Chapter Summaries

He Song considered how dangerous a conspicuous breakthrough into Spirit Transmutation could be and hoped to learn how Ancestor of Snow Wind had concealed his own breakthrough. After the One Yang Sect’s succession ceremony, Meng Guan offered Wei Fan Purifying Spirit Pills and asked him to join the sect after reaching Nascent Soul, as the sect’s ties to the Nine Yang Sect threatened further conflict.

• He Song decided he would need methods to hide the signs of a future breakthrough and used conversation with Ancestor of Snow Wind to leave an opening to ask about his concealed breakthrough later.
• Ancestor of Snow Wind departed after speaking with He Song, who returned to Meng Guan as the One Yang Sect’s succession ceremony ended.
• He Song stayed with Meng Guan and Wei Fan after the ceremony, and the three traveled together and talked at ease.
• Meng Guan told Wei Fan that the One Yang Sect’s treasury held Purifying Spirit Pills and offered three for Wei Fan’s Nascent Soul breakthrough, asking him to help repay the pills afterward.
• Meng Guan revealed that the Nine Yang Sect controlled the One Yang Sect and had directed its past conflicts, and he sought Wei Fan’s support as unrest was likely to continue.

Meng Guan offered Wei Fan a Purifying Spirit Pill and support for a future Nascent Soul breakthrough so the One Yang Sect could face coming crises with greater strength. After sharing breakthrough insights and returning to Lingyun Capital, He Song resumed cultivation, strengthened Clear Wind, and began selecting Treasure Gathering Pavilion missions for him.

• Meng Guan urged Wei Fan to attempt a Nascent Soul breakthrough with a Purifying Spirit Pill, and Wei Fan gratefully vowed to stand with him if he succeeded.
• He Song, Meng Guan, and Wei Fan discussed Wei Fan’s future breakthrough and shared their Nascent Soul cultivation experiences and insights.
• He Song visited True Monarch Luo Jing in the Cloud Province Capital, shared his breakthrough insights, and then returned to Lingyun Capital to resume seclusion.
• He Song studied offensive and defensive Nascent Soul spells and an alchemy method while strengthening Clear Wind and preparing him with equipment and protective items.
• After ten years, Clear Wind finished refining a top-grade offensive spiritual artifact, and He Song chose Nascent Soul Early Stage missions for him to undertake while concealing his true strength.
• He Song reviewed Treasure Gathering Pavilion missions, including hunting a Golden Core Great Perfection rogue cultivator, guarding a branch pavilion, and searching for rare resources and pills.

He Song accepted Treasure Gathering Pavilion tasks to kill Golden Core cultivators, using his Nascent Soul Late Stage puppet Clear Wind so he could gain combat experience without risking himself. In Yan Yang Prefecture, he met the local Pavilion Master and learned that four powerful Golden Core cultivators had been attacking the pavilion and killing its people.

• He Song rejected tasks that would require him to personally leave or guard an unfamiliar pavilion, then chose several assignments targeting Golden Core cultivators.
• He Song sent Clear Wind from Lingyun Capital and controlled him while cultivating, teleporting toward the assigned destination.
• Clear Wind arrived in Yan Yang Prefecture, where He Song met the local Treasure Gathering Pavilion Master.
• The Pavilion Master explained that four outsiders, all at Golden Core Late Stage or above, had killed a Golden Core cultivator and many Foundation Establishment Cultivators, prompting the mission.

He Song discovered that four Golden Core cultivators were attacking a Nascent Soul Array in a remote valley, and suspected a Nascent Soul opportunity lay within. He Song used Clear Wind to kill the four men, learned how they had found the place, and left with their Golden Cores as he prepared to investigate the array.

• He Song traced the four Golden Core cultivators to a remote valley and sensed that they were attacking a Nascent Soul Array.
• He Song set up the Myriad Swords Return to Origin Array around the valley, then sent Clear Wind to confront the four men.
• Clear Wind killed all four Golden Core cultivators before they could escape, and He Song captured their Golden Cores.
• He Song searched the cultivators' souls and learned that they had followed the Golden Core cultivator they killed to discover the Nascent Soul Array.
• He Song erased the divine sense in the four Golden Cores and placed them inside Clear Wind.

