Chapter Summaries

Li Dao began fusing his ten cave heavens by shattering them inside the Divine Refining Furnace, enduring severe injuries as he tried to rebuild them into a larger world. As the fragments fused too slowly for his remaining resources to suffice, his golden Dao Seed sent out roots that stitched his body together and bound the fragments.

• Cultivators found the wreckage of Li Dao's battle with the Pu Demon Tree and decided to search for him, claiming they wanted to protect him.
• Li Dao reached a lakeside with Black Fiend, entered the Star River Space, and reflected on the insights he had gained from his recent battles and discoveries.
• Li Dao entered the Divine Refining Furnace and shattered his ten cave heavens, suffering extensive injuries as their fragments gathered around him.
• Li Dao poured the furnace's green life essence and golden divine essence into his body, healing his cracks and slowly fusing the cave heaven fragments into a larger sphere.
• When the fusion progressed too slowly, Li Dao's golden Dao Seed released roots that stitched his body together and wrapped around the cave heaven fragments.

Li Dao absorbed the cave heaven fragments and divine liquids to open a vast flesh cave heaven, causing his Dao seed to sprout. As the Hundred Broken Mountains’ order rules attacked him, onlookers expected him to die, but Li Dao faced the assault without fear and declared that he would refine heaven itself.

• Li Dao drew the cave heaven fragments and divine liquids into his body, and they fused into a vast star river cave heaven as his Dao seed sprouted.
• Black Fiend sensed the mounting heavenly pressure while cultivators and indigenous beings gathered, drawn by the thunder and the aura from the Divine Furnace.
• Li Dao emerged from the Divine Furnace with his newly formed flesh cave heaven, while onlookers recognized him and coveted the furnace.
• Thunder dragons and order divine chains attacked Li Dao after his breakthrough exceeded the Cave Heaven Realm.
• Li Dao calmly raised his hand, tore open space, and declared, "If heaven seeks to crush me, then I'll refine heaven itself."

Li Dao endured a deadly lightning punishment by using the Divine Refining Furnace to absorb its attacks, then scared away the cultivators watching for a chance to take his treasures. After they left, his strength gave out, and he admitted he had only been bluffing.

• Li Dao shattered and absorbed the Order Divine Chains, repeatedly healing his injured fists as he fought the tribulation.
• The tribulation clouds turned crimson, and Li Dao recognized that heaven was sending lightning punishment with a lethal killing intent.
• Li Dao used his time divine ring and the Heavenly Venerable's dharma form to wield the Divine Refining Furnace and absorb the divine thunder.
• Li Dao threatened the watching cultivators, who congratulated him and fled the area.
• After everyone had left, Li Dao collapsed onto Black Fiend and revealed that the effort had badly weakened him.

After recovering beneath the ancient tree, Li Dao faced a group of cultivators who had gathered to kill him and seize his treasures. He formed an Order Divine Chain from his Cave Heaven and slaughtered them, while Xu Fei watched in horror.

• Li Dao spent three days recovering as cultivators assembled outside, hoping to befriend him or take advantage of his injuries.
• A group of hostile cultivators decided to attack Li Dao, and Xu Fei vanished from his companion to follow them.
• Li Dao sensed the attackers approaching and calmly identified their cultivation levels before they threatened him.
• Li Dao sent an Order Divine Chain through the group, piercing their defenses and bodies.
• Xu Fei watched as the chain burst the impaled cultivators into blood mist.

Li Dao accepted Xu Fei’s Heart Sword Technique and headed for the opened exit, cutting a path through a horde of ferocious beasts. At the Divine Pillar, he used the Ink-Wash World to evade the Divine Monkey King and safely passed through the spatial passage.

