Chapter Summaries

Li Rui completed the Immortal Slaughtering Small Pagoda and cultivated two of its array formations before Marquis Dingyuan, Liao Qi, visited him. Liao Qi entrusted his grandson and the Liao Clan’s Yu Kingdom properties to Li Rui before leaving for the Outer Heavens, and Li Rui agreed to protect the clan for five years.

• Li Rui tempered the Nine-Star Glazed Pagoda until immortal patterns appeared, then joined it with He Jiuxuan’s Immortal Slaughtering Small Pagoda.
• Li Rui began cultivating the Primeval and Great Yin Array Diagrams with the two pagodas.
• Liao Qi visited Li Rui and explained that he planned to enter the Outer Heavens to seek a breakthrough.
• Liao Qi asked Li Rui to look after his second grandson and offered the Liao Clan’s properties in Yu Kingdom.
• Li Rui agreed to protect the Liao Clan for five years while awaiting Liao Qi’s return.

Li Rui completed his Immortal Slaughtering Array Diagram and decided to avoid risking his life against Yellow Dragon Child, trusting that he could outlive him. When White Jade Capital tested four candidates for affinity with a Divine Stone, Li Rui recognized the hidden probe and declined to pursue the opportunity.

• Li Rui completed the Primeval Array Diagram and Great Yin Array Diagram, bringing his Immortal Slaughtering Array Diagram to minor completion, and reflected on his growing Dao foundation and inherited resources.
• After Nie Siming warned Li Rui that Yellow Dragon Child had appeared in Taihua Province, Li Rui decided to avoid danger and outlive the much older Dragon Slayer.
• Wen Xuan reported that only four people remained who carried traces of Si Feng's Immortal Fruit Spirit, and the Divine Firmament City Lord ordered that candidates with immortal qi be kept within White Jade Capital.
• Shi Xueyan brought Li Rui to Divine Firmament City, where Wen Xuan tested Li Rui, Yin Shan, Pei Yao, and Liu Taxing with a Divine Stone.
• The Divine Stone shone azure for Li Rui and Yin Shan, but gold for Pei Yao and Liu Taxing; the city lord chose Pei Yao and Liu Taxing to accompany Wen Xuan to White Jade Capital.
• Li Rui recognized the test as a hidden probe into their Immortal Fruit Spirit traces and chose not to pursue the opportunity.

Ten years after the White Jade Capital’s visit, Hong Tianyong ordered his disciple to bring Li Rui and Yin Tian to him, hoping to obtain their Immortal Fruit Spirit. Meanwhile, Li Rui learned from Weapon Spirit Old Man about opening the True Martial Realm and considered using it to conceal his Immortal Domain.

• Ten years passed without further tests, and Hong Tianyong ordered his disciple to bring Li Rui and Yin Tian to him.
• Hong Tianyong suspected the four people chosen by Wen Xuan carried Immortal Fruit Spirit and planned to refine one before the Five Decays of Heaven and Man reached him.
• Weapon Spirit Old Man praised Li Rui’s rapid advancement and warned him to strengthen his Dao foundation.
• Weapon Spirit Old Man explained that Li Rui’s Dao foundation was now sufficient to begin opening the True Martial Realm, which could enhance him and suppress opponents.
• Li Rui learned that Sky-Breaking Dao Lord’s True Martial Realm could suppress the Great Dao and considered using the realm to hide his Immortal Domain.

Li Rui cultivated the rudiments of an Immortal Martial Realm and learned that Yin Tian had supposedly been killed by Demonic Cultivators. The chapter revealed that Hong Tianyong had captured Yin Tian to search for an Immortal Fruit, then sacrificed his Spirit Embryo to an evil artifact and turned his attention to Li Rui.

