Chapter Summaries

He Song discovered that the black bead he seized in the Yin Soul Realm was an Origin Spirit Item needed for a Body Integration cultivator’s breakthrough to the Grand Ascension stage. After an ordinary cross-realm array sent a test puppet somewhere unexpected, He Song sensed it in a different world shrouded in Yin energy.

• He Song seized the black bead from the shattered barrier, escaped through repeated Hidden Teleportation Arrays, and had his puppets identify it as an Origin Spirit Item.
• He Song concluded that the bead greatly improved his prospects for reaching the Grand Ascension stage, but he still needed extensive preparations for the heavenly and Heart Demon Tribulations.
• He Song returned to Thousand Mountain City and built a concealed space beneath the City Lord's Manor, where he modified cross-realm arrays to attempt a return from the Yin Soul Realm.
• He Song sent a Void Refinement Puppet through the array first, but it did not appear in the Azure Sea Realm after a day.
• He Song sensed the puppet and saw it in a Yin-shrouded world with endless mountain ranges, then realized the place seemed different from the Yin Soul Realm he had visited before.

He Song discovered that a Void Refinement Puppet had been teleported from the Yin Soul Realm into the Azure Sky Realm, allowing him to establish a working route between the two realms. He sent an Integration Puppet through the array and had its Origin Spirit Item and other treasures delivered to his true body, while considering the risks of expanding his operations in the Yin Soul Realm.

• He Song suspected the Void Refinement Puppet had arrived in the Azure Sky Realm and set up a concealed Cross-Realm Teleportation Array as a fallback.
• He Song's puppets searched the Azure Sky Realm until one found the Void Refinement Puppet's arrival site in the western region.
• He Song recreated the Cross-Realm Teleportation Array outside the Azure Sky cultivation world and confirmed the Void Refinement Puppet could travel back to the Yin Soul Realm safely.
• He Song considered using his Integration Puppets and recruited Spirit Transformation and Void Refinement cultivators to gather resources in the Yin Soul Realm, but recognized the danger of attracting Mahayana Cultivators.
• He Song sent an Integration Puppet through the array into the Azure Sky Realm and had a Nascent Soul Puppet deliver its Origin Spirit Item and other treasures to his true body.

He Song sent more than twenty Integration Puppets into the Yin Soul Realm to search for treasures, where they found Yin-rich resources and encountered Yin Souls but no powerful ones. Suspecting the strongest Yin Souls might be gathering for a counterattack, He Song planned escape arrays and defensive treasures for his puppets while keeping routes open for his own retreat.

• He Song teleported more than twenty Integration Puppets from the Azure Sea Realm through the Azure Sky Realm and into the Yin Soul Realm.
• He Song ordered the puppets to conceal themselves, spread out, search for treasures, and report intelligence from different regions.
• The puppets collected Yin-charged stones, spirit plants, and spirit fruits, and encountered Yin Souls ranging from newly born spirits to Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
• He Song grew uneasy because he found no Yin Souls above the Nascent Soul Realm and suspected the powerful ones were gathering to prepare a counterattack.
• He Song decided to equip each puppet with a Cross-Realm Teleportation Array, defensive formations, and escape treasures, with the arrays set to self-destruct after use.
• He Song planned remote escape destinations in the Azure Sky Realm and kept the Azure Sea Realm as a refuge if enemies managed to pursue him.

He Song harvested the Yin Soul Realm through his puppets and began preparing for the Grand Ascension Heavenly Tribulation, ordering them to seek information about it. More than a century later, he took control of a puppet at a gathering where a woman appeared to be reaching a critical cultivation juncture.

• He Song used his Integration Puppets to collect treasures in the Yin Soul Realm while avoiding established factions and their territory.
• After seeing the wealth his puppets brought back, He Song focused on cultivation and prepared lightning-protection treasures for his future breakthrough.
• He Song considered the stages of the Grand Ascension breakthrough but found little information about its Heavenly Tribulation.
• He Song ordered his puppets to search for records about the Heavenly Tribulation, and more than a hundred years passed.
• He Song descended into a puppet at a gathering and saw cultivators of many realms, three Mahayana Cultivators chatting on a platform, and a meditating woman who seemed to be at a critical juncture.

