Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into a frail child, Ye Xuan waited on Qingyun Mountain Path for a cultivator to take him to Qingyun Sect. He met Song Daren and pleaded to be taken in, leaving Song Daren wavering at the sight of his injuries and hearing his fabricated story.

• Ye Xuan realized he had transmigrated into a young child and struggled to climb toward Qingyun Sect.
• Ye Xuan decided to wait for a passing cultivator and pretend to be a helpless orphan.
• Song Daren descended on his sword and found Ye Xuan beside the path.
• Ye Xuan clung to Song Daren, claimed his family had died in a flood, and begged to join Qingyun Sect.
• Song Daren hesitated to bring Ye Xuan to the mountain, but Ye Xuan showed his scratched arm and weakened his resolve.

Song Daren tested Ye Xuan’s aptitude and discovered that the boy had an extraordinarily pure Dao body with an immense affinity for spiritual energy. Thrilled, Song Daren carried Ye Xuan toward Great Bamboo Peak, determined to bring him to his master before anyone else could claim him.

• Song Daren offered to test Ye Xuan’s aptitude and planned to send him down the mountain if he had no talent.
• Song Daren sent spiritual energy into Ye Xuan and found that his clear, broad meridians absorbed and circulated it on their own.
• Song Daren realized Ye Xuan’s body was even purer than the recorded Innate Dao Body and called him a once-in-a-sect treasure.
• Song Daren grabbed Ye Xuan and decided to take him to Great Bamboo Peak before Dragon Head Peak or Heaven-Piercing Peak noticed him.
• Song Daren carried Ye Xuan on his flying sword toward Great Bamboo Peak as Ye Xuan celebrated his arrival at the Qingyun Sect.

Song Daren returned to Great Bamboo Peak with orphan Ye Xuan, whose extraordinary spiritual talent delighted Tian Buyi. Tian Buyi accepted Ye Xuan as his seventh disciple and decided to keep the news from Dragon Head Peak.

• Tian Buyi waited impatiently for Song Daren to return from the market while Su Ru tried to reassure him.
• Song Daren arrived in a rush carrying Ye Xuan and announced that he had brought back great news.
• Tian Buyi examined Ye Xuan's meridians and discovered that the boy possessed extraordinary talent.
• Ye Xuan said he wanted to cultivate immortality, and Tian Buyi immediately accepted him as his seventh disciple.
• Su Ru welcomed Ye Xuan and gave him a jade pendant, while Tian Buyi ordered Song Daren to settle him into the best room.
• Tian Buyi told Song Daren to keep Ye Xuan's arrival secret, especially from Dragon Head Peak.

Ye Xuan settled into life on Great Bamboo Peak after discovering he had an Innate Dao Body. At dinner, Tian Buyi introduced him as the peak’s seventh disciple and urged the others to look after him.

• Ye Xuan reflected on how his recklessness nearly got him killed and resolved to keep a low profile while cultivating his Innate Dao Body.
• Song Daren called Ye Xuan to dinner, where he met Tian Buyi, Su Ru, Tian Ling'er, and the other Great Bamboo Peak disciples.
• Tian Buyi formally introduced Ye Xuan as Great Bamboo Peak’s new disciple and warned Du Bishu not to lead him astray.
• Su Ru welcomed Ye Xuan, and the disciples introduced themselves as the meal grew lively.

Tian Buyi personally taught Ye Xuan the first level of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao after recognizing his Innate Dao Body. Ye Xuan memorized the incantation immediately and began drawing in spiritual energy almost instantly, leaving Tian Buyi stunned.

• Tian Buyi kept Ye Xuan behind after breakfast and took him to the meditation room to teach him.
• Tian Buyi explained the origins of the Qingyun Sect's Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao and recited the first-level incantation.
• Ye Xuan memorized the entire incantation after hearing it once and recited it without a mistake.
• Ye Xuan began cultivating and quickly sensed spiritual energy gathering around him.
• Tian Buyi watched spiritual energy pour into Ye Xuan and was shocked by how quickly he succeeded.

Ye Xuan mastered the first layer of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao in one shichen, astonishing Tian Buyi and Su Ru. Back in his room, Ye Xuan discovered that his system had finally appeared.

