Chapter Summaries

Ning Qiudao arranged for Senior Brother Lao to test the Immortal Boat once its three-month refinement was complete, and Senior Brother Lao reluctantly agreed. The Immortal Boat was successfully crafted, and Senior Brother Lao arrived to test its power.

• Ning Qiudao visited Senior Brother Lao and asked him to test the Immortal Boat after its completion; Senior Brother Lao agreed to emerge from seclusion in two months.
• Senior Brother Lao took Ning Qiudao’s Tier 3 prayer mat, and Ning Qiudao left it with him.
• Wu Tao watched as Wen Xingrui and seven other Tier 3 Artifact Refiners completed the Immortal Boat’s final refinement after three months of work.
• The completed Immortal Boat revealed its enormous size and powerful spiritual aura, impressing Wu Tao and the other onlookers.
• Senior Brother Lao appeared before the assembled artifact refiners, and Wen Xingrui and the others respectfully greeted him.

The Ethereal Void Sect completed its first Immortal Boat and tested its power against Lao Lu, a Nascent Soul True Lord. After Lao Lu declared it evenly matched with him, Ning Qiudao ordered the Artifact Refiners to continue building the remaining boats.

• Lao Lu arrived to inspect the completed Immortal Boat, and Ning Qiudao proposed testing it with a Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Lao Lu stopped Ning Qiudao from controlling the boat and had Wen Xingrui refine its control component instead.
• Wen Xingrui took Lao Lu aboard the Immortal Boat and flew beyond the sect to conduct the test.
• Ning Qiudao used the Skywatching mirror to show the Artifact Refiners as the Immortal Boat's Magic Light attack blasted Lao Lu and devastated a vast area of wilderness.
• Lao Lu returned unharmed and said the Immortal Boat's full-power attack was evenly matched with him.
• Ning Qiudao departed after telling Wen Xingrui, Yang Kaiji, and the other Artifact Refiners to continue refining the remaining Immortal Boats.

Wu Tao returned to cultivation while Wen Xingrui and the other artifact refiners completed all three Immortal Boats, bringing the righteous sects closer to the final battle. At the Celestial Yin Sect, Zhang Taiyin’s Supreme Ancestor awakened and ordered him to call the sect the Immortal Sage Sect.

• Wen Xingrui explained that the Immortal Boat could contend with a Nascent Soul True Lord but consumed enormous resources, then called for a two-day rest before refining the next boat.
• Wu Tao asked to stop observing the remaining refinements so he could cultivate and digest what he had learned, and Wen Xingrui agreed.
• After six months, Wu Tao saw three completed Immortal Boats at Earth Fire Peak as Ning Qiudao moved them out and sealed the peak again.
• Wu Tao told Wen Xingrui that he expected to master all Tier 2 High-Grade artifact refinement Magic Restrictions within another half year, pleasing his master.
• Zhang Taiyin learned from Mystic Yin Protector that the Supreme Ancestors were close to awakening, and seven days later one emerged from Blood Pool Cave.
• The awakened Supreme Ancestor corrected Zhang Taiyin, telling him to call himself the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sage Sect.

Wu Tao accepted a sect assignment to refine Tier 2 Advanced Magic Tools for the Demon Suppression Pass and reviewed his cultivation progress. At the front line, Ning Qiudao challenged the Six Demonic Sects’ leaders to a warm-up battle, and the master of the Corpse-Digging Path accepted.

• Sun Heng visited Wu Tao and assigned him to refine as many Tier 2 Advanced Magic Tools as possible for the Foundation Establishment Battlefield.
• Wu Tao agreed to the assignment and learned from Sun Heng about the situation at Demon Suppression Pass.
• Wu Tao reviewed his Personal Status and noted his improved divine sense, spell progress, and plans to seek a World-Breaking Formation after the war.
• At Demon Suppression Pass, Ning Qiudao challenged the six demonic sect masters to a warm-up battle against the righteous sect masters.
• The master of the Corpse-Digging Path accepted Ning Qiudao’s challenge, confident that his refined Golden Core Perfection corpse puppet would help him win.

