Recaps

Fang Qing broke through to the Fourth Layer of Qi Ingestion and the Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement, then arranged for his cave dwelling to be remodeled while he went fishing alone near Jade Island. At sea, he studied the Spirit-Concentrating Powder formula and kept the Seven-Star Grass he had found in Ancient Shu, while his fishing brought him a valuable Jadeflower Treasure Fish.

• Fang Qing advanced to the Fourth Layer of Qi Ingestion and the Fifth Layer of Qi Refinement, then concealed his stronger aura by lowering it to the Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement.
• Xu Wusu delivered approval for Fang Qing to remodel his cave dwelling and introduced him to Senior Sister Qin, while Fang Qing proposed using Seven-Star Treasure Fish as a substitute in the Spirit-Concentrating Powder formula.
• Fang Qing gave Xu Wusu spirit stones for the Five Dragons Society and decided to go fishing alone rather than rent another cave dwelling during the renovations.
• Senior Sister Qin surveyed Fang Qing's cave dwelling and provided a remodeling plan, after which Fang Qing packed his belongings and went to fish in safe waters near Jade Island.
• Fang Qing studied the Spirit-Concentrating Powder formula at sea and revealed the Seven-Star Grass he had found in Ancient Shu.
• Fang Qing caught a Jadeflower Treasure Fish, whose flesh was an ingredient for Jadeflower Spirit Water.

Fang Qing caught a Golden Spearfish and found a valuable Sea Pearl, then arranged to have the pearl refined into an offensive artifact. After improving his cave abode, he was warned that the Azure Sea Sect’s True Disciple contest was growing contentious, leaving him wary of being drawn into faction struggles.

• Fang Qing caught and killed a Golden Spearfish, then searched the seabed and found a valuable Sea Pearl.
• Fang Qing sold the Golden Spearfish through Hua Lian and hired Ming Lingzhen to refine the Sea Pearl into an offensive artifact.
• Fang Qing chose an artifact that could store and unleash seawater, and Ming Lingzhen told him to return in a month.
• Senior Sister Qin installed a spirit spring and Little Maze Formation in Fang Qing’s cave abode, then warned him to avoid Clouddrift Adept’s faction.
• Fang Qing considered the factions competing in the True Disciple contest and hoped Five Dragons Child would prevail, while wishing to focus on cultivation.

Fang Qing failed repeatedly to refine Spirit-Concentrating Powder, then traveled to Ancient Shu to find Seven-Star Grass after Jade Heaven Market suspended trade. He encountered Li Rulong’s Rebel Army forcing the Ye Family to submit and was invited to a banquet in Red Maple Valley.

• Fang Qing exhausted his Seven-Star Grass in failed attempts to refine Spirit-Concentrating Powder, then collected his newly refined Sea-Transforming Pearl from Ming Lingzhen.
• Fang Qing reached Ba Commandery and learned from a river-clam artifact that Jade Heaven Market had suspended trade because of unrest.
• Fang Qing went to Red Maple Valley to seek spirit materials and discovered Li Rulong’s Rebel Army surrounding the Ye Family’s territory.
• A sword cultivator defeated the Ye Family ancestor, who surrendered to Li Rulong to protect his clan.
• Li Rulong recognized Fang Qing and invited him to meet fellow cultivators at a banquet in Red Maple Valley.

At a banquet with Li Rulong’s Rebel Army, Fang Qing traded for Seven-Star Grass but refused to join the rebellion. When Black Blight Sect cultivators attacked, Fang Qing fought a sect cultivator with powerful talismans and unleashed a Firecloud Talisman.

• Li Rulong explained that the Pu Family supported his Rebel Army and that cultivators above Dao Foundation had agreed not to intervene in the conflict.
• Fang Qing refused Li Rulong’s invitation to join the Rebel Army and traded Spirit Grain and spiritual water for Seven-Star Grass from Chun Yun and the Ye Family patriarch.
• A Black Blight Sect cultivator arrived, and Li Rulong attacked, killing Junior Brother Miao and triggering a battle across the valley.
• A triangular-eyed Black Blight Sect cultivator targeted Fang Qing, who retreated beyond the valley and chose to fight rather than withdraw.
• Fang Qing struck the cultivator with three Fireball Talismans and a gold-attributed talisman, then engulfed him in fire clouds with a Firecloud Talisman.

