Chapter Summaries

Li Xiaoya planned to earn battlefield merit through lower-star missions while avoiding the Dragon Race cultivators’ searches, and learned how mission rewards and merit ranks worked. He refused to expand his five-person team, keeping two places open for Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong if they advanced to the Heaven-and-Earth Realm.

• Li Xiaoya chose to begin with lower-star missions rather than take higher-star missions and draw the Dragon Race cultivators’ attention.
• The chapter explained that battlefield merit could be exchanged for race contribution points at a rate of one merit for ten contribution points, so Li Xiaoya needed ten million merit to obtain one hundred million contributions.
• The chapter outlined mission rewards and merit-rank requirements, noting that missions above eleven stars were dangerous and fifteen-star missions appeared only once every hundred thousand years.
• Ailishan and the others asked Li Xiaoya whether they should recruit two more team members, but he refused because they planned to take missions below five stars.
• Li Xiaoya kept the two vacant team places for Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong, who were cultivating in his Secret Realm Bracelet and might eventually advance to the Heaven-and-Earth Realm.

Li Xiaoya’s team accepted missions in Earth Spirit Land and traveled toward the swamp to hunt an earth spirit flood dragon and gather other materials. Near their destination, they concealed themselves with Dong Santong’s Invisibility Art as they entered the dangerous Race Battlefield region.

• The team agreed that cultivators who received kill merit during joint battles would take a smaller share of mission rewards, then Li Xiaoya accepted ten missions, including three in Earth Spirit Land.
• Li Xiaoya chose to focus on missions rather than target Demon Race cultivators, and the team set out for Earth Spirit Land aboard his upgraded Skyvault Skiff.
• Ailishan told Li Xiaoya they were close to Earth Spirit Land, and he stored the skiff in a spatial ring that astonished Qiong Nanqi with its capacity.
• Di Long Yunyi pointed out the mist-shrouded Earth Spirit Land, and the team flew toward it while keeping clear of spatial rifts and vortices.
• Li Xiaoya asked Dong Santong to conceal the group, and Dong Santong used his Invisibility Art to hide their auras as they proceeded.

Li Xiaoya and his companions searched the Earth Spirit Swamp for a Swamp Flood Dragon and the spirit herbs required by their missions. They found Silver Wolf Race cultivators fighting Two-Headed Venom-Thread Snakes, then heard beasts across the swamp answer a snake’s call for reinforcements.

• Dong Santong concealed the group as they flew into the Earth Spirit Land and headed toward the swamp’s center.
• Li Xiaoya and his companions searched deeper into the swamp, where miasma blocked their divine sense and powerful Demon Beasts became more common.
• After hearing explosions and roars, Li Xiaoya decided the group would investigate cautiously and avoid leaving a trace.
• The group found six Silver Wolf Race cultivators battling seven or eight Two-Headed Venom-Thread Snakes and recognized that the beasts were not their target.
• One snake called for reinforcements, and answering cries and tremors spread across the Death Spirit Swamp as the Silver Wolf cultivators hurried to defeat the snakes.

Li Xiaoya’s group waited in concealment as the Demon Race cultivators’ fight with the Two-Headed Venom-Thread Snakes drew in the Swamp Flood Dragon and other demon beasts. When the wounded Silver Wolf Race cultivators fled and the beasts pursued them, Li Xiaoya’s group appeared to attack.

• Li Xiaoya persuaded his companions to wait for the swamp’s demon beasts, hoping the battle would draw out the Swamp Flood Dragon.
• The Demon Race cultivators killed one Two-Headed Venom-Thread Snake, provoking the remaining snakes and drawing more demon beasts into the fight.
• The Swamp Flood Dragon emerged, and Li Xiaoya told his group to hold back while the Demon Race cultivators drew the beasts away.
• The Silver Wolf Race cultivators combined their power into a giant silver wolf, struck the demon beasts, and were wounded when the Swamp Flood Dragon counterattacked.
• The Silver Wolf Race cultivators fled as the demon beasts pursued them, and Li Xiaoya’s group appeared and shouted for an attack.

