Chapter Summaries

Mu Yuan’s Mysterious Bone drove the Nine Nether Sparrow out of his body, and the bird entered Mu Chen instead. Mu Chen awoke after the encounter, while Mu Yuan remained unconscious, and Mu Chen questioned whether the Nine Nether Sparrow was truly gone as they left the Black Nether Abyss.

• The Nine Nether Sparrow attacked Mu Yuan’s sea of qi, burning through his spiritual energy despite his efforts to resist.
• Mu Yuan’s five Dragon Elephant phantoms trapped the Nine Nether Sparrow and forced it to shrink into its miniature form.
• The Mysterious Bone released golden radiance and drove the Nine Nether Sparrow out of Mu Yuan’s body, after which the bird entered Mu Chen’s body.
• Mu Yuan and Mu Chen both lost consciousness, and Mu Chen later awoke to find Mu Yuan still unconscious but not seriously injured.
• Mu Feng told Mu Chen that the Nine Nether Sparrow had self-destructed, while Mu Chen wondered whether it was really gone as they left the Black Nether Abyss.

Mu Chen prepared to return to the Northern Spiritual Academy while Mu Yuan remained unconscious, and Mu Feng urged him to pursue a place at one of the Five Great Academies. After Mu Chen left, Mu Yuan woke, discovered his cultivation had advanced, and began condensing a Spiritual Energy Light Wheel to enter the Spirit Wheel Realm.

• Mu Chen recalled that the Nine Nether Sparrow’s black flame had struck Mu Yuan while protecting him, and threatened the trapped bird if Mu Yuan did not wake.
• Mu Feng told Mu Chen that only a Sovereign-level expert could forcibly awaken Mu Yuan, and urged him to enter one of the Five Great Academies.
• Mu Chen left Mu City for the Northern Spiritual Academy through the Teleportation Spiritual Array.
• After Mu Chen departed, Mu Yuan woke and learned from Mu Feng what had happened while he was unconscious.
• Mu Yuan found that the Mysterious Bone had gone quiet again, then discovered he had condensed his sixth Dragon Elephant phantom and began advancing toward the Spirit Wheel Realm.
• Mu Yuan formed a golden Spiritual Energy Light Wheel within his sea of vital energy.

Mu Yuan entered the Spirit Wheel Realm, but remained unconscious after the events in the Black Nether Abyss. At Northern Spiritual Academy, Master Mo announced the slots for the Five Great Academies, leaving Mu Chen among the competitors and hinting that the academy’s rare seed slot might be connected to him.

• Mu Yuan broke through to the Spirit Wheel Realm and celebrated reaching the Five Great Academies’ basic admission requirement.
• Tang Qian’er learned from Mu Chen that Mu Yuan was unconscious after the Black Nether Abyss incident and might not recover in time to compete.
• Liu Mu Bai feigned sympathy for Mu Yuan while concealing his delight that his rival was unconscious.
• Master Mo announced that Northern Spiritual Academy had received five ordinary slots and one seed-level slot, drawing attention to Mu Chen.
• Master Mo named Chen Fan, Huo Yun, Mo Ling, Tang Qian’er, and Mu Chen as the East Courtyard Heaven Tier competitors.

Mu Yuan returned to Northern Spiritual Academy and reunited with Mu Chen, while Tang Qian'er’s public embrace sparked gossip and jealousy. During Master Mo’s cultivation briefing, Mu Chen and then Mu Yuan revealed that they had both reached the Spirit Wheel Realm, leaving the East Courtyard students stunned.

• Mu Yuan reappeared, and Tang Qian'er rushed over to hug him before embarrassedly letting go.
• Mu Chen explained that Chen Fan and Huo Yun both pursued Tang Qian'er, and Chen Fan tested Mu Yuan’s strength with a handshake.
• Huo Yun challenged Mu Yuan to spar, but Mu Yuan declined, unimpressed by their cultivation.
• Master Mo offered targeted guidance to the Heaven Grade students preparing for the quota competition.
• Mu Chen revealed that he had reached the Spirit Wheel Realm, then Mu Yuan disclosed that he had broken through as well.

