Chapter Summaries

Su Mu spent six months in seclusion, strengthening the Fallen Star Sword as his second Dao Lotus grew, then returned to Earth to check on his parents and the nearly completed second Floating Island. After eating, he planned to install a concealment formation on the island.

• Su Mu entered seclusion with his Dao Lotuses and Fallen Star Sword, focusing on comprehending the Dao Scripture.
• After six months, Su Mu found that the second Dao Lotus had gained three petals and eighteen markings on the sword had lit up.
• Su Mu returned to Earth, confirmed his parents were healthy, and saw that construction of the second Floating Island was nearly finished.
• Su Mu messaged Zhou Jianhua about adding a formation to the island, and Zhou Jianhua told him to go whenever convenient.
• Su Mu ordered grilled skewers and a drink, then read news about major advances in energy and new-energy vehicles.

Su Mu left the night market after declining a group of women who asked for his contact details, then flew invisibly to the Floating Island. He arrived at the nearly completed base and began addressing its invisibility issue.

• Su Mu read about falling electricity prices, expanding charging stations, and upcoming wireless charging technology while eating at the night market.
• Several women approached Su Mu to ask for his contact details, but he politely refused and left.
• Su Mu turned invisible, flew to the Floating Island, and landed after an hour.
• Su Mu met the commander in the command room and agreed to take care of the island’s invisibility issue.
• Su Mu disappeared before the gathered personnel could react, leaving them shocked by his abilities.

Su Mu completed the Invisibility Formation on the Floating Island and then returned to the Qinling Mountains to cultivate. A moment of enlightenment advanced him to the Mid Core Formation stage, and he planned to check that Earth was in order before returning to the Haotian Realm.

• Su Mu finished enclosing the Floating Island in the Invisibility Formation, making it disappear from view.
• Su Mu gave the commander a jade token and instructions for controlling the formation and replacing its Spirit Stones, then left the island.
• Su Mu returned to the Qinling Mountains and spent three days cultivating with the Ten Thousand Fires Art.
• After cultivation, Su Mu experienced a moment of enlightenment at dawn and advanced to the Mid Core Formation stage.
• Su Mu failed to enter enlightenment again, returned to the villa, and planned to check on Earth before going back to the Haotian Realm.

After another sudden enlightenment opened Su Mu’s seventh Dao Lotus petal, he decided to travel while studying the Dao Scripture and heeded Ye Weixiao’s warning to avoid targeting the sects for now. As Su Mu flew onward, cultivators concealed by the Apricot-Yellow Flag prepared an ambush for him.

• Su Mu experienced another sudden enlightenment after returning to the Haotian Realm, opening the seventh petal of his Dao Lotus.
• Su Mu contacted Ye Weixiao about places to train, and she warned him that the major sects were searching for him and urged him to lie low.
• Su Mu agreed to avoid trouble, left his cave abode, and flew slowly while studying the Dao Scripture.
• Several cultivators waited in concealment on a cloud, and their leader said the Apricot-Yellow Flag had hidden their ambush from Su Mu’s perceptions.

Su Mu was caught in a formation ambush when a group of cultivators targeted Wu Daozi, whom they had lured into the Crimson Soul Grand Formation. The ambushers focused on Wu Daozi, leaving Su Mu trapped beside him as the confrontation began.

• A group of cultivators waited in ambush and prepared to trap their target when he entered their formation.
• Su Mu sensed unease, but continued flying until Wu Daozi caught up and attacked him with a sound-based strike.
• The Crimson Soul Grand Formation descended around Su Mu and Wu Daozi, trapping them both.
• Wu Daozi recognized the formation and demanded to know who had ambushed him.
• Six cultivators revealed themselves and confronted Wu Daozi, explaining that they had brought reinforcements because he had killed three Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators.
• Su Mu stayed aside, realizing he had been caught in an unwarranted calamity and reflecting that he did not know Wu Daozi.

Wu Daozi faced an ambush by Yu Xingxiu and three other Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators, while Su Mu tried to stay out of the fight. Wu Daozi used a replica of the Five-Color Fan to suppress their first attack, but their stronger Law Treasures broke free and left him searching for a way to escape.

