Chapter Summaries

Chen Mobai fought Wenren Xuewei and discovered that her Evergreen Technique let her restore her body by drawing power from the Great Camphor Tree, making her nearly impossible to defeat through injury. They ended their sparring match in a draw, and Pei Azurefrost recognized Chen Mobai’s sword realm as One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws.

• Chen Mobai used several elemental sword lights to test Wenren Xuewei’s defenses, while she relied on the Evergreen Technique and a talisman to protect herself.
• Chen Mobai struck Wenren Xuewei with Bing Fire Divine Thunder, Yi Wood Divine Thunder, and more sword attacks, but she endured the injuries and recovered by drawing power from the Great Camphor Tree.
• Chen Mobai realized Wenren Xuewei’s constant recovery did not consume her own power, though her spells and connection to the tree still cost spiritual power and Spiritual Sense.
• Wenren Xuewei proposed a draw, and Chen Mobai agreed that neither could secure a decisive victory without risking more.
• Pei Azurefrost identified Chen Mobai’s sword realm as One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws, leaving Lou Fengcheng visibly shocked.

After Chen Mobai and Wenren Xuewei fought to a draw, the Immortal Sect’s cultivators learned that Chen had reached Sword Light Transformation and had the potential to follow Old Ancestor Bai Guang’s path toward Spirit Transmutation. Chen later visited Wenren Xuewei at Curving Water Pavilion to ask whether she had held back, where he met Yan Qiongzhi and learned more about the limits of her power.

• Lou Fengcheng explained that Sword Light Transformation marked entry into One Sword Creates Ten Thousand Laws, and the cultivators recognized Chen Mobai’s potential for Spirit Transmutation.
• Lou Fengcheng and Xiahou Weihuan planned tactics for their allies’ upcoming duels with Chen, while Xiahou vowed never to use a sword again if he lost.
• Chi Shicheng told Chen Mobai that Wenren Xuewei could have borrowed more power from the Great Camphor Tree, and Chen asked Zhuang Jialan to arrange a meeting with her.
• Chen Mobai visited Wenren Xuewei at Curving Water Pavilion after telling Qing Nü that he had drawn with her and intended to ask about the match.
• Wenren Xuewei explained that actively wielding the Great Camphor Tree would cost her spiritual energy and Spiritual Sense, then introduced Yan Qiongzhi to Chen.

Chen Mobai faced Lou Fengcheng in a magic combat, where the Square Inch Book let Lou Fengcheng counter his familiar techniques and nearly strike his Sea of Consciousness. Chen Mobai unleashed his Sword Pellet to pierce Lou Fengcheng’s defenses and wound his shoulder.

• Wenren Xuewei told Chen Mobai that Sky Mending and Kunpeng had joined academy experts who seemed to be targeting him.
• After Chen Mobai left, Wenren Xuewei decided to attempt Core Formation again, while Yan Qiongzhi considered seeking Ding Chunzhi’s divination about her own chances.
• At Lake Island, Chen Mobai and Lou Fengcheng began their match, and Lou used his Third Grade robe and Square Inch Book to deflect Chen Mobai’s attacks.
• Lou Fengcheng adapted to Chen Mobai’s techniques and launched a hidden attack at his brow, but Chen Mobai’s Spirit Controlling Slash failed to stop him.
• Chen Mobai released his Sword Pellet, which burned through Lou Fengcheng’s blade and robe defenses and left a fist-sized wound in his shoulder.

Chen Mobai defeated Lou Fengcheng with Azure Flame Sword Sha, revealing a power that stunned the gathered academies and prompted Tao Mingqing and Qi Huanzhi to concede. As Chen Mobai faced Xiahou Weihuan, the Pure Yang Academy cultivator revealed that he had also cultivated Sword Sha.

