Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan let the [Soul Beacon] evolve into an avatar by devouring Dragon Beast Sea Ridge, judging it a more valuable prospect than a base fortress. Three months later, his [Recombinable Divine Ability Mark] had merged with My Own Path, allowing him to freely combine the [Divine Ability Marks] in his soul.

• Ling Wuyuan understood that the [Soul Beacon] had parasitized the [Incubation Control Tower] and was expanding its influence through Dragon Beast Sea Ridge.
• The [Soul Beacon] independently judged Dragon Beast Sea Ridge to be food for its next stage of growth and evolved to interfere with the Biological Weapon Manufacturing Base.
• Ling Wuyuan chose not to stop the [Soul Beacon], since the [Torrent of Destiny] showed that growing an avatar was better than preserving a colossal base fortress.
• Ling Wuyuan used the [Torrent of Destiny] to plan the [Soul Beacon]'s invasion routes and speed up its devouring of Dragon Beast Sea Ridge.
• Three months later, Ling Wuyuan's [Recombinable Divine Ability Mark] had fused with My Own Path, letting him freely transform and recombine the [Divine Ability Marks] in his soul.

Ling Wuyuan studied Acquired Divine Abilities in Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s secret grounds, where he had mastered more than twenty and was using them to create a new ability for reading information. He continued researching an ability that would let him rapidly read and translate ordinary books, images, and symbols by touch.

• The Grand Elder on duty questioned Ling Wuyuan about studying the obscure Acquired Divine Ability [Circulating Sound], and Ling Wuyuan said he wanted to create an ability he needed.
• The Grand Elder warned that creating Acquired Divine Abilities was difficult and suggested learning existing ones instead, then left Ling Wuyuan to study.
• Ling Wuyuan had reviewed methods for several hundred Acquired Divine Abilities and mastered more than twenty, all focused on support rather than combat, defense, or healing.
• Ling Wuyuan planned to combine those abilities into one that transmitted the contents of ordinary books, paintings, and statues to him and translated what he touched into understandable information.
• Ling Wuyuan judged that his research had passed the halfway point and continued working toward completing the new Acquired Divine Ability.

Ling Wuyuan reflected on how conventional knowledge fueled his cultivation and planned to create an Acquired Divine Ability that would let him absorb information more efficiently. After Bai Jingshu warned that young cultivators from the Alien Domain were appearing across the Silver Mist Sea Domain with Ling Wuyuan as their target, he judged there was no need to investigate yet.

• Ling Wuyuan considered how accumulating knowledge and experience would make it easier to master Acquired Divine Abilities and counter them.
• Ling Wuyuan continued studying Acquired Divine Abilities while planning an ability to help him learn information rapidly.
• Bai Jingshu told Ling Wuyuan that young cultivators from the Alien Domain had appeared throughout the Silver Mist Sea Domain and seemed to be targeting him.
• Ling Wuyuan told Bai Jingshu not to investigate for now, reasoning that Pavilion Master Su and the other elders would have reacted if the situation were truly dangerous.

News of Ling Wuyuan spread through the Alien Domains, drawing young cultivators to challenge him at the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament. Bai Jingshu, Ling Wuyuan, and Su Qingyue each suspected different causes, while Tianji City secretly drove the publicity and the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion accepted it.

• Bai Jingshu heard that young cultivators from Alien Domains were coming for Ling Wuyuan, contacted him, and wondered whether Su Qingyue and the others had spread the news.
• Ling Wuyuan was confused by how widely his name had spread and suspected someone was building hype to attract challengers.
• Ling Wuyuan concluded that the challengers would likely face him at the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament and decided to beat them there.
• Su Qingyue and the others learned that Tianji City was promoting Ling Wuyuan as a future leader of the Silver Mist Sea Domain and were astonished by the scale of the publicity.
• Su Qingyue and the others accepted Tianji City's free promotion, confident that Ling Wuyuan could live up to the claims.

Su Qingyue and the others concluded that no equal opponent or likely coalition could stop Ling Wuyuan, whose growing strength gave him a chance to become a supreme powerhouse. They believed many Silver Mist Sea Domain forces would welcome his rise under the neutral Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion, and their confidence increased as he advanced toward the True Form Realm before the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament.

