Chapter Summaries

Li Xiaoya diverted Zhenyuan Daoist away from Illusory Spirit Island while Zhenyuan Daoist tried to recruit him to break formations protecting an immortal herb garden. After Zhenyuan Daoist departed, Li Xiaoya followed him under cover of the Invisibility Cloak, and an attack rushed toward the unsuspecting pursuer.

• Li Xiaoya led Zhenyuan Daoist thousands of miles away from Illusory Spirit Island to keep him from disrupting Liu Xian'er’s advancement.
• Zhenyuan Daoist revealed that the Demon-Magic Emperor had found an herb garden in the Inner Sea and offered Li Xiaoya thirty percent of its immortal herbs to break its formations.
• Li Xiaoya claimed he did not know Golden Immortal Script and told Zhenyuan Daoist that Liu Xian'er, the formation master, was advancing.
• Zhenyuan Daoist said he would report to the Demon-Magic Emperor and return in three days, then flew away believing Li Xiaoya was the Sword Emperor.
• Li Xiaoya concealed himself with the Invisibility Cloak and pursued Zhenyuan Daoist; Zhenyuan Daoist sensed something was wrong just before a whistle sounded behind him.

Li Xiaoya trapped Zhenyuan Daoist in his metal law domain and unleashed a massive sword attack, forcing Zhenyuan Daoist to defend himself with his own black light domain. As their domains clashed, Li Xiaoya grew to enormous size and summoned a Nine-Tailed Demon Fox phantom before striking with a giant punch.

• Zhenyuan Daoist evaded Li Xiaoya’s surprise sword strike, only to find himself trapped inside Li Xiaoya’s metal law domain.
• Zhenyuan Daoist released his black light law domain to resist the suppression, and the two domains clashed across the sky.
• Li Xiaoya appeared with the Dragon-Horned Bone Dragon Slash and unleashed countless golden sword rays against Zhenyuan Daoist.
• Zhenyuan Daoist fought back with the Black Demon Sword, but his black light domain steadily shrank under Li Xiaoya’s assault.
• Li Xiaoya grew to a hundred thousand feet tall, manifested a giant Nine-Tailed Demon Fox phantom, and hurled an enormous punch at Zhenyuan Daoist.

Li Xiaoya overwhelmed Zhenyuan Daoist with his metal-law-enhanced physical strength, breaking his domain and driving him into the sea. Zhenyuan Daoist escaped toward the horizon badly wounded, vowing revenge.

• Li Xiaoya’s Golden Light Fist shattered Zhenyuan Daoist’s sword ray and black light domain, leaving Zhenyuan Daoist injured.
• Zhenyuan Daoist summoned a colossal Black Light Giant Cauldron to block Li Xiaoya’s punch, but the impact sent the cauldron flying into him and carried them across the sea.
• Li Xiaoya pursued Zhenyuan Daoist underwater, where their battle churned the sea and blasted open the seabed.
• Zhenyuan Daoist was blasted from the seabed, badly wounded, and fled toward the horizon while threatening revenge.

Li Xiaoya pursued the injured Zhenyuan Daoist and gained the upper hand with his twin-sword techniques, forcing Zhenyuan Daoist into his black Giant Cauldron. Zhenyuan Daoist then demonized himself inside the cauldron and emerged as a monstrous eight-armed creature to confront Li Xiaoya.

• Li Xiaoya used his strengthened Storm Gold-Light Wings to catch up with the fleeing Zhenyuan Daoist and attack him.
• Li Xiaoya overwhelmed Zhenyuan Daoist with the Dragon-Horned Bone Dragon Slash and a sword formed from his left arm, driving him back across the sea.
• Li Xiaoya combined two sword techniques into a golden vortex that battered Zhenyuan Daoist's black Giant Cauldron.
• Zhenyuan Daoist transformed into black smoke and entered the cauldron, but Li Xiaoya ensnared it in his sword vortex and continued attacking.
• A monstrous, eight-armed demon emerged from the cauldron and smashed black-light fists toward Li Xiaoya.

Li Xiaoya fought the demonized Zhenyuan Daoist after their battle triggered the Immemorial Heaven-and-Earth Spiritual Qi Formation and trapped them in a strange sea. As the powerful enemy pressed forward, Li Xiaoya brought out his five-element clones and the Five-Element Heavenly Venerable Heaven-Shaking Tower to attack him.

