Chapter Summaries

Ji An spent half a year cultivating and managing his small world, during which his Gathering Origin Tree and spirit plants grew stronger. After an Azure Dragon Wood reached the third tier, True Person Feiyun invited him to refine Fire Origin Pills, and he accepted ten batches of materials.

• Ji An planted spirit seeds and used his earth- and wood-element arts to nurture them while continuing to cultivate beneath the Gathering Origin Tree.
• Ji An used eighty-nine points of Dao Rhyme from two Golden Core Thunder Tribulations to improve the Gathering Origin Tree, while several spirit plants advanced in grade.
• An Azure Dragon Wood reached the third-tier low-grade level, and True Person Feiyun sent Ji An a message inviting him to discuss Fire Origin Pill materials.
• Ji An met True Person Feiyun at the association, learned that four hundred batches of materials had arrived and heard the pill prices and rewards.
• Ji An accepted ten batches of Fire Origin Pill materials to take back to Black Stone Mountain and refine.

Ji An received a Golden Leaf Zitan seed and an incense formula from True Person Feiyun, then cultivated the seed and refined Fire Origin Pills for the Certification Association. After delivering the pills, he learned that another Mist Mountain-like event might bring the True Demon Tribulation sooner than expected, leaving him resolved to prepare.

• True Person Feiyun gave Ji An ten batches of medicinal materials to refine and gifted him an incense formula and a Golden Leaf Zitan seed.
• Ji An shared his alchemy techniques with True Person Feiyun, then bought spirit seeds for the incense ingredients.
• Ji An planted the Golden Leaf Zitan in his small world and refined Fire Origin Pills, producing four pills from his first batch.
• Five days later, Ji An delivered thirty-five pills to True Person Feiyun and received payment for his work.
• True Person Feiyun warned Ji An that a new event near the Divine Elephant Sect could hasten the True Demon Tribulation, and Ji An left to prepare.

Ji An commissioned Wan Jinrong to refine a mid-grade Third Order alchemy furnace and sought a path to acquire Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman materials through the Certification Association. He left the association after presenting a plan to trade his sect’s spiritual plant resources, hoping to build a broader supply network.

• Ji An commissioned Wan Jinrong to replicate the Fire Crane Sun Furnace as a mid-grade Third Order alchemy furnace, paid a deposit, and agreed to provide the materials.
• Ji An prepared the remaining resources and focused on practicing Bing Fire Divine Thunder, the Immovable Wisdom King Art, and the Five Elements Cycle Scripture.
• Ji An delivered the materials to Wan Jinrong, who returned the original furnace and said he would begin refining its replacement immediately.
• Ji An asked True Person Qingfeng for Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman assignments, but Qingfeng explained that the necessary materials went to long-term partners and recommended Chang Mao Precious Talisman Shop.
• Ji An offered Qingfeng a jar of Cloud Top Silver Bristle Tea and claimed his sect wanted to exchange Third Order spiritual plant resources for other supplies through Merchant Airships.

Ji An bought materials for Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talismans from True Lord Qingxu and arranged with True Lord Xuanmu to send a message to his sect on the next Merchant Airship to Western Continent. He then visited Wan Jinrong to take part in the blood sacrifice for the pill furnace being refined for him.

• Ji An visited Chang Mao Precious Talisman Shop, where True Lord Qingxu sold him five sets of Third-grade Talisman Paper and cinnabar for fifty High-grade Spirit Stones.
• Ji An asked True Lord Xuanmu about the Merchant Airship to Western Continent and arranged to send his sect a message before its departure in ten years.
• Ji An went to Myriad Treasures Pavilion after True Person Jinrong summoned him and waited while Wan Jinrong refined his magic treasure.
• Wan Jinrong removed the glowing pill furnace from the flames and instructed Ji An to conduct a blood sacrifice so he could control it more easily.
• Ji An poured his blood into the furnace, and rings of light spread across it as a clear cry sounded from within.

Ji An received the newly refined third-tier middle-grade Blazing Sun Furnace from Wan Jinrong and settled its fee. He then delivered Fire Origin Pills to the Certification Association, upgraded his alchemist certification, and showed True Lord Qingxu two Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talismans, securing his qualification to discuss cooperation.

