Chapter Summaries

Gu An urged Yang Chan to practice refining Five-Cycle Organ Nourishing Pills with sect materials, and Yang Chan planned to learn the process with Princess Lanyue’s help. As Qingyuan Sect’s power struggles resumed under its new leadership, Yang Chan chose to avoid entanglements and focus on cultivation until he could safely join Liu Xuan at Tianxuan Holy Land.

• Gu An offered Yang Chan sect materials for practicing Five-Cycle Organ Nourishing Pills and encouraged him not to rush toward promotion.
• Yang Chan planned to learn the recipe from Princess Lanyue, use sect herbs for trial and error, and keep the pills he refined for his cultivation.
• After Yang Chan left Gu An’s residence, he saw the new Law Enforcement Hall Master enter while others waited to meet Gu An.
• Yang Chan reflected that Qingyuan Sect’s factions were forming again and that his reliance on Gu An also tied him to the distribution of benefits.
• Yang Chan decided to avoid political struggles, strengthen his cultivation, and wait until Liu Xuan had established himself at Tianxuan Holy Land before joining him.

Yang Chan selected twenty maidservants for Yuanqing Courtyard and left Han Bingyu to screen and manage them before returning to cultivation. Meanwhile, the injured Great Yin Saintess prepared to evade the forces hunting her and find a safe place to recover.

• Yang Chan chose twenty women with clean backgrounds to serve as maidservants and assigned Han Bingyu to register and screen them.
• Han Bingyu welcomed the responsibility, hoping her usefulness to Yang Chan would help her follow him to Tianxuan Holy Land.
• The Great Yin Saintess drove off the masked man and removed the trace he had left on her, but her injuries and fading cultivation left her badly weakened.
• The Great Yin Saintess decided she could not return to the Holy Church and vowed to settle accounts with those who had betrayed and hunted her.
• The Great Yin Saintess planned to travel along Qingyuan River and considered which prefecture would best hide her while she recovered.

The Great Yin Saintess, disguised as Li Shuier, joined Qingyuan Sect as a maidservant to evade the forces hunting her. Han Bingyu selected twenty candidates for Yang Chan’s Yuanqing Courtyard, and Li Shuier was among them.

• The Great Yin Saintess chose Qingyuan Sect as a safe place to hide and recover her strength, then joined as a maidservant under the identity Li Shuier.
• Han Bingyu registered the candidates and arranged for their backgrounds to be checked against sect and Han Family records.
• Li Shuier watched Han Bingyu’s careful selection process and inferred that the young man she served must be formidable.
• Han Bingyu selected twenty candidates from the group and gave Steward Lu pills in thanks for his assistance.
• Steward Lu left with the unselected candidates, and Han Bingyu welcomed the chosen women to Yuanqing Courtyard.

Princess Lanyue taught Yang Chan how to refine the Five-Cycle Organ Nourishing Pill, explaining its ingredients, difficult steps, and the causes of her failed attempts. Yang Chan questioned her about a stage she did not fully understand, leaving Princess Lanyue with a new point to investigate.

• Princess Lanyue selected the ingredients and explained that the pill required precise proportions and complex matching of medicinal properties.
• Princess Lanyue refined the pill while Yang Chan watched, concentrating on the furnace and explaining the process when she could.
• Princess Lanyue failed twice before successfully refining the pill on her third attempt, then analyzed the reasons for the failures with Yang Chan.
• Princess Lanyue recognized that Yang Chan's method of understanding medicinal reactions helped her grasp the refinement process and could improve her chances of advancing to Senior Alchemist.
• Yang Chan asked how to prevent medicinal properties from dissipating as the liquid condensed, and Princess Lanyue considered the question as a new subject to research.

The Great Yin Saintess kept a low profile at Qingyuan Sect while recovering from her injuries, and Yang Chan compared marrow-cleansing methods as he planned his cultivation and alchemy. Yang Chan decided to focus on reaching Internal Refinement of Five Organs first, while anticipating greater Potential Point income and news from Tianxuan Holy Land.

