Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi defeated the white-robed youth by walking through his flute technique, winning the first contest and declining Elder Kong Si’s invitation in favor of staying with Gao. The next contest began as the Red-wart old man fought the Thin black-clothed man, who endured more than a hundred punches without apparent injury.

• Xu Yi walked through the white mist from the white-robed youth’s flute until the flute cracked and the youth collapsed, winning the contest.
• Elder Kong Si recognized that the flute technique used Intent, but Xu Yi kept secret how he had resisted it and declined Kong Si’s invitation.
• Gao privately urged Xu Yi to join Ask Immortal Pavilion, and Xu Yi reassured him that he would not change sides on a whim.
• The Black-clothed middle-aged man proposed a contest of brute strength between the Thin black-clothed man and an opponent chosen by Gao.
• The Red-wart old man charged the Thin black-clothed man and struck him with over a hundred punches, but his opponent showed no sign of injury and said the blows lacked strength.

Xu Yi entered the contest against the Thin black-clothed man after the Red-wart old man was killed, despite warnings from the White-haired Daoist priest and Elder Kong Si. He survived the opponent’s strongest-looking attacks without injury, leaving the arena stunned.

• The Thin black-clothed man killed the Red-wart old man with a single blow, and the White-haired Daoist priest found no one willing to fight next.
• Xu Yi volunteered to face the Thin black-clothed man, while the White-haired Daoist priest and Elder Kong Si tried to dissuade him.
• The Thin black-clothed man struck Xu Yi with a barrage of punches, sending him flying, but Xu Yi landed unharmed and challenged him to use his technique.
• The Thin black-clothed man transformed into a huge blue-faced, tusked monster and crushed Xu Yi beneath a powerful attack.
• Xu Yi sprang upright without a scratch, leaving everyone in the arena staring at him.

The Thin black-clothed man unleashed a blow that cracked the West Pole Mystic Ice, but Xu Yi emerged unharmed. After negotiating a higher payment, the Thin black-clothed man used his trump card and transformed into a giant to attack Xu Yi, who transformed in reply as the battle escalated.

• The Thin black-clothed man's attack cracked the West Pole Mystic Ice, while Xu Yi stood unharmed and left him astonished.
• The Thin black-clothed man asked the Black-clothed middle-aged man to triple his reward before risking his foundation with a trump card, and the man agreed.
• The White-haired Daoist priest urged caution, but Xu Yi told the Thin black-clothed man to hurry up and attack again.
• The Thin black-clothed man drove seven dark steel spikes into his acupoints and transformed into a giant.
• Xu Yi transformed into a monster as the giant's hammer crashed down, shaking the West Pole Ice Layer.

Xu Yi transformed during his fight with the Thin black-clothed man and killed him, but discovered that the transformation had spread foul blood through his meridians and clouded his spiritual sense. He rejected Elder Kong Si's offer to help him attain Point Origin, and the chapter ended when someone cried that the seal had broken.

• Xu Yi transformed using the vital blood from ten Blood Condensing Balls and crushed the Thin black-clothed man into minced flesh.
• Xu Yi realized that his transformation had polluted his bloodline and further disrupted his spiritual sense.
• Elder Kong Si offered Xu Yi the Kong clan's help in attaining Point Origin, alarming the White-haired Daoist priest.
• Xu Yi thanked Elder Kong Si but deferred the offer, avoiding a commitment to the Kong clan.
• Someone shouted that the seal had broken.

Xu Yi witnessed the West Pole Spirit Spring emerge and kill Elder Kong Si before fleeing with the White-haired Daoist priest as a Faceless Man rose from the spring and shattered the ice across the West Pole Land. Three days later, Xu Yi returned to Ask Immortal Pavilion, where the White-haired Daoist priest had rewarded him with pills and hundreds of Blood Condensing Balls.

