Chapter Summaries

Li Shiming looted Baili Jin Yan’s belongings, began refining his corpse into a Lifebound Refining Corpse, destroyed the cave, and returned to Eagle Beak Island. While Li Shiming slept, Baili Jin Yan’s false-death state began to break, revealing that he was still alive.

• Li Shiming found a Storage Bracelet on Baili Jin Yan’s corpse, stowed it and other dangerous items in the Server Room Space, and decided not to inspect the bracelet’s contents.
• Li Shiming coated Baili Jin Yan’s corpse with Conversion Corpse Fluid mixed with his spirit blood and stored the body in the Server Room Space to undergo conversion.
• Li Shiming planted ten kilograms of Nitroglycerin in the Cave Dwelling and fled before the blast destroyed the uninhabited island; heavy rain washed away the traces.
• Li Shiming followed ocean currents back to Eagle Beak Island, released the Bronze Corpse in his Underground Space, and fell asleep beside the Spirit Spring from exhaustion.
• Baili Jin Yan’s body twitched in the Server Room Space as his Third Grade Treasure and special cultivation method sustained him in a deceptive false-death state.

Li Shiming discovered that Baili Jin Yan had become a Living Corpse and that he could control the body as a clone, switching between ordinary cultivator and Bronze Corpse forms. After testing the clone in Server Room Space, he returned to his Cave Dwelling and began preparing a Formation to conceal a Monitoring Probe.

• Baili Jin Yan’s body was transformed by the Conversion Corpse Fluid and the Third Grade Treasure, becoming a Living Corpse as his consciousness faded and a new Refining Corpse Spirit formed.
• Li Shiming woke in Server Room Space and realized that his consciousness could enter and leave Baili Jin Yan’s body, which had become a powerful clone with a Spiritual Qi Vortex.
• Li Shiming reviewed the IBMz15’s recordings of Baili Jin Yan’s transformation and saved the footage, then experimented with switching between his main body and the clone.
• Li Shiming discovered that the clone could transform into a stronger Bronze Corpse with corrosive Yin Cold Spiritual Power, while retaining his ability to control it.
• Li Shiming concluded that the clone had to remain in Server Room Space for now, then began drawing five Formation Flags to conceal a Monitoring Probe.

Li Shiming advanced his Spirit Planter abilities, passed the Intermediate Spirit Planter assessment, and learned that Formation Masters could earn substantial merit points. He collected the advanced Spring Breeze Transforming Rain Art and headed to Dui Peak to take the Primary Formation Master assessment.

• Li Shiming refined the Spirit Turtle Shield and found that his Qi Refining Fourth Level greatly improved his spell range and power.
• Li Shiming passed Uncle-Master Cheng's Intermediate Spirit Planter assessment and received the status on his Identity Jade Disc.
• Li Shiming collected the Spring Breeze Nourishing Things Art from Senior Brother Liu and learned that Primary Formation Masters could earn substantial income and merit points.
• Li Shiming applied for the Primary Formation Master assessment and entered Dui Peak, where he struggled to study the complexity of its grand formation.

Li Shiming passed the formation assessment at Spirit Opportunity Pavilion and became a Primary Formation Master, then learned the Spring Breeze Nourishing Things Art and used it to rapidly grow the plants on Eagle Beak Island. After a disturbance linked to Elder Quan briefly unsettled the sect, Li Shiming returned home and began reviewing formation tasks through his upgraded Identity Jade Disc.

• Li Shiming walked through the Five Elements Maze Formation and the Small Nine Palaces Illusion Formation, impressing Martial Uncle Zhuge with his formation skill.
• Martial Uncle Zhuge upgraded Li Shiming's Identity Jade Disc and explained his new access to formation knowledge and tasks.
• The sect's grand formation trembled as Elder Quan left, and Martial Uncle Zhuge told Li Shiming to wait inside until he learned an External Sect Elder had arrived.
• Li Shiming returned to Eagle Beak Island and used IBMz15 to grasp the true meaning of the Spring Breeze Nourishing Things Art.
• Li Shiming cast the spell, showering his spirit plants in nourishing mist that rapidly grew the Talisman Spirit Bamboo and spice plants.
• Li Shiming accessed Primary Formation Master tasks through his Identity Jade Disc and recognized the sect's communication system as a network.

