Chapter Summaries

Xia Wantang and Yan Wen discovered a treasure-covered floating island and suspected it was part of the legendary Primordial Ruins. They concluded the island tested visitors by mixing genuine treasures with counterfeits, leaving them to inspect the collection carefully.

• Yan Wen and Xia Wantang noticed unusual spiritual energy on a floating island and flew up to investigate.
• They found the island covered in treasures, but Xia Wantang spotted flaws in several items and warned they could be part of a trap or trial.
• Yan Wen explained that the island might be the Primordial Ruins, where a God Race Great Expert had buried Devil Race members and left behind his collection and inheritance.
• Xia Wantang reasoned that the Primordial Ruins were more likely a test than a trap and identified both fake treasures and genuine items among the collection.
• Yan Wen praised Xia Wantang's knowledge, and she credited him with recognizing the Primordial Ruins.

Xia Wantang and Yan Wen completed the treasure trial and found a stone tablet directing them to jump into the abyss to meet Primordial. After preparing protections and investigating the descent, Xia Wantang discovered the abyss was an illusion-like formation with a teleportation formation at its bottom.

• Xia Wantang and Yan Wen sorted the treasures, moved the counterfeits to another floating island, and returned the genuine items to the ground.
• A stone tablet rose from the island, and Xia Wantang used the system to learn it said they had passed three trials and must jump into the abyss to meet Primordial.
• Xia Wantang and Yan Wen debated whether the tablet was trustworthy, then agreed to investigate the abyss while protected by Xia Wantang’s Defense Formations.
• Yan Wen gave Xia Wantang all the treasures, and the two flew toward the lowest floating island.
• Xia Wantang sensed that the abyss was an illusion-like formation and identified a teleportation formation below as their exit.

Xia Wantang and Yan Wen jumped into the abyss and reached the true Primordial Ruins, where they met the remnant soul of Primordial. After assessing them as worthy candidates, Primordial began speaking with them, and Xia Wantang asked what he intended by setting up so many trials.

• Xia Wantang told Yan Wen that the floating islands were an illusion and that the teleportation array beneath the abyss was the entrance to the Primordial Ruins.
• Yan Wen agreed to jump with Xia Wantang, and she drew encouragement from A Liu and A Yun before they leapt together.
• Xia Wantang and Yan Wen landed in a desert filled with the remains of Human Race and Devil Race soldiers from the Primordial War, and they paid their respects to the dead.
• Primordial appeared as a remnant soul and welcomed the pair, recognizing Yan Wen's fortune and Xia Wantang's Supreme Yin Demonic Physique.
• Xia Wantang asked Primordial why he had set up so many trials to screen descendants.

The Primordial Great Expert explained how he ended the human-Demon war by sealing the Primordial Ruins and sacrificing his power to create the Barren Orchid Ruins. He accepted Yan Wen as his disciple, gave Xia Wantang treasures suited to her hidden identity, and trapped Yan Wen in a formation to practice his new techniques.

• The Primordial Great Expert explained that he had sealed the Primordial Ruins and later spent all his divine power sealing the Barren Orchid battlefield, ending the war at the cost of both races’ soldiers.
• Yan Wen thanked the Primordial Great Expert for clarifying the history and accepted his offer to inherit his lifelong learning.
• The Primordial Great Expert required Yan Wen to pass his teachings to at least one member of the God Race after ascending, and Yan Wen agreed.
• The Primordial Great Expert gave Xia Wantang a storage bag of treasures, including demonic cores and items suited to the Demon Race, without exposing her identity.
• The Primordial Great Expert gave Yan Wen secret manuals, enclosed him in an Isolation Formation, and ordered him to stay there until he mastered them.

Xia Wantang asked the Primordial Great Expert about the Nine Heavens Profound Lady after explaining that a friend of hers had half Divine Race blood and many golden threads in her blood. The Primordial Great Expert described the Divine Race’s ancient war against the Calamity Race and revealed that defeating it completely might require sacrificing the entire pure-blood Divine Race.