• The Great Yin Saintess learned that Yang Chan was selective about women and chose to avoid drawing attention while she recovered.
• He Zhilan assigned the Great Yin Saintess and Leng'er to weed the garden, while she took porridge to Yang Chan.
• Yang Chan compared the Peng Demon Marrow Cleansing Scripture with the Imperial Shocking World Scripture and considered how each might fit his future cultivation.
• Yang Chan decided to prioritize breaking through to Internal Refinement of Five Organs before choosing a marrow-cleansing method.
• Yang Chan planned to request more alchemy materials from Gu An and gradually demonstrate success refining the Five-Cycle Organ Nourishing Pill.
• Yang Chan expected his daily Potential Point income to rise after his breakthrough and wondered when Liu Xuan and the others would report back from Tianxuan Holy Land.

Yang Chan began his breakthrough from Internal Refinement of Six Viscera to Internal Refinement of Five Organs, concentrating on tempering his heart. He used a Heart Strengthening Potion to stabilize his heartbeat and had two hours to complete the initial tempering.

• Yang Chan prepared for his breakthrough in a concealed underground chamber as midnight brought him more Potential Points.
• Yang Chan spent Potential Points to complete his six viscera tempering and felt the resulting replenishment improve his whole body.
• Yang Chan focused his next breakthrough on tempering his heart with Jiaomo Strength.
• Yang Chan took the Heart Strengthening Potion as his heartbeat accelerated, beginning a two-hour window to complete the initial heart tempering.

Yang Chan broke through to Internal Refinement of Five Organs, strengthening his body and gaining six years of lifespan. He then successfully combined the Flood Dragon Demon and Tiger Demon Martial Imprints into the Capture Tiger and Subdue Dragon Martial Imprint, while recognizing that his soul body's cultivation had reached a plateau.

• Yang Chan used Potential Points and the Heart Strengthening Potion to temper his heart and advance the Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method to Fourth Order: Proficient 1%.
• Yang Chan completed Internal Refinement of Five Organs, increased his lifespan from 339 to 345, and gained a substantial boost to his physical abilities.
• Yang Chan combined the Flood Dragon Demon and Tiger Demon Martial Imprints to form the Capture Tiger and Subdue Dragon Martial Imprint.
• Yang Chan reflected that his soul body had greatly aided the fusion but was difficult to develop further, and he considered seeking answers at Tianxuan Holy Land or from the sleeping Black Dragon.

Yang Chan tested the immense strength and speed he gained from his breakthrough in his hidden secret chamber, then calmed himself and restored his low-profile aura. He remained determined to cultivate cautiously, aware that even powerful figures like Xu Chuan and Black Dragon had met grim fates.

• Yang Chan empowered himself with the Capture Tiger and Subdue Dragon Martial Imprint and found his strength far greater than expected.
• His punches sent shock waves through the secret chamber, so he stopped before the vibrations could collapse it or attract attention.
• Yang Chan tested his speed and stamina, noting that his soul body helped him maintain the Martial Imprint longer and recover mental power quickly.
• He looked forward to reaching the Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm but reminded himself that he was still far from being able to protect himself.
• Yang Chan dispersed the Martial Imprint, used the Calm Heart Breath Holding Method to conceal his strength, and resolved to keep cultivating cautiously.

The Great Yin Saintess stayed awake all night after sensing a powerful aura at Yuanqing Courtyard, then blamed her exhaustion on catching a chill. Yang Chan reviewed spirit herbs from the Han Family, cautioned Han Bingyu not to investigate news from Tianxuan Holy Land, and encouraged her to break through to Bronze Skin; the sect awaited further word from Liu Xuan.

