Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi defeated Zhao Ruyi’s veto by demonstrating his cultivation, then resigned from his Heavenly Court post and left. As the three divine artifacts sounded and a black hole opened over Three Pure Ones Mountain, he returned to Empty Island and reunited with Yi Bingwei and Yu Zixuan.

• Xu Yi showed that he had become a Domain Root Spirit and possessed a third-grade Dao Fruit, but Zhao Ruyi still vetoed his appointment on grounds of character.
• Xu Yi threw aside his official regalia and walked away, leaving Zhao Ruyi and the other officials stunned.
• The Shangyang Bell, Shangsi Drum, and Taiyin Chime rang together as a vast cavern opened in the sky, and Huang Mei warned Xu Yi that a cataclysmic change was coming.
• Xu Yi explained to Old Desolate that he had used prepared Pure Profound Yellow Beads to demonstrate his breakthrough without risking his foundation.
• Xu Yi returned to Empty Island, confirmed that Yi Bingwei and Yu Zixuan were safe, and listened as they described the ambush.

Xu Yi reunited with Xiong Bei Ming, Gold Corpse Old Cao, and Ning Wuque, who had secretly helped protect Yi Bingwei and Yu Yinqiu. The three asked whether the mysterious cloaked woman who fought beside them was Xu Yi’s old friend.

• Yi Bingwei and Yu Yinqiu told Xu Yi that a cloaked fighter and a later-arriving trio had rescued them from Wu Xiuxian’s attack.
• Xu Yi recognized the three rescuers as his old friends and told the two women they had known one another in the past.
• Xu Yi received a message from the restriction jade tablet and left the women to meet the visitors.
• Ning Wuque tested Xu Yi with his third-eye radiance, and Xu Yi defended himself before greeting Ning Wuque, Gold Corpse Old Cao, and Xiong Bei Ming.
• Xiong Bei Ming explained that the three had secretly guarded Xu Yi’s rear and arrived after Qiu Wa detonated the Five-Colored Bead.
• Xiong Bei Ming asked Xu Yi whether the cloaked woman who fought alongside them was an old friend of his.

Xu Yi discovered that Xu Yanzhi was near death after baleful intent overwhelmed her, and Desolate Ancestor advised using Profound Yellow Essence Qi to cleanse it. As the others poured their resources into treating her, Desolate Ancestor also revealed his vast knowledge and promised to help them with their cultivation later.

• Xu Yi recognized the injured woman as Xu Yanzhi and learned from Xiong Bei Ming that baleful intent had ravaged her body and left her preserved in a Nine Nether Ice Coffin.
• Gold Corpse Old Cao warned that expelling the baleful intent could kill Xu Yanzhi, while Xu Yi rejected using the Four-Colored Seal because she might not survive the pain.
• Desolate Ancestor advised Xu Yi to refine Profound Yellow Essence and use its Qi to cleanse Xu Yanzhi's baleful intent, so Xu Yi began channeling it into the coffin.
• Desolate Ancestor appeared, identified the cultivation difficulties of Xiong Bei Ming, Ning Wuque, and Gold Corpse Old Cao, and promised to advise them after they handled Xu Yanzhi's urgent condition.
• Xiong Bei Ming, Ning Wuque, and Gold Corpse Old Cao refined thousands of pieces of Profound Yellow Essence for Xu Yanzhi, and Xu Yi supplied them with a mountain more when they ran out.

After Xu Yanzhi refined the fiendish energy and lost the Clear Dew Talisman, she regained her true appearance and memories as Yan Zi, reuniting with Xu Yi. The women gathered to hear Yan Zi’s story while Xu Yi and his companions began a drinking contest that ended with Xu Yi drunk.

• Xu Yanzhi refined the fiendish energy, and a Clear Dew Talisman vanished as she regained her true face, which looked exactly like Yan Zi.
• Xu Yi recognized Yan Zi, and she embraced him, saying she had missed him.
• Yi Bingwei and Yu Zixuan questioned Yan Zi, then drew her aside to hear about her past with Xu Yi.
• Yan Zi explained her history and her identity as Xu Yanzhi, moving Yi Bingwei and Yu Zixuan to tears.
• Xu Yi challenged Ning Wuque to a drinking contest, and Old Cao helped Ning Wuque drink Xu Yi under the table.

