Chapter Summaries

Yue Qianchou returned to Ghost Manor after a tense encounter with a mysterious woman and a one-armed old man, then gave Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing pills and Spirit Stones to rapidly raise their cultivation. He left them to continue breaking through, knowing the pills would prevent them from ever reaching the Spirit Transformation stage.

• A mysterious woman identified Yue Qianchou, but she and the one-armed old man withdrew without another fight.
• Yue Qianchou ordered Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing back to Ghost Manor, while onlookers began envying them for following a powerful Rogue Cultivator.
• Yue Qianchou gave Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing two million high-grade Spirit Stones each and purple Restriction Breaking Pills.
• Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing took the pills, absorbed Spirit Stones, and broke through to late Foundation Establishment.
• Yue Qianchou gave each man more Restriction Breaking Pills and Seven Treasures Pills to help them advance toward the early Tribulation stage.
• Yue Qianchou watched them continue cultivating and reflected that the pills would cap their future cultivation at late Tribulation Transcendence.

Yue Qianchou concluded that Bi Changchun’s departure for the Eastern Pole Sacred Land would leave the Huaxia Cultivation World vulnerable, so he resolved to weaken the allied nations and prepare to support Shi Wenguang. After raising Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to the early Tribulation stage, he told them to spread the word about the Restriction Breaking Pill.

• Yue Qianchou reasoned that Bi Changchun had restrained the Cultivation World’s experts and that the allied nations would attack Huaxia after his departure.
• Yue Qianchou decided he had to strengthen his position and weaken the allied nations within the next one or two years to protect Shi Wenguang’s army.
• Yue Qianchou considered using the False Restriction Breaking Pill on someone outside the Daluo Sect.
• Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing reached the early Tribulation stage after Yue Qianchou forcibly raised their cultivation, and they excitedly checked themselves for adverse effects.
• Yue Qianchou let Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing keep their remaining Spirit Stones and urged them to serve him faithfully.
• Yue Qianchou told Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to spread the word about the Restriction Breaking Pill among the Rogue Cultivators.

Yue Qianchou sent Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to spread word that he would sell Restriction Breaking Pills at the Treasure Gathering Basin Convention, while continuing to evade and attack cultivators hunting him. The news drew the World Commerce Association’s attention, and Yin Baikang ordered Sikong Jue to investigate in Jinshan Kingdom.

• Yue Qianchou told Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing what they could reveal about the Restriction Breaking Pills and their planned sale at the Treasure Gathering Basin Convention.
• Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing underwent tribulation in the rear mountains, shocking Ghost Manor’s residents, then grew boastful until Yue Qianchou warned them that their combat skills lagged far behind their new cultivation.
• Yue Qianchou repeatedly ambushed cultivators and escaped their pursuit, while Niu Youde’s appearance and the reported pills shifted the nations’ attention to Ghost Manor.
• At God of Wealth Peak, Yin Baikang confirmed the reports with Sikong Jue and ordered him to take capable men to Jinshan Kingdom.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sikong Jue is tasked by Yin Baikang to retrieve the Restriction Breaking Pill recipe from Niu Youde, with orders to avoid conflict with the One-Armed Old Ghost.
• Various kingdoms send their capable disciples and subordinates to Jinshan Kingdom, causing further turmoil.
• The Treasure Gathering Basin Convention is pushed back to the tenth major event due to the Restriction Breaking Pill incident.
• Wen Lanfeng is receiving guests in Biyuan Kingdom, causing some discontent among the waiting cultivators.
• In the Demon Ghost Domain, Ancestor Nanming fails to refine a high-grade spirit treasure sword for Bi Changchun, leading to a humorous exchange between him, Nong Zhu, and Bi Changchun.

Character Developments

• Sikong Jue shows determination and confidence in his mission.
• Wen Lanfeng appears more at ease and less melancholic, showing a stronger presence.
• Ancestor Nanming feels guilty for failing to refine the sword, but Bi Changchun reassures him that it's not his fault.

Significant Themes

• The importance of the Restriction Breaking Pill and the power struggle surrounding it.
• The consequences of Yue Qianchou's actions in the Misty Forest.
• The theme of destiny and fate, as seen in Bi Changchun's acceptance of the lost sword.

Character Interactions

• Sikong Jue and Yin Baikang discuss the mission to retrieve the Restriction Breaking Pill recipe.
• Wen Lanfeng and Wen Rui discuss the guests waiting to see Wen Lanfeng.
• Ancestor Nanming, Nong Zhu, and Bi Changchun interact humorously over the failed sword refinement.

