Chapter Summaries

Song Yuzhen and her fellow outsiders planned to destabilize the Eastern Fence World and prepare an interdimensional passage, while keeping Bright Jade True Person alive until the time was right. Meanwhile, Situ Mei learned that her rescuers had placed a Soul-Devouring Worm in her Nascent Soul, leaving her trapped and vowing revenge on those who had wronged her.

• Lin urged Song Yuzhen to eliminate Bright Jade True Person, but she warned that acting too soon could ruin their centuries-long plan.
• Liu said their passage preparations were nearly complete but needed the Essence Blood of more than a dozen Nascent Soul Cultivators, and planned to use Situ Mei to obtain it.
• Liu revealed that a Fourth Order Soul-Devouring Worm had been placed on Situ Mei's Nascent Soul to keep her under control.
• Zhao told Situ Mei that he had rescued her and showed her the worm attached to her Nascent Soul.
• Situ Mei realized she had no safe place in the Eastern Fence World and vowed revenge on Sun Moon Palace, the Great Yan Royal Clan, the Murong Royal Clan, and everyone who had targeted her.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Li Jiong, and Murong Bo discussed Situ Mei’s escape and the difficulty of tracking her down. Bright Jade True Person arrived at the Hundred Immortals Assembly, where he met the Azure Lotus Couple.

• Li Jiong explained that a mysterious Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator had rescued Situ Mei with a Spirit Treasure-grade flying mystic treasure.
• Murong Bo said the Fourth Order Thousand-Legged Blood Gu Worms had all been used, leaving them without a way to track Situ Mei.
• Li Jiong vowed to wait for Situ Mei’s remaining lifespan to run out and considered asking Bright Jade True Person for help.
• Murong Bo announced Bright Jade True Person’s arrival, and Wang Changsheng and the others went out to greet him.
• Zhou Ningshuang welcomed Bright Jade True Person, praised his service to people across the Great Yan Dynasty, and he greeted Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.

At the Hundred Immortals Assembly, Zhou Ningshuang hosted Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and other powerful cultivators, and said Zhou Xingguo would soon end the Great Qin Dynasty’s civil war. After introducing several prominent Nascent Soul cultivators, she watched Wang Changsheng and Peng Tianyu test their strength in a one-move spar that ended in a draw.

• Zhou Ningshuang invited Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, Bright Jade True Person, Murong Bo, and Li Jiong to discuss the Dao, and said her ancestor Zhou Xingguo had intervened in the Great Qin Dynasty’s civil war.
• Wang Changsheng asked Zhou Ningshuang about the great calamity, but she said its cause remained uncertain.
• Zhou Ningshuang introduced Peng Tianyu, Peng Tianxue, Fire Dragon Lord, and Long Chimei to the gathered cultivators.
• Peng Tianyu challenged Wang Changsheng to a spar, and Wang Changsheng agreed to decide the outcome with one move.
• Wang Changsheng and Peng Tianyu exchanged a powerful punch in a valley and emerged unharmed, fighting to a draw.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan attended an Exchange Gathering, where Wang Changsheng traded for Myriad Poison Slurry and Wang Ruyan acquired an Ice Snow Silkworm core. Fire Dragon Lord later offered Wang Changsheng demonic-qi-tainted Geng Metal Glazed Jade for a Vermillion Fruit, and Wang Changsheng began testing whether his Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron could purify it.

• Zhou Ningshuang hosted an Exchange Gathering, and Wang Changsheng traded Burial Immortal Sea ore for a Sea-Turning Whale core.
• Wang Changsheng traded a two-thousand-year Fire Flame Grass for Fire Dragon Lord's Myriad Poison Slurry, while Wang Ruyan obtained an Ice Snow Silkworm core.
• Fire Dragon Lord privately offered Wang Changsheng demonic-qi-tainted Geng Metal Glazed Jade in exchange for a Vermillion Fruit, and Wang Changsheng agreed.
• Wang Changsheng brought out the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron and opened its lid to test whether it could separate the demonic qi.

Wang Changsheng purified Sea Soul Jade and began purifying Geng Metal Glazed Jade while discussing Situ Mei and their plans with Wang Ruyan. After Wang Tianwen alerted them to a rare sermon, they attended as Zhou Xingguo began expounding the Dao before the gathered cultivators.

