Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi overwhelmed the Feng family with layered flame nets and revealed his Glazed Jade Body, forcing his enemies to burn their corpses to survive. After the Feng family shattered his defenses and blasted him into the air, Xu Yi transformed into a Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey, leaving both sides stunned.

• Xu Yi revealed his Glazed Jade Body and trapped the Feng family inside a net of flames.
• Third Uncle Feng and the Feng family members summoned and burned their corpses to strengthen their resistance, while Third Uncle Feng forced the Eldest Young Master Feng to join them.
• The Feng family burned their corpses together and broke through Xu Yi's seven layers of flame nets.
• Third Uncle Feng led an attack that shattered Xu Yi's curtain of flames and blasted him into the air.
• Xu Yi disappeared and appeared as a Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey, shocking the Feng family and Xuanzang's group.

Xu Yi transformed into a Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey and defeated Third Uncle Feng and his group, but seven powerful Fengs arrived and overwhelmed him. Desperate, he swallowed Xia Xingguang’s Tribulation Pearl and began undergoing a transformation like the one he experienced when severing his corpse.

• Xu Yi manifested as a Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey, repelled the Fengs’ lightning, and trapped them in blazing nets that refined them into corpse Qi.
• Xu Yi collected the Fengs’ resources, including Third Young Master Feng’s Starry Sky Boat, and urged Old Desolate to absorb the corpse Qi and memories.
• Seven powerful Fengs arrived, and their Great Elder ordered them to use water arts against Xu Yi’s fire-based abilities.
• The Fengs’ water-sword assault wounded Xu Yi and pushed him to use Xia Xingguang’s Tribulation Pearl, which he swallowed and began refining.
• The pearl split into clear and turbid energies around Xu Yi’s dissolving demon core, as purple lightning and vague images appeared and his flesh and blood began to boil.

Xu Yi underwent another Tribulation of Severing the Corpse, and the power from Xia Xingguang's Tribulation Pearl unexpectedly balanced the five elements in both his human and demon corpses. When the storm ended, the Feng family elders closed in on him again, still confident their greater cultivation gave them the advantage.

• Dark clouds gathered as Xu Yi began the Tribulation of Severing the Corpse, astonishing Ning Wanren, Lu Wuji, Xuanzang, and the Feng family because they had thought he had already severed his corpse.
• Xu Yi manifested the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey and endured the fierce lightning as clear qi entered his corpse qi and the monkey's demon corpse formed in his Qi Sea.
• Four new colors appeared on Xu Yi's solar wheel, and three flowers bloomed above his head as the five elements in his human corpse reached balance.
• Huang Mei concluded that the five-element power in Xia Xingguang's Tribulation Pearl had balanced Xu Yi's seeds without compromising his Fire Element Seeds.
• Xu Yi's divine embryo entered the Qi Sea and joined with the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey's demon corpse, helping it reach five-element balance as three flowers and five qi appeared around his abdomen.
• The tribulation ended and the Feng family elders regained their true essence, then surrounded Xu Yi again, convinced he was still no match for them.

Xu Yi annihilated the Seven Great Elders of the Feng Family and escaped with his companions aboard the Starry Sky Boat. They reached the vanished Void Hall and witnessed a fiery formation disk slaughtering cultivators as a huge vessel powered it.

• Xu Yi overwhelmed the Feng Family elders with thirteen amplified white flame beads, sealed their escape, and reduced them and their corpses to dust.
• Xu Yi gathered the spoils and piloted Third Young Master Feng’s Starry Sky Boat, using its beams to bring Lu Wuji, Xue Kuangye, Xuanzang, and Ning Wanren aboard.
• Ning Wanren realized Xu Yi still remembered his past use of Lian Yunshang as a pawn and dared not resent him.
• Xu Yi flew the Starry Sky Boat toward the Starry Sky Hall with help from Huang Mei’s recovered knowledge of its controls.
• Xu Yi and his companions saw that the Void Hall and its main peak had disappeared, while a fiery formation disk refined cultivators who rushed toward it as a larger vessel supplied it with energy.

