Chapter Summaries

Chen Mobai captured Chan Si, the Flower Blooming Courtyard Master, after rejecting her offer to share the Jade Wutong’s supposed Spirit Transformation opportunity, then handed her over to the Immortal Sect. The Immortal Sect’s experts investigated the secret art and revealed its limits, leaving Chen Mobai wondering whether the Flower Blooming Courtyard’s techniques would be added to the National Library.

• Chen Mobai refused Chan Si’s demand for half the Jade Wutong’s Spirit Transformation opportunity, bound her with the Crimson Cloud Mist Silk, and called Lan Haitan to take her into custody.
• Chen Mobai told Lan Haitan about Flower Blooms in an Instant and informed Wuqi Dao Academy, Sky Mending Dao Academy, Venerable Yuanxu, Venerable Cheng Xuan, and Yu Yi Shangren about Chan Si and the secret art.
• Three days later, Yuanxu and Yu Yi examined the Jade Wutong, confirmed the secret art existed, and explained that its benefits depended on compatibility between the plant and the cultivator.
• Yuanxu told Chen Mobai that Chan Si’s supposed opportunity would only have benefited her, and that Ancestor Qianxing had obtained the Flower Blooming Courtyard’s methods and secret arts from her.
• Chen Mobai recalled finding an incomplete God Devouring Technique in the Immortal Sect National Library and wondered whether the Flower Blooming Courtyard’s techniques would also be listed there.

After Venerable Cheng Xuan prepared to attempt Flower Blooms in an Instant, Chen Mobai returned to Wuqi Dao Academy and backed Qin Beichen for the chance to guard a fifth order Vermilion Fruit Tree. With Duanmu Longrong’s failed Nascent Formation and Cheng Xuan’s retreat, Chen Mobai was named one of the Golden Core leaders responsible for the Dao academy’s affairs.

• Venerable Yuanxu and Yu Yi Shangren left Danxia Mountain after studying the Jade Wutong, and Venerable Cheng Xuan began arranging an experiment with a fourth tier high-grade Fire Spirit Tree.
• Venerable Cheng Xuan told Chen Mobai that Duanmu Longrong had failed to form a Nascent Soul and asked him to return to Wuqi Dao Academy to help support Qin Beichen’s bid for the Vermilion Fruit Tree.
• Chen Mobai received a ten-year passage permit to Wuqi Dao Academy and visited Che Yucheng and the aged Duanmu Longrong.
• Venerable Cheng Xuan offered Qin Beichen the chance to guard the fifth order Vermilion Fruit Tree after Chen Mobai endorsed him.
• Venerable Cheng Xuan announced that he would enter seclusion and appointed Chen Mobai, Che Yucheng, and Wang Shuye to handle major Dao academy affairs.
• As Chen Mobai left Building One, someone addressed him as “Uncle.”

Chen Mobai met Xiao Hei, now the chief of Wuqi Dao Academy, and agreed to train her for the final eight-person sparring matches. After half a month of instruction, he discovered that the protective artifact that had helped her reach the finals was the Taiyi Five Smoke Net.

• Xiao Hei recognized Chen Mobai as the man who had rescued her as a child and brought the final matchup list to Venerable Cheng Xuan.
• Che Yucheng explained that Xiao Hei was Wuqi Dao Academy’s sole finalist, and Venerable Cheng Xuan asked Chen Mobai to coach her for the upcoming matches.
• Chen Mobai reviewed the other finalists’ talents and agreed to teach Xiao Hei, who said she wanted to take first place.
• Chen Mobai spent half a month strengthening Xiao Hei’s five-element spellwork and advised her to hone her skills through continued practice.
• As Xiao Hei prepared to leave, Chen Mobai recognized her artifact as the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, which she said she had opened from an Artifact Nurturing Sphere with the principal’s help.

Chen Mobai helped Xiao Hei bond with the Taiyi Five Smoke Net, but she used it to win the Daoist Academy sparring and disrupt an exchange agreement. After the matter was settled, Xiao Hei prepared to leave Wuqi Dao Academy for the sea domain, with Chen Mobai entrusting the net’s Artifact Spirit to protect her.

