Chapter Summaries

Ji Changfeng helped Jin Ping'er fuse with his Nascent Soul and refine Dao Rhyme, raising her cultivation to Golden Core Late-stage before stopping her from advancing further. After sensing Tian Buyi, Shui Yue, and the others return to Qingyun Sect, he prepared to take Jin Ping'er back and then investigate the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm.

• Ji Changfeng guided Jin Ping'er's soul fusion and paired it with Dual Cultivation to help her refine Dao Rhyme.
• Jin Ping'er's cultivation rose from Golden Core Early-stage to Golden Core Late-stage, and Ji Changfeng suppressed her attempt to advance further.
• Ji Changfeng warned Jin Ping'er to finish refining the Dao Rhyme and not rely on Dual Cultivation as a substitute for ordinary cultivation.
• Ji Changfeng sensed Tian Buyi, Shui Yue, and the others return to Qingyun Sect.
• Ji Changfeng invited Jin Ping'er to return to Qingyun Sect with him, planning to investigate the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm after handling the sect's affairs.

Ji Changfeng returned to Qingyun Sect with Jin Ping'er and heard Tian Buyi recount how the sect’s intervention helped resolve the Sea Demon crisis in the Northern Region. He announced his plan to enter the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm and prepared to take the Immortal Slaying Sword, while privately deciding to speak with Tian Buyi and Su Ru about his feelings for Tian Ling'er.

• Ji Changfeng returned to Qingyun Sect with Jin Ping'er and learned that Tian Buyi and Su Ru’s Northern Region mission had concluded successfully after he stopped the Sea Demons from afar.
• Tian Buyi described how the sect gathered Demonic Cores and beast remains, then shared the remaining low-level Demonic Beasts with Rogue Cultivators, Tianyin Temple, and Incense Valley.
• Ji Changfeng asked Shui Yue about her injuries, then promised rewards to the Qingyun Sect disciples who had distinguished themselves.
• Ji Changfeng told the Peak Masters that he planned to enter the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, and True Master Daoxuan advised him to take the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Dazhu Peak, discussed spreading the Dao with Tian Buyi and Su Ru, and decided he would explain his feelings for Tian Ling'er after he returned.

Ji Changfeng left Qingyun Sect for the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, guided by Linglong, who was nearing the end of her transformation. Inside the realm, Linglong’s transformation faltered for lack of yang energy, and she urgently asked Ji Changfeng for help.

• Ji Changfeng promised Tian Ling'er he would return, then left Dazhu Peak and Qingyun Sect with the Immortal Slaying Sword.
• At the Eastern Sea, Ji Changfeng asked Linglong to guide him toward the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm and flew east for nearly two days.
• Ji Changfeng sensed the hidden entrance on an island and followed Linglong’s instructions to enter the secret realm.
• Inside the realm, the Profound Fire Mirror absorbed the dense spiritual energy as Linglong appeared and continued transforming her Extreme Yin Qi into Extreme Yang Qi.
• Linglong’s aura weakened before her transformation was complete, and she asked Ji Changfeng to help her obtain the yang energy she needed.

Linglong’s attempt to transform the last of her Extreme Yin Qi into Extreme Yang Qi went awry, putting her body in danger. Ji Changfeng found that pure yang was needed to stabilize her, and carried her to a cave to help, leaving them about to begin the treatment.

• Linglong’s yin and yang qi fell into disorder as her final transformation stalled, and Ji Changfeng told her to calm herself.
• Ji Changfeng examined Linglong and determined that she needed exceptionally pure yang to replace the remaining yin qi.
• Linglong accepted Ji Changfeng’s proposed solution and asked him to help her.
• Ji Changfeng carried Linglong into a safe cave and prepared to treat her while remaining alert to danger in the secret realm.

Ji Changfeng helped Linglong complete the final step of her cultivation, allowing her to break through to the early Nascent Soul Realm and regain a true physical body. As they explored the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, Ji Changfeng activated the stone stele with the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book, causing the Heavenly Emperor's Fundamental Principles to emerge.

