Chapter Summaries

After refining Dragon Turtle True Blood, Xiao Li and Five Elements transformed their bloodlines and gained the potential to become true dragons. They tempered their new bloodlines in seclusion, and both sensed that their Golden Core tribulations were approaching.

• Lu Qing examined Xiao Li and Five Elements and found that their transformed bloodlines each held a trace of true-dragon potential.
• Xiao Li and Five Elements told Lu Qing they could feel their bloodlines had changed, and he urged them to temper themselves before pursuing tribulation.
• Lu Qing gave each of them a Five Elements Treasure Lotus seed to help restore their bloodlines to completion.
• While guarding Xiao Li and Five Elements in the Jade Cave Chamber, Lu Qing instructed Xiao Yan, whose cultivation advanced toward Foundation Establishment Completion.
• More than ten days later, Xiao Li sensed an opportunity for breakthrough, and Five Elements emerged from seclusion after sensing signs of tribulation.

Xiao Li underwent a Golden Cloud Heavenly Tribulation at the mountain peak where Lu Qing and the Old Doctor had once survived their own tribulations. After enduring eight bolts, she unleashed her Size Alteration divine ability to face the ninth.

• Xiao Li and Five Elements chose the old tribulation site, and Xiao Li insisted on undergoing tribulation first.
• Xiao Li withstood the first three bolts with ease, then used spiritual power and magical treasures to endure the next four.
• Xiao Li relied on her claws to survive the eighth bolt, but the Golden Cloud Heavenly Tribulation continued gathering power.
• Xiao Li swallowed a Five Colors Light lotus seed and revealed her Size Alteration divine ability as the ninth bolt struck.

Xiao Li survived the final golden tribulation bolt and became a Golden Core Realm spirit beast, while Lu Qing warned Five Elements not to hold back its treasures during its own tribulation. As Lu Qing left Five Elements to face the trial, a new tribulation vortex appeared in the sky.

• Xiao Li endured the ninth golden tribulation bolt, and Lu Qing watched closely in case he needed to save her.
• Heavenly Vitality Qi and the Five Elements Lotus Seed healed Xiao Li and helped her complete her transformation into a Golden Core Realm spirit beast.
• Xiao Li spoke aloud for the first time and thanked Lu Qing for the lotus seeds that had helped her survive.
• Lu Qing told Xiao Li she should have used all her lotus seeds and warned Five Elements to prioritize survival over conserving treasures.
• Lu Qing left with Xiao Li and Xiao Yan, while Five Elements stayed behind to undergo Tribulation Transcendence.
• A tribulation cloud vortex reappeared in the sky as Lu Qing and the others returned to their mountain peak.

After Five Elements successfully passed its Golden Core Tribulation, Lu Qing helped Xiao Li and Five Elements familiarize themselves with their new powers. He later invited them to attack him in an aerial spar, testing whether they could break through his force field.

• Five Elements passed its seven-bolt Golden Cloud Heavenly Tribulation and transformed into a Golden Core Realm flood dragon.
• Lu Qing told Xiao Li and Five Elements to cultivate in seclusion at the Jade Cave Chamber until they mastered their new Golden Core powers.
• Several days later, Xiao Li asked Lu Qing to spar so she could test her strength, and he called Five Elements to join her.
• Lu Qing led Xiao Li and Five Elements high above the Ten Thousand Mountains to spar, keeping their powerful attacks away from the forests.
• Xiao Li enlarged herself with her Size Alteration divine ability, Five Elements grew into a massive flood dragon, and Lu Qing challenged them to break through his force field.

Lu Qing tested Xiao Li and Five Elements after they became Golden Core Realm spirit beasts, easily defending against their attacks with his Earth Vein Magnetic Field. He then took Xiao Yan, Xiao Li, and Five Elements from Nine Li Village toward Holy Mountain so they could cultivate in its richer spiritual essence.

• Xiao Li and Five Elements attacked Lu Qing but could not break through his Earth Vein Magnetic Field, so they gave up.
• Lu Qing praised the newly advanced spirit beasts and explained that his defensive field came from the Earth Spirit Pearl.
• Xiao Li felt disheartened by the gap between her strength and Lu Qing's, but Xiao Yan reminded her that Lu Qing had entered the Golden Core Realm more than ten years earlier.
• Lu Qing told Xiao Yan, Xiao Li, and Five Elements that they would go to Holy Mountain after a short stay in Nine Li Village.
• Lu Qing and the others returned to Nine Li Village, where Master was still away, then boarded the flying boat and set off for Holy Mountain.

Lu Qing completed a Golden Core-level Puppet Avatar and left it to cultivate while he went for a walk on Holy Mountain. He sensed Han Lingbai had reached the Golden Core Realm and watched her arrive to visit the Holy Masters, then headed down the mountain.

