Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuanchen brought Great Sage and Luo Lingshuang to the Heavenly Craft Pavilion to commission several high-grade magical artifacts. The Sea Calming Divine Iron astonished the pavilion’s elders, who offered to forge Great Sage a Fourth-Rank Spirit Tool Golden Cudgel for free.

• Xue Li welcomed Zhang Xuanchen, Luo Lingshuang, and Great Sage, who briefly revealed his late Third Stage strength after Zhang Xuanchen allowed him to stop hiding it.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhou Qingcang he had brought materials for a large, urgent artifact-forging commission.
• Zhang Xuanchen presented several rare materials, including Fourth-grade Low-tier Sea Calming Divine Iron, and Zhou Qingcang was stunned by its rarity.
• The Second Supreme Elder and Third Supreme Elder arrived and marveled at the Sea Calming Divine Iron’s potential to forge a Fourth-Rank Spirit Tool.
• Great Sage guarded the iron and gave the Second Supreme Elder a Golden Cudgel design, and the elder declared the pavilion had an eighty percent chance of forging it and offered to do so without charge.

Zhang Xuanchen negotiated with Heavenly Craft Pavilion over refining the Sea Calming Divine Iron into the Ruyi Jingu Bang, and the Grand Supreme Elder agreed to oversee the risky work. She revealed that she planned to attempt a Nascent Soul breakthrough afterward, likely risking her life, and entrusted the sect’s future to its younger disciples.

• Zhang Xuanchen refused to hand over the Sea Calming Divine Iron unless Heavenly Craft Pavilion could guarantee a ninety-eight-percent chance of success.
• The Grand Supreme Elder offered to devote the pavilion’s full strength to refining the Ruyi Jingu Bang and promised compensation if the attempt failed.
• Zhang Xuanchen agreed to entrust the refinement to Heavenly Craft Pavilion on the condition that the Grand Supreme Elder, Second Supreme Elder, and Third Supreme Elder use the Joint Refinement Technique together.
• The Second Supreme Elder, Yu'an, objected because the Grand Supreme Elder had little lifespan remaining, but she interrupted him and accepted the risk.
• The Grand Supreme Elder told Xue Li to preserve the sect’s traditions and prioritize cultivating younger disciples before she attempted a Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• Yu'an accepted that he could not dissuade Li Jinmian and resolved to stay by her side during the artifact refinement.

Zhang Xuanchen arranged for the Heavenly Craft Pavilion to refine several artifacts and learned that he could not enter the Starry Secret Realm. At Horizon Restaurant, Xuanjing examined his treasures and identified a drop of seventh-tier Spirit Heart Sacred Deer Blood Essence, prompting her to suggest he find the vase’s seller.

• Zhang Xuanchen commissioned the Heavenly Craft Pavilion to refine swords, wings, and other artifacts, then chose to buy a Third-tier Flying Boat instead of waiting years for one to be made.
• Li Jinmian warned Zhang Xuanchen that outsiders could not enter the Starry Secret Realm and cautioned him against evading the Southern Bright Flame Palace’s detection.
• Zhang Xuanchen and his companions left the pavilion and settled into rooms at Horizon Restaurant in Tiangong Immortal City.
• Xuanjing determined that the Qian Yuan Ding could only be fully repaired by a Fourth-tier Peak Grade Artifact Refinement Grandmaster, likely unavailable in South Sea Immortal Continent.
• Xuanjing broke the seal on the Ancient Porcelain Vase and identified its contents as blood essence from a seventh-tier Spirit Heart Sacred Deer, advising Zhang Xuanchen to find the seller.

Xuanchen and Lingshuang witnessed the Sarira reveal the Three Lives Borrowing Strength Great Technique and an Ancient Buddha destroying invading Outer Realm Evil Demons. Xuanchen received the technique and fainted, while Luo Yichen arrived at the Nine Splendor Sword Sect furious after learning Shuang Mei had married Xuanchen.

• Xuanjing infused the Sarira with the Spirit Heart Sacred Deer Blood Essence, and Little Lotus sent everyone into the Myriad Spirit Ring to conceal its brilliant Buddhist light.
• The Ancient Buddha Phantom's Sanskrit Sound increased Xuanchen and Lingshuang's Divine Soul Power and revealed the first two forms of the Three Lives Borrowing Strength Great Technique.
• The Ancient Buddha entered an invasion-ravaged world, annihilated the Outer Realm Evil Demons with the Great Luo Buddha Hand, mended the Abyss Rifts, and entered the final rift.
• Xuanchen received the cultivation method in his sea of consciousness, sent himself and Lingshuang out of the ring, and fainted; Xuanjing said he would recover within seven days.
• Luo Yichen arrived above the Nine Splendor Sword Sect after learning Shuang Mei was married to Xuanchen, and angrily refused to believe it.

