Chapter Summaries

Xu Qing and Dark Extinction discovered that the pool led to the ruined Ancient Immortal Realm, where the Myriad Laws Pavilion spirit Gu Yu recognized the site. Xu Qing became Immortal Emperor Divine Light’s fourth personal disciple and Cyan Thunder Immortal Ruler, then asked Gu Yu about the realm’s rules and heard that Gu Yu knew where they were.

• Xu Qing and Dark Extinction entered the pool and found a vast, ruined world with the afterimage of Immortal King Kuruo’s corpse.
• Xu Qing contacted the Myriad Laws Pavilion spirit, who appeared and mourned the ruins of the Ancient Immortal Realm.
• Gu Yu led Xu Qing to Immortal Emperor Divine Light’s portrait and accepted him as the Emperor’s direct disciple.
• A decree named Xu Qing the fourth personal disciple and Cyan Thunder Immortal Ruler, granting him artifacts, immortal arts, an immortal estate, and Undying Immortal Blood.
• Xu Qing learned the pavilion spirit’s name was Gu Yu and heard his explanation of Upright and Loose Immortals.
• After Xu Qing described their journey, Gu Yu said he knew where they were.

Xu Qing learned that the Ninth Estate held a sealed ancient Demon Emperor and retrieved its formation core, then explored the Yin Realm with Dark Extinction. Guided by Gu Yu, they reached True Immortal Yuan You’s hidden residence, where Xu Qing triggered the illusion array and revealed the estate.

• Gu Yu explained that Moro was a weakened ancient Demon Emperor sealed in the Ninth Estate, and Xu Qing resolved to secure the estate’s defenses before confronting him.
• Xu Qing found the formation core beneath the Ancient Immortal Altar, using the golden mark that identified him as the Divine Light Immortal Emperor’s personal disciple to control it.
• Xu Qing and Dark Extinction searched the ruined Yin Realm, found two powerful spirit herbs, and collected several black structural fragments from the Immortal Realm Fragment.
• Gu Yu revealed that True Immortal Yuan You had been a renowned artifact refiner who mastered Immortal Restriction Art and likely preserved many Immortal Artifacts in his residence.
• Xu Qing moved a withered tree as Gu Yu instructed, changing the illusion array’s form and revealing Yuan You’s residence on the barren mountain.

Xu Qing and Dark Extinction entered True Immortal Yuan You’s residence, recovered powerful artifacts, and split up to investigate the immortal estate. Dark Extinction discovered evidence that Jin Zhan had been killed and turned back, while Blood Robe Xu Qing and Demon Emperor Moro reached a formation leading into the Heavenly Palace, where Moro again asked Xu Qing to join the demon race.

• Xu Qing used the Jade Pestle and his name as Cyan Thunder Immortal Ruler to open the Gale Sea Array, then entered Yuan You’s residence with Gu Yu and Dark Extinction.
• Xu Qing claimed an ancient broken sword tip feared by third-step experts, while Dark Extinction received the Dragon Tongue bow and a Restriction Breaking Disk.
• Xu Qing and Dark Extinction returned to the Yang Realm cave abode and split up, with Dark Extinction heading to find their companions and Xu Qing searching for the formation eye.
• Dark Extinction found Jin Zhan’s shattered armor and blood in a flower garden, concluded the others were likely in danger, and turned back rather than risk meeting Crimson Tiger.
• Blood Robe Xu Qing and Demon Emperor Moro reached an ancient formation beneath the Heavenly Palace, and Moro asked Xu Qing whether he would join the demon race.

Xu Qing ambushed and killed Crimson Tiger, then used the Heavenly Palace’s formations and the Dragon Tongue Bow to wear Moro down. After Moro reached the main hall and attacked, Xu Qing invoked the Divine Light Immortal Emperor’s decree and joined Dark Extinction in unleashing their strongest techniques against him.

• Xu Qing pretended to accept Moro’s invitation, then used the Heavenly Palace’s lightning to escape with Crimson Tiger and bring him to the Mind Cultivation Hall.
• Xu Qing, Dark Extinction, and Blood Robe Xu Qing ambushed and killed Crimson Tiger before Moro could intervene.
• Xu Qing used the Heavenly Palace’s formations and the Dragon Tongue Bow to injure and delay Moro for three days.
• Moro recognized Xu Qing’s control of the Heavenly Palace and guessed that he was the Divine Light Immortal Emperor’s successor, but Xu Qing declared himself the Emperor’s personal disciple, Cyan Thunder Immortal Ruler.
• Moro resisted the Divine Light Immortal Emperor’s decree and attacked Xu Qing, who answered with the Extinction Domain Divine Firmament Spear Soul while Dark Extinction and other hidden attacks struck at Moro.

