Chapter Summaries

Gu Yi’s growing reputation transformed the atmosphere at Nuoding Academy, while Tang San returned from the Soul Hunting Forest with his first soul ring and sought a rematch. Gu Yi and Yu Xiaogang agreed to wager on the fight, which was about to begin.

• Gu Yi’s feat of challenging the academy spread through Nuoding City, increasing the source power he gained each day.
• Gu Yi trained, studied soul beasts, and practiced combat while students—including Xiao Wu—became more diligent and the teachers approved of his daily challenges.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang returned to Nuoding Academy after obtaining Tang San’s first soul ring, and teachers told them about Gu Yi’s victory over the academy.
• Tang San declared he would prove himself stronger than Gu Yi, and Yu Xiaogang took him to the back mountain to find Gu Yi training with an iron bow.
• Gu Yi challenged Tang San to a wager: if Gu Yi won, he could study Yu Xiaogang’s books; Yu Xiaogang countered that if Gu Yi lost, he would become Yu Xiaogang’s disciple, and Gu Yi accepted.

Gu Yi defeated Tang San in a spar, winning access to Yu Xiaogang’s study and noticing a brief burst of Soul Power that he suspected came from Tang Hao. The chapter left Gu Yi considering how to use an enemy’s blood in battle and preparing for the possibility that Tang Hao might confront him.

• Gu Yi challenged Tang San to a spar, wagering that he could read Yu Xiaogang’s study if he won, while Yu Xiaogang ruled that they could not use external items.
• Tang San attacked Gu Yi with Blue Silver Entanglement and advanced using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Gu Yi tore through the grass and charged at him.
• Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon and Mysterious Jade Hand against Gu Yi’s punch, but the force sent him flying and left his arm badly injured.
• Yu Xiaogang confirmed Tang San was not seriously hurt, and Gu Yi claimed his reward of permission to visit the study before leaving with Xiao Wu.
• Gu Yi sensed a brief Soul Power fluctuation in the forest and suspected Tang Hao was watching, so he prepared for the chance that Tang Hao might appear.

After defeating Tang San, Gu Yi sold a mechanical pocket watch to buy Whale Rubber and a courtyard, then moved out of Seven Dormitory with Xiao Wu. The chapter left Gu Yi about to consume the century-old Whale Rubber for cultivation.

• Tang Hao decided not to confront Gu Yi and considered him a potential whetstone for Tang San, while Gu Yi gained two hundred Source Power for changing the story.
• Gu Yi sold his mechanical pocket watch for eight hundred Gold Soul Coins and bought century-old Whale Rubber, leaving a deposit for older supplies.
• Gu Yi bought a courtyard near Nuoding Academy to keep his activities away from Tang Hao's attention.
• Xiao Wu asked to move into the courtyard with Gu Yi, and Gu Yi agreed; Tang San and Tang Hao did not object.
• Gu Yi prepared the Whale Rubber in an iron pot and ate it after completing his daily cultivation.

Gu Yi used Whale Rubber and knowledge from Yu Xiaogang's study to advance his cultivation plans while helping Mu Hu launch a lucrative glass and distilled-liquor business. After Mu Hu left to seek Liu Canglan's protection for the business, Gu Yi used the profits to buy more Whale Rubber and broke through to the second level of the Qi Martial Realm.

• Gu Yi absorbed a hundred-year Whale Rubber, raising his strength by more than 200 jin while his Soul Power remained at level twelve.
• Gu Yi studied Yu Xiaogang's books on martial souls and soul beasts, memorized their contents, and identified several candidates for his Blood Martial Soul's first soul ring.
• After Mu Hu returned from the Monster Beast Forest, Gu Yi gave him methods for making glass and distilled liquor so he could earn money without risking another hunt.
• Mu Hu sold crystal glass and distilled liquor in Yangzhou City for seventy to eighty thousand taels of silver, then decided to put the business under Liu Canglan's protection.
• Mu Hu set out for Broken Blade City to seek an audience with Liu Canglan, while Gu Yi kept seventy thousand taels of silver and bought more Whale Rubber.
• Gu Yi cultivated with the Whale Rubber and surpassed 2,000 jin of strength, entering the second level of the Qi Martial Realm.

After strengthening his physique with Whale Rubber, Gu Yi reached level thirteen Soul Power and traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to find his first soul ring. He tracked down a cave containing Blood Crystal Bats, one of his chosen targets.