• Wang Changsheng retrieved the purified Sea Soul Jade and placed Geng Metal Glazed Jade in the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron to be purified.
• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan discussed who might have rescued Situ Mei and resolved to focus on reaching the Nascent Soul Late Stage after meeting Zhang Zhanfeng.
• Wang Tianwen informed Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan that a Spirit Transformation cultivator from the Great Yan Dynasty would expound the Dao for seven days.
• Wang Tianwen led Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan to a crowded plaza, where they took seats among the Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Zhou Xingguo introduced himself and began sharing his cultivation experiences and insights with more than ten thousand cultivators.

After failing to gain insight from Zhou Xingguo’s Dao exposition, Wang Changsheng discussed the others’ prospects and returned to meditation. The story then shifted to Sea Elephant Island, where Dongfang Hengyu’s patrol encountered Wang Qingling and Guangdong Ren arriving on the Icewind Dragon.

• Wang Changsheng and most of the cultivators left the plaza, while Wang Ruyan, Wang Tianwen, Bright Jade True Person, and others remained to cultivate behind Zhou Xingguo’s protective barriers.
• Wang Changsheng told Li Jiong not to regret missing the insight, and Li Jiong said he would keep searching for Situ Mei because the Sun Moon Twin Sages had ordered her killed.
• Peng Tianxue wondered whether Bright Jade True Person might use the Dao exposition to break through to the Spirit Transformation Stage, and Zhou Ningshuang suggested they wait and see.
• On Sea Elephant Island, Dongfang Hengyu led a patrol team and warned his clansmen to stay alert when a dragon’s roar announced an arrival.
• Wang Qingling and Guangdong Ren arrived atop the Icewind Dragon, and Dongfang Hengyu respectfully directed them toward Sea Elephant Island.

Wang Qingling brought Wang Yingjie and the others to the Dongfang Family’s Dao Discussion Assembly on Sea Elephant Island, where the Wang Family’s growing reputation drew attention. Dongfang Liang welcomed them warmly and arranged their lodging, leaving them to rest before his evening banquet.

• Dongfang Hengyu praised the Dongfang Family’s strength after his companions admired the Wang Family’s spirit beasts and puppet beasts.
• Wang Qingling flew with Wang Yingjie and the others to Sea Elephant Island, where Wang Yingjie hoped to trade his Third-Order Puppet Beasts for valuable cultivation resources.
• The Wang Family arrived at Giant Elephant City and attracted attention from cultivators who praised their reputation and discussed their rising influence.
• Dongfang Liang personally welcomed Wang Qingling’s group and escorted them to a well-appointed manor prepared for their stay.
• After Dongfang Liang departed, Guangdong Ren wondered aloud why he had been so welcoming despite this being their first meeting.

Wang Qingling and Guangdong Ren arrived at the Dongfang Family’s residence, where the family had prepared an icy lake and rare fish for her Icewind Dragon. Meanwhile, Dongfang Liang spoke with Baili Yunlong, a powerful Baili Family cultivator who hoped to meet the Azure Lotus Couple.

• Wang Qingling warned the Wang Family members to stay alert and avoid bringing shame upon their family.
• Wang Qingling released her Icewind Dragon into a prepared icy lake, where it devoured Golden-Whiskered Ice Fish, including a Third-Order Fish Demon.
• Wang Qingling suspected the Dongfang Family had prepared the lake and fish to curry favor and possibly pursue a deal with the Wang Family.
• Guangdong Ren said the Dao Discussion Assembly might offer opportunities for them and for the Icewind Dragon to advance.
• Dongfang Liang told Baili Yunlong that Wang Qingling had arrived in place of the Azure Lotus Couple.
• Baili Yunlong praised Wang Qingling’s strength and said he hoped to spar with the Azure Lotus Couple, though his ancestor had warned him against casually challenging other cultivators.

Baili Yunlong and Dongfang Liang discussed efforts to unite the human and alien races against an approaching calamity, the Demon Race’s internal strife, and the prospects of Spirit Transformation. At the Dao Discussion Assembly, Wang Yingjie joined fellow Core Formation cultivators for an exchange gathering and asked about an item Dongfang Shiyu presented.

