Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi explained why the three major organizations had joined forces to suppress the great clans and prepared to meet Wang Rongrong about returning to his post. At the Phoenix Power Guard training grounds, his former subordinates waited for him to decide whether they would return or leave with him.

• Li Tieya told Xu Yi that Reverse Star Palace, Starry Sky Prefecture, and Big Dipper Palace were sweeping through the great clans.
• Xu Yi identified four reasons the organizations could act together: the clans' limited influence over senior officials, growing resentment among immortal officials, the wealth displayed at his exhibition, and the end of rivalry between the organizations.
• Xu Yi revealed that Wang Rongrong, a junior minister from Heavenly King of the Imperial Way's Mansion and his former superior, had come to see him.
• Li Tieya said he planned to join Big Dipper Palace and invited Xu Yi to come with him, while the bandit chiefs asked to join as well.
• Xu Yi assured Li Tieya they would remain friends even if they joined different sides, then left the banquet.
• Ren Cong told Xu Yi that the Phoenix Power Guard subordinates had gathered to follow his decision about whether they would return to their posts or leave.

Xu Yi returned to the Phoenix Power Guard, where Reverse Star Palace cleared his name and offered him command of a new General’s Command. He accepted and met Palace Master Yan Wuyi, who praised his ability and expressed high hopes for his future.

• Xu Yi met Wang Rongrong and Cao Wushang, who told him that Shao Ting and Xiong Chumo had been punished and his name cleared.
• Cao Wushang announced that Reverse Star Palace would establish a seventh General’s Command under Xu Yi, and the Phoenix Power Guard celebrated.
• Xu Yi accompanied Cao Wushang to the shifting palace in the void and met Palace Master Yan Wuyi in his study.
• Yan Wuyi praised Xu Yi for turning the Starry Sky Ancient Path’s turmoil to his advantage and promised to promote gifted talents like him.
• Xu Yi pledged to serve Yan Wuyi, while privately remaining wary of powerful officials’ words.

Xu Yi learned that the Sui clan’s Origin Fire might remain on Rust Star and took charge of the newly established Deep Space Prefecture. After learning why it was stationed by the Profound Yellow Ancestral Vein, he planned to master the work of capturing Profound Yellow Fiend before moving on to his Starry Sky Prefecture post.

• Yan Wuyi rewarded Xu Yi with three portions of Dao Source and told him that Sui Kuohai may have left the Sui clan’s Origin Fire on Rust Star.
• Xu Yi returned with Cao Wushang and officials, and the Deep Space Prefecture was established on Hanging Star Island.
• Liu Mingzhao explained that the Deep Space Prefecture was created to guard the Reverse Star Palace’s Profound Yellow Ancestral Vein after the vein lines stopped extending.
• Xu Yi asked to learn how to capture Profound Yellow Veins, while Liu Mingzhao urged him to secure control over personnel appointments.
• Xu Yi told Liu Mingzhao he would handle personnel matters but insisted on mastering the prefecture’s core duty of absorbing Profound Yellow Fiend.

Xu Yi studied the Tower Masters’ methods for finding Profound Yellow Veins and learned of Star Thunder Explosions, whose magnetic thunderfields could help him cultivate the Chaos Thunder Art. After Yan Wuyi ordered the commander-in-chief prefectures to assist him, Xu Yi continued learning from veteran Tower Masters across the realm.

• Liu Mingzhao thanked Xu Yi and hurried away before recommending experts in collecting Profound Yellow Fiend, so Xu Yi summoned Ren Cong instead.
• Ren Cong taught Xu Yi how to search for fiend roots and Profound Yellow Veins at Flying Fish Tower.
• Xu Yi and Ren Cong witnessed a Nebula Explosion, and Xu Yi asked about Star Thunder Explosions after learning that they created vast magnetic thunderfields.
• Xu Yi obtained information about Star Thunder Explosions and ordered every region to report sightings for a generous reward.
• Xu Yi learned from Song Xiao at Starworm Tower and then visited seven more veteran Tower Masters to study their methods.
• Yan Wuyi issued a decree requiring the commander-in-chief prefectures to help Xu Yi with his research.

