Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Outer Ring Sea's Martial Arts Tournament rules are revealed: the top 100 geniuses from each sea region will compete in the Saint Domain for a chance to join Great Sects.
• Jiang Chen expresses interest in participating.
• A bounty is placed on Chou Wuyan, the Great Elder of Immortal Snow Sect, in the Mission Hall.
• Chou Wuyan is summoned to the Assembly Hall by the Sect Master to discuss the bounty.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen: Shows interest in the Martial Arts Tournament, expressing confidence in his abilities.
• Chou Wuyan: Realizes he's been targeted with a bounty, causing him to stay within the Immortal Snow Sect for safety.

Significant Themes

• Competition and ambition: The Martial Arts Tournament highlights the competitive nature of cultivation and the desire for power and recognition.
• Consequences of actions: Chou Wuyan faces the consequences of his past actions (placing a bounty on Jiang Chen and the Du Family) as Jiang Chen retaliates.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Du Yueshi: Jiang Chen shares his interest in the tournament with Du Yueshi, who expresses confidence in Jiang Chen's abilities.
• Chou Wuyan and Xue Fengfei: Chou Wuyan is summoned by the Sect Master to discuss the bounty on his head. Xue Fengfei advises Chou Wuyan to stay within the Sect for safety.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Immortal Snow Sect secures the Du Family's wealth and resources after defeating them.
• They continue hunting the remaining Du Family members, who are in hiding and desperate for refuge.
• Chou Wuyan is ordered to stay within the Immortal Snow Sect for his safety.
• Jiang Chen hires five top-tier assassins to kill Chou Wuyan within three months.

Character Developments

• Chou Wuyan feels humiliated and anxious about hiding within the sect and being targeted by a bounty.
• Jiang Chen demonstrates his determination and resourcefulness in hiring assassins to eliminate Chou Wuyan.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and the ruthlessness of the cultivation world.
• The consequences of establishing enmity and the lack of mercy in the cultivation world.
• The value of information and the ease of betrayal, even within one's own sect.

Character Interactions

• Chou Wuyan and Chu Qingqiu: Chou Wuyan shares his anxieties with Chu Qingqiu, showing a rare moment of vulnerability.
• Jiang Chen and the assassins: Jiang Chen hires the assassins, showing his confidence in their abilities and his determination to see the mission through.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chou Wuyan, a Cave Profound Realm expert and Chu Qingqiu's husband, fears for his life due to a bounty on his head.
• Five assassins, led by a fifth-level Cave Profound Realm expert, infiltrate the Immortal Snow Sect to kill Chou Wuyan.
• The assassins isolate the area to prevent any commotion from being detected.
• Chou Wuyan and his wife are killed by the assassins, who then leave undetected.

Character Developments

• Chou Wuyan: Realizes the power of the Mission Hall and regrets underestimating Jiang Chen.
• Chu Qingqiu: Dies along with her husband, Chou Wuyan.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and influence: The Mission Hall's power is demonstrated through its ability to dispatch high-level assassins.
• Revenge and consequences: Chou Wuyan's attempt to kill Jiang Chen leads to his own death.

Character Interactions

• Chou Wuyan and Chu Qingqiu: Discuss the potential threat Jiang Chen poses before their deaths.
• Chou Wuyan and the assassins: Chou Wuyan is no match for the five assassins and is killed quickly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chou Wuyan, the Immortal Snow Sect's Great Elder, is assassinated. A Jade Slip found on his wife reveals Jiang Chen as the mastermind behind the hit.
• Jiang Chen decides to participate in the Martial Arts Tournament and plans to use the Immortal Snow Sect's experts as resources to improve his cultivation.
• The Mission Hall delivers Chou Wuyan and his wife's heads to Jiang Chen, confirming the mission's completion.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen: He remains calm and calculated, using the Immortal Snow Sect's experts to enhance his cultivation. He also shows empathy towards the Du Family's plight.
• Du Yueshi: She becomes more determined to seek revenge against the Immortal Snow Sect after witnessing Jiang Chen's capabilities. She's willing to risk her life and follow Jiang Chen's lead.

