Chapter Summaries

After breaking through, Li Mo discovered that his new Law of Heaven and Earth enlarged only one body part at a time, then tested its power on the way to Divine Weapon Peak. Ying Bing watched him leave and realized his strength was greater than it seemed, while Li Mo developed a mischievous new idea.

• Li Mo revealed his new ability by enlarging his right arm, and Shang Wu and Qin Yuzhi laughed at his awkward appearance.
• Qin Yuzhi compared Li Mo's enlarged arm to a disabled martial artist's Heaven-Disabled Kick, whose practitioner had been poisoned and given athlete's foot.
• Li Mo left Autumn Water Pavilion to test his strength, while Ying Bing watched and noted that six days remained before the instance.
• On the way to Divine Weapon Peak, Li Mo used a Six-Pattern Pill and enlarged his leg, launching himself to the Forging Courtyard with a powerful leap.
• Li Mo realized Law of Heaven and Earth could enhance his forging and began considering enlarging a certain body part, then startled himself with the idea.

Li Mo practiced Law of Heaven and Earth while reforging damaged weapons, gradually learning to channel the power through his arm. By the end, he had gained control of its surging strength, though he could only maintain the state briefly and had one chance left that day.

• Li Mo reached the depths of the fire vein and practiced using Law of Heaven and Earth, finding that he could sustain it only briefly.
• Elder Han He and Elder Zeng brought damaged weapons for Li Mo to reforge and praised his cultivation progress.
• Li Mo used Law of Heaven and Earth while forging, but his first attempt ruined a weapon blank because he could not control his increased strength.
• Li Mo adjusted his strikes and gradually raised their number and power, repeatedly pushing his arm to a stronger level.
• Li Mo finally mastered the surging power in his arm, but acknowledged that he could not maintain it for long and had only one chance that day.

Li Mo perfected his Extreme Weapon Slaughter Body by forging a sword with the Star Pestle and then cooling himself in a cold pool. Elder Han He and Elder Zeng praised his sword and told him about the Sword Furnace Weapon Forging Convention and the dangerous drugs some smiths had used to gain an edge.

• Li Mo completed sixty-four hammer strikes, perfected his Extreme Weapon Slaughter Body, and forged a longsword.
• Li Mo ran to the cold pool with his bare hand gripping the red-hot weapon, then cooled himself in the water.
• Li Mo emerged from the pool, and Elder Zeng inspected his sword while Elder Han He said Li Mo was ready to attend Sword Furnace and attempt to forge a famed weapon.
• Elder Han He and Elder Zeng examined Li Mo’s extraordinary physique, then argued about whether forced methods could produce it.
• Elder Han He explained that contestants at an earlier Weapon Forging Convention had used forbidden drugs from the Demon Summoning Cult’s Blood Refinement Hall to boost their strength.

Li Mo learned that the weapon-forging tournament had become a physique contest before forbidden drugs were banned, then considered how to improve his strength and gather the Power of All Living Beings. After Qin Yuzhi reported that her Southern Border efforts had not gone well, Li Mo hit on a new idea inspired by the food she enjoyed.

• Elder Han He and Elder Zeng explained how the weapon-forging tournament came to judge contestants' physiques and warned Li Mo about the Demon Summoning Cult's Divine Strength Powder.
• Li Mo resumed his forging lessons and considered his limits, the Great Dao Divine Form, and the Power of All Living Beings.
• Ying Bing experienced an unfamiliar memory of the Bronze Divine Tree's birth, then wore the green ruqun dress Li Mo had praised and left Autumn Water Pavilion.
• Li Mo ate breakfast alone and recorded the Power of All Living Beings while reflecting on how the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Sect could gather it more efficiently.
• Qin Yuzhi arrived from the Southern Border, admitted that her efforts had not gone smoothly, and praised Li Mo's food.
• Li Mo connected Qin Yuzhi's enjoyment of food to capturing people's hearts and announced that he had an idea.

