Chapter Summaries

Lu Qianqian, Du Shijie, and the other youths returned to Tianbei City after surviving a grueling journey, carrying their drunken senior on a stretcher. They were reunited with the city guards, and the senior demanded wine before promptly falling flat on his face.

• The filthy, tearful youths reached Tianbei City's gates, where Captain White Mountain recognized Lu Qianqian and the others and sent guards to notify the City Lord and the three great Lineages.
• The drunkard stirred at the noise, and Du Shijie told him they had returned and would take him to buy wine.
• The drunkard demanded to know who had finished his wine, then agreed to go buy more when Bai Wensong offered to take him.
• Bai Wensong and Du Shijie tried to guide the drunkard toward the city gates, but he turned his upper body toward them while his feet pointed the wrong way and fell face-first to the ground.

Du Shijie brought Qin Shaofeng back to Tianbei City, where City Lord Du and the three Lineage heads questioned whether the disheveled drunkard could really be the expert who had saved the youths. After Qin Shaofeng cleaned up and reached the welcome banquet, the youths recognized him, and he immediately demanded wine.

• City Lord Du and the three Lineage heads met the returning group, and Du Shijie said Qin Shaofeng had saved them several times in the Cangming Mountain Range.
• City Lord Du invited Qin Shaofeng to the City Lord's Mansion for a welcome banquet, and Qin Shaofeng asked for plenty of good wine.
• An expert from the City Lord's Mansion arranged for Qin Shaofeng to bathe and change before escorting him to the banquet hall.
• The youths defended Qin Shaofeng to their elders, who remained doubtful after hearing Captain Baishan's account.
• Qin Shaofeng entered the banquet hall, the youths recognized him, and Du Shijie showed him ten jars of fine brew.
• Qin Shaofeng rushed to a wine jar, opened its seal, and filled the hall with the wine's fragrance.

Qin Shaofeng drank and stored the City Lord's Mansion's treasured wine in his seemingly tiny gourd, then dismissed the fine sword City Lord Du offered him. Zhan Zuixin arrived, recognized Qin Shaofeng's discernment, and asked him to do Northern Heaven a favor as Qin Shaofeng prepared to leave with his own sword.

• Qin Shaofeng poured all ten jars of treasured wine into his wine gourd, astonishing City Lord Du and the others.
• City Lord Du offered Qin Shaofeng a fine longsword, but Qin Shaofeng dismissed it as junk.
• Zhan Zuixin entered the banquet hall, shattered the offered sword, and gave Qin Shaofeng his own Earth-grade longsword.
• Qin Shaofeng rejected Zhan Zuixin's invitation to visit Northern Heaven and asked for his own sword so he could leave.
• After City Lord Du explained the misunderstanding about Du Shijie's invitation, Zhan Zuixin asked Qin Shaofeng to do Northern Heaven a favor.

Qin Shaofeng’s shabby longsword stunned Zhan Zuixin when he realized it was a Heaven-grade weapon, convincing him to seek Qin’s help. Zhan Zuixin introduced him to Chongming Pool, and Qin gave his supposed name and titles while drinking, leaving the banquet guests baffled by his drunken act.

• Qin Shaofeng refused Zhan Zuixin’s request for help until Zhan saw him drag a Heaven-grade longsword across the ground.
• Zhan Zuixin stopped Qin from leaving and explained that Chongming Pool could rapidly raise a martial skill by one level.
• Qin returned to the banquet table, tossed the sword aside, and demanded wine while eating a braised bear paw.
• Zhan Zuixin offered Qin fine wine and asked his name, and Qin called himself Li Taibai, Wine Immortal, Qinglian Jushi, and the Poetic Sword Immortal.
• Qin drained bowls and a wine jar while reciting a verse, leaving Zhan Zuixin and City Lord Du’s guests stunned.

Qin Shaofeng learned that the Cangming Great Emperor had moved against Northern Heaven and agreed to help Zhan Zuixin contest Chongming Pool against Cloud Immortal Hall. He left the banquet acting drunk, while Zhan Zuixin revealed that Qin's sword was a Heaven-grade weapon.

• Qin Shaofeng's improvised poetry impressed Zhan Zuixin, who served him food and explained that the Cangming Great Emperor had brought most factions under Cangming Palace's control.
• Zhan Zuixin said Cangming Palace had seized many Northern Heaven ruins and sent Cloud Immortal Hall to contest Chongming Pool, leaving Northern Heaven short of experts.
• Zhan Zuixin asked Qin Shaofeng to help Northern Heaven fight for Chongming Pool, and Qin agreed to go after receiving a guide in ten days.
• Qin Shaofeng staggered out of the banquet hall, tripped over the threshold, and walked away with two wine jars in his Storage Bag.
• Zhan Zuixin told City Lord Du to follow Qin Shaofeng and revealed that the sword Qin used as a fire poker was a Heaven-grade weapon.

