Chapter Summaries

Chen Qing refined the Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus essence, reached the fourth tempering, and arrived at Fuyu Mountain Island, where three Grandmasters worked to clear Baleful Intent from a spring of Earth Vein Profound Marrow. He learned that Ming Hai Cheng held a grudge against him and that Han Guxi might secretly divert some of the treasure, while the spring’s unearthing drew near.

• Chen Qing used Four Symbols Pure Heart Grass to stabilize himself and began absorbing the Lotus Heart of the Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus.
• Xu Min and Chen Qing lost their way to Fuyu Mountain Island, then used Chen Qing’s sea chart to correct their course and reach the Tianbao Supreme Sect camp.
• Qu He told Chen Qing that three Grandmasters were clearing the earth Baleful Intent to reach the Earth Vein Profound Marrow and described the agreed division of the treasure.
• Ming Hai Cheng challenged Chen Qing to a future contest, and Qu He revealed that Ming Hai Cheng had sought the Nine Nether Yin Sha through Nan Zhuoran.
• Qu He hinted that Han Guxi might privately withhold some of the Earth Vein Profound Marrow, and Chen Qing accepted the warning.
• Chen Qing absorbed the Lotus Heart essence, broke through to the fourth layer of the Great Void True Scripture and the middle stage of the True Origin Realm, then emerged as the Grandmasters neared the end of their work.

After the Grandmasters cleared the baleful aura from Fuyu Mountain Island, they uncovered a vast pool of Earth Vein Profound Marrow and disputed how to divide it. Chen Qing accepted Ming Hai Cheng’s challenge for the Cloudwater Supreme Sect and Tianbao Supreme Sect’s honor and a share of the treasure, and their fierce battle left the outcome undecided.

• Xie Mingyan, Wei Donglei, and Han Guxi dispersed the baleful aura and revealed a pool of Earth Vein Profound Marrow, which the Tianxing Alliance collected half of under the prior agreement.
• Xie Mingyan and Han Guxi disagreed over dividing the remaining marrow, so Xie proposed that their disciples fight for an extra tenth.
• Ming Hai Cheng challenged Chen Qing, and Chen accepted after Han Guxi sought his response.
• Ming Hai Cheng opened with Cold Abyss Rising Tide, but Chen Qing countered with the Mountain Settling Stance and stopped his layered Hidden Strength.
• Chen Qing turned aside Ming Hai Cheng’s Spirit Snake Coiling Roots and drove him back with a spiraling spear strike and a storm of attacks.
• Ming Hai Cheng unleashed a vast Sword Intent, and his clash with Chen Qing’s spear produced a violent shockwave that left their contest unresolved.

Chen Qing defeated Ming Hai Cheng despite Ming Hai Cheng unleashing two sword intents and the Nine Nether Cold Soul Tide, securing an extra share of Earth Vein Profound Marrow for the Tianbao Supreme Sect. After receiving thirty drops as a reward, Chen Qing chose to travel to East Pole City to investigate unfinished matters.

• Ming Hai Cheng unleashed the Nine Nether Cold Soul Tide, but Chen Qing used the Nine Shadows Evasion Technique to deceive him and strike his unguarded back, ending the duel.
• Xie Mingyan confirmed that Ming Hai Cheng would survive, while the Tianbao Supreme Sect claimed the additional tenth of the Earth Vein Profound Marrow.
• Han Guxi rewarded Chen Qing with thirty drops of Earth Vein Profound Marrow and gave smaller shares to Qu He, Xu Min, and two Elders.
• Xu Min departed on an azure bird after Han Guxi asked her to convey his greetings to Brother Guo.
• Han Guxi sent the Tianbao Supreme Sect's group back to the sect, while Chen Qing arranged passage to East Pole City to pursue unfinished matters and investigate Demonic Sect activity.

After returning to East Pole City, Chen Qing discovered that Deacon Huang Mei had been secretly aiding the Demonic Sect and learned of a possible high-ranking traitor within Tianbao Supreme Sect. He killed Huang Mei, concealed her body, and resolved to investigate cautiously.

