Vol. 1Secrets and Survival

Li Xuanxiao survived deadly enemies, uncovered hidden schemes, and gathered treasures while protecting people on Shu Mountain and beyond. The volume left him and Di Nüfeng trapped in the Old Turtle’s sealed treasure without their powers.

  • Li Xuanxiao killed the Tiger Demons after they lured Zhou Yan, Bai Xue, Qingfeng, and Qingming into a deadly trap.
  • He returned to Silver Sword Peak and found Lin Wanqing comforting a handsome man.
  • Ling Xuanxiao killed Fanyue, survived a deadly tribulation, and freed Luoshui Town from its confinement.
  • He turned Song Qize’s tomb trap against him and held a Talisman Blade to his throat.
  • Li Xuanxiao exposed Asura Hall, recruited Feng Liuli, and gathered resources in the Lesser Cold Realm.
  • He returned to Shu Mountain after receiving a mysterious message that might have come from a fellow transmigrator.
  • Li Xuanxiao investigated disappearances, helped defeat City Lord Yue Tianqi, and found the Poison Scripture in a tomb.
  • Di Nüfeng pulled him into the Old Turtle’s sealed treasure, where they fought beasts and Ape Demons without their powers.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Tiger Demon Hunt

Li Xuanxiao survived the conflict between Di Nüfeng and Liu Qiushui, returned to Shu Mountain, and later hunted the Tiger Demons of Weihu Mountain. After the demons killed four cultivators, Li Xuanxiao killed them and returned to find Lin Wanqing with a handsome man.

  • Li Xuanxiao killed the Heaven Devouring Demon Lord, then learned that the Shushan Sect Leader had died and received the old man’s belongings from Xue Yun.
  • Li Xuanxiao saved Zhao Lu, who later joined Shu Mountain as his junior sister, and intervened when Su Wan was accused of attacking Jiang Luoshui.
  • Li Xuanxiao killed Murong Mo after Murong Mo lured him into a trap, then encountered the wounded Di Nüfeng and Liu Qiushui on Mount Wu Wang.
  • Li Xuanxiao escaped as Di Nüfeng and Liu Qiushui fought over him, returned to Shu Mountain, and denied Su Wan’s assumption that he had killed Murong Mo for her.
  • Jiang Luoshui spread rumors about Li Xuanxiao and Su Wan, so Li Xuanxiao avoided the commotion by cultivating in Silver Sword Peak’s back mountain.
  • Li Xuanxiao disguised himself as a shrine statue while Zhou Yan, Bai Xue, Qingfeng, and Qingming discussed hunting the Tiger Demons of Weihu Mountain.
  • Li Xuanxiao trapped the Female Tiger, but Zhou Yan persuaded him to spare the demons, who later lured Zhou Yan, Bai Xue, Qingfeng, and Qingming into a poisonous vine cage and killed them.
  • Li Xuanxiao killed the Tiger Demons, took their Storage Rings and Vine Artifact, returned to Silver Sword Peak, and greeted Lin Wanqing as she comforted a handsome man.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2The Hidden Golden Core

Ling Xuanxiao uncovered Fanyue’s identity, killed him, and survived a deadly tribulation before becoming entangled in Luoshui Town’s rules and freeing its trapped residents. Back on Shu Mountain, he found that Liu Qiushui was searching for him and turned Song Qize’s trap against him.

  • Ling Xuanxiao investigated Fanyue’s origins, but after discovering Fanyue’s past with Lin Wanqing, he chose to activate Shu Mountain’s sword formation and killed him.
  • Ling Xuanxiao recovered memories of Fanyue and Lin Wanqing’s past lives, took the treasures Fanyue had prepared for her, and left Lin Wanqing alive with no trace of the chamber.
  • Fanyue interrupted Ling Xuanxiao’s Golden Core tribulation, but Ling Xuanxiao killed him and gained enough merit to turn the trial into a Six-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation.
  • Ling Xuanxiao formed a Supreme-grade Golden Core, killed the cultivators who pursued him, and entered Luoshui Town, where rules suppressed his powers and senses.
  • Ling Xuanxiao reunited with Zhang Tianxin and Han Yao, challenged the town’s rules, and killed the constables who threatened Li Mengyun.
  • Ling Xuanxiao learned that Zhang Haoran had created the confinement to give his mayfly wife another life, then destroyed the Mountain God and ended the restriction.
  • Ling Xuanxiao delivered letters and money to the families of the dead before returning to Shu Mountain, while Liu Qiushui learned that Murong Mo was alive and sent Song Qize to find him.
  • Song Qize lured Ling Xuanxiao toward a supposed Nascent Soul cultivator’s tomb, but Ling Xuanxiao seized him from underground and held a Talisman Blade to his throat.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Lesser Cold Realm

