Chapter Summaries

Lu Yang’s life on Eastward Prospect Mountain remained peaceful as Baili Qiushui and Baili Mingyue studied its growing Spirit Vein, while Su Jinxuan switched to the Golden Radiance Sword Canon and discussed cultivation with him. As the Ancient Yue Secret Realm’s opening approached, someone proposed that they head there with the sect’s group.

• Lu Yang invited Baili Qiushui and Baili Mingyue to study the formation script on his Nine Splendors Cloud Chariot while they worked on a formation for Eastward Prospect Mountain’s Spirit Vein.
• Su Jinxuan learned that the Golden Radiance Sword Canon derived from the Golden Rainbow Sword Canon, then switched to the new method and sought Lu Yang’s guidance.
• Lu Yang brought Su Jinxuan and Mu Yunxue together to discuss the Dao after their competing for time with him caused Mu Yunxue displeasure.
• By the end of April, Baili Qiushui and Baili Mingyue had marked more than half the Spirit Vein’s changing points, while Liu Yaoyao continued studying the Primordial Spirit Insight Method in seclusion.
• As Lu Yang, Su Jinxuan, and Mu Yunxue discussed the Metal Dao, an unidentified speaker announced that the Ancient Yue Secret Realm would open in half a day and asked whether they should go with the sect’s group.

Lu Yang, Mu Yunxue, and Su Jinxuan arrived at the Ancient Yue Secret Realm, where they encountered Ten Thousand Beast Mountain’s delegation. The chapter left the delegation’s elders recognizing Su Jinxuan and reacting with surprise to the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s early arrival.

• Lu Yang set out for the Ancient Yue Secret Realm with Mu Yunxue and Su Jinxuan, while Liu Yaoyao stayed behind to cultivate and Lin Ying and Jiang Shiqing prepared to join them.
• Lu Yang and his companions flew to the barren mountain range and sensed the spatial fluctuations marking the secret realm’s entrance.
• Ten Thousand Beast Mountain arrived on a Jade-Eyed Azure Falcon, with Yuezheng Yi accompanying its disciples as their protector.
• Yuezheng Yi saw Lu Yang and reacted with shock, while a Ten Thousand Beast Mountain elder recognized Su Jinxuan and recalled her reputation among Qin Province’s young geniuses.

Lu Yang met Yuezheng Yi and Biqing in the Ancient Yue Secret Realm and asked them to conceal his identity so he could enjoy exploring it without special treatment. As Yuezheng Yi greeted Su Jinxuan instead, she exchanged a knowing look with Lu Yang, and Song Lin was left stunned when she failed to remember him.

• Biqing recognized Lu Yang and grew excited, while Yuezheng Yi worried she might want to follow him and warned the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain disciples to behave respectfully.
• Lu Yang asked Yuezheng Yi by voice transmission not to reveal who he was, explaining that he wanted an immersive secret-realm adventure.
• Yuezheng Yi agreed and greeted Su Jinxuan instead of addressing Lu Yang, leaving Su Jinxuan puzzled.
• Lu Yang explained his plan to Su Jinxuan, who was exasperated that he had entered the secret realm just to play around.
• Song Lin complimented Su Jinxuan, but she did not recognize him as the cultivator she had defeated years earlier.

Yuezheng Yi and Ten Thousand Beast Mountain arrived at the Ancient Yue Secret Realm, where Lu Yang reunited with several companions and welcomed Han Qianshan’s Golden Rainbow Sword Sect delegation. As the group gathered to enter the realm, Lu Yang kept his identity secret from familiar disciples, while Fang Jin resolved to get closer to him through Jiang Shiqing.