• Chen Mobai's Azure Flame Sword Sha pierced Lou Fengcheng's robe and ignited his blood, forcing the Square Inch Book to deactivate and Lou Fengcheng to concede.
• Chen Mobai withdrew the Sword Sha from Lou Fengcheng, swallowed it, and drew astonished speculation that he possessed a Fire Spirit Body.
• Tao Mingqing conceded his upcoming match, explaining that he could not find a spell capable of blocking Chen Mobai's Sword Sha.
• Qi Huanzhi also conceded, then asked Chen Mobai to fight him privately in Lesser Red Heaven, and Chen Mobai agreed.
• Xiahou Weihuan revealed his Primordial Yang Sword Sha and challenged Chen Mobai, who recognized it and touched the Yellow Gourd at his waist.

Chen Mobai fought Xiahou Weihuan, who demonstrated how Primordial Yang Sword Sha could empower his sword, but Chen Mobai revealed a second Sword Sha and severed Xiahou’s arms. The duel ended with Xiahou disarmed and stunned by Chen Mobai’s mastery of both Azure Flame and Primordial Yang Sword Sha.

• Chen Mobai agreed to fight Xiahou Weihuan that day, while Pei Azurefrost postponed her match with him until the final day to awaken the Azurefrost Sword.
• Lou Fengcheng abandoned his alliance with Xiahou Weihuan after his defeat, and Tao Mingqing relayed his decision.
• Xiahou Weihuan and Chen Mobai announced their swords before beginning their duel.
• Xiahou Weihuan’s Primordial Yang Sword Sha split Chen Mobai’s Yi Wood Divine Thunder and broke through his other defenses until the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror stopped his Dance Sun Sword.
• Xiahou Weihuan’s Primordial Yang Sword Sha began overpowering Chen Mobai’s Azure Flame Sword Sha, but Chen Mobai released another Sword Sha from his Yellow Gourd and severed Xiahou’s arms and sword.
• Chen Mobai revealed that he had also cultivated Primordial Yang Sword Sha, leaving Xiahou Weihuan shocked.

Chen Mobai defeated Xiahou Weihuan, who refused treatment and left rather than break his oath never to wield a sword again. As Chen prepared for the final match and learned about the Enlightenment Tea offered as a prize, Pei Azurefrost failed to appear by dusk, leaving the contest unresolved.

• Xiahou Weihuan refused to admit defeat or have his severed arms treated, and left Lake Island to honor his vow never to use a sword again.
• Lou Fengcheng explained that keeping his oath preserved Xiahou Weihuan's chance of Core Formation, while he and Tao Mingqing discussed Chen Mobai's chances against Pei Azurefrost.
• Chen Mobai returned to the alchemy room, learned from Qing Nü about Luo He Zheng's request and the rare Enlightenment Tea, and planned what he would study if he won it.
• Chen Mobai waited at Lake Island for Pei Azurefrost, but Pei did not arrive by dusk, prompting the waiting cultivators to wonder whether he had awakened the Azurefrost Sword.

Chen Mobai accepted Pei Azurefrost’s challenge after learning she had deliberately yielded the Enlightenment Tea reward to him, and their duel began on Lake Island. Pei Azurefrost unleashed the Azurefrost Sword’s power, and the chapter ended as she prepared her second strike, Frost Dark.

• With Pei Azurefrost absent, Sect Son forfeited to Chen Mobai, and Wuqi Dao Academy won the team ranking while Chen Mobai took first place and the Enlightenment Tea.
• Pei Azurefrost arrived after the sparring ended, forfeited her official match, then challenged Chen Mobai, who postponed the duel to eat dinner with Qing Nü.
• Wenren Xuewei told Chen Mobai that Pei Azurefrost had arrived late so he would receive the Enlightenment Tea, hoping to build goodwill with him.
• Qing Nü warned Chen Mobai that Pei Azurefrost was the daughter of Peach Blossom Venerable, and Chen Mobai went to meet her at Lake Island.
• Pei Azurefrost announced the Fourth Tier High-grade Azurefrost Sword and attacked with Frost White; Chen Mobai countered with his Sword Pellet and Thunder Ball before Pei Azurefrost formed her second strike, Frost Dark.

