Recaps

Li Xingkong meditated by the sea to understand the principles behind the Moonlight Qi Refining Method rather than simply following its instructions. He sensed the moon’s gravity and observed how it moved the tides, leaving him with a clearer grasp of gravity as a force.

• Li Xingkong meditated by the beach at midnight, using the tides to seek the moon’s gravitational influence.
• Following the system’s suggestion, Li Xingkong set aside his Spiritual Qi and Mana Circuit and returned his awareness to his body’s surface.
• Li Xingkong sensed Earth Star rotating and perceived a faint pull from the moon, identifying it as gravity.
• Li Xingkong watched the sea and developed a model of gravity kneading the water to produce the tides.
• Li Xingkong concluded that gravity’s effects seemed mysterious but were ultimately the workings of a force.

Li Xingkong understood the Moonlight Qi Refining Method after experiencing gravity and quickly cultivated it to the entry stage, weakening Earth Star’s pull on him. He learned the Cloud Falling Spell and managed to hover upright above the ground, though he could not yet move while flying.

• Li Xingkong used his experience with gravity to understand the Mana Circuit and reached the entry stage of the Moonlight Qi Refining Method in half a day.
• The method reduced the gravity acting on Li Xingkong to about one-sixth of its former strength, letting him jump much higher.
• Li Xingkong learned that the Cloud Falling Spell created a mana-based gravity source to make its caster fall toward changing points and thereby fly.
• Li Xingkong constructed the spell’s mana structure and hovered less than twenty centimeters above the ground.
• Li Xingkong adjusted his posture by releasing mana through his hands and feet until he stood upright in midair.

As Li Xingkong approached Qi Refining Perfection, the system revealed a graduation task tied to the Guanghan City Plan: he had to travel alone to the moon carrying more than 5,000 tons of supplies. He realized he would need to master the Moonlight Qi Refining Method’s Gravity Domain and improve his flight speed, though both goals fit his current cultivation plans.

• Li Xingkong’s new Qi Refining Method and upgraded flight spell improved his mana recovery and mobility as he continued Organ Training.
• The system detected that Li Xingkong was nearing Qi Refining Perfection and generated his graduation task after assessing his cultivation techniques.
• The system assigned Li Xingkong the task of traveling to the moon without external force or tools while carrying over 5,000 tons of supplies for a location designated by the Guanghan City Plan.
• Li Xingkong considered the distance, payload, and dangers of space travel and concluded that he needed to master the Gravity Domain and increase his flight speed.
• Li Xingkong expected that completing Organ Training and reaching Qi Refining Perfection would remove his remaining speed limitations and help him prepare for the task.

After a month of secluded cultivation, Li Xingkong was summoned to the launch of the first fourteen-person moon landing mission, where he served as its final safeguard. As the preparations finished, he decided to use the rocket launch to visit outer space himself before attempting to reach the moon.

• Li Xingkong spent more than eighty percent of each day cultivating in seclusion for a month, while Lou Zhiwu ordered others not to disturb him.
• Tang Cheng found Li Xingkong and told him that the first group of moon landing personnel was about to launch.
• Li Xingkong went with Tang Cheng to the launch ship, where the fourteen-person team prepared to build a settlement on a plain on the moon’s far side.
• The moon landing personnel entered the transport capsule and were secured in protective shells as staff completed the final checks.
• Li Xingkong considered withdrawing with the crowd, then decided to use the launch as an opportunity to travel into outer space and assess the environment himself.

Li Xingkong asked the rocket’s chief engineer where he could cling to the rocket without affecting its flight, then climbed onto its second-stage booster to hitch a ride into space. The rocket launched with Li Xingkong holding fast as he watched the sea below.

• Li Xingkong went to the launch control room and asked the chief engineer whether clinging to the rocket would affect its flight.
• The chief engineer explained which rocket stages would detach and helped Li Xingkong choose the second-stage booster.
• Li Xingkong used the Cloud Falling Spell to walk up the rocket and clung to the booster’s outer surface.
• The rocket ignited and lifted off, and Li Xingkong held on while observing the view below.

