Chapter Summaries

Xu Xing and Yuanjun observed the Righteous Alliance’s factional tensions in Clear Autumn City as an ancient cultivator emerged from seclusion. Mo Buyu learned that the Great Desert Blade Sect had joined the Alliance, then discovered that Sword Sect cultivators were assigned to deal with newly emerged ancient cultivators.

• Yuanjun told Xu Xing that the Righteous Alliance was plagued by infighting and that the Supreme Council had failed to replace the upright Sword Sect cultivator at the Ancient Cultivator Response Department.
• Xu Xing examined Clear Autumn City’s past and waited with Yuanjun to see how the Sword Sect’s juniors would respond to a newly emerged ancient cultivator.
• Mo Buyu entered Clear Autumn City in concealment and concluded that the Great Desert Blade Sect had been absorbed into the Righteous Alliance.
• Mo Buyu knocked out a Nascent Soul Realm teacher and searched her soul for information about the city and the Great Desert Blade Sect.
• Mo Buyu learned that the Ancient Cultivator Response Department handled newly emerged cultivators and was commanded by Sword Sect cultivators.

Mo Buyu fled Clear Autumn City after learning that the Ancient Cultivator Response Department handled cultivators who emerged from seclusion, but the city’s defenses and a Dao Integration sword cultivator moved to intercept him. Meanwhile, Xu Xing and Yuanjun discussed whether Gu was behind the Righteous Alliance’s growing wariness of the Immortal Sects, and Yuanjun revealed her promise to protect the Alliance.

• Mo Buyu eased the history teacher’s exhaustion after searching her soul, left her Spirit Stones, and fled toward the outskirts of Clear Autumn City.
• Clear Autumn City activated its protective formation and ordered citizens to shelter after detecting a newly emerged Void Return Realm grand cultivator.
• A Dao Integration sword cultivator arrived and sent a streak of sword light toward Mo Buyu.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun watched the response, and Yuanjun explained that the Righteous Alliance had grown increasingly wary of the Immortal Sects since Yuan disappeared.
• Xu Xing asked whether Gu was responsible, and Yuanjun said she suspected Him but feared that revealing the suspicion could give the Immortal Sects an excuse to attack the Righteous Alliance.
• Yuanjun told Xu Xing she had promised Spirit Ancestor’s disciple to protect the Righteous Alliance unless absolutely necessary.

Mo Buyu was cleared by True Lord Evil-Repelling after admitting he had soul-searched someone without harming them, then reunited with his Martial Uncle. A mysterious fortune-teller gave him a burning slip that read “[New heart has found its beloved],” and his Martial Uncle prepared to tell him something difficult.

• True Lord Evil-Repelling questioned Mo Buyu about his conduct and let him leave after confirming his soul-searching had caused no damage and he had paid compensation.
• Mo Buyu's Martial Uncle escorted him away and confirmed that the Great Desert Blade Sect, its master, and its disciples were doing well.
• After Clear Autumn City's crisis ended, Xu Xing and Yuanjun set up a fortune-telling stall as Mo Buyu and his Martial Uncle passed by.
• Mo Buyu approached Yuanjun's stall, but it vanished after she gave him a slip of paper reading “[New heart has found its beloved].”
• Mo Buyu's Martial Uncle seemed to forget the fortune-teller and then said he had something to tell Mo Buyu.

Mo Buyu learned that his beloved Junior Sister Ru Yan had become his Martial Uncle’s Dao partner and had a daughter, Liu Yingying, whose fate remained tangled with his. Meanwhile, True Lord Evil-Repelling reported to Clear Autumn City’s mayor, and a Councilor reflected on the Alliance’s powerlessness before the Immortal Sect.

