Chapter Summaries

Ling Wuyuan fought the Three Great Families amid a sea of flames, shrugging off the fire and holding off their cultivators. After the families’ leaders attacked him together, he began to gain the upper hand, but one wounded [Source Gathering Realm cultivator] chose to self-destruct.

• Ling Wuyuan used the flames and his sword to keep the Three Great Families’ fighters from defending themselves, while remaining unharmed by the fire.
• The Zhu Family Patriarch recognized Ling Wuyuan and asked what grudge he had against them; Ling Wuyuan said he represented the Pei Family and that the Pei Family had shown kindness to someone.
• The Huang Family Patriarch and Miao Zhong attacked Ling Wuyuan, and eight [Source Gathering Realm] cultivators joined in with weapons and True Qi attacks.
• Ling Wuyuan used [Flawless Circle] to withstand the assault and injured one cultivator by striking through his protective True Qi and damaging his heart meridian.
• The wounded cultivator charged Ling Wuyuan and self-destructed as the others scattered.

Ling Wuyuan faced four Zhu, Miao, and other family Grand Elders who self-destructed to stop him, choosing to endure their combined attack without using [Abyssal Divine Speed]. He emerged from the flames alive and regenerated, apparently stronger than before.

• As Miao Zhong and the others retreated, three elderly Grand Elders stayed behind and rushed Ling Wuyuan, determined to sacrifice themselves to protect their families.
• Ling Wuyuan met one attacker head-on and pierced his chest as the other three completed their encirclement.
• All four Grand Elders self-destructed together, unleashing an explosion amplified by the formation barrier.
• Ling Wuyuan refused to escape and took the combined blast directly, while Miao Zhong and the others struggled to withstand the shockwaves.
• Yuan Yujun sensed that Ling Wuyuan was alive and growing stronger, reassuring Pei Yiman and Yan Xiujin.
• Ling Wuyuan walked out of the flames, regenerated his burned body and hair, and crushed the charred spine in his hand to dust.

Ling Wuyuan adapted to the flames that had injured him, awakening [Self-Regeneration] and [Environmental Adaptability]. After swallowing the flames without harm, he blasted his exhausted enemy with a fiery breath and put his clothes back on.

• Yan Xiujin watched Ling Wuyuan fight until Pei Yiman covered her eyes, while Yuan Yujun insisted she was only studying his constitution.
• Ling Wuyuan realized his injuries had activated dormant potential, granting him [Self-Regeneration] and [Environmental Adaptability].
• Ling Wuyuan adapted to the surrounding flames and swallowed them without harm, overcoming the vulnerability of his internal organs.
• Ling Wuyuan compressed the flames with his stomach and true qi, then blasted his weakened enemy with a powerful fiery breath.
• Ling Wuyuan summoned a set of [Rune Armor] from the Mysterious Void Myriad Forms Ring and dressed himself.

Ling Wuyuan fought Miao Zhong and the Patriarch of the Zhu Family after they attacked him with lightning and a spiritual strike. Although Miao Zhong broke through to the Spirit Infusion Realm, Ling Wuyuan killed both men and stood victorious.

• Ling Wuyuan killed two charred opponents before a spiritual attack knocked him back and lightning struck him.
• Miao Zhong broke through to the Spirit Infusion Realm and joined the Patriarch of the Zhu Family against Ling Wuyuan.
• Ling Wuyuan healed his lightning wounds, while Miao Zhong activated a secret art that burned his life force and charged him.
• Ling Wuyuan and Miao Zhong traded hundreds of punches until Ling Wuyuan pierced Miao Zhong's chest and crushed his heart.
• The Patriarch of the Zhu Family attacked Ling Wuyuan's chest wound, but Ling Wuyuan overpowered his palm blade and pierced his heart.
• Miao Zhong sighed that Ling Wuyuan was truly strong, then died.

After killing Miao Zhong, Ling Wuyuan realized he had finally gained the strength to control his own life, and his body and soul transformed as his cultivation advanced. He then finished fulfilling his promise to Pei Yi by slaughtering two more families, leaving Yan Xiujin and Yuan Yujun unsettled by his laughter amid the ruins.

• Ling Wuyuan watched Miao Zhong’s corpse burn and recognized that he had finally obtained the strength he had lacked.
• Ling Wuyuan’s True Qi regenerated and formed a True Qi Vortex, bringing him close to the Source Gathering Realm.
• Ling Wuyuan’s soul transformed, expanding and sharpening his Flawless Circle and improving his ability to perceive and control his body and thoughts.
• Ling Wuyuan flew to two other locations in Black Stone City and slaughtered two more families to fulfill his promise to Pei Yi.
• Ling Wuyuan laughed amid the ruins, while Yan Xiujin and Yuan Yujun looked disturbed and Pei Yi remained untroubled.

