Chapter Summaries

Li Rui learned that the Great Yu’s tribute campaign had increased its fortune and awakened rudiments of a Chaos Body in him, giving him new hope for longevity. After returning to Yunze City, he heard from Cui He that Yuan Xuanming had returned to Taihua Province.

• Li Rui saw his comprehended Great Dao Runes turn into Chaos Qi, developing the rudiments of a Chaos Body and strengthening his hope of achieving longevity.
• Chief Zhang presented the Holy Emperor with a list of immortal dynasties offering tribute, and the Holy Emperor learned Cui He’s persuasion had greatly increased Great Yu’s fortune.
• The Holy Emperor ordered Ding Ting to lead one hundred thousand troops to Taihua Province and act as he saw fit.
• Li Rui learned that Prince Yuan and Mr. Pei had won a major victory in Jade Dragon Province, then decided to return to Yunze City to oversee the Eastern Regional Commander's Manor and comprehend more Great Daos.
• Cui He greeted Li Rui in Yunze City and revealed that he had sensed Yuan Xuanming’s return to Taihua Province.

Yuan Xuanming prepared to complete his Azure Dragon Nine Transformations, while Li Rui arranged reinforcements against the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty. The chapter ended with Zhao Ke preparing a Hidden Kill Tower attack that targeted both the Eastern Regional Commander's Manor and Li Rui.

• Yuan Xuanming drew nourishment from the Holy Emperor he had slain and resolved to settle his karmic debt with Great Yu.
• Li Rui sent Pei Yao and Cui He to reinforce Yuan Dingting at Jade Dragon City against the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty.
• Qi Liyan arrived with troops and Celestial Realm experts, and Li Rui agreed to consider his nephew for White Jade Capital.
• Zhao Ke learned that the Hidden Kill Tower had arrived and prepared to use it to attack the Eastern Regional Commander's Manor and Li Rui.

Li Rui learned that Yuan Xuanming was in the Hanguang Immortal Dynasty and arranged for Zhao Ke to pursue him, hoping to have his rival killed without risking a direct confrontation. Meanwhile, an assassin from the Hidden Kill Tower waited in Yunze City to strike at Li Rui, and the chapter ended with Cui He defending the Dragon Supporting Dao.

• Li Rui comprehended the Way of Blood by absorbing Dao resonances left behind by cultivators killed in the war.
• A Spirit Severing Realm assassin from the Hidden Kill Tower hid in Yunze City and planned to kill Li Rui with a single strike.
• Cui He returned to Li Rui and revealed that Yuan Xuanming was in the Hanguang Immortal Dynasty, where he was cultivating the Way of Dragon Slaying.
• Li Rui suggested that Zhao Ke hated Yuan Xuanming more than they did, and Zhao Ke set out with his soldiers to hunt him down after receiving a Jade Talisman revealing Yuan Xuanming's location.
• Li Rui told Cui He to monitor the pursuit, and Cui He declared that a true dragon supported by the Dragon Supporting Dao would soar ninety thousand li into the heavens.

Cui He revealed that he had come to support Li Rui, whom he believed had the appearance of an immortal. Meanwhile, Yuan Xuanming ambushed Zhao Ke and the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty experts pursuing him, then appeared at the Liang Clan's home as part of a deal with the Myriad Laws Palace.

• Cui He told Li Rui that he had chosen to support him because he believed Li Rui would ascend to immortality.
• Yuan Xuanming stopped fleeing Zhao Ke and used a Spirit Severing Formation Flag to kill Zhao Ke and the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty pursuers.
• Li Rui learned that Zhao Ke's Life Tablet had shattered and suspected Yuan Xuanming had used him as a scapegoat while targeting Li Rui.
• Consort Liang demanded that Ancestor Liang avenge Zhao Ke, but Ancestor Liang dismissed her and she vowed to kill the culprit herself.
• Yuan Xuanming met Ancestor Liang in secret, and Ancestor Liang reminded him that the Myriad Laws Palace had promised the Liang Clan the Nether Void Leaving Fire.

