Chapter Summaries

Su Yi stormed the Huan Clan residence to find Huan Shaoyou and learned that the injured young master had been taken to a secret ancestral land. After killing the defenders who opposed him, Su Yi was left with no one at the residence who could reveal its location.

• Su Yi and Xuan Ning broke into the Huan Clan residence, and Su Yi cut down the guards and other attackers in his path.
• Su Yi demanded to know where Huan Shaoyou was, and Madam Ruo Min revealed that an elder had taken him to a secret Huan Clan ancestral land.
• Madam Ruo Min admitted she did not know where the ancestral land was, while Hong Zhenren and the purple-robed middle-aged man prepared to oppose Su Yi.
• The purple-robed middle-aged man fled, but Su Yi shattered his defensive shield and killed him with a rain of Sword Qi.
• Hong Zhenren begged Su Yi to spare him, but Su Yi struck off his head.

Su Yi confirmed that the Huan Clan had planned to use Ge Qian to help Huan Shaoyou kill him on Xumi Immortal Island, then promised Xuan Ning he would deal with Huan Shaoyou. As the Great Xia Emperor ordered the Huan Clan monitored, Huan Shaoyou recovered in the Transformation Demon Pool and learned that Su Yi had destroyed the clan’s operation in Nine Cauldrons City.

• Su Yi soul-searched the Phoenix-Robed Woman, confirmed she had told the truth, and let her go after asking her to tell Huan Shaoyou he looked forward to meeting him on Xumi Immortal Island.
• Su Yi promised Xuan Ning he would help kill Huan Shaoyou, then left with Xuan Ning and the unconscious Ge Qian.
• Weng Jiu reported the attack to the reigning Emperor Xia, who ordered Huan Clan experts in Nine Cauldrons City placed under surveillance and threatened war if the clan continued provoking Great Xia.
• Huan Shaoyou absorbed True Spirit Demon Blood in the Transformation Demon Pool and told the White Robe Old Man that he planned to kill Su Yi on Xumi Immortal Island.
• An old servant told Huan Shaoyou that Su Yi had killed five Huan Clan experts and ruined the operation in Nine Cauldrons City, leaving Huan Shaoyou furious.

Su Yi learned how Xuan Ning reached the Azure Green Continent and heard how his inheritors fought over his legacy after his disappearance. Xuan Ning explained that he had followed a clue from the True Martial Sword through a dangerous realm passage, arriving with his Dao body destroyed and Primordial Spirit gravely damaged.

• Su Yi asked whether Ge Qian knew Xuan Ning’s origins, and Xuan Ning admitted he had taught Ge Qian secret Daoist arts and chosen him as his successor.
• Su Yi recalled Bi Mo, Huo Yao, and Qingtang taking treasures after his disappearance, while Xuan Ning described Bi Mo’s alliance against Qingtang and said he had refused both of their requests for support.
• Xuan Ning explained that Buddha Master Yan Xin had suspected Su Yi went to the Netherworld to seek reincarnation, prompting Xuan Ning to search there for him.
• Xuan Ning said Cui Longxiang used the imprint of Su Yi’s Heart Blood in the True Martial Sword to sense Su Yi’s location and opened a passage with the Ten Thousand Realms Tree.
• Xuan Ning recounted surviving the perilous crossing to the Azure Green Continent, which destroyed his Dao body and severely damaged his Primordial Spirit.

Su Yi reunited with Xuan Ning, learned that Cui Longxiang had asked whether his conscience hurt, and promised to help his disciple rebuild his Dao through a sealed demon womb. Xuan Ning agreed to cultivate anew, but Su Yi warned him that he first had to break his reverence for his Master.

• Xuan Ning reunited with Su Yi after searching for him for hundreds of years, and told him that Cui Longxiang had helped him and asked whether Su Yi's conscience hurt.
• Su Yi suspected the question concerned Ye Yu, then promised to help Xuan Ning recover and offered him a new path to cultivation.
• Su Yi revealed a sealed demon womb and proposed reshaping Xuan Ning's body so he could cultivate anew; Xuan Ning accepted.
• Su Yi told Xuan Ning not to reveal his identity to Ge Qian, then explained that Xuan Ning had to break the mental shackles of revering his Master before beginning his new Dao path.

