Chapter Summaries

Li Xian and the Dragon Gate Token holders gathered on Asking the Dao Mountain to await the sect’s heavenly vessel, where Yan Shiri and Yan Baisheng confronted Yan Shui Rou over her promised token. Yan Shui Rou exposed Yan Kaigui’s conduct, Yan Baisheng killed him and punished Yan Zhenjiang, and the heavenly vessel arrived.

• Li Xian studied the three Immortal Seedlings, including Yan Shui Rou, as the Dragon Gate Token holders assembled on the stone platform.
• Yan Shiri brought Yan Baisheng, Yan Kaigui, and Yan Zhenjiang to demand that Yan Shui Rou honor her promise to give Yan Kaigui a Dragon Gate Token.
• Yan Shui Rou accused Yan Kaigui of publicly humiliating her by pursuing Liu Yanran, and Shen Chenzhou backed her demand for justice.
• Yan Baisheng killed Yan Kaigui and stripped Yan Zhenjiang of his title, while Yan Shui Rou accepted the resolution.
• The thousand-meter heavenly vessel appeared above Asking the Dao Mountain.

Li Xian and the other new recruits boarded the Jumang Skyship and learned how the Great Luo Immortal Sect recruited and ranked its disciples. The skyship departed for the sect, leaving the newcomers to face the pressure of competing for a place within its ranks.

• Shen Chenzhou led the six Dao Seedlings and three Immortal Seedlings aboard the Jumang Skyship, where Zhong Lingxiu assigned them rooms.
• Li Xian noticed Yan Shui Rou's companion, who had taken Yan Kaigui's Dragon Gate Token admission slot, and exchanged polite nods with her.
• Shen Chenzhou explained that the skyship carried tens of thousands of recruits and that the sect recruited over a million disciples every five years, but only those who advanced could remain beyond the outer sect.
• Zhong Lingxiu described the sect's competitions, rewards, and rules, warning that disciples' supposed equal status did not erase the gap between ranks.
• Li Xian and the others found their assigned rooms, and the Jumang Skyship soon lifted off toward the clouds.

Li Xian and the other selected disciples arrived at the Great Luo Immortal Sect after half a month aboard the Heavenly Ark. They received instructions on their new status and the merit-point system, then left the ark to begin their lives as outer disciples.

• Xiang Yangsheng offered to answer Li Xian’s questions about the sect, but Li Xian said he would deal with the Yan Family by growing stronger.
• The Heavenly Ark’s young passengers sparred during the journey, and Princess Qihuo and Divine Son Guying earned the title of Jumang Twin Walls.
• Li Xian refrained from joining the fights because he was focused on merging his true qi and Blood Astral Force through the Xiantian Qi Refining Technique.
• Li Xian and Xiang Yangsheng saw the Great Luo Immortal Sect’s vast mountain range and arrived at its aerial port.
• Shen Chenzhou explained how identity tokens guided new disciples to their lodgings and described the costs of provisions and the ways to earn merit points.
• Shen Chenzhou and Zhong Lingxiu bid farewell as the disembarkation doors opened.

Li Xian settled into his new residence on Jumang Peak, learned about the sect’s resources, and used merit credits to buy medicinal meals that replenished his depleted body. As he returned to his courtyard, Yan Yu confronted him with her brother and others, who planned to cripple him.

• Li Xian found his assigned courtyard, where Xiang Yangsheng warned him that outer sect disciples were rivals and that Yan Yu’s powerful family might target him.
• Li Xian inspected his comfortable residence and read the Jumang Peak guide, learning about the free supplies and the sect’s facilities.
• Li Xian spent merit credits on medicinal meals, replenished his body, and planned to open his meridians after obtaining a life-saving pill.
• Yan Yu and several people, including Wei Jiuyi, confronted Li Xian at his courtyard, and Yan Yu’s brother proposed crippling him.

Yan Yu arranged to frame Li Xian, but her Thirteenth Brother attacked him and was badly defeated when Li Xian revealed his true astral force. As Li Xian questioned the accusation and looked toward Wei Jiuyi, three Xingtian Hall inner disciples arrived to investigate.

• Yan Yu warned Thirteenth Brother that Li Xian was formidable, while he said he would cripple Li Xian and have him demoted.
• Thirteenth Brother attacked Li Xian, who entered the limit-breaking state and shattered his true qi with true astral force.
• Li Xian's punch broke Thirteenth Brother's ribs and sent him flying, leaving Yan Yu and her companions stunned.
• Two disciples begged Li Xian to stop and claimed he had stolen a Spirit Refining Pill from Yan Yu; Li Xian asked for evidence and turned toward Wei Jiuyi.
• Three Xingtian Hall inner disciples arrived on flying swords and asked who was fighting.

