Chapter Summaries

Ning Wangshu discovered that Old Man Han, Han Tingting, and the others’ graves had been dug up, then went to Moon Tomb City to learn what had happened to the Han Family. There, he sensed a young girl named Aying and her family, whose past appeared to be connected to the mystery.

• Ning Wangshu found the graves of Old Man Han, Han Tingting, and the others dug up, restored them, and set out for Moon Tomb City.
• Ning Wangshu asked a passerby about the Han Family, but the man had never heard of them.
• Ning Wangshu searched Moon Tomb City with his immortal sense and suddenly focused on the southern part of the city.
• Aying returned to her dilapidated home with millet, wild vegetables, and medicine for her sick grandfather, while her young brother welcomed her.
• Aying’s grandfather told her that their Yue Family had once been powerful, but stopped before revealing more.

Aying and her grandfather faced the Zhang family bullies who had tracked her to their home, and the old man recognized them as the men who had injured him. The men threatened to assault Aying in front of her grandfather, leaving the family in immediate danger.

• Aying told her grandfather that the men who had been pursuing her had found her again, and she suggested pawning her family's Jade Pendant to buy food and stay hidden.
• Her grandfather forbade her from selling the heirloom, but three young men followed a Chasing Wind Butterfly to their home and kicked down the door.
• The young men taunted Aying and demanded that she go with them, while her grandfather recognized them as the Zhang family bullies who had injured him.
• Aying learned that the men had hurt her grandfather before and cursed them, as they mocked the old man and threatened to kill him.
• Third Brother proposed assaulting Aying in front of her grandfather, and the other two men eagerly agreed.

Ning Wangshu rescued Aying and her grandfather from three Zhang family disciples who were attacking them. After noticing Aying’s jade pendant, he asked where it came from, and her grandfather admitted it was a Yue family heirloom.

• Three young men threatened Aying and her grandfather, then moved to attack them.
• Ning Wangshu appeared and froze everyone in place before the attackers could harm Aying or her grandfather.
• Ning Wangshu injured the three Zhang family disciples and silenced them when they threatened him.
• Ning Wangshu freed Aying and her grandfather, then asked about the jade pendant she wore.
• Aying’s grandfather admitted that the pendant was a Yue family heirloom.

Ning Wangshu reclaimed the Jade Pendant and learned that the Yue Family was descended from the Han Family, which had nearly been wiped out. The old man knew little about the clan’s enemies, but revealed that the Han Family had once been a major power in Jingzhou, with the Song Family serving it.

• Ning Wangshu took the Jade Pendant and said he had given it to the Han Family, demanding to know what had happened to them and who desecrated their ancestors’ graves.
• Ning Wangshu explained that Han Family descendants could activate the pendant with their blood and that anyone below the Tribulation Transcendence Realm would die from its power.
• The old man told Aying that the Yue Family was actually the surviving branch of the Han Family, whose ancestors had changed their surname after escaping the clan’s destruction.
• The old man said the family had preserved its history but did not know who their enemies were or why they had attacked.
• The old man revealed that the Han Family had once been a leading power throughout Jingzhou and that the Song Family had been its watchdog.

Ning Wangshu verified that Aying was descended from the Han family through the Jade Pendant and killed the three Zhang family men who had attacked her and her grandfather. He promised the worried pair that the pendant could defeat anyone below the Tribulation Stage and that he could destroy the Zhang family if they came after them.

• Ning Wangshu asked how long ago the Han family had been destroyed and said he would seek someone above the Soul Departure Stage to learn more.
• Ning Wangshu tested Aying's blood on the Jade Pendant, which activated and confirmed her Han family descent.
• The old man explained that he and Aying were the only survivors in their branch and said the three Zhang family men had injured him and tried to assault Aying.
• Ning Wangshu offered to kill the three men, then let them speak before destroying them after they threatened him with the Zhang family's Soul tablets and ancestor.
• Aying worried that the Zhang family would track them down, and Ning Wangshu assured her that the Jade Pendant could defeat anyone below the Tribulation Stage.

Ning Wangshu agreed to take Han Ying under his wing and promised to investigate the Han family's destruction and avenge them. Han Ying accepted that she would leave with him, while Han Zhang remained concerned about who would care for young Han Chen after she left.

