Chapter Summaries

Xu Ping'an and the three Demon-Hunting Teams defeated the mysterious attackers, then joined forces to decipher the laws on the palace gate. They opened the Ancient Ruins and entered a vast hall filled with vivid scenes of ancient battles.

• Xu Ping'an and the Demon-Hunting Teams slew every mysterious individual, including their powerful leader.
• After recovering, Xu Ping'an led the teams to the palace gate and warned them to proceed carefully.
• Xu Ping'an identified the gate runes’ five-element arrangement and guided the teams as they restored the runes to order.
• The gate opened, releasing pure spiritual aura that dissolved the surrounding Seven-Colored Venomous Miasma.
• Xu Ping'an and the others entered a vast hall whose pillars depicted battles between immortals, demons, and exotic beasts.

Xu Ping'an and the others found an Elder Era treasure guarded by a Nascent Soul Realm Law Puppet, but none dared attack it. When Zhao Xunfeng tried to snatch the jade box, the puppet trapped him with Earth-Element Law power.

• Xu Ping'an and the others entered a hall containing an ancient jade box and discovered a powerful Law Puppet guarding it.
• The Law Puppet emerged from the passageway, revealing Nascent Soul Realm strength and making the group hesitate to approach the treasure.
• Xu Ping'an told Li Yueyao they should wait for someone to test the puppet's methods.
• Zhao Xunfeng decided his Wind Spirit Root would let him seize the jade box before the puppet could react, while the others let him go ahead.
• As Zhao Xunfeng reached for the jade box, the Law Puppet activated its Earth-Element Law power and pinned him in place with overwhelming gravity.

Xu Ping'an evaded the Law Puppet, seized the jade box, and escaped with Li Yueyao and the others. He opened the box at a nearby shrine and discovered the Five-Element Grand Court Scripture and a five-colored jade pendant.

• The Law Puppet killed Zhao Xunfeng and absorbed his divine soul.
• Xu Ping'an used the Five-Element Evasion Art to evade the Law Puppet, take the jade box, and flee with Li Yueyao and the others.
• The group escaped the hall after discovering that the Law Puppet could not pass through its entrance barrier.
• Xu Ping'an opened the jade box by channeling Five-Element power into its runes.
• Xu Ping'an found an ancient bamboo scroll titled Five-Element Grand Court Scripture and a five-colored jade pendant inside the box.

Xu Ping'an obtained the Five-Element Grand Court Scripture and its companion treasure, the Five-Element Origin-Returning Jade, both perfectly suited to his Five-Element Spiritual Root. After resting with his team, he began cultivating the scripture before they returned to explore deeper into the Ancient Ruins.

• Xu Ping'an discovered that the Five-Element Grand Court Scripture required a Five-Element Spiritual Root, making him the only one in the group able to cultivate it.
• Xu Ping'an examined the Five-Element Origin-Returning Jade and learned that it stored and purified power, amplified his court domain, strengthened his Chaos Shield, and enhanced his Five-Colored Divine Radiance.
• Xu Ping'an bound the jade pendant to himself, while Li Yueyao and Shi Feng praised the treasures and agreed they would benefit the Demon-Hunting Team.
• Xu Ping'an decided to rest and study the scripture and jade before leading the team deeper into the Ancient Ruins.
• Xu Ping'an began cultivating the first layer, and all five kinds of spiritual energy surged toward him as he sensed them.

Xu Ping'an used the Five-Element Origin-Returning Jade to master the first layer of the Five-Element Grand Court Scripture with ease. When he and his companions returned to the Ancient Ruins, they found the aftermath of the Law Puppet’s slaughter, and Xu Ping'an began fighting it at the hall entrance.

