Chapter Summaries

After receiving Divine King Jiang Taixu’s gifts, Fang Qing returned from the Eastern Desolation Northern Territory to Star Peak in the Southern Territory, where he reunited with his junior disciples and reported his rapid cultivation progress to Elder Hua Xuansheng. Hua Xuansheng was astonished by Fang Qing’s mastery of Star Peak’s arts and decided to take him to see Elder Wuzhou.

• Divine King Jiang Taixu gave Fang Qing two hundred thousand jin of Source and an Amulet that could summon him once, then agreed to escort Fang Qing through the Jiang Family’s Domain Gate.
• Fang Qing bade farewell to the villagers and Black Emperor, traveled through the Jiang Family, and returned to the Eastern Desolation Southern Territory.
• Fang Qing heard reports that the great powers had failed to break through the Demon Emperor’s Tomb, then flew to the Taixuan Sect and returned to Star Peak.
• Fang Qing gave Zhang Mu, Wang Kui, and Yang Xinyue one jin of Source each and praised their cultivation progress.
• Fang Qing told Elder Hua Xuansheng that he had reached the Dao Palace Fifth Heaven and resonated with thirty great stars, prompting Hua Xuansheng to take him to see Elder Wuzhou.

After returning from a year of training in the Northern Territory, Fang Qing impressed Taixuan Sect’s elders with his rapid cultivation and contributions, including the Embrace Mountain Seal. The Sect Leader rewarded him with three more Star Peak supreme arts and opened elite privileges to him, while the elders discussed the sect’s hopes and the Demon Clan’s troubles.

• Fang Qing told Hua Wuzhou and Hua Xuansheng that he had advanced from Dao Palace First Heaven to Dao Palace Fifth Heaven and defeated Northern Territory cultivators and sects.
• Fang Qing taught Hua Wuzhou the Embrace Mountain Seal, and Hua Wuzhou took him to meet Grand Elder Hua Qingfeng and the Tai Xuan Sect Leader.
• The elders praised Fang Qing’s achievements and the divine arts he had brought back from the Northern Territory.
• The Tai Xuan Sect Leader passed Fang Qing the Eastern Dipper Heaven Evolution Technique, Western Dipper Limitless Light, and Central Dipper Supreme Virtue Qi, and granted him elite privileges.
• After Fang Qing left to cultivate, the Tai Xuan Sect Leader and the elders discussed the possibility of Taixuan Sect rising in strength and the Divine Body of Ji Family targeting the Demon Clan Princess.

Fang Qing mastered the Eastern and Western Dipper abilities, raising the number of stars in his Bitter Sea to thirty-nine. When Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue arrived at the Taixuan Sect, Fang Qing reunited with them and led them toward Star Peak.

• Fang Qing sensed the Eastern Dipper Five Stars, strengthened his Primordial Spirit, and developed a Starlight Primordial Body.
• Fang Qing brought the Western Dipper Limitless Light to the introductory stage, cultivating thirty-nine great stars in his Bitter Sea.
• Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue passed the Taixuan Sect's entrance assessment and considered joining Clumsy Peak.
• Fang Qing appeared before Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue, and Ye Fan and Pang Bo delightedly reunited with him.
• Fang Qing invited Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue to join Star Peak and revealed that he had reached the Dao Palace Fifth Heaven in a year.

Fang Qing reunited with Ye Fan and Pang Bo at Star Peak, where they passed the entrance examination alongside Ji Ziyue and recounted their adventures from the past year. Ye Fan and Pang Bo gave Fang Qing golden divine fruits from the Ancient Desolation Forbidden Zone, and eating one greatly strengthened his Primordial Spirit.

• Fang Qing brought Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue to Star Peak, where they passed the entrance examination and became disciples.
• Fang Qing warned Elder Hua Xuanji that Ji Ziyue's identity deserved scrutiny, while keeping her connection to the Ji Family concealed.
• Ye Fan and Pang Bo told Fang Qing about the Demon Emperor's Tomb, the Unscrupulous Taoist, Yan Ruyu, and Ye Fan's Green Copper fragment.
• Fang Qing examined the Green Copper and imprinted its Dao Marks, astonishing Ye Fan and Pang Bo with his comprehension.
• Ye Fan and Pang Bo gave Fang Qing three golden fruits they had found in the Ancient Desolation Forbidden Zone.
• Fang Qing ate one fruit, greatly strengthening his Primordial Spirit and allowing him to see across several thousand li.

