Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu discovered that the Five-Colored Divine Lotus lured in and consumed the Ten Thousand Demons Sect members, then attacked it when he sensed its illusions and danger. As his lightning axe struck, the cavern beneath the lotus revealed a pair of enormous blood-red eyes that stunned his consciousness.

• Ning Wangshu watched the Five-Colored Divine Lotus entrance the Ten Thousand Demons Sect members and drain their flesh and souls through roots extending from the void.
• The Five-Colored Divine Lotus bloomed and projected an illusory celestial spectacle, while Ning Wangshu sensed danger hidden within it.
• Ning Wangshu attacked the lotus with a bolt of Primal Thunderbolt, but its Divine Radiance dispersed the strike.
• Ning Wangshu gathered the surrounding lightning into a giant axe and swung it at the lotus's root.
• The lights in the cavern vanished, revealing enormous blood-red eyes that blanked Ning Wangshu's consciousness when he met their gaze.

Ning Wangshu’s Wizard Clan Avatar discovered that a Great Terror beneath the Underground Cave had annihilated his phantom with a single glance, but he remained in seclusion to refine Ancient Wizard Clan Essence Blood. He warned Lan Caiyi, Lan Tianzheng, and the Wizard God Sect elders that the Five-Colored Lotus was a deadly illusion that drained victims’ flesh and souls.

• Ning Wangshu’s Wizard Clan Avatar sensed the blood-red eyes’ power, judged their owner to be a True Immortal-level Great Terror, and suspected the Five-Colored Lotus had been a lure.
• Ning Wangshu chose not to investigate in person until he finished refining the Essence Blood and resumed his seclusion.
• Ning Wangshu sent his power to Lan Caiyi, Lan Tianzheng, and the Wizard God Sect elders, who asked why his earlier phantom had vanished.
• Ning Wangshu explained that the lotus trapped victims in illusions and drained their flesh and souls, and that the Great Terror beneath the cave had destroyed his phantom with one glance.
• Lan Tianzheng and the elders realized they had escaped the same fate only because Ning Wangshu had awakened and moved them away.

Lan Caiyi told Ning Wangshu that the Wizard God Sect had moved into the mountains after a rebellion brought blood-powered Extraterrestrial Demons into its ancestral grounds. As Ning Wangshu learned about the Twelve Wizard God Masters and their strength, the Great Terror in the nearby Underground Cave remained an unresolved threat.

• Lan Caiyi asked whether Ning Wangshu could defeat the True Immortal being in the Underground Cave, and he admitted he could not be sure and could not leave his seclusion.
• Lan Tianzheng and Lan Caiyi considered moving the Wizard God Sect again to escape the danger near the cave.
• Lan Caiyi explained that the sect had left Qiannan Province more than a year and a half earlier and that she had been searching for Ning Wangshu.
• Lan Caiyi said rebels had brought blood-powered Extraterrestrial Demons into the sect's ancestral grounds, prompting Ning Wangshu to ask about their strange red power.
• Lan Caiyi recounted how the Twelve Wizard God Masters fought the demons and estimated that the masters had reached at least the Seven-Cauldron Earth Wizard level, possibly the Heavenly Wizard level.
• Ning Wangshu reflected on the Wizard Dao cultivation realms and how they roughly compared with Immortal Dao realms.

Lan Caiyi and the Wizard God Sect elders pleaded with Ning Wangshu to help the twelve Wizard God Masters trapped in the sect’s ancestral grounds, but he said he could not intervene. Lan Caiyi then asked whether he could safely remove and seal the extra Wizard God Essence Blood inside her body.

• Lan Caiyi told Ning Wangshu that the Wizard God Masters had trapped the Extraterrestrial Demons in a formation but might not be able to defeat them, and that the standoff could still be ongoing.
• Lan Caiyi, Lan Tianzheng, and the Wizard God Sect elders begged Ning Wangshu to enter the ancestral grounds and help the Wizard God Masters.
• Ning Wangshu refused, explaining that his true body was in critical seclusion and that even at full strength he might be no match for the demons or the Wizard God Masters.
• Ning Wangshu suspected that the two owners of the powerful immortal senses might be among the demons trapped in the ancestral grounds.
• Lan Caiyi asked Ning Wangshu to remove and safely seal the extra Wizard God Essence Blood inside her, which suppressed the power of the drop that had merged with her.