A Hidden Kill Tower assassin named Jie Tian accepted Ancestor Liang’s renewed contract to kill Li Rui and attacked him at the Eastern Regional Commander’s Manor. Li Rui survived Jie Tian’s strike and disappeared using the Great Dao of Time just as Old Daoist Fa Ran arrived to pursue the assassin.

• Jie Tian accepted Ancestor Liang’s contract to continue the assassination of Li Rui, despite threatening the black-robed messenger who urged him to act quickly.
• Li Rui and Qi Liyan questioned why the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty continued attacking Great Yu, and Qi Liyan offered to return to Jade Dragon City.
• Jie Tian broke through the Nine Dragons Sealing Heaven Array and suppressed Qi Liyan, then attacked Li Rui with his flying sword.
• Li Rui’s little tower phantom blocked Jie Tian’s sword, and Li Rui vanished before Jie Tian could strike again.
• Old Daoist Fa Ran arrived and pursued the fleeing Jie Tian, demanding that he leave something behind.

After escaping a Hidden Kill Tower Spirit Severing expert by using the Great Dao of Time, Li Rui returned to Yunze City, where Old Daoist Fa Ran took up residence to protect him. The Heavenly Secret Record appeared over the city and revealed that Li Rui had ranked seventh among the Human Rankings.

• Li Rui used Chaos Qi to restore the Great Dao of Time and escape a Hidden Kill Tower Spirit Severing expert, then returned to Yunze City.
• Old Daoist Fa Ran confirmed the attacker came from the Hidden Kill Tower and praised Li Rui for blocking his strike.
• Old Daoist Fa Ran moved into the Prince's Estate to guard Li Rui, while Qi Liyan told the Qianyuan Immortal Dynasty's generals about Li Rui's feat.
• The Heavenly Secret Record appeared above Yunze City, and a gilded seven revealed Li Rui's rank on the Human Rankings.

Li Rui rose to seventh on the Human Rankings, gaining immense fortune and the attention of Heavenly Secret Dao Lord. As Li Rui strengthened his Primordial Spirit, Yuan Xuanming and Ancestor Liang agreed to deepen their cooperation, putting the Fenxin Immortal Dynasty on a path toward conflict.

• The Heavenly Secret Record announced Li Rui's seventh-place ranking, stunning onlookers and earning Old Daoist Fa Ran's approval.
• Li Rui received 40 Achievement Points and a surge of first-class Fortune, then accepted congratulations from Qi Liyan and the others.
• Yuan Xuanming revealed that he had condensed a Profound Heaven Primordial Spirit and was preparing to face heavenly tribulation.
• Ancestor Liang warned Yuan Xuanming that killing someone in the Human Rankings' top ten would bring backlash, but agreed to a deal involving the Nether Void Leaving Fire.
• Li Rui used his new Fortune to strengthen his Primordial Spirit's embryonic form, which began to show traces of an Immortal Spirit Nascent Soul.

Li Rui learned about Immortal Spirits and faced growing threats from Ancestor Liang and Yuan Xuanming as the war spread across Taihua Province. At the Great Void Dao Field, he discovered that the second tier of Longevity Dao Lord’s chest had opened.

• Old Daoist Fa Ran warned Li Rui that several people ahead of him on the Human Rankings had condensed Immortal Spirits and urged him to cultivate his Primordial Spirit.
• Ancestor Liang hired the burly Hidden Kill Tower assassin to join him in killing Li Rui, while Yuan Xuanming gave Ancestor Liang the Nether Void Leaving Fire and plotted to have Li Rui killed.
• Ning Zhongtian asked Li Rui how to handle refugees entering the Eastern Regional Commander's Manor, and Li Rui assigned the matter to Cui He.
• Li Rui returned to cultivating, then visited Longevity Dao Lord’s cave dwelling in the Great Void Dao Field and found the chest’s second tier open.

