Chapter Summaries

Iron Abacus, Xuan, and the Farm Teachings disciples discovered a hidden passage beneath the ruins and opened a vast underground treasure vault filled with Di Jun’s riches. The disciples began hauling away the treasures while Xuan warned them that the items might be protected by Restrictions.

• A disciple found a hidden entrance beneath a floor tile, and Iron Abacus praised him before leading the group inside.
• Iron Abacus’s Restriction-Breaking Talismans failed to open the stone gate, but the White-haired Old Man opened it with a mysterious technique.
• Xuan contained the burst of treasure light, and the group discovered the vault’s ores, Dharma Treasures, Jade Slips, and powerful artifacts.
• Iron Abacus called in the disciples, who rushed to collect the treasure.
• Xuan cautioned everyone that the treasures might contain Restrictions and told them to stop if they noticed anything unusual.

Xuan and the Farm Teachings disciples looted the Heavenly Court secret treasury and Lingxiao Palace, recovering their sect’s losses before heading home. Su Miao remained unaware of what had happened, working over a map until she suddenly sneezed.

• Xuan found the Heavenly Cycle Star Chart, the Sun Golden Wheel, and the Moon Golden Wheel protected by Restrictions, and said he would take the Witch-Slaying Sword back for purification.
• Dapeng discovered a cellar of Imperial Wine, and Iron Abacus drank some before Xuan put the jar away.
• Xuan added a mocking note to Di Jun’s inscription, and the disciples recorded the scene.
• The disciples emptied the secret chamber and Lingxiao Palace, while Iron Abacus celebrated the recovered treasure and promised to distribute it according to the rules.
• Iron Abacus led the disciples away from the Heavenly Court, while Su Miao continued studying a Topographical Map and wondered who was talking about her after she sneezed.

Su Miao and Zhen Yuanzi planned how to redirect pressure from Buzhou Mountain when Iron Abacus returned from the Heavenly Court Ruins with a huge haul. Su Miao learned the Farm Teachings had stripped the ruins of nearly everything, and the chapter ended with her accepting the spoils while calling her disciples potential bandits.

• Su Miao asked Zhen Yuanzi whether they could cut into an Earth Vein branch to divert pressure from Buzhou Mountain, and he said it would require seven guarded formation nodes.
• Iron Abacus returned with Xuan and a crowd of disciples, carrying more than a dozen Storage Bags and reporting that they had emptied the Heavenly Court Ruins.
• Su Miao examined Iron Abacus's ledger and was stunned by the immense quantities of treasure they had collected.
• Iron Abacus bragged that his team had pried up railings, pillars, floors, tiles, and gemstones, then poured a pile of decorative gems onto the table.
• Xuan argued that the treasures were ownerless and that the Farm Teachings had taken them to help mend the heavens and save the world.
• Su Miao accepted the haul as a benefit to the Farm Teachings and complained that her disciples might as well have been bandits.

Su Miao oversaw the storage and rewards for the treasures brought back from the Heavenly Court, while Dapeng offered her Xihe’s cosmetics before deciding to give them to Kong Xuan. As Su Miao studied the Earth Veins near Buzhou Mountain, a gigantic Eye of Heavenly Dao appeared above the Nine Heavens.

• Iron Abacus justified taking the Demon Clan’s treasures as compensation and said he had recorded everything; Su Miao approved handling the disciples’ rewards under the welfare mission rules.
• The disciples outside celebrated their chance to receive Contribution Points and ten percent of the haul.
• Dapeng presented Xihe’s cosmetics to Su Miao, who declined them, so he ran off to give them to his brother Kong Xuan.
• Su Miao told Iron Abacus to store the treasures and continued studying Buzhou Mountain’s Earth Veins with Zhen Yuanzi nearby.
• A disciple rushed into the tent with news of a commotion, and Su Miao went outside to see a vast Eye of Heavenly Dao forming above the Nine Heavens.