• Chen Mobai nourished the Taiyi Five Smoke Net with a Water Spirit Pearl and told its Artifact Spirit to protect Xiao Hei.
• Three days later, Che Yucheng revealed that Xiao Hei had used the net to fight at the edge of life and death, defeat every opponent, and claim the sparring championship.
• Venerable Cheng Xuan, Che Yucheng, and Chen Mobai scolded Xiao Hei, then arranged for her to exchange her Vermilion Fruit for Azure Dragon Carp during her studies and training in the sea domain.
• Chen Mobai gave Xiao Hei five more pearls for the Taiyi Five Smoke Net and helped her enter its core to communicate with the Artifact Spirit.
• Chen Mobai advised Xiao Hei to keep a low profile and survive on the cultivation path, while she admired his account of drawing his sword to restore the Daoist Academy’s glory.

Chen Mobai advised Pang Yingru to keep cultivating the Pure Yang Scroll, attended Wuqi Dao Academy’s graduation, and saw Xiao Hei off. He then learned that Venerable Yu Xiao had once been an ancient jade flute, as Venerable Cheng Xuan’s team prepared for the Flower Blooms in an Instant experiment.

• Chen Mobai and Qin Beichen held a symposium where Pang Yingru asked for guidance about whether to continue cultivating the Pure Yang Scroll.
• Qin Beichen advised Pang Yingru to switch techniques, but Chen Mobai urged him to keep pursuing the Pure Yang Scroll and aim for Spirit Transmutation.
• Chen Mobai attended the graduation ceremony, and Qin Beichen won the vote to guard the Fifth Order Vermilion Fruit Tree.
• Chen Mobai stayed behind for the Flower Blooms in an Instant experiment, witnessed Venerable Cheng Xuan’s will, and saw Xiao Hei depart for the Sea Domain.
• Venerable Cheng Xuan told Chen Mobai that Venerable Yu Xiao had originated as an ancient jade flute found by Jiang Xuanzhu in the Myriad Treasures Cave.
• Venerable Cheng Xuan warned Chen Mobai not to investigate Venerable Yu Xiao’s origins too deeply and explained that she belonged to the Wuqi Dao Academy line.

Chen Mobai returned to the Divine Wood Sect, handled its affairs, and learned that Zhou Shengqing was close to completing his Nascent Soul breakthrough. Meanwhile, Kong Lingling reached Core Formation Late Stage and began nurturing a powerful demonic incarnation intended to destroy the Divine Wood Sect.

• Chen Mobai learned from Qiu Chuanhua and Wenren Xuewei that refining Myriad Transformation Thunder Water required a specialized Thunder Pool, and he obtained its blueprints.
• Chen Mobai returned to Giant Wood Ridge, reviewed the Eastern Wasteland's affairs with Yue Zutao, and ordered the sect to monitor Returning Heaven Valley, search for Spirit Stone mines, help Sheng Zhaoxi, and reinforce Cloud Dream Marsh if needed.
• Chen Mobai visited Zhou Shengqing's seclusion and learned that Zhou Shengqing had entered the nineteenth layer of the Longevity Sutra and was expected to form his Nascent Soul by the end of the year.
• Fu Zongjue's Puppet Body reacted with grief and anger after news arrived from the Divine Wood Sect's Soul Lamp hall, and Chen Mobai rushed there.
• Kong Lingling broke through to Core Formation Late Stage in Blowing Snow Palace's Forbidden Land and refined a White Jade Egg into her body to nurture a Fourth Grade Demon Beast incarnation.
• Kong Lingling drained a young man and used his remaining Yuanyang to begin condensing the Heavenly Demon Embryo, planning to use it against the Divine Wood Sect.

Zhou Shengqing emerged from seclusion with his Dharma Body Nascent Soul formed, and Chen Mobai advised the sect to keep the news secret while the Eastern Yi faced a looming conflict. As Zhou Shengqing prepared to reunite Five Elements Sect, Chen Mobai inspected Divine Wood Sect’s development projects and found that Xiao Kingdom’s work lagged behind Yan Kingdom’s.

