Chapter Summaries

Li Qingshan reunited with Wan Keshan at Luoying First High School, revealed that he had destroyed the Ling Tian Sect, and brought back a Life-Creating Pill to restore his teacher. At Ziying Academy, Li saw Ye Yukong as an old man and a young man overlapping, leaving him unsure which was the dean’s true body and which was his Nascent Dharma Aspect.

• Li Qingshan watched Wan Keshan make the freshmen face Wolf Poison for their First Lesson of Martial Arts, then killed the beast with one strike.
• Li Qingshan reunited with Wan Keshan and told him the Ling Tian Sect was gone because of his year on the Crimson Rainbow Continent.
• Li Qingshan gave Wan Keshan a Life-Creating Pill to restore his destroyed acupoints and shattered Golden Body.
• Li Qingshan took Wan Keshan to Ziying Academy so Dean Ye Yukong could oversee the pill.
• Li Qingshan saw Ye Yukong as an old man and a vigorous youth overlapping and wondered which was his body and which was his Nascent Dharma Aspect.

Li Qingshan returned to Ziying Academy and gave Ye Yukong the Life-Creating Pill, which rebuilt Wan Keshan’s body and renewed his martial arts path. Ye then began making up Li’s missed lesson by explaining the road from the Hundred Domains toward the Azure Dragon Galaxy.

• Ye Yukong recognized that Li Qingshan had glimpsed the Dao, and Li handed him the Life-Creating Pill for Wan Keshan.
• Wan Keshan swallowed the pill and burst into blood mist, then began re-forming as its power rebuilt his acupoints and martial arts path.
• Ye Yukong took Li Qingshan aside for a make-up lesson while Wan Keshan’s reconstruction continued.
• Old Daoist Tianji’s master discovered that the Tianji Tablet had cracked after a sudden karma arose in the Starry Sky, and ordered Tianji to remain in the Main Hall.
• Ye Yukong explained that traveling among the Hundred Domains was only an early step, and that Li would need to enter a major power through the Prodigy Battle to truly set foot in Azure Dragon.

Ye Yukong explained the Azure Dragon Galaxy’s major powers and warned Li Qingshan that reaching a powerful Dharma Aspect would demand years of patient cultivation. Li Qingshan remained confident in his path, then watched golden light shine from the neighboring office as Star Origin Power poured into it.

• Ye Yukong explained that the Azure Dragon Council was formed by major powers across the galaxy’s seven regions, including sects, corporations, and the Horn Mansion Departments.
• Li Qingshan eagerly asked about the Horn Mansion Military Department and learned that entry required reaching a Sixth-Order Dharma Aspect.
• Ye Yukong described Feng Boyong’s long cultivation and his Ninety-Nine Zhang Dharma Aspect, the highest record in the Federation.
• Ye Yukong urged Li Qingshan to be patient on his complex Dao, and Li Qingshan resolved that the Status Panel would help him endure the long years ahead.
• After Ye Yukong ended the lesson, Li Qingshan saw nine streams of Star Origin Power enter the neighboring office, where golden light soon shone through the window and doorway.

Li Qingshan returned to the Academy, reunited with Mou Yu and Zhou Yunze, and celebrated the New Year with his old friends before departing Ziying Star aboard a starship. The chapter left him heading toward Brown Rock Star as Zhao Hongzhou wished him a smooth journey.

• Li Qingshan reunited with Lu Jing, teased her about profiting from his reputation, and then contacted Mou Yu and Zhou Yunze.
• Li Qingshan met Mou Yu and Zhou Yunze in the cafeteria, shared food from the Main Star, and assessed their cultivation.
• Li Qingshan encouraged Zhou Yunze to pursue his own path, while Mou Yu headed to the World Gate and Zhou Yunze returned to his dormitory to enter seclusion.
• Li Qingshan booked a ticket to Dick Star and celebrated the New Year with Zhao Hongzhou, Yu Lei, and Hong Qian.
• Zhao Hongzhou received 100,000 points and a message from Li Qingshan as Li Qingshan departed Ziying Star aboard Sacred Forest 13.

