Chapter Summaries

Shen Changchuan visited Myriad Treasure Pavilion to buy spirit tea for Senior Brother Hou Ping and asked receptionist Zhou Cuirong about treasures that could improve comprehension and help him perceive true intent. Zhou Cuirong confirmed the pavilion carried such items, including Spirit Awakening Incense, Aperture Opening Gu, and Azure Origin Purifying Spirit Pill.

• Shen Changchuan postponed recording Second-tier Spells and headed to the Marketplace to buy spirit tea before visiting Senior Brother Hou Ping.
• Shen Changchuan paid for costly spirit tea at Myriad Treasure Pavilion and briefly wondered how Shen Chong was faring in the Central Continent.
• Zhou Cuirong encouraged herself to persevere at her job and continue pursuing the Immortal Path.
• Shen Changchuan asked Zhou Cuirong whether Myriad Treasure Pavilion sold items that could improve comprehension and help him perceive true intent.
• Zhou Cuirong said the pavilion had such treasures and named Spirit Awakening Incense, Aperture Opening Gu, and Azure Origin Purifying Spirit Pill.

Shen Changchuan learned that Myriad Treasure Pavilion could procure a Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill to aid his comprehension of true intent, and he decided to buy one despite its high price. He left the pavilion with its sole available pill, intending to use it alongside the Myriad Dao Diagram and Enlightenment Stone fragment.

• Zhou Cuirong told Shen Changchuan that the Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill, made by Medicine King Valley, could help Spirit Wandering cultivators comprehend true intent.
• Shen Changchuan focused on the pill after learning other comprehension aids were less useful for cultivators at his level.
• Zhou Cuirong explained that each pill cost five thousand High-grade Spirit Stones and normally took half a year to arrive from Central Continent.
• Zhou Cuirong offered the pill Myriad Treasure Pavilion had kept as an exhibit for advance delivery.
• Shen Changchuan bought the pill, and half a day later he left Myriad Treasure Pavilion with it in his Storage Bracelet.

Shen Changchuan regretted paying fifteen thousand High-grade Spirit Stones for a Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill, but resolved to invest in his cultivation. He visited Hou Ping and shared precious spiritual tea, whose soul-cleansing effect strengthened his confidence in the pill.

• Shen Changchuan reflected on the pill’s exorbitant price and decided that turning his wealth into strength was worthwhile.
• Shen Changchuan arrived at Hou Ping’s Cave Abode, where Hou Ping was waiting to welcome him.
• Hou Ping showed Shen Changchuan his tranquil immortal residence and invited him into a courtyard pavilion.
• Shen Changchuan offered Hou Ping Purple Spirit Vein Dao Tea, and Hou Ping accepted after recognizing its value.
• Shen Changchuan drank the tea and sensed that it had slightly strengthened his soul.

Shen Changchuan visited Hou Ping, shared expensive spirit tea, and explained why he had abandoned his search for a Third Order Outer Dao dharma gate. Hou Ping then revealed that the Yimu Undying Scripture contained a lifespan-related art that might help Shen Changchuan advance his Years True Intent, unaware that Shen had already begun comprehending it.

• Shen Changchuan and Hou Ping discussed the benefits and cost of Myriad Treasure Pavilion's Purple Spirit Vein Dao Tea while sharing cultivation knowledge.
• Hou Ping asked whether Shen Changchuan needed his help, and Shen explained that he had originally come to ask about obtaining a Third Order Outer Dao dharma gate.
• Shen Changchuan said he had chosen to focus on recording and perfecting Second Order spells related to Years True Intent before pursuing Third Order arts.
• Hou Ping told Shen Changchuan that the Yimu Undying Scripture came from the destroyed Elephant Mountain Sect and included the Yimu Annihilation Divine Light, which could consume the user's vitality to strip an enemy's lifespan.
• Hou Ping recommended that Shen Changchuan pursue the art, believing it could help him enter the path of comprehending True Intent.

After the Xundao Association members failed to intimidate Shen Changchuan, they returned to report to Xuan Tianxing, who had comprehended true intent. They urged him to punish Shen Changchuan, but Xuan Tianxing’s response remained unreadable.

• Zhao Huaizhen and the other Xundao Association members returned to their residence furious after Shen Changchuan immobilized and humiliated them.
• The members entered the hall and felt the overwhelming darkness and starry aura surrounding Xuan Tianxing.
• Zhao Huaizhen congratulated Xuan Tianxing on comprehending true intent and reported their failed attempt to deliver Shen Changchuan’s challenge.
• Zhao Huaizhen and the others exaggerated Shen Changchuan’s behavior and urged Xuan Tianxing to retaliate against him.

