Chapter Summaries

After losing 65 Hz of mental strength to create the Shadow Clone, Qin Yan had the clone cultivate darkness essence and quickly regained much of his strength. He entered the Five Elements Yin-Yang Chaos Tower to challenge its floors, aiming to reach the Sixtieth Floor for Dao Essence and a divine ability.

• Qin Yan sent the Shadow Incarnation into the Blood Demon Nest to comprehend the Darkness Essence Chains and rebuild his mental strength.
• The Shadow Clone’s cultivation raised Qin Yan’s mental strength from 140 Hz to 180 Hz overnight.
• Qin Yan entered the Five Elements Yin-Yang Chaos Tower at the Fifty-First Floor to pursue the rewards for clearing the Sixtieth Floor.
• Qin Yan destroyed the Fifty-First Floor guardian with a punch fueled by his Base Blood Qi.
• Qin Yan defeated the guardians on the Fifty-Second and Fifty-Third Floors with his spear.

Qin Yan defeated the Sixtieth Floor's Blue Figure and earned rewards from the Rainbow Artifact Spirit. He gained Spear Dao Essence, Five Elements Essence, and a divine ability, while learning that some of the Five Elements Essence was sealed until he grew stronger.

• Qin Yan broke through nine floors in succession and reached the Sixtieth Floor in less than half an hour.
• Qin Yan shattered the Blue Figure's flood dragon with his spear, then pierced the figure through its shield and destroyed it.
• The Rainbow Artifact Spirit congratulated Qin Yan for clearing the Sixtieth Floor and gave him three rewards.
• Qin Yan received Nine Ten-Thousandths of Spear Dao Essence, two thousandths of Five Elements Essence, and a divine ability.
• Qin Yan noticed that half of his Five Elements Essence was bound by tiny chains, and the Rainbow Artifact Spirit explained that the seals would diminish as he grew stronger.

Qin Yan learned that the tower had no Spear Dao Essence left and heard that cultivating the Five Elements Chaos Genesis to its second layer would bring a surprise. After leaving the tower, he studied the Myriad Phenomena Return to Origin Furnace, a divine ability that could let multiple Supreme-level intents coexist, but set it aside because he had not yet condensed Supreme Spear Intent.

• Qin Yan asked the Rainbow Artifact Spirit to trade some Five Elements Essence for Spear Dao Essence, but the Artifact Spirit said the tower had none left.
• The Rainbow Artifact Spirit hinted that the Five Elements Chaos Genesis would reveal a surprise at its second layer, but refused to explain further.
• Qin Yan left the tower without challenging the Sixty-First Floor because its guardian was close to Grandmaster level.
• Qin Yan studied the Myriad Phenomena Return to Origin Furnace and learned that it could refine the exclusionary imprints of up to five Supreme-level intents.
• Qin Yan found the divine ability too difficult to comprehend and decided to postpone studying it until he condensed Supreme Spear Intent.

Qin Yan cultivated the First Rank Annihilation Spear Intent in Spear Mountain and reached Beginner level after two days. He then set his sights on the Venus Sharp Gold Spear Intent, a prerequisite for the Chaos Origin Sect’s Lunar Yin and Solar Yang Supreme Spear Intents.

• Qin Yan went to Spear Mountain and used twenty-five Mystic Points to enter the cave dwelling containing the Spear Intent of Annihilation.
• Qin Yan practiced with the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon, using his Spear Dao Essence to rapidly comprehend the annihilating spear intent.
• Qin Yan reached 41% comprehension in just over half a day and extended his stay to continue cultivating.
• Qin Yan formed a thread of Annihilation Spear Intent and reached Beginner level at 1% after two days.
• Qin Yan left the cave dwelling and headed toward the Venus Sharp Gold Spear Intent, another First Rank Spear Intent and a prerequisite for Lunar Yin and Solar Yang.

Qin Yan learned the requirements for comprehending the Supreme Spear Intents Lunar Yin and Solar Yang, then cultivated several First Grade Spear Intents at Spear Mountain. He left with five First Grade Spear Intents at 1% progress and Mental Strength at 361 Hz.

• Qin Yan learned he needed to perfect all five Five Elements Spear Intents and the First Layer of Five Elements Chaos Genesis to comprehend Lunar Yin and Solar Yang simultaneously.
• Qin Yan spent two days cultivating Venus Sharp Gold Spear Intent and reached Beginner.
• Qin Yan cultivated Wood Life, Southern Bright Flame, and Dark Water Spear Intents in succession over the following days.
• Qin Yan checked his panel after leaving Spear Mountain and saw that five First Grade Spear Intents had reached 1% progress and his Mental Strength had risen to 361 Hz.

