Recaps

Jiang Ping'an entered the Primal Beginning Realm, destroyed the array connecting it to the Great Barrens, and escaped onto Sky Demon Island. After learning the island was enormous and its inhabitants grew through their bloodlines, he discovered several life-extending treasures that gave Old Black hope.

• Jiang Ping'an emerged from the Rift Passage, captured six Gods and Devils, and destroyed the array and its Black Qi Vortex.
• Jiang Ping'an concealed his aura and fled while the arriving Gods and Devils searched for him.
• Miaoyin interrogated the captives and learned that they were on Sky Demon Island, which was ruled by the Great Black Heavenly Devil God and measured about one hundred and thirty million li across.
• Jiang Ping'an and Old Black decided to stay on Sky Demon Island after the captives revealed that they did not know how far it was from the Continental Line.
• Miaoyin learned that the Gods and Devils grew stronger through their bloodlines and battle, and listed several treasures that could extend lifespan or restore youth.
• Old Black eagerly declared that he wanted to bask in the Return to Origin Spring Wind.

Jiang Ping'an and Old Black settled temporarily in Colorful Dragon Valley, where dense Primal Qi let them grow stronger. After Old Black broke through to the Demon Emperor Realm Mid-stage, Jiang Ping'an set out east toward Sky Demon Island to seek local cultivation techniques and a path to the Celestial Realm.

• Jiang Ping'an brought Old Black to Colorful Dragon Valley, where Old Black discovered the abundant Primal Qi.
• A Golden Toad swallowed Old Black, but Old Black burst free, and he and Jiang Ping'an cleared the valley of its beasts.
• Jiang Ping'an killed a Unicorn Green Flood Dragon, and he and Old Black roasted and ate its meat.
• Jiang Ping'an refined the energy from the dragon meat into Heart Force, while Old Black refined his share and broke through to the Demon Emperor Realm Mid-stage.
• Jiang Ping'an explained his plan to travel east toward Sky Demon Island, stored Old Black and the remaining meat in the Twelve-Colored Heart Wheel, and sprinted east using the Kuafu Sun Chasing divine ability.

Jiang Ping'an met Nine Clouds, who said the Human Emperor had chosen him as the Future Human Emperor, and traveled with her to the Human Emperor Cave. He arrived before the Human Emperor, who welcomed him as though he had been expected for a long time.

• Jiang Ping'an encountered Nine Clouds on a Phoenix, and she said the Human Emperor had sent her to escort him to the Human Emperor Cave to ascend the throne.
• Jiang Ping'an agreed to go with Nine Clouds but said he did not accept that he was the Future Human Emperor; during their twelve-day journey, he learned about the Human Race and its history.
• Nine Clouds and Jiang Ping'an reached Swallowing Cloud Mountain, where guards recognized him as the Future Human Emperor and escorted them into the Human Emperor Cave.
• Jiang Ping'an entered the main hall and paid respects to the Human Emperor, who greeted him by saying he had finally come.

Jiang Ping'an refused the Human Emperor’s offer to inherit the throne and left the palace with Nine Clouds to hunt and gather medicine in Unyielding Mountain. As he set out to face a Suanni Divine Beast, Nine Clouds watched to judge whether he deserved to be called the Future Human Emperor.

• The Human Emperor revealed that a divination from four hundred years earlier had foretold Jiang Ping'an’s rise as the Future Human Emperor, but Jiang Ping'an firmly refused the position.
• The Human Emperor offered to let Jiang Ping'an learn state affairs before taking the throne, but Jiang Ping'an refused again, thanked him for rescuing him from Sky Demon Island, and left.
• Nine Clouds caught up with Jiang Ping'an and offered to guide him to prey and medicinal herbs near Unyielding Mountain; he accepted.
• Nine Clouds led Jiang Ping'an to Unyielding Mountain, where both transformed into giants and Jiang Ping'an released Old Black from the Twelve-Colored Heart Wheel.
• Old Black agreed to search for medicinal herbs and hurried into the forest, while Jiang Ping'an entered the mountain to hunt a Suanni Divine Beast and Nine Clouds watched from a nearby peak.

