Chapter Summaries

After advancing to Nascent Soul, Lan Chang'an thanked Jiang Ziyan, secured Yunlan Peak and a generous position at the Cloud Glow Sect, and traded for treasures to strengthen his cultivation. As news of his identity spread, the Great Dayu Imperial Clan investigated his origins, while True Lord Ming Shui arrived at Great Snake Mountain to pursue a lead connected to Jing Wufeng.

• Lan Chang'an visited Jiang Ziyan, discussed the Dao with her, and refused her offer to become the Cloud Glow Sect's Grand Elder.
• Jiang Ziyan appointed Lan Chang'an Grand Guest Elder, granted him Yunlan Peak as his cave abode, and agreed to hold his Nascent Soul Ceremony in half a year.
• Lan Chang'an traded the [Wind and Cloud Fan] to Jiang Ziyan for the [Dragon Wood Staff] and Tier 4 materials, then moved into Yunlan Peak.
• Cloud Glow Sect elders and cultivators brought Lan Chang'an gifts, while news of his advancement prompted the Great Dayu Imperial Clan to investigate his origins.
• True Lord Ming Shui visited True Lord Red Snake and asked about the whereabouts of the Tier 4 dragon blood, saying her suspected target had ties to Jing Wufeng.

After spending half a year refining his treasures and planning Nascent Soul abilities, Lan Chang'an presided over his Nascent Soul Ceremony and received guests from across the cultivation world. The celebration turned tense when True Lord Ming Shui arrived uninvited, nearly overwhelmed him with a bottle of heavy water, and revealed Nascent Soul Middle Stage power.

• Lan Chang'an re-refined his magic treasures and planned Nascent Soul techniques, including the Illusion Wood Clones and powerful forbidden arts.
• Lan Chang'an ended his seclusion and hosted the Nascent Soul Ceremony as guests and congratulatory gifts arrived at Cloud Glow Sect.
• Lan Chang'an welcomed Xiao Weifeng, Master Le, Le Qingni, True Lord Iron Calculation, and Princess Zhiwei among the ceremony's guests.
• True Lord Red Snake brought True Lord Ming Shui to the ceremony, where she offered Lan Chang'an a bottle of Yin-Ming Heavy Water.
• Lan Chang'an struggled to restrain the heavy water after its bottle shattered, and True Lord Ming Shui revealed that she had reached Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

At his Nascent Soul ceremony, Lan Chang'an faced probes from True Lord Ming Shui and questions from the imperial diviner True Lord Iron Calculation, while investigating Ming Shui's ties to Ghost Lord Asura and her interest in Jing Wufeng. The chapter ended with Lan Chang'an assessing the danger she posed as he prepared to have Master Le refine a Tier 4 Longevity Pill.

• True Lord Ming Shui tested Lan Chang'an and questioned his relationship with True Lord Jingtian, but he denied knowing her and attributed her prejudice to Jing Wufeng.
• True Lord Iron Calculation privately asked Lan Chang'an where he came from; Lan Chang'an said Kun Province, and Iron Calculation shared intelligence linking Ming Shui to the Listen-to-the-Sea Pavilion and Jing Wufeng.
• True Lord Iron Calculation divined True Lord Ming Shui instead of Lan Chang'an, explaining that Lan Chang'an's protections and flourishing fortune made divining him too costly.
• Lan Chang'an asked True Lord Zixia about the danger of his origin being exposed, and Jiang Ziyan confirmed she had only told Yun Lan, who had since died.
• Ghost Lord Asura told True Lord Ming Shui that Lan Chang'an carried Stone-Heart Dragon blood and suggested capturing him to strengthen Asura's Ghost Path.
• Lan Chang'an commissioned Master Le to refine a Tier 4 Longevity Pill and considered how to guard against Ming Shui and Ghost Lord Asura.

Lan Chang'an discovered that Hu Ang was likely the host of True Lord Yunlan’s surviving remnant soul, then prepared to cultivate in seclusion before dealing with threats from Great Snake Mountain. Two years into his seclusion, he sensed that Big Turtle had reached late third rank.

