Chapter Summaries

Mi Tong’s forces withdrew from a formation foot as the Sharp Light Sect activated a mass bell attack and lured Song Ming into a counterstrike. Song Ming’s hidden signal to Gushan left Xiang Qianjin and the elders shocked when they saw figures at the formation’s array eyes.

• Mi Tong used immortal talismans to cover the retreat while Elder Hong showed him the Sharp Light Sect’s planned evacuation routes.
• Xiang Qianjin ordered more than ten thousand altars raised, and enslaved foreign beings rang bells that unleashed a primordial spirit attack on the Western Wasteland army.
• Song Ming used thirty-six Snake Pattern Black Nails to weaken the bell attack, but the Sharp Light Sect redirected its formation’s power into thirty-six Golden Thunder Swords aimed at him.
• The Golden Thunder Swords transformed into dragons and bound Song Ming’s Nether Serpent while Xiang Qianjin summoned the Ancestor’s Golden Body as a sword.
• Song Ming called out to Gushan, and the law enforcement elder revealed figures at three array eyes of the Heavenly Gang Golden Origin Great Formation.

The Silver Horn Tribe sacrificed their lives through an ancestral ballad to disrupt the Sharp Light Sect’s formation, allowing Song Ming’s Western Wasteland Army to break through. Song Ming returned to lead the assault while Luo Hong escaped the Golden Sword’s strike, and the Sharp Light Sect’s defenders began fleeing as the battle turned against them.

• The Silver Horn Tribe gathered around the array eyes and sang an ancient ballad, resisting the Sharp Light Sect’s restrictions as Luo Hong witnessed their ancestors’ suffering under Heavenly Court Cultivators.
• The Silver Horn Tribe burned through their lifespans to draw blood from the Profound Gold Mother Ore, weakening the formation and freeing the Nether Serpent.
• Xiang Qianjin’s Golden Sword struck after Song Ming escaped, destroying a Black Flood Dragon Warship and killing everyone aboard except Luo Hong, who teleported away.
• Song Ming reappeared on the battlefield and led the Western Wasteland Army through a gap in the collapsing Heavenly Gang Golden Origin Great Formation.
• Mi Tong and Meng Tianxing withdrew toward the Teleportation Array, while Elder Hong tried to keep them at Sharp Light Palace and other Sharp Light Sect cultivators fled.

Luo Hong followed Song Ming’s assault on the Sharp Light Sect, waiting for a chance to strike while judging that Song Ming was most wary when his Nether Serpent was restrained. After Song Ming exposed his betrayal of Gushan and attacked the Silver Horn Tribe, an unseen assailant ambushed him with a five-colored punch that sealed more than thirty percent of his Immortal Yuan Power, then struck again.

• Luo Hong explained to Silver Fairy why he had held back when Song Ming’s Nether Serpent was bound, then stayed aboard Song Ming’s warship as the Western Wasteland Army attacked the Sharp Light Palace.
• Song Ming broke the palace’s formation, rejected Xiang Qianjin’s surrender, and ordered his army to kill everyone inside.
• Gushan asked Song Ming to honor his promise to give the Silver Horn Tribe the treasure vault’s Profound Gold Stone, but Song Ming refused and revealed that their Spirit Contract was fake.
• Gushan attacked Song Ming, who easily defeated him; the Heavy Water Sect Elder then brought more than a million Silver Horn Tribe members to the battlefield.
• Song Ming summoned the Nether Serpent to kill the Silver Horn Tribe, but an unseen attacker shattered his defenses with a five-colored punch and sealed much of his Immortal Yuan Power before launching a second punch.

Luo Hong defeated Song Ming, captured his Nascent Soul, and drove the Western Wasteland Army from Sharp Light Palace. After revealing his identity as Mo Bufan, he completed his transaction with the Sharp Light Sect, then demanded compensation for Xiang Qianjin’s earlier rudeness.