Xu Yi used a token to summon Silver Venerable and escaped the Barren Frontier aboard a Starry Sky Boat with his companions. After they entered the sea of stars and celebrated their ascent, the boat suddenly split apart while emerging from a bank of white mist.

• Xu Yi summoned Silver Venerable with a token, then steered the Starry Sky Boat toward the starry sky route as Silver Venerable fought the head of the Feng family.
• Xu Yi transformed into a Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey and used the Spirit-Endowed Thunder Technique to deflect Silver Venerable's attack, though he was injured and the boat was damaged.
• The rotational formation swept away the cultivators pursuing Xu Yi's boat, allowing him and his companions to escape the Barren Frontier and enter the sea of stars.
• Xue Kuangye, Lu Wuji, Ning Wanren, and Xuanzang thanked Xu Yi for helping them ascend to the Immortal Realm.
• The Starry Sky Boat emerged from a bank of white mist and split apart, leaving Xu Yi and the others in sudden peril.

After arriving in the Immortal Realm, Xu Yi survived the Starry Sky Gale Force and tried to conceal the destruction caused by the Four-Colored Seal and Dark Gourd. He escaped a gathering of powerful cultivators, but Lin Du’s attack drew them back, leaving Xu Yi surrounded by greedy factions.

• Xu Yi endured the Starry Sky Gale Force, landed on a mountain, and watched the Four-Colored Seal absorb energy before the Dark Gourd drained nearby treasures and Blessed Lands.
• Xu Yi fled, then disguised himself with corpse sludge and posed as a mysterious expert when six groups of cultivators confronted him.
• Xu Yi intimidated the cultivators, including Kong Zhen, and made them flee without explaining the destruction of their sacred grounds.
• Lin Du attacked Xu Yi, blaming him for ruining the Lin family's medicinal fields, and Xu Yi fled rather than fight.
• Kong Zhen and the other cultivators returned, accused Xu Yi of deceiving them, and argued over who would claim his treasures.

Xu Yi was repeatedly hunted and injured by forces seeking his treasure, so he fled upward into the Starry Sky Gale Force zone to recover. Cornered by seven powerful Unity Dao cultivators, he threatened to destroy the Four-Colored Seal unless they let him live.

• Xu Yi escaped a fiery-net ambush and learned that six sects and five Aristocratic Clans had mobilized squads to hunt him.
• Xu Yi endured repeated encirclements, suffered serious injuries from top Unity Dao experts, and escaped by using the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey's speed and defenses.
• Xu Yi flew upward to buy time to heal, while Old Desolate warned him not to use the Ding Yuan Technique.
• Xu Yi reached the Starry Sky Gale Force zone, washed off his blood, and faced Guo Guangxiao and a red-robed old man among the seven leading hunters.
• Xu Yi threatened to destroy the Four-Colored Seal if the hunters killed him, then sat down to recover as the seven sect masters watched the treasure.

Xu Yi persuaded the seven rival sect masters and household heads to auction the Four-Colored Seal rather than fight over it. As Guo Guangxiao nearly won the bidding, Xu Yi revealed more of the seal’s power, reigniting the contest.

• Tu Ming accused Xu Yi of sowing discord, but the seven leaders argued over how to claim the Four-Colored Seal.
• Guo Guangxiao proposed that all seven households swear to share the treasure, and the leaders took an oath.
• Xu Yi pointed out they still had no way to decide who would hold the single treasure, then proposed an auction with the winner’s resources divided among the others.
• The leaders agreed to bid, and Guo Guangxiao nearly won after offering close to half his fortune.
• Xu Yi activated the seal’s restriction and displayed its dazzling power, causing Tu Ming, Su Mou, and the others to raise their bids as Guo Guangxiao fumed.

Xu Yi stopped the seven households from settling the treasure dispute and, when they swore to kill him, began an Immortal Tribulation. He manifested as the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey to face the lightning first, while the crowd waited for him to weaken.