He Song broke the Nascent Soul Array that concealed a vast Nascent Soul Cave Abode and began collecting its treasures. After exploring the Guest Reception Hall and Alchemy Room, he found valuable furnishings and puppets but discovered the alchemy equipment was limited to Golden Core-level pills.

• He Song collected the four Golden Core cultivators’ Storage Pouches and used the Profound Spirit Prohibition Technique to break the Nascent Soul Array.
• He Song entered the revealed Nascent Soul Cave Abode and saw its palaces, spirit herbs, Spirit Rice, apricot trees, and peach groves.
• He Song searched the Guest Reception Hall, collected its furnishings and Golden Core Great Perfection puppets, and stored the hall itself.
• He Song entered the Alchemy Room and found a pill furnace and herbs, but discovered they were useful only for Golden Core-level alchemy.
• He Song stored the Alchemy Room, disappointed that its contents seemed to have little value.

He Song searched the Nascent Soul abode and collected its treasures, including artifact-refining materials, plant stores, scriptures, and the possessions of a deceased Nascent Soul Cultivator. After leaving the Meditation Hall, he teleported outside the abode to the valley protected by his array.

• He Song explored the Artifact Refining Hall, gathered its Top-grade Spirit Artifact furnace and tools, and stored its valuable spirit ores in Clear Wind's core.
• He Song entered the Spirit Plant Hall, subdued its Golden Core Great Perfection puppets, and collected its seeds, plants, Spirit Rice, and spirit fruits, along with the crops growing throughout the abode.
• He Song searched the Scripture Pavilion, memorized useful spells and secret arts including Star-Refining Thousand-Fire Tempering, and stored the pavilion in Clear Wind's core.
• He Song opened the Meditation Hall and used Clear Wind to remove the contingencies on a Nascent Soul Early Stage corpse before storing the corpse and its Storage Pouch.
• He Song collected the pouch's Spirit Stones, artifacts, pills, talismans, and other treasures, then stored the Meditation Hall and teleported outside the abode above the array-shrouded valley.

He Song sold most of the spoils from a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, funded Clear Wind with Spirit Stones, and sent him to complete more Treasure Gathering Pavilion missions. As Clear Wind accumulated merit and rewards, He Song mastered Nascent Soul alchemy arts and began planning to learn pill formulas one at a time.

• He Song destroyed the emptied Nascent Soul abode, collected his mission reward, and returned to Lingyun Capital with Clear Wind.
• He Song sold most of the treasures from the Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, earning a little over twenty million mid-grade Spirit Stones.
• He Song placed thirty million mid-grade Spirit Stones into Clear Wind's core so Clear Wind could fight without worrying about his energy supply.
• He Song sent Clear Wind to another Immortal Capital to complete more missions while he stayed in seclusion and studied secret arts.
• He Song mastered Nascent Soul Realm alchemy arts and decided to learn the refining method for one spirit pill at a time.

He Song learned that Wei Fan was preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and traveled to the One Yang Sect to protect him from possible interference. He brought Clear Wind, a controlled Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, to deter neighboring sects, and the four remained together after the other guests departed.

• Meng Guan secured control of the One Yang Sect's protective formation while Wei Fan completed his preparations to break through.
• He Song worried that neighboring Nascent Soul Sects might attack the One Yang Sect to prevent it from gaining a second Nascent Soul Cultivator.
• He Song summoned Clear Wind and traveled with him to the One Yang Sect after bidding farewell to True Monarch Luo Jing.
• He Song introduced Clear Wind as his longtime friend, a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, and the One Yang Sect's cultivators realized his presence would protect Wei Fan.
• Meng Guan and Wei Fan spread word of Clear Wind's visit, then led him and He Song into the sect, where the four were left alone after nightfall.

He Song reassured Wei Fan and Meng Guan that he and Clear Wind would protect the One Yang Sect while Wei Fan prepared to break through to the Nascent Soul realm. He arranged for Clear Wind to set up a teleportation array so he could return to the sect when needed, leaving the sect with a new means of summoning their powerful ally.

