Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi accepted Mu Guangming’s offer to shelter in the Chaotic Star Sea while delaying his revenge against the Yun Family until after Princess Yinqiu’s wedding. He asked to establish a training ground in the Abyss of Chaos, making Mu Guangming wary because it was the Chaotic Star Sea’s vital refuge.

• Mu Guangming explained why Yun Chengyun would marry Princess Yinqiu, and Xu Yi agreed not to disrupt the wedding.
• Xu Yi resolved to take revenge on Yun Zhongge and the Thirteenth Clan Elder after the wedding, then asked Mu Guangming for shelter in the Chaotic Star Sea.
• Mu Guangming welcomed Xu Yi and offered to find him a resource-rich island, but Xu Yi requested a training ground in the Abyss of Chaos.
• Mu Guangming questioned Xu Yi’s choice because the Abyss of Chaos protected the Chaotic Star Sea from the Northern Sacred Court.
• Xu Yi said he needed the Abyss of Chaos as a precaution, and Mu Guangming understood that Xu Yi distrusted him because of his new cooperation with Jiannan Road and Guide Road.

Xu Yi sought a route into and out of the Abyss of Chaos as a refuge if his conflict with the Yun family turned violent, and Mu Guangming agreed to consider the request in exchange for Wind Talismans. Their negotiation ended with Mu Guangming demanding two hundred Swift Wind Talismans, leaving Xu Yi shocked by how hard he had bargained.

• Xu Yi explained that he needed a route into and out of the Abyss of Chaos and offered Wind element Talisman Art in return.
• Mu Guangming declined the Talisman Art and said he would ask the Elder Council if Xu Yi provided Wind Talismans.
• Mu Guangming recalled how his experts had struggled to make Wind Talismans despite spending months and thousands of Wind element Spirit Stones.
• Xu Yi objected to Mu Guangming's demand for two hundred Swift Wind Talismans, but Mu Guangming offered a thousand Wind element Spirit Stones for the work.
• Xu Yi protested that the stones would not cover the cost of making the talismans and realized Mu Guangming was bargaining hard despite their past friendship.

Xu Yi negotiated with Mu Guangming for Spirit Stones and settled into a secluded cultivation ground near the Abyss of Chaos to refine special talismans. He completed the Swift Wind Talismans quickly, then began testing the Raging Wind Talisman and met with early failures.

• Mu Guangming offered Xu Yi a hundred Wind element Spirit Stones in exchange for twenty Swift Wind Talismans by the following month.
• Xu Yi traded six Mid-grade Five Elements Spirit Stones to Mu Guangming for three hundred Fire element Spirit Stones and received a voice-transmission orb.
• Mu Guangming took Xu Yi to a quiet island near the Abyss of Chaos, warned him to follow established routes, and provided warning arrays.
• Xu Yi set up his cultivation grounds and refined twenty Swift Wind Talismans in one day, using only nine Spirit Stones.
• Xu Yi began experimenting with the Raging Wind Talisman, but several attempts failed and consumed Wind element Spirit Stones.

Xu Yi refined Raging Wind and Flame Burst Talismans, then met Mu Guangming to deliver twenty wind talismans and ask about Yang Venerate experts. Mu Guangming warned him against seeking vengeance on the Yun Household, whose patriarch was nearing a breakthrough to the Fifth Turn of True Essence.

• Xu Yi used ninety-one Wind Element Spirit Stones to refine eight Raging Wind Talismans and also made Swift Wind Talismans for battle.
• Xu Yi spent three hundred Fire Element Spirit Stones refining more than fifty Flame Burst Talismans, achieving a fifty percent success rate through painstaking study.
• Xu Yi met Mu Guangming at the Reward Palace and delivered twenty extraordinary wind talismans in a Sumeru Ring.
• Xu Yi asked Mu Guangming to explain the abilities of Yang Venerate mighty figures because he was preparing to target the Yun Household.
• Mu Guangming urged Xu Yi not to revive his feud with the Yun Household and warned that Yun Yewang was close to becoming a Fifth Turn of True Essence expert.