Ning Qiudao revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul realm and killed the master of the Corpse-Digging Path and Zhang Taiyin during the sect masters’ battle. His sudden attack on the opposing Nascent Soul True Lord brought the full Nascent Soul forces into battle, leaving the righteous sect masters wary of his ambitions.

• Ning Qiudao led the Six Righteous Sects into battle against the Six Demonic Sects at Demon Suppression Pass.
• Ning Qiudao revealed his Nascent Soul aura and killed the master of the Corpse-Digging Path and his Corpse Puppet with one sword strike.
• Ning Qiudao killed Zhang Taiyin as the other Demonic sect masters fled toward their Nascent Soul protector.
• Ning Qiudao attacked the Ghost Dao Sect’s Nascent Soul True Lord, and Nascent Soul cultivators and Immortal Boats on both sides joined the fight.
• The Golden Cores retreated from the Nascent Soul battlefield, while the Demonic sect masters cursed Ning Qiudao’s deceit and the righteous sect masters reconsidered his ambitions.

Wu Tao steadily crafted Tier 2 Advanced Magic Tools for the Foundation Establishment battlefield while preparing to help repair immortal boats at the Demon Suppression Pass. Back at his cave abode, he learned that the Golden-Winged Eagle was advancing to a Tier 2 Demonic Beast.

• Wu Tao met Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhifeng at the Artifact Refining Hall and learned they had recovered and were making magic tools for the battlefield.
• Wu Tao began crafting Tier 2 Advanced flying magic tools, including a Cloud Drawn Boat for himself, and delivered eighteen tools to Sun Heng through Zhou Chongwen.
• Wen Xingrui gave Wu Tao a jade slip on repairing immortal boats and promised to inform him when news arrived from the Demon Suppression Pass.
• Wu Tao studied the repair methods, practiced the Six Yang Li Fire True Technique, and returned to his cave abode.
• Chen Yao led Wu Tao to the Golden-Winged Eagle, whose aura confirmed that it was advancing to a Tier 2 Demonic Beast.

Wu Tao helped the Golden Winged Eagle attempt its advancement, then learned from Wen Xingrui that Ning Qiudao was a Nascent Soul True Lord and that a Ghost Dao Sect Nascent Soul had been slain at Demon Suppression Pass. He left to continue cultivating and refining his skills as the war threatened to drag on.

• Wu Tao set up two Spirit Gathering Formations around the Golden Winged Eagle's nest, while Chen Yao joked that they could stew it if its advancement failed.
• Wu Tao practiced the sword art from A Point of Formless Sword and increased its progress by two points before joining Chen Yao for dinner.
• A disciple summoned Wu Tao to Wen Xingrui's office, where Wen Xingrui reported that Ning Qiudao had killed two Golden Core Perfection leaders of the Six Demonic Sects.
• Wen Xingrui revealed that Ning Qiudao was secretly a Nascent Soul True Lord, and Wu Tao resolved to be even more cautious.
• Wen Xingrui reported that three Immortal Boats had jointly slain a Ghost Dao Sect Nascent Soul at Demon Suppression Pass.
• Wu Tao left Wen Xingrui and went to the Artifact Refining Room to study Magic Restrictions and cultivate the Six Yang Li Fire True Technique.

Wu Tao heard reports of the shifting battle at Demon Suppression Pass but focused on his own cultivation and maintained ties with Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhifeng. After accepting an invitation to Fan Zhifeng’s dao companion formation ceremony, Wu Tao finished comprehending the World Transmission Ancient Restriction Command Runes and began refining the World-Crossing Token.

• News from Demon Suppression Pass celebrated Ning Qiudao’s victory, while later reports said veteran Nascent Soul devilish cultivators had helped the demonic sects recover ground.
• Wu Tao met Zhao Zhen and Fan Zhifeng at the small gathering hall, where Fan Zhifeng invited them to his upcoming dao companion formation ceremony.
• Wu Tao and Zhao Zhen congratulated Fan Zhifeng and agreed to attend the ceremony.
• The day before the ceremony, Wu Tao completed his comprehension of the World Transmission Ancient Restriction Command Runes.
• Wu Tao took out the World-Crossing Token and began refining it with his magic power and divine sense.

