Chapter Summaries

Lin Heng registered for the competition, then returned to Fairy Cloud Peak and learned that Mu Liuxi and Yun Yao were struggling to make a Soul-Calming Pill for their injured Master. He explained that his six Spirit Wheels had helped him reach Foundation Establishment quickly, and Mu Liuxi recognized the Spirit Wheel System as a rare cultivation path.

• The Treasure Pavilion steward forgave Lin Heng for calling her Little Potato, registered him for the competition, and invited him to discuss his Five Elements Spirit Root and Meng Yutong.
• Lin Heng left the Main Peak and returned to Fairy Cloud Peak, where he found Mu Liuxi and Yun Yao attempting to refine a Soul-Calming Pill for their Master.
• Yun Yao told Lin Heng that Ye Tian had repeatedly tried to visit their Master without success and had entered seclusion the previous day.
• Lin Heng privately resolved to visit and care for his Master, while Mu Liuxi and Yun Yao heard his thoughts and grew suspicious of his intentions.
• Mu Liuxi and Yun Yao questioned Lin Heng about his rapid cultivation, and he explained that he had six Spirit Wheels that greatly increased his cultivation speed.
• Mu Liuxi recalled the Myriad Treasures Canon's account of the Spirit Wheel System as a unique branch of cultivation.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, Lin Heng discussed his Five Elements Spirit Root and Spirit Wheel System with Mu Liuxi and Yun Yao, then asked Saint Ye for guidance in the Illusory World. Saint Ye pointed out that Lin Heng’s Mutant Five Elements Root let him establish his foundation without perfecting all five elemental bodies, leaving Lin Heng to recognize how unusual his cultivation path was.

• Mu Liuxi explained the Spirit Wheel System’s painful cultivation and warned Lin Heng that his Five Elements Spirit Root would demand resources from five people.
• Yun Yao agreed that Fairy Cloud Peak could not supply enough resources, and Lin Heng teasingly suggested that Senior Sister could provide a shortcut.
• Lin Heng returned to his residence, examined the Black Pearl and Mountains and Rivers Map in his dantian, and used the Illusory World Mirror to meet Saint Ye.
• Saint Ye complained that Lin Heng’s Mirror Person had split his cow to death and asked Lin Heng to build a world with a lake for fishing.
• Lin Heng created a lakeside fishing world and asked Saint Ye for advice on choosing techniques for his Five Elements Body.
• Saint Ye noted that Lin Heng had reached Foundation Establishment after perfecting only his Gold Element Body, and Lin Heng realized his Mutant Five Elements Root was unusual.

Lin Heng learned from Saint Ye that his Five Elements cultivation could proceed independently by attribute, though he needed to be cautious about imbalance. That night, Yun Yao visited his room and asked him to help her advance her Golden Core cultivation through dual cultivation, after he teased her for once rejecting the idea.

• Saint Ye explained that Lin Heng could cultivate each matching Five Elements technique independently and advised him to temper the attributes in gold, water, wood, fire, and earth order if problems arose.
• Lin Heng left the Illusory World Mirror determined to visit the Treasure Pavilion for his final technique choice and prepare for the Inner-Sect Competition.
• Lin Heng returned to his room to rest and imagined Yun Yao and several Senior Sisters before realizing Yun Yao was actually on top of him.
• Yun Yao asked Lin Heng to help her break through to the middle stage of Golden Core, and Lin Heng refused while reminding her that she had previously rejected dual cultivation.
• Yun Yao admitted she had spoken too absolutely before and pleaded with Lin Heng to help her.

Lin Heng and Yun Yao grew closer as they discussed whether their Dao companion relationship was built on affection, and Yun Yao reassured him that she genuinely liked him. They ended the night with deeper feelings and agreed to watch Ye Tian and gather evidence of his misconduct on Fairy Cloud Peak.

