Recaps

A baleful-aura riot erupted in Blackwater Abyss Prison as Hua Yunfeng confronted the imprisoned fiend, while Qi Xunnan and two Great Snow Mountain Dharma Kings launched a surprise assault on Tianbao Supreme Sect. The Grandmasters clashed above Prison Peak as Demonic Sect operatives also sabotaged Tianbao Giant City, and Nan Zhuoran set out to defend it.

• Chen Qing withstood the Fifth Layer fiend’s baleful-aura attack with his Mystic Tortoise Spirit Armor Technique while Qi Yu’s restraints began to loosen.
• Hua Yunfeng emerged from the Sixth Layer and forced the fiend’s baleful aura back, while Luo Ping identified him as Prison Peak’s reclusive Peak Master and assigned guards across the prison.
• Jiang Lishan, Han Guxi, and Ke Tianzong gathered above Prison Peak as Qi Xunnan arrived with the Profound Ice Dharma King and Frost Silence Dharma King.
• The six Grandmasters began fighting above Prison Peak, with Qi Xunnan using Seven Demons Devouring Heaven against Jiang Lishan as the others battled.
• A report revealed that Demonic Sect experts were sabotaging Tianbao Giant City, and Nan Zhuoran led Renzhi Seat elders to respond.

Qi Yu broke out of her cell with help from the Demonic Sect’s external resonance, but Chen Qing and two Tianbao Supreme Sect elders subdued her. As the sect fought the Demonic Sect and Great Snow Mountain outside Prison Peak, Hua Yunfeng emerged from the prison’s depths and headed to join the battle.

• Chen Qing realized the Concentric Demon aura from outside was resonating with Qi Yu and helping her break Master Qiku’s restrictions, then fought her as she emerged in her true appearance.
• Qi Yu attacked Chen Qing with her five Concentric Demons and the Profound Yin Curse, but he held them off and used his Qi and Blood to neutralize the curse.
• Xing Han and Xie Fengyao arrived and defeated Qi Yu, while Chen Qing sealed her acupoints.
• Xie Fengyao told Chen Qing that Qi Xunnan and Great Snow Mountain’s Profound Ice and Frost Silence were fighting the Tianbao Supreme Sect leaders outside Prison Peak to rescue someone imprisoned deep within and Qi Yu.
• Xing Han and Xie Fengyao explained that Qi Yu had escaped using the Soul Taming Bead and Qi Xunnan’s Concentric Demon Seeding Great Law to break the restrictions from within and without.
• After the Killing Intent subsided, Hua Yunfeng came up from below, recognized the coordinated attack, and headed upstairs with the others to join the defense; Chen Qing recognized his movement as Shrink Ground to Inch.

Chen Qing emerged from Prison Peak as Tianbao Supreme Sect fought off the Demonic Sect’s invasion, and he witnessed Hua Yunfeng join Jiang Lishan to drive Qi Xunnan away. After the battle, the sect leaders assessed the damage and prepared their next response, while Hua Yunfeng returned to the prison.

• Chen Qing gave Qi Yu a Rejuvenation Pill, confined her again in her cell, and followed Hua Yunfeng, Xing Han, and Xie Fengyao out of Prison Peak.
• Chen Qing watched Jiang Lishan and Hua Yunfeng attack Qi Xunnan, who escaped despite being wounded, while the Profound Ice Dharma King and Frost Silence Dharma King fled from Ke Tianzong and Han Guxi.
• Jiang Lishan explained that pursuing the Great Snow Mountain Dharma Kings risked provoking a wider war, then asked Chen Qing to report on the prisoners in Prison Peak.
• Hua Yunfeng learned that Chen Qing belonged to the True Martial lineage, and Luo Zhixian reported that he had destroyed the Demonic Sect stronghold in Soul Severing Forest and killed the Black Tortoise Great Protector and Xiao Qianjue.
• Jiang Lishan assigned Chen Qing to help restore order and clear the battlefield, then departed with the other elders to discuss the sect’s response as Hua Yunfeng returned to Prison Peak.

After Tianbao Supreme Sect repelled the attack on Prison Peak, Chen Qing learned that Hua Yunfeng was tied to Li Qingyu’s escape and discovered that Qi Xunnan had secretly killed the Profound Ice Dharma King to frame the sect. Chen Qing returned to True Martial Peak and prepared to attend the Tianshu Pavilion meeting, while suspecting Li Yujun’s conveniently timed absence and focusing on strengthening himself.