The Mystic Tortoise offered his body to support the collapsing Heavenly Pillar, and Heavenly Dao accepted. After severing all four limbs, he received merit and his Nascent Soul left his body.

• The Mystic Tortoise announced that he would sacrifice himself to help the endangered Prehistoric World, and Heavenly Dao granted his wish.
• The Mystic Tortoise rose from the North Sea, revealing a shell so vast that a world had formed upon it.
• Su Miao watched as the Mystic Tortoise used his Primordial Power to sever all four limbs, turning the North Sea red with blood.
• The Mystic Tortoise asked whether his sacrifice was enough, and Heavenly Dao sent down Golden Light of Merit to heal his wounds.
• The Mystic Tortoise's Nascent Soul drifted from his body, and he said goodbye to his fleshly form.

Mystic Tortoise sacrificed its body, moved the witnesses who learned of its choice, and left its Nascent Soul in Bai Yan’s care. The chapter ended with Bai Yan sealing the tiny Mystic Tortoise inside a Jade Bottle after promising to keep his word.

• Living beings across the Prehistoric World mourned Mystic Tortoise’s sacrifice, while the disciples praised it in the Communication Jade Talisman.
• Su Miao was moved by Mystic Tortoise’s choice, and Zhen Yuanzi explained how long it had endured loneliness in the North Sea.
• Zhen Yuanzi recalled seeing Mystic Tortoise long ago but never approaching it, and Su Miao reflected on how they had missed the chance to become friends.
• Mystic Tortoise’s Nascent Soul emerged from its lifeless torso and spoke privately with Bai Yan, who had been watching from hiding.
• Bai Yan swore upon his Dao Heart to honor his promise, and Mystic Tortoise entered an emerald Jade Bottle that he sealed with three Talismans.

Bai Yan told Su Miao how he had spent decades persuading the North Sea Mystic Tortoise to sacrifice himself to support the heavens in exchange for an Atonement Assessment in his next life. He presented the Mystic Tortoise’s Nascent Soul, remains, and treasures to Su Miao, who questioned whether the sacrifice had truly been voluntary.

• Su Miao prepared to visit the North Sea Mystic Tortoise and retrieve his limbs, but learned that Bai Yan had requested an audience.
• Bai Yan explained that he had sought out the North Sea Mystic Tortoise after Su Miao’s order to find a way to deal with Buzhou Mountain’s collapse.
• Bai Yan said he spent decades speaking with the Mystic Tortoise and persuading him to support the heavens for immense Merit and an Atonement Assessment qualification in his next life.
• Bai Yan presented the Mystic Tortoise’s Nascent Soul in a Jade Bottle and his remains and treasures in a storage ring.
• Su Miao asked Bai Yan whether the Mystic Tortoise had acted willingly or whether Bai Yan had talked him into killing himself.

Bai Yan admitted to Su Miao that he had used promises of belonging, Merit, and rebirth to persuade Mystic Tortoise to support the heavens and join Farm Teachings. He recounted how he found the ancient tortoise in the North Sea and began winning his attention by describing the sect, leaving Mystic Tortoise asking whether Farm Teachings was truly as good as Bai Yan claimed.

• Bai Yan confessed to Su Miao that he had emphasized Farm Teachings' community, Merit, and the chance for Mystic Tortoise to keep cultivating after supporting the heavens.
• Su Miao questioned Bai Yan about his methods, and he explained that he had relied on his skills as an E'mei Beast and intended to return alive even if he failed.
• Bai Yan recounted finding a record of Mystic Tortoise in the Scripture Repository and traveling to the North Sea to seek him out.
• After Mystic Tortoise ignored his calls for days, Bai Yan offered Spirit Wine, which the tortoise accepted and praised.
• Bai Yan described Farm Teachings and his own gratitude for the sect until Mystic Tortoise finally asked whether the place was really as good as he said.