Xu Yi asked Mu Guangming for information about the Yun family, but clarified that he was not rushing into revenge. Mu Guangming explained the Yang Venerate realm and left Xu Yi with an account of its physical and divine-soul powers.

• Mu Guangming warned Xu Yi that challenging the Yun family before he was strong enough would be reckless.
• Xu Yi thanked Mu Guangming but insisted that the Yun family conflict had to be settled, while assuring him he would not drag him into danger.
• Mu Guangming explained that his dealings with the Jian'nan and Guide Circuits did not mean he was aligned with the Yun family, and Xu Yi accepted his clarification.
• Xu Yi told Mu Guangming he was not seeking immediate revenge and asked for a detailed explanation of the Yang Venerate realm.
• Mu Guangming described how a Yang Venerate's body could withstand powerful attacks and how the divine soul improved divine sense, then explained its progression through True Essence First and Second Turn.

Mu Guangming explained the stages of Yang Venerate cultivation and how higher turns gained advantages in spell use, concealment, and detection. As he demonstrated probing Xu Yi with divine sense, Xu Yi questioned why it appeared colorless despite having been black during Mu Guangming’s battle with Yun Zhongge.

• Mu Guangming described how True Essence and the True Spirit Circle changed through the five turns, and said that surpassing seventh-tier divine sense might lead to another world.
• Mu Guangming explained that higher-turn Yang Venerates had more True Essence and could cast more spells, but could not instantly annihilate lower-turn Yang Venerates within the same realm.
• Mu Guangming concealed his presence and aura to demonstrate the concealment advantage of high-tier divine sense, while Xu Yi secretly examined his True Spirit Circle and identified his Third Turn.
• Mu Guangming explained that high-turn Yang Venerates could conceal their cultivation from lower-turn divine sense users, then released divine sense toward Xu Yi to demonstrate detection.
• Xu Yi sensed Mu Guangming’s colorless divine sense and asked why it differed from the pure-black divine sense Mu Guangming had used against Yun Zhongge.

Mu Guangming explained how divine sense worked and why cultivation rank alone did not determine the outcome of battles between Yang Venerates. Xu Yi absorbed his lessons and asked to share another pot of tea, while Mu Guangming concealed his growing impatience.

• Mu Guangming explained how the True Spirit Circle affected the color of divine sense and distinguished Yin Venerate divine sense from Yang Venerate divine sense.
• Xu Yi questioned why his divine sense had been detected, and Mu Guangming said Xu Yi’s fourth-tier divine sense was unusual for someone in the Yin Venerate Realm.
• Mu Guangming said true essence and divine sense advanced together in the Yang Venerate Realm, though he admitted he could not explain why.
• Mu Guangming described cultivation techniques, Talisman Art, and battle tactics as ways a lower-tier Yang Venerate could threaten a higher-tier one, citing Xu Yi’s fight against Yun Zhongge.
• Xu Yi recorded Mu Guangming’s teachings with his divine sense and, after the tea ran out, asked him to brew another pot.

Xu Yi questioned Mu Guangming about the strength of divine-sense attacks, magic arts, and Mystical Talismans, seeking ways to compensate for lacking true essence. Mu Guangming explained how Xu Yi’s sorrow-infused Heavenly Spear could defy ordinary rules and described ways to break through a Talisman Field, then asked what Xu Yi’s other matter was.

• Xu Yi asked whether true-essence magic arts were stronger than divine-sense attacks, and Mu Guangming demonstrated how Earth Spiritual Qi dissolved a net formed from divine sense.
• Xu Yi asked why his Heavenly Spear had broken Mu Guangming’s earthen walls, and Mu Guangming explained that Xu Yi’s intent of utmost sorrow carried the true meaning of heaven and earth.
• Mu Guangming revealed that Xu Yi’s intent had reached True Meaning Invades the Soul, affecting nearby creatures and guards, and predicted that it could strengthen the Heavenly Spear Technique.
• Xu Yi asked whether magic arts or Talisman Arts were better, and Mu Guangming said talismans generally had greater striking force while magic arts were more versatile.
• Mu Guangming described ways to escape a Talisman Field, including Wind Element Mystical Talismans, powerful magic arts, and combining Five Elements Magic Tools with matching magic arts.
• Xu Yi bowed in gratitude, and Mu Guangming asked about the other matter Xu Yi had wanted to discuss.