Qin Yan’s Mental Strength rose to 361 Hz thanks to his Shadow Incarnation, strengthening his overall combat abilities. He met Jiang Li after emerging from ten days of spear training, as the Mystic Sanctuary’s prodigies investigated how he had earned the top Contribution Points ranking.

• Qin Yan confirmed his Mental Strength had increased by 181 Hz in ten days and credited the Shadow Incarnation’s cultivation of Darkness Force and Darkness Essence.
• Qin Yan left his cave dwelling on April 22 and traveled across the Inner Academy to meet Jiang Li.
• Jiang Li greeted Qin Yan and noted that he had spent ten days at Spear Mountain comprehending First Rank Spear Intent.
• Prodigies throughout the Mystic Sanctuary investigated Qin Yan’s 6,891 Contribution Points and learned that his Blood Puppets and Blood Chains had helped him earn most of them during Qingyun City’s Beast Tide.
• Qin Yan told Jiang Li that he had seized the chance to comprehend First Rank Spear Intent, prompting her to recognize how different their access to cultivation resources was.

Qin Yan and Jiang Li entered the Lava Secret Realm to challenge its trials before the month ended and earn doubled rewards. Qin Yan arrived in the Molten Core Volcano and faced nearly a hundred charging Molten Core Giants.

• Jiang Li praised Qin Yan for reaching first place in the Inner Academy Assessment despite having only Third Grade Spear Intent.
• Jiang Li and Qin Yan agreed to race to clear the Lava Secret Realm, with the loser paying for a meal.
• Jiang Li entered the secret realm, and Qin Yan followed her inside.
• Qin Yan arrived in the Molten Core Volcano, an above-average difficulty region whose boss was a Half-Step Grandmaster.
• Nearly a hundred Molten Core Giants sensed Qin Yan and charged at him, while he remained calm.

Qin Yan froze the Molten Core Giants throughout the volcano and then shattered the ice sculptures, provoking the Molten Core Giant King. The Half-Step Grandmaster King became truly enraged and prepared to fight him.

• Qin Yan used his Dark Nether True Water Spear Intent to freeze and defeat more than a hundred Molten Core Giants.
• Qin Yan sensed the core Boss and watched the ten-meter-tall Molten Core Giant King emerge from the volcano.
• The Molten Core Giant King demanded that Qin Yan release its clansmen, and Qin Yan agreed.
• Qin Yan shattered the frozen giants into ice fragments, killing them instead of freeing them.
• The Molten Core Giant King roared in fury as flames surged around its body.

Qin Yan rejected the Molten Core Giant King’s offer to let him leave and charged at it to clear the Molten Core Volcano. The king invoked Molten Core Golden Body and grew to fifteen meters tall, but Qin Yan remained undaunted as their battle began.

• The Molten Core Giant King offered to spare Qin Yan if he left, revealing its reluctance to fight after using its clansmen to test his strength.
• Qin Yan recognized that the king had sacrificed its clansmen as pawns and decided to kill it regardless of its offer.
• Qin Yan charged the Molten Core Giant King with the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon, forcing it to fight.
• The Molten Core Giant King invoked Molten Core Golden Body and gathered flames around itself, growing to fifteen meters tall.
• Qin Yan showed no fear of the king’s Half-Step Grandmaster power as it faced him in its enhanced form.

Qin Yan unleashed his full strength and fought the Molten Core Giant King in a fierce battle. He managed to pierce its defenses with Tri-Element Fusion True Qi, but the fight continued as the chapter ended.

• Qin Yan stacked his Dark Water Spear Intent, Blood Burst, and Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon enhancements to raise his Blood Qi to 9,154,200 Cal.
• The Molten Core Giant King recognized Qin Yan as a dangerous human prodigy and resolved to kill him.
• Qin Yan and the Molten Core Giant King clashed, then traded hundreds of blows in the air.
• Qin Yan used Tri-Element Fusion True Qi to break through the Molten Core Giant King's defenses and inflict shallow wounds.
• The Molten Core Giant King struggled to land hits as Qin Yan's spear technique blocked its powerful attacks.

