Recaps

After Baiyun True Lord failed to return, Yang Zhengshan concluded that he had died in battle and decided to replace Tianyun Sword Sect with White Jade Capital. He strengthened Spirit Source Land’s defenses and prepared its people for the conflicts ahead.

• After Wuchang Ghost Sect retreated from Wanhua Mountain Range, Yang Zhengshan concluded a year later that Baiyun True Lord could not return and had died in battle.
• Yang Zhengshan sent Kou Ta to retrieve Tianyun Sword Sect’s Sect-Suppressing Seal and recruit suitable families into Spirit Source Land for White Jade Capital.
• Yang Zhengshan used the Golden Light Divine Curse to turn a Ghost General into a Golden Armored Divine General and planned to cultivate more as reusable battlefield forces.
• Yang Zhengshan gave Xuan Zhen a full set of Core Formation Spiritual Items, and Xuan Zhen went into seclusion to attempt core formation.
• The people of Spirit Source Land took up cultivation, research, alchemy, and other work after the battle exposed their lack of strength and cannon fodder.

Yang Zhengshan took the Tianyun Sword Sect’s Sect-Suppressing Seal for White Jade Capital and recruited four Baiyun Immortal City families into the Spirit Source Land. He required them to obey White Jade Capital’s laws and ordered Yang Chengmou to arrange their resettlement and integration.

• Kou Ta returned from Baiyun Immortal City with the Tianyun Sword Sect’s Sect-Suppressing Seal, and Yang Zhengshan decided to make it White Jade Capital’s seal.
• Kou Ta recruited the Luo, Wen, Shen, and Mu families, who chose to leave Baiyun Immortal City after Baiyun True Lord disappeared and the Wuchang Ghost Sect remained a threat.
• The four families moved to the Spirit Source Land, bringing expertise in formations, talismans, demonic beasts, and artifact refining.
• Yang Zhengshan told ten Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the families that they must follow White Jade Capital’s laws and that clan influence would be broken apart.
• Yang Zhengshan ordered Yang Chengmou to assign the families’ ordinary members to villages and towns and their Immortal Cultivators to Jingxuan Hall.

Luo Cheng and the other relocated families settled into the Spirit Source Land and committed to joining White Jade Capital, while the wider Myriad Flower Domain descended into conflicts and preparations for war. Ten years later, the Spirit Source Land had grown rapidly, and Yang Minghao began breaking through to the Divine Soul Realm.

• Ning Yun showed Luo Cheng and Luo Fengxia their new pavilion in the immortal palace, where Luo Cheng finally felt reassured about joining White Jade Capital.
• Luo Cheng told Luo Fengxia that the Luo Family had to integrate fully into White Jade Capital, and asked her to seek a master for the younger members and arrange ties with the Yang Family.
• Over the next ten years, the Luo, Wen, Mu, and Shen families gradually integrated into the Spirit Source Land as conflicts spread throughout the Myriad Flower Domain.
• Yu Qingyi sealed Chouqin Pavilion’s formation as Yang Minghao began his breakthrough, and Yang Mingcheng learned that his younger brother was progressing smoothly.
• The Spirit Source Land’s population and cultivation strength rose sharply, with eight martial artists reaching the Divine Soul Realm and twelve cultivators establishing their foundations over the decade.

Yang Minghao safely broke through to the Divine Soul Realm, and Yu Qingyi reflected on Yang Yunyan’s limited future in the Martial Dao and Yang Zhengshan’s preparations for her to become a Ghost Cultivator. Soon after, Xuan Zhen formed his core and survived the Thunder Tribulation inside the Immortal Palace, while the others considered their own chances at Core Formation.

• Yang Mingzhi and Yang Mingcheng celebrated Yang Minghao’s breakthrough, then lamented that Yang Yunyan had fallen behind in cultivation.
• Yu Qingyi reassured them about Yang Yunyan, while the narration explained Yang Zhengshan’s plans to preserve deceased souls and prepare a path for Ghost Cultivators.
• After Yang Minghao’s aura settled, a vast spiritual-energy vortex formed over the Immortal Palace, and Yu Qingyi recognized that Xuan Zhen was forming his core.
• Yunxiao and Lin Xiqiu observed Xuan Zhen’s Thunder Tribulation and realized the Immortal Palace’s spiritual energy and Dao Resonance helped him endure it.
• Xuan Zhen successfully became a Golden Core True Lord, prompting Shen Ming, Wen Yu, and Kou Ta to discuss attempting Core Formation.
• Luo Cheng said he would attempt Core Formation first because his lifespan was nearly over, then returned to his pavilion.

