Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi hurried to Sunny Rain Pavilion after Yi Bingwei warned him that Little Fish might be in danger, and found the place under heavy guard. He used a recording to summon Yuwen Tuo, who let him enter the formation.

• Xu Yi watched Qiu Wa and Huang Mei playing before Yi Bingwei contacted him with an urgent warning about Little Fish.
• Xu Yi took Qiu Wa and set out for Sunny Rain Pavilion, while Huang Mei stayed behind on Empty Island.
• Xu Yi arrived at Sunny Rain Pavilion and found it surrounded by a formation and patrolled by armored soldiers.
• A guard commander refused to admit Xu Yi without an invitation and told him to contact the Deputy Envoy.
• Xu Yi threatened to release a recording unless Yuwen Tuo came out, and Yuwen Tuo quickly led him inside.

Xu Yi attended the Hairpin Gathering at Sunny Rain Pavilion to find Director Yu, but Wu Xiuxian drew him into a tense gathering of powerful young scions. After Xu Yi offended Jiang Xinghan and several others, he searched the pavilion again and encountered Yi Bingwei.

• Yuwen Tuo told Xu Yi that the Hairpin Gathering was hosted by his father and admitted he could not help find Director Yu.
• Wu Xiuxian publicly welcomed Xu Yi and introduced him to Jiang Xinghan, Wu Yaotian, and Xie Jianghai, who looked down on Xu Yi's fame.
• Jiang Xinghan and the others challenged Xu Yi to compose a poem, but Xu Yi refused and insulted Jiang Xinghan before walking away.
• Jiang Xinghan nearly fought Xu Yi, while Wu Xiuxian realized his scheme to make Xu Yi offend the young scions was succeeding.
• Xu Yi searched Sunny Rain Pavilion for Director Yu, then spotted Yi Bingwei.

At the Flower Adornment Gathering, Xu Yi rebuffed Wu Xiuxian and learned that he intended to marry Yu Zixuan, whom Yi Bingwei called Little Fish. As Yuwen Tai began the ceremony, Yi Bingwei spotted Little Fish and feared the marriage was about to proceed.

• Yi Bingwei hurried past Xie Jianghai to greet Xu Yi, and Xu Yi insulted Wu Xiuxian for approaching her.
• Wu Xiuxian privately revealed that he had arranged the gathering to claim Yu Zixuan and now wanted Yi Bingwei as well.
• Xu Yi called Wu Xiuxian's entourage parasites and threatened to answer them with a poem, causing most of them to retreat.
• Yi Bingwei told Xu Yi that Little Fish was in trouble and begged him to prevent her marriage to Wu Xiuxian; he agreed to try.
• Yuwen Tai arrived and began the ceremony, while Yi Bingwei realized Little Fish was to marry Wu Xiuxian and spotted her.

Xu Yi discovered that Yi Bingwei was Xuan Xuan and that Director Yu was Yu Yinqiu, then entered the pavilion to stop Wu Xiuxian and the others from pressuring Yinqiu to unveil herself. He left the others’ attempted announcement interrupted as he confronted them.

• Qiu Wa recognized Yi Bingwei as Xuan Xuan, and Xu Yi confirmed it by embracing her.
• Xu Yi promised Yi Bingwei he would help Director Yu against the men pressuring her.
• Qiu Wa recognized Director Yu as Yu Yinqiu, stirring Xu Yi with regret over how he had treated her in the past.
• Xu Yi found Wu Xiuxian and the others surrounding Yinqiu and urging her to remove her veil.
• Xu Yi entered the pavilion and interrupted Wu Xiuxian as he began announcing an important matter.

Xu Yi disrupted Wu Xiuxian’s planned betrothal to Yu Zixuan by revealing their closeness and declaring his intention to be her Dao companion. Wu Xiuxian challenged Xu Yi and threatened to target both Yu Zixuan and Yi Bingwei if he refused.

