Chapter Summaries

After emerging from seclusion, Chen Mobai settled Immortal Sect affairs and traveled to Heavenly Script Academy to study the Dao Law Heavenly Book. He received the book from Yu Yi Shangren, then examined the other six Heavenly Books before beginning his study.

• Chen Mobai reunited with Shi Wanyu and learned that Zhuang Jialan had achieved Core Formation Success while Meng Huang'er was still refining her Liquid Spiritual Power.
• Wang Shuye briefed Chen Mobai on the World Gate Administration's proposed quotas, and Chen Mobai approved the negotiated list before entrusting Wangwu Cave Heaven to his subordinates.
• Chen Mobai traveled to Weiyu Cave Heaven, where his former high school classmate Song Zheng welcomed him and shared news of his family.
• Chen Mobai met Yu Yi Shangren at Heavenly Script Academy and toured the Heavenly Book Pavilion, pausing to examine the first-draft manuscript of the Heavenly Heart Sword Talisman.
• Yu Yi Shangren unlocked the Dao Law Heavenly Book's Restriction and handed it to Chen Mobai, who then inspected the other six Heavenly Books.

Chen Mobai studied the Dao Law Heavenly Book and discovered how its changing lines represented the laws behind rules and Dao Fruits. He realized he could cultivate a Spirit Transmutation path in the Eastern Wasteland, but would need a Dao Law seed from the Immortal Sect’s existing Fruit of Dao Law.

• Chen Mobai examined the Seven Heavenly Books, then sat at a talisman-carved desk and studied all forty-nine pages of the Dao Law Heavenly Book.
• Chen Mobai used the Square Inch Book and records of past cultivators’ insights to understand the first page and gradually discern the Heavenly Book’s principles.
• Chen Mobai realized the Heavenly Book’s lines represented the Great Dao’s laws and that rules formed a Dao Fruit by manifesting those laws in a manipulable form.
• Chen Mobai tried to use the Heaven and Earth All Beings Crown and the Eastern Wasteland’s tens of millions of lines to form a Dao Fruit, but it collapsed when he attempted to use it.
• Chen Mobai concluded that he needed a Dao Law seed and learned from True Monarch Taiyuan’s paper that a seed could be split from the Immortal Sect’s existing Fruit of Dao Law.
• Chen Mobai recognized that the Eastern Wasteland could nurture a matching Dao Law seed, fitting his plan to turn it into a Minor Immortal Sect.

Chen Mobai finished comprehending the Dao Law Heavenly Book and began reading the other Heavenly Books while waiting for Ancestor Qianxing to respond. He struggled to understand parts of the Purple Azure Heavenly Script and quickly finished the Phoenix Seal Heavenly Script, leaving Yu Yi Shangren exhausted from unlocking the books.

• Chen Mobai decided not to seek a Dao Law seed yet and told Yu Yi Shangren that he had comprehended the Dao Law Heavenly Book.
• Yu Yi Shangren reported Chen Mobai's achievement to Ancestor Qianxing, while Chen Mobai asked to read the other six Heavenly Books.
• Yu Yi Shangren unlocked the Purple Azure Heavenly Script, and Chen Mobai understood only the sections previously translated by Qingshi and Qingjing Shangren.
• Chen Mobai read the Phoenix Seal Heavenly Script and then asked Yu Yi Shangren to unlock another book, but she explained that opening more Restrictions had depleted her true qi.
• Chen Mobai waited at the Heavenly Script Academy while Ancestor Qianxing continued playing games, and Yu Yi Shangren gradually unlocked the remaining Heavenly Books for him.

While studying the Cosmic Heavenly Script, Chen Mobai comprehended Void Great Shift and a method to transfer its backlash to a Fifth Order life-bound object. He tested the technique with the Purple Lightning Sword at Heavenly Script Academy, leaving Yu Yi Shangren astonished by his talent and the sword’s advancement.