Yang Zhengshan gained a breakthrough in the Way of Great Void, comprehended the divine ability Seal Great Void, and advanced to the Golden Core Mid Stage. After emerging from seclusion, he learned that Xuan Zhen had formed his core and that Luo Cheng had failed and died, so he collected Luo Cheng’s remnant soul.

• Xuan Zhen emerged from seclusion as a Golden Core cultivator, and Yunxiao, Lin Xiqiu, and Green Ox congratulated him while Yang Zhengshan remained in seclusion.
• White Jade Capital held a banquet, an exchange meeting, and a Dao lecture to celebrate Xuan Zhen’s breakthrough before he secluded himself to stabilize his cultivation.
• Yang Zhengshan received enlightenment through the Life Realm Immortal Palace, comprehended Seal Great Void, and advanced to the Golden Core Mid Stage.
• Luo Cheng attempted to form his core, but his spiritual energy vortex dissipated before thunderclouds gathered, and he died with only a remnant soul remaining.
• Yang Zhengshan emerged from seclusion, learned that Xuan Zhen had succeeded three years earlier, and collected Luo Cheng’s remnant soul to try to cultivate it into a ghost cultivator.

Yang Zhengshan visited the Divine Soul Hall, settled Luo Cheng’s remnant soul, and reunited with Xuan Zhen after his breakthrough to Golden Core. He explained the roots of the Way of Golden Light to Xuan Zhen and left him to contemplate the Dao.

• Yang Zhengshan placed Luo Cheng’s remnant soul in a memorial tablet at the Divine Soul Hall and gave soul power to its Yin Souls and Red Soul.
• Yang Zhengshan returned to the Immortal Palace, where Xuan Zhen congratulated him on leaving seclusion and learned that Yang Zhengshan had reached the Golden Core Mid Stage.
• Yang Zhengshan demonstrated his ability to seal off the Great Void and chose the title Wither and Flourish True Lord.
• Xuan Zhen asked Yang Zhengshan about the roots of the Way of Golden Light, and Yang Zhengshan explained its connection to the Five Primordials and the Great Dao.
• Yang Zhengshan advised Xuan Zhen not to force his understanding of the Dao, and Xuan Zhen acknowledged that he had been impatient.

After ending his five-year seclusion, Yang Zhengshan learned about the Yang Family’s growing number of spirit-aperture children and arranged to strengthen the Immortal Palace’s cultivation resources. He then left the sealed Spirit Source Land for Wanhua Mountain Range to learn about the outside world and handle its affairs.

• Yang Zhengshan reunited with Yu Qingyi, heard about the Life Realm Immortal Palace’s progress, and told her to let Yang Chengmou focus on cultivation.
• Yu Qingyi told Yang Zhengshan that three children had recently been found with spirit apertures, bringing the Yang Family’s Immortal Cultivator numbers above twenty.
• Yang Jizhen presented Yang Zhengshan with a newly completed low-grade Spirit Artifact Divine General Chessboard that could nurture over one hundred twenty thousand Divine Generals.
• Yang Zhengshan arranged for Wuzhen Dao Palace’s disciples to recite the Golden Light Divine Curse and asked Xuan Zhen to help turn his Ghost Generals into Divine Generals.
• After settling White Jade Capital’s affairs, Yang Zhengshan left the Life Realm Immortal Palace, passed through the Yang Family Blessed Land, and headed through the Great Void toward Wanhua Mountain Range.

Yang Zhengshan visited Taoyuan Mountain and arranged for the Spirit Source Land to trade pills and Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats through Wanbao Trading Company. He then set out for the Central Region to deliver pills owed to the Hengshan Sect, carrying a token from Zhongli Xiayi to help him meet True Lord Yunxiu.