Li Mo and Qin Yuzhi planned to popularize MSG and chicken essence, while Ying Bing’s connection to the Bronze Tree revealed a vision of Ying Huang and Cloud Dream Immortal in the distant past. The vision ended with Ying Huang addressing the successor who had inherited the divine tree’s power.

• Li Mo persuaded Qin Yuzhi that MSG and chicken essence could be promoted as indispensable seasonings, and she agreed to advertise them through dreams.
• Li Mo went to Cauldron Peak, where Senior Brother Xiao Bao identified the ingredients and production methods for both seasonings in exchange for a few Lollipop Pills.
• At Clear Abyss Sect, Shangguan Wencang and the Supreme Elder asked Ying Bing to reconnect with the Bronze Tree, and her Heavenly Phoenix Domain triggered a vision of the complete Bronze Divine Tree.
• Ying Bing saw Ying Huang play chess with Cloud Dream Immortal, who proposed using the Will Souls of living beings as pieces in a game within the Heavenly Phoenix Domain.
• Ying Huang said Great Shang had been moving toward its end since its founding, then used the divine tree’s power to send a message urging her successor to follow their own path rather than be controlled by that power.

Ying Bing revived the Bronze Divine Tree and received its Dao Seed, transforming her Will Soul before returning to Autumn Water Pavilion. As the ranking countdown approached, Li Mo persuaded her to sit in his lap under the moon, claiming his righteous energy would protect her from the Primal Phoenix Ancestral God.

• Ying Bing awakened the Bronze Divine Tree, absorbed its Divine Intent, and received a seed as the tree collapsed.
• The system announced that one shichen remained until the ranking, while Li Mo and Shang Wu discussed the sect’s preparations for the Imperial Capital.
• Ying Bing returned to Autumn Water Pavilion, and Li Mo used his Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye to see that she had obtained the Bronze Divine Tree Dao Seed and faced danger amid the opportunity.
• Li Mo invited Ying Bing to the roof and claimed that holding him would keep the Primal Phoenix Ancestral God from influencing her.
• Ying Bing took Li Mo’s hand, sat in his lap, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

As the rankings named Li Mo first and Ying Bing second among the three regions’ heavenly geniuses, the system found them together and prompted Ying Bing to punish the loser. Ying Bing instead helped Li Mo with the mysterious itching on his neck, and the two grew closer beneath the moonlight.

• Li Mo held Ying Bing on his lap while they waited for the rankings to begin.
• The rankings placed Ying Bing second and Li Mo first, and the system noted that the victor was already holding the loser.
• Ying Bing asked Li Mo about the itchy marks on his neck, which he said had recently worsened.
• Li Mo suggested his mother’s remedy of saliva and a seal, then asked Ying Bing to help apply it to his neck.
• Ying Bing licked Li Mo’s neck, easing the itch as they relaxed together on the rooftop.

Ying Bing received divine treasures and body-tempering techniques after completing her punishment mission, while Li Mo began developing instant noodles as a new seasoning product. The chapter ended with Qiu Xi reacting in disbelief when Li Mo asked her to reproduce the recipe and mass-produce it.

• Qin Yuzhi saw Ying Bing and Li Mo on the roof and wondered whether she was still trapped in a dream.
• Ying Bing completed the punishment mission and received the Tribulation Body Jade, a body-tempering technique, and three forms of the Divine Firmament Heavenly Heart Sword.
• Li Mo found Qin Yuzhi muttering about a dream, and she calmed down after seeing him and checking his neck.
• Li Mo proposed combining the seasonings into an instant noodle product, and Qin Yuzhi agreed to endorse it for an unlimited supply.
• Li Mo asked Qiu Xi at Cauldron Peak to reproduce the instant noodle recipe and mass-produce it, leaving her astonished.