Fang Qing and Ye Fan traded treasures and cultivation knowledge after reuniting at Taixuan Sect. Fang Qing shared the Dao Scripture: Dao Palace Scroll, then recounted his rise in the Northern Territory and offered to teach Ye Fan and Pang Bo the Source Heavenly Tome.

• Fang Qing refined the three Divine Fruits Ye Fan had brought him, greatly strengthening his Primordial Spirit, and then refined Demon Emperor's Blood to strengthen his body.
• Ye Fan and Pang Bo recounted their encounters with the Demon Clan, Ji Haoyue, Ji Ziyue, and the Bronze Immortal Palace, and Ye Fan gave Fang Qing the Profound Yellow Mother Qi Root.
• Ye Fan passed Fang Qing a fragment of the Void Scripture, which Fang Qing studied despite the danger of the Ji Family pursuing him.
• Fang Qing told Ye Fan and Pang Bo that he had obtained the Dao Scripture: Dao Palace Scroll and passed it on to them.
• Fang Qing described how he fought bandits and their backers in the Northern Territory, advanced to Dao Palace Fifth Heaven, and found the Source Heavenly Tome in Purple Mountain.
• Fang Qing offered to teach Ye Fan and Pang Bo the Source Heavenly Tome.

Fang Qing shared powerful scriptures, techniques, and Source with Ye Fan and Pang Bo before using his new treasures and insights to strengthen his artifacts in seclusion. As he emerged far stronger, Ji Ziyue’s grandfather arrived at Clumsy Peak and was recognized as a master of the Great Void Technique.

• Fang Qing taught Ye Fan and Pang Bo the Source Heavenly Tome and Fighting Saint Method, told them about Clumsy Peak’s All Character Secret, and gave each of them a hundred jin of Source.
• Fang Qing reflected on the five benefits he had gained from Ye Fan and Pang Bo, then reforged the Imperial Heaven Seal with Profound Yellow Mother Qi Root and carved Dao Marks into his artifacts.
• Ye Fan and Pang Bo began cultivating, while Fang Qing’s seclusion strengthened his treasures and deepened his understanding of the Void Scripture.
• Fang Qing sensed Ji Ziyue’s grandfather arrive at Clumsy Peak, where Li Ruoyu confronted the hidden expert.
• Ji Ziyue’s grandfather stepped out of the void, and Fang Qing recognized the Great Void Technique.

Ji Hong fought Li Ruoyu on Clumsy Peak, then left Ji Ziyue in Taixuan Sect as its leaders went to search for the Mad Old Man. Fang Qing recognized the visitor as the ancient figure Ye Fan and Pang Bo had encountered in the Ancient Desolation Forbidden Zone, and suggested they go see him.

• Ji Hong tested Li Ruoyu’s Clumsy Peak inheritance in a fierce battle, and the two proved evenly matched before Ji Hong entered the Cloud Palace with a Star Peak Supreme Elder.
• Fang Qing watched Ji Hong use techniques from the Void Scripture and secretly studied them, while Ji Ziyue wondered about her grandfather’s arrival and Fang Qing’s cultivation.
• Fang Qing sensed the Mad Old Man nearby, emerged from seclusion, and gathered with Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue on Star Peak.
• Ji Hong told Ji Ziyue to remain in Taixuan Sect, then the Sect Master and Supreme Elders departed as rumors spread that powerful factions were searching for a six-thousand-year-old Mad Old Man.
• Ye Fan and Pang Bo recalled meeting a white-haired Mad Old Man in the Ancient Desolation Forbidden Zone, and Fang Qing said the man had arrived at Taixuan Sect and suggested they visit him.

Fang Qing, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo encountered the Mad Oldman at Taixuan Sect, where he revealed a Dao Diagram before leaving through the sect’s Domain Gate. Fang Qing mastered the diagram’s extraordinary movement technique and traveled to the Fire Domain to gather its purple flames.