• Han Ying introduced herself, and Yuezhang introduced himself and his grandson Yuechen, whose original names were Han Zhang and Han Chen.
• Ning Wangshu promised to deal with the Zhang family and find and eliminate the enemies who destroyed the Han family.
• Han Zhang asked Ning Wangshu to take Han Ying as his disciple or let her stay by his side, and Ning Wangshu agreed.
• Ning Wangshu told Han Ying she would have to leave Moon Tomb City with him after his investigation, and Han Ying reluctantly agreed after Han Zhang urged her to go.
• Han Zhang explained that Han Chen would stay in Moon Tomb City to carry on the family, and Ning Wangshu warned that Han Zhang might not live long enough to raise him.

Ning Wangshu healed Han Zhang and gave him and Han Ying supplies to rebuild the Han family, then sensed Zhang family pursuers approaching and set out to confront them. The chapter ended with Han Zhang and Han Ying following Ning Wangshu outside.

• Ning Wangshu promised Han Zhang and Han Ying spirit stones, pills, cultivation techniques, and spells to help the Han family recover and said Han Ying could choose whether to return someday.
• Three soul tablets shattered in the Zhang family Ancestral Hall, and Zhang Changtian traced the deaths to the south of Moon Tomb City.
• Zhang Changtian ordered Zhang Changrong to lead more than a dozen experts to capture the people responsible for the Zhang family deaths.
• Ning Wangshu used the Zhe Technique to heal Han Zhang, who quickly regained his vigor.
• Ning Wangshu gave Han Zhang a storage ring of supplies and warned him to keep its spiritual artifacts hidden unless the Han family grew powerful enough.
• Ning Wangshu sensed more than a dozen Zhang family pursuers approaching and told Han Zhang and Han Ying that they were going to kill people.

Ning Wangshu effortlessly defeated Zhang Changrong and the Zhang family members who came to attack the Han family, then decided to destroy the Zhang family to protect Han Zhang and his descendants. He left with Han Ying and Han Zhang to go to the Zhang family.

• Zhang Changrong accused Ning Wangshu and the others of killing Zhang family members and threatened them.
• Ning Wangshu dragged Zhang Changrong and his companions from the sky, then slapped Zhang Changrong aside with ease.
• Zhang Changrong threatened Ning Wangshu with the Zhang family’s Old Ancestor and its ties to the Song family, but Ning Wangshu dismissed the threat and killed the Zhang group.
• Han Ying was frightened by the bloody scene, and Ning Wangshu explained that he had to eliminate the Zhang family to keep it from retaliating against the Han family.
• Han Zhang told Han Ying to grow accustomed to the harsh rules of cultivation, and Ning Wangshu prepared to take them to the Zhang family.

After learning that the Third Elder and his men had been killed, Zhang Changtian and Zhang Shengchang set out to find and destroy the culprit. Ning Wangshu arrived at the Zhang family estate with Han Zhang, Han Ying, and Han Chen, killed the gate guards, and announced that the family would soon be wiped out.

• A Zhang family elder reported that the Soul tablets of the Third Elder and twelve others had shattered, and Zhang Changtian suspected the culprit who killed Yan Xuan and the others.
• Zhang Changtian and the elder told Zhang Shengchang what had happened, and Zhang Shengchang ordered them to locate the Third Elder and his men’s place of death.
• Ning Wangshu brought Han Zhang, Han Ying, and Han Chen to the Zhang family gates and declared that he had come to wipe out the family.
• Ning Wangshu made the two guards freeze with a soft snort, and they fell dead before he led his companions inside.
• When a Zhang family member questioned them, Ning Wangshu said the estate would soon become unclaimed territory and the Zhang family would cease to exist.

Ning Wangshu attacked the Zhang family after its members mocked his threat to wipe them out. He effortlessly killed everyone who confronted him, and more Zhang family members continued rushing out into his massacre.

• The Zhang family members laughed at Ning Wangshu when he announced he would wipe out their family.
• Ning Wangshu killed the first Zhang family member by crushing him with an invisible force.
• A Zhang family member attacked Ning Wangshu with a Flying Sword, but Ning Wangshu cut off his head with a Sword Finger.
• Ning Wangshu stopped the Zhang family members fleeing to alert the family head and killed them all.
• Ning Wangshu crushed a Nascent Soul-stage Zhang family cultivator and slaughtered the others who rushed out from the inner courtyard.

Ning Wangshu slaughtered the Zhang family after its disciples injured his junior and tried to exploit her, killing more than a hundred clan members in front of Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian. He explained the reason for the massacre, leaving the two survivors stunned as they confronted him.

