Chapter Summaries

Li Qingyue, Yan Wushuang, and Yang Wuzheng entered the ancient city near the Primordial Ancient Mine, where Yan Wushuang brought her to the Exquisite Pavilion to choose a treasured garment. There, they encountered the Tianxuan Saintess and the Tianquan Saint, who recognized the Nine Saints Gate disciples.

• Yang Wuzheng pointed out the Primordial Ancient Mine, and Li Qingyue recalled that the ancient city seemed absent in later ages.
• Yan Wushuang led Li Qingyue into the city and said he had prepared a gift to apologize; she told him to stop pulling her along.
• Passersby stared at Li Qingyue, and Yang Wuzheng explained that her beauty was attracting their attention.
• Yan Wushuang brought Li Qingyue to the Exquisite Pavilion, where they saw the Tianxuan Saintess examining a costly white treasured garment.
• The Tianquan Saint recognized Yan Wushuang as the Sacred Body of the Nine Saints Gate and asked Yang Wuzheng if he was its Innate Dao Body.

At the Exquisite Pavilion, Li Qingyue drew attention as a mortal protected by the Nine Saints Gate’s holy sons, Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng. After they pressed her to try on women’s clothes, the Tianquan Saint offered to pay for a gift and invited the three to meet the Eastern Wasteland’s younger generation in three days to explore the ancient tomb.

• The Tianquan Saint identified Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng as the Nine Saints Gate’s holy sons, prompting the pavilion’s guests to notice Li Qingyue beside them.
• Li Qingyue tried to leave without buying clothes, but the Tianquan Saint joked that her refusal meant she wanted a present, and Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng took his advice seriously.
• The Tianxuan Saintess offered to show Li Qingyue the treasured garments, while Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng urged her to try one on.
• The Tianquan Saint offered to pay for Li Qingyue’s garment on Yan Wushuang’s behalf and invited the three to meet the Eastern Wasteland’s younger generation in three days to explore the ancient tomb.

The Tianxuan Saintess gave Li Qingyue a chance to escape and warned her that the Human Sacred Body would bring chaos, but Li Qingyue chose to stay with Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng. After helping Li Qingyue dress, the Tianxuan Saintess led her back toward the waiting group.

• Yan Wushuang thanked the Tianquan Holy Son for his reminder, insisted on paying thirty thousand Source Stones for Li Qingyue's dress, and borrowed the rest from Yang Wuzheng.
• The Tianxuan Saintess told Li Qingyue she could leave through the back door and warned her to avoid Sacred Bodies and people with special constitutions.
• Li Qingyue refused to leave, saying Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng had treated her well and that she wanted to repay their kindness.
• The Tianxuan Saintess helped Li Qingyue put on the dress and admired her beauty as Li Qingyue saw her feminine appearance clearly for the first time.
• Li Qingyue gathered her resolve and walked with the Tianxuan Saintess toward the door to face the waiting group.

Li Qingyue emerged in a white dress and captivated everyone in the pavilion, while Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng admired her. She left in a huff, and the two men followed, still unsure why she seemed angry.

• People in the pavilion discussed a newly discovered ancient tomb near the Primordial Ancient Mine and watched the private room's doorway.
• Li Qingyue stepped out in a white gauze dress, and the gathered men stared at her beauty.
• Yan Wushuang praised Li Qingyue's appearance, and Yang Wuzheng recited a verse comparing her to a fairy.
• Li Qingyue silently resented their assumptions and walked out after giving them a soft snort.
• Yan Wushuang wondered why Li Qingyue was angry again, while Yang Wuzheng followed her and complained that Yan had claimed credit for their shared gift of source stones.
• After Li Qingyue disappeared, the Tianxuan Saintess asked the Tianquan Saint if he was still looking, and he reacted in dismay.

Li Qingyue left the Exquisite Pavilion frustrated that Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng had given her treasures instead of the source stone she wanted. After cultivators fell from the sky at the sight of her, she sought shelter beside Yang Wuzheng and learned that they planned to attend the Tianquan Saint’s banquet before exploring a dangerous ancient tomb.