• Fang Qing, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo watched the Mad Oldman recall the fall of Xuan Holy Land and form the Dao and Immortal characters from his memories and grief.
• The Mad Oldman carved a mysterious Dao Diagram into a Great Green Stone, and Fang Qing, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo memorized it before the stone crumbled.
• The Mad Oldman entered Taixuan Sect’s Domain Gate, effortlessly destroying the guards’ treasures and rendering the elders unconscious without killing them.
• Fang Qing activated the Dao Diagram’s movement technique, crossed hundreds of li in a step, and traveled from Wei State to Jin State.
• Fang Qing entered the Fire Domain and used the Bodhi Seed and Li Fire Divine Furnace to collect the sixth layer’s Purple Qi Coming from the East flames.

Fang Qing tempered his Primordial Spirit and refined his treasures in the Fire Domain before returning to Taixuan Sect, where the Mad Old Man’s presence attracted powerful visitors. He accepted Hua Yunfei’s invitation to a gathering and met the celebrated young genius.

• Fang Qing used the Purple Fire in the Sixth Layer to strengthen his Primordial Spirit and refine his Divine Lamp and Imperial Heaven Seal, then collected Five Elements Fire and Seven-Colored Divine Fire in the Li Fire Divine Furnace.
• Fang Qing returned to Star Peak and discovered that the Mad Old Man was undergoing nirvana in the main hall, drawing the attention of Taixuan Sect elders and visiting great figures.
• Several arrogant visitors tried to seize the Mad Old Man but were driven back by his aura, then quietly stayed to comprehend the Dao Charms around him.
• Hua Qingchu invited Fang Qing, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue to a gathering organized by Hua Yunfei, and Pang Bo joked that the name reminded him of Chu Yunfei.
• Fang Qing and his companions attended the gathering, where Hua Yunfei welcomed Fang Qing and praised his accomplishments before the assembled Star Peak disciples.

Fang Qing met Hua Yunfei on Star Peak, and the two bonded over their mastery of music. Their gathering was interrupted by Ji Haoyue and other distinguished guests, who questioned Ye Fan and Pang Bo’s association with the Demon Clan, and Fang Qing defended them.

• Hua Yunfei welcomed Fang Qing, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Ji Ziyue, then played a zither piece that drew birds to the gathering.
• Fang Qing formed a flute from Star Power and played music that immersed everyone in vivid, peaceful scenes, impressing Hua Yunfei.
• Hua Yunfei called Fang Qing a kindred spirit, and the group drank together before Hua Yunfei went to greet arriving guests.
• Ji Haoyue arrived with the Saintess of Yaoguang Holy Land and other young geniuses, and Ji Ziyue greeted her brother.
• Ji Haoyue questioned why Ye Fan and Pang Bo were with Ji Ziyue, and Fang Qing defended them as his junior brothers who had been captured by the Demon Clan before escaping.

At a gathering of Eastern Desolation Southern Territory talents, Fang Qing accepted challenges from Gu Xianhong and Li Youyou to demonstrate his strength. He defeated both with ease, including Li Youyou despite her higher realm, while Ji Haoyue and the other spectators watched closely.

• Hua Yunfei eased tensions between Ji Haoyue and the Taixuan Sect, and the gathered young talents turned their attention to Fang Qing.
• Gu Xianhong of the Profound Sword Sect challenged Fang Qing, who defeated him with two Embrace Mountain Seals.
• Fang Qing comforted Gu Xianhong after the loss, then Li Youyou of the Xiaoyao Sect challenged him.
• Li Youyou unleashed her water-element divine ability, but Fang Qing's starlight shield let him locate her and overwhelm her with Primordial Divine Mountains.
• Li Youyou admitted defeat after Fang Qing overcame her Four Extremities Realm advantage.

Fang Qing defeated Li Youyou, then faced Ji Haoyue and revealed his Stars Shining Over the Nine Heavens phenomenon. While Ji Haoyue believed he had won after Fang Qing retreated, Fang Qing had secretly comprehended Moon Rises Over the Sea and Sun Moon Tides before Hua Yunfei invited them to resume the gathering.

• Fang Qing defeated Li Youyou with the Embrace Mountain Seal, prompting Ji Haoyue to challenge him while limiting himself to Dao Palace Realm strength.
• Ji Haoyue unleashed Moon Rises Over the Sea, and Fang Qing answered with Stars Shining Over the Nine Heavens.
• Fang Qing studied Ji Haoyue's phenomenon during their battle and comprehended its essence as Sun Moon Tides.
• Ji Haoyue advanced Moon Rises Over the Sea to its ninth revolution, and Fang Qing stepped back once before praising his strength.
• Ji Haoyue believed Fang Qing's retreat meant he had won, while Hua Yunfei invited both men to sit and continue the gathering.

