Chapter Summaries

Fang Qing gave Ye Fan and Pang Bo the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, an external body-tempering technique, and the three began cultivating it. Elder Wu Qingfeng saw Fang Qing’s rapid progress and went to report him to the Supreme Sect Master, while Ye Fan still could not activate his Wheel of Life.

• Fang Qing lent Ye Fan and Pang Bo the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, and both thanked him and began practicing it.
• Fang Qing continued opening his Bitter Sea while cultivating the external technique alongside his other methods.
• Elder Wu Qingfeng observed Fang Qing refining a bottle of Hundred Herb Liquid in a day and growing stronger than some elders.
• Wu Qingfeng noted that Ye Fan still could not begin cultivating and that Pang Bo was slowly progressing with the Dao Scripture.
• Wu Qingfeng decided to report Fang Qing to the Supreme Sect Master so the sect could provide more Hundred Herb Liquid.

At Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, Fang Qing, Ye Fan, and Pang Bo practiced the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill while Pang Bo prepared to sense his Wheel of Life. Sect Leader Li examined Fang Qing, recognized his extraordinary progress, and named him an Immortal Seedling, leaving Fang Qing expecting better access to cultivation resources.

• Fang Qing explained that the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill strengthened the body and improved wisdom, and Ye Fan and Pang Bo agreed that their cultivation had benefited.
• Pang Bo comprehended the Dao Scripture enough to attempt sensing his Wheel of Life and waited for Elder Wu Qingfeng's guidance.
• Elder Wu Qingfeng arrived with Sect Leader Li and elders Lu Zhihua, Zhou Xuanyi, and Shi Yansheng, who examined Fang Qing's cultivation.
• Sect Leader Li praised Fang Qing's rapid progress and officially named him an Immortal Seedling of Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, promising unlimited resources.
• After Sect Leader Li and the elders departed, Pang Bo congratulated Fang Qing, who remarked that his cultivation might now advance faster.

Fang Qing advanced rapidly through the Bitter Sea Realm with abundant Hundred Herb Liquid, while Ye Fan and Pang Bo trained alongside him. After half a month, Fang Qing used the Bronze Fishing Rod again and caught a Clear Sun Pill that could greatly strengthen mental power and physical strength.

• Fang Qing unleashed his Divine Marks and powerful physical attacks, impressing Pang Bo and making Ye Fan realize that close combat would not be enough to defeat him.
• Ye Fan trained with a massive stone, and Pang Bo began cultivating both his Bitter Sea and Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill alongside them.
• After half a month, Ye Fan's strength reached tens of thousands of jin, while Pang Bo sensed his Wheel of Life and entered the Bitter Sea Realm.
• Fang Qing used the Hundred Herb Liquid to deepen his Bitter Sea, forge more Divine Marks, and strengthen his body.
• Fang Qing saw that the Bronze Fishing Rod had recovered, cast it, and caught a Clear Sun Pill that could greatly increase mental strength and physical power.

Fang Qing used a Clear Sun Pill to break through to the Life Spring Realm, gaining the ability to fly and undergoing a powerful transformation. Elder Wu Qingfeng praised his rapid progress and took him to report the breakthrough to the Supreme Sect Master.

• Fang Qing refined the Clear Sun Pill, opened a path from his Bitter Sea to the Wheel of Life, and formed a Divine Spring.
• Fang Qing’s body and cultivation transformed, and he flew high above the ground while testing his new strength.
• Pang Bo and Ye Fan watched Fang Qing fly and marveled at how quickly he had reached the Life Spring Realm.
• Elder Wu Qingfeng arrived, congratulated Fang Qing on his breakthrough, and invited him to report it to the Supreme Sect Master.
• Fang Qing formed an Auspicious Cloud with his Divine Light and flew steadily away with Wu Qingfeng.

Fang Qing reached the Life Spring Realm and received the Purple Firmament Sword from Sect Leader Li, who assigned him to reveal his talent and escort disciples gathering herbs in Lingxu. The next morning, Fang Qing arrived at Lingxu Cliff, where young disciples watched him fly in before Elder Lu Zhihua called him over.

• Sect Leader Li and the elders discovered Fang Qing had reached the Life Spring Realm and awarded him the Purple Firmament Sword.
• Sect Leader Li ordered Fang Qing to cultivate at Lingxu Cliff and later accompany Elder Lu Zhihua to protect disciples gathering spirit herbs in Lingxu.
• Fang Qing returned to his residence with the Spirit Sword, drawing the envy of the other disciples and prompting Pang Bo to cultivate harder.
• Fang Qing arrived at Lingxu Cliff on Divine Light, astonishing the young disciples gathered there.
• Elder Lu Zhihua arrived and called Fang Qing to sit beside him.

