Arc 2The Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord

Li Zhōujūn rescued Murong Xue, helped Yīn Zhìháng take revenge, and accepted Lu Zhining as his disciple while resolving threats to her family and Sū Nán. After refining his foundation in seclusion, he advanced to late-stage Spirit Transformation and was summoned to Dao Tian Hall.

  • Li Zhōujūn rescued Murong Xue from Grandma Golden Flower, forced Grandma to swear service, then left Murong to handle the captive disciple and Demonic Beast.
  • Li Zhōujūn taught Yīn Zhìháng the Sunflower True Scripture and helped him confront Yè Tiānmíng at Kaishan Sect, where Elder Hui took over Yè Tiānmíng’s body and Li Zhōujūn killed them both.
  • Li Zhōujūn repaid Yu Ziyue for giving him an umbrella by stopping Yuhua Ji from taking Lu Zhining, then helped restore Lu Zhining’s three souls and accepted her as his disciple.
  • Li Zhōujūn killed the Array Spirit that attacked the Lu Family and later protected Lu Zhining from Yunyang and the Golden Sun Holy Lord, who promised to fulfill one future request.
  • Li Zhōujūn returned to Dao Tian Sect with Lu Zhining and later appeared in the Ice Water Secret Realm, where he destroyed Ice Water Daoist’s remnant soul and rescued Sū Nán and Shui Nianyao.
  • The Great Ling Dynasty threatened the Divine Feather Dynasty, while Sū Nán and Lu Zhining were lured into the Old Woman’s home and attacked after refusing to marry Dà Guā.
  • Lu Zhining’s Extreme Cold Sword Array annihilated the Old Woman, and Li Zhōujūn gave Mu Hongyan jade that could summon him before opening his eyes after advancing to late-stage Spirit Transformation.
  • Elder Chen summoned Li Zhōujūn to Dao Tian Hall at the Sect Master’s request, and Li Zhōujūn went immediately.
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Ch. 26Grandma Golden Flower

Sū Nán demonstrated her Azure Frost Swordplay to Li Zhōujūn, who was then summoned to rescue Murong Xue from Golden Flower Island. He teleported there and arrived just as Grandma Golden Flower struck him with her cane.

  • Sū Nán performed Azure Frost Swordplay for Li Zhōujūn, who praised her talent and encouraged her to surpass him.
  • Mu Taiyu learned from the Life Tablet that Murong Xue was in danger on Golden Flower Island, and the Tai Ling Hall Master urged Li Zhōujūn to rescue her.
  • The Tai Ling Hall Master gave Li Zhōujūn a Spatial Jade Cicada, and Li Zhōujūn accepted the mission despite questioning the system's description of Murong Xue as his future prospective wife.
  • Li Zhōujūn crushed the jade cicada and teleported to Murong Xue's side on Golden Flower Island.
  • Grandma Golden Flower's cane struck Li Zhōujūn on the head, and he angrily confronted her as Murong Xue called his name.

Ch. 27You Stand Up and Dance for Me

Li Zhōujūn rescued Murong Xue from Grandma Golden Flower, who had been feeding cultivators to an evil creature and summoned Blood Ancestor to protect herself. After Blood Ancestor fled and Grandma Golden Flower begged for mercy, Li Zhōujūn ordered her to stand up and dance.

  • Li Zhōujūn arrived as Grandma Golden Flower attacked Murong Xue and asked Murong Xue why she had come to Golden Flower Island.
  • Murong Xue explained that she had come to free her disciple and discovered the bones of cultivators and an evil creature; Grandma Golden Flower admitted she had lured cultivators to feed it and had killed Murong Xue's disciple.
  • Grandma Golden Flower summoned Blood Ancestor, who recognized Li Zhōujūn, and the two exchanged punches.
  • Blood Ancestor fled after Li Zhōujūn mocked him, leaving Grandma Golden Flower to kneel and beg for mercy.
  • Li Zhōujūn received system rewards for rescuing Murong Xue, then told Grandma Golden Flower to stand up and dance if she wanted him to consider sparing her.

Ch. 28A Youngster, Do You Want to Turn the Tables Against the Wind?

