Chapter Summaries

Fang Xi’s External Nascent Soul arrived at the secret realm, killed two Sacred Fire Cult Nascent Soul cultivators, and helped Zen Master Golden Light defeat Zi Yin Shang Ren. He ordered compensation for the fallen Qiong Lin Fairy and the destruction of Evil Flood Dragon Temple.

• Senior Brother Gan and the blue-robed junior brother planned to alter the formation and break the secret realm’s seal after Zhao escaped.
• Fang Xi attacked and killed the blue-robed junior brother, then destroyed Senior Brother Gan’s attacks and burned him and his Nascent Soul to ash.
• Fang Xi joined Zen Master Golden Light’s battle, and his Six Paths Demonic Flame destroyed Zi Yin Shang Ren’s Dragon Phoenix Twin Flame Rings.
• Fang Xi’s giant sword tore through Zi Yin Shang Ren’s defenses and trapped her Nascent Soul, which he took for later soul searching.
• Zen Master Golden Light reported that Evil Flood Dragon Temple had rebelled, Qiong Lin Fairy had died, and Zhao had escaped with his Nascent Soul.
• Fang Xi ordered Qiong Lin Fairy’s sect or descendants to receive an Infant Transformation Pill, promised compensation to Zen Master Golden Light and Zhao, and commanded that Evil Flood Dragon Temple be destroyed.

Fang Xi refined an Infant Transformation Pill while his External Nascent Soul survived tribulations and advanced to Spirit Transmutation. News from Emerald Island brought joy over Liu Xu’s Nascent Soul formation and concern that Zhong Hongyu had failed her breakthrough and had little time left to live.

• Fang Xi refined an Infant Transformation Pill and sensed that his External Nascent Soul had begun its Spirit Transmutation tribulation.
• The External Nascent Soul overcame its inner demons, transformed into several Divine Demon Bodies, and endured the elemental and heavenly lightning tribulations.
• Fang Xi learned that the External Nascent Soul had survived and become a Spirit Transmutation Demon Venerable, while reflecting on the unusually severe tribulation he had faced himself.
• Fang Xi received news that Liu Xu had formed her Nascent Soul after earning permission to exchange her contribution points for an Infant Transformation Pill.
• Fang Xi learned that Zhong Hongyu had failed to form her Nascent Soul, suffered heavy cultivation damage, and had at most one Jiazi Cycle of lifespan remaining.

Fang Xi sent his External Nascent Soul into a fifth world and discovered it was the Earth Immortal Realm, where seven suns and nine moons extended his lifespan. He confirmed he could travel between worlds and return freely, then resolved to explore cautiously while concealing his identity as an Azure Emperor Mountain successor.

• Fang Xi sent his Spirit Transmutation External Nascent Soul through the Myriad Heavens Treasure Mirror to explore the fifth world.
• The External Nascent Soul found a barren land beneath seven suns, sensed its lifespan increasing, and identified the realm as the Earth Immortal Realm.
• After testing its power and the realm's unusually strong void, the External Nascent Soul confirmed the Earth Immortal Realm by observing nine moons at night.
• In the Mortal Realm, Fang Xi practiced Dragon Seal Script talismans, whose fourth-grade beast-hide paper burned even when he drew them successfully.
• Fang Xi recalled the External Nascent Soul and tested repeated travel between the Mortal Realm and the Earth Immortal Realm, confirming that he could return without limit.
• Fang Xi decided to explore the Earth Immortal Realm cautiously and conceal his connection to Azure Emperor Mountain.

Fang Xi tested whether the Myriad Heavens Treasure Mirror could smuggle living creatures into the Earth Immortal Realm, then resolved to keep the treasure’s power and his origins secret. After exploring the realm and studying its people, he settled in Fei Ri City under the alias Fang Yuan, where he began teaching at a private school.

• Fang Xi brought a sandworm into the Earth Immortal Realm with the Myriad Heavens Treasure Mirror, confirmed it remained alive, and destroyed it after the experiment.
• Fang Xi decided not to bring people from the Lower Realms into the Earth Immortal Realm and planned to gather resources while concealing his identity and cultivation method.
• Fang Xi watched the Zhang Family Army defeat the Yun Family Army and learned that the realm’s martial artists used specialized weapons called Martial Equipment.
• Fang Xi entered a mortal city in disguise and spent three years studying its language and culture before taking a teaching position in Fei Ri City as Fang Yuan.
• Fang Xi began teaching literacy at the Li Family Private School and wondered whether the Earth Immortal Realm could detect or track people who had ascended from the Lower Realms.

