Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi learned that Princess Yinqiu’s wedding journey was dangerous and recognized her as Young Master Xu after seeing Yun Mingmie’s portrait. The discovery left him wondering why she had kept him close, while Yun Mingmie regained his freedom from the Life-Death Gu and departed.

• Yun Mingmie warned Xu Yi that the Heir’s marriage plans and the wedding escort put Xu Yi at risk of being killed on the road.
• Yun Mingmie described Princess Yinqiu as a woman who dressed as a man and behaved outrageously, prompting Xu Yi to ask for her portrait.
• Xu Yi recognized the portrait as the woman he had rescued in Shatai Valley and realized Young Master Xu and Princess Yinqiu were the same person.
• Xu Yi wondered why Princess Yinqiu had kept him near her and transferred him to the Court of Roads if she had not meant to take revenge.
• Xu Yi gave Yun Mingmie the Life-Death Gu bottle, and Yun Mingmie crushed it and left with a message bead from Xu Yi.

Xu Yi learned that Young Master Xu was Princess Yinqiu and composed a farewell poem for her before leaving. Princess Yinqiu wept behind the curtains, while Xu Yi departed without revealing that he knew her identity.

• Yun Mingmie warned Xu Yi not to join the wedding escort, then left after Xu Yi revealed he had secretly recorded their conversation.
• Miss Miao brought Xu Yi to meet Princess Yinqiu, who appeared as Young Master Xu and gave him a Sumeru Ring as a promised reward.
• Princess Yinqiu asked Xu Yi to write a poem for the man she loved, who was about to leave on a long journey.
• Xu Yi recited a poem expressing sorrow at their parting, and Princess Yinqiu retreated behind the curtains in tears.
• Xu Yi left without telling Princess Yinqiu that he knew who she was.

Xu Yi learned that Princess Yinqiu had arranged for him to leave and discovered the precious Spirit Stone she had returned to him. As he departed, Old Qin questioned him about his feelings for Yinqiu, and Xu Yi chose to honor her arrangements and walk away.

• Miss Miao told Xu Yi that Princess Yinqiu had appointed someone else to escort the wedding party and arranged for him to keep his Clerk Hall position while traveling abroad.
• Xu Yi gave Miss Miao a Sumeru Ring to return to Princess Yinqiu, then found a superior-grade Water element Spirit Stone in the necklace she had given him.
• Princess Yinqiu recognized the ring as the one she had lost in Shatai Valley and became lost in thought.
• On the southern jade bridge, Xu Yi accepted a ride from Old Qin, who asked what he planned to do about Princess Yinqiu.
• Xu Yi said he would follow Yinqiu's arrangements, resisted taking the wine she had brewed, and left; Old Qin later returned and drank it.

Xu Yi fled Youxian City to escape the Yun Family but was intercepted by Third Young Master Yun, who discovered his relationship with Princess Yinqiu and attacked him. The chapter ended as Third Young Master Yun sent more than a hundred divine-sense swords flying toward Xu Yi.

• Old Qin decided he would act as a villain because Xu Yi could not bring himself to make a necessary decision.
• Xu Yi left Youxian City, burdened by guilt over Princess Yinqiu’s devotion and gifts, and chose to seek a distant cultivation chamber instead of returning to Cold Sun Peak.
• Third Young Master Yun appeared in Xu Yi’s path, mocked his attempt to flee, and dismissed his Shadow-Sound Pearl as useless against the Yun Family.
• Xu Yi questioned Third Young Master Yun about the ambush and tried to learn how he had found him and why he wanted him dead.
• Third Young Master Yun provoked Xu Yi by insulting Princess Yinqiu, confirmed Xu Yi’s relationship with her, and threatened him with a fate worse than death.
• Xu Yi fled west, but Third Young Master Yun pursued him and unleashed more than a hundred divine-sense swords at him.

