Chapter Summaries

Yue Qianchou sounded the Ascension Horn on the golden platform, summoning a Reception Envoy from the Immortal Realm. The envoy recognized him as an exceptionally powerful cultivator and said he was the first from this realm to ascend in countless years.

• Yue Qianchou explored the golden altar, identified it as an Ascension Platform, and discovered the golden horn hanging above it.
• After the horn sounded on its own, Yue Qianchou blew it with his True Essence and set off a storm and a swirling black hole above the basin.
• A Golden Robe Figure emerged from the black hole and asked whether Yue Qianchou had sounded the Ascension Horn.
• The Golden Robe Figure introduced himself as a Reception Envoy from the Immortal Realm, and Yue Qianchou learned that he had come to guide him into the Immortal Realm.
• The Reception Envoy told Yue Qianchou that he was the first cultivator from this realm to ascend in countless years and had the highest cultivation among recent ascenders from the seventy-two realms.

Yue Qianchou learned that the Seven-Colored Mist was deadly Spirit Transformation Smoke after it killed the Golden Robe Figure, leaving him to suspect the Ascension Platform was part of a trap. He salvaged the immortal’s robe and bracelet, then discovered the bracelet contained a space.

• The Golden Robe Figure explained how the Ascension Horn summoned cultivators to the Ascension Platform and warned that only powerful protection could let someone with insufficient cultivation survive the passage.
• The Golden Robe Figure recognized the Seven-Colored Mist as Spirit Transformation Smoke and died after accusing Yue Qianchou of poisoning him.
• Yue Qianchou concluded that the mist and Ascension Platform might be part of a plot targeting immortals as the passage closed and the mist drifted back around the basin.
• Yue Qianchou marked the area, repaired the chain, returned the golden horn, then burned away the Golden Robe Figure’s remains and kept his robe.
• Yue Qianchou picked up the plain bracelet and sent his divine sense into it, discovering a space inside.

Yue Qianchou explored the bracelet’s hidden compartments, finding powerful swords and Spirit Stones, then realized the golden altar might let him cultivate the Golden Character Art. He successfully absorbed metal elements from the formation but stopped before damaging it, and the chapter ended as his True Essence began churning with an unknown change.

• Yue Qianchou discovered that the bracelet contained ten separate spaces, some empty and others filled with items.
• He tested five swords from the bracelet, but could not control them because each retained its original owner's divine sense.
• Yue Qianchou found chests of Spirit Stones, including supreme-grade and divine-grade stones.
• Feeling his True Essence stir in the golden world, Yue Qianchou cultivated the Golden Character Art and absorbed metal elements from the altar and pillars.
• He stopped absorbing before further damaging the formation, then formed a golden glove and felt his True Essence begin a major transformation.

Yue Qianchou’s newly formed white crystal bead joined the red and black beads in his dantian, triggering a three-day upheaval that consumed enormous amounts of spiritual energy. When his nascent soul emerged as an awake little boy and resumed cultivation, Yue Qianchou realized its open eyes and stretching signaled a breakthrough into the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

• Yue Qianchou watched the white crystal bead join the red and black beads, which drew in and compressed all the True Essence in his dantian.
• Yue Qianchou fed the beads Spirit Stones as they drained his dantian, while cultivators outside Misty Forest waited for him to break out and began searching the area.
• Yue Qianchou exhausted nearly ten thousand supreme-grade Spirit Stones and two divine-grade Spirit Stones before the beads stopped spinning.
• Yue Qianchou saw his nascent soul had become an awake little boy who could see his divine sense and resumed breathing in and refining spiritual energy.
• Yue Qianchou discovered he had absorbed spiritual energy equivalent to more than three hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones and recognized the nascent soul’s open eyes and stretching as signs of the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

Yue Qianchou completed the Gold Art and unexpectedly advanced to the early Tribulation stage, while his massacre of more than two thousand cultivators provoked Spirit Transformation experts across the Cultivation World. Meanwhile, news spread that Wen Lanfeng had challenged Bi Changchun, but Wen later revealed he had been defeated and was preparing to leave Shuntian Island.

