Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Azure Cloud Sect hosts Immortal Realm cultivators to confer divine titles on True Immortals and convert others to Ghost Dao.
• Strange phenomenon observed: bodies of conferred gods dissipate slower than before.
• Yi Lin, Heavenly Heart Island's seer, warns Zhang Yang about a future threat: monsters, including "Red-Haired Monsters," will ravage the world within a few years.
• Divine titles are conferred on Heavenly Heart Island's True Immortals.
• Immortal Realm cultivators plan to confront traitors in the Lower Realm without Azure Cloud Sect's interference.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang demonstrates wisdom and calm in handling the potential threat and the Immortal Realm cultivators' plans.
• Yi Lin shows maturity and understanding in accepting Zhang Yang's advice about befriending the True Immortal gods.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of past actions (the Old Ghosts' impending corpse transformation).
• The importance of strength and preparation in facing future threats.
• The potential for cooperation and mutual benefit between different factions (Azure Cloud Sect and Heavenly Heart Island).

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang and Yi Lin: Zhang Yang provides guidance and reassurance to Yi Lin, while Yi Lin shares crucial information about the future threat.
• Zhang Yang and Jun Yanyan/Mu Yun: Zhang Yang remains neutral and offers a solution for their conflict with Return to Origin Temple, while also hinting at the potential consequences.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A group of cultivators from the Immortal Realm, led by Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun, travel to Return to Origin Temple to confront Li Huo and the other "traitors," as well as to seize the World-Opener's Dao Fruit.
• Upon arrival, they receive a divine-sense transmission from Wu Fa, the master of the Buddhist Sect, inviting them to discuss their demands within the temple.
• The group realizes that Wu Fa is using Mind Power, which could pose a significant threat to them, as it is a contest of consciousness with little connection to the Power of the Great Dao.
• Jun Yanyan and the others decide not to enter the temple, fearing the power of Wu Fa's Mind Power. They send a divine-sense transmission to demand an explanation for their seniors' actions.
• Wu Fa responds that the four benefactors have devoted themselves to the Buddhist Sect and attained freedom, transcending the mortal world. He offers the group a chance to join the Buddhist Sect and attain the same freedom.
• Several Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators are bewitched by Wu Fa's words and are killed by Mu Yun to prevent further influence.
• Jun Yanyan, Mu Yun, and the others decide to remain in the Lower Realm to investigate the strange occurrences, including the appearance of multiple World-Openers in the same era.

Character Developments

• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun demonstrate their leadership and caution, deciding not to enter Return to Origin Temple due to the potential threat of Wu Fa's Mind Power.
• Several Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators show vulnerability to Wu Fa's Mind Power, revealing their inner desires and yearnings for freedom.
• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun express their concern about the unusual events in the Lower Realm and their determination to investigate further.

Significant Themes

• The power of Mind Power and its ability to influence and bewitch cultivators.
• The allure of freedom and transcendence from suffering, as offered by the Buddhist Sect.
• The potential danger and mystery of the Lower Realm, with the appearance of multiple World-Openers in the same era.

Character Interactions

• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun consult with each other and their seniors, making strategic decisions regarding their confrontation with Wu Fa and their plans to remain in the Lower Realm.
• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun negotiate with Zhang Yang to stay in Azure Cloud City and gain access to the Immortal Hall's secret manuals.
• Wu Fa interacts with the group from the Immortal Realm through divine-sense transmissions, attempting to persuade them to join the Buddhist Sect.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun, from the Immortal Realm, seek Zhang Yang's help to obtain Azure Cloud City's household registration and access to the Immortal Hall Manual.
• Zhang Yang reveals that Azure Cloud City's temporary residence permit requires a payment of thirty million Spirit Stones.
• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun agree to pay the fee, and Zhang Yang arranges for them to see the Azure Cloud Mountain God to view the Immortal Hall Manual.
• Zhang Yang takes them to meet Jiang Zhiqiu, the lord of Azure Cloud City, who grants them permanent residence after receiving the Spirit Stones.
• In the Immortal Realm, First City, Gu Qingcheng learns about a new World-Opener in the Lower Realm and decides to go there during the next Investiture of the Gods.
• A True Immortal reports the birth of a monstrous child in First City, with extraordinary cultivation talent.