• Luo Hong used the Five Elements Absolute Domain and his giant fist to defeat Song Ming, then captured his fleeing Nascent Soul with the help of the Sky Breaking Spear.
• Luo Hong sent Song Ming into the Netherworld Grotto-heaven and ordered the Western Wasteland cultivators to flee, leaving their warships behind.
• Xiang Qianjin welcomed Luo Hong into Sharp Light Palace, where Luo Hong revealed that Ye Feng was his cover identity and his true name was Mo Bufan.
• Du Wushuang brought Luo Hong the two Jade Slips, and Luo Hong confirmed that the Myriad Transformation Sword Art was complete and the transaction was fulfilled.
• Luo Hong asked Xiang Qianjin’s sect for compensation over the sect master’s earlier rudeness, prompting the elders to plead for Xiang Qianjin’s life.

Luo Hong negotiated compensation from the Sharp Light Sect, secured the Silver Horn Tribe and resources, and counted a huge haul of Immortal Yuan Stones while preparing to face Tianyan Temple. Five days later, he made clear to Mi Tong and the Pine Crane Tower elders that he would leave the sect after retrieving his belongings.

• Luo Hong demanded three pieces of Profound Gold Mother Ore, the Silver Horn Tribe, more Profound Gold Stone, and use of the Sharp Light Sect's Teleportation Array; Xiang Qianjin agreed after Luo Hong threatened to reduce Green Feather Island's sea beast trade.
• Luo Hong learned that Kang Min had arranged an attack on him and told Du Wushuang to bring her so he could deal with her personally.
• Luo Hong and Silver Fairy counted 33,666 Immortal Yuan Stones from the warships and the belongings of Duan Tianming's group and Song Ming.
• Luo Hong reviewed the dangers of fighting Tianyan Temple's Golden Immortals and decided he needed a powerful escape technique, turning to the Myriad Transformation Sword Art.
• Five days later, Luo Hong told Mi Tong and the Pine Crane Tower elders he would not remain with them and was returning only to collect the belongings in his cave abode.

Luo Hong returned to Pine Crane Tower to gather his belongings and discovered that the Mother of Parasitic Insects had escaped with Ying Ming. When Lin Yao and Yin Yan confronted him about Dao Master Zhu and Yanhong, Luo Hong overwhelmed them with his power and revealed his mastery of a Golden Immortal divine ability.

• Luo Hong told Meng Tianxing that Luan Ni and Kid Gu were safe and accepted Xiang Qianjin's Spirit Beast Ring before teleporting to Pine Crane Tower.
• At Bixia Peak, Luo Hong used the Illusory World Star Pupil to learn that the Mother of Parasitic Insects had trapped Ying Ming in a cocoon and escaped through an underground passage.
• Luo Hong decided to have the Northern Cold Three Great Sects search for the escaped Mother of Parasitic Insects while he pursued his other plans.
• Zhu Gao and Zhu Feng told Luo Hong that their Elder Brother, Zhu He, had fallen on the front lines, while Lin Yao demanded information about Dao Master Zhu and Yanhong.
• Yin Yan attacked Luo Hong, but Luo Hong wounded him and blasted him away; he then crushed Lin Yao's Fire Phoenix with a Five-colored Giant Hand, frightening her with his Golden Immortal divine ability.

After Lin Yao’s confrontation with Luo Hong, he agreed to search for Dao Master Zhu Hao for a fee and left Pine Crane Tower. One year later, Luo Hong arrived in Thunderclap City seeking passage across the Thunderstorm Ocean, but learned that the Sea Crossing Thunder Boat’s nearest voyages were fully booked because of the war.

• Mi Tong revealed that Luo Hong had killed Song Ming, ending Lin Yao’s desire to fight him, and Luo Hong gave two Profound True Pills to Zhu Feng and the others.
• Luo Hong explained that Dao Master Zhu Hao might have been teleported to the Wilds or the Outer Sea, then accepted five hundred Immortal Yuan Stones to arrange a search.
• Lin Yao ordered Yin Yan to go to Hunter Wasteland City and issue a reward notice for news of Dao Master Zhu Hao.
• One year later, Luo Hong arrived in Thunderclap City and hired Shang Yun'er to guide him to the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce, where he gave her a cultivation art and Spirit Stones.
• Shang Yun'er explained how the Sea Crossing Thunder Boat crossed the Thunderstorm Ocean and told Luo Hong that the nearest voyages were full, leaving him to consider what to do.