Xu Yi learned that his resignation had forced the Southern Heavenly Court to punish the officials who had targeted him, and he agreed to return as a Palace Master in exchange for his benefits being converted into Dao Source. Hong Tianming also explained that reaching the Gold Domain required a Spirit Stabilizing Seed, but Xu Yi remained puzzled by how few cultivators achieved it.

• Xu Yi reunited with Yan Zi and spent time with her, Qiu Wa, and Huang Mei on Empty Island while waiting for the Southern Heavenly Court’s response.
• Hong Tianming visited Xu Yi and revealed that the God Emperor had taken notice of his resignation, the two officials behind the scheme had gone into seclusion, and Song Zhendong had been demoted.
• Xu Yi agreed to return as a Palace Master and asked Hong Tianming to convert all his usual appointment benefits into Dao Source.
• Xu Yi asked how cultivators advanced from the Full Domain to the Gold Domain, and Hong Tianming explained that they needed a Spirit Stabilizing Seed to temper their Domain Spirit.
• Hong Tianming said fewer than half of the Great Immortals attending Lingxiao Hall had reached the Gold Domain, while many retired experts and clan ancestors had secluded themselves.
• Xu Yi questioned why Gold Domain cultivators remained so rare even among talented cultivators who had reached the Third Realm of Domain.

Hong Tianming explained how Spirit Stabilizing Seeds shaped cultivation in the Gold Domain and revealed that the Longevity Sword’s reappearance had prompted plans for a Kunlun Gathering. After Hong Tianming left, Yan Zi asked to return to Heavenly King Zheng Yi's Mansion, and Xu Yi agreed.

• Hong Tianming told Xu Yi that scarce Spirit Stabilizing Seeds limited the number of Gold Domain cultivators and explained how the seeds were passed down, hidden, and recovered.
• Hong Tianming said the upheaval in tribulation qi had revealed ancient secret lands and the Longevity Sword, leading the major factions to arrange a Kunlun Gathering.
• Hong Tianming explained that the gathering could determine the allocation of Spirit Stabilizing Seeds, and Huang Mei described how seeds returned to sacred artifacts after dissipating.
• Xu Yi asked Hong Tianming about realms above the Gold Domain, but Hong Tianming left before answering further.
• Yan Zi asked to return to Heavenly King Zheng Yi's Mansion, and Xu Yi agreed and gave her A Li's contact information.

Xu Yi said farewell to Yan Zi, then arranged for his trusted companions to oversee the three palaces and the collection of pure Profound Yellow Fiend. After formally reclaiming his post as Palace Lord of the Starry Sky Palace, he placed Xiong Bei Ming there and brought Ning Wuque and Gold Corpse Old Cao to the Reverse Star Palace.

• Yan Zi accepted Xu Yi's Sumeru Ring and gave him one containing hundreds of Daoist robes she had sewn before departing.
• Xu Yi learned from Huang Mei that Qiu Wa and the others had also left, but decided not to pursue them.
• Xu Yi revealed the secret of his three incarnations to Xiong Bei Ming, Ning Wuque, and Gold Corpse Old Cao, then assigned them to oversee the Big Dipper Palace, Reverse Star Palace, and Starry Sky Palace.
• Xu Yi completed the formalities for his post as Palace Lord of the Starry Sky Palace and received his command token, seal, Immortal Seal, Dao Source, and Profound Yellow Essence.
• Xu Yi installed Xiong Bei Ming as a Middle Envoy in the Starry Sky Palace and took Ning Wuque and Gold Corpse Old Cao to the Reverse Star Palace, where Huang Mei introduced Ning Wuque to its leaders.

Xu Yi took over as acting palace master of the Big Dipper Palace after Ning Wuyou announced her departure, then learned that he had been invited to the Kunlun Immortal Gathering. The chapter left him preparing to gather the Starry Sky Palace’s senior cultivators for the contest over the Longevity Sword.

