Chapter Summaries

After concluding the mercenary group's competition, Yao Feng prepared to leave for Wutan City while assigning Wang Dahu new duties and cultivating the Netherworld Demonic Eyes. Yao Chen gave him the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill formula, and Yao Feng decided to gather ingredients and set out.

• Yao Feng announced the competition's rewards and distributed Dou Techniques and pills to the winners, including Hua Yu, who took first place in the Dou Shi division.
• Yao Feng gave Wang Dahu seized treasures and an Earth-tier Dou Technique for the Contribution Hall, then told him Xiaohu would accompany him to Wutan City.
• Wang Dahu delivered Gu Ni's letter about counterfeit Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Yao Feng agreed to investigate while leaving pills, cultivation methods, and instructions for the mercenary group.
• Yao Feng cultivated the Illusion Realm of the Netherworld Demonic Eyes, created a river of blood at great cost to his Soul Power, and tested the Roaming Dragon Free Step.
• Yao Chen gave Yao Feng the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill formula, which could help a Da Dou Shi advance by one star per pill, and Yao Feng prepared to leave for Wutan City.

Yao Feng returned to Wutan City, learned that the Jia Lie Family had begun selling a counterfeit Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and arranged for Wang Xiaohu to enter the city’s martial arts tournament finals. He consigned valuable items to the Miter Auction House and encountered Jia Lie Ao and Xiao Ding before Guni began the auction.

• Yao Feng, Wang Xiaohu, and Old Zhou arrived in Wutan City and went to the Miter Auction House to meet Guni.
• Guni told Yao Feng that the Jia Lie Family’s mysterious Master Di had replicated Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, and Yao Feng said he would deal with the matter.
• Yao Feng asked Guni to secure Wang Xiaohu a place in the tournament finals, and Guni agreed to use the Miter Auction House’s recommendation slot.
• Yao Feng consigned ten bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, two Fire Lotus Seeds, and a mid-grade Profound-tier Dou Technique, asking Guni to auction the technique that night.
• At the auction, Yao Feng recognized Jia Lie Ao and considered seeking the Xiao Family’s piece of the Tou She Ancient God Jade; Xiao Ding reacted strongly to seeing Yao Feng.
• Guni opened the auction by presenting a Bone-Regenerating Pill, which he said could heal broken bones within half an hour.

Yao Feng watched the auction in Wutan City and used the bidding to earn gold, eventually winning a Dou Shi Pill. The auction’s finale, the Proficient Grade Advanced Dou Technique “Wildfire Prairie,” sparked a fierce contest between Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa.

• Ao Ba Long won the Bone-Regenerating Pill for twenty thousand gold coins, while Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa exchanged taunts.
• The Three Great Families each bought a bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for forty thousand gold coins, and Yao Feng watched Jia Lie Bi’s reaction.
• Jia Lie Bi raised the Dou Shi Pill’s price to two hundred thousand gold coins, but Yao Feng outbid him at two hundred and fifty thousand and won it.
• Yao Feng bought a pair of gauntlets and medicinal herbs before the auction’s finale began.
• Guni presented Yao Feng’s “Wildfire Prairie” Dou Technique, and Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa drove the bidding up to three hundred and eighty thousand gold coins.

After earning a million gold coins from the auction, Yao Feng arranged for more ingredients and headed toward the Wind and Cloud Mercenary Group’s base. He discovered that Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa had joined forces to ambush him, and the chapter ended as he shattered Ao Ba Pa’s attack with his transformed dragon claw.

• Yao Feng collected his auction earnings and the items he had purchased, then asked Guni to gather ingredients for Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill.
• Yao Feng gave Wang Xiaohu the Dou Shi Pill and gauntlets, then left the auction house with him and another companion.
• Yao Feng noticed he was being followed and led Wang Xiaohu to a secluded spot, where Jia Lie Bi, Jia Lie Ao, Ao Ba Pa, the Green Robe Elder, and a black-robed man confronted them.
• Yao Feng mocked the pursuers by displaying the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid formula and a Heavenly Rank Dou Technique, prompting Ao Ba Pa and the others to attack.
• Ao Ba Pa launched Golden Blade Slash, but Yao Feng transformed his left arm into a dragon claw and crushed the blade of light.

