Chapter Summaries

Bai Jing practiced the Wind Element Ultimate Skill by repeatedly leaping into the abyss and using pills to recover, steadily increasing his distance. He sold Ling Qinghe his first pointer for fifty Immortal Merit and offered further insights for one hundred.

• Senior Brother Chu led the new disciples to an abyss and set a half-month trial to cross it using the Wind Element Ultimate Skill.
• Bai Jing leaped into the abyss repeatedly, gaining proficiency and improving his distance, while other disciples mocked or watched him with growing interest.
• Bai Jing took pills to restore his energy and continued practicing until he could leap more than twenty zhang.
• Ling Qinghe paid Bai Jing fifty Immortal Merit for advice, and he told her to sense the Wind Momentum and combine it with her ultimate skill.
• After another day, Ling Qinghe questioned her slower progress, and Bai Jing offered her further insights for one hundred Immortal Merit.

Bai Jing continued training Wind's Chant in the wind-element trial grounds while earning Immortal Merit by guiding other disciples. He initiated the ultimate skill and crossed the abyss, passing the assessment.

• Bai Jing used Dragon Tiger Pills to recover, then watched other disciples imitate his method and improve their Wind's Chant progress.
• A wealthy young disciple paid Bai Jing for guidance, while Liang Hai regretted having dismissed Bai Jing when they first met.
• After reaching 95/100 proficiency, Bai Jing realized the Dao Platform Realm skill strained him because he lacked spiritual power, but he kept practicing.
• Xiao Yucheng paid Bai Jing three hundred Immortal Merit for guidance, and Bai Jing agreed to stay one more day before leaving.
• Bai Jing initiated Wind's Chant and leaped across the abyss, passing the assessment.

Bai Jing passed the wind-element trial and received the first two chapters of the Wind Element Heaven Scroll. After Lin Changsheng took him back to Spiritual Elegance Peak, Bai Jing focused on obtaining the Heaven Scroll’s later techniques.

• Bai Jing crossed the trial and received the Dao Platform and Inner Core chapters of the Wind Element Heaven Scroll, while Senior Brother Chu warned him not to reveal the inheritance.
• Lin Changsheng arrived, praised Bai Jing’s performance, and took him back to Spiritual Elegance Peak.
• Lin Changsheng told Bai Jing that Li Huai'an had advanced rapidly in the water-element trial and that five other geniuses had entered Shangqing Mountain through special recruitment.
• Bai Jing returned to his pavilion, examined the two Heaven Scroll inheritance bubbles in his sea of consciousness, and took out his identity Jade Pendant.

Bai Jing used his Immortal Merit to plan his cultivation and decided to seek an art that could conceal his improving immortal foundation. After the newcomers' trial ended, Xiao Yucheng passed and offered Xu Shan Qi Replenishing Pills because Xu Shan was Bai Jing's friend.

• Bai Jing counted his 1,395 Immortal Merit, reviewed his skills, and decided to study concealment art at the Scripture Repository after cultivating.
• Xiao Yucheng passed the Wind Element trial after receiving Bai Jing's guidance, while Liang Hai regretted not asking Bai Jing for help and failed to pass.
• The newcomers' trial ended, and Lin Changsheng led the unsuccessful disciples to receive high-grade immortal art and pursue the Dao Platform Realm.
• Xu Shan hesitated to spend his remaining Immortal Merit on Qi Replenishing Pills, so Xiao Yucheng bought him five bottles and said Bai Jing's friend was his friend.

After a month of cultivation, Bai Jing reached the tenth stage of Qi and Blood and went to the Scripture Repository to obtain concealment arts. Back in his attic, he began cultivating Minor Divine Concealment, then witnessed Li Huai'an break through to the Dao Platform Realm.

