Chapter Summaries

Wang Chen met the powerful monk Wuxiang in Chaos Burial Mound, where Wuxiang retrieved a Lantern Puppet girl’s urn and gave Wang Chen Buddhist treasures. After Wuxiang departed, Wang Chen returned home resolved to lie low as he prepared to enter the Inner Sect.

• Wuxiang introduced himself to Wang Chen and borrowed his shovel to dig up an urn from the graves.
• A Lantern Puppet girl came to Wuxiang, entered the urn, and was placed in his Buddhist cage so he could take her home.
• Wuxiang recognized Wang Chen’s mastery of the Heavenly Dragon Vajra Righteous Dharma and gave him its middle three layers and a Dragon-Subduing Sarira in exchange for Wang Chen’s Wood Essence.
• A palace-robed woman questioned Wuxiang about his visit, then left after he said he had settled his karmic entanglement.
• Wuxiang walked through Chaos Burial Mound as ghostly souls bowed to him and vanished, while Wang Chen returned home and decided to lie low before entering the Inner Sect.

Wang Chen celebrated refining the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil and prepared to leave his outer-sect Spirit Fields after the harvest. When Lu Tailai accused him of murdering Lu Defang, Wang Chen revealed that he had become an Inner Sect Disciple, forcing the Discipline Hall’s Deputy Hall Master Cao to abandon the arrest and welcome him instead.

• Wang Chen refined the Heavenly Net to Punish Evil through the night and resolved to return his Spirit Fields and house after harvesting the rice.
• Wang Chen found Lu Tailai and several Discipline Hall cultivators waiting to arrest him over Lu Defang’s death and the transfer of Lu Defang’s house.
• Deputy Hall Master Cao explained that Lu Defang’s Soul Tablet had shattered and Lu Tailai accused Wang Chen of murder and theft.
• Wang Chen activated his Jade Tablet and revealed that he was an Inner Sect Disciple, leaving the outer-sect cultivators stunned.
• Deputy Hall Master Cao apologized, invited Wang Chen to dinner, and watched as Wang Chen accepted while the burly cultivator and Lu Tailai turned pale.

Cui Dayong was arrested after his brother-in-law exposed his crimes, and Wang Chen killed Lu Tailai, who had arranged Wang Chen’s conscription into the Night Patrol Team. Seeking the reason his souls had not fused, Wang Chen recalled a promise to seek a blessing from the Mystic Tortoise and planned to visit it the next morning.

• Cui Dayong entered the Discipline Hall, where Xiao Wu accused him of crimes, beat him, and handed him over to the Battle Cultivators.
• Wang Chen received news of Cui Dayong’s arrest and waited outside the mountain gate for Lu Tailai.
• Wang Chen confronted Lu Tailai about arranging his conscription into the Night Patrol Team and killed him when he tried to attack.
• Wang Chen burned Lu Tailai’s corpse, then returned to his city residence to investigate why the original owner’s soul had not fused with his.
• Wang Chen saw the prayer plaques and recalled Wang Shaoyuan’s instruction to seek a blessing from the Mystic Tortoise when he turned eighteen.
• Wang Chen decided to visit the Mystic Tortoise the next morning to investigate the remaining mystery.

Wang Chen retrieved Wang Shaoyuan’s letter from the Mystic Tortoise and learned how his father had used an ancient stele to try to save him. As Wang Chen’s lingering soul attachment faded, he recognized the artifact in his Sea of Consciousness as the Primordial Dao Stele.

• Wang Chen offered Spirit Peaches to the Mystic Tortoise, which gave him Wang Shaoyuan’s Storage Bag and then reclaimed it after he found only a letter inside.
• Wang Chen read Wang Shaoyuan’s letter and learned that his father had found an ancient stele in the Azure Heaven Secret Realm and implanted it in him using the Life-Entrusting Artifact technique.
• Wang Chen learned that Wang Shaoyuan had left to seek treasures to extend his son’s life, and that the letter was meant to reach him only if his father never returned and he survived to eighteen.
• Wang Chen wept as Wang Shaoyuan’s love dissolved the original owner’s final attachment, causing the remnant soul to merge with him and raising his Divine Soul to 15.
• Wang Chen saw the ancient stele in his Sea of Consciousness and realized it was the Primordial Dao Stele.

Wang Chen fully reconciled with the original owner’s memories, awakening his Dao heart and hiding his true origins from even powerful cultivators. After arranging equipment for Yuan Yuan and harvesting his Spirit Rice, he offered his ten mu of Spirit Field to Han Dashi and revealed that he was going to the Inner Sect.

