Chapter Summaries

Wu Tao learned that the Devil Race had opened an unstable World Barrier portal to the Immortal Origin Realm, putting his master and Dao Companion at risk and giving him new urgency to improve his cultivation and the Mystic Yang Bead. Meanwhile, Ning Qiudao sensed the realm’s changed aura, investigated it, and discovered a World Barrier portal in the Extreme North Land.

• Duanmu Lei explained that the Devil Race had opened a small portal to the Immortal Origin Realm, which would take about a year to stabilize and might only admit Nascent Soul or Golden Core cultivators.
• Wu Tao worried about the danger to Wen Xingrui and Chen Yao, then resolved to improve the Mystic Yang Bead’s True Prohibition Runes to earn rewards and advance faster.
• The Star Sea Cultivation World sent more forces to the Boundary Wall Battlefield to reclaim the District 12 region, while the Mystic Yang Hall increased its Mystic Yang Bead production and improved the research group’s Merit Point treatment.
• Ning Qiudao sensed that the Immortal Origin Realm’s aura had changed, emerged from secluded cultivation, and went to investigate without informing the other Nascent Soul cultivators.
• After two months of searching, Ning Qiudao found a black-hole vortex above a snow mountain in the Extreme North Land and identified it as a World Barrier portal.

Wu Tao and the other researchers completed a successful modification to the Mystic Yang Bead True Prohibition Rune, hoping it would aid the Golden Core Battlefield. The District 12 Boundary Wall Portal then stabilized, and the Devil Race prepared to send Original Spirit forces into the Immortal Origin Realm.

• Wu Tao reached a dead end modifying the True Prohibition Rune, but Jin Cha brought him an artifact-refining book that offered useful ideas.
• Gu Xingyuan and Ye Chaoming abandoned their plan to refine the Mystic Yang Bead in separate components and joined Wu Tao and Jin Cha in researching the rune modification.
• Wu Tao cultivated with higher-grade resources, bought Star Stones in the Secret Market with Liu Yidao, and shared his insights with the group.
• After another half year of joint research, Wu Tao completed the rune's final stroke, and the four researchers celebrated their success.
• The District 12 Boundary Wall Portal stabilized, and the Heavenly Devil Royal Clan's Demon Venerable confirmed that Original Spirit Devil Race members could enter the Immortal Origin Realm.
• The Demon Venerable ordered Elder Yi, Elder White Bone, and Elder Fire Devil to lead twelve Original Spirit Devil Race members and thirty-six Devil Core Devil Race members through the portal.

Wu Tao and the others completed and tested a new Mystic Yang Bead refinement method that doubled production, and Duanmu Lei selected Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha for the Boundary Wall Battlefield. Wu Tao asked to go as well, while the Devil Race entered the Immortal Origin Realm and found Ning Qiudao waiting with an array ambush.

• Wu Tao inscribed a new True Prohibition Rune, and Duanmu Lei arrived to observe the first Mystic Yang Bead refined with it.
• Wu Tao completed the bead in one shichen, and Duanmu Lei tested it and found its explosive power matched the old version while halving refinement time.
• Wu Tao recorded the new refining manual, and he, Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha signed it in order of contribution.
• Duanmu Lei assigned Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha to the Boundary Wall Battlefield, and Wu Tao requested to join them.
• The Devil Race warships passed through the Boundary Wall Portal into the Immortal Origin Realm, where Elder Fire Devil identified their location as the Extreme North Land.
• Ning Qiudao triggered an array around the Devil Race forces and welcomed them to the Immortal Origin Realm.

Wu Tao persuaded Duanmu Lei to let him join Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha at the Boundary Wall Battlefield so he could learn what was happening in the Immortal Origin Realm. There, Ning Qiudao ambushed the Devil Race force at the Boundary Wall Portal, prompting the Demon Venerables to plan a stronger next assault.

