Chapter Summaries

After Chen Mobai helped the others search Daoist Feiming’s lair, Shan Hongyi discovered a Void Stone vein at Lone Soul Ridge. The Divine Wood Sect’s leaders learned of the find and ordered an investigation into the vein’s size, as its value could draw other sects into conflict.

• Shan Hongyi thanked Chen Mobai for killing Daoist Feiming and gave him the Gold Jade Axe, while Mei Jingjun and Yan Jinye yielded the lair’s remaining spoils to them.
• Chen Mobai found a large Raw Spirit Stone, a damaged Formation Disk, and hidden books in a secret cave, then returned to the group.
• Shan Hongyi returned with Void Stone ore and announced that Lone Soul Ridge held a Void Stone vein, so the four cultivators hurried back to report it to the Divine Wood Sect.
• Zhou Shengqing questioned the cultivators about Lone Soul Ridge and ordered Cang Qi and Lu Yi to monitor the Guo Family rather than attack it.
• The Reward Hall Master and Spiritual Vein Minister discussed the risk of conflict over the vein, and Zhou Shengqing ordered Ma Gang to investigate its size; Mei Jingjun went with him.

Chen Mobai collected his rewards from the Lone Soul Ridge expedition and examined the treasures he had gained, especially the Underworld Great Formation and its Formation Disk. At Little South Mountain, he negotiated with Yan Jinye to trade her Longevity Tree Fruit and Spirit Stones for three Pill Formulas.

• Zhou Shengqing compensated Shan Hongyi with two Third Grade Spirit Leaf Talismans, and Meng Hong awarded Chen Mobai and Yan Jinye Spirit Stones and Sect Contribution for their merits.
• At the Alchemy Department, Zeng Woyou gave Chen Mobai three Bamboo Fruits and returned Shan Hongyi’s refined pills to him.
• Chen Mobai assessed his Gold Jade Axe and Five-Colored Lotus Lamp, then studied the Underworld Great Formation and considered how to strengthen his body enough to use its teleportation technique.
• Yan Jinye visited Little South Mountain with two Alchemy Department disciples, who joined Zhuo Ming in experimenting with turning pill recipes into medicinal wine.
• Chen Mobai asked Yan Jinye about her Longevity Tree Fruit and offered to exchange Pill Formulas; she offered the fruit and 3,200 Spirit Stones for three formulas.

Chen Mobai obtained a Longevity Tree Fruit and returned to the Immortal Sect, where he arranged for more Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew and learned of an upcoming university exchange meeting. He left with plans to attend despite worrying that the gathering might complicate his search for lifespan-replenishment knowledge, then learned from Yun Yangbing about the Immortal Sect’s Array Refining into Body technique.

• Chen Mobai sold three pill formulas to Yan Jinye, then inspected the Longevity Tree Fruit and decided to preserve it while seeking ways to replenish his lifespan.
• Chen Mobai returned to Myriad Treasures Cave, learned Qing Nü had entered seclusion for Foundation Establishment, and asked Wang Xingyu to help obtain Vermilion Fruits and refine Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew.
• Chen Mobai traded Spirit Essence for a Vermilion Fruit, arranged for Liu Wenbai to obtain the Auxiliary Medicines, and gave Wang Xingyu ingredients and Spirit Essence for the refinement.
• Chen Mobai visited Che Yucheng and learned that the Chicheng Cave Heaven University Alliance Exchange Meeting would be part of the Immortal City’s six-thousand-year celebration; Che Yucheng secured him a place.
• Chen Mobai learned Ming Yihua had entered Foundation Establishment seclusion, then met Yun Yangbing, who showed him a Spirit Gathering Formation incorporated into his fingernail through Array Refining into Body.

Chen Mobai improved his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye and discovered that the Artifact Nurturing Sphere in his cave held a damaged flying sword. After meeting Mi Yudao and learning about the Student Union’s Myriad Treasures Map, he paid to search it for a suitable Magic Tool, but his specific request drew skeptical reactions.

