Chapter Summaries

Bai Dinghan doubted Kang Canglan’s theory that the Ling Wuyuan in the Southern Region was the same person as their Northern Domain target, but new clues made the possibility seem less absurd. He decided to perform another full-force divination to verify the connection.

• Bai Dinghan read the intelligence about the Southern Region’s Ling Wuyuan and initially concluded that he only shared a name with their target.
• Kang Canglan argued that the target’s pride made it unlikely he would disguise himself as another person, and noted that the Southern Region’s Ling Wuyuan had not appeared since the setback against the Oceanic Alien Race.
• Bai Dinghan found reports that Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion had refused challenges on Ling Wuyuan’s behalf, suggesting he was in secluded cultivation.
• Kang Canglan explained that Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion was extremely powerful and had a background that matched what they knew about their target.
• Bai Dinghan acknowledged the similarities and decided to perform another full-force divination.

Bai Dinghan and Kang Canglan confirmed that Ling Wuyuan came from the powerful Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion, but they still intended to seize the Heavenly Star Gold Stone. Meanwhile, Ling Wuyuan observed how his Soul Beacon and Gray Mist Imprint were evolving, gaining new ways to sense distant allies and confirming that he could influence the abilities’ development.

• Bai Dinghan confirmed Kang Canglan’s guess that Ling Wuyuan was the mysterious outsider from the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Kang Canglan and Bai Dinghan decided not to give up on the Heavenly Star Gold Stone despite the risks of provoking Ling Wuyuan’s faction.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed his distant Soul Beacon in the Dragon Beast Sea Ridge, though their intermittent connection allowed him only to gauge its general condition.
• Ling Wuyuan discovered that the Gray Mist Imprint let him and Pei Yiman sense each other’s locations and general condition.
• Ling Wuyuan concluded that his wishes could influence how the Gray Mist Imprint and Soul Beacon evolved.

While absorbing the [Heavenly Star Gold Stone], Ling Wuyuan saw a vision revealing that it had been torn from a vast golden star by a spatial-temporal rift. He glimpsed an immense figure that overwhelmed his mind and gravely injured his soul, leaving him reliant on the stone to recover.

• Ling Wuyuan reflected on the limits of the [Soul Coordinate] and resumed absorbing energy from the [Heavenly Star Gold Stone] to prepare for future enemies.
• Ling Wuyuan saw a golden star surrounded by a dark-blue ocean filled with starlight.
• An enormous figure passed in the distance, stirring violent currents that battered the golden star and opened spatial-temporal rifts.
• The rifts tore golden fragments from the star, and Ling Wuyuan realized one fragment had become the [Heavenly Star Gold Stone] he found.
• Ling Wuyuan caught a glimpse of the distant figure and suffered severe soul damage, which could take half a year to a year to heal without help.

Ling Wuyuan examined the memories within the Heavenly Star Gold Stone and glimpsed a being in a deep-blue ocean whose presence severely injured him. The vision showed the stone’s journey through space-time and revealed it had once been a massive object that shattered into fragments, leaving Ling Wuyuan with only part of its stored information.

• Ling Wuyuan realized that the higher-level being’s influence had damaged his soul and body, though he felt no regret because the glimpse had expanded his understanding of the world’s power.
• Ling Wuyuan compared the unknown being to the Starry Sky Giant Beast and sensed that the being was far stronger, replacing his satisfaction at reaching the Enlightened Intent Realm with a desire to approach and surpass it.
• Ling Wuyuan watched the golden stone drift through chaotic space-time until a spatial rift carried it into a sky filled with pale-yellow clouds and strange floating creatures.
• Ling Wuyuan realized the stone had once been hundreds of kilometers across and was not the Heavenly Star Gold Stone he held, but a massive object that had shattered into countless fragments.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed that he had finished reading the information stored in his fragment, which contained only part of the original stone’s memories.

Ling Wuyuan endured catastrophic cellular and soul damage after viewing an unknown being, then used the Heavenly Star Gold Stone to recover and strengthen himself. Several days later, Bai Dinghan and the others waited anxiously for their target, and a Floating Rune Warship finally appeared.

• Ling Wuyuan discovered that one-tenth to one-fifth of his cells had collapsed, causing severe damage throughout his body and soul.
• Ling Wuyuan relied on the Heavenly Star Gold Stone to heal and viewed his injuries as a reforging that could lead to greater strength.
• Bai Dinghan, Kang Canglan, and two other Chasing Maple Dynasty figures waited near the Demon Luo Tree Sea for their target to emerge.
• Bai Dinghan worried that the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion had misled his divination and that Ling Wuyuan might escape by another route.
• A Floating Rune Warship appeared before the four figures, and Bai Dinghan shouted in relief.

