Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan used Void Mist Sea to scavenge the battlefield, gaining strength, knowledge, and intelligence about the ancient war between the True Abundant Spirit Realm and Illusory Color Extreme Profound Heaven. He learned how the Black Wall protected safe zones and recalled the twenty realms of cultivation.

• Void Mist Sea scavenged discarded battlefield scraps, improving in strength and tracing their karma to uncover intelligence about the war.
• Ling Wuyuan learned that the war spanned countless universes and timelines, while the True Abundant Spirit Realm had stabilized the conflict and begun reclaiming territory.
• Ling Wuyuan understood that the Black Wall divided the battlefield from safe zones and had been repeatedly reinforced to resist Illusory Color Extreme Profound Heaven.
• Ling Wuyuan realized the Black Wall and its garrison had noticed Void Mist Sea but ignored it, regarding it as a harmless native life-form.
• Ling Wuyuan recalled the twenty cultivation realms after Void Mist Sea devoured the corpses of Illusory Color Extreme Profound Heaven cultivators.

Ling Wuyuan assessed the invasion of the True Abundant Spirit Realm and concluded that its apparent advantage over Illusory Color Extreme Profound Heaven might not last. He decided to stay cautious in the battlefield’s fringe, develop his strength, and ultimately become powerful enough to protect the life his main body enjoyed.

• Ling Wuyuan reviewed how Illusory Color Extreme Profound Heaven invaded the True Abundant Spirit Realm to seek information about the Boundless Realm, prompting the realm’s factions to unite and explore their world.
• Ling Wuyuan judged that the True Abundant Spirit Realm had begun wearing down the invaders, but recognized that Illusory Color Extreme Profound Heaven’s true strength and hidden trump cards remained unknown.
• Ling Wuyuan decided to avoid rushing into the war and to develop himself in the battlefield’s fringe, where clashes were less intense and he could gather benefits more safely.
• Ling Wuyuan considered the vast gap between fringe commanders and greater powers, then resolved to become stronger than every other expert so his main body’s life would not remain precarious.

Ling Wuyuan’s Void Mist Sea scavenged a battlefield for valuable knowledge, which he shared with Su Qingyue at Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion. He explained that a distant clone had collected it, while refusing to take her to the dangerous battlefield.

• Void Mist Sea gathered extensive information and fragments of high-level cultivation methods from the battlefield, though they were too incomplete to cultivate directly.
• Ling Wuyuan realized that the True Abundant Spirit Realm and Illusory Color Extreme Profound Heaven could shield information from karmic tracing and other forms of prying.
• At Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion, Su Qingyue was shocked by the books Ling Wuyuan gave her, including knowledge about advanced alloys and cultivation breakthroughs.
• Su Qingyue wondered whether Ling Wuyuan’s indulgent lifestyle had been a disguise, but he blushed and admitted that he had picked up the knowledge.
• Ling Wuyuan told Su Qingyue that a distant clone had scavenged a battlefield, but said she could not go because she could not reach it and would die there.

Ling Wuyuan reassured Su Qingyue that the cultivation knowledge he shared was safe to use, and she began considering how it could transform Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion. Several dozen days later, Yuan Yujun learned that Su Qingyue’s group was studying how to reach the Heavenly Position Realm, then told Ling Wuyuan that Fu Mengxue had contacted her about restless sea clans near the Golden Mist Continent.

• Ling Wuyuan told Su Qingyue that the knowledge he shared was neither forbidden nor dangerous to use, and she considered how it could help Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion advance.
• Several dozen days later, Yuan Yujun asked Ling Wuyuan why Su Qingyue and the others had been acting mysteriously.
• Ling Wuyuan explained that they were researching how to advance from the Void Glimpse Realm to the Heavenly Position Realm and that he had given them the knowledge.
• Yuan Yujun expressed disbelief that Ling Wuyuan had obtained the breakthrough knowledge by picking it up, then accepted the explanation as typical of him.
• Yuan Yujun told Ling Wuyuan that Fu Mengxue had contacted her about restless sea clans near the Golden Mist Continent and asked for his thoughts.

Ling Wuyuan decided to return to Golden Mist Continent to settle old matters with the sea folk and investigate the Dragon Beast Sea Ridge and Mobile Ancient Ruins. Pei Yiman and the others wanted to go with him, but Yuan Yujun worried that Su Qingyue and the Grand Elders were too busy to escort them.

