Chapter Summaries

Li Xiaoya learned about the cultivation realms, immortal lifespans, and Grain-Avoidance Pills from Fairy Qingxia and Heavenly Venerable Daoling. He remained unimpressed by the Heavenly Dao Sect’s bland food, while the author’s note clarified that the cultivation system had been redesigned.

• Fairy Qingxia sent a Voice Transmission Talisman and told Li Xiaoya he could stay at the Heavenly Dao Sect, though she would not take him as a disciple.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling explained the ten cultivation ranks and said his nascent soul late stage cultivation could let him live to about three thousand years.
• A disciple brought food from the foot of the mountain, and Li Xiaoya complained about the bland vegetables after eating them.
• Fairy Qingxia explained that Immortal Cultivators restrained their appetites and used Grain-Avoidance Pills, while higher realms could sustain themselves on spiritual energy.
• Li Xiaoya dismissed the benefits of long life if it meant giving up delicious food, and Fairy Qingxia declined to explain further.

Li Xiaoya spoke with the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma in his mind, learned why it had attached itself to him, and agreed to help it escape. After dreaming of the men he had killed, he woke frightened and waited for the Ganoderma’s signal.

• Fairy Qingxia left Li Xiaoya with Heavenly Venerable Daoling, who secured the cave and sent Li Xiaoya to sleep.
• The Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma contacted Li Xiaoya in his mind and said the demonic fire had cost it a third of its spiritual power.
• The Ganoderma explained that cultivators wanted to use its ten-thousand-year-old body as spiritual medicine and admitted it had attached itself to Li Xiaoya for nourishment.
• The Ganoderma described an escape plan, and Li Xiaoya agreed to help despite suspecting it was hiding something.
• Li Xiaoya dreamed that Zhang Dafu and the scar-faced man confronted him, woke up crying, and later heard the Ganoderma say it was almost time.

Li Xiaoya pretended to have an urgent need to use the privy so Heavenly Venerable Daoling would let him leave the cave, but Daoling kept him inside to prevent the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma from escaping. After a disciple brought a chamber pot, Daoling learned that the boy, Lin Xuanzhen, was descended from the Lin Family of Peaceful Valley, which Daoling also belonged to.

• Li Xiaoya faked an urgent need to relieve himself and repeatedly shouted for Heavenly Venerable Daoling to let him out.
• Daoling refused to let Li Xiaoya leave because the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma might escape, and promised to have a chamber pot brought to him.
• Lin Xuanzhen delivered a wooden chamber pot, which Li Xiaoya snatched and carried into his room.
• Daoling asked Lin Xuanzhen about his family and learned that he was a descendant of the Lin Family of Peaceful Valley.
• Daoling revealed that he belonged to the family's ninety-ninth generation, and Lin Xuanzhen bowed to him as his great ancestral grandfather.

Heavenly Venerable Daoling promised Lin Xuanzhen cultivation guidance and a possible place as his disciple, while the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma secretly transferred from Li Xiaoya into a toilet. Daoling sent Lin Xuandao away with the toilet and ordered Li Xiaoya back to the secret chamber to await the extraction.

• Heavenly Venerable Daoling praised Lin Xuanzhen's aptitude, gave him a jade token, and told him to report to Heavenly Capital Peak in a couple of days for cultivation guidance.
• Li Xiaoya hid in the secret chamber while the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma prepared to possess the toilet, then tore his trousers for wiping and let the Ganoderma transfer into the bucket.
• Li Xiaoya emerged and complained to Lin Xuanzhen about his ruined trousers, while Heavenly Venerable Daoling told him to stop talking.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling ordered Lin Xuandao to take the toilet away, and Lin Xuandao left angrily as Li Xiaoya mocked him.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling sent Li Xiaoya back to the secret chamber and said Senior Brother Buddha would return soon to extract the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma.

Li Xiaoya worried that the others would discover Guagua was missing while the Buddha of the Mystic Gate returned to Divine Path Mountain. He reunited with Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia, and their playful struggle over Azure Jade Dew became a contest of magical power.

• Li Xiaoya returned to the secret chamber but grew too anxious about Guagua’s disappearance to sleep.
• Fairy Qingxia sensed someone’s return, left her cave dwelling, and went to meet Heavenly Venerable Daoling.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling told Fairy Qingxia that the Buddha of the Mystic Gate was on his way and welcomed her into his cave dwelling.
• The Buddha of the Mystic Gate arrived, and he, Fairy Qingxia, and Heavenly Venerable Daoling greeted one another over Azure Jade Dew.
• The three cultivators used their magical power to pull the flask back and forth until Fairy Qingxia and Heavenly Venerable Daoling yielded it to the Buddha of the Mystic Gate.