Character Developments

• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun demonstrate their wealth and influence, securing Azure Cloud City's household registration and access to the Immortal Hall Manual.
• Zhang Yang shows his connections and influence, arranging for Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun's needs and revealing his lineage's greed for money.
• Gu Qingcheng shows her strategic thinking and determination, deciding to go to the Lower Realm to explore potential opportunities.

Significant Themes

• The influence of wealth and power in society, as seen through the interactions between Jun Yanyan, Mu Yun, Zhang Yang, and Jiang Zhiqiu.
• The pursuit of cultivation and opportunities, as demonstrated by Gu Qingcheng's decision to go to the Lower Realm.

Character Interactions

• Jun Yanyan and Mu Yun interact with Zhang Yang, seeking his help and eventually securing their needs through bribery.
• Gu Qingcheng interacts with Gu Changchun and Gu Qinglin, discussing the Lower Realm and the monstrous child's birth.
• Zhang Yang interacts with Jiang Zhiqiu, revealing his junior brother's greed for money and his own helplessness.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A monstrous infant is born in First City, displaying extraordinary talent and the potential to reach the True Immortal Realm or even Immortal King Realm.
• The Gu family ancestors are shocked and conflicted about how to handle this situation, as the child's monstrous appearance could bring shame to their family and the city.
• They decide to send the child to the Lower Realm to grow up, away from the Immortal Realm's spotlight and potential conflicts.
• Gu Qingcheng is tasked with taking the child, named Lone Remnant, to the Lower Realm.
• Hualingzi brings Gu Qingcheng back to the Lower Realm, and she seeks Zhang Yang's help with the child.

Character Developments

• Gu Changchun, initially resolute, shows hesitation and a desire to protect life due to his newfound Divine Dao understanding.
• Gu Qingcheng, though reluctant, accepts her task to take Lone Remnant to the Lower Realm.
• Zhang Yang is shocked and curious about the child's appearance and identity.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of exceptional talent and the fear of it causing disruption or shame.
• The struggle between protecting life and maintaining one's reputation or power.
• The decision to send the child away highlights the theme of responsibility and burden.

Character Interactions

• Gu Changchun, Gu Qinglin, and Gu Qingcheng discuss and decide the child's fate.
• Gu Qingcheng seeks Zhang Yang's help with the child, indicating trust and reliance on him.
• Hualingzi brings Gu Qingcheng to the Lower Realm, showing his role as a bridge between realms.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yang agrees to take in a peculiar, six-eared, scaled baby (later named Zhang Yi) as his disciple.
• Gu Qingcheng, who brought the baby, expresses his intention to join Azure Cloud Sect.
• Zhang Yang sets a trial for Gu Qingcheng: organizing documents at Azure Cloud Museum for three months and working at the neighborhood office in Azure Cloud City for a year.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang: Shows broad-mindedness and acceptance of unusual appearances, deciding to take Zhang Yi as his first disciple. He also demonstrates caution and wisdom in dealing with Gu Qingcheng's intentions to join Azure Cloud Sect.
• Gu Qingcheng: Shows responsibility for Zhang Yi's well-being and admiration for Zhang Yang's broad-mindedness. He decides to join Azure Cloud Sect, prioritizing its interests over First City's.
• Zhang Yi: Sleeps through the entire scene, showing no immediate reaction to his new circumstances.

Significant Themes

• Acceptance and Broad-mindedness: Zhang Yang's willingness to take in Zhang Yi despite his unusual appearance highlights the theme of acceptance and broad-mindedness.
• Responsibility: Gu Qingcheng feels responsible for Zhang Yi's well-being, showing that even in extraordinary circumstances, responsibility is crucial.
• Trial and Proving Oneself: Gu Qingcheng's trial set by Zhang Yang emphasizes the importance of proving oneself and earning one's place.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang and Gu Qingcheng: Their interaction shows mutual respect and understanding. Zhang Yang is cautious yet accepting, while Gu Qingcheng is sincere and responsible.
• Zhang Yang and Zhang Yi: Though minimal, their interaction shows Zhang Yang's acceptance and care for his new disciple.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yao Xi, a descendant of an Immortal King from the Immortal Realm, expresses admiration for Azure Cloud Sect's history and its Sect Master.
• Zhang Yang reveals that their realm is the Primordial Land, the birthplace of World-Openers, challenging Yao Xi's perception of the "lower realm."
• Zhang Yang takes Yao Xi to meet Azure Cloud Master, who agrees to accept her as a disciple if she defeats Zhang Yang.
• Yao Xi challenges Zhang Yang, but she is easily defeated due to his superior strength and use of Time Power.

