Chapter Summaries

Qin Yao and his family were confronted by three cultivators from the Supreme Good Sect, who mistook him for an accomplice of the captive Diwu Chijin. Senior Sister Ye focused on Diwu Chijin and demanded that he surrender the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes.

• Senior Sister Ye silenced the hall and noticed Qin Lan's celestial spirit root and Qin Yao's Storage Ring.
• Senior Sister Ye questioned Qin Yao about his family and his connection to Diwu Chijin, whom Qin Yao knew as Little Liuzi.
• Mu Yunbai prepared to attack Qin Yao, but Senior Sister Ye and Xing Youlu stopped him from harming people before dealing with Diwu Chijin.
• Diwu Chijin mocked the cultivators for pursuing him, and Xing Youlu revealed that their master had cursed his Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes to track his magic.
• Senior Sister Ye told Diwu Chijin he had nowhere to escape and demanded the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes in exchange for a swift death.

Three airborne cultivators trapped Diwu Chijin in a golden cage and hid the palace hall behind a barrier of mist, leaving the watching guards and officials unable to see the battle. Inside, the white-robed woman demanded his Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes, while Qin Yao realized the three newcomers coveted his sister and focused on protecting his family.

• The Phoenix-Imprisoning Cage crashed through Qilin Virtue Hall and imprisoned Diwu Chijin as the Imperial Guards and officials watched in shock.
• The white-robed woman and two companions hovered over the hall, and she raised a mist barrier that concealed the scene from the crowd.
• The white-robed woman told Diwu Chijin to surrender the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes, warning that he could not fully refine them at his current Golden Core stage.
• Qin Yao recognized the eyes as a bloodline divine ability, shielded his grandfather and younger sister, and prepared to defend them.
• Qin Yao understood that the three airborne cultivators coveted his Celestial Spirit Root sister and resolved to save her and himself.

Diwu Chijin destroyed the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes rather than surrender them, then killed himself and erased his soul inside Ye Qingyi’s Phoenix-Imprisoning Cage. Ye Qingyi confirmed the eyes were lost, leaving Mu Yunbai and Xing Youlu fearing their master’s punishment.

• Diwu Chijin gouged out his own eyes to destroy the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes.
• Diwu Chijin detonated his dantian, and the Phoenix-Imprisoning Cage contained the blast.
• Diwu Chijin’s Golden Core soul struck the cage’s runes and burned away completely.
• Ye Qingyi searched the cage with her Spirit Sense and confirmed that Diwu Chijin and the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes were gone.
• Mu Yunbai and Xing Youlu lamented that their master would punish them for losing the eyes.

Diwu Chijin destroyed the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes when he exploded inside the Phoenix-Imprisoning Cage, leaving Mu Yunbai and Xing Youlu worried about their failure. Ye Qingyi saw Qin Lan’s celestial spirit root as a chance to make up for their loss, while Qin Yao protected his sister from the three cultivators.

• Diwu Chijin’s soul struck the Phoenix-Imprisoning Cage and shattered, destroying the Beaconfire Golden Flame Eyes.
• Qin Yao grieved for Little Liuzi as Mu Yunbai and Xing Youlu lamented their failure and feared their master’s punishment.
• Ye Qingyi noticed Qin Lan and pointed out that the girl’s celestial spirit root could be a valuable gift to their sect.
• Mu Yunbai and Xing Youlu celebrated the prospect of bringing Qin Lan to the Supreme Good Sect, frightening her with their intense stares.
• Qin Yao stood between Qin Lan and the cultivators, and Mu Yunbai accused him of being Diwu Chijin’s accomplice and threatened to kill him.
• Xing Youlu considered killing Qin Yao and Qin Dashan and erasing Qin Lan’s memories so she would follow them willingly.

Mu Yunbai tried to kill Qin Yao, but Ye Qingyi stopped him and used a talisman to test whether Qin Yao had aided Diwu Chijin. The talisman formed a screen before Qin Yao, who screamed in pain as the test began.

• Mu Yunbai pinned Qin Yao in place with his realm pressure and launched an ice spear at him while Old Master Qin shielded him and Qin Lan begged Mu Yunbai not to hurt her brother.
• Ye Qingyi stopped the spear with a firebird, rebuked Mu Yunbai, and promised Qin Lan that the Supreme Good Sect would spare her family if Qin Yao was not allied with Diwu Chijin.
• Ye Qingyi placed a talisman between Qin Yao's brows, causing a glowing screen to appear in front of him.
• Qin Yao screamed in pain as Qin Lan and Old Master Qin panicked over what Ye Qingyi had done.

Ye Qingyi used the Evil-Tracing and Good-Recording Talisman to reveal Qin Yao’s good deeds, convincing her that he was innocent and earning her protection. Mu Yunbai apologized after withdrawing his pressure, and Qin Yao accepted outwardly while secretly resolving to make him pay.

