Chapter Summaries

Chen Qing entered the Cave Heaven, where the Purple Light revealed the remaining Great Void True Scripture refinements and insights into the Grandmaster Realm. After three days of cultivation, he learned that Hua Yunfeng had returned from the north and went to Prison Peak to discuss Qiku’s changing condition.

• Chen Qing completed the Tenth Refinement, received a Cloud Pattern Token from Elder Xiang, and entered the Cave Heaven’s core to seek further cultivation methods.
• Chen Qing followed the Purple Light into the Sea of Fire, where a dark-gold platform granted him the methods for the Eleventh through Thirteenth Refinements and insights into forming a Golden Core.
• Chen Qing sensed that the Great Void True Scripture resonated with Tianbao Tower, then cultivated for three days while expanding his divine sense to around one hundred and eighty zhang.
• Qing Dai told Chen Qing that Hua Yunfeng had returned from the north, and Chen Qing brought wine to visit him at Prison Peak.
• Chen Qing told Hua Yunfeng about Qiku’s actions at Thousand Lotus Lake and his possible change in temperament, and Hua Yunfeng agreed to keep watch over him.

Hua Yunfeng reported that Li Qingyu had returned to Great Snow Mountain and warned Chen Qing to grow stronger before his looming battle with Nan Zhuoran for the Master of Wanfa Peak position. As rival sects sent Grandmasters and top disciples to observe, leaders within Tianbao Supreme Sect weighed the battle’s consequences for the sect’s future balance, while Chen Qing trained in the Great Brahma Heavenly Thunder Spear.

• Hua Yunfeng told Chen Qing that he had killed two Canglang Tribe Grandmasters, while Di Cang escaped and Li Qingyu survived and returned to Great Snow Mountain under the possible protection of its Holy Master.
• Hua Yunfeng urged Chen Qing to seize the Master of Wanfa Peak position, defeat Nan Zhuoran, and prepare to enter the Grandmaster Realm; Chen Qing returned to his courtyard and began practicing the Great Brahma Heavenly Thunder Spear.
• Bai Yue of Soaring Heavens Supreme Sect arrived with Zhou Xiang, and Han Guxi told them that Chen Qing and Nan Zhuoran would contest the vacant Master of Wanfa Peak position.
• Lu Song and Lin Haiqing of Cloudwater Supreme Sect arrived to discuss regional threats, and Lin Haiqing asked about Nan Zhuoran and Chen Qing before expressing interest in meeting Chen Qing.
• Ke Tianzong and Su Muyun discussed how the battle could shift Tianbao Supreme Sect’s balance of power, and Ke Tianzong judged Nan Zhuoran the likely favorite by seven to three.

As the contest for Wanfa Peak Master approached, Nan Zhuoran prepared to defend his standing while Chen Qing perfected the Great Brahma Heavenly Thunder Spear. On a snow-covered Seven Stars Platform before the sect and visiting observers, the two finally faced each other and began their duel.

• Li Yujun praised Nan Zhuoran's consolidated cultivation and urged him to win the contest, become Wanfa Peak Master, and eventually avenge his master by killing Li Qingyu.
• Chen Qing perfected the Great Brahma Heavenly Thunder Spear, gaining his ninth spear intent, then spent two days consolidating it before the appointed battle.
• As heavy snow blanketed Tianbao Supreme Sect, disciples, elders, and visitors—including Lu Song, Bai Yue, and Hua Yunfeng—gathered to watch the duel.
• Nan Zhuoran and Chen Qing entered Seven Stars Platform, exchanged words about their paths and the coming contest, and faced each other across the snow.
• Nan Zhuoran drew his sword and Chen Qing leveled the Jingzhe Spear as their auras collided and they invited each other to begin.

Chen Qing and Nan Zhuoran fought a fierce duel on the Seven Stars Platform, each unleashing powerful techniques until Chen Qing’s six simultaneous supernatural arts overcame Nan Zhuoran’s Panwu Seal. Chen Qing won but was grievously injured, while Nan Zhuoran lay near death, leaving the True Martial lineage celebrating its victory and the Nine Heavens Vein stunned.