• Lu Qing introduced the Fiend Suppression Talisman and a mission doubling merit rewards for hunting Evil Demon cultivators, prompting Holy Mountain disciples and some Elders to hunt them across the world.
• Lu Qing completed a Golden Core-level Puppet Avatar using precious materials and Soul Shaping Mud, then bound it with his Divine Soul Seed so it took on his appearance.
• Lu Qing assessed the avatar as stronger than the three Holy Masters and left it in a quiet room to cultivate.
• Lu Qing went for a walk on Holy Mountain after finding Xiao Yan and the others still in secluded cultivation.
• Han Lingbai arrived at Holy Mountain as a Golden Core Realm cultivator, and Lu Qing watched her enter before making his way toward the mountain's foot.

After Xiao Yan reached Foundation Establishment Completion, Lu Qing welcomed Han Lingbai, who had condensed a Middle Grade Golden Core after following his guidance and tempering her foundation for ten years. Lu Qing instructed Han Lingbai and the three Holy Masters in a discussion of the Dao, and they departed eager to cultivate on what they had learned.

• Xiao Yan emerged from cultivation after breaking through to Foundation Establishment Completion, and Lu Qing advised her to rest before returning to seclusion.
• Lu Qing and Xiao Yan welcomed Han Lingbai to their cave dwelling, where Xiao Yan greeted her happily.
• Han Lingbai told Lu Qing that she had spent ten years tempering her foundation and had recently condensed a Middle Grade Golden Core.
• The three Holy Masters learned why Han Lingbai's aura was so powerful and regretted having advanced to the Golden Core Realm too soon.
• Lu Qing expounded the Dao to Han Lingbai and the three Holy Masters, who left eager to return to cultivation.

Lu Qing considered leaving the Small World because its spiritual qi could no longer sustain his cultivation, but decided to wait until Xiao Yan reached the Golden Core Realm. After ten years of progress in his techniques and skills, he restored the Universe Qi Bag’s Artifact Spirit, then learned that Xiao Yan was preparing to undergo tribulation.

• Lu Qing recognized that his cultivation had stalled because the Small World’s spiritual qi was insufficient, and he decided to wait until Xiao Yan achieved the Golden Core Realm before choosing whether to leave.
• Lu Qing spent ten years deducing his Perfect Golden Core Method to the Sixth Revolution and advancing his divine powers and other skills.
• Lu Qing refined a new Artifact Spirit for the Universe Qi Bag, restoring the artifact to its peak might.
• Lu Qing received news that Xiao Yan was about to undergo Tribulation Transcendence and break through to the Golden Core Realm.

Xiao Yan began her Golden Core tribulation transcendence as Lu Qing and their companions watched from a safe distance. A Golden Cloud Heavenly Tribulation gathered above her, and the first bolt struck as the chapter ended.

• Madam Wei and the others gathered to support Xiao Yan as she prepared to undergo tribulation transcendence.
• Lu Qing reassured Xiao Yan, reminded her to use the resources he had prepared, and moved the onlookers to a distant mountain peak.
• A vast tribulation cloud vortex formed above Xiao Yan, astonishing Madam Wei and the other observers with its heavenly pressure.
• The cloud condensed into a Golden Tribulation Cloud, and Lu Qing and the Old Doctor noted that Xiao Yan's tribulation was stronger than the Old Doctor's had been.
• The first bolt of tribulation lightning struck down from the Golden Tribulation Cloud.

Xiao Yan successfully transcended her Golden Core tribulation by cleaving the ninth bolt of lightning and the tribulation clouds with the Small Heaven Piercing Sword. As her transformation ended, Lu Qing’s companions gathered around her, while Xiao Li suspected Lu Qing was preparing for something he had not revealed.

• Xiao Yan split the ninth bolt of tribulation lightning and the tribulation cloud vortex with a sword strike, then received the Vitality Qi that completed her Golden Core transformation.
• Lu Qing explained that Xiao Yan had comprehended a trace of Po Tian Sword Intent through the Small Heaven Piercing Sword, an art he had created from the Heaven Piercing Taoist’s inheritance.
• Old Doctor, Xiao Li, and Five Elements marveled at how easily Xiao Yan had survived the tribulation, and Xiao Li connected her success to Lu Qing’s strict training.
• Xiao Li sensed that Lu Qing was hiding something from the others, but he called the group over as Xiao Yan’s transformation neared its end.
• Xiao Yan opened her eyes, and Xiao Li congratulated her and excitedly praised her final sword strike.

Lu Qing and Xiao Yan tested the sword power of Xiao Yan’s new Minor Divine Power before returning to the village, where they learned that Grandpa Zhang’s lifespan had ended. After Grandpa Zhang said farewell to his family and the siblings, he died peacefully, leaving Lu Qing grieving in the courtyard.

