Chapter Summaries

Xiao Hua’s Grade 3 Flying Shadow Pill was revealed to be beyond grade, and Jiu Xia outlined how Fairy Hongxia could use it to cultivate an Ice Phoenix Dharma Body. The group discovered Xiao Hua had the innate substances needed to help forge it, and Jiu Xia explained how they could produce the remaining elements.

• Jiu Xia called Xiao Hua Brother-in-law and praised his beyond-grade Flying Shadow Pill, explaining that its golden threads lifted it beyond the nine grades.
• Jiu Xia told Fairy Hongxia that the pill could let her cultivate a Grade 3 Flying Shadow Technique, but that her Ice Phoenix Dharma Body still needed reforging with Innate True Water.
• Jiu Xia proposed using Innate True Fire alongside the Innate True Water, and learned that Xiao Hua’s Phoenix Dharma Body had fallen into the void.
• Xiao Hua revealed his Innate True Fire and Innate Metal Qi, then agreed to lend Jiu Xia his Innate Golden Mother and Innate Jellyfish.
• Jiu Xia explained that the Innate Jellyfish and Innate Golden Mother could generate Innate True Wood, while the Golden Mother and True Fire could produce Innate True Earth.

Jiu Xia taught Fairy Hongxia the secret technique for condensing an Innate Spirit Body, while Xiao Hua waited and refined jade talismans for the Duotian Star Array. After more than a hundred days, Hongxia began the mysterious process, leaving Xiao Hua to see the technique’s first signs at the chapter’s end.

• Jiu Xia explained that Fairy Hongxia could form an Innate Spirit Body capable of cultivating independently and possibly becoming an External Incarnation.
• Jiu Xia took Fairy Hongxia into the cave to teach her the secret technique, while Xiao Hua, Li Zongbao, and Xiao Mao studied the Duotian Star Array outside.
• During the long wait, Xiao Hua refined two complete sets of jade talismans and considered using a teleportation array to reach the other side of Million Meng Mountain, then checked that Jiang Liuer was safe in his space.
• Jiu Xia emerged, collected the second-grade Flying Shadow Pill from Xiao Hua, and told him that she had already taught Fairy Hongxia the technique.
• Xiao Hua entered the cave and found Fairy Hongxia floating in a strange posture as Dharma power flowed in a cycle around her body.

Fairy Hongxia began rebuilding her Ice Phoenix Dharma Body through Jiu Xia’s secret technique while Xiao Hua supported her with the innate objects. As the new body formed, it remained unstable, leaving Xiao Hua anxiously watching over the dangerous process.

• Fairy Hongxia swallowed the Flying Shadow Pill and endured the painful destruction of her Ice Phoenix Dharma Body.
• Xiao Hua realized that his presence gave Fairy Hongxia the resolve to endure, and he kept smiling as she underwent nirvana.
• Fairy Hongxia’s body turned blood red, and the Cold Goose phantom expanded into a vast Dharma Body.
• At Fairy Hongxia’s instructions, Xiao Hua added Innate True Water, Innate True Fire, Innate Golden Qi, the Innate Golden Mother, and the Innate Jellyfish to the forming Dharma Body.
• Fairy Hongxia warned Xiao Hua to retrieve the Golden Mother and Jellyfish, and he did so as crystals began forming inside the unstable Dharma Body.

Fairy Hongxia struggled to fuse the Five Elements substances into her Ice Phoenix Dharma body, and Xiao Hua watched as the attempt nearly failed before the Flying Shadow Pill’s golden threads saved it. After Hongxia completed the tempering and reunited with Xiao Hua, the group prepared to resume their journey toward Million Meng Mountain.

• When cracks spread through the Five Elements substances, Fairy Hongxia poured her essence blood into her Ice Phoenix Dharma body and used the Flying Shadow Technique, but the fusion continued to fail.
• As Fairy Hongxia prepared to give up, golden threads from the Flying Shadow Pill emerged and bound the Five Elements substances together, allowing her Dharma body to form successfully.
• Fairy Hongxia spent eighty-one days tempering her spiritual body and Dharma body while Xiao Hua stayed by her side, then embraced him after the Ice Phoenix Dharma body returned to her body.
• After Xiao Hua and Fairy Hongxia left the cave, Jiu Xia, Xiao Mao, and Li Zongbao congratulated Hongxia, and Jiu Xia explained how her new Dharma body would change her constitution and innate talent.
• Xiao Hua asked to continue to Million Meng Mountain, and Fairy Hongxia led the group aboard the Flowing Cloud Flying Boat toward Liuyun Lake.