Li Xiaoya and his companions ambushed and killed a Swamp Flood Dragon, escaped the pursuing demon beasts with Dong Santong’s concealment art, and continued completing their missions across the swamps. Elsewhere, a metallic-red dragon learned that a squad of Human Race cultivators had gone to the Demon Race side.

• Li Xiaoya and his companions killed the Swamp Flood Dragon, collected its body, and fled as the demon beasts turned to chase them.
• Dong Santong concealed the group with his Shadow Body Art, allowing them to evade the demon beasts and continue toward their next mission targets.
• Inside Li Xiaoya's Secret Realm Necklace, Zhang Hong envied Liu Xian'er’s cultivation progress, then resolved to cultivate harder.
• Li Xiaoya and the others killed Swamp Hydras, collected enough Demon Cores and Fire Spirit Grass, and used Dong Santong's Invisibility Art to escape another pursuing horde.
• An enormous metallic-red dragon demanded to know why a squad of Human Race cultivators had gone to the Demon Race side.

The Dragon Marshal sent two groups to hunt the Human Race’s special group after learning they were pursuing missions near Demon Race territory. Meanwhile, Li Xiaoya’s team captured sand frog beasts for their eighth mission, but he sensed Dragon Race cultivators approaching.

• The Dragon Marshal ordered the Dragon Second Group and Dragon Third Group to find and kill the Human Race’s special group.
• Two teams of dragon cultivators plotted to intercept the Human Race cultivators from opposite ends of their mission route.
• Dong Santong, Ailishan, Di Long Yunyi, and Qiong Nanqi trapped a group of sand frog beasts with a purple-red net, while Li Xiaoya used earth-element abilities to stop the beasts from escaping.
• Li Xiaoya’s team completed its eighth mission and prepared to collect the captured sand frog beasts.
• Li Xiaoya sensed the Dragon Race approaching and warned his team that they were in trouble.

Li Xiaoya’s group hid from Dragon Race cultivators who were searching for them, then followed the seven cultivators after Li Xiaoya devised a plan. The chapter ended with Ailishan suspecting that a Dragon Race infiltrator in the Human Race Main Camp had revealed their missions.

• Li Xiaoya detected approaching Dragon Race cultivators, and Dong Santong used his Light-Shadow Body Art to conceal the group.
• Four Dragon Race cultivators searched the area with a True Immortal Spirit Treasure, but Dong Santong’s concealment prevented them from finding anyone.
• Three more Dragon Race cultivators joined the first four, and Ailishan identified them as the Red Dragon Race’s Second Group.
• Li Xiaoya considered attacking but instead devised a plan after hearing the Dragon Race cultivators discuss their next mission location.
• Li Xiaoya’s group followed the departing Dragon Race cultivators while remaining invisible, and Ailishan wondered whether a Dragon Race infiltrator was in the Human Race Main Camp.

Li Xiaoya’s group lured the Demon Race toward the Heavenly Rainbow Sea by faking a Dragon Race challenge and sending a message that two Dragon Race teams were there. While the White Ape Patriarch led an attack toward the sea, the Dragon Race teams searched for Li Xiaoya’s group and found no sign of them.

• Li Xiaoya’s group concluded that someone had leaked their missions and decided to use the Demon Race against the Dragon Race.
• Li Xiaoya redirected his group and had Di Long Yunyi project a Dragon Race challenge near Demon Race Camp Three.
• The White Ape Patriarch received a message claiming Dragon Race teams were at the Heavenly Rainbow Sea and led more than a hundred Demon Race cultivators there to attack them.
• Li Xiaoya’s group followed the Demon Race from concealment, with Li Xiaoya planning to wait for an opening to strike.
• Two Dragon Race teams searched the Heavenly Rainbow Sea for Li Xiaoya’s group but found nothing and agreed to look for an ambush site outside the sea.

The White Ape Patriarch’s Demon Race forces ambushed and wiped out the Dragon Race cultivators while Li Xiaoya’s group watched from hiding. Suspecting the White Ape Patriarch wanted to lure them out, Li Xiaoya abandoned their mission and led the group back, unaware that the patriarch was still concealed nearby.