Fang Qing impressed Lingxu Grotto-Heaven’s disciples by reaching the Life Spring Realm and giving a clear lecture on the Dao Scripture. Afterward, he discussed refining divine marks with several elders and said he was interested in making a lamp.

• Elder Lu Zhihua introduced Fang Qing as an Immortal Seedling who had reached the Life Spring Realm and asked him to lecture the disciples.
• Fang Qing explained the Dao Scripture for half an hour, gaining new insights while helping many disciples understand its teachings.
• The disciples praised Fang Qing’s lecture, while Wang Ziwen, Zhou Yi, Lin Jia, and their former classmates marveled at his progress.
• Fang Qing met with Elders Wu Qingfeng, Lu Zhihua, Zhou Xuanyi, and Shi Yansheng to discuss refining divine marks into artifacts.
• Fang Qing held the Bronze Lamp from the Great Thunder Sound Temple and told the elders that lamps interested him.

Fang Qing chose a lamp as his Life Spring Realm vessel and refined a Divine Lamp inside his body to match the Bronze Lamp. After successfully joining the two, he prepared to lead disciples into Lingxu with Elder Lu Zhihua.

• Wu Qingfeng, Lu Zhihua, Zhou Xuanyi, and Shi Yansheng approved Fang Qing’s choice of a lamp and advised him to find a divine flame.
• Wu Qingfeng warned Fang Qing about Lingxu’s Ferocious Birds and Fierce Beasts before Lu Zhihua assured him he would keep him safe.
• The elders explained Fang Qing’s role in the Lingxu trial: he would stop or kill Fierce Beasts above the Bitter Sea Realm while disciples trained against weaker ones.
• Fang Qing returned to cultivate with Hundred Herb Liquid and used the Bodhi Seed’s insight to refine his Divine Marks into a lamp matching the Bronze Lamp.
• Fang Qing completed the Divine Lamp and sent it out to merge with the Bronze Lamp, which blazed with light and flames and rang with Sanskrit Chants.

Fang Qing refined the Bronze Lamp and prepared to lead a group of disciples into Lingxu, where Elder Lu Zhihua explained the dangers of the ruins. After Fang Qing spotted and killed a venomous snake hiding near a medicinal herb, the disciples began gathering treasures under his warnings, though some still suffered snakebites.

• Fang Qing refined the Bronze Lamp with his Divine Marks and set out to explore Lingxu for treasures and life essence.
• Fang Qing and Elder Lu Zhihua led more than a hundred disciples from Lingxu Grotto-Heaven toward the neighboring ancient ruins as the disciples questioned Fang Qing's leadership.
• Elder Lu Zhihua warned Fang Qing not to take the group too deep into Lingxu, and Fang Qing cautioned the disciples to watch for hidden dangers while gathering herbs.
• Fang Qing used a Divine Mark to kill a venomous snake hiding beside Dragon Tongue Grass, prompting the disciples to thank him for his guidance.
• The disciples gathered medicinal herbs and fought ordinary poisonous creatures, while one disciple was bitten by snakes and survived because Elder Lu Zhihua had antidotal elixir pills.

Fang Qing ventured into Lingxu's deeper regions, where he used the Bronze Lamp to kill demon beasts guarding rare spiritual fruits and strengthened his cultivation by eating a Dragon Zhu Fruit. He continued onward after instantly killing a Crimson Moon Fox guarding a Crimson Moon Fruit.

• Fang Qing told Elder Lu Zhihua he would cautiously explore Lingxu's middle regions despite warnings about the dangers.
• Fang Qing used the Bronze Lamp's divine fire to kill a Scale Ape guarding six Dragon Zhu Fruits.
• Fang Qing ate one Dragon Zhu Fruit, refined its life essence, and further opened his Bitter Sea.
• Fang Qing killed a Crimson Moon Fox with his Divine Lamp and reached the Crimson Moon Fruit it guarded.

Fang Qing gathered valuable herbs and killed demonic beasts in Lingxu before returning to the outer region for the dangerous overnight trial. Elder Lu Zhihua asked him to join the Enforcement Team after the trial and discipline the bullying disciples, promising support from the Sect Leader and several elders.

• Fang Qing harvested herbs and gained poison resistance while exploring Lingxu's middle regions, avoiding its far more dangerous depths.
• Elder Lu Zhihua warned that the disciples had to spend the night in Lingxu as part of the trial, and Fang Qing agreed to stay cautious.
• As night fell, disciples formed groups for protection, while weaker disciples faced bullying and had to surrender herbs and perform labor.
• Elder Lu Zhihua explained that influential disciples had damaged the sect's conduct and said the Sect Leader and elders wanted Fang Qing to join the Enforcement Team.
• Fang Qing agreed to deal with the bullies after asking whether his actions would provoke greater conflict, and Elder Lu Zhihua promised that senior leaders would back him.

