Chapter Summaries

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.

Li Xingkong finished cultivating the Golden Light Technique and went with Lou Zhiwu to inspect the supplies being prepared for his journey. At the mainland port, they found that the supplies had been assembled into a vast artificial island, leaving Li Xingkong astonished.

• Li Xingkong condensed a thick layer of golden light and told Lou Zhiwu that he had nearly finished cultivating the technique for crossing space.
• Lou Zhiwu said the supplies were ready for final assembly, and Li Xingkong offered to take him to the mainland by flying.
• Li Xingkong carried Lou Zhiwu through the air, shielding him with the Golden Light Technique as they flew at great speed to a military port.
• Li Xingkong and Lou Zhiwu entered a shipyard and found an artificial island enclosed in transparent glass, complete with an inverted mountain and modernized classical buildings.

Li Xingkong inspected Moon-Chasing Island, a 5,000-ton space station designed to be sent to the moon as a self-contained base and research facility. Impressed by its design and functions, he headed inside with Lou Zhiwu for a closer look.

• Lou Zhiwu introduced Moon-Chasing Island to Li Xingkong as the first batch of supplies prepared for the moon.
• Lou Zhiwu explained that the island was built on Earth Star as a sealed, livable environment with airlocks and an interior ecosystem.
• Lou Zhiwu showed Li Xingkong how supplies and lunar experiment materials were being loaded into the island’s hollow interior.
• Lou Zhiwu explained that researchers could conduct long-term lunar studies inside Moon-Chasing Island, reducing reliance on Li Xingkong’s body-modification abilities.
• Lou Zhiwu stated that Moon-Chasing Island and its supplies weighed 5,000 tons, within half a ton of the target, before he and Li Xingkong went inside.

Li Xingkong agreed that Moon-Chasing Island could carry more than 5,000 tons and said volunteers could accompany it, though he warned that the journey into space carried unknown risks. After inspecting the island, he learned its public launch would take place the following Monday, leaving him time to study how to carry it safely.

• Li Xingkong explained that canceling gravity let him carry more than 5,000 tons and agreed that researchers could join the trip if they volunteered.
• Li Xingkong and Lou Zhiwu discussed the risks of carrying people aboard Moon-Chasing Island, and Lou Zhiwu expressed confidence in the station’s construction.
• Li Xingkong toured Moon-Chasing Island and was satisfied with its spacious interior and materials made from Body Tempering Grass.
• Li Xingkong recognized that lifting an island into the sky secretly could cause global panic, so the launch would be conducted publicly with a livestream.
• Lou Zhiwu scheduled Moon-Chasing Island’s launch ceremony for the following Monday and planned to report that several researchers could be selected to join.
• Li Xingkong stayed to study Moon-Chasing Island and memorize where to apply his strength when lifting it.

The Divine Land announced that it would unveil an antigravity, propulsion-free space launch vehicle, prompting widespread disbelief at home and abroad. Li Xingkong arrived at the launch ceremony, where the global livestream began as the crowd waited for the historic launch.

• The Divine Land Space Agency announced that its domestically developed antigravity, propulsion-free launch vehicle would debut the following week, sparking intense online debate and international skepticism.
• The Space Agency offered no further explanation as rumors and criticism spread until the scheduled ceremony day arrived.
• Li Xingkong finished cultivating and went to the launch site at the port where Moon-Chasing Island had been assembled and moved offshore.
• Lou Zhiwu welcomed Li Xingkong into a temporary lounge and helped him tidy his appearance, explaining that the ceremony would be grand and the leader was expected to attend.
• At eight o'clock, cameras began broadcasting the ceremony around the world, and viewers flooded the livestream with comments.

A livestream introduced Moon-Chasing’s propulsion-free launch and anti-gravity technology while viewers wondered where the spacecraft was. The experts left the audience in suspense, saying the star of the launch had been visible on camera all along and would be revealed when it launched.

• Livestream viewers watched harbor and sea camera feeds, failed to spot the spacecraft, and began doubting the launch was real.
• The host introduced the launch at a harbor and asked aerospace experts to explain the new propulsion-free launch method.
• An expert explained that anti-gravity removed Earth Star’s gravity as resistance, allowing an upward acceleration to carry a craft into space.
• When viewers asked where the technology came from, the expert joked that a remote village had shared its theory and practical technology.
• The host asked when the spacecraft would appear, and the experts said it had been on camera the whole time but kept its identity secret until launch.