Chapter Summaries

Qian Lai joined the Heavenly Thunder Talisman Sect’s talisman-maker selection and demonstrated his skill by smoothly crafting a Seventh Grade Upper Flower Immortal Sect Thunder Talisman. True Person Yu Yi recognized his ability, while the selection moved on to invite other talisman makers to the platform.

• True Person Yu Yi supervised the selection, where the Heavenly Thunder Talisman Sect disciples let participants use their own materials and called for Seventh Grade Top Tier 2 talisman makers, but no one stepped forward.
• Qian Lai prepared his own talisman paper, Magic Ink, and Magic Brush, then began drawing a Flower Immortal Sect Thunder Talisman.
• Qian Lai’s skill improved as he crafted the talisman, and he completed it with smooth strokes and flawless markings before asking the disciples to inspect it.
• True Person Yu Yi recognized the Seventh Grade Upper Thunder Talisman and expressed amazement at Qian Lai’s skill.
• Qian Lai greeted True Person Yu Yi, who anticipated seeing Wan Hua Xian participate, and the disciples called for Seventh Grade Lower talisman makers to come forward.

Qian Lai passed the Outer Talisman Hall’s selection and learned about its duties, benefits, and prospects for advancement. He and the other successful candidates entered Myriad Flower Mountain, registered, and received their assignments, while Lin Xing settled into his Cave Dwelling.

• Qi Chuan drew a perfect high-grade tier 2 Heavenly Thunder Talisman and passed the selection, as did Qian Lai, Fu Shi, and many other Talisman Masters.
• True Person Yu Yi announced the selection results and explained that successful candidates could advance after joining the outer halls.
• Flower Immortal Sect Gate disciples led Qian Lai and the others through the array into Myriad Flower Mountain and explained the Outer Talisman Hall’s tasks, rewards, and rules.
• Huang Cun registered Qian Lai and the others, gave them Tokens, and directed them to their assigned Cave Dwellings.
• Lin Xing used his Token to find and enter his low-grade tier 7 Cave Dwelling, where he approved of its facilities.

Qi Chuan advanced his cultivation by completing a drop of Liquid Mana, then visited Inner Qi Chuan to check his talisman-making assignment. There, other crafters praised Qian Lai's skill and gathered to hear his insights.

• Qi Chuan cultivated with the White Dragon Cauldron and a Minor Restoration Pill, completing a full drop of Liquid Mana.
• Qian Lai left his Cave Dwelling and flew to Inner Talisman Peak to check his monthly assignment.
• A cultivator checked Qian Lai's Inner Qi Chuan Token and offered him the option to exchange his task of thirty clouds and mist talismans for other Seventh Grade Lower Talismans.
• Fu Shi recognized Qian Lai and invited him to join a discussion with several Seventh Grade Top Tier 2 talisman crafters.
• Fu Shi praised Qian Lai's main hall talismans, and the gathered crafters admired his skill and listened eagerly to his insights.
• Qian Lai excused himself from the discussion and went to check on his assignment.

Qian Lai learned that outside Cultivation Families retained Talisman Masters and chose a Core Formation Family’s Seventh Family, negotiating a three-year contract with generous payment and a Spirit Peak. He left the door open to exchange his remuneration for rare resources, including some that could help with Foundation Establishment Perfection.

• Qian Lai heard from Fu Shi that Cultivation Families retained Talisman Masters for talisman-making work and could offer substantial annual payments.
• Qian Lai considered offers from several families and settled on the Seventh Family, negotiating his annual payment up to one hundred and twenty thousand lower-grade Spirit Stones.
• Qi Feng signed the contract on behalf of the Seventh Family, and Qian Lai added his name after confirming the terms and three-year duration.
• Qian Lai asked to receive resources instead of Spirit Stones, and Qi Feng agreed to provide an exchange list and a Spirit Peak for unusual talisman work.
• The Seventh Family later sent Qian Lai a list of precious resources and a Spirit Peak, while Sheng Zhen considered seeking resources useful for Foundation Establishment Perfection.

