Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu let Su Bingkun leave and Xuan Yuan Jingxiu took Su Mingyi, Su Yichen, and the others away to face punishment. After saving Su Yanqing’s family, Ning Wangshu invited her sightseeing and offered to help her begin cultivating.

• Su Mingcheng and Su Yanqing said they wanted nothing more to do with Su Bingkun, so Ning Wangshu released him and he left in shame.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu apologized for the failure to supervise the offenders and promised an investigation before taking Su Mingyi, Su Yichen, and the others away.
• Su Mingyi begged Su Mingcheng and Su Yanqing for mercy, but they refused, saying he had to face the consequences of trying to kill them.
• Su Yanqing, her parents, and Ning Wangshu exchanged thanks and sat together for tea after Xuan Yuan Jingxiu and his group departed.
• Ning Wangshu invited Su Yanqing to go sightseeing with her and offered to improve her aptitude and teach her cultivation.

Ning Wangshu improved Su Yanqing’s cultivation aptitude, taught her a cultivation method, and left her with supplies before departing Tianhe City. Later, Xuan Yuan Jingxiu told him that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect had been wiped out and that Hidden Dragon would be reorganized after corruption was uncovered in several squads.

• Ning Wangshu transformed Su Yanqing with a Crimson Spirit Fruit and Immortal Force, then taught her a superior Cultivation Method and guided her through its basics.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu told Ning Wangshu that Lu Yuanyi, the other involved Hidden Dragon Members, Su Mingyi, and Su Yichen had been sentenced to death.
• Ning Wangshu gave Su Yanqing Spirit Stones, spells, and Top-grade magic treasures before he and his companions left Tianhe City.
• After another week of travel, Xuan Yuan Jingxiu told Ning Wangshu that the Ten Thousand Demons Sect, including its members in its Secret Realm, had been completely wiped out.
• Xuan Yuan Jingxiu said investigations had uncovered corruption in several Hidden Dragon Squads and that Bureau 95 would gain authority to oversee Hidden Dragon during a thorough reorganization.

Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu traveled to Chuzhou to visit Liu Qi and found him waiting near a mountain checkpoint with his cousin, Wu Yuqian. They drove up to a resort for a gathering hosted by the Liuyun Sect, where talented young people from across Tianfeng Province would meet.

• Ning Wangshu called Liu Qi and arranged to meet him in Chuzhou.
• Ning Wangshu and Lin Qingzhu drove through heavy traffic to Liu Qi's location near a mountain checkpoint.
• Liu Qi introduced his cousin Wu Yuqian and used her invitation to let their cars pass the checkpoint.
• Liu Qi rode with Ning Wangshu while Wu Yuqian drove ahead, and the group headed toward the mountain resort.
• Liu Qi explained that the Liuyun Sect was hosting a grand gathering for young talents from across Tianfeng Province.

Ning Wangshu and Liu Qi attended a gathering at the Liuyun Sect, where Zhao Tian boasted that he would become the top young cultivator in Tianfeng Province to attract a Secret Realm Immortal Gate. The chapter revealed that Liu Qi had secretly cultivated to the peak of the Third Level of Xiantian, leaving him just one step below the Forming Yuan Stage.

• Liu Qi explained that his cousin Wu Yuqian was a Guiyuan Sect disciple and had invited him to a gathering hosted by the prominent Liuyun Sect.
• Wu Yuqian warned Ning Wangshu and Liu Qi to keep a low profile around Chuzhou's powerful families, but Xiao Nuan invited the group into the manor.
• Wu Yuqian introduced Liu Qi and his friends to the gathering, where Zhao Tian coolly accepted their presence for her sake.
• Zhao Tian's companions praised him as the future top young talent in Tianfeng Province, and he said he hoped to catch the attention of a Secret Realm Immortal Gate.
• Wu Yuqian told Ning Wangshu and Liu Qi that Zhao Tian was the Zhao family's eldest son, a Liuyun Sect disciple, and a cultivator at the Second Level of the Forming Yuan Stage.
• Liu Qi revealed that he had concealed his cultivation, which had reached the peak of the Third Level of Xiantian with Ning Wangshu's earlier guidance and Spirit Stones.

Wu Yuqian tried to smooth things over between Zhao Tian and her cousin Liu Qi’s group, but Zhao Tian’s companions demanded that they offer him a toast. Ning Wangshu and Liu Qi rejected the demand, and Wu Yuqian apologized to Zhao Tian before deciding to take them outside.

• Wu Yuqian apologized to Zhao Tian for arriving late and accepted his criticism of her cousin and his friends.
• Sister Fei, Xiao Nuan, and another young man urged Wu Yuqian to have Liu Qi’s group toast Zhao Tian, and the young man went to demand it himself.
• Ning Wangshu refused to toast Zhao Tian, while Liu Qi and Ning Ruoxuan insulted the young man for acting superior.
• Zhao Tian complained that Liu Qi’s group had disrespected him, and Wu Yuqian apologized on their behalf.
• Zhao Tian agreed to overlook the insult for Wu Yuqian’s sake one last time, and she hurried over to take Liu Qi and the others outside.

