Chapter Summaries

Meng Guan joined the One Yang Sect as a Golden Core elder and later found a cave dwelling containing three Congealed Golden Cores. Since He Song had already reached the Golden Core realm, he pretended to have found two Congealed Golden Cores and a secret technique, while Wei Fan began his own breakthrough attempt.

• Meng Guan joined the One Yang Sect and told He Song he would search for Congealed Golden Cores once his restrictions were lifted.
• Years later, Meng Guan broke into a Golden Core cave dwelling and found three Congealed Golden Cores, then urged He Song and Wei Fan to return to the One Yang Sect.
• He Song claimed he was about to enter a long-sought opportunity so he could avoid returning and conceal that he had already reached the Golden Core realm.
• He Song later told Meng Guan that he had found two Congealed Golden Cores and a Golden Core Secret Technique, and suggested giving all three of Meng Guan's cores to Wei Fan.
• Meng Guan shared his Golden Core breakthrough insights, and Wei Fan entered seclusion with three Congealed Golden Cores while He Song pretended to begin his own breakthrough.

After spending ten years comprehending a Golden Core Concealment Array, He Song secretly entered it and discovered an abandoned Golden Core cave dwelling filled with valuable resources. He plundered its contents, then paused to investigate the unusually powerful earthfire left burning beneath the missing cauldron.

• He Song prepared safeguards and entered the Golden Core Concealment Array underground, finding a fiery valley hidden behind its illusion.
• He Song explored the valley and confirmed that its owner had been absent for more than ten years, though they might return at any time.
• He Song removed the puppets’ Spirit Stones, harvested the Golden Core spirit rice and precious spirit medicines, and stored the Low-grade Spiritual Artifact refining room.
• He Song placed the massive cauldron and its materials into his Storage Pouch, intending to examine the Silver Moon True Monarch’s memories for clues about their purpose.
• He Song saw that the exposed earthfire had grown brighter and more intense, and stopped before taking the array components to investigate it.

He Song learned the earthfire was drawn out by a small formation, comprehended it, and dismantled it before leaving the emptied Golden Core cave dwelling. On his way home, he discovered that the cauldron and materials he had taken were intended for a natal magic treasure, though he needed to replace its metal-element primary material with an earth-element one.

• He Song sensed a formation beneath the earthfire and realized he could learn to draw on earthfire for refining pills and artifacts.
• He Song spent several months comprehending the formation, then collected the Golden Core Concealment Array’s plate, flags, and Spirit Stones.
• He Song dismantled the earthfire formation, concealed his figure, and left the stripped cave dwelling for his own cave.
• He Song searched Silver Moon True Monarch’s memories and learned the cauldron was an artifact furnace containing materials for a natal magic treasure.
• He Song realized the treasure’s metal-element primary material did not match his earth-element Golden Core and decided it would need replacing.

He Song returned to his hidden cave dwelling with the materials he had stolen from another Golden Core cultivator’s lair and prepared to melt them for a future life-bound magic treasure. He strengthened his cave’s concealment and defenses, then began operating an Earthfire Array beneath the materials.

• He Song reached Blue Moon Immortal City and hurried underground to his cave dwelling, where Yu'er and his spirit herbs remained undisturbed.
• He Song reviewed his journey and resolved to investigate other cultivators’ backgrounds before deciding whether to kill or befriend them.
• He Song named the Golden Core concealment formation the Phantom Maze Array and the Earthfire-drawing formation the Earthfire Array, then set up both in his cave dwelling.
• He Song refined the stolen puppets to serve him and placed the giant cauldron over the Earthfire Array.
• He Song supplied the Earthfire Array with Spirit Stones, causing it to draw Earthfire up into his cave dwelling.

He Song used an earthfire formation to preserve materials for his future natal treasure and spent three years in Blue Moon Immortal City improving artifact refinement and talisman crafting. Meanwhile, the black-robed Golden Core cultivator recovered from his injuries and returned toward his cave dwelling, unaware that it had attracted attention.

• He Song set up an earthfire formation to keep materials melting while he prepared to improve his artifact-refining skill and find a primary earth-element material.
• He Song emerged as Feiyu True Person in Blue Moon Immortal City, where he bought materials, crafted artifacts and talismans, and sold them through Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• Over three years, He Song steadily improved his talisman crafting and artifact refinement while earning Spirit Stones and acquiring more materials.
• The black-robed Golden Core cultivator recovered from his injuries after thirteen years and advanced further in the late Golden Core realm, though he had not reached Perfect Golden Core.
• The black-robed Golden Core cultivator set out for his cave dwelling, expecting to find the materials he had left tempering in earthfire, unaware that news about the dwelling had spread from Azure Mountain Immortal City more than two years earlier.

