Chapter Summaries

Lan Chang'an prepared to leave Great Abyss after securing materials and advice to repair the spatial passage back to Great Qing. After Jing Wufeng provided a Heavenly Dao Infant Formation method and clarified the repair plan, Lan Chang'an had what he needed to make the journey home possible.

• Lan Chang'an refused offers to buy True Lord Lingxue's Dharma body, then traded it to the Flying Cloud Chamber of Commerce for the remnant bones of a Nine-Headed Bird and settled their grudge with Cloud Glow Sect.
• Over several years, Lan Chang'an cultivated his divine abilities, tested the Heavenly Demon Secret Technique, and arranged for Xiao Qingshan to share his experience with the Dragon-Phoenix Dual Cauldron Method.
• Lan Chang'an told Jiang Ziyan he expected to return to Great Qing within three to ten years, reminded her to warn Master Le that his promise might soon become difficult to claim, and consumed a Tier 4 Longevity Pill.
• Lan Chang'an met Jing Wufeng, who gave him spatial-array materials, puppet-refining supplies, and an ancient Heavenly Dao Infant Formation method.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng discussed spatial arrays until Jing clarified the repair plan, leaving Lan Chang'an confident he could restore the passage enough to carry a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Lan Chang'an repaired the spatial formation leading to Great Qing, strengthened his puppet forces, and watched Xiao Qingshan awaken his past life as Li Erqing. After Xiao Qingshan’s Golden Core celebration, Lan Chang'an left Cloud Glow Sect without a trace, parting from True Lord Zixia as he prepared to return to Great Qing.

• Jing Wufeng reported that the escaped Shadow Demon and Moon Demon Priest had fled to separate regions, while Lan Chang'an considered secretly informing the Great Dayu Imperial Clan about Great Snake Mountain’s ties to Baota Sanren.
• Lan Chang'an and Jing Wufeng hunted Void Whales in the Eastern Region, but a stronger mate joined the fight and chased them toward the coast; they escaped with materials and an Ink Water Qilin egg, which Jing Wufeng kept.
• Lan Chang'an returned to Ten Thousand Demon Valley, repaired the spatial formation, and tested its passage with a Puppet Avatar, Puppet Master Wei, and Di Yan Jun before deciding to improve its stability further.
• Lan Chang'an upgraded the Strange Spirit Peacock Puppet, and Xiao Qingshan later formed a True Core and awakened his previous-life memories as Li Erqing after Lan Chang'an guided him with Reincarnation Power.
• At Xiao Qingshan’s Golden Core celebration, Lan Chang'an advised True Lord Zixia about Jiang Haoran’s future tribulation and confirmed his affairs in Great Abyss were settled.
• After spending the night with True Lord Zixia, Lan Chang'an disappeared from Cloud Glow Sect with his spirit pet, leaving no trace of his whereabouts.

After nearly a century in the Great Abyss, Lan Chang'an returned to Great Qing through the repaired spatial passage and secretly investigated the Eastern Region’s changed circumstances. He learned of True Lord Qingmu’s powerful methods and Golden Cloud Valley’s rise, then planned to return to Liang Kingdom while preparing to collect an old debt from Blazing Fire Palace.

• Lan Chang'an repaired Listen-to-the-Sea Pavilion’s spatial array, sent Puppet Master Wei through to Great Qing, and followed after him once the passage was confirmed safe.
• True Lord Ming Shui and two Black Marsh Sect cultivators arrived at the abandoned array site, hoping to locate the spatial passage linked to the Twin Dragons of the Central Region.
• Lan Chang'an emerged from Absolute Abyss Forbidden Land, concealed his identity, and learned that True Lord Qingmu had influenced the Demonic Path War before retreating to the Central Region with heavy injuries.
• Lan Chang'an learned that Zhang Tieshan had formed a Nascent Soul and raised Golden Cloud Valley into a Nascent Soul sect, and decided to return there to cultivate and warn Zhang Tieshan about True Lord Qingmu.
• Lan Chang'an planned to collect the Heavenly Infant Fruit that he had entrusted Blazing Fire Palace to safeguard, after learning that Wang Feng had since formed a Nascent Soul.

