Chapter Summaries

Qing Luo realized he had transmigrated into The Great Ruler and awakened a plot sign-in system that rewarded him for encountering plot characters. At the East Courtyard training ground, West Courtyard students provoked Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er until Qing Luo intervened.

• Qing Luo learned that Mu Chen had returned from the Spirit Road and realized he was in The Great Ruler, where his Innate Twin Pupils lacked a suitable cultivation method.
• Qing Luo's plot sign-in system activated and promised rewards for finding plot characters.
• Mu Chen broke through to the Spirit Movement Realm and vowed to reach the Five Great Academies for Luo Li's sake.
• Liu Che and other West Courtyard students mocked Mu Chen, prompting East Courtyard students to defend him.
• Tang Qian'er confronted Liu Che, then Hong Ling taunted her about Qing Luo as West Courtyard Heaven Tier students arrived.
• Qing Luo's voice rang out, and the West Courtyard students' expressions turned ugly.

Qing Luo intervened when West Courtyard students confronted Mu Chen and received several powerful rewards after checking in with him. He returned to his dormitory to study the Dual Pupil Inheritance and Kirin Treasure Technique, while Mu Chen remained set on facing Liu Yang in the Two Academies Competition.

• Qing Luo arrived as West Courtyard students delivered Liu Yang's challenge to Mu Chen for the Two Academies Competition and announced Liu Yang had a Human-grade Spiritual Meridian.
• Mu Chen accepted Liu Yang's challenge, and Qing Luo introduced himself to Mu Chen and received a system check-in reward containing the Dual Pupil Inheritance, Kirin Treasure Technique, Azure Sky Glazed Art, and Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger.
• Qing Luo offered to help Mu Chen deal with Liu Yang, but Mu Chen said he had already faced opponents with Heaven-grade Spiritual Meridians in the Spirit Road.
• Tang Qian'er assured Mu Chen that she and Qing Luo were not romantically involved, and Mu Chen teased her about Qing Luo's looks and strength.
• Qing Luo returned to his dormitory and learned that he needed to reach the Spirit Wheel Realm to cultivate the first stage of the Dual Pupil Inheritance, then examined the Kirin Treasure Technique.

Qing Luo replaced his ordinary cultivation method with the Azure Sky Glazed Art and rapidly advanced his strength. Ten days later, he had reached the Spirit Wheel Realm, and Teacher Mo invited him to watch the Two Academies Competition.

• Qing Luo received the unknown-grade Azure Sky Glazed Art and began cultivating it to replace his old method.
• After an afternoon of study, Qing Luo reached the art’s introductory White Jade stage, gaining frosted spiritual energy with nearly twentyfold amplification.
• Mu Chen left the Northern Spirit Academy for the Mu Region to choose a cultivation method and prepare for the Two Academies Competition.
• Ten days later, Qing Luo displayed the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger at the Spirit Wheel Realm, impressing Teacher Mo.
• Teacher Mo praised Qing Luo’s Spiritual Art and invited him to watch the Two Academies Competition.

Qing Luo attended the Two Academies Competition and watched Mu Chen defeat Liu Yang, then realized how quickly Mu Chen was growing stronger. With the Northern Spirit Plains trial only half a month away and no new sign-in reward, Qing Luo decided to cultivate his Double Pupils and the Kirin Treasure Technique to prepare.

• Qing Luo accompanied Teacher Mo to the Two Academies Competition, where Liu Mubai taunted him from across the plaza.
• Liu Yang dominated an early match, then Mu Chen fought him and won narrowly after reaching the Mid Spirit Movement Stage.
• After losing, Liu Yang threw a Spirit Breaking Bead, but the experts discovered it and prevented it from harming Mu Chen.
• Qing Luo returned to his dormitory worried about the upcoming Northern Spirit Plains trial and decided to cultivate his Double Pupils and the Kirin Treasure Technique.

After the Two Academies Competition, Mu Chen joined the Heaven Tier Students’ training and confronted senior students who tried to push Tan Qingshan away from a prime cultivation spot. He then occupied the central spot associated with Qing Luo and began breaking through his cultivation method, leaving the students astonished.

