Chapter Summaries

Nü Tu fused with a ten-thousand-year Mysterious Yellow Bamboo, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, then captured a swarm of rare Profound Yellow Earth-Vein Serpents. She and Xu Qiansui continued deeper into the Earth Vein in search of further discoveries.

• Nü Tu wrapped the Mysterious Yellow Bamboo in Earth Qi and fused it with herself, advancing from the Nascent Soul Middle Stage to the Nascent Soul Late Stage.
• Nü Tu and Xu Qiansui continued deeper into the Earth Vein, where they found Profound Yellow Bamboo Shoots and dense deposits formed from condensed Earth Qi.
• Nü Tu recognized a swarm of Profound Yellow Earth-Vein Serpents and lured them with Mysterious Yellow Qi.
• Nü Tu trapped the serpents and separated a mutated specimen before storing the whole swarm in a pouch for living creatures.
• Nü Tu signaled Xu Qiansui to continue onward, and Xu Changqing expressed relief at her reliability.

Xu Changqing and Nü Tu found no sign of the enormous human face or the source of the Earth Vein disturbances, so they prepared to withdraw. Just as Nü Tu sensed Mysterious Yellow Qi gathering deeper underground, they followed it to a colossal golden vortex whose power overwhelmed the Earth Vein.

• Xu Changqing questioned Nü Tu about abnormalities in the Earth Vein, and she asked what had existed where the Dongting Immortal Sect now stood.
• Xu Changqing recalled stories of bloody water and coffins, decided to ask Mo Qiushui about the land's history, and told Nü Tu to withdraw if they found no clues.
• As Nü Tu and Xu Qiansui prepared to leave, Nü Tu sensed Mysterious Yellow Qi rapidly converging deeper in the Earth Vein and asked to investigate.
• Xu Changqing warned them to retreat if danger appeared, and Nü Tu and Xu Qiansui followed the gathering Qi.
• Nü Tu and Xu Qiansui reached a colossal golden vortex that drew Mysterious Yellow Qi from across the Earth Vein, and Nü Tu struggled to withstand its pressure.

Nü Tu and Xu Qiansui discovered the sealed Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect Gate deep in the Earth Vein, along with an ancient coffin hidden inside. Xu Changqing kept the discovery secret and returned to tending his spirit plants, then learned that Linglong’s birthday was that day.

• Nü Tu and Xu Qiansui saw the Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect Gate emerge as formations gathered the Mysterious Yellow Qi.
• Xu Changqing ordered them to withdraw, but the Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Yellow Bamboo briefly revealed a Mysterious Yellow Ancient Coffin inside the gate.
• Nü Tu and Xu Qiansui returned safely, and Xu Changqing left the Earth Vein cave residence without disturbing Han Su.
• Xu Changqing returned to Azurewood Peak and carefully tended his spirit plants while keeping the discovery secret and searching ancient texts for clues.
• Xu Changqing received a call telling him that Linglong’s birthday was that day, and he promised to take care of her celebration.

Xu Changqing visited the Water-Control Pavilion to celebrate Xu Linglong’s birthday and give her a warning bell. After Mo Qiushui gave Linglong a protective hairpin, Xu Changqing asked her about the Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect.

• Xu Changqing brought the Clearcall Warning Bell to the Water-Control Pavilion for Xu Linglong’s birthday.
• Xu Changqing found Linglong cultivating and learned that Mo Qiushui had concealed her dragon horns to protect her identity.
• Xu Changqing gave Linglong the Clearcall Warning Bell, which she tied to her waist.
• Mo Qiushui gave Linglong a Coldwater Dragoncry Hairpin to aid her cultivation and protect her.
• Xu Changqing asked Mo Qiushui whether she knew about the Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect.

Mo Qiushui revealed the ancient history behind the Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect’s destruction and warned Xu Changqing that the weakening seal beneath Dongting Immortal Sect would soon force its leaders to choose between abandoning the region and suppressing the underground threat. The chapter ended with Bei Qingtang sensing her bloodline connection to a massive Blackwater Dark Serpent beside the Luo River.