Buddha Xuanmen returned to investigate the damaged Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma after hearing Fairy Qingxia's account of its possession of Li Xiaoya and the sect's troubles. He examined Li Xiaoya and discovered that the Ganoderma was no longer inside him.

• Buddha Xuanmen met with Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia, shared wine with them, and asked what had happened to the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma.
• Fairy Qingxia recounted how the Ganoderma possessed Li Xiaoya, how a Fire Dragon Palace spy was exposed, and how Spirit-Devouring Demonfire damaged the Ganoderma.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling opened a secret chamber and brought Li Xiaoya out to be examined by Buddha Xuanmen.
• Buddha Xuanmen noticed Li Xiaoya had a five-attribute spiritual root, then suddenly announced that the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma was no longer in his body.

Buddha Xuanmen used the Spirit-Confounding Art to question Li Xiaoya about the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma’s escape, revealing that Li Xiaoya had helped him leave on a chamber pot. After hearing the full story, Buddha Xuanmen remained convinced the escape might be an opportunity, then released Li Xiaoya from the spell.

• Buddha Xuanmen subdued Li Xiaoya with the Spirit-Confounding Art and asked whether he had let the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma escape.
• Li Xiaoya said the young Daoist who brought the chamber pot had let the Ganoderma escape on it.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling explained Li Xiaoya’s suspicious request to use the privy, and Fairy Qingxia realized he had helped the Ganoderma.
• Buddha Xuanmen questioned Li Xiaoya about everything between him and the Ganoderma, and Li Xiaoya recounted the escape in detail.
• Buddha Xuanmen told Heavenly Venerable Daoling that the escape might be a blessing and released Li Xiaoya from the spell.
• Li Xiaoya regained his senses and insisted that he had not let the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma escape.

Li Xiaoya watched the Recording Shadow Mirror expose his actions while under Buddha Xuanmen’s Spirit-Confounding Art. Buddha Xuanmen forgave him for helping the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma escape and invited him to cultivate in the Heavenly Dao Sect, where he was sent to change clothes and eat.

• Buddha Xuanmen showed Li Xiaoya the Recording Shadow Mirror, which replayed his conversation under the Spirit-Confounding Art.
• Li Xiaoya denied the recording at first, then admitted he had helped the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma escape and braced himself for punishment.
• Buddha Xuanmen said the Heavenly Dao Sect would not pursue the Ganoderma or hold Li Xiaoya accountable, and told him to stay and cultivate.
• Li Xiaoya praised Buddha Xuanmen for sparing the Ganoderma, and Fairy Qingxia teased him about his habit of lying.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling sent for someone to take Li Xiaoya to change clothes and have a meal.

Li Xiaoya learned that Azure Jade Dew was too potent for a mortal to drink, then watched Lin Xuandao arrive on a flying sword and meet the Three Immortals of the Heavenly Dao. Daoling sent Lin Xuandao to take Li Xiaoya to lunch and get him clothes, then summon Sect Leader Xuandaozi.

• Li Xiaoya asked to taste Daoling’s Azure Jade Dew, but Qingxia explained that even a drop could leave him unconscious for days.
• Lin Xuandao arrived at Daoling’s cave on a flying sword and paid respects to Qingxia and Buddha Xuanmen.
• Qingxia gave Lin Xuandao a bottle of pills, and Buddha Xuanmen gave him a Buddhist Bead.
• Daoling ordered Lin Xuandao to take Li Xiaoya to lunch and collect clothes for him, then bring Sect Leader Xuandaozi to the cave.

Lin Xuandao took Li Xiaoya away from the cave abode, while the Three Immortals of the Heavenly Dao discussed their belief that he was the Calamity-Bound Spirit Child foretold to be tied to a ten-thousand-year calamity. They resolved to bring him into the sect and cultivate him, though they worried that his poor aptitude and lack of a steadfast Dao heart would make the task difficult.

• Fairy Qingxia told Li Xiaoya to go with Lin Xuandao, who led him outside the cave abode.
• Lin Xuandao summoned a flying sword, caught Li Xiaoya when he slipped, and carried him down the mountain.
• Buddha Xuanmen told Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia that Li Xiaoya was likely the Calamity-Bound Spirit Child because he had a five-element spiritual root and had been possessed by the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling and Fairy Qingxia agreed that Li Xiaoya should be brought into the sect and carefully cultivated.
• Buddha Xuanmen, Heavenly Venerable Daoling, and Fairy Qingxia worried that Li Xiaoya's poor aptitude and unruly nature would hinder his cultivation.

Li Xiaoya questioned Lin Xuandao about flying treasures and learned how disciples could earn or buy them with spirit stones. After Lin Xuandao accidentally swerved into Jiang Lingzi’s path, he invoked Daoling’s instructions to defuse the confrontation, and the pair continued on their way.

