Chapter Summaries

After spending four months in the Secret Realm, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen returned to the Wuji Sect with valuable gains. Xu Qingtong secured a chance for them to use the Dao Comprehension Stele, but only if he returned to the Secret Realm and slew another seventh-tier demon beast.

• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen decided the Secret Realm had been picked clean and used their teleportation Jade Talismans to return to the Wuji Sect.
• Xu Qingtong presented the Jadewater Flood Dragon's demon core to Kang Yi and asked to use the Dao Comprehension Stele as promised.
• Xu Qingtong revealed he had three pieces of Immortal Jade and offered to supply them if only he and Du Siwen could comprehend the stele.
• Kang Yi agreed to Xu Qingtong's terms on the condition that he return to the Secret Realm and slay the Darknight Flying Tuo.
• Xu Qingtong accepted, while Grand Elder Jiang warned that the beast was too dangerous for him to kill alone.
• Xiao Yi and Zhong discussed Xu Qingtong's recklessness, and Xiao Yi promised to look after the promising young cultivator.

Xu Qingtong earned permission to consult the Wuji Sect’s Dao Comprehension Stele after proving he had slain the Darknight Flying Tuo, then visited the sect’s Library Pavilion to investigate the stele’s origins. He revealed that the Wuji Sect’s founder came from the Immortal Realm and that the sect’s secrets included a powerful immortal artifact, leaving the Grand Elder puzzled over why Kang Yi had allowed Xu Qingtong to learn them.

• Xiao Yi backed Xu Qingtong’s terms, and Kang Yi accepted the Darknight Flying Tuo’s Demon Core and hide as proof of his achievement.
• Kang Yi agreed that Xu Qingtong could study the Dao Comprehension Stele after the other disciples finished, and he granted him limited access to the Library Pavilion.
• Xu Qingtong told the Grand Elder he wanted to research the stele before visiting the Library Pavilion the next day.
• Xu Qingtong read the Wuji Sect’s history and learned that its founder, Lingyun, had come from the Immortal Realm and created the Primordial Chaos Limitless Art.
• Xu Qingtong told the Grand Elder that the Black Tortoise Secret Realm lay within the Black Tortoise Picture, an immortal artifact, and that Lingyun had brought the Dao Comprehension Stele from the Immortal Realm.
• The Grand Elder questioned why Kang Yi had allowed Xu Qingtong to read the Wuji Sect’s secrets.

Xu Qingtong discussed the Wuji Sect’s hidden reserves and the meaning of its Primordial Chaos Limitless Art with the Grand Elder, then studied the sect’s jade slips before being summoned to Grand Change Hall. There, he and Du Siwen entered a chamber to use the Dao Comprehension Stele, whose changed appearance seemed familiar to Xu Qingtong.

• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen considered why Sect Leader Kang had shown Xu Qingtong the Wuji Sect’s hidden reserves, and the Grand Elder offered several possible reasons.
• The Grand Elder explained the terms “limitless” and “primordial chaos,” prompting Xu Qingtong to wonder how Desolate Space had been refined into the Seven-Star Bracelet.
• After the Grand Elder urged him to pursue the Dao with confidence, Xu Qingtong thanked him and received advice to study jade slips about the limitless and the Supreme Ultimate.
• Xu Qingtong spent the next two days studying in the Library Pavilion, then followed a Wuji Sect disciple with Du Siwen to Grand Change Hall at Elder Wei’s invitation.
• Elder Wei used Xu Qingtong’s immortal jade to activate the Dao Comprehension Stele and left Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen inside its chamber.
• After the stele changed color, Xu Qingtong recognized a sense of familiarity, and Du Siwen questioned whether Elder Wei had deceived them.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen contemplated the Dao Comprehension Stele, comparing their insights into the transformations between nothingness, spirit, qi, and form. After exhausting their Immortal Jade and ending their meditation, Xu Qingtong left the Grand Change Hall with Du Siwen, intending to visit Sect Leader Kang.