• Chen Mobai tested Wang Xingyu’s Clear Eye Bamboo Spirit Dew and used it to continue cultivating his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye.
• Chen Mobai saw that the Artifact Nurturing Sphere contained a broken flying sword that was repairing itself with Refined Iron Qi.
• Chen Mobai accidentally struck Mi Yudao with his Profound Fire Divine Thunder Technique when Mi Yudao emerged through the Mountain Wall using Earth Escape.
• Mi Yudao told Chen Mobai that the Student Union mapped Artifact Nurturing Spheres and rewarded students for information about them.
• Mi Yudao brought Chen Mobai to the Student Union’s underground station, where Chen paid two credits to search the Myriad Treasures Map for a Third Tier Magic Tool suited to a Fire Spiritual Root cultivator.

Chen Mobai used a drop of Longevity Tree Sap to strengthen his left eye and improve his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye. He confirmed that he could now see the blurry shapes inside some Dead Seal Artifact Nurturing Spheres and resolved to seek more sap.

• Chen Mobai obtained records of seven Third Tier Magic Tools and partnered with Mi Yudao to inspect Artifact Nurturing Spheres, seeing four live-seal contents but failing to discern the Dead Seal contents.
• Chen Mobai read the Longevity Dao Body technique and learned that Longevity Tree Sap could temper the body and strengthen his spiritual eye.
• Chen Mobai refined a drop of Longevity Tree Sap into the bones and tissues around his left eye while cultivating the Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye.
• Chen Mobai returned to the Myriad Treasures Cave and saw the blurry shape of a square magic tool inside a Dead Seal Artifact Nurturing Sphere.
• Chen Mobai inspected three more Dead Seal Artifact Nurturing Spheres, saw the shape of a round magic tool in one, and concluded that he needed more Longevity Tree Sap to improve his left eye.

Chen Mobai cultivated thirty drops of Longevity Tree Sap and advanced his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye, then watched the Sect Grand Competition and assessed several sealed artifacts. He learned that he would join Wuqi Dao Academy’s team for the Chicheng Cave Heaven celebration and exchange meeting.

• Chen Mobai discovered he could obtain one drop of Longevity Tree Sap by entering the Divine Tree Secret Realm with newly cultivated Water Attribute spiritual power, then used a package of cultivation methods to gather thirty drops over a month.
• At the Sect Grand Competition, Liu Wenbai lost before reaching the true disciple ranks, while Qi Rui became one of the Twenty-Four True Disciples; Qi Hou, Xi Jinghuo, and the Luo Siblings also lost, and Chen Mobai considered investing in Luo Yixuan.
• Chen Mobai used his improved Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye to identify Red Copper and examine the eight Artifact Nurturing Spheres, finding several promising sealed tools, including a pagoda and a possible Gauze Gourd.
• Che Yucheng told Chen Mobai that he had been listed among Wuqi Dao Academy’s participants in the Chicheng Cave Heaven celebration, where Bian Yiqing would lead the team.

Chen Mobai harvested several small rewards from the Magic Treasure Tree, advanced his Spirit Controlling Technique, and celebrated Ming Yihua’s Foundation Establishment. After an unexpectedly intimate exchange with Meng Huang'er, he postponed visiting her when Ming Yihua asked him to show him the Myriad Treasures Cave.

• Chen Mobai opened fruits with the Magic Treasure Tree’s five attributes, gaining Iron Essence, an Azure Sun Spirit Tree leaf, Spirit Soil, and an Azure Sun spark that strengthened his fire seed.
• After passing his exams, Chen Mobai exchanged Credits for two Vermilion Fruits and a Spirit Restoring Pill, then used the pill to partially fuse his divided Spiritual Sense and increase its strength.
• Ming Yihua established his foundation, while Gong Ranran, Li Zimo, Fan Yuanpu, and Jin Shuwei comprehended the Critical Point Method; Zhai Jianbai also established his foundation.
• Chen Mobai heard Meng Huang'er sing, found that her voice advanced his Spirit Controlling Technique, and chatted with her about their upcoming exchange meeting and her busy life.
• Ming Yihua visited Chen Mobai the next morning and asked him to take him to the Myriad Treasures Cave, so Chen Mobai gave up his plan to visit Meng Huang'er.

Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua searched Myriad Treasures Cave for Artifact Nurturing Spheres and identified a cauldron that could be the Profound Yang Cauldron, a powerful tool suited to Ming Yihua’s Pure Yang cultivation. As they prepared to pursue it, a Student Union youth also claimed he wanted the cauldron.

• Chen Mobai brought newly advanced Foundation Establishment cultivator Ming Yihua into Myriad Treasures Cave, where they met Qu Hongyu and heard about available Live Sealed Artifact Nurturing Spheres.
• Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua browsed the stalls, and Mi Yudao told them about a Live Sealed Artifact Nurturing Sphere found beneath a Fire Spirit Tree.
• Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua inspected an overpriced Dead Sealed Artifact Nurturing Sphere containing a cauldron-shaped Magic Tool, but left it after the seller refused to bargain.
• Ming Yihua told Chen Mobai that touching the cauldron had stirred his Pure Yang Spiritual Power, so Chen Mobai used the Myriad Treasures Map to identify it as the Second Tier high-grade Profound Yang Cauldron.
• As Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua prepared to leave the Student Union building, a smiling, narrowed-eyed youth asked them to let him have the Profound Yang Cauldron.

Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua watched Wuqi Dao Academy’s Artifact Nurturing Sphere event, where Hua Zijing revealed the valuable Green Origin Treasure Pot and triggered a rush of openings. Yuan Jinjun then abandoned the sphere containing the Profound Yang Cauldron after Ming Yu mistook Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua’s information for a trap.

• Chen Mobai rebuffed Yuan Jinjun’s attempt to claim the Profound Yang Cauldron, and he later surveyed the sealed spheres with his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye.
• Mi Yudao explained the Daoist Academy’s leading Foundation Establishment students and its cultivation and Core Formation prospects to Chen Mobai and Ming Yihua.
• Hua Zijing opened the Green Origin Treasure Pot, a rare storage Magic Tool, prompting students to open many Artifact Nurturing Spheres.
• The afternoon’s openings produced several valuable Magic Tools, including a Second Tier peak Dance Weapon Red Black Robe.
• Yuan Jinjun asked Ming Yu to inspect the sphere containing the Profound Yang Cauldron, but Ming Yu suspected a setup and persuaded him to leave it unopened.

Chen Mobai helped Ming Yihua buy and open an Artifact Nurturing Sphere that contained the Profound Yang Cauldron, exposing Ming Yu’s mistaken appraisal. When Ming Yu accused them of plotting against him and prepared to fight, Chen Mobai saw that Ming Yu had reached the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment.

• Chen Mobai used his Void Glimpse Spiritual Eye to inspect an Artifact Nurturing Sphere Mi Yudao had found and discovered a sealed Formation Disk inside the Fire Spirit Tree.
• Ming Yihua bought the abandoned Artifact Nurturing Sphere for twenty thousand Merit Points, and Chen Mobai lent him an Artifact Piece to open it.
• Ming Yihua revealed the high-grade second-tier Profound Yang Cauldron, and news of Ming Yu’s erroneous appraisal spread through the plaza.
• Ming Yu confronted Chen Mobai and the others, while the sallow young man returned and accused the Student Union of conspiring to cheat him.
• The sallow young man charged at Ming Yu, who knocked him back with his Second Tier magic robe and struck at him with the Nine Blaze Wood.
• Chen Mobai deflected Ming Yu’s attack with his Divine Wood Sword, and Ming Yu accused the group of setting a trap before challenging them to fight.

