Chapter Summaries

Feng Changning arrived in the Cultivation World and reunited with Shi Zhan, then accepted Xu Fan’s invitation to meet him. She resolved to pursue her imperial ambitions in the vast new world, and the chapter ended with her introducing herself to the Hidden Spirit Sect’s Great Elder.

• Xu Fan recognized Feng Changning’s extraordinary destiny and decided to help her rather than harm her.
• Feng Changning reunited with Shi Zhan, who explained that they were in a vast territory ruled by the Hidden Spirit Sect.
• Feng Changning told Shi Zhan that she had left her peaceful Dynasty early to explore the wider world and continue her ambitions.
• Shi Zhan warned Feng Changning about the power of the Cultivation World’s great Sects, but she said that made the challenge more interesting.
• Qiu Ziyuan brought Feng Changning to Xu Fan, and she introduced herself as a Rogue Cultivator.

Xu Fan warned Feng Changning that her Emperor Aura could draw danger in a sect-dominated Cultivation World and gave her a Heavenly Mystery Jade Pendant to conceal her Destiny. After she left, he reunited with Xu Yuexian, showed off his controlled Puppet, and asked her to organize the Hidden Spirit Sect’s first Sect Competition.

• Xu Fan warned Feng Changning that her Destiny marked her as an Immortal Dynasty Emperor and urged her to hide it before traveling.
• Xu Fan gave Feng Changning a Heavenly Mystery Jade Pendant, and she thanked him before flying toward Linsen Immortal City.
• Xu Fan exposed Xu Yuexian, who had been eavesdropping in the form of a fish, and she joined him to fish and talk about the sect’s disciples.
• Xu Fan showed Xu Yuexian his Refining Void controlled Puppet and explained that it could fight an Integration Stage opponent.
• Xu Fan told Xu Yuexian to select prizes from the Treasure Vault and organize the Hidden Spirit Sect’s first Sect Competition.

Xu Yuexian arranged a reward for Xiong Li and announced the upcoming Sect Competition, while Xu Fan dealt with his Clones, Xu Gang, and preparations for a visitor. In the Demonic Spirit Realm, the Thick-Armored Honey Badger completed the teleportation array, opening a route for Tool Puppets from Hidden Spirit Island and beginning Xu Fan’s plans to enter the Demon World.

• Xu Yuexian gave Xiong Li access to heavy armor-type Spiritual Power Armor and advised him to keep improving through combat against the Challenging Puppet.
• The sect announced its first Sect Competition would begin in one month, with customized Treasure Artifacts and mysterious rewards for the top ten.
• Xu Fan agreed that his two Clones could work eight hours a day, then told Xu Gang to focus on comprehending the Dao of the Five Elements and welcomed Xu Gang’s Thousand Dao Sect friend to visit.
• Xu Fan ordered Xu Gang to defeat an Early Nascent Soul Puppet within a month after Xu Gang threatened that Lingtai would lose the ability to walk if he failed to place in the top three.
• The injured Thick-Armored Honey Badger activated the teleportation array in the Myriad Mountain Range, connecting it to Hidden Spirit Island and allowing Tool Puppets to pass through.
• Grape promised the Thick-Armored Honey Badger support for his clan, while Xu Fan watched the connection and announced his intention to enter the Demon World.

Xu Fan expanded a concealed Puppet base underground in the Demon World and watched Xu Gang and Ji Muhua begin a duel near Hidden Spirit Island. As the sect’s disciples rushed to watch, Xu Fan sent Mountain Protecting Puppets to keep them safe.

• Tool Puppets excavated a base in the Myriad Mountain Range, found Purple Demon Iron Ore and Spirit Stone ore, and established a Puppet production line.
• Xu Gang welcomed Ji Muhua, revealed his real name, and brought him to the Hidden Spirit Sect, where Xu Fan gave Ji Muhua a Heavenly Tree Pearl.
• Ji Muhua delivered gifts from the Thousand Spirits Sect Elder, and Xu Fan arranged for a Spirit Transformation Puppet to supervise the friends’ sparring.
• Xu Gang and Ji Muhua began fighting north of Hidden Spirit Island, using their Dharma Aspects and powerful attacks.
• More than one hundred First Generation Disciples hurried toward the duel, so Xu Fan sent Mountain Protecting Puppets to guard them.

