Chapter Summaries

Qi Chuan visited the outer sect to give Qi Chan'er a copy of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body cultivation manual. He presented it to her privately, while other Outer Disciples outside misread their meeting as a romantic encounter.

• Qi Chuan copied and bound the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body manual, then went to the outer sect to deliver it to Qi Chan'er.
• A Fat Steward registered Qi Chuan's visit and personally led him to Qi Chan'er's pavilion.
• Qi Chan'er came out when the Fat Steward called and recognized Qi Chuan, who asked to speak with her inside.
• Qi Chan'er let Qi Chuan into her pavilion and shut the door, prompting nearby Outer Disciples to gossip about them.
• Qi Chuan took out the newly bound manual and told Qi Chan'er he had brought it for her.

Qi Chuan gave Qi Chan'er a copy of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, explaining that its first layer could help her prepare for Foundation Establishment. After Qi Chan'er wondered whether his gesture meant more than family duty, Qi Chuan returned to the inner sect to buy supplies for his own cultivation.

• Qi Chuan gave Qi Chan'er the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body and urged her to cultivate only its first layer because the later layers were costly and could hinder her spiritual cultivation.
• Qi Chan'er tried to return the method, but Qi Chuan left quickly before she could give it back.
• Qi Chan'er accepted that she owed Qi Chuan more and wondered whether his generosity hinted at romantic interest, then dismissed the idea as overthinking.
• Qi Chuan returned to the inner sect and headed to the Pill Pavilion to buy materials for advancing the second layer of the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body and replenish his Gathering Yuan Pills.

After a year of cultivation in his Tier 1 High-grade Cave Mansion, Qi Chuan advanced to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer and brought his Crystal Bone Realm body refinement to its limit. He looked ahead to the True Disciple Selection and Foundation Establishment, but remained concerned that he lacked a Spirit Refining Cultivation Method.

• Qi Chuan used Spirit Medicine and Gathering Yuan Pills to cultivate with the Evergreen Art in his Cave Dwelling.
• After a year, an Eightfold Critical Hit helped Qi Chuan advance from the Qi Refining Fifth Layer to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
• Qi Chuan realized that his Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body had reached the Crystal Bone Realm limit, making his body comparable to the finest Mid-grade Magic Tools.
• Qi Chuan reflected that his Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye had reached Minor Accomplishment, while his spells and talisman-making still needed further progress.
• Qi Chuan noted that reaching the Qi Refining Seventh Layer would qualify him for the True Disciple Selection, where he hoped to win a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Qi Chuan regretted that he had never found a Spirit Refining Cultivation Method to strengthen his soul.

Qi Chuan learned that Yun Qingyue’s promotion had opened a True Disciple seat and planned to try for it once he reached the required cultivation level. He accepted a mission to hunt Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Carp in the Mysterious Ice River.

• Qi Chuan overheard Inner Sect Disciples discussing Yun Qingyue’s promotion to Elder and the coming True Disciple Selection.
• Qi Chuan considered whether he could reach the Qi Refining Seventh Layer in time and decided to try for the vacant seat.
• Qi Chuan entered the Mission Hall to complete his remaining required mission for the year.
• Qi Chuan chose a mission to hunt Tier 1 Mid-grade Ice Crystal Spirit Carp in the Mysterious Ice River, judging that his Fireball Technique would give him an advantage.
• Qi Chuan used his Inner Sect Disciple Token to accept the mission.

Qi Chuan traveled to the Mysterious Ice River to hunt an Ice Glass Dragon-Scale Carp and discovered Ye Liang fighting one beneath the ice. When two more carp appeared, Ye Liang tried to lure them toward Qi Chuan, but Qi Chuan enclosed himself in a powerful Earth Wall Technique and refused to intervene.

• Qi Chuan reached the deepest part of the Mysterious Ice River and found signs that someone had already broken through the ice.
• Qi Chuan entered the river under Water Avoidance and Invisibility Techniques and spotted Ye Liang fighting an Ice Glass Dragon-Scale Carp.
• Two more Ice Glass Dragon-Scale Carp approached, and Ye Liang sensed Qi Chuan hiding nearby.
• Ye Liang led the three carp toward Qi Chuan, hoping to make them attack him.
• Qi Chuan cast a formidable Earth Wall Technique around himself to withstand Ye Liang's ploy.