After the martial gathering, Fang Qing reflected on how his insights from fighting Ji Haoyue had strengthened his techniques, then discussed longevity, forbidden zones, and Divine Bodies with the other young geniuses. As the guests departed, he resolved to break through to the Four Extremities Secret Realm before the Southern Territory grew unsettled.

• Fang Qing returned to the celebration with a new reputation and considered how his battle with Ji Haoyue had deepened his understanding of Sun Moon Tides.
• Hua Yunfei raised a toast, and the gathered disciples discussed the Mad Old Man, the limits of life, and the Primordial Ancient Mine.
• Ji Haoyue guessed that another Divine Body belonged to the Jiang Family, while Fang Qing said his Mortal Body could transform into a Houtian Divine Body.
• Ji Haoyue sensed a special constitution in Ye Fan and invited him to visit the Ji Family, then left with Ji Ziyue.
• Fang Qing watched the other geniuses depart and resolved to reach the Four Extremities Secret Realm as the Southern Territory approached turmoil.

Fang Qing entered seclusion to break through to the Four Extremities Realm, triggering a powerful Lightning Tribulation that alarmed the Taixuan Sect. He endured the successive waves by absorbing their lightning essence, and the chapter left him unharmed after the tribulation ended.

• Fang Qing cultivated in seclusion on Star Peak, drawing down thunder as he attempted to open the divine treasury in his right hand.
• Hua Qingfeng brought Fang Qing to a Taixuan Sect secret realm, where Supreme Elders gathered to oversee his tribulation.
• Fang Qing used his Primordial Spirit to withstand the first purple lightning bolt, strengthening it instead of suffering injury.
• Fang Qing absorbed the second and later waves of lightning with his Primordial Spirit and fleshly body, while comprehending mysteries of the Path of Thunder.
• Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and disciples across the Taixuan Sect watched the tribulation and worried about Fang Qing.
• The lightning vanished, and Fang Qing emerged from the tribulation without a wound.

Fang Qing passed the Four Extremities Thunder Tribulation, advanced to the Four Extremities Realm, and received generous rewards from Taixuan Sect. He then created a new Star Peak cultivation art that let others sense and draw power from another star, leaving the sect’s leaders astonished.

• Fang Qing safely passed the Four Extremities Thunder Tribulation and entered the Four Extremities Realm, impressing the Supreme Elders.
• The Tai Xuan Sect Leader opened the entire Scripture Pavilion to Fang Qing, awarded him one hundred thousand jin of Source, and gave him a protective Forbidden Treasure.
• Fang Qing told Ye Fan and Pang Bo about his breakthrough, prompting them to begin cultivating toward the Dao Palace Realm.
• Fang Qing studied Star Peak’s records, sensed the Shangxiang Star, and created a method for drawing on its power.
• Fang Qing recorded his new art and shared it with Star Peak’s leaders, who confirmed that it worked and celebrated the discovery.

Fang Qing continued advancing his stellar techniques as Peacock King’s vengeance against the Ji Family threw the Southern Territory into turmoil. The Ji Family hunted Peacock King, who began pursuing Ji Haoyue, while Fang Qing watched from the Taixuan Sect and was urged to remember the sect’s humiliation and grow strong enough to defend it.

• Fang Qing resonated with the Cixiang Star, Cijiang Star, and Shangjiang Star, strengthening his stellar armor and earning even greater praise from the Taixuan Sect’s elders.
• Peacock King emerged from seclusion, shattered the Ji Family’s gates and plaque, and declared his intent to seek justice for Yan Ruyu.
• Peacock King entered the Taixuan Sect and killed a Ji Family Supreme Elder before leaving, shocking the sect and prompting the Tai Xuan Sect Leader to report the incident to the Ji Family.
• Supreme Elder Hua Qingfeng told Fang Qing to remember the Taixuan Sect’s humiliation and warned him to stay out of any coming conflict with Peacock King.
• The Ji Family sent experts to hunt Peacock King, but he killed several veterans and began pursuing Ji Haoyue, forcing the Ji Family to mobilize in search of their Divine Body.