After helping Li Rulong’s group survive an attack, Fang Qing suspected that powerful factions were manipulating events and chose to keep his distance. Four years later, he had reached Qi Refinement Sixth Layer Great Perfection but faced a bottleneck, and he pursued other ways to break through amid growing unrest in Ba Commandery.

• Fang Qing’s firecloud display distracted the Black Blight Sect cultivators, allowing Li Rulong to kill their leader and drive them away.
• Fang Qing fled, suspecting the weak attack on Li Rulong’s group had been part of a larger scheme, and decided to avoid getting involved.
• Fang Qing returned to Azure Sea Sect and spent the following years cultivating, refining spirit water, and practicing body refinement.
• Four years later, Fang Qing reached Qi Refinement Sixth Layer Great Perfection but could not break through to the seventh layer.
• Fang Qing considered advancing the Black Ridge Observation Book or successfully refining Spirit-Concentrating Powder to overcome his bottleneck, while noting that Ba Commandery had grown more dangerous.

Fang Qing successfully refined Spirit-Concentrating Powder, used it to condense Spiritual Sense, and then broke through to the seventh layer of Qi Refinement. He ended the chapter newly qualified to compete for a True Disciple position while continuing to pursue alchemy and cultivation.

• Fang Qing refined First-Order high-grade Spirit-Concentrating Powder and took a dose, which brought him close to condensing Spiritual Sense.
• Fang Qing declined Hua Lian’s invitation to join the fishing fleet, choosing to remain in seclusion to refine pills.
• Fang Qing took more Spirit-Concentrating Powder and successfully condensed Spiritual Sense, gaining clearer memories and new insight into cultivation and the Hundred Arts of Immortality.
• Fang Qing used Ginseng Green Spirit Water and the Origin Qi accumulated by the Dao-Born Pearl to break through to the seventh layer of Qi Refinement.

Fang Qing reached the seventh layer of Qi Refinement, refined a strand of Great Sun Violet Qi, and learned that the Great White Zhong Clan had attacked the Azure Sea Sect. After learning that Zha Zhu and several companions had died, he suspected Hua Lian might have played a role and wondered whether Flying Fish Island had betrayed the sect.

• Fang Qing refined his Black Water Dharma Power, studied the Black Ridge Observation Book and Plum Blossom Divination, and discovered that his Spiritual Sense could form a secret attack through the Horse-Head Vajra Protector Divine Art.
• Fang Qing completed a strand of Great Sun Violet Qi and used Plum Blossom Divination to foresee minor misfortune, then learned that the Great White Zhong Clan had attacked the Azure Sea Sect and that the sect had raised its protective formation.
• Fang Qing watched battered ships return and saw Hua Lian and Li Yusu arrive, while Huo Tianhuo, Ming Lingzhen, and Zha Zhu were missing.
• Li Yusu told Fang Qing that Zha Zhu, Ming Lingzhen, and the others had died, while Hua Lian said Yu Taohua had died protecting him.
• Fang Qing divined that Hua Lian brought him great misfortune and suspected Hua Lian had concealed treachery or that Flying Fish Island had collaborated with the Great White Zhong Clan.

Fang Qing was assigned to guard the Red-Scale Fishery during the war between the Azure Sea Sect and the Zhong Family, then discovered that divination barely worked in Ancient Shu. He considered using the Heavenly Water Luo Family to test the consequences of trading Great Sun Violet Qi and heard that Li Rulong had captured another city in Ba Commandery.