• Bai Jing advanced to the tenth stage of Qi and Blood, perfected his array mastery, and found that he had run out of Qi Replenishing Pills.
• Bai Jing visited the Scripture Repository and copied Minor Divine Concealment and a Concealment Grand Array manual for six hundred Immortal Merit.
• Bai Jing bought Mid-grade and High-grade Qi Replenishing Pills at the Myriad Pill Hall and returned to his attic.
• Bai Jing read Minor Divine Concealment, but his Talent Tree had no spare branches to accelerate his progress.
• More than a month later, Bai Jing saw purple qi swirling above Li Huai'an's residence and realized Li Huai'an had reached the Dao Platform Realm.

Bai Jing continued cultivating in secret, advancing his concealment ability and Golden Cauldron foundation while deciding not to leave home until he could form a Purple Gold Immortal Cauldron. Meanwhile, Lin Changsheng was ordered to take Spiritual Elegance Peak’s Dao Platform Realm newcomers to an early Newcomer Competition, where an elder would select a final disciple.

• Bai Jing activated Minor Divine Concealment and reflected that he would need a blank Talent Tree branch to improve his formation skills.
• Bai Jing confirmed that his Purple Cauldron had become a Golden Cauldron and resolved to stay home until his foundation reached the Purple Gold Immortal Cauldron level.
• Yun He told Lin Changsheng to take Li Huai'an and the other Dao Platform Realm newcomers to Fire Spirit Peak’s Newcomer Competition in three days because an elder planned to choose a final disciple.
• Yun He ordered Lin Changsheng to drain the lake and cook its spirit fish for the elders.
• Lin Changsheng told Li Huai'an about the competition and gave him a list of Spiritual Elegance Peak participants, while noting that Bai Jing had not broken through to the Dao Platform Realm.
• Lin Changsheng invited newcomers who had not yet broken through to register to attend the competition as spectators.

As the newcomer tournament began without Bai Jing, he perfected the Golden Cauldron scripture and transformed it into the Purple Gold Immortal Cauldron. His body and vision changed dramatically, and hazy purple qi began surging into him, suggesting he was about to break through to the Dao Platform.

• A red-clad Golden Cauldron prodigy asked Liang Hai where Bai Jing was, then left when she learned he had not come to the tournament.
• Xu Shan also asked about Bai Jing and was disappointed to hear he was absent; the tournament began soon afterward.
• Bai Jing gained the final point of proficiency and perfected the scripture, transforming his Golden Cauldron into the Purple Gold Immortal Cauldron.
• Bai Jing concealed the cauldron’s radiance as its runes rearranged, his qi and blood changed, and multicolored light reforged his body.
• Bai Jing’s newly transformed eyes let him see a figure resembling Li Huai'an with a Dao Platform, and purple qi began entering his body as the cauldron stirred again.

Bai Jing absorbed the purple qi and broke through to the Dao Platform Realm, gaining divine sense and stronger spiritual power. After testing his new abilities, he left his residence and registered his breakthrough with Steward Yu.

• Bai Jing's Purple Gold Immortal Cauldron resonated with his organs as the Heaven Scroll Method drew in purple qi and transformed his body.
• Bai Jing formed divine sense and a Dao Platform, reaching the Dao Platform Ninth Layer.
• Bai Jing shaped spiritual power into a green sword and pierced the stone chamber wall, then used the Wind Element Ultimate Skill to move swiftly.
• Bai Jing recalled Xu Shan's report that Shen Miaomiao had won the Newcomer Competition and resolved to keep a lower profile.
• Bai Jing visited the steward's office and told Steward Yu that he had reached the Dao Platform Realm, prompting Steward Yu to record his name.

After breaking through to the Dao Platform First Layer, Bai Jing received Immortal Merit and explored the Scripture Repository to learn about the cultivation world and his Purple Gold Dao Platform. He realized that reaching True Sainthood required cultivating Water, Fire, and Wind, so he resolved to obtain the other two Heaven Scrolls.