Xu Qing defeated Moro, enslaved him, and obtained a domain-type treasure before leaving the immortal estate with Dark Extinction. After reuniting with Zhou Tong and his family, Xu Qing chose a Unicorn Flood Dragon Race Demon King as his next target and arrived at a battlefield where that Demon King might appear.

• Xu Qing and Moro unleashed their strongest attacks, and Xu Qing pinned Moro with a rusty sword tip before shattering his skeleton.
• Dark Extinction absorbed Moro's remaining energy, and Xu Qing received the storage rings containing the domain-type treasure.
• Moro revived and tried to escape, but Xu Qing used soul blood infused by his clone to enslave him as a puppet.
• Xu Qing and Dark Extinction finished searching the estate, then parted ways outside Luo Huang Star.
• Xu Qing reunited with Zhou Tong, their daughter Xu Dan, and their relatives and friends, and learned that Purple Star Saint Venerable had withdrawn the notice against him.
• Xu Qing selected the Unicorn Flood Dragon Race Demon King as his next target, and his spacecraft arrived at a battle near Base 195 on Purgatory Star.

Xu Qing used a controlled Devouring Python demon to infiltrate the Demon Race camp and prepare to assassinate the Unicorn Jiao King. After transporting the human fighter Ha Tuwu to his Inner World, Xu Qing reached the camp’s center as the demon forces withdrew from battle.

• Xu Qing planned to ambush the Unicorn Jiao King, prepared a teleportation array, and had Buckwheat locate Python Fei, a lone Eternal Life Rank demon.
• Xu Qing took control of Python Fei and used his body to ambush and capture the lightning-wreathed human fighter Ha Tuwu, who refused Xu Qing’s offer to share merit points because he sought revenge for his family.
• The Unicorn Jiao King and King Zhang Yu ended their evenly matched battle and withdrew with their forces.
• Xu Qing, disguised as Python Fei, entered the Demon Race camp and acted like a cautious ambusher while making his way toward the Unicorn Jiao King.
• Xu Qing reached the center of the camp, positioning himself to carry out the assassination.

Xu Qing lured the Unicorn Jiao King away from the battlefield with a ruse involving the Saint Child’s broken horn, then revealed Moro and claimed the Demon Emperor’s identity to win the Jiao King’s trust. The Jiao King agreed to cooperate with Xu Qing’s plan to get close to King Zhang Yu, while Xu Qing intended to use the opportunity to possess him and gain a powerful guard.

• Xu Qing used news of the Saint Child and a broken horn to persuade the wolf race Demon Lord to take him to the Unicorn Jiao King.
• When the humans launched an attack, the Unicorn Jiao King left the battlefield, and a Devouring Python carried him to an asteroid field where Xu Qing revealed himself.
• Moro emerged through the Devouring Python and identified himself as Demon Emperor Moro, convincing the Unicorn Jiao King by speaking an ancient demon language and revealing a secret of his clan.
• Moro told the Unicorn Jiao King that Xu Qing was a human Saint King recruited as a demon Saint Child and asked him to help Xu Qing approach King Zhang Yu.
• Xu Qing showed the Purple Star Saint Venerable’s token and explained that King Zhang Yu would be blamed for the coming events, and the Unicorn Jiao King agreed to cooperate.

Xu Qing and Moro ambushed and killed Red Flame, the Unicorn Jiao King, then escaped the battlefield with King Zhang Yu before the Demon Race could retaliate. After reporting to the Martial God City Lord, Xu Qing reached Bai Wu Star, where Purple Star Saint Venerable welcomed him and proposed that he take a post at the Demon Frontier.

• Xu Qing and Moro lured Red Flame into an ambush and killed him with their combined attacks and the Azure Sea Cover.
• Xu Qing joined King Zhang Yu’s forces in the battle, and King Zhang Yu ordered the army to withdraw before the Demon Race’s Black Tortoise war fortress could arrive.
• Xu Qing met the Martial God City Lord in the Virtual Universe Network, confirmed that he had found the item to repair his soul, and received a promise that the City Lord would visit him after his return.
• Three months later, Xu Qing arrived at Bai Wu Star and met Purple Star Saint Venerable, who offered to show him the Demon Frontier’s facilities and asked him to consider taking a post there.

