Recaps

Chen Lingxi defeated two Profound Entry Undying Willow Puppets with the Thunder-Hiding Sword Canon and continued toward Yuan River Prefecture. Xi Yu watched his strength draw Bai Lingze’s attention, then sent a willow leaf toward the city.

• Chen Lingxi used the Longevity Bridge, Thunderlight Sword, and Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals to kill the two Profound Entry Undying Willow Puppets.
• Xi Yu sensed Chen Lingxi’s strength and reflected on his ninth-floor cultivation and Middle Subtle sword canon.
• Bai Lingze appeared through Xi Yu’s jade pendant, recognized Chen Lingxi’s Thunder Sword divine power, and offered to kill him for her.
• Xi Yu dismissed Bai Lingze’s incarnation as he insisted the tripod vessel would belong to her, then sent a willow leaf flying toward Yuan River Prefecture.

Chen Lingxi traveled to the Zhuozhao River to contend for a Slaying-Force Cauldron Artifact Fragment, believing Xi Yu might also appear and try to kill him. Wu Mohe invoked their old Jade Law Document and asked Chen Lingxi to help seize the fragment, but Chen Lingxi made clear that he intended to claim it for himself as well.

• Chen Lingxi considered Xi Yu's likely strength, resolved to surpass the Quexing Xi Family genius, and headed toward Yuan River Prefecture to strengthen himself before the court moved against him.
• At the Zhuozhao River, Chen Lingxi observed the Void Turbulence surrounding the Slaying-Force Cauldron Artifact Fragment and decided to wait for a chance to seize it.
• Chen Lingxi inspected the abandoned Eastern King Palace and received a summons through the Jade Law Document he had signed with Wu Mohe.
• Wu Mohe appeared through the document's spiritual light and asked Chen Lingxi to help him contend for the Slaying-Force Cauldron Artifact Fragment.
• Chen Lingxi acknowledged the pact but told Wu Mohe he also intended to claim the fragment and would not simply hand it over.

Chen Lingxi refused Wu Mohe’s offer to trade the Gold-Devouring Toad for help claiming the Slaying-Force Cauldron, but agreed to act for him once and traded Xi Yu’s Dragon-Qi Talisman for information about Shi Hong. After strengthening the Purple True Treasure Bottle, Chen Lingxi discovered that Lin Suri had completed an array connected to the Myriad Realms Projection and prepared to take advantage when Dao-Below Academy powerhouses arrived.

• Wu Mohe offered Chen Lingxi the Gold-Devouring Toad and proposed joining forces against Xi Yu, warning that Shi Hong of Great Zhou was also a Heavenward Realm contender.
• Chen Lingxi refused to trade for the Slaying-Force Cauldron but promised to act for Wu Mohe once, then exchanged Xi Yu’s Dragon-Qi Talisman for details about Shi Hong.
• After three months, Chen Lingxi returned from the Nanju Twelve Mountains with the Purple True Treasure Bottle and refined it, increasing his combat strength.
• Chen Lingxi found that Total Perception had reached only 62% Essence Replenishment Progress and then used Sight-Roaming to locate Lin Suri at the Qi Circulation Eighth Floor.
• Chen Lingxi saw Lin Suri complete a formation that reflected the Dao-Below Academy and realized it was connected to the Myriad Realms Projection.
• Chen Lingxi suspected Dao-Below Academy powerhouses would soon enter the Cave Heaven and resolved to fish in troubled waters at the Zhuozhao River.

Chen Lingxi used Wandering Sight to learn that Emperor Daye was investigating a Dao Foundation Divine Ability Inscription on Jade Pivot Island in Heaven Gate Sea, then continued cultivating while planning to pursue the Slaying-Force Cauldron fragment. The chapter ended when Chen Lingxi sensed the Slaying-Force Cauldron about to emerge near Zhuozhao River.

• Chen Lingxi watched Emperor Daye meet Marquis Fengshan, who reported that General Qi Lian had found a Dao Foundation Divine Ability Inscription blocked by a Dao Platform Restriction on Jade Pivot Island.
• Emperor Daye gave Marquis Fengshan a talisman to open a fissure in the restriction and explained that a Dao Foundation Divine Ability helped Qi Circulation cultivators form a Profound Root and advance to the Dao Foundation Realm.
• Chen Lingxi concluded that Emperor Daye might be seeking a way out of the Cave Heaven and resolved to visit Heaven Gate Sea after addressing the Slaying-Force Cauldron fragment in Candlelight River.
• Chen Lingxi examined Xiao Changlü's essence blood, sensed an obscure strand of Treasure Qi within it, and stored it away because he could not yet discern its secrets.
• After more than twenty days of cultivation, Chen Lingxi sensed an ancient, violent slaying force from Zhuozhao River and realized that the Slaying-Force Cauldron was about to emerge.

