Chapter Summaries

Ye Lingyun led a group of candidates through the Illusion Array, using his observations, swordsmanship, and teamwork to overcome its trials. The group escaped the array, and Ye Lingyun passed the test of wit with distinction as the actual combat matches approached.

• Ye Lingyun studied the forest array, spotted the flaming wolf-like Illusion Beasts' weaknesses, and helped the candidates drive them back.
• Ye Lingyun led the group across a dangerous river, fended off a phantom python, and guided everyone safely to the opposite bank.
• Ye Lingyun deciphered the ancient temple's runes and opened its gates by activating hidden mechanisms.
• Ye Lingyun warned the candidates that the temple treasures were a trap, and the group defended themselves from the attacking rays.
• Ye Lingyun followed clues on a stone stele to lead the candidates out of the Illusion Array and passed the test of wit.

Ye Lingyun defeated Su Ran in the final combat duel of Lingxi Academy’s entrance examination. He passed every stage and was admitted to the academy, where a new journey of cultivation awaited him.

• Ye Lingyun was paired against Su Ran, who mocked him before the duel began.
• Ye Lingyun dodged Su Ran’s spear attacks and identified a brief opening in his opponent’s technique.
• Ye Lingyun used the Spirit Shadow Evasion Technique to get behind Su Ran, then countered his Void-Splitting Dragon Spear with his strongest sword technique.
• Ye Lingyun pressed his attack until Su Ran ran out of strength and fell, and the referee declared Ye Lingyun the winner.
• Ye Lingyun helped Su Ran up, and Su Ran acknowledged his defeat and wished him success at Lingxi Academy.
• Lingxi Academy announced its admissions results, and Ye Lingyun found his name on the list.

Ye Lingyun enrolled at Lingxi Academy, explored its courses and resources, and began training and studying on campus. He returned to his dormitory eager to pursue his cultivation goals at the academy.

• Ye Lingyun completed registration and received his identity token, student handbook, and uniform.
• Ye Lingyun studied the handbook, chose alchemy and spiritual array studies as electives, and learned how students earned contribution points.
• Ye Lingyun visited the library and browsed its cultivation texts and secret manuals.
• Ye Lingyun practiced the Star-Splitting Void Sword Technique at the training grounds and felt it grow more powerful.
• Ye Lingyun explored the spiritual plant garden before returning to his dormitory at night.

Ye Lingyun excelled in his Lingxi Academy classes, drawing the jealousy of Fengyun Club president Lin Yu. He won the Freshman Spiritual Power Control Competition and left Lin Yu unable to stop his growing reputation.

• Ye Lingyun impressed his instructors with his spiritual power control, swordsmanship, alchemy, and formation skills.
• Lin Yu resented Ye Lingyun's success and planned to use the Freshman Spiritual Power Control Competition to undermine him.
• Ye Lingyun won the spiritual power shaping and racing events, then narrowly beat Li Qiang in puzzle-solving.
• Ye Lingyun claimed the competition championship as Lin Yu watched in frustration.

After Ye Lingyun’s competition victory stirred jealousy and concern among Lingxi Academy’s factions, he uncovered a plot by the Fengyun Club and Proud World Alliance to trap him at the Academy Exchange Conference. He trained harder and gathered allies as the conference approached, determined to face the challenge.

• Lin Yu joined forces with Zhao Tianba and the Proud World Alliance to scheme against Ye Lingyun, while established factions secretly watched him.
• Ye Lingyun took charge of a spirit array practical and stabilized the array after a mysterious force disrupted its spiritual flow.
• Ye Lingyun noticed classmates avoiding him and overheard that the Fengyun Club and Proud World Alliance planned to target him.
• Ye Lingyun secretly investigated the factions and learned they intended to humiliate him at the Academy Exchange Conference.
• Ye Lingyun trained his techniques, studied alchemy and spirit arrays, and contacted like-minded friends as the conference drew near.

Ye Lingyun impressed the Academy Exchange Conference with his swordsmanship, alchemy, and spirit array skills while thwarting schemes by the Fengyun Club and the Proud World Alliance. He left the conference honored by Lingxi Academy, though his enemies still awaited another chance to act.

