Chapter Summaries

After surviving Ju Mang and the other gods' attack, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan decided to stay at Yueyan Residence and cultivate until they could break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Baize set out to explore the Primordial Wilderness, and the three agreed to exchange news every six months.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan reflected on the attacks they had faced and recognized that factions fought to seize the Primordial Wilderness's resources.
• Lin Yue proposed that they stop exploring and focus on cultivating, since their injuries and depleted strength left them vulnerable to stronger enemies.
• Su Qingyan agreed to cultivate the Law of Time and make pills while Lin Yue studied the Law of Thunder and Law of Earth fragments to strengthen his control of the Law of Space and Chaos Energy.
• Baize returned, heard about the battle, and announced that he would travel to major factions and search for undiscovered secret realms and spirit veins.
• Baize gave Lin Yue and Su Qingyan Communication Talismans, and the three agreed to share information every six months.
• After Baize departed, Lin Yue studied the law fragments while Su Qingyan began refining pills at Yueyan Residence.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan sought refuge and cultivation at the Three Pure Ones Dojo, where Lord of Tongtian accepted them as registered disciples. Lin Yue quickly mastered the opening section of their basic canon, while Laozi sensed a mysterious connection between him and Pangu.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan reached Kunlun Mountain and asked to join the Three Pure Ones Dojo.
• Laozi tested their understanding of the Dao, and Lin Yue answered that the Dao had no fixed form and could be found in all things.
• Su Qingyan promised to follow the sect’s rules, while Lin Yue argued that caring for others could strengthen one’s resolve; Lord of Tongtian approved of Lin Yue’s view and accepted him as his disciple.
• Laozi and Primordial Lord of Heaven made Lin Yue and Su Qingyan registered disciples, and the old guide assigned them neighboring caves and gave them basic Daoist canons.
• Lin Yue studied the canon that night and mastered its opening section in an hour, while Laozi wondered about Lin Yue’s connection to Pangu.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan took the Three Pure Ones Dojo assessment, proving their abilities and earning the highest rating available to Registered Disciples. Their performance drew the Three Saints’ attention, while the coming Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation loomed over their future.

• Grand Master Xuandu announced a cultivation test and sparring match, and Lin Yue and Su Qingyan meditated with the Spirit Gathering Array.
• Lin Yue reached the early Golden Immortal stage, while Su Qingyan deepened her comprehension of the Law of Time without breaking through her bottleneck.
• Lin Yue used the Law of Space to evade Zhao Hu’s attacks and immobilize him, winning their sparring match.
• Su Qingyan narrowly defeated her opponent, and Grand Master Xuandu rated both her and Lin Yue Grade C, granting them an Enlightenment Pill each month and access to the Scripture Pavilion’s first floor.
• Lord of Tongtian, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Laozi discussed Lin Yue’s potential and possible connection to Pangu, deciding to observe him as the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation approached.

Laozi tested Lin Yue’s understanding of the Yellow Court Scripture and rewarded him with a fragment of the Profound White Grand Pure Method, which helped him refine and stabilize his Chaos Energy. Lin Yue and Su Qingyan prepared for a Disciples’ Dao Discussion in three days as the Three Pure Ones considered their potential ahead of the approaching Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

• Laozi questioned Lin Yue about accumulating essence and qi and preventing qi from scattering, and Lin Yue explained the principles through his cultivation experience.
• Laozi praised Lin Yue’s insight, gave him a fragment of the Profound White Grand Pure Method, and noted that he carried the aura of Sage Pangu.
• Lin Yue studied the method, recognized that balancing Yin and Yang could stabilize his Chaos Energy, and shared the jade slip with Su Qingyan.
• Lin Yue used the method to refine his Chaos Energy and neared a breakthrough to the middle stage of the Golden Immortal realm, while Su Qingyan told him about the Dao Discussion in three days.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan studied and cultivated in preparation for the Dao Discussion as Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian discussed their potential.

Primordial Lord of Heaven tested Lin Yue's character in the Inner Demon Illusion Realm, then rewarded him with a Jade Purity Entry Token after he saw through the illusions. As the Dao debate meeting approached, Lin Yue prepared to share his cultivation insights while the Three Pure Ones considered his potential in the coming calamity.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven took Lin Yue to Stillness Cliff and invited him to face the Inner Demon Illusion Realm.
• Lin Yue rejected illusions of his parents, Su Qingyan in danger, and a suffering human child, holding to his convictions through all three tests.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven praised Lin Yue's resolve and gave him a Jade Purity Entry Token granting access to the Enlightenment Room; he also encouraged him to prepare for the coming Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.
• Su Qingyan met Lin Yue, and Primordial Lord of Heaven offered her the same opportunity if she distinguished herself at the Dao debate meeting.
• Lin Yue prepared cultivation insights on the Law of Space and Yin-Yang Balance for the meeting, while Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian discussed his character and possible role in the coming tribulation.

