Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuanchen tricked Brother Leopard into taking a jug of Purple Fruit Wine, then secretly dug out three drops of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk from the mine. He began using the spirit milk to break through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

• Brother Leopard searched the mine tunnel for a fragrance, found Zhang Xuanchen's Purple Fruit Wine, and took it away after whipping a miner who reached for it.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave the injured miner a Healing Pill and ordered the miners to wait outside while he sealed off the tunnel with concealment formations.
• Zhang Xuanchen used the Dragon Abyss Sword to dig through the mine and collect three drops of Jade Marrow Spirit Milk.
• Zhang Xuanjing asked how Zhang Xuanchen had found the spirit milk, and he claimed he could sometimes sense opportunities.
• Zhang Xuanchen returned the miners to work, then went to a secluded place and used the spirit milk to attack the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage barrier.

Zhang Xuanchen broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and infiltrated a Soul Devouring Cult meeting, where he learned that the cult planned to attack Daojian Immortal City in half a month. He resolved to warn the Nine Splendor Sword Sect and raised his hand to approach Yin Kui with a supposed treasure.

• Zhang Xuanchen broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage using spiritual milk from the Spirit Jade mine, then hurried to find the gathering of Evil Cultivators.
• Li Bao worried that Li Feng had missed the meeting, but Zhang Xuanchen arrived in time and joined District 09.
• Yin Kui rallied the gathered Evil Cultivators by announcing that three Golden Core True Persons would lead an assault on Daojian Immortal City in half a month.
• Yin Kui distributed Blood Spirit Beads, Spirit Pills, and Potent Medicines, ordering everyone to advance one minor realm before the battle.
• Zhang Xuanchen decided to warn the Nine Splendor Sword Sect and sought a chance to kill or wound Yin Kui, then claimed he had a treasure to present.

Zhang Xuanchen assassinated Yin Kui in the Main Hall and slaughtered the fleeing Evil Cultivators. He pursued Shi Feng, who unleashed corpse puppets and several escape techniques as a battle erupted on a nearby island.

• Zhang Xuanchen tricked Yin Kui into leaning close, then beheaded him with the Dragon Abyss Sword.
• Zhang Xuanchen attacked the Main Hall’s Evil Cultivators with the Gale Sha Sword Art, killing Qi Refining cultivators and cutting down three Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators who tried to flee.
• Zhang Xuanchen used Wind Escape to chase Shi Feng, who released three corpse puppets to delay him.
• Zhang Xuanchen battered the corpse puppets aside while continuing the pursuit, revealing his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage body cultivation.
• Shi Feng sensed battle fluctuations on a nearby island and activated the Blood-Burning Secret Art, Blood Escape Art, Evil Shadow Vanishing Trace, and a Gale Talisman to escape.

Zhang Xuanchen pursued Shi Feng and Du Xie, but discovered that Shi Feng had escaped using an Evil Puppet Substitute and killed Du Xie. He rescued Xiao Yan, then flew back to the cult branch to retrieve its resources while asking Xuanjing about the substitute.

• Zhang Xuanchen used Dragon God Fist to destroy three Corpse Stiffs and caught up with Shi Feng as he fled.
• Shi Feng urged Du Xie to help kill Zhang Xuanchen, and Zhang Xuanchen attacked them with Wind Fire Tornado.
• Du Xie cast Chaos Soul Ghost Cry, then discovered that the Shi Feng beside him was an Evil Puppet Substitute and that the real Shi Feng had escaped.
• Zhang Xuanchen burned away the yin souls and killed Du Xie, who cursed Shi Feng for betraying him.
• Zhang Xuanchen checked on Xiao Yan, gave him a Healing Wound Pill, and flew back to the cult branch to recover the remaining resources.
• Xuanjing assured Zhang Xuanchen that Shi Feng could not return quickly, and Zhang Xuanchen asked what an Evil Puppet Substitute was.

Zhang Xuanchen wrestled with Xuanjing’s view that the cultivation world had no absolute righteousness or evil, then cleared Spirit Jade Island and arranged to protect Xiao Yan while Elder Dan recovered. He left the miners to choose whether to stay or go and began purifying Blood Spirit Beads taken from the defeated Evil Cultivators.

