Chapter Summaries

Chen Mobai helped Qing Nü care for the Five-Horned Ancient Maple and raise her Spiritual Roots before preparing to return to the Immortal Sect. Back at the Sky Mending Group, he recruited Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan as secretaries, leaving them ready to join him at Wangwu Cave Heaven.

• Chen Mobai taught Qing Nü how to tend the Five-Horned Ancient Maple, and Liu Jingxian delivered Blood Jade Carp for them to eat.
• Chen Mobai tested Qing Nü’s Spiritual Roots and helped her raise them with Blood Jade Carp, aquatic products, and an Immortal Peach Fruit.
• Chen Mobai and Qing Nü continued their relationship on Tianpeng Mountain before he left her with Myriad Transformation Thunder Water and returned to the Immortal Sect.
• Lin Yin told Chen Mobai that managing the Sky Mending Group alone had overwhelmed her, so he sought a new secretary and Zhongli Yi declined the position.
• Chen Mobai invited Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan to join the Sky Mending Group, promising them a path to exchange for a Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill.
• Zhuang Jialan resigned from the Talisman Master Association after revealing that Chen Mobai had invited her, prompting Councilor Guo to promise to expedite her paperwork.

Chen Mobai brought Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan into the Sky Mending Group, assigned them secretary duties, and continued cultivating while overseeing the group’s work. Near year’s end, Shi Wanyu’s parents died, and after their funeral Yu Huiping visited; Chen Mobai left with Shi Wanyu while Xiaohei stayed behind to accompany Yu Huiping.

• Lin Yin picked up Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan, and Chen Mobai welcomed them into the Sky Mending Group after they passed its assessment.
• Chen Mobai assigned Hua Zijing to external relations and Zhuang Jialan to internal affairs, then took Hua Zijing to meetings and offices across the Immortal Sect.
• Chen Mobai refined Five Elements Essence and gave Nantian Jade gifts to Zhuang Jialan, Hua Zijing, and Lin Yin as they worked overtime.
• Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan adapted to their roles within two months, easing Lin Yin’s workload and improving the Sky Mending Group Nine’s efficiency.
• Shi Wanyu’s father and then her mother died, and Chen Mobai helped her arrange their funerals with Yu Shijia’s assistance.
• Yu Huiping came to offer incense at the elders’ graves, and Chen Mobai left with Shi Wanyu while Xiaohei stayed to accompany Yu Huiping.

Chen Mobai returned to Wangwu Cave Heaven, resumed his duties, and successfully used Purple Lightning and Azurefrost to refine his first wisp of Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi. After discussing a way to make the process easier with Qing Nü, he arranged travel to Linwu Cave Heaven and Nantian City, leaving his next plan underway.

• Shi Wanyu chose to stay in Yumu City, and Chen Mobai visited his parents and cousin before leaving for Wangwu Cave Heaven.
• Chen Mobai discussed relocating Xuan Shuang Company with Yan Bingxuan and guided her in sensing Void Power before returning to Wangwu Cave Heaven.
• Chen Mobai learned that Ye Yun'e had begun preparing for Nascent Soul formation, reported to Gongsun Jielü, and returned to handle the Sky Mending Group's affairs.
• Chen Mobai guided Purple Lightning and Azurefrost through the Purple Green Canopy and used his External Incarnation to help them condense Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi.
• Chen Mobai visited Qing Nü, and she suggested that Pei Azurefrost could help the twin swords refine the Two Energies while Chen Mobai sealed them for later fusion.
• Chen Mobai booked travel to Linwu Cave Heaven and Nantian City after Zhuang Jialan mentioned new clues related to the Ascension Cult.

Chen Mobai visited Goumang Dao Academy to collect Beauty-Preserving Pearls and learned from Venerable Sanjue about the dangers and benefits of an Immortal Spiritual Root. He helped Pei Azurefrost condense Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi, but the successful result drew requests from powerful researchers, including Ancestor Qianxing.

