Chapter Summaries

Liu Xian'er thought about returning to the mountain after more than two years away, while Li Xiaoya completed his towering stone stele construction and discovered that the sky above it was dangerously destructive. After learning he had used up his pills, Li Xiaoya heard Feng Chenzi offer him a cultivation method to absorb spiritual qi and sustain himself.

• Liu Xian'er reflected on her loneliness and decided it was time to return to the mountain, then played by leaping from a cliff and flying back up on a streak of blue light.
• Li Xiaoya completed the tower after breaking through to the third layer of the Overlord Art and the fourth layer of the Divine Flame Art.
• Li Xiaoya tested the pure white sky with his Spiritfire Knife, which melted away except for its handle, and he climbed down without touching the sky himself.
• Li Xiaoya told Feng Chenzi that he had used all the Divine Condensation Pills and Grain-Avoidance Pills, and said his cultivation had reached the third level of the core condensation stage.
• Feng Chenzi offered to teach Li Xiaoya a method for rapidly absorbing spiritual qi and sustaining his vitality without pills.

Li Xiaoya learned the Qi Condensation True Art from Feng Chenzi and questioned him about how the necklace had protected him from the Demon-Sealing Divine Milk. Testing the necklace himself, Li Xiaoya discovered that holding it in the milk activated its five-colored light and believed he could escape.

• Feng Chenzi taught Li Xiaoya the Qi Condensation True Art, and Li Xiaoya quickly absorbed spiritual qi several times faster than usual.
• Li Xiaoya asked Feng Chenzi about the necklace’s protection, and Feng Chenzi recalled that its five-colored light had surrounded Li Xiaoya as he fell through the Demon-Sealing Divine Milk.
• Li Xiaoya cast the Concealment Spell and climbed the stone stele with the necklace attached to the Spiritfire Knife’s handle.
• Li Xiaoya touched the necklace to the Demon-Sealing Divine Milk, causing five-colored light to envelop him and keep the milk at bay.
• Li Xiaoya realized that holding the necklace activated its protection and shouted that he could escape.

Li Xiaoya failed to overcome the pressure inside the Demon-Sealing Divine Milk and searched for another way through it. Liu Yulan left Spiritlight Lake for the Heavenly Dao Sect, while Li Xiaoya’s attempt to propel himself upward with flames offered only a faint hint of progress.

• Li Xiaoya climbed into the Demon-Sealing Divine Milk but was immobilized by its pressure, and the Overlord Art failed when a strange force scattered its black light.
• Frustrated by the obstacle, Li Xiaoya struck the stone stele, returned to his dwelling, and fell asleep after deciding the remaining problem was getting through Spiritlight Lake.
• Liu Yulan returned near Spiritlight Lake, learned nothing unusual had happened, and departed for the Heavenly Dao Sect with the items Heavenly Venerable Daoling had requested.
• After waking, Li Xiaoya used bursts of flame to propel himself upward, but the Demon-Sealing Grand Array stopped him and he crashed back to the ground.
• Li Xiaoya tried the same flame technique from the tower inside the Demon-Sealing Divine Milk, remained nearly motionless, and suspected he had risen slightly when he noticed his descent seemed slower.

Li Xiaoya devised a way to escape the Demon-Sealing Divine Milk by using hollow bamboo to propel himself toward the cavern wall, then climbed upward when the lake’s restrictions prevented him from casting spells. He remained far below the surface, still struggling to reach the top.

• Li Xiaoya discovered that the pressure vanished when he stood on top of the stone stele and that spiritual qi there restored his magic power unusually quickly.
• Li Xiaoya carved inscriptions into hollow bamboo, packed supplies and hard stone fragments, and prepared to leave the stele formation.
• Li Xiaoya used the hollow bamboo as a flaming rocket to rise through the lake and shift sideways until he reached the cavern wall.
• Li Xiaoya tried to climb the wall with the Fire Dragon Sword, but the pressure made its blade cut downward through the stone, so he used it as an anchor while propelling himself upward with flames.
• Li Xiaoya continued climbing after he reached the spell-suppressing area, where he could no longer cast spells, and wondered how deep the lake was.

Li Xiaoya escaped the lake into a cavern but found a restriction blocking the stairs and the cavern’s boundaries. He returned underwater and began tunneling beyond the restriction, leaving his escape attempt underway.

• Li Xiaoya emerged from the lake, discovered the cavern’s Spirit Stones had turned gray, and recovered his magic power with a Divine Condensation Pill.
• Li Xiaoya found a spirit-power restriction blocking the stairs and realized he could neither force his way through nor locate its core.
• Li Xiaoya tried digging beneath the cavern entrance, but the restriction extended underground and stopped him.
• Li Xiaoya returned to the lake and dug into the rock below the restriction’s boundary, only to find another restriction above him.
• Li Xiaoya continued digging forward through the murky water and used explosive spells to push rubble behind him and block the pressurized water.

