Chapter Summaries

Chi Jiuyu trained all night against Xu Xing’s Nascent Soul avatar, then went with him to the Mystic Sword City Exotic Beast Park to recover her spirits. She sent photos from their outing to her Master, who recognized Xu Xing as her junior brother, and Chi Jiuyu braced herself for trouble when she returned.

• Xu Xing told Chi Jiuyu to pursue higher realms rather than remain at Nascent Soul, and teased her when she asked who had been stronger between him and her Master.
• Chi Jiuyu fought Xu Xing’s Nascent Soul avatar through the night but could not survive a single sword strike.
• The next day, Xu Xing took the exhausted Chi Jiuyu to the Exotic Beast Park, where she regained her energy and took photos with him.
• A Blazefeather tried to steal Chi Jiuyu’s cotton candy, but she caught it and released it after Xu Xing reminded her the park’s staff had collected the beasts.
• Chi Jiuyu sent photos to her Master, who asked about the cotton candy and then recognized Xu Xing as her junior brother; Chi Jiuyu turned off her phone, expecting trouble later.

Chi Jiuyu and Xu Xing watched a dangerous iron-toothed crocodile show before it was abruptly canceled. Elsewhere, Xiao Fan worked at the animal park and, while reflecting on his lost ambitions, held on to a jade box he was afraid to open.

• Chi Jiuyu and Xu Xing watched an iron-toothed crocodile nearly bite a staff member, and a former handler told them the crocodile that had bitten off his hand now followed him around as a wallet and source of meat.
• The animal park ended the show, and Xu Xing cryptically answered Chi Jiuyu's question about whether the crocodile would perform again.
• Xiao Fan finished a shift flying in a Blazing Feather mascot costume after taking a job at the animal park.
• Xiao Fan ate alone, remembered his childhood dream of becoming a sword cultivator, and took out the jade box he had been carrying.
• Xiao Fan admitted to himself that he was afraid to open the box and discover that his hope was misplaced.

Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu explored the mountaintop attractions and discovered that Chi Jiuyu was anxious about her master seeing a message on Xu Xing’s phone. At home, Xiao Fan opened the jade box, and its contents triggered a painful transformation as a mysterious figure watched.

• Chi Jiuyu and Xu Xing reached the summit, sampled Dragon-Scale Fruits, and found the sword-flying race was limited to Foundation Establishment cultivators.
• Xu Xing suggested holding a sect-wide competition, and Chi Jiuyu eagerly claimed she would win first place.
• Chi Jiuyu saw a message from her master on Xu Xing’s phone, but Xu Xing stopped her from taking it back.
• Xiao Fan tried and failed to open the jade box until it drew energy from his Dao foundation and opened.
• A drop of blood flew into Xiao Fan’s brow, causing intense pain as a mysterious figure appeared and watched him.

A mysterious figure saved Xiao Fan after a foreign blood drop tried to seize the Human Race’s foundation of fortune, leaving him restored and empowered. Elsewhere, Zhang Yunlu embraced her transformation, while Chi Jiuyu prepared to continue the trials and teased Xu Xing.

• A red blood drop invaded Xiao Fan’s body and attacked his Dao foundation, but the foundation cracked and unleashed a shockwave that destroyed the drop’s remaining will and gravely injured Xiao Fan.
• A mysterious figure healed Xiao Fan with a surge of vitality and said he had gained part of the foreign race’s accumulated power, enough to contend with another favored cultivator.
• Zhang Yunlu reflected on how repeated deaths in the trials had changed her and accepted the person she had become.
• Chi Jiuyu sent marshmallows to her senior sister through Divine Machine Express despite not replying to her messages.
• Chi Jiuyu told Xu Xing she would keep attempting the trials, then offered him a ride on her bike, which he refused.

Zhang Yunlu quickly mastered the Purple Enclosure Qi Observation Method but continued to favor swordsmanship, while True Monarch Purple Universe realized his concern for her might be a heart demon. As the Secret Realm approached, Sword Sect envoys arrived in Mystic Sword City and ordered officials not to disturb Little Martial Uncle.

• Zhang Yunlu used moonlight to purify purple qi and reached minor mastery of the Purple Enclosure Qi Observation Method, then practiced her sword technique.
• True Monarch Purple Universe recognized that his unusual emotional investment in Zhang Yunlu might be caused by a heart demon and left.
• Chi Jiuyu trained in the trial with the Great Void Sword Canon, and Zhang Yunlu entered afterward to face a stronger opponent.
• Xu Xing anticipated the coming Secret Realm and wondered whether the gathered prodigies or those with fortuitous opportunities would prevail.
• A Sword Sect deputy head beyond Dao Integration and a Void Return elder arrived at a Mystic Sword City meeting; the rugged sword cultivator said Little Martial Uncle should not be disturbed.

