Chapter Summaries

Su Mo learned from the Divine Maiden that Ji Shuang possessed a dangerous innate spirit body whose innate qi could be taken through intercourse, while his own innate divine body could not be stripped of its qi. The Divine Maiden suggested they could test the benefits of her innate qi, leaving Su Mo with an unexpected proposal.

• Ji Yue told the Ji Clan elders that Ji Shuang had left using a Teleportation Talisman, and they feared she had gone to find Su Eternal Life.
• The Divine Maiden told Su Mo that Ji Shuang had an innate spirit body and that losing its innate qi would kill her.
• The Divine Maiden explained that innate qi could be taken through intercourse and could benefit a partner.
• Su Mo asked whether his own innate qi could be taken, and the Divine Maiden assured him that nobody could strip it away in her presence.
• The Divine Maiden told Su Mo she did not know what benefits her innate qi could give him, but suggested that they could try.

Su Mo agreed to help the Ji Clan keep Ji Shuang’s secret in exchange for good tea, and her parents took her home. Afterward, the Divine Maiden sensed a possible connection between Ji Shuang and the Hairpin, while Su Mo sent the Eyeless Ghost Beast back underground and wondered about the Void Beast.

• Su Mo and the Divine Maiden agreed to try a cultivation method together once Su Mo became strong enough to withstand her Innate Qi.
• Ji Yue, Ji Shuang’s parents, and a Dao protector arrived and found Ji Shuang safely beside Su Mo.
• Ji Shuang’s father thanked Su Mo and offered a reward, and Su Mo asked for tea grown in a place rich in Spiritual Qi in return for keeping her secret.
• Ji Shuang’s parents took her home, and the Divine Maiden told Su Mo she sensed a connection between Ji Shuang and the Hairpin.
• Su Mo sent the Eyeless Ghost Beast back underground and wondered where the Void Beast was.

Su Mo learned about the Ancient Forbidden Land and its lethal dangers, but chose to enter despite the Divine Maiden being unable to accompany him. The Divine Maiden left some of her aura on him through a kiss, which could protect him or pull him out if his life was in danger.

• A majestic beast drifted through the sea of stars, searching for the white-clad figure it remembered and fearing he might be dead.
• Su Mo remained on Spirit Beast Mountain's Ancestral Mountain while the Ji Clan rewarded him, rescinded its decree against the Beast Taming Sect, and punished Qi Shuo.
• The Ji Clan told Su Mo that the Ancient Forbidden Land would soon open, explained its dangers and opportunities, and warned that anyone above the Difficult Realm could not enter.
• The Divine Maiden confirmed she could not enter and recalled that, in one lifetime, no one who entered the Forbidden Land returned alive.
• Su Mo decided to enter the Forbidden Land despite the danger, and the Divine Maiden kissed him to pass her aura to him so she could protect or extract him if necessary.

As the Ancient Forbidden Land opened, Ji Yue prepared to enter while Ji Shuang secretly used a talisman to follow. Wu Qian retrieved jade from a tomb and asked Su Mo to take her into the Forbidden Land, and he agreed on the condition that she stay close.

• The name Su Eternal Life appeared on the Incense Divine Stele as people discussed the dangers awaiting Emperor Throne Incense in the Forbidden Land.
• The Ji Clan prepared for the journey, and Ji Yue's father warned her to avoid Su Eternal Life if possible.
• Ji Shuang was forbidden from entering, but secretly used a hidden Talisman Paper to vanish from her room.
• Wu Qian opened a tomb, took a piece of jade from a Wooden Box, and left after a moment of hesitation.
• The Divine Maiden kissed Su Mo, told him never to underestimate any Emperor Throne Incense, and vanished.
• Wu Qian asked Su Mo to let her accompany him into the Forbidden Land, and he agreed as long as she stayed near him.

Su Mo and Wu Qian joined Ji Yue and the Ji Clan to enter the Ancient Forbidden Land. They arrived in the lair of a Ghost-Eyed Divine Flood Dragon, which ignored everyone except for staring at Wu Qian, then allowed the group to leave unharmed.

• Su Mo took the Hairpin and left the spirit beasts’ Ancestral Mountain with Wu Qian, while the Divine Maiden appeared and drank his tea.
• At the Ancient Forbidden Land’s entrance, Ji Yue and the Ji Clan waited for Su Mo, and onlookers speculated that their clans had allied.
• Su Mo, Wu Qian, Ji Yue, and the Ji Clan entered the bronze gate and were transported to a sheer cliff inside the Forbidden Land.
• The group found themselves in the lair of a Difficult Realm Ghost-Eyed Divine Flood Dragon, which fixed its gaze on Wu Qian but did not attack.
• After Wu Qian suggested they leave, the group walked away, and the divine flood dragon let them go.

