Chapter Summaries

Chen Chuan cleared out Ant Nests while cultivating the Great Bright Light Style, then found a Ghost Face Vine and took its restorative seeds. As evening came, a dormant demon ghost awakened and charged at him, leaving him facing its hammer strike.

• Chen Chuan spent two days destroying Ant Nests, and he mastered a move from the Great Bright Light Style.
• Chen Chuan found a Ghost Face Vine, used his mental power to reveal its true fruit, and collected its restorative seeds.
• Chen Chuan continued deeper into the Convergence Zone while watching for the threat that had driven Wei Guochang and Gai Shuhe away.
• Zhao Ming warned Chen Chuan of a huge figure on a distant slope, and Chen Chuan recognized it as a demon ghost.
• The demon ghost rose, rushed at Chen Chuan, and swung its hammer down at him.

Chen Chuan fought a colossal demon ghost whose strength and binding ability made it dangerous to face directly. He repelled it with a Spiritual Impact, retreated through the forest as night fell, and reached the watchtower, where the demon ghost finally turned back.

• The demon ghost bound Chen Chuan and struck him with its hammer, but he broke free and survived the blow with Supple Force and his Spiritual Fire.
• Chen Chuan unleashed a powerful Spiritual Impact that halted and damaged the demon ghost, though it soon recovered and renewed its defenses.
• Chen Chuan decided to retreat before nightfall brought additional danger, and he called to Zhao Ming as he fled the demon ghost.
• As night fell, Chen Chuan sensed disturbances from the other world and continued toward the watchtower without stopping to cultivate.
• Chen Chuan reached the watchtower, ate Ghost Mask Seeds to recover, and saw the demon ghost turn around and disappear into the forest.

Chen Chuan replenished his energy and returned to the forest to confront the demon-ghost, using his speed and Spiritual Fire to break through its defenses. The fight continued as he evaded its close-range attacks and launched another powerful assault.

• Chen Chuan decided to recover before returning to fight the demon-ghost, and he consumed food and High-Energy Nutrients at the watchtower.
• Chen Chuan left Zhao Ming behind and entered the forest, where he found the demon-ghost waiting nearby.
• Chen Chuan dodged the demon-ghost’s hammer and struck its ankle and knee, forcing it to drop to one knee before he retreated from its counterattack.
• The demon-ghost charged and rolled toward Chen Chuan, who leaped overhead and blasted apart several of its arms.
• Chen Chuan gathered radiance at close range and charged the demon-ghost again before he could see the result of his attack.

Chen Chuan exploited the ghost’s movements to batter and badly damage it, then realized it could not regenerate without Spiritual Fire and Mutated Tissue. As he circled to exploit its sluggishness, the ghost suppressed his Spiritual Fire and swung its hammer at him.

• Chen Chuan broke through the ghost’s layered Spiritual Fire, lifted it into the air, and repeatedly struck it before finishing with a powerful upward blast.
• The ghost crashed to the ground with a huge hole in its back, but stood up again as its remaining Spiritual Fire gathered around its damaged body.
• Chen Chuan concluded that the ghost could not regenerate damaged tissue and that destroying its body would also remove the foundation supporting its Spiritual Fire.
• The ghost defended its damaged areas with its hammer and remaining arms, so Chen Chuan circled it and used its slow turns and missing heads to seek an opening.
• The ghost activated its binding ability, suppressing Chen Chuan’s Spiritual Fire, and swept its giant hammer across his face.

Chen Chuan fought the demon ghost, breaking its enormous body and forcing it to compress its remaining Mutated Tissue into a smaller form. He used the Purity Faction’s secret teachings to overwhelm the weakened demon ghost and destroy it completely.

• Chen Chuan merged with his restored Second Self, evaded the demon ghost’s hammer, and repeatedly attacked its knee until he snapped the leg and brought the giant creature down.
• Chen Chuan struck through the demon ghost’s chest, then leaped away as its damaged body erupted in cyan-red light.
• The demon ghost emerged in a compact body made of twisted limbs, drew a Long Jian from its hammer, and attacked Chen Chuan at close range.
• Chen Chuan used the Great Azure Void Style and the Great Bright Light Grand Form to suppress the demon ghost and break apart its Mutated Tissue.
• Chen Chuan blasted the fleeing demon ghost into fragments, then smashed it with a final punch that left it completely destroyed.

After defeating the demon ghoul, Chen Chuan explored its long-guarded territory and found a rare Seven Heart Lotus. He noticed writing left by the demon ghoul and went to inspect it before deciding how to harvest the dangerous plant.