Qi Chuan’s powerful Earth Wall Technique thwarted Ye Liang’s attempt to use the Ice Glass Dragon Scale Carp against him, and Ye Liang lost an arm and his Mid-grade Cosmic Bag while escaping. Qi Chuan killed the three fish and recovered the bag, leaving the Mysterious Ice River with a fortune in resources and a new reason to consider Ye Liang a future enemy.

• Ye Liang threw black demon beast blood at Qi Chuan’s spherical Earth Wall Technique, driving the three Ice Glass Dragon Scale Carp into a frenzy, but they could not damage the wall and turned on Ye Liang instead.
• One Ice Glass Dragon Scale Carp bit off Ye Liang’s right arm and swallowed his Mid-grade Cosmic Bag before the fish went berserk in the black blood mist, allowing Ye Liang to escape through the ice.
• Qi Chuan decided he would need to kill Ye Liang after becoming a True Disciple, since doing so under his current status could bring trouble to his family.
• Qi Chuan used his body strength and High-grade Magic Tool Flying Ash to kill the three wounded Ice Glass Dragon Scale Carp and found their valuable Dragon Scales.
• Qi Chuan recovered Ye Liang’s Mid-grade Cosmic Bag from a fish’s stomach and discovered it held thousands of Spirit Stones, cultivation materials, and other valuable items.

Qi Chuan sorted the resources he took from Ye Liang, planted Spiritual Plant seeds, and advanced to a Tier 1 Low-grade Spiritual Plant Master. Meanwhile, Ye Liang accepted the Blood Refining Art to restore his severed arm and began falling under the influence of the Half-face Black Tattoo Youth.

• Qi Chuan inspected Ye Liang's Cosmic Bag, kept its Spirit Stones and supplies, and judged Spirit Tide Eye inferior to his Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye.
• Ye Liang's family learned that he had lost an arm and his Mid-grade Cosmic Bag, while Ancestor Bai Ming confirmed that the severed arm was crippled.
• The Half-face Black Tattoo Youth gave Ye Liang the Blood Refining Art, and Ye Liang chose to cultivate it despite sensing something wrong.
• The Half-face Black Tattoo Youth used his blood-red gaze to daze Ye Liang as Dark Patterns and a red tint appeared on Ye Liang's face and eyes.
• Qi Chuan planted Spiritual Plant seeds in his Cave Mansion's Spirit Field and advanced to a Tier 1 Low-grade Spiritual Plant Master.

Qi Chuan advanced his spiritual planting skills, cultivated the Third Layer of Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, and steadily strengthened his mana while building an Inspiration Opportunity for a breakthrough. After the opportunity reached perfection, he successfully advanced to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

• Qi Chuan became a Tier 1 Low-grade Spiritual Plant Master after planting spiritual plant seeds triggered a Sixtyfold Critical Hit.
• Qi Chuan bought Spirit Herb Materials at the Pill Pavilion and spent half a year cultivating the Third Layer of Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body, reaching the Profound Blood Realm.
• Qi Chuan continued cultivating and improving his skills for another half year until he reached the Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak.
• Qi Chuan repeatedly circulated the Evergreen Art to capture an Inspiration Opportunity for breaking through, and it reached perfection after four months.
• Qi Chuan circulated the Evergreen Art and triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit, successfully advancing to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

After reaching the Late Qi Refining Stage, Qi Chuan strengthened his techniques and became a Top Tier 1 Talisman Master while preparing for the True Disciple Selection. With the ceremony only two months away, he went to the Treasury Pavilion to buy supplies for making powerful talismans.

