Recaps

Li Qingyuan traded the Human King a Nine Yang Spirit Ganoderma for one hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones and agreed to share the grotto-heaven inheritances. After hearing the Human King's vision of restoring the Nine Provinces Celestial Domain, Li Qingyuan was inspired to support his cause.

• Li Qingyuan told the Human King that he had killed Young King Yuan, obtained four of the grotto-heaven's five precious herbs, and that his daughter had inherited the secret realm's Ultimate Inheritance.
• Li Qingyuan revealed where to find an Earth Thunder Stone, and the Human King promised to remember his contribution.
• The Human King offered one hundred Top-grade Spirit Stones for a Nine Yang Spirit Ganoderma, and Li Qingyuan accepted the exchange.
• The Human King asked Li Qingyuan to leave three precious herbs with him and make rubbings of three inheritances so he could share them across the Nine Provinces Continent.
• The Human King declared his determination to restore the Nine Provinces Celestial Domain, and Li Qingyuan offered to share the grotto-heaven inheritances and help him.

Li Qingyuan became the Human King's personal disciple and received the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation Technique. As the Human King trapped the Five Yuan King Lineage in Huang Province and summoned forces to hunt them, Li Qingyuan was honored as His Highness Qingyuan.

• The Human King asked Li Qingyuan to become his disciple and passed on the complete Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation Technique.
• The Human King and Li Qingyuan pursued Five Yuan King to Huang Province, where Five Yuan King raised a vast formation controlled by hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Five Yuan King attacked Li Qingyuan with the Heavenly Mandate Blade, but the Human King blocked it and warned Li Qingyuan about the danger of Soul Transformation Artistic Conception.
• The Human King spent three months setting formations that trapped the Five Yuan King Lineage in Huang Province and restricted their escape.
• The Four Envoys and other cultivators arrived, and the Human King ordered them to guard Huang Province and hunt the Five Yuan King Lineage remnants across the Eight Provinces Continent.
• The Human King introduced Li Qingyuan as his personal disciple, safeguarded his treasures, and donated his alchemy, artifact-refinement, and talisman inheritances to the Human King Hall; the cultivators saluted him as His Highness Qingyuan.

The Human King suppressed the Five Yuan King’s rebellion, named Li Qingyuan his personal disciple, and sent him to cultivate at Human King Hall after half a year. Li Qingyuan returned to the Three Joys Immortal Sect, where Miao Le promoted him to Vice Sect Master and the sect hailed him as His Highness Qingyuan.

• The Human King entrusted the Four Envoys with artifacts and orders to contain the Five Yuan King while he left to suppress rebels elsewhere.
• The Five Yuan King warned that Heaven’s Scar would bring foreign powerhouses, and the Human King accused him of planning to serve the Outer Realm Cultivators before departing.
• The Human King gave Li Qingyuan half a year to say farewell before entering Human King Hall, and Li Qingyuan thanked True Lord Xuantian for the Xuantian Secret Technique.
• True Lord Xuantian and Miao Le explained that Baleful Yin and Myriad Phenomena had rebelled but were defeated and had retreated with other factions to Yellow Province.
• Li Qingyuan, Miao Le, and True Lord Xuantian returned to Yue Kingdom, where Miao Le promoted Li Qingyuan to Vice Sect Master and the Three Joys Immortal Sect greeted him as His Highness Qingyuan.

Li Qingyuan brought Li Xianhuang to his cave mansion and told her to serve as the concealed link between him and the family while she cultivated toward Core Formation. He repaid Miao Le with ten Top-grade Spirit Stones, then planned to refine elixirs and pursue the skill needed to become a Fourth-grade Alchemy Master, which could accelerate the family's rise.

