Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping stopped the slaughter, took control of the Innate Spiritual Spring, and helped Jiang Siqi’s family secure resources for their child. After discovering that Jiang Ping’s gift was a Half-Step Heavenly Technique, Yin Yue began to suspect that he and his companions came from extraordinary origins.

• Jiang Ping spared Yin He at Jiang Siqi’s request, stripped him of his status as heir, and told Yin Xiang to nurture Jiang Siqi’s younger brother-in-law instead.
• Jiang Ping demanded the Innate Spiritual Spring and went with Yin Xiang to retrieve it while Jiang Siqi became the honored guest at the gathering.
• Yin Yue learned Jiang Ping’s strength from Jiang Siqi, while Yin He was warned that he had lost the clan’s support and should avoid causing trouble.
• Jiang Ping returned with four portions of the Spiritual Spring, giving one to Yin Xiang and the remaining three to Jiang Siqi, who saved them for his family.
• Yin Yue found Jiang Ping’s gifted blade art and realized it was a Half-Step Heavenly Technique, then began studying it for herself and her child.

Jiang Siqi decided to establish a Spirit Wander Jiang Family on Lingchuan Island and make it a base for All Saints of Xuanxin Island. After bidding farewell to the seniors, Jiang Ping returned to Golden Cloud Island to collect Divine Medicine and appeared unexpectedly at Ling Chen’s residence.

• Jiang Siqi told Jiang Ping and the others that he would stay on Lingchuan Island, build his own family, and help All Saints of Xuanxin Island find a stable foothold beyond their island.
• Shangguan Chun, Jiang Ping, and Martial Saint Murong toasted Xuanxin Island’s future, and Jiang Ping left at dawn to seek medicine for his children.
• Jiang Ping crossed back to Golden Cloud Island and headed to the Ling Family to collect the Divine Medicine prepared by the Qi Family’s Old Ancestor.
• Jiang Ping’s spatial fissure appeared above Ling Mansion, frightening Ling Chen’s descendants and prompting Ling Chen to emerge from seclusion.
• Jiang Ping greeted Ling Chen, who recognized him and feared that he had returned to settle accounts with the Ling Family.

Jiang Ping left Golden Cloud Island and began traveling toward the Island of Ten Thousand Saints, stopping at Zhenyung Island along the way. Ling Chen reflected on the distance between himself and Jiang Ping, then received a series of visitors connected to their encounter.

• Jiang Ping accepted the Qi Clan's Water Element Divine Medicine from Ling Chen and assured him that he would not pursue old grievances.
• Ling Chen explained to his descendant that Jiang Ping's overwhelming presence made friendship feel burdensome, then returned to preparing for his third Crossing the Tribulation.
• The Qi Family's Old Ancestor, Hao Jun, and other visitors came to Ling Chen after Jiang Ping departed.
• Jiang Ping traveled across the sea, encountered a giant bird that tried to make him its mount, and left it behind.
• Jiang Ping reached Zhenyung Island in disguise, intending to rest and possibly see Zhong Shenxiu.

Jiang Ping arrived in Zhong Clan Main City and joined a crowd of geniuses hoping to meet Zhong Shenxiu. When he learned that entry to the gathering cost ten Spirit Pills, he tried to leave, but Qin Feng and the others urged him to stay.

• Jiang Ping reached Zhong Clan Main City and learned that many young geniuses had come on pilgrimage to meet Zhong Shenxiu.
• Qin Feng invited Jiang Ping to join the pilgrimage crowd, and Jiang Ping introduced himself as Fang Yong while meeting You Xue and Tang Yu.
• The group arrived at a manor where visitors were told to pay ten Spirit Pills to enter and meet Zhong Shenxiu.
• Jiang Ping decided the fee was not worth paying and started to leave.
• Qin Feng and You Xue urged Jiang Ping not to miss the opportunity, while Tang Yu asked whether he could not afford ten Spirit Pills.

