Chapter Summaries

Wu Tao completed his Tier 3 Low-Grade Artifact Refining Dao studies, inspected newly arrived Devil Race prisoners on Demon Suppressing Island, and broke through to Golden Core Layer 2. Wang Jing uncovered and destroyed a hidden Demon Venerable plot, though another suspicious incident emerged in Gold Two Area.

• Wu Tao planned his cultivation and Artifact Refining Combat Dao studies after Yu Zhixin recorded his comprehension of Tier 3 Low-Grade Artifact Refining knowledge.
• Qian Chang and Wei Zhou congratulated Wu Tao, who continued cultivating while preparing for his Demon Suppressing Island inspection assignment.
• Wang Jing detected Demon Venerable Ailuo hidden in an Ailuo Devil Race prisoner and destroyed it before the prisoners were taken to their holding areas.
• Wu Tao helped install Imprisonment True Artifacts on five Devil Race prisoners in Gold One Area, while an escorting cultivator secretly placed an imperceptible ray of light on a Winged Devil Race member in Gold Two Area.
• After six days of cultivation, Wu Tao broke through to Golden Core Layer 2 and checked his increased cultivation and divine sense.

Wu Tao inspected the Imprisonment True Artifacts on Demon Suppressing Island as a Demon Venerable Ailuo spirit freed the imprisoned Devil Race and plunged the island into chaos. While retreating, Wu Tao killed an injured mid-stage Ailuo Devil Race member and revealed strength beyond his apparent Golden Core cultivation.

• Wu Tao reviewed his cultivation progress, practiced the Cosmic Star Body Refining Art, and headed to Demon Suppressing Island for his inspection task.
• Wu Tao met Pi Baibai at the entrance to the Nascent Soul Sea Area, declined to bring him along, and continued to the island, where he greeted Chu Chen.
• Wu Tao inspected Gold One Area, repaired a damaged Imprisonment True Artifact, and increased the extraction of an Ailuo Devil Race member's origin devil qi.
• A Winged Devil Race member revealed Devil Core Layer 6 strength, killed Chu Chen, and became the vessel for Demon Venerable Ailuo's split spirit, which freed and restored the imprisoned Devil Race members.
• Wang Jing confronted Demon Venerable Ailuo as the fighting spread across Demon Suppressing Island and reinforcements were summoned.
• Wu Tao tried to retreat, but an injured Devil Core Layer 5 Ailuo Devil Race member attacked him; Wu Tao shattered its Devil Core with a Divine Sense attack and realized his recent breakthrough had helped him survive.

Demon Venerable Ailuo’s split spirit unleashed chaos on Demon Suppressing Island, but Wang Jing used the Star Origin Cauldron to annihilate it and suppress the devils. Wu Tao absorbed the cauldron’s starlight and secretly advanced, while Wang Jing recognized his progress and urged him to keep improving.

• Demon Venerable Ailuo’s split spirit freed devils across Demon Suppressing Island and battled Wang Jing while the island’s cultivators fought to contain the escapees.
• Wu Tao killed an injured mid-stage Ailuo devil, and Zhang Yue arrived and told him to leave the fighting to the garrison.
• Wang Jing summoned the Star Origin Cauldron, whose starlight annihilated Ailuo’s split spirit, immobilized the devils, and empowered the Star Immortal Palace cultivators.
• Wu Tao absorbed the starlight with his cultivation techniques and felt his Cosmic Star Body Refining Art improve as Wang Jing secretly watched him.
• After Wang Jing recalled the cauldron and ordered the devils returned to their places, he sent Wu Tao a message praising his advances to True Body Layer 2 and Golden Core Layer 2.

Wu Tao returned to Jade Star Island after helping restore Demon Suppressing Island, where he learned Chu Chen had died and resumed cultivation. Meanwhile, Wang Jing met with the Star Immortal Palace Master, whose fishing metaphor hinted at a plot tied to the Boundary Wall Battlefield.

• Wu Tao found that the Divine Monarch Magic Treasure's Star Flowing Light had raised his Cosmic Star Body Refining Art progress to 78%, then concealed his body cultivation while cultivating on Demon Suppressing Island.
• After five days, Liu Yidao told Wu Tao that Chu Chen had died fighting the Devil Race, Demon Suppressing Island had been restored, and an investigation into the upheaval was underway.
• Wu Tao returned to Jade Star Island, approved Wang Sheng's accounts, and promised a recommendation for Wang Sheng's nephew to enter the Artifact Refining Hall.
• Wu Tao replied to Yu Zhixin's message and resumed cultivation, determined to grow stronger after the danger on Demon Suppressing Island.
• Wang Jing visited the Star Immortal Palace Master, discussed news expected from the Boundary Wall Battlefield through a fishing metaphor, and said he was at Nascent Soul Perfection awaiting an opportunity to reach Divine Monarch.

