Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu returned his Bureau 95 ID and badge to Gu Ziyu, refusing to stay after losing trust in the bureau. He focused on cultivating the Body Outside of Body technique, then searched for Wang Zhiqiang and detected something that sent him flying toward a nearby city.

• Ning Wangshu told his classmates that the problem keeping him away from school had been resolved, then left with Ma Junfan and Liu Qi.
• Ning Wangshu met Gu Ziyu at the school gate and returned his ID and badge, explaining that he no longer trusted the bureau and would not rejoin it.
• Ning Wangshu devoted the following days to studying the Body Outside of Body technique while continuing to practice the Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill.
• Ning Wangshu went to the Yuxi Yueting community with Lin Qingzhu and Ning Ruoxuan, then left the next morning to search for Wang Zhiqiang.
• Ning Wangshu searched across Huaxia with his immortal sense for more than half a day before detecting something and rushing toward a nearby city.

Xie Ting refused to return with Zhang Jun after her father’s death, and Brother Wang tried to protect her from the men sent to take her back. Zhang Jun’s powerful Uncle Bo defeated Brother Wang and stopped Xie Ting from killing herself, then demanded the item her mother had left her.

• Jin Hai urged Xie Ting to return and marry Zhang Jun, who claimed their families’ marriage agreement made her his fiancée.
• Xie Ting accused Zhang Jun and her third uncle of having a role in her father’s car accident and refused to go with them.
• Brother Wang knocked down Jin Hai’s men, but Uncle Bo struck him down and revealed he had reached the First Level of Xiantian.
• Xie Ting tried to stab herself with a fruit knife, but Uncle Bo struck her wrist and made her drop it.
• Zhang Jun angrily threatened Xie Ting and demanded the item her mother had left her.

Ning Wangshu arrived in time to save Wang Zhiqiang from Zhang Jun and Uncle Bo, then reunited with his former college roommate. After learning that Wang Zhiqiang knew Xie Ting, Ning Wangshu prepared to deal with their attackers and asked what had happened.

• Zhang Jun ordered Uncle Bo to maim Wang Zhiqiang unless Xie Ting surrendered the thing her mother had left her.
• Uncle Bo swung his sword at Wang Zhiqiang, but an unseen force blasted him away before the blade could strike.
• Ning Wangshu descended from the sky, and Zhang Jun and the others realized he was a Golden Core Great Grandmaster.
• Wang Zhiqiang recognized Ning Wangshu and was overjoyed to learn that his former college roommate was still alive.
• Wang Zhiqiang introduced Xie Ting to Ning Wangshu, who asked what had happened and what they wanted to do with Zhang Jun and his men.

Ning Wangshu killed Zhang Jun and the others who had threatened Xie Ting, then offered to help her reclaim the Xie family and investigate her father's death. Xie Ting agreed to take him to her family home, and the three left the farmhouse courtyard.

• Wang Zhiqiang told Ning Wangshu what had happened and let Xie Ting decide the captives' fate, but she asked Ning Wangshu to choose.
• Ning Wangshu killed Zhang Jun with a finger strike, then killed those who tried to flee and those who begged for mercy, including the injured middle-aged man.
• Xie Ting asked Wang Zhiqiang about Ning Wangshu's power, and Wang Zhiqiang said Ning Wangshu was recognized as the Cultivation World's Number One Person and was practically a god.
• Ning Wangshu offered to help Xie Ting reclaim the Xie family and investigate whether her third uncle or the Zhang family had caused her father's death; she accepted and asked him to call her Tingting.
• Ning Wangshu burned away the corpses and bloodstains with True Fire, and he, Xie Ting, and Wang Zhiqiang left for the Xie family home.

Ning Wangshu accompanied Xie Ting and Wang Zhiqiang into the Xie family estate, where Xie Ting confronted guards who tried to keep her companions out. Wang Zhiqiang learned Ning had avenged his grandfather, then explained how he came to protect Xie Ting; they entered while Xie Heng discussed arranging her marriage to Zhang Shiren’s son.