• Yang Zhengshan surveyed the Wanhua Mountain Range and found its spiritual energy and Spirit Veins had weakened after the war and destruction of the Giant Bone Pillars.
• Zhongli Xiayi welcomed Yang Zhengshan to Taoyuan Mountain and explained that the Taixuan Wangxu Formation detected his arrival through the Great Void.
• Yang Zhengshan and Zhongli Xiayi agreed that the Spirit Source Land would sell pills and Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats through Wanbao Trading Company in exchange for resources.
• Yang Zhengshan told Zhongli Xiayi he planned to visit the Hengshan Sect to deliver pills owed from an earlier trade.
• Zhongli Xiayi gave Yang Zhengshan a token to use when meeting True Lord Yunxiu, and Yang Zhengshan departed for the Central Region.

Yang Zhengshan reached the Hengshan Sect to deliver pills and seek an introduction to Qihe Zhenjun, learning about the sect’s strength, war, and need for trade. He waited at the Immortal Welcoming Pavilion for Qihe Zhenjun while considering the Hengshan Sect a promising partner for White Jade Capital.

• Zhongli Xiayi admitted to Zhongli Yue that she feared the road ahead and silently hoped to meet Yang Zhengshan again.
• Yang Zhengshan crossed the Great Void for three days and reached the Hengshan Sect, where he presented Zhongli Xiayi’s token and requested an audience with True Lord Yunxiu.
• Lan Xi told Yang Zhengshan that True Lord Yunxiu was in seclusion, and Yang Zhengshan explained that he had come to deliver pills and meet Qihe Zhenjun.
• Lan Xi arranged for someone to invite Qihe Zhenjun and told Yang Zhengshan that affiliated forces were carrying most of the fighting against the South Sea Demon Race.
• Yang Zhengshan learned that the Hengshan Sect needed outside supplies and considered expanding its commercial cooperation with White Jade Capital.

Yang Zhengshan met Qi He of the Hengshan Sect to deliver Baiyun True Lord’s overdue pill order and negotiate further business. Qi He agreed to continue buying pills and other supplies from the Yang Family, and Yang Zhengshan returned to the Life Realm Immortal Palace after securing substantial orders.

• Yang Zhengshan told Qi He that Baiyun True Lord had gone missing after the battle at True Sun Immortal City and delivered the pills Baiyun had arranged for Hengshan Sect.
• Qi He inspected the pills, praised their quality, and agreed to continue working with Yang Zhengshan on pill orders.
• Yang Zhengshan presented the Yang Family’s talismans, flying boats, magic treasures, and formations, and Qi He showed interest in the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat and Blazing Sun Golden Boat.
• Qi He asked Yang Zhengshan to send flying boats, talismans, and magic treasures, while confirming that Hengshan Sect would continue ordering pills from him.
• Yang Zhengshan secured thirty million Low-grade Spirit Stones’ worth of orders for talismans, magic treasures, and Dharma Artifacts during three days at Hengshan Sect’s Immortal Welcoming Pavilion.
• Yang Zhengshan collected a deposit, left Hengshan Sect, and returned to the Life Realm Immortal Palace a few days later.

Yang Zhengshan arranged the Hengshan Sect’s orders and accepted a major trade deal from Wanbao Trading Company, then sent a guarded fleet carrying goods toward Taoyuan Mountain and the Hengshan Sect. As the Yang Family Blessed Land reopened, forces in the Lingxiu Sea reacted, while Heavenly Sword True Monarch chose to remain hidden until the Struggle for Authority reached its final stage.

• Yang Zhengshan distributed the Hengshan Sect’s orders among his subordinates and received Li Deming, who delivered Zhongli Yue’s proposal for Wanbao Trading Company to trade supplies with the Yang family.
• Yang Zhengshan agreed to send two Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats and other goods to Wanbao Trading Company and the Hengshan Sect, then dispatched a fleet under Yunxiao’s escort.
• News of the Yang Family Blessed Land’s reopening spread, and representatives of the Huanyue Sect and Xuanqing Sect decided to visit Yang Zhengshan, while Yue E and Lin Daoyuan stayed behind.
• Heavenly Sword True Monarch told Que Lingyu he would not meet Yang Zhengshan yet because he needed to hide until the Struggle for Authority’s final opportunity, which he described as a path to becoming a Dao Master.

