Recaps

Lu Changsheng prepared Lin Qingzhi for a year of training by empowering his cultivation, predicting a coming tribulation, and giving him pills, while refusing Lian permission to leave Mount Shu. Lin Qingzhi set out with his squad and warned Chen Yao about the predicted calamity, but she challenged him to a bet, unaware Lu Changsheng had already simulated his life.

• After the Mount Shu Disciple Tournament, Li Changye told Lu Changsheng that he would need to defeat Xia Ningxue at the Six Paths Assembly, and promised that he and their master would back him up.
• Lu Changsheng empowered Lin Qingzhi with cultivation, predicted that his disciple would face a tribulation in a year, and gave him pills for his training journey.
• Lu Changsheng refused Lian's request to leave Mount Shu until she reached the Dao Palace Realm and minor accomplishment in the Martial King Divine Physique.
• Lin Qingzhi departed for a year of training with Chen Yao and four other disciples, led by a veteran Golden Core disciple.
• Lin Qingzhi warned Chen Yao that their squad would face a calamity in a year; Chen Yao doubted his master's prediction and made a bet with him.

Lu Changsheng taught Lian the Tracking Technique and received the Heaven-rank Ten-Thousand-Mile Tracking Technique as a reward, which he used to locate and observe his eldest disciple, Lin Qingzhi. He watched Lin Qingzhi's squad prepare to hunt the bandit chief Sima Kuang in Ji Kingdom, while Lin Qingzhi sensed that his master was watching.

• Lu Changsheng taught Lian how to track a spirit ape and search for creatures by scent, explaining the technique's limits and the need for strategy.
• Lu Changsheng received the Ten-Thousand-Mile Tracking Technique as a teaching reward and began cultivating it because Lian could not yet comprehend a Heaven-rank method.
• After three months, Lu Changsheng used the technique to track Lin Qingzhi to Ji Kingdom and project a distant scene into his cave abode.
• General Chu Yu recruited Rogue Cultivators to help two hundred thousand soldiers eliminate Sima Kuang and his eight hundred bandits in Guangye Marsh, offering a fifth-grade pill for the chief's death.
• Lu Changsheng considered the danger posed by Evil Cultivators' unorthodox techniques as he watched Lin Qingzhi's squad prepare for the campaign.
• Lin Qingzhi sensed that Lu Changsheng was watching over the training task.

Lin Qingzhi exposed two spies among the Rogue Cultivators and proposed a plan to lure Sima Kuang out of Guangye Marsh. Chu Yu agreed to the ambush, while Lin Qingzhi declined an offer to serve the Ji Kingdom and Lu Changsheng realized his disciple had exceptional talent for military strategy.

• Lin Qingzhi warned Chu Yu that Sima Kuang might have spies among the Rogue Cultivators and identified a seventh-layer Qi Condensation Realm cultivator as one of them.
• After a Golden Core Realm Rogue Cultivator killed the first spy, Lin Qingzhi accused him of trying to silence the man; the exposed spy confessed and was captured alive.
• Lin Qingzhi proposed sending false information to Sima Kuang and ambushing him outside Guangye Marsh, with Chen Yao concealing the group's Qi.
• Chu Yu praised Lin Qingzhi's plan and offered him a future position as great general, but Lin Qingzhi declined, crediting his master and saying he would return to serve him.
• Chen Yao admitted she saw Lin Qingzhi in a new light, and Lu Changsheng recognized that his disciple's focus on Go and military texts had revealed formidable strategic talent.

Sima Kuang led eight hundred bandits into an ambush at Ominous Valley, where Mount Shu disciples and the Ji Kingdom’s forces fought them. After Sima Kuang revealed his hidden eighth-level Golden Core cultivation, Lin Qingzhi unveiled his own strength and launched a decisive attack, leaving Sima Kuang unable to defend himself in time.

