Chapter Summaries

Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian captured Zhao Tianmu’s junior sister and joined the Nine Provinces cultivators confronting him. The hostage exchange collapsed when Lu Ye severed the woman’s arm, leaving Zhao Tianmu shaken by the Nine Provinces cultivators’ apparent disregard for their own lives.

• Lu Ye made the woman dismiss the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, took it from her, and let Nian Yuexian bind her before pulling out the Crag Mountain Saber.
• Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian reached the standoff, where Zhao Tianmu held more than a dozen Nine Provinces cultivators hostage and demanded an exchange for his junior sister.
• Lu Ye introduced himself as Li Taibai and rejected Zhao Tianmu’s offer to release hostages in stages, insisting that both sides release everyone at once.
• Zhao Tianmu threatened to kill a Divine Sea hostage, but the man from Chaotian Sect refused to beg and told Lu Ye to make them bury him with their enemies.
• Lu Ye severed Zhao Tianmu’s junior sister’s arm and warned that his next strike might take her head, shocking Zhao Tianmu with the Nine Provinces cultivators’ resolve.

Lu Ye and the Nine Provinces cultivators exchanged hostages with Zhao Tianmu, who then tried to flee with his injured junior sister. Lu Ye used Void to catch up and confront Zhao Tianmu, whose strength proved far greater than expected.

• Zhao Tianmu agreed to the hostage exchange and recovered his junior sister’s severed arm.
• Lu Ye and Zhao Tianmu exchanged their captives, then Zhao Tianmu threw a bead Exotic Treasure to cover his escape.
• The Nine Provinces Star Constellations blocked the bead’s attacks and pursued Zhao Tianmu, but his greater speed let him reach the starry sky first.
• Zhao Tianmu attacked Lu Ye during the chase, slowing him and widening the distance between them.
• Lu Ye used Void to appear behind Zhao Tianmu and his junior sister, then launched a close-range attack.
• Zhao Tianmu defended himself with Spiritual Treasures and spells, while realizing Lu Ye could match a Star Constellation Realm Late Stage cultivator.

Lu Ye failed to stop Zhao Tianmu from escaping, then learned from his captive, Sun Ying, that her Azure Dawn Dao Realm had three Moon Jade cultivators and far greater strength than Nine Provinces. He called for reinforcements and prepared Peerless Continent for a likely attack, but the threat of Sun Ying’s powerful relative left Nine Provinces facing a dangerous enemy.

• Zhao Tianmu threw Sun Ying at Lu Ye to escape, but Lu Ye spared her and pursued him with the Blood Escape Art until Zhao Tianmu fled aboard a Star Boat.
• Feng Wujiang and the other Star Constellations arrived, and they discussed whether to abandon Peerless Continent before deciding to prepare for an enemy counterattack.
• Lu Ye ordered Nian Yuexian to take the Silver Fish back to Nine Provinces and call for reinforcements, then brought Sun Ying to Nine-Five Great Hall for questioning.
• Sun Ying told Lu Ye that she came from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm, which had three Moon Jade cultivators and many more powerful Star Constellations than Nine Provinces.
• Lu Ye learned that Sun Ying was related to a Moon Jade cultivator in her sect, raising the likelihood that the powerful cultivator would come to rescue her and seek revenge.

Lu Ye questioned Sun Ying about whether the Azure Dawn Dao Realm would invade again, then dragged her into a Soul Struggle to uncover the truth. After breaking through her Soul Treasure’s defenses, he prepared to use A Touch of Spiritual Connection to probe both their Divine Souls.

• Lu Ye asked Sun Ying whether her Moon Jade Realm elder would rescue her and whether the Azure Dawn Dao Realm would invade again, and Sun Ying promised to persuade her elder to stay away.
• Lu Ye drew Sun Ying into a Soul Struggle, determined to learn the truth because she had helped kill hundreds of Nine Provinces cultivators.
• Lu Ye attacked Sun Ying’s Divine Sea with the Soul Severing Saber, but her high-grade Soul Treasure blocked his strikes.
• Lu Ye summoned an imprint of the Ghost Ship and used its warship bombardment to weaken Sun Ying’s protection, then shattered it with his saber.
• Lu Ye wounded Sun Ying’s Divine Soul and constructed A Touch of Spiritual Connection, exposing both their secrets to each other.