Li Qingshan arrived at Dick Star for a ten-year garrison mission and discovered a neighboring planet filled with cybernetic modifications and dazzling advertisements. As he prepared to meet Dick Academy’s unusually eager dean, he looked toward the planet called New Star.

• Li Qingshan reviewed his cultivation progress after six months of training and prepared to enter seclusion at Dick Star.
• Li Qingshan noticed a second inhabited planet orbiting near Dick Star and received a welcoming call from Dean Wei Huai'an of Dick Academy.
• Li Qingshan observed passengers using mechanical devices and Star Origin Stones, while others showed signs of genetic modification.
• A woman invited Li Qingshan to consider modifications and praised New Star, but he declined and waited for his Academy spacecraft.
• Li Qingshan stepped into the void and saw New Star’s asteroid belt, racing spacecraft, and multicolored holographic advertisements.

Li Qingshan visited Dick Star with Wei Huai'an and learned how Shi Meng Group and four other companies had hollowed out the planet by drawing people to Dick New Star. The companies’ leaders learned that Li Qingshan had arrived, and Shi Tianhe warned them that this garrison was different.

• Wei Huai'an showed Li Qingshan the abandoned continents and sparse cities of Dick Star, where Public Rearing Centers dominated the remaining settlements.
• Wei Huai'an explained how Shi Meng Group and four other companies had developed Dick New Star, gained control of the Dick Federal Council, and passed a bill that enabled mass immigration.
• Li Qingshan pointed out that the companies’ recruitment threatened the Academy’s future, but he agreed to stay after Wei Huai'an said he only wanted to inspire children to pursue the martial path.
• Shi Tianhe gathered the heads of the Five Major Companies and told them that Li Qingshan had arrived as the new Star Academy garrison.

Shi Tianhe tried to rally the Five Families against Li Qingshan, but Kong Lanxin and the other representatives refused to provoke him. Later, Shi Tianhe learned that Li Qingshan may have destroyed Yuan Thirteen’s Meteor-class Battleship, leaving him stunned as he watched a reconstructed video.

• Shi Tianhe accused Kong Lanxin of stirring up suspicion about his family’s alleged mine business and demanded that the Five Families discuss how to deal with Li Qingshan.
• Kong Lanxin left the meeting, and the other three company heads followed her lead, leaving Shi Tianhe alone.
• Aboard her Wine-Red Spaceship, Kong Lanxin told her secretary that her instincts warned her Shi Tianhe was hiding something, then revealed Li Qingshan’s image and called him a ready-made blade.
• Shi Tianhe’s Black-Clad Middle-Aged Man reported that a young Martial Arts Master aboard Sacred Forest No. 7 had destroyed Yuan Thirteen’s Meteor-class Battleship.
• Shi Tianhe learned Li Qingshan had been aboard the starship and watched a reconstructed video showing a Green Lotus, Seven-Colored Sword Light, and the destruction of a Steel Beast.

Shi Tianhe learned that Li Qingshan had destroyed a Meteor-class Battleship and tried to enlist Yuan Wu against him, but Yuan Wu saw through the attempt. At Dick Academy, Li Qingshan discovered how modification companies profited from Game World contracts, then rejected Kong Lanxin’s offer to report Shi Tianhe, leaving her unsure whether she could still use him against the Shi Family.

• Shi Tianhe watched footage of Li Qingshan destroying a Meteor-class Battleship and decided not to confront him directly.
• Shi Tianhe sent Yuan Wu the information his subordinates had gathered, then tried to recruit him against Li Qingshan; Yuan Wu warned him not to use a borrowed blade against a Dharma Aspect.
• Gao Nianren showed Li Qingshan around Dick Academy, where Li chose a vacant villa and reflected on the Academy’s decline and Wei Huai'an’s failing health.
• Li Qingshan learned from online discussions that genetic and mechanical modifications were dead-end paths compared with martial arts and Mechas.
• Kong Lanxin told Li Qingshan that people paid for cheap modifications by signing contracts to become Game World NPCs, but he dismissed her attempt to report Shi Tianhe.
• After Li Qingshan ended the call and went to cultivate, Kong Lanxin’s secretary asked whether they could still borrow him as a blade.