A swaggering drunkard encountered a bloodied fugitive being pursued through Tianbei City by Cloud Immortal Hall and stood between them. The chapter ended as seven Yellow Moon Tier cultivators drew their weapons against him.

• A flamboyantly dressed drunkard wandered through Tianbei City, drawing curious stares.
• A filthy, bloodied man fled toward the crowded streets with Cloud Immortal Hall members in pursuit.
• The drunkard recognized Cloud Immortal Hall and blocked the fugitive’s path, sensing something familiar in the man’s eyes.
• A Cloud Immortal Hall member mistook the drunkard for an ally and asked him to hand over the fugitive.
• The drunkard rejected their demand, ordered them aside, and ignored the fugitive’s warning not to antagonize Cloud Immortal Hall.
• The seven Yellow Moon Tier Cloud Immortal Hall cultivators drew their weapons.

Qin Shaofeng rescued Sha Pojun from Cloud Immortal Hall and revealed that he had killed the seven pursuers. After Sha Pojun warned him that his actions had angered Cloud Immortal Hall, Qin Shaofeng recognized him and was pleased to find another old acquaintance.

• A Cloud Immortal Hall leader threatened Qin Shaofeng, who staggered past him while carrying Sha Pojun.
• The seven Cloud Immortal Hall experts attacked, and Qin Shaofeng vanished with Sha Pojun as onlookers assumed he had fled.
• The seven experts’ swords fell, and all seven were beheaded before the crowd understood what had happened.
• Qin Shaofeng carried Sha Pojun out of Tianbei City and asked why Cloud Immortal Hall was hunting him.
• Sha Pojun introduced himself and warned Qin Shaofeng not to get involved, but Qin Shaofeng said he had already killed the pursuers and recognized him.

Qin Shaofeng rescued Sha Pojun from Cloud Immortal Hall’s men and made him his bookboy as they traveled toward the Cangming Mountain Range. There, Qin’s unseen power killed two Star Beasts, allowing Sha Pojun to gain levels rapidly, while their hidden follower watched in disbelief.

• A hidden observer wondered how Qin Shaofeng had killed the Cloud Immortal Hall men while whisking Sha Pojun away.
• Qin Shaofeng told Sha Pojun to become his bookboy, and Sha Pojun accepted, recognizing that Qin intended to protect him.
• Qin Shaofeng dropped his Heaven-grade sword and ordered Sha Pojun to carry it and collect Star Beast Origin Cores.
• Two Star Beasts attacked Qin Shaofeng, but both fell dead before reaching him as he drank and wandered onward.
• Sha Pojun extracted the White Arm Rats’ cores and gained several levels from each kill.
• The hidden follower emerged after Qin Shaofeng and Sha Pojun had left, stunned by Qin’s power and Sha Pojun’s sudden advancement.

After Sha Pojun reached the Heavenly Moon Tier, Qin Shaofeng revealed that Sha Pojun’s killing-based cultivation was damaging his martial body and gave him powerful martial skills. Qin Shaofeng then set off with Sha Pojun, but immediately fell on his face, leaving both Sha Pojun and the hidden pursuer baffled.

• Sha Pojun reached the first level of the Heavenly Moon Tier after killing a Titan Giant Ape cub, but warned Qin Shaofeng that his body could no longer withstand further advancement.
• Qin Shaofeng explained that Sha Pojun’s killing technique had damaged his martial body and said Star Beast Origin Cores could help stabilize it.
• Qin Shaofeng said he had recognized the same source of power in Sha Pojun and told him to bring the sword and follow him.
• Qin Shaofeng pressed his palm to Sha Pojun’s brow, and Sha Pojun received the Heavenly Machine Sword, Heavenly Machine Palm, Endless Body, and Seven Steps Heavenly Travel.
• Qin Shaofeng ran ahead, fell flat on his face, and groped for his sword while Sha Pojun and the hidden pursuer stared in confusion.

Qin Shaofeng slaughtered star beasts for hours while Sha Pojun and Du Zhixing struggled to keep up, then sensed an approaching Titan Giant Ape. He stopped to celebrate his restored ghost artifacts, but his laughter turned to panic when he found his wine gourd empty; Sha Pojun reminded him that two jars of wine remained in his Storage Bag.

• Sha Pojun followed Qin Shaofeng as he killed powerful star beasts with effortless sword strikes and collected their origin cores.
• Qin Shaofeng continued fighting for three hours while Sha Pojun and Du Zhixing followed behind, exhausted.
• Qin Shaofeng received word that Mo Ya had finished the Ghost Garment and renamed the Fan Mansion the Ghost Mansion, completing his three ghost artifacts.
• Qin Shaofeng sensed an approaching Titan Giant Ape and judged that he could exploit its flaws to kill it.
• Qin Shaofeng discovered his wine gourd was empty and accused Du Zhixing of stealing his wine.
• Du Zhixing denied taking the wine, and Sha Pojun brought out two jars of fine wine from Qin Shaofeng's Storage Bag.

