Recaps

After witnessing the Weiji Grotto-Heaven’s destruction in the Total Perception Divine Chamber, Chen Lingxi awakened with the Immortal Husk but no clear way to survive. He weighed escape plans, chose to prepare multiple routes, and arrived at Emerald Screen Mountain to ask Daoist Shurong which mattered more: the Immortal Husk or the World Essence.

• Chen Lingxi emerged from the Total Perception Divine Chamber holding the Immortal-Husk arm and brooded over the Great Sage’s true body devouring the Weiji Grotto-Heaven.
• Chen Lingxi considered trading the Immortal Husk to the Dao-Below Academy for protection, but doubted the Academy would risk opposing the Quexing Xi Family’s True Lord.
• Chen Lingxi considered escaping with Liu Changle, then devised another survival plan: use Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi to create a clone soul that could travel in Emperor Daye’s Spirit-Placement Treasure Mirror.
• Chen Lingxi resolved to prepare two escape routes and considered provoking a confrontation between the True Lord and the Great Sage’s true body.
• Chen Lingxi concealed the Immortal Husk and traveled to Emerald Screen Mountain, where he met Daoist Shurong, Lin Suri, Jiang Xiu, and Wei Qingran.
• Chen Lingxi asked Daoist Shurong whether the Immortal Husk or the World Essence capable of forging the Great Profound Golden Palace was more precious.

Chen Lingxi asked whether an Immortal Husk could buy him a chance to survive the Quexing Xi Family’s planned refinement of Weiji Grotto-Heaven, but learned the family already expected to claim anything within the world. Lin Suri urged Daoist Shurong to seek help from the Academy, and she agreed to report Chen Lingxi’s information to the Pool-Soul Master and possibly the Dao Master.

• Chen Lingxi asked Chi Jianshu to compare the value of World Essence and Immortal Husks, then revealed that he knew of a second Immortal Husk in Weiji Grotto-Heaven.
• Chi Jianshu explained that the Quexing Xi Family would discover and claim anything inside the Cave Heaven when its True Lord refined the world, making Chen Lingxi’s information useless as a trade.
• Chi Jianshu said the Quexing Xi Family was waiting for the complete Cauldron Vessel to emerge before refining the Cave Heaven, though Chen Lingxi privately recalled that the True Lord had acted differently during a prior vision.
• Lin Suri urged Chi Jianshu to use Chen Lingxi’s knowledge of another Immortal Husk to seek assistance from the Academy.
• Chi Jianshu told Chen Lingxi to return and wait while she contacted the Academy and reported the matter to the Pool-Soul Master, possibly escalating it to the Dao Master.

Chi Jianshu sought the Dao-Below Academy’s help for Chen Lingxi, but the Dao Master refused to intervene, leaving Chen without the academy’s protection. Meanwhile, Chen refined the Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi with Immortal-Husk essence and formed his Three Souls and Seven Po.

• Chen Lingxi agreed to Chi Jianshu’s proposal and flew toward Inlaid Gold Mountain.
• Chi Jianshu and Daoist Mingzhu told Jing Shijue about Chen Lingxi and the danger posed by the Quexing Xi Family, but Jing Shijue said they had to wait for the Dao Master.
• Six months later, Jing Shijue returned from meeting the Dao Master and said nothing could be done, leaving Chi Jianshu convinced the academy could not save Chen Lingxi.
• Chen Lingxi refined the Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi with the Immortal Husk arm’s essence until his Three Souls and Seven Po formed.
• Chen Lingxi sent his Three Souls and Seven Po beyond the Eastern King Palace and discovered they let him perceive distant sights and sounds as though he had another body.

Chen Lingxi advanced his cultivation and, after learning that the Dao Palace could not help, prepared a way to preserve his soul. He met Emperor Daye Ying Xian at the Volcano Immortal Pivot and offered an exchange, revealing three other Immortal Pivots within the Cave Heaven.

