Chapter Summaries

Qin Fengming traveled through a mountain range after reflecting on the family he had left behind, then was ambushed by the cultivator surnamed Huang and another Foundation Establishment cultivator. He dodged their attack and challenged their claim that he owed Huang for the treasure destroyed in the Xiao clan’s competition, leaving the confrontation on the verge of violence.

• Qin Fengming thought of his family in Qin Family Village and reminded himself why cultivators severed ties with mortal relatives.
• Qin Fengming flew into a vast mountain range and cautiously scanned the area as he traveled.
• A spirit artifact shot from the forest at Qin Fengming, but he used the Azure Cloud Maze to evade it.
• The cultivator surnamed Huang and the sinister cultivator surnamed Jiang emerged and confronted Qin Fengming.
• Huang demanded revenge for the destruction of his Black Demon Banner, while Qin Fengming argued that both sides had lost treasures in the competition.
• After Huang rejected his argument, Qin Fengming laughed and prepared to settle the matter by force.

Qin Fengming faced the cultivator surnamed Huang and the old man surnamed Jiang, who attacked him with their merged demonic mist and treasures. He repelled the mist with his Spirit Devouring Netherflame, but the two men continued their assault, leaving him to meet a dark blade with another wave of Wind Blade Talismans.

• Qin Fengming challenged the cultivator surnamed Huang and the old man surnamed Jiang, wagering that they would have to return to the Netherworld if he won.
• The two men merged their dark green demonic mist and sent it toward Qin Fengming, who raised three Five Elements defense barriers.
• The corrosive mist began eating through the barriers, so Qin Fengming covered them with his Spirit Devouring Netherflame and drove the mist back.
• The cultivator surnamed Huang summoned an ancient yellow shield while the old man surnamed Jiang unleashed a black curved blade, and Qin Fengming fired hundreds of Wind Blade Talismans at them.
• The cultivator surnamed Huang claimed his shield could withstand ordinary attacks, then a dark blade hacked toward Qin Fengming, who sent another barrage of Wind Blade Talismans to meet it.

Qin Fengming fought off two Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators who ambushed him, using the Yin-Yang Two Forms Plate to trap their dark blades and the Spirit Devouring Netherflame to attack Huang. He left the battle unresolved after the emerald Flood Dragon swallowed Huang’s giant blade and grew nearly twice as large.

• The old man sent his Twin Dark Blades around Qin Fengming’s wind blades, but Qin Fengming’s Five Elements barrier and Spirit Devouring Netherflame stopped them.
• Qin Fengming summoned the Yin-Yang Two Forms Plate, whose vortex sucked in the dark green mist and drew the Twin Dark Blades into a struggle with the old man.
• Huang and his companion withdrew the ineffective mist and taunted Qin Fengming, who warned that even their master, Venerable Red Demon, could not prevent him from escaping.
• Qin Fengming formed the Spirit Devouring Netherflame into an emerald Flood Dragon and sent it at Huang.
• Huang tried to intercept the Flood Dragon with a giant blade, but it swallowed the spirit tool and nearly doubled in size, astonishing both cultivators.

Qin Fengming's emerald flames devoured the two cultivators' treasures and forced them to flee, but his White Swift Boat caught up with them. He attacked the dark green smoke and left the cultivators' fate unclear.

• The emerald Flood Dragon devoured Huang's spirit artifact, then its flames covered his shield and rapidly drained the spiritual power of both Huang and Jiang.
• Jiang urged Huang to retreat and seek their master, but neither man could free his treasure, so they abandoned the treasures and fled in dark green smoke.
• Qin Fengming collected the two ownerless treasures, mounted the White Swift Boat, and pursued the fleeing cultivators at high speed.
• One of the fleeing cultivators sent a crimson talisman into the forest, while Qin Fengming closed to within fifty zhang and hurled two black objects into the smoke.
• A miserable scream rang out, and the dark green smoke halted and dispersed.

Qin Fengming killed the two Huang cultivators who had tried to ambush him, then fled when Venerable Red Demon arrived. The Peak Core Formation cultivator pursued him, leaving Qin Fengming racing away and searching for a way to escape.