Lan Chang'an, posing as Nie Yuan, returned to Blazing Fire Palace to collect the debt of a Heavenly Infant Fruit and revealed that his cultivation had surpassed Wang Feng's. After accepting rare resources in place of the fruit, he continued toward the Dao Defense Alliance, where a blood-path Nascent Soul True Lord from the Blood Spirit Sect appeared near the border.

• Chen Ruyan and Elder Dai discussed Nie Yuan's return and decided to offer alternative compensation rather than hand over a Heavenly Infant Fruit.
• Lan Chang'an confronted Chen Ruyan and Elder Dai for keeping Wang Feng away, then overpowered Wang Feng's divine sense when the Supreme Elder arrived.
• Wang Feng admitted Blazing Fire Palace had used the Heavenly Infant Fruit and agreed to repay Lan Chang'an with rare resources, including two sections of Heavenly Fir Wood.
• Lan Chang'an warned Wang Feng and Chen Ruyan to keep his Nascent Soul identity secret, then left Blazing Fire Palace and changed identities before traveling toward the border.
• Lan Chang'an sensed tension at the Seven Nations Alliance border and recognized Wang Feng and a blood-path Nascent Soul from the Blood Spirit Sect approaching.

Lan Chang'an crossed the war-torn borderlands and entered Jing Kingdom on his Mystic Water Turtle, where he encountered Beast King Valley cultivators attacking a merchant association. He revealed his Nascent Soul strength, killed Xie Wuhen and the pursuing cultivators, and continued toward his homeland after rewarding a young cultivator who congratulated him.

• Lan Chang'an watched the Blood Bat King and True Lord Wang face off at the Seven Nations Alliance border, then slipped away before more demonic-path True Lords arrived.
• Lan Chang'an traveled across the Barren Lands on his Mystic Water Turtle and divined an auspicious encounter with an old acquaintance ahead.
• Lan Chang'an entered Jing Kingdom and discovered Beast King Valley cultivators attacking a merchant association's Flying Boat over alleged smuggling.
• Zhu Yuting recognized Lan Chang'an, while Xie Wuhen questioned him; Lan Chang'an identified Xie Wuhen as related to Xie Wuji and killed him with a single strike.
• Lan Chang'an's Mystic Water Turtle pursued and killed the fleeing Beast King Valley cultivators, while Zhu Yuting escaped and the merchant association survivors recognized him as a Nascent Soul True Lord.
• A young cultivator surnamed Lu congratulated Lan Chang'an, who rewarded him with Spirit Stones and pills before continuing on his way.

Lan Chang'an captured Zhu Yuting and fought True Lord Black Feather when the Beast King Valley elder demanded her return. With Di Yan Jun’s ambush and Tier 4 poison, Lan Chang'an subdued Black Feather, whose defeat shocked Pei Shuyuan and drew a threat of retaliation from Beast King Valley and the Six Sects of the Sacred Gate.

• Lan Chang'an defeated and captured Zhu Yuting, a traitorous spy, as she pleaded for mercy and invoked True Lord Black Feather’s protection.
• True Lord Black Feather caught up with Lan Chang'an and demanded Zhu Yuting’s release, but Lan Chang'an refused and fought him.
• Black Feather summoned a quasi-Tier 4 Black Owl, but Lan Chang'an’s Mystic Water Turtle, four puppets, and Dragon Wood Staff wounded and bound the spirit bird.
• Black Feather attacked Lan Chang'an with his Bronze Halberd, but Lan Chang'an’s Illusion Wood Clones distracted him while Di Yan Jun ambushed him.
• Lan Chang'an used Tier 4 deadly poison and the Ice Soul Divine Chain to subdue Black Feather, while Pei Shuyuan watched in shock and heard his threat of revenge.

Lan Chang'an defeated True Lord Black Feather and returned to Jing Kingdom, where old acquaintances recognized his rise to Nascent Soul. As he entered the kingdom, two Nascent Soul cultivators approached, including the familiar True Lord Liuyang.

