Chapter Summaries

He Song learned from Zhou Ruo that an advanced escape art would be auctioned in North Wind Xian Province and traveled there in disguise to buy it ahead of time. Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s Yuehua arranged a meeting with the consignor, the Golden Core cultivator Pōkōng, who was already on his way.

• He Song rewarded Zhou Ruo for bringing him news and continued studying the teleportation array in seclusion.
• Zhou Ruo told He Song that an advanced escape art would appear at Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s upcoming grand auction in North Wind Xian Province.
• He Song decided to seek an early purchase, concealed his departure from Zhou Ruo, and traveled to North Wind Prefecture Capital disguised as a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator.
• He Song presented his Guest Elder Token to Yuehua at Treasure Gathering Pavilion and asked to purchase the escape art before the auction.
• Yuehua identified the consignor as Pōkōng, a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator who had obtained the art by chance and was traveling to meet He Song.

He Song bought True Lord Pōkōng’s profound escape art for twenty thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones after discussing cultivation with True Monarch Yuehua. He then resumed their conversation over tea and asked where she had obtained a spirit tea that enhanced comprehension.

• He Song and True Monarch Yuehua discussed cultivation while they waited for True Lord Pōkōng to arrive.
• He Song offered Pōkōng twenty thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones for the profound escape art, and Pōkōng handed him its Jade Slip.
• After He Song confirmed the Jade Slip’s contents, Pōkōng departed and Yuehua invited He Song to her residence.
• He Song tasted Yuehua’s Golden Core spirit tea, noticed it sharpened his mind, and asked where she had obtained it.

He Song received nearly a pound of True Monarch Yuehua’s rare spiritual tea and spent half a month exchanging cultivation insights with her, benefiting them both. After returning to Red Maple Prefecture and applying what he had learned, he summoned Zhou Ruo with a Foundation Establishment Pill he had purchased to reward her for her intelligence.

• He Song asked True Monarch Yuehua about her spiritual tea, and she explained that she had revived a withered tea-tree branch and offered him some tea for free.
• He Song accepted the tea and decided to repay True Monarch Yuehua by sharing more of his cultivation insights during their Dao discussion.
• He Song and True Monarch Yuehua discussed the Dao for half a month, exchanged Sound Transmission Talisman aura signatures, and parted on friendly terms.
• He Song returned to Red Maple Prefecture, stayed for several months to absorb what he had learned, and summoned Zhou Ruo.
• He Song prepared to reward Zhou Ruo with a Foundation Establishment Pill for providing accurate intelligence that helped him obtain the escape technique he sought.

He Song explained to Zhou Ruo that the profound movement art she had reported was now in his hands, and prepared to reward her with a Foundation Establishment Pill. He left her eager for the reward but asked her to agree to one condition first.

• He Song decided that a Foundation Establishment Pill was a worthwhile reward for Zhou Ruo’s information and would encourage her to keep reporting news.
• He Song showed Zhou Ruo a jade bottle and reminded her that she had told him about a profound movement art listed for auction in the North Wind Prefecture Capital.
• He Song revealed that the report that the consignor had withdrawn the profound movement art was meant to mislead outsiders, and that he had obtained it.
• Zhou Ruo initially doubted He Song’s claim, then suspected he had concealed his true identity or connections.
• He Song promised to fulfill his earlier offer of a Foundation Establishment Pill, but said he first wanted Zhou Ruo to agree to one matter.

He Song offered Zhou Ruo a Foundation Establishment Pill in exchange for sending him news from around Red Maple Prefecture once a month for the rest of her life. Zhou Ruo agreed to the arrangement, unaware that He Song was actually a Golden Core True Lord.

• Zhou Ruo worried that He Song's promised reward came with a costly condition and that refusing him could endanger her and the Zhou Family.
• He Song asked Zhou Ruo to provide him with local news from around Red Maple Prefecture every month for as long as she lived.
• Zhou Ruo realized that He Song wanted information in exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill and was astonished by his generosity.
• He Song expected the arrangement to bring him warnings about nearby dangers and future opportunities to learn of profound escape techniques.
• Zhou Ruo wondered at He Song's wealth without knowing he was a Golden Core True Lord.

He Song rewarded Zhou Ruo with a Foundation Establishment Pill and Spirit Stones for gathering information, securing her promise to report news and verify uncertain leads. Having obtained the escape technique he sought, He Song prepared to return to Cloud Province Capital, while Zhou Ruo asked him to help the Zhou Family if disaster struck.