At Cauldron Peak, Li Mo persuaded Elder Xue’s disciples to make seasoning packets for the people of the Southern Border, using a pile of gold to clear the way. He then arrived at Pleasant Goat Hot Pot Restaurant and overheard people discussing the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

• Tang Xiaobao brought Li Mo’s unusual seasoning formula to Cauldron Peak, and Qiu Xi and Fang Hong suspected Li Mo had a mental problem.
• Elder Xue examined Li Mo and found his pulse normal, while Fang Hong mistook the marks on his neck for signs of a witchcraft curse.
• Li Mo explained that the seasoning packets were intended for the Southern Border and could help him manifest his Great Dao Divine Form sooner.
• Qiu Xi agreed to make the packets after Li Mo paid enough gold to cover the cost of delaying the Red Whale Gang’s pill order.
• Several days later, Li Mo entered Pleasant Goat Hot Pot Restaurant and heard patrons discuss someone from Purple Sun Prefecture reaching the Hidden Dragon Ranking’s top three.

Li Mo learned that Jiang Chulong had entered the Hidden Dragon Ranking and chose to take her with him to the Imperial Capital, despite the danger revealed by his Heaven's Mandate Divine Eye. At Autumn Water Pavilion, Ying Bing received a system reward of black battlewear and a spar with the victor, and wondered why the system emphasized its color.

• Li Mo gave Jiang Chulong sunglasses, then listened with her as Huang Donglai, disguised as a storyteller, discussed the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
• Huang Donglai revealed that Jiang Chulong had placed forty-eighth and that Li Mo remained fourth despite rumors he had died in the Cloud Dream Underground Palace.
• Li Mo's Heaven's Mandate Divine Eye showed that Jiang Chulong's newly grown Wild Grass Sword Bone would be shattered at the Hidden Dragon Assembly if she returned to the Imperial Capital.
• Li Mo invited Jiang Chulong to travel to the Imperial Capital with him, and she immediately agreed.
• Huang Donglai announced that Cold Fairy had risen to a top-three position on the Hidden Dragon Ranking and advanced on the Hundred Flowers Beauty Ranking.
• Ying Bing received black battlewear and a spar with the victor as her system reward, then questioned why it emphasized that the battlewear was black.

Ying Bing prepared to wear a provocative outfit for a system reward, while Li Mo arranged to bring supplies and seasoning packets to the Southern Border. After teasing Ying Bing before his departure, Li Mo left Qin Yuzhi confused by his sudden confidence.

• Ying Bing questioned the system’s battle attire and learned she would have to put it on herself when she encountered the victor.
• Tan Zhuyin and Zhu Renji argued over their disastrous expedition until Yuwen Cuojin arrived and demanded an explanation for their losses.
• Li Mo used seasoning packets made with Cauldron Peak’s materials to gather the Power of All Living Beings and prepared to travel to the Southern Border with Qin Yuzhi.
• Ying Bing ate Li Mo’s noodles, teased him by pinching his neck, and told him to return early before leaving for the cold pond.
• Li Mo asked Ying Bing for a double seal, then told the baffled Qin Yuzhi that he felt arrogant.

Li Mo returned to Three Mountains Town and used a communal meal of instant noodles to gather the townspeople’s devotion, astonishing Qin Yuzhi with the power it generated. Meanwhile, Yuwen Cuojin’s group detected the gathering power and decided to investigate Li Mo’s method.

• Li Mo and Qin Yuzhi visited the dusty temple in Three Mountains Town, where Li Mo collected offerings and considered having Demon Race members deliver them.
• The townspeople arrived and told Li Mo about their dreams of fragrant food and the mountain road they were building.
• Li Mo opened the seasoning jars and prepared braised beef noodles for the townspeople, who eagerly praised him as their Immortal.
• Qin Yuzhi sensed an unusually great Power of All Living Beings gathering around Li Mo as the townsfolk waited for food.
• Yuwen Cuojin, Tan Zhuyin, and their companions detected the power in Three Mountains Town and agreed to observe Li Mo, sending Luo Yexian with the Holy Son.

Luo Yexian and Tan Zhuyin investigated the immortal’s work in Three Mountains Town, and the Demon Summoning Cult followed them to a temple feast where Li Mo was cooking braised beef noodles. After the cultists joined the queue and ate, Yuwen Cuojin confronted Li Mo about the Cloud Dream Underground Palace and tested him with the Gentleman's Sincere Heart Bamboo.