• Wan Jinrong completed the pill furnace’s refinement despite the Li Di Flame Light Banner’s disruptive phoenix cry, and Ji An named the new magic treasure the Blazing Sun Furnace.
• Ji An paid Wan Jinrong one hundred High-grade Spirit Stones and gave him Jade Dew Golden Bud Tea before leaving the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
• Ji An submitted thirty Fire Origin Pills to True Person Feiyun, collected his rewards, and asked to upgrade his alchemist certification after creating the Fire Cloud Pill formula.
• Ji An visited Chang Mao Precious Talisman Shop and presented True Lord Qingxu with one high-grade and one middle-grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman.
• True Lord Qingxu praised Ji An’s talisman-crafting results and dismissed the maid so they could discuss cooperation privately.

Ji An signed a long-term talisman-making agreement with True Lord Qingxu, then spent ten years improving his pill refining, cultivation, and talisman craft. After drawing a Third Order Top-Grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman, he used accumulated spiritual opportunity to raise his Yimu Wood Divine Thunder.

• Ji An chose the shop's long-term cooperation agreement and negotiated for some talisman materials to be supplied as raw ingredients.
• Ji An agreed to learn the Solid Gold Talisman and received ten batches of finished talisman materials from True Lord Qingxu.
• Ji An tested the Blazing Sun Furnace, refining fewer Fire Origin Pills than before but producing exceptional pills as he learned to use it.
• Over ten years, Ji An improved his cultivation and talisman craft, eventually drawing his fourth Third Order Top-Grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman.
• Ji An reviewed his accumulated Dao rhyme and spiritual opportunity, then commanded the Stone Turtle to raise his Yimu Wood Divine Thunder.

Ji An perfected Yimu Wood Divine Thunder and used it to revive his master's dead Spiritual Peach root as a Lightning Strike Spirit Peach. He then met True Lord Xuanmu to arrange a message to the Golden Spirit Sect and discuss cultivation and the worsening situation at Mist Mountain.

• Ji An reached Great Perfection in Yimu Wood Divine Thunder and used the technique to restore life to a withered Spiritual Peach root.
• Ji An planted the revived Lightning Strike Spirit Peach in his small world and nourished it until it sprouted.
• True Lord Xuanmu told Ji An that a Merchant Airship would leave for Western Continent in half a month, and Ji An entrusted him with a jade slip for the Golden Spirit Sect.
• Ji An and True Lord Xuanmu exchanged cultivation advice, and Xuanmu warned that cultivators might be recruited to Mist Mountain as its situation worsened.
• Xuanmu asked whether the Golden Spirit Sect could supply third-grade spirit plants for Azure Dragon Wood, and Ji An hinted that he could provide enough high-quality wood.

Ji An learned that demonic activity had surged across the continent and that cultivators would soon be conscripted to reinforce Mist Mountain. He prepared for his likely assignment refining pills and drawing talismans in a purification fortress, while True Person Feiyun prepared to return to her family.

• Ji An assured True Lord Xuanmu that the Golden Spirit Sect could likely trade third-rank Azure Dragon Wood, then returned to his cave abode.
• After receiving urgent Golden Message Swords, Ji An hurried to Cloud Sea Immortal City and met True Person Feiyun at the Certification Association.
• True Person Feiyun told Ji An that Mist Mountain's demonic mist had expanded, new demonic dens had appeared, and cultivators would likely be conscripted to prepare for the True Demon Tribulation.
• True Person Feiyun said Ji An would probably be assigned to refine pills and draw talismans within a purification formation, and sold him one hundred Vajra Pills.
• True Person Feiyun said she would return to her family in a few days and urged Ji An to stock up on resources before leaving; Ji An then encountered True Person Qingfeng, who confirmed the coming conscription.

After learning that he would likely be summoned to reinforce Mist Mountain, Ji An prepared by buying a Demon-Breaking Golden Shuttle and testing whether his beast companions could enter the small world. He took stock of his resources and resumed cultivation, leaving the chapter poised for the coming True Demon Tribulation.