• Yuezheng Yi rebuked Song Lin for acting too familiar with Su Jinxuan, then apologized to Su Jinxuan and settled the Ten Thousand Beast Mountain disciples on a nearby peak.
• Biqing greeted Lu Yang eagerly, but he offered only a polite greeting, leaving her disappointed and Yuezheng Yi secretly pleased.
• Lin Ying and Jiang Shiqing reunited with Lu Yang, and Jiang Shiqing learned that Yaoyao was gaining insight into a Cultivation Method.
• Han Qianshan arrived with Golden Rainbow Sword Sect disciples, including Fang Jingzhi, Fang Jin, Han Fei, and Qin Nanyue; Lu Yang checked that Lin Xuanchen was still in Qin Province.
• Lu Yang told Fang Jingzhi, Fang Jin, and Han Fei not to approach or reveal his identity, and Fang Jin decided to reach him through Jiang Shiqing.

Lu Yang accompanied Su Jinxuan and the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect to the secret realm gathering, where Great Void Sword Sect cultivator Chi Mo tried to reconnect with Su Jinxuan. After she rejected his invitation to discuss the Sword Dao and showed affection toward Lu Yang, Chi Mo was stunned by her vastly strengthened Sword Dao and left in anger.

• Lu Yang told the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect elders to pretend they did not know him as the sect’s group gathered with Ten Thousand Beast Mountain.
• The Great Void Sword Sect arrived on a giant sword, led by Nascent Soul True Lord Chi Mo.
• Chi Mo greeted Su Jinxuan and invited her to cross swords and discuss the Dao, but she declined and turned to explain a Cultivation Method to Lu Yang.
• Lu Yang praised Su Jinxuan as kind and beautiful, and her bashful response left Chi Mo shocked that she treated a Foundation Establishment cultivator so warmly.
• Su Jinxuan’s fused Metal Dao and Sword Dao Sword Intent overwhelmed Chi Mo, who withdrew and vowed not to approach her again unless she apologized.

The remaining top sects of Qin Province arrived to await the secret realm’s opening, and Lu Yang learned about their leaders and specialties. He spotted two beautiful twin musicians from Heavenly Melody Pavilion, prompting teasing from the women around him as he wondered how to exchange contact information with them.

• Nine Nether Valley arrived under Zhao Ang, a feared Nascent Soul True Lord who escorted its disciples.
• The Crimson Cloud Sect arrived aboard a flying pill gourd, led by a friendly Nascent Soul elder and bringing fewer disciples than the other sects.
• Heavenly Melody Pavilion arrived on a luxurious flying boat, where its cultivators performed music and dance.
• Lu Yang noticed twin beauties playing a jade flute and wooden zither, and Qin Nanyue teased him about taking a fancy to them.
• Lu Yang jokingly threatened to teach Qin Nanyue a lesson, causing her to retreat behind Lin Ying and quickly apologize.
• Lu Yang looked back toward the twins and considered finding a chance to exchange contact information with them.

Lu Yang entered the Ancient Yue Secret Realm with Jiang Shiqing, then sent her off to complete his instructions while he explored alone. After discovering Sword Intent Grass nearby, he suspected the two Great Void Sword Sect cultivators in the area were heading for the same treasure.

• Han Qianshan and the other Nascent Soul True Lords opened the secret realm passage and warned the disciples to leave within half a month using their teleportation jade tokens.
• Lu Yang entered the secret realm with Jiang Shiqing, prompting Yuezheng Yi to order Ten Thousand Beast Mountain disciples not to provoke him and to yield any fortuitous opportunities he wanted.
• Lu Yang and Jiang Shiqing arrived in a desolate wasteland, where he told her to carry out her task alone and contact him if she encountered danger; she kissed him and departed.
• Lu Yang spread his Divine Sense across nearly a hundred kilometers and detected several cultivators, including a man and a woman from the Great Void Sword Sect moving nearby.
• Lu Yang spotted Sword Intent Grass in the wasteland and wondered whether the two Great Void Sword Sect cultivators were heading toward it.

Lu Yang faced an attack from Great Void Sword Sect disciples after learning their patriarch had ordered his death. When Junior Brother Yu’s Great Void Sword Qi vanished before reaching him, both disciples were left stunned.