Lord of Tongtian gave Lin Yue the Shangqing Artifact Refining Essentials and urged him to prepare for the disciples' Dao Discussion Gathering, where he could win instruction in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Lin Yue studied through the night as the Three Pure Ones discussed making him and Su Qingyan core candidates for a Dao Protection Team ahead of the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

• Lord of Tongtian praised Lin Yue's recent progress and learned that he planned to share his insights on Chaos, the Law of Space, and Yin-Yang Balance at the gathering.
• Lord of Tongtian gave Lin Yue the Shangqing Artifact Refining Essentials, explained Law Fusion, and warned him to spar carefully; he promised to teach him the fundamental principles of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation if he took first place.
• Lord of Tongtian reminded Lin Yue to protect his family, friends, and the weak, and Lin Yue vowed not to forget his original intentions.
• Lin Yue met Su Qingyan, told her about the book and the promise, and they planned to forge spirit treasures suited to their Laws of Space and Time.
• Lin Yue studied the book and refined his cultivation insights throughout the day, resolving to take first place at the gathering.
• Lord of Tongtian, Laozi, and Primordial Lord of Heaven watched Lin Yue through a Water Mirror and discussed forming a Dao Protection Team, with Lin Yue and Su Qingyan as core candidates.

At the Three Pure Ones Dojo’s Dao Discussion, Lin Yue impressed the Saints with his cultivation insights and won the early Golden Immortal sparring competition, while Su Qingyan also earned recognition. Lord of Tongtian formally accepted Lin Yue as a Registered Disciple of the Shangqing faction and gave him the basic principles of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation; Primordial Lord of Heaven accepted Su Qingyan as a Registered Disciple of the Jade Pure faction.

• The three Saints opened the Dao Discussion, explaining its insight-sharing and sparring rounds and how disciples’ performances would affect rewards and resources.
• Lin Yue shared how he combined cultivation in Chaos with the Three Pure Ones’ Daoist arts and the Laws of Yin-Yang Balance and Space; the Saints awarded him ten Enlightenment Pills, access to second-floor Scripture Pavilion texts, and a month in the Enlightenment Room.
• Su Qingyan shared her understanding of the Law of Time and received five Enlightenment Pills and permission to borrow first-floor Scripture Pavilion texts.
• Lin Yue defeated several opponents, including a Shangqing senior brother specializing in the Fire Law, to win the early Golden Immortal sparring group; Su Qingyan placed second in the late Heavenly Immortal group.
• Lord of Tongtian accepted Lin Yue as a Registered Disciple of the Shangqing faction and gave him a jade slip containing the basic principles of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation; Laozi and Primordial Lord of Heaven also gave Lin Yue treasures.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven accepted Su Qingyan as a Registered Disciple of the Jade Pure faction, and Lord of Tongtian urged Lin Yue to work with his fellow disciples as the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation approached.

The Three Pure Ones taught Lin Yue and Su Qingyan the fundamentals of Yin-Yang, Purity and Turbidity, and Existence and Non-existence, helping both improve their cultivation. Lin Yue received a jade slip on the Law of Space and began mastering Space Folding as the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation approached.

• Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian taught the disciples how to apply the three fundamental laws to cultivation, and Lin Yue and Su Qingyan found ways to address weaknesses in their own techniques.
• Lin Yue combined Yin-Yang Energies with the Law of Space, making his Spatial Teleportation nearly thirty percent faster and harder to detect, while Su Qingyan strengthened her body with Turbid Energy to sustain Time Stasis longer.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan shared insights over several days, and Lin Yue mastered the Yin-Yang Energies within three days as his cultivation neared the middle stage of the Golden Immortal realm.
• Daoist Xuanzhen delivered a jade slip on the Law of Space from Lord of Tongtian, and Lin Yue gained an initial grasp of Space Folding after studying it for half a day.
• Su Qingyan told Lin Yue that her new jade slip had helped her extend Time Stasis from three breaths to five while reducing its spiritual energy cost by twenty percent.
• Lord of Tongtian watched Lin Yue practice Space Folding through the Water Mirror Technique, and the three sages praised Lin Yue and Su Qingyan as promising young cultivators for the coming Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