• He Song explained that he had brought Clear Wind to help protect Wei Fan during his breakthrough, and Meng Guan thanked them for their support.
• Meng Guan asked how long He Song and Clear Wind would remain at the One Yang Sect, hoping their presence would deter hostile Nascent Soul forces.
• He Song proposed using a puppet made in Clear Wind's likeness to conceal his departure, then suggested a teleportation array after Clear Wind rejected the puppet idea.
• Clear Wind agreed to set up a teleportation array as a meeting gift, provided He Song abandoned the idea of making a puppet in his likeness.
• At Meng Guan's direction, Clear Wind established an array in the One Yang Sect's inner grounds that connected to several nearby immortal cities.

He Song arranged for Clear Wind to establish a teleportation array at One Yang Sect, strengthening the sect and helping ensure Wei Fan’s safety during his Nascent Soul breakthrough. After Clear Wind departed, Wei Fan entered seclusion while He Song stayed at the sect and focused on refining pills and studying formations.

• He Song had Clear Wind establish a teleportation array at One Yang Sect, increasing the sect’s security and influence while easing Wei Fan’s worries about his breakthrough.
• Meng Guan and Wei Fan thanked He Song and Clear Wind, hosted a banquet, and showed them around One Yang Sect’s mountain range.
• Clear Wind bid farewell and left through the teleportation array, after which He Song, Meng Guan, and Wei Fan discussed preparations for Wei Fan’s breakthrough.
• Wei Fan entered secluded cultivation under He Song and Meng Guan’s watch, and the two then returned to their own cave abodes.
• He Song settled into his cave abode at One Yang Sect, directing Clear Wind to complete Treasure Gathering Pavilion missions while he refined Nascent Soul pills and began studying formations.

He Song sent Clear Wind to complete Treasure Gathering Pavilion missions, and Clear Wind killed a Devil Dao cultivator who had secretly reached Nascent Soul Early Stage. After searching the man’s soul, He Song learned about Devil Dao territory and noticed the cultivator had long been absent from his former faction, leaving him with a new idea.

• He Song continued secluded cultivation while news of his and Clear Wind’s presence made nearby Nascent Soul forces wary of the One Yang Sect.
• He Song directed Clear Wind to complete missions, earning rewards and bringing him closer to becoming a branch pavilion master of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
• Clear Wind confronted a Devil Dao cultivator who had disguised his Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivation as Golden Core Great Perfection and killed him after a difficult battle.
• He Song searched the Devil Dao cultivator’s soul and learned about the treatment of Rogue Cultivators in Devil Dao territory.
• He Song discovered that the dead cultivator had belonged to a Golden Core Devil Dao faction but had not returned there for many years, and began considering what to do with that knowledge.

He Song refined a Devil Dao Nascent Soul Puppet from the corpse Clear Wind had brought him, intending to send it into Devil Dao territory to gather intelligence and resources. After naming it Ghost Soul Child and planning for it to establish Ghost Soul Hall, he left it to restore its combat strength.

• He Song decided that a puppet made from the Devil Dao cultivator's corpse could infiltrate Devil Dao territory and keep him informed of its movements.
• He Song used Clear Wind to deliver the corpse and possessions to his cave abode in the One Yang Sect, then gathered the materials needed to refine a second Nascent Soul Puppet.
• He Song refined the corpse into a puppet that looked and felt like the original Devil Dao cultivator, but it retained Nascent Soul Early Stage strength instead of advancing to the Middle Stage.
• He Song kept the cultivator's combat treasures and planned for the puppet to refine them before establishing a sect in Devil Dao territory.
• He Song named the puppet Ghost Soul Child and decided that the sect it founded would be called Ghost Soul Hall.

He Song sent Ghost Soul back into Devil Dao territory to reclaim his former Golden Core clan and move it toward the borderlands, where it could grow into a Nascent Soul force and serve as He Song’s ally. After Ghost Soul safely relocated the clan to the territory of the Locking God Sect, He Song became interested in the sect’s history but had not yet chosen where to settle.