Mo Chen, unable to cultivate and stranded far from his family, prepared to awaken his Star Battle Body through a dangerous ritual. As the stars answered his array, he began the gamble that might let him enter the path of cultivation—or kill him.

• Wang Yu barged into Mo Chen’s courtyard and warned him to stay away from Shangguan Xiao Xiao, boasting that she would leave for Luoyue Academy soon.
• Mo Chen reflected on his inability to cultivate and how a Space Storm had stranded him in the Southern Wilderness far from the Mo Clan.
• Mo Chen asked Old Han what cultivation was for, and Old Han said it let people become strong and protect what they held dear.
• Mo Chen took out the Cold Star Spear his father, Mo Cang, had given him, then stored it and his guqin in his Spatial Ring.
• Mo Chen arranged 999 High-grade Spirit Stones into an array and began the ritual to awaken his Star Battle Body, despite its nine-in-ten chance of death.

Yao Feng defeated Jia Lie Bi and forced Ao Ba Pa to pay for his family’s survival, then captured the black-robed man, Di Rong, who had been making counterfeit Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. The chapter ended with Di Rong agreeing to Yao Feng’s demands and swallowing a pill that would torment him without an antidote.

• Yao Feng overwhelmed Ao Ba Pa, the Green Robe Elder, and Jia Lie Bi, using his pupil technique to terrify Jia Lie Bi.
• Yao Feng let Ao Ba Pa leave after demanding eight hundred thousand gold coins, and Ao Ba Pa agreed to deliver the money the next afternoon.
• Jia Lie Bi tried to attack Wang Xiaohu, but Yao Feng intercepted him and struck him down with Thunder Flood Dragon Transformation.
• Old Zhou stopped the black-robed man from escaping, and Yao Feng identified him as Di Rong, the alchemist copying his Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.
• Yao Feng demanded one million gold coins, two sets of medicinal ingredients, and an end to Di Rong’s counterfeiting; Di Rong agreed after Yao Feng threatened him with green flames.
• Yao Feng made Di Rong swallow a pill that would cause agony unless he received its antidote within seven days.

Yao Feng forced Di Rong to swallow a mysterious pill and demanded two million from Jia Lie Bi, while Xiao Zhan watched from hiding. Di Rong learned that even Ghost Elder feared Yao Feng's strength and planned to return to Falling Eagle Ravine after securing the quota.

• Yao Feng gave Di Rong five days to meet him at Falling Eagle Ravine, then demanded two million from Jia Lie Bi by the following afternoon.
• Jia Lie Bi agreed to find the money and begged Yao Feng to spare him and his son.
• Yao Feng noticed Xiao Zhan in the shadows but chose not to confront him, and he declined to pursue a hidden Dou Ling.
• After Yao Feng left, Xiao Zhan emerged from hiding, exchanged a cold glance with Jia Lie Bi, and disappeared.
• Ghost Elder told Di Rong that Yao Feng's old companion had suppressed him with a glance and that even Di Rong's grandfather might not match that power.
• Di Rong failed to locate the pill inside his body and decided to return to Falling Eagle Ravine as soon as he secured the quota.

Yao Feng trained Wang Xiaohu, testing his Thunder Flood Dragon Transformation and correcting his fighting technique before they headed to the city arena. There, the Three Great Families and Guni awaited the arrival of the person who had claimed the Miter Auction House’s recommendation slot, leaving Xiao Zhan suspecting it was Yao Feng.

