Arc 14The Yellow Wolf’s Disciple

Fang Shu reached Vast Sea Immortal City, joined the Outer Prefecture through the Tang Family’s recommendation, and developed his Divine Water cultivation. After impressing Yellow Wolf True Immortal at a moonlit gathering, Fang Shu became his disciple, while Chang Feng and Liu Wuye began looking into him.

  • Fang Shu escaped the burning Cloud Ship, reached Vast Sea Immortal City aboard Lady Tang’s merchant ship, and reunited with Wu Tong, who agreed to help him seek a True Immortal’s patronage.
  • The Iron Clan tried to arrange Fang Shu’s marriage to Tie Zhenglian, but Fang Shu refused, so Tie Zhengnan helped him pursue a recommendation through the Tang Family instead.
  • Fang Shu accepted Lady Tang’s contract to guide Tang Zhu and protect the Tang Family, then entered the Immortal Prefecture’s Outer Prefecture with the family’s recommendation.
  • After learning the Three Lights Divine Water method, Fang Shu trained to cultivate Sunlight Divine Water and discovered that Liu Wuxing planned to use the Hall of Golden Jade’s Nine Tribulations True Fire to advance himself.
  • Fang Shu built a fire chamber with Jin Yan’s help and used it to temper his body, then spent years refining and dispersing divine water before absorbing a drop of Sunlight Divine Water into his left eye.
  • Wu Tong invited Fang Shu to a moonlit lecture, where Fang Shu recognized Yellow Wolf True Immortal and gathered nine feet of moonlight alongside Chang Feng.
  • Yellow Wolf True Immortal offered to take Fang Shu as a disciple, and Fang Shu insisted on seizing the opportunity immediately, and Yellow Wolf accepted him and named him and Chang Feng inner sect disciples.
  • Fang Shu received immortal dew and left the mountain, while Chang Feng sent Liu Wuye to investigate him and other disciples approached Fang Shu to make his acquaintance.
Chapters 328–353 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 328Preserve the Fire Seed, Protect Yourself

After killing Chu Yang, Fang Shu secured his Eight-Turn Yang Fire seed and fled the burning Cloud Ship to protect himself from those who might target his Dao-vein Foundation Establishment. He left the Five Sects a True Immortal Name Tablet but decided to enter Vast Sea Immortal City alone.

  • The Five Sects' Earth Immortals finished off the wounded Chu Yang, and Fang Shu discovered that the white Eight-Turn Yang Fire was a rare fire seed.
  • Fang Shu sealed the fire seed inside his damaged Armored Horse Talisman Artifact and stored it safely.
  • As the Cloud Ship's formation began to fail, Fang Shu used Peach Blossom Mistcloud to escape, avoiding Cloud Guest's attempt to stop him.
  • Jin Yan found the True Immortal Name Tablet Fang Shu had left behind, and the Five Sects' Earth Immortals worked together to fight the fire and protect the ship.
  • While flying away, Fang Shu concluded that he should keep a low profile and enter Vast Sea Immortal City alone.

Ch. 329Tang Family Mother and Daughter; Array-Formation Immortals

After drifting across the Dead Sea for months, Fang Shu joined a merchant ship bound for Vast Sea Immortal City and helped its crew assess and reinforce its array formations. The ship carried him safely out of the Dead Sea, and he arrived before the city.

  • Fang Shu reflected on his difficult battle with Chu Yang and recognized the limits of his strength before continuing to cultivate while drifting across the Dead Sea.
  • Fang Shu spotted a merchant ship and concealed his Foundation Establishment cultivation before approaching it on a piece of wood.
  • Tang Zhu persuaded her mother, a woman in palace robes, to let Fang Shu aboard, and the woman allowed him to join the ship under its rules.
  • Tang Zhu asked about Fang Shu's skills, and he revealed his knowledge of geomancy and array formations.
  • Fang Shu inspected the ship's aging formations and helped the mother and daughter reinforce them, earning a cabin and warmer treatment from the crew.
  • The merchant ship carried Fang Shu out of the Dead Sea and, after flying across a desert for more than ten days, reached Vast Sea Immortal City.

Ch. 330Immortal Corpse Whale City: No Easy Place to Stay

Fang Shu arrived at the Vast Sea Immortal City, a vast settlement carried on the corpse of an immortal whale and towed through the desert by cultivators. After discovering how expensive life in the city was, he decided to find Eldest Senior Brother and seek his support.

