Chapter Summaries

The Five Sects raced into a vast lake to compete for the Heavenly Gang Qi, but the crushing pressure forced each team to leave most of its cultivators behind as the Sect Leaders continued alone. Qi Chuan stayed with four Wind Moon Sect elders and revealed his striking strength by killing a Tier 2 upper-grade demonic beast in one stroke, then stared in surprise at his returning Shock Annihilation Sword.

• After a Tier 3 Demonic Beast flew away, Situ Jiang led the Wind Moon Sect team toward the mountains and ordered them to keep the Heavenly Gang Qi from the Heavenly Soul Hall.
• The Five Sects entered the lake, where intense pressure and obstructed Spiritual Sense slowed their descent toward the pale-blue glow below.
• Situ Jiang ordered Ouyang Yu and two other Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Elders to wait at a higher level, then left Qi Chuan and four Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators behind as he continued alone.
• Situ Jiang and the other four Sect Leaders descended toward the Heavenly Gang Qi after abandoning their own teams.
• A Tier 2 upper-grade demonic beast charged Qi Chuan and the four elders, and Qi Chuan beheaded it with one strike of his Shock Annihilation Sword.
• Qi Chuan watched the returning Shock Annihilation Sword in astonishment and delight.

Qi Chuan used the Profound Heaven Spirit Devouring Sword Art to resist the lake’s pressure and descended toward the Heavenly Gang Qi, where he intercepted Luo Jin Shen. After their equally powerful top-grade Spirit Artifacts clashed, Qi Chuan prepared to strengthen the Shock Annihilation Sword with Sword Gang Manifestation.

• Qi Chuan covered himself with Spirit Devouring Sword Gang, reducing the lake’s pressure, and left the Wind Moon Sect elders to descend toward the lake bottom.
• Qi Chuan spotted Luo Jin Shen following him and turned to confront the Heavenly Soul Hall elder over their old grudge and his path to the Heavenly Gang Qi.
• Luo Jin Shen summoned his Tier 2 Top-grade Sea God Trident and attacked Qi Chuan with it.
• Qi Chuan countered with the Shock Annihilation Sword, and the two top-grade Spirit Artifacts clashed repeatedly without either gaining an advantage.
• Qi Chuan activated Spirit Devouring Sword Gang and Sword Gang Manifestation to strengthen the Shock Annihilation Sword.

Qi Chuan defeated Luo Jin Shen and destroyed the Sea God Trident before descending to the Heavenly Gang Qi. He arrived at the ongoing battle among the five sect leaders, where the leaders reacted to his unexpected presence and Tian Hunzi wondered why Luo Jin Shen had not appeared.

• Qi Chuan enhanced the Shock Annihilation Sword with the Spirit Devouring Sword Gang and used its manifested Black Giant Ruler form to shatter Luo Jin Shen's Sea God Trident.
• Luo Jin Shen unleashed his defenses, but Qi Chuan's sword broke through them and split him in two.
• Qi Chuan collected Luo Jin Shen's Cosmic Bag, destroyed evidence of the fight, and hurried deeper into the lake toward the Heavenly Gang Qi.
• Qi Chuan found the unclaimed Heavenly Gang Qi surrounded by five injured Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators fighting in a fierce melee.
• The five sect leaders recognized Qi Chuan; Situ Jiang welcomed his arrival, while Wan Long Lizard, Xiao Dan, and Jiang Chen doubted he could change the fight.
• Tian Hunzi was angered that Qi Chuan had arrived instead of Luo Jin Shen, whose borrowed Top-grade Spirit Artifact he had expected to help him reach the depths.

Qi Chuan joined the struggle for the Heavenly Gang Qi and helped Situ Jiang attack Tian Hunzi, prompting Jiang Chen, Wan Long Lizard, and Xiao Dan to allow them to try to eliminate him. Qi Chuan and Situ Jiang overwhelmed Tian Hunzi with waves of talisman attacks, but Tian Hunzi brought out the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Bronze Bell to protect himself.