• The White Ape Patriarch used hidden Demon Race forces to ambush the Dragon Race cultivators, who fought back and eventually self-detonated rather than surrender.
• Li Xiaoya stopped his companions from answering the White Ape Patriarch’s calls to emerge, suspecting his invitation was not genuine.
• After failing to draw out the Human Race cultivators, the White Ape Patriarch led most of the Demon Race forces away.
• Li Xiaoya decided to abandon the Heavenly Rainbow Lake mission and ordered his group to return without dropping their concealment.
• The White Ape Patriarch remained hidden among meteors, watching Li Xiaoya’s group as they left.

After the Dragon Race teams were wiped out, the Dragon Marshal suspected one of two newcomers to the Human Special Group possessed a coveted item and ordered an investigation. Li Xiaoya explained why he had avoided the Demon Race forces, and the group continued toward their remaining missions while planning to investigate an infiltrator upon returning.

• The White Ape Patriarch found the void where the human cultivator had vanished, while Demon Race cultivators emerged from the Heavenly Rainbow Sea to speak with him.
• A Dragon Race cultivator reported that the Second Group and Third Group had been wiped out, prompting the Dragon Marshal to suspect the humans had the item he sought and to order an investigation into the Special Group and the deaths.
• Aboard Li Xiaoya's Skyvault Skiff, Qiong Nanqi and Di Long Yunyi questioned why Li Xiaoya had left without finishing two missions, and he explained that Demon Race cultivators might return after secretly entering the Heavenly Rainbow Sea.
• Li Xiaoya reasoned that the Demon and Insect Races might also be searching for the item sought by the Dragon Race, leaving the Human Race under pressure from every side.
• Li Xiaoya said the group would complete the remaining two missions on a later trip and investigate the infiltrator after returning.

Li Xiaoya and his companions returned to the Human Race Main Camp to submit their missions, where other cultivators mocked him over rumors that he had boasted about his strength. He silenced the crowd with his voice, but a Nightshade Race cultivator challenged him, and Li Xiaoya walked toward him.

• Li Xiaoya and his companions returned to the Main Camp and split up to submit their mission items while Ailishan and Dong Santong searched for anything suspicious.
• Cultivators in the Mission Hall discussed Qiong Nanqi and Di Long Yunyi’s group, then mocked Li Xiaoya over rumors that he had called himself the foremost Heaven-and-Earth Cultivator and vowed to defeat the Dragon Marshal.
• Li Xiaoya stopped Dong Santong from intervening and used a soft cough to suppress the cultivators’ divine senses before challenging anyone who had personally heard him make the rumored claims.
• A black-robed Nightshade Race cultivator taunted Li Xiaoya, who responded coldly and walked toward him.

Li Xiaoya confronted a Nightwalker Race cultivator who had spread rumors about his Special Group, overpowering him and a Golden Giant race cultivator when they attacked. After Red Armor enforcers arrived, Li Xiaoya accused the Nightwalker Race cultivator of undermining unity, and they ordered his arrest for questioning.

• Li Xiaoya accused the Nightwalker Race cultivator of being an infiltrator and defeated his dagger attack with his wrist before slapping him out of the Mission Hall.
• Li Xiaoya caught and threw a Golden Giant race cultivator, who crashed into the injured Nightwalker Race cultivator outside.
• Lei Yang identified himself as captain of Group Thirty-One and asked Li Xiaoya to let the matter go, while Dong Santong and Li Xiaoya's Special Group backed their captain.
• More than a dozen Red Armor enforcers arrived, and Li Xiaoya told them he intended to seize the Nightwalker Race cultivator for questioning over rumors undermining unity.
• The leading enforcer ordered the Nightwalker Race cultivator arrested and taken to the Disciplinary Hall, stunning the gathered cultivators.

Li Xiaoya persuaded the Patrol Envoy to arrest a Nightwalker Race cultivator he suspected of infiltrating the Human Race, despite protests from the cultivator’s teammates and bystanders. The prisoner was taken to the Disciplinary Hall, while Lei Yang vowed to appeal to the Grand Commander.