Bai Yan persuaded Mystic Tortoise that Farm Teachings could offer him the home and trust he had never known, then revealed that Buzhou Mountain was about to collapse and suggested Mystic Tortoise’s limbs could support the heavens. Mystic Tortoise recognized that the sacrifice would kill him, leaving his decision unresolved.

• Mystic Tortoise asked whether Bai Yan’s stories were true, and Bai Yan swore they were on the E'mei Beast's reputation.
• Mystic Tortoise realized Bai Yan sincerely cherished Farm Teachings, and Bai Yan explained how the sect had welcomed and trusted him despite his origins.
• Mystic Tortoise asked to join Farm Teachings, but Bai Yan said his Karmic Debt made him ineligible under the sect rules.
• Bai Yan told Mystic Tortoise that Buzhou Mountain was about to collapse and described the disaster threatening the Prehistoric World.
• Bai Yan implied Mystic Tortoise could support the heavens with his four limbs, and Mystic Tortoise asked whether doing so would kill him.

Bai Yan persuaded the North Sea Mystic Tortoise to sacrifice its body to support the heavens, promising it a new life and a place in the Farm Teachings. After the Mystic Tortoise made its sacrifice, Bai Yan received Merit, broke through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and took custody of its Nascent Soul, body, and hidden Treasures.

• Bai Yan promised the Mystic Tortoise that its sacrifice would preserve its Nascent Soul and secure it entry into the Farm Teachings in its next life.
• After several days of deliberation, the Mystic Tortoise agreed, saying it trusted Bai Yan because he was free of Karmic Debt and Evil Qi.
• The Mystic Tortoise declared its sacrifice to the Heavenly Dao, severed its four limbs, and received Merit that was divided between its remains and Bai Yan.
• Bai Yan broke through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal as the Mystic Tortoise's Nascent Soul emerged from its body.
• The Mystic Tortoise entrusted its remains and hidden Treasures to Bai Yan, who sealed its Nascent Soul in a Jade Bottle and called on the sect for a Storage Artifact ring to carry everything.

Su Miao questioned Bai Yan about persuading the Mystic Tortoise to sacrifice itself and give him its treasures, then praised his extraordinary way with words. She told him not to identify himself as a Farm Teachings Disciple when he went out, leaving him fearing expulsion from the sect.

• Su Miao confirmed that the Mystic Tortoise had offered itself, entrusted its soul to Bai Yan, and given him its treasures, while Bai Yan had received Merit and advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Su Miao confronted Bai Yan about his role, and he insisted that the Mystic Tortoise had acted willingly and found meaning in supporting the heavens.
• Bai Yan swore a Heavenly Dao Oath that the Mystic Tortoise had chosen its sacrifice, and Su Miao joked that he had made it sell itself and count the money.
• Su Miao praised Bai Yan's persuasive tongue, then told him not to say he was a Farm Teachings Disciple when he went out.
• Bai Yan feared Su Miao was about to expel him from the sect.

Su Miao teased Bai Yan about his role in Mystic Tortoise’s death, then assigned him to guide Mystic Tortoise’s reincarnation and raise him. Bai Yan accepted the task reluctantly as the disciples laughed and called him “White Daddy.”

• Su Miao revealed that she had only been teasing Bai Yan, while Iron Abacus and several disciples entered the tent and inspected Mystic Tortoise’s supplies.
• Bai Yan told Iron Abacus that Mystic Tortoise had given him the supplies, and the disciples praised and feared Bai Yan for persuading the elder to commit suicide.
• Su Miao ordered Bai Yan to guide Mystic Tortoise’s soul into reincarnation and raise him, handing him a Jade Bottle containing the soul.
• Su Miao reminded Bai Yan that he had promised Mystic Tortoise to guide him into the sect and raise him, while the disciples laughed and called him White Daddy.
• Bai Yan accepted that he could not shirk the responsibility and began considering how to manage the task.

