Chapter Summaries

Jiang Chen decided to move against Profound Flood Dragon before he became a true disciple, despite the risk of Gu Lingxiao’s involvement. After sending Nian Hua to carry out his instructions and giving Rat Prodigy a Foundation Establishment treasure, Jiang Chen sensed the time had come to act as dark clouds and rain gathered over the Impermanence Sect.

• Nian Hua asked whether Jiang Chen intended to act against Profound Flood Dragon before his promotion to true disciple.
• Jiang Chen argued that delaying would make Profound Flood Dragon harder to deal with and asked Nian Hua to help build his momentum so his eventual fall would be greater.
• Nian Hua accepted Jiang Chen’s decision and left Jade-Green Mountain carrying his instructions.
• Rat Prodigy emerged from hiding, and Jiang Chen gave it the Thousand-Gold Marrow to help it establish its Dao foundation.
• Jiang Chen sent Rat Prodigy away to attempt its breakthrough, then watched rain fall over the Impermanence Sect and resolved to act soon.

Jiang Chen cultivated the Soul-Devouring True Demon Art and created the Demon-Slayer sword art to destroy demonic thoughts. He successfully cultivated the Heart-Demon Eyes and prepared to move forward with his plan as an opportunity approached.

• Jiang Chen used Netherdark Swordlight to slay and devour many demonic thoughts, then named the secret art Demon-Slayer.
• Jiang Chen gathered the power of the demonic thoughts in his eyes and cultivated the Heart-Demon Eyes, a method Mo Yuan had never successfully mastered.
• Jiang Chen considered combining the Heart-Demon Eyes with the Mind-Ravaging Art but decided to focus on strengthening his foundations first.
• Jiang Chen looked beyond Jade-Green Mountain, judged that the opportunity he had awaited was near, and sent out a message.

Ge Ziling visited Yue Shuli at Cold Moon Peak to discuss stopping Profound Flood Dragon from advancing, but Yue Shuli left the decision to Jiang Chen and gave Ge a Moon-Soul Pearl for him. After Ge suggested Jiang Chen could help Yue Shuli oppose Gu Lingxiao, Yue resolved to hurry her own cultivation as Gu Lingxiao’s power grew.

• Ge Ziling reached Moonrift Palace and met a projection of Yue Shuli, who recognized that Ge was nearing a difficult breakthrough.
• Ge told Yue she wanted to stop Profound Flood Dragon from advancing and said she trusted Jiang Chen more than the dragon.
• Yue gave Ge a valuable Moon-Soul Pearl to pass to Jiang Chen and said whether to confront Profound Flood Dragon was up to him.
• Ge told Yue she believed Jiang Chen could become a valuable ally in her struggle against Gu Lingxiao.
• After Ge left, Yue thought about Jiang Chen’s hidden potential and Gu Lingxiao’s growing strength, then vanished to accelerate her cultivation.

Jiang Chen studied Daoist Yuangang’s legacy on Jade-Green Mountain before Ge Ziling asked him to stop Profound Flood Dragon from becoming a true disciple. He agreed and accepted the Moon-Soul Pearl, while considering how the favor might strengthen his ties to Ge Ziling and Cold Moon Fairy.

• Jiang Chen pondered the method Daoist Yuangang had left on Jade-Green Mountain but decided he still lacked a catalyst to understand it.
• Ge Ziling visited Jiang Chen, whose powerful divine soul let him sense that her cultivation had advanced.
• Ge Ziling asked Jiang Chen to disrupt Profound Flood Dragon’s advancement to true disciple on behalf of herself and the Hidden Moon Pavilion.
• Jiang Chen agreed to stop Profound Flood Dragon and accepted the Moon-Soul Pearl Ge Ziling offered as payment.
• After Ge Ziling departed, Jiang Chen considered his growing connection to Cold Moon Fairy and vanished.

Profound Flood Dragon and Jiang Chen entered the Path-Seeking Tower to test their Dao cultivation, control, and resolve. As the disciples outside speculated over which would clear it faster, both continued through their separate trials.

• Profound Flood Dragon arrived at the Path-Seeking Tower, declaring that he would break through it before entering.
• Ge Ziling said Profound Flood Dragon was confident in his attempt, while Nian Hua recalled his own failed challenges.
• Jiang Chen left Nian Hua and Ge Ziling and entered the tower, surprising the gathered disciples and prompting bets on the two cultivators.
• Jiang Chen faced a sea of fire with his cultivation suppressed and relied on precise control of his strength to survive.
• Profound Flood Dragon endured his own changing trials, wiped blood from his mouth, and pressed deeper into the tower.