• Tian Hunzi recognized that the disguised Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator had concealed his appearance, while Qi Chuan introduced himself to the Five Sect Leaders as Chuan Qi.
• Qi Chuan declared that the Wind Moon Sect would not allow the Heavenly Soul Hall to obtain the Heavenly Gang Qi, and Tian Hunzi threatened him for intervening.
• Wan Long Lizard proposed targeting Tian Hunzi first, Xiao Dan agreed, and Jiang Chen tacitly accepted the plan.
• Qi Chuan unleashed more than a hundred Upper-grade Tier 2 Heavenly Thunder Talismans at Tian Hunzi, surprising Situ Jiang, who realized Qi Chuan had become an Upper-grade Tier 2 Talisman Master.
• Situ Jiang joined Qi Chuan in firing wave after wave of talismans, exhausting Tian Hunzi's supply and forcing him to rely on the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Bronze Bell to block the attacks.

Situ Jiang drove Tian Hunzi from the battle with a barrage of talismans, then refused to yield the Heavenly Gang Qi when Jiang Chen, Wan Long Lizard, and Xiao Dan joined forces against him. The chapter ended with Situ Jiang unleashing sixty more top-grade Tier 2 Talismans at the three cultivators, forcing them to defend themselves amid a devastating clash.

• Tian Hunzi withdrew after Situ Jiang's talismans overwhelmed his defenses and further depleted the Heavenly Dragon Ancient Bronze Bell.
• Jiang Chen, Wan Long Lizard, and Xiao Dan discussed Situ Jiang's commitment to the Heavenly Gang Qi and the danger his actions posed to the Wind Moon Sect.
• Wan Long Lizard proposed that the three cultivators join forces to eliminate Situ Jiang, and Jiang Chen and Xiao Dan agreed.
• Situ Jiang revealed sixty more top-grade Tier 2 Talismans and unleashed their attacks at Jiang Chen, Wan Long Lizard, and Xiao Dan.
• Jiang Chen and the other two defended themselves against the talisman torrents while Qi Chuan protected himself with Spirit Devouring Sword Gang.

After Wan Long Lizard and Xiao Dan withdrew from the contest for the Heavenly Gang Qi, Jiang Chen chose to keep fighting Situ Jiang. Qi Chuan revealed his Tier 2 Top-grade Flying Sword and joined Situ Jiang’s assault, leaving Jiang Chen to face both of them.

• Qi Chuan’s Spirit Devouring Sword Gang protected him from the aftershocks, while Wan Long Lizard, Xiao Dan, and Jiang Chen assessed their damaged artifacts and the cost of resisting Situ Jiang’s talismans.
• Wan Long Lizard withdrew, deciding that continuing the fight risked leaving Jiang Chen with the Heavenly Gang Qi, and Xiao Dan followed after considering his own weakened position and his sect’s rivalry with Myriad Beast Valley.
• Jiang Chen refused to leave despite Situ Jiang’s preparations, so Situ Jiang produced ten more Top-grade Tier 2 Talismans.
• Qi Chuan revealed his Tier 2 Top-grade Flying Sword, prompting Jiang Chen to recognize that Qi Chuan could fight at Foundation Establishment Perfection strength.
• Situ Jiang launched all ten talismans at Jiang Chen as Qi Chuan attacked with the Shock Annihilation Sword, and Jiang Chen summoned his artifacts and tore apart more talismans to defend himself.

Jiang Chen and Situ Jiang’s clash over the Heavenly Gang Qi escalated when Qi Chuan revealed a Talisman Treasure, prompting Jiang Chen to reveal one of his own. Their talismans, flying sword, and two Talisman Treasures collided in a devastating exchange, leaving all three men battered and the contest unresolved.

• Jiang Chen used his remaining Tier 2 Talismans to stop Situ Jiang’s ten supreme-grade Tier 2 Talismans and the Shock Annihilation Sword.
• Situ Jiang brought out another ten supreme-grade Tier 2 Talismans, while Qi Chuan restored the Shock Annihilation Sword’s Spirit Devouring Sword Gang.
• Qi Chuan revealed a Talisman Treasure that became a massive black ruler and attacked Jiang Chen alongside Situ Jiang’s talismans and flying sword.
• Jiang Chen revealed a Six-Color Fan Talisman Treasure and said he would withdraw after enduring their attack.
• Jiang Chen’s Six-Color Flame collided with the black ruler, Shock Annihilation Sword, and talisman torrent, and the resulting shockwaves battered all three men.

Qi Chuan and Situ Jiang secured the Heavenly Gang Qi and were teleported out of the Langya Spirit Realm. As the sects returned home, Tian Hunzi suspected that the Wind Moon Sect’s Grand Elder was gravely ill and considered reporting it to his own Grand Elder.

