Chapter Summaries

Li Shiming tracked Great Elder Sun Ao to investigate the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild’s hidden objective and confronted him after Sun Ao found weak spatial fluctuations near a waterfall. The chapter ended with Sun Ao recognizing Li Shiming and considering his capture a chance to earn the guild’s support for reaching the Nascent Soul Stage.

• Old Ancestor Jin Kai ordered Great Elder Sun Ao to investigate a suspicious location and told Great Elder You Xia to use recruited Golden Core cultivators against the Six Great Sects.
• Great Elder Sun Ao used an aura-concealing robe to slip past the battlefield blockade, while Li Shiming secretly followed him after spotting him through the Drone Satellite System.
• Li Yuanba questioned captured Golden Core cultivators, learned they were local recruits who knew nothing of the guild’s purpose, and withdrew with the other Great Elders.
• Great Elder Sun Ao met Jiang Shu at a waterfall, where a compass detected weak spatial fluctuations that disappointed him.
• Li Shiming appeared with twelve Silver Corpses forming an interception array, and Jiang Shu recognized him as Grandmaster Li.
• Great Elder Sun Ao recognized Li Shiming and decided that capturing him could earn the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild’s help with his advancement.

Li Shiming fought Great Elder Sun Ao, whose superior body-refinement technique and strength initially made him confident of victory. Using his Divine Eye Art and Natal Magical Treasure IBMz15, Li Shiming evaded Sun Ao’s attacks and repeatedly wounded him, leaving Sun Ao struggling to expel the accumulating Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Sword Intent.

• Great Elder Sun Ao revealed his Great Elder body-refinement strength to intimidate Li Shiming, who revealed his own Great Elder-level physique and prepared to capture him alive.
• Li Shiming used the Divine Eye Art to study Sun Ao’s flawless Spiritual Power Lines as Sun Ao attacked with his Long Staff Treasure and Mystic Turtle phantom.
• Li Shiming dodged Sun Ao’s first strike and cut his chest with the Third Grade Sword Foundation, but the shallow wound quickly healed after Sun Ao expelled the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Sword Intent.
• Li Shiming charged into close combat while Jiang Shu stood frozen under the pressure of the two Great Elders.
• Li Shiming used IBMz15’s analysis to evade Sun Ao’s staff and strike him repeatedly, leaving many wounds and traces of Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Sword Intent that Sun Ao had to purge with his blood.

Li Shiming defeated Great Elder Sun Ao, learned that the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild was searching for Great Power Zhai Ge’s Cave Heaven, and discovered a Spatial Formation beneath the waterfall. The chapter left him examining the water pool’s hidden space.

• Li Shiming used Divine Foot Passage to interrupt Sun Ao’s attack on the Formation and wore down his defenses until Flowing Light Starfall pierced a node in his Body Refining Technique.
• Li Shiming overwhelmed Sun Ao with targeted punches and Devil Enters the Ear, then used Mind Penetration to learn that the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild sought Great Power Zhai Ge’s Cave Heaven.
• Li Shiming learned that Sun Ao cultivated the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art and saw that its contents were connected to a Turtle Shell inside Sun Ao’s Mustard Seed Ring.
• Li Shiming killed Sun Ao and Jiang Shu, then searched the waterfall and found traces of a Spatial Formation at the bottom of its pool.

Li Shiming entered a hidden Cave Dwelling, uncovered a resource site near the Thousand Illusions Sect, and found two stalks of Fourth Grade Three Yuan Illusion Spirit Grass in an ancient spatial realm. After IBMz15 traced the realm’s Spiritual Qi to an unseen point in the void, Li Shiming sent a Silver Corpse through it to investigate, but his consciousness was expelled from the corpse.

• Li Shiming used Close In Distance, Far In Horizon to enter a hidden Cave Dwelling and found a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator’s skeleton and Jade Slip.
• Li Shiming bypassed an Oath Feedback Formation and retrieved a second Jade Slip revealing the location of a resource site hidden for five thousand years.
• Li Shiming followed the Jade Slip’s directions to a functioning spatial formation and entered a small realm containing two stalks of Fourth Grade Three Yuan Illusion Spirit Grass.
• Li Shiming and IBMz15 traced the realm’s unexplained Spiritual Qi to a position in the void that Li Shiming could not sense with Divine Sense.
• Li Shiming took control of Close In Distance, Far In Horizon through a Silver Corpse and sent it to the unseen position, but his consciousness was kicked out of its body.