• Li Xiaoya asked Lin Xuandao about his Flying Sword and learned that it was a high-grade Dharma Artifact bestowed for service to the Lin Family of Peaceful Valley.
• Lin Xuandao explained that disciples could earn flying treasures through high-level Bounty Hall missions or buy them with spirit stones at the Trading and Auction Hall.
• Lin Xuandao showed Li Xiaoya a spirit stone, and Li Xiaoya spotted Jiang Lingzi approaching on a green-lit spear and warned Lin Xuandao.
• Lin Xuandao swerved into Jiang Lingzi’s path, but Jiang Lingzi avoided him and demanded an explanation.
• Lin Xuandao identified Li Xiaoya as someone accompanying him on Supreme Grand Patriarch Daoling’s instructions, and Jiang Lingzi let them leave before flying away himself.

Li Xiaoya and Lin Xuandao discussed the lost spirit stone and Jiang Lingzi before reaching Heavenly Dao City. Lin Xuandao brought Li Xiaoya to the Sleeve Garment House to get him clothes, and they approached an unattended counter.

• Li Xiaoya pretended that he had accidentally dropped Lin Xuandao's spirit stone, while secretly deciding not to repay him.
• Lin Xuandao explained Jiang Lingzi's strength and warned Li Xiaoya not to offend the senior cultivator.
• Lin Xuandao and Li Xiaoya arrived at Heavenly Dao City, where flying was forbidden, and Lin Xuandao used Heavenly Venerable Daoling's jade token to deter curious cultivators.
• Lin Xuandao led the bare-chested Li Xiaoya to the Sleeve Garment House to collect clothes.
• Lin Xuandao chose the counter with no customers, where a female cultivator was seated and studying something.

Li Xiaoya and Lin Xuandao went to collect Li Xiaoya’s sect uniforms, where Senior Sister Donggu’s frightening appearance and temper led to a dispute over the clothes. Li Xiaoya left with gray and pink uniforms after persuading her to give him a second set, though she ended the exchange by angrily ordering them to leave.

• Senior Sister Donggu startled Li Xiaoya at the uniform counter, and he accidentally asked for pink clothes before trying to change his choice.
• Senior Sister Donggu challenged Lin Xuandao until he showed her the Heavenly Capital Jade Token from Supreme Patriarch Daoling.
• Senior Sister Donggu gave Li Xiaoya the pink uniform, but Li Xiaoya protested and Lin Xuandao reminded her that new disciples could collect two sets.
• Li Xiaoya appealed to Senior Sister Donggu for a second uniform, and she gave him a gray set after he warned that his bare chest could embarrass the sect.
• Li Xiaoya asked Senior Sister Donggu to exchange the pink set while changing clothes in public, and she shouted at him to get lost.

Li Xiaoya escaped the Robe Workshop after insulting Senior Sister Donggu and learned that she was a powerful Formation Master feared throughout the Heavenly Dao Sect. Lin Xuandao then took him to the Dining Hall, where Li Xiaoya ate an enormous free meal while drawing attention from the other disciples.

• Lin Xuandao dragged Li Xiaoya away from the Robe Workshop before Senior Sister Donggu could retaliate.
• Lin Xuandao told Li Xiaoya that Donggu was a Formation Master whose formations could trap powerful cultivators and even drive people mad.
• Lin Xuandao wondered why Donggu had been working at the Robe Workshop, since the sect had exempted her from chores so she could study formations.
• Lin Xuandao brought Li Xiaoya to the Dining Hall, where Li Xiaoya ate for nearly two hours from the magical bronze cauldron.
• Lin Xuandao explained that Immortal Cultivators usually avoided mortal food because it contained too many impurities.

Lin Xuandao explained Grain-Avoidance Pills to Li Xiaoya and escorted him from Heavenly Dao City toward the sect master. They arrived at Heavenly Dao Hall, where Li Xiaoya recognized the place from an earlier visit.

• Li Xiaoya tried to taste Lin Xuandao's Grain-Avoidance Pills, but Lin Xuandao warned that they could harm someone with too little cultivation and stopped him.
• Li Xiaoya slipped the pill bottle into his robes, and Lin Xuandao snatched it back before leading him toward the sect master.
• Lin Xuandao told Li Xiaoya that the Heavenly Dao Sect had over a million disciples, most of whom lived and cultivated on its mountains rather than in Heavenly Dao City.
• Lin Xuandao and Li Xiaoya climbed to a mist-shrouded plaza and realized they had reached Heavenly Dao Hall.
• Li Xiaoya recognized Heavenly Dao Hall as a place Sister-Master Qingxia had brought him before, though it looked different this time.

Lin Xuandao and Li Xiaoya reached the enormous palace to deliver Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s invitation to the sect master, but the silver-armored guards stopped them at the gate. After verifying their Heavenly Capital Jade Token, Junior Brother Liu went inside to report, leaving Senior Brother Zhang to watch them.

