Recaps

Li Xianfeng achieved Foundation Establishment, and Li Qingyuan trained him while helping Luo Ling prepare for her own breakthrough. After Luo Ling also achieved Foundation Establishment, Li Qingyuan studied the Formless Divine Ability and discovered its powerful transformation and spell-imitation abilities.

• Li Xianfeng achieved Foundation Establishment at thirty-one, and Li Qingyuan congratulated him before sparring with him and warning him not to grow arrogant.
• Li Qingyuan trained Li Xianfeng in combat and cultivation while personally guiding Luo Ling toward Foundation Establishment.
• Three years later, Luo Ling passed the Three Tribulations of Foundation Establishment with Li Qingyuan's help and celebrated her breakthrough with him.
• The next morning, Li Qingyuan studied the Formless Divine Ability and learned it could completely change a cultivator's appearance and aura and imitate powerful spells.
• Zhenxing explained that a relic had let Zhen Wu detect him, but Li Qingyuan would not share the same Buddhist aura; Li Qingyuan then discovered the divine ability's final aid involved Divine Sense attacks.

Li Qingyuan comprehended the Formless Divine Ability and quickly mastered its first level before testing its divine sense attack on Zhenxing. After seeing the technique’s power, he prepared to break through to Mid-Stage Core Formation.

• Li Qingyuan studied the Formless Divine Ability’s three auxiliary abilities, while Zhenxing warned that mastering them would take decades.
• Li Qingyuan transformed into Blood Shadow after just over a month, surprising Zhenxing and prompting Zhao Guangzheng to explain that Li Qingyuan had an advantage because Blood Shadow was his Natal Clone.
• After several months of further comprehension, Li Qingyuan agreed that it was time to advance his cultivation, then expelled Zhenxing from the Mysterious Feminine Space to test the Great Void God-Trapping Realm on him.
• Li Qingyuan trapped Zhenxing’s divine sense for a breath, leaving him vulnerable to the Primordial Cone; Zhenxing recognized the technique’s formidable power.
• Li Qingyuan took out two Top-grade Spirit Stones and prepared to attempt a breakthrough to Mid-Stage Core Formation.

Li Qingyuan absorbed two Top-grade Spirit Stones and advanced both his magic-power and physical cultivation to Mid-Stage Core Formation. At age eighty-two, he left seclusion and prepared to set out for the Human King Hall Selection, which was less than two years away.

• Zhenxing begged Li Qingyuan for a Top-grade Spirit Stone, but Li Qingyuan sent him into the Mysterious Feminine Space, where Zhao Guangzheng refused to give him any.
• Li Qingyuan cultivated for seven days and seven nights with two Top-grade Spirit Stones, breaking through to Mid-Stage Core Formation as the Li Clan watched.
• Li Qingyuan continued cultivating for three more days, using the stones' faint Lightning Intent to advance his Wind Thunder Hegemonic Body to Physical Core Formation Mid-Stage and condense a third Thunder God Mark.
• Li Qingyuan completed his dual-path breakthrough, and the two Top-grade Spirit Stones vanished completely.
• Li Qingyuan left his cave dwelling and decided to set out for the Human King Hall Selection for Core Formation Prodigies.

Li Qingyuan prepared to leave for the Human King Hall after Ji Kun and Blood Shadow advanced, hoping to compete for a chance to reach the Nascent Soul Realm. He planned to depart in three days, leaving Luo Ling reluctant as he set out once more on the Immortal Path.

• Li Qingyuan told Luo Ling that he would leave after Ji Kun and Blood Shadow broke through, explaining that the Human King Hall offered his fastest path to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Ji Kun consumed the core of a Late Tier 3 Jadeite Scorpion and advanced to mid-stage Tier 3.
• Blood Shadow used the Spirit Devouring Great Method to break through to Mid-Stage Core Formation.
• Li Qingyuan praised their advances and decided to have Blood Shadow form a Nascent Soul first, while Zhao Guangzheng agreed to provide a cultivation technique suited to Dark Spirit Roots.
• Li Qingyuan sent Ji Kun and the Flame Dragon Lizard off to hunt, told Blood Shadow to consolidate its realm, and announced that he would depart in three days.