Bi Changchun refused Ancestor Nanming’s offer to bend Xuanxuan Island’s rules, but Nanming returned the black fang and offered to help when Bi gathered the materials he needed. Bi gave Furong a spirit treasure sword engraved with her name, and the chapter ended with Nong Zhu demanding that he give Ziyi a treasure too.

• Bi Changchun declined Nanming’s offer to break the rules, so Nanming apologized and prepared to leave.
• Nanming returned the black fang and told Bi to send Nong Zhu to him if he gathered the materials he needed at the Treasure Gathering Basin Convention.
• Bi Changchun engraved Furong’s name on the dusky golden sword and gave it to her as a spirit treasure.
• Nong Zhu recalled how Bi had asked him to have Furong call him Master, and Furong knelt and accepted Bi as her Master.
• Ziyi grabbed Furong’s new sword to admire it, and Nong Zhu asked Bi Changchun to find and inscribe a treasure for Ziyi as well.

Nong Zhu realized Ziyi had feelings for Yue Qianchou and struggled to accept that he could not protect her from heartbreak. Bi Changchun urged him to let Ziyi live her own life, then sent him to question Yue Qianchou about the Misty Forest, whose connection to Myriad Sword Demon Lord Bi Changchun refused to explain.

• Nong Zhu tried to get Bi Changchun to inscribe a treasure for Ziyi, but Ziyi joked about becoming Yue Qianchou's woman to receive a gift from Elder Bi.
• Furong said she would accept Ziyi becoming Yue Qianchou's woman, and Nong Zhu realized Ziyi's joking words revealed her true feelings.
• Bi Changchun teased Nong Zhu, who left in distress before admitting to Bi Changchun that he had noticed Ziyi's feelings for Yue Qianchou.
• Bi Changchun urged Nong Zhu to stop trying to shield Ziyi from life's experiences and let her choose her own path.
• Bi Changchun asked Nong Zhu to question Yue Qianchou about the Misty Forest and how he entered and left it at will.
• Nong Zhu speculated that Yue Qianchou might find Myriad Sword Demon Lord's treasure in the Misty Forest, but Bi Changchun denied it and refused to reveal what he knew.

Bi Changchun sent Nong Zhu to deliver a message while explaining that Yue Qianchou’s growing troubles would help him mature. At Xixin Lake, Yin Baikang faced a challenge from Pei Fang, Ouyang Da, and Qi Jiujun, and Hu Changshou joined the confrontation.

• Bi Changchun offered Nong Zhu the secrets of the Demon Ghost Domain if he became the next Punishment Envoy, but Nong Zhu refused.
• Bi Changchun said Yue Qianchou’s escalating troubles would help his disciple grow, and Nong Zhu sent Wen Lanfeng a message before leaving.
• Yin Baikang arrived at Xixin Lake and greeted Hu Changshou, Pei Fang, Ouyang Da, and Qi Jiujun.
• Pei Fang taunted Yin Baikang about paying three hundred million high-grade Spirit Stones to ransom his grandson, and the two traded threats.
• Ouyang Da and Qi Jiujun sided with Pei Fang in a potential fight against Yin Baikang, and Hu Changshou agreed to join in.

Yin Baikang and Hu Changshou nearly fought Ouyang Da, Qi Jiujun, and Pei Fang at Xixin Lake before Bing Chengzi arrived and Wen Lanfeng’s voice halted the confrontation. Meanwhile, Bing Chengzi met Yan Zhuixing, and Yue Qianchou continued receiving visitors at Ghost Manor through a paid gate guarded by Qin Jiaxing.

• Yin Baikang and Hu Changshou prepared to fight Ouyang Da, Qi Jiujun, and Pei Fang, while the spectators anticipated a clash among the late Spirit Transformation stage experts.
• Bing Chengzi met Yan Zhuixing in the wilderness, recognized him as the Demon Codex inheritor, and flew toward Xixin Lake after sensing the experts’ auras.
• Bing Chengzi arrived at Xixin Lake, where Yin Baikang and Hu Changshou baited Pei Fang with accusations about stealing, including from Bing Chengzi and Yin Baikang.
• Wen Lanfeng’s powerful voice echoed across Xixin Lake and challenged Yin Baikang, startling the six experts with the strength of his cultivation.
• At Ghost Manor, Qin Jiaxing guarded Yue Qianchou’s courtyard and admitted visitors only after collecting one hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stones.