• Qi Chuan broke through to the Late Qi Refining Stage and began preparing for the True Disciple Selection, which was eight months away.
• A Hundredfold Critical Hit advanced Qi Chuan’s Fireball Technique and Water Arrow Technique to the Perfection Stage.
• Qi Chuan spent the following months making talismans and, after another Hundredfold Critical Hit, became a Top Tier 1 Talisman Master.
• Qi Chuan decided to buy high-grade Magic Ink and talisman paper so he could make Tier 1 Top-grade Talismans.
• The Wind Moon Sect announced that the True Disciple Selection Ceremony would take place in two months, and Qi Chuan entered the Treasury Pavilion to shop.

Qi Chuan prepared for the Wind Moon Sect’s True Disciple Selection and met Qi Chan'er after she entered the Inner Sect. When the ceremony began, Elder Yun Qingyue called Qi Chuan to the Number One Golden Pillar, leaving Qi Chan'er stunned that he was competing.

• Qi Chuan registered for the True Disciple Selection after learning that participants had to be under forty and at the Late Qi Refining Stage.
• Qi Chan'er wrote to Qi Chuan after joining the Inner Sect, and he visited her Cave Dwelling to congratulate her and discuss the ceremony.
• Qi Chan'er invited Qi Chuan to watch the selection with her, and he agreed without revealing that he planned to compete.
• Qi Chuan and Qi Chan'er went to the crowded Selection Stage the next day, where the Elders announced the start of the ceremony.
• Elder Yun Qingyue called Qi Chuan to the Number One Golden Pillar, and he flew onto it as Qi Chan'er watched in astonishment.

Qi Chuan entered the True Disciple Selection and rapidly defeated a string of challengers on Number One Golden Pillar, revealing his powerful cultivation and body refinement. As disciples marveled at him and Ye Liang’s strength, Qi Chuan noticed Ye Liang had advanced unusually quickly and wondered how he had recovered his arm.

• Qi Chuan defeated Qin Mu by seeing through his illusory sword lights and knocking away his real weapon with the Azure Steel Blade.
• Qi Chuan learned the selection required him to face a continuous gauntlet, then defeated Zhou Ran with one punch that shattered his defensive pendant.
• Qi Chan'er recognized the Minor Profound Crystal Jade Body Qi Chuan had taught her and wondered why he had hidden his strength, before refocusing on her own goal of Foundation Establishment.
• Qi Chuan won four consecutive battles, drawing attention from the spectators and astonishing Murong Fan, who reconsidered Qi Chuan's strength during their earlier expedition.
• Ye Liang defeated a Qi Refining Ninth Layer opponent on Number Ten Golden Pillar with his armored right arm, while disciples praised his talent and family backing.
• Qi Chuan saw Ye Liang's restored arm and Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivation and wondered how he had advanced so quickly in two years.

After defending the stage for ten rounds, Qi Chuan advanced through the next round with the aid of his Body Protecting Spirit Armor. He then drew the same battle token as Ye Liang, leaving the two dark-horse cultivators facing each other in a crucial match for the True Disciple seat.

• Qi Chuan completed ten rounds of defense and learned that he and Ye Liang were among the twelve victors advancing to the next round.
• During a quarter-hour break, Qi Chuan recovered spiritual power by circulating the Evergreen Art and using Spirit Stones and a Spirit Gathering Pill.
• Qi Chuan defeated Fang Tai with his Body Protecting Spirit Armor, while Ye Liang overwhelmed his opponent with a powerful punch from his armored right arm.
• Qi Chuan and Ye Liang both advanced among the six remaining contestants, then drew matching Number Two battle tokens.
• Qi Chuan and Ye Liang faced off on the Number Two Golden Pillar as the disciples watched, while Qi Chan'er believed Qi Chuan was still concealing the power of his Perfected Fireball Technique.

Qi Chuan defeated Ye Liang with a Perfection Stage Fireball Technique, but Yun Qingyue intervened before the attack could kill him. After recovering some spiritual power, Qi Chuan prepared to face the two remaining Tenth Layer of Qi Refining contenders in a chaotic battle for the True Disciple position.

