Chapter Summaries

Dragon Mountain Daoist distributed treasures from his journey, and Ning Qi asked to study the Condensing Aura Pill so he could reverse-engineer its formula for the True Martial Sect. The chapter ended with Dragon Mountain Daoist presenting more treasures, including the Sky Eagle True Intent Diagram and the Raging Dragon True Intent Diagram, which caught Ning Qi’s attention.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist gave Luo Wentian the Condensing Aura Pill after his disciples agreed that the hardworking eldest senior brother deserved it.
• Ning Qi asked to use the pill to reverse-engineer its formula, and Dragon Mountain Daoist agreed, hoping the discovery would strengthen the True Martial Sect.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist revealed that Ning Qi had made the sect’s Improved Body Tempering Powder, surprising the other disciples.
• Luo Wentian handed the Condensing Aura Pill to Ning Qi and offered the other disciples’ help with his experiments.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist distributed more treasures, and Ning Qi focused on the Sky Eagle True Intent Diagram and the Raging Dragon True Intent Diagram.

Ning Qi received the two remaining True Intent Diagrams and began studying them to uncover the Celestial Being Secret Skill, while also working to reverse derive the Condensing Aura Pill formula. The chapter left him ready to begin comprehending the diagrams after his first pill-making attempt failed but gave him a promising lead.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist gave Ning Qi permission to study the two True Intent Diagrams and warned his disciples to prepare for the Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist announced that he would enter seclusion again, while the disciples resolved to train harder before the ceremony.
• Ning Qi planned to create cultivation Secret Methods for his Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters and to reverse derive the Condensing Aura Pill formula.
• Ning Qi examined a Condensing Aura Pill, identified most of its ingredients, and began experimenting with the recipe.
• Ning Qi's first attempt failed, but he refined his approach and judged that he could reverse derive the formula within a month.
• Ning Qi turned to the Three True Intent Diagrams to begin comprehending the Celestial Being Secret Skill.

Ning Qi comprehended the Dragon, Tiger, and Eagle True Intent Diagrams, uncovering three Celestial Being cultivation records that could be united into an inheritance pointing toward the Martial Saint Realm. He recorded his insights for the True Martial Sect and later created the Sleepdream Art, its pill formula, and the Condensing Qi Pill Formula.

• Ning Qi studied the three True Intent Diagrams and incorporated their insights into the Myriad Forms Chapter, bringing his Myriad Form True Aura close to completion.
• Ning Qi discovered that the Dragon, Tiger, and Eagle Secret Records each cultivated one of the Essence, Qi, and Spirit Three Flowers, and together formed an inheritance aimed at the Martial Saint Realm.
• Ning Qi wrote down his cultivation insights and placed them in the Scripture Pavilion, while planning to use the True Intent Diagrams to help other disciples.
• Ning Qi created the Sleepdream Art and its accompanying pill formula to help others cultivate Inner Strength faster while asleep.
• Ning Qi successfully derived the Condensing Qi Pill Formula after another half month of experimentation.

Ning Qi refined ten Condensing Qi Pills and planned to distribute them at the Zhenwu Peach Meet, where his fellow disciples gathered for their annual celebration. The gathering ended with the disciples discovering that Ning Qi’s peach fruit had gained a mild body-strengthening effect.

• Ning Qi refined ten Condensing Qi Pills and decided to give seven to his senior brothers and sisters and three to Master.
• Ning Qi’s disciples gathered at his courtyard for the Zhenwu Peach Meet, and Ye Qinghe served Peach Blossom Wine she had brewed herself.
• White Ape spoke through Ventriloquism, surprising the disciples, and Ning Qi explained how White Ape had learned to speak.
• The disciples shared food, art, stories, and observations from their travels at the gathering.
• Xiong Shi and the other disciples tasted Ning Qi’s peaches and discovered that they could strengthen the body.

