Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding discovers the Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng can talk and makes a deal with it to work for him in exchange for freedom and ginseng roots.
• Jiang Ding and Han Lin return after several months, and Jiang Ding leads a group of cultivators to invite Xue Liuyun to join them in attacking the Luoxu Sect's Ancestor Hall.
• The Blood Cloud Formation and Eight Trigrams Formation close in on the Eighteen Blood Cloud Riders, causing despair and pessimism among them.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding: Shows kindness and uprightness, treating the Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng fairly and respecting its intelligence. He also demonstrates strategic thinking in inviting Xue Liuyun to join his cause.
• Xue Liuyun: Struggles with the idea of surrendering, showing a shift in his perspective from his past life where he only knew to live or die standing.
• The Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng: Initially naive and cute, it reveals its intelligence and age, making a deal with Jiang Ding to work for him.

Significant Themes

• Intelligence and Communication: The Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng's ability to talk and communicate highlights the theme of intelligence and understanding among different beings.
• Surrender and Defiance: Xue Liuyun's struggle with surrendering explores the theme of defiance versus acceptance of defeat.
• Strategic Thinking: Jiang Ding's actions in inviting Xue Liuyun to join his cause showcase the importance of strategic thinking in warfare.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding and the Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng: They interact in a deal where the ginseng works for Jiang Ding in exchange for freedom and ginseng roots.
• Jiang Ding and Xue Liuyun: Though they haven't met yet, Jiang Ding's invitation to Xue Liuyun sets up a potential interaction between them.
• Xue Liuyun and Li Tu: Li Tu, Xue Liuyun's brother, suggests surrendering to Xue Liuyun, showing a change in Xue Liuyun's perspective.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Blood Cloud Formation, led by Xue Liuyun, faces the Eight Trigrams Formation led by Jiang Ding.
• Jiang Ding demonstrates his mastery over formations, using them to control people rather than the other way around.
• Xue Liuyun attacks with a Nascent Soul-level strike using his Blood Cloud Banner, but it's easily countered by Jiang Ding's Zhen Trigram Lightning Sword.
• The Eighteen Blood Cloud Riders' formation collapses, and they are defeated in a single strike.

Character Developments

• Xue Liuyun: Shows courage and determination but is ultimately no match for Jiang Ding's power and formation mastery. He seeks guidance from Jiang Ding.
• Jiang Ding: Demonstrates his immense power and control over formations, proving himself a formidable opponent. He offers guidance to Xue Liuyun.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The chapter emphasizes the power dynamics between cultivators, with Jiang Ding's superior power and formation mastery allowing him to dominate the situation.
• Loyalty and Trust: The Eighteen Blood Cloud Riders show loyalty to Xue Liuyun, supporting him even in the face of certain defeat.
• Guidance and Learning: Xue Liuyun seeks guidance from Jiang Ding, highlighting the importance of learning and growth in cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Xue Liuyun and Jiang Ding: Xue Liuyun seeks guidance from Jiang Ding, showing respect and deference. Jiang Ding, in turn, offers him a lesson in power and formation mastery.
• The Eighteen Blood Cloud Riders: They show loyalty to Xue Liuyun, supporting him even in defeat. Their bond is evident in their coordinated attack and willingness to stand by him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding, using the Thunderous Sword of the Zhen trigram, defeats the Eighteen Blood Cloud Riders and over a hundred Golden Core Cultivators.
• Jiang Ding forms the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Breaking Array, integrating the defeated cultivators into it.
• Jiang Ding orders the array to proceed to the Ancestor Hall of the Luoxu Sect, with decisions made by majority vote among the Eight Department Lords.
• Jiang Ding confronts Blazing Sun Sword Son, who surrenders and offers to serve him.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding demonstrates his formidable power and strategic prowess.
• Blazing Sun Sword Son shows fear but ultimately surrenders, displaying a level of trust in Jiang Ding's promises.

