Chapter Summaries

Mo Shang rescued a badly injured young man who recognized him for reasons Mo Shang could not understand, then returned home and drew his first purple trait. He equipped a trait that made resting count as cultivation, giving him a way to grow stronger without actively training.

• Mo Shang used his trait-viewing system to identify the fallen young man as loyal and righteous, then saved him with a jade pill.
• The young man woke, recognized Mo Shang as Brother Mo, and laughed excitedly, but Mo Shang fled when he seemed strange.
• Mo Shang returned to his residence in Skywatch City and asked his system to conduct his monthly trait draw.
• Mo Shang drew and equipped the purple trait Wait at Ease for the Exhausted, which let his cultivation technique operate at full power while he rested.
• Mo Shang checked his status panel and saw that his two white Innate Traits could not be changed, while his Body Tempering Realm allowed him to equip only one added trait.

Mo Shang met the young man he had rescued, who claimed to be reborn and warned of a future disaster. After discovering the man’s Purple-Gold Fortune Trait, Mo Shang believed him but refused to help, preferring to remain an unnoticed passerby.

• Mo Shang let the young man into his courtyard after the visitor insisted he had something important to discuss.
• The young man revealed that he was reborn, and Mo Shang dismissed the claim as a familiar scam until the visitor gave him a pouch of gold coins.
• The young man recognized Mo Shang as someone from Huaxia, making Mo Shang suspicious and prompting him to inspect the young man’s traits.
• Mo Shang discovered the young man had gained a Purple-Gold Fortune Trait called Reborn and accepted that his story was true.
• The young man warned that a disaster would strike the Mystic Heaven Domain, but Mo Shang refused to help and said he wanted to lie flat.

Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou went to the Falling Cloud Sect’s recruitment, where Mo Shang displayed an unknown spirit root and Gu Qingzhou revealed a Supreme Grade Gold Spirit Root. Gu Qingzhou attracted the Sect Leader’s attention and asked him to grant Mo Shang a personal disciple quota.

• Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou hurried to the Falling Cloud Sect’s recruitment in Skywatch City.
• Mo Shang’s test produced an unfamiliar starlight, so the deacon registered him and said the elders would examine him later.
• Gu Qingzhou’s Supreme Grade Gold Spirit Root shattered the crystal ball, prompting the deacon to summon the Sect Leader.
• The Sect Leader offered Gu Qingzhou a place in the sect, and Gu Qingzhou asked for Mo Shang to receive a personal disciple quota.

Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou entered Falling Cloud Sect, where Gu Qingzhou chose Sword Peak and Mo Shang was accepted as a personal disciple despite the sect lacking a Star Power cultivation technique. After settling into a courtyard on Sword Peak, Mo Shang sensed spiritual energy fluctuations from the rear mountain after Gu Qingzhou went there alone.

• The Falling Cloud Sect Leader agreed to take Mo Shang into the sect and learned that his unusual physique was attuned to Star Power.
• At Falling Cloud Hall, Gu Qingzhou chose Sword Peak and became the Sword Peak Master's personal disciple.
• The peak masters found no suitable Star Power cultivation technique, so the Sect Leader offered Mo Shang personal-disciple treatment and promised to search for a technique.
• The Sword Peak Master assigned Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou nearby courtyards and told them they would receive robes, tokens, and resources.
• Gu Qingzhou invited Mo Shang to relax, but Mo Shang refused, and Gu Qingzhou went to the rear mountain alone.
• Mo Shang cleaned his courtyard, then sensed a wave of spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the rear mountain.

Mo Shang broke through to the Spirit Gathering Realm while resting and drew a trait that increased cultivation speed during rest, then discovered Gu Qingzhou had once again run into trouble with the White-Robed Woman. The chapter ended with Gu Qingzhou visiting Mo Shang and hinting that Mo Shang’s future self had taught him many things.

• Gu Qingzhou hid in Mo Shang’s courtyard to escape the White-Robed Woman, but she found him and chased him away with her sword.
• A month later, Mo Shang completed Body Tempering, broke through to the Spirit Gathering Realm, and drew the Rest Makes Me Happy trait.
• Mo Shang equipped Rest Makes Me Happy alongside Wait at Ease for the Exhausted, boosting his cultivation while he rested.
• Gu Qingzhou arrived bruised from another encounter with the White-Robed Woman and noticed Mo Shang’s breakthrough.
• Gu Qingzhou said Mo Shang’s future self had taught him many things, leaving Mo Shang curious about what else he had taught.

Mo Shang received a cultivation technique created by his future self, then went to meet Falling Cloud Sect Leader Liu Zhengyang, who gave him a matching technique to use as cover. The chapter ended with Mo Shang leaving the main hall with the Ten Thousand Dao Star Art.

