Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping An joined the divine-material drawing assessment and discovered that an Eighth Level Refining Master from the Lan Clan Royal Family was helping its members choose materials. When Jiang Ping An drew his own materials, the selection was rigged against him, leaving him with a combination that seemed impossible to forge into a high-quality divine artifact.

• Luo Liujing mocked Long Ya for the Dragon Family sending only Jiang Ping An, but Long Ya ignored her and hoped he would qualify.
• The Refining Masters mixed their materials in a restricted Void Pouch and drew ten at random for the challenge to forge a high-quality divine artifact within a month.
• Jiang Ping An used his World Eye to perceive the materials and saw an Eighth Level Refining Master from the Lan Clan Royal Family secretly steer favorable materials to some of its members.
• When Jiang Ping An reached into the Void Pouch, the other materials sank away, leaving him three Water Attribute primary materials, three incompatible Fire Attribute primary materials, and four poor auxiliary materials.
• Jiang Ping An realized the Lan Clan Refining Master had deliberately targeted him, though he did not know why.

Jiang Ping An discovered that an Eighth Level God King had sabotaged his materials, leaving him with an impossible mix for the forging assessment. Despite Long Ya urging him to leave and Luo Liujing mocking him, he began forging as the Artifact-Law Exchange Banquet commenced.

• Jiang Ping An drew three fire-attribute materials, three water-attribute materials, and four poor auxiliary materials, while other Refining Masters laughed at his bad luck.
• Long Ya realized Jiang Ping An’s materials made the assessment nearly impossible, and Luo Liujing mocked her and the Dragon Family.
• Jiang Ping An ignored Long Ya’s plea to leave, carried his materials into the arena, and began refining.
• The Lan Clan’s Eighth Level Array Master sealed the arena with a soundproof barrier as the Artifact-Law Exchange Banquet began.
• Array Masters and Refining Masters exchanged knowledge outside the arena, while several young God King-level Array Masters gathered around Long Ya to ask her about arrays.

Long Ya turned away the Array Masters seeking her attention and returned her focus to Jiang Ping An. Meanwhile, Tuanzi entered the mountain beneath the Treasure Pavilion, found a coffin containing the awakened Dao Xuanzi, and gave him the ridiculous tomb-finding book that had led it there.

• Long Ya politely dismissed the gathered Array Masters, who connected their God Sound Talismans to hers before leaving, while Luo Liujing fumed.
• Tuanzi slipped through the mountain's barrier and found a cave containing nine black lamps and an upright stone coffin.
• Tuanzi decided not to raid the coffin, but a net of Black Divine Runes trapped it and nullified its Formless Illusionary God Body.
• Dao Xuanzi spoke from inside the coffin and asked Tuanzi about its book for finding great tombs.
• Tuanzi handed Dao Xuanzi Thirty-Six Heavenly Days to Master Graveyard Selection, and Dao Xuanzi bitterly regretted awakening after reading it.

Tuanzi escaped Dao Xuanzi’s tomb after receiving Feng Shui Geomancy knowledge and a curse forbidding it from revealing the tomb. At the Artifact-Law Exchange Banquet, Jiang Ping An fused opposing Water and Fire materials into a shield, stunning Luo Liujing.

• Dao Xuanzi gave Tuanzi Feng Shui Geomancy knowledge, cursed it to keep the tomb secret, and let it go.
• Tuanzi fled the tomb, while Dao Xuanzi sensed that it was connected to an unseen source of immense karma.
• The Artifact-Law Exchange Banquet assessment continued, with one month remaining before the Treasure Pavilion opened and participants facing eliminations based on the materials they drew.
• Luo Liujing mocked Jiang Ping An for trying to fuse Water and Fire materials, while Long Ya watched him forge in silence.
• Jiang Ping An used his Yin Yang Dao Body to fuse the opposing materials with four other materials into a shield, leaving Luo Liujing astonished.

Jiang Ping An forged a divine artifact blank from incompatible materials and continued engraving its Divine Runes despite Lan Xuanhe’s secret offer and threats. He learned the Lan Clan was targeting the Dragon Family because its leaders had allied with Lan Shi’er, and he resolved to keep helping them.

• Jiang Ping An shaped a divine artifact blank, astonishing Luo Liujing, the onlookers, and several God Kings.
• Lan Xuanhe secretly contacted Jiang Ping An and offered him a place in the Lan Clan and the chance to become his disciple.
• Jiang Ping An questioned Lan Xuanhe but kept engraving Divine Runes instead of abandoning the assessment.
• Lan Xuanhe warned Jiang Ping An that the Dragon Family had contacted Lan Shi’er and threatened him if he stayed with them.
• Jiang Ping An realized the Dragon Family was being targeted because of Lan Shi’er and continued forging, while Lan Xuanhe resolved to find a chance to kill him.