Chen Mobai fought Pei Azurefrost through all four of her Frost Sword Qi attacks, using his magic tools, talismans, and spiritual power to hold out. He ultimately detonated his Azure Flame Sword Sha to defeat Frost Purple, and Pei Azurefrost acknowledged her loss after the duel.

• Pei Azurefrost’s Frost Dark sealed the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror, but Chen Mobai escaped and sent his Primordial Yang Sword Sha at her; the Azurefrost Sword cut it down.
• Pei Azurefrost’s Frost Azure pressed Chen Mobai, who used a Third Tier Spirit Leaf Talisman and the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror’s Pure Yang Fire to withstand the attack.
• Pei Azurefrost unleashed Frost Purple and its Ice Thunder, which Chen Mobai countered with Yi Wood Divine Thunder before her sword light overwhelmed it.
• Chen Mobai detonated his Azure Flame Sword Sha, and its multiplied power melted and shattered Frost Purple while Wenren Xuewei shielded the spectators.
• Pei Azurefrost fell and admitted defeat, while Chen Mobai recovered his scattered Fire Yang Sha and left Lake Island.

After defeating Pei Azurefrost, Chen Mobai entered Goumang Dao Academy’s Quiet Small Realm, where he received Enlightenment Tea and learned how its medicinal resources were managed. He returned to the alchemy room planning to leave for Wuqi Dao Academy in five days, but Wenren Xuewei invited him to drink tea that night.

• Chen Mobai returned to the alchemy room after defeating Pei Azurefrost, reassured Qing Nü that he had won, and wondered how Pei had wielded a Fourth Tier Sword Artifact.
• The Sect Son took Chen Mobai through a portal into Quiet Small Realm, where Chen Mobai suppressed the Turtle Treasure’s prompt to anchor the realm and learned about the Dao Academy’s medicinal fields and resource rules.
• Chen Mobai met Luo He Zheng and Mei Shu'an, received freshly brewed Enlightenment Tea, and helped adjust Pure Origin Spirit Water for a Fourth Tier pill-making process.
• The Sect Son identified the pill being refined as a Five Elements Golden Core Pill, and Chen Mobai suspected it was a water-element pill unsuitable for his cultivation.
• Chen Mobai returned to the alchemy room, learned Qing Nü needed five more days to finish the ointment, and arranged for Zhuang Jialan to lead the group back to Wuqi Dao Academy.
• Wenren Xuewei sent Chen Mobai a message inviting him to drink tea that night.

Chen Mobai accepted Wenren Xuewei’s Great Camellia Flower after learning it could extend his lifespan, while the women considered him as a possible future wielder of the Purple Lightning Sword. Back in the alchemy room, he told Qing Nü that he planned to pursue Core Formation, build his cultivation, earn Merit Points through business, and eventually open a pharmacy.

• Wenren Xuewei offered Chen Mobai a Great Camellia Flower as compensation for the Sword Fiend he lost to Pei Azurefrost, but he initially refused it and explained that he planned to enter business rather than take the Civil Service Examination.
• Wenren Xuewei advised Chen Mobai to seek a Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill and explained how Pure Yang Purple Qi could aid Core Formation and later breakthroughs.
• Wenren Xuewei persuaded Chen Mobai to accept the flower as a deposit for a future strand of Pure Yang Purple Qi, and he agreed after learning it could add twenty years to his lifespan.
• After Chen Mobai left, Yan Qiongzhi revealed that she might need his Pure Yang Purple Qi, while Wenren Xuewei suggested he could become the wielder of the Purple Lightning Sword.
• Chen Mobai brought the flower to Qing Nü, then discussed his plans to reach Foundation Establishment Perfection, cultivate his Pure Yang Dharma Body, earn Merit Points, and open a pharmacy.