• Yan Wen remained trapped in the isolation formation and eagerly studied the secret manual so he could see Fellow Daoist Tang sooner.
• Xia Wantang asked the Primordial Great Expert about the Nine Heavens Profound Lady and the Divine Race.
• Xia Wantang explained that her friend claimed descent from the Nine Heavens Profound Lady and had many golden threads in her blood.
• The Primordial Great Expert recognized the golden threads as a sign of unusually pure Divine Race blood and agreed to share the ancient history.
• The Primordial Great Expert recounted how the Calamity Race emerged and how the Nine Heavens Profound Lady led the Divine Race against it.
• The Primordial Great Expert revealed that pure Divine Race blood could cleanse the Calamity Race’s malice, but eliminating it might demand the sacrifice of the entire Divine Race.

Xia Wantang heard Primordial Great Expert recount how the ancient divine race and the Nine Heavens Profound Lady sacrificed themselves to defeat the Calamity Race, then traded information about her divine-race friend for a treasure. After Xia Wantang described the present Questioning Immortals Realm, Yan Wen emerged having mastered the Daoist Arts and broken the isolation formation.

• Primordial Great Expert explained that the ancient divine race perished with the Nine Heavens Profound Lady to save the common people, after which the Calamity Race vanished.
• Primordial Great Expert asked Xia Wantang for a portrait of her divine-race friend, and Xia Wantang agreed to share information in exchange for a storage pouch of treasures.
• Xia Wantang showed Primordial Great Expert a projection of her Saintess identity, and he recognized its resemblance to legends of the Nine Heavens Profound Lady.
• Xia Wantang told Primordial Great Expert about the current Questioning Immortals Realm and the Azure Cloud Palace.
• Yan Wen emerged from the isolation formation after mastering the Daoist Arts and breaking through it, and Primordial Great Expert praised his comprehension.

Yan Wen received Primordial Great Expert’s remaining cultivation and learned that his Daoist manuals came from his grandmaster, Wang Xu. Xia Wantang drew another fragment of the Nine Heavens Profound Lady bloodline as Primordial Great Expert vanished, and she and Yan Wen were sent to the core region of the Barren Orchid Ruins.

• Primordial Great Expert told Yan Wen that the Daoist manuals were written by his master, Wang Xu, a pureblood divine race member.
• Primordial Great Expert offered Yan Wen half his remaining cultivation and gave him a storage bag of Daoist treasures.
• Xia Wantang used ten system draws and obtained an eighth-tier remnant of the Nine Heavens Profound Lady Bloodline, a Doppelganger Pill, and other pills.
• Primordial Great Expert transferred his remaining divine power into the Barren Orchid Ruins and disappeared.
• The Primordial Ruins collapsed, and Xia Wantang and Yan Wen were transported to the core region of the Barren Orchid Ruins.

After Xia Wantang and Yan Wen arrived in the core region of the Barren Orchid Ruins, they discussed their future and exchanged a communication talisman before returning to White Desert City. Yan Wen wondered who had drawn Xia Wantang’s remarkably smooth teleportation talisman.

• Xia Wantang learned from the system that integrating the Nine Heavens Profound Lady bloodline would turn her spiritual power into denser, more powerful divine power.
• Yan Wen asked whether Xia Wantang truly intended to supervise him in finding a successor, and she promised to do so after they ascended to the Upper Realm.
• Xia Wantang and Yan Wen surveyed the core region of the Barren Orchid Ruins, then decided to return rather than stay to fight Spirit Channeling Realm demon beasts.
• Yan Wen asked Xia Wantang for another communication talisman, and she gave him one before offering to return to White Desert City together.
• Xia Wantang handed Yan Wen a teleportation talisman, and the two used it to arrive smoothly at White Desert City’s gates.

Xia Wantang dug beneath the underground river in the Barren Orchid Ruins, broke a hidden formation, and recovered an immortal grade ninth-tier necklace. Its spirits recognized it as a defective creation from their former master, but Xia Wantang questioned how it could be in ruins older than their arrival in the Questioning Immortals Realm.