Heavenly Sword True Monarch explained the paths to becoming a Dao Master and the Struggle for Authority to Que Lingyu, including his ambition to surpass Wanhua Dao Master. Several days later, Yang Zhengshan received old acquaintances at the Yang Family Blessed Land and identified why Jingshui True Person’s cultivation had stalled.

• Heavenly Sword True Monarch told Que Lingyu that Dao Masters could rise through comprehending Great Dao Intent, perfecting Great Void Dao Intent, or contending for authority, and described ways to fight for the Position of Authority.
• Heavenly Sword True Monarch said he would surpass Wanhua Dao Master, and Que Lingyu encouraged him as they reminisced about their past.
• Jingshui True Person, Yun Xi, Chu Lingxiao, Lu Fusheng, and Lan Peng arrived at the Yang Family Blessed Land and waited while Yang Zhengshan finished refining Tongming Pills.
• Yang Qingyu welcomed the visitors, and Chu Lingxiao learned that Yang Qingyu was Li Qianqian’s daughter and that Li Qianqian had reached Golden Body Realm.
• Yang Zhengshan met the visitors on the eighth day and explained that Jingshui True Person’s repeated conversion between magic power and True Essence had hindered his cultivation and made further breakthroughs unlikely.

Yang Zhengshan agreed to protect Lingxiu Sea in the Yang Family’s name without stationing forces there, then focused on alchemy as the Spirit Source Land prospered through new trade and boat orders. When the Wuchang Ghost Sect launched a major invasion of the Wanhua Mountain Range and targeted Baiyun Immortal City, Yang Zhengshan warned Yun Fan and Yun Bi to evacuate to Qingli Immortal City and preserve Baiyun True Lord’s orthodoxy.

• Yang Zhengshan invited Yun Xi to remain at Zhuxi Pavilion until Yunxiao returned, and agreed that the Yang Family would protect Lingxiu Sea under its name while trading for its resources.
• Yang Zhengshan accepted a Spirit Aperture Child from the Lu Family and ordered a mountain gate and an Immortal Welcoming Pavilion built.
• Yunxiao returned with successful trade deals, including Hengshan Sect’s order for ten Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats and one hundred Blazing Sun Golden Boats.
• In the spring of Year 168 of Lingyuan, the Wuchang Ghost Sect sent a large Yin Soldier Army into the Wanhua Mountain Range, and Yang Zhengshan saw that Baiyun Immortal City was being targeted.
• Yang Zhengshan discovered that Yun Ge’s Core Formation had failed and urged Yun Fan and Yun Bi to abandon Baiyun Immortal City and move to Qingli Immortal City to preserve Baiyun True Lord’s orthodoxy.

After Yun Ge died and the White Cloud Orthodoxy abandoned Baiyun Immortal City, the Wuchang Ghost Sect seized the city and spread panic across the region. With the Demon Emperor silent and the Qingyuan Fox Clan preparing to withdraw into Qingyuan Cave Heaven, Su Qingfu advised Yue Yao to seek refuge with the Yang family in the west.

• Yun Ge failed Core Formation and died, prompting Yun Fan and Yun Bi to lead the White Cloud Orthodoxy away from Baiyun Immortal City.
• Su Mei learned that the Demon Emperor had not answered their requests and ordered the fox clans to gather inside Qingyuan Cave Heaven.
• The Wuchang Ghost Sect broke through Baiyun Immortal City and slaughtered its remaining cultivators, driving nearby forces to flee.
• Su Mei refused to meet Xuan Ling and Yue Yao, while Su Qingfu told them the Qingyuan Fox Clan would seal its cave heaven.
• Su Qingfu advised Yue Yao to travel west and seek shelter in the Yang Family Blessed Land, and Yue Yao agreed to go look.

Yang Zhengshan focused on alchemy and White Jade Capital’s trade while refusing Xuan Zhen’s plan to attack the Wuchang Ghost Sect. As the Ghost Sect’s army threatened the Wanhua Demon Court, Yue Yao sought refuge for the Spirit Deer Clan with the Yang family, but Yang Zhengshan declined to meet her and later examined the valuable Fuzhu horn she left behind.