Li Rui opened the second level of Longevity Dao Lord’s treasure chest and found the divine fire origin of Nine Heavens Starfire, which he used to cultivate and prepare to condense an Immortal Spirit. Meanwhile, Ancestor Liang and a Hidden Kill Tower assassin used a Liang Clan treasure to track Li Rui, who began showing signs of transformation within his Purple Palace.

• Li Rui realized that his Spirit Severing-level combat power had opened the chest’s second level and found several dozen spirit treasures inside.
• Li Rui discovered the origin of Nine Heavens Starfire, drew it into his body, and began cultivating with it to improve his chances of condensing an Immortal Spirit.
• Ancestor Liang activated a Liang Clan stone wall that projected distant scenes, showing Li Rui to the Hidden Kill Tower assassin.
• The assassin expected the new attempt on Li Rui’s life to succeed, while Li Rui cultivated in the prince’s residence and his Primordial Spirit embryo grew into a blazing sun.

Li Rui used Nine Heavens Starfire and Spirit Severing grand pills to transform his Dao Embryo into an Immortal Spirit, astonishing Old Daoist Fa Ran. The Immortal Spirit’s emergence drew the attention of Ancestor Liang, a burly assassin, and Yuan Xuanming, who suspected Li Rui had achieved the rare breakthrough.

• Li Rui swallowed Spirit Severing grand pills and endured Nine Heavens Starfire as it refined his Dao Embryo and Immortal Court.
• The Dao Embryo dissolved into starlight and formed a magnificent river of stars, revealing Li Rui’s Immortal Spirit.
• Old Daoist Fa Ran sensed Li Rui’s breakthrough and praised his extraordinary potential to become a Dao Lord.
• Ancestor Liang and the burly man saw their stone wall crack after a Dao Lord concealed Li Rui’s aura, and they wondered what Li Rui had done.
• Yuan Xuanming arrived at the Liang Clan ancestral residence and wondered whether Li Rui had condensed an Immortal Spirit.

Li Rui revealed that he had condensed an Immortal Spirit whose Primordial Spirit resembled a river of stars, while a Dao Monarch concealed his karma and Old Daoist Fa Ran urged him to prepare for tribulation. Liu Qing and Yan Kong visited after reaching the Spirit Severing Realm and set off for the Immortal Tomb, leaving Li Rui considering its trials and the Immortal Court’s spirit.

• Old Daoist Fa Ran praised Li Rui’s progress, explained that a Dao Monarch had concealed his karma, and asked what his Primordial Spirit looked like.
• Li Rui described his Primordial Spirit as a river of stars and continued consolidating it in the Prince’s Manor rather than rushing to acknowledge the Spirit of the Immortal Court as his master.
• Liu Qing and Yan Kong arrived at the Prince’s Manor after both had drawn down heavenly tribulation and reached the Spirit Severing Realm.
• Liu Qing and Yan Kong discussed Li Rui’s seventh place in the Heavenly Secret Record’s Human Rankings and told him they were heading to Golden Court Small Province to try the Immortal Tomb.
• After Liu Qing and Yan Kong departed, Li Rui reflected that White Jade Capital’s disciples sought the Immortal Tomb’s trials because the Immortal Court possessed a spirit.

Li Rui forcibly subdued the Immortal Court’s weapon spirit and gained control of a Corner of the Immortal Court in the Immortal Tomb. He discovered an Immortal Tree, ate one of its fruits, and left the tree behind to avoid attracting powerful enemies.

• Li Rui entered the Immortal Tomb and the weapon spirit judged his affinity insufficient.
• Li Rui used his strength to drag out and suppress the weapon spirit, forcing it to acknowledge him as master.
• Li Rui realized the Immortal Court within him and the Immortal Court in the tomb shared the same origin.
• An Immortal Tree appeared and acknowledged Li Rui, but he decided not to take it from the tomb.
• Li Rui plucked and ate an Immortal Fruit while the awakened weapon spirit cursed at him.
• Li Rui felt the denser immortal energy in his body and believed his strength could move mountains and split Heaven.