Qi Chuan negotiated with Fifth Maple for a chance to obtain Soul-Stabilizing Incense by becoming a Top Tier 2 Talisman Master. After two more years of cultivation, he reached Foundation Establishment Perfection and advanced to Top Tier 2 Talisman Master by drawing an Illusion Nightmare Talisman.

• Qi Chuan asked Fifth Maple to exchange his stipend for Soul-Stabilizing Incense, but Fifth Maple said the rare resource was nearly impossible to obtain.
• Qi Chuan proposed that if he became a Top Tier 2 Talisman Master, Fifth Maple could speak to the Fifth Family on his behalf.
• Qi Chuan returned to his cultivation, and two years later he reached Foundation Establishment Perfection with two hundred and forty drops of Liquid Mana.
• Qi Chuan drew an Illusion Nightmare Talisman, triggering a Sixteenfold Critical Hit that greatly improved his skills and advanced him to Top Tier 2 Talisman Master.

Qi Chuan revealed that he had become a Top Tier 2 Talisman Master while negotiating to renew his contract with the Fifth Family for three hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones a year. Fifth Maple agreed to take the offer back to the family and discuss obtaining Soul-Stabilizing Incense, while Qian Lai asked to study Qi Chuan’s first top-grade talisman.

• Qi Chuan met Fifth Maple and Qian Lai to receive his final payment and discuss renewing his three-year contract with the Fifth Family.
• Qi Chuan demanded three hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones a year, and Fifth Maple assumed he wanted to end their arrangement when he refused to lower the price.
• Qi Chuan placed his Heavenly Illusion Azurewood Talisman on the table and revealed that he had personally drawn it as a Tier 2 top-grade talisman.
• Fifth Maple accepted that Qi Chuan’s requested remuneration was reasonable and promised to discuss both the payment and Soul-Stabilizing Incense with the family.
• After Fifth Maple left, Qian Lai asked to borrow Qi Chuan’s first top-grade talisman to study it.

Qi Chuan cultivated to seize an opportunity to form a core and negotiated a contract with the Fifth Family in exchange for Soul-Stabilizing Incense. He secured the incense and received further news from the Outer Talisman Hall, whose contents were not revealed.

• Qi Chuan circulated the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art and used a Seventyfold Critical Hit to seize a trace of an Inspiration Opportunity for breaking through to the Core Formation Realm.
• Fifth Maple told Qi Chuan that the Fifth Family's Core Formation ancestor would provide one stick of Soul-Stabilizing Incense if Qi Chuan signed an Offering Contract lasting more than ten years.
• Qi Chuan insisted on a clause allowing the contract to be renegotiated if he broke through, and the Fifth Family agreed to the terms.
• Qi Chuan signed a ten-year Offering Contract with the Fifth Family, earning three hundred and fifty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones per year for drawing talismans.
• Fifth Maple delivered the Soul-Stabilizing Incense to Qi Chuan, and the next day news arrived from the Outer Talisman Hall.

Qi Chuan joined the Inner Talisman Hall as a deputy steward after the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect approved his advancement to Top Tier 2 Talisman Master. He investigated how to use the Special Five Elements Spiritual Vein Land for his future Core Formation attempt, then heard Mo Qianbai explain that he did not judge Outer Talisman Hall recruits by their origins.

• The Myriad Flower Immortal Sect approved Qi Chuan's transfer to the Inner Talisman Hall despite his brief time in the Outer Talisman Hall.
• Qi Chuan received the deputy steward position, a Second-grade Top-tier Cave Mansion, and the transfer of his Contribution Points.
• Qi Chuan set his sights on the Special Five Elements Spiritual Vein Land to strengthen his chances of forming a core.
• Qi Chuan asked chief steward Mo Qianbai about accessing the land, and Mo Qianbai explained that Qi Chuan could apply with Contribution Points when he was ready.
• Mo Qianbai asked Qi Chuan about avoiding the Inner Talisman Hall's factions and said his own past as a rogue cultivator made him accepting of Outer Talisman Hall recruits.

