Chapter Summaries

Qin Fengming left the Alchemy Room two days before the deadline and waited alone in the hall until Hu Yang and five other Spirit Severing cultivators arrived. He met Wu Zhengming, who recognized him through Wei Yu, and realized Wu and a senior disciple were hoping to obtain Dragon Amber Pills; Qin declined their invitation for now so he could focus on the pill formula he had come to see.

• Qin Fengming left his Alchemy Room early and found the hall empty, while the other rooms remained sealed.
• Hu Yang arrived with five cultivators and told Qin Fengming that two days remained in the testing period.
• Wu Zhengming recognized Qin Fengming as the Linghan Merchant Alliance's Guest Elder because of his friendship with Wei Yu.
• Wu Zhengming invited Qin Fengming to his cave abode, and a senior female disciple asked to join them for tea.
• Qin Fengming inferred that Wu Zhengming and the female cultivator wanted Dragon Amber Pills, offered to discuss a suitable trade later, and declined the invitation for the time being.

Qin Fengming waited with Ancestor Jinyan’s disciples for the Pill Dao Masters to emerge and learned that Wei Yu had come to Duanshan City hoping to travel to the Lingxiang Realm. Ancestor Jinyan arrived and, surprised by Qin Fengming’s cultivation and apparent youth, asked whether he was a Grand Pill Master.

• Qin Fengming told Wu Zhengming and Cui Ying that he would wait for the Pill Dao Masters to emerge, and they gathered with Ancestor Jinyan’s other disciples.
• Qin Fengming learned that Ancestor Jinyan’s disciples had come to befriend the Grand Pill Masters and that Wei Yu had arrived seeking passage to the Lingxiang Realm.
• A day later, Ancestor Jinyan and his First Senior Brother entered the hall, and the disciples greeted their master.
• Hu Yang introduced Qin Fengming to Ancestor Jinyan, who remarked on his young age and peak Spirit Severing cultivation and asked if he was a Grand Pill Master.
• Qin Fengming paid his respects and said he had not passed the Grand Pill Master test and had no Grand Pill Master token.

Qin Fengming faced Ancestor Jinyan’s challenge over his lack of a Grand Pill Master token and waited with him for the other pill masters to emerge. When six Profound Spirit experts and three peak Spirit Severing cultivators joined them, one of them recognized Qin Fengming as a Dragon Amber Pill refiner.

• Ancestor Jinyan rebuked Qin Fengming for taking the pill dao test without a Grand Pill Master token, while Gu Feng resented him for restricting Gu Feng’s two disciples.
• Qin Fengming calmly defended his right to take the test and withheld how many five-element runes he had comprehended.
• Gu Feng used a token to summon the nine cultivators from their Alchemy Rooms after the twenty-day period ended.
• Qin Fengming saw that six of the nine were Profound Spirit experts, including three at the peak Profound Spirit realm.
• Ancestor Jinyan introduced Qin Fengming as a Guest Elder of the Linghan Merchant Alliance, and Elder Guo asked whether he was the refiner with a seventy percent success rate for the Dragon Amber Pill.

Qin Fengming met Immortal Fairy Miaoxue, a Supreme Elder of the Qingluan Merchant Alliance, who invited him to speak after the Sanglin Island test. Ancestor Jinyan assessed the cultivators’ progress in mastering Spirit Patterns, leaving Danyang as the only one to report proficiency in four attributes.

• Immortal Fairy Miaoxue introduced herself as a Supreme Elder of the Qingluan Merchant Alliance and invited Qin Fengming to speak after the matter on Sanglin Island was over.
• Qin Fengming accepted Miaoxue’s invitation and suspected she wanted the Dragon Amber Pill formula.
• Ancestor Jinyan announced that the twenty-day Spirit Pattern test had ended, and the three Spirit Severing Grand Pill Masters admitted they had not mastered three patterns.
• Ancestor Jinyan gave each of the three Grand Pill Masters a jade slip containing his pill-refinement insights as consolation.
• Miaoxue reported mastering the Water, Earth, and Wood Spirit Patterns, while Wen Jiang reported mastering Earth, Wood, and Fire.
• Danyang said he had mastered four Spirit Patterns and missed only Water, while the other Profound Spirit cultivators did not report passing the test.

Qin Fengming challenged Gu Feng to a bet over whether Ancestor Jinyan and the other Grand Pill Masters could refine three complete pills, then agreed to try refining the pill himself. The chapter ended with Ancestor Jinyan offering him one attempt using precious spirit herbs.

