Chapter Summaries

He Song continued studying the Great Circulation Breathing Technique while receiving reports from Su Qian about an unexplained disaster at Myriad Phenomena Immortal Market. Further messages revealed that the market had been built near a valuable spirit ore vein, whose ownership had passed from a Rogue Cultivator to the garrison True Persons of Eight Vein Immortal City and then to a Golden Core True Lord in Cloud Province.

• He Song considered whether using two Golden Core Secret Techniques could benefit him, then continued studying the Great Circulation Breathing Technique.
• Su Qian reported that roars and flames had accompanied a major disturbance at Myriad Phenomena Immortal Market, while the garrison True Persons of Eight Vein Immortal City took no action.
• He Song put away Su Qian's message without replying and returned to cultivating.
• Su Qian's later reports revealed that Myriad Phenomena Immortal Market had been established near a spirit ore vein worth several million Spirit Stones.
• A Rogue Cultivator discovered the vein, but the garrison True Persons of Eight Vein Immortal City seized it before it later became the property of a Golden Core True Lord in Cloud Province.

After recounting the mysterious disaster that sealed Myriad Phenomena Immortal Market, He Song spent ten years cultivating in seclusion. A letter from Master Luo Jing invited him to meet before she returned to the Cloud Province Capital, leaving him uncertain whether meeting her would reveal that he had stayed near Thick Earth Sect.

• Su Qian told He Song a rumor that a Golden Core True Lord had battled something inside the fog-shrouded Myriad Phenomena Immortal Market before Eight Vein Immortal City sealed the site.
• He Song continued cultivating and studying Golden Core Secret Techniques while his exchanges with Su Qian focused on events near Eight Vein Immortal City and in Cloud Province.
• Ten years passed, and He Song received a letter from Master Luo Jing saying she would soon leave Tianquan Xiancheng for the Cloud Province Capital and asking to meet.
• He Song considered meeting Master Luo Jing, whose help had enabled him to obtain the Violet Heavens Tranquil Meditation Art and the Congealed Golden Core Recipe, but worried it would expose that he still lingered near Thick Earth Sect.

He Song refused Master Luo Jing’s request to meet in Tianquan Xiancheng, sending an excuse that he could not leave his current location safely. After ten years in seclusion, he emerged with stronger cultivation and progress in his techniques and alchemy, nearing Perfect Foundation Establishment.

• He Song wrote to Master Luo Jing that a dangerous matter prevented him from returning to Tianquan Xiancheng, and promised to visit the Cloud Province Capital later.
• He Song realized that ten years had passed and left his cave dwelling to find the White Jade Pearls fully ripe.
• He Song assessed his improved Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation and his mastery of the Great Circulation Breathing Technique.
• He Song had learned to disguise his aura as a stone with the Wind-and-Cloud Transformation Technique, though he remained far from mastering it.
• He Song continued studying alchemy and began attempting to refine mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual pills after improving his success with low-grade pills.

Over ten years of cultivation and study, He Song mastered refining Middle-Grade Earth Spiritual Pills and Middle-Grade Blood Stasis Dissolving Pills, while continuing to advance in talismans and artifact refinement. He still could not refine High-Grade Earth Spiritual Pills, but chose to progress steadily and could now skillfully make some Middle-Grade Magic Artifacts.

• He Song mastered refining Middle-Grade Earth Spiritual Pills and Middle-Grade Blood Stasis Dissolving Pills, though he continued using High-Grade pills for his own cultivation and pill-toxicity cleansing.
• He Song learned the methods for refining Middle-Grade Spiritual Pills of the other four elements but had not mastered High-Grade Earth Spiritual Pill refinement.
• He Song decided not to rush into High-Grade pill refinement and continued advancing gradually, relying on his advantage of having ample time.
• He Song improved his success rate with Foundation Establishment Spirit Talismans and began studying more kinds beyond Thick Earth Spirit Talismans.
• He Song advanced rapidly in artifact refinement using Silver Moon True Monarch's memories and the cave dwelling's refinement chamber, becoming skilled at making certain Middle-Grade Magic Artifacts.

He Song finished refining a set of array disks and flags for a Golden Core Great Array and decided to leave seclusion to harvest his ten-year-old spirit herbs and replenish his Spirit Stones. After collecting the ripe plants in his valley, he departed his cave abode to retrieve the remaining harvest.

