Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing brought his family to Shaking Light Star to meet First Chief Disciple Zhen Yuanzi, but Fourth Chief Disciple Baili Hong arrived first and showed interest in Xu Changqing’s gifted descendants. Zhen Yuanzi then arrived aboard a formidable warship, leaving the plaza in awed silence.

• Gu Chenzhou summoned Xu Changqing and his family to Shaking Light Star to meet Zhen Yuanzi, who was inspecting the supply lines and reportedly planned to meet Feng Buhui.
• Xu Changqing arrived with Ruo Qunshuang, his children, and his grandson, then learned that Baili Hong had also come to Shaking Light Star.
• Baili Hong examined Xu Ping'an and Xu Xiao, praised the family’s talent, and appeared interested in taking a disciple.
• Zhen Yuanzi’s fleet emerged beyond the Boundary Pass, and his immense black warship docked at Shaking Light Star.
• Zhen Yuanzi stepped from the warship, and his fearsome presence made the laws tremble and the assembled crowd fall silent.

Zhen Yuanzi met Xu Changqing’s family and discovered that Xu Ping'an had reached Spirit Transformation at one hundred despite having a Five-Element Spirit Root. After learning about Xu Ping'an’s cultivation and Desolation Queller, Zhen Yuanzi said they were the same kind of people and implied he could guide him further.

• Baili Hong and Xu Changqing went to greet Zhen Yuanzi, who initially dismissed Xu Changqing as ordinary before noticing Xu Ping'an.
• Xu Changqing introduced Xu Ping'an as his son, a Five-Element Spirit Root cultivator who reached Spirit Transformation at one hundred, astonishing Baili Hong and drawing Zhen Yuanzi’s interest.
• Zhen Yuanzi pulled Xu Ping'an close and asked about his cultivation milestones, learning he formed his Golden Core at twenty and Nascent Soul at fifty.
• Zhen Yuanzi sensed a familiar aura on Xu Ping'an, who admitted he carried the Pseudo-Immortal Artifact Desolation Queller.
• Zhen Yuanzi told Xu Ping'an they were the same kind of people and said he needed someone who could truly lead him onward.

Xu Ping'an accepted Zhen Yuanzi as his registered disciple after receiving Li Wudao’s blessing, and the group gathered at the Shaking Light Star External Affairs Bureau. Xu Changqing then noticed a profound resemblance between Xu Ping'an and Zhen Yuanzi that seemed to come from a shared origin rather than blood.

• Zhen Yuanzi asked Xu Ping'an to become his disciple, and Xu Ping'an hesitated because he already regarded Li Wudao as his master.
• Li Wudao told Xu Ping'an to accept the offer, and Xu Ping'an knelt before Zhen Yuanzi and became his registered disciple.
• Xu Changqing noticed Li Wudao’s loneliness and relief as Xu Ping'an began a new path under Zhen Yuanzi.
• Gu Chenzhou brought the group to a quiet chamber at the Shaking Light Star External Affairs Bureau to await Direct Disciple Feng.
• Baili Hong remarked that Xu Ping'an and Zhen Yuanzi resembled each other, prompting Xu Changqing to sense that they shared a deeper, non-bloodline origin.

Xu Changqing considered using Origin Tracing to investigate the connection between Zhen Yuanzi and Xu Ping'an, but stopped to avoid being detected. Zhen Yuanzi explained the dangers of the Sea of Chaos and said Xu Ping'an would accompany him into battle to temper his Dao.

• Xu Changqing withdrew the Creation Force he had gathered, fearing Zhen Yuanzi would notice an Origin Tracing investigation.
• Zhen Yuanzi told Xu Ping'an that the Sea of Chaos was ruled by the sleeping Void-Biting Lord, a Primordial Giant Serpent whose awakening could make the laws riot and endanger the Four Mortal Domains.
• Zhen Yuanzi described the ranks and devouring nature of the Chaos Mutants, including Chaos Sovereigns powerful enough to rival him.
• Zhen Yuanzi explained that Cosmic Tidal Surges could release treasures and ancient relics, but warned Xu Ping'an that most apparent opportunities were traps.
• Zhen Yuanzi said Xu Ping'an would follow him into battle, and Xu Ping'an eagerly vowed not to disappoint his master.