• Xuanjing explained that refining an Evil Puppet Substitute required the heart’s blood of at least one thousand and eighty newborn infants, and Zhang Xuanchen was horrified to learn Shi Feng had killed at least ten thousand.
• Xuanjing told Zhang Xuanchen that the world had no absolute righteousness or evil, leaving him speechless and deep in thought.
• Zhang Xuanchen collected valuables from the ruined Soul Devouring Cult branch hall, then told the miners on Spirit Jade Island that the Evil Cultivators were gone and they could leave.
• When an Elder demanded a flying boat and Spirit Stones, Zhang Xuanchen called him an Evil Thing and killed him with Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire.
• Elder Dan asked Zhang Xuanchen to protect Xiao Yan for three days while he refined the Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass, and Zhang Xuanchen agreed.
• Zhang Xuanchen sorted the defeated Evil Cultivators’ belongings, found a Second-tier Top-grade Ghost Demon Flower and 132 Blood Spirit Beads, and purified the beads with Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire.

After recovering from his injuries, Xiao Yan accepted Zhang Xuanchen’s explanation for absorbing purified Blood Spirit Beads and agreed to return with him to Daojian Immortal City. On the journey, Zhang Xuanchen suggested that Xiao Yan’s distant ancestral clan might be the Golden Core Xiao Clan near the Dragon Mountain Range.

• Zhang Xuanchen purified the Blood Spirit Beads and cultivated with them while Xuanjing stood guard.
• Xiao Yan recovered enough to leave the cave and decided to save Blood Spirit Beads for Zhang Xuanchen after learning they would not corrupt him.
• Zhang Xuanchen invited Xiao Yan to return with him to Daojian Immortal City while Elder Dan continued refining the Seven-leaf Soul Returning Grass.
• Xiao Yan admired Zhang Xuanchen’s Flowing Cloud Shuttle and reacted with surprise when he heard it had cost around fifty or sixty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Xiao Yan about the Golden Core Xiao Clan near the Dragon Mountain Range as a possible ancestral clan.

Zhang Xuanchen warned Xiao Yan that Daojian Immortal City faced an attack by three Golden Core Evil Cultivators and sought help protecting the Zhang Family. Luo Lingshuang arranged for Zhou Tianjian to evacuate them in exchange for her support in his Sect Leader bid, while Zhang Xuanchen swore to protect her.

• Zhang Xuanchen told Xiao Yan that the Golden Core Xiao Clan might be his main family and asked him to look for Zhang Tiedan in Qing Kingdom.
• Zhou Tianjian rewarded Zhao Tianyang with a Standard Grade Foundation Establishment Pill for protecting the Zhang Family members.
• After arriving in Daojian Immortal City, Zhang Xuanchen warned Xiao Yan that three Golden Core Evil Cultivators would attack in about a week and urged him to leave once Elder Dan woke.
• Zhang Xuanchen contacted Zhang Guangyao and Luo Lingshuang, who confirmed the city might not withstand the attack and could not return from their mission.
• Luo Lingshuang told Zhang Xuanchen to ask Zhou Tianjian to evacuate the Zhang Family to Canglan Immortal City in exchange for her support in his Sect Leader bid.
• Zhang Xuanchen swore that anyone who wanted to harm Luo Lingshuang would have to kill him first.

Zhang Xuanchen warned Han Ming that the Soul Devouring Cult planned to attack Daojian Immortal City within seven or eight days, but Han Ming ordered a secret retreat rather than a defense. Zhang Xuanchen left to arrange his clansmen’s evacuation as Han Ming sent the warning onward.

• Luo Lingshuang ended her communication with Zhang Xuanchen and hurried away with the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Han Ming that three Golden Core Evil Cultivators would lead an assault on Daojian Immortal City in seven or eight days.
• Han Ming confirmed the danger and said the city would be abandoned, with only a small share of cultivators able to escape and no mortals able to leave.
• Zhang Xuanchen agreed to keep the news secret and went to find Zhou Tianjian so he could evacuate his clansmen.
• Han Ming transmitted the warning to the master of the Mission Hall.