Chen Mobai returned to Wuqi Dao Academy and tried to secure the Purple Lightning Sword as a reward for his achievements at Linwu Cave Heaven. Che Yucheng promised to pursue the request, while Chen Mobai prepared to drink the Enlightenment Tea the next day.

• Chen Mobai warned Qing Nü not to investigate her childhood while she was in the Sky Mending Group, then left to lead Wuqi Dao Academy out of Linwu Cave Heaven.
• Bian Jingchun explained the complicated ownership of the Purple Lightning Sword and why Chen Mobai would need support from several academies to wield it.
• Chen Mobai returned to Chicheng Cave Heaven and told Che Yucheng about his sacrifices and accomplishments, asking for the Purple Lightning Sword as a reward.
• Che Yucheng said he would try to arrange the sword, but could not guarantee success, and approved Chen Mobai accepting Wenren Xuewei's Great Camellia Flower.
• Che Yucheng urged Chen Mobai to use the Enlightenment Tea carefully; Chen Mobai said he planned to drink it the next day and asked whether it could help Meng Huang'er.

Chen Mobai drank Enlightenment Tea and used its effects to study the Pure Yang Scroll and Che Yucheng’s puppet techniques. He devised a theory for using the Formless Puppet to condense Pure Yang Purple Qi and learned how Heavenly Calculation Beads could control large numbers of factory puppets.

• Chen Mobai obtained permission to exchange for the Pure Yang Scroll Golden Core Chapter and its Core Formation Experience, then attended a victory banquet with the Student Union.
• Chen Mobai read messages from his Divine Wood Sect disciples and learned that Luo Yixuan was competing for a place among the Twenty-Four True Disciples.
• Meng Huang'er asked Chen Mobai whether he had time, but he ignored her message and went to a Cultivation Room to drink Enlightenment Tea.
• While enlightened, Chen Mobai studied the Pure Yang Scroll and theorized that the Formless Puppet could simulate a Golden Core True Person and condense Pure Yang Purple Qi.
• Chen Mobai studied Puppet Factory materials and learned that Heavenly Calculation Beads could control puppets through their Chips, deciding that a Second Grade bead would suit his needs.

Chen Mobai used the Enlightenment Tea to comprehend the Myriad Laws Body and strengthen his spiritual sense, then learned more about grafting the Great Camellia’s remains. After handling Student Union business, he teleported to the Divine Tree Secret Realm to check on the Sky Swallowing Snake.

• Chen Mobai comprehended the Myriad Laws Body by combining it with his Five Elements Sword Finger, then studied Talisman texts as the Enlightenment Tea’s effect faded.
• He refined the Great Camellia flower, slept for three days, and woke with his spiritual sense at Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer after his two branch Jade Wutongs merged back into one.
• Chen Mobai learned from Wenren Xuewei that the Great Camellia’s Root and Calyx could be used for grafting or alchemy, and considered grafting them onto Longevity Wood or a Jade Wutong.
• Chen Mobai heard from Zhuang Jialan and Hua Zijing that Bian Jingchun was staying in the Myriad Treasures Cave, and said the Student Union should help her if needed.
• Chen Mobai learned from Lan Yufan that he and Lu Zixuan had reconciled, so he left both names on the incoming Student Union list.
• Chen Mobai tapped the Turtle Treasure and teleported to the Divine Tree Secret Realm to check on the Sky Swallowing Snake.

Chen Mobai watched Luo Yixuan defeat her brother and place third in the Sect Grand Competition, helping her resolve a long-standing heart knot. After arranging his disciples’ duties and preparing to take up the Jian Guo Town Guardian post, he returned to the Divine Tree Secret Realm and established contracts with the Sky Swallowing Snake.