Li Qingyuan prepared to leave his family and clan to pursue greater realms, reassuring Luo Ling that he would put his safety first and arranging for the Li Clan to settle near Three Joys Immortal City. After bidding farewell to his loved ones, he set off by flying boat toward the Teleportation Array and the Divine Continent.

• Luo Ling urged Li Qingyuan to protect himself, and he promised not to risk his life even for a Great Opportunity.
• Li Qingyuan gave Luo Ling a jade slip bearing Li Yunmei’s name and explained that she could help the Li Clan settle near the Three Joys Immortal Sect.
• Luo Ling asked whether Li Yunmei was a concubine, and Li Qingyuan swore that they had only a business partnership and friendship.
• Li Qingyuan bid farewell to Luo Ling and Li Qingqing, who encouraged him to pursue the Great Dao and asked him to return with news of the higher realms.
• Li Qingyuan visited his children and grandchildren, then departed aboard the upgraded Wind Spirit Boat toward the Teleportation Array and the Divine Continent.

Li Qingyuan returned to Three Joys Immortal Sect after eleven years away and met with True Monarch Miao Le, whose cultivation had advanced to Nascent Soul Early-Stage Perfection. Miao Le asked him to help the sect secure a newly awakening Fourth-grade Spirit Vein, then revealed her second request: assisting her cultivation.

• Li Qingyuan returned to Three Joys Immortal City and went to Miao Le Palace after True Monarch Miao Le summoned him.
• True Monarch Miao Le told Li Qingyuan that top-grade Spirit Stones and their shared cultivation had helped her reach Nascent Soul Early-Stage Perfection.
• Miao Le described her ambition to unify Arid Province, and Li Qingyuan flattered her before agreeing to serve the sect.
• Miao Le explained that the Great Elder and Second Elder had found a hidden spirit vein at the northern border that seemed close to advancing to the fourth grade.
• Miao Le told Li Qingyuan to prepare to help the sect contend for the Fourth-grade Spirit Vein through Core Formation cultivators.
• Miao Le guided Li Qingyuan's hand and asked him to assist her cultivation.

After deepening his bond with Miao Le, Li Qingyuan learned that she wanted them to become Dao companions once he formed his Nascent Soul, while he remained mindful of his existing bond with Luo Ling. He returned to his cave residence to cultivate and refine pills, ending with plans to master the Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pill and advance toward Nascent Soul.

• Miao Le and Li Qingyuan discussed the growth of their divine senses after their dual cultivation, and Miao Le proposed becoming Dao companions when he reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Li Qingyuan learned that Miao Le would work with True Lord Xuantian to move the advancing fourth-grade spirit vein, then returned to his cave residence.
• Li Qingyuan summoned Ji Kun, the Flame Dragon Lizard, and Blood Shadow to cultivate, then took the Heavenly Fire Furnace from the Heavenly Fire Platform.
• Li Qingyuan used the sect's resources to refine several third-grade pills, including Myriad True Pills, and reflected on his feelings for Miao Le and Luo Ling.
• Li Qingyuan began studying the Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pill formula, resolving to refine it to accelerate his cultivation.

Li Qingyuan studied the Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pill formula and successfully refined two low-grade pills on his first attempt. After the Mysterious Feminine Space guided his learning, he began another batch while Zhao Guangzheng and Zhenxing wagered on whether he could produce a standard-grade pill.