• Yue Qianchou tested his new early Tribulation stage cultivation, controlled three thousand flying swords, and suspected that completing the Five Elements arts caused his breakthroughs.
• Spirit Transformation experts across the Cultivation World ordered Yue Qianchou killed, and Pu Taidong personally searched for him near the Misty Forest but did not enter it.
• Huo Zongming spread news that Wen Lanfeng had emerged from seclusion and gone to the Demon Ghost Domain to challenge Bi Changchun, leaving the Cultivation World anxiously awaiting news.
• Wen Lanfeng told Nong Zhu that Bi Changchun had defeated him in a few moves, despite Wen nearing the merging of his seventh spirit Ying and eventual ascension.
• Nong Zhu urged Wen Lanfeng to look after Yue Qianchou, warning that Bi Changchun might slaughter the Cultivation World if anything happened to his disciple.
• Nong Zhu and Wen Lanfeng noticed a ripple from the transmission array before the island's great house and went to see what news Xuanxuan Island had sent.

After learning that Yue Qianchou had killed nearly two thousand cultivators and fled into Misty Forest, Bi Changchun prepared to retaliate against Pu Taidong and the nations pursuing his disciple. Wen Lanfeng volunteered to handle the matter and departed for Biyuan Kingdom, where his safe return sparked rumors that he had defeated Bi Changchun and drew powerful cultivators bearing gifts.

• Ancestor Nanming told Bi Changchun, Wen Lanfeng, and Nong Zhu that Yue Qianchou had killed nearly two thousand cultivators and escaped into Misty Forest.
• Bi Changchun vowed to punish Pu Taidong and the nations that had hunted Yue Qianchou, and prepared to leave Demon Ghost Domain.
• Wen Lanfeng offered to deal with the situation, and Bi Changchun agreed to leave the matter to him.
• Wen Lanfeng flew toward Biyuan Kingdom, and cultivators waiting along his route recognized his silhouette and reported that he had returned safely.
• Bing Chengzi, Hu Changshou, and other powerful cultivators wondered whether Wen Lanfeng had defeated Bi Changchun.
• Yin Baikang decided to travel to Biyuan Kingdom with a generous gift to congratulate Wen Lanfeng and learn what had happened.

Wen Lanfeng returned safely from the Demon Ghost Domain and told Wen Rui that Bi Changchun had defeated him again, while revealing that Yue Qianchou was Bi Changchun’s disciple. In Misty Forest, Yue Qianchou’s breakthrough triggered a heavenly tribulation; caught off guard by its first lightning strike, he collapsed as golden light emerged from his abdomen.

• Wen Rui welcomed Wen Lanfeng back to Biyuan Kingdom after learning he had returned safely from the Demon Ghost Domain.
• Wen Rui recounted Yue Qianchou’s past clashes and recent massacre in Misty Forest, and Wen Lanfeng revealed that Yue Qianchou was Bi Changchun’s disciple.
• Wen Lanfeng admitted that Bi Changchun had defeated him again and said he would wait for the guests who were coming to see him.
• Wen Rui told Wen Lanfeng that Senior Lou had come looking for him, and Wen Lanfeng guessed she had come to stop his fight with Bi Changchun.
• Yue Qianchou celebrated reaching the early Tribulation stage, then mistook the gathering tribulation clouds for an incoming immortal and waited for a spectacle.
• A lightning bolt struck Yue Qianchou before he prepared for the tribulation, knocking him unconscious; a bright golden light then enveloped him.

Yue Qianchou survived an extraordinary tribulation in Misty Forest, then planned a raid on Jinshan Kingdom’s Spirit Stone mines. The mines were devastated overnight, while Yan Zhuixing and Man Hu set out for Biyuan Kingdom and the Cultivation World reeled from the latest upheaval.

