Chapter Summaries

Yuan Li’s awakening of the Indestructible Hegemon Body made him powerful enough to destroy a Spiritual Sense Realm tiger demon and repel waves of Demonic Creatures. As Li Qingqiu watched and reconsidered his plan to face the calamity alone, an enormous horde gathered and surged toward Yuan Li.

• Yuan Li endured heavenly lightning as his body recovered and his Indestructible Hegemon Body grew stronger.
• The Centipede Spirit and the other great demons watched Yuan Li from a distance and discussed taking his body.
• A tiger demon attacked Yuan Li, who shattered it with a single distant strike and forced the great demons to retreat.
• Li Qingqiu watched Yuan Li’s awakening and decided to let him become the hero who faced the calamity.
• Yuan Li absorbed insights from his predecessors and kept destroying Demonic Creatures as they attacked from all sides.
• Li Qingqiu saw an immense horde of Demonic Creatures and wild beasts gather across the land and rush toward Yuan Li.

Yuan Li awakened the Indestructible Hegemon Body and crushed most of the beast tide, while Li Qingqiu copied its inheritance and began transforming. A Tianqing Immortal Sect patriarch sensed the physique’s emergence and warned that great upheavals were coming.

• Yuan Li charged through the beast tide, shrugging off lightning and killing hundreds of creatures with each step as the great demons feared him.
• Qingxiao Sect disciples arrived and watched Yuan Li scatter the thunderclouds with a punch that destroyed nearly everything within five hundred zhang.
• Li Qingqiu checked Yuan Li’s Legacy System profile, then returned to his Cave Mansion and used his Fate selection opportunity to inherit the Indestructible Hegemon Body.
• Li Qingqiu entered a vision of thirty-four past Indestructible Hegemon Body holders, while his body began transforming and Nangong E and Lin Chuan watched in shock.
• A Tianqing Immortal Sect patriarch divined that an ancient saintly physique had emerged and identified it as the legendary Indestructible Hegemon Body.

Yuan Li awakened the Indestructible Hegemon Body, defeated the Centipede Spirit, and set out to report the northern demonic threat to his master. In the Cave Mansion, Li Qingqiu also inherited the Indestructible Hegemon Body, leaving him confident he could face the dangers surrounding Qingxiao Sect.

• The white-robed elder told Tianqing Immortal Sect’s disciples that the Indestructible Hegemon Body was an innate, world-shaking physique and divined that two conflicting Hegemon Body fates were awakening.
• Yuan Li crushed the Centipede Spirit after defeating its demonic forces, then sensed a greater demonic threat to the north.
• Yuan Li met Qingxiao Sect disciples, revealed his identity, and invited them to return to the sect with him so he could consult his master about the northern demons.
• Li Qingqiu completed his inheritance in the Cave Mansion, and his Hundred Refinements Demonic Body resonated with the Indestructible Hegemon Body.
• Li Qingqiu felt confident that he and Yuan Li could protect Qingxiao Sect from the dangers to the north and south.

After gaining the Indestructible Hegemon Body, Li Qingqiu discovered his immense strength and received rewards for Qingxiao Sect’s survival and a disciple awakening a Great Destiny Physique. Wei Tianxiong explained Yuan Li’s likely Human Saint Body and the Heaven-Connecting Sunlight Illumination Realm, while Li Qingqiu resolved to keep Yuan Li’s physique secret and grow stronger himself.

• Li Qingqiu confirmed that the [Hundred Refinements Demonic Body] had greatly increased his strength, then secretly told Lin Chuan and Nangong E not to reveal his transformation.
• Yun Cai saw Li Qingqiu’s overwhelming strength with her [Myriad Laws Spiritual Eye] and left to train harder, believing Yuan Li had become a terrifying rival.
• Li Qingqiu sensed how the Indestructible Hegemon Body could draw on the power of heaven and earth, then received a Great Destiny Physique Search Opportunity and a Fate Selection Opportunity.
• Li Qingqiu told Wei Tianxiong that Yuan Li’s physique was special, and Wei Tianxiong identified it as likely a Human Saint Body that Qingxiao Sect must keep secret.
• Wei Tianxiong explained that the Heaven-Connecting Sunlight Illumination Realm let cultivators form a powerful dharma image, and Li Qingqiu resolved to be the first in his sect to reach it.

Li Qingqiu learned that Yuan Li had ended the demon calamity and planned to strengthen Qingxiao Sect’s defenses, while keeping Yuan Li’s rare constitution secret. In the Tianqing Immortal Sect, Lin Xunfeng heard that a Human Saint Body had appeared and that its discovery could trigger a great battle.