• Ji Changfeng supplied Linglong with Pure Yang Essence, which refined her remaining Extreme Yin Qi and completed her cultivation.
• Linglong broke through to the early Nascent Soul Realm and regained a living physical body.
• Ji Changfeng and Linglong left the cave and explored the secret realm, where Linglong said she had previously found only a Profound Fire Mirror.
• Ji Changfeng touched the central stone stele and involuntarily circulated the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book, making the secret realm tremble.
• The stone stele released a radiant beam containing the Heavenly Emperor's Fundamental Principles.

Ji Changfeng and Linglong discovered the Heavenly Emperor’s Fundamental Principles in the secret realm and began comprehending its deeper truths. Ji Changfeng reached a profound state of Dao comprehension, then learned the origins of the scripture, the secret realm, and the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book.

• The stone stele revealed the Heavenly Emperor’s Fundamental Principles, which Ji Changfeng and Linglong recognized as related to the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book.
• Ji Changfeng set up a defensive Formation, and he and Linglong sat down to study the scripture.
• Ji Changfeng’s comprehension resonated with the secret realm and shook it violently, while his Nascent Soul Peak aura forced Linglong to stop cultivating and guard him.
• Ji Changfeng gained new insights into the Golden Core Path and possible realms beyond Soul Transformation, then received information about the scripture’s origins.
• Ji Changfeng learned that the Heavenly Emperor rose to the pinnacle of the world before confronting an Outer Realm Demonic God that sought to harvest the fortune of all living beings.

Ji Changfeng learned that the Heavenly Emperor had sacrificed himself to seal the world against the Outer Realm Demonic Gods, leaving the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book and the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm for future successors. He refined the secret realm’s authority and brought Linglong out as the realm shook.

• Ji Changfeng learned from the Immortal Spiritual Light that the Heavenly Emperor had merged with the Heavenly Dao to seal the world, and that the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book and the Heavenly Emperor’s Fundamental Principles preserved a path to resist the Demonic Gods.
• Ji Changfeng gained the authority to control the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, a portable realm with dense spiritual energy.
• Ji Changfeng thanked Linglong, kissed her, and sat down to refine the secret realm’s authority.
• Linglong tried to comprehend the Heavenly Emperor’s Fundamental Principles but understood little because she had only comprehended two-fifths of the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book.
• The secret realm shook, and Ji Changfeng brought Linglong out before returning to their original location, having successfully refined the realm.

Ji Changfeng gained control of the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm and explained that it was left for a successor who mastered the Five Volumes of Heavenly Book and forged their own path. He revealed that the ancient Heavenly Emperor sacrificed himself by merging with the Heavenly Dao to protect the world from heavenly demons, leaving Linglong shaken by the history.

• Ji Changfeng used his new authority to move himself and Linglong out of the secret realm and then bring them back inside.
• Ji Changfeng explained that comprehending all Five Volumes of Heavenly Book and forging a path of immortality had let him claim the secret realm's authority.
• Linglong reflected that meeting Ji Changfeng and surviving had been her greatest opportunity.
• Ji Changfeng told Linglong that the Heavenly Emperor had merged with the Heavenly Dao after leading the world against the heavenly demons.
• Linglong was stunned by the ancient crisis, while Ji Changfeng praised the Heavenly Emperor's sacrifice and urged her to focus on living in the present.

After leaving the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, Ji Changfeng and Linglong traveled toward Qingyun Sect and stopped in Changhe City, where Linglong saw the world of the present era for herself. As word of Ji Changfeng’s victory in the Northern Region spread around them, they continued through the city unseen, while the coming Golden Core Path heralded a new era.

• Ji Changfeng asked Linglong whether she would stay in the secret realm, and she chose to leave with him.
• Ji Changfeng brought Linglong out of the secret realm, and they flew for several days toward Qingyun Sect.
• Near the East Sea Coast, Ji Changfeng and Linglong entered Changhe City so she could experience the world ten thousand years after her time.
• Ji Changfeng overheard Rogue Cultivators recounting how he had defeated the Snow Demons and Sea Beasts in the Northern Region with one sword strike.
• Ji Changfeng and Linglong strolled unseen through Changhe City as the chapter anticipated the Golden Core Path ushering in a new era.

Linglong feared dying again after learning the truth about the world, but Ji Changfeng encouraged her to keep pursuing Immortal Ascension. As her Dao Heart recovered and she found comfort in his presence, Ji Changfeng pulled her into his arms and suggested they celebrate her rebirth.