Ning Wangshu let Lan Caiyi know he might help remove the Wizard Clan Essence Blood from her body after his true body emerged from seclusion, then watched the Five-colored Lotus devour cultivators in the Underground Cave. When Xuan Yuan Mang arrived to investigate, Ning Wangshu warned him to stop, but Xuan Yuan Mang offered to report back and let Ning Wangshu take the lotus.

• Ning Wangshu told Lan Caiyi he might extract and seal the Wizard Clan Essence Blood after his true body emerged, and she agreed to settle elsewhere and return to wait for him.
• After Lan Caiyi and the others left, Ning Wangshu's Wizard Clan Avatar monitored the Underground Cave as the Five-colored Lotus devoured cultivators who approached it.
• Ning Wangshu chose not to intervene because he feared the scarlet-eyed presence in the cave and worried it could disrupt his true body's seclusion.
• Xuan Yuan Mang arrived to investigate the strange phenomenon, and Ning Wangshu manifested a phantom to warn him to stop.
• Xuan Yuan Mang recognized Ning Wangshu and offered to report the situation to the central authorities so Ning Wangshu could take the Five-colored Precious Lotus.

Ning Wangshu warned Xuan Yuan Mang that the Five-colored Precious Lotus was bait for an evil demon in an Underground Cave, powerful enough to destroy his Mahayana-strength apparition with a glance. Xuan Yuan Mang ordered the danger reported and the area sealed, then decided the Xuanyuan Lineage might need to awaken a First Generation Ancestor.

• Ning Wangshu told Xuan Yuan Mang that the lotus’s Soul-snatching Strange Light lured cultivators into illusions so its roots could drain them, and that a terrifying evil demon lurked beneath it.
• Ning Wangshu explained that the presence had destroyed his Mahayana-strength apparition with a glance and warned Xuan Yuan Mang not to approach the cave.
• Xuan Yuan Mang agreed to report the danger to Kyoto and seal off the area so no one could help the demon recover its strength.
• After Ning Wangshu’s apparition vanished, Xuan Yuan Mang decided to discuss awakening a First Generation Ancestor with Xuan Yuan Lie and the old man in the central government.
• Xuan Yuan Mang contacted Xuan Yuan Jingxiu, who hurried to the central government compound to meet with the old man and Xuan Yuan Lie.

Xuan Yuan Mang and Zhang Rui sealed off the mountains around the Underground Cave, but the being within destroyed Xuan Yuan Mang’s Seals and injured him with a terrifying gaze. Shaken by its power, Xuan Yuan Mang resolved that awakening the First Generation Ancestor was imperative.

• Zhang Rui brought armed helicopters to the mountains and told Xuan Yuan Mang that Hidden Dragon had orders to follow his instructions.
• Xuan Yuan Mang ordered Zhang Rui to block ground access and set up Seals around the Underground Cave.
• The Five-colored Lotus released ripples that destroyed Xuan Yuan Mang’s Seals, and a pair of blood-red eyes appeared in the cave.
• The blood-red eyes dragged Xuan Yuan Mang’s vision into a dark Void and injured him with their oppressive gaze before vanishing.
• Xuan Yuan Mang concluded that the fiend was likely beyond the ordinary Heavenly Immortal Stage and reaffirmed the need to awaken the First Generation Ancestor.

Xuan Yuan Mang guarded the mountain range after the being in the Underground Cave destroyed his Seal, while Ning Wangshu’s Wizard Clan Avatar judged that it could not yet confront the being. When Secret Realm Immortal Gate cultivators approached, Xuan Yuan Mang ordered them away, and their resentment toward him and the Authorities surfaced.