Fairy Hongxia and her companions crossed the battlefields between Million Meng Mountain’s soul cultivators and Huan Kingdom’s sword cultivators, then found soul cultivators occupying the ice plains near Liuyun Lake. Li Zongbao concluded that the sword cultivators had pushed into Million Meng Mountain, and Fairy Hongxia chose a new route to avoid the soul cultivators.

• Li Zongbao and Xiao Mao steered the Flowing Cloud Flying Boat through numerous battles while Xiao Hua blocked attacks from both sides.
• Fairy Hongxia and the others saw soul cultivators living on the ice plains and wondered how they had arrived there.
• Li Zongbao argued that Huan Kingdom’s sword cultivators had entered Million Meng Mountain, seeking territory and resources amid the spiritual qi aberration.
• Xiao Hua questioned Li Zongbao’s conclusion, who explained that the region grew warmer toward Million Meng Mountain and that soul cultivators did not depend on spiritual qi.
• Fairy Hongxia studied a jade tablet and redirected the group’s route to avoid encountering more soul cultivators.

Xiao Hua and his companions encountered Ye Yu and other sword cultivators on their way to Million Meng Mountain, where Ye Yu warned them away before continuing onward. After he left, Jiu Xia explained that Ye Yu had used their reputation and careful words to prevent a fight, and the group considered how dangerous he might be.

• Xiao Hua sensed several figures approaching as the group flew past Liuyun Lake toward Million Meng Mountain.
• Li Zongbao, Fairy Hongxia, and Xiao Mao recognized Ye Yu as the leader of the soul formation in the Four Directions Sword Array at the Sword Tomb.
• Ye Yu introduced himself, acknowledged their past conflict, warned them not to enter Million Meng Mountain rashly, and continued toward it with his companions.
• Li Zongbao and Xiao Mao questioned Ye Yu's intentions, while Ye Yu denied that he planned to attack them and left.
• Jiu Xia reasoned that Ye Yu had approached cautiously because he knew their strength and wanted to discourage them from pursuing him.
• Fairy Hongxia urged caution around Ye Yu, and Jiu Xia reminded Xiao Hua that conflicts could not always be settled by killing.

Jiu Xia explained how Ye Yu had tried to lure Xiao Hua’s group into Million Meng Mountain, while Ye Yu waited there for them and guessed they were seeking clues from the past. Ye Yu then set out for Shebi Inner Village, despite his followers warning that the journey could endanger the Flying Dragon Sword Gate and his standing with Ji Man.

• Jiu Xia argued that Ye Yu’s warnings about Million Meng Mountain were a calculated attempt to make Xiao Hua’s group follow him, but Fairy Hongxia led them into the mountain after he had gone ahead.
• Ye Yu hid inside Million Meng Mountain and told his followers he had pretended to recognize Xiao Hua’s group because he was unsure he could defeat them.
• When his scout reported that Xiao Hua’s group had vanished from Liuyun Lake, Ye Yu guessed they had entered the mountain to find clues from that year.
• Ye Yu ordered his followers to head to Shebi Inner Village, but they warned that contacting its people could expose him to danger and jeopardize the Flying Dragon Sword Gate.
• Ye Yu hesitated when his followers also cautioned that Ji Man had not summoned him and might resent an uninvited visit.

Xiao Hua and his companions disguised themselves as soul cultivators before entering Million Meng Mountain, while Jiu Xia explained what little she knew about its villages and customs. The group remained at the mountain’s edge, dressed to blend in but still unsure about the region’s customs.

