Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi and his companions stopped on a barren mountain to rest for the night while traveling back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo. He notified Neeko and the group that they had set out that morning.

• Qin Xi agreed to notify the group that they had already set out.
• Qin Xi and his companions descended onto a barren mountain toward evening, and Ao Xin and Di Qun lit a fire.
• Qin Xi decided that the group would rest there for the night, and Ancestor Hongjun agreed.
• Daoist Yang Mei urged Qin Xi to send Neeko a video, and Qin Xi opened a call with the group.
• Neeko asked why Qin Xi was contacting them so late, and Qin Xi told her they had set out that morning and were now resting.

Qin Xi arranged for Neeko's disciple to deliver the medicine to the Heavenly Dao Dojo and told his companions he had to return there. The group accepted his invitation to visit, and Wukong asked whether he would be welcome.

• Neeko agreed to send another disciple to deliver the medicine directly to the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• The Nine-to-Five Admiral worried that Qin Xi was resting in the wilderness, and Ancestor Hongjun regretted not taking the group to a town.
• Qin Xi said he liked the campsite and told everyone he was returning to the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• Leona said she could visit Qin Xi if anything came up, and Qin Xi welcomed her.
• Wukong asked whether Qin Xi would welcome him too, and Qin Xi assured him he would.

Qin Xi reassured the group that he would not recklessly confront the Masked Man while his injuries were only halfway healed. After everyone offered advice and concern, he ended the conversation so they could rest before continuing their journey.

• Leona urged Qin Xi not to deal with the Masked Man before he had fully recovered, and Nine-to-Five Admiral suggested searching the Primordial World for healing treasures.
• Qin Xi thanked them and promised he would not act rashly.
• Neeko offered to send her spirit-nourishing treasure again after it had missed Qin Xi.
• Ouyang Qing and Hong Lian considered returning to the Fox Clan after traveling with Qin Xi to the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• Qin Xi ended the late-night conversation, and Nine-to-Five Admiral, the Forever 1-Year-Old Girl, and Leona encouraged him to rest and offered further help.

After ending the group call, Qin Xi arranged for everyone to rest while they continued guarding the captive Masked Man. The group settled in for the night before resuming their journey, and Ouyang Qing and Hong Lian transformed into foxes.

• Qin Xi thanked Leona and told the group he would welcome them to his Dao Field if they had the chance to visit.
• Qin Xi ended the video call and saw that his companions were exhausted.
• Ancestor Hongjun assigned Ao Xin and Di Qun to the first watch, followed by Hong Lian and Ouyang Qing, while he and Daoist Yang Mei would take over at dawn.
• Ancestor Hongjun worried that people following them might attack while they guarded the captive Masked Man.
• Qin Xi told everyone to find a place to rest before continuing their journey the next day.
• Ancestor Hongjun lay on a boulder, Daoist Yang Mei rested in a pine tree, and Ouyang Qing and Hong Lian returned to their fox forms.

Qin Xi returned to the Heavenly Dao Dojo with Ancestor Hongjun and the others after a safe night on the road. The Great Elder hurried to greet him and asked why he had not announced his return in advance.

• Di Qun sensed that someone was following the group, but Qin Xi told her and Ao Xin not to interfere unless the followers showed themselves.
• The group traveled to the Heavenly Dao Dojo and arrived after a day on the road.
• A young disciple was startled to see Qin Xi, welcomed him as Valley Master, and hurried to summon the major elders.
• Qin Xi led Ancestor Hongjun and the others to the Council Hall, where the anxious Great Elder arrived and formally greeted him.
• The Great Elder asked Qin Xi why he had returned without notifying them beforehand.

Qin Xi returned to the Heavenly Dao Dojo and met with its elders, who welcomed him warmly. He asked whether the dojo had any way to heal soul injuries, and Ancestor Hongjun revealed that Qin Xi’s soul had been damaged.

• Qin Xi reunited with the Great Elder, who reported that the Heavenly Dao Dojo had been managed smoothly.
• The elders arrived and greeted Qin Xi, Daoist Yang Mei, and Ancestor Hongjun.
• Qin Xi asked the elders whether the dojo had ancient manuals or heavenly treasures that could treat soul injuries.
• Ancestor Hongjun told the elders that Qin Xi’s soul had been injured, shocking them.

Ancestor Hongjun explained to the elders how Qin Xi fought the Masked Man and was injured. The elders urged Qin Xi to protect his health and deal with the Masked Man cautiously.

• Great Elder rushed to examine Qin Xi, who reassured him and the other elders that he was recovering.
• Ancestor Hongjun explained how Qin Xi fought the Masked Man and was injured.
• Great Elder remarked that the Masked Man had grown powerful, while Third Elder angrily asked why Qin Xi had not killed him outright.
• Qin Xi explained that his body could not withstand the mental damage and that he remained connected to the Masked Man.
• Great Elder and the other elders agreed Qin Xi should use the safest method and avoid harming his body's foundation.

Qin Xi asked the Great Elder about Heavenly Dao Dojo’s old books and treasures so he could search for a way to recover from his injuries. The group set off for the storehouse and Treasure Pavilion, with Di Qun and Ao Xin insisting on accompanying him.