Character Developments

• Yao Xi: Begins to see the "lower realm" in a new light, gains a sense of belonging, and becomes more determined to become Azure Cloud Master's disciple.
• Zhang Yang: Realizes the true essence of his Dao during his fight with Yao Xi.

Significant Themes

• Perception vs. Reality: Yao Xi's views on the "lower realm" are challenged and changed.
• The Dao: Zhang Yang's understanding of his Dao deepens during the fight.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang and Yao Xi: Zhang Yang guides Yao Xi, challenges her, and ultimately helps her gain a new perspective. Their interaction leads to Zhang Yang's realization about his Dao.
• Yao Xi and Azure Cloud Master: Yao Xi's determination to become Azure Cloud Master's disciple is reinforced when he sets a challenge for her to defeat Zhang Yang.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yang breaks through to the Dao Integration Realm and finds his unique path of "appropriationism," using all things under Heaven to achieve his goals.
• He undergoes an unprecedented tribulation for his Great Dao, with Heaven and Earth conflicted due to the weakness of the tribulation lightning.
• The tribulation tests Zhang Yang's physique, divine soul, and various powers, including Time and Mind Power.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang: Demonstrates his unique approach to cultivation and faces multiple tribulation tests, showcasing his resilience and determination.
• Azure Cloud Master: Struggles with how to handle Zhang Yang's tribulation, weighing the potential consequences of intervention.
• Yao Xi: Witnesses Zhang Yang's tribulation and is left dumbfounded, unable to explain the situation.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between individual ambition and the order of Heaven and Earth.
• The challenges and tests faced by cultivators in pursuit of power and longevity.
• The concept of "appropriationism" and using all things under Heaven for personal gain.

Character Interactions

• Azure Cloud Master and Zhang Yang: The master is conflicted about whether to intervene in his disciple's tribulation, highlighting their complex relationship.
• Yao Xi and Zhang Yang: Yao Xi watches Zhang Yang's tribulation with concern and confusion, showing her growing connection to him.
• Azure Cloud Master and the Sage Master: The two discuss the unprecedented situation, reflecting their shared responsibility and concern for the cultivation world's order.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yang undergoes a tribulation at the Dao Integration Realm, surviving nine bolts of Tribulation Lightning.
• After recovering, he reveals his Dao, which he calls 'Martial Dao.'
• Zhang Yang invites everyone to his villa, where they meet his disciple, a little monster named Zhang Yi.
• Zhang Yang explains his Martial Dao, emphasizing self-interest and borrowing/mastering power from everything under heaven.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang: Shows resilience during tribulation, reveals his unique Martial Dao, and accepts a new disciple.
• Azure Cloud Master: Shows concern for his disciple's safety but leaves after hearing about Martial Dao.
• Sage Master: Struggles to understand Martial Dao, decides to return to seclusion.
• Ling Yunzi and others: Feel pressured by Zhang Yang's achievements and decide to enter seclusion to break through.

Significant Themes

• The nature of Dao and Great Daos.
• Self-interest versus universal concern.
• Borrowing and mastering power.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang interacts with Azure Cloud Master, Sage Master, and his fellow martial uncles, revealing his Martial Dao.
• Yao Xi interacts with Zhang Yang, expressing interest in learning his Martial Dao.
• Zhang Yang interacts with his new disciple, Zhang Yi, showing him affection and care.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yang offers to guide Yao Xi in Martial Dao cultivation.
• Yao Xi realizes her lack of direction and goes into seclusion to reflect on her path.
• Zhang Yang examines and strengthens his physique, divine soul, and powers after transcending tribulation.
• He takes Zhang Yi to Azure Cloud City to familiarize the child with the world and dispel fear.
• Zhang Yang visits Gu Qingcheng at the Azure Cloud Museum.

Character Developments

• Yao Xi: Recognizes her lack of focus and determination in her cultivation path, decides to reflect and find her true goal.
• Zhang Yang: Transcends tribulation, strengthens his physique, divine soul, and powers. He also shows concern for Zhang Yi's integration into society.

Significant Themes

• Determination and focus in one's cultivation path.
• The importance of finding one's true goal and core in cultivation.
• Integration and acceptance of diverse beings (represented by Zhang Yi).