Fang Xi learned that the Mo Family’s Mechanism City would arrive in Ding Kingdom in three months for a rare trade fair, giving him a chance to discover more about the Earth Immortal Realm. He searched the Li Family library for records of earlier visits and began investigating the city’s history.

• Fang Xi taught the Li Family children about their ambitions and reflected on how mortals could pursue martial arts to gain power or eventually obtain Spiritual Roots.
• Old Man Huang told Fang Xi that the City Lord’s Mansion and local powers were buying Spirit Stones because the Mo Family’s Mechanism City would hold a trade fair in Ding Kingdom in three months.
• Old Man Huang revealed that the Li Family hoped to send two relatives with outstanding Spiritual Root Aptitude to join the Mo Family, then fell asleep after drinking.
• Fang Xi searched the Li Family library and found historical accounts and travel records describing earlier encounters with a Mechanism City.

Fang Xi traveled with the Li family procession toward Lan City to reach the Mo Family Mechanical City and meet native cultivators. He uncovered Wei Qingfeng’s plan to ambush the procession at Eagle Sorrow Gorge, but the chapter ended with an unseen person exposing the plot.

• Fang Xi joined the Li family procession bound for Lan City and discussed the Earth Immortal Realm with Li Guangjin.
• Wei Qingfeng approached the procession, claimed to be an elder of the Huanjian Sect, and offered to travel with them, but Zhang Longhu refused.
• Fang Xi secretly sensed Wei Qingfeng conspiring with another Core Formation cultivator to ambush Zhang Longhu’s procession and steal its spiritual items.
• Wei Qingfeng planned to break the procession’s formation at Eagle Sorrow Gorge and use the martial artists as blood sacrifices for his Evil Heart Art.
• An unseen person coldly mocked the conspirators, and Wei Qingfeng and his accomplice searched for the speaker without finding them.

Fang Xi subdued and searched two Core Formation Cultivators, learning about the Earth Immortal Realm’s cultivation ranks, lifespans, and tribulations before taking the unaffiliated Shi Dingfeng’s identity. The caravan reached the outskirts of Ding Kingdom, where Fang Xi saw the Mo Family’s enormous Mechanism City floating above a lake.

• Wei Qingfeng attacked the unseen newcomer, but Fang Xi revealed himself as a Spirit Transmutation Venerable and incapacitated Wei Qingfeng and his companion with Divine Sense Solidified.
• Fang Xi used Soul Searching Technique on Wei Qingfeng and the other Core Formation Cultivator to learn about the Earth Immortal Realm and its cultivation realms, lifespans, and tribulations.
• Fang Xi took Shi Dingfeng’s spiritual power and blood essence, choosing the unaffiliated Rogue Cultivator’s identity rather than Wei Qingfeng’s sect-linked one.
• The Fei Ri City caravan continued its journey without further incident, and Fang Xi traveled with it toward Mechanism City.
• The caravan reached the capital of Ding Kingdom, where Fang Xi and the others saw the Mo Family’s Mechanism City floating above a vast lake.

Fang Xi explored the stalls beneath the Mo Family Mechanical City, then separated from the Fei Ri City convoy by claiming he had discovered a Spiritual Root. After entering the city under Shi Dingfeng’s appearance, he visited Tian Mo Pavilion to seek a high-level Wood cultivation method and became interested in the Wood Blade Art.

• Fang Xi browsed the lakeside stalls with Li Guangjin, who sought an Eternal Youth Pill, while Fang Xi bought handwritten books and learned which city shops sold cultivation methods.
• When Li Guangjin told Fang Xi that the Fei Ri City convoy was leaving, Fang Xi said he would stay because an Immortal Master had found that he possessed a Spiritual Root.
• Fang Xi planned to use the fabricated identity to send news of Fang Yuan’s future cultivation progress back to Fei Ri City and considered bringing Fortune Gu during his next assimilation.
• Two days later, Fang Xi transformed into Shi Dingfeng and flew into the Mechanism City to visit Tian Mo Pavilion.
• The pavilion’s attendant showed Fang Xi several costly Wood cultivation methods, and the Wood Blade Art’s ability to help break through the Void Returning bottleneck caught his attention.