• Ye Xuan absorbed spiritual energy and completed thirty-six cycles, mastering the first layer of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao.
• Tian Buyi concealed his excitement from Ye Xuan, then celebrated his disciple's achievement after Ye Xuan left.
• Tian Buyi told Su Ru that Ye Xuan had mastered the first layer in one shichen, and she reacted with disbelief and joy.
• Ye Xuan returned to his room and realized that a system had appeared in his mind.

Ye Xuan discovered that his God-tier Sign-in System had already granted him a Primordial Era Innate Dao Body and God-tier Comprehension, explaining his rapid cultivation. He signed in at Great Bamboo Peak and received proficient Low-tier Alchemy Mastery, leaving him with the ability to create powerful pills.

• Ye Xuan activated the God-tier Sign-in System and learned that signing in at designated locations would earn him rewards.
• The system revealed that his transmigration had granted him a Primordial Era Innate Dao Body and God-tier Comprehension.
• Ye Xuan realized his gifts explained how he had reached the first layer of the Jade Purity Realm after only an hour of cultivation.
• Ye Xuan checked his attribute panel and saw that Great Bamboo Peak was his current sign-in location.
• Ye Xuan signed in at Great Bamboo Peak and received proficient Low-tier Alchemy Mastery.
• Ye Xuan absorbed alchemy knowledge and recognized that he could make cultivation-enhancing and other powerful pills.

Ye Xuan bet Du Bishu that Tian Buyi would give him an extra chicken leg at dinner, then cultivated while waiting. At dinner, Tian Buyi gave Ye Xuan his own chicken leg, leaving Du Bishu stunned and seemingly set to lose the wager.

• Du Bishu brought Ye Xuan noodles and asked whether Tian Buyi had scolded him, and Ye Xuan claimed that Tian Buyi had praised him.
• Ye Xuan wagered that Tian Buyi would give him an extra chicken leg at dinner; Du Bishu accepted, betting a month of laundry against special dishes from the kitchen.
• Ye Xuan cultivated Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, strengthening his true essence despite remaining at its first level.
• At dinner, Tian Buyi appeared unusually cheerful and placed his own chicken leg in Ye Xuan's bowl.
• Du Bishu watched in horror as Ye Xuan won the wager.

Ye Xuan’s effortless bamboo chopping frustrated Tian Ling’er, who challenged him to a contest and lost after he felled his bamboo with one stroke. Tian Ling’er ran off crying to Shou Jing Hall, leaving Ye Xuan expecting Su Ru to come after him.

• After half a month of training, Ye Xuan easily finished chopping a stalk of Black Bamboo behind Great Bamboo Peak.
• Tian Ling’er accused Ye Xuan of cheating when she saw how quickly he worked, then challenged him to a bamboo-chopping contest.
• Ye Xuan and Tian Ling’er wagered that the loser would call the winner Senior Brother or Senior Sister and chop bamboo for them every day.
• Tian Ling’er barely marked her bamboo with her first swing, while Ye Xuan cut halfway through his stalk with one chop.
• Tian Ling’er burst into tears, shoved Ye Xuan away, and ran toward Shou Jing Hall calling for her mother.

Tian Ling'er complained that Ye Xuan had cheated at chopping bamboo, but Tian Buyi recognized that Ye Xuan had mastered the second level of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao. After Ye Xuan won their bet, Tian Ling'er agreed to visit Small Bamboo Peak with Su Ru, and Ye Xuan eagerly asked to go too because it was his next check-in location.

• Tian Ling'er accused Ye Xuan of cheating after he split Black Bamboo with one stroke.
• Tian Buyi and Su Ru realized Ye Xuan had made a breakthrough, and Tian Buyi concealed his delight while questioning him about the bet.
• Ye Xuan admitted he had used extra strength to win the bamboo-chopping contest, and Tian Buyi told Tian Ling'er to accept her loss.
• Tian Ling'er protested that she should not have to call Ye Xuan Senior Brother, but Su Ru comforted her and invited her to Small Bamboo Peak.
• Tian Ling'er accepted the invitation, and Ye Xuan asked to join because Small Bamboo Peak was his next check-in location.

Ye Xuan asked to visit Small Bamboo Peak, but Tian Buyi and Su Ru refused, wanting to keep him on Great Bamboo Peak and avoid trouble with Shuiyue. Ye Xuan began acting melancholy as he considered how to get permission anyway.

