Recaps

Ji Minghao confided in Jiang Ning about the burdens of ruling and asked him to attend the next day's Court Assembly, which Jiang Ning agreed to do. Jiang Ning then cultivated at the ruined central island, strengthening his spirit before returning to Qingyi's room.

• Ji Minghao told Jiang Ning that he had married Shen Mengyun for political support and had no love for her, and said Jiang was the only person he could trust.
• Jiang Ning comforted Ji Minghao about the responsibilities of the throne and agreed to support him at the next day's Court Assembly.
• Jiang Ning inspected his cultivation panel at the damaged central island and used 200 Origin Points to improve the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method.
• Jiang Ning cultivated through the night by drawing True Spirit Fragments from the River of Time, raising the method's experience points to 36,773.
• Jiang Ning returned to Dongling Marquis Mansion and entered Qingyi's room late at night.

Ji Minghao prepared for his first court assembly as emperor while Jiang Ning traveled to the palace as Prince of Luoshui. At the assembly, Ji Minghao revealed that Jiang Ning had already ended the Yellow Sky Sect’s threat to Five Peaks Prefecture, astonishing the officials.

• Shen Mengyun brought Ji Minghao supper, and he burned the book titled “From Luoshui County to Top Scholar” after recalling Jiang Ning and the Imperial Guard’s report.
• Jiang Ning left Dongling Marquis Mansion before dawn and rode an Imperial Guard carriage to the palace for the Court Assembly.
• At Taiji Hall, Ji Minghao granted Jiang Ning a seat at the front, and the officials saw the deference shown to him.
• An official urged Ji Minghao to send aid to Five Peaks Prefecture, and Shen Xiao volunteered to lead ten thousand troops there.
• Ji Minghao announced that Jiang Ning had gone to Five Peaks Prefecture the previous day and made the two Yellow Sky Sect Heavenly Kings withdraw without a battle.
• Jiang Ning confirmed Ji Minghao’s announcement, leaving Shen Xiao and the other officials astonished.

Jiang Ning attended court as news arrived that the Northern Barbarians had surrounded Tianque City under Wheel-Rotating King, whose power carried the aura of the god imprisoned in the Great Snow Mountain. Li Xiang argued that Jiang Ning was one of the few people capable of saving the city, leaving Jiang Ning to weigh his displeasure at Ji Minghao’s maneuvering against his willingness to prevent a massacre.

• Xiang Yuan and other officials called for Jiang Ning to be rewarded, while Ji Minghao asserted that he had already arranged a reward.
• A military official reported that Wheel-Rotating King and the Northern Barbarian army were threatening Tianque City, prompting Jiang Ning to recall the Northern Barbarians’ Great Snow Mountain god.
• Li Xiang silenced the court, and Ji Minghao distributed memorials describing the city’s desperate situation and Wheel-Rotating King’s fifteen-day ultimatum.
• Li Xiang said only a handful of top experts could resolve the crisis and urged Ji Minghao to send Jiang Ning or another prince to confront Wheel-Rotating King.
• Jiang Ning realized Ji Minghao had laid the groundwork to make him take responsibility, felt displeased at being treated like a chess piece, and recalled Ji Minghao’s past help.

Jiang Ning accepted Ji Minghao’s plea to defend Tianque City and set out alone for the northern border with an Imperial Edict granting him sweeping authority. After he departed, Ji Minghao rewarded Jiang Ning’s family with prestigious titles and privileges, which the court unanimously approved.

• Ji Minghao bowed to Jiang Ning and asked him to go to Tianque City, and Jiang Ning agreed to confront the Northern Barbarians’ Wheel-Turning King.
• Ji Minghao gave Jiang Ning an Imperial Edict granting him authority to command forces, appoint or dismiss officials, and execute first and report later.
• Jiang Ning rejected an escort, asked Ji Minghao to reassure his family, and flew north in a Black and White Rainbow Light.
• Ji Minghao elevated Jiang Li, Lady Liu, Jiang Yiming, and Jiang Yuanyuan with official titles, privileges, and a fief, and the court supported the decree.
• After the Court Assembly dispersed, ministers discussed the unprecedented rewards and Ji Minghao’s reasons for granting them.