Xuan Ning declined Su Yi’s offer to pursue the Great Dao, choosing instead to remain by his master’s side. At Heavenly Mang Mountain, Su Yi confronted Huan Shaoyou over his harassment of Wen Xinzhao and forced him to apologize.

• Xuan Ning told Su Yi that he preferred to serve him rather than pursue the Great Dao, and Su Yi accepted his choice.
• Ge Qian thanked Su Yi for saving his life, then joined Su Yi and Yue Shichan on the journey to Heavenly Mang Mountain.
• At Heavenly Mang Mountain, Li Handeng mentioned the attack on the Huan Clan’s stronghold, and Huan Shaoyou forced Lei Guanghan to apologize for insulting his clan.
• Huan Shaoyou threatened Wen Xinzhao, claiming she would not escape him on Xumi Immortal Island.
• Su Yi arrived, ordered Huan Shaoyou to apologize to Wen Xinzhao, and threatened to kill him if he argued.
• Huan Shaoyou restrained his anger and apologized to Wen Xinzhao, leaving the gathered cultivators astonished.

As the group prepared to travel to Xumi Immortal Island, Su Yi faced open hostility from Huan Shaoyou and Mo Xingzhe, while Yan Jingyun expressed interest in challenging his swordsmanship. The reigning Emperor Xia then arrived with Weng Jiu and other powerful figures.

• Su Yi taunted Huan Shaoyou and promised to welcome him properly on Xumi Immortal Island.
• Yan Jingyun arrived, mocked Huan Shaoyou, and told Su Yi he hoped to seek his guidance in the Dao of the sword.
• Jing Lingzhen and Mo Xingzhe arrived, and Mo Xingzhe demanded that Su Yi return the Yin Sha Underworld Palace's demon fetus.
• Su Yi refused Mo Xingzhe's demand and dismissed his threat by citing Huan Shaoyou's defeat, prompting Mo Xingzhe to declare their enmity would be settled on Xumi Immortal Island.
• Su Yi resolved to kill Huan Shaoyou and said he would deal with Mo Xingzhe and any others who challenged him.
• The reigning Emperor Xia arrived with Weng Jiu and a host of great figures.

The Emperor Xia learned that powerful second-batch ancient prodigies were emerging as the Brilliant Era approached, while the Great Xia struggled to restore its Nine Cauldrons Suppressing World Array. Su Yi and the others arrived at Fallen Star Abyss and began entering Xumi Immortal Island, where Mo Xingzhe challenged Su Yi to meet him.

• The Emperor Xia watched Weng Jiu activate the Teleportation Altar and send the group toward Xumi Immortal Island.
• Old Shui reported that seven second-batch ancient prodigies had emerged at the Spirit Path level, while the Nine Cauldrons Suppressing World Array remained less than one-tenth restored.
• Su Yi and the others arrived at Fallen Star Abyss, where Weng Jiu demonstrated that its forbidden power instantly destroyed a boulder near the edge.
• Weng Jiu explained that the group could enter Xumi Immortal Island with their Xumi Talismans and said he would wait for three months.
• Mo Xingzhe told Su Yi not to flee before their battle, then entered the gateway to Xumi Immortal Island.

Su Yi and his companions entered Xumi Immortal Island, where he set out to cultivate, seek clues about the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse, and gather treasures. As they explored, Su Yi’s experience helped him quickly uncover rare spiritual resources.

• Weng Jiu warned Su Yi that Mo Xingzhe and the other powerful entrants might break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm and possess dangerous trump cards.
• Weng Jiu gave Su Yi an Imperial-grade Butterfly Transformation to the Ninth Heaven talisman, and Su Yi entrusted it to Ge Qian for safekeeping.
• Su Yi, Ge Qian, Wen Xinzhao, and Yue Shichan entered Xumi Immortal Island and marveled at its abundant Spiritual Qi and flourishing wilderness.
• Su Yi rejected Ge Qian’s suggestion to cultivate in seclusion and explained that he wanted to advance his cultivation, comprehend Yang Dao Rhyme and Thunder Dao Rhyme, and search for clues about the Chaos Path Ancient Well.
• Su Yi led the group through the secret realm and gathered more than a hundred kinds of rare spiritual objects in less than an hour.
• Su Yi suddenly spotted something far away and turned his gaze toward it.