  • Fang Shu learned from Lady Tang that cultivators towed the dead immortal whale’s shell through the desert while mortals lived on its back.
  • Tang Zhu invited Fang Shu to join the Tang Family Merchant Association, but he declined so he could seek out old acquaintances in the city.
  • Fang Shu left the Tang Family ship and entered the city, while Lady Tang guessed that his formation skills and cultivation prospects exceeded what he had revealed.
  • Fang Shu explored the city and found that Foundation Establishment cultivators, market tolls, lodging, and other necessities were far more common and costly than he had expected.
  • Fang Shu concluded that staying comfortably in the Vast Sea Immortal City would drain his savings and resolved to find Eldest Senior Brother for support.

Ch. 331Wu Tong of the Iron Clan—Foundation Establishment Meets Foundation Establishment

Wu Tong received Fang Shu, who had reached Vast Sea Immortal City under a false name, and welcomed him after discovering he had established his foundation. Fang Shu learned Wu Tong had recently advanced to Eight Tribulations Foundation Establishment, leaving him relieved to have found a powerful patron.

  • Wu Tong received a message from Hu Muhuang, a Solitary Gu Hall junior seeking shelter in Vast Sea Immortal City, and decided to meet him despite suspecting a trap from the Five Viscera Temple.
  • Fang Shu waited at an inn until Wu Tong invited him to a banquet in a district for Foundation Establishment immortals.
  • Fang Shu arrived at the restaurant, admitted that Hu Muhuang was a false name, and apologized to Wu Tong.
  • Fang Shu revealed his Foundation Establishment aura, and Wu Tong joyfully congratulated him and ordered fine spiritual wine.
  • Wu Tong's aura surged as he drank, and Fang Shu learned that his senior brother had recently reached Eight Tribulations Foundation Establishment.

Ch. 332A Named Disciple, a Son-in-law Guard

Fang Shu asked Wu Tong to help him become a named disciple of a True Immortal, and Wu Tong agreed to make connections through the Iron Clan. After their banquet, Fang Shu learned that Wu Tong had risen from an outer-court servant to the Iron Clan’s Third Miss’s Dao companion, known in the city as Protector Wu and Son-in-law Wu.

  • Fang Shu and Wu Tong drank together, and Fang Shu realized Wu Tong had revealed his strength to guide him while building their bond.
  • Fang Shu asked Wu Tong to help him become a named disciple of a True Immortal, and Wu Tong agreed to seek an opportunity through the Iron Clan’s ancestor.
  • Wu Tong told Fang Shu that he was a guest retainer of the Iron Clan, but changed the subject when Fang Shu asked about his own standing there.
  • Wu Tong invited Fang Shu to stay at the Iron Clan, but Fang Shu declined after learning Wu Tong had a wife and chose to explore the city instead.
  • Fang Shu questioned other out-of-town immortals at the inn and learned that Wu Tong had become the Iron Clan’s Third Miss’s personal guard and later her Dao companion.

Ch. 333Sister-in-Law Tie Zhengnan—Seeking an Apprentice and Son-in-Law

Fang Shu learned more about Wu Tong and Tie Zhengnan before Wu Tong arranged for him to seek a nominal discipleship with the Iron Clan. When Fang Shu arrived, he discovered the visit had also become an opportunity for the clan to consider him as a son-in-law, and he entered the Vermilion Pavilion prepared to face the outcome.

  • Fang Shu heard tavern gossip about Wu Tong’s Dao companion, Third Miss of the Iron Clan, and grew curious about her.
  • Tie Zhengnan visited Wu Tong, gave him a Storage Bag of Spirit Stones, and discussed Fang Shu’s request for a nominal disciple’s position.
  • Tie Zhengnan approved of Wu Tong bringing his young Foundation Establishment junior brother into the Iron Clan’s circle, then fell asleep against him.
  • Wu Tong invited Fang Shu to the Iron Clan, where he was welcomed with a formal procession and elaborate preparations.
  • Wu Tong revealed through a message that the Iron Clan might also be assessing Fang Shu as a potential son-in-law, and Fang Shu calmly continued toward the Vermilion Pavilion.