• True Person Qingfeng told Ji An that the major powers would soon summon cultivators to Mist Mountain and gave him Purifying Spirit Talismans.
• Ji An visited Wan Jinrong at Myriad Treasures Pavilion, learned about the Demon-Breaking Golden Shuttle, and bought one for two hundred High-grade Spirit Stones.
• Ji An discovered that Big Yellow could enter the small world through the Gourd Stone and assigned it to guard outside his cave dwelling.
• Ji An surveyed the small world's spirit plants and talismans, then consumed a Blazing Fire Immortal Apricot and planted its enhanced seed.
• Ji An practiced Bing Fire Divine Thunder and considered testing whether the Stone Turtle could reduce the spiritual opportunity the spell consumed.

Ji An prepared for a three-year assignment at Mist Mountain, then raised his Wu Earth, Bing Fire, Ren Water, and Yi Wood Dao Seeds to high-grade. After all five elements resonated, radiance flowed into his Golden Core and made it spin faster.

• Ji An practiced his lightning spells and physique-tempering art, then cultivated beneath the Gathering Origin Tree.
• Ji An met Wan Jinrong and True Person Miaohua at the Merchant Alliance headquarters, where True Monarch Pingtian announced their three-year Mist Mountain assignment and its compensation.
• Ji An informed the Golden Puppet Pavilion steward, bought medicinal ingredients, and prepared his cave abode before returning to cultivate.
• Ji An refined Earth Element Dao Rhyme and raised his Wu Earth Dao Seed to high-grade, strengthening his understanding of Wutu spells.
• Ji An raised his Bing Fire, Ren Water, and Yi Wood Dao Seeds to high-grade, and the five elements' radiance flowed into his Golden Core as it spun faster.

Ji An discovered that raising all ten Dao Seeds to high-grade had greatly improved his passive cultivation and Golden Core tempering, then joined the expedition to Mist Mountain. The team reached the fog-shrouded region and spotted its first fortified station, where Ji An and the Wan siblings were assigned to serve deep within the dangerous zone.

• Ji An realized his Five Elements Cycle Scripture circulated nearly ten times faster without active effort and that his Golden Core was constantly being tempered by the Five Qi in the Chest.
• Ji An practiced Bing Fire Divine Thunder and the Five Elements Cycle Scripture, finding that his spiritual-qi refinement had increased by a little over ten percent.
• True Monarch Pingtian led the Golden Core cultivators and Origin Seeking disciples aboard a Dharma treasure flying vessel bound for Mist Mountain.
• Wan Jinrong agreed with Ji An that cultivators should gain combat experience before the True Demon Tribulation intensified, and he proposed joining forces with Wan Jinru.
• True Monarch Pingtian assigned Ji An, Wan Jinrong, and Wan Jinru to a station five hundred li from his own, and Wan Jinru selected their Origin Seeking team members.
• The flying vessel entered Mist Mountain's living, demonic fog, and Ji An saw a fortified station whose purification formation kept the mist at bay.

Ji An and the reinforcements reached Black Wind Ridge Fortress, where rising demonic mist threatened the defenders. After meeting the garrison and inspecting its Purification Array, Ji An discovered a hidden Teleportation Array that could provide an escape in an emergency.

• True Monarch Pingtian delivered fresh cultivators and supplies to the fortresses while Ji An learned that demonic mist suppressed divine sense and slowed their flight boat.
• Yin Demons swarmed the flight boat, and True Monarch Pingtian destroyed them with a vast eruption of violet fire.
• Ji An arrived at Black Wind Ridge Fortress with Wan Jinrong and Wan Jinru, and True Person Yunyan explained the growing need for talismans, pills, and Magic Treasure purification.
• True Person Yunyan welcomed the three newcomers, distributed their rewards, and assigned them rooms in the fortress.
• True Person Yunyan led the group into the tower and showed them a concealed Teleportation Array beneath the Purification Array.

True Person Yunyan explained the fortress’s defenses, communication methods, and reasons for holding Mist Mountain as Ji An and the others received their assignments. Wan Jinrong then explained how Nascent Soul cultivators amplified their spells by resonating with the Five Elements, leaving Ji An resolved to pursue the Nascent Soul Realm.