Qi Chuan’s spiritual soul broke through to the Core Formation Stage after Hundredfold Critical Hit, while his Inspiration Opportunity continued to accumulate. A year later, he captured another trace of insight toward Core Formation, bringing his preparations closer to completion.

• Mo Qianbai advised Qi Chuan to join the Rogue Cultivator lineage faction, and Qi Chuan agreed while keeping his distance from its members.
• Qi Chuan resumed his cultivation routine and continued accumulating Inspiration Opportunity while sensing his spiritual soul nearing a breakthrough.
• Three months after the signs first appeared, Qi Chuan’s spiritual soul entered the Core Formation Stage through Hundredfold Critical Hit.
• Qi Chuan decided to keep cultivating until his Inspiration Opportunity reached perfection before attempting Core Formation.
• A year after speaking with Mo Qianbai, Qi Chuan triggered a Sixtyfold Critical Hit and gained another trace of Core Formation insight.

Qi Chuan’s Inspiration Opportunity for breaking through to Core Formation reached perfection, and he secured approval to use the Special Five Elements Spiritual Vein Land. He arrived at Five Elements Peak and entered its pavilion for inspection before beginning his breakthrough.

• Qi Chuan applied through Mo Qianbai for permission to use the Special Five Elements Spiritual Vein Land, paying with his accumulated Contribution Points.
• After half a month of secluded practice, Qi Chuan’s Inspiration Opportunity for breaking through to Core Formation reached perfection.
• Mo Qianbai informed Qi Chuan that his application had been approved, and Qi Chuan traveled to Five Elements Peak.
• Qi Chuan entered the Five Elements Pavilion, where two Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators and their disciples began checking his identity and belongings.
• One of the cultivators inspected Qi Chuan’s Identity Token and read out his Inner and Outer Talisman Hall credentials.

Qi Chuan passed the inspections at Five Elements Pavilion and reached the Colorful Jade Mat inside Five Elements Peak, where he began preparing to form his Core. He combined rare items with Earth Fiend Qi and introduced it to the Heavenly Gang Qi, leaving the two forces clashing as their powers slowly merged.

• Qi Chuan passed two security inspections at Five Elements Pavilion and was permitted to enter Five Elements Peak.
• Qi Chuan climbed the Colorful Jade Stairs and sat on the Colorful Jade Mat, drawing in the fused five-element Spiritual Qi.
• Qi Chuan used Innate True Fire to prepare several rare items and combined them into a multicolored liquid film.
• Qi Chuan wrapped the Earth Fiend Qi in the prepared liquid, taming it and making it docile.
• Qi Chuan put the Earth Fiend Qi into the Colorful Flower Basket with the Heavenly Gang Qi, and the two forces clashed while their powers began to merge.

Ling Gang completed the fusion of Heavenly Gang Sword Qi and Earth Fiend Qi, then used them and the special five-element Spiritual Qi to form his core. He emerged with a nine-aperture Golden Core, realizing he had achieved First-Grade Qi Chuan.

• Ling Gang watched the Colorful Flower Basket break apart as the Heavenly Gang Sword Qi and Earth Fiend Qi finished fusing into docile yin-yang fish.
• Ling Gang lit the Soul-Stabilizing Incense, swallowed the two qi, and drew special five-element Spiritual Qi into his body.
• Ling Gang circulated the Xuantian Spirit Root Devouring Art, turning his mana unstable and drawing it together with the two qi at the center of his dantian.
• Ling Gang allowed the Core Formation reaction to begin, and a pill-shaped stellar core grew by absorbing the two qi and his Sword Art Mana.
• Ling Gang completed Core Formation and found a nine-aperture Golden Core suspended in his dantian.

Ling Gang successfully formed a First-grade Nine-Aperture Golden Core, but the absence of an Illusory Heaven Illusion left him wondering whether his breakthrough was real. He tested his Golden Core, strengthened his spiritual soul, and began comprehending a Core Formation sword art, gaining the Man-Sword Unity divine ability.

