Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xiao Pi, the eighth-level Demon Beast, is freed from its chains and injured but saved by Ling Mu.
• Su Fenqiao discovers a way to sever Fu Tianxing's connection to the core of the small world, which could help the Fuxi Clan senior regain control.
• Chi Xiaotai joins the fight, using her ultimate move "Mirror, Samsara" to control over a hundred Heavenly Grade divine weapons.
• Ling Mu, Su Fenqiao, and Chi Xiaotai team up to locate and attack Fu Tianxing, with Chi Xiaotai providing cover from a distance.

Character Developments

• Ling Mu demonstrates his concern for Xiao Pi, showing his growing bond with the little monkey.
• Su Fenqiao reveals her strategic thinking and battlefield intuition, earning Ling Mu's trust.
• Chi Xiaotai showcases her immense power and potential, worrying Su Fenqiao about the future implications for the Demon Race.

Significant Themes

• Teamwork and unity: The trio works together to combat Fu Tianxing, highlighting the importance of cooperation against a powerful enemy.
• Power dynamics: The chapter explores the differences in power between cultivation realms and the impact of having a recognized master on Heavenly Grade weapons.

Character Interactions

• Ling Mu and Su Fenqiao develop a tentative partnership, with Ling Mu appreciating Su Fenqiao's strategic mind and Su Fenqiao acknowledging Ling Mu's worth as an ally.
• Chi Xiaotai joins the fight, and her formidable power earns respect from Ling Mu and concern from Su Fenqiao.
• Ling Mu attempts to share a pre-battle custom from his empire but is met with confusion, highlighting the cultural differences between them.

Su Fenqiao sacrificed the power of her Purple Gold Bloodline to kill Fu Tianxing and end the battle in the collapsing Secret Realm. The survivors escaped the immediate fight, but Feng Xuanhuang’s fate remained unknown as the Small World began to fall apart.

• Li Mu held off Fu Tianxing’s black mist attacks while Su Fenqiao advanced, and Chi Xiaotai maintained a passage through the mist.
• Su Fenqiao awakened her Purple Gold Bloodline, destroyed the Resentment Monster, and overcame Fu Tianxing’s attacks at the cost of a year-long period of weakness.
• Su Fenqiao stabbed Fu Tianxing’s origin point, killing him and clearing the black mist.
• Chi Xiaotai, Hongye, Bigan, Li Mu, and the others regrouped, but Su Fenqiao said she could no longer trace Feng Xuanhuang’s presence.
• The Small World began collapsing, and the survivors prepared to flee.

As the Small World collapsed, Li Mu was pulled through space by his mother's sword, the Sword of Vows, and found Feng Xuanhuang, an ancestor of the Fuxi Clan. He told Feng Xuanhuang that his mother, Feng Qingli, had believed herself to be the clan's last successor.

• Chi Xiaotai offered Li Mu a place with Tingxue Tower, and he accepted when Su Fenqiao avoided him.
• As Li Mu stepped through the exit, his mother's sword escaped the Warehouse System, and he vanished after grabbing its hilt.
• The sword carried Li Mu through a vast, gravity-free space toward a golden light.
• The light revealed Feng Xuanhuang, whose appearance had been rejuvenated by the Sword of Vows.
• Li Mu told Feng Xuanhuang that his mother, Feng Qingli, had raised him in Qinglan City and said she was the Fuxi Clan's final successor.

Feng Xuanhuang explained that he had staged the Human Emperor’s Treasure contest to find a Fuxi descendant and guide the Chosen One foretold to save the Three Realms. He identified Li Mu as that person, and Li Mu realized Feng’s vision had changed around the time he transmigrated to the Immortal Realm.

• Feng Xuanhuang told Li Mu that he had orchestrated the treasure contest to draw Immortal Realm factions and locate the Fuxi Clan’s surviving bloodline.
• Feng Xuanhuang explained that Fuxi Prophets inherited a prophecy of a catastrophe that would plunge the Three Realms into chaos, and that a Chosen One would save them.
• Feng Xuanhuang said he had preserved his soul in the clan’s secret realm after his body’s lifespan ended so he could pass the mission to a descendant.
• Feng Xuanhuang recounted that, about two years earlier, his vision of the Three Realms’ destruction changed to show a retreating young figure saving them.
• Li Mu connected Feng Xuanhuang’s altered vision to the time he had been struck by lightning and transmigrated to the Immortal Realm.
• Feng Xuanhuang declared that Li Mu was the Chosen One because he carried Fuxi blood and was the only person whose future Feng could not foresee.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ling Mu learns about the impending crisis in the Three Realms and his potential role in preventing it.
• Feng Xuanhuang reveals that the crisis will occur within 300 years, which concerns Ling Mu as it threatens his loved ones' lives.
• Feng Xuanhuang performs the Great Prophecy Technique on Ling Mu to glimpse his future and find clues to saving the Three Realms.
• Feng Xuanhuang discovers that the gathering of the Sacred Artifacts of the Three Clans is crucial for finding the final answer.
• Feng Xuanhuang dissipates after revealing the clue, leaving Ling Mu with the task of finding the sacred artifacts.