• Ancestor Jinyan offered Immortal Fairy Miaoxue and two other cultivators a chance to exchange for a pill if the group successfully refined them, and asked them to study two Rune Patterns for another month.
• Gu Feng pointed out that Qin Fengming had not said how many Rune Patterns he had comprehended, and Qin Fengming admitted he had not studied them but argued that the patterns would make successful pill refinement difficult.
• Gu Feng accused Qin Fengming of claiming the Rune Patterns could not refine pills, and Qin Fengming wagered ten thousand top-grade Spirit Stones that the group would fail to produce three complete pills.
• Gu Feng accepted the bet and added that Qin Fengming would have to kneel and admit his Pill Dao attainment was lacking if he lost.
• Ancestor Jinyan challenged Qin Fengming to refine the pill himself, and Qin Fengming agreed despite having no confidence.
• Ancestor Jinyan laughed and granted Qin Fengming one attempt, warning that the required spirit herbs were precious and scarce.

Qin Fengming negotiated with Ancestor Jinyan for access to an ancient pill formula and offered Five-Ginseng Hundred-Flower Paste in exchange. Ancestor Jinyan agreed to let him study it, while the other experts demanded a share of the treasure, and the pill study was set to resume in a month.

• Qin Fengming asked Ancestor Jinyan for enough materials to attempt three batches of pills and offered to pay one hundred thousand top-grade Spirit Stones if he failed.
• Qin Fengming presented a jade bottle of Five-Ginseng Hundred-Flower Paste as payment for studying the pill formula.
• Ancestor Jinyan recognized the paste, accepted the offer, and put the bottle away, while the other Profound Tier experts demanded a share.
• Ancestor Jinyan told Immortal Fairy Miaoxue and the other two cultivators to review their earlier runic patterns and return in one month to study the pill formula.

Qin Fengming studied the ancient Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pill formula and secured three sets of ingredients to attempt refining it independently. He returned to his cave chamber, confident he could produce a batch before the others completed their preparations.

• Ancestor Jinyan lent Qin Fengming the ancient pill formula scroll and warned him not to copy it.
• Qin Fengming studied the formula with help from his Second Soul Spirit and second Nascent Soul, learning that the pill had three revolutions and used Immortal Realm runes.
• After a month, Qin Fengming returned the scroll to Immortal Fairy Miaoxue and asked Ancestor Jinyan for three sets of refining materials.
• Qin Fengming negotiated to keep half the pills if he succeeded, and Ancestor Jinyan agreed, claiming one extra if the batch yielded an odd number.
• Qin Fengming returned to his cave chamber and judged that he could refine a batch before the others finished comprehending the formula and preparing to work together.

Qin Fengming completed his own refinement of the Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pill, then emerged as Ancestor Jinyan and three other cultivators finished their seclusion. Ancestor Jinyan displayed five pills and demanded that Qin Fengming pay ten thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, leaving Qin Fengming facing the result of their disputed refinement.

• Qin Fengming used three portions of materials to refine seven finished Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pills, consuming spiritual liquid and Hunyuan Soul Refining Pills during the difficult process.
• Qin Fengming waited in seclusion while Elder Guo and the others remained in the hall, hoping to exchange for pills from Ancestor Jinyan.
• Nine months into the sixth year, Ancestor Jinyan and the three cultivators emerged from seclusion, and Qin Fengming opened his cave door shortly afterward.
• Ancestor Jinyan told Qin Fengming that their refinement had succeeded, while Gu Feng mocked him and demanded ten thousand top-grade Spirit Stones.
• Ancestor Jinyan showed Qin Fengming a jade bottle containing five Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pills and ordered him to pay.

Qin Fengming examined the Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pills refined by Ancestor Jinyan and the other three Profound Spirit cultivators, then argued that they were not perfect finished pills. He claimed he had seen a perfect pill, leaving the assembled cultivators shocked and wondering whether he had refined one himself.

• Gu Feng demanded the promised top-grade Spirit Stones after the four cultivators presented their pills.
• Qin Fengming examined the pills, praised the four seniors’ Pill Dao skill, and apologized for his earlier bold words.
• Qin Fengming challenged Gu Feng’s assumption that the pills were perfect finished pills, saying they had only eighty percent of a complete pill’s efficacy and still contained impurities.
• Ancestor Jinyan threatened to discipline Qin Fengming unless he could support his claim, while Hu Yang and Wu Zhengming worried he might be killed.
• Qin Fengming said he had seen a perfect Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pill, prompting Ancestor Jinyan to ask whether Qin Fengming had refined one himself.

Qin Fengming proved that he had refined genuine Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pills, winning his wager with Gu Feng and earning Ancestor Jinyan’s respect. He shared the pills according to their agreement, while Immortal Fairy Miaoxue ended the chapter by asking how a peak Spirit Severing cultivator could supply the energy needed to refine them.