• Chen Mobai understood the first six pages of the Cosmic Heavenly Script, learning Void Great Shift and the Void Substitute method.
• Chen Mobai chose the Purple Lightning Sword to bear Void Great Shift’s backlash and agreed to pay it two Spirit Stones for each use.
• Chen Mobai successfully shifted himself around his loft, then across Heavenly Script Academy, while the Purple Lightning Sword absorbed the backlash.
• Yu Yi Shangren arrived after sensing Void Power and anxiously warned Chen Mobai against attempting Void Great Shift.
• Chen Mobai demonstrated the technique and explained the Void Substitute, convincing Yu Yi Shangren that his Purple Lightning Sword was Fifth Order and that he possessed extraordinary talent.

Chen Mobai applied for and received Positioning Authority for the Void Great Shift after demonstrating his mastery of the technique, and his reputation rose throughout the Immortal Sect. After further studying the heavenly books, he used the new authority to travel to Immortal Gathering Peak at Ancestor Qianxing’s summons.

• Chen Mobai learned from Venerable Cheng Xuan that the Sky Net Earth Net Great Formation could position Void Great Shift users across Earth Origin Star, then asked Yun Yangbing to help him apply for the authority.
• Chen Mobai arranged for Hua Zijing to submit the application, and Ying Guanghua promised to expedite approval through the Immortal Affairs Hall.
• Ying Guanghua reconsidered Chen Mobai’s extraordinary comprehension of three heavenly books and instructed Lan Haitan to reduce conflicts with the Wuqi Lineage before the World Opening War.
• News that Venerable Pure Yang had mastered the Void Great Shift spread through the Immortal Sect, and many people recognized Chen Mobai as having Immortal Potential.
• Chen Mobai continued comprehending the Dao Law and Cosmic heavenly books, connecting his insights to his Void Spirit Body and his work in the Eastern Wasteland.
• Yu Yi Shangren told Chen Mobai that Ancestor Qianxing had exited cultivation and summoned them to Immortal Gathering Peak, so Chen Mobai used his new authority to teleport ahead.

Chen Mobai met Ancestor Qianxing, discussed his comprehension of the Dao Law and Cosmic Heavenly Scripts, and received a Dao Law Seed to prepare for the coming World Opening War. He then left Earth Origin Star with Yun Yangbing to recover an ancient satellite for research.

• Chen Mobai met Ancestor Qianxing at the Realm Gate and explained his understanding of rules and the Dao Law Seed.
• Chen Mobai said he wanted to attempt Spirit Transmutation on his own first, and Ancestor Qianxing offered to assess his chances when he reached the Nascent Soul Seventh Layer.
• Chen Mobai proposed cultivating a Dao Law Seed to prepare for the World Opening War, and Ancestor Qianxing gave him one previously stripped from Lin Daoming.
• Chen Mobai explained his Void Substitute art, and Ancestor Qianxing recognized that it could help absorb the backlash from controlling the Realm Gate.
• Ying Guanghua worried that Chen Mobai might become the Immortal Sect's next Spirit Transmutation cultivator and eclipse the Sky Mending Lineage.
• Chen Mobai left Earth Origin Star with Yun Yangbing to collect ancient satellites, and Yun Yangbing pointed out their first target.

Chen Mobai and Yun Yangbing collected abandoned satellites while Yun tested new formations, until they encountered Bu Huai of Golden Stone Nunnery breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Bu Huai fled, and Chen Mobai intercepted him with Primordial Yang Sword Sha.

• Chen Mobai brought Yun Yangbing into the starry sky and collected satellites for the Small Sky Curtain Big Dipper Star Formation.
• Yun Yangbing refined starlight and his Purple Qi from the East Formation into his body, while Chen Mobai helped test the formation and offered advice on the Square Inch Book.
• After collecting seven satellites, Chen Mobai encountered a Nascent Soul-level force resisting him at the eighth satellite.
• Chen Mobai identified the armored man as Bu Huai of Golden Stone Nunnery and realized Bu Huai was attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Bu Huai fled into the starry sky, and Chen Mobai sent Primordial Yang Sword Sha ahead to intercept him.

Chen Mobai killed Bu Huai in a fight among abandoned satellites, then returned to Earth Origin Star with Yun Yangbing. Yan Xinji and the Divine Imperial Pavilion Master later discussed how Chen Mobai’s final sword exceeded their expectations and whether to target him.