• Zhou Ruo agreed to regularly gather and report news to He Song, promising to correct any information later found to be false.
• He Song gave Zhou Ruo a Foundation Establishment Pill and several thousand lower-grade Spirit Stones, restricting the stones to approved purchases of information from Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• After inspecting the pill, Zhou Ruo vowed to serve He Song by providing information for the rest of her life, and He Song promised further rewards for useful reports.
• He Song said he would leave for Cloud Province Capital now that he had obtained the profound escape technique he needed.
• Zhou Ruo asked He Song to help the Zhou Family if it faced disaster, and He Song said they would see when the time came.

He Song refused Zhou Ruo’s request to promise protection for the Zhou Family, then left Red Maple Prefecture for the safety of Cloud Province Capital. On the way, Xiao Qing’s message revealed that True Monarch Shadow Fox had learned Ghost-Faced True Monarch targeted He Song and arranged for the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s enforcers to deal with him.

• He Song declined to commit to helping the Zhou Family, while Zhou Ruo thanked him for the Foundation Establishment Pill and Spirit Stones he had given her.
• He Song dismissed Zhou Ruo, dismantled the formation at his residence, and traveled underground before heading north by flying boat toward Cloud Province Capital.
• He Song received Xiao Qing’s message explaining that True Monarch Shadow Fox had discovered He Song was gone when the residence’s formation ran out of Spirit Stones.
• True Monarch Shadow Fox questioned Xiao Qing about He Song’s departure and told her that Ghost-Faced True Monarch would perish soon.
• He Song inferred that True Monarch Shadow Fox had contacted the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s enforcers to punish Ghost-Faced True Monarch for targeting a Pavilion guest elder.

He Song decided to leave Ghost-Faced True Monarch’s execution to True Monarch Shadow Fox and advised Xiao Qing to remain inside the Treasure Gathering Pavilion until the danger passed. While traveling back toward Cloud Province Capital, He Song continued studying teleportation arrays, but an unexpectedly active Sound Transmission Talisman interrupted him.

• After reading Xiao Qing’s message, He Song concluded that True Monarch Shadow Fox’s status made it safer for him to summon the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s enforcers against Ghost-Faced True Monarch.
• He Song warned Xiao Qing to stay inside the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, and she requested leave to enter seclusion until Ghost-Faced True Monarch was executed.
• True Monarch Shadow Fox told Xiao Qing to receive He Song properly in the future and keep the matter quiet; He Song replied that he had left Yan Yun Prefecture and had forgotten it.
• He Song set aside the matter and spent his spare time studying the teleportation array’s spirit patterns as he traveled toward Cloud Province Capital.
• Nearly a month later, while nearing Cloud Province Capital, He Song noticed his Sound Transmission Talisman shining and opened his eyes.

After Xiao Qing reported that Ghost-Faced True Monarch had been killed, He Song praised her and True Monarch Shadow Fox, then secretly returned to his cave abode in Cloud Province Capital. He restored the cave and began studying the teleportation array’s spirit patterns, but recalled the clarifying spirit tea from True Monarch Yuehua just as he settled into concentration.

• He Song read Xiao Qing’s account of how Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s enforcers lured Ghost-Faced True Monarch out of Yan Yun Prefecture and killed him.
• He Song wrote to Xiao Qing, praised her and True Monarch Shadow Fox, and promised to visit Shadow Fox when he next went to Yan Yun Prefecture.
• He Song hid his return to Cloud Province Capital by leaving his flying boat outside the city, setting a retreat route, and traveling underground to his cave abode.
• He Song restored the buildings and treasures in his cave abode, then entered his cultivation chamber to study the teleportation array’s spirit patterns.
• As He Song began concentrating, he remembered that the spirit tea from True Monarch Yuehua had made his mind remarkably clear.

He Song used True Monarch Yuehua’s Golden Core spirit tea to study the teleportation formation and spent ten years mastering it. He planned to build his first formation far from the One Yang Sect so he could escape danger, but he still lacked the essential Void Stone.

• He Song concluded that True Monarch Yuehua had gifted him the rare spirit tea because she wanted to befriend him.
• He Song drank the tea and used its boost to study the teleportation formation’s spirit patterns in his mind.
• He Song remained immersed in his studies for ten years and eventually mastered the teleportation formation.
• He Song planned to build his first teleportation formation in a secluded place far from the One Yang Sect so he could escape there if danger arose.
• He Song realized he could not build the formation yet because he had not obtained Void Stone, and his contacts had not replied to his requests to search for it.

