Chapter Summaries

Song Changming entered the volcano to find the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul, killed the pursuing Big Yellow Ox, and discovered that the dark red magma was too dangerous to search directly. When the Essence Soul emerged, the Three-tailed Golden Carp swallowed it and tried to escape, but other creatures attacked it.

• Zhao Michun introduced himself as a Rogue Immortal, and the transformed fishman returned to the sea after dismissing the threat he posed.
• Song Changming trapped the pursuing Big Yellow Ox with Spatial Solidification, killed its body, and captured its soul in his Soul Banner.
• Youqing and Youyi joined the creatures searching the magma, and Youyi attacked a Water Grass spirit after it threatened them.
• Song Changming tested the magma, found it could burn through his powerful body, and kept his distance while the creatures fought around him.
• A violent surge of magma revealed the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul, which the Three-tailed Golden Carp swallowed before trying to flee the volcano.
• White Yin Birds and other creatures attacked the Three-tailed Golden Carp, which transformed into a golden-haired child and demanded a one-on-one fight.

The monsters’ battle for the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul left most competitors wounded, while Song Changming stayed out of the fray and waited. When Old Turtle held the essence soul amid the stalemate, Song Changming attacked with combined fire and lightning and confronted him directly, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Youyi used Youyi’s Heavenly Eye to find Three-tailed Golden Carp, forced him to surrender the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul, and was then defeated by Old Turtle and the Green Flood Dragons, who took the treasure in turn.
• The Heavenly Fire Essence Soul passed among the monsters as the lava rose, and the fighting left many competitors dead, injured, or eliminated.
• Song Changming watched from above, waiting for the essence soul to emerge from the fighting, while Old Turtle eventually regained possession of it.
• Song Changming attacked Old Turtle with two fire-and-lightning spheres, breaking the stalemate and driving the other competitors back.
• Old Turtle struck Song Changming with a powerful turtle-claw attack, but Song Changming unfolded a star domain and met him with a strengthened punch.

Song Changming defeated Old Turtle inside the volcano and claimed the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul, then emerged from Skyfire Pass as the winner. White Peach killed Fourth Flood Dragon for attacking him on Peach Blossom Island, and the other spirits and Immortal Beasts departed empty-handed.

• Peach Blossom Immortal suppressed the firestorm from the battle, while Song Changming recovered from Old Turtle’s powerful blow.
• Song Changming overwhelmed Old Turtle with his fists, then used Death Sleep Wind and spatial arts to destroy him and collect his divine soul and the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul.
• Intimidated by Death Sleep Wind, the remaining spirits and monsters hesitated as Song Changming escaped through Skyfire Pass with the essence soul.
• Song Changming emerged before the maidens on Peach Blossom Island, and White Peach killed Fourth Flood Dragon when he lunged at him in violation of the island’s rules.
• Eldest Flood Dragon and Third Flood Dragon left, followed by the other spirits, monsters, and Immortal Beasts, while Song Changming kept the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul.

Song Changming traded the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul to the Peach Blossom Immortal for an Immortal Peach and learned that becoming an Immortal required surviving three deadly Heavenly Tribulations. He chose to attempt ascension on an island in the Peach Blossom Archipelago, while the Peach Blossom Immortal hoped his Witch Clan inheritance might make him useful to her in the future.

• Zhao Michun comforted Youqing and his other disciple over their failure, then departed after remembering Song Changming as a promising victor.
• Song Changming gave the Peach Blossom Immortal the Heavenly Fire Essence Soul, and she recognized that he possessed Witch Clan inheritance.
• The Peach Blossom Immortal placed the essence in the Immortal Tree and gave Song Changming a Great Immortal Peach in return.
• The Peach Blossom Immortal explained that ascension required surviving tribulations that severed the flesh, soul, and heart, each of which could prove fatal.
• Song Changming chose an island in the Peach Blossom Archipelago to eat the Immortal Peach and attempt ascension.
• The Peach Blossom Immortal told White Peach that Song Changming's Witch Clan inheritance might allow him to help her someday, while Tang Keca, Biyougen, and Fulan followed their master eagerly.

