Chapter Summaries

Qi Chuan killed a Fourth-Tier Low-Grade Sea Demon with a dazzling sword strike, then escaped the Thousand-Zhang Abyss with True Monarch Qingyun and an extraordinary haul. On their way back to Northern Hua Province, Qi Chuan asked to keep the Fourth-Tier Metal materials, leaving True Monarch Qingyun to answer.

• Qi Chuan told True Monarch Qingyun not to intervene, then used Brilliant Sword Radiance to kill the Sea Demon that had escaped the Nightmare Domain.
• Qi Chuan retrieved the Sea Demon's Demon Core and valuable materials, and he and True Monarch Qingyun fled as the other Sea Demons devoured the corpse.
• Ye Duahai found the warning formations destroyed and the Sea Demon's remains gone, then failed to discover who had raided the resources.
• Qi Chuan told True Monarch Qingyun that he had collected Fourth-Tier Metals and numerous high-grade Spirit Materials from a spirit mine and the Spirit Coral Area.
• Qi Chuan asked True Monarch Qingyun to let him keep the Fourth-Tier Metal materials instead of claiming the Demon Core or Spirit Grass Materials.

Qi Chuan used the Fourth-Tier metals he received from True Monarch Qingyun to advance his Natal Flying Sword to Low-Tier 4 and named it the Sea-Splitting Sword. When Qingyun asked how to respond to an invitation from the North Magnetic Divine Palace, Qi Chuan saw an opportunity to confront the sect over its past role in threatening the Wind Moon Sect.

• True Monarch Qingyun let Qi Chuan take the Fourth-Tier Metal materials while ensuring he kept the Low-Tier 4 Demon Core and a fair share of the Spirit Herbs.
• After returning to the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect, Qi Chuan cultivated with the metals and moved into a completed Low-Tier 4 Cave Mansion.
• Qi Chuan used the last of his Fourth-Tier Low-Grade Metal to advance his Natal Flying Sword to Low-Tier 4 and named it the Sea-Splitting Sword.
• Zhao Ming summoned Qi Chuan to Myriad Flower Hall, where True Monarch Qingyun showed him an invitation to True Monarch Yuan Ci's 900th Birthday Celebration.
• Qi Chuan recalled that the North Magnetic Divine Palace had lent the Heavenly Soul Hall a Formation Breaking Talisman that nearly destroyed the Wind Moon Sect, and decided the celebration was an opportunity to settle the score.

Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun traveled to North Magnetic Divine Palace for True Monarch Yuan Ci’s 900th Birthday Celebration, intending to demand answers from him. They confronted Yuan Ci in the crowded main hall, leaving the gathered Core Formation cultivators terrified as the two Nascent Soul sects faced off.

• Qi Chuan decided to attend Yuan Ci’s birthday celebration to confront him, and True Monarch Qingyun insisted on accompanying him as a fellow Grand Elder of the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect.
• After waiting until the celebration approached, Qi Chuan and Qingyun traveled together to North Magnetic Divine Palace and presented a Low Tier 4 Spirit Grass at the gates.
• The visitors and elders of North Magnetic Divine Palace reacted with alarm when the two True Lords of the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect arrived together.
• Qi Chuan and Qingyun entered the main hall, where True Monarch Yuan Ci sat among the assembled Core Formation leaders.
• Qi Chuan said the birthday gift had concluded their congratulations and that he and Qingyun had come to ask two questions before leaving.
• Yuan Ci recognized that the visit was really a demand for answers, while the assembled Core Formation cultivators feared a clash between the two Nascent Soul sects.

Qi Chuan confronted True Monarch Yuan Ci over the North Magnetic Divine Palace’s role in nearly destroying the Wind Moon Sect, then severed Sect Leader Guo Ling’s right arm when Yuan Ci tried to dismiss the matter. Qi Chuan and Yuan Ci agreed to settle their dispute in a public duel, with the spectators watching as they prepared to fight.