• Chen Qing opened the duel with a rapid spear assault that tore Nan Zhuoran’s sleeve and briefly put him on the defensive.
• Chen Qing pressed Nan Zhuoran with a relentless succession of spear attacks, revealing his Ten Refinements and forcing Nan Zhuoran to unleash Heavenly Thunder Body Infusion.
• Nan Zhuoran used the Panwu Seal and Heavenly Thunder Lock Domain to trap Chen Qing, but Chen Qing split into six figures and launched six different supernatural techniques at once.
• Chen Qing’s combined attacks broke through Nan Zhuoran’s thunder seal and thunder net in a catastrophic clash that damaged the Seven Stars Platform.
• Chen Qing remained standing despite severe injuries, while Nan Zhuoran fell into a crater with a deep wound and his Zhenyue Thunder Blade broken.
• Han Guxi, Pei Tingchun, Qu He, and the True Martial disciples celebrated Chen Qing’s victory as Li Yujun rushed to treat Nan Zhuoran.

Chen Qing defeated Nan Zhuoran, winning the Seven Stars Platform duel and securing the position of Master of Wanfa Peak. As the sect leaders considered Chen Qing’s rise and its effect on Tianbao Supreme Sect’s balance of power, Jiang Lishan wondered whether the emerging prodigy would remain beyond his control.

• Chen Qing’s victory over Nan Zhuoran shocked the gathered disciples and visiting sects, while Hua Yunfeng recognized that Chen Qing had concealed some of his true condition.
• Li Yujun declared Chen Qing the winner and took the gravely injured Nan Zhuoran back to Nine Heavens Peak; Qu He and the True Martial disciples escorted Chen Qing back for treatment.
• Observers sent reports of Chen Qing’s victory to their factions, and the snow covered the bloodstains on the Seven Stars Platform.
• Luo Ping reported the duel to Jiang Lishan, Ke Tianzong, and Su Muyun, who agreed that Chen Qing had earned the position of Master of Wanfa Peak and discussed his likely future influence.
• Jiang Lishan reflected that Chen Qing had surpassed his expectations and wondered whether the young man had become a chess piece beyond his control.
• Ke Tianzong and Su Muyun discussed preparations for Chen Qing’s Succession Ceremony and the shifting balance among the sect’s lineages.

Chen Qing’s victory over Nan Zhuoran shook the Three Paths Land’s powers and exposed the costs of the Ruan and Shen Families’ choices. While he recovered in secret, Chen Qing weighed his next steps toward the Grandmaster Realm and a dangerous hunt in Sunken Dragon Abyss.

• A messenger announced at Wangtian Tower that Chen Qing had defeated Nan Zhuoran, and the gathered families reacted with shock as they reconsidered their alliances.
• Gu Mingde celebrated the Gu Family’s early support of Chen Qing, while Ruan Hongchang regretted backing Zhong Yu and hurried away to cut ties with him.
• Gu Mingde reminded Shen Wanqing of the Shen Family’s lost chance to ally with Chen Qing; Shen Wanqing spat blood, collapsed, and was carried away by his disciples.
• In the Quiet Room, Chen Qing concealed the true extent of his injuries while recovering from the battle and reflecting on Nan Zhuoran’s strength.
• Chen Qing considered using the Xuan Yang Spirit Merging Pills to advance his cultivation and discussed planning a trip with Martial Uncle Hua to hunt the Evil Flood Dragon in Sunken Dragon Abyss.
• Chen Qing began circulating the Great Void True Scripture as his wound started to heal and snow fell over the courtyard.

Chen Qing refined an Earth Vein Purple Patterned Ginseng, recovered from his injuries, and officially became the Master of Wanfa Peak. After the succession ceremony, Hua Yunfeng warned him about preparations to hunt the Evil Flood Dragon and the growing danger posed by the Night Clan and Que Sect’s uncertain stance.

