Chapter Summaries

Luo Lingshuang led Zhang Family cultivators against a Soul Devouring Cult hideout, determined to protect them while honoring her bond with Zhang Xuanchen. The assault began with a clash that tore through the building, and the battle continued.

• Zhang Xuanchen recognized the value of Void Crystal Stone and hurried onward to find it, while Zhang Xuanjing sensed his urgency.
• Luo Lingshuang took command of the Zhang Family's Foundation Establishment cultivators after the Nine Splendor Sword Sect assigned them to fight the Soul Devouring Cult.
• Zhang Hongxi and Zhang Guanghan urged Luo Lingshuang not to face the hideout's three Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators alone, and she agreed to attack with the Zhang Family group.
• Luo Lingshuang struck the skull-shaped hideout with Azure Waves Threefold Tide, but an Evil Cultivator countered with Blood Nether Claw.
• The collision damaged the building and killed dozens of Qi Refining Evil Cultivators, as those inside cried out and prepared to fight.

Luo Lingshuang and the Zhang Family fought the Soul Devouring Cult’s forces, with Zhang Xuanbing stepping in to hold off Sha Huo while Luo Lingshuang trapped Li Chuan and Jiang Xie in an illusion. The battle turned against the evil cultivators, but Li Chuan revealed a Soul Devouring Blood Sacrifice Great Array as his final weapon.

• Three Soul Devouring Cult elders—Jiang Xie, Li Chuan, and Sha Huo—attacked Luo Lingshuang with coordinated techniques, briefly catching her off guard.
• Zhang Xuanbing unleashed his ice sword art, killed three evil cultivators, and engaged Sha Huo to keep him away from Luo Lingshuang.
• Luo Lingshuang cast Water Mirror Illusory Heart, trapping Li Chuan and Jiang Xie in a water-world illusion that nullified Li Chuan’s devilish sound.
• Zhang Guangyao and the other Zhang Family members fought back against the remaining evil cultivators, cutting down their forces as they tried to flee.
• Bloodied and missing an arm, Li Chuan activated the Soul Devouring Blood Sacrifice Great Array.

Li Chuan broke Luo Lingshuang’s Water Mirror Illusory Heart with the Soul Devouring Blood Sacrifice Great Array and used Jiang Xie’s sacrifice to force his cultivation to Early Golden Core. As Li Chuan and Luo Lingshuang fought, Zhang Xuanjing sensed Little Lotus on the nearby island and hurried ahead with Zhang Xuanchen.

• Li Chuan activated the Soul Devouring Blood Sacrifice Great Array, shattered Luo Lingshuang’s illusion, and absorbed blood qi to approach Golden Core.
• Luo Lingshuang attacked Li Chuan with Nine Bends Reverse Wave Kill, while Jiang Xie burned his True Essence to shield him.
• After Jiang Xie’s spear and blood shield began to fail, Li Chuan killed him from behind and used the formation to reach Early Golden Core.
• Li Chuan sent Bloody Tentacles after the Zhang Family, but Luo Lingshuang intercepted him and fought him in the air.
• Twenty li away, Zhang Xuanjing sensed Little Lotus on the island ahead and told Zhang Xuanchen to hurry there.

Zhang Xuanchen arrived at the Soul Devouring Cult stronghold and secretly helped Luo Lingshuang kill Li Chuan, ending the blood sacrifice formation. After the battle, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang reunited, and she told him to collect the evil cultivators’ corpses for Golden Core Pills.

• Zhang Xuanchen learned that Luo Lingshuang was fighting the cult and hurried toward her, readying an Ice Sword Talisman.
• Li Chuan suspected Luo Lingshuang had a Heavenly Dao Foundation and threatened to summon a cult expert, then tried to flee when she appeared distracted.
• Luo Lingshuang trapped Li Chuan with Ten Thousand Jun Weak Water and left him unable to defend himself.
• Zhang Xuanchen struck Li Chuan from behind with the Ice Sword Talisman, killing him and stopping the Soul Devouring Blood Sacrifice Great Array.
• Zhang Xuanbing killed Sha Huo, and Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang reunited before she told him to collect the corpses.

