Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Venerable White unexpectedly appears in Daoist Horizon’s ongoing Profound Sage Lecture broadcast and announces that he has had an insight and is going to undergo a tribulation immediately.
• Song Shuhang and Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman quickly withdraw to avoid being caught in it. Seven Talisman also drags the still-trapped Chang Yuanzi away; White takes care to distance himself from Horizon, though the broadcast continues to follow him.
• White chooses not to set up a Tribulation-Transcending Formation, saying he wants to test some conjectures. Observers identify the event as an Eighth-Grade Profound Sage Tribulation.
• The Tribulation World produces a vast barrage of more than ten thousand modern-looking Heavenly Tribulation Missiles. Their combined forces include fire, metal, lightning, wind, and heart-demon tribulations. The attack alarms cultivators throughout the realms, who worry that future tribulations may also be “modernized.”
• Members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group discuss the danger, especially since several of them—including Yellow Mountain, Spirit Butterfly, Su Clan’s Seven, and Medicine Master—expect to face tribulations soon. They also worry about Xian Gong, who may already be undergoing his own.
• As the missiles converge on White at once, he remains calm and draws a Spell Ring. He summons Demon Venerable Lushan Road, who nervously but obediently loads bundles of ordinary wooden flying swords into it. The chapter ends as White prepares his response.

Character developments

• Venerable White is revealed as remarkably casual and confident about facing a powerful tribulation without defensive formations. His purpose is not merely survival but testing his theories.
• Demon Venerable Lushan Road is frightened by the incoming attack but still follows White’s orders, demonstrating his loyalty.
• Song Shuhang and Seven Talisman act cautiously, retreating from the danger; Shuhang also voices concern about White’s lack of preparation.
• The Nine Provinces Number One Group shifts from curiosity to apprehension as members realize the mutated tribulation could affect their own advancement.

Significant themes

• The changing nature of cultivation: The Heavenly Tribulation incorporates modern weapons, suggesting that familiar methods of surviving tribulations may no longer suffice.
• Composure versus fear: White’s calm contrasts with the widespread panic of observers and Lushan Road’s terror.
• Risk and preparation: White deliberately forgoes conventional defenses, while other cultivators urgently reconsider their plans.
• Comedy amid danger: The “rage-launched wave of rockets” becomes literal, and the cultivators’ alarm is mixed with bewilderment at the absurd spectacle.

Character interactions

• Shuhang questions White’s decision to skip a formation, and White explains his experimental aim.
• Seven Talisman helps protect the group by moving Chang Yuanzi away; White similarly keeps Horizon clear of the tribulation.
• Group members exchange warnings and speculate about how the new tribulation might affect upcoming challengers.
• White summons Lushan Road and directs him to supply wooden swords, setting up a mysterious counterattack.

Plot points and events

• Demon Venerable Lushan Road rapidly stores over ten thousand wooden swords in a Spell Ring, then ducks back into the Divine Lamp before Venerable White’s tribulation can catch him.
• Venerable White launches the swords, strengthened by auxiliary formations, against a barrage of ten thousand Heavenly Tribulation Missiles. After several minutes of spectacular explosions, he emerges only slightly scorched—and has sealed and gathered many of the missiles.
• Curious about the missiles’ different types, Venerable White asks Song Shuhang to store them. He plans to repeat the tribulation and collect every variety so he can study them.
• Venerable White uses a golden Talisman Treasure to reset the Heavenly Tribulation, then lowers and raises his cultivation to trigger it again. He repeats this process several times, eventually collecting 123 missiles and all their types. Shuhang reluctantly stores them in his spatial treasure.
• At the chapter’s end, Venerable White warns that the Talisman Treasure’s side effect will make the next wave far more powerful. He hastily removes his magic treasures, sword, and Daoist robe and hands them to Shuhang for safekeeping.

Character developments

• Venerable White is shown as extraordinarily powerful, inventive, and almost childishly absorbed in experimentation. Rather than simply survive his tribulation, he repeatedly resets it to collect specimens.
• Song Shuhang is increasingly overwhelmed and nervous. He follows White’s instructions but is horrified at having to carry sealed tribulation missiles that might explode.
• Demon Venerable Lushan Road proves quick and capable, but his urgent retreat shows how keenly he wishes to avoid being caught in White’s dangerous tribulation.
• Daoist Horizon, delivering a public Profound Sage Lecture, struggles to speak over the explosions and worries about the effect on his Merit Power and possible Heart Demon Tribulation.

Significant themes

• Power turned into experimentation: Venerable White treats a deadly Heavenly Tribulation as an opportunity for research.
• Comedy through contrast: The grand, catastrophic spectacle contrasts with White’s practical collecting and Shuhang’s growing panic.
• Risk and responsibility: White’s curiosity creates danger for those around him, especially Shuhang, who is left to safeguard the hazardous spoils.

Character interactions

• White relies on Lushan Road to store the swords, then repeatedly asks Shuhang to observe missile types and hold the sealed missiles.
• Shuhang obeys White despite his fear, while White casually offers the surplus missiles as payment.
• White’s explosions repeatedly interrupt Daoist Horizon’s lecture, leaving the lecturer to shout through the chaos.
• The watching cultivators speculate about White, the missiles, and the unexpected appearance of Lushan Road as a lamp spirit.

Key plot points and events

• Venerable White gives Song Shuhang his treasures, magical artifacts, and daoist robe before returning to his tribulation site.
• Viewers of the Profound Sage Lecture eagerly anticipate seeing what White wears beneath the robe, but the camera first shows only his face, then Song Shuhang blocks the view.
• When the camera finally captures White’s full figure, tribulation lightning erupts and obscures him. The audience is left frustrated, while Daoist Horizon’s lecture on delaying Heavenly Tribulations goes largely ignored.
• Song Shuhang realizes he has once again been drawn into the lecture broadcast and notices that he is bald. Worried about his image, he uses Dharma King Creation’s Hair-Growth Technique.
• His hair rapidly grows to more than ten meters long, attracting the viewers’ attention. Meanwhile, a huge nuclear bomb begins forming as the next wave of Venerable White’s tribulation.