• Tan Zhuyin reported that the immortal had moved a mountain, driven away the sect’s priests, and exchanged food and farming tools for stone from the townspeople.
• Luo Yexian showed Yuwen Cuojin an earthenware jar whose fragrance led them to a temple feast offering free braised beef noodles.
• Yuwen Cuojin sensed Qin Yuzhi’s Profound Mastery cultivation, then ordered the Demon Summoning Cult to join the back of the noodle line.
• Li Mo finished serving the townspeople, and the two groups sat down to speak after the crowd went home.
• Yuwen Cuojin presented the Gentleman's Sincere Heart Bamboo and asked Li Mo to explain the Cloud Dream Underground Palace.

Li Mo convinced Yuwen Cuojin and the Demon Summoning Cult that Qin Yuzhi was their long-lost Cloud Dream Ancestral God, then used the misunderstanding to secure their cooperation. After giving them an instant noodle seasoning recipe, he left with Qin Yuzhi for the next stop.

• Qin Yuzhi called the Demon Summoning Cult members unworthy juniors, and the Gentleman's Sincere Heart Bamboo confirmed she was telling the truth.
• Li Mo revealed that Qin Yuzhi was the Cult Master who built the Cloud Dream Underground Palace and had revived as the Cloud Dream Immortal.
• Qin Yuzhi demonstrated the long-lost Dream Dao, convincing Yuwen Cuojin that she was the Cloud Dream Ancestral God.
• Yuwen Cuojin apologized, welcomed Qin Yuzhi, and agreed to let Li Mo take the Power of All Living Beings.
• Tan Zhuyin gave Li Mo the stone bead, and Li Mo gave the Demon Summoning Cult an instant noodle seasoning recipe.
• Li Mo packed his cooking utensils and set off with Qin Yuzhi for the next stop, eager to return to Autumn Water Pavilion.

Yuwen Cuojin realized the instant noodle recipe could help the Heavenly Venerable expand his influence, while Li Mo returned to Autumn Water Pavilion expecting to meet Ying Bing at the hot spring. After learning that someone dressed like Ying Bing had claimed she wanted to bathe alone, Li Mo concluded a “bad Ice Block” had kept their date and flew toward the spring.

• Yuwen Cuojin inferred that the Heavenly Venerable had arranged their meeting and planned to use the noodle recipe to spread his influence, then took it to the Blood Refinement Hall to develop Heavenly Venerable Sauce.
• Qin Yuzhi found Ying Bing wearing a bathrobe and training clothes, heard that she planned to bathe alone, and went to the hot spring herself.
• Li Mo returned to Autumn Water Pavilion and discovered that the Empty-Bright Myriad-Color Pagoda had gained another layer.
• Qin Yuzhi accused Li Mo of lying about Ying Bing waiting to bathe with him, and Li Mo decided that the person she had met was a bad Ice Block.
• Li Mo found Ying Bing's room empty and flew toward the Mist Flower Ageless Spring, intending to join her there.

Li Mo and Ying Bing attempted to cultivate together in the Mist Flower Ageless Spring, but Qin Yuzhi’s arrival interrupted them and left Ying Bing flustered. The system announced that Ying Bing had completed the spar, though its failure to cause any injury or loss of life made her worry about future punishments.

• Li Mo spotted Ying Bing in the hot spring and complimented her before changing into the spring with his shirt off.
• Ying Bing asked about Li Mo’s trip to the Southern Border, and he said it had gone smoothly apart from the mosquitoes.
• Li Mo and Ying Bing sat in the spring to cultivate, but Qin Yuzhi arrived to take a bath.
• Ying Bing ducked underwater when Qin Yuzhi came in and grabbed Li Mo as she surfaced, leaving them both flustered.
• The system declared Ying Bing had completed the spar and noted that no one had been injured, bled, or killed.
• Ying Bing wondered whether the system might one day demand someone’s life as punishment.