Li Xingkong rode a rocket into space and began adjusting to weightlessness in synchronous orbit. After spotting satellites, probes, and space junk, he decided to send the debris he found back to Earth Star.

• Li Xingkong clung to the rocket as it climbed through the clouds and the first-stage booster detached.
• The rocket entered space, and Li Xingkong saw Earth Star and the moon from above before steadying himself against his fear and disorientation.
• The second-stage booster detached near synchronous orbit, and Li Xingkong separated from it to remain in space.
• Li Xingkong spotted dozens of satellites, probes, and pieces of space junk around the orbit.
• Li Xingkong decided to throw the space junk he found back to Earth Star.

Li Xingkong discovered that fast-moving space junk posed a danger in orbit, then used a mana net to catch fragments of an old satellite. Unsure how to store or dispose of the valuable wreckage, he contacted the ground and asked who owned it.

• Li Xingkong realized that orbital debris traveled too fast to catch by hand and could injure him if it struck.
• Li Xingkong used the Cloud Falling Spell to steady himself and formed a fishing net with the Explosive Reactive Armor Technique.
• Li Xingkong intercepted a small cluster of debris and stopped it after being dragged several kilometers along its orbit.
• Li Xingkong recognized his catch as fragments of an old satellite, whose metals were rare on Earth Star.
• Li Xingkong sent the ground a selfie with the satellite wreckage and asked the chief engineer who owned it so he could return it.

Li Xingkong contacted the rocket launch crew from a relay satellite and asked them to identify the space debris he had collected. The crew identified the wreckage and gave him locations in Divine Land where he could drop it, but Li Xingkong struggled to figure out how to send it to Earth Star.

• Li Xingkong interrupted the launch center’s encrypted channel with photos and videos of debris caught in his fishing net, asking the ground crew to identify it.
• Ground security traced his signal to a relay satellite, and the crew identified the debris as coming from Big Hair’s abandoned Kosmos 2251 satellite.
• The chief engineer told Li Xingkong to drop all the debris at designated recovery locations in Divine Land and sent him their coordinates.
• Li Xingkong gathered more space junk, packed it into a pocket made from a large propulsion-module fragment, and wondered how to kick it all the way to a designated landing point.

Li Xingkong built a small foothold from space junk and tested his Qi Refining Method in orbit, discovering that sunlight there supplied far more energy than on Earth Star. After narrowly controlling the resulting mana overload, he considered how the discovery could benefit his own cultivation and the lunar expedition.

• Li Xingkong gathered more space junk and formed it into a sphere about five meters wide so he could move around and cultivate.
• He tested the Sun and Moon Qi Refining Method and absorbed solar energy dozens of times faster than he did on Earth Star.
• Li Xingkong activated his spells and reduced the method's absorption rate to control the overflowing mana in his body.
• After recovering, he realized the abundant energy could keep the lunar expedition members' spells running at full power, but he could no longer catch up with them.
• Li Xingkong recognized that cultivating in space could greatly accelerate his own progress and considered moving there to cultivate.

Li Xingkong tested his spells in space before cosmic radiation began mutating his exposed skin. The system explained that the radiation was a precious form of Baleful Qi, prompting him to reconsider shielding himself from it despite the danger.

• Li Xingkong tested his spells and found that they worked in space, though their effects and ranges had changed.
• As Li Xingkong prepared to explore more, cosmic radiation began mutating his exposed skin, and he repeatedly used the Restoration Technique to repair it.
• Li Xingkong asked the system what was happening, and it identified a wave of cosmic radiation as the cause.
• The system explained that cosmic radiation was a rare form of Baleful Qi used by cultivators, especially those seeking to refine a Nine Revolutions Golden Core.
• The system told Li Xingkong that he could use the Restoration Technique to undo malignant mutations and record benign ones, and that Baleful Qi could help break a major barrier in body cultivation.