Lu Ye learned that the Azure Dawn Dao Realm would likely send a Moon Jade Realm cultivator to avenge Sun Ying, so the Nine Provinces began preparing for battle and withdrawing non-Star Constellation cultivators from the Peerless Continent. After several days, Lu Ye was reunited with Yiyi.

• Lu Ye used A Touch of Spiritual Connection to extract Sun Ying's memories, learning about the Azure Dawn Dao Realm's forces and its prior destruction of another realm.
• Lu Ye explained that Zhao Tianmu's Soul Lamp would allow the Azure Dawn Dao Realm to track him, making a future attack on the Peerless Continent likely.
• Lu Ye estimated that one Moon Jade Realm cultivator and other Star Constellations could arrive within half a year, and said he would face the Moon Jade Realm cultivator himself.
• Lu Ye ordered all non-Star Constellation Nine Provinces cultivators to leave the Peerless Continent within three months, then signaled Jian Guhong to kill Sun Ying.
• Several days later, Lu Ye welcomed Yiyi and a snowy-white beast, and comforted Yiyi as she cried in his arms.

Lu Ye reunited with Hua Ci and mistook a baby she was holding for their daughter, only to discover it was someone else’s child. As Nine Provinces cultivators gathered near Peerless Continent, a powerful Star Boat from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm approached.

• Lu Ye gave Yiyi the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to deliver to Little Nine in the Nine Provinces, and Yiyi returned through the Nine-Five Great Hall with Amber.
• Lu Ye met Hua Ci and excitedly held the baby in her arms, then realized the child was someone else’s and confronted Hua Ci for teasing him.
• Hua Ci suggested Lu Ye choose a girl’s name in case they met again with a child on the way, then departed through the underground passage.
• Lu Ye joined the Nine Provinces Star Constellations waiting in near-space, and Nian Yuexian returned with eight more cultivators before setting off to fetch another group.
• A luxurious Star Boat carrying around twenty cultivators from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm sped toward Peerless Continent.

Two Moonlight Realm elders from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm discussed its incomplete foundation and their plan to seize the newly advanced Large Realm so their juniors could cultivate elsewhere. Qin Yuandai arrived at the Peerless Continent expecting to face Star Constellations, but she discovered four Moonlight Realm cultivators among Nine Provinces’ defenders.

• The old man told Qin Yuandai that the Azure Dawn Dao Realm’s incomplete foundation made it nearly impossible for its Star Constellations to break through to the Moonlight Realm.
• The old man explained that he had come to help seize the newly advanced realm, giving their younger generation a better place to advance.
• Qin Yuandai’s Star Boat reached the Peerless Continent, while the old man stayed behind so they could present a good face and a bad face.
• Nian Yuexian brought sixteen cultivators from Nine Provinces, and twenty-five defenders gathered to meet Qin Yuandai’s group.
• Lu Ye identified Qin Yuandai as a mid-stage Moonlight Realm cultivator, while Wuchang asked whether his Spiritual Patterns could protect him.
• Qin Yuandai unleashed her pressure, but Tang Yifeng, Pang Zhen, Yue Ji, and Wuchang answered with auras that revealed they were Moonlight Realm cultivators.

Tang Yifeng tried to negotiate with Qin Yuandai, the Azure Dawn Dao Realm elder, while the Nine Provinces concealed their strength and Lu Ye played the role of an arrogant disciple. Qin Yuandai had begun considering peace, but Lu Ye provoked her by revealing Sun Ying’s fate, and Tang Yifeng struck him down as the confrontation remained unresolved.