• Chen Qing refined the Earth Vein Purple Patterned Ginseng for several days, strengthening his cultivation and Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body as his shoulder healed.
• Gong Nansong delivered the Sect Leader’s arrangements for Chen Qing’s succession ceremony and gave him Bone Tempering Blood Strengthening Pills; Chen Qing told Qing Dai, Bai Zhi, Zi Su, and Lan Yin to prepare for the move to Wanfa Peak.
• At the ceremony, Chen Qing paid respects to the patriarch, his predecessors, and Luo Zhixian, then accepted the peak master’s seal from Jiang Lishan and became Master of Wanfa Peak.
• Luo Ping explained Chen Qing’s new authority and benefits, including monthly Contribution Points, discounted access to the Sect’s Secret Treasury, and an Earth Heart Fire Jade Ganoderma.
• Hua Yunfeng told Chen Qing that the sect would need careful preparations to kill the Evil Flood Dragon in Sunken Dragon Abyss and warned that the Night Clan’s advance and Que Sect’s ambiguous position threatened the Northern Border.

Jiang Tuo learned that Chen Qing had defeated Nan Zhuoran and was warned to watch his rising rival, while the injured Li Qingyu urged Jin Cha to add Chen Qing to the Black Hawk plan. After two months of cultivation, Chen Qing mastered another spear intent and learned that a Que Sect delegation would arrive at the sect the next day.

• Feng Shuofang told Jiang Tuo that Chen Qing had defeated Nan Zhuoran, and Jiang Tuo resolved to remember him as a future rival.
• Li Qingyu asked Jin Cha for a precious item to rebuild his shattered core and recommended that Chen Qing be placed on the Black Hawk list.
• Jin Cha agreed to investigate Chen Qing and consider adding him to the Black Hawk list.
• Chen Qing reached the Extreme Realm in the Soul Chasing and Life-Taking Spear, bringing his total to ten spear intents, and considered preparing to face the Evil Flood Dragon at Sunken Dragon Abyss.
• Qu He told Chen Qing that a Que Sect delegation was expected to reach the sect the following day.

Chen Qing and Su Muyun received a powerful Que Sect delegation sent to discuss Northern Cang, and the visitors demonstrated the formidable foundation of Shang Yuming. After the delegation settled in, Chen Qing invited Bai Xi to discuss her search and ask for help finding peerless spear techniques; she cautioned him about pursuing too many spear intents.

• Chen Qing and Su Muyun welcomed Helian Shuo, Qin Yuan, Mo Qingshan, Bai Xi, and Shang Yuming, whose arrival with three high-level Grandmasters signaled a display of Que Sect strength.
• Shang Yuming revealed that he had completed twelve refinements of True Origin and reached the ninth layer of the Vast Whale Overturning Sea Technique, impressing the Tianbao Supreme Sect leaders; Helian Shuo privately stopped him from challenging Chen Qing.
• Helian Shuo said the Que Sect wanted to discuss joint defense against the Night Clan, but he withheld specific cooperation plans pending talks with the Yan Kingdom Imperial Court.
• Jiang Lishan warned the sect leaders that the delegation's show of strength might be aimed at the Imperial Capital, then ordered them to remain vigilant and monitor the guests.
• Chen Qing invited Bai Xi to Wanfa Peak, told her he would continue investigating the person or Jade Pendant she had asked about, and requested her help locating peerless spear techniques in Yun Kingdom.
• Bai Xi cautioned Chen Qing that collecting too many spear intents could make forming a Spear Domain harder, then explained that such inheritances were scarce even within the Que Sect.

Chen Qing made a deal with Bai Xi for spear techniques in exchange for investigating a rare Azure Dragon vine fruit, then arranged for Danxia Peak’s elders to refine his Earth Heart Fire Jade Ganoderma. As he returned to cultivate, Xu Min proposed joining the hunt for the Evil Flood Dragon and revealed she had a way to prevent it from escaping.