• Fu Xingzhou’s Soul Lamp went out, and Fu Zongjue grieved before venting his anger by killing demonic beasts in Cloud Dream Marsh.
• Zhou Shengqing completed his Nascent Formation, and Chen Mobai shared news that Kuzhu had returned to the Eastern Yi as a Nascent Soul Cultivator.
• Chen Mobai advised keeping Zhou Shengqing’s breakthrough secret while Xuanxiao Dao Palace and Kong Sang Valley’s conflict took shape, and Zhou Shengqing planned to contact Nu Jiang and Sheng Zhaoxi about reuniting Five Elements Sect.
• With Zhou Shengqing away, Chen Mobai authorized more aggressive policies toward unifying the Seven Kingdoms and traveled to inspect the sect’s development projects.
• Chen Mobai praised the rapid progress on the White River and Yan Kingdom’s plateau, but grew concerned that Luo Xueer and Zhou Wangshen were behind schedule on the Mo River in Xiao Kingdom.

Chen Mobai inspected the delayed river project in Xiao Kingdom, learned that the Green Wood Sha cave had been found near the Desolate Ruins, and promised Zhou Wangshen and Luo Xueer more workers. He destroyed the guarding demon beasts and gathered enough Green Wood Sha to advance his Extreme Sun Slash, while the river work remained Xiao Kingdom’s priority.

• Chen Mobai explained how his plans for the two rivers and a future Earth Network had led Divine Wood Sect disciples to discover an unmined Green Wood Sha cave near the Desolate Ruins.
• Chen Mobai criticized Zhou Wangshen and Luo Xueer for falling behind on the Mo River project, and they explained that most sect cultivators had flocked to Zhuo Ming’s work in Yan Kingdom.
• Chen Mobai promised to have Zhuo Ming send trained cultivators to Xiao Kingdom to help excavate the river, open Spirit Fields, and plant Spirit Rice.
• Chen Mobai’s Sword Fiend slaughtered the Green Wolf Demon Beasts guarding the cave, and he ordered an inner core found among them sent to Xiao Kingdom’s Alchemy Department.
• Chen Mobai inspected the Green Wood Sha cave and extracted enough material in three days to condense the Green Wood Sha he needed for his Extreme Sun Slash.

Chen Mobai organized labor and contractors to advance the river and spirit-field projects in Xiao Kingdom, then advised Han Zhiling on cultivation before returning home. Meanwhile, Fang Xuanyang received orders to prepare Xuanxiao Dao Palace’s Eastern Wasteland campaign and began plotting to kill Chen Mobai and his disciples.

• Yan Kingdom’s Rogue Cultivators and contracting sects and Cultivating Families flocked to work on the river projects, while Qi Rui arranged for Xiao Kingdom to use their help.
• Qi Rui told Zhou Wangshen that Han Zhiling would lead the next group of spirit planters, and Zhou arranged for Bing Yan to welcome her.
• Chen Mobai answered Han Zhiling’s cultivation questions, reassured her about Foundation Establishment, and promised to help her pursue the Crimson Flame Sword Art afterward.
• Chen Mobai left Xiao Kingdom to return and cultivate the Extreme Sun Slash, unaware that Fang Xuanyang had been tracking his movements.
• Fang Xuanyang received Xuanxiao Dao Palace’s orders to prepare the Eastern Wasteland as a retreat route and to eliminate the Divine Wood Sect before its war with Kong Sang Valley.
• Fang Xuanyang mobilized the Restoration Society to watch Chen Mobai and planned to kill him, his disciple, and the Heaven Spirit Root when they next came to the Eastern Wasteland.

Chen Mobai completed the Extreme Sun Slash and learned that Zheng Deming had reached Foundation Establishment Perfection. After deciding to share the sect’s Core Formation experience with Zheng, Chen heard that Zhuo Ming had advanced her Nine Ren Dharma Body, then received grave news from Liu Wenbai.

• Fang Xuanyang learned that Chen Mobai had reached Core Formation Middle Stage and decided to bring Xuanxiao Dao Palace forces to the Eastern Wasteland Plateau and eliminate him.
• After a year of cultivation, Chen Mobai completed the Extreme Sun Slash and accidentally cut a deep wound into a Fourth Grade Longevity Wood.
• Yue Zutao reported that Zheng Deming had reached Foundation Establishment Perfection at age 170, and Chen ordered him to return so he could receive the sect’s Core Formation experience.
• Chen rebuked Yue Zutao for suggesting that Zheng should be tested before receiving the experience, explaining that sharing it would strengthen Zheng’s loyalty to the sect.
• Liu Wenbai reported that Zhuo Ming had advanced her Nine Ren Dharma Body to the Fourth Layer, then began to deliver a second, grave matter.

