Chapter Summaries

Shen Changchuan entered the Yuqing Immortal Sect with You Longzi and waited on a secluded Floating Immortal Island for his chance to use the Spirit Transformation Pool. As the pool’s opening approached, he noticed that You Longzi seemed troubled by his standing in the sect.

• You Longzi brought Shen Changchuan to the Yuqing Immortal Sect and warned him that people might cause trouble because of his Master.
• You Longzi registered Shen Changchuan and arranged for him to stay on a secluded Floating Immortal Island while he waited for the Spirit Transformation Pool.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on the island’s abundant spiritual resources and isolation, and resolved to focus on advancing his cultivation through the pool.
• You Longzi returned twice over the next five days to tell Shen Changchuan when the Spirit Transformation Pool would open and advise him to prepare.
• Shen Changchuan noticed You Longzi’s sorrowful expression and suspected his Master’s difficulties in the sect were behind it, but chose not to ask.

You Longzi and Wu Zhen clashed after Wu Zhen brought Xiao Chenyang to the Spirit Transformation Pool, and Shen Changchuan realized the encounter was tied to an old grudge. A sect Martial Uncle stopped the confrontation, and You Longzi warned Shen Changchuan that Xiao Chenyang was a formidable opponent and told him to use his trump card if needed.

• Wu Zhen arrived with Xiao Chenyang and exchanged barbed greetings with You Longzi, who questioned why his rival had brought a disciple to the Spirit Transformation Pool.
• You Longzi and Wu Zhen unleashed their auras against each other as Shen Changchuan recognized Wu Zhen and connected Xiao Chenyang’s presence to their past conflict.
• Wu Zhen lost ground in the clash but continued taunting You Longzi until a sect Martial Uncle’s voice ordered them to stop and leave.
• You Longzi warned Shen Changchuan that Xiao Chenyang was powerful, had repeatedly defeated Xiong Kuangdao, and might be targeting him on Wu Zhen’s instructions.
• You Longzi urged Shen Changchuan to use his trump card without hesitation if the fight went badly.

Shen Changchuan resolved to advance quickly to help You Longzi and faced Xiao Chenyang’s threat over the Spirit Transformation Pool’s best cultivation positions. When the disciples gathered, a Mysterious Pill realm expert opened a rift in space and drew them toward the pool.

• Shen Changchuan listened to the disciples’ discussions while resting and resolved to grow stronger to ease You Longzi’s burden.
• Xiao Chenyang confronted Shen Changchuan, explained his grievance over his Junior Brother’s defeat, and challenged him over the Spirit Transformation Pool’s positions.
• Shen Changchuan accepted Xiao Chenyang’s challenge, and Xiao Chenyang went away to wait.
• An inconspicuous disciple sent a Communication Talisman to alert Daozi about Shen Changchuan.
• After the remaining disciples arrived, a Mysterious Pill realm expert tore open a vast rift in space and pulled Shen Changchuan and the others into it.

A powerful Profound Pill True Person noticed Shen Changchuan’s slight grasp of Space Power but decided not to recruit him while he remained under You Longzi’s lineage. Inside the Spirit Transformation Pool, Shen Changchuan claimed one of the central cultivation pedestals, and Xiao Chenyang attacked him over the position.

• A Profound Pill True Person considered taking Shen Changchuan as a disciple but decided to let You Longzi’s lineage keep him for now.
• Shen Changchuan arrived in the Spirit Transformation Pool and saw its jade cultivation pedestals amid dense spiritual energy.
• Shen Changchuan used a second-tier Perfect Level Movement Technique to reach one of the three largest central pedestals before the other disciples.
• Xiao Chenyang confronted Shen Changchuan and demanded that he surrender the position.
• Shen Changchuan refused to yield, and Xiao Chenyang unleashed his peak eighth-level Out of Body Stage aura and struck.

Shen Changchuan and Xiao Chenyang fought over their standing in the Spirit Transformation Pool, trading powerful attacks that shook the Blessed Land secret realm. Their clash ended in an energy storm, with neither fighter yet shown to have won.

• Xiao Chenyang attacked Shen Changchuan with a blazing punch, but Shen met it with the Jade Wood Piercing Cloud Sword and forced him back.
• Xiao Chenyang unleashed his Lifebound Divine Ability, Flame Dragon Break, against Shen Changchuan.
• Shen Changchuan countered with his Lifebound Divine Ability, One Sword Ten Thousand Images, and the two attacks collided in a violent storm.
• The surrounding Immortal Sect disciples retreated and marveled at the fighters’ strength, while two disciples on nearby platforms feared the loser would claim their seats.
• Shen Changchuan and Xiao Chenyang continued battling until their fire dragon and sword radiance both dissolved into an energy storm.