Niu Youde charged visitors escalating fees to meet and speak with him, while Guan Zhongkai paid his way through the rules to deliver his master's message. The chapter ended as Yue Qianchou began Guan Zhongkai’s timed conversation, with an hourglass limiting how long he could talk.

• Qin Jiaxing enforced Niu Youde’s rules at the gate, demanding a hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stones from each visitor and rebuffing Guan Zhongkai’s complaint.
• Guan Zhongkai paid the meeting fee and entered, where Yue Qianchou greeted him but Fu Chun demanded another two hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stones for a conversation.
• Guan Zhongkai paid the additional fee, and Fu Chun led him to the tea table in the main hall.
• Fu Chun turned over an hourglass to limit the conversation, and Yue Qianchou explained that he had imposed harsh conditions because so many people wanted to see him.

Yue Qianchou, posing as Niu Youde, negotiated with Guan Zhongkai over a reward for capturing Yue Qianchou and demanded one billion high-grade Spirit Stones. As Guan Zhongkai resisted leaving when his paid time ran out, Fu Chun claimed Niu Youde was trying to save him money, and Guan demanded an explanation.

• Yue Qianchou reminded Guan Zhongkai that their conversation was being charged by the hourglass and asked whether he could pay for information leading to Yue Qianchou’s capture.
• Guan Zhongkai realized Niu Youde might be able to contact Yue Qianchou and asked whether he could capture him, who was hiding in the Misty Forest.
• Yue Qianchou demanded one billion high-grade Spirit Stones, and Guan Zhongkai protested that the price was impossible.
• Yue Qianchou ended the meeting when the hourglass ran out, but Guan Zhongkai refused to leave without discussing the matter further.
• Guan Zhongkai suspected that Niu Youde was favoring other visitors, and Fu Chun told him the delay was meant to save him money.

Yue Qianchou used Fu Chun’s paid meeting rules to provoke Guan Zhongkai, then overwhelmed him with the Netherworld Ghost Fire’s aura when he grabbed Fu Chun. He spared Guan Zhongkai but demanded everything in his storage pouch as compensation.

• Fu Chun told Guan Zhongkai that another hourglass with Senior Niu would cost four hundred thousand high-grade Spirit Stones, and Guan Zhongkai reluctantly agreed to pay.
• When Fu Chun refused Guan Zhongkai’s offer of only two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, Guan Zhongkai grabbed him by the robe.
• Yue Qianchou unleashed the black fire’s terrifying aura, forcing Guan Zhongkai to release Fu Chun and leaving him unable to flee.
• Yue Qianchou threatened Guan Zhongkai and demanded compensation for making him speak, and Guan Zhongkai offered one million high-grade Spirit Stones.
• Yue Qianchou rejected the offer and ordered Guan Zhongkai to hand over everything in his storage pouch.

Yue Qianchou extorted Guan Zhongkai for the Spirit Stones in his pouch and announced that the nations would compete to hire him by offering their highest price. Outside, Guan Zhongkai chose not to warn the waiting envoys about Yue Qianchou’s rules, while the others continued lining up to enter his Grand Strategy Array.

• Yue Qianchou threatened Guan Zhongkai until he handed over about one hundred and five million high-grade Spirit Stones, then let him leave.
• Yue Qianchou told Guan Zhongkai to inform Sikong Jue that he would not attend the meeting in Zhujin City and that the nations could submit their highest offers in ten days.
• After leaving, Guan Zhongkai declined to tell the assembled envoys what had happened and privately took Yu Landu aside.
• Yue Qianchou reflected that his Grand Strategy Array tested people’s hearts, and Qin Jiaxing and Fu Chun saw that those who lost money kept quiet out of selfishness.
• Yu Landu pulled free of Guan Zhongkai and prepared to enter the courtyard, while the waiting crowd urged him to hurry or move aside.

Wen Lanfeng confronted six late Spirit Transformation experts who had fought at the Wen Lineage’s sacred land and challenged them all at once. Yin Baikang tried to disguise their visit as congratulations and bait Wen Lanfeng into revealing whether he had defeated Bi Changchun, leaving the six to weigh their chances against him.

