Chapter Summaries

Shi Yue bought Li Yan two pairs of Ghost-faced Spider eggs and a fast Iron Feather Eagle, then settled his debt to Xiaoyaozi and prepared Palm Heaven Space for cultivating herbs and the Flood Dragon Egg. He ended with about one hundred and eighty thousand Spirit Stones remaining and ten mu of Spirit Fields growing herbs for the Chaotic Origin Pill.

• Shi Yue chose two pairs of Ghost-faced Spider eggs for Li Yan because they could help her escape danger, and paid Chen Sheng one thousand Spirit Stones per pair.
• Shi Yue bought Li Yan a mid-grade level-one Iron Feather Eagle and guided her through taming it at Myriad Beasts Tower.
• Shi Yue bought medicinal herb seeds, returned to Immortal Herb Pavilion, and entered Palm Heaven Space.
• Xiaoyaozi gave Shi Yue two Jade Slips and collected three hundred and eighty thousand Spirit Stones in repayment.
• Shi Yue set aside one hundred thousand Spirit Stones beneath the Flood Dragon Egg and planted herbs for the Chaotic Origin Pill across ten mu of Spirit Fields.

Shi Yue tended his spirit beasts, silkworms, and Spirit Field while planning to study artifact refining and alchemy. Meanwhile, Liu Qian sought Qin Yang’s help after losing an insect battle, and the Qingyang Sect disciples prepared to confront her opponent the next day.

• Shi Yue fed hundred-year-old Neon Grass to Black Phoenix, Snow Cloud Sable, and Yellow Wind Ox, and decided to wait until he had refined Chaotic Origin Pills before dissipating his cultivation.
• Shi Yue cared for his Golden Silk Silkworms, checked the Spirit Field, and studied artifact-refining insights to prepare to make the Crimson Flame Cauldron.
• Qin Yang celebrated his victory over a Great Tang Sword Cultivator with other Qingyang Sect disciples.
• Liu Qian returned from the Beast Fighting Palace after her two Golden-eyed Mantises were defeated by an opponent’s Spirit Devouring Bees.
• Liu Qian asked Senior Brother Zhang to bring his Purple Fire Dragonflies to their rematch the next day, and Qin Yang ordered him to go while promising to attend himself.

Uncle-Master Song treated Liu He after his defeat by Qin Yang and warned the Ancient Sword Sect disciples against reckless fights, while allowing them to challenge other Qingyang Sect disciples. The next morning, Shi Yue handed the Immortal Herb Pavilion to Li Yan and arrived at the Beast Fighting Palace, where Liu Qian confronted him.

• Uncle-Master Song arrived at Liu He's bedside and rebuked the Ancient Sword Sect disciples for threatening the Qingyang Sect.
• Liu Xu reported Qin Yang's background, and Uncle-Master Song treated Liu He with a Green Mirror and a pill until he expelled black blood.
• Uncle-Master Song told the disciples to learn from Liu He's defeat and challenge other Qingyang Sect disciples rather than Qin Yang.
• Shi Yue gave Li Yan the Immortal Herb Pavilion's Gold Token, Ghost-faced Spider eggs to hatch, and century-old Neon Grass for the Iron Feather Eagle.
• Shi Yue reached the Beast Fighting Palace, where Liu Qian greeted him coldly beside several Qingyang Sect disciples, including Qin Yang.

Shi Yue agreed to a spirit-bird fight with Qin Yang and accepted Qin Yang’s challenge to spar at the Spirit Law Hall. The chapter ended with both men passing the Silver Mirror’s anti-collusion check before their match was registered.

• Liu Qian identified Shi Yue as the man who injured her Golden-eyed Mantis, and Qin Yang’s companion challenged him to a spirit-insect fight.
• Shi Yue refused to pit his Spirit Devouring Bees against Purple Fire Dragonflies and instead agreed to a spirit-bird match between his Firewing Bird and Qin Yang’s Two-headed Flame Eagle.
• Shi Yue accepted Qin Yang’s challenge to spar at the Spirit Law Hall, eager to test his True Spirit Nine Transformations.
• Chen Yurou explained the Spirit Law Hall’s prizes and revealed that Qin Yang had already won five fights and stood one victory away from a reward.
• Chen Yurou used the Silver Mirror to question Qin Yang and Shi Yue, and neither showed signs of match-fixing.