• Wu Daozi realized Yu Xingxiu and the other cultivators had prepared a trap, while Su Mu edged away to avoid joining the fight.
• Wu Daozi found no flaw in the formation and accepted that he would have to fight.
• Yu Xingxiu and the others attacked with their Law Treasures, but Wu Daozi used his replica of the Five-Color Fan to immobilize them and drain their power.
• The cultivators unleashed stronger Law Treasures, including a tiny mountain, a gourd of frigid wind, and a ghost-headed saber.
• Wu Daozi’s fan could not hold back the stronger attacks, so he shot backward in alarm and tried to find a way out.

Yu Xingxiu and his companions overwhelmed Wu Daozi while Su Mu refused to help, believing his Dao Lotus would protect him. After they captured Wu Daozi with a talisman and an Immortal-Binding Lock, Su Mu demanded that they open the formation and let him leave, and Yu Xingxiu and Wu Daozi both responded with cold smiles.

• Wu Daozi called on Su Mu for help as Yu Xingxiu and three companions attacked him, but both sides warned Su Mu and secretly planned to deal with him afterward.
• Su Mu refused to trust either side and stepped back, saying he hoped Yu Xingxiu would let him leave after killing Wu Daozi.
• Yu Xingxiu and the others praised Su Mu for staying out of the fight, while Wu Daozi cursed him and struggled to escape the formation alone.
• A Law Technique struck Wu Daozi, causing his suppressed injuries to erupt, and Yu Xingxiu bound his Spiritual Power with a yellow talisman before another cultivator fastened an Immortal-Binding Lock on him.
• Su Mu asked Yu Xingxiu to open the formation and let him leave, and Yu Xingxiu and Wu Daozi answered with cold smiles.

Su Mu refused to surrender after Yu Xingxiu and the others trapped him, then used the Fallen Star Sword to destroy Yu Xingxiu’s Law Treasures. Yu Xingxiu offered to open the array and let Su Mu leave.

• Yu Xingxiu refused to release Su Mu and prepared to attack him, while Su Mu warned that they had squandered their chance to leave unharmed.
• Wu Daozi suspected Su Mu had a hidden trump card and urged Yu Xingxiu to attack, hoping the fight would create an opening for his escape.
• Yu Xingxiu unleashed his gourd’s frigid Qi, but Su Mu summoned the Fallen Star Sword and slashed at him from afar.
• Yu Xingxiu retreated and raised shields and Law Treasures, but the Fallen Star Sword shattered them all, including his intrinsic Law Treasure.
• Yu Xingxiu stopped fighting and apologized, offering to open the array and let Su Mu leave.

Su Mu used the Fallen Star Sword to destroy the cultivators’ Law Treasures and refused their offer of compensation, deciding to kill them because they had seen him fight with it. Wu Daozi recognized Su Mu and the sword, leaving Yu Xingxiu and the others horrified as Su Mu charged at them.

• Wu Daozi realized Su Mu was far stronger than a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator and regretted attacking him.
• Su Mu rejected Yu Xingxiu’s plea to part ways and slashed at the group, shattering their Law Treasures with Sword-Ray.
• Yu Xingxiu and the other cultivators offered eighty million Spirit Stones to make peace, but Su Mu refused to spare them because they had seen him fight.
• Wu Daozi recognized Su Mu as the cultivator from the Youtian Realm and identified his weapon as the Fallen Star Sword.
• Yu Xingxiu and the others recognized Su Mu as the feared great devil as he charged at them.

Su Mu killed Wu Daozi and the other cultivators who recognized him, then took their Storage Bags and escaped. After counting more than thirty million Spirit Stones, he set up an ambush for passing Rogue Cultivators while continuing to read the Dao Scripture.

• Su Mu used the Dao Lotus to seal the cultivators’ Spiritual Power and slew several Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators with the Fallen Star Sword.
• Su Mu killed Wu Daozi, including his Nascent Soul, despite Wu Daozi offering him the treasures in his cave abode.
• Su Mu collected the cultivators’ Storage Bags, burned their corpses, and flew away from the scene.
• Su Mu counted more than thirty million Spirit Stones among the seized loot and considered ambushing Rogue Cultivators.
• Su Mu set up a formation on a mountain peak, concealed himself in the clouds, and focused on reading the Dao Scripture.