• Ye Xuan asked to go to Small Bamboo Peak, prompting Tian Buyi to angrily forbid him from leaving Great Bamboo Peak.
• Tian Buyi worried that others would discover Ye Xuan's Innate Dao Body and wanted to hide his talent until the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.
• Su Ru agreed with Tian Buyi, explaining that Small Bamboo Peak had only female disciples and no lodgings for men.
• Tian Ling'er teased Ye Xuan and threatened to tell Wen Min and the others he had gone there to peep.
• Ye Xuan decided he had to find a way to visit Small Bamboo Peak and put on a melancholy expression as a plan came to mind.

Ye Xuan tried to convince Tian Buyi and Su Ru that a cultivation bottleneck was why he wanted to visit Small Bamboo Peak, but Tian Buyi saw through his excuse and forbade him from going. Ye Xuan pretended to give up, then asked Song Daren about a shortcut there, leaving him still plotting to sneak away.

• Ye Xuan claimed his cultivation had stalled and asked permission to visit Small Bamboo Peak to clear his mind.
• Tian Buyi angrily rejected Ye Xuan's excuse, while Su Ru advised him to stay on Great Bamboo Peak and focus on cultivation.
• Ye Xuan obediently apologized, and Tian Buyi dismissed everyone; Tian Ling'er happily headed to the rear hall.
• After leaving Shou Jing Hall, Ye Xuan privately resolved to find a way to sneak to Small Bamboo Peak for its sign-in rewards and to see Lu Xueqi.
• Song Daren warned Ye Xuan not to sneak away, but Ye Xuan asked him whether there was a shortcut to Small Bamboo Peak.

Ye Xuan tried twice to escape Great Bamboo Peak, but Tian Buyi caught him both times. Tian Buyi promised to let him leave once he reached the fourth layer of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, and Ye Xuan eagerly returned to cultivate.

• Ye Xuan tried to sneak out at night, but Tian Buyi caught him at the mountain boundary.
• Ye Xuan attempted to climb down a vine-covered cliff at dawn, but Tian Buyi's Immortal Binding Rope pulled him back while Su Ru watched.
• Tian Buyi warned Ye Xuan that Shuiyue was in a foul mood and ordered him to reach the fourth layer before leaving Great Bamboo Peak.
• Ye Xuan accepted the challenge and hurried back to cultivate, while Tian Buyi and Su Ru discussed his prospects for the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.

Ye Xuan discovered practical cultivation manuals in Great Bamboo Peak’s Scripture Depository and decided to master its foundational techniques while confined to the mountain. As he studied late into the night, Tian Buyi grew uneasy and wondered whether the boy had escaped.

• Ye Xuan finished chopping a stalk of Black Bamboo with ease and, with Tian Ling'er away, went looking for something useful to do.
• Ye Xuan entered the Scripture Depository and found the Qingyun Sword Technique: Basic Chapter among the old books.
• Ye Xuan discovered manuals on basic spells, spiritual energy, and other cultivation skills, realizing he could use some techniques before reaching the Object Moving Realm.
• Ye Xuan resolved to master the Great Bamboo Peak manuals while he remained on the mountain and began studying Introduction to Five Elements Sorcery.
• Ye Xuan read in the Scripture Depository until late at night, while Tian Buyi wondered whether he had run away despite the restriction on the path.

Ye Xuan reached the Fifth Layer of the Yuqing Realm while studying basic spells and martial arts in the Scripture Depository. Tian Buyi and Su Ru discovered his breakthrough and were stunned by his extraordinary progress.

• Tian Buyi worried that Ye Xuan had spent two months reading basic manuals instead of seeking a magic treasure or going down the mountain.
• A surge of spiritual energy erupted from the Scripture Depository, and Tian Buyi realized Ye Xuan had advanced beyond the Fourth Layer.
• Ye Xuan reached the Fifth Layer and demonstrated that he could create, compress, and dismiss a fireball with a thought.
• Tian Buyi and Su Ru rushed into the Scripture Depository, and Tian Buyi confirmed Ye Xuan had reached the Fifth Layer.

After Ye Xuan reached the fifth layer of the Yuqing Realm, he asked Tian Buyi to honor his promise and let him go down the mountain. Tian Buyi agreed to consider it after three days of private lessons, then announced Ye Xuan’s breakthrough to the stunned disciples of Great Bamboo Peak.