• Yuan Li returned to Lingxiao Courtyard, apologized to Li Qingqiu for disobeying him, and was told to conceal his Indestructible Hegemon Body.
• Yuan Li recounted his battles and the Demon Master’s name to Li Qingqiu, who sent him to learn an aura-concealment technique from Wei Tianxiong.
• Li Qingqiu told the hall masters that Yuan Li had slain the Demon King and proposed building a northern outpost and prioritizing teleportation formations and Qingxiao Tokens.
• Lin Lingzhou considered visiting the Nine Provinces to see Lin Xunfeng’s other disciples, while Lin Xunfeng went to hear Fang Shuang teach Daoist Magic.
• Fang Shuang warned her disciples that a newly appeared Human Saint Body could provoke a great battle among the sects of the Azure Dragon Domain.

Li Qingqiu discovered that the Indestructible Hegemon Body had greatly increased his strength, defeated the Sword Master in the legacy trial, and learned he was the Lord of the Tai Jue Divine Sword. Meanwhile, Yuan Li returned to Qingxiao Sect as a celebrated hero, and Li Qingqiu postponed searching for the sword until after the New Year.

• Qingxiao Sect announced Yuan Li's victory over the Demon King, and disciples celebrated his accomplishments and speculated about his connection to the lord of Central Heaven Immortal City.
• Li Qingqiu found no Great Destiny Physique in his search, then entered the Green Jade legacy trial and fought the Sword Master with his newly enhanced strength.
• Li Qingqiu overwhelmed the Sword Master with powerful attacks and regeneration, defeated him, and received the legacy of the Tai Jue Divine Sword.
• Yuan Li met Ji Ya and five other disciples, recounted his dangerous battle, and said he might skip the third Daoist Convention because he no longer needed to prove his strength.
• Li Qingqiu learned that the Sword Master had adjusted to his cultivation and named him Lord of the Tai Jue Divine Sword, directing him to retrieve it from Tai Jue Divine Palace.
• Li Qingqiu decided to wait until after the New Year to seek the sword and prepared to visit the sect's halls to reassure people.

After the Demon Calamity, Qingxiao Sect prepared for the new year, strengthened its defenses, and sent Wei Tianxiong to investigate the Demon Lord Immortal Palace. The chapter ended when Xiao Wuqing reported a Ghost Ship appearing in the fog near Yuantie Port Town.

• Qingxiao Sect sent disciples to help with disaster relief, while Wei Tianxiong showered Yuan Li with resources and Li Qingqiu urged Yuan Li to accept his attention.
• Jiang Zhaoxia returned with news of treasures in the Demon Lord Immortal Palace and explained that Xu Ning had stayed behind to investigate monsters.
• Li Qingqiu sent Wei Tianxiong to explore the Demon Lord Immortal Palace and checked the Legacy System for promising new disciples.
• Li Qingqiu and Zhang Yuchun discussed building a fortified city north of the Northern Territory, but Li Dongyue reminded them to take a break from work for the festivities.
• Xiao Wuqing told Li Qingqiu that a Ghost Ship appeared in the fog near Yuantie Port Town and vanished whenever disciples approached.

Li Qingqiu assigned Yuan Li to investigate the Ghost Ship and approved his request to take disciples, while the sect expanded its defenses and intelligence network. Yuan Li returned without finding the ship, and Li Qingqiu gave him a roster of promising new disciples to assess.

• At Lingxiao Courtyard, Li Sifeng reported that Yuan Li had defeated Jiang Zhaoxia with a single punch, and the senior figures discussed his strength.
• Yuan Li asked Li Qingqiu for permission to take disciples, and Li Qingqiu agreed while setting rules for his personal disciples.
• Li Qingqiu ordered Yuan Li to investigate the Ghost Ship near Yuantie Port Town, and news of Yuan Li's plan to take disciples spread through the sect.
• Li Qingqiu questioned Mo Jiuhong about the Dark Hall's investigations into the Nine Immortal Sect and preparations to infiltrate the Tianming Sea sects.
• Li Yang and Lu Qing reached the Spiritual Sense Realm, and Li Qingqiu sent Li Yang to help guard Demon-repelling Immortal City on the northern frontier.
• Yuan Li returned after a month without locating the Ghost Ship, and Li Qingqiu gave him a roster of talented new disciples to evaluate.

Li Qingqiu prepared Qingxiao Sect to pursue the Ghost Ship while its disciples advanced in cultivation. The chapter ended with Li Shoumin revealing his rivalry with Li Shouzheng: they planned to establish rival dynasties, one ruled by benevolence and the other by tyranny.

• Wei Tianxiong reported progress on teleportation Formations and the Sky Mending Great Array, then agreed to investigate the Ghost Ship near Yuantie Port Town.
• Yang Dong, Zhu Xunyang, Xiao Wudi, Xiao Wuming, Yang Xuan, and Han Lang reached the Spiritual Sense Realm, and Li Qingqiu broke through to its seventh layer.
• Wei Tianxiong identified the Ghost Ship as a high-grade magic vessel trapped somewhere at sea and asked Li Qingqiu for five Spiritual Sense Realm disciples to help retrieve it.
• Wei Tianxiong set out for Yuantie Port Town with Yun Cai, Yuan Li, Xiao Wudi, Lu Qing, and Yang Dong to search for the Ghost Ship.
• Li Shoumin asked Li Qingqiu to let him join the Training Hall, then revealed that he and Li Shouzheng planned to establish rival dynasties and test benevolent rule against tyranny.