• Wang Chen discovered that the Primordial Dao Stele controlled his secondary equipment, then accepted his life in this world and resolved the danger surrounding his origins.
• Wang Chen woke with Yuan Yuan on his chest and learned that it had opened his Storage Bag and eaten dried meat.
• Wang Chen ordered Yuan Yuan miniature spirit-pet vests with Storage Bags and bought it a Spirit Beast Bag at the tailor shop.
• Wang Chen harvested his Spirit Rice, and Han Dashi warned him that the purchase price had dropped sharply.
• Wang Chen offered his ten mu of Spirit Field to Han Dashi and said he was going to the Inner Sect.

Wang Chen paid his grain in Yunyang City, then treated Cao Xiu to dinner and asked for advice about joining the Inner Sect. Cao Xiu explained the Inner Sect’s structure and warned Wang Chen to avoid trouble as he prepared to register at Sunset Peak the next day.

• The Spirit Planting Hall exposed a farmer who had watered his rice to increase its weight, beat him, and expelled him from the Outer Sect.
• Wang Chen paid more than sixteen hundred jin of rice, received ten sect contribution points, and stocked up on white rice and Demonic Beast Meat.
• Wang Chen invited Cao Xiu to dinner at Moon Invitation Tower and asked him about the Inner Sect before his planned registration at Sunset Peak.
• Cao Xiu described the nine peaks, their hierarchy, and Sunset Peak’s weak standing despite having the most Inner Sect Disciples.
• Cao Xiu advised Wang Chen to avoid matters that did not concern him, speak cautiously, endure when possible, and prioritize cultivation.

Wang Chen transferred his home and Spirit Field to Han Dashi, then left his life as an Outer Sect disciple behind and traveled to the mountain gate to re-register as an Inner Sect Disciple. On the way, he learned that Zhang Xiaoshan had died, and the chapter ended as a strange child appeared to question him at the gate.

• Wang Chen completed the transfer of his home and Spirit Field to Han Dashi and accepted thirty Lower Spirit for the deal.
• Wang Chen encountered Huang Cuihua carrying Zhang Xiaoshan’s ashes and learned from passersby that Zhang Xiaoshan had died.
• Wang Chen continued to Yunyang City, determined to leave his past behind and pursue cultivation.
• Wang Chen returned to the Yunyang Stone Tablet and offered the Mystic Tortoise a basket of Spirit Peaches before presenting his Inner Sect Disciple Jade Tablet.
• A gust of wind formed a plump child who looked Wang Chen over and asked, “Who goes there?”

Wang Chen reached the Yunyang Sect’s Inner Sect and avoided being extorted at the mountain gate before riding a Green Ox toward Sunset Peak. As he approached his new home, he strengthened his concealment and reflected on the dangers of Inner Sect life.

• Wang Chen met Fire Doll at the mountain gate, where the boy demanded a gift, but the Mystic Tortoise drove him off.
• The Mystic Tortoise explained Fire Doll’s family background and warned Wang Chen to keep his distance from him.
• Wang Chen exchanged White Corn for a ride and boarded the Green Ox bound for Sunset Peak.
• Wang Chen considered the Inner Sect’s fierce rivalries and activated his newly advanced Breath Concealment Technique.
• The Green Ox ran faster as it lost its sense of Wang Chen, and Sunset Peak came into view.
• Yuan Yuan poked its head out of Wang Chen’s spirit beast pouch and stared at the approaching peak.

Wang Chen climbed Sunset Peak to join the Inner Sect, where the sect registered his Soul Lamp and explained the peak’s scarce resources and paid duties. Asked which duty he wanted, he chose farming.

• Wang Chen paid a big green ox with White Corn and climbed the long stairs to Sunset Peak.
• Wang Chen reached the summit and entered the main hall to reinstate his immortal registry.
• Wang Chen lit a Life Lamp, and the Primordial Dao Stele protected his Divine Soul from its pull.
• Wang Chen told the middle-aged cultivator that Lu Defang had been his uncle and had passed away.
• The middle-aged cultivator explained that Sunset Peak offered compensation for part-time duties because its resources were scarce, and Wang Chen chose farming.

Wang Chen secured an assignment as a spirit plant farmer at the foot of Sunset Peak, choosing the quiet work to avoid Inner Sect disputes. As he headed to his new estate, he rejected a flying Magic Tool offered by the girl who had mocked him, unaware that she meant to apologize.