• Xiao Yan used her Sharp Edge Minor Divine Power to cut through Lu Qing’s Magnetic Field defenses, and Lu Qing praised her sword strike.
• Lu Qing and Xiao Yan returned to the village and learned that Grandpa Zhang had collapsed and was near the end of his lifespan.
• The Old Doctor awakened Grandpa Zhang with the Golden Needle Method, and Grandpa Zhang divided his family’s property and gave his sons final instructions.
• Grandpa Zhang spoke privately with Lu Qing and Xiao Yan, thanked Lu Qing, and shared his regret about their parents’ fate.
• Grandpa Zhang died peacefully while Xiao Yan wept, and Lu Qing went outside to remember the care Grandpa Zhang had shown him and his sister.

After Grandpa Zhang's funeral, Lu Qing decided to leave his world because his cultivation had stalled, and he prepared to travel to a stronger world. He departed aboard the Void Flying Boat with Xiao Li and Five Elements, leaving Xiao Yan and the Old Doctor behind and promising to return within fifty years.

• Lu Qing told the Old Doctor that his cultivation had stagnated for over ten years and that he planned to seek a stronger world beyond the starry sky.
• Xiao Yan accepted Lu Qing's decision and agreed to wait for him, trusting his promise to return after establishing a foothold elsewhere.
• Xiao Li insisted on accompanying Lu Qing, hoping the journey might reveal what happened to her parents, and Lu Qing agreed to take her and Five Elements.
• Lu Qing spent his final days with Xiao Yan before preparing to depart from Half-Mountain Courtyard three days later.
• Lu Qing gave the Old Doctor a Jade Talisman and explained that his Puppet Avatar would remain behind to help if needed.
• Lu Qing promised Xiao Yan he would return within fifty years, then flew away aboard the Void Flying Boat with Xiao Li and Five Elements.

Lu Qing and his companions crossed the Home World's membrane and traveled through the Starry Sky, overcoming a vast region of Space Turbulence with the Void Flying Boat. They reached the Great Yuan Immortal Domain and continued toward their destination, but a sinister voice confronted them as they passed another world.

• Lu Qing piloted the Void Flying Boat through the gale layer and World Membrane, then observed the Home World from the Starry Sky with Xiao Li and Five Elements.
• Lu Qing learned that the boat could travel faster beyond the Home World's laws, but kept it below the point where spiritual power consumption surged.
• After a month in the dark Starry Sky, Lu Qing and Xiao Li discovered a vast region of Space Turbulence and failed to find its edge by traveling to the right.
• Lu Qing used a Mid-Grade Spirit Stone to push the Void Flying Boat's spatial traversal to its limit and cross the turbulence, then confirmed they had entered the Great Yuan Immortal Domain.
• Lu Qing, Xiao Li, and Five Elements traveled onward for several months, passing several Small Worlds without stopping.
• As the Void Flying Boat passed another world, it shuddered, and a sinister voice ordered Lu Qing and his companions to come down.

Lu Qing and his companions survived repeated attacks by Nascent Soul experts during their five-year journey and finally reached the Tian Yuan Great World. After recovering aboard the concealed Void Flying Boat, Lu Qing sensed progress in his Divine Soul Rune and entered the Li Fire Cauldron to make preparations before entering the Great World.

• A mysterious Nascent Soul expert attacked Lu Qing's Void Flying Boat, but Lu Qing amplified his sword strike through its formations and escaped using spatial traversal.
• The black figure wondered whether Lu Qing belonged to a legendary sect, while Lu Qing memorized the attacker's world coordinates and continued the journey with greater caution.
• Over the next five years, Lu Qing evaded several more Nascent Soul experts and eventually reached the Tian Yuan Great World, surrounded by five Small Worlds.
• Lu Qing concealed the Void Flying Boat on an extraterrestrial meteorite and meditated for several days while Xiao Li and Five Elements kept watch.
• After recovering, Lu Qing sensed that his Divine Soul Rune was nearing a breakthrough and decided to seek more Divine Soul cultivation inheritances in the Tian Yuan Great World.
• Lu Qing entered the Li Fire Cauldron to make further preparations before setting out.

Lu Qing learned about the Tian Yuan Great World and the requirements for entering it, then traveled with Xiao Li and Five Elements to a Righteous Path gateway. They reached its Starry Sky City and met a powerful elder at the gate.