• Junior Brother Yu attacked Lu Yang, but Senior Sister Wang intercepted his sword qi and warned that killing him could anger Su Jinxuan.
• Senior Sister Wang suggested Su Jinxuan might simply favor Lu Yang, prompting Junior Brother Yu to attack again out of jealousy.
• Senior Sister Wang refrained from intervening, fearing the patriarch would punish her for defying his order.
• Junior Brother Yu’s Great Void Sword Qi disappeared just before striking Lu Yang, leaving him and Senior Sister Wang shocked.

Lu Yang effortlessly stopped Great Void Sword Sect disciples Yu and Wang, crippled Yu, and watched Wang kill him to protect herself. Wang then asked to leave her sect and become Lu Yang’s follower, leaving him surprised by her offer.

• Lu Yang explained that Rogue Cultivators reacted to danger more quickly, prompting Yu to flee, but Lu Yang redirected his sword light and pulled him back.
• Lu Yang reassured Wang that he would not harm her, then crippled Yu for trying to kill him while sparing his life.
• Wang killed Yu, fearing he would report her to Ancestor Chi Mo, and Lu Yang left her to deal with the body.
• Wang asked Lu Yang to take her as a follower so she could escape the danger of returning to her sect, and Lu Yang wondered if he had become charming.

Lu Yang parted ways with Senior Sister Wang after promising not to reveal that she had killed Junior Brother Yu, then wandered through the secret realm and found an astonishing amount of treasure. On the second day, Lin Ying searched for Golden-Thread Lingzhi in the barren mountain region, where two figures fled toward her with a giant demon beast close behind.

• Lu Yang made a Heavenly Dao Oath to keep Senior Sister Wang's killing of Junior Brother Yu secret, and she left to search other resource sites.
• Lu Yang leisurely explored the secret realm, finding Copper-Skin Jujube Trees, ancient pill formulas, and more than a hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Yang wondered whether his extraordinary luck came from something beyond the system's Rebate Card benefits.
• Lin Ying searched the barren mountain region for Golden-Thread Lingzhi, following information she had studied before entering the secret realm.
• Two streaks of rainbow light rushed toward Lin Ying as a gigantic figure inside dark clouds pursued them.

Lin Ying encountered two injured Heavenly Melody Pavilion twins fleeing a Foundation Establishment Perfection White Bone Demon and decided to help them, partly so they could meet Lu Yang. She used her powerful talismans, Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifacts, and pills to fight the demon, leaving the twins bewildered by her wealth and inexperience.

• Lin Ying met the injured twins as they fled the White Bone Demon, and they urged her to escape rather than risk fighting it.
• Lin Ying learned that the twins needed Perilla Flowers to save their mother, then chose to help them so she could introduce them to Lu Yang.
• Lin Ying blocked the demon's attack with a third-tier talisman, astonishing the twins with its value.
• Lin Ying used three Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifacts to shield the group and attack the demon, but it dodged the fire sparrows and struck back with a black gale.
• Lin Ying replenished her Spiritual Qi with two Supreme-Grade Spirit-Restoring Pills and resumed her clumsy attack, leaving the twins wondering who she was and how she had so many treasures.

Lin Ying drove off a Foundation Establishment Perfection White Bone Demon and treated the injured twin cultivators, Wenren Yu and Wenren Ge, with precious pills. The sisters accepted her help so Wenren Ge could recover and continue searching for Perilla Flowers to save their mother.

• Lin Ying used three Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifacts to overpower the White Bone Demon, which fled before she pursued it.
• Lin Ying reassured Wenren Yu and Wenren Ge, introduced herself as a disciple of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, and learned their names.
• Lin Ying gave Wenren Ge Supreme-Grade Body-Restoring Pills to counter the Yin Sha Qi in her wound.
• Wenren Yu accepted the pills, while Wenren Ge agreed to use them so she could recover and resume searching for Perilla Flowers.
• Wenren Yu privately joked that she and her sister could repay Lin Ying by giving themselves to her because she was so beautiful.