• A fissure split the West Pole Ice Layer, revealing a glowing spring, and Elder Kong Si drove the others back with a red handkerchief-shaped treasure.
• Elder Kong Si tried to collect the spring water, but its vapor froze and shattered him, destroying his Sumeru Ring as well.
• Xu Yi seized the White-haired Daoist priest and fled, prompting the others to escape as the spring churned.
• A green Faceless Man emerged from the spring and roared, shattering the ice across ten thousand li and turning the West Pole Land into a sea.
• Three days later, Xu Yi visited the White-haired Daoist priest at Ask Immortal Pavilion and thanked him for the Dragon Tiger Pills and hundreds of Blood Condensing Balls.

Xu Yi returned to the Donghua Immortal Sect and began refining spiritual blood, but Liu Zhenlin invited him to meet Immortal Lord He. Wary of the connection between Immortal Lord He and Tu Ling, Xu Yi went with Liu Zhenlin to Deep Sky Island, where the meeting awaited.

• The White-haired Daoist priest urged Xu Yi to keep the Western Extreme Ice Sea affair secret, and Xu Yi returned to the Donghua Immortal Sect.
• Xu Yi set up the Star Pattern Heaven Protecting Formation at Peak Seventy-Four and went into seclusion.
• After more than ten days, Xu Yi prepared to refine nine drops of spiritual blood but received word that Liu Zhenlin had come to see him.
• Liu Zhenlin invited Xu Yi to drink at his residence and meet Immortal Lord He, who had emerged from seclusion.
• Xu Yi examined Liu Zhenlin's blood and vital energy, then accepted the invitation while suspecting Immortal Lord He's gathering was meant for him.
• Xu Yi and Liu Zhenlin arrived at Deep Sky Island, and Liu Zhenlin praised its carefully cultivated scenery.

Xu Yi attended a banquet with Liu Zhenlin, where he drank poisoned wine and appeared to collapse. Chen Xiong revealed that he had reached the Yang Venerable Realm and accused Liu Zhenlin of building power against Immortal Lord He, while Liu realized his master was likely behind the attack on Wang Qianqiu.

• Liu Zhenlin welcomed Xu Yi to a feast, and Xu Yi asked him to dismiss the dancers and attendants so they could drink alone.
• Qiu Lu brought Spring Flower Autumn Dew and secretly warned Xu Yi that someone else had given her the wine.
• Xu Yi drank the wine while using his divine sense to keep it from touching his flesh, then pretended to collapse.
• Liu Zhenlin accused Qiu Lu of poisoning Xu Yi, but Chen Xiong entered and revealed himself as the attacker.
• Chen Xiong subdued Liu Zhenlin and accused him of using his closeness to Wang Qianqiu to build power against Immortal Lord He.
• Liu Zhenlin realized Chen Xiong had secretly advanced to the Yang Venerable Realm and suspected Immortal Lord He had ordered Wang Qianqiu's ordeal.

Chen Xiong captured Xu Yi after Qiu Lu’s failed rescue attempt and brought him to Immortal Lord He’s cave. Wang Yao contacted Immortal Lord He to demand the Sumeru Ring, while the chapter revealed that he had identified Xu Yi as Wang Qianqiu and wanted the secrets he carried.

• Qiu Lu used a Swift Wind Talisman to rescue Xu Yi, but Chen Xiong caught up, killed her with his divine sense, and captured Xu Yi.
• Chen Xiong took Xu Yi to Immortal Lord He’s cave, where Immortal Lord He seized Xu Yi’s Sumeru Ring and wondered whether it was the Blood Concealment Ring.
• Wang Yao contacted Immortal Lord He and demanded the Sumeru Ring, then calmed down when He reminded him of their agreement and its Soul Restriction Talisman.
• Wang Yao had connected Xu Yi’s identities as Wang Qianqiu, Dongfang Tuo’s guest cultivator, and the Nameless One by tracing his fighting style and the Donghua Immortal Sect clue.
• Wang Yao had enlisted Immortal Lord He to watch or capture Wang Qianqiu, but He had grown determined to seize Wang Qianqiu’s secrets for himself.