Jiang Ping An forged a fifth-grade low-quality Water-Fire Shield despite being only at the Peak God Core Realm, astonishing the assessment’s observers and securing his chance to enter the Treasure Pavilion. Lan Xuanhe arranged for Lan Youcheng to kill him inside, while the assessment ended with Jiang Ping An’s breakthrough-defying talent exposed.

• Jiang Ping An forged a Water-Fire Shield by merging water and fire Divine Dao Laws, creating a fifth-grade divine artifact beyond his cultivation realm.
• Long Ya applauded Jiang Ping An’s achievement, while Luo Liujing and the observing God Kings were stunned by his skill.
• Lan Xuanhe ordered Lan Youcheng to eliminate Jiang Ping An in the Treasure Pavilion and promised to accept him as a disciple.
• Two days later, the Lan Clan Royal Family Array Masters withdrew the array and ended the assessment.
• The remaining Refining Masters and Array Masters stopped their work, and the assessment concluded with Jiang Ping An recognized as an exceptional talent who had not advanced after forging a high-grade divine artifact.

Jiang Ping An and the other selected elites entered the Treasure Pavilion to seek opportunities left by Dao Xuanzi. Inside the artifact-refining assessment, Bao Duo replaced its easy test with a hunt for a thief, promising Dao Xuanzi’s lifelong artifact-refining insights as the reward.

• After a final review, Jiang Ping An was among the fifteen Refining Masters selected to enter the Treasure Pavilion, and Lan Xuanhe opened it for the thirty chosen elites.
• Jiang Ping An entered the Artifact Refining door and found a vast hall filled with divine artifacts ranging from the Human Immortal level to the Ninth Level God King level.
• Bao Duo proposed that each Refining Master simply take a divine artifact they could activate, but Lan Youcheng and the others asked for a more valuable assessment.
• Angered by their objections, Bao Duo set the Refining Masters the task of finding the divine artifact spirit suspected of stealing treasures from the pavilion.
• Bao Duo promised Dao Xuanzi’s lifelong artifact-refining insights to anyone who completed the task.

Jiang Ping An reasoned out how to narrow the search for the Treasure Pavilion’s thief, then faced Lan Youcheng’s attempted assassination by awakening the spirit of a nearby King Realm Divine Saber. The saber’s power erupted as Lan Youcheng’s attack closed in.

• Lan Youcheng asked Bao Duo how to find the thief, but Bao Duo mocked him and admitted it could not locate the culprit.
• Jiang Ping An deduced that the thief was likely an unshielded, high-grade divine artifact capable of storing stolen treasures in an independent space.
• Jiang Ping An decided to search for no more than three months, then discovered Lan Youcheng preparing to attack him from behind.
• Lan Youcheng dodged Jiang Ping An’s slash and charged at him, intending to kill him to earn Lan Xuanhe’s favor.
• Jiang Ping An struck the barrier around a nearby fourth-grade King Realm Divine Saber, awakening its artifact spirit and unleashing terrifying King Realm Blade Intent.

Jiang Ping An used a King-level Divine Saber to kill Lan Youcheng, whom he believed Lan Xuanhe had sent to assassinate him, then searched the Treasure Pavilion for the artifact thief. After a Bronze Ancient Cauldron devoured two Refining Masters, Jiang Ping An ruled it out and focused on a suspicious Stone Lion.

• Jiang Ping An seized Lan Youcheng's hand to stop his escape, and the Divine Saber's King-level Blade Intent killed Lan Youcheng while Jiang Ping An survived with Time Power.
• Jiang Ping An left Lan Youcheng's corpse untouched, suspecting Lan Xuanhe had ordered the assassination, and resolved to grow stronger before seeking revenge.
• Jiang Ping An searched the great hall by sight and World Eye, narrowing the suspected artifact thieves to five targets.
• Two Refining Masters confronted a Bronze Ancient Cauldron, which devoured them after they accused it of stealing treasures.
• Jiang Ping An eliminated the Bronze Ancient Cauldron from his list and identified a palm-sized Stone Lion with an independent space and unusual artifact-spirit fluctuations as his leading suspect.

Jiang Ping An exposed the Black Stone Lion as the Treasure Pavilion thief and received artifact-refinement insights as his reward. Bao Duo also forced him to take the Stone Lion, leaving Jiang Ping An injured as he asked Bao Duo to keep the reward secret.

• Jiang Ping An tricked the Black Stone Lion into admitting it had stolen and eaten magical treasures to grow stronger.
• Bao Duo confronted the Stone Lion, struck it, and rejected its plan to consume more divine artifacts.
• Bao Duo gave Jiang Ping An a jade slip of artifact-refinement insights after he completed the task.
• Jiang Ping An asked Bao Duo to conceal that he had obtained the insights, and Bao Duo agreed on condition that he take the Stone Lion.
• Bao Duo kicked the Stone Lion into Jiang Ping An twice, breaking his bones, and Jiang Ping An grabbed it and agreed to take it away.