• The Great Yin Saintess sensed a powerful aura near Yuanqing Courtyard and spent the night pretending to sleep, fearing an attack.
• Leng'er found the Great Yin Saintess exhausted the next morning, and the Saintess claimed she had caught a chill because she had not covered herself properly.
• Han Bingyu delivered spirit herbs from the Han Family to Yang Chan, who accepted them and sent the family’s requested pills back.
• Han Bingyu speculated that Liu Xuan had sent news after reaching Tianxuan Holy Land, but Yang Chan told her not to investigate the letter’s contents.
• Yang Chan urged Han Bingyu to focus on breaking through to External Refinement: Bronze Skin and gave her a Lantian Jade Refining Pill.

Baili Xing ordered his junior to keep searching for the Great Yin Saintess, hoping to seize her Nether Beast Ancient Worm and use it to control his fractured personalities. At the Qingyuan Sect, Gu An heard opposing views on Liu Xuan’s request for more people and resources, and Yang Chan proposed sending a limited contribution while protecting the sect’s foundation.

• Baili Xing learned that the search in Silver Prefecture had found only a peregrine falcon and ordered the azure-robed man to continue looking for the Great Yin Saintess himself.
• Baili Xing reflected that the Saintess’s Nether Beast Ancient Worm could help him cultivate the Insect Control Chapter and suppress his other personalities, while his shifting personalities argued over her.
• Gu An convened a Council Pavilion meeting to discuss Liu Xuan’s letter requesting spiritual medicines and Formal Disciples for Tianxuan Holy Land.
• The Hall Masters disagreed over whether the Qingyuan Sect should fulfill Liu Xuan’s request or preserve its resources and disciples.
• Yang Chan advised sending a portion of the requested aid, explaining the sect’s limits to Liu Xuan, and recruiting more Steward Disciples.

Yang Chan and Qingyuan Sect’s leaders agreed to send half the disciples Tianxuan Holy Land had requested, citing the sect’s weakened strength while leaving room to negotiate. Back at Yuanqing Courtyard, Yang Chan summoned Princess Lanyue to ask whether she wanted to help refine pills, while she hoped to use the opportunity to grow closer to him.

• Yang Chan and the Qingyuan Sect leaders agreed to send half the requested disciples to Tianxuan Holy Land and defer the rest until the sect recovered.
• Yang Chan suspected Liu Xuan’s sudden rise to peak master had stirred internal opposition at Tianxuan Holy Land and prompted the urgent request for people.
• Qingyuan Sect continued cultivating spirit herbs near Qingyuan River and guarding its plots to support its disciples.
• Princess Lanyue entered Yang Chan’s study, having decided to draw closer to him now that Han Bingyu was in seclusion.
• Yang Chan asked Princess Lanyue whether she wanted to accompany the next spirit-herb collection and help refine pills.

Yang Chan resisted Princess Lanyue’s attempts to charm him and chose to keep her as a low-profile aide for pill refinement. While walking through Yuanqing Courtyard, he saw the recovering Great Yin Saintess helping Leng'er pull weeds and heard her conceal her strength.

• Princess Lanyue left Yang Chan’s study after he dismissed her plan to refine pills, and he decided her forged identity and the attention around him made it too risky to pursue her.
• Yang Chan calmed his desire with the Calm Heart Breath Holding Method and went for a walk through Yuanqing Courtyard, reflecting on the secret chambers he had prepared as escape routes.
• Yang Chan visited the gardens, where Leng'er struggled to pull out a weed wedged between rocks.
• The Great Yin Saintess, posing as Shui'er, helped Leng'er and pulled the weed out by its roots while privately thinking about recovering and returning to the Great Yin Holy Sect for revenge.
• Leng'er praised Shui'er's strength and spoke of martial cultivation, but the Great Yin Saintess claimed she was only slightly stronger than ordinary women and preferred to remain a maid and support her grandmother.

Yang Chan used his soul body to inspect Yuanqing Courtyard and discovered that the maidservant Shui'er was a powerful, seriously injured cultivator despite passing several background checks. He decided to drive her out without revealing his identity and asked Princess Lanyue to lend him her Thousand Faces Mask Treasure Artifact.