After leaving the Ji Clan, Su Mo remained wary of them and used his connection with the Ancient Forbidden Land to guide Wu Qian toward its center. After half a month of an effortless journey, they encountered a fat man fleeing an Inquiry Realm Frenzied Spirit Giant Bird, and Su Mo told Wu Qian to run.

• Su Mo parted ways with Ji Yue and left the Ghost-Eyed Divine Flood Dragon's territory with Wu Qian.
• Su Mo warned Wu Qian to stay on guard around the Ji Clan, though he admitted his suspicion was only a guess.
• Su Mo used All Things Have Spirits to ask the ancient trees for directions and agreed to accompany Wu Qian toward the center without asking her reasons.
• Su Mo and Wu Qian traveled for half a month as the Forbidden Land's plants and creatures seemed to help them along their way.
• A fat man in a golden robe fled toward Su Mo and Wu Qian with a stolen bird egg while a Frenzied Spirit Giant Bird pursued him.
• When the fat man called for help, Su Mo grabbed Wu Qian's hand and told her to run.

Su Mo and Wu Qian fled from the Frenzied Spirit Giant Bird with Wu Pangzi, who had stolen one of its eggs. After Wu Pangzi tricked Su Mo into drawing the bird’s attention and ran off, Su Mo teleported back to collect the remaining eggs while the bird chased the fat man away.

• Su Mo warned Wu Qian not to help Wu Pangzi, but the fat man caught up with them while carrying the stolen egg and drew the Frenzied Spirit Giant Bird after them.
• Wu Pangzi tried to recruit Su Mo by claiming the bird’s eggs could not hatch and offering to share one, while Su Mo left flowers blooming in his wake.
• Su Mo agreed to help Wu Pangzi, but Wu Pangzi immediately fled alone and left Su Mo to face the bird.
• Su Mo teleported with Wu Qian back to where they had first met Wu Pangzi, sending the giant bird after the fleeing fat man.
• Su Mo set off to take the remaining eggs, and Wu Qian joked that he was scheming too.

Su Mo and Wu Qian found two Yunying Eggs in the giant bird’s nest and cooked them, while the fatty continued to distract the bird. After the bird discovered the eggs were gone, it blamed the fatty and resumed its pursuit as he shouted for help.

• Su Mo and Wu Qian found two lifeless Yunying Eggs in the nest and took them, planning to let the fatty take the blame.
• Su Mo cooked the eggs over a fire, and he and Wu Qian ate them while the fatty continued leading the giant bird away.
• The fatty returned an egg to the giant bird and sat down to meditate beneath the moon.
• The giant bird returned to its nest, discovered the other eggs were missing, and charged after the fatty again.
• The fatty realized the bird blamed him for the theft and fled, shouting that Su Mo and Wu Qian had robbed the nest.

Su Mo and Wu Qian traveled toward the center of the Forbidden Land as the full moon approached, while Wu Qian warned him that the other Emperor Throne Incense would fight over the Moon Essence. They hid near the center on the night of the full moon, planning to wait until the others had fought before making their move.

• Su Mo and Wu Qian ignored the fatty’s cries and continued toward the center of the Forbidden Land.
• Wu Qian explained the rumors about the Demon Moon Great Emperor and the Moon Essence, then urged Su Mo to avoid the dangerous contest.
• Su Mo continued toward the center partly because he knew Wu Qian wanted to go, and she followed him despite her concern.
• After several days, Su Mo and Wu Qian reached the center and hid among rocks while he concealed their auras with his Divine Sense.
• Wu Qian spotted the Ji Clan, led by Ji Yue, among the groups occupying the massive rocks.
• Su Mo told Wu Qian they would wait for the others to fight and then seize the Moon Essence.

Su Mo and Wu Qian waited for nightfall while watching a mysterious fat man bury one of two linked Clay Jars. As the full moon rose and the factions prepared for the coming drop of moonlight, a silver-armored man arrived and demanded to know who Su Eternal Life was.

• Su Mo warned Wu Qian to be wary of the Ji Clan and told her they would wait until nightfall before deciding what to do.
• Su Mo and Wu Qian secretly watched a fat man hide a Clay Jar beneath the rocks, and Su Mo predicted there would be a good show that night.
• The full moon rose, and the Heavenly Prodigies prepared for the moonlight to fall while the fat man dozed nearby.
• A silver-armored young man descended, causing Wu Qian to tremble with resentment, and Su Mo reassured her that she would be safe with him.
• The silver-armored man looked across the factions and asked who Su Eternal Life was.