Luo Hong sought a berth on a Sea Crossing Thunder Boat and agreed to represent Qi Yun Academy in the Ancient Cloud Tournament in exchange for one. After Qi Fang brought him to the academy’s Chessboard Grotto-heaven to demonstrate its test, Luo Hong shattered all nine layers of the Yin Yang Yuan-Separating Great Formation with one punch.

• Luo Hong asked Black Feather Chamber of Commerce steward Liu Fugui for a berth, but the nearest available one was fifty years away.
• Qi Fang offered Luo Hong an unused berth if he temporarily joined Qi Yun Academy and represented it in the upcoming Ancient Cloud Tournament.
• Qi Fang explained that the academy needed a powerful competitor to defend its place among the Thirty-Six Blessed Lands and invited Luo Hong to inspect its test.
• Qi Fang showed Luo Hong the Chessboard Grotto-heaven’s core, protected by the Yin Yang Yuan-Separating Great Formation.
• Luo Hong punched through all nine layers of the formation and struck the altar, leaving Qi Fang horrified.

Luo Hong traveled with Qi Fang aboard the Sea Crossing Thunder Boat through the Thunderstorm Ocean while cultivating the Sharp Light Divine Escape Technique. When an enormous eye emerged from a black hole and struck the passengers with a terrifying spiritual attack, Luo Hong came out of his room unharmed, leaving Qi Fang stunned.

• Luo Hong left the Chessboard Grotto-heaven after demonstrating his formidable fist technique, and Qi Fang decided to recruit him to help stabilize the sect.
• Two months later, Luo Hong and Qi Fang boarded the Sea Crossing Thunder Boat and discussed the Thunderstorm Ocean as it carried them toward the Ancient Cloud Continent.
• Luo Hong cultivated inside his Time Flowing Array while the boat navigated increasingly dangerous lightning phenomena in the depths of the ocean.
• A black hole appeared inside a lightning forest, revealing an enormous orange-yellow eye that turned toward the boat and injured the passengers with a spiritual attack.
• Qi Fang rushed to check on Luo Hong, but Luo Hong opened his door unharmed and asked what had happened.

Luo Hong learned that the damaged Heavenly Dao Lightning Talisman had drawn Ancestor Lightning’s Giant Eye, then resumed cultivating while traveling with Qi Fang to Qi Yun Academy. After reaching the academy’s mountain gate, they encountered an arrogant young man who mocked Qi Fang as Senior Brother Feng.

• Qi Fang told Luo Hong that a terrifying Thunder Beast’s gaze had injured cultivators aboard the thunder boat, while Luo Hong realized the gaze had altered the lightning talisman hidden in the Little Black Ball.
• Luo Hong examined the hollow golden sphere with the Silver Fairy, then stored it away and resumed cultivation for two and a half years.
• Qi Fang and Luo Hong crossed the Ancient Cloud Continent and arrived at Eagle Worry Crossing, where a Candle Dragon Dao Mahayana cultivator let them pass without inspecting Luo Hong with the Heaven Questioning Mirror.
• Luo Hong and Qi Fang teleported to Qi Yun Academy’s mountain gate, where an arrogant young man arrived and insulted Qi Fang by asking why Senior Brother Feng had become uglier.

Luo Hong learned the Ancient Cloud Tournament’s rules from Qi Fang and considered how they could help Qi Yun Academy retain its Blessed Land position. He agreed to compete as promised but declined to join the academy as an outer sect Elder for access to its Grotto-heaven Immortal Treasure inheritance.