• Golden light and twelve streaks of silver radiance destroyed Yue Qianchou’s tribulation clouds, and he woke charred on the altar after surviving the lightning.
• Yue Qianchou returned to Utopia and ordered Guan Yu to prepare a raid on Jinshan Kingdom’s Spirit Stone mines.
• Yan Zhuixing decided to travel to Biyuan Kingdom to meet Wen Lanfeng, accompanied by Man Hu and the others.
• Cultivators across the Cultivation World reported the strange phenomenon in Misty Forest, which they could not investigate.
• Thirteen Jinshan Kingdom Spirit Stone mines were looted and destroyed overnight, with Hero flags left at each site, and Pu Taidong roared in fury.

As Spirit Stone mines came under threat, a rumor spread that the Heaven's Might in Misty Forest had revealed the Myriad Sword Demon Lord's ancient tomb. The tale led Pu Taidong and Huo Zongming to suspect Yue Qianchou, just as news arrived that Yue Qianchou had ambushed Pu Taidong's men.

• The Cultivation World learned that Hero's attacks had spread from the Great Yang Kingdom to Jinshan Kingdom and reinforced its Spirit Stone mines.
• A rumor claimed that the golden rays in Misty Forest came from the Myriad Sword Demon Lord's ten thousand flying swords, and Jinshan Kingdom traced it to a Rogue Cultivator.
• The Rogue Cultivator told Pu Taidong and Huo Zongming that a man claiming to be Yue Qianchou had described the ancient tomb and its golden swords.
• Huo Zongming said the man might have been Yue Qianchou if his cultivation had reached the Tribulation Transcendence stage, but Pu Taidong doubted the story.
• Bai Meng reported that Yue Qianchou had ambushed the disciples sent to the mining site, leaving only one survivor, who said Yue Qianchou had reached the late Tribulation Transcendence stage.

The revelation that Yue Qianchou could enter the Misty Forest sparked a Cultivation World-wide hunt for him and the Myriad Sword Demon Lord’s treasure. Yue Qianchou joined a search party under an assumed identity, and the chapter left him arriving at Ghost Manor with two companions.

• Miao Hanyuan, Huo Zongming, and Sikong Jue connected Yue Qianchou’s account of a golden tomb to the legendary Ascension Platform, believed to be hidden in the Misty Forest or the Eastern Pole Sacred Land.
• Miao Hanyuan urged Huo Zongming, Pu Taidong, and their allies to avoid rushing into danger and let other forces pursue the treasure first.
• News of Yue Qianchou and the Ascension Platform spread throughout the Cultivation World, and the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce offered one hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones for useful information about him.
• Yue Qianchou disguised himself as a Rogue Cultivator and joined two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivators searching for him, claiming to be at early core formation and taking charge of their group.
• Yue Qianchou and his two companions reached Ghost Manor, an abandoned estate north of Zhujin City that had become a stopping place for Rogue Cultivators.

Yue Qianchou, disguised as Niu Youde, arrived at Ghost Manor with Qin Jiaxing and Fu Chun to gather information and find lodging. After a clash with mocking Rogue Cultivators and learning that the one-armed gardener was deaf and mute, he apologized with a gift of wine and went to negotiate for rooms occupied by Qinghu Yanyu Tower disciples.

• Yue Qianchou arrived at Ghost Manor with Qin Jiaxing and Fu Chun, while the two searched for vacant rooms.
• Yue Qianchou noticed that the one-armed old man tending the garden had cultivation beyond his own and asked if he was the manor's master.
• Rogue Cultivators mocked Yue Qianchou for speaking to the deaf-mute old man, and Yue Qianchou insulted a bamboo-flute player before the man apologized after realizing Yue Qianchou was stronger.
• Qin Jiaxing and Fu Chun told Yue Qianchou that the east-side rooms were taken and six Qinghu Yanyu Tower disciples had occupied the west-side rooms.
• Yue Qianchou decided to negotiate with the disciples, apologized to the old man, gave him a jar of wine, and left with Qin Jiaxing and Fu Chun.

Yue Qianchou accompanied Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to meet disciples of Misty Rain Tower, where he demonstrated the Gold Art’s power by crushing a silver needle into powder. The women became wary of him, while he privately recognized that his experiments had revealed the Gold Art could break down metal in an instant.