Ling Wuyuan sensed that his [True Qi Vortex] was nearing a bottleneck and that a [Spiritual Energy Vortex] had formed around him, but he had not yet broken through. Yan Xiujin persuaded him to go shopping after lunch, while Pei Yi remained in seclusion as her special physique awakened.

• Ling Wuyuan recovered fully and sensed his [True Qi Vortex] nearing a bottleneck as spiritual energy gathered around him.
• Ling Wuyuan perceived other [Spiritual Energy Vortexes] throughout [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion] and realized their size did not reliably reveal their owners' strength.
• Yan Xiujin entered Ling Wuyuan's room, asked whether he had broken through, and complained that she was bored.
• Ling Wuyuan agreed to go down the mountain with Yan Xiujin after lunch and buy a [News Report].
• Yan Xiujin asked Ling Wuyuan to help her show off because he was the only man in [Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion].

Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yi discussed why Yan Xiujin trusted him, and Pei Yi sent him out so Yan Xiujin could play with him. After he left, Yuan Yujun urged Pei Yi to focus on cultivation while privately celebrating that Pei Yi had brought Ling Wuyuan, a prodigy with his own inheritance, back to the pavilion.

• Ling Wuyuan suggested Pei Yi’s past praise had helped Yan Xiujin trust him, and Pei Yi nervously denied ever bragging about him.
• Pei Yi told Ling Wuyuan to go meet Yan Xiujin and said they could stroll around the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion once she controlled her cold aura.
• Yuan Yujun appeared after Ling Wuyuan left and ordered Pei Yi to cultivate instead of constantly thinking about him.
• Yuan Yujun reflected that Ling Wuyuan was a perfect match for Pei Yi and congratulated herself for bringing the prodigy and his inheritance back to the pavilion.

Ling Wuyuan and Yan Xiujin chatted about marriage and attraction as they walked down the mountain, and he tricked her into recording her innocent opinions on an Imprint Stone. The chapter left Yan Xiujin with an embarrassing record of her words and a heartfelt verdict for Ling Wuyuan: “You are so bad!!!”

• Yan Xiujin chattered encouragement at Ling Wuyuan, who smacked her on the head and told her to lead the way.
• Ling Wuyuan and Yan Xiujin discussed how many wives he might marry and whether men who remained unmarried liked women.
• Yan Xiujin told Ling Wuyuan that any man she liked should look like him and suggested marrying him alongside her Senior Sister.
• Ling Wuyuan bet Yan Xiujin would later regret her views on love and marriage, then recorded her words with an Imprint Stone.
• Ling Wuyuan kept Yan Xiujin’s embarrassing recording and later earned her heartfelt accusation: “You are so bad!!!”

Ling Wuyuan returned to Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion with Pei Yiman after Yuan Yujun arranged for him to join despite the sect’s rule against male disciples. He accepted the benefits and training opportunities in exchange for copies of the Azure Lake White Stream Palace manuals, leaving his former lone-wolf plans behind.

• Ling Wuyuan noticed the pavilion’s beautiful members and realized the sect had kept its tradition of pursuing youth-preserving medicines and techniques.
• Yuan Yujun secured Ling Wuyuan’s acceptance by announcing his connection to the pavilion and his gift of part of the Azure Lake White Stream Palace inheritance.
• Guan Xiangfei and other acquaintances resented Ling Wuyuan for joining a wealthy sect instead of enduring the hardships they had expected for him.
• Ling Wuyuan recalled Pei Yiman’s kindness and agreed to return with her, trusting her and Yuan Yujun despite his usual reluctance to join a faction.
• Ling Wuyuan decided the manuals were a fair price for a comfortable cultivation environment and access to training in alchemy, artifact forging, and formations.

Yan Xiujin showed Ling Wuyuan the cultivation institutes and explained that he could attend classes and consult their elders despite not being a formal member. At the Alchemy Institute, Head Elder Su Jinwen recognized Ling Wuyuan’s existing skill and encouraged him to pursue alchemy, while he planned to explore every discipline.

• Yan Xiujin explained the institutes, Ling Wuyuan’s access and authority, and how their members studied specialized skills.
• Su Jinwen introduced herself as Head Elder of the Alchemy Institute and advised Ling Wuyuan to study basic texts before attending public lessons.
• Ling Wuyuan shared his alchemy problems, and Su Jinwen answered his questions and praised his talent.
• Yan Xiujin told Ling Wuyuan that Yuan Yujun’s other disciples would return in five or six days.
• Ling Wuyuan asked Yan Xiujin to show him the institutes and take him shopping in town, saying he wanted to learn alchemy, artifact refining, formations, and talismanic equipment.
• Yan Xiujin urged Ling Wuyuan to focus on alchemy first, but he claimed he had talent in all the fields.