Mu Yuan and Mu Chen prepared for the Northern Spiritual Academy quota battle as Liu Mu Bai resolved to kill Mu Yuan and claim a seed quota. The battle began in Northern Spiritual City, with Dean Xiao appearing before the packed arena and the gathered Lords of the Nine Regions.

• Master Mo gave Mu Chen the Spirit Emperor Finger and Spirit Shadow Steps and explained that the seed quota had originally been intended for him.
• Mu Yuan told Mu Chen he did not want the seed quota and promised to deal with Liu Mu Bai when the time came.
• Liu Mu Bai rejected his father Liu Qingtian’s focus on the quota and insisted that he wanted Mu Yuan dead, so Liu Qingtian sent him to cultivate in the rear mountains’ forbidden grounds.
• Before the quota battle, Chen Fan, Huo Yun, Mo Ling, and Tang Qian'er entered the Spirit Wheel Realm, while Mu Chen and Mu Yuan cultivated spiritual arts.
• The Lords of the Nine Regions and a huge crowd gathered at Northern Spiritual Arena, where Dean Xiao appeared on the main platform as the quota battle was about to begin.

Mu Chen defeated Chen Tong decisively in the first match of the quota competition. The crowd praised his skill and began eagerly anticipating Mu Yuan’s performance.

• Dean Xiao introduced Mr. Hao of the Five Great Academies and explained the competition’s draw and challenge rules.
• Mu Yuan drew number zero and received a bye, while Chen Tong drew Mu Chen as his opponent.
• Chen Tong attacked Mu Chen with his Blazing Violent Spirit Fist, but Mu Chen met his punch head-on and sent him flying.
• Chen Tong tried to attack again, but Mu Chen struck his chest and forced him to concede.
• Mr. Hao praised Mu Chen’s performance, while spectators discussed the two Mu brothers and anticipated Mu Yuan’s match.

At the Five Great Academies competition, Mu Yuan accepted Liu Mu Bai’s challenge and demanded a Life and Death Battle. Mr. Hao approved, awarded the winner a seed slot, and ordered them to fight in the next match as the two entered the arena.

• Liu Mu Bai overwhelmed Mo Ling, who stubbornly refused to concede until Dean Xiao ended the match.
• Liu Mu Bai challenged Mu Yuan, and Mu Yuan agreed on the condition that they decide both victory and death.
• Tang Qian’er worried about Mu Yuan, while Mu Chen said his brother intended to settle the matter before going to the Five Great Academies.
• Mr. Hao approved the Life and Death Battle and offered the winner an additional Five Great Academies seed slot.
• Liu Qingtian taunted Mu Feng, who warned him not to speak too soon, as Mu Yuan and Liu Mu Bai entered the arena.

Mu Yuan and Liu Mu Bai began their Life and Death Battle in the Northern Spiritual Arena, with Liu Mu Bai revealing late Spirit Wheel Realm cultivation. Their opening clash showed that Mu Yuan’s spiritual energy could match his stronger opponent, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Dean Xiao announced that the Life and Death Battle between Mu Yuan and Liu Mu Bai had begun.
• Liu Mu Bai unleashed powerful spiritual energy and revealed that he had reached the late Spirit Wheel Realm.
• Mu Yuan remained calm and released his own spiritual energy before charging Liu Mu Bai head-on.
• Tang Shan warned Mu Feng that Liu Mu Bai was formidable, while Mu Feng expressed confidence in Mu Yuan.
• Mu Yuan and Liu Mu Bai collided, and their spiritual energy shockwave cracked the platform.
• The two fighters were forced back more than ten steps, and the spectators realized Mu Yuan’s spiritual energy matched Liu Mu Bai’s despite his lower cultivation.

