Recaps

After transmigrating into the Azure Feather Dao Sect as a struggling menial disciple, Ye Xuan received the Chaos Dao Scripture from his sign-in system and rapidly grew stronger. He killed Wang Liang and his two companions when they came to extort him, then headed for the scripture library to sign in again.

• Ye Xuan awakened as a five-element Spirit Root menial disciple and learned that Wang Liang planned to collect his Spirit Stones.
• Ye Xuan bound the Supreme Sign-In System and received the first layer of the Chaos Dao Scripture, which raised him to the Qi Refining Second Layer and concealed his cultivation.
• After one night of cultivation, Ye Xuan neared the Qi Refining Third Layer and found himself far stronger than before.
• Wang Liang, Li Duan, and another lackey demanded Ye Xuan's Spirit Stones, but Ye Xuan knocked Li Duan down and defeated Wang Liang with a punch.
• Ye Xuan killed Wang Liang, disposed of the three bodies, and took their storage pouch, sword, Spirit Stones, and cultivation supplies.
• Ye Xuan set out to sign in at the scripture library and buy pills.

Ye Xuan obtained the Immortal Method Wind Thunder Step through a check-in, bought pills to aid his cultivation, and avoided revealing his involvement in Wang Liang’s disappearance. Meanwhile, Azure Feather Dao Sect Master Ling Ziling began using a Sect Simulator and watched her life unfold as a simulation.

• Ye Xuan checked in at the Scripture Repository and received Wind Thunder Step, an Immortal Method he immediately grasped at a basic level.
• Ye Xuan left the Scripture Repository, spent his Spirit Stones on Qi Gathering Pills and Bone Tempering Pills, and returned to find Ma Mei asking about Wang Liang.
• Ye Xuan denied seeing Wang Liang, then returned to his residence and began cultivating with pills and Spirit Stones.
• Ling Ziling learned the Sect Simulator’s functions and used its free opportunity to simulate her own life.
• Ling Ziling read that she had lost her mother to a demonic sect ambush and later gained fame as the Jade Radiance Empress after slaying demonic sect leaders.

Ling Ziling’s simulation showed the Azure Feather Dao Sect being destroyed, so she resolved to search the sect for hidden seniors and uncover a traitor. Meanwhile, Ye Xuan reached the Qi Refining Third Layer and headed for the Mission Hall, while Xu Li searched for the missing Wang Liang and learned that Ma Mei suspected Ye Xuan had killed him.

• Ling Ziling learned from her simulation that the seventh elder and grand elder had died to Azure Feather Swordsmanship before the demonic sects destroyed the Dao Sect, and she resolved to investigate the sect’s hidden seniors.
• Ye Xuan broke through to the Qi Refining Third Layer and decided to seek a mission that would let him visit an outer sect peak.
• Xu Li found Wang Liang’s home empty and realized Wang Liang and the Spirit Stones he owed were missing.
• Ma Mei told Xu Li that Ye Xuan had resisted Wang Liang’s Spirit Stone collection and claimed Ye Xuan had killed him.

Ye Xuan secured an herbal assistant mission with Ji Fenghe and earned a chance to work on Wood Spirit Peak. After signing in among its herb fields, he gained a high-grade wood spirit root and helped Ji Fenghe improve his Qi Gathering Pills.

• Ye Xuan accepted Ji Fenghe's herbal assistant mission by answering questions about medicinal herbs better than the other applicants.
• Ji Fenghe took Ye Xuan to Wood Spirit Peak, gave him the Qi Gathering Pill formula, and told him to prepare its ingredients.
• Ye Xuan signed in at the herb field and claimed a high-grade wood spirit root, which greatly increased his spiritual Qi circulation.
• Ye Xuan harvested and processed ten sets of ingredients, then brought them to Ji Fenghe's Alchemy Chamber.
• Ji Fenghe refined Qi Gathering Pills with seventy-two percent efficacy and gave Ye Xuan five pills for his work.

Ye Xuan signed in while learning about pill refining from Ji Fenghe, gaining the Pill Refining Technique and helping Ji Fenghe overcome his bottleneck. After Ye Xuan refined an exceptional batch of Qi Gathering Pills and left Wood Spirit Peak, Ji Fenghe unknowingly benefited from Ye Xuan’s adjustment to the pill flame.