Hua Shisan confronted Luo Yichen and his companions when they arrived at the Nine Splendor Sword Sect, defending the sect from Luo Yuanhui’s intimidation. He told Luo Yichen that Luo Lingshuang had married Zhang Xuanchen and warned the Luo family that harming Zhang Xuanchen would turn her against them.

• Hua Shisan appeared before the Luo party and used the Azure Nether Sea-Calming Sword’s Sword Intent to break Luo Yuanhui’s pressure on the Nine Splendor Sword Sect.
• Hua Shisan challenged Luo Yuanhui’s arrogance, but Luo Yichen ordered his uncle to stand down and apologized to Hua Shisan.
• Luo Yichen said he had come to take Luo Lingshuang back to the family, and Hua Shisan revealed that she had married Zhang Xuanchen two years earlier.
• Luo Yuanhui threatened to wipe out the Zhang Family, and Hua Shisan warned that Luo Lingshuang would kill anyone who harmed Zhang Xuanchen.
• Hua Shisan urged Luo Yichen not to attack the Zhang Family and suggested letting Luo Yuanhui test whether Luo Lingshuang would defend her husband.

Hua Shisan fought Luo Yuanhui after the Luo clansman attacked him, and defeated him with the Nine Splendor Sword Sect’s Green Lotus Sword Art. Luo Yuanhui collapsed in disbelief while Hua Shisan confronted him over his arrogance.

• Luo Yuanhui attacked Hua Shisan, who drew his sword and challenged him as the Nine Splendor Sword Sect’s disciples rallied behind their Clan Protection Array.
• Luo Yichen and Luo Qinghe moved outside the formation and let Luo Yuanhui fight, with Luo Yichen telling Luo Qinghe to keep him from killing Hua Shisan.
• Hua Shisan used One Lotus One World to shatter Luo Yuanhui’s fist shadow and wound him, prompting Luo Qinghe to identify the Green Lotus Sword Art as a powerful Fifth-grade art.
• Luo Yuanhui unleashed Nine Layered Azure Waves Force and broke Hua Shisan’s lotus world, but Hua Shisan countered with Lotus Blooms in Nine Heavens.
• Hua Shisan’s sword energy pierced Luo Yuanhui’s final waves, leaving him injured and kneeling as he questioned how he could have lost.
• Hua Shisan approached Luo Yuanhui and demanded that he acknowledge the defeat before him.

Hua Shisan defeated Luo Yuanhui and urged Luo Yichen to judge Luo Lingshuang’s husband for himself before deciding her future. As Luo Yichen’s party headed for Xuanxiao Mountain, Jun Xiaoyao learned of their approach and decided to send his disciples to the Zhang Family to prevent a conflict.

• Hua Shisan defended his actions to Luo Yuanhui, explained that he had fought to make the Luo Clan face reality, and said Luo Lingshuang had married willingly.
• Luo Yichen resolved to judge Zhang Xuanchen himself and bring him and Luo Lingshuang back to the Luo Clan if Zhang proved worthy; he then took Luo Yuanhui toward Xuanxiao Mountain.
• Luo Yuanhui healed his wounds, vowed to return to challenge Hua Shisan, and chased after Luo Yichen’s Mysterious Boat.
• Hua Shisan told Zhou Tianjian to reward the sect’s disciples and focus on strengthening the Nine Splendor Sword Sect rather than intervening with the Zhang Family.
• In the Dark Abyss, Jun Xiaoyao learned that Luo Yichen was heading to Xuanxiao Mountain and decided to send Zijing and Ruyu to the Zhang Family to prevent a clash with Zhang Xuanchen.

Jun Xiaoyao contacted Yan Ruyu and Bai Zijing to warn them that Luo Yichen and his Dao Protectors were heading toward Xuanxiao Mountain, and sent them to protect Zhang Xuanchen’s family. Seven days later, the Zhang Family’s first Family Grand Competition was nearing its end as the family watched Xuantong and Wanjun battle.

• Jun Xiaoyao accidentally contacted Yan Ruyu while she was bathing, and he and Bai Zijing argued with her about what they had seen.
• Jun Xiaoyao told Yan Ruyu and Bai Zijing that Luo Yichen and two Dao Protectors were heading to Xuanxiao Mountain, and ordered them to protect the Zhang Family without revealing Luo Lingshuang’s location.
• Jun Xiaoyao gave them a fast Mysterious Boat and told each to bring two strong Dao Protectors; Yan Ruyu and Bai Zijing prepared to depart.
• Seven days later, Zhang Family cultivators watched Xuantong and Wanjun battle in the closing rounds of the family’s first competition.
• Xuanshui rejected the suggestion that he should match Xuantong’s cultivation and joked that he planned to marry many Rogue Cultivator women and raise descendants.

