Chapter Summaries

After transmigrating into the injured Lu Nan, Lu Nan traveled to Azure Lotus Sword Sect to seek a chance at cultivation and a new life. He passed the entrance test with a Low-grade Spiritual Root and qualified to join the sect.

• Lu Nan woke among corpses, inherited the original owner's memories, and vowed to pursue cultivation and settle a debt.
• Lu Nan reached Azure Lotus Market and took a temporary job at a restaurant while waiting for the entrance test.
• After seven days, Shopkeeper Mo encouraged Lu Nan to leave for the test, and Lu Nan joined the crowd at the market square.
• Azure Lotus Sword Sect cultivators arrived on Flying Swords and began testing the youths with a Test Stele.
• Lu Nan received the result Low-grade Spiritual Root and was declared qualified.

Lu Nan passed the Azure Lotus Sword Sect’s entrance test and joined the new disciples, though his Low-grade Fire and Wood Spiritual Roots drew no Elders’ attention. After settling into his assigned cabin, he began studying the Qi Condensation Art and experienced a strange crimson flash that pulled him into an unfamiliar space.

• Lu Nan watched the entrance test conclude, then boarded a spirit vessel with the roughly three thousand candidates who had passed.
• At the Sword Sect, Ye Shuang was taken by the Third Elder and Su Wan was claimed by the Sect Leader after the Elders competed for her.
• Lu Nan’s attribute test revealed Low-grade Fire and Wood Spiritual Roots, and he returned to the group without being chosen by an Elder.
• Fei Fei welcomed the newcomers as Sword Sect disciples, explained their rules, and led them to collect identity tokens, supplies, and books.
• Lu Nan found cabin number 999, entered using his Identity Token, and began studying the Qi Condensation Art.
• Lu Nan sensed something within his body, saw a crimson flash vanish, and suddenly found himself in an unfamiliar space.

Lu Nan discovered how to enter and leave the Mysterious Space, suspected its black-and-gold soil was Spirit Soil, and advanced his cultivation through pills and study. The next morning, he joined the new disciples to attend Elder Zhang’s lesson, waiting among them beneath a cliff.

• Lu Nan cautiously explored the Mysterious Space, found its white ground and black soil streaked with gold, and learned he could enter and leave by focusing on it and silently saying “enter” or “leave.”
• Lu Nan stored away some of the mysterious soil, swallowed nine Body Tempering Pills, and reached the standard for Body Tempering Layer One.
• Lu Nan studied the Basic Sword Art and Qi Condensation Art, discovered he understood the manuals more clearly, and found his cultivation speed had improved.
• Lu Nan decided to seek more resources and learn how he compared with other disciples, then went to bed.
• After hearing that Elder Zhang would give a lesson, Lu Nan joined the new disciples and took a seat among the meditation cushions beneath a cliff.

Lu Nan studied the Azure Realm and the Azure Lotus Sword Sect, then discovered that soil in his Mysterious Space made a peach branch grow rapidly. Hoping to test it on spirit plants, he accepted a three-month Herb Garden Duty mission.

• Lu Nan learned about cultivation and the sect's assessment, then used his Identity Token to find the Book Collection Pavilion.
• Lu Nan read about the Azure Realm and the Sword Sect for several days and concluded that the soil in his Mysterious Space was Spirit Soil unlike any described in his books.
• Lu Nan went to the Trade Market to find plants to test but had no Spirit Stones, so he tried planting a peach branch in the Mysterious Space instead.
• The peach branch rapidly grew into a flourishing tree, prompting Lu Nan to seek spirit plants through a sect mission.
• Lu Nan accepted a three-month Herb Garden Duty mission and received a token directing him to the Herb Garden.

Lu Nan completed a three-month Herb Garden mission, advanced to Body Tempering Layer Five, and returned to the Mysterious Space. There, he was astonished to find the peach tree had grown into a towering tree bearing ripe fruit.

• Lu Nan worked in the Herb Garden for three months, raising his cultivation to Body Tempering Layer Three while studying the Qi Condensation Art and Basic Sword Art.
• Steward Liu gave Lu Nan seeds and two bottles of Body Tempering Pills when his mission ended, and Lu Nan received thirty Sect Contribution Points.
• Lu Nan returned to his residence and used the pills to break through to Body Tempering Layer Five.
• Lu Nan entered the Mysterious Space and gaped at the towering peach tree covered in bright, ripe peaches.

Lu Nan used peaches in the Mysterious Space to advance to the seventh layer of Body Tempering and discovered that its Spirit Soil rapidly grew the seeds he planted. After the Fat and Thin Duo demanded his cultivation pills on behalf of Ye Bei, Lu Nan refused and headed to the Book Collection Pavilion, sensing someone watching him along the way.