Feng Buhui deciphered a mysterious formation Zhen Yuanzi found in the Sea of Chaos and discovered a message bearing Jun Wuhuo’s name. The message suggested that the missing Third Senior Brother might be trapped there, leaving Zhen Yuanzi and the others facing an urgent mystery.

• Feng Buhui arrived at Zhen Yuanzi’s meditation chamber and learned that Xu Ping'an was Xu Changqing’s son and Zhen Yuanzi’s new honorary disciple.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Feng Buhui about the formation, and Feng Buhui said its contents concerned everyone before revealing the deciphered message.
• The message named Jun Wuhuo, shocking Baili Hong and Xu Changqing because Jun Wuhuo had been missing for over ten thousand years.
• Zhen Yuanzi said the message came from the Sea of Chaos and described two possibilities: Jun Wuhuo was isolated in a hidden space or was unable to escape and had sent a plea for help.
• Zhen Yuanzi explained that he had found the compressed formation during a routine patrol and sent it to Feng Buhui to decipher.

Zhen Yuanzi and the others discussed Jun Wuhuo’s message, their cultivation, and Xu Changqing’s unusual technique as the Cosmic Tidal Surge approached. Xu Ping'an described a strange sense of familiarity with Xu Changqing, then asked to bring Yue Yao, Mu'er, and Sister Qingyao to join them before the surge; Xu Changqing agreed, and they returned home for dinner.

• Feng Buhui questioned the timing and intent of Jun Wuhuo’s message, while Zhen Yuanzi vowed to retrieve him or make the Sea of Chaos pay if he was dead.
• Baili Hong and Feng Buhui described their slow progress with the Northern Dipper Return-to-Origin Scripture, and Xu Changqing revealed that he cultivated a different technique.
• Zhen Yuanzi stopped Feng Buhui from asking which technique Xu Changqing practiced and warned both senior disciples not to pry into the matter.
• Zhen Yuanzi told Xu Ping'an to prepare for the coming battles and stressed that surviving the Chaos Battlefield was what mattered most.
• Xu Ping'an told Xu Changqing that he felt he had known him for a very long time, then asked to bring Yue Yao, Mu'er, and Sister Qingyao before the Cosmic Tidal Surge; Xu Changqing agreed.
• Xu Changqing and Xu Ping'an returned to their residence, where Ruo Qunshuang welcomed them to a dinner of Spirit Cuisine.

Xu Changqing summoned Fenglong from the Heavenly Origin Realm to merge with him and restore his full strength for the coming Cosmic Tide. After inspecting the changes to his Primordial Star Core and Six-Colored Lotus, he accelerated the growth of the Celestial River Moon Marrow Flower in the Grade-Five Spirit Field.

• Xu Changqing sent Xu Zixiao to the Heavenly Origin Realm to bring Fenglong to the Portable Space.
• Fenglong reported that the Heavenly Origin Realm was stable and that the Azurewood Immortal Sect faced little pressure after Xu Changqing joined the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion.
• Xu Changqing explained that he needed to undergo Body Integration with Fenglong before entering the Sea of Chaos for the Cosmic Tide, and Fenglong eagerly agreed.
• Fenglong merged into Xu Changqing, restoring his full strength and gathering all six of his Spiritual Roots.
• Xu Changqing saw that his Primordial Star Core had grown and changed, while a new Chaos-colored petal was forming on the Six-Colored Lotus.
• Xu Changqing went to the Grade-Five Spirit Field, drew down starlight, and used Creation Force to ripen the Celestial River Moon Marrow Flower until it bloomed.

Baili Hong and Feng Buhui both sought to take Xu Changqing’s grandson Xu Xiao as a disciple, each arguing that his talents suited their specialty. Xu Xiao proposed learning from both, leaving the two masters to consider the secrets they would have to reveal.

• Baili Hong visited Xu Changqing on Jade Balance Star and asked to take Xu Xiao as his disciple because of his unusual third eye.
• Feng Buhui arrived and argued that Xu Xiao’s ability to see through laws made him ideal for learning formations.
• Baili Hong and Feng Buhui argued over who was better suited, but Xu Changqing said the choice belonged to Xu Xiao.
• Xu Changqing summoned Li and Xu Xiao, and Baili Hong and Feng Buhui each described what they could offer as a master.
• Xu Xiao used his third eye to examine both men and proposed becoming the disciple of both.
• Baili Hong and Feng Buhui objected that teaching the same disciple would expose their private techniques and secrets.