Zhang Xuanchen warned Zhou Tianjian that Evil Cultivators would attack Daojian Immortal City in about a week, then delivered Luo Lingshuang’s offer to help Zhou contend for the sect leadership if he brought the Zhang Family to Canglan Immortal City. Zhou accepted the offer and decided not to investigate Zhang Xuanchen, while Zhao Tianyang suspected his claim of being Luo’s subordinate was false.

• Zhang Xuanchen reached the Sword Tower and gained entry with Zhao Tianyang’s help after the guards questioned his identity.
• Xuanjing explained that Luo Lingshuang’s Fifth-Rank Spirit Tool could destroy the Nine Splendor Sword Sect if she self-destructed it, which was why the sect feared provoking her.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhou Tianjian about the approaching Evil Cultivator attack and Han Ming’s plan, and Zhou agreed that the sect had to follow it despite the cost.
• Zhang Xuanchen relayed Luo Lingshuang’s promise to support Zhou’s bid for Sect Leader if he brought the Zhang Family to Canglan Immortal City.
• After Zhang Xuanchen left, Zhao Tianyang said the Evil Cultivator warning was true but doubted his relationship with Luo Lingshuang; Zhou refused to investigate for fear of offending her.

Zhou Tianjian secured Luo Lingshuang’s support and ordered his allies to prepare for the crisis in Daojian Immortal City. Meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen met Bai Zijing at Horizon Restaurant and sought information about the Golden Core Pill’s remaining ingredients.

• Zhou Tianjian ordered Zhao Tianyang to have Mingyue recall the teams stationed with the Zhang Family and prepare to leave for Canglan Immortal City.
• Disciples of factions friendly with the Nine Splendor Sword Sect quietly began leaving Daojian Immortal City as news of an Evil Cultivator attack spread.
• Bai Zijing learned that the city’s surface calm hid growing chaos and told Uncle Gu to continue business as usual.
• Bai Zijing recognized Zhang Xuanchen through his disguise and explained that his Divine Eye of Shattering Illusions could see through it.
• Zhang Xuanchen revealed his true appearance and prepared to ask Bai Zijing about the Golden Core Pill’s other main ingredients.

Zhang Xuanchen befriended Bai Zijing at Horizon Restaurant and learned where he might find the herbs needed for a Golden Core Pill. Three days later, Xuandan Sect Leader Wang Teng began deciding which forces would receive the sect’s newly refined pills.

• Bai Zijing welcomed Zhang Xuanchen as a friend, offered him a free room at Horizon Restaurant, and invited him to call him Brother Jing.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Bai Zijing about the Heavenly Heart Flower and Golden Pattern Profound Condensing Fruit; Bai Zijing pointed him to an auction in Canglan Immortal City and the perilous Yunjin Barren Ruins.
• Zhang Xuanchen said he sought the fruit to help an elder near the end of his lifespan, then left with Uncle Gu for his room.
• Three days later, Wang Teng convened Xuandan Sect’s elders and Peak Masters to decide which Golden Core forces would receive three of the five expected Golden Core Pills.

The Xuandan Sect chose the Zhang Family of Xuanxiao Mountain’s offer of Thousand-year Stone Milk for a Golden Core Pill, and Xiao Yan recovered, shared a farewell meal with Zhang Xuanchen, and left Daojian Immortal City. The chapter ended with Bai Zijing sensing that something had gone wrong and resolving to ask Zhang Xuanchen about it after returning.

• Ren Danxiong revealed that the Zhang Family offered one liter of Thousand-year Stone Milk, and Wang Teng selected the Zhang Family over the Bihai Immortal Sect.
• Four days later, Zhang Xuanchen learned that Xiao Yan had recovered from his injuries and broken through to Qi Refining Peak.
• Xiao Yan ate a Spirit Meal with Zhang Xuanchen, thanked him, and promised to bring him good things when they met again.
• Xiao Yan departed Horizon Restaurant and Daojian Immortal City with his greatsword.
• Bai Zijing sensed that he had made a mistake, and decided to ask Zhang Xuanchen about it after returning.

