Chapter Summaries

Wang Minglun challenged Xu Yi to an alchemy debate and demonstrated that the He Ye Fruit had a newly identified fourth medicinal property, claiming it combined with Earth Spirit Quality. Xu Yi questioned Wang Minglun’s reasoning and left the contest unresolved.

• Wang Minglun challenged Xu Yi to draw a question and debate the medicinal properties of the He Ye Fruit.
• Wang Minglun claimed that a fourth medicinal property combined with Earth Spirit Quality and challenged Xu Yi to respond.
• Xu Yi insisted that Wang Minglun demonstrate his claim first, while Jiang Fei worried that Xu Yi was putting himself in danger.
• Wang Minglun used an Azure Fire Furnace to produce four pure medicinal beads from a He Ye Fruit, astonishing the audience.
• Wang Minglun argued that the newly discovered fourth property must be the one that combined with Earth Spirit Quality.
• Xu Yi argued that more medicinal properties might yet be discovered, and Wang Minglun accused him of twisting words.

Xu Yi demonstrated that Wang Minglun’s newly discovered He Ye Fruit property was not the one that combined with Earth Spirit Quality, winning their alchemy challenge. Wang Minglun disputed the result, but Xu Yi pressed Sun Xijian to honor the wager and hand over the Water of Oblivion.

• Xu Yi borrowed a He Ye Fruit from the audience, separated its medicinal beads, and used a medicinal plate to show that the Earth Spirit Quality had combined with one of the original properties.
• The audience recognized Xu Yi’s discovery, while Wang Minglun refused to accept defeat and accused him of cheating.
• Su Jianting turned against Wang Minglun after realizing he had used South Academy as a stepping-stone to secure an exchange position at Central Academy.
• Xu Yi refused to defend Su Jianting, and Supervisor Liu removed him from the stage.
• Xu Yi reminded Sun Xijian that the Water of Oblivion was due and urged him to make Wang Minglun honor the wager.

Xu Yi forced Wang Minglun toward the Water of Oblivion, but Wang escaped by sending his soul out of his body. Xu Yi then challenged Sun Xijian and the Ming Dao Society to an alchemical contest, leaving Sun to choose the questions blindly.

• Wang Minglun denied losing and refused to drink the Water of Oblivion as Xu Yi asked Sun Xijian to judge the round.
• Wang Minglun's Qi went awry, and he sent his soul out of his body to escape the immediate crisis.
• Sun Xijian praised Wang Minglun's escape as a sign of his uprightness, while Xu Yi challenged the Ming Dao Society to face him together or in turns.
• Xu Yi proposed that the loser drink a bowl of Water of Oblivion or a cup of Water of No Worries, and Sun Xijian accepted on the condition that his side chose the questions blindly.
• Xu Yi readily accepted Sun Xijian's condition, though he had deliberately chosen Wang Minglun's earlier question to trap him.

Xu Yi exposed Sun Xijian’s supposed Water of Oblivion as a Mind Gu and proved he could resist it. He left Sun Xijian and the Ming Dao Society speechless by offering to drink as many bowls as Sun named.

• Xu Yi repeatedly forfeited questions until a Ming Dao Society student solved one and Sun Xijian gave him a bowl of Water of Oblivion.
• Xu Yi drank the water but resisted its effects, leaving Sun Xijian stunned when he asked for another bowl.
• Xu Yi identified the Water of Oblivion as a Mind Gu, prompting the crowd to condemn the Ming Dao Society.
• Sun Xijian denied using the Mind Gu, and Xu Yi proposed that he name how many bowls Xu Yi should drink for the remaining questions.
• Xu Yi arranged the question cards in the air and offered to drink Sun Xijian’s chosen number of bowls, leaving the Ming Dao Society dumbstruck.

Xu Yi forced Sun Xijian to honor their wager after the Ming Dao Society failed to answer his question. Sun Xijian drank the Water of No Worries despite taking precautions, then collapsed in agony as Xu Yi withdrew his spell.