Kong Lanxin investigated Shi Tianhe’s dealings and became interested in recruiting Zhao Ran, while Li Qingshan’s arrival on Dick Star sparked a skeptical trending-news debate. The chapter left the academy’s publicity at the top of the searches, though the public largely doubted its claims.

• Kong Lanxin dismissed evidence that Shi Meng Group was colluding with the Chaotic Star Sea, distinguishing its dealings as ordinary transactions.
• Kong Lanxin learned that Yang Cheng had found Zhao Ran, a young girl with prodigy potential, and ordered an investigation into her family before they reached Dick Star.
• News of Li Qingshan’s arrival and achievements climbed to the top of Dick Star’s trending searches, but commenters accused the academy of fabricating publicity.
• Wei Huai'an asked Gao Nianren why the public doubted the unaltered report, and Gao Nianren said the academy’s past exaggerations had damaged its credibility.

Shi Tianhe tested Zhao Ran’s cultivation and discovered that she was a True Dragon Prodigy, then hurried to send her family to Shi Meng Group headquarters. After Zhao Ran called him a villain and appealed to Magician Brother, an azure flower bud appeared in the void near Shi Meng Tower.

• Shi Tianhe brought Zhao Mo, Xu Chang, and Zhao Ran to his office on Dick New Star and demanded that Zhao Ran demonstrate The Stars Are Calling.
• Zhao Ran reluctantly drank Nutrient Solution and performed the 108 Forms, showing Second Level progress and an abnormality in her blood and qi.
• Kong Lanxin learned that Li Qingshan had encountered Zhao Mo’s family and told him Shi Tianhe had taken them to Dick New Star; Li Qingshan ended the call after receiving the information.
• Shi Tianhe recognized Zhao Ran as a True Dragon Prodigy and abruptly arranged to send her family to Shi Meng Group headquarters.
• As Zhao Ran boarded the spaceship, she called Shi Tianhe a villain and said Magician Brother would help her get revenge; an azure flower bud appeared in the void.

Li Qingshan confronted Shi Tianhe from beyond the atmosphere and demanded that he release Zhao Ran’s family. After Li Qingshan displayed the blooming Green Lotus, Shi Tianhe backed down and let them leave for Old Star.

• Shi Tianhe deployed his Metal Giant after spotting the Green Lotus, then recognized Li Qingshan as the figure beyond the atmosphere.
• Li Qingshan ordered Shi Tianhe to release Zhao Ran’s family, but Shi Tianhe initially refused because he wanted to recruit Zhao Ran.
• Li Qingshan bloomed the Green Lotus on the rooftop, and Shi Tianhe surrendered when he feared its destructive power.
• Li Qingshan disappeared after Shi Tianhe agreed to release the family.
• Shi Tianhe arranged a spaceship to take Zhao Ran, Zhao Mo, and Xu Chang to Old Star, where Li Qingshan was at Dick Academy.

Li Qingshan confronted Kong Lanxin about her attempt to use him against the Shi Meng Group and learned that she suspected it of running a forbidden business that exploited people’s brains. He brought Zhao Mo’s family to Dick Academy, recognized Zhao Ran as a True Dragon Prodigy, and left her future there undecided as Dean Wei Huai'an offered to teach her.

• Kong Lanxin told Li Qingshan that she suspected the Shi Meng Group of operating a forbidden Mine business that used people as NPCs and later harvested their brains.
• Li Qingshan warned Kong Lanxin not to target him again and told her to gather evidence and report the suspected business.
• Li Qingshan welcomed Zhao Mo, Xu Chang, and Zhao Ran to Dick Academy, then identified Zhao Ran as a True Dragon Prodigy.
• Li Qingshan said Zhao Ran’s parents could decide whether she stayed at the Academy and departed without agreeing to teach her.
• Wei Huai'an arrived and introduced himself as the Academy Dean, declaring that he would teach Zhao Ran.