• Lu Nan ate peaches from the Peach Tree, advanced to the sixth layer of Body Tempering, and counted thirty-six peaches on the tree.
• Lu Nan planted Spirit Object Seeds in the Mysterious Space and found that they quickly flourished in its unusual Spirit Soil.
• Lu Nan ate more peaches and reached the seventh layer of Body Tempering, then resolved to keep the Mysterious Space secret.
• The Fat and Thin Duo demanded six Body Tempering Pills for Ye Bei's protection, but Lu Nan refused and shut the door on them.
• Lu Nan decided to visit the Book Collection Pavilion, sensed an indistinct gaze following him, and watched it disappear when he entered.

Lu Nan learned about the Three-Pulse Competition and its potential rewards, then went with Fang Rongxuan to watch it. At the venue, he spotted Su Wan and Ye Shuang standing behind the sect’s Peak Lords.

• Lu Nan finished studying in the Spirit Plant Area, then joined Fang Rongxuan to collect their sect resources.
• Fang Rongxuan explained that the Three-Pulse Competition brought together the Qinglian, White Lotus, and Red Lotus branches every three years, and that the winners could earn a chance to join a peak.
• Lu Nan learned that contestants below Foundation Establishment could compete by defending the arena and considered taking part himself.
• Lu Nan and Fang Rongxuan went to the crowded competition venue, where Fang Rongxuan identified the seated figures as the Sword Sect’s Peak Lords.
• Lu Nan saw Su Wan and Ye Shuang standing behind the Peak Lords.

Lu Nan watched the Azure Lotus Sword Sect face the Crimson Lotus Sword Sect in a wagered disciple competition. Ye Shuang defeated Wang Wu and then fought Ye Tian, whose fate remained unclear as Ye Shuang’s flaming swords engulfed him.

• Fang Rongxuan told Lu Nan that Su and Ye had advanced to the middle Qi Condensation stage in three months.
• The Crimson Lotus Sword Sect’s Red-Haired Old Man wagered a Moon Soul Stone against Qingchuan’s Sun Meteorite and other prizes, and Qingchuan accepted.
• Wang Wu defeated Liu Tian and several other Azure Lotus Sword Sect challengers.
• Ye Shuang defeated Wang Wu, revealing that he had reached the seventh layer of Qi Condensation.
• Ye Shuang fought Ye Tian, then unleashed the Departing Fire Sword Art and engulfed him in a storm of flaming swords.

Su Wan defeated Hong Yuanju in the sect contest after Ye Tian conceded to her higher cultivation, while Lu Nan learned about cultivation resources and decided to seek guard duty at the Book Collection Pavilion. He and Fang Rongxuan waited for the Elders to leave, then headed for the Mission Hall.

• Ye Tian defeated Ye Shuang, giving his sect a second match victory.
• Su Wan entered the contest, and Ye Tian conceded after learning she had reached Qi Condensation Perfection.
• Hong Yuanju fought Su Wan, but she won the match.
• Fang Rongxuan explained how Alchemists, Talisman Masters, and Artificers could earn resources and told Lu Nan about the Book Collection Pavilion guard mission.
• Lu Nan decided to pursue the guard mission, and he and Fang Rongxuan headed to the Mission Hall after the Elders and Crimson Lotus Sword Sect left.

Lu Nan began his Book Collection Pavilion duty to avoid trouble with Ye Bei, and Fang Rongxuan gave him Body Tempering Pills. After advancing to the Ninth Layer of Body Tempering, Lu Nan discovered that time in the Mysterious Space flowed 365 times faster than outside.

• Lu Nan registered for three months of duty at the Book Collection Pavilion, and Fang Rongxuan explained that Steward Mo oversaw the pavilion.
• Lu Nan told Fang Rongxuan about his conflict with Ye Bei and learned that Ye Bei's older brother Ye Nan was an Inner Disciple of Medicine Peak, likely at the second layer of Foundation Establishment.
• Fang Rongxuan gave Lu Nan a bottle of Body Tempering Pills as an investment, and Lu Nan reported to Steward Mo, who empowered his Identity Token to activate the pavilion's defensive formation.
• Lu Nan settled into the Book Collection Pavilion, cultivated with a sect-issued pill, and reached the eighth layer of Body Tempering.
• Lu Nan entered the Mysterious Space, realized its time flowed at a ratio of one day outside to one year inside, ate four peaches, and broke through to the ninth layer of Body Tempering.

Lu Nan advanced beyond the Body Tempering Ninth Layer after consuming the peaches, but the breakthrough produced powerful vital energy and a mysterious Blood-colored Calf instead of Qi Condensation. After struggling to control his new strength, he discovered a Breath Concealment Technique in the Book Collection Pavilion and waited for his shift to end.