Li Xian defeated Yan Yu’s Thirteenth Brother, but Jin Yue of Xingtian Hall sided with Yan Yu and demanded compensation without investigating the incident. Li Xian challenged Jin Yue to decide whether he would take on his feud with Yan Yu and the Yan Family.

• Li Xian sent Yan Yu’s Thirteenth Brother flying with one punch, leaving Yan Yu stunned by his strength.
• Yan Yu’s companion claimed the clash was a misunderstanding involving a missing Spirit Refining Pill, and Yan Yu cited her ties to Yan Cailian and the Immortal Light Society.
• Jin Yue rejected Li Xian’s request to involve the Haotian Mirror Spirit and demanded a hundred merit points for Yan’s medical expenses.
• Yan Yu suggested binding the debt to Li Xian’s identity token, and Jin Yue agreed to arrange it through the Internal Affairs Hall.
• Li Xian applauded, then asked Jin Yue whether he would take on Li Xian’s feud with Yan Yu and the Yan Family.

Li Xian forced Jin Yue to choose between accepting a duel on the Sword-Dueling Platform and risking exposure of his misconduct. Jin Yue offered to settle the dispute, but Li Xian rejected him and demanded a fight to the death.

• Jin Yue mocked Li Xian for challenging his authority, and Li Xian called him out for backing Yan Yu and the Yan Family.
• Li Xian challenged Jin Yue to fight on the Sword-Dueling Platform and warned that refusing would draw attention to Jin Yue's dealings with Yan Yu.
• Jin Yue realized that either accepting the duel or refusing it could cost him his position in Xingtian Hall, and he tried to end the dispute without a fight.
• Jin Yue offered to make Yan Dengfeng apologize, but Li Xian refused and demanded to fight Jin Yue to the death.

Li Xian and Jin Yue fought to the death on the Sword-Dueling Platform after Jin Yue accepted Li Xian’s challenge. Their first exchanges injured both fighters, and the chapter ended with neither having gained the advantage.

• Jin Yue silently headed for the Sword-Dueling Platform, and Yan Dengfeng followed with the others.
• Hundreds of disciples gathered to watch as Li Xian and Jin Yue climbed onto the platform.
• Jin Yue attacked with Xiantian True Qi, but Li Xian countered with True Astral Force and the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique.
• Jin Yue broke through Li Xian’s True Astral Force and injured his arm in their first collision.
• Li Xian attacked again with his left hand, and their fists collided once more, breaking bones in both fighters’ arms.

Li Xian fought Jin Yue in a desperate battle, using true astral force and relentless attacks to overcome the Xiantian inner disciple. Jin Yue died from his injuries after Li Xian shattered his defenses and destroyed his internal organs.

• Li Xian and Jin Yue exchanged blows, and the watching disciples realized Li Xian wielded true astral force despite not having reached the Xiantian realm.
• Li Xian pressed his attack despite his broken hands, while Jin Yue's right arm broke as he tried to counter the strikes.
• Li Xian kept punching, breaking both of Jin Yue's hands and forcing him to retreat.
• Jin Yue's body buckled after he repeatedly strained his meridians, leaving him unable to stop Li Xian's attack.
• Li Xian struck Jin Yue's chest with astral force, destroying his internal organs and killing him.

Li Xian defeated and killed the inner sect Xiantian Jin Yue, then endured severe injuries while confronting Yan Yu and Yan Dengfeng. The Xingtian Hall disciples ruled that Wei Jiuyi had framed him and ordered Yan Dengfeng to pay him one hundred merit credits, with the Haotian Mirror Spirit approving the judgment.

• Li Xian ended his Limit-Breaking State after killing Jin Yue and redeemed a Meridian-Activating Blood-Circulation Pill as his body began to collapse.
• Yan Dengfeng threatened Li Xian, and Yan Yu challenged him to fight, but she hesitated when Li Xian accepted and demanded that she issue the challenge through her disciple token.
• The two inner sect disciples of Xingtian Hall ruled that Wei Jiuyi had stolen a Spirit Refining Pill to frame Li Xian and deserved execution under sect rules.
• The Xingtian Hall disciples ordered Yan Dengfeng to compensate Li Xian with one hundred merit credits, and Li Xian accepted the ruling.

Li Xian recovered from his near-fatal injuries and resolved to push his body beyond its limits, while Yan Yu sought help to deal with him before the year-end assessment. Shen Chenzhou and Zhong Lingxiu secured Ren Shanhe’s offer to guide Li Xian toward the Xiantian realm if he agreed to become his attendant.