Li Zhōujūn forced Grandma Golden Flower to swear loyalty, then followed a system mission to find the desperate Yīn Zhìháng. He offered the young man a technique to help him seek revenge against Yè Tiānmíng.

  • Grandma Golden Flower admitted she had detained the Dao Tian Sect disciple and swore through the Oath Array to serve Li Zhōujūn.
  • The system assigned Li Zhōujūn a mission to help a villainous Destiny Holder, and he reluctantly accepted after it threatened to leave him.
  • Li Zhōujūn told Murong Xue to find her disciple with Grandma Golden Flower, deal with the Demonic Beast, and keep away from danger.
  • Li Zhōujūn flew three hundred thousand li to find Yīn Zhìháng standing by a cliff, grieving his family’s destruction and plotting to end his life.
  • Li Zhōujūn persuaded Yīn Zhìháng to seek revenge against Yè Tiānmíng and offered to teach him a technique, though he refused to take him as a disciple.

Ch. 29Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Tragic Villain

Li Zhōujūn aided Yīn Zhìháng, a crippled survivor of the Yīn family who sought revenge against Yè Tiānmíng, and received a mission to help him take revenge. After agreeing to help, Li Zhōujūn asked Yīn Zhìháng to explain Yè Tiānmíng’s rise and the destruction of his family.

  • Yīn Zhìháng recounted how Yè Tiānmíng had crippled him and destroyed the Yīn family after his father tried to separate him from Yīn Zhìháng’s sister.
  • Li Zhōujūn gave Yīn Zhìháng a Meridian Reforming Pill and taught him the Sunflower True Scripture, which required castration to cultivate.
  • The system rewarded Li Zhōujūn with Nascent Soul Perfection cultivation and assigned him a mission to help Yīn Zhìháng take revenge for a True Immortal Special Effect.
  • Li Zhōujūn agreed to help Yīn Zhìháng, who briefly feared the senior had improper intentions toward him.
  • Yīn Zhìháng explained that Yè Tiānmíng had joined the Kaishan Sect, gained a Golden Core expert’s backing, and was now with Yīn Zhìháng’s sister.

Ch. 30Chapter Thirty: Ice Water Secret Realm

Li Zhōujūn agreed to help Yīn Zhìháng take revenge on Yè Tiānmíng and waited while Yīn recovered and learned the Sunflower True Scripture. Back at Dao Tian Sect, Sū Nán agreed to enter the Ice Water Secret Realm with Shui Nianyao, while Yīn prepared to stabilize his cultivation before Li Zhōujūn accompanied him to Kaishan Sect.

  • Li Zhōujūn agreed to hold back the forces supporting Yè Tiānmíng while Yīn Zhìháng recovered and prepared to take revenge.
  • Li Zhōujūn sent a letter to Sū Nán and attached a protective divine sense to the paper crane carrying it.
  • Shui Nianyao asked Sū Nán to join her in the Ice Water Secret Realm, and Sū Nán agreed to leave with her for You Ran Mountain.
  • Yīn Zhìháng emerged from the cave at the ninth layer of Qi Refining and demonstrated the Sunflower True Scripture by blasting apart a stone.
  • Li Zhōujūn told Yīn Zhìháng to stabilize his cultivation and master the technique before they went to Kaishan Sect.

Ch. 31Visiting Kaishan Sect

After Yīn Zhìháng reached Foundation Establishment, Li Zhōujūn brought him to Kaishan Sect to seek justice. Duàn Wúyá agreed to hear the case and summoned Ye Tiānmíng and Yīn Miàomiào, leaving the truth to be presented.

  • Yīn Zhìháng broke through to Foundation Establishment, and Li Zhōujūn took him to Kaishan Sect.
  • Duàn Wúyá appeared to greet Li Zhōujūn respectfully and invited him and Yīn Zhìháng inside.
  • Li Zhōujūn said he had come to seek justice for Yīn Zhìháng and asked Duàn Wúyá to summon Ye Tiānmíng and Yīn Miàomiào.
  • Duàn Wúyá called his son, Duàn Lí, who summoned Ye Tiānmíng and Yīn Miàomiào along with their masters, Hé Xīnghuǒ and Zhao Hui.

