Chapter Summaries

After Li Yun nearly collapsed while comprehending the Five Elements Array, Zhao Ziyue fed him a Heavenly Heart Lotus Seed, strengthening his mental power to the Spirit Condensation Realm. She invited him to the Imperial City to learn a Mental Cultivation Manual, and Li Yun agreed.

• Ye Tianxie envied Zhao Ziyue for giving Li Yun a rare Heavenly Heart Lotus Seed.
• The lotus seed eased Li Yun's mental exhaustion and helped him fully absorb the mysteries of the Five Elements Array.
• Li Yun regained consciousness, and Zhao Ziyue asked what had caused his mental strength to fail.
• Li Yun claimed he had experienced a sudden insight, while realizing the lotus seed had greatly strengthened his mind.
• Zhao Ziyue advised Li Yun to find a Mental Cultivation Manual and invited him to her Imperial City residence to learn one.
• Li Yun thanked Zhao Ziyue and agreed to visit her in the Imperial City.

Li Yun studied the Five Elements Array and saw through the Great Five Elements Inverting Illusion Array, identifying three possible routes out. He set off to test them with Ye Tianxie and Zhao Ziyue guarding him from the Demonic Monks.

• Li Yun noticed that his Spirit had reached the Spirit Condensation Realm and that the Wuwei Sutra was loading faster.
• Li Yun revisited the Five Elements Array for over half an hour and realized the grassland was an illusion created by a vast Formation.
• Li Yun used his sight and Wind Listener to find three possible paths out of the illusion array.
• Li Yun told Ye Tianxie and Zhao Ziyue what he had discovered and asked them to stop the Demonic Monks while he tested the routes.
• Zhao Ziyue agreed to guard Li Yun, and he led the group toward the first path as Ye Tianxie hurried after him in disbelief.

Li Yun, Zhao Ziyue, and Ye Tianxie explored three routes through the Great Five Elements Inverting Illusion Array, but each ended at an impassable obstacle. After a powerful Demonic Face threatened them from beyond a cliff, Li Yun appeared to realize something that might help them escape.

• Li Yun led the way through the first route while Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie fought off ambushing Demonic Monks, but a Raging Fire Plains blocked their path.
• The trio cleared the second route after battling thirty-six Demonic Monks, only to find a vast ocean barring their way.
• They survived the third route and reached a sheer cliff above a dark Abyss, leaving all three paths impassable.
• A giant Demonic Face rose from the Abyss and mocked the group, but Zhao Ziyue deduced that rules prevented it from approaching or attacking them directly.
• The Demonic Face threatened them if they stepped off the cliff, and Li Yun smiled as he seemed to think of a solution.

Li Yun tried to create a stronger Array Dao rule to challenge the Great Five Elements Inverting Illusion Array and forced his Primordial Array toward Minor Accomplishment. After his mental strength nearly vanished, he regained consciousness, feeling reborn with surging vitality and stronger mental strength.

• Li Yun retreated with Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie from the Demonic Face, then sat down to consider how new rules could counter the array’s restrictions.
• Li Yun decided to improve his Primordial Array so he could use it alongside his Proficient Realm Five Elements Array to challenge the Great Five Elements Inverting Illusion Array.
• Li Yun spent thirty billion Martial Cognition Points upgrading the Primordial Array, causing his mental strength to nearly go out.
• Ye Tianxie and Zhao Ziyue worried as Li Yun remained unconscious, while his flickering mental strength slowly brightened over several hours.
• Li Yun regained consciousness after ten hours and felt his Life Origin surge, leaving his Spirit Condensation Realm mental strength more solid.

Li Yun used his strengthened Primordial Array understanding to force open a passage through the Sea of Fire. He led Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie through it before the flames closed behind them, leaving the three safely beyond the inferno.

• Li Yun returned with Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie to the first path and studied the Sea of Fire blocking their way.
• Li Yun struck the Sea of Fire with more than thirty punches, provoking blazing beasts to rise from the flames.
• Li Yun unleashed nine more punches and split the Sea of Fire open, creating a narrow passage that would remain open for only thirty breaths.
• Li Yun, Zhao Ziyue, and Ye Tianxie raced through the passage as it contracted and the pursuing flames surged after them.
• The three tumbled out through a haze of white light just before the passage vanished beneath the flames.

Li Yun, Zhao Ziyue, and Ye Tianxie escaped the Sea of Fire only to find themselves facing the Desperate Ice Plain, a deadly landscape created by a Divine Ability. Li Yun gained the Myriad Miles of Ice Seal and realized their new surroundings posed a grave threat; Zhao Ziyue turned to him for a way forward.