• Qin Xi asked whether Heavenly Dao Dojo’s ancient books and treasures were still available, and the Great Elder confirmed they were.
• The Great Elder ordered a disciple to bring the storehouse and Treasure Pavilion keys and proposed searching both places for something Qin Xi could use.
• The Fourth Elder suggested that Qin Xi and the others rest first, but Ancestor Hongjun urged them to go immediately.
• Di Qun and Ao Xin insisted on staying with Qin Xi, and Qin Xi agreed to let everyone accompany him.
• The Great Elder led Qin Xi and the others toward the storehouse and Treasure Pavilion, whose location had been unknown to Ao Xin and the others.

Qin Xi and the Great Elder brought the group to a seemingly abandoned courtyard that concealed the Heavenly Dao Dojo’s Treasure Pavilion. After entering a cluttered storage room, the Great Elder revealed a hidden staircase leading below.

• Ao Xin asked Di Qun whether she knew where the Treasure Pavilion was, but Di Qun did not know.
• Qin Xi and the others arrived at an ordinary courtyard, where Ancestor Hongjun praised the dojo’s clever concealment.
• Qin Xi explained that the Great Elders had disguised the Treasure Pavilion to deter thieves and left it without obvious guards.
• The Great Elder unlocked the courtyard’s shabby door, and several disciples stayed outside to stand guard.
• Inside the cluttered room, the Great Elder moved wood aside and revealed a massive staircase opening beneath them.

Qin Xi brought the others into the Heavenly Dao Dojo’s hidden Treasure Pavilion, where they found a vast collection of treasures. He offered everyone one item, but Ao Xin and Di Qun refused to accept gifts without merit.

• Ao Xin and Di Qun remarked that the treasures had been hidden in a rundown place they had never searched before.
• Qin Xi, the Great Elder, Ancestor Hongjun, Daoist Yangmei, and the others descended the stairs and entered the spacious Treasure Pavilion.
• The group saw shelves and walls filled with treasures, impressing Ao Xin and Ancestor Hongjun.
• Qin Xi offered each person one item from the Treasure Pavilion.
• Ao Xin and Di Qun declined Qin Xi’s offer, saying they could not accept rewards without merit.

Di Qun and Hong Lian declined Qin Xi’s gifts and searched the Treasure Pavilion for medicine to heal his injuries. The group entered a room of precious pills and carefully examined their descriptions, but had not yet found a suitable remedy.

• Di Qun refused Qin Xi’s gifts and asked where the promised healing medicine was.
• The Great Elder led everyone into a room filled with pill boxes.
• Qin Xi asked the group to read the boxes’ descriptions and find medicine that could treat his injuries.
• Ancestor Hongjun noticed pills refined by Taishang Laojun and praised the Heavenly Dao Dojo’s collection.
• The Great Elder warned everyone not to touch the pills, and the group carefully inspected the boxes.
• Ao Xin and Qin Xi each checked pills but set them back after deciding they would not help Qin Xi.

Qin Xi discovered a bottle of Three Lights Divine Water, a rare treasure the Great Elder had long sought. The Great Elder found a note describing the three bottles’ uses and prepared to explain them.

• Ancestor Hongjun found a pill box labeled as a remedy for spiritual injuries and set it aside.
• Qin Xi found a bottle labeled Three Lights Divine Water and asked the Great Elder what it was.
• The Great Elder recognized the divine water as the treasure she had been searching for and told Qin Xi to take it back and refine it.
• The Great Elder explained that the Three Lights Divine Water was a rare treasure associated with Yuanshi Tianzun and had been carefully stored in the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• The Great Elder opened a box containing three bottles and found a note beneath them describing each bottle’s use.

Qin Xi and the others examined the Three Lights Divine Water in the Heavenly Dao Dojo’s Treasure Pavilion, but only Great Elder seemed to know its effects. Qin Xi asked whether Great Elder had sought it out to help his illness.

• Great Elder identified the golden, silver, and purple bottles as Sunlight Divine Water, Moonlight Water, and Starlight Divine Water.
• Ancestor Hongjun said he had heard of the treasure but had never seen it or learned its effects.
• Ao Xin and Di Qun asked about the water’s miraculous properties, while Qin Xi admitted he knew little about it.
• Qin Xi asked Great Elder to explain the water and whether it could benefit his body.

The Great Elder explained that the Sunlight Divine Water in the Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle was a powerful poison that could erode flesh, bones, and blood essence, leaving Qin Xi puzzled about its healing potential. He revealed that the Moonlight Divine Water was in another bottle, and Qin Xi guessed it was poison as well.

• The Great Elder told Qin Xi that his health mattered more than the precious Three Lights Divine Water, and Qin Xi thanked him.
• The Great Elder showed Qin Xi the golden bottle and identified its contents as Sunlight Divine Water.
• The Great Elder explained that Sunlight Divine Water could erode flesh, bones, and blood essence, shocking Qin Xi, Ao Xin, and the others.
• Qin Xi questioned whether the Sunlight Divine Water was poison rather than healing medicine, and the Great Elder confirmed it was poisonous.
• The Great Elder presented a silver bottle of Moonlight Divine Water, and Qin Xi guessed that it was also poison.