• Five Dragons Child explained the three wartime assignments, and Fang Qing chose a guarding post while many Five Dragons Society members volunteered for the front lines.
• Fang Qing arrived at the Red-Scale Fishery, reunited with Zeng Shu, and learned that the injured Li Yusu had also been assigned there.
• Fang Qing entered Ancient Shu and suffered a backlash when he tried to divine, realizing that its chaotic Heavenly Secrets severely limited his divination.
• Fang Qing considered selling Great Sun Violet Qi to the Heavenly Water Luo Family as a test and planned to disguise himself with the Dao-Born Pearl.
• Fang Qing heard citizens celebrating General Li Rulong's capture of another city and speculated that Li Rulong's cultivation had reached Late Qi Ingestion or higher.

Fang Qing helped the injured Li Yusu seek a way to restore his severed arm while learning more about the Azure Sea Sect’s war with the Zhong Family. After breaking through to First-Order high-grade Body Refinement and awakening Great Vajra Divine Strength, Fang Qing rushed to Red-Scale Lake, where Zhong Family cultivators had attacked the fishery.

• Fang Qing gave Li Yusu healing pills to sell and asked him to seek methods for refining spirit water and poisonous water.
• At a gathering in Zeng Shu’s cave, the cultivators discussed the war and learned that Zhong Lingxiu, an Ice Spirit Root prodigy, had killed three True Disciples.
• Fang Qing broke through to First-Order high-grade Body Refinement and gained the ability to unleash Great Vajra Divine Strength once before needing to replenish it.
• A sound-transmission talisman summoned Fang Qing to Red-Scale Lake, where more than a dozen Zhong Family direct-line cultivators had breached the formation.
• Fang Qing questioned his divination, realizing that its prediction of minor fortune might only mean he could survive the attack.

Zhong Lingxiu led Zhong Family cultivators in attacking the Red-Scale Fishery, and Fang Qing fled before the Azure Wave Formation was destroyed. After killing his pursuer Zhong Wufu, Fang Qing escaped to Ancient Shu, where he found valuable artifacts and a chant for condensing Ice-Soul Spirit Water.

• Zeng Shu and the Azure Sea Sect cultivators raised the Azure Wave Formation, but Zhong Lingxiu’s ice phoenix shattered it and he ordered his followers to kill them all.
• Fang Qing fled Red-Scale Lake, dodged Zhong Wufu’s ice spikes, and used seawater to conceal his approach.
• Fang Qing struck Zhong Wufu with the Demon-Subduing Vajra Pestle and Great Vajra Divine Strength, killing him before he could activate a talisman.
• Fang Qing collected Zhong Wufu’s belongings and rode the Green Leaf Boat to Ancient Shu, while Zhong Lingxiu’s tracking spell failed.
• Fang Qing found high-grade Profound Ice Wheels and a White-Scale Shield, along with a chant for condensing Ice-Soul Spirit Water.

Fang Qing attended a rogue cultivator exchange meet in Ba Commandery, where disputes over cultivation methods revealed the dangers and scarcity of ancient traditions. He sought a Great Sun Tradition method, and the gathering ended with Dark Candle Adept provoking a clash by bringing up the Pu Family ancestor’s rise to power.

• Fang Qing met Dark Candle Adept at a ruined Kitchen Lord Temple, where the Shabby Daoist arrived and established himself as the exchange meet’s organizer and guarantor of safety.
• Old Tian sought a Dao Foundation method for his Household’s [Bond Metal] cultivation, but rejected Dark Candle Adept’s [Net Moon] method after learning it would turn cultivators into Half-Demons.
• A noblewoman called Lady Qi offered Innate Geng Metal in exchange for information about the famous sword Must Enjoy to the Full, then grew angry when a cultivator could not locate it.
• Fang Qing sought a Great Sun Tradition cultivation method and offered pills that enhanced cultivation power as payment.
• Dark Candle Adept challenged the Pu Family cultivator’s contempt for Great Sun methods by recalling how his ancestor had gained power through an ancient cave abode, angering the cultivator and silencing the gathering.

At a tense exchange meeting, Fang Qing learned about cultivation methods, rare spirit waters, and the Shabby Daoist’s apparent interest in him. After divining great misfortune if he traveled through space, Fang Qing headed toward Li Rulong’s army instead, hoping to remain unnoticed.