• Chen Mobai and Wenren Xuewei collected the Beauty-Preserving Pearls at Kong Qing, where Chen Mobai considered opening an Immortal Sect pharmacy to obtain old alchemy equipment for Qing Nü.
• Chen Mobai met Peach Blossom Venerable and Venerable Sanjue, who explained that an Immortal Spiritual Root could expose cultivators to dangerous Dao Awakening but might also grant powerful insights.
• Pei Azurefrost emerged from her bloodline transformation, and Chen Mobai revealed that the Azurefrost Sword had recognized him and asked her to help condense Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi.
• Chen Mobai and Pei Azurefrost successfully condensed the Qi in the Nine Heavens Astral Wind, and Chen Mobai gave the resulting tube to her before Venerable Sanjue took it for research.
• Venerable Yuanxu called Chen Mobai asking for a portion of the Qi, then arranged to come in person, and Peach Blossom Venerable learned that Ancestor Qianxing wanted some as well.

Chen Mobai arranged to condense Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi for Ancestor Qianxing and gained Venerable Yuanxu’s help securing a strand of Pure Yang Qi, along with guidance on Immortal Spiritual Roots and Forbidden Techniques. After returning to his work and family, he established a pharmacy and brought alchemy equipment to Qing Nü, who began refining True Return Pills.

• Chen Mobai offered to condense Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi for Venerable Yuanxu and learned that Yuanxu might secure him a strand of Ancestor Yuanyang’s Pure Yang Qi with Ancestor Qianxing’s approval.
• Venerable Yuanxu gave Chen Mobai information about Immortal Spiritual Roots, explained the research into Flower Blooms in an Instant, and agreed to support his future application to cultivate the God Devouring Technique to help Yu Tianguang.
• Chen Mobai and Pei Azurefrost condensed a strand of Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi for Ancestor Qianxing, and Chen later made strands for Yuanxu and Wang Shuye.
• Chen Mobai arranged with Wenren Xuewei and Wang Xingyu to acquire discarded medicine-refining equipment, then followed Yuanxu to Sky Mending Dao Academy and obtained a strand of Pure Yang Qi.
• Chen Mobai returned to Vermilion Cloud City, opened a pharmacy under Shi Wanyu’s name, and brought alchemy equipment to Qing Nü, who refined her first furnace of True Return Pills after the New Year.

Chen Mobai used True Return Pills to advance to Golden Core Eighth Layer while managing the Five Elements Sect’s affairs and supporting its cultivators. He left the chapter having stabilized his breakthrough, which again astonished the Immortal Sect.

• Chen Mobai took six True Return Pills over several months and advanced to Golden Core Eighth Layer.
• Chen Mobai gave Yue Zutao a Golden Flame Sword Talisman before Yue Zutao led the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce into the Desolate Ruins.
• Chen Mobai rewarded Yin Qingmei with Myriad Transformation Thunder Water, inspected Zhuo Ming’s transformed Longevity Earth and maturing Purple Jade Spirit Rice, and brought rice samples to Qing Nü for analysis.
• Liu Wenbai reported that the Sun Family had objected to the Five Elements Sect bypassing them to have Zhang Zibo refine Outer Dao Golden Cores, and Chen Mobai warned Nu Jiang to avoid provoking the family as Sun Huangji might be preparing for Nascent Formation.
• Chen Mobai appointed E Yun to act for him at Giant Wood Ridge and Yuan Chiye to take charge of North Abyss City, then asked Qing Nü whether she could develop a Water Origin Golden Core Pill.
• Chen Mobai broke through at Danxia Mountain and stabilized his Golden Core Eighth Layer, prompting renewed excitement in the Immortal Sect over his talent.