Chen Lingxi watched the Slaying-Force Cauldron Vessel emerge from the Zhuozhao River and learned that its contenders had to fight until only one remained. As the battle royale began, Xi Yu rushed toward him, and Chen Lingxi prepared to meet her.

• Chen Lingxi observed Shi Hong and numerous cultivators gathering near the Zhuozhao River, then hid in a forest and waited for the Cauldron Vessel to emerge.
• Several contenders tried to seize the Cauldron Artifact Fragment, but Void Turbulence killed those who touched it before it was ready.
• A Spirit Stele rose from the river and marked forty-two nearby contenders, including Chen Lingxi, with light and information about the rules.
• Chen Lingxi learned that the marked contenders had to fight within a hundred-li radius until one remained, and he sensed the locations of the others.
• Xi Yu rapidly approached Chen Lingxi, who drew the Thunderlight Sword and summoned his Longevity Bridge as she appeared on a willow leaf.

Chen Lingxi and Xi Yu fought fiercely until Emperor Bow Earl intervened with blood-qi arrows, drawing Shi Hong and others into the confrontation. Wu Mohe revealed that a divination had named Chen Lingxi or Xi Yu as the Slaying-Force Cauldron’s likely owner, leaving both under the surrounding challengers’ killing intent.

• Xi Yu and Chen Lingxi exchanged powerful divine abilities, and Xi Yu shattered his Thunder-Wielding Heavenly King Sword and Longevity Bridge.
• Emperor Bow Earl appeared and fired blood-qi arrows at Chen Lingxi and Xi Yu, but they each repelled their attacks.
• Shi Hong revealed that he had killed another cauldron contender and proposed joining forces to kill Emperor Bow Earl.
• Emperor Bow Earl summoned three women behind her, while Chen Lingxi tried to withdraw and Wu Mohe stopped him.
• Wu Mohe announced that divination had named Xi Yu or Chen Lingxi as the Slaying-Force Cauldron’s likely owner, and killing intent turned toward them.

Chen Lingxi fought off Shi Hong and Emperor Bow Earl, using the Jade Law Document to make Shi Hong hesitate before striking him with the Purple True Treasure Bottle. He fled into the mountain forests, but Shi Hong pursued him.

• Emperor Bow Earl attacked Chen Lingxi with a golden arrow as Xi Yu escaped on the Willow Leaf, followed by Wu Mohe and others.
• Shi Hong chose to kill Chen Lingxi and repeatedly attacked him, while Chen Lingxi dodged with the Longevity Bridge and blocked attacks with the Thunder-Wielding Heavenly King Sword and Heaven-Seizing Seal.
• Chen Lingxi revealed the Jade Law Document bearing Wu Mohe's name, making Shi Hong pause and search for Wu Mohe.
• Chen Lingxi unleashed the Purple True Treasure Bottle while Shi Hong searched, and its purple qi wounded him and forced him to use a mirror treasure.
• Chen Lingxi fled toward the mountain forests, and Shi Hong prepared to pursue him.

Chen Lingxi stopped fleeing and confronted Shi Hong in the desolate mountains, unleashing his full strength against the tenth-floor body cultivator. He used the Delayed Light flying knife to slow Shi Hong, then pierced his heart and killed him.

• Shi Hong pursued Chen Lingxi across the mountains while the other cauldron contenders stayed behind.
• Chen Lingxi stopped on a mountaintop and faced Shi Hong, who prepared to kill him with the Star-Embracing Fist.
• Chen Lingxi attacked with Divine Sense Manifestation, the Longevity Bridge, Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals, and the Purple True Treasure Aura.
• Chen Lingxi's Delayed Light flying knife slowed Shi Hong, allowing the purple aura and lightning sword strikes to break through his defenses.
• Chen Lingxi pierced Shi Hong's heart with a fused strand of Sword Qi, killing the King Fuguang of Great Zhou.

After killing Shi Hong, Chen Lingxi escaped the Slaying-Force Cauldron’s range to recover and watched the remaining contenders. He spotted Lin Suri surrounded by three eighth-floor cultivators, then arrived in time to kill Zhou Ying and confront Qian Ji and Yun Huozhi.