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang guides Yao Xi, helping her realize her lack of direction.
• Zhang Yang takes Zhang Yi to Azure Cloud City to help him adapt to his new environment.
• Zhang Yang visits Gu Qingcheng, showing concern for his work and sharing his tribulation experience.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Miao Lineage, a prominent Immortal Realm lineage, remains unconcerned about the Ghost Realm's impending harvest due to their ancestors' powerful seals and the Earth Immortal Emperor's protection.
• A year passes, and the Immortal Realm's deities are mostly invested, except for Qitian Peak. Zhang Yang deliberately delays Qitian Peak's investment to prevent Lingyun Immortal King from making further moves.
• Biling Zi is sent to complete Qitian Peak's investment, and Lingyun Immortal King asks Biling Zi to take her daughter, Feng'er, to the Lower Realm for potential benefits during the Divine Dao Lord's ascension.

Character Developments

• Miao Fengyun, an Immortal King Realm expert of the Miao Lineage, begins a corpse transformation, awakening from his slumber.
• Lingyun Immortal King becomes more concerned about her daughter's future, seeking Biling Zi's help to secure potential benefits for Feng'er during the Divine Dao Lord's ascension.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and alliances within the Immortal Realm, particularly the Miao Lineage's confidence in their strength and the Earth Immortal Emperor's protection.
• Zhang Yang's strategic thinking and manipulation, as seen in his deliberate delay of Qitian Peak's investment.
• The potential benefits and risks associated with the Divine Dao Lord's ascension, as seen in Lingyun Immortal King's request for Biling Zi to take Feng'er to the Lower Realm.

Character Interactions

• The Miao Lineage remains confident in their strength, with the Earth Immortal King believing they can hold out against Ghost Emperor Midu.
• Zhang Yang and Biling Zi work together, with Zhang Yang making strategic decisions and Biling Zi executing them.
• Lingyun Immortal King and Biling Zi maintain a cordial relationship, with Lingyun Immortal King seeking Biling Zi's help for Feng'er's future.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Biling Zi agrees to take Shangguan Feng'er down to the Lower Realm upon her divine investiture.
• Over three hundred gods, including seven at the Immortal King Realm, are invested in the Lower Realm.
• Miao Fengyun, now a Corpse King, emerges from his coffin with over one hundred and sixty similar creatures, causing destruction in the Miao Lineage.
• Earth Immortal King attempts to stop them but is suppressed by the Immortal Emperor's will, which does not differentiate between friend and foe.

Character Developments

• Biling Zi: Shows willingness to help Shangguan Feng'er and gains from the investiture process.
• Miao Fengyun: Transforms into a Corpse King, driven by hunger and madness, and emerges from his coffin.
• Earth Immortal King: Attempts to stop Miao Fengyun but is overwhelmed and forced to flee.

Significant Themes

• Power and ambition: Miao Fengyun's emergence highlights the dangers of unchecked power and ambition.
• Consequences of actions: The destruction caused by Miao Fengyun and his followers illustrates the consequences of their actions.
• Friendship and loyalty: Earth Immortal King's attempt to stop Miao Fengyun showcases his loyalty to his lineage, despite the danger posed by the Corpse Kings.

Character Interactions

• Biling Zi and Shangguan Feng'er: Biling Zi agrees to take Shangguan Feng'er to the Lower Realm, showing a friendly and protective attitude.
• Miao Fengyun and Earth Immortal King: Miao Fengyun's emergence leads to a confrontation with Earth Immortal King, highlighting the tension between their goals and loyalties.
• Immortal Emperor's will and Earth Immortal King: The Immortal Emperor's will suppresses Earth Immortal King, illustrating the impersonal nature of its power and the danger it poses to those caught in its path.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ghost Emperor Realm Midu and his team have been "inspecting" the Immortal Realm for a year on Zhang Yang's orders.
• Turmoil erupts in the Immortal Realm, prompting Midu to investigate.
• Midu finds the Earth Immortal Emperor Lineage under attack by Samsara Destroyers and decides to storm the Immortal Realm with his team.
• They enter the Immortal Realm, drawing the Immortal Emperor's Will and encountering two Corpse Kings.
• Midu and his team plunder the foundations of several Immortal Emperor Lineages, including the Earth Immortal Emperor Lineage.
• Midu uses the Yellow Springs River to reap the souls of those whose lifespans have run out, including those who have undergone corpse transformation.