• Chen Qing returned to the outpost and learned that East Pole City’s waters had been calm, while Elder Deng’s relatives had collected his belongings.
• Chen Qing told Huang Mei that Qiao Lian Zheng had been killed, then secretly watched her leave the outpost at night with a blank message slip.
• Chen Qing caught Huang Mei trying to send a message by hawk and used the Bone-Corroding Spider to force her to confess that she served Sikong Hui and had leaked sect information.
• Huang Mei admitted that a powerful figure in Tianshu Pavilion, at least a Renzhi Seat, was secretly passing real information to the Demonic Sect.
• Chen Qing killed Huang Mei, kept the blank slip as possible evidence, hid her body in a dry well, and decided to proceed with caution.

Chen Qing returned to Tianbao Supreme Sect, reported Huang Mei’s revelations to Luo Zhixian, and learned that the Demonic Sect’s hidden elders gathered in the terrifying Hundred Demons Cave. Luo Zhixian taught him the Spear Dao supernatural art Wind Snow Hidden Dragon's Roar, which required Flood Dragon Essence Blood to reach its full power.

• Chen Qing concealed Huang Mei’s disappearance by telling an Outer Sect disciple she had left on a secret mission, then flew back to Tianbao Supreme Sect with the treasures he had recovered.
• Chen Qing reunited with Qing Dai, Bai Zhi, Zi Su, and Su Wen, reviewed his gains, and spent the night refining the Seven-Leaf Golden Lotus’s Lotus Heart essence.
• Chen Qing told Luo Zhixian that Huang Mei had been a Demonic Sect spy and had warned of a possible traitor among the sect’s upper ranks.
• Luo Zhixian explained that the Demonic Sect’s true foundation was Hundred Demons Cave, where powerful old demons hid, and warned Chen Qing to remain cautious.
• Luo Zhixian taught Chen Qing Wind Snow Hidden Dragon's Roar and explained that mastering its true dragon-roar intent required a drop of Flood Dragon Essence Blood.
• Chen Qing left Wanfa Peak knowing that Sunken Dragon Abyss might hold the Flood Dragon Essence Blood he needed, while Luo Zhixian and his old servant discussed Chen Qing’s potential in the Spear Dao.

Chen Qing investigated the Que Sect and learned that its Sect Leader, Bai Canghai, had secretly entered Yan Kingdom thirty years earlier. At Tianbao Supreme Sect, Chen Qing’s merits secured his thirty drops of Earth Vein Profound Marrow, but his promotion to Diheng Seat was postponed, while Li Yujun’s faction discussed how to respond to his rise.

• Chen Qing read Wanfa Peak’s archives on the Que Sect, its secret force Dark Que, and Sect Leader Bai Canghai, noting that Bai had infiltrated Yan Kingdom thirty years earlier.
• Jiang Lishan convened Tianbao Supreme Sect’s leaders to discuss the Earth Vein Profound Marrow brought back from Fuyu Mountain Island.
• Luo Ziming challenged Chen Qing’s receipt of thirty drops, but Pei Tingchun defended the reward by citing Chen Qing’s victory over Ming Hai Cheng and his killing of Qiao Lian Zheng.
• Pei Tingchun proposed promoting Chen Qing to Diheng Seat, but Jiang Lishan set the promotion aside and confirmed that Chen Qing would keep the thirty drops and receive further rewards according to sect law.
• Li Yujun, Luo Ziming, and Nan Zhuoran discussed Chen Qing’s growing influence, and Li told them to focus on strengthening the Nine Heavens Vein and to deal with Chen Qing later if he remained controllable.

Chen Qing collected his sect reward, bought a rare forging material, and entrusted the materials for a superior spiritual treasure spear to Lang Shanghai. As he began cultivating, the jade pendant stored in his Myriad Phenomena Diagram activated and Old Deng's voice reached his Sea of Consciousness.