• Li Qingyue left the Exquisite Pavilion, wishing she had received source stone to strengthen herself instead of Treasured Garments.
• Cultivators fell from the sky around Li Qingyue, and she hurried to Yang Wuzheng for protection as Yan Wushuang joined them.
• Li Qingyue reassured Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng that she was not angry, then asked where they would go next.
• Yan Wushuang said they would attend the Tianquan Saint’s banquet in three days before exploring the Primordial Ancient Mine’s ancient tomb together.
• Yang Wuzheng explained that the tomb had a dangerous domain field and that its sole known survivor had died after returning white-haired and mad.
• Li Qingyue learned that a fat Daoist had revealed the tomb and wondered whether he was Duan De, who had supposedly dug up his own tomb.

The Tianquan Saint waited outside a restaurant in Ancient Source City for a guest, prompting holy sons and family heirs from across the region to gather and assume a mighty expert was coming. The chapter ended with the Tianquan Saint anxiously watching for the woman who had occupied his thoughts for three days.

• The Tianquan Saint personally waited at the restaurant entrance, astonishing onlookers and drawing the holy sons of the Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Tianji Holy Lands to join him.
• The Tianquan Saint welcomed figures from Heavenly Pivot, Tianxuan, and the Feng Family, while the newcomers speculated that a mighty expert was expected.
• The holy sons stood outside rather than entering, believing they might have a chance to meet and gain guidance from the arriving expert.
• The Northern Plains' ten great families and the Yaoguang Holy Son arrived and mistakenly thought the holy sons had gathered to welcome them.
• The Tianquan Saint continued waiting as a crowd formed, then anxiously wondered why the woman he had been thinking about had not arrived.

Li Qingyue reluctantly accompanied Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng to the Tianquan Saint’s banquet, where their arrival drew a crowd and stirred resentment among the waiting guests. When the crowd’s attention made Li Qingyue uneasy, Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng shielded her with their power and reassured her.

• Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng persuaded Li Qingyue to join them at the banquet by promising food and explaining they might travel to the Primordial Ancient Mine together.
• The three arrived at Tianquan Holy Land’s Restaurant and found a huge crowd gathered outside.
• Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng parted the crowd with their power, and the Tianquan Saint warmly welcomed them, especially Li Qingyue.
• The waiting saints and family heirs grumbled at the special reception, then stared in surprise when they realized Li Qingyue was a mortal and admired her beauty.
• Li Qingyue hid behind Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng as the crowd watched her, and the two men made everyone retreat before reassuring her.

Li Qingyue attended the Tianquan Saint’s banquet with Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang, drawing attention from the assembled heirs and saintesses. The gathering ended with everyone watching in astonishment as Li Qingyue eagerly ate the spiritual food.

• The Tianquan Saint released his aura and warned everyone not to show insolence toward Li Qingyue, then invited her and the others inside.
• The Tianquan Saint hosted the assembled holy land and family heirs, explaining that the banquet was for introductions and to invite them to explore the newly emerged Ancient Tomb together.
• After the Tianquan Saint invited everyone to eat, Li Qingyue eagerly devoured the roast meat and fruit, with Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang giving her their food.
• The guests and the Tianquan Saint stared at Li Qingyue as she ate, and she lowered her head behind the food when she noticed them watching.

At a banquet, Li Qingyue’s natural delight in food captivated the Saints, who eagerly offered her their dishes, while jealous Saintesses and fairies failed to imitate her charm. The chapter ended with several Saints envying Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng for being beside her.

• The Tianquan Saint laughed at Li Qingyue’s bashful eating and sent roast meat and fruit to her table.
• Li Qingyue thanked the Tianquan Saint, then charmed the gathering with her beautiful voice and hearty appetite.
• Jealous Saintesses and fairies tried to imitate Li Qingyue, but their affected behavior drew scolding and leering looks from the Northern Plains disciples.
• The Saints repeatedly offered Li Qingyue their untouched food, and she accepted it with thanks.
• Several Saints looked at Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng with jealousy because Li Qingyue was by their sides.

Li Qingyue ate her fill of roast meat while the Saints watched and vied to show her kindness. The Tianxuan Saintess recalled that a hidden force had been killing people with special physiques and worried Li Qingyue would be caught up in the coming turmoil.

• The Saints were astonished by how much Li Qingyue ate, and Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang showed their concern for her.
• The Tianquan Saint ordered more food for Li Qingyue, who asked for roast meat only and continued eating.
• The Tianxuan Saintess teased Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang about caring for Li Qingyue and offered to take her away.
• The Tianxuan Saintess remembered that a girl with the Taiyin Physique and her village had been slaughtered, and recalled that other people with special physiques had been secretly killed.
• The Tianxuan Saintess worried that Li Qingyue could be endangered by the coming struggle of a great age.