• Lin Heng urged Yun Yao to be more主动, and she took the initiative to kiss him before they spent time together.
• Yun Yao noticed Lin Heng seemed tired, and he asked whether their relationship depended on responsibility or the benefits of Dual Cultivation.
• Yun Yao assured Lin Heng that affection had led her to accept him and that she would not choose another Dual Cultivation partner.
• Yun Yao confronted Lin Heng about impersonating Ye Tian in Golden Horse City, and Lin Heng admitted he had feared her anger and Ye Tian's accusations.
• Lin Heng told Yun Yao he had first been attracted to her body but had grown to love her as a person, and she accepted his answer.
• Lin Heng and Yun Yao agreed to remain wary of Ye Tian and seek evidence of his misconduct on Fairy Cloud Peak.

Lin Heng visited the Main Peak Treasure Pavilion, where Du Yan told him that Ye Tian had privately asked about Lin Heng’s cultivation method. The steward then took Lin Heng to the Library Pavilion’s Sixth Floor and asked about Meng Yutong, leaving Lin Heng worried that her condition could put Fairy Cloud Peak at risk.

• Lin Heng met Du Yan at the Treasure Pavilion, and Du Yan explained that most Main Peak disciples were in seclusion ahead of the Inner-Sect Competition.
• Du Yan revealed that Ye Tian had asked which cultivation method Lin Heng chose, and Lin Heng warned Du Yan to be cautious about Ye Tian’s offers.
• The steward arrived and took Lin Heng to the Library Pavilion’s Sixth Floor to show him some items.
• Lin Heng asked the steward about her age and cultivation, and she said she was twenty years younger than his Master and stronger than Meng Yutong.
• The steward asked about Meng Yutong’s closed-door seclusion, and Lin Heng worried that Sitting Dao Peak and the Main Peak’s Grand Elder might use her condition to dismantle Fairy Cloud Peak.

Lin Heng chose a powerful water-attribute cultivation method at the Library Pavilion and received a pill and warning to take to Meng Yutong. He left planning to visit his Master, unaware that she was eagerly awaiting his return.

• Lin Heng worried that Meng Yutong and her Senior Sisters would suffer from the other peaks’ encroachment while he waited for his father to emerge from seclusion.
• Meng Yutong relaxed in her bath and looked forward to seeing Lin Heng return and threaten her.
• The steward explained why the Library Pavilion’s top floors held difficult forbidden arts and showed Lin Heng fourteen sixth-grade classics.
• Lin Heng chose Nine Elephants: Water Dragon's Roar after examining its description and realizing it contained a versatile water-based divine ability.
• The steward gave Lin Heng a Sixth-Grade Spirit Restoration Pill for Meng Yutong and told him to warn her about the old fellows.

Lin Heng learned that other peaks had sent disciples to Fairy Cloud Peak to probe Meng Yutong’s condition, and he advised Mu Liuxi to accept them without revealing whether the decision came from her or the Peak Master. Three days later, Lin Heng entered Fragrant Cloud Hall, and Meng Yutong sensed his arrival.

• Lin Heng found Mu Liuxi in the Alchemy Chamber and learned that Xiao Yao had entered seclusion to break through.
• Mu Liuxi explained that disciples from several peaks had been transferred to Fairy Cloud Peak under the Grand Elder’s authorization while Meng Yutong was unwell.
• Lin Heng suggested that Mu Liuxi accept the transferred disciples in her own name so they could not determine Meng Yutong’s intentions or condition.
• Mu Liuxi praised Lin Heng’s advice, teased him about his boldness, and promised a reward if he placed well in the Sect Tournament.
• Three days later, Lin Heng slipped into Fragrant Cloud Hall, and Meng Yutong opened her eyes when she sensed him arrive.

Lin Heng entered Fragrant Cloud Hall and confronted Meng Yutong, who pretended her cultivation was still lost to lure him into revealing his intentions. He declared that he wanted both Fairy Cloud Peak’s resources and to take down his master, then pressed her about whether her “Immortal Membrane” remained intact.