• Li Qingyuan brought Li Xianhuang to Qingyuan Immortal Mansion, revealed his standing in the Three Joys Immortal Sect and as the Human King's disciple, and appointed her the secret link to the family.
• Li Qingyuan gave Li Xianhuang control of the cave mansion's formation and permission to use its resources while she cultivated toward Core Formation.
• Li Qingyuan visited Miao Le, gave her ten Top-grade Spirit Stones in return for her earlier trust and generosity, and congratulated her on her prospects of reaching Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Li Qingyuan spent several days with Miao Le before returning to his cave mansion.
• Li Qingyuan chose the Spirit Yuan Pill, Blood Soul Pill, and Spirit-Cleansing Pill to master as he worked toward becoming a Fourth-grade Alchemy Master.
• Li Qingyuan decided to refine the Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pill first to increase the cultivation speed of Luo Ling, Qingqing, Li Xianhuang, Xiao Feng, and the family's cultivators.

Li Qingyuan gave Li Xianhuang a complete fourth-grade alchemy inheritance and pills to support her fifteen-year cultivation retreat, aiming for her to form her core. He also supplied Zhao Tongxuan and Three Joys Immortal Sect elders with pills before returning to alchemy as he prepared for a future trip to the Divine Continent.

• Li Qingyuan refined ten furnaces of Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills, producing mostly Masterwork Quality pills, then gave Li Xianhuang pills and his alchemy inheritance.
• Li Xianhuang learned that the pills and Fourth-grade Spirit Vein could help her form her core after fifteen years of seclusion, and she began her retreat.
• Li Qingyuan gave Zhao Tongxuan two bottles of pills for his cultivation before their planned trip to the Human King Hall in the Divine Continent.
• Li Qingyuan asked Zhao Tongxuan to deliver four bottles of pills to True Person Yun Le and True Person Ya Le so they could pursue Peak Core Formation and the Nascent Soul realm.
• Li Qingyuan returned to seclusion, studied the Third-grade High-rank Spirit Yuan Pill for seven days, and began refining it.

Li Qingyuan rapidly improved his alchemy, mastering several Third-grade elixirs before using a new furnace to refine Fourth-grade Spirit-Cleansing Illusionary Elixirs. His successful batch made him the Three Joys Immortal Sect’s first Fourth-grade Alchemy Master, and the sect celebrated his achievement.

• Li Qingyuan refined six batches of Spirit Yuan Pills, progressing from low-grade pills to three masterwork pills, then quickly achieved masterwork quality with Blood Soul Pills and Spirit-Cleansing Pills.
• Miao Le sent Li Qingyuan a Fourth-grade Mid-grade Alchemy Furnace, which he caught and identified as the Heavenly Flame Qilin Furnace.
• Li Qingyuan studied the Spirit-Cleansing Illusionary Elixir formula and refined three batches, producing low-grade and standard-grade pills.
• Li Qingyuan used the Mysterious Feminine Space and Longevity Seed to improve his alchemy, producing three standard-grade Spirit-Cleansing Illusionary Elixirs in his fourth batch.
• Miao Le broke through the cave mansion’s formation barrier so the elixir manifestation could rise, revealing Li Qingyuan’s success to the Three Joys Immortal Sect.
• The sect’s members celebrated Li Qingyuan as a Fourth-grade Alchemy Master, while Miao Le admired him from above.

Li Qingyuan gave True Person Yun Le and True Person Ya Le Spirit-Cleansing Illusionary Elixirs and Earth Infant Fruits to help them attempt Nascent Soul formation, then presented Miao Le with an Earth Infant Fruit Tree for the sect’s future. After spending several days cultivating with Miao Le, he planned to bring his daughter to meet her before taking the child home for a visit.

• Li Qingyuan gave True Person Yun Le and True Person Ya Le Spirit-Cleansing Illusionary Elixirs and two Earth Infant Fruits, raising their chance of forming Nascent Souls to around fifty percent.
• True Person Yun Le and True Person Ya Le accepted the gifts and went into seclusion to prepare for their breakthrough.
• Li Qingyuan gave Miao Le an Earth Infant Fruit Tree to secure the Three Joys Immortal Sect’s future inheritance once she reached the Late Nascent Soul Stage.
• Li Qingyuan and Miao Le cultivated together for several days, improving their magic power.
• Li Qingyuan asked to take his daughter home for a visit, and Miao Le asked him to bring her over the next day so they could meet.