• Chen Chuan found a crimson heartlike object in the ravine and collected the demon ghoul’s Long Jian.
• Chen Chuan soothed Zhao Ming and continued through the forest, claiming the abandoned region as his Hunting Ground.
• Chen Chuan practiced the secret teachings overnight, and his Second Self advanced toward the Fourth Limit.
• Chen Chuan returned to the demon ghoul’s former territory and followed Zhao Ming to an enclosure containing a Nine Aperture Stone Lotus.
• Chen Chuan discovered the lotus had seven seeds and realized its leaves could attack approaching creatures.
• Chen Chuan spotted writing left by the demon ghoul on a nearby stone and went to examine it.

Chen Chuan read the writings Protector You Zhinan had left behind, learned how to ripen the Nine Aperture Stone Lotus seeds, and uncovered hints that You Zhinan’s ravings involved contact with the Other Side World. He decided to stay and begin harvesting the seeds the next day, while continuing to investigate the lost Xuan Sect treasure.

• Chen Chuan read You Zhinan’s account, memorized his incomplete pill formula, and examined the Golden Departure Sect’s cultivation teachings and records of its friends.
• Chen Chuan learned that You Zhinan had waited for the Stone Lotus for centuries, gradually mutated, and become obsessed with its seeds after missing an earlier chance to harvest them.
• Chen Chuan realized the seeds had to be removed at first daylight and returned after one night, so he planned to start the process the following morning.
• Chen Chuan read You Zhinan’s incoherent tablets and sensed that their cultivation teachings might have come from the Other Side World when his Great Bright Light Style activated to repel them.
• Chen Chuan continued searching the nearly illegible tablets and found clues that seemed connected to the lost Xuan Sect treasure.

Chen Chuan restored You Zhinan’s Esoteric Ritual around the Stone Lotus and used its keystone to prepare for harvesting the seven lotus seeds. As the seeds began to mature, something struck the ritual with tremendous force.

• Chen Chuan studied You Zhinan’s Stone Tablet records and memorized clues about a lost Xuan Sect treasure.
• Chen Chuan hunted nearby and practiced the Great Bright Light Style and Great Azure Void Style, mastering two forms of the latter by the sixth day.
• Chen Chuan discovered that the surrounding Stone Tablets formed a ritual for harvesting the Stone Lotus and restored the missing pieces.
• Chen Chuan used You Zhinan’s crystal to locate and uncover an Esoteric Ritual Keystone, then placed the crystal in its hollow to activate the ritual.
• Chen Chuan saw the ritual block the Convergence Zone’s strange intrusions as the Stone Lotus began releasing a soul-stirring fragrance.
• A thunderous impact shook the ground and rattled the stones around Chen Chuan’s ritual.

Chen Chuan harvested the ripe Stone Lotus seeds, packed up the ritual materials, and continued deeper into the forest. After finding a lake that might hide valuable creatures or You Zhinan’s lost treasure, he entered its depths and stirred something awake.

• Chen Chuan endured the night’s disturbance while training, then harvested the seven ripe Stone Lotus seeds and stored six of them.
• Chen Chuan took the red stone and Pivot Pillar, called Zhao Ming, and set off farther into the forest.
• Chen Chuan found spotted beasts feeding on a Unicorn River Cow, took its valuable horn, and continued along the lakeshore.
• Chen Chuan left Zhao Ming to guard his suitcase and entered the lake with the Snow Monarch Blade.
• Chen Chuan sped through the water, awakening countless eyes and eerie lights across the lakebed.

Chen Chuan hunted a Multi-Eye Devil Ray, rested by the lake, then traveled to a mountain where he found Gold Essence Birds and valuable Silver Frost. As he approached the birds’ nesting grounds, they and Zhao Ming warned of an approaching winged figure.

• Chen Chuan harvested the Multi-Eye Devil Ray’s hallucinatory gland and nutritious tissue, then shared a meal with Zhao Ming.
• Chen Chuan thought of his family in Central City and planned to find Evergreen Grass for his aunt and uncle before resting by the lake for two days.
• Chen Chuan traveled across a plain and reached a hot mountain where Gold Essence Birds fed on burned High-Energy Algae.
• Chen Chuan spotted Silver Frost on a nearby mountain and headed toward it to collect the valuable material.
• The Gold Essence Birds issued urgent warnings, Zhao Ming chirped an alarm, and Chen Chuan saw a slender, winged figure approaching in the distance.