• Chen Mobai used the Square Inch Book to predict Bu Huai’s evasions, split his satellite with the Extreme Sun Slash, and pierced his body with the Primordial Yang Sword Sha.
• Bu Huai burned Essence Blood to raise his realm temporarily, crushed the Primordial Yang Sword Sha, and tried to withstand Chen Mobai’s Purple Lightning Sword behind layers of satellite wreckage.
• The Purple Lightning Sword pierced Bu Huai and disintegrated him, after which Chen Mobai returned to the Taiyi Five Smoke Net and continued searching for abandoned satellites with Yun Yangbing.
• Chen Mobai and Yun Yangbing collected ten satellites, found no other Ascension Cult members, and returned to Earth Origin Star.
• Yan Xinji inspected the battle site and told the Divine Imperial Pavilion Master that Bu Huai had been killed in a few moves and that Chen Mobai’s final thunderbolt attack seemed stronger than Fourth Tier.
• Yan Xinji rejected an immediate joint attack with the Divine Imperial Pavilion Master and Lin Daoming, citing distrust of Lin Daoming and the risk of drawing Ancestor Qianxing’s attention.

Chen Mobai handled Immortal Sect affairs after killing Bu Huai and welcomed Venerable Qingping to discuss the Void Great Shift. He revealed that Chen Xiaohei was his daughter and resolved to give Shi Wanyu and Xiaohei proper status, while Qingping left the Lingxiao Jade Pendant with Xiaohei for the time being.

• Chen Mobai returned the Realm Domain Satellites for repairs and told Lin Yin to remove Bu Huai from the Sky Mending Group's files after confirming he had killed him.
• Lin Yin reported that Ascension Cult leaders were coordinating to enter the approaching Other World, and Chen Mobai ordered her agents to stay concealed.
• Chen Mobai approved personnel changes that shifted control of the Law Enforcement Hall to the Wuqi Lineage and delegated his work to Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan.
• Venerable Qingping visited Chen Mobai to learn about the Void Great Shift, and Chen Mobai offered to return the Lingxiao Jade Pendant that Xiaohei had been using.
• Chen Mobai told Qingping that Xiaohei was his daughter and explained his plan to publicly acknowledge her and give Shi Wanyu and Xiaohei proper status.
• Qingping declined to take back the Lingxiao Jade Pendant, and Chen Mobai hosted him for dinner with Shi Wanyu and Xiaohei.

Chen Mobai met Qi Yuheng at the Opening the Origin Hall, learned about Spirit Venerable and the Nether Dragon Blood behind Qi Yuheng’s cultivation, and fought him to a draw in Lesser Red Heaven. As Ye Yun'e escorted Chen Mobai out, she invited him to her wedding and revealed that her husband had graduated from Wuqi Dao Academy, leaving Chen Mobai astonished.

• Chen Mobai explained to Qi Yuheng that his Void Great Shift required a Fifth Tier Magic Tool as a substitute body, and Qi Yuheng praised his understanding of the Cosmic Heavenly Script.
• Qi Yuheng credited his fifth-tier body tempering to Nether Dragon Blood granted by Spirit Venerable and Ancestor Zhongli’s Dragon Transformation Scripture, then shared details about Spirit Venerable’s strength and plans.
• Chen Mobai and Qi Yuheng exchanged Spell Duel insights and fought in Lesser Red Heaven, where Chen Mobai tore through Qi Yuheng’s darkness before they stopped at a draw.
• Qi Yuheng asked Ye Yun'e to see Chen Mobai out, and she asked whether he could attend her wedding the following March.
• Ye Yun'e gave Chen Mobai her wedding invitation and said her husband had graduated from Wuqi Dao Academy, leaving Chen Mobai surprised that her spouse was not a Nascent Soul.

Chen Mobai learned that Ye Yun'e planned to marry Jiang Yuyuan and agreed to support her through the coming public-opinion battle. He then visited Meng Huang'er during her Core Formation retreat and urged her to attempt the breakthrough with him protecting her.