• Chen Lingxi seized Shi Hong’s Hongdong Bag and spiritual essence, fled beyond the cauldron’s hundred-li range, and recovered in a secluded valley.
• Chen Lingxi observed the contenders and used Sight-Roaming to find Lin Suri, whose cultivation had grown steadier and who was guarded by a mysterious red-clad figure.
• Qian Ji, Yun Huozhi, and Zhou Ying surrounded Lin Suri, intending to kill him and seize his resources.
• Chen Lingxi attacked from the clouds and killed Zhou Ying with the Heaven-Seizing Seal.
• Chen Lingxi landed beside Lin Suri, drew the Thunderlight Sword, and warned Qian Ji and Yun Huozhi that he would not let them harm his friend.

Chen Lingxi killed Zhou Ying, Yun Huozhi, and Qian Ji while protecting Lin Suri, then warned him that powerful enemies were approaching. Lin Suri refused to abandon him and revealed an aura comparable to the Qi Circulation Eleventh Floor as they prepared to face the attackers.

• Chen Lingxi killed Zhou Ying with the Heaven-Seizing Seal, then slew Yun Huozhi and Qian Ji with his Thunderlight Sword when they tried to flee.
• Lin Suri reflected on Chen Lingxi's strength and past help, then thanked him for saving him.
• Chen Lingxi and Lin Suri sensed Wu Mohe, Emperor Bow Earl, the three Heavenly Boat women, and other cultivators approaching.
• Chen Lingxi urged Lin Suri to leave before the powerful pursuers arrived, but Lin Suri chose to stay and fight beside him.
• Lin Suri released a fearsome aura that Chen Lingxi judged comparable to the Qi Circulation Eleventh Floor.

Chen Lingxi and Lin Suri prepared to fight Wu Mohe and the other cauldron contenders, but the Purple-Robed Marquis arrived with eight banner formations and an imperial army to trap them. As the battle erupted, Chen Lingxi found the army had left him alone and discovered a great banner stirring inside his Hongdong Bag.

• Chen Lingxi and Lin Suri agreed that Chen Lingxi would face Wu Mohe while Lin Suri dealt with the other contenders and hidden threats.
• The white-haired Purple-Robed Marquis arrived atop a spear as eight banner formations and their blood-and-qi troops surrounded the battlefield.
• The Purple-Robed Marquis ordered the imperial forces to attack, while Emperor Bow Earl shot a contender and Wu Mohe urged the others to cooperate.
• Wu Mohe, Xi Yu, and Lin Suri fought the advancing forces as Chen Lingxi spotted Yuan Yuan watching from the clouds.
• Chen Lingxi realized the imperial army had not targeted him and sensed a great banner moving inside his Hongdong Bag.

Chen Lingxi awakened the demonic Great Banner with battlefield blood qi and received temporary power from a mysterious man who promised a slaughtering technique if he killed three thousand people. After resisting the banner’s influence, Chen Lingxi returned to aid Lin Suri against the Purple-Robed Marquis and a Silver Bones formation.

• Chen Lingxi opened the Hongdong Bag, letting the Great Banner devour the blood qi of the fallen Silver Bones cultivators, and encountered a mysterious middle-aged man inside it.
• The mysterious man sent golden power into Chen Lingxi and promised a technique that could let Ninth Floor of Qi Circulation defy the Eleventh Floor if Chen Lingxi killed three thousand people.
• Chen Lingxi used the Dragon Roar Technique to dispel the greed stirred by the banner, then decided to return and protect Lin Suri rather than risk losing a source of information about Dao-Below Academy.
• The Purple-Robed Marquis battered Lin Suri and left him trapped between the Marquis and a Nine Revolutions Mystic Entry cultivator leading a thousand Silver Bones warriors.
• Chen Lingxi arrived with a lightning Sword Qi that split the formation and severely wounded the attacker, then told Lin Suri he had come to help.

Chen Lingxi returned to the battlefield with greatly increased power, protected Lin Suri, and revealed that his Azure Edge Method had reached the Wondrous Realm. He decided to use his temporary strength to kill the powerful enemies gathered around him.