Xuan You Zhenjun returned to find his Golden Core cave dwelling completely looted and destroyed, and began investigating who was responsible while vowing revenge. In Blue Moon Immortal City, He Song learned that Wei Fan had successfully reached the Golden Core realm and saved a Congealed Golden Core Pill, while keeping his own breakthrough secret from Meng Guan.

• Cultivators fought over the scraps in Xuan You Zhenjun’s abandoned cave dwelling until they stripped the site bare and dispersed its miasma.
• Xuan You Zhenjun arrived, discovered the ruined cave dwelling, and smashed a vast palm-shaped abyss into the valley in anger.
• Xuan You Zhenjun suspected Purple-Robed True Lord or another acquaintance had exposed his cave dwelling and vowed to investigate and kill his enemies, including the Perfect Foundation Establishment brat.
• He Song received Meng Guan’s message that Wei Fan had entered the Golden Core realm using two Congealed Golden Core Pills and had saved one for He Song.
• He Song rejoiced at Wei Fan’s success but chose not to tell Meng Guan that he had also reached the Golden Core realm.

He Song concealed that he had already formed his Golden Core, telling Meng Guan he had only just broken through and would remain secluded to strengthen himself. After learning that Wei Fan had joined the One Yang Sect, He Song considered Meng Guan’s invitation but avoided committing, leaving the possibility open while privately deciding not to join.

• He Song sent Meng Guan a delayed reply claiming he had just formed his Golden Core, used both Congealed Golden Cores, and planned to change cultivation methods, learn secret arts, and refine Spiritual Artifacts in seclusion.
• Meng Guan accepted He Song’s explanation and told him that Wei Fan had joined the One Yang Sect as a Golden Core elder after the sect leader invited him.
• Meng Guan invited He Song to join the One Yang Sect, where he and Wei Fan could increase their influence together.
• He Song privately rejected joining because it could force him into a war with the Locking God Sect, expose him to the One Yang Sect’s Nascent Soul Ancestor, and raise questions about Silver Moon True Monarch’s belongings.
• He Song replied that they could discuss joining after his seclusion and mentioned the risks without giving Meng Guan and Wei Fan a definite answer.

He Song continued improving his alchemy, artifact-refinement, and talisman skills while Meng Guan kept him informed about events in the One Yang Sect. He realized that Xuan You Zhenjun, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator searching for whoever looted his cave abode, was likely the very cultivator whose cave He Song had emptied, leaving He Song to hope he had erased every trace.

• He Song harvested spiritual herbs and refined pills while advancing his artifact and talisman skills, and he began to understand the Golden Core pill formulas in the Qingye Dan Collection.
• Meng Guan told He Song that Xuan You Zhenjun had attacked True Monarch Changming, accusing him of destroying Xuan You Zhenjun's cave abode.
• A One Yang Sect Golden Core elder mediated, and True Monarch Changming paid Xuan You Zhenjun a great price before Xuan You Zhenjun resumed his search for the culprit.
• He Song connected the incident to the cave abode he had looted years earlier and worried that Xuan You Zhenjun might discover his involvement.

He Song spent ten years cultivating in seclusion and improving his alchemy before attempting to refine Golden Core spiritual pills. As the chapter ends, he began a new attempt in the Blazing Sun Furnace while Yu'er expected another explosion.

• He Song learned through Meng Guan that Xuan You Zhenjun was extorting Golden Core cultivators before disappearing, and he returned to studying his arts once the threat was gone.
• He Song spent ten years cultivating, greatly increasing his Golden Core spiritual power and advancing his knowledge of alchemy.
• He Song prepared to refine Golden Core spiritual pills with precious herbs and the top-grade Magic Artifact Blazing Sun Furnace.
• He Song heated the furnace and began adding Golden Core spiritual herbs as Yu'er anticipated an explosion.

He Song successfully refined his first batch of Earth Yuan Pills, marking his breakthrough as a Golden Core Pill Master, though several follow-up attempts failed. He then reviewed his progress in artifact refinement, talisman drawing, and Golden Core arrays as his seclusion continued.

• He Song used the Qingye Condensing Pill Technique to refine three Earth Yuan Pills and resolved to improve his success rate and grow more Golden Core herbs.
• He Song tried to refine additional batches of Earth Yuan Pills, but repeated failures forced him to stop.
• He Song went to the artifact-refining chamber and reflected on how ten years of practice and Silver Moon True Monarch's legacy had advanced his artifact skills.
• He Song reached the ability to draw High-grade Foundation Establishment Talismans and earned substantial profits selling them.
• He Song mastered the Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array, the Earth Treasury Divine Light Array, and the Phantom Maze Array, deepening his understanding of Golden Core formations.