• Lin Heng entered Meng Yutong’s boudoir despite her seclusion and admired her appearance as she acted weak and powerless.
• Meng Yutong offered to forgive his past behavior if he respected her as his master, but Lin Heng took her words as proof that her cultivation had not recovered.
• Lin Heng claimed control over Fairy Cloud Peak and pinched Meng Yutong’s cheeks, prompting her to condemn his treachery.
• Lin Heng said he would take her down before her cultivation recovered and admitted he wanted both resources and her.
• Meng Yutong warned that his cultivation could not overcome the physical gap between their realms, and Lin Heng asked whether her “Immortal Membrane” was still there.

Lin Heng searched Meng Yutong’s quarters for cultivation resources, then found a spirit pool in the Back Garden and drank its spring water, unaware that it was used for bathing. Meng Yutong let him continue after realizing his mistake and found his behavior amusing.

• Lin Heng rummaged through Meng Yutong’s room for resources and was kicked away after picking up her undergarment.
• Meng Yutong told Lin Heng that Fairy Cloud Peak’s resources were stored outside and thought about improving the disciples’ provisions.
• Lin Heng entered the Back Garden, tasted the spirit pool’s spring water, and drank it from a wooden cup.
• Meng Yutong saw Lin Heng drinking the bathing water and quietly let him continue, amused by his mistake.

Lin Heng drank Meng Yutong’s secret Spirit Pool water and returned repeatedly to Fragrant Cloud Hall to cultivate, while Meng Yutong learned that sect factions might be conspiring against her. Mu Liuxi noticed Lin Heng’s visits and began watching him, then received Meng Yutong’s summons to enter.

• Lin Heng drank deeply from Meng Yutong’s Spirit Pool and tried to take water for Liuxi, but Meng Yutong forbade him from sharing it.
• After Lin Heng left, Meng Yutong received a Shadow Scout’s report about Ye Tian’s meeting at Azure Mist Peak and Clear Moon Long Song’s contact with the Main Peak, and she suspected a plot against her.
• The Shadow Scout reported that Lin Heng had kept a Sixth-Grade Spirit Restoration Pill meant for Meng Yutong, angering her.
• Lin Heng refined the Spirit Spring Water and believed he could reach Foundation Establishment Middle Stage before the competition if he kept drinking it.
• Over the next seven days, Mu Liuxi saw Lin Heng enter Fragrant Cloud Hall every two days and wondered why he seemed so pleased afterward.
• Meng Yutong called Mu Liuxi into Fragrant Cloud Hall.

Mu Liuxi discovered that Meng Yutong had not lost her cultivation and learned she was pretending to be helpless while letting Lin Heng act presumptuously. Meng Yutong planned to keep up the act and settle accounts with him later.

• Meng Yutong had Mu Liuxi hide when Lin Heng arrived to ask for her rare Bustling Spirit soil.
• Lin Heng took the pot from the Back Garden and pinched Meng Yutong's cheek before leaving.
• Meng Yutong revealed her true appearance and cultivation to Mu Liuxi, who asked why she tolerated Lin Heng.
• Meng Yutong explained that she was investigating people scheming against Fairy Cloud Peak and found Lin Heng's antics entertaining and useful.
• Meng Yutong told Mu Liuxi to keep the truth secret while she continued acting and waited to discipline Lin Heng later.

Meng Yutong asked Mu Liuxi to help Fairy Cloud Peak earn resources while Lin Heng advanced his Water Dragon Chant by fusing three signs. His noisy breakthrough brought Mu Liuxi to his courtyard, where she ordered him to tidy up and meet her at the Disciple Palace.

• Meng Yutong told Mu Liuxi to let Lin Heng's behavior continue and asked her to find ways to bring resources to Fairy Cloud Peak.
• Lin Heng tended the sprouting Bustling Spirit and continued cultivating the Water Dragon Chant.
• Lin Heng fused the Clear Spring of Water, Dissolution of Water, and Rain Dew signs into one attack, which knocked down the courtyard's ancient tree.
• Mu Liuxi confronted Lin Heng over the noise, told him to clean up the courtyard, and ordered him to meet her at the Disciple Palace.

