Chapter Summaries

Qi Chuan strengthened his body through a medicinal bath and resolved to keep cultivating the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body despite its high cost. He declined Ye Liang’s birthday invitation but agreed to form a limited connection with Murong Fan, while warning that he would be occupied with cultivation for the next few months.

• Qi Chuan used the Hundredfold Critical Hit while cultivating in the medicinal bath, steadily strengthening his body and noticing a faint trace of jade light on his skin.
• After half a day of cultivation, Qi Chuan judged that reaching the Early Tier 1 Body Cultivator level was within reach, though he worried about the resources body cultivation consumed.
• Qi Chuan received Ye Liang’s invitation to a birthday gathering and sent a polite refusal, choosing to focus on cultivation instead.
• Qi Chuan received a letter from Murong Fan proposing cooperation based on their families’ ties, and he agreed while explaining he would be busy cultivating for the next few months.

Ye Liang planned to test Qi Chuan’s Fireball Technique and recruit promising new Inner Sect disciples at his birthday banquet. Qi Chuan declined the invitation, leaving Ye Liang angry but resolved to focus on the other guests and deal with Qi Chuan later.

• Ye Liang reviewed what the Ye Family had learned about Qi Chuan’s cultivation and Fireball Technique, and planned to assess him at the birthday banquet.
• Ye Liang hoped to recruit Qi Chuan and other promising new Inner Sect disciples to work for him.
• Ye Liang received Qi Chuan’s letter declining the invitation because he was busy, and burned it in anger.
• Ye Liang dismissed Qi Chuan’s talent as limited and returned to his cave mansion to prepare for recruiting the other disciples.

Qi Chuan advanced to Qi Refining Fifth Layer after more than a year of cultivation, while his Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body remained near the peak of its First Layer. A letter from Murong Fan then invited him to help explore a dangerous treasure site.

• Qi Chuan completed the Jade Skin Realm of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body and became an Early Tier 1 Body Cultivator, spending a large sum on medicinal ingredients.
• Qi Chuan focused more on cultivating the Evergreen Art and using Gathering Yuan Pills to improve his mana.
• After more than a year, Qi Chuan advanced from Qi Refining Fourth Layer to Qi Refining Fifth Layer.
• Qi Chuan received a Paper Crane Letter from Murong Fan, who asked for his help exploring a verified treasure site with unknown dangers.

Qi Chuan considered Murong Fan’s invitation to explore a Treasure Map and went to hear the details before deciding whether to join him. Murong Fan revealed that two Tier 1 Mid-grade Black Jade Spirit Snakes guarded the treasure site in Black Snake Abyss, while Qi Chuan realized the snakes’ gall could provide a way to heal Second Master’s damaged meridians.

• Qi Chuan reviewed Murong Fan’s invitation and weighed the risks, relying on his perfected spells and powerful Talisman Treasure for protection.
• Qi Chuan visited Murong Fan’s cave dwelling and asked to hear the Treasure Map’s details before agreeing to participate.
• Murong Fan said the treasure site lay in Black Snake Abyss near Black Snake City and was guarded by two Tier 1 Mid-grade Black Jade Spirit Snakes.
• Qi Chuan recalled that Black Jade Spirit Snake gall could be refined into a Black Jade Bone-Setting Pill that might heal Second Master’s meridian problems.

Qi Chuan agreed to explore a treasure site in Black Snake Abyss with Murong Fan, partly hoping to obtain a Black Jade Spirit Snake’s gall to help Second Master. After preparing and entering the abyss, they found a nest with two Tier 1 Mid-grade Black Jade Spirit Snakes and assigned one opponent to each.

• Qi Chuan agreed to join Murong Fan’s exploration and accepted their usual arrangement to split the gains fairly.
• Qi Chuan absorbed the remaining medicinal power of a Gathering Yuan Pill and consolidated his Qi Refining Fifth Layer Spell Power.
• Three days later, Qi Chuan and Murong Fan traveled to Black Snake City and entered Black Snake Abyss.
• The pair passed through the outer regions, where they encountered and easily killed several First-grade Low-tier Black Jade Spirit Snakes.
• Qi Chuan and Murong Fan found a nest containing two Tier 1 Mid-grade Black Jade Spirit Snakes, and Murong Fan proposed that he fight the mother snake while Qi Chuan fought the other.

At a fork in Black Snake Abyss, Qi Chuan and Murong Fan fought a pair of Black Jade Spirit Snakes, with Murong Fan taking on the stronger mother and Qi Chuan the male. Qi Chuan killed his opponent with ease while Murong Fan struggled to finish his, leaving Murong Fan wondering about Qi Chuan’s strength.