• Pei Tingchun gave Chen Qing 120,000 Contribution Points for killing Qiao Lian Zheng and warned him about sect politics and Zhong Yu's progress.
• Chen Qing spent 80,000 Contribution Points at the Tianshu Pavilion's secret treasury to obtain the Thousand-Year Lightning-Struck Wood Heart.
• Chen Qing met Lü Ying of Tianbo City at the Weapon Forging Hall and learned that she had come to buy weapons and gather information.
• Chen Qing gave Lang Shanghai the materials for his spear, and Lang Shanghai planned to begin forging it in three days, with the work expected to take several months.
• Chen Qing returned to the Quiet Room, where the jade pendant warmed and let Old Deng's voice speak to him; Chen Qing addressed him as Master Li.

After four months of cultivation, Chen Qing attended Meng Qianxue’s celebration banquet, where he encountered Zhong Yu and heard that Ruan Lingxiu had gone to Soul Severing Gorge. Back at his courtyard, he learned that the baleful qi in Blackwater Abyss Prison had surged and that Master Qiku was exhausted, so he set out for Prison Peak.

• Li Baichuan asked Chen Qing to find a Seven-Colored Moon Orchid within a year and withheld the Jade Pendant’s secrets until then.
• Chen Qing spent four months cultivating, strengthening his techniques and advancing toward his fifth round of True Essence Tempering.
• Chen Qing attended Meng Qianxue’s banquet, congratulated her breakthrough to the True Origin Realm, and met Zhong Yu, who exchanged a restrained greeting with him.
• Shen Xiuyong told Chen Qing that Ruan Lingxiu seemed changed and had gone to Soul Severing Gorge.
• A menial disciple reported that the baleful qi in Blackwater Abyss Prison had grown unusually violent and left Master Qiku severely weary, so Chen Qing decided to go to Prison Peak.

Chen Qing discovered that the Baleful Intent at Blackwater Abyss Prison had grown dangerously strong while Master Qiku struggled to suppress the Evil Fruit within him. Elsewhere, Qi Xunnan and Dharma King Xuan Shui trapped and gravely wounded Su Muyun, setting their larger plan in motion.

• Chen Qing descended through Prison Peak, found the Baleful Intent far stronger than before, and refused Qi Yu’s attempts to bargain for food or a message.
• Master Qiku emerged from the fourth level and told Chen Qing that the source was unusually active, the prison’s restrictions were weakening, and the Evil Fruit was erupting.
• Chen Qing witnessed Qiku’s Buddha phantom suppress the Evil Fruit, then alerted a Prison Peak disciple and remained nearby to guard him.
• Su Muyun investigated a distress signal near Soul Severing Forest and was ambushed by Qi Xunnan, who trapped him inside the Nine Nether Lock Heaven Array.
• Su Muyun used Seven Stars Town Mountain to break through the array and escape, but Qi Xunnan struck him with the Profound Yin Curse.
• Dharma King Xuan Shui questioned Qi Xunnan for letting Su Muyun escape, and Qi Xunnan said the curse had crippled him and that their baited plan was awaiting its next target.

After Su Muyun was gravely wounded by Qi Xunnan’s Profound Yin Curse, Tianbao Supreme Sect’s leaders feared a broader conflict involving Great Snow Mountain and sent Luo Zhixian to investigate. Chen Qing remained at Prison Peak, where the imprisoned being on the fifth layer suddenly stirred and began drawing in the Killing Intent as it threatened to break free.

• Jiang Lishan, Han Guxi, and Ke Tianzong failed to remove Su Muyun’s Profound Yin Curse and ordered a search for remedies while strengthening the sect’s defenses.
• Jiang Lishan sent Luo Zhixian to Soul Severing Forest to investigate Su Muyun’s ambush, protect the sect’s disciples, and confirm Great Snow Mountain’s involvement.
• Qu He told Chen Qing that Su Muyun had been ambushed by Qi Xunnan and that Luo Zhixian had gone to Soul Severing Forest; Chen Qing agreed to remain at the sect and guard Prison Peak.
• After five more days of cultivating, Chen Qing felt the Killing Intent surge violently, and a menial disciple was killed by a roar from the depths of the prison.
• The being on the fifth layer declared that it would break free and drew the Killing Intent from the upper floors into a vortex, forcing Chen Qing to brace himself against the pull.

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.