Li Qingyuan visited Miao Le with Li Xianhuang, who received a treasured ring and Miao Le’s affection. After Li Qingyuan gifted Miao Le an ancient treasure and supplies for her sect, he left to pursue Nascent Soul cultivation while Xianhuang returned to the Mysterious Feminine Space.

• Miao Le welcomed Li Qingyuan and treated Li Xianhuang as her niece, giving her the Illusionary Rainbow Ring as a gift.
• Li Qingyuan gave Miao Le the Colorful Cloud Scarf, an ancient treasure that could trap enemies and isolate spiritual energy.
• Li Qingyuan left his cave mansion to Xianhuang and gave Miao Le elixirs to support the Three Joys Immortal Sect before departing for home and future cultivation at the Human King Hall.
• Li Qingyuan concealed Xianhuang in the Mysterious Feminine Space, where Ji Kun bullied the Flame Dragon Lizard and Zhao Guangzheng refined a banner.
• Zhenxing used the space’s elixirs and resources to cultivate toward the Nascent Soul Realm and resolved to serve Li Qingyuan loyally.

Li Qingyuan returned to Cloud Mist Mountain with his daughter, Li Xianhuang, and reunited with his family. He planned to stay for only a month before joining the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province prodigies on the journey to the Human King Hall to pursue Nascent Soul.

• Li Qingyuan secretly left the Three Joys Immortal Sect and crossed several regions without encountering an ambush.
• Li Qingyuan arrived at Cloud Mist Mountain and brought Li Xianhuang home, where Luo Ling and the Li family welcomed them.
• Li Qingyuan reviewed the Li Clan's growing strength and gave gifts and advice to his grandson Li Yunfan and the other grandchildren.
• Li Qingyuan told Luo Ling that he had become the Human King's disciple and would leave in a month to seek Nascent Soul cultivation.
• Li Qingyuan comforted Luo Ling about her status and carried her into their bedroom.

Li Qingyuan strengthened the Li Clan by raising its Spirit Vein to Third-grade and building powerful defensive arrays before leaving for the Yue Kingdom with Li Xianhuang. He intended to seek the Human King Hall and achieve Nascent Soul.

• Li Qingyuan gave Luo Ling, Li Qingqing, and Li Xianfeng Three-Revolutions Spirit Twisting Pills, then announced that Li Xianhuang would cultivate at the Three Joys Immortal Sect and become his nominal disciple after forming her core.
• Li Qingyuan and his allies gathered resources, raised the family’s Spirit Vein to Third-grade, and established the Li Clan as a Core Formation Immortal Clan.
• Li Qingyuan fortified Cloud Mist Mountain with defensive and killing arrays, including the Earth Marsh Sword Array, and gave Li Qingqing its control hub.
• After a month of preparations, Li Qingyuan spent the final night with Luo Ling, then left with Li Xianhuang for the Yue Kingdom to seek Nascent Soul at the Human King Hall.

Li Qingyuan prepared Li Xianhuang for secluded cultivation by giving her spirit stones, protective treasures, and an inheritance of restrictions, then visited Shang Xiuxin and Li Yunmei before setting out to cultivate at Human King Hall. Shang Xiuxin and Li Yunmei reflected on his achievements and Li Yunmei’s unreturned feelings as he departed.

• Li Qingyuan gave Li Xianhuang eleven Top-grade Spirit Stones, protective tools, talisman arrays, and a restrictions inheritance before leaving her to cultivate.
• Li Qingyuan learned that Miao Le was away fighting the Corpse Puppet Sect and Myriad Phenomena Sect remnants, while Li Yunmei had become her True Disciple.
• Li Qingyuan congratulated Shang Xiuxin on reaching Core Formation and Li Yunmei on finding a renowned master, giving each of them three bottles of pills.
• Li Qingyuan learned that Miao Le had taken Zhao Tongxuan to Zhao Country, then left for Human King Hall to cultivate.
• Shang Xiuxin told Li Yunmei that she believed Li Qingyuan knew of her feelings, and Li Yunmei recalled that he had rejected her and wished only for his wellbeing.