Shi Yue returned to the Immortal Herb Pavilion and studied weapon refining while waiting for an insect fight that evening. Meanwhile, Purple Flame Sect purchasing steward Qin Shuang searched Sanxin Market for a store that could supply large advance orders of low-grade Spirit Herbs, and she began asking Li Yan about the Immortal Herb Pavilion’s stock.

• Shi Yue told Li Yan the insect fight would take place that night, then went upstairs to study a weapon-refining Jade Slip.
• Qin Shuang worried that the dwindling market supply of low-grade Spirit Herbs could jeopardize her position as the Purple Flame Sect’s purchasing steward.
• Qin Shuang searched Sanxin Market for a reliable Spirit Grass Store that could fulfill a large advance order.
• After Junior Brother Zhao confirmed that the Immortal Herb Pavilion had recently opened and paid two years’ rent upfront, Qin Shuang went to inspect it.
• Qin Shuang found the shop sparsely stocked and asked Li Yan whether it could take advance orders for Spirit Herbs.

Shi Yue, posing as Li Muxian, negotiated a large Spirit Herb order with Qin Shuang of the Purple Flame Sect and secured a chance to build a business relationship with the sect. After promising Li Yan a meal and insect fights, he invited Xiaoyaozi to bet on the evening’s contests.

• Qin Shuang asked Shi Yue, posing as Li Muxian, to supply 4,200 herbs for Qi Nurturing Pills within three months at 85 Spirit Stones each.
• Qin Shuang paid a 10,000-Spirit-Stone deposit and required a receipt promising 70,000 Spirit Stones in compensation if the order was late.
• Qin Shuang left the Immortal Herb Pavilion, and Shi Yue hoped the deal would lead to a lasting partnership with the Purple Flame Sect.
• Shi Yue promised Li Yan a good meal and a trip to watch insect fights that evening.
• Xiaoyaozi asked Shi Yue whether he planned to bet on the insect fights and spell duels, and Shi Yue invited Xiaoyaozi to bet too.

Shi Yue bargained with Xiaoyaozi for a fifty-thousand-Spirit-Stone runner’s fee before leaving Palm Heaven Space to cultivate. Qu Feiyan learned about the evening’s fights and planned to attend, while Shi Yue and Li Yan dined and prepared to bet on the competition.

• Shi Yue demanded fifty thousand Spirit Stones from Xiaoyaozi for placing bets, and Xiaoyaozi gave him a Red Storage Bag containing two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
• Shi Yue left Palm Heaven Space and began cultivating as Xiaoyaozi vowed to get revenge on him.
• Qu Feiyan asked Sister Lin about events in the marketplace and decided to watch a bird fight and spell duel that evening.
• After Immortal Herb Pavilion closed, Shi Yue and Li Yan ate at a restaurant, and Shi Yue promised to give Li Yan ten thousand Spirit Stones for betting.

Shi Yue and Li Yan placed bets on the Firewing Bird before Shi Yue entered the beast fight against Qin Yang’s Two-headed Flame Eagle. The fight began with Black Phoenix overpowering the eagle’s first attacks, and Qin Yang prepared a new strike.

• Li Yan told Shi Yue she wanted to bet her Spirit Stones, and Shi Yue encouraged her to spend them as she wished.
• Shi Yue, disguised as a round-faced man and later as Li Muxian, placed separate bets on the Firewing Bird, while Li Yan placed her own bet.
• Shi Yue met Ma Hong and Qin Yang, then brought out Black Phoenix for inspection; Qin Yang released the Two-headed Flame Eagle.
• Ma Hong opened the arena, and Shi Yue and Qin Yang sent their spirit birds into the air to begin the fight.
• Black Phoenix’s flames burned away the eagle’s red-feather attack, surprising Qin Yang, who directed the Two-headed Flame Eagle to fire streams of red flame.