• Mo Buyu’s Martial Uncle revealed that Ru Yan had become his Dao partner after Mo Buyu’s master was injured and fell into a coma.
• Liu Yingying arrived, introduced herself as Mo Buyu’s Senior Sister, and left him stunned by calling his former Junior Sister her mother.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun observed the karmic ties between Mo Buyu and Liu Yingying, then left without interfering.
• True Lord Evil-Repelling briefed Clear Autumn City’s mayor and departed after noticing the mayor’s insincere gratitude.
• The Councilor told the mayor that the Immortal Sect’s apparent arrogance reflected the Alliance’s weakness and wondered why the sect was called the Immortal Sect.

Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu traveled into space aboard Chi Jiuyu’s starship, where Zhang Yunlu learned more about Star Domain Guardians and Chi Jiuyu’s ambitions. They prepared to warp toward the Radiant Feather System and planned to rest at a resource-rich planet.

• The mayor watched the sunset over Clear Autumn City and reflected on the Supreme Council, the Immortal Sects, and the view from their heights.
• Chi Jiuyu’s starship completed its first warp beyond the Central Continent, and Zhang Yunlu retched from the journey’s nausea.
• Little Snow reported that Li Ke, the Hidden Blade Sword Master and Western Star Domain guardian, had requested a call, but Chi Jiuyu ordered it rejected.
• Zhang Yunlu asked why the Righteous Alliance had no Star Domain Guardians, and Chi Jiuyu explained that its members had stopped serving after Saint Emperor Abyss disappeared because the role was dangerous.
• Chi Jiuyu admitted she wanted to stay in space after reaching Dao Integration, while Zhang Yunlu pointed out that a Sect Master could not leave the sect freely.
• Little Snow announced that the Warp Engine was ready, and Chi Jiuyu told Zhang Yunlu to return to her seat before they warped toward the Fourth Planet of the Radiant Light Three Star System.

Zhang Yunlu and Chi Jiuyu arrived in the Huiming Third Stellar System, where Chi Jiuyu explained the system’s vast resources and their cultivation purpose. An emergency warning revealed that a Bio-Weapon had invaded, and they used the Virtual Projection Observation System to witness the Void Return Realm Guardian Envoy Yang Xiao face a colossal serpent.

• Zhang Yunlu endured the warp as the Starship reached the Western Star Domain’s Huiming Third Stellar System.
• Chi Jiuyu showed Zhang Yunlu how a grand formation had transformed the system’s nine planets into a source of Foundation Establishment spirit herbs.
• An emergency transmission from Yang Xiao warned that a Bio-Weapon had invaded and ordered nearby Human Race cultivators to evacuate before he manifested his Dharma Form.
• Chi Jiuyu activated the Virtual Projection Observation System so they could observe the events unfolding in the system from five light-years away.
• Zhang Yunlu and Chi Jiuyu watched Yang Xiao’s golden Dharma Form confront a giant purple serpent Bio-Weapon amid the destruction of planets.

Zhang Yunlu and Chi Jiuyu watched Sword Sect cultivators battle a powerful Bio-Weapon while Star Refiners worked to restore the ruined star system. Meanwhile, Xu Xing and Yuanjun visited the Righteous Alliance’s undersea city as Xu Xing exchanged messages with the Charm Ancestor about the sects’ past conflict.

• Zhang Yunlu watched Yang Xiao’s manifestation fight a giant-serpent Bio-Weapon, while Chi Jiuyu supplied sound effects.
• Chi Jiuyu showed Zhang Yunlu how Spirit Transformation Star Refiners gathered planetary debris and explained that the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall could restore the star system within half a year.
• Chi Jiuyu hinted that she would give Zhang Yunlu a present after their mission and privately resolved to recover the contribution points she had lost.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun walked through the Righteous Alliance’s Supreme Council city, built beneath the Mysterious Void Sea.
• Xu Xing read messages from the Charm Ancestor, who recounted how the Joyous Union Sect had retaliated after the Righteous Alliance mistreated its disciples.

Xu Xing and Yuanjun arrived in Undersea City as Immortal Sect observers for the Righteous Alliance's martial tournament, and Xu Xing asked to visit Yuan's residence. Meanwhile, Liu Yu confronted the tangled relationship between Mo Buyu, Mo Ruyan, and Liu Yang, leaving Mo Buyu determined to focus on reaching Dao Integration.

