Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan woke after days of using a secret technique to speed his recovery and assessed that most of his combat strength had returned, though his body and soul still needed time to heal. As he prepared to replace the spirit stones he had drained, Pei Yiman sent word that she had broken through to the Source Gathering Realm and that the overseas sect headquarters had replied.

• Ling Wuyuan ended his deep sleep and found that his external injuries had mostly healed, while damage to his foundation and soul remained.
• Ling Wuyuan decided to avoid high-intensity battles for the next week or two as he continued recovering.
• Ling Wuyuan considered the Floating Rune Warship a generous gift from Di Zixuan and resolved to repay the favor when he could.
• Ling Wuyuan saw that he had drained the spirit energy from numerous top-grade spirit stones while healing.
• Pei Yiman sent Ling Wuyuan messages saying she had reached the Source Gathering Realm and the overseas sect headquarters had finally responded.

Pei Yi advanced to the [Source Gathering Realm], impressing Ling Wuyuan with her exceptional aptitude and expanding her capacity to communicate through the [Gray Mist Imprint]. Ling Wuyuan asked about the [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion]'s overseas headquarters, and Pei Yi reported that it would send a [Heart Domain Realm] inner sect elder to take charge.

• Ling Wuyuan learned that Pei Yi had advanced and noted that her stronger soul let her send him nearly a hundred messages a day through the [Gray Mist Imprint].
• Ling Wuyuan reflected that Pei Yi's rapid cultivation came from her aptitude and steady training, unlike his own progress fueled by dangerous encounters and opportunities.
• Ling Wuyuan imagined that a great loss could drive Pei Yi to become far stronger, then worried that she might lose control if he staged his death.
• Ling Wuyuan congratulated Pei Yi on her advancement and asked what the [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion]'s overseas headquarters planned to do.
• Pei Yi said her master had told her that the headquarters would send a [Heart Domain Realm] inner sect elder and others to take charge, with the detailed plan to be decided after they arrived.

Ling Wuyuan assessed the dangers of the ocean and the power of the Heart Domain Realm, concluding that exploring unknown waters would require at least Divine Ability Realm strength. Pei Yi told him that a Heart Domain Realm cultivator from the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s overseas headquarters would arrive in about two months, leaving the local sect to protect itself and stall until then.

• Ling Wuyuan recalled that a Heart Domain Realm Oceanic Alien had nearly annihilated the Golden Mist Continent Anti-Oceanic Alien Coalition.
• Ling Wuyuan learned that a Heart Domain Realm cultivator was only an inner sect elder at the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s overseas headquarters and wondered whether stronger cultivators served there.
• Ling Wuyuan reasoned that unknown sea routes required at least Divine Ability Realm strength, since established trade routes were safer and offered fewer opportunities.
• Ling Wuyuan explained that he wanted to explore the ocean and other unknown regions as part of his pursuit of eternal life and supremacy.
• Pei Yi told Ling Wuyuan that an overseas Heart Domain Realm cultivator would likely arrive in about two months, and that the local Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion should focus on survival and delay, retreating to its secret realm if needed.

Ling Wuyuan learned that Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion could defend its secret realm but faced a difficult choice about protecting Jade Night Snow City and its people. Pei Yi reassured her fellow disciples that Ling Wuyuan had promised Yan Xiujin rare local specialties, prompting Yuan Yujun to claim she would study them.

• Pei Yi told Ling Wuyuan that the reinforced secret realm could withstand an attack, but moving Jade Night Snow City's population inside would likely cause many deaths.
• Ling Wuyuan considered the sect's reluctance to abandon its people and territory, recognizing that its troubles stemmed from insufficient strength.
• Wu Yanlian asked Pei Yi about her conversation with Ling Wuyuan, while Yan Xiujin asked whether Pei Yi had conveyed her longing for him.
• Pei Yi told Yan Xiujin that Ling Wuyuan had promised her rare local specialties and urged her to cultivate diligently.
• Yuan Yujun heard that Ling Wuyuan had brought items out of the ruin and said she would study their refining techniques, then slapped Yan Xiujin when she protested.

Yuan Yujun and Xi Xianlan discussed Ling Wuyuan’s strength, and Xi Xianlan proudly claimed he could not yet surpass her. Pei Yiman revealed that Wuyuan had defeated a Divine Ability Realm evil-path cultivator, leaving everyone stunned and curious about how he had done it.