Shi Yue’s Black Phoenix defeated Qin Yang’s Two-headed Flame Eagle, but Qin Yang and the spectators disputed whether the bird was really a Firewing Bird and whether the Beast Fighting Palace should honor the bets. Ma Hong faced the angry crowd as an authoritative voice called for silence.

• Black Phoenix overwhelmed the Two-headed Flame Eagle with its flames and killed it before Qin Yang surrendered.
• Shi Yue denied cheating, while Xiaoyaozi reminded him that curing Black Phoenix had made its victory possible.
• The spectators questioned Black Phoenix’s identity, and Qu Feiyan and Sister Lin discussed whether it might be a Sunfire Bird, Crimson Flame Bird, or Black Phoenix.
• Qin Yang demanded an explanation from Ma Hong, and the crowd argued over the bird’s identity and their Spirit Stones.
• A man’s authoritative voice called for silence as Ma Hong sweated under the crowd’s complaints.

Shi Yue's Black Phoenix defeated Qin Yang's Two-headed Flame Eagle, but the Beast Fighting Palace discovered that the bird had been misidentified as a Firewing Bird. Elder Liu settled the dispute by refunding wagers and compensating Qin Yang, while Ma Hong faced punishment; afterward, Shi Yue prepared to bet on his upcoming duel.

• Elder Liu identified Shi Yue's spirit bird as a Crimson Flame Bird and acknowledged that the Beast Fighting Palace had misidentified it.
• Liu Mo arranged for losing bettors to reclaim their stakes, winners to receive their winnings, and Qin Yang to be compensated with a replacement Two-headed Flame Eagle.
• Shi Yue received his winnings and match rewards, while Qin Yang reminded him of their appointment at the Spirit Law Hall.
• Liu Mo blamed Ma Hong for the Beast Fighting Palace's losses and ordered him to return to headquarters for a decision on his fate.
• Shi Yue warned Li Yan to use his Iron Feather Eagle to escape danger, then gave him forty thousand Spirit Stones to bet on the upcoming duel.

Shi Yue, using the name Li Muxian, arrived at the Spirit Law Hall to face Qin Yang in a spell duel, while most spectators and bettors expected him to lose. Zhou Wen and several Ancient Sword Sect disciples placed bets on Li Muxian despite their doubts, and the duel was about to begin.

• Shi Yue and Li Yan spent half an hour in a private room before Li Yan paid and they left for the crowded Spirit Law Hall.
• The spectators discussed Qin Yang’s strength and overwhelmingly favored him over the unknown Li Muxian, whose odds stood at three to one.
• Zhou Wen recalled how Li Muxian had won earlier fights and bet all four thousand of his Spirit Stones on him, then regretted it after hearing how unlikely a victory seemed.
• A middle-aged man told Zhou Wen that betting on Qin Yang had closed and offered to lend him five hundred Spirit Stones if Qin Yang won.
• Liu He bet two thousand Spirit Stones on Li Muxian, Liu Xu bet one thousand, and the other Ancient Sword Sect disciples admitted they had backed Qin Yang.
• The crowd announced that Shi Yue and Qin Yang had arrived and the spell duel was about to begin.

Shi Yue fought Qin Yang on the Green Stone Platform and revealed the strength of his body-refinement technique by defeating him with one punch. Qin Yang was left unable to fight, while the watching cultivators questioned Shi Yue’s origins.

• Chen Yurou activated the Four-Color Array Disk and announced the start of the fight between Shi Yue and Qin Yang.
• Qin Yang mocked Shi Yue, then enlarged his body and charged at him with a glowing Golden Gauntlet.
• Shi Yue used True Spirit Nine Transformations and struck Qin Yang’s punch with his own, sending him flying into the Four-Color Light Screen.
• Qin Yang spat blood and discovered his right arm was dislocated, while the crowd reacted in disbelief and Qu Feiyan had her attendant examine Shi Yue’s cultivation.
• Shi Yue asked Qin Yang whether he would admit defeat or take another punch.