• Sima Kuang marched his eight hundred bandits into Ominous Valley, where Chen Yao and Chu Yu revealed the waiting forces and surrounded them.
• The Ji Kingdom’s soldiers and Rogue Cultivators attacked the bandits while Lin Qingzhi and the other Mount Shu disciples confronted Sima Kuang.
• Sima Kuang’s Blood Demon Saber Technique disrupted Chen Yao, but Lin Qingzhi blocked his strike and proved largely unaffected by the technique.
• Sima Kuang revealed that his cultivation was at the eighth level of the Golden Core Realm and wounded Chu Yu with a powerful saber strike.
• Lin Qingzhi declared that he had hidden his cultivation too, surged to the seventh level of the Golden Core Realm, and attacked Sima Kuang with One Sword Opens Heaven’s Gate.

Lin Qingzhi killed Sima Kuang and the remaining marauders were defeated, while Lu Changsheng watched from afar and continued cultivating. After training Lian and supplying her with treasures, Lu Changsheng allowed her to visit Mount Shu’s other peaks, warning her not to cause trouble or enter the Rear Mountain.

• Lin Qingzhi revealed his Seventh Layer of the Golden Core Realm cultivation and killed Sima Kuang with one sword, after which the Ji Kingdom’s army and Rogue Cultivators wiped out the remaining marauders.
• Lu Changsheng ended the Ten-Thousand-Mile Tracking Technique and decided to help Lin Qingzhi face his tribulation when it arrived in a few months.
• After three days of secluded cultivation, Lu Changsheng gave Lian Transmission Empowerment, pills, a battle garment, and a tub of Body-Refining Potion.
• Lu Changsheng and Lian spent three more days refining their bodies, then Lian asked to leave Azure Cloud Peak and visit other Mount Shu peaks.
• Lu Changsheng agreed, forbade Lian from visiting the Rear Mountain or causing trouble, and resumed cultivating as she left in high spirits.

While Lu Changsheng was away from Azure Cloud Peak, his disciple Lian caused havoc across Mount Shu and was caught trespassing on the fifth floor of the Scripture Pavilion. A dozen elders then confronted Lu Changsheng, who recognized Lian’s handiwork and prepared to calm them.

• Lian defeated Finger Moon Peak disciples, plucked its immortal cranes, and disturbed its spirit apes, prompting Zhao Wuyan to set out for Azure Cloud Peak.
• Lian’s antics damaged or disrupted the belongings of elders on several other peaks, throwing Mount Shu into chaos.
• Lian tried to enter the fifth floor of the Scripture Pavilion but was caught and released after the guards noted Taiyuan True Person and Li Changye had ordered them not to harm her.
• A dozen Mount Shu elders arrived at Azure Cloud Peak to demand an explanation from Lu Changsheng, led by Zhao Wuyan.
• Lu Changsheng recognized Lian’s work from the Cangshan Peak elder’s burned beard and began considering how to appease the elders.

Lu Changsheng placated Mount Shu’s elders after Lian’s rampage by giving each of them a tier-five pill, then let his exhausted disciple return to Azure Cloud Peak. Months later, Lin Qingzhi and Chen Yao’s team defeated a band of criminals in the Chen Kingdom, provoking the Hehuan Sect, while Lu Changsheng prepared to descend the mountain to help Lian undergo her tribulation.

• Lu Changsheng apologized for Lian’s damage at Finger Moon Peak and gave each assembled Mount Shu elder a tier-five pill, winning their forgiveness and support.
• Lian returned to Azure Cloud Peak exhausted, and Lu Changsheng praised her because fatigue would improve her next body-tempering session.
• Months later, Lin Qingzhi and Chen Yao’s Mount Shu team killed the criminals at a mountain god temple in the Chen Kingdom, though one escaped using the Earth-Escaping Technique.
• The escaped criminal reported the attack to a Hehuan Sect elder, who gathered dozens of disciples to hunt down the Mount Shu team.
• Lu Changsheng opened his eyes and decided it was time to descend the mountain and help Lian undergo her tribulation.