Ling Wuyuan toured Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion’s cultivation institutes with Yan Xiujin, gaining a deeper appreciation for the knowledge available there. After promising to pay for her shopping the next day, he carried her back and offered to make barbecue for a late-night snack.

• Ling Wuyuan and Yan Xiujin spent nearly ten hours touring the cultivation institutes and meeting many of the pavilion’s elders.
• Yan Xiujin complained that their planned shopping trip had turned into her guiding Ling Wuyuan around the pavilion.
• Ling Wuyuan promised to pay for everything Yan Xiujin bought during their shopping trip the next day.
• Yan Xiujin asked Ling Wuyuan to carry her back, and he carried her while considering what to eat.
• Ling Wuyuan offered to make barbecue from demonic beast meat, and Yan Xiujin asked him to grill three jin despite saying she wanted to eat less.

Ling Wuyuan and Yan Xiujin went shopping in Jade Night Snow City, where the women’s attention toward the only man in town disrupted their outing. Yan Xiujin asked Ling Wuyuan to carry her, but her rowdy behavior ended with him spanking her as she threatened to tell her Master and Sixth Senior Sister.

• Ling Wuyuan praised Jade Night Snow City’s prosperity and safety while Yan Xiujin explained how it compared with other cities.
• Women crowded around Ling Wuyuan, and Yan Xiujin ordered them to disperse before getting angry at those who insulted her.
• Ling Wuyuan reassured Yan Xiujin that people would get used to seeing him, and she demanded that he carry her while they shopped.
• Yan Xiujin climbed onto Ling Wuyuan’s back and yelled for him to charge, so he spanked her three times.
• Yan Xiujin cried and threatened to tell her Master and Sixth Senior Sister that Ling Wuyuan had spanked her.

Ling Wuyuan carried Yan Xiujin through the streets after she got a nosebleed from eating overly nourishing grilled Golden Giant Eagle meat. He agreed to buy her expensive clothes, then took her to a high-end clothing shop and read the latest News Report while she browsed.

• Yan Xiujin complained that Ling Wuyuan had fed her nourishing demonic beast meat, while he reminded her she had kept eating despite getting a nosebleed.
• Yan Xiujin bit the back of Ling Wuyuan’s neck in a tantrum, then grew embarrassed under the passersby’s stares.
• Yan Xiujin demanded expensive clothes instead of food, and Ling Wuyuan agreed because he had promised to treat her.
• Yan Xiujin teased Ling Wuyuan about marrying her and Sixth Senior Sister, prompting him to worry that passersby would spread rumors about him.
• Ling Wuyuan carried Yan Xiujin to a high-end clothing shop, let her choose clothes, and asked a maid for the latest News Report.

Ling Wuyuan learned that destroying the Three Great Families had raised him to eighth on the country’s hero ranking, while he remained second in the province behind Yuan Yujun’s powerful third disciple. He reflected on the limits of fighting across ranks, and Yuan Yujun became more determined to recruit him, while Ling Wuyuan accepted her goodwill as a reasonable exchange of interests.

• Ling Wuyuan read that his country ranking had risen to eighth after he destroyed the Three Great Families of Black Stone City, though his provincial ranking stayed second behind Yuan Yujun’s third disciple.
• Ling Wuyuan considered how Source Gathering Realm cultivators could draw on heaven and earth’s spiritual qi, giving them an advantage over even a powerful Qi Nourishing Realm cultivator.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized that killing Miao Zhong, a Spirit Infusion Realm cultivator, defied ordinary expectations, and Yuan Yujun was amazed by the feat.
• Yuan Yujun grew more determined to bring Ling Wuyuan to the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion, believing his talent could carry him beyond the Divine Ability Realm.
• Ling Wuyuan sensed Yuan Yujun meant him no harm and accepted that she might seek future benefits from their relationship.

Ling Wuyuan read commentary about his reputation and dismissed outsiders’ opinions as irrelevant. He accompanied Yan Xiujin shopping, approved her outfit, and let her continue browsing while he returned to reading.

• Ling Wuyuan read critics’ speculation about his rise, the destruction of the Three Great Families of Black Stone City, and his decision to join the Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion.
• Ling Wuyuan recognized that many people likely hated him for his power, legacy, and past killings, but decided he had no reason to explain himself to them.
• Yan Xiujin showed Ling Wuyuan a pale yellow dress and asked what he thought of it.
• Ling Wuyuan praised the dress and said they could order one in that style, then told Yan Xiujin he would pay if she wanted to keep shopping.
• Yan Xiujin kissed Ling Wuyuan on the cheek as a reward and returned to browsing clothes while he wiped his face and went back to reading.