• Li Rui realized his Immortal Domain could become an Immortal Martial Realm and cultivated to suppress the Dao of heaven and earth.
• After emerging from closed-door cultivation, Li Rui heard from Nie Siming that Yin Tian had died and that Yuan Dingting had failed to catch Yellow Dragon Child.
• Hong Tianyong tortured Yin Tian's Spirit Embryo while searching for an Immortal Fruit, then absorbed him into the Ten Thousand Souls Mirror.
• Hong Tianyong wondered whether only two people who had visited White Jade Capital possessed Immortal Fruit Spirits, then ordered Ji Ze to find out whether Li Rui had left home.

Li Rui discovered that Ji Ze had been monitoring him and suspected that Hong Tianyong wanted his Immortal Fruit Spirit. He resolved to use the support of his grandmaster, Gao Tianxia, against the weakened Hong Tianyong, while Ji Ze searched for a way to act without risking his own life.

• Li Rui detected Ji Ze among the powerful figures tracked by his sensing talismans and suspected Ji Ze had come to target him.
• Ji Ze recalled that Hong Tianyong had ordered him to watch Li Rui and Yin Tian, but hesitated to attack Li Rui because Divine Firmament City's arrays and city lords could intervene.
• Tan Yu told Li Rui that Hong Tianyong sought entry into White Jade Capital and had little authority among Divine Firmament City's deputy city lords.
• Li Rui realized Hong Tianyong might covet his Immortal Fruit Spirit and might also have been responsible for Yin Tian's death.
• Li Rui decided to rely on Gao Tianxia's backing and strike against Hong Tianyong while the older deputy city lord was vulnerable.

Ji Ze visited Li Rui and claimed that Hong Tianyong had fallen to demonic corruption, offering to ask Gao Tianxia to kill him. Ji Ze then revealed that he was a Reincarnated Guest who believed Hong Tianyong had raised him to transfer karma during Tribulation Transcendence.

• Ji Ze learned that Gao Tianxia's disciples had beaten several of Hong Tianyong's followers, while Li Rui recognized that the attacks were retaliation for his letter to Gao Tianxia.
• Li Rui resumed cultivating as the True Martial Realm neared formation.
• Ji Ze concealed his appearance, visited Li Rui in East Sea City, and asked to speak with him.
• Ji Ze said Hong Tianyong had fallen to demonic corruption and urged Gao Tianxia to slay him.
• Li Rui doubted Ji Ze's story and avoided committing himself.
• Ji Ze revealed he was a Reincarnated Guest, had broken the Secret of the Womb, and believed Hong Tianyong intended to transfer karma to him during Tribulation Transcendence.

Ji Ze revealed that he was Hong Tianqi, a Reincarnated Guest whose brother Hong Tianyong had engineered his rebirth to use him in a heavenly tribulation. Li Rui informed Gao Tianxia, who ordered him to wait for Hong Tianyong to act, and Li Rui then achieved the Immortal Martial Realm.

• Ji Ze told Li Rui that Hong Tianyong had forced him to reincarnate and planned to use him to bear the karmic causality of his heavenly tribulation.
• Li Rui agreed to report Ji Ze's claims to Gao Tianxia and asked Ji Ze to stay in East Sea City.
• Li Rui sent Gao Tianxia the full account of the brothers, and Gao Tianxia replied, "Wait."
• Li Rui concluded that Gao Tianxia needed Hong Tianyong to make the first move before acting against him.
• Li Rui cultivated at Marquis Wu'an Manor and achieved the Immortal Martial Realm.

Li Rui’s Immortal Domain and True Martial Realm merged into the Immortal Martial Realm, greatly expanding its range and power and manifesting as a Dao-bearing tower. As Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong prepared to undergo Tribulation Transcendence, Ji Ze reported that Hong Tianyong had ordered him to lure Li Rui out and kill him.

• Li Rui discovered that his Immortal Martial Realm covered fifty zhang, suppressed all opponents and their abilities, enhanced his own power, and manifested as a small tower that became his Dao foundation.
• Li Rui reflected on the tower’s auspicious implications and continued his daily cultivation, fist practice, and reading.
• Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong visited Li Rui and revealed that they were about to undergo Tribulation Transcendence in East Sea City; Li Rui congratulated them.
• Tan Hu told Li Rui that Ji Ze had come again, so Li Rui met him in a secluded courtyard.
• Ji Ze told Li Rui that Hong Tianyong had ordered him to lure Li Rui out of the city and kill him, and Li Rui said he would give Hong Tianyong a reason to act.