• Su Qingyue and the others confirmed that no cultivator of Ling Wuyuan's level could fight him evenly, and few higher-level forces could kill him under the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion's protection.
• The Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion judged that the surrounding forces were unlikely to unite against Ling Wuyuan, since many were enemies and others might support his rise.
• Many forces viewed a new supreme powerhouse as a potential benefit who could reduce conflict, improve cultivation conditions, and strengthen ties among the Domains.
• Su Qingyue and the others noted that the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion's good reputation made other forces less likely to resent its potential to produce a supreme ruler.
• Ling Wuyuan's strength continued to increase, and Su Qingyue and the others believed he might reach the True Form Realm before the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament.

Ling Wuyuan created and tested a new Acquired Divine Ability that let him rapidly read information from books and inspect ordinary objects. He named it All Things Known, and its potential remained to be explored.

• Su Qingyue and the others felt confident in the sect’s future but recognized that Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yiman had no interest in managing it.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed that the Special Acquired Divine Ability he had been developing was complete.
• Ling Wuyuan used the ability on a large book and instantly read its text, illustrations, and details about its materials and manufacture.
• After further tests, Ling Wuyuan found he could read about five thousand ordinary books at once, though he still needed time to absorb their knowledge.
• Ling Wuyuan found that the ability could also extract information from protected jade slips and ordinary objects, then named it All Things Known.

Ling Wuyuan tested his newly created [All Things Known] while preparing a late-night meal for Yan Xiujin, discovering how precisely it could analyze food and improve his cooking. He secretly combined it with [Flawless Circle] to test their concealment, and Yan Xiujin noticed nothing.

• Yan Xiujin asked Ling Wuyuan to make spicy food and fried rice while she hugged him from behind, hungry and clingy.
• Ling Wuyuan activated [All Things Known] as he cooked and used its detailed analysis of temperature, flavor, and nutrition to guide his preparations.
• Ling Wuyuan reflected on how [All Things Known] and [Flawless Circle] might complement each other despite their different strengths.
• Ling Wuyuan secretly activated both abilities on Yan Xiujin, but her protective items blocked their examination of her.
• Ling Wuyuan concluded that the abilities were sufficiently concealed to escape notice from most powerful cultivators when used discreetly.

Ling Wuyuan reflected on his growing attachment to Yan Xiujin and the people in his life, then realized his True Form was naturally taking shape as a Gray Mist Without Shadow, Form, Shape, Constancy, or Fixed State. He went to sleep, planning to shop with Pei Yiman and the others after they emerged from seclusion the next day.

• Ling Wuyuan shared a meal with Yan Xiujin and realized he liked this life and the people in it more than his previous one.
• After Yan Xiujin left, Ling Wuyuan sensed that he was nearing the limit of the Divine Ability Realm and that his True Form was forming on its own.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized that his later creations and three Innate Divine Abilities were combining to shape his True Form.
• Ling Wuyuan examined the gray mist of his True Essence and concluded that his True Form reflected his unpredictable nature.
• Ling Wuyuan went to bed, expecting Pei Yiman and the others to emerge from seclusion around noon and go shopping with him.

After months of relentless study and cultivation, Ling Wuyuan began advancing from the [Divine Ability Realm] to the [True Form Realm]. Dark gray mist engulfed his room and building as Pei Yiman and the others sensed a profound transformation in him and the [Gray Mist Imprint].

• Ling Wuyuan divided his attention among absorbing stored knowledge, cultivating, and managing daily affairs, adapting as his capabilities grew.
• At the end of the second month after creating [All Things Known], Ling Wuyuan reached six hundred and twelve [Acquired Divine Abilities] and sensed that he was about to advance.
• Ling Wuyuan messaged Pei Yiman and the others to ask for a reward, but they chatted about food, snacks, and their reactions instead.
• Ling Wuyuan began his advancement, and dark gray mist spread from him to envelop his room and the entire building.
• Pei Yiman and the others sensed Ling Wuyuan undergoing a deep transformation and felt the [Gray Mist Imprint] changing violently within their seas of consciousness.

Ling Wuyuan’s gray mist transformed as he advanced toward the True Form Realm, drawing the astonished attention of Su Qingyue and the Grand Elders. Pei Yiman and the others waited outside his residence, while news of his advancement spread among the sect members.

• Ling Wuyuan’s Divine Ability Marks rapidly rearranged as his gray mist manifested numerous effects, which he restrained from harming the area around his residence.
• Su Qingyue and the Grand Elders observed the mist and found that it blocked their perception, speculating that it displaced the space it covered.
• Pei Yiman and the others sensed Ling Wuyuan through their Gray Mist Imprints and waited nearby without disturbing his advancement.
• Sect members asked why the residence was engulfed in fog, and Wu Yanlian told them Ling Wuyuan was advancing from the Divine Ability Realm to the True Form Realm.
• A woman questioned how Ling Wuyuan could advance so quickly, and Wu Yanlian apologized as Senior Sister Li pulled her cheeks.