Fang Qing completed a three-day trial in Lingxu, earned thirty bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid, and returned to find Pang Bo’s cultivation improving while Ye Fan still could not sense his Wheel of Life. He gave Ye Fan three bottles and planned to ask Elder Wu Qingfeng to provide more for Ye Fan’s cultivation.

• Fang Qing and Elder Lu Zhihua spent the night outside Lingxu, then continued searching for treasures and killing demon beasts during the trial.
• Fang Qing and Elder Lu Zhihua brought the disciples back after the three-day trial, and Elder Lu Zhihua gave Fang Qing thirty bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid.
• Fang Qing returned to his residence and learned that Pang Bo had advanced in the Bitter Sea Realm through the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill.
• Ye Fan told Fang Qing that he still could not sense his Wheel of Life, though his strength and speed had grown.
• Fang Qing gave Ye Fan three bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid and said he would ask Elder Wu Qingfeng to allocate more for Ye Fan’s cultivation.

Fang Qing accepted the position of Enforcement Officer in Lingxu Grotto-Heaven and was tasked with addressing the sect’s rampant bullying and favoritism. Meanwhile, Ye Fan’s Bitter Sea remained inactive despite three bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid, though his physical strength increased.

• Ye Fan drank three bottles of Hundred Herb Liquid, but none activated his Bitter Sea, while his strength and vitality grew.
• Ye Fan and Pang Bo went to Lingxu Cliff to study, while Fang Qing met Elder Lu Zhihua and then visited Sect Leader Li.
• Sect Leader Li appointed Fang Qing Enforcement Officer and gave him a token, charging him with disciplining the sect’s disciples.
• Fang Qing accepted the appointment and promised to follow Lingxu Grotto-Heaven’s rules.
• After Fang Qing left, Sect Leader Li told Lu Zhihua that he hoped Fang Qing would purge the sect’s bad practices before advancing beyond Lingxu Grotto-Heaven.

After becoming an Enforcement Officer, Fang Qing watched Ye Fan and Pang Bo confront disciples who were robbing others of their Hundred Herb Liquid. The pair defeated the gang and their Bitter Sea Realm enforcer, but Han Feiyu arrived with several powerful followers to confront them.

• Fang Qing noticed a youth robbing disciples of their Hundred Herb Liquid but waited to see who was behind him.
• The youth and his companions attacked Ye Fan and Pang Bo, who quickly knocked them down.
• Fang Qing saw the youth report back to a younger boy and a young man, who revealed that someone in Ye Fan's group had reached the Life Spring Realm and attracted the interest of the boy's Granduncle.
• The young man attacked Ye Fan, but Ye Fan caught his hand and Pang Bo knocked him unconscious with a Great Split Palm.
• Han Feiyu arrived with several cultivators, and disciples identified him as Elder Han's youngest grandson and feared challenging him.

Han Feiyu’s henchmen attacked Ye Fan and Pang Bo after threatening them over their Hundred Herb Liquid, but the two fought back and defeated all four. When Han Feiyu unleashed his Greenwood Seal, Fang Qing intervened, seized the artifact, and forced Han Feiyu and his followers to kneel; he then presented a Law Enforcement Token to punish them.

• Han Feiyu’s four henchmen threatened Ye Fan and Pang Bo, who mocked them instead of backing down.
• The four henchmen attacked with Divine Marks, but Ye Fan and Pang Bo dodged their strikes and knocked them all down.
• Han Feiyu unleashed the Greenwood Seal at Ye Fan and Pang Bo, but Fang Qing arrived and captured it with his Bronze Lamp.
• Fang Qing’s pressure forced Han Feiyu and his henchmen to kneel, while the gathered disciples celebrated his intervention.
• Fang Qing condemned Han Feiyu for threatening disciples and stealing their Hundred Herb Liquid, then took out a Law Enforcement Token.

Fang Qing used his Law Enforcement Token to punish Han Feiyu and his four henchmen for robbing and threatening fellow disciples, crippling all five despite Han Feiyu’s protective Jade Pendant. Elder Han arrived and attacked Fang Qing, but Fang Qing blocked him with the Purple Firmament Sword as more figures approached.

• Fang Qing revealed his Law Enforcement Token and declared that Han Feiyu’s four henchmen had committed grave offenses punishable by the abolition of their Cultivation Levels and expulsion.
• Fang Qing crippled the four henchmen, winning the approval of disciples who had long suffered their abuse.
• Fang Qing brought the Bronze Lamp down on Han Feiyu, broke through his Jade Pendant’s protection, and crippled his Wheel of Life.
• Elder Han arrived, examined Han Feiyu, and attacked Fang Qing with the Green Wood Ruler.
• Fang Qing blocked Elder Han’s attacks with the Purple Firmament Sword, and several more figures arrived calling for them to stop.

