disciple, but Han declined out of loyalty to the Heavenly Star Alliance.

• Han Zhenyuan defeated a burly challenger with a water-based counterattack, then froze a female cultivator who attacked with poison and illusion-like music.
• Han Zhenyuan used water’s flexibility to evade a South Sea Body Cultivator’s attacks, then struck him with layered internal force and won his third match.
• Cang Mingzi praised Han Zhenyuan’s water talent and offered to take him into his sect as a disciple.
• Han Zhenyuan respectfully refused, citing his debt and loyalty to the Heavenly Star Alliance, and Cang Mingzi accepted his decision.

Han Zhenyuan was defeated by Shi Kan after a grueling run of Foundation Establishment matches, and the Heavenly Star Alliance lost the entire round to the South Sea. The South Sea delegation celebrated its victory and taunted the Alliance over its younger generation and pill supplies.

• Shi Kan used his earth attribute techniques and a Blood Burning Pill to overwhelm the exhausted Han Zhenyuan, breaking his arms and knocking him out of the arena.
• The Heavenly Star Alliance carried Han Zhenyuan away for treatment, and he reflected that the defeat had revealed room to strengthen his Dao foundation.
• The remaining Heavenly Star Alliance Cultivators fought on, but the South Sea’s greater strength and superior supply of pills gradually pushed them into a disadvantage.
• All sixteen Heavenly Star Alliance Foundation Establishment Cultivators were defeated, while two South Sea Cultivators remained standing.
• The South Sea delegation’s Nascent Soul leader celebrated the win and mocked the Heavenly Star Alliance’s younger generation, praising the South Sea’s shared resources and Pill Island’s pills.

The Heavenly Star Alliance and South Sea began the Golden Core Realm duels, trading victories as their different strengths shaped the matches. With the Alliance temporarily ahead, South Sea alchemist Lin Huasheng stepped onto the platform to face his opponent.

• Heavenly Law Ancestor deflected a South Sea Nascent Soul's taunts and said the Golden Core matches would reveal the juniors' abilities.
• Feng Ling defeated a South Sea Cultivator by striking the central hub of his three Ironback Crocodile Turtle Puppets.
• A South Sea Female Cultivator beat Mu Chen with her flame banner, tying the score at one victory apiece.
• The two sides traded victories, with the Heavenly Star Alliance temporarily leading five victories to six defeats.
• Lin Huasheng introduced himself as a Pill Island alchemist and stepped onto the platform.

Su Bai watched as Lin Huasheng and Lu Ming fought in the Dao Discussion Convention arena. Lin Huasheng’s pill-enhanced speed and strength gave him the advantage, but Lu Ming began to recognize the weaknesses in his fighting style.

• Lin Huasheng greeted Su Bai before Lu Ming stepped forward to face him after a Heavenly Star Alliance cultivator withdrew to recover.
• Lin Huasheng swallowed an azure pill and began to take a second, but Lu Ming attacked, forcing him to dodge and delay taking it.
• Lin Huasheng used the azure Dan Qi to block Lu Ming’s punch, then swallowed a crimson pill that greatly increased his speed.
• Lu Ming attacked with Breaking Fiend Golden Light and Earth Surge Golden Thorns, but Lin Huasheng evaded both and struck Lu Ming, injuring his arm.
• Lu Ming realized Lin Huasheng relied on the pills for brute force and speed, and began changing his hand seals.