Xuan Tianxing decided to challenge Shen Changchuan despite suspecting that hidden forces were using him, while Shen Changchuan learned that the Yimu Undying Scripture had an advanced version. The chapter ended with Hou Ping suggesting Shen Changchuan might still be able to obtain it.

• Zhao Huaizhen urged Xuan Tianxing to avenge the Xundao Association’s humiliation and losses caused by Shen Changchuan.
• Xuan Tianxing insisted he would not let Shen Changchuan go, then displayed his Starry Sky True Intent and claimed he could suppress him.
• Xuan Tianxing admitted he resented being used by people hiding behind the scenes, but decided to act against Shen Changchuan and settle the score with them later.
• Hou Ping told Shen Changchuan that the Yimu Undying Scripture had an Outer Dao dharma gate called the Yimu Annihilation Divine Light.
• Shen Changchuan doubted he could obtain the advanced scripture as an outsider, but Hou Ping told him that might not be so.

Shen Changchuan considered whether to seek Green Wood Peak’s Yimu Annihilation Divine Light, an inheritance he might be uniquely positioned to obtain. When he returned to his Cave Abode, he found several golden Communication Talismans waiting and turned icy after reading one.

• Shen Changchuan recalled Hou Ping’s explanation that Green Wood Peak had widely distributed the Yimu Undying Scripture because no one had mastered it in three hundred years.
• Shen Changchuan realized Elder Mu True Person’s personal gift of the scripture made his case for requesting the Yimu Annihilation Divine Light different from other recipients’.
• Shen Changchuan weighed the inheritance against his plan to focus on Second Order spells, then decided he would first try to obtain it.
• Shen Changchuan hurried back to his Cave Abode, eager to refine his Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill.
• Shen Changchuan found golden Communication Talismans from several people outside his Cave Abode and turned icy after reading one.

Shen Changchuan realized that someone was secretly stirring up hostility against him in the Yuqing Immortal Sect, but he stayed in seclusion rather than respond. He consumed a Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill and used the Myriad Dao Diagram and Enlightenment Stone fragment to rapidly advance his Years True Intent.

• Shen Changchuan destroyed the insulting Communication Talismans and feigned fury after sensing someone watching him outside his Cave Abode.
• Shen Changchuan suspected that a hidden person was orchestrating the attacks on his reputation, but he could not determine their motive.
• Shen Changchuan remained in seclusion for several days while the rumors and criticism continued to spread.
• Shen Changchuan consumed the Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill, opened the Myriad Dao Diagram, and connected with his Enlightenment Stone fragment necklace.
• Shen Changchuan entered a heightened state of comprehension, and his Years True Intent progress began to rise rapidly.

After half a month of secluded cultivation, Shen Changchuan greatly strengthened his Years True Intent and tested its destructive power. He realized his remaining treasures and pills might not be enough to reach ten percent comprehension, so he began considering his next steps.

• Shen Changchuan emerged from secluded cultivation with his Years True Intent progress increased to 3.2%.
• Shen Changchuan tempered his excitement, recognizing that pill resistance and depleted treasures could limit further progress.
• Shen Changchuan tested his Years True Intent and watched it rapidly decay rocks and a stone table in his Cave Abode.
• Shen Changchuan concluded that his improved True Intent could match or surpass Lin Wushuang's and practiced until he had a basic grasp of its power.
• Shen Changchuan assessed his remaining resources and wondered how he could reach ten percent True Intent comprehension.

Shen Changchuan planned how to raise his Years True Intent and reach the Spirit Wandering realm before the coming war, aiming to preserve his chance at Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment. After leaving seclusion to visit the Scripture Depository Pavilion, he found hundreds of Communication Talismans and learned from Hou Ping that the attacks against him in the Inner Sect seemed suspicious.

• Shen Changchuan concluded that his current resources could raise his Years True Intent to only about six or seven percent, and that waiting decades to reach ten percent was too dangerous with war approaching.
• He decided to buy three more Pure Origin Bright Dao Pills, conserve the Enlightenment Stone fragments and Myriad Dao Diagram, and seek out other treasures that could aid True Intent comprehension.
• Shen Changchuan planned to spend the pills' half-year delivery period recording spells at the Immortal Sect's Scripture Depository Pavilion and accumulating perfected spell Trait experience.
• After cleaning his Cave Abode and leaving seclusion, Shen Changchuan found several hundred Communication Talismans outside its entrance and reacted angrily to their contents.
• Shen Changchuan read Hou Ping's messages of concern and learned that Hou Ping suspected something was behind the wave of attacks against him in the Inner Sect.

