Chapter Summaries

After learning that Yao Chen had fallen and Han Feng had vanished, Sun Qi left Starfall Pavilion to seek his master’s betrayer while Venerable Feng prepared to purge the pavilion. As Sun Qi claimed the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, a towering tsunami surged from the void and bore down on him.

• Sun Qi mourned Yao Chen and recalled how his master had raised him, taught him, and made him protective armor.
• Sun Qi declared that Yao Chen could not be dead and blamed Han Feng, who had disappeared after Yao Chen’s fall.
• Venerable Feng gave Sun Qi a jade token and revealed his suspicion that a traitor within Starfall Pavilion had helped bring Yao Chen down.
• Sun Qi rode his Somersault Cloud northwest to find Han Feng, while Feng Xian sealed Starfall Pavilion for three years and ordered a purge.
• Sun Qi opened his panel and claimed the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, then saw a vast tsunami surge from the void toward him.

Sun Qi used the Ruyi Golden Cudgel to stop the tsunami, then set off after Han Feng. Feng Qing’er caught up and challenged him over their old feud, and Sun Qi agreed to fight her under conditions that left her confident but outmatched.

• Sun Qi stopped the tsunami with the Ruyi Golden Cudgel, shrank the weapon, and set off on his Somersault Cloud to pursue Han Feng.
• Feng Qing’er caught up with Sun Qi and attacked him, reigniting their feud over the accidental feather-plucking during her transformation.
• Feng Qing’er revealed she had waited three months in the Southern Region to settle the score and challenged Sun Qi to a fight.
• Sun Qi pointed out that he was a Three-Star Dou Ling while Feng Qing’er was a Peak Da Dou Shi, then agreed to fight if she accepted his conditions.
• Feng Qing’er agreed that the old grudge would be erased if Sun Qi won, while she could do as she pleased if she won.

Sun Qi defeated Feng Qing'er with a single blow from his Golden Cudgel, but Fei Tian intervened before it struck her. Sun Qi left for the north, then discovered Feng Qing'er and Fei Tian were traveling the same way, and Feng Qing'er learned he was headed to the Northern Region too.

• Sun Qi swung his enormous Golden Cudgel at Feng Qing'er, but Fei Tian tore through space and caught it before it hit her.
• Fei Tian concealed the pain in his hand while Sun Qi explained that his strength, not the cudgel, was responsible for the blow.
• Feng Qing'er admitted defeat, and Sun Qi rode his Somersault Cloud north.
• Feng Qing'er and Fei Tian caught up with Sun Qi, and Feng Qing'er denied that she was following him.
• Feng Qing'er learned Sun Qi was also traveling to the Northern Region and shifted to a deliberately demure expression.

Sun Qi traveled toward the Northern Region with Feng Qing'er and Fei Tian, and claimed that his teacher, Yao Chen, was alive and merely traveling. Fei Tian planned to report the news to the Wind Lightning Pavilion, while Feng Qing'er rode Sun Qi's Somersault Cloud and continued to argue with him.

• Sun Qi agreed to travel with Feng Qing'er and Fei Tian, teasing Feng Qing'er about whether she could keep up.
• Feng Qing'er flew beside Sun Qi and asked why he was heading to the Northern Region; he said he was going to find his teacher.
• When Fei Tian and Feng Qing'er questioned him about Yao Chen, Sun Qi insisted that Yao Chen was alive and that reports of his death were rumors.
• Fei Tian wondered whether Sun Qi was telling the truth and decided to report Yao Chen's survival to the Wind Lightning Pavilion's pavilion master.
• Feng Qing'er landed on Sun Qi's Somersault Cloud to inspect it, and Sun Qi teased her for riding it and demanded to know what she would call him now that he outranked her.

Sun Qi, Feng Qing'er, and Fei Tian reached Nantian City to prepare for a long journey to the Northern Region. After a tense night, Feng Qing'er received a message ordering her back to her sect, and Sun Qi's awkward concern the next morning left her flustered.

• Feng Qing'er teased Sun Qi by calling him Brother Sun, but his crude reply embarrassed her and left both of them silent for the rest of the journey.
• Fei Tian suggested they spend the night in Nantian City before taking its Space Wormhole to Tianbei City, and the three checked into an inn.
• Feng Qing'er received a message from her family demanding that she return to the Wind Lightning Pavilion and resume cultivating, and she felt lonely at the thought of parting from Sun Qi.
• Sun Qi woke Feng Qing'er early, and when she accused him of wanting to part ways, he claimed he had only come to invite her out for fresh air.
• Feng Qing'er blushed at Sun Qi's supposed concern, then insisted she did not need it.