Wu Tao learned how to use the World-Crossing Token and attended Chen Xiu’s Dao-Return Ceremony and Fan Zhifeng’s Dao Companion Formation Ceremony. Four months later, amid news of a Nascent Soul Devilish Cultivator’s death, Wu Tao mastered every Tier 2 Advanced Magic Restriction and became a complete Tier 2 Advanced Artifact Refiner.

• Wu Tao refined the World-Crossing Token and learned it could sense World-Breaking Formations within two thousand li and activate them.
• Zhang Shenghong told Wu Tao that Chen Xiu had returned to the Dao, and Wu Tao promised to attend his ceremony.
• Wu Tao and Chen Yao attended Fan Zhifeng’s Dao Companion Formation Ceremony, where Wu Tao gave him a Tier 2 Advanced Magic Tool.
• Wu Tao attended Chen Xiu’s Dao-Return Ceremony and then strengthened his resolve to cultivate for longevity.
• Four months later, news arrived that a Nascent Soul Devilish Cultivator had been slain, and Wu Tao completed his mastery of Tier 2 Advanced Magic Restrictions.

Wu Tao demonstrated that he had mastered all Tier 2 Advanced Magic Restrictions and exchanged merit points for the Ethereal Void True Fire Technique. After also obtaining artifact refining manuals, he went to the Earth Fire Hall to prepare for upgrading his magic tools.

• Wu Tao visited Wen Xingrui and inscribed every Tier 2 Advanced Magic Restriction to prove his mastery.
• Wen Xingrui took Wu Tao to the fifth floor of the Magic Tool Secret Manual Building, where Wu Tao exchanged merit points for the Ethereal Void True Fire Technique.
• Wen Xingrui copied the technique onto a blank jade slip for Wu Tao to study.
• Wu Tao exchanged for eight sets of Tier 2 Advanced artifact refining secret manuals containing twenty-seven magic restrictions.
• Wu Tao summoned Zhou Chongwen and sent him to the Merit Hall with a list and storage bag to purchase spiritual materials for refining magic tools.

Wu Tao studied the True Fire Technique, upgraded his Magic Tools, and advanced his swordsmanship while waiting to break through. He reached Foundation Establishment Layer 8, leaving his Divine Sense stronger and the Heavenly Derivation God Refining Scripture poised for further progress.

• Wu Tao began comprehending the True Fire Technique, then advised Zhou Chongwen on artifact refinement and studied a Tier 2 Advanced Artifact Refining Secret Manual.
• Over the next month, Wu Tao upgraded his Magic Tools and cultivated A Point of Formless Sword until he achieved Tangible Sword Intent.
• Wu Tao kept the Heavenly Derivation God Refining Scripture at 99% progress so he could test whether breaking through first would increase the benefits to his Divine Sense.
• Reports from Demon Suppression Pass continued to describe casualties among the Righteous Sect cultivators as the decisive battle dragged on.
• Wu Tao consumed Magic Power Pills and Source Qi of Spells, then broke through to Foundation Establishment Layer 8.

Wu Tao consolidated his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Layer 8, arranged for Yu Hai and Gu Mingsheng’s sons to join Ethereal Void Sect, and welcomed Chen Yao’s friend Lu Feixue. He completed the first layer of the Heavenly Derivation God Refining Scripture, increasing his divine sense to 133 miles.

• Wu Tao reviewed his cultivation and artifact-refining progress, then spent an hour consolidating his breakthrough with the Six Yang Li Fire True Technique.
• Zhou Chongwen delivered a letter from Yu Hai, who asked Wu Tao to help send his seventh son and Gu Mingsheng’s fourth son to Ethereal Void Sect as disciples.
• Wu Tao wrote letters authorizing Yang Qi to arrange the boys’ passage to the sect and sent them with Zhou Chongwen.
• Wu Tao returned to his cave abode, where he met Lu Feixue, Chen Yao’s friend, before going to the Cultivation Room.
• Wu Tao cultivated the first layer of the Heavenly Derivation God Refining Scripture to completion, raising his divine sense to 133 miles.