Chen Mobai discovered that the Restoration Society planned to attack him and arranged a trap with Zhou Shengqing’s support. Old Ancestor Jin Feng sent Xuan Shu and Xuan Qi to kill Chen Mobai, while Xuan Shu revealed he had reached Core Formation Perfected and vowed to destroy the Divine Wood Sect.

• Chen Mobai learned that the Restoration Society was monitoring his itinerary and told Song Huangda to report that he would inspect the Eastern Wasteland Plateau at the end of next month.
• Chen Mobai agreed to have Liu Wenbai and Zheng Deming eliminate Du Feng after the planned operation against the Restoration Society.
• Zhou Shengqing received Chen Mobai’s message and decided to go support him, while keeping in mind the possibility that Old Ancestor Jin Feng might intervene.
• Old Ancestor Jin Feng assigned Xuan Shu and Xuan Qi to join Fang Xuanyang in attacking Chen Mobai and clearing the Eastern Wasteland Plateau.
• Xuan Shu revealed that he had reached Core Formation Perfected and vowed to kill Chen Mobai and destroy the Divine Wood Sect in return for Zhou Shengqing’s earlier attack.

Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing set a trap for Xuanxiao Dao Palace while the Divine Wood Sect rooted out a spy, Du Feng. Chen Mobai then confronted Xuan Shu at Changzhuan Mountain Market and learned Fang Xuanyang had gone to kill his beloved disciple.

• Chen Mobai celebrated his sixtieth birthday with family and friends, then met with Zhou Shengqing, Mo Douguang, and Fu Zongjue to plan for Xuanxiao Dao Palace’s attack and a possible war.
• Mo Douguang publicly left Giant Wood Ridge to mislead Xuanxiao Dao Palace, while Chen Mobai arranged for Zheng Deming to kill the spy Du Feng.
• Du Feng received Song Huangda’s report about Zheng Deming, but Zheng Deming and Liu Wenbai caught and killed him; Yue Zutao’s men also killed two Restoration Society operatives.
• Chen Mobai gave Du Feng’s storage bag to Song Huangda and decided the surviving undercover identity might still be useful.
• Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing arrived at Changzhuan Mountain Market and found Xuan Shu waiting with another Core Formation Cultivator.
• Xuan Shu revealed that Fang Xuanyang had gone to kill Chen Mobai’s beloved disciple.

Zhuo Ming and her companions went to Blue River Mountain to reroute construction around a valuable Blue Glaze Stone vein, but Fang Xuanyang arrived to attack them and revealed that Xuanxiao Dao Palace was moving against the Divine Wood Sect. Luo Yixuan revealed that she had formed her core six years earlier, drove Fang Xuanyang off with her Fourth Tier Moonlight Blade, and pursued him while the others fled toward safety.

• Zhuo Ming decided to reroute the river project around the Blue Glaze Stone vein rather than risk damaging it.
• Fang Xuanyang arrived and declared that he had come to kill Zhuo Ming, Yin Qingmei, and Luo Yixuan on behalf of Nan Xuan Sect.
• Luo Yixuan blocked Fang Xuanyang's attack, revealed her Core Formation cultivation, and broke his Golden Halberd with her bare hand.
• Luo Yixuan struck Fang Xuanyang with her Fourth Tier Moonlight Blade, forcing him to flee.
• Luo Yixuan pursued Fang Xuanyang while Zhuo Ming took Yin Qingmei back toward North Abyss City, and Hua Zhong and Hua Fan hurried their clan home.

Chen Mobai battled Xuan Shu at Changzhuan Mountain, trading Fourth Tier spells and Magic Tools as both sought to overwhelm the other. When Xuan Shu seemed to gain the advantage in their clash, a gigantic hand appeared behind Chen Mobai and gripped the Purple Lightning Sword.

