Chapter Summaries

Wang Chen and Meng Fei explored the Cave Dwellings and came upon the ominous entrance to Yinfeng Cave before roaming bandits ambushed them. Wang Chen defeated the bandits and let Meng Fei kill one, then killed the rest himself.

• Wang Chen followed Meng Fei through several Cave Dwellings for two days as Meng Fei's strength visibly improved.
• Meng Fei led Wang Chen to the entrance of Yinfeng Cave, where a sinister wind emerged and left Wang Chen wary of what lay inside.
• Six roaming bandits surrounded Wang Chen and Meng Fei, and one Innate Martial Artist attacked Wang Chen with a saber.
• Wang Chen shattered the attack, immobilized the remaining bandits, and let Meng Fei decide their fate.
• Meng Fei killed one bandit, but Wang Chen stopped him from killing the others and killed the remaining four himself.

Wang Chen returned to Xun Seven Underground Cave with Meng Fei, only to find the White Wolf Gang attacking Meng Fei’s family and seeking revenge on him. After Cao Xiong tried to probe Wang Chen’s strength, Wang Chen summoned Nine Heavens Divine Thunder against the gang.

• Wang Chen let Meng Fei keep the loot from the bandits, and they returned to Xun Seven Underground Cave.
• Wang Chen and Meng Fei found White Wolf Gang members led by Cao Xiong beating Meng Fei’s siblings in their wrecked home.
• Meng Fei confronted the gang, while his Second Sister urged him to escape.
• A White Wolf Gang member recognized Wang Chen as the outsider they had pursued and told Cao Xiong to capture him.
• Cao Xiong secretly probed Wang Chen, but the hidden force vanished without affecting him.
• Wang Chen warned the gang they had brought this upon themselves and summoned Nine Heavens Divine Thunder over them.

Wang Chen killed Cao Xiong and the White Wolf Gang members who threatened the children, then prepared to move Meng Fei and the others elsewhere. After revealing that he was the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion’s Protector Heavenly Master, he left the local cultivators shaken and fearing trouble for Xun District.

• Wang Chen used the Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Method to destroy Cao Xiong and the White Wolf Gang members without harming the children.
• Wang Chen told Meng Fei and the children to pack only what they needed and led them away from their home.
• Zhao Yechen and his group stopped Wang Chen to ask about the White Wolf Gang killings and their fear of retaliation.
• Wang Chen identified himself as a Protector Heavenly Master of the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion and told Zhao Yechen to direct the White Wolf Gang to him.
• Zhao Yechen apologized to Wang Chen, then warned a burly man that he had nearly gotten him killed and predicted unrest in Xun District.

Wang Chen settled Meng Fei and his siblings into the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion, then questioned Xi Manyun about the uneasy calm surrounding Wu Jingwei and the Xiang Family. After preparing Meng Fei to take responsibility for his siblings and promising to teach him immortal arts once he recovered, Wang Chen was told that a group of people had knelt outside the residence.

• Wang Chen ordered Steward Zhang to care for Meng Fei and his younger siblings using the pavilion’s public accounts.
• Xi Manyun reported that her takeover of Xiang Yingzhe’s territory had gone smoothly, but she feared Wu Jingwei and the Xiang Family were secretly conspiring.
• Xi Manyun told Wang Chen that Wu Jingwei had failed to meet Luo Han, who reportedly would not intervene in the pavilion’s internal dispute.
• Wang Chen told Xi Manyun to watch the territory while he handled matters above, then instructed Meng Fei to manage his siblings and promised to begin teaching him immortal arts in half a month.
• Steward Zhang reported that a group of people had arrived and were kneeling at the pavilion entrance.

Wang Chen refused to accept Bai Jingqi’s apology after the White Wolf Gang chief knelt outside the Heavenly Master Pavilion, and ordered his staff to monitor the gang. Meng Fei left inspired to grow stronger, while Wang Chen prepared to teach him immortal Dao techniques once he recovered.

• Steward Zhang told Wang Chen that Bai Jingqi and dozens of White Wolf Gang members were kneeling outside the pavilion.
• Bai Jingqi kowtowed to Wang Chen and pleaded guilty for his subordinates’ offense, but Wang Chen dismissed him and told the gang to leave.
• Bai Jingqi offered a Storage Bag to Steward Zhang, who refused it after receiving Wang Chen’s instruction, and the gang departed.
• Wang Chen explained that the White Wolf Gang had ties to Wu Jingwei and ordered Steward Zhang to watch the gang and drive away any future visitors.
• Wang Chen told Meng Fei to recover and promised to teach him immortal Dao techniques, inspiring Meng Fei to become stronger.

