Chapter Summaries

Mu Chen and Su Youwei reached a forest clearing where Yaoyao introduced them to the powerful Saint Cangyuan. Unable to send them away while he waited for the Zhou Clan, Cangyuan let them stay in the clearing, while Mu Chen began plotting to get some benefits from him.

• Yaoyao asked Cangyuan to send Mu Chen and Su Youwei out of the forest clearing, and Cangyuan saw through their cultivation and talents.
• Cangyuan realized the pair did not belong to the Zhou Clan or the Holy Clan, while Mu Chen calmly claimed they were good people.
• Cangyuan explained that he could not send them away yet because spatial fluctuations might alert the Zhou Clan, whose arrival he was awaiting.
• Cangyuan assured Mu Chen and Su Youwei that they could safely remain in the clearing until the Zhou Clan arrived, within half a year.
• Mu Chen led Su Youwei to find a place to rest and said he hoped to get some good things from Cangyuan.

Cangyuan considered sending Yaoyao out with Mu Chen and Su Youwei, then surprised Mu Chen by offering to take him as a disciple. Mu Chen left the offer undecided, with the option to answer before he departed.

• Cangyuan asked Yaoyao what she thought of Mu Chen and Su Youwei, and she said Mu Chen seemed to be hiding something.
• Cangyuan suggested Yaoyao go out with the two youngsters, but Yaoyao feared he was in danger and offered to help him.
• Mu Chen visited Cangyuan with Su Youwei, shared his cooking, and jokingly proposed becoming sworn brothers with Cangyuan.
• Cangyuan rejected Mu Chen's proposal but said Su Youwei would suit the Zixiao Domain better than his own path.
• Cangyuan asked Mu Chen to become his disciple, and Mu Chen said he would consider the offer before leaving.

Mu Chen accepted Cangyuan as his master and agreed to protect Yaoyao after they left. Cangyuan gave him the growing saber Heaven Abyss, whose abilities and advancement depended on devouring the spirits of enemies.

• Su Youwei congratulated Mu Chen on the prospect of gaining a powerful master, and Mu Chen told her she would find her own opportunity.
• A few days later, Cangyuan summoned Mu Chen and asked him to protect Yaoyao after they left.
• Mu Chen agreed to Cangyuan's request and asked for a sturdy Source Weapon instead of cultivation manuals.
• Cangyuan gave Mu Chen Heaven Abyss, a saber he had forged with nine ancient Source Runes.
• Cangyuan explained that Heaven Abyss could grow by devouring the spirits of enemies Mu Chen killed and could eventually gain the ability to injure a Saint Soul.

Mu Chen, Yaoyao, and Su Youwei waited for Zhou Yuan, who arrived from the Great Zhou Ancestral Land seeking a way to open his meridians. Cangyuan recognized Zhou Yuan’s stolen destiny and Resentful Dragon Poison, but asked what Zhou Yuan could offer in return for help.

• Cangyuan warned Mu Chen not to let Yaoyao undo the seal on her forehead and gave him a Source Rune to signal danger.
• Cangyuan sent Yaoyao to receive Zhou Yuan, and Mu Chen and Su Youwei accompanied her while Tuntun rode on Mu Chen’s head.
• Zhou Yuan teleported from the Great Zhou Ancestral Land and landed face-first in the mud before Mu Chen, Su Youwei, and Yaoyao.
• Mu Chen introduced Yaoyao as his senior sister and told Zhou Yuan that Cangyuan might solve his meridian problem.
• Cangyuan identified Zhou Yuan’s Saint Dragon Qi, stolen destiny, and Resentful Dragon Poison, then said he could help but asked why he should.

Cangyuan tested Zhou Yuan by placing him in a life-or-death trial, which revealed Zhou Yuan’s hidden Eight Meridians and earned him acceptance as Cangyuan’s disciple. Before the group left, Cangyuan gave Su Youwei two sixth-grade Yin Yang arts and told Mu Chen he could seek an art from Yaoyao later.