• Jiang Chen withdrew from the contest for the Heavenly Gang Qi, leaving Qi Chuan and Situ Jiang to claim it.
• Situ Jiang used a Colorful Flower Basket-shaped Top-grade Spirit Artifact to collect the Heavenly Gang Qi, triggering a disturbance throughout the Langya Spirit Realm.
• Qi Chuan was teleported to a desert’s edge, then returned safely to the Wind Moon Sect with Elder Ouyang Yu and the Sect Fourth Elder.
• Jiang Chen, Wan Long Lizard, and Xiao Dan returned to their respective sects, while Tian Hunzi headed back to the Heavenly Soul Hall with heavy losses and no Heavenly Gang Qi.
• Tian Hunzi blamed Situ Jiang for his defeat and suspected that the Wind Moon Sect’s Grand Elder, True Sword Master Xuanjian, had fallen or was near death.

Golden Silkworm learned that the Wind Moon Sect had obtained the Heavenly Gang Qi and suspected its Grand Elder was in danger. Situ Jiang gave the Heavenly Gang Qi and its refinement materials to Qi Chuan, then revealed that he planned to send him away while forcing himself into the False Core Realm to defend the sect.

• Golden Silkworm punished Tian Hunzi for losing four Foundation Establishment Elders and the Heavenly Gang Qi, ordering him to surrender his Talisman Treasure and spend three months at Black Soul Cliff.
• Situ Jiang told Qi Chuan that Elder Zhang San was missing and that the Wind Moon Sect had secured the Heavenly Gang Qi during the Langya Spirit Realm expedition.
• Situ Jiang gave Qi Chuan the Heavenly Gang Qi, prepared rare materials, and a refinement method, urging him to cultivate carefully before attempting Core Formation.
• Situ Jiang explained that the Heavenly Soul Hall could exploit the suspected crisis surrounding True Sword Master Xuanjian and that Golden Silkworm might attack the Wind Moon Sect.
• Situ Jiang said he would use a sect treasure to force a breakthrough to the False Core Realm and planned to send Qi Chuan away temporarily.

Situ Jiang arranged for Qi Chuan to leave the Wind Moon Sect and cultivate elsewhere rather than risk being caught in the sect’s coming war with Heavenly Soul Hall. He prepared a Thousand Mile Void Transmission Talisman and a hidden Teleportation Array to send Qi Chuan to Northern Hua Province, and Qi Chuan left resolved to return after forming his core.

• Qi Chuan asked to stay in the Wind Moon Sect and cultivate until he could form his core, but Situ Jiang urged him to leave because the sect might not withstand Heavenly Soul Hall’s assault.
• Situ Jiang explained that he would send other promising disciples and younger elders away to preserve hope for the Wind Moon Sect, then took Qi Chuan to a secluded island.
• Situ Jiang showed Qi Chuan a seventh-grade top spatial-attribute Thousand Mile Void Transmission Talisman and explained that it required a Teleportation Array that would be destroyed by its use.
• Situ Jiang chose Northern Hua Province as Qi Chuan’s destination, warning that North Magnetic Mountain made Nanhua Prefecture unsafe.
• Qi Chuan accepted the arrangement, vowed to return after forming his core and avenge Situ Jiang if the sect fell, then packed his belongings for departure.

Qi Chuan used Situ Jiang’s prepared teleportation array and Thousand Mile Void Transmission Talisman to reach Gan Kingdom in Northern Hua Province. After learning about the region and its Sunset Sect, he disguised himself and entered Daxia Market to gather information while keeping a low profile.

• Situ Jiang gave Qi Chuan the Thousand Mile Void Transmission Talisman and urged him to prioritize his safety before leaving the sect.
• Qi Chuan activated the talisman and the Second-Grade Top-Quality Teleportation Array, arriving in a Tier 1 Metal Mine in Gan Kingdom.
• Qi Chuan questioned the mine’s steward and other cultivators, learning about Northern Hua Province, the Sunset Sect, and the surrounding area.
• Qi Chuan decided to stay in Dafeng County and investigate local sects before choosing his next move.
• Qi Chuan disguised his cultivation and paid the entry fee to enter Daxia Market.

Xiu Xian bought a secluded, spacious shop in Little Haze Marketplace, renamed it Natural Abode, and opened it selling low-grade cultivation goods. Curious cultivators began visiting while he studied a booklet on refining the qi of Tianlang Pills.

