Chapter Summaries

Chen Ning questioned Deacon Wang about the Yama Holy Sect and showed him objects bearing the sect’s elder-level markings, while Wang Feng mistook the conversation for the exposure of his undercover identity. Chen Ning sent him back to his room unharmed, but Wang Feng became convinced he had been poisoned, just as the Yama Holy Lord contacted him.

• Chen Ning summoned Deacon Wang and asked what he knew about the Yama Holy Sect.
• Wang Feng warned that the sect was powerful and feared Chen Ning had uncovered his undercover mission.
• Chen Ning showed Wang Feng objects marked with three flames, which identified their owner as an elder of the Yama Holy Sect.
• Wang Feng panicked when Chen Ning dismissed him and fainted as two Black Dragon clansmen carried him away.
• Wang Feng woke in his own room, decided Chen Ning had poisoned him, and received a contact from the Yama Holy Lord through a voice transmission Spirit Stone.

Wang Feng destroyed the Yama Holy Sect’s voice transmission stone to avoid exposing himself, and the Yama Holy Lord mistakenly believed the spy had been caught. After learning that Venerable Huang and Dongfang Shao had died in a clash with Chen Ning, the Holy Lord ordered his sect not to challenge the Dragon-Seeking Sect; meanwhile, Cang Yue rallied the elders to hold the Yama Holy Sect accountable.

• Wang Feng crushed the voice transmission Spirit Stone and resolved to stay alert rather than risk contacting the Yama Holy Sect or trying to escape.
• The Yama Holy Lord guessed that Wang Feng had been exposed and feared the Dragon-Seeking Sect could use the spy’s identity against him.
• A report told the Yama Holy Lord that Chen Ning had killed Venerable Huang and Dongfang Shao while protecting the Wind and Cloud Sect, and he ordered his subordinates not to confront the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• Cang Yue heard Chen Ning explain the attack and convened the elders to vote on holding the Yama Holy Sect accountable.
• Meng Yuyi and other elders supported Cang Yue’s proposal to defend Chen Ning’s dignity.

The Dragon-Seeking Sect's elders voted to hold the Yama Holy Sect accountable, while the fourth elder opposed the decision. The Yama Holy Lord, realizing Chen Ning had leverage over him, agreed to apologize in person and provide compensation.

• Meng Yuyi, the third elder, and Xiao Mei supported holding the Yama Holy Sect accountable for offending Chen Ning.
• The fourth elder argued against pursuing the matter, and several elders agreed with him.
• Lin Xiaotian cast the deciding vote in favor, making the result five to four.
• Cang Yue ordered the sect to demand an apology and compensation from the Yama Holy Sect.
• The Yama Holy Lord agreed to travel to Spirit Province, apologize in person, and bring a thousand high-grade Origin Stones and two mid-grade Spirit Artifacts.

The Yama Holy Lord convinced his elders that Venerable Huang had betrayed the Yama Holy Sect, concealing his own role in the affair and securing their agreement to cover it up. He traveled to Spirit Province to investigate Wang Feng, while Chen Ning brought the terrified deacon along to meet him.

• The Yama Holy Lord told the elders that Venerable Huang had stolen the Essence-Shaking Cauldron, defected to the Devil Race, and been killed by Sect Leader Chen, who had thereby helped the holy sect.
• The elders accepted the Holy Lord's account after sensing the mark on the cauldron, and agreed to keep the scandal secret behind an apology to the Dragon-Seeking Sect.
• The yellow-robed elder confirmed that the Heavenly Extremity Pavilion witnesses supported the account, then killed them; the elders agreed that no Pavilion members should be left alive.
• The Yama Holy Lord secretly reflected that he had altered the witnesses' memories and arranged the evidence, then traveled to Spirit Province to investigate Wang Feng.
• Chen Ning went to check on the ailing Wang Feng, but Su Ling'er told him the Yama Holy Lord had arrived and the elders were waiting.
• Wang Feng panicked and collapsed when he heard the news, but Chen Ning helped him up and took him along to meet the Yama Holy Lord.

