Chapter Summaries

After eliminating the Evil Sects, Chu Zhiyuan struggled with loneliness and met Gao Jiuqu, who offered to teach him Wentian Cliff’s ascension art. When Chu Zhiyuan tried to refine the Divine Crystal from Beyond the Heavens, it entered his brow and left him motionless.

• Chu Zhiyuan reflected on his isolation after Xiao Ruoling and Xu Yingying entered Beyond the Heavens and Li Hongzhao became Emperor, then drank wine with Zou Fang.
• Cheng Yifeng brought Gao Jiuqu to visit Chu Zhiyuan, and Gao Jiuqu said Great Jing would become the strongest dynasty in three years after Chu Zhiyuan eradicated the Evil Sects.
• Gao Jiuqu revealed that Prince Ying might become Emperor and agreed to pass Chu Zhiyuan Wentian Cliff’s method of ascension.
• After seeing Gao Jiuqu and Cheng Yifeng off, Chu Zhiyuan tried to refine the Divine Crystal from Beyond the Heavens, but it liquefied and flew into the center of his brow.
• Chu Zhiyuan became motionless as his aura fluctuated, while Zou Fang watched anxiously.

After awakening the Divine Realm Skill, Chu Zhiyuan tested his incarnation by sending a small saber to Jade Capital and learned that the Emperor's Sword was far stronger than him but did not attack on its own. He returned the saber to Moon-Inviting Peak and linked his mind to the incarnation beside Xiao Ruoling.

• Chu Zhiyuan examined his new Divine Realm Skill and realized faith could strengthen its incarnations, though he could currently create only three.
• He sent a small saber incarnation to Prince Qing's Estate, where it encountered the Eternal Spirit Divine Tree and observed Chu Yi and Li Suyue nearing the Grandmaster realm.
• The small saber entered the imperial palace, sensed the Emperor's Sword's overwhelming power, and escaped without provoking an attack.
• Chu Zhiyuan concluded that Ziyang Villa and the thirty-six Bone Towers should remain to preserve gratitude and faith in his achievements.
• The small saber flew to Moon-Inviting Peak, returned to normal, and Chu Zhiyuan linked his mind with the small saber beside Xiao Ruoling.

Chu Zhiyuan reconnected with the dagger Xiao Ruoling carried and saw her and Shen Hanyue training in Beyond the Heavens. The two discussed their slim chances of becoming True Disciples and hoped Chu Zhiyuan would eventually ascend to join them.

• Chu Zhiyuan sensed Xiao Ruoling through the dagger and discovered she was living among the floating palaces of Beyond the Heavens.
• Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue sparred, displaying physical abilities comparable to Grandmasters, then discussed their progress toward the Third Turn.
• Shen Hanyue worried that they would be unable to become True Disciples and return to Moon Invitation Palace to see the Heir Apparent.
• Xiao Ruoling said Chu Zhiyuan could ascend to Beyond the Heavens, while Shen Hanyue speculated he might become an unimportant young prince.
• The two discussed the Taiye Marrow Cleansing Art, which could make its practitioners True Disciples, but neither had gained insight into it.

Shen Hanyue and her companions learned that Zhao Qingying had used an Enlightenment True Fruit to comprehend the Taiye Marrow Cleansing Art and become a True Disciple. Unable to accept the news, they went to Myriad Phenomena Hall to try comprehending the art themselves.

• Zhou Linglu told Shen Hanyue and Xiao Ruoling that Zhao Qingying had comprehended the Taiye Marrow Cleansing Art with an Enlightenment True Fruit and become a True Disciple.
• Shen Hanyue lamented Zhao Qingying’s success, and Xiao Ruoling urged her to focus on cultivation instead of comparing herself with others.
• The three ate in Thousand Delicacies Hall, where Shen Hanyue spotted Zhao Qingying dining quietly nearby.
• After leaving the hall, Shen Hanyue persuaded Zhou Linglu and Xiao Ruoling to go to Myriad Phenomena Hall and attempt to comprehend the art.
• The three entered Myriad Phenomena Hall and saw a palace beneath a bright moon, where a woman danced behind its railings.