Xu Yi traveled to the Starry Sky Prefecture to take up his post as Tower Master of the Huisha Tower, while remaining concerned about his injuries and the Life Fire Essence deadline. After arriving safely, he learned that Prefect Lu Zhongyi wanted him to review Starry Sky Island’s records before beginning his duties.

• Xu Yi completed his cultivation studies, tested his methods for locating Profound Yellow Fiend veins, and set out for the Starry Sky Prefecture after notifying his allies.
• Old Desolate warned Xu Yi that the Jianlan Hội might have acted against him and that his time to use Hong Tianming’s Life Fire Essence was nearly up.
• Xu Yi arrived safely at Central Green Island, unaware that Wu Xinshan and Banerchan’s planned interception had failed because he had traveled disguised as Suijie.
• The next morning, Chen Yu brought Xu Yi to Starry Sky Island, where Prefect Lu Zhongyi instructed him to study the island’s records before taking up his post as Tower Master of the Huisha Tower.

After Hong Tianming vouched for Lu Zhongyi, Xu Yi decided not to hide on Starry Sky Island and investigated the people tracking him. He drew two Starry Sky Boats after him, while Wu Xinshan and Banerchan discovered that another force was pursuing Xu Yi and were confronted by Chen Bingying.

• Xu Yi questioned whether Lu Zhongyi could be trusted, but a message signed "Begging Night"—a signal only he and Hong Tianming knew—assured him that Lu was reliable.
• Xu Yi rejected Old Desolate's advice to lie low, reasoning that the Jianlan Hội forces on Starry Sky Island would gain time to prepare if he did nothing.
• Xu Yi investigated Starry Sky Island and nearby Zhenming Island, then sent Old Desolate to learn about the powerful people tailing him.
• Xu Yi left Zhenming Island for outer space, and two enormous Starry Sky Boats gathered where he had been.
• Wu Xinshan and Banerchan realized that someone else was pursuing Xu Yi, then admitted Chen Bingying into their secret chamber when he accused them of making him a fall guy.

After Chen Bingying’s forces were wiped out while pursuing Xu Yi, he confronted Wu Xinshan and Banerchan, blamed them, and threatened to report them to the Chen family. The three agreed to cooperate against Xu Yi and decided to seek a chance to remove Lu Zhongyi from their way.

• Chen Bingying revealed that Xu Yi had lured his force into an ambush, leaving most of his men dead or captured, and accused Wu Xinshan and Banerchan of abandoning him.
• Chen Bingying threatened to report Wu Xinshan and Banerchan unless they gave him the lion’s share of the credit for defeating Xu Yi.
• Banerchan explained that they had misjudged Lu Zhongyi and Xu Yi, and warned that division among them would ruin their effort and damage Chen Bingying’s prospects.
• Wu Xinshan proposed dealing with Lu Zhongyi before targeting Xu Yi, and Chen Bingying suggested bringing Lu Zhongyi back to central headquarters temporarily.
• Wu Xinshan and Banerchan recognized that arranging Lu Zhongyi’s temporary return could give them the opportunity they needed.

Chen Bingying planned to hire Suijie to assassinate Xu Yi while Wu Xinshan and Banerchan focused on getting Lu Zhongyi recalled and isolating Xu Yi from Li Sheng. Xu Yi then spoke with Li Tieya, who thanked him for arranging the ambush on Chen Bingying’s troops.

• Chen Bingying agreed to help Wu Xinshan and Banerchan get Lu Zhongyi recalled, but urged them to arrange Xu Yi’s death as well.
• Chen Bingying proposed hiring Suijie, believing Suijie’s past rivalry with Xu Yi and history as an assassin would make him suitable for the job.
• Wu Xinshan and Banerchan warned that the plan might fail, then agreed to treat it as a fallback while they targeted Li Sheng and pursued Lu Zhongyi’s recall.
• Chen Bingying claimed the credit for any success and hurried off to approach Suijie, while Wu Xinshan and Banerchan worried about his reckless plans.
• Xu Yi received Li Tieya’s call, and Li Tieya thanked him for arranging the ambush on Chen Bingying’s troops.

Xu Yi, disguised as Suijie, negotiated with Chen Bingying, who wanted him to kill Xu Yi, and demanded an Ancient Spirit Body Pill as payment. After Suijie rescued Chen Bingying’s captured relatives and retainers, Chen Bingying urged Wu Xinshan and Banerchan to approve the pill, but they fell silent.