• Ye Xuan improved his wood Spirit Root through repeated sign-ins while Ji Fenghe struggled to raise his Qi Gathering Pills’ spiritual efficacy beyond seventy-nine percent.
• Ji Fenghe taught Ye Xuan the basics of pill refining, and Ye Xuan signed in to obtain the Pill Refining Technique.
• Ye Xuan noticed Ji Fenghe’s pill flame was too fierce and advised him to slow down, purify the spiritual essence repeatedly, and rest.
• Ji Fenghe refined Qi Gathering Pills with eighty-two percent spiritual efficacy, paid Ye Xuan ten Spirit Stones, and left to show his master.
• Ye Xuan used Ji Fenghe’s Pill Furnace to refine twenty Qi Gathering Pills with ninety-eight percent spiritual efficacy, then left Wood Spirit Peak.
• After his master demanded that he reach ninety percent efficacy within a month, Ji Fenghe refined another batch at eighty-seven percent efficacy and wondered if Ye Xuan was an expert.

Ye Xuan defeated Xu Li after Xu Li accused him of killing Wang Liang, then spared him to avoid drawing the Law Enforcement Hall’s attention. Xu Li reported the fight to Hu Yi, who became interested in Ye Xuan and set out to find him.

• Xu Li and Ma Mei confronted Ye Xuan over Wang Liang’s death, and Ye Xuan denied the accusation.
• Ye Xuan fought Xu Li, gradually revealing enough strength to overpower him; Xu Li apologized and killed Ma Mei as she tried to flee.
• Ye Xuan struck Xu Li with forty percent of his cultivation, breaking his sword and talisman shield, then let him leave.
• Ye Xuan assessed his strength and began cultivating with Qi Gathering Pills and Spirit Stones to reach the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.
• Xu Li told Hu Yi that a powerful menial disciple had beaten him, and Hu Yi ordered him to lead the way to Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan used Chaos Spiritual Qi to imitate a Foundation Establishment cultivator and frightened Hu Yi and Xu Li into retreating, though Hu Yi grew suspicious afterward. Seeking to grow stronger, Ye Xuan checked into the Spirit Gathering Pagoda and received an offer of a hundred years of cultivation.

• Ye Xuan practiced imitating other people’s presences with Chaos Spiritual Qi and sensed Xu Li approaching with Hu Yi.
• Ye Xuan’s feigned Foundation Establishment pressure forced Xu Li to his knees and made Hu Yi offer fifty Spirit Stones before retreating.
• Ye Xuan recovered the Spirit Stones and resumed cultivating, while Hu Yi ordered Xu Li to investigate him.
• Ye Xuan rented a fifth-floor cultivation room at the Spirit Gathering Pagoda despite Li Liang’s doubts.
• Ye Xuan checked in at the pagoda and received a reward of a hundred years of cultivation.

Ye Xuan defeated Hu Yi after Hu Yi discovered his earlier Foundation Establishment presence had been a bluff, then registered as an outer disciple. He settled into a better residence and planned to visit nearby peaks to collect first-time check-in rewards.

• Hu Yi learned that Ye Xuan had joined the sect three years earlier and had recently risen from Qi Refining first layer, but dismissed his Foundation Establishment presence as an imitation.
• Ye Xuan prepared to leave his servant disciple residence, but Hu Yi arrived with Xu Li and attacked him.
• Ye Xuan caught and snapped Hu Yi’s sword, then struck through Hu Yi’s jade pendant and sent him crashing into a mountainside, warning Xu Li to keep his cultivation secret.
• Ye Xuan registered as an outer disciple by showing the steward Qi Refining fourth-layer cultivation and chose a quiet residence.
• Ye Xuan moved into his new residence and planned to visit thirty nearby peaks for first-time check-in rewards.

Ye Xuan gained an Innate Sword Heart at Dao Preaching Peak and rapidly strengthened through check-ins across the sect. Ling Ziling simulated Qi Yue and discovered that a Blood Demon Sect agent would exploit him to lure the sect master's wife to her death.