Li Xuanxiao protected Feng Liuli as she joined Silver Sword Peak and faced Huang Peiying’s schemes, then left to gather resources in the Lesser Cold Realm. Feng Liuli’s bond with Shangguan Suiyun turned dangerous, while Li Xuanxiao returned to Shu Mountain after encountering a mysterious message from a likely fellow transmigrator.

  • Li Xuanxiao exposed Asura Hall with Song Qize’s help, and Shu Mountain’s elders and disciples attacked the hall as Liu Qiushui escaped injured.
  • Li Xuanxiao returned to his family’s graves, helped Su Xiao reunite with her water-ghost husband, and prepared for Shu Mountain’s recruitment.
  • Li Xuanxiao recruited Feng Liuli for Silver Sword Peak, taught her to guard her heart, and helped expose Huang Peiying’s attempt to frame her and murder her family.
  • Feng Liuli killed Huang Peiying after the conspiracy came to light, and Li Xuanxiao began a plan to gather wealth and resources.
  • Li Xuanxiao entered the Lesser Cold Realm while Feng Liuli and Zhao Lu traveled there with Shu Mountain disciples, and Feng Liuli agreed to journey with Shangguan Suiyun.
  • Shangguan Suiyun brought Feng Liuli toward Shu Mountain, but she recognized the danger he posed after he slaughtered villagers and urged the disciples to kill him.
  • Li Xuanxiao gathered and stole treasures in the realm, rescued Shang Linqing, and left her materials and advice to follow the righteous path.
  • Li Xuanxiao avoided answering a mysterious message that suggested its author was a transmigrator, returned to Shu Mountain, and checked Su Wan’s recorded footage.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4The Blackwater Desert

Li Xuanxiao investigated mass disappearances, secretly restored Xiao Ran’s meridians, and helped expose the City Lord’s crimes before returning to Shu Mountain. After traveling to the Thousand Lake Desert for the Poison Scripture, he was dragged by Di Nüfeng into the Old Turtle’s sealed treasure, where they fought to survive without their powers.

  • Su Wan resolved to break off her engagement after reaching Core Formation, while Li Xuanxiao prepared for cultivation and refinement and the women on Silver Sword Peak unexpectedly became drinking companions.
  • Li Xuanxiao reached the Golden Core Realm and joined Lu Ziyin’s mission to investigate missing disciples and residents in Coiled Dragon City.
  • Su Wan went to the Xiao Family to dissolve her engagement, and Xiao Ran challenged her after stabbing himself in the chest.
  • Li Xuanxiao revealed that he had impersonated Elder Soul and restored Xiao Ran’s meridians, then joined Lu Ziyin in investigating the disappearances.
  • The City Lord Yue Tianqi admitted to planning a mass slaughter, but Li Xuanxiao’s redirected formation and Zhao Lu’s reinforcements helped defeat him before the Myriad Souls Banner escaped.
  • Li Xuanxiao evaded Zhao Lu’s proposed marriage and investigated the Old Emperor’s search for a person from his own world, while refusing to rescue Zhang Tianxin from Di Nüfeng.
  • Li Xuanxiao traveled to the Thousand Lake Desert, found the Poison Scripture in a tomb, and later encountered Di Nüfeng, who pulled him into the Old Turtle’s sealed treasure.
  • Li Xuanxiao and Di Nüfeng fought beasts and Ape Demons while trapped without their powers, and Di Nüfeng explained that she had sought the Blackwater Pearl to avenge her slain subordinates.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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