• Xu Yi placated Ning Wuyou, who endorsed him as her successor before leaving the Big Dipper Palace.
• After becoming acting palace master, Xu Yi reorganized the administration, appointed Gold Corpse Old Cao as Border Pacification Envoy, and trained his subordinates to operate the Profound Yellow Tower.
• Xu Yi received notices from three palaces that a heavenly envoy had arrived and returned to the Starry Sky Palace to meet the messenger.
• The messenger gave Xu Yi a Kunlun Order and relayed Hong Tianming’s warning that powerful cultivators, including former Heavenly Lords, would compete in the Kunlun Immortal Mountain Trial World.
• Xu Yi learned the gathering would let the three factions contest ownership of the Longevity Sword and was asked to assemble all Starry Sky Palace cultivators at Prefect Judge level or above.

Xu Yi entered the Kunlun Immortal Mountain Trial World under the identity of Xue Xiang and learned that participants had to hunt Calamity Demons for points. As he searched the mountain forests, black energy rushed at him, revealing that Calamity Demons were already nearby.

• Xu Yi gathered supplies, traveled to Mato Mountain, and linked the three Kunlun Orders to his identities before entering the trial world as Xue Xiang.
• Xu Yi learned that participants had to show their true faces, earn points by killing Calamity Demons, and could leave the trial by crushing a Kunlun Order.
• Huang Mei urged Xu Yi to focus on earning points and guessed he had chosen Xue Xiang to protect Ning Wuyou.
• Xu Yi discovered that a restriction prevented cultivators from flying high above the ground and began traveling through the forest.
• Two streams of black energy attacked Xu Yi, and he recognized them as Calamity energy.

Xu Yi mastered the first layer of the Ruyi Curse and used it to destroy several Calamity Demons before finding Ning Wuyou surrounded by rival cultivators. Tensions flared when Xia Zhaixing challenged Dong Xiaoyue’s group to a contest to decide who would leave Ning Wuyou, while Xu Yi remained nearby under Xue Xiang’s identity.

• Xu Yi used the mastered Ruyi Curse to destroy a black Calamity Demon, then defeated two more Black-level Calamity Demons as he searched for Ning Wuyou.
• Xu Yi found Ning Wuyou at Heaven Pillar Peak, where more than ten male cultivators had gathered around her.
• Geng Fang questioned Ning Wuyou’s relationship with Xu Yi, and Xia Zhaixing arrived with Shangqing Temple cultivators to defend Xu Yi’s name.
• Dong Xiaoyue tried to drive Xia Zhaixing’s group away, and Xia challenged him to settle the dispute in front of everyone.
• Ning Wuyou privately asked Xue Xiang whether he knew where Xu Yi was, while Xue Xiang warned that Xu Yi might dislike the men crowding around her.

Ning Wuyou helped the cultivators organize their defense against a demon tide, but Li Ming of Yin Mountain arrived, seized the remaining demon spoils, and invited her to his Immortal Gathering. She declined, and Li Ming pressed her to choose another date.

• Xia Zhaixing challenged Dong Xiaoyue while Ning Wuyou dismissed their quarrel and prepared to leave.
• A demon tide with dozens of Black-level Calamity Demons and more than ten Purple-level Calamity Demons descended, forcing the cultivators to form up and fight.
• Xu Yi advised Ning Wuyou to divide the cultivators between attacking the Black-level demons and defending against the Purple-level ones, and she organized them into two groups.
• A dozen cultivators led by Li Ming arrived, killed the remaining demons, and collected the Purple-level demon ashes.
• Li Ming recognized Ning Wuyou, offered her the demon ashes, and invited her to his Immortal Gathering; she refused, so he offered to arrange another date.

Xu Yi arrived to protect Ning Wuyou after Li Ming threatened to force her to comply, and he openly declared that they were in love. Xu Yi then blocked Li Ming from leaving, while Ning Wuyou warned him that Li Ming and the Thirteen Friends of Mang Mountain were formidable opponents.