• Chen Mobai found the Sky Swallowing Snake eating Crimson Sun Spirit Tree leaves and decided to contract it, learning the sect’s contract methods from Liu Wenbai and obtaining the Spiritual Sense Contract from the Scripture Pavilion.
• Chen Mobai watched Luo Yixuan defeat her elder brother, Luo Yixiu, after telling her she no longer needed to yield to him, and she felt her childhood heart knot finally loosen.
• Luo Yixuan advanced to the top three in the Sect Grand Competition, then accompanied Chen Mobai as he delivered gifts to the sect’s Foundation Establishment cultivators and met Liu Ruzhong about the Jian Guo Town Guardian post.
• Chen Mobai assigned Liu Wenbai to handle external affairs, Luo Yixuan to represent him within the sect, and Zhuo Ming to oversee Little South Mountain and its farming.
• Chen Mobai returned to the Divine Tree Secret Realm and used his Essence Blood and a Jade Wutong leaf to bind the Sky Swallowing Snake with contracts that let him control its life and death.

After finishing exams and Student Union duties, Chen Mobai planned to expand his businesses, borrowing five million Merit Points to prepare a Puppet Factory. The chapter ended with Yan Bingxuan admitting she was not confident she could establish her foundation because she still had not comprehended the Critical Point Method.

• Ming Yihua agreed to upgrade Chen Mobai’s Crimson Cloud Mist Silk with Clear Wind Sha when school resumed, and Yun Yangbing explained how the Taiyi Five Smoke Net could be recreated through a formation.
• Hua Zijing graduated, and Chen Mobai began training Zhongli Tianyu to take on more Student Union work before leaving Wuqi Dao Academy.
• Chen Mobai borrowed five million Merit Points with Qin Baipeng’s guarantee, bringing his total debt to ten million, and decided to use the funds to start a Puppet Factory.
• Chen Mobai contacted Chai Lun to discuss making puppets and persuaded Lou Fengcheng to help him purchase a Second Tier Heavenly Calculation Bead.
• At his high school reunion, Chen Mobai congratulated Cao Yaling on establishing her foundation while his former classmates discussed foundation establishment and military service.
• Chen Mobai asked Yan Bingxuan about her prospects, and she said she lacked confidence because she had not comprehended the Critical Point Method.

Chen Mobai calculated Yan Bingxuan’s Foundation Establishment prospects and searched for suitable resources, then advanced his Pure Yang Dharma Body to Five Yang and improved his Fire Spiritual Root. He obtained the Flame Light Escape art and returned to Vermilion Cloud City, where Chai Lun had arrived.

• Chen Mobai offered to calculate Yan Bingxuan’s Foundation Establishment chances and use his Formless Puppet to simulate her attempt, then found that her success rate with the Foundation Establishment Trio was 32%.
• Chen Mobai discovered that Snow Elf Water or Water Mist Ice Crystal could improve Yan Bingxuan’s prospects, but both would be difficult for him to obtain.
• Chen Mobai continued tempering his right hand and cultivating the Pure Yang Dharma Body until he reached Five Yang and raised his Fire Spiritual Root to 72.
• Chen Mobai refined the Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror, strengthened his fire techniques, and obtained the Flame Light Escape art from the Talent Tree.
• Chen Mobai sent Yan Bingxuan her calculation result, then received Chai Lun’s call and agreed to pick him up at Vermilion Cloud City Airport.

Chen Mobai arranged for Chai Lun to build a Puppet Factory, using cheap spirit wood and custom-made chips to cut costs while concealing his secret supply of Red Sun Spirit Wood. When expenses exceeded the factory’s funds, he mortgaged half the ownership of his Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror and prepared to travel to West Xuan Cave Heaven to settle the chip order.

• Chen Mobai persuaded Chai Lun to produce one hundred first-rank labor puppets for 2.2 million Merit Points, with part of the fee payable in installments.
• Chen Mobai arranged a spirit-wood storage site and secretly transported Red Sun Spirit Wood from the Divine Tree Secret Realm, then switched suppliers after Chai Lun criticized the first batch’s quality.
• Chen Mobai used Lou Fengcheng’s connections to order one hundred Main Controller Chips from the Sky Mending Chip Factory and paid their 3.8 million Merit Point cost upfront.
• Chen Mobai mortgaged half the ownership of his Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror for 13.5 million Merit Points to cover the Puppet Factory’s expenses.
• Chen Mobai told Lou Fengcheng he planned to visit West Xuan Cave Heaven, but Lou rejected the visit and promised to expedite the chip production.