• Chen Qing and Bai Xi agreed that he would seek clues to the Azure Dragon Entwining Heart Vine Fruit while she gathered spear techniques, but Bai Xi refused to provide the complete Vast Whale Overturning Sea Technique without his help finding the Jade Pendant’s holder.
• Bai Xi warned Chen Qing about Shang Yuming and explained that the Que Sect’s cooperation with the Yan Kingdom would depend on the benefits offered; she then left for Jade Capital City with her delegation.
• After Ji Yunliang stepped down as a True Disciple, Chen Qing brought his Earth Heart Fire Jade Ganoderma to Gongye Zhuo, who enlisted Zhang Yi, Elder Li, and Elder Wu to refine it into pills.
• Chen Qing agreed to supply the required ingredients and help oversee Danxia Peak during the three-month refinement, then planned to resume cultivation while awaiting news about the Evil Flood Dragon.
• Xu Min approached Chen Qing and proposed taking the Flood Dragon’s Dragon Eye Pupil Pearls in exchange for letting him claim its Essence Blood and Inner Core; she said she knew how to stop it from fleeing.

Chen Qing joined Xu Min and Hua Yunfeng on an expedition to slay the Evil Flood Dragon at Sunken Dragon Abyss. After Hua Yunfeng lured the creature out, the Flood Dragon attacked all three of them.

• Xu Min told Chen Qing that her secret technique could bind the Flood Dragon, and Chen Qing reported her offer to Hua Yunfeng.
• Hua Yunfeng agreed that Xu Min was likely capable of binding it and revealed that she had a close connection to Emperor Yan and exceptional sword skill.
• Chen Qing prepared pills, healing supplies, and his Four Symbols Thunderbolt Bow and Arrows for the expedition.
• Three days later, Chen Qing, Xu Min, and Hua Yunfeng traveled toward Sunken Dragon Abyss, resting overnight in Linyun City.
• Hua Yunfeng descended into the abyss to lure out the Evil Flood Dragon, and Chen Qing and Xu Min waited at the edge of the poisonous Miasma.
• The Black Flood Dragon emerged and swept its right foreclaw toward Hua Yunfeng, Chen Qing, and Xu Min.

Chen Qing, Xu Min, and Hua Yunfeng battled the flood dragon at Sunken Dragon Abyss, overcoming its defenses with Hua Yunfeng’s Sword Domain and Chen Qing’s Four Symbols Thunderbolt Arrows. Xu Min trapped the wounded beast as Hua Yunfeng sensed that others were approaching.

• Hua Yunfeng met the flood dragon’s claw with his sword while Chen Qing and Xu Min dodged, and Chen Qing struck at its eye but failed to penetrate its protective membrane.
• Chen Qing and Xu Min attacked the flood dragon, but its scales resisted them; Hua Yunfeng then opened his Sword Domain and pierced its neck.
• Hua Yunfeng’s Cold Silence Sword Intent froze a deep wound in the flood dragon’s brow, allowing Chen Qing to blast it with four successive Thunderbolt Arrows.
• The injured flood dragon tried to flee into the abyss, but Xu Min formed a scarlet net over the entrance and trapped it.
• Hua Yunfeng sensed several auras approaching from the outer perimeter of Sunken Dragon Abyss and warned Chen Qing that someone was coming.

Hua Yunfeng led the fight to kill the black Flood Dragon while He Chong, Xie Mingyan, and Su Weny maneuvered to claim its treasures. After Hua Yunfeng blocked them from the corpse, he held off the three Grandmasters and sent Chen Qing and Xu Min into Sunken Dragon Abyss to retrieve the Inner Core, Essence Blood, and items from the Flood Dragon’s nest.

• He Chong, Xie Mingyan, and Su Weny arrived at Sunken Dragon Abyss and agreed to join Hua Yunfeng in killing the trapped Flood Dragon.
• The four Grandmasters wounded the Flood Dragon until Hua Yunfeng pierced its heart and killed it.
• He Chong, Xie Mingyan, and Su Weny rushed for the corpse, but Hua Yunfeng blocked them and refused to share the spoils.
• Hua Yunfeng stopped Xie Mingyan with a sword barrier and challenged the three Grandmasters to face him.
• Chen Qing and Xu Min plunged into Sunken Dragon Abyss to retrieve the Inner Core, Essence Blood, and treasures from the nest while Hua Yunfeng held off their pursuers.

