Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yun’s team advanced through the Tower of Trials, Endless Trial, the Beast Domain Expedition, and the Supreme Sword Domain, earning substantial rewards. They then entered the Spirit Valley Game secret realm, where Xiao Yun discovered how to open its blocked passages.

• Yingzhao, Xuan Yinghua, Chu Yinge, Saint Zixuan, and Xi Zhaoyue cleared the Tower of Trials from floor 104 to floor 138, earning rewards that included another complete Profound Scale Set.
• Xiao Yun sent the five War Spirits into Endless Trial, where they reached floor 83 and earned Spiritual Power, gold coins, and an Advanced Summoning Contract.
• Xiao Yun led the team through their Beast Domain Expedition attempts against second- and third-stage Qiongqi bosses, collecting gifts, resources, and expedition rewards.
• The team cleared Chapters Seven and Eight of the Supreme Sword Domain and used its daily sweep, while the Netherworld Ghost Domain remained on cooldown.
• Xiao Yun teleported with the exhausted team into the Spirit Valley Game secret realm and found a green mechanism controller beside a blocked passage.
• Xiao Yun pulled the lever on the green statue, causing the Elemental Mechanism to sink into the ground and open the passage.

Xiao Yun explored the Spirit Valley Secret Realm, activated its elemental mechanisms, defeated its boss, and collected valuable equipment and summoning contracts. After the instance ended, he claimed his daily rewards, synthesized a Meow Fairy Fate Plate, and prepared to summon War Spirits before meeting the others at the Hill Secret Realm.

• Xiao Yun cleared the Spirit Valley’s monster-guarded chests and activated elemental mechanisms to open routes through the dungeon.
• Xiao Yun defeated the level 120 elites, opened a large chest for an Advanced Summoning Contract and Equipment Awakening Stone, and activated the Gold and Light mechanisms.
• Xiao Yun defeated the level 122 boss and opened two large chests containing four Advanced Summoning Contracts and orange three-star Netherworld Armor and a Netherworld Blade.
• Xiao Yun returned to the Trial Temple, gave the two Netherworld equipment pieces to Xuan Yinghua, and claimed his daily activity rewards.
• Xiao Yun synthesized his Legendary War Spirit Fragments into a Meow Fairy Fate Plate and arranged to meet his War Spirits later before heading to the Hill Secret Realm.

Xiao Yun summoned the legendary Water God He Bo, then reconciled with Nüwa before joining his companions to travel to the Hill Secret Realm. The group set out to meet Senior Crystal Xuan Turtle and open Peach Blossom Spring’s seal.

• Xiao Yun summoned He Bo, a legendary water-element War Spirit, and sent him with Tu Yaoyao to begin training.
• Xiao Yun appeased the displeased Nüwa with three lollipops, carried her around White Jade Capital, and urged her to train.
• Xiao Yun joined Saint Zixuan, Xuan Yinghua, Chu Yinge, Xi Zhaoyue, Yingzhao, Yang Jian, Wind Empress, Zixia, Kinnara, and the others at the Teleportation Platform.
• Saint Zixuan told Xiao Yun that Peach Blossom Spring was likely safe, but only he could open its seal after purifying the ancient stone stele.
• Xiao Yun used White Jade Capital to transport the group to meet Senior Crystal Xuan Turtle.

Xiao Yun opened the Peach Blossom Spring seal and led his War Spirits inside, where they encountered local Tree Sprites and other creatures. As they came under pressure, Tu Yaoyao and the legendary War Spirits arrived from White Jade Capital to reinforce them and guard the teleportation station.

• Xiao Yun ordered the Crystal Xuan Turtle to lift the Peach Blossom Spring seal, and the stele opened a portal that released abundant Immortal Spirit Qi.
• Xiao Yun led the War Spirits through the portal and found themselves standing on a giant leaf beneath the Sky-Connecting Jianmu Tree projection.
• Xuan Yinghua spotted Tree Sprites gathering nearby, so Xiao Yun sent Yang Jian, Wind Empress, Zixia, Qingxia, and Kinnara to stop them without killing innocents.
• Saint Zixuan directed the other War Spirits to build a Teleportation Array while Yang Jian's team fought the growing crowd of local creatures.
• Tu Yaoyao and the legendary War Spirits arrived from White Jade Capital, and Xiao Yun assigned Jin Qingwei and Hua Wushuang to command the teleportation station in turn.