Significant Themes

• Trust: The title of the chapter emphasizes the importance of trust, particularly between sword cultivators. This is shown through Blazing Sun Sword Son's surrender and his trust in Jiang Ding's promises.
• Power dynamics: The chapter explores the dynamics of power, with Jiang Ding using his strength to subdue and control other cultivators, while also acknowledging their potential betrayal.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding interacts with the Eighteen Blood Cloud Riders and the Golden Core Cultivators, demonstrating his ability to command and control them.
• Jiang Ding confronts Blazing Sun Sword Son, showing his ability to track and confront his enemies.
• The Eight Department Lords interact with their respective sections of the array, showing their ability to manage and control their subordinates.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding, a powerful cultivator, demands the Great Sun Sword Sect's inheritance and information as compensation for Lieyang Sword Son's attack.
• Lieyang Sword Son reveals that his mind only contains Golden Core Realm cultivation techniques, protected by a Spirit Soul Restriction.
• Jiang Ding accepts the Golden Core techniques and asks for information about the Great Sun Sword Sect, the Righteous and Demonic Alliance, and the Great Sun Law Sect.
• Jiang Ding tasks Lieyang Sword Son with helping him break into the Luoxu Sect's Ancestor Hall in exchange for his freedom.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding: Demonstrates his power and influence, showing no fear of Lieyang Sword Son's threats. He is calm, collected, and strategic in his demands.
• Lieyang Sword Son: Initially arrogant and aggressive, he switches to a subservient attitude once he realizes Jiang Ding's strength. He reveals the internal conflicts within the Great Sun Sword Sect.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and politics within cultivation sects.
• The value of cultivation techniques and inheritances.
• The tension between personal principles and survival instincts.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding and Lieyang Sword Son: Their interaction is marked by a power imbalance, with Jiang Ding holding the upper hand. Lieyang Sword Son initially tries to intimidate Jiang Ding but quickly switches to a subservient attitude once he understands Jiang Ding's strength.
• Jiang Ding's calm and collected demeanor contrasts with Lieyang Sword Son's initial arrogance and subsequent subservience, highlighting the power dynamics between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Over 300 Golden Core cultivators, including 3 Quasi-Nascent Soul cultivators, practice controlling a formation array.
• They reach the Luoxu Sect's Ancestor Hall, preserved for ten thousand years.
• Jiang Ding enters the hall and activates the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Breaking Array.
• The cultivators are transported to a golden desert, and a 100-zhang tall golden statue emerges.
• The statue, a Nascent Soul cultivator, sees through Jiang Ding's disguise and demands his suicide.
• Jiang Ding uses the Li Fire Trigram to counter the statue's golden spear, but it pierces through his chest.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding demonstrates his proficiency in the Array Dao, impressing other cultivators.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect reveals his connection to the Luoxu Sect's ancestor.
• Jiang Ding's true power and identity remain hidden.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Array Dao and its connection to the Great Dao.
• The passage of time and the preservation of ancient power.
• The struggle between cultivators and ancient monsters.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding and the golden statue: They clash, with the statue seeing through Jiang Ding's disguise.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect and the Blazing Sun Sword Son: They communicate, acknowledging Jiang Ding's power.
• The Golden Core cultivators and Jiang Ding: They cooperate in the Eight Trigrams formation, impressed by Jiang Ding's skill.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding faces the Brilliant Gold Daoist, a Nascent Soul cultivator, and is easily defeated by a Golden Spear, despite his Eight Trigrams Forbidden Breaking Array.
• The Brilliant Gold Daoist reveals that the Golden Spear is his Great Dao, capable of turning cultivators into fragments.
• The Brilliant Gold Statue, left behind by the Daoist, attacks the fleeing Golden Core cultivators, including Han Lin and Xue Liuyun.
• Jiang Ding activates the Eight Trigrams Formation, using the Li Fire Trigram Sword to destroy the Golden Spears.
• Jiang Ding reveals his Sword Intent, which obscures the Gold Element karma, and challenges the Brilliant Gold Statue.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding demonstrates his ability to see and manipulate the Gold Element karma, but his power is still insufficient against the Brilliant Gold Daoist.
• The Brilliant Gold Daoist, despite being reduced to a wisp of soul and a damaged formation, remains formidable and confident in his power.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Gold Element and its omnipresence in all things.
• The gap in power between cultivators of different realms (Golden Core vs. Nascent Soul).
• The destructive nature of the Immortal Technique of Gold.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding and the Brilliant Gold Daoist: Jiang Ding struggles against the Daoist's power, but his Sword Intent gives him an advantage. The Daoist underestimates Jiang Ding's abilities.
• Jiang Ding and the fleeing cultivators: Jiang Ding's actions protect the fleeing cultivators, demonstrating his leadership and responsibility towards them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Eight Trigrams Forbidden Breaking Array is activated, trapping and injuring the Brilliant Gold Daoist.
• The Brilliant Gold Daoist summons an Ironclad Heavenly Dragon to fight back, which is nearly immortal due to its ability to devour gold from its surroundings.
• Jiang Ding and the others gradually weaken the dragon, eventually severing its tail.
• The Brilliant Gold Daoist attempts to negotiate and bribe Jiang Ding, but he refuses.
• The Brilliant Gold Daoist uses his final technique, Gold Piercing Divine Light, to escape, but Jiang Ding uses the final form of the Eight Trigrams Forbidden Breaking Array, the Yin Yang Sword, to destroy him.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding demonstrates his strategic prowess and calm demeanor under pressure, ultimately defeating the Brilliant Gold Daoist.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect, Yin Dao, shows loyalty to Jiang Ding but is tempted by the Brilliant Gold Daoist's offer, highlighting his greed and weakness.