• Chen Lingxi attacked the Purple-Robed Marquis with the Heavenly King Wields Thunder Sword and clashed with his spear.
• Chen Lingxi told Lin Suri to escape, and Lin Suri fled toward the clouds before Yuan Yuan reached for him from above.
• Chen Lingxi broke away from the Purple-Robed Marquis and pierced Yuan Yuan’s hand with his Wondrous Realm Azure Edge Method, allowing Lin Suri to escape.
• Xi Yu and Wu Mohe noticed Chen Lingxi’s spell, while Chen Lingxi realized his power had risen to roughly the twelfth floor of the Heavenward Realm.
• Chen Lingxi identified the Purple-Robed Marquis, Yuan Yuan, Xi Yu, Wu Mohe, and their forces as enemies and resolved to kill them all while his power lasted.

Chen Lingxi unleashed his newly heightened power against the imperial court forces and Wu Mohe, cutting down his enemies as they tried to escape or resist. After killing Wu Mohe, he pursued the three Heavenly Boat women and left them dead as well.

• Chen Lingxi attacked Purple-Robed Marquis with the Thunder-Wielding Heavenly King Sword and drove him back with a relentless barrage of strikes.
• Yuan Yuan joined the battle, but Chen Lingxi shattered his three martial arts with the Heaven-Seizing Seal and wounded him with Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals.
• Fearing Chen Lingxi would come for him, Wu Mohe escaped on a cloud horse, then called on Chen Lingxi to break the banner formation blocking his way.
• Chen Lingxi tore open the formation, caught up with Wu Mohe on Longevity Bridge, and beheaded him.
• Chen Lingxi pursued the three Heavenly Boat women, broke through their formation with the Thunder Garment Method, and killed all three.

Chen Lingxi drove off or killed the forces trying to seize the Slaying-Force Cauldron, then claimed its fragment and learned it was the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade. As his borrowed power faded, a mysterious man concealed in the black banner revealed a plan involving Chen Lingxi thirty thousand years in the past.

• An old man arrived in a rainbow, rescued Yuan Yuan and Purple-Robed Marquis from Chen Lingxi, and carried them away.
• Chen Lingxi pursued Xi Yu, but her jade pendant summoned a young man in white whose Mystic Light clashed with Chen Lingxi’s sword before he escaped with her.
• Chen Lingxi wounded Xi Yu during the pursuit, then killed the fleeing Emperor Bow Earl as the battlefield’s remaining forces scattered.
• Chen Lingxi examined Wu Mohe’s Gold-Devouring Toad and saw his Total Perception restoration progress reach 82%.
• The Slaying-Force Cauldron fragment flew to Chen Lingxi, completed his Total Perception restoration, and revealed its name as the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade.
• The mysterious man inside the black banner declared that he would cross time and lay a decaying tribulation for Chen Lingxi thirty thousand years in the past.

Chen Lingxi learned the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade’s powers and used his newly advanced Cloud-Riding Method to attack the Eight-Division Army. After killing three thousand soldiers, he departed for the mountains, while Bai Lingze and Xi Yu watched and discussed his abilities and origins.

• Chen Lingxi discovered that the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade could lock onto an enemy and amplify his techniques against them tenfold, though it took one or two days to activate.
• Chen Lingxi completed Total Perception, activated his Mystic Realm Cloud-Riding Method, and flew toward the gathered Eight-Division Army.
• Bai Lingze and Xi Yu discussed Chen Lingxi’s unknown origins and watched him approach the army with the Thunderlight Treasure Sword.
• Chen Lingxi unleashed the Thunder-Hiding Sword Canon and the Longevity Bridge, cutting down thousands of soldiers as Bai Lingze and Xi Yu assessed his sword skills.
• After reaching three thousand kills, Chen Lingxi sheathed his sword, rode the Longevity Bridge toward the mountains, and vanished into the clouds.

After escaping to Azure Splendor Prefecture, Chen Lingxi received the True Edict of Audience with the Dao from the mysterious man in the Black Banner and learned how the method could remake his body through visualization. He discovered that the Great Li court tracked him through the Beast-Fighting Palace, while Emperor Daye’s plans and Yuan Yuan’s identity remained mysterious.

• Chen Lingxi hid in a mountain cave in Azure Splendor Prefecture and learned the True Edict of Audience with the Dao from the mysterious man in the Black Banner.
• The Black Banner vanished, and Chen Lingxi found a blurry Heaven-Inviting Great Sage Audience-with-the-Dao Diagram that he could visualize to transform his body.
• Chen Lingxi used Wandering Sight to spy on Emperor Daye, the Purple-Robed Marquis, and Yuan Yuan as they recovered in the imperial palace.
• Chen Lingxi recognized Yuan Yuan as Crown Prince Ying Chi, whom he had believed he killed, and suspected Emperor Daye could create another body.
• The Purple-Robed Marquis revealed that the court used the Beast-Fighting Palace to track Chen Lingxi, and Emperor Daye said they needed only to wait another two years.
• After the Purple-Robed Marquis and Yuan Yuan left, the woman bound in the hall opened her eyes and looked at Emperor Daye.

