Chapter Summaries

Chen Qing defeated Zhou Xiang on the Dragon Tiger Platform, first shattering his Ascending Dragon Break with the spear formation and then freezing and breaking his Startled Dragon Claw with Wind Snow Hidden Dragon's Roar. The victory lifted Tiger Hall's spirits and shook the surrounding factions, while Mo Xing left suspecting Chen Qing had killed Lin Shaoqi and stolen the Human Elixirs.

• Chen Qing's eighteen-spears formation shattered Zhou Xiang's Ascending Dragon Break, leaving Zhou badly injured and struggling to stand.
• Zhou Xiang unleashed the Startled Dragon Claw with his remaining strength, but Chen Qing's Wind Snow Hidden Dragon's Roar froze and shattered it before Chen Qing stopped his spear three inches from Zhou's brow.
• Zhou Xiang acknowledged his defeat and saluted Chen Qing, while the spectators erupted in shock and the bettors who had backed Zhou lamented their losses.
• Wang Liang and the Tiger Hall elders celebrated Chen Qing's victory, while Hou Jing and Wang Yingying regretted their lost wagers and Mei Yingxue watched Chen with renewed admiration.
• Su Nan and Shen Qinghong considered the implications of Chen Qing's victory for Tianbao Supreme Sect and Lingxiao Supreme Sect, while Bai Yue left in defeat.
• Mo Xing watched Chen Qing from the crowd, grew more suspicious that he had killed Lin Shaoqi and stolen the Human Elixirs, then quietly withdrew.

After defeating Zhou Xiang, Chen Qing collected the promised Seven-Colored Moon Orchid from Shen Qinghong and learned more about the Purple Heaven Refining Furnace and the secrets it might hold. He settled into a guest residence to recover and avoid visitors, but the next morning Zhou Xiang came to see him.

• Chen Qing assured Mei Yingxue and Wang Liang that he was unharmed, then went to meet Shen Qinghong after she summoned him.
• Shen Qinghong took Chen Qing to the Lingxiao Supreme Sect, where the Purple Heaven Refining Furnace released a powerful flame beast before she explained its history and its link to the Lingxiao True Scripture.
• Shen Qinghong obtained the Seven-Colored Moon Orchid for Chen Qing and advised him to stay at the sect until attention from the Dragon Tiger Tournament subsided.
• Chen Qing stored the orchid, considered the secrets of the Purple Heaven Refining Furnace and Tianbao Tower, and meditated until his strength recovered.
• Mei Yingxue delivered Chen Qing 680 True Essence Pills and told him several factions wanted to meet him; he declined their invitations and planned to visit the Gu Sect after resting.
• The next morning, Chen Qing was practicing spear techniques when Zhou Xiang arrived to pay him a visit, and Chen Qing agreed to receive him.

Zhou Xiang warned Chen Qing that the Huan Yuan Cult was investigating the loss of its Human Elixirs, and Chen Qing traveled to the Gu Sect to meet Miao Yuniang. There, he discovered that the Gu Sect helped gather and refine Human Elixirs for the Ghost Witch Sect, which reportedly used them to extend an expert’s life.

• Zhou Xiang explained that Hall Master Bai had sought to unite the Dragon and Tiger Halls against the Huan Yuan Cult and warned Chen Qing that Mo Xing might suspect him of killing Lin Shaoqi.
• Zhou Xiang gave Chen Qing an iron token for future contact, and Chen Qing asked him about Miao Yuniang and the Gu Sect.
• Chen Qing left that night, flew to Myriad Miasma Valley, and went to the Gu Sect to find Miao Yuniang.
• Miao Yuniang recognized the aura of Bie'e Gu, read a letter from Huang Chengzhi saying her senior brother was alive and imprisoned on Prison Peak, and asked Chen Qing whether he could free him.
• Chen Qing confronted Miao Yuniang about the Human Elixir aura near the Gu Sect, and she admitted the sect had gathered and initially refined Human Elixirs for the Ghost Witch Sect.
• Miao Yuniang said the Ghost Witch Sect was reportedly using the Human Elixirs to extend an expert’s life.