• Xuan Yuan Mang decided he could not safely lay down another Seal and resolved to stop approaching cultivators in person.
• Ning Wangshu’s Wizard Clan Avatar watched Xuan Yuan Mang’s injury and concluded it would need to reach the Heavenly Wizard realm to challenge the being in the Underground Cave.
• Zhang Rui led people in sealing the mountain range’s surface routes as more than a dozen cultivators flew toward the area.
• Xuan Yuan Mang manifested a phantom, identified himself, and declared the area restricted by the Authorities.
• The cultivators complained that Xuan Yuan Mang and the Authorities monopolized newly discovered treasures and voiced resentment shared by the Secret Realm Immortal Gates.
• Xuan Yuan Mang gave the cultivators three breaths to retreat, and they hesitated under the threat of his power.

Xuan Yuan Mang drove away cultivators drawn to the Five-colored Lotus, while Ning Wangshu hoped his Wizard Clan Avatar would become strong enough to confront the evil being in the Underground Cave. The frustrated cultivators began secretly discussing an alliance of Secret Realm Immortal Gates to challenge Xuan Yuan Mang and the Authorities.

• Xuan Yuan Mang forced cultivators away from the Underground Cave to keep them from becoming nourishment for the evil being inside.
• Ning Wangshu's Wizard Clan Avatar watched from seclusion and hoped to refine Ancient Wizard Clan Essence Blood before the evil being escaped.
• More cultivators arrived to investigate the Five-colored Lotus, but Xuan Yuan Mang stopped them and sent them away.
• Cultivators from the Secret Realm Immortal Gates complained that Xuan Yuan Mang and the Authorities monopolized rare treasures and discussed joining forces against them.
• The cultivators agreed to approach their sect leaders and Grand Elders and begin secretly contacting other Secret Realm Immortal Gates.

Huaxia Cultivation University opened as the country’s highest cultivation institution while Zhu Xiyan kept a low profile at Jiangnan University. When Li Hongtian’s messenger delivered a challenge on behalf of the Cultivation Society, Zhu Xiyan accepted and dared him to bring a sect elder or even Ling Daoyi.

• Huaxia Cultivation University officially opened, drawing attention for its powerful teachers and president, Xuan Yuan Jingxiu.
• Zhu Xiyan continued her quiet life at Jiangnan University with Li Zhixuan, Zhu Xiaoran, and Tian Fang.
• A Cultivation Society member delivered Li Hongtian’s challenge, claiming a formidable senior would fight Zhu Xiyan over her insults to Tiandao Sect and its Grand Ancestor.
• Zhu Xiyan accepted the challenge for the following evening and told the messenger to ask Li Hongtian to bring a sect elder or Ling Daoyi.
• Zhu Xiyan relied on her Seventh Level of the Forming Yuan Stage cultivation, Dragon Transformation Technique, and Ning Wangshu’s protective treasures to face the challenge confidently.

Zhu Xiyan accepted Li Hongtian’s challenge and dismissed the threat posed by Ling Daoyi, the Nascent Soul Ancestor from Tiandao Sect. Back at the Cultivation Society, Li Hongtian and his Senior Brother prepared to face her, confident that the Senior Brother’s fifth-level Forming Yuan Stage cultivation would secure victory.

• The girl who delivered Li Hongtian’s challenge letter warned Zhu Xiyan that Ling Daoyi had come to Jiangnan City and mocked her confidence about facing him.
• Zhu Xiyan told Zhu Xiaoran, Tian Fang, and Li Zhixuan that Ling Daoyi would not dare attack her, and the three friends wondered whether her background explained her certainty.
• The girl returned to the Cultivation Society and relayed Zhu Xiyan’s words to Li Hongtian and his Senior Brother.
• Li Hongtian’s Senior Brother vowed to teach Zhu Xiyan a lesson if she accepted the challenge, boasting that his fifth-level Forming Yuan Stage cultivation made him unbeatable.
• The girl and other Cultivation Society members were astonished to learn how powerful Li Hongtian’s Senior Brother was.

