Recaps

Li Qingyuan and Miao Le returned to the Three Joys Immortal Sect after discussing the sect’s growing strength, their Dao companion ceremony, and plans for a future child. They announced Li Qingyuan’s Nascent Soul breakthrough to the sect, which celebrated its rise to three Nascent Souls.

• Li Qingyuan concealed his formation and shut off visual sharing while Zhenxing regretted missing the view and recoiled when Zhao Guangzheng teased him about finding a Dao companion.
• On the way back to the sect, Miao Le told Li Qingyuan about her cultivation progress, the advances of Xian'er and other disciples, and the sect’s three Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Li Qingyuan and Miao Le agreed to discuss claiming the former Corpse Puppet Sect and Myriad Phenomena Sect spirit veins as branch sects.
• Miao Le asked Li Qingyuan to hold a Dao companion ceremony and have a child with her, and he agreed to speak with Luo Ling and visit his parents before the ceremony.
• Miao Le and Li Qingyuan returned to the sect and revealed their Nascent Soul power, prompting the elders, disciples, and cultivators to celebrate Li Qingyuan’s breakthrough.

Li Qingyuan announced his Nascent Soul advancement, rallied Yue Kingdom’s cultivators under the Three Joys Immortal Sect, and founded the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect as its branch. With Li Xianhuang named the sect’s Nascent Soul Seed, he looked beyond the new sect toward becoming the King of Arid Province.

• Li Qingyuan revealed that he had defeated Yin Sha True Monarch and Myriad Phenomena True Monarch, then offered elixirs and spirit plants to recruit cultivators into the Three Joys Immortal Sect.
• True Monarch Miao Le appointed Li Qingyuan and True Person Yun Le to establish branch sects on the former Myriad Phenomena Sect and Corpse Puppet Sect territories, while the Mysterious Heaven Sect pledged its support.
• One month later, Li Qingyuan founded the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect at Tiandu Peak, naming Ji Kun its guardian beast, Zhenxing its vice sect master, and Li Xianhuang its True Disciple and Nascent Soul Seed.
• Li Qingyuan led the assembled cultivators in celebrating the new sect and promised to make it the foremost Immortal Sect of Desolate Province.
• As the sect-founding and recruitment ceremonies began, Li Qingyuan declared that his greater goal was to become the King of Arid Province.

Li Qingyuan secretly entered Xiang Country and tracked down seven rebel cultivators hiding in a mortal town. After they turned on Xiongtu and attacked, Li Qingyuan called on Zhao Guangzheng and Ji Kun to subdue them, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Li Qingyuan traveled to Xiang Country in search of cultivators who had rebelled against the Human King.
• A hidden family of seven rebel cultivators discussed their fears and regretted siding with the Five Yuan King.
• Li Qingyuan appeared above the town and exposed the family’s formation and identities, then revealed that Xiongtu had been contacting cultivators outside.
• The household heads and Fairy Qiao Yu attacked Li Qingyuan and Xiongtu, while Xiongtu denied betraying the group.
• Li Qingyuan summoned Zhao Guangzheng, who used a soul banner to suppress the seven cultivators, and Li Qingyuan sent out Ji Kun to help kill them and seize their Nascent Souls.

Li Qingyuan and his allies defeated the Nascent Soul cultivators who had attacked them, collecting their Nascent Souls and souls. With eight Nascent Soul Infants spanning all Five-Element Attributes, Li Qingyuan had the materials needed for the Five Nascent Soul Transformation Elixir and planned to use it to help his Second Yuan Clone reach Nascent Soul Stage.

• Ji Kun stunned the Core Formation cultivators and helped Li Qingyuan catch Xiong Tu off guard.
• Li Qingyuan destroyed Xiong Tu's body and captured his Nascent Soul, while Ji Kun killed Fairy Qiao Yu and delivered her Nascent Soul.
• Zhao Guangzheng used the Soul-Refining Restriction Banner to suppress Baili Ao and Liu Yundan, and Li Qingyuan joined him to pull their souls into the Myriad Souls Banner.
• Li Qingyuan collected the Nascent Souls and souls of the defeated cultivators, and Zhao Guangzheng refined the captured souls to strengthen himself and the banner.
• Li Qingyuan gathered eight Nascent Soul Infants whose attributes covered all Five Elements and declared that the materials for the Five Nascent Soul Transformation Elixir were complete.