• Yang Zhengshan learned that Xuan Zhen had transformed 231 Ghost Generals into divine generals and told him to cultivate the Yin Souls at the Divine Soul Hall.
• Xuan Zhen proposed taking advantage of the war to seize Yin Souls from the Wuchang Ghost Sect, but Yang Zhengshan told him to avoid the conflict and develop steadily.
• Han Fei reported that Yue Yao, Demon King of the Spirit Deer Clan, wanted to meet Yang Zhengshan, who declined the visit by claiming he was in seclusion.
• After learning that the Wuchang Ghost Sect’s army was advancing toward True Sun Immortal City, Yue Yao visited the Yang family to seek a safe home for her clan, but Yang Qingyu told her Yang Zhengshan could not receive her.
• Yue Yao left a gift for Yang Zhengshan and departed; he discovered the box contained a Fuzhu horn, a valuable medicinal material, and wondered what she would ask of him.

Wanhua Demon Emperor awakened after a ten-year sleep and used the Green Vein Seal to send the Exquisite Treants to fight Wuchang Ghost Sect. The Treants battled the Yin Soldier Army, while Chiyuan explained that they might have been created through the legendary Path of Spirit Bestowal.

• Wanhua Demon Court's core clans fled or were destroyed as Wuchang Ghost Sect began its second war against the court.
• Wanhua Demon Emperor awoke in the Demon Ruins Land, learned that Su Mei had fled and Wuchang Ghost Sect had returned, and decided to confront the threat.
• Wanhua Demon Emperor used the Green Vein Seal to awaken thousands of Exquisite Treants and ordered them to drive the wraiths from the Wanhua Mountain Range.
• The Exquisite Treants emerged from Flower Mirror Lake, marched north, and routed the Yin Soldier Army in a fierce battle.
• An Wusheng, Yu Yuan, and Ji Wusi arrived at the battlefield, where Chiyuan described the Path of Spirit Bestowal and the legendary Return to Void Demon Flower.

The Wanhua Demon Emperor unleashed a vast treant army that drove back the Wuchang Ghost Sect, forcing its leaders to reconsider their invasion. The surrounding demon clans chose whether to return or remain in hiding, while Heavenly Sword True Monarch decided to stay out of the conflict.

• An Wusheng, Ji Wusi, Chiyuan, Yellow Springs, and Yu Yuan joined the battle, but the treants merged into a colossal tree that hurled all five away.
• The Wanhua Demon Emperor crushed the Yin Soldier Army and pursued it for a thousand li before withdrawing to protect his treants from excessive casualties.
• An Wusheng confronted Li Shanghun, who proposed slowly occupying the Wanhua Mountain Range and waiting a hundred years for more forces to enter the conflict.
• Su Mei declined to seek an audience with the Demon Emperor and ordered the Qingyuan Fox Clan to hide for several years.
• Jian Changhe reported the treants' victory to Heavenly Sword True Monarch, who speculated that the Demon Emperor used the Path of Spirit Bestowal and chose not to provoke him.
• Xuan Ling and Yue Yao disagreed about returning, so the Wandering White Crane Clan went back to the Wanhua Mountain Range while the Spirit Deer Clan remained in the Yunxiao Mountain Range.

Yang Zhengshan upgraded the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda to a Spirit Artifact while the Wanhua Demon Emperor spread the Path of Spirit Bestowal across the Myriad Flower Domain. Yu Qingyi chose to cultivate the method, and the chapter ended as Yunxiao sensed a group of approaching cultivators near the returning fleet.

• Yang Zhengshan used Dao Spirit Paste to raise the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Pagoda to Spirit Artifact level in less than two months.
• The Wanhua Demon Emperor asked Li Zhuo to spread the Path of Spirit Bestowal throughout the Myriad Flower Domain, and Li Zhuo distributed Jade Slips containing it.
• Yu Qingyi brought Yang Zhengshan a Jade Slip from Lingxiu Sea, and he approved her request to cultivate the Path of Spirit Bestowal.
• Yang Zhengshan went to the Pill Hall to instruct Zhang Hexuan, Yang Zongyuan, and their disciples in alchemy.
• Yunxiao sensed more than a dozen streams of light approaching the Cloud Ship carrying the fleet returning from the Hengshan Sect.