Li Qingyuan realized the Five Yuan King rebels were targeting him and suspected Human King Hall had made him bait in a hunt. The rebels trapped him in a canyon, and as he tested one attacker’s strength, Zhao Guangzheng prepared to intervene while Bai Hezhui watched from nearby.

• Li Qingyuan left the Three Joys Immortal Sect and learned from Zhao Guangzheng that Nascent Soul cultivators were following him, including a Late Nascent Soul cultivator and a separate group of Nascent Soul prodigies.
• Li Qingyuan concluded that Human King Hall was using him as bait to draw out the Five Yuan King rebels, and he continued toward a canyon.
• Jin Yang appeared and tried to pin Li Qingyuan down with his Late Nascent Soul pressure, but Li Qingyuan broke free and fled.
• Two Mid Nascent Soul cultivators blocked Li Qingyuan’s escape routes, forming a killing formation with Jin Yang; Zhao Guangzheng took control of the Xuanming Needles.
• Bai Hezhui and four companions watched the confrontation, but she told them to wait while secretly preparing to strike Jin Yang if he attacked.
• A Mid Nascent Soul cultivator attacked Li Qingyuan with a blade aura, and Li Qingyuan countered with his talismans, cudgel, wind and thunder powers, and flying swords while warning Zhao Guangzheng to intervene if needed.

Li Qingyuan blocked a full-force strike from a Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, but the battle revealed a trap aimed at Bai Hezhui. Bai Hezhui confronted the traitor Bai Yunsheng and the surrounding enemies, then revealed that she had reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

• Li Qingyuan combined talisman arrays, sword arrays, and the Mountain Settling Cudgel to withstand the Mid Nascent Soul Stage cultivator’s attack.
• As the attacker launched another strike, Bai Hezhui’s spear knocked aside his banner and forced Golden Sun to intervene.
• Bai Hezhui arrived with three Nascent Soul allies, and Golden Sun revealed that Li Qingyuan had been bait to draw her out.
• Bai Yunsheng stepped forward as the traitor and admitted he had joined Golden Sun’s side because he wanted Bai Hezhui, even as a corpse.
• Golden Sun’s group surrounded Bai Hezhui’s party, while Li Qingyuan prepared to flee and Bai Hezhui told him to stay behind her.
• Bai Hezhui revealed her true cultivation as a Nascent Soul Late Stage Great Cultivator, shocking everyone present.

Li Qingyuan and Bai Hezhui’s group fought the ambush by revealing hidden strength, including Bai Hezhui’s late-stage cultivation and powerful white crane. As the battle spread across multiple fronts, Li Qingyuan chose to face Golden Sun’s Golden Light Armored Beetle head-on.

• Bai Yunsheng engaged three former Human King Hall disciples, and their fight reached a stalemate.
• Bai Hezhui summoned her Late Fourth-Tier white crane, which forced Xing Ren and another Mid Nascent Soul cultivator to defend themselves.
• Bai Hezhui fought Golden Sun True Monarch and gained the advantage, while Golden Sun sent his Golden Light Armored Beetle after Li Qingyuan.
• Li Qingyuan summoned Ji Kun and attacked the beetle with its Sky Swallowing Sphere, Wind Splitting Arrows, and talismans.
• Golden Sun dismissed Li Qingyuan’s attack, claiming the beetle’s defense could not be broken by anyone below Mid Nascent Soul cultivation.

Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun struggled to hold back the Fourth-Tier Golden Light Armored Beetle while Bai Hezhui fought Golden Sun and the White Crane battled Feng Xuan and Xing Ren. Feng Xuan revealed his resentment toward the Human King Hall, and Li Qingyuan fled with Ji Kun, drawing the beetle away as it pursued them.