Chen Mobai defeated Ming Yu and Hua Zijing with his Purple Fire Sword Light, then challenged student council president Zuoqiu Shi to a duel. After Hua Zijing arranged the match, Chen Mobai interrupted his conversation with Meng Huang'er and promised to return after fighting Zuoqiu Shi.

• Ming Yu imprisoned Chen Mobai, Ming Yihua, and Mi Yudao with the Nine Blaze Wood, but Chen Mobai broke free and overpowered him with Purple Fire Sword Light.
• Hua Zijing tried to protect Ming Yu, but Chen Mobai defeated her Biluo and made Ming Yu apologize to Chen Mobai and the others.
• Chen Mobai asked for Zuoqiu Shi to apologize so he could test his strength against Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, then agreed to arrange a duel through Hua Zijing.
• Chen Mobai returned home, messaged Meng Huang'er to ask if he could hear her sing, and exchanged music preferences with her.
• Hua Zijing called Chen Mobai on Zuoqiu Shi's behalf to arrange their duel, and Chen Mobai told Meng Huang'er to warm up her throat while he went to fight Zuoqiu Shi.

Chen Mobai fought Zuoqiu Shi to test his strength and won by combining his sword techniques, magic tools, and Formless Puppet. Zuoqiu Shi accepted the defeat and invited Chen Mobai to succeed him as Wuqi Dao Academy’s student council president.

• Zuoqiu Shi told Chen Mobai about Lesser Red Heaven, a Chicheng Cave Heaven project that might be connected to another world, before beginning their duel.
• Chen Mobai tested Zuoqiu Shi with sword and fire techniques, then used his Flying Sparrow Hairpin, Gold Jade Axe, and Azure Scale Armguard to break through Zuoqiu Shi’s defenses.
• Zuoqiu Shi countered with his Fire Spirit Pearl and nearly struck Chen Mobai, but Chen Mobai’s Crimson Sword Qi forced Zuoqiu Shi to defend and gave Chen Mobai time to recover.
• Chen Mobai empowered the Flying Sparrow Hairpin with the Sun Ascension Technique, and the two clashed with the Fire Spirit Pearl as the Formless Puppet moved into position.
• Chen Mobai revealed that the Formless Puppet had cornered Zuoqiu Shi, who admitted defeat and recognized Chen Mobai’s skill as a puppeteer.
• Zuoqiu Shi invited Chen Mobai to become the next student council president, and Chen Mobai considered accepting.

After losing their spell duel, Zuoqiu Shi appointed Chen Mobai as the next Student Union President, and the Daoist Academy quickly approved the handover. Chen took an interest in leading the student union’s rehearsal security for Meng Huang’er’s performance, then learned Zuoqiu Shi may have stepped down because the rival academies’ leaders had surpassed him.

• Zuoqiu Shi explained that he wanted Chen Mobai to succeed him as Student Union President, citing Chen’s spell-dueling talent and the benefits of the position.
• Chen accepted after learning about the student union’s Credits and Myriad Treasures Map privileges, and Zuoqiu Shi submitted his resignation and recommendation.
• Hua Zijing, Ming Yu, and Shen Renyou agreed to assist Chen after the Academic Affairs Office approved his appointment.
• Chen reviewed the Exchange Meeting plans and decided to lead security during rehearsals for the Millennium Celebration, whose opening performance was Meng Huang’er’s solo.
• Chen told Meng Huang’er that Zuoqiu Shi had yielded the position after losing, and she suggested he had stepped down because the rival academy leaders had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer.

Chen Mobai completed Melding Spirit Returning to One, mastered Wandering Spirit Commanding Qi, and refined the remaining Azure Wood Spirit Heart, further expanding his Spiritual Sense. After learning more about the Void Stone Mine vein in Lone Soul Ridge, he prepared to represent the Student Union at the Chicheng Cave Heaven exchange meeting, which began with the arrival of an Immortal Sect dignitary.