• After Ghost Soul finished refining his former high-grade spirit artifacts, He Song prepared concealed traces, escape arrays, supplies, and more than ten million mid-grade Spirit Stones for him.
• He Song controlled Ghost Soul to return to Devil Dao territory and rejoin the Golden Core clan he had belonged to in life.
• Ghost Soul took control of the clan, ordered its relocation, and led its members and wealth north aboard flying boats.
• Ghost Soul escorted the clan safely into the territory of the Locking God Sect, near One Yang Sect.
• He Song learned about the Locking God Sect’s past wars and relocation, but had not yet found a place to settle.

He Song arranged for Ghost Soul to seek the Locking God Sect’s support while he established a Nascent Soul Spirit Gathering Array and advanced his alchemy. The array greatly accelerated his cultivation, and his growing skill with Nascent Soul pills offered a path to greater rewards and influence within the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

• He Song sent Ghost Soul with a generous gift to visit the Locking God Sect’s Nascent Soul Cultivator and seek a place for Ghost Soul’s force to settle.
• He Song mastered the Nascent Soul Spirit Gathering Array, acquired materials through the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, and refined an array for his cave abode.
• He Song tested the array and found that it accelerated his cultivation beyond his previous pace in Lingyun Capital.
• He Song perfected the Purple Sun Spirit-Gathering Pill and the Heavenly Spirit Essence-Gathering Pill enough to earn Spirit Stones, while continuing to study the Black Tortoise Life-Renewing Pill.
• He Song began taking pill-refining assignments from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, considering how his skills and strength could help him gain benefits and advance toward a branch pavilion master position.

He Song continued refining pills and studying artifact crafting in seclusion at the One Yang Sect while Wei Fan began a promising breakthrough into the Nascent Soul Realm. Elsewhere, Ghost Soul consulted the Blood Shadow Ancestor about founding a Nascent Soul sect and learned that the nearby righteous-demonic border offered poor prospects.

• He Song’s pill-refining work spread his reputation as an alchemist among Treasure Gathering Pavilion cultivators, and he continued advancing his cultivation and studying the Way of Artifacts.
• He Song and Meng Guan sensed spiritual energy pouring into Wei Fan’s cave and concluded that Wei Fan had condensed a Nascent Soul embryo and was likely to succeed in his breakthrough.
• He Song returned to seclusion, continuing his studies while waiting at the One Yang Sect to support Wei Fan as he mastered his new Nascent Soul power.
• Ghost Soul visited the Locking God Sect and presented lavish gifts to its Nascent Soul cultivator, the Blood Shadow Ancestor, asking for guidance on establishing a Nascent Soul sect.
• The Blood Shadow Ancestor described the surrounding demonic territory and advised Ghost Soul to avoid the righteous-demonic border, where Nascent Soul factions had little land and poor prospects.

He Song decided to move Ghost Soul away from the demonic border and establish Ghost Soul Hall by taking over the weakened Heavenly River Sect. Back at the One Yang Sect, He Song and Meng Guan sensed Wei Fan’s breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.

• Blood Shadow Ancestor explained the border sects’ protections and limitations, and He Song decided Ghost Soul should seek a better place deeper in demonic territory.
• After failing to find suitable unclaimed land, He Song sent Ghost Soul to the Gluttonous Ghost Market in Blood River Capital, where he learned the Heavenly River Sect’s sect master had died.
• Ghost Soul arrived at the Heavenly River Sect, subdued its cultivators, took control, and renamed it Ghost Soul Hall.
• Ghost Soul began balancing the sect’s original Golden Core cultivators against the family He Song had brought, intending to strengthen his own faction.
• He Song sensed spiritual energy surging elsewhere, and Meng Guan said Wei Fan appeared to have successfully reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

Wei Fan completed his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Early Stage while He Song and Meng Guan guarded him, then resumed secluded cultivation. Meanwhile, Ghost Soul supplied He Song with the Heavenly River Sect’s accumulated resources, allowing He Song to refine a third Nascent Soul Puppet—one that unexpectedly reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