Li Qingyang left Mystic Sword City after promising to help a Void Return elder cleanse his tainted sword. That night, Hua restored Xiao Fan’s cultivation path and ordered him to fight other chosen youths, then met Xu Xing and revealed he intended to raise a rival for Xu Xing’s junior.

• Li Qingyang departed Mystic Sword City with the Void Return elder and promised to help sever the strange spiritual presence tainting the elder’s Life-Bound Sword.
• Xiao Fan awoke healed and discovered that his broken Dao Foundation had been removed, restoring him to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
• Hua told Xiao Fan that he had reopened his path and ordered him to defeat the Immortal Sect disciples and other fortunate youths who would gather there.
• Xu Xing met Hua, who said he planned to support a junior of his own so the youth could compete with Xu Xing’s.

Huo and Xu Xing discussed the Great Profound Realm’s vastness, the shortage of powerful cultivators, and Saint Emperor Abyss’s disappearance. Meanwhile, Zhang Yunlu completed her Qi Refining trial and prepared to face a Foundation Establishment opponent, leaving her wondering where Zhang Xiu had gone.

• Huo told Xu Xing he had given a young cultivator a fake Dao Foundation and Cang Race fortune, and said he would kill him if he succumbed to the bloodline.
• Huo described the Great Profound Realm’s immense star regions and the scarcity of Dao Integration cultivators, while Xu Xing agreed they would have to wait for promising youngsters to grow.
• Xu Xing asked about Saint Emperor Abyss, and Huo said Abyss had not come from the Great Profound Realm and might have gone back to his original world.
• Huo suggested Xu Xing visit the Spirit Sound Workshop, where Abyss had last gone before disappearing.
• Zhang Yunlu defeated her Qi Refining ninth-layer trial opponent, advanced to the peak of Qi Refining, and was assigned a Foundation Establishment opponent.
• Zhang Yunlu woke in the morning, left her room, and noticed Zhang Xiu was absent again.

Zhang Yunlu practiced the Purple Enclosure Qi Observation Method, narrowly avoided Li Fengping, and passed Xiao Fan as he reconsidered returning to school. Meanwhile, Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu encountered Jiang Yujiu, a Joyous Union Sect cultivator livestreaming her practice, and continued on their way.

• Zhang Yunlu absorbed purple qi through the Purple Enclosure Qi Observation Method before heading to school.
• Li Fengping concealed himself in the sky and avoided another encounter with Zhang Yunlu, who had previously beaten him and been involved in his detention.
• Zhang Yunlu passed Xiao Fan outside the school gate as he gave up on returning to class and decided to quit his job.
• Chi Jiuyu told Xu Xing about cooking Spirit Fish while carrying two of them in a tank.
• Jiang Yujiu descended on seven-colored clouds and livestreamed her cultivation, drawing vital essence and desire into her sachet.
• Chi Jiuyu dismissed Jiang Yujiu as a Charm Cultivator from the Joyous Union Sect, while Xu Xing explained that he had only been curious about her cultivation method.

Jiang Yujiu spotted Chi Jiuyu in the city but decided not to approach her, while Xiao Fan discovered that a souvenir cup might be a treasure and walked away without buying it. A mysterious man then purchased every item in the shop and vanished with them.

• Jiang Yujiu recognized Chi Jiuyu and considered approaching her for attention, but Chi Jiuyu and Xu Xing left before she acted.
• Jiang Yujiu ended her livestream and floated away as Chi Jiuyu remarked that she had expected Jiang Yujiu to come over.
• Xiao Fan quit his temporary job and found an antique-looking souvenir cup that stirred an inexplicable sense that it was a treasure.
• Xiao Fan returned the cup to the shop after learning it cost five Spirit Coins, more than he could afford.
• A mysterious man paid 879,000 Spirit Coins for everything in the shop and disappeared with all the souvenirs.

Chi Jiuyu prepared fish while Xu Xing watched a Joyous Union Sect live stream, and Xiao Fan struggled with a sinister voice that made him doubt his family. Senior Confusion then gave Xiao Fan another chance at the opportunity he had previously passed up.

• Chi Jiuyu sliced a Spirit Fish with Sword Qi, recorded the feat, and sent the video to her master, who teased her in reply.
• Chi Jiuyu found Xu Xing watching Jiang Yujiu’s live stream and told her master about it, but her master defended Xu Xing.
• Xiao Fan visited his unconscious big brother in the hospital, then left after his mother said his condition had stabilized.
• A voice in Xiao Fan’s heart claimed his family had abandoned him, and Xiao Fan shouted at a patient before quickly apologizing.
• Senior Confusion appeared to Xiao Fan, criticized him for missing an opportunity, and placed a storage ring in his hand.