• Xu Xing and Yuanjun presented their jade tokens and were welcomed as observers for the Righteous Alliance's martial tournament.
• Their guide explained the tournament arrangements and restrictions, and Xu Xing asked to visit Yuan's residence as soon as possible.
• Liu Yu sent Liu Yingying out before discussing Mo Buyu's past feelings for Mo Ruyan and her relationship with Liu Yang.
• Liu Yu urged Mo Buyu and Mo Ruyan to focus on their Dao, and Mo Buyu resolved to pursue Dao Integration.
• Liu Yang comforted Mo Ruyan and predicted she would soon advance to Void Return, leaving Liu Yu and Mo Buyu speechless.

Mo Buyu emerged from seclusion and learned that Liu Yang and Mo Ruyan had become Dao companions, while Liu Yu wondered whether Mo Buyu might marry Liu Yingying. Later, Xu Xing and Yuanjun encountered Mo Buyu and Liu Yingying at a tavern, where a drunken Joyous Cultivator confronted them.

• Liu Yu gave Mo Buyu Spirit Coins and told him to rest and visit the library, then asked what he thought of Liu Yingying.
• Mo Buyu praised Liu Yingying’s talent, while Liu Yu privately considered whether she might marry his disciple and reflected on the Righteous Alliance.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun visited the Drunken Immortal tavern and spotted Mo Buyu talking with Liu Yingying.
• Liu Yingying asked Mo Buyu whether he had once liked her mother and revealed that Eldest Senior Brother had cried on her parents’ wedding night.
• A drunken Joyous Cultivator interrupted them and invited Liu Yingying for a drink, then mocked Mo Buyu after he ordered him to leave.

Mo Buyu watched a Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect cultivator beat a Joyous Union Sect disciple who had harassed him and Liu Yingying, then learned how his Eldest Senior Brother’s private diary had been discovered. A well-dressed young man observing from upstairs reflected on the Righteous Alliance’s weakness and anticipated that things would soon change.

• A Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect body cultivator beat the drunken Joyous Union Sect disciple and apologized to Mo Buyu and Liu Yingying for his behavior.
• Yuanjun recorded the beating and shared it with the Big Boss Group, where the sect leaders discussed the incident and Charm Ancestor’s likely response.
• Mo Buyu asked Liu Yingying how she had learned about his Eldest Senior Brother, and she explained that Liu Yu had found the diary while investigating the Senior Brother’s collapse.
• Liu Yingying told Mo Buyu that his Eldest Senior Brother had passed out after drinking Drunken Immortal Brew, easing Mo Buyu’s concern.
• A well-dressed young man watched the tavern scene and thought that the Righteous Alliance’s inability to protect its councilors’ juniors would soon change.

Xu Xing and Yuanjun shared wine and reminisced about their fellow Daoists, while Mo Buyu escorted a tipsy Liu Yingying out of the tavern. Liu Yu mistook their closeness for romance and encouraged Mo Buyu, leaving Liu Yang furious despite Mo Buyu insisting he had done nothing.

• Xu Xing asked about the qipao uniforms, then shared Ninefold Rosy Cup liquor with Yuanjun and reflected on how long it had been since their friends gathered.
• Mo Buyu and Liu Yingying talked about the old cultivation world and modern star travel as she drank fruit wine.
• Mo Buyu decided Liu Yingying had drunk enough and guided her out of the tavern, where she leaned against him and took his arm.
• Liu Yang, Liu Yu, and Liu Yingying's mother saw them together, and Liu Yang angrily demanded to know what Mo Buyu had done.
• Liu Yu defended Mo Buyu and urged him to pursue Liu Yingying, using Liu Yang's past words about love as an argument.

Mo Buyu and Liu Yingying’s karmic entanglement grew stronger after their misunderstanding, while Xu Xing and Yuanjun continued toward their mission concerning Yuan. Meanwhile, Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu watched a battle from their starship until a Dao Integration cultivator killed the Bio-Weapon giant serpent and ordered them to hurry back because the frontline was in dire straits.

