Chapter Summaries

Li Xiaoya began studying immortal arts at Heavenly Capital Peak under Liu Hang, learning the basics of cultivation and choosing a five-element art. He selected the fire attribute to pursue alchemy and received the True Yang Art, while his training continued under Liu Hang’s strict supervision.

• Liu Hang brought Li Xiaoya to Heavenly Capital Peak and explained that he was in charge of the peak and would teach him.
• Li Xiaoya spent several days touring the peak with Yang Sanfan and learned the sect’s rules and why cultivators kept their distance from ordinary mortals.
• Liu Hang taught Li Xiaoya the fundamentals of immortal cultivation, then discovered that Li Xiaoya possessed all five elemental attributes.
• After Liu Hang consulted Heavenly Venerable Daoling, he explained the five attributes’ strengths and let Li Xiaoya choose a cultivation art.
• Li Xiaoya chose fire-attribute cultivation because he wanted to become an alchemist, and he received the True Yang Art.
• Liu Hang caught Li Xiaoya sleeping during meditation and woke him with a splash of water.

Li Xiaoya struggled to make progress practicing the True Sun Formula despite Liu Hang’s lessons and supervision. He left the cultivation chamber still unconvinced by his new life at the Heavenly Dao Sect and longing for Treasure Immortal Town.

• Li Xiaoya studied cultivation theory, reading, writing, meridians, and qi circulation before beginning daily practice of the True Sun Formula.
• Li Xiaoya grew frustrated when he could not sense spiritual energy, dozed during meditation, and asked Liu Hang to let him change cultivation arts, but Liu Hang refused.
• Liu Hang explained the stages of true cultivation and continued supervising Li Xiaoya, whose lack of motivation worried him.
• After his morning session, Li Xiaoya greeted Liu Hang, then left to eat and prepare for his afternoon lesson.
• Li Xiaoya walked through Heavenly Capital Peak and missed his former life in Treasure Immortal Town.

Li Xiaoya worried that he could not sense spiritual energy and resolved to cultivate more diligently so he could learn to fly on a sword. After eating at the Heavenly Capital Peak Dining Hall, he learned how his meals and improving condition reflected the Divine Stove’s effects, while his exceptional memory revealed his naturally powerful divine sense.

• Li Xiaoya fretted over his lack of progress with the True Sun Formula and envied the disciples who could fly on swords.
• Li Xiaoya vowed to cultivate properly so he could fly back to Treasure Immortal Town and show off to Xu Er.
• Li Xiaoya visited the empty Dining Hall on Heavenly Capital Peak and recalled Yang Sanfan’s explanation that its Divine Stove used Food Fruit to make meals.
• Li Xiaoya finished lunch and noted that the food had helped restore his body and improve his constitution.
• Liu Hang and Heavenly Venerable Daoling were astonished and pleased by Li Xiaoya’s exceptional memory, which indicated naturally powerful divine sense.

Li Xiaoya watched Zhang and Liu duel at the Dueling Arena and learned that Liu was a Talisman Crafter relying on talismans to withstand Zhang’s stronger cultivation. He asked nearby disciples what had started the fight, but the chapter ended before they answered.

• Li Xiaoya followed a crowd to the Dueling Arena after hearing that two cultivators were dueling.
• He watched Zhang attack Liu with a flaming whip while Liu defended himself with a Water Shield Talisman and countered with Lightning Talismans.
• Two disciples told Li Xiaoya that Zhang’s Flame Whip was a low-grade Spiritual Artifact and that Liu’s talismans were likely running low.
• Li Xiaoya introduced himself to the disciples as a new member of the Heavenly Dao Sect and asked what the duel was about.

Li Xiaoya watched Senior Sister Zhang’s duel with the disciple surnamed Liu turn into a furious pursuit after he escaped the arena. As her Sword Talisman chased the wounded disciple through the air, an angry voice ordered her to stop.

• The disciple surnamed Liu conceded, then jumped out of the Dueling Arena and taunted Senior Sister Zhang from behind its protective restriction.
• Senior Sister Zhang attacked Liu with her Flame Whip, but the arena’s barrier blocked her fireballs from reaching him.
• Senior Sister Zhang chased Liu outside the arena, and he fled on a Flying Halberd.
• Senior Sister Zhang struck Liu’s shoulder with a Sword Talisman and sent it after him again as he struggled to escape.
• An angry roar from outside the arena commanded Senior Sister Zhang to stop.