Fang Xi bought the Wood Blade Art and a map of Human territory, learning about alternative paths to Void Returning and the dangers and powers of the Earth Immortal Realm. After assimilating his External Incarnation’s memories, he resolved to study the Five Fire Seven Birds Fan and directed the incarnation to seek resources and techniques for advancement and survival.

• Fang Xi purchased the Wood Blade Art and learned that cultivators could use conflicting spiritual powers, among other methods, to attempt a breakthrough to Void Returning.
• Fang Xi traded spiritual items for a map of Human territory and learned about the Three Races’ borders, Three Realms Mountain, and the Ascension Welcoming Platforms.
• Fang Xi left Mechanism City discreetly, gathered more jade slips, and studied the Earth Immortal Realm’s vast domains and powerful cultivators.
• Fang Xi assimilated his External Incarnation’s memories in the Western Desert Cultivation World and learned of Immortal Mansion Rare Treasures.
• Fang Xi decided to research the Five Fire Seven Birds Fan and instructed his External Incarnation to find safe cultivation grounds, Spirit Transmutation resources, and techniques for Void Returning and resolving his divine abilities.

Fang Xi left Mechanism City and headed toward the Profound Nether Abyss to find a secluded place to cultivate. Near Fei Ri City, he rescued its lord, Zhang Longhu, from two Martial Artists who wanted his Martial Cultivation Pill, then left after securing Zhang Longhu’s promise to treat the Li Family well.

• Fang Xi explored Mechanism City’s shops and auction, chose not to buy the Nascent Soul Pill, and left before the city departed.
• Fang Xi studied a map of the Star Domain, selected the Profound Nether Abyss as his next destination, and flew there.
• Zhang Longhu fought She Yu and a stocky Martial Artist who sought his Martial Cultivation Pill, and the two injured him together.
• Fang Xi returned after passing the fight, killed She Yu and the stocky Martial Artist, and identified himself as connected to Yuan'er of the Li Family.
• Zhang Longhu promised to look after the Li Family, and Fang Xi vanished without giving his name.

Fang Xi visited the Profound Nether Abyss and learned how its deadly Xuan Ming Heavy Water shaped life for the rogue cultivators who lived there. After reaching Kong Sang Marketplace, he considered whether the water could help False Core Cultivators rebuild their cultivation, then rented a cave abode while declining an offer to join Black Water Sect.

• Fang Xi arrived at the Profound Nether Abyss and observed the dangers and opportunities that drew rogue cultivators there.
• Fang Xi landed at Kong Sang Marketplace, where he chose the water-poisoned Duanmu Wu as his guide.
• Duanmu Wu explained how Xuan Ming Heavy Water had ruined cultivators who could not afford Purifying Water Pills, prompting Fang Xi to consider using it to dissolve False Cores and let cultivators start over.
• Duanmu Wu led Fang Xi to Black Water Sect's steward, Liu, who questioned Fang Xi about his origins and heard him claim to be Qing Hezi from the Sunset Plains.
• Fang Xi asked for the marketplace's best cave abode and declined Liu's offer to join Black Water Sect.

Fang Xi settled into his new home at Sang Qing Peak, then sailed the Profound Nether Abyss to explore its dangers and seek valuable materials. He reached the perilous Ghost Gate Reef, a rich fishing ground where rare spirit materials and giant salamanders could be found.

• Fang Xi inspected Sang Qing Peak, chose it as his cave-dwelling grounds, and established a fourth-tier Four Yuan Sky Green Formation around the peak and the surrounding hundred miles.
• Several years later, Fang Xi sailed into the Profound Nether Abyss aboard his spirit vessel, the Free and Unfettered, with Core Formation Puppets at the controls.
• A Core Formation-level strange fish attacked the vessel with arrows of Xuan Ming Heavy Water, but Fang Xi seized it and prepared its flesh as food.
• When the Unpredictable Wind and its violent black tides threatened the vessel, Fang Xi controlled wind and thunder to wear down the storm and keep the ship safe.
• Fang Xi reached Ghost Gate Reef, a perilous region known for Xuan Ming Crystal, Black Xuan Grass, and valuable giant salamanders.

Fang Xi fished at Ghost Gate Reef and met five cultivators who had sworn brotherhood and sisterhood, inviting them aboard for a meal and asking about the Profound Nether Abyss. The gathering was interrupted when Fang Xi sensed something that abruptly changed his expression.