• Steward Yu recorded Bai Jing's Dao Platform First Layer breakthrough, awarded him one hundred Immortal Merit, and gave him cultivator robes.
• Bai Jing visited the Scripture Repository and learned that Shangqing Mountain stood in the Southern Territory of the Hong Domain.
• Bai Jing read the Hong Domain Saint Ranking and discovered that Shangqing Mountain's former patriarch Ning Feng had ranked third, though the record was over seven thousand years old.
• Bai Jing learned that a Purple Gold Dao Platform could enable multiple Inner Cores and grant the aptitude to become a True Saint.
• Bai Jing discovered that the Purple Gold Dao Platform required cultivating Water, Fire, and Wind, and concluded that he needed the Water and Fire Heaven Scrolls as well as the Wind Heaven Scroll.

After breaking through to the Dao Platform Realm, Bai Jing received array cultivation assignments from Lin Changsheng and planned to earn Immortal Merit for the other two Heaven Scrolls without revealing his Purple Gold aptitude. He began benefiting from the Morning Glow Spiritual Tide and visited Myriad Pill Hall to ask about Spirit Gathering Pills.

• Lin Changsheng congratulated Bai Jing on his breakthrough and gave him three array manuals, urging him to master the Geng Metal and Yi Wood foundational formations within half a year before a Seeking Dao Gathering.
• Bai Jing decided to keep his Purple Gold Dao Platform secret, prioritize cultivation, and earn Immortal Merit through pill refinement so he could obtain the other two Heaven Scrolls within half a year.
• Bai Jing used the Wind Element Heaven Scroll to draw in the Morning Glow Spiritual Tide, greatly accelerating the growth of his Talent Tree.
• Bai Jing went to Myriad Pill Hall and asked the little Senior Brother about Spirit Gathering Pills; he learned that low-grade pills cost five Immortal Merit per bottle and high-grade pills cost ten.

Bai Jing bought superior-grade Spirit Gathering Pills and an inferior-grade Crimson Copper Furnace as he prepared to refine Dragon Tiger Pills. After cultivating for three mornings, he gained a new Talent Tree branch and placed the Dragon Tiger Pill Formula on it.

• Bai Jing bought five bottles of superior-grade Spirit Gathering Pills and learned that Spirit Replenishing Pills were scarce and likely to become more expensive before the upcoming peak-slot competition.
• Bai Jing visited Myriad Treasures Pavilion and chose the inferior-grade Crimson Copper Furnace for two hundred Immortal Merit.
• Bai Jing bought Dragon Tiger Pill ingredients for two Immortal Merit per set and returned to his residence to cultivate with a Spirit Gathering Pill.
• After three mornings, Bai Jing's Talent Tree grew a new branch, and he placed the Dragon Tiger Pill Formula on it as a beginner talent.

Bai Jing initiated the Heaven Scroll Platform Chapter and began refining Dragon Tiger Pills, producing charcoal through repeated failed attempts before finally making one crude red jelly. The chapter ended with the author’s note saying they were suffering severe exhaustion and frightening symptoms and might not be able to continue writing.

• Bai Jing prepared fifty sets of medicinal ingredients for Dragon Tiger Pills and set some out to dry or soak.
• Bai Jing initiated the Heaven Scroll Platform Chapter, gaining insight and improving his spiritual-energy refinement.
• Bai Jing built a pill-refining room and failed to make a pill in his first several furnaces.
• Bai Jing continued practicing through the night and produced a single bouncy red jelly in his twelfth furnace.
• The author reported shaking, a racing heart, intense fear, and exhaustion, and said they might be unable to write more.

Bai Jing repeatedly refined Dragon Tiger Pills until he raised the formula to low grade, then successfully produced low-grade pills and tested their effects. He ended the chapter recovering some strength from the pill as the competition for upper peak slots began elsewhere.