• Bai Hezhui explained that Fourth-Tier demons awakened powerful spirit beast bodies, while Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun’s talisman arrays failed to break the Golden Light Armored Beetle’s defenses.
• The White Crane split into three and badly injured Xing Ren, but Feng Xuan used the Wind Whisper Technique and his Wind Gathering Pearl to bind the true crane and destroy its two phantoms.
• Feng Xuan revealed that he had joined the Five Yuan King because the Human King Hall had excluded him from its selection over an age-limit technicality, and he boasted of his former Core Formation prowess.
• The White Crane attacked Feng Xuan and Xing Ren again, while Feng Xuan used the Wind Whisper Technique to hold it back and trusted that the Golden Light Armored Beetle would defeat Li Qingyuan.
• Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun fled from the beetle, but its wings let it outpace them, so Li Qingyuan taunted it and drew it into a furious pursuit beyond the horizon.

Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun battled the Fourth-Tier Golden Light Armored Beetle, weakening its defenses until Zhao Guangzheng killed it with a swarm of Xuanming Needles. Li Qingyuan claimed the demon’s body, and Ji Kun prepared to devour its nascent soul to advance his cultivation.

• Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun tested their strength against the pursuing Golden Light Armored Beetle, with Ji Kun’s Sky Swallowing Sphere and Li Qingyuan’s Xuanming Needle wounding it.
• The Golden Light Armored Beetle broke free of Li Qingyuan’s divine sense restraint and gathered power for a decisive attack, so Li Qingyuan and Ji Kun retreated and called on Zhao Guangzheng.
• Zhao Guangzheng filled the sky with Xuanming Needles, shattered the beetle’s defenses, and pierced through its demon nascent soul, killing it.
• Li Qingyuan stored the Golden Light Armored Beetle’s body, then gave its nascent soul to Ji Kun, who planned to devour it and pursue advancement to the Fourth Tier.

Li Qingyuan prepared resources for his companions and watched Bai Hezhui battle Golden Sun True Monarch. Bai Hezhui killed Bai Yunsheng and True Monarch Xing Ren, while Golden Sun True Monarch and True Lord Feng Xuan escaped by sacrificing their bodies.

• Li Qingyuan failed to replicate the Golden Light Armored Beetle’s demon infant, then gave it to Ji Kun, who swallowed it and entered seclusion to refine it.
• Zhao Guangzheng proposed a formula using Dragon Origin Grass to help the Flame Dragon Lizard and Blood Shadow absorb the Ancient Treasure Blood, and Li Qingyuan set out to watch Bai Hezhui’s battle.
• Bai Hezhui overwhelmed Golden Sun True Monarch with her movement technique and spear attacks, but he sacrificed his body and fled as a Nascent Soul.
• True Lord Feng Xuan also self-detonated his body and escaped, while Bai Hezhui’s white crane killed True Monarch Xing Ren.
• Bai Hezhui and her allies stopped Bai Yunsheng from escaping, and she killed him with a spear strike before declaring that rebels would be killed without mercy.

Li Qingyuan and Zhao Guangzheng pursued Feng Xuan, then lured him into range and captured his Nascent Soul. Zhao Guangzheng searched Feng Xuan’s memories and obtained the Triple Wind Whisper Technique for Li Qingyuan.

• Zhao Guangzheng explained the limits of Nascent Soul Separation and advised Li Qingyuan to wait until Feng Xuan’s initial burst of strength passed.
• Li Qingyuan disguised himself as badly injured and fleeing, drawing Feng Xuan toward him.
• Feng Xuan tried to seize Li Qingyuan’s body, but Zhao Guangzheng trapped him with an unfinished banner that drew out his Three Souls and Seven Spirits.
• Li Qingyuan took Feng Xuan’s Wind Gathering Pearl, while Zhao Guangzheng swallowed Feng Xuan’s Nascent Soul and refined its origin.
• Zhao Guangzheng searched Feng Xuan’s memories and transmitted the Triple Wind Whisper Technique to Li Qingyuan.