After breaking through to Golden Core Eighth Layer, Chen Mobai helped the Golden Sun Spirit Tree on Six Armor Mountain advance into Longevity Wood and used its Heavenly Tribulation to awaken and upgrade the Clear Sky Mirror to Fourth Tier. He then shared Purple Jade Porridge with Fu Zongjue to help the Five Elements Sect’s Core Formation Cultivators break through bottlenecks.

• Chen Mobai learned that Zhuo Ming had broken through her Nine Ren Dharma Body after harvesting Third Tier Purple Jade Spirit Rice, and took the rice into his Realm Domain.
• Chen Mobai used Fourth Tier Pulling Shoots to Help Them Grow to advance the Golden Sun Spirit Tree into Longevity Wood, while Zhuo Ming and Yin Qingmei stabilized Six Armor Mountain.
• Chen Mobai sent the Clear Sky Mirror into the Longevity Wood’s Heavenly Tribulation, where it awakened its spirituality and reached Fourth Tier after seven days and seven nights.
• Chen Mobai promised Luo Yixuan she could observe the Golden Sun Spirit Tree at North Abyss City when it advanced, and advised Zhuo Ming on her cultivation and the missing Nine Ren Dharma Body levels.
• Chen Mobai inspected the Black Water project and North Abyss City, then gave Yuan Chiye diluted Myriad Transformation Thunder Water to feed the city’s Golden Sun Spirit Tree.
• Chen Mobai returned to Giant Wood Ridge with Purple Jade Porridge and a Spiritual Power Rice Cooker, explaining to Fu Zongjue that the medicinal meal could help cultivators break through bottlenecks.

Chen Mobai used Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi to cultivate his first wisp of Pure Yang True Qi, improving the Clear Sky Mirror and beginning to strengthen his body. After returning to the Immortal Sect, his cultivation of the mirror’s spirituality sparked talk that he possessed “Immortal Potential,” and Hong Mengkui confronted him about neglecting the Cantong Qi.

• Fu Zongjue drank Chen Mobai’s Purple Jade Porridge and went into seclusion, while Chen Mobai returned to Tianpeng Mountain to accompany Qing Nü and refine Five Elements Essence.
• Chen Mobai used Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi to condense a wisp of Pure Yang True Qi, empowered the Clear Sky Mirror with it, and began cultivating Pure Yang Body Refinement.
• Qing Nü completed eight pill-toxin-free True Return Pills, and Chen Mobai gave one to Zhou Shengqing to pass to Mo Douguang while preparing the sect to welcome Qing Nü.
• Chen Mobai returned to the Immortal Sect, where the Clear Sky Mirror’s brilliant light revealed that he had cultivated a Magic Tool Spirit and prompted people to call him an “Immortal Potential” talent.
• After Chen Mobai arrived at Wangwu Cave Heaven, Hong Mengkui and Bian Jingchun met him, and Hong Mengkui reproached him for not cultivating the Cantong Qi.

Chen Mobai learned that Bian Jingchun had obtained a Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill after decades of service, then used the Sky Mending Group’s quota to apply for one for Lin Yin. He also discussed future medicine quotas with friends and met Yan Bingxuan for dinner, giving her a Beauty-Preserving Pearl.

• Hong Mengkui urged Chen Mobai to cultivate the Cantong Qi so he could one day use the Primordial Yang Sword to aid his path to Spirit Transmutation, and Chen agreed to try it when he had time.
• Bian Jingchun told Chen Mobai she had finally qualified to exchange for a Golden Liquid Jade Return Pill after seventy-five years of service, and he wished her success in Core Formation.
• Chen Mobai learned that the Enforcement Department’s pill could be claimed by the Sky Mending Group, then asked Lan Haitan for advice and decided to apply for it on Lin Yin’s behalf.
• Chen Mobai signed the application naming Lin Yin, sent Hua Zijing to deliver it, and told Lin Yin to accompany her.
• Chen Mobai called Ming Yihua, Yun Yangbing, and Wang Xingyu about their Core Formation medicine prospects, then arranged to meet Meng Huang'er and invited Yan Bingxuan to dinner.
• Chen Mobai gave Yan Bingxuan a Beauty-Preserving Pearl refined from a Water Spirit Pearl, and she held it in astonishment.