Chen Qing and Xu Min collected the Black Flood Dragon’s treasures, then fought off two Black Xuan Snakes after one poisoned Xu Min. With Xu Min stabilized, they prepared to search the dragon’s cave while Hua Yunfeng continued battling three Grandmasters above.

• Chen Qing confirmed the Black Flood Dragon was dead, and he and Xu Min collected its Dragon Eye Pupil Pearls, essence blood, and inner core.
• A Black Xuan Snake ambushed Xu Min with Fire Poison, but Chen Qing destroyed it with his spear-array attack.
• Chen Qing and Xu Min killed a second Black Xuan Snake that had been hiding underwater.
• Chen Qing gave Xu Min an Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill, suppressing the Fire Poison and stabilizing her condition.
• Xu Min pointed out a deeper region that might contain the Black Flood Dragon Cave, and Chen Qing urged them to hurry because Hua Yunfeng was still fighting three Grandmasters above.

Chen Qing explored the Black Flood Dragon’s nest, found rare treasures and a strange Black Bead, then escaped with Xu Min as Hua Yunfeng forced three Grandmasters to retreat. Back at Tianbao Supreme Sect, Hua Yunfeng warned Chen Qing to refine the Flood Dragon’s Essence Blood carefully and urged him to strengthen himself amid growing dangers.

• Chen Qing used the Great Void Annihilation Divine Light to clear the pale blue miasma and entered the Black Flood Dragon’s cavern.
• Chen Qing collected a Fruit of the Azure Dragon Entwining Heart Vine, a century-old Mysterious Yin Soul Condensing Grass, and a strange Black Bead that appeared to generate the miasma.
• Chen Qing and Xu Min returned to Hua Yunfeng, who held off He Chong, Xie Mingyan, and Su Weny until the three Grandmasters withdrew.
• Chen Qing, Xu Min, and Hua Yunfeng fled the Sunken Dragon Abyss on spirit birds and returned safely to Tianbao Supreme Sect.
• Hua Yunfeng told Chen Qing to keep the Mysterious Yin Soul Condensing Grass and cautioned him against absorbing the Black Flood Dragon’s Inner Core before his cultivation advanced.

Chen Qing absorbed Flood Dragon Essence Blood, bringing Wind Snow Hidden Dragon's Roar to Great Accomplishment and beginning a major breakthrough in his body cultivation. Meanwhile, Shang Yuming defeated Marquis Pingding Yue Qianfeng in Jade Capital, prompting Emperor Yan to summon the Six Great Supreme Sects’ finest disciples.

• Chen Qing examined the treasures from his journey, set aside the dangerous Black Bead, and began refining the Flood Dragon Essence Blood.
• Chen Qing reached Great Accomplishment in Wind Snow Hidden Dragon's Roar as the first drop of Essence Blood formed a solid ice crystal Flood Dragon.
• Chen Qing absorbed a second drop of Essence Blood, greatly strengthening his body and advancing Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body toward its ninth layer.
• Shang Yuming overwhelmed Yue Qianfeng, broke through his defenses, and left him unconscious before declaring Yan Kingdom's geniuses inferior.
• Emperor Yan learned of Yue Qianfeng's defeat and ordered the Six Great Supreme Sects to send their finest disciples to Jade Capital.

Li Yujun heard Hua Yunfeng argue that Chen Qing should receive the Eleventh Refinement method and warn that Li Qingyu’s betrayal concealed deeper forces. After breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body, Chen Qing learned of Shang Yuming’s challenge in Jade Capital and chose to focus on cultivation, while preparing to meet Miao Yuniang.

