Chapter Summaries

Lu Yi passed Drifting Soul Peak’s comprehension and combat strength assessments, astonishing the elders with his talent and swordsmanship. After he officially joined the peak and the elders competed to take him as a disciple, someone announced that the Peak Master wished to see him.

• The elders argued over who should take Lu Yi as a disciple after his exceptional comprehension assessment, but Deacon Xiao reminded them that Lu Yi still had to complete the combat strength test.
• Deacon Xiao tested Lu Yi at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, and Lu Yi’s Sword Cloud forced Deacon Xiao to reveal Foundation Establishment cultivation to break it.
• Deacon Xiao declared that Lu Yi had passed the assessment and asked whether he wanted to join Drifting Soul Peak; Lu Yi agreed and became its disciple.
• The elders surrounded Lu Yi and offered to take him into their lineages, promising resources and instruction.
• A voice announced that the Peak Master wished to see Lu Yi, silencing the eager elders.

Lu Yi was summoned by the Drifting Soul Peak Master and escorted from the Entry Peak Assessment Hall by Donggong Mingyue. On the way, he learned that she possessed an Innate Thunder Spiritual Body but had not met the Peak Master's conditions for becoming her disciple.

• Donggong Mingyue arrived with the Peak Master's order to bring Lu Yi to see her, and the elders reluctantly let him go.
• Lu Yi thanked the elders and left with Donggong Mingyue while the elders and disciples returned to their cultivation.
• Donggong Mingyue introduced herself and told Lu Yi that she had an Innate Thunder Spiritual Body.
• Lu Yi asked whether Donggong Mingyue was the Drifting Soul Peak Master's disciple, and she explained that she had not yet met the Peak Master's conditions.

Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue climbed Drifting Soul Peak, where he accepted a task to meet its Peak Master and learned more about the peak’s unusual layout. They reached the summit and encountered the Peak Master, who appeared suddenly in a disheveled, sleepy state, leaving Lu Yi stunned.

• Donggong Mingyue learned Lu Yi had comprehended a technique in two quarters of an hour and tried to save face by boasting about her cultivation talent.
• Lu Yi accepted a task to meet the Drifting Soul Peak Master, with ten drops of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk as the reward.
• Donggong Mingyue guided Lu Yi up Drifting Soul Peak and explained that only the Peak Master, Ning Shuang, and she had Cave Residences above the elders’ area.
• Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue reached the summit, where they saw a bamboo grove, a Bamboo House, and a pool filled with misty water.
• Donggong Mingyue summoned the Peak Master by mentioning Magnolia Pastry, and the woman appeared abruptly, looking sleepy and disheveled.

The Drifting Soul Peak Master summoned Lu Yi and revealed that the Qi Refining Realm could extend beyond the usual tenth layer by breaking through three Heavenly Dao Restrictions. She offered to take him as her disciple if he reached the Qi Refining Eleventh Layer.

• The Drifting Soul Peak Master examined Lu Yi’s cultivation and said she had no interest in his opportunity, but valued his talent.
• The Drifting Soul Peak Master brought Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue into the Bamboo House to discuss taking him as her disciple.
• The Drifting Soul Peak Master explained that cultivators could break past the Qi Refining Tenth Layer and reach the Thirteenth Layer by overcoming three Heavenly Dao Restrictions.
• The Drifting Soul Peak Master challenged Lu Yi to break through one restriction and reach the Qi Refining Eleventh Layer to earn her as his master.

Lu Yi accepted the Drifting Soul Peak Master's offer and became her nominal disciple, receiving a sword, an escape talisman, and permission to use cultivation resources. He left with Donggong Mingyue to choose a cave residence and buy pastries and wine for the Peak Master.