• True Person Yunyan showed the group the Teleportation Array, described how flying puppets carried messages, and explained that the array led to a hidden stronghold three thousand li away.
• True Person Yunyan said Mist Mountain was held to monitor the crisis, train fighters, and protect Spirit Veins from pollution.
• True Person Yunyan assigned patrol, crafting, alchemy, and talisman duties to the group, and asked Wan Jinru to stay behind and talk.
• Ji An asked Wan Jinrong why a Nascent Soul True Lord’s attack had caused such destruction, and Wan Jinrong explained that Nascent Soul cultivators could detonate ambient Five Elements power when casting spells.
• Wan Jinrong shared his hope of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, and Ji An and Wan Jinrong vowed to strive for their ambitions together.

Ji An asked Wan Jinrong how to upgrade the Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner, and learned that the process required Azure Dragon Wood and an artifact refiner. After arranging an exchange for the materials, Ji An returned to his pavilion and prepared to test whether Phoenix Dance Danxia Tea could enhance the effects of the Blazing Fire Immortal Apricot.

• Ji An and Wan Jinrong drank together, and Ji An showed him the Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner, which Wan Jinrong recognized as an imitation he had forged.
• Wan Jinrong explained that upgrading the banner required the Wood Hearts of three Third Order mid-grade Azure Dragon Woods and other spirit materials, and that a Third Order one-star artifact refiner would need to perform the work.
• Ji An agreed to exchange Azure Dragon Wood for Wan Jinrong's auxiliary materials and refining service, claiming his sect had cultivated the wood for his fellow disciples to bring.
• Ji An returned to his pavilion, cultivated, and arranged for his spirit beasts to guard the building in pairs while he went into his small world.
• Ji An stored the Blazing Sun Furnace in his dantian and prepared Phoenix Dance Danxia Tea to test whether it would complement the Blazing Fire Immortal Apricot.

Ji An used Phoenix Dance Danxia Tea and a Blazing Fire Immortal Apricot together to improve Bing Fire Divine Thunder, then took on daily pill and talisman production at Black Wind Ridge Fortress. His unusually powerful supplies impressed the patrol members, and True Person Yunyan prepared to test them herself on the next patrol.

• Ji An drank spirit tea, ate a Blazing Fire Immortal Apricot, and raised Bing Fire Divine Thunder mastery from 67% to 86%.
• Zhang Haoyang delivered materials for daily pill and talisman production, and Ji An arranged to submit the finished supplies the following day so he could work without interruption.
• True Person Yunyan debriefed the exhausted patrol team, advised Wan Jinru on leading a squad, and approved testing Ji An’s finished supplies.
• Patrol members tested the Vajra Pills and Purifying Spirit Talismans and reported that they were substantially more effective than the fortress’s usual stock.
• Zhang Haoyang reported the high yield and exceptional quality of Ji An’s pills and talismans, and True Person Yunyan took samples to test during her next patrol.

Ji An continued refining pills and talismans in the Gourd World while True Person Yunyan discovered the unusual effects of his Vajra Pills. As the Ge Clan weighed whether to recruit or cooperate with Xuanqing, Wan Jinru recommended his pills to her brother to ease the demonic mist’s effects.

• Ji An celebrated his improving pill-refining success, planned to stockpile supplies, and practiced Bing Fire Divine Thunder.
• True Person Yunyan tested a Vajra Pill and found it rapidly purged demonic-mist contamination with unusually potent, layered effects.
• True Person Feiyun urged the Ge Clan to recruit Xuanqing, but True Person Tianfeng rejected recruitment and favored possible cooperation instead.
• True Person Tianfeng explained to True Person Feiyun that a faction’s legacy meant developing reliable substitutes for rare resources and preserving its inheritance.
• Wan Jinru explained that the demonic mist was making Wan Jinrong restless and advised him to use Xuanqing’s Vajra Pills and Purifying Spirit Talismans.

Ji An advanced his thunder arts while preparing for the escalating True Demon Tribulation, and Wan Jinrong sought his help with symptoms caused by demonic influence. The chapter left Wan Jinrong asking how many Vajra Pills and Purifying Spirit Talismans Ji An could sell him.