• Gu Qingzhou gave Mo Shang a jade slip containing the Ten Thousand Dao Star Art, and Mo Shang learned the technique created by his future self.
• Mo Shang asked Gu Qingzhou for pills and magical treasures, but Gu Qingzhou explained that he had returned with only his memories.
• Gu Qingzhou told Mo Shang that Falling Cloud Sect Leader Liu Zhengyang wanted to see him, so Mo Shang went to the main hall.
• Mo Shang arrived as Liu Zhengyang argued with his daughter about her marriage agreement, and she stormed out after declaring she would break off the engagement.
• Liu Zhengyang praised Mo Shang for reaching the Spirit Gathering Realm and gave him a third-grade Ten Thousand Dao Star Art cultivation manual.
• Mo Shang accepted the manual as a cover for Gu Qingzhou's gift, thanked Liu Zhengyang, and left the main hall.

Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou traveled to Qingyang Village to investigate villagers disappearing in the back mountain. Gu Qingzhou swiftly killed a Second-Order Beast, then led Mo Shang deeper into the forest to search for something hidden in a cave.

• Mo Shang read the Ten Thousand Dao Star Art and realized it was an unfinished prototype of the version Gu Qingzhou had given him.
• Gu Qingzhou invited Mo Shang to join a sect mission, and Mo Shang agreed.
• Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou arrived in Qingyang Village, where Wang Tao told them that villagers had disappeared in the back mountain.
• Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou entered the mountain forest and found the mangled corpses of villagers who had gone missing.
• Gu Qingzhou killed the attacking Second-Order Beast with a single sword strike.
• Gu Qingzhou said the mission's target was in a cave and led Mo Shang farther into the forest.

Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou found the Earth Spirit Liquid in an underground cavern, where a black-clad woman with the trait of a Female Emperor Reincarnation appeared. Gu Qingzhou attacked her with his Annihilation Sword Art after she ignored his offer to share the treasure.

• Mo Shang and Gu Qingzhou searched the mountain caves until Gu Qingzhou fell through the ground into a cavern filled with dense spiritual energy.
• Gu Qingzhou identified Earth Spirit Liquid as the treasure and led Mo Shang through underground passages to a chamber containing a pool of it.
• A black-clad woman appeared in the chamber, and Mo Shang inspected her traits, discovering her Purple-Gold Fortune Trait: Female Emperor Reincarnation.
• Gu Qingzhou claimed the treasure already had an owner, while the woman focused on Mo Shang and the stone platform.
• Mo Shang offered to divide the Earth Spirit Liquid among the three, but Gu Qingzhou drew a golden longsword and attacked the woman with Annihilation Sword Art, Return to Nothing.

Mo Shang reunited with Jiang Shuyu, the beggar girl he had sheltered ten years earlier, after she and Gu Qingzhou fought over the Earth Spirit Liquid. He invited Jiang Shuyu to join the Falling Cloud Sect, and she agreed as they prepared to return.

• Gu Qingzhou and Jiang Shuyu fought fiercely, while Mo Shang collected the Earth Spirit Liquid and tried to stop them.
• After they stopped, Gu Qingzhou admitted he could not defeat Jiang Shuyu and suggested sharing the treasure.
• Jiang Shuyu recognized Mo Shang and reminded him that he had helped her as a little beggar ten years earlier.
• Mo Shang recognized Jiang Shuyu and learned she had returned to find him after leaving unexpectedly.
• Mo Shang invited Jiang Shuyu to the Falling Cloud Sect, and she accepted before the three set off together.

Mo Shang brought Jiang Shuyu to the Falling Cloud Sect, where Liu Zhengyang welcomed her and the Peak Masters realized she had joined because of Mo Shang. Back at the courtyard, Mo Shang used a drop of Earth Spirit Liquid to temper his body and broke through to the Second Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

• Liu Zhengyang was astonished by Jiang Shuyu’s Spirit Condensation Realm cultivation at eighteen and welcomed her into the Falling Cloud Sect.
• Liu Zhengyang told the Sword Peak Master to build Jiang Shuyu a residence cave beside Mo Shang’s, and the Peak Masters argued over her interest in Mo Shang.
• Mo Shang gave Gu Qingzhou two bottles of Earth Spirit Liquid and offered two bottles to Jiang Shuyu, who accepted them.
• Jiang Shuyu warned Mo Shang to consume only one drop of Earth Spirit Liquid, and he endured its painful energy as it tempered his body.
• Mo Shang emerged from cultivation with increased physical strength and a breakthrough to the Second Layer of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

Su Ning delivered cultivation resources to Jiang Shuyu and showed her the luxurious residence the Sect Master had built for her. A month later, Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu sensed a powerful golden aura erupting from Gu Qingzhou’s courtyard, suggesting that he had awakened a special physique.