• Lu Yi accepted the task to become the Drifting Soul Peak Master's nominal disciple and agreed to join her.
• The Peak Master made Lu Yi her nominal disciple until he broke the Heavenly Dao's limits, then gave him an Azure Spirit Sword and a Thousand Mile Talisman.
• The Peak Master allowed Lu Yi to use cultivation resources and said he could ask her questions at most once a month.
• The Peak Master punished Donggong Mingyue for deceiving her by ordering her to buy Magnolia Pastry, and Lu Yi offered to buy it instead.
• The Peak Master also asked Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue to buy Magnolia Wine, and Donggong Mingyue took Lu Yi to find a nearby cave residence.

Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue chose a cave residence for him before heading to Magnolia Pavilion to buy pastries and wine for the Drifting Soul Peak Master. As Lu Yi turned toward the shop, someone familiar called out to him.

• Donggong Mingyue showed Lu Yi a cave residence near her own, and he accepted it as his new home.
• Lu Yi asked about Liu Ningshuang, learned she was in seclusion, and prepared to buy gifts for the Peak Master.
• Lu Yi accepted a mission to purchase Magnolia Pastry and Magnolia Wine, with spiritual cooking and brewing techniques as rewards.
• Donggong Mingyue accompanied Lu Yi to the market and told him about her cultivation and desire to learn Sword Flight.
• Donggong Mingyue led Lu Yi to Magnolia Pavilion, where they learned its signature spiritual food and wine attracted powerful cultivators.
• As Lu Yi followed Donggong Mingyue inside, a familiar voice behind him asked why he was there.

Lu Yi met Bai Yulong and his companions in the city and revealed that he had become a Nominal Disciple of the Drifting Soul Peak Master. After Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue left for Magnolia Pavilion, Bai Lingfeng told Bai Yulong that Donggong Mingyue possessed the Innate Thunder Spiritual Body.

• Lu Yi encountered Bai Yulong and his companions, and Bai Yulong congratulated him on joining Drifting Soul Peak.
• Lu Yi introduced Donggong Mingyue as the Drifting Soul Peak Master's Nominal Disciple, shocking Bai Yulong, Bai Lingfeng, and the others.
• Donggong Mingyue announced that Lu Yi had also been accepted as a Nominal Disciple, drawing the group's admiration.
• Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue left for Magnolia Pavilion while Bai Yulong and the others went to celebrate his entry into Spiritual Mountain Peak.
• Bai Lingfeng told Bai Yulong that Donggong Mingyue possessed the Innate Thunder Spiritual Body.

Bai Yulong learned that Lu Yi had been singled out by the Drifting Soul Peak Master alongside Liu Ningshuang and Donggong Mingyue, leaving him shaken by the gap between them. Lu Yi accompanied Donggong Mingyue to Magnolia Pavilion, met its Peak Master, and returned to his cave residence to review his gains.

• A young man told Bai Yulong that only Liu Ningshuang, Donggong Mingyue, and Lu Yi had caught the Drifting Soul Peak Master's eye, and Bai Yulong realized Lu Yi's talent was considered comparable to theirs.
• Lu Yi followed Donggong Mingyue to Magnolia Pavilion, where the Magnolia Peak Master was cultivating in a private room.
• Donggong Mingyue introduced Lu Yi as the Drifting Soul Peak Master's new Nominal Disciple, and the Magnolia Peak Master expressed surprise at his talent and strong comprehension.
• The Magnolia Peak Master gave Donggong Mingyue Magnolia Pastry and Magnolia Wine and asked her to tell Ling Luo to repay her outstanding tab.
• Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue returned to Drifting Soul Peak, where she went to deliver the treats and Lu Yi headed to his cave residence.
• Lu Yi sealed his cave entrance and returned to his room to take stock of the day's gains.

Lu Yi claimed the rewards for four completed tasks, gaining cultivation resources, magic items, the Breath Concealing Art, and techniques for cooking spiritual food and brewing spiritual wine. He studied the new techniques and recipes, though the chapter ended before revealing what he thought of the recipes.