• Guo Guangxiao halted the bidding and persuaded several household leaders that no single household could pay the treasure's true value.
• Xu Yi proposed that the households take turns holding the treasure, then offered to give it to anyone who swore to protect him.
• Guo Guangxiao accused Xu Yi of sowing discord, swore to kill him, and led the other powerful figures in making the same oath.
• As the households moved to attack, Xu Yi triggered an Immortal Tribulation, draining the area's true essence and spiritual power.
• Xu Yi manifested as the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey, and the gathered lightning struck its body.

Xu Yi endured three consecutive immortal tribulations while his enemies waited to attack, then an unexpected fourth storm of the same thunder began. Guo Guangxiao rallied the cultivators with greed and fear, while Xu Yi worried over the unexplained change as he neared becoming an Earth Immortal.

• Xu Yi's Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey form endured the first nine bolts of immortal tribulation as cultivators recognized the supposedly extinct beast.
• Guo Guangxiao explained that the monkey was using the tribulation to comprehend heaven's will and urged the cultivators to prepare a joint attack.
• After the second and third sets of nine bolts, heaven and earth still withheld true essence and Immortal Spirit Power, revealing that Xu Yi was passing through multiple tribulations at once.
• Guo Guangxiao stoked the crowd's greed by pointing to the treasures in Xu Yi's Starry Sky Ring, and the cultivators prepared to strike after the third tribulation.
• A further storm descended, but Guo Guangxiao concluded it was not a fourth distinct tribulation because its thunder had not changed.
• Xu Yi recognized that the extra tribulation was an accident unrelated to the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey's Innate Divine Ability and feared the unpredictable change.

Xu Yi endured repeated immortal tribulations with the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey, then manifested his true body to temper his Glazed Jade Body through three more rounds. His body was left nearly lifeless, but Hu Hu caught him before he struck the ground.

• Xu Yi used the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey’s instincts to comprehend Spirit Bestowing Thunder and refined lightning as the immortal tribulations continued.
• Chen Guangxiao’s companions fled after the sixth round, and Chen Guangxiao retreated when the seventh round began.
• Xu Yi concluded that the tribulations would continue until both his demon corpse and Glazed Jade Body had passed through them, so he manifested his true body.
• Xu Yi endured the thunder with Hu Hu’s guidance, completing three rounds as the Sunlight Wheel’s light spread through his body.
• Xu Yi’s qi and blood nearly ran dry, and he fell toward the ground while his body was still transforming.
• Hu Hu leaped from the Starry Sky Ring and caught Xu Yi with corpse baleful energy.

Xu Yi survived the lightning tribulation’s aftermath, recovered with Immortal Spirit Beads, and settled beside a river to investigate the changes to his treasures. He entered Purple Domain Space and found it had transformed into a clear world with a miniature crimson mountain suspended above it.

• Xu Yi transformed into the Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey and used a scarlet bead to annihilate nearly a hundred men led by Chen Guangxiao and the red-robed elder with lightning.
• Xu Yi collapsed after the attack, and Huang Mei gathered the resources and carried him west to a river, where he hid him in the water.
• Xu Yi woke and refined two Immortal Spirit Beads, restoring his body after the lightning had drained his vital energy and five aggregates.
• Huang Mei explained that Xu Yi felt hollow because the lightning had refined away impurities his body still needed, and advised him to eat meat and drink wine.
• Xu Yi built a hut by the river and began examining the Four-Colored Seal and Dark Gourd, then entered Purple Domain Space through the seal’s light gate.
• Xu Yi found Purple Domain Space transformed from purple mist into a clear expanse, with a miniature crimson mountain floating overhead.

Xu Yi tested the transformed Four-Colored Seal and Dark Gourd, discovering new abilities in both treasures. After eating and recovering from the emptiness of his five senses, he asked Huang Mei to teach him about the world.