• Hua Yunfeng asked Li Yujun to have Nan Zhuoran share Patriarch Panwu’s Eleventh Refinement method with Chen Qing and warned her that Li Qingyu’s betrayal involved forces beyond the Nine Heavens Vein’s reach.
• Chen Qing used his remaining Essence Blood to break through to the Ninth Layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Vajra Body, then spent two days stabilizing his new strength.
• Chen Qing met Ping Bo and Zhu Yu, who reported that Shang Yuming had defeated Yue Qianfeng and that the Imperial Court had summoned the Six Great Supreme Sects to send disciples to Jade Capital.
• Chen Qing declined to challenge Shang Yuming because he intended to consolidate his cultivation and attempt the Eleventh Refinement.
• Zhu Yu told Chen Qing that Miao Yuniang, an elder of the Gu Sect, had come to visit, and Chen Qing asked him to bring her over.

Chen Qing secured the Gu Sect’s cooperation in exchange for releasing Huang Chengzhi, then discovered signs that Ruan Lingxiu might be connected to the Demonic Sect. He secretly ordered Ping Bo to monitor her as suspicions about an influential insider within Tianbao Supreme Sect deepened.

• Miao Yuniang told Chen Qing that the Ghost Witch Sect had intensified its human elixir harvest and pressured the Gu Sect for blood tribute.
• Miao Yuniang offered Earth Core Cold Iron Marrow for Huang Chengzhi’s release, and Chen Qing secured the Gu Sect’s cooperation as part of the deal.
• Chen Qing released Huang Chengzhi from Blackwater Abyss Prison, and Huang Chengzhi reunited with Miao Yuniang and left the prison with her.
• Chen Qing noticed a trace of Concentric Demon aura from Ruan Lingxiu and learned she had repeatedly sought access to the prison’s fifth level.
• Chen Qing ordered Ping Bo to secretly monitor Ruan Lingxiu and report any unusual activity.

Chen Qing absorbed the Earth Vein Purple Patterned Ginseng and Xuan Yang Spirit Merging Pill to break through to the Eleventh Refinement, then traveled to the Wutai Sect to meet Li Baichuan. He entered Qingmu Institute’s backyard unannounced, while two disciples expected Master Li to send him away.

• Chen Qing refined most of the Earth Vein Purple Patterned Ginseng and advanced his Great Void True Scripture cultivation toward the Eleventh Refinement.
• Nan Zhuoran visited Chen Qing and gave him Patriarch Panwu’s Eleventh Refinement method, explaining that he had learned from their earlier battle and hoped they would stand together for the sect.
• Chen Qing swallowed the Xuan Yang Spirit Merging Pill and crystallized his True Essence, breaking through to the Eleventh Refinement.
• Chen Qing told Qing Dai that he was leaving for the Wutai Sect and flew to Lake Heart Island on the Golden Feather Eagle.
• Chen Qing arrived at Qingmu Institute and walked into the backyard to see Master Li despite the disciples’ warnings.

Chen Qing received a pill from Li Baichuan that could grant an additional True Essence Tempering and conceal his Golden Core’s Dao patterns, then accepted a task to obtain nine drops of Baleful Blood from Night Clan Grandmasters. Back at Tianbao Supreme Sect, he learned that Shang Yuming had defeated Wang Jing, while the outcome of Shang’s fight with Lin Haiqing remained unknown.

• Li Baichuan gave Chen Qing the Reversing Fate Star Vortex Pill and explained its effects.
• Li Baichuan identified the person imprisoned beneath Thousand Lotus Lake as a high-ranking Night Clan expert and warned that trouble from the Black Land would spread to Northern Cang.
• Li Baichuan asked Chen Qing to obtain nine drops of Baleful Blood from Night Clan Grandmasters, and Chen Qing accepted without receiving an advance reward.
• Chen Qing returned toward Tianbao Supreme Sect on the Golden Feather Eagle and noticed unrest in Tianbao Giant City and increased security at the sect.
• Qing Dai told Chen Qing that Shang Yuming had defeated Wang Jing in Jade Capital City and that Lin Haiqing had fought Shang a day earlier, though the result had not yet arrived.