• Rumors spread among Qi Refining cultivators about He Song, a mysterious black-robed refiner who sold quality mid-grade Magic Artifacts, while he avoided attention and killed those who tried to rob him.
• He Song planned to stop selling mid-grade Magic Artifacts once he could refine higher-grade ones, and instead sell them alongside pills when he emerged from seclusion.
• He Song completed a set of array disks and flags for a Golden Core Great Array, which he believed would protect him from any threat below the Golden Core realm.
• He Song decided to emerge from seclusion and harvest the spirit herbs he had planted ten years earlier, expecting to refine them into five-element spirit pills and restore his supply of Spirit Stones.
• He Song harvested the mature White Jade Pearls and spirit herbs from his valley, then left his cave abode underground and flew away.

He Song harvested long-ripened spirit herbs and Spirit Rice from his gardens near Hundred Herbs Immortal Workshop, then traveled through several sect territories to harvest his other medicinal gardens. He returned safely to his Golden Core cave dwelling near Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market after months away.

• He Song harvested the spirit herbs and Spirit Rice at Hundred Herbs Immortal Workshop and replanted the gardens and Spirit Field.
• He Song considered opening more medicinal gardens in the former Seven Star Sect mountain gate but abandoned the idea to avoid drawing Thick Earth Sect's attention to his lair.
• He Song used earth escape to leave the area and flew toward Pure Yin Sect on the White Jade Boat.
• He Song traveled through Pure Yin Sect, One Yang Sect, Qionghua Sect, and Golden Sword Sect, harvesting his medicinal gardens along the way.
• He Song returned to his Golden Core cave dwelling near Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market after harvesting all fifty-five medicinal gardens.

He Song returned safely from harvesting spiritual herbs near the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Market and discovered that Yu'er had reached Qi Refining Great Perfection but was lazily basking in the valley. He left her to slack off and went to the alchemy room to prepare to refine Five Elements Spiritual Pills.

• He Song carefully detoured around the Myriad Phenomena Immortal Market and returned safely to the Golden Core Great Array with his Storage Pouch full of Five Elements Spiritual Ginseng.
• He Song noticed Yu'er basking in the valley and used his spiritual sight to discover that she had reached Qi Refining Great Perfection several years earlier.
• He Song reflected that Yu'er had needed decades and many Hundred Beasts Pills to advance, and doubted she would soon reach Foundation Establishment.
• He Song let Yu'er continue basking and entered the cave abode to begin refining Five Elements Spiritual Pills.
• He Song used his months of travel to purchase pill ingredients and supplies while selling previously refined pills, Spirit Talismans, and medium-grade Magic Artifacts.

He Song spent ten years refining Five Elements Spiritual Pills and cultivating, then left seclusion to sell the pills while harvesting more spiritual herbs. He had advanced toward Perfect Foundation Establishment and greatly improved his concealment techniques.

• He Song refined furnace after furnace of Five Elements Spiritual Pills while carefully preserving their quality and continuing his cultivation.
• He Song stored the pills for ten years so he could sell them during the same long journey as his next spiritual-herb harvest.
• As his Spirit Stones dwindled and his Golden Core Great Array risked losing power, He Song opened his eyes and ended his seclusion.
• He Song advanced further toward Perfect Foundation Establishment and learned to use the Wind-and-Cloud Transformation Technique to imitate the auras of several natural objects.
• He Song combined the Wind-and-Cloud Transformation Technique, Violet Heavens Tranquil Meditation Art, and Earth Escape Technique to make himself extremely difficult to detect.

After ten years, He Song strengthened his survival methods and advanced his studies in alchemy, talismans, and artifact refining. He left his cave abode and surveyed the valley, where the White Jade Pearls had ripened and Yu'er basked in the sun.

• He Song continued improving his ability to evade detection, relying on four golden-armored guards and a Golden Core Great Array for protection.
• He Song made rapid progress studying mid-grade Foundation Establishment spiritual pill formulas and estimated he would master his available formulas after another decade.
• He Song brought many low-grade Foundation Establishment talismans to proficiency and planned to study mid-grade talismans next.
• He Song advanced substantially in artifact refining with Silver Moon True Monarch's memories and his artifact-refining chamber, though he had not yet become an artifact-refining master.
• He Song left his meditation chamber and cave abode, then looked over the ripened White Jade Pearls and Yu'er basking in the valley.

