Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xie bluffed Drew Black into backing down, then learned from Xiao Xiao that the golden pearl was a World Pearl, a remnant of a dead world containing its laws. The chapter left Xiao Xie considering the power and ranks of World Pearls, including the Sea Stabilizing Pearls.

• Xiao Xie fooled Drew Black into thinking he was a dangerous expert and left him unable to retaliate.
• Xiao Xiao laughed at Drew Black’s reaction after returning with Xiao Xie to their manor residence.
• Xiao Xiao identified the Soul Gold Pearl as a World Pearl formed from a dead world and explained that such pearls could be used to create worlds or forge weapons.
• Xiao Xie asked whether the Sea Stabilizing Pearls were World Pearls, and Xiao Xiao confirmed they were likely Middle Thousand World Pearls.
• Xiao Xiao explained that World Pearls were ranked by the size of the world they came from, from Lesser Thousand to Great Thousand.

Xiao Xie used a World Pearl to upgrade the Worship System to Level Two, unlocking decomposition, elixir refinement, and forging. He tested its enhancement function by making Arno and Ikaros Low-Rank Gods, then prepared to upgrade Ikaros further with a Middle Godhead.

• Xiao Xiao explained that the World Pearl was required to upgrade the Worship System, and Xiao Xie agreed to use it.
• Xiao Xiao absorbed the World Pearl, and Xiao Xie entered the greatly expanded Worship Space to inspect the Level Two System.
• Xiao Xiao described the new decomposition, elixir refinement, and forging functions and explained the World Pearl requirements for later upgrades.
• Xiao Xie recycled Low-Rank Godheads for Points and used a Dark Element Godhead to enhance Arno and Ikaros into Low-Rank Gods.
• Xiao Xie took out a Light Element Middle Godhead for Ikaros, intending to enhance her into a Middle God.

Xiao Xie upgraded Ikaros to a Middle God, then used the Decomposition Furnace to turn thousands of Low-Rank Godheads into Law Fragments and Godhead Fragments. He forged a Wangshu-inspired Godhead Weapon and left the Law Fragments to refine later.

• Xiao Xie spent one hundred thousand Godhead Points and a Light-element Middle Godhead to upgrade Ikaros, who gained three Light-element Profound Mysteries and pledged to protect him.
• Xiao Xie decomposed a Wind-element Low-Rank Godhead and discovered that it yielded a Wind Element Law Fragment and a Godhead Fragment.
• Xiao Xie decomposed seven thousand Low-Rank Godheads into Law Fragments and Godhead Fragments, planning to cultivate the Wind, Fire, Water, and Earth Laws.
• Xiao Xie used seven thousand Godhead Fragments and one hundred Godhead Points in the Forging Furnace to create a transparent sword modeled after the Wangshu Sword.

Xiao Xie named his newly forged sword Wangshu Sword and traveled to The Journey of Flower world to seek Primordial Power and refine his Law Fragments. After investigating, he confirmed that the world followed the television drama version, where its cultivators were far weaker than in the novel.

• Xiao Xie named the newly intelligent sword Wangshu Sword, and it responded with joy.
• Xiao Xie received a three-year travel ticket to Twin Dragons of the Tang Dynasty but set it aside, then used his ticket to enter The Journey of Flower world.
• Xiao Xie arrived as the young master of a wealthy family and learned that Shan Chunqiu had destroyed Shu Mountain under Demon Lord Sha Qianmo's orders.
• Xiao Xie spent three days investigating the world and confirmed it was based primarily on the television drama rather than the more powerful novel version.

Xiao Xie established himself as the world’s strongest expert under the name Flame Emperor and set events in motion to make Bai Zihua and Sha Qianmo gather the Ten Directions Divine Artifacts for him. At Chang Liu Mountain’s early recruitment tournament, he met The Journey of Flower and left her asking his name.