As Li Qingyue feasted, her true qi liquefied into life divine radiance, letting her break through her first strength limit and grow stronger. Tuoba Ye then challenged Yan Wushuang, leaving the gathering poised for a fight as Li Qingyue worried about the danger.

• Li Qingyue's nine true-qi vortices began producing liquid, and her joyful smile captivated the onlookers.
• As she continued eating, the vortices transformed into smaller, denser whirlpools and life divine radiance tempered her body.
• Li Qingyue realized she had broken through her first strength limit and glimpsed a future path toward opening a grotto-heaven within her body.
• Tuoba Ye rose and challenged Yan Wushuang to test the Sacred Body, unleashing the Tuoba Family's savage aura.
• Li Qingyue caught Yan Wushuang's sleeve and worried that a fight would endanger them, while Tuoba Ye taunted him for not daring to accept.

Tuoba Ye tried to provoke Yan Wushuang by asking Li Qingyue to marry him, but she refused, prompting Yan Wushuang to attack. The two clashed using their powerful inherited arts, and Tuoba Ye revealed that he possessed the Beast God Transformation, an Ancient Emperor Inheritance.

• Tuoba Ye refused to back down from his challenge and asked Li Qingyue to marry him, provoking the gathered holy lands and families.
• Li Qingyue silently resolved to grow stronger through the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art and firmly rejected Tuoba Ye’s proposal.
• Yan Wushuang rose in fury and declared that he would kill Tuoba Ye, unleashing the Sacred Body’s golden power before the watching guests.
• Tuoba Ye summoned his Savage Beast Splitting the Sky manifestation as Yan Wushuang countered with the Heaven-Stepping Step, Mountain-Embracing Seal, and golden bitter sea.
• Tuoba Ye transformed and charged Yan Wushuang with a devastating strike, leading the onlookers to identify his art as the Beast God Transformation and recognize his Ancient Emperor Inheritance.

Yan Wushuang fought Tuoba Ye, whose Beast Emperor Legacy let him match the Sacred Body with a deadly star-and-beast art. As Tuoba Ye launched another killing blow, Yan Wushuang summoned the Human King Seal, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Li Qingyue worried that Tuoba Ye's Ancient Emperor legacy could threaten Yan Wushuang, but Yang Wuzheng reassured her as she watched and ate roast meat.
• Yan Wushuang and Tuoba Ye's first clash shook the estate, and their attacks appeared evenly matched.
• Tuoba Ye unleashed the Beast Emperor Legacy's Starry Myriad Beasts, while Yan Wushuang empowered his Mountain-Embracing Seal with his vast Bitter Sea and Dao Palaces.
• Li Qingyue watched Yan Wushuang's foundation and resolved to grow stronger, continuing to eat as the battle damaged the estate.
• Tuoba Ye gathered black stars and beasts for a killing blow, and Yan Wushuang answered by forming the Human King Seal.

Yan Wushuang battled Tuoba Ye, overwhelming him with the Human King Seal until Tuoba Ye forced his way into the Four Extremes Realm. As Tuoba Ye attacked with newfound power, Yan Wushuang answered with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist.

• Yan Wushuang used the Human King Seal to shatter Tuoba Ye’s Beast God Transformation and drive him into retreat.
• Tuoba Ye consumed source stones and vital essence to force a breakthrough into the Four Extremes Realm, then struck Yan Wushuang with a powerful attack.
• The collision shattered Yan Wushuang’s Human King Seal and drove him back, while the restaurant’s formation patterns contained the blast.
• Tuoba Ye summoned stars and spatial rifts to attack again, and Yan Wushuang advanced to meet him with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist.

Yan Wushuang killed Tuoba Ye with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist and intimidated the gathered families and holy sons. Afterward, he pretended to be badly injured to get Li Qingyue's sympathy, but Yang Wuzheng exposed his lie.

• Yan Wushuang struck Tuoba Ye twice with the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, destroying his armor and killing him.
• Yan Wushuang intimidated the onlookers, and a Tuoba Family man accused him of killing his younger brother before backing down from a fight.
• Yan Wushuang returned to Li Qingyue and asked whether she was hurt.
• Yan Wushuang pretended to suffer serious injuries, but Yang Wuzheng pulled Li Qingyue away and pointed out that Yan Wushuang's bones were tough.
• Li Qingyue realized Yan Wushuang had lied to her.

