Chapter Summaries

Xing Yu and Elder Qin apologized to Qin Yan and gave him twenty Meridian Unblocking Pills, but they evaded his questions about why they had changed their attitude. Qin Yan realized someone was secretly protecting him, while Elder Qin explained that Qin Yan had bluffed Xing Yu into revealing nothing.

• Xing Yu admitted that he and Elder Qin had been the Black-Robed Men who confronted Qin Yan the day before, and they apologized.
• Elder Qin offered Qin Yan twenty Meridian Unblocking Pills, which Qin Yan accepted.
• Qin Yan questioned Xing Yu and Elder Qin, whose evasive answers led him to suspect someone had forced them to apologize.
• Qin Yan threatened to report their perfunctory apology to the Sanctuary and left, using Xing Yu's anxious reaction to confirm that someone was secretly protecting him.
• Xing Yu worried that Qin Yan would report them, but Elder Qin explained that Qin Yan had been bluffing and knew nothing about Mystic Guard.

After learning that Xing Yu and Elder Qin had ambushed him, Qin Yan trained and prepared for the End-of-Month Assessment, arriving at the Mystic Sanctuary with fourteen meridians opened. The second-round Challenge Tournament began, with more disciples competing than at the previous assessment.

• Elder Qin reassured Xing Yu that Qin Yan had only speculated about the ambush and advised him to stay calm in future.
• Qin Yan returned to training and, after refining twenty Meridian Unblocking Pills, opened six more meridians, bringing his total to fourteen.
• On November 30, Qin Yan walked to the Mystic Sanctuary instead of taking an airship and reached the plaza without incident.
• While waiting for the assessment, Qin Yan trained with his spear as disciples gathered and attempted the Heavenly Stairway.
• The second-round Challenge Tournament began under a white-haired elder, and Qin Yan noticed that several hundred more disciples had qualified than the previous month.

Qin Yan faced Ao Yuan on the Golden Arena and overwhelmed him in a direct clash after advancing to Peak Fifth Grade Qi Refining and Mid Fifth Grade Body Tempering. He continued attacking until Ao Yuan transformed into his Flood Dragon True Body, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Qin Yan sat on his throne without anyone challenging him, disappointed that he could not test his new strength.
• The Golden Arena summoned Qin Yan and Ao Yuan, who challenged him under Prince Long Aotian’s orders.
• Qin Yan activated Blood Burst and enhanced his spear, bringing his Blood Qi to 1,721,200 Cal.
• Qin Yan’s spear clashed head-on with Ao Yuan’s fist, sending Ao Yuan staggering back with a bleeding hand.
• Qin Yan unleashed repeated spear-qi attacks infused with metal, wood, and Extinction Intent.
• Ao Yuan transformed into his Flood Dragon True Body and desperately fought off Qin Yan’s incoming attacks.

Qin Yan defeated Ao Yuan in a brutal arena battle, leaving the flood dragon unconscious and badly wounded. As the other prodigies grew wary of Qin Yan, he watched the remaining matches and wondered why he alone kept getting challenged.

• Qin Yan broke through Ao Yuan’s defenses and repeatedly stabbed the same spot until his spear pierced the flood dragon’s body.
• Qin Yan continued attacking until Ao Yuan collapsed, returned to human form, and lost consciousness, giving Qin Yan the victory.
• Qin Yan returned to his throne as the prodigies, including Huang Jiuli, feared his ruthless fighting style and resolved to avoid challenging him.
• Qin Yan watched the other arenas to assess potential rivals and noted that the other six people who passed the Heavenly Stairway had not been challenged.

Qin Yan completed his Silence Spear Intent and continued balancing cultivation with work at the Heavenly Arena while seeking a way into the Inner Academy. On December 14th, two striking girls arrived outside the arena.

• After the End-of-Month Assessment ended, Qin Yan returned to Mystic City and resumed his nightly work and spear training at the Heavenly Arena.
• Throughout December, Qin Yan practiced, fought occasional arena challenges, placed bets, and earned Heavenly Points.
• Qin Yan perfected his Silence Spear Intent, but realized he needed other spear-intent inheritances to progress toward Great Annihilation Spear Intent.
• Qin Yan considered entering the Inner Academy before its assessment in four months, where he could access the First Grade Shatter Spear Intent, but decided to focus for now on training and his Gold Defender assignment.
• On the night of December 14th, two eye-catching girls arrived at the Heavenly Arena, including a noble-looking girl with fiery red hair and a crimson phoenix robe.

