Chapter Summaries

Li Xiaoya tried to get away from Ouyang Qianru, whose attention drew the jealous Hua Xiuxian into their conversation. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s Grand Elder learned Li Xiaoya was under Mystic Heaven Way’s protection and ordered his people to wait for a chance to seize the Immortal Dao Chain.

• Li Xiaoya rebuffed Ouyang Qianru’s questions and attempts to keep him company as they flew toward his cave abode.
• Hua Xiuxian arrived, introduced himself to Li Xiaoya, and concealed his growing hostility behind praise.
• After Li Xiaoya left, Ouyang Qianru defended him to Hua Xiuxian and flew off to her spell lesson, leaving Hua Xiuxian frustrated and jealous.
• Li Xiaoya decided to seek Dong Santong to discuss the super teleportation formation.
• The Fourth Elder told the Grand Elder that Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong had reached the continent by teleportation and were staying with the Mystic Heaven Way.
• The Grand Elder rejected an attack on the Du Household and ordered his agents inside the Mystic Heaven Way to investigate Li Xiaoya while they waited for a sure opportunity to obtain the Immortal Dao Chain.

Li Xiaoya learned that the Mystic Heaven Way's super Teleportation Formation was unusable, while Heavenly Venerable Daoling was refused permission to reopen it to reach him. As Li Xiaoya went to buy materials with Ouyang Qianru, Hua Xiuxian and a burly cultivator watched him, and the burly man finally confronted him.

• Li Xiaoya told Dong Santong that the Mystic Heaven Way's super Teleportation Formation might be unusable, and Second Better explained that Tianyuan had established many formations across the two continents.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling asked the Supreme Elder to activate the formation so he could reach Xiao Ya, but the Supreme Elder refused and urged him to heal his injuries.
• Ouyang Qianru caught Li Xiaoya outside his cave abode and accompanied him to the Materials Pavilion, where her presence helped him get a discount.
• Hua Xiuxian and a burly cultivator discussed Li Xiaoya's strength and followed him and Ouyang Qianru.
• The burly cultivator confronted Li Xiaoya outside the Materials Pavilion and asked whether he was Li Xiaoya.

Li Xiaoya met Bo Gu, Ouyang Qianru’s senior brother, who accused him of approaching her and challenged him to a duel. Li Xiaoya avoided the fight for over two hours, then appeared at the crowded Dueling Platform as Bo Gu waited in fury.

• Bo Gu ordered Ouyang Qianru to return to cultivation and warned Li Xiaoya that men were forbidden to approach her, but Ouyang Qianru said she had approached Li Xiaoya herself.
• Bo Gu accused Li Xiaoya of using tricks to win Ouyang Qianru’s affection and challenged him to prove his abilities on the Dueling Platform.
• Li Xiaoya declined to fight and flew back to his cave abode with Ouyang Qianru, leaving Bo Gu to wait at the platform.
• Word spread across the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range, and a huge crowd gathered to watch the anticipated duel.
• Bo Gu roared Li Xiaoya’s name after waiting for more than two hours, and Li Xiaoya’s voice answered from across the square.

Li Xiaoya returned to face Bo Gu in a duel and used his speed and strength to counter the Golden Core expert’s attacks. Bo Gu trapped Li Xiaoya’s hands with his ring, leaving the fight hanging in Bo Gu’s favor.

• Li Xiaoya returned with Ouyang Qianru and talked Bo Gu into beginning their match, while carefully challenging his intentions.
• Li Xiaoya attacked first, dodging Bo Gu’s counterattacks and striking him hard enough to force him to reveal his golden armor and weapons.
• Li Xiaoya shattered Bo Gu’s golden axe and meteor hammers with his fists, then blocked a barrage of weapons with countless punches.
• Bo Gu used his ring to bind Li Xiaoya’s hands and restrain his divine ability, then ordered it to act.

Li Xiaoya broke Bo Gu’s restraints and endured his attacks, forcing Bo Gu to retreat from their duel. As the story left the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range buzzing about Li Xiaoya, Hua Xiuxian confronted Bo Gu over their agreement and threatened to withhold the rest of his payment.