• Xu Qingtong noticed that the stele’s changing colors matched the Wuji Sect’s five halls and began examining it with Du Siwen.
• Xu Qingtong realized the stele had merged with his divine sense and connected its formlessness to Grand Change and the beginning of spirit.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen exchanged their insights, discussing how cultivation might reverse the path from existence back to the void and the Dao.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen pursued different insights while using seven pieces of Immortal Jade, then stopped when they could no longer gain new understanding.
• Xu Qingtong declined to summon Elder Wei, left the Grand Change Hall with Du Siwen, and said he would visit Sect Leader Kang.

Xu Qingtong returned from the Grand Change Hall after gaining insights that impressed the Grand Elder and Du Siwen. Kang Yi then tried to recruit him into the Wuji Sect as Senior Xiao’s final disciple, but Xu Qingtong deferred the decision to his existing master and returned to the guest lodge under great pressure.

• Xu Qingtong told the Grand Elder and Du Siwen about his Dao Comprehension Stele insights, prompting both to reflect on his understanding of the Great Dao.
• A Wuji Sect disciple summoned Xu Qingtong to the Primordial Beginning Hall, where Kang Yi explained that the stele’s benefits depended on cultivating the Wuji Sect’s secret scripture.
• Kang Yi offered Xu Qingtong a chance to become Senior Xiao’s final disciple, but Xu Qingtong said he already had a master and would consult him before deciding.
• Xu Qingtong hurried back to the guest lodge, where he told the Grand Elder that Kang Yi had asked him to join the Wuji Sect.

Xu Qingtong rejected Kang Yi’s attempt to recruit him into the Wuji Sect and returned to Juxian Academy with the Grand Elder and Du Siwen. Back at the Academy, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen visited Yu Tiancheng, who noticed their progress and hinted at their relationship.

• Xu Qingtong assured the Grand Elder that he would remain loyal to Juxian Academy despite Kang Yi’s offer, and the Grand Elder prepared to leave the Wuji Sect.
• Xu Qingtong embraced Du Siwen, and the Grand Elder interrupted them before the three packed and departed.
• At the Wuji Sect’s mountain gate, Elder Wei saw off the Grand Elder, Xu Qingtong, and Du Siwen as they left aboard the Flying Boat.
• During the journey, Xu Qingtong explained that Juxian Academy had taken him in and that his family and friends were there, reassuring the Grand Elder of his loyalty.
• After returning to the Academy, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen visited Yu Tiancheng, who praised their improved cultivation and teased them about their relationship.

Xu Qingtong reported his mission to Yu Tiancheng and received his conditional blessing to marry Du Siwen. He then checked his disciples' progress, urged Duoduo to balance cultivation with artifact refining, and gave her demon beast materials.

• Xu Qingtong recounted the Wuji Sect mission and encouraged Yu Tiancheng to retain his determination to advance his cultivation.
• Xu Qingtong privately asked to marry Du Siwen, and Yu Tiancheng agreed provided she consented and advised him to consult Senior Lü.
• Xu Qingtong summoned his disciples and learned that Fu Xingzhi had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment early stage.
• Xu Qingtong reprimanded Duoduo for neglecting cultivation in favor of artifact refining and urged her to develop both.
• Xu Qingtong offered Duoduo demon beast materials, initially withheld those beyond her abilities, then gave her a fifth-tier python's hide and a Fifth-Tier Demon Turtle's shell.

After returning from the Wuji Sect, Xu Qingtong gave Duoduo materials for defensive spirit artifacts and met with Sect Master Shen Haotian, who proposed appointing him as the Academy’s Fourth Elder. Zhong Ziqing approved the appointment, leaving Shen Haotian to make the arrangements.

• Xu Qingtong gave Duoduo two fifth-tier demon beast materials to refine into defensive spirit artifacts for herself and her senior brother.
• Wang Yuning told Xu Qingtong that Dongfang Hui had been confined until she reached the Nascent Soul realm.
• Shen Haotian exchanged Academy merit for Xu Qingtong’s Jadewater Flood Dragon demon core and proposed making him an Academy elder.
• Xu Qingtong worried that Academy members might object to his appointment, so Shen Haotian said challengers could contest the position within five days.
• Zhong Ziqing praised Xu Qingtong’s strength, heard that he had refused Xiao Yi’s offer to become his disciple, and approved Shen Haotian’s proposal to appoint him Fourth Elder.