Li Qingyuan helped Er Yuan form a Nascent Soul, and the clone survived its lightning tribulation, strengthening the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect. He then began preparing the Flame Dragon Lizard and Blood Shadow Clone to advance to the Nascent Soul Realm.

• Li Qingyuan and Zhao Guangzheng refined the Five Nascent Soul Transformation Elixir, and Li Qingyuan gave it to Er Yuan to aid his breakthrough.
• Over five years, Li Qingyuan cultivated, forged Fourth-grade artifacts, and joined Miao Le and other Nascent Soul True Lords in defeating rebels and demonic cultivators across the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province.
• Er Yuan shattered his golden core, consumed the elixir, and formed a Nascent Soul as a One-colored Nascent Soul Minor Heavenly Tribulation struck the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect.
• Er Yuan endured the lightning tribulation with the Five Yuan Mountain Replica and Spirit Soul Bell, which rose to become a Nascent Soul Magic Treasure.
• Li Qingyuan brought the Flame Dragon Lizard and Blood Shadow Clone into the Spirit Gathering Formation to refine Red Dragon Treasure Blood spiritual liquid and prepare for their own breakthroughs.

Li Qingyuan welcomed the Li Clan to the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect and introduced his wife, children, and sister to the sect. As the family reunited in his cave abode, Miao Le arrived, curious to meet the woman who had captured his heart.

• Li Qingyuan welcomed the migrating Li Clan to the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect after Zhao Guangzheng confirmed their journey had been safe.
• Li Qingyuan introduced Luo Ling as his first wife, presented Li Qingqing, Li Xianhuang, and Li Xianfeng, and made Li Xianfeng his personal disciple.
• Li Yunmei, Qi Yuxuan, and Cloud Cliff accepted Li Qingyuan's order to settle the clan's disciples.
• Li Qingyuan reunited with Luo Ling and Li Qingqing in his cave abode and explained that he had brought the clan to establish its place as a Nascent Soul Immortal Clan.
• Miao Le arrived and asked to meet the woman who had captured Li Qingyuan's heart, leaving Luo Ling nervous at the sight of her.

Miao Le met Luo Ling and revealed how she had repeatedly supported Li Qingyuan through life-threatening dangers and helped him advance in cultivation. Luo Ling accepted Miao Le as a fellow companion to Li Qingyuan, and Miao Le promised that the three of them would be well.

• Miao Le arrived and gave generous meeting gifts to Li Xianfeng and Li Qingqing, winning their affection while Luo Ling worried about her intentions.
• Li Qingyuan tried to shield Luo Ling from Miao Le, but Miao Le asked to speak privately with her and barred Li Qingyuan from eavesdropping.
• Miao Le shared memories of saving and assisting Li Qingyuan from Foundation Establishment through Core Formation and Nascent Soul, including their cultivation together.
• Miao Le told Luo Ling she did not intend to compete with her for Li Qingyuan and said she wanted to help him because she loved him.
• Luo Ling said she wished Miao Le would become Li Qingyuan's Dao companion, and Miao Le proposed that they both remain by his side.

Li Qingyuan reunited with Luo Ling, welcomed Miao Le into their relationship, and strengthened the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect and Li Clan. When the demonic path attacked the Cloud Heaven Sect, he left for Yun Country while arranging defenses at home.

• Miao Le persuaded Luo Ling that Li Qingyuan had endured grave dangers and promised to help her form her core.
• Li Qingyuan reunited with Luo Ling, and Miao Le joined them in his embrace after he welcomed her at the right time.
• Ninety percent of the Li Clan moved to the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect while Li Qingyuan supplied Luo Ling and his family with cultivation pills.
• Luo Ling entered seclusion to pursue Core Formation, while Li Qingyuan observed that the Flame Dragon Lizard and Blood Shadow Clone were nearing Nascent Soul.
• After receiving an urgent plea from the Cloud Heaven Sect, Li Qingyuan suspected a possible diversion, left Zhao Guangzheng and Zhenxing to defend the sect, and flew toward Yun Country with his Dual-Origin Clone and Ji Kun.