Chen Qing learned that the Ghost Witch Sect planned to awaken a dormant grandmaster using Human Elixirs, then left the Gu Sect with Miao Yuniang’s pill for Huang Chengzhi. During a stop in the southwest, Mo Xing and Han Ku ambushed him to reclaim the Human Elixirs, and Chen Qing was left defending against Han Ku’s overwhelming sword river.

• Miao Yuniang told Chen Qing that the Ghost Witch Sect intended to use Human Elixirs in a ritual to awaken a powerful dormant expert, and Chen promised to share the crucial details with the Lingxiao Supreme Sect.
• Miao Yuniang gave Chen Qing an Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill for Huang Chengzhi and asked him to look after her senior brother at Prison Peak; Chen agreed and offered to help make introductions when she visited the Tianbao Supreme Sect.
• Chen Qing left the Gu Sect and rode the Golden Feather Eagle toward the Wutai Sect, planning to deliver the Seven-Colored Moon Orchid and ask about the Que Sect and Blood Bodhi.
• While Chen Qing rested in a remote forest, Mo Xing appeared and attacked him, accusing him of killing Lin Shaoqi and taking the Huan Yuan Cult’s Human Elixirs.
• Chen Qing exchanged blows with Mo Xing and forced him back, but Han Ku arrived and unleashed a vast black sword river that Chen Qing struggled to hold off with the True Martial Seven Sections.

Chen Qing used the Crimson Soul Burning Origin Pill, the Great Void Annihilation Divine Light, and the Four Symbols Thunderbolt Bow to kill Mo Xing and Han Ku before escaping. In Origin City, Shan Jiwen met Li Qingyu, who suspected someone had gained temporary control of the Tianbao Tower; their discussion ended with Shan Jiwen revealing that Chen Qing was Li Qingyu’s disciple.

• Chen Qing resisted Han Ku and Mo Xing’s attacks with the Mystic Tortoise Spirit Armor, swallowed a Crimson Soul Burning Origin Pill, and summoned two Concentric Demons to restrain Mo Xing.
• Chen Qing severely wounded Han Ku and Mo Xing with the Great Void Annihilation Divine Light, then killed Han Ku with the Four Symbols Thunderbolt Bow’s Azure Dragon Break.
• Chen Qing killed Mo Xing, collected the fallen items, took a restorative pill, and fled on the Golden Feather Eagle.
• Shan Jiwen met Li Qingyu at Pinewave Residence in Origin City, where Li Qingyu said someone might be able to wield the Tianbao Tower temporarily.
• Shan Jiwen identified Nan Zhuoran, Ji Yunliang, and Chen Qing as possible candidates for the Tianbao Tower’s recognition, then revealed that Chen Qing was Li Qingyu’s disciple.

Li Qingyu learned that Chen Qing possessed the True Martial Seal without being his disciple and set out to find him to secure control of the Tianbao Tower. After returning to Yunlin Prefecture, Chen Qing received an ancient Buddhist scripture from Li Baichuan and learned the risks surrounding Blood Bodhi, while Li Baichuan revealed that his pill still required a Flood Dragon Core.

• Li Qingyu told Shan Jiwen that he had never taught Chen Qing the True Martial Seal, then ordered Shan to monitor the sect while he traveled to find Chen Qing.
• Chen Qing flew to Yunlin Prefecture, recovered from his injuries, and found Blood Marrow Star Dew among Mo Xing and Han Ku’s possessions.
• Chen Qing gave Li Baichuan the Seven-Colored Moon Orchid and received an ancient Sanskrit copy of part of the Vajra Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra.
• Li Baichuan explained that Blood Bodhi could suppress Evil Fruit and warned that severing Good Fruit could turn a practitioner into an enemy of Buddhism.
• Li Baichuan said his pill required a Flood Dragon Core, then murmured, “Golden Scale Meets Spring,” as the furnace flames surged.

Chen Qing returned to Tianbao Supreme Sect, reported the Ghost Witch Sect and Gu Sect’s schemes to Luo Zhixian, and learned more about Spear Domain. Luo Zhixian then recounted how Shen Qinghong once offered him a path to Lingxiao Supreme Sect and revealed that his family had been wiped out, leaving him without descendants.