Xiao Yun’s group defeated the Wood Elves on Jianmu’s branches, and the Spirit of Jianmu revealed that it wanted them to train the elves for threats from the abyss. After receiving rewards and continuing their advance, the group reached a medium branch where coordinated Wood Elf troops made the battles harder.

• Xiao Yun ordered his Subordinate War Spirits to fight at full strength, and the team defeated the Wood Elf Captain’s squad at the fifth checkpoint, occupying the leaf.
• The Spirit of Jianmu contacted Xiao Yun, asked him to train the Wood Elves, promised rewards for every five checkpoints, and sent greetings to the Nuwa Tribe.
• Xiao Yun opened the chest at the leaf stalk and stored its one-star Purple Equipment, a Void Transformation Chain.
• Xiao Yun’s team defeated another squad of Wood Elf Captains and found two Advanced Summoning Contracts and a Legendary Fate Token for Yingzhao in their chest.
• Xiao Yun led the team across the branches, where they defeated the Wood Elves and eventually encountered coordinated troops including Wood Elf Elite Shield Guards and Wood Elf Elite Swordsmen.

Xiao Yun entered the Five Elements Earth Origin Fruit and began cultivating five elemental lotus buds as Ambrosial Arbor accelerated the fruit’s maturation. While he underwent his breakthrough, Saint Zixuan and the others defended him from waves of parasitic demons drawn by the fruit’s energy.

• Xiao Yun and the others discovered the Five Elements Earth Origin Fruit, and Saint Zixuan realized it had not yet matured.
• Ambrosial Arbor accelerated the fruit’s growth, and Xiao Yun’s Earthly Immortal body resonated with its Five Elements energy.
• Saint Zixuan kicked Xiao Yun into the fruit, where he absorbed its nectar and cultivated five elemental lotus buds using the Azure Lotus Sword Song.
• Jianmu Corruptors and Abyssal Demon Vines attacked, drawn by the fruit’s Aura of Creation, and Saint Zixuan warned the others to protect Xiao Yun’s breakthrough.
• Xuan Yinghua, Yang Jian, Feng Hou, Zixia, Xi Zhaoyue, Kinnara, and Gonggong fought back the demonic creatures as more continued to emerge.

Xiao Yun advanced to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm after absorbing the Five Elements Origin Fruit, while his allies destroyed the demon-seed mother body. He led his forces onward through the Wood Elves’ stages, defeating their level 120 hero and his troops.

• Chu Ying'e turned the parasitic demon seeds against one another while Yang Jian found their mother body, which Gonggong, Yinglong, and Xuan Yinghua destroyed.
• Xiao Yun completed his breakthrough to the mid-stage Earth Immortal realm, forming Five Elements Lotus Buds and gaining a Five Elements Sword Lotus bud.
• Youyou rewarded Xiao Yun with 10 Advanced Summoning Contracts for advancing his realm.
• Xiao Yun led his forces through the next Wood Elf stages, where his mythic-grade fighters swiftly defeated the level 100 opponents.
• Xiao Yun sent Yang Jian to duel the level 120 Primordial Hero-grade Wood Elf, and Yang Jian defeated him with a single strike before the War Spirits routed the remaining elves.

Xiao Yun's team cleared the Wood Elf checkpoints and defeated five powerful Hero Units before facing the Five Elements Guardian Beasts of the Ambrosial Arbor. They defeated the Gold, Wood, Water, and Fire guardians, then reached Huang Tianshu, the final guardian blocking their path to the Spirit of Jianmu.

• Xiao Yun's team fought through increasingly difficult Wood Elf checkpoints, and Wangliang nearly fell after charging into the enemy formation.
• Xiao Yun assembled Xuan Yinghua, Ying Zhao, Chu Ying'e, Zixuan, and Xi Zhaoyue, who defeated five level 120 Ancient Tier 1 enemy heroes in a direct battle.
• Yinglong defeated the Gold guardian Bai Difeng with Divine Punishment Thunder, and Wind Empress and Xuan Yinghua defeated the Wood guardian Qing Lingjun with a firestorm.
• Xi Zhaoyue and Zixuan countered the Water guardian Xuan Mingji's mist and trapped it in a multicolored crystal.
• Chu Ying'e and Gonggong defeated the Fire guardian Zhu Minghuang by attacking through its flames, freezing it, and having a Water Kunpeng swallow it.
• Xiao Yun's team reached Huang Tianshu, the Earth guardian whose defeat would let them meet the Spirit of Jianmu.