Li Mo and Ying Bing grew closer at the hot spring while discussing their plans for the Hidden Dragon Tournament and the Heavenly Phoenix Domain. After training in his Small World, Li Mo resolved to defeat the Great Sage Projection before the tournament, while Qin Yuzhi wondered why she had not seen Li Mo or Ying Bing in her dreams.

• Li Mo held Ying Bing at the hot spring, and she admitted that she enjoyed his warmth.
• Ying Bing explained that she was tempering her body to prepare for the Imperial Capital and the Hidden Dragon Tournament.
• Li Mo decided to aim for the tournament’s top three to help Ying Bing retrieve the other half of the Heavenly Phoenix Domain.
• Li Mo massaged Ying Bing’s legs before carrying her back to her room near dawn.
• Li Mo trained against Extreme Forms in his Small World and decided to defeat the Great Sage Projection to build his confidence.
• Qin Yuzhi gathered with the elders and wondered why Li Mo and Ying Bing had not appeared in her dreams.

Li Mo and Ying Bing prepared to leave Clear Abyss Sect for the Hidden Dragon Assembly in the Imperial Capital, giving the elders gifts and guidance before setting out with Qin Yuzhi. The elders watched them depart and wondered whether the competition might one day have an old folks’ division.

• Li Mo and Ying Bing joined the elders at the main hall before their journey to the Imperial Capital.
• Li Mo gave the elders gifts tailored to their needs, including forging materials, money, Profound Crystals, and a longevity pill for Shangguan Wencang.
• Elder Han He gave Li Mo a token for the Heavenly Mountain Weapon Forging Conference, while Li Mo entrusted Qian Bufan with wine for his master.
• Ying Bing gave the elders booklets explaining flaws in their martial arts and how to correct them.
• Li Mo, Ying Bing, and Qin Yuzhi rode Somersault Cloud toward the Imperial Capital as the elders saw them off.
• Elder Qian wondered when the Hidden Dragon Assembly would add an old folks’ division.

Li Mo and his companions left the hot pot restaurant and reached the Imperial Capital, where they encountered the city’s flight-sealing treasure. In the Crown Prince’s Eastern Palace, Jiang Yu sent Xie Xuan to confront the girl whose sword talent he had once praised.

• Jiang Chulong appeared in a new outfit at the restaurant before Li Mo and his companions departed, and Mei Yun gave Li Mo a box to open if anyone reached the Heavenly Human City Realm.
• Half a month later, Li Mo’s group reached the Imperial Capital, whose Map of Mountains and Rivers sealed the airspace, and entered the city by chariot.
• In the Sword Repository Pavilion, Jiang Yu broke a Mystic Weapon while testing it against his Sword Bone, and Xie Xuan blamed his swordsmanship rather than the weapon.
• Jiang Yu told Xie Xuan that the girl he had once met in the Sword Mound was heading to Cloud-Stepping Tower and offered him a night with Hua Nongying if he drove her from the city.
• Xie Xuan flew out of the pavilion on his sword to pursue the girl.

Li Mo arrived at Cloud-Stepping Tower with Ying Bing and Jiang Chulong, where Xie Xuan challenged tournament entrants to face one sword strike. When Xie Xuan called Li Mo out, Li Mo claimed he could beat him without drawing his sword, provoking an uproar.

• Xie Xuan blocked the entrance to Cloud-Stepping Tower and defeated Tie Qi with a single sword strike.
• Li Mo examined Xie Xuan with the Heavenly Mandate Divine Eye and learned about his connection to Jiang Yu and his plan to find Jiang Chulong.
• Tie Qi greeted Li Mo, Ying Bing, and Jiang Chulong, while Ying Bing held Li Mo's hand and said she was going with him.
• Li Mo said he would buy a building rather than stay at Cloud-Stepping Tower and offered Tie Qi a place to stay.
• Xie Xuan called after Li Mo, who replied that he could beat Xie Xuan without drawing his sword, shocking the crowd.