• Xu Ping'an formed five vortices in his qi sea, reached Five-Element First Sense, and practiced the basic Five-Element spells.
• Li Yueyao and the others praised Xu Ping'an, and he led the group back to the Ancient Ruins.
• The group found the ruins strewn with corpses and broken artifacts, and Shi Feng identified the Law Puppet as the killer.
• The Law Puppet attacked the entrance light curtain when Xu Ping'an and his companions returned, so Xu Ping'an told the others to stay outside.
• Xu Ping'an used Five-Colored Divine Radiance to dispel the light curtain, dodged the puppet’s hammer with the Five-Element Evasion Art, and trapped it in the Five-Element Reincarnation Formation.

Xu Ping'an defeated the Nascent Soul Realm Law Puppet and collected its valuable treasures. He shared much of the loot with the Demon-Hunting Team, then led them deeper into the hall to continue exploring.

• Xu Ping'an used the Five-Element Reincarnation Formation and his divine abilities to weaken the Law Puppet, then shattered its head with the Five-Colored Divine Radiance.
• Li Yueyao, Shi Feng, and Jiang Weirui celebrated Xu Ping'an's victory over the powerful puppet.
• Xu Ping'an gathered the treasures dropped by the puppet, including a Soul-Gathering Flask, rare materials, a puppet core, and spiritual liquid.
• Xu Ping'an kept the Soul-Gathering Flask and puppet core, then offered to divide the adamantine, wonderstones, rune jade fragments, and spiritual liquid among the team.
• Xu Ping'an urged the Demon-Hunting Team to continue exploring the passage beyond the hall.

Xu Ping'an and his companions entered a beautiful Secret Realm filled with rich spiritual Qi and harmless creatures. A Five-Element Law vortex barred the others, but Xu Ping'an crossed it alone and discovered a gigantic halberd rooted in a Chaos Crystal.

• Xu Ping'an led Li Yueyao, Shi Feng, Mo Chen, Jiang Weirui, and Su Qinghan through a passage into a Secret Realm filled with spiritual plants and strange creatures.
• Mo Chen explained that the creatures seemed to be formed from the Secret Realm's spiritual Qi and Law power, while Shi Feng noted its extraordinary concentration of spiritual Qi.
• The group reached a powerful Five-Element Law vortex that repelled everyone except Xu Ping'an, whose Five-Element Origin-Returning Jade protected him.
• Xu Ping'an used the Five-Element Evasion Art to pass through the vortex after the others failed to find a way through.
• Xu Ping'an saw a gigantic, ancient halberd rooted in a Chaos Crystal and realized its power nourished the Secret Realm.

Xu Ping'an bonded with a massive halberd, broke through to the Perfected Golden Core Realm, and learned its name was Desolation Queller. At Star Vault Palace, Xu Changqing and other Dongting Immortal Sect leaders met the Three-Eyed Clan, whose chief came to discuss an important matter.

• Xu Ping'an absorbed the halberd's power, advanced to the Perfected Golden Core Realm, and learned the weapon was named Desolation Queller.
• Xu Changqing received Xuan Yan's summons to Star Vault Palace and agreed to travel there with Mu Yunsheng.
• Xu Changqing and Mu Yunsheng found sect leaders gathered at Star Vault Palace, including the rarely seen Xiao Sha of Blood-Iron Peak.
• Chao Jin and Xuan Yan introduced the Three-Eyed Clan delegation, led by chief Qiong, along with elders Xuan and Lie and gifted member Li.
• Qiong said the Three-Eyed Clan had come to discuss an important matter, and Xiao Sha challenged the purpose of their visit.

The Three-Eyed Clan proposed protecting the Heavenly Origin Realm in exchange for resources, prompting disagreement among the Dongting Immortal Sect's leaders. Chao Jin summoned Xu Changqing and presented him with four unfamiliar spiritual plant seeds to cultivate for the clan.

• Qiong revealed that the Heavenly Origin Realm had been exposed to Outrealm races and offered the Three-Eyed Clan's protection in exchange for resources.
• Mu Yunsheng opposed the proposal, Mo Qiushui urged negotiation, and Xu Changqing warned that the realm's weakness made it vulnerable regardless of the clan's offer.
• Chao Jin called Xu Changqing forward and praised his skill in cultivating spiritual plants to Qiong and the others.
• Qiong and Li gave Xu Changqing four stellar seeds for cultivation, and he accepted them after Chao Jin nodded.