Chen Mobai began cultivating the Cantong Qi and tested possible Comprehend Together objects, abandoning the unresponsive Turtle Treasure and binding himself to the Clear Sky Mirror. After learning the mirror’s history and how to upgrade it, he left seclusion with a plan to gather materials and seek a better pill for advancing his Golden Core.

• Yan Bingxuan accepted Chen Mobai’s Beauty-Preserving Pearl, refined it into her body, and thanked him after they shared dinner.
• Chen Mobai promised Meng Huang'er he would help secure Core Formation Spirit Medicine, then returned to the Sky Mending Group and began studying the Cantong Qi.
• Chen Mobai Comprehended Together with the Turtle Treasure, but its techniques produced no response, so he ended the connection and chose the Clear Sky Mirror instead.
• Chen Mobai Comprehended Together with the Clear Sky Mirror, absorbed its pure yang true intent, and learned its past and the difficult steps required to replace its low-grade materials.
• Chen Mobai discovered that the Clear Sky Mirror needed Fourth Grade materials to advance and planned to ask Yue Zutao to look for them in the Eastern Lands.
• Chen Mobai used a True Return Pill to advance to Golden Core Eighth Layer 9%, then decided to ask Qing Nü to find and improve a more suitable cultivation pill.

Chen Mobai advanced the Clear Sky Mirror, managed the Sky Mending Group, and spent the New Year with his family before returning to the Eastern Wasteland. There, he learned a Nascent Soul cultivator from Kong Sang Valley had arrived, and True Person Mingwen proposed that her sect borrow Returning Heaven Valley’s spirit land in exchange for helping destroy the valley.

• Chen Mobai approved Lin Yin’s leave to prepare for Core Formation, arranged for Hua Zijing and Zhuang Jialan to take over her duties, and planned for Hua Zijing to become deputy General Group Leader.
• Chen Mobai replaced the Clear Sky Mirror’s Red Copper with Purple Gold and guided its Artifact Spirit to cultivate Great Sun Heavenly Solar Fire, which let him devise a stronger Extreme Sun Slash.
• Chen Mobai completed his yearly work report, celebrated the New Year with his family, and returned to Tianpeng Mountain to cultivate and work with Qing Nü on pills.
• After receiving Sun Huangling’s request for an Earth Element Demon Beast inner core, Chen Mobai sent one through Liu Wenbai and asked that the Sun Family’s favor be repaid.
• Yuan Chiye’s urgent letter told Chen Mobai that Ancestor Muqin of Kong Sang Valley had arrived in North Abyss City, so Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing went to meet her delegation.
• True Person Mingwen asked to borrow a Fourth Grade Spirit Land for Ancestor Muqin, and after Chen Mobai refused, she proposed borrowing Returning Heaven Valley’s land and helping the Five Elements Sect eradicate the valley.

Chen Mobai rejected Kong Sang Valley’s demand for a Fourth Tier Spiritual Vein, but learned that Ancestor Muqin was weakened and seeking refuge. At Heavenly Meal Tower, Zhou Shengqing revealed his Nascent Soul strength, and Muqin apologized and agreed to lead her disciples to the Desolate Ruins.

• Chen Mobai refused True Person Mingwen’s demand to let Kong Sang Valley settle in Returning Heaven Valley, and suspected Ancestor Muqin had lost some of her strength.
• Ancestor Muqin summoned Chen Mobai to meet her, and he chose Heavenly Meal Tower as the place.
• Mo Douguang arrived, and Ancestor Muqin’s pressure forced him back until Chen Mobai and Zhou Shengqing intervened.
• Zhou Shengqing revealed that he had formed his Nascent Soul, prompting Ancestor Muqin to apologize and end the confrontation.
• Ancestor Muqin offered Chen Mobai Fourth Tier High-grade Pure Clean Bamboo and agreed to leave the Eastern Wasteland for the Desolate Ruins, where Chen Mobai offered access to North Abyss City’s resources.