Significant Themes

• The power of unity and cooperation among cultivators, as seen in the combined efforts of Jiang Ding and the others against the Brilliant Gold Daoist.
• The corrupting influence of power and wealth, as demonstrated by the Brilliant Gold Daoist's actions and Yin Dao's temptation.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding and the Brilliant Gold Daoist: Jiang Ding remains calm and collected in the face of the Brilliant Gold Daoist's threats and attempts at negotiation, ultimately defeating him.
• Jiang Ding and the Holy Son of Six Paths Sect, Yin Dao: Yin Dao is initially tempted by the Brilliant Gold Daoist's offer but ultimately remains loyal to Jiang Ding, highlighting his internal struggle between greed and loyalty.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding defeats the statue of Shuoyang Heavenly Monarch, revealing the Luoxu Sect's Ancestor Hall.
• The Eight Trigrams Forbidden Breaking Array drains the magic power and spiritual sense of the surrounding Peak Golden Core cultivators, leaving them weakened but alive.
• Jiang Ding recuperates for half a month, and the cultivators recover their basic abilities.
• Jiang Ding reassembles the statue using the scattered Brilliant Gold fragments and claims 30% of it.
• Jiang Ding distributes merit rewards to the cultivators based on their contributions during the battle, using a detailed jade slip.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding demonstrates his power and keeps his promises, gaining respect and trust from the cultivators.
• Lie Shan, the Blazing Sun Sword Son, proves his worth and is rewarded accordingly.
• Xue Liuyun, despite his quasi-Nascent Soul level strength, shows mediocre Array Dao skills and barely secures third place in merits.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: Jiang Ding's strength and reliability solidify his position as the dominant force.
• Merit-based Rewards: The cultivators' actions and contributions are rewarded, fostering a sense of fairness and motivation.
• Array Dao vs. Personal Strength: The battle highlights the importance of Array Dao skills in addition to personal strength.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding interacts with the cultivators, rewarding them based on their merits and maintaining their respect.
• The cultivators, including Han Lin, interact with the jade slip, learning about the merit system and their rewards.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect and Hei Louxi show discomfort but compliance with the desecration of their ancestor's statue, highlighting their political correctness and pragmatism.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The merit rankings are revealed, with Han Lin placing 22nd and receiving significant rewards, including Fourth-grade Radiant Gold.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect and Blazing Sun Sword Son are overjoyed with their rewards.
• Jiang Ding announces the rules for exploring the Luoxu Sect's Ancestor Hall: respect the ancestor tablets and each cultivator can choose one inheritance to comprehend.
• The Golden Core Cultivators enter the Ancestor Hall, and Jiang Ding respects the Spirit Tablet of True Monarch Luoxu, gaining insight into a spell.
• Jiang Ding discovers the Spirit Tablet of True Monarch Zhenlan, Shuoyang Heavenly Monarch's wife, and finds the ancient scroll, the Golden Emperor Bathing Beauties Painting, which contains Shuoyang's understanding of Immortal Techniques.