• Wu Tao told Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha that he wanted to go to the Boundary Wall Battlefield, and they agreed to help persuade Duanmu Lei.
• Wu Tao cultivated while worrying that the Devil Race might invade the Immortal Origin Realm, then went with the three Artifact Refiners to Duanmu Lei's office.
• Duanmu Lei initially urged Wu Tao to stay in the Immortal Palace, but agreed to send him to the Boundary Wall Battlefield after Wu Tao appealed to his duty and gratitude.
• At the Immortal Origin Realm's Boundary Wall Portal, Ning Qiudao activated a Tier 4 Advanced Trapping and Killing Formation that wiped out the Devil Core cultivators among Elder Yi's force.
• Ning Qiudao fought Elder Yi inside the formation, and Elder Yi realized that Ning Qiudao had Nascent Soul Perfection cultivation.
• After learning the force had been annihilated, the Heavenly Devil Royal Clan Demon Venerable decided to send an Original Spirit Perfection Split Spirit through the portal with the next group.

After improving the Mystic Yang Bead Refining Secret Manual, Wu Tao prepared to leave Jade Star Island for the Boundary Wall Battlefield and received generous rewards for his work. Vice Hall Master Luo also recognized Wu Tao’s talent and promised him personal rewards and future guidance, while the group prepared to depart in three days.

• Wu Tao reviewed Jade Star Island’s yearly income with Wang Sheng and left the island’s management in his hands.
• Vice Hall Master Luo approved the reward application and the list sending Wu Tao, Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha to the Boundary Wall Battlefield in three days.
• Vice Hall Master Luo praised Wu Tao’s contribution and talent, personally offered him a Golden Core True Art, and promised to arrange duties for him after he became a Tier 3 Advanced Artifact Refiner.
• Duanmu Lei gave Wu Tao and the other three fifty thousand Merit Points each, cultivation resources, an honorary medal, and a choice of Tier 3 High-Grade True Artifact.
• Wu Tao chose a flying True Artifact and asked whether news had arrived from the Boundary Wall Battlefield, but Duanmu Lei said none had come.

Wu Tao prepared for his assignment to the Boundary Wall Battlefield, stocked up on cultivation supplies and Star Stones, and selected the Heavenly Mystic Void Spirit Sword Art before departing with other Immortal Palace specialists. As the Flying Boat reached the Boundary Wall Portal, he used a Heavenly Eye Magic Treasure to see Sovereign Di hovering above it.

• Wu Tao exchanged Merit Points for cultivation supplies, bought ten thousand jin of Star Stones at the Secret Market with Liu Yidao, and cultivated before his departure.
• Wu Tao selected the Heavenly Mystic Void Spirit Sword Art from the Cultivation Technique Hall and received a Tier 3 High-Grade Flying True Artifact from Duanmu Lei.
• Wu Tao and the other cultivators boarded the Flying Boat for the month-long journey to the Boundary Wall Battlefield, and Wu Tao refined the Flying Wave Boat Duanmu Lei had made.
• When the Flying Boat reached the Boundary Wall Portal, Wu Tao and the other Golden Core Cultivators paid Merit Points to view it through the Heavenly Eye Magic Treasure.
• Wu Tao saw Sovereign Di hovering above the Boundary Wall Portal, and Sovereign Di turned to meet his gaze before Uncle-Master Meng ended his viewing.

Wu Tao arrived in the Devil World’s Boundary Wall Battlefield, learned that Devil Race members had entered the Immortal Origin Realm through the District 12 portal, and worried about its defenders. Meanwhile, Sovereign Di entered the Devil World with Wang Jing, whose plan was to draw out the Devil World’s strongest forces.