Jiang Ping attended Zhong Shenxiu’s meet-and-greet with Qin Feng, Tang Yu, and You Xue, and learned about Divine Medicine and the dangers of the Yellow Springs Absolute Land. The conversation left him interested in the Forbidden Land, where rare wild medicine could be found.

• Jiang Ping admitted he lacked the ten Spirit Pills needed for admission, so Qin Feng paid for them and brought him into the gathering.
• Qin Feng explained that Zhong Shenxiu would play the qin at the lake pavilion and test the guests’ talent.
• Jiang Ping told Qin Feng, Tang Yu, and You Xue that his humble background left him struggling to obtain resources and Divine Medicine.
• Tang Yu and You Xue explained that Divine Medicine helped Spirit Wanderers break through and awaken the Primordial Spirit’s Undying characteristic early.
• Tang Yu and Qin Feng described Yellow Springs in Xingluo Domain as a perilous Forbidden Land where wild Divine Medicine grew, and recounted the island’s destruction during a battle between two Near-Dao Beings.

Jiang Ping discovered that the Zhong Clan had been deceiving visitors by sending Zhong Shenxiu’s younger brother, disguised as her, to entertain them. He kept the secret as the disguised young man appeared and the admirers fought over his handkerchief.

• Jiang Ping overheard Zhong Clan attendants reveal that Zhong Shenxiu would not attend and that her younger brother would appear in disguise.
• Jiang Ping learned the younger brother was using the deception to mock Zhong Shenxiu’s admirers, but chose not to expose him.
• The disguised Zhong Shenxiu descended, and the warriors crowded closer, believing they were seeing the Heavenly Maiden.
• Qin Feng hinted that he liked feminine men, causing the disguised young man to shudder.
• The disguised young man’s handkerchief fell into the lake, and Tang Yu fought off the others to claim it before being refused when he tried to return it.

Jiang Ping saw through the guqin music’s hidden power and nearly awakened the True Saint Artifact, then learned that Qin Feng’s brother was gathering Close to the Dao Seeds to explore the Yellow Springs Absolute Land for the Great Dao Tree. Qin Feng invited Jiang Ping to join the expedition, and Jiang Ping left the decision to his brother.

• You Xue congratulated Brother Tang, while Qin Feng abandoned his plan to offer the wary man advice.
• Xiao Nan Liang played the Eight Heavenly Sounds, helping several martial artists break through, while Jiang Ping found the music had little effect on him.
• Jiang Ping used his Reincarnation Eye to inspect the guqin, awakening its power and causing a thunderous interruption; Qin Feng identified it as a True Saint Artifact.
• Qin Feng deduced that Jiang Ping had forged his foundation with a Heavenly Art, and Jiang Ping disclosed that he had used Water, Fire, and Earth.
• Qin Feng invited Jiang Ping to join his brother’s expedition to the Yellow Springs Absolute Land, where they planned to seek the Great Dao Tree; Jiang Ping said his participation depended on his brother’s approval.

Jiang Ping learned most of the Zhong Clan’s Eight Heavenly Sounds while listening to Zhong Shenxiu perform, and agreed to visit Qin Feng’s family to discuss joining a team bound for the Yellow Springs Absolute Land. As they left Zhenyung Island, Qin Feng revealed that his brother was recruiting powerful Close to the Dao Seeds for a quest involving the Great Dao Tree.

• Jiang Ping and his Enlightenment Minions studied the Eight Heavenly Sounds, refining their copied melodies as Zhong Shenxiu performed the Killing Songs.
• Jiang Ping learned that Zhong Shenxiu had defeated the Seventh Seat of the Close to the Dao Seed Ranking, and Qin Feng said his brother had once challenged her in the Same Realm.
• Jiang Ping agreed to visit Qin Feng’s brother after the banquet and consider joining the team heading to the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.
• Jiang Ping and Qin Feng left Zhenyung Island, and Qin Feng said his brother had recruited three Close to the Dao Seeds and was inviting Lin Tianjiao.
• Qin Feng said the Great Dao Tree had drawn Close to the Dao Seeds from Tianluo Region, Xingluo, and Another Domain, and that Ji Wushuang had arrived.