Li Shiming faced a corrupt Enforcement Hall investigation after Law Enforcement Cultivators came to search Eagle Beak Island, where they coveted his Talisman Spirit Bamboo and improved Spirit Field. Han Tianlei and Xu Peiran arranged to seize his Cave Dwelling by forcing him onto a Mandatory Mission, and the chapter ended with Han Tianlei ordering Li Shiming to leave at once.

• Li Shiming checked formation assignments and Merit Point exchanges before Law Enforcement Cultivators demanded entry to Eagle Beak Island.
• Li Shiming opened the Defense Formation after the leading Law Enforcement Cultivator showed a Sect Master command plaque and explained they were searching for a missing Qi Refining Peak disciple of the Holy Ice Sect.
• Han Tianlei spotted Li Shiming’s Talisman Spirit Bamboo and High-Grade Low-Rank Spiritual Field, then contacted Xu Peiran about taking the Cave Dwelling.
• Xu Peiran authorized Han Tianlei to arrange a fatal Mandatory Mission for Li Shiming in exchange for half the resources.
• Han Tianlei issued Li Shiming a Mandatory Mission order for failing to report his advancement to Qi Refining Fourth Level, then refused to let him prepare before leaving.

Li Shiming traveled toward Nan Shan Kingdom for a Mandatory Mission, practicing Sword Escape and reaching land after ten days. Meanwhile, Han Tianlei arranged for the Han Clan to ambush him, and Li Shiming inspected Baili Jin Yan’s Storage Bracelet, where he found a Flying Boat.

• Li Shiming set out for Nan Shan Kingdom, used the Azure Kite Wooden Sword to practice Sword Escape, and improved its speed while restoring his Spiritual Power with Spirit Stones.
• Yin Shilan received Li Shiming’s message about his Mandatory Mission and planned to ask him about it after he returned.
• Han Tianlei took control of Eagle Beak Island and ordered the Han Clan to eliminate Li Shiming without leaving traces.
• Han Yu gathered nine Han Clan cultivators and sent them to prepare an ambush at Long Stone Valley, a route leading into Nan Shan Kingdom.
• Li Shiming reached land after ten days of travel, rested, and entered the Server Room Space through his Clone to inspect Baili Jin Yan’s Storage Bracelet.
• Li Shiming’s Clone found a small Flying Boat inside the Storage Bracelet.

Li Shiming inspected Baili Jin Yan’s Storage Bracelet and discovered his wealth, powerful artifacts, and cultivation techniques. The 'Sword Body Secret Scripture' revealed that his Clone had inherited Baili Jin Yan’s Grade Three Metal Sword Foundation, leaving Li Shiming with a formidable weapon already integrated into the Clone’s body.

• Li Shiming counted fifty-one thousand two hundred Spirit Stones and two hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, then identified a Flying Boat, Superior-Grade Magic Artifacts, and a White Jade Cup Talisman in Baili Jin Yan’s Storage Bracelet.
• Li Shiming examined three purple Jade Slips and had his Clone transfer their contents to IBMz15, finding the unencrypted 'Ice Heart Jade Thought Art' and the complete 'Sword Body Secret Scripture.'
• Li Shiming learned that the 'Ice Heart Jade Thought Art' cultivated Spiritual Sense and that Baili Jin Yan’s father had obtained it to help temper his son’s state of mind.
• Li Shiming discovered that the 'Sword Body Secret Scripture' was a close-combat cultivation path extending from Qi Refining to Golden Core, distinct from the 'Sword Control Art.'
• Li Shiming followed the scripture’s method through his Clone, which formed a powerful Long Sword from its body and revealed Baili Jin Yan’s Grade Three Metal Sword Foundation, already refined and integrated into the Clone.

Li Shiming examined Baili Jin Yan’s treasures, then began switching his Clone to the Five Elements Qi Absorption Art despite the shortage of spiritual qi. On his way toward the mission location, he passed through an ambush in Long Stone Valley and identified ten hidden attackers, choosing to fight.

• Li Shiming found the Soul Control Art and a Foundation Establishment Pill among Baili Jin Yan’s belongings, but could not cultivate the Soul Control Art without Spiritual Sense.
• Li Shiming began teaching his Clone the Five Elements Qi Absorption Art, but the Spirit Gathering Disk could not supply enough spiritual qi for daily cultivation.
• Li Shiming decided to seek spirit-gathering formation knowledge after returning to the sect and resumed traveling by Sword Control Art and Paper Crane.
• Han Yu and nine clan cultivators hid in Long Stone Valley and waited to trap a sect cultivator with their formation.
• Li Shiming saw the formation’s Spiritual Power Lines and flew through it without being trapped.
• Li Shiming used his Drone and Goggles to locate the ten hidden attackers and decided to fight.

