Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu met Xu Jianfeng, the director of Bureau 95, who invited him to join as the Golden Dragon General. Xu Jianfeng offered him the final missing fragment of the Bronze mask, leaving Ning Wangshu intrigued by the gift and the invitation.

• Ning Wangshu arranged a meeting with Gu Ziyu’s superior after returning to Jiangnan City.
• Ning Wangshu met Gu Ziyu and Xu Jianfeng at the school gate and learned that Xu Jianfeng was a ninth-level Forming Yuan Stage Grandmaster.
• Xu Jianfeng invited Ning Wangshu to join Bureau 95 as its Golden Dragon General, with no regular shifts or missions.
• Xu Jianfeng offered Ning Wangshu a bronze fragment that appeared to be the final missing corner of the Bronze mask.
• Xu Jianfeng explained that he had learned of Ning Wangshu’s interest in the mask and had found the fragment as a welcome gift.

Ning Wangshu accepted Xu Jianfeng’s offer to join Bureau 95 as a Golden Dragon General and received the final fragment of the Bronze mask. After the three pieces fused into a complete mask, wearing it caused its mysterious character to appear in his Spiritual platform, and Ning Wangshu began studying it.

• Ning Wangshu agreed to join Bureau 95 as a Golden Dragon General, and Xu Jianfeng gave him the last fragment of the Bronze mask.
• Ning Wangshu arranged to visit Bureau 95’s headquarters next weekend and returned to his home off campus with the fragment.
• Ning Wangshu brought the three mask pieces together, and they joined into a seamless, complete mask.
• Ning Wangshu found that Divine Sense, blood, and spiritual energy had no effect on the mask, so he put it on.
• The mask’s character sent a mysterious force into Ning Wangshu’s Spiritual platform, where an identical character appeared, and he began studying it.

Ning Wangshu comprehended the Bronze mask’s secret Divine Sense attack technique, then returned to school before heading to Bureau 95’s headquarters. Gu Ziyu warned him that the other Dragon Generals might challenge the director’s choice to appoint him Golden Dragon General.

• Ning Wangshu deciphered the Bronze mask’s character, learned the Pre-Technique could weaponize Divine Sense against Primordial Spirits, and began cultivating it.
• Laifu waited outside Ning Wangshu’s room while he practiced, then reluctantly stayed home when Ning Wangshu left for class.
• Ma Junfan told Ning Wangshu that his approved leave had expired, and Ning Wangshu explained his absence to Zhou Jing, who warned him not to miss class again.
• Ning Wangshu spent Friday night with Lin Qingzhu, then flew to a military facility to meet Gu Ziyu and travel to Bureau 95’s base.
• Gu Ziyu told Ning Wangshu that the other three Dragon Generals had come to headquarters and might object to his appointment as Golden Dragon General.

Ning Wangshu arrived at Bureau 95’s secret base and was introduced as its new Golden Dragon General, drawing disbelief from the Dragon Soul members because of his youth. He invited anyone who doubted him to challenge him, and Azure Dragon General Ye Zhentian stepped forward; Ning accepted his challenge.

• Gu Ziyu explained that the other Dragon Generals resented Ning Wangshu’s appointment, and Ning said he would make them submit through strength if necessary.
• Xu Jianfeng welcomed Ning to the secret base, gave him his ID and badge, and led him to meet the assembled Dragon Soul members.
• The Dragon Soul members doubted that someone so young could be a Golden Core Great Grandmaster, but Xu Jianfeng confirmed Ning’s appointment as Golden Dragon General.
• Ning invited anyone who doubted his strength to challenge him, but no one from the assembled group stepped forward.
• Ye Zhentian arrived with Peng Jizu and He Shiren, challenged Ning to prove he deserved the position, and Ning accepted.

Ning Wangshu accepted Ye Zhentian’s challenge, and the Dragon Soul members debated the outcome as Gu Ziyu revealed that Ning was only nineteen. After Ye urged Ning to attack first, Ning unleashed the Myriad Transformations Sword Art, forcing Ye to summon an ancient bell to meet the oncoming Sword Rain.

• Ning Wangshu accepted Ye Zhentian’s challenge, and Gu Ziyu bet that Ning would win.
• Gu Ziyu told the Dragon Soul members that Ning was only nineteen, astonishing them.
• Ye Zhentian and Ning Wangshu rose into the air to fight, and Ye told Ning to make the first move.
• Ning Wangshu summoned a Flying Sword and used the Myriad Transformations Sword Art to send a vast Sword Rain at Ye.
• Ye Zhentian hurriedly summoned an ancient bell and sent booming sound waves toward Ning’s swords.