• Xie Heng and Zhang Shiren agreed to set Xie Ting’s wedding to Zhang Shiren’s son for the fifth of the next month.
• Xie Ting defied two guards who tried to stop Ning Wangshu and Wang Zhiqiang from entering the estate, and they followed her inside.
• Xie Ting explained that her third uncle controlled the family and was forcing her into marriage after her father died.
• Ning Wangshu told Wang Zhiqiang he had killed the Supreme Immortal Gate elder who murdered Wang Zhiqiang’s grandfather.
• Wang Zhiqiang described fleeing to Yuzhong City, rescuing Xie Ting from kidnappers, and becoming her protector.

Xie Ting returned to the Xie Family with Ning Wangshu and Wang Zhiqiang after Ning Wangshu told her that he had killed the Supreme Immortal Gate elder and broken up the forces loyal to them. When Xie Heng and Zhang Shiren learned their search party was unreachable, Xie Ting revealed that Zhang Jun and Uncle Jin would never return.

• Ning Wangshu reassured Wang Zhiqiang that the Supreme Immortal Gate elder and its allied cultivators had been dealt with, so Wang Zhiqiang no longer needed to hide.
• Steward Liu told Xie Heng that Xie Ting had returned with two young men, and Xie Heng asked him to notify Uncle Jin and Zhang Jun.
• Steward Liu reported that he could not reach Uncle Jin or his men, and Zhang Shiren discovered he could not reach Zhang Jun either.
• Xie Ting entered the hall with Ning Wangshu and Wang Zhiqiang as Xie Heng welcomed her and Zhang Shiren asked whether she had encountered the missing search party.
• Xie Ting told Zhang Shiren and Xie Heng that Zhang Jun and Uncle Jin would never be reachable again, adding that they might meet in another life if they got one.

Xie Ting revealed that Zhang Jun, Uncle Jin, and their followers had been killed, and Ning Wangshu claimed responsibility. After Ning Wangshu killed Zhang Shiren’s bodyguards, Zhang Shiren enlisted Mitsui Xiong and the other Wa Kingdom cultivators to kill him, while Xie Heng agreed to help them obtain a hidden item in exchange for a higher payment.

• Xie Ting told Zhang Shiren and Xie Heng that Zhang Jun, Uncle Jin, and everyone with them were dead.
• Ning Wangshu said he had killed them, then killed Zhang Shiren’s bodyguards with a sweep of his hand.
• Zhang Shiren recognized Ning Wangshu as a cultivator and asked Mitsui Xiong and the other Wa Kingdom people to help avenge his son.
• Mitsui Xiong agreed to kill Ning Wangshu and take Xie Ting from Huaxia, demanding secrecy and the hidden item they sought.
• Xie Heng agreed to help deliver the item to the Wa Kingdom if it was found, and Mitsui Xiong accepted a twenty-percent increase in the terms.

Ning Wangshu faced Mitsui Xiong’s Wa Kingdom warriors after Xie Heng and Zhang Shiren condemned him, and he killed the attackers with ease. The remaining enemies were dead, while Mitsui Xiong and the Xie family watched in shock.

• Ning Wangshu caught a Wa Kingdom warrior’s sword between two fingers, broke it, and killed him with the blade fragment.
• Mitsui Xiong ordered three warriors to attack Ning Wangshu together, and two vanished while the third charged openly.
• Ning Wangshu struck the charging warrior from a distance with a punch, blowing him apart.
• Ning Wangshu stamped down and killed the warrior hiding underground, then grabbed the other concealed attacker and snapped his neck.

Ning Wangshu killed three Wa Kingdom attackers and faced Mitsui Xiong, a ninth-level Forming Yuan Stage Grandmaster. Mitsui’s Batōjutsu slash shattered when Ning Wangshu flicked it with one finger, leaving Mitsui stunned.