Significant Themes

• Revenge: The Du Family's desire for vengeance against the Immortal Snow Sect drives their actions.
• Power dynamics: Jiang Chen uses the Immortal Snow Sect's power to his advantage, highlighting the importance of strength in the cultivation world.
• Trust and loyalty: The Du Family members express their gratitude and willingness to follow Jiang Chen, demonstrating their trust in him.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Du Yueshi: They form an alliance based on their shared enemy, the Immortal Snow Sect. Du Yueshi and her family express their gratitude and willingness to follow Jiang Chen's lead.
• Jiang Chen and the Immortal Snow Sect: Jiang Chen's actions enrage the Immortal Snow Sect, setting the stage for future conflicts.
• Jiang Chen and the Mission Hall: Jiang Chen successfully completes his mission through the Mission Hall, demonstrating its reliability and efficiency.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen tasks the Du Family with gathering information on Immortal Snow Sect members.
• Immortal Snow Sect places a two hundred billion Spirit Crystals bounty on Jiang Chen's head due to his previous actions.
• The bounty attracts many cultivators seeking to kill Jiang Chen for the reward.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen remains calm and composed despite the high bounty on his head, showing no signs of fear or panic.
• Du Yueshi expresses concern for Jiang Chen's safety and is relieved when she learns he knows Disguise Techniques.

Significant Themes

• The power of wealth: The high bounty offered by the Immortal Snow Sect demonstrates their immense resources and willingness to eliminate Jiang Chen.
• Ruthlessness: Jiang Chen's actions in placing a bounty on the Immortal Snow Sect's Great Elder and the sect's response highlight the ruthless nature of both parties.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Du Yueshi: Du Yueshi reports the bounty to Jiang Chen and expresses her concern for his safety. Jiang Chen reassures her by demonstrating his knowledge of Disguise Techniques.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen and Du Yueshi discuss the Immortal Snow Sect's trial for Infant Soul Realm disciples on Blood Prison Island.
• Jiang Chen decides to infiltrate the trial to eliminate the Immortal Snow Sect's disciples and experts, aiming to strengthen his own power and weaken the sect.
• Jiang Chen sets up grand formations, a teleportation array, and a Boundary Breaking Array on a small island near Blood Prison Island for his plan.
• The Immortal Snow Sect arrives with over two thousand five hundred disciples and Void Refining Realm experts for the trial. The disciples are to hunt and kill demonic beasts of the Infant Soul or Void Refining Realm to gain points and compete for the top hundred spots to become Inner Sect Disciples.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen demonstrates his strategic thinking and preparation for the upcoming confrontation with the Immortal Snow Sect.
• Du Yueshi shows her loyalty and gratitude towards Jiang Chen for providing her with leather masks to facilitate her business activities.

Significant Themes

• Competition and survival of the fittest among disciples within the Immortal Snow Sect.
• Jiang Chen's strategic planning and preparation for confronting a powerful enemy.
• The use of formations and arrays as a means to gain an advantage in battle.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Du Yueshi discuss the trial and Jiang Chen's plans, showing trust and mutual respect between them.
• The Immortal Snow Sect disciples and elders interact, with the elders providing guidance and protection for the disciples during the trial.

Summary of Chapter 1620: Substitute Technique

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen hides and observes two Immortal Snow Sect disciples fighting a Demonic Beast.
• The disciples kill the Demonic Beast, and Jiang Chen appears, revealing his identity.
• The disciples try to call for help, but Jiang Chen uses his soul power to incapacitate them and kills them.
• Jiang Chen disguises himself as one of the disciples, Zhou Beiwang, using a skin mask and altering his aura.
• He encounters three more Immortal Snow Sect disciples fighting a Demonic Beast and kills one of them, causing the others to flee.
• One of the fleeing disciples uses a Substitute Puppet to escape, but Jiang Chen expresses regret for not killing him.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen continues to demonstrate his powerful combat skills and cunning tactics.
• The Immortal Snow Sect disciples show fear and desperation when facing Jiang Chen.
• Mo Cheng, the disciple who escapes, reveals his life-saving method, the Substitute Puppet.