• Xie Fengyao told Chen Qing that Hua Yunfeng came from the True Martial lineage and was rumored to have helped Li Qingyu escape, while the identity of the prisoner on Blackwater Abyss Prison’s fifth level remained a sect secret.
• Qi Xunnan and a disguised old demon ambushed and killed the Profound Ice Dharma King, then planned to blame Tianbao Supreme Sect and provoke Great Snow Mountain.
• Chen Qing cultivated in Blackwater Abyss Prison until Master Qiku returned, reported the events to him, and left after Qiku went to inspect the fifth level.
• A steward delivered Jiang Lishan’s summons for Chen Qing to attend a Tianshu Pavilion meeting, and confirmed that Li Yujun had returned to the sect.
• Chen Qing questioned whether Li Yujun’s absence during the attack had been a coincidence, then went to his Quiet Room to cultivate the Great Void True Scripture.

Chen Qing attended a sect assembly where Tianbao Supreme Sect debated the Profound Ice Dharma King's suspicious death, rising tensions with Great Snow Mountain, and the possible postponement of the Six Sects Grand Market. The Que Sect's planned visit from Yun Kingdom offered a major opportunity, while Chen Qing returned to training and prepared to grow stronger before the Heavenly Birthday Festival.

• Qu He told Chen Qing that Su Muyun was suppressing Qi Xunnan's Profound Yin Curse, leaving the sect without a Grandmaster-level expert for the time being.
• Jiang Lishan announced that the Profound Ice Dharma King had died near the sect, and the elders suspected someone was trying to frame Tianbao Supreme Sect and provoke Great Snow Mountain.
• Jiang Lishan ordered the sect to publicize its innocence and strengthen its defenses, while warning that Tianbao Supreme Sect would not fear battle if Great Snow Mountain attacked.
• Jiang Lishan said the Six Sects Grand Market might be delayed or canceled, then announced that the Que Sect would send envoys to establish trade and exchange martial knowledge, with Black Dragon Island also visiting around the Heavenly Birthday Festival.
• Chen Qing returned to True Martial Peak, practiced the Great Sun Burning Heaven Spear, and cultivated with Earth Vein Profound Marrow as he planned to strengthen his body and True Essence before the festival.

Cloudwater Supreme Sect and the Yan Kingdom Imperial Court prepared to respond to the Que Sect’s visit to Tianbao Giant City, while Chen Qing advanced his spear cultivation and welcomed Black Dragon Island’s delegation. Zhang Longhu warned Chen Qing and Qu He that the Que Sect might test Tianbao’s strength before negotiating trade routes, leaving them to alert the sect and prepare.

• Xue Suhe decided that Cloudwater Supreme Sect would send Jiang Shagui to Tianbao Giant City to seek cooperation, and Jingwu Guard Vice Commander Tang Taixuan received orders to go there as well.
• Chen Qing advanced Great Sun Burning Heaven Spear to the Extreme Realm and learned Great Sun Spear Intent after two months of cultivation.
• Qu He told Chen Qing that they were assigned to receive Zhang Longhu and Chen Youning, and that Tang Taixuan and numerous other powers had arrived or were expected in Tianbao Giant City.
• Chen Qing and Qu He escorted Zhang Longhu, Chen Youning, and their party from Black Dragon Island to Welcome Guest Peak.
• Zhang Longhu warned Chen Qing and Qu He that Que Sect Saintess Bai Xi, Elder Mo Luo, and Qiao Taiyue might use a display of strength to gain an advantage in trade negotiations.
• Chen Qing thanked Zhang Longhu and said he and Qu He would report the warning to the sect and prepare.

Chen Qing watched powerful factions gather in Tianbao Giant City as the Que Sect arrived in a spectacular show of force, only for Luo Zhixian to break its pressure with a single strike. The Que Sect settled in to negotiate a trade route while secretly searching for the Myriad Phenomena Return to Origin Pendant.