Kang Canglan and three allies prepared an ambush for Ling Wuyuan to seize the Heavenly Star Gold Stone, but Ling Wuyuan stopped before their formation and appeared alone. The four revealed themselves while still searching for hidden experts from the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion, leaving Ling Wuyuan realizing they had mistaken his words and were ignoring him.

• Kang Canglan and the other three waited inside a formation barrier, ready to attack Ling Wuyuan's Floating Rune Warship and take the Heavenly Star Gold Stone.
• The Floating Rune Warship stopped just before reaching the barrier and then vanished, leaving Ling Wuyuan standing alone.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed a trap and hidden enemies, called them a whetstone, and said he welcomed the challenge.
• Kang Canglan and the others searched for Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion experts before revealing themselves and challenging them to appear.
• Ling Wuyuan realized the four men were treating him as air while looking for other people.

Ling Wuyuan faced Kang Canglan and the others, whose attention turned to him after Bai Dinghan sensed a disturbing ash-white mist around him. Ling Wuyuan introduced himself, drew his sword, and charged at a speed exceeding one hundred thousand kilometers per second.

• Ling Wuyuan checked his reflection while Kang Canglan and the others puzzled over his behavior and noticed his more mature appearance and ash-white third-eye tattoo.
• Bai Dinghan opened his spirit eye to inspect Ling Wuyuan, saw him disappear into a dark-gray sea of mist, and warned the others that he was abnormal.
• Kang Canglan and the others grew wary and wondered whether Ling Wuyuan was real or a disguised expert from the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Ling Wuyuan put away his mirror, drew a sturdy, sharp sword, and introduced himself as a member of the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Ling Wuyuan declared that they would decide victory and defeat, life and death, then rushed forward at more than one hundred thousand kilometers per second.

Ling Wuyuan’s strike sent Bai Dinghan crashing from the sky, where he tore through the land and smashed into a city. After regaining his senses, Bai Dinghan used his psychic power to clear everything around him.

• The battle between Ling Wuyuan and Kang Canglan lit the sky and sent destructive shockwaves across several nations, terrifying their inhabitants.
• Bai Dinghan fell hundreds of thousands of kilometers and plowed a vast ravine through the land, smashing mountains and living creatures along the way.
• Bai Dinghan shattered a city’s protective formation and embedded himself in its gate tower, leaving the nearby general and civilians in chaos.
• Bai Dinghan lay dazed and gravely wounded until he recalled that Ling Wuyuan had struck him while he was ambushing someone with his accomplices.
• Bai Dinghan used his psychic power to sweep away the debris and everyone within a thousand meters, exposing his battered body.

Bai Dinghan recovered from his injuries using pills and supreme-grade crystals while the battle above intensified and the people below faced growing danger. He considered threatening Ling Wuyuan with the civilians but decided it would be pointless, unaware that Ling Wuyuan was limiting casualties only to protect the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s reputation.

• Bai Dinghan swallowed pills and used supreme-grade crystals to rapidly restore his body and energy.
• The artificial sun, roaring battle, and violent winds grew more intense, leaving the people below fearing for their lives.
• Bai Dinghan considered using civilians to threaten Ling Wuyuan, even if it meant destroying dozens of countries.
• Bai Dinghan abandoned the idea because he believed Ling Wuyuan would not be swayed by threats involving the weak.
• Ling Wuyuan sought to limit innocent casualties only to protect the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s reputation, and he would retaliate against anyone who tried to exploit that concern.

Ling Wuyuan battled Kang Canglan and the other Chasing Maple Dynasty cultivators after sending Bai Dinghan crashing to the ground. The trio thought Ling Wuyuan’s Enlightened Intent Realm cultivation left him vulnerable to their Innate Divine Abilities, but his speed kept increasing until their defense began to falter.

• Ling Wuyuan struck Bai Dinghan with extreme speed, destroying his defensive items and seriously injuring him.
• Kang Canglan and the other two coordinated their defenses to withstand Ling Wuyuan’s attacks.
• The trio realized Ling Wuyuan was in the Enlightened Intent Realm and believed they could defeat him by using their Innate Divine Abilities.
• Kang Canglan and the others suspected Ling Wuyuan’s speed came from a partially awakened Innate Divine Ability with serious drawbacks.
• Ling Wuyuan’s speed continued to rise, and after ten minutes the trio struggled to withstand his attacks.

Ling Wuyuan’s escalating speed overwhelmed Kang Canglan and his two elders until they summoned their True Aspects to change the battle’s rhythm. As the three unleashed their immense powers, Ling Wuyuan focused on the dragon-shaped True Aspect and resolved to kill them and cook dragon meat.