• He Song and Meng Guan watched over Wei Fan until his spiritual energy vortex dissipated and his cultivation entered the Nascent Soul Early Stage.
• He Song and Meng Guan returned to seclusion while Wei Fan continued stabilizing his cultivation and practicing Nascent Soul techniques.
• Ghost Soul sent He Song treasures from Ghost Soul Hall, including resources accumulated by the former Heavenly River Sect, while delaying a search for its previous master out of concern he might still be alive.
• With his fortune greatly increased, He Song strengthened Ghost Soul and Clear Wind and bought materials to refine another Nascent Soul Puppet.
• He Song refined a Nascent Soul Early Stage corpse into his third puppet and discovered that it possessed Nascent Soul Middle Stage strength.

He Song armed his three Nascent Soul puppets and continued cultivating in the One Yang Sect until True Monarch Luo Jing told him that Yue Lingzi had found a Purifying Spirit Pill and wanted to prepare her for a Nascent Soul breakthrough. He traveled to the Cloud Province Capital, met Yue Lingzi, and learned that she planned to take True Monarch Luo Jing to her branch while True Monarch Yun Jing would take over the city.

• He Song named his newly refined Nascent Soul Middle Stage puppet Mingyue and entered seclusion to strengthen and equip Clear Wind, Mingyue, and Ghost Soul.
• He Song cultivated comfortably in the One Yang Sect, where Meng Guan and the sect's cultivators supported him while he studied pills and artifacts.
• True Monarch Luo Jing sent He Song word that Yue Lingzi had arrived in the Cloud Province Capital and wanted to meet him before taking Luo Jing to prepare for her breakthrough.
• He Song left the One Yang Sect and traveled to the Cloud Province Capital, where True Monarch Luo Jing introduced him to Yue Lingzi at a Treasure Gathering Pavilion banquet.
• Yue Lingzi told He Song she would take True Monarch Luo Jing to her branch for her Nascent Soul breakthrough preparations, while True Monarch Yun Jing would take over the Cloud Province Capital.

He Song gave True Monarch Luo Jing his last Purifying Spirit Pill to strengthen her chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm in the Linyao Capital. His generosity deepened Yue Lingzi’s trust in him, and she revealed how much influence she had over his future position in the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

• He Song learned from Yue Lingzi that the Linyao Capital was a secure stronghold bordering the Myriad Monster Realm and approved of Luo Jing’s plan to attempt her breakthrough there.
• He Song gave True Monarch Luo Jing his remaining Purifying Spirit Pill, raising her chances of reaching the Nascent Soul Realm.
• True Monarch Luo Jing accepted the pill with gratitude and resolved to return it if she did not need it during her breakthrough.
• Yue Lingzi recognized He Song’s loyalty and warmth toward him, then shared secrets about the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and her influence over his future position.
• He Song understood that Yue Lingzi’s influence came with responsibility and risk because she had guided him into the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

After returning to the One Yang Sect, He Song monitored Linyao Capital to ensure True Monarch Luo Jing’s breakthrough remained safe, then resumed cultivation and advanced his pill-making and artifact-refining skills. He also strengthened Mingyue and sent her and Clear Wind to carry out separate Treasure Gathering Pavilion tasks, while Ghost Soul continued gathering intelligence in the demonic path.

• He Song helped True Lord Yun Jing take control of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion’s main pavilion in Cloud Province Capital, then returned to the One Yang Sect after spending a month with her.
• He Song investigated Linyao Capital after Yue Lingzi took True Monarch Luo Jing there, but learned that Yue Lingzi could protect her from the only other Nascent Soul Cultivator in the capital.
• He Song cultivated in seclusion, mastered Nascent Soul spells and pill formulas, and successfully refined a high-grade spirit artifact whose power was below average.
• He Song redirected some study time toward artifact refining as his pill-making knowledge neared completion, though he still needed to improve his success rate.
• Mingyue refined two high-grade spirit artifacts, reached the strength of the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and gained extensive life-preserving equipment and formations.
• He Song sent Clear Wind and Mingyue on separate tasks and controlled them to support each other if needed, while Ghost Soul continued searching for resources and gathering intelligence within the demonic path.