Jiang Ping'an confronted and killed an adult Suanni with two punches, revealing overwhelming strength despite being only at the peak of the Celestial Realm. Nine Clouds watched in shock as he stood over the fallen beast.

• Jiang Ping'an strode toward the adult Suanni as it formed a domain of Purple Lightning and roared at him.
• The Suanni lunged at Jiang Ping'an and sent a Lightning Suanni after him, but Jiang Ping'an pierced the lightning beast and struck the Suanni with a punch.
• The injured Suanni fled, and Jiang Ping'an pursued it with Kuafu Sun Chasing.
• Jiang Ping'an struck the Suanni's head with a second punch and killed it.
• Nine Clouds witnessed the fight and was stunned that Jiang Ping'an had killed a Suanni comparable to a Human Race Profound Immortal in two punches.

After killing the Suanni, Jiang Ping'an gathered herbs in Unyielding Mountain with Nine Clouds and found a Thousand-Year Yellow Plum tree, sharing half its fruit with her. He gave Old Black ten plums to extend his life, and the group was returning to Human Emperor Cave when a group of hostile youths blocked their way.

• Jiang Ping'an returned to Unyielding Mountain after storing the Suanni's corpse, but the battle had driven away the beasts and birds, so he set off to gather herbs with Nine Clouds.
• Jiang Ping'an discovered a Thousand-Year Yellow Plum tree and gave Nine Clouds more than fifty of its life-extending fruits.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Old Black ten Thousand-Year Yellow Plums, which Old Black swallowed without tasting.
• After two days of gathering herbs, Jiang Ping'an, Nine Clouds, and Old Black left for Human Emperor Cave to sell their spoils.
• A group of youths blocked their path and glared at Jiang Ping'an with anguish and hatred.

Nine Clouds stopped Guangming and the other young cultivators from confronting Jiang Ping'an, then revealed that he had killed an adult Suanni Divine Beast with two punches. Jiang Ping'an entered Human Emperor City to sell Suanni meat, Thousand-Year Yellow Plums, and medicines, drawing a crowd to his stall.

• Nine Clouds separated Guangming and the others from Jiang Ping'an and warned them that he was far stronger than they realized.
• Nine Clouds told the young cultivators that Jiang Ping'an had killed an adult Suanni Divine Beast on Unyielding Mountain with two punches, and Pojun and Xuan Shan hurried off to buy its meat.
• Jiang Ping'an agreed to sell his goods in Human Emperor City despite worrying that the city's powerful clans might draw him into politics.
• Nine Clouds led Jiang Ping'an to a stall on Lost Pearl Street, where he displayed Suanni meat, medicines, and three Thousand-Year Yellow Plums.
• Old Black announced the goods and their prices, attracting a packed crowd of curious and suspicious buyers.

Jiang Ping'an sold his Thousand-Year Yellow Plums, Suanni meat, and medicinal materials at Lost Pearl Street, earning more than one million Source Crystals before leaving to look for cultivation methods. Meanwhile, rumors about his strength and a possible succession to the Human Emperor spread among the human race’s upper echelon.

• Jiang Ping'an sold two Thousand-Year Yellow Plums to an Immortal Realm cultivator for Source Crystals and sold the last one to a restrained female immortal.
• Old Black sold Suanni meat as Jiang Ping'an and Nine Clouds helped handle the rush of buyers, while Guangming warned his companions not to provoke Jiang Ping'an.
• After merchant stewards bought the remaining Suanni meat and medicinal materials in bulk, Jiang Ping'an counted more than one million Source Crystals and packed up the stall.
• Jiang Ping'an, Old Black, and Nine Clouds went to a high-end cultivation-method merchant building in Human Emperor City to search for cultivation methods, including the Dao Scripture’s continuation.
• News of Jiang Ping'an’s Suanni hunt spread among the human race’s upper echelon, where people debated whether his strength and origins made him worthy of becoming the Future Human Emperor.