Lin Qingzhi and the Mount Shu disciples were ambushed by Elder Huanxi of the Hehuan Sect, who attacked them with the Soul-Devouring Ring. As Lin Qingzhi was badly wounded, Chen Yao unleashed the Supreme Lightning Control Instruction and prepared to stake her life on a strike against the Nascent Soul Realm elder.

• Chen Yao reminded Lin Qingzhi of their bet, but he stayed cautious because Lu Changsheng had foretold a calamity.
• Lin Qingzhi sensed an ambush, and Elder Huanxi surrounded the six Mount Shu disciples with Hehuan Sect followers.
• Elder Huanxi attacked Chen Yao with the Soul-Devouring Ring, and the Mount Shu leader was struck down when his sword failed to stop it.
• Chen Yao urged Lin Qingzhi to flee while she sacrificed herself, but Lin Qingzhi refused to leave her behind.
• Lin Qingzhi knocked back the Soul-Devouring Ring but suffered severe damage to his Divine Sense.
• Chen Yao invoked the Supreme Lightning Control Instruction and poured her Spiritual Qi and life into a final strike, while Elder Huanxi remained confident she could not defeat him.

Lu Changsheng rescued Lin Qingzhi, Chen Yao, and their Mount Shu companions by killing Elder Huanxi with one palm, then escorted them safely back to Mount Shu. There, Lin Qingzhi’s training record revealed that he had killed stronger opponents than Xiao Xiangdao, surprising the disciples tallying their results.

• Lu Changsheng appeared as Chen Yao prepared to sacrifice herself, and Elder Huanxi fled after recognizing his Dao Palace Realm cultivation.
• Lu Changsheng killed Elder Huanxi with a single palm strike and ordered the Mount Shu disciples to eliminate the remaining Hehuan Sect disciples.
• The Mount Shu disciples thanked Lu Changsheng, while Chen Yao agreed to let Lin Qingzhi claim her wager favor later.
• Lu Changsheng accompanied the group back to Mount Shu, where Xiao Xiangdao’s training accomplishments were announced.
• The results tally revealed that Lin Qingzhi had killed six Golden Core Realm Evil Cultivators, including the eighth-layer Sima Kuang, astonishing the disciples.

After Lin Qingzhi’s achievements earned him respect among the Mount Shu disciples, he escorted Chen Yao to Jade Moon Peak and met her ancient master, the Grand Supreme Elder. He returned to Azure Cloud Peak to resume cultivation, while Chen Yao began visiting to spar with him.

• The Mount Shu disciples learned that Lin Qingzhi had killed Sima Kuang and reached the Seventh Layer of the Golden Core Realm after only four years in the sect, while Xiao Xiangdao resolved to catch up.
• At Lu Changsheng’s urging, Lin Qingzhi escorted Chen Yao to Jade Moon Peak, where the Grand Supreme Elder recognized his exceptional Dao Bone and wondered how Lu Changsheng had taught him so well.
• The Grand Supreme Elder threatened Lin Qingzhi into saying he had personally wanted to escort Chen Yao, making Chen Yao happy before he left.
• Lin Qingzhi returned to Azure Cloud Peak, where Lu Changsheng resumed Transmission Empowerment and rewarded him with cultivation resources.
• Chen Yao began visiting Azure Cloud Peak to spar with Lin Qingzhi, giving Lian a new outlet for her energy.

Lu Changsheng received an eighth-grade Red Emperor Dragonforce Pill after rewarding Lin Qingzhi, gave pills to Lian and Chen Yao, and prepared to enter seclusion before the Six Paths Assembly. At Ask Immortal Pavilion, Xia Ningxue’s master ordered her to defeat Mount Shu’s younger elders, prompting Xia Ningxue to question her master’s attachment to rivalry.