• Yu Zixuan urged Xu Yi to leave, but he approached her, removed her veil, and called her his little sister as he held her close.
• Yi Bingwei watched Xu Yi and Yu Zixuan together in shock, while Qiu Wa tried to comfort her with a braised pig’s trotter.
• Xu Yi told the gathering that Wu Xiuxian had arranged the ceremony for him so he could pursue Yu Zixuan, angering Wu Xiuxian.
• Yuwen Tai declined to force Yu Zixuan into a betrothal and said she could choose her own Dao companion.
• Wu Xiuxian challenged Xu Yi to a contest and privately threatened to harm Yu Zixuan and Yi Bingwei if Xu Yi refused.

Xu Yi challenged Wu Xiuxian to a life-or-death duel after accusing him of threatening Yu Yinqiu and Fairy Zixuan, then tried to convince Yi Bingwei and Yu Yinqiu of their shared past. He left them safe at Sunny Rain Pavilion and borrowed Profound Yellow Essence to prepare for the fight.

• Xu Yi denounced Wu Xiuxian for trying to seize Fairy Zixuan and challenged him to a duel at the Summit of Sun Peak in ten days.
• After Wu Xiuxian accepted and vanished, Xu Yi told Yi Bingwei and Yu Yinqiu about their past, but they doubted his story until he revealed private details about Yu Yinqiu.
• Yi Bingwei warned Xu Yi that Wu Xiuxian was a dangerous opponent and offered to go with him, while Xu Yi left Qiu Wa at Sunny Rain Pavilion.
• Xu Yi disguised himself as Suijie, convened the Elder Council’s managers, and borrowed Profound Yellow Essence against his Treasure Gathering City earnings.
• After receiving the loan, Xu Yi hurried to Hesheng Studio.

Wu Xiuxian sought peace of mind from his father, the Xiongchu Heavenly Monarch, before preparing to cultivate for his fight with Xu Yi. Xu Yi refused He Beiyi’s plan to make peace with Wu Xiuxian and remained set on fighting to protect Yu Zixuan and Yi Bingwei.

• The Xiongchu Heavenly Monarch caught a Golden Giant Dragon, died after pinning it down, then formed a new body from his spiritual light and sang an ancient verse before Wu Xiuxian.
• Wu Xiuxian admitted he had come seeking reassurance about challenging Xu Yi, but the Xiongchu Heavenly Monarch told him to follow his chosen path and warned him about the consequences of neglecting cultivation.
• Wu Xiuxian left his father and planned to enter seclusion to cultivate before the fight.
• After emerging from seclusion at Hesheng Studio, Xu Yi went to Empty Island to consult Huang Mei and found He Beiyi waiting to scold him.
• He Beiyi urged Xu Yi to apologize to Wu Xiuxian and warned him of Wu Xiuxian’s power, but Xu Yi refused because the fight was unavoidable and he needed to protect Yu Zixuan and Yi Bingwei.
• He Beiyi gave Xu Yi a seal to save his life and vanished.

Xu Yi met Xu Yanzhi and Ning Wuyou on his way to prepare for his fight with Wu Xiuxian, then invited Ning Wuyou to Empty Island for guidance. Ning Wuyou explained the Domain Realm and suggested that divine abilities could let a lower-stage cultivator defeat a stronger opponent, leaving Xu Yi asking whether she believed he could beat Wu Xiuxian.

• Xu Yi accepted the Traveler Department's Great Seal from He Beiyi and set off southeast toward Empty Island.
• Xu Yanzhi met Xu Yi, wished him luck in his fight, and promised to avenge him if he died.
• Ning Wuyou appeared, asked Xu Yi to explain the Xuanji Diagram, and recorded the poems he revealed.
• Ning Wuyou offered to help Xu Yi, and he invited her to Empty Island for tea and cultivation advice.
• Ning Wuyou described the stages of the Domain Realm and explained how divine abilities could overcome a difference in cultivation.
• Xu Yi asked Ning Wuyou whether she thought he could defeat Wu Xiuxian.