Xu Changqing returned to Azurewood Peak to cultivate the four spirit seeds supplied by the Three-Eyed Clan. There, Zhurong revealed that An'an had mastered the Pseudo-Immortal Artifact Desolation-Suppressing Halberd and might be the Heavenly Origin Realm’s Son of Fortune, leaving Xu Changqing worried about the dangers ahead.

• Xu Changqing left the Immortal Sect’s meeting and returned to Azurewood Peak to cultivate the four Elder Era spirit seeds.
• Xu Changqing examined the seeds’ requirements and uses, noting that the Immortal Sect could provide the necessary resources.
• Zhurong told Xu Changqing that An'an had received a Heaven Grade cultivation method and a top-grade magic treasure, then gained the Desolation-Suppressing Halberd’s recognition in ancient ruins.
• Zhurong explained that the Desolation-Suppressing Halberd was one of four Pseudo-Immortal Artifacts forged during the Elder Era to suppress the Demon Race.
• Xu Changqing feared that An'an’s status as a possible Son of Fortune and possession of the halberd would attract powerful enemies, and agreed with Zhurong that they must protect him and help him grow stronger.

Xu Changqing carefully cultivated two of the Three-Eyed Clan’s spirit plants while deliberately neglecting the other two to conceal their potential. When Li inspected the Spirit Fields, she questioned whether he had cultivated the struggling plants improperly.

• Xu Changqing requested cultivation materials and decided to nurture the Starcore Purple Zenith Seed and Luminous Starheart Grass while making the Riftworld Star-Eye Flower and Myriad Tribulations Star Marrow Tree appear unsuccessful.
• Xu Changqing set up a Star-Gathering Formation, prepared different soils, and planted all four spirit seeds, giving the two plants he intended to conceal minimal care.
• Xu Changqing watered and nourished the Starcore Purple Zenith Seed and Luminous Starheart Grass daily, while neglecting the other seeds.
• The Starcore Purple Zenith Seed sprouted on the seventh day, and the Luminous Starheart Grass sprouted on the tenth, while the other two plants remained weak.
• Xu Changqing told Li that the Riftworld Star-Eye Flower and Myriad Tribulations Star Marrow Tree seemed poorly suited to the Heavenly Origin Realm.
• Li inspected the seedlings and asked Xu Changqing whether he had cultivated the two struggling plants improperly.

Xu Changqing convinced Li that the Three-Eyed Clan’s spirit plants struggled to adapt to the Heavenly Origin Realm, then continued secretly nourishing the Purple Zenith Star Core. He warned Qingyao to avoid the newly arrived foreigners, and after she left, reflected on how few of his disciples and children remained near him.

• Xu Changqing showed Li that the Myriad Tribulations Star Marrow Tree sapling was still withering and blamed the Heavenly Origin Realm’s environment; Li accepted the difficulty and said she would inspect the plants again.
• After Li departed, Xu Changqing continued guiding starlight to nourish the Purple Zenith Star Core.
• Qingyao visited Xu Changqing and said spending time near her Fifth Martial Aunt Mu Ning made her feel comfortable and improved her cultivation speed.
• Xu Changqing encouraged Qingyao to visit Mu Ning, then warned her to avoid the foreigners recently arrived at the Immortal Sect.
• Qingyao asked about the foreigners and the worlds beyond the Heavenly Origin Realm, then obeyed Xu Changqing and left.
• Xu Changqing reflected that his other disciples and children were away, leaving Qingyao as the only one still by his side.

Xu Changqing visited Red Maple Valley to inspect the Spirit Fields and promised Li Sancai he would recommend him for Grain Lord. After learning that Ping'an had invited him to the Central Region to meet Li Lingbi and Yue Yao, Xu Changqing planned a visit, then saw how unsettling underground developments had left the Immortal Sect's Outer Spirit Fields and Initiation disciple ranks depleted.