Li Shiming used Buddha Sound and his defensive magic tool to defeat the ten Rogue Cultivators who had ambushed him at Long Stone Valley. After he subdued Han Yu, Foundation Establishment cultivator Du Yuan arrived, leaving Li Shiming cautious but prepared to hear what the monk wanted.

• Li Shiming blocked the valley exit and faced Han Yu and nine Rogue Cultivators, who formed a Battle Formation.
• Li Shiming used Buddha's Light First Appears and Life-Reaping Brahma Sound to weaken the cultivators as they approached.
• Li Shiming activated the Spirit Turtle Shield and attacked, killing the seven dazed Rogue Cultivators before blinding and defeating the two Qi Refining Fifth Level cultivators.
• Li Shiming overwhelmed Han Yu with Buddha Sound and Sword Control Art, leaving him as the only survivor.
• Old monk Du Yuan appeared, introduced himself, and spoke with Li Shiming, who offered to hand over Han Yu if Du Yuan had come to save him.

Li Shiming exchanged two Buddhist songs with Old Monk Du Yuan for the Mouth Spouting Lotus technique and a relic, then took Han Yu away to interrogate him. Meanwhile, Yin Shilan’s mother and younger sister came to support her amid Elder Baili’s search for Baili Jin Yan, and her mother discovered that Yin Shilan had fallen for someone.

• Old Monk Du Yuan praised Li Shiming’s Buddhist affinity, accepted the two songs he wrote, and gave him the Mouth Spouting Lotus technique and a relic in exchange.
• Li Shiming studied the technique, stored the relic without opening its box, cleaned the battlefield, and took Han Yu away from Long Stone Valley to interrogate him.
• Yin Shilan’s mother and Ren Fei’er arrived near the Sky Ocean Sect as Elder Baili pressured the sect to let him question Yin Shilan about Baili Jin Yan’s disappearance.
• Ren Fei’er tried to take Yin Shilan’s pocket watch, but Yin Shilan snatched it back, prompting Ren Fei’er to tease her about having someone she liked.
• Yin Shilan blushed when her mother used Devil Sound Enters the Ear to ask who she liked, confirming her mother’s suspicion.

Yin Shilan’s mother learned that Li Shiming was in danger and confronted Elder Baili, while Ren Fei'er later slipped away toward Nan Shan Kingdom. There, Li Shiming killed Han Yu after interrogating him and set out for the capital, but sensed someone approaching.

• Yin Shilan told her mother and Ren Fei'er about Li Shiming, and discovered that Han Tianlei had taken over his Cave Dwelling.
• The Black-Robed Woman threatened Elder Baili but agreed to help search for Baili Jin Yan, while Elder Baili promised not to trouble Yin Shilan again.
• The Black-Robed Woman learned Ren Fei'er had gone toward Nan Shan Kingdom and asked a Foundation Establishment cultivator to watch over her.
• Li Shiming interrogated Han Yu, learned about Nan Shan Kingdom, and killed him before searching the ten Han Clan Storage Bags.
• Li Shiming flew toward the Nan Shan Kingdom Capital, then sensed a spiritual power fluctuation approaching.

Li Shiming rescued the injured Ren Fei'er from Old Monk Du Yuan by hiding her in the Server Room Space, then sheltered and fed her in a temporary cave. Ren Fei'er recovered enough to meet him, and the chapter left her exploring his unusual LED lamp while Li Shiming studied the Ice Heart Jade Thought Art.

• Li Shiming caught the fainted, injured girl with a Spiritual Power Hand and hid her in the Server Room Space as he fled the area.
• Old Monk Du Yuan asked Li Shiming whether he had seen the Little Devil Girl, and Li Shiming denied seeing anyone before Du Yuan warned him to avoid her and left.
• Old Monk Du Yuan secretly followed Li Shiming for two hours before deciding he was safe and departing.
• Li Shiming made a temporary cave, released the girl, and gave her spiritual rice and bamboo shoots after she woke up.
• Ren Fei'er told Li Shiming that Du Yuan had attacked her because of his feud with her mother, and Li Shiming said they would part the next morning.
• Ren Fei'er tested Li Shiming's LED lamp with a Spiritual Power Hand while Li Shiming sat nearby studying the Ice Heart Jade Thought Art.