A gray-robed Golden Core Stage cultivator stopped Senior Sister Zhang from killing the disciple surnamed Liu and ordered both of them to follow him. After the crowd dispersed, Li Xiaoya approached Yang Sanfan to ask about the duel and the old man.

• The gray-robed old man froze Senior Sister Zhang’s sword talisman, pulled the wounded disciple surnamed Liu back into the dueling ground, and took the sword.
• The old man reprimanded Senior Sister Zhang and the disciple surnamed Liu for fighting privately, and the disciple claimed they had only been sparring.
• Senior Sister Zhang whispered something to the old man, who ordered her and the disciple surnamed Liu to follow him.
• The onlookers dispersed, and Li Xiaoya recognized Yang Sanfan and went over to speak with him.
• Li Xiaoya asked Yang Sanfan why the two disciples had fought and who the gray-robed old man was.

Li Xiaoya learned about Senior Spirit Daoist from Yang Sanfan, who exaggerated his own encounter with the famous elder before fleeing Li’s questions. Li then headed to Liu Hang’s cave abode, reflecting on how tedious cultivation seemed and misunderstanding the struggles ordinary cultivators faced.

• Yang Sanfan told Li Xiaoya that Senior Spirit Daoist was the Heavenly Dao Sect’s Disciplinary Elder, an early Golden Core cultivator renowned for his powerful wood-attribute spells.
• Yang Sanfan recounted watching Senior Spirit Daoist spar with Dongfang Yi, then hurriedly flew away when Li Xiaoya questioned how the patriarchs had scolded him from miles away.
• Li Xiaoya guessed that the patriarch had simply ordered Yang Sanfan to leave and watched him fly off on his unusually fast broom-shaped Dharma Artifact.
• Li Xiaoya headed toward Liu Hang’s cave abode and lamented the prospect of spending centuries meditating to reach the Golden Core Stage.
• Li Xiaoya mistakenly believed ordinary cultivators could spend their days meditating, unaware that they had to seek treasures, herbs, spirit stones, and cultivation opportunities.

Li Xiaoya rode the Snowwind Eagle, Little White, to Senior Brother Liu Hang’s cave abode in Tranquil Valley and joked that Liu Hang would give her to him as a mount when he reached the core condensation stage. He entered Liu Hang’s house, but Liu Hang was nowhere in sight.

• Li Xiaoya used a jade whistle to summon the Snowwind Eagle from the valley’s ancient tree.
• Little White carried Li Xiaoya to the clearing, and he claimed she had agreed to become his mount once Liu Hang gave her to him.
• Li Xiaoya looked over the ancient tree and medicinal garden before going to Liu Hang’s house.
• Li Xiaoya entered the spacious, book-filled room after Liu Hang called for him, but found it empty.

Li Xiaoya studied the Dao Scripture under Liu Hang, copying its twenty-third chapter and asking about its meaning. After teasing Liu Hang with turtle drawings, he began a lesson on how cultivators should understand nature.

• Liu Hang told Li Xiaoya to read and copy the Dao Scripture’s twenty-third chapter before their lesson.
• Li Xiaoya read the chapter, noted unfamiliar characters, and practiced writing it from memory.
• Liu Hang caught Li Xiaoya drawing turtles and threatened to make him copy one a hundred times, but instead added two hours to his seated cultivation.
• Li Xiaoya asked Liu Hang what the passage about wind and rain meant, and Liu Hang began explaining its questions about nature and heaven and earth.

After more than three months of instruction and meditation, Li Xiaoya sensed spiritual energy and entered the first level of the true cultivation stage. Liu Hang congratulated him, warned him to control his emotions, and sent him back to meditate, while privately wondering why their master had taken on a disciple with such poor aptitude.

• Li Xiaoya studied with Liu Hang, then left the valley to eat dinner at the Dining Hall.
• About a month later, Li Xiaoya emerged from a secluded chamber and excitedly told Liu Hang he had sensed spiritual energy.
• Liu Hang calmed Li Xiaoya with his divine sense, congratulated him on entering the true cultivation stage, and reprimanded him for letting excitement disrupt his state of mind.
• Li Xiaoya agreed to meditate longer to stabilize his cultivation and remembered to bring the treasures Buddha and Qingxia had given him.
• After Li Xiaoya returned to the chamber, Liu Hang reflected that his aptitude was unusually poor and wondered what their master intended for him.

After more than three months of lessons and practice, Li Xiaoya sensed spiritual qi and entered the true cultivation stage. Liu Hang congratulated him but warned him to steady his emotions and cultivation, while privately doubting his aptitude and wondering why their master was raising him.