• Xia Wantang saw Yan Wen off, then used a teleportation talisman to return to the Barren Orchid Ruins.
• Xia Wantang dug a deep tunnel beside the underground river with the Nether Ice Sacred Wind Whip and descended to the hidden formation.
• Xia Wantang found the formation core on a pebble and shattered it with demonic power, revealing the buried treasure.
• Xia Wantang retrieved a jade box containing an immortal grade ninth-tier necklace with an earth-yellow gemstone pendant.
• A Liu, A Xiang, A Yun, and A Qiao recognized the necklace as a defective artifact made by their former master and meant to complete their set.
• Xia Wantang asked how the necklace could be in the Barren Orchid Ruins, which had existed for over ten thousand years, when the four spirits had appeared in a secret realm only a thousand years old.

Xia Wantang returned to Azure Cloud Palace, recalled her clone, and examined the treasures given to her by the Primordial Great Expert. After discovering a Divine Grade earth-attribute refining material that might upgrade her necklace and complete the four artifact spirits’ set, she prepared to refine it.

• Xia Wantang speculated with the four little ones that their former master might have known the Primordial Great Expert, then used a teleportation talisman to return to Azure Cloud Palace.
• Xia Wantang learned from the system that she could recall her clone without consuming the Clone Pill’s remaining duration, and sent the clone into dormancy.
• Xia Wantang poured out the Primordial Great Expert’s storage bag, collected its spirit stones and treasures, and identified four Divine Grade items among them.
• Xia Wantang learned that the golden pill was a Tongtian Creation Pill and stored it for the Saintess identity to use after ascending.
• Xia Wantang identified the Emperor Yuan Spiritual Rhyme Stone as an earth-attribute refining material and decided to fuse it with her necklace using the Mystic Sky Divine Cauldron.

Wantang refined the Qiao Xiang Liu Yun Pendant, awakening A Zhui and raising the set to Divine Grade Seventh Tier. She then examined the Primordial Great Expert’s remaining treasures and discovered a power-storing jade pendant and a sword suited to her attributes.

• Wantang refined the Emperor Yuan Spiritual Rhyme Stone and necklace, awakening a new artifact spirit that she named A Zhui.
• A Zhui joined A Liu, A Qiao, and the other artifact spirits, and the five combined their powers to upgrade the Qiao Xiang Liu Yun Pendant from Divine Grade Fifth Tier to Seventh Tier.
• The system told Wantang that the pendant could withstand attacks from the mid-stage of the Immortal God Realm and explained the cultivation realms above the Spirit Immortal Realm.
• Wantang concealed the upgraded pendant on her person and learned that the Divine Grade Third Tier Spirit Absorbing Jade Pendant could store enough power for three Spirit God Realm attacks.
• Wantang examined the Divine Grade Fourth Tier ice-blue longsword and discovered it had ice, water, and light attributes that complemented her Primal Chaos Spirit Root.

Xia Wantang fused two precious swords into the Divine Sword, harvested spiritual plants, and completed her transformation into a divine race member with a full-rank Nine Heavens Profound Lady bloodline. After receiving an Ask Immortal Alliance mission, she prepared to gather at the Crimson Sun Sect within three days to begin an investigation into demonic cultivator sects.

• Xia Wantang fused the Cold Light Sword and Míng Lí Sword with the Pure World Sacred Lotus Fire, creating a fifth-tier divine-grade sword she named the Divine Sword.
• Xia Wantang entered the Sky Embracing Map, harvested matured spiritual plants, and noted that several rare plants were nearing maturity.
• Xia Wantang drank the remaining Nine Heavens Profound Lady bloodline and endured a fierce struggle while refining it.
• Xia Wantang evolved into a divine race member with a tenth-tier divine-grade, full-rank bloodline, gained divine power, and advanced to the early Spirit Emperor Realm.
• Fang Zheng summoned Xia Wantang to gather at the Crimson Sun Sect within three days for an important Ask Immortal Alliance mission, which she suspected would investigate demonic cultivator sects.