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang killed Li Chuan, then discovered a rare Void Crystal Stone and a nearly depleted White Crystal Vein. After Luo Lingshuang offered a way to collect the vein, she embraced Zhang Xuanchen, leaving him wondering whether she returned his feelings.

• Zhang Xuanchen stored Li Chuan's corpse while the Zhang Family members gathered and discussed his arrival at the front lines.
• Zhang Xuanchen searched the White Crystal Vein and found a Void Crystal Stone, which Luo Lingshuang explained was too valuable to waste on ordinary formations.
• Zhang Xuanjing reunited affectionately with Little Lotus after more than ten thousand years apart.
• Luo Lingshuang said the White Crystal Vein could be collected, and Zhang Xuanchen excitedly praised her as his Lucky Star.
• Luo Lingshuang embraced Zhang Xuanchen, who wondered whether she had feelings for him too.

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang moved the White Crystal Vein into the Myriad Spirit Ring before Zhang Xuanchen reunited with his clan and learned how dire the war between the Nine Splendor Sword Sect and Soul Devouring Cult had become. The chapter left him confronting a battlefield where cultivators were traded for resources and the Nine Splendor Sword Sect seemed poised to lose without outside help.

• Luo Lingshuang hugged Zhang Xuanchen, then Zhang Xuanjing and Little Lotus shared gossip about the relationship between their former masters, Li Xuanlong and Luo Tianhua.
• Luo Lingshuang ordered Little Lotus to use the Great Teleportation Technique to lift the White Crystal Vein, and Zhang Xuanchen stored it in the Myriad Spirit Ring.
• Zhang Xuanchen checked that his clan members were safe and praised Zhang Xuanbing for reaching Foundation Establishment Late Stage and killing a Foundation Establishment Peak Evil Cultivator.
• Zhang Xuanbing credited his rapid improvement to Zhang Xuanchen's cultivation technique, and Zhang Xuanchen asked about the war and Golden Core Pill exchanges.
• Zhang Guanghan explained that the Nine Splendor Sword Sect was outmatched below Nascent Soul and that Golden Core Pills required ten Golden Core Evil Cultivator corpses or many Foundation Establishment corpses.

Zhang Xuanchen learned that the Zhang Family’s advance purchase of pills had paid off as their prices soared during the war, and he thanked Luo Lingshuang for helping the family. He decided to register as a Rogue Cultivator to hunt Evil Cultivators for Golden Core Pills, and Luo Lingshuang offered to guarantee his registration in Daojian Immortal City.

• Zhang Guangyao told Zhang Xuanchen that the Xuandan Sect had delivered the pills and that Healing Pills and divine-soul healing pills had nearly doubled in price.
• Zhang Xuanchen credited Luo Lingshuang for urging him to buy pills, and the Zhang Family members noticed their growing affection for each other.
• Zhang Guangyao reported that the family held seven Foundation Establishment Peak and thirteen Foundation Establishment Late Stage Evil Cultivator Corpses, many of them killed by Luo Lingshuang and given to the Zhang Family.
• Luo Lingshuang refused to take the corpses and explained that the Zhang Family needed them to obtain Golden Core Pills for its elders.
• Zhang Xuanchen declined Luo Lingshuang’s offer to join her team and said he would register as a Rogue Cultivator to seek corpses for two Golden Core Pills.
• Luo Lingshuang agreed to guarantee Zhang Xuanchen’s registration in Daojian Immortal City and told him to disguise himself before they traveled.

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang arrived in Daojian Immortal City, where a clash between the Zhang Family and Bihai Immortal Sect drew in rival Nine Splendor Sword Sect factions. Luo Lingshuang crushed Wu Hao and Zhang Min for breaking the Immortal City's rules.