Xiao Yun and the War Spirits struggled to break Huang Tianshu’s crystal defenses, which were continually restored by Jianmu’s roots. Qingxia severed Huang Tianshu’s connection to the roots long enough for the team to shatter the wall and pass Lord Jianmu’s test, though Huang Tianshu warned them they still needed to grow stronger.

• Huang Tianshu raised an earth-powered crystal wall and repelled the War Spirits’ attacks for half an hour.
• Xiao Yun realized Huang Tianshu’s defenses depended on its connection to Jianmu, and Qingxia identified the brief gap when it lifted its front left hoof to repair the wall.
• Xuan Yinghua led a concentrated assault as Qingxia teleported behind Huang Tianshu and severed the energy channel between its left leg and Jianmu’s roots.
• Xiao Yun ordered the War Spirits to attack with everything they had, and Xuan Yinghua broke through the weakened crystal wall while Qingxia disrupted Huang Tianshu’s attempts to reconnect.
• Huang Tianshu acknowledged Xiao Yun’s tactic and declared that the War Spirits had passed Lord Jianmu’s test, then warned them to grow stronger against Abyss enemies before sinking into Jianmu’s trunk.

After defeating Huang Tianshu, Xiao Yun claimed the reward chest and stepped onto Ambrosial Arbor, where the Spirit of Jianmu transported him into its Core Secret Realm. There, he met the Spirit of Jianmu and learned that the realm was Ambrosial Arbor’s hidden paradise and central region.

• Xiao Yun opened the reward chest, found a purple two-star Void Breaking Set and two Advanced Summoning Contracts, and gave the set to Yinglong.
• Xiao Yun stepped onto Ambrosial Arbor’s main branch and vanished; Zixuan calmed the War Spirits and took charge while he was away.
• Xiao Yun arrived in a wondrous secret realm filled with dense Immortal Spirit Qi, rare plants, and magical creatures.
• Bai Difeng, Qing Lingjun, Xuan Mingji, Zhu Minghuang, and Huang Tianshu gathered around the Spirit of Jianmu’s Tree Core in a formation of worship.
• The Spirit of Jianmu spoke to Xiao Yun, and he learned through its information that the realm was Ambrosial Arbor’s hidden paradise and most central region.

The Spirit of Jianmu explained the Great Wilderness’s fall and asked Xiao Yun to purify the Abyssal Demon Seeds in nearby regions. After rewarding him and helping him raise his immortal rank, the Spirit began awakening the lotus buds in Xiao Yun’s five viscera.

• The Spirit of Jianmu told Xiao Yun that the Great Wilderness had been devastated by war and abyssal corruption after its Lords and War Spirits disappeared.
• The Spirit of Jianmu revealed that the Spirit Spring Forest and Cloud Dream Marsh were contaminated and asked Xiao Yun to destroy the Abyssal Demon Seeds at their cores.
• Xiao Yun agreed to reclaim the regions, and the Spirit of Jianmu promised daily resources and rewarded him for developing Peach Blossom Spring.
• Youyou informed Xiao Yun that he had gained experience, resources, and recognition from the Spirit of Jianmu, raising his Lord Level to 43.
• The Spirit of Jianmu poured Immortal Spirit Qi into Xiao Yun, causing the lotus buds in his Lung Palace and Heart Palace to bloom into a sword spirit and a Fiery Spirit Bird.

Xiao Yun completed his breakthrough to the Late Earth Immortal stage with the Spirit of Jianmu’s help and learned that the next destination, Spirit Spring Forest, had been occupied by the Abyss Faction. After returning to White Jade Capital to prepare for the coming battle, he spent the evening reflecting on his hometown and his father from his previous life.