• Chen Lingxi cultivated for half a year, growing his Thunder-Prison Profound Root into a tree and reaching the threshold of the Great Sage Treasure Form.
• After reading Lin Suri's message, Chen Lingxi decided to place his new three souls and seven spirits in the Spirit-Placement Treasure Mirror as a possible escape route.
• Chen Lingxi stored the Immortal Husk in his Divine Chamber to prevent it from merging with Emperor Daye's Immortal Husk and being taken from him.
• Chen Lingxi traveled to the Volcano Immortal Pivot and proposed an exchange to Emperor Daye Ying Xian, who questioned whether he could trust him.
• Chen Lingxi showed Emperor Daye scenes of the Storm Immortal Pivot, Lake Immortal Pivot, and Ancestral Mountain, revealing that the Cave Heaven held three other Immortal Pivots besides the Volcano Immortal Pivot.

Chen Lingxi and Ying Xian agreed to work together to survive the threat to the Weiji Grotto-Heaven. After sending Chen Lingxi’s souls and spirits into the Void Turbulence as a safeguard and binding their cooperation with a Jade Law Document, Ying Xian asked him to explain their path to survival.

• Chen Lingxi urged Ying Xian to trust him and join forces against the Great Sage and the World-Refining Furnace, and Ying Xian accepted.
• Chen Lingxi revealed his Myriad-Nurturing Dao Lotus Qi souls and spirits, and Ying Xian placed them inside the Spirit-Placement Treasure Mirror.
• Chen Lingxi asked Ying Xian for the Dao Foundation Jade Law Document, and they signed terms forbidding the souls in the mirror from devouring each other without permission.
• Ying Xian activated the Spirit-Placement Treasure Mirror and sent it into the Void Turbulence as a possible refuge for Chen Lingxi.
• Ying Xian turned to Chen Lingxi and asked how the path to survival worked.

Chen Lingxi learned from Emperor Daye that the Void Turbulence around the complete Cauldron Vessel was fading, then retrieved a newly grown Dao-Seizing Fruit. He visited Liu Changle in Yuan River Prefecture, heard his visions of destruction, and promised to look after Sun-Watching Peak if he ever reached the Great Xuanzhuo Realm.

• Emperor Daye shared a possible path forward with Chen Lingxi and warned him that the Void Turbulence atop the complete Cauldron Vessel was nearly gone.
• Chen Lingxi visited Ancestral Mountain, the Storm Immortal Pivot, and the Amber Immortal Pivot before traveling to Heaven Gate Sea.
• The concealment array guarding the complete Cauldron Vessel opened for Chen Lingxi, who found and took a newly grown Dao-Seizing Fruit.
• Chen Lingxi visited the sleeping Liu Changle at Mystic Wonder Abbey, and Liu Changle woke and described visions of calamity in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm and a Long River that consumed all things.
• Liu Changle asked Chen Lingxi to look after Sun-Watching Peak if he ever reached the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, and Chen Lingxi solemnly agreed.

Chen Lingxi’s cultivation was interrupted when the Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree emerged ahead of schedule, drawing the powerful cultivators of Weiji Grotto-Heaven toward Heaven Gate Sea. After Bai Lingze’s incarnation threatened him, Chen Lingxi chose to race there and seize the Cauldron Vessel, hoping it would advance his Total Perception.

• Chen Lingxi cultivated with the Immortal Husk for more than thirty days, steadily replenishing the Thorough Awakening Divine Ability.
• Bai Lingze’s divine-sense incarnation visited Chen Lingxi, boasted of his master Xi Hengsu and his own cultivation, and tried to make Chen Lingxi despair.
• Chen Lingxi told Bai Lingze that he had come to erase the heart-demon left by his defeat, then mocked him for losing despite his advantages.
• The Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree emerged from the seabed near Heaven Gate Sea, and Bai Lingze declared that Chen Lingxi was about to die.
• Chen Lingxi destroyed Bai Lingze’s incarnation, exchanged secret messages with Emperor Daye Ying Xian, and set out for Heaven Gate Sea to pursue the Cauldron Vessel.