• Ye Yu ordered A Liu to find out where the cultivators were headed and follow them without being noticed.
• Xiao Hua and the others stopped their flying boat before entering Million Meng Mountain and decided to disguise themselves rather than approach as Daoist cultivators.
• Jiu Xia provided clothes resembling soul cultivators’ attire, and the group changed; Fairy Hongxia’s outfit made her look like a Ji Man.
• Jiu Xia explained that indigenous people lived in Witch Villages led by Witch Elders, and described the roles of Ji Mans and their consorts.
• Xiao Hua stopped Jiu Xia when her explanation of the villages’ family lines confused him, and Jiu Xia admitted she had not read further.

Xiao Hua and his companions traveled through the strange, barren Million Meng Mountain and followed Jiu Xia’s advice to hide from the local natives. The natives sensed them nearby, hunted small beasts, and drank their blood, leaving the group concealed as the three hunters headed back the way they came.

• Xiao Hua examined the damp, moss-colored soil and wondered why the mountain’s vegetation was so withered.
• As dawn broke, Xiao Hua spotted small beasts feeding on tiny fruits and sensed natives ahead.
• Jiu Xia and Fairy Hongxia vanished with a strange flash, and Xiao Hua persuaded Li Zongbao and Xiao Mao to hide away from the path.
• Several gaunt natives sniffed out the hidden group and threw wooden poles to catch the small beasts.
• Three natives licked and sucked blood from their prey, while two others gathered fruits; afterward, the three hunters headed back the way they came.

Xiao Hua and his companions encountered Jiajie Worms that disrupted cultivators’ spiritual power while traveling through Million Meng Mountain. After using Fairy Hongxia’s Innate True Water to evade the insects, they found a native left as an offering and discovered he had fainted from hunger.

• Xiao Hua and the others saw natives prepare to eat a man, but Jiajie Worms emerged from the mountain’s withered vegetation and exposed the hidden group.
• Jiu Xia explained that Jiajie Worms disrupted spiritual power, and Xiao Hua used Fairy Hongxia’s Innate True Water to shield all five companions.
• The insects avoided the protected group, while the frightened natives fled and left the unconscious man on a stone.
• Jiu Xia explained that traveling along the mountain paths would draw less attention than flying, so Xiao Hua agreed to continue on foot.
• Xiao Mao noticed the native was still alive, and Xiao Hua examined him and concluded that he had fainted from hunger.

Xiao Mao discovered that his mother had taught him a language of Million Meng Mountain, and a native named Qie Qi recognized him as a descendant of Great God Shebi. Xiao Mao struggled with shame over his origins but chose to help Qie Qi, while Xiao Hua urged him to face his background and decide his own path.

• Jiu Xia warned that natives could not eat rice, so Xiao Hua caught a wild creature and Xiao Mao fed its blood and flesh to the unconscious native.
• When the native awoke, Xiao Mao spoke with him in the language his mother had taught him, astonishing Xiao Hua, Li Zongbao, and Fairy Hongxia.
• Xiao Mao explained that the native, Qie Qi, believed he was a descendant of Great God Shebi and invited him to the shaman village.
• Xiao Hua told Xiao Mao that origins could not be chosen and urged him to accept his past while choosing his own future.
• Xiao Mao admitted he had wanted to hide his connection to the natives, but he had ultimately intervened because Qie Qi was a fellow human and possibly one of his clansmen.

Xiao Mao agreed to follow Qie Qi into Million Meng Mountain to seek clues about his parents and origins, while Xiao Hua wondered why Jiu Xia was so eager for him to go. The villagers and soul shamans welcomed Xiao Mao with ecstatic reverence, and Xiao Hua noticed Li Zongbao growing indifferent again.

• Xiao Mao worried that his Daoist cultivation and the group's unfamiliarity with the local language would expose them, but Jiu Xia encouraged him to go with Qie Qi.
• Xiao Hua agreed that Xiao Mao should pursue his origins, and Qie Qi celebrated by performing a ritual and leading the group onward.
• A group of soul shamans and several hundred villagers rushed toward them after hearing that strangers had appeared in the mountains.
• The soul shamans recognized Xiao Mao's clothing and Qie Qi's reverence, then greeted Xiao Mao with dances and sent messengers to the village.
• Xiao Mao spoke with the soul shamans, who responded with joyful excitement, while Xiao Hua noticed Li Zongbao's expression turning indifferent again.