• Dark Candle Adept accepted Fang Qing’s deposit and promised to search for the Great Sun Cultivation Method.
• The Shabby Daoist explained how fate affected cultivation methods, while the Pu cultivator said lower Third-Order True Qi could prevent cultivators from reaching Dao Foundation; Dark Candle Adept named Heaven-One Generates Water as a possible remedy.
• Dark Candle Adept revealed his post guarding the Langhuan Library at Fallen Phoenix Mountain, and the Pu cultivator became wary of him.
• After the meeting, the Shabby Daoist asked Fang Qing to deliver a letter inviting Li Rulong to the gathering, and Fang Qing agreed.
• Fang Qing’s Plum Blossom Divination showed great misfortune if he traveled through space, so he went to find Li Rulong’s army instead.

Fang Qing delivered a mysterious letter to Li Rulong, who realized the truth about the Rebel Army’s manipulation and feared for Guo Tianhong’s safety. After cautiously returning to Jade Island, Fang Qing divined that the war was being fought to stop the Azure Sea Sect’s Horned Serpent from reaching Third-Order, and that Zha Zhu might be intended as a sacrifice to aid its breakthrough.

• Luo Dacheng pressured Li Rulong to attack Sanmu City and slaughter a hundred thousand people for blood qi, but Li threatened him with the Army-Settling Sword and ordered him out.
• Fang Qing gave Li Rulong a letter from the Shabby Daoist, and Li thanked him before asking him to look after Guo Tianhong if anything happened to him.
• Fang Qing left the area and repeatedly used Plum Blossom Divination before safely activating his traversal and returning to Jade Island months later.
• Fang Qing divined that the Azure Sea Sect’s Second-Order peak Horned Serpent was about to advance to Third-Order, prompting the war against the sect.
• Fang Qing realized Hua Lian had leaked the secret and suspected Zha Zhu might be devoured by the Horned Serpent to improve its chances of surviving its breakthrough.

Fang Qing returned to the Azure Sea Sect after calculating that the Horned Serpent would soon cross its tribulation, and he presented himself as a loyal disciple ready to serve. The sect’s leaders prepared for the secret event scheduled for the next day, while Fang Qing went back to Cold Spring Peak and chose to rest before it.

• Fang Qing recovered from exhausting his Spiritual Sense and concluded that the Horned Serpent’s tribulation was near and the Azure Sea Sect faced little immediate danger.
• Fang Qing returned to the sect, claimed he had killed Zhong Wufu while defending the Red-Scale Fishery, and revealed his Late Qi Refinement cultivation to the law-enforcement cultivators.
• Elder Heavenly Punishment questioned Fang Qing, accepted his account, and told him to rest before seeking a mission the next day.
• Sect Leader Linghu told Elder Heavenly Punishment that the Horned Serpent’s tribulation would occur the next day and ordered preparations to protect key locations.
• Fang Qing returned to Cold Spring Peak, studied a pill formula, and went to sleep rather than risk missing the Horned Serpent’s tribulation.

Fang Qing witnessed the Azure Sea Sect’s Sea-Mixing Flood Serpent attempt to cross its Core Formation tribulation while Zhong Xuanli and Yuyao intervened. After the serpent died at the sixth lightning bolt, Ruan Zhixuan and Sect Leader Linghu secretly planned to refine its Demon Pill into an Outer Core and prepare to deal with the Zhong Family and Heavenly Heart Chain Islands.

• Fang Qing emerged from his cave as the Sea-Mixing Flood Serpent began its tribulation under the protection of Ruan Zhixuan and the Seven Profound Azurewave Formation.
• The serpent evolved into a Third-Order Sea-Mixing Flood Serpent, but Zhong Xuanli attacked the formation while Yuyao arrived and added pressure.
• The serpent died beneath the sixth lightning bolt, and Zhong Xuanli departed after learning its tribulation had failed.
• Ruan Zhixuan took the serpent’s Third-Order Demon Pill and secretly agreed with Sect Leader Linghu to refine it into an Outer Core called the Tide-Birth Pearl.
• Ruan Zhixuan warned Sect Leader Linghu to keep the Outer Core secret, while he told the arriving elders that the spirit beast had perished and declared the war over.