• Su Ning gave Jiang Shuyu a storage ring of cultivation resources and led her and Mo Shang to her new residence beside Mo Shang’s courtyard.
• Mo Shang joked about trading residences, and Jiang Shuyu seriously said she could give him anything; Mo Shang asked her to polish his shoes before fleeing with the spiritual fruits.
• Over the next month, Jiang Shuyu visited Mo Shang every few days while he wondered why he had not seen Gu Qingzhou.
• A golden light and sharp aura burst from Gu Qingzhou’s courtyard, and Jiang Shuyu concluded that he had likely awakened a special physique rather than merely broken through.

Gu Qingzhou awakened the Gengjin Sword Body and received a Heavenly Gift, manifesting the Gengjin Soul-Slaying Sword before the astonished Falling Cloud Sect elders. After he bragged to Mo Shang, Jiang Shuyu helped Mo Shang beat him up, and Gu Qingzhou revealed that his sword boosted all his attributes and could grow stronger.

• Gu Qingzhou’s golden sword phenomenon drew the sect’s elders and revealed his Gengjin Sword Body and Heavenly Gift.
• Gu Qingzhou summoned the Gengjin Soul-Slaying Sword, and nearby swords bowed to him as the sect leaders praised his talent.
• Gu Qingzhou returned to Mo Shang’s courtyard and showed off, so Mo Shang attacked him while Jiang Shuyu restrained him with chains.
• Mo Shang beat Gu Qingzhou as the elders watched and laughed, after which Gu Qingzhou healed his face instantly.
• Gu Qingzhou explained that the Gengjin Soul-Slaying Sword boosted all his abilities by ten percent and could grow stronger, leaving Mo Shang discouraged.

Gu Qingzhou gained the Purple Gold Entry Sword Dao Champion and accepted the offer to become the Falling Cloud Sect’s Holy Son after Liu Zhengyang promised him greater resources. Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu agreed to join the upcoming sect competition, and Mo Shang received a purple-gold trait draw as the chapter ended.

• Mo Shang’s system revealed that Gu Qingzhou had gained the Purple Gold Entry Sword Dao Champion, leaving Mo Shang stunned by the new trait.
• Liu Zhengyang offered Gu Qingzhou the Holy Son position, and Gu Qingzhou accepted after negotiating triple cultivation resources and priority access to the sect’s resources.
• Liu Zhengyang invited Gu Qingzhou, Mo Shang, and Jiang Shuyu to the grand competition; Gu Qingzhou agreed after hearing the champion would receive a Seventh-grade Heaven-mending Pill.
• Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu agreed to participate, and Liu Zhengyang told them to gather in the main hall in three days.
• After Gu Qingzhou left to consolidate his cultivation, Mo Shang received his daily trait draw and watched a purple-gold radiance appear.

Mo Shang acquired the Undying Purple Gold Entry, which made him immune to death, and learned Jiang Shuyu’s dangerous Blood Sacrifice secret art. Three days later, he and Jiang Shuyu met Liu Ruyan at the Falling Cloud Sect Leader’s hall, where Gu Qingzhou’s narcissism baffled her.

• Mo Shang discovered that his Undying entry made him immune to death, though he realized it would not protect him from torment or the side effects of techniques.
• Mo Shang asked Jiang Shuyu for a short-term combat boost, and she gave him the Blood Sacrifice secret art while warning him of its severe consequences.
• Mo Shang mastered Blood Sacrifice and realized that using it could cripple him even though Undying would prevent his death.
• Three days later, Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu arrived at the Falling Cloud Sect Leader’s hall and found Gu Qingzhou waiting without the sect leader.
• Liu Ruyan introduced herself as Water Spirit Peak’s chief personal disciple, and Gu Qingzhou’s boast about his looks left her confused.

Sword Thirteen led Mo Shang, Jiang Shuyu, Liu Ruyan, and the others to Cangyun City aboard the Azure Cloud Flying Boat for a competition beginning the next day. After they entered the city, he told them they could explore and revealed that Sect Master Liu had once been known as the Spear Demon before leaving to meet an old friend.

• Sword Thirteen summoned the Azure Cloud Flying Boat and led the group toward Cangyun City.
• Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu reached the flying boat by taking its cloud ladder, arriving before Gu Qingzhou despite appearing to use the stairs.
• After a day of travel, Sword Thirteen put away the flying boat and brought everyone through Cangyun City's guarded gates.
• Sword Thirteen let the group explore before the competition and warned them not to cause trouble, but to defend themselves if challenged.
• Sword Thirteen revealed that Sect Master Liu had once been called the Spear Demon, then kicked Gu Qingzhou into the city wall after Gu Qingzhou joked about his eyes getting dry.
• Sword Thirteen told the group to contact him with their jade pendants if needed and left to meet an old friend.