Chen Mobai secured a vast fire-poison wasteland for his automated Puppet Factory and arranged for a custom assembly line, while a Formless Puppet simulation revealed Yan Bingxuan could not yet establish her foundation. He taught her the Spiritual Power Vortex, then returned to the factory and tested controlling forty puppets through the Heavenly Calculation Bead.

• Tang Pancui told Chen Mobai that factory workers feared puppets would replace them, and Chen Mobai assured her the Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory would remain unchanged while he built the new factory elsewhere.
• Chen Mobai obtained usage rights to a large Fire Poison Wasteland outside Danxia City and had Yun Yangbing's Formation Department team survey it, build a factory, and lay out the Fire Yang Thousand Wood One Qi Formation.
• Chen Mobai and Chai Lun found that the old equipment lines worked poorly with puppets, so Zhou Tiangong and the others designed custom assembly-line equipment for 7.8 million Merit Points.
• Chen Mobai celebrated New Year with his family and learned that Wang Xinying had been admitted to Supreme Origin Academy.
• Chen Mobai used the Formless Puppet to simulate Yan Bingxuan's Foundation Establishment and found her spiritual power became unstable after nine drops; he then taught her to cultivate a Spiritual Power Vortex.
• After Yan Bingxuan's transformation spell failed and revealed her true figure, Chen Mobai went to the empty Soaring Heavens Talisman Factory and tested controlling forty labor puppets with the Heavenly Calculation Bead.

Chen Mobai passed the Second-tier Talisman Master assessment, joined the Talisman Master Association, and handled the start-of-term duties at Wuqi Dao Academy. He then took leave to work at his Puppet Factory, where Che Yucheng helped him obtain trees to improve the factory land.

• Chen Mobai ordered two large and two small transport vehicles for the Puppet Factory and asked Qin Baipeng to open a puppet route between Vermilion Cloud City and Yumu City.
• Chen Mobai passed the Second-tier Talisman Master assessment by successfully drawing ten talismans, then joined the Talisman Master Association with the examiners' sponsorship.
• Chen Mobai returned to Chicheng Mountain, coordinated the Student Union's response to course cancellations, and planned to resign as president at the end of the year.
• Chen Mobai received leave from Che Yucheng to apply his puppet knowledge at the factory, and Che Yucheng offered help with the fire-poisoned land.
• Che Yucheng arranged 100 Fire Spirit Tree saplings and exchanged for a second-tier Vermilion Fruit Tree for Chen Mobai.

Chen Mobai transplanted a Vermilion Fruit Tree to his Vermilion Cloud City property while Wang Xingyu studied Crimson Cloud Academy’s alchemy techniques and Gong Ranran helped cultivate the grounds. After the Puppet Factory began operating, Chen saw an opportunity to profit by selling its talisman supplies in the Sky River Realm, where prices were far higher.

• Chen Mobai arranged for Wang Xingyu and Gong Ranran to help move and transplant the Vermilion Fruit Tree at his Vermilion Cloud City property.
• Gong Ranran cared for the tree while Wang Xingyu studied Crimson Cloud Academy’s alchemy system, and Chen planted Spirit Wood saplings throughout the Fire Yang Thousand Wood One Qi Formation.
• Wang Xingyu’s alchemy improved enough that he felt confident about qualifying as a Third Grade Alchemist, and he applied for an outside internship to continue learning.
• Chai Lun, Zhou Tiangong, and Chen Mobai finished debugging the Puppet Factory, which ran continuously for three days without alarms.
• Chen Mobai compared Immortal Sect and Divine Wood Sect prices for high-quality Talisman Paper and saw a tenfold difference, prompting him to target the Eastern Wasteland market for talisman supplies.