• Ye Lingyun showcased the Star-Splitting Void Sword Technique at the martial technique demonstration, leaving the audience and visiting representatives impressed.
• Lin Yu secretly arranged to contaminate Ye Lingyun’s alchemy furnace, but Ye Lingyun detected the disruption and refined an excellent Essence-Returning Pill.
• Zhao Tianba arranged for Ye Lingyun’s group’s spirit array nodes to be damaged, and Ye Lingyun repaired them by guiding the chaotic spiritual power through himself.
• Lingxi Academy’s principal praised Ye Lingyun at the banquet, while the Fengyun Club and the Proud World Alliance withdrew their schemes but kept their hostility toward him.

After the Academy Exchange Conference, Lin Yu and Zhao Tianba arranged to send Ye Lingyun into the most dangerous part of an academy ruins expedition. Trapped deep inside with his team, Ye Lingyun led them toward an ancient temple as their enemies waited for news of his death.

• Lin Yu and Zhao Tianba bribed the instructor assigning expedition groups and tampered with Ye Lingyun's route to lead his team into a dangerous area.
• Ye Lingyun entered the ruins with Li Hao, Wang Li, Zhang Feng, and Chen Yao, and the team fought off enormous batlike monsters in a mist-filled cavern.
• After the battle, Ye Lingyun realized the team had been diverted deeper into the ruins and that mechanisms had blocked their retreat.
• Ye Lingyun recalled an ancient temple that might hold a way out and led his teammates farther into the ruins toward it.
• Members of the Fengyun Club and the Proud World Alliance monitored Ye Lingyun's team, waiting to hear that he had died.

Ye Lingyun led his squad through the ruins, opened the temple, and learned that they had to control the Mystic Crystal to stop the runaway spiritual power. After shutting down the source and escaping, they faced the hostile Fengyun Club and Proud World Alliance outside the ruins.

• Ye Lingyun and his squad fought through waves of Burrowing Beasts and reached the temple.
• Ye Lingyun deciphered the temple door runes, and the squad broke through the Guardian Spirit Guards’ formation to enter.
• Ye Lingyun found a tome explaining that they needed the Mystic Crystal to shut down the ruins’ spiritual power source.
• Ye Lingyun guided the squad through the traps, controlled the Mystic Crystal, and stopped the dangerous creatures from attacking.
• Ye Lingyun and his companions escaped the ruins, where the Fengyun Club and Proud World Alliance greeted their survival with anger.

After the Fengyun Club, the Proud World Alliance, and the Established Factions joined forces to suppress Ye Lingyun, he gathered evidence of their wrongdoing and exposed it to the academy. The headmaster’s investigation confirmed most of the charges, bringing down the coalition and strengthening Ye Lingyun’s standing at Lingxi Academy.

• Lin Yu and Zhao Tianba joined with the Established Factions to target Ye Lingyun with rumors and restrictions on resources and assessments.
• Ye Lingyun’s teammates objected to his unfair treatment, but he chose to find evidence against the coalition instead of confronting them directly.
• Ye Lingyun collected evidence of bullying, corruption, and unfair practices while advancing his Nine-Turn Spirit Illusion Art.
• After a beloved instructor disappeared, Ye Lingyun submitted a report linking the incident and other crimes to the coalition at a public assembly.
• The headmaster’s investigation confirmed most of Ye Lingyun’s allegations, disbanded the Fengyun Club and the Proud World Alliance, and punished implicated members of the Established Factions.

After earning Lingxi Academy’s highest honor, Ye Lingyun strengthened his cultivation and skills, then entered the Lingxi Star Tournament to seek greater opportunities. He and his teammates completed their preparations and set out for the competition.

• Lingxi Academy held a ceremony where the headmaster awarded Ye Lingyun the Lingxi Medal for exposing the academy’s corruption and defending justice.
• Ye Lingyun gained an advanced cultivation chamber and access to the Treasure Pavilion, and he developed the Starry Illusion Spirit Slash, refined a Marrow-Cleansing Pill, and created the Star Guardian Array.
• After hearing about the Lingxi Star Tournament, Ye Lingyun signed up and began training while gathering materials and gaining combat experience with his teammates.
• Li Hao improved his martial techniques, Wang Li refined high-grade pills, Zhang Feng advanced his spirit array studies, and Chen Yao refined her spiritual-power control.
• Ye Lingyun and his teammates finished preparing and set out for the tournament venue.

Ye Lingyun and his teammates traveled toward Star City, fought off Shadow Demon Wolves, and learned that the Lingxi Star Tournament would be a ruthless knockout competition. When a group of mysterious figures tried to stop Ye Lingyun from entering, he and his companions defeated their attackers and drove off an arrogant young man, then continued toward the tournament.