Jiang Ping An left the Treasure Pavilion after claiming he had failed to find its thief, while secretly taking the little black lion. Back at the inn, he revealed that Lan Xuanhe knew Long Ya planned to support Lan Shi'er, leaving Long Ya terrified for her family as she asked whether Jiang Ping An feared Lan Xuanhe.

• Jiang Ping An captured the little black lion and left the Treasure Pavilion, telling Long Ya and the others that he had abandoned the task of finding the thief.
• Lan Xuanhe was surprised to see Jiang Ping An return alive and blamed Lan Youcheng for failing to kill him.
• At the inn, Jiang Ping An told Long Ya that Lan Xuanhe had revealed her plans to support Lan Shi'er and had arranged an assassination attempt against him.
• Long Ya realized the Lan Clan Royal Family had discovered her secret and feared her actions would bring disaster upon the Dragon Family.
• After Long Ya calmed herself, she asked Jiang Ping An whether he was afraid of Lan Xuanhe, who would not forgive him for rejecting his invitation and slapping him.

Jiang Ping An advised Long Ya on how the Dragon Family could survive the Lan Clan Royal Family’s hostility, then returned to the front lines and began forging the Undying Demon Bone into a fifth-tier divine artifact. He left Little Lion with Tuanzi while he entered seclusion to grow stronger.

• Jiang Ping An told Long Ya that the Dragon Family could protect itself by earning wartime contributions and reputation, while preparing to preserve its direct line if necessary.
• Long Ya went to report the danger to Dragon Chen, while Jiang Ping An returned to his rented Cultivation Room with Tuanzi.
• Jiang Ping An released Little Lion, restrained it when it attacked, and agreed to let it stay and learn about the God Realm from Tuanzi.
• Jiang Ping An entered the Refining Room and began forging the Undying Demon Bone into a low-grade fifth-tier divine artifact.

Tuanzi befriended the Stone Lion by feeding it roasted meat and planned to use it to confront the seller who had cheated it. Meanwhile, Jiang Ping An reforged the Undying Demon Bone into a low-grade fifth-tier divine artifact and emerged to find Tuanzi and Little Lion acting suspiciously as someone demanded an explanation outside.

• Tuanzi warned Little Lion not to reveal its identity, then persuaded it to become its little brother by sharing roasted meat.
• Tuanzi told Little Lion that the tomb-raiding books it had bought were fake and planned to take it along to confront the seller.
• Jiang Ping An used four streams of Heavenly Star Trueflame to reforge the Undying Demon Bone, advancing it to a low-grade fifth-tier divine artifact in less than a month.
• Jiang Ping An left his main body cultivating and walked out of the Refining Room in the Undying Demon Bone avatar.
• Jiang Ping An found Tuanzi and Little Lion eating together; they denied causing trouble while avoiding his gaze.
• Someone pounded on the room door and demanded that Jiang Ping An come out to answer for beating their brother.

Tuanzi’s attempt to reclaim stolen God Source Stones led Xu Xing and his group to Jiang Ping An’s room, where they escalated the dispute into a threat to kill everyone. Jiang Ping An defended Tuanzi and faced Xu Xing as he raised his sword.

• Tuanzi hid beneath the bed when someone knocked, and Jiang Ping An opened the door to find Xu Xing and his men demanding an explanation for Xu Gao Yu’s beating.
• The Stone Lion explained that Tuanzi had challenged Xu Gao Yu after he insulted them, then defeated him in the Martial Arts Arena and reclaimed the resources he had taken.
• Jiang Ping An dismissed Xu Xing’s demands and shut the door, then warned Tuanzi not to use his appearance when provoking people.
• Xu Xing used a family token to break into the room and create a barrier space, while Xu Gao Yu demanded an apology, the resources, and tenfold compensation.
• Xu Xing threatened to kill everyone to keep the dispute secret, and Jiang Ping An reassured the tearful Tuanzi before Xu Xing raised his sword to attack.

Jiang Ping An killed the Xu Family cultivators who attacked him, then faced a Xu Family God King and a corrupt Enforcement Team captain. When they moved to arrest him, he revealed a Golden Token bearing the rank of Deputy Commander, though the Xu Family God King claimed it was fake.

• Jiang Ping An used his soul power to kill Xu Xing, crush Xu Gao Yu, and slay the other Xu Family members in the room.
• Jiang Ping An told Little Lion that the Xu Family had several God Kings, then prepared to leave the Cultivation Grounds with the two little ones.
• A Xu Family God King confronted Jiang Ping An outside and accused him of causing trouble and killing Xu Family members.
• The Enforcement Team captain accepted the Xu Family God King's bribe and ordered his men to arrest Jiang Ping An without investigating.
• Jiang Ping An tossed a Golden Token to an Enforcement Team member, who recognized it as a Deputy Commander token.
• The Xu Family God King claimed Jiang Ping An was impersonating a Deputy Commander and urged the captain to execute him.