Ning Wangshu defeated Ye Zhentian with his Myriad Transformations Sword Art, overwhelming Ye’s High-grade magic treasure before stopping just short of killing him. The Dragon Soul members recognized Ning’s extraordinary strength and believed he could surpass the Cultivation World’s other Golden Core experts.

• Ye Zhentian raised his great bell and formed a golden shield to defend against Ning Wangshu’s torrent of Flying Swords.
• Ning Wangshu’s sword art shattered the shield, knocked the bell into the ground, and injured Ye Zhentian.
• Ning Wangshu withdrew his Flying Swords before they could kill Ye Zhentian, leaving the Training Ground stunned and silent.
• Peng Jizu, He Shiren, and the Dragon Soul members praised Ning Wangshu’s strength and speculated that he could defeat the Cultivation World’s leading Golden Core experts.

After defeating Ye Zhentian, Ning Wangshu won the Dragon Soul members’ respect and agreed to advise them on cultivation. As Xu Jianfeng called members forward, Ning Wangshu diagnosed their problems, and the group learned that he was only nineteen and had reached the Peak Golden Core realm.

• Ye Zhentian admitted defeat and thanked Ning Wangshu for showing mercy before flying away with Peng Jizu and He Shiren.
• Gu Ziyu collected her bet from the man surnamed Guo, who had to clean the Training Ground for a month.
• Ning Wangshu offered to guide the Dragon Soul members, and Xu Jianfeng began calling them forward one by one.
• Ning Wangshu used his Divine Sense to identify members’ cultivation problems and give them advice, including telling the first member to strengthen his foundation for five years.
• The man surnamed Guo asked Ning Wangshu whether he was nineteen, and Ning Wangshu confirmed it.
• The Dragon Soul members reacted in shock when Ning Wangshu’s age and Peak Golden Core realm were confirmed.

Ning Wangshu met Bai Jingchuan and Song Guwei for dinner, where they asked to buy Zengyuan Pills. He agreed, while warning them about the risks of using pills to advance their cultivation.

• Bai Jingchuan invited Ning Wangshu to dinner at Yupin Xuan Restaurant, and Ning Wangshu agreed to meet that evening so he could spend the weekend with Lin Qingzhu.
• Ning Wangshu, Bai Jingchuan, and Song Guwei arrived at the restaurant, where Ning Wangshu recognized counselor Zhou Jing entering a nearby private room.
• After dinner and drinks, Bai Jingchuan asked Ning Wangshu to sell him two Zengyuan Pills.
• Song Guwei also asked to buy two Zengyuan Pills, and Ning Wangshu agreed to sell them to both men.
• Ning Wangshu warned Bai Jingchuan and Song Guwei that relying on Zengyuan Pills could weaken their foundations and harm future advancement; Bai Jingchuan planned to wait until reaching the seventh level, while Song Guwei promised to use them only if necessary.

Ning Wangshu sold Zengyuan Pills to Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei at a discounted price. In the next private room, singer Su Mujing refused Young Master Qin’s invitation, despite his warning that Young Master Guo Cong wanted to see her.

• Ning Wangshu sold two Zengyuan Pills each to Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei for two hundred million per pill, and they transferred four hundred million apiece.
• Su Mujing met her old classmate Zhou Jing and gave her two tickets to her Jiangnan City concert.
• Young Master Qin entered Su Mujing’s private room and demanded that she join him for a meal.
• Young Master Qin said Guo Cong had invited Su Mujing, but she refused to leave her meal with Zhou Jing.
• Su Mujing told Sister Tao to apologize to Guo Cong and said she would no longer let fear of offending him force her into social engagements.

Young Master Qin tried to force Su Mujing to go with him, and he slapped Zhou Jing when she called for help. Ning Wangshu intervened and broke one man's wrist, and Bai Jingchuan rushed in as Qin's men attacked.

• Young Master Qin ordered his men to take Su Mujing to Young Master Guo, but Su Mujing refused to go.
• Young Master Qin's men grabbed Su Mujing, and he slapped Zhou Jing and threatened her when she shouted for help.
• Ning Wangshu heard Zhou Jing's cries from the next room, used his Divine Sense to see what was happening, and hurried over.
• Ning Wangshu broke the wrist of a man who tried to stop him, prompting Young Master Qin to order his men to attack.
• Bai Jingchuan rushed in and kicked at Young Master Qin's men as Ning Wangshu stood ready.

Ning Wangshu rescued Zhou Jing and Su Mujing from Qin Bolun, then Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei backed him and threatened the Qin family. After Qin Bolun invoked a powerful guest from Kyoto, Ning Wangshu asked Zhou Jing which hand had slapped her and began approaching him.