• Lu Yi claimed the Entry Peak Assessment reward and put Water Spirit Liquid in his Space Ring before equipping the White Spirit Belt.
• Lu Yi claimed Hundred Year Spiritual Milk and the generous rewards for becoming the Drifting Soul Peak Master's Nominal Disciple, including the Wind Breath Boat, Thousand Year Spiritual Milk, Fire Spirit Liquid, and Breath Concealing Art.
• Lu Yi examined the Wind Breath Boat and reflected that he should focus on opponents at his own cultivation level rather than worry about Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Lu Yi claimed the Spiritual Food Cooking Technique and Spiritual Wine Brewing Technique and learned their principles, methods, and recipes.
• Lu Yi read the recipes and widened his eyes with a strange expression.

After entering the inner sect, Lu Yi claimed rewards that would help strengthen his body and spiritual power, then accepted a task to become the Drifting Soul Peak Master's Personal Disciple. The next day, Donggong Mingyue offered to take him to collect his resources, and they headed for Drifting Soul Peak's Resources Hall.

• Lu Yi claimed recipes for Tiger Bone Spiritual Ginseng Soup and Spirit Nurturing Dew, which could strengthen his body and increase his spiritual power.
• Lu Yi accepted a task to become the Drifting Soul Peak Master's Personal Disciple, earning a Middle Grade Treasure Jade Spirit Robe and three Enlightenment Tea Leaves as rewards.
• Lu Yi planned to find a Qi Refining Realm Body Tempering Technique and continued practicing the White Cloud Footwork and White Cloud Qi Guiding Art.
• Donggong Mingyue visited Lu Yi and offered to take him to collect his inner sect resources.
• Lu Yi followed Donggong Mingyue to Drifting Soul Peak's Resources Hall.

Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue visited the Resources Hall, where Elder Wang supplied Lu Yi with cultivation pills and materials for his plans to make spirit food and spirit wine. After leaving, Lu Yi asked Donggong Mingyue where he could obtain a Body Tempering Technique.

• Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue met Xie Tianming, who praised Lu Yi's comprehension and offered to help him with cultivation.
• Donggong Mingyue introduced Lu Yi to Elder Wang and explained that the Peak Master had accepted him as a Nominal Disciple.
• Lu Yi told Elder Wang he wanted materials to try making spirit food and spirit wine, and Elder Wang agreed to provide them.
• Elder Wang gave Lu Yi top-grade Qi Condensation Pills, Bright Yellow Pills, and ten portions of the requested materials.
• After they left the Resources Hall, Lu Yi asked Donggong Mingyue where he could obtain a Body Tempering Technique.

Lu Yi learned that the Peak Master had forgotten to give him a Body Tempering Technique, so Donggong Mingyue took him to the Scripture Pavilion to choose one. Elder Ming recognized Lu Yi’s sword talent and allowed him to enter the first floor, leaving Donggong Mingyue behind to keep him company.

• Donggong Mingyue explained that Lu Yi needed a Body Tempering Technique to strengthen his body alongside his Spiritual Qi, and offered to take him to the Scripture Pavilion.
• Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue traveled to White Cloud Peak Sub-Peak, where disciples recognized her and learned Lu Yi was the Drifting Soul Peak Master’s Nominal Disciple.
• Elder Ming praised Lu Yi for comprehending sword intent at the Qi Refining Realm and invited him to visit for guidance.
• Elder Ming allowed Lu Yi to choose a technique from the Scripture Pavilion’s first floor, while Donggong Mingyue stayed outside with him.
• Lu Yi entered the Scripture Pavilion, eager to find a powerful Body Tempering Technique.

Lu Yi chose the Jade Body Art in the Scripture Repository, confident he could overcome its slow progress with his abundant resources and task rewards. After leaving with Donggong Mingyue, he realized he could use the Trial Tower and Sect Tasks to earn more rewards, and planned to test the tower at month’s end.