After Ye Fan reached the Dao Palace Realm, Fang Qing took him to rescue the gravely wounded Ji Ziyue and agreed to escort her home in exchange for a promised million jin of Source. Fang Qing’s Secret Diagram carried them past her pursuers, and they reached Ji Family territory, where its Veterans welcomed her return.

• Ye Fan emerged from seclusion in the Dao Palace First Heaven and agreed to help Ji Ziyue after Fang Qing told him she was being hunted.
• Fang Qing brought Ye Fan to Ji Ziyue, who collapsed from her injuries, and Ye Fan revived her with Divine Spring water.
• Ji Ziyue explained that Peacock King had attacked her and her brother, then asked Fang Qing to take her safely back to the Ji Family.
• Fang Qing negotiated a promised million jin of Source from Ji Ziyue, who agreed to repay him after gaining authority in her family.
• Fang Qing used the Secret Diagram to carry Ye Fan and Ji Ziyue tens of thousands of li away from her pursuers and toward the Ji Family.
• The group reached Ji Family territory, where the Veterans rejoiced to see Ji Ziyue alive.

Fang Qing and Ye Fan brought Ji Ziyue safely to the Ancient Desolation Ji Family, where the elders rewarded Fang Qing with fifty thousand jin of Source. After the two visitors departed, a Ji Family Old Woman suggested killing them to reclaim the gift, but another elder warned that Fang Qing might be too dangerous to ambush.

• Ji Ziyue introduced Fang Qing and Ye Fan to her uncles and thanked them for rescuing her.
• Ji Hao escorted Fang Qing and Ye Fan to the Ji Family, where Ji Chang welcomed them and gave Fang Qing fifty thousand jin of Source.
• Fang Qing and Ye Fan stayed briefly at the Ji Family, found its atmosphere oppressive, and decided to leave.
• Ji Ziyue reluctantly watched Fang Qing and Ye Fan depart.
• A Ji Family Old Woman proposed ambushing Fang Qing and Ye Fan, but another elder rejected the plan because Fang Qing might have hidden trump cards.

After obtaining fifty thousand jin of Source from the Ji Family, Fang Qing and Ye Fan traveled through Yan State, where they took the orphaned Nannan with them. They visited Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, helped its elders reach the Other Shore Realm, and then left with Nannan to continue their journey.

• Fang Qing and Ye Fan left the Ji Family with fifty thousand jin of Source, then decided to travel and watch how the conflict involving the Peacock King developed.
• Fang Qing and Ye Fan reached the Yan State Capital, where Ye Fan bought buns for a hungry orphan named Nannan.
• Fang Qing recognized Nannan’s great cultivation talent and invited her to Taixuan Sect, and Nannan agreed to go with him and Ye Fan.
• Fang Qing and Ye Fan visited Lingxu Grotto-Heaven and reunited with Wu Qingfeng, Lu Zhihua, and Shi Yansheng, who learned Fang Qing had reached the Four Extremities Realm and Ye Fan the Dao Palace Realm.
• Fang Qing and Ye Fan used their powers and resources to help Wu Qingfeng, Lu Zhihua, and Shi Yansheng advance from the Divine Bridge Realm to the Other Shore Realm.
• Fang Qing and Ye Fan met their classmates, then departed Lingxu Grotto-Heaven with Nannan and continued their journey.

Fang Qing and Ye Fan watched Peacock King and Nangong Zheng clash, and Fang Qing gained insights into their star-forging and Jianmu techniques. After escaping the Great Powers’ notice, Fang Qing led Ye Fan and Nannan toward a place that seemed to contain another world.

• Fang Qing recognized Peacock King and Nangong Zheng as they argued over Peacock King’s attempt to kill Ji Haoyue and Nangong Zheng’s wish to take a Ji Family Divine Body as his disciple.
• Peacock King unleashed Stars Shining Over the Azure Sky, and Nangong Zheng countered with his Jianmu Phenomenon as Fang Qing and Ye Fan watched from a distance.
• Fang Qing studied both phenomena and gained insights into forging stars and cultivating Jianmu, while Ye Fan watched the battle from a safer distance.
• Peacock King and Nangong Zheng sensed the onlookers and fought toward them, so Fang Qing carried Ye Fan and Nannan away on Mad Old Man’s Dao Diagram.
• Ye Fan remarked on the Great Powers’ strength, and Fang Qing encouraged him before sensing a destination that seemed to hold another world.