• Chen Qing returned to True Martial Peak, where Zi Su told him that Luo Chengxuan had defeated Qu He for seventh place and Nan Zhuoran had reached ten refinements of True Essence.
• Chen Qing reviewed his southwest journey’s gains, cultivated with Blood Marrow Star Dew, and advanced the Great Void True Scripture to its fifth layer.
• Chen Qing visited Luo Zhixian and reported the Dragon Tiger Tournament, the assassination attempt, and the Ghost Witch Sect and Gu Sect’s schemes; Luo Zhixian ordered him to keep his role in the assassins’ deaths secret.
• Luo Zhixian explained how his Spear Domain worked and praised Chen Qing’s mission, while Chen Qing asked about Shen Qinghong.
• Luo Zhixian recounted how Shen Qinghong had offered to take him to Lingxiao Supreme Sect, but he left alone after her fellow disciples belittled him; he later joined Tianbao Supreme Sect as a menial disciple and was noticed by the old Vein Master.
• Luo Zhixian told Chen Qing that his family branch had been wiped out decades earlier and that he had no children or surviving bloodline.

Chen Qing learned from Qu He that the Xuan Yang lineage felt threatened by his rise, then began preparing for a sixth True Essence Tempering. At a Tianshu Pavilion meeting, the sect approved his promotion to a Diheng Seat, while Nan Zhuoran warned Ji Yunliang that Chen Qing might possess a Patriarch’s Legacy.

• Chen Qing shared a quiet meal with Luo Zhixian, then visited Qu He and learned that Luo Chengxuan had defeated him.
• Qu He warned Chen Qing that the Xuan Yang lineage resented the True Martial lineage’s growing influence and that Ji Yunliang might see Chen Qing as a threat.
• Chen Qing returned to his courtyard, resolved to remain cautious about Qiku, and began preparing for his sixth True Essence Tempering.
• Sect Leader Jiang Lishan assigned the Jade Empyrean lineage to protect the trade route, discussed rising East Sea tensions, and tasked Xie Fengyao with handling peace negotiations with the Demonic Sect.
• Han Guxi proposed Chen Qing’s promotion, and the sect voted 21 in favor, 7 against, and 5 abstentions, making Chen Qing a Diheng Seat.
• Nan Zhuoran told Ji Yunliang that Chen Qing had likely obtained a Patriarch’s Legacy, leaving Ji Yunliang unsettled about Chen Qing’s potential.

Chen Qing received his Diheng Seat token and new sect benefits, then welcomed congratulatory visitors, including Shan Jiwen, who privately weighed whether to abandon his cooperation with Li Qingyu. Chen Qing went to Hidden Peak to visit Xu Min, but she greeted him with a cold expression.

• Elder Pei and Luo Ping delivered Chen Qing’s Diheng Seat token and explained his increased benefits and reward of one hundred thousand Contribution Points.
• Chen Qing exchanged fifty thousand Contribution Points for two Azure Tide Vitality Fruits and resolved to focus on strengthening his cultivation before attempting a breakthrough.
• Chen Qing received congratulations from disciples, elders, peak masters, and other sect representatives as his new status changed how they treated him.
• Shan Jiwen visited Chen Qing with a Cold River fishing rod and offered to teach him puppetry, while privately considering a new course amid his secret cooperation with Li Qingyu.
• Chen Qing suspected Shan Jiwen had ulterior motives, then took flower seeds to Hidden Peak to repay Xu Min and ask about him.
• Xu Min opened her courtyard gate and greeted Chen Qing with a cold expression.

Chen Qing gave Xu Min a mysterious dead seed, then spent four months cultivating until he neared his sixth True Essence Tempering. After Xie Fengyao told him to release Qi Yu and attend a sect assembly, Chen Qing headed to Prison Peak, intending also to deliver two Blood Bodhi to Qiku.