Song Changming prepared to consume the Immortal Peach and undergo the tribulation to ascend on Peach Blossom Island, while spirits and monsters waited for a chance to claim the fruit. After he ate it and the heavenly tribulation began, Peach Blossom Immortal restrained herself from interfering as enormous creatures gathered in the sea.

• Song Changming chose a mountain on Peach Blossom Island for his ascension, and he allowed the Peach Tree Spirits to remain nearby as long as they did not disrupt his tribulation.
• Eldest Flood Dragon and Third Flood Dragon decided they could not attack Song Changming while he was under Peach Blossom Immortal's protection, though Eldest Flood Dragon suspected he would consume the Immortal Peach on the island.
• Song Changming spent three months preparing himself, then ate the entire Immortal Peach and drew Immortal Spirit Qi into his body.
• Heavenly thunder and overwhelming pressure descended as Song Changming faced the immortal tribulation, while Tang Keca and the others watched anxiously.
• Peach Blossom Immortal's emotions stirred the Immortal Tree to resist the heavenly might, but White Peach warned her not to interfere, and she calmed herself.
• A storm battered the surrounding sea as enormous creatures surfaced and watched the Immortal Spirit Qi rising from Peach Blossom Island.

Song Changming prepared to consume the Immortal Peach and undergo the tribulation on Peach Blossom Island, while monsters waited offshore for a chance to seize the fruit. After eating it, he drew the Heavenly Tribulation, and immense sea creatures surfaced to watch from beyond the island’s protection.

• Song Changming chose a mountain peak for his ascension and allowed the Peach Tree Spirits to remain nearby and share its blessings, provided they did not interfere with his tribulation.
• The Green Flood Dragons decided to return to the Azure Sea, though Eldest Flood Dragon suspected Song Changming would consume the Immortal Peach and ascend on the island.
• Song Changming spent three months preparing, then ate the entire Immortal Peach as Tang Keca, the others, and the Peach Tree Spirits watched.
• The Immortal Peach’s energy filled Song Changming, and the Heavenly Tribulation gathered over the island as he faced the heavens without fear.
• Peach Blossom Immortal’s aura stirred the Immortal Tree, but White Peach urged her not to disturb Song Changming’s tribulation, and she calmed herself.
• A storm engulfed the sea around the protected Peach Blossom Archipelago, where enormous creatures surfaced and stared greedily at the Immortal Spirit Qi.

Song Changming endured his immortal tribulation, rejecting the demand to sever his emotions and surviving the resulting black lightning. He became an immortal, while the Immortal Spirit Qi and Martial Dao Essence Blood within him revealed a possible Immortal Martial path; Fulan wondered whether he would ascend to the heavenly palaces and take them with him.

• Peach Blossom Immortal explained the immortal ranks and tribulations to White Peach, who said she did not want to become an immortal because her sister disliked the Heavenly Immortals.
• Song Changming endured the first two tribulations, tempering his body and divine soul, completing his fifth Divine Step, and increasing his Martial Dao Essence Blood to more than eight hundred droplets.
• During the third tribulation, Song Changming refused to abandon his past and emotions, causing the heavenly lightning to turn black and grow far more dangerous.
• Song Changming stepped onto his fifth Divine Step, activated his Martial Dao Essence Blood, and survived the black tribulation as his cultivation and body transformed.
• The tribulation ended, blessing Peach Blossom Island and its inhabitants with Immortal Spirit Qi; Song Changming became an immortal and saw a clear path toward Immortal Martial.
• After heavenly visions faded, Fulan asked whether Song Changming would ascend to the immortal palaces and take them with him.

Song Changming fused his Martial Dao cultivation with immortal power to form the Nine-Gold-Patterned Martial Saint Pill, completing his unique Immortal Martial ascension. After leaving Peach Blossom Island with Tang Keca and the others, he encountered a hostile giant bird high above the sea.