Wu Tao studied the Magic Restrictions created by the Ethereal Void Sect’s Artifact Refiners as he prepared to develop one of his own. After seven days, Yu Hai and Gu Mingsheng’s sons arrived at the sect, and Wu Tao welcomed them.

• Wu Tao tested his increased Divine Sense, then practiced turning Tangible Sword Intent into Intangible Sword Intent.
• Wen Xingrui took Wu Tao to the fourth floor of the Magic Tool Secret Manual Building and gave him access to twenty-seven Magic Restrictions created by Tier 3 Artifact Refiners.
• Wu Tao studied Fu Tianhai’s Attack-type Magic Restriction and compared it with other restrictions, concluding that Fu Tianhai had improved existing designs rather than created one entirely from scratch.
• For seven days, Wu Tao cultivated the Six Yang Li Fire True Technique and studied the Magic Restrictions and their creators’ insights.
• Zhou Chongwen told Wu Tao that Yu Shan and Gu Xi had arrived, and Wu Tao went to the Guest Reception Hall to greet them.

Yu Shan and Gu Xi joined the Ethereal Void Sect with Wu Tao’s help, while Wu Tao visited Wen Xingrui, who gave him the Artifact Refining Combat Dao and advised him on creating Magic Restrictions. The chapter left Wu Tao contemplating how his accumulated artifact-refining knowledge could provide the foundation for new creations.

• Wu Tao asked Gu Xi about his elder brother Gu An, then arranged for Yu Shan and Gu Xi to register as Ethereal Void Sect disciples.
• Zhou Chongwen escorted Yu Shan and Gu Xi to the General Affairs Hall, where they received their uniforms, spell swords, stipends, and assigned residences.
• Yu Shan warned Gu Xi not to misuse Wu Tao’s influence, and the two agreed to cultivate steadily.
• Wu Tao visited Wen Xingrui, who gave him a jade slip containing the Artifact Refining Combat Dao.
• Wu Tao told Wen Xingrui that senior Artifact Refiners seemed to modify existing Magic Restrictions rather than create entirely new ones.
• Wen Xingrui explained that new Magic Restrictions required a foundation in prior knowledge and prompted Wu Tao to reconsider what he had learned.

Wu Tao understood that becoming a Tier 3 Artifact Refiner required changing his thinking and making his knowledge his own, and Wen Xingrui praised his insight. After Chen Yao advanced to Foundation Establishment Layer 2 and Wu Tao learned of the latest battle between the righteous and demonic sects, Wen Xingrui told him to prepare to leave for Demon Suppression Pass in three days.

• Wu Tao identified change and breaking from established thinking as the key to advancing to Tier 3 Artifact Refiner, and Wen Xingrui confirmed his insight.
• Wu Tao returned to his Cave Abode and found that the Golden Winged Eagle had advanced to a Tier 2 Low-Level Demonic Beast.
• Wu Tao discovered that Chen Yao was consolidating her breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Layer 2, then cooked her favorite dishes to celebrate.
• Wu Tao learned that two demonic Nascent Soul cultivators had died and a righteous Nascent Soul True Lord had been severely injured in a major battle.
• Wen Xingrui summoned Wu Tao and told him to prepare to depart for Demon Suppression Pass in three days.

Wu Tao learned that he would travel with Wen Xingrui to the rear of Demon Suppression Pass to repair Immortal Boats, and Wen Xingrui gave him two Thousand-Mile Escape Talismans for protection. Meanwhile, the Mystic Yin Protector learned that Wu Tao had left the sect and arranged for Zhang Baiyin to kill him.

• Wen Xingrui told Wu Tao that he had been assigned to repair Immortal Boats at Demon Suppression Pass, and Wu Tao assured him he could repair Second Tier portions.
• Wu Tao told Chen Yao about the trip and spent three days cultivating before meeting Wen Xingrui at the Artifact Refining Hall.
• Wen Xingrui gave Wu Tao two Thousand-Mile Escape Talismans and warned him to use them only as a last resort.
• Yu Zhenming piloted the Flying Void Boat toward Demon Suppression Pass while Wu Tao cultivated aboard.
• The Mystic Yin Protector learned that Wu Tao was among the Artifact Refiners heading to the pass and summoned Zhang Baiyin to arrange his assassination.