Chen Mobai reconciled with Ancestor Muqin, learned from her revised Nine Palaces Formation, and arranged plans for North Abyss City and his fellow cultivators. After returning to the Immortal Sect and preparing for Pei Azurefrost and Xiao Hei to open Golden Core Domains, he began refining the Fourth Tier Pure Clean Bamboo to strengthen his Spiritual Sense.

• Chen Mobai gave Ancestor Muqin a Fourth Tier Cave Mansion and asked her to keep Zhou Shengqing’s Nascent Soul secret while the sect investigated Yan Shaoyin’s fate through Returning Heaven Valley.
• Chen Mobai learned Mo Douguang could pursue Nascent Soul Formation with Qing Nü’s help, then studied Ancestor Muqin’s Nine Palaces Formation diagram and taught its revised design to the sect’s Formation Masters.
• Chen Mobai sent Mo Douguang to collect medicines, arranged for Luo Xueer and Yin Qingmei to help build North Abyss City’s formation, and brought Zeng Woyou and Yan Jinye to learn alchemy from Qing Nü.
• Chen Mobai returned to the Immortal Sect, learned that Pei Azurefrost planned to open a Golden Core Domain, and brought Xiao Hei to Wangwu Cave Heaven, where Yu Huiping took her to Immortal Gaze Peak.
• Chen Mobai began refining the Fourth Tier Pure Clean Bamboo, collected its Natural Pure Qi and Bamboo Sap, and drank the sap before refining the first tube of qi.

Chen Mobai mastered the third layer of the Phoenix Facing Sun Diagram and used Ceremonial Drinking to gather Void Power for Yan Bingxuan, Chen Xiaohei, and Pei Azurefrost to practice controlling it. After seven days of preparation, Venerable Sanjue arrived, and Chen Mobai urged them to rest before the Realm Gate opened.

• Chen Mobai refined Bamboo Sap's Natural Pure Qi, reached Core Formation Perfected in Spiritual Sense, and mastered Ceremonial Drinking, which let him gather Void Power and pure Fire Spiritual Qi.
• Chen Mobai invited Pei Azurefrost, Yan Bingxuan, and Chen Xiaohei to practice grasping Void Power before the Realm Gate opened, and arranged for them to gather at Yingxian Hotel.
• Chen Mobai guided the three women in grasping and refining gathered Void Power; Pei Azurefrost condensed a strand, while Yan Bingxuan froze one and Chen Xiaohei grasped three.
• Chen Xiaohei returned to Immortal Gaze Peak, and Chen Mobai revealed that she was connected to Yu Huiping and had been brought up there as a child.
• Chen Mobai and Yan Bingxuan visited Yuanyang Temple, where he told her she had been the first friend he acknowledged, and she took his hand as they watched the sunset.
• After seven days of practice, Yan Bingxuan and Chen Xiaohei mastered the principles of the void thread, and Venerable Sanjue arrived as Chen Mobai told them to rest before the Realm Gate opened.

Chen Mobai watched Yan Bingxuan and Chen Xiaohei successfully open their Golden Core Domains, then learned that Nangong Xuanyu had begun forming his Nascent Soul. Concerned that the heavenly omen might affect the women, he reached Immortal Gathering Peak and found Ancestor Qianxing’s domain had shielded it from the omen.