After court officials discussed Jiang Ning’s mission to the north, Li Xiang and Xiao Wuque worried that Wheel-Rotating King carried the power of the God of Great Snow Mountain. Jiang Ning reached Tianque City, sensed the two northern kings and Wheel-Rotating King, then appeared before King Beicang and Zhenbei King Xu Zhen.

• Xiang Yuan celebrated Jiang Ning’s northward journey with military officers, while Li Xiang told Xiao Wuque he feared Great Snow Mountain’s God was granting power to the mortal world.
• Jiang Ning arrived above Tianque City and sensed King Beicang and Zhenbei King Xu Zhen inside, along with Wheel-Rotating King encamped outside the city.
• Wheel-Rotating King sensed an unusual presence, but Jiang Ning had already vanished from the sky above Tianque City.
• King Beicang and Xu Zhen discussed abandoning Tianque City because they doubted they could withstand Wheel-Rotating King and his army.
• Jiang Ning appeared silently in the council hall, where King Beicang recognized him and Xu Zhen saw him for the first time.

Jiang Ning arrived in Tianque City with an imperial edict authorizing him to handle the crisis, then demonstrated his overwhelming physical strength to Zhenbei King Xu Zhen. After Xu Zhen accepted the vast gap between them, Jiang Ning began probing why the Northern Barbarians’ Imperial Advisor had given the city fifteen days.

• Jiang Ning showed Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and King Beicang the Emperor’s imperial edict, confirming his authority and identity.
• Xu Zhen described the Northern Barbarians’ forces, including eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Steeds, and said the Wheel-Turning King had defeated him in one exchange.
• Xu Zhen asked to test Jiang Ning’s strength, and Jiang Ning pinned him with one hand despite Xu Zhen unleashing his full physical power.
• Xu Zhen acknowledged Jiang Ning’s superiority and said the Prince of Luoshui could resolve Tianque City’s crisis.
• Jiang Ning asked why the Wheel-Turning King had given Tianque City a fifteen-day deadline, and Xu Zhen suggested he still feared offending the Martial Saint.

Jiang Ning warned the Zhenbei King and the North Cang King that the Wheel-Turning King had gained the Great Snow Mountain deity’s power and was likely baiting a top Great Xia expert into a decisive fight. He agreed to protect Tianque City, but said he needed a breakthrough first, then arranged for the city’s stores of medicinal herbs and other treasures to be gathered for him.

• Jiang Ning told the Zhenbei King and the North Cang King that the Wheel-Turning King’s fifteen-day deadline likely served to lure Prince Ji Xuan, the Qingxu Temple Master, or Ku Hai into a fight.
• Jiang Ning learned that the two rulers had discussed abandoning Tianque City, and they insisted they would fight under his command instead.
• Jiang Ning admitted he could not guarantee victory over the empowered Wheel-Turning King without breaking through his cultivation bottleneck.
• Jiang Ning asked the Zhenbei King and the North Cang King to gather all available Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, including ordinary herbs and fruits, to aid his breakthrough.
• Jiang Ning ordered the two rulers to keep his arrival secret while they arranged to send the gathered supplies to him.

Jiang Ning weighed the threat posed by Wheel-Turning King and the deity of Great Snow Mountain, then began gathering resources to strengthen himself before the Northern Barbarian Imperial Advisor’s deadline. After refining Zhenbei King Xu Zhen’s treasure stores, he directed him to collect more supplies from Tianque City in exchange for protecting its people.

• Jiang Ning reviewed his Origin Points and cultivation progress, concluding that he needed more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to prepare for the deity behind Wheel-Turning King.
• Xu Zhen brought four chests of treasures from his estate, and Jiang Ning swallowed and refined their contents, gaining thirty-six Origin Points.
• Jiang Ning told Xu Zhen that more resources would help him ensure Tianque City survived the coming conflict.
• Xu Zhen ordered the city’s Aristocratic Families, merchant associations, and military officers to send their stored treasures to Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning asked Xu Zhen to treat hoarding as betrayal but to give offenders one chance and spare their families, and Xu Zhen agreed.

Jiang Ning refined the treasures from Zhenbei King and King Beicang, advanced his cultivation, and drew King Beicang’s awe as he gathered supplies for the coming fight against Wheel-Turning King. King Beicang then realized that Divine Might King Li Tianwen had likely killed his heir, leaving him poised to pursue the truth.