• Li Ming defeated Xia Zhaixing with a single strike and pressed Ning Wuyou to accept his request.
• Zhen Lingrong offered to help Ning Wuyou, while Li Feng urged Li Ming's followers to drive everyone from the trial realm.
• Ning Wuyou refused to yield and said she would withdraw from the trial rather than submit to Li Ming.
• Xu Yi appeared, took Ning Wuyou's hand, and declared that they were in love.
• Xu Yi blocked Li Ming from leaving, and Ning Wuyou warned him about Li Ming's strength and the Thirteen Friends of Mang Mountain.

Xu Yi defeated Li Ming and the Thirteen Friends of Mang Mountain after they threatened Ning Wuyou, leaving the onlookers stunned by his strength. With the other groups gone, he stayed close to Ning Wuyou and flirted with her.

• Xu Yi reassured Ning Wuyou and confronted Li Ming after the Thirteen Friends of Mang Mountain took offense at his words.
• Xu Yi unleashed the Primordial Fire Technique and Ultimate Fire Technique, killing half the Thirteen Friends and forcing the rest to escape with their Kunlun Orders.
• Xu Yi trapped Li Ming in a golden box and killed him, then collected the fallen enemies' fate wheels and resources.
• Xia Zhaixing fled after Zhen Lingrong boasted that her senior brother surpassed Xu Yi, and Dong Xiaoyue's group scattered when Xu Yi glared at them.
• Xu Yi held Ning Wuyou's hand and drew her into his arms as they exchanged affectionate words.

Xu Yi and Ning Wuyou grew closer during the trial, and he revealed that he had impersonated Xue Xiang to find and protect her. After a Gold-level Calamity Demon appeared, Huang Mei urged Xu Yi to seize the chance to gain immortal fortune before the first trial ended.

• Ning Wuyou captured three Purple-level Calamity Demons in a painting and gave their purple threads to Xu Yi for thirty points.
• Xu Yi sensed a Gold-level Calamity Demon fighting seven opponents in the distance and warned Ning Wuyou to stay close to him.
• Xu Yi revealed that he had been impersonating Xue Xiang, and Ning Wuyou realized he had sought her out to protect her.
• Huang Mei urged Xu Yi to take advantage of the Gold-level Calamity Demon's appearance, which he believed signaled the first trial's approaching end.

Xu Yi used the Mysterious Yellow Transformation Technique to lure Gold-level Calamity Demons and destroyed them with the Ruyi Curse, earning nine hundred points. As he prepared to continue hunting, the Kunlun Order announced another round of teleportation, prompting Ning Wuyou to suspect the committee meant to separate the factions.

• Huang Mei revealed that Li Ming and the Mang Mountain cultivators had prepared a Profound Yellow Bead to capture Gold-level Calamity Demons, and sent Xu Yi the Mysterious Yellow Transformation Technique.
• Xu Yi used the technique to draw out a Gold-level Calamity Demon, then sealed and destroyed it with golden light and Clear Light while Ning Wuyou watched.
• Xu Yi activated the technique again and quickly killed two more Gold-level Calamity Demons with the Ruyi Curse and the Ancestral Buddha's True Intent.
• Xu Yi hunted through the day and collected nine Gold-level Calamity Demons, worth nine hundred points and enough to exchange for four Dao Sources.
• The Kunlun Order announced that another round of teleportation was about to begin, and Ning Wuyou suggested the committee wanted to break up the groups competing for demons.

Xu Yi gave Ning Wuyou the golden threads he had saved for her, then hunted Gold-level Calamity Demons before rushing to help Zhen Lingrong escape Taiqing Pavilion disciples. He followed Zhen Lingrong afterward to investigate her mysterious abilities, and Huang Mei began to reveal what he had discovered about her.

• Xu Yi gave Ning Wuyou all nine golden threads, and they were transported to a vast rocky plain.
• Xu Yi lured and killed sixteen Gold-level Calamity Demons, then rested beside a lake after conserving his remaining strength.
• Zhen Lingrong called Xu Yi for help when six Taiqing Pavilion disciples, led by Bian Rang, tried to take her in for questioning.
• Zhen Lingrong revealed that she knew Xu Yi and Xue Xiang were the same person, then escaped while Xu Yi held off the disciples.
• Xu Yi secretly sent Huang Mei to follow Zhen Lingrong, caught up with him after more than a thousand miles, and heard Huang Mei begin to share what he had noticed.