• Lan Chang'an divined that True Lord Yunlan might have survived as a remnant soul and planned to search for his host in the Cloud Glow Sect and nearby powers.
• Master Le refined three Tier 4 Longevity Pills for Lan Chang'an, who gave one to Di Yan Jun and took the other two, extending his lifespan by more than two hundred years and strengthening his Evergreen Mana.
• Puppet Master Wei investigated the Cloud Glow Sect, and Lan Chang'an concluded that Hu Ang was likely True Lord Yunlan’s host and ordered him secretly monitored.
• Lan Chang'an told Fairy Zixia he would enter ten years of seclusion, then returned to Yunlan Peak to cultivate while Hu Ang considered seeking help from the imperial clan.
• Two years later, Lan Chang'an sensed that Big Turtle had advanced to late third rank, alarming Di Yan Jun.

Lan Chang'an ended ten years of seclusion stronger in divine abilities and body refinement as the demonic upheaval spread through the Central Region. After receiving Jing Wufeng's plans for their pact and testing the Green-Armored Puppet's awakened Puppet Spirit, he prepared to act on his debt-clearing plan.

• Lan Chang'an used a Tier 4 Blood Dragon Fruit to strengthen his physique, but failed to reach Tier 4 body cultivation and instead attained quasi-Tier 4 strength.
• During Lan Chang'an's seclusion, the Cloud Glow Sect welcomed True Person Caiyue, while sect cultivators learned that the demonic calamity could soon erupt across the Central Region.
• Five years later, demons and Third-Order Great Demons surged across the region, and Lan Chang'an ended his ten-year seclusion with improved divine abilities and enhanced magical treasures.
• Fairy Zixia told Lan Chang'an that True Lord Jingtian had fought powerful Nascent Soul cultivators, and Lan Chang'an later received Jing Wufeng's message about their coming demon-sealing mission and a Tier 4 Void Whale.
• Lan Chang'an tested the Green-Armored Puppet's awakened Puppet Spirit and learned it could contend with a Nascent Soul cultivator, then declared that his debt-clearing plan could proceed.

Lan Chang'an hunted high-level Demonic Beasts to gather materials for a Tier 4 puppet while Great Snake Mountain plotted to stop him. He lured the Crimson Nether Snake King into a Tier 4 Illusion Formation and, with four Nascent Soul-level allies, launched a surprise attack.

• Lan Chang'an persuaded Jiang Ziyan to send Jiang Haoran, Hu Ang, and other young Core Formation cultivators to fight Demonic Beasts for combat experience.
• Lan Chang'an divined that Jing Wufeng was far away, then set out to hunt Tier 4 Demonic Beasts for puppet materials, but arrived after the Imperial Royal Family had slain one.
• Lan Chang'an and Di Yan Jun killed a Quasi-Tier 4 Double-Headed Demon Wolf, while Great Snake Mountain's True Lord Red Snake, True Lord Chilian, and the Crimson Nether Snake King discussed obstructing Lan Chang'an's hunt.
• Lan Chang'an and Di Yan Jun pursued a Tier 4 Demon Bird near the border between Cloud Glow Sect and Great Snake Mountain, drawing the Crimson Nether Snake King toward the battle.
• Lan Chang'an trapped the Crimson Nether Snake King in a Tier 4 Illusion Formation and revealed Di Yan Jun, a Five-Colored Peacock, and a green-armored man alongside himself.
• Lan Chang'an and the four Nascent Soul-level allies attacked the Crimson Nether Snake King together.

Lan Chang'an and his allies defeated the Crimson Nether Snake King inside a Tier 4 Illusion Formation, and Lan Chang'an captured its Essence Spirit Great Pill before Great Snake Mountain's reinforcements arrived. He held off True Lord Red Snake while Di Yan Jun restrained True Lord Chilian, and the chapter ended with True Lord Zixia driving the Great Snake Mountain cultivators back.