• Mo Qiushui told Xu Changqing that the Profound River Spirit Clan and Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect once dominated the Heavenly Origin Realm, until the Profound River dried up and the Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect was destroyed by allied factions.
• Mo Qiushui revealed that Dongting Immortal Sect imprisoned the surviving members of the Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect and used the Myriad-Era Spirit-Drawing Formation to extract their power for its spirit fields and veins.
• Mo Qiushui explained that the Black Tortoise beneath the black lake was the Mysterious Yellow Spirit Sect’s guardian beast and that its weakening seal and the underground vengeful souls could become uncontrollable within decades.
• Xu Changqing and Mo Qiushui concluded that Dongting Immortal Sect would likely use its Worldly Engagement Plan to seize control of the Eastern Domain rather than pay the cost of suppressing the underground forces.
• Xu Changqing thanked Mo Qiushui, then offered to make Spirit Cuisine for Xu Linglong’s birthday.
• Bei Qingtang stood beside the Luo River and sensed her Profound River Spirit Clan bloodline calling to a thousand-zhang Blackwater Dark Serpent.

Cultivators from across many worlds followed the Guiding Baleful God through the Grand Void Rift to the Corpse King's Tomb Mound, hoping to claim the Corpse King. The factions gathered around the mound and held their positions, with Xu Zixiao among the crowd and Mu Ji representing Azure Jade Cloud Cliff.

• The Guiding Baleful God emerged from the rift and opened a passage of Killing Intent toward the Corpse King's Tomb Mound.
• Xu Zixiao joined a medium-sized faction's Nascent Soul-led group and followed the Baleful God while remaining disguised.
• The cultivators reached a vast tomb mound of bones, where a Corpse King Sword was embedded at its peak.
• The five major factions occupied the best positions around the tomb mound and watched one another, unwilling to make the first move.
• Mu Ji, Cang Xuan, and Han E stood as the Three Purities Alliance's Spirit Transformation representatives, with Mu Ji representing Azure Jade Cloud Cliff.

The factions gathered around the Corpse King's Tomb Mound as the Three-Headed Six-Armed Baleful God sacrificed itself to awaken the Corpse King. When the Corpse King emerged, Hu Shang launched the first attack.

• Xu Zixiao watched the Spirit Transformation powerhouses gather, ready to seek an opportunity for his master or report what happened.
• The Three-Headed Six-Armed Baleful God began mutilating itself to sacrifice its Killing Intent and awaken the Corpse King.
• The Baleful God collapsed into black qi and struck the tomb mound, cracking it open and unleashing corpse qi and wandering souls.
• The Corpse King rose from the shattered mound, and his overwhelming pressure alarmed the Spirit Transformation powerhouses.
• Hu Shang attacked first, sending nine fire dragons toward the Corpse King.

The five major factions attacked the Corpse King's Tomb Mound, but the still-unawakened Corpse King unleashed a devastating counterattack against them. Xu Zixiao realized he could safely take the feared Corpse King Sword and looked for a chance to claim it amid the battle.

• Mu Ji, Cang Xuan, Han E, Xing Yanzi, Ming Chen, and Huang Zun attacked the mound while Qian Wanguan protected the Returning Ruins Merchant Guild and waited for the factions to weaken.
• Xu Zixiao learned that the Corpse King Sword eroded the souls and consciousness of anyone who touched it, then realized his soulless puppet body could take it safely.
• Xu Zixiao planned to approach the sword while the factions were occupied, but the Corpse King instinctively attacked before he could act.
• The Corpse King crushed Hu Shang's nine fire dragons and shattered Cang Xuan's Thunder Dragon with a soul-shaking roar.
• The Corpse King sent bone spears against the other factions, piercing Mu Ji's vines, shattering Han E's ice waterfall, and disrupting the defenses of Xing Yanzi, Ming Chen, Huang Zun, and Qian Wanguan.

Xu Zixiao seized the Corpse King Sword by exploiting his lack of a soul, surviving its deadly backlash. After Cang Xuan and Hu Shang attacked him, Xu Zixiao activated a spatial technique and vanished with the sword.