• Ye Tianxie celebrated their escape from the Sea of Fire, but Li Yun and Zhao Ziyue saw that they had arrived at a vast Icefield.
• Mist spread over the Sea of Fire, extinguishing it and revealing an ice tablet inscribed with Desperate Ice Plain.
• Li Yun's system awarded him 5,000,000 Cognition Points and began loading the Divine Ability Myriad Miles of Ice Seal.
• Li Yun told Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie that the Desperate Ice Plain carried the aura of a Divine Ability and might be a genuine land of death.
• Ye Tianxie cursed Cloud Dragon Zen Temple, while Zhao Ziyue told him to stop complaining and asked Li Yun what they should do.

Li Yun, Zhao Ziyue, and Ye Tianxie explored the Desperate Ice Plain separately, where Li Yun discovered that the cold grew more dangerous with distance. He rescued Fan Yunqing, an Inner Sect Disciple who had reached the Ice Plain by fleeing Mani Temple, leaving Li Yun curious about the monks and the different path he might have taken.

• Li Yun agreed with Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie to explore separate directions and meet again after three hours.
• Li Yun sensed the growing chill of the Desperate Ice Plain and followed a fading moan across the ice.
• Li Yun found the unconscious Fan Yunqing and revived him with Hunyuan True Qi.
• Fan Yunqing told Li Yun that he and other disciples had fled two suspicious monks at Mani Temple before reaching the Ice Plain and splitting up.
• Li Yun realized Fan Yunqing had reached the Ice Plain without passing through the Great Five Elements Inverting Illusion Array and wondered what Mani Temple held.

Li Yun learned how Fan Yunqing and others reached the Icefield, then survived Fan Yunqing’s treacherous attack and discovered a Demonic Face had been controlling him. He continued deeper into the Desperate Ice Plain, where worsening frigid qi and an approaching storm threatened to overwhelm him.

• Fan Yunqing told Li Yun that Bi Yusheng and Zhang Ruohan had been taken to Mani Temple before the group fled into separate Valleys.
• Fan Yunqing tried to stab Li Yun, claiming the Celestial Martial Sect had secretly given Li Yun better techniques and resources.
• Li Yun struck Fan Yunqing with Two Forms Yin Yang Palm and killed him, but a Demonic Face emerged from the blood and threatened Li Yun before vanishing.
• Li Yun used Wind Listener to search for Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie but could not hear them, then continued across the Icefield.
• As Li Yun traveled about three hundred li from the stone tablet, the frigid qi thickened and a violent storm began brewing in the distance.

Li Yun was trapped in the Desperate Ice Plain by a deadly Tornado Storm and struggled to find a way out. A Demonic Face offered him escape and the inheritance of Cloud Dragon Zen Temple in exchange for submission, but Li Yun rejected it.

• Tornado Pillars appeared across the Desperate Ice Plain, and Li Yun used the Zhenyue Mountain Sword’s Sword Dao Domain to shield himself from the gale and cold.
• Li Yun realized the storm was growing stronger, merging its Tornado Pillars and compressing his Sword Dao Domain, leaving him with little time before his Innate True Qi ran out.
• Li Yun pushed Wind Listener to its limit to search for an escape as the storm’s power granted him Martial Cognition Points.
• A Demonic Face appeared above Li Yun and offered to send him out of the Desperate Ice Plain and reveal the true Cloud Dragon Zen Temple inheritance if he became its believer.
• Li Yun resisted the Demonic Face’s temptation and angrily refused to submit.

Li Yun endured the Deadly Tornado Storm until he remembered that the Heavenly Origin Ring could shelter him from its danger. After entering the ring to recover, he discovered that two Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had matured, including a Heavenly Heart Lotus.

• Li Yun taunted Demonic Face, which could not attack him directly, and it vanished after threatening that he would eventually beg for mercy.
• Li Yun continued through the storm using his Sword Dao Domain and defensive energy, but his Innate True Qi dwindled below thirty percent.
• Li Yun entered the Heavenly Origin Ring, escaping the storm and reuniting with Heipi and Xiao Qing.
• Li Yun began recovering so he could find Ye Tianxie and Zhao Ziyue, then noticed two matured treasures, one of them a Heavenly Heart Lotus.

Li Yun discovered that a mysterious tree in the Heavenly Origin Ring had leaves that enhanced comprehension, while the Heavenly Heart Lotus had matured into an unusual flower with twelve seeds. After recovering his strength and noticing the ring’s space had expanded, he left the ring and charged through the worsening storm on the Desperate Ice Plain.

