Recaps

Chu Xinghe decided to alter the resources supplied to the formation sustaining Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance, despite warnings that any change could destroy the balance. He left the exact adjustment to Ma Liang, who kept changing his mind, and Chu Xinghe ordered Ling Yun to follow each suggestion.

• Gui Li warned Chu Xinghe that changing the resource input could end Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance, but Chu Xinghe insisted he had a steady hand.
• Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang went to the Formation Spirit Palace, where Ling Yun explained that he carefully maintained the daily resource amounts.
• Chu Xinghe told Ling Yun to change the input anyway and promised to take responsibility, while Ling Yun worried about acting without reporting to the Grand Elder.
• Concerned that the Misfortune Compass might interfere, Chu Xinghe asked Ma Liang to choose how the resources should be adjusted.
• Ma Liang first proposed halving the input, then increasing it by half, and finally doubling it, and Chu Xinghe ordered Ling Yun to carry out each new suggestion.

Chu Xinghe, Ma Liang, and Lingyun changed the resource input for Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance, causing the Haotian Mountain Range’s Spirit Stones to vanish before reappearing as upgraded Seven-Colored Spirit Stones. The Grand Elder recognized the change as a success, while Huang Ritian was punished despite doing nothing.

• Ma Liang repeatedly changed the proposed resource amount before settling on quadrupling it, and Lingyun adjusted the Spirit Formation accordingly.
• The Haotian Mountain Range produced no resources at the usual time, prompting Shen Chun to alert the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Elder Ling Mou blamed Lingyun for changing the resource input, but Chu Xinghe and Ma Liang stepped forward and accepted responsibility too.
• The Grand Elder added two hours to Huang Ritian’s daily cultivation punishment, though Huang Ritian insisted he had done nothing.
• Seven-Colored Spirit Stones erupted throughout the mountain range, revealing that Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance had been upgraded.

Chu Xinghe tried to understand how Ma Liang’s resource changes had upgraded Earth Vein Resonance, while others credited Xinghe with secretly orchestrating the success. After Gui Li and Elder He both warned that changing the resources again would make the resonance disappear, Chu Xinghe saw a chance to end it himself.

• Ma Liang credited Chu Xinghe’s Star Divination Art for his success, and Ling Yun praised Xinghe’s careful guidance before Elder Ling Mou scolded him for failing to record the lesson.
• The upgraded resources reached the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and news spread across the Three Continents as critics mocked Leader Bai for previously denying Chu Xinghe’s role.
• Chu Xinghe confronted Gui Li, who said another rapid resource change would likely make Earth Vein Resonance disappear and urged him to keep Ling Yun from changing anything.
• Chu Xinghe visited Elder He for confirmation, and Elder He gave him the same warning as Gui Li.

Chu Xinghe ignored Elder He's warning to let the earth veins settle and went to the Formation Spirit Palace, where he named Ling Yun the chosen one to change the Spirit Formation's resource settings. Ling Yun had already changed the formation that morning, so they had to wait until the next day to try again.

• Elder He advised Chu Xinghe to let the earth veins settle before attempting to upgrade Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance again, but Chu Xinghe decided to press ahead.
• Chu Xinghe arrived at the Formation Spirit Palace and heard Ma Liang boast that he had been chosen to figure out the upgrade, then told Ling Yun that he was the chosen one this time.
• Qu Yifeng told Chu Xinghe that he could no longer increase his Power of Qi and Blood after reaching Ninth Rank, and Chu Xinghe urged him to keep studying formations.
• Chu Xinghe took Ling Yun and Ma Liang to the Spirit Formation and asked Ling Yun to change its resource settings; Ling Yun proposed using no resources.
• The Spirit Formation did not change because Ling Yun had already altered it that morning, and Chu Xinghe told him he could be the chosen one again tomorrow.

Chu Xinghe persuaded Ling Yun to dismantle the Spirit Formation, believing that would prevent a three-way resonance and secure Ling Yun’s position as Heaven’s Chosen. The formation’s removal stopped resource production in the Haotian Mountain Range, and Chu Xinghe took responsibility as the elders waited to see what would happen next.

