Chapter Summaries

Li Xiaoya returned safely from Demon Beast Valley with the Four Friends of the Wang and celebrated reaching the fourth level of cultivation. He hurried toward his home on Heavenly Capital Peak, where someone was waiting at his doorway.

• Li Xiaoya concluded that Senior Brother Liu Hang had secretly killed the Claw Beast and resolved to thank him when he returned.
• Li Xiaoya set out with the Four Friends of the Wang, learned from their demon-beast hunts, and received a share of the spoils.
• Wang Ding activated a one-way Teleportation Formation that returned Li Xiaoya and the others to the Heavenly Dao Sect.
• Wang Ding advised Li Xiaoya to sell his materials himself and invited him to visit Twin Peaks to spar.
• Li Xiaoya announced that he had broken through to the fourth level, then hurried home, eager to obtain a flying Dharma Artifact and visit Xian'er.
• Li Xiaoya spotted someone waiting at the doorway of his little house as the sun set.

After returning from Demon Beast Valley, Li Xiaoya reunited with Liu Hang, who punished him by making him stay and cultivate for a month. During that month, Li Xiaoya advanced to the fifth level and took stock of the valuable medicinal ingredients he had gathered.

• Li Xiaoya emerged from hiding and told Liu Hang he had returned, revealing that he had advanced to the fourth level of his cultivation technique.
• Liu Hang learned that Li Xiaoya had gone to Demon Beast Valley, scolded him for leaving without permission, and ordered him to reflect for a month.
• Liu Hang guided Li Xiaoya’s cultivation, gave him Qi-Gathering Powder, and refused to let him leave to buy a Flying Dharma Artifact or visit Xian'er.
• After a month of cultivation, Li Xiaoya reached the peak of the fifth level and greatly increased the power of his Fireball Technique.
• Li Xiaoya secretly inspected his Demon Beast Valley supplies and found enough green-yellow fruit and apricot blossom herb to make seven or eight bottles of second-tier medicinal pills.

Li Xiaoya tried to sell his demon beast materials and herbs at the Heavenly Capital Peak market so he could buy a flying Dharma Artifact, but he earned almost nothing. That night, he dreamed of his past and the people who had died, then woke in a cold sweat.

• Li Xiaoya sorted through his herbs and demon beast materials, deciding to sell what he did not need for spirit stones.
• Li Xiaoya ate at the Dining Hall, then visited the market to check other stalls' prices before setting up his own stall.
• Li Xiaoya spent the day selling his goods but earned only three or four spirit stones' worth of materials.
• Li Xiaoya considered asking Senior Brother Liu Hang for advice but decided he should handle the problem himself.
• Li Xiaoya dreamed of his days as a beggar, Liar Master, and the scar-faced man, then woke screaming in a cold sweat.

Li Xiaoya figured out how to sell his materials by underpricing other stalls, then used the proceeds to buy and learn to fly a mid-grade Azure Wind Leaf. He flew toward Rainbow Rosy Peak to see Xian'er, but on the way considered stopping at Divine Path Mountain to visit Fairy Qingxia.

• Li Xiaoya noticed a brief weakness after waking, but his cultivation cycle revealed nothing wrong and the feeling soon disappeared.
• After recalling how a cabbage seller attracted customers with lower prices, Li Xiaoya set up a bargain sale at the trading market and sold nearly all his materials in a little over two hours.
• Li Xiaoya bought a mid-grade Azure Wind Leaf for a hundred and twenty spirit stones and learned to pilot it using divine sense and magic power.
• Li Xiaoya flew toward Rainbow Rosy Peak to visit Xian'er, then remembered Fairy Qingxia when he passed near Divine Path Mountain and wondered whether to visit her.

Li Xiaoya flew to Rainbow Rosy Peak to seek Liu Xian'er but was stopped by a headstrong female disciple who barred male visitors. He claimed he had come on Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s orders to see Fairy Qingxia, and was still trying to convince her when the chapter ended.

• Li Xiaoya admired Rainbow Rosy Peak’s peach-covered slopes and misty lake as he approached.
• A pink-clad female disciple stopped Li Xiaoya and warned him that male disciples were forbidden from entering.
• The female disciple accused Li Xiaoya of seeking a woman for dual cultivation and attacked him with streaks of azure light.
• Li Xiaoya claimed Heavenly Venerable Daoling had sent him to see Fairy Qingxia, but the female disciple demanded proof and questioned his low cultivation.
• Li Xiaoya said he was Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s True Cultivation Stage disciple, but the female disciple still appeared ready to attack.

