Chapter Summaries

Xia Yitian fought Bi Xie, an elder of the Bi Household, after Bi Xie attacked him at Windmist Hall. Xia Yitian revealed the power of Disassembly Art and a new high-speed movement technique, leaving the gathered immortals to identify it as Shrinking the Earth.

• Bi Xie attacked Xia Yitian with a wind-element spell, but Xia Yitian dismantled it with Disassembly Art.
• Bi Xie continued attacking with a gale mixed with fire, so Xia Yitian moved the fight away from Windmist Hall to protect bystanders.
• Xia Yitian struck Bi Xie with Disassembly Art and decomposed part of his stomach, but Bi Xie restored the damaged area with his energy.
• Li Feng held the other immortals back and left Xia Yitian to face Bi Xie, while Bi Xie attacked with a fire-wind spear.
• Xia Yitian dodged Bi Xie's spear with a burst of speed, and an envoy immortal called the movement technique Shrinking the Earth.

Xia used the Sonic Boom Style and Deconstruction Technique to kill Bi Xie, leaving Wufeng City’s envoys intimidated and their influence weakened. Li Feng allowed Xia and his people freedom of movement in Fenglan City but forbade them from leaving, and Xia threatened to destroy any sect that harmed his followers.

• Xia used the Sonic Boom Style to get past Bi Xie’s defense, cut through his body, and attack his Nascent Soul with the Deconstruction Technique.
• Xia struck Bi Xie’s Nascent Soul with the Living Iron Sword, killing him and injuring several Wufeng City envoys who tried to intervene.
• The other envoys retreated, and Li Feng declared that Bi Xie had brought his death on himself while granting Xia freedom to move around Fenglan City but barring him from leaving.
• Xia demanded the same freedom for the immortals from Luomu Valley and threatened to slaughter any sect that harmed them.
• Li Feng warned Xia not to push his luck.

Xià Yītiān kept Lì Fēng and the other immortals in check after killing a mid-ranking Nascent Soul Realm immortal, while Yíng Yī defended herself against accusations of betraying Wùfēng City. Wò Shèng then challenged Xià Yītiān’s authority by arranging for someone to take over Luòmù Valley, leaving their dispute unresolved.

• Lì Fēng backed down after other immortals urged him to wait until the Skyreach Sea of Qi, and the prisoners came out to greet Xià Yītiān.
• Lì Fēng accused Yíng Yī of betraying Wùfēng City, but she argued that she had already repaid her past debts and could not have prevented Valley Master Xià from taking Fēngpò City.
• Xià Yītiān warned the immortals not to target Yíng Yī, and they stayed silent rather than confront him.
• Wò Shèng joined the sect leaders in appointing an immortal to take over Luòmù Valley and argued that he was preventing chaos across the Cloud Strangers Continent.
• Lì Fēng endorsed Wò Shèng’s decision, claiming it had the approval of Mùxiān Continent’s major sects.

Xia confronted Li Feng over Mu Xian Continent’s sects interfering in Yun Mo Continent and attacked him when he refused to back down. As Li Feng fled through Windmist Palace, Xia persuaded the other Nascent Soul immortals not to help him by promising a vote for a new Palace Master.

• Xia challenged Li Feng’s authority and accused him of sending people to Fallen Wood Valley without permission.
• Xia used Sonic Boom Form to rush Li Feng and struck his saber with the Living Iron Sword.
• Xia’s Deconstruction Technique disintegrated half of Li Feng’s body, and Xia continued pursuing him with attacks.
• Li Feng ordered the other Nascent Soul immortals to attack Xia, but Xia promised they could elect a new Palace Master if Li Feng died.
• The other immortals hesitated, and Li Feng fled through Windmist Palace.

The narrator attacked Li Feng and the immortals of Wufeng City after Li Feng ordered them to intervene, killing Elder Xu Teng and then Li Feng. The narrator used the Heaven-Reaping Divine Sword to destroy Li Feng’s fleeing Nascent Soul, but the sword’s power was exhausted and it cracked.

• The narrator struck Elder Xu Teng with Deconstruction Art, causing his body to explode and terrifying the other immortals into holding back.
• Li Feng raced around Windmist Hall to rally reinforcements while the narrator used a mental summons to disrupt the Nascent Soul Realm immortals.
• The narrator struck Li Feng’s head with Deconstruction Art, killing his body as his Nascent Soul fled.
• The narrator drew the Heaven-Reaping Divine Sword and unleashed Heaven-Reaping Annihilation, destroying Li Feng’s Nascent Soul and cleaving through Windmist Hall.
• The Heaven-Reaping Divine Sword cracked after the attack exhausted its power.

