Chapter Summaries

Chen Ze returned to Longqing City and went to the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, where he attended an auction. After discovering that a gray-robed old man in an ordinary seat was a late Spirit Transformation Realm cultivator, Chen Ze kept watching him even as the ancient scroll sold.

• Chen Ze took control of Liu Jiang, heard the Doppelgangers’ plan, and approved it, leaving Zhang Jue and Ma Hua to carry it out.
• Chen Ze entered the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce with his old admission token and went to its auction hall.
• Chen Ze watched the auctioneer unveil an ancient scroll and begin the bidding, but showed little interest in the item.
• Chen Ze noticed a gray-robed old man, exchanged nods with him, and used the Heavenly Eye to learn that he was in the late Spirit Transformation Realm.
• The auctioneer announced the ancient scroll’s buyer, but Chen Ze focused on the gray-robed old man.

Chen Ze had Zhang Jue capture a Four Seas Chamber of Commerce member and used a Doppelganger to search his soul and infiltrate the organization. After a wary exchange with a mysterious late-stage Spirit Transformation Realm old man at the auction, Chen Ze ordered Liu Jiang to monitor him, visited Yasong Tower, and returned to Zhao Ling'er.

• Zhang Jue reported that the capture had succeeded, and Chen Ze brought the unconscious Four Seas Chamber of Commerce member into the Myriad Things Space.
• Chen Ze created a Doppelganger with the captive's appearance and ordered it to search the captive's soul to learn about the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.
• After the auction, a gray-robed old man approached Chen Ze, questioned him about his origins, and left without revealing his purpose.
• The Doppelganger reported that it had entered the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, and Chen Ze told it to stay discreet while instructing Liu Jiang to monitor the old man.
• Chen Ze visited Yasong Tower in disguise, listened to music, and later returned to his true body, where Zhao Ling'er had prepared food.

Chen Ze chose to cultivate in the Spirit Pool and entered seclusion after telling his Doppelgangers to keep a low profile and report only urgent problems. He emerged having reached the Spirit Transformation Realm, First Layer, and discovered that his Spiritual Sense had become Divine Sense; he then wondered how much time had passed.

• Chen Ze weighed the Spirit Pool against the Automated Training Room and chose the Spirit Pool to improve his cultivation and strengthen his soul.
• Chen Ze warned his Doppelgangers that he was entering seclusion and instructed them to stay cautious and send serious problems back to Myriad Things Space.
• Chen Ze cultivated in the Spirit Pool as his cultivation and soul grew, while his Doppelgangers reduced their activities and avoided drawing attention.
• Chen Ze emerged at the Spirit Transformation Realm, First Layer, and saw his new realm on the system Attribute Panel.
• Chen Ze tested his Divine Sense, sensed Myriad Things Space and its Doppelgangers in detail, but could not explore the fog-shrouded regions.
• Chen Ze refocused on confirming how much time had passed during his seclusion.

After breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, Chen Ze decided to expand the Myriad Things General Store into mid-sized cities in the Dagan Dynasty. He proposed reorganizing the store-opening groups, and awaited Shen Wansan’s assessment of the plan.

• Chen Ze learned that his seclusion had lasted three days and worried that his cultivation speed was slowing as his need for Spiritual Energy increased.
• Chen Ze told Zhao Ling'er that the Myriad Things General Store should expand into mid-sized cities now that he had reached the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Chen Ze met Shen Wansan in the Myriad Things Space and asked whether their strength was sufficient to establish stores in mid-sized cities.
• Chen Ze proposed splitting the 165 store-opening groups in small cities and recombining one Doppelganger from each group into new teams to cover mid-sized cities.
• Shen Wansan listened to Chen Ze’s plan, and Chen Ze waited for his opinion.

Chen Ze organized the expansion of the Myriad Things General Stores and selected the Heaven-tier High-grade spell Immortal Golden Essence to cultivate. After exchanging for it, he began training the spell and felt its Gold Attribute spiritual power merge into the Chaos Energy Cluster within his nascent soul.

• Chen Ze approved Shen Wansan's plan to reorganize the 165 store-opening teams and instructed him to begin making arrangements.
• Chen Ze calculated that the planned 93 Myriad Things General Stores would earn more than thirteen million Points per day.
• Chen Ze browsed Heaven-tier High-grade spells and decided to prioritize raising his cultivation rather than collecting techniques for every attribute.
• Chen Ze chose Immortal Golden Essence for its offensive sharpness and defensive strength, then exchanged three million Points for it.
• Chen Ze sent the Automated Training Room's Phantom to cultivate Immortal Golden Essence, and the spell reached Beginner proficiency as its Gold Attribute spiritual power flowed into his nascent soul's Chaos Energy Cluster.