• Chen Qing visited Xu Min and gave her rare flower seeds and a mysterious dead seed, which she urgently claimed; she said she would remember his favor.
• Li Qingyu questioned the Ghost Witch Sect about Chen Qing, drove off Pu Yangzheng, and then confronted Duanmu Hua before leaving without being stopped.
• Chen Qing spent four months in seclusion, advancing his cultivation, mastering the Nine Shadows Evasion Technique, and comprehending a fifth Spear Intent.
• Xie Fengyao told Chen Qing that the Demonic Sect would provide a Curse Breaking Pill and other concessions in exchange for Qi Yu, and that Chen Qing had to release her and attend the next day's assembly.
• Chen Qing prepared to visit Prison Peak, planning to release Qi Yu and deliver two Blood Bodhi to Qiku.

Chen Qing gave Qiku the Blood Bodhi, received the Dragon Elephant Prison Shattering Force, and released Qi Yu from Blackwater Abyss Prison. At his first meeting as a Diheng Seat, he heard that Li Qingyu might have left Green Pine Snow Mountain, raising fears that the former traitor could discover Chen Qing’s role in erasing his consciousness.

• Chen Qing gave Qiku the Blood Bodhi, and Qiku explained that it could only temporarily restrain the Evil Fruit before teaching Chen Qing the Dragon Elephant Prison Shattering Force.
• Chen Qing told Qiku that the sect had agreed with the Demonic Sect to release Qi Yu, then opened her cell and removed her restriction with a pill.
• Qi Yu demanded a Healing Pill, recovered with a Heaven Returning Pill, and left Prison Peak on a giant black bird after Chen Qing refused her offer to join the Demonic Sect.
• Chen Qing attended his first meeting at Tianshu Pavilion as a Diheng Seat and spoke with Shan Jiwen, who told him that Li Qingyu might have left Green Pine Snow Mountain.
• Chen Qing feared Li Qingyu might be investigating the erasure of his consciousness and could trace it back to him.

Chen Qing learned that Li Qingyu might have secretly returned to the Yan Kingdom and feared the man would discover his connection to the Tianbao Tower. After the sect announced rewards and a coming contest for access to the Taiyi Spirit Ruins, Chen Qing sent Old Deng a warning and headed to Wanfa Peak to investigate the Tianbao Tower.

• Shan Jiwen told Chen Qing that Li Qingyu might have infiltrated the Yan Kingdom, and Chen Qing concealed his alarm while worrying that Li Qingyu would target him.
• Jiang Lishan announced the Wuji Demonic Sect’s agreement with the sect and the gift of Nine-Orifice Profound Yellow Fruits, which Li Yujun would distribute according to the True Disciple rankings in one month.
• Jiang Lishan revealed that the Six Sects Grand Market would convene in three months and that the Taiyi Spirit Ruins would open; Li Yujun assigned one place to Luo Ping and said the remaining places would follow the rankings.
• Ji Yunliang’s remarks made clear that he expected Chen Qing to challenge him for the second True Disciple Seat, which would determine who claimed the final Spirit Ruins place.
• Chen Qing considered the threat from Li Qingyu, sent Old Deng a talisman bearing the word “Danger,” and decided to seek information about the Tianbao Tower at Wanfa Peak.

Chen Qing investigated the Tianbao Tower’s history, learned he may have been recognized by its core inheritance, and accepted Luo Zhixian’s invitation to accompany him to the Six Sects Grand Market. He advanced to six refinements and trained in the Dragon Elephant Prison Shattering Force before learning that the Nine Heavens Vein and Mysterious Yang lineage were stirring up talk to provoke a clash with Ji Yunliang.

• Chen Qing read the Tianbao Tower’s history and concluded that his connection to the tower was deeper than the temporary control achieved by past sect leaders.
• Luo Zhixian invited Chen Qing to accompany him to the Taiyi Supreme Sect’s Six Sects Grand Market in three months.
• Chen Qing received no response from Old Deng’s jade pendant, then used the Azure Tide Vitality Fruit to break through to the sixth layer of the Great Void True Scripture and the sixth refinement of the True Origin Realm.
• Chen Qing spent half a month stabilizing his cultivation and training the Dragon Elephant Prison Shattering Force.
• Qu He told Chen Qing that the True Disciples would collect Nine-Orifice Profound Yellow Fruits and that Nan had trained on Tianbao Tower’s forty-third floor before entering seclusion.
• Qu He reported that the Mysterious Yang lineage and Nine Heavens Vein were spreading remarks meant to provoke Chen Qing into fighting Ji Yunliang.