Shen Changchuan neutralized Xiao Chenyang’s Lifebound Divine Ability and revealed that his vast spell-cultivation foundation had made it powerful enough to overcome their realm gap. As the Spirit Transformation Pool’s opening neared, Xiao Chenyang unleashed his strongest attack, but Shen Changchuan shattered it and knocked him from the sky.

• Xiao Chenyang was stunned when his Lifebound Divine Ability clashed evenly with Shen Changchuan’s, despite Xiao’s higher cultivation realm.
• Shen Changchuan realized that experience accumulated from mastering nearly two thousand perfected spells had greatly strengthened his Lifebound Divine Ability.
• A voice announced that the Spirit Transformation Pool would open in a quarter hour, prompting Xiao Chenyang to prepare to defeat Shen Changchuan and secure the best position.
• Xiao Chenyang unleashed Great Sun Nine Suns, forming a blazing golden wheel that crushed toward Shen Changchuan.
• Shen Changchuan clenched his fist, shattered the golden wheel, and struck Xiao Chenyang down from the sky.

Shen Changchuan defeated Xiao Chenyang with spatial power and entered deep cultivation when the Spirit Transformation Pool opened. As the pool’s spiritual essence surged, Shen Changchuan broke through the bottleneck at the peak of the Out of Body Stage Seventh Layer.

• Shen Changchuan crushed Xiao Chenyang into the green steel jade ground with a single spatial attack, leaving him seriously injured.
• Xiao Chenyang and the watching Immortal Sect disciples suspected Shen Changchuan had used a treasure or a sealed talisman to wield Space Power.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on his limited control of the Void Escape Gu’s spatial power and the need to develop techniques that could track targets.
• The Spirit Transformation Pool opened, and Xiao Chenyang withdrew to a remote platform while Shen Changchuan and the other disciples began cultivating.
• Shen Changchuan absorbed the pool’s spiritual essence and broke through the bottleneck at the peak of the Out of Body Stage Seventh Layer.

The Daozi ordered his followers to teach Shen Changchuan a lesson for damaging his dignity, but they struggled to find anyone strong enough to challenge him. Cen arrived after breaking through to the Out of Body Stage ninth level and volunteered to fight Shen Changchuan.

• The Daozi received a message about Shen Changchuan, then replied that Shen must be taught a lesson and told his followers not to disturb him again.
• The Daozi’s followers discussed Shen Changchuan’s defeat of Lu Haoxuan and concluded that few of them could match Shen’s strength.
• The followers realized that the stronger cultivators were in seclusion preparing for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, leaving them without a suitable challenger.
• Cen entered the hall with a powerful aura, and the leading young man recognized that he had reached the Out of Body Stage ninth level.
• Cen volunteered to fight Shen Changchuan, calling him a whetstone for testing his newly increased strength.

Shen Changchuan broke through to the Out of Body Stage eighth level in the Spirit Transformation Pool and resolved to develop a Space Power-enhanced sword technique for the Immortal Sect Grand Competition. As he prepared to use the pool’s comprehension benefits, he noticed Xiao Chenyang had also broken through despite his severe injuries.

• Shen Changchuan reached the Out of Body Stage eighth level and reflected on how the breakthrough had strengthened his mana, Spiritual Sense, and understanding.
• Shen Changchuan decided to pursue the ninth level before focusing on other matters, recognizing why You Longzi had disapproved of his earlier impatience.
• Shen Changchuan renewed his plan to create Space Slash and considered investigating the Elephant Mountain Sect ruins for a secret realm that could enhance comprehension.
• Shen Changchuan sensed that the Spirit Transformation Pool had improved his cultivation insight and prepared to review his past cultivation.
• Shen Changchuan noticed Xiao Chenyang had broken through in the pool despite the serious injuries he had suffered.

After realizing that the Spirit Transformation Pool had rapidly healed Xiao Chenyang’s severe injuries, Shen Changchuan decided to use it as a safeguard while attempting to fuse the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu into his body. He focused on the Gu’s power and began the risky refinement.

• Shen Changchuan concluded that the Spirit Transformation Pool had healed Xiao Chenyang’s shattered dantian and meridians, allowing him to break through.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on his own breakthrough to the eighth level of the Out of Body Stage and his emerging ability to influence Space Power.
• Shen Changchuan recalled that the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu doubled his cultivation speed but caused backlash when he overclocked it.
• Shen Changchuan decided to refine and fuse the Gu into his body, trusting the Spirit Transformation Pool to heal any resulting injuries.
• Shen Changchuan closed his eyes, sensed the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu on his back, and began drawing on its power.