Li Shiming claimed the damaged Fourth Grade spatial treasure Mountain and River Universe Fan, whose Artifact Spirit explained its remarkable Spirit Fields and the Sword Intent trapping it. He risked touching the Sword Intent Blade and stored it in his Server Room Space, freeing the fan and giving Clone Li Yuanba a model for advancing his Sword Intent; the collapsing space then expelled him.

• Li Shiming entered the cramped space and discovered the Mountain and River Universe Fan, then claimed it with a Spirit Mark and learned that its Artifact Spirit could help him control it.
• The Artifact Spirit told Li Shiming that the fan held nine Spirit Fields, including Fourth Grade plots, but a Sword Intent scar was leaking spatial power and trapping the treasure.
• Li Shiming used the Divine Eye Art to see the solid Sword Intent Blade and learned he could not leave until its Sword Intent dissipated.
• After IBMz15 proposed a dangerous plan, Li Shiming touched the Sword Intent Blade and transferred it into his Server Room Space, nearly overwhelmed by its spiritual force.
• The Artifact Spirit withdrew the leaking spatial power, and Li Shiming recognized that the Sword Intent offered Clone Li Yuanba a path for cultivation.
• The space began to collapse, and Li Shiming fell out of it.

Li Shiming secured the Mountain and River Universe Fan and discovered the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art inheritance and a Nascent Soul breakthrough pill in Great Elder Sun Ao’s ring. He began cultivating the new body-refinement technique, trading away much of his Vajra Force as Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Qi took its place.

• Li Shiming confirmed that the Mountain and River Universe Fan could grow abundant Third and Fourth Grade Spirit Medicines, then hid it in his Server Room Space.
• Li Shiming searched Great Elder Sun Ao’s Mustard Seed Ring, broke the restriction on the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Shell Fragment, and obtained the complete Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art and its cultivation insights.
• Li Shiming found a Tai Xuan Tortoise Marrow Pill, a Fourth Grade Body Refinement Spiritual Pill that could aid a breakthrough when used with the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art.
• Li Shiming learned that the Mountain and River Universe Fan was repairing itself and would soon provide eighteen Fourth Grade Spirit Medicines.
• Li Shiming began cultivating the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art, and its Qi expelled his Vajra Force while gradually nourishing his body.

After losing two Great Elders, Jin Kai called for reinforcements while Li Shiming cultivated the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art in seclusion. A year later, Ren Xun arrived with a large force, leaving the seven Northern Shu Nascent Soul Ancestors relieved that the newcomer was only at the Early Stage but wary of the battle-ready Golden Core cultivators accompanying him.

• Jin Kai ordered You Xia to request more cultivators from headquarters and planned to identify Sun Ao’s killer and recover the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art inheritance.
• With You Xia staying on Eternal Joy Island, Li Yuanba and four other Great Elders continued killing the merchant guild’s cultivators on the battlefield while Li Shiming cultivated in seclusion.
• Li Shiming quickly mastered the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art, and after a year of cultivation, Old Ancestor Fan awakened.
• Seven Nascent Soul Ancestors traveled with Honored One Hui Ke to meet the incoming Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild Flying Boat.
• Jin Kai greeted Ren Xun, whose Nascent Soul Early Stage aura reassured the seven ancestors, though they became wary of his youth and the more than one hundred and fifty battle-trained Golden Core cultivators aboard the Flying Boat.

Clone Li Yuanba continued improving his sword intent while the Eternal Joy Battlefield remained in a stalemate. Sword Old Ancestor arrived, revealed his Nascent Soul-level combat strength, and began training and protecting his disciple as both sides waited for the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild’s hidden plan to unfold.

• Clone Li Yuanba spent a month studying the Sword Intent Blade while battles continued between the Northern Shu Continent and Eternal Joy Island.
• Sword Old Ancestor arrived at the stronghold, and his Fourth Grade Flying Sword confronted Old Ancestor Jin Kai and Old Ancestor Ren Xun in a clash of auras.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai warned Old Ancestor Ren Xun not to fight Sword Old Ancestor alone, recognizing the threat posed by the Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator.
• Sword Old Ancestor reunited with Li Yuanba, warned him about his reckless fight with Great Elder Shi Ming, and learned that the battle had helped Li Yuanba’s sword intent improve.
• Sword Old Ancestor let Li Yuanba contemplate his Fourth Grade Natal Flying Sword daily, accelerating his progress while the battlefield stayed locked in a stalemate.

Li Shiming used IBMz15’s simulated ancient environment to condense the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art’s True Meaning Manifestation and spent six months cultivating under the influence of the turtle’s will. He awoke with the technique perfected, though IBMz15 was exhausted, and decided he might use the risky method again after making preparations.