Character developments

• Venerable White remains composed and in control, though his extraordinary charm and apparent luck repeatedly affect the broadcast.
• Song Shuhang is unaware that he is being watched, then becomes preoccupied with his bald appearance. His successful, spectacular hair-growth technique turns him into an unintended spectacle.
• Daoist Horizon sincerely tries to share useful advice, but fails to recognize how poorly his lecture about avoiding tribulations fits the occasion.
• White Crane and the other viewers show their intense admiration for Venerable White, while becoming increasingly exasperated with Song Shuhang for blocking the view.

Significant themes

• Comic frustration and thwarted expectations: The camera, Song Shuhang, and the tribulation lightning repeatedly prevent viewers from seeing what they want.
• Public image and spectacle: Song Shuhang worries about how his baldness looks, while his attempt to fix it only makes him more conspicuous.
• Luck and coincidence: The group suspects Venerable White’s extraordinary luck is responsible for the perfectly timed interruptions.
• Distraction from substance: The audience abandons Daoist Horizon’s lecture in favor of watching Venerable White.

Character interactions

• The viewers and members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group jokingly plead with Song Shuhang to move aside, while White Crane and several others insist that he stop obstructing Venerable White.
• Northern River warns Four Waves that White and Shuhang may later read the group chat.
• Fairy Eastern Six suggests asking Shuhang to take pictures, but others point out that there is no phone signal in the Tribulation World.
• Song Shuhang remains unaware of the audience’s complaints and reacts only to the sensation of being watched.

• The nuclear-bomb tribulation: Senior White’s second tribulation wave creates an enormous nuclear bomb, which explodes immediately and leaves the broadcast screen obscured for over ten minutes. The blast wipes out the Tribulation Lightning Sea. The cultivators watching fear for the White-robed Venerable’s survival, while the Nine Provinces Number One Group jokingly sends “prayers” for Lay Buddhist Xian Gong.
• Song Shuhang and the others: Song Shuhang and Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman are safe because their completed tribulations keep them outside Senior White’s active tribulation. Shuhang holds Senior White’s equipment and uses the quiet Meteor Sword as reassurance that Senior White is still alive. Chang Yuanzi remains trapped in his Heart Demon Tribulation.
• The lecture ends: Once Daoist Horizon’s Profound Sage Lecture concludes, the broadcast cuts off before viewers learn Senior White’s fate. The cultivators across the realms are left speculating and worrying.
• Horizon receives unexpected merit: Horizon fears his small share of Merit Power won’t protect him from his Heart Demon Tribulation. He gives Shuhang and Seven Lives Talisman instructions for claiming his treasure and prepares for the worst. Then more than thirty waves of additional Merit Power arrive—apparently from viewers’ reactions to the broadcast—giving him enough support to face the danger. He is moved to tears.
• Seven Lives Talisman’s embarrassing confession: Seven Lives Talisman asks Shuhang to forget his earlier “last words,” in which he admitted having feelings for the fairies in the group. Shuhang promises to keep quiet, though recalling it again only makes the senior more embarrassed.
• Departure and cliffhanger: Shuhang, Horizon, and Seven Lives Talisman begin leaving the Tribulation World, but Chang Yuanzi is left behind until he survives his Heart Demon Tribulation. Senior White reappears as a cluster of light and calls for Shuhang’s help, asking him to lend an arm for a “big plan” involving Shuhang’s world.
  Character developments and themes: Horizon’s composure gives way to genuine fear, then gratitude as unexpected merit arrives. Seven Lives Talisman’s stern image is undercut by his bashful secret. The chapter balances the terrifying uncertainty of tribulation with comic banter, while highlighting the power of collective attention and support—and leaving Senior White’s survival and plan unresolved.

• Song Shuhang lends Venerable White his arm: Back in the Tribulation World, White urgently asks to borrow one of Song’s arms for an unexplained “big plan.” Song places his left forearm in a strange crystal box; it detaches but remains controllable and sensitive. White warns him not to try the same with his head, then takes the box as Song is transported out of the Tribulation World.
• The group returns, but Chang Yuanzi is missing: Song, Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman, and Daoist Horizon reappear at Medicine Master’s courtyard. Their Sage Seals briefly connect them to the world’s spiritual energy, giving them a steady source of recovery. The others learn that Chang Yuanzi’s confession to Fairy Bie Xue during the lecture cost him its Merit protection and trapped him in a Heart Demon Tribulation. Song regrets forgetting to play one of Dharma King Creation’s songs, which might have helped.
• The others question Song about Venerable White: Fairy Eastern Six and White Crane are relieved that White survived the Heavenly Tribulation nuclear-bomb barrage. They ask what he wore beneath his robe, having mistaken the broadcast’s obscured images for something scandalous. Song answers matter-of-factly that White wore ordinary inner clothes, disappointing their expectations. Eastern Six promptly shares the answer with the group.
• Song’s growing list of responsibilities: Other Shore Demon Lord invites Song to study modern Heavenly Tribulations. Song agrees, partly because he is interested and partly because expert supervision could help him learn Blade Flight safely. He also realizes he must learn Blade Flight, begin forging his Natal Dharma Artifact, gather ingredients for the Northern Great Emperor’s Ice Soul Pill, and help Ye Si with her upcoming tribulation.
• A final sign from White: As Song thinks over how busy he is, he feels his absent left hand itch. He realizes Venerable White is writing on his palm through the box, though the chapter ends before revealing the message.
  Character developments and interactions: Song remains cooperative and curious, even when White’s bizarre request leaves him baffled; his practical choice to lend his nondominant arm contrasts with his fleeting urge to test the box with his head. White is resourceful and secretive, pursuing an unknown plan. Other Shore Demon Lord sees Song as both a research partner and a route to powerful tribulation weapons, while Eastern Six and White Crane’s curiosity about White’s clothing provides comic relief.
  Themes: The chapter mixes cultivation progress with comedy, emphasizing that advancement brings new abilities—and an expanding workload. It also highlights the danger of emotional vulnerability: Chang Yuanzi’s romantic confession leads directly to a potentially life-threatening Heart Demon Tribulation.