He Song harvested his crops and medicinal gardens before traveling toward Eight Vein Immortal City to sell his surplus Spirit Pills. After he left, Yu'er began absorbing the Golden Core Great Array's dense spiritual energy as blood-red patterns spread across its body.

• He Song harvested the mature Spirit Rice and Spirit Herbs in his Golden Core Great Array, sowed new seeds, and left Yu'er resting in the valley.
• He Song traveled to the medicinal gardens near Hundred Herbs Immortal Workshop and within Pure Yin Sect's sphere, harvesting their Spirit Herbs along the way.
• After He Song departed, blood-red patterns appeared and thickened across Yu'er's body as it drew in the surrounding spiritual energy.
• He Song reached a valley less than a hundred li from Eight Vein Immortal City, where he began setting up an array before selling his Spirit Pills.

He Song established and named the Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array in a valley outside Eight Vein Immortal City as protection while preparing to sell spirit pills. After disguising himself as a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, he entered the city, drawing the attention of its residents.

• He Song set up a Golden Core Great Array in a valley and stocked it with tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to kill anyone who pursued him there.
• He Song named the formation the Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array and changed his appearance, physique, clothing, and cultivation aura.
• He Song chose to present himself as a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator before leaving the valley for Eight Vein Immortal City.
• He Song flew into Eight Vein Immortal City, where local cultivators recognized him as an unfamiliar Foundation Establishment Real Person and wondered whether he would settle there or pass through.

He Song arrived at Eight Vein Immortal City and met with Treasure Gathering Pavilion branch master Xu Jie to sell spirit pills. He began placing dozens of bottles of mid-grade Earth Spiritual Pills on the table, leaving Xu Jie increasingly eager to do business.

• He Song descended into Eight Vein Immortal City and went to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where Xu Jie personally welcomed him.
• Xu Jie led He Song to the VIP Hall, and they exchanged pleasantries over tea before Xu Jie asked whether He Song wanted to buy or sell something.
• He Song said he had come to sell spirit pills and placed a bottle of mid-grade Earth Spiritual Pills on the table.
• He Song continued producing bottles of Earth Spiritual Pills until dozens stood before Xu Jie, whose disappointment turned into eager interest.

He Song offered Xu Jie one hundred bottles of middle-grade Earth Spiritual Pills, worth four hundred thousand Spirit Stones, after refining an enormous supply from his medicinal gardens. Xu Jie briefly coveted the pills but restrained himself, recognizing that He Song’s Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation made him a dangerous target.

• He Song placed one hundred bottles of middle-grade Earth Spiritual Pills on the table and asked Xu Jie to name his price.
• He Song reflected that his array and alchemy skills had let him accumulate pills worth millions of Spirit Stones across five elements.
• Xu Jie realized the hundred bottles were worth four hundred thousand Spirit Stones and suspected He Song had even more.
• Xu Jie felt a trace of greed but suppressed it because He Song’s cultivation surpassed his own.

Xu Jie considered informing Lie Feng Real Person about He Song’s pills so he could profit from a possible attack, then offered to buy the pills at a take-it-or-leave-it price. He Song noticed Xu Jie’s unusual businesslike attitude and wondered why he seemed unwilling to cultivate their relationship.

• Xu Jie considered reporting He Song to Lie Feng Real Person and sharing in the spoils of an attack.
• Xu Jie composed himself and offered He Song three hundred and sixty thousand Spirit Stones for the hundred bottles of mid-grade Earth Spiritual Pills.
• He Song noticed that Xu Jie had named his lowest price without trying to encourage future business.
• He Song wondered why Xu Jie was treating the valuable deal so coldly.

He Song left the Treasure Gathering Pavilion after Xu Jie offered an unusually low price for his pills, and secretly marked Xu Jie with the Spirit-Seeking Secret Technique. Xu Jie sent a message to Lie Feng Real Person to arrange He Song’s ambush, then waited in the pavilion, confident he could avoid responsibility.