• Li Shiming studied the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle through IBMz15’s lifelike simulation and entered the simulated creature’s body to experience its movements and power.
• Li Shiming’s Taiqing Mysterious Turtle shadow transformed into a True Meaning Manifestation, drawing in the turtle’s will and greatly increasing the flow of Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Qi through his body.
• Elder Su and a Golden Core Late Stage elder worried about Li Shiming’s six-month seclusion, while his alchemy requests and Northern Shu Merchant Guild business accumulated.
• Elder Su sensed a faint howl and pressure from Sword Holding Peak but left Li Shiming undisturbed when he found its formation intact.
• Li Shiming awoke after six months, learned that the turtle’s will had controlled his cultivation and exhausted IBMz15, and discovered that the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art had reached perfection.

Li Shiming emerged from six months of seclusion with the Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Art perfected, then resumed cultivation and alchemy while Li Yuanba advanced to Golden Core Late Stage. The chapter left Li Yuanba poised to receive sect resources for his future attempt at Nascent Soul.

• Li Shiming apologized to Elder Su for staying in seclusion, gave him twenty Third Grade Spirit Pills, and said he would resume alchemy after sorting through his gains.
• Li Shiming reviewed his cultivation progress and surveillance records, found no major developments on Eternal Joy Island, and resumed his alchemy business while continuing to cultivate.
• Sword Old Ancestor arranged for the Nascent Soul Old Ancestors to yield the spiritual meridian to Li Yuanba as he attempted to break through.
• Li Yuanba advanced smoothly to Golden Core Late Stage and realized that filling his depleted Golden Core would require about forty years of cultivation.
• Old Ancestor Lu congratulated Li Yuanba and promised to apply with Sword Old Ancestor for the resources he would need to advance to Nascent Soul.

Li Shiming visited Yin Shilan at the Thousand Illusions Sect to help her seek an opportunity to advance to Golden Core, where Nascent Soul Old Ancestor Ge Yuqing welcomed him as an equal. Though their reunion did not reveal Yin Shilan’s breakthrough opportunity, Li Shiming gave her a complete set of Top Grade Spiritual Pills for her advancement.

• Li Yuanba received another Nascent Soul Advancement Resource from Old Ancestor Xie, while Old Ancestor Lu explained that he had little suitable help to offer the Sword Cultivator.
• Li Shiming learned that Yin Shilan had reached the peak of Foundation Establishment Late Stage and traveled to the Thousand Illusions Sect after she asked him to help seek her Advancement Opportunity.
• Old Ancestor Ge Yuqing personally welcomed Li Shiming and escorted him to Yin Shilan’s mountain peak before taking her leave.
• Li Shiming reunited with Yin Shilan, Ren Fei'er, and Liang Yexuan; Ren Fei'er called him brother-in-law, and he gave her a bottle of spiritual pills as she departed with Liang Yexuan.
• Li Shiming and Yin Shilan found no sign of her Advancement Opportunity, then embraced and shared their longing for each other.
• Li Shiming gave Yin Shilan four Top Grade Spiritual Pills that formed a complete set of Golden Core advancement resources.

Old Ancestor Jin Kai, Old Ancestor Ren Xun, and Great Elder You Xia set out to investigate a powerful spatial anomaly believed to lead to Great Power Zhai Ge's Cave Heaven. Meanwhile, Li Yuanba and Li Shiming realized that the Northern Shu Continent's eight Nascent Soul Old Ancestors were secretly heading toward Five Wolf Mountain, where the Six Great Sects suspected the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild had discovered something.

• Great Elder You Xia reported a powerful spatial fluctuation, and Old Ancestor Jin Kai and Old Ancestor Ren Xun prepared to investigate it with him.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai used Wooden Puppets to mislead the watchers as he and his companions departed Eternal Joy Island in a concealed Shuttle Flying Boat.
• Li Yuanba noticed unusual changes in several Nascent Soul Old Ancestors' auras, while Li Shiming tracked a group of them using the Drone Satellite System.
• Old Ancestor Lu, Old Ancestor Zhan, and Old Ancestor Zuo discussed the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild's activity at Five Wolf Mountain and their plan to reach its discovery first.
• The eight Northern Shu Nascent Soul Old Ancestors hurried toward Five Wolf Mountain under a Contract requiring them to cooperate and share any gains.

Luo Lu’s formation led eight Northern Shu Nascent Soul cultivators to the Cave Heaven, where they confronted Old Ancestor Jin Kai’s group and agreed to fight in the Thirty-Three Heavens. While they were away, Great Elder You Xia attempted to open the Cave Heaven alone, and Li Shiming prepared to stop him before he could succeed.