Qin Yan summoned the Water Element Wonder Tree to battle the Molten Core Giant King's Spirit Beast Projection, the Molten Core Flame Lord. While the two projections clashed in the sky, Qin Yan resumed attacking the Giant King and left its body covered in wounds.

• Qin Yan summoned the Water Element Wonder Tree, and the Molten Core Giant King called forth the Molten Core Flame Lord.
• The Water Element Wonder Tree slowed and frosted the Flame Lord, then withstood its eighteen hammer strikes without being harmed.
• Qin Yan explained that his Water Element Wonder Tree wielded nearly ten million Cal of Blood Qi, surpassing the Flame Lord's power by roughly one million Cal.
• Qin Yan charged the Molten Core Giant King again with his spear while the projections fought above the volcano.
• Qin Yan's Spear Technique and Tri-Element Fusion True Qi cut deep holes and gashes across the Molten Core Giant King's body.

Qin Yan and the Water Element Wonder Tree overwhelmed the Molten Core Giant King after the tree destroyed the Molten Core Flame Lord, but the Giant King gathered its remaining power into a giant flame fist. The chapter ended as the Molten Core Flame Fist formed above its head, poised to strike.

• The Water Element Wonder Tree unleashed the Dark Nether True Water, shattered the Molten Core Flame Lord's Lava Wall, and froze the projection until it vanished.
• The Molten Core Giant King suffered backlash from the destruction of its Spirit Beast Projection, giving Qin Yan an opening to intensify his spear attacks.
• The Water Element Wonder Tree joined Qin Yan in a pincer attack, striking the Molten Core Giant King with water arrows while Qin Yan stabbed with his spear.
• The Molten Core Giant King decided it had no choice but to risk everything and activated the Molten Core Flame Fist.
• The Molten Core Giant King concentrated its flames above its head and formed a gigantic crimson fist.

Qin Yan defeated the Molten Core Giant King and cleared the Lava Secret Realm. After being teleported back to the Mystic Sanctuary, he saw his name recorded as having completed the first of the Three Trials of True Disciple.

• The Molten Core Giant King launched a desperate attack, but Qin Yan blocked its flaming fist with Five Elements Block.
• The Water Element Wonder Tree pierced the Molten Core Giant King with water arrows, leaving it badly wounded.
• Qin Yan killed the Molten Core Giant King with a three-attribute spear strike.
• A guardian congratulated Qin Yan and teleported him out of the Lava Secret Realm.
• Qin Yan checked the Inner Academy Disciple Ranking and found his name marked as having cleared the Lava Secret Realm.

Qin Yan waited to see whether Jiang Li would clear the Lava Secret Realm while continuing to train his Spear Technique. Jiang Li emerged after defeating the Blazing Lizard Dragon, and she realized Qin Yan’s mental strength was exceptionally powerful.

• Qin Yan searched the Inner Academy Disciple Ranking and saw that Jiang Li had not yet left the Lava Secret Realm.
• Qin Yan practiced his Spear Technique while waiting for Jiang Li to return.
• Jiang Li emerged from the Lava Secret Realm after defeating the Blazing Lizard Dragon in Blazing Canyon.
• Jiang Li wondered whether Qin Yan had cleared the trial and considered using his results to judge his strength.
• Qin Yan transmitted his voice to Jiang Li from several hundred meters away, and she inferred that his mental strength exceeded three hundred Hz.

Qin Yan told Jiang Li that he had cleared Molten Core Volcano, impressing her enough to honor their bet and treat him to lunch. While they ate at Purple Cloud Garden, the spirit food helped Qin Yan open two more acupoints, bringing his total to thirty-eight.

• Qin Yan and Jiang Li confirmed that they had both cleared the Lava Secret Realm, and Jiang Li admitted she had lost their bet.
• Jiang Li said she had defeated a Half-Step Grandmaster Blazing Lizard Dragon in Blazing Canyon, and Qin Yan revealed he had cleared Molten Core Volcano and defeated its stronger challenge.
• Jiang Li honored the bet by taking Qin Yan to Purple Cloud Garden, where he ordered a lavish meal.
• As Qin Yan ate the spirit food, its energy surged through his body and caused two hidden acupoints to emerge.
• Qin Yan circulated the Undying Blood Demon Scripture to open the two acupoints, bringing his total to thirty-eight.