Shen Changchuan successfully refined and fused the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu into his Great Dragon Spine in the Spirit Transformation Pool, improving his mana, cultivation, and control. He confirmed that the Gu’s overclocked state could now raise him to the peak of the Out of Body Stage eighth level with minimal cost, leaving him more confident about reaching the Ninth Layer realm before the Immortal Sect Grand Competition in eight years.

• Shen Changchuan recovered in the Spirit Transformation Pool as its spiritual vitality healed the damage from refining the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu.
• Shen Changchuan discovered that his transformed Great Dragon Spine drew in spiritual energy, increased his mana, and allowed it to circulate more smoothly.
• Shen Changchuan activated the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu’s overclocked state and surged to the peak of the Out of Body Stage eighth level.
• Shen Changchuan confirmed the overclocked state caused minimal mana consumption and bodily backlash, then deactivated it and healed completely.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on his experiments and explained why he had fused the Gu into his existing spine rather than replacing it.

After successfully fusing the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu into his spine, Shen Changchuan confirmed that it improved his aptitude and mana circulation without immediate harm. He chose not to fuse the Void Escape Gu and considered strengthening his physique before the overclocked state’s remaining side effects caused trouble.

• Shen Changchuan examined himself after pioneering a method to fuse and refine Gu worms into his body, confirming that the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu had improved his aptitude and mana.
• Shen Changchuan considered refining the Void Escape Gu into his palms, but rejected the idea because the long-term risks to his cultivation outweighed its benefits.
• Shen Changchuan recognized that the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu’s overclocked state still strained his body and concluded that he needed to strengthen his physique.
• Shen Changchuan recalled his slow progress in the Golden Body Hegemon Art and wondered whether he could find more body-tempering Dharma Gates in the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s Scripture Depository Pavilion.

The Spirit Transformation Pool’s time limit ended, and Shen Changchuan was sent to a mysterious senior instead of back to the plaza. The senior praised Shen Changchuan’s aptitude and gave him the Yimu Undying Scripture to address his weak physical cultivation.

• A voice announced that the disciples had to leave the Spirit Transformation Pool, and a force swept them toward a black-hole vortex.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on his breakthroughs and gains, including resolving the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu’s overclocking problem and obtaining a trump card.
• After passing through the vortex, Shen Changchuan found himself in a chaotic void before a white-haired old man.
• The old man recognized Shen Changchuan as You Longzi’s new disciple and praised his comprehension and aptitude.
• The old man gave Shen Changchuan the Yimu Undying Scripture, a body-tempering dharma gate intended to help him prepare for the Profound Pill Realm.

Shen Changchuan received the Yimu Undying Scripture from a powerful old man and emerged from the Spirit Transformation Pool with new gains. After Xiao Chenyang left rather than challenge him, Shen Changchuan resolved that the gap between them would only widen.

• The old man bestowed the Yimu Undying Scripture on Shen Changchuan, then sent him out of the void.
• Shen Changchuan reappeared in the plaza, where a few disciples watched him emerge last.
• Shen Changchuan sensed Xiao Chenyang's hatred and challenged him to fight again.
• Xiao Chenyang left the plaza without confronting Shen Changchuan, recognizing he could not defeat him yet.
• Shen Changchuan reflected on his growing strength and invincible confidence, then flew away from the plaza.

Shen Changchuan broke through to the Out of Body Stage eighth level and learned that a True Person of the Mysterious Pill realm had gifted him the Yimu Undying Scripture. After stabilizing his cultivation, he headed for the Immortal Sect’s Scripture Depository Pavilion, where he heard that Yu Changgge had challenged the Immortal Sect Daozi.

• Shen Changchuan told You Longzi about receiving the Yimu Undying Scripture, and You Longzi urged him to cultivate it and recognized the senior’s favor as a fortunate opportunity.
• You Longzi said he would be away for a month or two and gave Shen Changchuan a jade token granting access to the Scripture Depository Pavilion’s First Order and Second Order areas.
• Shen Changchuan spent five days cultivating on the floating island and stabilizing his newly reached Out of Body Stage eighth level.
• Shen Changchuan left for the Scripture Depository Pavilion and heard that Yu Changgge had publicly challenged the Immortal Sect Daozi, prompting the Daozi’s followers to mobilize.

Shen Changchuan learned that Yu Changgge, a Saint Son candidate from the Eastern Pole Sacred Land, had challenged the Immortal Sect Daozi, but chose to focus on cultivating rather than watch. After more than half a month in the Scripture Depository Pavilion, he emerged having memorized one hundred body-tempering Dharma Gates.