Wang Yao and Immortal Lord He joined forces to capture Xu Yi, using Yanluo Immortal to weaken his soul and spirit. Xu Yi unexpectedly awakened before they could extract his Blood Concealment Ring and seized Immortal Lord He, who warned that his death would throw the Donghua Immortal Sect into an uproar.

• Wang Yao, anxious about Xu Yi's growing strength, made a deal with Immortal Lord He to capture him and divide his spoils.
• Immortal Lord He revealed that he had poisoned Xu Yi with Yanluo Immortal, which had begun to weaken Xu Yi's soul, spirit, and body.
• Immortal Lord He prepared a formation and jade spikes to extract Xu Yi's Blood Concealment Ring while Wang Yao urged him to hurry.
• Xu Yi suddenly awakened, destroyed the jade spikes, transformed into a giant demon, and grabbed Immortal Lord He, shattering his sword.
• Xu Yi confronted Wang Yao's projection and questioned Immortal Lord He, who pleaded that his death would cause turmoil in the Donghua Immortal Sect.

Xu Yi survived Yanluo Immortal’s attack and defeated Immortal Lord He, but the struggle left his meridians and apertures petrified and his cultivation severely impaired. He confronted the recovering Immortal Lord He, who remained trapped by the strange insects Xu Yi had put inside him.

• Xu Yi fed the last three Heart-Devouring Worms to Immortal Lord He, crushed his bones, and threw him aside.
• The Chiwu Worm devoured Yanluo Immortal as it attacked Xu Yi’s soul, allowing Xu Yi to regain consciousness.
• Xu Yi consumed Blood Condensing Balls and spirit blood, transformed into a giant demon, and defeated Immortal Lord He.
• Xu Yi refined Blood Condensing Balls to halt the force weakening his bloodline, but his meridians, acupoints, and apertures petrified in the process.
• Xu Yi confronted Immortal Lord He, who recovered enough to sit up and complained that Xu Yi was hounding him.

Xu Yi took control of Immortal Lord He and demanded answers about the Black Origin Bead and Origin Ignition. Immortal Lord He explained that Origin Ignition involved a Heavenly Origin Seed and demonstrated its power, leaving Xu Yi to consider why his own fire spiritual energy had been disrupted.

• Xu Yi seized Immortal Lord He's Sumeru Ring, found the Black Origin Bead inside, and brought Immortal Lord He to the great hall.
• Immortal Lord He dismissed the servants and agreed to cooperate after Xu Yi threatened him with three Heart-Devouring Worms.
• Xu Yi asked why the Black Origin Bead was so valuable, and Immortal Lord He began explaining Origin Ignition and the Heavenly Origin Seed.
• Xu Yi activated his fire spiritual energy, and Immortal Lord He recognized its purity and asked about Xu Yi's cultivation level.
• Immortal Lord He showed that his fireball disrupted Xu Yi's fire spiritual energy, then asked Xu Yi whether he understood what had happened.

Immortal Lord He explained how the Heavenly Origin Seed worked and why Xu Yi’s True Essence Fifth Turn made reaching point origin nearly impossible, though enough seeds might still break through the barrier. Xu Yi then learned the Origin Bead’s power, and Chen Xiong arrived to report that Liu Zhenlin refused to confess and recommend a severe punishment.

• Immortal Lord He explained that Heavenly Origin Seeds connected their bearers to nature and made same-element powers stack, while planting one grew harder at higher cultivation turns.
• Immortal Lord He said True Essence Second Turn was the ideal time to plant a seed and that Xu Yi’s Fifth Turn made reaching point origin nearly impossible.
• Xu Yi asked whether anyone could overcome the barrier, and Immortal Lord He said enough Heavenly Origin Seeds might penetrate it if Xu Yi’s body could withstand their impact.
• Immortal Lord He explained that Origin Beads contained Life Source Power that could suppress inner demons during breakthroughs.
• Chen Xiong reported that Liu Zhenlin refused to confess and recommended sending him to the Nether Prison for Soul Extraction and Spirit Refining.