• Ye Xuan attended Wu Yuehua's lecture at Dao Preaching Peak and checked in to obtain an Innate Sword Heart, allowing him to master her Azure Feather Swordsmanship insights.
• Ye Xuan raised his cultivation to the Foundation Establishment middle stage and obtained a high-grade fire Spirit Root, the Waning Moon sword, and further swordsmanship and crafting skills.
• Ling Ziling used her simulator to examine the seventh elder, Qi Yue, hoping to uncover the force behind the coming attack and learn whether he could reach Spirit Transformation.
• Ling Ziling learned that a Blood Demon Sect agent would help Qi Yue reach Nascent Soul, later plant a Blood Seal in him, and pressure him into sending a distress call.
• The simulation revealed that the sect master's wife would answer Qi Yue's call for help and die in a Blood Demon Sect ambush.

After learning that Qi Yue had worked with a demonic sect and died by poison, Ling Ziling began a purge of spies within the Azure Feather Dao Sect. Ye Xuan returned from Pill Cloud Peak with a poison scripture, but a golden dragon emerged from a rift in the sky.

• Ling Ziling learned from a life simulation that Qi Yue had colluded with a demonic sect, helped infiltrate the Dao Sect, and eventually died by poison.
• Ling Ziling told Grand Elder Luo Yun that demonic sect spies were hidden throughout the Dao Sect and ordered a thorough purge using a list she had obtained.
• Ye Xuan left Pill Cloud Peak with the Myriad Dao Poison Scripture and worried that he had spent nearly all his Spirit Stones on pill-making supplies.
• Ye Xuan looked up as a huge rift opened in the sky and a golden dragon stepped through it.

Ao Jin delivered the Immortal Alliance’s invitation for the Southern Region to enter the Spirit Medicine Realm, prompting the Azure Feather Dao Sect to tighten its security and purge demonic spies. After earning a modest cultivation reward and seeking work at the Mission Hall, Ye Xuan accepted Ji Fenghe’s offer to assist with pill refining.

• Ao Jin visited the Azure Feather Dao Sect and gave Ling Ziling a jade slip announcing the Immortal Alliance’s reward of one entry into the Spirit Medicine Realm.
• Ling Ziling studied the jade slip and told the elders that the sect needed to move faster.
• The Law Enforcement Hall purged suspected demonic sect spies, killing Hu Yi and Xu Li among others.
• Ye Xuan checked in after an outer sect lecture, gained ten years of cultivation, and went to the Mission Hall seeking spirit stones.
• Ji Fenghe offered Ye Xuan work as his pill-refining assistant, and Ye Xuan accepted.

Ye Xuan demonstrated his medicinal knowledge and pill-refining skills to Ji Fenghe, astonishing him by producing twenty-four flawless Qi Gathering Pills on only his second attempt. Ji Fenghe then gave Ye Xuan a Spirit Concentration Pill Formula to test, and the chapter ended as he eagerly inspected Ye Xuan’s first batch.

• Ji Fenghe told Ye Xuan that his master had assigned him a year to master a hundred Pill Formulas and tested Ye Xuan’s medicinal knowledge.
• Ye Xuan refined Qi Gathering Pills for Ji Fenghe, who discovered that all twenty-four pills were flawless.
• Ji Fenghe asked whether Ye Xuan had studied the Qi Gathering Pill refinement, and Ye Xuan said it was only his second attempt.
• Ji Fenghe gave Ye Xuan the Spirit Concentration Pill Formula, and Ye Xuan successfully refined a batch on his first attempt.
• Ji Fenghe eagerly opened the Pill Furnace to inspect the Spirit Concentration Pills.

After Ji Fenghe discovered that Ye Xuan had refined flawless pills, he brought him to Zheng Huaiyuan, who accepted him as a disciple. Ye Xuan gained valuable gifts and access to Wood Spirit Peak’s resources, while concealing his true cultivation and Spirit Roots.