Lin Heng proposed a way for Fairy Cloud Peak to earn money and recruit promising disciples by opening an Immortal Academy Hall for secular families. Mu Liuxi embraced the plan and recognized that it could bring income while giving the peak an alternative to the sect-wide recruitment examination.

• Lin Heng finished cleaning his courtyard and joined Mu Liuxi to review her plans for trading with nearby cities.
• Mu Liuxi proposed developing the mountain wasteland for spiritual crops and a grass garden, but Lin Heng warned that farming would take years to become profitable.
• Lin Heng suggested targeting wealthy secular families eager to gain access to cultivation rather than relying on agricultural sales.
• Lin Heng proposed an Immortal Academy Hall that would teach basic cultivation for a fee and allow talented students to enter Fairy Cloud Peak without taking the sect recruitment examination.
• Mu Liuxi agreed that the academy could generate income and help Fairy Cloud Peak recruit disciples without competing with other peaks.

Lin Heng’s proposal for a cultivation academy won Meng Yutong’s approval, while preparations continued for the Inner-Sect Competition. Meng Yutong also ordered a Shadow Scout to watch Ye Tian, confirming that he harbored ill intent toward her.

• Lin Heng outlined a plan to recruit wealthy noble families first, and Mu Liuxi promised to present the proposal to Meng Yutong.
• Lin Heng discussed his readiness for the Inner-Sect Competition with Mu Liuxi, who warned him not to underestimate disciples from other peaks.
• Meng Yutong approved Lin Heng’s proposal and suggested Leng Qingqiu and Leng Qingyun could help adapt the Dynasty academy’s model.
• Meng Yutong told Mu Liuxi to focus on the competition and wondered whether Leng Qingqiu and Leng Qingyun would return from the Imperial Capital in time.
• After Mu Liuxi left, Meng Yutong ordered a Shadow Scout to monitor Ye Tian and confirmed that he harbored ill intent toward her.

Meng Yutong learned that the Ye Family of the Eastern Continent had sought out Ye Tian after hearing of his talent, while she wrestled with how to stop his suspected designs on her. After Yun Yao broke through to the middle stage of Golden Core, Lin Heng visited her and tried to claim the intimacy she had once promised, but she refused because the Sect Tournament was the next day.

• Meng Yutong and Shadow Scout discussed the Ye Family of the Eastern Continent's interest in Ye Tian after his achievements reached them.
• Meng Yutong resolved to make Ye Tian and Lin Heng cross hands, hoping to catch evidence of Ye Tian's plans.
• Lin Heng worried that the system had stopped issuing missions and concluded that he had to seize opportunities to survive.
• Yun Yao emerged from seclusion after reaching the middle stage of Golden Core and found Lin Heng waiting in her courtyard.
• Lin Heng invoked Yun Yao's promise of Dual Cultivation, but she refused because she needed to compete in the Sect Tournament the next day.
• Yun Yao warned Lin Heng that his actions in Golden Horse City had left her with a lingering shadow.

Yun Yao made Lin Heng drink the unpleasant tea that had once haunted her, then explained that she wanted to restrain their dual cultivation before it became excessive. She gave Lin Heng information about the other peaks’ disciples ahead of tomorrow’s competition, and the chapter ended when Ye Tian approached them.

• Yun Yao made Lin Heng drink the tea Mu Liuxi had given her, explaining that its taste was like the shadow he had left her with before.
• Yun Yao told Lin Heng that she wanted to restrain their dual cultivation because she felt herself getting addicted and believed relying on shortcuts would hinder their cultivation.
• Lin Heng asked Yun Yao about the Foundation Establishment disciples from the other peaks, and she said she knew them from fighting them years earlier while standing up for Fifth Junior Sister.
• Yun Yao and Lin Heng reached the square before the hall, where Ye Tian approached and called out to them.