Su Miao assigned Bai Yan to oversee Mystic Tortoise’s reincarnation and raise him, while promising him a generous allowance. After teasing Dapeng for his curiosity, Bai Yan spoke earnestly with Kong Xuan about his younger brother and the burdens of the Phoenix race.

• Su Miao told Bai Yan to guide Senior Mystic Tortoise into reincarnation, raise him at Farm Teachings, and receive twice the standard Inner Sect allowance until he passed the entrance examination.
• Iron Abacus and the Disciples teased Bai Yan about becoming Mystic Tortoise’s father and his reputation for persuading people.
• Dapeng asked Bai Yan whether he had talked Mystic Tortoise into sacrificing himself, and Bai Yan warned him to show respect.
• Bai Yan told Dapeng that learning his way with words required thirty thousand years of debate study and fifty thousand years of speech practice, prompting Dapeng to flee.
• Kong Xuan apologized for Dapeng, and Bai Yan encouraged him to be patient with his younger brother despite the Phoenix race’s burdens.

Bai Yan received praise from the Farm Teachings disciples after persuading the Mystic Tortoise to entrust his next life to him, while Su Miao and Iron Abacus discussed the rewards for the deal. The story left Bai Yan guarding the Jade Bottle as news of his achievement spread throughout the sect.

• Bai Yan told the disciples that his talent had persuaded the Mystic Tortoise, and Su Miao praised him while joking about his ability to become Sect Master.
• Bai Yan stayed behind with the Jade Bottle and promised the Mystic Tortoise he would honor the troublesome entrustment.
• The disciples speculated about how Bai Yan had convinced the Mystic Tortoise and celebrated his success as they left the tent.
• Iron Abacus reported the deal's gains to Su Miao, who ordered him to issue Bai Yan a subsidy at double the amount from the Internal Affairs Hall.
• News of Bai Yan sending the Mystic Tortoise into Reincarnation spread across the sect, with every version concluding that Bai Yan was awesome.

Bai Yan’s success in persuading the Mystic Tortoise to support the heavens became famous throughout the Farm Teachings, and the disciples celebrated his rewards and eloquence. The Saints heard of his deed and debated what it said about Bai Yan and the Farm Teachings.

• Bai Yan packed his things and left for the Teleportation Array, while disciples gathered to see him off; he thanked the Farm Teachings and promised the Mystic Tortoise he would help it join them.
• Stories about Bai Yan spread through the Farm Teachings, where disciples praised his eloquence and joked that they would call him White Daddy as he raised the reborn Mystic Tortoise.
• At the Dining Hall, Dapeng asked Kong Xuan how Bai Yan had managed his success, and Kong Xuan teased him that his strength was eating.
• Outside the Mission Hall, an older disciple defended Bai Yan’s actions, saying the Mystic Tortoise gained Merit, preserved its Nascent Soul, and could be reborn.
• Wen Shou Zhuo added Bai Yan’s deed to the North Sea Gazetteer, and disciples wrote a book documenting his persuasive techniques.
• After White Crane reported the news at Kunlun Mountain, Tongtian praised Bai Yan, Yuanshi doubted him, and Laozi reminded them that each disciple had their own Karma.

Bai Yan brought Mystic Tortoise's soul to Houtu at the Reincarnation Platform, where she confirmed his merit and offered him a choice of reincarnation bodies. As Mystic Tortoise struggled to choose among countless kinds of turtles, Bai Yan spotted a Golden Turtle candidate and began trying to steer him toward it.

• Bai Yan met Houtu at the Reincarnation Platform, and she acknowledged Miao Heng's request to help Mystic Tortoise reincarnate.
• Houtu examined Mystic Tortoise's Nascent Soul and said his merit qualified him for a virtuous rebirth into a fortunate family.
• Houtu displayed possible reincarnation candidates, and Mystic Tortoise chose to be reborn as a turtle.
• Mystic Tortoise became overwhelmed by the many kinds of turtles, while Bai Yan noticed a Golden Turtle candidate with excellent talent and appearance.
• Bai Yan secretly examined the Golden Turtle candidate's details, then offered Mystic Tortoise a suggestion.