• Ling Wuyuan’s increasing speed left Kang Canglan and his two elders wounded and unable to keep up with his attacks.
• Kang Xingcheng summoned the [Thousand Dragon Sea-Crossing Sword], whose enormous dark-green dragon-shaped sword qi drove Ling Wuyuan a thousand li away from the group.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized the dark-green dragon-shaped sword qi as Kang Xingcheng’s [True Aspect], a manifestation of his power and will and a key weakness.
• Ling Wuyuan admired the dragon-shaped True Aspect and decided to kill his opponents and make hotpot with the dragon meat.
• The other two elders of the [Chasing Maple Dynasty] summoned their [Frost Bone Soul-Freezing Wind] and [Thousand Smoke Chains] True Aspects, greatly increasing the trio’s energy.

Ling Wuyuan endured the coordinated attacks of Kang Canglan and the others, using a vast amount of true qi to resist Kang Wanshu’s soul-freezing wind. While his opponents struggled to understand his strength, Ling Wuyuan welcomed the difficult fight as a chance to improve.

• Kang Canglan and the others coordinated their True Forms to attack Ling Wuyuan, control the battlefield, and disrupt his movements.
• Kang Wanshu’s Frost Bone Soul-Freezing Wind slowed Ling Wuyuan and damaged his soul, forcing him to spend large amounts of true qi creating a protective area around himself.
• Ling Wuyuan praised the challenge and smiled, treating his opponents as an excellent whetstone.
• Kang Wanshu wondered why his wind had so little effect on Ling Wuyuan, while the group remained confused that an Enlightened Intent Realm cultivator could fight three True Form Realm cultivators.
• Ling Wuyuan’s resistance came from dismantling and integrating thousands of body-tempering techniques into My Own Path.

Ling Wuyuan fought Kang Wanshu and the other True Form Realm cultivators, relying on his speed, defense, and recovery to endure their attacks. Though his opponents planned to wear him down and prevent his escape, Ling Wuyuan welcomed the battle as a chance to test his abilities, including his newly acquired resistance to reaction-force injuries.

• Ling Wuyuan’s speed and stacked defenses kept Kang Wanshu’s Frost Bone Soul-Freezing Wind from fully damaging or restraining him.
• Kang Wanshu and the other cultivators decided to drag out the fight until Ling Wuyuan’s temporary speed boost failed.
• The three opponents secretly discussed how to stop Ling Wuyuan from escaping, fearing they could not catch him if he fled.
• Ling Wuyuan felt satisfied by the difficult battle and had no intention of running away.
• Ling Wuyuan confirmed that Reaction Force-Damage Resistance reduced the injuries he took from his own attacks, especially when combined with techniques that dissipated force.

Ling Wuyuan fought four True Form Realm opponents while his strength and resistance to their attacks grew through battle. Pei Yiman sensed his fluctuating life force and struggled to believe she could tell her sect that he was facing such powerful enemies alone.

• Ling Wuyuan relished the intense battle and steadily grew stronger as he fought.
• Ling Wuyuan began adapting to the Frost Bone Soul-Freezing Wind and to the damage from sword qi and Smoke Chains.
• Pei Yiman sensed Ling Wuyuan's life force fluctuating through the Gray Mist Imprint.
• Ling Wuyuan sent Pei Yiman a message saying he was fighting four True Form Realm opponents and was evenly matched with them.
• Pei Yiman trusted Ling Wuyuan and wished him luck, but worried her sect would think she was delusional if she told them the truth.

Pei Yi struggled to find a way to tell her Master and the others that Ling Wuyuan was fighting four True Form Realm cultivators without making them think she was delusional. Across the Northern Domain, factions identified the Chasing Maple Dynasty’s fighters but remained uncertain about their opponent, while Di Zixuan suspected Ling Wuyuan or the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion was behind the clash.

• Pei Yi used her communication token to summon her Master and the others, while considering how to prove she was clear-headed before relaying Ling Wuyuan’s news.
• Northern Domain factions and the Demon Luo Tree Sea’s beast overlords received reports of a fierce battle among True Form Realm cultivators and weighed whether to get involved.
• Intelligence organizations identified the combatants as likely members of the Chasing Maple Dynasty after matching three distinctive battle phenomena.
• The factions wondered why Kang Canglan, Kang Xingcheng, and Kang Wanshu were fighting an unknown opponent whose True Form remained conspicuous.
• Di Zixuan suspected Ling Wuyuan or the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion had provoked the clash, but he did not believe Ling Wuyuan was the opponent fighting the Chasing Maple Dynasty.