Themes

• The theme of disguise and deception is prominent as Jiang Chen impersonates Zhou Beiwang.
• The theme of power and fear is evident as the Immortal Snow Sect disciples fear Jiang Chen due to his strength.
• The theme of life-saving methods and escape tactics is showcased through Mo Cheng's Substitute Puppet.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen interacts with five Immortal Snow Sect disciples, killing four and causing one to flee.
• The disciples express shock, fear, and desperation when facing Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen expresses regret for not killing Mo Cheng, showing his desire for victory and elimination of threats.

After Mo Cheng reported that an impostor was killing Immortal Snow Sect disciples, the sect issued a warning and offered a reward for the killer’s location. Jiang Chen, who had reached the Infant Soul Realm, Fourth Level, stopped hiding and began attacking openly, but a Void Refining Realm elder confronted him.

• Mo Cheng contacted the Immortal Snow Sect elders and told a Void Refining Realm, Fifth Level elder that an enemy disguised as Zhou Beiwang had nearly killed him.
• The elders identified the impostor from Mo Cheng’s description, distributed Zhou Beiwang’s portrait, and warned disciples not to engage the killer, offering one thousand points for his location.
• Jiang Chen learned of the warning through the dead disciples’ communication treasures and decided to draw more attention to himself.
• Having advanced to the Infant Soul Realm, Fourth Level, Jiang Chen used his spiritual sense to find disciples and killed several groups openly.
• A Void Refining Realm, Fourth Level elder attacked Jiang Chen, who blocked his martial technique with the Demonic Soul Blade but was knocked back and realized he needed greater combat strength.

Jiang Chen killed an Immortal Snow Sect elder and drew a large group of pursuers toward Blood Prison Island. Elder Huang attacked him, but Jiang Chen escaped the blast uninjured and widened the distance between them.

• Jiang Chen activated Magic Dragon Possession and killed an Immortal Snow Sect elder with Magic Dragon Slash amplified by Sky Annihilation Strike.
• Jiang Chen absorbed the elder's blood essence, took his storage pouch, and fled before the other Immortal Snow Sect experts arrived.
• Jiang Chen killed some pursuers and let others survive so they could reveal his whereabouts, drawing more Immortal Snow Sect experts after him.
• Jiang Chen reached the edge of Blood Prison Island as Elder Huang, a second-level Cave Void Realm expert, attacked him with a blast of force.
• Jiang Chen countered the blast, used its explosion to propel himself farther away, and remained uninjured, enraging Elder Huang.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen lures Elder Huang and the Immortal Snow Sect to a small island where he has set up a grand formation.
• Elder Huang pursues Jiang Chen, who uses a power boost to temporarily evade capture.
• The Immortal Snow Sect members surround the island to prevent Jiang Chen's escape.
• Elder Huang discovers Jiang Chen's location using his divine sense.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen demonstrates his strategic thinking and resourcefulness in setting traps and luring his enemies.
• Elder Huang shows his determination and skill in pursuing Jiang Chen.

Significant Themes

• Strategy and deception: Jiang Chen uses his wits to outmaneuver his enemies.
• Pursuit and evasion: The Immortal Snow Sect's relentless pursuit of Jiang Chen.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Elder Huang: Jiang Chen taunts Elder Huang, trying to provoke him into making mistakes, while Elder Huang remains focused on capturing Jiang Chen.
• Immortal Snow Sect members: They work together to surround and capture Jiang Chen, showing unity in their pursuit.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Jiang Chen reveals his true identity to the Immortal Snow Sect cultivators who had been searching for him.
• Jiang Chen had been disguised as a disciple of the Immortal Snow Sect to avoid detection due to the high bounty on his head.
• Jiang Chen activates a grand formation he had set up earlier, trapping and attacking the Immortal Snow Sect cultivators.
• Elder Huang, the strongest among them at the second level of the Cave Void Realm, is also trapped and incapacitated by the formation.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen demonstrates his strategic thinking and preparation, using grand formations to gain an advantage against more powerful opponents.
• Elder Huang shows his arrogance and underestimation of Jiang Chen's capabilities, leading to his capture.