Li Xingkong survived a weak cosmic radiation storm and used space junk as shelter while monitoring his body. After the mutations stopped, he decided to return to Earth Star, having gained a deeper understanding of his body and recognizing that he was not ready to stay in space for long.

• Li Xingkong learned from the system that the radiation storm was weak, then found online that spacecraft materials could shield astronauts from radiation.
• Li Xingkong made a person-sized opening in the space junk and hid inside, exposing only a small part of his body to monitor the storm.
• Li Xingkong reflected on how cultivation and radiation had gradually deepened his understanding and control of his body.
• Li Xingkong emerged after his mutations stopped, confirmed the radiation had passed, and decided to return to Earth Star.

Li Xingkong brought the space debris he had collected back toward Earth Star, and officials in Divine Land recognized the approaching “meteorite” as something he had brought. As Eagle Country stirred up public panic, Old Tang ordered a reassuring cover story while Li Xingkong continued toward Divine Land.

• Li Xingkong adjusted his trajectory and flew toward Earth Star with the space junk he had collected.
• Eagle Country’s space agency detected a ten-meter object falling toward Divine Land and decided to exploit the news to unsettle its public.
• Divine Land suspended its plan to destroy the object after learning from the rocket ship at Wanli Shitang that Li Xingkong was bringing it back, while preparing a backup interception.
• Eagle Country’s headlines spread across Divine Land, alarming people and prompting calls for an explanation from the authorities.
• Old Tang ordered a statement describing the object as a new meteorite-capture device under testing and said defensive measures would keep the public safe.
• Li Xingkong continued speeding toward Earth Star while searching for Divine Land’s location before entering the atmosphere.

Li Xingkong controlled his descent through Earth Star’s atmosphere while carrying the huge sphere, astonishing observers who realized Divine Land had apparently captured the meteorite. As he approached the waters near Wanli Shitang Base, Eagle Country sent a fleet to try to seize it, while Li Xingkong searched for the island where he had stayed.

• Li Xingkong slowed the sphere’s descent through the atmosphere to keep it from burning up or wearing away.
• People and observation agencies watched the meteorite descend at a controlled speed, and foreign observers reconsidered Divine Land’s claim that it had captured it.
• Li Xingkong made turns as he searched for his island, revealing that the meteorite was being controlled.
• Eagle Country dispatched cruisers toward the waters near Wanli Shitang to try to seize the sphere or interfere with Divine Land.
• Li Xingkong reached the skies above the sea near Wanli Shitang Base and began looking for his island among the scattered islets.

Li Xingkong hovered above Wanli Shitang while waiting for Lou Zhiwu to reach him by ship, and he discussed how Spiritual Qi shaped cultivation with the system. The system explained that Spiritual Qi was essential in early cultivation but would eventually become unnecessary, leaving Li Xingkong to consider how dependence on it resembled dependence on oxygen.

• Li Xingkong contacted Lou Zhiwu because he could not find the island base from the air.
• Lou Zhiwu told Li Xingkong to keep hovering while he brought the Jiaolong to his location.
• Li Xingkong waited in the air and asked the system whether cultivators had to occupy every floating peak and pavilion.
• The system explained that formation masters could use grand formations to lift islands without anyone stationed there.
• Li Xingkong lamented that his lack of Spiritual Qi limited his cultivation and access to formations and talisman arts.
• The system explained that Spiritual Qi aided early cultivation but became optional at higher realms, and Li Xingkong compared dependence on it to dependence on oxygen.

Li Xingkong waited above the sea as an Eagle Country fleet approached to seize the hovering meteorite. After the fleet fired on him, he hurled the sphere at the lead warship and split it in two, leaving the remaining ships in shock.

• Li Xingkong spotted three unfamiliar warships and recognized the Eagle Country flags as they drew near.
• The fleet detected the hovering meteorite, and the captain ordered his ship to fire at it.
• Li Xingkong dodged the shell, then swung the meteorite faster and threw it at the lead warship.
• The meteorite struck the lead warship and split it in two, sinking it and sending the remaining crew into chaos.