• Li Xiaoya tore apart Bo Gu’s Golden Ring, withstood a barrage of weapons, and melted the metal sphere that Bo Gu used to trap him.
• Li Xiaoya charged at Bo Gu, but Bo Gu retreated and ended the sparring match before either could claim a clear victory.
• Ouyang Qianru praised Li Xiaoya as they left, while Li Xiaoya noticed a resentful cultivator hiding near the Dueling Platform.
• A disguised cultivator sent a message inside a black orb, which a small squirrel-like beast found and swallowed.
• Hua Xiuxian accused Bo Gu of breaking their agreement, and Bo Gu replied that he had only promised to fight Li Xiaoya once.

Bo Gu traded Hua Xiuxian information about Li Xiaoya and Ouyang Qianru for the items Hua had prepared, while privately discovering that Li Xiaoya had cracked his Steel Ring Ancient Treasure. Li Xiaoya tried to send Ouyang Qianru away so he could enter seclusion, but she insisted on cultivating in his cave abode and revealed a powerful spiritual-qi item.

• Bo Gu threatened to reveal Hua Xiuxian's behavior to Ouyang Qianru unless Hua compensated him, then told Hua that Martial Uncle Jiu Xuan had once proposed Li Xiaoya as Ouyang Qianru's Dual Cultivation Partner.
• Hua Xiuxian handed Bo Gu a bundle and flew away, upset by the news that Ouyang Qianru was interested in Li Xiaoya.
• Bo Gu examined his Steel Ring Ancient Treasure and found a tiny crack left by Li Xiaoya, realizing it needed repairs and that Li Xiaoya was dangerous to provoke.
• Ouyang Qianru praised Li Xiaoya for breaking free of the Steel Ring as they walked toward his cave abode.
• Li Xiaoya told Ouyang Qianru he planned to enter seclusion and urged her to focus on cultivating, but she repeatedly asked to cultivate in his cave abode with him.
• Ouyang Qianru produced an object with powerful spiritual-qi fluctuations to counter Li Xiaoya's excuse that his cave abode was unsuitable for her cultivation.

Ouyang Qianru showed Li Xiaoya her Heaven-and-Earth Treasure Tower and persuaded him to agree to something, provided the Nine Profound Fairy approved. Meanwhile, Elder Hua investigated rumors of a betrothal and tried to advance Hua Xiuxian’s prospects with Qianru.

• Ouyang Qianru showed Li Xiaoya her Heaven-and-Earth Treasure Tower, and he reluctantly agreed after insisting that the Nine Profound Fairy give permission.
• Hua Xiuxian told Elder Hua that Li Xiaoya had fought Bo Gu and that Qianru was close to Li Xiaoya, prompting Elder Hua to visit the Nine Profound Fairy.
• Ouyang Qianru passed Elder Hua on her way back from visiting her mother, cheerfully dismissed an invitation to see Hua Xiuxian, and flew away.
• Elder Hua asked the Nine Profound Fairy whether she intended to betroth Qianru to Li Xiaoya, and the Nine Profound Fairy denied the rumor.
• Elder Hua asked the Nine Profound Fairy to reconsider the match between Hua Xiuxian and Qianru.

Nine Profound Fairy agreed to let Ouyang Qianru stay with Li Xiaoya while she and her husband entered seclusion. Qianru brought her Heaven-and-Earth Treasure Tower to his cave abode and showed him its lavish, formation-enhanced interior, then led him upstairs.

• Nine Profound Fairy assured Elder Hua that she approved of Qianru choosing her own partner, then asked her to look after Qianru during the coming seclusion.
• Ouyang Qianru told Li Xiaoya that her mother had agreed to let her stay with him and showed him Nine Profound Fairy’s voice transmission.
• Li Xiaoya welcomed Qianru into his cave abode and let her choose a spot for her Heaven-and-Earth Treasure Tower.
• Qianru set up the tower beside the path, opened it, and showed Li Xiaoya its spacious hall filled with treasures and dense spiritual qi.
• Qianru led Li Xiaoya upstairs, continuing past the second floor toward the third as he asked what was on the second floor.