Li Hongtian and Xu Ziming waited at the Cultivation Society for Zhu Xiyan to answer the challenge while learning that Ling Daoyi and the sect’s master had arrived at the school. The chapter left them waiting as Ling Daoyi took time to calm himself, with the challenge match still pending.

• Xu Ziming told Li Hongtian that Ling Daoyi and their master planned to visit the school, and Cultivation Society members eagerly hoped to see the Patriarch.
• The next afternoon, Zhu Xiyan went to the Cultivation Society with Zhu Xiaoran, Li Zhixuan, and Tian Fang to face the challenge.
• More than a hundred Cultivation Society members gathered as Li Hongtian and Xu Ziming waited for Zhu Xiyan to arrive.
• Xu Ziming told Li Hongtian that Ling Daoyi had arrived at the school but was handling other matters before taking a tour.
• Xu Ziming received word that Ling Daoyi wanted to walk around and clear his mind, then learned that the Patriarch was vexed and needed time to calm himself.

Ling Daoyi and Yu Jing'an discussed the Tiandao Sect’s desperate search for Ning Wangshu, whose help might save their ancestral home from the Secret Realm Immortal Gates. Enraged by reports that a young woman insulted him and claimed he would not dare confront her, Ling Daoyi set out to find her.

• Ling Daoyi lamented that the Tiandao Sect had only seven days left to find Ning Wangshu or surrender its treasure and ancestral home.
• Yu Jing'an explained that the Bai family, the merchant surnamed Song, and Ning Wangshu’s former teacher had no information about him.
• Yu Jing'an told Ling Daoyi that a young woman at Jiangnan University had defeated his disciple and called Ling Daoyi an old bastard.
• Ling Daoyi grew furious at the young woman’s alleged insults and decided to go see her in person.

Zhu Xiyan arrived at the Jiangnan University Cultivation Society to face Xu Ziming after defeating Li Hongtian in one move. Xu Ziming challenged her to withstand one move, and Zhu Xiyan countered by demanding that he withstand one of hers, with each agreeing to apologize if they failed.

• Zhu Xiyan, Zhu Xiaoran, Li Zhixuan, and Tian Fang entered the Cultivation Society, where members recognized Zhu Xiyan as the freshman who had defeated Li Hongtian.
• Li Hongtian pointed Zhu Xiyan out to Xu Ziming, who was impressed by her appearance and agreed to teach her a lesson for insulting Tiandao Sect.
• Zhu Xiyan demanded that Xu Ziming fight her without wasting time, and Xu Ziming stepped forward to accept the challenge.
• Xu Ziming wagered that Zhu Xiyan would apologize to Tiandao Sect if she could not withstand one move from him.
• Zhu Xiyan accepted Xu Ziming's wager and challenged him to withstand one move from her, demanding that he publicly admit Tiandao Sect was unimpressive if he failed.

Zhu Xiyan accepted Xu Ziming’s wager and effortlessly shattered the full-force blade of light he unleashed, leaving the Cultivation Society stunned. The onlookers wrongly concluded that Xu Ziming had held back, while he was too embarrassed to correct them.

• Xu Ziming accepted Zhu Xiyan’s wager, and she urged him to begin so she could get to the cafeteria.
• Xu Ziming unleashed a blade of light with his full strength, carving a deep gash through the ground toward Zhu Xiyan.
• Zhu Xiyan struck the blade with a Sword Finger and shattered it with ease.
• The gathered crowd was stunned and assumed Xu Ziming had held back, while Xu Ziming felt ashamed because he had used his full strength.
• Li Hongtian accepted the crowd’s explanation and concluded that Xu Ziming had gone soft.

Zhu Xiyan effortlessly shattered Xu Ziming’s blade aura, exposing that he had underestimated her and prompting Zhu Xiaoran, Li Zhixuan, and Tian Fang to mock him. Xu Ziming tried to end their confrontation without honoring his promise to take one of her moves.

