Chapter Summaries

Chen Xun explained that he planned to send Little Crane to the Profound Cave Dao Academy so she could gain experience, with his family arranging protection and support for her. Little Crane summoned her four-million-year Crane Spirit Five Elements Yin Yang Tree main body and demonstrated the overwhelming power of Tree Realm's Might.

• Chen Xun reassured Little Crane that he would arrange her admission and backing at the Profound Cave Dao Academy and that the family would visit her every year.
• Little Crimson offered to go with Little Crane disguised as her bonded spirit beast, but Chen Xun rejected the idea and explained that Little Crane would enter through connections.
• Chen Xun said the family would buy estates beside the academy to give Little Crane a secure background.
• At Chen Xun's request, Little Crane summoned her main body while Big Black Ox sealed the surrounding space with a formation.
• Little Crane manifested her four-million-year Crane Spirit Five Elements Yin Yang Tree, transformed the surrounding spiritual energy into Five Elements Qi, and revealed her spell, Tree Realm's Might.

Chen Xun and Big Black Ox severed Little Crane’s connection to her main body and helped her form a Five Elements Pseudo Spirit Root to conceal her origins. Little Crane entered secluded cultivation, while Chen Xun stayed nearby and continued fishing.

• Chen Xun had Little Crane imprint her aura onto a jade slip, which revealed that she had no Spirit Root and relied on her main body for cultivation.
• Big Black Ox used the prepared Five Elements Arrays to sever Little Crane’s connection to her main body and conceal it from outsiders.
• Little Crane resolved to create a pseudo spirit root, and her main body sent black-and-white leaves into her to form a Five Elements Pseudo Spirit Root.
• Little Crimson watched Chen Xun’s overwhelming display of power and silently resolved to grow stronger using its bloodline inheritance.
• The next morning, Little Crane began secluded cultivation inside a sealed array, Big Black Ox and Little Crimson returned to their work, and Chen Xun sat by the shore fishing.

Chen Xun studied how the fifth layer of the Water Spirit Art could strengthen spiritual herbs, and began planning to combine it with the Essence of All Things. He also resolved to investigate the destruction of Small Realms and left to meet Lao Mo for a major step in his long-term plan.

• Chen Xun reflected on the need to perfect his Five Elements Immortal Path with Yin Yang Power before reaching Dao Integration, and considered visiting the Mystic Heavenly Passage Tower with Old Ox.
• Chen Xun used the fifth layer of the Water Spirit Art to strengthen Dust Cleansing Grass, discovering that the art raised a spiritual herb’s limits while consuming his vitality.
• Chen Xun realized that combining the Water Spirit Art with the Essence of All Things might greatly extend the lifespan of his people, and wrote down plans to acquire the art’s remaining layers.
• Chen Xun suspected that Three-Eyed Lifeforms might have been responsible for the destruction of Small Realms, while Big Black Ox’s words eased his guilt about the people who had been left behind.
• Chen Xun contacted Lao Mo through a Void Transmission Disc, agreed to meet at their old place, and departed to begin a risky step toward his ten-thousand-year plan.

Chen Xun began severing Mo Fuyang’s cultivation path so he could rebuild it through another method, while Mo Fuyang endured the dangerous process and remembered his childhood friends and the life he hoped to revisit. The chapter ended as Chen Xun used his twin pupils to oversee the transformation, with Mo Fuyang’s survival still uncertain.

• Chen Xun visited Mo Fuyang and said he had come to teach him another path of immortality.
• Chen Xun asked about Mo Fuyang’s hometown and his lingering regrets, and Mo Fuyang spoke of the Wishing Flowers he had buried with his childhood friends near Star Swallowing Immortal City.
• Chen Xun promised that they would return to Star Swallowing Immortal City together and encouraged Mo Fuyang not to leave regrets behind.
• Chen Xun and his three Primordial Spirits began using Five Elements Qi to melt Mo Fuyang’s spiritual qi and sever his meridians as part of the transformation.
• Mo Fuyang endured the pain and told Chen Xun that he trusted him, while his cultivation and vitality rapidly declined.
• Chen Xun assessed the risks to Mo Fuyang’s life and activated the Black and White Dharma Patterns and his twin pupils.