• After Zhenbei King Xu Zhen left, Jiang Ning refined the remaining medicinal power from four chests and increased his Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill experience.
• As Jiang Ning cultivated the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, King Beicang sensed his overwhelming spiritual presence and brought him five chests of treasures.
• Jiang Ning devoured the contents of King Beicang’s chests, raising his Origin Points to 443.8, and King Beicang promised to collect more supplies across Tianque City.
• Jiang Ning said he needed more resources to prepare for Wheel-Turning King, and King Beicang explained that protecting his family and the city mattered more to him than his hatred over his son’s death.
• Jiang Ning told King Beicang that he had not killed his heir, prompting King Beicang to suspect that Divine Might King Li Tianwen had secretly dealt the fatal blow.

Jiang Ning cultivated on the resources collected in Tianque City, perfected two techniques, and spent Origin Points to advance the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method and improve its traits. He ended the chapter with 217.3 Origin Points and resumed cultivating.

• King Beicang admitted he had suspected who killed his son, apologized to Jiang Ning, and promised to gather resources from Tianque City’s families and merchant guilds.
• Zhenbei King delivered carts of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, which Jiang Ning devoured to gain Origin Points and fuel his cultivation.
• Overnight, Jiang Ning perfected the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method and the Black Dragon Swallowing Whale Skill, then spent 200 Origin Points to break through the former and raise Spiritual Wisdom to Light Gold.
• Jiang Ning saw a possible future in which he fought the Wheel-Turning King beneath an inverted Great Snow Mountain and sensed a mysterious godlike presence.
• Jiang Ning spent another 200 Origin Points to raise Insight into True Spirit and Pre-perception, then entered cultivation with 217.3 Origin Points remaining.

After three days of consuming Tianque City's remaining treasures, Jiang Ning spent 500 Origin Points to break through the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, gaining a Deep Gold Pre-perception trait and sensing a hidden mystery within the human body. As the Barbarian Tribe's Imperial Advisor prepared to attack Tianque City the next morning, Jiang Ning realized his new perception might have revealed the path to a legendary realm.

• The Zhenbei King and the King Beicang delivered Tianque City's final stores of treasures to Jiang Ning, bringing his Origin Points to 933.3 and both cultivation techniques to the Perfected Realm.
• Jiang Ning spent 500 Origin Points to break through the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, and the resulting spiritual radiance caused people across Tianque City to bow toward him.
• The red-robed lama dismissed the possibility that Tianque City's defenders posed a serious threat and ordered a final ultimatum, declaring that the city would fall the next morning.
• Jiang Ning perceived more than ten thousand scenes across the world and gained the Deep Gold Pre-perception trait, greatly strengthening his spirit and Spiritual Power.
• Jiang Ning sensed vague shadows throughout his body and realized they might be part of a deeper human mystery beyond flesh, spirit, and Nascent Soul.

Jiang Ning investigated the changes in his body, cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body, and agreed to face the Northern Barbarian Imperial Advisor after learning the enemy would attack at dawn. At Tianque City’s walls, the Wheel-Turning King arrived and overwhelmed the defenders until Jiang Ning’s voice and spiritual force broke the effect.

• Jiang Ning considered whether stronger physical strength and perception would reveal the vague shadows within his body, then began cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body.
• King Beicang and Zhenbei King Xu Zhen learned that the barbarians planned to attack at dawn and suspected the Northern Barbarian Imperial Advisor had reacted to Jiang Ning’s arrival.
• Jiang Ning said he had seven or eight parts confidence and told the two kings to watch from the city walls while he faced the enemy.
• At dawn, the Wheel-Turning King walked through the air toward Tianque City, causing soldiers to drop their weapons and kneel under his oppressive presence.
• The Wheel-Turning King called out to Jiang Ning, and Jiang Ning’s clear voice and spiritual force broke the spell over the defenders.

Jiang Ning resisted the Wheel-Turning King's Buddhist Kingdom Pure Land and shattered it with the Heavenly Eye at his brow. The Wheel-Turning King admitted defeat in their contest of spiritual will, then challenged Jiang Ning to a contest on the Martial Path.