Valley Master Xia intimidated Wo Sheng after defeating Li Feng and searched Li Feng’s storage bag, where he found the controller for Windmist City’s flying ship. With the surviving elders pleading for someone to operate it, Shana volunteered and asked to be assessed.

• Valley Master Xia confronted the terrified Wo Sheng and demanded that he explain how he would save his life in four words.
• Valley Master Xia inspected Li Feng’s storage bag and found a circular treasure that appeared to control Windmist City’s flying ship.
• Valley Master Xia threatened to crush the controller unless someone explained how to use it, and a surviving immortal from Wufeng City offered to operate it.
• A mid-tier elder from Primordial Beginning Residence warned Valley Master Xia not to damage the controller, while Shana also volunteered to control it.
• Valley Master Xia said Shana would have to undergo an assessment, and Shana eagerly agreed.

Xia persuaded the Nascent Soul Realm immortals to abandon their old sects and help establish a new sect in the Zhongyuan Continent mountain range. After naming it the Heavenly Unity Sect, Xia gained pledges from Shana, Yan Shu, and several Muxian Continent envoys, while Wo Sheng called for Juanhan to save him.

• Xia proposed moving Fenglan City to a hidden location near the Zhongyuan Continent mountain range and founding a new sect, promising its disciples pills refined from earthblood fluid.
• Shana pledged to follow Xia and guide Fenglan City, and Yingyi warned that she would kill Shana if she led them astray.
• Yan Shu and several Primordial Residence immortals pledged themselves to Xia, who named the new sect the Heavenly Unity Sect and promoted Yan Shu to high-ranking elder.
• The other Muxian Continent envoys rushed to pledge their loyalty to Xia.
• Wo Sheng called out to Juanhan to save him.

Dao Lord Xia crippled Wosheng and gave Madam Juanhan responsibility for governing Yunmo Continent, with Wosheng’s survival tied to its stability. When Lingnu blamed Wosheng for his betrayal, he unexpectedly killed Yuling before she could escape.

• Madam Juanhan rushed to save Wosheng, but Dao Lord Xia poisoned his spirit essence and left him unable to cultivate.
• Dao Lord Xia told Madam Juanhan to govern Yunmo Continent and promised help easing Wosheng’s poison if she kept the continent stable for sixty years.
• Lingnu claimed Wosheng had forced him to betray Lingzhao, while Woshuang angrily challenged his excuse.
• Dao Lord Xia questioned Lingnu about Yuling, and Lingnu pulled her beside him before killing her with a violent electric shock.
• Lingnu destroyed Yuling’s fleeing spirit essence with a thunderous slap.

Xia removed Ling Nu as sect master after stopping him from attacking Ling An, then secured declarations of support from several sect leaders. Nan Zhi also offered to yield control of Qingxian Prefecture to Woxue in exchange for Xia’s favor.

• Ling Nu claimed he had been bewitched by the Jade Spirit and asked Madam Woshuang to join him, but Xia stopped him and appointed Ling An as sect master.
• Ling An accepted the position to protect the Star Soul Sect, and Ling Nu attacked him before Xia knocked Ling Nu down and poisoned his spirit body.
• Ling Zhao rushed to check on Ling Nu while Madam Woshuang hurried to Ling An, and Xia left the family to settle their affairs.
• Shang Cai and the master of the Seven Laws Abbey declared their sects’ support for Xia and his allies.
• Nan Zhi claimed Saint Wo had forced him to betray Xia and offered to give Woxue control of Qingxian Prefecture.

Xia ordered the Spirit Forging Realm immortals sent to the sects’ Immortal Sacrifice Platforms to join Heavenly Unity Dao and go with him to Mu Xian Continent. As sect members and leaders chose sides, Nan Yi and several groups of immortals agreed to accompany Xia, while Nan Yuan brought her daughter to seek refuge with him.

• Xia told the sect leaders that the Spirit Forging Realm immortals at their Immortal Sacrifice Platforms would join Heavenly Unity Dao and go with him.
• The leader of Heavenly Lu Dao silenced his sect’s protesting immortals, and Xia ordered them to stay and join him.
• Nan Yi declared that he would follow Xia to Mu Xian Continent, despite Nan Zhi and Madam Wo Xue’s objections.
• Mo Yu, Mo Ling, and immortals from the Palace of Wrathful Spirits, the One Pure Sect, and the Sun-Moon Temple agreed to accompany Xia.
• Nan Yuan offered to bring her daughter to Heavenly Unity Dao, but Yuan Zhi stepped between them and saluted Xia.