Xu Yi learned that Chen Xiong had killed Qiu Lu and punished Immortal Lord He before honoring her at the place she died. Afterward, Liu Zhenlin chose to remain with Immortal Lord He and parted ways with Xu Yi.

• Xu Yi ordered Immortal Lord He to bring Liu Zhenlin to the hall and had Chen Xiong handed over to him.
• Chen Xiong pleaded for mercy and revealed that he had killed Qiu Lu, prompting Xu Yi to strike Immortal Lord He and order him to build Qiu Lu a grave and find her family.
• Xu Yi took Liu Zhenlin to the place where Qiu Lu had died and bowed three times, grieving that she had given her life for him.
• Xu Yi asked Liu Zhenlin whether he would remain with Immortal Lord He or leave the Donghua Immortal Sect.
• Liu Zhenlin chose to stay with Immortal Lord He, said he and Brother Wang would go their separate ways, and left.

Xu Yi reported to Elder Bai, who rewarded him with a recommendation for direct selection and a jade token containing material to study. Xu Yi then went to the Discussion Palace to learn about claiming tasks, where disciples had already begun lining up three days before new tasks were announced.

• Xu Yi left Liu Zhenlin and headed to Shang Gong Island, reasoning that Immortal Lord He and Wang Yao were unlikely to act against him immediately.
• Elder Bai offered to recommend Xu Yi for direct selection ahead of the competition in five months.
• Elder Bai gave Xu Yi a jade token and warned him to study its contents and earn enough Merit Points to make the recommendation count.
• Xu Yi went to the Discussion Palace and saw disciples reserving places at the task screens three days before the next tasks were announced.

Xu Yi studied Elder Bai’s Three-Five-Seven Sword while waiting for a chance to secure a direct-selection spot and enough Merit Points. When Hu Yanqing arrived and demanded his claimed place, Xu Yi’s composure made Hu Yanqing back down, leaving Xu Yi in position as the appointed hour approached.

• Xu Yi used Elder Bai’s jade token to study the Three-Five-Seven Sword and recognized that it transformed Plum Blossom Numerology into a profound cultivation technique.
• Xu Yi studied the incomplete technique for three days and two nights, repeatedly reading it and longing to practice it.
• A burly man warned Xu Yi that he had taken an important person’s spot, while other attendants mocked his apparent ignorance of the sect hierarchy.
• Hu Yanqing arrived with seven Outer Sect Disciples and confronted Xu Yi over the spot.
• Xu Yi remained silent and calm, so Hu Yanqing judged him to have an extraordinary background, introduced himself, and yielded the spot.

At the Donghua Immortal Sect, Hu Yanqing confronted Xu Yi after learning he was a trial disciple, but Fan Kuan intervened before Cao Jie suddenly attacked Hu Yanqing. The clash ended with both Hu Yanqing and Cao Jie injured, leaving Hu Yanqing bewildered by the unexpected obstacles.

• Hu Yanqing claimed the first place in line, prompting other Outer Sect Disciples to seize spots from people without powerful backing.
• Tu Ling introduced Xu Yi to Hu Yanqing as Wang Qianqiu, the foremost trial disciple, and Hu Yanqing accused Xu Yi of acting arrogantly.
• Hu Yanqing attacked Xu Yi, but Fan Kuan blocked his palm with a curtain of water and tried to broker peace.
• Hu Yanqing demanded that Xu Yi kneel and kowtow, but Cao Jie suddenly kicked him and attacked him with fireballs.
• Hu Yanqing countered Cao Jie with the Sword Slaying Art, leaving both men injured as he demanded to know why Cao Jie had attacked him.