Character Developments

• Midu: Becomes more determined and assertive in his actions, showing a vengeful streak.
• Immortal King Realm experts: Realize the severity of the situation but continue to resist, dispersing the power of the Immortal Emperor's Will.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for Reincarnation between the Immortal Realm and the Ghost Realm.
• The consequences of delayed action and missed opportunities.
• The power dynamics between realms and the impact of external forces.

Character Interactions

• Midu and his team: Work together to storm the Immortal Realm and reap its Reincarnation.
• Midu and the Immortal Realm experts: Engage in a power struggle, with Midu ultimately gaining the upper hand.
• Immortal Realm experts and their Lineages: Struggle to defend their Lineages but ultimately fail due to the absence of Immortal Emperor Realm experts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ghost Emperor Midu directly summons his Ghost Dao incarnation, causing a massive conflict with the Immortal Dao of the Immortal Realm.
• The Immortal Realm's Reincarnation Great Dao manifests, resisting the Yellow Springs River and wiping out all Samsara Destroyers in the realm.
• After Midu's departure, the Immortal Dao suppresses the Ghost Realm powerhouses, weakening their cultivation.
• The Ghost Realm powerhouses return, gaining Merit and strengthening their Ghost Dao.
• In the Immortal Realm, the two Corpse Kings and over 160 corpse-transformed powerhouses ravage the land before fleeing.
• The Immortal Realm is left in ruins, with Immortal Kings grieving over their losses.

Character Developments

• Ghost Emperor Midu successfully completes his mission, strengthening the Ghost Dao and gaining Merit.
• Immortal Kings, particularly Lingyun Immortal King and Blackwater Immortal King, assess the damage and consider forming alliances.

Significant Themes

• The conflict between the Ghost Dao and Immortal Dao, leading to the weakening of Ghost Realm powerhouses.
• The consequences of the Immortal Realm's Reincarnation Great Dao manifesting, causing widespread destruction and loss.
• The potential reshuffling of power dynamics within the Immortal Realm.

Character Interactions

• Ghost Emperor Midu interacts with his Ghost Kings, leading them in the mission and rewarding their efforts.
• Immortal Kings, such as Lingyun Immortal King, Blackwater Immortal King, and Azure Feather Immortal King, assess the situation and consider forming alliances.
• The two Corpse Kings interact with the Earth Immortal King, leaving him with a sense of pain and uncertainty about his Lineage's future.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Azure Feather Immortal King agrees to Blackwater Immortal King's request, forming an alliance to pressure the Immortal Realm.
• Zhang Yang contacts the Ghost Realm, where Midu reveals that Zhang Yang's actions have resolved a long-standing issue for the Ghost Realm.
• Several Ghost King Realm cultivators gift Zhang Yang lavish presents, including Soul Soil and two immense mountains filled with spiritual treasures.
• Midu gives Zhang Yang the two mountains as gifts, and the Azure Cloud Sect receives them.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang: Realizes the significant impact of his actions in the Immortal Realm, gains respect and gratitude from the Ghost Realm cultivators, and receives valuable gifts.
• Midu: Expresses gratitude to Zhang Yang for his help, gives him two massive mountains as gifts, and prepares to enter seclusion for a breakthrough.
• Azure Cloud Master: Emerges from seclusion, realizes the Ghost Realm's involvement, and asks Zhang Yang about his actions in the Immortal Realm.
• Gu Qingcheng: Recognizes the spiritual treasures on the mountains as belonging to Heaven-Supporting Peak in the Immortal Realm.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and alliances between the Immortal Realm and the Ghost Realm.
• The consequences and rewards of Zhang Yang's actions in the Immortal Realm.
• The value of the gifts given to Zhang Yang by the Ghost Realm cultivators.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang and Midu: Express gratitude and respect for each other, with Midu giving Zhang Yang valuable gifts and preparing to enter seclusion.
• Azure Cloud Master and Zhang Yang: Azure Cloud Master questions Zhang Yang about his actions in the Immortal Realm, and Zhang Yang expresses his confusion about the situation.
• Zhang Yang and Gu Qingcheng: Zhang Yang asks Gu Qingcheng to identify the spiritual treasures on the mountains, and Gu Qingcheng recognizes them as belonging to Heaven-Supporting Peak in the Immortal Realm.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Azure Cloud Sect receives two mountains, Heaven-Supporting Peak and Heaven-Patrolling Peak, as gifts from the Ghost Emperor.
• Heaven-Supporting Peak produces Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid, a precious treasure that can create peerless geniuses of the Immortal Dao.
• Heaven-Patrolling Peak contains Cloud Essence, a supreme item of enlightenment useful in formations, artifact refinement, and restrictions.
• Azure Cloud Master moves the mountains to the rear mountain and isolates them using a grand formation and restrictions.