Li Qingyue checked whether Yan Wushuang’s chest still hurt, then told him and Yang Wuzheng that she would repay their kindness without hesitation. The chapter ended with her asking Yan Wushuang again if it still hurt.

• Yan Wushuang claimed his chest hurt, and Li Qingyue walked over to check on him.
• Li Qingyue touched Yan Wushuang’s chest and asked whether it hurt, while he struggled to answer.
• Yang Wuzheng pulled Li Qingyue away and said Yan Wushuang was making it up.
• Li Qingyue told Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng that they treated her better than anyone except her brother and that she would do anything for them.
• Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng were moved by Li Qingyue’s words, and she asked Yan Wushuang whether his chest still hurt.

Yan Wushuang forced Tuoba Xiong to pay compensation for upsetting Li Qingyue, then gave her the storage artifact. He left Li Qingyue flustered again after telling her she looked prettier when fierce.

• Yan Wushuang stopped Tuoba Xiong from leaving and demanded hundreds of thousands of jin of source stone for upsetting Li Qingyue.
• Tuoba Xiong handed Yan Wushuang a storage artifact and left the manor, followed by the other Northern Plains families.
• Yan Wushuang gave the artifact to Li Qingyue, who accepted it after he explained how she could use it.
• Yan Wushuang told Li Qingyue she looked prettier when fierce, leaving her stunned and cursing him inwardly.

Li Qingyue absorbed nearly thirty thousand jin of source stone to condense Five Elements Mountain Dao Patterns, entering enlightenment as Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang watched over her. Her first vortex transformed around a mysterious emperor script, and she resolved to make its power her own rather than remain bound to the Buddha Emperor’s Dao.

• Li Qingyue opened the Clay Pot and used Kunpeng Devouring to absorb its vast supply of source stone essence.
• Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang rushed in, then Yang Wuzheng sealed the room to contain the leaking essence while they watched her.
• Li Qingyue simulated the Five Elements Mountain and engraved Dao Patterns into the first vortex in her Dantian.
• After absorbing nearly thirty thousand jin of source stone, Li Qingyue completed the patterns and saw a five-colored mountain phantom form in her vortex.
• A transforming character appeared and evolved five world phantoms, leading Li Qingyue to recognize the power of emperor script.
• Li Qingyue feared the script would leave her under the Buddha Emperor’s influence and vowed to make the Dao her own.

Li Qingyue fought the Great Emperor’s Emperor Script in her Dantian, tempering her will until she shattered and devoured it. She opened her eyes with transformed five-colored true qi after exhausting her source stones, taking her first step toward cultivating with a waste body.

• Li Qingyue imitated the will behind Yan Wushuang’s techniques and repeatedly struck the Emperor Script in her first Dantian vortex.
• Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang realized Li Qingyue was tempering her will and spirit while confronting the Emperor Script.
• Li Qingyue’s stubborn, ruthless will transformed into a Kunpeng-like force that shattered and devoured the Emperor Script.
• A Kunpeng-shaped character formed in Li Qingyue’s vortex, drawing in the essence of heaven and earth and transforming her true qi into five colors.
• Li Qingyue opened her eyes amid the powder of her exhausted source stones as Yang Wuzheng and Yan Wushuang asked if she was all right.

After absorbing nearly thirty thousand jin of source stones, Li Qingyue discovered that her strength had surged and that she could draw on the five elements to strengthen herself. As Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng prepared to leave for the Primordial Ancient Mine at dawn, she considered using Yan Wushuang to practice controlling her new power.

• Li Qingyue rose from the bed and accidentally sent Yan Wushuang and Yang Wuzheng flying with her increased strength.
• Li Qingyue checked her system panel and found that one arm could exert nearly one hundred thousand jin of force.
• Li Qingyue demonstrated how she absorbed five-element essence from her surroundings to strengthen her body.
• Li Qingyue formed a Five Elements Mountain and slammed Yan Wushuang into the floor, though he quickly recovered.
• Yang Wuzheng said they would leave for the Primordial Ancient Mine at dawn, and Li Qingyue thought about practicing on Yan Wushuang.