Mu Yuan defeated Liu Mu Bai’s powerful attacks by using the Sword Drawing Art and Steel Cutting, but Liu Mu Bai survived behind a protective soft armor shield. Mu Yuan resumed his assault and began forcing Liu Mu Bai backward, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Liu Mu Bai used Flame Steps and unleashed relentless attacks, but Mu Yuan evaded them with the Sword Drawing Art.
• Liu Mu Bai raised his spiritual energy to the peak of the late Spirit Wheel Realm and caught up with Mu Yuan.
• Mu Yuan used Steel Cutting to split Liu Mu Bai’s Great Sun Burning Sea Palm, and Liu Mu Bai’s protective soft armor shield saved him from the follow-up strike.
• Liu Mu Bai claimed the battle was not over, and Mu Yuan attacked him with a barrage of sword lights.
• Mu Yuan’s strikes hurt Liu Mu Bai through his armor and pushed him backward against his will.

Mu Yuan defeated and killed Liu Mu Bai in their Life and Death Battle, winning the seed slot for the Five Great Academies. After Mr. Hao confirmed Mu Yuan’s victory, Hong Ling faced Tang Qian’er, and their match ended in a draw.

• Mu Yuan repeatedly launched Liu Mu Bai into the air and slashed at his soft armor until its spiritual energy ran out and he cut it apart.
• Liu Qingtian rushed to stop Mu Yuan, but Mu Feng intercepted him, and Dean Xiao separated the two men.
• Liu Qingtian asked Dean Xiao to spare Liu Mu Bai, but Mu Yuan killed Liu Mu Bai before Mr. Hao could rule on the request.
• Mr. Hao declared Mu Yuan the victor and awarded him the seed slot, while Liu Qingtian left after threatening Mu Feng’s family.
• Hong Ling fought Tang Qian’er in the final qualification match, and Mr. Hao declared the contest a draw.

After the academy competition, Mu Yuan and Mu Chen chose Northern Spiritual Academy, and the winners were warned to prepare for another test in two months. Back in Mu Domain, the family celebrated their success while Mu Feng ordered extra protection for Mu Yuan, anticipating Liu Qingtian’s revenge.

• Mr. Hao awarded the remaining academy spots, including spots for both Tang Qian'er and Hong Ling at Myriad Phoenix Spiritual Academy.
• Mu Yuan chose Northern Spiritual Academy after receiving a check-in mission in Northern Cang Realm, and Mu Chen chose it as well.
• Mr. Hao told the students to return to Northern Spiritual Academy in two months for a test that could revoke their spots.
• Mu Yuan teased Mu Chen about Luo Li, but Mu Chen said he trusted their fate to bring them together.
• Mu Feng brought Mu Yuan and Mu Chen back to Mu Domain, where Zhou Ye and the locals celebrated their seed spots.
• Mu Feng warned that Liu Qingtian would seek revenge and ordered increased vigilance and protection for Mu Yuan.

Mu Yuan helped Mu Chen improve his spirit array skills, then discovered that the tea had been poisoned and expelled the toxin before it could kill him. The poisoner was revealed as a Liu Domain death warrior, and a guard arrived with news of another emergency.

• Mu Yuan sparred with Mu Chen, demonstrating how his speed and sword strikes could challenge the Tiger Flame Spirit Devouring Array.
• Mu Yuan advised Mu Chen to use the Heart Array State to set up formations when opponents were unprepared, and Wen Ling gave Mu Chen a Nine Heavens Thunder Spirit Array diagram to practice with.
• Mu Yuan stopped Mu Chen from drinking poisoned tea, expelled the toxin from his body, and warned that the poison could have killed an ordinary Spirit Wheel Realm cultivator.
• Mu Feng ordered Zhou Ye to investigate the mansion, and they discovered that a Liu Domain death warrior disguised as an old woman had infiltrated the kitchen.
• Mu Yuan warned Mu Feng that Liu Domain might do anything to target him, and a guard rushed in with news of a new crisis.