Pei Yi’s three senior sisters returned to Jade Night Snow City and gossiped about Ling Wuyuan’s talent and strength. Third Senior Sister vowed to make him show her respect, while Fourth Senior Sister secretly anticipated that he would beat her in a future confrontation.

• Third Senior Sister said Jade Night Snow City was the place where she felt most comfortable, while Fourth Senior Sister complained that they had returned before she could gather more herb seeds.
• Third Senior Sister said she wanted to meet Ling Wuyuan, whom she called Sixth Junior Sister’s dream lover, and the sisters discussed his age, rapid cultivation, and combat strength.
• Their Enlightened Intent Realm guardian teased the sisters that they could ask Ling Wuyuan themselves, but Third Senior Sister insisted he should be the one trying to please her.
• Fourth Senior Sister recalled that Ling Wuyuan had killed numerous Source Gathering Realm cultivators and a Spirit Infusion Realm cultivator while still in the Qi Nourishing Realm.
• Fourth Senior Sister privately imagined Third Senior Sister suppressing Ling Wuyuan only to be beaten by him later, and another junior sister noticed her strange smile.

Pei Yiman's Third, Fourth, and Fifth Senior Sisters returned to Jade Night Snow City and heard rumors that Yan Xiujin wanted to marry Ling Wuyuan. They found Yuan Yujun beating Yan Xiujin after Ling Wuyuan told on her, and the chapter ended with the three Senior Sisters urging Yuan Yujun to gag Yan Xiujin before continuing.

• Pei Yiman's Third, Fourth, and Fifth Senior Sisters heard city rumors that Yan Xiujin wanted to marry Ling Wuyuan.
• The three Senior Sisters found Yuan Yujun, Pei Yiman, Ling Wuyuan, and Yan Xiujin in the rear garden, where Yuan Yujun was spanking Yan Xiujin.
• Ling Wuyuan had switched sides and told Yuan Yujun and Pei Yiman what Yan Xiujin had said, while Pei Yiman supported the punishment.
• Yan Xiujin begged her three Senior Sisters to save her, but Third Senior Sister, Fourth Senior Sister, and Fifth Senior Sister told Yuan Yujun to gag her before beating her.

Pei Yi introduced Ling Wuyuan to her senior sisters, who welcomed him and praised his qualities. Wu Yanlian teased him about his cultivation and height, prompting Yuan Yujun to beat her until she apologized, while Pei Yi explained that Wu Yanlian acted overly excited around people she liked.

• Pei Yi introduced Ling Wuyuan to Yao Yueyan, Pei Suxia, and Wu Yanlian.
• Yao Yueyan praised Ling Wuyuan and admitted that he exceeded her expectations.
• Wu Yanlian boasted about ranking first on the [Cloud Ridge Province—Hero Ranking] and challenged Ling Wuyuan to catch up in cultivation and height.
• Yuan Yujun smacked Wu Yanlian for teasing Ling Wuyuan, and Wu Yanlian apologized under pressure.
• Yuan Yujun and Pei Yi explained that Wu Yanlian became unusually excitable around people she liked, and Yao Yueyan called Pei Yi's compliment forced.

Ling Wuyuan talked with Pei Yi about his ambition to reach the moon and learned that Yuan Yujun had once tried and failed to fly there. Intrigued by the world's mysteries, he was asked whether he would join the secret realm and Imperial Grand Competition.

• Ling Wuyuan sat by a campfire and told Pei Yi that he wanted to reach the moon someday.
• Pei Yi told Ling Wuyuan that Yuan Yujun had tried to travel to the moon but turned back after months of flying through a dangerous, seemingly endless sky.
• Ling Wuyuan reflected on how different and mysterious the world was and said that places difficult to reach were worth exploring.
• Pei Yi asked Ling Wuyuan whether he intended to participate in the secret realm and the Imperial Grand Competition.

Ling Wuyuan considered Pei Yi’s suggestions to explore secret realms or join the Imperial Grand Competition, but decided Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion was a better place to turn his existing resources into strength. Pei Yi said she would discuss his choice with Master, while leaving him time to reconsider.

• Pei Yi explained that secret realms offered unusual resources and inheritances, while the Imperial Grand Competition tested the younger generation and rewarded its top contestants.
• Ling Wuyuan told Pei Yi that he preferred to stay at Snow Moon Cloud Heaven Pavilion, where its skilled people, extensive library, and resources could help him improve.
• Pei Yi noted that Ling Wuyuan could enter the Imperial Grand Competition directly without preliminary rounds because he was on the Hero Ranking—Country Ranking.
• Ling Wuyuan and Pei Yiman rested together beneath a great tree, feeling comfortable and trusting despite the years they had spent apart.