Jiang Chen faced an enhanced version of himself in the Path-Seeking Tower’s final trial and learned to wield the Six-Qi Spiritual Arts through repeated combat. He perfected all six arts, formed Primordial Unity Qi, and destroyed the fake body as the illusion collapsed.

• Jiang Chen entered the final illusion and faced a stronger, peak Dao Foundation version of himself.
• Jiang Chen recognized that the fake body combined Turbid Balefire with the Obscuring Immortal Robe, then used Rising Dragon Intent and Pure Spirit Radiance to counter it.
• The fake body wounded Jiang Chen with the Dustfall Curse and a technique combining Clear-Sight Eye with Turbid Balefire, while Jiang Chen used the Dustfall Curse and primordial qi to endure and recover.
• Jiang Chen continued battling and learning from the fake body until all six of his spiritual arts reached perfection.
• Jiang Chen combined the six arts into Primordial Unity Qi and used the Primordial Unity Great Hand Seal to annihilate the fake body, collapsing the illusion.

Jiang Chen cleared the Path-Seeking Tower in one hour, formed the embryonic Primordial Unity Qi treasure art, and received permission to attempt the True Disciple Trial. His triumph overshadowed Profound Flood Dragon, whose supporters waited anxiously for him to emerge.

• Jiang Chen formed the embryonic Primordial Unity Qi treasure art on the tower’s final floor and left through the gate of light.
• The disciples outside watched Jiang Chen emerge and learned he had cleared the tower in one hour, surpassing Gu Lingxiao’s record.
• Jiang Chen requested permission to attempt the True Disciple Trial, and the sect master granted it with a jade tablet.
• Jiang Chen considered how his success might unsettle Profound Flood Dragon, then departed as several people followed to approach him.
• Profound Flood Dragon’s supporters remained by the tower, worried that Jiang Chen’s success had weakened their chances.

Profound Flood Dragon emerged from the Path-Seeking Tower after clearing its final trial, only to learn that Jiang Chen had overshadowed his achievement. Though furious and shaken, Profound Flood Dragon committed to pursuing true discipleship and brought Wu Jun'an into his group, while Jiang Chen prepared to exploit the resentment he had planted.

• Profound Flood Dragon cleared the Path-Seeking Tower after six hours and emerged expecting a crowd, but found the floating island mostly empty and silent.
• Jiao Ze told Profound Flood Dragon how Jiang Chen had captured everyone's attention, leaving Profound Flood Dragon shocked and enraged.
• Profound Flood Dragon resolved to challenge for true discipleship and called his faction's core members, including Wu Jun'an, to join him.
• Jiang Chen learned that Profound Flood Dragon had cleared the trial and decided to use his shaken state to plant a seed of resentment.
• Nian Hua noticed Jiang Chen's smile and felt an uncontrollable chill.

Profound Flood Dragon debated whether to confront Jiang Chen or wait for a better opportunity to pursue true discipleship. Wu Jun'an persuaded him that he could win by preparing against Jiang Chen's divine soul, relying on his cultivation advantage, and refusing to retreat, so Profound Flood Dragon resolved to challenge him.

• Profound Flood Dragon's followers argued over whether he should duel Jiang Chen, wait, or seek help from the Dragon-Snake Society, and he rejected Jiao Ze's proposal to ask Gu Lingxiao for support.
• Wu Jun'an urged Profound Flood Dragon to challenge Jiang Chen, citing his plans to counter Jiang Chen's divine soul, his superior cultivation, and the risk of losing his chance at true discipleship if he backed down.
• Profound Flood Dragon remembered how much he depended on Gu Lingxiao and decided to fight Jiang Chen rather than retreat.
• Wu Jun'an and the others voiced their confidence in Profound Flood Dragon's victory, strengthening his resolve.

Jiang Chen used Wu Jun'an to plant a Heart-Demon seed in Profound Flood Dragon and anticipated that it would grow through continued influence. Profound Flood Dragon challenged Jiang Chen to a duel, which Jiang Chen accepted, while several Purple Mansion cultivators discussed Xiang Long True Person giving away a rare Soul-Calming Bead.