• Xiao Xie used his Fire Domain and powerful defenses to defeat Bai Zihua, Sha Qianmo, and the other renowned experts, earning recognition as Number One Under Heaven.
• Sha Qianmo vowed to obtain Primordial Power and repay Flame Emperor for forcing him to his knees.
• After the Chang Liu Sect moved its recruitment tournament forward, Xiao Xie decided to attend and planned to claim Primordial Power after others gathered the Ten Directions Divine Artifacts.
• Xiao Xie used the Luck Controller to see that The Journey of Flower’s Lone Star of Heavenly Fiend fate came from her overwhelming luck as the Flower God’s reincarnation.
• Xiao Xie appeared in front of The Journey of Flower, who ran into him, accepted his help up, and introduced herself while asking his name.

Xiao Xie accompanied The Journey of Flower to the Chang Liu examination, where they met Ni Mantian, Shuo Feng, and Qing Shui. Luo Shiyi introduced the first trial, which required candidates to escape Wangliang Forest by noon the next day, and warned that Man-eating Flowers made it dangerous.

• Xiao Xie and The Journey of Flower encountered Ni Mantian and watched Shuo Feng defeat two challengers before ignoring Ni Mantian.
• Ni Mantian angrily confronted Xiao Xie and The Journey of Flower after they laughed, then left when the examination bell rang.
• The Journey of Flower befriended Qing Shui while the candidates gathered for the examination.
• Luo Shiyi announced that candidates had to escape Wangliang Forest before noon the next day and warned them about its Man-eating Flowers.

Luo Shiyi explained the assessment’s safety rules, and Xiao Xie shared cake and drinks with The Journey of Flower, Tang Bao, and Qing Shui while they waited. The assessment began with the examinees entering a teleportation gate to Wangliang Forest, and The Journey of Flower set off after Xiao Xie reassured her that he would follow.

• Luo Shiyi announced that examinees could crush their Silver Water Pearls to escape, would surrender their treasures for basic weapons, and would stop competing at night.
• Xiao Xie gave The Journey of Flower cake, then shared more cake and fruit juice with Qing Shui and The Journey of Flower.
• The Journey of Flower shared cake with Tang Bao and offered a spoonful to Xiao Xie, while Ni Mantian noticed the unusual treats but said nothing.
• After the gathering bell rang, Xiao Xie, The Journey of Flower, and Qing Shui went to the Examination Hall, where Qing Shui tried to speak with Shuo Feng and he ignored her.
• Ni Mantian entered the teleportation gate, then The Journey of Flower followed after Xiao Xie reassured her he would meet her soon.

Hua Qiangu and Xiao Xie entered the Wangliang Forest examination after surrendering their weapons and companions. As Hua Qiangu was attacked, Bai Zihua let the danger unfold because her fate as his Life and Death Tribulation threatened his cultivation.

• Luo Shiyi stopped Hua Qiangu from taking Tang Bao into the examination, and Hua Qiangu entered the portal alone.
• Qing Shui entered the portal, and Xiao Xie later handed Black Sword Night to Luo Shiyi before entering as well.
• Xiao Xie used his Observation Haki to find Hua Qiangu in Wangliang Forest but avoided going straight to her because the forest was being watched.
• Luo Shiyi spotted black-robed examinees attacking others and asked Bai Zihua whether to stop them, but Bai Zihua chose to observe how the examinees responded.
• Tang Bao saw a masked attacker threaten Hua Qiangu and begged for help, while Bai Zihua refused to intervene.
• Bai Zihua reflected that Hua Qiangu was his Life and Death Tribulation and that he sought greater power to face the Flame Emperor.

During the Chang Liu Sect trials, Ni Mantian saved The Journey of Flower from an ambush, and Xiao Xie later rescued them both from a pack of Man-eating Flowers. The Journey of Flower reunited with Dongfang as Bai Zihua learned more about Xiao Xie and his sword.