• Li Xiaoya recognized the demonized Zhenyuan Daoist, was driven back by his attacks, and released five five-element inner cores that formed clones of himself.
• Li Xiaoya's five clones formed a Five-Colored Spiritual-Light Sword-Ray Vortex, but the Immemorial Heaven-and-Earth Spiritual Qi Formation activated and transported both fighters to an unfamiliar sea.
• The clones trapped the demonized Zhenyuan Daoist in their vortex, but he advanced against them, so Li Xiaoya enlarged his body and attacked him directly.
• Li Xiaoya seized the demonized Zhenyuan Daoist and the five clones struck his chest with a combined sword ray, making him spit black blood without piercing his defenses.
• The black Giant Cauldron strengthened the demonized Zhenyuan Daoist, and Li Xiaoya summoned the Five-Element Heavenly Venerable Heaven-Shaking Tower to engulf him in five-colored spiritual-light flames.

Li Xiaoya killed the demonized Zhenyuan Daoist with the Five-Element Heavenly Venerable Heaven-Shaking Tower and the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff, but remained trapped inside the formation. The Demon-Magic Emperor learned of Zhenyuan’s death and ordered his forces to watch Illusory Spirit Island until he could act himself.

• Li Xiaoya’s Five-Element Heavenly Venerable Heaven-Shaking Tower pressed down on Zhenyuan Daoist, and Li Xiaoya struck him with the Shaking-Heaven Divine Fire Staff.
• Li Xiaoya drove the tower down on Zhenyuan Daoist in the sea, killing him and blasting a vast opening through the sky.
• The Demon-Magic Emperor learned that Zhenyuan Daoist had gone to the Outer Sea and discovered that humans on Illusory Spirit Island possessed Golden Immortal Script.
• The Demon-Magic Emperor ordered his subordinate to watch Illusory Spirit Island after learning that one of its cultivators had fought the Sea Cow Emperor without falling behind.
• Li Xiaoya examined Zhenyuan Daoist’s black cauldron, stored it, and realized he was still trapped inside the formation.

After killing Zhenyuan Daoist, Li Xiaoya was trapped in a hidden formation triggered by their battle and struggled to break through its damaged barrier. Worried about Liu Xian'er and unable to escape with his other abilities, he unleashed his newly mastered Five-Element Dragon-Devouring Wave at the formation's weak point.

• Li Xiaoya collected Zhenyuan Daoist's Black Demon Sword and cauldron, then discovered that the battle had activated a hidden formation trapping him.
• On Illusory Spirit Island, Zhang Hong worried about Li Xiaoya and Liu Xian'er, checked that Li Xiaoya's Soul Life-Bell was intact, and meditated while Liu Xian'er continued her breakthrough.
• After two days of trying other attacks, Li Xiaoya targeted a damaged gap in the formation's light curtain of chaotic Golden Immortal Script.
• Li Xiaoya combined the Dragon-Devouring Waves formed by his five clones with the golden wave formed by his main body, creating the Five-Element Dragon-Devouring Wave.
• Li Xiaoya hurled the newly formed attack toward the formation's weak point, tearing open spatial rifts as it raced toward the gap.

Li Xiaoya blasted through part of the formation with the Five-Element Dragon-Devouring Wave, escaped its chaotic backlash, and found a way out. He returned to Illusory Spirit Island, where Zhang Hong said Liu Xian'er had stopped absorbing spiritual qi after a powerful aura shook the island, leaving her breakthrough uncertain.

• Li Xiaoya’s Five-Element Dragon-Devouring Wave shattered the Golden Immortal Script ripples, shook the formation, and drew the attention of secluded cultivators and demon beasts, including Zhang Hong.
• Protected by the Red-Flame Myriad-Beast Armor, Li Xiaoya saw a breach in the formation but struggled against the chaos aura and the rapidly repairing opening.
• Li Xiaoya used his Storm Gold-Light Wings to force his way through the breach, then found a nearby passage through another incomplete wall and escaped the formation.
• Li Xiaoya hurried to Illusory Spirit Island, while demon beasts later searched the disturbed area without finding anything.
• Zhang Hong told Li Xiaoya that Liu Xian’er had stopped absorbing spiritual qi after a powerful aura swept over the island, and Li Xiaoya worried his spell had affected her breakthrough.