Xu Yi battled Third Young Master Yun, whose divine sense and Eight Winds Sword overwhelmed him despite his fourth-tier Hundred Spirits Battle Robe. As Third Young Master Yun’s Sword Tempest pinned Xu Yi beneath mountains of light, Xu Yi sensed that the compressed energy posed an imminent danger.

• Third Young Master Yun attacked Xu Yi with tiny swords of divine sense, and the two struggled as their spiritual defenses repeatedly shattered and re-formed.
• Third Young Master Yun summoned the Eight Winds Sword, but Xu Yi’s fourth-tier Hundred Spirits Battle Robe deflected the eight green swords.
• Xu Yi fled with Swift Body Talismans, but Third Young Master Yun caught up and struck him with a giant sword, devastating the forest and draining most of the robe’s Spirit Stone.
• Third Young Master Yun launched Sword Tempest, trapping Xu Yi beneath stacked mountains of light and driving him toward the ground.
• Xu Yi replenished the battle robe with another mid-grade Spirit Stone and sensed that the force compressing around him was dangerously gathering energy.

Xu Yi endured Third Young Master Yun’s relentless Eight Winds Sword assault by burning through Spirit Stones and relying on his Hundred Spirits Battle Robe. As both fighters neared the limits of their resources, Yun used a rare Level 1 Grade 4 Water Talisman to stop Xu Yi’s attempt to rush him.

• Xu Yi broke free of the mountain of light with six Swift Body Talismans, then survived its explosion and repeated sword strikes with his battle robe and Spirit Stones.
• Third Young Master Yun grew frustrated that his inherited mind arts and Eight Winds Sword had failed to kill Xu Yi, and blamed Princess Yinqiu for the fight.
• Xu Yi spent nearly ten mid-grade Spirit Stones while cracks spread across his Hundred Spirits Battle Robe, leaving him with only a few breaths of protection.
• Xu Yi used a Swift Wind Talisman to charge Third Young Master Yun, but Yun countered with a blue talisman and halted his advance.
• Third Young Master Yun revealed that his talisman was a rare Level 1 Grade 4 Water Talisman, which he had used after deciding to risk everything to finish the fight.

Third Young Master Yun used an Ice Sword Talisman to stop Xu Yi’s escape and blasted him beneath a mound of earth, but Xu Yi survived and turned the fight around. The chapter ended with Xu Yi stabbing Third Young Master Yun with his bone sword after damaging the Eight Winds Sword.

• Third Young Master Yun activated an Ice Sword Talisman that froze the surroundings and sent thousands of ice swords toward Xu Yi, disabling his Swift Wind Talisman.
• Xu Yi shielded himself with True Fire Malice and the Profound Thunder Body Tempering Art, but the attack’s explosion buried him beneath rocks and earth.
• Third Young Master Yun found Xu Yi still alive and slashed at him with the Eight Winds Sword.
• Xu Yi’s jade-colored little sword shattered two parts of the Eight Winds Sword, wounding Third Young Master Yun’s True Soul.
• Xu Yi used the Swift Wind Talisman to surprise Third Young Master Yun and drove his bone sword into his chest.

Xu Yi defeated Third Young Master Yun with the Shapeshifting Bone Sword, then captured his fleeing True Soul Figure with the Soul-Summoning Banner before collapsing. The Heir of the Yun Family arrived at the battlefield and began searching for clues to Yun San’s death, but his men found no clear answer.

• Xu Yi broke Third Young Master Yun’s Eight Winds Sword Formation and Protective Light Barrier, then pierced his body with the Shapeshifting Bone Sword.
• Third Young Master Yun’s Skull Ring sent a divine sense into Xu Yi’s spiritual platform, but the lightning mark destroyed it as Xu Yi continued his attack.
• Third Young Master Yun’s True Soul Figure escaped his body, but Xu Yi caught it with the Soul-Summoning Banner, ending the battle.
• Xu Yi fell into the bushes, activated the Hidden Spirit Pearl, and fainted from his injuries and spiritual exhaustion.
• The Heir of the Yun Family arrived with cloaked subordinates and ordered them to search the area, but their findings left him unable to determine who had killed Yun San.