• Xu Jie offered He Song three thousand six hundred Spirit Stones for each mid-grade Earth Spiritual Pill, far below the market price, so He Song suspected him and left.
• He Song secretly placed a mark on Xu Jie with the Spirit-Seeking Secret Technique before leaving the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• After He Song departed, Xu Jie wrote a message, sent it through a Sound Transmission Talisman, and praised the tea he had brewed.
• Xu Jie revealed that he had underpriced the pills to ensure He Song left carrying them, making the pills available to seize after Lie Feng Real Person’s planned ambush.
• Xu Jie expected Lie Feng Real Person and several Foundation Establishment Real Persons to besiege He Song, while he stayed at the pavilion and disavowed involvement.

He Song left Eight Vein Immortal City and entered the valley where he had prepared the Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array, deciding to use it against anyone pursuing him. Meanwhile, several Foundation Establishment Real Persons prepared to attack him, with their leader demanding a larger share of the spoils.

• He Song decided that changing his appearance and washing away his scent would not stop anyone using tracking techniques, and resolved to seek a countermeasure in the future.
• He Song chose to lure his pursuers into his prepared Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array rather than flee in secret.
• He Song left Eight Vein Immortal City and entered the concealed valley a hundred li away, wondering why Xu Jie had remained in the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• Several Foundation Establishment Real Persons gathered in Eight Vein Immortal City to pursue He Song, and their leader said he would attack first while the others assisted.
• The leader warned that He Song was a formidable Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator and demanded a larger share of the spoils if they succeeded.

Xu Jie led Lie Feng Real Person and three other Foundation Establishment Real Persons to pursue He Song, believing they had him cornered. He Song had prepared a Golden Core Great Array and planned to lure the attackers inside by making them mistake the Sea Stabilizing Yuan Array for his trump card.

• Lie Feng Real Person confirmed the division of benefits with three Foundation Establishment Late Stage family cultivators, then led them out of Eight Vein Immortal City to pursue He Song.
• Xu Jie watched the four cultivators leave and believed they would defeat He Song.
• He Song waited in a mountain valley, protected by four golden-armored guards and a concealed Golden Core Great Array.
• He Song raised the visible Sea Stabilizing Yuan Array as a false trump card, planning to let it appear to fail so his enemies would enter the Golden Core Great Array.
• Xu Jie guided Lie Feng Real Person and the three cultivators to the valley, where they arrived secretly because Lie Feng Real Person suspected a trap.

Lie Feng Real Person and three Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators found He Song behind the Sea Stabilizing Yuan Array and attacked it, hoping to exhaust his Spirit Stones and seize his spirit pills and formation. He Song appeared inside the formation as the four surrounded it, but he was puzzled that Xu Jie remained in Eight Vein Immortal City.

• Lie Feng Real Person and the three cultivators spotted the Sea Stabilizing Yuan Array and judged that He Song had set it up as protection.
• Lie Feng Real Person grew greedy for the valuable formation and urged the others to attack one point to drain its Spirit Stones.
• Lie Feng Real Person struck the Sea Stabilizing Yuan Array with his fire fan, and the other three joined the assault.
• The four cultivators spread out around the formation and bombarded it from four directions.
• He Song appeared inside the formation, assessed the formidable encirclement, and wondered why Xu Jie was still in Eight Vein Immortal City.

He Song used a performance to make four Foundation Establishment cultivators believe he was trapped and provoke them into rushing him. Once they entered the Golden Core Great Array, he trapped them and killed one with a lightning strike.

• He Song pretended to plead with the four cultivators attacking his Sea Stabilizing Yuan Array and accused Xu Jie of sending them.
• He Song threatened the four with retaliation against their clans, intensifying their resolve to kill him.
• He Song let the Sea Stabilizing Yuan Array vanish, and the four rushed toward him.
• He Song activated the Golden Core Great Array, trapping himself and the four inside it.
• A bolt of lightning struck a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, reducing him to ash before he could defend himself.

He Song used the Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array to kill three Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators who had come to kill him. Lie Feng Real Person surrendered and revealed Xu Jie’s role, leaving He Song determined to eliminate the man behind the attack.

• He Song reflected that the Golden Core Great Array’s divine thunder could kill Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators with ease.
• The divine thunder killed one Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator, and the remaining three witnessed his death.
• He Song struck twice more with divine thunder, killing two additional Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators.
• Lie Feng Real Person begged for mercy and offered to serve He Song, presenting a paper from Xu Jie that detailed He Song and urged the attack.
• He Song read Xu Jie’s instructions and decided Xu Jie must not be allowed to live.