Jiang Ping'an visited the Myriad Dao Immortal Pavilion to find a cultivation method that could lead to immortality, but after considering two top-tier methods, he decided to keep cultivating the Dao Scripture for now. He left with the complete Dao Scripture and the Divine Beast Scripture for Old Black.

• Jiang Ping'an learned that the Dao Scripture cost only one thousand Source Crystals and asked Nine Clouds whether it could be cultivated beyond the Celestial Realm.
• Nine Clouds explained that the Dao Scripture reached the Dao Ancestor Realm and advised Jiang Ping'an to consider switching to a top-tier cultivation method.
• Jiang Ping'an browsed twelve immortal cultivation methods on the fifth floor and weighed the Myriad Dao Return to Origin Scripture against the Immortal True Body.
• Jiang Ping'an chose to continue cultivating the Dao Scripture for one or two major realms before deciding whether to switch methods.
• Jiang Ping'an learned about cultivation methods for Pet Beasts and purchased the Dao Scripture and Divine Beast Scripture for a total of one thousand one hundred Source Crystals.

Jiang Ping'an and Old Black left Human Emperor Cave to find a secluded cultivation site, choosing an island in a vast lake and driving off its Black Tortoise Divine Beast guardian. After securing the island and restoring two abandoned cave abodes, Jiang Ping'an began studying the Dao Scripture.

• Jiang Ping'an thanked Nine Clouds Imperial Daughter, declined her suggestion to cultivate in Human Emperor Cave, and bought the Nine Origin Immortal Defense Array before leaving with Old Black.
• Jiang Ping'an and Old Black flew east beyond the human race's territory and found a mist-shrouded island in a vast lake.
• A Black Tortoise Divine Beast attacked them with Ice Soul Divine Needles, but Jiang Ping'an's Creation God Wheel dissolved the needles, and the beast fled after seeing it.
• Jiang Ping'an chose the island as their home and set up the Nine Origin Immortal Defense Array, spending five hundred thousand Source Crystals.
• Jiang Ping'an and Old Black repaired two abandoned cave abodes, then settled into separate peaks as Jiang Ping'an pressed the Dao Scripture jade slip to his forehead.

Jiang Ping'an studied the Primal Beginning Realm's Dao Scripture, rebuilt his Celestial Realm foundation with Primal Qi, and prepared to advance to the Dao Body Realm. Before leaving to undergo heavenly tribulation, he gave Black Emperor Suanni meat, which let Black Emperor rapidly strengthen himself by cultivating the Sun Devouring Divine Art.

• Jiang Ping'an discovered that the Primal Beginning Realm's Dao Scripture required fewer Proficiency Points, then used 10 billion to comprehend its Celestial Volume and recultivated it with Primal Qi.
• After more than a month, Jiang Ping'an completed his Celestial Realm recultivation and became two or three times stronger, then comprehended the Dao Body Volume and learned that advancement required surviving the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and nurturing a Dao Seed.
• Jiang Ping'an met Black Emperor, learned that the ten Thousand-Year Yellow Plums had restored his youth, and said he planned to leave to undergo heavenly tribulation.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Black Emperor ten billion catties of Suanni meat, along with Suanni Essence Blood and a Treasure Bone, before preparing to leave.
• Black Emperor used the Sun Devouring Divine Art to consume one hundred million jin of Suanni meat, endured its power, and rose to Celestial Realm Perfection.
• Jiang Ping'an praised the strength of Black Emperor's cultivation technique, while Black Emperor boasted that Jiang Ping'an had missed his chance to learn it.