• Lu Changsheng bestowed a third-grade Superior Qi-Gathering Pill on Lin Qingzhi and received an eighth-grade Red Emperor Dragonforce Pill in return.
• Lu Changsheng gave Lian a third-grade Heart-Calming Pill and received a fifth-grade Iceheart Spirit-Concentrating Pill, then gave Chen Yao another Heart-Calming Pill.
• Lu Changsheng examined the Red Emperor Dragonforce Pill, stored it with the Nine Heavens Thunder-Controlling Sword, and told Lin Qingzhi and Lian he would enter seclusion.
• Xia Ningxue’s master praised her talent, warned her not to let feelings stir, and told her to embarrass Taiyuan True Person’s younger Mount Shu elders at the Six Paths Assembly.
• Xia Ningxue asked her master why she cared so much about winning against Taiyuan True Person if she cultivated the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art.

Lu Changsheng broke through to the Dao Palace Realm Fifth Layer and prepared to attend the Six Paths Assembly with his disciple Lian. As the Mount Shu group gathered to depart, the Sect Master arrived, leaving the assembly about to begin.

• Lu Changsheng advanced to the Dao Palace Realm Fifth Layer, mastered the Fifth Layer of the Taiqing Wuji Art, and received cultivation from transmitting it to Lian and Lin Qingzhi.
• Li Changye told Lu Changsheng to bring Lian to the Six Paths Assembly, while Lin Qingzhi stayed behind to guard Azure Cloud Peak.
• Lu Changsheng continued cultivating but failed to comprehend the Sixth Layer of the Taiqing Wuji Art before Lian urged him to leave for the assembly.
• Lu Changsheng and Lian joined the Mount Shu Sect Master and seventy-two Elders, whose arrival unsettled the Elders because they feared Lian's mischief.
• Lu Changsheng greeted Li Changye, Zhao Wuyan, and the other Elders before the Sect Master and an old woman appeared in the hall.

Taiyuan True Person led Mount Shu’s delegation to Ask Immortal Pavilion for the Six Paths Assembly, while the Grand Supreme Elder stayed behind to guard Mount Shu. At Misty Peak, the sects’ leaders met, old tensions between Taiyuan True Person and Pavilion Master Fairy Su surfaced, and Crouching Dragon Temple arrived.

• Taiyuan True Person entrusted Mount Shu to his senior sister, the Grand Supreme Elder, and led the elders toward Ask Immortal Pavilion with Lu Changsheng and Lian.
• Lu Changsheng assessed Mount Shu’s strength on the journey and warned Lian not to cause trouble on Ask Immortal Pavilion’s territory.
• Mount Shu arrived at Misty Peak, where Pavilion Master Fairy Su and her elders received the delegation; Taiyuan True Person and Fairy Su exchanged a tense greeting.
• Zhao Wuyan told Lu Changsheng that Fairy Su had once pursued Taiyuan True Person and cultivated the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art after he rejected her.
• Crouching Dragon Temple’s master and elders arrived at Misty Peak soon after Mount Shu.

The Six Great Orthodox Sects gathered at Misty Peak to discuss a coming calamity, as Yu Xuanji warned that the Four Great Demonic Sects and the Demon Race of the Desolate Province might attack in a little over ten years. The assembly ended poised to choose a leader to unite the orthodox sects against the threat.

• Yu Xuanji arrived with Zhuge Changming, and Taiyuan True Person and the Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion greeted her.
• Yu Xuanji reminded the Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion and Taiyuan True Person to set aside their past grievances because a calamity was approaching.
• Sect Master Xu of the Artifact Refinement Sect, High Person Wuxiang of Boundless Temple, and Grandmaster Chen of the Martial Dao Alliance arrived at Misty Peak.
• Grandmaster Chen offered Lu Changsheng a Low-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure in exchange for Lian, but Lian refused to leave her master and Taiyuan True Person backed her decision.
• The Six Great Orthodox Sects began the Six Paths Assembly and discussed uniting against the Four Great Demonic Sects and the Demon Race of the Desolate Province.