Xu Qingtong discussed his insights into the Wuji Sect’s Dao Comprehension Stele with Zhong Ziqing, who offered to take him as a named disciple, while Lü Wenqiu proposed the same for Siwen. Xu Qingtong reported both offers to Yu Tiancheng, who happily approved and prepared to take them to meet the two elders.

• Shen Haotian agreed to announce that anyone could challenge Xu Qingtong at the Academy’s Martial Arts Arena in five days.
• Zhong Ziqing questioned Xu Qingtong about his comprehension of the Dao Comprehension Stele, then offered to take him as a named disciple.
• Xu Qingtong asked to consult Yu Tiancheng, and Lü Wenqiu asked him to pass along an offer to take Siwen as a named disciple.
• Yu Tiancheng told Xu Qingtong that accepting Zhong Ziqing’s guidance would not change their bond as master and disciple.
• Yu Tiancheng gladly approved both offers and asked Xu Qingtong to fetch Siwen so they could visit Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen became nominal disciples of Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu, who proposed that the pair marry, and both accepted the match. After returning to his cave, Xu Qingtong prepared for a challenge to his appointment as an Academy elder, scheduled for five days later.

• Yu Tiancheng agreed to let Du Siwen become Lü Wenqiu’s nominal disciple while remaining her master.
• Yu Tiancheng, Xu Qingtong, and Du Siwen met Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu, and Yu Tiancheng agreed to their taking Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen as nominal disciples.
• Lü Wenqiu proposed that Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen marry; Xu Qingtong accepted, and Du Siwen blushed and protested that he was worthy of her.
• Zhong Ziqing told Yu Tiancheng to prepare for Xu Qingtong’s elder appointment and warned that some people might challenge it.
• Xu Qingtong returned to his cave and considered the arena contest set for five days later, where he expected three Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators to be his main threats.

Xu Qingtong learned about Guan Shaoyuan’s strength and prepared to defend his proposed appointment as an Academy Elder. At the Martial Arts Arena, Yue Hongyuan challenged him first, and their spar began.

• Xu Qingtong asked Wang Yuning about Guan Shaoyuan and learned that he was a powerful Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator with an immobilizing treasure called Instant Eternity.
• Wang Yuning returned the next day and warned Xu Qingtong about Guan Shaoyuan’s earth spells and exceptional aptitude.
• Four days later, Xu Qingtong went to the Martial Arts Arena after receiving the Grand Elder’s summons and met Nangong Zhen, Lei Wei, Du Siwen, and Chen Ruoling.
• Sect Master Shen Haotian announced Xu Qingtong’s proposed appointment as an Elder and invited anyone who objected to challenge him.
• Yue Hongyuan challenged Xu Qingtong, and Shen Haotian gave the two men the signal to begin their spar.

Xu Qingtong defeated Yue Hongyuan in a fierce arena match by trapping him with the Five Elements Divine Seals and damaging his Life-Bound Treasure. Before Shen Haotian could announce the next match, Guan Shaoyuan challenged Xu Qingtong, claiming he would wait if Xu needed to recover.

• Xu Qingtong and Yue Hongyuan exchanged attacks, and Xu shattered Yue Hongyuan's Dragon Elephant Dharma Form with the Rushou Seal.
• Yue Hongyuan attacked with the Purple-Gold Hammer, but Xu Qingtong evaded his strikes and discovered that Yue could teleport.
• Xu Qingtong trapped Yue Hongyuan in vines formed by the Goumang Seal, replenished his magic power with Monkey-Brewed Wine, and struck Yue's Life-Bound Treasure with the Fengyi Sword.
• Yue Hongyuan conceded, and Shen Haotian declared Xu Qingtong the winner as the spectators reacted.
• Guan Shaoyuan entered the arena and challenged Xu Qingtong, while Shen Haotian questioned whether he meant to exploit Xu's exhaustion.

Xu Qingtong defeated Guan Shaoyuan in a contest for the Academy’s Fourth Elder position by using the Power of Wind and the Time Law. Zhong Ziqing defended Xu Qingtong’s use of demonic cultivation, and the chapter ended with no one else accepting Lü Wenqiu’s invitation to challenge him.

