Chapter Summaries

Xu Yi earned the examination’s only superlative ranking and was appointed a Second-rank Star Official after placing first in points and saving candidates at Abundant Sea Market. When Lord Lu privately asked where he wanted to serve, Xu Yi chose to return to Huaixi Prefecture.

• Xu Yi exchanged his monster cores for points, bringing his total to five hundred and thirty.
• Lord Lu announced that Xu Yi had won the only superlative tier because he placed first in points and saved many candidates at Abundant Sea Market.
• The Court appointed Xu Yi a Second-rank Star Official while the other candidates received lower ranks and postings based on their tiers.
• Xu Yi completed the official verification process and received his Tiger Head Seal and blue robe.
• Lord Lu asked Xu Yi whether he wished to remain at the Court or return to Huaixi Prefecture, and Xu Yi requested a post in Huaixi.

After placing among the highest-ranked examination candidates, Xu Yi redeemed his points for the Lightning Control Art and returned to Huaixi Prefecture, where Deng Blackface discussed his future appointment. Xu Yi then went to Immortal Martial Cliff and summoned a scholar-robed man.

• Xu Yi used his examination points to redeem the Lightning Control Art, a movement technique powered by True Fire Malice.
• Xu Yi reunited with Gong Xiuhua and the other Huaixi candidates, then traveled with them back through a formation disk.
• Deng Blackface welcomed Xu Yi and explained that his high ranking had earned him a promotion to Second-rank Star Official and attracted the Tiger Fang Guard's interest.
• Deng Blackface advised Xu Yi against joining the Tiger Fang Guard, and Xu Yi gave his instructor a bag of spirit stones before they parted.
• Xu Yi went to a secluded pavilion at Immortal Martial Cliff and used a voice-transmission pearl to summon a middle-aged man in scholar's robes.

Xu Yi asked Old Zhang about the offices in Huaixi Prefecture and visited the Civil Administration Department to register his official status, leaving his assignment undecided. He then returned to Bayi City and arrived at the Ten Thousand Treasure Library to browse its books.

• Xu Yi asked Old Zhang to explain the prefecture's offices, and Old Zhang described their roles, benefits, and drawbacks.
• Xu Yi thanked Old Zhang with spirit stones and left without revealing which office he might choose.
• Xu Yi visited the Civil Administration Department on Mount Tai'a and registered his official status, but left his post unassigned.
• Xu Yi returned to Bayi City by Mechanical Bird and took over an air lane with his Tiger Head seal.
• Xu Yi arrived at the Ten Thousand Treasure Library, intending to browse its books.

After becoming a Second-rank Star Official, Xu Yi entered the Ten Thousand Treasure Library to study space fragments and learn how to travel safely back to Great Yue to find Yan Zi. He began researching the subject, hoping to find a reliable way to cross between worlds.

• Xu Yi presented his Tiger Head Seal, received a jade token, and entered the Ten Thousand Treasure Library with an attendant.
• The attendant explained the library's access restrictions, reading fees, and blood restriction, and Xu Yi tipped him for his help.
• Xu Yi entered a private reading room and paid five spirit stones to use it.
• Xu Yi completed the blood restriction and searched the library's catalog for books about space fragments.
• Xu Yi began studying space because his journey from Great Yue had scattered his companions, and he wanted a safer way to return and find Yan Zi.

Xu Yi studied ancient texts to learn about the world and space travel, then prepared to return to Great Yue to find Yan Zi and help Marquis Anqing. After burying his Sumeru Ring and reaching the space-fragment node at Shatai Valley, he used the technique to travel through space.

• Xu Yi spent two hours reading more than sixty texts, learning theories about the world's scope and methods for navigating space fragments.
• Xu Yi returned to Cold Sun Peak, dismissed his disciples' congratulations, and gave Zhao Wuliang two thousand spirit stones to distribute among newcomers.
• Xu Yi mastered the Lightning Riding Technique in three days and traveled to the lotus pond, where he buried his Sumeru Ring.
• Xu Yi spoke briefly with Old Cai, then flew to Shatai Valley to find the space-fragment node where he had first traveled through space.
• Xu Yi recited the incantation at the node, and the scenery changed as he traveled through space.

Xu Yi returned to the Great Yue world, paid respects at the graves of those he had lost, and went to Futuo Mountain in search of Yan Zi and Auspicious Duck. Finding them gone, he returned to the capital, where unfamiliar crowds and a transformed Grand Void Temple signaled that the world had changed; he hurried east, while a middle-aged man played with a baby and two children in a courtyard.

