Recaps

Jiang Ning severed the shackle binding his nasal aperture, gaining a greatly enhanced sense of smell and a new awareness of how the shackles connected him to heaven and earth. He refined the remains of the Heavenly Soldiers to amass Source Points and strengthen his body, leaving him confident that he could break the remaining shackles after improving his Primordial Spirit and wondering whether his Dharma Aspect could let him fight an Immortal Lord.

• Jiang Ning used his Primordial Spirit sword to strike repeatedly at the shackle binding his nasal aperture until he broke it, though the effort injured and exhausted him.
• Jiang Ning discovered that his freed nasal aperture could sense scents across immense distances and draw mysterious energy into his body with each breath.
• Jiang Ning checked his panel and reasoned that five thousand Source Points would let him advance the Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method and strengthen his Primordial Spirit.
• Jiang Ning devoured and refined the remains of the Silver-Armored Heavenly Soldiers, rapidly gaining Source Points and further strengthening his body.
• Jiang Ning accumulated 9381.7 Source Points and judged that his normal combat strength could rival a Heavenly Immortal, while his Dharma Aspect might let him challenge an Immortal Lord.

Jiang Ning failed to bite through the golden Heavenly General’s remains, so he stored it and used his Source Points to cultivate the Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method in his Inner Landscape Grounds. After two intense sessions left him mentally exhausted, his progress reached 78.33%, and he fell asleep in the forest as dawn arrived.

• Jiang Ning tried to swallow and refine the golden Heavenly General’s broken body but could not bite through its armor, then stored it for later.
• Jiang Ning entered the Inner Landscape Grounds and absorbed True Spirit fragments, raising his Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method progress to 41.33%.
• Jiang Ning rested and recovered some mental strength while sensing an urgent danger drawing near.
• Jiang Ning cultivated again in the Inner Landscape Grounds and advanced his method to 78.33%, but severe mental exhaustion forced him to stop.
• Jiang Ning lay down and fell asleep in the forest, snoring until the moon sank and morning came.

Jiang Ning completed the Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method, broke through to its twelfth limit-breaking stage, and began cutting the remaining shackles in his skull. After severing the shackle in his left eye, he gained the ability to see Heaven and Earth Patterns and observe places across the world.

• A white-haired village headman reported the previous day's golden light and falling sun to an envoy from the Demon Kingdom, who flew into the ancient forest to investigate.
• Jiang Ning sensed the approaching black-feathered eagle demon but continued cultivating in his Inner Landscape Grounds until the Spiritual Altar Illumination of the True Self Method reached completion.
• When the eagle demon arrived and questioned him, Jiang Ning crushed it with a single grasp, then spent five thousand Source Points to break through to the method's twelfth limit-breaking stage.
• Jiang Ning entered the River of Time, perceived scenes across the world and beyond, and strengthened his Primordial Spirit and understanding of time.
• Jiang Ning used his Primordial Spirit's sword to strike the shackle in his left eye twice, breaking it and gaining the ability to see Heaven and Earth Patterns and distant locations across the world.

Jiang Ning severed the shackles on his right eye, both ears, mouth and teeth, and throat, gaining new perception and bodily strength as he continued his transformation. After consuming the golden-armored Heavenly General's remains for source points, he struck at the shackle on the crown of his head, but it remained unbroken.

• Jiang Ning broke the shackles on his right eye and both ears, gaining sight of fortune and fate and hearing sounds across the world.
• Jiang Ning severed the shackles on his mouth and teeth, then bit through and consumed the golden-armored Heavenly General's remains.
• Jiang Ning refined the remains, raising his source points to 11987.4.
• Jiang Ning broke the shackle on his throat and began striking the shackle at the crown of his head, which only developed a shallow mark.