He Song learned that the Heavenly Heng Holy Land had invited cultivators to witness its Saintess attempt to reach the Mahayana Realm, and he hoped to study her tribulation for his own future breakthrough. After more than two hundred years of seclusion, he reached Integration Great Perfection and emerged to find Yu'er asleep beside a cauldron of medicinal liquid.

• He Song learned that the Heavenly Heng Holy Land's Saintess was preparing to break through to the Grand Ascension stage and hoped her tribulation would teach him how to prepare for his own.
• He Song withdrew his consciousness from the puppet and returned to seclusion while his puppets gathered treasures and strengthened his forces.
• After more than two hundred years of seclusion, He Song reached Integration Great Perfection and wondered where he could find life-preserving spirit pills.
• He Song emerged from seclusion and found Yu'er asleep beside a massive cauldron, then lifted some crystalline medicinal liquid to examine it with his divine sense.

He Song discovered that Yu'er had refined a powerful healing medicinal liquid, then returned to cultivating the Time Law. A puppet in the Yin Soul Realm found a broken sword whose power surpassed supreme-grade Dao Artifacts, and He Song began searching the area for its origins and other nearby treasures.

• He Song examined Yu'er's medicinal liquid and realized its healing effects could eventually rival Void Refinement pills, though it could not help him withstand tribulation.
• He Song placed pill-refining classics from the Nine Yang Sect in his cave abode's Scripture Pavilion for Yu'er to study, then returned to his cultivation.
• A puppet in the Yin Soul Realm found a broken sword that its divine sense could not detect, and He Song discovered it released sword qi comparable to his casual attack without using mana.
• He Song stored the broken sword in the puppet's core, took out a high-grade Dao Artifact spirit sword, and searched the surrounding mountains for other treasures or the sword owner's cave abode.
• He Song estimated that the broken sword had lain there for nearly a million years and considered whether its owner, possibly a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator or immortal, could still be alive.

He Song searched the Yin Soul Realm for more relics belonging to the presumed-dead owner of the broken sword but found nothing. Meanwhile, Meng Guan and Wei Fan emerged from over a thousand years of seclusion after reaching Early-Stage Void Refinement, and He Song joined them for tea while concealing how far his own cultivation had advanced.

• He Song reasoned that the broken sword's owner had likely died long ago and began searching the surrounding area for the man's inheritance.
• He Song sent Integration Puppets to search and guard the area, but they found no other treasures or formations, so he expanded the search farther through the Yin Soul Realm.
• He Song's puppet in Wei Fan's cave abode sensed Meng Guan and Wei Fan emerging from seclusion after successfully reaching Early-Stage Void Refinement.
• He Song realized that his cultivation had advanced to Integration Great Perfection during his friends' seclusion and that he might soon break through to Mahayana if he obtained a suitable spiritual pill.
• He Song went outside, greeted Meng Guan and Wei Fan, and sat with them to drink tea while they believed he was still at Great Perfection Nascent Soul.

He Song listened as Meng Guan and Wei Fan shared their insights into reaching the Void Refinement Realm, concealing that he had already advanced far beyond it. The two friends demonstrated their laws, and Meng Guan revealed that he had mastered a Five Elements Domain prototype, leaving Wei Fan able to withstand but not overcome its suppression.

• Wei Fan and Meng Guan explained their breakthrough experiences to He Song, who thanked them while hiding his true cultivation.
• Meng Guan and Wei Fan displayed their grasp of the Space Law, and Wei Fan boasted that he was nearing the Space Domain Prototype.
• Meng Guan privately told He Song that he had reached a Five Elements Domain prototype, and He Song agreed to praise Wei Fan before revealing it.
• Meng Guan manifested the Five Elements Law, showing its cycles of generation and restraint, then enveloped He Song and Wei Fan in his Five Elements Domain.
• Wei Fan used his Space Law to resist the Domain's suppression, but he could not counterattack against Meng Guan's more advanced comprehension.