• The Wheel-Turning King revealed that he had come to test Great Xia's strength and declared that he would defeat Jiang Ning at the spiritual level.
• The Wheel-Turning King summoned the Buddhist Kingdom Pure Land, forcing Tianque City's citizens and soldiers to kneel before his Buddha form.
• Jiang Ning opened the Heavenly Eye on his brow, dispelling the Buddhist visions and freeing the people of Tianque City from the Wheel-Turning King's spiritual pressure.
• The Wheel-Turning King recognized Jiang Ning's Heavenly Eye, speculated that he was a Reincarnated Body, and conceded that his spiritual will had lost.
• The Wheel-Turning King stepped forward and challenged Jiang Ning to compete again on the Martial Path.

The Wheel-Turning King summoned an Eight-Armed Buddha Dharma Form and attacked Jiang Ning with its divine artifacts. Jiang Ning countered several strikes with his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, but the chapter left him being drawn into the Treasure Vase while the Dharma Conch shook his Nascent Soul.

• The Wheel-Turning King summoned a golden sea of lightning and manifested an eight-zhang Eight-Armed Buddha Dharma Form.
• Jiang Ning revealed his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body and blocked the Demon-Subduing Sword and vajra pestle, then evaded the demon-subduing hook.
• The Wheel-Turning King used the Treasure Parasol to restrain Jiang Ning, but Jiang Ning unleashed Heart Tribulation Fire and shattered the parasol and lotus with a punch.
• The Wheel-Turning King blew the Dharma Conch to attack Jiang Ning’s Nascent Soul and sent the Treasure Vase to draw him in.

Jiang Ning escaped the Treasure Vase and killed Wheel-Turning King with one punch, revealing strength far beyond Second Under Heaven. The God of Great Snow Mountain then invited him to visit, leaving Jiang Ning to consider the mysterious being’s intentions as Tianque City celebrated his victory.

• Jiang Ning expanded into his Ten-Foot Golden Body inside the Treasure Vase and snapped its chains, shattering the artifact to escape.
• Jiang Ning unleashed his full power and destroyed Wheel-Turning King’s Eight-Armed Heavenly Dragon Dharma Form with one punch, killing him.
• Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and King Beicang marveled at Jiang Ning’s strength, while the soldiers at Tianque City cheered his victory.
• The God of Great Snow Mountain appeared to Jiang Ning, denied ill intent, and invited him to visit as a guest.
• Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and King Beicang agreed that Jiang Ning might be only one step away from the world’s strongest figure.

After killing Wheel-Turning King, Jiang Ning chose to hold the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Steeds for ransom rather than risk angering the God of the Great Snow Mountain. He offered Ashina a chance to rule the Northern Barbarian Royal Court, but made the horses’ survival depend on the resources her family provided.

• Jiang Ning decided to spare the Great Snow Dragon Steeds and demand rare treasures and cultivation resources from the Northern Barbarian Royal Court in exchange.
• Jiang Ning instructed Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and King Beicang to handle negotiations, and a messenger reported that the Royal Court’s second heir had requested an audience.
• Ashina arrived and asked Jiang Ning to spare the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Steeds, acknowledging that the Northern Barbarian army could not defeat him.
• Jiang Ning asked Ashina whether she wanted to become ruler of the Northern Barbarians and demanded resources as ransom for the horses.
• Ashina agreed that the horses were essential to her rule, while Jiang Ning warned that only some might survive if her family’s offer lacked sincerity.

Ashina asked Jiang Ning to help her seize the Northern Barbarian Royal Court and stir the eighteen tribes into mutiny, and he agreed to act after they rebelled. During the victory banquet in Tianque City, reports of fighting outside drew Jiang Ning to the wall, where he watched the tribesmen charge toward the blockade as Ashina’s agents urged them on.

• Ashina promised Jiang Ning a share of the Royal Court’s resources if he helped her, and explained that she wanted her eldest brother dead because he had caused their mother’s death.
• Jiang Ning agreed to help Ashina and told her to provoke the eighteen tribes into mutiny that night, promising to make them pay for their actions.
• Tianque City celebrated the Wheel-Turning King’s death at a victory banquet hosted in the North Cang King’s Mansion.
• A guard reported movement outside the city, and Jiang Ning left the banquet with the Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and the North Cang King to investigate.
• Northern Barbarian warriors charged the Martial Path experts guarding the foothills, believing escape to the grasslands and Great Snow Mountain was their only hope.
• Jiang Ning spotted Ashina’s agents inciting the warriors and waited as the fighting intensified.