Zhang Xuanchen confirmed that the Zhang Family had evacuated Daojian Immortal City and left for Canglan Immortal City as the Soul Devouring Cult prepared to attack. The evil cultivators seized the city, but their leaders realized the operation had failed because the Nine Splendor Sword Sect’s main forces had escaped.

• Zhang Xuanchen checked the Zhang Family residence, confirmed Zhou Tianjian had taken everyone away, and decided to leave for Canglan Immortal City.
• Zhang Xuanchen paid Horizon Restaurant’s shopkeeper and departed Daojian Immortal City in the rain.
• The next morning, a guard spotted the approaching Soul Devouring Cult, sounded the alarm, and the city’s residents called for the protective array and the Nine Splendor Sword Sect’s defenders.
• The Nine Splendor Sword Sect’s Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators failed to appear, and panicked residents fled as the Soul Devouring Cult attacked.
• The evil cultivators killed people throughout Daojian Immortal City and captured it in less than an hour.
• Three Golden Core evil cultivators realized the operation had failed because nearly all of the Nine Splendor Sword Sect had escaped, and one demanded to know who had leaked the news.

Bai Zijing returned to Daojian Immortal City and was confronted by Blood Soul True Person, who attacked him despite warnings about Horizon Restaurant. Gu Yuan appeared at Bai Zijing’s command and killed Blood Soul True Person, leaving the remaining Evil Cultivators terrified.

• Blood Soul True Person raged at the surviving Evil Cultivators after the Soul Devouring Cult’s plan failed, and they knelt before him.
• Bai Zijing returned through the ruined city, but Blood Soul True Person blocked his way and ignored Evil Moon True Person’s warning not to provoke Horizon Restaurant.
• Bai Zijing gave Blood Soul True Person ten seconds to move aside, then called on Uncle Gu when the cultist attacked with Death Sea of Bitterness.
• Gu Yuan appeared with a thousand-zhang Dharma manifestation and shattered Blood Soul True Person’s spell.
• Gu Yuan’s Flame Spear obliterated Blood Soul True Person’s body, Golden Core, and soul.

Bai Zijing forced the Soul Devouring Cult to compensate Daojian Immortal City and rebuild it, then set out for Canglan Immortal City after learning Zhang Xuanchen had gone there. Meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen received an urgent Immortal Fate notification about an Immortal-grade peach tree sapling and a Battle Saint Monkey, and raced toward Dark Night Forest to claim them.

• Gu Yuan killed Blood Soul True Person with one spear, and the surviving Evil Cultivators knelt before Bai Zijing.
• Bai Zijing ordered the Soul Devouring Cult to pay one hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones and rebuild Daojian Immortal City within three days.
• Evil Moon sent Ghostly Nether True Person to report to the cult leader, while the remaining Evil Cultivators began rebuilding the city.
• Bai Zijing learned Zhang Xuanchen had left for Canglan Immortal City and delayed his own departure for three days in case the Soul Devouring Cult retaliated.
• The Soul Devouring Cult's deputy leader Ouyang Haodang delivered the compensation and treasures, while word of the incident spread through the region.
• Zhang Xuanchen received an Immortal Fate notification about a Myriad Manifestations Returning Origin Peach Tree sapling and a possible Battle Saint Monkey, then used his Divine Movement Talisman to hurry toward Dark Night Forest with Xuanjing watching for danger.

Zhang Xuanchen entered the Dark Night Forest and discovered the Heavenly Wolf Mercenary Group was tracking him with a Scent-seeking Bee. After evading beasts and recovering his spiritual power, he prepared to lead the group toward a sleeping Xuanbing Poison Lizard.

• Zhang Xuanchen arrived at the Dark Night Forest, and Xuanjing found nothing valuable among the nearby stalls.
• The Heavenly Wolf Mercenary Group targeted Zhang Xuanchen, and their refined second-in-command secretly marked him with bee powder.
• Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen that the group intended to kill him, but he refused their offer and entered the forest alone.
• The group followed Zhang Xuanchen using a Second Stage Scent-seeking Bee as he outran several demon beasts through the night.
• After five hours, Zhang Xuanchen recovered his spiritual power with Thousand-year Stone Milk, and Xuanjing identified a sleeping Mid-Second Stage Xuanbing Poison Lizard ahead to receive the bee powder.