Wu Tao received rewards for defending Demon Suppressing Island and used one to obtain a Tier 3 Flying True Artifact refining manual. When he returned to the island for his mission, he recognized a Heavenly Devil Royal Clan captive from the Devil Domain Trial Battlefield and prepared to find the captive a place in the ordinary royal-clan area.

• Yu Zhixin told Wu Tao, Tang Boyuan, and Liu Yidao that the three Immortal Palace Divine Monarchs had heavily wounded Demon Venerable Ailuo, and that the island disturbance had been caused by a Golden Core Cultivator carrying Ailuo's Split Spirit.
• Yu Zhixin awarded Wu Tao, Tang Boyuan, and Liu Yidao 2,000 Merit Points each and gave them talismans to exchange for True Artifact refining manuals; Liu Yidao also arranged to introduce Wu Tao to Golden Core Cultivators needing artifact work.
• Wu Tao exchanged his talisman at the Artifact Book Tower for a manual on refining a Flying True Artifact, then returned to Jade Star Island.
• The next day, Wu Tao went to Demon Suppressing Island to inspect the imprisoned Devil Race members and encountered Zhang Yue escorting three royal-clan captives.
• Wu Tao recognized one captive, a Heavenly Devil Royal Clan member he had met in the Devil Domain Trial Battlefield, and went to find space to imprison the group.

Wu Tao installed and inspected Imprisonment True Artifacts on Demon Suppressing Island, then joined Liu Yidao to meet Golden Core cultivators and accepted artifact commissions. Meanwhile, in the Lost Sea Area, Yuanding invited Fellow Daoist Di to visit the Star Immortal Palace, and Di agreed.

• Wu Tao and Wang Quan transferred three Devil Race royals to the fourth Main Hall, connected them to Origin Devil Qi extraction pipes, and fitted them with Imprisonment True Artifacts.
• Wu Tao secretly increased the Heavenly Devil Ancient Elephant’s extraction speed, then raised the other two royals’ speeds as well when the Ancient Elephant complained.
• Wu Tao inspected the Imprisonment True Artifacts across the nine Main Halls, cultivated the Nine Luminaries Melting Yang Ultimate Art for an hour, and met Liu Yidao at Demon Suppressing Island’s entrance.
• Liu Yidao brought Wu Tao to his Golden Core Island, where Wu Tao accepted commissions to forge or repair True Artifacts for seven Golden Core Early Stage cultivators.
• Yuanding told Fellow Daoist Di that he was returning to the Star Immortal Palace, and Di agreed to accompany him as a guest.

Wu Tao refined and named his first Tier 3 Low-Grade Flying True Artifact, then attended Chu Chen’s Return to the Dao funeral with Liu Yidao. Elsewhere, Yuanding and Fellow Daoist Di were swept into a Tier 5 Spatial Storm and emerged at Wing City in the Devil World, where Fellow Daoist Di badly wounded two Winged Devil Race Demon Venerables with one attack.

• Wu Tao used his Merit Points to refine a boat-shaped Flying True Artifact, named it the Extreme Cloud Boat, and planned to give his old Streamer Boat to Wang Sheng.
• Wu Tao flew to Liu Yidao’s Golden Core Island, and the two traveled together to Chu Chen’s Return to the Dao funeral, where Vice Hall Master Luo was also present.
• Yuanding and Fellow Daoist Di entered a Tier 5 Spatial Storm and were carried to Wing City beneath a Blood Moon.
• Yuanding warned Fellow Daoist Di that they were in the Devil World, but Fellow Daoist Di identified the surrounding energy as yin energy.
• Heavenly Wing Demon Venerable and Nine-Wing Demon Venerable attacked Yuanding and Fellow Daoist Di, and Fellow Daoist Di’s Emperor Seal Burial severely wounded them both.

Di and Yuanding escaped the Devil World after Di badly wounded Heavenly Wing Demon Venerable and Nine-Wing Demon Venerable, then returned to the Star Immortal Palace. There, Wu Tao encountered Di and felt an unexplained sense of familiarity, while Wang Jing kept Wu Tao’s identity concealed.