• Xu Qingtong agreed to fight Guan Shaoyuan, and their contest began with Guan Shaoyuan attacking using Earth-type spells.
• Xu Qingtong countered Guan Shaoyuan’s attacks with his spells and the Power of Wind, impressing Shen Haotian.
• Guan Shaoyuan brought out Instant Eternity, but Xu Qingtong invoked the Time Law and had his incarnation place a Demonic Saber against Guan Shaoyuan’s neck.
• Shen Haotian stopped the match and declared Xu Qingtong the winner, while Guan Shaoyuan objected to Xu Qingtong practicing demonic cultivation.
• Zhong Ziqing defended Xu Qingtong’s Dao Heart and rebuked Guan Shaoyuan, then Lü Wenqiu invited anyone who opposed Xu Qingtong’s appointment to challenge him.
• No one stepped forward, and Lü Wenqiu began to announce the result.

Xu Qingtong became Zhong Ziqing’s named disciple, and Lü Wenqiu announced that Du Siwen would become her named disciple and Xu Qingtong’s Dao companion. Zhong Ziqing taught Xu Qingtong about the Wuji Evolution Method, then examined the Cosmic Heart Stone and discovered its secret.

• Zhong Ziqing named Xu Qingtong the Academy’s Fourth Elder and his named disciple, while Lü Wenqiu named Du Siwen her disciple and announced her engagement to Xu Qingtong.
• Zhong Ziqing took Xu Qingtong to his cave abode and explained that he had accepted him partly to guide him and partly to deter anyone who might target him.
• Xu Qingtong told Zhong Ziqing that he had borrowed wind power in his fight with Yue Hongyuan and used the time law against Guan Shaoyuan after finding a Cosmic Heart Stone in the Wuji Sect’s Secret Realm.
• Zhong Ziqing explained the Wuji Evolution Method to Xu Qingtong, and the two discussed it for four hours before Lü Wenqiu and Du Siwen arrived.
• Xu Qingtong asked Du Siwen to bring out the Cosmic Heart Stone, and Zhong Ziqing discovered its secret by rapidly sweeping it with his divine sense.

Xu Qingtong showed Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu how to comprehend the Time Law runes on the Cosmic Heart Stone, while Zhong Ziqing shared cultivation insights with his disciples. After leaving the cave, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen returned to their own abodes to reflect on what they had learned, where someone called to Du Siwen from outside.

• Xu Qingtong explained that comprehending seventy-two runes from the Cosmic Heart Stone would form a Time Law, and Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu each saw the first five runes.
• Lü Wenqiu memorized the first set of runes over two days and asked to keep the stone, while Zhong Ziqing warned Xu Qingtong to guard its secret and avoid drawing attention to the Time Law.
• Du Siwen realized Zhong Ziqing's explanation of the five elements could help her understand her water and fire spiritual roots.
• Zhong Ziqing sent Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen away, reminding them to prepare for the celebration in a month and to contact Hao Tian if needed.
• Xu Qingtong invited Du Siwen to move into his cave abode, but she kicked him and told him to wait until their wedding ceremony.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen spent several days reflecting on Zhong Ziqing's teachings, until someone called to Du Siwen from outside her cave abode.

As Juxian Academy prepared for Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen’s celebration, they chose their ceremonial and wedding clothes while Xu Qingtong practiced artifact refining. Chen Ruoling and Duoduo arrived with news that someone Xu Qingtong knew would attend the ceremony.

• Wang Yuning brought Du Siwen several bridal outfits, and Du Siwen tried one on.
• Juxian Academy prepared for the celebration, while Xu Qingtong studied artifact refining and Lü Wenqiu struggled to comprehend the Time Law.
• The Grand Elder summoned Xu Qingtong, explained the celebration’s ceremonies, and told him about a new cave abode for him and Du Siwen.
• Xu Qingtong visited Wang Yuning to choose his celebration outfits and learned that Guan had resigned and entered seclusion.
• Chen Ruoling and Duoduo visited Xu Qingtong and told him that someone he knew would attend the ceremony.