• Fang Xi fished up a young Black Water Giant Salamander, judged it worthless, and tossed it back into the water.
• Meng Zhu Zi and his four companions arrived; Fang Xi recognized another salamander he had released and flung it away again.
• Fang Xi invited the five cultivators aboard, learned their names, and treated them to a feast of Black Water Yao Beasts and spirit wine.
• The five explained that they were gathering cultivation resources and discussed the dangers of the Misty Sea and the Eye of the Sea.
• As Fang Xi raised his wine cup, his divine sense detected something and his expression changed.

Fang Xi fled Ghost Gate Reef when a fifth-tier True Armor Whale appeared, then returned to Kong Sang Marketplace and continued his cautious life as Qing Hezi. Ten years later, he sold the produce from his cave abode at the Black Water Pavilion just as another Nascent Soul cultivator arrived.

• Fang Xi warned Meng Zhu Zi and his companions to leave Ghost Gate Reef, then departed ahead of them.
• The True Armor Whale surfaced and shattered the reefs, sending massive waves across the sea; Meng Zhu Zi’s group fled and Fang Xi concluded the beast had only driven him from its territory.
• At Kong Sang Marketplace, Old Hai mourned his losses and other cultivators said only a Void Returning cultivator could likely subdue the True Armor Whale.
• Meng Zhu Zi thanked Fang Xi for helping his group survive the journey, while his companions resolved to repay him despite their shortage of spirit stones and Ke Pingyuan’s water poison.
• Ten years later, Fang Xi sold spirit rice and medicines to Steward Liu at the Black Water Pavilion, where a new Nascent Soul cultivator’s magic-power fluctuation appeared.

Fang Xi traded a Phoenix Origin Pill to Wang Qiao for the Wang Family’s Mysterious Water Netherheart Pill and learned that rumors of Black Water Sect’s Great Elder nearing the end of his lifespan could foreshadow upheaval. He considered exploiting the turmoil to secure a fifth-grade spirit vein, then returned to Demon Tree Ridge, where Zhong Hongyu arrived.

• Wang Qiao visited Black Water Pavilion to sell a Dragon Salamander, then met Fang Xi at Heavenly Immortal Restaurant to trade the Mysterious Water Netherheart Pill for a Phoenix Origin Pill.
• Meng Zhu Zi reported that the White Crane Sect’s fleet had vanished, the Wang Family planned a marriage alliance, and a Rogue Cultivator had gone missing after finding Nine Transformations Dragon Grass.
• Meng Zhu Zi told Fang Xi the rumor that Black Water Sect’s Great Elder had little lifespan left, and Fang Xi warned him to keep his sworn brothers and sisters away from sudden factions and organizations.
• Fang Xi rewarded Meng Zhu Zi with a Purifying Water Pill and considered leaving Kong Sang Marketplace or using the unrest to seek a fifth-grade spirit vein.
• Fang Xi returned to Demon Tree Ridge, where Zhong Hongyu arrived as he wrote beneath the Yao Mo Tree.

Fang Xi gave Zhong Hongyu a Dragon Seal Spirit Talisman that could restore her condition to moments earlier, potentially giving her another chance to form a Nascent Soul. In the Earth Immortal Realm, he encountered a recruiter from the Reverse Water Alliance and agreed to consider joining within a month.

• Fang Xi confirmed that Zhong Hongyu had recovered from her failed attempt to form a Nascent Soul and offered her the Flash of Insight Secret Talisman to test.
• Fang Xi explained that the talisman could restore Zhong Hongyu's Essence, Qi, and Spirit to their state ten breaths earlier, potentially improving her chances of forming a Nascent Soul.
• Fang Xi sailed away from Kong Sang Marketplace toward the Profound Nether Abyss to lie low and seek cultivation resources.
• A veiled Nascent Soul Cultivator introduced himself as a member of the Reverse Water Alliance and invited Fang Xi to oppose the Black Water Sect.
• The recruiter offered Fang Xi ownership of his fifth-tier cave abode and access to the alliance's cultivation resources, and Fang Xi agreed to decide within a month.

Fang Xi monitored the Green Mountain Five’s dispute over Tao Zhi Lan’s alliance with the Reverse Water Alliance, then intervened when a masked Nascent Soul cultivator attacked her companions. He killed the masked man, captured his Nascent Soul, and headed toward the Profound Nether Abyss.