• After Yuan Yujun mentioned Fu Mengxue and the sea folk, Ling Wuyuan decided to return to Golden Mist Continent and asked Yuan Yujun to tell Elder Fu not to act for now.
• Ling Wuyuan planned to deal with the Dragon Beast Sea Ridge and look for valuable items in the Mobile Ancient Ruins, though he believed he lacked the strength to claim the ruins themselves.
• Pei Yiman asked to return with Ling Wuyuan to check on the Pei Family, and the others also chose to revisit Golden Mist Continent for their own reasons.
• Ling Wuyuan considered moving Jade Night Snow City and its surrounding territory to the Silver Mist Sea Domain once he reached the Eternal Life Realm.
• Yuan Yujun questioned whether Su Qingyue and the Grand Elders could escort them, since they were extremely busy and would not allow the group to travel without Void Glimpse Realm protection.

Ling Wuyuan sought Cang Jingjing’s help as a bodyguard, but learned that she had only one hundred thousand years left and was supposedly nearing the end of her life. After Ling Wuyuan and Yuan Yujun questioned her, Cang Jingjing admitted how much time she had left and accepted that they had seen through her excuse.

• Ling Wuyuan confidently told Yuan Yujun he could persuade someone to help them.
• Cang Jingjing complained that she was busy and agreed to help Ling Wuyuan after arranging her duties in a few days.
• Cang Jingjing said she was nearing the end of her life unless she broke through to the Heavenly Position Realm.
• Yuan Yujun and Ling Wuyuan considered finding another Grand Elder so Cang Jingjing could focus on her breakthrough.
• Ling Wuyuan asked Cang Jingjing how many years she had left, and she admitted she had one hundred thousand years.
• Cang Jingjing insisted she had not lied, while Yuan Yujun told Ling Wuyuan to pretend she had said nothing.

Cang Jingjing and the other Grand Elder discussed their group’s swift approach to the Cangyun Domain and how easily Ling Wuyuan could dominate the region. They expected to arrive at Golden Mist Continent soon, though they had kept their journey secret and brought no grand escort.

• Cang Jingjing said the Ice Erosion Cold Boat would reach Golden Mist Continent in about half a day after traveling for just over half a month.
• The other Grand Elder teased Cang Jingjing for claiming she was too old to make the journey, and Cang Jingjing denied she had been shirking the task.
• Cang Jingjing explained that Ling Wuyuan was strong enough to sweep through the Cangyun Domain without their help, aside from dangers in forbidden zones and special ruins.
• The other Grand Elder said the task seemed easy and expected them to return before long.
• The other Grand Elder regretted that Ling Wuyuan had no fleet or welcoming party, while the group kept their arrival secret for safety.

Ling Wuyuan returned to [Golden Mist Continent] as tensions between its inhabitants and the sea clans neared another war. He began his promised greeting gift by dropping a sphere of dark gray mist into the ocean, where it caused the sea across a million-mile radius to collapse inward.

• Ling Wuyuan told Yu Yarou he did not mind returning without fanfare because he was not yet strong enough to command the pomp he wanted.
• The [Ice Erosion Cold Boat] reached [Golden Mist Continent], where the fortified coast and watching sea clans revealed that conflict was nearing a breaking point.
• Cang Jingjing asked Ling Wuyuan if he would act, and he said he would offer a small greeting gift before settling everything in a couple of days.
• Ling Wuyuan formed a sphere of dark gray mist and dropped it from the [Ice Erosion Cold Boat] toward the sea.
• The sphere struck the ocean with the force of a meteor, causing thunderous roars, tsunamis, and the sea across a million-mile radius to collapse inward.

Ling Wuyuan unleashed a crude burst of True Essence that erased and swallowed a vast region of ocean, alarming both his companions and distant observers. He then left for Jade Night Snow Mountain, while the coastal defenders feared the expanding destruction might reach land.

• Ling Wuyuan's dark-gray mist consumed seawater, sea creatures, and part of the seabed, forming a vast vortex that pulled in clouds and lightning.
• Yu Yarou and Cang Jingjing realized Ling Wuyuan had used no technique and were disturbed by the destructive nature of his True Essence.
• Ling Wuyuan changed the subject and urged everyone to return to Jade Night Snow Mountain aboard the Ice Erosion Cold Boat.
• The Ice Erosion Cold Boat vanished, leaving behind an ocean void three million kilometers across.
• Human cultivators on Golden Mist Continent's coastline feared the destruction could spread onto land, and the coastal defense commander considered activating the defensive barrier and contacting his superiors.

Ling Wuyuan returned to [Jade Night Snow City] with Xi Xianlan and the others after causing a commotion at the coast, where both human defenders and sea clans mistook it for signs of an imminent attack. He reunited with the city’s welcoming elders, while his old acquaintance Guan Xiangfei wondered whether the distant gray mist was connected to him.