Wenren Ge and Wenren Yu recovered from their injuries while Lin Ying guarded them, and the sisters learned that her Sound Transmission Jade Token was comparable to a Spirit Treasure. Wenren Yu seized on Lin Ying’s apparent status and offered for both sisters to become her lackeys.

• Lin Ying gave Wenren Ge a Supreme-Grade Body-Restoring Pill and stayed to guard her and Wenren Yu as they healed.
• Wenren Yu recovered first, checked Wenren Ge’s wound, and offered to exchange sound transmission imprints with Lin Ying.
• Lin Ying revealed that her Sound Transmission Jade Token was comparable to a Spirit Treasure, leaving Wenren Yu astonished.
• Wenren Yu decided Lin Ying might be powerful enough to help save their mother and asked whether she was looking for lackeys.
• Lin Ying was stunned by Wenren Yu’s blunt offer.

Lin Ying befriended Wenren Yu and learned that the Wenren sisters had found the Golden-Thread Lingzhi her husband wanted. After Wenren Ge recovered, the sisters prepared to take Lin Ying to the valley where it grew.

• Lin Ying refused Wenren Yu's offer to become her lackey and agreed to be friends with her instead.
• Lin Ying told Wenren Yu that she had entered the secret realm to find Golden-Thread Lingzhi for her husband, Lu Yang.
• Wenren Yu revealed that she and Wenren Ge had seen two Golden-Thread Lingzhi in the valley where the White Bone Demon ambushed them.
• Lin Ying asked the sisters to lead her to the lingzhi and said she would gather it alone, while Wenren Yu offered help if danger arose.
• After two hours, Wenren Ge finished healing, changed clothes, and told Lin Ying they could set off.

Lin Ying and the Wenren sisters tracked the White Bone Demon to its valley, where they learned an inheritance was hidden in the Yin Sha mist. When the demon challenged them to enter its territory, Lin Ying chose to attack from outside with a stack of third-tier talismans.

• Lin Ying, Wenren Yu, and Wenren Ge flew deeper into the barren mountains, where the sisters handled the demons they encountered.
• Wenren Yu identified the valley where she and Wenren Ge had found the Golden-Thread Lingzhi, then called out the White Bone Demon to demand revenge.
• The White Bone Demon revealed that the valley held an inheritance, exciting Wenren Yu and Wenren Ge while Lin Ying remained comparatively calm.
• Wenren Ge and Wenren Yu warned Lin Ying that the demon could hide and ambush them in the Yin Sha mist, so Lin Ying refused to enter.
• Lin Ying produced a stack of third-tier talismans and said she would use them from outside, leaving the sisters stunned.

Lin Ying and the Wenren sisters persuaded the White Bone Demon to leave, then entered the mist-shrouded valley under a protective shield. They found the dangerous rift that emitted Yin Sha Qi and two Golden-Thread Lingzhi growing beside a cave glowing with Metal and Stone Qi, which might contain the inheritance.

• The White Bone Demon saw Lin Ying's talismans, abandoned its threat, and explained that Yin Sha Qi poured from a rift at the back of the valley.
• Lin Ying told the White Bone Demon to leave for a few days, and it flew away after keeping watch for an attack.
• Lin Ying used a third-tier talisman to shield herself, Wenren Ge, and Wenren Yu as they entered the black mist.
• Lin Ying guided the sisters through scattered human and Demon Beast bones until they reached the rift, whose presence made her feel a chill of danger.
• Lin Ying spotted two Golden-Thread Lingzhi beside a cave emitting Metal and Stone Qi and wondered whether it held the inheritance.