Significant Themes

• Preparation and strategy can turn the tide against more powerful opponents.
• Arrogance and underestimation of one's enemy can lead to defeat.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Elder Huang: Jiang Chen taunts Elder Huang, revealing his plans and mocking his inability to escape the formation. Elder Huang, initially confident, becomes increasingly desperate as Jiang Chen's plans unfold.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen lures the Immortal Snow Sect members into formations to kill them.
• Jiang Chen's formations prove powerful enough to kill even Elder Huang, the highest-cultivated member present (Cave Void Realm, 2nd level).
• Reinforcements from the Immortal Snow Sect, including Elder Zhang (Cave Void Realm, 5th level), arrive to capture Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen breaks through to the Infant Soul Realm, 5th level, after absorbing spiritual power from Spirit Crystals.
• Jiang Chen expresses his intention to leave, while Elder Zhang vows to prevent his escape.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen demonstrates his proficiency in formations, showcasing his versatility and power.
• Elder Huang's death highlights Jiang Chen's growing threat to the Immortal Snow Sect.
• Elder Zhang's arrival indicates the sect's determination to capture or kill Jiang Chen.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: Jiang Chen's strength and cunning turn the tables on the Immortal Snow Sect, challenging their dominance.
• Revenge: Jiang Chen's actions are driven by his desire to avenge his family and destroy the Immortal Snow Sect.
• Growth and Adaptation: Jiang Chen's cultivation progress shows his ability to adapt and grow stronger in the face of adversity.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Elder Huang engage in a verbal exchange, with Jiang Chen taunting Elder Huang about the Immortal Snow Sect's bullying tactics.
• Jiang Chen and Elder Zhang exchange threats, with Jiang Chen expressing his intention to leave and Elder Zhang vowing to prevent his escape.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen escapes from the Immortal Snow Sect using a Void Breaking Array and a disposable teleportation array, leaving the sect furious and humiliated.
• Jiang Chen goes into hiding, consolidates his cultivation, and sells spoils of war for Spirit Crystals, also rewarding items to the Du Family.
• Jiang Chen learns about the Sacred Academy, a recruitment platform for prodigies in the North Ring Sea, and decides to join to witness other prodigies' strength and seek guidance from powerful experts.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen: Shows his cunning and resourcefulness in escaping the Immortal Snow Sect, and his strategic thinking in using the Sacred Academy as a safe haven. He also demonstrates his care for the Du Family by rewarding them with items.
• Du Yueshi: Develops feelings for Jiang Chen, showing concern for his safety and providing valuable information about the Sacred Academy.

Significant Themes

• The power of formations and arrays, showcased through Jiang Chen's use of the Void Breaking Array to escape.
• The importance of guidance and opportunities in cultivation, highlighted by the establishment of the Sacred Academy to prevent prodigies from being overlooked.
• The rules and face of sects in the cultivation world, illustrated by the Immortal Snow Sect's humiliation and the safety provided by the Sacred Academy's territory.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and Elder Zhang: Jiang Chen's escape from the Immortal Snow Sect leaves Elder Zhang shocked and furious, highlighting the power imbalance between them.
• Jiang Chen and Du Yueshi: Their interaction shows Du Yueshi's growing affection for Jiang Chen and her concern for his safety, while Jiang Chen trusts her with information and rewards her family.
• Jiang Chen and the Treasure Seeking Mouse: Jiang Chen's care for the Treasure Seeking Mouse, nurturing it to the Ninth Order level, and the mouse's loyalty and happiness in serving Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen let the Treasure Seeking Mouse out to play, then traveled to the Sacred Academy’s Seventeenth Academy. On the way, he stopped at an inn and lavishly bought sea beast meat for the mouse before continuing his journey.