• Qi Fang introduced Luo Hong to Zhou Yuanhua, whose arrogant remarks and confidence in his own strength displeased Luo Hong.
• Qi Fang described Qi Yun Academy’s decline and explained the tournament’s entry requirements, duels, Candle Fire rewards, and incentives offered by Candle Dragon Dao.
• Luo Hong concluded that earning enough Candle Fire would let Qi Yun Academy retain its current small Blessed Land position.
• Zhou Yuanhua abruptly left Chesscloud Hall, boasting that he would keep the sect in the Pine Crane Mountain Range, and Luo Hong warned Qi Fang that Zhou’s arrogance could get him killed.
• Luo Hong asked to study Qi Yun Academy’s Grotto-heaven Immortal Treasure inheritance, but declined Qi Fang’s offer to share it only if he joined as an outer sect Elder.
• Luo Hong assured Qi Fang that he would give his all at the tournament and would not let unrelated matters affect his performance.

Luo Hong explained how he planned to cultivate a True Lightning-based Physical Body divine ability, then spent months studying formations on the way to the Ancient Cloud Tournament. At the venue, Qi Fang tried once more to recruit him into Qi Yun Academy.

• Luo Hong used the formation’s accelerated time to study formation manuals instead of continuing the Sharp Light Divine Escape Technique, explaining to Silver Fairy that his Profound Apertures limited its use as a Physical Body divine ability.
• Luo Hong revealed his plan to use the Five-Colored Bloodline to open Profound Apertures while cultivating a True Lightning Law divine ability, with Silver Fairy’s help, and considered seeking a True Lightning Profound Cultivation art from Nine Heavens Palace.
• Luo Hong hesitated to inspect the altered Heavenly Dao Lightning Talisman, then set it aside and studied formations until the Ancient Cloud Tournament departure date arrived.
• On Qi Yun Academy’s Spirit Boat, Zhou Yuanhua doubted Luo Hong’s ability, but Qi Fang defended him and learned that Zhou had refined nine sets of Formation Plates and Formation Flags for the Nine Bends Yellow Sand Great Formation.
• Luo Hong spent the journey discussing formations with Qi Yun Academy’s Formation Masters and True Immortals, then arrived at the tournament venue, where Qi Fang again invited him to join the Academy.

Luo Hong explored the Ancient Cloud Tournament’s trading area before joining a public contest involving an Inverse Yuan Stone Tablet. He challenged True Person Luo over Meng Qingyuan and revealed that he had already struck all seven tablets, leaving the contest’s outcome in suspense.

• Huo Jun and Mei Ren arrived with Mo Lingqiu, who challenged Zhou Yuanhua to a match seven days later after announcing she had completed a painting.
• Qi Fang took Zhou Yuanhua to inspect the tournament’s Secret Realms, while Luo Hong browsed the valley’s stalls and bought Law Spirit Materials.
• Luo Hong followed a crowd to a plaza, where True Person Luo and Bi Xiaozi argued over Meng Qingyuan and agreed to compete by striking an Inverse Yuan Stone Tablet.
• True Person Luo damaged a tablet with his Black Gourd’s attack, and Bi Xiaozi conceded after receiving a subtle signal from Zi Xiao.
• Luo Hong challenged True Person Luo and agreed to hand over Little Gold if he lost.
• Luo Hong revealed that he had already made his move, and the crowd saw a clear fist imprint on each of the seven Inverse Yuan Stone Tablets.

Luo Hong destroyed the Inverse Yuan Stone Tablets, won his dispute with True Person Luo, and refused Meng Qingyuan’s advances before accepting Qi Fang’s array diagram in exchange for holding back during the Ancient Cloud Tournament. The tournament began, and Luo Hong watched as a Purple Thunder Dragon entered a storm-filled Secret Realm and unleashed a powerful Heavenly Punishment Thunder Arrow.

• Luo Hong used a trace of Reincarnation Law to shatter all seven Inverse Yuan Stone Tablets, and True Person Luo honored his promise not to interfere with Meng Qingyuan.
• Luo Hong collected the shattered stones for their Reincarnation Law, rejected Meng Qingyuan’s offer to become his concubine, and left her alone in the plaza.
• Qi Fang asked Luo Hong to let Zhou Yuanhua draw attention in the tournament, and Luo Hong agreed in exchange for the Nine Bends Yellow Sand Great Formation array diagram.
• Ouyang Kuishan and Huan Long opened the thirty-six Secret Realms, and cultivators rushed inside as the Ancient Cloud Tournament began.
• Luo Hong watched a Purple Thunder Dragon enter a storm-filled Secret Realm and engulf a Mid-stage True Immortal with a Heavenly Punishment Thunder Arrow.