Ye Tian, Yun Yao, and Lin Heng learned that the sect competition rules had changed to include randomly assigned three-person teams and an individual ranking. Lin Heng agreed to compete despite Ye Tian’s warning, and the chapter left the disciples preparing for the contest the next day.

• Ye Tian met Yun Yao and Lin Heng on Fairy Cloud Peak, and Yun Yao questioned how Lin Heng had entered Fragrant Cloud Hall despite its restrictions.
• At the Disciple Palace, Mu Liuxi explained that the competition rules had changed and described how the old peak-based scoring favored stronger lineups.
• Yun Yao said Lin Heng would carry Fairy Cloud Peak’s hopes in the Foundation Establishment division, while Ye Tian warned that he might lose in the first round.
• Lin Heng insisted he would compete, and he and Yun Yao traded barbed remarks that left Mu Liuxi suspicious.
• Mu Liuxi learned that Lin Heng had established his foundation with a Golden Spirit Pearl, and Ye Tian privately dismissed his prospects.
• Mu Liuxi explained the new format: disciples would be randomly grouped into three-person teams, with victories contributing to both peak and individual rankings.

Lin Heng received warnings from Yun Yao before joining his assigned team for the sect competition. The first match drew Lin Heng, Gao Meng, and Guan Xingyang against Team Two, which included Main Peak disciples.

• Yun Yao told Lin Heng about her past and warned him that rivals might target him, advising him to surrender if he could not win.
• Lin Heng met Mu Liuxi at the crowded Training Ground and asked how the large competition would work.
• Gao Meng and Guan Xingyang found Lin Heng and joined him as teammates; Gao Meng said he especially wanted to defeat Sitting Dao Peak disciples.
• Lin Heng and his teammates entered the expanded Secret Realm arena, where the competition’s teams and point rankings were announced.
• The first match drew Lin Heng’s Team Six against Team Two, and Guan Xingyang worried because two opponents were Main Peak disciples.

Lin Heng’s Team Six faced a stronger team in a sect competition, while disciples discussed how his return threatened the elders’ preferred candidates for the vacant Holy Son position. Guan Xingyang surrendered immediately, but Gao Meng won the next match, leaving Lin Heng to face a Return to Origin Peak disciple.

• Disciples compared the teams and discussed why the elders opposed Lin Heng’s return: they feared the Lin family might inherit the sect leadership and threaten their Holy Son candidates.
• Guan Xingyang used his Star Chart to assess the match order, then entered the arena and immediately admitted defeat, saying he had borne the cause and effect and leaving Song Kongming for his teammates.
• Gao Meng fought a Main Peak disciple at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and shattered his sword with a hammer strike.
• The Main Peak disciple jumped off the arena and forfeited, giving Gao Meng a point.
• Xu Gou announced that a Return to Origin Peak disciple would fight the remaining match and insulted Fairy Cloud Peak for sending Lin Heng.

Lin Heng fought a Return to Origin Peak disciple who mocked him and tried to injure him with a hidden weapon. Lin Heng revealed the powerful Water Dragon Chant, leaving the arena engulfed in mist and his opponent exposed as the elders watched.

• Lin Heng entered the arena and faced a black-clad Return to Origin Peak disciple who mocked him as Young Master Zong.
• Lin Heng used Mind Sense to control the Nine Heavens Sword and knocked the disciple's sword aside.
• The disciple attacked again, but Lin Heng imitated his Antelope Step and dodged the strike, astonishing the elders.
• The disciple charged Lin Heng and secretly released a poisoned-looking whirling throwing knife, while the elders did not intervene.
• Lin Heng unleashed Water Dragon Chant, whose water dragon destroyed the knife and scattered the disciple's attack before filling the arena with mist.
• The elders saw that the Black-Clad Youth had lost most of his clothes, and Elder Xu Gou shouted in alarm at what he was doing.