He Song realized that Su Qian had likely died more than ten years earlier and hurried to Flying Cloud Immortal Market to learn why An Ning had hidden her death. An Ning gave him Su Qian’s sealed farewell letter, leaving He Song to discover her final intentions.

• He Song learned that war between the Righteous Dao Alliance and the Devilish Dao Alliance was escalating as the One Yang Sect and Locking God Sect neared open conflict.
• He Song noticed that An Ning had signed all his recent messages and calculated that Su Qian had likely died after reaching the end of her lifespan.
• He Song left seclusion and traveled to Flying Cloud Immortal Market, intending to question An Ning and take Lin Cong’s descendants away from the coming danger.
• He Song found An Ning in her courtyard and asked about Su Qian.
• An Ning told He Song that Su Qian had died more than ten years earlier and had instructed her not to inform him, then handed him Su Qian’s sealed farewell letter.
• He Song opened Su Qian’s letter and began reading her explanation and final wishes.

He Song read Su Qian’s final letter asking him to help An Ning reach Foundation Establishment, then agreed to take An Ning and the Lin and An Family members away from the war-threatened region. He left Flying Cloud Immortal Market with An Ning, intending to find a Foundation Establishment Pill in the Azure Moon Province Prefectural Capital.

• He Song read Su Qian’s letter and decided not to resent her for using his guilt to secure help for An Ning.
• He Song learned that An Ning was fifty-seven and told her to gather the Lin Family members and send word to the An Family so he could take them all away.
• He Song considered how to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill without asking Meng Guan, Wei Fan, or True Monarch Luo Jing, and chose to search the Azure Moon Province Prefectural Capital.
• An Ning packed her belongings, and she and He Song took one last look at Flying Cloud Immortal Market before preparing to leave aboard He Song’s top-grade Magic Artifact flying boat.

He Song brought the Lin and An families south toward Blue Moon Immortal City and accepted Lin Chuan’s promise to repay his kindness. He promised An Ning a Foundation Establishment Pill in exchange for continuing to send him news, then watched the horizon as she pledged her lasting loyalty.

• He Song took An Ning to the Lin Family’s home and waited until the Lin and An families had gathered before carrying them south on his flying boat.
• Lin Chuan thanked An Ning and her family for helping the Lin Family, and promised they would repay He Song if a future descendant became a cultivator.
• An Ning thanked He Song for allowing her family to leave with them, and He Song told her he would give her a Foundation Establishment Pill after settling everyone.
• He Song told An Ning to keep sending him news of major local events wherever she lived, and she pledged to serve him and continue the task for the rest of her life.
• He Song helped An Ning rise, then stood at the front of the flying boat and looked toward the distant horizon.

He Song brought An Ning to Blue Moon Immortal City, gave her a Foundation Establishment Pill, and prepared to keep her useful while guarding his secrets. As An Ning began her first attempt at Foundation Establishment, cultivators nearby noticed the rising aura but withdrew their attention after recognizing He Song's residence.

• He Song settled the Lin Family and An Family in the mortal world, brought An Ning to his Blue Moon Immortal City residence, and gave her one of the two Foundation Establishment Pills he had purchased.
• He Song explained the precautions for Foundation Establishment to An Ning, then set up the Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array and brought an artifact-refining chamber into his residence.
• An Ning spent more than half a month preparing before beginning her first attempt at Foundation Establishment.
• As An Ning compressed the spiritual power in her dantian and her aura rose, nearby Foundation Establishment cultivators glanced toward He Song's residence before withdrawing their attention.

An Ning successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment, drawing attention across Blue Moon Immortal City. He Song then brought her to the Purple Cloud Sect’s territory, where she joined a Golden Core Sect and became his source of intelligence there.

• He Song recognized the spiritual pressure around An Ning as signs of a successful Foundation Establishment breakthrough and continued refining his artifact.
• An Ning formed her first wisp of mana, absorbed the spiritual energy in her dantian, and generated a vast vortex above He Song’s residence as her cultivation stabilized.
• He Song stopped An Ning from entering his protected residence, praised her breakthrough, and offered her a choice between joining a Golden Core Sect in Green Moon Immortal Province or in the Purple Cloud Sect’s territory.
• An Ning left the choice to He Song, who took her east into the Purple Cloud Sect’s territory and left her in an Immortal City.
• He Song watched from hiding as An Ning joined the local Golden Core Sect, then departed with a new source of intelligence inside the Purple Cloud Sect’s sphere of influence.