After defeating Qin Yang, Shi Yue faced accusations that the match had been fixed. Ouyang Zheng verified Shi Yue’s strength with a defensive shield, and the crowd accepted the result.

• Shi Yue named his body-tempering technique the Giant Bear Transformation, and Qin Yang conceded before leaving the platform.
• Spectators who had bet on Qin Yang accused the Spirit Law Hall of fixing the match and demanded their Spirit Stones back.
• A dark-faced cultivator challenged the legitimacy of the fight, so Chen Yurou promised an explanation.
• Ouyang Zheng arrived and asked Shi Yue to demonstrate his strength by striking a Black Scale Shield.
• Shi Yue cracked the Mid-grade Defensive Spirit Tool with one punch, and Ouyang Zheng declared his strength genuine and ended the dispute.

Shi Yue accepted Song Meng's challenge for the Mysterious Turtle Pill and its recipe, betting ten thousand Spirit Stones, then attacked him with his sword formation and body cultivation. The chapter ended with Shi Yue's punch weakening Song Meng's Black Light Screen as Song Meng desperately reinforced it.

• Ouyang Zheng invited anyone who doubted Li Muxian's strength to challenge him, and Song Meng stepped forward.
• Shi Yue refused Song Meng's initial offer, then agreed to fight for the Mysterious Turtle Pill and its recipe against ten thousand Spirit Stones.
• Song Meng summoned a high-grade Black Giant Hammer and charged Shi Yue, who formed his five Profound Fire Swords into a Red Giant Sword.
• Shi Yue enlarged his body and rushed Song Meng, breaking through his Green Light Shield with one punch.
• Shi Yue's punch struck Song Meng's Black Light Screen, and Song Meng poured magic power into it to keep the defense from collapsing.

Shi Yue defeated Song Meng with a powerful punch, then refused Qu Feiyan’s offers to test his strength. Qu Feiyan challenged a burly cultivator instead, and the chapter ended as they prepared to fight.

• Shi Yue shattered Song Meng’s defenses and knocked him down with one punch, stunning the spectators.
• Qu Feiyan challenged Shi Yue and offered him Spirit Stones to withstand one of her moves, but Shi Yue firmly refused.
• A bald, burly Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator accepted Qu Feiyan’s offer to fight for the Golden Flood Dragon Blade.
• Ouyang Zheng had Qu Feiyan and the burly cultivator sign life-and-death agreements, while Shi Yue left the platform.
• The burly cultivator raised several protective barriers, and Qu Feiyan summoned a powerful Black Ancient Qin.

Qu Feiyan killed a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator with one Melody Attack, while Shi Yue collected his winnings and the promised pill recipe. As Shi Yue left the Spirit Law Hall with Li Yan, Liu Xu invited him to Juying Pavilion to discuss cultivation.

• Qu Feiyan destroyed the bald man's defenses and killed him with a single attack, then left the Golden Flood Dragon Blade unclaimed when no one dared challenge her.
• The crowd dispersed after the duel, and Zhou Wen celebrated his winnings while agreeing to lend the middle-aged man a thousand Spirit Stones.
• Song Meng gave Shi Yue the Mysterious Turtle Pill and its recipe, and Shi Yue paid him twenty mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• Ouyang Zheng rewarded Shi Yue with one thousand Spirit Stones, and Shi Yue agreed to give Xiaoyaozi his share of their betting winnings.
• Shi Yue left the Spirit Law Hall with Li Yan, and Liu Xu stopped him to invite him to Juying Pavilion for tea and a discussion of cultivation.

Shi Yue visited Juying Pavilion with Liu Xu and Li Yan, where he presented himself as a disciple of a hidden Nascent Soul master. Meanwhile, Li Liang and Zhao Dongliu investigated Shi Yue and Qu Feiyan and ordered their people to watch them carefully.