Key plot points and events

• Venerable White tries to communicate with Song Shuhang by writing on his gloved left palm, but the glove prevents Shuhang from reading it. Removing the glove is too risky because Shuhang’s Appraisal Secret Method could activate uncontrollably.
• The Heavenly Tribulation finally ends near dawn. Song’s left hand remains caught in the Tribulation World and is briefly shocked by lingering lightning, prompting True Lord White Crane to mistakenly joke that he urgently needs to pee.
• Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman and Daoist Horizon depart to stabilize their newly advanced realms. Grateful for Song’s role in helping them survive the ordeal, they owe him a substantial debt. Fairy Eastern Six and the Other Shore Demon Lord also leave; White Crane arranges to stay in Medicine Master’s building near Venerable White.
• Song returns to his room to cultivate and adjust to the Fourth-Grade Realm. He reflects on the realm’s importance: cultivators must transform their Phantom Core into a Golden Core, whose Core Markings shape their future potential.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen visits Song and learns what happened during the tribulation, including that Chang Yuanzi remains trapped in his Heart Demon Tribulation and that the old Ghost Cultivator and puppet were destroyed.
• Song explains his long-running conflict with the mysterious puppet master, whose many false identities and recurring puppets make him impossible to track down. Sixteen proposes seeking a divination of his whereabouts, and Song jokes about the unreliable Copper Trigram.
• As dawn approaches, Sixteen asks whether Song will begin practicing Sword Flight now that he has reached Fourth Grade.

Character developments and interactions

• Song has advanced to Fourth Grade and begins adapting to his stronger cultivation, while remaining frustrated by the dangerous limits of his appraisal ability and the elusive puppet master.
• Sixteen shows concern by visiting Song, helping massage his temples, and revealing her determination to kill Gongzi Hai, who has repeatedly threatened her. Song promises they will face him together.
• Their closeness is conveyed through easy teasing and physical familiarity—though Sixteen presses too hard while massaging, making Song yelp.
• White Crane’s awkward joke embarrasses her after Song explains the actual cause of his trembling.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and obligation: Seven Lives Talisman and Daoist Horizon recognize Song’s sacrifice and intend to repay him.
• Advancement and destiny: The Golden Core’s quality determines a cultivator’s long-term potential, making Song’s new realm a major turning point.
• Persistence and revenge: The puppet master’s repeated survival frustrates Song, while Sixteen’s vow against Gongzi Hai establishes a shared goal.
• Trust and companionship: Song and Sixteen support one another through concern, humor, and a mutual promise to confront their enemies.

Key plot points and events

• Su Clan’s Sixteen tells Song Shuhang that A-Qi will teach him his self-created Blade Flight and Blade-Wielding techniques. A-Qi is also offering materials to help Shuhang begin refining a Natal Dharma Treasure, in repayment for the Dragonbone Withered Vines he gave Sixteen.
• Shuhang worries about attending school without his left arm while Venerable White is still using it during tribulation-related work. He considers using a Shapeshifting Brooch or learning simple illusions to hide the problem.
• At breakfast, Shi and Little Cai say they shared a dream of Shuhang and Seven Lives Talisman giving a lecture. Shuhang explains that it was his Profound Sage Lecture. Shi says it helped her understanding of the Dragon-Leaping Gate Realm, and Shuhang promises to lecture her again.
• At school, Shuhang struggles to hide his missing arm and the intermittent shocks caused by Heavenly Tribulation Lightning. His classmates misread his trembling, teasing him about his apparent attraction to the feminine-form True Lord White Crane.
• Venerable White finally communicates through Shuhang’s left hand. He has been gathering Heavenly Tribulation Nuclear Bombs and asks Shuhang to move his equipment through the Core World. Shuhang discovers that his left hand can transfer objects across the barrier into the Tribulation Space, successfully retrieving White’s equipment. White then asks whether Shuhang has anything tasty.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang is preparing for Fourth-Grade abilities and accepts help with Blade Flight and treasure refinement. He also learns that his Profound Sage Lecture has had a real effect on younger cultivators.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen supports Shuhang’s training and conveys A-Qi’s generous repayment.
• Shi shows growing confidence in her cultivation after the lecture and asks Shuhang for further instruction; Little Cai shares her curiosity about the unusual dream.
• Venerable White remains preoccupied with his tribulation project, using Shuhang’s detached arm to communicate and exploit its unusual connection to the Tribulation Space.
• Gao Moumou and Tubo interpret Shuhang’s symptoms as romantic embarrassment, adding comic relief to his actual discomfort.

Significant themes

• Cultivation and mentorship: Techniques and knowledge are passed along through trust, repayment, and teaching.
• Unexpected consequences of advancement: Shuhang’s public Sage lecture attracts attention and benefits others, while his rapid progress brings new practical complications.
• Comic absurdity in everyday life: High-level cultivation problems—missing limbs, tribulation lightning, and nuclear-bomb farming—intrude on ordinary school routines.
• Ingenuity and opportunity: Shuhang turns an awkward link to White’s tribulation into a potentially powerful way to move objects across realms.

Plot and events

• Song Shuhang worries that Venerable White is becoming dangerously absorbed in “farming” the Heavenly Tribulation, but White calmly asks for food, tea, and living spring water. Since they cannot speak directly, the two pass notes between the Tribulation World and the present through Song’s Core World.
• Shuhang makes Saber-Intent Penetrating Mystique Lotus Seeds and gathers snacks and spring water for White. He also transfers White’s sealed Heavenly Tribulation missiles and nuclear bombs into the Winter Hall, whose defenses should keep them from endangering the Core World.
• White gives Shuhang instructions for unsealing a Heavenly Tribulation Missile, explaining that his divination suggests Shuhang may soon face trouble. Shuhang accepts the potential weapon as a last resort, reasoning that he could retreat into the Core World after launching it.
• During White’s tribulation, Shuhang continues to feel electric shocks through his left arm but has grown accustomed to them.
• After morning classes, Shuhang meets Su Clan’s Sixteen to practice the Blade-Controlling Technique. She has dressed to look more mature for her teaching role and leads him to a practice location she scouted.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang is resourceful and increasingly comfortable using his Core World to move supplies, store dangerous items, and plan for emergencies. He also recognizes that he needs to learn basic illusions to avoid repeatedly sneaking around.
• Venerable White remains remarkably relaxed amid the Heavenly Tribulation, treating it as an opportunity to gather materials and even taking time to divine for Shuhang.
• Sixteen shows initiative and dedication: she prepares for her teaching role, scouts a practice site, and skips lunch to save time.
• White Crane privately frets that Shuhang and Sixteen shared a room without anything romantic happening, and questions Shuhang’s orientation.
• Shuhang also brings snacks for his classmates Gao Moumou, Tubo, Yangde, and Shi; Yangde accepts his offer, while Shi asks for melon seeds in every flavor.