Xu Yi recovered after killing Third Young Master Yun, escaped to Wudan City, and inspected the treasures in Yun San’s Sumeru Ring. Discovering a glowing fragment of the Heavenly God Chart, he also began questioning the confidence he had gained from past victories.

• The Heir of the Yun Family examined the battle evidence, failed to identify Third Young Master Yun’s killer, and left with his followers.
• Xu Yi awoke beside Yun San’s remains, drove off a wolf, burned the corpse to ash, and took Yun San’s Sumeru Ring.
• Xu Yi flew to Wudan City, rented a secure alchemy chamber, and used the Hidden Spirit Pearl to conceal himself.
• Xu Yi opened Yun San’s Sumeru Ring and found Spirit Stones, talismans, porcelain-core beads, and a glowing fragment of the Heavenly God Chart.
• Xu Yi reflected on his battle with Yun San and began doubting the confidence he had built from relying on wind talismans.

Xu Yi reflected on how he survived Third Young Master Yun’s Grade 4 Ice Sword Talisman and realized luck had mattered as much as his defenses. Yun Mingmie then accused him of killing Yun San and revealed he believed Xu Yi was involved with Princess Yinqiu, while Xu Yi warned him against sending the Shadow-Sound Pearl to the Heir of the Yun Family.

• Xu Yi recalled how his four defenses failed against Third Young Master Yun’s ice-sword storm, while True Fire Malice protected his bones and meridians from the talisman’s elemental power.
• Xu Yi resolved to act with greater caution and wondered why the Swift Wind Talisman’s power had vanished when Third Young Master Yun activated his Ice Sword Talisman.
• Yun Mingmie contacted Xu Yi and accused him of killing Yun San, claiming Xu Yi was the only person capable of doing it.
• Yun Mingmie said he had investigated Third Young Master Yun’s pursuit of Xu Yi and concluded that Xu Yi was secretly involved with Princess Yinqiu.
• Xu Yi told Yun Mingmie he was tired of living and asked whether he feared the Heir of the Yun Family would receive the Shadow-Sound Pearl.

Xu Yi realized Yun Mingmie had lured him toward a deadly trap in Guan Chong City, but he still set out to protect Princess Yinqiu. Meanwhile, Old Qin learned of Third Young Master Yun’s death and began a divination for Xu Yi.

• Xu Yi admitted to Yun Mingmie that he had killed Yun San, and Yun Mingmie gave him Guan Chong City as a warning before ending their call.
• Yun Mingmie revealed that he had used Xu Yi’s affair with Princess Yinqiu to draw him toward danger and hoped the upheaval there would kill him.
• Xu Yi deduced that Guan Chong City was a trap but decided to go there to keep Princess Yinqiu safe.
• Xu Yi studied a map, calculated when the wedding escort would reach Guan Chong City, and left to use a teleportation array.
• A man in white told Old Qin that Third Young Master Yun had died, and Old Qin began a divination using an eight-trigram pattern and three gold coins.

Old Qin’s attempt to divine Xu Yi’s fate triggered Heaven’s retribution, killing him and destroying his tortoiseshell. Xu Yi arrived in Guan Chong City, where he believed the city’s strategic position made it a likely place for danger to erupt.

• Old Qin used the Heavenly Divination of Easy Numbers to uncover the hexagram of an unknown young man, but the Gold Coins repeatedly resisted his efforts.
• Old Qin used his True Soul Figure to hold back the force distorting the hexagram and finally glimpsed the young man’s perilous fate.
• The Gold Coins burst apart, and a sudden bolt of lightning destroyed Old Qin’s True Soul Figure and killed him.
• A fifth-level Star Official arrived, examined Old Qin’s cracked Dragon Tortoise shell, and said that Old Qin had suffered Heaven’s retribution while divining an unknown mystery.
• Xu Yi arrived in Guan Chong City after traveling from Wudan City by teleportation arrays and reasoned that its strategic position made it a likely site of danger.
• Xu Yi entered a shop dealing in refining chambers and completed the formalities.