After the war, Fang Qing collected his Contribution Points and learned that the Five Dragons Society had collapsed, Xu Wusu had been crippled, and Five Dragons Child was focused on Foundation Establishment. Fang Qing visited Xu Wusu, who revealed that the society’s survivors had abandoned him and that Five Dragons Child had offered him no help.

• Fang Qing used Plum Blossom Divination to investigate Azure Sea Sect’s fortunes, his Foundation Establishment opportunity, and the Causality surrounding Zha Zhu, but could not calculate matters beyond his realm.
• At the Palace of Miscellaneous Affairs, Fang Qing received Contribution Points for his battle merits and exchanged them for ingredients to make Qi Refining Powder.
• Hua Lian told Fang Qing that Five Dragons Child had nearly enough Contribution Points for a Foundation Establishment Pill, while Xu Wusu had returned with a damaged Dantian Qi Sea and fallen to Early Qi Refinement.
• Fang Qing visited Xu Wusu at Lakeside Manor and found that the injured cultivator had grown old and lost his position in the Five Dragons Society.
• Xu Wusu explained that many members had withdrawn and demanded their contributions back, while Five Dragons Child remained focused on Foundation Establishment and had not helped him.

Fang Qing refined Qi Refining Powder and planned to reach Foundation Establishment after the next True Disciple Grand Competition, while Cui Zhe arrested and killed Hua Lian for spying on the Azure Sea Sect. The chapter ended with Cui Zhe preparing to lead the annihilation of the Hua Family on Flying Fish Island.

• Fang Qing learned that the Azure Sea Sect had given Foundation Establishment Pills to Cui Zhe, Ruan Tianshou, and Five Dragons Child, then divined that Hua Lian and his clan faced death.
• Fang Qing refined Ice-Soul Spirit Water and used it to make Prime Quality Qi Refining Powder, which he expected to help him reach Qi Refining Ninth Layer within four or five years.
• Fang Qing calculated how his cultivation, body refinement, and Spiritual Sense could prepare him for Foundation Establishment, while deciding he still needed a Foundation Establishment Pill and would return to Ancient Shu.
• Hua Lian anticipated using pills from his family to compete for a True Disciple position and eventually obtain Foundation Establishment Pills, but Cui Zhe broke into his cave residence and killed him.
• Cui Zhe reported to Elder Heavenly Punishment, who ordered an Island-Annihilation Order against the Hua Family and offered to watch as Cui Zhe tested his sword against their Foundation Establishment Early Stage ancestor.

Fang Qing failed to break through to the Qi Ingestion Seventh Layer and went to certify as a First-Order High Grade Alchemist, but the sect’s Spirit-Shocking Bell announced a major operation against Flying Fish Island. As the Azure Sea Sect’s warships attacked the Hua Family for colluding with foreign enemies, Fang Qing resolved to head there himself, encouraged by an auspicious divination.

• Fang Qing failed to break through his cultivation bottleneck and decided to pursue First-Order High Grade Alchemist certification instead.
• At the Pill Hall, Fang Qing paid for the required assessment and declined Hua Lingsu’s offer to invite her master, Clouddrift Adept.
• After the Spirit-Shocking Bell rang six times, Fang Qing identified Flying Fish Island as the likely target and divined that profit lay to the southeast.
• Hua Tianfeng and Hua Zong discussed the Hua Family’s dealings with the Zhong Family and their rewards, including Foundation Establishment opportunities and pills.
• The Azure Sea Sect accused the Hua Family of colluding with foreign enemies and sent its Five-Tusk Warships to destroy the island’s formation.
• Cui Zhe watched as the warships’ Restriction-Breaking Thunder Spike tore through the Hua Family’s defenses.

As the Azure Sea Sect attacked the Hua Family on Flying Fish Island, Fang Qing intercepted a fleeing Hua cultivator and took his valuable supplies. Back at the sect, Fang Qing prepared for his First-Order High Grade alchemist assessment, which began at a Second-Order spirit spring.