• Ling Gang completed Core Formation with a First-grade Nine-Aperture Golden Core and found that no Illusory Heaven Illusion had appeared.
• Ling Gang considered whether his smooth breakthrough was an illusion and searched his Golden Core for flaws, but found none.
• Ling Gang used the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method to temper his spiritual soul and gain new Spiritual Soul Power.
• Ling Gang circulated the first layer of the Critical Hit Devouring Flying Sword Art and improved his understanding through the Hundredfold Golden Core.
• Ling Gang comprehended the Man-Sword Unity divine ability and discovered that his Sword Gang Differentiation could now produce two additional Sword Shadows.

Qi Chuan successfully formed a First-grade Nine-Aperture Golden Core and consolidated his cultivation, while the phenomenon of his breakthrough alarmed the Flower Immortal Sect. The Sect Leader and elders welcomed him as a new Core Formation True Person and planned a grand ceremony ten days later.

• Qi Chuan triggered a tenfold reward while circulating the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art, greatly increasing the growth of his Nine-Aperture Golden Core.
• A massive Spiritual Qi vortex formed over Five Elements Peak, and cultivators in the Five Elements Pavilion realized someone was attempting Core Formation.
• Hu Tianying and other Flower Immortal Sect elders arrived, recognized Qi Chuan's successful breakthrough, and escorted him toward the sect's main hall.
• The Sect Leader congratulated Qi Chuan and announced a grand ceremony in his honor ten days later.
• Qi Chuan met True Person Zhao Ming again and was introduced to the other Core Formation elders as the sect welcomed its new Core Formation True Person.

Hu Tian revealed his identity as a disciple of the Wind Moon Sect and asked permission to return to Nanhua Prefecture to help his imperiled sect. The Flying Sword approved his return after the advancement ceremony and offered to send Feng Tan with him, while Hu Tian examined cultivation methods but found none he needed.

• Zhao Ming introduced the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect's Core Formation elders, and the Flying Sword welcomed Hu Tian into their ranks at a celebration banquet.
• Hu Tian told the Flying Sword that he came from the Wind Moon Sect and explained its crisis with the Heavenly Soul Hall, then asked to return and requested forgiveness for concealing his identity.
• The Flying Sword said the sect already knew Hu Tian's identity, accepted his request to return, and offered to send Feng Tan to assist him after his advancement ceremony.
• The Flying Sword instructed Zhao Mingying to take Hu Tian to the Scripture Depository Hall and Treasure Weapon Hall to select a cultivation method and magic treasure.
• Hu Tian inspected the Core Formation methods, including the Purple Light Thunder Art, but chose none because he already had the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art.

Ming Wang visited the Scripture Depository Hall, rejected the Thousand Illusions Myriad Flower Art, and chose a Fourth-Tier Body Refining Art that suited his plans for dual cultivation. He later selected the Void Chime Bell as his magic treasure and returned to Wan Hua Xian ahead of his advancement ceremony.

• Ming Wang examined the Thousand Illusions Myriad Flower Art and learned from the Inner Talisman Hall that it was a sect-protecting method whose Nascent Soul portion was held by the Grand Elder.
• Ming Wang dismissed the Thousand Illusions Myriad Flower Art and chose a Fourth-Tier Body Refining Art, despite the Inner Talisman Hall warning that its later portion would require the Grand Elder's permission.
• Ming Wang copied the Body Refining Art with the Jade Slip and one-use jade token, then followed the Inner Talisman Hall to choose a magic treasure.
• Ming Wang selected the Void Chime Bell, a powerful low-grade Third-Tier soundwave treasure that could remain useful as his Flying Sword advanced.
• Ming Wang returned to Wan Hua Xian, where his Cave Dwelling remained undisturbed and his advancement ceremony was scheduled for ten days later.