• Zhang Xuanchen disguised himself, and he and Luo Lingshuang led the group to Daojian Immortal City.
• Wu Hao and the Bihai Immortal Sect disciples beat Zhang Xuanhu after a dispute over seats, prompting Zhang Xuanming to confront them.
• Zhao Tianyang attacked Wu Hao to defend the Zhang Family, but Li Na intervened and ordered Wu Hao to apologize and pay compensation.
• Li Na refused to let Zhao Tianyang punish Wu Hao, and Luo Lingshuang arrived with another figure and pinned Li Na and the Bihai Immortal Sect disciples to the ground.
• Luo Lingshuang lifted Wu Hao and Zhang Min into the air and crushed them to death for breaking the Immortal City's rules.

Luo Lingshuang punished Li Na for attacking the Zhang Family and compensated the bystanders, while Zhang Xuanchen urged her not to risk more trouble for his sake. Her feelings for him left her questioning whether she had fallen in love, a doubt that threatened her cultivation.

• Luo Lingshuang healed Zhang Xuanhu and stopped Zhang Xuanchen from escalating the fight with Wu Hao and Zhang Min.
• Li Na accused Luo Lingshuang of breaking sect rules, so Luo Lingshuang shattered Li Na's dantian and warned her not to challenge her again.
• Luo Lingshuang gave Zhao Tianyang five hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones to compensate for damaged buildings, and Zhao Tianyang mocked Li Na and reassured the onlookers.
• Luo Lingshuang asked Zhang Xuanchen whether he was satisfied and offered to kill Li Na, but he told her not to invite trouble on his behalf.
• Zhang Xuanchen admitted he would be heartbroken if Luo Lingshuang harmed herself for him, leaving her to wonder whether she loved him and fear the effect on her cultivation.

Zhang Xuanchen registered to hunt Evil Cultivators under the name Li Feiyu, with Luo Lingshuang as his guarantor. He left the registration office with an Identity Token and a duty to complete at least three cultivation-level tasks each month.

• Luo Lingshuang realized she and Zhang Xuanchen had flown past the registration office, and the two teased each other before turning back.
• At the crowded registration hall, cultivators objected to Zhang Xuanchen skipping the queue until Golden Core Deacon Han Ming arrived and silenced them.
• Luo Lingshuang asked Han Ming to register Zhang Xuanchen as a solo cultivator and offered to guarantee him.
• Han Ming recorded Zhang Xuanchen’s details on the Paper Magic Tool under the name Li Feiyu and added Luo Lingshuang as his guarantor.
• Han Ming warned that Li Feiyu had to complete three tasks each month or Luo Lingshuang would face punishment, then gave him an Identity Token.

Zhang Xuanchen learned about the Mysterious Light Spirit Paper and headed to the Mission Hall to pursue his goal of earning a Golden Core Pill. Meanwhile, Bai Zijing warned Xia Xiangtian that his chance to become Sect Leader was fading, but Xia revealed his intention to make Luo Lingshuang his woman, leaving Bai disappointed.

• Zhang Xuanchen admitted he wanted a Paper Magic Tool to handle clan affairs, and Luo Lingshuang identified it as the Mysterious Light Spirit Paper refined by Gao Yuan.
• Luo Lingshuang offered to ask about the tool’s materials when they returned to the sect, and Zhang Xuanchen obtained a regional map before heading to the Mission Hall.
• Bai Zijing told Xia Xiangtian that his chances of becoming Sect Leader were small and shrinking, prompting Xia to smash the jade table in anger.
• Bai Zijing urged Xia Xiangtian to follow Zhou Tianjian’s example and get closer to Luo Lingshuang, but Xia declared he intended to make her his woman.
• Bai Zijing regretted misjudging Xia Xiangtian and questioned why he was so desperate for the Sect Leader position.

Xia Xiangtian rejected Bai Zijing’s warning and exploited Li Na’s injury to pursue his own plans involving Luo Lingshuang. Zhang Xuanchen learned of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk on Spirit Jade Island and accepted a dangerous mission to destroy the Soul Devouring Cult branch there.

