Chapter Summaries

Li Xijun reflected on his growing Psychic Power as the Thousand-Headed Blood Leech Queen tried to escape the city in a body she had taken over. Driven by the lingering obsessions of the souls she devoured, she attacked Li Xijun, who killed her with his Flying Sword and advanced his swordsmanship.

• Li Xijun calculated that his Spirit Level would reach 27.0 by the time school started and anticipated gaining access to Clear Spring Splendor Hall’s cultivation manuals.
• The Thousand-Headed Blood Leech Queen, reborn in Zhou Yibai’s body, tried to leave the city unnoticed but became agitated by the souls’ College Entrance Exam obsessions.
• The queen redirected the obsessions into anger and murderous intent, and the fused souls urged her to kill Li Xijun.
• The Thousand-Headed Blood Leech Queen ambushed Li Xijun, striking with a powerful punch and spiritual attack.
• Li Xijun resisted her spiritual attack, restrained her with Psychic Power, and killed her with seven strikes from his Flying Sword.
• Li Xijun’s Eternal Life Killing Sword - Seven Kill Stance advanced from 84% proficiency to Mastery 47%.

After killing the Thousand-Headed Blood Leech Queen, Li Xijun waited for official recognition but received no reward before Clear Spring Splendor Hall’s enrollment notice arrived. He traveled to the Imperial Capital, where a driver explained the city’s strict entry rules and warned him that university credits were precious.

• Li Xijun killed the Thousand-Headed Blood Leech Queen and called Ye Liuyun to have the Prevention Bureau handle the incident.
• More than ten days later, Ye Jianhua told Li Xijun that his actions had been reported, but by July 1 he still had no official result or reward.
• Li Xijun received Clear Spring Splendor Hall’s enrollment notice and left his home for the Imperial Capital in the school’s private aircraft.
• At the Imperial Capital’s security checkpoint, the driver explained that entry required authorization and that Clear Spring Splendor Hall graduates could obtain household registration.
• Li Xijun asked about buying a villa, and the driver said credits could help him afford one but warned him to treasure the credits he earned.

Li Xijun arrived at Clear Spring Splendor Hall and met several of the year's strongest freshmen before Vice Principal Lisa introduced the virtual-pod trials prepared for the new students. The chapter ended as Lisa explained that the nine trial levels would award academic credits, with extra points for the freshman who cleared the most.

• Li Xijun arrived at Clear Spring Splendor Hall, completed enrollment, and joined the freshmen gathered for an assembly.
• Su Nianyi, Qin Lingfeng, Fang Jiekong, and Jiang Qiyue met Li Xijun and expressed interest in sparring with him.
• Vice Principal Lisa appeared before the freshmen and explained that the academy had prepared advanced virtual pods for their first-day trial.
• Lisa announced that the virtual trial had nine difficulty levels, each offering academic credits, and that the freshman who cleared the most levels would earn extra points.

Li Xijun entered the Nine-Layered Demon Tower and rapidly cleared its first three floors, surpassing the other freshmen on the leaderboard. He continued slaughtering his way through the fourth floor as the stunned students watched.

• Li Xijun assessed the virtual body's fixed abilities, chose weapons and armor, then entered the first-floor trial against fifty Dark Cat Demons.
• Li Xijun killed all fifty Dark Cat Demons and earned one credit point for clearing the first floor.
• Jiang Qiyue, Fang Jiekong, Su Nianyi, and Qin Lingfeng were eliminated after struggling on the third or fourth floor.
• Li Xijun surged up the leaderboard, cleared the third floor in just over a minute, and took first place.
• Li Xijun continued advancing rapidly through the fourth floor, astonishing the other freshmen and prompting Su Nianyi to praise his abilities.

Li Xijun reached the fifth floor of the Nine-Layered Demon Tower and fought the Sea Spirit Clan before dying in the virtual trial. He emerged as the freshmen competition’s top scorer, and Vice Principal Lisa promised to teach him martial skills and help him reach subtle mastery.