Xu Qing received the title Mystic Phantom King and toured Bai Wu Star’s fortress before attending a Saint King gathering, where he traded for useful treasures and family gifts. After arranging a Gene Secret Method for his wife, he prepared to return home.

• Purple Star Saint Venerable introduced Xu Qing to Star Shattering King and September King, and Xu Qing chose the title Mystic Phantom King.
• Purple Star Saint Venerable showed Xu Qing Bai Wu Star’s planetary defenses and fortress, while Xu Qing reviewed the treasures and abilities he had gained on his expedition.
• September King invited Xu Qing to Star Shattering King’s Saint King gathering, where the Human Alliance’s Saint Kings welcomed him and exchanged news and cultivation knowledge.
• Xu Qing traded Crimson Tiger’s Immortal Binding Rope to Star Shattering King for a Demon Lord Rank battle gear set.
• Xu Qing traded 500 Soul Stones to September King for a Gene Secret Method intended for his wife, then looked forward to going home.

Xu Qing returned to Blue Star, reunited with his family, and prepared to resurrect his son with the Martial God City Lord’s help. The chapter ended as the City Lord agreed to begin the revival and asked Xu Qing to take him to the place his son had once gone.

• Xu Qing learned that the Primordial Dao Fruit Tree had borne nine fruits with distinct effects, picked them, and discussed their properties with Moro.
• Xu Qing returned to Blue Star and reunited with his family, including his master Ning Zhan Kong and his old friends.
• Xu Qing told Wang Mu that he planned to resurrect his nephew soon, and Wang Mu reassured him as Xu Qing struggled to hide his anxiety over his son.
• Xu Qing gave Zhou Tong a copy of the Gene Secret Method and prepared for the City Lord’s arrival.
• The Martial God City Lord and Kuruo Elder arrived, and Xu Qing presented a soul gemstone and twenty thousand Soul Stones for the resurrection.
• The Martial God City Lord agreed to revive Xu Qing’s son and asked Xu Qing to take him to the place his son had once gone.

Xu Qing reunited his family by having the Martial God City Lord reverse time and space to bring back Xu Feng, then began teaching his son to cultivate. Six months later, Xu Feng had reached early Golden Core, while Xu Qing continued studying the Law of Time.

• The Martial God City Lord reversed time and space and retrieved the thirteen-year-old Xu Feng, restoring his soul and returning him to Xu Qing.
• Xu Feng awoke and reunited with his family; the family agreed to travel to the Great Xia World to bring back Er Tiao.
• Xu Qing arranged for his family to depart in six months and gave Xu Dan an Appearance-Preserving Fruit, a laboratory, and research notes before she left with her family.
• Inside the Immortal Spirit Space, Xu Qing began teaching Xu Feng the cultivation system and Genetic Martial Path, then gave him the Taiqing True Art and several cultivation fruits.
• During twenty-four years of training in the Immortal Spirit Space, Xu Feng advanced to early Golden Core and used the Spiritual Sense Fruit to gain spiritual sense comparable to a mid-stage Spirit Transformation cultivator.
• Xu Qing repeatedly copied the time-law patterns on the wooden sculptures, but still could not combine them into a complete pattern.

Xu Qing brought his family to the Great Xia World, where they were warmly received by Sky Ice King before being deployed there as inspectors. After learning that time passed much more slowly in Great Xia, Xu Qing arrived relaxed and eager to reunite with an old friend.

• Xu Feng advanced to Golden Core Perfection after years of cultivation in the Immortal Spirit Space, and Xu Qing prepared to take his family to Great Xia.
• Xu Qing learned that the Martial God Hall had approved his entry as an inspector, and he spent time with his family and Wang Yang before departure.
• Xu Qing's family arrived outside Great Xia Star, where Heavenly Ice Saint King greeted them warmly and escorted them toward the Great Xia World.
• Sky Ice King told Xu Qing that two hundred years outside equaled only sixty or seventy years in Great Xia, easing Xu Qing's worry about an old acquaintance.
• Xu Qing and his family entered Drop Pods and were deployed into Great Xia; Xu Qing stepped out into its cultivation environment, relaxed and looking forward to seeing his old friend.