Character Developments

• Gu Qingcheng joins the Azure Cloud Sect after learning about the importance of Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid and Heaven-Patrolling Peak's Cloud Essence.
• Zhang Yang shows generosity by giving Gu Qingcheng a drop of Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid to improve her talent in the Immortal Dao.

Significant Themes

• The power and influence of Immortal Emperors in the Immortal Realm.
• The importance of resources and treasures in cultivation and sect development.
• The potential consequences and troubles brought by the two mountains.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang and Gu Qingcheng interact as Sect Master and Junior Sister, with Zhang Yang showing favor to Gu Qingcheng by giving her Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid.
• Azure Cloud Master and Zhang Yang work together to handle the two mountains and their potential consequences.
• Gu Qingcheng shares her knowledge about the two mountains and their significance with Zhang Yang and Azure Cloud Master.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Qingcheng, after consuming the Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid, enters the Dao Integration Realm, her Dao taking shape based on her Great Dao theory.
• Zhang Yang, having already realized Gu Qingcheng's Great Dao theory, carved out a corner of the Laws of Heaven and Earth and refined the Investiture List.
• Zhang Yang decides to feed his son, Zhang Yi, a drop of Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid and two Cloud Essence flowers to two fish in the back mountain to enlighten them with wisdom.

Character Developments

• Gu Qingcheng: Realizes her Great Dao theory, enters the Dao Integration Realm, and joins the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Zhang Yang: Demonstrates his superior understanding of the Great Dao, challenges his martial uncles to improve, and plans to enhance his son's cultivation.
• Zhang Yi: Advances to the Golden Core stage, potentially the youngest ever.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of the Great Dao and personal growth in cultivation.
• The responsibility of guiding and pushing one's peers and juniors to improve.
• The value of resources and their judicious use for the benefit of all.

Character Interactions

• Gu Qingcheng and Zhang Yang: Gu Qingcheng challenges Zhang Yang's evaluation of her Dao, leading to a revelation about his own understanding.
• Zhang Yang and his martial uncles: Zhang Yang pushes his martial uncles to strive for improvement, leading to their departure for further cultivation.
• Zhang Yang and Zhang Yi: Zhang Yang plans to enhance his son's cultivation with precious resources.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yi, a precocious one-year-old, consumes a drop of Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid with no immediate reaction.
• Zhang Yang feeds the Rainbow Fish Cloud Essence and attempts to enlighten them.
• The Rainbow Fish display signs of intelligence and barter, asking for food in exchange for their offspring.
• Zhang Yang teaches the Rainbow Fish cultivation techniques from various arts.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yi: Shows no immediate reaction to the Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid, suggesting his cultivation has reached a limit for now.
• Gu Qingcheng: Joins the Azure Cloud Sect temporarily, expressing regret for not being accepted as a disciple by Zhang Yang's master.
• Shangguan Feng'er: Wants to join the Azure Cloud Sect but is deterred by the requirements.
• Zhang Yang: Shows concern for Zhang Yi's cultivation and attempts to enlighten the Rainbow Fish.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and growth: Zhang Yi's rapid cultivation progress and the Rainbow Fish's development of intelligence.
• Teaching and guidance: Zhang Yang's role as a master, teaching Zhang Yi and the Rainbow Fish cultivation techniques.
• Barter and exchange: The Rainbow Fish's understanding of barter, exchanging their offspring for food.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang and Zhang Yi: Zhang Yang feeds Zhang Yi the Heaven-Bearing Spirit Liquid and observes his reaction, showing concern for his growth.
• Gu Qingcheng and Zhang Yang: Gu Qingcheng joins the Azure Cloud Sect and discusses Zhang Yi's cultivation with Zhang Yang.
• Zhang Yang and the Rainbow Fish: Zhang Yang attempts to enlighten the Rainbow Fish and teaches them cultivation techniques, showing interest in their growth and development.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yang confirms Cloud Essence's ability to enlighten and returns with Gu Qingcheng from the back mountain.
• Zhang Yang warns Gu Qingcheng not to reveal the Rainbow Fish in the back mountain due to their ferocious nature and the danger they pose to Azure Cloud Sect disciples.
• Zhang Yang reveals that the two mountains, Heaven-Supporting Peak and Heaven-Patrolling Peak, were gifts from Ghost Emperor Midu, who has already harvested all of the Immortal Realm's Reincarnation.
• Zhang Yang tasks Gu Qingcheng with investigating the Immortal Realm's situation and returning within ten days.