At the Zhenwu Peach Meet, Ning Qi surprised his senior brothers and sisters by revealing that he had reverse-derived and refined Condensing Aura Pills, along with Sleepdream Pills and their accompanying cultivation art. After the disciples began preparing for the Celestial Being Ceremony and their next breakthroughs, Ning Qi entered his Eighth False Death, approaching the completion of the Inner Yuan Realm.

• Ning Qi named the spiritually enhanced peach the Zhenwu Spirit Peach, and the disciples enjoyed it while discussing the upcoming Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Ning Qi gave each True Disciple a Condensing Aura Pill, revealing that he had successfully derived the formula and used up the Treasure Vault's ingredients.
• Sun Chuanhai found Sleepdream Pills and the Sleepdream Art beneath the Condensing Aura Pills, and Ning Qi explained how they could speed up cultivation during sleepdreams.
• Luo Wentian and Xiong Shi prepared to use their pills to break through to the White Mist Realm, while the other disciples practiced with the Sleepdream Art.
• Ning Qi told Tiansheng to protect him and entered his Eighth False Death, aiming to reach the Inner Yuan Realm Ninth Layer.

After his eighth suspended-death episode, Ning Qi emerged with a vastly strengthened body and Inner Strength that could reach thirty Zhang, bringing him closer to the Gang Yuan Realm. As summer progressed, True Martial Sect celebrated new breakthroughs while Ning Qi continued cultivating and preparing for his final suspended death.

• Ning Qi awakened after twenty days and found that his body had grown nine times stronger than when he first reached Body Tempering Realm Completion.
• Ning Qi tested his thirty-Zhang Inner Strength, using it to cut down and retrieve a distant peach branch and to unleash Sword Qi and Blade Qi.
• Ning Qi resolved to prepare for his final suspended death, expecting Completion of the Great Dream Nine Deaths Technique to take him into Gang Yuan Realm.
• With Ning Qi’s Sleepdream Art and Sleepdream Pills, Ye Qinghe broke through to Inner Yuan Realm Completion, while Luo Wentian and Xiong Shi advanced to Gang Yuan Realm with Condensing Aura Pills.
• Jiang Baishan, Luo Wentian, and Xiong Shi sparred as True Martial Sect’s three Gang Yuan Realm cultivators, with Jiang Baishan proving strongest.
• Ning Qi continued reading scriptures, cultivating, creating techniques, planting trees, refining pills, and teaching White Ape while the sect prepared for the Celestial Being Ceremony.

As the True Martial Sect prepared for the Celestial Being Ceremony, Ning Qi continued cultivating while the White Ape, Yuan Tiansheng, broke through to the Inner Yuan Realm and awakened the Eye of Truth. Ning Qi taught him the newly created Ape King Strength and anticipated his own approaching Ninth False Death.

• The True Martial Sect began extensive renovations and preparations for the Celestial Being Ceremony, drawing attention and new residents to the town at the foot of True Martial Mountain.
• Ning Qi watched Yuan Tiansheng complete Body Tempering and break through to the Inner Yuan Realm, with his Ape King True Body growing larger and his bloodline awakening further.
• Yuan Tiansheng revealed that his newly awakened Golden Pupils granted him the Eye of Truth, which could slow ordinary creatures under his gaze and perceive hidden things.
• Ning Qi tested the Eye of Truth by disguising himself, but Yuan Tiansheng could not see through his concealment.
• Ning Qi advised Yuan Tiansheng to develop his bloodline alongside his Martial Dao, then taught him the Ape King Strength before resuming his own cultivation.

Ning Qi completed his final suspended animation and advanced from Inner Strength Ninefold into the Gang Qi Realm, discovering that his vast Gang Qi let him fly before his master had emerged from seclusion. He left the chapter soaring through the night, determined to make the most of his new life.

• Luo Wentian delivered medicinal herbs and Condensing Aura Pill ingredients, warned Ning Qi not to neglect martial cultivation, and learned that Ning Qi planned to enter seclusion.
• Ning Qi entered the Silent State and spent a month transforming his inner strength and physical body into vast White Mist Gang Qi.
• Ning Qi awakened in the Gang Qi Realm, assessed his power and lifespan, and realized his strength far exceeded that of his former self.
• Ning Qi learned from White Ape that Dragon Mountain Daoist remained in seclusion and planned to discuss the Heaven and Man United Secret Skill with him when he returned.
• Ning Qi secretly left True Martial Mountain, used his Gang Qi to rise into the sky, and flew steadily through the night.