• Zhou Yuan agreed to become Cangyuan’s disciple, and Cangyuan dropped him into a dark abyss to test him.
• Cangyuan gave Su Youwei the sixth-grade Rime Frost Art and Blazing Flame Art, explaining that she needed one yin and one yang art.
• Mu Chen declined to choose an art before opening his Qi Mansion, and Cangyuan directed him to ask Yaoyao about his collection later.
• Zhou Yuan awoke from the trial and learned that his Eight Meridians had surfaced when he faced death.
• Cangyuan explained that Zhou Yuan’s meridians had been hidden since birth, and Zhou Yuan resolved to work hard despite starting behind Mu Chen and Su Youwei.
• Cangyuan accepted Zhou Yuan as his disciple after Zhou Yuan passed the trial.

Cangyuan sent Mu Chen, Yaoyao, Zhou Yuan, and Tuntun away after giving Zhou Yuan techniques and the Heavenly Origin Brush. The group arrived in the Zhou Clan’s ancestral grounds, where Zhou Qing was surprised to see Mu Chen with Zhou Yuan.

• Cangyuan passed the Dragon Absorption Technique and Chaos God Grinding Meditation Method to Zhou Yuan, then gave him the Heavenly Origin Brush.
• Cangyuan told Zhou Yuan that Mu Chen was his senior brother and that Yaoyao could be considered his senior sister.
• Cangyuan asked Mu Chen to protect Yaoyao, then used a source rune formation to send the group away.
• After they vanished, Cangyuan prepared to face the Saints and noticed an unwelcome guest approaching.
• Mu Chen and the others appeared in a dim cave, where Zhou Qing greeted Mu Chen in surprise.
• Mu Chen explained to Zhou Qing that he had entered the space separately and happened to meet Zhou Yuan there.

Zhou Yuan reunited with Zhou Qing and revealed that his Eight Meridians had appeared, while Mu Chen and his companions set out for the Black Forest Mountain Range. On the journey, they discussed Cangyuan’s immense strength and enemies, and Yaoyao welcomed the world outside as Su Youwei quietly worried about her growing closeness to Mu Chen.

• Zhou Qing welcomed Zhou Yuan back and rejoiced when Zhou Yuan told him his Eight Meridians had appeared.
• Zhou Yuan introduced Su Youwei and Yaoyao to Zhou Qing and explained what had happened since his meridians appeared.
• Zhou Qing returned to Great Zhou City with Zhou Yuan and invited Mu Chen and the others to a royal palace banquet, but Mu Chen declined.
• Mu Chen drove Su Youwei, Yaoyao, and Tuntun toward the Black Forest Mountain Range while Little Marten spoke about Cangyuan’s power.
• Mu Chen told Yaoyao to trust Cangyuan and welcomed her to the world outside, prompting Yaoyao to smile as Su Youwei admired her and felt a pang of jealousy.

Mu Chen tested Heaven Abyss in the Black Forest Mountain Range, then returned to Great Zhou City with Yaoyao and Su Youwei. Yaoyao bought wine and drank heavily at Su Youwei’s home, leaving Mu Chen to wonder how he could afford to keep her supplied.

• Mu Chen used Heaven Abyss to kill a First-grade Source Beast and absorb its soul, slightly illuminating the blade’s first pattern.
• Mu Chen, Yaoyao, Su Youwei, and Tuntun entered Great Zhou City, where Yaoyao followed the scent of wine into a shop.
• Yaoyao chose five bottles of wine and told Mu Chen that Grandpa Hei had instructed her to rely on him for money.
• Su Youwei’s grandfather welcomed the group, and Mu Chen cooked dinner at their home.
• Yaoyao drank a large quantity of strong liquor, and when Mu Chen advised her to drink less, she teased him by mentioning what he wanted to learn from Grandpa Hei.