• Lan Chang'an, Di Yan Jun, the Green-Armored Puppet, and the Strange Spirit Peacock battered the Crimson Nether Snake King until it sealed itself inside a blood cocoon.
• As Great Snake Mountain's Nascent Soul cultivators approached, Lan Chang'an used the Fourth Life's power and a [Nail-Head Arrow] to cripple the Snake King, while the Strange Spirit Peacock stopped its Essence Spirit Great Pill from self-detonating.
• Lan Chang'an sealed and took the Snake King's Essence Spirit Great Pill, then left Puppet Master Wei to maintain the formation as he and Di Yan Jun confronted True Lord Red Snake and True Lord Chilian.
• Di Yan Jun held off True Lord Chilian while Lan Chang'an countered True Lord Red Snake's attacks and wounded him with the Withered Extinction Divine Light.
• Baota Sanren arrived as True Lord Red Snake pleaded for the Snake King, but Lan Chang'an revealed that its Essence Spirit Great Pill had already been taken.
• True Lord Zixia arrived with her Wind and Cloud Fan and swept the three Great Snake Mountain cultivators several li away.

Lan Chang'an absorbed the Crimson Nether Snake King's Essence Spirit Great Pill, processed its remains, and strengthened his puppets while the imperial clan investigated the Snake King's death. The chapter ended with Lan Chang'an confident that Cloud Glow Sect could delay the inquiry and withstand the imperial clan's pressure.

• Lan Chang'an absorbed the Crimson Nether Snake King's Essence Spirit Great Pill into the Nine Imprint Tablet and gained reincarnation energy.
• Lan Chang'an told Fairy Zixia that Great Snake Mountain had ambushed him and that he had killed the Snake King, shocking her with his Quasi-Tier 4 puppet and skills.
• True Lord Red Snake and True Lord Chilian planned to use the Great Dayu Imperial Clan to pressure Cloud Glow Sect and restrict Lan Chang'an's growth.
• Lan Chang'an and Puppet Master Wei divided the Snake King's remains, with Di Yan Jun consuming much of its flesh and organs.
• True Lord Hongxiu questioned Fairy Zixia about the Snake King's death and demanded that Lan Chang'an surrender its remains and pay compensation.
• Lan Chang'an urged Jiang Ziyan to delay the investigation and said his forces and alliance with True Lord Jingtian would let him withstand the imperial clan.

Lan Chang'an maneuvered through the Demon-Monster Turmoil, secretly arranging Hu Ang’s death while helping Cloud Glow Sect kill a Tier 4 Demon Tiger. As the calamity began to subside, the Great Dayu Imperial Clan traced the Crimson Nether Snake King’s death to Cloud Glow Sect and demanded compensation, leaving Lan Chang'an facing possible exposure.

• Lan Chang'an learned more about the Crimson Nether Snake King’s memories and shared Great Snake Mountain’s secrets with Fairy Zixia.
• Lan Chang'an, Jiang Ziyan, and Di Yan Jun killed a Tier 4 Demon Tiger in Cloud Glow Sect territory, and Lan Chang'an proposed making a Quasi-Tier 4 Puppet from the spoils.
• Hu Ang died while fighting a late third-tier Demon Ape, and Fairy Zixia avenged him; Lan Chang'an later revealed that Puppet Master Wei had secretly arranged the encounter.
• Lan Chang'an’s divinations and the Demon-Monster Turmoil brought his plans against the Crimson Nether Snake King and True Lord Yunlan to a temporary close, and Jing Wufeng sent word that he was arranging a meeting.
• The Great Dayu Imperial Clan issued a decree holding Cloud Glow Sect responsible for the Crimson Nether Snake King’s death and demanding the remains of a Tier 4 beast, a Marketplace, and three Spirit Field properties.

Lan Chang'an stalled the Imperial Clan’s compensation ruling over the Crimson Nether Snake King while secretly strengthening the Cloud Glow Sect’s puppets. When Emperor Yu confronted him as he prepared to travel with Jing Wufeng, Jing Wufeng invoked his reputation and exposed the Imperial Clan’s hidden origins, leaving Emperor Yu shaken.