Chen Ning received the Yama Holy Lord, who had come to address the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s demand for an apology. The Yama Holy Lord surprised everyone by apologizing and offering gifts, while the fourth elder was spared from Chen Ning’s proposed duel.

• Chen Ning entered the reception hall with Su Ling'er and the battered Wang Feng, then took the highest seat as the Yama Holy Lord remained outwardly calm.
• Chen Ning asked the Yama Holy Lord his surname, and the Yama Holy Lord laughed and proposed that they address each other as brothers.
• The Yama Holy Lord explained that he had come because the Dragon-Seeking Sect had demanded an apology from his sect.
• Chen Ning suggested settling the matter through elder duels and said he would send the fourth elder first, leaving the fourth elder frightened.
• The Yama Holy Lord clarified that he had come to apologize, accepted that Chen Ning was justified in killing his subordinate, and offered two mid-grade Spirit Artifacts and more than a thousand high-grade Origin Stones.

The Yama Holy Lord appeased Chen Ning with two mid-grade Spirit Artifacts, and Wang Feng died after refusing to take the pill Chen Ning gave him. Later, Chen Ning used mahjong to keep Cang Yue, Xiao Mei, and Su Ling'er together, where Su Ling'er won against them all.

• The Yama Holy Lord apologized to Chen Ning and gave him two mid-grade Spirit Artifacts before leaving the reception hall.
• Chen Ning refined Heavenly Yang Pills and gave one to Wang Feng, who spat it out after returning home and died before reaching it again.
• Cang Yue, Xiao Mei, and Lin Xiaotian each sought Chen Ning's attention, but Lin Xiaotian withdrew when the women challenged him.
• Chen Ning made mahjong tiles with the Ghost Chisel and invited Cang Yue, Xiao Mei, and Su Ling'er to play while he addressed their requests.
• Chen Ning lost several possessions as the women played, and Su Ling'er emerged as the winner.

Cang Yue told Chen Ning that the Realm of the Firmament would open, and the system assigned him an epic mission to awaken a past sect master's divine thought. Chen Ning entered the realm, where he found only a tranquil landscape and wondered how to draw the former sect masters out.

• Cang Yue explained the Realm of the Firmament and told Chen Ning to prepare to enter it from Supreme Mystery Peak in three days.
• Chen Ning learned that the old sect master had entered six times without meeting any past sect masters, making his mission seem difficult.
• After Cang Yue and Xiao Mei left, Chen Ning tried to get Su Ling'er to return the Origin Stones she had won from him, but she stormed out.
• Three days later, the Realm of the Firmament opened on Supreme Mystery Peak, and Chen Ning was pulled inside as the elders watched.
• Chen Ning surveyed the realm's lake and cloud-filled sky, then pondered how to awaken the divine thoughts of the past sect masters.

Chen Ning discovered that gossip about the Dragon-Seeking Sect could awaken the divine thoughts of its past leaders. After hearing their stories, he learned that the eighth-generation sect leader’s divine thought was missing, raising doubts about whether the old sect leader had truly died.

• Chen Ning recited poems to try to attract the past sect leaders, but nothing happened.
• Chen Ning shared sensational gossip about the sect, and five past sect leaders appeared, eager to hear more.
• Chen Ning asked why the first- and eighth-generation sect leaders were absent; a senior said the first generation was beyond discussion and the Realm of the Firmament had not received the eighth generation’s divine thought.
• A past sect leader said anyone buried in the mausoleum on Supreme Mystery Peak would have a divine thought preserved, making Chen Ning suspect the old sect leader was not buried there or was still alive.
• Chen Ning continued telling stories, and the past sect leaders sympathized with him over the sect’s many undercover agents and blamed the eighth-generation sect leader for leaving him the mess.

Chen Ning accepted the former sect leaders’ three wishes and gained rewards for completing the epic mission. Before the Realm of the Firmament closed, he inherited the fourth-generation sect leader’s Lawless True Scripture and received the third-generation sect leader’s Spirit Control Technique, leaving with promises to fulfill their requests.