• Li Xian ignored Wei Jiuyi’s pleas as two inner sect disciples subdued him, while Yan Yu and Yan Dengfeng discussed recruiting Chen Jianghai to kill Li Xian.
• Li Xian took the Meridian-Activating Blood-Circulation Pill, endured his recovery without entering the Limit-Breaking State, and reflected on how his techniques could help him form an exceptional Xiantian Body.
• Shen Chenzhou and Zhong Lingxiu told Ren Shanhe about Li Xian’s talent, and Ren offered to help him reach Xiantian in two or three years if Li Xian agreed to serve him.

Ren Shanhe offered Li Xian a powerful healing pill and help reaching Xiantian only if Li Xian accepted him as his master, while Li Xian ignored other exploitative offers and planned his recovery. The chapter ended with Xiang Yangsheng arriving with a Six Harmonies Life-Origin Pill worth six thousand Merit Points.

• Shen Chenzhou suggested Ren Shanhe first test Li Xian’s talent with pills, but Ren Shanhe grew displeased at Li Xian’s apparent pride.
• Zhong Lingxiu showed Ren Shanhe news that Li Xian had defeated Xingtian Hall’s Xiantian disciple Jin Yue while still in the True Qi Realm, though Li Xian was gravely wounded.
• Ren Shanhe offered a Life-Creating Pill and his promise to help Li Xian reach Xiantian if Li Xian accepted him as his master.
• Li Xian ignored harsh offers for healing pills and considered exchanging Merit Points for a Life-Creating Pill or a Hundred Refinement Pill.
• Xiang Yangsheng visited Li Xian and gave him a Six Harmonies Life-Origin Pill worth six thousand Merit Points.

Li Xian accepted a Six Harmonies Life-Origin Pill from Nangong Feixu and learned that his victory over Jin Yue had placed him 288th on the outer sect ranking. Xiang Yangsheng explained the sect’s ranking and lifespan distinctions, then told Li Xian he could earn merit points by charging challengers.

• Xiang Yangsheng gave Li Xian the Six Harmonies Life-Origin Pill that Nangong Feixu had sent, and Li Xian accepted it without conditions.
• Li Xian spoke with Xiang Yangsheng about Xiantian Pills and learned why Nangong Feixu was cultivating followers while Yan Cailian could not provide pills to everyone.
• Pavilion Master Shen and Tower Master Zhong visited Li Xian, and Zhong Lingxiu suggested he have his constitution tested for a special constitution.
• Xiang Yangsheng showed Li Xian that his victory over Jin Yue had raised him to 288th on the Outer Sect Disciple Ranking.
• Xiang Yangsheng explained how lifespan separated outer, inner, and core disciples, then advised Li Xian to charge challengers for the chance to take his ranking and earn merit points.

Li Xian learned about the lucrative outer sect ranking and focused on recovering from his injuries, while Jiang Xiaoyu trained on Youying Peak. Yan Shui Rou offered Li Xian a chance to join the Immortal Light Society in exchange for a Life-Creating Pill, but Jiang Xiaoyu declined to deliver it, and Yan Shui Rou planned to approach him herself.

• Xiang Yangsheng explained the merit rewards for the outer and inner sect rankings, and Li Xian resolved to recover before accepting challenges.
• After Xiang Yangsheng left, Li Xian exchanged merit points for a premium Meridian Blood-Activating Pill and planned to use the Six Harmonies Life-Origin Pill after healing.
• Jiang Xiaoyu refined her true qi in Yan Shui Rou's courtyard and began opening her meridians.
• Yan Shui Rou gave Jiang Xiaoyu a Xiantian Pill and told her that Li Xian had been badly injured after fighting an inner sect disciple on the Sword-Dueling Platform.
• Yan Shui Rou offered to let Jiang Xiaoyu deliver a Life-Creating Pill to Li Xian if he joined the Immortal Light Society, but Jiang Xiaoyu refused.
• Yan Shui Rou decided she would approach Li Xian herself and warned that refusing the Society's offer would bring consequences.

Li Xian studied secret techniques to find ways to improve the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique, then used its explosive power to open his meridians. He reached the Meridian Opening Realm, despite the damage his body sustained.

• Li Xian concluded that the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique had become less efficient and searched the Transmission Hall for secret techniques that might help him improve it.
• He spent six days studying the techniques’ introductions, then received a warning that he had to accept a challenge within three days to avoid a ranking penalty.
• Li Xian reviewed the Xiantian Qi Refinement Formula’s meridian-opening instructions and decided to force the process with the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique.
• He opened the Twelve Primary Meridians, then pierced through all Eight Extraordinary Meridians as blood seeped from his body.
• Li Xian announced that he had reached the Meridian Opening Realm.