After his sacred artifacts struggled under the Primal Beginning Realm’s Heavenly Dao laws, Jiang Ping'an went fishing in the lake and hooked a Primordial Profound Turtle. He used the Creation God Wheel to capture it, then found the turtle dead and judged its shell suitable for crafting a defensive Celestial Artifact.

• Jiang Ping'an discovered that the Profound Yellow Pagoda and Emperor Slaying Armguard were weakened by the realm’s laws, while the Profound Emperor Armor and Gan Jiang Sword had fallen into half-sleep.
• Jiang Ping'an fed Source Crystals to the Profound Yellow Pagoda and Emperor Slaying Armguard, put the sleeping artifacts away, and went fishing with Suanni meat.
• Jiang Ping'an hooked a Primordial Profound Turtle after schools of fish were drawn to the bait and burst from consuming its energy.
• The Primordial Profound Turtle attacked Jiang Ping'an with Lunar Profound Water Thunder, but the Creation God Wheel redirected the strike and pulled the turtle inside.
• Jiang Ping'an released the Primordial Profound Turtle and found that Sanmiao and the other four Peerless Evil Spirits had killed it.
• Jiang Ping'an examined the turtle’s durable, patterned shell and decided it could be refined into a defensive Celestial Artifact.

Jiang Ping'an underwent the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and rooted the Innate Primal Chaos Seed in his body, completing his transformation into a Dao Body and entering the Dao Body Realm. He resolved to continue cultivating the Dao Scripture and hoped to compare his strength with another Primal Chaos Body cultivator at the Human Emperor Cave.

• Jiang Ping'an cleared the area around his mountain peak and triggered the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, which descended as heaven and earth rejected his attempt to make his body independent of their laws.
• Jiang Ping'an absorbed the five-element dragons and yin-yang qi into his Primal Chaos Body, using their power to form Dao Bone and transform his organs into Dao Artifacts.
• Jiang Ping'an devoured the Great Dao chains of the final tribulations, passed the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and formed the embryonic Dao Body.
• Jiang Ping'an found the Innate Primal Chaos Seed within his body's origin and poured his accumulated power and Dao Heart into it, causing its roots to spread through his body.
• Jiang Ping'an completed his transformation into the Dao Body Realm, discovered that his body could define laws without relying on heaven and earth, and resolved to compare himself with a Primal Chaos Body cultivator at the Human Emperor Cave.

Jiang Ping'an reached the middle stage of the Dao Body Realm, then rapidly advanced to the late stage by fishing for and eating powerful divine beasts in Throne Island's lake. After Sanmiao, Black Dragon, and Red-Haired Fiend reported finding many pure-blooded beasts there, Jiang Ping'an asked what made the lake able to support so many.

• Jiang Ping'an gave Black Emperor the Dao Scripture to study as it sought a path to immortality beyond its Sun Devouring Divine Art.
• Jiang Ping'an cultivated for a month, absorbed much of Throne Island's Primal Qi, and advanced to the middle stage of the Dao Body Realm.
• Jiang Ping'an sent Sanmiao, Black Dragon, and Red-Haired Fiend to investigate the lake, then caught and killed a Nine-Colored Divine Sturgeon while fishing.
• Jiang Ping'an shared some of the cooked sturgeon with Black Emperor and ate the rest, gaining a substantial amount of cultivation.
• Jiang Ping'an caught and ate several more powerful lake creatures over seven or eight days, advancing to the late stage of the Dao Body Realm.
• Miao Zhi reported that the lake held many pure-blooded divine beasts and fish, and Jiang Ping'an asked why it could support so many.

Jiang Ping'an let Sanmiao, Black Dragon, and the Red-Haired Fiend cultivate in the lake after they promised not to pollute its living creatures, then advanced his own cultivation and tested the Creation God Wheel’s ability to accelerate time. The chapter ended with Black Emperor emerging after a hundred years of cultivation inside the Wheel and excitedly announcing that it had comprehended its technique.