• Meng Huang'er's healing song helped Chen Mobai complete Melding Spirit Returning to One, manifesting a Jade Wutong in his Purple Mansion and advancing his Spirit Controlling Technique to Wandering Spirit Commanding Qi.
• Chen Mobai left Chicheng Cave Heaven to stabilize his new realm, leaving Hua Zijing and Shen Renyou to oversee the exchange meeting preparations and confusing Meng Huang'er by abruptly ending their budding dates.
• Chen Mobai refined the remaining half of the Azure Wood Spirit Heart, enlarging his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness and planting a new Green Wutong Sapling with Splitting Spirit Manifesting Thought.
• Yan Jinye told Chen Mobai that the Lone Soul Ridge Void Stone Mine was a small-to-medium vein under Old Ancestor Zhou's close supervision and was likely being mined discreetly.
• Hua Zijing told Chen Mobai that the Immortal Sect dignitary had arrived, and she helped him put on the Dance Weapon Red Black Robe before the exchange meeting began.

Chen Mobai learned that the Immortal Sect had revived Lesser Red Heaven to prepare for a possible World Opening War, and that the Realm Gate might connect to the Sky River Realm. After hearing Wuqi Dao Academy’s Chief was expected to compete, he arrived at Chicheng Cave Heaven and prepared to enter Lesser Red Heaven.

• Che Yucheng explained that the Immortal Sect had revived Lesser Red Heaven to train cultivators for a potential war against an Other World detected by the Realm Gate.
• Chen Mobai wondered whether the Other World was the Sky River Realm and concealed his concern by asking Che Yucheng about Lesser Red Heaven.
• Che Yucheng told Chen Mobai that he was expected to claim the top ranking for Wuqi Dao Academy, while opponents would initially be matched by cultivation level.
• At Chicheng Cave Heaven, Chen Mobai saw that hundreds of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators were challenging the other academy Chiefs, while Zuoqiu Shi had won three of five matches.
• Hua Zijing urged Chen Mobai to enter Lesser Red Heaven and defend Wuqi Dao Academy’s reputation, and he accepted the responsibility.

Chen Mobai entered Lesser Red Heaven as Wuqi Dao Academy’s Chief just as Pure Yang Academy’s former Chiefs defeated two of the other Dao Academy Chiefs and declared that Chicheng orthodoxy belonged to Pure Yang. He began his challenge matches by defeating two Foundation Establishment opponents with a single sword each, leaving the Immortal Sect stunned.

• Sima Xingyu defeated Ling Dao Shi, and Xiahou Weihuan defeated Taishi Shu, while the Sect Son of Goumang Dao Academy won his duel and withdrew undefeated.
• Xiahou Weihuan declared that Chicheng orthodoxy lay in Pure Yang, prompting Chen Mobai to enter Lesser Red Heaven and defend Wuqi Dao Academy’s reputation.
• Chen Mobai’s Foundation Establishment First Layer identity drew more than a hundred match requests from cultivators across the Immortal Sect.
• Chen Mobai matched with Wen Xiong, his former Pure Yang Academy rival, and killed his projection with one strike of deep purple Sword Light.
• Chen Mobai immediately entered another match and defeated his next opponent with a single sword, astonishing the watching cultivators.

Chen Mobai’s hundred consecutive victories in Lesser Red Heaven helped Wuqi Dao Academy counter Pure Yang Academy’s challenge, and Che Yucheng revealed how he had arranged to bring in rivals from other academies. The chapter ended with Lan Haitan arriving to compete for Kunpeng Daoist Academy, just as Che Yucheng had intended.