• Xu Yi crossed through a spatial node into the Great Yue imperial mausoleum, using a True Soul barrier to protect himself during the journey.
• Xu Yi visited the grave of Li Xiuluo and his wife, then left the mausoleum and flew south to Huiyin Mountain.
• Xu Yi returned to his old village, paid respects at the graves of Big Yellow, his family, Liao Chen, and Uncle Mu, and felt a knot in his heart loosen.
• Xu Yi went back to Futuo Mountain but found his cave dwelling empty, with neither Auspicious Duck nor Yan Zi there.
• Xu Yi returned to the capital, noticed unfamiliar regional accents and that the Grand Void Temple had become a Buddhist shrine, then boarded a Rail Train heading east.
• A middle-aged man played with a baby as two young children chased a yellow ball of yarn around a courtyard.

During the Naiman invasion of the divine capital, Zhou Old Six betrayed Yuan and led General Xin Si to the former residence of the Great Yue Myth, hoping to seize its treasures and Yuan’s wife. General Xin Si rewarded Zhou by granting him the woman, leaving Yuan beaten and his family in the invaders’ hands.

• Yuan’s wife tried to pawn the earrings the Great Yue Myth had given her because the family was running out of food, but Yuan refused and went to find another way to provide for them.
• Zhou Old Six and General Xin Si arrived with armored soldiers and surrounded Yuan’s residence.
• Zhou Old Six kicked Yuan down and threatened his family while demanding what he wanted from the house.
• Zhou Old Six told General Xin Si that Yuan had served the Great Yue Myth and that the residence had once belonged to him.
• General Xin Si praised Zhou Old Six for revealing the connection and granted him Yuan’s wife.

Xu Yi rescued Yuan Qinghua’s family from General Xin Si and his men in the Divine Capital, then revealed his identity to his former servant. Yuan Qinghua began explaining the War of National Annihilation after Xu Yi asked what had happened during his absence.

• General Xin Si’s men threatened Yuan Qinghua’s family, but Xu Yi arrived and caught the Heavenly Thunder Pearl before it fell into the general’s hands.
• Xu Yi burned two soldiers, forced the mustached man to kill himself, and swept General Xin Si and his troops out of the courtyard.
• Xu Yi sat with Yuan Qinghua and revealed his true face, prompting Yuan Qinghua to recognize his former master and weep.
• Yuan Qinghua told Xu Yi that rumors of his death or disappearance had spread and that the War of National Annihilation had begun.
• Xu Yi asked Yuan Qinghua to explain the war and the presence of barbarians and monk-soldiers in the Divine Capital.

Xu Yi learned that Great Yue had fallen to Naiman and the Heavenly Buddha Kingdom and heard how many of his old companions had died. After giving Yuan Qinghua money, he left to seek Auspicious Duck and find Yan Zi.

• Yuan Qinghua told Xu Yi how Great Yue’s weakened defenses led to its conquest and the slaughter of the imperial clan and nobles.
• Yuan Qinghua revealed that Senior Brother Lu, Marquis Anqing’s family, Huang Xuanji, and Master Zhou had died, while Zhao Baling had fled to Jinbei.
• Xu Yi asked about Auspicious Duck, and Yuan Qinghua recalled that the duck had mentioned living in seclusion near Shenfeng Mountain.
• Xu Yi gave Yuan Qinghua a Sumeru Ring containing thousands of gold coins.
• Xu Yi vanished and promised Yuan Qinghua that no one would disturb his family’s peaceful life.

Xu Yi searched three mountains for Auspicious Duck after Yuan Qinghua gave him an uncertain place name, but his exhausting search found nothing. Auspicious Duck finally arrived at Shengfeng Mountain and explained that they had been repeatedly missing each other because Yuan Qinghua had passed along the wrong mountain name.

• Xu Yi chose Shenfeng Mountain, Shengfeng Mountain, and Ancestor God Peak from a map and began searching at Shengfeng Mountain.
• Xu Yi spent three days calling across Shengfeng Mountain, then searched all three mountains for half a month without finding Auspicious Duck.
• Despairing, Xu Yi prepared to leave when two Giant Eagles dropped a hammock carrying Auspicious Duck onto him.
• Auspicious Duck cursed Xu Yi and Yuan Qinghua, then explained that he had told Yuan Qinghua to direct Xu Yi to Ancestor God Peak.
• Auspicious Duck described how he had repeatedly divined Xu Yi's location and hurried between mountains, only to miss him each time.