• Lan Chang'an shattered True Lord Black Feather's dharma body, seized the Black Wing Magic Treasure, and let Black Feather's Nascent Soul escape to avoid revealing his strongest trump cards.
• True Lord Black Feather killed his injured Black Owl spirit pet through their contract, then told Pei Shuyuan that Lan Chang'an's mutated spirit pets might conceal a major beast-taming secret.
• Lan Chang'an returned to Jing Kingdom with Zhu Yuting, received recognition from local cultivators, and met merchant association heads Ling Changfeng and Yan Yunying, who disputed True Lord Lingyu's family ties.
• Lan Chang'an learned that the Xia Clan had prospered through Xia Wenyue but that his old acquaintances there had died, and he asked the merchant association heads about their claims of kinship with True Lord Lingyu.
• Two Nascent Soul cultivators approached Lan Chang'an in Jing Kingdom, and he recognized one aura as belonging to True Lord Liuyang.

Lan Chang'an met True Lord Liuyang and Cult Leader Liang Shaotian after returning to Great Qing, then visited the Profound Yin Sect and learned of a powerful Human-Faced Flood Dragon in the Black Mist Mountain Range. He left for Liang Kingdom, where he had not been for nearly a century, wary of drawing the attention of mysterious powers.

• Lan Chang'an greeted True Lord Liuyang and Cult Leader Liang Shaotian, who confirmed reports that he had defeated True Lord Black Feather.
• Lan Chang'an traveled with Liang Shaotian to the Profound Yin Sect and discussed the threat posed by True Lord Qingmu.
• Lan Chang'an recognized Xiang Jinglong, learned about his youngest son Xiang Shaolong, and sent the boy a rare Spirit Shell as a birthday gift.
• Lan Chang'an learned that a quasi-True Spirit Human-Faced Flood Dragon dwelled in the Black Mist Mountain Range and that human cultivators had agreed not to provoke it.
• Lan Chang'an left the Profound Yin Sect and crossed into Liang Kingdom after nearly a hundred years away.

Lan Chang'an returned to Liang Kingdom as a Nascent Soul True Lord and rejoined Golden Cloud Valley, where he explained his long absence and handed over the traitor Zhu Yuting. After learning that the Dao Defense Alliance remained threatened by Beast King Valley, he left the chapter settled temporarily in the sect while Zhang Tianfeng and his Artifact Spirit considered how to enlist his help.

• Lan Chang'an entered Liang Kingdom, where Tuoba Jin and two other Core Formation cultivators recognized him as a Nascent Soul True Lord and greeted him respectfully.
• Lan Chang'an reached Golden Cloud Valley, reunited with Zhang Tianfeng, and surprised older sect elders who had resented his long absence.
• Lan Chang'an explained that Beast King Valley's Wanhe and the Peacock Saintess's line had hunted him, and he handed Zhu Yuting over to Golden Cloud Valley's Law Enforcement Hall.
• Lan Chang'an and Zhang Tianfeng discussed the Dao Defense Alliance's precarious position, Beast King Valley's trade-based infiltration, and the near-undying Grand Elder of Beast King Valley.
• Zhang Tianfeng's Artifact Spirit sensed rare sea-region materials on Lan Chang'an and suggested that Lan Chang'an might need Zhang Tianfeng's help to refashion True Lord Black Feather's Black Sky Wings.

Lan Chang'an settled into his new Evergreen Peak Daoist Field after his Nascent Soul advancement and received battle merit for defeating True Lord Black Feather’s forces. As Alliance Leader Chu Tianfeng invited him to meet, Lan Chang'an also found a flood of supposed old acquaintances seeking him out.

• At Beast King Valley, the Grand Elder refused to divine fully about Lan Chang'an, but revealed that Underworld Spring Sect's Second Nascent Soul had contacted major Sacred Gate leaders and that support would arrive in three to five years.
• Lan Chang'an moved into Evergreen Peak Daoist Field, where Zhang Tianfeng was named Grand Guest Elder and Golden Cloud Valley publicly executed Zhu Yuting for treason.
• Lan Chang'an considered using his Nascent Soul Formation resources to help a trusted female Core Formation cultivator advance, and he explored ways to improve the Black Sky Wings he had seized from True Lord Black Feather.
• A Communication Talisman informed Lan Chang'an that the Dao Defense Alliance had awarded him tens of thousands of battle merits and that Alliance Leader Chu Tianfeng wished to meet him.
• Old Dong brought Lan Chang'an a box of calling cards from visitors claiming old ties, prompting Lan Chang'an to question where so many supposed friendships had come from.