• Wu Tao wondered whether Sovereign Di had deliberately let him see him through the Heavenly Eye Magic Treasure, then crossed the Boundary Wall Portal into the Devil World with the other cultivators.
• Uncle-Master Meng showed the Golden Core Cultivators ruined cities and Divine Monarch statues, recounting the long struggle to push the Star Sea Cultivation World’s defenses into Devil World territory.
• Wu Tao and the other newly arrived cultivators reached Constellation City, where Luo Datong arranged their lodging and work refining Mystic Yang Beads.
• Wu Tao learned from Luo Datong that Devil Race members had entered the Immortal Origin Realm through the stabilized District 12 portal, including Original Spirit Devil Race members.
• Wang Jing waited for Sovereign Di near the Boundary Wall Portal, hoping his journey into the Devil World would draw out its strongest forces and help the Star Sea Cultivation World retake District 12.
• Sovereign Di returned, praised the Heavenly Eye Magic Treasure, and crossed the Boundary Wall Portal into the Devil World with Wang Jing following.

Wu Tao cultivated in Constellation City before joining Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha to begin urgently refining Mystic Yang Beads. Meanwhile, Wang Jing accompanied Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch through the Devil World, drawing the attention of multiple Demon Venerables as the two surveyed its terrain.

• Wu Tao cultivated with High-Grade Golden Core Pills and Seventh-Rank Spirit Fire and Spirit Water, raising his Nine Luminaries Melting Yang Ultimate Art Fourth Layer to twenty-four percent.
• Wu Tao strolled through Constellation City with Gu Xingyuan, Ye Chaoming, and Jin Cha, then returned to cultivate the Cosmic Star Body Refining Art.
• Luo Datong introduced his nephew Luo Yu and directed Wu Tao and the other artifact refiners to begin urgently refining Mystic Yang Beads.
• Wang Jing killed a Winged Devil Race city lord who had tried to retreat after recognizing him, while traveling with Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch.
• Heavenly Wing Demon Venerable and Nine-Wing Demon Venerable confronted Wang Jing and Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch near Wing City and summoned Demon Venerables from other races.
• Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch surveyed Wing City's terrain and earth veins, then left with Wang Jing for the White Bone Devil Race's territory as six Demon Venerables followed them.

Wu Tao learned that the Devil World had sent another force into the Immortal Origin Realm, where Ning Qiudao destroyed the invasion and killed a Demon Venerable’s avatar. A month later, rumors said the Star Sea Cultivation World and the Devil World were negotiating to share the Boundary Wall Portal, leaving Wu Tao waiting for a chance to return home.

• Wu Tao met Senior Brother Fang, who told him the Devil World might send a second wave of cultivators into the Immortal Origin Realm.
• The Heavenly Devil Royal Clan's Demon Venerable sent an avatar and a force of Devil Race cultivators through the Boundary Wall Portal, and Ning Qiudao confronted them after their formation-breaking treasure destroyed the defensive formation.
• Ning Qiudao fought the Demon Venerable's avatar and the Devil Race cultivators, while the avatar's death shocked the Demon Venerable waiting outside the portal.
• Wu Tao continued refining Mystic Yang Beads and cultivating in Constellation City, and he heard that Deity Transformation Sovereigns and Devil Venerables had clashed in the District 12 Boundary Wall Land.
• A month later, Wu Tao heard rumors that the Star Sea Cultivation World and the Devil World were negotiating to share the portal and enter the Immortal Origin Realm together.

The Star Sea Cultivation World and the Devil World agreed to jointly enter and conquer the Immortal Origin Realm, while Wu Tao sought a way to return there and reunite with the Ethereal Void Sect. Sovereign Di then revealed his interest in the Immortal Origin Realm and asked Wang Jing to take him to its Boundary Wall Portal.

• Heavenly Devil Xuan Yi explained that the Devil World wanted to share the Immortal Origin Realm and expand the Boundary Wall Portal so Demon Venerables and Divine Monarchs could enter.
• Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch agreed that the Star Sea Cultivation World would cooperate with the Devil World, and the two sides planned to send soul fragments and Split Spirits into the Immortal Origin Realm in three months.
• After the Devil Race withdrew from the battlefields, Wu Tao learned that its forces had twice been wiped out in the Immortal Origin Realm and suspected that the realm possessed a Divine Monarch's treasure.
• The Star Sea Cultivation World officially announced its cooperation with the Devil World, while Wu Tao continued cultivating and looking for a chance to return to the Immortal Origin Realm.
• Sovereign Di learned of the agreement from the White Bone Devil Race and asked Wang Jing to take him to the District 12 Boundary Wall Portal to inspect the Immortal Origin Realm.