• Li Qingyuan learned that masterwork Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills could safely boost even Qi Refining Stage cultivators' cultivation speed, and he resolved to use them to strengthen his family and the Three Joys Immortal Sect.
• Li Qingyuan refined the pill's nineteen spirit plants and struggled for hours to fuse their medicinal powers.
• Li Qingyuan split the condensed medicinal paste into three portions, lost one Pill Embryo to a furnace explosion, and completed two low-grade Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills.
• The Mysterious Feminine Space guided Li Qingyuan's study of the pill, while Zhao Guangzheng and Zhenxing bet on whether he could make a standard-grade pill on his second attempt.
• Li Qingyuan began refining another batch as Zhao Guangzheng and Zhenxing watched.

Li Qingyuan perfected his Third-grade High-rank alchemy by refining Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills, then learned Zhao Guangzheng’s Forbidden Banner Technique. After discovering Zhao Guangzheng could not condense Top-grade Spirit Stones, Li Qingyuan contacted Li Yunmei and invited her to his residence.

• Li Qingyuan refined ten furnaces of Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills, eventually producing three Masterwork Quality pills in one furnace and becoming a Third-grade High-rank Alchemy Master.
• Zhenxing and Zhao Guangzheng marveled at Li Qingyuan’s talent, while Zhao Guangzheng cautioned that cultivation mattered more than mastering the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.
• Li Qingyuan learned that Zhao Guangzheng had reached the peak of the Body Integration Realm and asked about his signature skill.
• Zhao Guangzheng taught Li Qingyuan the Forbidden Banner Technique, which Li Qingyuan planned to use to refine a Human Emperor Banner.
• Zhao Guangzheng explained that he could not condense Top-grade Spirit Stones, and Li Qingyuan then contacted Li Yunmei and asked her to visit.

Li Qingyuan gave Li Yunmei a fortune in masterwork elixirs to help her reach Core Formation and asked her to protect his family when they settled in the Three Joys Immortal Sect’s territory. After turning down her romantic advances, he sent her away with her oath, leaving her saddened by the likelihood that they would meet less often.

• Li Yunmei presented Li Qingyuan with three Third-tier Spirit Plants and shared Fourth-tier spirit tea with him.
• Li Qingyuan gave Li Yunmei masterwork elixirs worth more than six hundred thousand Spirit Stones, enough to support a cultivator’s Core Formation.
• Li Yunmei tried to repay Li Qingyuan with her affection, but he stopped her and explained that he was devoted to Luo Ling and True Monarch Miao Le.
• Li Qingyuan asked Li Yunmei to secretly look after his family if they settled in the Three Joys Immortal Sect’s territory in the future, and she swore to help them.
• Li Yunmei took the elixirs, wished Li Qingyuan success in the struggle for the Human King Hall, and left his cave abode in tears.

Li Qingyuan refined and upgraded Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills while hoping a relocated Fourth-grade Spirit Vein would let him reach Late-Stage Core Formation. The vein erupted into a spectacular phenomenon, exposing it to powerful demons and cultivators, and the chapter ended as Zhao Liuyun and a Fire Country Nascent Soul expert disputed its ownership.

• Li Qingyuan concealed his true alchemy success and gave Miao Le seven low-grade and one standard-grade Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills.
• Li Qingyuan used Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk to upgrade five pills, leaving him with ten standard-grade and ten premium pills for cultivation.
• Miao Le and True Lord Xuantian watched the spirit vein erupt and discovered it had advanced to Fourth-grade Mid-rank, breaking their formation and revealing its location.
• The Flying Golden Lion and the transformed Flame Swallowing Spirit Sparrow claimed the spirit vein for the Demon Beast Mountains, with many other demons gathering nearby.
• Zhao Liuyun arrived as a Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, and a Fire Country Late Nascent Soul expert challenged his claim that the area belonged to Zhao Country.