Significant themes

• Absurdity and comedy: White’s casual requests for snacks and tea contrast with the danger of the Heavenly Tribulation.
• Resourcefulness and preparation: Shuhang turns the Core World and the Winter Hall into tools for safely managing supplies and weapons.
• Growing resilience: Shuhang adapts to the recurring shocks from White’s tribulation.
• Friendship and care: Shuhang supplies White and his classmates, while White returns the favor by warning him of possible danger.

Key plot points and events

• Song Shuhang recalls Master Profound Principle’s Temporary Sword-Riding Technique and compares it to remotely controlling a flying sword.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen uses her Natal Treasure Saber to carry Song Shuhang to a secluded place where she has prepared an illusion array for his Blade-Controlling Technique practice. Though she is confident in flight, this is her first time carrying someone, and she privately feels nervous.
• Song Shuhang senses something hidden in the clouds and warns Sixteen to stop. A Tree Demon reveals itself; it had been cultivating there and apologizes for not setting up a warning array.
• The Tree Demon recognizes Song Shuhang as Profound Sage Tyrannical Song, praises his recent lecture, and asks for an autograph. Unable to find a pen, it breaks off one of its own branches, using its sap as ink.
• Song Shuhang approaches the Tree Demon by stepping on Black Lotuses that form beneath his feet. Sixteen remains ready to defend him, while Song Shuhang accepts the branch cautiously.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang is uneasy about flying on Sixteen’s small saber, but gradually relaxes as she proves capable. His Sage Seal helps him perceive the hidden Tree Demon, and his Black Lotus steps reveal an unfamiliar ability. Despite acting calmly and kindly toward the Tree Demon, he remains wary because Venerable White warned he might soon encounter trouble.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen demonstrates skill and confidence with Blade Flight, while privately revealing her inexperience carrying passengers. She stays alert throughout the encounter and offers to bring Song Shuhang closer.
• The Tree Demon is a powerful, invisible cultivator nearing advancement to the Fifth-Grade Realm. It is an enthusiastic admirer of Song Shuhang, believing his lecture improved its chances of advancing.

Significant themes

• Cultivation and mastery: Song Shuhang is preparing to learn a new technique, while Sixteen’s Natal Treasure Saber illustrates how a cultivator’s bond with a personal artifact aids control.
• Fame and its consequences: Song Shuhang’s Sage Manifestation has made him recognizable across the realms, attracting both admiration and requests for favors.
• Trust balanced with caution: The Tree Demon appears friendly, but both Song Shuhang and Sixteen remain alert—underscoring the need to be courteous without abandoning vigilance.
• Humor and everyday absurdity: The Tree Demon’s request for an autograph on its own body, and its willingness to sacrifice a branch, turns a chance encounter into a comic fan meeting.

Key events and plot points

• Song Shuhang cautiously gives the tree demon Mi Lulu an autograph, writing a blessing on her. He then presses his Sage Seal onto her, unintentionally launching her into the distance. Mi Lulu is delighted, believing the seal is a valuable blessing.
• Mi Lulu’s spinning roots create a powerful whirlwind that knocks Shuhang away. Su Clan’s Sixteen catches him, but the delay leaves her escape light nearly depleted.
• Sixteen rushes toward their destination, holding Shuhang as the shrinking light forces them close together. She makes a dangerously fast descent and lands them safely; Shuhang screams when the fall coincides with Venerable White sending heavenly lightning through his left hand.
• After recovering, Shuhang and Sixteen begin his saber-flight training. He chooses his treasured saber, Overlord Shatter, over a weaker standard flying sword. Sixteen explains that beginners must first meditate with a non-lifebound weapon, connect with it using true qi, and then activate its formations and talismans with a nascent core and innate true essence.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang remains cautious despite Mi Lulu’s friendliness, but his curiosity about the Sage Seal leads to an accidental, dramatic demonstration of its power. He also displays his characteristic bad luck and fear during the high-speed flight. He is eager to learn saber flight and favors a weapon he trusts.
• Mi Lulu is cheerful and grateful, interpreting being struck by the Sage Seal as an honor and benefit.
• Sixteen shows concern for Shuhang, catches him, and carefully controls their risky descent. Once they land, she patiently begins teaching him.
• Shuhang and Sixteen share an awkwardly close flight when the escape light shrinks; Shuhang holds her around the waist to avoid falling.
• Venerable White, though absent from the scene, indirectly adds to Shuhang’s distress by undergoing another heavenly tribulation, sending shocks through their connection.

Significant themes

• Comedy amid danger: Shuhang’s attempts at solemnity repeatedly turn into mishaps, from the Sage Seal’s unexpected force to the perilous flight.
• Power and unintended consequences: Even a light press of the Sage Seal can send a powerful demon tree flying, revealing its potentially formidable strength.
• Trust and mentorship: Sixteen protects Shuhang and guides him through the basics of saber flight.
• Preparation and technique: Effective weapon flight requires a proper weapon and a cultivated connection to it, not simply standing on a saber.