Character Developments

• Han Lin is pleased with his merits and rewards, especially the Fourth-grade Radiant Gold, which could enhance his Azure Cloud Vine Scale Sword.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect and Blazing Sun Sword Son are overjoyed with their rewards, seeing it as immense wealth.
• Jiang Ding demonstrates respect for the Luoxu Sect's ancestors and gains insight into a spell from the Spirit Tablet of True Monarch Luoxu.

Significant Themes

• Fairness and respect in the distribution of rewards and the treatment of ancestors.
• The value of inheritance and knowledge, as seen in the Luoxu Sect's Ancestor Hall.
• The pursuit of Immortal Techniques, as represented by the Golden Emperor Bathing Beauties Painting.

Character Interactions

• Han Lin interacts with other cultivators, comparing merits and rewards.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect and Blazing Sun Sword Son interact, with the latter offering a storage bag in exchange for Fourth-grade Radiant Gold.
• Jiang Ding interacts with the Spirit Tablets, showing respect and gaining insights from them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist, let's call them Alex, has been procrastinating and is feeling exhausted.
• Alex decides to take a break and rest, acknowledging the need to address their bad habit of procrastination.

Character Developments

• Alex recognizes their tendency to procrastinate and its impact on their energy levels.
• Alex shows self-awareness and decides to prioritize self-care and rest.

Significant Themes

• Procrastination: Alex's struggle with this habit is the central issue of the chapter.
• Self-Awareness: Alex recognizes their behavior and its consequences.
• Self-Care: Alex decides to prioritize rest, indicating a shift towards better self-care.

Character Interactions

• There are no interactions with other characters in this chapter, as it's focused on Alex's internal struggle and decision.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding hesitates before examining the 'Golden Emperor Bathing Beauties' painting, fearing its Immortal Technique might cause harm.
• He decides to return to the Immortal Sect for a thorough check-up after examining the painting.
• Upon opening the scroll, Jiang Ding finds an ordinary painting of a woman bathing in a lake at sunset.
• He uses his spiritual sense to examine the painting, feeling a cold, sticky touch, but finds no issues with his spirit or cultivation.
• The painting reveals golden light and intricate details related to the Five Elements' metal, sparking numerous insights in Jiang Ding.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding shows caution and wisdom in handling the potentially dangerous painting, demonstrating his self-control and responsibility.
• His initial hesitation reveals his awareness of the risks involved in dealing with Immortal Techniques.
• After examining the painting, Jiang Ding's mind becomes consumed by his research, leading to dark thoughts about using others for experimentation.

Significant Themes

• Risk and Caution: Jiang Ding's careful approach to the painting highlights the theme of risk assessment and caution in dealing with powerful, unknown forces.
• Knowledge and Power: The painting's insights into the Five Elements' metal illustrate the theme of knowledge as power, driving Jiang Ding's desire for further research.
• Moral Ambiguity: Jiang Ding's dark thoughts about using others for experimentation raise questions about morality and the lengths one might go to in pursuit of knowledge or power.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding's actions and thoughts are mostly internal in this chapter, with minimal interaction with other characters.
• The Holy Son of Six Paths Sect and the Blazing Sun Sword Son are mentioned, showing their interest in the painting but maintaining a safe distance from Jiang Ding.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding encounters a clue to an Immortal Technique, which stirs his Inner Demon, revealing his fear of not reaching the Nascent Soul stage without the Great Sun Golden Core Secret Art.
• He chooses not to pursue the Immortal Technique, deeming it a trap, and instead selects an ancestral plaque of the Luoxu Sect to comprehend.
• He shares cultivation techniques with Han Lin, his partner, and allows others to comprehend a dangerous scroll containing clues to an Immortal Technique, with severe consequences for those who attempt it.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding demonstrates his self-control and wisdom by resisting the temptation of the Immortal Technique clue, understanding its potential dangers.
• He shows benevolence by sharing cultivation techniques with Han Lin and fulfilling his promise, but also maintains boundaries in his interactions with others.
• Han Lin shows gratitude and respect towards Jiang Ding, understanding the value of the shared cultivation techniques and the risks Jiang Ding faces.