Mu Yuan volunteered to replace the injured Chen Xiong on a dangerous shipment escort, and Mu Feng agreed while Zhou Ye led an elite force toward the west. Mu Yuan reached the Zhenyuan Merchant Guild, where Huang Jiuzhi’s son revealed that the shipment’s true target was the Divine Weapon Peerless Sword.

• Duan Wei reported that the Liu Domain might be behind Mangyin Mountain’s attack and the raids on the Zhenyuan Merchant Guild’s cargo, while Chen Xiong had survived because Mu Yuan warned him.
• Mu Yuan offered to escort the valuable shipment in Chen Xiong’s place, arguing that his strength made him suited to face the hidden threat.
• Mu Feng approved Mu Yuan’s proposal and allowed Mu Chen to accompany Zhou Ye, who quickly departed with several hundred elite men to confront Mangyin Mountain.
• Mu Yuan traveled to the Zhenyuan Merchant Guild at Sunset Mountain while Huang Jiuzhi and his companions prepared for the shipment’s escort.
• Huang Yaoshi asked why his father would not keep the Peerless Sword, revealing that the Divine Weapon was the shipment’s real target.

Huang Jiuzhi gathered allies to escort the Peerless Sword to the Mercenary Realm, as the Mu Region Lord could not leave the Mu Domain. Just before departure, a visitor arrived claiming the Mu Region Lord had sent him to help.

• Huang Jiuzhi rebuked Huang Yaoshi for suggesting the guild keep entrusted goods, then explained that Mu Feng could not come because of tensions with the Liu Domain.
• Huang Jiuzhi said Duan Tianming would join them, and Huang Yaoshi eagerly went to welcome him, hoping to see Duan Heng.
• Duan Tianming arrived with Duan Heng and Ouyang Fei, the grandson of Divine Spirit Realm expert Ouyang Tao.
• Duan Heng praised Mu Yuan’s battle against Liu Mu Bai, while Huang Jiuzhi arranged for the group to depart in two hours.
• A guild messenger announced that someone sent by Mu Feng had arrived to help, surprising Huang Jiuzhi and Duan Tianming.

Mu Yuan joined Huang Jiuzhi and Duan Tianming’s convoy despite Duan Tianming’s doubts, and traveled with them toward Mercenary City. During the uneventful journey, Duan Heng revealed that Mu Yuan was the person in her heart, leaving Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Fei silent.

• Huang Jiuzhi read Mu Feng’s message and confirmed that Mu Yuan had to accompany the expedition, though Duan Tianming objected to bringing a young early Spirit Wheel Realm cultivator.
• The convoy set out for Mercenary City, with Mu Yuan sharing a carriage with Huang Yaoshi, Ouyang Fei, and Duan Heng.
• After several days of safe travel, Huang Yaoshi said he would ask his father to propose to Duan Heng, and Ouyang Fei challenged his presumption.
• Duan Heng told Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Fei that neither was the person in her heart and named Mu Yuan as the strongest young cultivator in the Northern Spiritual Territory.
• Duan Heng praised Mu Yuan’s talent and writings, while Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Fei fell silent at the comparison.

Mu Yuan traveled with Duan Heng’s party through the Hundred Thousand Mountains while Mu Feng grew suspicious of Liu Ming’s disappearance. The group discovered their night watch had been poisoned, and screams from the forest signaled a sudden attack.

• Duan Heng joined Mu Yuan outside the carriage, but his indifference and remarks irritated her.
• Mu Yuan wondered whether the Nine Regions Grand Assembly had begun as he camped beside a waterfall with the group.
• Mu Feng and Zhou Ye suspected Liu Ming had left the Liu Domain to target Mu Yuan, so Mu Feng ordered an investigation.
• At night, Huang Jiuzhi and the others found that all three night watchmen had been poisoned and killed.
• Mu Yuan recognized the poison as screams erupted from the forests on both sides.