Ch. 32Confrontation

Yīn Zhìháng confronted Yè Tiānmíng before Duàn Wúyá and accused him of destroying the Yīn family, while Yè Tiānmíng denied it and tried to turn Yīn Miàomiào against her brother. The chapter left Yè Tiānmíng under suspicion after Yīn Zhìháng demanded that he reveal the contents of his storage treasure.

  • Yè Tiānmíng and Yīn Miàomiào entered the main hall and found Yīn Zhìháng there as Duàn Wúyá summoned them.
  • Elder Hui warned Yè Tiānmíng that the young man beside Yīn Zhìháng might be a Void Immortal and told him to stay hidden.
  • Yīn Zhìháng tried to embrace Yīn Miàomiào, but she rejected him and declared that she no longer considered him her brother.
  • Yè Tiānmíng accused Yīn Zhìháng of destroying his own family, while Yīn Zhìháng argued that he had no motive or power to do so.
  • Yīn Zhìháng accused Yè Tiānmíng of using a secret technique to destroy the Yīn family and demanded he open his storage treasure; Yè Tiānmíng refused.
  • Zhao Hui questioned Yè Tiānmíng, who denied the accusation and asked Yīn Miàomiào to believe him.

Ch. 33The Turnabout of Duàn Wúyá

Yè Tiānmíng admitted that he had destroyed the Yīn family, shattering Yīn Miàomiào’s trust and reigniting his feud with Yīn Zhìháng. With Duàn Wúyá allowing the younger generation to settle matters themselves, Yīn Zhìháng challenged Yè Tiānmíng, who accepted despite being far weaker.

  • Li Zhōujūn challenged Yè Tiānmíng to let Yīn Miàomiào inspect his storage treasure, forcing Yè Tiānmíng to admit he had destroyed the Yīn family.
  • Yè Tiānmíng blamed the Yīn family for attacking him first, while Yīn Zhìháng accused him of deceiving Yīn Miàomiào and framing him.
  • Hé Xīnghuǒ tried to defend Yè Tiānmíng, but Duàn Wúyá said the younger generation should settle their own affairs, and Li Zhōujūn agreed.
  • Yīn Zhìháng challenged Yè Tiānmíng to fight, and Hé Xīnghuǒ warned Yè Tiānmíng not to kill him.
  • Yè Tiānmíng, unable to rely on the slumbering Elder Hui, accepted Yīn Zhìháng’s challenge.

Ch. 34The Death of Yè Tiānmíng

Yè Tiānmíng was overwhelmed by Yīn Zhìháng until Elder Hui took control of his body and unleashed Nascent Soul-level power. Li Zhōujūn killed Elder Hui with the Ao Xue Flying Sword, then left the Kaishan Sect after healing Yīn Zhìháng.

  • Yīn Zhìháng battered Yè Tiānmíng and prepared to kill him with a palm strike.
  • Elder Hui took control of Yè Tiānmíng's body, surged to the perfected Nascent Soul Realm, and knocked Yīn Zhìháng unconscious.
  • Li Zhōujūn restrained Elder Hui with the Ao Xue Flying Sword and destroyed Yè Tiānmíng's body and soul.
  • The system rewarded Li Zhōujūn with the True Immortal Special Effect after his mission was completed.
  • The Kaishan Sect members bowed to Li Zhōujūn, who gave Yīn Zhìháng a healing pill and departed.

Ch. 35Meeting Someone in the Rain

Li Zhōujūn wandered through the rain, helped a spiritual weed by inscribing a Spirit Gathering Formation, and met an old man and his disciple Ashi, who offered him an umbrella. After Li Zhōujūn went his own way, the old man concealed the formation and continued toward Jiang City with Ashi to treat his friend’s granddaughter.

  • Li Zhōujūn discovered that rain and mud could not touch him because of the True Immortal special effect.
  • Li Zhōujūn freed a spiritual weed from a stone, then inscribed a Spirit Gathering Formation to aid its cultivation.
  • Ashi offered Li Zhōujūn an umbrella, and Li Zhōujūn accepted it before declining the old man’s invitation to travel to Jiang City.
  • The old man and Ashi recognized the formation’s exceptional quality, and the old man concealed it before they continued toward Jiang City to treat his friend’s granddaughter.