• Xu Fei gave Li Dao an Ochre Bone Fragment containing the Heart Sword Technique, and Li Dao let him leave.
• When the exit opened, Li Dao rode Black Fiend toward the Divine Pillar and used an Order Divine Chain to carve a passage through the ferocious beasts.
• Li Dao and Black Fiend reached the Deep Spatial Passage, where the Divine Monkey King demanded his half-saint medicine from the cultivators.
• The Divine Monkey King attacked Li Dao, but Li Dao’s Black-and-White Dao Lotus and Time Divine Ring froze the blow long enough for him to pass by and escape.

Li Dao escaped the Hundred Broken Mountains and returned to the Heaven Mending Pavilion, where he delivered Immortal Spring water to the Sacrificial Spirit. After receiving healing from the Sacrificial Spirit, he returned to his courtyard and found Li Jiaojiao and Little Flower arguing over who was in charge.

• Li Dao evaded the Divine Monkey King and escaped through the passage while the enraged king attacked nearby cultivators.
• Xiong Fei escorted Li Dao to the Heaven Mending Pavilion's array, and the elders sent him back to the pavilion.
• After hearing Xiong Fei's account, the Fire Emperor's spirit manifestation took action.
• Li Dao gave Wu Yuan the Immortal Spring water, and the Sacrificial Spirit healed his injuries with a drop of its essence.
• Li Dao returned to his courtyard and found Li Jiaojiao and Little Flower preparing to fight, but they stopped when they saw him.

After returning from the Hundred Broken Mountains, Li Dao rewarded Li Jiaojiao and prepared to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm. In Broken Void City, Xiling Beast Mountain accused the Heaven Mending Pavilion of killing Little White Tiger, but Xiong Fei rejected their demand and led the disciples away.

• Li Dao returned to his courtyard, scolded Little Flower for sneaking into the Medicine Garden, and gave Li Jiaojiao a golden whip and other resources.
• Black Fiend fixated on Little Flower, who feared the tiger would become even more dangerous after breaking through.
• In Broken Void City, the passage closed and Little White Tiger's guardian accused the Heaven Mending Pavilion of killing the clan's prodigy.
• Xiong Fei said everyone entering the Hundred Broken Mountains accepted the risk of death, then led the Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples away to leave quickly.
• Li Dao replanted the Silver Peach Tree in medicinal soil, picked its two ripe fruits, and began preparing to break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Li Dao broke through into the Spirit Transformation Realm and reached Fleshly Sainthood, astonishing Wu Yuan with his extraordinary physique and ten Cave Heavens surrounding his Flesh Cave Heaven. He emerged from his cultivation with a body powerful enough to withstand Treasure Artifact attacks.

• Li Dao used a Silver Peach and abundant cultivation resources to assault the barrier to the Spirit Transformation Realm, unearthing more of his body's potential as he fought through it.
• Li Jiaojiao worried that Li Dao remained in seclusion, while Shi Hao visited and briefly argued with Little Flower before returning to water medicinal herbs for Patriarch Mu Yan.
• Li Dao's breakthrough caused treasure medicine roots to sprout and golden sacred radiance to fill the courtyard, nearly forcing Li Jiaojiao and Little Flower to the ground.
• Wu Yuan protected Li Jiaojiao and Little Flower, recognized the manifestation of Fleshly Sainthood, and was stunned by Li Dao's ten Cave Heavens surrounding his Flesh Cave Heaven.
• Li Dao completed his breakthrough, strengthened his Heavenly Venerable Dharma Form, and opened his eyes with a physique capable of enduring Treasure Artifact attacks.

Li Dao emerged from seclusion after reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm and learned that the Deer-Chasing Academy had brought its prodigies to the Heaven Mending Pavilion for an exchange. As the disciples began their contests, the War Goddess and her elder discussed rumors about the Pavilion’s Sacrificial Spirit and the danger facing Li Zizai and Shi Hao.