Qin Shaofeng and Du Zhixing faced a Shining Star Position Titan Giant Ape that had come to avenge its child. Qin Shaofeng attacked the giant ape with his sword, while two Cloud Immortal Hall experts followed the commotion toward them.

• Two Cloud Immortal Hall experts tracked the earthshaking sounds, and the middle-aged scholar guessed that the drunkard they sought was involved.
• Du Zhixing realized the approaching Titan Giant Ape was likely a kinsman of the one Qin Shaofeng had killed, while Qin Shaofeng looked forward to cooking it.
• The Shining Star Position Titan Giant Ape arrived and accused Qin Shaofeng and Du Zhixing of killing its child.
• Qin Shaofeng called the giant ape a tiny monkey and drew his sword as it attacked.
• Qin Shaofeng leaped onto the Titan Giant Ape's arm and unleashed his sword technique.

Qin Shaofeng fought the Shining Star Position Titan Giant Ape despite being only at the Heavenly Moon Tier, while Du Zhixing tried and failed to intervene. The ape pounced on Qin Shaofeng, leaving Du Zhixing alarmed as the battle continued.

• Qin Shaofeng wounded the Titan Giant Ape's face with Triple Strike, then dodged its attempt to grab him by kicking off its shoulder and slashing at its hand.
• Du Zhixing told Sha Pojun that Qin Shaofeng was only at the Heavenly Moon Tier and charged to help him.
• Du Zhixing's Mountain Cleaver shattered against the Titan Giant Ape's defense, and the recoil sent him flying with his hands badly torn.
• The Titan Giant Ape leaped and brought both front paws down toward Qin Shaofeng, prompting Du Zhixing to shout a warning.

Qin Shaofeng used his Silver Ghost Mark and deceptive movement techniques to wound the Titan Giant Ape, then stabbed one of its eyes and launched a palm strike at the other. The battle remained unresolved as his Heavenly Machine Palm was about to land.

• Qin Shaofeng activated his Silver Ghost Mark, which infused his power with a chilling aura and seemed to strengthen his attacks.
• He used the Seven Colors True Art to evade the Titan Giant Ape and landed three sword strikes on the back of its neck.
• Qin Shaofeng dodged the ape’s counterattack and struck the same wound again, deepening it before evading a powerful kick.
• Qin Shaofeng charged in while the Titan Giant Ape was distracted and stabbed one of its eyes with his sword.
• Qin Shaofeng abandoned his sword and struck toward the ape’s other eye with the Heavenly Machine Palm.

Qin Shaofeng used phantoms, the Endless Seal, and Nihility of Life to kill the Titan Giant Ape. He discovered that his Nihility-based sword strike had severed the beast’s neck within Nihility, while Du Zhixing finally realized they had won.

• Qin Shaofeng used the Endless Seal hidden in his palm strike to destroy the Titan Giant Ape’s remaining eye, then retrieved his sword through a phantom.
• Qin Shaofeng distracted the blind Titan Giant Ape with another phantom and struck its nape using the Innate Nihility Technique.
• The Titan Giant Ape collapsed, and the system awarded Qin Shaofeng Shining Star Value, Martial Body Value, and a Level 2 Seven Colors Tian Xu.
• Qin Shaofeng examined the Titan Giant Ape’s altered nape and used Nihility of Life to discover that his sword strike had severed its neck within Nihility.
• Qin Shaofeng realized his attack power had increased severalfold, while Du Zhixing finally asked whether they had won.

A Cloud Immortal Hall scholar and his junior arrived after the Titan Giant Ape had died and accused Qin Shaofeng of killing their disciples. Qin Shaofeng chose to fight the two Shining Star Position experts, targeting the scholar first, and the battle began with his attack against the armored junior.

• The middle-aged scholar and his junior found Drunkard examining the dead Titan Giant Ape and heard him say he had only lightly injured it.
• The burly junior accused Qin Shaofeng of killing Cloud Immortal Hall disciples and charged at him with his sword.
• Du Zhixing recognized both newcomers as Shining Star Position experts and urged Qin Shaofeng to return to Tianbei City while he held them off.
• Qin Shaofeng used the Heavenly Machine Technique to assess the two men and decided the scholar was the greater threat.
• Qin Shaofeng created dozens of figures with Heart Art, dodged the junior's slash, and redirected his sword strike around the man's Heaven-tier defensive battle armor.

Qin Shaofeng used his phantoms and a Silver Mark-powered sword strike to kill the middle-aged scholar, despite breaking his sword against the scholar’s Defense Talisman. The middle-aged burly man’s armor was then shattered by another Qin Shaofeng, and he attacked that figure in fury.