• People along the coastal defense line panicked and crowded the teleportation arrays as they feared a sea-clan assault, while the sea clans prepared for a counterattack of their own.
• Guan Xiangfei recognized a resemblance between the distant gray mist and Ling Wuyuan’s true qi, but did not realize Ling Wuyuan had caused the disturbance.
• Ling Wuyuan traveled from the coast to [Jade Night Snow City] and reflected on how much the city meant to him.
• Xi Xianlan and the others grew excited as they approached the city, and Ling Wuyuan reminded them that Fu Mengxue and the elders were waiting to welcome them.
• Ling Wuyuan and his companions disembarked from the [Ice Erosion Cold Boat], and Yan Xiujin and the others warmly greeted the elders and promised them gifts.

Ling Wuyuan finished the outer formations that would lock down Dragon Beast Sea Ridge’s space-time, leaving the inner work for later. Zhu Danfeng teased him about taking Yuan Yujun and her disciples, then encouraged him to openly embrace his harem.

• Ling Wuyuan completed the outer formations and barriers around Dragon Beast Sea Ridge, relying on contingencies he had left behind to maintain control of the secret realm.
• Yu Yarou told Zhu Danfeng that Ling Wuyuan’s achievements made him an exception even among the sect’s wider regions.
• Zhu Danfeng mentioned that Ling Wuyuan had made a move on Yuan Yujun, embarrassing him in front of the elders who had heard the rumors.
• Ling Wuyuan explained that his relationship with Yuan Yujun and the others was mutual, and Zhu Danfeng approved of his claim to power, resources, and beauties.
• Zhu Danfeng patted Ling Wuyuan’s shoulder and urged him to stand tall and openly pursue his harem.

Zhu Danfeng and Yu Yarou urged Ling Wuyuan to abandon his ordinary-world restraints and accept that a cultivator’s power determined right and wrong. After reflecting on their advice, Ling Wuyuan resolved to change, but his attempt to tease them ended with him flustered by their bold replies.

• Zhu Danfeng told Ling Wuyuan to openly pursue what he wanted and use his strength to silence anyone who opposed him.
• Yu Yarou agreed that power determined right and wrong, explaining that Ling Wuyuan still carried ordinary people’s views despite his strength.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized that his past-life notions had shackled his desires and realized Pei Yiman had been helping him confront them.
• Ling Wuyuan felt his spiritual power grow purer as he accepted his nature and decided to change the outcome rather than doubt himself.
• Ling Wuyuan joked that Yu Yarou and Zhu Danfeng might become targets of his desires, but they challenged him and left him awkwardly apologizing.

Ling Wuyuan returned and discussed his next plans with Yuan Yujun, who was handling inquiries from the Golden Mist Continent’s factions. They talked about Yuan Yujun stepping down as Branch Pavilion Master, but the succession process remained complicated and unresolved.

• Yuan Yujun asked Ling Wuyuan whether things had gone smoothly, and he said they had.
• Ling Wuyuan said he planned to deal with the seafolk and visit the Mobile Ancient Ruins the next morning.
• Yuan Yujun explained that the factions were asking about the [Ice Erosion Cold Boat] and probing [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion]’s intentions.
• Ling Wuyuan asked how far Yuan Yujun’s stepping-down process had progressed.
• Yuan Yujun said the procedures and choice of successor would take careful consideration because no one of Xianlan’s generation had reached the [Divine Ability Realm].
• Ling Wuyuan accepted that the succession could take months or longer and stopped pressing Yuan Yujun about it.

Ling Wuyuan left to deal with the sea folk and promised to return for breakfast while livestreaming the battle. At a coastal watchtower, Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing discussed Ling Wuyuan’s rumored return and Guan Xiangfei’s hopes of becoming strong, just as a familiar voice praised his ambition.

• Ling Wuyuan told Pei Yiman and the others he would return for breakfast and agreed to livestream his battle through the [Gray Mist Imprint].
• Ling Wuyuan transformed into gray mist and traveled toward the sea folk.
• Guan Xiangfei accepted a meat-filled fried snack from Jiang Xing while they discussed rumors that Ling Wuyuan had returned.
• Jiang Xing estimated Ling Wuyuan might be nearing the [True Form Realm], and Guan Xiangfei lamented the gap between their strengths.
• Guan Xiangfei said he still wanted to pursue the highest point, and a familiar voice nearby praised his words.

Ling Wuyuan reunited with Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing, praised Guan Xiangfei’s persistent ambition, and gave him an information jade slip. He revealed he had returned to settle old matters involving the sea folk and expected to leave in a few months, then departed after telling Guan Xiangfei how to find him for a future challenge.

• Ling Wuyuan appeared before Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing, who recognized him after twelve years apart.
• Ling Wuyuan praised Guan Xiangfei’s determination and handed him an information jade slip as a reunion gift.
• Guan Xiangfei asked why Ling Wuyuan had returned, and Ling Wuyuan said he intended to deal with unfinished matters, including the sea folk.
• Ling Wuyuan told Guan Xiangfei that he would probably leave in a few months and advised him not to challenge someone so much stronger.
• Guan Xiangfei asked how he could find Ling Wuyuan later, and Ling Wuyuan said he would become renowned throughout the surrounding domains before vanishing.