Huang Jiuli and Yin Li went to the Fifth Grade Arena after hearing that Qin Yan might fight, where they watched Lei Yu defeat challenger after challenger. After Lei Yu won eight matches in a row, Qin Yan appeared to face him.

• Huang Jiuli persuaded Yin Li to visit the arena, then changed their destination to the Fifth Grade Arena after hearing people discuss Qin Yan.
• Huang Jiuli and Yin Li watched the Challenge Tournament while waiting for Qin Yan to appear.
• Lei Yu, a Thunder Eagle Clan Prodigy, defeated his challengers with lightning and earned eight consecutive victories.
• Qin Yan entered the arena, prompting the crowd to cheer and place bets on him.

Qin Yan faced Lei Yu in the arena after Huang Jiuli and Yin Li bet on Qin Yan to win. Lei Yu unleashed his Thunder Eagle Sky-Shattering Claw, but Qin Yan shattered it with one spear thrust and charged straight at him.

• Huang Jiuli recognized Qin Yan and bet on him to win, then persuaded Yin Li to place the same bet.
• Lei Yu recovered from his earlier matches and entered the arena confident that his higher cultivation and strength would give him the advantage.
• At the start of the match, Lei Yu flew upward and attacked with his Thunder Eagle Sky-Shattering Claw while Qin Yan activated his Blood Mist Domain.
• Qin Yan used Blood Burst and his spear intent to break Lei Yu's lightning claw with a single thrust.
• Qin Yan rushed toward Lei Yu and swept his spear at him as Lei Yu stared in disbelief.

Qin Yan decisively defeated Lei Yu at the Fifth Grade Arena, then learned his Gold Defender assignment was ending after the arena found a replacement. Rather than leave, he registered as a challenger in the Fifth Grade Arena Challenge Tournament and rented a room to continue training.

• Qin Yan knocked Lei Yu unconscious with a single spear thrust, winning their match without using his full strength.
• Huang Jiuli and Yin Li watched the arena, then left to continue cultivating after no other formidable challengers appeared.
• Sun Cheng told Qin Yan that the arena had found a Gold Defender and ended his assignment, and Qin Yan accepted the decision.
• Sun Cheng revoked Qin Yan's Gold Defender status and wished him success before leaving.
• Qin Yan registered for the Fifth Grade Arena Challenge Tournament as a challenger, paid the fee, and rented a room to train.

Qin Yan entered the Fifth Grade Arena as a challenger and won eight consecutive matches with a single spear strike each. He faced a powerful Half-Dragon for his ninth match and opened with Blood Mist Domain and Blood Burst.

• Qin Yan appeared as a challenger despite having resigned as a Gold Defender, sparking a betting frenzy in the stands.
• Qin Yan defeated Rock Peak with one spear strike and continued fighting consecutive matches under the arena's rules.
• Qin Yan won seven more matches, each in a single exchange, bringing his streak to eight straight wins.
• A Half-Dragon at Peak Fifth Grade in both Qi Refining and Body Refining entered to face Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan activated Blood Mist Domain, weakening the Half-Dragon, then used his Spirit Weapon Skill, Blood Burst.

Qin Yan defeated the Half-Dragon and the final Gold Defender, earning ten consecutive victories in the arena. Sun Cheng awarded him 300 Heavenly Points, which Qin Yan spent on Meridian Unblocking Pills.

• Qin Yan overwhelmed the Half-Dragon with a single spear strike, leaving him unconscious and furious at Sun Cheng for misleading him.
• Qin Yan defeated the Tiger Tribe Gold Defender with one sweep of his spear and achieved ten consecutive victories as a challenger.
• Sun Cheng offered Qin Yan 300 Heavenly Points as a reward for his winning streak.
• Qin Yan exchanged his Heavenly Points at the Resource Hall for sixty-six Meridian Unblocking Pills.

Huang Jiuli and Yin Li approached Qin Yan after his Heavenly Arena challenge to tell him that this year’s Inner Academy assessment would be a mission competition. Yin Li explained the chance to enter a newly discovered Small World, and Qin Yan realized they wanted him to join their team.