The Academy announced that Zhao Ran was an eight-year-old True Dragon Prodigy and livestreamed her enrollment ceremony, where she introduced herself as the “Sun-Flicking Sword.” Li Qingshan considered the challenges ahead for her, while Shi Tianhe weighed how to respond to the news of his confrontation with Li Qingshan.

• Old Star and New Star residents debated Li Qingshan’s confrontation with Shi Tianhe as the Academy’s announcement about Zhao Ran drew attention.
• Wei Huai'an introduced Zhao Ran during a livestream, and she proudly called herself the “Sun-Flicking Sword.”
• Li Qingshan reflected on Zhao Ran’s True Dragon talent and worried that an overly smooth path might not prepare her to comprehend her own Dao.
• Shi Tianhe learned that his people had been followed and suspected Kong Lanxin of betraying him.
• Shi Tianhe rejected Yang Cheng’s suggestion to respond publicly, since either admitting or denying the confrontation could cost him face.

Shi Tianhe decided to treat Li Qingshan as an ordinary guardian and use Kong Lanxin’s investigation of the “Mine” to his advantage. Over the years, Zhao Ran became a celebrated prodigy, but by age thirteen she still felt dwarfed by Li Qingshan’s achievements.

• Shi Tianhe concluded that Li Qingshan’s visit had concerned Zhao Ran’s family, not the Shi Meng Group, and ordered his people to endure until Li Qingshan left.
• Wei Huai'an found that Zhao Ran had mastered Mizong Step and The Stars Are Calling, but she had also adopted Li Qingshan’s Sun-Flicking Sword attack.
• Zhao Ran advanced rapidly, reaching Breaking Limits Fifth Turn at thirteen and winning first place at the All-Stars League.
• Zhao Ran trained Wind Thunder Limitless for nearly two years and questioned Wei Huai'an about how quickly Li Qingshan had mastered it.
• Zhao Ran remembered Li Qingshan standing in the void with a Green Lotus blooming across the Starry Sky and felt that she could not catch up to him.

After five years in seclusion, Li Qingshan left his training room to welcome Zhou Yunze, who had come to Dick Star seeking guidance. Li Qingshan recognized that Zhou Yunze’s Dao of All Beings threatened to overwhelm his tiny Inner World, leaving Zhou’s survival at risk.

• Zhao Ran accepted that her comprehension still fell far short of Li Qingshan’s, despite winning the All-Stars League championship.
• Li Qingshan received Zhou Yunze’s message and went to meet him as his starship approached Dick Star.
• Li Qingshan and Zhou Yunze laughed over how long they had gone without eating, then descended to a restaurant in the central continent.
• Zhou Yunze told Li Qingshan that Mou Yu had reached Diamond Rank and secured a Martial Arts Seven Stars slot, while he remained stuck comprehending the Dao.
• Li Qingshan examined Zhou Yunze and warned that his vast Dao of All Beings could not be borne by his tiny Inner World, so enlightenment might bring his death and Dao dissolution.
• Zhou Yunze explained that he had only sought himself among the ordinary people appearing in his visions and did not know whether that self truly existed.

Li Qingshan challenged Wei Huai'an to let Zhao Ran leave Dick Star and face the dangers of cultivation on the Crimson Rainbow Continent, and she set out alone for the Martial Arts Seven Stars. Ten years after arriving on Dick Star, Li Qingshan's term of stationing there expired.

• Li Qingshan encouraged Zhou Yunze to trust his feelings and pursue the true Dao that belonged to him before Zhou left Dick Star.
• Wei Huai'an showed Zhao Ran a training room filled with Star Origin Power, but she told him she wanted to cultivate on the Crimson Rainbow Continent.
• Li Qingshan warned Zhao Ran about the dangers of Star Realms, and she confirmed that she still wanted to go.
• Li Qingshan told Wei Huai'an that Zhao Ran needed to face hardship, while Wei Huai'an explained his reluctance to drag Li Qingshan into Dick Academy's deep-rooted problems.
• Zhao Ran boarded a starship alone for the Martial Arts Seven Stars, and Li Qingshan entered the Martial Arts Space after checking Kong Lanxin's contact information.
• Ten years after Li Qingshan arrived on Dick Star, his term of stationing there expired.