• Liu Yu ended the public discussion of Mo Buyu and Liu Yingying’s incident and took the group away, while Liu Yang departed separately.
• Xu Xing told Yuanjun that Mo Buyu and Liu Yingying’s karmic entanglement had tightened, then said their main objective still concerned Yuan.
• Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu ate hot pot aboard their starship while watching the golden-light Dharma Form fight the Bio-Weapon giant serpent through the Sword Sect Battle Net.
• A Dao Integration cultivator arrived and killed the giant serpent with a single tap.
• The cultivator looked toward the starship and, by order of Guardian Envoy Cangfeng, told Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu to complete their mission quickly and return to the Central Continent.

Chi Jiuyu feared Li Ke was in danger at the frontline, but learned she was alive and urged her to be careful. The chapter ended with Li Ke revealing a serious wound that was shedding purple motes.

• A Dao Integration expert warped Chi Jiuyu and Zhang Yunlu’s starship to the Red Feather Star System, then restored its shattered planets.
• Chi Jiuyu contacted Li Ke and anxiously asked whether she was hurt; Li Ke claimed she was fine and reassured her about the mission.
• Li Ke spoke with Zhang Yunlu, then traded insults with Chi Jiuyu before Chi Jiuyu told her to be careful.
• At the Starry Sky Battlefield, Li Ke ended the call and revealed a grotesque wound on her abdomen from which purple motes drifted.

After Li Ke survived an attack by a powerful Cang elder, Jing Hai urged her to return to the Central Continent, but she stayed to protect Chi Jiuyu until her mission ended. On the Fifth Planet, Chi Jiuyu’s talisman command suppressed the Cang ruler’s cultivation, and the ruler recognized the power of the Sword Venerable.

• Li Ke healed her wound after the Cang elder’s sudden attack, and Jing Hai arrived to urge her to return to the Central Continent.
• Li Ke refused to leave until Chi Jiuyu finished her mission, and Jing Hai agreed to watch over her.
• Chi Jiuyu placed a Sword talisman command that would suppress everything in Red Blade Star System 47 to Zhang Yunlu’s cultivation level.
• On the Fifth Planet, a Cang ruler felt the talisman command’s power suppress their cultivation and recognized the Sword Venerable.

The Sword Venerable’s talisman suppressed the Rededge Forty-Seven star system, turning it into a trial ground as Zhang Yunlu and Chi Jiuyu arrived to deal with the alien clans. Meanwhile, Xu Xing and Yuanjun reached Saint Emperor Abyss’s former residence and met their guide, Jiang Yuqi.

• The Cang creature concluded that the Sword Venerable’s talisman had made it a tribulation for a Human Race Foundation Establishment trial and hurried to avoid interfering.
• The talisman suppressed the Third, Fifth, and Seventh Planets, preventing their alien inhabitants from entering the Starry Sky and prompting unrest and rebellion.
• Chi Jiuyu returned Zhang Yunlu’s Ice Crystal Longsword and sent her hurtling toward the Fifth Planet in a protective sphere.
• Chi Jiuyu followed toward the Third Planet, intending to kill the aliens there before checking on Zhang Yunlu.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun arrived at Saint Emperor Abyss’s former residence, where their guide, Jiang Yuqi, greeted them.

Xu Xing secretly entered the sealed room beneath Yuan’s former residence and found a hidden clue that suggested Yuan had left a message for a fellow transmigrator. The chapter ended as the clue revealed a familiar secret greeting.

• Jiang Yuqi guided Xu Xing and Yuanjun through Yuan’s former residence and described his past deeds and the objects on display.
• Xu Xing noticed the Speaker’s High Tower and explored Yuan’s exhibits while Jiang Yuqi explained their histories.
• Xu Xing slipped beneath the hall, bypassed the Righteous Alliance’s defenses, and entered a concealed room unseen by its beyond-Dao Integration guard.
• Xu Xing found Yuan’s books and belongings, then activated a hidden trace of Red Radiance that spoke, “The sky is high, the earth vast; I realize the universe is boundless.”