• Qi Chuan showed True Monarch Yuan Ci a recording proving that Golden Silkworm had obtained a third-rank supreme-grade Formation Breaking Talisman from the North Magnetic Divine Palace.
• True Monarch Yuan Ci summoned Guo Ling, who claimed he had sold Golden Silkworm the talisman without knowing the Wind Moon Sect was under siege, and proposed a lenient punishment.
• Qi Chuan asked Guo Ling which hand he had used to sell the talisman, then cut off Guo Ling’s right arm with Sword Intent.
• True Monarch Yuan Ci treated Guo Ling’s injury and challenged Qi Chuan to fight, while True Monarch Qingyun agreed to let the duel proceed.
• Qi Chuan and True Monarch Yuan Ci set the stakes: Yuan Ci would cripple Qi Chuan’s arms if he won, while Qi Chuan demanded a public apology, compensation for the Wind Moon Sect, and Guo Ling’s permanent removal if Yuan Ci lost.
• Qi Chuan and True Monarch Yuan Ci faced each other in the sky above the North Magnetic Divine Palace as True Monarch Qingyun and the gathered spectators watched.

Qi Chuan withstood True Monarch Yuan Ci’s repeated spiritual-treasure attacks without showing the weakness Yuan Ci expected, then countered his Jade Magnetic Divine Light with the Sea-Splitting Sword. The sword split Yuan Ci’s two luminous fist seals apart, leaving their battle at a decisive turning point.

• True Monarch Yuan Ci attacked Qi Chuan with the Python Sparrow Twin Spirit Ruler, but Qi Chuan’s Nine Flood Dragon Spirit Fire Cover repelled its spirit beasts.
• True Monarch Yuan Ci sent several Low-Tier 4 spiritual treasures against Qi Chuan, who blocked them with the White Dragon Cauldron, the Spirit Fire Cover, and Sword Gang.
• True Monarch Yuan Ci realized his Nascent Energy was running low while Qi Chuan remained steady, and the spectators began to doubt Yuan Ci could defeat him.
• True Monarch Yuan Ci unleashed his Jade Magnetic Divine Light in two luminous-patterned fist seals, while Qi Chuan summoned the Sea-Splitting Sword.
• Qi Chuan’s Sea-Splitting Sword divided into two Sword Shadows and cut both of Yuan Ci’s fist seals in half.

Qi Chuan broke True Monarch Yuan Ci’s Jade Magnetic Divine Light formation and defeated him, then left the North Magnetic Divine Palace with True Monarch Qingyun. The palace issued a public apology and compensation notice the next day, and Qi Chuan’s name spread throughout the region.

• True Monarch Yuan Ci revealed that his scattered Jade Magnetic Divine Light specks had formed a trapping formation around Qi Chuan and demanded Qi Chuan surrender, apologize, and pay compensation.
• Qi Chuan refused, and True Monarch Yuan Ci activated the formation and moved to sever his arms.
• Qi Chuan used the Sea-Splitting Sword, Man-Sword Unity, Luminous Sword Heart, and Illusion-Breaking Sword to break the formation and overwhelm True Monarch Yuan Ci, who suffered a backlash and yielded.
• Qi Chuan spared True Monarch Yuan Ci and left with True Monarch Qingyun as the North Magnetic Divine Palace watched in silence.
• The next day, the North Magnetic Divine Palace apologized to the Wind Moon Sect, promised tenfold compensation, and stripped Sect Leader Guo Ling of his position and sentenced him to one hundred years at the Cliff of Reflection.
• News of Qi Chuan’s victory and the palace’s notice spread throughout Nanhua Prefecture and neighboring cultivation worlds, making his name widely known.

Qi Chuan became a Tier 4 Low-grade Alchemist, refined Profound King Pills, and used one to strengthen his Nascent Soul while cultivating. Twenty years later, he and True Monarch Qingyun returned from the Chaotic Demon Sea amid rumors that Heavenly Star Palace’s Spirit Transformation mighty figure was near death or already dead.

• Qi Chuan visited the Wind Moon Sect and the Qi Family of Red Maple Valley, left them resources, and returned to the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect.
• Qi Chuan successfully refined Rising Dragon Pills and advanced to become a Tier 4 Low-grade Alchemist.
• Qi Chuan failed to refine his first batch of Profound King Pills, then produced four completed pills from his second batch and used one to cultivate with the Mysterious Stone Talisman.
• Qi Chuan planned to improve his cultivation, divine soul, body, and talisman mastery while gathering high-grade spirit herb materials with True Monarch Qingyun.
• Twenty years later, Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun discussed rumors that Heavenly Star Palace’s Spirit Transformation mighty figure was near death or had died a century earlier.
• True Monarch Qingyun urged Qi Chuan to prepare for possible turmoil, and Qi Chuan agreed to work toward the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Qi Chuan spent years strengthening his Nascent Soul foundation, only to find that it grew to three inches and apparently advanced him to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. The Golden Finger then revealed that he still needed an Inspiration Opportunity to break through, leaving his true realm uncertain.