• Chen Mobai defeated opponents with one sword while Gongye Zhixu asked Hong Mengkui to dissuade Wuqi Dao Academy’s former Chiefs from intervening on Pure Yang Academy’s behalf.
• Chen Mobai continued winning in Lesser Red Heaven, reached one hundred consecutive victories, and learned from Che Yucheng that Pure Yang Academy hoped to secure a place on an expedition to the Other World.
• Che Yucheng called the academic affairs directors of Kunpeng Daoist Academy and Sky Mending Dao Academy, provoking them to respond to Pure Yang Academy’s former Chiefs’ victories.
• Che Yucheng offered to take Chen Mobai to the Myriad Treasures Cave to seek a Third Tier Magic Tool as a reward for his achievements.
• Lan Haitan told Chen Mobai that Director Nan had sent him to take first place for Kunpeng Daoist Academy in Lesser Red Heaven.

Chen Mobai opened a Third Grade Artifact Nurturing Sphere and obtained the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror, a magic tool suited to the Spirit Tool Dual Cultivation Technique. He began refining it in hopes of advancing his Pure Yang Scroll cultivation, but the mirror’s six kinds of divine fire immediately consumed his spiritual power.

• Lan Haitan asked Chen Mobai how Lesser Red Heaven duels worked and said he would visit Director Che after taking first place.
• Chen Mobai told Che Yucheng about Lan Haitan, and Che Yucheng took him and Ming Yihua to Duanmu Longrong to open a Third Grade Artifact Nurturing Sphere.
• Duanmu Longrong identified the possible contents of four spheres, and Chen Mobai chose the one containing the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror.
• Chen Mobai refined the mirror as his natal magic tool and learned that the Spirit Tool Dual Cultivation Technique could help him advance by drawing on its power.
• Che Yucheng urged Chen Mobai to watch events in Lesser Red Heaven and eventually break Ancestor Yuanyang's Win Streak Record.
• Chen Mobai entered a Cultivation Room and began refining the mirror, enduring its six divine fires as they devoured his Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer Pure Yang Spiritual Power.

After awakening a rare Fire Spirit Body, Chen Mobai strengthened his fire cultivation and tested his improved combat abilities in Lesser Red Heaven. He defeated several formidable Foundation Establishment opponents, including Qing Nü, with a single sword strike.

• Chen Mobai awakened the Fire Spirit Body while refining the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror and discovered that it greatly improved his fire affinity and techniques.
• Chen Mobai used his Fire Spirit Body to advance his Azure Sun Fire and received the Precious Fire Body Tempering Technique from the Talent Tree, which helped refine the Longevity Tree Sap in his skull.
• Chen Mobai tested his improved Spiritual Sense in Lesser Red Heaven, defeating a Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer opponent and then Chang Zhengyang of Pure Yang Academy.
• Chen Mobai fought Dai Shiqing, Chief of Spirit Treasure Academy, and overcame his desperate spiritual-power attack with the Spirit Leaf defensive art before defeating him.
• Chen Mobai met Qing Nü in Lesser Red Heaven after learning she had established her foundation, and defeated her with one sword strike.

Chen Mobai faced Lu Qiulong, a powerful True Spirit Academy graduate who had borrowed his companion beast’s strength, in a fierce duel in Lesser Red Heaven. After their clash left them both close to victory, Chen Mobai used a Spirit Controlling Slash to defeat Lu Qiulong and remained standing.

• Qing Nü recovered after losing to Chen Mobai, and Zhongli Yi identified his next opponent as Lu Qiulong.
• Lu Qiulong surprised Chen Mobai with a qi-and-blood tiger attack, and Chen Mobai countered it with the Spirit Controlling Slash.
• Lu Qiulong revealed that he had borrowed his companion beast’s power and charged Chen Mobai with overwhelming speed and strength.
• Chen Mobai used sword light, lightning, fire, and flame chains against Lu Qiulong, while Lu Qiulong broke through his attacks and transformed into a fierce tiger.
• Lu Qiulong pierced Chen Mobai’s Heavenly Wood Spiritual Light and nearly reached his throat, but Chen Mobai struck his mind with a Spirit Controlling Slash and defeated him.