After ten years guarding Dick Star, Li Qingshan completed his seclusion and prepared to leave for Ziying Star. He departed despite suspecting Wei Huai'an had plans for Dick Star, choosing to honor the old Dean’s wishes.

• Li Qingshan emerged from ten years of seclusion having advanced his Inner Scene and mastered more than three hundred Starry Sky Martial Arts.
• Gao Nianren thanked Li Qingshan for helping Dick Star, and the two went to meet Wei Huai'an.
• Li Qingshan offered to delay his departure because Wei Huai'an was nearing the end of his life, but Wei Huai'an refused.
• Li Qingshan suggested Dick Star might be attacked by Space Pirates, and Wei Huai'an warned him not to become entangled in a conflict with the Five Major Companies and their backers.
• Li Qingshan boarded a starship and left Dick Star, suspecting Wei Huai'an had a plan but agreeing to respect his wishes.

Wei Huai'an went to the Federation Conference while Kong Lanxin and Shi Tianhe prepared for a confrontation over the Shi Meng Group. The meeting erupted into battle when Wei Huai'an accused Shi Tianhe of serving the Evil God and burned his Inner World to attack him.

• Wei Huai'an told Gao Nianren to prepare to inherit the Academy's burden, while Kong Lanxin arranged for the Zhang, Zheng, and Li families to challenge the Shi Meng Group at the Federation Conference.
• Shi Tianhe learned that Li Qingshan had left and prepared to face Kong Lanxin's challenge.
• A month later, Wei Huai'an sent Gao Nianren back to publicize martial arts and traveled alone to Dick New Star for the conference.
• At the Federal Council meeting, Kong Lanxin and the other councilors prepared to confront Shi Tianhe as Wei Huai'an arrived.
• Wei Huai'an accused Shi Tianhe of pledging himself to the Evil God and attacked him, setting the building ablaze as Shi Tianhe transformed into a Metal Giant.

Li Qingshan reunited with Zhao Hongzhou, then learned that Dean Wei had died after fighting Shi Tianhe on Dick New Star. Wei Huai'an’s scheduled message revealed that he had sacrificed himself to force Star Academy to intervene and asked Li Qingshan to share his suspicions and a final message for Xiao Ranran.

• Li Qingshan met Zhao Hongzhou at Ziying Academy and caught up on their classmates and Teacher Wan.
• Gao Nianren told Li Qingshan that Dean Wei had used a self-destruct technique after fighting Shi Tianhe at the Federation Conference on Dick New Star.
• Li Qingshan stopped Gao Nianren from rushing to Dick New Star and told him to stabilize the Academy while awaiting Star Academy’s response.
• Li Qingshan watched Wei Huai'an’s scheduled video, in which Wei explained that his death was meant to give Star Academy grounds to intervene in Dick New Star.
• Wei Huai'an told Li Qingshan to share his suspicions about Shi Tianhe with Star Academy’s upper ranks and to tell Xiao Ranran that Grandpa Wei liked seeing her smile.

After Wei Huai'an died in a battle with Shi Tianhe, Li Qingshan investigated whether Shi Tianhe was connected to the Evil God and secured a twenty-year appointment as Acting Dean of Dick Academy. He arrived on Old Dick Star and confronted Shi Tianhe, who demanded an explanation for Wei Huai'an's accusations.

• Li Qingshan called Kong Lanxin and asked whether Shi Tianhe had shown anything unusual during his battle with Wei Huai'an, then learned she had been investigating Shi Tianhe for ten years.
• Li Qingshan asked Lu Yan for the Star Academy's response and requested a twenty-year term as Acting Dean of Dick Academy.
• Lu Yan agreed to start the appointment procedures and arranged for a starship to take Li Qingshan to Dick Star.
• On Old Dick Star, Kong Lanxin and the Chairmen of the Zhang, Zheng, and Li families waited for the new Acting Dean as Shi Tianhe arrived and defended himself against Wei Huai'an's accusations.
• Li Qingshan appeared before Shi Tianhe, introduced himself as the Acting Dean, and asked what explanation and account Shi Tianhe wanted.