• Qi Chuan reviewed his progress in body cultivation, soul strength, sword-art deduction, alchemy, and talisman crafting after returning to the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect.
• Qi Chuan discovered that cultivating beyond a two-inch-nine-fen Nascent Soul improved its foundation even though its height did not change.
• Qi Chuan cultivated for nearly six years, completed the eleventh layer of the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art, and eventually raised his Nascent Soul Height to three inches.
• Qi Chuan believed he had entered the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, but further cultivation yielded no foundation improvement and instead gave him an Inspiration Opportunity to break through to that stage.
• Qi Chuan realized the Golden Finger still judged him to be a Nascent Soul Early Stage True Lord despite his three-inch Nascent Soul.

Qi Chuan reached a three-cun Nascent Soul and continued accumulating Inspiration Opportunities as chaos spread after the Heavenly Star Palace’s Spirit Transformation cultivator was confirmed dead. He persuaded True Monarch Qingyun to keep the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect cautious for now, but Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion later proposed an alliance, leaving their intentions in question.

• Qi Chuan realized his Nascent Soul had reached the three-cun limit and resumed cultivating toward the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• After four years, news confirmed that Heavenly Star Palace’s Spirit Transformation cultivator had died a century earlier, and the palace split into four Nascent Soul-level sects as the region descended into turmoil.
• True Monarch Qingyun asked Qi Chuan whether the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect should seize opportunities amid the chaos, but Qi Chuan advised maintaining stability until his breakthrough.
• Three months later, Zhao Ming summoned Qi Chuan to Myriad Flower Hall, where True Monarch Qingyun reported that Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion had proposed an alliance between Northern Hua Province’s three Nascent Soul sects.

Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun rejected the Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion’s alliance, while the two sects formed their own pact and stirred concern in the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect. Confident that the alliance posed no threat, Qi Chuan returned to cultivation, perfected his breakthrough opportunity, and began attacking the Nascent Soul Middle Stage bottleneck.

• Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun agreed to reject the Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion’s invitation to form an alliance.
• True Monarch Azure Sword and True Monarch Yin Yang formed a two-sect alliance and vowed to advance and retreat together without the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect.
• Qi Chuan reassured True Monarch Qingyun that the alliance posed no serious threat and that he would reach the Nascent Soul Middle Stage—and eventually the Great True Lord realm—before its members.
• Qi Chuan returned to his cave mansion and resumed cultivating instead of concerning himself with the alliance.
• After four months, Qi Chuan perfected his Inspiration Opportunity for breaking through and began attacking the Nascent Soul Middle Stage bottleneck.

Qi Chuan advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage after eight months of cultivation, then comprehended the Sword Dao Divine Ability Sword Cuts Yin Yang. He tested it and triggered its yin effect, weakening his sword arts eightfold for eight hours, so he resolved to rely more on other abilities and fourth-tier talismans.

• Qi Chuan spent eight months cultivating and broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, raising his Nascent Soul Height to five inches and nine nines.
• Qi Chuan studied the eleventh layer of the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art and comprehended the Sword Dao Divine Ability Sword Cuts Yin Yang after half a month.
• Qi Chuan activated Sword Cuts Yin Yang and discovered that it had triggered the yin effect, leaving him weak and reducing the Sea-Splitting Sword's power eightfold.
• Qi Chuan tested his other abilities and equipment and found that the effect mainly weakened his Flying Sword and Sword Dao Divine Abilities, while his Nine Layers Painful Soul Technique remained unaffected.
• Qi Chuan decided to cultivate more non-sword abilities and stockpile fourth-tier talismans.

Qi Chuan tested the improved Mysterious Stone Talisman and began refining his Sea-Splitting Sword before heading to Myriad Flower Hall to ask True Monarch Qingyun for Nascent Soul techniques. There, he found the sect struggling with trouble caused by Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion, and revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

• Qi Chuan found that the Mysterious Stone Talisman now provided Spiritual Qi equivalent to a Tier 4 top-grade cave dwelling, but he uncovered no new secrets in its dark space.
• Qi Chuan used the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Art and Fourth-Tier Low-Grade Metal to slightly improve the Sea-Splitting Sword.
• True Monarch Qingyun and the elders discussed the growing unrest caused by Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion, whose subordinates had repeatedly clashed with the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect.
• Qi Chuan arrived at Myriad Flower Hall to seek divine abilities and secret arts, then learned from Zhao Ming about the sect’s troubles.
• Qi Chuan told True Monarch Qingyun that he had advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Qi Chuan revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, transforming the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect’s response to pressure from the Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion. After the sect celebrated and True Monarch Qingyun agreed to provide Qi Chuan with cultivation techniques, the two allied sects doubted the news and began planning to test him.