Xu Qing’s family landed in the Great Xia world and was attacked by powerful black insects that his divine sense could not detect. After rescuing Helena and regrouping with Zhou Tong and Xu Feng, Xu Qing led everyone toward the Great Xia capital to find an old acquaintance and learn what was happening.

• Xu Qing reunited with Xu Dan, explained the world’s spiritual energy, and noticed her discomfort when he mentioned her husband, Li Ke.
• Black insects attacked Zhou Tong, but her Crimson Star Grass killed them, and she went into the forest to collect specimens.
• Xu Qing and Xu Dan found black insects battering Helena’s Drop Pod, and Xu Qing destroyed the attackers and rescued her.
• Buckwheat identified the insects as powerful cultivation-world creatures, while Xu Qing realized they were invisible to detection and decided to seek information from a local acquaintance.
• Xu Qing found Zhou Tong dissecting insects, gathered more specimens with Clone Talismans, and reunited her with Xu Dan and Helena.
• Xu Feng returned after fighting the insects with the Cyan Frost Sword, and Xu Qing transported the family toward the Great Xia capital to find disguised identities and investigate.

Xu Qing returned to the capital, met Song Wei and learned that Li Ya had died and Lin Yu had fallen into hardship. He secretly visited his old friend Lin Yu, who recognized him, and the two reunited beside Lin Yu’s bed.

• Xu Qing settled his family at Jia Zi Third Courtyard and set out to visit his old friends.
• Song Wei questioned Xu Qing, recognized him as Battalion Commander Xu, and told him that Li Ya had died and Song Yi was still alive.
• Xu Qing gave Song Wei a Jade Bottle that could extend Song Yi’s life or help Song Wei advance in martial arts, then left for Lin Residence.
• Song Wei revealed that Lin Yu had been disgraced after a conflict with the emperor and was now gravely ill and living in isolation.
• Xu Qing entered Lin Residence late at night, and Lin Yu recognized his old friend; Xu Qing helped him sit up and handed him a wine flask.

Xu Qing reunited with Er Tiao at the Great Xia Imperial Palace and brought her home after giving Li Zhibai a mountain of immortal jade. Back at his residence, the two cats met while Xu Qing tried to take Zhou Tong sightseeing, but a passerby exposed his lie about the Imperial Brothel.

• Lin Yu refused Xu Qing's offer to extend his life and asked him to help his talented nephew from the Lin Family before falling asleep.
• Xu Qing appeared at the Great Xia Imperial Palace, where Er Tiao recognized him and chose to leave with him.
• Xu Qing gave Li Zhibai a mountain of immortal jade in exchange for Er Tiao, then vanished with the cat and left Li Zhibai shocked by his apparent Nascent Soul cultivation.
• Xu Qing returned home with Er Tiao, and Er Tiao and Buckwheat met at the courtyard gate and began questioning each other.
• Xu Qing invited Zhou Tong to see the capital, but when he tried to steer her away from the Imperial Brothel, a passing man revealed that it was a government-run brothel.

Xu Qing attended Lin Yu’s funeral, where Song Yi delivered intelligence about strange insects and Xu Qing restored his health. The Heavenly Saint Sect’s Chen Yu then asked Xu Qing for help with Soul Devouring Insects that had escaped from the abandoned spirit mine tied to Cold Mountain Fairy’s tomb.

• Xu Qing and Zhou Tong attended Lin Yu’s funeral, and Song Yi arrived with information about strange insects and growing unrest among cultivators.
• Song Yi revealed that he had given Xu Qing’s longevity medicine to Song Wei, so Xu Qing rejuvenated Song Yi and arranged for the Song family to care for Lin Yu’s servants.
• Brocade-Clad Guard officers and court officials attended the funeral, and Sect Master Chen Yu arrived; Xu Qing and Chen Yu left the imperial decree ceremony to speak privately.
• Chen Yu explained that the Heavenly Saint Sect had located the black insects near Wang Family Gully Village, and Xu Qing recognized them as Soul Devouring Insects from the abandoned spirit mine.
• Xu Qing told Chen Yu about receiving Cold Mountain Fairy’s jade slip and killing Blood Refinement True Person, and Chen Yu revealed that escaped Soul Devouring Insects—including two golden ones with immortal bloodlines—were beyond the sects’ ability to defeat.