• Gu Yi tested his increased strength, learned that his Soul Power had risen to level thirteen, and decided he was ready to hunt for his first soul ring.
• Gu Yi chose the Star Dou Great Forest over the Soul Hunting Forest and kept his destination secret from Xiao Wu.
• Gu Yi used the Myriad Worlds Gate to bring Thousand-Mile Snow from the Nine Heavens Continent, then rode to the forest in one day.
• Gu Yi entered the Star Dou Great Forest alone and cautiously fought off several soul beasts while traveling into areas inhabited by hundred-year and thousand-year beasts.
• Gu Yi searched for a suitable soul beast and found the cave of a group of Blood Crystal Bats.

Gu Yi ambushed a group of Blood Crystal Bats to obtain a soul ring suited to his Blood Martial Soul. After defeating them and killing the 2,400-year-old bat, he prepared to absorb its purple thousand-year soul ring.

• Gu Yi waited outside the cave until six Blood Crystal Bats flew out to hunt, then chose the largest, roughly 2,400 years old, as his target.
• Gu Yi hid with an iron bow and shot the largest bat through both wings as the group returned, also killing one smaller bat with his first arrow.
• The remaining bats discovered Gu Yi and attacked, while the wounded thousand-year bat burned its blood crystal to boost its strength.
• Gu Yi fought with his spear and Iron Blood Malice Art, killing four smaller bats and pinning the thousand-year bat to the ground.
• Gu Yi killed the thousand-year Blood Crystal Bat, watched its purple soul ring appear, and prepared to absorb it.

Gu Yi absorbed a 2,400-year Blood Crystal Bat soul ring, gained the Blood Refinement soul skill, and strengthened his body and cultivation. He left with blood crystals and considered whether he could improve the skill to absorb energy from other creatures.

• Gu Yi successfully absorbed the thousand-year Blood Crystal Bat soul ring, reaching Level 16 Soul Master and gaining a 2,400-year purple ring.
• Gu Yi learned Blood Refinement, which condensed blood and Soul Power into blood essence that could restore his reserves or temporarily amplify his abilities.
• Gu Yi refined some of the soul ring’s energy into more than ten drops of blood essence and realized part of his blood had reached the “blood like mercury” state.
• Gu Yi pried open the dead Blood Crystal Bats and collected their blood crystals.
• Gu Yi considered improving Blood Refinement so it could absorb blood and Soul Power from other living beings.

Gu Yi studied six Blood Crystals to strengthen his Blood Malice Art, improve Blood Refinement, and prepare his mind to withstand powerful soul rings. Meanwhile, Mu Hu secured Divine Arrow Liu Canglan’s patronage for his businesses and arranged for Gu Yi to become Liu Canglan’s disciple, leaving Gu Yi ready to travel to Broken Blade Horizon.

• Gu Yi returned to Nuoding City through the Myriad Worlds Gate and examined the Blood Crystals, hoping to use their Blood Malice Qi to refine his cultivation, soul skill, and mental resistance.
• Gu Yi considered how he would prepare to withstand the spiritual remnants inside the high-year soul rings he planned to absorb.
• Mu Hu placed his crystal glass and distilled liquor businesses under Liu Canglan’s name, and Liu Canglan agreed to accept Gu Yi as his disciple after hearing of his talent.
• One month after Gu Yi obtained his first soul ring, Mu Hu brought Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry to Qingshan Town to take Gu Yi north to Broken Blade Horizon.
• Gu Yi readily accepted Liu Canglan as his master, hoping to learn from the renowned archer and spear wielder.

Gu Yi traveled to Broken Blade City and became Liu Canglan’s personal disciple after demonstrating his rapid cultivation progress. He began receiving Liu Canglan’s martial guidance, while Liu Fei insisted that Gu Yi call her his senior sister.

• Gu Yi left Mu Hu in Yangzhou City and rode north with the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry to Broken Blade City.
• Gu Yi learned how Broken Blade Horizon protected the Snow Moon Kingdom from the stronger Moyue Kingdom and saw the battlefield strewn with the remains of past wars.
• Gu Yi met Liu Canglan and Liu Fei at the general’s residence, where Liu Canglan noticed Gu Yi had advanced to the second level of the Qi Martial Realm.
• Liu Canglan accepted Gu Yi as his personal disciple, and Gu Yi performed the formal disciple’s bow.
• Liu Fei protested that she was older than Gu Yi and demanded that he call her Senior Sister.

A year and a half after Gu Yi arrived in Broken Blade City, he had grown stronger and grown close to Xiao Wu while preparing to enter the Cloud Sea Sect. Liu Canglan invited him to join the sect, and Gu Yi accepted, while Liu Fei had to wait until next year.