Li Qingyuan met Tang Nan after escaping the Golden Light Armored Beetle, then reunited with Bai Hezhui and her companions. They set off for Zhao Country before traveling to the Divine Continent, where Li Qingyuan expected his fame and strength to attract challenges at the Human King Hall.

• Li Qingyuan flew back toward the battlefield and encountered Tang Nan, who confirmed he was safe and notified Bai Hezhui and the others.
• Tang Nan introduced herself as a Human King Hall student and praised Li Qingyuan for killing Young King Yuan.
• Bai Hezhui arrived, acknowledged Li Qingyuan’s escape from the Golden Light Armored Beetle, and tested his ability by releasing Nascent Soul pressure against him.
• Bai Hezhui withdrew her pressure, summoned a flying vessel, and brought Li Qingyuan and the others aboard.
• Tang Nan explained that Bai Hezhui had been pursuing the goal of becoming the Human King’s personal disciple, but Bai Hezhui stopped her from saying more.
• Bai Hezhui announced they would travel to Zhao Country and then the Divine Continent, where Human King Hall prodigies were curious about Li Qingyuan’s strength.

Bai Hezhui and the Human King Hall envoys visited the Limitless Sect after helping the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province defeat the Five Yuan King Lineage’s allies. Li Qingyuan accepted a fourth-grade talisman brush from Zhao Liuyun, then joined the other selected prodigies as they teleported to the Human King Hall.

• Bai Hezhui met Nangong Xue at the Limitless Sect, and Zhao Liuyun returned from an operation that killed one Nascent Soul cultivator and captured another.
• Tang Nan explained that Bai Hezhui had destroyed Jin Yang and Feng Xuan’s physical bodies, while Star Blade had been killed.
• Zhao Liuyun thanked Li Qingyuan for saving Zhao Jue, Zhao Chong, and Zhao Dai, then gifted him a fourth-grade mid-rank talisman brush.
• Nangong Xue gathered the eleven selected prodigies from the Seven Kingdoms of Arid Province, including Li Qingyuan and Zhao Tongxuan.
• Bai Hezhui led the prodigies through the activated Teleportation Array toward the Human King Hall, and Zhao Liuyun predicted Li Qingyuan might become the region’s future leader.

Li Qingyuan arrived at the Human King Hall with the other provincial Heavenly Chosen after a half-month journey to Diqiu City. As he reached the Hall, Wen Ji and Ning Wu prepared to challenge him.

• Bai Hezhui escorted the seventy-eight Heavenly Chosen toward the Human King Hall while the Nascent Soul cultivators departed to suppress the remaining Five Yuan King forces.
• Li Qingyuan received respectful greetings from the other prodigies, many of whom thanked him for defeating Young King Yuan and saving their lives.
• After half a month, Bai Hezhui's warship reached the Human King Hall, where Li Qingyuan arrived with Yu Jiao, Yu Xiao, Zhao Dai, and Tang Nan.
• Wen Ji, Fang Junlong, and Mo Xianxian discussed testing Li Qingyuan, and Mo Xianxian noted that he had become the Human King's disciple while Bai Hezhui sought that honor.
• Ning Wu appeared above the Human King Hall, released his Peak Core Formation aura, and challenged Li Qingyuan to fight.

Li Qingyuan and the other newly arrived prodigies faced challenges from veteran Human King Hall disciples Ning Wu and Wen Ji. After matching Wen Ji’s Nascent Soul Divine Sense, Li Qingyuan asked whether the two veterans were the strongest Core Formation disciples, preparing to fight them.