Ch. 334Noble Daughter, Fate

Fang Shu unexpectedly passed the Iron Clan’s formation and was chosen by Tie Zhenglian to be her husband, prompting the clan to rush into wedding preparations. He, Wu Tong, and Tie Zhengnan were brought before the ancestral hall amid lavish ceremony, while Fang Shu wondered whether he had stumbled into a genuine marriage arrangement or an elaborate farce.

  • Tie Zhenglian explained that she sought a husband with shallow roots to bear her mortal ties, and her mother agreed to let the formation test Fang Shu’s fortune.
  • Fang Shu used the Dao Insect’s perspective to inspect the formation, entered the tower, and unexpectedly found his way out almost at once.
  • Tie Zhenglian declared that Fang Shu had earned her favor and decided to make him her husband, despite her mother’s suspicion that he had cheated.
  • Green Pearl summoned Wu Tong and a clan elder, while news of Fang Shu’s success spread through the Iron Clan.
  • Wu Tong and Tie Zhengnan joined Fang Shu, and the fourth branch hurried them to the ancestral hall amid elaborate wedding preparations.

Ch. 335His Vital Yang Was Lost, Unfit to Take a Wife

Fang Shu realized the Iron Clan was pressuring him into a sudden betrothal with Tie Zhenglian, so he rejected the match by publicly claiming he had lost his vital yang and was unfit to marry. The hall fell into awkward silence as Tie Zhenglian's attitude toward him turned icy.

  • Wu Tong and Tie Zhengnan recognized Fang Shu's unease and apologized for rushing him into meeting Tie Zhenglian.
  • The Iron Clan's Seventh Elder arrived as the clan prepared to settle Fang Shu and Tie Zhenglian's betrothal.
  • Wu Tong objected to arranging the betrothal immediately, but the matchmaker and clan members pressured Fang Shu to accept.
  • Tie Zhengnan intervened and challenged the haste, while Tie Zhenglian claimed Fang Shu's entry into her tower proved their match was ordained by Heaven.
  • Fang Shu rejected the betrothal, saying he had lost his vital yang and was skilled at controlling women rather than taking a wife.
  • Tie Zhenglian's expression turned cold as Fang Shu felt relieved that his refusal had disrupted the clan's scheme.

Ch. 336Verify His Identity, A Missed Opportunity

Fang Shu rejected Tie Zhenglian’s engagement, and the Iron Clan’s Seventh Elder tested him and confirmed that his Primordial Yang was gone. The engagement ended, costing Fang Shu his chance to become the Iron Clan’s disciple, but Tie Zhengnan offered to help him find another True Immortal mentor in Vast Sea Immortal City.

  • Tie Zhengnan defended Fang Shu against Tie Zhenglian’s engagement scheme and the crowd’s demands, while Wu Tong shielded him from the Seventh Elder’s pressure.
  • The Seventh Elder offered Fang Shu an inner or direct disciple position if he accepted the match, but Fang Shu refused and insisted his Primordial Yang was gone.
  • The Seventh Elder clashed with Fang Shu and sensed that his Primordial Yang had indeed been sullied; Tie Zhenglian left without accepting or rejecting the match.
  • After the Iron Clan members departed, Fang Shu thanked Wu Tong and Tie Zhengnan, then formally addressed Tie Zhengnan as his sister-in-law.
  • Tie Zhengnan warned that Fang Shu and Wu Tong’s hopes of becoming the Old Ancestor’s disciples had likely failed, then described other True Immortals and factions who might accept Fang Shu.

Ch. 337Ten Thousand Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals, Mortal and Immortal

Fang Shu learned how many immortals lived in Vast Sea Immortal City and reconsidered the difficulty of advancing on the immortal path. The chapter left him accepting Wu Tong’s reassurance that the barriers ahead were surmountable.

  • Fang Shu asked Tie Zhengnan whether earning merit in the city could let him serve a True Immortal, and she confirmed the path while praising Wu Tong’s past accomplishments.
  • Tie Zhengnan told Fang Shu that the city had thirty-two established True Immortals and likely fewer than a hundred others.
  • After Wu Tong prompted him to account for the city’s draw across the Western Continent, Fang Shu learned that at least ten thousand Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals had settled there.
  • Tie Zhengnan explained that the Iron Clan was only middling among at least thirty-one comparable clans, while Wu Tong said the city’s ratio was roughly one Golden Core for every three hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators.
  • Wu Tong told Fang Shu that one Refining Essence immortal emerged for every thousand mortals in the city, prompting Fang Shu to reflect on the obstacles mortals faced in reaching the immortal path.
  • Fang Shu bowed to Wu Tong, acknowledging his lesson and accepting his reassurance.