Xiao Ruoling failed to comprehend the Taiye Marrow Cleansing Art at Myriad Phenomena Hall, but Chu Zhiyuan contacted her through the small knife and used his wondrous art to guide her. His guidance stirred a new insight in her, and she began to comprehend the art.

• Xiao Ruoling left Myriad Phenomena Hall without gaining insight, and Shen Hanyue and Zhou Linglu complained about the difficulty of comprehending the palace’s teachings.
• Xiao Ruoling returned to her courtyard to cultivate the Lesser Taiyin Art, but the small knife emerged and Chu Zhiyuan spoke to her from within it.
• Chu Zhiyuan explained that he could project his mind through the knife and planned to ascend with his Primordial Spirit by reincarnating into a male body.
• Xiao Ruoling agreed to help find a suitable body, and Chu Zhiyuan showed that the knife could vanish from sight and touch.
• Chu Zhiyuan pressed the knife to Xiao Ruoling’s forehead and showed her the scene from Myriad Phenomena Hall, helping her enter the woman’s lonely state and begin comprehending the Taiye Marrow Cleansing Art.

Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue comprehended the Taiye Marrow Cleansing Art and became True Disciples, while Chu Zhiyuan planned to use Xiao Ruoling’s return to Beyond the Heavens to help his incarnation awaken through the Heavenly Marriage Reincarnation Method. He reunited with Xiao Ruoling and traveled with her to Yujing City, where they entered Bright Moon Tower.

• Chu Zhiyuan helped Xiao Ruoling comprehend the Taiye Marrow Cleansing Art, and she learned that True Disciples could use the Mystic Light Shuttle to return to the Lesser Beyond the Heavens.
• Xiao Ruoling asked Chu Zhiyuan to help Shen Hanyue comprehend the art, and Shen Hanyue became a True Disciple as well.
• The next day, Chu Zhiyuan considered using Xiao Ruoling to carry his soul mark and an incarnation back to Beyond the Heavens so the incarnation could break through the Mystery of the Womb.
• Xiao Ruoling returned to Chu Zhiyuan, and they traveled together to Yujing City to visit her family at Duke An's Estate.
• The next morning, Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling strolled through Yujing City and entered Li Hongzhao's favorite private room at Bright Moon Tower.

Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling discussed Li Hongzhao’s prospects after ascending, the dangers of finding a suitable body for reincarnation, and Chu Zhiyuan’s plan to cultivate through his incarnations. Xiao Ruoling used a Mystic Light Shuttle to travel to the Profound Yin Palace and prepared to take Chu Zhiyuan with her to inspect the Heavenly Palace.

• Chu Zhiyuan and Xiao Ruoling discussed Li Hongzhao’s rise and the advantages of becoming a County Princess of the Phoenix Dynasty.
• Xiao Ruoling showed Chu Zhiyuan a waist token that warded off evil demons and explained the power of Spirit Venerables and Venerables.
• Chu Zhiyuan said he would remain and cultivate while his incarnations helped Xiao Ruoling search for a recently deceased, suitably noble person with low cultivation.
• Xiao Ruoling used the Mystic Light Shuttle to travel from Duke An’s Estate to the Profound Yin Palace, exhausting the shuttle’s power.
• Xiao Ruoling planned to visit the Heavenly Palace with Junior Sister Shen and agreed to bring Chu Zhiyuan along as a Flying Dagger.

Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue arrived in the Profound Yin Palace and met Zhao Qingying while choosing their courtyards. Xiao Ruoling arranged for the three of them to live nearby, and they set out to claim their residences before choosing cultivation arts and masters.