• Ye Qingyi explained that the talisman revealed memories of the good and evil impressions Qin Yao had left on others.
• The light showed Qin Yao’s diligence as a young scholar, his military service, and his defense of Nine Suns Commandery, causing the screen to shine gold.
• Ye Qingyi declared Qin Yao no wicked man and explained that Diwu Chijin had seized Little Liuzi’s body.
• Ye Qingyi ordered Mu Yunbai to withdraw his pressure and apologize, and he reluctantly did both.
• Qin Yao accepted Mu Yunbai’s apology aloud but privately vowed to collect on the debt later.

Ye Qingyi invited Qin Yao to join the Supreme Good Sect with Qin Lan, giving him hope of finding a way to repair his false meridians. Qin Yao agreed but asked to bring his grandfather, and Mu Yunbai objected, citing the sect’s spirit-root requirements.

• Ye Qingyi invited Qin Yao to join the Supreme Good Sect alongside Qin Lan, and Qin Lan happily agreed.
• Qin Yao remembered that he needed the Cultivation World to find a way to perform Sinew-Washing and Meridian-Cleansing before his false meridians expired.
• Qin Yao accepted Ye Qingyi’s invitation but asked to bring his grandfather, Qin Dashan.
• Mu Yunbai objected to bringing Qin Dashan, arguing that an elderly man would waste the sect’s resources.
• Xing Youlu explained that Qin Lan’s celestial spirit root could bring honor to her family, while Mu Yunbai said the sect required at least Grade C aptitude and cast doubt on Qin Dashan qualifying.

Mu Yunbai forced Ye Qingyi to test Qin Yao’s family by the sect’s rules, putting Qin Dashan’s place in the Supreme Good Sect at risk. Qin Lan’s test revealed a celestial-grade, seven-point water spirit root, leaving the others stunned.

• Mu Yunbai insisted that Qin Yao and Qin Lan undergo spirit-root tests before the family could join the Supreme Good Sect.
• Ye Qingyi reluctantly agreed to test them, beginning with Qin Lan using the Phoenix-Imprisoning Cage.
• The mirror shone with five elements before revealing Qin Lan’s celestial-grade, seven-point water spirit root.
• Ye Qingyi called Qin Lan a once-in-a-millennium talent and told her the mirror had shone because her talent was so strong.

Qin Lan celebrated her celestial spirit root, but Qin Dashan’s test revealed that he had no spirit root, leaving him unable to join the Supreme Good Sect. As Qin Yao and Qin Lan comforted him, Mu Yunbai challenged Ye Qingyi to test Qin Yao next.

• Qin Lan proudly told Qin Yao that Ye Qingyi had identified her celestial spirit root, and Qin Yao said he would be content with average aptitude.
• Qin Yao asked Ye Qingyi to test Qin Dashan first, and she used the Gold Mirror to examine him.
• The Gold Mirror showed a faint, colorless glow, and Ye Qingyi told Qin Dashan he had no spirit root and no connection to cultivation.
• Mu Yunbai and Xing Youlu taunted Qin Dashan and argued that he could not join the Supreme Good Sect, while Qin Dashan comforted Qin Yao and Qin Lan.
• Mu Yunbai objected when Qin Dashan told Qin Lan to listen to her brother, pointing out that Qin Yao’s spirit root had not yet been tested and prompting Ye Qingyi to glare at him.

Ye Qingyi tested Qin Yao’s spirit root, which proved to be a grade D waste root despite his cultivation. Mu Yunbai mocked him, leaving Ye Qingyi and Xing Youlu stunned.

• Mu Yunbai invoked sect rules to insist that Qin Yao undergo a spirit-root test, while privately hoping to torment him.
• Ye Qingyi ignored Mu Yunbai’s taunts and prepared the Gold Mirror to test Qin Yao.
• The Gold Mirror revealed five muddled elemental lights and identified Qin Yao’s spirit root as grade D, worth ten points.
• Ye Qingyi and Xing Youlu expressed disbelief that Qin Yao had reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining with a waste spirit root.
• Mu Yunbai burst into laughter at Qin Yao’s test result.

Ye Qingyi explained to Qin Yao why his affinity for all five elements made his spirit root the lowest grade and outlined how spirit-root quality shaped a cultivator’s prospects. Qin Yao realized his aptitude left him at the bottom of the Cultivation World and asked whether he was nothing but a beast of burden.

• Mu Yunbai mocked Qin Yao’s five-element spirit root as a waste spirit root, and Ye Qingyi angrily stopped him from belittling Qin Yao.
• Ye Qingyi explained that affinity for all five elements caused spiritual energies to clash, slowing cultivation and risking deviation.
• Qin Yao listened as Ye Qingyi detailed the spirit-root rankings and the cultivation prospects associated with each grade.
• Qin Yao summarized that his grade D spirit root would likely limit him to the fifth level of Qi Refining without great fortune or resources.
• Qin Yao bitterly asked Ye Qingyi whether his waste spirit root made him nothing but a beast of burden at the bottom of the Cultivation World.