Chen Qing challenged Ji Yunliang for the second True Disciple Seat and a chance at the Taiyi Spirit Ruins, then faced him in a duel before the Tianbao Supreme Sect’s gathered experts. Their battle escalated into a clash of ultimate techniques, and the chapter ended before the outcome of their strongest attacks was revealed.

• Chen Qing weighed the value of a Taiyi Spirit Ruins spot against the risks of challenging Ji Yunliang, then sent a challenge letter setting their match for ten days later.
• Ji Yunliang accepted Chen Qing’s challenge, and Ke Tianzong urged him to defend the Xuan Yang lineage’s standing while Nan Zhuoran predicted Ji had the advantage but acknowledged Chen’s chance of winning.
• Chen Qing mastered the Extreme Realm of Soft Water Entangling Silk Spear, comprehended his sixth Spear Intent, and trained his Dragon Elephant Prison Shattering Force before the duel.
• Experts and disciples from across the sect gathered at the Seven Stars Platform as Chen Qing and Ji Yunliang began their match and exchanged fierce close-range attacks.
• Ji Yunliang unleashed his perfected Eight Desolations Sword Array, while Chen Qing answered with a powerful spear strike combining his six Spear Intents and Dragon Elephant Prison Shattering Force.
• The two ultimate attacks collided in a tremendous explosion that shook the Seven Stars Platform, leaving the winner unclear.

Chen Qing defeated Ji Yunliang in a fierce arena battle, winning recognition as the sect’s second-ranked younger disciple and giving the True Martial lineage its greatest victory in decades. As the crowd celebrated and Ji Yunliang was taken for treatment, Shan Jiwen reconsidered whether to seek Chen Qing’s support.

• Ji Yunliang revealed the protective Flowing Sword Qi and a sword art he had learned from Xiao Jiuli, then unleashed Myriad Swords Worshiping the Sect against Chen Qing.
• Chen Qing used the Nine Shadows Evasion Technique to create six tangible figures, and all six defended against Ji Yunliang’s Sword Explodes Heavenly Stars with Wind Snow Hidden Dragon's Roar.
• Chen Qing’s six figures struck Ji Yunliang’s vital points, leaving him badly wounded and kneeling as the arena fell silent before erupting in celebration.
• Gongyang Ming treated Ji Yunliang and acknowledged Chen Qing’s impressive abilities, while observers recognized Chen Qing as the sect’s new second-ranked younger disciple.
• Shan Jiwen weighed abandoning his reliance on Li Qingyu and approaching Chen Qing as a safer path toward his goal of reaching Grandmaster.

After defeating Ji Yunliang, Chen Qing became the second-ranked true disciple and met with Han Guxi, who warned him about the Six Sects Grand Market and explained the path toward becoming Top True Disciple and possibly Sect Leader. Nan Zhuoran learned of Chen Qing’s victory and prepared to discuss the threat he posed with the Nine Heavens Vein’s elders.

• Chen Qing recovered from his duel as Pei Tingchun and Qu He accompanied him to meet Han Guxi in the Heart-Nurturing Hall.
• Han Guxi congratulated Chen Qing, urged him to prepare carefully for the Six Sects Grand Market, and explained how the true disciple rankings could lead toward control of the sect.
• Pei Tingchun warned Han Guxi that Nan Zhuoran’s cultivation and foundation made him a formidable obstacle, and Han Guxi said Chen Qing would have to cross that mountain himself.
• Zhong Yu told Nan Zhuoran that Chen Qing had defeated Ji Yunliang by breaking through Myriad Swords Worshiping the Sect with his clones and Wind Snow Spear Art.
• Nan Zhuoran judged Chen Qing’s rise a serious challenge, suspected he possessed a Patriarch’s legacy, and agreed to meet with Luo Ziming.

Granny Jiu learned that the Golden Court Eight Tribes planned a major assault during the Six Sects Grand Market, while Chen Qing cultivated a new spear technique and accepted a combat puppet from Shan Jiwen. The chapter left Chen Qing wary of Shan Jiwen’s motives as he returned to True Martial Peak with the puppet and its designs.