Li Xiaoya returned to find Liu Xian'er sealed in her chamber after attempting to advance, and he reassured Zhang Hong while concealing his injuries. He then went to Tianyuan's Cave Abode to report Zhenyuan Daoist's death, where Tianyuan asked whether Li Xiaoya had found a Black Cauldron.

• Zhang Hong told Li Xiaoya that Liu Xian'er had activated the restrictions on her sealed chamber, and he reassured Zhang Hong that Xian'er would be all right.
• Zhang Hong noticed Li Xiaoya seemed hurt, so he told her he had killed Zhenyuan Daoist and recounted the events of his journey while downplaying his injuries.
• Li Xiaoya left Zhang Hong waiting outside Liu Xian'er's chamber and flew to Tianyuan's Cave Abode to ask about Tianyuan's feud with Zhenyuan Daoist.
• The Four-Armed Salamander Beast greeted Li Xiaoya at the entrance, and Li Xiaoya went inside to find the cave abode empty.
• Tianyuan contacted Li Xiaoya and celebrated Zhenyuan Daoist's death, then asked whether Li Xiaoya had found a Black Cauldron filled with demonic qi.

Li Xiaoya learned that his black cauldron was one half of the Yin-Yang Chaos Divine Cauldron, a Heaven-Creating Divine Artifact, and Tianyuan needed it to improve his chances of reaching the Immortal Tribulation Stage. Li Xiaoya gave Tianyuan his trust and agreed to hand it over, then asked how to use the cauldron.

• Tianyuan asked Li Xiaoya for the black cauldron, and Li Xiaoya offered it while worrying its demonic qi might harm Tianyuan's cultivation.
• Tianyuan opened his sealed chamber and led Li Xiaoya through its restrictions to a white cauldron surrounded by Spirit Essence Stone Pillars.
• Tianyuan revealed that the black and white cauldrons formed the Yin-Yang Chaos Divine Cauldron, a Heaven-Creating Divine Artifact when united.
• Tianyuan asked Li Xiaoya to give him the black cauldron so he could attempt to advance to the Immortal Tribulation Stage, promising Li Xiaoya the complete set and its cultivation method afterward.
• Li Xiaoya agreed without hesitation because he trusted Tianyuan and wanted him to help their group escape the Immemorial Heaven-and-Earth Spiritual Qi Formation.
• Li Xiaoya asked Tianyuan how to use the cauldron.

Li Xiaoya gave Tianyuan the cauldrons, which fused into the Yin-Yang Chaos Divine Cauldron, and learned more about Zhenyuan Daoist’s crimes from the Four-Armed Salamander Beast. He waited with Zhang Hong for news of Liu Xian'er, whose weak voice transmission finally came after seven or eight days.

• Li Xiaoya gave Tianyuan the precious cauldron, and Tianyuan merged it with its counterpart to create the Yin-Yang Chaos Divine Cauldron, melting down his physical body in the process.
• Tianyuan refused to explain his grudge against Zhenyuan Daoist and sent Li Xiaoya away while he prepared to cultivate for a breakthrough.
• Li Xiaoya questioned the Four-Armed Salamander Beast, who described Zhenyuan Daoist as a bloodthirsty killer of demon beasts and cultivators who also lured newcomers into becoming demon soldiers.
• Li Xiaoya assured the Four-Armed Salamander Beast that Zhenyuan Daoist would harm no one again, then returned to wait with Zhang Hong outside Liu Xian'er's cultivation chamber.
• After seven or eight days, Liu Xian'er sent a weak voice transmission to Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong.

Liu Xian'er successfully reached the Mighty One Stage but was trapped by a heart demon tied to her old insecurity about her first time with Li Xiaoya. Li Xiaoya helped her through it with dual cultivation, and she remained embarrassed as he offered to tell her a secret.