Qi Chuan sacrificially refined the Void Chime Bell and tested its power as preparations for his Core Formation advancement ceremony spread throughout the sect and surrounding lands. The ceremony was due to begin the next day, while people speculated about who had broken through.

• Qi Chuan read Paper Crane Letters from Qian Lai, the Seventh Family, and Mo Qianbai, then sent replies without revealing that he had achieved Core Formation.
• Qi Chuan spent the following days nourishing and sacrificially refining the Void Chime Bell, with his Golden Finger's critical hits accelerating his progress.
• Qi Chuan completed the refinement, tested the bell's power, and stored it in his dantian, though he chose not to make it his Natal magic treasure.
• Preparations for Qi Chuan's advancement ceremony spread through the Qi Chuan Heart Gate, Myriad Flower City, and the surrounding kingdoms as people debated its significance.
• Qi Chuan slept, dreamed of advancing to Nascent Soul and beyond, and awoke clear-minded on the morning before his ceremony.

Feng Tan completed his magic treasure and cultivation arrangements, was formally welcomed as a Yan Letian Sect Elder, and prepared to travel with Zhao Ming toward the Wind Moon Sect. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Soul Hall’s campaign against the Wind Moon Sect remained stalled by its powerful protective array and Jin Jiedan’s unexpected False Core cultivation.

• Feng Tan reported to Golden Silkworm that he had refined his magic treasure, and Golden Silkworm offered guidance and warned him to seek help if needed.
• Feng Tan completed the ceremony, received his Elder status and resources, and moved into a third-order lower-grade cave dwelling.
• After several days, Feng Tan left with Zhao Ming, intending to investigate the Wind Moon Sect’s situation.
• The Flower Immortal Sect sent Elders and disciples with array-breaking tools to attack the Wind Moon Sect’s protective array, but Tian Hunzi reported that their efforts were unlikely to break it.
• Qi Chuan arrived at the Wind Moon Sect and saw its third-order top-grade Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Grand Array, while the Heavenly Soul Hall’s forces remained wary of Jin Jiedan and the array.

Situ traveled toward Nanhua Prefecture with Ling Mai and cultivated using Spiritual Qi drawn from Situ Jiang, while the Heavenly Soul Hall continued besieging the Wind Moon Sect. The Heavenly Soul Hall secretly learned that Qi Chuan had gone elsewhere, but Yun Qingyue remained inside the formation, leaving the siege at a stalemate.

• At the Wind Moon Sect, Yun Qingyue refused to lead anyone outside the formation despite Yan Letian's suspicions about Qi Chuan's absence, and urged the sect to hold on.
• Liang Houfu and Northern Hua Province kept Qi Chuan's covert departure secret and planned to wait for his return while the Heavenly Soul Hall continued its formation-breaking attempts.
• After traveling from the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect, Situ and Ling Mai reached the border between Nanhua Prefecture and the White Dragon Cauldron and discussed the region's scenery and customs.
• Situ used Situ Jiang to draw Spiritual Qi from Situ Jiang and cultivate the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art, triggering an Eighteenfold Critical Hit that strengthened his Four-Orifice Golden Silkworm.

Situ used a Supreme-grade Tier 3 Formation Breaking Talisman to shatter the eastern section of Wind Moon Sect’s great formation, exposing Wind Moon Lake to Heavenly Soul Hall’s army. Tian Hunzi refused to surrender as Situ and a returning young figure prepared to face the sect.

• Situ inspected the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Great Formation and confronted Tian Hunzi at its eastern sector.
• Situ revealed that his trip to North Magnetic Divine Palace had been real and produced a Supreme-grade Tier 3 Formation Breaking Talisman.
• Situ pressured Tian Hunzi to open the formation and surrender, but Tian Hunzi refused to kneel and prepared to fight.
• Situ tore the talisman apart, and its spatial power shattered the formation’s eastern section.
• Heavenly Soul Hall’s cultivators surged toward Wind Moon Lake as the exposed Wind Moon Sect faced destruction.
• A young figure emerged, and Tian Hunzi recognized the arrival of the Grand Elder.