• Steward Gu questioned Wang Chen’s choice to become a spirit plant farmer, but Wang Chen insisted he had considered it carefully.
• Wang Chen gave Steward Gu a Storage Bag, and Steward Gu arranged an entire spirit-planting estate for him and updated his Identity Token.
• Wang Chen left the main hall, opened his welcome Storage Bag, and studied the Inner Sect Handbook as he descended the mountain.
• A goose-yellow-robed girl blocked Wang Chen with an auspicious cloud and offered to sell him a flying Magic Tool cheaply.
• Wang Chen suspected the girl was trying to trick him, refused her offer, and hurried away, leaving her angry that he had rejected her attempted apology.

Wang Chen settled into his new spirit plant manor, enjoyed a swim and meal with Yuan Yuan, and then traveled to Yunlong City. After entering the inner sect’s mysterious city, he concealed his aura as passersby scrutinized him.

• Wang Chen swam in the stream, caught a carp, and grilled it with Yuan Yuan.
• Wang Chen returned to his new manor and reflected on its fields, orchards, rent, and the work he needed to do.
• Wang Chen used a Jia Ma Talisman to travel to Yunlong City, lamenting that he lacked a flying magic tool.
• Wang Chen entered Yunlong City and felt out of place among the inner sect cultivators.
• Wang Chen drew in his aura and pushed the Breath Concealment Technique to its limit as others watched him.

Wang Chen used his Grand Completion Breath Concealment Technique to reach the Inner Sect Main Hall and claimed his free spell, choosing the Sword Control Technique. He then discovered that maintaining his estate and growing crops would cost far more than he expected.

• Wang Chen tested his Breath Concealment Technique by startling an Inner Guard cultivator who had failed to notice him.
• Wang Chen visited the Library Pavilion and used his Inner Sect benefit to learn the Sword Control Technique.
• Wang Chen went to the General Affairs Hall to buy Spirit Rice seeds and learned that his fields required specific seeds, spirit fertilizer, and two farming spells.
• Wang Chen discovered that he also had to pay two hundred and fifty Merit Points for half a year's estate rent.

After spending most of his Merit Points on spirit planter spells and rent, Wang Chen explored Yunlong City and traded his last Yin Qi Bead for a secondhand Willow Leaf Flying Boat. He returned to Sunset Peak by air, gradually learning to control the boat.

• Wang Chen realized that the Inner Sect demanded Merit Points for its best resources but remained confident in his choice to become a spirit planter.
• Wang Chen explored Yunlong City, found its prices high, and discovered a Marketplace run by Inner Sect Disciples.
• Wang Chen recognized the stallholder selling a Willow Leaf Flying Boat as Xie Ling'er, the girl he had met on Sunset Peak's stone steps.
• Wang Chen traded his last Yin Qi Bead to Xie Ling'er for the flying boat and learned that she was from Mingxiu Peak.
• Wang Chen refined and activated the Willow Leaf Flying Boat, then practiced flying it toward home.

Wang Chen used the Fire Crow Technique and Cloud Rain Art to clear weeds from his fifty mu of Spirit Fields, then tested whether the Wither and Flourish Art could eliminate their roots. He began rapidly training the spell while Yuan Yuan played nearby.

• Wang Chen burned the overgrown weeds across his Spirit Fields with six fire crows and used the Cloud Rain Art to extinguish the blaze, leaving ash to enrich the soil.
• Wang Chen tested the Wither and Flourish Art on a surviving weed and watched it flourish before withering into ash.
• Wang Chen checked the Cultivation Panel and decided to raise the spell’s proficiency to see whether it could solve the weed problem.
• Wang Chen used the Wither and Flourish Art on weeds repeatedly, replenishing his mana from the Evil-Exorcising Net when needed.
• Yuan Yuan ran over to Wang Chen, then burrowed into the soil to play while Wang Chen continued training the spell.

Wang Chen advanced the Wither and Flourish Art to Grandmaster and hurried to Sunset Peak for a Purple Mansion lecture. He discovered the peak’s inner disciples were divided into many rival groups, then recognized the lecturer as Venerable Changchun and settled in to listen.

• Wang Chen spent 10 Human Virtue points to raise the Wither and Flourish Art to Grandmaster, gaining the power to eradicate weeds across his Spirit Fields.
• Wang Chen rode his Willow Leaf Boat to Sunset Peak, prioritizing the public lecture despite having yet to sow his Spirit Rice.
• Wang Chen observed the many distinct and often hostile groups among Sunset Peak’s Inner Sect Disciples and chose a quiet seat at the edge.
• Venerable Changchun arrived and began the lecture, and Wang Chen recognized him as the spirit-stone-loving elder he had heard about before.
• Wang Chen found that Venerable Changchun taught well and became absorbed in the lecture.