• Tang Yifeng and three others used Lu Ye’s Simulated Might Spirit Patterns to pose as Moon Jade Realm cultivators, making Qin Yuandai cautious as she approached the Nine Provinces group.
• Tang Yifeng identified Qin Yuandai’s Azure Dawn Mountain origins and argued that her realm’s cultivators had started the conflict by attacking Lu Ye and killing people in the Peerless Continent.
• Lu Ye loudly defended killing three attackers and demanded that Zhao Tianmu, the survivor, be killed too, while Tang Yifeng scolded him and proposed ending the feud.
• Qin Yuandai considered accepting Tang Yifeng’s offer of peace until Lu Ye taunted her about Sun Ying’s torture and death.
• Tang Yifeng struck Lu Ye across the chest, sending him flying more than ten li and leaving his aura greatly weakened.

Lu Ye and Zhao Tianmu began a staged duel that gave Lu Ye cover to prepare one of Su Yuqing's red Jade Talismans, though he had to survive Zhao Tianmu's attacks while closing the distance. The chapter ended as Zhao Tianmu's Oil Lamp engulfed Lu Ye in flames.

• Qin Yuandai ordered Zhao Tianmu to kill Lu Ye, then agreed with Tang Yifeng to let their disciples duel without affecting relations between their realms.
• Lu Ye revealed that he intended to kill a Star Constellation Realm Late Stage opponent, while Tang Yifeng warned him to be careful.
• Lu Ye relied on the battle as cover to activate a red Jade Talisman, which required time and Spiritual Power to prepare.
• Zhao Tianmu halted thirty miles away and unleashed a barrage of spells as Lu Ye charged toward him.
• Zhao Tianmu used his ruler Spiritual Treasure to slow Lu Ye, who continued enduring the attacks and closing the gap.
• When Lu Ye drew within twenty miles, Zhao Tianmu activated his Oil Lamp and surrounded him with blazing flames.

Lu Ye activated a Red Talisman during his duel with Zhao Tianmu, revealing that Qin Yuandai had been his true target. The talisman’s saber strike killed Zhao Tianmu and swept toward Qin Yuandai, whose attempt to catch it left her realizing its power was far greater than she expected.

• Zhao Tianmu used his Spiritual Treasures and spells to hold Lu Ye at a distance, then provoked him into appearing to unleash a strength-boosting secret technique.
• Lu Ye’s aura surged, and he pressed forward until Zhao Tianmu retreated and sensed an overwhelming danger.
• Qin Yuandai recognized that Lu Ye had activated a Red Talisman and realized the battle had been arranged to target her.
• Lu Ye brought down his Red Talisman-powered saber, destroying Zhao Tianmu and sending a sweep of red radiance toward Qin Yuandai.
• Qin Yuandai reached out to catch the attack, then realized the Red Talisman’s power exceeded her expectations.

Lu Ye killed Qin Yuandai with a powerful Red Talisman, but discovered that Tang Jun, a second Moon Jade Realm Mid Stage cultivator, had been hiding nearby. Lu Ye drew Tang Jun away while the Nine Provinces forces fought the surviving Azure Dawn Dao Realm cultivators, and Nian Yuexian arrived with reinforcements and a plan to strike.

• Lu Ye's Red Talisman killed Qin Yuandai and several of her Star Constellations, but its blast exposed the true cultivation levels of Tang Yifeng's group.
• Tang Jun arrived, mourned Qin Yuandai, and pursued Lu Ye after Lu Ye fled and a voice threatened the Azure Dawn Dao Realm.
• Lu Ye used the Blood Escape Art to draw Tang Jun away while Tang Yifeng and the others defended themselves against the surviving Azure Dawn cultivators.
• The Nine Provinces and Azure Dawn forces clashed near the Peerless Continent, where the Nine Provinces side struggled against the enemy's stronger cultivators.
• Nian Yuexian contacted Jian Guhong aboard the Silver Fish, learned the battlefield situation, and coordinated a surprise attack using their Purple Talismans.
• Nian Yuexian led nine Nine Provinces cultivators toward the battlefield under concealment and told Jian Guhong's group to prepare.

Nian Yuexian and Jian Guhong used Purple Talismans to defeat Azure Dawn Dao Realm’s forces at Peerless Continent while Lu Ye led Tang Jun on a three-day pursuit. Just as Lu Ye prepared to escape by teleporting, space collapsed and swallowed him.