After sharing spirit food with Jiang Li, Qin Yan said he wanted to become Mystic Sanctuary’s Holy Son and would remain at the Sanctuary if he failed. The chapter explained how Resident Disciples could stay and cultivate there, and how Sanctuary graduates could join the Mystic Guard.

• Qin Yan thanked Jiang Li for the spirit food, but eating the meal did not push his cultivation beyond thirty-eight acupoints.
• Jiang Li gained a little cultivation progress and asked Qin Yan what he planned to do after graduation.
• Qin Yan told Jiang Li that he wanted to become the Sanctuary’s Holy Son.
• Jiang Li asked what he would do if he failed, and Qin Yan replied that he would remain at Mystic Sanctuary as a Resident Disciple.
• Qin Yan considered the Sanctuary’s rules for Resident Disciples and graduates, including graduates’ eligibility to join the Mystic Guard.

Jiang Li warned Qin Yan that remaining at the Mystic Sanctuary could bring greater competition and fewer resources, but he stayed determined to pursue the Holy Son position and graduate. She then told him that the Cangwu Small World's World Origin might be awarded to the top-performing prodigy among those qualified to enter it, giving Qin Yan a powerful new reason to compete.

• Jiang Li explained the benefits and drawbacks of joining the Mystic Guard or remaining at the Mystic Sanctuary, while Qin Yan resolved to stay and contend for the Holy Son position.
• Jiang Li raised her teacup and told Qin Yan she would support his choice, and he thanked her.
• Jiang Li shared uncertain confidential information that the Inner Academy elders planned to increase competition among the Cangwu Small World entrants.
• Jiang Li revealed that the elders might award the Cangwu Small World's World Origin to the best-performing prodigy in Qin Yan's batch.
• Qin Yan considered the World Origin's power and value, recognizing that the other qualified prodigies would want it too.

After Jiang Li told Qin Yan about the Cangwu Small World, he studied its dangerous conditions and concluded that the Holy Land had made it a trial ground for its disciples. He focused on training to improve his chances of surviving and claiming the World Origin, and half a month passed until May 8.

• Jiang Li shared information about the Cangwu Small World with Qin Yan, and he thanked her before they parted.
• Qin Yan studied the Token's records and learned that the world was in chaos after the Sanctuary captured or killed its Eighth- and Ninth-Rank powerhouses.
• Qin Yan learned that Grandmasters and hostile natives posed a severe threat to visiting disciples, whose presence the world would reveal.
• Qin Yan concluded that the Holy Land had deliberately turned the Cangwu Small World into a dangerous trial and resolved to monitor its factions, resources, and shifting conditions.
• Qin Yan set aside his worries and trained with the Mo Yuan Spirit Weapon; half a month passed, bringing the date to May 8.

Qin Yan completed his tenth batch of Awakening Aperture Pills without a single failure, bringing his total to one hundred and preparing to use them to reach the Awakening Aperture Peak. His mental strength had risen to 471 Hz, while his Qi Refining cultivation still lagged behind.

• Qin Yan refined his final batch of ten Awakening Aperture Pills after reaching Sixth Grade Alchemist.
• Qin Yan added the ten pills to the ninety he had already made, giving him one hundred pills and saving a thousand Mystic Points compared with buying them.
• Qin Yan noted that using the pills would leave his Qi Refining cultivation further behind because he had not unlocked formulas for fire- and earth-attribute spirit pills.
• Qin Yan checked his panel and saw that his mental strength had reached 471 Hz, placing him among the strongest Mental Strength Cultivators in the Mystic Sanctuary's Inner Academy.

Qin Yan reflected on the Shadow Clone’s exceptional talent for Darkness Essence and learned how Mental Strength Cultivators differed from Martial Artists. He remained at 471 Hz, 29 Hz short of the 500-Hz breakthrough that could let him wield Heaven-Earth Force and eventually become an Array Mage.

• Qin Yan realized the Shadow Clone’s Darkness Essence talent surpassed even the Holy Land’s Mental Strength Prodigies.
• The Shadow Clone developed dark attacks, defenses, and perception skills while comprehending Darkness Essence.
• Qin Yan reviewed how cultivators used mental strength and Rules, while Martial Artists relied on their bodies and Blood Qi.
• Qin Yan recalled that cultivators above 500 Hz could draw on Heaven-Earth Force, and that seventh-rank formation mastery could make one an Array Mage.
• Qin Yan checked his panel and saw that his mental strength was 471 Hz, leaving him 29 Hz short of the 500-Hz threshold.