Huang Yuxiu interrupted Changchun’s lecture to demand Spirit Stones, and Wang Chen returned to his quiet life of cultivation and farming. After failing to learn the Sword Control Technique with the Autumn Water Sword, he discovered that Yuan Yuan had brought him a mysterious black ring.

• Huang Yuxiu attacked Changchun during his lecture, demanded a hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and chased him away from Sunset Peak.
• Wang Chen returned to his manor, cultivated his fields, and used a Spirit Gathering Array to advance his cultivation.
• Wang Chen repeatedly failed to master the Sword Control Technique with the Autumn Water Sword and concluded he needed a Flying Sword to practice properly.
• Yuan Yuan returned from its burrowing adventures, and a jet-black ring suddenly appeared in Wang Chen’s palm.

Yuan Yuan brought Wang Chen a Mystic Armor Ring and other treasures, while Wang Chen's plan to fund a Flying Sword by selling talismans collapsed because of a market alliance. He decided to sell Wang Shaoyuan's house to afford the weapon.

• Yuan Yuan gave Wang Chen a Mystic Armor Ring, a vine root, and a silver-gray stone that it had dug up.
• Wang Chen identified the ring as a defensive Magic Tool and put it on, then stored the unknown items to have them appraised in Yunyang City.
• Wang Chen discovered that Yunyang City's Talisman Shops had raised material costs and cut their purchase prices, making talisman sales barely profitable.
• Wang Chen decided to obtain a Flying Sword despite the failed talisman plan and resolved to sell Wang Shaoyuan's house.
• Wang Chen found a broker and put the house up for sale.

Wang Chen listed his Yunyang City house for sale and met Zhu Jingfang, whose cousin wanted to buy it. Wang Chen proposed exchanging the house for a custom Flying Sword from Zhu Jingfang’s grandfather, Huo Zhenghai, and waited for Zhu Jingfang’s answer.

• Wang Chen asked a broker to list his house for thirteen thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight Lower Spirit Stones, despite the broker’s doubts about the price.
• Wang Chen received Zhu Jingfang’s invitation, asked Cao Xiu about him, and agreed to meet at Moon Invitation Tower.
• Zhu Jingfang explained that his cousin wanted to buy Wang Chen’s house for the parents of a woman he hoped to become Dao companions with.
• Wang Chen asked Zhu Jingfang to introduce him to Huo Zhenghai, then proposed exchanging the house for a custom Flying Sword.
• Zhu Jingfang agreed to ask Huo Zhenghai about making the sword and promised Wang Chen an answer the next day.
• Wang Chen told Zhu Jingfang he wanted to become a Sword Cultivator and had the Flying Sword made early so he could nurture it.

Wang Chen commissioned a fire-aligned Flying Sword from Huo Zhenghai and collected it five days later. After blood-binding the sword, he used it to advance his Sword Control Technique to the beginner level.

• Zhu Jingfang brought Wang Chen to meet Huo Zhenghai in the Underground Fire Cave, where Wang Chen described his requirements for a custom Flying Sword.
• Wang Chen gave Huo Zhenghai his Outer-Heaven Meteorite Iron to add to the sword, and they signed a commission contract for him to collect it in five days.
• Wang Chen completed the house transfer in Yunyang City with Zhu Jingfang and his cousin.
• Wang Chen collected the finished Flying Sword and tested its sharpness, cutting his finger and blood-binding it.
• Wang Chen sent the Flying Sword through a door with his Sword Control Technique, gained experience, and reached the beginner level.

Wang Chen devoted himself to mastering the Sword Control Technique, gradually improving his flying sword skills despite his limited Mana and dwindling Human Virtue. After harvesting pears, he brought two baskets to the Black Tortoise, which stopped him before he could leave.

• Wang Chen reorganized his schedule to focus on cultivating the Five Elements Technique and practicing the Sword Control Technique, slowly mastering its basic forms.
• Wang Chen practiced with the Fire Crow Sword in a secluded forest, showing how it could cut through stone and return to its scabbard as his Sword Control Technique neared its next level.
• Wang Chen lamented his shortage of Human Virtue points and wished he could find another Evil Nest to farm.
• Wang Chen harvested fragrant pears, shared one with Yuan Yuan, and took two baskets to the Black Tortoise at the Inner Mountain Gate.
• The Black Tortoise sniffed out the pears and called Wang Chen back as he prepared to leave.