Chapter Summaries

Yang Shan gave Feng Qing'er the Demon Phoenix Blood Marrow Pearl, earning her loyalty and deactivating the Stubborn Seed Halo’s effect on him. After Feng Qing'er refined the pearl and handed him an Essence Spirit Crystal, Yang Shan prepared the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to attack the Yellow Spring Pavilion and set out with her.

• Yang Shan visited Feng Qing'er’s secluded courtyard, praised her dignity, and gave her the Demon Phoenix Blood Marrow Pearl.
• The system reported that Feng Qing'er’s loyalty reached 65, her Stubborn Seed Halo no longer affected Yang Shan, and she was seeking proof that her beauty could make him proud of her.
• Yang Shan told Feng Qing'er to refine the pearl for five days and announced that they would attack the Yellow Spring Pavilion; Feng Qing'er left him a crystal before going into seclusion.
• Yang Shan coordinated with Thunder Lord and Fei Tian to prepare the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s forces and secretly watch for spies while he awaited Feng Qing'er.
• Feng Qing'er emerged wearing Colored Feather Clothes, and Yang Shan ordered her and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to set out and destroy the Yellow Spring Pavilion.

Yang Shan prepared a covert assault on the Yellow Spring Pavilion and ordered Feng Qing'er to capture Xin Lian alive and unharmed. Disguised as Yellow Spring Pavilion members, Yang Shan and his forces infiltrated the faction, and he struck first against Yellow Spring Venerable.

• Yang Shan reviewed Feng Qing'er's powerful character panel and told her to capture Xin Lian without causing lasting injuries, which she readily accepted.
• Yang Shan arranged a secret attack, planning to split his forces into six disguised groups and use his strike on Yellow Spring Venerable as the signal to begin.
• Five days later, Yang Shan and the assembled forces entered the Western Region through separate Space Channels and changed into Yellow Spring Pavilion attire.
• Yang Shan infiltrated the Yellow Spring Pavilion using Sea Heart Flame to disguise himself and Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning to conceal his aura.
• Yang Shan located Yellow Spring Venerable, drew Yama, and sliced the roof off the faction's tallest central building.
• Yellow Spring Venerable emerged and was dazed by Yang Shan's Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls.

Yang Shan used coordinated attacks from his true body and Thunder Illusory Body to overwhelm Yellow Spring Venerable, then broke through his defenses with specialized weapon forms and a devastating strike. With Yellow Spring Venerable badly injured and his blood-crystal armor shattered, Yang Shan remained in control of the fight.

• Yang Shan ambushed Yellow Spring Venerable and drove him through a spatial rift as Thunder Lord and Feng Qing'er arrived to attack Yellow Spring Pavilion.
• A fleeing Yellow Spring Pavilion elder tried to recruit a Player, then changed course and followed him after recognizing the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation.
• Thunder Lord confronted Xin Lian while Yang Shan used his Thunder Illusory Body to bombard Yellow Spring Venerable and wear down his Protective Gang Qi.
• Yellow Spring Venerable activated Yellow Spring Blood Art, but the Thunder Illusory Body struck him with an overloaded Lingering Spirit Hundred Howls as Yang Shan changed Yan Luo into Ghost King Crossing.
• Yang Shan and his Thunder Illusory Body bound Yellow Spring Venerable with Imprisoning Spirit True Skill, then used Tyrant Blade - Seven Slaughters to crack his blood crystals and shatter them with a final blow.

Yang Shan defeated and killed Yellow Spring Venerable after countering his escape attempts with Void Power. He captured Yellow Spring Venerable’s soul with a Soul Restraining Pearl, preventing him from restoring his body.

• Yellow Spring Venerable questioned how Yang Shan had perfected two Earth Rank High-Level Dou Techniques, and Yang Shan claimed he had mastered the Thunder Illusory Body in a month.
• Yang Shan exploited Yellow Spring Venerable’s disbelief to launch a twin-blade attack with his Thunder Illusory Body, forcing him to flee with Blood Escape.
• Yang Shan used Void Shuttle to pursue Yellow Spring Venerable and tracked him through the blood mist with his Spirit Realm Perfect Stage Soul Strength.
• Yang Shan sealed the spatial rift Yellow Spring Venerable had opened, caught him as he stumbled out, and killed him with Yan Luo’s blade.
• Yang Shan received rewards for killing Yellow Spring Venerable, then drew out his soul with a Soul Restraining Pearl.