Chen Ze discovered that the Chaos Energy Cluster in his Nascent Soul had absorbed and fused his Five Elements spiritual power, though he could still draw out each attribute. After leaving Myriad Things Space, he returned to his residence in Wannan City and ate with Zhao Ling'er while continuing to ponder the Cluster’s secrets.

• Chen Ze tested his Fire, Earth, and Gold Attribute spiritual power after finding he could no longer sense them in his dantian.
• Chen Ze noticed the Chaos Energy Cluster tremble when he drew out attribute spiritual power and realized the Five Elements power had fused with it.
• Chen Ze manifested Earth, Fire, and Gold spiritual power together and saw the three attributes retain their separate forms beneath a faint purple layer.
• Chen Ze summoned Xiao Ping and Xiao An, asked whether the day's earnings had been sorted, and told them to notify him when they were done.
• Chen Ze withdrew from Myriad Things Space and ate the feast Zhao Ling'er had prepared while thinking about the Chaos Energy Cluster.

Chen Ze tested how the Chaos Energy Cluster interacted with Wood and Water Attribute spiritual energy, then drew out all Five Elements at once and discovered they could fuse into a mutually strengthening cycle. He saw a new path of cultivation in the fused spiritual energy, though the other four attributes still needed to be strengthened to match Earth Attribute.

• Chen Ze reviewed the day's earnings and spent six million Points to exchange for Greenwood Growth and Raging Waves.
• Chen Ze used Phantoms in the Automated Training Room to raise both Heaven-tier High-grade spells to beginner level.
• Chen Ze cast Greenwood Growth and Raging Waves and confirmed that the Chaos Energy Cluster absorbed and enhanced Wood and Water Attribute spiritual energy.
• Chen Ze used his divine sense to draw out all five attributes at once, causing the Chaos Energy Cluster to accelerate and form a cycle of mutual generation and restraint.
• Chen Ze observed that the fused Five Elements spiritual energy had strengthened, but the other four attributes still lagged behind Earth Attribute.

Chen Ze struggled to decide whether to pursue the new path of fusing five elemental spiritual powers, then sought advice from the Jade Green Lion about Chaos Energy Clusters. The Jade Green Lion explained that Chaos Spirit Treasures were also called Innate Spirit Treasures, and Chen Ze asked how they differed from Natal Spiritual Treasures.

• Chen Ze weighed whether to cultivate techniques for all five elements, which could strengthen his fused spiritual powers but slow his cultivation progress.
• Chen Ze returned to the Myriad Things Space, completed his daily cultivation, and decided to ask the Jade Green Lion for advice.
• The Jade Green Lion told Chen Ze that the Myriad Things Space had only one Top-grade Spirit Vein and lacked enough Spiritual Energy for its cultivation.
• Chen Ze asked about Chaos Energy Clusters, and the Jade Green Lion described the legendary Chaos Spirit Treasures, also known as Innate Spirit Treasures.
• Chen Ze asked the Jade Green Lion how Innate Spirit Treasures differed from Natal Spiritual Treasures.

Chen Ze learned from the Jade Green Lion about spiritual treasures and the risks of cultivating multiple spiritual attributes, then discovered that the lion knew the location of a spirit vein. The two prepared to head to the Zhenyun Mountain Range to find it.

• The Jade Green Lion explained how Innate Spirit Treasures differed from Natal Spiritual Treasures and described the unknown Chaos Energy Cluster as a likely powerful existence.
• The Jade Green Lion said that cultivating several spiritual attributes was rare and dangerous, and recounted how a cultivator of three attributes had died young.
• Chen Ze privately concluded that the Chaos Energy Cluster let him cultivate all five attributes without their powers repelling one another.
• After discussing cultivation, Chen Ze told the Jade Green Lion he would search for spirit veins to improve its cultivation conditions.
• The Jade Green Lion revealed that it knew of a spirit vein in the Zhenyun Mountain Range, and Chen Ze eagerly proposed going there at once.

Chen Ze brought the Jade Green Lion out of the Myriad Things Space through one of his Doppelgangers and had it lead him to a spirit vein in the Zhenyun Mountain Range. The Jade Green Lion subdued a Top-grade Spirit Vein, which Chen Ze intended to add to the Myriad Things Space.

• Chen Ze told the Jade Green Lion not to resist when he summoned it out, then took control of a nearby Doppelganger in the Zhenyun Mountain Range.
• Chen Ze summoned the Jade Green Lion into the real world, where it recognized its former home and learned that the person before it was Chen Ze's Doppelganger.
• Chen Ze asked the Jade Green Lion to lead him to the spirit vein it had mentioned.
• The Jade Green Lion led Chen Ze to a location with richer Spiritual Energy and drew out a massive, subdued spirit vein.
• The Jade Green Lion identified the spirit vein as a Top-grade Spirit Vein it had discovered long ago.