• Shen Hanyue hurried Xiao Ruoling toward the courtyard selection, worried Zhao Qingying might choose first.
• Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue traveled through the moon and star portals to the Profound Yin Palace and discussed how different it was from their former home.
• At Dustless Hall, Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue found Zhao Qingying examining models of the vacant courtyards.
• Xiao Ruoling proposed that she, Shen Hanyue, and Zhao Qingying choose adjacent courtyards so they could look after one another, and Zhao Qingying agreed.
• Xiao Ruoling chose the eastern courtyard of three vacant neighboring homes, assigning the middle one to Zhao Qingying and the western one to Shen Hanyue.
• The three women left Dustless Hall with palace attendants, preparing to choose their cultivation arts and masters.

Xiao Ruoling, Shen Hanyue, and Zhao Qingying discussed how to choose their cultivation art and a master in Profound Yin Palace. They agreed the Profound Yin Divine Palm suited them, but were left weighing whether to join Elder Qin Ruolan or the more powerful Elder Hu Jingxue.

• Shen Hanyue visited Xiao Ruoling, and they agreed that the three newcomers from the Lesser Beyond the Heavens should support one another.
• Xiao Ruoling and Chu Zhiyuan discussed whether it was safe for him to leave the Profound Yin Palace, then decided not to rush.
• Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue invited Zhao Qingying to advise them on choosing a cultivation art.
• Zhao Qingying recommended the Profound Yin Divine Palm, explaining that it suited their comprehension and could be cultivated through the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Zhao Qingying recommended Elder Qin Ruolan despite her limited cultivation, while warning that her own Sect Ancestor favored Elder Hu Jingxue, the strongest Elder with twelve True Disciples.
• Xiao Ruoling weighed the advantages and disadvantages of choosing between Elder Qin Ruolan and Elder Hu Jingxue.

Xiao Ruoling, Zhao Qingying, and Shen Hanyue chose to join Qin Ruolan’s tutelage, where they began learning how the Profound Yin Divine Palm changed with cultivation and state of mind. The next day, Qin Ruolan had to leave for the imperial city, cutting short their lessons.

• Zhao Qingying warned Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue that Elder Hu had little patience for less talented disciples, and they agreed to seek Qin Ruolan instead.
• The three women visited Qin Ruolan at Xiyue Courtyard, and she accepted them as disciples.
• Qin Ruolan showed them several sets of Profound Yin Divine Palm diagrams and explained that the art’s interpretation changed with cultivation and artistic conception.
• Xiao Ruoling noticed that the flying dagger hidden in her sleeve had gone undetected by Qin Ruolan.
• When the three women returned the next day, Qin Ruolan told them she needed to travel to the imperial city.

Qin Ruolan took Shen Hanyue, Xiao Ruoling, and Zhao Qingying to the imperial city to meet her senior sister, Noble Consort Hui. After reaching Fu Hui Palace, they were greeted by an old eunuch, and the women sensed that something was wrong.

• Qin Ruolan let Shen Hanyue, Xiao Ruoling, and Zhao Qingying accompany her and gave each a protective treasure to refine.
• Qin Ruolan and the others put on Profound Yin Palace veils and used a Mystic Light Shuttle to travel to a forest outside the imperial city.
• Shen Hanyue spotted the towering imperial city, and Qin Ruolan explained that guards used Demon-Repelling Talismans to detect the Demon Race.
• Qin Ruolan led the group through the city and palace gates to Fu Hui Palace, where an old eunuch said Imperial Consort was waiting.
• Xiao Ruoling and Shen Hanyue sensed that the atmosphere at Fu Hui Palace was ominous.

Noble Consort Hui told Qin Ruolan that the Ninth Prince was dying from injuries inflicted by a Demon Race expert, possibly as an attempt to sabotage the Jade Scenery Dynasty’s ceasefire with the Phoenix Dynasty. Qin Ruolan agreed to visit him at his Prince’s Mansion.

• Noble Consort Hui told Qin Ruolan that the Ninth Prince had been gravely injured by a Demon Race expert while traveling incognito near Xiluo City.
• Qin Ruolan learned that the Jade Scenery Dynasty had suffered a crushing defeat and agreed to send a prince to the Phoenix Dynasty as an Imperial Son-in-Law to secure a ceasefire.
• Noble Consort Hui explained that the Ninth Prince had been chosen for the marriage arrangement and suspected the Demon Race had tried to kill him to sabotage the ceasefire.
• Qin Ruolan said the Ninth Prince could not die, but learned that the Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill had failed and the Spirit Venerables were asleep.
• Qin Ruolan asked to see the Ninth Prince, and Noble Consort Hui led her toward his Prince’s Mansion.