Li Qingqiu heard about the Qingxiao Sect’s successful Ghost Ship expedition and watched the sect grow stronger as disciples competed for the coming Ten True Lord positions. A new opportunity appeared when his Great Destiny Physique located someone with great destiny.

• Li Shoumin told Li Qingqiu that he planned to establish a dynasty in the west, and Li Qingqiu urged him to strengthen his cultivation first.
• Wei Tianxiong reported that Yuan Li, Yun Cai, and Xiao Wudi had gained opportunities during the Ghost Ship expedition, and Li Qingqiu warned him to keep Yun Cai’s eyes secret.
• Wei Tianxiong said Yuan Li had subdued a cultivator who was now imprisoned in the Town Evil Tower, while Li Qingqiu explained that He Jinshu wanted to study the Black Sha Yao Monkey.
• Two years passed as the Qingxiao Sect grew, and Zhang Ping and Bai Ninger saw a mission to explore a ghost city in the Western Border.
• Bai Ninger entered the hall to take the mission, while Sword Solitary passed Zhang Ping outside.
• Li Qingqiu searched for opportunities with his Great Destiny Physique and received a prompt that it had located someone with great destiny.

Li Qingqiu discovered that newborn Yin Jingxing possessed three extraordinary Fates and decided to bring him into the Qingxiao Sect. He sent Shen Yue on a long journey to find the child, while news of the coming disciple spread through the sect.

• Li Qingqiu's guidance vision revealed newborn Yin Jingxing in a distant city, and his panel showed Extreme Yang True Body, Bone-Shedding and Marrow-Changing, and Heaven-Sent Great Responsibility.
• Li Qingqiu decided to recruit Yin Jingxing and copy his Fates, then spent a day making a jade slip map of the route to him.
• Li Qingqiu told Li Dongyue and Li Sijin about the destined disciple and selected Shen Yue to make the dangerous journey west.
• After Li Qingqiu assured Shen Yue that Yin Jingxing surpassed Yuan Li, Shen Yue accepted the task and set off with the jade slip.
• News of the sect leader's seventh disciple spread, prompting Xiao Wudi and Xiao Wuming to feel pressure and hall masters to ask for Yin Jingxing before he had even arrived.

Lin Lingzhou left Tianqing Immortal Sect for the Nine Provinces, while Li Qingqiu oversaw Qingxiao Sect’s expanding disciples and preparations for its Third Daoist Convention. News that Xu Ning’s team had breached a Ghost City and found evidence of the Wan Yin Cult left Qingxiao Sect considering the possibility of contact with another cultivation sect.

• Lin Lingzhou departed for the Nine Provinces after reassuring Lin Xunfeng, who resolved to continue cultivating toward immortality.
• Li Qingqiu visited Xiao Ba and Bai Zhi in the Thousand Spirit Blessed Land and discussed Jinlang’s long-term mission and Xiao Ba’s coming tribulation.
• Zhang Yuchun reported Qingxiao Sect’s growing disciple numbers and worked with Li Qingqiu to settle preparations for the Third Daoist Convention.
• Chu Jing reported that Xu Ning, Yuan Li, and the other disciples had breached a Ghost City and discovered it had been left by the Wan Yin Cult.
• Li Qingqiu asked Xiao Wuqing to summon Wei Tianxiong so he could investigate the Ghost City and the possibility of a distant cultivation sect.

Li Qingqiu sent Wei Tianxiong to investigate a ghost city while Yan Qing endured imprisonment and torture in Town Evil Tower. After Sun Moxíng returned from Ziyang Island, he asked whether he could recruit struggling cultivators to join the Qingxiao Sect, leaving Li Qingqiu to weigh the risks and benefits.

• Wei Tianxiong learned that Yuan Li was in the ghost city and eagerly left with Chu Jing to investigate it.
• Zhang Yuchun wondered why Wei Tianxiong cared so much about Yuan Li, and Li Qingqiu said Wei wanted revenge and saw hope in Yuan Li.
• Yan Qing recalled his fall from grace and regretted leaving the Spiritual Sea as He Jinshu returned to study his unusual ability to absorb spiritual energy.
• Li Qingqiu agreed to let the Northern Border's Son of Heaven bring his children to watch the Qingxiao Sect's Daoist Convention.
• Sun Moxíng reported that Ziyang Island would not send disciples north for decades and asked Li Qingqiu whether he could recruit his struggling friends to the Qingxiao Sect.