Yuan Zhi entrusted the Blood Sacrifice Hall’s elites to Xia and pledged support for Heaven’s Unity Sect, while Nan Yuan also offered the Dragon-Phoenix Tower’s service. As Windmist City left Yunmo Continent, Nan Yuan revealed that the escaped spy Fufeng was actually Feng Zhen, and Xia invited him to meet.

• Yuan Zhi declined to join the Immortal Sacrifice Blood Crossing but sent her elites with Xia and promised to support Heaven’s Unity Sect in Yunmo Continent.
• Nan Yuan offered the Dragon-Phoenix Tower’s people to Xia, and Bai Cheng took them to settle in.
• Shanaï activated Windmist City under Yingyi’s supervision, and the floating island began leaving Yunmo Continent.
• Nan Yuan reported that the escaped guest elder using the alias Fufeng was Feng Zhen and asked whether to send Nascent Soul Realm elders after him.
• Xia told the immortals not to hunt Feng Zhen and invited him to come see him, and Feng Zhen arrived soon afterward.

Xia questioned Feng Zhen about abandoning his mission and offered to help him reach the Nascent Soul Realm in exchange for finding earth blood. As Xia gathered intelligence to prepare for the Immortal-Seeking Continent, the elders debated whether Sky City was a real potential ally.

• Feng Zhen begged Xia to accept his submission and explained that he had joined Dragon-Phoenix Tower to secure a place at the Sacrificial Immortal Platform.
• Xia promised to provide Feng Zhen with resources and help him advance to the Nascent Soul Realm if he searched for earth blood.
• Feng Zhen agreed to break through in a grotto abode in Windveil City and promised to seek earth blood upon reaching the Immortal-Seeking Continent.
• Xia consulted Nascent Soul Realm cultivators about the Immortal-Seeking Continent and heard reports of Sky City, a mysterious city in the skies.
• Elder Hehe proposed seeking an alliance with Sky City, while elders from Perched Dragon Temple and Primordial Estate dismissed the idea.

Xia planned to disguise Tianyi Sect as a mobile sect so it could avoid scrutiny while traveling toward the Zhongyuan Continent mountain range. Shanai presented a map based on intelligence from major sects, and Xia asked all the elders to pool their knowledge to plan a safe route for Fenglan City.

• Xia proposed keeping Tianyi Sect low-profile and making it a mobile sect to avoid trouble from major sects.
• Xia asked Shanai, who was planning their route, to assess the journey and the dangers in the Zhongyuan Continent mountain range.
• Shanai explained that her former work handling documents had given her knowledge of the major sects and the region’s maps and information networks.
• Shanai showed the elders a rough map marking explored areas, dangerous sites where sects had suffered losses, and major sect strongholds.
• Xia praised Shanai’s analysis and asked the elders to contribute their sects’ intelligence so he could plan a route and clear a path for Fenglan City.

Xia had the Heaven's Unity Sect elders independently map their knowledge of Immortal-Seeking Continent while Windmist City neared Heaven-Piercing Mountain. As Shana and Yingyi prepared to review the maps with him, they discussed their feelings about crossing the Heaven-Piercing Sea and the origins of their flying vessel.

• Xia ordered the elders to copy Shana's map, add their own intelligence without consulting one another, and submit it for rewards based on their contributions.
• After Windmist City traveled for several days, Xia, Shana, and Yingyi looked out at the dark clouds and mist near Heaven-Piercing Mountain.
• Yingyi described her longstanding dreams of the Heaven-Piercing Sea and her desire to cross it, and Shana said she shared her feelings.
• Xia joked about enjoying the view with the two women, then handed them the maps the elders had submitted.
• Shana explained that the flying vessel belonged to the frontline alliance headquarters and had been lent for the mission, which was intended to bring more Nascent Soul elders.

Xia Yitian coordinated with Shanai and Yingyi to create a confidential route through the Immortal Continent toward the Central Origin Continent, then focused on developing Tiandao Branch and guiding Windmist City’s journey. On the third day in the Immortal Continent, he warned that the army’s morale might falter, and Yingyi arrived with news of trouble.

• Xia Yitian persuaded Shanai to help establish Tiandao Branch and promised to support her cultivation.
• Shanai and Yingyi used Wufeng City’s intelligence to create a secret route map, while Shanai discovered that elders from other sects had identified omissions in her information.
• Xia Yitian left Shanai in charge and returned to handle Tiandao Branch’s affairs and pursue a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Windmist City traveled through the Immortal Continent concealed by a cloud-mist formation, contending with strange spirit beasts and conserving water for the journey.
• Xia Yitian urged the elders of Liuming Island to watch the nearby Hall of Ultimate Observation for deserters, despite Nan Jin and Nanyi saying the army seemed content.
• Yingyi hurried in and told Xia Yitian that something had happened.