• Ye Lingyun and his teammates fought off a pack of Shadow Demon Wolves on their way to Star City.
• At a town tavern, Ye Lingyun heard that powerful disciples would enter the knockout-style Lingxi Star Tournament.
• Mysterious figures tracked down Ye Lingyun and his companions and demanded that he abandon the tournament.
• Ye Lingyun and his teammates fought the attackers, and a young man arrived on a flying demon beast to challenge Ye Lingyun.
• With his teammates' help, Ye Lingyun struck the young man with the Starry Illusion Spirit Slash and forced him and his followers to retreat.
• Ye Lingyun and his companions resumed their journey to Star City.

Ye Lingyun and his companions arrived in Star City, registered for the Lingxi Star tournament, and learned that they had been selected for a warm-up competition. They entered the arena determined to prove themselves, but their opponents and the outcome remained unknown.

• Ye Lingyun and his companions reached Star City and registered for the tournament, receiving contestant tokens.
• Ye Lingyun heard Xingchen Yu, Ye Li, and Chu Kuang named as tournament favorites and resolved to face the geniuses without fear.
• The organizers selected Ye Lingyun and his companions for the warm-up competition, drawing jeers from other inn guests.
• Li Hao grew angry at the taunts, while Ye Lingyun urged his teammates to focus and win in style.
• Ye Lingyun and his companions arrived at the arena and stood ready for the warm-up competition.

Ye Lingyun defeated Xiao Yi in the warm-up tournament, while his teammates also won their matches. The team advanced to the finals and gathered to plan, confident but uncertain about the formidable opponents ahead.

• Ye Lingyun used his sword techniques, movement skills, and Star Guardian Array to withstand Xiao Yi's attacks and exploit his depleted spiritual power.
• Ye Lingyun shattered Xiao Yi's shield with the Starry Illusion Spirit Slash, and the referee declared him the winner.
• Li Hao, Wang Li, Zhang Feng, and Chen Yao each defeated their opponents with their own skills.
• Ye Lingyun and his teammates won their subsequent matches and advanced to the warm-up tournament finals, drawing attention across Star City.
• Ye Lingyun gathered with his teammates on the eve of the finals to discuss strategy and resolve to fight together.

Ye Lingyun and his teammates defeated the Heavenly Profound Sect in the warm-up tournament final through coordinated teamwork, claiming the championship. Their victory brought them renown in Star City, and they prepared for the challenges of the Lingxi Star main tournament.

• Qin Yi and the Heavenly Profound Sect faced Ye Lingyun's team in the final, and both sides began a team battle.
• Ye Lingyun and his teammates coordinated their attacks to defeat Li Yue, while Zhang Feng trapped Zhao Hu and Chen Yao kept Lin Feng at bay.
• The Heavenly Profound Sect's remaining disciples formed a sword array, but Ye Lingyun's team exposed gaps and Li Hao broke through to wound Lin Feng.
• Ye Lingyun struck Qin Yi with the strongest form of Starry Illusion Spirit Slash, and the Heavenly Profound Sect's remaining fighters were defeated.
• The referee declared Ye Lingyun's team the winner, and the team looked ahead to the Lingxi Star main tournament.

Ye Lingyun faced Chu Kuang of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect in the first round of the Lingxi Star tournament’s main rounds. Ye Lingyun destroyed Chu Kuang’s Thunder Dragon, but Chu Kuang summoned more demonic beasts, leaving the match unresolved.

• The main rounds began, and Ye Lingyun drew Chu Kuang as his first opponent.
• Chu Kuang summoned a Flame Lion, but Ye Lingyun defended with the Star Guardian Array and countered with sword techniques.
• Chu Kuang sent two Gale Wolves at Ye Lingyun, who struck the beasts with the Starry Illusion Spirit Slash.
• Chu Kuang summoned a Thunder Dragon, and Ye Lingyun destroyed it with the Starry Thunder Radiance Slash.
• Chu Kuang summoned more demonic beasts, and Ye Lingyun prepared to continue fighting.

Ye Lingyun defeated Chu Kuang in the first round of the Lingxi Star contest after breaking through the demonic beasts’ formation and striking Chu Kuang before he could summon another beast. Ye Lingyun and his teammates advanced to the quarterfinals, where they prepared to face Xingchen Yu, the young pavilion master of the Star Pavilion.