Lin Ying collected the Golden-Thread Lingzhi and received Lu Yang’s reward before entering a hidden inheritance site with Wenren Yu and Wenren Ge. After the barrier opened for them, they found murals depicting Yin Sha demons and fearsome monsters emerging from cracks in the earth, then headed toward the palace to investigate.

• Lin Ying collected two Golden-Thread Lingzhi and received a reward from Lu Yang that made her appearance more radiant.
• Lin Ying led Wenren Yu and Wenren Ge into the cave, where they found a barrier marked with Principle Dao patterns.
• The barrier opened after a beam of light swept over the three women, and they entered the inheritance cavern.
• Lin Ying, Wenren Yu, and Wenren Ge studied murals showing Yin Sha Qi and monsters emerging from cracks and being defeated by cultivators.
• Wenren Yu urged the group to enter the palace and search for treasures.

Lin Ying and the Wenren sisters entered the palace after defeating its three light guardians and discovered two Spirit Treasures that had lost their spirituality. Lin Ying agreed to take them, and the three continued searching the palace for other inheritance treasures before collecting the pearls.

• Lin Ying, Wenren Ge, and Wenren Yu defeated the three light figures guarding the palace gates.
• The women entered the palace and found two Spirit Treasures floating above a platform.
• Lin Ying explained that the Spirit Treasures had lost their spirituality and could no longer help their owners fight.
• Wenren Ge and Wenren Yu offered the Spirit Treasures to Lin Ying, who agreed to take them and compensate the sisters later.
• Wenren Yu jokingly offered for herself and Wenren Ge to become Lin Ying's lackeys, but Lin Ying declined.
• Lin Ying suggested searching for other inheritance treasures before collecting the spirit pearls.

Lin Ying, Wenren Yu, and Wenren Ge searched a palace and divided its inheritance, then left to seek Perilla Flowers. As Lin Ying completed her mission, Yin Sha Qi began awakening the figures in the murals and a roar sounded from a valley fissure.

• Lin Ying, Wenren Yu, and Wenren Ge found intact treasures, materials, and Jade Slips containing two Earth Grade Cultivation Methods from the forgotten Kun Essence Mountain.
• Lin Ying agreed to let Wenren Yu and Wenren Ge copy the manuals and Pill Formulas, and gave each of them a Supreme-Grade Spirit Artifact.
• Lin Ying collected the palace’s two spirit pearls, and the three left as Yin Sha Qi spread into the passage.
• Lin Ying offered to help Wenren Yu and Wenren Ge find Perilla Flowers, and they flew toward another part of the barren mountains.
• Yin Sha Qi entered the inheritance site’s murals, making their figures seem to come alive as a roar sounded from a deep valley fissure.
• Lu Yang received a system notification that Lin Ying had completed her mission to obtain a Golden-Thread Lingzhi, earning him experience, intelligence, and investment contracts.

Lu Yang learned that Lin Ying had completed her mission, then followed a surge of Spiritual Qi to Qin Nanyue, who was confronting cultivators at a ruin in the Ancient Yue Secret Realm. After Qin Nanyue identified herself as Lu Yang’s dao companion, the Great Void Sword Sect disciples prepared to attack her.

• Lu Yang reviewed Lin Ying’s mission rewards, added the Universal Experience to his Spirit Root experience, and decided not to seek her out.
• Lu Yang sensed sword light and Spiritual Qi nearby and flew toward the disturbance, suspecting Qin Nanyue was there.
• Qin Nanyue reached an island ruin and found disciples from Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, Nine Nether Valley, and the Great Void Sword Sect facing off.
• Ten Thousand Beast Mountain’s disciples recognized Qin Nanyue as someone who had stood beside Lu Yang and resolved to help her if needed.
• Nine Nether Valley disciples mocked Qin Nanyue, while the Great Void Sword Sect leader accused her of knowing the man who had insulted their patriarch.
• Qin Nanyue said Lu Yang was her dao companion, and when the Great Void Sword Sect disciples threatened her, she challenged them to test their swords.