A powerful Dragonfly spirit beast invaded Windmist City and fought its way toward the central infrastructure. Master Xia confronted it but found that his techniques barely affected the Divine Transformation Realm creature.

• Yingyi told Master Xia that the Dragonfly had badly wounded several Nascent Soul Realm cultivators and was heading toward the city center.
• Master Xia ordered the weaker disciples to hide and flew with Yingyi toward the central waterways.
• Master Xia and Yingyi found the Dragonfly attacking cultivators from Thunder-Slaying Studio near the disciple residences and power furnace.
• Master Xia used Deconstruction Technique and Sonic Boom Style against the Dragonfly, but his attacks had little effect and the beast grew faster.
• Master Xia realized the Dragonfly was at least at the Divine Transformation Realm and far beyond his current strength.

Dao Master Xia used his Deconstruction Technique to cripple a Divine Transformation Realm dragonfly, but its regeneration kept it alive. As the dragonfly charged toward the city center, Little Tun broke free from Mei Yao and pounced on it.

• A Nascent Soul Middle Stage immortal warned Dao Master Xia that the dragonfly’s wing vibrations could throw nearby cultivators’ qi seas into chaos.
• Dao Master Xia struck the dragonfly’s wing joints with his Deconstruction Technique, knocking off its wings and forcing it to crash to the ground.
• Dao Master Xia attacked the grounded dragonfly at close range, but its powerful regeneration and hardened body prevented him from killing it.
• The dragonfly sensed food and charged toward the city center, where Mei Yao was struggling to restrain Little Tun.
• Dao Master Xia intercepted Little Tun, but Little Tun broke free and pounced at the dragonfly.

The narrator watched Little Swallow fight and devour the dragonfly, absorbing its energy until nothing but scattered armor remained. After eating the dragonfly’s core, Little Swallow flipped belly-up, and the narrator found it had simply fallen asleep.

• The narrator released Little Swallow from its reins, and it dodged the dragonfly’s attack before clinging to its rear and draining its newly grown wings.
• Little Swallow bit through the dragonfly’s shell and crawled into its wound, devouring its insides while the dragonfly battered itself and tore its own body apart.
• Little Swallow pursued the fleeing, severed dragonfly and ate the rest of its body, then crushed through its head armor and bit into its energy core.
• Little Swallow finished eating the dragonfly, flipped belly-up, and the narrator discovered it had fallen asleep.

After Little Swallowing fell asleep to digest the dragonfly, Heaven's Unity protected it and sent disciples on missions while its resources dwindled during the slow journey toward the Central Origin Continent. Sana examined the map for ways to replenish their supplies and stopped at a point along their route.

• Little Swallowing fell asleep after eating the dragonfly, and Rose Medic decided to stay with it while the disciples and three Nascent Soul Realm elders built and guarded a shelter.
• The narrator warned that Little Swallowing's dragon aura could attract other dragon beasts as the island traveled.
• The narrator assigned Heaven's Unity disciples to explore, seek a route forward, and set up grand formations, paying them from his dwindling savings.
• After more than half a month, the narrator asked Sana how they could replenish their increasingly depleted supplies.
• Sana listed medicine fields, ore deposits, and lost treasures as possible sources of resources, then pointed to a location on the map.

Xia and Shana identified Mount Kuiyi as the likely site of an ancient unorthodox sect’s ruins, buried in demonic qi, and decided to search it using the luxury yacht. Xia left trusted aides to manage Heavenly Unity Dao’s affairs in Fenglan City and set off with Shana and the others, aiming to rejoin the city later.

• Shana told Xia about a discarded report describing enormous sect ruins hidden in the demonic-qi-covered region and explained that the area had once been called Mount Kuiyi.
• Shana said historical records identified Mount Kuiyi as a powerful unorthodox sacred ground three thousand years earlier.
• Xia considered the dangers and cost of searching the region, then agreed to explore Mount Kuiyi for treasures and mineral veins.
• Xia left Madam Woshuang, Chang Jie, Ying Yi, and other trusted aides in Fenglan City while he took Shana, Rose Medic, Nan Jin, Lingzhao, Nan Yi, and the others aboard the luxury yacht.
• Xia’s group sped toward Mount Kuiyi while Fenglan City continued toward its destination, planning to rendezvous later.