Su Yi and his companions discovered a rare Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus in the Xumi Immortal Island’s Lotus Pond of Dao Contemplation. As the lotus neared full bloom, a hidden attacker launched a poisoned arrow at them, and Su Yi struck back toward the distant mountain.

• Su Yi led Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian into a mountain range with abundant Spiritual Qi and explained the importance of cultivating with a steady state of mind.
• The group found a Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus growing in a frozen lake, and Su Yi described its fire, yin, and yang Dao Rhymes.
• Su Yi uncovered a stele marked “Lotus Pond of Dao Contemplation” and concluded that the site had belonged to the Xumi Sacred Pavilion thirty thousand years earlier.
• Su Yi estimated that the lotus would fully bloom within three days, while Ge Qian urged him to take it and leave before danger arose.
• A concealed attacker fired a poisoned black arrow at the group, but Su Yi destroyed it, gathered its poisonous blood mist, and launched the condensed mass toward a distant mountain peak.

Su Yi and his companions faced Feng Zidu’s ambush at the lotus pool, but Su Yi detected and defeated each attack. After killing the hidden assassins, Su Yi turned his attention back to Feng Zidu and asked whether he had any other tricks.

• Feng Zidu fired a Traceless Blood Arrow at Su Yi, who sensed it and countered with Sword Qi.
• Feng Zidu shot an arrow toward Wen Xinzhao, but Su Yi caught it before it could reach her.
• Feng Zidu unleashed nine Traceless Blood Arrows at Su Yi’s companions and the Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus, and Su Yi shattered them all.
• A Black-Clothed Man burst from beneath the ice and thrust a spear at Su Yi, who dodged, seized the attacker, and used the spear to kill another hidden assassin.
• Su Yi snapped the captured Black-Clothed Man’s neck, then asked Feng Zidu whether he had any other tricks.

Su Yi defeated Dongguo Yun and Ran Chong, then let Feng Zidu escape and turned the lotus pond into an ambush for anyone Feng might lure there. He shared the spoils with Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian as they waited for the Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus to mature.

• Feng Zidu fled after Su Yi killed Dongguo Yun and Ran Chong, while Wen Xinzhao and Ge Qian warned that the Dongguo Clan might seek revenge.
• Su Yi defended Ge Qian's cautious nature, then told him to collect the treasures from the dead ancient prodigies.
• Su Yi gave the Primal Chaos Demon Suppression Mirror to Wen Xinzhao, the Cloud Soul Spirit Firmament Armor to Yue Shichan, and the Chaos Battle Void Breaking Talisman to Ge Qian.
• Su Yi began refining formation artifacts to set traps near the lotus pond, using Feng Zidu's likely attempt to lure enemies into an ambush of his own.

Su Yi cultivated in seclusion on Xumi Immortal Island and reached Great Perfection in the Essence Palace Realm while planning his future Dao cultivation. Meanwhile, Feng Zidu led Mei Yanbai and three other ancient prodigies toward the lotus pond, where Mei Yanbai mistook Su Yi’s concealed defenses for an amateur trap and moved to challenge him.

• Su Yi set up concealment and Spirit Gathering arrays in a cave near the lotus pond, then cultivated there with Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian.
• After a day of cultivation, Su Yi reached Great Perfection in the Essence Palace Realm and reviewed his plans to master Yang Dao Rhyme before entering the Star Gathering Realm.
• Feng Zidu arrived near the lotus pond with Mei Yanbai, Qian Yun, Nie Li, and Dou Kou, warning them not to underestimate Su Yi.
• Mei Yanbai detected the forbidden formation near the lotus pond and confidently concluded that Su Yi was hiding nearby to ambush them.
• Mei Yanbai led the group toward the lotus pond to test Su Yi’s skill in talisman arrays.