Li Xingkong retrieved the battered space junk after destroying an Eagle Country ship, while the remaining ships tried to retreat. Divine Land’s fleet surrounded and escorted them away, and Li Xingkong delivered the space junk to the Jiaolong.

• Eagle Country’s crew argued over whether to retreat as Li Xingkong dove underwater to retrieve the object he had thrown.
• Li Xingkong found the damaged object on the seabed, reshaped it into a ball, and swam back to the surface with it.
• When the object emerged from the sea, Eagle Country’s crew abandoned their orders and tried to flee.
• Divine Land’s fleet intercepted and surrounded the two remaining ships, which offered little resistance and were escorted out of the waters.
• Li Xingkong brought the space junk aboard the Jiaolong, where Lou Zhiwu praised his power.

After returning from space, Li Xingkong focused on completing Organ Refining while the Wanli Shitang base prepared for his Qi Refining assessment. He consumed a vast supply of Body Tempering Grass and reached Qi Refining Perfection.

• Divine Land and Eagle Country kept the warship's destruction quiet, describing it as an accidental meteorite strike.
• Li Xingkong returned to the Wanli Shitang base and reviewed the hazards he had encountered in space.
• He planned to pass the Qi Refining-stage assessment, which required taking more than 5,000 tons of supplies to the moon.
• Li Xingkong concentrated on Organ Refining and cultivated continuously with the Body Tempering Grass stored at the base.
• After consuming well over half a warehouse of Body Tempering Grass, Li Xingkong completed Organ Training and reached Qi Refining Perfection.

After reaching Qi Refining Perfection, Li Xingkong was overwhelmed by information from every cell in his body until the system explained how to manage it. The system revealed that Foundation Establishment would focus on strengthening his Divine Sense and brainpower, and Li Xingkong began to see how that might let him evade even nuclear blasts.

• Li Xingkong reached Qi Refining Perfection and suddenly received a flood of information about every cell in his body, causing him to collapse.
• The system told Li Xingkong to clear his mind and circulate the Qi Refining Method, and he recovered after half an hour.
• The system explained that Li Xingkong's subconscious had been handling his body's functions and was preparing to hand control over to his conscious mind.
• Li Xingkong guessed that Foundation Establishment would improve his brainpower and filter irrelevant information, and the system explained that the stage would mainly cultivate Divine Sense.
• The system said stronger Divine Sense would let Li Xingkong perceive microscopic structures and calculate how to escape dangers, including a nuclear blast.
• Li Xingkong realized that if he could move faster than Mach 30, explosive weapons might no longer be effective against him.

After reaching Qi Refining Perfection, Li Xingkong left seclusion to discuss preparations for the moon landing with the base. Lou Zhiwu showed him how the ship’s sinking had shaken Eagle Country and led it to pull back its fleet.

• Li Xingkong left the cultivation room after discussing Foundation Establishment with the system and decided to prepare spells and supplies for the assessment.
• Li Xingkong walked through the changed base to Lou Zhiwu’s office, reflecting on the soldiers’ attachment to their home.
• Lou Zhiwu showed Li Xingkong online jokes about the ship sunk by a meteorite and the reactions of Divine Land and Eagle Country netizens.
• Lou Zhiwu told Li Xingkong that Eagle Country’s ships and fishing boats had withdrawn from the area and that its aircraft carrier fleet was preparing to leave.

Li Xingkong told Lou Zhiwu he would travel to the moon without a rocket and could carry at least 5,000 tons of supplies. Old Tang reconsidered how Divine Land should handle Li Xingkong and began worrying about how to allocate the unexpectedly large cargo quota.

• Li Xingkong told Lou Zhiwu he planned to fly to the moon on his own, without a rocket.
• Li Xingkong said he could carry about 5,000 tons of supplies and asked Lou Zhiwu to arrange basic construction materials packed into a box.
• Lou Zhiwu relayed Li Xingkong's request to the Earthly Capital, leaving Old Tang stunned by the scale of Li Xingkong's abilities.
• Old Tang concluded that physical force could not keep Li Xingkong in Divine Land and that their relationship with him would need to rest on emotional ties.
• Old Tang turned to the problem of allocating the 5,000-ton quota, which was far larger than the Earthly Capital's laboratories could likely use.