• Di severely wounded Heavenly Wing Demon Venerable and Nine-Wing Demon Venerable, but Yuanding and Di fled when five more Demon Venerables arrived.
• Yuanding brought Di through the Boundary Wall to the Star Immortal Palace, where Di met Stellar Origin Divine Monarch, Great Sun Divine Monarch, Mysterious Moon Divine Monarch, Fu San, and Wang Jing.
• Yuanding stopped when Liu Yidao and Wu Tao approached, and both Golden Core cultivators paid their respects without Yuanding revealing Wu Tao’s identity.
• After Di and Yuanding departed, Wu Tao wondered why Di’s presence felt familiar, then Liu Yidao told him how to make an impression on powerful cultivators.
• Wu Tao and Liu Yidao returned to Liu Yidao’s island and delivered repaired True Artifacts to their Golden Core clients, who paid them and praised Wu Tao’s work.

Wu Tao earned Merit Points repairing and forging True Artifacts, reviewed Jade Star Island’s increased income, and gave Wang Sheng a flying Magic Tool. He returned to the Heart Demon Secret Realm to temper his mind, but the Coffin Nail devoured every Heart Demon again, leaving Ying Xuandao blamed for the incident.

• Wu Tao thanked Liu Yidao for introducing Golden Core Masters who hired him to repair and forge True Artifacts, then declined to visit the Secret Market.
• Wu Tao reviewed Wang Sheng’s report of rising Jade Star Island income, accepted the quarter’s purchases, and bestowed the Streamer Boat on him.
• Wu Tao cultivated the God-Breaking Technique, decided to return to the Heart Demon Secret Realm, and entered its Fourth Area after paying Elder Li.
• Wu Tao asked the Coffin Nail not to devour all the Heart Demons, but it consumed them as they fled into his Sea of Divine Sense, so he left the Secret Realm.
• Ying Xuandao entered the Ninth Area intending to slay the Heart Demons, then emerged to find the others believed he had done so again.

Wu Tao repaired two fellow cultivators’ flying swords, continued his duties on Demon Suppressing Island, and spent the year cultivating and studying artifact refining. He finally entered the Artifact Refining Combat Dao, while Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch and Wang Jing discussed the mysterious Sovereign Di.

• Pi Baibai and Tang Jingquan asked Wu Tao to repair their damaged flying swords, and he agreed to return them in ten days for a discounted price.
• Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch retrieved the Star Origin Cauldron from Wang Jing and discussed Sovereign Di’s formidable cultivation with him.
• Wu Tao returned the repaired swords to Pi Baibai and Tang Jingquan, then received Spirit Fire and Spirit Water as payment.
• At Demon Suppressing Island, Wu Tao inspected the Devil Race restraints and helped Zhang Yue retrieve three living royal Devil Race members from their hall.
• Wu Tao spent the following year teaching and carrying out island duties, cultivating, and repairing or refining True Artifacts for other Golden Core cultivators.
• Wu Tao entered the Artifact Refining Combat Dao and checked his progress, which showed his God-Breaking technique at Proficient and the Dao at Entry.

Wu Tao bought a damaged Beast Control Token at the Secret Market and forged six Tier 3 Flying Sword True Artifacts, then advanced his Divine Sense cultivation and broke through to True Body Layer 3.

• Wu Tao inspected a Beast Control Token at the Secret Market, exposed its aging True Prohibition Circuits, and bargained the price down to six hundred Merit Points.
• Wu Tao returned to Jade Star Island, forged six Tier 3 Flying Sword True Artifacts, and accidentally shattered the Cultivation Main Hall's protective array while testing them.
• Wu Tao completed the fourth layer of the Heavenly Derivation God Refining Scripture, increasing his Divine Sense from 1,460 li to 1,560 li.
• Wu Tao used Star Stones to cultivate the Cosmic Star Body Refining Art and broke through to True Body Layer 3.

Wu Tao strengthened his True Body and met with Qian Chang and Wei Zhou, who spoke about their struggles as rogue cultivators. The next day, Yu Zhixin assigned Wu Tao a well-paid task guarding an island on the border with the Bright Moon Sea Region, requiring him to leave the sect.