Li Xiaoya escaped the underground river by letting its current carry him to the surface, where he emerged into the Rushing Waves River. Meanwhile, Heavenly Venerable Daoling sent Liu Yulan to search for him, and Li Xiaoya was spotted by an old man and a boy.

• Li Xiaoya dug toward the sound of rushing water, broke through into an underground river, and used the Vacuum Ring's Protective Barrier to survive the current.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling learned from Li Xiaoya's Lifebound Primordial Spirit Lamp that Li Xiaoya had left the Spiritlight Lake region.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling sent Liu Yulan to find Li Xiaoya, told her to observe him before approaching, and gave her an Ancient Treasure for protection.
• After drifting underground for several days, Li Xiaoya emerged from the source of the Rushing Waves River and rejoiced at seeing sunlight again.
• A boy fishing with his grandfather spotted Li Xiaoya's blue sphere of light across the river.

Li Xiaoya returned to the mortal world, found clothes, and traveled to Qingzhou City to stay at an inn. After recalling his former life as a beggar in Treasure Immortal Town, he considered visiting it and asked a waiter to buy him clothes and shoes.

• Li Xiaoya left the river naked, took clothes from a village household, and left a silver ingot in exchange.
• Li Xiaoya flew to Qingzhou City on the Azure Wind Leaf and entered the Good Fortune Inn.
• Li Xiaoya paid for a superior room and ordered the innkeeper to send food and wine to it.
• Li Xiaoya remembered being a beggar in Treasure Immortal Town and wondered whether he should visit.
• Li Xiaoya gave Zhang Quan silver and asked him to buy two sets of clothes and shoes.

Li Xiaoya stayed at an inn, wondered about the White Necklace and Feng Chenzi, and enjoyed his first proper meal and new clothes. He left the room to explore the city after noticing that spiritual qi there was extremely sparse, while Zhang Quan returned with more flattery.

• Li Xiaoya suspected Feng Chenzi was the imprisoned Devil Lord and decided not to release him, though he still planned to make use of him.
• A waiter brought Li Xiaoya a lavish meal, then complained about him; Li Xiaoya shook the floor and made the waiter fall down the stairs.
• Li Xiaoya enjoyed his first wine and finished all the dishes before Zhang Quan returned with robes and shoes.
• Li Xiaoya tried on shoes, changed into a blue outfit, and put the white robe in his Storage Pouch.
• Li Xiaoya noticed the city's spiritual qi was nearly nonexistent and went outside for a stroll, where Zhang Quan greeted him with extravagant praise.

Li Xiaoya felt estranged from the people around him until he saw two children pleading for help as their mother lay dying. He saved her and gave the family stolen valuables to help them begin a new life, then vanished.

• Li Xiaoya wandered the streets and felt that he did not belong among the people there.
• Two little beggars pleaded with passersby to help their dying mother, and Li Xiaoya remembered how no one had helped him when his Liar Master died.
• Li Xiaoya whisked the woman and her children to a deserted alley, taking the onlookers’ money pouches and valuables along the way.
• Li Xiaoya used spiritual qi to repair the woman’s stomach, and she woke to reunite with her children.
• Li Xiaoya gave the family the stolen valuables and urged them to keep the money hidden and leave the city.
• The woman and children bought food and left the city while Li Xiaoya disappeared.

Li Xiaoya decided to search for his parents by returning to Treasure Immortal Town, traveling on foot through the Human Realm and helping people along the way. He reached the Four Directions Inn, where he reunited with old surroundings but went unrecognized by Xu Er and Zhang Dafu.

• Li Xiaoya resolved to find his parents and chose Treasure Immortal Town as his starting point, then continued his journey on foot to gain experience.
• Li Xiaoya lifted a merchant’s porcelain-laden cart out of a hole and later helped ordinary people and punished villains on the road.
• Stories spread among the common folk about a handsome young hero in blue with extraordinary strength and speed.
• Li Xiaoya returned to the Four Directions Inn and was not recognized by Xu Er, who assumed he was a wealthy visitor.
• Li Xiaoya recognized the aged Zhang Dafu, ordered a meal, and asked for the dishes he had eaten at the inn years earlier.

Li Xiaoya returned to Treasure Immortal Town and reunited with Zhang Dafu and Xu Er, who had feared he had died after their role in the attack that drove him away. They shared wine and recalled the past, leaving Li Xiaoya touched to learn that Zhang Dafu had searched for him.