Character Developments

• Gu Qingcheng learns from Zhang Yang's philosophy about the natural order and the coexistence of predators and prey.
• Gu Qingcheng joins Azure Cloud Sect and decides to return to the Immortal Realm after the Sect Master's ascension.
• Gu Changfeng learns about Gu Qingcheng's rapid advancement to the Dao Integration Realm but is unable to discern her integrated Great Dao.

Significant Themes

• The natural order and the coexistence of predators and prey.
• The karmic burden of possessing powerful artifacts or knowledge.
• The potential danger of revealing sensitive information.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang shares his insights with Gu Qingcheng, teaching her about the natural order and the coexistence of predators and prey.
• Gu Qingcheng and Gu Changfeng discuss the Immortal Realm's situation and Gu Qingcheng's decision to join Azure Cloud Sect.
• Gu Changfeng expresses surprise and curiosity about Gu Qingcheng's Dao Integration but respects her decision to keep it confidential.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yang visits Heaven-Patrolling Peak and discovers two mountains brimming with an unfathomable aura, containing numerous sealed experts, including an Immortal Emperor's remains, undergoing corpse transformation.
• He then goes to Artifact Refinement Peak, entrusting the Cloud Essence to Huolingzi and Qingxu for research, warning them about its potential dangers and lending them the Soul-Suppressing Banner.
• Zhang Yang returns home, reflecting on the Immortal Realm's situation and his gains, and probes the Netherworld Ghost Mansion with his divine sense.
• Gu Qingcheng returns from the Immortal Realm, bringing fifty jin of Immortal Spring as a gift from his eldest brother.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang demonstrates his strategic thinking and caution, understanding the value and potential threats of the Cloud Essence and the two mountains.
• Gu Qingcheng shows loyalty to Zhang Yang, delivering the Immortal Spring without hesitation, and reveals Zhang Yi's connection to the Gu Family.

Significant Themes

• The power and danger of ancient artifacts and treasures (Cloud Essence, the two mountains).
• The importance of caution and thorough understanding before acting (Zhang Yang's approach to the Cloud Essence and the mountains).
• The consequences of actions and their long-term effects (the corpse transformations within the mountains, the Immortal Realm's situation).

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang interacts with Huolingzi and Qingxu, entrusting them with the Cloud Essence and warning them about its potential dangers.
• Zhang Yang and Gu Qingcheng discuss the Immortal Realm's situation and Zhang Yi's connection to the Gu Family.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Yang and Gu Qingcheng discuss Zhang Yi's future and his acknowledgment by First City.
• Gu Qingcheng updates Zhang Yang on the dire situation in the Immortal Realm due to the Ghost Realm's actions and the emergence of zombies.
• Zhang Yang learns about the appearance of zombies in the Immortal Realm and speculates that the Monster and Demon Realms might also be affected.
• In the Void, Miao Fengyun, now a Corpse King, regains sanity and decides to lead a group of zombies to the Monster Realm to absorb more life force.

Character Developments

• Zhang Yang remains indifferent and pragmatic about Zhang Yi's future, refusing to interfere with Gu Qingcheng's plans but also making her aware of the complexities involved.
• Gu Qingcheng realizes the challenges in acknowledging Zhang Yi and feels ashamed of her past actions.
• Miao Fengyun, now a Corpse King, regains his sanity but retains his thirst for blood and desire for revenge, leading his group of zombies to the Monster Realm.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of past actions and the difficulty of rectifying them (Zhang Yi's situation).
• The interconnectedness of different realms and the ripple effects of actions taken in one realm on others (the spread of zombies).
• The struggle for survival and the lengths one might go to ensure it (Miao Fengyun's actions).

Character Interactions

• Zhang Yang and Gu Qingcheng discuss Zhang Yi's future, with Zhang Yang remaining indifferent and Gu Qingcheng realizing the complexity of the situation.
• Miao Fengyun interacts with his fellow zombies, expressing his desire for revenge and leading them to the Monster Realm.