Yang Shan killed Yellow Spring Venerable, received valuable drops, and planned to strengthen his lightning before refining the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder. Meanwhile, Feng Qing'er and Yang Shan cornered Xin Lian, whose escape through a Space Jade Slip was disrupted, leaving him trapped as the chapter ended.

• Yang Shan transferred the EXP from Yellow Spring Venerable’s kill to the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning and planned to use future gains to help Yue Mei break through to Dou Zun.
• Yellow Spring Venerable’s corpse vanished, and Yang Shan collected a high-grade Earth-tier Dou Skill, a Mid-Grade Primal Artifact, and an eighth-tier Essence Spirit Crystal from his Naring.
• Feng Qing'er fought Xin Lian, whose Emperor Python Heart Devouring Poison failed against her Demon Phoenix Black Flame.
• Xin Lian opened a Space Channel with a Space Jade Slip and summoned a Five Star Dou Zun clan elder, Xin Ming, to rescue him.
• Feng Qing'er sent a Dou Zong Peak Thunder Phantom Body into the Space Channel and detonated it, filling the passage with Void Power and Spatial Turbulence.
• Xin Lian realized the Space Channel had been disrupted and questioned how a Dou Zong Peak Thunder Phantom Body could cause it.

Yang Shan withdrew from Yellow Spring Pavilion after learning that Xin Ming, a powerful Nine Netherworld Python, could arrive through a Space Channel, and he returned safely to Wind and Thunder Pavilion. Xin Ming reached the ruined pavilion too late, while Yang Shan prepared to demand a ransom for Xin Lian.

• Players in the Big Shot Gathering Camp discussed leveling, supreme spiritual treasures, and Jin Shankao's pursuit of Burning Flame Valley's Great Elder, Tang Gongyu.
• Yang Shan returned to Yellow Spring Pavilion, where Fei Tian and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion disciples were clearing out its treasures; he ordered them to withdraw once they finished.
• After Feng Qing'er described her clash with Xin Lian, Yang Shan learned that Xin Ming might be a Five-Star Dou Zun and told Fei Tian to evacuate rather than risk a fight.
• Xin Ming arrived after the Wind and Thunder Pavilion group had left and learned from Yellow Spring Pavilion's survivors that Wind and Thunder Pavilion had taken Xin Lian and Yellow Spring Venerable.
• Yang Shan used Supreme Void Power to speed his group back to Wind and Thunder Pavilion, where he considered relying on the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation or the Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint if Xin Ming came after them.

Yang Shan confronted Xin Ming over Xin Lian and refused to hand her over without the ransom. Xin Ming summoned the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s Sixth Ancestor, and Yang Shan’s hidden scenario began as the Half-Saint sealed Thunder Mountain.

• Sky Profound Gate ranked Yang Shan first on the Heaven's Pride List after he abducted Yellow Spring Venerable, whose whereabouts remained unknown.
• Yang Shan spent his free time caring for Su Yitang’s furry children while she returned to a Sound Valley scenario.
• Xin Ming arrived at the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and demanded to know where Xin Lian was, but Yang Shan insisted he bring the ransom.
• Xin Ming pressured Yang Shan and threatened him, but Yang Shan challenged him while Thunder Lord waited for a chance to strike.
• Xin Ming called on the Sixth Ancestor, triggering the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's Exclusive Hidden Scenario.
• Xin Yanjin descended, sealed Thunder Mountain with Space Power, and was identified as a Half-Saint of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan.

Yang Shan confronted Xin Yanjin, a Half-Saint who had come to rescue Xin Lian, and concealed his fear behind defiance. After Xin Yanjin inexplicably knelt before him, a system warning forced Yang Shan to avoid being touched for ten seconds, and he vanished using Supreme Void Power with only seconds to spare.

• Xin Yanjin arrived, scolded Xin Lian for being captured, and threatened to torture Yang Shan while Xin Ming urged Yang Shan to kneel.
• Xin Yanjin investigated Yang Shan but found only strange lightning and Heavenly Flames, then discovered that his own bloodline had made him kneel before Yang Shan.
• Yang Shan insulted Xin Yanjin, who grew furious and decided to take him back to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan instead of killing him.
• The system warned Yang Shan to avoid Xin Yanjin for ten seconds or lose his safety guarantee, so Yang Shan acted compliant while buying time.
• Yang Shan enveloped himself in Supreme Void Power and vanished just before Xin Yanjin could touch him.