Li Wudi arrived and demanded to know who Su Eternal Life was, but Su Mo chose to stay hidden with Wu Qian. When the Moon Essence began to form, Li Wudi drove off a rival and claimed it for himself, prompting Han Mo and Ji Yue to challenge his claim.

• Li Wudi searched the crowd for Su Eternal Life, while Wu Qian identified him to Su Mo as the Li Clan heir and one of the Emperor Throne Incense.
• Su Mo dismissed Li Wudi and stayed hidden, while Wu Qian considered leaving and quietly reached for a piece of jade before letting it go.
• As the Moon Essence began to gather beneath the full moon, a man rushed to seize some of its power before it formed completely.
• Li Wudi intercepted the man with his spear, wounded him, and declared that the Moon Essence belonged to him.
• Han Mo challenged Li Wudi’s claim and pointed out that he had come without his Dao guardian, while Ji Yue announced that the Ji Clan would also contend for the Moon Essence.

Su Mo and Wu Qian hid beneath scattered rocks while Li Wudi fought rival factions over the Moon Essence. When the Moon Essence formed and elders joined the battle, Su Mo noticed a possible source of the Forbidden Land’s protective rules, while Wu Pangzi prepared to take advantage of the chaos.

• Li Wudi challenged the factions, and Su Mo warned Wu Qian that his invincible Dao Heart could be shaken by a peer like Wu Pangzi.
• The battle’s flying debris battered Su Mo, Wu Qian, and Wu Pangzi while they hid without using their cultivation.
• The Moon Essence formed, and the factions and their elders rushed to seize it, leaving Li Wudi at a disadvantage until his black-robed elder appeared.
• Su Mo sensed a possible source of the Forbidden Land’s protective rules, then pointed Wu Qian toward Wu Pangzi, who was watching the fighting with a grin.

Wu Pangzi used a Clay Jar and a Golden Talisman Paper to steal the Moon Essence, then mocked Li Wudi and the other cultivators before fleeing. After everyone chased him, Su Mo retrieved a second buried Clay Jar containing another drop of Moon Essence.

• Wu Pangzi sent a Clay Jar into the sky, and it drew the descending Moon Essence toward it.
• A Golden Talisman Paper blocked the Dao-Guarding Elder’s strike and then shattered under the cultivators’ combined attacks as the Moon Essence fell into the jar.
• Wu Pangzi took the jar, taunted Li Wudi and the others, and fled while they chased him.
• Su Mo and Wu Qian emerged from hiding after the cultivators disappeared, and Su Mo dug up the second Clay Jar Wu Pangzi had buried.
• Su Mo opened the buried jar and found another drop of Moon Essence inside.

Su Mo uncovered Wu Pangzi’s trick for teleporting the Moon Essence between connected jars, took the drop, and left an empty jar as bait. After Wu Pangzi used the jar in his hand to distract his pursuers, he returned to retrieve the buried jar and froze when he opened it.

• Su Mo explained to Wu Qian how Wu Pangzi had teleported the Moon Essence into a connected jar, then took the essence and buried the empty jar with a note inside.
• Wu Pangzi taunted the cultivators chasing him as he fled through the Forbidden Land.
• A Frenzied Spirit Giant Bird blocked Wu Pangzi’s path, so he threw his jar toward the horizon and escaped while his pursuers chased it.
• Wu Pangzi returned to his hiding place, dug up the buried jar, and opened it, causing his smug expression to freeze.

Su Mo and Wu Qian watched Wu Pangzi discover that Su Mo had taken the Moon Essence, then slipped away before he could catch them. After they headed deeper into the Forbidden Land and Su Mo tried to absorb the Moon Essence, he found that its purifying power had no effect on his already-pure Dao Foundation and Spiritual Root.

• Wu Pangzi found Su Mo's note in the empty jar and realized Su Mo had taken the Moon Essence and eaten the bird eggs.
• Wu Pangzi left, returned to check whether Su Mo was watching him, then departed again without finding him.
• Su Mo and Wu Qian left the rocks and traveled deeper into the Forbidden Land, planning to use the Moon Essence somewhere quiet.
• Su Mo used his Divine Sense to draw the Moon Essence's aura into his Divine Rune and tried to purify his Dao Foundation and Spiritual Root.
• Su Mo found that his Dao Foundation and Spiritual Root did not respond to the Moon Essence because they were already pure.