• Lin Xuandao warned Li Xiaoya to behave as they approached the palace, which amazed them with its immense size.
• Senior Brother Zhang confronted the pair and used his spiritual pressure, knocking Li Xiaoya to the ground until Junior Brother Liu noticed he was a mortal and intervened.
• Lin Xuandao presented the Heavenly Capital Jade Token, and Junior Brother Liu confirmed it was genuine.
• Junior Brother Liu went inside to inform the sect master while Senior Brother Zhang stayed with Lin Xuandao and Li Xiaoya.
• Lin Xuandao explained to Li Xiaoya that the guards practiced body refinement and wore Bright Silver Battle Armor, a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact.

Lin Xuandao brought Li Xiaoya to meet Sect Master Xuandaozi, who took them aboard his Featherwing Boat to Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s cave abode. As the Three Immortals of the Heavenly Dao watched their journey, they discussed Li Xiaoya’s nature and who should teach him.

• Lin Xuandao explained that Patriarch Daoling had summoned Xuandaozi and that Buddha Xuanmen and Fairy Qingxia were also present.
• Xuandaozi brought Lin Xuandao and Li Xiaoya aboard his Featherwing Boat and flew them toward Daoling’s cave abode.
• After Xuandaozi and the others departed, Junior Brother Liu and Senior Brother Zhang vanished from Heavenly Dao Hall.
• The Three Immortals watched Li Xiaoya aboard the boat through the Recording Shadow Mirror and discussed his troublesome but curious nature.
• Buddha Xuanmen asked who should teach Li Xiaoya, and Daoling suggested that Buddha Xuanmen take responsibility.

The Three Immortals arranged for Li Xiaoya to become Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s disciple, offering him a place in the Heavenly Dao Sect and protection from chores and bullying. Li Xiaoya remained suspicious and undecided, leaving Lin Xuandao and Xuandaozi stunned by his extraordinary fortune.

• Fairy Qingxia declined to teach Li Xiaoya, so Buddha Xuanmen asked Heavenly Venerable Daoling to take him as a disciple while Buddha Xuanmen pursued an opportunity in an ancient cultivator’s cave abode.
• Xuandaozi brought Li Xiaoya and Lin Xuandao into Daoling’s transformed cave abode, where Li Xiaoya marveled at its appearance.
• Daoling explained that the cave abode’s restrictions had been activated, and the immortals secretly warned Li Xiaoya not to mention the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma.
• Li Xiaoya said he liked the sect’s comforts but hesitated to stay because low-ranking disciples had chores and could be bullied.
• Daoling offered to spare Li Xiaoya from chores and invited him to become his disciple, while Qingxia claimed his spiritual root suited a sect cultivation method.
• Li Xiaoya questioned the immortals’ explanation, and Lin Xuandao and Xuandaozi reacted with envy and jealousy at the offer.

Li Xiaoya chose Heavenly Venerable Daoling as his master after Fairy Qingxia and Buddha Xuanmen refused him, then received several valuable gifts. He left the gathering as a core disciple of Daoling’s lineage, while Lin Xuandao watched enviously.

• Li Xiaoya asked Fairy Qingxia and Buddha Xuanmen to take him as a disciple, but she refused to accept a male disciple and he declined to become a monk.
• Li Xiaoya knelt and became Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s disciple, promising to respect his master and honor the Dao.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling gave Li Xiaoya a disciple’s ring that marked him as a core disciple, and Xuandaozi presented him with spiritual medicine.
• Fairy Qingxia gave Li Xiaoya a Wish Stone that increased cultivation speed, explaining that Liu Xian'er already had its matching stone.
• Buddha Xuanmen gave Li Xiaoya Buddhist Beads, while Lin Xuandao watched him receive gifts with envy.

Lin Xuandao left Heavenly Venerable Daoling's cave abode with pills and a promise of future benefits, while Liu Hang learned that Li Xiaoya had been accepted as Daoling's personal disciple and was tasked with guiding him. As Liu Hang took Li Xiaoya to the peaks where ordinary disciples lived, Xuandaozi received an explanation about Li Xiaoya and strengthened the sect's security.

• Heavenly Venerable Daoling praised Lin Xuandao, gave him two bottles of pills, and told him to return after reaching the core condensation stage.
• Liu Hang arrived, and Heavenly Venerable Daoling introduced Li Xiaoya as his new personal disciple, shocking Liu Hang.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling ordered Liu Hang to arrange Li Xiaoya's lodging and teach him basic cultivation, reading, writing, and spells.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling privately told Liu Hang that Li Xiaoya was special and must not be assigned miscellaneous chores.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling explained matters to Xuandaozi, who later issued orders to strengthen the Heavenly Dao Sect's security and search for spies.
• Liu Hang carried Li Xiaoya away from Divine Path Mountain and explained that ordinary low-level disciples lived and cultivated on the surrounding seven peaks.