Li Xiaoya tried to get an audience with Fairy Qingxia at Rainbow Rosy Peak, relying on his connection to Heavenly Venerable Daoling and a token from his master. After waiting more than two hours, he learned that Qingxia had been in seclusion and had only examined the token, leaving her response unfinished.

• The willful female disciple recognized Li Xiaoya as Heavenly Venerable Daoling's disciple and teased him about his cultivation and tantrum.
• She warned Li Xiaoya to wait outside the protective Formation and asked him for a token to request an audience with Grandmaster Qingxia.
• Li Xiaoya gave her the ring Heavenly Venerable Daoling had given him, and she flew toward Rainbow Rosy Peak.
• While waiting, Li Xiaoya worried about how to explain his made-up reason for visiting and hoped he could see Xian'er.
• The willful female disciple returned after more than two hours and said Qingxia was in seclusion, had inspected the ring, and had sent it back with a message she hesitated to reveal.

Li Xiaoya returned to Heavenly Capital Peak after learning that Lin Xian'er was cultivating in seclusion, and he resolved to improve his cultivation so he could catch up to her. He spent the night meditating with a pill and planned to ask Liu Hang how to use Patriarch Daoling's ring.

• Li Xiaoya learned from Cai Liu'er that Lin Xian'er was cultivating in seclusion, reclaimed Patriarch Daoling's ring, and left.
• As Li Xiaoya flew to Heavenly Capital Peak, he thought about Lin Xian'er and vowed to cultivate harder so he could catch up to her.
• Li Xiaoya tried to activate the ring with his divine sense and magic power, but it resisted him and he could not work out how to use it.
• Li Xiaoya suspected the ring protected him automatically only when he was in danger and decided to ask Liu Hang about it the next day.
• Li Xiaoya took a cultivation pill and meditated through the night, then estimated that four or five more pills could help him break through the fifth level of the qi refining stage.

Li Xiaoya showed Little White his new flying dharma artifact, then visited Liu Hang and accompanied him to see Heavenly Venerable Daoling. While they waited in the empty cave abode, a beautiful female disciple arrived carrying a tray.

• Li Xiaoya summoned Little White and tried to show off his flying dharma artifact, but Little White chased him with gusts from its wings until he landed in the valley.
• Li Xiaoya visited Liu Hang, who praised his improved cultivation and scolded him for selling materials at the trading market to buy the flying dharma artifact.
• Liu Hang invited Li Xiaoya to visit Heavenly Venerable Daoling, and they flew together to the Master's cave abode.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling welcomed them but said he had something important to attend to, leaving them to wait inside.
• A beautiful female disciple emerged from the passage carrying a tray, and Li Xiaoya privately wondered about Heavenly Venerable Daoling's tastes.

Li Xiaoya learned that the expressionless attendant in Heavenly Venerable Daoling’s cave was a powerful puppet and heard about the Beast Spirit Valley’s puppet arts. After Daoling praised his progress and introduced his six senior brothers and sisters, Li Xiaoya felt ashamed that he had not yet reached Core Condensation Stage.

• Li Xiaoya realized the tea-serving disciple was a puppet, and Liu Hang explained that it was a high-grade puppet powered by spirit stones.
• Liu Hang told Li Xiaoya that the Beast Spirit Valley was renowned for puppet arts and that rumors claimed it could make Nascent Soul Realm puppets.
• Li Xiaoya drank the spirit tea, which soothed him and seemed to purify his spiritual qi, then discovered the pot held only two cups.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling appeared, explained that a friend from the Beast Spirit Valley had given him the puppet, and praised Li Xiaoya’s cultivation progress.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling revealed that he had seven disciples, most of whom had formed golden cores, and that the eldest had reached Nascent Soul Realm.
• Li Xiaoya realized how far behind his senior brothers and sisters he was and felt ashamed of his cultivation.

Li Xiaoya learned that the ring Heavenly Venerable Daoling gave him was a powerful defensive Spiritual Artifact called the Vacuum Ring. After realizing his master must have used it to save him in Demon Beast Valley, Li Xiaoya apologized for causing him trouble.

• Li Xiaoya vowed to cultivate diligently and form a golden core, and Heavenly Venerable Daoling urged him to pursue the Great Dao and ascend to the Spirit World.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling identified Li Xiaoya's ring as a High-Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact and warned him not to flaunt it.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling explained that the Vacuum Ring required Blood-Binding, while Liu Hang said its maker could still use it at reduced power.
• Li Xiaoya realized Heavenly Venerable Daoling had likely activated the ring to save him in Demon Beast Valley, then knelt and apologized for causing his master trouble.