Chen Xun guided Mo Fuyang through Dao Severance, helping him rebuild his cultivation and transform his Five Elements Spirit Root while studying the process to advance his own. Mo Fuyang awakened at the first level of Qi Condensation and recognized Chen Xun as the Five Elements Dao Ancestor, who welcomed him among his disciples.

• Chen Xun used the Rootless Essence Qi Flower and his own essence qi to help Mo Fuyang sever his Dao without losing his vitality.
• As Mo Fuyang's cultivation fell to Qi Condensation, he endured the pain and circulated the Five Elements Qi Refining Art at Chen Xun's direction.
• Chen Xun observed Mo Fuyang's changing spirit roots and used the transformation to compress Five Elements Qi into Law Runes, seeking to advance his own Five Elements Spirit Root.
• After three days, Mo Fuyang awakened at the first level of Qi Condensation as a revived acupoint began drawing Heaven and Earth Five Elements Qi into his body.
• Mo Fuyang knelt and addressed Chen Xun as the Five Elements Dao Ancestor, and Chen Xun promised him a place among his disciples.

Chen Xun left Mo Fuyang to begin cultivating the Five Elements Immortal Path, then waited as Third Sister remained unconscious. Little Crane’s seclusion ended with her condensing a Pseudo Five Elements Spirit Root and unleashing a vast celestial anomaly, which drew the Treasure Hunters’ attention.

• Chen Xun imparted the Five Elements Qi Refining Art to Mo Fuyang, who began cultivating the Five Elements Immortal Path.
• Chen Xun watched over the still-unconscious Third Sister from a barren mountain.
• Little Crane completed her seclusion as law runes gathered around her and she condensed a Pseudo Five Elements Spirit Root.
• A pillar of light and a powerful aura erupted from the World Breaking Ship, shaking the coast and frightening nearby sea creatures and Treasure Hunters.
• Gu Li Sheng sensed the anomaly and suspected it came from the seniors, while Song Heng called out to him.

Song Heng tried to lure Gu Li Sheng to a supposed treasure land, but Gu Li Sheng teased him about the Treasure Hunting Compass and the Image Recording Stone until Song Heng fled. Little Crane completed her transformation into an independent cultivator and joined Chen Xun for a quiet stargazing walk, where she began to share how her view of the world had changed.

• Song Heng tried to persuade Gu Li Sheng to follow his Treasure Hunting Compass to a supposed treasure land, but Gu Li Sheng remained suspicious.
• Gu Li Sheng mentioned Dog Bro's Image Recording Stone, enraging Song Heng and sending him fleeing while the Treasure Hunters watched.
• Little Crane manifested the Crane Spirit Five Elements Yin Yang Sword, which scattered into motes of light and filled the garbage heaps with vitality.
• Chen Xun appeared above the shore, and Little Crane's aura settled after the Crane Spirit Five Elements Yin Yang Tree vanished.
• Chen Xun and Little Crane walked along the shore and sat beneath the stars, and Little Crane told him that the great era was more wondrous than she had imagined.

Chen Xun comforted Little Crane as she worried about uncertainty and her place in the family, then teased her until she cheered up. After discussing plans for Leaving Dust Island, he called Ximen Black Ox over and asked Little Crane to leave them alone together.

• Chen Xun told Little Crane to accept uncertainty and experience life without fixating on outcomes, but insisted she continue reading books.
• Little Crane asked whether Chen Xun would still raise her if she went to the Dao Academy, and he assured her that she was his and Old Ox's only sister.
• Little Crane teased Chen Xun by calling him the Dao Ancestor, and he laughed and let her off for the night.
• Little Crane asked about buying land on Leaving Dust Island, and Chen Xun said they would first coordinate the Garbage Recycling Plant and wait for Lao Mo to cultivate.
• Chen Xun called Ximen Black Ox to the shore, then sent Little Crane back to the Thatched Cottage so he could spend time with his Second Brother.