• Lu Yi accepted a task to choose a Body Tempering Cultivation Art and searched the Scripture Repository’s shelves.
• Lu Yi rejected the Withered Wood Art and Gray Stone Body before choosing the well-rounded but slow and resource-intensive Jade Body Art.
• Lu Yi received a one-use jade slip for the Jade Body Art from Elder Ming and made a Dao Oath not to pass on sect arts without permission.
• Donggong Mingyue warned Lu Yi to visit the Trial Tower monthly and complete at least one Sect Task each year.
• Lu Yi realized he could issue himself tasks for Sect Tasks and Trial Tower rankings, then planned to visit the tower at month’s end.

Lu Yi practiced Spiritual Food Cooking and Spiritual Wine Brewing, then began cultivating the Jade Body Art. After spending the afternoon tempering his body, he planned to deliver Tiger Bone Spiritual Ginseng Soup to Elder Wang and gather more ingredients.

• Lu Yi cooked ten portions of Tiger Bone Spiritual Ginseng Soup and started ten batches of Spirit Nurturing Dew, which would need fifteen days to ferment.
• Lu Yi found the soup effective but unpleasant to taste, so he set aside portions for Elder Wang, Tie Man, Jiang Fan, Bai Yulong, Li Yun, and Lin Wan'er.
• Lu Yi read the Jade Body Art and felt his strength increase by roughly twenty percent before beginning to cultivate it with Perfect Yellow Bright Pills.
• Lu Yi cultivated the Jade Body Art through the afternoon and practiced the White Cloud Qi Guiding Art at night.
• Lu Yi left his cave residence the next morning to visit the Resources Hall, deliver soup to Elder Wang, and obtain more ingredients.

Lu Yi successfully learned to cook Tiger Bone Spiritual Ginseng Soup, impressed Elder Wang, and received more ingredients to practice with. After gifting soup to his fellow disciples and following an intense cultivation routine, he was called by Donggong Mingyue to go to the Trial Tower.

• Lu Yi brought Elder Wang his first Tiger Bone Spiritual Ginseng Soup, and Elder Wang tasted it, confirmed its effects, and marveled that Lu Yi had learned to make it in one day.
• Elder Wang gave Lu Yi a hundred portions of ingredients for practicing spiritual food preparation and cautioned him not to neglect cultivation.
• Lu Yi shared soup with Tie Man, Jiang Fan, Bai Yulong, Li Yun, and Lin Wan'er, then sparred with Tie Man and received several dozen Perfect Yellow Bright Pills.
• Lu Yi practiced making soup, swordplay, footwork, body refinement, qi guidance, and concealment techniques until the end of the month.
• Donggong Mingyue called Lu Yi out to go to the Trial Tower, and he agreed to join her.

Liu Ningshuang left seclusion, and Lu Yi joined her and Donggong Mingyue on a trip to the Trial Tower. When they arrived, the disciples recognized Liu Ningshuang and were astonished to see Lu Yi with her, while his talent and status as the Drifting Soul Peak Master's Nominal Disciple became a subject of discussion.

• Donggong Mingyue told Lu Yi that Liu Ningshuang had left seclusion and invited him to visit her before going to the Trial Tower.
• Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue met Liu Ningshuang, who learned that he had become the Drifting Soul Peak Master's Nominal Disciple and thanked her for her past help.
• Liu Ningshuang brought Lu Yi and Donggong Mingyue to the Trial Tower in her White Jade Boat.
• Disciples at the Trial Tower recognized Liu Ningshuang and were shocked to see Lu Yi aboard her boat.
• Nangong Moyu told Wang Tianzun that Lu Yi had grasped sword intent in the Qi Refining Realm and become a Nominal Disciple, while other disciples discussed Lu Yi's talent and appearance.