• Linglong wandered through the market, frightened that she might face death again after being reborn.
• Ji Changfeng led Linglong to a tavern, bought all its wine, and brought her to a cliff overlooking the Eastern Sea.
• Ji Changfeng told Linglong that she and he had to keep struggling and seeking immortality despite the world's dangers.
• Linglong agreed with Ji Changfeng, and her shattered Dao Heart recovered and grew stronger.
• Ji Changfeng put his arm around Linglong, pulled her into his embrace, and suggested they celebrate her rebirth.

Ji Changfeng teased Linglong on a moonlit cliff before bringing her to the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, where they became intimate. Linglong had grown accustomed to him and increasingly accepted their closeness, while their agreement to walk the Path to Immortality together remained in place.

• Ji Changfeng held Linglong on a cliff by the Eastern Sea and teased her as she blushed and leaned into him.
• Linglong admitted through her actions that she no longer rejected Ji Changfeng’s advances, and he carried her away from the cliff.
• Ji Changfeng and Linglong continued their intimacy inside the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm.
• Linglong immersed herself in the moment and recognized that her feelings for Ji Changfeng had grown over time.

Ji Changfeng and Linglong spent time together in the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm before deciding to visit Linglong’s childhood home in the Southern Border. On their journey, Ji Changfeng gained insights into the Heavenly Emperor’s Fundamental Principles and clarified his path toward the Soul Transformation Realm.

• Ji Changfeng and Linglong spent a day and night together in the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, and Linglong complained about how exhausting it had been.
• After recovering, Linglong told Ji Changfeng she wanted to visit the Southern Border, and he agreed to accompany her.
• Ji Changfeng and Linglong left the secret realm and traveled leisurely toward the Southern Border, arriving after more than half a month.
• During the journey, Ji Changfeng pondered the Heavenly Emperor’s Fundamental Principles and made progress toward a possible breakthrough into the Soul Transformation Realm.

Ji Changfeng and Linglong visited the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave, rescued Black Tiger’s soul, and left an inheritance and protection for the Ancient Witch Tribe. After returning to Qingyun Sect, Ji Changfeng went to Dazhu Peak to finally speak honestly with Tian Ling'er.

• Linglong destroyed the statue at the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave and recognized its guardian, Fierce Spirit Black Tiger, as an old companion.
• Black Tiger’s soul was overtaken by resentment, so Ji Changfeng drew it into the Profound Fire Mirror to stabilize it and planned to teach him Soul Cultivation.
• Ji Changfeng and Linglong found the fragmented Ancient Witch Tribe, where Linglong left behind its inheritance.
• Ji Changfeng asked Yan Hong of Incense Valley to secretly protect the Ancient Witch Tribe.
• After returning to Qingyun Sect, Ji Changfeng handed Linglong the Profound Fire Mirror and headed to Dazhu Peak to give Tian Ling'er an answer.

Ji Changfeng returned to Dazhu Peak and reunited with Tian Buyi, Su Ru, Zhang Xiaofan, and his senior brothers over lunch. Su Ru told him that Shui Yue had been asking about his return and wanted to thank him for saving her, leaving Ji Changfeng to consider visiting Xiaozhu Peak.

• Ji Changfeng released his aura across Dazhu Peak, alerting those in the Grand Purity Realm to his return.
• Zhang Xiaofan sensed Ji Changfeng and added an extra serving of food while cooking, then caught Big Yellow and a gray monkey stealing meat bones.
• Tian Buyi sent Tian Ling'er to bring Su Ru out of seclusion, and the Dazhu Peak disciples gathered for lunch.
• Ji Changfeng reunited with his senior brothers and Tian Buyi, then shared news of the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm without revealing matters concerning the Heavenly Demon.
• Su Ru told Ji Changfeng that Shui Yue had been asking about him and suggested he visit Xiaozhu Peak; Ji Changfeng said he would go when he had time.

Tian Ling'er waited anxiously for Ji Changfeng to return and hear his answer about their relationship. He took her into his arms at her courtyard, comforted her with a kiss, and carried her into her bedchamber, where he gently soothed her.