• Lan Chang'an urged Jiang Ziyan to delay negotiations, claim the Snake King had attacked first, and raise Yunlan’s death as a countercharge while offering only one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones in condolences.
• The Cloud Glow Sect and Great Snake Mountain’s representatives argued for half a year without reaching an agreement, while Lan Chang'an completed a Quasi-Tier 4 Flying Tiger Puppet using sect materials and Hu Ang’s hidden treasures.
• Lan Chang'an told Jiang Ziyan he planned to travel to fulfill his agreement with Jing Wufeng, then openly left the Cloud Glow Sect while the compensation case remained unresolved.
• Emperor Yu set out with True Lord Iron Calculation and True Lord Heavenly Origin Sword to bring Lan Chang'an back, carrying the Azure Dragon Sword and learning that Jing Wufeng had returned to the region.
• Lan Chang'an met Jing Wufeng near the Cloud Glow Sect’s territory, and the two faced Emperor Yu and his companions in the sky when they arrived to stop Lan Chang'an from leaving Great Dayu.
• Jing Wufeng challenged Emperor Yu’s ability to stop them and identified his clan as descended from the King Wuyou line of the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, prompting Emperor Yu to angrily silence him.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng left Great Dayu after Emperor Yu tested them in battle, and the imperial clan's publicity made Lan Chang'an famous across the Central Region. Near Wanfeng Mountain, Jing Wufeng proposed a risky plan to deal with the Nascent Soul cultivators hunting him, and Lan Chang'an ended the chapter by setting three conditions for cooperating.

• Emperor Yu forced Lan Chang'an to take one strike from the Azure Dragon Sword while Yu Yuanjin fought Jing Wufeng, damaging Lan Chang'an's Dragon Wood Staff but failing to injure him.
• Emperor Yu and the imperial clan withdrew after True Lord Iron Calculation warned that Jing Wufeng and Lan Chang'an were protected by powerful divination fate, and Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng left Great Dayu.
• The imperial clan publicized Lan Chang'an's feat, spreading his fame, and Great Snake Mountain quickly settled its conflict with Cloud Glow Sect after learning of his strength and alliance with Jing Wufeng.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng traveled through Wanfeng Sect territory and discussed Pseudo-Heavenly Lords and the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty before reaching a ruined city near the forbidden land.
• Jing Wufeng revealed that seven Nascent Soul True Lords, including two at the Middle Stage, pursued him and proposed a plan to weaken them; Lan Chang'an agreed to consider it only if Jing accepted three conditions.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng agreed to cooperate against seven hostile Nascent Soul True Lords, then entered the Central Region Forbidden Land and fought White Bone President and Madam Yu. They escaped after injuring Madam Yu, but Old Monster Jinkun arrived and confirmed that True Lord Ming Shui would be their preferred target.

• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng agreed on their conditions, signed a Tier 4 Spirit Contract, and discussed the seven enemies and their plan to target True Lord Ming Shui.
• After a year of preparation, Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng entered the Central Region Forbidden Land and encountered White Bone President and Madam Yu.
• Lan Chang'an held off White Bone President while Jing Wufeng gravely wounded Madam Yu, but White Bone President used a secret art to save her.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng escaped the Ten Thousand Soul Banner's ghost domain and combined their abilities to repel Old Monster Jinkun's Golden Scale Claw.
• After fleeing to a demonic cave, Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng agreed that Jing Wufeng would hold off Old Monster Jinkun while they focused on True Lord Ming Shui.

Lan Chang'an endured a year of costly divination and reached Tier 4, then chose a moment to attack Nangong Xiu, True Lord Lingxue, and True Lord Bawu with Jing Wufeng. The ambush began with Jing Wufeng facing Nangong Xiu and Lingxue while Lan Chang'an engaged Bawu, leaving the battle underway.

• Old Monster Jinkun and the six other True Lords assessed Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng, assigned roles, and agreed to keep pursuing them through the Ancient Battlefield.
• After a year of cautious skirmishes, Lan Chang'an completed his breakthrough to Tier 4 Divination Grandmaster and judged that the fatal risks in a strike had been removed.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng tracked the True Lords' groups and chose to attack Nangong Xiu, True Lord Lingxue, and True Lord Bawu before True Lord Ming Shui could arrive.
• Nangong Xiu's Heavenly Blade forced Jing Wufeng out of spatial concealment, and True Lord Lingxue used her Ice Soul True Light to restrict his retreat.
• Lan Chang'an used Wood Escape and the Puppet Army Formation against True Lord Bawu, whose demonic armor and Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade let him withstand the opening attacks.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng turned the battle around by poisoning and disabling True Lord Lingxue, then capturing True Lord Bawu after Nangong Xiu revealed himself as their ally. Lan Chang'an entered True Lord Ming Shui’s Sea Flag domain to join Jing Wufeng, and they prepared to kill her before Old Monster Jinkun arrived.