Chapter Summary: “Flying in Armor, Gazing at the Sky”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang asks Su Clan’s A-Sixteen to teach him Saber Zen, a meditation method that strengthens communication and synchronization with a precious saber.
• He circulates the True Self Meditation Scripture and uses his Spiritual Power to connect with his saber, Ba Sui.
• The first stage succeeds: Ba Sui responds to his Spiritual Power, and a temporary image of the saber appears within Song Shuhang’s “True Self.”
• Song Shuhang then infuses Ba Sui with his innate true essence and a portion of his Daoist Meaning, completing the second stage of Saber Zen.
• His unusual, armor-based Daoist Meaning manifests on Ba Sui, transforming the saber into what appears to be a small suit of armor.
• Song Shuhang is horrified by the prospect of flying while standing on armor, but A-Sixteen explains that the armor-like appearance is optional. Without Daoist Meaning, Ba Sui can still be used for ordinary saber flight, though with reduced power and performance.
• A-Sixteen teaches Song Shuhang how to fly with his saber. Using his mutated fat Whale virtual core and innate true essence, he successfully makes Ba Sui hover and then rise into the air.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang demonstrates strong talent in the Saber Path, mastering both stages of Saber Zen on his first attempt.
• His cultivation continues to produce unconventional results: his Daoist Meaning takes the form of armor rather than a traditional saber or sword aura.
• Though embarrassed by his unusual appearance, Song Shuhang quickly regains focus and commits to mastering saber flying and saber manipulation.
• His mutated virtual core proves highly responsive, allowing him to control Ba Sui with unusual ease.
• Su Clan’s A-Sixteen acts as a patient mentor, explaining the techniques, demonstrating them, and encouraging Song Shuhang when he becomes discouraged.

Significant Themes

• Bond between cultivator and weapon: Saber Zen treats the saber as a sentient companion, emphasizing trust, communication, and spiritual connection rather than mere physical control.
• Individuality and unconventional cultivation: Song Shuhang’s armor-shaped Daoist Meaning reflects his unique path, even though it clashes with traditional images of a stylish saber cultivator.
• Appearance versus practicality: Song Shuhang worries about looking ridiculous, while A-Sixteen reminds him that the armor form offers tactical advantages and does not prevent normal saber flight.
• Persistence over embarrassment: Song Shuhang briefly feels despair over his strange appearance but chooses to continue training and improve his abilities.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang and A-Sixteen share a playful, supportive exchange over his armor-shaped saber. She teases him about “flying with armor” but ultimately reassures him and explains the practical differences between using Daoist Meaning and not using it.
• A-Sixteen’s encouragement helps Song Shuhang move past his embarrassment and focus on training.
• Their mentor-student dynamic is strengthened as she provides both technical instruction and emotional support while he learns to control Ba Sui.

Key events

Song Shuhang continues learning Blade Flight under Su Clan’s Sixteen. He quickly masters controlling the armor-shaped Overlord Shatter Saber in the air, progressing from simple movement to complex maneuvers. Whenever his control lags, the Sage Seal strengthens his connection to the saber, allowing him to fly it with precise, responsive movements.
Sixteen then teaches him two techniques created by Su Clan’s Seven: Blade Escape—Overlord, a fast, powerful straight-line flight technique, and Blade-Wielding—Moonlight, an offensive technique that sends a saber at an enemy like a streak of moonlight. Shuhang agrees not to pass them on without permission and chooses to practice Blade Escape first.
His initial attempts to form Escape Light fail when he steps onto it and it collapses. The Merit Snake Beauty interrupts, effortlessly creates a stable hexagonal platform, and flies the saber high into the air while showing off. When Shuhang orders her down, she theatrically pretends to die, then obeys after he threatens to keep her from seeing Fairy Lychee. She returns to him in a defensive state, but Shuhang realizes that watching her form Escape Light has taught him the correct method. After she withdraws, he creates a stable triangular platform and successfully rides the saber.

Character development and interactions

• Song Shuhang shows strong natural talent and growing confidence in saber cultivation, despite regretting that his sword talent seems to have been sacrificed for it. His eagerness to fly also brings out his playful, childlike excitement.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen acts as a patient instructor, praising Shuhang’s progress, explaining the techniques, and encouraging him after his failures.
• The Merit Snake Beauty has grown more capable and mischievous after absorbing Merit Power. She demonstrates remarkable skill, mocks Shuhang through her showboating, and responds to his threats—though she continues behaving strangely.
• The Sage Seal’s assistance deepens Shuhang’s bond with the Overlord Shatter Saber, while the Merit Snake Beauty’s demonstration unexpectedly helps him overcome his main obstacle.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes practice and learning through observation: Shuhang’s repeated failures give way to success after he studies the Merit Snake Beauty. It also highlights unexpected growth and hidden benefits, as both the Sage Seal and the Merit Snake Beauty prove more useful—and more peculiar—than Shuhang anticipated.

Key plot points and events

• Song Shuhang successfully learns to fly on the Overlord Shatter Saber using A-Qi’s Blade-Controlling Technique. He circles about ten meters above the ground, protected by Saber Intent Armor in case he falls.
• After landing, Shuhang says the experience is exhilarating and that it has eased his fear of heights. He still plans to add guardrails to a larger flying saber once he becomes more proficient.
• During a break, Sixteen confirms that she has switched to a cultivation method better suited to her. The hidden danger that contributed to her failed Heavenly Tribulation has been resolved, and her Innate True Essence is nearly fully converted.
• Sixteen shares twelve photos of Shuhang’s first flight in the Nine Provinces Number One Group. The discussion turns to the modernized Heavenly Tribulation and its unusually powerful missiles.
• Shuhang reports that the Missile Tribulation instantly destroyed Seven Lives Talisman’s defensive formation, but clarifies that their tribulation was an aberrant Seventh-Grade-plus version, so the data is only a rough reference.
• Remembering Venerable White’s stockpile of Heavenly Tribulation weapons, Shuhang applies to borrow three missiles for study. White promptly approves the request with a thumbprint.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang gains confidence in flying and continues developing his practical skills. He remains cautious and humorous, especially about wanting guardrails. He also contributes useful information to the group and seeks White’s permission before using White’s missiles.
• Sixteen is relieved of the cultivation-method danger that contributed to her past tribulation failure. She encourages Shuhang’s training, photographs his progress, and tells him she intends to repay him separately from A-Qi’s compensation.
• Venerable White remains engrossed in farming within the Tribulation World but responds quickly to Shuhang’s request.
• The group members trade concerns and questions about the modernized tribulations. Seven Lives Talisman’s successful advancement and Eight-Dragon-Pattern Golden Core are also noted, while the group’s teasing about Soft Feather’s changing nickname provides comic relief.