Ch. 36Divine Feather Dynasty

Li Zhōujūn returned to Jiang City as Yu Ziyue and Lu Wuhen tried to restore Lu Zhining’s lost souls, but the Divine Feather Dynasty’s Supreme Emperor arrived to demand the stolen Sky Feather Pill. The city was subdued by the Void Immortal’s aura, and Li Zhōujūn recognized the old man who had once given him an umbrella among those rising to meet him.

  • Li Zhōujūn returned to the blade of grass, found its formation concealed, and then continued on to Jiang City.
  • Yu Ziyue and Xiao Shi visited Lu Wuhen, and Yu Ziyue diagnosed that a formation in the Void Immortal Cave Mansion had trapped Lu Zhining’s three souls.
  • Yu Ziyue formed a summoning formation to retrieve Lu Zhining’s souls using one of her hairs.
  • A Void Immortal from the Divine Feather Dynasty demanded that Lu Wuhen return the Sky Feather Pill he had stolen and given to Lu Zhining.
  • Yu Ziyue insisted on facing the Divine Feather Dynasty’s Supreme Emperor alongside Lu Wuhen, while Li Zhōujūn spotted the umbrella-giving old man among those rising into the sky.

Ch. 37A Promise from a 'True Immortal'

Li Zhōujūn intervened when Yuhua Ji demanded that Lu Wuhen surrender his granddaughter for the Sky Feather Pill. After revealing his True Immortal aura, Li Zhōujūn secured the pill and promised to make one move for the Divine Feather Dynasty when it faced destruction.

  • Yuhua Ji demanded Lu Wuhen's granddaughter after learning she had consumed the Sky Feather Pill, but Lu Wuhen refused to hand her over.
  • Yu Ziyue stood by Lu Wuhen because Lu Wuhen had once saved his life, and Yuhua Ji used his power to pressure them.
  • Li Zhōujūn arrived to repay Yu Ziyue for giving him an umbrella and offered to make one move for the Divine Feather Dynasty in the future.
  • Yuhua Ji mistook Li Zhōujūn's warning for an empty boast until Li Zhōujūn revealed an aura that convinced them he was a True Immortal.
  • Yuhua Ji surrendered the Sky Feather Pill and accepted Li Zhōujūn's promise as compensation.

Ch. 38Thirty-Eighth Chapter: Grandmaster of Spirit Formations

Li Zhōujūn completed his favor to Yuhua Ji and received a system reward before accepting Lu Wuhen’s invitation to the Lu Family. There, Yu Ziyue asked him to observe a formation, and the system promised to make him a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster of Spirit Formations.

  • Li Zhōujūn gave Yuhua Ji incense that would let him summon help in a crisis, and Yuhua Ji returned to the Divine Feather Dynasty with the promise.
  • The system rewarded Li Zhōujūn with Early Soul Transformation Cultivation and a Void Returning Pill for completing the mission to repay a favor.
  • Li Zhōujūn accepted Lu Wuhen’s invitation to visit the Lu Family, where Xiao Shi greeted him and learned that he wished to keep his true identity private.
  • Li Zhōujūn noticed Yu Ziyue’s formation and heard that it was meant to help recover Lu Zhining’s three souls from a Void Immortal Cave Mansion.
  • Yu Ziyue asked Li Zhōujūn to observe his methods, and the system assigned a mission that promised him Ninth-Rank Grandmaster of Spirit Formations cultivation.

Ch. 39Temporary Residence at the Lu Family

Li Zhōujūn agreed to take Lu Zhining, who had a Taiyin Body, as his disciple, and Yu Ziyue revived her with a Soul Summoning Formation. After Li Zhōujūn earned the realm of a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster of Spirit Formations and advised Yu Ziyue, he stayed with the Lu Family and planned to attend Jiang City’s lantern festival with Lu Zhining.