Jiang Ning revealed his overwhelming power during the Northern Barbarian uprising, crushing a hill with one punch before Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and the King Beicang led their cavalry to rout the rebels. The slaughter ended with Ashina and the surviving tribal leaders facing defeat, while Jiang Ning turned his attention to the God of Great Snow Mountain and the grasslands’ future.

• Ashina rejected the tribal leaders’ calls to attack, warning them that Jiang Ning had killed the blessed Imperial Advisor and might be beyond Great Snow Mountain’s power.
• Jiang Ning appeared above the camp in his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body and killed countless Northern Barbarian warriors with a single punch that devastated a hill.
• Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and the King Beicang ordered their cavalry to kill those who resisted or refused to surrender, and their forces charged into the shattered Northern Barbarian army.
• Jiang Ning watched the cavalry massacre the routed rebels while Ashina and the tribal leaders realized their tribes had lost the strength to stand independently.
• Jiang Ning sensed the God of Great Snow Mountain watching from the north and decided to wait for the ransom for the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Steeds before seeking out the God.
• The battle ended as surviving Northern Barbarian soldiers surrendered or fled, while Jiang Ning let the few escapees go.

Jiang Ning returned to Tianque City after defeating the Northern Barbarians and left Ashina to navigate the tribes’ accusations while he recovered. Reflecting on the Wheel-Turning King’s power, he realized his earlier confidence about visiting the God of Great Snow Mountain may have been manipulated, and feared the god could pose a deadly threat.

• Jiang Ning praised Ashina for keeping the Great Snow Dragon Steeds out of the battle, then left as Golden Tribe leaders began accusing her of betraying them.
• The Golden Tribe leaders presented Tuota as proof that Ashina had incited their warriors, but Tuota claimed he had been forced to frame her to save his family before dying from poison.
• Jiang Ning returned to Tianque City and told Zhenbei King Xu Zhen and the North Cang King to leave Ashina alone, promising to support her claim to the throne if she delivered the ransom and stabilized the Royal Court.
• Jiang Ning entered seclusion in the North Cang King's Mansion and reviewed his battle against the Wheel-Turning King and the Eight-Armed Heavenly Dragon Dharma Form.
• Jiang Ning reconsidered the God of Great Snow Mountain’s power and suspected that his earlier belief that the god posed no threat had been twisted, leaving him afraid that a visit to the grasslands could be fatal.

Jiang Ning broke through the Indestructible Vajra Body, raised Dragon Elephant Power, and gained a clearer understanding of how physical cultivation could help him perceive the body's secrets. Ashina Long arrived at Tianque City to ransom the Great Snow Dragon Steeds and the Golden Tribe chieftains, but Jiang Ning rejected his offer as too low.

• Jiang Ning cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body until it reached its experience limit, then spent Origin Points to break through and enhance Dragon Elephant Power.
• Jiang Ning realized that his spirit could observe the body's secrets, but a stronger physical body was needed to shake them, so he resumed cultivating the Indestructible Vajra Body.
• The King Beicang informed Jiang Ning that Ashina Long had come to ransom the eight thousand Great Snow Dragon Steeds, the Golden Tribe chieftains, and Ashina.
• Ashina Long entered Tianque City with carriages of ransom goods and met Jiang Ning at the Zhenbei King's Mansion.
• Ashina Long offered fifty cartloads of rare ores and one hundred and thirty cartloads of spiritual medicines, then promised an equal second payment if Jiang Ning released the captives and horses.
• Jiang Ning told Ashina Long that the offer was too low because the Great Snow Dragon Steeds secured the Royal Court's dominion over the grasslands.

Jiang Ning secured Ashina’s promise to pay a greater price in exchange for sparing the Golden Tribe, then refined the resources she had sent and advanced the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method. The breakthrough granted him the Light Gold trait Fish in the River, an innate ability to stir the River of Time.

• Jiang Ning killed Ashina Long and warned Ashina that she would pay with her life if she broke their agreement; Ashina promised to honor their deal and led the Golden Tribe leaders out of Zhenbei King's Mansion.
• Ashina told the Golden Tribe leaders that she had made a deal with Jiang Ning and urged them not to try to evade it, explaining that his strength made such a gamble too dangerous.
• Jiang Ning refined Ashina Long’s rare resources, raising his Origin Points to 731.3, then spent three days cultivating and brought the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method’s progress to its limit.
• Jiang Ning used 1,000 Origin Points to advance the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method to the Tenth Limit Break and experienced a vision of the River of Time.
• Jiang Ning discovered the new Light Gold trait Fish in the River and realized he could instinctively stir the waters of time, slightly affecting its flow.