• Wang Xiaohu demonstrated his newly learned Thunder Flood Dragon Transformation and attacked Yao Feng, whose Dou Qi armor withstood the strike.
• Wang Xiaohu used Black Eagle Strike, but Yao Feng evaded him with Roaming Dragon Free Step and knocked him off balance with Tremor.
• Yao Feng caught Wang Xiaohu and advised him to improve his attack rhythm and seek a place on the tournament’s main stage.
• Yao Feng told Wang Xiaohu to rest and eat before they went to the city-center arena.
• Jia Lie Bi and Ao Ba Pa asked Guni why the Miter Auction House had changed its mind about giving up its recommendation slot, while Xiao Zhan suspected Yao Feng was the chosen talent.

Yao Feng arrived at the Wutan City selection finals and sent Wang Xiaohu to compete for a spot. Wang Xiaohu chose Di Rong as his opponent and, after revealing his increased strength, broke Di Rong’s iron staff, leaving the match unresolved.

• Yao Feng collected Storage Rings from Jia Lie Bi, Ao Ba Pa, and Guni, who also provided ingredients and items he had requested.
• Guni began the finals with seven contestants, and Wang Xiaohu drew number four, earning the right to challenge one of the first three match winners.
• Di Rong, Ao Ba Long, and Xiao Guan won their opening matches, and Yao Feng promised Wang Xiaohu a fourth-tier Beast Flame for defeating Di Rong.
• Wang Xiaohu chose Di Rong and revealed he had advanced to five-star Dou Shi after taking the Dou Shi Pill.
• Di Rong used the Art of Berserk and fought back with an iron staff, but Wang Xiaohu charged again and snapped the staff in two.

Wang Xiaohu defeated Di Rong in the arena despite being struck by a poisoned needle, then learned the Imperial Capital selection would begin in twenty days. Yao Feng told Wang Xiaohu to recover and prepare to refine his Demonic Flame.

• Wang Xiaohu dodged Di Rong's attacks and knocked him down, but Di Rong feigned defeat and cut Wang Xiaohu's cheek with a poisoned silver needle.
• Di Rong attacked Wang Xiaohu with his Five Poison Palm, but Wang Xiaohu suppressed the poison and broke the technique with Thunder Flood Dragon Transformation.
• Wang Xiaohu declared victory, and Di Rong left the arena after Wang Xiaohu reminded him of his agreement with the young master.
• Master Gu Ni announced Wang Xiaohu's win, then told Yao Feng the Imperial Capital selection would begin in twenty days.
• Yao Feng promised to deliver the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to Gu Ni and sent Old Zhou away with instructions.
• Yao Feng told Wang Xiaohu to rest and recover so he could refine the Demonic Flame.

Yao Feng helped Wang Xiaohu refine the Demonic Flame by preparing him with Blood Qi Pills and Ice Spirit Cold Spring. Wang Xiaohu endured the dangerous process, and as night fell the flame’s aura had weakened, leaving the refinement close to success.

• Yao Feng gave Wang Xiaohu Blood Qi Pills and Ice Spirit Cold Spring to protect him while refining the Beast Flame.
• Yao Feng enveloped Wang Xiaohu in the Demonic Flame and instructed him to seize its source flame.
• Wang Xiaohu grabbed the source flame, drank the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and circulated the Black Flame Art to refine the Demonic Flame.
• The Ice Spirit Cold Spring’s cold energy fought the black flames inside Wang Xiaohu’s damaged meridians as the flame gradually merged with his Dou Qi.
• As night fell, Wang Xiaohu continued refining the weakened Demonic Flame while Yao Feng finished refining twenty batches of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid for Guni.

After helping Wang Xiaohu advance and traveling toward Falling Eagle Ravine, Yao Feng encountered Yan Qingcheng and her companions under attack by Nie Bin’s group. Yao Feng intervened, overwhelmed their first attacker, and challenged Nie Bin after Old Zhou revealed his power.

• Wang Xiaohu refined the Demonic Flame into Black Demonic Flame, advanced to a seven-star Dou Shi, and received Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid to deliver to Guni.
• Yao Feng, Wang Xiaohu, and Old Zhou set out for Falling Eagle Ravine and diverted toward a nearby battle on the road to Saint Song City.
• Yao Feng found Nie Bin’s group surrounding Yan Qingcheng and her injured companions while demanding the key to open a temple.
• Yao Feng countered Ma Liu’s flute-based soundwave attack with a dragon’s roar, then seized him and threw him unconscious.
• Yao Feng challenged Nie Bin to a fight, and Old Zhou revealed a powerful domain that made Nie Bin realize they were outmatched.