• Liu Xu invited Shi Yue to Juying Pavilion, an Ancient Sword Sect teahouse where Great Tang cultivators gathered.
• Shi Yue and Li Yan drank Qing Yue Spirit Tea and told Liu He and Liu Xu about their Spirit Grass Store, which took orders for herbs they did not stock.
• Shi Yue claimed his reclusive master was a Nascent Soul Cultivator who admired True Person Yu Yang, prompting Liu Xu and Liu He to treat him with greater respect.
• Li Liang learned that Li Muxian had defeated Qin Yang and Song Meng and ordered Wang Hong to investigate his background.
• Zhao Dongliu suspected Qu Feiyan's guard might have killed Black Wind Venerable, so Li Liang ordered his people to avoid provoking her and to monitor Li Muxian.

Taixu Sect and several other factions learned that Li Muxian had appeared in Sanxin Market and began tracking him, while Shi Yue exchanged cultivation insights with the Ancient Sword Sect. The chapter ended with Shi Yue returning to his room and giving Xiaoyaozi Spirit Stones.

• Liu Qin reported to Zhao Xin that Li Muxian had fought Qin Yang at the Spirit Law Hall and was now at Juying Pavilion with the Ancient Sword Sect.
• Agents of the Chen and Xiao families reported Li Muxian’s strength and whereabouts to their elders, who ordered them to find out where he was staying.
• A Hundred Spirit Pavilion agent told Wang that the person who could shape spirit insects into weapons had appeared again, prompting Wang to order surveillance.
• Shi Yue discussed sword cultivation with Liu Xu and the others, then left Juying Pavilion with Li Yan.
• Shi Yue returned to the Gathering Immortals Inn, entered the Palm Heaven Space, and gave Xiaoyaozi a Hundredfold Storage Bag of Spirit Stones.

Shi Yue bought the Golden Yuan Ruyi Cudgel refining method, studied the Mysterious Turtle Pill recipe, and began cultivating with a pill. Murong Xiaoxiao learned that Shi Yue had left the sect again, while the leaders of the Great Tang Five Sects planned to search the markets for the spies plotting against them.

• Xiaoyaozi advised Shi Yue to strengthen his body and sold him the Golden Yuan Ruyi Cudgel refining method for five hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• Shi Yue studied the Mysterious Turtle Pill recipe, considered the high cost of refining it, and swallowed a pill to cultivate the fourth layer of True Spirit Nine Transformations.
• Murong Xiaoxiao received Li Yan's message that she and Shi Yue had gone traveling, and she expressed disappointment that Shi Yue had left before the Inner Sect Competition.
• Dugu Xin and the other leaders of the Great Tang Five Sects discussed the spies who had disguised themselves as sect cultivators to sow discord.
• Murong Feng, Li Xue, Zhang Yun, and Lin Zhennan considered which neighboring cultivation worlds might be responsible, and the leaders agreed to investigate Sanxin Market and other markets.

Shi Yue cared for Black Phoenix and Snow Cloud Sable in Palm Heaven Space before Wu Ming of the Taixu Sect invited him to dinner to thank him for rescuing sect disciples. After Wu Ming left, Shi Yue encountered the Radiant Twins, Chen Feng and Chen Jiao.

• Murong Feng and Dugu Xin agreed to form a joint inspection team to hunt for outsiders suspected of spying on the Taixu Sect.
• Shi Yue brought breakfast to Li Yan, then entered Palm Heaven Space and fed Black Phoenix and Snow Cloud Sable Spirit Feeding Pills.
• Xiaoyaozi advised Shi Yue to make Spirit Feeding Powder, and Shi Yue decided his Spirit Stones were enough to buy the needed Spirit Herbs.
• Wu Ming, Wang Yue, and Sun Feng visited Shi Yue at the Immortal Herb Pavilion, and Wu Ming invited him to Juying Pavilion that night to thank him for rescuing Taixu Sect disciples.
• After seeing the three men out, Shi Yue was stopped by Chen Feng and Chen Jiao, the Radiant Twins.