Wu Yuqian escorted Liu Qi, Ning Wangshu, and the others away after their clash with Zhao Tian, then explained that she had helped them because the Guiyuan Sect was connected to the Xianxia Sect. The group later headed to the mountaintop gathering, where they found the venue crowded with guests and spectators.

• Liu Qi refused to accept Zhao Tian's demand that Ning Wangshu and the others offer him a drink, and Ning Wangshu led the group out of the private room.
• Zhao Tian explained that he had spared Liu Qi and his friends because the Guiyuan Sect master's daughter had joined the Xianxia Sect and was close to Wu Yuqian.
• Wu Yuqian scolded Liu Qi for making trouble, while Ning Wangshu promised to give her a gift as compensation for the difficult situation.
• Wu Yuqian led Liu Qi, Ning Wangshu, and the others toward the mountaintop gathering, where they crossed paths with Zhao Tian's group.
• Ning Wangshu's group arrived at the packed venue and found seats while spectators gathered outside the restricted inner area.

At Liuyun Sect’s grand event, Sect Master Liu Yanjun announced that Liuyun Sect had become a subordinate sect of the Immortal Gate Star Sea Pavilion. Elder Bai Lingxiao confirmed the alliance and warned that anyone who offended Liuyun Sect would also offend Star Sea Pavilion, as the event was about to begin.

• Wu Yuqian left Liu Qi, Ning Wangshu, and the others to meet her master.
• Liu Yanjun and several Grand Elders arrived, prompting the crowd to anticipate the start of the event and Zhao Tian’s likely victory.
• Liu Yanjun introduced Bai Lingxiao as an elder of Star Sea Pavilion and announced Liuyun Sect’s new status as its subordinate sect.
• Bai Lingxiao confirmed the alliance and declared that offending Liuyun Sect would mean showing disrespect to Star Sea Pavilion.
• Cultivators in the crowd rose to pay their respects to Bai Lingxiao, who responded with an indifferent nod.

At the Liuyun Sect gathering, an arrogant young fighter challenged Ning Wangshu’s group after mocking them for refusing to fight. Liu Qi accepted the challenge and stood to teach him a lesson.

• A Liuyun Sect elder announced the gathering’s sparring matches, and fighters began competing onstage.
• Ning Wangshu asked Liu Qi if he wanted to participate, but Liu Qi declined because he did not want Wu Yuqian to discover his strength.
• After several bouts, the victorious fighter pointed at Ning Wangshu’s group and challenged them, accusing them of acting superior to Zhao Tian.
• Ning Wangshu, Lin Qingzhu, and Ning Ruoxuan urged Liu Qi to represent them, noting that the opponent was only at the Xiantian Second Level.
• Angered by the man’s taunts, Liu Qi accepted the challenge and stood up to go onstage.

Liu Qi accepted Xu Wenlong’s challenge and defeated him with one punch, revealing that he had reached the Xiantian Third Level. Wu Yuqian’s master recognized Liu Qi’s strength and remarked that he was close to the Forming Yuan Stage.

• Xu Wenlong challenged Liu Qi, and Wu Yuqian worried that her cousin would be badly injured if he accepted.
• Liu Qi leaped onto the platform and traded insults with Xu Wenlong before telling him to attack.
• Xu Wenlong charged at Liu Qi with a powerful punch, but Liu Qi met it head-on and knocked him off the platform, injuring his right arm.
• Zhao Tian and the spectators were shocked when they realized Liu Qi was at the Xiantian Third Level.
• Wu Yuqian admitted to her master that Liu Qi was her cousin, and her master said Liu Qi was near the peak of the Xiantian Third Level.

Liu Qi defeated Xu Wenlong, then forfeited when Zhao Tian challenged him because Zhao Tian was stronger. After Zhao Tian taunted Ning Wangshu’s group, Ning Wangshu let Ning Ruoxuan take the fight, and she stood up to face him.

• Wu Yuqian’s master learned Liu Qi had reached the peak of the Third Level of Xiantian and asked Wu Yuqian to invite him to join the Guiyuan Sect.
• Liu Qi taunted Xu Wenlong after knocking him off the platform, angering Zhao Tian and his followers.
• Zhao Tian challenged Liu Qi, but Liu Qi accepted Ning Wangshu’s advice and forfeited before the fight began.
• Zhao Tian challenged Ning Wangshu’s group and insulted them when they did not respond immediately.
• Ning Wangshu agreed to let Ning Ruoxuan fight Zhao Tian, and Ning Ruoxuan stood up to accept.