Li Rui drew down the Divine Capital Tribulation and entered the Dao Body Realm, then defeated Ji Ze in a fight staged to convince Hong Tianyong that he had grown strong enough to threaten him. Ji Ze returned to Divine Firmament City expecting Hong Tianyong to act personally, while Li Rui prepared to kill him for the Immortal Fruit Spirit.

• Li Rui underwent the Divine Capital Tribulation above East Sea City and broke through to the Dao Body Realm.
• Li Rui attacked Ji Ze after the tribulation and beat him out of East Sea City, making his strength known throughout Divine Firmament City.
• Li Rui revealed that he and Ji Ze had fought for real to make Hong Tianyong believe Li Rui had become powerful enough to protect his fortune.
• Ji Ze returned to Divine Firmament City and told his brother and master about Li Rui's strength.
• Ji Ze decided Hong Tianyong would act personally and resolved that Li Rui would have to die.

Li Rui traveled to the Endless Sea Domain for his supposed duel with Ji Ze, but Hong Tianyong ambushed him in an attempt to steal the Immortal Fruit Spirit within him. Gao Tianxia appeared in time and attacked Hong Tianyong for violating White Jade Capital's laws.

• Hong Tianyong ordered Ji Ze to lure Li Rui out of the city, then decided to kill Li Rui himself and steal his Immortal Fruit Spirit.
• Ning Zhongtian warned Li Rui that Ji Ze might be planning a trap, but Li Rui reassured him and told him and the others to stay in East Sea City.
• Li Rui flew toward the duel site alone, knowing the real danger lay somewhere between the city and the island.
• Hong Tianyong appeared over the Endless Sea Domain and summoned a Bronze Treasure Cauldron to suppress and kill Li Rui.
• Gao Tianxia appeared before Li Rui, condemned Hong Tianyong for attacking a fellow deputy city lord, and punched toward him.

Li Rui recounted how Gao Tianxia defeated Hong Tianyong, who scattered his Dao, and Hong Tianqi left Divine Firmament City for Chongyao Province. Gao Tianxia’s influence rose as he and Chong Hua divided Hong Tianyong’s forces, while a young man traveling toward the Golden Court Grotto-heaven said he had met Gao Tianxia.

• Gao Tianxia shattered Hong Tianyong’s small cauldron and forced him to scatter his Dao rather than kill him outright.
• Li Rui described the battle to his companions, then met Hong Tianqi, who planned to leave for Chongyao Province and find his reincarnated younger brother.
• Chong Hua and Gao Tianxia divided Hong Tianyong’s remaining forces, and Gao Tianxia’s prestige in Divine Firmament City grew.
• A young man and a Daoist acolyte traveled toward the Golden Court Grotto-heaven as the acolyte asked about Gao Tianxia.
• The young man said he had seen City Lord Gao.

Li Rui returned to Yu Kingdom and agreed to replace Gu Changsheng as Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, receiving the Holy Emperor’s lavish approval. At a farewell banquet, Gu Changsheng revealed that he had wagered on Li Rui and asked whether Li Rui had broken the Secret of the Womb.

• Li Rui traveled to the capital with Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu to attend the appointment of a new Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.
• The Holy Emperor, Zhang Zilu, and Gu Changsheng recommended Li Rui for the position, and Li Rui accepted.
• The Holy Emperor ordered the Temple of Heaven opened for Li Rui’s appointment, while Eunuch Zheng recognized how highly Yu Kingdom valued him.
• Li Rui hosted a farewell banquet for Gu Changsheng, who revealed that he had profited by wagering on Li Rui and Jiang.
• Gu Changsheng said he could not reveal Jiang’s identity and asked Li Rui whether he had broken the Secret of the Womb.