• Gu Yi spent the past year and a half cultivating under Liu Canglan and the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry, earning source power and repeatedly defeating Tang San.
• Gu Yi encouraged Xiao Wu to train, then adapted a cultivation method for her; she reached level 18 Soul Power and grew closer to him.
• Gu Yi reached level 24 as a Soul Master and the fourth level of the Qi Martial Realm, while improving his spear skills and archery.
• Liu Canglan told Gu Yi that the Cloud Sea Sect's recruitment ceremony was approaching and asked him to join the sect.
• Gu Yi accepted Liu Canglan's proposal, but Liu Canglan told Liu Fei she would have to wait until next year's recruitment because she was only at the third level of the Qi Martial Realm.

Gu Yi arrived at Cloud Sea Sect to deliver Liu Canglan’s letter, and Sect Master Nangong Ling recognized his extraordinary talent while deciding to conceal his true age. Gu Yi accepted the sect’s rules and was set to begin as an outer disciple.

• Gu Yi reached Cloud Sea Mountain Range with an escort of Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry and rode toward Cloud Sea Sect with Liu Canglan’s letter.
• Cloud Sea Sect disciples speculated about Gu Yi’s identity as he and the cavalry made their way to the main peak.
• Gu Yi greeted Sect Master Nangong Ling and the elders, then handed Nangong Ling Liu Canglan’s letter.
• Nangong Ling confirmed that Gu Yi was eight years old and at Qi Martial Realm Level Four, praised his talent, and resolved to keep it secret for his safety.
• Nangong Ling told Gu Yi that everyone entering the sect had to begin as an outer disciple, and Gu Yi calmly accepted the rule.

After joining Cloud Sea Sect, Gu Yi chose a secluded cave dwelling and explored the sect's main locations. With enough source energy accumulated, he returned to his home and prepared to search for a second world.

• Gu Yi completed the sect-entry ceremony, and the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry returned to Broken Blade City.
• An outer sect elder led Gu Yi to a secluded cave dwelling at First Line Sky, which Gu Yi set as his third Anchor Point on the Nine Heavens Continent.
• Gu Yi visited Star Pavilion and greeted his grandmaster, Elder Bei, who offered to help him with cultivation questions.
• Gu Yi surveyed Wind and Cloud Gorge, Black Wind Ridge, and Heavenly Chasm Cliff, and thought about finding Xue Linglong in Black Wind Ridge after the plot began.
• Gu Yi returned to First Line Sky and used the Myriad Worlds Gate to search for a second world.

Gu Yi waited for the Myriad Worlds Gate to find a second world, then traveled to it and discovered that its energy rejected his cultivation until he used source power to adapt his body. He entered a nearby city at dawn and quickly learned its language, leaving him ready to explore the new world's cultivation system.

• Gu Yi practiced his spear while the Myriad Worlds Gate searched, sensing that he was nearing Spear Intent.
• The Myriad Worlds Gate found a second world and connected Gu Yi to a road near a city.
• After recovering in a medicinal bath, Gu Yi traveled to the new world at night and waited outside the closed city gates.
• Gu Yi found that he could not absorb the world's energy until he used source power to modify his body.
• At dawn, Gu Yi entered the city and learned its language through enlightenment and the conversations of its people.

Gu Yi arrived in Wutan City on the Dou Qi Continent and learned that Xiao Yan was still eleven, before the beginning of his three-year decline. After identifying an opportunity to claim a fragment map connected to the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame, Gu Yi bought a low-grade Yellow Rank cultivation technique to adapt his cultivation to the new world.

• Gu Yi learned the local language by listening to conversations in Wutan City and discovered that Xiao Yan had reached the tenth stage of Dou Qi at age eleven.
• Gu Yi considered opportunities across the worlds he had visited, including future gains from alchemy and the dangers of seeking immortal herbs before he was strong enough.
• Gu Yi realized Xiao Yan had not yet begun his three years as a cripple and planned to reach the Magical Beast Mountain Range before him to take the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame fragment map.
• Gu Yi assessed his strength as roughly equivalent to a Two- or Three-Star Dou Zhe and decided to obtain a Dou Qi cultivation technique before traveling to the mountain range.
• Gu Yi entered the Xiao Family marketplace, bought a low-grade Yellow Rank technique, and planned to adapt its energy-absorption method for the Iron Blood Malice Art.

Gu Yi traveled from Wutan City to Qingshan Town and searched the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the cave containing the Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame Fragment Map. After more than half a month of searching, he found signs of human activity on a cliff and realized he had reached his destination.

• Gu Yi abandoned his plan to take Xiao Yan's storage ring because a Dou Huang expert guarded Gu Xun'er.
• Gu Yi rode to Qingshan Town, asked at Myriad Medicine Hall about Xiao Yi Xian, and learned she was not there yet.
• Gu Yi gathered information about cliffs near the Magical Beast Mountain Range and entered the forest alone.
• Gu Yi fought low-rank magical beasts and searched several cliffs for the hidden cave.
• Gu Yi found traces of human activity on a sheer cliff and recognized it as the place he had been seeking.