Significant themes

• Practice builds confidence: Shuhang’s successful first flight helps him overcome some of his fear of heights.
• Gratitude and reciprocity: Sixteen insists on repaying Shuhang personally, while he accepts her intentions warmly.
• Caution amid extraordinary power: Shuhang uses protective armor, seeks approval before borrowing White’s weapons, and warns the group not to treat his extreme tribulation experience as typical.
• Community and humor: The cultivators share knowledge and concerns through the group chat, balancing serious danger with friendly teasing.

Key plot points and events

• Song Shuhang explains to Su Clan’s Sixteen that he can transfer objects between the Present World and the Tribulation World through the Core World, using a magical treasure belonging to Senior White. Sixteen warns him to keep the ability secret; Shuhang agrees, noting he cannot use it independently.
• Shuhang invites the Nine Provinces Number One Group to Jiangnan University Town to test three Heavenly Tribulation Missiles he obtained from Senior White. He proposes Other Shore Demon Lord as their expert guide.
• The group responds enthusiastically, and they schedule the gathering for Wednesday, September 11: members will meet near Jiangnan University at 6 p.m. and begin the tests at 8 p.m. Venerable Seven Cultivations, who is nearby and preparing for his own tribulation, says he will visit Shuhang to return a treasure.
• Before Seven Cultivations arrives, Shuhang spars with Sixteen to improve his Blade-Wielding Technique. He has made quick progress, but Sixteen remains clearly superior.
• Seven Cultivations arrives during their practice and returns Shuhang’s Soul-Eating Demon Gourd.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang shows confidence in coordinating a dangerous group experiment, continues training his saber technique, and considers whether he can use the Merit Snake Beauty’s Saber Intent to enhance it.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen looks out for Shuhang by warning him about the risks of revealing his transfer ability. She also acts as his tough but controlled sparring partner.
• Venerable Seven Cultivations joins the missile gathering plans and reconnects with Shuhang by returning the gourd.
• Soft Feather saves a screenshot of the group’s enthusiastic replies as evidence of Shuhang’s popularity. Her father, Venerable Spirit Butterfly, notices and discreetly withdraws his own reply to avoid being caught in the image.
• The group’s members eagerly agree to attend, including several who are preparing to undergo tribulations.

Significant themes

• Trust and secrecy: Shuhang’s unusual ability could attract dangerous attention, prompting Sixteen’s warning.
• Comradery and shared danger: The group treats testing Heavenly Tribulation Missiles as a social outing, reflecting its unusual closeness and taste for hazardous experiments.
• Growth through practice: Shuhang deliberately trains under pressure, while Sixteen helps him improve by challenging him directly.
• Humor in the extraordinary: Shuhang jokes that their group’s idea of a casual meetup is dismantling a tribulation missile, and Soft Feather’s screenshot turns the enthusiastic replies into a playful display of his popularity.

Key events

• Venerable Seven Cultivations returns Song Shuhang’s Soul-Eating Demon Gourd, explaining that it helped him locate “Everything Can Be Sold.” That merchant later contacted Shuhang remotely and sold him a tribulation treasure that saved his life.
• As Seven Cultivations pats Shuhang’s shoulder, Shuhang’s Saber Intent Armor automatically counterattacks. The strike rattles Seven Cultivations’ defenses but does no harm.
• Shuhang explains that Su Clan’s Sixteen had already struck the armor thirty-six times during their practice, bringing it to its counterattack threshold. Seven Cultivations’ well-timed pat was simply the final trigger.
• After confirming Shuhang has learned Blade Flight, Seven Cultivations offers to teach him the Blade-Drawing Technique—playfully calling it the “Dragging Saber Technique.”
• Shuhang asks Seven Cultivations to demonstrate it first. The Venerable transports Shuhang and Sixteen into his True Illusion, the Ancient Tomb World, and creates a group of Fairy Six Cultivations figures to perform the technique.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang expresses sincere gratitude to Seven Cultivations for helping secure the life-saving treasure, while also awkwardly defending himself after accidentally attacking him.
• Seven Cultivations is amused and impressed by Shuhang’s unusual Saber Intent Armor, though he initially doubts that armor-shaped intent could truly be Saber Intent. He turns the mishap into an opportunity to teach.
• Sixteen offers to apologize for striking Shuhang so many times, but Seven Cultivations reassures her that she is not to blame.
• Shuhang shows resourcefulness by persuading Seven Cultivations to demonstrate the awkward Blade-Drawing Technique before he practices it himself. Seven Cultivations responds with teasing ingenuity, using Sixteen’s likeness for the demonstration.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and mutual help: Seven Cultivations’ assistance played a crucial role in Shuhang’s survival, strengthening their bond.
• Unusual cultivation and comic mishaps: Shuhang’s armor-shaped Saber Intent defies expectations and causes an accidental counterattack.
• Practicality over appearances: Shuhang is willing to learn an ungainly technique if it could save his life.
• Playful mentorship: The training exchange blends genuine instruction with teasing, especially in Seven Cultivations’ elaborate demonstration.

Key plot points and events

• Venerable Seven Cultivations teaches Song Shuhang the Blade-Drawing Technique inside his True Illusion, using numerous Fairy Six Cultivations to demonstrate the technique from every angle.
• Seven Cultivations explains the technique with a mathematical formula: by entering physical measurements and the escaping light’s area, a practitioner can calculate an efficient flying posture. Song Shuhang and Su Clan’s Sixteen are astonished by the fusion of cultivation, mathematics, and physics.
• Song tries the technique. His saber’s escaping light forms an armor-like shape, then propels him forward so abruptly that he is dragged behind it. Following Seven Cultivations’ instructions, he adjusts his posture using the formula, gains even more speed, completes a circuit, and lands safely.
• Sixteen photographs the flight from a flattering angle, making Song look impressive rather than comical. He approves sharing the pictures with the Nine Provinces Number One Group.
• Group members identify the technique, while Mad Saber Four Waves jokes by editing Song’s saber into a lightning-wreathed square hammer.