Sovereign Di joined the Star Sea Cultivation World and Devil World expedition into the Immortal Origin Realm, but Ning Qiudao revealed his Spirit Transformation strength and defeated their leaders. The Three Realms signed a peaceful coexistence agreement, leaving Wu Tao eager to return to the Immortal Origin Realm and reunite with A-Yao and his Master.

• Sovereign Di went to the District 12 Boundary Wall Land and joined the planned expedition into the Immortal Origin Realm, while Wang Jing remained by his side.
• Origin Cauldron Divine Monarch and Wang Jing discussed Sovereign Di's search for a way out of their world, and Origin Cauldron invited Wang Jing to join the expedition; Wang Jing chose to stay with Sovereign Di.
• Three months later, the Star Sea Cultivation World and Devil World sent twelve warships through the Boundary Wall Portal, where Ning Qiudao and the Immortal Origin Realm cultivators awaited them.
• Sovereign Di's Split Spirit sided with Ning Qiudao, who revealed his Spirit Transformation cultivation and annihilated the six Divine Monarchs' Split Spirits and six Demon Venerables' Split Souls.
• Ning Qiudao and Sovereign Di entered the Boundary Wall Portal, and the three worlds later signed a peaceful coexistence agreement allowing travel and trade between their realms.
• Wu Tao read the official announcement, learned that Ning Qiudao had reached Spirit Transformation, and looked forward to returning to the Immortal Origin Realm to see A-Yao and his Master.

Wu Tao learned how Divine Monarch Ning and Sovereign Di had forced the Star Sea Cultivation World and the Devil World to accept peaceful coexistence with the Immortal Origin Realm. After the Boundary Wall Portal opened, Wu Tao returned to the Immortal Origin Realm to see Chen Yao and encountered Zhang Baiyin in the Nether Soul Domain.

• Wu Tao read an official report about the Three-World Peaceful Coexistence Agreement and resolved to return to the Immortal Origin Realm to see Chen Yao and his Master.
• Tang Jingquan and Pi Baibai told Wu Tao that Divine Monarch Ning had destroyed the allied army’s twelve Deity Transformation Sovereigns’ and Demon Venerables’ split spirits before joining Sovereign Di to fight them at the Boundary Wall Portal.
• After two months passed and the Boundary Wall Portal opened, Wu Tao left Constellation City and traveled through it into the Immortal Origin Realm.
• Wu Tao crossed the Extreme North Land and the Myriad Poison Domain, noting that the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect had taken control of the former Myriad Poison Sect’s territory.
• In the Nether Soul Domain, Wu Tao recognized Zhang Baiyin as an old acquaintance.

Wu Tao rescued Jin Yi and Zuo Qiu from Zhang Baiyin, then pursued Zhang Baiyin for seven days and killed him. After collecting Zhang Baiyin’s Escape Devil Treasure, Wu Tao realized the chase had carried them into territory now belonging to the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect.

• Zuo Qiu stayed behind to hold off Zhang Baiyin while Jin Yi fled, but Zhang Baiyin quickly defeated and captured him before intercepting Jin Yi.
• Wu Tao arrived, blocked Zhang Baiyin’s attack, revealed his identity to Jin Yi and Zuo Qiu, and freed Zuo Qiu from Zhang Baiyin’s seal.
• Wu Tao sent Jin Yi and Zuo Qiu back to the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect, then attacked Zhang Baiyin with nine Tier 3 Intermediate Flying Swords.
• Zhang Baiyin escaped using a Devil World treasure, but Wu Tao pursued him with the Mystic Light Smoke Cloud Escape for seven days.
• Wu Tao caught Zhang Baiyin after his magic power and escape treasure weakened, then destroyed his body and Golden Core with the nine flying swords.
• Wu Tao collected the Escape Devil Treasure and recognized that Zhang Baiyin had fled into the former Five Spring Domain, now part of the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect.