• Wan Jinrong told Wan Jinru that Ji Xuanqing's cultivation had steadily outpaced his own, then discussed joining Wan Jinru's patrol squad and possibly inviting Ji Xuanqing.
• Lin Jiuxiao visited Black Stone Mountain, worried about the changing situation and the preparations the Western Continent would need for the True Demon Tribulation.
• Ji An sensed his mid-Golden Core bottleneck loosening and used the Stone Turtle to improve Bing Fire Divine Thunder, Gui Water Divine Thunder, and Yimu Spirit Plundering Art.
• Zhang Haoyang delivered Ji An's materials and counted the Purifying Spirit Talismans, Calming Spirit Talismans, and Vajra Pills Ji An had produced.
• Wan Jinrong told Ji An about symptoms he had experienced and asked to buy Vajra Pills and Purifying Spirit Talismans for treatment and emergencies.

Ji An sold Wan Jinrong talismans and pills before agreeing to join a future patrol. Meanwhile, a true demon pursued True Person Moyun’s shattered squad to Black Wind Ridge Fortress, where True Person Yunyan went after it and the survivors warned Wan Jinru not to follow.

• Ji An sold Wan Jinrong one hundred high-grade Purifying Spirit Talismans, five high-grade Calming Spirit Talismans, and twenty fine-quality Vajra Pills for thirty High-grade Spirit Stones, then agreed to join a patrol with him.
• A powerful true demon chased True Person Moyun and the remnants of his squad, killing two more cultivators just short of the fortress walls.
• True Person Moyun activated a Top-Grade Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talisman, wounded the true demon, and escaped into the fortress, where the purification formation aggravated his demonic contamination.
• True Person Yunyan checked on True Person Moyun, then flew into the demonic fog to pursue the true demon with her magic treasures.
• Wan Jinru and Wan Jinrong arrived, and True Person Moyun warned Wan Jinru that the true demon was likely at late golden core strength and might have deliberately let him survive.

After True Person Moyun was contaminated by a true demon, the fortress cultivators struggled to find a way to stop it from spreading. Ji An arrived with a possible solution: his Seal Spirit Art and a rare Third-Rank Low-Grade Purifying Spirit Talisman.

• True Person Moyun's contamination worsened despite taking Vajra Pills, and he revealed it had spread through his muscles and blood and was reaching his bones and organs.
• True Person Yunyan returned from an unsuccessful pursuit and gathered the others to seek a cure for Moyun.
• Wan Jinrong went to fetch Ji An, who had been refining pills in Gourd World while the formation was under attack.
• True Person Wuxuan criticized Ji An for failing to investigate the attack, and Ji An apologized for arriving late.
• Ji An proposed using his Seal Spirit Art to suppress the demonic qi and offered his Third-Rank Low-Grade Purifying Spirit Talisman to try to save True Person Moyun.

Ji An used his Seal Spirit Art and a third-tier Purifying Spirit Talisman to suppress and cleanse True Person Moyun’s demonic contamination, earning his gratitude and ten High-grade Spirit Stones. Afterward, True Person Moyun warned that the True Demon might be deliberately targeting their patrols, and True Person Yunyan asked everyone to consider how to protect them.

• Ji An offered to seal True Person Moyun’s spiritual power and use a precious Purifying Spirit Talisman to treat his contamination, and True Person Moyun promised a favor and compensation.
• Ji An sealed True Person Moyun’s spiritual power and demonic energy, then activated the talisman, which began rapidly purifying the contamination.
• True Person Moyun thanked Ji An and offered compensation; after Wan Jinrong’s suggestion, Moyun gave Ji An ten High-grade Spirit Stones and promised to find rare spirit-wood seeds.
• True Person Moyun suspected the True Demon had let him escape so it could locate their base and hunt them, prompting True Person Yunyan to join future patrols and let Moyun rest.
• True Person Moyun warned that the True Demon might detect patrol strength and attack when Yunyan was absent, so Yunyan asked everyone to devise a way to keep the patrols safe.