• Liu Xian'er told Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong that she had broken through, then asked for Li Xiaoya to enter her sealed chamber alone.
• Li Xiaoya found Liu Xian'er suffering in an icy chamber, and she told him that a heart demon had struck during her breakthrough and that she needed dual cultivation.
• Li Xiaoya and Liu Xian'er practiced dual cultivation until her condition improved, and she made him promise not to tell anyone about the heart demon.
• Liu Xian'er revealed that her heart demon stemmed from lingering shame about their first time and her belief that she had taken something from Zhang Hong.
• Li Xiaoya reassured Liu Xian'er and offered to share a secret, prompting her to question whether he still had secrets from her.

Li Xiaoya worried that Zhang Hong was not ready to attempt the mighty one stage, while Liu Xian'er recovered from her breakthrough and he considered a way to protect their future. After helping Zhang Hong reconsider, Li Xiaoya returned to secluded cultivation and delayed his planned journey into the Inner Sea for several reasons.

• Liu Xian'er said she had succeeded at the mighty one stage after years of seclusion, and she worried that she and Zhang Hong might not keep pace with Li Xiaoya.
• Li Xiaoya left Liu Xian'er to stabilize her cultivation, then chose not to disturb Zhang Hong and meditated outside her secluded chamber.
• Zhang Hong emerged months later and told Li Xiaoya she intended to attempt the mighty one stage, but he persuaded her to wait and took her out to test her abilities against demon beasts.
• Zhang Hong recognized her shortcomings, abandoned her breakthrough attempt, reconciled with Li Xiaoya, and returned with him to Illusory Spirit Island.
• Li Xiaoya began cultivating in seclusion and reconsidered his plan to enter the Inner Sea, weighing Zhenyuan Daoist's strength, Liu Xian'er's recovery, Tianyuan's prospects, and the Immortal Herb Garden.

Liu Xian'er studied the remnant formation that had once trapped Li Xiaoya and found a way to open it. She entered the breach alone to continue her research while Li Xiaoya prepared to leave.

• Li Xiaoya and Liu Xian'er flew to the remnant formation, and he offered to stay and protect her, but she insisted she could escape or call him if danger arose.
• Li Xiaoya showed Liu Xian'er the breach he had blasted through the formation and summoned his five Five-Element Golden Core clones to reopen it.
• Liu Xian'er stopped Li Xiaoya from acting and spent several days examining the breach while he waited nearby.
• Liu Xian'er formed a Golden Immortal Script formation that opened a gap in the breach large enough for her to enter.
• Liu Xian'er told Li Xiaoya she would go inside alone and sent him back.

After Liu Xian'er returned through the portal, Li Xiaoya traveled around the Outer Sea and encountered the Demon-Magic Emperor near Illusory Spirit Island. The Demon-Magic Emperor tried to recruit him to break a formation guarding the Immortal Herb Garden, but Li Xiaoya refused and kept fleeing, leaving the emperor furious.

• Liu Xian'er entered the portal after agreeing with Li Xiaoya to meet once every thirty years.
• Li Xiaoya left to travel through the Outer Sea while avoiding the Inner Sea and the Four Emperors.
• Near Illusory Spirit Island, Li Xiaoya sensed the Demon-Magic Emperor approaching and fled using his Storm Gold-Light Wings.
• The Demon-Magic Emperor identified himself and asked Li Xiaoya to discuss an important matter, but Li Xiaoya refused to stop or cooperate.
• The Demon-Magic Emperor revealed through his thoughts that he wanted Li Xiaoya's help breaking the formation around the Immortal Herb Garden, then grew furious at his refusal.

Li Xiaoya evaded the Demon-Magic Emperor and secretly returned to Illusory Spirit Island, where he relaxed with Zhang Hong while the Emperor waited outside. The Demon-Magic Emperor unleashed a devastating attack on the island, leaving Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong braced for the strike.

• The Demon-Magic Emperor mistook Li Xiaoya for the Sword Emperor and chased him into the sea, but Li Xiaoya escaped using the Formless Water Escape Technique.
• The Demon-Magic Emperor returned to Illusory Spirit Island, gathered Mighty One Stage followers, and ordered them to ambush the Sword Emperor.
• Li Xiaoya slipped past the ambush and entered the island unseen, where he joined Zhang Hong aboard the Ancient Boat and ignored the Demon-Magic Emperor's calls.
• The Demon-Magic Emperor summoned a Black Long Spear and gathered demonic qi to attack the island; Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong readied their defensive treasures.
• The Demon-Magic Emperor thrust the spear and unleashed a huge black Lightning Orb, sending black lightning down across the sea.