Li Xiaoya explored Ouyang Qianru’s treasure vault and discovered an Immortal-Binding Rope formula that he could use with the dragon tendon he already possessed. After she showed him a divine-fish painting, her expression shifted when he asked whether her father had given her all the treasures, leaving the source of her collection unclear.

• Ouyang Qianru took Li Xiaoya to her treasure vault and showed him the Divine Flame Longblade and a pile of cultivation methods and formulas.
• Li Xiaoya found the Immortal-Binding Rope formula, and Ouyang Qianru gave it to him after explaining that it required a true dragon’s tendon.
• Ouyang Qianru asked Li Xiaoya to call her Qianru, then showed him a Superior Ancient Treasure painting that released a divine fish into the air.
• Ouyang Qianru called the divine fish back into the painting after playing with it, then tried to show Li Xiaoya more treasures.
• Li Xiaoya asked whether Ouyang Qianru’s father had given her all the treasures, and she quickly answered that he had not.

Li Xiaoya urged Ouyang Qianru to cultivate so she could protect herself, but his advice made her cry before she resolved to train harder. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Earth Demon Sect's Grand Elder learned that Hua Xiuxian had maneuvered Bo Gu into confronting Li Xiaoya and ordered an investigation into Hua Xiuxian.

• Li Xiaoya ended his tour of Ouyang Qianru's Treasure Pavilion and advised her to cultivate diligently instead of relying on her father's protection.
• Ouyang Qianru broke down, and Li Xiaoya comforted her by sharing how he had once depended on his master and senior brother before facing danger alone.
• After Ouyang Qianru ran to her room, Li Xiaoya prepared to leave; she called him back, thanked him, and vowed to cultivate diligently.
• The Fourth Elder reported that Hua Xiuxian had arranged Bo Gu's confrontation with Li Xiaoya over Ouyang Qianru, Old Monster Ouyang's daughter.
• The Grand Elder ordered the Fourth Elder to keep gathering information and investigate Hua Xiuxian more thoroughly.

Hua Xiuxian searched for Ouyang Qianru and grew suspicious when a dubious messenger claimed she was in Li Xiaoya’s sealed cave abode, but he and Elder Hua could not reach her. More than a year later, Second Better announced that the Magic Treasure had been successfully refined, and its appearance sent a shockwave through the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range.

• Hua Xiuxian learned that Ouyang Qianru had been missing for days and failed to find her at her attendant’s quarters or Bo Gu’s residence.
• A disguised disciple told Hua Xiuxian that Ouyang Qianru had entered Li Xiaoya’s cave abode, then vanished after receiving Spirit Stones.
• Hua Xiuxian and Elder Hua concluded that Ouyang Qianru was inside Li Xiaoya’s cave abode, but could not contact its occupants or locate the messenger.
• Over a year later, Second Better told Li Xiaoya that the Magic Treasure was finished, and a burst of red light shook the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range.

Second Better’s refinement produced an exceptional-grade Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff, triggering a spectacle across the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range. Li Xiaoya caught the treasure before it escaped, and the chapter ended with Master Long and the other cultivators arriving to meet him.

• The staff’s appearance summoned a crimson cloud vortex, drawing Icy Daoist, Lie Yan, Fuhua, Dongling, Master Long, and many other cultivators to the sky.
• A pillar of red light struck Li Xiaoya’s cave abode, and the staff tried to fly away as Li Xiaoya seized it with his extended arm.
• The vortex and pillar vanished after Li Xiaoya restrained the staff, while the cultivators learned that the treasure had appeared in his cave abode.
• Li Xiaoya questioned why Second Better had made a staff instead of the sword they had agreed on, and Second Better identified it as the exceptional-grade Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff.
• Master Long led the gathered cultivators toward Li Xiaoya’s cave abode, and a voice called to Li Xiaoya from outside, asking him to come out and meet them.

Li Xiaoya blood-bound and refined the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff, then emerged from seclusion to find Ouyang Qianru waiting for him. Master Long and dozens of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators confronted him, hinting that Li Xiaoya had caused a major upheaval across the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range.