Wu Tao returned to the Outer City of Five Spring Mountain Cultivation City, where he briefly intervened to save rogue cultivators and entered using his old identification token. There, Zhang Li died trying to protect five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones she meant to return to Li Mo, while Zhang Rong and Zhao Feng took the stones.

• Wu Tao killed a Tier 2 Advanced Demonic Beast, recalled his early years in the Cultivation World, and rescued two rogue cultivators from a Tier 1 Intermediate Demonic Beast.
• Wu Tao entered the Outer City after using his divine sense to make a Patrol Squad cultivator accept his invalid identification token.
• Zhang Li remembered Li Mo and uncovered five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones she had kept to repay him.
• Zhang Rong demanded twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones from Zhang Li, then helped Zhao Feng search her home when she refused.
• Zhao Feng found the five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and kicked Zhang Li, who died after pleading for the stones to be returned to Li Mo.
• Zhang Rong and Zhao Feng divided their attention between Zhang Li's body and the stones, celebrating that Zhao Feng could now join the Patrol Squad.

Wu Tao returned to the former Five Spring Mountain Cultivation City, rescued Zhang Li long enough for her to return his five Spirit Stones, and mourned her death. He then returned to the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect and reunited with Chen Yao, leaving them together to share what had happened during their years apart.

• Wu Tao searched New Virtue Alley with his Divine Sense and found Zhang Li near death after Zhao Feng and Zhang Rong had murdered her for her five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Wu Tao killed Zhao Feng and Zhang Rong, restored Zhang Li's final breath, and accepted the returned Spirit Stones before she died peacefully.
• Wu Tao cremated Zhang Li, stored her ashes, and hurried back to the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect because he missed Chen Yao.
• Chen Yao asked Wen Xingrui to let her travel to the Star Sea Cultivation World to find Wu Tao, but Wen Xingrui told her to wait a few more days.
• Wu Tao entered the sect, returned to his unchanged Cave Abode, and reunited with Chen Yao after more than thirty years apart.

Wu Tao reunited with Chen Yao and returned to the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect, where he met Fan Zhifeng and Wen Xingrui. After Ning Qiudao summoned him, Wen Xingrui warned Wu Tao that Ning Qiudao seemed different from before, leaving Wu Tao to approach the sect leader cautiously.

• Wu Tao and Chen Yao shared their years apart and discussed the Immortal Origin Realm’s conflict, then Wu Tao promised they would not be separated again.
• Wu Tao traveled to the Artifact Refining Hall, where Fan Zhifeng recognized him and welcomed him back.
• Wu Tao reunited with Wen Xingrui, told him about his achievements in the Star Sea Cultivation World, and learned that Wen Xingrui had spared Zhang Baiyin for him, though Wu Tao had already killed Zhang Baiyin.
• A disciple reported that Ning Qiudao had summoned Wu Tao to the Sect Leader’s Main Peak, and Wen Xingrui agreed to send Wu Tao after a few more words.
• Wen Xingrui revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm and privately warned Wu Tao to watch his words and actions because Ning Qiudao seemed different from before.

Wu Tao met Ning Qiudao, whose probing triggered a violent reaction from the Coffin Nail in Wu Tao’s Sea of Divine Sense, confirming Wen Xingrui’s warning that the sect master had changed. Ning Qiudao sent Wu Tao back to the Star Immortal Palace, while a private exchange with Sovereign Di revealed they feared the powerful being within Wu Tao and intended to befriend him.