• Chen Qing and Qu He encountered Elder Jiang Shagui and Qi Haiyi of the Cloudwater Supreme Sect, then Qu He went to report Zhang Longhu’s news about the Que Sect to his master.
• The Tianxing Alliance and Swallow’s Nest arrived with Grandmasters and prominent leaders as Tianbao Giant City filled with visitors for the Heavenly Birthday Festival.
• Nine Cloud Scale Thunder Horn Beasts brought the Que Sect delegation, led by Elder Mo Luo and Saintess Bai Xi, whose Blue Sea Tide phenomenon suppressed experts across the city.
• Luo Zhixian split the phenomenon with his Spear Intent and welcomed the Que Sect, while Elder Mo Luo sustained a minor injury from the strike.
• Bai Xi directed Elder Mo Luo to lead cautious trade negotiations and ordered the delegation to search for the Myriad Phenomena Return to Origin Pendant.

Chen Qing watched Qiao Taiyue challenge Yan Kingdom’s younger generation, while the Que Sect’s hardline negotiations increased pressure on Tianbao Supreme Sect. Yan Chi fought Qiao Taiyue in the arena but lost, leaving Qiao undefeated and the gathered factions awaiting another challenger.

• Chen Qing considered the risks and potential benefits of the Que Sect’s visit, then resumed cultivating with Earth Vein Profound Marrow.
• Zhu Yu told Chen Qing that Qiao Taiyue had set up an arena in Tianbao Giant City and defeated every challenger for three days, so Chen Qing went to watch.
• Li Yujun told Luo Ziming that the Que Sect’s negotiating stance and Qiao Taiyue’s arena challenge were testing Tianbao Supreme Sect, then ordered Yan Chi to fight him.
• Yan Chi challenged Qiao Taiyue, and the two exchanged powerful body-tempering techniques before Qiao tricked Yan Chi with a concealed kick and defeated him.
• Qiao Taiyue remained undefeated and invited another Yan Kingdom expert to challenge him, while Chen Qing considered combining the Vast Whale Overturning Sea Technique with his Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.

Chen Qing broke through to the seventh level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body and faced Qiao Taiyue to defend Tianbao Supreme Sect’s honor. He defeated Qiao Taiyue in a fierce arena battle, ending the Que Sect elder’s six-day winning streak and restoring Tianbao’s standing.

• After watching Yan Chi lose to Qiao Taiyue, Chen Qing returned to his courtyard and cultivated with Earth Vein Profound Marrow until he broke through to the seventh level, Dragon-Elephant Unification.
• As Qiao Taiyue continued dominating the arena, Jiang Lishan ordered Han Guxi to send Chen Qing to challenge him before the arena stood for seven days; Han Guxi promised Chen Qing promotion to the Diheng Seat if he won.
• Chen Qing accepted the challenge and arrived at the arena, where Qiao Taiyue welcomed the chance to test the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body.
• Chen Qing and Qiao Taiyue exchanged fierce close-range attacks, and Chen Qing turned Qiao Taiyue’s trap against him, wounding him and forcing him onto the defensive.
• Qiao Taiyue unleashed his blood-sea palm, but Chen Qing countered with Dragon Elephant Prajna, Vajra Subduing Demons and defeated him in their final clash.
• The crowd celebrated Chen Qing’s victory, while observers from Cloudwater Supreme Sect, Swallow’s Nest, Tianxing Alliance, and other factions reassessed his strength and potential.

Chen Qing defeated Qiao Taiyue, earning Tianbao Supreme Sect prestige and a substantial reward as the sect prepared to negotiate with the Que Sect. After recovering, Chen Qing collected his reward and began seeking resources for his cultivation and the Seven-Colored Moon Orchid.

• Chen Qing recovered from his battle with Qiao Taiyue while Tianbao Supreme Sect celebrated his victory and Jiang Lishan rewarded him with two hundred thousand Contribution Points and a choice of fifty-year-old herb.
• Han Guxi suggested promoting Chen Qing to a Diheng Seat, but Jiang Lishan postponed the decision and prepared to use the victory to strengthen the sect's negotiating position.
• Bai Xi learned of Qiao Taiyue's defeat and ordered the Que Sect to yield some benefits, conclude negotiations quickly, and give Qiao Taiyue a Nine-Turn Jade Marrow Pill.
• Bai Xi examined a Guiyuan Pendant identical to Chen Qing's and wondered who held its counterpart, then added Chen Qing's name to a list of Yan Kingdom's promising figures.
• Chen Qing learned that the Que Sect agreement would be signed during the Heavenly Birthday Festival and went to Tianshu Pavilion to claim his reward.
• Chen Qing learned the treasury lacked a Seven-Colored Moon Orchid, heard that it might be found near Mountain Beyond Mountains in Lingxiao Supreme Sect's territory, and chose a Jade Marrow Golden Pattern Ginseng to aid his cultivation.