Wei Fan brought Meng Guan before the Nine Yang Sect Holy Master, who accepted him as a disciple and made him Wei Fan’s fellow martial brother. After celebrating, He Song announced his seclusion to prepare for a supposed Void Refinement breakthrough, then returned to his true body to study the Time Law as the Saintess prepared to face her heavenly tribulation.

• Wei Fan praised Meng Guan’s comprehension of the Five Elements Law and took him to the Nine Yang Sect main hall to seek him a powerful master.
• The Nine Yang Sect Holy Master accepted Meng Guan as his disciple and arranged a cave abode for him on the Main Peak.
• He Song, Wei Fan, and Meng Guan celebrated Meng Guan’s new status before Meng Guan moved into his own cave abode.
• He Song announced he would enter seclusion until he broke through to the Void Refinement Realm, while Meng Guan and Wei Fan prepared supplies for him.
• He Song returned his consciousness to his true body to comprehend the Time Law, and his puppet in the Azure Sea Realm stirred as the Saintess prepared for her heavenly tribulation.

He Song observed the Saintess begin her heavenly tribulation beneath a five-colored vortex and recognized that it resembled the Five Elements Law. He brought Meng Guan and Wei Fan to witness it, and the chapter ended with the first bolt of tribulation lightning striking the Saintess.

• He Song summoned nearby puppets and watched as cultivators gathered around the Saintess, who prepared for her tribulation as a half-step Mahayana cultivator.
• A five-colored vortex formed overhead, and He Song recognized its resemblance to the Five Elements Law.
• He Song arranged for an Integration Puppet to bring Meng Guan and Wei Fan to the tribulation site so they could witness the opportunity.
• He Song and Meng Guan immersed themselves in comprehending the Five Elements Law, while Wei Fan also tried to absorb the sight.
• The first crimson bolt of tribulation lightning struck the Saintess and engulfed her in flames.

He Song watched the Saintess endure the Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation, learning from her defenses and vast supply of spiritual pills as the lightning grew stronger. After the lightning stopped, a spatial calamity began, and the Saintess blocked its falling spatial rifts with Spirit Talismans while He Song and Wei Fan studied the Space Law.

• The Saintess used Dao artifacts, body-refining techniques, and formations to withstand successive Five Elements lightning bolts, while He Song memorized her methods.
• The tribulation began striking with multiple interacting lightning bolts, and the Saintess repeatedly replenished her mana by consuming spiritual pills.
• After the lightning ceased, the black vortex began raining spatial rifts, and He Song and Wei Fan focused on comprehending their power.
• The Saintess deployed numerous Spirit Talismans that blocked the spatial rifts, and He Song recognized their effectiveness against the Space Law.

He Song watched the Saintess endure successive heavenly tribulations, learned that the trial included Annihilation Law and attacks on the soul, and began reconsidering his own plans to reach the Mahayana Realm. The Saintess then entered the Heart Demon Tribulation, where a Karma Fire Red Lotus revealed the karmic burden she had to face alone.

• He Song watched the Saintess use many Spirit Talismans to resist a spatial tribulation, then saw a breeze scatter her mana and heard a Mahayana Cultivator warn everyone not to absorb it.
• A wave of ownerless divine sense spread from the Saintess, and He Song and his puppets moved away after another warning against claiming it.
• He Song discerned the Annihilation Law within the vortex and studied it, while recognizing that the tribulation drained the Saintess's vitality and lifespan.
• The Saintess endured an unseen tribulation that He Song suspected struck her soul or Primordial Spirit, prompting him to consider finding protective treasures before his own breakthrough.
• The Saintess's expression changed and a Karma Fire Red Lotus appeared beneath her feet, signaling the Heart Demon Tribulation and the reckoning with her karmic burden.