Zhang Wanjun defeated Zhang Xuntong in the family competition and admitted he had little chance of beating Zhang Xuanming for first place. The Zhang Family’s leaders gathered as Yan Ruyu and Bai Zijing arrived with their Dao Protectors, including a newly ascended Nascent Soul Elder Xu.

• Zhang Wanjun and Zhang Xuntong fought for half an hour before agreeing to decide the match with one final strike.
• Zhang Wanjun’s Thunderclap Sword Art overcame Zhang Xuntong’s Star Shattering Sword Art, and referee Zhang Guangli declared him the victor.
• Zhang Xuntong accepted the loss and promised to train harder before challenging Zhang Wanjun again.
• Zhang Wanjun told Zhang Guangli he wanted to face Zhang Xuanming despite expecting to lose to the Foundation Establishment genius.
• Zhang Chongxian, Zhang Zujun, Gou Fugui, and other Zhang Family leaders appeared as Yan Ruyu and Bai Zijing arrived on two White Mysterious Boats with their Dao Protectors.
• Zhang Chongxian led the Zhang Family in greeting Yan Ruyu and the other senior arrivals.

Wu Tianlei, the Thunder True Lord, tried to take Zhang Wanjun as his disciple, but Wanjun refused because he already served Zhang Xuanchen. Yan Ruyu then warned the Zhang Family that the Luo Clan had come for Luo Lingshuang, though Luo Yichen might support her relationship with Xuanchen if Xuanchen proved his talent.

• Wu Tianlei examined Zhang Wanjun, praised his Thunder-Fire Dual Spiritual Root, and offered to make him his disciple and introduce him to Horizon Pavilion.
• Zhang Wanjun refused, declaring Zhang Xuanchen his master and insisting that Xuanchen would eventually surpass Wu Tianlei.
• Zhang Chongxian recognized Wu Tianlei's Nascent Soul Peak strength and urged Wanjun to thank him; Wu Tianlei then offered to advise Wanjun while staying with the Zhang Family.
• Yan Ruyu told Zhang Chongxian that the Luo Clan had arrived in South Sea Immortal Continent and was heading to Xuanxiao Mountain, prompting Wu Tianlei to shield the Zhang Family's upper ranks.
• Yan Ruyu explained that the Luo Clan might oppose Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang's relationship, but Luo Yichen could support them if Xuanchen proved his talent.

Yan Ruyu and Bai Zijing brought powerful cultivators to guard the Zhang Family while Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang were away. When the Luo Clan arrived at Xuanxiao Mountain, the group intercepted its Mysterious Boat, and Luo Qinghe recognized them as Horizon Pavilion figures.

• Yan Ruyu and Bai Zijing agreed to stay on Xuanxiao Mountain to protect the Zhang Family until Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang returned.
• Zhang Chongxian invited the visitors to stay in Zhang Xuanchen’s small courtyards, and Wu Tianlei accepted after Yan Ruyu teased him.
• Zhang Guangli suspended the Family Grand Competition and ordered the clan members to remain on the lineage while he took Zhang Wanjun to Zhang Chongxian.
• Wu Tianlei sensed the Luo Clan approaching, so Mu Tianyan concealed Xuanxiao Mountain and transported the group to intercept the Mysterious Boat.
• Luo Qinghe recognized Wu Tianlei, Mu Tianyan, Bai Zijing, and Yan Ruyu, then questioned why they had come to the South Sea Immortal Continent.

Bai Zijing confronted Luo Yichen over the Luo Clan’s forceful arrival at the Zhang Family, while Wu Tianlei attacked Luo Yuanhui and Horizon Pavilion made clear it would protect the Zhangs. The chapter ended with Yan Ruyu revealing that Zhang Xuanchen was backed by Horizon Pavilion and had caught her master’s eye, warning that the Luo Clan could not kill him at will.