• Ning Wangshu killed three Wa Kingdom people in the Xie Family Hall, shocking Xie Ting, Xie Heng, Zhang Shiren, and Mitsui Xiong.
• Zhang Shiren begged Mitsui Xiong to kill Ning Wangshu, and Mitsui promised that Ning would not leave alive.
• Ning Wangshu insulted Mitsui and challenged him, so Mitsui attacked with Batōjutsu.
• Ning Wangshu flicked Mitsui’s blade with one finger and shattered its blade of light, wrecking the hall and forcing Mitsui back several steps.
• Mitsui stared at Ning Wangshu in disbelief and shouted that it was impossible for a single finger to break his technique.

Ning Wangshu defeated Mitsui Xiong with a single finger and revealed that Huaxia’s cultivation world called him Ning Xian Zun, a figure beyond the Great Grandmaster realm. Mitsui died, leaving Zhang Shiren and the Xie family terrified of Ning Wangshu.

• Zhang Shiren feared Mitsui Xiong would lose and leave him at Ning Wangshu’s mercy, while Xie Ting marveled at Ning Wangshu’s power.
• Mitsui Xiong charged Ning Wangshu with Bei Chen One-Blade Chop, and Ning Wangshu answered with a thunderous finger flick.
• Ning Wangshu shattered Mitsui Xiong’s sword and pierced his brow, then identified himself as Ning Xian Zun.
• Mitsui Xiong recognized Ning Wangshu as Huaxia’s legendary Number One Person beyond the Great Grandmaster realm and died.
• Zhang Shiren, Xie Heng, and the Xie family were stunned by Mitsui Xiong’s death, and Zhang Shiren trembled in fear.

Ning Wangshu used soul searching to uncover Zhang Shiren and Xie Heng’s roles in Xie Ting’s father’s murder and a plot to kidnap her. Xie Ting accepted that her third uncle had betrayed her, and Ning Wangshu struck Xie Heng down.

• Wang Zhiqiang explained that Ning Wangshu’s strike had shattered Mitsui Xiong’s katana and fatally pierced his brow.
• Ning Wangshu pulled Zhang Shiren toward him, searched his soul, and learned that Zhang Shiren and Xie Heng had conspired in Xie Ting’s father’s murder and her near-kidnapping.
• Ning Wangshu killed Zhang Shiren and told Xie Ting that her third uncle had been involved in her father’s death.
• Xie Ting confronted Xie Heng, and Ning Wangshu revealed that Xie Heng had supplied information for her attempted kidnapping to help the Wa Kingdom people obtain an item left by her mother.
• Xie Ting stopped believing Xie Heng’s denials and nodded as Ning Wangshu offered to kill him; she wept while he struck Xie Heng in the brow.

After Ning Wangshu killed Xie Heng, Xie Ting took over as head of the Xie family and arranged for her uncles to relinquish their duties. Wang Zhiqiang told Ning Wangshu he would not return to school, choosing cultivation and to stay with Xie Ting.

• Xie Ting mourned Xie Heng but asked Ning Wangshu whether her other uncles had been involved in her father's death, and he cleared them of blame.
• Ning Wangshu proposed that Xie Ting become head of the Xie family, and the family members agreed.
• Xie Ting accepted the position and told her uncles she would appoint others to take over their responsibilities.
• Wang Zhiqiang advised Xie Ting to remove her uncles from positions of power, and she arranged for them to hand over their duties.
• Wang Zhiqiang told Ning Wangshu he would not return to school and would focus on cultivation, with Xie Ting also needing his support.

Ning Wangshu gave Wang Zhiqiang Spirit Stones and protective Jade Talismans after learning the Mitsui Conglomerate might target Xie Ting again. Wang Zhiqiang stayed in Yuzhong City with Xie Ting, while Ning Wangshu returned to Jiangnan City and told Lin Qingzhu his friend was safe.