Su Mo gave the Moon Essence to Wu Qian and protected her while she absorbed it, drawing Li Wudi to them. Li Wudi challenged Su Mo for the Moon Essence, but Su Mo stopped his spear with the Power of Law.

• Su Mo decided the Moon Essence was useless to him and gave it to Wu Qian, telling her to grow strong enough to be useful on the Emperor Road.
• Wu Qian absorbed the Moon Essence, creating a radiant phenomenon that Su Mo sensed would attract others.
• Su Mo shielded Wu Qian with the Power of Law as Li Wudi arrived, drawn by the Moon Essence's light.
• Li Wudi mistook Su Mo for a follower of Wu Pangzi and threatened to kill him to claim the Moon Essence.
• Li Wudi attacked with his Cold Spear, but Su Mo's Power of Law effortlessly dissolved the strike.

Su Mo defeated Li Wudi by wielding the Myriad Spirits Law of the Ancient Forbidden Land, shattering Li Wudi’s strongest attack and his confidence in his invincible Dao Heart. When Li Wudi accused him of killing members of the Li Clan, Su Mo realized something was wrong and felt an unprecedented danger.

• Su Mo formed a true Myriad Spirits Law into a droplet that destroyed Li Wudi’s setting-sun attack.
• Li Wudi learned Su Mo was Su Eternal Life and launched his strongest technique, Immortal-Slaying.
• Su Mo shaped the droplet into a Human Emperor Sword and shattered Li Wudi’s thousand-zhang spear, leaving him badly wounded.
• Su Mo challenged Li Wudi’s belief in his invincibility, and Li Wudi’s Dao Heart collapsed.
• Li Wudi accused Su Mo of killing members of the Li Clan, and Su Mo suddenly sensed a grave danger.

Su Mo and Li Wudi were trapped beneath the Immortal-Slaying Net, which suppressed their cultivation and threatened to kill them. Li Wudi suspected the Desolate Realm had staged the attack to weaken Floating Life Pass, while Su Mo questioned whether the net was really aimed at him; as it descended, he tried to contact the aura the Divine Maiden had left within him, and a phantom began to appear behind him.

• Su Mo sent Wu Qian into his Spirit Sea and tried to retreat, but the Immortal-Slaying Net appeared and sealed him and Li Wudi beneath it.
• Li Wudi identified the artifact and explained that the Desolate Realm might have used it to provoke conflict between his clan and Su Mo's Eternal Life Sect.
• Li Wudi told Su Mo that Floating Life Pass guarded the frontier between their lands and the Desolate Realm, and that war between their forces would weaken its defenses.
• Su Mo doubted Li Wudi's explanation and suspected the Immortal-Slaying Net might have been intended for him.
• As the net's slaughtering power grew stronger, Su Mo tried to contact the Divine Maiden's aura, and a phantom began to emerge behind him.

A mysterious woman appeared after Su Mo reached out with the Myriad Spirits Law, effortlessly subdued the Immortal-Slaying Net, and gave it to him. Before vanishing, she warned Su Mo that “they” had noticed him, and Li Wudi identified her as the Demon Moon Great Emperor.

• A woman’s phantom appeared behind Su Mo, and the Immortal-Slaying Net’s killing power vanished from him and Li Wudi.
• The woman pointed at the Immortal-Slaying Net, quelled its power, and placed it in Su Mo’s hand.
• She brought Wu Qian out of Su Mo’s Spirit Sea and sent a drop of Moon Essence into her body.
• Before disappearing, the woman warned Su Mo to be careful because “they” had noticed him.
• Li Wudi collapsed after his Great Dao broke, then identified the woman as the Demon Moon Great Emperor.

After the Demon Moon Great Emperor’s remnant addressed Su Mo as Eternal Life, Su Mo and Li Wudi spoke about defeat and the broken Dao that left Li Wudi begging to die. Li Wudi revealed why Wu Qian followed Su Mo, leaving Su Mo to face the truth of Li Wudi’s past as his life faded.

• The Demon Moon Great Emperor’s remnant spoke of Eternal Life and warned that others had noticed him, leaving Su Mo confused about his identity.
• Li Wudi asked Su Mo who he was, and Su Mo admitted that he no longer knew.
• Li Wudi asked Su Mo to kill him because his Dao Heart had collapsed and his Great Dao was shattered, but Su Mo refused.
• Li Wudi explained that he had slaughtered Wu Qian’s sect while seeking its Beast Taming Art to end the Desolate Demon Beast attacks on Desolate Demon Pass.
• Li Wudi said he had spared Wu Qian, the sect’s last surviving girl, and insisted that Su Mo had reason to avenge her as Li Wudi’s life dwindled.