• The third-, fourth-, and second-generation sect leaders asked Chen Ning to find the third’s old friend’s descendants, inherit the fourth’s legacy and protect Spirit Province, and eventually investigate the first-generation sect leader’s pursuit in Central Province.
• Chen Ning completed the [Tracing the Origins] mission, advanced to the Seventh Heaven of the Earth Martial Realm, and received the Moon-Slaying Sword, All Things Sword Instruction, and Twin Qi Seas.
• Chen Ning triggered [The Former Sect Leaders' Last Wishes], while the second-generation sect leader’s request remained locked as a legendary-level main story event.
• The fourth-generation sect leader passed the Lawless True Scripture to Chen Ning, who used rapid enlightenment mode to master the cultivation method in moments.
• The third-generation sect leader taught Chen Ning the Spirit Control Technique and strengthened his spiritual power, leaving himself greatly weakened.
• Chen Ning promised the third-generation sect leader he would do everything he could to fulfill the entrusted tasks.

Chen Ning left the Realm of the Firmament after meeting the past sect masters and receiving the Lawless True Scripture, then used his new inheritance to assert his authority among the Dragon-Seeking Sect elders. After obtaining a permanent second Qi sea, he returned to the mausoleum to find out whether the old sect master was alive.

• Chen Ning asked the past sect masters whether the Dragon-Seeking Sect's legendary secret treasure was real, but the second-generation sect master gave him an enigmatic answer before he was transported out.
• Chen Ning emerged from the mausoleum with a powerful presence, and he told the elders he had met the fourth-generation sect master's divine thought and received a Cultivation Method.
• Lin Xiaotian and the fourth elder showed their fear of Chen Ning's newfound strength, while the elders bowed and declared that the Dragon-Seeking Sect would flourish under him.
• Chen Ning examined his mission rewards, found the Moon-Slaying Sword, the All Things Sword Instruction, and the Twin Qi Seas buff, then used the buff and filled his new Qi sea with Essence Power.
• Chen Ning entered the mausoleum again to learn whether the old sect master was still alive.

Chen Ning discovered that the previous sect leader’s coffin was empty, then learned about Fairy Qin’s tragic relationship with the third sect leader. The system’s mission indicated that Fairy Qin had descendants despite Xiao Mei’s account, so Chen Ning decided to visit the Immortal Music Palace.

• Chen Ning opened the previous sect leader’s coffin and found that the remains were missing.
• Chen Ning returned to Vermilion Bird Peak and joined Cang Yue, Xiao Mei, and Su Ling’er for mahjong.
• Chen Ning asked about Fairy Qin, and Cang Yue explained that she had founded the Immortal Music Palace eight hundred years earlier.
• Xiao Mei said Fairy Qin and the third sect leader had loved each other, but she was expelled from her sect and never married.
• Chen Ning realized the system’s mission pointed to Fairy Qin having descendants and decided to visit the Immortal Music Palace.

Chen Ning and Su Ling'er arrived in Qian Province amid a battle and learned that King Li had rebelled against the Heavenly Net Dynasty. On their way to the Immortal Music Palace, Su Ling'er attacked King Li's soldiers for abusing civilians, and the rebel commander prepared to call on the cultivators guarding the city.

• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er emerged from the Wind and Cloud Platform teleportation array into a battle and helped defeat the rebels.
• Xu Ran thanked them and explained that King Li had seized more than a dozen cities; he gave Chen Ning a map showing rebel-held territory.
• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er left Wind and Cloud Commandery and headed toward the Immortal Music Palace through a city occupied by King Li's forces.
• At the city gates, King Li's soldiers abused civilians and killed a man who protested, so Su Ling'er killed the guard tormenting a woman.
• Su Ling'er cut down groups of guards with Sword Qi, and the horrified rebel commander prepared to summon the powerful cultivators guarding the gates.