• Chu Xinghe told Ling Yun that injecting no resources would prevent the three-way resonance, but Ma Liang warned that stopping the Spirit Formation might also prevent resonance.
• After Chu Xinghe urged him to trust his instincts, Ling Yun withdrew all prepared resources and dismantled the Spirit Formation.
• The Haotian Mountain Range’s Spiritual Qi began declining, and locations that produced seven-colored spirit stones stopped producing them.
• Elder Ling Mou angrily demanded an explanation, but Chu Xinghe stepped forward and claimed that shutting down the formation was his plan for a more thorough upgrade.
• The elders waited a day for changes, but no resources grew and Spiritual Qi replenished very slowly; Chu Xinghe remained convinced Ling Yun was the true Heaven’s Chosen.

Chu Xinghe believed Ling Yun had ended the Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance, but resources began appearing as nine-colored spirit stones in Haotian City instead. Elder He explained that the resonance had transferred to the city’s Spirit Formations, and Chu Xinghe tried to give Ling Yun credit for the result.

• Spirit stones stopped growing throughout the Haotian Mountain Range, and Elder He claimed the resonance had simply vanished to protect Ling Yun from blame.
• Chu Xinghe told Elder Ling Mou that he had planned the operation and Ling Yun had only followed his instructions.
• Shen Chun reported that nine-colored spirit stones were growing in Haotian City, even though none appeared in the mountain range.
• Elder He explained that the resonance had transferred to Haotian City’s independent Spirit Formations, making the arrangement far more durable.
• Chu Xinghe insisted that Ling Yun, not he, deserved the credit and called his junior brother the chosen one.

Chu Xinghe tried to give Ling Yun credit for the resources appearing in Haotian City, but Ling Yun and the others realized Chu Xinghe’s costly land buyback had secured ownership of nearly all of them for Vast Heaven Holy Land. The other factions lamented their lost windfall, while Zheng Yu revealed Martial Emperor City had kept its deeds and would claim the resources on its land.

• Chu Xinghe insisted that Ling Yun deserved the credit, and Ling Yun refused it while pointing out Chu Xinghe had bought back Haotian City’s land and property in advance.
• The Vast Heaven Holy Land leaders realized the buyback meant the nine-colored spirit stones belonged to them, despite other factions holding permanent usage rights.
• The leaders calculated that Haotian City’s output would repay Chu Xinghe’s purchase within a year and continue generating profit afterward.
• The other factions discovered they could not claim the spirit stones growing on land they had sold to Vast Heaven Holy Land and regretted the deals.
• Zheng Yu objected that Martial Emperor City had retained its land and property deeds, so the resources growing there belonged to his city.

Zheng Yu’s resource haul and the Fate Divinity’s searches secured the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s claim to Haotian City’s treasures, earning Chu Xinghe an unexpected Misfortune Compass reward. The reward awakened the Vast Heaven Sword and gave Chu Xinghe an immense boost to his Power of Mind and Spirit, leaving him confident he could challenge even a god.

• The First Elder displayed the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s property deeds and warned visitors that all Nine-Colored Spirit Stones found on those properties belonged to the Holy Land.
• Elder He used the Fate Divinity to uncover more than a hundred people hiding resources, while Demonic Emperor Wu Xingyun punished several offenders.
• Zheng Yu publicly celebrated the resources he was transporting from Haotian City and taunted those who had once called him an idiot.
• Chu Xinghe received a reward from the Misfortune Compass, but the power did not increase his cultivation and instead awakened the Haotian Sword Casket.
• The nine swords merged with the casket to form the Vast Heaven Sword, whose lingering Sword Intent greatly strengthened Chu Xinghe’s body, mind, and spirit.
• Chu Xinghe felt confident that his Power of Mind and Spirit could withstand even a true god and began planning another idea.

Chu Xinghe’s Haotian Sword Casket formed its tenth sword, the Vast Heaven Sword, revealing his newly strengthened Power of Mind and Spirit. Gu Mingchao tried to take Xinghe as his disciple, but the elders criticized the Holy Lord’s appearance, and Ji Ya dragged him away.

• Chu Xinghe drew out the Haotian Sword Casket’s nine swords, which combined with the casket to form the Vast Heaven Sword.
• The Grand Elder and the other important figures sensed an oppressive aura from Chu Xinghe, despite his cultivation remaining at the initial stage of the Martial God realm.
• Elder He explained that Chu Xinghe’s breakthrough was in his Power of Mind and Spirit, and Gu Mingchao’s presence demonstrated how that power could suppress others.
• Gu Mingchao invited Chu Xinghe to Haotian Palace to become his disciple, but the elders interrupted to criticize the Holy Lord’s undignified appearance.
• Ji Ya dragged Gu Mingchao away as he protested, leaving him pleading for help behind a closed door.