Wu Tao helped repair the Immortal Boats behind Demon Suppression Pass, then avoided a dangerous assignment at the Foundation Establishment Battlefield and boarded the Flying Void Boat to return to his sect. Zhang Baiyin’s attempt to lure him out failed, leaving him to wait for another chance to kill Han Fan.

• Wu Tao arrived behind Demon Suppression Pass with Wen Xingrui and began repairing a damaged Immortal Boat with Zhou Qinghe and other Artifact Refiners.
• Zhang Baiyin told the Mystic Yin Protector he intended to kill Han Fan to fulfill Zhang Taiyin’s final wish, and the Mystic Yin Protector promised to devise a plan to lure Han Fan out.
• After two months of repairs, Wu Tao refused orders to travel to the Foundation Establishment Battlefield and arranged for a damaged Tier 2 Warship to be brought to him instead.
• Wu Tao and Zhou Qinghe repaired the Tier 2 Warship, after which Wu Tao boarded the Flying Void Boat to return to the Ethereal Void Sect.
• The Mystic Yin Protector told Zhang Baiyin that Han Fan had not taken the bait and was already returning to the Ethereal Void Sect, and Zhang Baiyin vowed to wait for another opportunity.

After returning safely to the Ethereal Void Sect, Wu Tao reunited with Chen Yao and resumed cultivating, setting new goals for himself. Three months later, he finally comprehended the True Fire Technique well enough to record it in his Personal Status.

• Wen Xingrui told Wu Tao to return to his Cave Abode after the Flying Void Boat arrived at the Ethereal Void Sect.
• Wu Tao returned to Chen Yao and resumed his cultivation, setting four short-term goals and beginning to study the True Fire Technique.
• Wu Tao and Chen Yao visited Fan Zhifeng and Qi Min to celebrate their newborn son, and Wu Tao gave the baby a jade pendant.
• Chen Yao wondered about having a child of her own but respected Wu Tao's wishes to wait during the Righteous-Demonic War.
• After three months of cultivation, Wu Tao recorded the Ethereal Void True Fire Technique as mastered at Beginner level in his Personal Status.

Wu Tao studied Wen Xingrui’s Artifact Refining Combat Dao and continued cultivating A Point of Formless Sword while the Righteous Sects advanced into the Celestial Yin Domain. He reached mastery in the sword technique and transformed his Tangible Sword Intent into Intangible Sword Intent.

• Wu Tao cultivated A Point of Formless Sword, then examined the Artifact Refining Combat Dao Jade Slip Wen Xingrui had given him.
• Wu Tao returned the True Fire Technique Jade Slip to the Magic Tool Secret Manual Building, and Wen Xingrui praised his initial comprehension of the technique.
• The Righteous Nascent Soul True Lords slew another devilish cultivator and advanced into the Celestial Yin Domain, exciting the Ethereal Void Sect’s disciples.
• The Righteous Sects reached the gates of the Celestial Yin Sect as Wu Tao cultivated A Point of Formless Sword to mastery.
• Wu Tao’s Tangible Sword Intent transformed into Intangible Sword Intent, leaving invisible sword marks across the walls of his Main Cultivation Room.

Wu Tao cultivated his sword intent and reviewed the progress of his other goals while considering the war and his plans to create a new magic restriction. A flash of inspiration led him to design a magic tool that could sever an opponent’s control of their weapon, which he named the Treasure-Dropping Coin.

• Wu Tao advanced his A Point of Formless Sword to Proficient and noted that his Star Body Tempering Technique was close to Spirit Body Layer Eight.
• Wu Tao learned from battle reports that Wu Xuan had reached Foundation Establishment Layer 4, Ji Lingxu had been badly injured by the Mystic Yin Protector, and Yao Guangsheng had rescued him.
• Wu Tao reflected on the magic restrictions he had studied and decided he needed inspiration to develop a new kind.
• Wu Tao entered an ethereal state while pondering what magic tool to forge, then realized he could create one that severed the magic power and divine sense controlling an opponent’s magic tool.
• Wu Tao named the planned magic tool the Treasure-Dropping Coin and prepared to create its magic restriction.