• Bai Zihua watched an examinee ambush The Journey of Flower and regretted it when Ni Mantian arrived and drove the attacker away.
• Ni Mantian explained that the Silver Water Pearl encouraged examinees to eliminate rivals, then led The Journey of Flower toward the forest’s edge.
• The Journey of Flower sensed danger, and she and Ni Mantian fled a group of Man-eating Flowers before becoming surrounded.
• Ni Mantian refused to abandon The Journey of Flower and fought to protect her, but the Man-eating Flowers overwhelmed them.
• Xiao Xie cut down the Man-eating Flowers, befriended Ni Mantian, and reassured The Journey of Flower; Bai Zihua learned Xiao Xie’s name and examined his Black Sword Night.
• Dongfang ran out of the forest, and The Journey of Flower happily asked why he had come instead of waiting for Yun Yin.

Xiao Xie, The Journey of Flower, Ni Mantian, and Dongfang Yuqing rested together after the first stage of the Chang Liu Sect examination ended for the day. Xiao Xie's swordsmanship impressed Bai Zihua, while Dongfang Yuqing grew suspicious of him.

• Dongfang Yuqing told The Journey of Flower that he had arranged for people to find Yun Yin and send him to Chang Liu Sect, then met Xiao Xie and Ni Mantian.
• Xiao Xie concealed his hostility toward Dongfang Yuqing and led the group to a streamside campsite after Luo Shiyi announced that candidates had to last until sunrise to pass the first stage.
• Xiao Xie caught more than a dozen fish with his sword, prompting Dongfang Yuqing to suspect his skill and plan to investigate him.
• Bai Zihua watched through a magical artifact and realized Xiao Xie's swordsmanship might surpass his own.
• Xiao Xie cooked the fish with Fire Fragrance Herb, and The Journey of Flower and Ni Mantian praised the meal.

Xiao Xie helped The Journey of Flower and Ni Mantian escape the Bewitching Mist, allowing them to pass the first Chang Liu Sect trial with Dongfang Yuqing. The four emerged first and reunited with Tang Bao as fewer than a hundred examinees passed.

• Xiao Xie and Dongfang Yuqing joked over grilled fish before Luo Shiyi reported that the other examinees had fallen asleep.
• At Bai Zihua's instruction, Luo Shiyi released the Bewitching Mist, and Xiao Xie broke his own illusion by defeating a black dragon with one sword strike.
• Xiao Xie used his sword intent to wake The Journey of Flower and Ni Mantian, foiling Bai Zihua's attempt to keep The Journey of Flower trapped.
• Xiao Xie, Dongfang Yuqing, The Journey of Flower, and Ni Mantian left Wangliang Forest together and became the first examinees to pass the trial.
• Luo Shiyi returned Xiao Xie's black saber, and Tang Bao greeted The Journey of Flower and Dongfang Yuqing.
• By noon, fewer than a hundred of the several hundred examinees had passed the first trial.

Xiao Xie helped Flower cross the second Chang Liu Sect trial by running across the iron chains with her eyes closed, while concealing his skillful assistance from the examiners. After Flower and Xiao Xie reached the opposite cliff, Bai Zihua realized Xiao Xie’s martial arts surpassed his own.

• Luo Shiyi announced that the second trial required examinees to cross iron chains over a bottomless abyss without using spells, while dodging painful boomerangs.
• Flower said she was afraid of heights, but Xiao Xie urged her to go first and told her to close her eyes and run.
• Xiao Xie kicked the iron chain to send ripples beneath Flower’s feet, allowing her to cross safely with her eyes closed.
• Flower reached the opposite cliff and celebrated, and Xiao Xie used the Lightning Flash Divine Travel Step to join her.
• Qing Shui and Ni Mantian were astonished by Flower’s crossing, while Bai Zihua recognized Xiao Xie’s martial arts as superior to his own.

After passing the second assessment, The Journey of Flower and the other examinees traveled to Chang Liu for the third round. Along the way, they learned that the Flame Emperor had split a mountain with one sword strike, while Xiao Xie continued secretly refining Law Fragments.