Su Mu, disguised as Han Feiyu, trapped Deng Zongguang and took his Storage Bag before letting him go. After learning that four other cultivators had escaped his ambush, Su Mu changed locations, and the righteous cultivators who arrived later found he had already left.

• Su Mu's formation trapped Deng Zongguang, and Su Mu demanded his Storage Bag.
• Deng Zongguang recognized Su Mu's disguised face as the Demonic Sect's holy son and handed over his Storage Bag out of fear.
• Su Mu released Deng Zongguang, who fled, then decided to leave because four other cultivators had escaped and news of the ambush could spread.
• Su Mu put away his formation and flew off to a random location.
• More than half a day later, several cultivators searched the ambush site and concluded Su Mu had already left.
• A man in a long white robe complained that Han Feiyu had escaped again after killing many cultivators, including righteous ones.

Su Mu left the ambush site and heard that hundreds of deaths had been blamed on him, leading him to suspect someone was framing him. He sold his stolen Law Treasures for 13.28 million Spirit Stones, while the black-market old man warned his accomplices not to target him.

• The search party failed to find Su Mu and left, while rumors spread that Han Feiyu had been killing cultivators in the area.
• Su Mu returned to a city and heard cultivators blame him for killing members of the Wu Household and Tang Household, along with hundreds of others.
• Su Mu suspected someone was framing him and left the marketplace conversation without learning who was responsible.
• Su Mu sold his Law Treasures through a black-market broker and received 13.28 million Spirit Stones.
• Two cultivators proposed ambushing Su Mu, but the old man warned them that he was too dangerous to attack, and they gave up the idea.

Su Mu studied the Dao Scripture while Ye Weixiao warned him that cultivators were being blamed on him and urged him to hide under another identity. He offered her Heavenly Thunder Bamboo to make up for the trouble caused by his enemies, and she suspected it was the piece that had gone missing.

• Su Mu left the market without being pursued, changed his appearance, and began studying the Dao Scripture.
• Ye Weixiao asked whether Su Mu had been ambushing cultivators, and he admitted to some killings but said others had been pinned on him.
• Ye Weixiao warned Su Mu that someone seemed to be targeting him and urged him to keep a low profile and use another identity.
• Su Mu asked whether Ye Weixiao had safely moved from her cave abode, and she said they had taken most things but left the spirit fields and fruits behind.
• Su Mu offered Ye Weixiao his Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, and she recalled the missing piece that had caused a commotion.

Su Mu gave Ye Weixiao the mature Heavenly Thunder Bamboo and admitted he had stolen it, then continued traveling while contemplating the Dao Scripture. He agreed to hear Sheng Fanhong and several cultivators out, and they invited him to enter the Heaven-Burying Land with their supposed safe method.

• Su Mu told Ye Weixiao that the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo was already mature and admitted he had stolen it.
• Ye Weixiao accepted the Heavenly Thunder Bamboo, agreeing to give Su Mu a suitable treasure later.
• Su Mu resumed traveling on his cloud while contemplating the Dao Scripture and nurturing the Fallen Star Sword.
• Sheng Fanhong stopped Su Mu and invited him to a pavilion where several cultivators were gathered.
• Sheng Fanhong told Su Mu that the group had a way to enter and leave the Heaven-Burying Land safely and promised riches from the forbidden land.

Su Mu questioned Sheng Fanhong and his companions about their route into the forbidden land and why they wanted him to join them. After learning that a female demon would let them pass only if a special object reacted to a suitable cultivator, Su Mu remained hesitant but became interested when they mentioned ancient spirit flames and lifespan-increasing herbs.

• Su Mu doubted Sheng Fanhong's account of a safe route through the forbidden land, so Sheng explained that his injured friend had brought it out on a Jade Slip and that the others had verified part of it.
• Sheng Fanhong revealed that a female demon blocked the route and wanted a mouthful of vital essence from a cultivator who met her requirements.
• Sheng showed Su Mu an object given by the female demon, which flashed brighter as it came closer to Su Mu.
• Su Mu declined to join the group, but the cultivators urged him with promises of treasures, lifespan-increasing herbs, ancient spirit flames, and methods.
• Su Mu remained wary but considered entering because he wanted lifespan-increasing spirit medicines and was interested in the ancient spirit flames.