• Liu Hang ended the afternoon lesson, and Li Xiaoya tidied the desk before leaving the Mountain Valley for dinner.
• After another month, Li Xiaoya sensed spiritual qi, rushed out of the chamber, and excitedly told Liu Hang he had entered the true cultivation stage.
• Liu Hang calmed Li Xiaoya with his divine sense, congratulated him, and warned him that he was still weak and needed to keep his emotions in check.
• Liu Hang told Li Xiaoya to meditate and stabilize his cultivation, then reminded him to use the cultivation treasures given by Senior Martial Uncle Buddha and Junior Martial Aunt Qingxia.
• Li Xiaoya returned to the chamber to meditate, while Liu Hang reflected on his poor aptitude and wondered what Master and the others intended for him.

Li Xiaoya absorbed fire spirit energy during an overnight meditation and stabilized his cultivation at the True Cultivation Stage. After breakfast, he went to Liu Hang’s Cave Abode to learn spells and was summoned to a cave behind the study.

• Li Xiaoya used the Wish Stone and Buddhist Bead bracelet while practicing the True Yang Art, drawing spiritual energy into his dantian.
• Li Xiaoya meditated through the night, and Liu Hang confirmed that his cultivation had stabilized.
• Liu Hang told Li Xiaoya to rest, eat breakfast, and come learn basic spells, but Li Xiaoya ran off to eat.
• Li Xiaoya changed his mind about slacking off and went early to Tranquil Valley, where he boasted to the Snowwind Eagle that he would soon make it his mount.
• Liu Hang summoned Li Xiaoya to the cave behind the study, and Li Xiaoya cautiously entered after hearing that the restrictions had been removed.

Li Xiaoya learned the Sensing Art from Liu Hang and practiced it around Heavenly Capital Peak before browsing a low-ranking disciples’ marketplace. At a talisman stall, he recognized a disciple surnamed Liu from a recent duel, and the disciple wondered who the newly cultivated Li Xiaoya was.

• Li Xiaoya visited Liu Hang’s cave abode, drank Spirit Tea, and began learning the Sensing Art.
• Liu Hang explained the spell and coached Li Xiaoya until he gained a rough command of it by lunchtime.
• Li Xiaoya used the Sensing Art to perceive plants and small creatures within thirty feet as he walked to the Dining Hall.
• Li Xiaoya browsed the marketplace on Heavenly Capital Peak and examined a stall full of talismans.
• Li Xiaoya recognized the stallholder as the disciple surnamed Liu who had nearly been killed in a duel with Senior Sister Zhang, while Liu wondered who Li Xiaoya was.

Li Xiaoya met Liu Qingshan at his talisman stall and learned that Liu was a Second-Rank Talisman Crafter. The two became friendly through Liu’s flattery, while Liu avoided explaining his duel with Zhang Hong.

• Li Xiaoya teased Liu Qingshan about his duel and asked how he had emerged from the Disciplinary Hall unscathed.
• Liu Qingshan recognized Li Xiaoya as Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s Personal Disciple and praised his talent, hoping Li would recommend him to the Grand Patriarch.
• Li Xiaoya gladly accepted Liu’s flattery and agreed to put in a good word for him.
• Liu Qingshan promoted his talismans, explaining that he sold them because he needed spirit stones and was a Second-Rank Talisman Crafter.
• Li Xiaoya asked about Liu’s trouble with Zhang Hong, but Liu Qingshan awkwardly refused to explain.

Li Xiaoya learned how Lightning Talismans worked from Liu Qingshan, who gave him several for free and invited him to visit. After Li Xiaoya left, Liu Qingshan fled from approaching disciples, while Li Xiaoya’s attempt to activate a talisman failed.

• Li Xiaoya tricked Liu Qingshan into revealing how he had angered Senior Sister Zhang, and Liu Qingshan insisted he had only called her big.
• Liu Qingshan explained talisman refinement and offered to sell Li Xiaoya Lightning Talismans, but Li Xiaoya said he had no spirit stones.
• Liu Qingshan gave Li Xiaoya several Lightning Talismans and invited him to room eighty-nine in the Sky Dragon Courtyard.
• Li Xiaoya left for his lessons, and Liu Qingshan flew away when a group of disciples approached his stall.
• Li Xiaoya tossed one of his new talismans and shouted “Explode,” but it fell to the ground without reacting.

Li Xiaoya trained in cultivation, alchemy, spells, and talisman refinement for three months before Liu Hang brought him to pay respects to Heavenly Venerable Daoling. The chapter ended with Li Xiaoya entering the Cave Abode and meeting his master.