• Zhang Changtian told Zhang Shengchang that the same people who killed the Zhang family's disciples had also killed the Third Elder and his group.
• Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian discovered Ning Wangshu slaughtering the Zhang family in its front courtyard and rushed to stop him.
• Zhang Shengchang attacked Ning Wangshu with a thunder seal, but Ning Wangshu destroyed it and lifted the remaining Zhang family members into the air.
• Ning Wangshu crushed more than a hundred Zhang family members at once, while Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian watched helplessly.
• Ning Wangshu told Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian that he had destroyed the Zhang family because its disciples had injured his junior and coveted her beauty.

Ning Wangshu overwhelmed Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian, then let them summon the Song family while he waited calmly for their reinforcements. Zhang Shengchang feared Ning Wangshu might be powerful enough to defeat even the Song Family Old Ancestor.

• Zhang Shengchang summoned the Qingmu Ding, but Ning Wangshu sent the mid-grade spirit artifact flying with a single slap.
• Zhang Shengchang threatened to call on the Song family, and Zhang Changtian activated a Jade Talisman to ask them for help.
• Ning Wangshu pinned Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian in craters and said he would wait for the Song family to arrive.
• Ning Wangshu sat down for tea and asked Han Ying to pour it while the two Zhang family men struggled helplessly.
• Zhang Shengchang realized Ning Wangshu might be at the late or peak Dividing Soul Stage and feared the Song Family Old Ancestor might not be able to stop him.

Song Muyang learned that the Zhang Family had activated its emergency Jade Talisman, and Song Yuchen sent him to investigate with a talisman seal for backup. At the Zhang Family, Ning Wangshu revealed that the city’s formation could not block his awareness, just as Song Muyang arrived overhead.

• Song Muyang reported the Zhang Family’s emergency signal to Song Yuchen, who ordered him to investigate and gave him a talisman seal for emergencies.
• Song Muyang flew toward the Zhang Family while Ning Wangshu continued drinking tea there.
• Ning Wangshu told Han Ying and the pinned Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian that someone from the Song Family had arrived.
• Han Ying questioned how Ning Wangshu knew, and he claimed the city’s formation could not block him from monitoring anyone inside it.
• Zhang Shengchang doubted Ning Wangshu’s claim, recalling that the city formation had been reinforced by Body Integration Stage experts.
• A streak of light reached the Zhang Family, and a figure appeared in the sky above it.

Song Muyang arrived at the Zhang family compound and challenged Ning Wangshu over the massacre, insisting that the Song family would avenge the Zhang family. Ning Wangshu explained why he had killed them and dismissed Song Muyang’s threat, leaving Song Muyang enraged and beginning to form seals for an attack.

• Song Muyang found the Zhang family nearly wiped out and saw Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian suppressed by Ning Wangshu.
• Song Muyang decided the Song family could not ignore the Zhang family’s destruction, while Zhang Shengchang feared Ning Wangshu might be powerful enough to overcome Moon Tomb City’s grand array.
• Ning Wangshu resolved to eliminate the Song family to protect Han Zhang and Han Chen after he left Moon Tomb City.
• Song Muyang demanded to know why Ning Wangshu had massacred the Zhang family, and Ning Wangshu said they had harmed his juniors and would have retaliated if spared.
• Song Muyang declared that the Song family would avenge the Zhang family and threatened to kill Ning Wangshu, who mocked his ability to do so.
• Song Muyang flew into a rage, vowed to execute Ning Wangshu, and began forming seals.

Ning Wangshu effortlessly defeated Song Muyang and revealed that he knew about Song Yuchen’s talisman seal and private conversation with him. He then tore open the void, promising to bring Song Muyang’s ancestor to him.

• Ning Wangshu destroyed Song Muyang’s water-dragon technique with a single finger.
• Ning Wangshu summoned a giant palm that sealed Song Muyang’s spiritual power and pinned him down beside Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian.
• Song Muyang cursed Ning Wangshu and invoked the Song family ancestor, but Ning Wangshu revealed he knew about the talisman seal and their earlier conversation.
• Ning Wangshu said he would bring the Song family ancestor there, then ripped open the void with his bare hands as the onlookers stared in horror.

Ning Wangshu tore open the void and seized Song Yuchen from the Song family, bringing him to the Zhang family to confront Song Muyang. Song Muyang and the others were left stunned by Ning Wangshu’s overwhelming power, while Song Yuchen struggled to believe he had been taken by him.