• Xia Xiangtian dismissed Bai Zijing, who vanished after warning him that he would regret his decision.
• Li Na told Xia Xiangtian that Luo Lingshuang had injured her, and Xia pretended to promise revenge while planning to use Li Na to get closer to Luo.
• Xia Xiangtian gave Li Na a pill and carried her into his room.
• Zhang Xuanchen learned that three drops of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk would form at Spirit Jade Island in three days and could advance him to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage without side effects.
• Zhang Xuanchen accepted the high-tier Earth Grade mission to exterminate the Soul Devouring Cult branch on Spirit Jade Island under the name Li Feiyu.

Zhang Xuanchen raced toward Spirit Jade Island while Xia Xiangtian persuaded Li Na to apologize to Luo Lingshuang for the sake of his bid to become Sect Leader. During a rest, Zhang Xuanjing suggested a thoughtful gift for Luo Lingshuang, and Zhang Xuanchen went underwater to gather materials for a tidal-themed necklace.

• Zhang Xuanchen flew toward Spirit Jade Island, hoping to reach the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk before the Evil Cultivator could refine it.
• Xia Xiangtian told Li Na they would apologize to Luo Lingshuang, explaining that he needed to avoid alienating her until he became Sect Leader.
• Zhang Xuanjing advised Zhang Xuanchen that a gift’s thoughtfulness mattered more than its value and led him to a sea region rich in Tidal Shells.
• Zhang Xuanjing explained that Tidal Pearls and Third-grade Top-tier Tidal Jade Crystals could form a necklace that would help Luo Lingshuang comprehend the Water Great Dao.
• Zhang Xuanchen concealed his aura and plunged underwater to collect the materials.

Zhang Xuanchen collected Tidal Pearls, subdued a Winged Gull to speed his journey, then killed it after learning people were fighting on an island ahead. There, he witnessed a bloodied young man transform after calling on his master for help.

• Zhang Xuanchen took sixty-three Tidal Pearls from the seabed Tidal Shells and spared the mid-second stage shell after taking its century-old pearl.
• Zhang Xuanchen used the Gale Sha Sword Art to overpower a Winged Gull and forced it to carry him toward Spirit Jade Island.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Zhang Xuanjing whether the True Dragon Egg could hatch and learned it needed tremendous life force and spiritual power.
• Zhang Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen about a battle on the island, and Zhang Xuanchen killed the Winged Gull before concealing himself in the forest.
• A Foundation Establishment Early Stage Evil Cultivator attacked a bloodied young man for stealing Spirit Jade Marrow from the Soul Devouring Cult.
• The young man called on his master, whose possession transformed him with crimson hair, abyssal eyes, and a terrifying aura.

Xiao Yan, possessed by the Burning Ruin Venerable, killed the remaining Evil Cultivators who had cornered him. Zhang Xuanchen confronted him, demanding to know what had happened to Xiao Yan, and the Venerable relinquished control so Xiao Yan could answer.

• The Burning Ruin Venerable killed the leading Foundation Establishment Early Stage Evil Cultivator with a single strike.
• The Venerable used eight flaming swords to kill seven fleeing Qi Refining Evil Cultivators and the last Foundation Establishment Early Stage Evil Cultivator.
• The Venerable sensed Zhang Xuanchen hiding nearby and called him out, while Zhang Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen to retreat.
• Zhang Xuanchen revealed himself and demanded to know where Xiao Yan was, displaying his Foundation Establishment cultivation and body-refining strength.
• The Burning Ruin Venerable recognized Zhang Xuanchen, then relinquished control of Xiao Yan's body and told Zhang Xuanchen that Xiao Yan was fine.

After Xiao Yan recognized Zhang Xuanchen and explained his difficult years of training, he declared his determination to pursue the Dao and revive Burning Ruin Venerable. Zhang Xuanchen encouraged him and predicted that he would become a great powerhouse.