  • Li Zhōujūn recognized Lu Zhining’s Taiyin Body and agreed to take her as his disciple after the system recommended it.
  • Yu Ziyue used a Soul Summoning Formation to restore Lu Zhining, and the system rewarded Li Zhōujūn with the realm of a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster of Spirit Formations.
  • Li Zhōujūn explained improvements to Yu Ziyue’s formation, then learned Lu Zhining’s name and agreed to leave her undisturbed as she recovered.
  • Lu Wuhen told Li Zhōujūn that Jiang City’s lantern festival would take place in three days, and Li Zhōujūn agreed to attend with Lu Zhining.
  • Yu Ziyue left with Xiao Shi to roam the martial world and encouraged him to cultivate harder after realizing he had fallen for Lu Zhining.

Ch. 40The Array Spirit Has Come Out

After Lu Zhining awoke, Lu Wuhen urged her to accept Li Zhōujūn as her master, and she agreed to cultivate so she could protect her family. That night, the Array Spirit tracked her to the Lu Family and appeared above it, while Zhining woke in terror at its arrival.

  • Yu Ziyue told Xiao Shi that Mr. Li was an existence who roamed the world freely, and Xiao Shi wondered if he could enter Forbidden Lands.
  • Lu Zhining awoke, and Lu Wuhen introduced Li Zhōujūn as her future master; Li Zhōujūn left to walk through the streets.
  • Lu Zhining told Lu Wuhen that the Array Spirit had tried to possess her in the Void Immortal Cave Mansion, but a White-robed Sister had sent her out.
  • Lu Zhining initially resisted becoming Li Zhōujūn's disciple, but agreed to cultivate so she could protect Lu Wuhen and the Lu Family; Lu Wuhen returned her childhood Straw Dog.
  • The Array Spirit found Lu Zhining's aura above the Lu Family, and Zhining woke in terror when she sensed it had left the cave mansion.

Ch. 41Yet Another One?

Li Zhōujūn killed the Void Immortal-level Array Spirit threatening the Lu Family and accepted Lu Zhining as his disciple. He gifted her a protective sword array and agreed to stay until she could see her parents and attend the lantern festival.

  • The Array Spirit attacked the Lu Family, but Li Zhōujūn sent the Ao Xue Flying Sword to cut it down and earned system rewards.
  • Lu Wuhen thanked Li Zhōujūn the next morning for saving the Lu Family from destruction.
  • Lu Zhining called Li Zhōujūn her Master, and he accepted her as his disciple and imprinted the Extreme Cold Sword Array on her.
  • The system rewarded Li Zhōujūn with the Heaven Slaying Sword Technique and Taiyin True Scripture after he accepted Lu Zhining.
  • Lu Zhining asked to stay until her parents returned, and Li Zhōujūn agreed; Lu Wuhen then asked her to take him to the lantern festival.

Ch. 42Golden Sun Sacred Sect

Lu Zhining reunited with her parents and introduced them to her master, Li Zhōujūn, after he saved the Lu Family. Lu Wuhen revealed that Zhining had the Taiyin Body and that the Golden Sun Sacred Sect’s master was heading to Jiang City, leaving her family to hope Li Zhōujūn would protect her.

  • Lu Zhining’s parents, Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er, arrived and learned that Li Zhōujūn had saved her and killed the Void Immortal who attacked the Lu Family.
  • Lu Zhining led her parents to meet Li Zhōujūn, who reassured them that he would teach her wholeheartedly.
  • Lu Fusheng and Liu Wan'er visited Lu Wuhen, who told them to conceal his failing health from Zhining so her cultivation would not be disturbed.
  • Lu Wuhen explained that Zhining had the Taiyin Body and warned that the Golden Sun Holy Lord was heading to Jiang City because his son might benefit from cultivating with her.
  • Lu Fusheng worried that Li Zhōujūn might not oppose the Golden Sun Holy Lord, but Lu Wuhen smiled without answering.

Ch. 43Yunyang

At Jiang City's lantern festival, Yunyang and the Golden Sun Holy Lord tried to claim Lu Zhining as a cultivation partner for Yunyang. Li Zhōujūn recognized their scheme and confronted them, leaving the conflict poised to escalate.