Zhao Liuyun and Huo Yuanzi fought over a Fourth-grade Spirit Vein until the Vermilion Bird Envoy arrived with the Human King's decree awarding it to the Three Joys Immortal Sect. Huo Yuanzi challenged the order, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• Zhao Liuyun and Huo Yuanzi clashed with powerful sword and fire techniques over the spirit vein, forcing Miao Le, True Lord Xuantian, and the others to retreat.
• The Vermilion Bird Envoy arrived on her Vermilion Bird Remnant and stopped Zhao Liuyun and Huo Yuanzi from continuing their fight.
• The Vermilion Bird Envoy presented the Human King's Royal Order, declaring that the spirit vein belonged to the Three Joys Immortal Sect of Yue Kingdom.
• Zhao Liuyun and the others obeyed the decree, and Miao Le thanked the Human King for the reward.
• Huo Yuanzi refused to accept the decree and questioned why the Human King had awarded the ownerless spirit vein to the Three Joys Immortal Sect.

The Vermilion Bird Envoy used a Recording Stone to show that Three Joys Immortal Sect had discovered and planned to claim the advancing spirit vein, but Huo Yuanzi, Tu Yuanzi, and Jin Yuanzi challenged the Human King's authority over it. The Human King's Edict struck down all three with three-colored heavenly lightning, leaving them bloodied and stunned by its power.

• The Vermilion Bird Envoy played a Recording Stone showing Miao Le telling Yun Le and Ya Le that Three Joys Immortal Sect would conceal and eventually transfer the spirit vein.
• Huo Yuanzi hesitated, but Tu Yuanzi and Jin Yuanzi arrived and argued that the spirit vein belonged to Yellow Province.
• Jin Yuanzi and Tu Yuanzi challenged the Human King's legitimacy and declared that the Five Yuan Sect's ruler was more qualified to sit on the Human King's throne.
• The Vermilion Bird Envoy summoned the Human King's Edict and requested permission to suppress the Five Yuan Sect elders.
• The Human King's Edict unleashed three-colored heavenly lightning, shattered the attacks of Jin Yuanzi, Tu Yuanzi, and Huo Yuanzi, and blasted them into the ground.
• Jin Yuanzi, Tu Yuanzi, and Huo Yuanzi coughed blood and wondered how a wisp of the Human King's divine sense could summon a three-colored heavenly tribulation.

The Vermilion Bird Envoy used the Human King's Edict to drive off three Late Nascent Soul Great Cultivators, then transported a Fourth-grade Mid-rank Spirit Vein to the Three Joys Immortal Sect and transplanted it there. Myriad Phenomena True Monarch and Yin Sha True Monarch concluded that their sects had little future in the Yue Kingdom and considered an enticing offer from an unnamed person.

• The Human King's Edict forced Jin Yuanzi, Tu Yuanzi, and Huo Yuanzi to flee, while Zhao Liuyun, Xuantian, and Miao Le were astonished by its power.
• The Vermilion Bird Envoy led Zhao Liuyun, Xuantian, Miao Le, and the Vermilion Bird Remnant in using a grand formation to lift a ten-thousand-zhang mountain and its Fourth-grade Mid-rank Spirit Vein.
• The group carried the mountain across the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province toward the Yue Kingdom, alarming Myriad Phenomena True Monarch and the Myriad Phenomena Sect as it passed.
• The Vermilion Bird Envoy transplanted the Spirit Vein into the Three Joys Immortal Sect, where it became the core of the surrounding mountains and brought three days of spiritual rain to Three Joys Immortal City.
• Myriad Phenomena True Monarch and Yin Sha True Monarch discussed choosing the unnamed person's offer, which promised help surviving their Nascent Soul Minor Heavenly Tribulations.

Three Joys Immortal Sect celebrated gaining a Fourth-grade Mid-rank Spirit Vein as Vermilion Bird Envoy spoke with Miao Le about her potential and the sect’s future. After parting from Vermilion Bird Envoy, True Lord Xuantian resolved to preserve Mysterious Heaven Sect’s legacy and offered its five ultimate arts to Miao Le.