• Li Yun tasted a leaf from the small tree and found that it greatly enhanced comprehension, realizing its leaves could be valuable for trade.
• Li Yun saw that the Heavenly Heart Lotus had matured inside the Heavenly Origin Ring, bearing twelve seeds and a fragrant, pure-white flower.
• Li Yun restored his Innate True Qi, told Heipi and Xiao Qing to remain inside the ring, and noticed its usable space had expanded.
• Li Yun left the Heavenly Origin Ring and charged across the Desperate Ice Plain through the intensifying Tornado Storm, protected by Shield Qi and the Sword Dao Domain.

Li Yun discovered that the Tornado Storm accelerated the loading of Myriad Miles of Ice Seal, so he kept charging through it while searching for Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie. After the Divine Ability reached 99.74%, he swallowed the Heavenly Heart Lotus Flower to strengthen his spirit, which nearly advanced to Spirit Pellet Condensation.

• Li Yun searched the Desperate Ice Plain repeatedly but failed to find Zhao Ziyue or Ye Tianxie, and the Demonic Face remained absent for a time.
• Li Yun noticed that Myriad Miles of Ice Seal loaded rapidly while he observed the Tornado Storm, which also granted him Martial Cognition Points.
• Li Yun spent six hours charging through the storms and recovering in the Heavenly Origin Ring, while the Demonic Face appeared once to threaten him and then left in anger.
• Li Yun saw Myriad Miles of Ice Seal reach 99.74% loading progress and returned to the Heavenly Origin Ring.
• Li Yun swallowed the Heavenly Heart Lotus Flower, causing his spirit to strengthen until it nearly reached Spirit Pellet Condensation.

Li Yun consumed Heavenly Heart Lotus Seeds until his spirit advanced to the Core Condensation Realm, gaining the ability to perceive his surroundings in every direction. He discovered a new Heavenly Heart Lotus sprouting after the original withered, then turned his attention to Myriad Miles of Ice Seal, which had finished loading.

• Li Yun swallowed Heavenly Heart Lotus Seeds one by one, but his spirit remained at the peak of the Spirit Condensation Realm until the fifth seed took effect.
• Li Yun’s spiritual core began to rotate and shine, advancing him to the initial stage of the Core Condensation Realm.
• Li Yun spread his spiritual power through the Heavenly Origin Ring, clearly perceiving his surroundings and penetrating the mist for about thirty meters.
• Li Yun saw the Heavenly Heart Lotus wither after he harvested its seeds and noticed a new sprout growing in its place.
• Li Yun realized the lotus might grow back repeatedly, then saw that Myriad Miles of Ice Seal had reached one hundred percent completion.

Li Yun raised Myriad Miles of Ice Seal to the beginner level and discovered the Divine Ability’s power came from its rules. After one use drained all his energy, he recovered and began raising it to the Initial Completion Realm.

• Li Yun spent one hundred million Cognition Points to raise Myriad Miles of Ice Seal to the beginner level, then spent two hours digesting its mysteries.
• Li Yun compared the Divine Ability’s Rule Power with the rules in Sorrowful Wind Swordplay and Zhenyue Mountain Sword, wondering whether strengthening them could lead to new Divine Abilities.
• Li Yun unleashed Myriad Miles of Ice Seal, freezing the area within twenty meters and frightening Heipi and Xiao Qing.
• Li Yun collapsed after the Divine Ability consumed all his Innate True Qi and spiritual power, then recovered and swallowed a Heavenly Heart Lotus Seed.
• Li Yun resumed adding points to raise Myriad Miles of Ice Seal to the Initial Completion Realm.

After completing the Myriad Miles of Ice Seal, Li Yun returned to the Desperate Ice Plain and discovered he could control its storms. He found Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie under attack by the Demonic Face and appeared before it, taunting it.

• Li Yun raised the Myriad Miles of Ice Seal to Initial Completion and returned to the Desperate Ice Plain.
• Li Yun dispersed his protections and used his Divine Ability to control the storms as he searched for Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie with Wind Listener.
• Li Yun heard the Demonic Face trying to tempt someone and followed its voice.
• Ye Tianxie and Zhao Ziyue endured the cold inside a golden Barrier while the Demonic Face threatened them.
• The Demonic Face decided to return to check on Li Yun, but Li Yun appeared and mocked it as he walked unharmed through the storms.

Li Yun arrived at the Barrier and used the Desperate Ice Plain’s Tornado Storms to trap and injure the Demonic Face, despite its immunity to the land’s original rules. After Zhao Ziyue deduced that Li Yun had mastered a Divine Ability of the same origin as the plain, she and Ye Tianxie joined him outside the Barrier, and Zhao Ziyue’s admiration for Li Yun deepened.