Chen Ze absorbed a Top-grade Spirit Vein into the Myriad Things Space, then learned from the Jade Green Lion that the Zhenyun Mountain Range held many more hidden veins. After consulting Li Hengwen, Chen Ze led the Jade Green Lion to Black Wind Mountain to take its Mid-grade Spirit Vein.

• Chen Ze absorbed the Top-grade Spirit Vein into the Myriad Things Space, increasing its Spiritual Energy and improving the Automated Training Room.
• The Jade Green Lion explained that many Spirit Veins lay hidden throughout the Zhenyun Mountain Range, so losing a few would barely affect its Spiritual Energy.
• Chen Ze contacted Li Hengwen for information about Spirit Veins and learned where Black Wind Mountain's vein was located.
• Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion traveled to Black Wind Mountain, where True Man Black Wind's Mid-grade Spirit Vein was concealed by an array.
• Chen Ze asked the Jade Green Lion to help locate the Spirit Vein, and they moved closer to the sect.

Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion broke into Black Wind Mountain after capturing its Sect Master, True Man Black Wind, and seized the sect’s Mid-grade Spirit Vein. With the mountain subdued and its disciples captured, Chen Ze left with another Spirit Vein for Myriad Things Space.

• Chen Ze approached Black Wind Mountain with the Jade Green Lion after sending Doppelgangers to the other sects whose leaders had offended him.
• Chen Ze told Black Wind Mountain’s cultivators that True Man Black Wind was his prisoner and that he had come for their Spirit Vein; the Jade Green Lion knocked them unconscious.
• Chen Ze summoned Doppelgangers to deal with the cultivators and ordered them to capture Black Wind Mountain’s remaining disciples for Li Hengwen’s side.
• The Jade Green Lion crushed Black Wind Mountain’s protective formation and broke the formation concealing the Spirit Vein.
• The Jade Green Lion drew out the Mid-grade Spirit Vein, and Chen Ze placed his hand on it to add it to Myriad Things Space.

After learning that other forces had seized the Spirit Veins of the Black Flame Sect and White Bone Sect, Chen Ze headed to the old man's ruined sect to check whether its Spirit Vein remained. There he encountered the surviving Shadow Moon Sect, whose Sect Master stopped a fight and proposed they talk.

• Chen Ze learned that the Black Flame Sect had been destroyed, the White Bone Sect occupied, and the old man's sect had fallen into ruin, so he vowed to reclaim what other forces had taken.
• Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion reached the old man's sect and searched openly for its Spirit Vein, which the Jade Green Lion detected concealed nearby.
• A Shadow Moon Sect expert confronted Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion, mistaking them for intruders and preparing to attack.
• The Shadow Moon Sect Master arrived, ordered the expert to stand down, and invited Chen Ze to talk.

Chen Ze confronted Wu Xu, the Shadow Moon Sect’s master, by demanding the sect’s spirit vein, then learned Wu Xu had recognized him as the person who defeated Lin Lianguo. Wu Xu admitted the sect had been hiding its strength and waiting for Chen Ze, leaving the two sides to negotiate the sect’s fate.

• Chen Ze bluntly told Wu Xu that he had come for the Shadow Moon Sect’s spirit vein, and Wu Xu invited him to discuss the matter inside.
• Wu Xu introduced himself and asked whether Chen Ze had met his Senior Brother, Lin Lianguo, who had vanished after fighting an outsider over a treasure.
• Wu Xu inferred that Chen Ze was the outsider, and Chen Ze admitted he had defeated Lin Lianguo and was holding him for rehabilitation.
• Wu Xu apologized on Lin Lianguo’s behalf and revealed that the Shadow Moon Sect’s apparent decline was a disguise meant to preserve its lineage and avoid Chen Ze’s attention.
• Wu Xu realized that Chen Ze’s arrival might decide whether the Shadow Moon Sect survived, but their willingness to talk left room for negotiation.

Wu Xu offered Shadow Moon Sect’s Top-grade Spirit Vein to Chen Ze in exchange for sparing the sect, and Chen Ze accepted. After the Jade Green Lion began collecting the spirit vein, Wu Xu realized how powerful Chen Ze’s companion was and hurriedly got out of the way.

• Wu Xu offered Shadow Moon Sect’s spirit vein and asked Chen Ze to spare the sect, without asking him to save Lin Lianguo.
• Chen Ze accepted the offer, and Wu Xu led him and the Jade Green Lion to the concealed spirit vein.
• Wu Xu revealed the Top-grade Spirit Vein, and the Jade Green Lion sent a streak of green light to collect it.
• Wu Xu sensed the Jade Green Lion’s Spirit Severing Realm aura and decided not to ask Chen Ze about Lin Lianguo.
• Wu Xu called Chen Ze Senior and vanished when Chen Ze asked him to step aside, while the Jade Green Lion silently judged his sudden change in attitude.