The Yin Yang Elders ambushed Huang Jiuzhi and Duan Tianming’s group to seize the Peerless Sword, and the battle turned against them. A middle-aged man then appeared, defeated the Yin Yang Elders with one palm, and demanded the sword.

• The Yin Yang Elders confronted Huang Jiuzhi and Duan Tianming and demanded the Peerless Sword, while Mu Yuan watched for the true figure behind the attack.
• Huang Jiuzhi and Duan Tianming fought the Yin Yang Elders as Duan Heng, Ouyang Fei, and Huang Yaoshi battled the Spirit Wheel Realm attackers.
• Duan Heng, Ouyang Fei, and Huang Yaoshi killed the remaining attackers, but a middle-aged man descended and sent them flying with his arrival.
• The middle-aged man struck the Yin Yang Elders with a single palm, and Huang Jiuzhi and Duan Tianming recognized that he had reached the Divine Spirit Realm.
• The middle-aged man demanded that they hand over the Peerless Sword.

Mu Yuan revealed his overwhelming strength by saving Duan Heng from Liu Ming and confronting the Divine Spirit Realm expert. After Liu Ming attacked, Mu Yuan forced him onto the defensive, and their battle continued above the valley.

• Liu Ming knocked Huang Jiuzhi and Duan Tianming aside and tried to seize Duan Heng and the Peerless Sword.
• Mu Yuan appeared and shattered Liu Ming’s spiritual energy palm with a single sword strike.
• Mu Yuan warned Liu Ming to leave, while the others learned Mu Yuan’s identity and were shocked by his strength.
• Mu Yuan accused Liu Ming of poisoning him and robbing the Zhenyuan Merchant Guild’s cargo, and Liu Ming admitted it before attacking to avenge Mu Bai.
• Mu Yuan countered Liu Ming’s Earth Explosion Star with the Spirit Emperor Finger, then pressed his advantage with repeated sword strikes until Liu Ming could barely defend himself.

Mu Yuan fought Liu Ming, who unleashed the Yellow Elephant Beast and overwhelmed the battlefield with his Dark Yellow Mountain Splitting Claw. Mu Yuan was buried beneath Liu Ming’s enormous final strike, and Liu Ming believed he had killed him.

• Liu Ming struggled against Mu Yuan’s sword attacks, then released his spirit beast phantom to blast the sword gleams aside.
• Mu Yuan mocked Liu Ming, prompting him to summon the Yellow Elephant Beast and use the Dark Yellow Mountain Splitting Claw.
• Liu Ming sent waves of claw shadows at Mu Yuan, who dodged them across the battlefield.
• Liu Ming merged the Yellow Elephant Beast with the attack and dropped a gigantic claw toward Mu Yuan as the Mysterious Bone in Mu Yuan’s sea of qi began to shine.
• The enormous claw buried Mu Yuan in a massive crater, and Liu Ming laughed as he sensed no trace of Mu Yuan’s aura.

Mu Yuan survived Liu Ming’s attack and killed him with the Nether God's Spear, then escorted the convoy safely to the border and returned to Mu City. There, he learned that Mu Chen had killed Liu Jingshan and shaken the Northern Spiritual Territory, before Mu Yuan was suddenly attacked at Mu Mansion.

• Mu Yuan emerged unharmed from the pit and used the Nether God's Spear to pierce Liu Ming, whose body crumbled to dust.
• Mu Yuan told Huang Jiuzhi that he had concealed his identity because of tensions in the Mu Domain, and the convoy resumed its journey.
• Mu Yuan ignored Duan Heng’s attempts to approach him and could not make the Mysterious Bone react again.
• The convoy reached the border, and Mu Yuan returned to Mu City a month after leaving.
• Mu Yuan learned that Mu Chen had killed Liu Jingshan at the Nine Regions Grand Assembly and thwarted the Liu Domain’s plans, earning fame across the Northern Spiritual Territory.
• A fiery-red spirit beast phantom attacked Mu Yuan at Mu Mansion, but he dispersed it with a punch.