• Miao Zhi explained that the Primal Qi let the five evil spirits control their abilities, and Jiang Ping'an allowed Sanmiao, Black Dragon, and the Red-Haired Fiend to cultivate in the lake.
• Jiang Ping'an ate his remaining Suanni meat over ten days and reached the perfection of the Dao Body Realm, then used 100 billion Proficiency Points to comprehend the Extreme Dao volume of the Dao Scripture.
• Jiang Ping'an discovered that he could enter the Creation God Wheel and considered using its world to create the nine extreme environments needed to temper his body.
• Jiang Ping'an invited Black Emperor into the Creation God Wheel and accelerated its time to nine thousand times the rate outside, allowing Black Emperor to cultivate for a hundred years in just over three days.
• Black Emperor returned from the Creation God Wheel, shouting that it had comprehended its cultivation technique, while Jiang Ping'an worried that it had gone mad.

Jiang Ping'an captured and consumed twenty-seven Pure-Blood Divine Beasts and Divine Fish to store Heart Force in the Creation God Wheel. He then protected Black Emperor through his Heavenly Tribulation, and Black Emperor advanced to the Dao Body Realm.

• Black Emperor told Jiang Ping'an he planned to break through to the Dao Body Realm in about ten days, and Jiang Ping'an agreed to protect him.
• Jiang Ping'an entered the lake with Miao Zhi and collected a Mystic Water Dragon, then swept the lake with his companions and captured twenty-seven Pure-Blood Divine Beasts and Divine Fish.
• Jiang Ping'an ate the captured creatures over several days, refining their energy into Immortal Power and storing Heart Force in the Creation God Wheel.
• After the Heart Force became sufficient to evolve the God Wheel World into the Nine Extreme Realms and accelerate it by nine hundred years, Jiang Ping'an waited for Black Emperor to be ready.
• Jiang Ping'an cleared threats around a mountain peak, and Black Emperor triggered his Heavenly Tribulation; he devoured the Ten Thousand Feet Devouring Giant Dragon formed from the tribulation's laws.
• Three days later, Black Emperor emerged from the deep pit in his enormous Dao Body and successfully advanced to the Dao Body Realm.

Jiang Ping'an completed nine extreme-realm temperings inside the Creation God Wheel, then unified their imprints through the Primal Chaos Dao. He broke through to the Extreme Dao Realm, becoming a Profound Immortal.

• Jiang Ping'an entered the Creation God Wheel World and accelerated its time to nine thousand times the speed outside.
• Jiang Ping'an tempered his body through the Sun, Profound Ice, and seven other extreme realms, completing all nine after nine hundred years inside the wheel.
• Jiang Ping'an returned to his cultivation chamber and drew the nine Extreme Realm Imprints toward his Dao Seed.
• Jiang Ping'an understood that life and death were the birth and annihilation aspects of Primal Chaos, allowing all nine imprints to merge into the Extreme Dao Seed.
• Jiang Ping'an's body transformed as the Primal Chaos Dao Pattern took shape, and his uncontrolled power damaged the cultivation chamber's defenses.
• Jiang Ping'an confirmed that he had reached the Extreme Dao Realm and declared himself a Profound Immortal.

Jiang Ping'an let Black Emperor into the Creation God Wheel for fifty years of cultivation, then traveled to the Human Emperor Cave to buy Her Ladyship's Record of Artifacts and other reference materials. After spending thirty billion Proficiency Points on the record, he learned how to craft Celestial Artifacts and upgrade sacred artifacts, and planned to buy the required materials.

• Black Emperor offered Jiang Ping'an a Golden-Haired Divine Bear, and Jiang Ping'an roasted and ate it while Black Emperor watched hungrily.
• Jiang Ping'an agreed to let Black Emperor cultivate in the Creation God Wheel for fifty years, and Black Emperor emerged a little over two days later, excitedly declaring that it had comprehended something.
• Jiang Ping'an traveled to the Human Emperor Cave and bought Her Ladyship's Record of Artifacts, a basic Celestial Artifact crafting art, and several other celestial slips.
• Jiang Ping'an studied Her Ladyship's Record of Artifacts at an inn and used thirty billion Proficiency Points to gain enough comprehension to craft Celestial Artifacts and upgrade sacred artifacts.