• Chen Mobai and Xuan Shu exchanged rapid attacks, and Chen Mobai’s Clear Sky Mirror blocked Xuan Shu’s Sun Shooting Divine Halberd Technique before Xuan Shu’s Fourth Tier Heavenly Wind Finger shattered its flame barrier.
• Chen Mobai countered with Extreme Sun Slash, and he and Xuan Shu repeatedly clashed in midair, blasting apart half of Changzhuan Mountain as Xuan Shu tried to exhaust Chen Mobai’s spiritual power.
• Xuan Shu used the Golden Tempest Pearl to bind Chen Mobai, but Chen Mobai summoned the Purple Lightning Sword and broke free.
• Chen Mobai and Xuan Shu unleashed their Fourth Tier Magic Tools in a direct clash, while Zhou Shengqing stood within the aftermath without retreating.
• As Chen Mobai’s arm split under the Purple Lightning Sword’s power and Xuan Shu pressed his advantage, a gigantic Translucent Skeletal Hand emerged and gripped the sword hilt.

Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing defeated Xuan Shu and Xuan Qi at Changzhuan Mountain, while Xuan Shu’s escape talisman failed to save him from Chen Mobai’s Void Blade. At Mingjing Mountain, Old Ancestor Jin Feng blamed the deaths on rival Eastern Yi Nascent Souls, while Fang Xuanyang flew toward Changzhuan Mountain with Luo Yixuan tailing him.

• Chen Mobai used the Purple Lightning Sword to overwhelm Xuan Shu, who fled after losing his right hand, while Zhou Shengqing revealed his Nascent Soul cultivation and blocked his escape.
• Xuan Qi tried to flee with a Heaven Escaping Talisman, but Zhou Shengqing broke through its barrier and Chen Mobai beheaded him with the Extreme Sun Slash.
• Xuan Shu activated his own Heaven Escaping Talisman, but Chen Mobai cut through its barrier with the Void Blade and killed him before he vanished.
• Xuan Guang reported Xuan Shu’s and Xuan Qi’s deaths to Old Ancestor Jin Feng, who suspected Old Ancestor Bai Wu and Kuzhu and ordered the search for Fang Xuanyang.
• Fang Xuanyang headed toward Changzhuan Mountain, believing Xuan Shu and Xuan Qi could protect him from Luo Yixuan, who continued following him.

Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing killed the remaining Xuanxiao Dao Palace cultivators in the Eastern Wasteland, then led Divine Wood Sect to destroy Nan Xuan Sect and prepare for war. Old Ancestor Jin Feng decided that Divine Wood Sect’s provocation was a trap meant to draw Xuanxiao Dao Palace away from Mingjing Mountain.

• Chen Mobai gave the Golden Tempest Pearl to Zhou Shengqing and suggested searching Xuan Shu’s storage bag for treasure-refining methods.
• Zhou Shengqing and Chen Mobai ambushed Fang Xuanyang, and Zhou Shengqing killed him while Luo Yixuan watched.
• Zhou Shengqing ordered Luo Yixuan to lead Divine Wood Sect forces against Nan Xuan Sect and told Chen Mobai to gather the sect’s elites at North Abyss City.
• Luo Yixuan led Divine Wood Sect forces to Bao Se Mountain, which fell after half a month, and her Core Formation strength made her known as South Mountain Fairy.
• Old Ancestor Jin Feng and Xuanxiao Dao Palace’s Core Formation cultivators learned of Nan Xuan Sect’s destruction, but Jin Feng suspected the attack was designed to lure them away from Mingjing Mountain.

Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing sorted through the storage bags of three Xuanxiao Dao Palace Core Formation Cultivators, distributing valuable pills, Spirit Stones, and inheritances to strengthen Divine Wood Sect before its coming war. The chapter ended with Luo Xueer arriving in North Abyss City after Chen Mobai summoned her to receive the Outer Dao Golden Core.

• Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing opened Fang Xuanyang's storage bag, found Spirit Stones and Foundation Establishment Pills, and agreed to reward the Hua Family with one pill and distribute others to promising disciples.
• Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing agreed to give Luo Xueer the Outer Dao Golden Core and set aside opening the great river because of the coming war; Chen Mobai sent Jiang Zongheng to summon her.
• They opened Xuan Qi's storage bag, found thousands of High-grade Spirit Stones and his Fourth Tier alchemy notes, and decided to give most of the Spirit Stones to Fu Zongjue and compile the notes as the Xuan Qi Pill Scripture.
• They found Golden Tempest Pearl incantations and two Nascent Soul cultivation methods in Xuan Shu's storage bag, along with three depleted Top-grade Spirit Stones that Zhou Shengqing gave to Chen Mobai.
• Chen Mobai kept Xuan Shu's inheritance, including the Sea Controlling Profound Technique, for Luo Yixuan to consider, and Luo Xueer arrived in North Abyss City.

Chen Mobai gave Luo Xueer a Water Attribute Outer Dao Golden Core and guided her in the Sky Waterfall Technique as Divine Wood Sect prepared for war with Xuanxiao Dao Palace. After Divine Wood Sect marched to a battlefield in the Ruined Land and Xuanxiao Dao Palace still did not respond, Old Ancestor Jin Feng learned that Sun Bathing Sea had been consulted and sought help from the Great Merchant Guilds.

• Jiang Zongheng summoned Luo Xueer to North Abyss City, where Chen Mobai offered her the Outer Dao Golden Core and she accepted it.
• Chen Mobai taught Luo Xueer about the Sky Waterfall Technique and advised her to seek Nujiang's guidance before attempting Core Formation.
• As Divine Wood Sect gathered troops in North Abyss City, clans withdrew their disciples and Liu Wenbai had Song Huangda buy up properties at low prices.
• After Luo Yixuan destroyed Nan Xuan Sect, Chen Mobai led Divine Wood Sect's army into the Ruined Land, but Xuanxiao Dao Palace did not arrive to fight.
• Old Ancestor Jin Feng learned that Old Ancestor Bai Wu had questioned Chu Zuoshu about the attack on Nan Xuan Sect and summoned representatives of Star Heaven and other Great Merchant Guilds for help.

After Xuanxiao Dao Palace refused to invade Eastern Wasteland, Chen Mobai withdrew most of the Divine Wood Sect army but kept many disciples on the plateau to guard against future attacks. He learned that Taixu Misty Palace controlled medium teleportation arrays, then considered Lou Xuelong’s proposal to cultivate Great Sun Purple Rice in Hong Kingdom.

• Yu Shuji reported that Old Ancestor Jin Feng had sought a nonaggression agreement, but Old Ancestor Bai Wu and Kuzhu refused to help, leaving Xuanxiao Dao Palace unwilling to attack Eastern Wasteland.
• Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing withdrew the army, sending core personnel back while offering subsidies to disciples who stayed in Yan Kingdom, Xiao Kingdom, and Hong Kingdom.
• Chen Mobai remained in North Abyss City to guard against Xuanxiao Dao Palace, and Lou Xuelong explained that Taixu Misty Palace controlled the production of medium and larger teleportation arrays.
• Lou Xuelong asked Chen Mobai to let the Starry Skies Dao Sect cultivate Great Sun Purple Rice in Hong Kingdom in exchange for Coiled Dragon Spirit Rice, and Chen Mobai recognized the rice’s connection to Pure Yang Purple Qi.

Chen Mobai arranged a trial planting of Great Sun Purple Rice and laid plans to build Divine Wood Sect’s power around North Abyss City. The chapter ended as he told Jiang Zongheng that Eastern Wasteland’s many mortal regimes should be reduced to one.

• Chen Mobai negotiated an agreement with Lou Xuelong for Starry Skies Great Merchant Association to provide seeds and experts for a hundred mu of Great Sun Purple Rice at Six Armor Mountain.
• Chen Mobai told Zhuo Ming to learn how to grow the rice, then assigned her, Luo Yixuan, and Yin Qingmei to develop spirit fields and control sand in Hong Kingdom.
• Chen Mobai resolved to make North Abyss City Divine Wood Sect’s future center and envisioned expanding into Cloud Dream Marsh, Desolate Ruins, and Boundless Sand Sea.
• Chen Mobai sent Liu Wenbai to ask Yan Shaoyin to refine Golden Liquid Jade Return Pills and kept Song Huangda nearby to handle affairs.
• Chen Mobai showed Jiang Zongheng a map of Eastern Wasteland and declared that its nineteen mortal regimes should become one.