• Li Tieya thanked Suijie for arranging a chance to attack a rival and sought to present him with a gift.
• After Liu Mingzhao reported an imposing visitor, Xu Yi disguised himself as Suijie and met Chen Bingying in the Deep Space Hall.
• Chen Bingying asked Suijie to kill Xu Yi, and Suijie demanded an Ancient Spirit Body Pill before agreeing to help.
• Chen Bingying offered twenty thousand Profound Yellow Essences, but Suijie insisted on the pill and promised to rescue Chen Bingying’s captured associates within seven days.
• Chen Bingying met Wu Xinshan and Banerchan on Central Green Island and urged them to provide an Ancient Spirit Body Pill in exchange for Suijie’s help.

Chen Bingying, Wu Xinshan, and Banerchan exchanged an Ancient Spirit Body Pill for Xu Yi’s oath to deal with Xu Yi within a year, and the pill restored Xu Yi’s ability to switch between Fate Wheels. After learning that a mysterious shadow had watched them, Xu Yi went to observe a Star Thunder Explosion and approached it in his Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey form.

• Chen Bingying brought Wu Xinshan and Banerchan into the deal, and the three devised a plan to exchange the Ancient Spirit Body Pill for Suijie’s help.
• Xu Yi swore an oath by the Suijie clan’s ancestors and Great God Zhurong, promising to deal with Xu Yi within a year, then took the pill and restored his ability to switch between Fate Wheels.
• Huang Mei reported seeing a hazy shadow lurking above the departing trio, so Xu Yi had Huang Mei hide in the Starry Sky Ring and watch for danger.
• Ren Cong told Xu Yi about a Star Thunder Explosion near Langhuan Star, and Xu Yi traveled to Flying Fish Tower to see it.
• Xu Yi ordered Ren Cong to move Flying Fish Tower closer, then left the tower and flew toward the storm before revealing his Crimson Flame Thunder Monkey form.

Xu Yi endured the Star Thunder Explosion to refine twelve Lightning Cloud Essences and break through the Chaos Thunder Art. He mastered the ancient divine art Ten Directions Thunder Roar and headed back after realizing a few more portions of Dao Source could help him reach the Third Realm.

• Xu Yi used Dao Source and Profound Yellow Qi to endure the thunderclouds and refine twelve Lightning Cloud Essences.
• Xu Yi formed a stable magnetic thunder field with the essences and cultivated the Chaos Thunder Art as the Star Thunder Explosion began to collapse.
• Xu Yi remained stuck at the final breakthrough until Huang Mei urged him to try other methods, prompting him to use Ning Wuyou's visualization art.
• Xu Yi visualized the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Aspect, cleared his mind, and mastered the ancient divine art Ten Directions Thunder Roar.
• Xu Yi saw that his life wheels and domain roots had changed, estimated that seven or eight more portions of Dao Source could bring him to the Third Realm, and messaged everyone as he hurried back.

After more than twenty days of cultivation, Xu Yi returned toward Starry Sky Prefecture and confronted a cloaked attacker who claimed Suijie had sent him. The chapter ended with the attacker unleashing a sea of flames and over a hundred fire dragons at Xu Yi.

• Xu Yi answered Chen Bingying’s complaints as Suijie, insisting he would handle the killing of Xu Yi on his own schedule and claiming Xu Yi would soon return to Starry Sky Prefecture.
• Chen Bingying, Banerchan, and Wu Xinshan agreed to wait for Suijie to act, while Xu Yi returned to Deep Space Prefecture, handled personnel assignments, and then set out for Starry Sky Prefecture.
• Near Starry Sky Prefecture, Xu Yi sensed he was being watched and drew out a cloaked figure with a spread of blazing lightning.
• The cloaked figure attacked with a powerful streak of fire, but Xu Yi’s Sui clan Origin Fire shield stopped it, though its Fire True Intent nearly shattered his will.
• The cloaked figure claimed Suijie had ordered Xu Yi’s death, and Xu Yi and Huang Mei suspected the claim was a lie from someone who had overheard Xu Yi’s earlier negotiation.
• The cloaked figure summoned three balls of fire, turned the surroundings into a sea of flames, and sent over a hundred fire dragons toward Xu Yi.