Di Zixuan considered Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s influence as factions watched the battle without intervening. Ling Wuyuan’s fight against Kang Canglan and the other True Form Realm experts continued, but his body and true qi neared their limits, raising the chance that he would withdraw before they could kill him.

• Di Zixuan judged that Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion could easily gain powerful allies, though he regretted being unable to watch the distant battle live.
• Wenying Tower and other factions chose to observe rather than intervene while the conflict remained limited and its losses seemed manageable.
• After about half an hour, Ling Wuyuan adapted to the battle’s rhythm but had used half his true qi and was nearing his physical limit.
• Kang Canglan and the others remained in better condition than Ling Wuyuan and recognized that the battle was entering its later stages.
• Kang Canglan and the others worried that Ling Wuyuan would withdraw before they could wear him down and kill him.

Kang Canglan, Kang Wanshu, and Kang Xingcheng struggled to understand Ling Wuyuan’s extraordinary power and resolved to kill him before he could grow stronger. After Bai Dinghan confirmed that Ling Wuyuan had no hidden allies, the group prepared to launch their next attack.

• Kang Wanshu warned Kang Canglan and the others not to let Ling Wuyuan escape, while they marveled at how long he could sustain his power.
• Kang Canglan and his companions realized Ling Wuyuan was truly around ten years old and an Enlightened Intent Realm cultivator, leaving them unable to comprehend his abilities.
• Kang Xingcheng declared that Ling Wuyuan had to die, and Kang Canglan and Kang Wanshu agreed.
• Bai Dinghan reported that he had searched the area and confirmed Ling Wuyuan was fighting alone, with no hidden companions.
• Kang Canglan and the others brightened at Bai Dinghan’s report and prepared to close in on Ling Wuyuan.

Bai Dinghan sealed Ling Wuyuan and the others inside a light prison that altered the surrounding spiritual energy and weighed heavily on its occupants. Ling Wuyuan remained untroubled, knowing he had promised to see the fight through, while Bai Dinghan wondered whether he was hiding a trump card.

• Pale yellow pillars and membranes formed a cube-shaped barrier around Ling Wuyuan and the others, isolating them from the outside.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed the hostile spiritual energy and crushing pressure, but his body endured it with little effect.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized the barrier as a way to prevent escape and judged that it was the wrong tactic against him because he had promised not to flee.
• Bai Dinghan saw Ling Wuyuan's calm response and wondered whether he was bluffing or holding back a trump card.

Kang Canglan and the others struggled to harm Ling Wuyuan, whose Cellular Will formed a powerful Mind Will Defense Field, while Bai Dinghan assured them his formation could trap him and gradually restrict his movement. Meanwhile, Pei Yi failed to convince her friends and family that her report about Ling Wuyuan was true, leaving her at a loss for how to prove herself.

• Kang Canglan and Bai Dinghan noted that Ling Wuyuan's physical toughness and translucent shield blunted their attacks, especially their mental assaults.
• Ling Wuyuan's Cellular Will generated the Mind Will Defense Field, which instinctively rejected external threats and resisted mental power.
• Kang Xingcheng asked whether Bai Dinghan's formation could hold Ling Wuyuan, and Bai Dinghan said only a Heart Domain Realm expert or killing him could overcome its confinement.
• Bai Dinghan explained that he could gradually shrink the formation to limit Ling Wuyuan's movement, satisfying Kang Xingcheng and the others.
• Pei Yi proved to Yuan Yujun and the others that she was not delusional, but they still dismissed her account of Ling Wuyuan as unbelievable.
• Pei Yi despaired as her friends and relatives insisted on treating her as delusional, and she wondered how she could prove herself.

Pei Yi struggled to convince Yuan Yujun and her fellow disciples that Ling Wuyuan was fighting True Form Realm cultivators, and newly purchased intelligence confirmed her account. Yuan Yujun revealed that Ling Wuyuan was actually fighting four opponents, leaving the others to face just how extraordinary the situation was.

• Pei Yi finally persuaded Yuan Yujun and the others to believe part of her explanation, despite their lingering doubts.
• Yuan Yujun received intelligence that the Chasing Maple Dynasty was fighting an unknown powerhouse and wondered whether Ling Wuyuan was battling several True Form Realm cultivators.
• Yuan Yujun considered how rapidly Ling Wuyuan had advanced using the Heavenly Star Gold Stone and worried that his foundations might be unstable.
• The intelligence channel corrected its report, saying Ling Wuyuan was fighting four True Form Realm cultivators, not three.
• Yuan Yujun told her worried disciples that everything Yiman had said was true.