• Hua Tianfeng ordered Hua Zong to help the family's Foundation Establishment seeds escape, then challenged the Azure Sea Sect as Cui Zhe moved to fight him.
• The Azure Sea Sect's enforcement disciples swept through the Hua Family's cultivators while some Qi Refinement cultivators rushed toward the underground cavern for its Profound Wind Baleful Intent.
• Fang Qing ambushed a fleeing Hua Family cultivator, killed him before he could activate a Second-Order talisman, and took his storage bag, which contained spirit stones, Dragon-Soaring Silk, and an Iceheart Meridian-Guarding Pill.
• Fang Qing examined the Heavenfrost Ice Blade Talisman, decided against pursuing other fleeing Hua Family members, and returned to the Azure Sea Sect.
• Hua Lingsu told Fang Qing that his First-Order High Grade alchemist assessment was scheduled, and half a month later Elder Han led him to the Cold Marrow Spring to begin it.
• Fang Qing chose to refine Qi Refining Powder, Qi-Replenishing Pills, and Origin-Restoring Pills, then put a Qi Refining Flower into the spring.

Fang Qing advanced to a First-Order upper-grade pill refiner, then witnessed Five Dragons Child fail his Foundation Establishment attempt. While studying a Hua Family ancestor’s journal, Fang Qing connected the Tide-Birth Pearl to his divination and the Azure Sea Sect’s plans for Core Formation.

• Fang Qing refined Qi-Replenishing Pills and Origin-Restoring Pills while hiding his Spiritual Sense, and Elder Han praised his skill before Fang Qing received permission to consult Second-Order pill scriptures and rent a Second-Order Spirit Pool.
• Fang Qing saw Five Dragons Child attempt Foundation Establishment, but the spiritual energy vortex collapsed and Five Dragons Child emerged injured after failing at the Spirit Sense Pass.
• Fang Qing copied the Flesh-Regenerating Bone-Replenishing Pill formula from Hua Family books and read about the cultivation realms and a lost treasure called the Tide-Birth Pearl.
• Fang Qing realized the Tide-Birth Pearl could be refined from a Third-Order Demon Pill through the Outer Core Method, and he wondered whether a peak Third-Order Demon Pill would produce a different effect.

Fang Qing met Dark Candle Adept in Ancient Shu to trade for Great Sun cultivation methods, while learning that Cloud-Touching Cliff’s arrival would intensify the region’s turmoil. He took all three manuals and left, as Dark Candle Adept decided against ambushing him because Fang Qing seemed dangerously powerful.

• Fang Qing prepared his magical artifacts before meeting Dark Candle Adept, wary of the muddled Heavenly Secrets in Ancient Shu.
• Dark Candle Adept told Fang Qing that a figure from Cloud-Touching Cliff had arrived, likely disrupting the conflict between the Pu Family and Black Blight Sect, and hinted that Li Rulong was in danger.
• Dark Candle Adept presented three Great Sun methods: the incomplete Great Sun Empowerment Secret Art, the yin-yang-transforming Rhapsody of Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Union and Great Bliss, and the difficult-to-enter Great Sun True Interpretation.
• Fang Qing took all three manuals and paid Dark Candle Adept with spirit assets and gourds of spirit water.
• A black crow questioned why Dark Candle Adept had not joined an ambush, and Dark Candle Adept said Fang Qing seemed powerful enough to threaten them.

Fang Qing divined the three manuals, chose to cultivate Great Sun Empowerment Secret Art after finding Great Sun True Interpretation incomprehensible, and used Great Sun Violet Qi and the Dao-Born Pearl to raise it to Qi Ingestion Sixth Layer. He then divided the converted Origin Qi among his other techniques, leaving Great Sun Empowerment Secret Art back at the first layer as he considered its power and risks.