Wang Chen taught Meng Fei and his siblings basic cultivation knowledge, then passed Meng Fei the Five Elements Technique. Meng Fei immediately established his foundation, and Wang Chen began preparing to teach the other children.

• Wang Chen explained basic cultivation knowledge to Meng Fei and his thirteen younger siblings at the Dao Discussion Grounds.
• Wang Chen imparted the Five Elements Technique's Spiritual Light Law Seed to Meng Fei.
• Meng Fei completed Mortal Transformation and established his Dao foundation shortly after receiving the technique.
• Wang Chen congratulated Meng Fei and explained that he could cultivate the Five Elements Technique before choosing another technique.
• Meng Fei declared that he would cultivate the Five Elements Technique through Break Through Apertures and Open the Mansion, and Wang Chen turned to the other children.

Wang Chen arranged cultivation and martial training for Meng Fei and the other children, while promising to recommend Meng Fei and his two sisters to the West Sea Sect. He left Xi Chenlong overseeing the boys without Spiritual Roots and monitoring the patrol guards, then turned to an important task of his own.

• Wang Chen made Meng Fei responsible for supervising his younger siblings’ cultivation and taught him the first three layers of the Five Elements Technique.
• Wang Chen promised to recommend Meng Fei, Meng Lan, and Meng Jiaojiao to the West Sea Sect in three years if they cultivated diligently, and Meng Fei gratefully accepted the challenge.
• Wang Chen arranged for Meng Hu, Meng Bao, and Meng Yan to study martial arts under Xi Chenlong.
• Wang Chen instructed Xi Chenlong to train the boys, recruit capable patrol guards, remove unsuitable personnel, and report any moves by the Wu Family.
• After Xi Chenlong agreed to his orders, Wang Chen prepared to attend to an important task.

Wang Chen entered Yinfeng Cave to investigate the danger lurking beneath the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion. After withstanding the cave’s Yin wind and discovering its vast, ruined depths, he was attacked by hordes of ghosts and demons.

• Wang Chen returned to Xun Nine Underground Cave and entered the secret passage leading to Yinfeng Cave.
• Wang Chen endured the passage’s freezing Yin wind without using Mana to protect himself, testing his Vajra Indestructible Physique.
• Wang Chen reached Yinfeng Cave and found it much larger and deeper than the intelligence had suggested.
• Wang Chen illuminated the ruins with Talismans, revealing countless ghosts and demons that rushed toward him.
• Wang Chen activated the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil as the creatures attacked.

Wang Chen used his Grand Completion Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to clear a path through the Evil Spirits in Yinfeng Cave and force a powerful Black Grudge-level Evil Spirit out of hiding. After the creature attacked him with black light and a swarm of gnats, Wang Chen closed in as their battle turned into close-quarters combat.

• Wang Chen tested his Nine Heavens Divine Thunder on the Evil Spirits, killing them and gaining Human Virtue.
• Wang Chen advanced deeper into Yinfeng Cave and found that the Evil Spirits kept growing in number despite his attacks.
• Wang Chen unleashed the full power of his Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, destroying the ruins and driving a huge Evil Spirit out from underground.
• Wang Chen struck the evil cloud with lightning, but the Black Grudge-level Evil Spirit retaliated with black light and a swarm of black gnats.
• Wang Chen dodged the attack, used a Mystic Fire Flying Crow against the gnats, and rushed toward the Evil Spirit as it lashed out with tentacles.

Wang Chen trapped and weakened a powerful Black Grudge-level Evil Spirit with the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil, but an Evil Cultivator ambushed him from underground. He killed the cultivator with the Primal Gengjin Finger and Crimson Lion Sword while keeping the Evil Spirit trapped.

• Wang Chen cast the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil and caught the Evil Spirit, absorbing its evil power as the net contracted.
• A blood-red strike erupted from a hole in the ground and nearly pierced Wang Chen through his defenses.
• Wang Chen summoned Nine Heavens Divine Thunder into the hole, driving an Evil Cultivator out from underground.
• Wang Chen attacked the Evil Cultivator with the Crimson Lion Sword and Primal Gengjin Finger, killing him and earning 557 Heavenly Merit.