He Song watched the Saintess overcome her Karma Fire Heart Demon Tribulation and complete her breakthrough into the Mahayana realm, learning how a World Origin Spiritual Item was used and witnessing the transformation granted by Immortal Spirit Qi. The spectacle strengthened his resolve to prepare for his own breakthrough, though he could not explain why the Immortal Spirit Qi felt familiar.

• After a long wait, the Saintess's expression grew peaceful and the Karma Fire Red Lotus beneath her dissipated, marking the end of her Heart Demon Tribulation.
• The Saintess swallowed a World Origin Spiritual Item, and dazzling light surrounded her as her body underwent a prolonged transformation.
• Auspicious light and sweet rain spread across the area, healing cultivators and greatly advancing Meng Guan and Wei Fan's cultivation.
• The Saintess's Mahayana spiritual pressure swept over the gathered cultivators, and He Song recognized how vast the gap between Mahayana and Body Integration was.
• A pillar of light descended upon the Saintess and bestowed Immortal Spirit Qi, which formed her Glazed Immaculate Dao Embryo and transformed her spiritual power into Pseudo Immortal Force.
• He Song sensed an unexplained familiarity with Immortal Spirit Qi and became more determined to reach the Mahayana realm himself.

He Song visited the Vast Void Sect after its Saintess used Vast Void Ethereal Talismans to survive her tribulation and break through to the Mahayana realm. He Song arranged to buy enough talismans for four people, while Dao Lord Qingzhu celebrated the lucrative order.

• The Vast Void Sect invited interested Body Integration Cultivators to purchase the talismans its Saintess had used during her breakthrough.
• He Song entered the Vast Void Sect with his puppets and met Dao Lord Qingzhu, who guided him to the VIP Hall and offered a concealed teleportation formation for his departure.
• He Song gave Dao Lord Qingzhu spirit fruits, prompting Qingzhu to promise the lowest available price and help secure any talismans He Song needed.
• He Song ordered enough Vast Void Ethereal Talismans for four people and explained that he was stockpiling tribulation protections for himself and his friends.
• After leaving He Song, Dao Lord Qingzhu happily called him his lucky star for placing such a large order.

He Song bought Spirit Talismans and gathered protective treasures to prepare for his breakthrough to the Great Ascension realm. While refining his preparations, he discovered a second World Origin Spiritual Item and learned that one of his puppets had found information about such items in a secret realm.

• Dao Lord Qingzhu sold He Song four shares of Spirit Talismans, and He Song's puppets gathered them with the shares bought elsewhere.
• He Song returned to Wei Fan's cave residence with Meng Guan and Wei Fan, then resumed his secluded cultivation under the guise of preparing for a breakthrough.
• He Song collected ten shares of Spirit Talismans and many other protective treasures, but refused to attempt the tribulation without a life-saving spiritual pill.
• He Song discovered that a puppet had found a second World Origin Spiritual Item in the Yin Soul Realm and had it sent to the Azure Sky Realm.
• He Song compared the two differently colored World Origin Spiritual Items and received word that a puppet had found information about them while exploring a secret realm.

He Song learned that World Origin Spiritual Items could turn Integration Realm Limit Puppets into Mahayana Puppets, which could serve as powerful allies and even provide cultivators another life. He used one of his two items to prepare a puppet for tribulation in the Azure Sky Realm, and the puppet began facing a tribulation that He Song believed it had an excellent chance of surviving.

• He Song learned that World Origin Spiritual Items worked across worlds and could transform an Integration Realm Limit Puppet into a Mahayana Puppet after it survived tribulation.
• He Song decided to use one of his two World Origin Spiritual Items on his strongest puppet and prepared tribulation-crossing and life-preserving treasures for it.
• He Song sent the puppet to a barren region of the Azure Sky Realm, where Integration Puppets cleared the area, set up formations, and prepared hidden teleportation arrays.
• He Song had the puppet fuse the World Origin Spiritual Item into its core, triggering a heavenly tribulation.
• He Song sensed that the puppet's tribulation was weaker than the one faced by the Saintess and estimated its chance of success at ninety-eight percent.