Chen Xun and Big Black Ox spent the night by the shore before Chen Xun arranged a secret trade with Shi Jianbai through the Star Pivot. The deal was set to take place through the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Spirit Institute and Heavenly Sound Pavilion, but Chen Xun questioned how he could trust Shi Jianbai to pay after receiving the goods.

• Chen Xun showed Big Black Ox a booklet about improving a Five Elements Spirit Root, then invited it to fish with him.
• Chen Xun fished without bait through the night while Big Black Ox set out incense burners to absorb the Heaven and Earth Gift.
• Chen Xun entered a nameless Star Pavilion in the Star Pivot and met Shi Jianbai to arrange a trade worth one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Shi Jianbai proposed that Chen Xun send the goods through the Heavenly Sound Pavilion to his room at the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Spirit Institute.
• Chen Xun agreed to use the Heavenly Sound Pavilion but challenged Shi Jianbai to explain how he would ensure payment after the goods arrived.

Chen Xun arranged a secure trade for Returning Origin Purple God Essence and Purple Mansion Azure Spirit Liquid, while Shi Jianbai wondered about the mysterious World-Saving Old Man. After learning that his former Star Pivot acquaintances had died or vanished, Chen Xun returned to the shore and reeled in Big Black Ox by mistake.

• Chen Xun learned that a Snow Feather Immortal Puppet and the Heavenly Sound Pavilion would verify the goods and transfer payment through the Thousand Machines Spirit Seal.
• World-Saving Old Man agreed to trade through the Heavenly Sound Pavilion without having his Storage Rings inspected and asked Shi Jianbai for the institute room's vital qi coordinates.
• Shi Jianbai revealed that Hengjin Sanren had died, Tang Shuang had disappeared, and Luan Wo had perished in the Great Wasteland.
• Chen Xun left the Star Pivot and returned to the seashore, where he cast a fishing line that hooked Big Black Ox.
• Chen Xun shouted that he had caught something as Big Black Ox struggled in midair.

Song Heng brought Chen Xun news that fragments of the Thousand Machines Spirit Seal had been gathered and discussed his race’s fate and hopes of reaching the Dao Integration Stage. Chen Xun asked him to bring Gu Li Sheng the next day, while Qing Li and Qing Wan sensed the formidable formations around the Thatched Cottage.

• Song Heng arrived at the shore and told Chen Xun that enough Thousand Machines Spirit Seal fragments had been gathered to refine them again.
• Chen Xun praised Song Heng’s abilities and reassured him that he would honor his promise, while Song Heng spoke of his race’s fate and his chance to reach the Dao Integration Stage.
• Chen Xun asked Song Heng to bring Gu Li Sheng to meet him the next day, and Song Heng recounted Gu Li Sheng’s infamous farting and bragging.
• The Big Black Ox recalled its own mighty fart during the battle at Wang Family Village, then grew melancholy as Chen Xun’s Dharma patterns stirred and frightened Song Heng into leaving.
• Qing Li and Qing Wan observed the intricate formations around the Thatched Cottage and sensed that the cottage itself concealed something terrifying.

Little Crane dealt with Treasure Hunters who had broken the Garbage Islands’ rules and prepared the family’s resources for a future property purchase. She discovered that their Spirit Seal held 130 billion Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and considered the protection offered by higher-ranked seals.

• Qing Wan reported that Treasure Hunters had gathered to seize territory and force the weak to pay tribute, while Qing Li said the Daoist Priest had set up ten tombs to suppress troublemakers.
• Little Crane ordered the offenders punished by suppressing them in tombs for a hundred years and sealed the Leaving Dust Island Array so no one could leave.
• Little Crane told the Foul Longevity Turtle it would need to help deal with people who had troubled Big Brother, then let it retreat into her origin source to sleep.
• Little Crane examined the Profound Rank Thousand Machines Spirit Seal and found that it held 130 billion Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Little Crane learned that an Earth-Rank Thousand Machines Spirit Seal cost one billion High-Grade Spirit Stones and recalled how the Myriad Realms Spirit Bank had destroyed a Starry Sky Bandits’ lair to protect its owner.