Yaoyao advised Mu Chen on Origin Patterns and Spirit cultivation while Zhou Yuan visited to ask about the Dragon Absorption Technique. Zhou Yuan learned its basics from Tuntun, then left determined to cultivate harder, while Yaoyao warned Mu Chen to keep his Ancestral Symbol secret.

• Yaoyao explained that Mu Chen’s Void Realm Spirit was not strong enough to turn into a weapon and advised him on Spirit cultivation.
• Zhou Yuan brought Yaoyao wine and asked her for help mastering the Dragon Absorption Technique.
• Yaoyao had Tuntun demonstrate the Dragon Tempering Play and Dragon Absorption Technique, and Zhou Yuan successfully opened his meridian after copying it.
• Mu Chen and Tuntun displayed their Devouring Powers, leaving Zhou Yuan stunned by how quickly they absorbed Heavenly Source Qi.
• Zhou Yuan left determined to cultivate harder, and Yaoyao warned Mu Chen not to reveal his Ancestral Symbol before he was strong enough.

Mu Chen and Su Youwei entered the top ten in the Great Zhou Mansion's Grand Examination and secured places at Jia Academy, while Zhou Yuan stunned the crowd by defeating Lin Feng. The three celebrated their success, and Zhou Yuan promised to supply Mu Chen with wine as Great Zhou prepared for looming threats.

• Mu Chen and Su Youwei advanced into the top ten after most opponents conceded, while Mu Chen warned Liu Xi for insulting Su Youwei and challenged Qi Yue.
• Zhou Yuan rose to fame by defeating the four-meridian Lin Feng despite having opened only two meridians.
• The top ten split between Jia Academy and Yi Academy, with Mu Chen, Su Youwei, and Zhou Yuan's group entering Jia Academy.
• Mu Chen asked Zhou Yuan for money or wine to support Yaoyao's drinking, and Zhou Yuan promised to take wine from the royal treasury.

Mu Chen and the others prepared to cultivate at the Jade Spirit Waterfall, where Yaoyao taught Zhou Yuan a powerful Gathering Origin Pattern and promised to make one for Su Youwei. Mu Chen used the Devouring Ancestral Symbol to absorb all the Essence of Jade Marrow in the waterfall and left hoping to open more meridians.

• Yaoyao showed Zhou Yuan the Ice Fire Gathering Origin Pattern, and Zhou Yuan judged that he had a sixty to seventy percent chance of learning it.
• Mu Chen asked Yaoyao for a Second-grade Gathering Origin Pattern for Su Youwei, and Yaoyao agreed to inscribe one for her.
• Mu Chen arrived at the Jade Spirit Waterfall and heard Yang Zai explain that nobody had ever drained its Essence of Jade Marrow dry.
• Mu Chen activated the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and absorbed all the Essence of Jade Marrow in the waterfall, astonishing the students watching below.
• Mu Chen left the waterfall with enough Essence of Jade Marrow stored to open about two more meridians, while news of his feat spread through Great Zhou Mansion.

Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan secretly mined Purple Spirit Jade Marrow and refined it into concentrated spirit liquid to advance their cultivation. Zhou Yuan left to open his remaining meridians, determined to return before the Grand Examination and surpass Qi Yue.

• Mu Chen reached six meridians after absorbing Essence of Jade Marrow and asked Yaoyao to extract essence from Purple Spirit Jade Marrow.
• Mu Chen recruited Zhou Yuan to sneak to the Jade Spirit Waterfall and mine the ore overnight.
• Yaoyao demonstrated an Origin Pattern that refined the ore into Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid, then left Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan to process the rest.
• After three days of inscribing Origin Patterns, Mu Chen and Zhou Yuan each received one jin of spirit liquid.
• Zhou Yuan returned to the royal palace to open his remaining meridians and vowed to show Qi Yue his progress at the Grand Examination.