Elder He tested Chu Xinghe’s Power of Mind and Spirit, but the Vast Heaven Sword overwhelmed Elder He and the Fate Divinity. Chu Xinghe then recruited Huang Ritian to help break the Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance by restoring a Spirit Formation, and the chapter ended as Huang Ritian forgot what formation they were meant to set up.

• Elder He used the Fate Divinity’s Nightmare Power against Chu Xinghe, but the Vast Heaven Sword reflected it and made Elder He face his own nightmare.
• The Vast Heaven Holy Land’s experts tested Chu Xinghe and found that his combat power had roughly doubled and that his pressure could resist even Holy Lord Gu Mingchao.
• Chu Xinghe went to the Formation Spirit Palace to counter the Misfortune Compass’s Resonance Transfer and was caught by Huang Ritian, who complained that the Civil Engineering Department had lost money after Chu Xinghe’s actions with Ling Yun.
• Chu Xinghe promised Huang Ritian he would break the Earth Vein Three-Way Resonance by restoring the Haotian Mountain Range’s previous Spirit Formation, and Huang Ritian agreed to handle the formation himself.
• Chu Xinghe brought Huang Ritian and Ling Yun to the Haotian Mountain Range, where Huang Ritian examined the supplies and asked Ling Yun what formation they were setting up.

Huang Ritian learned the Nine-Convergence Spirit Gathering Formation from Ling Yun and accidentally merged it into the earth veins, creating a stable Earth Vein Four-Way Resonance that produced seven-colored spirit stones without disrupting Haotian City's nine-colored stones. The Holy Land's leaders hailed Huang Ritian as a genius, while Chu Xinghe remained baffled and Huang Ritian was nowhere to be seen.

• Chu Xinghe had Ling Yun teach Huang Ritian the Nine-Convergence Spirit Gathering Formation, and Huang Ritian mastered and set it up on the spot.
• The formation caused spirit stones to grow throughout the Haotian Mountain Range, and Chu Xinghe initially assumed Haotian City's nine-colored spirit stone production had stopped.
• The formation merged into the earth veins, raising the surrounding Spiritual Qi and creating an Earth Vein Four-Way Resonance.
• Shen Chun confirmed that Haotian City still produced nine-colored spirit stones while the Haotian Mountain Range began producing seven-colored ones.
• Gui Li apologized to Huang Ritian, and the Holy Land's leaders praised his achievement while attributing his dazed appearance to exhaustion, though Chu Xinghe suspected he had simply disappeared.

Huang Ritian accidentally created a flawless Heavenly Spirit Formation that fused with Haotian City's earth veins, turning the resonance into a stable four-way resonance and earning him even more work. Elder He proposed using the Fate Divinity's Nightmare Land to give Huang Ritian extra time for cultivation and formation study, leaving him unconscious while the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable vowed to destroy the Fate Divinity.

• Huang Ritian's Heavenly Spirit Formation fused completely with the earth veins, changing the resonance from three-way to four-way and frustrating Chu Xinghe.
• The Civil Engineering Department disciples refused to believe Huang Ritian had caused the change, while Huang Ritian and Chu Xinghe silently blamed each other for the outcome.
• The White Tiger Holy Venerable praised Huang Ritian's formation and assigned himself to teach Huang Ritian formations for ten hours a day.
• Elder He revealed that the Fate Divinity's Nightmare Land could give Huang Ritian extra time, then planned to send him there for forty-nine hours of cultivation and ten hours of formation study.
• Huang Ritian fainted, and the Civil Engineering Department disciples looked to the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable, who vowed to kill the Fate Divinity as it began growing faster.

Huang Ritian was sent to face punishment in the Nightmare Land, while Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable’s repeated attacks made the Fate Divinity grow faster. As Chu Xinghe tried to lie low, Qin Xiangqian opened Vast Heaven Markets to serve Rogue Cultivators and greatly increased the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s sales.