Xu Fan discovered Titanium Heart Spirit Ore, funded Zhou Kailing’s research into powders that strengthened spells, and welcomed Su Rantian to Hidden Spirit Sect. Li Xingci returned from escorting Su Rantian, saying he would let fate decide how to handle her affection.

• Xu Fan ordered Grape to mine Titanium Heart Spirit Ore and told Clone Number One to forge twelve Spirit Transformation Stage Heavy Armor Puppets.
• Xu Gang defeated Ji Muhua in their sparring match, and the two reconciled before Xu Gang invited Ji Muhua to recover at the Sect and watch its upcoming competition.
• Xu Fan gave Zhou Kailing one hundred million Spirit Stones after seeing his powder amplify Ice Spear Art, and Zhou Kailing promised to develop powders for every attribute.
• Xu Fan sent Li Xingci to Linsen Immortal City to escort Su Rantian, who arrived at Hidden Spirit Island and said she might stay permanently.
• Li Xingci returned to Xu Fan and said he would let fate take its course regarding Su Rantian.

Ye Xiaoyao advanced to the Spirit Transformation Stage and prepared to return to the Demon World after learning secret arts from Old Sword. On Hidden Spirit Island, Su Rantian tried to recruit Li Xingci into the Elder Council, but he reaffirmed his loyalty to his master.

• Ye Xiaoyao reached the Spirit Transformation Stage, and Old Sword urged him to pursue Merit Immortalization and prepare to fight in the Demon World.
• Su Rantian introduced her Ink Jade Kirin, Little Black, to Li Xingci and the Cloud Flower Deer on Hidden Spirit Island.
• Qiu Ziyuan arranged a home and a feeding team for Little Black.
• Su Rantian described the Elder Council’s benefits and asked Li Xingci to join its core.
• Li Xingci declined, saying he would remain by his master’s side and calling Su Rantian’s vision too small.

Xu Fan launched a Battle Royale game for the Hidden Spirit Sect disciples, intending to teach them caution through ambushes, traps, and increasingly dangerous challenges. The first match ended with a disciple winning by hiding until everyone else was eliminated, leaving the spectators eager to try again.

• Xu Fan finished absorbing Clone Number Two's experiences and began recovering, while Grape operated the excavation puppet.
• The Hidden Spirit Sect introduced a daily Battle Royale game that rewarded points for surviving and eliminating other disciples.
• Yu Nan avoided the largest treasure site but was ambushed, lost an arm, and was eliminated by a second Swordsman Puppet.
• Yu Nan watched the live broadcast as Xiong Li overwhelmed Foundation Establishment puppets before two Qi Refining Stage puppets blasted him apart with a Fire Thunder Cannon.
• Xu Fan told Grape to teach the disciples about danger in gradual stages, and the eliminated disciples watched others fall to ambushes, traps, and puppet attacks.
• A disciple who hid in the grass from the start won the match when the Poison Circle contracted, surprising himself and prompting the others to vow to win the next day.

Xu Fan expanded the Hidden Spirit Sect by recruiting Outer Sect Disciples and pushing his clones to refine artifacts, while Sha Diao unveiled a heavily defended Heavenly Power Vessel. The vessel could withstand Integration Stage attacks, but Xu Fan questioned its speed as Sha Diao hinted that he had prepared components to address its limitations.

• Xu Fan arranged a Battle Royale virtual world and ordered Grape to recruit three hundred Golden Core Stage cultivators from the Linsen Immortal City Area.
• Xu Fan assigned Clone Number One to refine Dao Artifact-grade Giant Shields and brought Clone Number Two in to help, motivating both with novels and anime.
• Three hundred Golden Core cultivators received invitations and Spirit Stones, then traveled toward the Hundred-thousand Li Great Lake, where Shi Zhan waited to escort them to the sect.
• Several Nascent Soul Stage Demonic Beasts attacked Shi Zhan's Spirit Boat, but Hidden Spirit Sect puppets quickly killed them and reassured the prospective disciples.
• Sha Diao showed Xu Fan the nearly thousand-meter Heavenly Power Vessel, explaining that its defensive array could withstand Integration Stage attacks.
• Xu Fan questioned the vessel's slow speed, and Sha Diao said he had refined components for it.

Xu Fan encouraged Sha Diao to regain his direction in artifact refining, welcomed Pang Fu back with plans for future business, and learned that eleven Demon Race teleportation arrays were approaching Linsen Immortal City. After discussing Su Rantian with Li Xingci, Xu Fan trapped his teasing disciple in a duck-filled illusion.