The Six Great Orthodox Sects began their rankings competition, and Taiyuan True Person chose Li Changye, Song Wuchuan, and Lu Changsheng to represent Mount Shu against Crouching Dragon Temple. The chapter left Li Changye facing Zhuge Changming in the opening match, with Song Wuchuan declaring his eldest senior brother invincible in the Dao Palace Realm.

• The sect leaders drew opponents for the rankings competition, pairing Mount Shu with Crouching Dragon Temple.
• Taiyuan True Person selected Li Changye, Song Wuchuan, and Lu Changsheng, prompting Mount Shu's elders to question his choice of the apparently weaker Lu Changsheng.
• Xia Ningxue and the Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion took notice of Lu Changsheng, while the Pavilion Master voiced confidence that Xia Ningxue would defeat him.
• Yu Xuanji chose Zhuge Changming, Jiang Feng, and Liu Xunxian to represent Crouching Dragon Temple.
• Li Changye and Zhuge Changming stepped onto the platform for the first match, and Song Wuchuan said Li Changye was invincible in the Dao Palace Realm.

Li Changye defeated Zhuge Changming, and Song Wuchuan won Mount Shu’s second match, securing victory over Crouching Dragon Temple without Lu Changsheng needing to fight. The contest then moved on to Boundless Temple and Ask Immortal Pavilion, whose strongest competitors drew the observers’ attention.

• Zhuge Changming trapped Li Changye in the Li Fire Blazing Heaven Formation, but Li Changye shattered it and overwhelmed him with rapid sword strikes.
• Song Wuchuan explained that Li Changye’s Myriad Desolations Indestructible Body, deep Qi reserves, and firm Dao heart made him nearly impossible to defeat in the Dao Palace Realm.
• Zhuge Changming conceded, and Li Changye acknowledged that the contest’s rules had limited Zhuge Changming’s strengths.
• Song Wuchuan defeated Jiang Feng, giving Mount Shu two wins and ending its match against Crouching Dragon Temple without Lu Changsheng taking the stage.
• The contest between Boundless Temple and Ask Immortal Pavilion began, while Zhao Wuyan discussed Zeng Yeqiu, Xiao Menger, and Xia Ningxue.

Boundless Temple and Ask Immortal Pavilion tied after their first two matches, then Xia Ningxue defeated Master Mingrang to give Ask Immortal Pavilion the overall victory. The Mount Shu elders feared their own best-of-three match would hinge on Lu Changsheng, despite doubting he could beat Xia Ningxue.

• Master Mingzhi defeated Zeng Yeqiu with Boundless Temple’s Six-Syllable Great Bright Mantra, but Xiao Menger beat Master Mingxin with the sixth layer of the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art, tying the score.
• Lu Changsheng predicted Xia Ningxue would win her match against Master Mingrang, while the Mount Shu elders favored the Boundless Temple elder.
• Xia Ningxue revealed she had reached the fourth layer of the Dao Palace Realm and defeated Master Mingrang with her ice techniques and flying sword.
• Ask Immortal Pavilion won two of its three matches against Boundless Temple, leading the Mount Shu elders to worry it might also defeat Mount Shu.
• Song Wuchuan admitted he had only a twenty percent chance against Xiao Menger, and Li Changye said Mount Shu could rely on Lu Changsheng; the elders turned to Lu as he rested with his eyes closed.

Li Changye and Song Wuchuan fought for Mount Shu in contests against the Martial Dao Alliance and Ask Immortal Pavilion. Song defeated the Martial Dao Alliance, but Xiao Menger beat him, forcing a decisive third contest between Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue.