Xiao Mao received an elaborate welcome from the natives of Million Meng Mountain, and Jiu Xia explained how their reverence might reflect the power of faith. After Xiao Mao ordered the procession onward to Hongdi Village, the group rode soul beasts while Qie Qi ran devotedly beside him.

• Jiu Xia told Xiao Hua and Fairy Hongxia that the natives’ obedience to Xiao Mao could become a powerful force, and she speculated that cultivators’ faith in immortals might empower the ancient founders of the Dao Sect.
• Xiao Mao welcomed Xiao Hua and the others, then explained that the natives revered him because of his bloodline and status, while Xiao Hua had cared for him regardless of either.
• After Xiao Hua patted Xiao Mao’s shoulder, Qie Qi and the natives objected until Xiao Mao spoke and persuaded them to kneel respectfully before the others.
• Xiao Mao ordered soul beasts brought so the party could reach Hongdi Village faster, and Qie Qi offered his back as a step for Xiao Mao to mount.
• The group set off on the soul beasts as the soul warriors and hundreds of natives ran alongside them, with Qie Qi keeping pace beside Xiao Mao.

Xiao Mao confronted Hongdi Village’s shaman elder and Ji Man before a crowd of soul warriors, natives, and soul beasts, then proved his connection to Great God Shebi. The chapter ended with the assembled creatures and people bowing before Shebi’s manifestation, while Xiao Mao caught the pearl after it returned to normal.

• Xiao Mao and Xiao Hua encountered Hongdi Village’s shaman elder, Ji Man, and a host of soul beasts and warriors at the mountain peak.
• Qie Qi knelt before Xiao Mao, and the natives, shaman elder, and Ji Man followed in reverence despite their doubts about his identity.
• The shaman elder presented Xiao Mao with a pearl, and Ji Man prompted him to place a drop of blood on it.
• Xiao Mao’s blood transformed the pearl and summoned a vast ink-green image of Great God Shebi.
• The shaman elder, Ji Man, soul warriors, natives, and soul beasts bowed before Shebi’s image, which returned to the pearl before Xiao Mao caught it.

Xiao Mao reunited with the people of Hongdi Village, but Xiao Hua insisted that he keep his identity secret for safety. The group learned that Million Meng Mountain had twelve great gods and arrived at the village, where they entered its imposing wooden hall.

• Xiao Mao introduced Elder Wu and Ji Man to Xiao Hua and the others, and the villagers welcomed them to Hongdi Village.
• Xiao Hua stopped the village leaders from spreading news of Xiao Mao’s return, and Xiao Mao ordered everyone to keep his identity secret.
• Elder Wu told Xiao Mao that Million Meng Mountain had twelve great gods, including Shebi, Houtu, Gonggong, and nine others.
• Jiu Xia said she knew Xiao Mao could help with a matter she would not explain, and Xiao Mao agreed because she had saved their lives and helped Fairy Hongxia.
• Xiao Mao and his companions rode soul beasts to Hongdi Village, where the villagers welcomed them and led them into a wooden hall decorated with painted patterns, skulls, bones, and animal hides.

Xiao Mao received Hongdi Village’s leaders and accepted three shamanic items after Elder Wu and Ji Man pledged the village’s loyalty to him as a descendant of Great God Shebi. The chapter left Xiao Mao being invited to feast while Ji Man urged him to take command of Great Shebi Village.

• Elder Wu and Ji Man welcomed Xiao Mao with a ceremony as the villagers lit bonfires and prepared a banquet.
• More than a hundred clan leaders came to pay respects to Xiao Mao, revealing Hongdi Village’s many branches and the scale of Shebi’s descendants in Million Meng Mountain.
• Elder Wu advised Xiao Mao to call himself “We” or “the Solitary One,” and Xiao Mao agreed to use “We.”
• Ji Man presented Xiao Mao with three shamanic items and declared Hongdi Village’s loyalty to him as a descendant of Great God Shebi.
• Ji Man congratulated Xiao Mao and urged him to take command of Great Shebi Village, then invited him and his companions to enjoy the village’s delicacies.