• Qin Fengming sent his poisonous centipede and spider into the demonic mist, and they overwhelmed the two Huang cultivators.
• Qin Fengming sealed the cultivator surnamed Huang’s magical power and killed him despite his threats of revenge from Venerable Red Demon.
• Qin Fengming withdrew his Spirit Beasts and fled on the White Swift Boat before the approaching Core Formation cultivator could reach him.
• Venerable Red Demon arrived, found his disciple dead, and swore to capture Qin Fengming and refine his soul.
• Qin Fengming recognized Venerable Red Demon as a Peak Core Formation cultivator and raced away while considering how to escape.

Qin Fengming fled across the mountains from Venerable Red Demon, who pursued him relentlessly to avenge his slain disciple. With escape no longer possible, Qin Fengming stopped to fight, and Venerable Red Demon revealed a powerful demonic blade.

• Venerable Red Demon chased Qin Fengming for hours, astonished that the Foundation Establishment cultivator could keep flying at such speed.
• Venerable Red Demon used a secret art to surge forward and close the distance, while Qin Fengming realized he would soon be caught.
• Qin Fengming dodged Venerable Red Demon's Sword Qi, stopped his White Swift Boat, and prepared to fight.
• Qin Fengming and Venerable Red Demon exchanged taunts, with Venerable Red Demon vowing to avenge his disciple.
• Venerable Red Demon summoned a massive demonic blade, whose pressure shook Qin Fengming.

Qin Fengming tried to escape Venerable Red Demon with an Earth Evasion Talisman, but the Core Formation cultivator followed him underground with a stronger earth-evasion ability. Forced into a direct fight, Qin Fengming used wave after wave of powerful Fire Python Talismans to hold off Venerable Red Demon's magic treasures, while Venerable Red Demon decided to wear him down.

• Qin Fengming used an Earth Evasion Talisman to flee underground, but Venerable Red Demon pursued him with his own earth-evasion ability.
• Qin Fengming detected Venerable Red Demon approaching underground, escaped back to the surface, and taunted him rather than surrendering.
• Venerable Red Demon attacked Qin Fengming with his crimson demon blade, and Qin Fengming stopped it with more than a hundred Fire Python Talismans.
• Venerable Red Demon sent two more magic treasures at Qin Fengming, who blocked them with hundreds more Fire Python Talismans.
• Venerable Red Demon chose to prolong the fight, betting that Qin Fengming would eventually run out of talismans.

Qin Fengming endured Venerable Red Demon’s attacks with his talismans until the elder unleashed a deadly secret technique. Xiao Hongzhi intervened just in time to save Qin Fengming, leaving him safe from the red smoke.

• Qin Fengming used thousands of Fire Python Talismans to hold off Venerable Red Demon, who grew concerned about his dwindling magic power.
• Venerable Red Demon formed a powerful red sphere and hurled it at Qin Fengming, intending to kill him.
• Qin Fengming prepared three Sun-Shooting Talismans to counter the sphere as it approached.
• Xiao Hongzhi arrived and struck the sphere with multicolored Sword Qi, triggering an explosion that released deadly red smoke.
• Xiao Hongzhi shielded Qin Fengming from the smoke, and Qin Fengming recognized him and thanked him for saving his life.

Xiao Hongzhi intervened when Venerable Red Demon tried to kill Qin Fengming, whom he had secretly followed after the Xiao clan competition. He refused to let Venerable Red Demon take revenge within the Xiao clan’s territory, leaving the two Nascent Soul cultivators poised for a confrontation.

• Xiao Hongzhi revealed himself and blocked Venerable Red Demon’s secret art as he attacked Qin Fengming.
• Xiao Hongzhi recalled why he had followed Qin Fengming and explained that he had watched him kill Venerable Red Demon’s disciple and another cultivator.
• Xiao Hongzhi told Qin Fengming to stand aside and asked Venerable Red Demon why he was fighting a junior.
• Venerable Red Demon said Qin Fengming had killed his disciple and demanded revenge, while Qin Fengming explained that the two men had ambushed him.
• Xiao Hongzhi declared that Qin Fengming was the Xiao Household’s guest and that the clan would protect him within fifty thousand li, and Venerable Red Demon prepared to fight.

Xiao Hongzhi stopped Venerable Red Demon from killing Qin Fengming and gave him a Star-Fixing Pill to settle the dispute. After Venerable Red Demon departed, Xiao Hongzhi offered to escort Qin Fengming to the prefectural city so he could return to Manghuang Mountain by Teleportation Array.