• The Treasure Seeking Mouse asked Jiang Chen to let it out more often, and he promised to do so if it worked hard on its cultivation.
• Jiang Chen told Du Yueshi he was heading to the Seventeenth Sacred Academy and that she could send someone to notify him if anything happened.
• After several days of travel, Jiang Chen stopped at an island inn about a day from the Sacred Academy.
• Jiang Chen ordered three hundred jin of sea beast meat and brought out the Treasure Seeking Mouse to eat it, astonishing the other diners.
• Jiang Chen ignored the diners’ whispers and treated the Treasure Seeking Mouse lavishly in hopes it would find him valuable treasures later.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen orders expensive sea beast meat for his Treasure Seeking Mouse, attracting attention.
• A young man, accompanied by two Void Refining Realm guards, attempts to buy Jiang Chen's Treasure Seeking Mouse.
• The young man attacks Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen defeats him with a single punch, crippling his hand.
• The young man's guards attack Jiang Chen, but a Cave Profound Realm expert intervenes, revealing that they are in Ziyun Hall's territory.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen demonstrates his formidable combat prowess, defeating an Infant Soul Realm, Tenth Level cultivator with a single punch.
• The young man shows arrogance and underestimates Jiang Chen, leading to his defeat.
• The middle-aged man in white, a Cave Profound Realm expert, reveals himself as an authority figure in Ziyun Hall.

Significant Themes

• The value and rarity of the Treasure Seeking Mouse.
• The power dynamics between cultivators of different realms.
• The influence and authority of Ziyun Hall.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and the young man: The young man underestimates Jiang Chen and attempts to take the Treasure Seeking Mouse by force, leading to his defeat.
• The middle-aged man in white and the fighters: The middle-aged man intervenes to maintain order in Ziyun Hall, showing his authority and power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen and his group enter a restaurant owned by Ziyun Hall, a powerful sect in the North Ring Sea.
• Li Fengyun, a disciple of the Li Family, tries to seize Jiang Chen's Treasure Seeking Mouse, leading to a conflict.
• The restaurant's manager intervenes, forcing Li Fengyun to retreat.
• Song Yang, a disciple of the Song Family, approaches Jiang Chen, revealing Li Fengyun's background and warning him about potential retaliation.
• Song Yang leaves without learning Jiang Chen's name, vowing to find out more about him at the Seventeenth Sacred Academy.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen: Shows calm and confidence in the face of Li Fengyun's provocation, hinting at hidden strength or protection.
• Li Fengyun: Revealed to be a direct disciple of the Li Family, with three Cave Profound Realm experts guarding his family. Suffers a significant loss at Jiang Chen's hands.
• Song Yang: A cautious and ambitious individual, he tries to befriend Jiang Chen while also plotting to find out more about him. Represents the prestigious Song Family.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The interactions between Jiang Chen, Li Fengyun, and Song Yang highlight the importance of power and status in their world.
• Caution and Ambition: Both Li Fengyun and Song Yang act based on their assessment of their own power and that of their opponents, showing a mix of caution and ambition.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen vs. Li Fengyun: Jiang Chen's calm demeanor and strength intimidate Li Fengyun, leading to his retreat.
• Jiang Chen vs. Song Yang: Despite Song Yang's polite approach, Jiang Chen remains guarded and doesn't reveal his name, intriguing Song Yang.
• Li Fengyun vs. Song Yang: Both represent prominent families in the region, with a subtle rivalry hinted at through their interactions with Jiang Chen.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen arrives at the Seventeenth Sacred Academy.
• Li Fengyun, having survived earlier, waits at the academy's entrance to challenge Jiang Chen.
• Two guards at the fifth level of the Void Refining Realm attack Jiang Chen on Li Fengyun's orders.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen remains confident and composed, showing no fear of Li Fengyun's threats.
• Li Fengyun, despite his injuries, is still arrogant and seeks revenge, underestimating Jiang Chen's capabilities.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The theme of power and its influence on others is evident, with Li Fengyun using his guards to intimidate Jiang Chen.
• Confidence vs Arrogance: Jiang Chen's confidence contrasts with Li Fengyun's arrogance, setting the stage for their confrontation.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen vs Li Fengyun: The tension between Jiang Chen and Li Fengyun escalates, with Li Fengyun ordering his guards to attack Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen vs Guards: Jiang Chen faces off against two guards at the fifth level of the Void Refining Realm, setting the stage for a potential conflict.