• Old Ancestor Zuo captured Luo Lu, and Old Ancestor Lou used a Secret Art to learn that Luo Lu knew only the marked location, not the Cave Heaven’s secrets.
• The eight Nascent Soul Old Ancestors searched the area but could not locate the Cave Heaven, so they concealed themselves in a formation to wait for the Heavenly Travel Merchant Guild.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai detected the eight cultivators, and both sides flew into the sky to fight away from the Cave Heaven.
• Old Ancestor Zuo assigned seven cultivators to hold Jin Kai while Sword Old Ancestor dealt with Old Ancestor Ren Xun, and Jin Kai left Great Elder You Xia behind with the flying boat.
• Great Elder You Xia secretly used a jade slip to draw the Rune Patterns needed to open the Cave Heaven, while Li Shiming watched and recognized what he was doing.
• Li Shiming decided to act against Great Elder You Xia before he opened the Cave Heaven.

Li Shiming killed Great Elder You Xia as he opened the entrance to Great Power Zhai Ge's Cave Heaven, then entered before the Nascent Soul Old Ancestors could intervene. Inside, he encountered countless powerful wraiths and decided to risk pressing onward for the Cave Heaven's treasures.

• Li Shiming used the Space Fluctuation caused by Great Elder You Xia's attempt to open the Cave Heaven to distract him and strike with Flowing Light Starfall.
• Li Shiming closed in, stole Great Elder You Xia's Life-Saving Talisman, and killed him with Taiqing Mysterious Turtle Qi.
• Li Shiming took Great Elder You Xia's Jade Slip and Mustard Seed Ring, then used seventy-two Third Grade Array Flags to conceal the Cave Heaven entrance's aura.
• Li Shiming entered the Cave Heaven and found himself in a space filled with Yin-Cold Qi that could strengthen his Silver Corpse.
• Li Shiming spotted countless Third Grade wraiths approaching and chose to risk continuing into the Cave Heaven rather than retreat.

Li Shiming explored the Cave Heaven while concealed from its Nether Ghosts, and the Nascent Soul cultivators outside discovered that Great Elder You Xia had opened its entrance. The rival groups agreed to explore together, but after entering they saw a threat approaching and joined forces to survive.

• Li Shiming used the Heavenly Ghost to hide from the Nether Ghosts, found that his movement techniques and flight were restricted, and mapped the Cave Heaven as he traveled.
• Li Shiming encountered a Fourth Grade Nether Ghost, remained concealed as it passed nearby, and continued deeper into the Cave Heaven.
• Old Ancestor Lu and Sword Old Ancestor Wu Wei identified the site as a Cave Heaven, while Old Ancestor Jin Kai realized the Northern Shu cultivators could not open it themselves.
• A powerful Space Fluctuation revealed that Great Elder You Xia had opened the Cave Heaven, prompting Old Ancestor Jin Kai, Old Ancestor Ren Xun, and the Northern Shu Nascent Soul cultivators to descend to its entrance.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai and Old Ancestor Lu agreed to explore the Cave Heaven together, and the eight Northern Shu Nascent Soul cultivators entered before Jin Kai and Ren Xun followed.
• Inside the Cave Heaven, Old Ancestor Lan Weiyan sensed danger and Honored One Hui Ke detected nearby Wraiths; Old Ancestor Jin Kai urged both sides to join forces when a threat appeared in the distance.

The Nascent Soul Old Ancestors formed a Nine Palaces Formation and advanced through the Cave Heaven, using Dharma Aspect attacks to destroy the Third Grade Nether Ghosts. Their progress halted when a Fourth Grade Nether Ghost injured Old Ancestor Ren Xun, leaving Old Ancestor Jin Kai to face a dangerous threat.

• Old Ancestor Jin Kai explained that the Cave Heaven blocked their exit and restricted divine abilities, so the group formed a Nine Palaces Formation to fight forward.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai, Old Ancestor Lu, and the other Nascent Soul Old Ancestors took turns attacking the Third Grade Nether Ghosts, while Old Ancestor Zuo learned that Dharma Aspect attacks were needed to kill them.
• Sword Old Ancestor used his Fourth Grade Natal Flying Sword to slay Nether Ghosts efficiently as the formation steadily advanced.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai revealed that Great Elder You Xia had opened the Cave Heaven without authorization and wondered whether Great Elder Sun Ao was also inside.
• Old Ancestor Ren Xun was struck by a powerful spiritual attack and retreated into the formation with an injured spirit.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai recognized the attacker as a Fourth Grade Nether Ghost and allowed Old Ancestor Ren Xun to recover inside the formation.