• Song Changming used the incoming Immortal Spirit Qi to combine his Martial Dao Essence Blood and spiritual qi into a golden core, forming the Nine-Gold-Patterned Martial Saint Pill.
• Song Changming awoke as an Immortal with a Martial Saint Dao Body and thanked White Peach and Peach Blossom Immortal for protecting him during his ascension.
• White Peach told Song Changming that Peach Blossom Immortal was away, and Song Changming departed Peach Blossom Island with Tang Keca and the others.
• Song Changming flew ten thousand meters above the sea and saw a giant bird approach through a hurricane.
• The giant bird asked Song Changming whether he had undergone an Immortal tribulation on Peach Blossom Island a year earlier, revealing that it had targeted him.

Song Changming killed the Immortal-Devouring Bird after it ambushed him, then met Emperor Abyss for the first time after ascending to immortality. Emperor Abyss explained that the Immortal Court governed the immortal clans of the Primordial World.

• The Immortal-Devouring Bird revealed that it had waited outside Peach Blossom Island to prey on Song Changming, and Song Changming sent Tang Keca, Fulan, and Biyougen away from the fight.
• Song Changming battered the bird into the sea with two Great Hand Seals, then killed it with a slash of the God Devourer Blade.
• Song Changming caught the bird's fleeing soul and trapped it, while Tang Keca, Fulan, and Biyougen watched from a distance.
• Emperor Abyss appeared, greeted Song Changming, and told him to dispose of the bird soul as he pleased; Song Changming sealed it in his Soul Banner.
• Emperor Abyss explained that the Immortal Court governed the immortal clans of the Primordial World, much like a mortal Imperial Court.

Emperor Abyss brought Song Changming to Outer Heaven, the Immortal Court, where Song learned he could not enter the Immortal Mountain without an Immortal King's decree. While Emperor Abyss attended to a summons, Song met Cangzhe and the immortals at his residence and began exploring the strange star fragment.

• Emperor Abyss offered to take Song Changming to the Immortal Court, and Song accepted, leaving Tang Keca, Fulan, and Biyougen behind to seek a safe place on the sea.
• Emperor Abyss carried Song Changming through a boundary into Outer Heaven and showed him the Immortal Mountain and surrounding star fragments.
• Emperor Abyss explained that Song Changming could not enter the Immortal Mountain without an Immortal King's decree and sent him to wait at his residence.
• Song Changming met Cangzhe and hundreds of Emperor Abyss's immortal disciples, including the powerful monkey Xiao Jiu, and learned how the Immortal Worship Hall's disciples had ascended.
• Song Changming examined the star fragment and spoke with spirit butterflies that served as gardeners in the Immortal Court.

Song Changming learned that ancient Golden Immortals created the small worlds and that even Immortal Gods eventually perished. After Venerable Abyss treated him to powerful immortal delicacies that advanced his cultivation to the middle stage of the Immortal Realm, Song Changming decided to pursue a place in the Immortal Court and asked how to become an official.

• Venerable Abyss explained that powerful immortals had created small worlds and that Immortal Gods died through conflict, tribulations, and the limits imposed by the Heavenly Dao.
• Venerable Abyss described the Star Devouring Dragon’s terrifying strength and explained why immortals avoided entering small worlds.
• Song Changming ate Venerable Abyss’s immortal fish and wine, which strengthened his cultivation and advanced him to the middle stage of the Immortal Realm.
• Venerable Abyss advised Song Changming that joining the Immortal Court offered a new immortal the best resources and support for cultivation.
• Song Changming chose to enter the Immortal Court and asked Venerable Abyss how to become an official.

Song Changming learned how to seek a position in the Immortal Court and discovered why the Nine Provinces lacked a Heaven Ascending Path. As Guai Li and Stubborn Stone showed him Venerable Abyss’s immense palace, he witnessed the power of two disciples sparring.