After recovering with a Six Harmonies Life-Origin Pill, Li Xian accepted challenges from sixteen disciples and headed to the Sword-Dueling Platform. Yan Shui Rou tried to persuade him to apologize to Yan Yu and Yan Dengfeng and join the Immortal Light Society, but Li Xian chose her second option before she explained it.

• Li Xian recovered fully after taking the Six Harmonies Life-Origin Pill and accepted challenges from sixteen disciples, scheduling the duels ten minutes apart.
• Li Xian told Xiang Yangsheng about the sixteen matches, and Xiang Yangsheng warned that many of the challengers were likely formidable.
• Yan Shui Rou confronted Li Xian and warned him that Zhang Yi, one of his challengers, possessed powerful Cold Ice True Qi.
• Yan Shui Rou offered to arrange a banquet with Senior Brother Chen, where Li Xian could apologize to Yan Yu and Yan Dengfeng and join the Immortal Light Society.
• Li Xian asked whether Senior Brother Chen would challenge him, then chose Yan Shui Rou's second option before she could explain it.

Li Xian arrived at the Sword-Dueling Platform and revealed that he had accepted challenges from sixteen outer sect prodigies. As the crowd reacted to his gauntlet, he began with Zhao Huang and knocked him off the platform with one punch.

• Yan Shui Rou angrily ordered Zhang Yi to cripple Li Xian without killing him, while Zhang Yi doubted he could control the outcome of their duel.
• Zhang Yi and several other challengers discovered that Li Xian had accepted their challenges in rapid succession, prompting the crowd to realize he planned to fight a gauntlet of battles.
• Li Xian said he had accepted sixteen challenges and told Zhao Huang to take the first turn on the platform.
• Zhao Huang stepped onto the platform, and Li Xian immediately sent him flying with a single punch before calling for the next challenger.

Li Xian defeated Zhao Huang with one punch, then challenged Liu Tang on the Sword-Dueling Platform and overwhelmed him with a rapid series of strikes. After Li Xian revealed his Meridian Opening ability, Liu Tang was blasted from the platform, and Li Xian called for the next challenger.

• Li Xian knocked Zhao Huang down with a single punch and invited the next opponent forward.
• Liu Tang resolved to defeat Li Xian and reclaim his place in the Outer Sect Rankings.
• Li Xian and Liu Tang began their fight, and Li Xian broke through Liu Tang's sword attack with True Astral Force.
• Liu Tang realized Li Xian had opened the meridians in his arms, but Li Xian's strikes shattered his protective True Qi and injured him.
• Li Xian overwhelmed Liu Tang with a barrage of punches, knocked him off the platform, and called, "Next."

Li Xian revealed that he had reached the Meridian Opening Realm and defeated challenger after challenger, drawing attention from the outer sect. Yan Shui Rou arrived expecting Zhang Yi to stop him, only to learn Zhang Yi had already been defeated and was lying nearby.

• Li Xian defeated Liu Tang and revealed his Meridian Opening Realm cultivation, shocking the watching disciples.
• Zuo Jiang stepped onto the Sword-Dueling Platform to challenge Li Xian, who defeated him ten seconds later and called for the next opponent.
• Yan Shui Rou and a man in brocade robes discussed plans to ruin Li Xian, with the man suggesting they enlist Bai Luo's help.
• Yan Shui Rou heard that Li Xian had accepted sixteen challenges, with six opponents fighting and three admitting defeat without taking the stage.
• Yan Shui Rou asked when Zhang Yi would teach Li Xian a lesson, and a disciple pointed out that Zhang Yi was already lying nearby, possibly dead.

Li Xian defeated six challengers on the Sword-Dueling Platform, while the remaining ten forfeited, and drew admiration from inner sect disciples who discussed his future prospects. Afterward, Zhang Yue promised to arrange cultivation methods and secret techniques for him through Senior Sister Nangong.

• Xiang Yangsheng and two inner sect disciples watched Li Xian's display and praised his potential to master Sword Refining into Astral Force and establish a superior Dao foundation.
• Ten of Li Xian's sixteen opponents forfeited, citing injuries, weddings, and other obligations, leaving him with only six actual fights.
• Li Xian considered challenging higher-ranked disciples and decided to target third place, then Bai Luo in second place, and finally Yun Tiankuo at the top.
• Xiang Yangsheng introduced Li Xian to Zhang Yue and Xun Dao, who had come on Senior Sister Nangong's orders to assess his needs.
• Zhang Yue identified Li Xian's lack of advanced combat techniques and promised to arrange suitable cultivation methods and secret techniques for him.