Character Developments

• Ling Mu: Struggles with the weight of the prophecy, ultimately deciding to take action to protect his loved ones.
• Feng Xuanhuang: Sacrifices his origin power and his life to perform the Great Prophecy Technique, revealing the crucial clue to Ling Mu.

Significant Themes

• Responsibility and sacrifice: Ling Mu grapples with the responsibility thrust upon him and ultimately decides to take action, while Feng Xuanhuang sacrifices himself to aid Ling Mu.
• The greater good vs personal desires: Ling Mu must choose between his personal goals and the greater good, ultimately deciding to prioritize the latter.

Character Interactions

• Ling Mu and Feng Xuanhuang: Feng Xuanhuang guides Ling Mu and reveals the crucial clue, while Ling Mu is deeply affected by Feng Xuanhuang's sacrifice.
• Ling Mu and his loved ones: Ling Mu's decision to take action is driven by his desire to protect his family, lover, and friends.

Li Mu bound the Sword of Vows with his blood and escaped the Core Space, then received an immense inheritance of Fuxi Clan knowledge. After waking the next day, he discovered the sword was still revealing another symbol.

• Li Mu accepted a serial quest to seek the Sacred Artifacts of the Three Clans in the South Sea, despite having only vague clues.
• Li Mu used a drop of blood to bind the Sword of Vows, awakening its power and transporting himself from the Core Space to a hillside near Tianling City.
• Ancient characters appeared on the sword, then entered Li Mu's mind and transmitted extensive martial, historical, and practical knowledge.
• The overwhelming transmission left Li Mu exhausted, and he slept until noon before waking and realizing he had gained the Fuxi Clan's inheritance.
• The Sword of Vows rolled over beside Li Mu and began displaying another complex symbol.

Li Mu used the Sword of Vows to merge a Fuxi Clan sub-world into his Simulated Space, transforming it with Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi. He discovered the change had cured Bai Yu'an’s poison and strengthened her, then prepared to return.

• Li Mu accepted the Simulation System’s prompt to incorporate the sub-world hidden in the Sword of Vows.
• The Simulation System fused the Fuxi Clan’s small world with the Simulated Space, filling it with pure Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and improving its inhabitants.
• A rank-one Striped Horse absorbed the golden radiance and advanced into a rank-two Swift Striped Horse.
• Li Mu remembered Bai Yu'an and found that the Tree of Life’s transformation had erased her Iron Tree poison and strengthened her aura.
• Li Mu reflected on his gains from Feng Xuanhuang’s treasure hunt and decided it was time to return.

After returning to Tianling City, Li Mu reunited with Gao Ye, Wang Yao, and Zhen Ni, who had believed him and Bai Yu'an dead. He withheld the secret of what happened in the Human Emperor's Secret Realm when Gao Ye asked about it.

• Gao Ye and Wang Yao grieved over reports that the treasure-seeking teams had perished in the collapsed Human Emperor's Secret Realm.
• Zhen Ni rushed in with news that Li Mu had returned, and Gao Ye and Wang Yao hurried to find him.
• Li Mu ate at the Heavenly Dragon Restaurant and told Wang Yao that Bai Yu'an was safe and resting upstairs.
• Wang Yao kowtowed to Li Mu in gratitude, then rushed to Bai Yu'an's room.
• Gao Ye asked Li Mu what had happened after he and Wang Yao left, but Li Mu chose not to reveal the secrets of the secret realm.

Li Mu reunited with Gao Ye and Zhen Ni, recounting his recent adventures while hiding details about Feng Xuanhuang and the Sword of Vows. After discussing the Cangyun Empire’s future, he planned his next journey, and Zhen Ni asked him to take her as his disciple.

• Li Mu told Gao Ye and Zhen Ni how he survived the secret realm and helped thwart the Qinling Ghost Capital’s conspiracy, while concealing some details.
• Zhen Ni praised Li Mu’s role in advancing the Cangyun Empire’s cultivators and toasted to their future with him and Gao Ye.
• Li Mu reflected on Feng Xuanhuang’s prophecy and planned to travel to the South Sea and visit Sister Ruo Lan.
• The next morning, Zhen Ni asked Li Mu to take her as his disciple because she wanted to cultivate.
• Gao Ye arrived, misunderstood the situation between Li Mu and Zhen Ni, and then learned what she had asked; he called it a good thing.