Jiang Ping traveled with Qin Feng to Qin Island and joined Qin Yun’s group of Close to the Dao Seeds after demonstrating his Three Talents Divine Eyes. His display summoned four ancient fiends and drew an angry challenge from a powerful cultivator in Qin City.

• Qin Feng explained that Ji Wushuang was a formidable rival and that Zhong Shenxiu believed Jiang Pingping had forged a Reincarnation Body by merging Life and Death.
• Jiang Ping and Qin Feng crossed the sea to Qin Island, where Qin Feng brought him to the mansion of his older brother, Qin Yun.
• Qin Yun agreed to let Jiang Ping join the group if he demonstrated his Heavenly Art, and Jiang Ping met Qin Yun, Hao Jun, Shu Mingxiao, and Wu Qingqing.
• Jiang Ping activated his Three Talents Divine Eyes and Bone Technique, stirring fierce winds and purple lightning across Qin City.
• Jiang Ping summoned the ancient fiends Hundun, Qiongqi, Taowu, and Taotie, prompting an angry shout from a cultivator in the city.

Jiang Ping demonstrated his unusual Three Talents techniques to the Close to the Dao Seeds, then traded the technique to Wu Qingqing for three Divine Medicines. After three days as a guest of the Qin Family, he joined Qin Yun’s group as they set out for the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.

• Jiang Ping’s Fierce Beast technique alarmed the Qin Clan, but Qin Yun stopped the experts from treating the display as an attack.
• Jiang Ping summoned four Auspicious Beasts with his Good Fortune Technique, impressing the Close to the Dao Seeds while saying he wanted to control the true Eight Beasts.
• Wu Qingqing agreed to pay three Divine Medicines for Jiang Ping’s Three Talents Technique, and Qin Yun fetched two more from the Ancestral Land.
• Jiang Ping learned that only one of Wu Qingqing’s medicines was a Fire Element Herb, but he already had two of the four medicines needed to refine Heavenly Medicine.
• Jiang Ping stayed with the Qin Family for three days, then Qin Yun gathered the group and led them out toward the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.

Qin Yun and his companions traveled to the Yellow Springs Absolute Land, where Close to the Dao Seeds had gathered to search for the Great Dao Tree. After learning that Lin Tianjiao and other powerful cultivators had already entered, they rested and gathered information, while Jiang Ping focused on finding Divine Medicines.

• Qin Yun told his companions that Lin Tianjiao had joined a stronger team and left without keeping their agreement.
• Jiang Ping and the others discussed the danger of the Forbidden Land and set out for the Yellow Springs Absolute Land.
• The group arrived at the shattered islands and heard an unfamiliar Close to the Dao Seed speak of protecting North Nether from future calamity.
• The five Close to the Dao Seeds rested on a nearby man-made island and learned that Lin Tianjiao, Zhong Shenxiu, and Ji Wushuang had entered a Desolate Island in search of the Great Dao Tree.
• A wounded Close to the Dao Seed revealed that he had suffered a Dao Injury and confirmed that Divine Medicines could be found there, drawing Jiang Ping's interest.

Qin Yun and his companions learned about the dangers of Number Four Desolate Land and the Great Dao Tree drawing powerful cultivators to No. 3 Forbidden Land. After hearing that the tree had been found, seven Close to the Dao Seed entered the frozen Forbidden Land together.