• Disciples from other palaces carried Huang Ritian back, and Gui Li woke him because his unconscious time would count toward his punishment in the Nightmare Land.
• Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable repeatedly attacked the Fate Divinity, but Elder He stopped him and said the attacks were making it grow faster.
• Chu Xinghe begged Ling Yun to stop asking him for plans and return to teaching arrays, but Ling Yun left excitedly, believing Senior Brother Xinghe had another plan.
• As Rogue Cultivators gathered in the Haotian Mountain Range, Qin Xiangqian established the Vast Heaven Market there to sell them cultivation supplies.
• Qin Xiangqian expanded Vast Heaven Markets to other places where Rogue Cultivators gathered, boosting the Vast Heaven Chamber of Commerce’s sales and earning the Grand Elder’s approval.

Chu Xinghe tried to avoid causing more profits, but the Dead Spirit Realm began breaking through its seal and threatened to produce more Formation-Locking Jade. At the meeting to decide what to do, Chu Xinghe proposed killing every Shadow Ghost inside before any could escape, leaving the others bewildered.

• Qin Xiangqian's profitable moves won the Grand Elder's approval, while Chu Xinghe stayed out of the way rather than risk making the profits even greater.
• Shen Chun told Chu Xinghe that the Dead Spirit Realm was breaking through its seal, and the White Tiger Holy Venerable could no longer restore it.
• Chu Xinghe joined the Grand Elder, Gu Mingchao, and other leaders at the Dead Spirit Realm, where they saw its vortex had grown and heard Shadow Ghosts roaring below.
• The leaders discussed releasing Shadow Ghosts for Formation-Locking Jade or controlling their release, while the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable suggested sending the Fate Divinity to scout.
• Chu Xinghe proposed killing every Shadow Ghost inside the Dead Spirit Realm before any could escape, confusing the assembled leaders.

Chu Xinghe rejected plans to block the Dead Spirit Realm or release its Shadow Ghosts, deciding instead to send someone inside to eliminate them. He chose the Three Shadow Rat Brothers as the safest candidates, leaving the group preparing to put their formations to use.

• Chu Xinghe argued that blocking the Dead Spirit Realm could fail and releasing Shadow Ghosts would let them attack, so he proposed killing them inside instead.
• Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable supported sending the Fate Divinity into the realm, but Chu Xinghe refused because the Misfortune Compass might restore it and unlock its Nightmare Realm ability.
• Chu Xinghe considered sending the Holy Lord but worried about what he might bring back, then rejected the Dark Moon Clan after its members eagerly volunteered for the dangerous mission.
• Chu Xinghe spotted Shu Da and decided the Three Shadow Rat Brothers were ideal because their clones could take risks and their Thousandfold Formation Mastery made them powerful once they had time to set up formations.

Chu Xinghe sent the Three Shadow Rat Brothers’ clones into the Dead Spirit Realm to eliminate the Shadow Ghosts threatening its seal, while secretly hoping the clones would burn through resources. The clones drew the ghosts away from the seal but were rapidly destroyed, and Ma Liang framed their losses as a chance for them to grow as Chu Xinghe claimed he had another plan.

• Chu Xinghe chose the Three Shadow Rat Brothers to enter the Dead Spirit Realm and warned Shu Da to deal only with the Shadow Ghosts threatening the seal, bringing none back out.
• The White Tiger Holy Venerable opened part of the seal, and countless clones entered, where the Shadow Ghosts immediately tore them apart and sent the Misfortune Compass spinning.
• The Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable pointed out that the ghosts had been drawn away from the seal, which began to stabilize despite the clones’ losses.
• When the Grand Elder questioned whether the brothers could keep going, Ma Liang said Chu Xinghe was helping them train their cloning abilities and grow.
• Chu Xinghe embraced Ma Liang’s explanation, reassured the Grand Elder that he had another move, and left the Holy Land’s leaders waiting to see what happened.

Chu Xinghe kept the Dead Spirit Realm sealed and sent the Three Shadow Rat Brothers’ clones into it, hoping their losses would consume Vast Heaven Holy Land resources. As the brothers’ cloning speed improved, Xinghe urged them to keep training, while remaining convinced the process would drain the sect.

• The Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable celebrated and began designing the Azure Dragon Divine Hall as factions questioned why Vast Heaven Holy Land refused to claim Formation-Locking Jade from the Dead Spirit Realm.
• Bai Yu and other factions suspected Chu Xinghe of deliberately draining the sect, while Have You Fucking Seen the Azure Dragon Divine Hall defended his resource consumption on the Haotian Mirror.
• Shu Da and his brothers discovered that continuously replacing clones consumed by the Dead Spirit Realm increased their cloning speed.
• Chu Xinghe celebrated the resource consumption at the Formation Spirit Palace and the Dead Spirit Realm, then told Shu Da and his brothers that their improvement was only the first step and they needed to keep training.