• The middle-aged scholar realized Qin Shaofeng’s phantoms had crept behind him, but Qin Shaofeng struck before he could turn.
• The middle-aged scholar activated his Defense Talisman, while the middle-aged burly man recognized Qin Shaofeng’s Silver Mark.
• Qin Shaofeng unleashed Nihility of Life, breaking his sword against the talisman and exhausting its defense; Du Zhixing then tackled the scholar, who had already been killed.
• Qin Shaofeng charged the middle-aged burly man as another figure smashed apart his defensive armor.
• The middle-aged burly man roared and swung his sword at the figure that had destroyed his armor.

Qin Shaofeng killed a Shining Star Position expert despite being struck by the man’s palm, then insisted on continuing through the Cangming Mountain Range. Du Zhixing worried over his injuries, but Qin Shaofeng dismissed his pills and gave him a blood- and mud-covered pill instead.

• Qin Shaofeng used his broken sword and iron palms to kill the middle-aged burly man, taking a palm strike that sent him crashing through a tree.
• The system awarded Qin Shaofeng 10 Shining Star Value and 1 Martial Body Value, and he drank from his wine gourd while laughing.
• Du Zhixing rushed to check on Qin Shaofeng, who claimed he was fine and ordered Sha Pojun to collect the enemies’ belongings.
• Qin Shaofeng refused Du Zhixing’s pleas to return to the city and continued deeper into the Cangming Mountain Range.
• Qin Shaofeng threw away Du Zhixing’s pills, then gave him a pill covered in blood and mud as a chance to broaden his horizons.

Qin Shaofeng gave Du Zhixing a Flying Rainbow Pill, then broke through to the fourth stage of the Heavenly Moon Tier and resumed killing star beasts with greatly increased strength. As the contest for Chongming Pool approached, two Cloud Immortal Hall Protectors arrived at the camp outside Tianbei City to observe the struggle.

• Du Zhixing opened Qin Shaofeng's black sphere and discovered a powerful Flying Rainbow Pill, but Qin Shaofeng insisted he keep it.
• Qin Shaofeng led Du Zhixing and Sha Pojun through the forest as his injuries and exhaustion worsened.
• Qin Shaofeng broke through to the fourth stage of the Heavenly Moon Tier, recovering from his injuries and exhaustion.
• Qin Shaofeng swiftly killed Heavenly Moon Tier star beasts, while Du Zhixing watched in astonishment.
• With two days left before the contest, two Protectors arrived at Cloud Immortal Hall's camp and told Zhang Qingwen he would preside over the struggle for Chongming Pool while they observed.

Zhang Qingwen believed the Two Elders of Xuan Mountain and five Rogue Cultivators would secure Chongming Pool for Cloud Immortal Hall, while City Lord Du welcomed three young experts from Endless Mountain. Their meeting with Zhan Zuixin revealed that one of the guests, Chu Huan, had apparently taken Zhan Zuixin’s missing younger sister as his wife.

• Zhang Qingwen recalled the Two Elders of Xuan Mountain’s history and rejoiced that they and five Rogue Cultivators could help Cloud Immortal Hall win Chongming Pool.
• City Lord Du welcomed Young Master Qi, Young Master Dai, and Young Master Chu as reinforcements from Endless Mountain and promised Northern Heaven would reward them.
• Chu Huan said he had come because Yue'er asked for help, making City Lord Du suspect he had designs on his twelve-year-old daughter.
• Zhan Zuixin entered the reception hall, recognized Chu Huan, and demanded to know where he had taken his missing younger sister.
• Chu Huan called Zhan Zuixin his brother-in-law but could not remember which sister he meant, while Young Master Qi and Young Master Dai scolded him for taking their martial uncle's interest in him as an excuse.

Zhan Zuixin demanded that Chu Huan return his eleven-year-old sister, and Chu Huan’s attempt to reassure him only enraged him further. Qin Shaofeng arrived at the city lord’s hall, where Sha Pojun recognized him as family and Du Zhixing reported that he had brought Lord Li back.

• Zhan Zuixin accused Chu Huan of killing his little sister, but Chu Huan insisted that she was safe in his secret cave abode and promised to seek an imperial marriage grant.
• Chu Huan’s remarks about marrying an eleven-year-old made Zhan Zuixin and others call him a beast.
• Qin Shaofeng arrived after five days of fighting monsters, having reached the Ninth-tier Heavenly Moon Tier and retained Shining Star Value for future advancement.
• Sha Pojun and Du Zhixing supported Qin Shaofeng as he stumbled at the threshold, while Chu Huan recognized Sha Pojun and was overjoyed that he was alive and had reached the Heavenly Moon Tier.
• Du Zhixing reported to Zhan Zuixin and City Lord Du that he had completed his mission and brought Lord Li back.