Ning Qi refined his Gang Qi techniques and continued cultivating, while his sectmates advanced with his help. After emerging from seclusion, Dragon Mountain Daoist learned of Ning Qi’s contributions and announced a Celestial Being Ceremony for two months later.

• Ning Qi created the Sky Stepping Gait, using the forms of a True Dragon and Divine Eagle with the Wind Aspect to fly faster while consuming less Gang Qi.
• Ning Qi tested his Sword Gang Qi by slicing through a mountain peak, then decided to create killing techniques.
• Ning Qi continued cultivating in the Gang Yuan Realm, found that pills would do little to speed his progress, and chose not to deplete the sect’s resources.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist emerged from seclusion and learned from Luo Wentian that Ning Qi had created the Condensing Aura Pill formula and Sleepdream Art.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist praised Ning Qi and announced that the sect would hold a Celestial Being Ceremony on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, assigning Luo Wentian to oversee the arrangements.

As the True Martial Sect prepared to host the Celestial Being Ceremony, Dragon Mountain Daoist visited Ning Qi to discuss taking revenge on Blood Rain Pavilion. He promised to help destroy the organization, and Ning Qi was moved by his master's continued support.

• The Zhenwu Disciples spread news of the Celestial Being Ceremony, drawing congratulatory guests and hopeful martial artists toward True Martial Mountain and True Martial City.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist worried that Ning Qi's strength and desire for revenge might unsettle him, and considered how to deal with Blood Rain Pavilion without warning its four leaders.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist visited the Seeking Dao Institute and walked with Ning Qi, discussing recent events and the approaching ceremony.
• Ning Qi guessed that Dragon Mountain Daoist had come to talk about Blood Rain Pavilion, and Dragon Mountain Daoist promised to help him take revenge now that he had reached the Heaven-Human Realm.
• Ning Qi felt moved and reflected that he might now be strong enough to kill Lord Feng himself.

Ning Qi asked to personally take revenge on Wind, the Gold-Rank Assassin of Blood Rain Pavilion, and Dragon Mountain Daoist tested his ability to withstand Heaven and Earth Power. Impressed by Ning Qi’s strength, Dragon Mountain Daoist agreed to leave Wind to him.

• Ning Qi told Dragon Mountain Daoist that revenge was one of his goals but would not consume his life, and Dragon Mountain Daoist promised to investigate Blood Rain Pavilion after the Celestial Being Ceremony.
• Ning Qi asked to face Wind of Blood Rain Pavilion himself, and Dragon Mountain Daoist agreed to test his strength.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist suppressed Ning Qi with Heaven and Earth Power, but Ning Qi’s unusual Gang Qi shifted and absorbed much of the force.
• Ning Qi endured the pressure until he chose to say he could hardly hold on, then assessed that his full strength might let him fight a newly advanced Heaven-Human Realm expert.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist praised Ning Qi’s performance and agreed that Ning Qi could handle Wind.

Ning Qi gained a new understanding of Heaven and Earth Power while Dragon Mountain Daoist explained the Heaven-Human Dao, and he created the Heavenly Sword Technique and gave his master the Heaven and Man United Secret Skill. Dragon Mountain Daoist studied the skill, then left to invite Heavenly Human experts as the Celestial Being Ceremony drew near.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist explained the Heaven-Human Dao to Ning Qi, who entered an enlightenment and resonated with Heaven and Earth Power.
• Ning Qi created the Heavenly Sword Technique, a secret move that gathered Gang Qi into a Heaven Sword using a trace of Heaven and Earth Power.
• Ning Qi gave Dragon Mountain Daoist the Heaven and Man United Secret Skill, which stunned him with its insights.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist studied the secret skill and found it improved his understanding of Heaven and Earth Power and his combat strength.
• With one month remaining before the Celestial Being Ceremony, Dragon Mountain Daoist set off to invite Heavenly Human experts while visitors gathered in True Martial City.