• Li Xijun arrived at the fifth floor, recognized the Sea Spirit Clan, and fought off their coordinated attacks across the reefs.
• Li Xijun killed one Sea Spirit Clan warrior with a final strike before the others killed him, ending his trial at the fifth floor with 31 progress.
• Li Xijun checked the rankings and found himself in first place, ahead of Su Nianyi and Qin Lingfeng.
• Li Xijun logged out to a silent auditorium, where the freshmen and Vice Principal Lisa were astonished by his performance.
• Vice Principal Lisa announced Li Xijun as the competition winner, awarded him a ten-million scholarship, and promised him a personal lesson to help him reach subtle mastery.

Li Xijun learned the Subtlety realm of Myriad Blades Return to Origin after Lisa demonstrated it, and Lisa offered to train him from then on. On his first day of classes, he began learning how to absorb Spiritual Power, but Mo Cheng abruptly stopped teaching and stared at something in the lecture hall.

• Lisa tested Li Xijun's saber technique and guided him toward the Subtlety realm by demonstrating how to turn complex attacks into a restrained, concentrated strike.
• Li Xijun immediately grasped Lisa's demonstration, advanced Myriad Blades Return to Origin to Grandmaster proficiency, and repeated the Subtlety-level strikes.
• Lisa offered to take charge of Li Xijun's saber training, and he agreed to call her Teacher Lisa.
• Li Xijun arrived for his first day of freshman classes and was greeted by his classmates as their First Seat.
• Mo Cheng introduced the course on absorbing Spiritual Power and began teaching the Five Hearts Facing Heaven method; after Li Xijun assumed the cultivation posture, Mo Cheng suddenly fell silent and stared at a spot in the lecture hall.

Li Xijun absorbed spiritual power for nearly a day, advancing to Mortal Shedding Realm Level 11.6 and demonstrating extraordinary physical strength. After receiving academy rewards, he moved into Villa No. 001 and planned to use Da Sheng Martial Arts to strengthen his physique further before transforming his Inner Embryo.

• Li Xijun cultivated Five Hearts Facing Heaven for nearly twenty-four hours, absorbing spiritual power as his body underwent Outer Body Mortal Shedding.
• Teacher Mo Cheng explained that Li Xijun's unusually long first absorption could bring a major increase in strength, and Li Xijun discovered he had reached Life Level 11.6.
• Lisa arranged a Life Level and strength test, where Li Xijun registered Level 11.6 and punched with 3,785 kilograms of force.
• Lisa offered Li Xijun five credits and the freshman Villa No. 001, while an elderly Daoist beyond the Blue Star World noticed his Martial Sage's Bearing and chose to observe him.
• After moving into the villa, Li Xijun secured it and planned to complete Marrow Cleansing and Blood Exchange before his Inner Embryo transformation, aiming to develop the strongest physique in history.

Li Xijun asked Zhang Fuhu about the Marrow Cleansing Realm and learned that his spirit cultivation would make the dangerous breakthrough easier. Zhang Fuhu gave him secret methods for later realms, then secretly sought Tang Yongzhen’s Governor-General Seal to confront a demonic Taoist and secure a future for martial arts.

• Li Xijun visited the Life-Slaying Martial Hall, guided its apprentices, and met Yu Xiangyang and Zhang Fuhu.
• Li Xijun asked Zhang Fuhu to explain Marrow Cleansing, and Zhang Fuhu said his Sitting in Oblivion Realm perception would let him cleanse his marrow precisely.
• Li Xijun told Zhang Fuhu that his mid-grade Contemplation Method would leave him without a path after reaching Sitting in Oblivion completion.
• Zhang Fuhu revealed secret methods for the later Marrow Cleansing and Blood Exchange Realms, saying he would travel to visit an old friend.
• That night, Zhang Fuhu secretly asked Tang Yongzhen to lend him the Governor-General Seal so he could suppress a demonic Taoist and fight for martial arts' future.