• Lu Qing questioned the Demonic Cultivator about the Tian Yuan Great World, learning of its rival factions, immense strength, and the five Small Worlds that served as gateways.
• The Demonic Cultivator explained that foreign cultivators needed to pay a substantial fee or join a faction to enter the Tian Yuan Great World, and Lu Qing rewarded it with its Demonic Body Palm.
• Lu Qing made preparations, then steered the Void Flying Boat toward a Righteous Path Small World and its Starry Sky City.
• After the city's formation light scanned the Void Flying Boat, Lu Qing, Xiao Li, and Five Elements passed through the gate and met a formidable old man who asked their names and origins.

Lu Qing entered Starry Sky City with Xiao Li and Five Elements, keeping their true cultivation concealed, and discovered that its teleportation platform carried an inheritance he could learn. After several days studying its array, he joined the group bound for the Small Azure Realm as the platform activated and swept them into a spatial vortex.

• Lu Qing paid three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to enter Starry Sky City, and the gatekeeper noticed his spirit pets’ concealed auras but let them pass.
• Lu Qing and his spirit pets reached the teleportation platform, where they learned it required thirty people before activation.
• While waiting, Lu Qing used his ability to download and learn the platform’s teleportation-array inheritance.
• Lu Qing spent several days studying the array and deepened his understanding of teleportation formations.
• After thirty travelers gathered, the young man in Treasure Armor activated the platform, and its spatial vortex swallowed Lu Qing and the others.

Lu Qing arrived in Azure Wave City and was astonished by its abundant spiritual energy and bustling merchants. After learning how expensive everyday necessities were, he realized he needed to earn Spirit Stones before he and his companions ran out of money.

• Lu Qing, Xiao Li, and Five Elements arrived in Azure Wave City and marveled at its rich spiritual energy.
• A Golden Core Realm guard checked on Lu Qing and warned him to be careful of the city's merchants.
• Lu Qing declined the merchants' offers and explored the city, using a self-forged magical artifact to ask a local about it.
• Lu Qing learned that Spirit Stones were used for nearly every purchase and that even the cheapest lodging cost one Low-Grade Spirit Stone per day.
• Lu Qing decided that earning Spirit Stones was more urgent than asking how to enter the Tian Yuan Great World.

Lu Qing explored Azure Wave City with Zhang Feng and learned about ways to earn Spirit Stones, then chose to sell talismans made with his Rune Dao. After refining a Thunderclap Rune in his inn room, he headed to Treasure Pavilion to test the market.

• Lu Qing asked Zhang Feng how cultivators could earn Spirit Stones, and Zhang Feng described trades, faction positions, and escort work.
• Zhang Feng showed Lu Qing Treasure Pavilion and explained that it bought rare treasures at fair prices; Lu Qing rewarded Zhang Feng with a Jade Talisman.
• Lu Qing spent his last Mid-Grade Spirit Stone to rent a superior room, then decided to earn Spirit Stones by selling talismans rather than taking dangerous work or investing in pill or artifact crafting.
• Lu Qing refined a Thunderclap Rune from Spirit Jade in his room, completing it faster than before.
• Lu Qing left the inn with Xiao Li and Five Elements and stopped outside Treasure Pavilion, hoping it would offer a good market for his talismans.

Lu Qing sold his Thunderclap Rune to the Treasure Pavilion for 120 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, exchanging 100 of them for one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone. After he left, Master Wang began examining the rune and was surprised by what he saw.

• Lu Qing entered the Treasure Pavilion and asked the attendant Zi Yuan to appraise his Thunderclap Rune.
• Zi Yuan confirmed the rune was a high-quality, early Golden Core lightning talisman and offered 120 Low-Grade Spirit Stones for it.
• Lu Qing accepted the offer, exchanged 100 Low-Grade Spirit Stones for one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, and left satisfied.
• Zi Yuan carried the Thunderclap Rune toward the treasure vault and met Master Wang, the pavilion's master appraiser and talisman-maker.
• Master Wang examined the rune with his secret art, and his eyes widened as he appraised it.

After Lu Qing sold his Thunderclap Rune, Master Wang discovered that its Golden Core-level power came from an ingenious array fitted to ordinary Low-Grade Spirit Jade. The Treasure Pavilion’s experts concluded that its maker had at least master-level talisman skills, and the Pavilion Master turned to Zi Yuan for the maker’s identity.

• Lu Qing reassured Xiao Li that they did not need to rush into selling more talismans after testing the Treasure Pavilion’s reputation.
• Master Wang examined the Thunderclap Rune and found that its refined array let Low-Grade Spirit Jade withstand powerful Golden Core-level lightning rune force.
• Master Wang summoned the Treasure Pavilion’s senior figures and had Master Qiu and Master Zhao inspect the rune.
• Master Wang explained that the array was designed to fit the jade’s crystal grain and protect it, leading Master Zhao to judge its maker a master-level talisman maker.
• The Pavilion Master urgently asked where the rune came from and who had made it, and Master Wang said Zi Yuan could answer.