Shu Da and his brothers hit a bottleneck in improving their cloning, but Ma Liang advised them to relax and wait for a fortuitous opportunity. At the Dark Moon Palace’s Mutual Slashing Conference, Shu Da realized they might have found the opportunity they needed.

• Shu Da, Shu Er, and Shu San found that their cloning speed had stopped improving despite continued practice.
• Shu Da refused to ask Xinghe for help, so the brothers sought advice from Ma Liang instead.
• Ma Liang told the brothers that their comprehension was fine and suggested they take a break at the Dark Moon Palace’s Mutual Slashing Conference.
• An Lan and the Dark Moon Clan enthusiastically attacked the brothers’ clones, and the Three Shadow Rat Brothers joined the bloody gathering with their hooked scimitars.
• After seeing their clones disappear without reviving, Shu Da realized that the conference might be the fortuitous opportunity they had been missing.

Shu Da realized that the Shadow Rats might use the Hand of the Evil God to copy the Dark Moon Clan’s immortality curse and revive their lost clones. After An Mo lowered his cultivation to the ninth rank, Shu Da copied his power, and a killed clone returned to life, leaving the Shadow Rats’ idea apparently proven.

• Shu Da connected the Shadow Rats’ clone losses and resource consumption to the Dark Moon Clan’s ability to revive, and proposed copying their curse with the Hand of the Evil God.
• The Great Sage stopped the Mutual Slashing Conference and asked a Dark Moon Clan member to lower their cultivation to the ninth rank so Shu Da could copy their power.
• The Dark Moon Clan members argued over who would cripple their cultivation, and rock-paper-scissors selected An Mo.
• An Mo lowered his cultivation to the ninth rank, and Shu Da used the Hand of the Evil God to copy his ability.
• The Great Sage killed Shu Da’s clone and confirmed it remained a corpse instead of vanishing; after its heart was returned, the clone revived.

After Shu Da's clone revived with the copied curse power, An Lan told Chu Xinghe, who rushed to Dark Moon Palace and saw the Grand Elder test the ability on Shu Da's clones. Huang Ritian emerged while the Grand Elder was clearing out queasy disciples and was punished with five more hours of cultivation.

• Shu Da's clone revived after receiving its heart, proving that the Three Shadow Rat Brothers could copy the Dark Moon Clan's ability.
• An Lan hurried to tell Chu Xinghe and the others that Shu Da's clones could revive, while Chu Xinghe remained unaware at Spirit Crane Palace.
• An Lan delivered the news to Chu Xinghe, who broke his teapot and rocking chair in shock before rushing to Dark Moon Palace.
• Chu Xinghe saw the Grand Elder slice and smash Shu Da's clones, which repeatedly came back to life as the gathered disciples watched.
• Huang Ritian emerged from a clump of flowers after hearing the Grand Elder call for the bastards to leave, and the Grand Elder sentenced him to five more hours of cultivation.

Elder He and Elder Yu discovered that the Hand of the Evil God could copy the Dark Moon Clan’s curse only when used by the Three Shadow Rat Brothers, whose copied curse had limited resurrections. Holy Lord Gu Mingchao explained that the curse embodied the Dao of Death, which the brothers had begun to comprehend through their clones repeatedly dying in the Dead Spirit Realm, revealing the purpose behind Chu Xinghe’s secretive plan.

• Elder He tested Shu Da’s rebirth and found that the copied curse had a cooldown and could not revive him endlessly.
• Elder He and Elder Yu failed to copy An Mo’s curse with the Hand of the Evil God, while the Three Shadow Rat Brothers succeeded.
• Holy Lord Gu Mingchao explained that the Dark Moon Clan’s curse was rooted in the Dao of Death, which the brothers possessed but Elder He and Elder Yu did not.
• Elder He realized that Chu Xinghe had kept sending the brothers’ clones into the Dead Spirit Realm so their repeated deaths would help them comprehend the Dao of Death.
• The Vast Heaven Holy Land’s elders understood that Chu Xinghe’s plan had turned the Dead Spirit Realm into a means for the Three Shadow Rat Brothers to gain the Dao of Death.