• Ye Lingyun endured Chu Kuang’s demonic beasts, found a flaw in their coordination, and broke through their formation with Starry Illusion Spirit Slash.
• Ye Lingyun struck Chu Kuang with Starry Thunder Radiance Slash, shattered his spiritual shield, and won the match.
• Ye Lingyun’s teammates congratulated him, and he reminded them that the main tournament had only begun.
• Ye Lingyun and his teammates won their next rounds against Spirit Ice Palace disciples and Divine Mechanism Pavilion successors, advancing to the quarterfinals.
• Ye Lingyun and his teammates drew Xingchen Yu as their quarterfinal opponent and prepared to face him.

Ye Lingyun and his companions battled Xingchen Yu and the Star Pavilion team in the quarterfinals. They defeated their opponents and advanced to the semifinals, where even tougher matches awaited.

• Xingchen Yu attacked Ye Lingyun's team with the soul-assaulting music of his Jade Flute, forcing them to defend and coordinate a counterattack.
• Li Hao and Chen Yao attacked Xingchen Yu while Zhang Feng used spirit arrays to hinder the other Star Pavilion members and Wang Li prepared support pills.
• Ye Lingyun resisted the flute music with a Spiritual Power Barrier around his ears and joined Li Hao and Chen Yao in pressuring Xingchen Yu.
• Wang Li's disorienting pills briefly disrupted the Star Pavilion members, giving Zhang Feng time to reinforce his arrays.
• Ye Lingyun struck Xingchen Yu with Starry Thunderlight Illusion Spirit Slash, breaking his shield and sending him crashing to the ground.
• Ye Lingyun's team defeated the remaining Star Pavilion members, and the referee declared them quarterfinal winners advancing to the semifinals.

Ye Lingyun's team defeated Ye Li's Spirit Wind Valley team in the semifinal and advanced to the final. They faced a powerful dark-horse team from the Mysterious Sect next, with the championship still undecided.

• Ye Lingyun and his teammates studied Ye Li's team and prepared countermeasures for the semifinal.
• Ye Li opened the match with a Trap Spirit Array, forcing Ye Lingyun's team to evade while her teammates attacked with wind blades and vines.
• Ye Lingyun and Zhang Feng broke through Ye Li's Defensive Spirit Array as Li Hao, Wang Li, and Chen Yao held off the opposing fighters.
• Ye Lingyun disrupted Ye Li's spiritual power rhythm, allowing Zhang Feng to destroy the Spirit Array Core.
• Ye Lingyun's team launched a coordinated counterattack and defeated Ye Li's team, securing a place in the final against the Mysterious Sect's dark-horse team.

Ye Lingyun and his teammates faced Leng Xuan’s Mysterious Sect team in the “Lingxi Star” tournament final. Ye Lingyun’s team won the championship, and the chapter ended with them celebrating before the cheering crowd.

• Ye Lingyun and Leng Xuan exchanged challenges before the tournament final began.
• Ye Lingyun and Leng Xuan fought while their teammates battled the Mysterious Sect team’s other members.
• Ye Lingyun exploited a brief gap in Leng Xuan’s spiritual power and struck him with Starry Illusion Spirit Slash.
• The Mysterious Sect team converged on Ye Lingyun, who defended himself with Star Guardian Array before unleashing Starry Thunderlight Illusion Spirit Slash.
• Ye Lingyun’s teammates regrouped with him and helped defeat the remaining opponents, and the referee declared their team the winner.

After winning the Lingxi Star tournament, Ye Lingyun and his teammates returned to the Lingxi Academy, where the system restored itself and revealed nine divine-level martial souls within him. He resolved to learn how to awaken and control them as a new cultivation journey began.

• Ye Lingyun and his companions accepted the tournament trophy and were celebrated as champions across the Lingxi Continent.
• Ye Lingyun and his teammates declined recruitment offers from major factions and returned to the Lingxi Academy.
• The academy welcomed the champions with a victory banquet, where Ye Lingyun sensed a mysterious power stirring.
• The system restored itself and announced that Ye Lingyun had awakened nine divine-level martial souls.
• The system told Ye Lingyun he would need cultivation, combat, and specific tasks to awaken and master each martial soul.
• Ye Lingyun resolved to master the martial souls and face future challenges alongside his teammates.