• Qi Chuan repeatedly attacked Ye Liang's defenses with the Azure Steel Blade, then struck him with a Perfection Stage Fireball Technique.
• Ye Liang survived Qi Chuan's enormous second fireball, but Yun Qingyue intervened to protect him and declared Qi Chuan the winner.
• Yun Qingyue had Elder Xu treat the unconscious Ye Liang, while the two Tenth Layer of Qi Refining cultivators won their matches on the other Golden Pillars.
• Qi Chuan recovered spiritual power with the Evergreen Art as Qi Chan'er watched over him.
• Elder Yun called Qi Chuan and the two remaining Tenth Layer of Qi Refining cultivators to a chaotic battle, and a larger Golden Pillar rose at the center of the Selection Stage.

Qi Chuan secured True Disciple status by frightening off two stronger opponents with two hundred Top-grade Tier 1 Five Elements Talismans, then accepted Wind Moon Sect Master Situ Jiang as his master. He left with Elder Yun to choose a True Disciple Cave Mansion while Qi Chan'er returned to her cave mansion, stunned by how far their statuses had diverged.

• Teng Jie and Feng Yu agreed to eliminate Qi Chuan, but he revealed two hundred Top-grade Tier 1 Five Elements Talismans and made them leap off the Golden Pillar.
• The Wind Moon Sect Master announced Qi Chuan as a newly promoted True Disciple, and the Inner Sect Disciples congratulated him.
• After learning Qi Chuan had drawn the talismans himself, Situ Jiang took him as a disciple and gave him a Tier 2 talisman booklet, a Red Jade Cosmic Bag, Spirit Stones, and a Barrier Breaking Pill.
• Situ Jiang instructed Qi Chuan to study the Spirit Calming Talisman and visit Moon Shadow Mountain in ten days, and asked Yun Qingyue to guide him.
• Yun Qingyue led Qi Chuan toward the depths of Wind Moon Lake to choose a True Disciple Cave Mansion, while Qi Chan'er returned alone to her cave mansion in disbelief.

Qi Chuan moved into his True Disciple cave mansion and used the sect’s Tier 2 talisman manual to advance to a pseudo Tier 2 Low-grade Talisman Master. Ten days later, he arrived at the Primordial Spirit Hall for his test with Situ Jiang and surprised the Sect Leader by answering every question correctly and showing him a Spirit Calming Talisman he had drawn.

• Situ Jiang reported Qi Chuan’s promotion and sect arrangements to True Sword Master Xuanjian, who remained silent while contemplating a final attempt at the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Yun Qingyue took Qi Chuan to choose a True Disciple cave mansion, and he selected a scenic island before moving his belongings and checking in on Qi Chan'er.
• Qi Chuan studied the Spirit Calming Talisman, triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit while drawing it, and advanced to a pseudo Tier 2 Low-grade Talisman Master.
• Qi Chuan practiced talisman drawing and cultivated for ten days before flying to Moon Shadow Mountain for his test with Situ Jiang.
• Situ Jiang quizzed Qi Chuan on the Spirit Calming Talisman, and Qi Chuan answered every question correctly before presenting his crude talisman for guidance.

Qi Chuan demonstrated his talent for talisman crafting and learned that a difficult-to-comprehend Ancient Soulwood could earn him a Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill if he deciphered it. Inside the Primordial Spirit Hall, his Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit and revealed the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method, which he began studying as his Spiritual Soul Power rapidly dwindled.

• Situ Jiang examined Qi Chuan’s Spirit Calming Talisman, praised his talent, and offered to advance his place in the Foundation Establishment Pill line if he reached the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining.
• Lu Dan emerged from the Primordial Spirit Hall and told Situ Jiang and Qi Chuan that his latest attempt to comprehend the Object of Opportunity had failed.
• Lu Dan explained that the Ancient Soulwood held a hidden opportunity and that anyone who comprehended it would receive a Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Qi Chuan entered the Primordial Spirit Hall and triggered a Fiftyfold Harvest while examining the Ancient Soulwood, gaining a vague insight into its Spirit Refining Art.
• Qi Chuan used his Perfected Stage Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye and triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit, learning about the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method.
• Qi Chuan continued studying the method with all his strength as the hall rapidly consumed his Spiritual Soul Power.