Li Qingyuan arrived at Cloud Heaven Sect after Seven Emotions Demon Lord’s forces destroyed it, then learned the rebellion was spreading toward the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province. He flew to Thousand Jun Sect, where Thousand Jun True Monarch faced Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Abbot Yuan Xin as the assault began.

• Red Cloud True Monarch sacrificed himself to drive Seven Emotions Demon Lord away from the fleeing Cloud Heaven Sect disciples, and Seven Emotions ordered his forces to plunder the sect.
• Li Qingyuan found Cloud Heaven Sect destroyed and told Miao Le to protect Three Joys Immortal Sect and Yue Kingdom.
• A Human King Hall disciple warned Li Qingyuan that rebels from the Eight Provinces were converging on the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province, and Li Qingyuan resolved to stop them.
• Seven Emotions Demon Lord attacked Thousand Jun Sect with Abbot Yuan Xin, who urged Thousand Jun True Monarch to abandon the Human King.
• Thousand Jun True Monarch summoned his Nascent Soul Dharma Manifestation and swung the Thousand Jun Hammer at Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Abbot Yuan Xin.

Thousand Jun True Monarch fought Abbot Yuan Xin and the Seven Emotions Demon Lord as their forces attacked the Thousand Jun Sect. The Second Yuan Clone and Ji Kun arrived to restrain the Seven Emotions Demon Lord, while Li Qingyuan appeared to strike Dugu Quan.

• Thousand Jun True Monarch battled Abbot Yuan Xin, denouncing him as a false Buddha as Yuan Xin blocked his hammer with a golden alms bowl.
• The Seven Emotions Demon Lord ambushed Thousand Jun True Monarch, and the two attackers wounded him while their forces broke the Thousand Jun Sect’s Defensive Formation.
• As the Seven Emotions Demon Lord moved to kill the Thousand Jun Sect’s Great Elder, Ji Kun attacked with the Sky Swallowing Sphere and the Second Yuan Clone appeared as Young King Yuan.
• The Second Yuan Clone and Ji Kun fought the Seven Emotions Demon Lord, while Dugu Quan recognized the Second Yuan Clone and pleaded for him to return to Yellow Province.
• The Seven Emotions Demon Lord suspected Li Qingyuan was nearby, and Li Qingyuan’s sword shot toward Dugu Quan.

Li Qingyuan killed Dugu Quan and fought several Nascent Soul cultivators using his sword, talisman arrays, and controllable heavenly tribulation. After Abbot Yuan Xin's Purple Gold Alms Bowl failed to crush him, Li Qingyuan seized it and sent it into the Mysterious Feminine Space, leaving Yuan Xin enraged and determined to kill him.

• Li Qingyuan's Green Wood Heavenly Sun Sword severed Dugu Quan's arm, and five Five Elements Talisman Arrays destroyed Dugu Quan's body and Nascent Soul.
• Li Qingyuan summoned his Nascent Soul Minor Heavenly Tribulation against three Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators, killing one as the other two fled and called for help.
• The Seven Emotions Demon Lord tried to reach Li Qingyuan, but Ji Kun and Er Yuan's clone combined their attacks to hold him back.
• Abbot Yuan Xin used the Purple Gold Alms Bowl to suppress Li Qingyuan while the Great Luo Buddha Hand kept Thousand Jun True Monarch from assisting.
• Li Qingyuan's Azure Scale Dragon Armor withstood the Purple Gold Alms Bowl, allowing him to seize it and place it in the Mysterious Feminine Space.
• Yuan Xin lost contact with his natal magic treasure, spat blood in anger, and resolved to kill Li Qingyuan and seize his body.