An Immortal Gate appeared above the Immortal Tomb, revealing that immortal fortune had emerged, while Li Rui benefited from the cosmic cycle evolving in his Immortal Court and comprehended twelve Great Daos. Yuan Xuanming and Ancestor Liang discussed their failed chance to kill Li Rui, then discovered that the Hidden Kill Tower’s Ying had vanished.

• Liu Qing and Yan Kong arrived at the Immortal Tomb, but a vast vision of an Immortal Gate appeared before they could enter.
• The Heavenly Secret Dao Lord sensed that immortal fortune had emerged and ordered someone to investigate the southeast.
• Li Rui realized the vision had come from his Immortal Court, which was evolving the cosmic cycle, and he comprehended twelve Great Daos in a day and night.
• Li Rui sensed details across an eight-hundred-li radius and found his divine sense had grown dozens of times stronger.
• Yuan Xuanming learned that Ancestor Liang could not repair the destroyed stone wall, making it harder to target Li Rui.
• Ancestor Liang discovered that Ying’s residence was empty, leaving them unsure where the Hidden Kill Tower man had gone.

Li Rui accepted the Hidden Wings from the Hidden Kill Tower assassin, then learned where Yuan Xuanming had gone. Yuan Xuanming fled toward Central Province, but Li Rui and Old Daoist Fa Ran intercepted him in a secluded valley.

• The Hidden Kill Tower assassin offered Li Rui the Hidden Wings to settle their grievance, and Li Rui accepted the treasure.
• Old Daoist Fa Ran appeared as the assassin prepared to leave, and Li Rui asked where Yuan Xuanming was.
• Yuan Xuanming recalled how he had used memories from his past life and the Myriad Laws Decree to deceive a True Lord and Ancestor Liang.
• Yuan Xuanming decided to flee north to Central Province and return only after reaching the Dao Lord realm.
• Li Rui and Old Daoist Fa Ran waited for Yuan Xuanming in a clearing, and Li Rui challenged him to escape again.

Li Rui and Cui He confronted Yuan Xuanming, the National Preceptor, and Li Rui killed him despite his Spirit Severing Realm cultivation. The chapter ended with Yuan Xuanming’s body and soul destroyed, leaving no chance for reincarnation.

• Yuan Xuanming recognized Cui He as Yellow Dragon Child’s reincarnation and saw that only Li Rui and Cui He stood against him.
• Li Rui used Shrinking the Ground to an Inch and the True Martial Realm to attack Yuan Xuanming, then knocked his Bone Dragon Dharma form away with a punch.
• Yuan Xuanming sent out his Primordial Spirit, but Li Rui’s Immortal Spirit overwhelmed it and left Yuan Xuanming’s divine soul in agony.
• Li Rui used Blood-Stained Seven Turns to pierce Yuan Xuanming’s brow, destroying his body and soul completely.

Li Rui completely destroyed Yuan Xuanming and learned that Yuan Xuanming and Cui He might be clones of the Yellow Dragon Dao Lord. After Li Rui and Cui He departed under White Jade Capital’s protection, the Yellow Dragon Dao Lord sensed that his Highest Purity Law Body had perished.

• Li Rui killed Yuan Xuanming’s soul completely, earned an S-rank mission reward, and gained 50 Achievement Points.
• Yuan Xuanming’s remnant soul merged with Cui He, and Cui He and Li Rui realized that Yellow Dragon Child and Yuan Xuanming were likely clones created through One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Cui He identified the source as the Yellow Dragon Dao Lord, while Li Rui recognized that Jiang Linxian and the Dao Lords of White Jade Capital had concealed the killing’s karma.
• Li Rui and Cui He left before Ji Mingyue and the Ji Clan’s elders reached the mountain forest; the elders mistook the concealment for a Dao Lord’s intervention and dispersed.
• The Yellow Dragon Dao Lord sensed that his Highest Purity Law Body had died and said, “White Jade Capital.”