• Qi Chuan paid a young cultivator to guide him through Little Haze Marketplace and help him find a shop.
• The young cultivator showed Xiu Xian Clear Stream Pavilion, a remote shop with a bedroom, rear courtyard, and protective array.
• Xiu Xian purchased Clear Stream Pavilion, renamed it Natural Abode, and prepared its rooms and rear Spirit Field.
• The next day, Xiu Xian stocked Natural Abode with low-grade talismans, Spirit Pearls, herbs, and materials, then opened for business.
• Curious cultivators entered Natural Abode as Xiu Xian sat behind the counter reading the method for refining the qi of Tianlang Pills.

Gu Yan opened Natural Abode in Little Haze Marketplace, where customers were impressed by the quality and variety of his goods and began buying at market prices. Meanwhile, the Sunset Sect’s Elders waited anxiously for the Supreme Elder to return and announce an important matter.

• Cultivators toured Natural Abode, admired its talismans, Elixirs, and materials, and wondered about Gu Yan’s background and prices.
• Gu Yan sold talismans to a Qi Refining Sixth Layer Cultivator at Little Haze Marketplace’s market prices, prompting other customers to make purchases.
• Gu Yan reflected that his talismans were unusually good because of his solid foundation and Hundredfold Xiong Zhi, then returned to studying Heavenly Wolf Yuan Cultivation Qi.
• At Sunset Sect, Baoji asked Sect Leader Lilian whether the Supreme Elder had returned, while Xiong Zhi and the Elders waited for his expected announcement.
• The chapter recalled that the Supreme Elder had previously returned from Qi Chuan badly injured and had only recovered three months earlier.

After returning from Xiaohuang Commandery, Song Min told the Sunset Sect that he had arranged for the All Elders Sect to inspect the ancient ruin and that its disciples would visit in a month. The sect began preparing for their arrival, while Yuan Xiu noticed that Natural Abode was attracting more customers than usual.

• Song Min returned safely to the Sunset Sect's main hall, where Gu Yan, Yuan Xiu, and the elders welcomed him.
• Song Min revealed that he had discovered a ruin in Xiaohuang Commandery and found a way to present it to the All Elders Sect.
• Song Min said the All Elders Sect had confirmed the ruin was genuine, recorded merit for the Sunset Sect, and would send true disciples to visit in a month.
• Song Min placed Gu Yan in charge of preparations and warned her that any mishap during the visit would bring serious consequences.
• Over three days, more cultivators came to Yuan Xiu's Natural Abode, and Yuan Xiu wondered why business had suddenly increased.

Gu Yan learned that the Sunset Sect was preparing for the arrival of a Little Haze Sect true disciple and grew wary of Natural Abode’s possible connection to that powerful sect. He decided to wait and watch rather than leave, while Sunset Sect Elder Elixir covertly inspected his shop and questioned him about its goods.

• Gu Yan gathered rumors that the Sunset Sect had mobilized because a Little Haze Sect true disciple would arrive in less than a month.
• Gu Yan considered selling Natural Abode cheaply and leaving Little Haze Marketplace to sever any possible connection to the Little Haze Sect.
• Elixir secretly inspected Natural Abode and found its unusually fine Tier 1 Top-grade talismans and elixirs suspicious despite their ordinary prices.
• Elixir asked Gu Yan about a Tier 1 Top-grade Fireball Talisman, and Gu Yan urged her to decide whether she wanted to buy it.
• Gu Yan chose not to overreact or leave immediately, deciding to wait and see what happened in the Gan Kingdom's Cultivation World.

Qi Chuan left Little Haze Marketplace after selling Natural Abode and traveled into Great Desolation Commandery to search for Spirit Herbs. He discovered several valuable plants, including a Tier 3 Wind Thunder Dragon Transformation Grass, and considered visiting the Eight Nascent Soul Minor Sects as he continued toward his goal of reaching the Core Formation Realm.