• Xu Yi presented his analysis of Earth Spirit Quality, then demanded that Sun Xijian drink the Water of No Worries.
• Sun Xijian tried to exchange the penalty for his earlier Water of Oblivion bowls, but Xu Yi insisted they follow their agreed rules.
• Sun Xijian attempted to flee, and Xu Yi caught him before Central Academy students could intervene.
• Xu Yi allowed Sun Xijian time to prepare, and the Ming Dao Society gave him medicines and treasures to guard against poison.
• Sun Xijian drank the water, declared himself unharmed, then writhed and screamed when the Origin Seal Bead took effect.
• Xu Yi ignored Supervisor Liu’s warning until Sun Xijian had suffered for twenty breaths, then withdrew his spell.

Xu Yi exposed Su Xingchun’s role in using Water of Oblivion against him and ordered Sun Xijian to report on her. At a gathering, Su Xingchun plotted to have Xu Yi killed, but Xuan Lengyan arrived and attacked her and her maid.

• Xu Yi mocked the Ming Dao Society after Sun Xijian succumbed to the Water of No Worries.
• Sun Xijian visited Xu Yi at night and confessed that Su Xingchun had supplied the Water of Oblivion and planned to ruin Xu Yi and Xuan Xuan’s reputations.
• Xu Yi ordered Sun Xijian to return to the Central Academy and report any developments involving Su Xingchun.
• Su Xingchun learned that Xu Yi had resisted the Water of Oblivion and ordered Elder Wu to kill him, but her maid suggested exploiting someone else’s hatred of him.
• Xuan Lengyan arrived at Su Xingchun’s gathering, slapped her twice, sent her flying with a strike, and killed her maid with another attack.

Xuan Lengyan warned Su Xingchun after defeating her, while Xu Yi continued training at the Spirit Spring by fighting the White Eagle and a Giant Raging Beast. After the pure Spiritual Liquid permanently illuminated the 36 hidden acupoints he had opened, Xu Yi fed some to the defeated beast.

• Xuan Lengyan threatened Su Xingchun, apologized to the gathering, and left, while Su Xingchun vowed revenge.
• Xu Yi spent more than ten days wrestling with the White Eagle, using Spiritual Liquid to recover and strengthen his body.
• Xu Yi persuaded the White Eagle to bring him another beast to fight in exchange for extra Spiritual Liquid.
• The Giant Raging Beast attacked Xu Yi, and his manifested Violent Ape defeated it after a battle that smashed several mountain peaks.
• Xu Yi drank pure Spiritual Liquid and found that the 36 hidden acupoints he had opened now shone permanently.
• Xu Yi poured Spiritual Liquid from the Jade Gourd toward the fallen Giant Raging Beast.

After completing his hidden-aperture tempering, Xu Yi sank unconscious to the bottom of the spirit pool during a heaven-shaking transformation. Three days later, his female cultivator master entered the pool and encountered him, ending with both recognizing each other.

• Xu Yi continued tempering himself with the giant ape-beast and white eagle, then sent them to recruit more opponents in exchange for spirit liquid.
• After eighty-three hidden apertures had lit up, Xu Yi used the last spirit liquid and purple source beads to light all 108, triggering a terrifying upheaval that frightened the seven desolate beasts away.
• Xu Yi remained unconscious at the bottom of the spirit pool for three days after the strange phenomena subsided.
• A weary female cultivator arrived at the pool, set up a formation, and entered the water to rest.
• The woman sensed the spring had changed, dove down, and struck the shadow she found there; the shadow overpowered and pinned her before they recognized each other as Xu Yi and his master.

Xu Yi and Xuan Lengyan were caught together by a group led by the Big-Eyed Elder, who accused them of an illicit affair. Xu Yi confronted the attackers and revealed he had formed a Profound Palace, but the Big-Eyed Elder launched a counterattack that left the fight unresolved.