Ch. 338The Outer Prefecture and the Inner Prefecture

Fang Shu learned about the Vast Sea Immortal City’s Outer Prefecture and considered gaining entry through a fallen Golden Core family rather than joining the Iron Clan outright. As Tie Zhengnan named possible recommenders, Tie Zhenglian resolved to use her master’s influence to block Fang Shu from joining the clan.

  • Tie Zhengnan explained how the Immortal Prefecture divided into Inner and Outer Prefectures and how nominal disciples could enter the Outer Prefecture before becoming disciples of a Golden Core True Immortal.
  • Tie Zhengnan told Fang Shu that fallen Golden Core families could still recommend disciples, though doing so carried obligations and offered no guarantee of a True Immortal’s favor.
  • Fang Shu decided to seek recommendations from fallen families and said he would rather earn merit himself than hastily join the Iron Clan.
  • Tie Zhengnan introduced Fang Shu to several eligible families and advised him to watch for recommendation missions posted at the city’s merit task stations.
  • The richly dressed lady struck the green-clad maid, and Tie Zhenglian told her mother she was still angry at Hu and intended to prevent him from joining the Iron Clan.

Ch. 339The Declining Tang Family

Fang Shu rejected the fallen families’ restrictive offers and visited Vast Sea Immortal City’s Merit Office to investigate other ways to earn a recommendation to an Immortal Prefecture. A notice from the Tang Family caught his attention because it reminded him of the mother and daughter he had met in the Dead Sea.

  • Fang Shu visited several fallen families and received invitations with demands that he bind himself or his descendants to their clans.
  • Fang Shu burned the invitations and decided to stop entertaining the families’ terms for the time being.
  • Fang Shu went to the Merit Office and learned that earning enough merit for an Immortal Prefecture would require ten thousand-year-old spirit herbs.
  • Fang Shu found several families selling recommendation places and noticed the Tang Family sought a Foundation Establishment cultivator skilled in teaching and cultivation texts.
  • Fang Shu recalled the Tang mother and daughter he had met in the Dead Sea when he saw that the Tang Family’s representative had returned to the city.

Ch. 340A Rare Commodity, Hired to Pull the Cart

Fang Shu visited Lady Tang to ask for one of the Tang family's remaining recommendations to an Immortal Prefecture, presenting his Foundation Establishment cultivation and a letter from Tie Zhengnan. Lady Tang agreed to negotiate, then proposed that he repay the Tang family's favor by “pulling a cart alongside,” leaving Fang Shu stunned.

  • Fang Shu learned about the Tang family from Wu Tong and then flew to its cloud island to meet Lady Tang.
  • Fang Shu revealed his Foundation Establishment cultivation and asked Lady Tang to recommend him to an Immortal Prefecture in return for the Tang family's past kindness.
  • Fang Shu showed Lady Tang Tie Zhengnan's letter and explained why he had left the Iron Clan, convincing Lady Tang that he was a valuable opportunity for her clan.
  • Lady Tang agreed to give Fang Shu a recommendation slot and sent the maids away to discuss private terms.
  • Lady Tang asked whether Fang Shu had lost his Primordial Yang and proposed that he pull a cart alongside her, shocking him.

Ch. 341Cause and Effect, Burning the Contract

Fang Shu accepted the Tang Family's recommendation to the Immortal Prefecture after learning that a powerful clan was pressuring Lady Tang and Tang Zhu. Lady Tang burned their contract and privately offered to cultivate with him, while Tang Zhu searched for them and found her mother's courtyard sealed by a formation.

  • Lady Tang explained the Tang Family's decline and asked Fang Shu to guide Tang Zhu, accept its recommendation, and help protect the family from a powerful clan.
  • Fang Shu agreed, relying on the support of Tie Zhengnan and Senior Brother Wu Tong, and signed a contract before the Tang Family's ancestors.
  • Fang Shu swore to help the Tang Family if he could, and Lady Tang burned the contract before promising to submit his name to the Immortal Prefecture.
  • Lady Tang offered Fang Shu private cultivation in exchange for guiding Tang Zhu, then led him to her courtyard and dismissed the maids.
  • Tang Zhu searched for Lady Tang and Fang Shu, then found her mother's courtyard quiet and sealed by an active formation.