• Gu Yan, an elder of the Sunset Sect, tried to recruit Qi Chuan into a business partnership, but he knocked her unconscious and altered her memories of him.
• Qi Chuan stored Natural Abode’s remaining talismans and elixirs, sold the shop cheaply to the marketplace manager, and departed Little Haze Marketplace.
• Qi Chuan traveled through Great Desolation Commandery and gathered unusual Spirit Herbs, including Sand Purple Spirit Tea and several Tier 2 Daxia Grass plants.
• Qi Chuan explored an underground karst cave and found a dragon-shaped Tier 3 Wind Thunder Dragon Transformation Grass.
• Qi Chuan considered visiting the Eight Nascent Soul Minor Sects to seek help with his Core Formation Realm breakthrough.

Qi Chuan explored a karst cave beneath Sand Valley in Great Desolation Commandery, where he found a mysterious white cauldron that released pure Spiritual Qi and a Low Tier 3 Wind Thunder Dragon Transformation Grass. He left the commandery with his discoveries and planned to seek Core Formation methods in the Eight Minor Nascent Soul Sect Domains.

• Qi Chuan discovered and harvested the Low Tier 3 Wind Thunder Dragon Transformation Grass from the karst cave.
• Qi Chuan examined the white cauldron, lifted it but failed to open its lid, and found that it released pure Spiritual Qi suitable for cultivation.
• Qi Chuan used the Golden Finger's identification to learn the herb's name and confirmed that cultivating with it caused no debuff.
• Qi Chuan decided to store the cauldron in his Cosmic Bag and left Great Desolation Commandery safely.
• Qi Chuan considered visiting the Eight Minor Nascent Soul Sect Domains to find methods for Core Formation.

Qi Chuan arrived in Myriad Flower City seeking a way to join the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect and find a path to Core Formation. He learned that the sect would recruit Cultivation Artisans in a month, then heard surprising news about the Sunset Sect’s discovery of an Ancient Sect Relic.

• Qi Chuan traveled to Myriad Flower City, killing several Rogue Cultivators who attacked him along the way.
• Qi Chuan entered the city and gathered information at the Listening Immortal Inn, but learned that Rogue Cultivators could not ordinarily join the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect.
• Qi Chuan heard that the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect would recruit Talisman Masters and Alchemists for its Outer Halls in a month, and decided to compete using one of his high-grade Tier 2 skills.
• Qi Chuan overheard that the Sunset Sect had offered the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect a shattered Ancient Sect Relic and received enormous rewards in return.
• Qi Chuan realized that the news explained what had happened with the Sunset Sect.

Qi Chuan reached the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect’s territory while Dan Dian investigated ways to join the Flower Immortal Sect Gate and gain access to the Myriad Flower Immortal Method. Dan Dian learned that the Sunset Sect had earned the sect’s favor, and he decided to pursue a chance through the Outer Talisman Hall.

• Qi Chuan traveled for a month to the Myriad Flower Immortal Sect’s territory, killing Rogue Cultivators who attacked him along the way and collecting their stolen goods.
• Dan Dian entered Myriad Flower City, paid the entry fee, and listened for useful information at the Listening Immortal Inn.
• Dan Dian heard that the Flower Immortal Sect Gate would recruit Core Formation Artisans in Myriad Flower City and considered joining the Outer Talisman Hall as an Outer Talisman Master.
• Dan Dian learned that the Sunset Sect had presented an Ancient Sect Ruins to the Flower Immortal Sect Gate and received substantial rewards, possibly including disciple slots.
• Dan Dian decided to join the Outer Talisman Hall and gamble on gaining an opportunity to enter the Flower Immortal Sect Gate.

Yu Yi perfected her Seventh Grade Lower Talisman skills while preparing for the Myriad Flower Immortal Artisan Selection, then joined the crowds gathering to watch it begin. At the central square, True Person Yan Dan noticed Yu Yi’s unusually robust Foundation Establishment foundation as the selection was about to start.

• Qi Chuan declined Qian Lai’s invitation to discuss talisman-making, bought high-grade tier 2 talisman paper, and used a critical-hit reward to improve his Harm-Dispelling Talisman skills.
• Yu Yi mastered the Seventh Grade Lower Talismans in her manual but failed to advance to Seventh Grade Top Tier 2 before the selection.
• Yu Yi left the Listening Immortal Inn and followed the crowds to Myriad Flower City’s central square, where platforms for different crafts had been set up.
• Yu Yi saw True Person Yan Dan seated above the square and quickly lowered her gaze after their eyes met.
• True Person Yan Dan sensed Yu Yi’s Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivation and recognized that her Liquid Mana foundation was unusually robust.