• Xu Yi found that the Four-Colored Seal’s purple mountain could break down his treasures, and that Cloud Crane Pure Qi could close the Clear Space.
• Xu Yi learned that the Four-Colored Seal could open its light gate three times, recovered in a day, and could close the Clear Space either with Cloud Crane Pure Qi or after a three-hour wait.
• Xu Yi used an incantation Huang Mei recovered from Zhang Fang’s memories to draw mysterious yellow energy from the Dark Gourd, but its tip punctured a black hole before snapping back inside.
• Xu Yi ate and slept for several days until his hollow feeling nearly disappeared.
• Xu Yi asked Huang Mei to explain the world, then prepared tea for them to drink together.

Xu Yi learned about the Dao Integration Stage and the difficulty of contacting his old companions, then clashed with soldiers from the Sishui Water Mansion over catching fish. The Water Mansion’s larger force confronted him as he ate, and Xu Yi ordered them to leave.

• Xu Yi asked Huang Mei why the Ruyi Pearl could not reach Xiong Bei Ming and Yan Zi, and Huang Mei explained that the pearls needed to be linked again in this world.
• Huang Mei described how cultivators integrated with the Dao using Incense Beads and clarified the types of Earth Immortals and the Underworld and Heavenly Court systems.
• Xu Yi caught fish to cook, and a Lobster Soldier and Crab Spirit accused him of violating the Sishui Water Mansion’s rules; Xu Yi swept them away with water spells.
• Xu Yi cooked fish and rice, then a force of more than fifty Water Mansion soldiers confronted him about fishing without permission and injuring their men.
• Xu Yi dismissed the Water Mansion’s claims about Heaven’s laws and told the soldiers to get lost.

Xu Yi cultivated a cordial relationship with Zhang Wenfeng, the River Earl of the Sishui Water Mansion, and accepted an invitation to dine at his underwater palace. When news of a crisis arrived, the guests vowed to risk their lives to protect the young lady from a shameless adversary.

• Xu Yi explained to Huang Mei that he hoped to settle at the Sishui Water Mansion and gradually integrate into the cultivation world.
• After eight days of receiving meals and comforts, Xu Yi invited Zhang Wenfeng to meet him and accepted his invitation to the Water Mansion.
• Zhang Wenfeng led Xu Yi to the underwater palace, where Xu Yi enjoyed a lavish banquet and the guests praised him.
• A steward whispered urgent news to Zhang Wenfeng, who dropped his jade cup and left the banquet to respond.
• The guests knelt and declared they would fight the shameless adversary rather than let the young lady be humiliated.

Zhang Wenfeng revealed that Pan Feng was persecuting the Sishui Water Mansion because he wanted to marry Zhang Bao'er, then asked Xu Yi to help by considering her as a bride. Xu Yi refused because he already had someone, leaving Zhang Wenfeng's predicament unresolved.

• Zhang Wenfeng confessed that Pan Feng was sending Yin soldiers and wandering souls through Sishui after Zhang Wenfeng refused to give him Zhang Bao'er.
• Zhang Wenfeng explained that Pan Feng's influence and technically lawful actions left him unable to seek help through the Yin Official system.
• Zhang Wenfeng introduced Zhang Bao'er to Xu Yi and praised him, revealing that he hoped Xu Yi would marry her and deter Pan Feng.
• Zhang Bao'er asked Xu Yi not to force himself and urged him to persuade her father.
• Xu Yi told Zhang Wenfeng that Zhang Bao'er was an excellent match but refused because he already had someone.

Xu Yi agreed to a sham marriage with Zhang Bao'er to help Zhang Wenfeng fend off Pan Feng, receiving a rare Incense Bead in return. While Xu Yi rested, Pan Feng stormed the wedding hall and tried to claim Zhang Bao'er, leaving Zhang Wenfeng ready to fight and Zhang Bao'er urging him not to take the bait.