Mei Yanbai led the group toward the Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus, confidently breaking several formations while overlooking Su Yi’s larger traps. The group escaped the successive arrays battered and furious, and Mei Yanbai’s latest boast was immediately answered by yet another forbidden array activating.

• Mei Yanbai used his array disk to reveal and break the first forbidden array concealing the lotus pool, then discovered a powerful killing array beneath it.
• Mei Yanbai and the others destroyed the killing array and prepared to claim the Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus, but the valley’s mountains shifted and violet flames engulfed them.
• Mei Yanbai used an Apricot Yellow Small Flag to lead the group through the valley’s blazing formation, and they escaped into a gorge scorched and disheveled.
• Mei Yanbai claimed Su Yi had failed to set another formation in the gorge, but an array immediately activated there, forcing the group to flee again with injuries.
• Mei Yanbai insisted Su Yi was not a top-rank Talisman Array Master because he had not set a killing array in their new location, and another forbidden array roared to life.

Mei Yanbai and the others struggled to escape Su Yi’s forbidden formation, but their strongest treasures were overcome or stolen by the Spirit Binding Cord and Spirit Devouring Treasure Mirror. As the trapped group faced mounting danger and ran out of options, Su Yi offered them a way out in exchange for their treasures.

• Mei Yanbai’s Apricot Yellow Banner, Forbidden Breaking Hammers, and secret talismans were destroyed as he tried to break the formation.
• Qian Yun unleashed the Qing Yi Flying Dagger, but Su Yi’s Spirit Binding Cord seized it and pulled it into the formation.
• Nie Li summoned the Blood Robe Old Man through the Nether Chant Blood Blade, but the Spirit Devouring Treasure Mirror wounded the ghost cultivator and drove him back into the blade.
• Dou Kou used the Colored Silk Feather Fan to shield the group, but the Qing Yi Flying Dagger shattered her defenses and the Spirit Binding Cord stole the fan.
• With the group trapped and their trump cards failing, Su Yi offered to let them live if they left behind their treasures.

Su Yi forced Mei Yanbai and the other ancient prodigies trapped in his formation to surrender their treasures, then let them leave. Over the following days, he distributed the Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus, while a Spirit Transformation Great Tribulation began gathering on Xumi Immortal Island.

• Su Yi revealed himself and gave Mei Yanbai and the others the choice to surrender their treasures or die, while Feng Zidu denied conspiring with him.
• Dou Kou, Mei Yanbai, Qian Yun, and Nie Li handed over their treasures, and Su Yi spared Dou Kou's hidden Divine Soul Secret Artifact.
• Su Yi opened a path out of the forbidden formation, and Feng Zidu left after warning that Huan Shaoyou and Mo Xingzhe would seek revenge.
• On the second of October, Su Yi shared the spoils with Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian, and set aside gifts for Wen Lingxue and Cha Jin.
• On the fourth of October, Su Yi harvested the Two Elements Divine Fire Lotus, keeping the Yang Dao Rhyme lotus and giving Yue Shichan the Yin Dao Rhyme lotus and Wen Xinzhao the stalk.
• A Spirit Transformation Great Tribulation began taking shape over a snowy Ice Plains on Xumi Immortal Island.

Mo Xingzhe, Huan Shaoyou, and other powerful cultivators broke through into the Spirit Transformation Realm on Xumi Immortal Island, leaving Ge Qian and the others worried about the gap in strength. As Su Yi studied a lightning Dao stele, he advanced into the Star Gathering Realm and manifested an extraordinary starry taiji vision, establishing a foundation stronger than the one he had possessed in his previous life.

• Mo Xingzhe overcame his Spirit Transformation Great Tribulation and manifested the Netherworld Black Sun.
• Huan Shaoyou also entered the Spirit Transformation Realm and vowed to defeat Su Yi.
• Jing Lingzhen, Zeng Pu, Chi Jiansu, Chen Lu, Li Handeng, and other cultivators successively transcended their tribulations on Xumi Immortal Island.
• Ge Qian worried that he and his companions would be helpless against Spirit Transformation cultivators, but Su Yi urged them not to sacrifice their foundations by rushing to advance.
• Su Yi studied a lightning Dao trace in the ruined Enlightenment Stele Forest, then broke through into the Star Gathering Realm as a vast starry taiji diagram appeared in the sky.