Character developments

• Song Shuhang learns the technique quickly and recognizes its potential as a fast escape method, though he admits its posture feels awkward and insecure. He also enjoys the flattering photos and is eager to show them off.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen learns the lesson alongside Song and demonstrates her artistic eye by capturing attractive photographs.
• Venerable Seven Cultivations proves himself a meticulous, inventive teacher who applies scientific reasoning to cultivation. He praises Song’s saber talent, though Song’s initial response—likening the illusion’s many Fairies to ornamental fish—briefly leaves him unimpressed.

Significant themes

• Science and cultivation: Mathematics and physics are presented as practical tools for improving a supernatural technique.
• Theory put into practice: Song turns Seven Cultivations’ explanation into a working flying method, adjusting his posture in real time.
• Appearance versus reality: Song’s actual flight is comically ungainly, but Sixteen’s photos make it look heroic—until the group’s teasing begins.

Character interactions

• Seven Cultivations teaches and coaches Song, while Sixteen listens in with his tacit approval.
• Song and Sixteen share their disbelief at the mathematical lesson; Sixteen later helps him manage how his performance will appear to their group.
• The group reacts to the shared photos with questions and jokes, especially Four Waves’ playful image edit.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Song Shuhang talks with the Nine Provinces Number One Group about his newly named Blade-Drawing Technique. Mad Saber Four Waves posts a jokingly altered image of Shuhang wielding an enormous, lightning-wreathed weapon, which the group finds amusing.
• Shuhang hopes to learn blade flight and eventually strike enemies from a thousand miles away. Young Master Phoenix Slayer explains that Shuhang’s Fourth-Grade cultivation cannot yet power a blade over that distance: it might reach the target but lack the energy to return.
• Fairy Lychee jokes that Shuhang could simply leave the blade behind. Shuhang takes the idea seriously and proposes using disposable blades instead.
• Shuhang and Northern River’s Loose Cultivator connect the idea to Venerable White’s Disposable Flying Swords: if they could be adapted into disposable flying blades, Shuhang could attack at a distance without needing to retrieve his weapon.
• The group notes that making those swords is difficult and probably requires Venerable White’s exceptional skill. Shuhang plans to ask whether White has a simpler technique he could learn.
• Four Waves asks what Shuhang would pay for instruction. Shuhang remembers that he already owes Venerable White a spatial artifact full of Spirit Stones, adding to his financial worries.
• Shuhang puts the discussion aside until Venerable White finishes his tribulation, then invites Su Clan’s Sixteen to race back to Jiangnan University Town so he can test how long he can sustain the Blade-Drawing Technique.

Character developments

• Song Shuhang shows practical creativity by turning Fairy Lychee’s throwaway joke into a genuine plan. He remains ambitious about mastering long-range blade techniques, though he is increasingly conscious of his debts and limitations.
• Young Master Phoenix Slayer plays the experienced mentor, tempering Shuhang’s expectations by explaining the limits of Fourth-Grade energy and teasing him about his rapid advancement.
• Mad Saber Four Waves insists that he has reformed and will no longer cause trouble, but the group’s laughter at this claim shows that nobody believes him.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen readily agrees to accompany Shuhang, maintaining their friendly, supportive rapport.
• Northern River’s Loose Cultivator quickly understands Shuhang’s idea and helps develop it into a concrete solution.

Significant themes

• Ingenuity within limitations: Shuhang’s weapon problem leads to a creative workaround—disposable blades—though practical and technical obstacles remain.
• Cultivation and progression: Shuhang’s ambitions are constrained by his current realm, emphasizing that power and technique develop gradually.
• Debt and exchange: Learning from Venerable White would require payment, and Shuhang’s existing obligations underline the costs of relying on powerful allies.
• Humor and group camaraderie: The chat’s teasing, running jokes, and mutual ribbing reveal the group’s close, informal bonds.

Character interactions

• The group jokes about Shuhang’s weapon image and Four Waves’s supposed reform, with Four Waves becoming the target of affectionate ridicule.
• Phoenix Slayer warns Shuhang about the limits of his current cultivation, while Fairy Lychee’s joke unexpectedly sparks Shuhang’s practical idea.
• Northern River collaborates with Shuhang to connect that idea to Venerable White’s disposable weapons.
• Shuhang ends the chapter by turning from chat to action, inviting Sixteen to race with him and help test his technique.

Chapter Summary: “Senior Song, Why Not Take Me In?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang and Su Clan’s Sixteen compete in a blade-flight race from Venerable Seven Cultivations’ illusionary world to Jiangnan University Town.
• Song uses the relatively basic Blade-Drawing Technique, while Sixteen employs the much more advanced Man-and-Blade Unity, merging with her saber and quickly leaving him behind.
• Venerable Seven Cultivations encourages Song by claiming Sixteen will soon exhaust her true essence, but deliberately fails to mention that she has replenishing pills.
• Sixteen reaches the destination first and casually eats ice cream while waiting. Song realizes that Seven Cultivations tricked him into racing under false assumptions.
• Crying Old Man arrives and reminds Song that he had promised to ask whether Jadewater Pavilion would accept him.
• Song contacts Pavilion Master Chu through the Jadewater Pavilion Pass. Chu explains that Ye Si is in secluded cultivation and preparing to undergo Tribulation Transcendence.
• Song offers to assist Ye Si during her tribulation and then asks whether Crying Old Man can join Jadewater Pavilion.
• Pavilion Master Chu refuses, saying that Ye Si already causes her enough trouble and that Crying Old Man’s constant sobbing would overwhelm the sect.
• Crying Old Man desperately pleads for any position, but Chu rejects him and ends the call.
• After an extended crying fit, Crying Old Man asks Song whether Song himself can take him in.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang: Demonstrates his determination and growing cultivation ability, but is still outclassed by more advanced cultivators. He also continues acting as a helpful intermediary for his friends, despite being forgetful and easily manipulated.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen: Reveals that she has mastered the advanced Man-and-Blade Unity technique. Her calm victory and preparedness highlight her superior skill and cultivation talent.
• Venerable Seven Cultivations: Shows a mischievous, playful side by misleading Song about Sixteen’s true-essence consumption, allowing Song to believe he still has a chance to win.
• Crying Old Man: Remains desperate to join Jadewater Pavilion and displays the overwhelming effects of the Heaven’s Weeping Canon. His constant crying makes him both pitiful and comical, while his final request suggests he may seek refuge with Song instead.
• Pavilion Master Chu: Appears sleepy, blunt, and unwilling to accept troublesome disciples. Her refusal also shows her concern for Jadewater Pavilion’s stability.
• Ye Si: Though absent, her imminent Tribulation Transcendence becomes an important future event, and Song expresses a desire to support her.