• Murong Fan rushed toward the left path and drew his Dark Green Umbrella to defend against the Mother Black Jade Spirit Snake’s attacks.
• Qi Chuan fought the Male Black Jade Spirit Snake with Flying Ash while observing Murong Fan’s difficult battle.
• Qi Chuan held back until he judged the moment right, then accelerated Flying Ash and beheaded the male snake.
• Murong Fan declined Qi Chuan’s offer of help and eventually killed the mother snake after exhausting himself.
• Murong Fan noticed that Qi Chuan appeared calm and wondered whether he had dealt with the male snake unusually easily.

After defeating the black jade spirit snakes, Qi Chuan and Murong Fan followed the treasure map into a cave and uncovered cultivation resources and two ancient booklets. Qi Chuan learned that one booklet contained a dual cultivation method and discovered that the other taught a pupil technique.

• Murong Fan recovered his spell power, and he and Qi Chuan entered the cave marked on the treasure map.
• Following the map’s clues, the two reached a small cold pond and evaporated its water to uncover a stone coffin buried beneath it.
• Murong Fan retrieved the cultivation resources from the coffin, and the two began dividing the finds by examining ancient booklets.
• Murong Fan identified his booklet as the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method, which he kept to offer to his Lineage after Qi Chuan declined it.
• Qi Chuan read the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye booklet and realized it contained a pupil technique.

Qi Chuan and Murong Fan divided the cave’s treasures, with Qi Chuan keeping the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye and the Black Jade Spirit Snake gallbladders. After leaving Black Snake City, Murong Fan headed to his Lineage to present the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method, and he told Qi Chuan about a nearby marketplace where he could sell his damaged magic tool.

• Qi Chuan recognized the Ancient Booklet as the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye and decided to cultivate the pupil technique.
• Murong Fan read the technique and offered it to Qi Chuan, saying he had already taken the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method.
• Qi Chuan and Murong Fan each took one damaged Top-grade Magic Tool and divided the remaining Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Qi Chuan took both Black Jade Spirit Snake gallbladders and paid Murong Fan for his share.
• Qi Chuan and Murong Fan left Black Snake Abyss and returned to Black Snake City, where Murong Fan said he would take the cultivation method to his Lineage.
• Murong Fan parted from Qi Chuan and pointed out a nearby marketplace where Qi Chuan could sell his damaged magic tool.

Qi Chuan visited a secluded marketplace to sell a Half-destroyed Top-grade Magic Tool and brought it to Clear Wind Pavilion. The shop's old man offered him one hundred and eighty Low-grade Spirit Stones, leaving Qi Chuan to decide whether to accept.

• Murong Fan told Qi Chuan about a marketplace southwest of Black Snake City and departed.
• Qi Chuan traveled to Valley Marketplace to sell his damaged magic tool, but doubted the small shops and Rogue Cultivator stalls could handle it.
• Qi Chuan entered Clear Wind Pavilion and learned that its Tier 1 High-grade goods were on the third floor.
• Qi Chuan showed the old man on the third floor his Half-destroyed Top-grade Magic Tool and refused to explain where he had obtained it.
• The old man offered Qi Chuan one hundred and eighty Low-grade Spirit Stones for the damaged tool.

Qi Chuan sold a Half-destroyed Top-grade Magic Tool to Clear Wind Pavilion for 310 Low-grade Spirit Stones, then discovered a Tier 1 Talisman Crafting Inheritance at a Rogue Cultivator's stall. After reading it, he gained some understanding of basic talisman crafting, and the stall owner revealed that he had written many copies himself.

• Qi Chuan haggled with the old man at Clear Wind Pavilion and sold the Half-destroyed Top-grade Magic Tool for 310 Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Qi Chuan browsed Rogue Cultivator stalls while heading for the marketplace exit but found nothing worthwhile at first.
• Qi Chuan spotted a booklet labeled Tier 1 Talisman Crafting Inheritance and asked the burly stall owner if he could inspect it.
• Qi Chuan flipped through the inheritance, triggering rewards that slightly improved his understanding of drawing Fireball Talismans, Water Arrow Talismans, and other basic talismans.
• Qi Chuan asked whether the stall owner had written the inheritance and drawn the displayed talismans, and the man confirmed it before offering more copies for one Low-grade Spirit Stone each.

Qi Chuan bought a basic talisman-crafting inheritance to earn Spirit Stones, then discovered the seller was following him to rob him. When the rogue cultivator threatened him, Qi Chuan activated his jade-body technique and charged at him.