• Li Xiaoya blood-bound the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff and drew it into his body to refine it.
• Li Xiaoya left the sealed chamber and met Ouyang Qianru, who had reached the core condensation great perfection stage.
• Li Xiaoya and Ouyang Qianru emerged from his cave abode and were overwhelmed by the divine sense pressure of dozens of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
• The Nine Profound Fairy shielded Ouyang Qianru, while Master Long told the gathered elders to ease their pressure.
• Master Long told Li Xiaoya that the Mystic Heaven Mountain Range was in an uproar because of him, and Li Xiaoya asked what had happened.

Dozens of Mystic Heaven Way elders gathered at Li Xiaoya’s cave after the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff’s birth drew their attention. After inspecting the treasure and settling inside for a discussion gathering, Elder Hua abruptly asked whether Ouyang Qianru had been in Li Xiaoya’s cave abode.

• Master Long and the Icy Daoist explained that the elders had come to see the exceptional-grade magic treasure, and Li Xiaoya reluctantly revealed the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff.
• Master Long praised the staff’s runes and craftsmanship, then shocked Li Xiaoya by asking to become his disciple.
• Li Xiaoya said he had not yet refined the staff further or cultivated its divine abilities, and the gray-robed Second Elder suggested a trading and discussion gathering.
• Li Xiaoya invited the elders into his cave, while Master Long ordered the disciples to return to their duties and keep the visit quiet.
• The elders discussed cultivation insights as Li Xiaoya and Ouyang Qianru listened, until Elder Hua asked whether Ouyang Qianru had been inside Li Xiaoya’s cave abode.

At the Mystic Heaven Way gathering, the Nine Profound Fairy and Master Long deflected questions about Ouyang Qianru staying in Li Xiaoya’s cave abode before the elders began exchanging treasures. Li Xiaoya traded four rare materials for Master Long’s Heavenly Feather Wings, and after the gathering ended, the Nine Profound Fairy and Master Long remained, leaving him uneasy.

• The Nine Profound Fairy explained that Li Xiaoya had guided Ouyang Qianru past her Core Condensation bottleneck, while Master Long accepted blame for neglecting her instruction.
• Master Long began the elders’ exchange, but could not find the materials he needed until he offered the Heavenly Feather Wings for four materials.
• Blackbeard Immortal offered a ninth-rank Heavenly Tiger Beast’s Demon Core for the wings, but Master Long refused because he wanted materials instead.
• Li Xiaoya offered Master Long heavenly jade goldstone, warm jade mystic crystal, water-fire yin-yang stone, and deep-sea silver sand, then fetched them from Second Better.
• Master Long inspected Li Xiaoya’s materials and completed the exchange, after which he declared the gathering over.
• Li Xiaoya saw the elders out, but the Nine Profound Fairy and Master Long stayed behind, giving him a headache.

Li Xiaoya and Master Long staged a confrontation to make Ouyang Qianru believe Li Xiaoya rejected her because she was not yet strong enough, prompting her to vow to reach the golden core stage. After she left, Master Long asked Li Xiaoya about artifact refining, then summoned him to discuss it, while Li Xiaoya prepared to rely on Second Better and examined the Heavenly Feather Wings.

• Ouyang Qianru proudly told Li Xiaoya that the Divine Heaven Flame Blade was an exceptional-grade magic treasure given to her by Master Long, and the Nine Profound Fairy ordered her to return to her cave abode.
• The Nine Profound Fairy and Master Long confronted Li Xiaoya about rumors linking him with Ouyang Qianru, and Master Long asked whether she was not good enough for him.
• At Master Long's prompting, Li Xiaoya said Ouyang Qianru's cultivation was too low for dual cultivation, and Master Long pretended to attack him until Ouyang Qianru intervened and ran away in tears.
• After Ouyang Qianru and the Nine Profound Fairy left, Li Xiaoya and Master Long admitted they had staged the exchange to provoke her determination.
• Master Long questioned Li Xiaoya about his artifact-refining skill and ancient runes, then abruptly left to check his treasure in the refining furnace before calling Li Xiaoya to his cave abode.
• Li Xiaoya asked Second Better for help preparing to meet Master Long, then took out the Heavenly Feather Wings and began reading their jade-slip instructions.