Cao Jie backed Xu Yi by beating Hu Yanqing and forcing him to kowtow, then Elder Bie arrived and attacked Xu Yi. Xu Yi warned someone hidden nearby to stop playing dead, and the frost from Elder Bie's attack vanished.

• Cao Jie and Fan Kuan arrived to protect Xu Yi, and Cao Jie attacked Hu Yanqing after Hu Yanqing threatened to leave.
• Cao Jie forced Hu Yanqing to kneel before Xu Yi and kowtow three times, knocking him unconscious.
• Xu Yi saw through Cao Jie's scheme to provoke a larger confrontation but chose not to kill him.
• Elder Bie arrived and demanded an explanation, but Cao Jie blamed Hu Yanqing for breaking the rules.
• Elder Bie launched a water-spirit attack at Xu Yi, who warned someone nearby to stop playing dead, causing the frost to vanish.

Xu Yi secured Immortal Lord He’s protection, reclaimed the Heart-Devouring Worms from two followers, and left the Donghua Immortal Sect for a mission to the Tong Family. The chapter leaves him heading toward Luanyu Immortal Island to seek a Pure Clarity Pill from a reclusive clan.

• Cao Jie and Fan Kuan wondered whether Immortal Lord He was also infested with a Heart-Devouring Worm.
• Elder Bie abandoned his plan to attack Wang Qianqiu after Immortal Lord He threatened to defend him.
• Immortal Lord He offered Xu Yi protection, but Xu Yi treated him as a useful tool and paid little attention to his confession.
• Xu Yi removed the Heart-Devouring Worms from the round-faced man in violet and the square-faced man in violet, then promised each one a chance to seek his help.
• Xu Yi left the Donghua Immortal Sect on a mission to offer birthday congratulations to the Tong Family and earn a Pure Clarity Pill.

Xu Yi accepted a high-merit mission to deliver birthday congratulations to the Tong Family head and traveled to Huaixi Prefecture to visit his former sect and Yan Zi. At Cold Sun Peak, a shift in his outlook unlocked a divination-like spiritual insight, and he reunited with Steward Fang, whom he asked about matters from his past.

• Xu Yi exchanged the spoils from his past battles and robberies at Ask Immortal Pavilion for Spirit Stones and rare treasures, then refined talismans and studied the Three-Five-Seven Sword.
• Xu Yi traveled by teleportation array to Bayi City and secretly returned to Cold Sun Peak to see Yan Zi.
• Xu Yi asked Old Cai to summon Zhao Wuliang, but Old Cai brought Steward Fang instead.
• Seeing Old Cai stirred Xu Yi to reflect on mortality, and he let go of some of his obsession with immortality and the future.
• Xu Yi's spiritual sense expanded beyond three hundred miles and developed a divination-like insight that was strongest when sensing mortals.
• Xu Yi greeted Steward Fang, learned he had risen to a position of influence in the government office, and asked him about the matters he cared about.

Xu Yi returned to Cold Sun Peak, mastered the Three-Five-Seven Sword, and went to watch Yan Zi compete for an Earth Soul Talisman. Yan Zi won her final bout and advanced to the next stage, drawing attention for her Swift Body Talisman.

• Xu Yi learned that Yan Zi and Zhao Wuliang were seeking an Earth Soul Talisman, then gave gifts to Steward Fang and Old Cai and secluded himself at Cold Sun Peak.
• Xu Yi practiced the Three-Five-Seven Sword repeatedly and mastered its basic fragment in eight or nine days.
• Xu Yi found Yan Zi at the Heavenly Might Merchant Alliance event, where she had won more than ten bouts without a loss.
• Yan Zi faced a wood-type Baleful Intent cultivator in the final contest and used a Swift Body Talisman to defeat him.
• Yan Zi's opponent conceded, and the crowd cheered while discussing her rare talisman.