• Xu Zixiao slipped past the battling experts and reached for the Corpse King Sword while they dismissed him as doomed.
• The sword unleashed corpse baleful energy against Xu Zixiao, but his puppet body had no soul or Divine Sense for it to harm.
• Xu Zixiao pulled the Corpse King Sword free, and its corpse baleful energy submitted to him.
• Xing Yanzi recognized that Xu Zixiao was a puppet, prompting Cang Xuan and Hu Shang to attack him.
• Xu Zixiao recited an incantation and vanished in a pillar of spatial power as the attacks struck his former position.

Xu Zixiao returned to Xu Changqing with the Corpse King Sword after stealing it from the Spirit Transformation cultivators, leaving the Yellow-Mystic Realm blamed for the theft. Xu Changqing decided the Ninefold Netherworld Passage Technique could help him control the sword and began preparing to cultivate it.

• Xu Zixiao escaped with the Corpse King Sword using the Dragon Abyss Water-Spirit Seal, while the Spirit Transformation cultivators accused Huang Zun and the Yellow-Mystic Realm of plotting against them.
• Xu Zixiao returned to Xu Changqing's Portable Space and recounted how he stole the sword and escaped from the Corpse-Flipping Festival.
• Xu Changqing recognized that the sword's yin and baleful nature was incompatible with his cultivation, but realized the Ninefold Netherworld Passage Technique could control it.
• Xu Changqing considered replacing Xu Zixiao in the Grand Void Rift with Xu Jiuyou or Xu Qiansui, then ordered Xu Qiansui to summon Fenglong from the Dragon-Tiger Immortal Sect.
• Xu Changqing began recalling the Ninefold Netherworld Passage Technique's instructions for opening the Nether River and contemplating his meridians.

Xu Changqing studied the dangerous Ninefold Netherworld Passage Technique and consulted Fenglong about cultivating it to control the Corpse King Sword. He decided to use the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak to create a soul-bearing clone that could practice the technique without risking his main body or Water Spirit Root.

• Xu Changqing learned that cultivating the Ninefold Netherworld Passage Technique could freeze and rupture meridians, clash yin and yang, and let baleful intent damage the soul, so he postponed cultivation.
• Xu Changqing summoned Fenglong, the Lightning Spiritual Root, and Xu Qiansui to the Portable Space and explained that the technique could control the Corpse King Sword.
• Fenglong suggested giving the technique to a loyal deathsworn or having Gonggong, the Water Spirit Root, cultivate it, but Xu Changqing rejected both options.
• Xu Changqing remembered the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak, the unique effect of his max-level Fur-Clad Technique.
• Xu Changqing planned to refine the cloak from nine top-grade pelts, nine complete souls, and his blood essence, then place a strand of his soul inside it to cultivate the technique and wield the Corpse King Sword.

Xu Changqing planned the nine divine abilities for forging the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak and gathered the required pelts and souls. He recognized the dying Evil Cultivator Li Chuan, an old acquaintance who had once taken the blame for him, and decided to save him and give him a chance to change his fate.

• Xu Changqing selected nine divine abilities and Spiritual Roots for the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak, then sent Fenglong, Xu Qiansui, and Xu Jiuyou to gather pelts and divine souls.
• Xu Changqing left his Portable Space and found that the Dongting Immortal Sect remained unchanged, with the Three-Eyed Clan now fully joined.
• Fenglong and the others returned three days later with nine flawless top-grade pelts and nine complete divine souls.
• Xu Jiuyou brought Xu Changqing the living Evil Cultivator Li Chuan, who was hollow-eyed, severely injured, and muttering that he would try again.
• Xu Changqing recognized Li Chuan as the man who had once taken the blame for him and learned that his body and soul were close to collapse.
• Fenglong suggested that Li Chuan could become the deathsworn Xu Changqing needed, and Xu Changqing decided to save him and help him change his fate.

Xu Changqing forged the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak and restored Li Chuan, then equipped him to pursue revenge against the Poison Evil Sect master. Li Chuan reached Nascent Soul Perfection and suppressed the Corpse King Sword’s Killing Intent, becoming a powerful slaughter incarnation.