After sending An Ning to Snow Wind Palace and moving the Lin and An families away from danger, He Song returned to seclusion and prepared for the possibility that One Yang Sect would lose its coming war. Five years later, his cultivation had advanced, he could reliably refine Earth Yuan Pills, and he turned to learning the Heart Clearing Pill formula to counter their toxins, while his other arts remained largely unchanged.

• He Song settled the Lin Family and the An Family in distant mortal towns and sent An Ning to Snow Wind Palace to gather intelligence and seek its Golden Core Secret Technique.
• He Song dismantled his Blue Moon Immortal City residence and returned to seclusion, keeping his trip to Flying Cloud Immortal Market unknown to others.
• Over the next five years, He Song's Golden Core magical power and dantian grew as he continued cultivating the Purple Mansion Strengthening Yuan Technique.
• He Song became proficient at refining Earth Yuan Pills, reaching a fifty percent success rate and taking them regularly to accelerate his cultivation.
• Because Earth Yuan Pills left stubborn toxins in his body, He Song began studying the Golden Core Heart Clearing Pill formula.
• He Song made little progress in artifact refinement, formations, and talismans, though he achieved some success with the Mysterious God Body Refining Technique.

After more than a hundred years, He Song’s Mysterious God Body Refining Technique had strengthened his body enough to contend with Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators, and he considered finding a more advanced technique. Meng Guan invited him to reunite with Wei Fan, and the three agreed to gather at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, where they had first met.

• He Song assessed his progress in the Mysterious God Body Refining Technique and decided it could no longer meet his needs.
• Meng Guan sent He Song a message proposing that he, He Song, and Wei Fan celebrate their Golden Core breakthroughs together.
• He Song suggested they conceal their identities and meet at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, their old home.
• He Song checked on Yu'er and saw that she had advanced to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Meng Guan replied that he and Wei Fan agreed to meet at Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.

He Song traveled to Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market to reunite with Meng Guan and Wei Fan, with all three concealing their Golden Core cultivation to avoid drawing attention. They met again at Wei Fan’s old courtyard, where He Song brewed spirit tea as they prepared to catch up after decades apart.

• Meng Guan and Wei Fan agreed to follow He Song’s advice and enter Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market disguised as Qi Refining cultivators.
• He Song traveled north through several sects’ territories, hid underground, and set a Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array near Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
• He Song entered the market with his cultivation concealed and found Meng Guan and Wei Fan waiting to greet him.
• Meng Guan led He Song and Wei Fan to Wei Fan’s former courtyard, which had retained its old layout despite being rebuilt.
• He Song recalled how Wei Fan had protected him during an attack on the market and reflected on how their old acquaintances had likely passed away.
• He Song brewed Golden Core spirit tea, and Meng Guan and Wei Fan sensed its unusual quality.

He Song hosted Meng Guan and Wei Fan, learned how Golden Core cultivators earned Spirit Stones, and heard about the perilous Myriad Monster Realm. The chapter ended with He Song considering the realm’s dangers and opportunities.

• Meng Guan and Wei Fan tasted He Song’s valuable Golden Core spirit tea and realized he was prospering without joining the One Yang Sect.
• Meng Guan gave He Song the Golden Core Secret Technique he had promised, and He Song accepted it.
• He Song told Meng Guan and Wei Fan that he had accumulated several tens of thousands of middle-grade Spirit Stones and asked how Golden Core elders earned income.
• Meng Guan explained that One Yang Sect elders earned stipends and rewards from assignments, and described hunting demon beasts in the Myriad Monster Realm as a more lucrative but dangerous pursuit.
• Wei Fan warned He Song about the realm’s demon beasts, rogue cultivators, and valuable medicines, and He Song began considering its risks and rewards.

He Song rejected the dangerous Myriad Monster Realm and learned about other ways Golden Core cultivators earned Spirit Stones, though none suited his cautious life or current circumstances. Meng Guan and Wei Fan recounted their travels, ending with how they found He Song’s two Congealed Golden Core pills in a Golden Core cave dwelling.

• Meng Guan described the Myriad Monster Realm’s dangers and outlined Golden Core cultivators’ income from backing forces, protecting families, and practicing cultivation arts.
• He Song decided he would not enter the Myriad Monster Realm, while Meng Guan and Wei Fan considered how they might approach it themselves.
• Meng Guan revealed that he had uncovered the Li Family patriarch’s plot through Soul Searching Technique and slaughtered the family before leaving Eight Vein Immortal City with its treasures.
• Meng Guan recounted the strange incidents that repeatedly pursued him during his travels, including after Wei Fan joined him.
• He Song learned that Meng Guan and Wei Fan’s troubles ended when they found a Golden Core cave dwelling under the Golden Snake Sect’s influence, where they discovered the two Congealed Golden Core pills he had left for them.