Xu Yi followed a suspicious cultivator who turned out to be his old acquaintance Liu Yinglin, then returned to Shopkeeper Cao to ask why Seven Insects Seven Flowers Grass had suddenly become popular. The chapter ended with Xu Yi pressing Shopkeeper Cao for an explanation.

• Xu Yi bought a Time Hourglass and noticed a disguised man asking Shopkeeper Cao about Seven Insects Seven Flowers Grass.
• Xu Yi secretly followed the man to an inn and found that a barrier blocked his spiritual sense from entering the man's room.
• Xu Yi recognized the man as Liu Yinglin and restrained him, but released him after they spoke about their past in the Chaotic Star Sea.
• Xu Yi returned to Shopkeeper Cao's shop, bought a Clear Sound Box, and asked again about the unusual demand for Seven Insects Seven Flowers Grass.

Xu Yi restored his damaged Hundred Spirits Battle Robe and entered seclusion in Guan Chong City to improve his Fire Element talisman arts before Princess Yinqiu’s wedding procession arrived. He began experimenting with the structures of the Flame Burst Talisman, relying on his supplies, a Spirit Gathering Array, and his newly strengthened soul.

• Shopkeeper Cao told Xu Yi that Seven Insects Seven Flowers Grass was common but had recently been bought up across the city.
• Xu Yi repaired the Hundred Spirits Battle Robe with four mid-grade Spirit Stones, leaving seven in his pouch.
• Xu Yi went underground to the earthfire workshop, determined to gain the strength to escort Princess Yinqiu safely from the shadows.
• Xu Yi set up a Spirit Gathering Array and began constructing the twelve basic structures needed for the Flame Burst Talisman.
• Xu Yi drew confidence from his thousands of Fire Element Spirit Stones, prepared talisman paper, and newly cultivated True Spirit Circle and divine sense.

Xu Yi spent weeks practicing the twelve structures needed for a Flame Burst Talisman, while his True Spirit Circle began developing an inner hollow that brought him closer to a breakthrough. After exhausting his supplies and recovering at a restaurant, he met Liu Yinglin, who had been waiting in disguise.

• Xu Yi repeatedly practiced inscribing fire talisman structures, resting briefly and using up his spirit stones and supplies.
• After mastering all twelve structures, Xu Yi spent seven more days testing them and finally completed his study of the individual patterns.
• Xu Yi noticed a short yin line forming on his True Spirit Circle, giving him hope of reaching True Spirit Circle Great Perfection and attempting the Yang Venerable Realm breakthrough.
• Xu Yi left his empty refining room, ate three banquets at a restaurant, and rested with tea while waiting for Liu Yinglin.
• Liu Yinglin, disguised as a middle-aged man in green, joined Xu Yi, who greeted him with a remark about having waited long enough.

Xu Yi uncovered Liu Yinglin’s group’s plan to target the County Princess of Jiannan Road’s wedding procession and defeated them with his powerful divine sense. He left Liu Yinglin’s team incapacitated and took their Sumeru Rings.

• Xu Yi sensed someone probing him and waited for Liu Yinglin to approach him at a restaurant.
• Liu Yinglin led Xu Yi to a secluded mansion and questioned him about how he had concealed his resentment and what role he held in the Sacred Court.
• Xu Yi revealed that he was escorting the County Princess of Jiannan Road, and Liu Yinglin’s reaction confirmed that his group planned to target the wedding procession.
• Seven or eight members of Liu Yinglin’s group emerged from hiding, including a purple-bearded man who attacked Xu Yi with divine sense.
• Xu Yi overwhelmed the group with his fourth-tier divine sense, sealed the area with the Hidden Spirit Pearl, and seized their Sumeru Rings.