Yao Feng defeated Nie Bin in a fierce battle, then questioned Yan Qingcheng about the temple and Yin Pavilion. Yan Qingcheng revealed that the temple existed but had never been opened, leaving Yao Feng with its mystery unresolved.

• Nie Bin challenged Yao Feng, who blocked his sword with Flowing Sand Armor and struck back with strength enhanced by the Azure Dragon's essence blood.
• Nie Bin used Water Wave and other Dou Techniques, but Yao Feng countered with the Sand Tyrant Spear, his wings, and the Great Desolation Annihilation Spear.
• Yao Feng broke through Nie Bin's defenses and held a spear to his throat, forcing Nie Bin to admit defeat and beg for his life.
• Yan Qingcheng warned Yao Feng that Nie Bin knew nothing about Yin Pavilion's secrets, then explained that Nie Bin and his senior brother had grown suspicious after she advanced rapidly under their teacher's guidance.
• Yao Feng asked about the temple, and Yan Qingcheng said it was real but no one had ever opened its doors because it required more than one person.

Yao Feng learned that Yan Qingcheng held one of the keys to a temple and that her former senior brothers had murdered their teacher in league with Di Li. After Yao Feng killed Nie Bin and Yan Qingcheng avenged her teacher, the two shared their loneliness beneath the stars, and Yan Qingcheng played him a piece on the guqin.

• Yan Qingcheng explained that the temple required two keys, that she held one, and that the true gates were hidden behind a stone stele on the Training Grounds.
• Nie Bin revealed that he and Zeng Fan had betrayed and killed their teacher with help from Di Li of Falling Eagle Ravine, and Yan Qingcheng accused them of exploiting their teacher’s death.
• Yao Feng declared that Nie Bin had no value to him and killed him with a green fireball.
• Yan Qingcheng ordered her men to pursue Nie Bin’s followers and personally fought them to avenge the Pavilion Master.
• After night fell, Yan Qingcheng spoke with Yao Feng about her loneliness and her teacher, and they agreed they might become friends.
• Yan Qingcheng played the guqin for Yao Feng, who praised her performance.

Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng reached Saint Song City, where Yao Feng killed Zeng Fan and forced Zhang Yan’s group to stand aside. Using Yan Qingcheng’s Great Sage’s Sound Lyre and Yao Feng’s Primordial Sound Lyre, they opened the Divine Temple’s gate and entered, while Old Zhou stayed behind to guard the Training Grounds.

• Yan Qingcheng explained that the Zhang Family had likely helped Zeng Fan take over Sound Pavilion and murder her teacher.
• Yao Feng signed in and obtained the Primordial Sound Lyre, one of the ten famed guqins.
• Zeng Fan attacked Yao Feng and was killed when a ring of brown light repelled him, causing Zhang Yan and his men to let Yao Feng’s group pass.
• At Sound Pavilion, Yan Qingcheng played the Great Sage’s Sound Lyre, and Yao Feng’s Primordial Sound Lyre joined it to illuminate the stone gate and open the Divine Temple.
• Yan Qingcheng and Yao Feng entered the gate of light, which then disappeared as Old Zhou guarded the Training Grounds.

Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng followed a mysterious guqin melody through an illusory bamboo forest and reached a mountain peak where two enigmatic musicians waited. The man recognized the Primordial Sound of the Ancients in Yao Feng, granted them the Spiritual Resonance Sacred Art, and began strengthening both of their bodies and souls, leaving Yao Feng in agony as the energy surged into them.

• Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng heard a guqin melody in the bamboo forest and followed the only path through the seemingly endless grove.
• Yao Feng realized the forest was an illusion and suggested that Yan Qingcheng play the Great Sage's Sound Lyre to follow the changing music.
• Yan Qingcheng played while Yao Feng's Primordial Sound Lyre rose into the air, revealing a golden path that led them out of the bamboo forest.
• Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng found two mysterious figures playing matching guqins beneath a maple tree, and the music immersed them in the feeling of an entire lifetime.
• The man recognized Yao Feng's Primordial Sound of the Ancients and gave both Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng the Spiritual Resonance Sacred Art.
• The man sent golden light into Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng to strengthen them, causing Yao Feng to convulse in pain as energy poured into both of their bodies.

Mu Feng absorbed a Black Wind Wolf Beast Core and broke through to the Second Stage of Spirit Cultivation. He began training for Norton Advanced Academy’s Opening Ceremony Competition, hoping to win a second-order spell.

• Mu Feng warmed himself beside a brazier with his cat, Little Black, and reflected on his parents’ disappearance three years earlier.
• Mu Feng absorbed the Beast Core using the crimson pendant around his neck, and his aura surged as he advanced to the Second Stage.
• Mu Feng tested his stronger Spirit Array by casting a Fireball Technique that evaporated the falling snow.
• Mu Feng planned to sharpen his spellcasting speed so he could place in the competition and earn a second-order spell.

Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng gained power and musical knowledge from the temple’s remnant soul, who asked them to support Sound Valley and gave them an Emperor Token and a jade slip. They left the Illusion Realm and returned to find Zhang Yan and several Dou Ling experts confronting Ron at the Training Grounds.

• Yao Feng reached nine-star Da Dou Shi and Yan Qingcheng reached the peak of six-star Da Dou Shi, and both received the Spiritual Rhinoceros Soul Codex.
• Yao Feng played the Primordial Sound Lyre while Yan Qingcheng joined him on the Great Sage's Sound Lyre, improving their Soul Power.
• The remnant soul asked them to deliver an Emperor Token and jade slip to Sound Valley, and gave them memories of his lyre experiences and practice pieces.
• Yao Feng and Yan Qingcheng left the Illusion Realm after discussing a possible meeting in Tian Ya City on the way to the Central Continent.
• Ron warned that the Zhang Family had returned with powerful experts, and Zhang Yan demanded Yan Qingcheng and the temple’s secret while Di Rong stood among the group.

Yao Feng helped the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King cub advance to the fourth tier by feeding it Fire Lotus Seeds, which altered its flames and crystals. He then gave it the Companion Purple Crystal Source to begin its evolution toward the fifth tier and returned it to the Spirit Pet Space.

• Yao Feng asked Old Zhou to create a barrier around his room, then summoned the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King cub from the Spirit Pet Space.
• Yao Feng named the cub Little Purple and fed it Fire Lotus Seeds, helping it advance to the fourth tier with powerful blue-purple flames and crystals.
• Yao Feng gave Little Purple the Companion Purple Crystal Source, and the cub swallowed it before falling into a deep sleep.
• Yao Feng returned Little Purple to the Spirit Pet Space, explained to Old Zhou that he had taken the cub, and went to bed after Old Zhou left.

Old Zhou repelled Zhang Yan’s attack on Ron and Wang Xiaohu, then fought Lord Mu, a black-robed two-star Dou Wang hired from Falling Eagle Ravine. As Lord Mu tried to escape, Yao Feng appeared with Yan Qingcheng and pursued him in the air.

• Zhang Yan led his family elites into Ron’s territory and demanded that Ron hand over Yan Qingcheng, while Old Zhou watched.
• Lord Mu ordered Zhang Yan’s fighters to attack Ron and Wang Xiaohu, but Old Zhou sent them tumbling back with a burst of force.
• Old Zhou exchanged blows with Lord Mu, evaded his attacks, and raised an Earth Spirit Shield against his Explosive Wave.
• Lord Mu spread his wings and tried to flee, but Yao Feng appeared with Yan Qingcheng and took flight after him with a Sand Tyrant Spear.