Xu Changqing arranged masters for Xu Xiao, Xu He, and Xu Sui before the story shifted to the Azurewood Immortal Sect, where Qingyue Fairy threatened Qingyao. Xu Ping'an arrived and damaged Qingyue Fairy’s Divine Spirit, revealing himself as Xu Changqing’s second son.

• Xu Changqing offered Xu He and Xu Sui as disciples, and Baili Hong accepted them after yielding Xu Xiao to Feng Buhui.
• Xu Xiao, Xu He, and Xu Sui each paid respects to their new masters.
• Qingyue Fairy ordered Qingyao to return with her, but Qingyao refused and insisted Xu Changqing would come back.
• Qingyue Fairy threatened to use force and summoned her Moon Palace Divine Cassia, but a Five-Colored Divine Radiance shattered its branches and cracked its full moon.
• Xu Ping'an descended with a battle halberd and confronted Qingyue Fairy as Lin Feng and the others arrived.
• Lin Feng identified the white-robed man as his master's second son, Xu Ping'an.

Xu Changqing reunited with his family before joining the Spirit Plant Bureau’s supply route to the Sea of Chaos. Their starship passed through the Four Directions Star Region and stopped at Azure Dragon Eastern Continent, where Xu Changqing’s group explored the starport.

• Xu Ping'an arrived on Shaking Light Star with Li Yueyao, Xu Mu, Qingyao, and the others, reuniting the family with Xu Changqing.
• The supply routes were assigned, and Xu Changqing departed with Ruo Qunshuang, Xu Linglong, Qingyao, and Chi Ye aboard the Spirit Plant Bureau’s starship.
• Lu Yan explained that the starship would pass through the Four Directions Star Region, guarded by the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise.
• The starship reached Azure Dragon Eastern Continent, where Lu Yan gave the group two days to trade before departure.
• Xu Changqing bought Ruo Qunshuang Profound Water Green Lotus seeds and bought Xu Linglong a Starshine Orchid as they browsed the starport.

Xu Changqing and his companions explored the Azure Dragon Eastern Continent’s starport, where the awakened Lord Azure Dragon briefly appeared and looked at Xu Changqing and Linglong. At a spirit plant auction, Xu Changqing bid on Starfall Grass, then identified himself to a rival who tried to claim it through his sect’s influence.

• Xu Changqing bought a Grade-Seven Glazed Wood for three thousand Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones after Linglong spotted it at a stall.
• Lord Azure Dragon awakened, caused spirit plants across the starport to bloom, and looked down at Xu Changqing and Linglong before returning to the clouds.
• Xu Changqing and his companions entered an auction held inside a ten-thousand-year-old hollowed tree, where Starfall Grass drew his attention because its Star Law could help form the Six-Colored Lotus’s seventh petal.
• Xu Changqing bid on the Starfall Grass against an azure-robed young man, who invoked his ties to the Azure Mysterious Sect to pressure him to withdraw.
• Xu Changqing told the young man that he was the ninth direct disciple under the Great Dao Venerable of the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion.

At an auction, Xu Changqing revealed that he was a direct disciple of the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion, prompting the auction house to apologize and offer compensation. He accepted the settlement and left with Starfall Grass, a distinguished guest token, and numerous treasures.

• Mo Changkong backed down after his guards informed him of Xu Changqing's identity as a direct disciple of the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion.
• The auction house steward moved Xu Changqing and his companions to a private room, gave him a distinguished guest token, and offered him the Starfall Grass.
• Xu Changqing paid fifteen thousand Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones for the Starfall Grass and agreed to meet the chief steward.
• The chief steward asked Xu Changqing not to hold Mo Changkong's offense against him, and Xu Changqing agreed.
• Zhang Zaizhi insisted the Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion's dignity required compensation, so the chief steward presented Xu Changqing with numerous treasures at starting prices.
• Xu Changqing paid two hundred eighty thousand Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones for the treasures, and the chief steward offered him access to the establishment's branches and services.