• Tang Qian'er brought Mu Chen to the Third-grade Spirit Gathering Array and warned him not to provoke the academy’s older students.
• Mu Chen defended Tan Qingshan when Jiang Li and Teng Yong tried to make him give up his spot, and he challenged them to fight if they objected.
• Luo Tong arrived and threatened Mu Chen, but Teacher Mo’s entrance ended the confrontation.
• After Teacher Mo activated the Spirit Array, Mu Chen took the vacant central spot, which belonged to Qing Luo.
• Mu Chen’s cultivation method began breaking through, drawing spiritual energy toward him and changing Teacher Mo’s disapproval into anticipation.

Qing Luo cultivated the first-stage abilities of his Double Pupils and agreed to team up with Tang Qian'er for the Northern Spirit Plains trip, while Mu Chen rose to prominence at Northern Spirit Academy. The chapter ended with Mu Chen wondering whether Qing Luo was strong enough to remain the East Courtyard's Number One.

• Qing Luo awakened Decompose Origin, the first-stage ability of his Double Pupils, and considered how its power could grow with his strength.
• Tang Qian'er asked Qing Luo to team up for the Northern Spirit Plains trip, and he agreed while telling her he would handle obtaining Spirit Souls.
• Qing Luo warned Tang Qian'er that helping Mu Chen obtain the Netherworld Death Seal could implicate her if something went wrong.
• Over the following days, Qing Luo cultivated the Double Pupils and Kirin Treasure Technique while Mu Chen defeated senior students, including Luo Tong, and gained a reputation to rival Qing Luo and Liu Mubai.
• Tan Qingshan told Mu Chen that Tang Qian'er had been visiting Qing Luo, and Mu Chen wondered whether Qing Luo was qualified to hold the East Courtyard's Number One position.

Mu Chen argued that he could enter the Northern Spirit Plains trial alone, but Tang Qian'er insisted on joining him while Qing Luo chose to go alone. As the trial began, Qing Luo entered the plains after trading barbs with Liu Mubai, and Mu Chen headed in with Tang Qian'er.

• At the campfire, Mu Chen acted jealous when Tang Qian'er spoke about teaming up with Qing Luo, then told her he already liked someone else.
• Teacher Mo warned the students about the Spirit Beasts and urged them to form teams, but Mu Chen asked to take the trial alone.
• Qing Luo told Tang Qian'er to explore with Mu Chen while he entered dangerous areas by himself, and Tang Qian'er joined Mu Chen.
• Liu Mubai mocked Qing Luo for having no teammates, and Qing Luo challenged him before walking into the Northern Spirit Plains.
• Mu Chen confronted Liu Mubai and entered the plains with Tang Qian'er, while Hong Ling went in ahead of Liu Mubai's group.

Qing Luo searched the Northern Spirit Plains for the Jade Spirit Tree, fighting Spirit Beasts and tracking Fire Spirit Ape gathering sites. He found the Jade Spirit Fruits in a hidden valley, while Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er faced an unexpected Azure Spirit Fox attack.

• Qing Luo killed two Crimson Blood Boars, collected their Spirit Souls, and continued deeper into the Northern Spirit Plains.
• Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er fought Azure Spirit Foxes, and Mu Chen teased Tang Qian'er about her combat skills after defeating his beast first.
• An Azure Spirit Fox comparable to the Late Spirit Movement Stage sprang from the forest and pounced on Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er as she moved to collect her Spirit Soul.
• Qing Luo defeated Fire Spirit Apes at three gathering sites and marked them on his Route Map before heading to the final location.
• Qing Luo found a hidden valley where a jade-like tree bore Jade Spirit Fruits.

Qing Luo used a month of Spiritual Energy to advance to the Spirit Wheel Realm Middle Stage and reach the Jade White Stage of the Azure Sky Glazed Art, then attacked the Fire Spirit Ape pack. Mu Chen and the Thunderstorm Squad arrived seeking the Jade Spirit Fruit and found Qing Luo fighting the Fire Spirit Ape King.