Chen Qing attended the ceremony where Tianbao Supreme Sect and Que Sect signed a preliminary cooperation agreement, and his Jade Pendant briefly resonated with the pendant Bai Xi carried. Unable to identify him, Bai Xi arranged gatherings to search for the other pendant’s holder, and Chen Qing accepted her invitation to a private banquet.

• Chen Qing and Qu He arrived at Cloud-Watching Peak, where factions gathered for the agreement ceremony and tensions simmered between Cloudwater Supreme Sect and Tianxing Alliance.
• As Jiang Lishan and Bai Xi prepared to open the ceremony, Chen Qing’s Jade Pendant grew hot and he concealed it; Bai Xi felt her pendant resonate but could not locate the other holder.
• Jiang Lishan and Bai Xi announced the preliminary agreement, and both marked the draft pact as the gathered factions applauded.
• Bai Xi told Elder Mo Luo that the other pendant had been near the spectators, then planned banquets and forums to observe the young talents from the attending factions.
• Chen Qing examined Old Deng’s Jade Pendant in private and decided to keep it hidden, then accepted Bai Xi’s invitation to a private banquet the following evening.

Chen Qing attended Bai Xi’s banquet, concealed his Thirteenth Refinement method, and stunned the guests by displaying extraordinary comprehension of the Myriad Phenomena Enlightenment Stele. After gaining the Myriad Phenomena Return to Origin supernatural skill, he returned to cultivation, then learned that Shen Xiuyong and Qiao Hongyun were leaving to join the Jingwu Guard.

• Chen Qing attended Bai Xi’s banquet and kept the Jade Pendant sealed while guests discussed True Essence Refinement and the paths to forming a Golden Core.
• Bai Xi invited the guests to test their comprehension of the Myriad Phenomena Enlightenment Stele, and Nan Zhuoran’s azure light lasted twenty-six breaths.
• Chen Qing secretly mastered the Myriad Phenomena Return to Origin supernatural skill and produced thirty breaths of dazzling azure light, surpassing Nan Zhuoran while convincing Bai Xi that he did not hold the Jade Pendant.
• Bai Xi and Elder Mo Luo concluded that the banquet had not revealed the pendant’s bearer, while Nan Zhuoran began to suspect that Chen Qing possessed the founding patriarch’s inheritance.
• Chen Qing cultivated the new spiritual-consciousness art and used Jade Marrow Golden Pattern Ginseng to strengthen his True Essence.
• Shen Xiuyong and Qiao Hongyun told Chen Qing they would leave for Liangzhou City in three days to join the Jingwu Guard, and Chen Qing gave each medicine for the journey.

Chen Qing attended a private banquet with Que Sect Saintess Bai Xi, where they agreed to exchange resources and intelligence. Bai Xi asked him to secretly find the holder of a Jade Pendant identical to his own, and Chen Qing accepted the task while concealing that he was the person she sought.

• Liu Qingxuan bid Chen Qing farewell and gave him Coral Spirit Tea before leaving for the Swallow Archipelago.
• Bai Xi invited Chen Qing to a private banquet before departing for Yun Kingdom and proposed a pact to exchange resources and intelligence.
• Bai Xi gave Chen Qing a Cloud Feather Sparrow communication artifact so they could stay in contact.
• Bai Xi showed Chen Qing a Jade Pendant identical to the one he had obtained from Old Deng and asked him to find its holder in secret.
• Chen Qing accepted the search commission and negotiated an advance payment, receiving the general outline and core principles of the Vast Whale Overturning Sea Technique.
• Bai Xi told Chen Qing that the Jade Pendant or its holder had been beneath the Observation Platform on Cloud-Watching Peak during the Heavenly Birthday Festival.

Chen Qing studied the Vast Whale Overturning Sea Technique and found it could complement his Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body, then accepted that his promotion to a Diheng Seat had failed and received a Cangyuan Spirit Nurturing Pill instead. After four months of cultivation, he completed his fifth tempering, strengthened his True Origin, and began transforming it into liquid.