Key Plot Points

• Jiang Chen arrives at the Sacred Academy and encounters Li Fengyun, a direct disciple of the Li Family, who tries to kill him.
• Jiang Chen easily defeats and kills Li Fengyun and his guards, demonstrating his formidable strength.
• Jiang Chen registers at the Sacred Academy, where he is recognized due to his previous actions against the Immortal Snow Sect.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen: Proves his strength and ruthlessness, showing no mercy to his enemies.
• Li Fengyun: Shows cowardice and desperation when faced with death, begging for mercy.

Significant Themes

• Strength and power dynamics: Jiang Chen's strength allows him to dominate the situation and take lives.
• Reputation and consequences: Jiang Chen's actions against the Immortal Snow Sect have made him famous, with some recognizing him at the Sacred Academy.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen vs. Li Fengyun: Jiang Chen shows no mercy, killing Li Fengyun after a brief exchange.
• Jiang Chen and the registration official: The official warns Jiang Chen about the Sacred Academy's rules and seems to have a favorable impression of him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Jiang Chen arrives at the Sacred Academy and is warned by an old man that he's safe within the academy but should maintain a low profile.
• Jiang Chen meets Song Yang, who greets him politely due to fear of Jiang Chen's strength.
• Su Qingbei, an instructor, leads the new disciples to their living quarters, where they are provided with tents and basic food.
• Disciples are told they can challenge others for better accommodations and food, but they must defeat the current occupant.

Character Developments

• Jiang Chen: Shows politeness and respect to the old man and Su Qingbei, but maintains a distant demeanor towards Song Yang.
• Song Yang: Shows fear and respect towards Jiang Chen after learning about his strength.
• Su Qingbei: Demonstrates authority and sets expectations for the disciples' behavior and treatment within the academy.

Significant Themes

• Strength and power: Those who show strength are given better treatment and accommodations.
• Respect for authority: Disciples are expected to follow the rules and orders of the Sacred Academy and its instructors.

Character Interactions

• Jiang Chen and the old man: Polite and respectful interaction, with the old man offering advice to Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen and Song Yang: Jiang Chen maintains a distant demeanor, while Song Yang greets him politely.
• Su Qingbei and the disciples: Su Qingbei sets expectations and rules for the disciples, while some disciples express dissatisfaction with their treatment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Geniuses in the outer courtyard express their desire to live in better housing and challenge those already residing in the inner courtyard.
• The rules for challenges are established: one challenge per month, no challenges outside the designated time, and losers must wait for the next month to re-challenge.
• Jiang Chen decides to challenge He Zhao, a Void Refining Realm, Second Level disciple of the Immortal Snow Sect.

Character Developments

• Song Yang successfully challenges and defeats Huo Jun, securing a room in the inner courtyard.
• Jiang Chen demonstrates confidence and composure in his decision to challenge He Zhao, indicating his hidden strength.

Significant Themes

• The theme of competition and comparison among geniuses is reinforced, with each individual's strength being relative to others.
• The importance of patience and timing is highlighted through the rule of one challenge per month.

Character Interactions

• Song Yang and Jiang Chen both display confidence and skill in their challenges, while He Zhao shows arrogance and anger at being challenged.
• The staff member at the courtyard gate shows concern for Jiang Chen's safety, indicating awareness of the power gap between Jiang Chen and He Zhao.