Ch. 342Entering the Prefecture, Three Lights Divine Water

Fang Shu secured Lady Tang’s recommendation and entered the Vast Sea Outer Prefecture, where he began attending lectures and settling into the Immortal Prefecture. The chapter ended as a True Immortal began teaching the foundation method called Three Lights Divine Water.

  • Fang Shu refused to sleep with Lady Tang, kept their encounter cautious, and assured her that he would fulfill his duties and avoid pursuing Tang Zhu.
  • Tang Zhu confronted Lady Tang after seeing Fang Shu leave her courtyard, criticized her conduct, and grew more curious and competitive about him.
  • Fang Shu told Senior Brother Wu Tong and his wife about his plans, rested overnight, and reported to the Immortal Prefecture with the Tang Family’s token.
  • Wu Luohuo examined Fang Shu, accepted his admission, gave him a white jade token, and escorted him to the Outer Prefecture beneath the city’s giant pillar.
  • Fang Shu settled into the Outer Prefecture and attended several lectures, then joined a large gathering to hear an elderly True Immortal teach the Three Lights Divine Water method.

Ch. 344Three Waters Immortal, the Inner Prefecture Shortcut

The Three Waters Immortal lectured the Outer Prefecture disciples on cultivating the Three Lights Divine Water and revealed that mastering multiple kinds could lead to Inner Prefecture promotion or discipleship. Fang Shu decided to cultivate at least two kinds and left to begin practicing.

  • The Three Waters Immortal explained the dangers and methods of cultivating Sunlight, Moonlight, and Starlight Divine Water over three days.
  • Liu Wuxing asked how to cultivate multiple kinds of divine water, and the Three Waters Immortal advised beginning them together while warning that doing so increased the danger.
  • The Three Waters Immortal revealed that cultivating two or three kinds could qualify disciples for the Inner Prefecture or a True Immortal's direct tutelage.
  • Liu Wuxing asked whether cultivating multiple kinds would earn him promotion or discipleship, and the Three Waters Immortal gave an answer that prompted Liu Wuxing to bow in thanks.
  • Fang Shu decided to cultivate at least two kinds of divine water to demonstrate his aptitude and left to practice alone.

Ch. 345Hard Cultivation

Fang Shu condensed Sunlight Divine Water but failed to absorb it, suffering a severe burn before dispersing the liquid. Stuck at the same bottleneck, he sought advice from other Outer Prefecture disciples and befriended a group led by the disciple surnamed Liu.

  • Fang Shu condensed a drop of Sunlight Divine Water after more than half a month of practicing Three Lights Divine Water.
  • Fang Shu tried to draw the drop into his body, but it burned through his flesh, so he used Three Waters Immortal's method to disperse it.
  • Fang Shu reflected on the danger and expense of cultivating the technique and considered the benefits of a better cultivation site.
  • Fang Shu left his courtyard to seek advice, then spent the next few days meeting Outer Prefecture disciples led by the disciple surnamed Liu.

Ch. 346The External Medicine's Boiling: Nine Tribulations True Fire

Fang Shu joined Liu Wuxing and other Outer Prefecture disciples as Liu proposed using Hall of Golden Jade’s Nine Tribulations True Fire and external medicines to help them cultivate Sunlight Divine Water. Fang Shu recognized a familiar face among the hall’s alchemists, leaving the meeting unresolved.

  • Fang Shu and the Outer Prefecture disciples discussed how difficult it was to cultivate the Three Lights Divine Water and how their progress would affect their assessments.
  • Liu Wuxing urged the group to try the Metal-Stone External Elixir method, and the other disciples agreed to visit Hall of Golden Jade.
  • Liu explained that the hall’s Nine Tribulations True Fire could temper their bodies, then climbed into a cauldron with an alchemist’s help to begin the treatment.
  • The disciples learned that furnace use and external medicines were costly, but accepted the hall’s offer of a free furnace session and consultation.
  • Fang Shu went to speak with one of Hall of Golden Jade’s alchemists and recognized a familiar face.