Su Qingyan became a Registered Disciple of the Jade Pure lineage and joined Lin Yue in using her new teachings to accelerate their cultivation. As the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation began, the Three Pure Ones Dojo sealed itself and prepared a Dao Protection Team, with Lin Yue and Su Qingyan chosen as core members.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven invited Su Qingyan to become his Registered Disciple and gave her the Jade Pure Time Secret Manual and the Jade Pure Enlightenment Talisman.
• Su Qingyan told Lin Yue the news, and they used the manual to build a Time Acceleration Array that made time flow three times faster inside it.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan cultivated in the array, improving their spatial and temporal techniques and advancing their Golden Immortal cultivation.
• Grand Master Xuandu announced that signs of the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation had appeared and ordered the dojo sealed, prompting Lin Yue and Su Qingyan to intensify their combat training.
• Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian observed the clans' war and selected Lin Yue and Su Qingyan as core members of a Dao Protection Team.

Lin Yue defeated Li Ming in a spar after Li Ming challenged his worth as a Saint’s disciple, forcing the resentful disciples to reconsider their contempt. Daoist Xuanzhen then told Lin Yue and Su Qingyan that they were candidates for the Dao Protection Team selection in three days and that Lin Yue would learn basic diagrams of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation afterward.

• Li Ming and other senior disciples ostracized Lin Yue and Su Qingyan, accusing them of being unworthy outsiders who had received the Saints’ favor.
• Li Ming challenged Lin Yue to a spar and demanded the Grand Pure Dao Fruit if Lin Yue lost; Lin Yue agreed on the condition that Li Ming apologize if defeated.
• Lin Yue used the Law of Space and Yin-Yang Transformation to overwhelm Li Ming, who conceded and apologized to Lin Yue and Su Qingyan.
• The gathered disciples fell silent and regarded Lin Yue and Su Qingyan with more respect after Lin Yue’s victory.
• Daoist Xuanzhen told Lin Yue and Su Qingyan that they were candidates for the Dao Protection Team selection in three days and warned them to avoid further conflicts.
• Daoist Xuanzhen said Lin Yue would be taught the basic formation diagrams of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation after the test, and Lin Yue and Su Qingyan returned to their cave abode to prepare.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan refined their teamwork and led their group to victory in the Dao Protection Team trials. They were selected to handle intelligence and battlefield support, while Li Ming apologized and accepted them as teammates.

• Lin Yue encouraged Su Qingyan to focus on honing their strength, and they practiced combining her Law of Time with his Law of Space.
• They improved their tactics in the Time Acceleration Array, earning respect from other disciples through their coordinated training.
• At the trials, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan's group fought Chaos Fierce Beast puppets and kept their spirit flag safe, killing six in total.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan stopped a Chaos Giant Bear Puppet from destroying the spirit flag by slowing it with Time Stasis and striking it down with a Space Blade.
• Daoist Xuanzhen announced that their group had placed first and that Lin Yue and Su Qingyan would lead intelligence and battlefield support for the Dao Protection Team.
• Li Ming apologized to Lin Yue and Su Qingyan, and they agreed to face the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation together as teammates.

Lin Yue refined Pangu’s Chaos Energy, strengthening his cultivation, enhancing his Law of Space, and beginning to transform his roots into a Chaos Spirit Body. He shared some Chaos Energy with Su Qingyan, and as war threatened Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones recognized the pair’s growing role in protecting the Primordial Wilderness.

• Lin Yue refined the black crystal stone’s Chaos Energy, purifying his spiritual energy, improving his roots, and deepening his understanding of the Law of Space.
• Lin Yue tested his stronger Space Folding and Space Blade as Su Qingyan arrived and recognized his transformation.
• Lin Yue gave Su Qingyan a jade pendant containing Chaos Energy, and she refined it to improve her control of time and extend her Time Stasis from eight breaths to ten.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan vowed to face the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation together and protect the Three Pure Ones Dojo.
• Lord of Tongtian, Laozi, and Primordial Lord of Heaven observed Lin Yue’s progress and discussed guiding him and Su Qingyan as future guardians of the Primordial Wilderness.