  • Lu Fusheng learned that Lu Wuhen trusted Mr. Li to protect Lu Zhining from the Golden Sun Holy Lord.
  • Li Zhōujūn accompanied Lu Zhining to Jiang City's lantern festival, where He Fayang tried to court her.
  • Yunyang arrived with the Golden Sun Holy Lord, and He Fayang quickly fled after Yunyang ordered him away.
  • Yunyang demanded that Lu Zhining become his cultivation partner, while the Golden Sun Holy Lord urged her to join the Golden Sun Sacred Sect.
  • Li Zhōujūn identified Yunyang's plan to exploit Lu Zhining's Taiyin Body and told Yunyang and the Golden Sun Holy Lord to leave.
  • Yunyang threatened Li Zhōujūn, who revealed that he was Lu Zhining's master.

Ch. 44Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord

Li Zhōujūn protected Lu Zhining from Golden Sun Holy Lord and Yunyang, revealing that he was Dao Tian Sect’s Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord. After the father and son apologized and left, Li Zhōujūn told Lu Zhining to say farewell to her family before returning with him to Dao Tian Sect.

  • Yunyang insulted Li Zhōujūn and attacked him, but Li Zhōujūn knocked him down before Golden Sun Holy Lord intervened.
  • Golden Sun Holy Lord demanded that Li Zhōujūn hand over Lu Zhining and attacked him with Blazing Sun Fist, but Li Zhōujūn caught the punch effortlessly.
  • Li Zhōujūn revealed his identity as Dao Tian Sect’s Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord, shocking Lu Zhining and making Golden Sun Holy Lord realize whom he had challenged.
  • Golden Sun Holy Lord apologized and ordered Yunyang to apologize to Li Zhōujūn and Lu Zhining.
  • Li Zhōujūn let Golden Sun Holy Lord and Yunyang leave after securing their promise to fulfill one future request.
  • Li Zhōujūn told Lu Zhining to bid farewell to her family, and they planned to return to Dao Tian Sect the next day.

Ch. 45Return

Li Zhōujūn took Lu Zhining back to Dao Tian Sect, where she met Murong Xue and learned that Sū Nán had gone with Shui Nianyao to explore a secret realm. In the Ice Water Secret Realm, Sū Nán and Shui Nianyao discovered the Ice Water Daoist’s spirit in an ancient hall.

  • Lu Zhining told her family that Li Zhōujūn was the Cloud Dwelling Mountain Lord, and Lu Wuhen urged her to cultivate diligently under him.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Lu Zhining left the Lu Family, and two days later returned to Dao Tian Sect, where Murong Xue recognized Lu Zhining’s Taiyin Body.
  • Murong Xue told Li Zhōujūn that Sū Nán and Shui Nianyao had gone to the Shuiyue Dynasty to enter a secret realm.
  • Sū Nán and Shui Nianyao explored the Ice Water Secret Realm’s ancient ruins and found no treasures in the great hall.
  • The Ice Water Daoist emerged from a portrait and introduced himself to Sū Nán and Shui Nianyao.

Ch. 46Forty-Year-Old True Immortal

Ice Water Daoist revealed that he planned to refine Shui Nianyao and Sū Nán to restore his body, but Li Zhōujūn intervened and destroyed his remnant soul. The group survived, while Canglan Mountain Lord realized Li Zhōujūn wielded a Ninth-grade Immortal Sword and might already be a Mahayana True Immortal.

  • Ice Water Daoist told Shui Nianyao and Sū Nán that he had refined ninety-eight previous pairs of Ice and Water Spiritual Roots into pills and planned to use them to reconstruct his body.
  • Ice Water Daoist overpowered the two disciples and attacked Shui Nianyao, but Canglan Mountain Lord emerged from her and challenged him.
  • Ice Water Daoist shattered Canglan Mountain Lord's Sword Qi and struck down her clone before turning toward Sū Nán.
  • Li Zhōujūn appeared in front of Sū Nán and confronted Ice Water Daoist, who assumed he could wait out the energy in Li Zhōujūn's clone.
  • Li Zhōujūn summoned a Ninth-grade Immortal Sword and annihilated Ice Water Daoist's remnant soul.
  • Canglan Mountain Lord and Shui Nianyao thanked Li Zhōujūn, while Canglan Mountain Lord wondered whether he had reached Mahayana True Immortal cultivation.