• Dongfang Liang told Baili Yunlong that the Old Ancestor had invited the Sea Clan and Barbarian Race to ease relations before the great calamity.
• Baili Yunlong and Dongfang Liang discussed the Demon Race’s ongoing clan rivalry and whether Ao Qing had ascended or died.
• Baili Yunlong reflected on the difficulty of reaching Spirit Transformation and named several human cultivators he thought had a chance.
• At Sea Listening Tower, Miao Yunwei passed along Miao Jiale’s regards to Wang Yingjie and invited the Azure Lotus Sword Sovereign to visit the Miao Family.
• Dongfang Shiyu proposed an exchange gathering and displayed several dozen items, prompting Wang Yingjie to ask whether a white jade bottle held a Medicinal Pill or Spirit Liquid.

Wang Yingjie offered his Four Elephants Puppet Beasts at an exchange gathering but found no buyer willing to trade for the treasures he wanted. After the gathering, he met Dai Ruoyun, the Dai Family heir, and began getting acquainted with her and Miao Yunwei.

• Dongfang Shiyu explained the uses and dangers of diluted Myriad Poison Slurry, which did not interest Wang Yingjie.
• Wang Yingjie displayed his Four Elephants Puppet Beasts and sought a Fourth-Order Thunder Attribute demon core, an ice-attribute flood dragon demon core, or rare refining materials, but no one made a suitable offer.
• Miao Yunwei traded for several Third Order Demon Cores while Wang Yingjie put away his puppets without completing a trade.
• After the exchange gathering, Miao Yunwei invited Wang Yingjie to walk through the market, where they met Dai Ruoyun of the Dai Family.
• Wang Yingjie, Miao Yunwei, and Dai Ruoyun chatted at a teahouse, and Wang Yingjie learned that Dai Ruoyun was the Dai Family Head's only daughter and chosen successor.

Wang Yingjie discussed trading the Wang Family’s puppet beasts for rare materials as cultivators gathered for the Dao Discussion Assembly. At the assembly, Jiao Mingzhu and Yan Guang speculated about the Demon Race’s leadership before Ao Xin and Wu Yaoer appeared, setting the stage for tensions with the Wang Family.

• Wang Yingjie told Dai Ruoyun and Miao Yunwei that the Wang Family would trade its Five Elements Puppet Beasts for rare materials and hinted at a lesser set of Four Elephants Puppet Beasts.
• Wang Yingjie left the teahouse after receiving an urgent message and noticed that the Barbarians and Sea Clan had sent representatives to the assembly.
• Jiao Mingzhu and Yan Guang discussed whether Ao Qing, the Demon Race’s Spirit Transformation Cultivator, was still alive and why the Demon Race had not sent anyone.
• Ao Xin and Wu Yaoer entered and said they had come to represent the Demon Race, with Wu Yaoer declaring she was willing to face the Azure Lotus Couple despite her past defeat by Wang Changsheng.

Wu Yaoer, Ao Xin, Yan Guang, and Jiao Mingzhu discussed the rumored calamity and the human race’s attempt to ease relations with the other races. At the Dao Discussion Assembly, Dongfang Liang raised the calamity with human Nascent Soul Cultivators, whose debate over whether to prepare for it ended with doubts about enforcing limits on conflict.

• Ao Xin declared that he represented the Demon Race, while Wu Yaoer came only to observe.
• Jiao Mingzhu and Yan Guang argued that the human race should offer the other races sufficient benefits before they agreed to ease tensions.
• At Come Immortal Pavilion, Dongfang Liang toasted the gathered Nascent Soul Cultivators on behalf of the Dongfang Family.
• Shen Wenbin and Azure Gourd True Person questioned the divination and warned that peace could harm their families’ interests, while Wang Qingling urged caution in case the calamity was real.
• Ouyang Shengtao proposed restricting fighting to below the Nascent Soul Realm, and Dongfang Liang questioned whether anyone truly followed that rule.

Dongfang Liang announced that the major forces must ease tensions with the Alien Races and settle disputes peacefully, then opened an exchange gathering. Wang Qingling traded for Thunder Eagle materials and sought a Fourth-Order ice-attribute dragon Demon Core to help the Icewind Dragon advance.