Laozi secretly observed Lin Yue’s mastery of Chaos Energy and, suspecting his deep connection to Pangu, gave him the Grand Pure Chaos Secret Manual to help him prepare for the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation. Lin Yue and Su Qingyan used its teachings to improve their techniques while the Three Pure Ones agreed to strengthen the dojo’s defenses and protect nearby beings.

• Laozi watched Lin Yue combine Chaos Energy with the Law of Space and noticed his aura of World Creation resonating with Pangu’s Great Dao.
• Su Qingyan and Lin Yue combined Time Deceleration Talismans with Space Blades and Space Folding to improve their attacks and intelligence-gathering tactics.
• Laozi sent Grand Master Xuandu to deliver the surviving chapters of the Grand Pure Chaos Secret Manual to Lin Yue.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan studied the balance of Chaos Life and Death, stabilizing Lin Yue’s Space Folding and improving Su Qingyan’s Time Reversal.
• Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian watched the pair through a Water Mirror and agreed to prepare the Dao Protection Team and reinforce the dojo.

Lord of Tongtian taught Lin Yue the Shangqing lineage’s Law Fusion Refining, and Lin Yue used Chaos Energy and the Law of Space to forge a powerful Dragon Scale Armor on his first attempt. The chapter ended with Lord of Tongtian praising Lin Yue’s artifact-refining talent and urging him to protect himself and his Dao Protection Team during the approaching Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

• Lord of Tongtian summoned Lin Yue to Shangqing Hall, taught him Law Fusion Refining, and gave him a Space Short Sword made with a weapon spirit.
• Lin Yue returned to his cave abode and discussed the refining technique with Su Qingyan, who proposed using Time Runes to make time-based spiritual treasures.
• Lin Yue went to the public artifact-refining room and combined Dragon Scale Armor, a Weapon Spirit Nurturing Pearl, Chaos Energy, and the Law of Space to forge new armor.
• Lin Yue completed the Chaos Dragon Scale Armor, whose weapon spirit recognized him and whose spatial power formed a barrier and enabled short-range teleportation.
• Lord of Tongtian praised Lin Yue for forging a top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure on his first try and told him to protect himself and his teammates during the approaching Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

Lin Yue guided Su Qingyan in refining a Mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, the Time Amulet, then led her team in protecting refugees near Kunlun Mountain from Dragon Clan soldiers. After helping nearly a thousand refugees reach the dojo, they received rewards as the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation threatened to intensify.

• Lin Yue taught Su Qingyan how to use a Time Crystal and Law Fusion Refining to make a time-based spirit treasure.
• Su Qingyan successfully refined the Time Amulet, which could activate Time Stasis on its own.
• Zhao Lei reported that refugees were fleeing toward the dojo, and Daoist Xuanzhen assigned Lin Yue and Su Qingyan to lead a perimeter team.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan used their spatial and temporal powers to kill three Dragon Clan soldiers threatening the refugees.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan led their team in defeating scattered soldiers and escorting nearly a thousand refugees safely to the dojo.
• Daoist Xuanzhen praised their team, reported that the Three Saints awarded each of them ten Enlightenment Pills, and warned that the main forces of the three clans might soon approach Kunlun Mountain.

Jealous of Lin Yue’s weapon-refining achievements, Zhang Hao and five disciples tried to seize his treasures and manual, but Lin Yue defeated and restrained them. After sending them to Daoist Xuanzhen for punishment, Lin Yue returned to preparing weapon-refining notes with Su Qingyan, while the Three Saints praised his restraint and responsibility.

• Lin Yue organized notes for a Law Fusion Refining manual when Zhang Hao arrived with five disciples and demanded his treasures and refining manual.
• Zhang Hao and the others attacked Lin Yue, but he evaded them with the Law of Space and protected himself with his Chaos Dragon Scale Armor.
• The six disciples formed the Jade Pure Combined Attack Formation, but Lin Yue blocked its beam with a Chaos Space Shield and wounded Zhang Hao while breaking his sword.
• Lin Yue trapped Zhang Hao and the other disciples, then ordered them to confess to Daoist Xuanzhen and spend a month reinforcing the dojo’s outer defenses.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan returned to preparing their refining notes, while Daoist Xuanzhen reported Lin Yue’s conduct to Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and Lord of Tongtian, who praised him.