Ling Wuyuan advanced to the [True Form Realm], and his True Essence, body, and soul transformed together. Rather than manifesting separately, his [True Form] merged completely with him, leaving his entire existence able to serve as its manifestation.

• The spectators watched the Gray Mist, failed to detect anything within it, and recognized the vast gulf between themselves and Ling Wuyuan.
• Ling Wuyuan immersed himself in his transformation and sensed that his [Soul Beacon], [Gray Mist Imprints], and locator were also being enhanced.
• His [Divine Ability Marks] flowed through his body and merged with his True Essence, nourishing and transforming his flesh and soul.
• A [True Form] emerged from the changes in his [Divine Ability Marks] and dissolved into his soul, flesh, and True Essence.
• The brilliance of the tattoo between Ling Wuyuan's brows fused his [True Form] permanently with his whole being.

Ling Wuyuan completed his True Form transformation and discovered that his body and soul could become deep gray mist, granting him powerful corrosive abilities, rapid healing, and a degree of Undying Nature. He left the room with a clearer understanding of his new power and the need to control it carefully.

• Ling Wuyuan awakened a strange sight between his brows that gave him all-around vision and let him perceive causality and spacetime.
• Ling Wuyuan cut his wrist and saw his blood corrode through the room's defenses and bore hundreds of meters into the earth.
• Ling Wuyuan recalled his blood as deep gray mist, and his wound healed while his energy was fully restored.
• Ling Wuyuan transformed his entire body into mist, retained his will within it, and shifted smoothly between mist and solid form.
• Ling Wuyuan concluded that his new power let him turn his body and soul into energy and granted him a degree of Undying Nature.

Ling Wuyuan completed a transformation that let him switch freely between physical form and gray mist, leaving him without conventional fatal weaknesses. He revealed his presence to the onlookers and confirmed his power, though his new aura still felt immense to Su Qingyue and the others.

• Ling Wuyuan’s gray-mist form let him recover from catastrophic injuries by reclaiming his dispersed body, as long as his energy and will remained intact.
• Ling Wuyuan emerged from his residence and told the gathered onlookers that they could disperse, but they complained that they had seen no spectacle and asked whether he had broken through.
• Su Qingyue and the others remarked that Ling Wuyuan seemed almost nonexistent and that they could not sense his true essence or aura.
• Ling Wuyuan deliberately released some of his imposing presence, allowing Su Qingyue and the others to sense his immense power and confirm that he was there.

After Ling Wuyuan advanced to the True Form Realm, the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion decided not to reveal his age because his being only twenty was too unbelievable. Su Qingyue tested his strange True Form and realized its automatic mist transformation protected both his body and soul, leaving her to predict that his opponents in the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament would face a miserable challenge.

• Word spread through the sect about Ling Wuyuan's advancement, while its leaders chose not to announce his age because few would believe a twenty-year-old had reached the True Form Realm.
• Su Qingyue watched Ling Wuyuan shift between dense dark-gray mist and solid matter and questioned how his True Form fused with him.
• Su Qingyue determined that Ling Wuyuan's transformation also turned his soul into mist and could trigger automatically, protecting him from many attacks.
• Su Qingyue called Ling Wuyuan a monster and predicted that his opponents at the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament would have a miserable time.
• Ling Wuyuan rolled his eyes and took Su Qingyue's remark as a compliment.

Ling Wuyuan assessed the overwhelming strength of his defenses and asked Su Qingyue to arrange his three opportunities to study Advanced Acquired Divine Abilities. Su Qingyue agreed but advised him to start with simpler abilities because advanced ones required many difficult prerequisites.

• Ling Wuyuan recognized that Su Qingyue had been right about how miserable the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament would be for his opponents.
• Su Qingyue judged that almost no True Form Realm cultivators could break Ling Wuyuan's protective True Essence, especially if he actively defended himself.
• Ling Wuyuan revealed that he wanted to use the three opportunities Su Qingyue had granted him to study Advanced Acquired Divine Abilities.
• Su Qingyue agreed to make arrangements but warned Ling Wuyuan that advanced abilities demanded numerous prerequisites and suggested he learn low- and mid-level abilities first.

Ling Wuyuan chose to learn the Heart Domain Realm Special Advanced Acquired Divine Ability Thousand Light Cavern Profound Eye, despite its grade-ten cultivation difficulty and its record of ruining cultivators' eyes. Su Qingyue accepted his choice but warned him not to overreach himself.