• Yue Qianchou followed Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing through the estate to a secluded courtyard where Misty Rain Tower disciples were gathered.
• A woman from Misty Rain Tower mocked Fu Chun and challenged Yue Qianchou, who stood up for his subordinate and insulted her.
• The woman attacked Yue Qianchou with a silver needle despite her companions’ warning, and he caught it in his palm.
• Yue Qianchou opened his fist to reveal that he had crushed the needle into powder, frightening the Misty Rain Tower disciples.
• Yue Qianchou reflected on how he had discovered that the Gold Art could break down metal and turn it into powder.

Yue Qianchou intimidated Misty Rain Tower’s disciples into giving him a room, then joined them and Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing at a gathering of Rogue Cultivators near Ghost Manor. At Kaoshan Pavilion, their arrival drew attention and envy, while Yue Qianchou noticed a one-armed old man drinking alone in the pavilion.

• Yue Qianchou crushed a woman’s magic artifact, frightening the Misty Rain Tower disciples into apologizing and identifying themselves as Yan-generation disciples led by Yan Lan.
• Yue Qianchou ordered the women to vacate rooms, then told Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to gather information while he rested.
• Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing told Yue Qianchou about the gathering at Kaoshan Pavilion, and he agreed to go with them and the six women.
• Yue Qianchou’s group arrived at the bonfire gathering, where Rogue Cultivators recognized the women’s Misty Rain Tower clothing and speculated about Yue Qianchou’s identity.
• Yue Qianchou ordered Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to fetch firewood and saw a one-armed old man drinking alone in the pavilion.

At Ghost Manor, Yue Qianchou listened as Rogue Cultivators discussed the search for him, then watched a mysterious green-veiled woman play the flute from a pavilion. Fang Ming joined her music and approached her, but she gave him no response.

• Yue Qianchou watched Rogue Cultivators discuss the World Commerce Association's efforts to find him and the reward for information about his whereabouts.
• A green-veiled woman played a melancholy tune from a pavilion while the one-armed old man stood behind her in deference.
• Yan Lan told Yue Qianchou that Misty Rain Tower had forbidden its disciples from disrespecting the old man or causing trouble at Ghost Manor.
• Fang Ming accompanied the woman's flute with his own, then approached the pavilion and introduced himself.
• The woman remained silent as the Rogue Cultivators below snickered at Fang Ming.

At Ghost Manor, Fang Ming used his claimed connection to Mr. Nongzhu and an elaborate tribute to Yue Qianchou’s musical genius to impress the gathered Rogue Cultivators. Yue Qianchou watched in disbelief as Fang Ming prepared to perform songs supposedly written by him.

• Fang Ming ordered his companions to stop provoking Tian Ye and the other Nascent Soul cultivators, then apologized to the veiled woman.
• When Tian Ye threatened him, Fang Ming claimed he had learned elegance from Mr. Nongzhu, silencing the crowd and drawing the veiled woman’s attention.
• Yue Qianchou privately wondered how Fang Ming knew Nong Zhu, while Yan Lan and two observers on the hillside noticed his quiet remark and demeanor.
• Fang Ming announced that Yue Qianchou was a peerless musical genius and described the songs “White Fox,” “Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream,” and “Laughing in the Mortal World.”
• Fang Ming lamented that he had never met Yue Qianchou and called himself the man’s long-time admirer, leaving Yue Qianchou stunned by the extravagant praise.

Yue Qianchou watched Fang Ming use songs attributed to him to win over the crowd and impress the veiled woman, while hiding his own identity. When Fang Ming claimed he had composed the guqin arrangements himself, Yue Qianchou challenged him publicly.