• Qi Chuan bought a Tier 1 Talisman Crafting Inheritance for one Low-grade Spirit Stone, hoping to make valuable talismans with his skills and Hundredfold Critical Hit.
• After leaving Valley Marketplace, Qi Chuan sensed an invisible cultivator following him and stopped to confront the pursuer.
• The burly middle-aged rogue cultivator revealed himself and demanded Qi Chuan's Spirit Stones, boasting that his talismans and Qi Refining Third Layer cultivation made the robbery easy.
• Qi Chuan activated the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, then smashed the ground beneath his feet and charged at the rogue cultivator.

Qi Chuan killed a rogue cultivator who attacked him, using his jade-hardened body to withstand talismans and smash a defensive artifact with one punch. An old man from Clear Wind Pavilion, who had been hiding nearby, watched Qi Chuan leave and decided he was wise not to attack.

• The stocky rogue cultivator attacked Qi Chuan with talismans, but Qi Chuan charged through them unharmed.
• Qi Chuan shattered the rogue cultivator’s defensive artifact with a punch and killed him with another blow.
• Qi Chuan collected the rogue cultivator’s meager valuables, sensed someone concealed nearby, and left without finding them.
• The old man from Clear Wind Pavilion emerged after Qi Chuan departed and feared the consequences of attacking a possible Wind Moon Sect Disciple.

After returning safely to the Wind Moon Sect, Qi Chuan used his Hundredfold Critical Hit to master all five basic Tier 1 Low-grade Five Elements Talismans and decided to pursue talisman crafting as a steady source of Spirit Stones. He left his cave mansion and headed to the Inner Sect's Treasury Pavilion to buy talisman-crafting tools.

• Qi Chuan returned to his cave mansion with Spirit Stones, Crushed Spirit Beads, and a Tier 1 Talisman Crafting Inheritance, then recognized he needed a reliable income to fund his cultivation.
• Qi Chuan studied the Fireball Talisman technique, triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit, and advanced to a Tier 1 Low-grade Talisman Master.
• Qi Chuan studied the Water Arrow, Gold Skin, Earth Wall, and Wood Vine Talismans, with repeated critical hits helping him master all five basic Five Elements Talismans at the Tier 1 Low-grade level.
• Qi Chuan decided to buy talisman-crafting tools and left for the Inner Sect's Treasury Pavilion.

Qi Chuan bought talisman-making tools and used his Perfected Stage Fireball Technique and Golden Finger to rapidly improve his talisman skills. After two days of practice, he unexpectedly drew a Tier 1 Mid-grade Fireball Talisman with low-grade materials and advanced to a Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Master.

• Qi Chuan bought a high-grade Mystic Elephant Brush, low-grade Magic Ink, and low-grade Talisman Paper at the Treasury Pavilion.
• Qi Chuan drew his first Tier 1 Low Grade Fireball Talisman and completed its Spirit Infusion with exceptional precision.
• Qi Chuan received a forty-fivefold critical-hit harvest that greatly increased his Fireball Talisman-drawing experience.
• Qi Chuan spent two days practicing Fireball Talismans while continuing to cultivate with the Evergreen Art.
• Qi Chuan drew a Tier 1 Mid-grade Fireball Talisman with low-grade materials, triggering a hundredfold harvest and advancing to a Tier 1 Mid-grade Talisman Master.

Qi Chuan advanced his basic five-element talisman skills to Tier 1 Mid-grade while steadily cultivating, then began studying the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye to improve his ability to detect hidden enemies. After a critical-hit enhancement improved his understanding, he learned that its beginner stage required only a special circulation of spiritual power around his eyes.

• Qi Chuan drew a Tier 1 Mid-grade Fireball Talisman and concluded that his high-grade Magic Brush and improving skill had helped him advance.
• Qi Chuan continued practicing talismans, and over the next ten days he cultivated the Evergreen Art and asked the Pill Pavilion to refine two Black Jade Bone-Setting Pills for Second Master.
• Qi Chuan completed a Tier 1 Mid-grade Wood Vine Talisman, bringing all five basic five-element talismans to Tier 1 Mid-grade.
• Qi Chuan decided to cultivate the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye after recalling that he could sense a hidden Rogue Cultivator but could not locate him.
• Qi Chuan read the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye booklet, received enhanced understanding, and learned that its beginner stage required circulating spiritual power around his eyeballs.