• Chen Qing adjusted his Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body circulation using the Vast Whale Overturning Sea Technique and discovered that the two martial arts could potentially be fused.
• Han Guxi proposed promoting Chen Qing to a Diheng Seat, but the vote in Tianshu Pavilion failed, with five votes in favor, twenty-one against, and seven abstentions.
• Jiang Lishan arranged for Chen Qing to receive a Cangyuan Spirit Nurturing Pill as compensation, and Han Guxi delivered it to him.
• Chen Qing spent four months cultivating, strengthening his divine sense and advancing his Great Void True Scripture toward its fifth tempering.
• Chen Qing completed the fifth tempering, increasing the solidity and purity of his True Origin and forming a small pool of liquid True Origin in his dantian.

Chen Qing received Jingzhe, a top-grade spirit treasure spear forged by Lang Shanghai and tempered by winter lightning, then went to Prison Peak and discovered Qi Yu had been taken away. Qiku said Law Enforcement Peak’s Xing Han had removed her alone the previous night without presenting a Sect Master’s Order, leaving Chen Qing suspicious.

• Chen Qing went to the Weapon Forging Hall, where Lang Shanghai’s spear blank suffered a spiritual backlash during its final forging.
• Winter lightning struck the spear blank, tempering its spirit; Lang Shanghai survived the backlash, and Chen Qing named the completed spear Jingzhe.
• Chen Qing thanked the injured Lang Shanghai, left him Healing Pills, and headed to Prison Peak with Jingzhe.
• Chen Qing found Qi Yu’s cell on Prison Peak’s third level open and empty.
• Qiku told Chen Qing that Xing Han had taken Qi Yu alone late the previous night without showing a Sect Master’s Order.

Chen Qing asked Qiku about an offensive art for the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body, but Qiku made finding the Blood Bodhi a condition for further help. Chen Qing then rescued Qi Yu from Xing Han’s unauthorized interrogation and returned her to Blackwater Abyss Prison, where he offered a fair trade for her cultivation secrets.

• Chen Qing learned from Qiku that the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body had a matching killing art, the Dragon Elephant Prison Shattering Force, but Qiku asked him to find the Blood Bodhi before discussing more.
• Chen Qing went to Law Enforcement Peak after learning Xing Han had taken Qi Yu from Blackwater Abyss Prison.
• Chen Qing found Xing Han and Guo Han torturing Qi Yu in the Interrogation Cave and challenged Xing Han’s authority to interrogate her without an order.
• Xing Han yielded rather than risk a formal dispute, and Chen Qing took the injured Qi Yu back to her cell.
• Chen Qing gave Qi Yu a Healing Pill and offered to protect her from private torture in exchange for information, including the Concentric Demon Seeding Great Law.

Chen Qing entered the Cave Heaven’s core and obtained the Great Void True Scripture’s methods through the Tenth Refinement, but the Purple Light also connected his consciousness to the Tianbao Tower, where Li Qingyu’s remnant attacked him. Injured and wary of Li Qingyu’s interest in the tower, Chen Qing began treating his damaged divine sense and concluded he needed a faster way to recover.

• Chen Qing discovered that the Great Void True Scripture’s incomplete methods were causing disturbances in his cultivation and went to the Cave Heaven to seek the rest of the inheritance.
• Chen Qing passed Luo Chengxuan and Ji Yunliang and followed the Purple Light deeper into the Cave Heaven, where purple Soul-Eroding Netherfire struck him and delivered the methods from the sixth through Tenth Refinements.
• The Purple Light drew a sliver of Chen Qing’s consciousness into the Tianbao Tower’s Seventieth Floor, where he encountered Li Qingyu’s remnant and was struck by its attack.
• Chen Qing escaped the Cave Heaven with severe damage to his divine sense, took Spirit Calming Soul Nurturing Pills, and wrote Li Qingyu’s name in his black booklet while considering the man’s connection to the Tianbao Tower.
• After three days of treatment, Chen Qing stabilized his injuries but realized full recovery could take at least half a year, too long for the escalating sect struggles.

Chen Qing sought a swift cure for his injured divine sense and, after Zhang Yi pointed him toward Xu Min, visited her on Hidden Peak. Xu Min gave him three Nine Revolutions Spirit Restoring Pills without asking for anything in return, while privately wondering how he had been injured.