After acquiring the Starfall Grass, Xu Changqing took his family to cultivate in the Azurewood Spirit Grotto and absorbed the Star Law into the phantom seventh petal of his Six-Colored Lotus. A mysterious summons pulled him into an Illusory World, where he saw the ancient Azure Dragon coiled around a colossal tree.

• Xu Changqing and his companions browsed the marketplace, where he detected two Golden Core Realm cultivators following them but chose not to confront them.
• Xu Changqing entered the Azurewood Spirit Grotto with his family and rented three first-class cultivation chambers.
• Xu Changqing absorbed the Star Law from the Starfall Grass, strengthening the phantom seventh petal of his Six-Colored Lotus.
• An ancient voice summoned Xu Changqing into an Illusory World, where he recognized the Azure Dragon coiled around a colossal ancient tree.

Xu Changqing obtained the Heaven-and-Earth Furnace after the Azure Dragon revealed that it had waited for the bearer of all five Creation Supreme Treasures. The Azure Dragon then gave him its origin power, completing his Seven-Colored Lotus and advancing his cultivation to Late Spirit Transformation.

• Xu Changqing's Creation Scripture resonated with the Azure Dragon and the ancient tree, which revealed the Heaven-and-Earth Furnace.
• The five Creation Supreme Treasures circled the furnace and drew it free from the ancient tree's phantom.
• The Azure Dragon explained that the Lord of Creation had left the furnace to guard the Four Directions Star Region and that only someone with all five treasures could take it.
• Xu Changqing realized the Great Dao Venerable had likely arranged for him to reach Azure Dragon Star and obtain the furnace.
• The Azure Dragon poured its origin power into Xu Changqing, solidifying the seventh petal of his lotus and breaking his bottleneck into Late Spirit Transformation.

The Seven-Colored Lotus resonated with the Creation Heavenly Scripture, strengthening Xu Changqing’s six divine abilities and awakening the Azure Dragon Transformation. The Azure Dragon explained that Xu Changqing’s Innate Star Core, Innate Dao Foundation, and Primordial Divine Aspect would merge at Void Refinement into a unique Gods-and-Devils Foundation.

• The Seven-Colored Lotus strengthened Xu Changqing’s Five-Colored Divine Radiance, Summon Wind and Rain, Myriad Mechanisms, Myriad Transformations, Shrinking the Earth to Inches, Myriad Insect Matriarch’s Nest, and Palm Abyssal Ruins.
• The fifth mark of Nine Transformations of the Wandering Dragon lit up, granting Xu Changqing the Azure Dragon Transformation and its powers, domain, dragon breaths, and drawbacks.
• Xu Changqing’s Chaos Deity transformed into a thirty-meter-tall Primordial Divine Aspect, displaying six incomplete divine rings and the phantoms of five Creation supreme treasures.
• The Azure Dragon identified the Primordial Star Core, Seven-Colored Lotus, and Chaos Deity as Xu Changqing’s Innate Star Core, Innate Dao Foundation, and Primordial Divine Aspect, which would merge when he reached Void Refinement.

Xu Changqing obtained the Heaven-and-Earth Furnace from the Azure Dragon and questioned whether the Great Dao Venerable had arranged his recent string of gains. After the illusory space dispersed, he emerged from meditation with his transformation confirmed and reunited with Ruo Qunshuang, Zhang Zaizhi, Qingyao, Linglong, and Chi Ye.

• The Azure Dragon explained that the Heaven-and-Earth Furnace could refine anything under heaven and earth and completed Xu Changqing's set of five Creation Supreme Treasures.
• Xu Changqing suspected that the Great Dao Venerable had deliberately guided him through a series of encounters and opportunities, but chose to grow stronger while awaiting the outcome.
• The Azure Dragon declared their agreement fulfilled and dispersed the illusory space, returning Xu Changqing to the Azurewood Spirit Grotto's cultivation chamber.
• Xu Changqing examined his transformed body and found his cultivation, Seven-Colored Lotus, Azure Dragon Transformation, divine abilities, and Chaos Deity had all advanced.
• At dawn, Xu Changqing left the chamber, where Ruo Qunshuang, Zhang Zaizhi, Qingyao, Linglong, and Chi Ye noticed his changes.