• True Lord Bawu used hit-and-run tactics to hold Lan Chang'an back while Di Yan Jun attacked True Lord Lingxue.
• Di Yan Jun broke free of True Lord Lingxue’s ice restraint and wounded her with a poisoned fang, leaving her gravely injured and sealed in ice.
• Jing Wufeng gained the upper hand against Nangong Xiu, but True Lord Ming Shui arrived and trapped them in her Sea Flag water domain.
• Nangong Xiu suddenly attacked True Lord Ming Shui and True Lord Bawu, allowing Jing Wufeng to capture Bawu’s Nascent Soul before Nangong Xiu left the battlefield.
• Lan Chang'an entered the Sea Flag domain and joined Jing Wufeng in preparing to kill True Lord Ming Shui before Old Monster Jinkun arrived.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng fought True Lord Ming Shui inside the Sea-Heaven Holy Flag’s domain, then used the [Nail-Head Arrow] and [Heaven-Splitting Axe] to gravely wound her and force her Nascent Soul to flee. As Old Monster Jinkun arrived, they also drove True Lord Lingxue from her ice seal and escaped with the spoils.

• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng teamed up against True Lord Ming Shui while Di Yan Jun used earth-element abilities to hinder her Water Evasion Great Technique.
• True Lord Ming Shui ambushed Lan Chang'an and Di Yan Jun with black threads and attacked them with Mystic Nether Heavy Water and the Asura Soul-Extinguishing Ghost Claw.
• Lan Chang'an escaped the attacks with Illusion Wood Clone, and Jing Wufeng struck True Lord Ming Shui with the [Heaven-Splitting Axe] after Lan Chang'an wounded her Nascent Soul with the [Nail-Head Arrow].
• True Lord Ming Shui abandoned her shattered body and fled as a Nascent Soul, leaving behind the [Sea-Heaven Holy Flag] and Mystic Nether Heavy Water for Jing Wufeng to collect.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng threatened True Lord Lingxue's ice seal with the [Heaven-Splitting Axe], prompting her Nascent Soul to flee, while Di Yan Jun swallowed her treasures and ice-crystal body.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng divided the spoils after defeating their enemies, then spent a year recovering and strengthening themselves. News of their victory spread across the Central Region, where they became known as the Twin Dragons of the Central Region.

• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng escaped the battlefield as Old Monster Jinkun arrived and discovered the failed ambush, True Lord Bawu's death, and Nangong Xiu's betrayal.
• True Lord Ming Shui returned to inspect her damaged dharma body and considered seeking an overseas Medical Saint to restore it.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng divided the spoils, with Lan Chang'an taking True Lord Bawu's Nascent Soul and True Lord Lingxue's possessions, while Jing Wufeng received the Sea-Heaven Holy Flag.
• Lan Chang'an sealed True Lord Lingxue's frozen dharma body, found an Ice Azure Phoenix feather among her belongings, and gave the Spirit-Devouring Black Silk to Di Yan Jun.
• Lan Chang'an secretly devoured True Lord Bawu's Nascent Soul, raising the Fifth Life's progress to sixty-five percent, while he and Jing Wufeng spent a year recuperating.
• News of the seven Nascent Souls' defeat spread, and the Central Region's powers began calling Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng the Twin Dragons of the Central Region.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng reached the Endless Demon Abyss to repair its ancient seal, where they discovered the imprisoned giant demon and fought through swarms of Demonic Beasts. As Jing Wufeng began repairing the seal, a Moon Demon Priestess awakened a response from the giant demon, triggering an eruption that opened the seal and let a massive Demonic Beast emerge.

• Lan Chang'an resolved to leave Great Abyss after completing his demon-sealing agreement with Jing Wufeng, and the two traveled cautiously through the forbidden land toward the Endless Demon Abyss.
• Jing Wufeng explained that the abyss was a passage between realms left from an ancient war, and Lan Chang'an learned that a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure called the Eight-Dragon Lock restrained an ancient giant demon below it.
• The two fought through swarms of Demon Bats and Demon Moths, then Jing Wufeng began repairing the sealing formation while Lan Chang'an, Di Yan Jun, and a Tier 4 puppet defended him.
• A Moon Demon Priestess prayed to her Holy Venerable, causing a dark-blue crescent mark to appear in the giant demon's eye and making it roar, injuring Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng.
• The giant demon's response sent demonic qi surging through the abyss, pierced the seal's largest hole, and allowed a massive Demonic Beast to emerge.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng fought demons that escaped the seal while a Moon Demon Priestess trapped them in an illusion and turned Di Yan Jun against Lan Chang'an. Lan Chang'an saved himself and attacked the priestess with the Nail-Head Arrow, while Jing Wufeng remained gravely wounded and the battle continued.