Abbot Yuan Xin used Taiyi Gate’s Soul Transformation Sarira to attack Li Qingyuan, who killed a Taiyi Gate Nascent Soul cultivator and survived Yuan Xin’s devastating blow with the Azure Scale Dragon Armor. Li Qingyuan fled with Yuan Xin in pursuit, while Thousand Jun True Monarch tried to follow despite his injuries.

• Abbot Yuan Xin invoked the Soul Transformation Sarira and its Arhat phantom, prompting Li Qingyuan to flee using three escape arts.
• Li Qingyuan caught a Taiyi Gate Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, used him to block Yuan Xin’s attack, and then destroyed both his body and Nascent Soul.
• Yuan Xin struck Thousand Jun True Monarch with the Great Luo Buddha Hand, sending him flying and forcing Li Qingyuan to intervene.
• Li Qingyuan unleashed his sword intents against Yuan Xin’s attack, but the Great Luo Buddha Hand overcame them and struck him through the Azure Scale Dragon Armor.
• Li Qingyuan emerged from the rubble and fled, threatening to destroy Taiyi Gate if he reached Peak Nascent Soul, while Yuan Xin pursued him.
• Thousand Jun True Monarch chased after Li Qingyuan, leaving Long Teng to defend the sect, but his injuries caused him to fall behind.

Li Qingyuan fought Abbot Yuan Xin across the border, using talisman arrays and spirit stones to survive Yuan Xin’s powerful attacks. At the Myriad Rivers, Li Qingyuan sprang a trap with Yang Xiaohe’s Five-Colored Lotus Lantern, leaving Yuan Xin trapped and struggling as his Soul Transformation Sarira began to crack.

• Li Qingyuan fled Yuan Xin’s Buddha-hand attacks, replenishing his magic power with Top-grade Spirit Stones and weakening Yuan Xin’s strikes with successive Five Elements Talisman Arrays.
• After two hours of pursuit and combat, Li Qingyuan reached the Myriad Rivers and called on Yang Xiaohe to activate the Five-Colored Lotus Lantern.
• Yang Xiaohe transformed the Lotus Lantern’s yin fire into the earth, then unleashed a trap of heavenly lightning, yin fire, fierce wind, restrictive arrays, and five-colored lotus petals around Yuan Xin.
• Yuan Xin’s Great Luo Buddha Hand struck the mountain sealing him in, but the Lotus Lantern’s attacks wore down his magic power while Li Qingyuan strengthened the artifact with his own magic power.
• Yuan Xin realized the stalemate would kill him, saw another crack appear in his depleted Soul Transformation Sarira, and tried to persuade Li Qingyuan to listen.

Li Qingyuan rejected Yuan Xin’s offer to surrender and used the Heart Demon Pupil to expose the gap between Yuan Xin’s conduct and Buddhist ideals. Yuan Xin’s heart demons shattered his defenses, and Li Qingyuan and Yang Xiaohe launched a final assault, leaving Yuan Xin trapped in a delusion of ascension and death.

• Yuan Xin offered Li Qingyuan his Nascent Soul True Blood and Taiyi Gate’s support in exchange for release, but Li Qingyuan refused to trust him.
• Li Qingyuan intensified the Five-colored Lotus Lamp’s attacks and used the Heart Demon Pupil to show Yuan Xin scenes of compassion and selflessness among mortals.
• Li Qingyuan accused Yuan Xin of violating Buddhist teachings through greed, body seizure, and killing, causing Yuan Xin’s heart demons to overwhelm his Dao Heart.
• Yuan Xin’s Great Luo Golden Body collapsed, and the Soul Transformation Sarira rejected him as Li Qingyuan called on Yang Xiaohe to help kill him.
• Li Qingyuan and Yang Xiaohe unleashed the Five-colored Lotus Lamp and the mountain’s crushing force as Yuan Xin imagined ascending beyond the Nine Provinces, becoming an arhat, and then dying.

Li Qingyuan and Yang Xiaohe killed Abbot Yuan Xin with the Five-colored Lotus Lamp and plundered his treasures, resources, and Soul Transformation Sarira. After learning the other invaders had also been defeated, Li Qingyuan headed back to Yue Kingdom to join the counterattack against the Five Yuan King Lineage.