Chen Chuan killed a newly discovered Azure Winged Flying Serpent and harvested two pieces of its Mutated Tissue, consuming one to strengthen his organs. The Gold Essence Birds thanked him by giving him a large pile of Silver Frost, which he accepted before they flew away.

• Chen Chuan recorded the unknown flying serpent with a World Token and tentatively named it the Azure Winged Flying Serpent.
• Chen Chuan lured a Gold Essence Bird toward himself, leaped onto the serpent’s back, and disabled it with a mental attack and a blow.
• Chen Chuan beheaded the serpent and removed nutrient-storing Mutated Tissue from its head and heart.
• Chen Chuan swallowed the crimson tissue, which strengthened the Mutated Tissue in his organs and increased its capacity.
• Zhao Ming joined Chen Chuan as the Gold Essence Birds brought him a large pile of Silver Frost in thanks for killing the serpent.

Chen Chuan found a hidden valley of Demon Containing Fruits, gained energy from one of them, and continued deeper into the Convergence Zone in search of powerful creatures. After avoiding a migrating herd, he was approached by an ape.

• Chen Chuan killed a giant Rat Pig and followed Zhao Ming to a hidden valley where Demon Containing Fruits grew.
• Chen Chuan roasted and ate the Rat Pig while trying the fruits, then gained a surge of energy from one of them.
• Chen Chuan considered trading the Flying Serpent’s Mutated Tissue and decided to remain in the Convergence Zone for another month to seek powerful creatures.
• Chen Chuan followed clues from the Flying Serpent’s memories and reached a wilderness where Sand Tapirs carried groups of apes.
• Chen Chuan lost interest in the Sand Tapirs and apes, but one ape jumped down and ran toward him.

Chen Chuan traded with a group of Pouched Apes and received an ancient map that pointed toward a sea. Meanwhile, Nian Fuli and Yu Wan discussed Xiao Cheng’s arrival and worried about Chen Chuan, while Mr. Chi arranged to meet Noche and finally faced him aboard a submarine.

• Chen Chuan gave a waterskin to the Pouched Apes and received a diamond-shaped stone wrapped in an ancient map, along with white ape fur to use for future trades.
• Chen Chuan interpreted the map’s colored regions and set off toward the blue area, which he believed represented a sea.
• Yu Wan told Nian Fuli that Xiao Cheng was coming, and they discussed the children, visiting home, and their worries about Chen Chuan.
• Mr. Chi learned that Chen Chuan had not returned from the unexplored depths of the Convergence Zone and told his watcher to remain alert.
• Mr. Chi traveled by submarine to meet Noche, then recognized him after the man appeared unexpectedly aboard the vessel.

Mr. Chi met with Noche, an internationally renowned assassin hired to kill Chen Chuan, and provided him with intelligence about his target. Noche agreed to remain outside Central City while Mr. Chi prepared a covert operation to get him into the Convergence Zone.

• Noche reviewed intelligence on Chen Chuan and assessed him as cautious, confident, and exceptionally capable in combat, while noting his habit of collecting defeated enemies’ weapons.
• A patrol vessel demanded that Mr. Chi’s submarine surface for inspection; Noche vanished during the inspection and later reappeared at the villa.
• Noche agreed to Mr. Chi’s demand that he stay outside Central City and told him to arrange contact as soon as possible.
• Mr. Chi learned that the collector had departed and began preparations to send Noche into the Convergence Zone, ordering the operation to begin.

Mr. Chi coordinated a joint operation to kill Chen Chuan in the Jibei Province Convergence Zone, while Chen Chuan reached the sea and hunted a White Sea Ghost for food and its valuable Mutated Tissue. The chapter ended with Chen Chuan sensing an unseen presence watching him from the water.

• Mr. Chi met representatives carrying the consciousnesses of Noche and other Fighters aboard an Origin Company cruise ship to plan an attack on Chen Chuan.
• Mr. Chi confirmed that two Active Consciousness Entities had arrived and revealed that the Old Imperial Household would support the operation with intelligence about a possible mutated ancient Fighter.
• The three Fighters agreed to work together, and Mr. Chi prepared to send them into the Jibei Province Convergence Zone before their brief opportunity closed.
• After six days of travel, Chen Chuan reached the sea and saw tentacles attack a flock of birds near a vast waterspout and clouds of tiny insects.
• Chen Chuan killed a White Sea Ghost, cooked its Mutated Tissue and tentacle with other ingredients, and shared the meal with Zhao Ming.
• Chen Chuan sensed that something was watching him from the sea, but saw nothing when he looked.