Mo Shang and his companions encountered Guo Jingjing, the beautiful Holy Maiden of the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect, whose deep, masculine voice startled Gu Qingzhou when she tried to befriend him. Gu Qingzhou refused to give her his name while Mo Shang learned that her voice had long driven people away.

• Mo Shang noticed that their peaceful walk was unusual, then a group of Ten Thousand Flowers Sect disciples arrived.
• Guo Jingjing spotted Gu Qingzhou and asked to be friends, but her deep voice shocked him.
• Guo Jingjing introduced herself to Mo Shang, Liu Ruyan, and Jiang Shuyu, then pressed Gu Qingzhou to tell her his name.
• Gu Qingzhou refused and insisted he felt nothing for Guo Jingjing, while Mo Shang asked a disciple about her voice.
• The disciple told Mo Shang that people usually kept their distance from Guo Jingjing and recounted how one man fainted when she spoke.

Mo Shang watched Gu Qingzhou flee from Guo Jingjing, whose face-con feelings for him ended when she heard his blunt rejection. Mo Shang and his companions entered the Cangyun Chamber of Commerce after Jiang Shuyu revealed her wealth, and the chapter ended with them taking in the grand hall and its wares.

• Gu Qingzhou tried to escape Guo Jingjing, while Mo Shang realized she was attracted to his looks.
• Gu Qingzhou insulted Guo Jingjing’s voice, prompting her to leave with the Ten Thousand Flowers Sect disciples, and Mo Shang urged him to apologize.
• Liu Ruyan suggested visiting the Cangyun Chamber of Commerce, but Mo Shang initially objected because he lacked spirit stones.
• Jiang Shuyu offered Mo Shang her Black Gold Spirit Stone Card, which Liu Ruyan said required a billion spirit stones, and Mo Shang affectionately tousled Jiang Shuyu’s hair.
• Mo Shang and his companions entered the Cangyun Chamber of Commerce and surveyed its spacious hall and display shelves.

Gu Qingzhou challenged the son of Cangyun City's lord over the last private room at the Cangyun Chamber of Commerce auction. After an elder intervened against Gu Qingzhou, he called for his master, whose sword light destroyed the elder's attack.

• Gu Qingzhou persuaded Mo Shang, Jiang Shuyu, and Liu Ruyan to attend the chamber's auction and Liu Ruyan requested the last private room.
• The son of Li Batian demanded the room, and Gu Qingzhou challenged him despite Liu Ruyan's warning about his powerful father.
• The young man attacked Gu Qingzhou, who dodged and countered with Sword Qi.
• A white-haired elder appeared, stopped Gu Qingzhou's Sword Qi, and attacked him with a giant hand of spiritual energy.
• Gu Qingzhou called for Old Deng, who arrived with a flash of sword light and shattered the elder's attack.

Sword Thirteen fought Uncle Wang after the old man attacked the Falling Cloud Sect group, but the young man summoned his father, Li Batian, Lord of Cangyun City. Liu Zhengyang arrived to shield the others and faced Li Batian, then led him into the sky above the city to fight away from the onlookers.

• Sword Thirteen appeared and challenged Uncle Wang, then struck him back with his golden Sword Qi.
• Gu Qingzhou taunted Uncle Wang, while the young man berated him and crushed a jade pendant to summon help.
• Li Batian emerged from the spatial rift, pressured everyone with his True Dharma Realm aura, and accused the Falling Cloud Sect of failing to discipline its disciples.
• Liu Zhengyang appeared and shielded the group from Li Batian's pressure.
• Li Batian mocked Liu Zhengyang's inability to break through, and Liu Zhengyang invited him to fight outside the city.
• Liu Zhengyang flew above Cangyun City, and Li Batian followed him.

Liu Zhengyang fought Li Batian above Cangyun City and revealed that he had reached the True Dharma Realm, matching Li Batian’s attacks with ease. Li Batian withdrew with his son, and Liu Zhengyang vanished after reassuring Liu Ruyan, leaving others puzzled by how he had kept the battle so evenly matched.

• Li Batian attacked Liu Zhengyang with flames, but Liu Zhengyang dispelled them with a fingertip and revealed his breakthrough to the True Dharma Realm.
• Li Batian summoned his Dharma Aspect and launched a storm of fiery attacks, while Liu Zhengyang blocked them with a single punch at a time.
• Observers discussed Liu Zhengyang’s past as the Spear Demon, his ruined foundation, and his unexpected return to power; Jiang Shuyu and Mo Shang noticed that his attacks seemed precisely matched to Li Batian’s.
• Li Batian stopped fighting and asked how Liu Zhengyang had recovered, then left with his son after Liu Zhengyang asked whether he wanted to continue.
• Liu Zhengyang reassured Liu Ruyan, then vanished in specks of light, and Sword Thirteen also departed.