Xu Yi fought a mysterious cloaked man whose flames nearly overwhelmed him, until Lu Zhongyi intervened and drove the attacker away. Recovering in Qingyue cave dwelling, Xu Yi realized the Insight Mirror could not track the man, while Chen Bingying mistook the battle for proof that his plan had succeeded.

• Xu Yi unleashed Ten Directions Thunder Roar against the cloaked man's sea of flames, but the attacker intensified his assault until Xu Yi was badly injured and prepared to use the Five-Colored Bead.
• Lu Zhongyi arrived, froze and shattered the fiery canopy, then took Xu Yi to Starry Sky Island before Xu Yi returned to Qingyue cave dwelling to recover.
• Xu Yi tested the Insight Mirror and found that it had no effect on the cloaked man.
• Chen Bingying contacted Xu Yi, believing the battle showed that his plan was working, and Xu Yi angrily blamed him for giving him faulty information before ending the transmission.
• Chen Bingying celebrated with Wu Xinshan and Banerchan, concluding that Suijie had arranged for an Earth Witch from Wuyuan to attack Xu Yi.

Chen Bingying funded Suijie’s next attempt against Xu Yi, while Wu Xinshan and Banerchan arranged to strip Xu Yi of his official protection. Lu Zhongyi revealed he was returning to the central bureau, leaving Xu Yi to face the plot on his own unless he chose to go with him.

• Chen Bingying delivered twenty thousand Profound Yellow Essence to Xu Yi, believing he was financing another attack on him.
• Wu Xinshan proposed attacking Xu Yi through his Official Status, and Banerchan said they had secured Prefectural Envoy Li Sheng’s help to have Lu Zhongyi leave.
• Xu Yi received a summons from Lu Zhongyi and thanked him for intervening against the cloaked attacker.
• Lu Zhongyi said the attacker’s fire-based techniques resembled those of the Wu Clan and praised Xu Yi for holding his own.
• Lu Zhongyi told Xu Yi he was returning to the central bureau and offered to take him along if he feared the Jianlan Hội’s schemes.

Xu Yi arrived at the Gray Slaughter Tower and faced officials who refused to give him control, while a prefecture merit contest put his position at risk. He challenged Tower Envoy Lin Fen’s competence and declared he could capture three Profound Yellow Fiend veins in ten days, prompting Lin Fen to wager control of the tower.

• After Lu Zhongyi departed, the prefecture ordered Xu Yi to return to his post, and he went to the Gray Slaughter Tower.
• Lin Fen and other officials claimed Xu Yi needed months or years to learn the tower before taking control, and several openly insulted him.
• The prefecture announced a merit contest whose winner would become Road Envoy of Qingmu Road and whose last-place finisher would be suspended and sent back to the Bureau of Officials.
• Xu Yi told Desolate Charm that he was interested in the Road Envoy post and had prepared by learning how to find Profound Yellow Fiend veins.
• When Xu Yi summoned the ranked officials, Lin Fen and his allies belittled him, so Xu Yi accused Lin Fen of incompetence and claimed he could capture three veins in ten days.
• Lin Fen bet that if Xu Yi captured three Profound Yellow Fiend veins within ten days, he would hand over control of the Gray Slaughter Tower.

Xu Yi proved his ability to find Profound Yellow Fiend veins, then killed Lin Fen, Yin Chang, and Jiang Hao when they tried to revoke his control of Huisha Tower. He installed Qin Bing, Liu Haowen, and Song Qingfeng in their places, and Huisha Tower soon gathered a rich harvest under his leadership.

• Xu Yi wagered that he would resign if he failed to find Profound Yellow Fiend veins, and Lin Fen handed him control of Huisha Tower.
• Within five days, Xu Yi found two veins, prompting Lin Fen, Yin Chang, and Jiang Hao to panic and call off the wager.
• Lin Fen summoned the officials and demanded that Xu Yi return the star disk, but Xu Yi accused him of misconduct and blocked his attempt to send a message.
• Xu Yi killed Yin Chang, Lin Fen, and Jiang Hao with Palm Thunder, then appointed Qin Bing as interim Tower Envoy, Liu Haowen to replace Yin Chang, and Song Qingfeng to replace Jiang Hao.
• Xu Yi continued searching for Profound Yellow Fiend veins, and Huisha Tower activated three times in ten days, earning the respect and enthusiasm of its staff.