Ch. 47Great Ling Dynasty

Sū Nán returned to Yunju Mountain, where Li Zhōujūn introduced her to her new junior sister, Lu Zhining, before entering seclusion. Meanwhile, Yuhua Ji relied on the True Immortal Token to face the Great Ling Dynasty’s threat, and the chapter ended with Ling Mu confronting him above the Divine Feather Dynasty.

  • Sū Nán returned to Dao Tian Sect and parted from Shui Nianyao, while the Canglan Mountain Lord warned Shui Nianyao not to make an enemy of Yunju Mountain.
  • Li Zhōujūn introduced Lu Zhining as Sū Nán’s junior sister and told the two to get along while he entered seclusion to refine his foundation.
  • The Feather Emperor warned Yuhua Ji that the Great Ling Dynasty was preparing to attack, but Yuhua Ji claimed the incense he held would protect the Divine Feather Dynasty.
  • Emperor Ling visited Ling Mu, who went to the Divine Feather Dynasty to meet Yuhua Ji.
  • Yuhua Ji fearlessly challenged Ling Mu to attack, leaving Ling Mu wondering whether he had a hidden trump card.

Ch. 48The Market Old Woman

Sū Nán and Lu Zhining helped a seemingly helpless old woman, only to discover she was a Golden Core cultivator with sinister intentions. The chapter ended as the Old Woman threatened them inside her house.

  • Ling Mu gave Yuhua Ji one year to submit the Divine Feather Dynasty or face his personal attack.
  • Sū Nán and Lu Zhining went to a nearby market and helped a lame Old Woman reach her home.
  • Mu Hongyan recognized the Old Woman as an evil cultivator and followed the two girls, hoping to intervene and form a karmic connection with them.
  • The Old Woman lured Sū Nán and Lu Zhining into her house and pressured Sū Nán to marry her dull-witted son, Dà Guā.
  • After Sū Nán refused, the Old Woman threatened to use despicable methods and revealed her Golden Core cultivation.

Ch. 49White-robed Woman Strikes

Sū Nán and Lu Zhining were threatened by an Old Woman who planned to force them into marriage with her son, but a White-robed Woman intervened and fought the concealed Nascent Soul cultivator. The White-robed Woman dodged the Old Woman’s attacks and countered her teleporting strike, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • The Old Woman revealed her Golden Core aura, threatened to plant Love Gu in Sū Nán and Lu Zhining, and demanded they marry her son, Dà Guā.
  • A White-robed Woman burst in and sliced the Love Gu apart before they could reach Sū Nán and Lu Zhining.
  • The Old Woman revealed that she had concealed her cultivation and reached Nascent Soul Early Stage, while the White-robed Woman chose to fight her despite the disadvantage.
  • The Old Woman attacked with a whip, but the White-robed Woman evaded it, and Dà Guā fled in terror.
  • The Old Woman teleported behind the White-robed Woman, who reacted by swinging her sword at the attack from behind.

Ch. 50Old Woman's Death

Lu Zhining’s hidden formation killed the Old Woman, and Li Zhōujūn appeared to rescue her and Sū Nán while rewarding Mu Hongyan for her help. After Li Zhōujūn returned to his true body and broke through to the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, Elder Chen summoned him to Dao Tian Hall.

  • The Old Woman overpowered Mu Hongyan and tried to seize Lu Zhining, but Lu Zhining’s Extreme Cold Sword Array erupted and annihilated the Old Woman and her Primordial Spirit.
  • The sword shadows formed Li Zhōujūn, who scolded Sū Nán and Lu Zhining for getting into trouble and praised their ordeal as tempering.
  • Mu Hongyan introduced herself, and Li Zhōujūn gave her jade that would summon him if she faced danger; she planned to use her new confidence to avenge her younger brother, whom Yu Linglong had killed.
  • Li Zhōujūn’s true body opened its eyes after advancing to the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.
  • Elder Chen summoned Li Zhōujūn to Dao Tian Hall at the Sect Master’s request, and Li Zhōujūn immediately went there.
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