Xiao Fan discovered that the souvenir cup was a Dan-Hua Cup capable of collecting the sun’s essence, and Confusion told him to remember that he had always been part of the Human Race. Meanwhile, Li Qingyang entered the sword-nurturing Secret Realm and realized the Red Moon above it was an existence far beyond his understanding.

• Xiao Fan infused the souvenir cup with spiritual energy, revealing a white jade Dan-Hua Cup.
• Xiao Fan used the cup to collect Sun-View Cinnabar Dawn from sunlight and realized the drop of blood had let him use an item unavailable to the Human Race.
• Confusion told Xiao Fan not to forget his original heart and disappeared.
• Xu Xing told Chi Jiuyu he was ready to give her the gift he had prepared.
• Jiang Jing and the Void Return elder led Li Qingyang to the Secret Realm, where he entered through the passage they opened.
• Li Qingyang sensed the power of Sword Peak, then bowed to the Red Moon after realizing it was an absolute existence beyond his comprehension.

Li Qingyang fled the sword-nurturing Secret Realm after a Void Return elder nearly offended its mysterious resident, then Xu Xing brought Chi Jiuyu inside and explained that the realm was a gift to help her sword catch up with her cultivation. Chi Jiuyu messaged her master to express her gratitude, but her master threatened to punish her instead.

• Li Qingyang forced the Void Return elder to bow and apologize to the unseen senior, then hurried out of the Secret Realm with him and Jiang Jing.
• Li Qingyang told Jiang Jing to leave the area so they would not offend the senior living in the Secret Realm.
• Xu Xing led Chi Jiuyu back to the Secret Realm and explained that its sword-nurturing power would help her sword keep pace with her rapid cultivation.
• Chi Jiuyu realized her master had sent her to Xu Xing for the Secret Realm, then messaged her master with a Little Yellow Duck sticker.
• Chi Jiuyu's master replied with threatening stickers and warned her that it was too late to beg for mercy.

Chi Jiuyu let her Life-Bound Sword absorb red vapor from Mystic Profound Grass in the Secret Realm while Xu Xing explained how to nourish it safely. Meanwhile, Immortal Sect disciples traveled toward Mystic Sword City, and Confusion watched them alongside other figures, questioning whether Xiao Fan’s Heaven-favored fortune would be enough to secure his advantage.

• Xu Xing lifted Chi Jiuyu’s Life-Bound Sword above Sword Peak so Mystic Profound Grass could nourish it, and warned her not to let its spirit outgrow her.
• Young disciples from several Immortal Sects aboard a flying vessel discussed sparring in Mystic Sword City and the last Immortal Sect Grand Competition.
• A World Relief Valley alchemist mocked a Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect Body Cultivator, who apologized and offered to let him hit him.
• Confusion observed the disciples traveling to Mystic Sword City, Zhang Yunlu, Jiang Yujiu, and Xiao Fan, while noting that Xiao Fan had the greatest advantage.
• Confusion questioned whether Heaven’s favor could make up for everything and left the future uncertain.

Zhang Yunlu secured approval to use the Foundation Establishment Harvesting and Refining platform as Immortal Sect disciples gathered in Mystic Sword City. That night, cultivators below Spirit Transformation entered a mysterious trial, where they were ranked and faced enemies while suppressed to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

• Zhang Yunlu accepted Zhang Xiu’s insistence that she buy a care package for the harvesting and refining process.
• Xiao Fan began cultivating after drinking Sun-View Cinnabar Dawn, relying on his Cang Race blood to form a Heaven-Forged Dao Foundation.
• Xu Xing wondered whether Immortal Sect disciples, Zhang Yunlu, Xiao Fan, or an unknown genius would take the lead in the coming events.
• Lin Qiuxian’s cellmate fell asleep and entered a gray trial space, where he saw that his realm had been suppressed to the ninth level of Qi Refining.
• Cultivators across Mystic Sword City entered the same trial, and Lin Qiuxian charged at a Tyrant’s Canon body cultivator after learning that only the top three thousand could advance.
• An alchemist faced a Tyrant’s Canon initiate wielding Mountain-Shaking Fist and worried that he could not defeat a body cultivator.

Xu Xing’s trial drew cultivators below Spirit Transformation into battles against randomly assigned phantoms, while Mystic Sword City’s leaders struggled to understand the event. The Sword Sect’s Void Return elder told them not to interfere, leaving the city to watch the trial continue.

• Jiang Yujiu entered a trial against a sword cultivator phantom, while Xu Xing explained that the phantoms could feel pain and fear and were vulnerable to mental techniques.
• Xu Xing showed Chi Jiuyu screens displaying cultivators across the city fighting their trial opponents, including an elderly spear user.
• Xiao Fan lost to a body cultivator and a sword cultivator before defeating a Charm Cultivator on his third attempt.
• The next day, Mystic Sword City’s Spirit Transformation cultivators learned that eligible participants had ten attempts and that the top three thousand would advance.
• A Void Return elder arrived at the municipal building and relayed his grand-Martial Uncle’s message that the city should stay calm and leave the trial alone.