He Song watched his puppet undergo a heavenly tribulation and realized that puppets faced more lightning bolts than cultivators did. After surviving five bolts and regenerating its damaged body, the puppet began its final transformation as the tribulation clouds dispersed.

• He Song guarded the puppet's tribulation site with his Integration Puppets, which fought off nearby ferocious beasts drawn by the heavenly lightning.
• The puppet endured four simultaneous lightning bolts, leading He Song to realize that its tribulation involved more bolts than the Saintess's had.
• Five bolts of Five Elements Heavenly Lightning descended, and He Song urged the puppet to resist as it used formations, talismans, Dao artifacts, and treasures to defend itself.
• The lightning shattered the puppet's defenses and badly damaged its body, but the tribulation clouds remained and its wounds began to repair themselves.
• The puppet's body fully recovered, seemingly stronger than before, and the tribulation clouds dispersed as it sat cross-legged in midair to undergo its final transformation.

He Song’s puppet survived its heavenly tribulation and advanced to the late Mahayana realm, leaving He Song with a powerful new ally and renewed hope of obtaining a life-saving pill. He named the puppet Clear Wind and sent it to the Azure Sea Realm to seek pills that could help him break through.

• He Song watched his puppet withstand a Five Elements Heavenly Lightning bolt, complete its tribulation, and receive Immortal Spirit Qi, which again stirred an unexplained familiarity in him.
• He Song moved the newly advanced Mahayana puppet to a secluded site and supplied it with treasures to increase its strength.
• After a period of seclusion, He Song found that the puppet had reached the late Mahayana stage and named it Clear Wind.
• He Song ordered Clear Wind to search the Azure Sea Realm for life-saving pills, prioritizing pills that could aid his breakthrough and work with the Fleeting Eternity Art.
• Clear Wind entered the Azure Sea Realm and began searching, while other cultivators noticed the unfamiliar late-stage Mahayana cultivator but hesitated to investigate him.

He Song prepared for his Great Ascension breakthrough after Clear Wind obtained two life-saving spirit pills and then found a pill suited to the Fleeting Eternity Art. He began transforming his spiritual essence dharma form at a remote tribulation site, and after several hundred years pushed the transformation to its limit.

• Clear Wind traded with Grand Ascension Holy Lands and obtained two life-saving spirit pills, but He Song decided to wait for a breakthrough-assisting pill.
• Clear Wind eventually found a pill compatible with the Fleeting Eternity Art, and He Song left seclusion to begin his breakthrough preparations.
• He Song chose Clear Wind’s former tribulation site, reinforced its defenses, and prepared against a powerful heavenly tribulation.
• He Song swallowed a life-preserving spirit pill and began transforming his spiritual essence dharma form into a Mahayana Dao Embryo.
• He Song spent several hundred years advancing the transformation, somewhat longer than Saintess had, until he pushed it to its utmost limit.

He Song faced the heavenly tribulation required to break through into the Mahayana realm, testing the first bolt and finding its power manageable. As the lightning intensified, he prepared layered defenses and awaited the three bolts descending together.

• He Song saw the tribulation clouds gather and locked onto him, then prepared to face the heavenly tribulation alone.
• He Song weakened the first golden lightning bolt and endured the remainder with his body protected by the Time Law.
• He Song concluded the lightning was manageable, but stayed vigilant as the tribulation progressed from one bolt at a time to two.
• He Song gave up trying to absorb the lightning’s power after finding he could not make it his own.
• He Song summoned the Earth Vein Spirit Pearl, reinforced its barrier with earth-element laws, and arranged talismans and defensive Dao artifacts as three lightning bolts descended.