• Qin Yan left the Heavenly Arena and encountered Huang Jiuli and Yin Li on the streets of Mystic City.
• Yin Li introduced herself as a West Academy disciple and said she and Huang Jiuli had come to discuss something with Qin Yan.
• Yin Li told Qin Yan that the Inner Academy assessment would be a three-month mission competition, with individual contribution determining Inner Academy entry.
• Yin Li explained that the ten highest-ranked teams across the four academies would gain access to a newly discovered Small World and its potential rewards, including Dao Essence.
• Qin Yan inferred that Huang Jiuli and Yin Li wanted him to join their team.

Qin Yan declined Yin Li and Huang Jiuli’s invitation to join their Small World mission until he could learn more, while the two women prepared to pursue the mission without him. He returned to training and, on December 16th, unblocked his Fifteenth Meridian, bringing himself close to becoming a Late Meridian Unblocking Martial Artist.

• Yin Li invited Qin Yan to join a mission in a newly discovered Small World, but Qin Yan asked for several days to consider it.
• Huang Jiuli urged Qin Yan to decide before the end of the month, while Yin Li told Huang Jiuli to train for the coming team competition.
• Qin Yan returned to his courtyard and divided his time between spear practice and refining Meridian Unblocking Pills.
• On December 16th, Qin Yan broke through the barrier to his Fifteenth Meridian and began letting it stabilize.

Qin Yan learned the details of the upcoming mission-based Inner Academy Assessment and agreed to team up with Huang Jiuli. After drinking her powerful Spirit Wine, he began using its energy to open his Sixteenth Meridian.

• Shen Wanqian confirmed that the Sanctuary would hold the Inner Academy Assessment through missions within the next three months and explained the competition rules to Qin Yan.
• Qin Yan weighed his options and decided to accept Huang Jiuli's invitation to form a team.
• Qin Yan visited Huang Jiuli's courtyard, agreed to cooperate, and toasted with her.
• The Spirit Wine made Qin Yan's blood surge with heat, so he circulated the Undying Blood Demon Scripture and directed its power toward his Sixteenth Meridian.

Qin Yan opened two more meridians with Huang Jiuli’s Phoenix Brew, then spent the following weeks cultivating and preparing for the End-of-Month Assessment. By the assessment, he had reached Late Meridian Unblocking with thirty-one meridians open, and the chapter ended as the challenges continued beneath the evening sky.

• Qin Yan opened his Sixteenth and Seventeenth Meridians while refining the energy from Huang Jiuli’s Phoenix Brew, impressing Huang Jiuli with his cultivation speed.
• Qin Yan asked Huang Jiuli about the remaining team members and learned they were both Sixth Grade Special-Class Disciples; he then left to continue cultivating.
• Qin Yan practiced spear techniques and refined Meridian Unblocking Pills until the December 31st End-of-Month Assessment began.
• Qin Yan inspected his progress and found that he had opened thirty-one meridians, transformed twenty-five into Blood Demon Veins, and reached Late Meridian Unblocking with 381,000 Cal of Base Blood Qi.
• The disciples sensed Qin Yan’s formidable aura, while Ao Yuan felt relieved that Prince Long Aotian had stopped ordering him to challenge Qin Yan.
• The assessment’s challenges continued as the sun set over the Mystic Sanctuary.

Yun Nichang announced a three-month mission competition in which the top six thousand disciples would enter the Inner Academy, while the top ten teams would qualify for a newly discovered Small World. Qin Yan formed a team with Huang Jiuli, prepared by training, and welcomed January 1, 2027, determined to enter the Inner Academy and reach the Small World.

• Yun Nichang ended the assessment and announced that the top six thousand disciples by Mystic Points over the next three months would enter the Inner Academy.
• Yun Nichang opened five-person teams across the four academies and declared that the top ten teams would qualify for the newly discovered Small World.
• Qin Yan read the assessment rules and formed a team with Huang Jiuli, who said she would later recruit Yin Li.
• Qin Yan returned to his courtyard and trained with his spear to prepare for the competition and the Small World.
• On January 1, 2027, Qin Yan reflected on his time at the Mystic Sanctuary and looked ahead to a new beginning.

Qin Yan mastered triple-attribute fusion through the Five Elements Chaos Genesis and began breaking through to Sixth Grade by using all fifty Sixth Grade Spirit Pills to nourish his Five Elements Saplings. The chapter left him in the midst of his breakthrough, as a tremendous bang sounded within his body.