After the Great Age’s powerful enforcers frightened the Starry Sky Bandits into silence, Little Crane planned the Garbage Dump’s development and wondered about attending the Dao Academy. Chen Xun investigated Gu Li Sheng’s strange behavior, then concluded his damaged divine soul had made him delirious and ordered the others to beat him awake.

• The Great Age’s show of strength silenced the Starry Sky Bandits and drove ancient clans to acquire Thousand Machines Spirit Seals.
• Little Crane wrote plans for the Garbage Dump and wondered when Big Brother would send her to the Dao Academy.
• Gu Li Sheng came to the coast to meet Chen Xun, who questioned whether he had hidden secrets behind his arrival on Garbage Island.
• Gu Li Sheng claimed Garbage Island was destined for greatness and boasted that Ten Million Generals would appoint Chen Xun an Immortal Dynasty Great General.
• Chen Xun examined Gu Li Sheng and suspected his divine soul was damaged, so he ordered Song Heng and the others to beat him awake.

After Song Heng beat Gu Li Sheng, Chen Xun questioned him and discovered signs that two of his three souls were missing and his seven spirits had been sealed. Gu Li Sheng recovered with no memory of the questioning, leaving Chen Xun to suspect that Song Heng and Gu Li Sheng were tied to an ancient mystery.

• Song Heng left with Little Crimson after relentlessly humiliating Gu Li Sheng, while Big Black Ox went to study formations.
• Chen Xun told Gu Li Sheng that his divine soul seemed incomplete and questioned why he had come to Garbage Island.
• Gu Li Sheng gave several conflicting reasons for coming, then muttered about Song Heng as his memories shifted between clarity and confusion.
• An aura escaped from deep within Gu Li Sheng's divine soul, shaking the shore, before he returned to normal and forgot Chen Xun's questions.
• Chen Xun recorded what happened and considered whether Gu Li Sheng and Song Heng were connected to the previous dynasty, reincarnation, and the passage of time.

Chen Xun agreed to fight Mo Yehan before the Profound Cave Dao Academy opened and continued planning investments in the Mengmu Great Sea Region. After arriving at Hun Yuan Immortal City, he revealed that he intended to buy Leaving Dust Island’s top property for five billion Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, leaving his companions stunned.

• Chen Xun agreed to choose a private time and place to fight Mo Yehan, who promised to look after Chen Xun’s younger sister at the Profound Cave Dao Academy.
• Chen Xun studied a map of the Mengmu Great Sea Region and planned to invest in valuable land with the Spirit Stones earned by the Garbage Recycling Plant.
• Two days later, Chen Xun, Big Black Ox, Little Crane, and Little Crimson traveled to Leaving Dust Island and marveled at Hun Yuan Immortal City’s transformation.
• Chen Xun declared that they would spend freely and explained that their cultivation costs would rise as their realms advanced.
• Chen Xun told Big Black Ox, Little Crane, and Little Crimson that he planned to buy one of Leaving Dust Island’s greatest properties in Hun Yuan Immortal City for five billion Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, shocking them.

Chen Xun and his companions visited the Leaving Dust Immortal Palace to buy Spotless Immortal Ridge, where they met the formidable Yin Tianshou. Yin Tianshou agreed to take them to inspect the land, and they prepared to travel aboard his flying artifact.

• Chen Xun led Big Black Ox, Little Crane, and Little Crimson into the Leaving Dust Immortal Palace and warned them not to cause trouble.
• Yin Tianshou introduced himself and asked Chen Xun what land he wanted to buy.
• Chen Xun chose Spotless Immortal Ridge and confirmed they were ready to pay its five billion Mid-Grade Spirit Stones price.
• Yin Tianshou invited Chen Xun's group to inspect Spotless Immortal Ridge and revealed that only it and Nine Heavens Peak remained unsold.
• Yin Tianshou summoned a silver dragon-shaped flying artifact, and Chen Xun's companions marveled at his power.