• Xu Fan gave Sha Diao Spirit Iron Alloy and a formula to inspire his pursuit of becoming an Artifact Refining Grandmaster.
• Grape reported that three hundred Golden Core Cultivators were ready for assignments and that Pang Fu had returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect.
• Pang Fu delivered Xu Fan's purchased supplies, and Xu Fan promised to refine Dao Artifacts for him to sell and discussed ambitious trade plans.
• Grape detected eleven Demon Race Teleportation Array Disks near Linsen Immortal City, and Xu Fan gave Su Rantian their approximate locations so she could respond.
• Xu Fan told Li Xingci that his cultivation method complemented Su Rantian's and said he could eventually handle her, but Li Xingci joked about stalling for ten years.
• Xu Fan struck Li Xingci and trapped him in an illusion surrounded by tens of millions of ducks.

Xu Fan monitored defenses against the Demon Race, refined Spirit Ore, and watched the disciples compete in a second Battle Royale. While exploring underground in the Demon World, he found a huge, unknown Demon Corpse and a Spirit Heart Ore Vein, and promised Grape some of the ore.

• Xu Fan ordered Grape to move more Space-Based Weapon Satellites over Tianquan Kingdom and later learned that four Demon Race Teleportation Array Disks had been destroyed.
• Xu Fan watched Qianwan Bing win the second Battle Royale as Xiong Li settled for second place, and he planned to make the next competition’s schemes harder.
• Xu Fan explored underground in an Excavator Type One Puppet and discovered a sealed chamber containing a well-preserved, ten-thousand-meter-long White Tiger Demon Corpse.
• Xu Fan asked Grape about the corpse, then learned that the Probing Puppets had found a Spirit Heart Ore Vein estimated to contain ten thousand jin.
• Xu Fan promised Grape five hundred jin of Spirit Heart Ore for refining special Spirit Transformation Stage Puppets.

Qianwan Bing prepared an ambush with an Ice Crystal Cannon, but Xiong Li avoided the obvious trap by using an Invisibility Talisman, and the other disciples abandoned the treasure. In the final circle, Xiong Li chose to stay hidden as Xu Fan explained why he used the Battle Royale Games to teach the disciples caution, before the remaining fighters began battling.

• Qianwan Bing waited near a glowing treasure with his Ice Crystal Cannon, hoping to eliminate Xiong Li and improve his chances of winning.
• Xiang Chuming hid near the treasure, while Qianwan Bing adjusted the cannon to target Xiong Li and prepare to deal with Xiang Chuming afterward.
• Xiong Li suspected an ambush, used an Invisibility Talisman, and refused to approach the treasure, prompting the other disciples to leave without claiming it.
• In the final circle, Xiong Li hid and decided not to reveal himself, while Xu Fan told Xu Yuexian that the games taught disciples how to survive the dangers of the Cultivation World.
• The final battle began among the remaining disciples, and two Build-War Style fighters sheltered behind five Five Elements Defense Towers.

Qianwan Bing and Xiong Li eliminated each other in the Battle Royale’s final stages, while a Treasure-Seeking Sect Disciple used a promise of Joyful Union Sacred Land recordings to ally with the remaining attackers and help secure victory for the Tower Defense Sect Disciples. After discussing Sect Competition rewards, Xu Fan obtained a copy of the recordings and began watching one in his bedroom.

• Qianwan Bing used himself as bait to draw out Xiong Li, and their attacks eliminated both of them from the game.
• A Treasure-Seeking Sect Disciple offered the Sword Cultivator and Spell Cultivator recordings to join their alliance, then allied with the Tower Defense Sect Disciples after the final Destiny Circle appeared among their towers.
• Xu Fan learned what the Joyful Union Sacred Land recordings were and agreed with Xu Yuexian to ban them, while the Tower Defense Sect Disciples took first and second place.
• Xu Yuexian briefed Xu Fan on the Sect Competition preparations and prizes, and Xu Fan approved her plans.
• Xu Fan asked Grape to copy a Joyful Union Sacred Land recording, then went to his bedroom and began watching it.

Xu Fan agreed to make the impoverished Integration Stage cultivator a Guest Elder of the Hidden Spirit Sect after learning that the cultivator needed Life Spirit Crystals to awaken his wife. As Xu Fan began repairing the cultivator’s sword, Su Rantian embraced Li Xingci and pressed him to call her Tian’er.