Xu Yi encountered Mu Guangming, the Venerate of Light, while searching the Sumeru Rings of his attackers. Mu Guangming offered to teach Xu Yi about cultivation, leaving Xu Yi thrilled at the chance to find a path beyond the True Spirit Circle.

• Xu Yi used divine sense to open the Sumeru Rings and found messaging spheres and a topographical map among the attackers' possessions.
• Mu Guangming appeared unexpectedly, and Xu Yi recognized him as the Venerate of Light.
• Mu Guangming reminded Xu Yi of the promise he had made at the Reward Palace and explained that he had come after learning Xu Yi was nearby.
• Mu Guangming revealed that he knew Xu Yi's background and had been watching his progress, including his unusually strong divine sense.
• Mu Guangming offered to answer Xu Yi's cultivation questions, and Xu Yi eagerly accepted the chance to learn how to advance beyond the True Spirit Circle.

Xu Yi asked Mu Guangming about talismans and the path to Yang Venerate, learning how talisman fields interact and how dangerous the breakthrough can be. Mu Guangming began explaining how a divine soul gives rise to true essence and dharma power, leaving Xu Yi eager to hear more.

• Xu Yi asked why his lower-grade Wind Talisman had failed against Third Young Master Yun's higher-grade Ice Talisman, and Mu Guangming explained that stronger talisman fields devoured weaker ones.
• Xu Yi asked about breaking through to Yang Venerate, and Mu Guangming described the Heavenly Soul, the minor thunder tribulation, and the lethal danger of enduring Thunder True Intent.
• Mu Guangming explained that Yang Venerate cultivators united the Three Souls, formed a divine soul, and bathed it in true baleful intent to produce true essence and dharma power.
• Xu Yi eagerly asked Mu Guangming to explain true essence and dharma power further.

Mu Guangming explained how true essence and magic power worked, and Xu Yi questioned him about cultivation, spells, and Talisman Art. Xu Yi left determined to continue his cultivation and remembered Mu Guangming’s warning that he would need a proper sect to learn powerful techniques.

• Mu Guangming demonstrated Earth Control Art and explained how the Three Souls transformed True Fiend into true essence imbued with the will of Heaven and Earth.
• Xu Yi asked how a cultivator’s True Fiend shaped their comprehension of true meaning, and Mu Guangming explained that non-Five-Element paths could not reach the Yang Venerable Realm.
• Xu Yi asked how true essence worked in combat, and Mu Guangming described its growth and the importance of spells and joining a proper sect.
• Xu Yi asked how Talisman Art compared with spells, and Mu Guangming explained their different strengths, sources of power, and lack of mutual energy-field devouring.

Xu Yi learned about the path beyond the Yang Venerate realm and discovered why his Heavenly Spear Technique had failed. After Mu Guangming explained that artistic conception could shape his dense divine sense, Xu Yi demonstrated his sorrow-powered spear breaking through Mu Guangming’s spell.

• Xu Yi asked Mu Guangming about challenging Yang Venerates, higher cultivation realms, and immortality, and Mu Guangming explained the True Essence turns and their effects on lifespan.
• Mu Guangming revealed that he had reached the True Essence Third Turn and gave Xu Yi a booklet of notes about True Essence.
• Xu Yi told Mu Guangming that he had repeatedly failed to cultivate the Heavenly Spear Technique, and Mu Guangming traced the problem to the granular density caused by the Yun Household’s secret art.
• Mu Guangming said that comprehending the principles of Heaven and Earth could let Xu Yi control his dense divine sense, and Xu Yi asked whether artistic conception qualified.
• Xu Yi used his power of supreme sorrow to steady his white spear and break through one of Mu Guangming’s earthen walls with the Heavenly Spear Technique.