Su Ling'er defeated the Five Grains Sect experts at the city gate by unleashing a barrage of Heavenly Lightning Talismans, while Chen Ning watched. After the lightning destroyed the gate and killed the attackers, Chen Ning and Su Ling'er entered the city and found a shocking scene within.

• The garrison commander called on the Five Grains Sect experts to help defend the city, and their leader sent an Earth Martial Realm First Layer cultivator to attack Su Ling'er.
• Su Ling'er used the Heaven-Stealing Ghost Hand to drain her opponent's Primordial Qi, but he activated a Lesser Heavenly Lightning Incantation Law Treasure.
• Su Ling'er protected herself with a talisman from Chen Ning and scattered a stack of Super First-Grade Heavenly Lightning Talismans, killing her opponent and the other Five Grains Sect experts.
• The lightning destroyed the city gate, and the garrison commander fled toward Lord Tang as civilians rushed into the city.
• Chen Ning and Su Ling'er entered with the fleeing civilians and were met by a shocking sight inside the city.

Chen Ning and Su Ling'er encountered two disciples of the Immortal Music Palace fighting King Li's soldiers in a city devastated by the rebellion. After Lord Tang broke the women's combination attack, Chen Ning mocked Duanmu Feng, and Lord Tang turned his attention to him.

• Chen Ning saw a soldier threaten a child over a bag of grain, but two Immortal Music Palace disciples killed the soldier with music.
• Duanmu Feng led cavalrymen against the women, and their guqin-and-flute attacks briefly forced him back.
• Chen Ning told Su Ling'er to watch for someone hiding in the shadows as Duanmu Feng attacked the women with Black Soul Break.
• The women used a combination technique that threatened Duanmu Feng, but Lord Tang appeared and broke their melody, causing them to suffer backlash.
• Lord Tang offered to spare the women if they persuaded the Immortal Music Palace to support King Li, but they refused.
• Chen Ning mocked Duanmu Feng while chatting with Su Ling'er, and Lord Tang studied the pair as the women looked toward Chen Ning in surprise.

Chen Ning killed Duanmu Feng and fought Lord Tang, a powerful expert serving King Li’s rebel forces. After Lord Tang tried a mental attack, Chen Ning countered with the Heavenly Extremity Sonic Wave Technique and left him covered in blood and on the brink of death.

• Chen Ning shattered Duanmu Feng’s ribs with a burst of True Essence Power, and Duanmu Feng died after Lord Tang demanded that he be spared.
• Lord Tang revealed his peak Eighth Level Earth Martial Realm cultivation and attacked Chen Ning with a high-grade earth-rank martial art, but Chen Ning burned away the lion-shaped Essence Power with his palm.
• Chen Ning and Lord Tang clashed with their martial arts, and the battle’s aftermath killed or injured many of Lord Tang’s soldiers.
• Su Ling’er gave protective talismans to the two women from the Immortal Music Palace while they struggled to withstand the raging Qi.
• Lord Tang launched a mental attack at Chen Ning, who countered with the Heavenly Extremity Sonic Wave Technique and struck Lord Tang’s sea of consciousness.
• Chen Ning seized Lord Tang’s moment of weakness and blasted him with domineering True Essence Power, leaving him covered in blood and on the brink of death.

Chen Ning rescued Shang Qingya and Lan Yuqing, then followed them to the Immortal Music Palace to seek information about Fairy Qin’s descendants. There, King Li’s Consort confronted the two disciples, and the Grand Elder ordered them to stop arguing.

• Su Ling'er killed the fleeing garrison commander, while Lord Tang died after Chen Ning looted his spatial pouch for Origin Stones.
• Shang Qingya and Lan Yuqing thanked Chen Ning for saving them and agreed to help him find someone at the Immortal Music Palace.
• Chen Ning concealed himself with his Shadow Cloak, and Su Ling'er gathered more spoils before the group set out for the palace.
• At the Immortal Music Palace, Chen Ning asked about Fairy Qin’s descendants, and Shang Qingya and Lan Yuqing warned him that Fairy Qin had never married.
• King Li’s Consort confronted Shang Qingya and Lan Yuqing over breaking palace rules, but the Grand Elder intervened and identified her as a visitor seeking an audience with the palace master.