• Grape reported that all twelve Demon Race Teleportation Array Disks near Tianquan Kingdom had been destroyed, though four Integration Stage demons had vanished.
• The middle-aged cultivator asked Xu Fan to repair and upgrade his Dao Artifact Spirit Sword, but the upgrade materials cost tens of billions of Spirit Stones.
• The middle-aged cultivator explained that he spent nearly all his earnings sustaining his wife, who could awaken only with Life Spirit Crystals from the Demon World.
• Xu Fan offered the middle-aged cultivator a Guest Elder position at the Hidden Spirit Sect, and he accepted an annual payment of one hundred million Spirit Stones.
• Xu Fan began repairing the Spiritual Sword while Su Rantian hugged Li Xingci and persuaded him to call her Tian’er.

Xu Fan repaired Ning Dao’s Spirit Sword and later spotted valuable Chen Iron in the Mountain Uprooting Giant Ape’s staff during an attack on Linsen Immortal City. Ning Dao and Su Rantian turned the battle against the three Integration Stage demons, who attempted to retreat.

• Xu Fan returned Ning Dao’s repaired Dao Artifact Spirit Sword, and Ning Dao left for Linsen Immortal City to investigate the missing demons.
• Xu Fan watched Su Rantian pin Li Xingci down and demand a kiss, then had Grape switch to encrypted surveillance after Su Rantian noticed the feed.
• A shipment of Titanium Heart Spirit Ore and Spirit Heart Ore arrived, and Xu Fan tasked his clones with forging Giant Shields and reinforcing Heavy Armor Puppets.
• Su Rantian asked Li Xingci to have Xu Fan propose marriage, but an emergency summoned her away to Linsen Immortal City.
• Xu Fan spotted initially tempered Chen Iron in the Mountain Uprooting Giant Ape’s staff and messaged Ning Dao about it while preparing Space-Based Weapon Satellites.
• Ning Dao attacked the Mountain Uprooting Giant Ape, Su Rantian suppressed the other two demons, and the giant ape called for a retreat.

Ning Dao killed the Mountain Uprooting Giant Ape after a desperate battle, then Xu Fan looked forward to forging Spirit Swords from its Star Iron Giant Staff. The Hidden Spirit Sect began its competition with a Battle Royale elimination round, while Wang Yulun learned that Su Rantian was an Integration Stage Great Power.

• Su Rantian lent Ning Dao her Spirit Void Beast and took on the other two Integration Stage Demon Race members while Ning Dao pursued the Mountain Uprooting Giant Ape.
• Grape bombarded the giant ape, and Ning Dao fought it with burning techniques until he shattered its demon spirit, then passed out after asking Su Rantian to retrieve its Giant Staff.
• Xu Fan watched the fight and planned to forge three Dao Artifact-grade Spirit Swords from the Star Iron Giant Staff.
• Half a month later, Xu Yuexian announced the Hidden Spirit Sect's Battle Royale elimination round, and the first-generation disciples entered the Trial Tower as Su Yun began commentating.
• Xu Fan told Wang Yulun that Su Rantian was an Integration Stage Great Power, shocking him.

The Battle Royale Game began, and Qianwan Bing used a cannon to badly damage Xiong Li before Xiong Li escaped. Xu Lingtai confronted three Tower Defense Sect disciples and unleashed his Divine Ability, Nuclear Peace Forever.

• More than two hundred First Generation Disciples entered the Battle Royale Game as Xu Gang explained to Ji Muhua that it tested overall strength, not just combat power.
• Qianwan Bing found Xiong Li with Flying Bird Detection Puppets and fired a Rune Cannonball at him.
• Xiong Li endured the blast with his Gang Qi True Body and Spiritual Power Armor, then escaped before Qianwan Bing could fire again.
• Xu Fan and Wang Yulun discussed Xiong Li's strength and Li Xingci's romantic affairs while the game continued.
• Xu Lingtai confronted three Tower Defense Sect disciples and began forming hand seals despite their protests.
• Xu Lingtai cast his Divine Ability, Nuclear Peace Forever, as the Tower Defense Sect disciples raised their defensive shields.

The first round of the Sect Competition ended after Qianwan Bing’s Flame Cannon blast accidentally eliminated three hidden contestants at once, and the Arena Match was scheduled for the next day. Xu Fan then visited the recovering Ning Dao, who asked when his replacement Dao Artifact Spirit Sword would be ready.