• Yang Chan examined the courtyard with his soul body and found that Shui'er had dazzling radiance indicating deep cultivation, while the other maidservants showed no hidden strength.
• Yang Chan reviewed Shui'er's records and suspected she might be connected to attacks on the major holy lands, then decided that frightening her into leaving Qingyuan Sect was safer than killing or confronting her openly.
• Yang Chan called Princess Lanyue to the study and asked her to stay the night, surprising her and leading her to think he had accepted her advances.
• Yang Chan explained that a dangerous expert was hiding in Qingyuan Sect and asked to borrow Princess Lanyue's Thousand Faces Mask Treasure Artifact so he could act under another identity.

Yang Chan prepared to drive the Great Yin Saintess out of Qingyuan Sect, while Princess Lanyue waited in hiding. After the Great Yin Saintess escaped, Baili Xing ambushed her and revealed that he intended to capture her for her Nine Nether Primordial Body and Nether Beast Ancient Worm.

• Yang Chan told Princess Lanyue to hide in his secret chamber if his plan went badly and asked her to wait in his study until nightfall.
• A black-clothed pursuer drove the Great Yin Saintess out of Qingyuan Sect, and she deduced that Gu An had exposed her identity and wanted to avoid a conflict with the Holy Lands.
• Baili Xing appeared in a remote forest and demanded the Nether Beast Ancient Worm, offering to destroy Qingyuan Sect and blame the Great Yin Holy Sect for it.
• The Great Yin Saintess recognized Baili Xing of the Myriad Beasts Dao and crushed the Butterfly Scent Golden Worm he had used to track her.
• Baili Xing revealed that he had prepared Myriad Union Gu Flower to affect the Nether Beast Ancient Worm and identified the Great Yin Saintess as the possessor of the Nine Nether Primordial Body.
• The Great Yin Saintess realized she had fallen into Baili Xing's trap as he declared his intention to capture her and use her to advance his cultivation.

The Great Yin Saintess tried to destroy the Nether Beast Ancient Worm, but Baili Xing survived her self-damaging attack with protective treasure armor and pursued her as she weakened. Gu An remained hidden to intervene, and Baili Xing eventually located and fought Yang Chan, whose concealed weapons and Demon Subduing Sword Intent could not stop his empowered attacks.

• The Great Yin Saintess unleashed the Nether Beast Ancient Worm's power and detonated her Taiyin Thousand Demon Hands, injuring both herself and Baili Xing.
• Baili Xing survived behind cracked treasure armor, pursued the weakening Great Yin Saintess, and threatened her with his plans for her Nine Nether Primordial Body.
• Baili Xing sensed Gu An nearby, attacked his hidden weapons and traps, and threatened to destroy Qingyuan Sect to draw him out.
• Baili Xing located the concealed Yang Chan and clashed with him, then empowered himself with the Myriad Beasts technique and overpowered Yang Chan's sword and hidden weapons.

Yang Chan fought Baili Xing to stop him from destroying the Qingyuan Sect, then killed him with a poisoned hidden weapon and his concealed Sword Momentum. After disposing of the body, Yang Chan discovered Baili Xing had carried the Myriad Beasts Dao’s inherited Myriad Beasts True Scripture.

• Baili Xing attacked Yang Chan with a powerful punch, and Yang Chan met it with his sword and the Capture Tiger and Subdue Dragon Martial Imprint.
• Yang Chan resolved to kill Baili Xing to protect the Qingyuan Sect and preserve his plans for advancement.
• Baili Xing realized a poisoned hidden weapon had pierced his temple and thrown his thoughts into chaos.
• Yang Chan used Sword Momentum to immobilize Baili Xing, beheaded him, and destroyed his heart.
• Yang Chan dissolved Baili Xing’s body with Rotting Corpse Powder and found a damaged treasure armor and the Myriad Beasts True Scripture scroll.