Chen Xun and his companions traveled with Yin Tianshou to Spotless Immortal Ridge, learning about its powerful protections and the rare formations guarding it. On the journey, Yin Tianshou recognized that Big Black Ox was no ordinary spirit beast, leaving Little Crimson shocked by the implication for his own clan.

• Yin Tianshou took Chen Xun and his companions aboard a treasure shuttle and flew them from the Leaving Dust Immortal Palace toward Spotless Immortal Ridge.
• Yin Tianshou explained that the ridge was protected by a restricted zone, teleportation arrays, and Guardian Arrays capable of resisting a Dao Integration True Lord for days.
• Big Black Ox asked about the arrays, and Yin Tianshou understood him through the Spirit Beast Heavenly Passage Art and recommended a formation palace in the Great Wasteland.
• Chen Xun asked whether Big Black Ox's inability to speak was unusual, and Yin Tianshou said Big Black Ox was no ordinary spirit beast with exceptionally high potential.
• Little Crimson was startled by Yin Tianshou's words and wondered whether the Flame Radiance Crimson Ancient Lion Clan counted as an ordinary spirit beast.

Chen Xun asked Yin Tianshou about the rules and ongoing costs of buying property on Leaving Dust Island. After learning the hundred-year fee was one million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, Chen Xun tried to negotiate a lower price for Spotless Immortal Ridge, and Yin Tianshou asked what price he had in mind.

• Little Crane comforted Little Crimson after it complained that Yin Tianshou had insulted its clan.
• Chen Xun asked Yin Tianshou how formations held up against opponents above the Dao Integration realm and whether purchased land could be reclaimed for breaking rules.
• Yin Tianshou explained that property could be inherited indefinitely, but required a payment of one million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones every hundred years to maintain the formation and Overseer protection.
• Chen Xun balked at the recurring fee and asked whether buying Spotless Immortal Ridge could cost less.
• Yin Tianshou considered Chen Xun's request and asked what price he proposed.

Chen Xun and his companions inspected Spotless Immortal Ridge after Yin Tianshou lifted its Sky Restriction Array, discovering that the seemingly mild palace elder was far more powerful than they had realized. The ridge’s true appearance began to emerge, leaving the group stunned.

• Chen Xun offered Yin Tianshou forty billion Mid-Grade Spirit Stones for the land, then agreed to inspect it before negotiating further.
• Yin Tianshou brought the group to Spotless Immortal Ridge, where the Sky Restriction Array locked onto their auras.
• Yin Tianshou used a talisman formation to lift the restriction, revealing ninety-nine massive stones arranged around a protected clearing.
• Chen Xun recognized that Yin Tianshou was likely beyond the Refining Void Stage and paid him homage as a senior.
• Yin Tianshou pointed out Spotless Immortal Ridge, and Chen Xun and his companions gaped as its true appearance came into view.

Chen Xun inspected Spotless Immortal Ridge with Yin Tianshou, who explained its spirit vein, resources, and price. Chen Xun remained interested but still weighed whether to buy the abandoned cultivation land.

• Yin Tianshou showed Chen Xun Spotless Immortal Ridge and described its Fifth Grade High-Level Spirit Vein and vast area.
• Chen Xun concluded the spirit vein had been relocated and damaged, and Yin Tianshou confirmed it had been moved from an island by the Leaving Dust Immortal Palace.
• Yin Tianshou pointed out the ridge's rare herbs, ancient wood, lakes, and other resources that could generate income.
• Big Black Ox, Little Crane, and Little Crimson explored the ridge and began planning how to divide it.
• Chen Xun asked why the ridge had remained abandoned, and Yin Tianshou explained that its five-billion-Mid-Grade-Spirit-Stone price limited potential buyers and that the Immortal Palace followed established rules for selling cultivation land.