Gao Ye persuaded Li Mu that he could take Zhen Ni as a disciple despite his lack of time to guide her personally. Li Mu agreed to make Zhen Ni his disciple-in-name, giving her a chance to begin cultivation.

• Gao Ye explained how becoming Li Mu's disciple could transform Zhen Ni's life and benefit the Gao Family Chamber of Commerce.
• Li Mu hesitated to take Zhen Ni as a disciple because he lacked teaching experience and faced dangerous journeys and urgent responsibilities.
• Zhen Ni assumed Li Mu had rejected her and tried to excuse herself to arrange breakfast.
• Li Mu explained that he could not keep Zhen Ni safe by taking her along, and Gao Ye clarified that disciples did not need constant personal supervision.
• Li Mu agreed to accept Zhen Ni as his disciple-in-name.

Li Mu accepted Zhen Ni as his disciple and planned to guide her cultivation in Huiyue City before setting out to sea. He chose a powerful hairpin as her first gift, hoping it would speed her path to forming her core.

• Li Mu explained that Zhen Ni would travel with him to Huiyue City, where he would help her choose cultivation methods before leaving her in Ruo Lan's care while he went to sea.
• Zhen Ni knelt, swore she would cultivate under Li Mu for life, and formally paid respects to him as her master.
• Gao Ye tore up Zhen Ni's contract with the Gao Family Chamber of Commerce and arranged work for her mother and a residence for them.
• Li Mu searched the Shop System for a suitable gift and found the Damask Hairpin, which doubled Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi affinity for cultivators below the Immeasurable Realm.
• Li Mu bought the Damask Hairpin for three million gold coins as Zhen Ni's first greeting gift.

Li Mu gave Zhen Ni a hairpin that improved her affinity for Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, then set out with her on the journey to Huiyue City. As they traveled, he taught her about cultivation and discussed why people pursued the Immortal Path, leaving Zhen Ni determined to follow him and become his support.

• Li Mu gave Zhen Ni a Dharmic Treasure hairpin, and Gao Ye teased him about having meant it for a sweetheart.
• Wang Yao and Bai Yu'an thanked Li Mu for saving them and saw him and Zhen Ni off as they departed for Huiyue City.
• Li Mu and Zhen Ni traveled through the Central Plains, and he taught her basic knowledge about cultivation and the Immortal Realm.
• Zhen Ni asked Li Mu why cultivators pursued breakthroughs, and he explained that he had begun cultivating to protect those closest to him.
• Zhen Ni vowed to follow Li Mu and one day stand at the peak as his solid backing.

Li Mu and Zhen Ni arrived in Huiyue City, where Li Mu hoped to reunite with Ruo Lan. Believing Zhen Ni was a romantic rival, Ruo Lan angrily canceled her plans to welcome him, while Li Mu and Zhen Ni headed toward Jin Fu Xuan.

• Zhen Ni pointed out Huiyue City's boundary as she and Li Mu arrived after nearly a month of travel.
• Li Mu recalled Ruo Lan's support for him and the empire and looked forward to seeing her again.
• Ruo Lan learned that Li Mu was traveling with a young woman and mistakenly assumed he had brought a new romantic interest.
• Ruo Lan refused to welcome Li Mu and stormed away from her courtyard.
• Li Mu entered Huiyue City with Zhen Ni, who eagerly explored its shops and snacks.
• Li Mu and Zhen Ni reached the Jin Fu Xuan business house.

Li Mu and Zhen Ni arrived at the expanded Jin Fu Xuan in Huiyue City, where Uncle Fu welcomed them and warned Li Mu that Ruo Lan was upset about his relationship with Zhen Ni. At the banquet Ruo Lan arranged, Li Mu was toasted by the gathered guests as Ruo Lan prepared to confront the woman she saw as a rival.

• Li Mu and Zhen Ni arrived at the Jin Fu Xuan and were greeted by Uncle Fu, who said Ruo Lan had been watching for their arrival.
• Uncle Fu hinted that Ruo Lan was angry over Li Mu bringing Zhen Ni, but Li Mu mistakenly believed she was upset that he had not contacted her.
• Uncle Fu settled Li Mu and Zhen Ni into a courtyard and invited them to the evening banquet.
• Zhen Ni dressed up for the banquet, and she and Li Mu arrived at the lavish hall, where Ruo Lan learned they had come together.
• Li Mu drank repeated toasts from the gathered officials and merchants, and Ruo Lan finally arrived at the banquet.

Ruo Lan hosted a banquet honoring Li Mu for saving Qinglan and used a conversation with his disciple Zhen Ni to learn what he thought of her. Reassured that Li Mu remembered her and wanted to thank her, Ruo Lan went to speak with him.