• Ji Fenghe showed Zheng Huaiyuan the flawless pills Ye Xuan had refined and explained Ye Xuan’s ability and lack of a master.
• Zheng Huaiyuan summoned Ye Xuan, tested his knowledge, and watched him refine Qi Gathering Pills before offering to take him as a disciple.
• Ye Xuan concealed his true aptitude with the Chaos Dao Scripture and accepted Zheng Huaiyuan as his master.
• Ji Fenghe welcomed Ye Xuan with a high-grade Law Artifact Pill Furnace, and Zheng Huaiyuan gave him the supreme-grade Law Artifact Azure Wood Lamp and a disciple token.
• Zheng Huaiyuan gave Ye Xuan alchemy notes and permission to consult him, while Ji Fenghe offered him cultivation methods and introduced Wood Spirit Peak’s medicinal fields.

Ye Xuan signed in at Wood Spirit Peak and received a Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill, which he hid because he was still too weak to use it safely. Zheng Huaiyuan then revealed that the sect could send qi refining disciples to the Spirit Medicine Realm, where breaking through to foundation establishment brought the world's blessing, and prepared Ye Xuan and Ji Fenghe for the selection in half a year.

• Ye Xuan signed in beside the Pill Cauldron and claimed a Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill, then concealed it in his Qiankun pouch.
• Zheng Huaiyuan asked Ji Fenghe why he had forbidden him from breaking through to foundation establishment and explained that the Immortal Alliance had granted the sect access to the Spirit Medicine Realm.
• Zheng Huaiyuan said that only qi refining cultivators could enter the Spirit Medicine Realm and that the sect had received three thousand slots, including five hundred for outer disciples.
• Zheng Huaiyuan told Ye Xuan to stay at Wood Spirit Peak and train for the outer sect selection in six months, giving him pills and Spirit Stones.
• Ji Fenghe offered to help Ye Xuan cultivate and spar with him, then moved his belongings into the main hall to train alongside him.

Ye Xuan improved his spirit roots by taking Zheng Huaiyuan’s Marrow Cleansing Pills, while Ling Ziling turned to the Sect Simulator after the purge failed to find the hidden stranger. The chapter leaves off as Ling Ziling begins simulating Wu Yuehua’s life.

• Ye Xuan discovered that Zheng Huaiyuan had given him valuable cultivation resources and spent half a month checking in around Wood Spirit Peak.
• Zheng Huaiyuan returned and gave Ye Xuan ten Marrow Cleansing Pills to improve his aptitude.
• Ye Xuan used the pills and check-ins to improve his spirit roots, then reached the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
• Zheng Huaiyuan told Ye Xuan to practice Azure Feather Swordsmanship with Ji Fenghe and focus on stabilizing his cultivation.
• Ling Ziling reviewed the purge’s capture of many demonic sect spies but remained concerned that the hidden stranger had escaped.
• Ling Ziling began a Sect Simulator run for Wu Yuehua, whose talent and combat record had impressed her.

Ling Ziling reviewed Wu Yuehua’s simulated life, learned that the Dao Sect’s destruction had been delayed by a year, and resolved to prepare for the Demon Sect. Meanwhile, Ye Xuan visited Ji Fenghe, who hoped he would help Wood Spirit Peak win an alchemy contest against Mo Qi.

• Ling Ziling read Wu Yuehua’s life simulation, which showed her rising to the Spirit Transformation Realm before dying to defend the Azure Feather Dao Sect from the Demon Sect.
• Ling Ziling noticed the Dao Sect’s fortune had increased to 101, delaying its destruction by a year, and decided to study ways to weaken the Demon Sect and stop its leader’s breakthrough.
• Ye Xuan found Ji Fenghe struggling to refine pills at Wood Spirit Peak and waited until he finished.
• Ji Fenghe told Ye Xuan that Mo Qi had refined Bone-Strengthening Pills at ninety-five percent potency and challenged him to make better pills within three days.
• Ji Fenghe denied wanting to use Ye Xuan to defeat Mo Qi, claiming the contest was about protecting Wood Spirit Peak’s reputation.

Ye Xuan refined flawless Bone-Strengthening Pills and competed against Mo Qi, shocking him with his skill despite being at the Qi Refining Sixth Layer. Mo Qi acknowledged the second pill was flawless, while Ji Fenghe declared that Wood Spirit Peak had not lost.