• Li Xiaoya decided to learn alchemy so he could earn spirit stones for a flying dharma artifact.
• Over the next three months, Li Xiaoya advanced to the second layer of true cultivation, learned several spells, and began practicing alchemy and talisman refinement.
• Li Xiaoya secretly learned how to use the Lightning Talisman from Liu Qingshan after Liu Hang refused to teach him.
• Liu Hang received a message that Heavenly Venerable Daoling had returned and took Li Xiaoya to his Cave Abode.
• Liu Hang and Li Xiaoya entered the Cave Abode, where Heavenly Venerable Daoling welcomed them.

Heavenly Venerable Daoling reviewed Liu Hang’s teaching of Li Xiaoya and gave Liu Hang Marrow-Washing Liquid to improve his junior brother’s aptitude. After they left, Daoling revealed that obtaining it had cost him vital energy, while a girl greeted her returning master at Rainbow Rosy Peak.

• Heavenly Venerable Daoling assessed Li Xiaoya’s cultivation and divine sense, then praised Liu Hang’s efforts to teach him.
• Liu Hang reported what he had taught Li Xiaoya over the past six months, and Daoling offered advice while reprimanding Li Xiaoya for some of his behavior.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling told Li Xiaoya that destiny brought responsibility and gave Liu Hang Marrow-Washing Liquid, explaining that he and Junior Sister Qingxia had obtained it by killing an eighth-rank Whale-Swallowing Beast.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling gave Liu Hang a Jade Slip containing his cultivation insights and asked him to continue caring for Li Xiaoya.
• After Liu Hang and Li Xiaoya departed, Heavenly Venerable Daoling took a pill and meditated to recover the vital energy he had expended.
• A charming girl hurried into a cave abode on Rainbow Rosy Peak and greeted her returning master.

Fairy Qingxia gave Liu Xian'er Marrow-Washing Liquid, and Liu Hang brought Li Xiaoya to the Sealed Chamber to use it. After the treatment expelled impurities from Li Xiaoya's body, he lost his Storage Pouch in a stream but recovered it downstream.

• Fairy Qingxia reunited with Liu Xian'er and gave her a bottle of Marrow-Washing Liquid.
• Liu Hang explained the rarity and value of the liquid, then took Li Xiaoya to the Sealed Chamber to use it.
• Li Xiaoya cultivated for more than four hours as the liquid forced black impurities from his body.
• Liu Hang told Li Xiaoya to wash in the river and left, while Li Xiaoya realized he had no spare clothes.
• Li Xiaoya lost his Storage Pouch in the stream, used the Sensing Art to track it downstream, and retrieved it underwater.

After losing his clothes in the river, Li Xiaoya climbed ashore and ran into Zhang Hong while sneaking back to his quarters naked. He escaped her teasing, dressed, and went to sleep, while Zhang Hong wondered whether he was the mortal disciple rumored to have been taken in by Supreme Patriarch Daoling.

• Li Xiaoya climbed out of the river naked and crept toward his quarters after realizing the current had carried off his clothes.
• Zhang Hong startled Li Xiaoya on the path, teased him, and noticed that he was only at the second level of the True Cultivation Stage.
• Li Xiaoya ran off after mocking Zhang Hong about her figure, and Zhang Hong remembered her business and flew away.
• Zhang Hong wondered whether Li Xiaoya was the mortal disciple rumored to have been taken in by Supreme Patriarch Daoling.
• Li Xiaoya returned to his quarters, found and put on pink clothes, washed his feet, and fell asleep.

Li Xiaoya visited Liu Qingshan at Sky Dragon Courtyard and learned that Senior Sister Zhang Hong’s recent core condensation had ended the trouble Liu faced from her admirers. He concealed what had happened with Zhang Hong the previous night and left Liu skeptical of his story.

• Li Xiaoya went to Liu Qingshan’s courtyard after sending a Voice Transmission Talisman to notify his senior brother he planned to collect his clothes.
• Liu Qingshan’s talisman-making was interrupted when Li Xiaoya rang the courtyard bell, causing the talisman he was drawing to burst.
• Liu Qingshan welcomed Li Xiaoya and teased him about his conspicuous pink outfit, which Li Xiaoya blamed on the almanac.
• Li Xiaoya asked whether Liu Qingshan was still being troubled by other disciples, and Liu explained that Zhang Hong’s core condensation had scared off her admirers.
• Li Xiaoya claimed Zhang Hong had praised his cleverness and looks the day before, while privately deciding not to reveal what had happened the previous night; Liu doubted him.