Jiang Ping'an bought Immortal-Nurturing Divine Crystals to restore his sacred artifacts, then defeated Feng Wuji after the sword immortal tried to seize his Creation God Wheel cultivation method. When Feng Yuan arrived and demanded Feng Wuji’s release, Jiang Ping'an eagerly prepared to test his Ancient Sacred Body against a Golden Immortal.

• Jiang Ping'an purchased five Immortal-Nurturing Divine Crystals at Heavenly Treasure Pavilion and left Human Emperor Cave.
• Feng Wuji blocked Jiang Ping'an and demanded the method for cultivating the Creation God Wheel, then attacked him with the Kunwu Immortal Sword.
• Jiang Ping'an stopped Feng Wuji’s sword with his fist, stomped him into the ground, and captured him inside the Creation God Wheel.
• Feng Yuan, a Golden Immortal and Feng Clan ancestor, arrived and ordered Jiang Ping'an to release Feng Wuji.
• Jiang Ping'an welcomed the chance to test whether his Ancient Sacred Body could still overpower a Golden Immortal.

Jiang Ping'an refused to settle for a public apology after Feng Wuji attacked him, and challenged Old Ancestor Feng Feng Yuan despite being a Profound Immortal. He wounded Feng Yuan in their exchanges, and Feng Yuan prepared to unleash his ultimate art.

• Nine Clouds arrived to stop Jiang Ping'an and Feng Yuan from fighting, but Jiang Ping'an demanded one hundred million Source Crystals in exchange for releasing Feng Wuji.
• Jiang Ping'an explained that Feng Wuji had attacked him while trying to seize a method for cultivating the Creation God Wheel, and Nine Clouds agreed Feng Wuji was at fault.
• Jiang Ping'an rejected Nine Clouds's proposed public apology and declared he could fight a Golden Immortal, so Nine Clouds stepped aside to watch.
• Jiang Ping'an's first punch shattered Feng Yuan's giant palm and forced him to retreat three steps, while Jiang Ping'an barely moved.
• Feng Yuan struck with Wind God Slash, but Jiang Ping'an's empowered punch injured him and left Jiang Ping'an unharmed.
• Feng Yuan roared in anger and began preparing his ultimate art.

The Human Emperor ended the conflict between Jiang Ping'an and the Feng Clan, and Jiang Ping'an gained renown across the human race after defeating Feng Yuan. As Jiang Ping'an prepared to leave Yuanmou Lake to avoid future danger and seek resources, he spent time fishing with Nine Clouds and secretly arranged to catch a powerful divine fish.

• The Human Emperor stopped Feng Yuan, ordered him to compensate Jiang Ping'an with one hundred million Source Crystals, and took Feng Wuji back for discipline.
• Jiang Ping'an released Feng Wuji from the Creation God Wheel, accepted the compensation, and watched the Feng Clan depart as the Human Emperor invited him to the palace.
• Jiang Ping'an's victory spread throughout the human race, and Nine Clouds accompanied him to his home on Throne Island at Yuanmou Lake.
• Jiang Ping'an told Nine Clouds he intended to leave Yuanmou Lake because the attack on him could happen again and he needed greater resources.
• Jiang Ping'an and Nine Clouds went fishing together, while Jiang Ping'an secretly ordered Sanmiao, Black Dragon, and Red-Haired Fiend to catch a Nine-Colored Divine Sturgeon and put it on his hook.

Jiang Ping'an and Nine Clouds caught and roasted a Nine-Colored Divine Sturgeon before Great Black Heavenly Devil God's Imperial Blood clone arrived, forcing Jiang Ping'an to flee with everyone inside the Creation God Wheel. Ten days into the chase, the clone had closed to three thousand li, and Jiang Ping'an had still not reached another Chaos God Devil's territory.