Bai Yan helped the Mystic Tortoise choose a Golden Turtle body and watched it enter reincarnation, promising it would find friends and a home in the Farm Teachings. At Buzhou Mountain Camp, Su Miao’s disciples finished preparing the Mystic Tortoise’s four merit-nourished limbs, and she was ready to refine them to support the heavens.

• Bai Yan persuaded the Mystic Tortoise to choose the Golden Turtle body, and the Mystic Tortoise agreed.
• Houtu sent the Mystic Tortoise into reincarnation after it drank Meng Po’s Soup and forgot its past life.
• Bai Yan held the Mystic Tortoise’s empty Jade Bottle and vowed that its next life would bring it friends and a home in the Farm Teachings.
• At Buzhou Mountain Camp, Su Miao inspected the Mystic Tortoise’s four severed limbs and learned that preparations to refine them were complete.
• Su Miao ordered her disciples to begin refining the limbs.

Su Miao used the Qiankun Cauldron and vast stores of precious materials to forge four pillars from the Mystic Tortoise’s severed limbs, relying on Merit to sustain her through the exhausting process. After the pillars emerged, she had the disciples carry them to the four directions of the Buzhou Mountain Range and began setting them into place.

• Su Miao spent forty-nine days refining the Mystic Tortoise’s four severed limbs in the Qiankun Cauldron.
• She added Blood Sea Refined Gold, Sun Essence Gold, and other rare materials to the cauldron while Iron Abacus lamented the treasures being melted.
• As the forging drained her magical power, Su Miao used the Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel to replenish her strength and continued without stopping.
• After eighty-one days, four black pillars with flowing golden patterns rose from the cauldron in a purple-gold beam.
• Su Miao ordered the disciples to form teams and carry the pillars to the east, south, west, and north of the Buzhou Mountain Range.
• Su Miao activated the Formation and dropped all four pillars onto their prepared foundations.

Su Miao and the Farm Teachings disciples successfully raised four pillars that stabilized the heavens, earning Merit from the Heavenly Dao. After accepting her share, Su Miao prepared to enter Buzhou Mountain’s main peak and repair it, leaving Zhen Yuanzi to watch over the disciples.

• The four pillars linked heaven and earth, stabilizing the heavens and easing the fear felt across the Prehistoric World.
• Golden Light of Merit descended, with seventy percent going to Su Miao, twenty percent to the pillars, and the rest shared among the participating disciples and Zhen Yuanzi.
• The disciples celebrated their success and breakthroughs, while Iron Abacus calculated their Merit and Dapeng argued with Kong Xuan over his contribution.
• Su Miao accepted her Merit into her Great Dao Golden Wheel, and Zhen Yuanzi helped calm the Spiritual Power in her meridians.
• Su Miao took the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler, asked Zhen Yuanzi to supervise the disciples, and headed into Buzhou Mountain’s main peak to repair it.

Su Miao descended deep into Buzhou Mountain’s Earth Veins, using the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler to suppress several dangerous fractures while the Chaos Bead protected her from spatial and Chaotic threats. She reached the edge of the Fracture Core, an immense fissure filled with erupting Chaotic Qi.

• Su Miao entered the Earth Veins under the protection of the Chaos Bead and used a Truth-Seeing Spell to examine their damaged pathways.
• A spatial rift opened beside Su Miao, but the Chaos Bead’s ancient will pinned it until it closed.
• The Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler revealed a map and guided Su Miao as she suppressed three severe Earth Veins fractures.
• A berserk Chaos airflow struck Su Miao, and the Chaos Bead absorbed its force before she continued descending.
• Su Miao reached the Fracture Core and stopped at the edge of its bottomless abyss.