• Qianwan Bing formed a temporary Alliance with five Sword Cultivators to target Xiong Li, while Yu Qianshan, Qiu Ziyuan, and Lei Wenxi hid together under the Space Butterfly’s concealment.
• Xiong Li and Xu Lingtai agreed to meet in the Arena Match instead of fighting during the Battle Royale, and Xu Fan ordered Xu Gang to challenge the early-stage Nascent Soul Stage Puppet after the competition.
• Su Rantian decided to seek a position as a Guest Elder of the Hidden Spirit Sect after the Two Realms Fusion, and the final showdown began as the Poison Circle contracted.
• Qianwan Bing fired a Flame Cannon shell at Xu Lingtai, accidentally eliminating Xu Lingtai, Yu Qianshan, Lei Wenxi, and Qiu Ziyuan and ending the competition; Grape announced the Arena Match would begin tomorrow on Satellite Island.
• Xu Fan visited the injured Ning Dao, who asked about his new Dao Artifact Spirit Sword, and Xu Fan said a top-grade Treasure Artifact Spirit Sword could be ready in three days but the Dao Artifact Spirit Sword would take five years.

Xu Fan oversaw the sect competition and watched Xiong Li battle Qianwan Bing, whose puppet formation and Flame Cannon eventually broke through Xiong Li’s defenses. The chapter ended with smoke covering the arena as Qianwan Bing asked the commentator to announce the result.

• Ning Dao asked Xu Fan to finish his Dao Artifact Spirit Sword sooner, but Xu Fan said it would take five years and promised it would be far more powerful than Ning Dao’s original sword.
• Xu Fan gave Grape Spirit Heart Ore to improve its computing power and database, and promised to upgrade it after the Zongming Grand Competition.
• The sect competition began on Satellite Island, and Xu Fan watched the first round of arena matches before the second round started.
• Xiong Li fought Qianwan Bing, smashing through his puppet defenses with a pair of Resonant Gold Giant Hammers while Xu Fan identified a weak point beneath Xiong Li’s left big toe.
• Qianwan Bing’s Flame Cannon struck Xiong Li twice, shattering his Bronze True Body, and Qianwan Bing asked the commentator to announce the result.

Xiong Li and Xu Lingtai tied for first place in the Hidden Spirit Sect’s competition, which Xu Fan ended before awarding prizes to the top ten. After the competition, Su Rantian joined the sect as a Guest Elder, and Xu Fan returned to the Underground Space to continue refining a Dao Artifact shield.

• Xiong Li defeated Qianwan Bing by smashing his puppets and breaking his leg, then warned him not to bombard him with cannons again.
• Xu Fan discovered a large Mid-Grade Spirit Stone Ore Vein in the Demon World and realized the sect’s third Dao Artifact could be started.
• Xu Fan declared the final match between Xu Lingtai and Xiong Li a draw, making them tied for first place and ending the competition with rewards for the top ten.
• Su Rantian accepted Xu Fan’s proposal and became a Guest Elder of the Hidden Spirit Sect, but kept her Sea Vessel as she left.
• Xu Fan went to the Underground Space, sent Clone Number Two to refine pills, and resumed refining a Titanium Heart Giant Shield with Clone Number One.

Xu Gang returned to the Trial Tower and had his leg broken by a Nascent Soul puppet, while a hidden Dark Serpent plotted to destroy Hidden Spirit Sect. Feng Changning considered leaving the Central Continent, and Xu Fan praised Sha Diao’s new alloy by crafting a handgun from it.

• Xu Gang said goodbye to Ji Muhua, then returned to the Trial Tower and emerged with a broken leg; Xu Lingtai helped him into the wheelchair Xu Fan had prepared.
• Dark Serpent revealed that it was the last Integration Stage demon the Elder Council had been searching for and sent word to the Demon World to lure away the red-robed female cultivator guarding Hidden Spirit Sect.
• Shi Zhan urged Feng Changning to join a sect or reconsider her plans; she decided to explore the prefectures beyond the Central Continent, and he gave her protective magic treasures.
• Xu Fan taught Sha Diao the Fusion Spirit Fire technique, and Sha Diao showed him an alloy that could strengthen fire-attributed Treasure Artifacts.
• Xu Fan used Sha Diao’s alloy to refine a handgun, bullets, and a magazine, then completed the weapon’s rune array as Sha Diao watched in amazement.