• Half the examinees fell from the iron chain during the second assessment, but a formation below the cliff kept them safe, and Luo Shiyi announced that the next round would take place at Chang Liu the following day.
• That night, The Journey of Flower fell asleep to music from Xiao Xie's flute, and Xiao Xie refined a fire-element Law Fragment after sensing she was asleep.
• The next morning, Luo Shiyi led the examinees by Sword Flight toward Chang Liu, where The Journey of Flower and Ni Mantian competed for Xiao Xie's attention.
• Luo Shiyi explained that the mountain called Double Flame Peak had once been Fallen Flame Peak, until the Flame Emperor split it with a single sword strike after defeating Bai Zihua.
• Ni Mantian told The Journey of Flower and Qing Shui that the Flame Emperor had defeated Bai Zihua, Sha Qianmo, and experts from the major sects, and said she had seen him at Penglai.

Xiao Xie and the others arrived at Chang Liu Mountain, where Luo Shiyi showed them the Three Reverends’ floating halls. Xiao Xie planned to study Chang Liu’s magical arts while preventing The Journey of Flower from becoming Bai Zihua’s disciple and hoping Ni Mantian could take that place.

• Ni Mantian told The Journey of Flower and Qing Shui that only Bai Zihua reaching the Tenth Heaven or someone gathering the Ten Directions Divine Artifacts could defeat the Flame Emperor.
• Luo Shiyi stopped the group from discussing the Flame Emperor and pointed out Chang Liu Mountain’s Greed Hall, Soul-Reaping Hall, and Heartless Hall.
• Luo Shiyi explained that Bai Zihua lived in Heartless Hall, and Xiao Xie decided he would not let The Journey of Flower become Bai Zihua’s disciple.
• Xiao Xie planned to have Ni Mantian become Bai Zihua’s disciple and intended to learn Chang Liu’s magical arts for himself.

Xiao Xie and The Journey of Flower passed Chang Liu’s Three Lives Pond trial unharmed and joined the twelve examinees who qualified. Luo Shiyi led them to Chang Liu’s Main Hall, where they greeted Bai Zihua and the other Reverends.

• Luo Shiyi explained that examinees had to cross the Three Lives Pond, whose waters punished greed, desire, and obsession.
• The Journey of Flower worried that her feelings for Mo Bing would make the pond harm her, but she and Xiao Xie crossed comfortably while Ni Mantian struggled behind them.
• Bai Zihua judged Xiao Xie highly suited to cultivation but thought The Journey of Flower lacked the aptitude to last at Chang Liu.
• Only twelve examinees passed the trial, and Luo Shiyi led them to the Chang Liu Main Hall.
• Xiao Xie bowed to Bai Zihua while privately vowing to make him return the salute when Xiao Xie next appeared as the Flame Emperor.

Thirteen new disciples officially joined Chang Liu, and Xiao Xie watched as Bai Zihua concealed The Journey of Flower’s unusual Life Stone reaction. The chapter left The Journey of Flower staring at Bai Zihua, whose connection to Mo Bing she suspected despite her missing memories.

• Mo Yan introduced Meng Xuanlang as Chang Liu’s specially recruited thirteenth disciple, and Luo Shiyi placed him beside Xiao Xie.
• Bai Zihua gave the new disciples their Gong Mu, while he considered Xiao Xie a promising candidate for the next Sect Leader.
• Sheng Xiaomo explained that disciples’ Life Stones recorded their identities and warned Chang Liu if they were in danger or died.
• Meng Xuanlang and the other disciples dripped blood onto their Life Stones, and Meng Xuanlang’s stone glowed faint purple.
• The Journey of Flower’s Life Stone glowed red when she added her blood, but Bai Zihua changed its glow to purple before anyone else noticed.
• The Journey of Flower stared at Bai Zihua after giving her blood, sensing that he was Mo Bing despite her altered memories.