• Yuan Yujun asked Pei Yi about Ling Wuyuan’s injuries and wondered whether he had fought a prodigy comparable to Xi Xianlan.
• Xi Xianlan insisted that she was still stronger than Ling Wuyuan and proudly declared she would maintain her lead for the next three to five years.
• Pei Yiman revealed that a Divine Ability Realm evil-path cultivator had seriously injured Wuyuan, shocking Xi Xianlan, Yuan Yujun, and the others.
• Yuan Yujun asked how Wuyuan had won despite the immense gap between their cultivation realms.
• Pei Yiman explained that Wuyuan had relied on his speed-enhancing Special Ability, leaving Yuan Yujun astonished.

Yuan Yujun considered how difficult it was for cultivators to defeat opponents above their level and struggled to understand how Ling Wuyuan had killed a [Divine Ability Realm] cultivator while only at the [Spirit Infusion Realm]. The chapter revealed that Ling Wuyuan’s speed-type Special Ability let him unleash overwhelming force, but its recoil and life-force cost nearly killed him.

• Yuan Yujun reflected that fighting above one's level became increasingly difficult as cultivation levels rose.
• Yuan Yujun judged that even Xi Xianlan would face grave danger if she fought a [Divine Ability Realm] cultivator at the [Enlightened Intent Realm].
• Yuan Yujun questioned how Ling Wuyuan had defeated a [Divine Ability Realm] cultivator shortly after reaching the [Spirit Infusion Realm].
• Yuan Yujun suspected the opponent had been injured, unable to imagine Ling Wuyuan's speed-type Special Ability could multiply his speed hundreds or thousands of times.
• Ling Wuyuan's extreme speed generated devastating force but inflicted severe recoil and drained his life force, nearly killing him.

Ling Wuyuan analyzed the [Precognition] ability he had manifested while fighting Yi Yunhe and considered how he might master it. After hours of failed attempts, he stopped to recover and turned his attention to the Floating Rune Warship’s route, deciding to slow its advance.

• Ling Wuyuan reflected on how pressure and the limits of his abilities had let him foresee traces of future events during his battle with Yi Yunhe.
• He identified [Flawless Circle], [Abyssal Divine Speed], and [Sixth Sense] as the observation, analysis, and choice needed to produce [Precognition].
• Ling Wuyuan spent dozens of hours trying to recreate the ability, but stopped when the strain worsened his dizziness and risked aggravating his injuries.
• He concluded that he would need to grow stronger and perhaps find the ability’s missing factors before he could master it.
• Ling Wuyuan examined the Floating Rune Warship’s navigation information and chose to slow its advance.

Ling Wuyuan learned that the Demon Luo Tree Sea blocked his route home, and weighed crossing its dangerous demonic-beast territory against taking a detour spanning more than three hundred countries. He chose to slow his Floating Rune Warship and spend six extra days recovering before attempting the crossing.

• Ling Wuyuan's map showed that the Demon Luo Tree Sea lay ahead, about three days away at the warship's original speed.
• The chapter described the forest as a vast demonic-beast stronghold, where humans and beasts generally kept their conflicts from escalating.
• Ling Wuyuan considered crossing the forest or taking a detour of more than three hundred countries and decided that crossing was preferable.
• Ling Wuyuan reduced the Floating Rune Warship's speed to one-third, giving himself nine days to approach the forest and recover from his injuries.

Ling Wuyuan studied his navigation map, then spent fifteen days gathering books, medical knowledge, and regional materials on his way toward the Demon Luo Tree Sea. As he prepared to leave the city nearest the border, a colossal Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion warship traveled through the skies far away using spatial travel.

• Ling Wuyuan reviewed the map and planned stops to collect books and other useful information along his route.
• After fifteen days of detours and collecting supplies, Ling Wuyuan reached a prosperous city a few hours from the Demon Luo Tree Sea border.
• Ling Wuyuan considered the immense, unsorted collection of treasures and strange objects he had recovered from the ancient ruins.
• Wenying Tower personnel arrived with the items Ling Wuyuan had ordered, signaling that he was ready to resume his journey.
• A colossal Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion Floating Rune Warship crossed the high skies at extreme speed, intermittently vanishing as it used spatial travel.

Elder Song traveled aboard the Floating Rune Warship toward the Golden Mist Continent and checked that its Cosmic Star Compass was functioning properly to avoid dangerous spatial accidents. She considered the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s rule-breaking decision to accept Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yi, and remained impressed by Ling Wuyuan’s abilities as she planned to contact Yuan Yujun and the others.