• Qin Fengming revealed four finished Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pills, whose power stunned Ancestor Jinyan and the other Profound Spirit cultivators.
• Qin Fengming challenged Gu Feng to honor their wager, and Gu Feng paid him one hundred thousand top-grade Spirit Stones.
• Ancestor Jinyan welcomed Qin Fengming as an honored guest of Sanglin Island and had Gu Feng swear never to become his enemy.
• Qin Fengming accepted Gu Feng’s apology and agreed to let their dispute pass.
• Qin Fengming offered Ancestor Jinyan four of the seven pills he had refined, and Ancestor Jinyan eagerly accepted them.
• Immortal Fairy Miaoxue asked Qin Fengming how he had supplied the energy to refine the pills despite his peak Spirit Severing cultivation.

After demonstrating how he restored his magical and soul energy, Qin Fengming secured pill formulas, materials, and alliances during his return to Duanshan City. With only a year before the Skyhawk Hall trial, he prepared Dragon Amber Pills for his companions and considered his remaining cultivation plans.

• Qin Fengming showed the gathered cultivators Hunyuan Soul Refining Pills and explained that they restored exhausted soul energy.
• Four months later, Qin Fengming left Sanglin Island for Duanshan City with Immortal Fairy Miaoxue, Wen Jiang, Hu Yang, Wu Zhengming, and Cui Ying.
• Qin Fengming exchanged a divine pill and the Dragon Amber Pill formula with Immortal Fairy Miaoxue for valuable materials, and promised Wen Jiang three divine pills from a future batch.
• Qin Fengming obtained materials for two batches of Five Elements Three Revolutions Divine Pills and learned that only a year remained before the Skyhawk Hall trial.
• After returning to Duanshan City, Qin Fengming heard from Fang Liang about the bustling auctions and exchange meetings, then gave Dragon Amber Pills and Hunyuan Soul Refining Pills to Wu Zhengming and the others.

Qin Fengming left the Cold Plunder Realm with Fang Liang to enter the Ten Thousand Islands Sea Territory and search for trial tokens. After arriving in the dangerous waters, he followed Fang Liang’s signal, which suddenly stopped moving.

• Qin Fengming gave six Dragon Amber Pills to a Linghan Merchant Alliance elder and prepared to leave the Cold Plunder Realm.
• Qin Fengming tried to contact five cultivators who had not arrived, then left with Fang Liang for Skyhawk Hall when summoned.
• Qin Fengming and many other cultivators traveled through Teleportation Arrays and emerged scattered across the Ten Thousand Islands Sea Territory.
• Qin Fengming spotted a powerful sea beast and used a voice transmission jade tablet and a treasure disc to navigate toward Fang Liang’s signal.
• Qin Fengming noticed Fang Liang’s point of light stop moving and wondered if a ferocious beast had attacked him.

Qin Fengming found Fang Liang trapped behind a massive water barrier by a gigantic sea beast and summoned his newly advanced Chi You manifestation body to break through. His axe cleaved open the barrier, revealing the enormous beast and leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Qin Fengming sensed Fang Liang had stopped fleeing and detected the aura of Fang Liang’s Dharma Idol Divine Ability beyond a vast curtain of water.
• Qin Fengming refrained from releasing Big Fool and Second Fool because the trial forbade relying on power above the Profound Spirit realm.
• Qin Fengming summoned the Chi You manifestation body after completing the second layer of Chiyou True Demon Art.
• Qin Fengming wielded the manifestation’s enlarged axe and split the overwhelming waves and water barrier with successive strikes.
• Qin Fengming’s attack opened a huge hole that revealed a several-hundred-zhang sea beast shrouded in black mist around its head.

After escaping a colossal sea beast, Qin Fengming and Fang Liang met four cultivators from the Qiang Hui Tribe who proposed joining forces to search for tokens. Qin Fengming accepted their offer, and the six prepared to search the Ten Thousand Islands Sea Territory together.

• Fang Liang escaped the colossal sea beast after detonating more than a dozen Divine Connection souls, and Qin Fengming followed him to safety.
• On a small sea island, Fang Liang described the beast’s devastating attacks, and Qin Fengming judged that its speed was not its strength.
• Qin Fengming proposed that he and Fang Liang search the southeastern area for tokens and notify each other when they found one.
• Four peak Divine Connection cultivators arrived and introduced themselves as members of the Qiang Hui Tribe, proposing that the two groups cooperate and divide any tokens they found.
• Qin Fengming agreed to join forces with the four cultivators and leave the Ten Thousand Islands Sea Territory together after obtaining four tokens.

Qin Fengming and Fang Liang joined forces with four cultivators from the Qiang Hui Tribe to search the Ten Thousand Islands Sea Territory for tokens. After a month of searching, their group obtained its first token and left one of the Ding cultivators behind to guard it as the others continued searching.