• Shen Changchuan heard disciples discuss Yu Changgge’s challenge to the Immortal Sect Daozi and noted their connection to his own enmity with the Daozi.
• Shen Changchuan decided not to watch the anticipated battle, planning instead to cultivate and later learn about the rivals from recordings and his senior brothers and sisters.
• Shen Changchuan presented his master’s token and entered the Yuqing Immortal Sect’s Scripture Depository Pavilion.
• After more than half a month, Shen Changchuan left the pavilion having memorized one hundred body-tempering Dharma Gates.

Shen Changchuan selected more than a hundred compatible body-tempering Dharma Gates and found an old Jade Slip about Space Power, which could help guide his future comprehension of Space Slash. On the way back, he learned that Yu Changgge had crushed the Yuqing Immortal Sect disciples who challenged him, then returned to the floating island and departed for the Tiannan Domain with You Longzi.

• Shen Changchuan selected over a hundred non-conflicting body-tempering Dharma Gates, though he doubted they would greatly ease his cultivation of the Yimu Undying Scripture.
• Shen Changchuan found an old Jade Slip containing accounts and insights about Space Power in the Scripture Depository Pavilion's miscellaneous records.
• Shen Changchuan overheard disciples say Yu Changgge had defeated the Yuqing Immortal Sect challengers, including Senior Brother Lin, and planned to challenge the Daozi.
• Shen Changchuan realized that powerful figures like Yu Changgge and the Daozi were far beyond his current strength.
• Shen Changchuan returned to the floating island, where You Longzi arrived, and they traveled back to the Tiannan Domain together.

Yuqing Immortal Sect followers planned to seek help against Yu Changgge and sent Cen Yuantong after Shen Changchuan. Elsewhere, a black-dressed Saintess suspected Yu Changgge had come to pursue the same opportunity she sought and ordered her people to accelerate their plans.

• The defeated followers debated reporting Yu Changgge to the Daozi, then decided to approach two former Daozi candidates first.
• The pale senior ordered Cen Yuantong to punish Shen Changchuan and retrieve an item the Daozi had named.
• An elderly woman reported that Yu Changgge was traveling through the Southern Great Domain after challenging the Yuqing Immortal Sect's Daozi.
• The black-dressed Saintess suspected Yu Changgge was seeking the same opportunity and ordered her people to send his route and hurry.
• The Saintess ordered the Zhou Family of Central Continent killed if they resisted and proposed framing two Shen Family descendants.

Shen Changchuan returned to Great Bay Village, where Master’s protection had kept his family safe, and decided to cultivate before seeking the Elephant Mountain Sect mountain gate Ruins. After a month of absorbing his Spirit Transformation Pool insights and testing the Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu, he learned it could raise him to the peak of the eighth level and let him instantly cast perfected Second-tier Spells, though only briefly and at a cost to his body and Mana Control.

• Shen Changchuan returned to Great Bay Village and confirmed that his family was safe under Master’s warning and protective Formation.
• Shen Changchuan worried about the Outer Region’s chosen prodigies and the spies watching him, then decided to delay visiting the Elephant Mountain Sect mountain gate Ruins.
• Shen Changchuan spent a month cultivating in seclusion, absorbing his Spirit Transformation Pool insights and making a small advance in his Cultivation Realm.
• Shen Changchuan tested the refined Golden Wind Jade Dew Gu and found that its overclocked state could raise him to the peak of the eighth level for about an hour, while harming his body and reducing his Mana Control.
• Shen Changchuan discovered that the fused Gu let him instantly cast perfected Second-tier Spells even while overclocked.

Shen Changchuan assessed his improved combat strength and resolved to stay cautious despite becoming one of the strongest cultivators in the Tiannan Domain. As the Outer Region prodigies vanished and their intentions remained unclear, he chose to strengthen himself before investigating the Elephant Mountain Sect ruins.

• Shen Changchuan determined that he could contend with early Out of Body Stage ninth-level cultivators normally and might withstand an ordinary late-stage cultivator while overclocked.
• Shen Changchuan tempered his excitement by recalling how powerful Yu Changgge was and recognizing that the wider Cultivation World held far stronger opponents.
• Han Qinhu and his contacts found that the Outer Region prodigies had disappeared from around Great Bay Village and across the Tiannan Domain.
• Shen Changchuan asked Han Qinhu to keep watch and sent Nangong Cheng a Communication Talisman to ask about the situation.
• Shen Changchuan postponed exploring the Elephant Mountain Sect mountain gate Ruins and decided to focus on cultivating the Yimu Undying Scripture and body-tempering Dharma Gates.