• Hao Jun urged the others not to lose heart over setbacks, and the group went to a tavern to gather information.
• Qin Yun and his companions heard that a Close to the Dao Seed had disappeared in Number Four Desolate Land, where powerful Spirit Wander cultivators had vanished before.
• A returning Close to the Dao Seed reported that Zhong Shenxiu and Ji Wushuang had exchanged a few moves, though no one knew who had prevailed.
• The group learned that many experts were seeking the Great Dao Tree in No. 3 Forbidden Land, and two Close to the Dao Seed joined them.
• After hearing that someone had found traces of the tree in the Core Zone, seven Close to the Dao Seed set out overnight and entered the frozen No. 3 Forbidden Land.

Jiang Ping and his companions crossed the Forbidden Land’s dangerous outer regions, enduring deadly heat, snow, and other calamities while trying to catch up with the main force. After Yao Hong suggested reducing the group, the companions argued over whether Jiang Ping was useful, but Qin Yun settled the dispute and they continued together.

• Qin Yun led the group along a safe route through the icy and crimson regions toward the core of the Forbidden Land.
• In a dense forest, Jiang Ping spotted Divine Medicine guarded by a powerful Tree Demon but agreed to leave it alone and conserve their strength.
• Wu Qingqing used her life-type Heavenly Art to protect the group as they crossed a deadly snowfield.
• After further calamities injured Hao Jun and exhausted Qin Yun, Yao Hong suggested that the group split up, drawing objections from Wu Qingqing and Shu Mingxiao.
• Qin Yun smoothed over the argument, and the group rested for half a day before setting out again.

Jiang Ping collected an Earth Divine Medicine in a fog-shrouded rainforest, then returned to the group and attacked after realizing the figures with him were demons disguised as his teammates. He learned that his enemy had reached the Seventh Heaven.

• The group encountered powerful demons near the core region and reached a rainforest filled with unnatural fog.
• Jiang Ping ignored the others' warnings and entered the fog alone to retrieve an Earth Divine Medicine.
• Jiang Ping returned unharmed, hiding his stiff smile and the medicine from the group.
• Jiang Ping suddenly attacked the supposed teammates with his Broken Sword, blasting away the fog and forest.
• Jiang Ping recognized that the demons had taken his teammates' forms and realized his opponent was in the Seventh Heaven.

Jiang Ping killed the Flower Demons after a brutal fight that left him badly injured, then continued toward his teammates. He arrived with a mysterious blue-robed youth following him, whom the group recognized as Yan Liang, the missing Tenth Seat among the Close to the Dao Seeds.

• Jiang Ping killed Yao Hong and fought the remaining Flower Demons, using the Broken Sword and his Sword of Time to overcome them despite suffering severe injuries.
• Qin Yun and the other Flower Demons tried to escape through pollen, but Jiang Ping pursued and killed them, then destroyed their corpses with Samsara Intent.
• Jiang Ping treated his injuries and reflected that his realm was too low to match Ji Wushuang or Zhong Shenxiu, so he would have to rely on teammates.
• A blue-robed youth appeared before Jiang Ping, introduced himself as a fellow contender for the Great Dao Tree, and followed him despite Jiang Ping's reluctance.
• Jiang Ping reunited with his teammates, who recognized the youth as Yan Liang, the missing Tenth Seat from Number Four Desolate Land.

Jiang Ping’s group questioned Yan Liang’s return from Number Four Desolate Land, then confirmed he was alive and accepted him into their team. After resting, the enlarged group advanced through the Forbidden Land and killed another powerful demon creature, leaving Qin Yun confident they could challenge Ji Wushuang.

• Yao Hong and the others suspected Yan Liang was a monster or possessed after he returned from Number Four Desolate Land, but Wu Qingqing examined him and confirmed he was alive.
• Jiang Ping admitted that he had drawn the Flower Demon to the group, while Shu Mingxiao defended him against Yao Hong’s criticism.
• Yan Liang asked to join the team pursuing Zhong Shenxiu’s group, and Qin Yun agreed to let him join.
• After resting for a day, the group continued deeper into the Forbidden Land, where Yan Liang helped them kill another Eighth Heaven demon creature.
• Qin Yun praised Yan Liang’s contribution and said the strengthened team could contend with Ji Wushuang.