As True Martial Mountain prepared for Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony, Ning Qi pondered how to speed up his cultivation before the Divine Sword Sect arrived. He reunited with Zhuang Chen and discovered an Innate Sword Bone within him.

• Ning Qi considered using Heaven and Earth Power to temper his Gang Qi, but realized he lacked the precision to do so and decided to be patient.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist returned after delivering invitations, and True Martial Mountain prepared to welcome guests ahead of the Celestial Being Ceremony.
• The Divine Sword Sect arrived, and Divine Sword Elder exchanged greetings with Dragon Mountain Daoist before noticing Ning Qi had not grown.
• Zhuang Chen greeted Ning Qi and revealed that cultivating Dream Taotie had made him very fat and brought him close to the Inner Yuan Realm.
• Ning Qi sensed the Innate Sword Bone inside Zhuang Chen.

Ning Qi reunited with Zhuang Chen and studied his Innate Sword Bone in hopes of creating a powerful Sword Dao secret art. As the Celestial Being Ceremony approached, martial factions from across Qing Province gathered at True Martial Mountain and True Martial City.

• Dong He noticed Zhuang Chen had disappeared, but Luo Wentian reassured him that Ning Qi had taken his Junior Brother to play.
• Ning Qi brought Zhuang Chen to the Seeking Dao Institute and probed his body with Gang Qi, promising to teach him a new Sword Dao secret art.
• Ning Qi examined the peculiar fluctuations around Zhuang Chen’s bones and resolved to use them to create a secret art that could amplify Sword Dao ultimate arts.
• For three days, Ning Qi researched Zhuang Chen’s constitution for an hour each day, while Zhuang Chen endured the process for the promised secret art.
• Factions and martial artists gathered at True Martial Mountain and True Martial City as the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month arrived.

True Martial Mountain hosted Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony as famous sects and experts gathered to offer congratulations. The Carefree Lord Ren Xiaoyao arrived as the first Heaven-Human Realm guest, and Ning Qi assessed his strength while wondering whether his Heavenly Sword Technique could injure him.

• Luo Wentian welcomed Liu Mingyue and the Misty Rain Pavilion delegation, and Ning Qi praised Ye Qinghe in front of her.
• Renowned forces and rogue cultivators from Qing Province, Yun Province, Cang Zhou, and Chu Province arrived with congratulations and gifts.
• Ning Qi watched the gathering with Zhuang Chen and White Ape as the True Martial Dao Field grew quiet at a powerful presence approaching.
• Ren Xiaoyao arrived with his twin companions, and Dragon Mountain Daoist greeted him as the Carefree Lord and invited him to the central platform.
• Ning Qi judged Ren Xiaoyao slightly stronger than Dragon Mountain Daoist and wondered whether his Heavenly Sword Technique could injure him.

Dragon Mountain Daoist welcomed several prominent guests to the True Martial Sect’s Celestial Being Ceremony as the gathering awaited one final senior. The Cyan Ox Swordsman arrived, revealing himself as a Heaven-Human ranked thirty-third.

• Carefree Lord and Dragon Mountain Daoist greeted Real Person Baihe of the fifth-ranked True Mystery Sect, who came to recognize the True Martial Sect as a Daoist lineage.
• Luo Wentian explained to Ning Qi that Dragon Mountain Daoist hoped to restore the sect’s standing and compete for the world’s Daoist Sect rankings.
• Old Ancestor Wang arrived with a large Wang Family procession and affirmed that he had promised to attend the ceremony.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist told Real Person Baihe that another senior was coming, keeping the four Heaven-Humans waiting as the auspicious hour approached.
• The Cyan Ox Swordsman rode onto True Martial Mountain on a cyan ox, and the gathered experts recognized the Heaven-Human ranked thirty-third.

Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony drew several Heaven-Human experts, including the Heaven-Human Ranking’s Cyan Ox Swordsman. The True Martial Disciples then revealed the Tiangang Disha Sword Formation, whose power impressed the guests and left Old Ancestor Wang asking about its origins.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist and the other Heaven-Human experts welcomed the Cyan Ox Swordsman, while Ning Qi sensed the power of the old man’s Edgeless Blade.
• Five Heaven-Human experts took their seats as news of the gathering spread through True Martial City.
• Luo Wentian announced the start of the Celestial Being Ceremony, and the True Martial Disciples performed a coordinated sword dance.
• Real Person Baihe asked about the sword formation, and Dragon Mountain Daoist named it the Tiangang Disha Sword Formation.
• The Cyan Ox Swordsman and Carefree Lord praised the formation’s ability to let weaker fighters challenge stronger opponents, and Old Ancestor Wang asked why it had never been heard of before.

At Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony, guests praised him for the Tiangang Disha Sword Formation, unaware that Ning Qi had created it. After Dragon Mountain Daoist was honored as a True Person, the guests began presenting gifts ahead of the Heavenly Humans’ Dao lecture.

• Dragon Mountain Daoist said the Tiangang Disha Sword Formation had been created recently, while Ning Qi privately recalled making it and passing it to his master.
• Real Person Baihe and Carefree Lord praised Dragon Mountain Daoist for the sword formation, and their admiration spread among the guests.
• The guests congratulated Dragon Mountain Daoist on entering the Heaven-Human Realm, and he thanked them and invited them to drink.
• The chapter explained that guests offered congratulatory gifts before the Heavenly Humans expounded the Dao.
• Li Guangde presented a pair of Exquisite Night-Luminescent Pearls on behalf of the Overturning Sea Gang, earning the gang attention and praise.
• Other experts at the Dao Field began presenting their gifts one after another.

At Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony, the guests presented lavish gifts, and Ning Qi anticipated the treasures and Daoist texts that would enter the True Martial Treasure Vault. The ceremony’s remaining gifts included valuable offerings from Real Person Baihe and Carefree Lord, while Old Ancestor Wang presented a damaged Enlightenment Tea Tree seed.

• Ning Qi learned about the Light Fruit presented by Nightless Blade Sect and considered studying it for the True Martial Peach Tree.
• Real Person Baihe offered Dragon Mountain Daoist one thousand two hundred Daoist Scripture volumes, strengthening the ties between True Mystery Sect and True Martial Sect.
• Carefree Lord presented Millennial Flame Yang Jade to help Dragon Mountain Daoist cultivate the Heaven-Human Realm’s Essence Flower.
• Old Ancestor Wang offered an Enlightenment Tea Tree seed that the Wang Clan had struggled to nurture and partially damaged.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist accepted Old Ancestor Wang’s gift politely as the ceremony’s remaining celestial guests prepared to present their offerings.

At Dragon Mountain Daoist’s Celestial Being Ceremony, the Cyan Ox Swordsman presented a Beast King Inner Core, and Dragon Mountain began expounding his understanding of the Heaven-Human Dao. His teaching impressed the gathered experts and turned grave when he raised the possibility of an innate way to resonate with Heaven and Earth.

• Ning Qi anticipated studying the Enlightenment Tea Tree seed Old Ancestor Wang had presented and considered how it might benefit the True Martial Sect and his own cultivation.
• The Cyan Ox Swordsman gave Dragon Mountain Daoist the Thunder-wreathed Inner Core of a Beast King, astonishing the guests with evidence of his strength.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist thanked the guests and began sharing his insights into the Heaven-Human Dao, while Zhenwu Disciples relayed his teaching to True Martial City.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist explained how Heaven and Man United could merge the spirit with the Yuan Pill and use Heaven and Earth Power.
• Dragon Mountain Daoist asked whether something innate within the human body could resonate with Heaven and Earth, making even the Cyan Ox Swordsman listen with grave attention.