Lan Chang'an returned to Liang Kingdom and let his steward screen cultivators claiming ties to his past, refusing to offer their clans special support. He then negotiated with Zhang Tieshan to upgrade the Black Sky Wings and Nail-Head Arrow, preparing the latter as a weapon against True Lord Qingmu.

• Lan Chang'an sent Old Dong to verify the identities of visitors at Golden Cloud Valley, while Zhou Tianchi and Li Huizhu each received a Middle-Grade Spirit Stone instead of the audience and aid they hoped for.
• Li Huizhu's Treasure Seeking Rat ran to Di Yan Jun, who took it with him to Evergreen Peak; Old Dong later gave two spirit stones to Mu Congde and Mu Yating, descendants of the fallen Mu Family.
• Lan Chang'an met Zhang Tieshan at Tianfeng Dao Field and said he would visit Alliance Leader Chu after settling in Golden Cloud Valley.
• Lan Chang'an and Zhang Tieshan negotiated an exchange involving the Heaven Mending Spirit Nourishing Art, materials, and Five Elements Soil, agreeing to remodel the Black Sky Wings and improve the Nail-Head Arrow.
• Lan Chang'an prepared to upgrade his weapons, intending the strongest Nail-Head Arrow as a greeting gift for True Lord Qingmu.

Lan Chang'an nurtured and upgraded the Black Sky Wings, reunited with Zhao Tan'er, and traveled to Feng Kingdom to seek materials for his treasures. He reached the Dao Defense Alliance and was welcomed by Yin Yuanhai, who asked to spar with him.

• Li Huizhu visited Lan Chang'an, learned that the Xuemei Mountain Li Clan's ancestors were honored, and returned home with the Treasure Seeking Rat.
• Lan Chang'an considered the slow growth of the Mystic Heaven Gourd Vine and his plans for True Lord Qingmu, then began nurturing the Black Sky Wings with Zhang Tieshan.
• Lan Chang'an tested the modified Black Sky Wings and found their escape speed had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Lan Chang'an met Zhao Tan'er at Zhao Siyao's tomb, discussed her master's revenge and reincarnation, and guided Zhao Tan'er's cultivation.
• Lan Chang'an traveled secretly to Feng Kingdom to seek materials and was received by Yin Yuanhai, who proposed a one-on-one spar.

Lan Chang'an visited the Dao Defense Alliance, where he revealed his pro-war stance and had Di Yan Jun spar Yin Yuanhai to a draw. He then visited Proud Moon Palace and reunited with Xia Wenyue, whose past devotion to him had left her estranged from the Palace Master.

• Yin Yuanhai invited Lan Chang'an to spar while escorting him to the Dao Defense Alliance, and Chu Tianfeng welcomed Lan Chang'an at its main helm.
• Lan Chang'an told Chu Tianfeng that Beast King Valley’s peaceful trade strategy would weaken the Alliance, agreeing with Chu’s pro-war position.
• Lan Chang'an let Di Yan Jun spar Yin Yuanhai; the battle ended in a draw, and Lan Chang'an chose Tier 4 spirit wood as his prize.
• Lan Chang'an exchanged battle merits for precious materials, left the Alliance, and visited Proud Moon Palace the next day.
• True Lord Golden Moon received Lan Chang'an warily, then Xia Wenyue arrived and was left to reminisce with him.
• Lan Chang'an comforted Xia Wenyue by supporting her shoulder, and a cold voice immediately rebuked him to conduct himself with dignity.

Lan Chang'an used a weakened Inner Demon Illusion to reveal Xia Wenyue’s lingering feelings and persuade her to consider joining him in exchange for a Nascent Soul Formation opportunity. He left Xia Wenyue to prepare for her future breakthrough and discovered that True Lord Golden Moon wanted the Dao Defense Alliance to return his seized [Black Sky Wings] to Beast King Valley to ease tensions.