Yunxiao fought Yuanchen of Tianji Pavilion after Yuanchen demanded to search the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat, and he called for reinforcements when the battle turned against him. Yang Zhengshan arrived in the Great Void and took over the fight, while Lin Xiqiu went to check on the boat.

• Yuanchen asked to search the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat, but Yunxiao refused and sent a message to Lin Xiqiu for help.
• Yuanchen attacked with Tianji Pavilion’s Star Meteor Technique, and Yunxiao killed or severely injured most of Yuanchen’s Foundation Establishment followers with a sword strike.
• Yunxiao shattered Yuanchen’s enormous Lone Star Suspended in the Milky Way meteorite, but Yuanchen’s barrage of fragments left the two Golden Core cultivators locked in a difficult battle.
• Lin Xiqiu received Yunxiao’s request for reinforcements, and Yang Zhengshan traveled with him to the Hengshan Mountain Range.
• Yang Zhengshan entered the Great Void and told Lin Xiqiu to check on the Flying Boat, then joined Yunxiao against Yuanchen.

Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao fought Yuanchen of Tianji Pavilion after he tried to search their Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat, and Yang Zhengshan killed him using Wither-Prosper Dao Intent and Seal Great Void. A distant projection from Tianji Pavilion intervened, leaving Yang Zhengshan wary of retaliation, but he decided White Jade Capital still had to trade for resources.

• Yang Zhengshan identified Yunxiao as a guest elder of the Yang Family and refused to let Yuanchen search the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat.
• Yang Zhengshan intercepted Yuanchen’s message for reinforcements, then trapped him with Seal Great Void and drained his vitality with Wither-Prosper Dao Intent.
• Yuanchen detonated his Star Disk, and a distant Tianji Pavilion projection attacked Yang Zhengshan and Yunxiao before vanishing.
• Yang Zhengshan collected Yuanchen’s corpse, divine soul, and Storage Bag, then returned with Yunxiao to the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat.
• Lin Xiqiu asked whether they should hide, and Yang Zhengshan said they must stay cautious while continuing business with the Hengshan Sect and Wanbao Trading Company.

Yang Zhengshan returned safely after killing True Monarch Yuanchen and took precautions against Tianji Pavilion’s investigation. A year later, Yu Qingyi demonstrated the Spirit Imbuing Technique by creating a treant, prompting Yang Zhengshan to consider Wanhua Demon Court’s vast treant army and its purpose.

• Tianji Shangren told True Monarch Huagai that True Monarch Yuanchen had been killed by two unknown cultivators, and Huagai agreed to investigate the killers.
• Yang Zhengshan returned to the Spirit Source Land, kept everyone and everything from the trip there, and arranged for Yunxiao and the Vermilion Bird Cloud Boat not to travel to Hengshan Sect.
• After a year passed without Tianji Pavilion confronting him, Yu Qingyi showed Yang Zhengshan a treant she had created from a Green Leaf Wutong using the Spirit Imbuing Technique.
• Yang Zhengshan examined Yu Qingyi’s jade slip and saw her use the technique to turn a stone and water into rudimentary beings.
• Yu Qingyi explained that trees could become intelligent and powerful through spirit imbuing, leading Yang Zhengshan to conclude Wanhua Demon Court must have tens of thousands of second-rank-or-higher spirit trees.

Yang Zhengshan accepted Yu Qingyi’s decision to cultivate the Spirit Imbuing Technique and watched her grow able to command a hundred Treants. As the Spirit Source Land developed and new powers rose in the western regions, he traveled to Emerald Lake to meet Wu Wei Zheng, who revealed he came from Water Flood Dragon River.