• Nian Yuexian and Jian Guhong killed two Azure Dawn Dao Realm Star Constellation Realm Late Stage cultivators with Purple Talismans, allowing Nine Provinces’ Star Constellations to overwhelm the remaining enemies.
• Lu Ye kept Tang Jun chasing him, using his Void Spirit Pattern to teleport while making sure Tang Jun could continue tracking him.
• Tang Jun pursued Lu Ye for three days, hoping to capture him and learn his spatial travel method, while Lu Ye replenished his Spiritual Power with Lingyu.
• Lu Ye decided to break away after concluding Nine Provinces’ forces had likely left Peerless Continent, but a spatial disturbance shattered his Void Spirit Pattern.
• A collapsing rift dragged Lu Ye away, and he hastily used his Spiritual Power to protect himself.

Lu Ye and Tang Jun were swept into a newly born Insect Path after Lu Ye’s Void Spirit Pattern triggered its entrance, leaving both trapped in its deadly currents. As Lu Ye searched for a way out, the Talent Tree began devouring the strange forces and unexpectedly deepened his understanding of the Void Spirit Pattern.

• Tang Jun failed to escape the collapsing space and was pulled into the Insect Path after Lu Ye.
• Lu Ye recognized that his Void Spirit Pattern had prematurely opened an unstable Insect Path and followed the currents rather than resist them.
• Lu Ye heard Tang Jun nearby and realized his rival had also been trapped, reducing the threat to the Nine Provinces.
• As the currents tore at him, Lu Ye used Lingyu and the Dragon Seat to protect himself, then tried the Talent Tree when the armor began to strain.
• The Talent Tree partially devoured the Insect Path’s forces, and Lu Ye gained mysterious insights that deepened his understanding of the Void Spirit Pattern.

Lu Ye used the Void Spirit Pattern to endure the Insect Path’s spatial undercurrents and discovered that the Void Beast Heart Core might let him escape. Because he could not activate it strongly enough himself, he searched for Tang Jun and found him alive.

• Lu Ye repeatedly activated the Void Spirit Pattern to weaken the undercurrents, learning that he had to keep them from disappearing completely as new ones replaced them.
• Tang Jun’s shouts faded, and Lu Ye feared the Azure Dawn Dao Realm cultivator had died while trapped in the Insect Path.
• Lu Ye found the Void Beast Heart Core in his Storage Space and used it to dissolve the spatial barrier, but the barrier recovered before he could break through.
• Lu Ye realized the Heart Core needed the power of a Moon Jade Realm cultivator to shatter the barrier, so he called out to Tang Jun and searched for him.
• Lu Ye sensed a faint fluctuation of Spiritual Power and found Tang Jun sitting cross-legged amid the undercurrents.

Lu Ye found Tang Jun near death in the Insect Path and offered to help him survive in exchange for a deal. He revealed Peerless Continent’s supposed ties to Square Inch Mountain and the Little People Race, leaving Tang Jun convinced that the newly advanced realm had extraordinary backing.

• Lu Ye found Tang Jun sheltered by a fading protective treasure and learned that Tang Jun could no longer withstand the Space Current.
• Tang Jun realized Lu Ye had a way to weaken the Space Current, and Lu Ye confirmed that he wanted to live before offering to help him.
• Lu Ye showed Tang Jun a Red Talisman and claimed Peerless Continent had powerful backing from Square Inch Mountain and possessed Purple Talismans.
• Lu Ye told Tang Jun that Peerless Cultivators had used Little People Race Spirit Talismans to disguise their strength and defeat the invading Azure Dawn Dao Realm cultivators.
• Tang Jun tested Lu Ye’s knowledge of the starry sky, and Lu Ye answered fluently, prompting Tang Jun to marvel at Peerless Continent’s good fortune.

Lu Ye negotiated with Tang Jun for cooperation and helped him recover so they could escape the Space Current. The chapter ended with Lu Ye linking their strength through Twin Phoenixes Flying, preparing to use Tang Jun’s Moon Jade Realm power to activate the Void Beast Heart Core.