Jiang Ping led Qin Yun’s group through the Core Zone, gathered medicines, and helped them catch up with Zhong Shenxiu’s party. After the group confronted three Close to the Dao Seeds over Divine Medicine, the newcomers asked to join, and Yao Hong suggested removing members to make room, leaving Qin Yun to decide whether they would stay.

• Jiang Ping guided the group through the True Saint’s graveyard to his abandoned sleeping palace, then returned after gathering medicine below a cliff.
• The group continued through the Core Zone, and Jiang Ping gathered more medicine along the way.
• Jiang Ping found two Five Elements Divine Medicines near a Bamboo Forest and brought the group to confront three Close to the Dao Seeds guarding the area.
• The three Close to the Dao Seeds yielded the medicines, but their White-robed Woman asked to join Qin Yun’s team afterward.
• Yao Hong agreed to let them join and suggested removing one or two current members, prompting Shu Mingxiao to challenge Qin Yun to choose.

After leaving Qin Yun’s group, Jiang Ping and Shu Mingxiao headed deeper into Black Mountain Ridge, where they reunited with Hao Jun, Yan Liang, and Wu Qingqing. Yao Hong, Qin Yun, and the White-robed Woman then proposed joining forces against the dangerous demons ahead.

• Jiang Ping left the team with Shu Mingxiao, who felt hurt that Qin Yun had not tried to stop them.
• Jiang Ping and Shu Mingxiao decided to continue toward the Great Dao Tree, and Jiang Ping led the way through the forest.
• Hao Jun, Yan Liang, and Wu Qingqing caught up with them and warned that a Demon King in Black Mountain Ridge was nearing the True Saint Realm.
• The three newcomers said they had chosen to stay with Jiang Ping and Shu Mingxiao, moving Shu Mingxiao to tears.
• Yao Hong, Qin Yun, and the White-robed Woman caught up and asked to travel together for safety.

Jiang Ping led his companions through Black Mountain Ridge, refusing Qin Yun’s offer to join forces and choosing to fly despite the danger of waking a great demon. The chapter left Qin Yun’s group debating their route after their Three Talents guide hesitated and decided to detour.

• Jiang Ping refused Qin Yun’s proposed alliance and led his five companions away, while the White-robed Woman’s group chose not to follow them.
• Jiang Ping ordered his companions to fly through Black Mountain Ridge despite Wu Qingqing’s warning that their disturbance could alert a nearby great demon.
• Hao Jun revealed that the White-robed Woman’s group had been injured by a Ninth Heaven great demon in the True Saint Graveyard, making Shu Mingxiao and Wu Qingqing reconsider the danger they had faced.
• Qin Yun and the others arrived beneath the sound of a sleeping great demon and asked their Three Talents guide whether to proceed or detour.
• The Three Talents guide hesitated, then advised Qin Yun’s group to detour because his sense of Good and Bad Fortunes was not completely reliable.

Jiang Ping's group safely crossed Black Mountain Ridge after detouring around a Demon King, while Qin Yun's group returned injured after their guide misjudged the route. Yao Hong and Qin Yun learned that their own journey had been smooth until they met the Three Talents User, leaving their team’s confidence shaken.

• Jiang Ping warned his group about a Demon King ahead, and they detoured over ten thousand miles to leave Black Mountain Ridge safely.
• Qin Yun's group gathered at the ridge entrance with injuries after their Three Talents User led them into a great demon's dwelling.
• Yao Hong criticized the Three Talents User for misjudging danger twice and said Fang Yong had guided them without life-threatening mistakes.
• Yao Hong and Qin Yun learned that Jiang Ping's group had encountered demons in the True Saint Graveyard but crossed it safely.
• Qin Yun said his group had traveled smoothly through the graveyard until they met the Three Talents User.