• In the Grand Void Rift, two Yellow-Mystic Realm cultivators planned to infiltrate other realms but prioritized capturing the sealed Corpse King for its power and treasures.
• Xu Changqing visited Li Sancai at Red Maple Valley and offered to recommend him for the vacant Grain Lord position.
• Li Sancai told Xu Changqing that Ping'an had asked him to arrange a meeting in the Central Region, where Ping'an had met Li Lingbi's daughter, Li Yueyao.
• Xu Changqing agreed to settle Azurewood Peak's affairs before traveling to the Central Region to meet Li Lingbi and find Ping'an.
• Xu Changqing and Li Sancai inspected the Spirit Fields, where Xu Changqing offered the Spirit Farmers cultivation advice and found the Outer Spirit Fields mostly empty.
• Li Sancai explained that unsettling factors underground had reduced the number of Initiation disciples willing to join the Immortal Sect to one-third of its former level.

Xu Changqing reassured Li Sancai that the Spirit Fields remained important to the Immortal Sect, while Li considered returning to the Li Family in the Central Region or joining the Spirit Melody Sect if the fields declined. Back at Azurewood Peak, Xu Changqing worried that Lin Feng had not returned and sent Xu Jiuyou to search for him.

• Li Sancai told Xu Changqing he feared the Spirit Fields and the Immortal Sect were in decline and asked about the sect leaders' plans.
• Xu Changqing admitted he knew of no plan to address the underground disturbances but reassured Li Sancai that the Spirit Fields were still needed in the short term.
• Li Sancai said he might return to the Li Family in the Central Region, while Xu Changqing welcomed him to the Spirit Melody Sect if he chose to leave.
• Xu Changqing returned to Azurewood Peak and tended the Purple Zenith Star Core seedlings and Luminous Starheart Grass.
• Xu Changqing noticed Lin Feng had not returned to the Eastern Domain and sent Xu Jiuyou to search for him.

Xu Changqing used Shared Vision to follow Xu Jiuyou as he searched for Lin Feng and saw the devastation spreading through the Eastern Domain. He found Lin Feng fighting with Sunset Glow Palace, where Lin Feng had joined the movement to overthrow the Great Moon Dynasty, and Ling Yue questioned him about his future.

• Xu Jiuyou left the Dongting Immortal Sect through a Portable Space Teleportation Array while Xu Changqing monitored him through Shared Vision.
• Xu Jiuyou traveled across the war-torn Eastern Domain, where refugees and cultivators moved through the wilderness amid the Great Moon Dynasty's succession crisis.
• Xu Jiuyou found Lin Feng at Sunset Glow Palace, where Lin Feng fought in disguise and listened as its members called for the Great Moon Dynasty's overthrow.
• Xu Changqing recognized that Lin Feng had chosen to help the people despite the cultivation world's rules against intervening in mortal affairs, and decided not to interfere.
• Ling Yue asked Lin Feng what he planned to do after the war, and Lin Feng said he would keep traveling and help restore peace.

Xu Changqing successfully cultivated two crucial spirit plants for the Three-Eyed Clan, helping secure its cooperation with the Dongting Immortal Sect. He then traveled to the Central Region to visit Li Lingbi and check on his family, and the chapter ended with the two old friends reuniting.

• Xu Changqing completed cultivation of the Purple Zenith Starheart Tree and Luminous Starheart Grass, while the other two spirit plants withered.
• Li collected the successful harvest and returned to Star Vault Palace, where Qiong accepted it and the Three-Eyed Clan acknowledged its cooperation with the Dongting Immortal Sect.
• Chao Jin and Xuan Yan discussed the alliance and the threat posed by outsiders, while noting Xu Ping'an's recognition by Desolation Queller.
• Xu Changqing left Qingyao in charge of the Spirit Fields and traveled through the Interrealm Teleportation Array to the Central Region.
• Xu Changqing reached the Black Rust Dynasty's imperial city and waited at the Li Family residence for Li Lingbi.
• Li Lingbi returned, and the two friends embraced and exchanged remarks about how their lives had changed over the decades.