• Li Changye fought Ye Wen to a draw in martial arts, and Ye Wen conceded defeat.
• Song Wuchuan defeated the Martial Dao Alliance's second disciple, giving Mount Shu two victories and the match.
• Zeng Yeqiu surrendered to Li Changye, leaving Song Wuchuan and Xiao Menger to decide the contest between Mount Shu and Ask Immortal Pavilion.
• Song Wuchuan and Xiao Menger fought with sword techniques for half an hour as the sects watched.
• Xiao Menger remained on the platform after Song Wuchuan fell, making a third contest unavoidable.

Lu Changsheng faced Xia Ningxue in a Six Paths Assembly match while the sect elders expected him to lose. After they exchanged greetings and prepared to fight, the Pavilion Master called for the match to begin.

• Ask Immortal Pavilion and Mount Shu elders voiced confidence in Xia Ningxue and tried to comfort Lu Changsheng before the fight.
• Lian and Lin Qingzhi defended Lu Changsheng, while Li Changye told him to do his best.
• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue met on the martial arts stage and discussed their past encounter and the favor between them.
• Elder Luo Feng dismissed Lu Changsheng as a first-layer Dao Palace Realm cultivator, though Elder Kumu remained uncertain about his true cultivation.
• The Pavilion Master urged them to begin, and Xia Ningxue and Lu Changsheng raised their sword momentum and prepared to fight.

Lu Changsheng revealed that he had reached the Fourth Layer of the Dao Palace Realm and fought Xia Ningxue in the contest between Mount Shu and Ask Immortal Pavilion. As Xia Ningxue met his sword techniques with her Fifth Layer Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art, Lu Changsheng summoned the Nine Heavens Thunder-Controlling Sword, and the battle continued beneath gathering storm clouds.

• Lu Changsheng revealed his Fourth Layer Dao Palace Realm cultivation, surprising the spectators and giving Mount Shu hope of winning.
• Xia Ningxue used the Fifth Layer of the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art to freeze the arena, while Lu Changsheng countered with the Fifth Layer of the Taiqing Wuji Art.
• Lu Changsheng unleashed Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect, and Xia Ningxue shattered the ice with her Frost Sword Domain before closing in with Near at Hand, Far Away.
• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue clashed at close range, matching sword techniques as they exchanged blows across the arena.
• Lu Changsheng activated the Nine Heavens Thunder-Controlling Sword, gathering dark clouds and lightning over Misty Peak and impressing Zhao Wuyan.

Lu Changsheng revealed that he had reached the Fifth Layer of the Dao Palace Realm and stopped Xia Ningxue from forcing herself into the Sixth Layer of the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art. He defeated her in the match, leaving the Six Great Orthodox Sects stunned and the Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion troubled by his talent.

• Lu Changsheng and Xia Ningxue fought to a standstill, astonishing the leaders of the Six Great Orthodox Sects.
• Xia Ningxue forced herself toward the Sixth Layer of the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art despite her Pavilion Master's warning about the deadly backlash.
• Lu Changsheng revealed that his true cultivation was at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Palace Realm.
• Lu Changsheng used Shrink the Ground to an Inch and the Heavenly Gang Acupoint-Sealing Technique to seal Xia Ningxue's acupoints and stop her dangerous technique.
• Xia Ningxue lost consciousness, and Grandmaster Chen declared Mount Shu the winner as Lu Changsheng caught her.
• Lu Changsheng returned Xia Ningxue to her senior sisters, while the Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion watched him with displeasure and concern.

After defeating Xia Ningxue, Lu Changsheng reassured the Mount Shu elders about his cultivation and learned the sect leaders were preparing to address a wider calamity. At Misty Peak, he turned away Ask Immortal Pavilion visitors who wanted to meet him, then heard the system announce a suitable disciple candidate nearby.