Shen Changchuan learned from Hou Ping that several factions were fueling unrest in the Inner Sect, but he continued with his plans and went to the Scripture Depository Pavilion. When he confronted the crowd whispering about him, he defeated an eighth-level Out of Body Stage cultivator who attacked him, leaving the others silent.

• Hou Ping told Shen Changchuan that several factions were involved in the unrest and advised him to stay quiet while he investigated further.
• Shen Changchuan shattered unfamiliar Communication Talismans and decided not to let the rumors change his plans.
• Shen Changchuan went to the Scripture Depository Pavilion, where Inner Sect cultivators whispered that he had won the grand competition through luck and avoided Xuan Tianxing's challenge.
• Shen Changchuan challenged the gossiping crowd to attack him openly, and an eighth-level Out of Body Stage cultivator rushed forward and struck at him.
• Shen Changchuan pierced the attacker with a casual flick, sending him flying with a grave wound and silencing the crowd.

Shen Changchuan confronted the Immortal Sect Inner Sect disciples who had joined the campaign of slander against him, challenging them to attack together. As they unleashed a barrage of spells, he crushed every attack with a single palm strike.

• Shen Changchuan dared the crowd to attack him together and vowed that he would not take a step back.
• Several angry disciples leaped forward and launched spells at Shen Changchuan, while others secretly joined the assault.
• The disciples' resentment stemmed from their disdain for Shen Changchuan's humble origins and anger that he had defeated the Inner Sect's strongest competitors.
• Shen Changchuan raised his hand and clenched it, shattering the space around the incoming spells and destroying their attacks.

Shen Changchuan suppressed the Inner Sect disciples who attacked him, then withdrew his palm before anyone was killed. His display of strength silenced the campaign against him, while Situ Yuan concluded that his cheap Junior Brother could not be allowed to remain for long.

• Shen Changchuan crushed the attacks with a Space Power palm, causing the attackers to suffer backlash, then dispersed the palm before it could kill anyone.
• The frightened cultivators watched Shen Changchuan enter the Scripture Depository Pavilion without daring to meet his gaze.
• News of the clash spread through the Inner Sect, and the uproar against Shen Changchuan largely subsided after his strength became clear.
• At a pavilion, Someone named Nangong teased Situ Yuan for his failed scheme against Shen Changchuan.
• Situ Yuan said the attempt had confirmed that his cheap Junior Brother could not be allowed to remain for long, prompting questions from those around him.

Situ Yuan praised Shen Changchuan’s composure while plotting with others to persuade Xuan Tianxing to challenge him. Meanwhile, Shen Changchuan recorded fifteen thousand spells in the Scripture Depository Pavilion and returned to find the rumors and harassment around his Cave Abode had ceased.

• Situ Yuan argued that Shen Changchuan’s comprehension and temperament gave him strong prospects of reaching the Mysterious Pill realm, despite Nangong’s doubts.
• Situ Yuan assured the others he would handle their plan to contact Xuan Tianxing and offer him benefits to provoke a challenge.
• Shen Changchuan entered fifteen thousand Years True Intent-related spells into his Progress Bar Panel over seven days and considered preparing for the Third-tier Outer Dao dharma gate of the Yimu Undying Scripture.
• Shen Changchuan left the Scripture Depository Pavilion without incident and returned to his Cave Abode, where he found no Communication Talismans or people waiting outside.

After Shen Changchuan crushed the disciples who questioned him, the abuse against him in the Immortal Sect’s Inner Sect quickly stopped. He decided to leave once he handled several outstanding matters, and began cultivating spells while planning his next steps.

• Shen Changchuan concluded that most Inner Sect disciples had stayed silent while a few critics and instigators fueled the backlash against him.
• Shen Changchuan decided the Immortal Sect’s Inner Sect was only a temporary stop and resolved to leave when his affairs were settled.
• Shen Changchuan identified three matters to address before departing: collecting the Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill, seeking Green Wood Peak’s Yimu Annihilation Divine Light, and preparing to evade a possible ambush by Situ Yuan.
• Shen Changchuan considered asking Senior Brother Hou Ping to introduce him to Green Wood Peak and planned to refine his departure strategy.
• Shen Changchuan set aside his concerns and began cultivating the spells recorded on the Progress Bar Panel.