• Dongfang Liang relayed the Spirit Transformation cultivators’ order to restrain their clans and said disputes would be investigated with the Zhuge Family’s Seven Stars Subtle Heart Mirror.
• Wang Qingling and Shen Wenbin voiced support for the order, and the other cultivators agreed as well.
• Dongfang Liang held an exchange gathering and traded Fourth-Order Spirit Wine to Guangdong Ren.
• Azure Gourd True Person exchanged a Fourth-Order mid-grade Thunder Eagle Inner Core, a two-thousand-year Thunder Essence Fruit, and Xu Earth Divine Crystal for a section of nine-thousand-year Six Roots Pure Bamboo from Wang Qingling.
• Guangdong Ren traded for a Nascent Soul Forming Treasure, then Wang Qingling offered treasures in exchange for a Fourth-Order ice-attribute dragon Demon Core or pills that could help a dragon advance.

Wang Qingling traded rare spirit woods at an exchange gathering for Baili Yunlong’s Frost Moon Fruit, diluted Frost Marrow, and Snowfrost Pill, seeking resources to help her Spirit Beasts advance. She learned that the Murong Family’s lost stronghold might still hold Frost Marrow and a Heaven Grade Mystic Realm, but it remained hidden beneath the sea.

• Wang Qingling offered Six Roots Pure Bamboo and Ten-Thousand Year Ghost Yin Wood in exchange for spirit pills that could help a dragon advance to Rank 4.
• Dongfang Liang offered two Ice Soul Fruits and a water-attributed Rank 4 dragon Inner Core, but Wang Qingling considered Baili Yunlong’s offer more promising.
• Baili Yunlong offered a Frost Moon Fruit, diluted Frost Marrow, and Snowfrost Pill, and Wang Qingling added a Core Formation Stage Talisman Soldier to complete the exchange.
• Wang Qingling traded her remaining items for refining materials, then watched other cultivators display treasures as the gathering continued.
• After the gathering, Wang Qingling asked about the Murong Family’s stronghold and learned that it had surfaced long ago but was likely still on the seabed.
• Shen Wenbin said the Murong Family had controlled a Heaven Grade Mystic Realm that might contain treasures and spirit pills.

The cultivators discussed secret realms, the Demon Race, and an upcoming auction, while Wang Qingling examined diluted Frost Marrow and promised to help the Icewind Dragon reach Rank 4. The chapter ended with Ao Xin reassuring Wu Yaoer that Ao Yan was safe despite his long absence.

• Baili Yunlong, Ouyang Shengtao, Wang Qingling, and others discussed the value of secret realms and the difficulty of advancing to Spirit Transformation.
• Dongfang Liang brought up Huang Fugui's luck and asked whether he would discover Situ Mei's whereabouts.
• Dongfang Liang invited the cultivators to an auction five days later, where the Eastern Family would offer a Spirit Treasure.
• Wang Qingling examined Frost Marrow, resolved to search for the Murong Family's Heaven Grade Secret Realm, and promised the Icewind Dragon she would help it advance to Rank 4.
• Ao Xin told Wu Yaoer that the Demon Race's participation in the Dao Discussion Assembly was important, and reassured her that Ao Yan was safe despite his long absence.

Wang Qingling attended the Dao Discussion Assembly Auction with Wang Yingjie, hoping to find resources to help the Icewind Dragon advance. The auction revealed a Skyfire Crystal as bidding began, while Yan Guang asked Wang Qingling to invite the Azure Lotus Couple to the Barbarian Race.

• Wang Yingjie reported that he had failed to find Spirit Pills, wondrous medicines, or a Fourth-Order ice-attribute dragon's Demon Core, and Wang Qingling reassured him.
• Wang Qingling and Wang Yingjie entered the Auction hall, where she saw Jiao Mingzhu, Yan Guang, and Ao Xin among the attendees.
• Yan Guang asked Wang Qingling to pass along his request to exchange pointers with the Azure Lotus Couple, and she agreed to relay it to Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan.
• Wang Mengyang and Su Rou opened the Auction, and Wang Yingjie bought a bottle of cultivation-enhancing pills while Guangdong Ren bid on Fourth-Order beast meat and Essence Blood.
• Su Rou displayed a piece of Skyfire Crystal, and Wang Mengyang announced its starting bid of 300,000 Spirit Stones.

At the auction, Wang Qingling acquired rare materials and a drop of Frost Marrow, while Shen Wenbin and Dai Ruoyun secured valuable treasures. The auction continued with the Light Evasion Shuttle offered as its next item.