• Xu Yi and Xuan Lengyan argued after he stumbled upon her bathing in a spirit pool, but an explosion destroyed her protective formation and exposed them to more than twenty attackers.
• The Big-Eyed Elder and his group mocked Xuan Lengyan and moved to surround the spirit pool, while she urged Xu Yi to escape.
• Xu Yi flew toward the attackers, and the Big-Eyed Elder recognized that he had formed a Profound Palace, shocking the crowd.
• The Big-Eyed Elder attacked Xu Yi with golden light, but the strike failed to break his skin and forced the elder back.
• Xu Yi set off six fireballs that killed six experts, but the Big-Eyed Elder dispersed the blasts with a flash of light.

Xu Yi fought the Big-Eyed Elder after his immense spiritual root shattered the elder’s Golden Light Sphere and turned the battle in his favor. When Xu Yi broke the elder’s transformed foot, the Big-Eyed Elder sent out his Divine Infant to continue the fight.

• The Big-Eyed Elder launched a Golden Light Sphere at Xu Yi, but Xu Yi’s towering spiritual root made it disperse.
• Xu Yi counterattacked with the Star Flow Fire Technique, killing several encircling cultivators and forcing the survivors to flee.
• The Big-Eyed Elder battered Xu Yi with his transforming Sky-Splitting Foot, while Xuan Lengyan watched anxiously and could not send a message for help.
• Xu Yi transformed into a giant ape and snapped the elder’s manifested foot, leaving the Big-Eyed Elder weakened.
• The Big-Eyed Elder abandoned his body and sent out his Divine Infant, prompting Xuan Lengyan to warn Xu Yi to be careful.

Xu Yi and the Big-Eyed Elder fought a devastating battle as the Elder’s Divine Infant attacked both Xu Yi’s body and spiritual platform. Xu Yi’s Chiwu Worm swallowed the Elder’s divine senses, and the Elder’s body and Divine Infant were destroyed, though Xuan Lengyan warned that his divine sense might still escape.

• Xu Yi sent the Soul-Summoning Banner against the Divine Infant, but the Divine Infant’s sword of light overwhelmed it, and Xuan Lengyan explained that soul weapons were ineffective against him.
• The Divine Infant wounded the Violent Ape while the Ape unleashed the Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique, forcing the Divine Infant to repeatedly clash swords of light with its point of light.
• The Big-Eyed Elder sent divine senses into Xu Yi’s spiritual platform, where Xu Yi’s soul resisted until the Elder sent three more and gained the upper hand.
• Xu Yi ordered the Chiwu Worm to swallow the Elder’s divine sense, and the worm devoured it despite its reluctance to end their play.
• With the Divine Infant unable to stop the final point of light, the Big-Eyed Elder’s body shattered and his Divine Infant dispersed; Xuan Lengyan urged them to keep his divine sense from escaping.

After defeating Big-Eyed Elder, Xu Yi summoned the surrounding beasts to capture the scattered bandits, then collapsed from his injuries. Xuan Lengyan panicked when she thought he was dying, but he sneezed awake, leaving her suspicious that he had been pretending.

• Xu Yi absorbed the Divine Infant's remaining starlight into the Soul-Summoning Banner and collected Big-Eyed Elder's scattered belongings while Xuan Lengyan destroyed the Ruyi Pearl.
• Xu Yi called for help, and seven giant beasts arrived; he ordered them to bring everyone within a thousand li, alive or dead.
• Xuan Lengyan scolded and struck Xu Yi until he collapsed, then realized his aura was fading and tried to revive him with inner breath and spirit medicines.
• Xuan Lengyan cried over Xu Yi and begged him not to die, and a tear entering his nose made him sneeze awake.
• Xuan Lengyan loosened her embrace, realized how she had been holding him, and accused him of playing a trick as Xu Yi coughed and struggled to speak.