• Venerable Abyss explained the paths to entering the Immortal Court and advised Song Changming to rely on himself rather than join his faction too quickly.
• Song Changming asked about the missing Heaven Ascending Path in the Nine Provinces, and Venerable Abyss said it might have been deliberately sealed and could perhaps be reopened if he obtained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.
• Venerable Abyss sent Guai Li to show Song Changming around, and Song Changming recognized her as a fire essence when his fire seed reacted to her.
• Song Changming examined the palace wall’s formation, awakening Stubborn Stone, who joined him and Guai Li on their tour.
• Song Changming learned that Venerable Abyss’s disciples answered only to their master and saw Ao Si and Lu Huang transform into a golden dragon and an Ancient Iron-Eating Beast to spar.

Song Changming toured Venerable Abyss’s immortal palace, where he met several disciples and learned about the Immortal Court’s conflict with Giant Demons. After returning to Penglai East Sea, he rescued Tang Keca, Fulan, and Biyougen from a gang that had attacked them, then learned they had seen an Immortal City.

• Song Changming watched Ao Si and Lu Huang stop fighting, then Lu Huang introduced himself and explained that he was an Iron-Eating Beast.
• Lu Huang guided Song Changming through the palace, described its disciples and their conflicts, and gave him an unripe immortal fruit.
• A monkey named Xiao Jiu drove the group out of his garden after accusing Lu Huang of stealing fruit from it.
• Tang Keca, Fulan, and Biyougen were cornered by a gang near Penglai East Sea, but Song Changming returned after thirty-five days and immobilized their attackers with his immortal pressure.
• The gang leader begged Song Changming for mercy and told him that the group had once seen an immortal descend into an Immortal City.

Venerable Abyss explained that ancient immortals created the little worlds and that even Immortal Gods eventually perished. After Song Changming advanced to the middle stage of the immortal realm through a feast of immortal food and wine, Venerable Abyss recommended joining the Immortal Court, and Song Changming asked how to become an official.

• Venerable Abyss told Song Changming that powerful immortals had created little worlds and that Immortal Gods could die through conflict, tribulations, and the limits of the world's resources.
• Song Changming said he had killed the Star Devouring Dragon, and Venerable Abyss explained how dangerous the dragon would have been beyond the Nine Provinces.
• Venerable Abyss treated Song Changming to immortal fish and wine, and Song Changming's cultivation advanced to the middle stage of the immortal realm.
• Song Changming considered his future, and Venerable Abyss advised him that joining the Immortal Court would offer the best support and access to cultivation resources.
• Song Changming decided to pursue a post in the Immortal Court and asked Venerable Abyss how to become an official.

Song Changming followed the ugly man’s directions to Windless Ridge and refined an Immortal Fruit, bringing his cultivation close to the late stage of the Immortal Realm. He discovered an official Immortal City floating above the clouds, but learned that entry required an Immortal Nurturing Pill, which he did not know about.

• Song Changming took the ugly man as a guide, killed the man’s companions, and departed with Tang Keca and the others before consuming Lu Huang’s Immortal Fruit.
• The ugly man tried to escape while Song Changming refined the fruit, but Song Changming stopped him, and Tang Keca killed him before Song Changming captured his divine soul.
• After more than a month of refining the fruit, Song Changming’s cultivation rose from the middle stage toward the late stage of the Immortal Realm.
• The ugly man’s soul guided the group to Windless Ridge, where Fulan sensed a Floating City high above the clouds and suffered a severe backlash.
• Song Changming flew alone toward the Immortal City and met a white tiger that demanded one low-grade Immortal Nurturing Pill for entry.
• Song Changming admitted that he did not know what an Immortal Nurturing Pill was, surprising the white tiger.

Song Changming traded a Giant Demon Blood Bone for Immortal Nurturing Pills and paid one to enter the Immortal City. After exploring the city, he heard a familiar voice greet him.

• White Tiger told Song Changming that immortals used Immortal Nurturing Pills as currency and offered to exchange one for valuable materials.
• Song Changming showed White Tiger a Giant Demon Bone, but Lou Leilei and Zi Rou'er arrived and revealed it was blood bone from a Two-horned Giant Demon worth fifteen mid-grade Immortal Nurturing Pills.
• Lou Leilei traded Song Changming fifteen mid-grade pills for the Giant Demon Blood Bone, and Song Changming exchanged one of them with White Tiger for ten low-grade pills.
• Song Changming paid a low-grade Immortal Nurturing Pill to the Heavenly Soldiers and entered the Immortal City.
• Song Changming concealed his aura as he walked through the city, then heard a familiar voice ask if he had come up too.