• Li Dao realized the Sacred Medicine Fruit had helped him enter the Spirit Transformation Realm and considered tempering his greatly increased mental power.
• Li Dao left seclusion, thanked Wu Yuan for guarding his cultivation, and heard that the Deer-Chasing Academy had come for an exchange.
• Wu Yuan praised Li Dao’s progress and invited him to watch the exchange, while Li Dao suspected the visitors had come to investigate the Sacrificial Spirit.
• The War Goddess and an elder discussed the Sacrificial Spirit’s rumored decline and the threats facing Li Zizai and Shi Hao.
• The War Goddess reunited with Xia Youyu at the Dao Demonstration Platform as the disciples began their contests.

Tuoba Chuan humiliated Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples during a sparring match until Li Dao intervened and destroyed his spear. Li Dao intimidated Tuoba Chuan, then invited someone else to take his place, leaving the challenge unresolved.

• Tuoba Chuan defeated several Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples and tried to tear a female disciple's sash with his spear.
• Li Dao appeared, stopped Tuoba Chuan's spear with two fingers, and shattered it.
• Li Dao identified himself as Li Zizai, the Black Tiger Daoist, and Tuoba Chuan recalled his family's order to cripple him.
• Xia Youyu, the War Goddess, and a Deer-Chasing Academy elder recognized Li Dao's formidable strength.
• Li Dao teased Tuoba Chuan, then beckoned someone over to spar in his stead.

Li Dao reunited with Shi Hao and their friends, then learned that the Heaven Mending Pavilion faced danger because its Divine Vine was in trouble. The War Goddess offered to help them seek refuge at Deer-Chasing Academy, but Li Dao and Shi Hao chose to stand by the pavilion, ending the gathering with a toast to tomorrow and freedom.

• Li Dao arrived and urged Shi Hao to spar with Tuoba Chuan, whom Shi Hao defeated with the Golden Spiral Pattern Art.
• Li Dao, Shi Hao, Xia Youyu, the War Goddess, and their companions gathered in Li Dao's courtyard to eat, drink Monkey Wine, and discuss the Dao.
• The War Goddess told the group that rival powers were eyeing the Heaven Mending Pavilion after something happened to its Divine Vine, and Huo Ling'er said her father had noticed the danger.
• The War Goddess offered to bring Li Dao and Shi Hao to Deer-Chasing Academy for protection if the pavilion fell.
• Li Dao refused to abandon the Heaven Mending Pavilion, and Shi Hao agreed that he had nothing to fear; everyone raised their cups to tomorrow, freedom, and fearlessness.

Li Dao tempered his primordial spirit by cultivating the Heart Sword and emerged with stronger insight and combat power as hostile forces gathered against the Heaven Mending Pavilion. He and Shi Hao witnessed black fissures tear through the pavilion and threaten the Sacrificial Spirit’s forbidden grounds.

• Li Dao began forging his primordial spirit with the Heart Sword while Shi Hao hurried to visit Patriarch Mu Yan.
• The Heaven Mending Pavilion sent young prodigies home, while the Rain King Mansion, Xiling Beast Mountain, and Tuoba Family prepared to move against it.
• After more than half a month of cultivation, Li Dao emerged with a purer primordial spirit and improved comprehension and strength.
• Shi Hao told Li Dao that several forces were approaching and that a great battle was coming.
• Black fissures opened beneath the Heaven Mending Pavilion, collapsing spirit mountains and spreading toward the Sacrificial Spirit’s forbidden grounds.

Li Dao and Shi Hao rushed to the Sacrificial Spirit’s forbidden grounds as an unseen attack devastated much of the Heaven Mending Pavilion. They watched the Sacrificial Spirit kill and refine a powerful humanoid Ferocious Beast, then learned that the ancient guardian would soon die despite his victory.