• Venerable Sanjue gave Chen Mobai research on synthesizing Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi and warned him that helping too many geniuses could strain the Immortal Sect’s system.
• Chen Mobai visited Zhongli Tianyu, watched the Realm Gate send Void Power to three Wooden Houses, and heard Zhongli Tianyu propose fusing Pure Yang Set magic tools with the Cantong Qi.
• Chen Mobai confirmed that Yan Bingxuan and Chen Xiaohei had successfully opened their Golden Core Domains, then felt Meeting Immortal Peak tremble as Nangong Xuanyu began forming his Nascent Soul.
• Chen Mobai and Zhongli Yue left Meeting Immortal Peak to avoid disturbing Nangong Xuanyu, while cultivators gathered below to watch the Nascent Soul Formation Heavenly Omen.
• Chen Mobai went with Yu Huiping to Immortal Gathering Peak, where Venerable Sanjue explained that Ancestor Qianxing’s domain had blocked the omen and recalled that Yu Huiping had borrowed Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade from True Monarch Taiyuan to save Chen Xiaohei.

Chen Mobai celebrated Yan Bingxuan and Chen Xiaohei opening Golden Core Domains, helped them prepare rare materials for future cultivation, and discussed how Nangong Xuanyu’s possible Nascent Soul formation could affect the Three Great Halls. In the Sky River Realm, Fu Zongjue broke through to Core Formation Late Stage, then asked whether the Spiritual Power Rice Cooker and Purple Jade Porridge should be listed in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

• Chen Mobai learned that Chen Xiaohei carried Supreme Origin Academy’s Lingxiao Jade Pendant, then congratulated Yan Bingxuan on opening her Golden Core Domain.
• Chen Chun questioned Chen Mobai about his Void Spirit Body and offered to examine his future Nascent Soul tribulation, but he declined to reveal more about himself.
• Chen Mobai and his allies discussed how Nangong Xuanyu’s likely Nascent Soul formation could threaten the Law Enforcement Hall and the Sky Mending Group.
• Chen Mobai gave Chen Xiaohei Ten Thousand Year Warm Jade for a Natal Magic Tool embryo and gave Yan Bingxuan Ice Marrow Clear Jade to aid her future Core Formation.
• Fu Zongjue used Purple Jade Porridge to break through to Core Formation Late Stage, and Chen Mobai helped him stabilize his realm.
• Fu Zongjue asked Chen Mobai whether the Spiritual Power Rice Cooker and Purple Jade Porridge should be listed in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, worrying that sharing them could weaken the Wood Meridian’s influence.

Chen Mobai used the Spiritual Power Rice Cooker to draw Nujiang and Sheng Zhaoxi into unifying the Five Elements Sect’s Spirit Treasure Pavilions and centralizing its contributions in North Abyss City. After Qing Nü refined an Outer Dao Golden Core and gained Core Formation-level power, Chen Mobai underwent Dao Awakening and saw the Purple Green Demon Refining Heavenly Script transform into Purple Green Divine Flame, Tushita Fire.

• Chen Mobai arranged for Nujiang and Sheng Zhaoxi to share the Spiritual Power Rice Cooker, then secured their agreement to merge the five meridians’ Spirit Treasure Pavilions, centralize contribution issuance in North Abyss City, and move the Three Halls Twelve Departments there.
• Nujiang gave Chen Mobai the Outer Dao Golden Core he had obtained from the Sun Family.
• Chen Mobai gave Qing Nü the Outer Dao Golden Core and a fragment of the Fifth Tier Xuan Guang Soarer Flag, but she could not refine the flag fragment at her current cultivation level.
• Qing Nü refined the Outer Dao Golden Core and absorbed water spiritual power, gaining Core Formation-level cultivation and beginning to improve the Water Origin Golden Core Pill formula.
• Chen Mobai’s Nine Yang Physique crossed its threshold, his Fire Spiritual Root reached 100 points, and during Dao Awakening he saw the Purple Green Demon Refining Heavenly Script transform into Tushita Fire.

After comprehending Tushita Fire through Dao Awakening, Chen Mobai discovered it could greatly accelerate his cultivation and help refine pills, then used it to aid Qing Nü’s successful pill-making. He distributed medicines and training methods within the Five Elements Sect before meeting Yi Chenghan, who sought to borrow the Spiritual Power Rice Cooker, and refused him.