• Fang Qing found that Great Sun True Interpretation brought great fortune but was too difficult for him to understand, while Rhapsody of Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Union and Great Bliss brought great misfortune, so he sealed the latter away.
• Fang Qing began practicing Great Sun Empowerment Secret Art and used a strand of Great Sun Violet Qi to enter the Dao and form Great Sun Dharma Power.
• Fang Qing used the Dao-Born Pearl to convert his cultivation into Great Sun Dharma Power, which carried him to Qi Ingestion Fourth Layer.
• Fang Qing converted the cultivation of Horse-Head Vajra Protector Divine Art into Great Sun Dharma Power and reached Qi Ingestion Sixth Layer, noticing that his blood had become golden.
• Fang Qing dispersed the Great Sun Dharma Power and distributed the Origin Qi among Horse-Head Vajra Protector Divine Art, Black Ridge Observation Book, and Water Classic Commentary.

Fang Qing returned to Jade Heaven Market to investigate the flawed cultivation art he had bought and drew Luo Dacheng into an ambush. After overpowering him, Fang Qing used the Great Sun Empowerment Secret Art to make Luo Dacheng his disciple and began demanding the Luo Family’s secrets.

• Fang Qing visited the Nine Rivers Water Pavilion and used the Plum Blossom Divination to confirm that the bookstore obstructed his path to advancing in cultivation.
• The beautiful woman told Luo Dacheng that Fang Qing had previously bought a flawed copy of the Black Ridge Observation Book, and Luo Dacheng realized Fang Qing lacked the verses needed to advance.
• Luo Dacheng lured Fang Qing away from Jade Heaven Market and used hidden features of the Black Ridge Observation Book to hinder his mana.
• Fang Qing revealed his formidable Body Refinement physique, knocked Luo Dacheng down, and claimed to be a monk from the Secret Treasury Domain.
• Luo Dacheng agreed to take refuge in Great Snow Mountain, and Fang Qing empowered him with the Great Sun Precepts, gaining a grip on his life and demanding the Luo Family’s secrets.

After learning that the Heavenly Water Luo Family had exploited and destroyed his mortal kin, Fang Qing ordered Luo Dacheng to remain loyal and discovered that the Dao-Born Pearl let him monitor him across worlds. Meanwhile, Li Rulong prepared for his sword duel with Zhao Wuxu, believing his death was unavoidable and deciding he would face it willingly to protect those close to him.

• Fang Qing learned that the Luo Family had fed on his family's fate, killed some of its descendants, and kept the surviving children as a source of destiny.
• Fang Qing threatened Luo Dacheng with the Donkey-Demon Vajra Speech Karma Curse and ordered him to conceal their encounter while continuing his usual duties.
• Fang Qing used the Dao-Born Pearl to monitor Luo Dacheng remotely, then returned to Jade Island while maintaining sight of Luo Dacheng's secret chamber in Jade Heaven Market.
• Fang Qing realized Omnipresence might let him influence or empower Luo Dacheng across worlds and considered building a new lineage modeled on Great Snow Mountain.
• Luo Dacheng collected blood qi from Li Rulong, who confirmed that his duel with Zhao Wuxu was set for three days later.
• Li Rulong concluded that the Pu Family and Black Blight Sect could not save him and resolved to face death willingly rather than endanger his friends, relatives, and family.

Luo Dacheng met Li Rulong on Fang Qing’s behalf and learned that two Purple Mansion cultivators threatened Li Rulong’s escape. Li Rulong used the Calendar-Intercalation Method to change his cultivation lineage into Net Moon, sacrificing his companions and Guo Tianhong, and faced Zhao Wuxu as a half-demon.

• Fang Qing controlled Luo Dacheng as he met Li Rulong, who explained that the Pu Family Ancestor and the Black Blight Sect Ancestor both wanted him dead.
• Fang Qing realized the Heavenly Water Luo Family might help draw away one of Li Rulong’s enemies and planned to test Great Sun Violet Qi’s importance in the world.
• Li Rulong hosted a banquet, explained the Calendar-Intercalation Method, and revealed that it could change a cultivator’s lineage by imitating Net Moon’s ancient rite.
• Li Rulong killed the generals and cultivators at the banquet, then sacrificed Guo Tianhong to complete the rite and become a half-demon.
• Zhao Wuxu arrived for his duel and recognized that Li Rulong’s Net Moon power countered him.