• Zhao Wuyan and the Mount Shu elders congratulated Lu Changsheng, who explained his sudden advancement as the result of sudden enlightenment.
• Lu Changsheng worried that the Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion would retaliate, but Li Changye reassured him that the two sects cooperated closely.
• Taiyuan True Person asked how Lu Changsheng learned the Taiqing Wuji Art, and Lu Changsheng claimed the Dao Ancestor had taught it to him in a dream.
• After the Mount Shu group left, Taiyuan True Person told the other sect leaders that the calamity involved old grudges as well as the conflict between the Wilderness Tribe and the Demon Race.
• Lu Changsheng cultivated at Misty Peak while Ask Immortal Pavilion elders and disciples gathered outside to meet him; he asked Zhao Wuyan to send them away.
• Lu Changsheng went for a walk in a bamboo grove, where the system announced that it had found a suitable disciple candidate.

Lu Changsheng discovered Mo Huazhi, an Ask Immortal Pavilion servant with the Literary Sage Physique, and accepted her as his third disciple after promising to free her from her contract. The next morning, he brought Mo Huazhi and his other disciples to meet Xia Ningxue at the Cloud Dream Pavilion, where Xia agreed to receive him.

• Lu Changsheng found Mo Huazhi reading in the Bamboo Grove and learned she possessed the Literary Sage Physique but was plagued by misfortune.
• Lu Changsheng persuaded Mo Huazhi to become his disciple by promising to secure her release from the Ask Immortal Pavilion.
• Mo Huazhi told Lu Changsheng that her family had been condemned after a false accusation and that her father had sent her to the pavilion for refuge.
• The next morning, Lu Changsheng arrived in the Bamboo Grove with two disciples, and Mo Huazhi realized their meeting the night before had been real.
• Lu Changsheng brought Mo Huazhi and his disciples to the Cloud Dream Pavilion to meet Xia Ningxue, who agreed to receive him while bathing.

Lu Changsheng secured Mo Huazhi’s freedom from Ask Immortal Pavilion and gave Xia Ningxue a Soul-Replenishing Pill before leaving with his disciples. The Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion warned Xia Ningxue against growing fond of him and revealed that a Grand Supreme Elder planned to give Xia Ningxue a Transmission Empowerment.

• Lu Changsheng asked Xia Ningxue to release Mo Huazhi from her servant contract so he could take her as his disciple, and Xia agreed once Mo Huazhi said she was willing.
• Lu Changsheng gave Xia Ningxue a Sixth-Grade Soul-Replenishing Pill to treat the damage to her soul, then talked with her about their contest before leaving with Lian and Mo Huazhi.
• After Lu Changsheng left, Xia Ningxue suppressed her feelings by circulating the Supreme Forgetting Emotions Art.
• The Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion warned Xia Ningxue not to grow fond of Lu Changsheng and spoke of her own painful past with the Mount Shu Sect Master.
• The Pavilion Master of Ask Immortal Pavilion told Xia Ningxue that a Grand Supreme Elder intended to sacrifice her own cultivation to give Xia Ningxue a Transmission Empowerment.

Lu Changsheng brought his newly freed disciple, Mo Huazhi, to Mount Shu and began Transmission Empowerment to help her cultivate. As Xia Ningxue came to see him off, she overheard the lesson and Lu Changsheng noticed someone outside.

• Xia Ningxue sent Mo Huazhi's indenture to Lu Changsheng, freeing her from her menial status and making her a Mount Shu disciple.
• Lu Changsheng returned with Mo Huazhi to the Mount Shu contingent, where the elders welcomed her and Li Changye warned them that the journey home could be dangerous.
• Elder Kumu told Lu Changsheng that Reincarnation Hall rivaled Ask Immortal Pavilion and that some members of the Four Great Demonic Sects had once belonged to the orthodox sects.
• Lu Changsheng began transmitting cultivation to Mo Huazhi, guiding her as she tried to refine Spiritual Qi and open her Dantian.
• The system rewarded Lu Changsheng with one hundred days of cultivation, and Xia Ningxue arrived outside his room and heard them before Lu Changsheng called out to whoever was there.