• Bai Jingchuan kicked Qin Bolun’s men away from Ning Wangshu, and Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei greeted Ning respectfully.
• Sister Tao identified Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei to Su Mujing, while Zhou Jing realized they were powerful business leaders who treated Ning with deference.
• Zhou Jing told Ning that Qin Bolun had barged in, tried to force Su Mujing to leave with him, and slapped her.
• Song Guowei and Bai Jingchuan condemned Qin Bolun and threatened the Qin family, but Qin Bolun warned them that he was acting for an important guest from Kyoto.
• Ning Wangshu said he would intervene because Qin Bolun had hit his counselor, asked Zhou Jing which hand had struck her, and walked toward Qin Bolun.

Ning Wangshu snapped Qin Bolun’s wrist after Qin threatened him, and Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei backed Ning’s challenge to Qin’s Kyoto patron. After Su Mujing warned them about Guo Cong’s powerful family, Ning insisted they stay and wait for him.

• Ning Wangshu confronted Qin Bolun and said he would cripple the hand Qin had used to hit someone.
• Ning Wangshu snapped Qin Bolun’s right wrist before Qin could react, then mocked his boxing skills.
• Qin Bolun threatened to bring his Kyoto guest, but Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei said they were ready to face him, and Ning challenged Qin to bring him over.
• After Qin left, Zhou Jing and Su Mujing thanked Ning Wangshu, while Sister Tao and Su Mujing urged the others to leave before Guo Cong arrived.
• Su Mujing explained that Guo Cong was a powerful figure from Kyoto and warned that his family could cause trouble for Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei.
• Ning Wangshu dismissed the warning, declared that even the Jade Emperor would have to kneel to him, and said they would wait for Guo Cong.

Ning Wangshu and his companions stayed at the restaurant after Qin Bolun left to summon Guo Cong, while Zhou Jing and Su Mujing worried about the consequences. Guo Cong set out to confront them, accompanied by his Third Brother and Uncle Kai, whose presence and strength could affect the coming dispute.

• Ning Wangshu reassured Zhou Jing and Su Mujing that he and his companions were not afraid of Guo Cong, while Song Guowei recognized Su Mujing as the newly crowned Young Heavenly Queen.
• Qin Bolun refused to go to the hospital and called Guo Cong, vowing to settle the score with Ning Wangshu.
• Guo Cong heard that Qin Bolun's wrist had been crushed and ordered his driver to take him to Yupin Xuan Restaurant.
• Guo Cong told his Third Brother that Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei were involved, and his Third Brother warned him that Bai Jingchuan had reached the sixth level of the Forming Yuan Stage.
• Guo Cong decided to handle the confrontation himself while his Third Brother followed to observe, and he planned to contact Uncle Kai, who was traveling in a second car.

Guo Cong arrived at Yupin Xuan Restaurant with Uncle Kai to confront Ning Wangshu, but Ning Wangshu dismissed their threat and identified Uncle Kai as a sixth-level Forming Yuan cultivator. The Burly Man recognized Ning Wangshu and saluted him as Chief, leaving Guo Cong and the others stunned.

• Qin Bolun led Guo Cong, Uncle Kai, and their companions into the private room where Ning Wangshu and the others were waiting.
• Qin Bolun and his men taunted Ning Wangshu, who declared he would not be intimidated even if the Jade Emperor appeared.
• Guo Cong challenged Ning Wangshu and asserted that Uncle Kai and his strength could defeat Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei.
• Ning Wangshu identified Uncle Kai as a sixth-level Forming Yuan cultivator and mocked Guo Cong for his arrogance.
• The Burly Man recognized Ning Wangshu, saluted him, and addressed him as Chief, shocking Guo Cong and everyone present.

Ning Wangshu let Guo Cong leave after Guo Chao made him apologize, then gave Zhou Jing and the others a vague explanation for his military rank. Outside the restaurant, Guo Chao revealed that Ning Wangshu was the first in the sequence among Bureau 95’s four highest-ranking figures and had decisively defeated the second-ranked member.

• Guo Chao recognized Ning Wangshu as his superior, made Guo Cong apologize, and escorted his group away after Ning Wangshu dismissed them.
• Zhou Jing, Su Mujing, and Sister Tao asked about Ning Wangshu’s identity, and he said the military had recruited him for his special abilities.
• Ning Wangshu left Yupin Xuan Restaurant with Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei, leaving the others shocked by his authority.
• Guo Cong asked Guo Chao who Ning Wangshu was, and Guo Chao identified him as the first in the sequence among Bureau 95’s top four figures.
• Guo Chao said the bureau director had personally recruited Ning Wangshu and that Ning Wangshu had crushed the second-ranked member in a challenge.