• Patrol Cultivators summoned Soul-Locking Chains to seize the Nightwalker Race cultivator, while Lei Yang and the Golden Giant cultivator protested the arrest.
• The Nightwalker Race cultivator pleaded with Li Xiaoya to spare him, but Li Xiaoya said he suspected him of being an infiltrator because the Dragon Race had learned the Special Group’s missions.
• Bystanders demanded evidence, and the Patrol Envoy briefly considered letting the matter end before following Li Xiaoya’s insistence that the Disciplinary Hall determine the truth.
• The Patrol Cultivators bound the Nightwalker Race cultivator with Soul-Locking Chains and escorted him away as Lei Yang and the Golden Giant cultivator objected.
• A cultivator recalled that the Nightwalker Race cultivator had first spread information about Li Xiaoya, and Lei Yang led Group Thirty-One to seek justice from the Grand Commander.

Li Xiaoya explained to the Special Group that their assignment was to investigate leaks of Human Race Alliance mission information, and that he had only suspected the Nightwalker Race cultivator of spreading rumors. He began to reveal his strongest reason for suspecting the man, but the chapter ended before he explained it.

• Li Xiaoya turned in the group’s mission while other cultivators speculated about his authority and the Nightwalker Race cultivator he had accused.
• At a tavern, Li Xiaoya told Dong Santong, Ailishan, and the others that the Special Group had been tasked with investigating leaked mission information.
• Li Xiaoya explained that Qianyu Taizu had asked him to investigate the First Group because its repeated failures and casualties had damaged the human race’s standing.
• Li Xiaoya said he suspected the Nightwalker Race cultivator because he had quietly spread rumors in the Mission Hall, though he admitted this was not his strongest reason.
• Li Xiaoya recalled that Dragon Race cultivators had known the details of their mission, then began to disclose his strongest reason for suspicion before the chapter cut off.

Li Xiaoya discussed his instincts, the rumors surrounding his group, and plans to learn a formation before studying secret-realm creation and spending time with Zhang Hong and Liu Xian'er. When he returned to meet his companions, they greeted him with exciting news, though Dong Santong had not yet arrived.

• Li Xiaoya told his companions that a sudden feeling had guided their actions, and he urged them to keep a low profile until they uncovered the Dragon Race infiltrator.
• The group divided their mission gains and discussed their strategy; Li Xiaoya promised to prepare a formation for them.
• News spread that Qianyu Taizu had reprimanded Lei Yang's group, while two Dragon Race elite groups had been wiped out in Demon Race territory.
• Li Xiaoya entered his Secret Realm Necklace, studied the art of creating secret realms, and spent time with Zhang Hong and Liu Xian'er.
• Liu Xian'er taught Li Xiaoya about the Spirit-Link Slaying Formation, and Ailishan and the others greeted him with exciting news when he returned to the tavern, with Dong Santong still absent.

Li Xiaoya learned that the suspected Nightwalker Race spy had been a human traitor who sold intelligence to Dragon Race agents posing as Demon Race cultivators. After receiving a reward and a new mission from Qianyu Taizu, Li Xiaoya shared the remaining rewards with his teammates and prepared to hunt the disguised Dragon Race cultivators, while a giant dragon reacted in shock to news that Li Xiaoya had ascended to the Upper Realm.

• Dong Santong and Ailishan told Li Xiaoya that the Nightwalker Race cultivator had been exposed as a spy, and Qianyu Taizu summoned him.
• Qianyu Taizu revealed that the cultivator was a human who had sold Human Race Alliance intelligence to Dragon Race agents disguised as Demon Race members.
• Qianyu Taizu gave Li Xiaoya a reward and assigned him a mission to eliminate the disguised Dragon Race cultivators.
• Li Xiaoya returned to the tavern, explained the betrayal to his teammates, and shared the remaining reward with them.
• Li Xiaoya and his teammates began preparing for their new mission, while a giant dragon cried out in disbelief that Li Xiaoya had ascended to the Upper Realm.