Yang Shan delayed Xin Yanjin until Lei Zhanghao, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s founder and a newly awakened Dou Sheng, arrived and defeated him. Lei Zhanghao forced Xin Yanjin to summon a clan representative, then prepared to confront the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s Great Elder.

• Yang Shan used Supreme Void Power to hide in a small space, then reappeared after Xin Yanjin threatened the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Xin Yanjin tried to seize Yang Shan, but Lei Zhanghao arrived and blasted him with golden lightning.
• Yang Shan learned of Lei Zhanghao’s legendary past and admired his choice to abandon his Dou Di Bloodline and forge his own path.
• Lei Zhanghao beat Xin Yanjin, ordered him to summon someone from his clan for ransom, and struck him again when he hesitated.
• Xin Yanjin called for help, and the Nine Netherworld Python Clan’s Great Elder arrived and threatened Lei Zhanghao, who readied himself to fight.

Yang Shan learned from Tian Yao Company's customer service how his personal hidden storyline had shaped Xin Yanjin's reaction, while Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint defeated Lai Li and extracted compensation from the Nine Netherworld Python Clan. After drinking together, Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint prepared to settle Yang Shan's reward, though he said the resources he had received could only be used by Half Saints.

• Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint subdued Xin Yanjin, Xin Ming, and Xin Lian, then left to fight Lai Li while Yang Shan watched over the three captives.
• Cute Girl Customer Service 007 explained that Ancient Dragon Origin Blood Essence had made Xin Yanjin instinctively kneel and that AI Nüwa tailored personal hidden storylines to improve players' experiences.
• Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint returned with Lai Li beaten and demanded compensation, including ransom for the three captives, damages to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, and fees for Yang Shan.
• Lai Li crushed Yang Shan's supposed Immortal Glazed Jade Cup, and Yang Shan used the loss to prompt Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint to seize Lai Li and demand further compensation.
• Lai Li left with Xin Yanjin, Xin Ming, and Xin Lian, vowing to send the Nine Netherworld Python Clan's younger generation after Yang Shan.
• Mystic Wrath Thunder Saint drank with Yang Shan and then said he would arrange a reward, noting that Lai Li's resources were only usable by Half Saints.

Yang Shan received the Thunder Spirit Strange Refining Method from Lei Zhanghao and learned that Lei Zhanghao might eventually pass on his Heaven Rank Cultivation Method. When Lei Che arrived with Mang Qianchi, Lei Zhanghao defended Yang Shan as Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master, and Mang Qianchi ordered Lei Che to apologize.

• Lei Zhanghao praised Yang Shan, refused to give him the Heaven Rank Cultivation Method for now, and hinted that Yang Shan might earn its inheritance in the future.
• Yang Shan asked how to nurture Heaven and Earth Oddities, and Lei Zhanghao taught him the Thunder Spirit Strange Refining Method after learning Yang Shan possessed an unclaimed oddity of the same attribute.
• Lei Zhanghao offered Yang Shan rewards and said he could receive them all if he beat up a troublesome clan member.
• Lei Che arrived with Mang Qianchi, recognized Yang Shan, and threatened him over the Heavenly Thundercloud Iron Yang Shan had refined.
• Lei Zhanghao declared Yang Shan Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s Young Pavilion Master and refused to let Mang Qianchi’s clan mission take precedence over his own rules.
• Mang Qianchi recognized Yang Shan as a Jia Nan Academy student and ordered Lei Che to apologize to him.

Yang Shan learned how the Five-Hundred-Year Trend’s rules constrained powerful factions and realized the trend had not officially begun. He began forming a plan involving Lei Che, but first asked Mang Tianchi and Lei Zhanghao for a favor.

• Mang Tianchi praised Yang Shan and hinted that Jia Nan Academy hoped to repay its debt to him, prompting Lei Zhanghao to accuse him of trying to recruit Yang Shan.
• The narration explained that the Thunder Clan wanted the Wind and Thunder Pavilion as a base for its chosen ones, but Lei Zhanghao refused to hand over the force he had built.
• Mang Tianchi sided with Lei Zhanghao and rebuked Lei Che, then Yang Shan asked why the Nine Netherworld Python Clan had sent a Dou Saint to interfere.
• Lei Zhanghao explained that the Five-Hundred-Year Trend had not started and that powerful factions could intervene only at great risk, while Mang Tianchi described the restrictions governing Opportunity Realms and their guardians.
• Yang Shan connected their explanation to AI Nüwa’s calculations and began planning how to benefit from the coming trend.
• Yang Shan told Mang Tianchi and Lei Zhanghao that he might allow Lei Che to stay in the Wind and Thunder Pavilion if they helped him with a favor.