• Ling Wuyuan told Su Qingyue he still wanted to try learning an Advanced Acquired Divine Ability, and she agreed to support his choice.
• Ling Wuyuan reviewed the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion's catalog and learned how it rated the effects and cultivation difficulty of Advanced Acquired Divine Abilities.
• Ling Wuyuan selected the Thousand Light Cavern Profound Eye, a special ability said to grant extraordinary vision when mastered.
• Su Qingyue explained that the art had been confirmed genuine but no one had mastered it in over a million years, and some cultivators had damaged their eyes trying.
• Ling Wuyuan said he was satisfied as long as the art was genuine, and Su Qingyue warned him not to overreach himself.

Ling Wuyuan learned that the library held only introductory material on the 3,556 Acquired Divine Abilities within the [Thousand Light Cavern Profound Eye], and that he had to finish reading it before seeing the true cultivation methods. Su Qingyue expected the task to take a long time, but Ling Wuyuan used [All Things Known] to read everything in an instant, leaving her stunned and frustrated.

• Ling Wuyuan wondered why the library used books to record the cultivation methods for the [Thousand Light Cavern Profound Eye].
• Su Qingyue explained that the books introduced the 3,556 component Acquired Divine Abilities and that Ling Wuyuan had to read them all before she would show him the true cultivation methods.
• Su Qingyue told Ling Wuyuan that the books and jade slips could not leave the library and that previous disciples had spent considerable time reading them.
• Ling Wuyuan spread dark gray mist through the library, absorbed it, and told Su Qingyue he had already finished reading every book.
• Su Qingyue accused Ling Wuyuan of cheating and lamented how difficult reading had been for her when she cultivated similar abilities.

Ling Wuyuan explained that [All Things Known] was an [Acquired Divine Ability] he had created for himself, which Su Qingyue could not learn. He offered to develop a simplified version for her, then considered adapting the [Gray Mist Imprint] to give Pei Yiman and the others personalized information tools.

• Su Qingyue asked Ling Wuyuan whether he had used the dark gray mist to rapidly read and memorize the books.
• Ling Wuyuan confirmed it and explained that [All Things Known] was a divine ability he had created, with prerequisites others could not meet.
• Su Qingyue felt disappointed that she could not learn the ability, but Ling Wuyuan offered to create a simplified version that could rapidly read ordinary books.
• Su Qingyue encouraged Ling Wuyuan to make the simplified ability for her library of unread books, and he agreed to try.
• Ling Wuyuan considered upgrading Pei Yiman and the others' [Gray Mist Imprints] into personalized information readers, translators, and storage devices.

Ling Wuyuan considered the future of [Gray Mist Imprint] before Su Qingyue led him to a secret chamber containing the materials for [Thousand Light Cavern Profound Eye]. He began using [Torrent of Destiny] to determine his learning order, confident that he would master the difficult art.

• Ling Wuyuan reflected on expanding [Gray Mist Imprint] into a private communication platform and dismissed the idea of serving the masses.
• Su Qingyue led Ling Wuyuan to a concealed chamber stocked with 5,222 information jade slips about [Thousand Light Cavern Profound Eye].
• Ling Wuyuan realized that many of the jade slips explained how to combine and elevate the art’s 3,556 [Acquired Divine Ability].
• Su Qingyue warned Ling Wuyuan that the order of learning and combining the abilities would affect the difficulty of mastering the art.
• Ling Wuyuan analyzed what he had already read and used [Torrent of Destiny] to divine a suitable learning sequence, then marked the jade slips accordingly.

As the Yuting Martial Arts Tournament drew near, Ling Wuyuan continued cultivating the Thousand Light Cavern Profound Eye alongside his other pursuits, mastering dozens of related abilities without treating the tournament as a major concern. He agreed to arrive early, while he and Pei Yiman remained puzzled by Su Qingyue’s keen interest in the event.

• Ling Wuyuan cultivated dozens of related Acquired Divine Abilities and integrated them into My Own Path and Doomfall Calamity while advancing other work.
• Yao Yueyan asked Ling Wuyuan whether he needed to prepare for the tournament, and he said he only needed to stay in normal condition.
• Yao Yueyan dismissed the idea of relying on pills to reach the Enlightened Intent Realm sooner.
• Pei Yiman relayed Su Qingyue’s question about whether Ling Wuyuan would arrive early or make a grand entrance, and he chose to go early.
• Pei Yiman said Su Qingyue seemed unusually invested in the tournament, while Ling Wuyuan admitted he did not know why.