After defeating an Evil Cultivator linked to an Evil Spirit, Wang Chen explored the pit beneath Yinfeng Cave and discovered a cavern filled with human bones and swarming Evil Spirits. He kept fighting them with the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder as his Human Virtue points rapidly increased.

• Wang Chen realized the Evil Cultivator may have shared an Evil Possession with the Evil Spirit he had slain, and the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil absorbed the spirit’s remaining power.
• Wang Chen recovered his Mana using the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil, then descended into the pit where the pair had hidden.
• Wang Chen found an underground cavern carpeted with human bones and riddled with stone tunnels, then saw dark-purple ghostfire appear in the darkness.
• Wang Chen unleashed the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and destroyed successive waves of lizard-like Evil Spirits crawling from the tunnels.
• Wang Chen continued fighting as his Human Virtue points surged and an unexamined notification flashed across his vision.

Wang Chen swept through the White Bone Cave with Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, refining his technique as he destroyed the underground lair and damaged Yinfeng Cave. He escaped to the surface after hearing a furious roar from the depths, while the deeper threats remained beyond his reach.

• Wang Chen slaughtered the Evil Spirits pouring into the White Bone Cave with Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, and the lightning gradually saturated the cave walls.
• Wang Chen gained a new understanding of the thunder art and sent electric snakes through the cave passages, then overpowered the Evil Spirits with electric pythons.
• Wang Chen smashed through the ground and fled as the White Bone Cave collapsed, burying several dozen Evil Spirits.
• Wang Chen returned to Yinfeng Cave and used Heavenly Dragon Vajra Palm to split the earth before escaping through the passage toward Xun Nine Underground Cave.
• Wang Chen heard an enraged roar from deep within Yinfeng Cave, judged that more powerful beings remained below, and quietly returned to the surface using Spirit Concealment Technique.

Wang Chen spent 100,000 Human Virtue to upgrade the Cultivation Panel, gaining five Divine Soul points and unlocking Global Mode. He tested the new map’s color-coded readings of people nearby and went to investigate the yellow dots.

• Wang Chen confirmed the Cultivation Panel upgrade, spending 100,000 Human Virtue and receiving five Divine Soul points.
• Wang Chen discovered Global Mode and saw a map of nearby people marked with colored dots.
• Wang Chen called Meng Fei and his younger brothers and sisters to test the map, confirming they appeared as green allies and the servant as a white neutral.
• Wang Chen concluded the map revealed nearby people’s inclinations and relative strength, then went to the rear garden to inspect an elderly gardener represented by a yellow dot.

After moving into the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion, Wang Chen exposed and captured a spy disguised as an old gardener. He then discovered that using the Cultivation Panel's global mode rapidly drained his Human Virtue points, forcing him to turn it off.

• Wang Chen recognized that the old gardener was a peak Qi Condensation cultivator concealing his strength and malice.
• The old gardener claimed he had offended Luo Han and was hiding in the pavilion, but Wang Chen did not believe him.
• Wang Chen immobilized the gardener with his Body Immobilization Technique and knocked him unconscious.
• Wang Chen summoned Xi Chenlong and ordered him to take away the spy, holding the Xi Family responsible for recruiting him.
• Wang Chen walked through the pavilion and onto the street, then shut off global mode when he saw it rapidly consuming his Human Virtue points.

After Xi Manyun reported that a longtime spy had been found in the Xi Family, Wang Chen gave her a list of eleven more suspected spies to deal with. He then confronted former Patrol Guard Camp members who gathered at the Heavenly Master Pavilion gates, and his sudden execution of their apparent ringleader left the crowd fleeing in panic.

• Xi Manyun presented Wang Chen with the spy's confession, and he told her he did not blame her for the breach.
• Wang Chen gave Xi Manyun a talisman paper listing eleven suspected spies and ordered her to handle them properly.
• Xi Chenlong reported that former Patrol Guard Camp members had gathered outside the Heavenly Master Pavilion to protest their removal.
• Wang Chen went to the gates and faced the crowd, whose members faltered when they realized they were confronting a Purple Mansion master and Protector Heavenly Master.
• When a cultivator began to shout, Wang Chen's sword killed him and swept through the crowd, sending the remaining troublemakers fleeing.

Wang Chen killed seventeen attackers outside the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion and was summoned to the General Celestial Master Prefecture to answer for the killings. He defended his actions by revealing the attackers’ heads and demanding that the sect’s Law Enforcement Department investigate.