• Elder Song learned that the Floating Rune Warship would take about forty-five days to reach its destination and worried that Oceanic Alien Race beings might attack the branch in Golden Mist Continent before then.
• Elder Song asked whether the Cosmic Star Compass was working, and the young woman assured her that it had operated normally throughout the journey.
• Elder Song explained that the Cosmic Star Compass helped the warship navigate differences in space and time between regions and avoid dangerous Spatial accidents during Spatial Jump.
• Elder Song considered contacting Yuan Yujun and the others to discuss matters involving Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yi.
• Elder Song reflected that the headquarters might tolerate the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s rule-breaking decision because Ling Wuyuan’s talents and other advantages outweighed the consequences.

A village guard spotted an unknown, powerful object descending from the sky, alarming the people near the gates and prompting some to flee. The chapter described the Demon Luo Tree Sea’s enormous tree wall and the lawless buffer zone separating it from human cities.

• A village guard noticed a black speck descending toward the village and feared it was a powerful demon beast or cultivator.
• People around the village gates saw the approaching object, and some abandoned their goods and ran for safety.
• The chapter described the towering, unusually durable trees forming the boundary of the Demon Luo Tree Sea.
• The chapter explained that a hundred-kilometer buffer zone separated the tree sea from human cities, where settlements and deaths went without either side taking responsibility.

Ling Wuyuan passed over a stockade near the Demon Luo Tree Sea but decided its residents were too weak to offer useful information and continued onward aboard the Floating Rune Warship. The stockade chiefs feared his exploration could provoke the beasts in the region and discussed whether they should flee.

• Ling Wuyuan admired the morning sunlight and looked down from the Floating Rune Warship at a stockade beneath him.
• Ling Wuyuan judged that the frightened residents were too weak to provide valuable information about the Demon Luo Tree Sea.
• Ling Wuyuan briefly met the gazes of several strong people in the stockade, whose bodies stiffened under the pressure of his strength.
• Ling Wuyuan restored the formation barrier and flew away without speaking to anyone in the stockade.
• The three stockade chiefs worried that Ling Wuyuan's exploration might trigger a beast tide or other dangers, and considered leaving to hide.

Ling Wuyuan studied local folktales about the Demon Luo Tree Sea while traveling aboard the Floating Rune Warship, using them to learn about the region and investigate the recurring legend of miraculous golden stones. He suspected the stories might trace back to an extraordinary object that fell from the sky, but he had no proof and continued searching through the books.

• Ling Wuyuan watched enormous demon beasts fly near the Floating Rune Warship and recognized that more powerful predators awaited deeper in the Demon Luo Tree Sea.
• Ling Wuyuan read local folktales and noticed that stories from different places and eras repeatedly featured miraculous golden stones.
• Ling Wuyuan conjectured that a major event or accident involving a golden stone had shaped the region's stories.
• Ling Wuyuan found that many folktales appeared to have real-world prototypes, including powerful beasts, precious medicines, and treasures said to lie in the Demon Luo Tree Sea.
• Ling Wuyuan learned that the golden stones might have been inspired by a strange object that fell from the sky, though he remained unsure whether it was a meteorite.

Ling Wuyuan considered the uncertain nature of the world’s heavens and the origins of mysterious golden stones, then spent three days traveling aboard the Floating Rune Warship, fighting demonic beasts and studying treasures recovered from an ancient ruin. As he expected another quiet day, he sensed the aftershocks of a battle.

• Ling Wuyuan reasoned that golden stones might be remains of powerful high-altitude creatures or objects cast down from the heavens.
• Over three days, Ling Wuyuan used the Floating Rune Warship’s weapons to repel attacking demonic beasts and collected several Spirit Infusion Realm beasts as spoils.
• Ling Wuyuan sorted through relics from cultivators and an unknown civilization, finding the cultivators’ manuals and books easier to understand.
• Ling Wuyuan studied lower-grade manuals and books while avoiding higher-grade ones that might contain hidden traps.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed the aftershocks of a battle.

Ling Wuyuan observed a fierce battle between a human cultivator and a demon beast in the Demon Luo Tree Sea, reflecting on why he refused to hide his presence despite the danger. He remained committed to becoming someone who could live entirely by his own will, even as the world’s dangers forced him to grow.

• Ling Wuyuan observed that demon beasts routinely preyed on one another to gain strength and status.
• Ling Wuyuan detected a Spirit Infusion Realm human cultivator fighting a powerful Spirit Infusion Realm demon beast in the outer region of the Demon Luo Tree Sea.
• Ling Wuyuan judged that the cultivator had poor luck, since many travelers could cross the area quietly while his own conspicuous Floating Rune Warship attracted attacks.
• Ling Wuyuan reaffirmed that he would not skulk around to avoid danger, though he sometimes kept silent when he knew speaking would bring trouble.
• Ling Wuyuan resolved to keep pursuing a life free of external constraints and to grow stronger rather than be killed by those he offended.