• Xiao Yan regained control of his body and stopped Zhang Xuanchen from attacking by calling out to him.
• Xiao Yan told Zhang Xuanchen that Burning Ruin Venerable had recognized him, then recounted his dangerous training in the Azure Nether Mountain Range and his theft of Spirit Jade.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked whether Xiao Yan regretted pursuing immortality, and Xiao Yan described his reasons for cultivating and his dream of reviving his master.
• Burning Ruin Venerable was moved by Xiao Yan's resolve and silently vowed to protect him and help him become a supreme powerhouse.
• Zhang Xuanchen praised Xiao Yan's character and encouraged him to trust himself, while Xiao Yan admitted he was still only a Qi Refining cultivator.

Zhang Xuanchen helped the badly injured Xiao Yan recover and asked Elder Dan to trade the Golden Core Pill formula for a Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass. Elder Dan recognized the herb’s value and challenged Zhang Xuanchen over whether he feared being robbed, leaving the negotiation unresolved.

• Zhang Xuanchen gave Xiao Yan a Healing Wound Pill and carried him to a nearby island to recover.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Xiao Yan he had accepted a mission to eliminate the Evil Cultivators on Spirit Jade Island.
• Xiao Yan asked Zhang Xuanchen what help he needed, and Zhang Xuanchen requested a meeting with his master to discuss a trade.
• Elder Dan emerged from Xiao Yan’s soul ring, assessed Zhang Xuanchen, and learned that he wanted the Golden Core Pill formula.
• Zhang Xuanchen offered a Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass, and Elder Dan warned that he might seize it; Zhang Xuanchen replied that Elder Dan would not need to ask if he intended to rob him.

Zhang Xuanchen exchanged a Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass and an Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire seed for Elder Dan’s Golden Core Pill formula and a promise to refine pills for the Zhang Family. Elder Dan stored the fire seed for Xiao Yan, whose prospects for Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment improved.

• Elder Dan rejected Zhang Xuanchen’s initial offer of soul-restoring herbs, then asked for a Spirit Fire seed and more soul-nourishing medicines in exchange for the Golden Core Pill formula and a free pill-refining session.
• Zhang Xuanchen agreed, swore a Blood Oath, and received the formula inscribed on a Jade Slip.
• Elder Dan explained that the fire seed could awaken Xiao Yan’s Flame Spirit Body and enable Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.
• Zhang Xuanchen separated a seed from his Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire while Elder Dan shielded the group from outsiders.
• Elder Dan drew the fire seed into his soul ring, and Xiao Yan thanked Zhang Xuanchen for his help.

Zhang Xuanchen left Xiao Yan to recover and headed to the Spirit Jade Mine, while the Soul Devouring Cult learned that Gu Yan and four other cultivators had died and sent Du Xie after Xiao Yan. Zhang Xuanchen reached the mine just before the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk appeared.

• Zhang Xuanchen reviewed the Golden Core Pill formula and found that the Zhang Family had only a fraction of its required ingredients.
• Zhang Xuanchen left Xiao Yan with Elder Dan, and Elder Dan ordered Xiao Yan to recover within seven days before beginning harsh training with a massive black ruler.
• Yin Kui learned that Gu Yan and four other Foundation Establishment cultivators had died, and Du Xie volunteered to pursue Xiao Yan.
• Zhang Xuanchen arrived at the Spirit Jade Mine, where many captured people were forced to labor, with a quarter of an hour remaining before the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk appeared.

Zhang Xuanchen disguised himself as an Evil Cultivator and entered the Spirit Jade Mine to seize the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk. As its appearance drew near, a man who knew the real Li Feng confronted him, leaving Zhang Xuanchen ready for trouble.

• Zhang Xuanjing revealed that her glimpse of Xiao Yan’s future showed him becoming the Flame Emperor and reaching the Spirit Realm, but she said her divine ability carried severe backlash and could not see Zhang Xuanchen’s future.
• Zhang Xuanchen killed a lone Evil Cultivator, hid the corpse in the Myriad Spirit Ring, and disguised himself in the man’s clothes.
• Inside the mine, Zhang Xuanchen ordered two abused women to keep mining and moved to the passage nearest the Jade Marrow Spirit Milk’s emergence point.
• With the spirit milk due soon, a burly man approached and mocked Zhang Xuanchen, calling him Li Feng; Zhang Xuanchen secretly prepared to fight if necessary.