• Yue Qianchou and his companions ate and drank by the bonfire, drawing attention away from Fang Ming’s gathering.
• Fang Ming rebuked Yue Qianchou for supposedly insulting Nong Zhu and Yue Qianchou, but Yue Qianchou cursed both names and identified himself as Niu Youde.
• Fang Ming played and sang “White Fox” and “Mandarin Duck Butterfly Dream,” moving the crowd and earning their admiration for Yue Qianchou.
• Fang Ming declined to sing “Laughing in the Mortal World” that night, saying the song required the right mood, and left the crowd eager for another performance.
• Yue Qianchou accused Fang Ming of swindling the crowd by claiming he had worked out the guqin music himself, then said its melodies matched Yue Qianchou’s own performances.

Yue Qianchou challenged Fang Ming over claiming Yue Qianchou’s songs, citing Xin Lao San as proof, while the crowd became captivated by a veiled woman in green gauze. The woman watched Yue Qianchou, who remained absorbed in his own thoughts before teasing Yan Xia about her figure.

• Yue Qianchou threatened Fang Ming’s four companions and accused Fang Ming of swindling people by performing Yue Qianchou’s songs.
• Fang Ming demanded proof, and Yue Qianchou said Xin Lao San had witnessed Yue Qianchou perform the songs in Dayang City.
• The veiled woman in green gauze stepped forward, captivating the crowd with her graceful movements.
• The veiled woman observed Yue Qianchou drinking pensively, while Yan Xia and Yan Lan remarked on her beauty.
• Yan Xia asked Yue Qianchou whether the veiled woman was beautiful, and he said he could not judge her face without seeing it before joking about Yan Xia’s figure.

Yue Qianchou, posing as Niu Youde, challenged Fang Ming’s claim that his songs were Yue Qianchou’s and proved his own musical skill before the gathered cultivators. Fang Ming still refused to back down, leaving the confrontation unresolved as Yue Qianchou prepared to perform another song.

• Yue Qianchou awkwardly denied intending to leer at Yan Xia after his remark about her chest, while the veiled woman turned her attention toward him.
• Fang Ming accused Niu Youde of speaking obscenely and demanded proof that Fang Ming was a swindler.
• Fang Ming challenged Niu Youde to play and sing a song composed by Yue Qianchou, then argued that Niu Youde could not pass off an unfamiliar song as proof.
• Yue Qianchou played and sang two songs, impressing the crowd with renditions that surpassed Fang Ming’s performances.
• Fang Ming claimed Yue Qianchou had merely altered the same songs, so Yue Qianchou announced he would perform a rarely heard composition and gave Fang Ming one last chance to admit his fraud.

Yue Qianchou used his zither, poetry, and song to take control of the gathering at Ghost Manor, stirring the Rogue Cultivators’ memories and then lifting their spirits. The night ended with everyone singing together as the veiled woman accompanied them on her flute.

• Yue Qianchou challenged Fang Ming’s talk of justice and began playing for the Rogue Cultivators gathered around the bonfires.
• Yue Qianchou’s poetry and music recalled the hardships and losses of cultivation, and Tian Ye threw down his wine jar and wept for those who had died.
• The veiled woman repeated Yue Qianchou’s poem while the one-armed elder watched him with a softened gaze.
• Yue Qianchou sang a carefree song about the sea, the world, and heroic spirit, drawing the crowd into its rhythm.
• The Rogue Cultivators joined Yue Qianchou in singing, and the veiled woman raised her flute to accompany them.

Yue Qianchou caught Fang Ming trying to flee and killed him, then killed Fang Ming’s four brothers before clashing with Ghost Manor’s one-armed guardian. The veiled woman recognized Yue Qianchou’s Star Absorbing Great Method and stopped the guardian from pursuing him, citing his connection to Nong Zhu.

• Yue Qianchou played a zither duet with the veiled woman while Fang Ming quietly tried to slip away.
• Yue Qianchou stopped Fang Ming, sentenced him to death, and killed him with two palm strikes.
• The veiled woman recognized Yue Qianchou’s Star Absorbing Great Method as the one-armed old man caught Fang Ming’s flying sword.
• Yue Qianchou killed Fang Ming’s four brothers, and the one-armed old man attacked him with the flying sword.
• Yue Qianchou shattered the flying sword with a palm, and the veiled woman told the one-armed old man to let him go because he was connected to Nong Zhu.