Chapter Summaries

Wang Chen and the cultivators of Weifa City fought off an Evil Monster assault as a giant white tiger battled the centipede attacking the city gate. After the monsters withdrew and the battle ended, Wang Chen learned Yun Feifei, Li Mengyan, and the others were safe and returned to his temporary residence.

• The giant centipede’s venom damaged the city wall and its gate while the white tiger rushed out to attack it.
• Evil Monsters poured through the breached gate, and Wang Chen leaped into the street to kill them with the Hidden Dragon Staff as other cultivators joined the defense.
• The white tiger broke free of the centipede, tore it apart, and blasted the underground tunnels before leaving Weifa City.
• The Evil Monster army withdrew, ending the battle, and the cultivators began clearing the battlefield and treating the wounded.
• Wang Chen received word from Yun Feifei that she, Li Mengyan, and the others were safe, then returned to his residence, where the boy and his mother welcomed him.

Wang Chen tried to help the mother and son sheltering him as Weifa City remained threatened by Evil Monsters. True Person Bai Jun summoned the frontier-reclamation cultivators and announced a plan to form a Demon Suppressing Legion to destroy a massive Evil Nest before it could endanger the city.

• Wang Chen gave Xu An and his mother two protection talismans and warned them to take care.
• Wang Chen heard rumors at a tavern that True Person Bai Jun had been injured, then returned home as baleful clouds gathered over Weifa City.
• True Person Bai Jun summoned the frontier-reclamation cultivators to the Sect Law Hall, where Wang Chen joined Yun Feifei and the other female cultivators.
• True Person Bai Jun revealed that a vast Evil Nest had appeared thirty miles from the city and was growing rapidly.
• True Person Bai Jun ordered the cultivators to form a Demon Suppressing Legion and destroy the Evil Nest before the Evil Monsters besieged Weifa City again.

True Person Bai Jun recruited eight hundred cultivators, including Wang Chen, to attack the Evil Nest outside Weifa City and equipped them with Purple Thorn Spirit Armor. With the army set to gather at the city gate the next day, Wang Chen hurried to refine his armor and establish a Divine Soul link.

• True Person Bai Jun called for volunteers to join the Demon Suppressing Army, and Wang Chen joined the eight hundred cultivators who stepped forward.
• True Person Bai Jun awarded each volunteer three thousand merit points and a set of Purple Thorn Spirit Armor, then placed True Person Miaoyin in command of those remaining in Weifa City.
• True Person Bai Jun gave the volunteers one day to refine their armor and ordered them to gather at the city gate the following day.
• Yun Feifei gave Wang Chen a life-protecting spirit talisman, while Li Mengyan told him to take care before leaving with the others.
• Wang Chen returned to his residence and focused on refining the Purple Thorn Spirit Armor, activating its formations as he worked to establish a Divine Soul link.

True Person Bai Jun led five Demon Suppressing Warships and eight hundred cultivators from Weifa City to attack the Giant Cocoon Evil Nest. The battle began with the Evil Nest launching a counterattack, and the cultivators pushed forward under their Sect General’s command.

• True Person Bai Jun led the five warships and eight hundred cultivators out of Weifa City toward the Evil Nest.
• The warships struck the Giant Cocoon Evil Nest with Destruction Divine Lights, but it healed and released a giant centipede to fight them.
• Evil Monsters swarmed the cultivators from the ground, underground, and sky, while Wang Chen attacked them with Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
• A tentacle ambushed Wang Chen, but his armor and Heavenly Dragon Vajra Palm let him break free and destroy it.
• The Sect General used a Golden Bell to drive back the tentacles, then ordered the cultivators to charge through the Evil Nest.

Wang Chen and the Demon Suppressing Legion charged the Giant Cocoon Evil Nest, but its illusion array separated the cultivators and trapped Wang Chen in a fleshy tunnel. He fought through waves of Evil Monster spiders and activated Global Mode to search for a way out or a means of breaking the array.

• The Demon Suppressing Legion charged through the Evil Monsters and reached the Giant Cocoon Evil Nest.
• The Evil Nest unleashed an Evil Spirit Illusion Array that separated Wang Chen from the legion and cut off his connection to the other cultivators.
• Wang Chen sealed his Purple Thorn Spirit Armor and tested the tunnel wall with a Primal Gengjin Finger, confirming that the fleshy surroundings were real.
• Wang Chen summoned two Fire Crows and burned hundreds of Evil Monster spiders, then continued forward as more spiders appeared.
• Wang Chen activated Global Mode on the Cultivation Panel and saw a maze-like grid filled with blackish-red points of light.