• Xu Changqing fused nine top-grade pelts and nine Evil Cultivator divine souls into the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak, creating a garment that could raise its wearer’s cultivation by a major realm.
• Xu Changqing used Life Force to heal Li Chuan and learned that the Poison Evil Sect master had killed Li Chuan’s wife and child in drug experiments.
• Xu Changqing offered Li Chuan a chance to avenge his family, and Li Chuan swore a blood pact to follow him in exchange.
• Xu Changqing gave Li Chuan pills and the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak, which raised him to Nascent Soul Perfection and gave him nine additional divine abilities.
• Li Chuan took up the Corpse King Sword and suppressed its Killing Intent with his obsession and ten divine abilities, though his eyes turned completely black.

Xu Changqing explained that the Dongting Immortal Sect would likely fracture as its leaders ignored worsening dangers beneath the sect. Li Chuan avenged his wife and daughter by killing the Poison Evil Sect’s master, then left as the Sorrowful Wanderer.

• Xu Changqing told Fenglong that Li Chuan was bound to him through a blood contract and the Myriad Forms Spirit Cloak, then warned that the Dongting Immortal Sect would eventually split into factions.
• Li Chuan arrived at the Poison Evil Sect and confronted its master, Lu Hanzhou, over the murder of his wife and daughter.
• Li Chuan killed Lu Hanzhou with one strike of the Corpse King Sword, avenging his family.
• When nearby cultivators condemned him, Li Chuan killed one accuser and warned the others to stay silent.
• Li Chuan razed the Poison Evil Sect’s grounds, declared that he had no shore to return to, and departed as the Sorrowful Wanderer.

Thirty years after the Great Moon Dynasty fell, Xu Ping'an transcended his tribulation and reached Supreme-Grade Nascent Soul, displaying an Emperor's Dharma Manifestation. As Xu Changqing prepared to return home with him, Grand Elder Xuan Yan said he had an urgent matter concerning the Dongting Immortal Sect's survival.

• Thirty years passed as the Great Abundance Dynasty rose, Xu Changqing's allies advanced in cultivation, and Li Lingbi reached Superior Nascent Soul.
• Xu Ping'an, now fifty, transcended his tribulation and formed a Supreme-Grade Nascent Soul with a Five-Element Divine Wheel Dharma Manifestation.
• The Immortal Sect's leaders praised Xu Ping'an, while Xu Changqing considered revealing his own Nascent Soul cultivation to secure more resources.
• Xu Ping'an thanked Xu Changqing and his supporters, and Xu Changqing urged him to handle his relationships with Li Yueyao and Li.
• As Xu Changqing prepared to leave with Xu Ping'an, Grand Elder Xuan Yan stopped him and said the Dongting Immortal Sect's survival was at stake.

Dongting Immortal Sect decided to divide into separate factions and establish roots across the five domains to escape a danger beneath the sect that would erupt within five years. Xu Changqing chose Fengrao Commandery for Azurewood Sect, while Xu Ping'an returned home to celebrate his Supreme-Grade Nascent Soul breakthrough and learned that the family planned a grand celebration for Xu Changqing's hundredth birthday.

• Chao Jin revealed the spreading underground Killing Intent, and Xuan Yan announced that Dongting Immortal Sect would split up and relocate within three months.
• Xu Changqing chose Fengrao Commandery for Azurewood Sect, and Water-Control Pavilion and Beast Spirit Valley chose to accompany it.
• The other peaks and affiliated groups selected destinations across the five domains, completing the sect's division.
• Xu Ping'an returned to Azurewood Peak and told Ruo Qunshuang, Xu Linglong, and the others that he had formed a Supreme-Grade Nascent Soul.
• Ruo Qunshuang told Xu Ping'an and Xu Linglong that Xu Changqing would soon turn one hundred and asked them to behave while the family prepared a celebration.

Xu Changqing told Ruo Qunshuang that the Dongting Immortal Sect had split and that Azurewood Peak would relocate to Fengrao Commandery as the Azurewood Sect. At a meeting to discuss Xu Ping'an and Li Yueyao’s marriage, Xu Ping'an declared his commitment to Yueyao, but Li of the Three-Eyed Clan said she still intended to win his affection.