Xu Qing learned the history of the Great Xia Ancestral Land and revealed to Chen Yu that the Ancient Immortal Realm had collapsed, then helped Chen Yu regain his resolve and arranged cultivation paths for his children. After decoding Immortal Yuan Yi’s map, Xu Qing searched for the Path to Immortality and found a promising cave with Chen Mubai.

• Chen Yu explained the legends of the Great Xia Ancestral Land, its ancient bloodline, and the Three Sects’ lost records to Xu Qing.
• Xu Qing told Chen Yu that the Ancient Immortal Realm and its Immortal Emperors had vanished, then encouraged him to continue cultivating and gave him immortal jade as he neared the True Immortal realm.
• Xu Qing asked Chen Yu to admit Xu Feng and Xu Dan to the Heavenly Saint Sect, and agreed to help investigate the golden Soul Devouring Insect and search for Cold Mountain Fairy’s remains.
• Xu Feng began training under a Grand Elder, while Xu Dan studied plants and herbs under Li Ziyang; Xu Qing later decoded Immortal Yuan Yi’s map and found a likely location for the Path to Immortality.
• Xu Qing and Chen Mubai searched the Purgatory Mountain Range, where Chen Mubai broke through after eating Earth Flood Dragon meat and then discovered a dark cave emitting ancient energy and abundant spiritual qi.

Xu Qing and Chen Mubai descended through the underground Path to Immortality, discovering traces of an ancient settlement and a dangerous river inhabited by powerful creatures. Xu Qing effortlessly defeated the river monsters while Chen Mubai explained the dangers facing Earth Vein cultivators, and they continued deeper with the path’s mysteries unresolved.

• Xu Qing split open a mountain and captured Earth Vein Dragon Qi, which Chen Mubai absorbed to boost his cultivation and explained was rare and dangerous to seek.
• Xu Qing and Chen Mubai found an ancient stone hall bearing an Ascension Platform stele and an inscription by Zhao Zunwu pointing toward the deep abyss.
• They passed animal and human skeletons and ruins that Xu Qing believed belonged to an isolated village whose people might have guarded against something emerging from the Path to Immortality.
• The pair entered a suspended underground river, where Xu Qing destroyed numerous giant monsters and subdued a fishman-like creature before dissecting it.
• Chen Mubai explained that Earth Vein cultivators used Sun Vine garments and other heirlooms to avoid evil, and that many met misfortune in their later years.

Xu Qing and Chen Mubai explored ancient underground ruins, uncovering murals about a village, a divine swordsman, and the village’s eventual destruction. Deep below, Xu Qing found a corpse with a rusted sword matching the sword tip from Yuan You’s cave, leaving him to suspect a connection between Yuan You, Yuan Yi, and the ancient village.

• Xu Qing killed a Ghost Mastiff Spider after it appeared in the cave, and Chen Mubai warned that its presence foretold great calamity.
• Xu Qing and Chen Mubai studied murals depicting a divine swordsman rescuing a village, being ambushed and consumed, and the survivors later turning on one another.
• Xu Qing wondered whether the village’s inhabitants had reached the planet before the ancestors of the three sects and whether the Path to Immortality had an older history.
• Xu Qing and Chen Mubai found a small, ancient corpse seated in the passage with a rusted Iron Sword across its knees.
• The corpse crumbled, and its broken sword tip matched the one Xu Qing had found in True Immortal Yuan You’s cave abode.
• Xu Qing found that the sword section beside the matching tip remained intact and unusually hard even after the rest of the sword crumbled.

Xu Qing and Chen Mubai descended into a burial pit, where Xu Qing found more pieces of the mysterious sword and a mutated human skeleton. They encountered sinister creatures and dense immortal energy, then Xu Qing sensed a dangerous presence ahead and began carving a path through the mountain to go around it.

• Xu Qing joined two sword fragments and realized the five figures in the murals had divided the divine sword among their weapons.
• Xu Qing gave Chen Mubai a lightning talisman, then killed a shadow creature when it attacked them underground.
• Xu Qing illuminated a vast burial pit, collected an ancient sword hilt, and gathered the remains of a winged, mutated human.
• Xu Qing led Chen Mubai through the darkness and into a dense mist of immortal energy, where they saw a crystalline Bai Lu formed from the energy.
• Sensing a dangerous baleful presence ahead, Xu Qing pulled Chen Mubai back and began breaking through the mountain wall to go around it.