• Lu Nan ate more than thirty peaches and broke through, but found his dantian empty and realized his breakthrough had created crimson vital-energy radiance and a Blood-colored Calf.
• Lu Nan drew the Blood-colored Calf back into his body, checked on his flourishing spiritual plants, and left the Mysterious Space.
• Lu Nan nearly fell when his foot sank into the floor, then spent the night practicing until he could control his strength.
• Lu Nan opened the Book Collection Pavilion in the morning, completed his duties, and read until he found a hidden cultivation method.
• Lu Nan recognized the method as the Breath Concealment Technique, returned the book, and waited at his work post for his shift to end.

Lu Nan practiced the Breath Concealment Technique and stayed in the Scripture Pavilion, where Su Wan told him that books on Alchemy, Artifact Crafting, and Talisman Crafting were kept on the second floor. After Su Wan brought him copies, Lu Nan returned to his room and chose to study Talismans first.

• Lu Nan learned to conceal his aura and set it to the seventh layer of Body Tempering.
• Lu Nan stayed after closing time to explore the Scripture Pavilion, but Su Wan arrived looking for Alchemy books.
• Su Wan explained that the second floor held classics reserved for Formal Disciples and offered to copy books for Lu Nan.
• Lu Nan asked Su Wan for books on Alchemy, Artifact Crafting, and Talisman Crafting, and offered her thirty Sect Contribution Points; she declined payment and asked him to waive her Alchemy fees if he succeeded.
• Su Wan returned with nine books, and Lu Nan went to his room and began studying Talismans because they required fewer materials.

After studying Talisman Master techniques, Lu Nan confronted the Fat and Thin Duo and beat Skinny, forcing Fat to hand over their valuables. He headed to the Market to buy talisman materials, but the stalls mostly accepted Spirit Stones, so he entered Spirit Treasure Pavilion to ask about Spirit Brushes.

• Lu Nan learned to draw Strength, Speed, and Ice Arrow Talismans and went to the Market to look for materials.
• The Fat and Thin Duo followed Lu Nan, who vanished from their sight and then appeared behind them.
• Skinny threatened Lu Nan and demanded his valuables, so Lu Nan punched him and made Fat surrender their belongings.
• Lu Nan took three hundred taels of silver and two Body Tempering Pills, then left the duo and went to the Market.
• Lu Nan found that the street stalls mostly traded in Spirit Stones and entered Spirit Treasure Pavilion to ask about mortal-grade Spirit Brushes.

Lu Nan met Fu Ye at Spirit Treasure Pavilion, demonstrated his Talisman-making skill, and negotiated a deal to supply Talismans in exchange for Snow Chant and other support. Back at his room, he inspected a Body Tempering Pill but chose to ask Fang Rongxuan about it before taking it.

• Lu Nan learned Snow Chant cost twelve hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones and turned to leave when he could not pay.
• Fu Ye offered Lu Nan materials for a Strength Talisman, and he inscribed a top-grade one using his blood and qi.
• Fu Ye and Lu Nan agreed to split profits thirty-seven in Lu Nan’s favor, with Lu Nan producing one hundred Talismans of the same quality each month.
• Fu Ye gave Lu Nan Snow Chant, Talisman materials, two bottles of Body Tempering Pills, and one bottle of Qi Condensation Pills as an investment.
• Lu Nan returned to his room, examined a Body Tempering Pill, and decided to consult Fang Rongxuan before taking it.

Lu Nan checked Fu Ye’s pills with Fang Rongxuan, traded a bottle of Qi Condensation Pills for an Alchemy Furnace, and consumed his Body Tempering Pills without advancing to Qi Refining. While inscribing talismans at the Book Collection Pavilion, he met a mysterious white-robed woman, who later appeared as Su Wan’s master.

• Lu Nan asked Fang Rongxuan to inspect Fu Ye’s pills, and Fang Rongxuan found nothing wrong with them.
• Lu Nan asked Fang Rongxuan to obtain an Alchemy Furnace, and Fang Rongxuan agreed in exchange for the Qi Condensation Pills.
• Lu Nan consumed both bottles of Body Tempering Pills but did not break through, though his strength increased.
• Lu Nan hurried to his post at the Book Collection Pavilion and inscribed talismans while he was there.
• A mysterious white-robed woman examined Lu Nan’s Speed Talisman, asked his name, and vanished.
• The woman appeared beside Su Wan on Sect Master Peak and asked her to demonstrate her comprehension of the Azure Lotus Sword Technique.

Lu Nan prepared Spirit Talismans and received an Alchemy Furnace from Fang Rongxuan, who told him about the Disciple Market. On his way to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, Lu Nan was surrounded by Ye Bei and the Fat and Thin Duo, and the confrontation escalated into a sword strike.