• Chen Mobai confirmed that Ye Yun'e's wedding invitation named Jiang Yuyuan as the groom and asked whether they were marrying for true love.
• Ye Yun'e insisted she and Jiang Yuyuan loved each other, accused Chen Mobai of hiding his relationship with Meng Huang'er, and asked him to attend the wedding and help counter criticism.
• Chen Mobai agreed to attend and lend Wuqi Lineage support, then told Zhuang Jialan to prepare media coverage that would also let him quietly announce that he had a family.
• Chen Mobai used the Void Great Shift to reach Meng Huang'er on Danxia Mountain and found her afraid to attempt Core Formation after previous failures.
• Chen Mobai told Meng Huang'er to take the medicinal pill and promised that she would not fail while he protected her.

Meng Huang'er successfully formed her core on Danxia Mountain, and Chen Mobai gained major breakthroughs from the Great Dao Profound Sound. After advancing his Formation studies, Chen Mobai learned about the Immortal Sect’s Ultimate Dao Formation and hoped to restore it on Earth Origin Star.

• Meng Huang'er took the Core Formation Spirit Medicine with Chen Mobai guarding her and successfully formed her core.
• Chen Mobai listened to the Great Dao Profound Sound and advanced the Pure Yang Scroll to Nascent Soul Second Layer and the Phoenix Facing Sun Diagram to Earth Resonance.
• Chen Mobai spent half a year studying Wuqi Dao Academy’s First to Fifth Order Formation knowledge, impressing Venerable Cheng Xuan.
• Venerable Cheng Xuan explained that the Ultimate Dao Formation united Sky Net and Earth Net and recounted how Zhang Daosun had used it to bring the founders of the Four Great Dao Academies to Earth Origin Star.
• Chen Mobai said he hoped to restore the Ultimate Dao Formation, and Venerable Cheng Xuan suggested he seek Ancestor Qianxing’s guidance.

Chen Mobai pursued his goal of becoming a well-rounded cultivator by studying formations and artifact refining, then visited Meng Huang'er after she emerged from cultivation. He reassured her that he would continue supporting her and promised to help her obtain Nascent Soul formation medicine if she reached Golden Core Perfection.

• Chen Mobai decided to study Fifth Order formations and artifact refining before approaching Ancestor Qianxing about the Sky Net Earth Net Great Formation.
• Chen Mobai made rapid progress in formations and artifact refining while seeking guidance from Venerable Cheng Xuan and Venerable Yuanxu.
• After Meng Huang'er told Chen Mobai she had exited cultivation, he used Void Great Shift to visit her at Danxia Mountain and confirmed that her Core Formation realm had stabilized.
• Meng Huang'er feared Chen Mobai was abandoning her, but he reassured her and explained that they needed to keep their relationship discreet because of Ye Yun'e and their positions in the Immortal Sect.
• Chen Mobai promised to help Meng Huang'er seek Nascent Soul formation medicine if she reached Core Formation Perfected and told her he would provide for her while he remained in the Immortal Sect.

Chen Mobai visited Natural Academy to study for the Fifth Order formation master exam and arrange for Yan Bingxuan to receive a Water Origin Golden Core Pill. He reunited with Yan Bingxuan at Huagai Mountain but kept the pill news to himself, leaving her unaware of his plans as they spent the night together.

• Chen Mobai instructed Zhuang Jialan to help Meng Huang'er enter Opening the Origin Hall after she formed her core and to have Zijing prepare a shortlist for the Water Origin Golden Core Pills.
• Chen Mobai visited Venerable Yunhai at Natural Academy, received guidance on the Fifth Order formation master exam, and agreed to continue studying formations there.
• Chen Mobai reminded Venerable Yunhai to submit Yan Bingxuan's name for a Water Origin Golden Core Pill, and Venerable Yunhai agreed to handle the matter through Kunpeng Daoist Academy.
• Chen Mobai asked Yan Qiongzhi to lodge him at the historic site on Huagai Mountain and learned that Yan Bingxuan had no class that evening.
• Chen Mobai called Yan Bingxuan to meet him at Huagai Mountain, but when she embraced and kissed him, he decided to postpone telling her about the pill until after she formed her core.
• Yan Bingxuan told Chen Mobai she had expected him to visit after mastering the Void Great Shift, and he explained that his political enemies could endanger her if they learned of their meetings.