• Qi Chuan revealed his Nascent Soul Middle Stage cultivation to True Monarch Qingyun and the Core Formation True Persons in the Myriad Flower Hall.
• True Monarch Qingyun canceled further concern over the two sects’ alliance, and Qi Chuan agreed to let the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect announce his breakthrough.
• Qi Chuan asked True Monarch Qingyun for Nascent Soul Realm divine abilities and secret arts, and Qingyun promised to gather around ten for him.
• The Myriad Flower Immortal Sect announced Qi Chuan’s breakthrough, prompting celebrations among its disciples, stewards, and managers.
• True Monarch Azure Sword and True Monarch Yin Yang questioned whether Qi Chuan’s breakthrough was genuine and decided to devise a probe while restraining their subordinates.

Qi Chuan studied ten Nascent Soul divine abilities and used his Hundredfold Critical Hit to accelerate his comprehension. When Yin Yang Mansion sent him an ancient treasure map supposedly pointing to an opportunity to become a Great True Lord, Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun suspected a trap but agreed to investigate it.

• Qi Chuan read the Mysterious Braking Golden Light and the other nine divine ability arts, triggering critical-hit gains that slightly advanced his comprehension of each.
• Qi Chuan identified alchemy, improving the Sea-Splitting Sword, soul cultivation, and body-tempering as his immediate priorities.
• True Monarch Qingyun and Qi Chuan heard Zhao Ming report that the Azure Sword Pavilion and Yin Yang Mansion had become more subdued after Qi Chuan reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• A reporting disciple delivered Yin Yang Mansion's congratulatory gift: an ancient Chaotic Demon Sea treasure map and a jade-slip message from True Monarch Yin Yang claiming it led to an opportunity to become a Great True Lord.
• True Monarch Qingyun suspected the map was suspicious, but Qi Chuan and he agreed to visit the site and investigate.

Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun investigated a supposed Great True Lord opportunity on Great Wu Island, where they discovered an ancient formation and surveillance devices. Qi Chuan’s powerful soul exposed the hidden devices, and the chapter ended with True Monarch Azure Sword and True Monarch Yin Yang accepting that their alliance should avoid provoking the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect.

• Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun secretly traveled to Great Wu Island and searched the marked mountain peak for the treasure site.
• The two entered a stone grotto and discovered a concealed ancient formation too advanced for them to break.
• Qi Chuan sensed and destroyed hidden surveillance artifacts and talismans, surprising True Monarch Qingyun with the strength of his Spiritual Sense.
• True Monarch Qingyun declined Qi Chuan’s offer to teach him a Spirit Refining Cultivation Method.
• True Monarch Azure Sword and True Monarch Yin Yang watched their surveillance images disappear and concluded that Qi Chuan had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and had a stronger soul than theirs.
• True Monarch Azure Sword and True Monarch Yin Yang agreed to keep a lower profile around the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect and leave the ancient formation alone.

Qi Chuan and True Monarch Qingyun abandoned the ancient formation on Great Wu Island, planning to return when Qi Chuan was stronger. At Sea Bamboo Island, Qi Chuan learned that True Monarch Green Bamboo had advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and left a congratulatory gift at the Green Bamboo Sect, but its box resisted a steward’s attempts to open it.

• Qi Chuan removed the surveillance artifacts in the cavern, and he and True Monarch Qingyun decided to leave the ancient formation for a future visit.
• True Monarch Qingyun returned to the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect while Qi Chuan traveled toward a nearby Body Cultivation Ground.
• Qi Chuan reached Sea Bamboo Island and heard that True Monarch Green Bamboo had advanced to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and would hold a celebration a month later.
• Qi Chuan went to the Green Bamboo Sect, gave its guards a gift box, and asked them to thank True Monarch Green Bamboo for his past consideration.
• Steward Liu tried several spells to open Qi Chuan’s gift box, but it did not move.

True Monarch Green Bamboo accepted a congratulatory gift from Qi Chuan and ordered the waters around the Deep Sea Ice Pool protected. After cultivating there for two months, Qi Chuan drew close to the limit of a Tier 3 Body Cultivator, while a Mid-Tier 4 Sea Demon threatened Sea Bamboo Island; when it headed toward the pool, Green Bamboo set out to warn Qi Chuan.