Xu Yi asked Mu Guangming to let him attend Princess Yinqiu’s wedding in Guide Road, despite the danger posed by the Yun family. He revealed that he had reached the True Essence Third Turn, and Mu Guangming agreed he could go while warning him not to underestimate the Yun family.

• Xu Yi told Mu Guangming he wanted to attend Princess Yinqiu’s wedding and see what kind of man Yun Chengyun was.
• Mu Guangming argued that the Chaotic Star Sea had no obligation to attend and warned Xu Yi that the Yun family might attack him.
• Xu Yi assured Mu Guangming he would not provoke the Yun family and asked whether he could go if he concealed his identity.
• Xu Yi revealed his True Essence Third Turn cultivation, stunning Mu Guangming and showing him why he should think twice before betraying Xu Yi.
• Mu Guangming agreed to let Xu Yi attend the wedding but warned him that the Yun family was far stronger than he imagined.

Mu Guangming warned Xu Yi against risking himself to pursue revenge, then told him that the Heavenly God Hall was expected to appear soon. Xu Yi showed little interest in joining the expedition, while Mu Guangming explained why it would attract cultivators across the world.

• Mu Guangming worried that Xu Yi's new strength made him a threat to the Yun Household, but Xu Yi reassured him that his identity was concealed and insisted on his plans.
• Mu Guangming urged Xu Yi to wait until he was powerful enough to take revenge safely, then allowed him to exchange resources at the Reward Palace.
• A Shadow-Sound Pearl reported that the Heavenly God Chart was nearly fully lit, prompting Mu Guangming to summon the elders to Three Immortals Cave.
• Xu Yi recognized his fragment of the Heavenly God Chart and Mu Guangming invited him to join the expedition to the Heavenly God Hall after the ceremony.
• Xu Yi said he would rather focus on revenge than compete for treasures, and Mu Guangming described the hall's history and the powerful figures who had emerged from it.

Mu Guangming persuaded Xu Yi to join him in seeking the Heavenly God Hall by describing the Sage Fruit’s power to restore a ruined body. After Xu Yi used Mu Guangming’s token to take the Reward Hall’s entire supply of Magnetic Core Beads, Mu Guangming discovered the favor had turned into a costly problem.

• Mu Guangming explained the Heavenly God Hall’s Archaic Martial Period treasures and described the Sage Fruit’s miraculous healing powers.
• Xu Yi connected Mu Guangming’s account of the divine mountain and battle between gods and immortals to writings on the Undying Elder’s jade slip, and agreed to go with him.
• Mu Guangming gave Xu Yi his personal warrant and a Guide Road invitation, hoping to delay Xu Yi’s conflict with the Yun family.
• Xu Yi went to the Reward Hall and used Mu Guangming’s token to take the entire batch of Magnetic Core Beads.
• A voice-transmitting bead informed Mu Guangming of Xu Yi’s actions, leaving him stunned and demanding to know how many beads Xu Yi had taken.

Xu Yi escaped the Chaotic Star Sea after taking its Magnetic Core Beads and sending Mu Guangming two Fire Element talismans as a gift and warning that they should deal as partners. He reached Yufu City to attend the Heir Apparent’s wedding, where he claimed a generous gift from the Chaotic Star Sea would arrive later.

• Mu Guangming learned Xu Yi had taken ninety-four Magnetic Core Beads and left an IOU for a million spirit stones, then received two Fire Element extraordinary talismans as interest.
• Xu Yi left the Chaotic Star Sea, disguised himself with a soul art, and traveled by teleportation array to Yufu City.
• Xu Yi explored Yufu City, then showed his invitation to a reception envoy who escorted him to a mountain lodging for wedding guests.
• The reception envoy asked Xu Yi to submit his wedding gift, and Xu Yi said Mu Guangming had prepared one that would be delivered later.