After emerging from seclusion, Xia Wantang found that Lin Xi had advanced to the Spirit Emperor Realm and matured in appearance. She told him about an urgent Ask Immortal Alliance mission and prepared to bring him along, though she did not promise he could leave the spirit beast pouch.

• Xia Wantang returned to Quiet Heart Hall after two months of cultivation and planned to report the mission to Fu Hanqiu.
• Xia Wantang entered Lin Xi's room and unexpectedly saw him bathing, then turned away while he got dressed.
• Lin Xi revealed that he had advanced to the Spirit Emperor Realm and changed into an adult, taller and more mature-looking.
• Xia Wantang told Lin Xi about the mission and agreed to take him, but said whether he could leave the spirit beast pouch would depend on the circumstances.
• Xia Wantang admonished Lin Xi to respect boundaries between men and women, and Lin Xi changed into a white-and-gold robe matching her outfit.

Xia Wantang checked on Lin Xi, then joined Ye Xing and Xiao Rui to report to Fu Hanqiu about their upcoming Ask Immortal Alliance task. Fu Hanqiu warned the three to prioritize their safety as they prepared to travel to the Crimson Sun Sect.

• Xia Wantang told Lin Xi to ask her for spiritual stones if he needed them, and agreed to keep the connection to his spiritual pet bag open unless circumstances required otherwise.
• Xia Wantang flew to Azure Cloud Peak, surprising Azure Cloud Palace disciples who realized she could fly and guessed she had reached the Spirit Channeling Realm.
• Xia Wantang met Ye Xing and Xiao Rui, whose cultivation had advanced, and stepped between them when they began trading barbs over their relative strength.
• Xia Wantang, Ye Xing, and Xiao Rui entered Azure Cloud Hall, where Fu Hanqiu told them to prioritize self-preservation on their Ask Immortal Alliance task to the Crimson Sun Sect.

Xia Wantang, Ye Xing, and Xiao Rui traveled to the Crimson Sun Sect for the Ask Immortal Alliance mission, enduring two days of bickering before arriving at the sect. They were greeted by Zhou Sisi, an outer disciple assigned to receive them.

• Fu Hanqiu gave Xia Wantang, Ye Xing, and Xiao Rui cultivation supplies and spirit stones, and urged them to leave promptly.
• Ye Xing produced the Dancing Paper Crane, and the three traveled toward the Crimson Sun Sect as Xiao Rui and Ye Xing traded barbs along the way.
• Lin Xi asked Xia Wantang why the Azure Cloud Palace disciples were so passive-aggressive, and Xia Wantang called them primary schoolers.
• After nearly two days, the three arrived at the lavish Crimson Sun Sect and admired its golden buildings and lush surroundings.
• Zhou Sisi greeted Xia Wantang, Ye Xing, and Xiao Rui and introduced herself as the outer disciple receiving guests for the Ask Immortal Alliance mission.

Xia Wantang and her companions arrived at the Crimson Sun Sect for a confidential Ask Immortal Alliance mission, whose early timing and gathering place made Xia suspect the alliance knew of a looming threat to the Xuan Family. They entered the reception parlor and met the mission’s leaders and other cultivators, but the mission itself remained undisclosed.

• Zhou Sisi recognized Xia Wantang and escorted her, Ye Xing, and Xiao Rui to the reception parlor.
• Xia Wantang asked why the mission was gathering at the Crimson Sun Sect, and Zhou Sisi said the Ask Immortal Alliance had chosen the site after careful consideration.
• Xiao Rui overheard Xia Wantang and Ye Xing’s voice transmission through Elder Sword and wrongly suspected Ye Xing of trying to get closer to her.
• Zhou Sisi left the trio at the parlor entrance, while she and the two men silently worried that Xia Wantang attracted both male and female admirers.
• Xia Wantang entered the parlor and saw Fang Zheng, Xie Yunyi, several familiar cultivators, and two unfamiliar Ask Immortal Alliance members.
• Fang Zheng introduced Xia Wantang and her companions to Xie Yunyi, praising their talent as superior to Rong Xuyao and the others.

Xia Wantang and her companions met the gathered sect leaders and young cultivators, whose recent breakthroughs impressed Xie Yunyi. As everyone greeted one another and compared their cultivation, two unidentified figures entered through the main gates.