Chen Lingxi ambushed Liu Chengfeng on the way to Heaven Gate Sea, using the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade and his growing thunder power to press the Dragon-Offering Sect elder into a fierce battle. Liu Chengfeng answered with his Hidden Dragon Cry Grand Divine Ability as Chen Lingxi’s Thunder Pool descended.

• Chen Lingxi sensed Liu Chengfeng heading toward Heaven Gate Sea and decided to intercept him, using the name inscribed on the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade to lock onto his aura.
• Chen Lingxi concealed his strength and waited on a mountain until Liu Chengfeng drew near, then revealed himself and challenged him over their old grievance.
• Chen Lingxi unleashed the Slaying-Force Cauldron Vessel’s power, driving his Longevity Bridge and Abyssal Heaven Spirit Sword against Liu Chengfeng’s sword defenses.
• Chen Lingxi compressed his Weiji Thunderlight into the Thunder-Prison Heaven Immortal-Execution Thunder Pool and sent it down upon Liu Chengfeng.
• Liu Chengfeng invoked Hidden Dragon Cry, the Grand Divine Ability he had used to nurture a sealed power within his Dao Platform.

Chen Lingxi defeated Liu Chengfeng and killed his incarnation, then arrived at Heaven Gate Sea as powerful contenders gathered around the Cauldron Vessel. Zhao Duanxuan challenged Emperor Daye, and a mysterious figure emerged from a lightning rainbow as the standoff continued.

• Liu Chengfeng unleashed his Hidden Dragon Cry sword, but Chen Lingxi destroyed it with the Immortal-Calamity Thunder Pool and defeated him with sword and lightning.
• Liu Chengfeng realized Chen Lingxi had concealed a tree-level Profound Root, and Chen Lingxi destroyed his incarnation, removing his name from the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade.
• Chen Lingxi headed for Heaven Gate Sea, where Emperor Daye, Zhao Duanxuan, Yu Jiangwei, Bai Lingze, and other powerful figures gathered near the Cauldron Vessel.
• Emperor Daye warned the outsiders not to seek the Cauldron Vessel, while Zhao Duanxuan displayed a great sun and mountain spirit artifact and challenged him to fight.
• The gathered contenders watched the Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree and waited for the contest to begin, until a lightning rainbow arrived and a slender figure stepped out.

Chen Lingxi arrived at Heaven Gate Sea, then ambushed and annihilated Bai Lingze's incarnation as it fled. He returned to the battlefield and saw Yu Jiangwei holding the advantage against Ling Shangyou and Chi Jianshu.

• Chen Lingxi arrived at Heaven Gate Sea, where his transformed Profound Root and powerful aura drew the attention of the gathered experts.
• Bai Lingze decided not to contest the Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree and retreated from the battlefield, believing Chen Lingxi was too strong to fight.
• Chen Lingxi attacked Bai Lingze with the Abyssal Heaven Spirit Sword, destroyed his incarnation, and declared that he would become Bai Lingze's inner demon.
• Chen Lingxi returned to Heaven Gate Sea and saw Yu Jiangwei fighting Ling Shangyou and Chi Jianshu at once.
• Yu Jiangwei's two Dao Substitute Bodies overwhelmed her opponents, and Chen Lingxi noted that she ranked third on the Immortal Ranking.

Chen Lingxi challenged Yu Jiangwei for the Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree and fought her two Dao Substitute Bodies with his many divine abilities. He unleashed the Great Sage Treasure Form to break through her Twin-Confluence Burning Flame Grand Formation, but Yu Jiangwei prepared to use her Primordial Severing Killing Art.

• Chen Lingxi challenged Yu Jiangwei for the Cauldron Vessel, and she accepted his trial before claiming it.
• Chen Lingxi and Yu Jiangwei exchanged attacks as he used his sword, spirit artifacts, and Heaven-Seizing Seal against her Dao Substitute Bodies and Candleflame Star techniques.
• Yu Jiangwei formed the Twin-Confluence Burning Flame Grand Formation around Chen Lingxi, whose Dao Origin and divine sense began to burn.
• Chen Lingxi manifested the Great Sage Treasure Form and shattered the formation by stomping through its patterns.
• Chen Lingxi broke Yu Jiangwei’s mist shield with a punch, prompting her to announce that she would use the Primordial Severing Killing Art.