Mu Chen opened his Eight Meridians using Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid, though Yaoyao warned that his Ancestral Symbol-infused meridians made his future Qi Mansion dangerous to form. Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei also reached the Eight Meridians, and Zhou Yuan considered his next cultivation steps as the Great Zhou Mansion Examination approached.

• After Zhou Yuan left, Mu Chen gave Su Youwei Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid, then used it to open his final two meridians.
• Yaoyao examined Mu Chen's unusual Eight Meridians and warned him not to rush opening his Qi Mansion, while Little Marten also cautioned him about the risk.
• A few days later, Su Youwei and Zhou Yuan each opened all Eight Meridians, bringing the three of them to the same realm.
• Zhou Yuan discussed how to surprise Qi Yue during the examination, and Mu Chen advised him to rely on his physical strength instead of concealing his realm.
• Yaoyao offered Zhou Yuan a choice between the Heavenly Origin Canon and the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, while Mu Chen decided to wait until he opened his Qi Mansion before choosing a cultivation technique.

At the Great Zhou Mansion Examination, Mu Chen and Su Youwei easily defeated their opponents, while Zhou Yuan faced Qi Yue. Zhou Yuan revealed that he had truly opened all Eight Meridians, leaving Qi Yue and King Qi’s Mansion stunned.

• Zhou Yuan chose the Ancestral Dragon Scripture and realized he needed his father’s help to obtain its required source materials.
• Zhou Qing and Qi Yuan attended the Mansion Examination, where Zhou Qing anticipated Zhou Yuan’s advantage over Qi Yue.
• Mu Chen defeated Chu Yun with the Flowing Water Shattering Rock Palm without opening his meridians, and Su Youwei likewise won with ease.
• Zhou Yuan challenged Qi Yue, who used the Meridian Breaking Art to raise his strength to eight meridians.
• Zhou Yuan revealed that he had genuinely opened all eight meridians, surpassing Qi Yue and shocking the crowd.

After Zhou Yuan defeated Qi Yue, Zhou Qing anticipated an eventual war with King Qi’s Mansion and Great Wu. Mu Chen opened his Qi Mansion, but the eight Ancestral Symbol auras destabilized it until a glowing Stone Talisman entered.

• Zhou Yuan’s victory over Qi Yue ended the Mansion Examination, while Zhou Qing expected conflict with King Qi’s Mansion and vowed to protect Zhou Yuan.
• Mu Chen used Devouring Power to open his Qi Mansion as Yaoyao watched over the process.
• Mu Chen formed a Golden Qi Mansion, but eight Ancestral Symbol auras surged into it and began cracking its foundations.
• Yaoyao prepared to seal Mu Chen’s Qi Mansion as its Source Qi leaked away, but a glowing Stone Talisman flew into it.

Mu Chen’s Qi Mansion stabilized around the Ancestral Stone, leaving him with eight kinds of Source Qi, while Su Youwei opened a legendary Yin Yang Qi Mansion. The chapter ended with Zhou Yuan seeking Yaoyao’s advice about his unusual Blood-colored Qi Mansion.

• The Ancestral Stone calmed Mu Chen’s Ancestral Symbols and began repairing his Qi Mansion, which now held eight kinds of Ancestral Symbol Source Qi.
• Mu Chen discovered that his Devouring Qi rivaled Eighth-grade Origin Energy, while Yaoyao warned that combining the different strands could be dangerous.
• Yaoyao explained that Su Youwei’s Yin Yang Qi Mansion could contain two kinds of Source Qi only if she cultivated balanced yin- and yang-attribute arts.
• Su Youwei opened her Qi Mansion, which manifested as a Yin Yang Qi Mansion, and she memorized Yaoyao’s guidance about maintaining its balance.
• Zhou Yuan told Yaoyao that his Qi Mansion had turned blood-colored, and she attributed it to the Resentful Dragon Poison and advised him to be careful.