Chen Chuan trained through the night, mastered the Great Azure Void Style, and discovered he could control the faceted stone with spiritual power before setting out to hunt in the sea. Meanwhile, allies in Central City discussed covert political movements and agreed to follow Director Chen’s recommendations while trusting Yao Zhiyi to guard the city.

• Chen Chuan mastered the Great Azure Void Style and raised grains of sand with its force field.
• Chen Chuan used spiritual power to control the faceted stone, sending it through a reef and back to his hand.
• Chen Chuan finished his tea, put on his hat, and prepared to hunt in the sea.
• A secretary informed her boss about Chen Chuan, and the boss ordered the information sent to the Archive Room so the General Affairs Bureau could receive it.
• Commissioner Cao received a similar report from Wansong Entrusted Company and told his liaison to keep watching.
• Qi Weizhao, Liang Guanghai, Qiao Weiting, and Yao Zhiyi discussed the covert movements; Yao Zhiyi promised to guard Central City and said Chen Chuan was fine as long as he remained there.

Noche and two other Fighters traveled into the Convergence Zone to hunt a target, while Mister Zhuan also set out for the zone. Chen Chuan continued training by the sea, absorbed Mutated Tissue from Giant Stone Crabs, and attacked someone watching him.

• Noche entered the Jibei Province Convergence Zone with Mr. Chi's help and followed his map to an Airship pickup point.
• Noche joined Moon Rhino and Tuner aboard the Airship, and they eventually seized a remote fortress before setting out to track their target.
• Mister Zhuan boarded a train to the Convergence Zone after discussing Zhao Zhenye's progress with the Mask.
• Chen Chuan continued training and used his mental power and prismatic stone to kill several Giant Stone Crabs.
• Chen Chuan absorbed the crabs' Mutated Tissue, cooked crab meat for himself and Zhao Ming, then sensed someone watching and sent the prismatic stone toward them.

Chen Chuan prepared to face the creature watching him in the sea while training and gathering nourishment to complete the Great Bright Light Style. After five days, the creature emerged from the fog as a gigantic fish-dragon skeleton controlled by a Rot Firefly.

• Chen Chuan struck at the watcher with his prism-shaped stone, then decided to wait and grow stronger rather than pursue it into the sea.
• That night, Chen Chuan sensed the creature stirring the waters near the river mouth but continued his training.
• Chen Chuan prepared a ritual site and strengthened his bond with the Snow Monarch Blade.
• Chen Chuan found that his body lacked the energy to complete the final form of the Great Bright Light Style, so he hunted for five days and stored nourishment in his Mutated Tissue.
• Chen Chuan sensed danger in the evening fog and saw a gigantic fish-dragon skeleton approach, its limbs pulled by glowing tendrils connected to a Rot Firefly in its skull.

Chen Chuan fought the Rot Firefly, whose Spiritual Fire and assembled skeleton made it a dangerous opponent. After it changed its body during the battle, Chen Chuan exploited its fragile joints and returned to attack its skull.

• Chen Chuan charged the Rot Firefly and drove the Snow Monarch Blade through its defenses toward the glowing core in its skull.
• The Rot Firefly unleashed a powerful Spiritual Impact that blasted Chen Chuan backward and transformed its bones by covering them with Mutated Tissue.
• Chen Chuan recognized that the creature's newly joined bones had fragile connections and used feints and sudden changes of direction to strain and tear them.
• When the Rot Firefly's body stiffened and toppled, Chen Chuan reached its skull and raised his Spiritual Fire-infused fist to strike.

Chen Chuan defeated the Rot Firefly by severing its head, exhausting its Spiritual Impacts, and striking its true body before its final ambush could land. He brought its remains into the completed Esoteric Sect Ritual, then considered how to draw nourishment from the creature and raised the Snow Monarch Blade to cut it again.

• Chen Chuan severed the Rot Firefly's head from its body and repeatedly batted it away from the sea while the Rhomboid Stone blocked its escape.
• Chen Chuan wore down the Rot Firefly with repeated Spiritual Impacts, then merged with his Second Self and pierced its true body with the Snow Monarch Blade.
• Chen Chuan split the skull and exposed the twitching mass of Mutated Tissue, whose recovery was hindered by the blade's white-gold Spiritual Fire.
• Chen Chuan carried the Rot Firefly's remains to the Esoteric Sect Ritual and activated it just as night fell.
• Chen Chuan wondered how to draw nourishment from the Rot Firefly's spirit-and-flesh body, then raised the Snow Monarch Blade and slashed at it.