Yang Chan killed Baili Xing, took his cultivation scroll, and moved the incapacitated Great Yin Saintess far from Qingyuan Sect to make her bear the blame. He discovered her disguise treasure and left her alive to draw suspicion away from himself while he continued toward the Tianxuan Holy Land.

• Yang Chan read the Primal True Mutual Sense Great Method on Baili Xing's scroll, then hid the evidence and decided to pin Baili Xing's death on the Great Yin Saintess.
• Yang Chan found the Great Yin Saintess suffering the effects of the Myriad Union Gu Flower and chose not to kill her because he needed her to divert attention.
• Yang Chan carried the Great Yin Saintess to a remote stone cave near Qingzhou's border and left her there, avoiding people along the way.
• Yang Chan judged that his cultivation could catch up to hers before she recovered and reflected that his soul body could kill powerful opponents through undetected attacks.
• Yang Chan removed a disguise treasure from the Great Yin Saintess's face, saw her true features, and resisted her advances before setting his sights on reaching the Tianxuan Holy Land.

Yang Chan tried to leave the Great Yin Saintess in a cave and return to Qingyuan Sect, but the Nether Beast Ancient Worm infected him with the Myriad Union Gu Flower. Unable to suppress the resulting desire, he sealed the cave and used the Primal True Mutual Sense Great Method with the Saintess.

• Yang Chan sensed two Internal Refinement of Five Organs experts approaching, waited for them to leave, and prepared to return to Qingyuan Sect as Alchemist Yu.
• Yang Chan flicked away the Nether Beast Ancient Worm, but the Great Yin Saintess clung to him and disrupted his attempt to kill it.
• The Nether Beast Ancient Worm bit Yang Chan and injected the Myriad Union Gu Flower into his body before retreating into the Great Yin Saintess.
• Yang Chan found that circulating Jing Power intensified the desire in his body, so he sealed the cave entrance and set traps around it.
• Yang Chan raised the Primal True Mutual Sense Great Method to Second Order: Entering the Hall, 23%, then began using it with the Great Yin Saintess.

Yang Chan and the Great Yin Saintess argued over the benefits of their encounter, while each considered whether to attack or bargain with the other. Yang Chan offered her a chance to glimpse the mysteries of the Divine Aperture Realm, and she began to suspect he was not Gu An of the Qingyuan Sect.

• Yang Chan explained that the Nine Nether Qi had accelerated his Internal Refinement of Five Organs, while the Great Yin Saintess demanded to know who he was and why he had taken the Nine Nether Primordial Body's benefits.
• The Great Yin Saintess discovered that her injuries had healed and her broken Nine Nether Primordial Body was slowly rebuilding, strengthening her foundation and potential.
• Yang Chan prepared to fight as the Great Yin Saintess considered imprisoning him and harvesting his power for her own advancement.
• The Great Yin Saintess offered Yang Chan status, resources, and help reaching the Martial Saint Realm if he submitted to her.
• Yang Chan countered that he could guarantee her breakthrough to the Martial Saint Realm and give her a glimpse of the mysteries of the Divine Aperture Realm.
• The Great Yin Saintess reconsidered her guess that Yang Chan was Gu An of the Qingyuan Sect.

Yang Chan avoided fighting the Great Yin Saintess, then traveled away from Qingzhou to remove her traces before quietly returning to Yuanqing Courtyard. He found Princess Lanyue safe and asked what had happened while he was gone.

• The Great Yin Saintess left Yang Chan rather than risk fighting him, planning to return to the Great Yin Holy Sect and seek revenge later.
• Yang Chan traveled toward Star River City, changing clothes and washing away traces of the Great Yin Saintess and the Nether Beast Ancient Worm.
• Yang Chan entered Star River City unnoticed and continued taking a winding route back toward the Qingyuan Sect.
• Yang Chan returned to Yuanqing Courtyard at night and asked Princess Lanyue what had happened during his absence.
• Princess Lanyue told Yang Chan that she had kept the seclusion token on the door, turned away Disciplinary disciples, and stayed inside until he returned.