Chen Ze learned from Wu Xu that the White Bone Sect had hidden in the mountains and the Black Flame Sect had been destroyed, then promised to help the Shadow Moon Sect if it faced trouble. Wu Xu began preparing his sect for the coming upheaval, while Lin Lianguo remained trapped in Tianxin Mine, where he reflected on his downfall.

• Wu Xu told Chen Ze that the White Bone Sect had retreated into a hard-to-find mountain hideout and the Black Flame Sect had been wiped out in a night raid, with its treasures and spirit veins seized.
• Chen Ze thanked Wu Xu for the information and said the Shadow Moon Sect could seek his help in the future through the Myriad Things General Store and Shen Wansan.
• Wu Xu ordered Li Ji to recall the elders and disciples and prepare the Shadow Moon Sect for battle as the Zhenyun Mountain Range faced a major reshuffling.
• Wu Xu reassured Li Ji that Lin Lianguo was safe as long as his soul lamp remained lit, and urged him to guard the sect until they met again.
• In Tianxin Mine, Lin Lianguo sneezed while mining, nearly hurt himself, and lamented that coveting treasures had brought him to his current predicament.

Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion tracked White Bone Sect to its hidden mountain valley and discovered another faction preparing to attack it. Chen Ze had the Jade Green Lion subdue the intruders and sent them to the Myriad Things Space for reformation.

• Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion found that White Bone Sect's former territory had been taken over, then traveled to its secluded location in the mountains.
• Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion observed the fog-shrouded valley and sensed that other people were searching for White Bone Sect.
• Chen Ze suspected White Bone Sect's hiding place might be a trap, but decided to follow the strangers and see what they intended.
• The strangers identified White Bone Sect's location and prepared to surround it, while one of them spoke of abusing its women.
• Chen Ze sent the Jade Green Lion to attack the group, and the Jade Green Lion quickly subdued them.
• Chen Ze sent the captured group into the Myriad Things Space to be reformed.

Chen Ze broke the White Bone Sect’s Netherworld Seven Fiends Sword Array and defeated Sect Master Shen Hanmei in battle. After learning why the sect had secluded itself, Shen Hanmei agreed to hand over its spiritual vein in exchange for Chen Ze leaving.

• Chen Ze dispersed a surprise Sword Qi attack and entered the Netherworld Seven Fiends Sword Array while the Jade Green Lion stood guard.
• Chen Ze analyzed the array’s flaws and broke it with the Taihe Sword, revealing Shen Hanmei.
• Shen Hanmei attacked Chen Ze, but he fought back and defeated her with his superior swordsmanship and strength.
• Chen Ze told Shen Hanmei he wanted only the spiritual vein, and she explained that the White Bone Sect had secluded itself to avoid threats after Lu Xuening disappeared.
• Shen Hanmei agreed to give Chen Ze the spiritual vein if he left, and Chen Ze accepted her terms.

Chen Ze obtained the White Bone Sect’s Top-grade Spirit Vein after assuring Shen Hanmei he had no interest in the sect’s White Bone True Explanation. He offered to help the sect return to the Zhenyun Mountain Range and revealed that Lu Xuening was safe with him, but Shen Hanmei refused his offer and realized too late that she had missed an opportunity.

• Shen Hanmei showed Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion the hidden cave and revealed the White Bone True Explanation, a Heaven-tier Low-grade cultivation method.
• Chen Ze dismissed the cultivation method and told Shen Hanmei he had come only for the spirit vein.
• Shen Hanmei released the spirit vein, and the Jade Green Lion helped Chen Ze store it in the Myriad Things Space.
• Chen Ze told Shen Hanmei she could keep cultivating there and offered to help resolve the White Bone Sect’s troubles in the Zhenyun Mountain Range, but she refused.
• Chen Ze revealed that Lu Xuening was safe and undergoing modification with him, then vanished with the Jade Green Lion.
• Shen Hanmei realized that the powerful person she feared had been Chen Ze and regretted missing his offer.

After Chen Ze left, Shen Hanmei led the White Bone Sect in deciding to return to the Zhenyun Mountain Range and rebuild its future. Meanwhile, Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion headed for the Black Flame Sect’s Spirit Vein, which the Doppelgangers had traced to the mysterious Netherworld Cult.

• Shen Hanmei told the White Bone Sect members about Chen Ze’s visit and proposed returning to the Zhenyun Mountain Range.
• Shen Hanmei decided the sect would return without asking Chen Ze for help, and the members pledged their support.
• The White Bone Sect gathered its supplies and set out for the Zhenyun Mountain Range.
• Chen Ze asked the Jade Green Lion whether he should help the White Bone Sect, then accepted that its fate depended on its own choices.
• Chen Ze and the Jade Green Lion traveled toward the Black Flame Sect after learning that the Netherworld Cult had taken its Spirit Vein.