• Chen Qing visited Zhang Yi at Hundred Herbs Hall and asked about treasure pills that could quickly heal divine sense injuries.
• Zhang Yi explained that Danxia Peak had no such pills in reserve and suggested that Xu Min might possess one.
• Chen Qing found Xu Min on Hidden Peak, where she recognized his divine sense injury and offered him a Nine Revolutions Spirit Restoring Pill.
• Xu Min produced three bottles of the rare pills and gave all three to Chen Qing without requesting repayment.
• Chen Qing left with the pills, and Xu Min wondered whether he had encountered a taboo or an enemy.

Chen Qing recovered his divine sense and learned more about Li Qingyu from Luo Zhixian, while Li Qingyu resolved to travel secretly to the Yan Kingdom to investigate Tianbao Tower’s new inheritor. Luo Zhixian then assigned Chen Qing to assist Tiger Hall in the Eight Paths Region, and Chen Qing accepted the dangerous mission and received detailed intelligence.

• Chen Qing used the Nine Revolutions Spirit Restoring Pill to heal his Sea of Consciousness and resolved to ask Luo Zhixian about Li Qingyu.
• Li Qingyu learned that someone had obtained Tianbao Tower’s founding patriarch inheritance, heard Wuzhu name Chen Qing among the leading young disciples, and decided to investigate in the Yan Kingdom.
• Seven days later, Chen Qing’s divine sense had fully recovered, and he visited Luo Zhixian with two Silver-Scaled Treasure Fish.
• Luo Zhixian told Chen Qing that Li Qingyu had killed the former Nine Heavens Pulse Master and warned him not to pursue revenge.
• Luo Zhixian recommended Chen Qing to secretly assist Tiger Hall amid the Lingxiao Supreme Sect’s factional conflict.
• Chen Qing accepted the assignment and took Luo Zhixian’s detailed Archives on the Lingxiao Supreme Sect and the Eight Paths Region.

Chen Qing studied the Archives’ account of the Eight Paths Region’s conflicts and prepared for his journey by bargaining with prisoners in Blackwater Abyss Prison. He left with a poison-warding Gu and the Concentric Demon Seeding Great Law, which he cultivated with astonishing speed, while Master Qiku urged him to investigate the Blood Bodhi.

• Chen Qing read about the Lingxiao Supreme Sect’s decline, the Dragon and Tiger Halls’ feud, and the outside forces stirring in the Eight Paths Region, then trained his spear techniques through the night.
• Chen Qing negotiated with Huang Chengzhi, receiving the Bie'e Gu in exchange for delivering a letter to Miao Yuniang of the Gu Sect’s Thousand Silk Cave or burning it if she could not be found.
• Chen Qing traded food for Qi Yu’s written instructions to the Concentric Demon Seeding Great Law and immediately condensed a Ghost Shadow after reading them.
• Qi Yu offered to lend Chen Qing her Soul Taming Bead, but he refused and left with the secret technique.
• Master Qiku told Chen Qing to investigate the Blood Bodhi as soon as possible, and Chen Qing agreed before leaving Blackwater Abyss Prison.

Ji Yunliang learned that Chen Qing had been chosen for a secret mission to Lingxiao Supreme Sect, a decision that threatened to shift influence toward the True Martial lineage. After completing his spear technique and preparing in secret, Chen Qing set out southwest and reached Anping in Liang Province.

• Gongyang Ming told Ji Yunliang that the Sect Leader had chosen Chen Qing to represent Tianbao Supreme Sect in the matter of Lingxiao Supreme Sect.
• Ji Yunliang recognized that Chen Qing's mission could strengthen the True Martial lineage and felt pressure from his rapid rise.
• Chen Qing reached the Extreme Realm in Hundred Strikes of the Prairie Fire and completed all four spear intents.
• Chen Qing told Qing Dai to conceal his departure, gathered supplies and weapons, and left at night on the Golden Feather Eagle.
• Chen Qing crossed Huangfeng Path and traveled through Liang Province, where he landed outside Anping to rest.

Chen Qing reached Luoxia Town and joined the Zhenyuan Escort Agency’s caravan to travel to Qinglan City. During a stop at Baishi Slope, he learned that the Huan Yuan Cult used parasitic Human Elixirs to exploit the poor and profit from the wealthy, then saw Hu Yue clash with one of its followers.