• Bai Jing used a Spirit Replenishing Pill to restore his energy and continued refining Dragon Tiger Pills, gradually producing fewer poisonous jellies and more usable pills.
• Bai Jing improved his Dragon Tiger Pills through repeated batches, eventually making pills comparable to the ones he had received from Zhao Tianyang.
• Bells announced the start of the competition for upper peak slots, but Bai Jing stayed focused on refining his pill formula.
• After nearly eight days of sleepless refinement, Bai Jing raised Dragon Tiger Pill to low grade on the Talent Tree.
• Bai Jing refined a batch containing two low-grade Dragon Tiger Pills and swallowed one, strengthening his body and restoring some of his weary spirit.

Bai Jing refined and packaged Dragon Tiger Pills to sell for Immortal Merit, then traveled to Wind Star Valley while cultivating. There, disciples learned about Wind Momentum and prepared to watch the contest for upper peak slots, while Xiao Yucheng revealed that he had befriended Xu Shan to get closer to someone else.

• Bai Jing assessed Dragon Tiger Pills as weaker than Spirit Replenishing Pills but cheaper to make, and continued refining them to build his stock.
• By the next afternoon, Bai Jing had refined forty ordinary Dragon Tiger Pills and twenty low-grade pills, packed them five to a bottle, and set off for the dueling arena while practicing his Wind Element Ultimate Skill.
• At Wind Star Valley, a senior brother demonstrated how wind momentum could shift from a gentle breeze into dangerous blades and urged the disciples to learn by observing.
• The senior brother explained that the evening contest for upper peak slots would let the disciples observe momentum, including the stronger momentum of Heaven Scrolls.
• Xiao Yucheng declined Xu Shan's invitation to watch the contest, then told his friends he had befriended Xu Shan to get closer to someone else.

Bai Jing struggled to sell his Dragon Tiger Pills at the peak competition market, while Wang Tao tried and failed to recruit him into the Ascension Group. The next day, Bai Jing renamed the pills Dazzling Lantern Pills and drew a crowd of buyers with a romantic advertising line.

• Bai Jing set up a stall selling Dragon Tiger Pills, but customers rejected their price and weak medicinal effects.
• Bai Jing spent his days refining pills and cultivating, selling only one bottle over his first two afternoons at the market.
• Wang Tao offered to sell Bai Jing’s pills through the Ascension Group at a lower price if he joined, but Bai Jing refused.
• Wang Tao explained that Bai Jing’s affordable soul-nourishing pills could fill a market gap, though he thought their price remained too high.
• The next afternoon, Wang Tao found a crowd at Bai Jing’s stall and saw that Bai Jing had renamed the pills Dazzling Lantern Pills and advertised them with a romantic verse.

Bai Jing adjusted the price of his Dazzling Lantern Pills, while Pill King Valley considered producing competing soul-nourishing pills. After several days of refining, Bai Jing advanced his Dragon Tiger Pill proficiency to high grade and looked forward to earning more Immortal Merits.

• Bai Jing stopped offering free bonus pills and sold his Dazzling Lantern Pills at a discounted rate for two bottles, then agreed to reserve two bottles of Dragon Tiger Lantern Pills for Wang Tao.
• Ling Qinghe told Eldest Senior Brother that Pill King Valley disciples wanted to resume refining lower-level soul-nourishing pills to compete with Bai Jing's Dazzling Lantern Pill, and he approved their plan.
• Five days later, Bai Jing produced a high-grade Dragon Tiger Pill before his proficiency officially advanced to high grade.
• Bai Jing reached Dragon Tiger Pill · High Grade proficiency, gained new pill-refining insights, and decided to keep refining instead of setting up his stall.

Bai Jing grew a new Talent Tree branch, added Geng Metal Array Basics, and continued balancing alchemy and cultivation as he prepared for the Array Dao Gathering. After Steward Yu warned him about the new steward, Bai Jing rented a market stall and quickly sold all ten bottles of pills he brought.