Trapped in the Evil Spirit Illusion Array, Wang Chen defeated an Elite white-haired spider with the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil and continued searching for an escape. When the passage began to writhe, he used the Hidden Dragon Staff to smash through the ground, opening a hole.

• Wang Chen burned through waves of black spiders but found no clue to breaking the array.
• Wang Chen provoked an enormous white-haired spider, whose icy attacks overwhelmed his Mystic Fire Flying Crow.
• Wang Chen used the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil to devour the spider and turn it into a high-quality Yin Qi Bead.
• Wang Chen continued through the passage until its walls began to writhe, then activated Purple Soul and smashed the ground with the Hidden Dragon Staff.
• Wang Chen broke through the earth and opened a hole before him.

Wang Chen fought through the living Evil Nest and rescued Yan Zhengming from a swarm of lizard Evil Monsters. After replenishing Yan Zhengming’s strength, Wang Chen broke through to a lower passage and led him toward another battle.

• Wang Chen blasted through the Evil Nest’s regenerating walls with Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and dropped into a passageway.
• Wang Chen rescued Yan Zhengming, who was surrounded by lizard Evil Monsters, and they fought together under the Demon Suppressing Legion’s battle cry.
• Wang Chen transmitted Mana through Yan Zhengming’s Purple Thorn Spirit Armor, helping him recover as they killed the remaining monsters.
• Wang Chen carved a hole through the ground, led Yan Zhengming to a lower level, and ran with him toward cries of battle.

Wang Chen used Global Mode to locate and rescue trapped cultivators, rallying more than a hundred Demon Suppressing Legion members. He led them to the Evil Nest’s core, where they began attacking its giant heart.

• Wang Chen and Yan Zhengming rescued a fellow disciple besieged by flying serpents and brought him along.
• Wang Chen used Global Mode to locate more trapped cultivators, and the growing group fought through the Evil Spirit Illusion Array to rescue them.
• Wang Chen redirected the group toward destroying the Evil Nest’s core so the array would collapse and surviving cultivators could escape.
• Wang Chen led the more than one hundred cultivators into a vast chamber containing a giant, venomous-fire-pulsing heart.
• The cultivators shouted “Invincible with Me!” and bombarded the Evil Nest’s heart with spells, Flying Swords, and spiritual artifacts.

True Person Bai Jun and the five Demon Suppressing Warships struggled to hold back the Flying Centipede while Wang Chen’s team attacked the heart inside the Giant Cocoon Evil Nest. The Flying Centipede was trapped before it could return to the nest, and Wang Chen struck the heart with his Hidden Dragon Staff.

• True Person Bai Jun faced the Flying Centipede’s attacks and prepared a Purple Thunderbolt as a last resort while the eight hundred Purple Mansion cultivators remained trapped in the Evil Spirit Illusion Array.
• The Giant Cocoon Evil Nest began to convulse, and the Flying Centipede broke away from the warships to return to it.
• True Person Bai Jun used his Golden Core and the power of the four surrounding warships to trap the Flying Centipede in an invisible net.
• Wang Chen’s team attacked the Evil Nest’s heart, but baleful light shielded it and Evil Monsters poured from the cavern walls.
• Wang Chen ordered the cultivators to form an array and defend against the Evil Monsters, then rushed forward and struck the heart with his Hidden Dragon Staff.

Wang Chen used the Hidden Dragon Staff to attack the Evil Nest Core, but the Evil God invaded his body and nearly took control of his soul. The Primordial Dao Stele saved him, allowing him to destroy the core and Flying Centipede; the cultivators escaped the collapsing nest and returned to the surface victorious.

• Wang Chen struck the Evil Nest Core with the Hidden Dragon Staff, but its barrier absorbed his attack and the Evil God’s power invaded his body and Sea of Consciousness.
• Wang Chen learned that the Evil God had arisen from the world’s spiritual seed and was trying to claim him as its vessel.
• The Primordial Dao Stele purified Wang Chen, and its power passed through the Hidden Dragon Staff to pierce the core’s barrier and destroy the Evil Nest Core.
• Wang Chen gained 100,000 Human Virtue, recovered a powerful Nest Stone, and watched the destruction of the core kill the Flying Centipede and throw the Evil Monsters into chaos.
• Wang Chen ordered the cultivators to flee as the Evil Nest collapsed, and they escaped to the surface as the five Demon Suppressing Warships sounded their horns in victory.

After Wang Chen helped destroy the Evil Nest, True Person Bai Jun praised his contribution and offered him a path into the West Sea Sect’s elite ranks. Wang Chen chose to end his training in the Yinming Realm and return to the sect, naming Changhe True Person as the mentor he had already chosen.