• Tian Buyi celebrated Ye Xuan’s breakthrough, but balked when Ye Xuan reminded him of his promise to let him go down the mountain.
• Ye Xuan argued that he needed real-world experience, and Tian Buyi agreed to teach him life-saving techniques for three days before deciding.
• At breakfast, Tian Buyi announced that Ye Xuan would study magic with him instead of practicing bamboo chopping.
• Tian Buyi revealed that Ye Xuan had reached the fifth layer of the Yuqing Realm, leaving Song Daren, Du Bishu, He Dazhi, and the others speechless.

At breakfast, Ye Xuan’s fifth-level Yuqing cultivation crushed his senior disciples’ confidence, and Tian Buyi ordered them to double their training. Tian Buyi then taught Ye Xuan the Crimson Flame Body Protection technique, which Ye Xuan mastered and reproduced after one demonstration, leaving his master stunned.

• Ye Xuan revealed that he had reached the fifth level of the Yuqing Realm after only half a year of cultivation, shocking the Great Bamboo Peak disciples.
• Tian Ling'er lost heart at the gap between her cultivation and Ye Xuan’s, shoved away her meal, and ran off crying.
• Tian Buyi told Su Ru to let Tian Ling'er go and ordered the other disciples to double their training.
• Ye Xuan asked Tian Buyi to teach him a powerful spell, so Tian Buyi took him behind Shou Jing Hall and demonstrated Crimson Flame Body Protection.
• Ye Xuan mastered the defensive art after watching Tian Buyi demonstrate it once and formed an identical suit of fiery armor.
• Tian Buyi was stunned by Ye Xuan’s speed and apparent improvements to the technique.

Ye Xuan quickly mastered Tian Buyi’s Crimson Flame Body Protection and asked to learn the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art. Su Ru brought out her sealed divine weapon, Ink Snow, to give him, but Ye Xuan refused it.

• Ye Xuan memorized the Crimson Flame Body Protection technique after seeing it once, astonishing Tian Buyi.
• Ye Xuan asked Tian Buyi to teach him the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Art, but Tian Buyi said he needed a divine weapon first.
• Su Ru arrived with Ink Snow, a Nine Heavens Divine Weapon she had kept sealed since marrying Tian Buyi.
• Su Ru offered Ink Snow to Ye Xuan so he would have a powerful sword for his future travels down the mountain.
• Ye Xuan bowed to Su Ru and said he could not accept the sword.

Ye Xuan refused Su Ru’s offer of the Nine Heavens Divine Weapon Ink Snow, insisting he would forge his own treasure. He went to Small Bamboo Peak’s outskirts to sign in and received the Low-tier Artifact Forging Technique.

• Ye Xuan rejected Ink Snow, declaring that he wanted to forge a divine weapon of his own.
• Tian Buyi praised Ye Xuan’s resolve, and Su Ru accepted his decision while warning him that forging a magic treasure required fine materials.
• Three days later, Ye Xuan left Great Bamboo Peak on a standard flying sword and secretly headed for Small Bamboo Peak to sign in.
• Ye Xuan landed outside Small Bamboo Peak’s protective formation and successfully signed in, receiving the Low-tier Artifact Forging Technique.
• The technique’s extensive knowledge flooded Ye Xuan’s mind, leaving him clutching his head in pain.

Ye Xuan reviewed his new alchemy and artifact-forging skills and realized he needed materials to make use of them. He identified Tianyuan Mountain as his next check-in location and a promising place to acquire resources.

• Ye Xuan left the foot of Small Bamboo Peak on his Fine Iron Flying Sword, keeping his new artifact-forging technique secret.
• At Shanhaiyuan in Heyang City, Ye Xuan recalled that his alchemy mastery could transform ordinary herbs but that he lacked materials and a safe way to use his skills.
• Ye Xuan considered searching Ten Thousand Bat Cave and Western Death Marsh for resources, then rejected both as too dangerous.
• Ye Xuan opened his system panel and saw that Tianyuan Mountain was his next check-in location.
• Ye Xuan remembered that Tianyuan Mountain had a large underground market frequented by rogue cultivators and decided he could buy raw materials cheaply, refine them, and sell the results.