Noble Consort Hui and Qin Ruolan visited the dying Ninth Prince, whose body could not be saved even by the Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill. Chu Zhiyuan decided to reincarnate into the prince’s body to obtain the imperial family’s secret art.

• Noble Consort Hui left the palace with Qin Ruolan and Xiao Ruoling, while Chu Zhiyuan secretly followed them.
• The group reached the residence where the Ninth Prince lay unconscious, sustained only by the fading medicinal aura of the Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill.
• Qin Ruolan examined the Ninth Prince and said his destroyed meridians and organs could not be restored, even by a Spirit Venerable.
• Chu Zhiyuan told Xiao Ruoling that he wanted to reincarnate into the Ninth Prince’s body to obtain the imperial family’s secret art.

Chu Zhiyuan decided to use the Ninth Prince’s royal identity as an opportunity and guided Xiao Ruoling through a needle technique that could implant a soul in him. The technique appeared to succeed when Chu Liezhao opened his eyes, though it remained uncertain whether he had truly recovered.

• Chu Zhiyuan recognized that the Ninth Prince’s royal blood could give his incarnation access to the royal family’s secret arts and asked to touch him.
• Xiao Ruoling offered to treat the Ninth Prince with her Yang Returning Needle Technique, and Noble Consort Hui allowed her to try.
• Following Chu Zhiyuan’s guidance, Xiao Ruoling inserted seventy-two Golden Needles in the pattern of the Heavenly Dipper.
• Xiao Ruoling told Qin Ruolan that the technique cost thirty years of lifespan, and Qin Ruolan warned her not to use it again.
• The needle technique infused vitality and a soul into Chu Liezhao, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Chu Zhiyuan awakened in Chu Liezhao’s body after using the Heavenly Marriage Reincarnation Method, inheriting Chu Liezhao’s memories and emotions. With the Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill’s power fading, Huang Yuanqing treated Chu Liezhao’s critical injuries, and the chapter ended with Chu Liezhao surviving another crisis.

• Noble Consort Hui, Qin Ruolan, and Xiao Ruoling gathered around the awakened Chu Liezhao, who recognized them and teased Qiao'er and Zhen'er.
• Huang Yuanqing examined Chu Liezhao and warned that his severe injuries could worsen when the Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill’s power faded.
• Chu Liezhao refused to ask for another Great Bright Heart Protecting Pill and ordered the other imperial physicians to leave.
• Xiao Ruoling questioned whether Chu Zhiyuan had truly reincarnated successfully because Chu Liezhao’s personality seemed completely different.
• Huang Yuanqing treated Chu Liezhao with the Droplet of Heavenly Marrow Art as his condition deteriorated, then stabilized.
• Chu Liezhao opened his eyes and said he had picked up another life.

Chu Liezhao recovered after a Golden Tiger Clan expert ambushed him, and he learned that Xu Changling and Meng Yan had disappeared. The Imperial Observatory examined him and found no sign of possession, leaving him relieved that his Heavenly Marriage Reincarnation Method had concealed the truth.

• Chu Liezhao thanked Huang Yuanqing, then sent the others away so he could discuss the ambush with Noble Consort Hui and Qin Ruolan.
• Chu Liezhao said a Golden Tiger Clan expert had knocked him unconscious at Luoshen Peak, and Noble Consort Hui explained that the Shadow Guards had risked their lives to bring him back.
• Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao discovered that Xu Changling and Meng Yan had fled, while the women speculated that the Yuan Zhen Dynasty or Phoenix Dynasty might have arranged the attack.
• Chu Liezhao vowed to cultivate and seek revenge, but Noble Consort Hui warned him that the attacker was far stronger and that the Supervisory Department was investigating.
• The Imperial Observatory examined Chu Liezhao and praised his improved comprehension, lifespan, and fortune, then left without detecting that he had been reincarnated.