Li Shiming agreed to escort Ren Fei'er to the Nan Shan Kingdom Capital, where he entered the Imperial Palace and summoned the sect’s garrison cultivator. He revealed ten Han Clan corpses and reported that they had tried to assassinate him, leaving the garrison cultivator and the Emperor alarmed.

• Ren Fei'er asked Li Shiming to take her with him, and he agreed to bring her toward Sky Ocean after learning she could not use her Spiritual Power.
• Ren Fei'er traded her Black Crow Wings, a Soul Artifact, for Li Shiming’s LED Lamp, and Li Shiming used the wings to fly with her.
• Li Shiming and Ren Fei'er reached the Nan Shan Kingdom Capital and passed through the Imperial Palace’s Formation without raising an alarm.
• Li Shiming entered the palace hall, greeted the Emperor, and contacted the sect’s garrison cultivator through the Formation.
• Li Shiming summoned the garrison cultivator and displayed ten corpses, explaining that the Han Clan had ambushed him in Long Stone Valley.

Li Shiming treated the Thousand Year Peony, uncovered a Golden Winged Beetle, and joined the stationed cultivator’s battle against a Profound Darkness Sect cultivator. He drove the enemy away with a Bronze Corpse and a warning, then parted from Ren Fei'er, who left with a Jade Communication Token and his Paper Crane.

• Li Shiming announced that he had killed the Han Clan cultivators and said he intended to deal with Han Tianlei and destroy the weakened Han Clan.
• Li Shiming revived the Thousand Year Peony with the Spring Breeze Nourishing Things Art and drew a Golden Winged Beetle from its soil, which Ren Fei'er trapped and gave to him.
• Li Shiming and Ren Fei'er reached the battlefield and found the stationed cultivator fighting a Late-Stage Qi Refining Profound Darkness Sect cultivator.
• Li Shiming summoned a Bronze Corpse to assist the stationed cultivator, and the two sides fought to a stalemate.
• Li Shiming used Demon Ear Infiltration to warn the Profound Darkness Sect cultivator, who fled with the Flying Escape Secret Art.
• Ren Fei'er gave Li Shiming a Jade Communication Token, left on his Paper Crane with someone from home, and told him to contact her after returning to the sect.

Li Shiming discovered that Qiu Tan had disappeared and that Han Tianlei had taken over his Eagle Beak Island, so he sought Martial Uncle Zhuge’s help. They entered the island and found a Sky Ocean Sect disciple dead outside Li Shiming’s Cave Dwelling, prompting Zhuge to take him to demand answers from the Enforcement Hall.

• Li Shiming returned toward the sect, learned that Qiu Tan and both of his shop assistants had disappeared, and worried that their disappearance was connected to Baili Jin Yan.
• Li Shiming found that his Identity Jade Disc could not open Eagle Beak Island’s Formation and revealed that Han Tianlei had taken ownership of the island.
• Li Shiming told Martial Uncle Zhuge that Han Tianlei had sent him on a Mandatory Mission where the Han Clan ambushed him, and that his island had been transferred while he was away.
• Martial Uncle Zhuge confirmed Li Shiming’s account and took him to Eagle Beak Island, where they found a dead Sky Ocean Sect disciple outside the Cave Dwelling.
• Li Shiming confirmed the corpse was not Han Tianlei, and Martial Uncle Zhuge took him to seek an explanation from the Enforcement Hall.

Li Shiming returned to Eagle Beak Island and learned that Sect Master Yu had exposed the Enforcement Hall’s wrongdoing, punished Xu Peiran, and transferred the island to him. After securing the island and planning his cultivation, Li Shiming exchanged messages with Yin Shilan and Ren Fei'er, who sent him records about a Modified Refined Corpse; a small bird then struck his formation.

• Sect Master Yu exposed Han Tianlei’s crimes, stripped Xu Peiran of his Enforcement Hall position, ordered him to guard the Sky Ocean Sea Line for twenty years, and transferred Eagle Beak Island to Li Shiming.
• Martial Uncle Xu investigated the murder on Eagle Beak Island and gave Li Shiming a Small Mountain Protection Formation as compensation from the Enforcement Hall.
• Li Shiming set up the formation, added concealed Monitoring Probes, and messaged Yin Shilan about his return.
• Li Shiming read Ren Fei'er's messages, told her about Han Tianlei, and learned she had found records on the Modified Refined Corpse.
• After Li Shiming activated the Communication Token's location in his Cave Dwelling, the Small Mountain Protection Formation warned him that a small bird was striking it.