Li Shiming passed the Hell Dao trial and received a bracelet sealing a powerful Fourth Grade Nether Ghost, though he could not safely summon it yet. He was then transported to a new space where hidden corpses attacked from underground, and he began investigating a strange Space Silver Corpse.

• Li Shiming approached the bone-built Hell Dao palace while avoiding four Fourth Grade Nether Ghosts and entered its great hall.
• Li Shiming passed through the Space Gate, was declared the first challenger to clear the Hell Dao trial, and claimed the Nether Ghost Bracelet containing a Fourth Grade Middle Stage Nether Ghost.
• Li Shiming was forcibly transported to a space where his movement and senses were restricted, then a concealed Silver Corpse attacked him from underground.
• The Heavenly Ghost devoured the Silver Corpse's Soul Flame and took control of its body, while IBMz15 analyzed how the ground concealed the corpses.
• Li Shiming tested the space with another Silver Corpse, killed the attacking Space Silver Corpse with Flowing Light Starfall, and examined its unusual patterns in the Server Room Space.

Li Shiming used the Spatial Silver Corpse as a mount to bypass the Refined Corpses in the Cave Heaven Space while the Nascent Soul Old Ancestors fought their way through Hell Dao Space. The chapter left them battling multiple Fourth Grade Nether Ghosts, with Old Ancestor Ren Xun’s fire spell striking one of them.

• Li Shiming controlled the Spatial Silver Corpse to carry him across the dangerous ground, concealing his presence with the Heavenly Dipper Four Aspects Array Plate.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai led the Nascent Soul Old Ancestors in forming the Nine Palaces Formation and killing a Fourth Grade Nether Ghost before its Nether Ghost reinforcements could restore it.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai spotted four more Fourth Grade Nether Ghosts and split the group’s attacks, holding two back while the others fought the remaining pair.
• Sword Old Ancestor heavily injured one Fourth Grade Nether Ghost with his Natal Flying Sword, and Old Ancestor Lu finished it off.
• Old Ancestor Ren Xun prepared a powerful fire spell that rained down on the other Fourth Grade Nether Ghost and made it scream.

The Nascent Soul Old Ancestors recovered from the battle in the Hell Dao palace and entered a new trial space, where Old Ancestor Jin Kai detected traces of a cultivator who had gone ahead. They discovered that the space prevented flight and underground travel, and Old Ancestor Lu was attacked by a fast but weak Spatial Silver Corpse.

• Old Ancestor Ren Xun warned the others not to let attacks touch the dried-bone ground, and the group defeated the remaining Fourth Grade Nether Ghosts with Old Ancestor Jin Kai's help.
• The Nascent Soul Old Ancestors rested, and Old Ancestor Jin Kai gave Sword Old Ancestor a Fourth Grade Spiritual Pill to restore his Spiritual Power.
• The group reached the Hell Dao palace, entered its Space Gate, and emerged in a yellow space where Old Ancestor Jin Kai sensed faint traces of Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Sword Intent left by an earlier cultivator.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai kept his discovery to himself as the others joined him, and Honored One Hui Ke found that they could neither fly nor use Divine Foot Passage.
• After the group set out, a Spatial Silver Corpse grabbed Old Ancestor Lu's calf; he crushed it and reported that it was extremely fast but had weak attacks and defenses.

Old Ancestor Jin Kai and the other Nascent Soul Old Ancestors advanced through a Cave Heaven infested with Silver Corpses that devoured spiritual power, then devised a way to spread the attacks among puppets and corpses. They continued onward with the Mystic Armor Puppet in front, which Old Ancestor Jin Kai replenished as its defenses dimmed.

• Old Ancestor Lou volunteered to lead the way under layers of defensive Secret Arts, but a pale-golden Silver Corpse summoned a swarm that rapidly drained the group’s spiritual power and spiritual sense.
• The Nascent Soul Old Ancestors killed the Silver Corpses, rested for an hour, and agreed to bring out extra targets to disperse future attacks.
• Old Ancestor Jin Kai produced his Mystic Armor Puppet, Old Ancestor Lu summoned a Golden Corpse, and Old Ancestor Lan Weiyan summoned her Yang Puppet.
• The group advanced with the Mystic Armor Puppet leading and the Golden Corpse and Yang Puppet guarding Old Ancestor Lou as more Silver Corpses emerged.
• When the Silver Corpses drained the Mystic Armor Puppet’s defenses, Old Ancestor Jin Kai transmitted his spiritual power into it and restored its rune-light.