Zhang Xuanchen marked an Xuanbing Poison Lizard with bee powder while evading the Heavenly Wolf Mercenary Group, which planned to pursue him for treasure. At Bright Moon Market Town, Luo Lingshuang worried about Zhang Xuanchen and asked Liu Yunshu how it felt to like someone.

• Zhang Xuanchen and Xuanjing secretly marked the Xuanbing Poison Lizard with bee powder, then withdrew without leaving a scent trail.
• The Scarred Big Man killed a Withered Bone Vine Snake, and the refined young man urged Fierce Wolf and the others to follow Zhang Xuanchen toward a possible treasure.
• Fierce Wolf told Monkey and the mercenaries to rest before continuing their pursuit of Zhang Xuanchen.
• After a week of battle, Luo Lingshuang learned that Daojian Immortal City had fallen and that Bright Moon Market Town would be evacuated before another Evil Cultivator assault.
• Luo Lingshuang, worried about Zhang Xuanchen, asked Liu Yunshu what it felt like to like someone.
• Liu Yunshu described the happiness, warmth, and longing she associated with loving Zhou Tianjian.

Luo Lingshuang confirmed that she loved Zhang Xuanchen and told Liu Yunshu that she trusted him. Meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen killed a late-stage second-tier Berserk Demon Ape and found its lair’s Bone Tempering Spirit Spring, which he collected before setting off again.

• Luo Lingshuang admitted to Liu Yunshu that she had someone she admired and said she trusted him.
• Zhang Xuanchen encountered a late-stage second-tier Berserk Demon Ape in the Dark Night Forest and fought it head-on.
• Zhang Xuanchen wounded the Berserk Demon Ape with his dragon-scaled fist, then killed it with Magic Sound Storm.
• Zhang Xuanchen searched the ape’s lair and collected Blood Rage Fruit and Purple Spirit Ganoderma.
• Xuanjing identified a Bone Tempering Spirit Spring in the lair, and Zhang Xuanchen stored its remaining water in a spirit gourd.

Zhang Xuanchen escaped a Silver Water Moon Flood Dragon, then jumped from a cliff in pursuit of an opportunity below. After surviving the fall and reaching a lake filled with skeletons, he emerged from his ring and found himself face-to-face with a hideous monster.

• A Silver Water Moon Flood Dragon sensed the True Dragon pressure Zhang Xuanchen had left behind and vowed to find him, while Zhang Xuanchen fled toward Peach Blossom Spring.
• Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen that a Nascent Soul Early Stage Flood Dragon was nearby, and he burned through his spiritual power and ate a Purple Spirit Ganoderma as he ran.
• Zhang Xuanchen reached a cliff and, despite Xuanjing's warning about the Spirit-Severed Land and its black mist, jumped down in search of the opportunity he sensed.
• The chilling wind tore off Zhang Xuanchen's clothes as he fell, but his body refinement let him survive until he plunged into a foul, skeleton-filled lake.
• Zhang Xuanchen washed in his Myriad Spirit Ring, changed into tattered clothes, and reappeared beside a hideous monster with dark-purple skin and bloody facial slits.

Zhang Xuanchen followed the coordinates to a hidden peach grove filled with potent spiritual energy and powerful monkeys. A golden-furred monkey and a maiden rushed toward him, hoping he could help them escape.

• Zhang Xuanchen killed a Blood Patterned Cracked Face Monster with one punch, and Xuanjing explained how the creatures grew stronger.
• Zhang Xuanchen cut down another Blood Patterned Cracked Face Monster and hurried away before its blood attracted more of its kind.
• Zhang Xuanchen followed the coordinates through the Secluded Ravine and entered a narrow crack behind a boulder.
• Zhang Xuanchen arrived in a peach grove where more than a thousand monkeys watched him, including leaders at Foundation Establishment Peak.
• A maiden called for Little Gold to stop Zhang Xuanchen from leaving, saying their escape depended on him.