Tang Yongzhen prepared Zhang Fuhu to confront the Eternal Life Taoist Temple while three churches arranged an assassination of Li Xijun. After discovering that Unifying the Heavens had begun progressing, Li Xijun received new school rewards that could help advance his cultivation.

• Tang Yongzhen gave Zhang Fuhu a Jinmen seal containing a portion of his soul power to suppress the Eternal Life Taoist Temple's abilities, and Zhang Fuhu agreed that its wealth and property would be confiscated.
• Annie agreed to use the Scales Goddess Church's channels to find a Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster to assassinate Li Xijun, accepting thirty thousand taels from three churches but intending to hire a cheaper, weaker martial artist.
• Li Xijun saw that Unifying the Heavens had reached one percent progress and hoped it would let him explore other worlds, improve his strength, and develop new cultivation methods.
• Vice Principal Lisa told Li Xijun that the school would award him Celestial Soul Dew if he cleared the Nine-Layered Demon Tower and condensed blade and sword intent, and would add one hundred million in resources, including the Heart of Life and Dragon Blood.

Lisa took Li Xijun to a Martial Saint-created cultivation space at Clear Spring Splendor Hall, where he chose the Crimson Lotus Hell world to cultivate. After Lisa revealed the mythical creature behind her Phoenix Cry Battle Armor, Li Xijun trained in Five Hearts Facing Heaven and broke through to Life Level 11.7.

• Lisa explained that Clear Spring Splendor Hall would hold a secret realm trial in September and took Li Xijun to the seven miniature cultivation worlds.
• Li Xijun chose Crimson Lotus Hell, where Lisa showed him a phoenix-like mythical creature that emerged from the central volcano.
• Lisa revealed that she had created the Phoenix Cry Battle Armor after observing the creature and offered to teach it to Li Xijun.
• Li Xijun cultivated Five Hearts Facing Heaven in the world’s abundant Spiritual Power while Lisa left him to train.
• Lisa returned and found that Li Xijun had broken through, raising his Life Level from 11.6 to 11.7.

After Su Nianyi fell unconscious following a remarkable rise in Life Level, Li Xijun sensed her Psychic Power was undergoing a major transformation. Returning to Jinmen, he learned Zhang Fuhu had killed an Astral Projection True Man but been gravely wounded, and Yu Xiangyang rushed him to the injured master's bedside.

• Lisa took Li Xijun to the Medical Ward, where a doctor reported that Su Nianyi's Life Level had risen to 10.6 after nine hours of absorbing Spiritual Power, but she remained unconscious after repeated Psychic Power eruptions.
• Li Xijun probed Su Nianyi's mind and sensed a powerful transformation reminiscent of the mental pressure of an Astral Projection Realm True Man.
• That night, Li Xijun returned to Jinmen and headed toward the Life-Slaying Martial Hall, troubled by his earlier conversation with Zhang Fuhu.
• On his way, Li Xijun heard that Zhang Fuhu had killed the master of the Eternal Life Taoist Temple but returned with a sword in his chest and severe injuries.
• Li Xijun rushed into the martial hall, where Yu Xiangyang told him that Zhang Fuhu had something to say to him.

Li Xijun saved Zhang Fuhu’s body with a Heart of Life, but learned that his master’s soul remained badly damaged and he was still a living corpse. After Li Boyan said only a rare soul-strengthening treasure could restore him, Li Xijun resolved to pursue one and examined the bundle Zhang Fuhu had guarded.

• Zhang Fuhu told Li Xijun to see the road ahead for him before losing consciousness, and Li Xijun rushed to obtain a Heart of Life from Lisa.
• Li Xijun used three drops of Life Elixir to heal Zhang Fuhu’s body, but found no response from his consciousness.
• Li Boyan examined Zhang Fuhu and explained that his damaged soul required a rare treasure to recover; Li Xijun recalled the Celestial Soul Dew mentioned in his school contract.
• Li Xijun arranged for Zhang Fuhu to be guarded and examined the void longsword and bundle, finding a silver page whose killing intent resembled the Eternal Life Killing Sword - Seven Kill Stance.