Luo Hong watched the Purple Firmament Boy dominate the Ancient Cloud Tournament and considered whether Nine Heavens Palace possessed a cultivation art that could strengthen his Purple Heaven Divine Thunder. The Purple Firmament Boy continued winning as his master discussed a possible deal with Candle Dragon Dao, while a woman approached Luo Hong at the end.

• Luo Hong learned from Qi Fang that the Purple Firmament Boy had gained extraordinary talent after consuming a strange treasure and cultivated Nine Heavens Palace's Purple Firmament True Lightning Art.
• The Purple Firmament Boy defeated four opponents with different Thunder Arts, while Yin Rou Man and True Person Luo also crushed their opponents and collected Candle Fire.
• Ouyang Kuishan praised the Purple Firmament Boy to his master, the Lightning Robe Old Man, and suggested an exchange of interests that could bring Nine Heavens Palace future support from Candle Dragon Dao.
• The Purple Firmament Boy defeated a powerful lightning-resistant opponent with a Purple Heaven Thunder Dragon formed through a Law Divine Ability.
• Qi Fang asked Luo Hong to assess the attack, and Zhou Yuanhua boasted that he could withstand two divine abilities.
• A graceful woman flew toward Luo Hong, who wondered whether she had latched onto him.

Luo Hong learned that Meng Qingyuan suspected Yuan Meng Pavilion was sending its missing disciples to the Netherworld Cold Continent in collusion with the Immortal Palace, and he agreed to protect her while reconsidering his plans. Meanwhile, Zhou Yuanhua completed the Nine Bends Yellow Sand Great Formation in the Yellow Sand Secret Realm, where Mo Lingqiu arrived to challenge him.

• Meng Qingyuan confronted Luo Hong over the Inverse Yuan Stone Tablets and threatened to reveal his actions unless he helped her.
• Meng Qingyuan told Luo Hong that Yuan Meng Pavilion's missing disciples had likely been sent to the Netherworld Cold Continent, and Luo Hong warned her that Candle Dragon Dao might be involved in the scheme.
• Luo Hong told Meng Qingyuan to follow his instructions and promised to keep her alive, realizing he could no longer avoid being drawn into her predicament.
• Zhou Yuanhua entered the Yellow Sand Secret Realm, defeated its weakened guardian, and began setting up the Nine Bends Yellow Sand Great Formation.
• Zhou Yuanhua completed all nine bends of the formation, trapping and defeating the True Immortals who challenged him.
• Mo Lingqiu entered the secret realm and challenged Zhou Yuanhua, producing a scroll as she prepared to face the formation.

Mo Lingqiu defeated Zhou Yuanhua by combining her Grotto-heaven Immortal Treasure with a powerful formation, revealing to Luo Hong how grotto-heavens and formations could complement each other. Luo Hong secured Qi Fang’s agreement to share Qi Yun Academy’s grotto-heaven inheritance in exchange for a Candle Dragon Token, then challenged Mo Lingqiu and shattered her summoned dragon with one punch.

• Mo Lingqiu used the Scroll Painting Grotto-heaven and the Myriad Wood Green Peak Formation to overcome Zhou Yuanhua’s Nine Bends Yellow Sand Great Formation, forcing him to concede.
• Zhou Yuanhua told Qi Fang that Mo Lingqiu’s Grotto-heaven Immortal Treasure was her natal treasure, so Dan Shu Tower had not broken the rules.
• Luo Hong offered to fight for Qi Yun Academy in exchange for its grotto-heaven formation inheritance, and Qi Fang demanded a Heart Demon Oath and a Candle Dragon Token.
• After Qi Fang explained how Luo Hong could obtain additional tournament rewards, Luo Hong accepted the conditions and entered the Yellow Sand Secret Realm to challenge Mo Lingqiu.
• Luo Hong dispelled Mo Lingqiu’s leaf-sword attack with Five-Colored Divine Light, then let her summon the Mysterious Wood Green Dragon so he could defeat her at full strength.
• Luo Hong vanished and struck the Mysterious Wood Green Dragon with a punch, annihilating it from head to tail.