• Ning Wangshu gave Wang Zhiqiang dozens of Low-grade Spirit Stones to help him cultivate.
• Ning Wangshu explained that the Mitsui Conglomerate might pursue Xie Ting and gave Wang Zhiqiang two protective Jade Talismans, sealing a Spiritual Power Incarnation into one.
• Ning Wangshu told Wang Zhiqiang to contact him or Qingzhu if danger arose, then teased him about his feelings for Xie Ting and encouraged him to confess.
• Wang Zhiqiang returned to Xie Ting, who embraced him happily, and Ning Wangshu flew away.
• Ning Wangshu returned to Jiangnan City and told Lin Qingzhu that Wang Zhiqiang was safe but would not return to school.

Abe Meika learned that Mitsui Xiong and the others had likely died while pursuing the divine object guarded by the Nagawa Family, and he prepared to investigate in Huaxia. Meanwhile, Ning Wangshu mastered the Body Outside of Body Secret Technique and began the dangerous process of splitting his Immortal Soul to create a clone.

• Ning Wangshu resumed his studies and cultivation, focusing on the Body Outside of Body Secret Technique, the Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill, and Three Heads and Six Arms.
• A subordinate told Abe Meika that Mitsui Xiong and the others had disappeared after visiting the Xie family, and that the Zhang and Xie family heads were confirmed dead.
• Abe Meika suspected Nagawa Yukiko's daughter was connected to Mitsui's disappearance and ordered his people to investigate while keeping watch on her.
• Abe Meika decided to go to Huaxia to recover the divine object, but planned to seek help from his lord and learn what had happened to Mitsui Xiong first.
• After more than half a month of study, Ning Wangshu mastered the Body Outside of Body Secret Technique and went to his villa to cultivate it.
• Ning Wangshu began dividing his soul, enduring severe pain as he carefully tried to separate a sliver from his Immortal Soul.

Ning Wangshu endured the pain of separating a wisp of Immortal Soul and used it to create a living Dao Fetus for his Body Outside of Body. After stabilizing the fetus, he planned its continued nourishment alongside his cultivation of the Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill and Zhe Technique.

• Ning Wangshu separated a wisp of Immortal Soul after enduring a full night of pain.
• Ning Wangshu used his Essence Blood, Wizard Clan Bloodline, and Wizard Force to form a blood-red cocoon inside his body.
• Ning Wangshu sent the wisp of Immortal Soul into the cocoon, giving it life and turning it into an embryo for a pure Wizard Clan Dao Fetus.
• Ning Wangshu continued nourishing the Dao Fetus until he sensed its pulse and confirmed it had stabilized.
• Ning Wangshu planned to cultivate the Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill while nurturing the fetus and to focus on Zhe Technique for recovery after he shed his Wizard Clan Bloodline.

After succeeding in cultivating the Body Outside of Body Secret Technique, Ning Wangshu met Bai Jingchuan for dinner and learned that a mysterious figure had forced powerful sects and families to obey the Authorities. The figure's identity remained unknown, but their strength startled Ning Wangshu.

• Ning Wangshu emerged from seclusion and told Lin Qingzhu and Ning Ruoxuan that he had succeeded in cultivating the Body Outside of Body Secret Technique.
• Ning Wangshu agreed to meet Bai Jingchuan for dinner after learning that Bai Jingchuan had called to speak with him.
• Bai Jingchuan explained that the Authorities had ordered cultivators across the country to answer their summons, though some powerful sects and families ignored the order.
• Bai Jingchuan told Ning Wangshu that a mysterious figure had subdued Ling Daoyi, Master Zhishang Chan, and the Golden Core ancestors of other groups that had defied the summons.
• Ning Wangshu realized that the mysterious figure must be extraordinarily powerful, since they had subdued two Nascent Soul cultivators, including Ling Daoyi, who possessed a spiritual artifact.