Chen Lingxi learned that Emperor Daye, Ying Xian, was a native of the Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven who had reached the Dao Foundation Realm and was nurturing a spirit item to advance further. Seeking knowledge about the Cave Heaven’s vitality, Chen Lingxi visited the Credit Peddler, who revealed that the realm had once nurtured a Great Sage but could not identify the Heaven-Inviting Great Sage.

• A woman from Lotus Pool Prefecture taunted Emperor Daye about his age, his plans to escape the Cave Heaven, and the danger the Immortal Husk would bring.
• Emperor Daye subdued the woman with his gaze, then inspected a three-leaved spiritual flower being nourished by his formation.
• Chen Lingxi realized Emperor Daye was preparing to cultivate another Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability and decided he needed to learn more about the Dao Foundation Realm.
• Chen Lingxi recalled that the Six-Qi True Method he had obtained ended before its Dao Foundation teachings and resolved to ask Lin Suri about differences in their methods.
• Chen Lingxi went to the Ancestral Mountain to question the Credit Peddler, who refused to explain the Cave Heaven’s vitality but offered a secret in exchange for a future treasure.
• The Credit Peddler told Chen Lingxi that the Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven had once nurtured a treasure that became a Great Sage, and said he did not recognize the title Heaven-Inviting Great Sage.

Chen Lingxi traveled to Heaven Gate Sea during Total Perception, hoping to claim the Dao Foundation Divine Ability Inscription or the complete Cauldron Vessel before his borrowed power faded. He found General Qi Lian and Marquis Fengshan guarding Jade Pivot Island and prepared to use a wisp of their aura against them.

• Chen Lingxi suspected that Great Sage Luo Yuan was connected to the mysterious Long River in Ancestral Mountain and resolved to question Liu Changle after Total Perception ended.
• Chen Lingxi decided to visit Heaven Gate Sea and test whether he could bring the Dao Foundation Divine Ability Inscription or the complete Cauldron Vessel out of the Divine Chamber.
• Chen Lingxi traveled south through lands afflicted by civil war, destroying several bandit strongholds and bands of brigand soldiers along the way.
• Chen Lingxi reached Jade Pivot Island and used Qi Observation to locate the inscription and its two guards, General Qi Lian and Marquis Fengshan.
• Chen Lingxi recognized General Qi Lian's formidable cultivation and Marquis Fengshan's Twelve Profound Realm strength, then planned to defeat them by taking a wisp of their aura.

Chen Lingxi infiltrated Jade Pivot Island to gather Qi Lian’s and Marquis Fengshan’s auras, but they discovered him and drove him into a desperate escape. After recovering on a deserted island, he used the Gold-Devouring Toad to make healing pills and completed the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade’s lock on his targets.

• Chen Lingxi approached Jade Pivot Island underwater, but Qi Lian detected him and attacked while Marquis Fengshan fired an arrow of blood qi at him.
• Chen Lingxi fled with the Cloud-Riding Method as Qi Lian pursued him with a saber technique, and he escaped after drawing Qi Lian more than two hundred li from the island.
• Chen Lingxi used the Gold-Devouring Toad to swallow spare magical treasures and produce two healing pills, which restored more than half his injuries.
• Chen Lingxi infused the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade with the gathered auras of Qi Lian and Marquis Fengshan, then replenished his spiritual qi by refining Wu Mohe’s spiritual essence.
• The Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade displayed the names Qi Lian and [Fengshan Sui].

Chen Lingxi investigated the Dao Foundation Divine Ability Inscription on Jade Pivot Island, where Marquis Fengshan and Qi Lian were guarding it. As the two attacked him, Chen Lingxi answered with Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals, though his sword qi seemed weaker than expected.