• Lu Nan decided to limit his Talisman production to ten a day so he would not damage his foundation.
• Fang Rongxuan delivered Lu Nan an Alchemy Furnace and said he had broken through to the sixth layer of Qi Condensation.
• Fang Rongxuan explained that disciples traded resources at the Disciple Market at the foot of Spirit Pill Peak.
• Lu Nan put his finished Spirit Talismans in his Brocade Pouch and left for the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.
• Ye Bei and the Fat and Thin Duo surrounded Lu Nan with several other disciples outside the sect gates.
• When Ye Bei asked why Lu Nan had beaten his underlings, Lu Nan instinctively launched a sword strike, then challenged Ye Bei's assumption that he could attack without resistance.

Lu Nan learned that Ye Bei had not known about the Fat and Thin Duo’s abuses, received compensation, and fled after Ye Bei showed him unsettling friendliness. He delivered one hundred top-quality Spirit Talismans to Fu Ye, collected his payment and a gifted Storage Ring, and began asking about more inscription techniques.

• Lu Nan explained the Fat and Thin Duo’s actions to Ye Bei, who captured them, apologized, and gave Lu Nan a bottle of Qi Condensation Pills.
• Ye Bei ordered the Fat and Thin Duo to accept sect punishment, demanded that his companions return what they had taken, and asked them to investigate Lu Nan.
• Lu Nan escaped Ye Bei’s attempts to get acquainted and went to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion to deliver his Spirit Talismans to Fu Ye.
• Fu Ye found one hundred top-quality Spirit Talismans in Lu Nan’s storage bag and gave him three thousand Spirit Stones.
• Fu Ye gifted Lu Nan a Mid-grade Magic Artifact Storage Ring and prepared five books describing available Talisman inscription techniques.

Lu Nan bought talisman techniques and pills from Fu Ye, then gambled on a mysterious stall’s pill formulas and acquired a strange copper piece. After rushing back to the Book Collection Pavilion, he encountered the Mysterious Woman, who confronted him for abandoning his post.

• Lu Nan bought five talisman technique books and five bottles of Qi Condensation Pills from Fu Ye, and received her Communication Stone.
• Fu Ye told Lu Nan that the pavilion sold pill formulas, but he declined to buy one because of the high price.
• At a Market stall, Lu Nan negotiated for three items, including a Broken Copper Piece, and drew one of the Old Daoist’s supposed pill formulas.
• Lu Nan hurried back to the sect and entered the Book Collection Pavilion, where he found the Mysterious Woman waiting.
• The Mysterious Woman questioned Lu Nan about abandoning his post as the pavilion’s attendant.

Lu Nan encountered a mysterious woman in white who recognized his concealed cultivation, asked about his talismans, and left him Qi Condensation pills. He advanced to the second layer of Qi Condensation, then the Broken Copper Piece he had bought struck his forehead and filled his mind with an unfamiliar memory, leaving him unconscious.

• Lu Nan told the woman in white that he could draw Strength, Speed, and Ice Arrow Talismans, and she left him a bottle of pills before vanishing.
• Lu Nan swallowed his Qi Condensation Pills and absorbed his Spirit Stones, reaching the second layer of Qi Condensation.
• Lu Nan practiced Basic Swordplay and examined the items he had bought at the Market, focusing on the Broken Copper Piece.
• Lu Nan dripped blood onto the Broken Copper Piece, but it showed no reaction until he reached for the paper, when it transformed into light and hit his forehead.
• Lu Nan was overwhelmed by an unfamiliar memory and passed out.

Lu Nan woke after receiving a fifth-grade Alchemist’s inherited memory from the Broken Copper Token and found that the mysterious woman in white had left him ten bottles of Qi Condensation Pills. After using them to advance to the fifth layer of Qi Condensation, he spent days practicing talismans and studying alchemy before visiting Spirit Treasure Pavilion, where he reunited with Fu Ye.

• The woman in white healed Lu Nan, tidied his room, left ten bottles of Qi Condensation Pills, and vanished after discovering the copper token held an inherited memory.
• Lu Nan woke and realized he had received a fifth-grade Alchemist’s inheritance, then found formulas for Qi Condensation Pills and Bone Hammer Pills and planned to ask Fu Ye about Bone Break Grass.
• Lu Nan noticed the woman had left the pills and used all ten bottles to cultivate, reaching the fifth layer of Qi Condensation by morning.
• Lu Nan spent the next few days drawing Spirit Talismans and studying alchemy while worrying that the woman in white was watching him.
• Lu Nan went to Spirit Treasure Pavilion, where Fu Ye welcomed him in an upstairs pavilion.