Xu Yi and Xuan Lengyan dealt with the attackers who had pursued her, then Xu Yi fought off seven giant beasts demanding their wages. After sharing a meal, Xuan Lengyan said she had to leave and returned the benefits she had received from Xu Yi.

• Xuan Lengyan questioned a wounded cultivator, who said Elder Long had hired the attackers pursuing her.
• Xu Yi sent the seven giant beasts to remove the attackers before Xuan Lengyan could question them further.
• The giant beasts demanded payment, and Xu Yi used his Nine Star Flowing Fire Technique to drive them away until thirty sunrises and sunsets later.
• Xu Yi and Xuan Lengyan shared hot pot and wine at their snowy mountaintop camp.
• Xuan Lengyan said she had to leave, and she tossed Xu Yi a storage ring to return what she had received from him.

Xu Yi received the rare medicines he needed from Xuan Lengyan, learned that Qiu Wa was safe, and returned to researching pill alchemy after commemorating the spent Immortal-Fate Spring. After two months in seclusion, he visited Snow Mountain, where seven giant beasts demanded the payment he had promised them.

• Xuan Lengyan gave Xu Yi the two missing ingredients for the Nine Spirit Sacred Blood Pill and showed him a recording of Qiu Wa, who was safe in a place Xuan Lengyan could not reveal.
• Xuan Lengyan teased Xu Yi before leaving, and Xu Yi thanked her and watched her fly away.
• Xu Yi found that the Immortal-Fate Spring had lost its spiritual energy, so he carved and raised a stele to commemorate it.
• Xu Yi took the spoils from the Snow Mountain battle to the Exchange Hall and went into seclusion to study the microscopic world within pills.
• After two months, Xu Yi emerged from seclusion and returned to Snow Mountain, where seven giant beasts scolded him for keeping them waiting and demanded their promised payment.

Xu Yi returned to the academy and confronted new instructor Lei Kun, who threatened to make his life impossible. Xu Yi struck Lei Kun and stopped the disciplinary supervisors with a black badge, leaving the classroom stunned.

• Xu Yi honored his promise to the giant beasts by pouring out the spirit liquid before returning to the South Courtyard.
• Supervisor Hong warned Xu Yi that his absences had drawn trouble now that Vice Dean Xuan was leaving, then brought him to Room Thirty-Six.
• Lei Kun entered the classroom, established a ward, and ordered Xu Yi to stand while warning him not to defy his teacher.
• Xu Yi grabbed Lei Kun by the neck and slammed their heads together, leaving Lei Kun bleeding and demanding the disciplinary team seize him.
• Xu Yi showed a black badge, causing the supervisors rushing at him, Lei Kun, and the onlookers to freeze in shock.

Xu Yi confronted Lei Kun with the authority of his Black Quality Badge, and Lei Kun soon left the South Academy. After celebrating with his dormmates, Xu Yi told them he was leaving the academy early and hinted that Guangcheng Immortal Mansion was part of the reason.

• Xu Yi revealed to Lei Kun that his Black Quality Badge gave him authority over the lesson, then left the classroom, and Lei Kun failed to teach that day.
• Three days later, Lei Kun quietly left the South Academy.
• More than ten days later, Xu Yi hosted a drinking party with Tie Dagang, Meng Wanzhou, Duan Tiandai, and Jiang Fei in Dormitory 137.
• Xu Yi told his dormmates he had applied to graduate early because he had outgrown the South Academy and had another reason to leave.
• Meng Wanzhou asked whether Xu Yi planned to explore Guangcheng Immortal Mansion, and Xu Yi confirmed that it was a reason.

Xu Yi reaffirmed that he would enter Guangcheng Immortal Mansion despite warnings about the formidable competition, then received supplies and the Obsidian Furnace from the head of Guanglong Trading Company. After spending time with Yan Zi, Xu Yi was summoned urgently to Central City by Xuan Lengyan, while Qiu Wa discussed Uncle Bearded’s four confidantes.