• Lan Chang'an divined Xia Wenyue’s troubled past and future tribulation, then offered her a chance to experience a weakened Inner Demon Illusion.
• Lan Chang'an’s illusion forced Xia Wenyue to confront her attachments and his hardships, and she woke in tears before pulling away in embarrassment.
• Lan Chang'an offered Xia Wenyue a Nascent Soul Formation opportunity in exchange for becoming his concubine, and she asked about his official wife before agreeing in principle.
• Lan Chang'an instructed Xia Wenyue to conceal their arrangement and prepare for Nascent Soul Formation, then she left after pretending to reject his proposal in front of True Lord Golden Moon.
• True Lord Golden Moon offered to persuade Xia Wenyue to accept Lan Chang'an if he showed sufficient sincerity, then proposed that the Dao Defense Alliance buy and return his [Black Sky Wings] to Beast King Valley.

Lan Chang'an assessed the political and economic pressures dividing the Dao Defense Alliance, strengthened his magic treasures, and prepared to travel to Fengyuan Kingdom with Puppet Master Wei. He reunited with the Heavenly Master, whose surprise at Lan Chang'an's cultivation left their meeting poised to continue.

• Lan Chang'an divined that True Lord Golden Moon could influence Xia Wenyue's fate but could not confirm whether she had colluded with Beast King Valley.
• Lan Chang'an visited a neutral commercial Immortal City and observed how Beast King Valley's trade strategy weakened the Dao Defense Alliance and spread demonic-path inheritances.
• Zhang Tieshan enhanced Lan Chang'an's three Nail-Head Arrows, and Lan Chang'an tested their greater power alongside his other magic treasures.
• Lan Chang'an agreed to help Puppet Master Wei seek revenge and pursue the Thousand Mechanisms Soul Derivation Art during a future trip to Fengyuan Kingdom.
• Lan Chang'an reviewed intelligence about Wuye Immortal City and learned that Jiang Yechen had reached Late Core Formation while Shi Xiaochuan had become its chief array formation master.
• Lan Chang'an entered Fengyuan Kingdom and met the Heavenly Master, who recognized him and was astonished that he had reached the same realm.

Lan Chang'an met with the Heavenly Master at Snow Mountain Sacred Land and agreed to help counter two Nascent Soul threats tied to the Outer Sect Alliance. He left for the alliance’s territory and learned that the Yun Clan had risen to prominence through the Golden Core achievements of Yun Hao and Yun Ling.

• Lan Chang'an arrived at Snow Mountain Sacred Land, where he and the Heavenly Master discussed the Outer Sect Alliance’s plans to seize the mountain’s secret treasure.
• The Heavenly Master asked Lan Chang'an to injure or kill one of two Nascent Soul enemies and weaken the fourth-order Spiritual Vein at Poison Dragon Pool, and Lan Chang'an accepted in exchange for rewards.
• Lan Chang'an left Snow Mountain Sacred Land and entered the Outer Sect Alliance’s territory, choosing to pass through Heyuan Oasis.
• Lan Chang'an learned that Master Lihuo’s descendants had founded the Yun Clan, while Yun Hao and Yun Ling had become renowned Golden Core siblings who defeated Sand Beasts and sand-bandit forces.

Lan Chang'an secretly surveyed Heyuan Oasis before using a puppet decoy to draw Evil Shen away from Poison Dragon Pool and confront him in the desert. He killed Evil Shen with the Nail-Head Arrow and Five-Colored Spirit Light, though the Nascent Soul was destroyed before Lan Chang'an could capture it.

• Lan Chang'an secretly visited Heyuan Oasis, learned that Granny Yun had died, and saw Fairy Yunmeng, who resolved to investigate reports about Turtle True Person.
• Lan Chang'an used divination and stealth to assess Gutian Immortal City, then traveled to Poison Dragon Pool and sent in a puppet posing as True Person Black Owl to attract Evil Shen.
• After the puppet killed Poison Dragon Pool cultivators and fled, Evil Shen pursued it and discovered Lan Chang'an waiting in the desert as the Green Dragon Society's Eastern Region Branch Master.
• Lan Chang'an trapped Evil Shen with the Sea Banner, the Five-Colored Peacock, and Di Yan Jun, while Evil Shen fought back with his poison flood dragon and Poison Fire Fan.
• When Evil Shen tried to break through the encirclement, Lan Chang'an struck him with the Nail-Head Arrow, and the Five-Colored Peacock's Spirit Light destroyed his escaping Nascent Soul.