Xiao Mao attended a feast in Hongdi Village, where Ji Man and Witch Elder presented him with offerings meant to strengthen his Soul Arts. He stopped them from killing a Qingxi Wuyu’s offspring, but accepted a Jiajie Worm as the first guest to eat, then faced Witch Elder’s warning against using Dao Sect methods in Meng Mountain.

• Ji Man summoned a Soul Warrior who prepared to kill a Qingxi Wuyu, but its larger mate rushed in and offered itself in its place.
• Witch Elder explained that the beasts’ raw brain matter advanced Soul Arts, and Xiao Mao forbade Shebi’s descendants from eating it raw.
• Ji Man served everyone cauldrons of Jiajie Worms mixed with Soul Returning Grass, and Xiao Mao swallowed one to let the others eat.
• Xiao Mao tried to send his cauldron to Witch Elder with his power, but Witch Elder urged him to use fewer Dao Sect methods in Meng Mountain.

Xiao Mao learned that a vast swarm of Jiajie Worms was threatening Hongdi Village and chose to stay and protect its people rather than flee. As the swarm pressed down, he asked Jiu Xia to help find a way to disperse it, but she said she had no such ability.

• Xiao Hua and Xiao Mao saw countless Jiajie Worms gathering above Hongdi Village, while Ji Man explained that their arrival was not caused by Xiao Mao eating them.
• Soul cultivators reported the danger, and Xiao Mao decided to help the people of Hongdi Village because he could not bear to abandon them.
• Xiao Mao lent his Jiajie Worms to soul cultivators who had received little cauldrons from him, and they prostrated themselves in gratitude.
• Xiao Mao ignored Ji Man's warning to escape and went outside with the others, where the swarm and the village's soul beasts filled the sky.
• Elder Wu admitted that Jiajie Worms had increasingly attacked villages and sometimes launched large-scale assaults, but withheld the reason until later.
• Xiao Mao asked Jiu Xia to help disperse the swarm, and she said she lacked the ability but might know more about the worms' weaknesses.

Hongdi Village’s defenders fought a vast swarm of Jiajie Worms with chants, soul beasts, and green light, but their attacks barely slowed the insects. As the village’s defenses faltered, Jiu Xia believed Xiao Mao could drive the swarm away through his bloodline, and Ji Man began a new attack.

• Hongdi Village’s soul warriors and earthlings chanted and danced, gathering dark green radiance to resist the Jiajie Worms’ vibrations.
• Elder Wu led the soul beasts into battle and used his bone staff to strike down tens of thousands of Jiajie Worms, but the swarm quickly overwhelmed the green light.
• Xiao Hua considered using Innate True Water, fire, or the Small Pouch, but he could not find a way to disperse the swarm without harming Xiao Mao’s standing in the village.
• Jiu Xia told Xiao Hua that Xiao Mao’s bloodline had likely attracted the Jiajie Worms and that she believed he could drive them away, though he could not yet use its power.
• Ji Man charged to the front, chanted syllables resembling Green Seal Script, and danced as pale green radiance wrapped around her.

Ji Man’s attack briefly carved a gap through the Jiajie Worm swarm, but the creatures quickly closed it, leaving her exhausted and Hongdi Village in danger. After Elder Wu explained the worms’ weaknesses and the limits of the village’s defenses, Xiao Hua prepared to drive them away and secretly gave Xiao Mao several items.

• Ji Man used the soul warriors’ power to blast a huge gap through the Jiajie Worms, but the swarm rapidly filled it again.
• Ji Man leaped from her soul beast to escape the worms, and Elder Wu caught her; the soul beast was devoured and fell as a skeleton.
• Ji Man convulsed and vomited blood, while Elder Wu urged Xiao Mao to seek shelter until midnight, when the worms would turn into grass.
• Elder Wu explained that drought had made the Jiajie Worms more dangerous and that they feared rain and dampness, but he withheld why they attacked Hongdi Village.
• Xiao Hua asked what Ji Man had chanted, then declared he would drive away the worms and flew upward with Xiao Mao, secretly handing him several items.