After three months of secluded cultivation, Shen Changchuan perfected fifteen hundred spells, increased his Years True Intent comprehension to 3.4%, and improved his control of Space Power. His training paused when the Myriad Treasure Pavilion notified him that his Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill had arrived.

• Shen Changchuan perfected the Forest Wood Extinguishing Life Sword and used Space Power to swallow its strike before it damaged the Cave Abode.
• He reviewed his progress and found that fifteen hundred spells had reached Perfect in three months.
• He saw that his Years True Intent had risen from 3.2% to 3.4%, and planned to perfect more spells to advance it further.
• He recognized that practicing Space Power while casting spells had significantly improved his control of it.
• He decided to pause his secluded cultivation after the Myriad Treasure Pavilion informed him that his Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill had arrived ahead of schedule.

Shen Changchuan visited the Myriad Treasure Pavilion after learning that his Pure Origin Bright Dao Pills had arrived ahead of schedule. The Branch Pavilion Master summoned him, welcomed him with Purple Spirit Vein Dao Tea, and had yet to explain why she wished to meet him.

• Zhou Cuirong greeted Shen Changchuan and explained that the Branch Pavilion Master had arranged for his pills to arrive early and wanted to meet him.
• Shen Changchuan followed Zhou Cuirong through the Myriad Treasure Pavilion and crossed the restriction protecting the stairs to the third floor.
• The Branch Pavilion Master welcomed Shen Changchuan, praised his performance in the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, and invited him to sit.
• Shen Changchuan asked why she had summoned him, but the Branch Pavilion Master postponed her answer and poured him Purple Spirit Vein Dao Tea.

Ziyan explained that she had summoned Shen Changchuan because she was astonished by his rise from humble beginnings and his ability to spend thirty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones. She called him a Child of Destiny and admitted that arranging for him to obtain the Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill early had been an investment in their personal ties.

• Ziyan asked Shen Changchuan to call her Sister Ziyan, but he remained wary of her.
• Ziyan revealed that she was curious about how Shen Changchuan had produced thirty thousand High-grade Spirit Stones to buy the Pure Origin Bright Dao Pill.
• Ziyan recounted her investigation into Shen Changchuan's rise from an overlooked illegitimate son in a remote village to the winner of the Immortal Sect Inner Sect Grand Competition.
• Shen Changchuan objected to her investigating his background and asked her to state her business plainly.
• Ziyan described Shen Changchuan as a Child of Destiny and said she had arranged for him to obtain the pill early to build goodwill.

Shen Changchuan reflected on his meeting with Myriad Treasure Pavilion Branch Pavilion Master Ziyan, whose offer of investment and travel to the Central Continent required a contract lasting more than a hundred years. He refused to bind himself and, having spent all his Spirit Stones on Pure Origin Bright Dao Pills, decided he had another reason to head to the Southern Yue Land.

• Shen Changchuan concluded that Ziyan had approached him to build a connection but had not valued him enough to make a substantial investment.
• Shen Changchuan appreciated that Ziyan had helped him obtain Pure Origin Bright Dao Pills early and considered keeping their acquaintance for future access to treasures.
• Shen Changchuan refused Ziyan’s implied offer of investment and travel to the Central Continent because it required a contract with the Myriad Treasure Pavilion for more than a hundred years.
• Shen Changchuan assessed that he could seek another trading firm if needed and resolved to focus on acquiring Spirit Stones.
• Shen Changchuan realized his six Pure Origin Bright Dao Pills had exhausted his wealth and decided that this gave him another reason to go to the Southern Yue Land.

Shen Changchuan planned to raise resources by targeting Devil Cultivators in the Southern Yue Land, but Xuan Tianxing confronted him at his cave abode to demand a rematch. Shen Changchuan agreed to fight for five thousand High-grade Spirit Stones, payable if he won.

• Shen Changchuan decided that robbing Devil Cultivators in the Southern Yue Land was the best way to acquire resources for cultivating true intent.
• Shen Changchuan returned to his cave abode and found Xuan Tianxing waiting there.
• Xuan Tianxing challenged Shen Changchuan to a rematch to avenge his defeat in the grand competition.
• Shen Changchuan refused at first, arguing that the fight would disrupt his secluded cultivation and bring him no benefit.
• Shen Changchuan demanded five thousand High-grade Spirit Stones as an appearance fee, and Xuan Tianxing offered to pay them if Shen Changchuan won.
• Shen Changchuan accepted Xuan Tianxing's terms.