Ch. 347A Meal's Grace, Down and Out

Fang Shu reunited with Immortal Jin Yan in the Hall of Golden Jade and learned how the Five Sects of Mount Lu had been driven into poverty in Vast Sea Immortal City. Jin Yan then warned Fang Shu about Liu Wuxing’s hidden scheme behind bringing the Outer Prefecture disciples to borrow fire for cultivation, leaving Fang Shu wary of the plot.

  • Fang Shu recognized Immortal Jin Yan and privately asked him about the Five Sects’ situation in Vast Sea Immortal City.
  • Immortal Jin Yan explained that the Five Sects’ supposed patrons were two weak False Core True Immortals who had eventually expelled them while providing only a little spirit rice.
  • Immortal Jin Yan told Fang Shu that Mount Lu had been sealed off after the Moral Profound Teaching attacked, cutting off the supplies meant to support the first batch of disciples.
  • Immortal Jin Yan revealed that he and the other Foundation Establishment Earth Immortals had been cheated while trying to acquire spiritual veins, leaving the Five Sects nearly penniless.
  • Immortal Jin Yan warned Fang Shu not to fall into traps and disclosed that Liu Wuxing had a sinister plan tied to the group’s visit to the Hall of Golden Jade.
  • Fang Shu realized that Liu Wuxing hoped to unite Sun-Moon Divine Water within himself and rise into the Inner Prefecture.

Ch. 348Seeking No Aid Beyond Oneself, Yang Fire

Fang Shu learned that the Hall of Golden Jade siphoned cultivators’ true qi and divine water through its fire-chamber cultivation, but rejected taking advantage of the scheme and left. He later built his own fire chamber with Jin Yan the Immortal’s help and began cultivating with his Yang Fire.

  • Jin Yan the Immortal told Fang Shu that the Hall of Golden Jade’s Nine Tribulations True Fire could drain cultivators’ true qi and divine water while the hall concealed the practice.
  • Fang Shu considered exploiting the fire chamber’s methods against Liu Wuxing, then rejected that path and said he would not seize another’s true qi and divine water.
  • Jin Yan described how the displaced Mount Lu Immortals were faring, and Fang Shu agreed to attend their monthly gathering under the name Hu Muhuang.
  • Fang Shu declined to enter the hall’s cauldron and left, prompting Liu Wuxing to suspect that he might have noticed something but decide not to interfere.
  • Fang Shu began constructing a fire chamber in his courtyard, met with the other displaced cultivators as Hu Muhuang, and completed the chamber with Jin Yan’s help after about half a year.
  • Fang Shu used his Eight Tribulations Yang Fire and cauldron to temper himself, setting his cultivation on the right track.

Ch. 349Three Years, Dew-Receiving Plate

After three years of cultivation, Fang Shu learned to absorb Sunlight Divine Water quickly and received word of an opportunity to study Moonlight Divine Water with a True Immortal. As he prepared to attend the teaching, he also wondered what had become of Bai Yangyang and the other creatures he had known before entering the immortal path.

  • Fang Shu absorbed a drop of Sunlight Divine Water into his left eye as his cauldron and yang fire broke apart, then dispersed the altered true qi to avoid hindering his future cultivation.
  • Fang Shu assessed how three years of repeatedly refining and dispersing divine water had strengthened his body and improved his chances of cultivating additional kinds of divine water.
  • Fang Shu read Senior Brother Wu Tong’s letter offering him a chance to attend a True Immortal’s teaching and share immortal dew from the Dew-Receiving Plate in thirty-four days.
  • Fang Shu asked Outer Prefecture disciples about the Dew-Receiving Plate and heard stories of disciples who had gained great benefits from its immortal dew.
  • Fang Shu recalled the demon’s teaching at Chaotic Ridge and wondered about Bai Yangyang, whom he had been unable to find in Vast Sea Immortal City.

Ch. 350Chang Family Scion, Yellow Wolf's Night Teaching

Fang Shu attended a midnight Dao lecture and discovered that Immortal Huang, the Yellow Wolf teaching the crowd, was the same master who had taught him and Bai Yangyang on Chaotic Ridge. As Huang began instructing the disciples in gathering and refining moonlight, Fang Shu's Night-Taught Moon-Seizing Method started revealing new characters.