Auspicious Duck reunited with Xu Yi after exhausting himself searching, then advanced after swallowing a Spirit Stone. Xu Yi persuaded him to risk a limited calculation to locate Yan Zi, and Auspicious Duck began divining a rough area.

• Auspicious Duck used life essence to find Xu Yi, and Xu Yi gave him a mid-grade Spirit Stone, which he swallowed before passing out.
• Xu Yi meditated for three days while Auspicious Duck recovered and completed an advancement.
• Auspicious Duck boasted about his new strength, but Xu Yi silenced him by demonstrating his power and offering an azure Spirit Stone in exchange for help.
• Xu Yi promised more Spirit Stones and protection from any heavenly tribulation if Auspicious Duck calculated Yan Zi's location.
• Auspicious Duck agreed to narrow Yan Zi's location to an area the size of a city or mountain and brought out three ancient copper coins to begin.

Xu Yi found Yan Zi in the capital after ten days of searching and discovered that reviving him had left her aged and frail. Their reunion was interrupted when Xu Yi struck a man who had been berating her, sending him into a boiling soup pot.

• Auspicious Duck divined that Yan Zi was in the capital, and Xu Yi left for the Great Yue Imperial Mausoleum to meet him.
• A little boy called Tiger Head visited the old woman Yan Zi and asked to hear more stories about the blue-robed hero.
• Yan Zi struggled to draw water from a well, but Xu Yi stopped the crank and lifted the full bucket out with his power.
• Xu Yi greeted Yan Zi after finding her, and he was shaken by how much she had aged from spending her Life Source Power to revive him.
• A man from the kitchen berated Yan Zi, and Xu Yi sent him flying into a boiling soup pot.

Xu Yi reunited with Yan Zi and brought her to thank Third Madam for taking her in. At a Zhou Family gathering, he faced the family elders and a mocking demand for ten million Crimson Gold Coins.

• Xu Yi teased Yan Zi until she raised her head, then told her not to leave him again.
• Xu Yi took Yan Zi to find Third Madam, silenced a coarse-robed man who tried to interfere, and led her into the main courtyard.
• The red-faced elder ordered guards to seize Xu Yi and Yan Zi, but Third Madam knocked the guards back and went to Yan Zi.
• Xu Yi thanked Third Madam for caring for Yan Zi and promised to repay her kindness.
• The woman in purple mocked Xu Yi and demanded ten million Crimson Gold Coins on Third Madam’s behalf.

Xu Yi refused to kneel before the imperial edict, killed Eunuch Zhang, and prepared to leave the Zhou Family with Yan Zi. The Zhou Family tried to make Xu Yi take responsibility for the disaster, while Third Madam struggled to choose between helping him and protecting her clan.

• Xu Yi told Third Madam he would repay the Zhou Family with one million gold coins, then led Yan Zi toward the gate as the imperial edict arrived.
• Xu Yi refused to kneel before the emperor and told Eunuch Zhang to leave, despite Zhou Jintai's attempt to distance the Zhou Family from him.
• Commander Xue attacked Xu Yi, but Xu Yi stopped Blood Rain Sword between two fingers and killed Eunuch Zhang with a flash of red.
• Xu Yi tried to leave with Yan Zi, while the Zhou Family urged Third Madam to keep him there to bear the blame.
• The Zhou patriarch pleaded with Xu Yi, who instead asked Third Madam what she wanted; she hesitated between saving the Zhou Family and letting the two visitors go.

Xu Yi defended the Zhou Family while confronting forces from Great Yue, Naiman, and the Heavenly Buddha Kingdom over Eunuch Zhang’s death. Great Master Fa Tian arrived and struck Xu Yi, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Xu Yi destroyed a dragon boat and defeated its occupants after Commander Xue identified him as Eunuch Zhang’s killer.
• Xu Yi berated Great Yue’s envoy and struck down the monks and officials who challenged him.
• Zhou Jintai begged Xu Yi to spare the Zhou Family and then tried to secure protection by offering the clan to the Buddhist fold.
• Great Master Fa Tian arrived, rejected Zhou Jintai’s plea, and attacked Xu Yi with a powerful palm strike.

Xu Yi defeated Great Master Fa Tian and drew the armies of the three kingdoms to the Zhou Family, where he confronted a purple-robed man who blamed him for Great Yue’s fall. A Naiman general then challenged Xu Yi to test his Formless Divine Power.