Li Shiming used the Netherworld Ghost Realm Array Plate Ren Fei'er sent to strengthen his Bronze Corpse and studied a way to bring his Clone into the outside world. He surgically changed the Clone’s face, while its aura continued to shift toward Li Shiming’s.

• Ren Fei'er sent Li Shiming a Secret Art for repairing Refined Corpses, a Netherworld Ghost Realm Array Plate, and sixteen Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Li Shiming activated the Netherworld Ghost Realm Formation in an isolated area underground, where the Bronze Corpse began absorbing chilly Spiritual Qi and could advance a level within a month.
• Li Shiming considered how his Clone’s changing aura might let him summon it outside the Server Room Space and decided to alter its appearance with surgery instead of using Spiritual Power disguises.
• Li Shiming used the Clone’s Third Grade Sword Foundation to reshape its face after the Clone’s Sword Body Secret Scripture made its skin too tough for his Azure Kite Wooden Sword.
• Li Shiming saw the Clone’s newly designed face and hoped its aura would soon change enough for him to present it to Baili Jin Yan’s father without being recognized.

Li Shiming bought supplies from Yun Ze and continued constructing an Industrial Mother Machine in his Underground Space. After preparing formation materials and Soul Stabilizing Incense, he decided to have his Clone begin cultivating the Ice Heart Jade Thought Art, and the chapter ended as the Clone inhaled the incense and felt its mind clear.

• Li Shiming completed another formation task and worried that the killer of the Spirit Planter on Eagle Beak Island might still pose a threat.
• Yun Ze introduced the Yun Clan Merchant Guild, and Li Shiming bought formation materials, mortal items, and ten sticks of Soul Stabilizing Incense for 1,680 Spirit Stones.
• Yun Ze delivered the goods to Eagle Beak Island the next morning, and Li Shiming returned to the Underground Space to inspect his nearly completed Industrial Mother Machine.
• Li Shiming explained that he planned to learn enchanting and use Fortification Runes to prevent the Machine Tool from deforming during operation.
• Li Shiming remade Formation Flags, placed them near the Spiritual Vein, and decided to let his Clone try cultivating the Ice Heart Jade Thought Art first.
• Li Shiming lit a stick of Soul Stabilizing Incense in the Server Room Space, entered the Clone’s body, and began concentrating according to the cultivation method.

Li Shiming cultivated the Ice Heart Jade Thought Art, first awakening Spiritual Sense through his Clone and then breaking through the Heaven and Earth Imprisonment Barrier with his main body. His new Spiritual Sense connected the IBMz15 to spiritual power, and he discovered that Old Monk Du Yuan's Relic strengthened his Vajra Force while its Buddhist Mark tried to influence his soul.

• Li Shiming used the Clone to cultivate the Ice Heart Jade Thought Art, and the Clone easily broke through the Heaven and Earth Imprisonment Barrier to form Spiritual Sense.
• Li Shiming cultivated the art with his main body, endured repeated backlash, and finally awakened Spiritual Sense after hearing the barrier crack.
• Li Shiming explored the Underground Space with his stronger Spiritual Sense and connected it to the IBMz15, enabling it to scan spiritual power and support formation research.
• Li Shiming examined the Relic from Old Monk Du Yuan and found that its high-quality Vajra Force entered his body while his Spiritual Sense blocked its Buddhist Mark from reaching his brain.

Li Shiming used his Spiritual Sense to strengthen his cultivation and exploit the Relic’s Buddhist Mark, while IBMz15 helped him develop techniques and build chip-making equipment. After three months of work, he produced and tested the world’s first micron-level chips, though only 164 of 450 met the design standard.

• Li Shiming wore the Relic to absorb Vajra Force and discovered that his Spiritual Sense could wear down its Buddhist Mark and absorb the resulting Spirit Energy.
• Li Shiming and IBMz15 combined Buddhist and demonic sonic techniques into Devil Sound Lotus, and his Spiritual Sense improved his spiritual-qi gathering and cultivation efficiency.
• Li Shiming exchanged Merit Points for enchanting runes and the Startling Cloud Falling Thunder Formation, then used them to complete the Industrial Mother Machine and build equipment for producing chip wafers.
• Over three months, Li Shiming spent heavily on supplies, struggled through repeated manufacturing problems, and produced a first batch of wafers that he set aside for micron-level lithography tests.
• Li Shiming used IBMz15 to operate the Micron-level Lithography Machine in a dust-free formation and produced 450 chips, of which about 164 passed testing.