• Miao Le hosted Vermilion Bird Envoy, who praised her cultivation and urged Three Joys Immortal Sect to prepare prodigies for the Nine Provinces Continent Core Formation Prodigy Competition.
• Vermilion Bird Envoy told Miao Le that reaching the Nascent Soul Late Stage could earn her the Human King’s help in unifying the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province.
• True Lord Xuantian pursued Vermilion Bird Envoy, and she warned him that Mysterious Heaven Sect would decline unless he advanced or cultivated a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
• True Lord Xuantian accepted his future duty to guard the Heaven Severing Great Array, but after Vermilion Bird Envoy left, he decided Mysterious Heaven Sect’s legacy could not be severed.
• The next day, True Lord Xuantian gave Miao Le five Xuantian Stele Inscriptions containing Mysterious Heaven Sect’s fourth-grade ultimate arts.

True Lord Xuantian gave Miao Le the Xuantian Five Absolutes inscriptions and asked her to protect the Mysterious Heaven Sect after he left to guard Red Flag Mountain. Miao Le accepted, expanded access to the Three Joys Immortal Sect’s spirit-vein cave mansions, and summoned Li Qingyuan, who was considering skipping the Human King Hall Selection to cultivate instead.

• True Lord Xuantian explained that he would leave for Red Flag Mountain in ten years and gave Miao Le the five Xuantian Stele Inscriptions in exchange for her promise to help the Mysterious Heaven Sect.
• True Lord Xuantian revealed that uniting the Xuantian Five Absolutes could form a treasure art beyond fourth-tier spells, though he had never comprehended it.
• Miao Le accepted the inscriptions, saw True Lord Xuantian off, and resolved to pursue Soul Transformation and immortality.
• Miao Le ordered the sect to construct spirit-vein cave mansions and granted cultivation access to qualified elders, disciples, and Nascent Soul Seeds.
• The new cave mansion benefits stirred the sect’s cultivators, while Li Qingyuan regretted that the Human King Hall Selection would keep him from cultivating at the Fourth-grade Spirit Vein.
• Miao Le transmitted to Li Qingyuan and summoned him to her palace as he considered asking to remain in the sect.

Li Qingyuan learned why the Human King Hall Selection was worth entering and agreed to compete for its resources and opportunities. Miao Le then drew him into another private discussion of the Dao.

• Li Qingyuan praised A Wu’s cultivation, and Miao Le explained that the Three Joys Immortal Sect’s new spirit vein and resources had strengthened its cultivators.
• Miao Le predicted that Li Qingyuan would form a Nascent Soul within a hundred years, then dismissed A Wu when Li Qingyuan signaled that he wanted to speak privately.
• Miao Le explained that the Human King Hall Selection chose one hundred prodigies from across the Nine Provinces and offered resources and opportunities that could help them reach the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Li Qingyuan recognized that the selection could provide resources for his plans and agreed to participate, while Miao Le said it was held every three hundred years.
• Miao Le and Li Qingyuan resumed their private discussion of the Dao.

Li Qingyuan and Miao Le studied the five Xuantian Stele Inscriptions, which held the Mysterious Heaven Sect’s secret arts. Li Qingyuan mastered all five and uncovered the Five Energies Returning to Origin Technique, gaining new abilities for the upcoming Human King Hall journey.

• Miao Le showed Li Qingyuan the five Xuantian Stele Inscriptions and explained how True Lord Xuantian had given them to the Three Joys Immortal Sect.
• Li Qingyuan and Miao Le began comprehending the inscriptions, while Zhao Guangzheng and Zhenxing bet on how many Li Qingyuan would master.
• Li Qingyuan quickly learned Star Shifting and Battle Reversal, then used the Weapon Merging Secret Technique to fuse Magic Tools into stronger ones.
• Li Qingyuan mastered the Wind Domain, Earthfire Scorched Plains, and Living Water Source Flow secret arts, leaving Miao Le astonished by his comprehension.
• Li Qingyuan combined the five arts to discover the Five Energies Returning to Origin Technique and resolved to master it before the Human King Hall journey.

The Human King received Vermilion Bird’s report on Miao Le’s rapid cultivation and the disappearance of Core Formation Prodigies, which pointed toward Yuan King and Taiyi Gate. He set out to confront Taiyi Gate while ordering Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird to protect the Nine Provinces Prodigy Tournament and expose the forces conspiring with the Old Red Banners.