• Gray Mane told Granny Jiu that the Eight Tribes would attack during the Six Sects Grand Market, with Great Lord Di Cang and a powerful guest overseeing the operation.
• Chen Qing practiced the Dragon Roar Army Breaker Spear and counted eleven of the eighteen Peerless Spear Techniques he hoped to gather.
• Shan Jiwen invited Chen Qing to Hidden Peak and offered him a puppet capable of fighting at the True Origin Realm Middle Stage.
• Chen Qing connected to the puppet, tested its strength with a punch, and accepted it along with Shan Jiwen’s booklet of puppet designs.
• Chen Qing returned toward True Martial Peak, deciding to take Shan Jiwen’s gifts while remaining cautious of his intentions.

Chen Qing delivered Luo Zhixian’s birthday meal to Hua Yunfeng in the sixth level of Blackwater Abyss Prison, encountering a dangerous prisoner on the fifth level along the way. Hua Yunfeng gave Chen Qing a mysterious gray sword, then revealed his sorrow over being unable to kill Senior Brother Li.

• Chen Qing tested his new fishing rod at Bibo Pond and caught two Treasure Fish before visiting Luo Zhixian.
• Luo Zhixian asked Chen Qing to prepare food and thirty-year Jade Pool Spring for Hua Yunfeng’s birthday.
• At the fifth level of Blackwater Abyss Prison, a sealed Grandmaster attacked Chen Qing with Killing Intent, but Chen Qing refined it with his body-tempering technique.
• Chen Qing delivered the meal to Hua Yunfeng, who remembered Luo Zhixian and asked how he was doing.
• Hua Yunfeng gave Chen Qing a small gray sword as a meeting gift, then lamented that he alone could not kill Senior Brother Li.

Chen Qing received the Sky-Splitting Cross Spear from Xu Min, then departed with Luo Zhixian for the Taiyi Supreme Sect and the Six Sects Grand Market. Meanwhile, Qi Yu learned that Chen Qing had defeated Ji Yunliang and was ordered by her father to enter seclusion instead of following him.

• Chen Qing kept cultivating, completed the rudiments of spear intent for the Dragon Roar Army Breaker Spear, and learned that Ji Yunliang was recovering while the sect’s factions shifted around the True Martial lineage.
• Xu Min visited Chen Qing, gave him the Sky-Splitting Cross Spear, and revealed that her surname was Xu and that she stayed on Hidden Peak through the favor of Uncle Guo of the Consecration Hall.
• Chen Qing mastered the Sky-Splitting Cross Spear and learned that he and Luo Zhixian would leave for the Taiyi Supreme Sect in three days.
• Chen Qing departed with Luo Zhixian on their Golden Feather Eagles, heading toward the Six Sects Grand Market.
• Qi Yu read a report on Chen Qing’s rise, then learned from Vermilion Bird that he had defeated Ji Yunliang and earned a place in the Taiyi Spirit Ruins.
• Qi Yu’s father ordered her to enter seclusion in Hundred Demons Cave, and she reluctantly agreed rather than go to the Taiyi Supreme Sect.

Luo Zhixian and Chen Qing traveled toward Jiuli City and stopped at Hanshi Town, where members of the Fei Family and a Canglang Tribe force converged at an inn. Chen Qing began killing the attackers as Tumen ordered everyone in the inn slaughtered, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Luo Zhixian told Chen Qing they were going to Jiuli City, where he knew Xiao Jiuli, and the two landed outside Hanshi Town to wait out a storm.
• At Kelai'an Inn, the Fei siblings Fei Yuchen and Fei Yuqian arrived with their guards, and Uncle Kang suspected he recognized Luo Zhixian.
• Fei Yuchen tried to befriend Chen Qing, but Chen Qing refused to give his name and Fei Yuqian mocked his aloofness.
• Tumen of the Canglang Tribe burst into the inn with Gray Mane, Granny Jiu, and other fighters, then ordered them to leave no one alive.
• Chen Qing killed a Canglang Tribe attacker with a single strike, while Uncle Kang, the Fei family guards, and Fei Yuchen fought the invaders.
• Tumen saw several dead Canglang fighters near Chen Qing and ordered his men to kill Chen Qing and pursue everyone trying to escape.