After six months of gathering Profound Yellow Fiend, Xu Yi discovered that the Four-Colored Seal Space could extract pure Ancient Profound Yellow Qi from Profound Yellow Beads, though only in tiny amounts. As the year ended, an order arrived for the Tower Masters to return and have their harvests inspected.

• Xu Yi led the Huisha Tower to collect more Profound Yellow Fiend than it had gathered in the previous ten years, and Qin Bing expected them to take first place.
• Xu Yi spotted a huge Starry Sky Strange Beast that struck the Huisha Tower with a tentacle, then wondered whether he would ever meet the little wolf-dog again.
• Xu Yi rested for three days, then tested whether the Four-Colored Seal Space could break down collected Profound Yellow Fiend and Profound Yellow Beads.
• The space could not refine the Fiend, but it transformed the three Profound Yellow Beads into small wisps of pure Ancient Profound Yellow Qi, which Xu Yi absorbed.
• An order arrived at the Huisha Tower directing all Tower Masters to return for the annual harvest inspection.

Chen Bingying, Wu Xinshan, and Banerchan learned that Xu Yi had won first place and become Qingmu Road’s Road Envoy, ruining their plan to ambush him. Suijie agreed to help Chen Bingying again and proposed promoting Xu Yi straight to Road Judge.

• Chen Bingying and Wu Xinshan prepared a large ambush for Xu Yi, while Banerchan worried that he might survive the scheme.
• Li Sheng’s steward told Chen Bingying that Xu Yi had come in first, Lin Fen had been executed, and Xu Yi was now the Road Envoy of Qingmu Road.
• Wu Xinshan and Banerchan blamed Xu Yi’s extraordinary skill at finding Profound Yellow Fiend veins for the unexpected result.
• Chen Bingying contacted Suijie, apologized for interfering with his plans, and asked him to help deal with Xu Yi.
• Suijie agreed to help for the sake of Ancestor Witch Zhurong and proposed promoting Xu Yi straight to Road Judge, startling Chen Bingying, Wu Xinshan, Banerchan, and Huangmei.

Suijie arranged for Xu Yi to be promoted to Road Judge and placed in charge of the newly established Xishan Road, intending to make him a legitimate target. Xu Yi received his appointment and official supplies, unaware of the plot behind his promotion.

• Suijie explained to Banerchan, Wu Xinshan, and Chen Bingying that making Xu Yi a powerless Road Judge would let him attack Xu Yi openly.
• Chen Bingying submitted a promotion and transfer request, and Jianlan Hui approved it.
• Li Sheng announced the establishment of Xishan Road and Xu Yi's appointment as its Principal Fifth Rank Road Judge, stirring envy across the Starry Sky Prefecture.
• Xu Yi's subordinates celebrated his promotion, while Xu Yi privately suspected the transport brigade had helped secure the post and complained about being sent to a desolate area.
• Xu Yi collected his command tokens, plaques, seals, Dao Source, and salary from Li Sheng on Starry Sky Island.

Xu Yi let Zhong Yang control Xishan Road while drawing Chen Bingying into a plan to stage his own death and eliminate the Jianlan Hội’s spies. On the Shangsi Festival, Xu Yi and Zhong Yang began ceremonies at separate altars, setting the stage for Suijie’s planned attack.

• Xu Yi let Zhong Yang restrict his authority on Xishan Road, then told Chen Bingying that a major operation was about to begin.
• Chen Bingying, Wu Xinshan, and Banerchan agreed to support Suijie’s attack and chose the Shangsi Festival so their people could distance themselves from Xu Yi.
• Chen Bingying asked to disguise his people as Starry Sky Pirates and join the attack, but Suijie refused and allowed only Chen Bingying himself to observe with the Deep Space Prefecture’s forces.
• On the thirteenth, Xu Yi established the primary Shangsi Festival altar on Donglai Island, while Zhong Yang took charge of the secondary altar on Piling Island.