• The Human King and Azure Dragon played chess in Zhi Shui Palace, and the Human King sensed Vermilion Bird’s return before Azure Dragon did.
• Vermilion Bird reported that Miao Le had reached Nascent Soul Early-Stage Perfection in less than fifteen years and possessed Nascent Soul Middle Stage divine sense.
• The Human King concluded that Miao Le had a Great Opportunity and was likely an ally who could help unify the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province.
• Vermilion Bird and Azure Dragon reported missing Core Formation Prodigies and suspected Yuan King, Taiyi Gate, and the Old Red Banners were involved.
• The Human King ordered Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird to guard the Nine Provinces Prodigy Tournament, recruit outstanding cultivators, and root out those colluding with the Old Red Banners.
• The Human King departed for Taiyi Gate, while Vermilion Bird and Azure Dragon affirmed their loyalty to him.

Human King Dugu Lei arrived at Taiyi Gate to enforce the Nine Provinces Alliance Contract requiring Yuan Kong, Yuan Ye, and Yuan Fa to guard the Heaven Severing Great Array at Red Flag Mountain. After the three elders attacked and were swiftly injured by his lightning, abbot Yuan Xin intervened as Dugu Lei moved to capture them.

• Yuan Kong, Yuan Ye, and Yuan Fa planned to seize the bodies of three gifted Core Formation cultivators to extend their lives, dismissing the Human King's decree and the alliance contract.
• Dugu Lei rode a lightning-shrouded heavenly steed to Taiyi Gate and demanded that the three elders go to Red Flag Mountain.
• Abbot Yuan Xin asked Dugu Lei to spare Taiyi Gate's elders, but Dugu Lei gave them three breaths to comply or be taken by force.
• Yuan Kong, Yuan Ye, and Yuan Fa attacked Dugu Lei with their magic treasures and divine abilities, and his Three-Colored Lightning Tribulation shattered their attacks and badly injured them.
• Dugu Lei reached for the injured elders with a mana hand, and Yuan Xin unleashed the Great Luo Buddha Hand against him.

Human King Dugu Lei defeated Taiyi Gate’s strongest formation, took Yuan Kong, Yuan Ye, and Yuan Fa away, and warned other sects to honor the Nine Provinces Alliance Contract. Meanwhile, Li Qingyuan prepared to leave for the Nine Provinces Grand Gathering and asked Miao Le to help find his missing daughter, surprising her with the revelation that he had a child.

• Abbot Yuan Xin summoned Taiyi Gate’s eighteen Nascent Soul Cultivators and used a Soul Transformation Sarira to strengthen their grand formation, but Dugu Lei shattered it with his Thunder Battle Halberd.
• Dugu Lei destroyed Taiyi Gate’s mountain gate, skewered Yuan Kong, Yuan Ye, and Yuan Fa with his halberd, and declared that he would punish sects that defied the Nine Provinces Alliance Contract.
• Zhen Wu watched Dugu Lei depart and vowed to become as powerful as the Human King.
• Three Core Formation Cultivators awoke in a mountain ravine, confused about how they had been brought there.
• At Miao Le Immortal Sect, Li Qingyuan and Miao Le finished comprehending the Xuantian Stele Inscriptions, and Miao Le prepared to lead Yue Kingdom’s prodigies to the Nine Provinces Grand Gathering.
• Li Qingyuan asked Miao Le to help find his missing daughter, and Miao Le reacted with jealousy when she learned he had a daughter.

After learning that Li Qingyuan had children, Miao Le confronted him about his past and agreed to help find his daughter and shelter his family. Later, Zhao Tongxuan visited Li Qingyuan to spar ahead of the Human King Hall Selection, and Li Qingyuan accepted.