Sun Qi, Feng Qing'er, and Fei Tian traveled through a Space Wormhole to Tianbei City, where Feng Qing'er tried to keep Sun Qi by her side despite their awkward arguments. After reaching the city, they decided to attend an auction organized by the Han Family.

• Feng Qing'er regretted her earlier words to Sun Qi but did not swallow her pride and seek him out.
• Feng Qing'er and Sun Qi waited in line for the Space Wormhole, then traveled with Fei Tian for two and a half months.
• During the journey, Sun Qi and Feng Qing'er admired the sea of space and exchanged teasing remarks.
• Fei Tian told Feng Qing'er that an auction in Tianbei City might delay their return to the Wind Lightning Pavilion, and Feng Qing'er persuaded Sun Qi to attend.
• The three arrived in Tianbei City, explored its markets, and entered the Han Family's auction the next day.

Sun Qi and Feng Qing'er left an auction where the Hong Family was selling a Dou Zun's remains and explored Tianbei City's market. There, Sun Qi exposed a fake alchemist and counterfeit pill, leaving the fraudster furious.

• Fei Tian told Sun Qi and Feng Qing'er that the Hong Family was auctioning goods from a Dou Zun's tomb and selling places for an expedition to the sect ruins.
• Feng Qing'er recoiled when the Dou Zun's corpse was brought out for auction and pulled Sun Qi away from the auction house.
• Sun Qi explained that the Hong Family was using the auction and ruins expedition to expand its influence and take control of Tianbei City.
• At a roadside stall, Sun Qi spotted a fake alchemist badge and counterfeit pill being offered to a little girl.
• Sun Qi took the badge, showed that its color rubbed off, and declared the pill fake.

Sun Qi exposed a fake pill scam run by the Hong Family and helped Han Xue, only for Hong Chen to reveal a plot against her and her sister. After Feng Qing'er struck Hong Chen, Sun Qi overpowered and humiliated him, and the Hong Family head arrived demanding Sun Qi surrender.

• Sun Qi proved that the old man's pill was counterfeit, and Han Xue realized she had been deceived.
• Hong Chen revealed that the Hong Family had trapped Han Xue and threatened to marry her and her sister.
• Feng Qing'er struck Hong Chen, and Sun Qi pulled her away from the Hong Family guards.
• Sun Qi defeated Hong Chen, sat on his back, and mocked him as his grandfather.
• The Hong Family head arrived and ordered Sun Qi to release Hong Chen and cripple himself, while Han Xue sent a guard to seek help.
• Sun Qi sarcastically addressed the Hong Family head as his long-lost son.

Fei Tian protected Sun Qi after Sun Qi killed Hong Chen, and Feng Qing'er sent Sun Qi away for his journey to the Northwest Continent. A spatial storm struck his flying boat, leaving Sun Qi injured and lost after he fled into a random spatial passage.

• Fei Tian broke Hong Li's legs and crippled Hong Chen after Hong Chen insulted Feng Qing'er.
• Feng Qing'er ordered Hong Chen killed, and Sun Qi struck him dead with his staff before Hong Tianxiao could intervene.
• Fei Tian stopped Hong Tianxiao from attacking Sun Qi and threatened the Hong Family on behalf of the Wind Lightning Pavilion.
• Han Fei tried to match Sun Qi with Han Xue, but Feng Qing'er pulled Sun Qi toward the Space Wormhole and sent him on his way.
• After Sun Qi boarded a flying boat for the Northwest Continent, a spatial storm tore through it and killed many passengers.
• Sun Qi survived the turbulence because of Yao Chen's armor, then entered a random spatial passage to escape.

After falling into the mountains, Sun Qi was brought to Jia Nan Academy by Su Qian while recovering from his injuries. At the academy gates, Sun Qi revealed that Zi Yan was a magical beast and that he was a Stone Monkey, surprising Su Qian.

• Zi Yan found Sun Qi unconscious after he fell from a rift and crushed the herbs she had gathered, and Su Qian treated him.
• Su Qian invited Sun Qi to Jia Nan Academy, but Sun Qi said he was Yao Chen’s disciple from Starfall Pavilion, prompting Su Qian to welcome him as Venerable Yao’s esteemed disciple.
• After Sun Qi agreed to visit while recovering, Su Qian healed him over several days and flew south with him and Zi Yan.
• During the journey, Sun Qi suggested that Su Qian and Jia Nan Academy could join Starfall Pavilion, leaving Su Qian and Zi Yan speechless and amused.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Sun Qi realized Zi Yan was a magical beast, then identified himself as a Stone Monkey, leaving Su Qian incredulous.

After joining the Inner Academy, Zi Yan and Sun Qi headed toward a treasure and were stopped by Liu Qing. Sun Qi challenged Liu Qing, but when Liu Qing reached for him, Sun Qi vanished from sight, leaving the onlookers baffled.