Li Xijun studied the silver-page sword art and the Eternal Life Mother Descending Scripture, discovering a supreme Contemplation Method that gave him hope of reaching Manifest Saint True Lord. He resolved to cultivate it diligently and obtain Celestial Soul Dew to heal Zhang Fuhu.

• Li Xijun concluded that the sword art on the silver page required Embryonic Breathing and might complement his Eternal Life Killing Sword.
• Li Xijun unfurled the scroll and recognized its portrait as the divine form of the Eternal Life Mother.
• Li Xijun read the scripture’s opening passage and wondered about its references to the Queen Mother of the West and Taoist calamities.
• Li Xijun completed a visualization of the Eternal Life Mother Descending Scripture, raising his progress to one percent and gaining hope of becoming a Manifest Saint True Lord.
• Li Xijun resolved to cultivate the method and obtain Celestial Soul Dew for Zhang Fuhu, then used Essence Oil Elixir and continued training.

Li Xijun completed his Sitting in Oblivion cultivation and reached Spirit Level 30, then learned that the first Mythical World training could provide credits for cultivation resources. After practicing with Lisa and Jiang Qiyue, he went to visit Su Nianyi in the Medical Ward.

• Li Xijun completed the Wusheng Laomu Descending Scripture Contemplation Method, reached Spirit Level 30, and advanced Five Hearts Facing Heaven to Mastery.
• Li Xijun considered how to enter Embryonic Breathing and decided to ask Duke Boyan for guidance.
• Jiang Qiyue told Li Xijun about her rapid cultivation progress, and he revealed that his Life Level was 12.2.
• Lisa explained that students could earn credits in the Mythical World training and exchange them for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Li Xijun practiced saber with Lisa, sparred with Jiang Qiyue, and went to visit Su Nianyi in the Medical Ward.

Li Xijun entered Su Nianyi’s consciousness as her psychic power transformed and, by sharing her tranquil state, broke through to the Embryonic Breathing Realm. He tested his new ability with the Shadowless Sword and learned the White Tiger Stance, whose immense killing power came at a cost to its wielder.

• Li Xijun replaced Su Nianyi’s nutrient fluid and sensed that her apparent slumber was a natural state accompanying her psychic transformation.
• Li Xijun entered Su Nianyi’s Sea of Consciousness, saw her soul nourished by a dissolving sphere of lightning, and rested beside her in a deep meditative state.
• Li Xijun awoke the next morning with his mind and body refreshed, refilled Su Nianyi’s nutrient fluid, and returned to his villa as her transformation neared completion.
• Li Xijun received notifications that his contemplation method had advanced, his spirit-refining cultivation had reached the Embryonic Breathing Realm, and his spirit level had risen.
• Li Xijun sent the Shadowless Sword through the Seven Kill Stance and read the White Tiger Stance, learning that its stronger killing intent harmed both the wielder’s soul and body.
• Li Xijun questioned the connection between the Eternal Life Mother, the Queen Mother of the West, and the Metal Emperor at the heart of the sword technique.

Li Xijun joined Clear Spring Splendor Hall’s first-year practical exam in the Mythical World, where students competed against second-years for points by hunting creatures. After killing a hidden Night Spirit Clan creature, he realized the humanoid enemies could help him raise his sword technique proficiency.

• Li Xijun reflected on his improving Five Hearts Facing Heaven cultivation and looked forward to earning credits in the practical exam.
• Principal Lisa warned the freshmen about the dangers of the Mythical World and sent them to board aircraft with their armor and weapons.
• Teacher Mengna explained that the first-years would compete against ordinary second-years, with the winning camp earning additional points.
• At the spatial rift, Lisa set the survival, creature-hunting, and camp-scoring rules and threatened anyone who attacked fellow students.
• Li Xijun entered the Mythical World, where his Flying Sword killed a Night Spirit Clan creature and raised his Eternal Life Killing Sword - Seven Kill Stance proficiency.