Luo Hong, posing as Mo Bufan, defeated Mo Lingqiu and Duan Leng in rapid succession, sealing Mo Lingqiu’s immortal power and overpowering Duan Leng’s Ice Seed. The Golden Immortals noticed his strength and discussed his connection to a sensitive plan involving Meng Qingyuan, while Ouyang Kuishan suspected that other sects had discovered something amiss.

• Luo Hong defeated Mo Lingqiu, sealed her immortal power with Five-Colored Divine Light, and demanded a Cave Heaven inheritance in exchange for lifting the seal.
• Huo Jun and Mei Ren tried to remove Mo Lingqiu’s seal, but failed, so Huo Jun decided to watch Luo Hong’s next fight before agreeing to the demand.
• Luo Hong introduced himself as Mo Bufan and defeated Duan Leng, breaking his Ice Phoenix and Ice Seed attack before knocking him into the sand.
• The watching cultivators and Golden Immortals reacted to Luo Hong’s strength, while the Golden Immortal Dao Master of Mysterious Ice Hall identified his Sharp Light Divine Escape Technique.
• A Yuan Meng Pavilion elder told Ouyang Kuishan that Meng Qingyuan had become entangled with Mo Bufan, and Ouyang Kuishan suspected Fuling Sect or Azure Stream Palace had noticed the plan.

Ouyang Kuishan planned to deal with Luo Hong after learning that Meng Qingyuan might expose Yuan Meng Pavilion’s connection to the Northern Cold Immortal Palace. During the convention’s final days, Luo Tong challenged Luo Hong, who blocked the Black Gourd’s attack and prepared to counter with a powerful immortal artifact.

• Ouyang Kuishan learned that Meng Qingyuan suspected Yuan Meng Pavilion’s connection to the Northern Cold Immortal Palace and secretly asked Xiong Shan to act against Luo Hong.
• Luo Hong remained in the Yellow Sand Secret Realm, studied the Nine Bends Yellow Sand Great Formation, and avoided further challengers as the convention progressed.
• The white-haired elder ordered Luo Tong to challenge Mo Bufan, ensuring Luo Hong would become a secret realm master while instructing Luo Tong to lose and probe his methods.
• Luo Tong entered the Yellow Sand Secret Realm and challenged Luo Hong, drawing support from cultivators who resented Luo Hong’s arrogance.
• Luo Tong attacked with his High-grade Immortal Artifact, the Black Gourd, but Luo Hong defended himself with a black mist bell and revealed a Black Wheel bearing thirty-two Great Dao Golden Scripts.

Luo Hong defeated Luo Tong, rebuffed the white-haired old man’s attempt to seize his Immortal Artifacts, and revealed a third High-grade Immortal Artifact to prove his fortune was genuine. He then used his ability to restore Mo Lingqiu’s Immortal Yuan Power and sent her to claim the vacant Yellow Sand Secret Realm, before heading to confront the Purple Firmament Boy.

• Luo Hong restrained Luo Tong’s Black Gourd and nearly struck him down with the Soul Severing Wheel before the white-haired old man intervened.
• Luo Hong challenged the white-haired old man’s accusation and revealed the Sea Calming Ring, convincing the gathered cultivators that his three High-grade Immortal Artifacts came from fortunate encounters.
• The white-haired old man withdrew with Luo Tong, and Ouyang Kuishan reprimanded him before confirming that Xiong Shan would fight Luo Hong.
• Luo Hong restored Mo Lingqiu’s sealed Immortal Yuan Power and told her to take the vacant Yellow Sand Secret Realm, which she entered and claimed.
• Luo Hong flew to the Lei Yun Secret Realm, where the Purple Firmament Boy asked whether he bore a grudge against Nine Heavens Palace.