Significant Themes

• Benevolence, Righteousness, Morality, and Etiquette: Jiang Ding emphasizes the importance of these qualities, stating they are not illusions but methods to minimize internal friction in society.
• Greed and Temptation: The scroll containing clues to an Immortal Technique represents temptation, which many cultivators struggle to resist, leading to severe consequences.
• Responsibility and Promise-Keeping: Jiang Ding upholds his promise to share cultivation techniques with Han Lin, demonstrating his sense of responsibility.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding interacts with Han Lin, showing benevolence and guidance, while maintaining a clear boundary in their relationship.
• He interacts with other cultivators, showing indifference to their fates and focusing on his own matters, demonstrating his prioritization of self-interest.
• The cultivators around him show greed and fear in their interactions with Jiang Ding, revealing their desperation for power and their awareness of the risks involved.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Luoxu Sect's Nine Heavens Fragment, a secret realm, reappears after centuries, moving away from the Northern Plains.
• Jiang Ding, a cultivator below the Nascent Soul stage, is expelled from the fragment.
• Outside the fragment, True Monarch Divine Crow, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Black Snow Great Grassland, is playing chess with cultivators from the Great Sun Sword Sect and Six Paths Sect.
• The chess game represents the power dynamics and potential conflicts between the sects.
• True Monarch Divine Crow kills several Golden Core cultivators who are fleeing the fragment.
• The Blazing Sun Sword Son and the Holy Son of Six Paths Sect emerge from the fragment, severely injured.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding: Expelled from the Nine Heavens Fragment, his fate is left uncertain.
• True Monarch Divine Crow: Displayed his power and ruthlessness by killing fleeing cultivators.
• Blazing Sun Sword Son: Criticized by True Monarch Xufang for his poor performance against the Holy Son of Six Paths Sect, leading to a loss of face for the Great Sun Sword Sect.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and alliances between sects.
• The importance of face and reputation in cultivation society.
• The dangers and opportunities presented by secret realms.

Character Interactions

• True Monarch Divine Crow, True Monarch Xufang (Great Sun Sword Sect), and True Monarch Tianhua (Six Paths Sect) interact, displaying their power and intentions.
• True Monarch Xufang scolds the Blazing Sun Sword Son for his poor performance, highlighting the importance of face and reputation.
• The Blazing Sun Sword Son and the Holy Son of Six Paths Sect, despite being rivals, share a moment of mutual respect for their survival against each other.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Holy Son of the Six Paths Sect is severely injured, with signs of Karma of Gold, suggesting an attack by an invincible expert from the past.
• True Monarch Tianhua saves the Holy Son and discovers he has remnants of the Ancestor's power.
• The Holy Son reveals that Tushan (Jiang Ding) stole the Golden Emperor Diagram from the Luoxu Sect's ancestral land.
• Three Nascent Soul cultivators (Tianhua, Xufang, Divine Crow) attack Jiang Ding, but he counters with powerful sword talismans, forcing them to retreat.
• Jiang Ding's main body appears, injuring Tianhua and allowing Jiang Ding to escape.

Character Developments

• The Holy Son of the Six Paths Sect shows hatred towards Jiang Ding and reveals crucial information about the Golden Emperor Diagram.
• True Monarch Tianhua shows concern for the Holy Son's life but prioritizes his own safety when faced with Jiang Ding's power.
• True Monarch Xufang values his martial nephew's life over the Golden Emperor Diagram.
• True Monarch Divine Crow becomes ruthless in his attack on Jiang Ding.
• Jiang Ding demonstrates immense power, capable of injuring Nascent Soul cultivators and escaping their combined attack.

Significant Themes

• The power of ancient experts (Karma of Gold) and their legacies (Golden Emperor Diagram) still influence the present.
• The value of life and personal safety in decision-making, even among powerful cultivators.
• The struggle between ambition and self-preservation when faced with overwhelming power.

Character Interactions

• The Holy Son of the Six Paths Sect interacts with True Monarch Tianhua, revealing crucial information and showing hatred towards Jiang Ding.
• True Monarch Tianhua, Xufang, and Divine Crow work together to attack Jiang Ding but are forced to retreat due to his power.
• Jiang Ding's main body interacts with Tianhua and Divine Crow, injuring Tianhua and allowing Jiang Ding's clone to escape.