Xu Xing finalized the first trial rankings, with Lin Qiuxian in first place and Xiao Fan placing in the thousands. After the trial, Lin Qiuxian tried to train against a sword cultivator who had Comprehended the Logic, but the opponent killed him with a single strike.

• Chi Jiuyu mocked Spirit Net theories about the trial and posted her own hints while Xu Xing watched the rankings settle.
• Lin Qiuxian took first place, followed by a sword cultivator surnamed Feng and a Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect body cultivator; Zhang Yunlu placed ninth and Xiao Fan ranked in the thousands.
• The rankings showed that only one Immortal Sect disciple failed to reach the top three thousand: a World Relief Valley pill refiner who repeatedly drew body cultivators.
• After defeating a blood cultivator, Lin Qiuxian learned he was ranked first and that the top 500 would advance to the third trial.
• Lin Qiuxian summoned an eighth-layer Qi Refining sword cultivator who had Comprehended the Logic, but the shadow struck too quickly for him to defend and decapitated him.

Xiao Fan feared that the blood Senior Confusion gave him was changing him and questioned whether he was still human. Meanwhile, the Cang Race's pinnacle existence targeted True Monarch Purple Universe and Xiao Fan, and Xu Xing severed its connection to True Monarch Purple Universe before Confusion encountered a towering godlike being.

• Xiao Fan watched Jiang Yujiu's livestream but felt no attraction, then worried that Senior Confusion's blood had altered him and wondered if he was still human.
• True Monarch Purple Universe heard a voice associated with the Cang Race and realized its pinnacle existence was trying to brainwash him through his inner demon.
• True Monarch Purple Universe raced toward his sect to leave behind his legacy before he could be turned into a Cang Race Dao Integration cultivator.
• Confusion and Xu Xing discussed the Cang Race targeting both True Monarch Purple Universe and Xiao Fan, and Xu Xing severed the connection to True Monarch Purple Universe.
• Confusion heard the voice saying, "Heaven gives life to all things to nourish mankind," and saw a vast godlike being whose gaze met his.

An alchemist from World Relief Valley was left alone after failing the trial, while Xiao Fan went to the city library to prepare for the next round. There, he discovered a powerful Cang Race combat art, but found he could no longer hear himself say the word “Cang.”

• The alchemist waited alone outside the hotel as other cultivators discussed the trial and mistakenly assumed he had passed the first round.
• The alchemist's senior brother came out with the other cultivators and urged him to prepare for the second trial, but he could not admit that he had failed.
• Xiao Fan went to the city library and followed a familiar stir in his heart to a damaged page in Travels of Qingxu.
• Xiao Fan touched the page and saw the Cang Race's art of combat, including a perfected version of the fist technique he already knew.
• Xiao Fan returned to the reading room and realized that although he could say “Cang,” he could no longer hear the character.

Zhang Yunlu entered the Trial Space to improve her combat experience, then practiced the first step of the Harvesting and Refining Method at the service center. She endured the Nine-Qi Harvesting and Refining Method and succeeded, though she collapsed from exhaustion.

• Zhang Yunlu reviewed her ninth-place ranking and recalled losing to an eighth-level sword cultivator who had comprehended the Logic.
• Zhang Yunlu went to practice room nine and began the Harvesting and Refining Method under a staff member’s supervision.
• Zhang Yunlu drew starshine into her Spirit Sea, enduring severe pain as it passed through her meridians.
• Zhang Yunlu shattered the six-sided crystal and used the Nine-Qi Harvesting and Refining Method to refine the starshine at once.
• Zhang Yunlu collapsed, and the staff member checked her condition and confirmed that she had succeeded.

Zhang Yunlu survived the painful first stage of the Nine Qi Harvesting and Refining Method and left to train in the Trial Space. At a restaurant, Xu Xing explained why he had redirected a dangerous Cang Race being toward Confusion: to surprise the enemy and warn Confusion of its schemes.

• Zhang Yunlu endured the refinement, found her Spirit Sea expanded and her spiritual energy denser, then left through the back entrance.
• She saw a weakened cultivator carried out of the seventh room and a covered stretcher emerge from the eighth, though she sensed its occupant was still alive.
• Xu Xing and Chi Jiuyu ate at a mushroom hot pot restaurant as three Charm Cultivators from the Joyous Union Sect arrived.
• Chi Jiuyu asked whether Xu Xing's trial would admit later arrivals, and Xu Xing told her there would be no second chance.
• Xu Xing recalled that the Cang Race being had believed it could brainwash a Dao Integration cultivator, and said he had redirected it toward Confusion to surprise it and warn him.