Old Tang told Earthly Capital’s laboratory heads that 3,000 tons of lunar payload capacity had been approved for the Guanghan City Plan and asked them to prepare cargo proposals. The researchers, unable to travel as passengers, began considering a life-support station they could send to the moon.

• Old Tang summoned the laboratory heads and announced that roughly 3,000 tons of lunar payload capacity were available after basic supplies were set aside.
• The researchers argued over who should receive payload capacity until Old Tang explained how much was available.
• Old Tang told the researchers to submit proposals quickly, prohibited them from sending passengers, and warned them not to send projects without researchers to run them.
• After Old Tang left, the researchers discussed building a life-support module so they could conduct experiments on the moon.
• The researchers estimated that a basic lunar station might weigh fifty or sixty tons and considered using it as a base for experiments.

Li Xingkong prepared to leave for the moon, returning to Hedong to tell his parents and reflect on his plans for developing Earth Star. The system affirmed his desire to venture beyond Earth, and Li Xingkong remained determined to go.

• Li Xingkong decided to tell his parents about his upcoming trip to the moon and flew from Wanli Shitang back to Hedong.
• Li Xingkong considered how his strength let him confront nations on Earth Star, but chose development over war and planned to build Guanghan City.
• Li Xingkong flew home in half a day, observing the landscape and resolving to flatten Hedong's mountains once he grew strong enough.
• The system discussed how environments shaped civilizations and encouraged Li Xingkong's ambition to venture beyond Earth Star.

Li Xingkong returned home to tell his parents that his next job would take him to the moon for several years. When they worried about the dangers, he demonstrated his abilities to reassure them.

• Li Xingkong flew to Hedong, tidied himself, and came home to find his father working in the courtyard.
• Li Xingkong told his parents he had finished his current work and would not return to his workplace, then clarified that he had not been fired.
• Li Xingkong explained that his next job would take him far away for several years, and revealed that he was going to the moon.
• Li Xingkong's parents worried about the dangers of space, so he used his powers to make his father float in the air.
• Li Xingkong steadied his tumbling father and showed his parents that his abilities were what he relied on.

Li Xingkong showed his parents his supernatural abilities, explained that he was cultivating immortality and could live for thousands of years, and reassured them about his strength. The visit ended with his father urging him to attack Cherry Blossom Country and his mother warning him not to harm ordinary people, while Li Xingkong hinted that revenge should be shared by everyone in the Divine Land.

• Li Xingkong used his gravity spell to let his parents fly around the living room, where Dad gleefully climbed across the ceiling and Mom put him to work cleaning it.
• Li Xingkong told his parents he had cultivated immortality for over twenty years, could fly back from the moon in about a week, and might live for a few thousand years.
• Dad tested Li Xingkong's strength against imagined guns, tanks, and missiles, and Li Xingkong said he could withstand them.
• Dad urged Li Xingkong to attack Cherry Blossom Country, but Mom rebuked him and told Li Xingkong to spare ordinary people.
• Li Xingkong agreed that he might act if the chance came and suggested that everyone in the Divine Land should share in the revenge.

After putting his parents and hometown relationships at ease, Li Xingkong returned to Wanli Shitang to learn a defensive spell before his lunar assessment. The system selected the complex Golden Light Technique, which Li Xingkong began studying as protection against radiation and space debris.

• Li Xingkong demonstrated his abilities to his parents, then met Wu Ting and discussed cultivation with him for a day.
• Li Xingkong returned to Wanli Shitang, where he needed a defensive spell before going to the moon.
• Li Xingkong asked the system for a long-lasting spell against radiation and physical impacts, and it recommended the Golden Light Technique.
• Li Xingkong studied the Golden Light Technique's protective functions and intricate mana structure.