Li Xijun entered the dark forest and used his Psychic Power and Eternal Life Killing Sword to slaughter the Night Spirit Clan, rapidly increasing his sword proficiency. He reached 24 stars and took undisputed first place.

• Li Xijun followed his sword openly through the forest, drawing the attention of students and gathering Night Spirit Clan hunters.
• Li Xijun charged into the Night Spirit Clan’s gathering place and stopped their dark-empowered arrows with his Psychic Power.
• Li Xijun shattered the arrows and killed seven Level 13.0 Night Spirit Clan creatures with a single sword strike.
• Li Xijun killed more than twenty Night Spirit Clan creatures, raising his Eternal Life Killing Sword proficiency and reaching 24 stars.

Li Xijun slaughtered Night Spirit Clan creatures, widened his lead in the freshman rankings, and advanced his killing sword to major mastery. The technique’s backlash then urged him to kill every living being, including himself.

• Li Xijun saw the sophomores closing the faction star gap and decided to kill more Mythical creatures to secure the freshmen’s rewards.
• Teachers monitored standout students, praised Jiang Qiyue and Qin Lingfeng, and watched Li Xijun massacre a group of Night Spirit Clan creatures.
• Li Xijun’s backend data showed 131 stars and first place, prompting Principal Lisa to propose extra credit rewards if the freshmen won.
• After Li Xijun killed the Night Spirit Clan group, his Eternal Life Killing Sword - Seven Kill Stance reached Mastery 100%, and he gained control at the Subtle realm.
• The death dragon’s backlash struck Li Xijun’s mind, commanding him to kill every living being in the Mythical World and then himself.

Li Xijun subdued the deathly poisonous dragon in his Sea of Consciousness and mastered the White Tiger Seven Kill Stance. He returned to the Mythical World trial, slaughtered Level 14 creatures, and carried the first-year faction to victory as the undisputed top scorer, while Lisa considered how to spend his triple reward points.

• Li Xijun used his Embryonic Breathing Realm mind to suppress the deathly poisonous dragon, then let the White Tiger devour it as he advanced the White Tiger Seven Kill Stance to Proficient.
• Zhang Hao led second-year students in coordinated monster hunts, and their faction nearly caught up to the first-years while Li Xijun remained inactive.
• Li Xijun awoke, saw the faction scores and his fallen ranking, and decided to challenge Level 14 Mythical creatures in a canyon.
• Zhang Hao and the other second-years watched as Li Xijun killed a group of lizardmen with the White Tiger Seven Kill Stance and gained 270 stars at once.
• Li Xijun continued slaughtering creatures until his score reached 1,500 stars, securing first place and the first-year faction's victory.
• Lisa focused on choosing the best resources for Li Xijun's triple reward points, while Ding Yao asked to become his instructor.

After Li Xijun’s 1,500-star performance won the faction war, he earned the admiration of his classmates and an invitation to meet the Student Union. Back at Clear Spring Splendor Hall, he received extra credits and chose Earth Core Tempering Emulsion to prepare for Marrow Cleansing.

• Jiang Qiyue and Qin Lingfeng acknowledged how far Li Xijun surpassed them, while Fang Jiekong celebrated his first-place result.
• Zhang Hao approached Li Xijun and invited him to meet his sister, who wanted to recommend him for the Student Union.
• Vice Principal Lisa announced the ranking rewards and awarded every student a credit for winning the faction war, plus five extra credits to Li Xijun.
• Li Xijun reviewed his redemption options and found that the school offered him access to resources from his former top-tier contract.
• Li Xijun spent his 25 credits on Earth Core Tempering Emulsion to nourish his marrow before beginning Marrow Cleansing.