Yang Shan secured an alliance between the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, the Thunder Clan, and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan while arranging for Feng Qing'er to return as the clan's representative. He left the game after making Lei Che a servant, where Lei Che began enduring harsh chores to avoid being sent home to marry and have children.

• Yang Shan persuaded Lei Zhanghao and Mang Tianchi to support Feng Qing'er returning to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion and to cooperate with the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Lei Zhanghao demanded proof of Yang Shan and Feng Qing'er's relationship, and Feng Qing'er kissed Yang Shan before Lei Zhanghao took her away to conceal her bloodline.
• Mang Tianchi ordered Lei Che to become a servant and show respect to Young Pavilion Master Yang Shan, but Lei Che protested until Mang Tianchi threatened to send him home to marry and have children.
• Yang Shan offered Lei Che chances to challenge him as he advanced through the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, while Mang Tianchi asked Yang Shan to temper Lei Che's character.
• After Yang Shan logged off, Lei Che learned that he would have to clean the latrines and memorize the servant rules, and resolved to endure until he could become an outer disciple.

Yang Shan learned the Quasi-Heaven Rank “Three Thousand Thunder - True Explanation” with startling speed, then returned to the Starless Perilous Land to refine the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder. At his cave, he discovered evidence that a Dou Zun had entered and recognized the visitor in his recording as Xiao Kuang.

• Lei Che struggled with latrine duty and learned he would be tested on the Complete Book of Rules for Servants that night.
• Yang Shan received Lei Zhanghao’s inheritance of “Three Thousand Thunder - True Explanation” and reached Minor Accomplishment, leaving Lei Zhanghao stunned by his talent.
• Yang Shan left the Wind and Thunder Pavilion with a Space Jade Slip so he could summon Lei Zhanghao if refining the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder went wrong.
• Yang Shan returned to the Starless Perilous Land and confirmed the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder still struck Starfall Cliff.
• Yang Shan found the cave entrance blocked by a massive boulder and used an Image Retaining Pearl to discover that Xiao Kuang had emerged from the cave.

Yang Shan used the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder to nourish the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning until it reached Dou Zun level, triggering Thunder Spirit Venerable’s hidden contingency and beginning the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder’s refinement. Xiao Kuang arrived to claim the lightning, but Thunder Spirit Venerable’s puppet and Yang Shan’s Thunder Illusory Body held him off while Yang Shan completed the process.

• Yang Shan entered the cave, confirmed his aptitude for refining the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder, and went to Starfall Cliff to use the Thunder Spirit Strange Refining Method.
• Yang Shan repeatedly sent his Thunder Illusory Body into the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder’s territory until the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning reached Dou Zun level.
• The Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder’s seven stars were captured by chains from Starfall Cliff, activating Thunder Spirit Venerable’s hidden contingency and allowing Yang Shan to begin collecting them.
• Xiao Kuang arrived and tried to stop Yang Shan, but Thunder Spirit Venerable’s puppet and Yang Shan’s Thunder Illusory Body kept him occupied.
• As Yang Shan refined the stars, the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder resisted and damaged his Meridians, but his Supreme Void Power restrained it and forced its origin into his third Naling space.

Yang Shan examined the power of Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder, then tested its Seven Star Imprint against Xiao Kuang and bound him. He left Xiao Kuang with a choice to surrender and return to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, and Xiao Kuang offered to pay his own ransom.

• The Global Announcement revealed Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder’s traits and rewards, while Yang Shan compared its bonuses with his other Heaven and Earth Oddities.
• Yang Shan switched to Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder and found that it reduced the activation time of his Imprisoning Spirit True Skill.
• He summoned forty-nine pale lightning chains and used the Seven Star Imprint to bind Xiao Kuang, weakening his Protective Gang Qi and restricting his Dou Qi.
• Yang Shan told Xiao Kuang to stop struggling and return with him so Xiao Kuang’s clan elders could redeem him.
• Xiao Kuang refused to summon an elder and said he would pay the ransom himself.