Su Mu agreed to enter the forbidden land with Sheng Fanhong’s group after arranging to bring Ye Weixiao along. Sheng Fanhong and the other cultivators secretly resolved to force Su Mu inside if he refused, unaware that Ye Weixiao was a Spirit Transformation Cultivator.

• Sheng Fanhong offered to let Su Mu bring one person, and Su Mu decided to ask Ye Weixiao to join him.
• Ye Weixiao agreed that entering the forbidden land was worthwhile and set out to meet Su Mu.
• While Su Mu was away, Sheng Fanhong and the others decided they would force him to enter if he refused.
• Su Mu returned and agreed to enter the forbidden land while insisting on bringing a cultivator along.
• Sheng Fanhong accepted Su Mu’s condition, assuming his companion would be no stronger than a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Su Mu agreed to enter the forbidden land with Sheng Fanhong’s group and waited for Ye Weixiao to arrive, concealing her Spirit Transformation cultivation so the group would not flee. As they set out, Ye Weixiao said the forbidden land held rare things, but neither of them knew what the demonesses there were or why one needed Su Mu’s essence Qi.

• Sheng Fanhong arranged for the group to leave in half a day after Su Mu said his friend would arrive then.
• Ye Weixiao arrived with her cultivation concealed, and Su Mu told her to keep it hidden while they traveled with the group.
• Sheng Fanhong led everyone toward the forbidden land after Su Mu agreed to set out.
• Su Mu asked Ye Weixiao about the forbidden land’s treasure, and she said its rare contents could benefit them both.
• Su Mu asked what Ye Weixiao knew about the demoness that wanted his essence Qi, but she said her research had revealed nothing.

Su Mu and Ye Weixiao entered the forbidden land with Sheng Fanhong and his group, finding a verdant landscape despite its deadly reputation. Sheng Fanhong then changed the route he had previously given the others, prompting suspicion as the group followed him.

• Ye Weixiao reassured Su Mu that she could protect him if the forbidden land proved dangerous.
• Sheng Fanhong used a compass to lead the group to an entrance through the chaos, then entered first.
• Ye Weixiao confirmed Sheng Fanhong was alive, and she and Su Mu followed him into the forbidden land.
• Su Mu found the land full of birdsong and flowers, while Ye Weixiao warned him that its danger came from the many cultivators who never escaped.
• Sheng Fanhong led the group along a route different from the one he had previously provided, and the other cultivators questioned him.
• Ye Weixiao stopped warily as Sheng Fanhong smiled and told the group not to panic because he was leading the way.

Sheng Fanhong explained that he changed the group’s route because it led to rare Flourishing Yang Fruits, drawing the cultivators’ interest despite their doubts about his trustworthiness. Su Mu and Ye Weixiao followed cautiously, intent on competing for the fruit if it was real, and the group continued onward without finding any treasures.

• Sheng Fanhong told the cultivators that he had chosen a different, previously explored route because Flourishing Yang Fruits could be found farther ahead.
• The cultivators grew eager to claim the fruits after Sheng Fanhong confirmed their identity, while Su Mu and Ye Weixiao stayed quiet but planned to compete for them.
• Su Mu told Ye Weixiao that Sheng Fanhong was probably mostly truthful but may have withheld the real route earlier to prevent the others from leaving without him.
• Ye Weixiao warned Su Mu to stay wary of Sheng Fanhong and wondered what the female demon had wanted from him.
• The group continued carefully through the forbidden land but found no treasures along the route.

Su Mu and the others were attacked by a swarm of Jade Gold Bees, which devoured Law Techniques and damaged Law Treasures. Su Mu’s Heavenly Thunder Bamboo proved effective against them, but the swarm kept replenishing its numbers as the cultivators struggled to hold out.

• A bee-like Demon Beast struck a cultivator’s Law Treasure, and Sheng Fanhong warned everyone not to assume their route was entirely safe.
• A swarm of Jade Gold Bees appeared, and Ye Weixiao warned that they resisted Law Techniques and could counter some Law Treasures.
• The bees overwhelmed one cultivator’s Law Treasure, while Ye Weixiao drove them back with a willow branch.
• Su Mu’s Law Technique fed the bees, but his Heavenly Thunder Bamboo electrocuted many of them.
• The swarm continued filling the gaps left by the fallen bees, and Su Mu worried that Sheng Fanhong might not survive the attack.