Song Changming found an Immortal City above Windless Ridge and consumed Lu Huang’s Immortal Fruit, bringing his cultivation close to the late stage of the Immortal Realm. He reached the city’s entrance, where a white tiger demanded an Immortal Nurturing Pill he had never heard of.

• Song Changming ordered Tang Keca and the others to kill the kneeling men, then set off with the ugly man toward the Immortal City at Windless Ridge.
• Song Changming caught the ugly man attempting to escape, had Tang Keca kill him, and refined the Immortal Fruit over a month, nearly advancing to the late stage of the Immortal Realm.
• Song Changming and his companions reached Windless Ridge and discovered a Floating City high above the clouds; Fulan’s attempt to probe it with her senses nearly injured her soul.
• Song Changming left Tang Keca, Fulan, and Biyougen behind and flew toward the city, where a white tiger told him that entry required one low-grade Immortal Nurturing Pill.
• Song Changming admitted he did not know what an Immortal Nurturing Pill was, surprising the white tiger.

Song Changming toured the Immortal City with Lou Leilei, learned about its rules, and found an active trial announcement for the Northern Immortal Army. As he considered joining the Immortal Court, someone emerged from the Immortal Fortress and Lou Leilei recognized her sister.

• Lou Leilei offered to guide Song Changming around the Immortal City and warned him to conceal his appearance because immortals could be attacked after leaving the city.
• Song Changming visited the city’s tea house, marketplace, cultivation rooms, and tribulation site while learning how they were used.
• Song Changming endured the killing intent of the Immortal Suppression Fortress and found an announcement for an ongoing Heavenly Soldier Trial posted one year earlier.
• Lou Leilei explained that strength, potential, and connections could affect selection for the trial, while Song Changming decided he still had a chance to pass.
• Song Changming and other immortals discussed the Northern Immortal Army and the difficulty of joining more prestigious armies before someone came out of the fortress and Lou Leilei exclaimed that it was her sister.

Song Changming registered for the Heavenly Soldier Trial and explored the Immortal City's trading ruins while waiting for it to begin. During a retreat, he tested Immortal Nurturing Pills, learned how their quality affected cultivation, and decided to seek the method for refining them.

• Song Changming met Zi Rou'er, who teased him about wanting Lou Leilei as an immortal companion, then watched the sisters leave with the generals.
• General Jiuxiao learned that 332 Rogue Immortals had registered for the Heavenly Soldier Trial and was ordered to oversee the final round before the notice was removed.
• Song Changming registered for the trial and learned it would begin in three days.
• Song Changming browsed the Immortal City's trading ruins but could not afford the magical treasures he found.
• Song Changming rented a retreat chamber and tested low- and mid-grade Immortal Nurturing Pills, finding that mid-grade pills produced purer immortal power.
• Song Changming decided to investigate how Immortal Nurturing Pills were refined so he could potentially produce them himself.

Song Changming toured the Immortal City with Lou Leilei and learned about its rules and the Heavenly Soldier Trial. He found a recent trial announcement for the Northern Immortal Army, and Lou Leilei suddenly spotted her sister emerging from the Immortal Fortress.

• Lou Leilei offered to guide Song Changming through the Immortal City and warned him to conceal his appearance because immortals could be attacked after leaving the city.
• Lou Leilei showed Song Changming the tea house, exchange market, cultivation chambers, and tribulation ground as he learned about the city.
• Song Changming inspected the Immortal Court proclamations at the Immortal Fortress, memorized Venerable Abyss’s scripture, and found a Heavenly Soldier Trial announcement issued a year earlier.
• Lou Leilei explained that the trial depended on strength, potential, and connections, while nearby immortals debated the Northern Immortal Army’s standing.
• An immortal emerged from the Immortal Fortress, and Lou Leilei exclaimed that it was her sister.