• Steward Liu delivered Qi Chuan’s sealed gift to True Monarch Green Bamboo, who opened it and found Low-Tier 4 talismans and pills.
• True Monarch Green Bamboo identified Qi Chuan as the likely giver and designated the waters around the Deep Sea Ice Pool a Forbidden Zone.
• Qi Chuan repeatedly endured the pool’s extreme cold and recovered with the Great Bright King Art, improving his body over two months.
• The Green Bamboo Sect learned that a Mid-Tier 4 Sea Demon was watching Sea Bamboo Island and warned cultivators not to go out to sea.
• The Sect Leader reported that the sea demon had headed east, and True Monarch Green Bamboo realized it was approaching the Deep Sea Ice Pool.
• True Monarch Green Bamboo set out to warn Qi Chuan to withdraw before the sea demon arrived.

Qi Chuan recovered from his injuries in the Deep Sea Ice Pool and reached the peak of Tier 3 Body Cultivation. When a Mid-Tier 4 Sea Demon attacked him, Qi Chuan revealed his strength and killed it with the Sea-Splitting Sword, while True Monarch Green Bamboo arrived too late to intervene.

• Qi Chuan recovered from two days of cultivation and advanced to the peak of Tier 3 Body Cultivation.
• After restoring his injuries with pills and Nascent Energy, Qi Chuan sensed a Mid-Tier 4 Sea Demon approaching and chose to stay and fight it.
• The sea demon attacked Qi Chuan with its freezing innate ability as True Monarch Green Bamboo arrived nearby and hesitated over whether to help.
• Qi Chuan used Sword Gang Differentiation to damage the sea demon's attack, then united with the Sea-Splitting Sword and unleashed the Illusion-Breaking Sword.
• Qi Chuan's sword broke through the sea demon's divine ability and pierced its body, killing it.

Qi Chuan killed a Mid-Tier 4 Sea Demon and learned from True Monarch Green Bamboo about several body cultivation grounds, including one belonging to Star Cloud Pavilion. After returning to the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect, Qi Chuan planned to improve his array and alchemy skills and began refining pills.

• Qi Chuan killed the Mid-Tier 4 Sea Demon, collected its core and valuable materials, and astonished True Monarch Green Bamboo with his strength.
• True Monarch Green Bamboo introduced himself, thanked Qi Chuan for his earlier gift, and shared the locations of other body cultivation grounds, including a Tier 4 High-grade site belonging to Star Cloud Pavilion.
• Qi Chuan introduced himself as the Second Grand Elder of the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect and offered to help True Monarch Green Bamboo if he faced difficulties; the two parted on friendly terms.
• True Monarch Green Bamboo gathered the remaining Sea Demon materials while Qi Chuan returned to the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect and reported his safe return to True Monarch Qingyun.
• Qi Chuan planned to advance his array mastery and alchemy, then took out the Sea Demon core and began refining pills in his alchemy chamber.

Qi Chuan advanced to Mid Tier 4 Alchemist and Talisman Master, refined Nascent Nurturing Pills to strengthen his Nascent Soul, and continued improving his other abilities. He used Fourth-Tier Top-Grade Metal to upgrade the Sea-Splitting Sword, which began to emit a strange ripple as the metal was consumed.

• Qi Chuan successfully refined six Blood Spirit Pills and gained insight that brought him closer to becoming a Mid Tier 4 Alchemist.
• After a year of practicing alchemy, talisman crafting, formations, cultivation, and sword enhancement, Qi Chuan refined Blazing Sun Pills and advanced to Mid Tier 4 Alchemist.
• Qi Chuan practiced for another month, refined three successful Nascent Nurturing Pills from a Sea Demon Core, and cultivated with one to improve his Nascent Soul foundation.
• Qi Chuan spent a month practicing talisman crafting and advanced to Mid Tier 4 Talisman Master by successfully making a Water Origin Talisman.
• Qi Chuan decided to keep training his formation mastery so he could inspect the ancient formation on Great Wu Island, then focused on advancing the Sea-Splitting Sword.
• Qi Chuan used Fourth-Tier Top-Grade Metal and the Spirit Devouring Sword Forging Art to strengthen the Sea-Splitting Sword; after the metal shattered, the sword released a strange ripple that distorted the void.