Lu Yi, Liu Ningshuang, and Donggong Mingyue entered the Trial Tower after Elder Xuan welcomed them and activated their tokens. Separated into a trial space, Lu Yi prepared to issue himself a task to reach the second floor.

• Lu Yi saw Liu Ningshuang ranked first on the Nascent Soul Trial List at the thirty-fourth floor and Donggong Mingyue ranked first on the Qi Refining Trial List at the thirteenth floor.
• Elder Xuan recognized Lu Yi as the young cultivator who had comprehended sword intent and let the three enter the Trial Tower.
• Disciples and Lu Yi's fellow outer sect disciples speculated about how high he could climb, with Jiang Fan and Lin Wan'er predicting he could reach the twelfth floor.
• Elder Xuan activated the three Inner Sect Tokens and reminded Lu Yi to mind his safety before opening the tower doors.
• Lu Yi entered a separate stone chamber without Liu Ningshuang or Donggong Mingyue and silently requested a task to reach the second floor.

Lu Yi climbed the Trial Tower, easily defeating its early Qi Refining opponents and earning Hundred Year Spiritual Milk and a high-grade artifact as rewards. His rapid progress stunned the disciples watching outside, while on the 12th floor he severely wounded a Foundation Establishment Second Layer opponent with one strike.

• Lu Yi accepted missions to climb the Trial Tower and defeated the Qi Refining opponents on each floor with ease, collecting drops of Hundred Year Spiritual Milk.
• Lu Yi reached the 10th floor and accepted a mission offering the high-grade Azure Fish Pendant for reaching the 11th floor.
• Lu Yi defeated the 10th floor opponent and climbed to the 11th floor, while his Trial Ranking rose from 92nd place to 14th.
• Elder Xuan and the disciples in the square marveled at Lu Yi's progress, and Bai Yulong, Lin Wan'er, and Jiang Fan reacted to his growing strength.
• Lu Yi reached the 12th floor and evaded a Foundation Establishment Second Layer opponent's Sword Control Technique.
• Lu Yi struck the opponent with his Sword Cloud, leaving him severely wounded.

Lu Yi defeated the second-layer Foundation Establishment Trial Phantom and climbed to the thirteenth floor to earn more Thousand Year Spiritual Milk. His ranking rose to second place, leaving the White Cloud Sect disciples wondering whether he would surpass Donggong Mingyue.

• Lu Yi defeated the Azure Robe Youth after more than ten exchanges, using his Returning to Purity Realm techniques and sword intent.
• Lu Yi accepted a task to reach the thirteenth floor for three drops of Thousand Year Spiritual Milk, while resolving to save techniques above lv7 as trump cards.
• Lu Yi stepped onto the thirteenth floor, and the Qi Refining Trial List placed him second behind Donggong Mingyue.
• Elder Xuan and the disciples praised Lu Yi’s strength, while Nangong Moyu and Wang Tianzun compared his rise to Liu Ningshuang’s.
• Bai Yulong wondered whether Lu Yi could surpass Donggong Mingyue as the disciples watched the ranking.

Lu Yi defeated the Trial Tower’s 13th-floor opponent and advanced to the 14th Floor, taking first place on the Qi Refining Trial Ranking from Donggong Mingyue. His performance stunned the crowd and left Jiang Fan concerned that Lu Yi had revealed too much of his strength.

• Lu Yi accepted a task to reach first place on the Qi Refining Trial List, with a top-grade magic item, Wind Spirit Liquid, and a random spell-level increase as rewards.
• Lu Yi used his sword intent and White Cloud Swordplay to withstand the Azure Robe Youth’s wind blades and defeat him on the 13th Floor.
• Lu Yi advanced to the 14th Floor, moving past Donggong Mingyue to claim first place on the Qi Refining Trial Ranking.
• Jiang Fan praised Lu Yi’s ability but worried that his public display of strength could put him at risk outside the sect.
• Lu Yi emerged from the Trial Tower looking slightly pale and landed before the watching crowd.