Xu Yi learned that Wu Xiuxian might wield a deadly ancient divine ability, then studied Ning Wuyou’s cultivation notes and found that their visualization art could draw down the faint will of heaven. He continued practicing the art in his cave abode, preparing for the coming battle at Sun Peak.

• Ning Wuyou warned Xu Yi not to underestimate Wu Xiuxian and explained that retreat was essential if his ancient divine ability resonated with heaven and earth.
• Ning Wuyou described the stages of the Domain Realm, revealed she had reached Full Domain, and gave Xu Yi a jade token containing her cultivation notes.
• Desolate Charm explained that ancient divine abilities dated from before the Profound Yellow upheaval and urged Xu Yi to back down from the fight.
• Xu Yi ignored Desolate Charm’s assumption that he had reconsidered and shut himself in his cave abode to study Ning Wuyou’s notes.
• Xu Yi practiced the visualization art through several Dharma Aspects and felt the faint will of heaven descend before the technique broke off.

After struggling to reconstruct a cultivation art, Xu Yi set his research aside and spent time with Yi Bingwei and Yu Zixuan before his life-or-death duel with Wu Xiuxian. The chapter ended with cultivators gathering at Sun Peak for the long-awaited battle.

• Xu Yi manifested the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Aspect while researching, but after three days and nights he gave up and rested before the duel.
• Xu Yi held Yi Bingwei's hand and reassured her that he had accepted the challenge willingly to save Little Fish.
• Yi Bingwei suggested that they flee together with Qiu Wa, but Xu Yi said he had no choice but to fight, and she cried in his arms.
• Yu Zixuan told Xu Yi that she loved him for herself, not out of gratitude, and promised to wait for news of the battle with Yi Bingwei and Qiu Wa.
• Cultivators converged on Sun Peak after Xu Yi and Wu Xiuxian's duel was announced.

Cultivators gathered around Sun Peak to watch and wager on the duel between Xu Yi and Wu Xiuxian, with many debating whether Xu Yi could survive the fight. Wu Xiuxian arrived at the summit and explained that Xu Yi’s repeated provocations had left him no choice but to accept the challenge.

• The Southern Heavenly Court's Ji Division sent the Profound Soldier Guard to establish a formation around Sun Peak and control the crowds.
• Liu San refused Old Fourth Zhao’s offer to buy his betting slip and chose to keep his wager on Xu Yi lasting ten moves.
• Old Fourth Zhao said he had bet on Xu Yi lasting twenty moves because Xu Yi had initiated the challenge and likely had a way to hold out.
• Wu Xiuxian arrived at Sun Peak, where Jiang Xinghan, Kuang Zhaohui, Jia Ye, and other prominent figures greeted him.
• Wu Xiuxian told Jia Ye that Xu Yi had repeatedly humiliated and provoked him, so he had been forced to accept the duel.

Xu Yi faced Wu Xiuxian at Sun Peak, using a proposed ten-move limit and threats to unsettle him before agreeing to a fight to the death. As Wu Xiuxian attacked with his manifested Domain Root, Xu Yi revealed that he had entered the Domain Realm and manifested a Golden Domain Root.

• The spectators at Sun Peak condemned Xu Yi as he arrived to face Wu Xiuxian.
• Xu Yi proposed that Wu Xiuxian defeat him within ten moves, then pretended he would abandon the fight when Wu Xiuxian objected.
• After the crowd pressured Wu Xiuxian to accept, Xu Yi declared that one of them had to die and entered the basin below Sun Peak.
• Wu Xiuxian charged Xu Yi and unleashed his seven-colored, regular quadrilateral Domain Root.
• Xu Yi broke through into the Domain Realm and manifested a Golden Domain Root, stunning the spectators.

Xu Yi escaped Wu Xiuxian’s manifested domain and revealed the power of his Five Aggregates Magnetic Lightning, but Wu Xiuxian answered with the ancient Star Rhyme Technique. The chapter left Xu Yi facing a heaven-and-earth-resonating attack as spectators recognized Wu Xiuxian’s ancient divine ability.