• Tian Ling'er hurried through lunch, and Song Daren and the others left Shoujing Hall to give her and Ji Changfeng privacy.
• Ji Changfeng and Tian Ling'er walked together through Dazhu Peak until dusk, then returned to her courtyard.
• Tian Ling'er invited Ji Changfeng inside, and he pretended he was leaving to tease her.
• Tian Ling'er clung to Ji Changfeng and cried, so he sealed the courtyard with a Formation and kissed her to calm her.
• Ji Changfeng carried Tian Ling'er into her bedchamber, laid her on the bed, and gently soothed her.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru accepted Tian Ling'er’s feelings for Ji Changfeng and decided to let the younger generation handle the matter. Ji Changfeng began dual cultivation with Tian Ling'er to help her advance, leaving spiritual energy gathering around the bedchamber.

• Su Ru worried that Tian Ling'er's feelings might disrupt Ji Changfeng and Lu Xueqi's relationship, but Tian Buyi reassured her that their bond was strong.
• Tian Buyi and Su Ru decided not to interfere and left the courtyard to Ji Changfeng and Tian Ling'er.
• Ji Changfeng used a Formation Flag to seal the courtyard and began teaching Tian Ling'er the secret method of dual cultivation.
• After nearly half an hour, Ji Changfeng and Tian Ling'er began dual cultivation, drawing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy into the bedchamber.

Ji Changfeng helped Tian Ling'er break through to the next cultivation level through dual cultivation, then left Dazhu Peak to visit Lu Xueqi at Moon-Gazing Platform. Lu Xueqi welcomed him back but noticed that he smelled like another woman.

• Ji Changfeng guided Tian Ling'er through dual cultivation and helped her break through from the Peak Supreme Purity Realm.
• After spending time with Tian Ling'er, Ji Changfeng told her he had matters to attend to and left Dazhu Peak.
• Ji Changfeng used his divine sense to find Lu Xueqi at Moon-Gazing Platform on Xiaozhu Peak.
• Lu Xueqi ran toward Ji Changfeng, then stopped and told him he smelled like another woman.

Ji Changfeng reunited with Lu Xueqi and soothed her suspicions about another woman's scent by saying he had visited Tian Ling'er on Dazhu Peak. He showed Lu Xueqi the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, where she decided to cultivate in seclusion.

• Lu Xueqi confronted Ji Changfeng about the scent of another woman, and he blamed it on visiting his little senior sister, Tian Ling'er.
• Ji Changfeng embraced Lu Xueqi, dispersed the scent with a spell, and recounted his journey and the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm while withholding the Heavenly Demon invasion and the full scripture.
• Ji Changfeng brought Lu Xueqi into the Heavenly Emperor Secret Realm, where its dense spiritual energy inspired her to cultivate in seclusion.
• Lu Xueqi told Ji Changfeng that Shui Yue had been asking when he would return, and he put off visiting her.
• Ji Changfeng built Lu Xueqi a cave dwelling in the realm's most spiritually concentrated area so she could cultivate.

Ji Changfeng visited Jin Ping'er, Xiaobai, You Ji, and Biyao before planning to enter seclusion to study the Heavenly Emperor's Fundamental Principles. He reunited with You Ji at Fox Qishan, while Biyao remained elsewhere in secluded cultivation.

• Ji Changfeng left Xiaozhu Peak after worrying that Xueqi might discover his feelings for Shui Yue.
• He visited Jin Ping'er and asked her to keep Little Senior Sister company while he prepared to enter seclusion.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Qingyun Sect, checked on Xiaobai, and decided to visit You Ji and Biyao before his seclusion.
• Ji Changfeng found You Ji and Biyao cultivating separately at Fox Qishan, with You Ji at Peak Supreme Purity Realm and Biyao at Late Supreme Purity Realm.
• Ji Changfeng appeared in You Ji's cultivation cave, and she joyfully threw herself into his arms.

Ji Changfeng visited You Ji, shared an intimate moment with her, and told her he would soon enter prolonged secluded cultivation to pursue the Soul Transformation Realm. He offered to take her traveling, but she had nowhere in particular she wanted to go.

• You Ji removed her veil, and Ji Changfeng embraced her as they spoke about their past closeness.
• Ji Changfeng kissed You Ji, and she gradually returned his affection.
• Ji Changfeng told You Ji he might spend months or years in secluded cultivation and explained that he hoped to emerge in the Soul Transformation Realm.
• Ji Changfeng offered to take You Ji to different regions of the Divine Land Continent, but she shook her head because she did not know where she wanted to go.