• Ning Wangshu opened a rift in space and reached through it toward the Song family.
• Ning Wangshu crushed the Song family's protective formation and dragged Song Yuchen through the rift.
• Song Yuchen appeared at the Zhang family, where Song Muyang, Zhang Shengchang, and Zhang Changtian were being held down.
• Song Muyang regretted interfering and feared Ning Wangshu might destroy the Song family.
• Ning Wangshu teased Song Muyang for not needing to activate his ancestor's talisman, and Song Yuchen asked whether Ning Wangshu had brought him there.

Ning Wangshu forced Song Yuchen to back down, and Song Yuchen disavowed any intention of defending the Zhang Family. Han Zhang accused the Song Family of betraying its master for wealth and glory, leaving Song Yuchen demanding to know what he meant.

• Ning Wangshu mocked Song Yuchen for the Song Family patriarch’s earlier threat, and Song Yuchen begged him not to hold Song Muyang’s words against him.
• Ning Wangshu pointed out to Zhang Shengchang and Zhang Changtian that Song Yuchen would not fight for their family, while Song Yuchen realized Ning Wangshu had nearly wiped out the Zhang Family.
• Song Yuchen claimed the Song Family had no intention of opposing Ning Wangshu or standing up for the Zhang Family, despite their generations of marriage ties.
• Han Zhang mocked Song Yuchen and called the Song Family cowardly, and Song Yuchen suppressed his anger because Ning Wangshu was present.
• Han Zhang accused the Song Family of betraying its master for wealth and glory, and Song Yuchen demanded to know who Han Zhang was and what he meant.

Han Zhang revealed that the Song family betrayed the Han family, helping the Taihua Dynasty destroy them, and Ning Wangshu vowed to punish the Song family and destroy the dynasty. Song Yuchen’s threat only reminded Ning Wangshu of an old score with the Taihua Dynasty, leaving those present stunned by his declaration.

• Han Zhang accused the Song family of betraying the Han family and exposing its hidden branch, leading to dozens of deaths.
• Ning Wangshu confirmed the betrayal with Han Zhang and demanded to know who had destroyed the Han family and desecrated its ancestors’ graves.
• Ning Wangshu seized Song Yuchen and declared that the Song family would be wiped out.
• Song Yuchen threatened Ning Wangshu with the Taihua Dynasty and revealed that it had destroyed the Han family.
• Ning Wangshu dismissed the Taihua Dynasty as beneath him and vowed to destroy it, stunning Song Yuchen, Song Muyang, Zhang Shengchang, and Zhang Changtian.

Ning Wangshu learned from Song Yuchen's soul that the Taihua Dynasty's Sixth Prince had caused the Han family's destruction, then killed Song Yuchen and the others. He explained the dynasty's immense power and the events that led to the Han clan's massacre, leaving Han Zhang doubtful that the family could ever be avenged.

• Ning Wangshu searched Song Yuchen's soul and learned the circumstances behind the Han family's destruction.
• Ning Wangshu vowed to avenge the Han family, then killed Song Yuchen and annihilated Song Muyang, Zhang Shengchang, and Zhang Changtian.
• Han Ying and Han Zhang asked Ning Wangshu why the Taihua Dynasty had destroyed their family and what sort of power it was.
• Ning Wangshu explained that the Taihua Dynasty ruled twenty-six states and had at least ten Tribulation Stage cultivators, along with an unknown number of rogue immortals.
• Ning Wangshu told Han Zhang and Han Ying that the Sixth Prince had tried to violate Han Ying's ancestor's betrothed, then destroyed the Han family after they tried to kill him.
• Han Zhang despaired that the Han family had no hope of revenge against such a powerful dynasty.

Ning Wangshu assured Han Zhang and Han Ying that he could destroy the Taihua Dynasty, even if it had Mahayana Earth Immortals, and announced he would soon travel to its capital, Taihua City. He asked Han Ying to accompany him and say goodbye to her family, leaving her to part from Han Zhang and Han Chen with reluctance.

• Han Ying and Han Zhang questioned whether Ning Wangshu could defeat the powerful Taihua Dynasty, and he claimed even Mahayana Earth Immortals were like ants before him.
• Ning Wangshu said the Taihua Dynasty’s destruction was inevitable and that he would kill anyone who tried to stop him.
• Ning Wangshu announced he would travel to Taihua City in Suzhou and asked Han Ying to accompany him as the Han family’s witness.
• Han Zhang encouraged Han Ying to follow Ning Wangshu and cultivate, while warning her to speak with her family before leaving Jingzhou.
• Han Ying promised Han Zhang she would diligently cultivate, then told Han Chen to care for their grandfather while she was away.