• Shen Wenbin outbid Wang Qingling for the Skyfire Crystal at 1.6 million Spirit Stones, and Wang Qingling then bought the Jin Yan Jade for 1.55 million.
• Wang Qingling acquired one Heavenly Beast Pill for 1.2 million Spirit Stones, while Miao Yunwei bought the other for 1.4 million.
• Shen Wenbin exchanged Water Attribute materials for the Fourth Order mid-grade Wood Sprite core after Wang Qingling could not meet the seller's terms.
• Dai Ruoyun traded High-Grade Spirit Stones, Gold Essence Crystal, and Glass Bamboo for the Five Elements Puppet Beasts, then left the venue as cultivators followed her.
• Wang Qingling exchanged Ten-Thousand Year Ghost Yin Wood for a drop of Frost Marrow.
• Wang Mengyang presented the Light Evasion Shuttle, an imitation of Sun Moon Palace's Sun Moon Shuttle, for purchase with High-Grade Spirit Stones or materials.

At the Dao Discussion Assembly auction, factions offered rare formations, Buddhist treasures, talismans, and spiritual materials, while cultivators competed or exchanged items for them. Wang Qingling failed to obtain several items she wanted and grew curious about Huang Fugui’s repeated acquisitions; the auction continued with a Myriad Flowers Pill offered for exchange.

• Yan Guang bought the Qianyang Fire Gathering Array for 2.5 million Spirit Stones, while Jiao Mingzhu, Ao Xin, and Miao Yunwei purchased other Fourth Order formations.
• Huang Fugui exchanged an unknown item for the Golden Glazed Fluid, which Wang Qingling had hoped to obtain for Wang Changsheng.
• Ouyang Shengtao bought the Demon Subduing Ring for 1.2 million Spirit Stones, and Huang Fugui acquired the Heavenly Python Demon-Locking Talisman after Wang Qingling failed to exchange for it.
• Baili Yunlong exchanged for both the Nine Serenities Jade Liquid and Taiyi Divine Water.
• Huang Fugui acquired the Azure Python Spirit Protection Talisman, prompting some cultivators to question the auction’s fairness.
• The Myriad Flowers Sect offered a Myriad Flowers Pill in exchange for top-grade wood-attribute Refining Materials or Nascent Soul Forming Treasures.

The auction featured a Rank 4 Puppet Beast, Rank 4 spirit beasts, spirit fire, Tiger Qilin Beasts, and the Sea-Suppressing Seal. Shen Wenbin, Huang Fugui, Dongfang Liang, and Ouyang Shengtao secured items, while Wang Qingling left without obtaining the treasures she wanted.

• Shen Wenbin acquired the Rank 4 Puppet Beast after no one met Divine Weapon Palace's exchange terms.
• Two Rank 4 spirit beasts and a wisp of spirit fire went unsold.
• Huang Fugui and Dongfang Liang each acquired a high-grade Tier 3 Tiger Qilin Beast.
• Ouyang Shengtao traded for the Sea-Suppressing Seal after a fierce round of bidding.
• Wang Mengyang ended the auction, and Wang Qingling and Guangdong Ren left with Wang Yingjie following them.

Wang Qingling returned to the Five Dragons Sea Region after the Auction and fed Ao Qing’s Demon Core and other treasures to the Icewind Dragon, hoping to help it advance to the Fourth Order. The Icewind Dragon fell asleep while refining the overwhelming energy, and Wang Qingling began cultivating as it rested.

• Wang Qingling asked Huang Fugui to seek rare treasures that could help a flood dragon advance, and Huang agreed while explaining that the Golden Glazed Fluid belonged to Fang Mu.
• Wang Qingling and her companions left the Market with Dongfang Liang escorting them, then traveled for over half a year back to the Five Dragons Sea Region.
• Wang Qingling and Wang Yingjie returned to Azure Lotus Island as another python successfully transformed into a flood dragon, bringing the Wang Family’s total to ten third-order flood dragons.
• Wang Qingling gave the Icewind Dragon Ao Qing’s Demon Core along with ice-element fruits, herbs, and pills to help it advance.
• The Icewind Dragon crashed into a lake and fell asleep while refining the Demon Core’s immense energy, and Wang Qingling went to the pavilion basement to cultivate.