Qi Chuan successfully comprehended the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method from the Ancient Soulwood, drawing the attention of True Sword Master Xuanjian. He was promised a Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill and accepted as Xuanjian’s disciple’s disciple, then returned to his cave mansion to recover before cultivating the method.

• After a day and night of exhausting effort, Qi Chuan fully comprehended the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method, and the Ancient Soulwood’s runes grew dim.
• Qi Chuan told Situ Jiang of his success, and Situ Jiang hurried to inform True Sword Master Xuanjian.
• True Sword Master Xuanjian met Qi Chuan, heard his account of the meditation method, and ordered the sect to reserve a Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill for him to claim at the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining.
• True Sword Master Xuanjian offered to take Qi Chuan as his disciple’s disciple, promised to teach him a sword art after Foundation Establishment, and told Situ Jiang to keep the discovery secret.
• Qi Chuan returned to his True Disciple Island and fell asleep to restore his exhausted Spiritual Soul Power.

Qi Chuan reached the beginner stage of the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method and improved his Spiritual Plant skills before returning to cultivation. Meanwhile, the Ye Family discussed Ye Liang’s failed selection and prepared for possible action by the Wind Moon Sect.

• Qi Chuan cultivated the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Prison Meditation Method, endured a devastating thunder strike in his meditation, and reached the beginner stage after a Hundredfold Critical Hit restored his spiritual soul.
• Qi Chuan calmed himself by tending Spiritual Plants, and a Hundredfold Critical Hit advanced him to a Tier 1 Mid-grade Spiritual Plant Master.
• The Ye Family Patriarch questioned Ye Liang about losing the True Disciple Selection to Qi Chuan, then discussed the Wind Moon Sect’s suspicions and ordered the family to prepare a second contingency.
• Qi Chuan returned to his Cave Dwelling, took a Spirit Gathering Pill, and cultivated the Evergreen Art, gaining mana through a Thirty-onefold Critical Hit.

After a year and a half of cultivation, Qi Chuan advanced to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer and strengthened his body, soul, and spells. The Wind Moon Sect then ordered him and three other True Disciples to lead five hundred disciples against the Ye Family, and their force arrived at Mystic Leaf Mountain to begin the attack.

• Qi Chuan advanced to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, reached the limit of Late Tier 1 Body Cultivation, and improved his soul and spells.
• Qi Chuan harvested and replanted spiritual plants before a steward informed him that the sect had issued a mandatory mission.
• Qi Chuan met Elder Yun, the Sect Fourth Elder, Lu Dan, Zhao Xuan, and Qin Yu at the True Disciple Main Island.
• The Sect Fourth Elder announced that the Ye Family of Mystic Leaf Mountain planned rebellion and ordered the force to kill every Ye Family cultivator.
• The Sect Fourth Elder and Elder Yun led Qi Chuan, the other True Disciples, and five hundred disciples aboard a Giant Flying Ship to Mystic Leaf Mountain.
• The Wind Moon Sect force appeared above the Ye Family's Main Peak, and the Sect Fourth Elder ordered the disciples to attack.

The Wind Moon Sect attacked the Ye Family, shattered its protective formation, and massacred its fleeing cultivators. Qi Chuan overwhelmed the Ye Family elders he pursued before encountering Ye Liang, whose grotesque altered arm revealed a strange power.

• The Sect Fourth Elder and Yun Qingyue used Tier 2 Formation Breaking Talismans to destroy the Ye Family's Green Leaf Falling Wood Formation, and Ye Bai Ming fled before they pursued him.
• Qi Chuan, Lu Dan, and the other Wind Moon Sect disciples attacked the Ye Family's Spirit Peaks and hunted down its fleeing cultivators.
• Qi Chuan killed several powerful Ye Family elders with his Azure Steel Blade and physical strength.
• Qi Chuan intercepted Ye Liang, an acquaintance from their time as fellow disciples, and refused his plea to be spared.
• Ye Liang attacked with his bloodied, insect-covered arm, but Qi Chuan stopped the blow barehanded and shattered the bronze armor hiding it.