• Qin Yan saw that his Five Elements Chaos Genesis had reached 53% and confirmed he had mastered all ten dual-attribute fusions.
• Qin Yan fused metal, wood, and fire True Qi for the first time, meeting the conditions to break through to Sixth Grade and unlocking the potential for Three-Colored Divine Light.
• Qin Yan planned to focus next on the Undying Blood Demon Scripture and Alchemy, then began circulating the Five Elements Chaos Genesis to break through.
• Qin Yan swallowed all fifty Sixth Grade Spirit Pills, guiding their medicinal power into the Five Elements Saplings within his body.
• Qin Yan heard a tremendous bang within his body as the five saplings underwent a dramatic change and radiated their respective Five Elements Light.

Qin Yan cultivated the Gold Element Wonder Tree and linked it to his Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon, then checked his status after reaching Early Sixth Grade. His Total Blood Qi had risen to 525,000 Cal, exceeding that of an ordinary Peak Sixth Grade warrior.

• Qin Yan began condensing the Gold Element Wonder Tree using the seals from the Five Elements Chaos Genesis.
• The Gold Element Wonder Tree grew to three zhang tall, its golden aura sharpening as it completed its transformation.
• Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon sent golden light into the tree, forming a Spear Pattern that linked it to Qin Yan’s Lifebound Spirit Weapon and Spear Path techniques.
• Qin Yan opened his panel and saw that his Total Blood Qi had reached 525,000 Cal after breaking through to Early Sixth Grade.
• Qin Yan compared his Blood Qi with that of ordinary Peak Sixth Grade warriors and considered how the Mystic Sanctuary and Heavenly Arena drew unusually powerful dual cultivators.

After reaching the Early Sixth Grade, Spirit Transformation Realm, Qin Yan trained to earn Skill Points and rapidly advanced his alchemy until he learned to refine Meridian Unblocking Pills. He used his monthly Mystic Points to buy materials and successfully made ten top-grade pills, leaving him ready to rely on alchemy for resources.

• Qin Yan broke through to the Early Sixth Grade, Spirit Transformation Realm, and found that his training earned him twice as many Skill Points as before.
• Qin Yan spent his Skill Points improving his alchemy, becoming a Fourth-Rank Alchemist in two days and a Fifth Grade Alchemist six days later.
• Qin Yan advanced his alchemy to 17% and comprehended how to refine the Meridian Unblocking Pill, so he stopped investing Skill Points in alchemy.
• Huang Jiuli questioned Qin Yan about his zero Contribution Points, and he explained that he was breaking through.
• Qin Yan spent his 50 Mystic Points on ten batches of Meridian Unblocking Pill materials and refined the first batch into ten top-grade pills.

Qin Yan opened all thirty-six meridians and accepted a mission to escort Nangong Wan'er to the Azure Cloud Sect. He arrived at the Nangong Clan as the family waited for the final guard to join the escort.

• Qin Yan refined one hundred Meridian Unblocking Pills and used them to open all thirty-six of his meridians, with five still undergoing nurturing.
• Qin Yan checked his team’s contributions, saw that his own remained at zero, and searched the expanded Outer Academy mission list.
• Qin Yan accepted a three-star mission to escort Nangong Wan'er to the Azure Cloud Sect for 40 Mystic Points.
• Qin Yan left the Mystic Sanctuary and reached the Nangong Clan, where Nangong Tian waited with his daughter for the last of the assigned guards.

Qin Yan joined Fan Hu, Zhao Tieshan, and Zhou Yuanqing to escort Nangong Wan'er from Mystic City to the Azure Cloud Sect. As their spaceship traveled, Nangong Wan'er asked Qin Yan to tell her about the Mystic Sanctuary.

• Nangong Tian warned Nangong Wan'er that hostile families might try to stop her from joining the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Qin Yan arrived and met Nangong Wan'er and the three other escorts, who looked down on him for being only at the Early Sixth Grade.
• Fan Hu urged the group to depart, and Nangong Tian said goodbye to Nangong Wan'er.
• Qin Yan and the others escorted Nangong Wan'er aboard a spaceship bound for the final stretch of her journey to the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Nangong Wan'er asked Qin Yan about the Mystic Sanctuary.