Xu Changqing reunited with Li Lingbi, learned that Han Xin had married into the Ancient Mo Clan, and agreed to let Xu Ping'an and Li Yueyao decide whether to marry. When Mo Yin arrived to thank Xu Changqing, Xu sensed his concealed connection to Hui Jiuming and suspected he belonged to the Ancient Mo Clan, leaving Li Lingbi and the Mo Clan poised for conflict.

• Li Lingbi told Xu Changqing that Han Xin had joined the Ancient Mo Clan, married into its family, and was living peacefully with her children.
• Li Lingbi proposed a marriage between Xu Ping'an and Li Yueyao, and Xu agreed to let the young couple decide after Ping'an returned from the Fallen Immortal Abyss.
• Xu Changqing learned that Ping'an and Yueyao were already together in the Fallen Immortal Abyss and decided to go check on them, taking Li Lingbi's spirit talisman to contact Pei Mo.
• Mo Yin arrived at Li Lingbi's banquet and presented Xu Changqing with a gift in gratitude for his past care.
• Xu Changqing sensed Hui Jiuming's aura on Mo Yin and suspected that Mo Yin belonged to the Ancient Mo Clan, which had once backed the Black Rust Dynasty.

Xu Changqing examined Mo Yin’s gifts, rejected his plea to escape the imperial court, and set out for the Fallen Immortal Abyss. Mo Yin and Hui Jiuming discussed whether the gifts could still help win Xu Changqing’s support.

• Xu Changqing inspected Mo Yin’s treasures and suspected that the emperor had ulterior motives.
• Mo Yin contacted Xu Changqing through the Ink-Patterned Sword and begged him to take him away, but Xu Changqing refused.
• Xu Changqing shared breakfast with Li Lingbi, received advice about the Fallen Immortal Abyss, and departed on the Grand Unity Azure Lotus Throne.
• Li Lingbi dismissed the steward’s concern about Mo Yin’s gifts and said Xu Changqing could not be won over.
• Mo Yin watched Xu Changqing leave as Hui Jiuming doubted his scheme would work, but Mo Yin noted that Xu Changqing had accepted the gifts.

Xu Changqing traveled toward the Fallen Immortal Abyss and killed a Black-Armored Bear King with a glance while passing a besieged Demon-Hunting force. He reached the Abyss’s outer reaches and surveyed its three increasingly dangerous regions.

• Xu Changqing encountered three Demon-Hunting Teams under attack by a horde of demons and killed the Black-Armored Bear King with a glance.
• The demon horde fled, and the surviving Demon-Hunting Teams watched Xu Changqing continue on without stopping.
• Xu Changqing reached the Fallen Immortal Abyss, where sinister energy made his spiritual power sluggish beneath gray miasma clouds.
• Xu Changqing observed the Bone-Eroding Forest Sea, learned of the dangerous Burial Dao Plain beyond it, and looked toward the Fallen Immortal Sky Pit at the center.

Xu Changqing followed Li Lingbi’s black talisman through the Bone-Eroding Forest Sea and into the Burial Dao Plain, where he briefly investigated a fallen ruin and collected fire-attributed treasures. The talisman led him to Pei Mo, whom he greeted after a long separation.

• Xu Changqing used the black talisman to find a route deeper into the Burial Dao Plain and flew through the dangerous miasma on the Grand Unity Azure Lotus Throne.
• When a ruined structure fell from the sky, Xu Changqing sent Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui inside to investigate while he watched through Shared Vision.
• Xu Jiuyou and Xu Qiansui defeated the Golden Core Fire Puppets and collected Fire Spirit Crystals, Heaven-Burning Grasses, and a flaming short sword.
• Xu Changqing put away the treasures and continued following the talisman until Pei Mo arrived and asked whether Li Lingbi had come.
• Xu Changqing greeted Pei Mo, saying it had been a long time since they had met.