After Ling Wuyuan declared that Golden Mist Continent would become territory under his rule, Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing struggled to comprehend the vast world beyond their home. Guan Xiangfei then examined the complete Divine Ability Realm Cultivation Method Ling Wuyuan had casually given him and realized he could scarcely protect something so valuable.

• Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing were stunned when Ling Wuyuan's words revealed that Golden Mist Continent would become one of his territories.
• Guan Xiangfei reflected on how much larger the world was than he had imagined and decided to investigate what domains were.
• Guan Xiangfei read the jade slip Ling Wuyuan had given him and found it contained the Divine Ability Realm Cultivation Method—Imperial Genesis Transformation Art.
• Guan Xiangfei recognized that the broadly applicable method was complete and valuable enough to serve as the foundation of a major power.
• Guan Xiangfei realized he had little confidence he could keep the method safe and felt the cruel disparity between himself and Ling Wuyuan.

Guan Xiangfei shared the Imperial Genesis Transformation Art with Jiang Xing, but decided not to hand it to his family until he had enough strength to protect it. A sudden, overwhelming aura then spread across the continent, and both men recognized it as Ling Wuyuan making his move.

• Guan Xiangfei tossed the Imperial Genesis Transformation Art to Jiang Xing and suggested they study it together.
• Jiang Xing learned the jade slip’s value, and Guan Xiangfei explained that Ling Wuyuan likely regarded it as an ordinary cultivation method.
• Guan Xiangfei refused to hand the art to his family before reaching strength sufficient to protect it, and Jiang Xing agreed that doing so too soon could cause trouble.
• A roar and tremor shook the tower as an overwhelming aura swept across the land, terrifying cultivators and demonic beasts.
• Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing recognized the aura and realized that Ling Wuyuan had made his move.

Ling Wuyuan tracked down Ruibote, the Anwan Sea Tribe High Priest, through their close karmic bond. Ruibote mistook the blatant approach for another test, unaware that Ling Wuyuan had come to settle the earlier attack on his tribe.

• Ling Wuyuan located Ruibote in a submarine trench despite the array barrier concealing him.
• Ruibote noticed Ling Wuyuan’s gaze and wondered why a human expert was openly watching him.
• The chapter described the uneasy understanding between the Anwan Sea Tribe and the Golden Mist Continent’s native experts, who sought to avoid an all-out war.
• Ruibote recalled being publicly beaten by a woman from the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion and later finding his territory devastated while he was away.
• Ruibote blamed the destruction on a traitor or spy, while the narration revealed Ling Wuyuan had attacked the tribe and had come back because Ruibote had not been there to stop him.

Ling Wuyuan broke through Ruibote’s defenses and devastated the Anwan Sea Tribe territory, killing countless sea creatures while his Torrent of Destiny consumed their karma. After Ling Wuyuan identified himself as acting alone, Ruibote attacked him when the dark gray fog suddenly stopped moving.

• Ling Wuyuan’s dark gray fog rapidly eroded Ruibote’s formation barriers and opened a passage through space-time.
• The barriers’ collapse shattered the seafloor, unleashed blade-sharp currents, and killed countless marine creatures across the Anwan Sea Tribe territory.
• Ling Wuyuan felt satisfaction as his Torrent of Destiny consumed the karma of the dead.
• Ruibote questioned Ling Wuyuan’s identity and whether he represented the Golden Mist Continent in a war against the Anwan Sea Tribe.
• Ling Wuyuan introduced himself as a member of Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion and said he represented only himself.
• Ruibote dodged the fog’s advance, then attacked Ling Wuyuan when the fog abruptly froze.

Ruibote unleashed a devastating attack and Domain against Ling Wuyuan, but Ling Wuyuan put on a dark gray mask and countered with overwhelming speed. Their clash sent catastrophic shockwaves and tsunami waves toward the Golden Mist Continent Coastal Defense Line, where a massive formation barrier rose to meet them.

• Ruibote concentrated the weight of seawater into a five-finger strike and expanded his Domain to restrain Ling Wuyuan.
• Ling Wuyuan ignored the Domain's restraints, put on a dark gray mask, and struck at a speed at least ten times faster than Ruibote.
• Their attacks collided, shattering Ruibote's Domain as dark gray mist contained much of the resulting shockwave.
• Lingering shockwaves devastated the surrounding sea, killed nearby Divine Ability Realm sea creatures, and raised enormous tsunami waves toward the Golden Mist Continent Coastal Defense Line.
• Guan Xiangfei and Jiang Xing feared the approaching waves would destroy them until the coastal defense formation activated and formed a vast barrier.
• The tsunami waves crashed into the formation barrier with a world-shaking roar.