After Cui He reached the Dao Body Realm, Li Rui left the Eastern Regional Commander's Manor and returned to White Jade Capital to prepare for tribulation. A year later, as he cultivated in seclusion on Evergreen Peak, the Spirit Severing Tribulation arrived.

• Liu Qing and Yan Kong visited Li Rui after searching Jinting Minor Continent, drank his spirit-enhancing tea, and left to join the escalating Righteous-Demonic War.
• Cui He survived a day and night of Dao Body Tribulation lightning, after which Li Rui entrusted him with the Eastern Regional Commander's Manor and returned to his bedchamber.
• Li Rui sensed his heavenly tribulation approaching and left for White Jade Capital, while Old Daoist Fa Ran departed to witness his tribulation.
• Li Rui reunited with Liu Tiezhu and Wang Zhao on Evergreen Peak, then sealed the peak and began a year of secluded cultivation.
• Liu Tiezhu looked up from forging iron as the Spirit Severing Tribulation arrived.

Li Rui faced the Immortal Induction Tribulation, defeating more than a hundred prodigy imprints with ease. After he survived, black aura rose around him as Fufeng True Monarch recognized the luck backlash as the work of Yellow Dragon Dao Lord.

• Fufeng True Monarch explained that the Immortal Induction Tribulation required Li Rui to defeat the imprints of past prodigies.
• More than a hundred prodigy imprints descended and attacked Li Rui together.
• Li Rui fought back, shattering the imprints one by one and defeating the final one with a punch.
• Li Rui stood victorious beneath the Immortal Pagoda, but black aura rose from his feet.
• Fufeng True Monarch recognized the luck backlash and blamed Yellow Dragon Dao Lord.

Li Rui survived a fate backlash during his tribulation, revealed his Immortal Spirit, and reached the Spirit Severing Realm. After receiving a Chaos Dao Seed (Incomplete) from his achievement panel, he heard Old Daoist Fa Ran explain that the next step was seeking a Dao Seed and Dao Fruit.

• Li Rui dispersed the black qi of the fate backlash with his Immortal Spirit and completed his tribulation, advancing to the Spirit Severing Realm.
• Liu Qing and Yan Kong congratulated Li Rui, and Fufeng True Lord praised him and invited him to visit Fufeng Mountain.
• Li Rui's achievement panel awarded him 40 Achievement Points and a Chaos Dao Seed (Incomplete).
• Old Daoist Fa Ran appeared on Evergreen Peak, and Li Rui addressed him as Senior.
• Old Daoist Fa Ran told Li Rui, Liu Qing, and Yan Kong that reaching Spirit Severing qualified them to seek immortality by pursuing a Dao Seed and Dao Fruit.

After breaking through to Spirit Severing, Li Rui discovered that he already possessed an incomplete Chaos Dao Seed and accepted the post of Heaven Array Tower Sect Leader. He prepared to explore the tower’s formations, which might help him control a Corner of the Immortal Court within the Immortal Tomb.

• Old Daoist Fa Ran explained that attaining Dao Lordhood required obtaining a Dao Seed and that the Primordial Spirit had to leave the body to seek one.
• Li Rui found an incomplete Chaos Dao Seed atop his Dao Foundation and realized the Heavenly Secret Record’s achievement reward had given it to him.
• Liu Tiezhu and Wang Zhao visited Li Rui and celebrated his breakthrough to Spirit Severing.
• Old Daoist Chong Zheng invited Li Rui to oversee the Heaven Array Tower, and Li Rui accepted the appointment.
• Li Rui planned to search the tower’s formations for one that could help him control the Corner of the Immortal Court in the Immortal Tomb.