Ling Wuyuan passed through the Demon Luo Tree Sea, observing how its plants, animals, and mysterious force field endured powerful battles without stopping to help. When a bloodied member of the Chasing Maple Dynasty’s Spirit Concealment Division asked him to assist with their secret mission, Ling Wuyuan refused and ordered him aside.

• Ling Wuyuan avoided interfering in a battle between cultivators and demonic beasts, steering his Floating Rune Warship around the battlefield.
• As he passed, Ling Wuyuan saw plants and animals protect themselves from the battle’s destruction and observed a force field suppressing much of the damage.
• Ling Wuyuan spotted another fight blocking his route and tried to detour around it.
• A bloodied member of the Chasing Maple Dynasty’s Spirit Concealment Division asked Ling Wuyuan to help with their mission and promised a reward.
• Ling Wuyuan rejected the request and ordered the man to move aside.

Ling Wuyuan refused to help the human cultivators and tried to move on, but unknown creatures surrounded everyone, including his Floating Rune Warship. As the warship gathered spiritual energy and its rune cannons lit up, a tremendous disturbance erupted from deep beneath the earth instead of a cannon attack.

• Ling Wuyuan ordered the human cultivator who had asked for help to step aside and resumed moving the Floating Rune Warship.
• The humans and demonic beasts reacted to Ling Wuyuan’s refusal, while he dismissed their opinions and questioned the promised reward and the mission’s risks.
• A group of unknown, black-scaled creatures with tiger-like bodies and long tails appeared and surrounded everyone.
• Ling Wuyuan decided to kill the hostile creatures and study them, and the Floating Rune Warship gathered spiritual energy as its cannon muzzles lit up.
• A tremendous roar and blinding light erupted from deep beneath the earth, rather than from the Floating Rune Warship.

Ling Wuyuan endured the mushroom cloud’s attacks long enough to identify the unknown creatures as Subterranean Beasts and suspect that a passage to the underground world had opened. He tried to flee the escalating conflict, but the powerful fighters from all three factions surrounded him as he emerged from the cloud.

• Ling Wuyuan let the mushroom cloud strike the Floating Rune Warship’s barrier so he could study its forces, confident the ship could withstand them for days.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized the creatures within the cloud as a different species of Subterranean Beast and wondered whether the Chasing Maple Dynasty's Spirit Concealment Division had opened a passage underground.
• Ling Wuyuan realized the Subterranean Beasts could trigger a war with the Demon Luo Tree Sea’s demon beasts and decided to leave before stronger beings arrived.
• Ling Wuyuan piloted the Floating Rune Warship out of the mushroom cloud, but Subterranean Beasts, demon beasts, and human cultivators surrounded him.

Ling Wuyuan’s Floating Rune Warship unleashed a full-power barrage against the forces surrounding it, including the Chasing Maple Dynasty—Spirit Concealment Division, Subterranean Beasts, and demon beasts. As the attacks were met with countermeasures, eight Enlightened Intent Realm Subterranean Beasts charged through the cannon fire toward the warship.

• Ling Wuyuan decided to fight rather than yield after his enemies surrounded him.
• The Floating Rune Warship fired its high-grade Rune Cannons indiscriminately at everyone nearby.
• The Chasing Maple Dynasty—Spirit Concealment Division and the demon beasts were shocked and moved to intercept the bombardment.
• An Enlightened Intent Realm demon beast resembling a wolf-leopard roared, using sound waves to clash with the Rune Cannon attacks.
• Eight Enlightened Intent Realm Subterranean Beasts charged through the scattered bombardment toward Ling Wuyuan’s Floating Rune Warship, growing more violent despite their wounds.

Hua Lishu questioned why the Floating Rune Warship attacked indiscriminately, but its owner put it away as the Subterranean Beasts closed in and Ling Wuyuan unleashed a storm of sword lights. The beasts suffered devastating injuries and chose to self-destruct to escape imminent death.

• Hua Lishu saw the Subterranean Beasts rush toward the Floating Rune Warship and wondered why its owner had fired on every enemy.
• The Floating Rune Warship vanished just before the Subterranean Beasts reached its defenses, revealing that its owner had no intention of fighting with it.
• Ling Wuyuan appeared to unleash countless sword lights against the bewildered Subterranean Beasts.
• The sword lights tore through the beasts' flesh, scales, and bones, inflicting severe injuries.
• The Subterranean Beasts recognized the danger and chose to self-destruct.