Xu Yi crossed the Starry Rainbow River on his way to Yufu Palace, discovering that the river’s shifting forces could be resisted with his sorrowful divine sense. When a man attacked him in the mist, Xu Yi sent his Shapeshifting Bone Sword flying at the man’s Protective Light Barrier.

• Xu Yi left his quarters with the crowd after spending two days refining the Shapeshifting Bone Sword.
• A red-armored commander led the travelers to the Starry Rainbow River and invited those willing to cross to continue toward the opposite bank.
• Xu Yi entered the river mist and used divine sense infused with the sorrow of ultimate grief to withstand its unpredictable forces.
• Xu Yi observed cultivators being thrown into the river while he pretended to struggle through the mist.
• A broad man mocked the travelers and knocked several cultivators into the river before attacking Xu Yi.
• Xu Yi launched his pure-gold bone sword at the man's Protective Light Barrier.

Xu Yi reached Jade Floating Mountain after narrowly escaping a fight in the Sea of Mist and settled into his secluded lodgings. Rested for the next day’s ceremony, he went out beneath the full moon to see whether the Immortal Song Tree would reveal its true form.

• A strange force helped Xu Yi dodge the man’s attack, and Xu Yi escaped the Sea of Mist without killing him.
• A green-robed attendant escorted Xu Yi across Jade Floating Mountain, showed him the Immortal Song Chant, and led him to his lodgings on Moon Embracing Peak.
• Xu Yi activated his concealment restriction and slept deeply to restore his energy before the ceremony.
• After waking beneath the full moon, Xu Yi wondered whether the Immortal Song Tree would reveal its true form and went to admire the view.
• Xu Yi set out a couch, table, wine, and delicacies beneath a Nanji Tree as other visitors gathered along the cliffs.

Xu Yi watched the Immortal Song Tree emerge and overheard Yun Zhongge courting Yue Ziling, an Outer Sect Disciple of Purple Extreme Pavilion, for a chance to join the sect. Yun Zhongge and Yue Ziling then flew toward Moon Embracing Peak to meet Yun Zhongge’s old friends, while Xu Yi continued to watch them with his divine sense.

• Xu Yi watched the Immortal Song Tree rise above the cliffs, play music with its leaves, and release spiritual energy.
• Xu Yi sensed Yun Zhongge on Xiumei Peak and recognized the purple-clad Yue Ziling, whom he had seen at the Starry Rainbow River.
• Yun Zhongge asked Yue Ziling about Purple Extreme Pavilion and whether he could enter its Inner Sect.
• Yue Ziling said that even after achieving Yang Sovereign and taking three trials, he had been rejected by the Inner Sect, though he thought Yun Zhongge had the talent to qualify.
• Yun Zhongge asked Yue Ziling to put in a good word for him, but Yue Ziling did not promise help without a tangible benefit.
• Yun Zhongge flew toward Moon Embracing Peak to meet old friends, and Yue Ziling followed him.

Yun Zhongge and Yue Ziling welcomed the prestigious young guests gathered on Moon Embracing Peak, where Yun Zhongge learned that the aloof Qin Qing was an envoy from the Taiqing Upper Sect. Yue Ziling revealed Qin Qing’s remarkable rise through the Eight Great Immortal Sects, leaving the gathering in awe of her.

• Yun Zhongge greeted the gathered young lords and ladies, and Yue Ziling asked him to make introductions.
• Yun Zhongge introduced Yue Ziling to the scions of the great Path Courts, then tried to learn the green-clad woman’s name.
• Young Master Zheng introduced the woman as Qin Qing, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Taiqing Upper Sect and an envoy observing the wedding.
• Yun Zhongge used a secret art to inspect Qin Qing, suffered a sharp spiritual pain, and realized she had reached at least the True Essence Second Turn.
• Yue Ziling recognized Qin Qing as Dragon Master’s direct disciple and recounted her ten straight victories at the outer disciple tournament.
• The assembled guests praised Qin Qing’s achievements and her choice to gain experience outside the sect.