Chen Mobai distributed Loquat Fruits, attended meetings to allocate Water Origin Golden Core Pills, and took full control of the Law Enforcement Hall as the World Opening War approached. After the year-end affairs ended, he celebrated the New Year with his family and continued raising the Azurefrost Sword.

• Chen Mobai gave Loquat Fruits to Wang Xinying, Meng Huang'er, and Yan Bingxuan, claiming they came from a secret Immortal Sect project.
• Chen Mobai attended the Finance Department meetings, where Yan Bingxuan was selected for a Water Origin Golden Core Pill and he assigned the Wuqi Lineage's pill to Gong Ranran.
• At the Opening the Origin Hall assembly, the Immortal Sect confirmed that the World Opening War was near and appointed Nangong Xuanyu to lead a squad into the Other World.
• Chen Mobai took charge of the Military Department while Nangong Xuanyu was away and assumed control of the Law Enforcement Hall.
• During the New Year, Pei Azurefrost visited Chen Mobai and asked him to keep raising the Azurefrost Sword, which wanted to remain by his side.

Zhuang Jialan returned to Wunai City and reconciled with Guo Shaocan before rejoining Chen Mobai, who later upgraded North Abyss City's defenses with a new formation. Yi Shaoqing grasped the formation’s principles, and his questions prompted Chen Mobai to reconsider how much he accommodated the people of the Eastern Wasteland.

• Zhuang Jialan returned to Wunai City, refused Nie Mengyan’s offer to take a local post, and accepted Guo Shaocan’s apology for obstructing her transfer to Wangwu Cave Heaven.
• Zhuang Jialan encouraged her young grandniece to study, then returned to Chen Mobai and gave him local talisman-making supplies.
• Chen Mobai asked Zhuang Jialan to receive Yan Bingxuan, who came to exchange for a Water Origin Golden Core Pill and voiced doubts about succeeding in Core Formation.
• After preparing for the World Opening War and studying Fifth Order formations, Chen Mobai designed the Small Positive-Negative Sumeru Nine Palaces Formation for North Abyss City.
• Chen Mobai taught Yi Shaoqing the new formation, and Yi Shaoqing grasped its shifting positive and negative cores before saluting Chen Mobai for introducing him to the true Dao of formations.
• Yi Shaoqing questioned why the formation avoided houses, and Chen Mobai realized he had applied the Immortal Sect’s respect for residents to the Eastern Wasteland, where his authority could permit demolition.

Chen Mobai revised the Eastern Wasteland’s city-protection formation plans and began preparing an Eastern Wasteland Dao Law Seed, assigning Jiang Zongheng to adapt its principles to local civilization. He then set out to inspect the immortal cities’ formations, beginning at Giant Wood Ridge, where he planned to alter the Myriad Wood Great Formation to produce tree seeds for Zhou Shengqing.

• Chen Mobai brought Yi Shaoqing and Song Huangda to survey North Abyss City and revise the formation plans, while Yi Shaoqing broke through to Foundation Establishment Perfection.
• Chen Mobai persuaded E Yun to pay generous demolition compensation, and E Yun began the resettlement work in North Abyss City.
• Chen Mobai determined that Zheng City was the best place to sow the Dao Law Seed, then entrusted it to Jiang Zongheng to cultivate an Eastern Wasteland civilization suited to its principles.
• Jiang Zongheng returned the Green Gourd after using its Yi Wood resources to form his core, and Chen Mobai refined it into a fourth-tier Sword Gourd for his Primordial Yang Sword Sha.
• Chen Mobai delayed refining the Wood Origin Golden Core Pills, investigated sources of fifth-tier Fire Yang Sha, and learned that Golden Crow Immortal City’s Sun Sacred Fruit could serve as a substitute.
• Chen Mobai traveled with Yi Shaoqing and Song Huangda to Giant Wood Ridge, where he changed the Myriad Wood Great Formation’s core to a Longevity Wood so it could produce two tree seeds for Zhou Shengqing.