Heavenly Venerable Daoling made Li Xiaoya swear to defend the Heavenly Dao Sect, cultivate diligently, and avoid dangers beyond his abilities before sending him home with a Vacuum Ring and medicines. On the way, Li Xiaoya met Cai Liu'er at Rainbow Rosy Peak and teased her about her steward.

• Heavenly Venerable Daoling declared that he would never allow harm to come to the Heavenly Dao Sect, and his pressure struck Li Xiaoya and Liu Hang to their knees.
• Daoling told Li Xiaoya that the sect was his home and that protecting its disciples was his duty, and Li Xiaoya swore to defend it and improve his cultivation.
• Daoling helped Li Xiaoya up and made him promise not to enter dangerous places beyond his abilities alone.
• With Liu Hang's guidance, Li Xiaoya bound the Vacuum Ring, learned how to use it, and received medicines from Daoling before flying home.
• At Rainbow Rosy Peak, Li Xiaoya called out to Cai Liu'er and teased her about her steward, while Cai Liu'er warned him to stop talking nonsense.

Li Xiaoya visited Rainbow Rosy Peak again, learned that Liu Xian'er was still in seclusion, and decided to return to Treasure Immortal Town. On the way, a Core Condensation Stage cultivator and a young woman intercepted him.

• Li Xiaoya teased Cai Liu'er about her outfit before leaving Rainbow Rosy Peak without seeing Liu Xian'er.
• Li Xiaoya reflected on his recent cultivation breakthrough and decided to return home to refine pills and improve his Alchemy Art.
• Li Xiaoya recognized that his flight had taken him near the route to Treasure Immortal Town and chose to go back for a visit.
• Heavenly Venerable Daoling divined Li Xiaoya's southward journey and identified him as an unforeseen variable.
• Two strangers approached Li Xiaoya, and a middle-aged Core Condensation Stage cultivator called out for him to stop.

Li Xiaoya escorted Kunqi Sect cultivators Ye Hao and Ye Ying to the Heavenly Dao Sect and learned about the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering. As they reached Divine Path Mountain, Ye Ying and Ye Hao stopped to admire its scenery.

• Ye Hao asked Li Xiaoya for directions to the Heavenly Dao Sect while delivering notice of the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering.
• Li Xiaoya offered to guide Ye Hao and Ye Ying, then asked them about the gathering during their flight.
• Ye Hao explained that Spiritlight Lake opened every ten years and that the twelve Liang Kingdom sects held duels to decide who could enter.
• Ye Ying suggested Li Xiaoya was too weak to qualify, but Ye Hao reprimanded her.
• Ye Ying exclaimed at Divine Path Mountain's beauty as the group arrived nearby.

Li Xiaoya learned that the Heavenly Dao Sect would select disciples for the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering, where a reserved spot offered a chance to advance in cultivation. He worried that claiming the spot would take Liu Xian'er’s opportunity, but decided to stop fretting before the candidates were chosen.

• Li Xiaoya parted ways with Ye Hao and Ye Ying, who flew toward Divine Path Mountain to meet the Heavenly Dao Sect’s Sect Master.
• Li Xiaoya returned to Heavenly Capital Peak and learned that the sect would hold selection matches for the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering.
• Li Xiaoya discovered that the matches had driven disciples to cultivate intensely and raised prices for pills and combat items, while cheaper materials let him gather supplies for making talismans.
• Li Xiaoya learned that each sect had one reserved spot, and that Liu Xian'er was among the candidates for the Heavenly Dao Sect’s spot.
• Li Xiaoya debated whether to ask Heavenly Venerable Daoling for the spot, since taking it could cost Liu Xian'er her chance, then decided not to worry before the candidates were chosen.

Li Xiaoya learned about the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering candidates, then spent more than half a year cultivating and developing his alchemy and talisman skills. He reached the peak of the eighth level of the True Cultivation Stage, but his cultivation began to regress as he circulated spiritual qi in the True Sun Formula.

• Li Xiaoya learned that five disciples would compete for the reserved spot at the Spiritlight Lake Immortal Gathering, including Liu Xian'er and Dong Santong.
• Li Xiaoya estimated that reaching the Great Perfection Realm would take at least two years and resumed focusing on cultivation.
• Li Xiaoya refined True Cultivation Pills with a thirty-to-forty-percent success rate, which Liu Hang praised as exceptional.
• Li Xiaoya studied the Talisman Refinement Art, reached its second tier in just over half a year, and received the Fire Spirit Thread from Liu Hang.
• Liu Hang taught Li Xiaoya the Five Elements Method and several second-tier spells.
• After reaching the peak of the eighth level of the True Cultivation Stage and stalling for over a month, Li Xiaoya noticed his cultivation seemed to be regressing.