Key Plot Points and Events

• True Monarch Xufang and two other True Monarchs attempt to capture Jiang Ding (disguised as a Nascent Soul cultivator) but fail.
• Jiang Ding escapes using a one-strike retreat technique, vowing not to appear for at least a hundred years.
• True Monarch Xufang reprimands Blazing Sun Sword Son for his loss to a puppet controlled by a Nascent Soul cultivator's split soul.

Character Developments

• Blazing Sun Sword Son's pride and desire for revenge are evident, despite his loss.
• True Monarch Xufang's frustration with the declining strength of the Great Sun Sword Sect's Sword Sons is revealed.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and dangers of Nascent Soul cultivators in the Northern Plains.
• The decline of the Great Sun Sword Sect and the search for a new peerless Sword Dao Heavenly Talent.

Character Interactions

• True Monarch Xufang and the other two True Monarchs' failed pursuit of Jiang Ding.
• True Monarch Xufang's reprimand and disappointment in Blazing Sun Sword Son's performance.
• Jiang Ding's internal debate about handling the dangerous Immortal Technique he encountered.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding discovers a scroll painting from his clone, containing a powerful comprehension of the Great Sun Golden Core Secret Art.
• He hesitates to return to his body, causing a Destructive Sword Intent to attack his clone.
• The Central Array Spirit Computer detects a Vengeful Spirit and Aura of Immortality on Jiang Ding, initiating a containment and sealing program.
• Jiang Ding attempts to upload the Golden Emperor Diagram to the Central Array Spirit Computer, but it crashes.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding's clone shows hesitation and indecision, leading to an attack by the Destructive Sword Intent.
• Jiang Ding's main body feels lighter after the removal of the black worms, suggesting a release from some restraint.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between personal gain and responsibility, as seen in Jiang Ding's hesitation to return.
• The power of knowledge and its ownership, as demonstrated by the Immortal Sect's First Law.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding interacts with his clone, leading to the clone's injury.
• Jiang Ding communicates with the Central Array Spirit Computer, attempting to upload the Golden Emperor Diagram.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Ding discovers an Immortal-grade painting, the 'Golden Emperor Bathing Beauties Painting', which the Central Array Spirit Computer cannot record or organize due to its knowledge beyond Void Refinement.
• The Immortal Sect Library offers to compensate Jiang Ding for the painting, valuing it as a fifth-grade, high-grade Primordial Spirit Magic Treasure.
• After a year and three months of deliberation, the Immortal Sect awards Jiang Ding seventeen God Transformation Merits for the scroll carrier and two trillion Library Points for the knowledge within the painting.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding, initially shocked by the system's stuttering, becomes overwhelmed and ecstatic upon learning the value of his reward, displaying a mix of disbelief, excitement, and madness.

Significant Themes

• The value of knowledge and its rewards within the Immortal Sect.
• The disparity between the value of knowledge and the Immortal Sect's ability to compensate for it.
• The complex nature of the Immortal Sect's finances and currency systems.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding interacts with the Central Array Spirit Computer, which guides him through the process of donating the painting and receiving his reward.
• Although not physically present, the Immortal Sect's Regent and Immortal Sect Seekers of the Way are mentioned as participants in the deliberation process for Jiang Ding's reward.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A vast amount of wealth (gold and silver) suddenly appears, equivalent to the Immortal Sect's hundred-year accumulation.
• Jiang Ding, a Golden Core cultivator, questions the excessive reward, appealing against it.
• The Immortal Sect's Central Array Spirit Computer rejects Jiang Ding's appeal, stating it's an ironclad law.
• Jiang Ding receives twenty billion Library Points as a reward, which he plans to use for research on the Great Sun Golden Core Secret Art.

Character Developments

• Jiang Ding shows initial resistance to the excessive reward, questioning its fairness and wisdom, but ultimately accepts it.
• He demonstrates a sense of responsibility towards the Immortal Sect, viewing it as the foundation of his existence.
• Jiang Ding's ambition is revealed as he plans to use the Library Points to shorten the time required to complete his cultivation research.