• Tang Jun promised that Azure Dawn Dao Realm would not seek revenge on Peerless Continent if they escaped, and he would restrain Azure Dawn Mountain’s survivors.
• Lu Ye asked Tang Jun to submit to a Soul Taming Divine Pattern, but Tang Jun refused, so Lu Ye accepted Tang Jun’s Storage Ring instead.
• Lu Ye constructed Void Spirit Patterns to weaken the Space Current around Tang Jun, who used Lingyu and Spiritual Pills to recover.
• After Tang Jun spent a month regaining his strength, Lu Ye linked them with Twin Phoenixes Flying to borrow Tang Jun’s power.
• Lu Ye sensed Tang Jun’s high-quality Moon Jade Realm power and prepared to use it to activate the Void Beast Heart Core.

Lu Ye and Tang Jun escaped the Insect Path by using the Void Beast Heart Core, then parted after agreeing to end the conflict between their realms. While recovering on a Barren Star, Lu Ye advanced to the Star Constellation Realm Middle Stage.

• Lu Ye endured Tang Jun's power damaging his body and channeled it through the Void Beast Heart Core to open a passage through the Insect Path.
• Lu Ye and Tang Jun escaped into the starry sky, then separated and agreed that the Azure Dawn Dao Realm would no longer trouble Lu Ye's realm.
• Lu Ye landed on a Barren Star and spent half a month healing his internal injuries with Lingyu and recovery Spiritual Pills.
• Lu Ye broke through to the Star Constellation Realm Middle Stage after his flesh, blood, and bones surged with vitality.

After advancing to the Star Constellation Realm Middle Stage, Lu Ye tried to return to Peerless Continent but became lost and was ambushed by three cultivators. He killed two and captured the third, then learned that he had emerged in the Myriad Phenomena Star System, far from the Cave Void Star System.

• Lu Ye advanced to the Star Constellation Realm Middle Stage and set out to return to Peerless Continent.
• After following his memories through the starry sky for several days, Lu Ye realized he had lost his bearings.
• Three cultivators ambushed Lu Ye, but he killed the Weapon Cultivator and Spell Cultivator and pursued the third attacker.
• Lu Ye caught the pale-faced survivor and learned he was from Ancient Cold Realm in the Cave Void Star System.
• The survivor told Lu Ye that they were actually in the Myriad Phenomena Star System, leaving Lu Ye stranded far from home.

Lu Ye discovered that he had reached the Myriad Phenomena Star System, killed the bandits who ambushed him, and mapped a route back to an unstable Insect Path. There he reunited with Tang Jun, and they considered finding another route home to the Jade Snail Star System.

• Lu Ye learned that the Myriad Phenomena Star System was a hub linked to many other star systems by Insect Paths.
• Lu Ye realized the pale-faced man was stalling for time and killed him before his nearby allies could arrive.
• Lu Ye collected the bandits’ Star Maps and spoils, then charted his position and returned to the unstable Insect Path.
• Lu Ye met Tang Jun at the Insect Path, and they agreed that attempting to travel through it before it stabilized was too risky.
• Tang Jun proposed finding a nearby star system whose cultivators knew of Jade Snail, then using an Insect Path there to travel home.

Lu Ye and Tang Jun traveled through the Myriad Phenomena Star System and reached the vast Myriad Phenomena Sea. They split up to explore it, and Lu Ye approached its islands while keeping a route home through the Cycle Tree in reserve.

• Tang Jun used Lu Ye's Star Map to set their course for the Myriad Phenomena Sea and reluctantly brought out his Star Boat.
• Tang Jun and Lu Ye traveled for nearly a month through increasingly crowded space, avoiding battles along the way.
• Lu Ye and Tang Jun saw the immense Myriad Phenomena Sea and agreed to split up, exchanging Sound Talisman imprints before Tang Jun departed.
• Lu Ye considered using the Cycle Tree's imprint to find his way home but kept it as a backup while favoring a route through neighboring star systems' Insect Paths.
• Lu Ye approached the Myriad Phenomena Sea and learned that its corrosive waters made it unsafe to enter deeply, while cultivators established themselves on its enduring islands.