• Ji Fenghe offered Ye Xuan an extra five hundred Spirit Stones to take part in the pill-refining contest, and Ye Xuan refined a flawless Bone-Strengthening Pill.
• Ji Fenghe brought Ye Xuan and the pill to Wood Moon Peak, where Mo Qi expected Ji Fenghe either to concede or show off a high-efficacy pill.
• Mo Qi doubted Ye Xuan could refine a flawless pill and accused Ji Fenghe of passing off one his master had made.
• Ye Xuan demonstrated his pill-refining skill in front of Mo Qi and produced another flawless Bone-Strengthening Pill.
• Mo Qi was stunned by the result, and Ji Fenghe declared that though he had lost, Wood Spirit Peak had not.

After Mo Qi accepted that Wood Spirit Peak had won the alchemy contest, Ye Xuan spent his prize Spirit Stones on medicinal ingredients and began learning cultivation methods and swordsmanship from Ji Fenghe. Ye Xuan mastered Azure Feather Swordsmanship almost immediately and defeated Ji Fenghe twice in three-move sparring matches, leaving his senior brother convinced he could not teach him.

• Ji Fenghe explained that Wood Spirit Peak had won the contest because Ye Xuan refined a flawless pill, and Mo Qi reflected on his narrow perspective.
• Ye Xuan collected his thousand Spirit Stones, spent them on medicinal ingredients, and returned to Wood Spirit Peak penniless.
• Ji Fenghe gave Ye Xuan several foundational cultivation methods and demonstrated Azure Feather Swordsmanship three times.
• Ye Xuan performed Azure Feather Swordsmanship flawlessly, surprising Ji Fenghe, who learned it had been Ye Xuan's first time practicing the art.
• Ji Fenghe sparred with Ye Xuan twice, but Ye Xuan disarmed him in three moves each time, prompting Ji Fenghe to say he could not teach him.

After Ye Xuan astonished Zheng Huaiyuan and Ji Fenghe by mastering advanced swordsmanship after one demonstration, Zheng Huaiyuan began teaching him personally. A month later, Ye Xuan’s rapid cultivation left him on the verge of breaking through to Golden Core.

• Ji Fenghe brought Ye Xuan to Zheng Huaiyuan and reported that Ye Xuan had mastered the basics of the Azure Feather Swordsmanship and defeated him in three moves.
• Zheng Huaiyuan watched Ye Xuan demonstrate the first level, then taught him the second level of the Azure Feather Swordsmanship.
• Ye Xuan reproduced Zheng Huaiyuan’s second-level demonstration, including its Sword Intent, convincing Ji Fenghe and delighting Zheng Huaiyuan.
• Zheng Huaiyuan promised to teach Ye Xuan personally and ordered Ji Fenghe to stay in the main hall and cultivate.
• Over the next month, Ye Xuan learned from Zheng Huaiyuan and continued signing in for rewards until he was about to break through to Golden Core.

Ye Xuan delayed claiming his sign-in reward and persuaded Zheng Huaiyuan to let him leave the Azure Feather Dao Sect for experience. He accepted a mission about ghosts near Yu City and left aboard a flying shuttle, looking forward to his first journey outside the sect.

• Ye Xuan asked Zheng Huaiyuan for permission to leave the sect, and Zheng Huaiyuan reluctantly agreed and gave him Spirit Artifacts and a jade pendant for protection.
• Ye Xuan accepted a mission investigating ghosts on Mount Qi near Qi Village and Yu City.
• Ye Xuan boarded a flying shuttle with his mission Jade Slip as Zheng Huaiyuan gave him final reminders and Ji Fenghe watched resentfully.
• Ye Xuan meditated aboard the shuttle and reflected on his cultivation, swordsmanship, and confidence in facing a Golden Core Tribulation.
• The flying shuttle passed through the sect-protecting formation, and Ye Xuan watched the Azure Feather Dao Sect disappear behind him.

Ye Xuan discovered that Qi Village had been slaughtered and uncovered the Blood Shadow Ancestor’s scheme to restore his strength by draining blood. He ambushed the newly revived Golden Core cultivator and left him badly wounded, with the fight still underway.