Chu Xinghe’s plan to send the Three Shadow Rat Brothers into the Dead Spirit Realm unexpectedly helped them comprehend the Dao of Death and discover that their clones could revive at full strength. As everyone celebrated, Chu Xinghe privately resolved to find a way to turn his increasingly disastrous successes around.

• Elder He and Shu Da recognized that the Three Shadow Rat Brothers had each comprehended the Dao of Death, a far greater gain than Formation-Locking Jade.
• Shu Da and his brothers realized Chu Xinghe had secretly guided their repeated deaths to help them comprehend the Dao, and they expressed their gratitude to him.
• Ma Liang noticed Shu Da’s clones revived at their peak condition, eliminating the Shadow Rats’ need to spend resources maintaining their cultivation.
• Ma Liang called the process “refreshing,” leaving Chu Xinghe to silently plead with Thunder Shadow not to kill him.
• Chu Xinghe decided he still had ideas and vowed to turn the situation around.

The Three Shadow Rat Brothers comprehended the Dao of Death after repeatedly dying, turning Chu Xinghe’s apparent decision to send them to their deaths into a major success. Determined to reverse that outcome, Chu Xinghe planned to use their stronger clones to destroy the Dead Spirit Realm’s Shadow Ghosts and prevent them from producing valuable Formation-Locking Jade.

• The Three Shadow Rat Brothers gained the Dao of Death, stunning the Four Continents and making clear that few others could imitate their achievement.
• Chu Xinghe stayed on the ninth floor of the Technique Repository Tower and reassured Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable that the Misfortune Compass still showed he had not lost.
• Chu Xinghe focused on the Formation-Locking Jade produced by Shadow Ghosts in the Dead Spirit Realm and devised a plan to stop that resource from accumulating.
• Chu Xinghe planned to send the Three Shadow Rat Brothers’ stronger clones into the Dead Spirit Realm and have them self-destruct against the Shadow Ghosts.
• Chu Xinghe prepared to consume both the Shadow Ghosts and the brothers’ clones, hoping to give away everything he had gained and secure a massive loss.

Chu Xinghe ordered the Three Shadow Rat Brothers to kill Shadow Ghosts inside the Dead Spirit Realm by making their clones self-destruct, preventing the ghosts from escaping and becoming Formation-Locking Jade. As the blasts drew the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s leaders, Holy Lord Gu Mingchao told them to watch quietly, then realized his Flame Divinity was missing.

• Chu Xinghe stopped Shu Da and his brothers from demonstrating their combat abilities and told them he wanted to resolve the Dead Spirit Realm problem.
• Chu Xinghe ordered the Three Shadow Rat Brothers to stop cycling their clones through the realm and instead seize Shadow Ghosts and self-destruct.
• Shu Da’s clones began exploding inside the Dead Spirit Realm, killing Shadow Ghosts that vanished rather than turning into Formation-Locking Jade.
• The Grand Elder, Elder He, and other leaders arrived and questioned Chu Xinghe’s apparent destruction of valuable resources.
• Holy Lord Gu Mingchao told the leaders to watch quietly, then asked who had borrowed his Flame Divinity.

Chu Xinghe kept Shu Da and his brothers blowing up Shadow Ghosts in the Dead Spirit Realm while he tried to lift the Body Cultivation disciples’ spirits by declaring that formations and the Dead Spirit Realm held the key to their future cultivation. He left the solution to the Misfortune Compass, hoping either to gain from the explosions or to uncover a path for his junior brothers and sisters.

• The Holy Lord rushed to the Artifact Refining Palace to search for his missing Flame Divinity, while Chu Xinghe watched the other powerful figures leave.
• Shu Da, Shu Er, and Shu San sent their clones into the Dead Spirit Realm to explode and destroy Shadow Ghosts, stabilizing the seal as the Misfortune Compass spun faster.
• Chu Xinghe visited the Formation Spirit Palace and found its Body Cultivation disciples discouraged because they could not test what they had learned about formations.
• Qu Yifeng explained that the disciples had consulted the White Tiger Holy Venerable, who doubted that Body Cultivators could use formations or Qi and Blood to activate them.
• Chu Xinghe told the disciples that formations concealed a way to cultivate beyond the Ninth Rank, then claimed that combining formations with the Dead Spirit Realm was their future path.
• Chu Xinghe gambled that the Misfortune Compass would either bring him a great gain or reveal a cultivation solution for the Body Cultivation disciples.