• Wu Tao broke through to True Body Layer 3, increasing his Divine Sense to 1,640 li, then stabilized his realm.
• Wu Tao hosted Qian Chang and Wei Zhou on Jade Star Island, where Qian Chang revealed he planned to marry and have descendants while Wei Zhou intended to wait thirty years before deciding his future.
• Wu Tao received a message from Yu Zhixin and traveled to the Artifact Refining Hall.
• Wu Tao encountered Yu Hao and apprentice Wang Jing, recognized Wang Jing as Wang Sheng's nephew, and encouraged him to study artifact refining diligently.
• Yu Zhixin told Wu Tao that the Artifact Refining Hall had assigned him to guard a border island, where he would refine and repair True Artifacts for Golden Core cultivators in exchange for generous Merit Points and increased Spirit Fire and Spirit Water quotas.

Wu Tao learned that the Artifact Refining Hall had assigned him to guard the Boundary Island for about ten years, so he collected advanced artifact-refining knowledge and chose an escape spell to prepare. Before departing, he visited Liu Yidao, who gave him a Third-Rank Intermediate Defensive Magic Robe and wished him a safe return.

• Yu Zhixin told Wu Tao he would be sent to the Boundary Island for about ten years, with two Mid-Golden Core cultivators accompanying him, and offered advance access to artifact-refining knowledge and a Golden Core spell.
• Wu Tao collected the Tier 3 Mid-Grade Artifact Refining Dao jade slip from Xu Ya and learned it would self-destruct if separated from him or if he returned to the sect.
• Wu Tao selected the Mystic Light Smoke Cloud Escape from the Golden Core spell catalog at the Cultivation Technique Hall.
• Liu Yidao invited Wu Tao to his island after learning of his assignment, then gave him a Third-Rank Intermediate Defensive Magic Robe for protection on the mission.

Wu Tao prepared for his mission to Boundary Island by accepting Liu Yidao’s defensive robe, cultivating the Mystic Light Smoke Cloud Escape, and saying farewell to Qian Chang and Wei Zhou. He left Jade Star Island with Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai as escorts, uneasy because their reputation for attracting trouble made the journey seem ill-fated.

• Liu Yidao gave Wu Tao a Third-Rank Intermediate Defensive Magic Robe, which Wu Tao refined before returning to his cultivation and preparations.
• Wu Tao invited Qian Chang and Wei Zhou to Jade Star Island, met Qian Chang’s Dao Companion Wang Xiuyun, and gave the couple a flying sword as a wedding gift, though he could not attend their ceremony.
• Wu Tao fully comprehended the Mystic Light Smoke Cloud Escape, bought Mystic Light Spiritual Materials, and condensed a small Seed of Mystic Light before leaving Jade Star Island in Wang Sheng’s care.
• Wu Tao met Yu Zhixin at the Artifact Refining Hall and learned that Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai would escort him to Boundary Island.
• Tang Jingquan promised to deliver Wu Tao safely, while Pi Baibai joked about delivering a corpse, leaving Wu Tao worried as they set off.

Wu Tao traveled with Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai toward the Boundary Islands, passing through the Star Immortal Palace Sea Region and collecting free Golden Core pills at its outposts. As the three entered the dangerous Public Sea Region, four True Artifact Flying Swords suddenly attacked them.

• Wu Tao left the Star Immortal Palace with Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai, who escorted him along a safe route toward the Boundary Islands.
• The three reached Myriad Stars Island, where Wu Tao reunited briefly with Fang Qi and Tang Jingquan obtained free Golden Core pills for them.
• Wu Tao, Tang Jingquan, and Pi Baibai rested at several Spirit Vein islands and collected free pills before continuing their journey.
• Twenty-nine days into the trip, the three prepared to enter the Public Sea Region and recovered to peak condition before crossing into it.
• Four Tier 3 Low-Grade True Artifact Flying Swords suddenly shot at Wu Tao, Tang Jingquan, and Pi Baibai from the four directions.

Wu Tao fled the Cultivators Robbers who ambushed him and pursued him, then stopped and revealed his true combat strength when two Golden Core Layer 4 robbers tried to capture him. The chapter left Wu Tao facing the two robbers with six Tier 3 Flying Swords deployed.

• Tang Jingquan, Pi Baibai, and Wu Tao were ambushed by twelve Cultivators Robbers, who surrounded them and launched an attack.
• The robbers recognized Wu Tao as an Artifact Refiner and tried to capture him, forcing Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai to give him a Divine Escape True Talisman so he could leave the battlefield.
• The leader sent Lao San and Lao Wu after Wu Tao with their own Divine Escape True Talismans, while Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai prepared their Fusion Spell killing move.
• After his talisman ran out, Wu Tao stopped and waited for the two Golden Core Layer 4 pursuers, then attacked when they demanded he surrender.
• Wu Tao summoned five additional Tier 3 Flying Swords and charged the two robbers, revealing that he had been pretending to be weak.