• Nine Clouds caught a Nine-Colored Divine Sturgeon, and Jiang Ping'an killed it before she could notice anything suspicious; they then shared the roasted fish with Black Emperor.
• Black Dragon warned Jiang Ping'an that Great Black Heavenly Devil God's clone had found them, and Nine Clouds identified its aura as that of an Imperial Blood God Devil.
• Jiang Ping'an took Nine Clouds, Black Emperor, Sanmiao, Black Dragon, and the Red-Haired Fiend into the Creation God Wheel and fled, changing course northeast after Nine Clouds rejected Human Emperor Cave and Nüwa's direction.
• Black Emperor reassured Nine Clouds that Jiang Ping'an would survive and joked that he might even kill the pursuing clone; Nine Clouds admitted she would become Jiang Ping'an's Cultivation Partner if they escaped.
• Jiang Ping'an kept fleeing for ten days as the clone closed from thirty thousand li to three thousand li, but he had not reached another Chaos God Devil's territory.

Jiang Ping'an endured a thirty-two-day pursuit until Great Black Heavenly Devil God's avatar, Aleng, exhausted its power, then captured it with the Creation God Wheel. Inside the wheel, he had the avatar weakened and sealed alive to conceal its capture from Great Black Heavenly Devil God.

• Jiang Ping'an noticed Aleng slowing down during the chase and continued running as his body adapted and his endurance grew.
• Aleng tried to intercept Jiang Ping'an with tentacles, curses, and spatial rifts, but could not reach him.
• After Aleng stopped from exhaustion, Jiang Ping'an turned back, shattered its weakened attack, and used the Creation God Wheel to capture it.
• Nine Clouds, Black Emperor, Miao Zhi, Miao An, Miao Yu, Black Dragon, and Red-Haired Fiend encountered Aleng inside the Creation God Wheel, where Jiang Ping'an's will suppressed it.
• Jiang Ping'an ordered the five Peerless Evil Spirits to leave Aleng alive, then sealed the weakened avatar beneath layers of restrictions.

After surviving a month-long pursuit, Jiang Ping'an recovered in a valley cave with Nine Clouds's help. Nine Clouds confessed that she would marry no one but him, and Jiang Ping'an accepted her as his partner.

• Nine Clouds found Jiang Ping'an gravely wounded after he released her and the Black Emperor, then supported him into a valley cave.
• Nine Clouds gave Jiang Ping'an all three of her Taiqing Source-Restoring Celestial Pills, helping him regain enough strength to stand.
• Nine Clouds offered to become Jiang Ping'an's Cultivation Partner and said she had decided he was the only man she would marry.
• The Black Emperor teased the pair while Jiang Ping'an hesitated, and Nine Clouds insisted her feelings were genuine.
• Jiang Ping'an accepted Nine Clouds and held her as the Black Emperor shouted teasingly from behind a rock.

After recovering from his flight, Jiang Ping'an reached Tianque City with Nine Clouds and Black Emperor and found its abundant cultivation resources promising. While exploring the trading district, he bought Enlightenment Tea Leaves and decided to consider entering the upcoming Rulan Gathering for its cultivation rewards.

• Jiang Ping'an recovered with the help of divine beasts hunted by Nine Clouds and Black Emperor, then set out southwest with them to find a place to cultivate.
• The three discovered Tianque City in Kui Continent, more than two billion li from Human Emperor Cave, and paid to enter the city.
• Jiang Ping'an and his companions checked into Yunlai Inn, then he and Nine Clouds went to explore the trading district.
• Jiang Ping'an bought all 712 Enlightenment Tea Leaves from a Kunpeng elder for two million Source Crystals.
• Jiang Ping'an saw the Rulan Gathering announcement and told Nine Clouds he wanted to participate; she suggested they spend a month learning about it before deciding.