Chen Mobai revised the Eastern Wasteland’s immortal-city formations and oversaw construction of a fourth-tier Myriad Transformation Thunder Pool in Wan Hua Immortal City. After successfully refining Wood Origin Golden Core Pills with Qing Nü, he returned to North Abyss City and set plans in motion for the next stage of the Five Elements Sect’s expansion.

• Chen Mobai modified the Myriad Wood Great Formation at Giant Wood Ridge so its Longevity Wood cores could be designated flexibly, then strengthened his Spiritual Sense by using the God Devouring Technique on the Great Dao Tree.
• Chen Mobai inspected the Eastern Wasteland’s immortal cities, found a fifth-tier Mysterious Five Elements Array blueprint in Primordial Immortal City, and planned to connect five cities’ formations into a larger array using the Sky Curtain Earth Network method.
• Chen Mobai and Qing Nü completed a fourth-tier Myriad Transformation Thunder Pool in Wan Hua Immortal City, where Qing Nü also managed preparations for its medicinal pools and pill production.
• Chen Mobai and Qing Nü refined ten Wood Origin Golden Core Pills, accepting two with 0.3% Pill Toxin for further nurturing.
• Chen Mobai returned to North Abyss City with Qing Nü, Yi Shaoqing, and Song Huangda, while Yi Shaoqing and Song Huangda began recruiting people to build the planned city formations.
• Chen Mobai went to Eastern Yi to discuss condensing a fourth-tier tree seed and distributing the Wood Origin Golden Core Pills with Zhou Shengqing.

Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing arranged Wood Origin Golden Core Pills and successfully condensed a Fourth Tier tree seed from Giant Wood Ridge’s Longevity Wood. After Zhou Shengqing and Chen Mobai instructed the sect’s Core Formation cultivators, the pills were listed for exchange, and Tan Rong and Xie Yuntian secured opportunities to attempt Core Formation.

• Zhou Shengqing decided to condense a tree seed from one Longevity Wood, while Chen Mobai planned to raise Giant Wood Ridge into a Fifth Tier Spiritual Vein.
• Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing allocated Wood Origin Golden Core Pills, reserved opportunities for Tan Rong and Xie Yuntian, and limited each cultivator to exchanging for Core Formation Spirit Medicine twice.
• Zhuo Ming led Zhou Shengqing in condensing a Fourth Tier tree seed from Giant Wood Ridge’s Longevity Wood, and Zhou Shengqing demonstrated it by regrowing the tree at a reduced size.
• Zhou Shengqing and Chen Mobai taught the gathered Wood Meridian Core Formation cultivators about cultivation and Nascent Soul Formation, while Qing Nü assessed the pills and set two with trace Pill Toxin aside.
• Jiang Zongheng reported the Eastern Wasteland’s population growth to Chen Mobai, who ordered him to discuss population planning with E Yun and Zhuo Ming.
• Tan Rong and Xie Yuntian accepted the sect’s exchange opportunities, and six Wood Origin Golden Core Pills were listed at North Abyss City’s Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

Chen Mobai advanced the Five Elements Sect’s century-long infrastructure and Array Master training plans while Luo Yixuan set out for the Sea Turning Gate Ruins in Eastern Yi. Meanwhile, alchemist Han Ronglu investigated an ancient pill formula in the Great Zhao Dynasty and encountered Duan Shuyu, who said his master was inside the cave.

• Tan Rong thanked Chen Mobai for his guidance before returning to Fire True Hall to form her core, and Luo Yixuan later received his permission and a token to explore the Sea Turning Gate Ruins with Granny Ming.
• Qing Nü took charge of developing Danxia Pavilion and improving local pill formulas, while Chen Mobai surveyed the Eastern Wasteland Plateau and planned a Nine Palace Array linking seven future immortal cities with North Abyss City and Wan Hua Immortal City.
• Chen Mobai ordered the academies to cultivate interest in arrays and announced team and individual Array Master competitions, with rewards for the winners.
• Han Ronglu traveled to Zheng City to assess an ancient pill formula recorded on a Jade Slip, then followed Prince Zhao Gui to the mountain cave where it had been found.
• Han Ronglu confronted the Black Dragon Guard blocking the mountain, but Duan Shuyu appeared and recognized him as Han Zhiling’s younger brother before inviting him inside to meet his master.