Su Yi broke through to the Star Gathering Realm, condensing ninety thousand transformed Essence Power Stars with the Nine Hells Sword’s help. When Li Handeng and his companions arrived, Li warned Wen Xinzhao that Huan Shaoyou had entered the Spirit Transformation Realm and was hunting for her, while Su Yi dismissed their concerns and asserted his dominance.

• Su Yi entered the Star Gathering Realm and condensed ninety thousand Essence Power Stars, while the Nine Hells Sword further transformed their quality.
• Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian congratulated Su Yi, who noted that he had also fused nine Dao Rhymes into three Supreme Grade Dao Rhymes.
• Li Handeng arrived with Wu Xun and Gu Hanciu, saw Su Yi’s breakthrough, and learned from Wen Xinzhao that Su Yi had caused the sky’s phenomenon.
• Li Handeng told Wen Xinzhao that Huan Shaoyou had entered the Spirit Transformation Realm and was searching Xumi Immortal Island for her.
• Su Yi accused Li Handeng of hiding his hostility and mocked his warning, then declared that he could do as he pleased on Xumi Immortal Island.

Su Yi let Li Handeng leave rather than fight, while Li Handeng chose to rely on Huan Shaoyou and Mo Xingzhe to confront him. At Xumi Mountain, Gu Cangning learned that the ancient prodigies had claimed the Heaven Ascending Dao Platform and demanded he join their alliance against Su Yi.

• Su Yi taunted Li Handeng, who refused to attack and departed with Wu Xun and Gu Hanqiu.
• Li Handeng explained that Su Yi's strength and likely hidden trump cards made a direct fight too risky, then led his group toward Xumi Mountain.
• Gu Cangning reached Xumi Mountain and saw its black radiance, blood mist, ruined Mountain Gate, and damaged path.
• Qi Xiao told Gu Cangning that the Dark Antiquity Forbidden Curse would fade within three days, allowing them to enter Xumi Mountain, and invited him to join the ancient prodigies' alliance.
• Qi Xiao demanded that Gu Cangning follow Huan Shaoyou and Mo Xingzhe's orders and help kill Su Yi; Gu Cangning fell silent as Mo Xingzhe mocked his hesitation.

Su Yi arrived at Xumi Mountain, where Huan Shaoyou and eight other Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators had gathered against him. Despite warnings that he would be outnumbered, Su Yi declared that he had long looked forward to the confrontation.

• Gu Cangning refused Huan Shaoyou's offer to join forces against Su Yi, and Chen Lu's camp likewise decided not to help Su Yi.
• Ancient and contemporary prodigies gathered at Xumi Mountain, growing Huan Shaoyou's faction to nine Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators.
• Feng Zidu and his companions prepared to leave, but Su Yi appeared with Wen Xinzhao, Yue Shichan, and Ge Qian, surprising them.
• Huan Shaoyou and Mo Xingzhe prepared to attack Su Yi, while Zeng Pu and Chi Jiansu watched to see what he would do.
• Gu Cangning secretly urged Su Yi to withdraw, but Su Yi replied that he had long looked forward to this situation.

At the foot of Xumi Mountain, Su Yi faced nine ancient prodigies who had entered the Spirit Transformation Realm and revealed that his strength surpassed their expectations. After defeating Qi Xiao with a single palm strike, Su Yi challenged the remaining opponents to attack together, and they prepared to fight.

• Su Yi arrived at the foot of Xumi Mountain and told Huan Shaoyou and the others to gather more helpers so he could defeat them all at once.
• Su Yi stepped onto the Heaven Ascending Dao Platform and invited Qi Xiao to test him, dismissing the need for a trump card.
• Qi Xiao attacked Su Yi with the Burning Sky Severing Spirit Blade, but Su Yi shattered his blade energy and sent him flying with one palm strike.
• The spectators and ancient prodigies realized Su Yi could contend with Spirit Transformation Realm experts, while Huan Shaoyou and the others grew wary.
• Su Yi urged Huan Shaoyou and the others to attack together, and all nine ancient prodigies raised their auras and prepared for battle.