• Su Qian received word that the dean had run off again and left Zi Yan and Sun Qi to explore the academy.
• Zi Yan sensed treasure and dragged Sun Qi toward the depths of the Inner Academy.
• Liu Qing blocked the pair and called them children, angering Zi Yan and prompting Sun Qi to step forward.
• Sun Qi challenged Liu Qing to fight with one hand, while Han Yue scolded Liu Qing for bullying children and Lin Xiuya watched.
• Liu Qing reached for Sun Qi, but Sun Qi disappeared before his eyes, startling Liu Qing and the onlookers.

Sun Qi effortlessly defeated Liu Qing in front of the Inner Academy students, then set off with Zi Yan to look for treasure. Elder Fu arrived to investigate the damage, and Sun Qi admitted that he had been fighting.

• Sun Qi dodged Liu Qing’s attacks, then kicked him through three walls and challenged the onlookers to fight him.
• Liu Qing charged Sun Qi again, but Sun Qi stopped his spear with two fingers, swung him around by the shaft, and sent him flying into the rubble.
• Lin Xiuya approached Sun Qi and Zi Yan to make friends, but Zi Yan told him to get out of their way so they could find treasure.
• Elder Fu arrived, questioned Sun Qi and Zi Yan about their connection to Su Qian, and ordered the students to identify who had been fighting.
• Sun Qi stepped forward and told Elder Fu that he was the one who had fought.

Sun Qi and Zi Yan revealed their extraordinary strength at Jia Nan Academy, where Elder Fu offered them enrollment but learned they needed their teacher’s approval. Zi Yan then led Sun Qi through a spatial array to the academy’s storehouse, where he demonstrated his Seventy-Two Transformations.

• Liu Qing admitted that he had provoked Sun Qi, and Sun Qi revealed that he was a Five-Star Dou Ling.
• Zi Yan displayed her Dou Wang strength, shocking the students and prompting Elder Fu to offer her and Sun Qi direct enrollment in the Inner Academy.
• Sun Qi and Zi Yan said they needed to ask their teacher before enrolling, and Elder Fu punished Liu Qing for provoking them and damaging academy property.
• Zi Yan took Sun Qi to the elders’ courtyard and used her innate ability to pass through its spatial array.
• Sun Qi transformed into Zi Yan with the Seventy-Two Transformations, then they followed her sense of smell to the Jia Nan Academy inner division’s storehouse.

Sun Qi took Zi Yan to Jia Nan Academy’s resource storehouse, where she ate herbs and medicinal pills while he helped her choose them. When the Inner Academy elders returned, Zi Yan accidentally injured Elder Liu Ying, and Sun Qi and Zi Yan were forced into fights with the elders.

• Sun Qi and Zi Yan entered the medicinal storehouse, where Zi Yan ate herbs and Sun Qi picked out better-tasting ones for her.
• Zi Yan asked Sun Qi to help her find edible herbs, and he shared medicinal pills refined by Yao Chen with her.
• Elder Liu Ying and Elder Hao returned to the elders’ compound, sensed intruders, and rushed inside.
• Zi Yan punched Liu Ying into the spatial formation, knocking out one of his teeth, and Elder Hao sent an alert before attacking her.
• Sun Qi fought Liu Ying with his Golden Cudgel, which grew larger as he brought it down on the elder.

After Zi Yan and Sun Qi were caught in the elders' courtyard, the elders learned how Zi Yan had torn through their spatial array and allowed the pair to stay at Jia Nan Academy. Three months later, Sun Qi broke through to Dou Wang in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, astonishing the Inner Academy elders.

• Su Qian stopped the elders from confronting Zi Yan and Sun Qi, and Sun Qi explained that they had entered the resource storehouse looking for food.
• Zi Yan demonstrated that she could tear open the elders' spatial array with her hands, and Elder Hao let the matter go after finding that only low-level medicinal ingredients were missing.
• The elders gave Sun Qi access to the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, while Su Qian kept Zi Yan in the elders' courtyard to stop her from beating Inner Academy students.
• Three months later, Sun Qi broke through to Dou Wang at the bottom of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower, triggering a golden pillar of light and drawing the elders to investigate.
• Zi Yan flew to the tower and called for Sun Qi, who emerged with Dou Qi Wings as the elders stared in disbelief at his breakthrough.

After breaking through to Dou Wang, Sun Qi prepared to leave Jia Nan Academy for the Black-Corner Region to deal with a traitor. Su Qian gave him a jade pendant for emergencies, and Zi Yan joined him on the journey.