• Rong Xuyyao and Xuan Chongyu acknowledged their losses to Xia Wantang’s group and revealed they had advanced to the Spirit Channeling Realm Mid-stage.
• Xie Yunyi praised Xia Wantang, Fu Lingyun, and Xiao Rui, while silently judging their spiritual power and underestimating Xia Wantang’s divine power.
• Fang Zheng introduced Bai Xianming and Wu Qiyan as rogue cultivators at the Spirit Sovereign Realm Early-stage, and the Azure Cloud Palace disciples exchanged greetings with the group.
• Jiang Ran and Lan Lu had both advanced to the Profound Heaven Realm Perfection, while Ji Xuanying had reached the Profound Heaven Realm Late-stage.
• Two tall, slender figures entered through the main gates, drawing everyone’s attention.

Jing Yu and Yan Wen arrived at the Crimson Sun Sect, where their rapid cultivation growth astonished the assembled cultivators. Fang Zheng and Xie Yunyi revealed that the Ask Immortal Alliance planned to investigate the rising evil cultivator sects in the Hills of Chaotic Stars, and Wu Qiyan questioned whether their small group could do enough.

• Jing Yu and Yan Wen greeted Fang Zheng and Xie Yunyi, whose group marveled at the two youths' cultivation advances.
• Yan Wen and Jing Yu credited their progress to recent opportunities, while Jing Yu kept his lineage's exorcism ritual secret.
• Jing Yu and Yan Wen greeted Xia Wantang and the others, and Jing Yu acted more reserved around her than before.
• Xie Yunyi and Fang Zheng explained that the Wuji Hall and other evil cultivator sects had been growing active, including infiltrating the Sect Grand Competition's trial mystic realm.
• Xie Yunyi said the Ask Immortal Alliance had gathered them to investigate the evil cultivator sects and prepare against possible cooperation with the Devil Race.
• Wu Qiyan asked why the group had assembled at the Crimson Sun Sect and whether so few people could accomplish the mission.

Fang Zheng and Xie Yunyi explained the South Plains Domain investigation and assigned the group Lingxiao Sect identities to uncover hidden evil cultivators and Devil Race members. The group received Long-lasting Disguise Pills and had the night to prepare before the mission began the next day.

• Fang Zheng assured the group that the Ask Immortal Alliance had sent multiple teams and that he and Xie Yunyi would protect them.
• Xie Yunyi explained that Madam Jing Fu's divination had warned of an imminent attack near the South Plains Domain's central region, prompting the sudden gathering at the Crimson Sun Sect.
• Jing Yu confirmed that her mother had instructed her to report the warning and avoid leaving the South Plains Domain.
• Fang Zheng assigned the group to disguise themselves as members of the newly emerging Lingxiao Sect, with Bai Xianming and Wu Qiyan posing as elders and the juniors as disciples.
• Xie Yunyi presented Long-lasting Disguise Pills that changed each person's appearance for a month, and distributed one to everyone.
• Xie Yunyi told the group to rest and decide on their new personas before the mission began the following day.

Xia Wantang and her companions settled into the Crimson Sun Sect before preparing disguises and identities for their mission. The chapter ended as the group began introducing their new personas at the reception room.

• Xie Yunyi had the group escorted to the Crimson Sun Sect’s guest quarters, where Zhou Sisi showed Xia Wantang to a quiet courtyard.
• Xia Wantang set up protective formations, entered the Sky Embracing Map to cultivate, and severed her connection with Lin Xi for the night.
• The next morning, Lan Lu invited Xia Wantang to the reception room, where the rest of the group had gathered.
• Xie Yunyi announced that the mission was beginning and distributed Lingxiao Sect garments before everyone took Long-lasting Disguise Pills.
• Jiang Ran introduced her new identity as Jiang Ling, a sword-wielding cultivator with a single Lightning Spirit Root, and Xuan Chongyu introduced himself as Zong Yu, a sword-wielding cultivator with a single Ice Spirit Root.