• Xiao Hongzhi protected Qin Fengming and warned Venerable Red Demon that Qin Fengming might have powerful backing from Manghuang Mountain.
• Xiao Hongzhi gave Venerable Red Demon a Star-Fixing Pill, and Venerable Red Demon accepted it and left after warning Qin Fengming not to cross his path again.
• Qin Fengming thanked Xiao Hongzhi and said he needed to return to Manghuang Mountain before his twenty-year agreement with his master expired.
• Xiao Hongzhi offered to take Qin Fengming to the prefectural city and its Teleportation Array.

Qin Fengming left Thousand Lakes Prefecture with Xiao Hongzhi’s help and traveled toward Manghuang Mountain in Jingzhou. He planned to improve his cultivation before continuing and began excavating a secluded cave abode in a remote mountain range.

• Xiao Hongzhi escorted Qin Fengming to Sunset City, wished him well, and departed.
• Qin Fengming entered Sunset City and used its teleportation array to travel to Jingzhou.
• After reaching Jingzhou, Qin Fengming decided to raise his cultivation before going to Manghuang Mountain, more than a million li away.
• Qin Fengming flew alone for more than twenty days, then chose a secluded mountain with sparse spiritual energy for cultivation.
• Qin Fengming summoned two Beast Ape Puppets and began excavating a cave abode in the mountainside.

Qin Fengming established a secluded Cave Abode, organized his spirit beasts, insects, and herbs, and cultivated with a Xinwu Pill until he reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. After more than four years in seclusion, a sudden surge of spiritual energy marked the end of his breakthrough, and he left the mountain on his White Swift Boat.

• Qin Fengming excavated a Cave Abode, secured its entrance with the Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Formation, and placed his spirit beasts, insects, and spirit herbs in separate chambers.
• Qin Fengming consumed a Xinwu Pill and spent nearly two years refining its medicinal power, reaching the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
• Qin Fengming swallowed another pitch-black pill and continued cultivating in seclusion for about two more years.
• Black clouds gathered over Qin Fengming's mountain as spiritual energy surged toward the peak, frightening the wild beasts nearby.
• Qin Fengming inspected the Cave Abode, collected the formation flags, and departed on his White Swift Boat.

After advancing to the peak of Foundation Establishment, Qin Fengming left seclusion and headed toward Manghuang Mountain. He encountered an Illusion formation and was guided into Closed Moon Valley, where an assembly was being held.

• Qin Fengming refined a second Xinwu Pill, reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and realized he could not break through further without stabilizing his realm.
• Qin Fengming left his cave abode and flew toward Manghuang Mountain, considering the Swift Blood Chasing Wind Technique he planned to practice there.
• After flying through the mountains for six days, Qin Fengming entered a misty Illusion formation and discovered he was circling in place.
• A Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator surnamed Pei asked Qin Fengming whether he had come to the Closed Moon Valley Assembly, and Qin pretended he had.
• Pei led Qin Fengming through the formation to the lush valley, then left him to continue toward the inner valley alone.

Qin Fengming entered the Three Clans Trade Fair to learn about the Cultivation World and discovered that the Pei, Feng, and Wu families hosted the assembly. He learned the main fair would begin in three days, with rare items—including a magical treasure fragment—set for auction.

• Qin Fengming flew into the valley and found a bustling open-air trading fair.
• A Foundation Establishment cultivator charged Qin Fengming five spirit stones and gave him a restriction token to enter.
• Qin Fengming explored the stalls and noticed the large displays of pills, talismans, and magical artifacts.
• A young cultivator from Black Snake Valley explained that the Pei, Feng, and Wu families jointly held the fair every five years.
• The young cultivator told Qin Fengming that the official assembly would begin in three days and that a magical treasure fragment was among the auction items.

Qin Fengming entered the Exotic Treasure Hall and found a private exchange meeting underway among Foundation Establishment Cultivators. He recognized a valuable piece of Huangli Stone that could help refine his natal magic treasure, but the exchange stalled when Elder Xiang demanded a thousand-year-old spirit herb for it.

• Qin Fengming heard that a fragment of a magic treasure would be auctioned and decided he had to investigate, then tipped a young Cultivator five Spirit Stones for information.
• Qin Fengming entered the Exotic Treasure Hall and saw that Foundation Establishment Cultivators were exchanging rare items.
• Qin Fengming recognized a Blood Cup Stone offered by a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator and watched Fellow Daoist Xiao trade it to Fellow Daoist Ding for Mugong Grass.
• Elder Xiang offered a piece of Huangli Stone, which Qin Fengming recognized as an auxiliary material for refining the Mysterious Sky Pure Gleam Sword.
• Elder Xiang said he would exchange the Huangli Stone only for a spirit herb over a thousand years old, prompting an uproar among the Cultivators.