• Li Dao sensed that the destruction had begun near the Sacrificial Spirit’s abode and flew there with Shi Hao while Black Fiend carried Li Jiaojiao toward the pavilion’s center.
• Li Dao and Shi Hao found the Sacrificial Spirit restored to his immense true form, with a humanoid Ferocious Beast impaled on one of his vines.
• The Sacrificial Spirit used the Green-Skinned Gourd and his vine to defeat the Ferocious Beast, then refined its body and essence.
• The Sacrificial Spirit’s power restored the cracked earth, fallen spiritual mountains, and ruined palaces before he shrank back into an old vine.
• The Sacrificial Spirit told Shi Hao, Li Dao, and the Heaven Mending Pavilion’s ancestors that he would soon die because his inner self had already rotted.
• The Sacrificial Spirit asked how the plan was progressing.

The Heaven Mending Pavilion prepared for the Sacrificial Spirit’s impending death as Li Dao warned that spies might expose the departing disciples to danger. Li Dao then began tempering his body with solar essence and his soul with moonlight while hostile forces gathered around the increasingly deserted pavilion.

• Wu Yuan reported that the visiting disciples had been sent home and that the pavilion’s prodigies were being prepared for secret evacuation, but Li Dao warned that spies might turn their escape into a trap.
• An elder asked the Sacrificial Spirit to leave behind a Divine Seed, and the old vine agreed despite knowing the future vine would not be itself.
• A huge Ferocious Bird flew toward the Heaven Mending Pavilion seeking the Divine Seed, while other mysterious figures departed or headed toward the pavilion.
• Li Dao and Shi Hao left the forbidden grounds, and Li Dao returned to his courtyard with cultivation resources for Li Jiaojiao, Black Fiend, and Little Flower.
• Li Dao secluded himself and began using solar essence to temper his body, while the others cultivated amid the intense changes his practice caused.
• Hostile forces gathered around the increasingly deserted Heaven Mending Pavilion, whose disciples stayed united under the elders’ leadership.

As the Four Great Clans attacked the weakened Heaven Mending Pavilion, Shi Hao and the disciples countered, and Li Dao emerged from seclusion to kill the clans’ remaining forces. After the battle, Li Dao returned to his courtyard and examined the Heart Sword and the strength he had gained over three months.

• The Four Great Clans entered the Heaven Mending Pavilion’s Medicine Garden, intending to kill Shi Hao and seize the pavilion’s treasures.
• Shi Hao ordered the disciples to kill the intruders, and the pavilion’s disciples, Senior Brother Lin, and several elders attacked the clans’ forces.
• Shi Hao killed more than a dozen cultivators, while the pavilion’s fighters killed dozens more and drove the survivors into flight.
• Li Dao blocked the clans’ strongest cultivators and used Heart Sword, cleave to shatter their primordial spirits, killing dozens at once.
• The battle ended with hundreds of Four Great Clans cultivators dead, and Li Dao’s appearance strengthened the Heaven Mending Pavilion’s disciples’ confidence.
• Li Dao returned to his courtyard, surveyed the area with his divine sense, and examined his Heart Sword after his strength had grown during three months of seclusion.

Li Dao and the Heaven Mending Pavilion faced mounting losses as enemies massacred their outposts and allied tribes. When the Pavilion’s Sacrificial Spirit declared the battle had begun, Li Dao prepared to fight alongside Black Fiend, Little Flower, and Li Jiaojiao.

• Li Jiaojiao refused the Pavilion Master’s order to evacuate, and Li Dao promised to protect her.
• Shi Yi entered the Sacred Academy, while Li Dao told Patriarch Mu Yan that Shi Yi’s path was not his own.
• Wu Yuan learned that three Heaven Mending Pavilion outposts had been destroyed, and the Pavilion’s leaders feared for Old Vine’s failing condition.
• Li Dao and Shi Hao received news that dozens of large tribes and hundreds of small tribes connected to the Pavilion had been exterminated.
• Old Vine awakened, promised to leave a Divine Seed, and urged the Pavilion’s survivors to fight their way out and preserve its name.
• As enemy forces surrounded the Heaven Mending Pavilion, Li Dao planted his Thunder Spear and ordered Black Fiend, Little Flower, and Li Jiaojiao to kill.