At Jade Floating Mountain, Yun Zhongge explained how the Immortal Song Tree recorded poems on colored leaves, delighting Qin Qing. After a poor poem caused the leaves to disappear, Yun Zhongge had the offending guests removed, and the gathering prepared to try restoring the spectacle with a better poem.

• Yun Zhongge fed the Immortal Song Tree a spirit stone, causing its canopy to change color and display poems on its leaves.
• Yun Zhongge explained that the tree recorded poems carved on spirit stones, and Qin Qing became absorbed in reading its poetic leaves.
• A spirit stone from the eastern peak made the tree turn crimson and hide its leaves, prompting Yun Zhongge to blame a badly written poem.
• Yun Zhongge sent armored soldiers and reception envoys to clear the three peaks of Sun-Bearing, Graceful Beauty, and Cloud Tresses of the offending guests.
• Qin Qing asked Yun Zhongge how to restore the poetic leaves, and he said that feeding the tree a marvelous poem might bring them back.

Yun Zhongge explained that the Immortal Song Tree would only reopen for a new poem, and Qin Qing asked the group to help before the full-moon opportunity passed. Young Master Zheng accepted her request after she offered him a Jue Jue containing a valuable Spirit-Shooting Art, though he refused to help for the reward.

• Yun Zhongge warned Yue Ziling that repeating a poem already recorded on the Immortal Song Tree would make it disappear for years, and said only a new poem could reopen it.
• Qin Qing explained that she wanted to record the tree’s poems as a gift for her master and asked everyone to help before the tree vanished at the end of the full-moon window.
• Duke You urged Young Master Zheng to compose a poem, while Yun Zhongge and Yue Ziling exchanged knowing smiles.
• Qin Qing offered Young Master Zheng a Jue Jue containing the Spirit-Shooting Art, and Yue Ziling explained how the item measured a spell’s validity and quality.
• Young Master Zheng agreed to do his utmost to help Qin Qing, but declined to accept the Jue Jue as payment.

Yue Ziling stepped forward to offer a poem for Qin Qing’s consideration after Young Master Zheng’s verse failed to impress the gathering. The story then revealed that Yun Zhongge had secretly supplied Yue Ziling with the poem in exchange for Yue’s help joining the Purple Extreme Pavilion.

• Young Master Zheng recited a poem, and the gathering fell silent as Qin Qing prepared to offer it to the Immortal Song Tree.
• Yue Ziling interrupted and offered to recite his own poem, while Xu Yi reacted with a tremble and spilled wine.
• Earlier, Yue Ziling struggled to write a poem and Yun Zhongge offered him a work to help impress Qin Qing.
• Yun Zhongge explained that he wanted Yue Ziling to recommend him to the Purple Extreme Pavilion, and Yue Ziling agreed to help.
• Yue Ziling asked whether Yun Zhongge’s poem could awaken the Immortal Song Tree, and Yun Zhongge offered to recite its first three lines for him to judge.

Yue Ziling recited a poem Yun Zhongge had secretly traded him, impressing Qin Qing and making Young Master Zheng concede defeat. The Immortal Song Tree briefly lit up before dimming again, leaving the group without its desired result and Yun Zhongge pleased that he still had other poems in reserve.

• Yue Ziling accepted Yun Zhongge's offer to recommend him to the Purple Extreme Pavilion in exchange for a poem.
• Yue Ziling recited Yun Zhongge's poem, which Xu Yi recognized as the poem the Third Young Master Yun had previously composed.
• Young Master Zheng conceded defeat, and Qin Qing fed Yue Ziling's poem to the Immortal Song Tree.
• The Immortal Song Tree lit up briefly, then went silent again before Qin Qing could give Yue Ziling the Jue Jue.
• Yun Zhongge expressed regret over the tree's reaction while privately keeping other poems from the banquet in reserve.