Xu Qingtong was invested as Juxian Academy’s Fourth Elder and accepted as Zhong Ziqing’s named disciple, while Du Siwen became Lü Wenqiu’s disciple. Zhong Ziqing threatened to turn the Academy into the Tianhua Sect after Jade Spring True Person objected, and the chapter left off as Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen entered their wedding ceremony.

• Chen Ruoling told Xu Qingtong that Dongfang Hui had arrived with Fairy Yuqi, and Duoduo warned him that Du Siwen thought Dongfang Hui might cause trouble.
• At the ceremony, Xu Qingtong swore loyalty to Juxian Academy, received his Elder Token, and was named the Academy’s Fourth Elder.
• Zhong Ziqing accepted Xu Qingtong as his named disciple, but Jade Spring True Person objected; Zhong threatened to turn Juxian Academy into the Tianhua Sect, and Jade Spring True Person apologized.
• Du Siwen presented tea to Lü Wenqiu and became his disciple without objection.
• Shen Haotian announced the wild goose offering rite, and Xu Qingtong was captivated when Du Siwen entered in her bridal attire.

At Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen’s wedding ceremony, Dongfang Hui and Fairy Yuqi challenged the match, prompting Lü Wenqiu and Nalan Xue to arrange a duel between Dongfang Hui and Du Siwen. Their fight continued for nearly an hour, with Du Siwen gradually gaining the upper hand.

• Shen Haotian began the wedding ceremony, but Dongfang Hui objected to Xu Qingtong marrying Du Siwen, and Fairy Yuqi argued that Xu had once been betrothed to her disciple.
• Fairy Yuqi stopped Dongfang Hui from explaining herself, while Lü Wenqiu struck Fairy Yuqi with his pressure and Nalan Xue intervened to protect her.
• Lü Wenqiu proposed that Du Siwen and Dongfang Hui settle the dispute in a duel, and Fairy Yuqi sent Dongfang Hui to fight.
• Dongfang Hui accused Du Siwen of causing her misunderstanding with Xu Qingtong, while Du Siwen challenged her feelings for him and defended her own bond with him.
• Dongfang Hui attacked with her flying sword, but Du Siwen damaged her life-bound treasure with her halberd and Geng Metal Qi.
• After nearly an hour of fighting, neither had won, but Du Siwen gained the upper hand as Dongfang Hui grew anxious.

Dongfang Hui used Severing Love to overwhelm Du Siwen, but Du Siwen defeated her and spared her life. After Xu Qingtong rejected Dongfang Hui, she began to break through, while a confrontation erupted between the leaders of Juxian Academy and Jade Sound Pavilion.

• Dongfang Hui used Severing Love and turned the fight against Du Siwen, forcing her onto the defensive.
• Du Siwen used Nine Nether Earthfire and her Long Halberd to defeat Dongfang Hui, then spared her.
• Dongfang Hui launched a sneak attack on Du Siwen, but Xu Qingtong blocked it and declared that their ties were severed.
• Dongfang Hui began to break through, and Fairy Yuqi attacked Xu Qingtong before Zhong Ziqing intervened.
• Lü Wenqiu struck Fairy Yuqi, and Zhong Ziqing challenged Nalan Xue to choose an opponent; Nalan Xue pointed at Lü Wenqiu.

Lü Wenqiu fought Nalan Xue above the Nine Heavens while the guests waited, and Nalan returned looking defeated. Juxian Academy then completed Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen’s wedding ceremony, and the visiting cultivators departed.

• Nalan Xue challenged Lü Wenqiu to a duel, and the two flew beyond the Nine Heavens to fight.
• Zhong Ziqing blocked the guests’ divine senses while they waited, and Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen withdrew to prepare for the ceremony.
• Nalan Xue returned after about four hours and left with Fairy Yuqi and Dongfang Hui, while Lü Wenqiu returned unharmed.
• Shen Haotian arranged the Wild Goose Offering Ceremony, and Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen bowed before the ancestral tablets and their honored masters.
• The visiting Spirit Transformation cultivators declined the banquet and departed, and Zhong Ziqing asked Lü Wenqiu how she had beaten Nalan Xue.