• Li Yun reached Ye Tianxie and Zhao Ziyue, who were sheltering inside the Barrier, and approached the Demonic Face.
• Li Yun gathered the Tornado Storms into two pillars and hurled them at the Demonic Face, trapping it and coating it in frost.
• Li Yun reassured Zhao Ziyue that the storms could not harm them, and she dismissed the Barrier as he dispersed the Tornado Storms around them.
• Zhao Ziyue inferred that Li Yun had mastered a Divine Ability of the Desperate Ice Plain, which had let him alter its rules and injure the Demonic Face.
• Li Yun confirmed Zhao Ziyue’s deduction, and Zhao Ziyue smiled as she reflected on his remarkable talent and imagined his future beyond the Mysterious Moon Kingdom.

Ye Tianxie struggled to accept the gulf between himself and Li Yun, while Zhao Ziyue warned Li Yun that the Night Emperor might try to kill him if he learned Li Yun had cultivated a Divine Ability. As Zhao Ziyue revealed her hopes for Li Yun’s future, the frozen Demonic Face was torn apart by the storm.

• Ye Tianxie admitted that Li Yun’s early cultivation of a Divine Ability had widened the gap between them, while Li Yun insisted he was still far from becoming a Heavenly Human Supreme.
• Zhao Ziyue warned Ye Tianxie not to spread the news, explaining that Li Yun’s achievement could make him a target.
• Zhao Ziyue told Li Yun that the Night Emperor would try to eliminate him to prevent the Celestial Martial Sect from gaining another Heavenly Human Supreme, and advised him to leave Eastern Cloud Prefecture after the crisis.
• Zhao Ziyue explained that she hoped Li Yun would grow powerful enough to protect the Mysterious Moon Kingdom, and openly placed her hopes for its future in him.
• The Demonic Face froze inside the storm, then was torn apart and reduced to dust.

After Demonic Face died, the Desperate Ice Plain transformed into a vast forest, where Li Yun discovered that other martial artists had also arrived. Zhao Ziyue explained the ancient origins of Innate Divine Abilities and asked Li Yun to protect the Mysterious Moon Kingdom in the future, and he agreed.

• Ye Tianxie exclaimed that Demonic Face was dead as the Tornado Pillars disappeared and the Desperate Ice Plain became a forest.
• Li Yun used Wind Listener to confirm the forest was real and heard that martial artists nearby were fighting over Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
• Li Yun explained that Wind Listener was his Innate Divine Ability, astonishing Ye Tianxie and Zhao Ziyue.
• Zhao Ziyue described ancient true Spirit Roots and several Innate Divine Abilities, including Sword Devourer, Fire God, and Heavenly Wood.
• Zhao Ziyue said she hoped Li Yun would protect the Mysterious Moon Kingdom, and Li Yun promised he would not forget his roots there.

After separating from Zhao Ziyue and Ye Tianxie, Li Yun explored the forest and learned that the routes from Mani Temple led through several Valleys to different environments. Jiang Congbai told him that a Remnant Ancient Temple lay west of the woods, where everyone who entered mysteriously disappeared.

• Li Yun, Zhao Ziyue, and Ye Tianxie split up to search for opportunities and clues.
• Li Yun encountered Jiang Congbai and two True Qi Realm martial artists digging up a Green Spirit Bamboo Shoot, and they offered it to him without a fight.
• Li Yun stopped Jiang Congbai's group and explained that he wanted information, not a fight.
• Jiang Congbai told Li Yun that strange monks had taken them to Mani Temple, where a riot scattered the martial artists into Valleys leading to different places.
• Jiang Congbai revealed that a Remnant Ancient Temple stood west of the woods and that everyone who entered it mysteriously disappeared.

Li Yun learned that a dangerous Remnant Ancient Temple lay west of the forest and heard that Yang Yundu had headed east, then set off to investigate the temple. In the forest, he found his Senior Sister and rushed to embrace her.

• Jiang Congbai told Li Yun that powerful martial artists had vanished inside the Remnant Ancient Temple and that eerie Buddhist chants drew people toward it.
• Li Yun gave Jiang Congbai a comprehension-enhancing leaf in exchange for the Green Spirit Bamboo Shoot, then learned that Yang Yundu had gone east.
• Li Yun decided to investigate the Remnant Ancient Temple first and transplanted the Green Spirit Bamboo Shoot into the Heavenly Origin Ring, where it regrew after being harvested.
• Li Yun headed west through the forest and found his Senior Sister, whom he joyfully swept into his arms.