After Gu Changsheng left the capital, Li Rui was appointed Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau at Principal First Rank during a sacrifice to Heaven. The system awarded him an S-rated achievement and unlocked the hidden goal of turning the dynasty into a Myriad Dynasty Immortal Dynasty, leaving Li Rui considering becoming its patriarch rather than its emperor.

• Gu Changsheng mistook Li Rui for a reincarnated Dao Lord, offered him future access to the Heavenly Secret Merchants, and departed after drinking with him.
• Seven days after the handover, the Holy Emperor announced Li Rui’s appointment as Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau and granted him Principal First Rank and the Three Exemptions from Court.
• Li Rui accepted the appointment, and the system awarded him 50 Achievement Points for completing the At the Pinnacle of Officialdom achievement with an S rating.
• The system unlocked the hidden achievement Myriad Dynasty Immortal Dynasty and changed Li Rui’s virtual age from 30 to 60.
• Li Rui realized the system wanted him to build an immortal dynasty and decided that becoming its patriarch suited him better than becoming emperor.

Li Rui refined the fortune from the Holy Emperor’s sacrifice, then accepted the task of going south to oversee the immortal sect disciples’ trials in the Immortal Tomb. In Qinghe Prefecture, Bai Renfeng arrived to join the trial, bitter over his stalled cultivation and curious about Li Rui.

• Li Rui’s Dao foundation grew to fifty-eight zhang after three days of refining the sacrifice’s fortune.
• Chief Zhang told Li Rui that the Purple Cauldron Immortal Dynasty’s Holy Emperor had died violently, possibly through Yellow Dragon Child’s intervention, and that the immortal sects planned trials in the Immortal Tomb.
• Li Rui agreed to go south to guard against trouble from the visiting disciples, then spent seven more days refining fortune before departing with Ning Zhongtian, Tan Hu, and the others.
• Li Rui’s party reached Qinghe Prefecture, which had prospered after being elevated to a prefecture because of its proximity to the Immortal Tomb.
• Bai Renfeng arrived at the Zhu Family’s former residence, frustrated that he had failed to reach the Celestial Realm, and wondered what made Li Rui special.

Li Rui returned to Clear River, where he discovered that Bai Renfeng had been probing his karmic causality and recognized him at the Zhu Family estate. A month later, cultivators gathered outside the Immortal Tomb, and its trial began with Li Rui's response still unknown.

• Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu learned that a merchant had turned the Zhu Family's old residence into a site honoring Li Rui and charging visitors admission.
• Li Rui sensed someone calculating his karmic causality, sent Ning Zhongtian and Tan Hu ahead, and went to the Zhu Family estate.
• Li Rui arrived at Annan Garrison, greeted Zhou Dinghai and Xue Gui, and attended a banquet with the officers.
• Back at his old residence, Li Rui identified Bai Renfeng as the person who had probed his karmic causality and suspected he had come to seek a trial at the Immortal Tomb.
• A month later, disciples from the Shenxuan Sect, White Jade Capital, and Xuanfa Temple gathered outside the Immortal Tomb, where an elder announced the one-year trial and opened a gate of light.

Li Rui entered the Immortal Tomb in disguise and watched Bai Renfeng defeat a powerful monster, confirming that he was a formidable target. After leaving the tomb, Li Rui kept track of the casualties and cultivated until his immortal tower reached sixty zhang, advancing to the mid Dao Body Realm.

• Li Rui entered the Immortal Tomb in disguise and observed monsters made of Black Mist in its outer region.
• Bai Renfeng rescued Xuanwei and Shenxuan Sect disciples by killing a Mountain-Moving Ape, while Li Rui watched from hiding.
• Li Rui left the Immortal Tomb, having come there to kill Bai Renfeng over their past grudge.
• Ning Zhongtian told Li Rui that powerful monsters had reached the outer region and several Immortal Sect disciples had died, and Li Rui ordered him to keep watching.
• Li Rui cultivated until his immortal tower reached sixty zhang, breaking through to the mid Dao Body Realm.