• Xu Yi struck Great Master Fa Tian, breaking most of his bones and sinews, then returned to Yan Zi’s side.
• After recovering, Great Master Fa Tian threatened Xu Yi and prepared to summon reinforcements, but armies from all three kingdoms converged on the Zhou Family with one hundred Spirit Array Cannons.
• Xu Yi told Yan Zi he had been waiting for the armies, having allowed news of the confrontation to spread and draw out the final players.
• A purple-robed man accused Xu Yi of returning to wreak havoc after Great Yue fell, and Xu Yi rebuked him for serving the foreign powers instead of dying for his country.
• A Naiman general called Xu Yi the Great Yue Myth and challenged him to test his Formless Divine Power.

Xu Yi revealed himself as the Great Yue Myth and fought the forces that had attacked Shenjing, devastating their formations and slaughtering tens of thousands of soldiers. He drove the remaining troops into a panicked rout while carrying Yan Zi, but many of the hundred thousand attackers escaped.

• Great Master Fa Tian and the assembled commanders recognized Xu Yi as the Great Yue Myth, while the Zhou Family members stared in shock.
• General Naiman attacked Xu Yi, who hurled him into the enemy formation and threw the Naiman army into chaos.
• Xu Yi carried Yan Zi into the air and used his power to turn the Lion Tiger Army’s Spirit Array Cannons against their own formation.
• Xu Yi summoned the Immortal Slaying Spear and cut down thousands of soldiers as the enemy forces charged him.
• Xu Yi’s counterattack killed nearly thirty thousand soldiers in half an hour and scattered the surviving troops.

Xu Yi spared Great Master Fa Tian for ten million gold, then announced a challenge to the heroes of the world at Futuo Mountain. The Zhou Family punished the Seventh Madam for her insulting demands and turned to Third Madam to preserve their connection with Xu Yi and Yan Zi.

• Xu Yi forced Great Master Fa Tian to promise ten million gold for his life and told him to deliver it to Zhou Jintai by noon the next day.
• Xu Yi carried Yan Zi to the Great Buddha Hall, moved its giant Buddha into the street, and carved a challenge to the world's heroes for midnight atop Futuo Mountain.
• The Zhou Family moved to an old mansion, where Zhou Jintai slapped the Seventh Madam and her husband struck and divorced her for her behavior.
• The Zhou brothers bound and gagged the Seventh Madam, while the clan blamed her for asking too little and ruining their chance to gain Xu Yi's favor.
• Zhou Jintai rejected a plan to refuse Great Master Fa Tian's payment and asked Third Madam to maintain the Zhou Family's connection with Yan Zi.

After Xu Yi annihilated the Naiman and Heavenly Buddha armies, the Divine Capital celebrated Great Yue’s victory and rumors about his bond with Miss Yan spread. The story ended with the Zhou Family being mocked for asking Xu Yi for ten million Crimson Gold Coins, while people speculated that they were regretting it.

• The Naiman and Heavenly Buddha armies withdrew from the Divine Capital, and the city’s residents celebrated Xu Yi’s slaughter of the enemy forces.
• Crowds surrounded Yuan Qinghua’s residence and showered him with gifts because of his connection to the Great Yue Myth.
• A Green Robe Man told a packed book hall that Miss Yan had once worked at Linglong Pavilion and that Guang'an Prefecture had honored her with a golden statue.
• The Green Robe Man argued that Xu Yi had returned to the martial world because of Miss Yan, and the crowd praised her as worthy of respect.
• Old Cao revealed that the Zhou Family had asked Xu Yi for ten million Crimson Gold Coins, prompting listeners to call the family foolish and imagine how much they must regret it.

As crowds gathered at Futuo Mountain for the Great Yue Myth’s challenge, Xu Yi and Yan Zi waited inside his old secluded retreat. The battle had not yet begun, and Xu Yi prepared a feast while the spectators filled the mountain.

• The Green Robe Man reassured the crowd that Xu Yi would not be defeated, and people rushed toward Futuo Mountain after the golden Buddha was shattered and Soul Sensing Ancestors accepted the challenge.
• A vast crowd overwhelmed the mountain’s defenses and gathered around the illusory formation where Xu Yi’s duel was set to take place.
• Spectators unfurled banners pledging to live and die with the Great Yue Myth as they waited for the appointed time.
• Xu Yi and Yan Zi watched the crowds from inside the formation while Xu Yi roasted mutton and prepared more than a hundred dishes.