After mastering the Gale Escape Technique, He Song prepared to travel in search of a Void Stone to complete his teleportation array. True Monarch Luo Jing then told him that a Void Stone had appeared in Purple Cloud Sect territory and was headed for a Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction.

• He Song rejected exchanging for a Void Stone from Treasure Gathering Pavilion's treasury because it could draw the attention of Nascent Soul Cultivators.
• After mastering the teleportation array, He Song decided to learn the Gale Escape Technique before traveling to search for a Void Stone.
• He Song studied the Gale Escape Technique in seclusion for four years and mastered it.
• True Monarch Luo Jing informed He Song that a Void Stone had appeared in Purple Cloud Sect territory and had been consigned to a Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction.

After learning that a Void Stone had appeared in the Purple Cloud Sect, He Song accepted True Monarch Luo Jing’s help securing it and hurried to Parasol Immortal Province. There, True Monarch Ruoyun welcomed him to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, where He Song sensed other Golden Core True Lords were present.

• True Monarch Luo Jing told He Song that a Void Stone had surfaced in Parasol Immortal Province, and offered to help him obtain it through the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• He Song thanked True Monarch Luo Jing and explained that he would travel to Parasol Immortal Province himself, while she contacted its chief pavilion master to secure the seller’s location.
• After receiving confirmation that the Void Stone’s seller would be kept hidden until He Song arrived, He Song left Cloud Province and traveled east.
• He Song set up a Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array near Parasol Province Capital, then entered the city and went to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• True Monarch Ruoyun greeted He Song and escorted him to the VIP Hall, where he sensed that other Golden Core True Lords were present.

He Song identified himself to True Monarch Ruoyun as the Treasure Gathering Pavilion Guest Elder sent by True Monarch Luo Jing, then met Wen Zhu to negotiate for the Void Stone. He Song asked Wen Zhu to sell it to him, leaving the deal unresolved.

• He Song presented his Guest Elder Token, and True Monarch Ruoyun confirmed his identity and warned him not to pressure or pursue the Foundation Establishment consignor.
• True Monarch Ruoyun summoned Wen Zhu and introduced him to He Song as the cultivator who had consigned the Void Stone for auction.
• He Song explained that a friend had asked him more than ten years earlier to find a Void Stone and asked Wen Zhu to sell him the one he had consigned.

He Song asked True Person Wenzhu to sell him the Void Stone early, explaining that he needed it for a friend and offering more than its auction price. True Person Wenzhu agreed in principle and asked He Song to name a price, leaving the sale unresolved.

• He Song earnestly explained his need for the Void Stone and cupped his hands to show True Person Wenzhu respect.
• True Person Wenzhu realized several Golden Core True Lords had come to the Parasol Province Capital for the Void Stone and suspected True Monarch Ruoyun had arranged for He Song to speak with him.
• True Person Wenzhu was moved by He Song's sincerity and decided he would sell the Void Stone if the offer was acceptable.
• True Monarch Ruoyun admired He Song's willingness to spend much of his fortune for his friend and felt closer to him.
• True Person Wenzhu agreed to sell the Void Stone to He Song in principle, but asked He Song to make an offer because he did not know its value.

He Song negotiated with True Person Wen Zhu to buy his Void Stone, balancing a fair offer against True Monarch Ruoyun’s warning not to undervalue it. He offered 275,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones and proposed exchanging Sound Transmission Talismans in place of the remaining 25,000, leaving Wen Zhu impressed and tempted by the prospect of He Song’s future assistance.

• True Person Wen Zhu decided he would accept a somewhat reduced price for his Void Stone in exchange for safer passage and goodwill from He Song and True Monarch Ruoyun.
• True Monarch Ruoyun secretly told He Song that Void Stones usually cost around 300,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones and warned him not to offer too little.
• He Song settled on an offer of 275,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones to balance Wen Zhu’s willingness to negotiate with Ruoyun’s concern for Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s reputation.
• He Song offered Wen Zhu 275,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones and proposed exchanging Sound Transmission Talismans for the 25,000 shortfall, with a promise to help within his ability.
• True Monarch Ruoyun approved of He Song’s offer, while True Person Wen Zhu admired He Song and was excited by the offer of future assistance.