• Ning Wu challenged Li Qingyuan, and Wang Fugui, Ye Xuan, Jiang Xuanxu, Zhang Tianyu, and other newcomers rallied to resist the veteran’s provocation.
• Ning Wu rejected Wang Fugui’s offer of a fifteen-percent discount and threatened to keep challenging the newcomers if they refused to fight.
• Wen Ji arrived and used his Giant Spirit Illusionary Technique and Nascent Soul Divine Sense to pressure the assembled prodigies.
• Li Qingyuan countered Wen Ji’s divine sense with his Heart Demon Pupil, then dispersed its pressure over nearly a hundred Core Formation disciples.
• Li Qingyuan summoned the Mountain Settling Cudgel and asked Wen Ji and Ning Wu whether they were the strongest Core Formation disciples in the Human King Hall.

Li Qingyuan fought Ning Wu in a physical battle and won after both unleashed their strongest techniques. After recovering, Li Qingyuan challenged Wen Ji, who prepared to face him without confidence of victory.

• Fang Junlong, Wang Fugui, and Ye Xuan blocked other challengers from fighting Wen Ji and Li Qingyuan, while the assembled cultivators began duels.
• Li Qingyuan and Ning Wu exchanged dozens of powerful physical attacks, with Wen Ji observing Ning Wu’s explosive fighting style.
• Ning Wu used Blazing Sun Golden Body as Li Qingyuan activated the Tiangang Secret Method, and Li Qingyuan defeated him in their final clash.
• Ning Wu accepted defeat, and Li Qingyuan restored his strength with Living Water Source Flow.
• Li Qingyuan summoned more than three hundred flying swords and challenged Wen Ji, who recognized that he could no longer be certain of victory.

Li Qingyuan defeated Wen Ji in a clash of sword arrays and was recognized as the Human King Hall’s Core Formation Chief Disciple. He planned to cultivate in peace, advance to Peak Core Formation, refine his natal magic treasure, and eventually form a Nascent Soul.

• Wang Fugui, Ye Xuan, Zhang Tianyu, and other prodigies defeated or held their own against older students, while Jiang Xuanxu drew with Mo Xianxian.
• Wang Fugui opened a betting board, and the prodigies wagered on Li Qingyuan while most older students backed Wen Ji.
• Wen Ji unleashed the Heavenly Gang Sword Array, but Li Qingyuan’s Earth Marsh Sword Array blocked it and his Four Seasons Sword Intent shattered Wen Ji’s array.
• Li Qingyuan’s sword attack broke through Wen Ji’s defenses and wounded him, forcing Wen Ji to acknowledge Li Qingyuan’s superior skill.
• Wen Ji and the gathered older and new students bowed to Li Qingyuan as the Human King Hall’s Core Formation Chief Disciple.
• Li Qingyuan resolved to enter seclusion, reach Peak Core Formation, refine his natal magic treasure, and then form a Nascent Soul.

Xun Kuang welcomed Li Qingyuan into Human King Hall and brought him to meet the Human King, who returned most of the treasures Li Qingyuan had previously surrendered. After learning that the Ancient Treasure Blood could help Qing Qiu advance, Li Qingyuan proposed an ambitious trade for the flood dragon’s essence blood, scales, and a Mysterious Ice Jade Lotus.

• Xun Kuang gave the new disciples their identity tokens, assigned Wen Ji to guide them, and took Li Qingyuan to the inner academy at the Human King’s request.
• The Human King met Li Qingyuan at Eight Directions Pavilion and returned the treasure medicines and spirit plants he had taken, keeping the Nine Yang Spirit Ganoderma and asking Li Qingyuan to set aside the Ancient Treasure Blood.
• The Human King summoned Qing Qiu, a Fourth-Tier Late Stage flood dragon guarding part of Diqiu City, and explained that the Ancient Treasure Blood could help it reach the Fourth-Tier Peak or attempt the Fifth Tier.
• Qing Qiu asked Li Qingyuan to trade the blood, and Li Qingyuan requested a drop of its dragon clan essence blood, one hundred azure flood dragon scales, and a Fourth-grade Mysterious Ice Jade Lotus.
• Qing Qiu balked at Li Qingyuan’s demands and called him greedy.