• Qing Luo claimed the sign-in reward at the Northern Spirit Plains Jade Spirit Tree plot and broke through to the Spirit Wheel Realm Middle Stage and the Jade White Stage.
• Qing Luo charged into the valley, shattered a boulder thrown by the Fire Spirit Ape King, and fought the Fire Spirit Ape pack.
• Lei Cheng led Mu Chen and the Thunderstorm Squad toward the valley, planning to use Mu Chen's Spirit Breaking Bead against the Fire Spirit Ape King and claim the Jade Spirit Fruit.
• Mu Chen and the group reached the valley, heard a familiar voice use the Great Desolation Prison Heaven Finger, and saw Qing Luo suppressing the Fire Spirit Ape King.

Qing Luo slaughtered the Fire Spirit Ape tribe and claimed the Jade Spirit Fruits before Mu Chen and the others arrived. He left the valley after rejecting Mu Chen’s appeal to share the fruits, while Mu Chen resolved to surpass him someday.

• Lei Cheng and the Northern Spirit Academy students discovered Qing Luo extracting the Fire Spirit Ape King’s essence soul amid the tribe’s corpses and learned he was the East Courtyard’s Number One.
• Qing Luo collected all the Jade Spirit Fruits and offered the Fire Spirit Ape corpses to the students as materials.
• Lei Cheng and the Thunderstorm Squad demanded a share of the fruits because they had discovered them first, and Qing Luo refused.
• Mu Chen asked Qing Luo to compensate Lei Cheng’s group, but Qing Luo rejected him and told Tang Qian'er to stop following Mu Chen.
• Qing Luo left the valley, and Mu Chen later vowed to surpass him.

Qing Luo returned to camp after training and gave Tang Qian'er two Jade Spirit Fruits, then the Liu Region party arrived seeking shelter while hunting Xue Tu. Mu Chen’s sharp remarks and jealousy toward Tang Qian'er ended the chapter with their relationship strained.

• Qing Luo returned to camp, roasted Spirit Beast meat, and planned to use his Jade Spirit Fruits to improve his strength.
• Qing Luo shared his food with Tang Qian'er and gave her two Jade Spirit Fruits as thanks for helping him find his Mustard Seed Bracelet.
• Liu Ming arrived with Liu Mubai and more than ten Liu Region men, explaining that Xue Tu had stolen a shipment and fled into the Northern Spirit Plains.
• Teacher Xi agreed to let Liu Ming’s group stay overnight, while Mu Chen asked what the Liu Region had lost and was ignored by Liu Ming.
• Tang Qian'er rebuked Mu Chen for provoking the Liu Region, but Mu Chen snapped at her and left for his tent, resentful that she had sought Qing Luo.

Qing Luo secretly cultivated with Jade Spirit Fruits and advanced to the Spirit Wheel Realm Late Stage while Teacher Mo concealed the breakthrough’s fluctuations. Later, Qing Luo watched Mu Chen attempt to condense a second Netherworld Death Seal, then returned to camp as Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er left the woods together.

• Qing Luo slipped away from camp, consumed Jade Spirit Fruits in a secluded cave, and stabilized his cultivation at the Spirit Wheel Realm Late Stage.
• Teacher Mo followed Qing Luo, shielded his breakthrough from nearby Spirit Beasts, and praised his talent before returning to camp.
• Mu Chen left his shared tent to practice in the woods, and Tang Qian'er followed after noticing him go.
• Qing Luo returned to camp, recognized Mu Chen's attempt to form a second Netherworld Death Seal, and copied the technique himself.
• Mu Chen's attempt failed and left his hand trembling, and he complained that Qing Luo had so many Jade Spirit Fruits.
• Tang Qian'er found Mu Chen in the woods, and they returned to their tents together.

Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er encountered the wounded Xue Tu in the Northern Spirit Plains, and Mu Chen fought to help Tang Qian'er escape. Qing Luo appeared and confronted Xue Tu, leaving the fight's outcome unresolved.