Chen Lingxi defeated Yu Jiangwei in the contest for the Cauldron Vessel, then descended to the Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree as Zhao Duanxuan and Emperor Daye, Ying Xian, continued fighting. As Chen Lingxi reached for the vessel, a human face appeared in the void.

• Yu Jiangwei used the Profound Qi-Splitting Mother to multiply her Primordial Severing Killing Art and attack Chen Lingxi's Dao Origin.
• Chen Lingxi opened his Thunder-Prison Immortal Eye to halt Yu Jiangwei's attack, then used the Jade Tiger Sea-Reversing Sword Light to defeat her.
• Chen Lingxi's name rose from sixth to third on the Immortal Ranking, and its spiritual essence restored nearly half his Dao Origin.
• Chen Lingxi observed Zhao Duanxuan and Emperor Daye, Ying Xian, battling above Heaven Gate Sea, then descended to the exposed Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree.
• As Chen Lingxi reached for the Cauldron Vessel, a human face appeared in the void.

Chen Lingxi and Emperor Daye Ying Xian triggered the hidden formation in the four Immortal Pivots, bringing Great Sage Luo Yuan into the Weiji Grotto-Heaven to confront the True Lord and his World-Refining Furnace. Their clash began above Heaven Gate Sea as powerful beings from the Great Xuanzhuo Realm watched from afar.

• The silver-robed young man declared the Cave Heaven’s fate settled and opened the Rebirth Pool so the sects could evacuate their Truth-Seekers.
• The True Lord appeared with the World-Refining Furnace and began burning the Weiji Grotto-Heaven, while Chen Lingxi contacted Emperor Daye Ying Xian.
• Emperor Daye Ying Xian activated the Mountains-and-Rivers Grand Formation, sending a drop of river water into the Volcano Immortal Pivot.
• The four Immortal Pivots illuminated and opened a black hole, from which an ancient Long River surged into the Cave Heaven.
• Great Sage Luo Yuan formed from the river’s vapor and extinguished the furnace’s flames, confronting the True Lord as Chen Lingxi watched.
• Powerful beings from the Great Xuanzhuo Realm projected their divine senses into the void and discussed Luo Yuan’s awakening and the Immortal Capital’s hidden contingency.

Chen Lingxi survived the clash between the True Lord and Great Sage, which destroyed the Weiji Grotto-Heaven’s sky, only to face the awakened Great Sage incarnation. Liu Changle intervened and used the incarnation’s power to send Chen Lingxi through the Rebirth Pool toward the Great Xuanzhuo Realm.

• The True Lord and Great Sage clashed, and their attack erased the Weiji Grotto-Heaven’s firmament and stars.
• Chen Lingxi found the Great Sage incarnation reaching from Ancestral Mountain to devour him and Emperor Daye, Ying Xian.
• Chen Lingxi plucked the Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree to complete Total Perception’s Essence Replenishment progress as the incarnation’s power threatened him.
• Liu Changle appeared in the incarnation’s reflected river and told Chen Lingxi, “Do not forget,” before the devouring force turned gentle.
• Liu Changle guided Chen Lingxi through the Rebirth Pool and its passage, sending him directly toward the Great Xuanzhuo Realm.

After the Weiji Grotto-Heaven crisis, Chen Lingxi awakened in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, where he began cultivating and refining the Immortal Husk. Two years later, his Thunder-Prison Profound Root formed a Profound Root Wondrous Fruit, and a third Wandering Sight slot began to emerge.

• Xi Yue ordered Que Ten Stars to raise its grand formation and summon the clan head after the True Lord was injured in the Weiji Grotto-Heaven.
• Xi Hengsu suspected Chen Lingxi might have been connected to the Great Sage's arrival and ordered that he be investigated and killed if he reached the Great Xuanzhuo Realm.
• Chen Lingxi awoke in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm, called for Liu Changle, and bowed in gratitude for saving his life.
• Chen Lingxi surveyed the realm, found no trace of Lin Suri or Ying Xian with Wandering Sight, and settled in a mountain cave to cultivate.
• After two years refining the Immortal Husk and Immortal Ranking spiritual vitality, Chen Lingxi formed a Profound Root Wondrous Fruit and sensed that his third Wandering Sight slot was about to emerge.