Significant Themes

• Fairness vs. Pragmatism: Jiang Ding initially argues for fairness but later accepts the reward, understanding that pragmatism is more important in the face of vast power dynamics.
• Ambition and Responsibility: Jiang Ding's ambition is shown through his plans for the Library Points, but he also feels a sense of responsibility towards the Immortal Sect.
• The Power of Wealth: The vast wealth bestowed upon Jiang Ding opens up new possibilities for his cultivation, demonstrating the power of wealth in the cultivation world.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Ding interacts with the Central Array Spirit Computer, appealing against the reward and later requesting a calculation for his research.
• The interaction is one-sided, with the Central Array Spirit Computer acting as a neutral, authoritative figure, providing information and enforcing rules.
• There's no direct interaction with other characters in this chapter, as Jiang Ding is alone in his thoughts and actions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter opens with Yuan, the Regent of the Immortal Sect, emerging from seclusion after two thousand years to visit the Immortal Capital Library.
• He overhears cultivators discussing salary cuts, which they attribute to increased investment in Immortal Path research.
• Yuan finds the Golden Emperor Palace, the second entry in the library's collection, packed with Nascent Soul cultivators and above, all vying to see Immortal Techniques.

Character Developments

• Yuan: Despite his immense power and age, he's shown to be patient and contemplative, taking a month to traverse the library and reminiscing about the past.
• Lord Lu Ling: He's desperate to see an Immortal Technique, having lost his parents a thousand years ago, and is willing to beg and cry to achieve this.

Significant Themes

• Power and Dignity: Despite their high cultivation levels, many Nascent Soul cultivators are reduced to begging and crying to see Immortal Techniques, highlighting the power of these techniques and the loss of dignity they're willing to endure for them.
• Time and Change: Yuan's return to the library after two thousand years shows that while some things remain the same, others have changed significantly.

Character Interactions

• Yuan and the Crowd: Yuan observes the cultivators discussing salary cuts and later finds the Golden Emperor Palace filled with cultivators vying to see Immortal Techniques.
• Lord Lu Ling and Heavenly Monarch Canghai: Lord Lu Ling begs Heavenly Monarch Canghai to let him see an Immortal Technique, highlighting the power dynamics between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A group of Nascent Soul Cultivators, led by True Lord Dinghai, approach Yuan, seeking to comprehend Immortal Techniques.
• They present a plan, developed over a year, to safely comprehend the techniques with the guidance of a Deity Transformation Cultivator and the use of Magic Treasures made from Law-Breaking Immortal Gold.
• Yuan agrees to their plan after reviewing their strategy, on the condition that they fix some flaws and that only three Nascent Soul Cultivators can enter at a time, chosen randomly.
• Yuan then pushes his way to the front to comprehend an Immortal Technique painting, causing him and other cultivators to fall into a state of intense confusion and agitation.
• Ancient bronze bells in the Golden Emperor Hall ring, cleansing the cultivators' inner demons and restoring their composure.

Character Developments

• Yuan: Shows a mix of sternness and playfulness when dealing with the Nascent Soul Cultivators, displaying both his authority and his familiarity with them. He is also shown to be highly knowledgeable and capable, quickly identifying flaws in the plan and understanding the profoundness of the Immortal Technique.
• True Lord Dinghai: Demonstrates initiative and leadership in organizing the Nascent Soul Cultivators' plan to comprehend Immortal Techniques. He also shows deference to Yuan, acknowledging his authority.
• Canghai Heavenly Monarch: Shows a mix of annoyance and respect towards Yuan, acknowledging his strength and understanding of the Immortal Technique's profundity.

Significant Themes

• Ambition and Desire: The Nascent Soul Cultivators' desire to comprehend Immortal Techniques, risking Qi Deviation, highlights their ambition and determination to advance on the Great Dao.
• Knowledge and Learning: Yuan's quick identification of flaws in the plan and his understanding of the Immortal Technique emphasize the importance of knowledge and learning in cultivation.
• Responsibility and Authority: Yuan's sternness in dealing with the Nascent Soul Cultivators and his quick agreement to their plan, with conditions, show his sense of responsibility and authority.

Character Interactions

• Yuan and the Nascent Soul Cultivators: Their interaction shows a mix of sternness and familiarity, with Yuan acting as both an authority figure and a teacher.
• Yuan and Canghai Heavenly Monarch: Their interaction shows a mix of annoyance and respect, with Canghai Heavenly Monarch acknowledging Yuan's strength and understanding.
• The Nascent Soul Cultivators among themselves: Their interaction shows a sense of unity and shared purpose, as they work together to present their plan to Yuan.