• Qing Luo learned Tang Qian'er had already gone to the Northern Spirit Plains with Mu Chen and decided to act as a bodyguard.
• Liu Mubai searched for Xue Tu with Liu Region experts and planned to use him to target Tang Qian'er and Mu Chen.
• Mu Chen rescued Tang Qian'er from a Spirit Beast, and she later defeated another one with her whip.
• Xue Tu ambushed Mu Chen and Tang Qian'er; Mu Chen used a Spirit Breaking Bead to escape after Tang Qian'er fled to find an instructor.
• Qing Luo appeared above Xue Tu, pretended to let him go, then struck him with the Netherworld Death Seal.

Mu Chen returned to find Xue Tu dead and concealed the Liu Region’s missing item from Liu Ming. Meanwhile, Qing Luo intercepted and killed Liu Mubai before fleeing toward camp as Liu Region experts rushed back.

• Qing Luo killed Xue Tu, took the Nine Nether Sparrow clue from his Mustard Seed Bracelet, and left the bracelet on the corpse.
• Mu Chen returned, found Xue Tu dead, and hid the Mustard Seed Bracelet when Teacher Mo, Teacher Xi, and Liu Ming arrived.
• Liu Ming demanded the missing item and tried to search Mu Chen, but Teacher Mo protected him, and Liu Ming eventually withdrew.
• Qing Luo ambushed Liu Mubai and shattered his arm, revealing that he had reached the Spirit Wheel Realm.
• After a firework signaled trouble, Qing Luo killed Liu Mubai with the Netherworld Death Seal and hurried toward camp.

After Liu Mubai was found dead, Liu Ming accused Mu Chen of killing him with the Netherworld Death Seal, but Teacher Mo and Teacher Xi established that Mu Chen had been with them when Liu Mubai died. The trial ended with Qing Luo and Tang Qian'er’s team in first place, while Mu Chen worried that Xue Tu’s bracelet contained none of the Liu Region’s treasures.

• Liu Ming found Liu Mubai’s corpse, and Liu Yang identified the fatal wound as the work of the Netherworld Death Seal.
• Liu Yang accused Mu Chen of killing Liu Mubai because he had seen Mu Chen use the same Spiritual Art.
• Liu Ming confronted Mu Chen at the Northern Spirit Academy camp, but Teacher Mo and Teacher Xi confirmed Mu Chen had been with them after the groups separated.
• Liu Ming left after threatening the academy, and Teacher Mo hurriedly assessed the trial results, placing Qing Luo and Tang Qian’er’s team first, Mu Chen second, and Chen Tong’s team third.
• Qing Luo gave Tang Qian’er his Spirit Nurturing Pill, and Mu Chen lamented that Xue Tu’s Mustard Seed Bracelet held no Liu Region treasures.

Qing Luo returned to Azure City, learned that his parents had pursued the Nine Nether Sparrow in the Black Nether Abyss, and discovered that Liu Region might be seeking it too. He began preparing to break through to the Spirit Soul Realm, leaving his cultivation underway as his White Jade coloring spread across his body.

• Qing Luo returned to Azure City, where Xu Mu welcomed him and learned that he had reached the peak of the Spirit Wheel Realm.
• Xu Mu offered Qing Luo the position of Domain Lord, but Qing Luo asked him to keep managing Azure Domain while he continued his studies.
• Qing Luo showed Xu Mu the Copper Token, and Xu Mu revealed that he and Qing Luo's parents had once found a wounded Nine Nether Sparrow in the Black Nether Abyss.
• Qing Luo told Xu Mu the token came from Liu Region, prompting Xu Mu to worry that the powerful region would seek the Nine Nether Sparrow before long.
• Qing Luo asked Xu Mu to gather Natural Treasures so he could attempt a breakthrough to the Spirit Soul Realm, then began consuming treasures from the Azure Domain Treasury.
• Qing Luo circulated the surging spiritual energy within him, and the White Jade color on his arms began spreading across his body.