Wu Tao used his Artifact Refining Combat Dao to kill two Golden Core Layer 4 cultivator robbers, then concealed his strength when Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai arrived. The group rested on a small island while Wu Tao reviewed his combat ability and considered how he might fare against Golden Core Layer 5 cultivators.

• Wu Tao tested his Artifact Refining Combat Dao against two Golden Core Layer 4 cultivator robbers, then unleashed his powerful Divine Sense and killed both when they tried to flee.
• Wu Tao collected the robbers' Storage Bags and burned one corpse, but blood from the battle attracted several Third Tier Sea Demonic Beasts.
• Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai arrived and pulled Wu Tao from the beasts; Wu Tao claimed the robbers had died in the chaos and been swallowed.
• Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai led Wu Tao to an uninhabited island, set up a Tier 3 Formation, and began recovering while Wu Tao watched over them.
• Wu Tao reviewed the battle and concluded that he could crush Golden Core Layer 4 cultivators and might contend with some Golden Core Layer 5 cultivators, though he resolved to remain cautious.

Wu Tao guarded Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai as they recovered, then accompanied them toward the Boundary Island after they defeated a group of Sea Demonic Beasts. Along the way, they rescued Seven Stars Immortal Sect Body Cultivators Wan Guidao and Wu Zong from Bright Moon Immortal Palace cultivators, and the five continued toward the Star Immortal Palace’s Boundary Island.

• Wu Tao drove off an amphibious Tier 3 Low-Level Sea Demonic Beast that approached the formation while Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai recovered.
• The Sea Demonic Beast returned with three companions, but Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai defeated all four while Wu Tao watched from a distance.
• Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai decided to press on toward the Boundary Island before nightfall, and Wu Tao traveled with them.
• The group found two Bright Moon Immortal Palace Golden Core cultivators attacking Seven Stars Immortal Sect Body Cultivators Wan Guidao and Wu Zong.
• Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai’s arrival drove the Bright Moon Immortal Palace cultivators to flee, and Wu Tao recognized Wan Guidao and Wu Zong from the Devil Domain Trial Battlefield.
• Tang Jingquan warned Wan Guidao and Wu Zong about the conflict with the Bright Moon Immortal Palace, and the five flew toward the Star Immortal Palace’s Boundary Island.

Wu Tao arrived at the Star Immortal Palace’s boundary islands with Tang Jingquan, Pi Baibai, Wan Guidao, and Wu Zong, where Seventh True Disciple Fang Zhengqing welcomed them. After Fang arranged their lodgings, Tang Jingquan privately warned Wu Tao and Pi Baibai not to trust Fang’s courteous appearance, and Pi Baibai admitted Fang made him uncomfortable.

• Tang Jingquan explained that the boundary islands sat between the Star Immortal Palace and Bright Moon Immortal Palace, whose growing Spirit Veins and frequent disputes made the region important.
• Patrolling Golden Core Cultivators checked the group’s Identity Tokens and Mission Tokens before escorting them to meet Guardian True Disciple Fang Zhengqing.
• Fang Zhengqing welcomed Wu Tao as the newly assigned Artifact Refiner and greeted Tang Jingquan, Pi Baibai, Wan Guidao, and Wu Zong before arranging a welcoming banquet for the next day.
• After the group reached their guest lodgings, Pi Baibai asked Tang Jingquan what he thought of Fang, and Tang privately said Fang’s approachable manner should not be taken at face value.

Wu Tao met with Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai, processed their Demonic Beast hides, and attended Fang Zhengqing’s welcoming banquet on Boundary Island. The banquet ended with Wei Tianbao taking Wu Tao to the Artifact Refiners’ workplace.

• Tang Jingquan warned Wu Tao not to get too close to Fang Zhengqing but gave no reason for the advice.
• Wu Tao spent the night cultivating, then processed four Demonic Beast hides for Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai.
• Wu Tao returned the hides to Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai, who praised his Artifact Refining skill.
• Yan Xin escorted Wu Tao and the others to Fang Zhengqing’s welcoming banquet at Gentle Harmony Hall.
• Fang Zhengqing introduced Wu Tao to Wei Tianbao, and after the banquet Wei Tianbao took Wu Tao to the Artifact Refiners’ workplace.