As the Heaven Mending Pavilion fought to break through the surrounding forces, Li Dao used his Heart Sword and Time Divine Ring to devastate the Tuoba Family and hold open an escape route. Xiong Fei and the disciples escaped, while Li Dao remained behind and Wu Yuan's group struggled to create a passage.

• Wu Yuan ordered the elders and patriarchs to lead groups of disciples in a breakout, and Li Dao and Xiong Fei prepared to fight together.
• The Tuoba Family joined the siege, and Thunder Ancestor engaged its elder while Li Dao led his group toward the enemy position.
• Li Dao unleashed the Ink-Wash World and Heart Sword, killing Tuoba Muhai and many Tuoba Family disciples as Xiong Fei led the others out.
• Li Dao crushed Tuoba Muhai's head, drawing the Tuoba elder's fury while Thunder Ancestor continued fighting him.
• Wu Yuan and the old men found that supreme experts had destroyed every passage created by the Sacrificial Spirit, leaving them unable to open a new escape route.

Li Dao fought three Inscription Pattern cultivators while Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples battled to escape the besieging forces. After killing all three with his Heavenly Venerable Dharma Form, Li Dao was nearly cut in half by a surprise saber strike.

• The Divine Vine confronted the supreme experts as Li Dao saw disciples escaping and was surrounded by treasure hunters, Tuoba Muchuan, and two other Inscription Pattern cultivators.
• Li Dao fought the three cultivators with the Divine Refining Furnace and Thunder Spear, drawing them into his Thunder Sea technique while a black-robed man crept closer with a saber.
• Elder Liu detonated himself to clear a path for Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples, and other disciples followed with further sacrificial explosions.
• The old man struck Li Dao from behind with his cauldron, but Li Dao recovered and summoned his Heavenly Venerable Dharma Form to kill all three opponents.
• A hidden attacker slashed Li Dao from his right shoulder blade to his waist and abdomen, nearly cleaving him in two.

Li Dao was ambushed by Tiger Guard, whose attack exposed Li Dao’s identity as the Little Devil King. Li Dao killed Tiger Guard despite his grave wounds, then jade-green rain began falling as news spread that Lord Sacrificial Spirit had perished.

• Tiger Guard emerged from hiding and wounded Li Dao, revealing himself as Little White Tiger’s guardian from Xiling Beast Mountain.
• Li Dao’s Black-and-Yellow Furnace exposed his identity, and he declared himself Damn You, Daoist as rival factions converged on him.
• Li Dao fought Tiger Guard with his physical strength and Evil Dragon Spear, eventually piercing and killing him.
• As Li Dao weakened and other cultivators moved in, Heaven’s Cry sounded and jade-green rain began healing his wounds and restoring his divine power.
• Li Dao wept as the cultivators announced that Lord Sacrificial Spirit had died.

After the Heaven Mending Pavilion fell, Li Dao led a group of surviving disciples out of the battlefield and reunited with Elder Xiong Fei and the others. The survivors split up to seek refuge or return home, leaving Li Dao alone as he set out for Golden Feather Village.

• Cultivators fought over the Sacrificial Spirit’s final gift as the Heaven Mending Pavilion descended into chaos, and Li Dao fought his way out with disciples gathered behind him.
• Li Dao sensed the Fire Emperor’s reinforcements, escaped to a mountain range, and called out to Elder Xiong Fei.
• Li Dao reunited with Xiong Fei, Little Flower, Black Fiend, and other survivors, then told them the Sacrificial Spirit had fallen and the Pure Land had been destroyed.
• Xiong Fei urged the survivors to move on to the Heaven Mending Pavilion’s remaining strongholds, while Li Dao decided to return to Golden Feather Village.
• Li Jiaojiao said goodbye to Li Dao, and the disciples divided into groups and departed, leaving Li Dao alone.