• Fang Xi caught a Xuan Ming Crystal while fishing offshore, then returned to Kong Sang Marketplace as his meeting with the masked man approached.
• Tao Zhi Lan urged the Green Mountain Five to join the Reverse Water Alliance, but Meng Zhu Zi restrained her and decided to defect to the Black Water Sect with Zhu Hong and Zuo Xiaoxuan.
• Fang Xi watched the group through Femto Mechanisms he had planted in their gifts and realized Tao Zhi Lan carried a hidden restriction tied to the Reverse Water Alliance.
• As Meng Zhu Zi went to Black Water Pavilion, Zhu Hong, Ke Pingyuan, Zuo Xiaoxuan, and the unconscious Tao Zhi Lan left the marketplace; a masked Nascent Soul cultivator attacked them and killed Zhu Hong.
• Fang Xi appeared in demonic form, destroyed the masked man’s Jade Colored Seal and summoned spiritual image, killed him, captured his Nascent Soul, and flew toward the Profound Nether Abyss.

Fang Xi used his true self to kill Wang Qiao and learned that the Wang Family Old Ancestor and the Imperial Dragon Sect were tied to the growing conflict around the Black Water Sect. Back at Demon Tree Ridge, he weighed the risks of exploiting the upheaval as Zhong Hongyu successfully condensed a Nascent Soul.

• Fang Xi left Black Water Pavilion when a Spirit Transmutation Yao Cultivator stirred the spiritual energy outside, while Steward Liu activated the marketplace’s protection array and Meng Zhu Zi reacted with alarm.
• At the Profound Nether Abyss, Fang Xi searched Wang Qiao’s Nascent Soul, destroyed the corpse, and escaped before patrol cultivators could find him.
• Fang Xi learned that the Wang Family Old Ancestor had secretly reached Spirit Transmutation, that the Reverse Water Alliance united forces opposed to the Black Water Sect, and that the Imperial Dragon Sect had an ancient Void Returning dragon.
• Fang Xi considered the True Blood Pills and Dragon Saliva Spirit Fragrance hidden in the Profound Nether Abyss, but decided to wait rather than risk acting before he understood the situation.
• Zhong Hongyu condensed a Nascent Soul, demonstrated her unusual control of the Power of Void, and endured the lightning tribulation with Fang Xi’s spirit treasures.

After learning of a private exchange for high-tier cultivators, Fang Xi disguised himself as a Nascent Soul Late Stage Devil Dao cultivator and traveled to a Xuan You Chamber of Commerce gathering. There, he spotted Thousand Absolute Poison, a rare venom effective against the Demon Race’s Indestructible Body, as it went up for auction.

• Meng Zhu Zi told Fang Xi about the upheaval caused by the Reverse Water Alliance and invited him to a private exchange gathering for high-tier cultivators.
• Fang Xi gave Meng Zhu Zi Purifying Water Pills and resumed surveillance with a Taiyi spy hidden among the group.
• Months later, Fang Xi used a concealing veil and posed as a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator to enter the Xuan You Chamber of Commerce’s gathering in the Profound Nether Abyss.
• Fang Xi bought Demon Meteor Iron from a stallholder and learned that Three Realms Mountain had seen no major war.
• Di Yi opened the auction, where Fang Xi recognized the Thousand Absolute Poison as a venom effective against the Demon Race’s Indestructible Body.

Fang Xi acquired Thousand Absolute Poison and True Blood Pills at an auction, then returned to prepare for the conflict between the Black Water Sect and the Wang Family. He brought the poison to the Valley God Secret Realm, where he told Zen Master Golden Light that he had found a way to kill Valley God.

• Fang Xi won the Thousand Absolute Poison at auction and considered using it to suppress the Indestructible Body of sealed beings.
• Di Yi auctioned ten True Blood Pills, and Fang Xi bought two to study their formula and use the knowledge against the Black Water Sect.
• Fang Xi left the auction and returned to Sang Qing Peak, sealing his cave residence while the Black Water Sect and Wang Family clashed.
• Fang Xi sent one True Blood Pill and other materials to the Jiuzhou Realm, then went to the Valley God Secret Realm with the Thousand Absolute Poison.
• Fang Xi told Zen Master Golden Light and the other cultivators that he had found a way to kill Valley God and intended to attack the sealed being.