• Guan Zhongkai left Yu Landu at Plum Garden and flew toward Zhujin City.
• Wen Lanfeng’s voice stopped the confrontation at Xixin Lake, and he appeared before the six experts without them sensing his arrival.
• Wen Lanfeng rebuked the six for causing trouble on Wen Lineage territory and challenged them to attack him together.
• The six hesitated, fearing both the consequences of retreating and the possibility that Wen Lanfeng had defeated Bi Changchun.
• Yin Baikang apologized and claimed they had come to congratulate Wen Lanfeng on defeating Bi Changchun, then urged the other five to back his story.
• The other five realized Yin Baikang was testing Wen Lanfeng’s reaction to learn whether he had truly beaten Bi Changchun.

Wen Lanfeng revealed that Bi Changchun had defeated him in three moves, then challenged six late Spirit Transformation stage experts to prove his strength and protect the Wen Lineage. After he refused to let them leave without surrendering a finger, the six prepared to fight him, while Yan Zhuixing and others watched from afar.

• Wen Lanfeng admitted that Bi Changchun had gravely wounded him in three moves and explained that he planned to restore the Wen Lineage's standing and support Yue Qianchou.
• Yin Baikang urged the other five experts to join forces against Wen Lanfeng, but Bing Chengzi tried to withdraw rather than risk a battle.
• Wen Lanfeng demanded that each of the six cut off a finger before leaving, then unleashed wind blades and drew his Giant Silver sword.
• Man Hu, Yan Zhuixing, and the others arrived and saw the six experts facing Wen Lanfeng, while Mu Sang explained what was happening.
• Pei Fang and the others summoned their spirit treasure-grade weapons as killing intent gathered around the seven combatants.

Yan Zhuixing learned about the seven late Spirit Transformation experts as they prepared to fight Wen Lanfeng. Wen Lanfeng shattered their combined assault with the Thousand Search Sword Art’s ultimate move, Sword Without Arrows, leaving the six attackers driven back and Pei Fang injured.

• Yan Zhuixing asked Man Hu about the gathered experts and learned that the seven armed masters were among the Cultivation World's ten greatest experts.
• Wen Lanfeng ordered Wen Rui to activate the sacred hall’s defensive grand formation before the battle began.
• Bing Chengzi struck first, and the other five experts joined him in attacking Wen Lanfeng from all directions.
• Wen Lanfeng unleashed Sword Without Arrows, breaking the six experts’ combined assault and forcing them to teleport away with muffled groans.
• Pei Fang secretly wiped blood from the corner of his mouth after nearly spitting it out from Wen Lanfeng’s counterattack.

Wen Lanfeng broke through the combined attack of six late Spirit Transformation experts and forced them to reconsider fighting him. Bing Chengzi conceded and withdrew, while Wen Lanfeng demanded that the remaining opponents either concede, surrender a finger, or fight; the chapter ended as he launched another attack.

• Wen Lanfeng’s sword technique shattered the six experts’ combined strike, leaving them shocked and unwilling to attack again.
• Wen Lanfeng challenged the six to continue fighting, but Bing Chengzi admitted defeat and withdrew for Yan Zhuixing’s sake.
• Man Hu told Yan Zhuixing that Bing Chengzi had endured humiliation for him, and Yan Zhuixing promised to help him reclaim it once his demonic art was complete.
• Wen Lanfeng pressed the remaining five experts, and Pei Fang apologized while asking him to spare them.
• Wen Lanfeng rejected Pei Fang’s appeal and demanded that the remaining opponents concede, break off a finger, or fight; then he vanished and filled the sky with countless copies of himself.

Wen Lanfeng used the Sword Splitting Technique to overwhelm Pei Fang while keeping Qi Jiujun, Ouyang Da, Yin Baikang, and Hu Changshou at bay with additional incarnations. Pei Fang’s blade was knocked from his hand, leaving him exposed to the continuing assault.

• Bing Chengzi explained that Wen Lanfeng’s many bodies came from the Thousand Search Sword Art’s Sword Splitting Technique, not Qi Manifestation.
• Wen Lanfeng attacked Pei Fang with successive incarnations, forcing Pei Fang to use Azure Radiance Display to defend himself.
• Yan Zhuixing saw through the battle’s illusions with his developing demonic eyes and reported that Pei Fang was bleeding and close to defeat.
• Wen Lanfeng surrounded Qi Jiujun and Ouyang Da with nearly two hundred incarnations, preventing them from helping Pei Fang.
• Pei Fang offered Yin Baikang and Hu Changshou two Azure Demon Beast Eggs for help, but Wen Lanfeng’s incarnations intimidated them into staying back.
• Pei Fang lost concentration, dropped the Blue Face Demon Blade, and was struck by attacks from every direction.