At the Immortal Music Palace, King Li's Consort challenged Chen Ning to prove he had killed Lord Tang and used the accusation to pressure Shang Qingya and Lan Yuqing. Chen Ning effortlessly defeated her masked attendant, silencing the doubts, while his search for Fairy Qin's descendants remained unresolved.

• Lan Yuqing told the Immortal Music Palace Master that Chen Ning had saved her and Shang Qingya and killed Lord Tang, but King Li's Consort questioned the story.
• King Li's Consort demanded that Chen Ning defeat her masked attendant to prove his strength.
• The masked attendant attacked Chen Ning with lethal physical techniques, and Chen Ning answered with a surge of power from the Lawless True Scripture.
• Chen Ning sent the Seventh Level Earth Martial Realm attendant crashing into the barrier, leaving her unable to rise.
• The palace members accepted Lan Yuqing's account, and King Li's Consort looked horrified at Chen Ning's power.

Chen Ning proved his strength, and King Li's Consort agreed to stay out of the dispute involving Shang Qingya and Lan Yuqing. She then offered Immortal Music Palace clues that might awaken Fairy Qin's divine will in exchange for its support of King Li, leaving the Palace Master torn over the decision.

• Chen Ning's victory convinced King Li's Consort to withdraw from the matter, easing Shang Qingya and Lan Yuqing's worries.
• King Li's Consort told the Palace Master of Immortal Music Palace that she had found clues about the Dragon-Seeking Sect's third-generation sect master that could lead to Fairy Qin's inheritance.
• The grand elder asked King Li's Consort what she wanted in return, and she demanded Immortal Music Palace support King Li's bid for power.
• The grand elder and another elder urged the Palace Master to accept the clues, while the Palace Master questioned whether they were genuine.
• King Li's Consort prepared to leave as the Palace Master remained undecided.

Chen Ning revealed that he knew the secret of the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s third-generation sect master, exposing King Li's Consort’s bluff and persuading the Immortal Music Palace to open its forbidden grounds. As Chen Ning viewed the sect master’s memories before Fairy Qin’s portrait, the painting glowed and faint sobs emerged.

• Chen Ning stopped King Li's Consort from leaving by offering to reveal what he knew about the Dragon-Seeking Sect’s third-generation sect master.
• Chen Ning claimed he had spent years undercover in the Dragon-Seeking Sect, then challenged King Li's Consort to share her own knowledge.
• King Li's Consort could not back up her claim and left the reception hall with the two masked women.
• The Palace Master of Immortal Music Palace agreed to open the forbidden grounds and brought Qingya and her junior sisters along.
• Chen Ning opened the third-generation sect master's memory before Fairy Qin's portrait, and the memories showed the sect master’s farewell to Fairy Qin and his transformation after seclusion at Supreme Mystery Peak.
• Fairy Qin's portrait began to glow and faint sobs came from it, exciting the Palace Master of Immortal Music Palace.

Chen Ning soothed Fairy Qin by speaking as the third-generation sect master and learned that Lan Yuqing was their descendant, completing his mission. The system rewarded him with the Great Dao of Music and the Dazzling Suona, leaving him with a powerful new musical art and an unusual weapon.

• Fairy Qin asked whether the third-generation sect master regretted loving her, and Chen Ning first said that he did.
• Chen Ning clarified that he regretted yielding to pressure from the sect elders, but never regretted loving Fairy Qin.
• Fairy Qin calmed and bestowed the power of the Great Dao of Music on the Immortal Music Palace Master and her disciples, though Lan Yuqing was left outside the light.
• Fairy Qin revealed that she had become pregnant by the third-generation sect master and had wanted to leave her sect; Chen Ning realized Lan Yuqing was their descendant.
• Chen Ning completed the mission and received a cultivation increase, the Great Dao of Music at its fifth realm, and the Dazzling Suona, a weapon on the level of the Eight Divine Artifacts.