Guo Cong and Guo Chao revealed that Ning Wangshu was a nineteen-year-old Peak Golden Core Great Grandmaster, leaving Uncle Kai stunned. Ning returned to campus, resumed his cultivation routine, and left instructor Zhou Jing puzzling over his mysterious connections and recent absence from class.

• Guo Chao told Guo Cong that Ning Wangshu had crushed the second-ranked Dragon General, and Guo Cong admitted how unbelievable it seemed.
• Guo Cong dismissed Qin Bolun and his men, then told Uncle Kai that Ning was a Peak Golden Core Great Grandmaster who was only nineteen.
• Ning Wangshu said goodbye to Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei at the school gates and returned to his dorm.
• Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu cultivated together the next morning before going to the cafeteria for breakfast.
• Zhou Jing began class while wondering whether Ning Wangshu's week away from campus had involved military work.

Ning Wangshu headed through the snow to his off-campus place while Yu Canghai emerged from seclusion as a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator. After learning that an unknown expert had warned the Sheshan Yu Clan not to seize Shen Anran, Yu Canghai ordered his people to take her anyway and use her to refine a Yin Yang Corpse with his son's corpse.

• Ning Wangshu left the dorm in heavy snow to take care of matters at his off-campus place and check on Laifu.
• Yu Canghai emerged from seclusion after reaching the mid-stage of the Golden Core Realm.
• Yuliang told Yu Canghai that Zeng and Wang had been stopped from taking Shen Anran and warned that a powerful expert would destroy the Sheshan Yu Clan if they tried again.
• Yu Canghai dismissed the threat and revealed that he wanted Shen Anran's Extreme Yin Life Destiny to refine a Yin Yang Corpse with his dead son's corpse.
• Yu Canghai ordered Yuliang and Yu Yan to find Dequan and Shigui and accompany him to Linchuan to seize Shen Anran.

Ning Wangshu steadily cultivated the Pre-Technique and Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill while remaining wary of powerful beings hidden on Earth. Meanwhile, Yu Canghai and two members of the Sheshan Yu Clan arrived at the Shen Family home to collect their debt, trapping Xu Muqing and confronting Shen Tuohai, Shen Anran, and Ning Ruoxuan.

• Ning Wangshu reflected on his progress in the Pre-Technique and Eight-Nine Mysterious Skill and resolved to cultivate them patiently.
• Shen Anran invited Ning Ruoxuan to stay at her family home after school, and Shen Tuohai drove them there.
• Yu Canghai, Zeng Dequan, and Wang Shigui entered the Shen Family home and restrained Xu Muqing when she recognized the two men.
• Yu Canghai said the Yu Clan had come to collect a debt and silenced Xu Muqing when she tried to warn her family.
• Shen Tuohai brought Shen Anran and Ning Ruoxuan home, recognized the visitors, and collapsed in terror as the girls panicked.

Yu Canghai confronted Shen Tuohai over their old bargain and tried to take Shen Anran, but Ning Ruoxuan's and Shen Anran's protective treasures thwarted his attacks. He seized Shen Anran's parents to force her to surrender, then took her to the Sheshan Yu Clan while Ning Ruoxuan watched helplessly.

• Yu Canghai reminded Shen Tuohai that he had changed his fate in exchange for a deal and reached for Shen Anran.
• Ning Ruoxuan protected Shen Anran, and her treasures blocked Yu Canghai's attacks.
• Yu Canghai bypassed Ning Ruoxuan and was thrown back when Shen Anran's protective treasures activated.
• Yu Canghai grabbed Shen Tuohai and Xu Muqing and threatened to kill them unless Shen Anran came with him.
• Shen Anran agreed to go with Yu Canghai, handed her protective treasures to Ning Ruoxuan, and was taken away.

After the Sheshan Yu Clan abducted Shen Anran by threatening her parents, Ning Wangshu rushed to their mountain stronghold to rescue her. He found Yu Canghai preparing to use her blood to awaken an Evil Corpse and struck it down with his Flying Sword, while Anran remained captive.

• Ning Ruoxuan told Ning Wangshu that Yu Canghai and the Sheshan Yu Clan had taken Shen Anran by threatening her parents.
• Ning Wangshu asked Lin Qingzhu for the Yu Clan's approximate location, then flew there on his Flying Sword.
• Yu Canghai brought Shen Anran to a fog-shrouded valley, restrained her, and opened a coffin containing a bronze-colored corpse.
• Ning Wangshu located Shen Anran with his Divine Sense and recognized that Yu Canghai was refining an Evil Corpse.
• Yu Canghai made Shen Anran's blood drip into the corpse's mouth, and the awakened corpse lunged at her hand.
• Ning Wangshu sent his Flying Sword through the corpse's skull, extinguishing its red eyes and toppling it over.