Significant Themes

• Skill versus effort: Song’s hard work cannot immediately overcome Sixteen’s superior technique and cultivation foundation.
• Mentorship and seniority: The chapter humorously contrasts experienced seniors’ power and knowledge with Song’s relative inexperience.
• Comedy through misunderstanding: Seven Cultivations’ omission about Sixteen’s replenishment pills creates a lighthearted reversal.
• Belonging and acceptance: Crying Old Man’s repeated attempts to join Jadewater Pavilion reflect his desire for a place where he can cultivate and be accepted.
• The burdens of cultivation techniques: The Heaven’s Weeping Canon gives Crying Old Man power but also forces him into embarrassing, uncontrollable emotional behavior.

Character Interactions

• Song and Sixteen compete and then discuss the different blade-flight methods.
• Seven Cultivations acts as both observer and playful instigator, encouraging Song while withholding crucial information.
• Song helps Crying Old Man contact Pavilion Master Chu.
• Chu rejects Crying Old Man because of his disruptive crying, while Crying Old Man tries to bargain for even the lowest position.
• The chapter ends with Crying Old Man turning to Song, asking if Song will accept him instead.

Key events

• Crying Old Man begs Song Shuhang to take him as a disciple, hoping to learn the Heaven’s Weeping Canon. Shuhang declines for now: he has never studied the canon and wants to ask Ye Si, who may emerge from seclusion within a month.
• Venerable Seven Cultivations hides the group from ordinary people, cautions Crying Old Man to consider the commitment, then leaves to cultivate above the dark clouds. Shuhang and Su Clan’s Sixteen head to afternoon classes.
• Shuhang’s roommates mistake Sixteen, now teaching as the accomplished art instructor Teacher Su, for his romantic interest. Their teasing turns into a debate about body types, which ends with Shi moving away from Gao Moumou.
• Shuhang’s left hand suffers stronger shocks from the Heavenly Tribulation. Venerable White explains by note that he accidentally triggered a nuclear blast while facing the tribulation. Bored but determined to continue collecting its nuclear-bomb attacks, he asks for a computer, then borrows Shuhang’s damaged phone to play games.
• During the break, Shuhang sketches a new saber design: a flying saber fitted with “guardrails.” Shi is unimpressed.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang remains cautious about accepting a disciple he cannot properly teach. He also endures the tribulation’s painful side effects while trying to keep up appearances in class.
• Crying Old Man shows earnest devotion and is willing to wait for Shuhang’s answer.
• Venerable White treats the dangerous tribulation with eccentric enthusiasm, prioritizing his collection and entertainment.
• Sixteen has transformed from her film role into a respected art teacher, though Shuhang’s friends don’t initially recognize her.
• Shuhang’s roommates tease him about a supposed romance; Shi’s reaction exposes how awkward their conversation becomes.
• Shi responds dryly to Shuhang’s “safety” feature, highlighting the gap between his confidence and the absurdity of the design.

Significant themes

• Mentorship and responsibility: Shuhang refuses to accept a disciple unless he can offer suitable instruction, and defers the decision to Ye Si.
• The ordinary beside the extraordinary: Painful tribulation shocks and nuclear explosions intrude on mundane university classes and phone use.
• Comic irreverence: The chapter undercuts grand cultivation events with roommate banter, mobile gaming, and Shuhang’s questionable saber sketch.

Key plot points and events

• After afternoon classes, Song Shuhang, True Lord White Crane, Shi, and Little Cai sense a new manifestation before all and assume Senior White has finally advanced to Eighth Grade.
• Cultivators across the universe share that expectation, especially after several Profound Sages appeared the previous day. Many speculate that this will be the Fifth Millennium Sage.
• The manifestation reveals a broad-shouldered blond man—not Senior White—who forms his Sage Seal and is identified as Winter Melon Sage Lord.
• His extravagant golden broadsword and armor intent initially excite Western-system cultivators, but his decidedly odd sage title leaves everyone baffled. Fairy Lychee confirms that, despite the name’s resemblance to her sect’s naming tradition, she does not know him.
• Winter Melon Sage Lord begins his lecture by exclaiming, “Shit! How am I the Fifth Millennium Sage?!” He explains that he spent three years transcending his tribulation and has just learned that someone else became the First Millennium Sage before him.
• He challenges Profound Sage Tyrannical Song to meet him in China on the night of the next month’s full moon. Song Shuhang realizes the challenge is aimed at him and responds with alarm.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang, White Crane, and Shi are excited to witness Senior White’s manifestation, but their anticipation turns to surprise and disappointment when an unfamiliar sage appears.
• White Crane’s enthusiasm for Senior White’s fame is mixed with jealousy at the thought of him gaining countless admirers.
• Song Shuhang briefly hopes Winter Melon Sage Lord shares his interest in armor saber intent, but White Crane corrects him: the sage has armor intent, not armor saber intent.
• Winter Melon Sage Lord appears both confused by his unexpected place in the sage sequence and determined to prove himself by challenging Tyrannical Song.
• Song Shuhang’s companions and the Nine Provinces Number One Group discuss the stranger’s name and possible sect affiliation, but cannot identify him.

Significant themes

• Expectation versus reality: Everyone expects Senior White, but the manifestation instead introduces a completely unknown figure.
• Fame and reputation: A sage’s title and public ranking shape how others perceive him—even before his lecture begins.
• Comic misunderstandings: The ridiculous-sounding “Winter Melon Sage Lord” and Song Shuhang’s mistaken identification of armor intent puncture the grandeur of the event.
• Unintended consequences: Song Shuhang’s earlier prominence as the First Millennium Sage draws a direct challenge from someone who expected to hold that distinction.