• Luo Qinghe and Luo Yichen apologized to Bai Zijing for questioning Horizon Pavilion and said they had come to retrieve Luo Lingshuang and visit the Zhang Family.
• Bai Zijing rebuked Luo Yichen for bringing a Mysterious Boat over the Zhang Family, and Luo Yuanhui insulted Horizon Pavilion.
• Wu Tianlei punched Luo Yuanhui, shattering his breastbone and crashing him into the Mysterious Boat, then struck him again as he tried to respond.
• Mu Tianyan confronted Luo Qinghe when he erupted in anger, while Bai Zijing declared that Horizon Pavilion was using the Luo Clan to establish its authority.
• Luo Yichen admitted his fault and apologized to the Zhang Family, then asked why Horizon Pavilion had not informed the Luo Clan about Luo Lingshuang.
• Yan Ruyu explained her ties to Zhang Xuanchen and revealed that Horizon Pavilion had invested in him and that he had caught her master’s eye, warning that the Luo Clan could not kill him at will.

Luo Yichen accepted Yan Ruyu’s terms and promised to support Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang’s marriage if their relationship and Zhang Xuanchen’s talent were proven. After Luo Yichen left, Zhang Wanjun agreed to learn from Wu Tianlei so he could protect the Zhang Family, while Zhang Chongxian resolved to seek strength in the Yunjin Barren Ruins.

• Luo Yichen struck Luo Yuanhui and threatened to kill him if he spoke again.
• Luo Yichen promised Yan Ruyu he would support Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang’s marriage if Zhang Xuanchen proved worthy, even at the cost of his position as young master.
• Luo Yichen apologized to Zhang Chongxian and the others, then left with his party for the Horizon Restaurant in Yunhua Immortal City to await his sister’s return.
• Wu Tianlei offered to teach Zhang Wanjun, who agreed so he could become strong enough to protect his master, the Immortal Ancestor, and the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Chongxian resolved to leave for the Yunjin Barren Ruins to grow stronger, then seek revenge on the Feather Immortal Sect and marry Chu Zhiwei.

Jun Xiaoyao met with his disciples at the Zhang Family, warned them of a coming upheaval, and revealed that he had found the Nanhai Hidden Dragon. After teasing Mu Tianyan and kicking away Wu Tianlei, he left the group laughing; meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen woke in Tiangong Immortal City and reunited affectionately with Luo Lingshuang.

• Jun Xiaoyao told his disciples to relax their formalities, warned them to cultivate for a future upheaval, and said he had found the Nanhai Hidden Dragon.
• Bai Zijing asked whether the Nanhai Hidden Dragon was Xiao Yan, and Jun Xiaoyao confirmed it while chiding Bai Zijing for missing his chance to meet him.
• Jun Xiaoyao declared that people could conquer heaven, and the Heavenly Dao manifested before dispersing after he challenged it.
• Jun Xiaoyao told the group to keep his identity as Zhang Family General Li Xiao secret, teased Mu Tianyan, and kicked Wu Tianlei away when he imitated her request for private instruction.
• Zhang Xuanchen woke in Horizon Restaurant, and Luo Lingshuang helped him sit up before he drew her onto his lap and reassured her.

After waking from a seven-day coma, Zhang Xuanchen celebrated his recovery with Luo Lingshuang and prepared to attend Yang Shen’s wedding. He shared Buddhist teachings and the first form of a powerful secret technique with Wuxin, who vowed to protect him.

• Luo Lingshuang told Zhang Xuanchen that Yang Shen had invited them to his wedding, and Zhang Xuanchen decided to ask him about the Qian Yuan Ding and Ancient Porcelain Vase.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang spent the night together, and Zhang Xuanchen said the experience had improved his cultivation.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang joined Wuxin and the Great Sage for breakfast, and Zhang Xuanchen gave Wuxin his recorded Buddhist teachings.
• Zhang Xuanchen transmitted the first form of the Three Lives Borrowing Strength Great Technique to Wuxin and promised to teach him the remaining forms over the next two days.
• Wuxin vowed to protect Zhang Xuanchen, and Zhang Xuanchen told him to cultivate so he could remain a capable ally.

At Yang Shen and Ming Yu’er’s wedding, Zhang Xuanchen reunited with Wei Youqian, learned the Qiao Family planned to apologize, and heard about unusually powerful Yao Beasts near the Endless Sea. The feast ended with Zhang asking Yang Shen where he had found two ancient artifacts, while Zhang considered investigating the Dragon Court about a possible Beast Tide.

• Zhang Xuanchen attended Yang Shen’s wedding with Luo Lingshuang and met Wei Youqian at the Yang Family’s reception.
• Wei Youqian told Zhang Xuanchen that the Qiao Family Patriarch and Eldest Young Master were coming to apologize, and Zhang sent word that he would forgive them unless they provoked him again.
• Wei Youqian described repeatedly encountering powerful Yao Beasts near the Endless Sea, prompting Zhang Xuanchen to suspect a possible Beast Tide and consider visiting the East Sea Dragon Court.
• Yang Shen and Ming Yu’er toasted Wei Youqian, and Yang Shen thanked Zhang Xuanchen for helping them marry.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Yang Shen where he had found the Broken Small Tripod and Ancient Porcelain Vase.