• Chen Mobai awakened to Tushita Fire and the Tushita Eight Sceneries Lamp blueprint, then recovered and found that his Fire Spiritual Root had reached 100.
• Chen Mobai told Qing Nü about Tushita Fire, and the Purple Green Twin Swords agreed to help him gather Nine Heavens Pure Spiritual Purple Qi so they could be tempered by a complete blossom.
• Chen Mobai used Tushita Fire to condense Pure Yang True Qi, and Qing Nü refined ten True Return Pills without any Pill Toxin.
• Chen Mobai left Tianpeng Mountain with pills and Foundation Establishment Trio sets, which he entrusted to Zhou Wangshen to distribute to Flying Dragon Pool disciples.
• Yi Chenghan asked Chen Mobai to lend him the Spiritual Power Rice Cooker, but Chen Mobai refused because it was too precious.

Chen Mobai accepted Yi Chenghan’s offer to attend the Big Dipper Assembly and launched a sect-wide Sky-Connecting Instrument network project while accelerating his cultivation. After learning that Nangong Xuanyu and Ye Yun'e had formed Nascent Souls, he returned home to find that both his parents had died, and the chapter ended with Chen Baolan mentioning a major archaeological discovery that might be the ruins of Zixiao Palace.

• Chen Mobai agreed to exchange Yi Chenghan’s Assembly place for the use of a secret treasure after Zhou Shengqing advised him that the Big Dipper Assembly offered valuable resources and safe trading.
• Chen Mobai established the Connectivity department and ordered a three-stage Sky-Connecting Instrument network project across the Eastern Wasteland.
• Chen Mobai learned that Nangong Xuanyu and Ye Yun'e had both succeeded in forming their Nascent Souls, prompting concern among the Wuqi and Goumang lineages about Kunpeng Lineage’s influence.
• Chen Mobai intensified his cultivation, condensed a strand of Pure Yang True Qi, and received a tearful call from Xiaohei telling him that Tang Pancui had died.
• Chen Xinglan died beside Tang Pancui after telling Chen Mobai he was content with his life, and Chen Mobai buried both of his parents.
• Chen Baolan praised Shi Wanyu and Chen Xiaohei, then told Chen Mobai about a major archaeological discovery that might be the legendary ruins of Zixiao Palace.

After burying his parents, Chen Mobai returned to Wangwu Cave Heaven to face a political struggle over Nangong Xuanyu’s entry into the Law Enforcement Hall. The vote approved Nangong Xuanyu, so Chen Mobai prepared to leave with Sky Mending Group elites for the Zixiao Palace ruins, while learning that Gongye Zhixu had also formed a Nascent Soul.

• Chen Baolan told Chen Mobai that an archaeological team was heading to the Zixiao Palace ruins in Extreme North Cave Heaven, and Chen Mobai gave him a talisman before he left.
• Chen Mobai promised to look after Wang Xinying, encouraged her to improve her spiritual root, and gave Shi Wanyu a Beauty-Preserving Pearl for her to pass along.
• Chen Mobai and the Wuqi and Gomang Lineages discussed Nangong Xuanyu’s application to join the Law Enforcement Hall and arranged for Chen Mobai to withdraw to the Zixiao Palace mission if the application passed.
• Chen Mobai learned that Wang Shuye had failed to form a Nascent Soul, then discovered his Longevity Sword Intent had advanced to fifty percent after his parents’ deaths.
• The Opening the Origin Hall Rotating Committee approved Nangong Xuanyu’s application, and Chen Mobai began assembling Sky Mending Group personnel for the Zixiao Palace mission.
• Lan Haitan told Ying Guanghua and Nangong Xuanyu that Chen Mobai had agreed to leave, then discovered that Gongye Zhixu had also successfully formed a Nascent Soul.