• After Huang Mei urged him to take the Incense Bead, Xu Yi agreed to Zhang Wenfeng's plan to pretend to marry Zhang Bao'er and accepted the bead.
• Zhang Wenfeng ordered the wedding hall prepared immediately, and Zhang Bao'er visited Xu Yi with pastries to thank him for helping her and her father.
• The old steward woke Xu Yi with news that Pan Feng had barged in and Zhang Bao'er was in danger of humiliation.
• In the Minglun Hall, Pan Feng demanded that Zhang Wenfeng approve his marriage to Zhang Bao'er and declared he would make her his bride that day.
• Zhang Wenfeng summoned the Mingwu Guard and prepared to attack Pan Feng despite the threat of a grave crime.
• Zhang Bao'er entered the hall, took Zhang Wenfeng's sleeve, and urged him to ignore Pan Feng's provocation.

Xu Yi arrived at Zhang Wenfeng’s home and stopped Pan Feng from forcing Zhang Bao'er into marriage, then confronted him again when Pan Feng’s allies came to support him. The chapter ended with Pan Feng burning beneath Xu Yi’s flames while the gathered powerhouses stood by and did nothing.

• Xu Yi appeared at Zhang Wenfeng’s home and asked what punishment Pan Feng would face for abducting Zhang Bao'er by force.
• Xu Yi’s thirteen white flaming orbs overwhelmed Pan Feng’s ability and set him ablaze, forcing Pan Feng to use his golden corpse to extinguish the flames.
• Pan Feng threatened Zhang Wenfeng but left Xu Yi alone, while Zhang Bao'er moved closer to Xu Yi.
• More than twenty visitors arrived, and Pan Feng called on them to avenge his humiliation and help him claim Zhang Bao'er.
• Xu Yi calmly ate grapes as Pan Feng demanded that he kneel, then attacked Pan Feng with thirteen strands of fiery netting.
• Pan Feng begged the gathered powerhouses for help, but they stood silent as the flames engulfed him again.

After humiliating Pan Feng at Sishui Water Mansion, Xu Yi spent the wedding night sharing a room with Zhang Bao'er while she read, then learned Pan Feng had secured an order to march forces through Zhang Wenfeng’s territory. Xu Yi promised to help Zhang Wenfeng confront Pan Feng and protect Sishui.

• Xu Yi made Pan Feng’s helpers pay Immortal Spirit Beads before they carried him away, and the frightened leaders of the major sects and clans fled.
• Tu Ming warned his companions that Pan Feng was no threat to Xu Yi, prompting the Tong Family to retreat into seclusion for three years.
• Xu Yi returned to his room, where Zhang Bao'er read through the night as he tried unsuccessfully to sleep beside her.
• At dawn, Zhang Bao'er quietly left, and Xu Yi fell asleep until evening.
• Zhang Wenfeng told Xu Yi that Pan Feng had obtained an Order of Yin Communication to send forces through Sishui territory, then asked him to look after Bao'er.
• Xu Yi promised Zhang Wenfeng that he would deal with Pan Feng and help him through the crisis.

Xu Yi let Old Desolate unleash the Chiwu Worm against Pan Feng’s force as it advanced to attack Sishui Water Mansion. The worm devoured the wandering souls and Yin soldiers, leaving Pan Feng, Zhu Neng, and Ma Wei facing a grave dereliction of duty.

• Zhang Wenfeng warned Xu Yi that Pan Feng had rallied Yin generals and that a direct clash could lead to a grave offense, and Xu Yi promised not to act rashly before disappearing.
• Pan Feng persuaded Zhu Neng and Ma Wei to join his attack on Sishui Water Mansion, promising rewards and invoking his uncle’s influence.
• Pan Feng led the Yin soldiers and wandering souls toward Sishui River in the Three Yin Embrace Formation, devastating aquatic life as they advanced.
• Xu Yi watched from Sun Embracing Peak and sent Old Desolate’s Chiwu Worm into the formation to devour the Yin souls.
• The Chiwu Worm consumed all the wandering souls and nearly all the Yin soldiers, leaving Pan Feng, Zhu Neng, and Ma Wei panicked over their catastrophic failure.