Qin Fengming watched Elder Xiang fail to find a thousand-year-old herb in the exchange hall, then visited him at night to trade a four-thousand-year-old Five-Leaf Grass for the Huangli Stone and twenty thousand spirit stones. Qin left with the stone, while Elder Xiang obtained the herb he needed.

• Elder Xiang offered his Huangli Stone in exchange for a thousand-year-old herb, but no one in the hall had one.
• Qin Fengming stayed at the exchange venue before renting a pavilion and waiting until night to visit Elder Xiang.
• Qin Fengming showed Elder Xiang a Five-Leaf Grass more than four thousand years old after Elder Xiang rejected his initial offer of herbs.
• Elder Xiang agreed to give Qin Fengming the Huangli Stone and twenty thousand spirit stones for the Five-Leaf Grass.
• Qin Fengming completed the exchange and left Elder Xiang's pavilion with the Huangli Stone.

Qin Fengming attended the Three Clans Trade Fair, where nearly two hundred cultivators and eight Core Formation experts gathered for an auction hosted by the Pei, Feng, and Wu lineages. As Elder Feng began presenting treasures, Qin Fengming judged that the fair lived up to its reputation.

• Qin Fengming returned to the Exotic Treasure Hall but found nothing worth acquiring during the day.
• On the fourth morning, Qin Fengming entered the crowded hall and saw eight Core Formation cultivators seated at the front, including two at Peak Core Formation.
• Feng Canghai announced that the Three Clans Trade Fair would proceed as an auction and presented a second-level Brown Wolf Beast.
• A cultivator won the Brown Wolf Beast after bidding reached twelve thousand spirit stones.
• Elder Feng presented Green Firefly Stone, which Foundation Establishment cultivators bid up to eighteen hundred spirit stones before one of them won it.
• Qin Fengming watched the first two lots and recognized that the trade fair offered rare items unavailable in the Marketplace.

Qin Fengming attended the trade meeting, bought a fragment of a fifth-level demon beast’s hide, and waited for the finale treasures. Elder Feng auctioned off the Blazing Fork to Cultivator Shen for 138,000 spirit stones, then revealed a mysterious damaged magic treasure fragment.

• Qin Fengming outbid the other Foundation Establishment cultivators for a small piece of fifth-level demon beast hide.
• Elder Feng announced that the final five lots were the trade meeting’s grand finale treasures.
• Elder Feng displayed the Blazing Fork, a fire-attribute magic treasure refined by Ancestor Wu.
• Cultivator Shen won a bidding contest for the Blazing Fork at 138,000 spirit stones.
• Elder Feng introduced the next lot as a mysterious damaged magic treasure fragment and showed it in a Jade Box.

At the trade fair, Elder Feng offered a mysterious black fragment for seventy thousand spirit stones, but the cultivators dismissed it as useless. Qin Fengming recognized it as part of the same spirit treasure as three fragments he already possessed and bought it, leaving to pay backstage.

• Elder Feng explained that the fragment had remained unexplained for thousands of years and set its price at seventy thousand spirit stones.
• The cultivators mocked the price, and Fellow Daoist Zhuo declined to buy the fragment even for research.
• After no one else expressed interest, Qin Fengming offered to purchase the fragment for its asking price.
• Qin Fengming recognized the fragment as belonging to the same spirit treasure as the three black fragments in his storage ring and went backstage to complete the payment.

Qin Fengming watched the Crane-Crested Eagle sell for 106,000 spirit stones before Elder Feng revealed a 5,000-year-old Golden Grass. The bidding climbed to 110,000, then a woman raised it to 120,000 spirit stones, leaving the herb’s buyer undecided.

• Qin Fengming observed the Crane-Crested Eagle auction, and a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator bought it for 106,000 spirit stones.
• Elder Feng presented a 5,000-year-old Golden Grass and announced a starting price of 75,000 spirit stones.
• Cultivators bid for the Golden Grass until the price reached 110,000 spirit stones and only two Foundation Establishment peak cultivators remained.
• An unidentified woman bid 120,000 spirit stones for the Golden Grass.