The Great Elder revealed that Moonlight Divine Water could corrode the soul and Starlight Divine Water could devour thoughts and spirits, alarming Qin Xi and the others. He claimed that combining Golden Light, Moonlight, and Starlight Divine Water would produce a miraculous effect, leaving Qin Xi wondering whether the poisons could become an antidote.

• The Great Elder confirmed that Moonlight Divine Water could corrode a person's soul and Divine Soul.
• Ancestor Hongjun asked why the Great Elder had brought out dangerous divine waters and how Qin Xi could use them.
• The Great Elder showed the purple Starlight Divine Water and explained that it could devour thoughts and spirits.
• Qin Xi asked what the divine waters were for and whether the Great Elder expected him to drink them and die.
• The Great Elder said combining Golden Light, Moonlight, and Starlight Divine Water would produce an extraordinarily miraculous effect.

The Great Elder explained that combining the three poisonous divine waters created the Three Lights Divine Water, a sacred medicine that could cure any poison and heal all wounds. Qin Xi learned it could repair his Divine Soul and spiritual consciousness, and the group prepared to return and study it.

• Qin Xi asked whether combining the three waters would cure his poison, and the Great Elder confirmed it.
• Di Qun and Hong Lian were astonished that the three poisonous substances became a sacred healing medicine when combined.
• Daoist Yangmei suggested returning to study the Three Lights Divine Water so Qin Xi could drink it as soon as possible.
• The Great Elder said the medicine could cure all poisons and heal even Qin Xi's injuries to his Divine Soul and spiritual consciousness.
• Ancestor Hongjun remarked that Yuanshi Tianzun must have hidden the Three Lights Divine Water for good reason.

Qin Xi and the elders retrieved the Three Lights Divine Water, which Great Elder believed could heal Qin Xi’s injuries. Back at the Heavenly Dao Dojo, Ao Xin warned Qin Xi to be careful because the divine waters were poisonous when separated.

• Great Elder explained that the Heavenly Dao Dojo had obtained a small amount of Three Lights Divine Water, most of which remained in Yuanshi Tianzun’s Eight Treasures Glazed Bottle.
• Ancestor Hongjun urged Qin Xi to take the water back and test whether it could heal his injuries.
• Great Elder and Third Elder said the water had been kept for the Valley Masters and was now meant for Qin Xi.
• Qin Xi and the elders returned to the main hall, where trusted guards stood outside and the hidden chamber’s traces had been erased.
• Ao Xin warned Qin Xi to take care when absorbing the water because Sunlight Divine Water and Moonlight Divine Water were each incomparably poisonous when separated.

Qin Xi prepared to test the Three Lights Divine Water left behind by Yuanshi Tianzun, despite the elders’ uncertainty about its effects. He began combining the medicines in a white jade porcelain bottle, starting with the Sunlight Divine Water.

• Ancestor Hongjun asked the Great Elder whether refining the Three Lights Divine Water could harm Qin Xi, and the Great Elder admitted that its effects were unknown.
• Daoist Yangmei worried that the medicine might fail to remove Qin Xi’s poison, while the Great Elder said it could heal injuries and eliminate toxins.
• Qin Xi decided to try absorbing the medicines so they could learn their effects.
• Qin Xi asked whether he should combine the medicines in a porcelain bottle, and Ancestor Hongjun asked Ao Xin to fetch a white jade porcelain bottle.
• Qin Xi poured the colorless Sunlight Divine Water into the bottle, and Ancestor Hongjun remarked that it looked ordinary.

Qin Xi mixed the Sunlight, Moonlight, and Starlight Divine Waters into a blood-red liquid and drank it to test whether it could cure all poisons. The others watched anxiously, but the chapter ended before its effects became clear.

• Qin Xi poured the Sunlight Divine Water and Moonlight Divine Water together, but they began to fade without merging.
• Qin Xi added Starlight Divine Water, and the three waters blended into a blood-red mixture.
• Daoist Yangmei remarked that the mixture looked more like human blood than an antidote.
• The Great Elder urged Qin Xi to reconsider, but Qin Xi said his condition could not get worse and drank the mixture.
• Ancestor Hongjun, Daoist Yangmei, the Great Elder, and the others held their breath and watched Qin Xi for a reaction.

After drinking the Three Lights Divine Water, Qin Xi felt his body grow intensely hot and hurried to his room to cultivate in seclusion. Ancestor Hongjun and Daoist Yangmei noticed his condition changing, while Di Qun and Ao Xin worried and considered checking on him.

• Qin Xi drank two mouthfuls of the Three Lights Divine Water and initially told everyone he felt fine.
• Qin Xi then felt intense heat throughout his body and announced that he was entering seclusion before rushing back to his room.
• Qin Xi sat on his bed and began cultivating, leaving the others unsure what was happening.
• Ancestor Hongjun and Daoist Yangmei noticed Qin Xi's condition had changed, but kept their concerns quiet.
• Di Qun asked Ao Xin whether Qin Xi was all right, and they considered going to check on him.