After advancing the Spirit Platform Illuminating True Self Method, Jiang Ning discovered the human body's Shackles and realized that breaking them was the Martial Saint's path beyond First Grade. He shattered six Shackles in his right arm before reaching his current limit, and concluded that further progress would require a stronger Physical Body.

• Jiang Ning tested his new grasp of time and found that altering its flow could double his speed and the force of his punches.
• Jiang Ning observed dark golden Shackles throughout his body, counted ninety in total, and understood them as restraints keeping people within mortal limits.
• Jiang Ning exerted himself and broke one Shackle in his right arm, feeling his body become lighter and the arm's power rise.
• Jiang Ning broke two more Shackles in his right arm and found that each broken Shackle increased its strength by roughly ten percent, while the remaining Shackles grew more resilient.
• Jiang Ning continued until he had broken six Shackles in his right arm, nearly doubling its power and toughness, then judged that he needed to strengthen his Physical Body to go further.

Jiang Ning used Ashina’s tribute to strengthen the Indestructible Vajra Body, then spent Origin Points to break through to its Ninth Limit Break and improve his defense. With his new strength, he shattered the remaining three Shackles in his right arm and gained a clearer understanding of the path ahead.

• Zhenbei King Xu Zhen told Jiang Ning that Ashina’s delegation had arrived with tribute, and Jiang Ning ordered the resources brought to his courtyard.
• Jiang Ning cultivated the Indestructible Vajra Body while refining the first shipment, raising his Origin Points to 903.1.
• After several days, Jiang Ning perfected the Eight Times Limit Break of the Indestructible Vajra Body, but the expected second shipment had not arrived.
• Jiang Ning spent 500 Origin Points to advance the Indestructible Vajra Body to the Ninth Limit Break, upgrading his Indestructible Golden Body trait and greatly strengthening his defense.
• Jiang Ning broke the remaining three Shackles in his right arm and realized the power released by breaking the Shackles.

After learning that the Martial Saint had died, Jiang Ning hurried back to the Royal Capital, where Xiao Wuque confirmed the news and gave him a box containing something the Martial Saint had left for his future path. Jiang Ning left to see his family, carrying the box and facing an uncertain world without the Martial Saint.

• Jiang Ning discovered that his body and right arm had changed after breaking through, then received Xiao Wuque's message that the Martial Saint had passed away.
• Jiang Ning left Zhenbei King's Mansion and rushed toward the Royal Capital, remembering the Martial Saint's guidance and worrying about the turmoil ahead.
• Jiang Ning entered the Royal Capital unnoticed, sensed the city, and went directly to Xiao Wuque's residence.
• Xiao Wuque confirmed the Martial Saint's death and gave Jiang Ning a black wooden box the Martial Saint had left for him to open when the time was right.
• Jiang Ning left Xiao Wuque's residence with the box, while Xiao Wuque wondered whether Jiang Ning had used space to disappear.

Jiang Ning read Martial Saint’s final guidance, visited his Grotto-heaven, and accepted that he would have to rely on himself after Martial Saint’s death. Back at the Dongling Marquis Mansion, he discovered that Qingyi was carrying the perfect lifeform and learned that the Moon Lake Woman wanted to see him about the imbalance in his Nascent Soul.

• Jiang Ning read Martial Saint’s letter, learned about the method for severing Shackles, and concluded that he would keep breaking them through sheer strength.
• Jiang Ning entered Martial Saint’s Grotto-heaven, found a note offering it as a refuge, and left after searching the cottage.
• Jiang Ning reflected that Martial Saint’s death would soon unsettle the world and resolved to rely on himself.
• Jiang Ning returned to the Dongling Marquis Mansion, where Luyi urged him to visit Qingyi.
• Jiang Ning sensed that Qingyi had reached Hunyuan Realm perfection and discovered the perfect lifeform in her womb.
• Qingyi told Jiang Ning that the Moon Lake Woman wanted him to visit her because the Yin and Yang of his Nascent Soul were unbalanced from cultivating the Taiyin-taiyang True Sutra together.