• Qin Fengming and Fang Liang agreed to cooperate with the four Qiang Hui Tribe cultivators and exchanged maps and communication talismans.
• The six searched together for a month, avoiding two sea beasts but finding no tokens.
• Fang Liang found a token held by a fleeing late Spirit Severing cultivator, and Qin Fengming ordered the group to surround him and take it.
• The old man surrendered the token after realizing the group was cooperating, and Fang Liang proposed that one cultivator guard it while the others searched.
• Elder Hu agreed to have a cultivator surnamed Ding keep the token, and Ding smiled mockingly after Qin Fengming and the others left.

Qin Fengming waited near the edge of the Ten Thousand Islands Sea Territory and ambushed five cultivators, discovering that two tokens were among them. He destroyed the fleeing token holder’s body, then demanded that his Nascent Soul hand over the token.

• Three peak Divine Connection cultivators fought over a token hidden in a valley, while other cultivators across the sea territory slaughtered one another for advantage and treasure.
• Qin Fengming and his five companions stayed near the edge, expecting token holders to head outward and avoiding the dangers of the crowded central region.
• Three months later, Qin Fengming sensed five approaching cultivators and discovered that two tokens were among them.
• Qin Fengming ambushed the fleeing leader with water arrows and the Startled Soul Whisper, but the cultivator exploded his Soul Devouring Claw and tried to escape.
• Qin Fengming pursued the cultivator with a silver net, destroyed his body, and told the surviving Nascent Soul to hand over the token in exchange for its life.

Qin Fengming defeated a cultivator and claimed his token, then faced four members of the Black Mountain Gang who demanded it. He summoned reinforcements, and as the gang members tried to flee, he moved to stop their elderly leader.

• The pill infant threw his token into the seawater and fled as four pursuing cultivators arrived and attacked Qin Fengming.
• Qin Fengming repelled their coordinated attacks and demanded that the four hand over their own token.
• The elderly leader identified the group as members of the Black Mountain Gang and threatened Qin Fengming.
• Qin Fengming pretended to fear the gang, then revealed he had called for reinforcements as five streaks of light approached.
• The elderly leader ordered the others to flee, but Qin Fengming launched blades at him and blocked his escape.

Qin Fengming and the Qiang Hui Tribe confronted four Black Mountain Gang cultivators over their tokens, then split into battles while he searched the sea for another token. He found it and received a voice-transmission talisman, but he rejected the idea that he could simply take the token and leave.

• Qin Fengming blocked the leading old man with his sword aura until Elder Hu and four other allies arrived.
• Elder Hu demanded the Black Mountain Gang’s token, but the leading old man offered to surrender it only if his group could leave safely.
• Qin Fengming ordered Elder Hu, Fang Liang, and the others to fight the Black Mountain Gang while he searched for a token in the sea.
• Fang Liang attacked the late Spirit Severing cultivator, and the remaining fighters engaged one another as Qin Fengming entered the water.
• Qin Fengming followed the tracking disk and found the token, then received a voice-transmission talisman and coldly dismissed its warning.

Qin Fengming and Fang Liang learned that the Qiang Hui Tribe had taken two tokens and fled, so they pursued them using Fang Liang’s hidden tracking method. Qin Fengming sensed a large battle ahead and stopped, while the Qiang Hui Tribe was ambushed by three cultivators on an island.

• Fang Liang told Qin Fengming that the Qiang Hui Tribe had fled with two tokens after Elder Hu and the Cultivator surnamed Ding seized a second token.
• The Black Mountain Gang pursued the Qiang Hui Tribe, hoping to exploit the conflict and claim the tokens.
• Qin Fengming and Fang Liang followed the hidden signal from the tampered token for more than a million miles.
• Qin Fengming gave Fang Liang a token to carry and sped ahead alone, but sensed numerous cultivators fighting in front of them.
• The Qiang Hui Tribe reached an island while seven cultivators pursued them, then a barrage of short arrows halted their escape.
• Three cultivators appeared from a restrictive magic formation and demanded that the Qiang Hui Tribe hand over one token.

Elder Hu used a mysterious yellow radiance to turn the encirclement against the pursuing cultivators and escape with the Qiang Hui Tribe using a Teleportation Talisman. Qin Fengming intercepted them after their teleportation and demanded their two tokens.

• Elder Hu agreed to use the Qiang Hui Tribe’s hidden trump card and told Junsheng to prepare the Teleportation Talisman.
• Elder Hu threw out the murky yellow luminescence as the four members of the Qiang Hui Tribe activated the talisman and vanished.
• The yellow radiance stripped the surrounding cultivators of their attacks and spiritual power, then swept up seven of them.
• A late Spirit Severing cultivator broke free and fled, while another cultivator escaped the formation as two companions were swallowed by the radiance.
• Qin Fengming appeared before the four Qiang Hui Tribe cultivators after their teleportation and demanded their two tokens.