Fang Qing’s punishment of Han Feiyu earned support from Lingxu Grotto-Heaven’s elders and improved life for its disciples, while Elder Han’s allies began watching him for a chance to retaliate. Fang Qing stayed in his thatched cottage to cultivate and, after his fishing cooldown refreshed, obtained sharp Crimson Copper Iron that he considered insufficient.

• Fang Qing explained Han Feiyu’s abuses to four elders, who backed his actions, and Elder Han left with Han Feiyu.
• Elder Wu Qingfeng returned the stolen Hundred Herb Liquid to the bullied disciples, and Elder Lu Zhihua warned Fang Qing to stay cautious and keep cultivating.
• News of the conflict spread through Lingxu Grotto-Heaven, discouraging bullying as Elder Han Yishui’s ten disciples watched Fang Qing’s cottage for an opportunity to attack.
• Fang Qing remained in his thatched cottage, refining the sect’s unlimited Hundred Herb Liquid supply instead of leaving to seek resources.
• After his fishing cooldown refreshed, Fang Qing fished up sharp Crimson Copper Iron and decided it was still not enough.

Fang Qing studied his cultivation methods while waiting for a new treasure, then used a powerful Profound Vast Pill to break through from the Life Spring Realm to the Divine Bridge Realm.

• Fang Qing refined Crimson Copper Iron and continued studying the Dao Scripture, Longevity Art, Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill, and the Great Dao Words and Six-Syllable Mantra.
• Fang Qing spent another half month reading, refining Hundred Herb Liquid, lecturing on the Dao, and patrolling Lingxu Grotto-Heaven while Han Yishui and Elder Han's disciples watched for a chance to attack him.
• Fang Qing used the Bronze Rod to fish up a Profound Vast Pill made from more than three hundred yang-attributed treasures.
• Fang Qing consumed half the pill and endured its intense effects as its Life Energy tempered his body and flooded his Bitter Sea.
• Fang Qing formed a short section of Divine Meridians above his Bitter Sea and broke through into the Divine Bridge Realm.

Fang Qing advanced to the Divine Bridge Realm and left Lingxu Grotto-Heaven to test his power. Han Yishui led his family and ten Life Spring disciples to ambush him, but Fang Qing killed them all with the Bronze Lamp.

• Fang Qing advanced from the Life Spring Realm to the Divine Bridge Realm and left Lingxu Grotto-Heaven.
• Han Yishui learned Fang Qing was alone and gathered his younger brother and ten disciples to kill him.
• The Han group tracked Fang Qing to a mountainous forest, where he revealed himself and summoned the Bronze Lamp.
• Fang Qing's divine fire killed the Han Sect Senior Brother, the Han Sect Second Senior Sister, and the other Life Spring cultivators.
• Han Yishui resisted briefly, but the Bronze Lamp's flames killed him as well.

Fang Qing killed Han Yishui, the other Elder Han, and Han Yishui’s disciples, then took their treasures and returned to Lingxu Grotto-Heaven without revealing what had happened. He found Pang Bo advancing rapidly while Ye Fan still could not sense his Wheel of Life, and said Ye Fan’s problem could still be solved.

• Fang Qing collected the magic treasures and rare materials belonging to the two Elder Hans and their disciples, then cremated their bodies and hid the treasures in his Wheel of Life.
• Fang Qing returned toward Lingxu Grotto-Heaven and met Elder Lu Zhihua, who had come looking for him after suspecting Han Yishui meant him harm.
• Fang Qing told Elder Lu Zhihua that he was unharmed and had not encountered Han Yishui, then entered the grotto-heaven with him.
• Fang Qing returned to his residence and saw that Pang Bo had advanced in the Bitter Sea Realm and become an Immortal Seedling, while Ye Fan still could not sense his Wheel of Life.
• Fang Qing told Ye Fan that although his cultivation problem was troublesome, it could still be solved.

Fang Qing gave Ye Fan more Hundred Herb Liquid, allowing him to sense his Wheel of Life and enter the Bitter Sea Realm. With all three companions cultivating, Fang Qing proposed that Ye Fan and Pang Bo join Lingxu Grotto-Heaven’s Enforcement Team, while Ye Fan warned him to be cautious of the two Elder Hans.

• Fang Qing gave Ye Fan more Hundred Herb Liquid, and Ye Fan drank it until his vital essence was saturated.
• Ye Fan circulated the Dao Scripture and revealed a golden, thunderous Bitter Sea unlike Pang Bo’s dark one.
• Ye Fan formed a tiny golden light in his Bitter Sea and confirmed that he had entered the Bitter Sea Realm.
• Pang Bo celebrated Ye Fan’s breakthrough, and Fang Qing said Ye Fan and Pang Bo could join the Enforcement Team as Law Enforcement Disciples.
• Ye Fan cautioned Fang Qing about the two formidable Elder Hans, and Fang Qing said he would be careful.