• Weifa City celebrated the Demon Suppressing Legion’s victory, though nearly two hundred Purple Mansion cultivators, including its Sect General, had died.
• True Person Bai Jun read the battle report, summoned Wang Chen, and praised his role in destroying the Evil Nest.
• Bai Jun said Wang Chen qualified for the Hundred Heroes Roll but postponed listing him, and Wang Chen showed relief at avoiding the attention.
• Wang Chen presented the Evil Nest Stone to Bai Jun as proof of his merit.
• Bai Jun offered Wang Chen the choice to finish his training or return early and enter a lineage under a Golden Core’s recommendation; Wang Chen chose to return.
• Wang Chen told Bai Jun that he had trained in the Yinming Realm at Changhe True Person’s request, and Bai Jun accepted that he had already chosen a mentor.

True Person Bai Jun rewarded Wang Chen for his deeds in the Yinming Realm and invited him to stay while the grand teleportation array was repaired. Before leaving, Wang Chen said goodbye to Xu An and Yun Feifei, who was saddened to learn he would return to the Mountain Sea Realm.

• True Person Bai Jun gave Wang Chen Profound Sky Gold and 100,000 merit points, promised further sect rewards, and asked him to stay for up to seven days while the grand teleportation array was repaired.
• Wang Chen visited Xu An and his mother, gave them Pills to dispel Xu An’s Yin Sha energy, and left them a hundred jin of Spirit Rice.
• Wang Chen went to Carefree Pavilion to meet Yun Feifei and found her hosting a gathering with other young cultivators.
• Yun Feifei introduced Wang Chen as a member of the Demon Suppressing Army, and the gathered disciples greeted him respectfully.
• Wang Chen told Yun Feifei he would return to the Mountain Sea Realm, disappointing her hopes of developing her Tuo Domain with him.

After the transmission array reopened, Wang Chen returned from the Yinming Realm to the West Sea Sect and reunited with Xu Xinlan. He learned that his qualification to Enter the Veins was already known throughout the sect, then began discussing something with Zuo Xiaomo.

• Wang Chen spent five days receiving guidance from True Person Bai Jun before the transmission array reopened and sect cultivators arrived in the Yinming Realm.
• Wang Chen returned to the West Sea Sect, submitted his duty report and Frontier-Reclamation Order, and went to Myriad Spirit City.
• Xu Xinlan welcomed Wang Chen and celebrated when he told her he had completed his trial and would become an Enter the Veins disciple.
• Zuo Xiaomo visited Wang Chen, congratulated him, and said the news about the returning disciples' qualifications had spread through the sect.
• Zuo Xiaomo asked about the trouble in the Yinming Realm, and Wang Chen reassured him before saying he had something to discuss.

Wang Chen arrived at Changhe Island and became Changhe True Person’s thirty-fifth personal disciple, then met his eldest senior brother, Cao Hongzhi. After declining a formal ceremony, Wang Chen chose a quiet manor outside Wangye City as his residence.

• Wang Chen reached Changhe Island and followed a spirit bridge to Zhouye Peak to meet Changhe True Person.
• Changhe True Person accepted Wang Chen as his personal disciple, and Wang Chen presented him with a Nest Stone.
• Changhe True Person decided to announce Wang Chen’s new status by letter instead of holding a ceremony, and introduced him to Cao Hongzhi.
• Changhe True Person entered seclusion and told Wang Chen to seek instruction from Cao Hongzhi in the meantime.
• Cao Hongzhi showed Wang Chen around Wangye City, and Wang Chen chose to live in an empty manor outside the city.

Wang Chen accepted Tingtao Manor despite the expected trouble from a disciple of Xuan Yuan True Person, settling into his new home and resuming cultivation. After joining Changhe’s lineage, he completed the sect procedures that raised his rank and moved his Soul Lamp to a higher hall.

• Cao Hongzhi warned Wang Chen that Zhao Wuji’s Dao companion wanted Tingtao Manor and would cause trouble, but Wang Chen chose to take the manor anyway.
• Cao Hongzhi gave Wang Chen the Tingtao Token and told him to seek Changhe True Person’s teachings once the master left seclusion.
• Wang Chen inspected Tingtao Manor, released his puppet maid, and moved in.
• Wang Chen cultivated on a nearby peak using Primordial Violet Qi and gained experience in the Innate Five Elements Technique.
• Wang Chen went to the Sect Affairs Department, where staff updated his rank and transferred his Soul Lamp after he joined Changhe’s lineage.