Ning Wangshu learned that a mysterious cultivator named Xuanyuan had forced the Cultivation World’s Golden Core Ancestors to obey the Authorities. He confirmed that Lin Anguo had not been summoned and speculated that Xuanyuan might be a descendant of the Human Ancestor who came from a secret realm.

• Bai Jingchuan told Ning Wangshu that Xuanyuan had effortlessly subdued Ling Daoyi, Master Zhishang Chan, and the other Golden Core Ancestors, who then led their sects and clans to Kyoto.
• Bai Jingchuan said Xuanyuan might be a direct descendant of the Human Ancestor and warned that the Authorities could have more powerful figures in reserve.
• Ning Wangshu wondered whether Lin Anguo had received a summons and decided to ask Lin Qingzhu to contact him.
• Lin Qingzhu called Lin Anguo, who told Ning Wangshu that the Authorities had not summoned him, easing Ning Wangshu’s concern.
• Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu speculated that Xuanyuan had come from a secret realm and wondered how he had become connected to the Authorities.

Ning Wangshu attended Jiangnan University's Centennial Anniversary with Ma Junfan and Liu Qi, and the three made a pact to reunite in ten years. After the ceremony, Ning Wangshu went to meet Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei, who had invited him to a banquet.

• Ning Wangshu advanced his Eighty-Nine Mysterious Skill to the Seventh Realm Fifth Turn and continued practicing the Three Heads and Six Arms Supernatural Power and the Zhe Technique.
• Ning Wangshu, Ma Junfan, and Liu Qi headed to Jiangnan University's Centennial Anniversary and discussed the distinguished alumni attending.
• Ma Junfan proposed that he, Ning Wangshu, and Liu Qi reunite on campus in ten years, and they agreed to include Wang Zhiqiang.
• Ning Wangshu received Bai Jingchuan's invitation to meet him and Song Guowei after the ceremony and agreed.
• After the ceremony ended, Ning Wangshu parted from Ma Junfan and Liu Qi and went to meet Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei by the stage.

At Jiangnan University’s anniversary banquet, Ning Wangshu reunited with Shen Chuxia and chatted with Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei. Song Guowei told Ning Wangshu about a secret auction in Gangcheng featuring a mysterious coffin containing a well-preserved female corpse, leaving Ning curious about the event.

• Ning Wangshu joined Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei at the anniversary banquet.
• Ning Wangshu ran into Shen Chuxia, who was working as a waitress, and she recognized Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei from their earlier encounter at a KTV.
• Ning Wangshu, Bai Jingchuan, and Song Guowei sat together and talked while guests approached the two influential businessmen to greet them.
• Song Guowei told Ning Wangshu about a secret auction in Gangcheng scheduled for early the following month.
• Song Guowei described an unknown crystal-like jade coffin recovered from an underwater tomb, which reportedly contained a female corpse preserved for thousands of years and could not be opened.

Ning Wangshu, Song Guowei, and Bai Jingchuan planned to attend an auction featuring a mysterious ancient coffin, but the gathering was interrupted when men from the Godly Sword Pavilion confronted Shen Chuxia. Ning Wangshu and the others intervened as the men tried to seize her, and Song Guowei warned Liu Hongtao and Liu Mingfeng to back off.

• Ning Wangshu and Bai Jingchuan agreed to attend Song Guowei's auction next month to see the ancient coffin and its supposedly undecayed female corpse.
• Shen Chuxia was confronted by Liu Hongtao, who revealed that the Godly Sword Pavilion had been searching for her and her father for nearly ten years.
• Liu Hongtao ordered Ziguang to seize Shen Chuxia after she refused to return and said her father was dead.
• Ning Wangshu, Bai Jingchuan, and Song Guowei stepped in before Ziguang could grab Shen Chuxia.
• A man identified Bai Jingchuan and Song Guowei to Deacon Fang, while Song Guowei recognized Liu Mingfeng and threatened the Liu family if they continued the confrontation.