• Chen Qing passed Princess Changle’s procession in Anping City, then continued his journey to Luoxia Town near Lingxiao Supreme Sect’s sphere of influence.
• Chen Qing disguised himself as Wu Qiren and arranged to travel to Qinglan City with Hu Tieshan’s Zhenyuan Escort Agency for fifty taels of silver.
• Hu Tieshan questioned Chen Qing about his identity and spear, then introduced his granddaughter Hu Yue before the caravan departed.
• At Baishi Slope, Chen Qing saw a Huan Yuan Cult follower distributing Holy Water and learned from Hu Tieshan that the cult used parasitic pills to make Human Elixirs.
• Hu Tieshan revealed that the Su Family had close dealings with the Huan Yuan Cult, and Chen Qing began considering the interests behind the arrangement.
• Hu Yue confronted the gray-robed cult follower, and the two came to blows as the pills scattered across the ground.

Chen Qing helped the Zhenyuan Escort Agency survive a Huan Yuan Cult ambush without revealing himself, then reached Qinglan City. He entered a teahouse and used a coded request to arrange a meeting in Pine Listening Pavilion.

• Hu Yue confronted a Huan Yuan Cult envoy for trying to give a child a Human Elixir, and Escort Chief Hu bribed the envoy before secretly returning to eliminate him.
• At camp, Hu Yue told Chen Qing about the Dragon Tiger Tournament and Dragon Hall prodigy Zhou Xiang, whom Chen Qing expected to face while assisting Tiger Hall.
• Huan Yuan Cult fighters ambushed the convoy, and Chen Qing secretly used his divine consciousness to stun them, allowing Escort Chief Hu, Hu Yue, and the others to kill them.
• Escort Chief Hu led the convoy away through the night, and the group reached Qinglan City, where Chen Qing parted from the escorts.
• Chen Qing visited a teahouse and asked for the rare Cloud Concealment tea, prompting an attendant to lead him to Pine Listening Pavilion for a meeting with the proprietor.

Chen Qing bought intelligence from Wen Buyu about the Seven-Colored Moon Orchid, Blood Bodhi, and the Huan Yuan Cult, then infiltrated the cult’s stronghold near Qinglan City. He found Lin Shaoqi meeting secretly with a man he suspected was Patriarch Su of the Tiannan Su Family.

• Chen Qing paid Wen Buyu with True Essence Pills for leads on the Seven-Colored Moon Orchid and Blood Bodhi, learning that Lin Shaoqi held Blood Bodhi and often stayed at Qinglan Mountain.
• Wen Buyu described Lin Shaoqi’s cultivation, techniques, and habits, outlined the Huan Yuan Cult’s strength, and explained Tianbo City’s force-ranking system.
• Chen Qing questioned whether Wen Buyu would sell his inquiries to others, then left after Wen Buyu assured him that Listen to the Wind Tower protected its patrons’ confidentiality.
• Chen Qing secretly entered the Huan Yuan Cult’s ancient temple stronghold and searched its courtyards for Lin Shaoqi.
• Chen Qing found Lin Shaoqi in a secluded courtyard speaking with a man he suspected was Patriarch Su of the Tiannan Su Family.

Chen Qing returned to Lin Shaoqi’s hideout after discovering that Lin Shaoqi was badly injured, then killed him and took the Four Symbols Thunderbolt Bow. He searched Lin Shaoqi’s body for other items as the chapter ended.

• Lin Shaoqi showed Su Nan the Four Symbols Thunderbolt Bow, and Su Nan warned that the treasure would attract powerful enemies.
• Lin Shaoqi asked Su Nan to investigate the deaths of three Huan Yuan Cult practitioners, while Chen Qing listened outside and initially withdrew.
• After Su Nan left, Lin Shaoqi revealed his injuries and prepared to escape through a hidden passage, but Chen Qing attacked him with the Jingzhe Spear.
• Lin Shaoqi used blood gu, poison, and the Yin Sha Ghost Skull against Chen Qing, but Chen Qing’s spear skills and supremely yang qi and blood overcame them.
• Chen Qing killed Lin Shaoqi, took the Four Symbols Thunderbolt Bow, stored it in the Myriad Phenomena Diagram of the Heavenly Cycle, and searched Lin Shaoqi’s body.