After Yang Shen warned Zhang Xuanchen about the dangers of Dust-Severing Immortal-Sealing Valley, Zhang Xuanchen left the wedding and headed to a rogue cultivator market to seek a sword formation. He found the stall tied to his fortune, where the boastful owner’s claims drew ridicule.

• Yang Shen told Zhang Xuanchen that Dust-Severing Immortal-Sealing Valley held damaged spirit artifacts but warned that gangs of desperadoes made it dangerous, and promised to send him the location of his find.
• After the wedding, Zhang Xuanchen left with Luo Lingshuang, Wuxin, and the Great Sage for Tongtian Street, following a fortune pointing to the Small Five Elements Sword Formation in a blank book at stall 108.
• Zhang Xuanchen explained to Wuxin that rogue cultivators sometimes unknowingly sold valuable items as ordinary wares, and pointed out disciples from Heavenly Craft Pavilion browsing the stalls.
• Zhang Xuanchen approached a mustached stall owner who claimed his 3,600 manuals and secret arts included powerful spells, then teased him about how he could have survived if those claims were true.
• Nearby stall owners laughed at Zhang Xuanchen’s remark and mocked Old Wang for trying to sell common manuals as valuable secrets.

Zhang Xuanchen bought two books from Old Wang after recognizing an Immortal Opportunity, then uncovered the Small Five Elements Sword Formation hidden inside a blank tome. He learned that six sword cultivators were needed to form it, and the chapter ended as he read about its requirements and combined attacks.

• Old Wang tried to sell his cultivation arts to Zhang Xuanchen while nearby vendors mocked his claims.
• Zhang Xuanchen tested Old Wang with a cryptic phrase, then bought two books for two thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Zhang Xuanchen used Xuanjing to find two Third-grade Top-tier Red Fire Sunstones among cheaper stones and bought them for three hundred Spirit Stones.
• Back in their room at Horizon Restaurant, Zhang Xuanchen revealed a golden leaf hidden in the blank ancient tome, and Wuxin recognized the Small Five Elements Sword Formation.
• Zhang Xuanchen read that the Formation required six sword cultivators, including five with different elemental sword arts and one with the Dingxuan Sword Art, and that it possessed three combined killing moves.

Zhang Xuanchen revealed the Small Five Elements Sword Formation and urged his companions to prepare for the Starry Secret Realm. Meanwhile, Zhang Chongxian decided to seek a breakthrough in the Yunjin Barren Ruins, leaving Zhang Hongzhan to hope for his return.

• Wuxin praised the Small Five Elements Sword Formation after learning that it could let Golden Core cultivators challenge Nascent Soul experts.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Wuxin and the Great Sage to cultivate for the Starry Secret Realm, which would open in a little over two months.
• After Wuxin and the Great Sage left, Zhang Xuanchen studied the Five Elements Sword Art while Luo Lingshuang cultivated beside him.
• Zhang Chongxian told Zhang Hongzhan that he would travel to the Yunjin Barren Ruins to seek a breakthrough and would not return until he reached Nascent Soul.
• Zhang Chongxian said he would marry Zhiwei if he returned and she remained unmarried, then asked Zhang Hongzhan not to make her wait for him.
• Zhang Hongzhan tearfully told Zhang Chongxian that the clan would wait for his return, and Zhang Chongxian vowed that he would not die easily.

Zhang Chongxian prepared to journey to the Yunjin Barren Ruins to pursue a breakthrough, while Little Peach remained confined in Peach Blossom Spring and secretly gave him Seven-Colored Spirit Liquid. Two and a half months later, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang waited in Tiangong Immortal City for Wei Tian, five days before the Secret Realm opened.

• Zhang Chongxian told Zhang Hongzhan he would leave the Lineage in his care as he traveled to seek a Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• Zhang Chongxian visited Little Peach in the Spiritual Power Barrier and explained she still could not leave while Nascent Soul Realm powers were in the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Chongxian brought Little Peach her favorite snacks and stayed for three days to tell her stories.
• Little Peach secretly sent a drop of Seven-Colored Spirit Liquid into Zhang Chongxian's body before he left for the Yunjin Barren Ruins.
• Two and a half months later, Zhang Xuanchen told Luo Lingshuang to enter the Myriad Spirit Ring while they waited for Wei Tian in Tiangong Immortal City.