Gu Yi found the hidden cave, defeated the cliff-dwelling magical beast, and discovered its treasure chamber. He secured a Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame Fragment Map, moved the valuables and medicinal herbs to First Line Sky, and turned his attention to the three locked stone boxes.

• Gu Yi descended the cliff, killed the snake-like magical beast, and cleared the cave entrance.
• Gu Yi opened a hidden stone door and found a skeleton, three locked boxes, piles of treasure, and valuable medicinal herbs.
• Gu Yi took the keys and uncovered a Purifying Lotus Demonic Flame Fragment Map hidden in the skeleton’s arm, gaining 500 Source Energy.
• Gu Yi stored the gold and valuables in his Spatial Storage Ring and transplanted the medicinal herbs beside his residence in First Line Sky.
• Gu Yi looked toward the three stone boxes, anticipating the cultivation manuals and combat techniques inside.

After obtaining several valuable techniques, Gu Yi began cultivating Purple Cloud Wings and used his self-created soul technique to withstand the Purple Cloud Eagle’s remnant soul. As the remnant soul began to dissipate, Gu Yi activated Enlightenment and summoned his martial souls and soul rings, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Gu Yi obtained Ice Spirit Flame Grass and gained 300 points of source energy.
• Gu Yi opened three stone boxes and found the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture, Wings of the Eagle, and Roar of the Mad Lion.
• Gu Yi studied Purple Cloud Wings and discovered that cultivating it meant confronting the violent remnant soul of a fifth-tier Purple Cloud Eagle.
• Gu Yi used Solid as a Rock to resist the remnant soul’s attacks, strengthening his will as the contest lasted for a quarter of an hour.
• When the remnant soul began to scatter, Gu Yi activated Enlightenment and summoned his Blood Martial Soul, Bone Martial Soul, and two purple soul rings.

Gu Yi absorbed the Purple Cloud Wings and the Purple Cloud Eagle’s remnant soul, awakening the Blood Flame healing skill. He left the chapter with a new way to restore injuries and replenish his combat endurance.

• Gu Yi used his Soul Power and essence blood to absorb the Purple Cloud Wings and preserve the Purple Cloud Eagle’s remnant soul.
• Gu Yi endured intense pain as the wings formed new branch meridians in his back, then wore away the remnant soul’s violent consciousness.
• Gu Yi awakened Blood Flame, a skill that turned Soul Power and essence blood into a life-force-rich flame that healed injuries.
• Gu Yi reflected on his research into Martial Souls and soul rings, which had led him to attempt extracting a skill from the wings.
• Gu Yi recognized that Blood Flame gave him a healing ability to complement his combat-focused skills.

Gu Yi left the cave after discovering Blood Flame and flew out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range with Purple Cloud Wings. He decided that his strength was still too low to pursue the empire’s major treasures, so he planned to seek instruction in pill refinement.

• Gu Yi considered how Blood Flame might develop into a skill capable of healing him through rebirth, and gained 1,500 Source Power after taking the flying technique from Xiao Yan’s fate.
• Gu Yi buried the skeleton, left the cave, and tested Purple Cloud Wings by soaring above the Magical Beast Mountain Range, where mercenaries mistook him for a Dou King or Dou Emperor.
• Gu Yi landed near Qingshan Town, exhausted by the Soul Power required for flight, and judged that the mountain range’s greatest treasures were beyond his current strength.
• Gu Yi reviewed the requirements for obtaining Hai Bodong’s fragment map and the Green Lotus Core Flame, then chose to focus on learning pill refinement instead.
• Gu Yi planned to visit a nearby city’s Alchemist Association to seek an apprenticeship, with the Cloud Sea Sect as an alternative.

Gu Yi traveled to Jia Ma Holy City to seek a high-grade alchemist as his master and studied medicinal properties to qualify for the Alchemist Guild. After mastering the theory, he obtained pill recipes from Elder Bei and set out to prove his talent through practice.

• Gu Yi rode to Jia Ma Holy City to find a fifth- or sixth-grade alchemist who could teach him.
• At the Alchemist Guild, Gu Yi learned that he needed to be an Alchemist Apprentice or have a mentor's letter to enter, so he bought herbology and medical books.
• Gu Yi studied more than a hundred texts, combining knowledge from different worlds until his pharmacology knowledge rivaled that of an ordinary First-Grade Alchemist.
• Gu Yi asked Elder Bei, a Cloud Sea Sect alchemist, for three Yellow-tier Low-grade Pill Recipes.
• Elder Bei warned Gu Yi not to divide his attention between alchemy and martial cultivation, but Gu Yi began proving that his alchemy talent matched his martial talent.