• Miao Le accused Li Qingyuan of deceiving her after he admitted he had a daughter and a son, then tearfully described all she had done for him.
• Li Qingyuan confessed his feelings for Miao Le and Luo Ling and explained why he had chosen a Dao companion to continue his family bloodline.
• Miao Le promised to search for Li Qingyuan's daughter and secretly protect his family when they joined the Three Joys Immortal Sect.
• Li Qingyuan gave Miao Le bottles of Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills, and she was impressed by his alchemy success.
• Zhao Tongxuan visited Li Qingyuan and asked him to reveal the gap between them before the Human King Hall Selection, and Li Qingyuan agreed to spar.

Li Qingyuan fought Zhao Tongxuan in the sect's back mountain and defeated him without using his full power. After giving Zhao Tongxuan three masterwork Myriad True Pills, Li Qingyuan left, while Zhao Tongxuan reflected on the vast gap between them and anticipated Li Qingyuan's success at the Nine Provinces Heavenly Chosen Tournament.

• Zhao Tongxuan challenged Li Qingyuan after reaching the peak of Early-Stage Core Formation, and the two began fighting with spear and halberd techniques.
• Li Qingyuan overpowered Zhao Tongxuan in their exchange of second-tier spells, leaving Zhao's arms numb and forcing him to attack again.
• Zhao Tongxuan unleashed his third-tier Flood Dragon's Cry, but Li Qingyuan's wind-and-thunder demonic cauldron shattered the flood dragon and struck Zhao into a cliff.
• Li Qingyuan gave Zhao Tongxuan three masterwork third-grade Mid-rank Myriad True Pills and praised his potential to reach the top hundred at the tournament.
• After recovering, Zhao Tongxuan thanked Li Qingyuan and admitted he had not made him use his full power; Li departed, and Zhao predicted he would be the greatest winner at the Nine Provinces Heavenly Chosen Tournament.

Miao Le summoned Li Qingyuan to prepare him for the Core Formation Prodigies’ journey to the Divine Continent, and they exchanged valuable gifts that brought them closer together. Three days later, their cultivation together produced the Jianmu Meditation Method, a secret art for cultivating divine sense.

• Miao Le told Li Qingyuan that the Core Formation Prodigies of the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province would gather in Zhao Country in three days and travel to the Divine Continent through an ancient Teleportation Array.
• Miao Le gave Li Qingyuan third-grade talisman materials, ink, and her Quasi-Fourth Tier Peach Blossom Brush, while he gave her the Five Elements Talisman Array Technique and a completed fourth-grade rune.
• Li Qingyuan and Miao Le reconciled and spent the day together, leaving no barrier between them.
• Three days later, their intertwined divine senses and Longevity Seeds caused Jianmu seeds to sprout in both their Mud Pill Palaces.
• Li Qingyuan and Miao Le discovered that they had gained the Jianmu Meditation Method, an ancient secret art that cultivated divine sense and strengthened the Primordial Spirit.

Miao Le equipped Li Qingyuan and the Three Joys Immortal Sect’s other four prodigies with life-saving talismans and led them to Zhao Country for the Human King Hall selection. After the seven kingdoms’ Heavenly Inspectors and Core Formation prodigies gathered, Zhao Liuyun activated an ancient teleportation formation to send them to the Divine Continent.

• Miao Le gave Li Qingyuan three Four Symbols Talisman Arrays and named him leader of the five prodigies representing the Three Joys Immortal Sect.
• Miao Le and the five prodigies departed aboard a Cloud Shuttle Flying Ship, while Miao Le later gave Zhao Tongxuan and the other three prodigies talisman arrays of Nascent Soul might.
• The Three Joys Immortal Sect delegation arrived at the Limitless Immortal Sect, where representatives from the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province gathered.
• Zhao Liuyun announced that he would lead the Core Formation prodigies and the seven Heavenly Inspectors to the Divine Continent under the Human King’s order.
• Zhao Liuyun activated the ancient teleportation formation with a hundred thousand spirit stones, and Li Qingyuan and the assembled delegations entered it.