• Wu Tao traveled to Divine Monarch Hall and met Ning Qiudao, who questioned him about his years in the Star Sea Cultivation World and his plans.
• Ning Qiudao arranged for Wu Tao to return to the Star Immortal Palace, and the Coffin Nail shook violently as Ning Qiudao smiled at him.
• Wu Tao returned to Wen Xingrui and confirmed he would take Chen Yao back to the Star Immortal Palace while Wen Xingrui went there to study fourth-tier artifact refinement.
• After Wu Tao left, Ning Qiudao told Sovereign Di that Wu Tao carried a heaven-shaking secret and said he would befriend the powerful being within him rather than make an enemy of it.
• Sovereign Di admitted that the being was stronger than Ning Qiudao, then described them both as failures.

Wu Tao reunited with Wen Xingrui and Chen Yao at the Ethereal Void Immortal Sect, then prepared to part from them as they planned to travel to the Star Immortal Palace. The Coffin Nail stirred again and directed Wu Tao toward Lingxu Main Peak, where Ning Qiudao was holding it.

• Wen Xingrui explained the Immortal Sect's plans for its branch halls, relations with other cultivation worlds, and the cultivation of rogue cultivators.
• Wu Tao told Wen Xingrui he could not accompany him to the Star Immortal Palace because he had to return to the Boundary Wall Battlefield under his Li Mo identity.
• Wu Tao and Chen Yao went shopping, cooked and ate together, then spent the night together in their Cave Abode.
• Wu Tao checked his cultivation status and began practicing the Nine Luminaries Melting Yang Ultimate Art while waiting for his departure.
• Ning Qiudao and Sovereign Di agreed to cooperate with an unnamed person, and Ning Qiudao brought out the Coffin Nail.
• The Coffin Nail stirred in Wu Tao's Sea of Divine Sense and directed him toward Lingxu Main Peak.

Wu Tao was summoned to the Divine Monarch Hall, where the Coffin Nail took control of him and negotiated with Ning Qiudao and Sovereign Di. After the three reached an agreement, Wu Tao returned to his Cave Abode with two Coffin Nails in his Sea of Divine Sense and resolved to cultivate until he could speak with Master Nail as an equal.

• The Coffin Nail urged Wu Tao toward Lingxu Main Peak, and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator arrived to summon him to meet Ning Qiudao.
• In the Divine Monarch Hall, Ning Qiudao revealed an identical Coffin Nail, and the Coffin Nail took control of Wu Tao to speak with Ning Qiudao and Sovereign Di.
• Ning Qiudao returned a Coffin Nail to the one controlling Wu Tao, and the three agreed to cooperate.
• Wu Tao awoke and learned from Ning Qiudao that the Coffin Nail was recuperating in his Sea of Divine Sense; Ning Qiudao then dismissed him.
• After Wu Tao left, Ning Qiudao asked Sovereign Di to help merge the Three Realms, and Sovereign Di agreed.
• Back at his Cave Abode, Wu Tao spoke with Master Nail, who thanked him and promised to repay him, then fell silent.

After reuniting with Chen Yao, Wu Tao strengthened her combat skills and received protective talismans from Ning Qiudao and Sovereign Di before meeting old and new Artifact Refiners. Yu Shan then visited with news of Wu Tao’s old acquaintances, and Wu Tao decided to visit them in Ethereal Void Cultivation City the next day.

• Wu Tao reunited with Chen Yao, reviewed her cultivation and Soul-Devouring Insect, and sparred with her in spells and physical combat.
• A Foundation Establishment disciple delivered Wu Tao’s Ethereal Void Immortal Sect identity token, uniform robes, and protective Magic Talismans from Ning Qiudao and Sovereign Di.
• Wu Tao attended a gathering of Artifact Refiners, where Fan Zhifeng announced that his Dao Companion had given birth to a son.
• Yu Shan visited Wu Tao and told him that his father, Yu Hai, and Gu Mingsheng missed him and had heard of his return.
• Wu Tao agreed to visit Yu Hai and the others in Ethereal Void Cultivation City the next day, and Chen Yao decided to accompany him.