  • Fang Shu followed Wu Tong's directions to a mountain summit, where dozens of Immortal Prefecture disciples had gathered for a moonlit lecture.
  • Fang Shu recognized Liu Wuxing among the attendants surrounding a Chang Family scion, while Wu Jubao shared what he knew about the gathered clan heirs.
  • As midnight approached, a strange wind announced Immortal Huang, and Fang Shu cleared his vision to see that the lecturer was the Yellow Wolf who had once taught him and Bai Yangyang.
  • Immortal Huang summoned moonlight and presented the Dew-Receiving Plate, promising to distribute any spirit dew it produced at sunrise to the disciples.
  • Immortal Huang taught the crowd how to gather moonlight and refine spirit essence, while Fang Shu's Night-Taught Moon-Seizing Method unfolded and filled with new characters.

Ch. 351Refining the Moon, Three Years Without a Cry

Fang Shu and the other Immortal Estate disciples competed to draw moonlight as Yellow Wolf True Immortal brewed and distributed Lunar Immortal Dew. After a disruption set many disciples ablaze, Fang Shu and a Chang Family disciple remained able to gather moonlight, drawing everyone’s attention as Fang Shu continued toward his goal of catching the True Immortal’s notice.

  • Yellow Wolf True Immortal taught the Dao, gathered the moonlight into Lunar Immortal Dew, and offered drops according to how much moonlight each disciple could summon.
  • Fang Shu and Wu Jubao began drawing moonlight before dawn, while disciples who mixed in too much sunlight caught fire and Yellow Wolf True Immortal used dew to heal them.
  • Wu Jubao stopped at two feet and received three drops, while Fang Shu continued past four feet among the three leading disciples.
  • As the sun rose, a swaying disciple scattered burning sunlight and moonlight across the hill, disrupting Fang Shu and the other leaders.
  • After Yellow Wolf True Immortal extinguished the flames, only Fang Shu and the Chang Family disciple still had clear pillars of moonlight above them.
  • Fang Shu kept gathering moonlight despite secret attempts to distract him, determined to draw the True Immortal’s attention.

Ch. 352Teacher and Student Recognize Each Other, a Difficult Choice

Fang Shu and the Chang Family youth tied in the moonlight-gathering test, revealing that both possessed Dao veins. Yellow Wolf Immortal recognized Fang Shu as his former student and explained the limits on taking direct disciples, then offered Fang Shu the choice of waiting for him or being introduced to another True Immortal.

  • Fang Shu ignored Liu Wuxing’s attempts to distract him, and Yellow Wolf Immortal’s warning stopped the attendants from interfering.
  • Fang Shu and the Chang Family youth each gathered and preserved nine feet of moonlight, tying in the test and revealing their Dao veins.
  • Yellow Wolf Immortal froze the gathering, recognized Fang Shu from his earlier days disguised as a fox, and asked about Bai Yangyang.
  • Yellow Wolf Immortal explained why he could not accept the Chang Family youth as a direct disciple and described the resources and obligations involved in raising one.
  • Yellow Wolf Immortal offered to accept Fang Shu after ten or twenty years or introduce him to another True Immortal once he reached the threshold of Divine Water.

Ch. 353Must Fight for It — Inner Sect

Fang Shu pressed Yellow Wolf Immortal for a chance to advance and was accepted as an inner sect disciple alongside Chang Feng. After receiving immortal dew, Fang Shu left the mountain as Chang Feng ordered an investigation and hurried back to consult his clan.

  • Fang Shu insisted that he wanted to contend for an opportunity rather than wait years to cultivate, and Yellow Wolf Immortal agreed to take him into his sect.
  • Yellow Wolf Immortal resumed the public gathering and announced that Fang Shu and Chang Feng would both become inner sect disciples, with further assessment to come.
  • Fang Shu accepted Yellow Wolf Immortal as his master, while Chang Feng decided to consult his family ancestor before committing.
  • Yellow Wolf Immortal gave Fang Shu and Chang Feng jade bottles of immortal dew, and Fang Shu flew down the mountain.
  • Chang Feng ordered his attendants, including Liu Wuye, to investigate Fang Shu and returned to his clan, while other disciples caught up with Fang Shu to make his acquaintance.
Arc 14 of 21
Arc 14 of 21