Ning Ruoxuan defeated Zhao Tian with a casual wave, revealing that she had reached the Forming Yuan Stage, Eighth Level. The crowd and powerful observers were shocked, while Wu Yuqian’s master doubted that Ning Wangshu could be recruited into the Guiyuan Sect.

• Ning Ruoxuan took the platform in Ning Wangshu’s place and taunted Zhao Tian, who threatened to teach her a lesson.
• Zhao Tian charged Ning Ruoxuan with a Primal Qi-enhanced punch as spectators criticized her confidence.
• Ning Ruoxuan casually waved her hand and blasted Zhao Tian off the platform, gravely injuring him.
• Liu Yanjun recognized Ning Ruoxuan’s cultivation as Forming Yuan Stage, Eighth Level, and Elder Bai showed interest in her.
• Wu Yuqian marveled at Ning Ruoxuan’s strength and wondered how powerful Ning Wangshu’s other friends were.
• Wu Yuqian’s master said Ning Ruoxuan’s strength made it unlikely that Ning Wangshu would join the Guiyuan Sect.

Ning Ruoxuan effortlessly defeated Zhao Tian, shocking the crowd and revealing her formidable cultivation. As the Liuyun Sect’s gathering neared its end, a mysterious young woman split the stage with a sword and challenged the sect to face her.

• Ning Ruoxuan revealed that her cultivation far surpassed Zhao Tian’s and dismissed him after knocking him from the stage with a casual wave.
• Ning Wangshu and the others praised Ning Ruoxuan, while Liu Yanjun resumed the matches after the crowd’s shock stalled the gathering.
• The Liuyun Sect arranged further sparring, and the gathering gradually continued toward its final phase.
• A cold-looking young woman split the stage with a flash of sword light and demanded that the Liuyun Sect come out to face their deaths.

A woman interrupted Liuyun Sect’s gathering and demanded that its people come out and die, then effortlessly defeated two of its elders. She left the crowd terrified after sending the sect’s Grand Elder flying with a single word.

• The crowd reacted in shock as the woman challenged Liuyun Sect, while Liu Yanjun and Star Sea Pavilion’s Elder Bai watched.
• A Liuyun Sect elder attacked the woman with a strike of Primal Qi, but she casually destroyed it with a wave of her hand.
• The woman mocked Liu Yanjun and demanded that he face her himself.
• Liuyun Sect’s Grand Elder attacked with Liuyun Cold Palm, but the woman said “Get out” and blasted him through the air, leaving the crowd stunned.

Shen Chuxia returned with strength far beyond what anyone expected and killed a Liuyun Sect Grand Elder with a single shout. Ning Wangshu recognized her and revealed that she had reached the Dividing Soul Stage, leaving him and his companions stunned and wondering how she had advanced so quickly.

• Shen Chuxia killed Liuyun Sect Grand Elder Elder Wang with a single shout, shocking the crowd and enraging Sect Master Liu Yanjun.
• Liu Yanjun demanded to know who Shen Chuxia was and why she had killed Elder Wang, while she mocked him for failing to recognize her.
• Liu Qi noticed Shen Chuxia's resemblance to her and asked Ning Wangshu whether she was really Shen Chuxia; Ning Wangshu confirmed he had recognized her as soon as she appeared.
• Ning Wangshu told Liu Qi that Shen Chuxia's cultivation was at the Dividing Soul Stage, far beyond Golden Core, and said her rapid progress likely came from an extraordinary opportunity.
• Lin Qingzhu, Ning Ruoxuan, Zhu Xiyan, and Liu Qi marveled at Shen Chuxia's transformation and speculated that she might have consumed immortal medicine or an Immortal Fruit.

Shen Chuxia confronted Liu Yanjun to avenge her master, Snow Mountain Divine Nun, and revealed that she had become powerful enough to threaten him. Elder Bai Yunfei of Star Sea Pavilion intervened, declaring that Liuyun Sect was his sect’s subordinate and that he would not let Shen Chuxia leave alive.

• Liu Yanjun recognized Shen Chuxia as the girl who had once followed Snow Mountain Divine Nun and recalled that she had been at the fourth level of the Forming Yuan Stage a little over a year earlier.
• Shen Chuxia vowed to avenge her master by killing Liu Yanjun and Liuyun Sect, and dismissed Liu Yanjun’s Golden Core Realm cultivation as no obstacle.
• Liu Yanjun moved to attack Shen Chuxia, but Elder Bai Yunfei rose and warned him that he was no match for her.
• Shen Chuxia questioned Elder Bai Yunfei’s involvement, and he identified himself as an elder of Star Sea Pavilion.
• Elder Bai Yunfei said Liuyun Sect was now subordinate to Star Sea Pavilion and declared that he would kill Shen Chuxia for threatening it.