He Song paid True Person Wenzhu 275,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones for a Void Stone, along with a promise to help him within reason in the future. After confirming the stone was genuine, He Song warned Wenzhu to protect his newfound wealth, while considering how Wenzhu might use it.

• He Song and True Person Wenzhu agreed on a price of 275,000 middle-grade Spirit Stones, with Wenzhu accepting He Song's promise of future assistance in exchange for the remaining 25,000.
• He Song exchanged Sound Transmission Talismans with True Person Wenzhu and handed him a Storage Pouch containing the agreed Spirit Stones.
• True Person Wenzhu opened a Jade Box and presented the Void Stone, which He Song recognized and Monarch Ruoyun confirmed without concern.
• He Song inspected the Void Stone, confirmed it was genuine, and placed it in his Storage Pouch.
• He Song thanked Monarch Ruoyun and True Person Wenzhu, renewed his promise to help Wenzhu, and warned him to be cautious with his newfound wealth.

He Song secured the Void Stone from True Person Wenzhu and warned him that the treasure could bring deadly attention. He left Parasol Province Capital for Cloud Province Capital, eager to thank True Monarch Luo Jing and use the stone to build his first teleportation formation.

• He Song considered how True Person Wenzhu's sudden wealth and improved cultivation could expose him to investigation and danger, and explained that he could still seek He Song's help if trouble arose.
• True Person Wenzhu promised to keep the Void Stone secret, even from his wife, and said he would buy protective magical artifacts and Spirit Talismans.
• True Monarch Ruoyun sent True Person Wenzhu away and warned He Song that the other Golden Core True Lords might cause trouble if they saw him leave openly.
• He Song thanked True Monarch Ruoyun, quietly departed Parasol Province Capital, and headed to Cloud Province Capital with the Void Stone.
• He Song returned openly to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion in Cloud Province Capital and went to thank True Monarch Luo Jing before refining his teleportation formation.

He Song thanked True Monarch Luo Jing for helping him obtain a Void Stone, then used it and other materials to refine his first teleportation array. With the array complete but untested, he planned to install it beside the one he had studied and test whether it worked before moving it farther east.

• He Song visited True Monarch Luo Jing in Cloud Province Capital and thanked her for ensuring he obtained the Void Stone.
• He Song returned to his hidden cave abode, recalled the teleportation array’s spirit patterns, and prepared its materials and the Void Stone from True Person Wenzhu.
• He Song refined nine formation pillars, the array’s discs and platform, and inscribed the spirit patterns needed to connect them.
• He Song completed the teleportation array but remained unsure whether the untested array could operate.
• He Song decided to set up the array beside the teleportation array he had studied so he could test it and troubleshoot it if necessary.

He Song prepared to test whether he could successfully establish a teleportation array, taking precautions to protect his identity and preserve an escape route. He activated the array and detected two markers on its disk, but the chapter ended before he completed the verification.

• He Song packed away his cave dwelling’s treasures, informed True Monarch Luo Jing that he was leaving to meet his supposed friend, and departed the Cloud Province Capital.
• He Song traveled toward Northern Sun Immortal Province, then left Silver Moon True Monarch’s relics with Clear Wind under the guard of a Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Array.
• He Song reached the previously discovered teleportation array and assembled his own array beside it, concealing both locations with separate Heavenly Dipper Divine Thunder Arrays.
• He Song powered up the newly assembled teleportation array with more than a thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones and successfully activated it.
• He Song placed an ordinary stone in the array and sensed a red dot and a nearby white dot on its disk, indicating the array’s verification process had begun.

He Song activated the teleportation array he had built and discovered it could connect to a nearby array, but realized its unchanged verification method could let its owner enter. After changing the method and testing the connection with a stone, he confirmed the transmission worked and the stone arrived safely in the other array.

• He Song inferred that the red and white dots on the array’s disk represented his newly built array and the nearby array, which he could reach because their spirit patterns matched.
• Worried the nearby array’s owner might transmit into his array, He Song deactivated it and decided to change its verification method.
• He Song studied the relevant spirit pattern, learned that he could set a unique verification method with his divine sense, and reactivated the array to make the change.
• He Song placed a stone in his array and activated the white dot on the disk to test transmission without risking himself.
• He Song’s divine sense found the stone in the nearby array, confirming that the teleportation had succeeded.