• Bai Jing used a new Talent Tree branch to begin learning Geng Metal Array Basics and reviewed his cultivation and skill progress.
• Li Huai'an visited Bai Jing and bought his last bottle of Dazzling Lantern Pills for three Immortal Merit.
• Bai Jing learned that Steward Yu had stepped down and that the replacement, Steward Jiang, was difficult to deal with.
• Bai Jing waited while Steward Jiang watered his flowers, then signed a contract to rent a market stall.
• Bai Jing set out ten bottles of low-grade pills, and his regular customers quickly bought them all.

Bai Jing perfected the Dazzling Lantern Pill formula and began selling top-grade pills, while Ling Qinghe introduced the rival Jade Soul Pill from Pill King Valley. Their exchange turned into a contest of skill and cultivation, ending when Bai Jing's Heavenly Eye saw into Ling Qinghe's Dao Platform and his gaze appeared to shift lower.

• Bai Jing saw his Immortal Merit begin to be deducted from his stall earnings and spent the next half month cultivating the Geng Metal Array and refining pills.
• Bai Jing perfected the Dazzling Lantern Pill formula, producing ten top-grade pills per batch, but worried he could not earn enough to obtain both Heaven Scrolls within four months.
• Bai Jing brought top-grade Dazzling Lantern Pills to the market, where he met Ling Qinghe selling Jade Soul Pills.
• Ling Qinghe explained that Pill King Valley had developed Jade Soul Pills in response to Bai Jing's pills and warned that its superior formulas could erase his advantage.
• Bai Jing revealed his top-grade pills, surprising Ling Qinghe, then used his Heavenly Eye to see into her Dao Platform as she examined him with a Dharma Eye.
• Ling Qinghe sensed Bai Jing's divine sense inside her and noticed his gaze seemed to move downward.

Bai Jing sold high-grade pills, reunited with Xu Shan, and learned about his plans to leave farming for a job at the Artifact Refining Pavilion. He then went to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to see if he could refine pills simultaneously and increase his Immortal Merit earnings.

• Bai Jing intimidated Ling Qinghe after catching her spying on him, and she hurried away while asking him to keep her secret.
• Bai Jing sold fifty-eight bottles of high-grade Dazzling Lantern Pills, earning 290 Immortal Merit, then sold sixty bottles the next day and brought his total to 908.
• Xu Shan found Bai Jing at his stall, and Bai Jing gave him five bottles of pills and treated him to a meal.
• Xu Shan told Bai Jing that he planned to leave farming and work at the Artifact Refining Pavilion once his current contract expired.
• Bai Jing asked Xu Shan about breaking his farming contract, then went to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion to try refining pills simultaneously.

Bai Jing used the Purple Gold Heavenly Eye’s predictive ability to refine pills with two furnaces at once, then rapidly advanced his cultivation while earning Immortal Merit and preparing for the Heaven Scroll Trial. The chapter ended with him breaking through to the third layer of the Dao Platform Realm, while Jiang Zhishen noticed Bai Jing had registered for the Water and Fire trials.

• Bai Jing opened his Purple Gold Heavenly Eye during dual-furnace alchemy, foresaw a dangerous rise in temperature, and successfully refined both batches of pills.
• After more than a month of cultivation, Bai Jing used a high-grade Spirit Gathering Pill to reach the second layer of the Dao Platform Realm and tested his newly improved wind-element art by flying briefly.
• Bai Jing’s Immortal Merit approached ten thousand, and Lin Changsheng urged him to prioritize formations after learning Bai Jing had reached minor accomplishment in Geng Metal.
• Two months later, Bai Jing perfected the second layer, accumulated 20,086 Immortal Merit, and registered for the Heaven Scroll Trial.
• Jiang Zhishen saw Bai Jing’s name on the trial roster and learned he had registered for both the Water and Fire Heaven Scroll Trials.
• Three days later, Bai Jing broke through to the third layer of the Dao Platform Realm.