• Wang Chen ordered the seventeen attackers’ bodies displayed for three days and stored their heads in a Storage talisman.
• Xi Manyun warned Wang Chen that the Wu Family and Grand Protector Heavenly Master Luo Han could use the killings to have him punished, but Wang Chen said he would wait for Luo Han.
• Luo Han summoned Wang Chen to the General Celestial Master Prefecture for questioning, and Wang Chen arrived with his ceremonial guard in a Dragon-Rider Cloud Carriage.
• Luo Han accused Wang Chen of wantonly slaughtering innocents, while a Protector Heavenly Master demanded that he confess or face punishment.
• Wang Chen produced the attackers’ heads and asserted that they were all guilty, challenging the others to have the Law Enforcement Department verify his claim.

After Wang Chen killed seventeen men, Luo Han avoided involving the Law Enforcement Department and instead ordered him to begin rotation duty at Zhensha Pass ahead of schedule. Wang Chen studied the Sand Tribe threat with help from Xi Manyun and prepared to face the dangerous assignment.

• Luo Han accepted Wang Chen's explanation for the killings, then assigned him to guard Zhensha Pass in three days and warned him not to let Sand Tribe raiders enter the city.
• A Protector Heavenly Master questioned why Luo Han had not called the Law Enforcement Department, and Luo Han explained that an investigation could expose their own corruption.
• Luo Han said he intended to test Wang Chen at Zhensha Pass before dealing with him further, and the other Protector Heavenly Masters praised his plan.
• Wang Chen asked Xi Manyun to gather all available information about the Sand People, and the Xi Family delivered dossiers to his pavilion over the next three days.
• Wang Chen studied the dossiers and learned that Sand Tribe hunter cultivators would likely target him during his rotation duty, while Luo Han ranked first on their kill list.

Wang Chen took up his post at Zhensha Pass and grew wary of the unusual calm, so he used the Seven Star Pavilion’s formation to scan the Gobi and discovered several intruders. As he rushed out to intercept them, Battle Cultivators in a weapons storehouse complained about his appointment and received word that something had happened.

• Wang Chen entrusted the Upper Xun Celestial Master Pavilion to Xi Wanhai before taking up residence in the Seven Star Pavilion at Zhensha Pass.
• Wang Chen remained vigilant despite several quiet days at the pass, suspecting that danger was hidden beneath the calm.
• Wang Chen activated the Heavenly Master Token and used the Seven Star Pavilion’s power to detect several red dots beyond the pass.
• Wang Chen rushed out of the pavilion and sped beyond the pass to investigate the detected intruders.
• A whiskered Battle Cultivator complained about Wang Chen’s appointment while dining with his comrades, and another Battle Cultivator hurried in to report that something had happened.

Wang Chen ambushed a Sand Tribe hunter cultivator squad and overwhelmed them with his powerful spells and spirit swords. As the surviving hunters tried to escape in black smoke, Wang Chen pursued them through the cloud and began killing them.

• Wang Chen spotted five disguised hunter cultivators from the sky and struck their leader with Heavenly Dragon Vajra Palm.
• Wang Chen blasted the leader with Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, damaging his golden ring and forcing him to shield his four subordinates.
• The four hunter cultivators fired Blood Fiend Divine Needles at Wang Chen, but he dodged them with the Yaoguang Flying Sword.
• The Purple Mansion hunter cultivator ordered a retreat and used a black banner to cover the squad in smoke while sending skulls after Wang Chen.
• Wang Chen's Mystic Fire Flying Crow destroyed the skulls, and his Crimson Ni Sword entered the black fog and killed hunter cultivators as he earned Heavenly Merit.

Wang Chen defeated Jin Shangzhi’s hunter squad outside Zhensha Pass, survived the shaman’s curse, and killed him with the Crimson Lion Sword. He returned to the pass with the corpses, leaving the Black Armored General to identify Jin Shangzhi as the Blood Demon Purple Shaman and record the battle.

• Jin Shangzhi attacked Wang Chen with his black banner and cast a life-consuming curse on him using a voodoo doll.
• Wang Chen’s curse-breaking Talismans failed to free him, but a pale golden radiance erased the curse and restored his control of the Crimson Lion Sword.
• Wang Chen killed Jin Shangzhi with the Crimson Lion Sword after piercing his chest, and Jin Shangzhi died on the Gobi Desert.
• Wang Chen bound Jin Shangzhi’s corpse with the four other hunter cultivators and carried them back to Zhensha Pass.
• The Black Armored General began verifying and recording the corpses, then recognized Jin Shangzhi as the Blood Demon Purple Shaman.