The Dragon Marshal learned that Li Xiaoya had returned and ordered his forces to watch the Special Group so he could act against him. Meanwhile, Li Xiaoya and the others mastered their first successful use of Liu Xian'er's Spirit-Link Slaying Formation before setting out on new missions, and they continued practicing as they approached their destination.

• The Dragon Marshal confirmed that Li Xiaoya was the Special Group's captain, ordered Dragon First Group and Dragon Third Group to return, and commanded his subordinate to secretly track the group.
• Li Xiaoya delayed the Special Group's departure to practice the Spirit-Link Slaying Formation Liu Xian'er had created to protect him.
• After gaining limited proficiency, the Special Group accepted eight missions, mostly five-star assignments, and set out aboard the Skyvault Skiff.
• Li Xiaoya and the other four combined their life-bound magic treasures into a Divine Phoenix-shaped weapon and successfully activated the formation for the first time.
• Li Xiaoya ordered the group to keep practicing during their remaining day aboard the Skyvault Skiff before they reached the mission site.

The Dragon Marshal doubled the reward for information about the Special Group and Li Xiaoya, while Li Xiaoya’s team prepared to attack a Dragon Race lookout. A hidden Demon Race camp received orders to track Li Xiaoya, but an unseen attacker destroyed its base and forced its captain into battle.

• The Dragon Marshal ordered his agents to gather information about the Special Group and Li Xiaoya, increasing the rewards for useful reports.
• Li Xiaoya sensed possible danger in the void, ordered Dong Santong to make the team invisible, and told them to eliminate every Dragon Race cultivator at the next lookout.
• A White Fox Tribe cultivator delivered orders to a hidden Demon Race camp, where its captain and the other cultivators discussed tracking Li Xiaoya and recruiting human agents.
• The White Fox Tribe woman sensed danger, and the camp came under a sudden attack that tore through its metal chamber.
• The Heavenly Demon Race captain blocked a Blue Light Giant Sword with his Golden Pestle, escaped the exploding meteorite, and demanded to know who had attacked him.

Li Xiaoya and his companions ambushed three disguised Dragon Race cultivators, whom they recognized despite their claims to be Demon Race allies. Li Xiaoya battered the golden dragon with the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff, while the others kept the white-fox and tiger cultivators trapped; the dragon was left pleading for mercy as the battle continued.

• Li Xiaoya ordered his companions to attack the three cultivators, interrupting the Heavenly Demon Race cultivator as he tried to claim an alliance with the Human Race.
• Li Xiaoya struck the Heavenly Demon Race cultivator’s golden pestle from his hands and sent him flying, while Ailishan, Qiong Nanqi, Dong Santong, and Di Long Yunyi contained the white-fox and tiger cultivators.
• The Heavenly Demon Race cultivator transformed into a colossal golden dragon and used his claws to block Li Xiaoya’s staff.
• Li Xiaoya broke the dragon’s claws, shattered his golden barrier, and struck his body, scattering scales and crimson-gold blood.
• Li Xiaoya pursued the battered dragon with a barrage of staff phantoms as the dragon cried out for him to wait.

Li Xiaoya and his companions fought three Dragon Race spies disguised as Demon Race cultivators, with the team arranging for Li Xiaoya to make the kills and raise his merit rank. Li Xiaoya defeated two dragons and captured their Demon Cores, while the last spy remained surrounded and under attack.

• Li Xiaoya used the Hell Crown to capture the golden dragon's Demon Core, stored its body, and joined the fight against the silver dragon.
• The group’s plan was revealed: Li Xiaoya needed to personally kill five Heaven-and-Earth Realm opponents to earn enough merit for rank five and access to six-star missions.
• Ailishan and Qiong Nanqi attacked the silver dragon until she broke through their encirclement, but Li Xiaoya struck her with the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff and Hell Crown.
• Li Xiaoya battered the silver dragon, captured her Demon Core and stored her body.
• Di Long Yunyi, Ailishan, Dong Santong, and Qiong Nanqi continued attacking the black dragon, the final Dragon Race spy disguised as a Tiger Tribe cultivator.