Chen Lingxi reached the Great Xuanzhuo Realm and found himself near the Dragon-Offering Sect, where he hoped to seek Sun-Watching Peak and learn whether Liu Changle’s incarnation still lived. At Sun-Watching Peak, the disciples prepared Liu Changle’s body for burial and faced an uncertain future after his death.

• Chen Lingxi considered seeking shelter with the Dao-Below Academy but, unsure of his location, traveled through the mountains until he saw the Dragon-Offering Sect’s colossal true-dragon statue.
• Chen Lingxi remembered Liu Changle’s request to protect Sun-Watching Peak and set out to find the peak, hoping Changle’s incarnation might still be alive.
• Zhu Qingjian and the others gathered around Liu Changle’s coffin at Sun-Watching Peak after learning that he had long been dead and had concealed his death to deter Yellow Luminary Peak.
• Cheng Shiyan told the disciples that Liu Changle’s letter allowed them to leave or hide and promised that a friend would soon come to protect Sun-Watching Peak.

After Liu Changle’s death, Sun-Watching Peak’s disciples faced the choice of fleeing or staying as Clear Pond Peak demanded their spiritual fields and vein. As Zhu Qingjian resolved to lead the remaining disciples out of the Dragon-Offering Territory, a lightning-borne figure appeared in the sky.

• Cheng Shiyan told the disciples Liu Changle’s final message: they should prioritize survival and avoid renewing conflict with Yellow Luminary Peak.
• Cheng Yu and Zhao Lingzhi chose to leave Sun-Watching Peak, while Hua Liuli and Ning Ya stayed to guard their masters’ graves.
• Zhao Heju arrived from Clear Pond Peak and demanded Sun-Watching Peak’s spiritual fields and vein, claiming Elder Liu Zhi had approved the trade.
• The Peak Master of Clear Pond Peak appeared through Zhao Heju’s token and insisted Sun-Watching Peak had no right to refuse.
• Zhu Qingjian decided the remaining disciples should leave the Dragon-Offering Territory, but a lightning-wreathed figure appeared across the sky.

Chen Lingxi arrived at Sun-Watching Peak, paid respects at Liu Changle’s grave, and met the peak’s remaining disciples. After hearing how Yellow Luminary Peak had destroyed Sun-Watching Peak and why Azure Pool Peak had come, he asked about Elder Liu Zhi’s cultivation.

• A Dao Foundation Realm cultivator appeared through the clouds, prompting Zhao Heju to consult Azure Pool Peak’s Grand Elder Min Qin, who identified the newcomer as an early-stage Dao Foundation cultivator.
• Chen Lingxi arrived at Sun-Watching Peak, bowed solemnly at Liu Changle’s grave, and told the disciples that he had come as Liu Changle’s friend.
• Chen Lingxi led the disciples to the summit and told them not to disturb the place where his old friend rested, while Zhao Heju received word that Min Qin was coming.
• Zhu Qingjian explained that Yellow Luminary Peak had three Dao Foundation Realm cultivators, including Zhuo Jiaowu, and that its Peak Master and Zhuo Jiaowu had wounded Liu Changle before he died.
• Zhu Qingjian said Azure Pool Peak had two Dao Foundation Realm cultivators and had come under orders from Elder Liu Zhi of Sun-Awakening Upper Peak, and Chen Lingxi asked about Liu Zhi’s cultivation.

Chen Lingxi learned that Elder Liu Zhi’s order threatened Sun-Watching Peak and considered how to keep the peak from losing its spirit fields and veins. When Azure Pool Peak’s Min Qin arrived to press for the trade, Chen Lingxi deferred his answer for ten days and revealed his Heaven-Inviting Might after she challenged his right to interfere.