• Yuan Xin's inner demons disrupted his magic power, leaving him vulnerable to the Five-colored Lotus Lamp's attacks until his body and Nascent Soul were destroyed.
• Li Qingyuan collected Yuan Xin's treasures and copied three ancient Peak Nascent Soul magic treasures, while the Soul Transformation Sarira became spirit liquid that the Jianmu Sapling eagerly craved.
• Ji Kun arrived carrying Er Yuan's clone and reported that True Monarch Ye Bufan and his sword puppet had killed the Seven Emotions Demon Lord, leaving the invaders wiped out.
• Li Qingyuan set out for Yue Kingdom, where rebel forces were counterattacking, and planned to take the opportunity to kill more Nascent Soul Cultivators and seize their resources.

As the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province descended into war, Miao Le, Yun Le, True Lord Xuantian, and the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect’s defenders resisted attacks on their sects. Bai Hezhui arrived at the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect and confronted Jin Yang.

• Miao Le fought True Monarch Xiaoyao and True Monarch Blood River, holding off their assault on the Three Joys Immortal Sect while waiting for reinforcements.
• Tang Nan and the two Shi Brothers arrived at the Yun Le Immortal Sect, joined Yun Le, and attacked the three Nascent Soul cultivators besieging the sect.
• True Lord Xuantian used the Five Energies Returning to reach Late Nascent Soul Stage Perfection and drove back the Heavenly Sword Gate’s Great Elder.
• Zhenxing and Zhao Guangzheng helped the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect’s Defense Restriction withstand the attackers, including Jin Yang, who planned to capture Li Qingyuan’s loved ones.
• Bai Hezhui arrived on a white crane and attacked Jin Yang and the other cultivators, frightening Jin Yang into retreat.

Li Qingyuan intercepted Golden Sun True Monarch and fought him while Bai Hezhui and the White Crane pursued True Monarch Mieqing. Golden Sun True Monarch self-destructed to kill Li Qingyuan, but Li Qingyuan survived and emerged with the Blazing Sun Golden Wheel and a Space Ring.

• True Monarch Mieqing and Bai Hezhui clashed as the White Crane Great Demon attacked Golden Sun True Monarch and two Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators; Jin Yang fled, and the White Crane killed the two cultivators and their Nascent Soul Infants.
• True Monarch Mieqing self-destructed her Nascent Soul physical body to escape Bai Hezhui, injuring the White Crane, but Bai Hezhui pursued her with help from Ji Kun and Er Yuan.
• Ji Kun and Er Yuan intercepted Mieqing's Nascent Soul, but she knocked them aside before Bai Hezhui and the White Crane caught up and attacked her.
• Li Qingyuan blocked Golden Sun True Monarch's escape, countered his talismans with sword techniques and other attacks, and forced him to self-destruct his body, Nascent Soul, and divine soul.
• Li Qingyuan survived the explosion in his Azure Scale Dragon Armor and emerged holding the Blazing Sun Golden Wheel and a Space Ring.

After Bai Hezhui killed True Monarch Mieqing, the Flame Dragon Lizard and Blood Shadow both advanced to the Nascent Soul realm, strengthening Li Qingyuan’s forces. Li Qingyuan then led his Nascent Soul lineup to reinforce the Three Joys Immortal Sect and crush the invaders.

• Bai Hezhui and her white crane killed True Monarch Mieqing, and she collected his Seven Absolutes Sword and spatial-ring resources.
• The Flame Dragon Lizard advanced into a fourth-tier Flame Dragon Flood Dragon, while Blood Shadow formed a Nascent Soul.
• Li Qingyuan appointed Zhenxing Deputy Sect Master, Er Yuan Great Elder, and Blood Shadow Second Elder, and named the Flame Dragon Flood Dragon and Ji Kun guardian divine beasts.
• Bai Hezhui left to suppress rebels across the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province and asked Li Qingyuan to join the campaign after dealing with the Yue Kingdom rebels.
• Li Qingyuan left Zhenxing to guard the Wind Thunder Immortal Sect and led the others toward the Three Joys Immortal Sect to kill the invaders.