• Xu Er and Zhang Dafu recognized Li Xiaoya and revealed that they had arranged for Xu Dagang to beat him up years earlier.
• Li Xiaoya revealed his identity to Xu Er, and Zhang Dafu rushed over to greet him before Li Xiaoya caught him from falling.
• Li Xiaoya invited Zhang Dafu and Xu Er to sit with him, and Zhang Dafu introduced his nephew Zhang Sanduo.
• Li Xiaoya claimed that a martial arts master had rescued and trained him.
• Zhang Dafu apologized over wine, and Xu Er told Li Xiaoya that Zhang Dafu had searched for him after he disappeared.
• Li Xiaoya raised a cup to Zhang Dafu and drank to thank him for his care and concern.

Li Xiaoya reunited with Zhang Dafu and Xu Er, learned what had happened after he vanished, and concealed his years in the Cultivation World behind a tale about a martial arts master. After the feast, he secretly improved both men’s health and appeared beside Zhang Sanduo.

• Xu Er told Li Xiaoya that the Heavenly Money Gang had been wiped out by several Martial Heroes, while Zhang Dafu said his older cousin had escaped but lost a leg.
• Xu Er recounted how a wanted killer who had chased Li Xiaoya was found dead, leading to the arrest and execution of Shopkeeper Liu for conspiring with the killer to rob and murder customers.
• Li Xiaoya realized the pawnshop had been behind the attempt on his life and claimed that a peerless martial arts master had rescued and trained him.
• After Zhang Dafu and Xu Er became drunk, Li Xiaoya carried Xu Er to his room and used a spell to open his eight extraordinary meridians and improve his health.
• Li Xiaoya used another spell to open Zhang Dafu’s eight extraordinary meridians and restore his aging, ailing body.
• Li Xiaoya appeared beside Zhang Sanduo in the main hall and startled him.

Li Xiaoya left Treasure Immortal Town after saying goodbye to Zhang Sanduo, then meditated in his old cave and advanced his mental cultivation. He decided to seek his parents and contact his master, but his search for places where Immortal Cultivators gathered ended with no sign of them.

• Li Xiaoya refused Zhang Sanduo's offer to stay, gave him a bottle of Healing Pills, and left; years later, the pills saved Xu Sanduo and his child.
• Li Xiaoya returned to his old cave, cleaned it, and meditated on his experiences in the mortal world for three days and nights.
• Li Xiaoya awoke with a steadier state of mind, realized his mental cultivation now matched his cultivation realm, and decided to look for his parents.
• Li Xiaoya planned to message his master and search for Immortal Cultivators, then flew away from the cave on the Azure Wind Leaf.
• Li Xiaoya searched remote mountains and forests for several days but found only low-grade spirit herbs and spirit beasts.

Li Xiaoya encountered the Wood Family Three Treasures being pursued by Spirit Dao Sect cultivators and drove their attackers away by claiming to be a senior of the Heavenly Dao Sect. He asked the rescued trio what trouble they had caused and identified Mu Zhongfeng by name.

• Li Xiaoya spotted several azure flight lights and found the Wood Family Three Treasures surrounded by Spirit Dao Sect cultivators.
• The cultivator surnamed Li accused the trio of mocking and bullying Spirit Dao Sect disciples, while the three called for Li Xiaoya’s help.
• Li Xiaoya claimed he was a long-secluded senior and a cultivator of the Heavenly Dao Sect, frightening the pursuers into retreating.
• The Wood Family Three Treasures jeered at the fleeing cultivators, then thanked Li Xiaoya for saving them.
• Li Xiaoya asked the trio what trouble they had caused and named Mu Zhongfeng before he could introduce himself.

Li Xiaoya followed the Wood Family Three Treasures to Mu Family Fort, hoping to find a market and have the Mu Household deliver a letter. The fort was hidden behind a protective formation, and Li Xiaoya prepared to enter alone.

• Li Xiaoya asked the Wood Family Three Treasures for directions to a nearby market, and they offered to guide him to Mu Family Fort.
• The cultivator surnamed Li realized Li Xiaoya was likely at the Core Condensation Stage, but persuaded his companions to abandon their pursuit of the Wood Family Three Treasures for now.
• Li Xiaoya followed the three Mu brothers for more than two hours until they reached a mountain where he had previously sensed no cultivation settlement.
• Mu Dafeng used a Purple Jade Token to reveal the blue-lit entrance to Mu Family Fort, and Li Xiaoya recognized that a protective formation had concealed it.
• Li Xiaoya told the three brothers they could leave him there because he could enter on his own.

Li Xiaoya agreed to visit the Mu Household after the Wood Family Three Treasures asked for his help with an urgent crisis. He arrived with them and was about to meet two elders who were worried about whether the three could be trusted.