• Chen Lingxi studied the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade and decided to investigate the Dao Foundation Divine Ability Inscription as a possible way out of the Qi-Less Grotto-Heaven.
• Marquis Fengshan and Qi Lian discussed Chen Lingxi’s strength and their orders to guard the inscription, deciding to attack him together if he returned.
• Qi Lian gathered the Three Flowers at his crown as Marquis Fengshan prepared to strike, and the two saw Chen Lingxi approach Jade Pivot Island.
• Marquis Fengshan charged with a sunlike fist while Qi Lian sent a massive blade aura at Chen Lingxi.
• Chen Lingxi drew the Thunderlight Sword and unleashed twelve rays of sword light with Twelve Heavenly Drum Peals, which met the two attacks.

Chen Lingxi used the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade to overwhelm Marquis Fengshan and Qi Lian in battle. He killed Marquis Fengshan in the sea, then caught and killed Qi Lian as he tried to flee.

• The Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade amplified Chen Lingxi’s sword lights, allowing him to break through Marquis Fengshan’s fist aura and Qi Lian’s longblade divine ability.
• Chen Lingxi struck Marquis Fengshan with the Longevity Bridge and Heaven-Seizing Seal, while Qi Lian’s Three Flowers dimmed under Chen Lingxi’s attacks.
• Chen Lingxi pursued both opponents, forcing Marquis Fengshan and Qi Lian to flee as his enhanced Cloud-Riding Method outpaced them.
• Chen Lingxi caught Marquis Fengshan beneath the sea and crushed him with the Heaven-Seizing Seal, killing him despite Qi Lian’s warning.
• Qi Lian burned his Three Flowers to escape, but Chen Lingxi caught up and killed him with the Thunderlight Sword.

Chen Lingxi discovered the Dao Foundation Grand Divine Ability [Heavenly Being's Thought] on Jade Pivot Island, then spent seven days searching Heaven Gate Sea for an intact Cauldron Vessel without success. As he prepared to wait for Total Perception to shatter, Emperor Daye, Ying Xian, arrived in person.

• Chen Lingxi used Qi Observation to see the lingering image of [Heavenly Being's Thought] and learned that its power could turn thoughts into reality.
• Chen Lingxi tried to take the Dao Foundation Divine Ability Inscription but could not move it because of its Dao Platform Restriction.
• Chen Lingxi searched Heaven Gate Sea for the Cauldron Vessel, but found no trace of it after seven days.
• Chen Lingxi sensed a powerful presence approaching and saw Emperor Daye, Ying Xian, standing aboard a cloud vessel.

Emperor Daye met Chen Lingxi at Heaven Gate Sea and revealed that he had come to reward him rather than kill him. After showing Chen Lingxi’s memories in the Mirror-Listening Cauldron, he concluded that Chen Lingxi was not one of the Truth-Seekers and asked whether he had opposed the court to avenge his parents.

• Emperor Daye arrived at Heaven Gate Sea and sat across from Chen Lingxi on the reef.
• Emperor Daye questioned Chen Lingxi about his origins and explained that the Cave Heaven was nearing destruction, then said he had come to reward him.
• Emperor Daye revealed the Mirror-Listening Cauldron and used Dao Origin to show scenes from Chen Lingxi’s past, including his parents’ execution and his suffering as an official slave.
• Emperor Daye said the memories proved Chen Lingxi was not one of the Truth-Seekers and asked whether he had fought the court to avenge his parents.

Chen Lingxi learned why Emperor Daye had slaughtered families of reborn Truth-Seekers and agreed to join forces with him in exchange for a great opportunity and a chance to see the Cauldron Vessel hidden in Heaven Gate Sea. Emperor Daye took him to the seafloor, where Chen Lingxi discovered the Dao-Seizing Tree and learned that its fruits could temporarily grant Cauldron Vessel abilities.

• Emperor Daye explained that he had used the Mirror-Listening Cauldron Vessel to identify people with great fortuitous opportunities and had killed their families to awaken reborn Truth-Seekers’ memories.
• Emperor Daye proposed that he and Chen Lingxi escape the Cave Heaven together, and Chen Lingxi agreed to sign a Jade Law Document in return for a great opportunity.
• Chen Lingxi asked to see the complete Cauldron Vessel in Heaven Gate Sea, and Emperor Daye added the request to their agreement before taking him there by cloud-qi boat.
• Emperor Daye revealed an ancient bronze tree at the bottom of Heaven Gate Sea as the Cauldron Vessel sought by the Great Xuanzhuo Realm’s sects.
• Chen Lingxi learned that the Dao-Seizing Tree’s fruit could gather a Cauldron Vessel master’s qi or randomly acquire a Cauldron Vessel ability, making each fruit usable as a temporary Cauldron Vessel.