• Zhu Qingjian and Cheng Shiyan explained that Elder Liu Zhi had likely accepted benefits from Azure Pool Peak and that his order could bring disaster upon Sun-Watching Peak.
• Chen Lingxi suggested offering Elder Liu Zhi benefits to prevent him from punishing Sun-Watching Peak, but clarified that he only needed to ensure Liu Zhi would not retaliate over the refused trade.
• Min Qin, an elder of Azure Pool Peak, arrived in a mist filled with killing intent and argued that Azure Pool Peak should take over Sun-Watching Peak’s spirit fields and veins in exchange for pills and spirit artifacts.
• Chen Lingxi asked Cheng Shiyan, Zhu Qingjian, Hua Liuli, and Ning Ya whether they wanted to trade, and they said they wished to keep the fields and veins if possible.
• Chen Lingxi told Min Qin he would visit Clear Pool Sect in ten days with an answer; when she questioned his right as a Rogue Cultivator to interfere, he turned and unleashed Heaven-Inviting Might.

Chen Lingxi overwhelmed Yellow Luminary Peak’s attackers and headed into its territory, where he uprooted the treasured bamboo of Bamboo Mountain. As two figures appeared on the horizon, Chen Lingxi seemed to be waiting for them.

• Min Qin concealed herself in the mist and withdrew after Chen Lingxi displayed his overwhelming aura.
• Chen Lingxi learned where Yellow Luminary Peak and the Dragon-Transformation Immortal Ranking were, then killed Zhang Chuzhi and several Yellow Luminary Peak disciples with one sword strike.
• The four Sun-Watching Peak disciples worried about Yellow Luminary Peak’s retaliation and waited for Chen Lingxi to return.
• Chen Lingxi reached Bamboo Mountain and used the Heaven-Seizing Seal to uproot its spiritual green bamboo, intending to make a treasured sword.
• After gathering all the bamboo, Chen Lingxi looked toward two figures appearing through the distant clouds.

Chen Lingxi attacked Yellow Luminary Peak and swiftly killed Zhao Shuo, an elder, and eighteen Qi Circulation Realm cultivators. He wondered why Dao Foundation cultivators in the Great Xuanzhuo Realm were so weak.

• Two Yellow Luminary Peak cultivators confronted Chen Lingxi over the bamboo he had destroyed, and he asked where their peak master, Zhuo Jiaowu, was.
• Chen Lingxi unleashed Thunder-Prison Heaven and used the Spirit-Calming Shuttle to stun Zhao Shuo before killing him with the Abyssal Heaven Spirit Sword.
• The elderly cultivator attacked Chen Lingxi with the Floating-Feather Orb, but Chen Lingxi stopped it with one finger and killed the eighteen formation-flag disciples with a sword sweep.
• Chen Lingxi used the Immortal-Calamity Thunder Pool to cleave the Heavenly Boat in two and break the elderly cultivator's weapon and arm.
• Chen Lingxi killed the elderly cultivator, collected the fallen treasures, and wondered why the Great Xuanzhuo Realm's Dao Foundation cultivators were so weak.

Chen Lingxi killed Yellow Luminary Peak’s two Dao Foundation elders and advanced toward its main peak to confront Zhuo Jiaowu. As Zhuo Jiaowu trapped him in a cloud formation, Chen Lingxi claimed to be Sun-Watching Peak’s Spirit-Bearing Daoist and said he had come specifically to kill Zhuo Jiaowu.

• Chen Lingxi swiftly killed Yellow Luminary Peak’s two elders and took the elderly cultivator’s Hongdong Bag.
• Zhuo Jiaowu received a jade slip showing that the two elders’ Dao Origin was dissipating while Liu Mian visited to collect tribute.
• Liu Mian used a Cauldron Artifact Fragment to find Chen Lingxi approaching and identified him as a Dao Foundation cultivator who had attained Wondrous Fruit.
• Chen Lingxi reached Yellow Luminary Peak’s main peak, and Zhuo Jiaowu trapped him within a formation of thirty-six cloud giants.
• Chen Lingxi introduced himself as the Spirit-Bearing Daoist of Sun-Watching Peak and declared that he had come to kill Zhuo Jiaowu.
• Liu Mian reported Chen Lingxi’s claim to her master as Zhuo Jiaowu exposed his killing intent and attacked.