Yue Qianchou collected bids from powerful factions seeking to secure his cooperation, and the World Commerce Association won with an offer of one billion high-grade Spirit Stones. After announcing the result, he invited its representative, Nie Sheng, into the plum garden to discuss payment.

• Nong Zhu heard that Wen Lanfeng had defeated six late Spirit Transformation experts and publicly supported Yue Qianchou, so he set out to ask Wen Lanfeng about it.
• Yue Qianchou wondered why Wen Lanfeng had supported him, then told Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to prepare for a new round of bidding.
• Sikong Jue sealed Guan Zhongkai’s dantian, stripped him of his authority, and imprisoned him after Guan Zhongkai’s earlier loss to Yue Qianchou.
• Yue Qianchou and his subordinates reviewed the bids, set aside threatening jade slips as evidence, and selected the ten highest offers.
• Fu Chun announced that the World Commerce Association had offered one billion high-grade Spirit Stones, and Nie Sheng identified himself as its representative and entered the plum garden.

Yue Qianchou demanded a two-hundred-million Spirit Stone deposit from the World Commerce Association before traveling to its headquarters, then recognized Ye Cheng as a former Fu Xian Island disciple and ordered him investigated. Meanwhile, Huaxia’s sects learned that foreign nations had many Spirit Transformation experts and began sending spies, while people in the Cultivation Alliance came to regard Yue Qianchou as a National Hero still fighting for Huaxia.

• Nie Sheng told Yue Qianchou that the World Commerce Association would pay the one billion high-grade Spirit Stones at its headquarters, and Yue demanded a two-hundred-million deposit before he would travel there.
• Nie Sheng said he needed Sikong Jue’s approval for the deposit, and Yue gave him one day to respond before seeking another partner.
• Yue recognized the Rogue Cultivator Ye Cheng as someone he had met at Myriad Fragrance Garden and ordered Fu Chun and Qin Jiaxing to investigate him secretly.
• The Six Great Sects sent sixty covert disciples to gather intelligence abroad, and fewer than twenty survived long enough to report that Spirit Transformation experts were common across the nations.
• The Six Great Sects shared the report with the Cultivation Alliance, prompting sects across Huaxia to send their own spies into foreign lands.
• Cultivation Alliance members recalled Yue Qianchou’s promise to support Huaxia from the shadows and praised him as a National Hero.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yue Qianchou, once infamous as a scoundrel and madman, is revered by low-ranking disciples for his rebellious journey to success and his kindness towards them.
• Two criminal gangs, "Hong Gang" and "Qing Gang," emerge, preying on smaller sects and demanding protection fees.
• The Cultivation World Alliance considers recruiting these gangs but finds them elusive.
• Disciples of the Myriad Demon Palace are captured by "Hong Gang" bandits, and a female disciple's "Yue Qianchou" tattoo catches the bandit leader's attention.

Character Developments

• Yue Qianchou: Though not physically present, his legend and influence grow among low-ranking disciples, who tattoo his name on their bodies as a symbol of hope and resistance against oppression.
• "Hong Gang" Bandit Leader: Initially ruthless, he shows curiosity and unease when confronted with the widespread admiration for Yue Qianchou, hinting at a possible change in his attitude.

Significant Themes

• Hope and Inspiration: Yue Qianchou's story represents hope for the oppressed disciples, inspiring them to stand against injustice.
• Power Dynamics: The Cultivation World's power dynamics are explored through the interactions between major sects, smaller sects, and criminal gangs.
• Symbolism: The "Yue Qianchou" tattoo serves as a symbol of resistance, unity, and hope among the disciples.

Character Interactions

• Low-ranking disciples vs. Higher-ups: The disciples' view of Yue Qianchou contrasts with the higher-ups' perception, highlighting the divide between the two groups.
• Myriad Demon Palace Disciples vs. "Hong Gang" Bandits: The disciples' defiance and unity, fueled by their admiration for Yue Qianchou, challenge the bandits' authority.
• "Hong Gang" Bandit Leader vs. Yue Qianchou's Legacy: The bandit leader's reaction to the widespread admiration for Yue Qianchou hints at a potential shift in his perspective.