Li Xiaoya tested the newly activated Heavenly Feather Wings and discovered that Second Better lacked the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff’s divine ability formulas, leaving the weapon difficult to use. Meanwhile, Hua Xiuxian seethed over losing his chance with Jiu Xuan, and Li Xiaoya set out to meet Master Long for help understanding the wings.

• Li Xiaoya activated the Heavenly Feather Wings, blinked outside the hall, and struggled to control their tremendous speed before deciding to practice.
• Li Xiaoya asked Second Better for the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff’s formulas and learned they were missing, with Second Better suggesting they might be found in the Falan Kingdom.
• Elder Hua told Hua Xiuxian that he had lost his chance with Jiu Xuan, and Hua Xiuxian flew away in anger, blaming Li Xiaoya.
• The next day, Li Xiaoya tied Second Better around his wrist and flew to Master Long’s cave abode to learn more about the Heavenly Feather Wings.

The Heavenly Earth Demon Sect’s Grand Elder learned that Li Xiaoya had refined an exceptional-grade magic treasure and prepared to move against Hua Xiuxian using evidence of his crimes. Meanwhile, Li Xiaoya mastered the Heavenly Feather Wings, received the completed Moonlight Crescent Saber for Dong Santong, and agreed to spar with him.

• The Grand Elder ordered the Fourth Elder to gather the Second and Third Elders and set out, after learning Li Xiaoya had refined an exceptional-grade treasure and Hua Xiuxian had helped kill cultivators from his own sect.
• Li Xiaoya mastered the Heavenly Feather Wings after more than a month of practice, relying on his divine sense to control their flight and teleportation.
• Second Better completed the Moonlight Crescent Saber as a supreme-grade magic treasure, improving its recipe after discussing artifact refinement with Master Long.
• Li Xiaoya took the saber to Dong Santong, who emerged from seclusion and performed Blood-Binding on it.
• Dong Santong eagerly challenged Li Xiaoya to spar, and Li Xiaoya accepted.

Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong went looking for a place to spar, where they reunited with Bo Gu and accepted his invitation to a secluded fighting ground. Dong Santong began a match with Bo Gu, who dodged his saber and struck back with a storm of sword shadows, leaving Dong Santong's fate unclear.

• Li Xiaoya changed his mind about sparring at Dong Santong's cave, and the two headed to the cultivators' arena instead.
• Li Xiaoya saw Hua Xiuxian fighting and chose to leave without revealing his abilities before the crowd.
• Bo Gu greeted Li Xiaoya and Dong Santong, reconciled with Li Xiaoya, and offered to take them to a secluded place to spar.
• Bo Gu led them to a rocky field, where Dong Santong volunteered to fight him first.
• Dong Santong attacked Bo Gu with the Moonlight Crescent Saber, but Bo Gu evaded it and retaliated with countless sword shadows that pierced Dong Santong's apparent body.

Li Xiaoya, Dong Santong, and Bo Gu sparred, while Hua Xiuxian secretly watched and grew resentful. After Li Xiaoya defeated Bo Gu with the Heavenly Feather Wings, he revealed his Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff and agreed to demonstrate its abilities.

• Dong Santong and Bo Gu fought to a draw, impressing each other with their abilities.
• Hua Xiuxian secretly watched the sparring, grew jealous of Li Xiaoya and Bo Gu, and slipped away while vowing revenge.
• Li Xiaoya used the Heavenly Feather Wings to defeat Bo Gu, then beat Dong Santong in a separate match and forced him to concede.
• Bo Gu told Dong Santong that Li Xiaoya had refined an exceptional-grade magic treasure, and Li Xiaoya showed them the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff.
• Bo Gu asked Li Xiaoya to demonstrate the staff's divine abilities, and Li Xiaoya agreed.