Wang Chen used his status as Changhe True Person’s personal disciple to support Zuo Xiaomo’s relationship with Lu Lingshan at a banquet attended by Lu family disciples. The gathering was interrupted when a formidable white-robed woman arrived and demanded to see Wang Chen.

• Wang Chen checked his hundred thousand Merit Points, memorized the exchange catalog, and left without spending any points.
• Wang Chen met Zuo Xiaomo at the Carefree Pavilion and learned that Zuo had declined Wang Chen’s offer to sponsor him in the Changhe lineage.
• Wang Chen introduced himself to the gathered Lu family disciples and helped ease their concerns about Zuo Xiaomo and Lu Lingshan’s relationship.
• A cold voice called for Wang Chen, and a high-level Purple Mansion white-robed woman burst into the private room and confronted him.

Mo Zhenzhen demanded that Wang Chen leave Tingtao Manor, then ambushed him on his way home, but he escaped and returned to cultivate. A month later, Wang Chen broke through to the Purple Mansion fifth layer.

• Mo Zhenzhen confronted Wang Chen in Myriad Spirit City and demanded he move out of Tingtao Manor, but he refused, citing the Changhe lineage's ownership.
• After Mo Zhenzhen left, Wang Chen reassured Zuo Xiaomo that she could not reach him on Changhe Island and joked about his upcoming wedding to Lu Lingshan.
• While Wang Chen flew back toward Changhe Island, Mo Zhenzhen's ambush trapped the sky around him, but he evaded the attack with his Sword Pellet and escaped.
• Wang Chen returned to Tingtao Manor and began closed-door cultivation, determined to strengthen himself against Mo Zhenzhen.
• One month later, Wang Chen advanced the Innate Five Elements Technique to the fifth layer and began consolidating his realm.

After advancing to the Purple Mansion fifth layer, Wang Chen was chosen by Changhe True Person to represent the West Sea Sect at the Spirit Mountain Dharma Assembly in the Western Regions. He departed for the assembly after preparing and visiting Kou Shihai in Daying City, leaving the story as he flew toward the Great Western Desert.

• Wang Chen visited Changhe True Person, who praised his cultivation, answered his questions, and asked whether he still practiced the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma.
• Changhe True Person explained the Spirit Mountain Dharma Assembly and chose Wang Chen to attend as the West Sea Sect’s representative.
• Cao Hongzhi warned Wang Chen that Buddhist teachings had damaged visiting cultivators’ Dao hearts and explained that Changhe True Person wanted his disciples to gain experience through trials.
• Wang Chen spent three days preparing, then traveled by grand teleportation array to Daying City and showed Kou Shihai his passage token.
• Wang Chen stayed overnight with Kou Shihai, then flew west aboard the Magic Treasure Flying Ship Changhe True Person had given him, toward the Great Western Desert.

Wang Chen traveled across the Great Western Desert toward the Western Regions, using his sect envoy status to avoid a Sand Tribe shaman and landing when Flame Mountain’s barrier stopped his Flying Ship. He reached the Buddhist city of Chituo City, where he planned to pass through the mountain by teleportation formation.

• Wang Chen crossed the Great Western Desert aboard his Flying Ship and turned away a Sand Tribe shaman by displaying the Buddhist Sect symbol.
• Wang Chen reached Flame Mountain, where the natural air-restriction barrier slowed his ship and forced him to land.
• Wang Chen summoned the Big Green Donkey from the Grand Mystic Mirage Dragon True Form Diagram and rode it toward Chituo City.
• Wang Chen followed a camel caravan into Chituo City, a Buddhist city with no gates or entry fees.
• Wang Chen observed Chituo City’s temples, crowds, and peaceful residents as he prepared to cross Flame Mountain through its great teleportation formation.

Wang Chen reached Chituo City and met Xu Yingyi of the Canglan Sect while waiting for Golden Buddha Temple’s grand Teleportation Array to open. After four days, he paid for a slot and teleported to a lush mountain region with normal spiritual energy.

• Wang Chen found Golden Buddha Temple but learned its Teleportation Array could not be used until the next morning, so he stayed at a nearby inn.
• At a tavern, Xu Yingyi introduced himself and invited Wang Chen to share dinner with him and his companions.
• Xu Yingyi told Wang Chen that travelers had to use the temple’s array or risk crossing Flame Mountain, and that an ancient passage beneath Chituo City was unavailable to them.
• Wang Chen returned to Golden Buddha Temple the next morning but had to wait several days for enough travelers to gather.
• On the fourth day, Wang Chen paid three hundred Medium Spirit Stones for a teleportation slot and arrived at a mountain plaza before a Buddhist temple.