Li Xiaoya suffered a severe qi deviation and lost much of his recent cultivation before Liu Hang and an unfamiliar man rescued him. After waking, he learned the stranger was Murong Qi, his Eldest Senior Brother, and asked where Liu Hang had gone.

• Li Xiaoya's spiritual qi ran wild, causing a qi deviation that made him collapse after he vomited blood.
• Liu Hang and an unfamiliar man broke into the Sealed Chamber, and icy and warm spiritual qi helped restore Li Xiaoya's circulation.
• Li Xiaoya woke in his room and discovered his cultivation had fallen from near the peak of the eighth level to the early eighth level.
• A powerful middle-aged man in yellow visited Li Xiaoya, who deduced that he was his Eldest Senior Brother.
• The man introduced himself as Murong Qi, Master Heavenly Venerable Daoling's first disciple, and Li Xiaoya asked where Liu Hang was.

Murong Qi helped Li Xiaoya understand that his cultivation deviation stemmed from a weak state of mind and encouraged him to strengthen his resolve. He explained that dangerous, life-and-death battles had helped him overcome cultivation bottlenecks, and Liu Hang arrived with healing pills.

• Murong Qi told Li Xiaoya that his state of mind lagged behind his cultivation and urged him not to lose heart over his poor aptitude.
• Li Xiaoya reflected on his promises to Master, regained his resolve, and asked Murong Qi how to cultivate his state of mind.
• Murong Qi asked how Li Xiaoya had broken through to the fourth level, leading Li Xiaoya to recall fighting a demon beast in Demon Beast Valley.
• Murong Qi revealed that he had a triple spiritual root and explained that his travels through dangerous ruins and demon-beast-infested places had helped him break through bottlenecks.
• Liu Hang arrived as Murong Qi finished explaining the value of fighting under life-and-death pressure.

After Murong Qi gave Li Xiaoya the Fire Dragon Sword and the Spirit-Calming Art, Li Xiaoya tried to refine the sword and discovered its hidden power. As the chapter ended, the sword was draining his magic power and blood, and he could not break free.

• Liu Hang gave Li Xiaoya pills for his injuries, while Murong Qi gifted him the Fire Dragon Sword and the Spirit-Calming Art.
• After leaving Li Xiaoya, Liu Hang told Murong Qi he had decided to leave the Heavenly Dao Sect and travel in search of a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Li Xiaoya recovered somewhat, then flew to a rocky area to inspect the Fire Dragon Sword and study its refining incantation and twelve-form Dragon Sword Art.
• Li Xiaoya recited the incantation to refine the sword, which flared with red and yellow light and began draining his magic power and blood.
• Li Xiaoya tried to throw the Fire Dragon Sword away, but he could not release it as it continued draining him.

Li Xiaoya awakened the Fire Dragon Sword’s power, tested its devastating attack, and began learning to control it despite its heavy drain on his magic power. After recovering and studying the sword, he found that he could use only its first move, leaving him to continue restoring his cultivation.

• The Fire Dragon Sword grew longer and unleashed a fireball that blasted through a massive boulder, then began draining Li Xiaoya again until he threw it away.
• Li Xiaoya put the sword into his Storage Pouch and read the Spirit-Calming Art while resting beneath a tree.
• Two members of the sect’s special patrol squad investigated the blasted boulder but mistook the sword’s spiritual energy for that of a powerful Core Condensation Stage cultivator and left without finding Li Xiaoya.
• After recovering, Li Xiaoya returned home and spent the next few days healing, meditating, and studying the Fire Dragon Sword.
• Li Xiaoya learned to enlarge the sword and use a weakened version of its first move, but he could not make the other moves work or gain results from practicing the Dragon Sword Art.

Li Xiaoya, discouraged that Liu Xian'er remained in seclusion, decided to enter Demon Beast Valley to seek battle experience and improve his cultivation. There he reunited with the Four Friends of the Wang and joined their hunting party.

• Li Xiaoya recalled the Spirit-Calming Art’s benefits as his cultivation and state of mind improved over the following month.
• After learning Liu Xian'er was still in seclusion and Cai Liu'er would no longer guard Rainbow Dawn Mountain, Li Xiaoya flew away feeling dispirited.
• Li Xiaoya recognized Demon Beast Valley and decided to hunt there, hoping to break through to the ninth layer before the selection tournament.
• Li Xiaoya reunited with the Four Friends of the Wang, who were surprised that he had reached the eighth layer in only seven or eight months.
• Li Xiaoya agreed to join the four, and Wang Xuanyu turned away Liu Haishan, who had asked to hunt with them.