Chu Zhiyuan accepted and took the Great Reversal Returning Pill sent by the Phoenix Dynasty’s Twelfth Princess, despite his resentment toward her. After enduring its intense effects, his internal injuries and meridians recovered completely.

• Noble Consort Hui and the others discussed the Imperial Observatory’s warning about a Great Heavenly Demon’s possession and learned that envoys from the Phoenix Dynasty had arrived with Spiritual Medicine.
• Lu Caiwei and Lu Caixia presented the Great Reversal Returning Pill, explaining that the Twelfth Princess had obtained it from the Phoenix Divine Sect for Chu Liezhao.
• Chu Zhiyuan resisted taking the pill because of Chu Liezhao’s hatred for the Twelfth Princess, but accepted it after Qin Ruolan and the others urged him to recover before entering the Prince Consort’s Mansion.
• Chu Zhiyuan swallowed the pill and endured severe itching and trembling as its effects spread through his body.
• After about an hour, the pill restored Chu Zhiyuan’s injured organs and meridians to normal.

After recovering with the Great Reversal Returning Pill, Chu Zhiyuan resolved to cultivate, while Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao failed to persuade the Emperor to let him train at Great Bright Peak. Xiao Ruoling returned to Chu Zhiyuan and learned that Chu Liezhao could transmit the power of Beyond the Heavens to him.

• Chu Zhiyuan thanked the Twelfth Princess for the pill, then sent Lu Caiwei and Lu Caixia away after snapping at their message.
• Noble Consort Hui warned Chu Zhiyuan that the Twelfth Princess might make life difficult for Zhao'er, and Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao offered to ask the Emperor to let him cultivate at Great Bright Peak.
• The Emperor refused Chu Zhen and Chu Qiao's request, insulted Chu Zhiyuan's aptitude, and warned that he might confine him to his estate.
• Qin Ruolan returned to her sect with Xiao Ruoling and the other two women, and Xiao Ruoling found that Chu Zhiyuan's voice had vanished from her Flying Daggers.
• Xiao Ruoling traveled to Prince Qing's Estate and reunited with Chu Zhiyuan, who explained that Chu Liezhao could transmit power from Beyond the Heavens to him.

Chu Zhiyuan cultivated the Immeasurable Light Sutra through Chu Liezhao, enduring extreme pain but advancing his qi transformation and strengthening his own power. The next morning, he recovered and learned that neither of his younger sisters had arrived, suggesting they had failed to enter Great Bright Peak.

• Chu Liezhao cultivated the Immeasurable Light Sutra, reaching the Fourth Turn of qi transformation after one session.
• Chu Zhiyuan discovered that the Yin-Yang Fish aura greatly strengthened his attacks against the Golden Tower and brought its third level close to destruction.
• Chu Zhiyuan woke the next morning feeling completely recovered and credited the Great Reversal Returning Pill.
• Chu Zhiyuan teased the frightened maid Xiao Zhu, then asked Youlan whether his younger sisters had arrived.
• Youlan told Chu Zhiyuan that neither princess had come, and he concluded that they had not entered Great Bright Peak.

Chu Zhiyuan visited the graves of two Shadow Guards who had died protecting him and arranged support for their families. He then asked Youlan to retrieve evidence from the attack and investigate possible moles in his manor.

• Chu Zhiyuan decided not to force his way to Great Bright Peak and went with Youlan to visit the Shadow Guards' graves.
• At the graves, Chu Zhiyuan learned that Zhou Juzhi and Chen Haoming had left wives and children behind.
• Chu Zhiyuan ordered their families brought to the manor, their children offered schooling or martial training, and their wives supported as stewards.
• Four young men saw Chu Zhiyuan visiting the graves and discussed whether his visit showed conscience or was merely for show.
• Chu Zhiyuan asked Youlan to retrieve the sleeve fragment held by the Supervisory Department and search the courtyards of two suspected moles.