Xu Changqing and the Spirit Plant Bureau’s group left the Azure Dragon Eastern Continent and traveled toward the Sea of Chaos as the Cosmic Tidal Surge began erupting. The starship stopped at the battlefront’s edge, where Xu Changqing’s Seven-Colored Lotus, Heaven-and-Earth Furnace, and Primordial Star Core responded eagerly to the Chaos.

• Xu Changqing and the group left the Azure Dragon Eastern Continent after shopping and returned to the Spirit Plant Bureau’s starship.
• Lu Yan explained that they would cross the Endless Starfield to reach the Sea of Chaos and warned everyone to prepare for encounters with other factions.
• Xu Changqing and the others saw the Cosmic Tidal Surge’s first silver ores and watched cultivators from other starships fight over them.
• The Spirit Plant Bureau’s starship reached the Sea of Chaos and stopped at its edge as Chaos Qi, tidal waves, Chaos Mutants, and enormous beastly shadows filled the view.
• Xu Changqing felt the Seven-Colored Lotus, the Heaven-and-Earth Furnace, and the Primordial Star Core respond to the Sea of Chaos.

As the Cosmic Tidal Surge continued, Xu Changqing distributed powerful magical artifacts to his companions and warned them to stay near the camp if he ventured into the Sea of Chaos. He resolved to seek a breakthrough to the Void Refinement Phase, then learned that Zhen Yuanzi's direct disciple had already taken his eldest son, Xu Ping'an, into the Sea of Chaos.

• Lu Yan established a safe camp with the Spirit Plant Bureau's six starships, and Xu Changqing's group stepped out to survey the Sea of Chaos.
• Zhang Zaizhi described the ancient ruins and treasures the Cosmic Tidal Surge could reveal, while Xu Changqing sensed that three of his treasures were drawn to something deep within the sea.
• Xu Changqing gave Zhang Zaizhi the Eight-Wilds Mountain-Suppressing Shield, Ruo Qunshuang the Azure Chi Water-Splitting Sword, Linglong the Glazed Pure-Fire Lamp, and Qingyao the Spirit-Locking Ring.
• Xu Changqing told Ruo Qunshuang, Qingyao, and Linglong to stay with Zhang Zaizhi and avoid leaving the camp's defensive range if he went deeper into the Sea of Chaos.
• Xu Changqing resolved to use the opportunity to advance from Late Spirit Transformation to the Void Refinement Phase.
• Lu Yan informed Xu Changqing that Zhen Yuanzi's direct disciple had led Xu Ping'an into the Sea of Chaos.

Xu Changqing led Linglong, Ruo Qunshuang, Qingyao, and Zhang Zaizhi into the Sea of Chaos to explore its edge and assess its dangers. After defeating several Chaos Mutants and collecting scattered ores, they reached an open area where other people were already present.

• Xu Changqing captured a tidal streak of light and learned from Zhang Zaizhi that it was valuable Chaos Mystic Iron.
• A hundred-zhang Chaos Mutant emerged from a fissure, and Xu Changqing destroyed it with one punch before anyone else could act.
• Xu Changqing led the group farther along the Sea of Chaos, where he killed or scattered several more mutants as Ruo Qunshuang, Qingyao, and Zhang Zaizhi collected ores.
• After traveling several hundred miles inward, the group reached a more open area and saw people already there.

Xu Changqing and his companions encountered Northern Li Snow Continent cultivators and a group of Evil Cultivators in the Sea of Chaos, just as a golden pillar announced the emergence of a supreme treasure. Xu Changqing sensed that the spectacle concealed a threat beneath the Chaos mist and found enormous ancient figures with the Creation Mirror.

• Zhang Zaizhi identified six cultivators as members of the Northern Li Snow Continent, and they were suppressing an azure spiritual light.
• A gaunt Evil Cultivator elder arrived with his followers and threatened Xu Changqing's group and the Northern Li Snow cultivators.
• Xu Changqing revealed his Northern Dipper Immortal Mansion direct disciple token, but the elder dismissed it and threatened to refine him.
• A golden pillar erupted from the Sea of Chaos, and cultivators rushed toward it after Zhang Zaizhi declared that a supreme treasure had emerged.
• Xu Changqing held back from approaching and used the Creation Mirror to discover enormous ancient figures hidden beneath the golden pillar.