After joining Chang Liu, Xiao Xie studied the Cultivation World’s ranks and history in the Book Collection Pavilion while Bai Zihua considered taking him as a disciple. Bai Zihua saw Xiao Xie as a strong candidate to win the Immortal Sword Assembly, while Xiao Xie remained focused on learning about the world and its cultivation methods.

• Mo Yan announced that Bai Zihua would take a personal disciple, who would become Chang Liu’s Head Disciple, and the new disciples eagerly agreed to compete for the honor.
• After the newcomers were assigned quarters, Xiao Xie went to the Book Collection Pavilion to study cultivation and compare its ranks with the system he already knew.
• Xiao Xie learned about the world’s Immortal Ascendants and assessed how his domain, Divine Beast Fire Spirits, and formations could affect a battle against Bai Zihua and the other experts.
• Xiao Xie also searched books on pills and medicinal herbs for cultivation pill recipes suited to this world.
• Luo Shiyi reported that Xiao Xie was still reading, and Bai Zihua told Mo Yan that Xiao Xie was talented, diligent, and a likely contender for first place at the Immortal Sword Assembly.
• Bai Zihua said Xiao Xie might be the most suitable choice for his personal disciple.

Xiao Xie joined the new disciples for a lesson on the Sword Control Technique and revealed that he could already fly with exceptional skill. His effortless display left Luo Shiyi and the other students stunned, while the lesson continued with Xiao Xie far ahead of his peers.

• Xiao Xie encouraged Hua Qiangu as she memorized the incantation for their lesson.
• Luo Shiyi taught the disciples the basics of the Sword Control Technique and explained that their wooden swords each weighed a hundred jin.
• Xiao Xie lifted his wooden sword with ease and flew from the training grounds into the clouds.
• Xiao Xie flew through the clouds and returned after leaving a huge character for “immortal” above them.
• Luo Shiyi reassured the stunned disciples that Xiao Xie's skill was exceptional and urged them not to compare themselves with him.

Xiao Xie arranged to help The Journey of Flower improve her cultivation after she struggled to learn the Sword Control Technique. At night, she secretly visited his room and swallowed the Breaking Hope Pill he had refined for her, and Xiao Xie began helping her absorb its power.

• Ni Mantian and Shuo Feng quickly learned to fly with the Sword Control Technique, while The Journey of Flower and Meng Xuanlang could not lift their wooden swords.
• Xiao Xie reassured The Journey of Flower and told her to visit his room that night so he could guide her.
• Ni Mantian tried to teach The Journey of Flower, but she still could not make her sword fly after half a day of practice.
• After nightfall, The Journey of Flower slipped away from her sleeping roommates and went to Xiao Xie's room.
• Xiao Xie gave The Journey of Flower a Breaking Hope Pill, which she swallowed without hesitation, then helped her refine its medicinal power.

The Journey of Flower broke through to Vision Breaking, received the Ice Soul Sword from Xiao Xie, and learned to use the Sword Control Technique. Xiao Xie suspected that Mo Bing was Bai Zihua and explained why Bai Zihua may have left her and failed to save her father, leaving her shaken but comforted by Xiao Xie.

• The Journey of Flower absorbed the medicinal power with Xiao Xie's help and advanced from Initial Recognition to Vision Breaking.
• Xiao Xie gave The Journey of Flower the Ice Soul Sword, and she accepted it rather than let him give it to Ni Mantian.
• The Journey of Flower used the Sword Control Technique successfully and thanked Xiao Xie for treating her like Brother Mo Bing.
• The Journey of Flower told Xiao Xie how she had met Mo Bing and explained that she came to Chang Liu to learn why he left without saying goodbye.
• Xiao Xie suggested that Mo Bing was Bai Zihua, whose sect duties and guilt might explain his actions, and The Journey of Flower struggled to accept the possibility.
• Xiao Xie embraced The Journey of Flower and promised that he would never leave her.