Jiang Ping An proved his identity as an alliance Deputy Commander and ordered an investigation into the Xu Family after its God King tried to attack him. He then visited Dragon Chen, who felt powerless against the Lan Clan Royal Family’s threat to his family.

• Jiang Ping An used his Command Token to issue the Enforcement Team an order to investigate the Xu Family and its possible collusion with the Wildsea Royal Clan.
• The Enforcement Team members recognized Jiang Ping An as a Deputy Commander, and the captain ordered the Xu Family’s higher-ups to come in for questioning.
• Jiang Ping An left the street as bystanders realized he might be the alliance genius who had slain Zhuo Bufan, then restored his original appearance.
• Jiang Ping An arrived at Dragon Chen’s Refining Room and helped tidy it before asking about the Dragon Family’s plans.
• Dragon Chen thanked Jiang Ping An for helping the Dragon Family obtain a slot and warning them about the Lan Clan Royal Family, but said they had little choice except to take things one step at a time.

Jiang Ping An offered Dragon Chen his identity, battle merits, and a treasured refining jade slip before leaving to seek a breakthrough on the battlefield. At the front lines, he found the Lan Alliance fighting the Wildsea Royal Clan, where Zhu Li overwhelmed her opponents with her speed.

• Jiang Ping An told Dragon Chen he would place his identity and battle merits under the Dragon Family's name, then explained that he planned to reach the God Tribulation Realm by fighting stronger cultivators.
• Dragon Chen realized Jiang Ping An had slain a Peak God Core Realm opponent while at the Early Stage and recognized him as the battlefield's God Core Realm Deputy Commander.
• Jiang Ping An gave Dragon Chen Dao Xuanzi's refining jade slip and left for the front lines after securing a cultivation room for Tuanzi and Little Lion.
• Jiang Ping An arrived as the Lan Alliance and the Wildsea Royal Clan fought a brutal battle below the God King Realm.
• Zhu Li taunted the Lan Alliance deities besieging her, then used her speed to cut several of them in half and forced the survivors to call for reinforcements.

Zhu Li overwhelmed eight Peak God Core Realm deities until Jiang Ping An intervened, defeated her, and captured her alive. After tearing off her wings, Jiang Ping An asked the surviving deity where to find the battlefield’s highest-bounty target and learned that Zhu Li was that target.

• Zhu Li outmaneuvered the eight deities, forcing their leader to send the wounded defensive deity away to recover.
• Zhu Li pursued the retreating deity, shattered his shield, and nearly killed him before Jiang Ping An blocked her attack.
• Zhu Li attacked Jiang Ping An, but her wing shattered against his bones, and he smashed her head and chest before pinning her down.
• Jiang Ping An tore off Zhu Li’s wings and captured her in the Devouring Space.
• Jiang Ping An asked the half-dead deity where to find the highest-bounty target, and the deity revealed that Zhu Li was the target.

Jiang Ping An swept through the Peak God Core Realm battlefield, killing three bounty targets before entering the God Tribulation Realm battlefield. He left the two experts there stunned after he blocked a God Tribulation Realm attack without injury.

• Jiang Ping An captured Zhu Li, then left as the wounded divine being’s allies arrived and received contribution points for helping complete the mission.
• Jiang Ping An killed the heavily defended bounty target with Mental Attack and ambushed the treasure-laden target, earning 100,000 Contribution Points in total.
• Jiang Ping An ignored a warning and flew into the God Tribulation Realm battlefield, where a Wildsea Royal Clan expert attacked him with a blade strike.
• Jiang Ping An stood unharmed after blocking the God Tribulation Realm Early Stage expert’s attack with one raised hand.

Jiang Ping An fought Zhuo Hanling, an early God Tribulation Realm powerhouse, and matched him despite being at Peak God Core Realm. The battle left Zhuo Hanling recognizing Jiang Ping An as the man who killed Zhuo Bufan.

• Jiang Ping An refused to leave the battlefield and told the alliance powerhouse he would handle Zhuo Hanling.
• Zhuo Hanling charged Jiang Ping An, who blocked his broadsaber and pierced him with Bone Spikes before stealing and destroying the weapon.
• Zhuo Hanling dismissed Jiang Ping An's suggestion to restore his divine power and attacked again with the Golden Flow Saber Art.
• Jiang Ping An activated the God Burning Blade Art and Demon Bone Armor, then fought Zhuo Hanling evenly as their clashes wrecked the surrounding terrain.
• Zhuo Hanling recognized Jiang Ping An as the person who had killed Zhuo Bufan and wondered how he had survived the rumored assassination by a God King.