Li Qingyuan arrived at the Three Joys Immortal Sect and crushed True Monarch Blood River with his Wind Thunder Hegemonic Body, capturing Blood River's Nascent Soul. He summoned his Nascent Soul-level forces to fight the besiegers, then attacked True Monarch Xiaoyao as Miao Le and his allies engaged the remaining enemies.

• Zhao Guangzheng reported that True Monarch Xiaoyao and True Monarch Blood River were besieging Miao Le while their allies attacked the Three Joys Immortal Sect's grand formation.
• Li Qingyuan arrived, shattered True Monarch Blood River's defenses with his fists, destroyed his physical body, and captured his Nascent Soul.
• True Monarch Xiaoyao tried to flee, but Miao Le restrained him as Li Qingyuan summoned Ji Kun, the Flame Dragon Flood Dragon, Blood Shadow, Er Yuan, and the Soul Refining Banner.
• Li Qingyuan and his summoned forces attacked True Monarch Xiaoyao's group while Miao Le struck the Core Formation cultivators and offered support from the sidelines.
• Li Qingyuan charged True Monarch Xiaoyao, who counterattacked with the Mountain River Xiaoyao Fan.

Li Qingyuan used the Azure Scale Dragon Armor to overcome True Monarch Xiaoyao’s superior cultivation and defeat him in close combat. After tearing apart his body and suppressing his Nascent Soul Infant, Li Qingyuan looked toward the surrounding cultivators and declared that Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators were nothing special.

• True Monarch Xiaoyao sent the Mountain River Xiaoyao Fan crashing down, but Li Qingyuan activated the Azure Scale Dragon Armor and blocked its attack.
• Li Qingyuan used the armor, his halberd, wind, and thunder to break through True Monarch Xiaoyao’s defenses and close the distance.
• Li Qingyuan overwhelmed True Monarch Xiaoyao with a barrage of close-range strikes, crushing his defenses and shattering his internal organs.
• True Monarch Xiaoyao tried to self-destruct, but Li Qingyuan pierced through his body and tore him in two.
• Li Qingyuan suppressed True Monarch Xiaoyao’s Nascent Soul Infant and declared that Late Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivators were nothing more than this.

Li Qingyuan annihilated the enemy Nascent Soul Cultivators at the Three Joys Immortal Sect, then hurried to aid the Mysterious Heaven Sect as True Lord Xuantian faced defeat. The chapter ended with Li Qingyuan unleashing Five Energies Returning as three flying swords descended on Xuantian.

• Li Qingyuan ordered Ji Kun, Er Yuan, the Flame Dragon Flood Dragon, and Blood Shadow to kill the trapped enemy cultivators and capture their Nascent Soul Infants.
• Li Qingyuan left for the Mysterious Heaven Sect after telling Miao Le that Tang Nan was suppressing rebels at Yun Le’s branch sect; Miao Le revealed they were Dao companions and began closed-door cultivation.
• True Lord Xuantian used the Profound Heaven Secret Art to fight True Lord Scarlet Shadow and two Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, but his injuries worsened as the battle dragged on.
• The Mysterious Heaven Sect’s formation fell, and two Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators killed the Great Elder and Second Elder as they tried to buy time for the Immortal Seedlings to escape.
• True Lord Xuantian’s secret art expired, leaving him too depleted to stop True Lord Scarlet Shadow and the other two from striking him with their flying swords.
• Li Qingyuan gathered starlight, Earth Vein Fire, heaven-and-earth winds, Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk, and the Mountain Settling Cudgel to unleash Five Energies Returning.

Li Qingyuan arrived to save Mysterious Heaven Sect, using the two-colored lightning tribulation and his Nascent Soul allies to turn the battle against True Lord Scarlet Shadow and the Heavenly Sword Gate Great Elder. He killed or captured the enemy cultivators and left True Lord Xuantian declaring him the foremost Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Seven Kingdoms of Desolate Province, fit to be crowned King of Arid Province.