• Wu Xiuxian trapped Xu Yi in his manifested domain, but Xu Yi combined his two Domain Roots and broke free.
• Xu Yi taunted Wu Xiuxian instead of explaining the secret behind his Golden Domain Root.
• Wu Xiuxian attacked with the Wu family’s Golden Light Catcher, while Xu Yi countered with Five Aggregates Magnetic Lightning.
• Wu Xiuxian used the Star Rhyme Technique, summoning a pillar of light from Mao Ri Star.
• The spectators identified Wu Xiuxian’s attack as an ancient divine ability that made heaven and earth resonate.

Xu Yi endured Wu Xiuxian’s Star Rhyme Technique by defending himself with the Sui clan’s Origin Fire, astonishing the spectators and nobles. Wu Xiuxian withdrew the attack and summoned the Cataclysm Banner, sending the crowd into a panic as Jiang Xinghan urged him to calm down.

• Xu Yi manifested his shaman body beneath the Sui clan’s Origin Fire and withstood the pillars of light from Wu Xiuxian’s Star Rhyme Technique.
• Spectators cheered for Xu Yi, while Kuang Zhaohui recognized that his defense was a mass of powerful energy rather than an ancient divine ability.
• Xu Yi struggled to maintain his defense, and Wu Xiuxian grew bitter that his signature technique had failed to defeat him.
• Wu Xiuxian withdrew the Star Rhyme Technique, summoned the Cataclysm Banner, and prompted Jiang Xinghan to shout for him to calm down.

Wu Xiuxian's Cataclysm Banner failed, allowing Xu Yi to overwhelm him until Wu summoned the Heavenly Attack Talisman. The resulting blast shattered the Ancient Forbidden Formation, but the dignitaries survived and realized Xu Yi had detonated another powerful treasure.

• Wu Xiuxian tried to activate the Cataclysm Banner, but it went silent before he could use it.
• Xu Yi pressed his attack with the Five Aggregates Palm Thunder, leaving Wu Xiuxian on the defensive as gamblers protested their losses.
• Wu Xiuxian summoned the Heavenly Attack Talisman and threatened to kill Xu Yi, prompting Kuang Zhaohui to call for a barrier.
• The Heavenly Attack Talisman lit up as Xu Yi also erupted in light, and a huge explosion shattered the Ancient Forbidden Formation and swept away tens of thousands of cultivators.
• Liu San and the dignitaries survived the blast, and an elder concluded that Xu Yi had detonated a treasure powerful enough to level a city.

Xu Yi's Five-Colored Bead left Wu Xiuxian grievously injured but failed to kill him, and Wu Xiuxian unleashed calamity energy to transform into a Calamity Demon. Xu Yi's defenses began to fail as the demon attacked, leaving him in immediate danger.

• Xu Yi detonated the Five-Colored Bead, nearly tearing Wu Xiuxian's body apart, but Wu Xiuxian survived.
• Wu Xiuxian threatened Xu Yi and released calamity energy from a bottle, prompting Huang Mei to warn that it was calamity energy.
• Kuang Zhaohui ordered the Profound Soldier Guards to form a defensive array, which blocked the tribulation lightning and helped Wu Xiuxian wield the calamity energy.
• Wu Xiuxian transformed into a red-skinned Calamity Demon, and Huang Mei urged Xu Yi to hide inside the Four-Colored Seal.
• Xu Yi ignored Huang Mei and tried to wake the Dark Gourd, but it remained asleep.
• The Calamity Demon attacked Xu Yi with blades of air and a sphere that pierced his Origin Fire, then gathered five-colored light into its palm.

Xu Yi survived the Tribulation Demon's Five Elements Tribulation by becoming a pure spirit body and forming the Ancestral Aspect. He defeated the Tribulation Demon, while Ning Wuyou and the Palace-dressed Beauty watched in astonishment.