• Ruo Lan introduced Li Mu as the hero who had saved Qinglan, and the guests toasted him until he was flushed with drink.
• Ruo Lan invited Zhen Ni to join her, then learned that she was Li Mu's disciple and had met him in Tianling City.
• Ruo Lan welcomed Zhen Ni warmly and asked whether Li Mu had mentioned her and Lin Qingzhu and Nie Xiaoyu.
• Zhen Ni said Li Mu often thought of Lin Qingzhu and Nie Xiaoyu, and told Ruo Lan that he remembered her help and wanted to thank her.
• Ruo Lan left Zhen Ni to rest and went to speak with Li Mu.

At a banquet in Huiyue City, Ruo Lan confessed her love to Li Mu, but he was too overwhelmed to answer and she left heartbroken. Li Mu returned to his courtyard and regretted ignoring the signs of her affection.

• Ruo Lan pulled Li Mu away from the banquet and confronted him on the terrace.
• Ruo Lan confessed that she loved Li Mu and asked him to be with her.
• Li Mu hesitated, worrying about their circumstances and Qingzhu and Xiaoyu, and failed to answer.
• Ruo Lan apologized and left the terrace in tears, while Li Mu blamed himself for hurting her.
• Zhen Ni found Li Mu on the terrace, and he left the banquet with her before reflecting on Ruo Lan's past devotion.

Li Mu prepared to leave Huiyue City for the South Sea while trying unsuccessfully to speak with Ruo Lan, and he focused on training Zhen Ni during the wait. As his fleet set sail, Ruo Lan’s maid delivered him a letter from her.

• Li Mu went to Ruo Lan’s courtyard, but her maid told him that Ruo Lan did not wish to see him.
• Over the next twenty days, Li Mu trained Zhen Ni in cultivation and combat while continuing to seek an audience with Ruo Lan.
• With the South Sea fleet ready to depart, Li Mu told Zhen Ni to stay at Jin Fu Xuan and continue cultivating while he was away.
• Li Mu boarded the ship and watched Zhen Ni wave goodbye from shore as the fleet set sail.
• Ruo Lan’s maid appeared in midair and handed Li Mu a pale-yellow letter from Ruo Lan.

Li Mu read Ruo Lan’s letter confessing her love and explaining that Zhen Ni had cleared up their misunderstanding, and he resolved to welcome Ruo Lan, Qingzhu, and Xiaoyu home after his mission. As his merchant ship departed Huiyue City for the South Sea, he carried renewed determination to survive and protect the Three Realms.

• A maid in green delivered Ruo Lan’s letter to Li Mu as he prepared to leave Huiyue City.
• Li Mu read Ruo Lan’s confession and learned that Zhen Ni had explained his true thoughts and plans to her.
• Ruo Lan wrote that she would grow stronger and become Li Mu’s helpmate, and signed the letter Li Ruolan.
• Li Mu tucked the letter against his chest and vowed to welcome Ruo Lan, Qingzhu, and Xiaoyu after completing his mission.
• The merchant fleet set sail along the Cangyun Grand Canal, and Li Mu returned to his luxurious cabin aboard the largest ship.

Li Mu used the Fuxi Clan’s cultivation heritage and the complete Innate Art to attempt a breakthrough to the Immeasurable Realm. He exhausted the room’s Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi without opening the realm’s gate, then launched a final assault with more than a dozen Immortal Grade Pills.

• Li Mu isolated his room with specially arranged black stones so his cultivation would not disturb anyone aboard the ship.
• He discovered that the Fuxi Clan’s heritage had restored the missing levels of the Innate Art, a Heaven Tier technique that could support cultivation to Tribulation Crossing Realm Perfection.
• Li Mu circulated the first five levels of the Innate Art, drawing in Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi and refining it with his Pure Yang Vital Energy.
• He saw the golden gate to the Immeasurable Realm in his consciousness and repeatedly tried, without success, to push it open.
• After the surrounding Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi ran out, Li Mu swallowed more than a dozen Immortal Grade Pills and began a final assault on the gate.

After failing to break through to the Immeasurable Realm, Li Mu rested, enjoyed the ship’s luxuries, and discreetly learned about its passengers during the voyage. He fell asleep hoping to advance before reaching the South Sea, while a fierce argument broke out between the fleet’s captain and an arrogant man in golden imperial robes.

• Li Mu stopped his breakthrough attempt after discovering that the strain had torn a meridian in his right hand.
• Li Mu bathed, received a massage, and enjoyed an extravagant meal and the ship’s evening performances.
• Li Mu released the Little Monkey from the Simulated Space, and they devoured dozens of dishes together.
• Li Mu used his time among the passengers to learn about the ship’s regions, personnel, and factions.
• Li Mu returned to his room and fell asleep, while the captain and a man in golden imperial robes argued on the bridge.