Yang Shan forced Xiao Kuang to pay one eighth-tier Thunder Spirit Crystal for the Image Retaining Pearl, then parted from Thunder Spirit Venerable and returned to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. Lei Che won the outer disciple selection tournament and went to challenge Yang Shan, where he clashed with Feng Qing'er at Yang Shan's gate.

• Yang Shan threatened to publicize footage of Xiao Kuang's defeat, so Xiao Kuang surrendered one eighth-tier Thunder Spirit Crystal for the Image Retaining Pearl and left.
• Yang Shan thanked Thunder Spirit Venerable, who urged him to use the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder well and enjoy the Starless Perilous Land's starry sky with loved ones or friends.
• Lei Che won the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's Outer Disciple selection tournament using only his fists, despite resenting the reward and attention.
• Lei Che went to Yang Shan's courtyard, where Feng Qing'er stopped him from disturbing Yang Shan and ordered him to bow and address her as True Disciple Feng, Eldest Sister.
• Yang Shan opened the gate, cursed the person making a mess outside, and recognized Lei Che as the visitor he had been waiting for.

Yang Shan tested the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder in a duel with Lei Che at Venerable Battle Valley, where his new lightning-powered techniques overwhelmed Lei Che. The fight continued as Yang Shan used both Exotic Lightnings to keep pace with Lei Che, who was left demanding to know how Yang Shan survived possessing two.

• Yang Shan returned to the game and took Lei Che to Venerable Battle Valley for a duel, while Feng Qing'er brought Lei Zhanghao and Mang Tianchi to watch.
• Lei Zhanghao appointed Gong Xing as the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's Great Elder and promised to guide his cultivation, while Yang Shan declined to take the Pavilion Master position yet.
• Yang Shan attacked Lei Che with Hundred Twists Chaos before Lei Che finished putting on his gloves, and the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder rapidly weakened Lei Che's Protective Gang Qi.
• Mang Tianchi recognized Yang Shan's Exotic Lightning as the ninth-ranked Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder and explained its connection to the Big Dipper Seven Stars.
• Yang Shan shattered Lei Che's Protective Gang Qi and kept up with his explosive movement technique by combining the Northern Falling Seven Star Thunder with the Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning.
• Lei Che grew envious and demanded to know how Yang Shan could possess two types of Exotic Lightning without being killed.

Yang Shan defeated Lei Che by revealing that he had fought only a clone, then explained how the Dou Di Bloodline’s easy cultivation could foster arrogance. Mang Tianchi entrusted Lei Che’s training to Yang Shan, who received a Flower Sect token to pursue concealment and illusion techniques.

• Lei Che unleashed Hundred Thunder Profound Force and clashed with Yang Shan’s Tyrant Blade - Seven Slaughters, appearing to defeat him.
• Mang Tianchi revealed that Lei Che had beaten only Yang Shan’s clone, and Yang Shan stepped out of Sea Heart Flame to show he was unharmed.
• Mang Tianchi thanked Yang Shan for teaching Lei Che a lesson, then scolded Lei Che for his poor manners and reckless attitude.
• Lei Zhanghao explained that the Dou Di Bloodline offered rapid cultivation but could make its heirs arrogant, while Yang Shan credited his own growth to repeated life-and-death experiences.
• Mang Tianchi left Lei Che in Yang Shan’s care and offered him a reward; Lei Zhanghao gave Yang Shan a token for the Flower Sect and asked him to deliver a message to its Grand Elder.

Yang Shan reviewed his debts, the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s resources, and his plans before opening the pavilion to players. He then assessed Lei Che’s combat shortcomings and left him with questions to consider.

• Yang Shan reviewed his obligations to Yue Mei, Tang Huo'er, Yun Yun, and Xiao Xun'er, along with his plans for Soul Hall and other goals.
• Yang Shan inspected the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s faction development and resource map, noting that its lack of a large Spirit Stone Mine limited its growth.
• Yang Shan unlocked the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s Player Joining permission, earning Good Fortune and Comprehension rewards.
• Lei Che arrived seeking Yang Shan’s guidance on improving his combat skills, and Yang Shan had Feng Qing'er identify Lei Che’s weaknesses.
• Yang Shan questioned Lei Che about his mistakes in their previous fight and told him to think through the questions with Feng Qing'er’s help.