Wang Hao and four Jade Pure disciples surrounded Lin Yue’s cave abode to seize the Chaos Small Shield, but Lin Yue defeated their attacks and Grand Master Xuandu arrived before Wang Hao could detonate his spirit treasure. After disciplining the group, Xuandu and Primordial Lord of Heaven recognized Lin Yue’s strength and urged him and Su Qingyan to prepare for the approaching Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

• Wang Hao demanded that Lin Yue surrender the Chaos Small Shield and threatened to break down his cave door.
• Lin Yue dodged Wang Hao’s attacks with the Law of Space, blocked his sword strike with a Chaos Space Shield, and counterattacked until Wang Hao called the four disciples to join the fight.
• Lin Yue’s Space Blades drove off the four disciples, and Wang Hao began to prepare to detonate the Jade Splitting Sword.
• Grand Master Xuandu stopped Wang Hao and sentenced him and the four disciples to repair the damage, copy the Jade Pure Sect Rules, and reflect at the Cliff of Repentance.
• Lin Yue asked Xuandu to punish the disciples leniently, then returned to cultivating as Primordial Lord of Heaven and Xuandu discussed supporting Lin Yue and Su Qingyan before the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

Primordial Lord of Heaven assigned Lin Yue and Su Qingyan a mission to help refugees in Qingshi Town and investigate the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Clans’ movements. Equipped with a patrol token, a map, and a defensive talisman, they planned their approach and set out for a nearby outpost.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven summoned Lin Yue and praised his handling of Wang Hao and the other disciples.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven sent Lin Yue and Su Qingyan to Qingshi Town to assist refugees and gather intelligence, warning them about a Phoenix Clan general at Black Wind Valley.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven gave Lin Yue a Jade Pure Patrol Order, a map, and a Jade Void Defense Talisman to strengthen his Chaos Small Shield.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan planned to reach Qingfeng Stockade, question its leader, and scout Qingshi Town before making a rescue plan.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan said farewell to Grand Master Xuandu and flew toward Qingfeng Stockade as the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation raged in the distance.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan reached Qingfeng Stockade and learned that nearly three thousand refugees were trapped in Qingshi Town by Phoenix Clan and Dragon Clan stragglers. After arranging reconnaissance, they discovered the Phoenix Clan was preparing to tighten its blockade, leaving them only a few days to plan an evacuation.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan flew through war-ravaged territory to Qingfeng Stockade, where they found refugees and injured beings sheltering amid dwindling supplies.
• Zhao Gang told Lin Yue and Su Qingyan that nearly three thousand refugees were trapped in Qingshi Town and that a mid-stage Golden Immortal Phoenix Clan officer was blockading it from Black Wind Valley.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan agreed with Zhao Gang to send five concealed scouts into Qingshi Town and use a hidden passage to guide the refugees back to Qingfeng Stockade.
• The next morning, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan traveled toward Qingshi Town with the scouts and restrained Phoenix Clan patrols without revealing themselves.
• The five scouts entered Qingshi Town while Lin Yue and Su Qingyan watched from a nearby hill and investigated Black Wind Valley.
• Su Qingyan and Lin Yue discovered that the Phoenix Clan officer was drilling nearly a hundred soldiers and stockpiling provisions, so Lin Yue warned that they had to evacuate the refugees within three days.

Lin Yue returned to the Three Pure Ones Dojo and learned that the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation was nearing its peak, with a Phoenix Clan army threatening refugees near Qingshi Town. He led Team Two to begin evacuating three thousand refugees, and the chapter ended as the Phoenix army arrived and Lin Yue's forces prepared to fight.

• Grand Master Xuandu summoned Lin Yue to the Three Pure Ones' Hall, where the Three Pure Ones warned that full-scale fighting near Kunlun Mountain would begin within ten days and that Phoenix forces threatened the dojo's eastern outpost.
• Lin Yue volunteered to lead Team Two in rescuing the refugees at Qingshi Town, and the Three Pure Ones equipped his team with supplies and a Spatial Teleportation Array.
• Lin Yue returned to Su Qingyan, and they gathered Team Two's fifty members before setting out for Qingshi Town at dawn.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan overcame Phoenix patrols on the way, then learned from Zhao Gang that the Phoenix army was moving toward Qingshi Town and might attack that day.
• Su Qingyan led ten disciples to guide the refugees toward the secret passage while Lin Yue and the others prepared defenses outside town.
• The Phoenix army arrived as Lin Yue ordered Team Two to prepare for battle, while the Three Pure Ones activated the dojo's Primordial Defense Array and stood ready to send reinforcements.