• Xiao Yun formed five perfectly integrated Nascent Souls and advanced to the Late Earth Immortal stage, earning a reward of 1,000 spirit stones.
• The Spirit of Jianmu told Xiao Yun to purify the Abyssal Monsters and revealed that Spirit Spring Forest was occupied by the Abyss Faction.
• Xiao Yun returned to his War Spirits, announced his breakthrough and the next mission, and decided to build up his forces before heading to Spirit Spring Forest.
• Xiao Yun teleported everyone back to White Jade Capital and asked Wind Empress to arrange for supplies to be brought from the Peach Blossom Spring.
• Xiao Yun strolled through White Jade Capital, looked at his pocket watch, and saw the silhouette of his father from his previous life reflected on its face.
• Evening rain fell from Zixia the Fairy’s woven glow, and leaves from the Three Lives Tree turned into letters bearing the lines, “We share this moment across the world.”

Xiao Yun shared a cheerful visit with Jingwei in the Vast Wilderness World before returning to Douluo Continent, where he saw Zhu Zhuqing mastering the first level of the Spirit Cat Steps. The chapter ended with Xiao Yun asking Zhu Zhuqing to make breakfast, and her admitting she only knew how to grill meat.

• Jingwei shared an ancient merfolk song and a miniature East Sea landscape with Xiao Yun, then left to help Gonggong sort tidal charts.
• Xiao Yun returned to Douluo Continent, sensed his refined Immortal Spirit Energy, and put it into his Martial Soul Bead before going back to sleep.
• Xiao Yun woke late and watched Zhu Zhuqing silently land after splitting a falling leaf, recognizing that she had mastered the first level of the Spirit Cat Steps overnight.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to practice the Phantom Movement Technique but stopped when she ran short of Soul Power.
• Xiao Yun told Zhu Zhuqing to call him Brother Xiao and asked whether she could make breakfast; Zhu Zhuqing said she only knew how to grill meat.

Xiao Yun returned to Yunlai Tavern and was warmly welcomed by the neighbors, who shared breakfast and warned him about recent dangers. He secretly protected Zhu Zhuqing and arranged food for her, while encouraging Lin Hu to believe his ordinary family’s Martial Souls could still become powerful.

• Xiao Yun told Zhu Zhuqing to stay in the courtyard while he went out for breakfast, then warned her that Heaven Dou Empire spies might be searching for her.
• Auntie Wang and the neighbors greeted Xiao Yun, and Lin Hu thanked him for saving his life and offered him his saved Copper Soul Coins for malt candy.
• Uncle Lin served Xiao Yun breakfast, warned him about a squad of city guards being killed, and mentioned that Shopkeeper Liu’s daughter had disappeared.
• Xiao Yun asked Uncle Lin to keep Zhu Zhuqing’s presence secret and ordered extra food for someone back at the tavern.
• Lin Hu described dreaming of a beautiful black cat, and Xiao Yun encouraged him by saying a stick and iron ring could become a powerful weapon.

Xiao Yun brought breakfast to Zhu Zhuqing and told her to focus on cultivation while he prepared to reopen Yunlai Tavern in a few days. After giving her a maid outfit to wear as a server and conceal her identity, he practiced swordsmanship and saw how well the outfit suited her.

• Xiao Yun told Lin Hu about the Ruyi Jingu Bang and invited him to hear its story at the tavern later.
• Xiao Yun found Zhu Zhuqing asleep after a night of cultivation, woke her, and brought her breakfast.
• Xiao Yun decided to delay reopening Yunlai Tavern and told Zhu Zhuqing to master the Spirit Cat Six Arts first.
• Xiao Yun gave Zhu Zhuqing a catgirl maid outfit, which she initially mistook as a sign that he was a lecher.
• Xiao Yun practiced Azure Lotus Sword Song in the courtyard while Zhu Zhuqing changed clothes.
• Zhu Zhuqing came out wearing the maid outfit, and Xiao Yun praised how well it suited her.

Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Yun about his cultivation methods before Dai Mubai arrived with a Soul Saint and demanded that Xiao Yun serve the Star Luo royal family. Xiao Yun refused and challenged Dai Mubai to reconsider the empire’s deadly succession system, leaving him unsettled.

• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Yun about the Azure Lotus Sword Song and how to cultivate the Dark Spirit Eyes, and he explained the method’s requirements and advised her to master the Dark Spirit Cat Art first.
• Xiao Yun sensed an approaching enemy and told Zhu Zhuqing to veil herself before waiting for the visitor in the courtyard.
• Dai Mubai vaulted over the courtyard wall with a Soul Saint and offered Xiao Yun a chance to join the Star Luo Empire.
• Xiao Yun refused Dai Mubai’s offer and questioned whether the Star Luo royal family wasted talent by forcing princes to fight over succession.
• Dai Mubai was stunned as Xiao Yun argued that the less talented prince could govern while the most gifted prince cultivated into the empire’s strongest protector.