• Zhu Xiaoran, Li Zhixuan, and Tian Fang celebrated Zhu Xiyan’s effortless destruction of Xu Ziming’s blade aura, and Zhu Xiyan challenged him to take one of her moves.
• Li Hongtian claimed Xu Ziming had held back and revealed that his cultivation was at the Forming Yuan Stage, Fifth Level, prompting the onlookers to accept his explanation.
• Zhu Xiaoran, Li Zhixuan, and Tian Fang sarcastically mocked Xu Ziming’s cultivation, while Xu Ziming realized Zhu Xiyan’s strength was at least equal to his own and possibly higher.
• Li Hongtian argued with the three girls, but Xu Ziming stopped him and admitted that he had underestimated Zhu Xiyan.
• Xu Ziming proposed ending the matter without pursuing her earlier disrespect, hoping to avoid taking a move from Zhu Xiyan and losing face.

Zhu Xiyan refused Xu Ziming’s attempt to end their wager and demanded that he take one of her moves. Xu Ziming’s hesitant response made Li Hongtian suspect she might be stronger than the Fifth Level Forming Yuan Stage expert, while the onlookers remained divided.

• Zhu Xiyan mocked Xu Ziming’s offer to let the earlier insults go and insisted that their agreed wager required him to take her move.
• Zhu Xiyan gave Xu Ziming three breaths to prepare, promising to apologize if he endured her move and threatening him if he refused to honor the wager.
• Xu Ziming angrily challenged Zhu Xiyan but sounded uncertain, leading Li Hongtian to wonder whether she had already overpowered Xu Ziming’s full-strength attack.
• Zhu Xiyan said she would attack, as nearby spectators debated whether Xu Ziming was truly afraid of her.

Zhu Xiyan challenged Xu Ziming to honor their bet and take one of her moves, then revealed her True Dragon Body and Golden Core Stage power. The chapter left Xu Ziming and the onlookers horrified by her transformation and overwhelming aura.

• Xu Ziming forced himself to accept Zhu Xiyan's move, hoping to hide that his cultivation was weaker than hers.
• Zhu Xiyan abandoned her plan to hold back and decided to overwhelm Xu Ziming with her full strength.
• Zhu Xiyan used the Dragon Transformation Technique and transformed into her True Dragon Body.
• Xu Ziming recognized the pressure as that of the Golden Core Stage and trembled in terror.
• The onlookers watched Zhu Xiyan turn into a dragon and struggled under the force of her aura.

Zhu Xiyan revealed her Dragon Transformation Technique and became a True Dragon, then defeated Xu Ziming with one blow. The crowd was left in awe of her strength as Xu Ziming lay gravely injured.

• Zhu Xiyan's allies and the crowd watched in shock as she transformed into a True Dragon, revealing strength that reached the early stage of the Golden Core.
• Zhu Xiyan lunged at Xu Ziming and struck him with a claw as he tried to defend himself.
• Zhu Xiyan's blow broke Xu Ziming's fist and sent him crashing to the ground, gravely injured.
• Zhu Xiyan returned to human form after deliberately holding back so that Xu Ziming would survive.
• The crowd marveled at Zhu Xiyan's victory and her ability to defeat a Fifth Level Forming Yuan Stage expert with one strike.

Zhu Xiyan revealed that her True Dragon transformation gave her Golden Core Stage combat strength, then demanded that Xu Ziming honor their wager. When he refused to denigrate the Tiandao Sect, she attacked him, and an unknown figure’s attempt to stop her failed.

• Xu Ziming identified Zhu Xiyan’s Golden Core Stage combat strength as the result of her True Dragon transformation, and she confirmed it.
• The crowd and Li Hongtian reacted in shock as Zhu Xiyan reminded Xu Ziming that he had lost their wager.
• Xu Ziming refused to disparage the Tiandao Sect and told Zhu Xiyan to attack if she wished.
• Zhu Xiyan charged at the wounded Xu Ziming and punched him in the chest after an unknown figure’s pressure was dispersed by her spiritual light.