• Meng Wanzhou warned Xu Yi that powerful forces from across several continents were gathering for Guangcheng Immortal Mansion and that those below Tribulation Transcendence risked becoming cannon fodder.
• Xu Yi said he would still enter the immortal mansion and explained that he had decided to leave the Southern Courtyard after gaining the Black Quality Badge.
• The head of Guanglong Trading Company gave Xu Yi seven medicinal ingredients and the Obsidian Furnace before his trip, trusting his increased strength to secure their plans.
• Xu Yi spent two days answering Yan Zi’s cultivation questions, while Desolate Ancestor also listened and learned.
• Xuan Lengyan urgently summoned Xu Yi to Central City, and Qiu Wa discussed Uncle Bearded’s four confidantes beside a luxurious jade bed.

Qiu Wa told Xuan Lengyan the stories of Xu Yi and four women from his past, leaving Xuan Lengyan curious about how each woman had differed in his heart. Qiu Wa began to answer after Xuan Lengyan asked her directly.

• Xuan Lengyan tried to coax Qiu Wa into sharing what she knew, then gave her Jade King Nectar Dewdrops as payment.
• Qiu Wa told Xuan Lengyan about Xu Yi's past with Xia Zimo, Xue Zihan, Yan Zi, and Yu Yinqiu, leaving Xuan Lengyan stunned.
• Qiu Wa teased Xuan Lengyan about her jealousy and growing short temper since she met Xu Yi.
• Xuan Lengyan asked how Xu Yi ranked the four women, and Qiu Wa said he had risked his life for each of them, so there was no ranking.
• Qiu Wa guessed Xuan Lengyan wanted to know how the four women differed in Xu Yi's heart, and Xuan Lengyan asked her to explain.

Qiu Wa explained to Xuan Lengyan that Bearded Uncle’s strict ideas about who came first kept him from recognizing his feelings for the four sisters, especially Sister Yu. As Qiu Wa hinted at a way to reach him, Xuan Lengyan noticed that the flower in her hair had turned silver.

• Qiu Wa described the four sisters’ personalities and feelings for Bearded Uncle, then refused Xuan Lengyan’s offer of a dancing Golden figure.
• Qiu Wa told Xuan Lengyan that Bearded Uncle would name Sister Xia as the one he loved most, while calling Sister Xue a friend, Sister Yan a younger sister, and Sister Yu a benefactor.
• Qiu Wa argued that Bearded Uncle’s belief that Sister Xia came first made him shut his heart to the others, and that his avoidance of Sister Yu supported her view.
• Xuan Lengyan concluded that Bearded Uncle would likely remain lonely, while Qiu Wa insisted he was happy with her by his side.
• Qiu Wa began to explain the one way to deal with Bearded Uncle, and Xuan Lengyan noticed the flower in her hair had turned silver.

Xu Yi delayed his trip to Central City when his Mystic Palace changed, discovering new control over his acupoints before continuing on. He reunited with Xuan Lengyan and Qiu Wa during the Moon Begging Festival and went with them to see the celebrations.

• Qiu Wa hinted that Bearded Uncle should deal with rigid scholars by fighting rigidity with rigidity, then learned Xu Yi was expected to arrive the next day.
• Xu Yi's Mystic Palace dimmed while he traveled, so he stopped to meditate and study his transformation for a day and a night.
• Xu Yi discovered he could shift his acupoints freely and combine that ability with his Dragon Elephant Aspect, then left seclusion and continued toward Central City.
• Xu Yi reached Central City, explored its streets, and met Xuan Lengyan and Qiu Wa after responding to Xuan Lengyan's angry call.
• When fireworks lit the sky for the Moon Begging Festival, Qiu Wa dragged Xu Yi outside to join the festivities with Xuan Lengyan.