• The Giant Demon's awakened divine sense struck Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng, but the Eight-Dragon Lock's artifact spirit restrained it and warned them to handle the escaped demons.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng fought the Iron-Blood Kui Demon, and Lan Chang'an wounded its heart with the Withered Extinction Divine Light, weakening its body and self-healing.
• A Moon Demon Priestess amplified her illusion with the demonic moon, leaving Lan Chang'an, Jing Wufeng, and Di Yan Jun dazed as a Shadow Demon attacked Jing Wufeng.
• Lan Chang'an blocked Di Yan Jun's bite with a Treasure Talisman, struck it with a puppet's hand, and fed it a Tier 4 Ice Heart Pill to break the control.
• Jing Wufeng used Void Slash to drive off the Shadow Demon but suffered grave injuries, while the Moon Demon Priestess continued maintaining her illusion.
• Lan Chang'an fired the Nail-Head Arrow at the Moon Demon Priestess, piercing her head and drawing Moon Demon blood.

Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng survived a demon-sealing battle after Lan Chang'an wounded Priestess Pu and used the Evergreen Art to restore Jing Wufeng. They repaired the seal and left the Demon Abyss with valuable spoils, and Jing Wufeng began explaining what he knew about Yan Donglai.

• Lan Chang'an struck Priestess Pu with the Nail-Head Arrow, breaking the Moon Demon illusion and forcing the Heaven-Reflecting Demon Moon to collapse.
• Great Monarch Thousand Shadows attacked while Priestess Pu directed flying Demonic Beasts, but Lan Chang'an healed Jing Wufeng, who recovered his magic power and helped trap the enemy in the Sea-Heaven Holy Flag's water domain.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng joined forces with their companions to kill the Iron-Blood Kui Demon with the Heaven-Splitting Axe, forcing Great Monarch Thousand Shadows to retreat.
• Jing Wufeng repaired the sealing formation, and Lan Chang'an claimed most of the spoils, including a damaged robe made from Tier 5 material.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng left the Demon Abyss and returned to the Ancient Battlefield's safer outer perimeter; Jing Wufeng confirmed he knew of Yan Donglai and anticipated Lan Chang'an's question about him.

Lan Chang'an returned to Cloud Glow Sect after the Central Region Forbidden Land, learned that an ancient curse may be connected to disappearing Nascent Soul Evergreen Art cultivators, and strengthened ties with Fairy Zixia and the Great Dayu imperial clan. He obtained Roc Bird Wings and tested a Tier 5-material cloak that concealed and protected its wearer, while a wounded Shadow Demon and a warning about the Demon Abyss remained threats.

• Jing Wufeng told Lan Chang'an that Yan Donglai might still be alive and that Nascent Soul Evergreen Art cultivators had mysteriously vanished every thousand years or so.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng left the Central Region Forbidden Land, and Lan Chang'an's divination returned to normal outside it.
• Lay Buddhist Tianjian failed to find Nangong Xiu after the Ghost Monarch of the Yellow Springs intervened, and an old man in hemp clothes warned them that a wounded Tier 4 Shadow Demon had escaped and the Great Abyss might become a key invasion region.
• The old man in hemp clothes met Jing Wufeng, praised his trial performance, and heard his plans to remain in the Great Abyss for a few years.
• Lan Chang'an returned to Cloud Glow Sect, reunited with Fairy Zixia, and accepted the imperial clan's offer to choose a treasure after True Lord Hongxiu visited him.
• Lan Chang'an chose Roc Bird Wings for his Strange Spirit Peacock Puppet and tested a cloak made from Tier 5 material, confirming it could conceal him and withstand ordinary Nascent Soul attacks.