Xiao Yun confronted Dai Mubai and exposed that the Star Luo succession battle might be a ritual, prompting Dai Mubai to order his death. Dugu Bo arrived in time to stop the attack, and Heaven Dou experts surrounded Dai Mubai while Xiao Yun protected Zhu Zhuqing with his special treasure.

• Dai Mubai threatened Xiao Yun after he suggested the Star Luo succession battle was a ritual, while Zhu Zhuqing resolved to cut ties with the Star Luo Empire.
• Xiao Yun stopped Zhu Zhuqing from attacking and used his power to shield her from Old Zhou's Soul Saint pressure.
• Old Zhou transformed into a giant tiger and attacked Xiao Yun and Zhu Zhuqing, but Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor blocked the strike.
• Xiao Yun struck Old Zhou's leg and sent him crashing through the courtyard wall, and Dugu Bo's snake restrained him.
• Old Zhou threw Dai Mubai over the wall to help him escape, but Dai Mubai found Heaven Dou Soul Masters waiting on the rooftops.
• Xiao Yun told Zhu Zhuqing that the protective pagoda was one of his special treasures, not a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

Xiao Yun stopped a Star Luo Empire Soul Saint from self-destructing and handed him over to Dugu Bo, who also took Dai Mubai away. After the battle, Xiao Yun explained the damage to Uncle Lin and began telling Lin Hu the story of the monkey from Journey to the West.

• The bound Soul Saint tried to self-destruct, but Xiao Yun sealed his Soul Power and prevented the explosion.
• Xiao Yun handed the Soul Saint to Dugu Bo, who departed with him while Dai Mubai was escorted away by Dugu Bo's men.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked why the attackers had not recognized her, and Xiao Yun explained that her maid outfit made people perceive her as a maid.
• Xiao Yun complained that Dugu Bo had wrecked his courtyard, ordered Zhu Zhuqing to clean it, and went to the Yunlai Tavern's main hall.
• Xiao Yun reassured Uncle Lin and explained that Dugu Bo's group had fought at his home while capturing Star Luo Empire spies.
• Xiao Yun kept Lin Hu behind and recited the opening poem of Journey to the West, but told him he would understand it when he was older.

Xiao Yun told Lin Hu and Zhu Zhuqing the story of Sun Wukong, ending with Sun Wukong's return to Flower-Fruit Mountain after learning his post in Heaven was insignificant. After Lin Hu went home, Zhu Zhuqing questioned whether the tale was real, and she and Xiao Yun spent the rest of the day eating and cleaning the courtyard.

• Xiao Yun narrated Sun Wukong's birth, training, adventures in the Dragon Palaces and Underworld, and appointment as Bimawen.
• Sun Wukong declared himself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven after returning to Flower-Fruit Mountain, and Uncle Lin called Lin Hu home.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Xiao Yun whether Sun Wukong's story really existed, but he answered cryptically and went to prepare lunch.
• Xiao Yun and Zhu Zhuqing ate lunch, then worked together to clean the courtyard damaged in the clash between Dugu Bo and a Soul Saint.
• Xiao Yun and Zhu Zhuqing made dinner together, and Xiao Yun tried Zhu Zhuqing's grilled meat.

Xiao Yun began learning alchemy from Saint Zixuan at Nuwa Palace, studying Shennong's Materia Medica by tasting herbs and practicing pill-making. He reached its second layer, gained resistance to ordinary poisons, and successfully refined his first Qi-Replenishing Pills.

• Xiao Yun collected his accumulated supplies, reached Lord Level 45, completed his daily missions, and traveled to Nuwa Palace.
• Saint Zixuan gave Xiao Yun Shennong's Materia Medica and taught him that alchemy began with recognizing medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Yun tasted hundreds of herbs and advanced Shennong's Materia Medica to its second layer, becoming immune to ordinary poisons.
• Saint Zixuan taught Xiao Yun how to combine medicinal herbs and use a Pill Furnace to refine Qi-Replenishing Pills.
• After four failed attempts, Xiao Yun refined three low-grade Qi-Replenishing Pills on his fifth try.