Xu Xing uncovered Yuan’s hidden message and learned that Yuan had left the Great Profound Realm, then recovered Red Jade and Cang Race blood. Xu Xing stayed with Yuanjun in the Righteous Alliance hall to search for the other things Yuan had left behind.

• Xu Xing rewound the hidden space and watched Yuan record a message eighty-three years earlier, saying he had left the Great Profound Realm and asking whether Xu Xing was satisfied with the Central Continent.
• Yuan asked whoever found the message to carry his words to the Sword Sect if they were a friend of the Alliance, and said he would leave other things behind.
• Xu Xing collected Yuan’s Red Jade and nine drops of Cang Race blood, then erased the blood’s lingering will and stored it.
• Xu Xing returned to Yuanjun and explained what Yuan’s message had said, while she recognized the Red Jade as a clever but improvable creation.
• Xu Xing chose not to leave yet and planned to follow the Red Jade’s connection to find Yuan’s other hidden items.

Xu Xing and Yuanjun toured the Rain Listening Pavilion exhibits, then Xu Xing used the Red Jade to locate three things Yuan had left behind, including one inside Speaker's High Tower. After sensing powerful auras beneath the tower, Xu Xing watched Spirit Transformation cultivators bind and carry a terrified cultivator toward it.

• Jiang Yuqi explained how Yuan revived a Rain Listening Pavilion shop, met its owner, and received her mask after they survived a dangerous Secret Realm.
• Xu Xing and Yuanjun finished viewing the exhibits, and Jiang Yuqi revealed that Jiang Yujiu was her granddaughter.
• Xu Xing used the Red Jade to locate Yuan's three hidden things: one in Qingxu, one at the Spirit Sound Workshop, and one inside Speaker's High Tower.
• Xu Xing sensed immense auras beneath Speaker's High Tower and hoped the cultivators pursuing a higher realm would succeed.
• Several Spirit Transformation cultivators caught a fleeing cultivator with rune chains, drained his cultivation, and carried him toward Speaker's High Tower.

Xu Xing and Yuanjun sensed a hidden trace of power and Xu Xing planned to investigate the Alliance. Meanwhile, a Human arrived among the Fifth Horned Clan, whose members dreamed of raising Humans as livestock, and faced them with his Ice Crystal Longsword.

• Yuanjun joined Xu Xing, and they discussed the Alliance’s concealed power and the possibility that someone there had crossed a boundary.
• Xu Xing said he would investigate the Alliance and recover what Yuan had left behind.
• Artu Lie Lu and his squad of the Fifth Horned Clan rested by a pool while he dreamed of owning a Human ranch after the Humans were defeated.
• A Human fell into the pool like a meteor, and Artu attacked him with his saber.
• The Human’s blood-red strike overwhelmed Artu, and the remaining Horned Clan members rushed toward the Human, believing him a gift from their king.

Zhang Yunlu searched the Fifth Horned Clan’s remains for information about its king and the Bio-Weapon Hub, but her attempt to question their spirits failed. Meanwhile, Chi Jiuyu annihilated the Third Armored Horn Race, leaving the story with her continuing the purge of the rebel clans.

• Zhang Yunlu recalled how the alien clans had broken their pact with the Sword Sect and killed starry-sky merchants and a Spirit Transformation sword cultivator.
• Zhang Yunlu used a talisman to summon the Fifth Horned Clan’s spirits and asked where their king and the Bio-Weapon Hub were, but they only shouted incoherently.
• Chi Jiuyu confronted the king of the Third Armored Horn Race and declared the entire clan sentenced to annihilation for killing human merchants and Sword Sect disciples.
• The king pleaded for his people and tried to justify their actions, but Chi Jiuyu dismissed his appeal and destroyed the remaining Third Armored Horn Race with her sword.