• Zi Yan marveled at Sun Qi's taller stature and golden armor, while Su Qian and the elders praised his rapid breakthrough to Dou Wang.
• Sun Qi noticed Su Qian was close to breaking through to Dou Zong, and the elders decided to close the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower for two months because the Fallen Heart Flame had weakened.
• Su Qian offered Sun Qi an elder position, but Sun Qi said he would decide after returning from the Black-Corner Region, where he planned to deal with a Starfall Pavilion traitor.
• Su Qian gave Sun Qi a jade pendant that would summon Vice Academy Head Hu Gan if he faced danger, and Sun Qi promised to repay Jia Nan Academy's kindness.
• Zi Yan asked to accompany Sun Qi, and Su Qian approved, so Sun Qi agreed to take her to the Black-Corner Region.

Sun Qi killed Han Feng in his cultivation chamber and captured his soul before fleeing with Zi Yan. He then challenged Yuan Yi, the master of the Eight Gates, while Zi Yan fought the sect’s higher-ups.

• Sun Qi gathered information on Han Feng’s residence with Zi Yan and infiltrated it disguised as a fly.
• Sun Qi pierced Han Feng’s throat with the Golden Cudgel, pulled out his soul, and sealed it in a porcelain bottle before Han Feng could finish warning him that his teacher was still alive.
• Sun Qi and Zi Yan escaped Han Feng’s residence, and Zi Yan agreed to help him kill Yuan Yi, the weakest of the Black-Corner Region’s ten strongest.
• Sun Qi and Zi Yan entered Yuan Yi’s residence, where Sun Qi declared he had come to take Yuan Yi’s head.
• Zi Yan attacked an Eight Gates Dou Wang and several Dou Ling while Sun Qi charged Yuan Yi, who confidently raised his hand to catch the Golden Cudgel.

Sun Qi killed Yuan Yi, the sect master of the Eight Gates, and received two techniques from the system. He returned to the Eight Gates, where Zi Yan had overwhelmed the sect’s fighters, and left Yuan Yi’s corpse at the entrance with a warning.

• Sun Qi broke Yuan Yi’s arm and killed him with his cudgel after surviving Yuan Yi’s Eight Sweep Palm.
• The system rewarded Sun Qi with the Thousand-Li Tracking Technique and the Great Clone Universally Beneficial Divine Technique, and he tested the clone’s strength.
• Sun Qi remembered Zi Yan was still at the Eight Gates and flew back carrying Yuan Yi’s headless corpse.
• Zi Yan defeated the Eight Gates’ fighters while Sun Qi killed their remaining Dou Wang with a cudgel strike.
• Sun Qi hung Yuan Yi’s corpse at the Eight Gates’ entrance and wrote, “The Great Sage Equal to Heaven was here!”

Sun Qi told Hu Gan that he had destroyed the Eight Gates and offered to lend his name to Jia Nan Academy as an Honorary Elder, though he planned to leave the Black-Corner Region soon. Meanwhile, Black-Corner Region experts investigated the massacre and learned that Jia Nan Academy had been promised the Eight Gates' holdings.

• Elder Yinggu learned that Yuan Yi, the Eight Gates, and Han Feng had been killed, then summoned the Black-Corner Region experts to the Eight Gates.
• The gathered experts examined the headless corpse and the stele signed by Great Sage Equal to Heaven, while the Gold and Silver Elders denied responsibility.
• Fan Lao brought a survivor who said two Dou Wang had destroyed the Eight Gates and claimed its holdings for Jia Nan Academy.
• Sun Qi met Headmaster Hu Gan and learned that Su Qian had entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Dou Zong.
• Sun Qi asked Hu Gan to take over the Eight Gates' territory and agreed to become an Honorary Elder of Jia Nan Academy, but refused to wait half a year before traveling to the Jia Ma Empire.

Sun Qi and Zi Yan arrived at the Xiao Clan in Wutan City after a long journey, while Yao Chen worried about Sun Qi and helped Xiao Yan cultivate. Sun Qi found no sign of Yao Chen and demanded that the Xiao Clan head appear, leaving the hidden Ling Ying unsure whether he would have to intervene.

• Sun Qi traveled toward Wutan City with Zi Yan, who said she preferred staying with him to returning to the Ancient Void Dragon clan.
• Yao Chen watched Xiao Yan cultivate, gave him Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to sell, and thought about Sun Qi.
• Sun Qi and Zi Yan reached the Xiao Clan, and Sun Qi identified Ling Ying hiding nearby and told him to stop following them.
• Sun Qi searched the Xiao Clan with his soul power but found no trace of Yao Chen.
• When the guards challenged Sun Qi and Zi Yan, Sun Qi restrained Zi Yan, crushed the guards with his pressure, and summoned the Xiao Clan head.
• Ling Ying sensed that Sun Qi was only a Dou Wang but remained wary, wondering whether Sun Qi had come for the Xiao Clan's Ancient Jade.