Zhuo Jiaowu unleashed Yellow Luminary Peak’s formations, spirit artifacts, and divine abilities to kill Chen Lingxi, but Chen overwhelmed his attacks and slew him. Liu Mian watched in shock as Chen took Zhuo’s head to offer as a sacrifice to Changle, questioning whether his cultivation could truly be Dao Foundation Early Stage.

• Zhuo Jiaowu used the Cloud-Mist Dao Fruit, the Qi-Weaving Spirit Net, Yellow Luminary Main Peak’s banners, and the awakened spirit vein to assail Chen Lingxi with giants, Mystic Light, and thirty-seven Great Sun Scorching Flames.
• Liu Mian judged Zhuo Jiaowu formidable and believed his home-ground advantages would make him difficult to defeat, even for her.
• Chen Lingxi unleashed the Immortal-Calamity Thunder Pool and nineteen Jade Tiger Sea-Reversing Sword Lights, destroying Zhuo’s cloud-mist giants and Great Sun Scorching Flames.
• Chen Lingxi transformed with the Great Sage Treasure Form, shattered the main hall’s Mystic Light with his Palace-Knocking Finger, and killed Zhuo Jiaowu with one punch.
• Chen Lingxi took Zhuo Jiaowu’s head to offer as a sacrifice to Changle, while Liu Mian wondered how he could be Dao Foundation Early Stage.

After killing Zhuo Jiaowu, Chen Lingxi followed Wang Chenchuan and Liu Mian to Sun-Awakening Upper Peak under its decree, activating Total Perception along the way. He saw the upper peak’s immense power and a complete Cauldron Vessel above it, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Liu Mian received orders from her master to capture Chen Lingxi, but admitted she could not challenge him and later pursued him as instructed to determine his whereabouts.
• Chen Lingxi carried Zhuo Jiaowu’s head to Liu Changle’s grave, then agreed to accompany Liu Mian to Sun-Awakening Upper Peak after she said her master was waiting.
• Wang Chenchuan arrived aboard a Heavenly Shuttle, issued Sun-Awakening’s decree summoning Chen Lingxi to meet the Peak Lord, and led him toward the upper peak.
• Chen Lingxi activated Total Perception while traveling, and observed the upper peak’s vast territory, abundant spiritual qi, and numerous powerful cultivators.
• A Four-Profound powerhouse passed overhead carrying a Flood Dragon and a mountain, then Chen Lingxi saw a complete Cauldron Vessel appear above Sun-Awakening Upper Peak.

Chen Lingxi collected a trace of the Sun Cauldron Vessel’s aura, then met the Yangjue Peak Master and accepted an appointment as chief disciple of Sun-Awakening Upper Peak. Though Elder Mo warned him that Sun-Watching Peak faced danger from a rival upper peak, Chen Lingxi chose to stay there for now and planned to leave the Dragon-Offering Sect after settling its disciples.

• Chen Lingxi secretly collected a wisp of the Sun Cauldron Vessel’s aura and stored it in his Hongdong Bag.
• Chen Lingxi and Wang Chenchuan entered the palace, where the Yangjue Peak Master finished killing a Flood Dragon and questioned Chen Lingxi about his origins and the tribute owed by Sun-Watching Peak.
• The Yangjue Peak Master appointed Chen Lingxi chief disciple of Sun-Awakening Upper Peak, and Chen Lingxi accepted while asking to keep cultivating on Sun-Watching Peak.
• Elder Mo told Chen Lingxi that Sun-Awakening Upper Peak had twenty-one chief disciples and warned that Blazing Bell Upper Peak might cause trouble if Chen Lingxi stayed on Sun-Watching Peak.
• Chen Lingxi declined Elder Mo’s offer to move to Sun-Awakening Upper Peak, reasoning that his secrets and past conflicts made the Dragon-Offering Sect unsafe, and decided to leave after settling the disciples on Sun-Watching Peak.