• Yang Zhengshan worried that the Spirit Imbuing Technique might be dangerous, but Yu Qingyi insisted it suited her, and he agreed to watch over her cultivation.
• Over three years, Yu Qingyi learned to imbue second-tier Spirit Wood and command a hundred Treants, which she began training in formations.
• The Spirit Source Land prospered while the Wanhua Mountain Range remained at war, and the Spirit Deer Clan and Ancient Beast Sect rose to power in the western regions.
• After Yun Xi reported the Ancient Beast Sect’s rise, Yang Zhengshan suspected Wu Wei Zheng had founded it and traveled to Emerald Lake to meet him.
• Wu Wei Zheng reluctantly spoke with Yang Zhengshan and revealed that he came from Water Flood Dragon River.

Yang Zhengshan learned the three methods of the Struggle for Authority from Wu Wei Zheng and traded pills for information and resources. After returning to the Life Realm Immortal Palace, he heard that the Tianji Pavilion had identified Duobao True Monarch as the killer of True Monarch Changming.

• Yang Zhengshan questioned Wu Wei Zheng about the Struggle for Authority and offered resources in exchange for the truth.
• Wu Wei Zheng exchanged details of the Struggle for Authority for twelve Supreme Demon Core Pills, explaining its three methods: surpassing the former Lord of Authority, preaching a new Dao, and holding authority over the world.
• Yang Zhengshan traded two more Supreme Demon Core Pills for Wu Wei Zheng's miscellaneous Spiritual Items, then returned to the Life Realm Immortal Palace.
• Lin Xiqiu reported that the Hengshan Sect had ordered ten Vermilion Bird Cloud Boats and one hundred and eighty Blazing Sun Golden Boats.
• Lin Xiqiu told Yang Zhengshan that the Tianji Pavilion had named Duobao True Monarch of the Wanbao Sect as the murderer of True Monarch Changming.

Yang Zhengshan learned that Tianji Pavilion’s investigation into True Monarch Yuanchen’s murder had implicated Wanbao Sect, while Zhongli Xiayi returned to Wanbao Sect to inherit the Ten Thousand Mile Brocade. Duobao True Monarch revealed that he had prepared Xiayi to become a future Dao Master, denied killing True Monarch Changming, and ordered Demon King Heilin to protect her as tensions between the sects mounted.

• Lin Xiqiu told Yang Zhengshan that Tianji Pavilion had traced a Magic Treasure once used by True Monarch Changming to Wanbao Trading Company, raising rumors of war between Tianji Pavilion and Wanbao Sect.
• Zhongli Xiayi arrived at Wanbao Sect and met Duobao True Monarch, who explained that the Ten Thousand Mile Brocade contained the Way of Sunset Glow and could help her surpass Dao Master Chiguang.
• Duobao True Monarch revealed that the Zhongli Family had cultivated four generations of descendants to prepare Zhongli Xiayi to inherit the brocade and potentially become a Dao Master.
• Zhongli Xiayi asked whether Duobao True Monarch had killed True Monarch Changming, and he denied it while telling her to focus on cultivation.
• After Zhongli Xiayi left, Duobao True Monarch concluded that Tianxian Dao had framed him to provoke a war and told Demon King Heilin to protect Xiayi as her future master.

Five years passed as Yang Zhengshan nurtured a growing Divine General army and guided Yu Qingyi in the Path of Spirit Bestowal. News that Wuchang Ghost Sect planned to invade the Yunxiao Mountain Range threatened to draw White Jade Capital into conflict, while the North Mountain Jiang Family sought its protection.

• Yang Zhengshan’s Divine Soul Hall nurtured its first Yin Soul General, Bai Xiaoyun, and his Divine General Chessboard grew to 221 Golden Armored Divine Generals.
• Red Cloud told Yang Zhengshan that Yu Qingyi was cultivating treants in the Ancient Wood Forest, where he went to guide her in the Path of Spirit Bestowal.
• Mu Xuan reported that Wuchang Ghost Sect was preparing to invade the Yunxiao Mountain Range, based on information from the North Mountain Jiang Family.
• Yang Zhengshan told Mu Xuan to watch the eastern Yunxiao Mountain Range and report again if Wuchang Ghost Sect began its invasion.
• Mu Xuan said the North Mountain Jiang Family wanted to seek refuge with White Jade Capital, and Yang Zhengshan authorized him to discuss joining under its rules.