After seven days in closed-door cultivation, Li Rui reached the middle stage of the Dao Body and returned to prepare to kill Bai Renfeng. In the Immortal Tomb, Bai Renfeng slaughtered the cultivators following him and began absorbing their Spirit Embryos, but a terrifying attacker struck him before he could heal his injuries.

• Li Rui spent seven days tempering his flesh with the Great Dao Fire, advancing to the middle stage of the Dao Body and expanding his Immortal Court to three hundred zhang.
• Li Rui learned that seven days had passed, then returned to his room, intending to kill Bai Renfeng.
• Bai Renfeng led more than twenty cultivators deeper into the Immortal Tomb, while most followed him and a few chose to leave.
• Bai Renfeng turned on the cultivators and used his flying sword to kill them, leaving only their imprisoned Spirit Embryos.
• Bai Renfeng began absorbing the Spirit Embryos to heal his Great Dao injuries, but an unknown attacker blasted him away.

Li Rui killed Bai Renfeng in the Immortal Tomb and returned to Annan Garrison, where no one knew what had happened. He later reunited with the reincarnated Jiang Linxian, who revealed that Yellow Dragon Child had dispersed his Dao and reincarnated.

• Li Rui used his Immortal Martial Domain and overwhelming strength to destroy Bai Renfeng’s Dharma Form and body, then devoured his Spirit Embryo and killed him completely.
• Li Rui entered the Immortal Tomb through a hidden tunnel, returned to his residence, and received 30 Achievement Points for completing the Using Demons to Subdue Demons mission.
• The Shenxuan Sect elder searched the Immortal Tomb for seven days but found no trace of Bai Renfeng, and Nie Siming celebrated his presumed death.
• Li Rui met Jiang Linxian at his estate and learned that Jiang had broken the Secret of the Womb and was a reincarnated Body Integration Great Talent.
• Jiang Linxian told Li Rui that Yellow Dragon Child had dispersed his Dao and gone to reincarnate, leaving Li Rui relieved that the threat was gone.

Jiang Linxian revealed the secrets of immortal qi and offered Li Rui a powerful identity to settle the karma between them. She then warned Yu Yan that Li Rui was under her protection, leaving Divine Firmament City’s lord unable to act against him.

• Jiang Linxian told Li Rui that Yuan Xuanming shared great karma with True Monarch Yellow Dragon and showed him that she possessed immortal qi.
• Jiang Linxian explained that immortal sects’ Immortal’s Legacies granted access to immortal qi, and that White Jade Capital’s immortal tree spread Dao Transmission through its Immortal Fruits.
• Jiang Linxian offered to vouch for Li Rui as the reincarnation of her close friend, shielding him from trouble over his immortal qi.
• Li Rui accepted Jiang Linxian’s offer, and she promised to spread the news at an appropriate time before leaving.
• Jiang Linxian appeared before Yu Yan in Divine Firmament City and warned him not to harm Li Rui.

Jiang Linxian warned Yu Yan away from Li Rui, then arranged for Li Rui to become a White Jade Capital World Walker and receive ten Immortal Fruit Spirits. After the system rewarded Li Rui with an Immortal Fruit, he consumed it and greatly strengthened his Dao Foundation.

• Jiang Linxian warned Yu Yan not to provoke Li Rui, and Yu Yan realized that he had been exposed as the force behind Hong Tianyong’s scheme.
• Wen Xuan announced that Li Rui had been recruited into White Jade Capital as a World Walker while retaining authority over East Sea City.
• Wen Xuan bestowed ten Immortal Fruit Spirits on Li Rui, and the system awarded him an Immortal Fruit for completing an achievement.
• Li Rui accepted a White Jade Capital Jade Talisman from Wen Xuan, then received Gao Tianxia’s warning to protect his immortal qi.
• Li Rui consumed the system’s Immortal Fruit, which transformed into immortal qi and expanded his Dao Foundation to more than seventy zhang wide.