Bai Yunfei revealed that Shen Chuxia had reached the Dividing Soul Stage but declared that his Body Integration Stage cultivation made him far stronger. As Shen Chuxia considered escaping rather than risking defeat, Bai Yunfei attacked her with a devastating palm strike.

• Bai Yunfei said Shen Chuxia had advanced from the fourth level of the Forming Yuan Stage to the Dividing Soul Stage in just over a year, while he had reached the Body Integration Stage.
• The crowd and Liu Yanjun reacted with shock, and Liu Yanjun feared Shen Chuxia could have killed him if Bai Yunfei had not been present.
• Liu Qi asked Ning Wangshu whether he would intervene, and Ning Wangshu said he would protect Shen Chuxia if necessary.
• Shen Chuxia realized Bai Yunfei was at least one Great Realm stronger and decided she should escape before returning to avenge her master.
• Bai Yunfei saw that Shen Chuxia was looking for a way to flee and struck at her from afar, summoning a gigantic palm that shook the mountain and crushed the onlookers with pressure.

Shen Chuxia barely blocked Bai Yunfei’s first attack, but he overpowered her when she tried to flee. As Bai Yunfei prepared to kill her, Shen Chuxia regretted returning before reaching a higher cultivation level, and a lingering sigh sounded.

• Shen Chuxia’s cyan luan clashed with Bai Yunfei’s giant palm, while Ning Wangshu secretly neutralized the aftermath to protect the crowd.
• Shen Chuxia staggered from the clash, and Bai Yunfei wondered who had intervened to erase the aftermath.
• Shen Chuxia tried to flee, but Bai Yunfei appeared in her path and stopped her.
• Shen Chuxia vowed revenge on the Star Sea Pavilion and Liu Yanjun, while Bai Yunfei prepared another attack.
• Bai Yunfei suppressed Shen Chuxia’s spiritual power, and she regretted returning before cultivating to a higher stage as a sigh sounded.

Ning Wangshu revealed himself as the person who shattered Bai Yunfei’s suppression of Shen Chuxia, then appeared beside her in the air. The crowd realized he was far more powerful than they had assumed, leaving Wu Yuqian and her cousin astonished.

• Ning Wangshu admitted that he had disrupted Bai Yunfei’s attack, drawing the attention of Bai Yunfei and Shen Chuxia.
• Ning Wangshu stepped forward and appeared beside Shen Chuxia in the air, shocking the crowd with his speed and ability to fly.
• The onlookers speculated that Ning Wangshu had reached the Dividing Soul Stage or even the Body Integration Stage, and Zhao Tian and Xu Wenlong felt uneasy under their stares.
• Xiao Nuan and Sister Fei reacted with amazement as they reconsidered Ning Wangshu’s earlier indifference toward Zhao Tian.
• Wu Yuqian was stunned by her cousin’s friend’s power, and the middle-aged woman concluded that the Guiyuan Sect could not recruit someone connected to him.

Ning Wangshu revealed himself to Shen Chuxia and confronted Bai Yunfei after threatening to destroy the Star Sea Pavilion. When Bai Yunfei attacked with his Great Ding Magic Artifact, Ning Wangshu casually pointed at it and caused cracks to spread across its surface.

• Ning Wangshu appeared beside Shen Chuxia and told Bai Yunfei that the Star Sea Pavilion was beneath him and that he would destroy it if it sought death.
• Bai Yunfei flew into a rage and threatened to kill Ning Wangshu for insulting the Star Sea Pavilion.
• Shen Chuxia recognized Ning Wangshu from the people seated with him and thanked him for saving her again.
• Ning Wangshu said he would deal with Bai Yunfei, who summoned his Great Ding Magic Artifact and sent it crashing toward him.
• Ning Wangshu calmly pointed at the Great Ding, causing it to shudder and crack as Bai Yunfei and the onlookers stared in shock.

Ning Wangshu effortlessly shattered Bai Yunfei’s supreme-grade spirit artifact, leaving the crowd terrified and convinced he stood above the Body Integration Stage. Bai Yunfei trembled and demanded to know what Ning Wangshu was, while Liu Junjun feared the girl he had wronged would soon seek revenge.

• Ning Wangshu destroyed Bai Yunfei’s Qingyuan Ding with a casual strike, silencing the mountaintop before the crowd erupted in shocked discussion.
• Zhao Tian and Xu Wenlong recalled how they had insulted and challenged Ning Wangshu and feared he could have killed them easily.
• Liu Junjun panicked that no one could stop the girl from returning to avenge the old nun, while the Liuyun Sect grew tense.
• Wu Yuqian and the middle-aged beautiful woman recognized Ning Wangshu as a figure comparable to the leaders of the Secret Realm Immortal Gates and resolved to value Qianqian more.
• Bai Yunfei realized even Tribulation Stage figures could not destroy a supreme-grade spirit artifact so easily and asked Ning Wangshu what he was.