The Demon-Magic Emperor's attack failed to break Liu Xian'er's formation around Illusory Spirit Island, while Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong remained confident in their safety. Elsewhere, the Devil Race and Dragon Race learned that the Immortal Race was protecting the Child of Light in the Thirty-Three Star Realm, and the Dragon Race suspected Dong Santong.

• The Demon-Magic Emperor's devastating attack left Illusory Spirit Island unharmed, and he withdrew after threatening Li Xiaoya and Zhang Hong and restricting the surrounding sea.
• The Demon Elder told the seated devil avatar that the Dragon Ancestor had refused to act because the Immortal Race was present in the Thirty-Three Star Realm.
• The devil avatar said his inheritance was progressing and asked the Demon Elder to investigate the Immortal Race's purpose and continue searching for Li Xiaoya.
• The Four Great Elders told the Dragon Ancestor that their informant had discovered the Immortal Race was protecting its Child of Light.
• The Black Dragon Elder identified Dong Santong as the likeliest candidate for the Child of Light.

The Dragon Ancestor learned that Dong Santong, missing for over a hundred years, might be the Immortal Race’s Child of Light and ordered the Dragon Race to find him. Meanwhile, Daode Daoist Patriarch faced the Human Race’s leaders, who demanded that he produce Dong Santong before the agreed time ran out.

• Elder Black Dragon told the Dragon Ancestor how Dong Santong had avenged Li Xiaoya by attacking Dragon Cultivators on the Race Battlefield and the Ancient Dragon Continent, then vanished after killing Elder Black Dragon’s grandson.
• Elder Black Dragon explained that Dong Santong’s light-based abilities and disappearance matched reports that the Immortal Race’s Child of Light was missing in the Thirty-Three Star Realm.
• The Dragon Ancestor warned Elder Black Dragon not to provoke the Immortal Race, then ordered the Dragon Race to search for Dong Santong and report signs of anyone advancing to the Mighty One Stage.
• The Dragon Ancestor told the Four Great Elders not to inform the Devil Race and said he would capture Dong Santong himself once they found him.
• Daode Daoist Patriarch told the other figures that Dong Santong was safe, though he did not know where he was, and insisted he would handle the Immortal Race matter.
• The Human Race’s leaders angrily confronted Daode Daoist Patriarch, warning that the agreed time was nearly up and the Human Race could be ruined if Dong Santong did not appear.

Li Xiaoya attempted to break his earth-element inner core and form a nascent soul, risking the balance of his cultivation art after two previous failures. The nascent soul took shape, but absorbing Li Xiaoya’s vital energy caused its belly to swell wildly, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• The Daode Daoist Patriarch persuaded the other four figures to order the Great Races to prepare for an approaching war.
• After more than forty years of secluded cultivation, Li Xiaoya began his final attempt to form a nascent soul from his earth-element inner core.
• Li Xiaoya carefully cracked the inner core and drew orange spiritual qi into the tiny human-shaped nascent soul membrane.
• Li Xiaoya sent a blue light containing his divine sense into the formed nascent soul, which had taken on his appearance but lacked spiritual awareness.
• The nascent soul absorbed the blue light and began swelling, alarming Li Xiaoya with the possibility that it had received too much vital energy.

Li Xiaoya succeeded in forming an earth element Nascent Soul by merging it with his original Nascent Soul and carefully restoring its vital energy. The new Nascent Soul awakened with an earth element law rune and could manifest as a powerful clone, which Li Xiaoya tested in combat.

• Li Xiaoya merged his original Nascent Soul with the unstable earth element Nascent Soul, then adjusted its vital energy until it gained spiritual awareness.
• The earth element Nascent Soul awakened with an orange law rune, formed a mental connection with Li Xiaoya, and completed successfully.
• Li Xiaoya copied the rune in the air and discovered that even its shape invoked the earth element law, knocking him backward.
• Li Xiaoya summoned an earth element clone from the Nascent Soul and attacked it to test its strength.
• The clone blocked Li Xiaoya's rapid punches with powerful earth element defenses, surprising him with its abilities.