Lan Chang'an killed Evil Shen, seized his treasures, and helped the Heavenly Master dismantle the Outer Sect Alliance’s Nascent Soul factions. He left with new rewards and connections, including a promise of help refining spirit pills.

• Lan Chang'an killed Evil Shen with the Nail-Head Arrow, while Di Yan Jun killed Evil Shen’s contracted Poison Flood Dragon when its master died.
• Lan Chang'an inventoried Evil Shen’s spoils, including a blueprint for the Five-Bird Poison Fire Fan, divination treasures, poison materials, and Nascent Soul Formation resources.
• Old Monster Wan divined that Evil Shen had fallen, abandoned his Outer Sect Alliance forces, and fled toward the Two Cults Borderland.
• Heavenly Master Zhong learned of Evil Shen’s death, then used his influence to make Poison Dragon Pool split its miniature Tier 4 Spiritual Vein and sell key sections to Great Snow Mountain.
• Lan Chang'an negotiated for a Ghost Spider Spirit-Binding Net and increased rewards, and Heavenly Master Zhong agreed to support Profound Sound Pavilion, the Yun Clan Twin Prodigies, and Lan Chang'an’s search for a Tier 4 alchemy grandmaster.
• Puppet Master Wei helped Heavenly Master Zhong bring Gutian Immortal City and Xuanji Pavilion into friendly relations with Great Snow Mountain, while Heavenly Master Zhong arranged to deliver Lan Chang'an’s rewards to Profound Sound Pavilion.

Lan Chang'an reunited with Xiao Ni Yue at Profound Sound Pavilion, revealed that he had slain Evil Shen, and gave the sect valuable resources. Before leaving, he met Fairy Jiang and Fairy Qiu, kept his identity secret, and left Xiao Ni Yue a message directing a future visitor toward Small Turtle Peak of Wuqi Mountain.

• Jiang Ruotong told Xiao Ni Yue that Evil Shen had been killed by a mysterious Nascent Soul, and the two speculated that the killer might be connected to the Green Dragon Society.
• Lan Chang'an unexpectedly visited Xiao Ni Yue after a hundred years apart, reunited with her, and admitted that he had killed Evil Shen.
• Lan Chang'an gave Xiao Ni Yue valuable cultivation resources, while she told him that Situ Lan had sought her help with his Heart Barrier through music.
• The Heavenly Master delivered Lan Chang'an's reward and offered Fairy Qiu the status of his official Dao companion, but she distrusted his sudden proposal.
• Xiao Ni Yue offered to arrange for Lan Chang'an to become close with Jiang Ruotong, but he declined to force the matter and later advised all three fairies on cultivation.
• Before leaving Profound Sound Pavilion, Lan Chang'an told Xiao Ni Yue to direct a future visitor to Small Turtle Peak of Wuqi Mountain in Liang Kingdom.

Lan Chang'an infiltrated the Teng Clan estate, defeated Elder Teng, and devoured his Nascent Soul to advance the Fifth Life imprint. After returning safely to Golden Cloud Valley, he and Puppet Master Wei reconstructed the Thousand Mechanisms Soul Derivation Art, which Lan Chang'an discovered suited his powerful divine soul.

• Lan Chang'an and his allies attacked the Teng Clan ancestral residence, trapping Elder Teng with coordinated puppet attacks, poison, and magic treasures.
• Elder Teng self-detonated his dharma body and eight puppets, but Lan Chang'an's black-winged clone intercepted his fleeing Nascent Soul and captured it in the Ghost Spider Spirit-Binding Silk.
• Puppet Master Wei revealed that Elder Teng had once betrayed him and killed his wife and daughter, then killed the remaining Teng Clan cultivators while Lan Chang'an interrogated Elder Teng.
• Lan Chang'an devoured Elder Teng's Nascent Soul with the Nine Imprint Tablet, raising the Fifth Life imprint to seventy-five percent, and escaped before the Thousand Mechanisms Cult could respond.
• Lan Chang'an returned to Golden Cloud Valley, reviewed his cover as the Green Dragon Society's branch master, and examined Elder Teng's spoils and memories.
• Lan Chang'an and Puppet Master Wei reconstructed the Thousand Mechanisms Soul Derivation Art, and Lan Chang'an found that his reincarnation-honed divine soul made him unusually compatible with it.