Xu Yi fought off Zhen Lingrong and passed the first trial by redeeming his stored golden threads. He was transported into the second trial, where participants had to steal points from one another while avoiding an eliminating purple light, and he worried about finding Ning Wuyou.

• Zhen Lingrong attacked Xu Yi with Profound Yin Lightning, then demanded that he leave Ning Wuyou or die; Xu Yi fought back with fire and repeatedly trapped her in a golden confinement box, but she ultimately escaped.
• Xu Yi recovered, redeemed sixteen golden threads across three Kunlun Orders, and passed the first trial.
• Xu Yi arrived in an underground stone chamber and learned that the second trial required participants to have more than a thousand points and take points from other participants.
• Xu Yi sensed cultivators nearby, worried that Ning Wuyou might lack the points to advance, and saw a purple beam approaching that would eliminate anyone it touched.

Xu Yi entered a trial hall where Old Demon Daoyi demanded points from everyone and demonstrated his Golden Domain by eliminating three challengers. Daoyi and Xu Yi then split the remaining trial-takers between them, and Xu Yi’s swift victory left Daoyi impressed and wondering who Xu Yi intended to give the collected points to.

• Xu Yi entered a stone hall with sixteen other trial-takers, where they recognized Old Demon Daoyi and Immortal Kongxu.
• Old Demon Daoyi demanded two hundred points from each person, then trapped and eliminated three who tried to flee.
• The trial-takers formed a defensive formation, while Xu Yi stayed apart and agreed to Daoyi’s proposal to divide the others between them.
• A Gaoyang Zhu clansman and a Leng family youth offered Daoyi rewards to kill Xu Yi, but Daoyi instead attacked the group and eliminated his half.
• Xu Yi used golden light to trap and eliminate his share of the trial-takers even faster than Daoyi, then sealed their points in Forbidden Bottles.
• Daoyi praised Xu Yi’s strength and asked whether he planned to give the points to an unparalleled beauty.

Xu Yi and Old Demon Daoyi joined forces in the Kunlun Immortal Mountain Trial World and helped Chen Qingbei escape Yan Wuji. Chen Qingbei revealed that the factions were competing for a World Tree Seed, and Huang Mei urged Xu Yi to seize it to purify his cultivation.

• Xu Yi and Old Demon Daoyi agreed to explore the trial world together and encountered groups of cultivators traveling in alliances.
• Yan Wuji pursued Chen Qingbei, but Xu Yi offered to help, and Old Demon Daoyi defended Xu Yi against Yan Wuji’s insults.
• Yan Wuji withdrew after Old Demon Daoyi stood by Xu Yi, and Chen Qingbei agreed to share his information with them both.
• Chen Qingbei revealed that an avatar of the World Tree had fallen in the secret realm and produced a seed coveted by all three factions.
• Huang Mei told Xu Yi that the World Tree Seed could purge impurities from his body and life-wheel, urging him to obtain it.

Chen Qingbei lured Xu Yi into the Gantian Forbidden Box, where Chen, Old Demon Daoyi, Yan Wuji, and the others tried to kill him. Xu Yi resisted with his fire techniques and opened a portal with the Four-Colored Seal, but the box’s space warped as he entered the Clear Light Space.

• Xu Yi agreed to make a Blood Oath, but Chen Qingbei used the Gantian Forbidden Box to imprison him.
• Xu Yi transformed into Suijie and drove the death qi back with his fire techniques, while Chen Qingbei and Old Demon Daoyi poured spiritual power into the box.
• Old Demon Daoyi summoned Yan Wuji and the others, and they attacked together to strengthen the box’s killing power.
• As death qi dragons eroded Xu Yi’s defenses, he brought out the Four-Colored Seal and opened a portal despite the box blocking spatial treasures.
• Xu Yi leaped through the portal into the Clear Light Space, and the portal remained open as the box’s interior began to warp.