Liu Region held back from attacking Mu Region while waiting to obtain a coveted item in the Black Nether Abyss. Meanwhile, Qing Luo emerged from seclusion having reached the Spirit Soul Realm and unlocked stronger powers from his Double Pupils and Azure Sky Glazed Art.

• Liu Zong stopped Liu Qingtian from immediately attacking Mu Region, warning that the conflict could expose Liu Region’s pursuit of a secret item.
• Mu Chen told Mu Feng and Zhou Ye about his experiences in the Northern Spirit Plains, including killing Xue Tu, and they found nothing unusual in the Mustard Seed Bracelet.
• Mu Feng told Mu Chen to stay in Mu Region and invited a Spirit Array master to teach him.
• Liu Region and the Northern Spirit Territory remained unusually quiet as a larger conflict appeared to be brewing.
• Qing Luo broke through to the Spirit Soul Realm and unlocked the pressure stage of his Double Pupils and the second stage of the Azure Sky Glazed Art.

After breaking through to the Spirit Soul Realm, Qing Luo sought an alliance with Mu Region to stop Liu Region from claiming the wounded Nine Nether Sparrow in Black Nether Abyss. Mu Chen suspected Qing Luo had killed Xue Tu and Liu Mubai, and secured permission to join the expedition as Azure and Mu Region prepared to depart.

• Qing Luo told Xu Mu that only he and Xu Mu would leave Azure City for Black Nether Abyss, then traveled to Mu Manor to recruit Mu Region as an ally.
• Qing Luo showed Mu Feng and Zhou Ye a Copper Token that revealed a Nine Nether Sparrow clue, warning that Liu Region planned to enter Black Nether Abyss soon.
• Qing Luo and Mu Feng agreed to join forces and meet outside Black Nether Abyss at midnight, with the Nine Nether Sparrow going to whoever could claim it.
• After Qing Luo left, Mu Chen reasoned that the Copper Token had belonged to Xue Tu and that Qing Luo had killed both Xue Tu and Liu Mubai.
• Mu Feng and Zhou Ye allowed Mu Chen to join them but warned him to stay close and avoid acting recklessly in Black Nether Abyss.

Qing Luo and Xu Mu waited for the Mu Region at Black Nether Abyss, then entered with Mu Feng and Mu Chen despite the broken agreement. As their group faced repeated Spirit Beast attacks, Qing Luo spotted Liu Region experts nearby, and Mu Feng confronted Liu Qingtian.

• Qing Luo memorized Xu Mu's dangerous Route Map while they waited for the Mu Region to arrive.
• Mu Feng arrived with Mu Chen and numerous Mu Region experts, breaking Qing Luo's agreement that only Divine Soul Realm cultivators would enter.
• Qing Luo and the Mu Region group entered Black Nether Abyss after taking pills to ward off its poisonous miasma.
• The group suffered repeated Spirit Beast attacks, and several Mu Region experts died as they advanced.
• Qing Luo spotted Liu Region experts through the fog, and Mu Feng stopped the group and challenged Liu Qingtian.

Mu Feng’s group faced Liu Qingtian’s forces in Black Nether Abyss until a Spirit Devouring Bee swarm scattered both sides. Qing Luo used the chaos to retrieve a Black Flute from a Spirit Insect Clan Elder’s corpse, then defeated Liu Ming and turned his attention toward someone hiding nearby.

• Liu Qingtian confronted Mu Feng and threatened Mu Chen, but a Spirit Devouring Bee swarm interrupted the standoff and sent both groups fleeing for cover.
• Qing Luo led Xu Mu away from the others and followed the swarm to a basin where countless Spirit Devouring Bees had gathered.
• Qing Luo distracted the bees with Xu Mu’s help, found the Spirit Insect Clan Elder’s corpse, and took its Black Flute.
• Liu Ming demanded the flute from Qing Luo, who struck him with three Netherworld Death Seals and sent him into the swamp.
• Qing Luo searched the area with his Double Pupils and called out to someone who had been hiding.