Qi Chuan cultivated the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye until he reached its initial stage, gaining greatly enhanced vision. Testing it outside his Cave Dwelling, he suspected Wind Moon Lake and its surrounding mountains were protected by a powerful Tier 3 formation.

• Qi Chuan repeatedly studied the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye manual before carefully beginning its dangerous cultivation method.
• After his first period of cultivation, Qi Chuan’s eyesight sharpened, and he continued practicing the technique.
• Eight days later, Qi Chuan reached the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye’s initial stage and experienced a dramatic improvement in his vision.
• Qi Chuan tested the technique at his Cave Dwelling entrance, but the clouds and mist over Wind Moon Lake and its distant landmarks remained difficult to see through.
• Qi Chuan suspected a massive formation covered Wind Moon Lake and the inner sect Spirit Peak, and he concluded that Wind Moon Sect offered him great security.

Qi Chuan decided to earn Spirit Stones by crafting and selling mid-grade talismans after his funds dwindled. Meanwhile, Yun Qingyue entered the Primordial Spirit Hall to try again to comprehend its mysterious Object of Opportunity, while the Wind Moon Sect Master waited outside expecting her to fail.

• Qi Chuan improved his Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye and realized he needed medicinal ingredients to advance it beyond the beginner stage’s limits.
• With his Spirit Stones nearly exhausted, Qi Chuan planned to craft and sell mid-grade talismans to fund his cultivation.
• The Wind Moon Sect Master brought Yun Qingyue to the Primordial Spirit Hall for another attempt to comprehend its Object of Opportunity.
• Yun Qingyue entered the hall, confident that her perfected pupil technique and Perfection of Qi Refining would help her succeed.
• The Wind Moon Sect Master waited outside, doubting Yun Qingyue would succeed and reflecting that her eventual Foundation Establishment would leave a True Disciple position vacant.

After advancing to a Tier 1 High-grade Talisman Master, Qi Chuan brought his talismans to White Moon Market to sell them and earn Spirit Stones. He set up a stall in North Square, where a rival recognized his high-grade talisman and decided to leave.

• Qi Chuan triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit while drawing a Fireball Talisman and advanced to a Tier 1 High-grade Talisman Master.
• After using up his Talisman Paper and Magic Ink and nearly all his Spirit Stones and Contribution Points, Qi Chuan decided to sell the talismans he had made.
• Qi Chuan went to White Moon Market, bought an ox-head mask, and chose to sell his talismans from a stall rather than through the shops.
• Qi Chuan paid for a stall in North Square and displayed his Tier 1 Mid-grade Five Elements Talismans alongside a Tier 1 High-grade Fireball Talisman.
• A rival stall owner saw Qi Chuan's high-grade talisman, concluded he should not compete with him, and packed up to leave.

Qi Chuan sold talismans at White Moon Market and used the proceeds to buy materials for cultivating the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body Second Layer. After six months of cultivation, he reached the Crystal Bone Realm and advanced to a Mid Tier 1 Body Cultivator.

• Qi Chuan sold more than one hundred and forty Tier 1 Mid-grade talismans at White Moon Market and earned over five hundred Spirit Stones.
• Qi Chuan returned safely to Wind Moon Sect and bought Spirit Herb Materials and Gathering Yuan Pills for his cultivation.
• Qi Chuan began cultivating the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body Second Layer through medicinal baths, and a Fiftyfold Critical Hit strengthened his body.
• Over the next six months, Qi Chuan improved his spiritual power, spells, Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye, and talisman-making while focusing on body cultivation.
• Qi Chuan triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit, cultivated the Crystal Bone Realm, and advanced to a Mid Tier 1 Body Cultivator.

Qi Chuan reached the Crystal Bone Realm after cultivating the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body’s Second Layer and worried about the cost of advancing further. A letter from his Second Master brought news that his damaged meridians had healed, and it reminded Qi Chuan to send Qi Chan'er a rubbing of the cultivation method.

• Qi Chuan completed the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body Second Layer and assessed his new physical strength.
• Qi Chuan considered the enormous Spirit Stone cost of cultivating the Third Layer and relied on his work as a Tier 1 High-grade Talisman Master to fund it.
• An Inner Affairs Hall steward delivered Qi Chuan a letter and spirit fruit from his family, and Qi Chuan tipped the steward with Spirit Stones.
• Qi Chuan read his Second Master's letter, learned his damaged meridians had recovered, and sampled the spirit fruit sent from Red Maple Valley.
• Qi Chuan remembered Qi Chan'er and decided to send her a rubbing of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body despite lacking a good excuse.