Mu Chen, Zhou Yuan, Yaoyao, and their companions traveled from Great Zhou City to Canglan County for training, enduring a wrecked carriage and a long horseback journey. After Mu Chen’s Qi Mansion recovered, the group reached the dangerous border city, where Zhou Yuan became wary of the nearby Black Abyss and its powerful inhabitants.

• Zhou Yuan invited Mu Chen and the others to travel with him to Canglan County, and they agreed.
• Mu Chen and Tuntun’s horseplay destroyed their carriage, so Yaoyao blasted them away and the group continued on horseback.
• After ten days on the road, Mu Chen arrived with Zhou Yuan and the others in Canglan County, and his Qi Mansion had fully recovered.
• Zhou Yuan surveyed Canglan City and grew cautious about its dangerous borderlands and the Black Abyss, home to threats such as the Black Poison King.

Mu Chen, Zhou Yuan, and their companions arrived in Canglan County, where Tuntun scared away men bothering Su Youwei and Yaoyao and Wei Qingqing confronted the group. Mu Chen revealed that he planned to explore the Black Abyss ruins, and Wei Qingqing warned them about the dangers there.

• Mu Chen had Tuntun roar at the leering passersby, driving them away with its terrifying aura.
• Wei Qingqing arrived with Canglan Army soldiers and questioned the group, mistaking Mu Chen for Zhou Yuan until Zhou Yuan corrected her.
• Mu Chen introduced himself as Zhou Yuan's senior brother and joked that he was more handsome, earning Wei Qingqing's disdain for his apparent indulgence in women.
• At the Canglan Army camp, Mu Chen gave Yaoyao wine and Tuntun dried Origin Beast meat, then told Su Youwei he intended to search the Black Abyss ruins of the ancient War Puppet Sect.
• Wei Qingqing warned the group that the Black Abyss was dangerous and described the Black Poison King as a troublesome enemy even Wei Canglan could not defeat.

Zhou Yuan’s group accompanied Qi Hao’s group to the Grand General’s Mansion, where Master Ying appeared to cure Wei Bin’s Miasma Demon Poison. Yaoyao exposed that Master Ying had only suppressed the poison, leaving Wei Canglan doubtful and the cure unresolved.

• Wei Qingqing led Zhou Yuan’s and Qi Hao’s groups to the Grand General’s Mansion, where Zhou Yuan hoped Yaoyao could help Wei Canglan’s son.
• Master Ying claimed his Third-grade Poison Dissolving Pattern could cure Wei Bin and inscribed it on the boy, making the black spots disappear.
• When Zhou Yuan questioned the apparent cure, Wei Canglan grew angry, and Tuntun shattered his pressure with its roar.
• Yaoyao explained that Master Ying had used a Poison Suppressing Pattern and told Wei Canglan to test a specific acupoint with a silver needle.
• Master Ying’s expression changed, and Wei Canglan began to doubt him.

Wei Canglan exposed Master Ying and Qi Hao’s deception after discovering Miasma Demon Poison in Wei Bin, then asked Zhou Yuan to save his son. Zhou Yuan agreed to try in ten days, securing Wei Canglan’s support and valuable materials while Yaoyao prepared to teach him a Source Rune.

• Wei Canglan tested the needle removed from Wei Bin, found Miasma Demon Poison on its tip, and had Master Ying disarmed and imprisoned while Qi Hao was sent away.
• Wei Canglan asked Mu Chen and the others to save Wei Bin, and Mu Chen recommended Zhou Yuan for the task.
• Yaoyao said Zhou Yuan would need ten days to prepare, and Wei Canglan agreed to wait and arranged guest rooms for the group.
• Zhou Yuan asked Wei Canglan for the Fire Spirit Ear, Jade Infant Fruit, and Origin Devouring Stone in exchange for helping Wei Bin, and Wei Canglan accepted.
• Yaoyao gave Zhou Yuan a list of dangerous materials and planned to teach him a Grade Two Source Rune to treat the poison; Zhou Yuan trusted her despite his nerves.