• Mu Dafeng and the other two pleaded with Li Xiaoya to visit the Mu Household, explaining that their ancestor had vanished and the household had activated its grand protective formation.
• Li Xiaoya agreed to take a look, and Mu Dafeng led him through the household’s unusually deserted market and guarded grounds.
• At the mountainside residence, Mu Dafeng introduced Li Xiaoya as the core condensation stage cultivator they had invited, then learned his name.
• Mu Zhongfeng and Mu Xiaofeng bickered as a servant urged them to hurry and meet the impatient elders.
• In the hall, a red-faced old man asked a middle-aged cultivator whether the three returning young masters could be trusted.

Mu Dafeng brought Li Xiaoya to meet the Mu family elders after the three brothers returned from their delayed task. Nephew Ping recognized Li Xiaoya, whose cultivation had advanced far beyond his own, and Li Xiaoya offered to help with the trouble the family faced.

• Mu Xiaofeng and Mu Zhongfeng returned to the hall with an unfamiliar cultivator, and Mu Zhongfeng claimed the man was a Heavenly Dao Sect cultivator.
• Mu Dafeng arrived with Li Xiaoya and explained that Li Xiaoya had rescued them after an unexpected mishap delayed their task.
• Li Xiaoya introduced himself as a disciple of Heavenly Capital Peak, and Nephew Ping recognized him from their encounter years earlier.
• Nephew Ping awkwardly praised Li Xiaoya’s rise to the core condensation middle stage, while the red-faced old man learned that Li Xiaoya was a disciple of Heavenly Venerable Daoling.
• Li Xiaoya offered to hear about the Mu family’s trouble and help if he could, leaving Nephew Ping waiting for the red-faced old man’s decision.

Li Xiaoya visited Mu Family Fort to restock supplies and send a message to the Heavenly Dao Sect, but Mu Qilong and Mu Dingping asked him to help retrieve a spirit herb for their injured ancestor. Mu Qilong explained that their ancestor had returned wounded from ancient ruins, and the Mu family had no time or affordable way to obtain help from a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

• Mu Qilong welcomed Li Xiaoya and introduced himself and Mu Dingping after sending Mu Zhongfeng and Mu Xiaofeng to the mourning hall to kneel.
• Li Xiaoya explained that he wanted supplies and help sending a message to the Heavenly Dao Sect, then praised the Mu family's Wood Spring Tea.
• Li Xiaoya noticed the Mu family's Protective Grand Formation was active and pressed Mu Qilong and Mu Dingping to explain their urgent business.
• Mu Qilong asked Li Xiaoya, a Core Condensation Stage cultivator, to help find the Jade Spirit Tree in Thousand Leaves Valley so they could obtain Spirit-Replenishing Liquid for their ancestor.
• Mu Qilong revealed that the ancestor had returned from ancient cultivator ruins with a damaged primordial spirit, and that a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator from a major lineage had demanded a third of the Mu family's income to treat him.

Li Xiaoya learned that the Mu Household faced pressure from other small lineages after sealing the Market District, and that a trip to Thousand Leaves Valley would take about twenty days and involve danger. He agreed to help the Mu Household and asked Mu Qilong for a favor, but the chapter ended before he made his request.

• Mu Qilong told Li Xiaoya that Thousand Leaves Valley lay several thousand li to the north and that the round trip would take about twenty days.
• A messenger warned Mu Qilong that the dissatisfied small lineages had come again to challenge the Mu Household over the closed Market District.
• Mu Qilong explained that the Mu Household had activated its protective formation because a powerful lineage was pressuring it and preventing other clans from offering support.
• Mu Qilong and Mu Dingping asked Li Xiaoya to help, and Li Xiaoya agreed after considering the dangers and the chance to ask the Mu Household to help find his parents.
• Li Xiaoya told Mu Qilong that he wanted his help with something, but did not yet say what it was.

Li Xiaoya asked Mu Qilong to investigate the origin of his necklace and deliver a message to his master at the Heavenly Dao Sect. After Mu Dingping calmed cultivators protesting the Mu Household Market's closure, Li Xiaoya, Mu Qilong, and Mu Dingping set off north the next morning.

• Li Xiaoya gave Mu Qilong a Jade Slip with an image and details of his necklace, warning him not to undo its Concealment Spell.
• Li Xiaoya handed Mu Qilong another Jade Slip to deliver to his master at the Heavenly Dao Sect, and Mu Qilong assigned both tasks to Mu Dingping.
• Cultivators confronted Mu Dingping at the Mu Family Fort gates over the closed market, and he promised the Mu Household would compensate them and reopen it in a month.
• Elder Jin agreed to wait another month, though he privately doubted the Mu Household ancestor's injuries would heal by then.
• Mu Dingping joined Li Xiaoya and Mu Qilong, and the three flew north early the next morning.