• Xu Changqing told Ruo Qunshuang that the Dongting Immortal Sect would divide its forces among the five great domains, and that Azurewood Peak would move to Fengrao Commandery while the Spirit Melody Sect remained independent.
• Li Lingbi visited Azurewood Peak with Li Yueyao, congratulated Xu Ping'an on reaching Supreme-Grade Nascent Soul, and proposed that the two young people marry.
• Xu Changqing asked Xu Ping'an for his thoughts on the marriage proposal.
• Qiong arrived with Li and said she would join the Azurewood Sect in its relocation, revealing the Three-Eyed Clan’s interest in linking itself to Xu Ping'an.
• Xu Ping'an stood before Li Yueyao and said she was already in his heart and that they were about to marry.
• Li said she did not mind Xu Ping'an’s answer and planned to cultivate his affection after joining the Azurewood Sect.

Xu Changqing moved Azurewood Peak to Fengrao Commandery and founded Azurewood Sect, where powerful allies and the Dafeng Dynasty welcomed him with gifts and offers of support. The chapter ended with Crown Prince Xiao Jingyuan presenting the dynasty’s decreed gifts and pledging generations of friendship.

• Xu Changqing and Mu Ning joined forces to fly Azurewood Peak toward Fengrao Commandery as Dongting Immortal Sect’s other peaks departed for their new homes.
• Azurewood Peak arrived in Fengrao Commandery, where Xu Changqing declared that Azurewood Sect would guard the commandery and threatened anyone who obstructed it.
• Zhurong, Nü Tu, Fenglong, Tai Bai, and representatives of many powerful sects and lineages arrived to congratulate Xu Changqing and present rare treasures.
• Wang Han told Fengrao’s officials and merchants that Xu Changqing was widely respected, prompting them to plan gifts for his upcoming hundredth birthday.
• Crown Prince Xiao Jingyuan arrived on the Dafeng Dynasty’s behalf and presented a Mountain-Suppressing Seal, an Imperial Spirit Jade, and a hundred-year tax exemption for the commandery’s Spirit Fields.

Xu Changqing established the Azurewood Sect’s ranks and administration, then granted congratulatory guests favored trading access. After Xu Ping’an mentioned his master was investigating a trace of Killing Intent, Li Wudao confronted Li Chuan outside the sect, suspecting him of targeting it.

• Xu Changqing appointed Mo Qiushui vice sect master, Xu Ping'an grand elder, and several others elders and district managers, while Ruo Qunshuang remained the independent Spirit Melody Sect Master.
• Xu Changqing welcomed congratulatory guests as honored guests and offered them preferential access to Azurewood Sect goods and resources.
• After the hall emptied, Xu Ping'an told Xu Changqing that his master had sensed Killing Intent and gone to investigate.
• Li Chuan stood alone near the Azurewood Sect, resolved to guard it and Xu Changqing after avenging his great vengeance.
• Li Wudao arrived and warned Li Chuan that his immense Killing Intent suggested he was entangled in killing karma, then asked if he planned to attack the Azurewood Sect.

Xu Changqing learned that the Immortal Sects planned to send Xu Ping'an and other Nascent Soul cultivators to the dangerous Grand Void Rift, and that he might be sent there too. He resolved to strengthen the Azurewood Sect and Fengrao Commandery so the sect’s leaders could not take control from him.

• Li Wudao attacked Li Chuan after suspecting the Evil Cultivator posed a threat to the Azurewood Sect, but Xu Changqing intervened and identified Li Chuan as an old friend.
• Xu Changqing asked why Li Wudao had stayed in Fengrao Commandery, and Li Wudao explained that he was stabilizing Xu Ping'an’s cultivation before sending him to the Grand Void Rift.
• Li Wudao revealed that Nascent Soul cultivators in the Immortal Sects were duty-bound to enter the Grand Void Rift to defend the Heavenly Origin Realm, and that Xu Changqing might eventually have to go as well.
• Li Chuan offered to kill Li Wudao, but Xu Changqing stopped him and warned that the Spirit Transformation expert was too powerful to defeat.
• Xu Changqing resolved to recruit disciples and make the Azurewood Sect dominant in Fengrao Commandery and the Eastern Domain so the Immortal Sect higher-ups could not seize control.