• Li Qingyuan unleashed Lightning Blast and drove back True Lord Scarlet Shadow and the other attackers while his Nascent Soul Dream Team engaged their allies.
• Li Qingyuan told True Lord Xuantian to rest and confronted the Great Elder of Heavenly Sword Gate alone.
• True Lord Scarlet Shadow used Sword Opens Heavenly Gate, but Li Qingyuan survived the strike and counterattacked with his halberd, fists, and Azure Scale Dragon Armor.
• Li Qingyuan shattered True Lord Scarlet Shadow's defenses, captured his Nascent Soul, and sent him to Zhao Guangzheng in the Soul Refining Banner to be consumed.
• Li Qingyuan killed the remaining suppressed Nascent Soul Cultivators, seized their Nascent Souls and souls, and collected their Storage Bags.
• True Lord Xuantian praised Li Qingyuan as the foremost Nascent Soul Cultivator of the Seven Kingdoms of Desolate Province and said he could be crowned King of Arid Province.

Li Qingyuan helped crush the rebel forces across Arid Province and joined Human King Hall’s forces at Limitless Sect in Zhao Country. As the scattered rebels gathered there and fled, he arrived at the head of the assault, calling on his allies to finish them off.

• Li Qingyuan declined to claim the title of king immediately and sent True Lord Xuantian to recover and guard the Mysterious Heaven Sect.
• Li Qingyuan reached Jin Country, where he and the Nascent Soul Dream Team defeated its rebel cultivators and joined forces with Bai Hezhui and other Great Cultivators.
• At Limitless Sect, Wang Decai, Ye Bufan, and Xun Kuang cornered Wang Lao Er, Heavenly Sword Master, and another rebel Great Cultivator while Zhao Liuyun and Nangong Xue held off the assault.
• The defeated rebels from the Seven Kingdoms fled toward Zhao Country, where Human King Hall’s forces had gathered to surround them.
• Li Qingyuan arrived in lightning and armor, announced his teacher’s order to wipe out the rebels, and led the charge.

Li Qingyuan helped crush the Five Yuan Sect rebels, then returned to cultivation while the remaining fugitives were hunted down. A year later, the Human King’s edict appointed him King of Arid Province, and the province’s cultivators bowed to him.

• Li Qingyuan and his allies killed the Nascent Soul rebels, with Li Qingyuan personally slaying fourteen cultivators.
• Li Qingyuan revealed Yuan Xin’s magic treasures, confirming that the Taiyi Gate abbot had been killed, and the other leaders returned to their provinces to oversee the hunt for surviving rebels.
• Li Qingyuan returned to the Three Joys Immortal Sect and cultivated with True Monarch Miao Le for a year while refining Top-grade Spirit Stones.
• Qing Qiu delivered the Human King’s edict, naming Li Qingyuan King of Arid Province and granting him a golden python robe and a divine sword.
• Nascent Soul Cultivators and cultivators across the Three Joys Immortal Sect bowed to Li Qingyuan as King of Arid Province.

Li Qingyuan was crowned King of Arid Province and called on the Seven Kingdoms to unite in forging a God-Slaying Sword, then laid out plans to expand cultivation and education across the province. The chapter ended with the gathered cultivators pledging to serve him as Arid Province prepared for a new era of growth.

• Li Qingyuan announced his coronation and declared that he would forge the Seven Kingdoms into a God-Slaying Sword, with the assembled cultivators lending their strength.
• True Lord Xuantian and sect representatives from across the Seven Kingdoms pledged to help Li Qingyuan forge the sword and advance toward soul transformation.
• Qing Qiu appointed Tang Nan, Wang Fugui, and Jun Changfeng as Heavenly Inspectors, while cultivators from Human King Hall volunteered to establish Nascent Soul Sects and train disciples.
• Li Qingyuan asked Qing Qiu to seek approval to exchange his contribution points for a High-grade Fourth Tier Spirit Vein, then hosted a banquet for the gathered cultivators.
• At the banquet, Li Qingyuan ordered the founding of Nascent Soul Sects and outlined plans for an Arid Province Academy with free cultivation instruction and ideological education.