• Ye Xuan reached Mount Qi, found a concealment formation, and entered Qi Village disguised as an ordinary person.
• Ye Xuan discovered that the villagers had been dead for over a month and realized the formation concealed the slaughter from the Yu City disciples.
• Ye Xuan entered Mount Qi and saw the Blood Shadow Ancestor absorb blood from a jade pendant while black-robed followers awaited his promised rewards.
• The Blood Shadow Ancestor regained his cultivation, then drained the black-robed figures and absorbed their blood.
• Ye Xuan attacked the Blood Shadow Ancestor with Azure Feather Swordsmanship, pursued him as he fled, and wounded him severely.

Ye Xuan killed the Blood Shadow Ancestor after the fiend fled into scattered blood droplets, then headed east to find a secluded place to form his Golden Core. His tribulation clouds transformed through nine cycles of compression and expansion, growing more than five hundred times as oppressive before the first bolt struck.

• Ye Xuan rejected the Blood Shadow Ancestor’s offers and hunted down the soul hidden in every blood droplet after the fiend detonated himself.
• Ye Xuan burned Mount Qi and Qi Village, prepared a cover story for the Yu City disciples, and left to pursue his Golden Core breakthrough.
• Ye Xuan traveled east for two days, settled in a remote valley, and claimed his system reward to begin forming his Golden Core.
• Ye Xuan watched his tribulation clouds shrink to one li and expand through nine cycles, their oppressive might doubling each time.
• Ye Xuan raised his presence and met the first purple bolt of heavenly lightning with Waning Moon.

Ye Xuan survived his Golden Core lightning tribulation, gained a supreme-grade lightning spirit root, and discovered his Golden Core was black before continuing east. Meanwhile, Wu Yuehua was cornered by four Demon Sect elders until a vast Sword-Ray suddenly descended.

• Ye Xuan endured the nine bolts of heavenly lightning, claimed a supreme-grade lightning spirit root on the final strike, and successfully formed his Golden Core.
• Ye Xuan found his body and soul strengthened but discovered that his Golden Core was black and impervious to his spiritual sense.
• Ye Xuan tested the core, then set off east at greatly increased speed using the Wind Thunder Step.
• Wu Yuehua, newly accepted as Ling Ziling's disciple, was pursued and wounded by four Demon Sect elders after escaping an ambush.
• The elders shattered Wu Yuehua's protective jade pendant, but a Sword-Ray spanning a hundred li suddenly descended toward the battlefield.

Ye Xuan rescued Wu Yuehua from Demon Sect elders, guarded her until she recovered, and refused her request for swordsmanship guidance. He later reached Tianyue City and began selling the elders’ spoils, where Azure Feather Pavilion’s Wu Gang recognized a Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill.

• Ye Xuan killed the Demon Sect elders who had attacked Wu Yuehua and gave her healing pills, then stayed to guard her while she recovered.
• After seven days, Wu Yuehua woke, thanked Ye Xuan, and asked him to teach her swordsmanship, but he refused and left.
• Wu Yuehua gave up pursuing Ye Xuan and flew toward a nearby major city to report that Demon Sect elders had infiltrated Dao Sect territory.
• Ye Xuan arrived in Tianyue City and brought the Demon Sect elders’ Storage Bags to Azure Feather Pavilion to sell.
• Wu Gang offered Ye Xuan a hundred and thirty thousand Spirit Stones for the spoils, then recognized the pill Ye Xuan showed him as a Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill.

Ye Xuan entrusted a Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill to the Azure Feather Pavilion for auction and asked Wu Gang to gather materials for him. The auction drew powerful cultivators to Tianyue City, and the flawless pill became the final lot, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

• Ye Xuan let Wu Gang verify the Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill, then agreed to auction it through the Azure Feather Pavilion and gave him a long list of materials to gather.
• News of the pill spread through Tianyue City, attracting dozens of Golden Core cultivators and a Nascent Soul early stage cultivator who failed to buy it in advance.
• Ye Xuan concealed his cultivation, entered the auction hall, and bought formations and precious materials as the bidding proceeded.
• Wu Gang presented the Nascent Soul Breakthrough Pill as the final lot and announced that it was flawless, prompting gasps throughout the hall.