• Kuang Zhaohui ordered everyone on Sun Peak to retreat as the Five Elements Tribulation appeared.
• Huang Mei urged Xu Yi to keep fighting, and Xu Yi charged the Tribulation Demon under the protection of thunder.
• The Five Elements Tribulation pierced Xu Yi's Thunder Shield, and Ning Wuyou tried to rush to his aid before the Palace-dressed Beauty restrained her.
• Xu Yi overlapped his two life wheels, became a pure spirit body, and strengthened his thunder enough to block the tribulation.
• Xu Yi used Ning Wuyou's insights to form the Ancestral Aspect, which nullified the Tribulation Demon's attacks.
• Xu Yi struck with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's longsword, and the Tribulation Demon dispersed into black qi.

After surviving Wu Xiuxian’s calamity demon, Xu Yi recovered in hiding with Ning Wuyou’s help, but his life wheels remained unstable and transforming into his human form drained his vitality. He returned to Wuji Hall and emerged from seclusion still burdened by the lasting cost of the battle.

• Xu Yi’s merged life wheels revived his shaman body after the calamity demon killed him, and he vanished before Kuang Zhaohui could finish him off.
• Three days later, Xu Yi woke in an underground cavern and learned that Ning Wuyou had rescued him from Kuang Zhaohui.
• Xu Yi replied to his Ruyi Pearls, reassured his companions, and returned to Wuji Hall after recovering enough to travel.
• Xu Yi secluded himself for ten days and replenished most of his blood and Life Source Power with treasures from Shopkeeper Tong.
• Xu Yi discovered that he could separate his life wheels only briefly, and that changing into his human form drained his vitality before the wheels merged again.
• Xu Yi argued with Desolate Charm about fighting Wu Xiuxian, then shut the Starry Sky Ring’s channel after Desolate Charm mocked him.

After recovering from his duel with Wu Xiuxian, Xu Yi learned that Gu Beiting and Old Sui had bet on him, while Yiwen Pavilion withheld payouts because the battle’s outcome was disputed. He visited Ning Wuyou to thank her and request a battle recording, but He Beiyi’s call exposed that the recording could settle many wagers, leaving Xu Yi embarrassed.

• Xu Yi explained that Yiwen Pavilion had suspended payouts because witnesses disagreed over whether he or Wu Xiuxian won, and Gu Beiting and Old Sui accepted his advice to wait for recordings to emerge.
• Xu Yi visited Ning Wuyou, thanked her for helping him comprehend a divine ability and saving his life, and asked for a recording of his battle with Wu Xiuxian.
• Ning Wuyou told Xu Yi that he could not reproduce the Ancestral Aspect through strength alone and advised him to keep cultivating.
• He Beiyi contacted Xu Yi, revealed that he had also bet on Xu Yi, and urged him to release the recording to settle the wagers.
• Xu Yi shut off the Ruyi Pearl in embarrassment and began explaining to Ning Wuyou why he had asked for the recording.

Xu Yi reunited with Hong Tianming, the fisherman who had helped him in the lower realm, and learned that Wu Xiuxian had escaped after a Tribulation Demon invaded his Life Wheel. Hong Tianming warned that Wu Xiuxian’s hatred could bring Xu Yi a deadly calamity.

• Ning Wuyou accused Xu Yi of visiting to collect footage and profit from his bet, then gave him a Ruyi Pearl containing what he wanted.
• Gu Beiting and Old Sui delivered more than ten Sumeru Rings holding Xu Yi’s winnings of thirty-three thousand pieces of Profound Yellow Essence.
• Xu Yi returned to the Vast Sea Northern Court and cleared most of his accumulated paperwork before answering He Beiyi’s summons.
• A man in hemp robes recited Xu Yi’s poems, and Xu Yi recognized him as the fisherman he had met in the lower realm.
• The fisherman revealed that he was Hong Tianming and told Xu Yi that Wu Xiuxian had attacked Kuang Zhaohui’s group and escaped.
• Hong Tianming warned that the Tribulation Demon in Wu Xiuxian’s Life Wheel would destroy his reason and that his hatred for Xu Yi could lead to a deadly calamity.