• Jiang Chen learned from Wu Jun'an that the Heart-Demon seed had been planted in Profound Flood Dragon and planned to nurture it through Wu Jun'an's influence.
• Profound Flood Dragon arranged a duel with Jiang Chen, intending to ruin Jiang Chen's foundation if he could not kill him.
• Profound Flood Dragon sent a challenge letter to Jade-Green Mountain, and Jiang Chen accepted by wiping it away.
• Word of the coming duel spread through the Impermanence Sect and drew the attention of disciples and elders.
• Xiang Long True Person told several Purple Mansion cultivators that he had given away his rare Soul-Calming Bead, and Illusory Dream True Person wondered what Jiang Chen would do next.

Jiang Chen and Profound Flood Dragon fought on Spell Demonstration Isle, trading powerful domain arts and lightning attacks. Profound Flood Dragon transformed with the aid of a True Dragon Bone, but Jiang Chen struck him down with Primordial Unity Qi Art, leaving his fate unknown.

• True Person Illusory Dream began the duel between Jiang Chen and Profound Flood Dragon.
• Profound Flood Dragon summoned the Profound Nether Dragon-Transformation Pool, while Jiang Chen countered with Cloud-Mountain Mist Shroud.
• Profound Flood Dragon transformed into a black flood dragon and used Profound Water Yin Lightning to break Jiang Chen’s mist domain.
• Jiang Chen cut apart Profound Flood Dragon’s lightning with swordsmanship, then struck his soul with Soul-Shocking Profound Sound Lightning.
• Profound Flood Dragon used a True Dragon Bone to unleash Myriad Forms Dragon Transformation and claimed victory was certain.
• Jiang Chen used Primordial Unity Qi Art to crush Profound Flood Dragon’s transformed body, scatter his dragon nature, and send him crashing to the ground.

Jiang Chen defeated Profound Flood Dragon at Spell Demonstration Isle by using the prototype of Primordial Unity Qi, then left him alive with his Dao Heart shaken. The victory earned Jiang Chen recognition across the Impermanence Sect, while Xiang Long True Person departed with the unconscious Profound Flood Dragon.

• Jiang Chen suppressed Profound Flood Dragon’s transformed true-dragon form with one palm and pulled him from the pit.
• Jiang Chen released Profound Flood Dragon and said he was not like him; Profound Flood Dragon’s fury and heart-fire made him spit blood and pass out.
• Illusory Dream True Person declared Jiang Chen the winner, and Jiang Chen bowed before leaving Spell Demonstration Isle.
• Xiang Long True Person took the unconscious Profound Flood Dragon away, while the other Purple Mansion cultivators discussed the damage to his Dao Heart and Jiang Chen’s potential.
• The battle’s result spread through the Impermanence Sect, and disciples began regarding Jiang Chen as a true powerhouse.

Xin Yi hunted down and killed a powerful demon in the Western Region, then set out for the Impermanence Sect after learning of Jiang Chen’s victory over Profound Flood Dragon. Meanwhile, Jiang Chen reflected on his sword techniques and considered soul devouring as a shortcut to obtaining a cultivation method.

• Xin Yi read that Jiang Chen had defeated Profound Flood Dragon and worried about the Dragon-Snake Society’s reputation.
• A demon attacked Xin Yi in an underground cavern, and she blocked its claw with her golden centipede phantom.
• Xin Yi drew the Golden Centipede Sword from her spine, entered the cavern, and killed the demon she had pursued for two years.
• Xin Yi headed toward the Impermanence Sect, and the damaged underground cavern collapsed behind her.
• Jiang Chen reviewed the insights from his fight with Profound Flood Dragon and considered using soul devouring to obtain the Ninefold Ascension to Sainthood Method.

Jiang Chen discovered that incense offerings had filled the Spirit Lord’s soul with dark desires and used the Heart Mirror to let the Heart Ape devour them. The Heart Ape grew stronger but remained under Jiang Chen’s control as he withdrew from the Spirit Lord’s consciousness.

• Jiang Chen observed the spirit monkey clan’s growth and decided to use the Blood-Transference Curse to fuse Heart Ape blood into them.
• Jiang Chen noticed the Spirit Lord’s greed and traced its emotions to the poison of incense offerings in its soul.
• Jiang Chen sent the Heart Mirror into the Spirit Lord’s consciousness, revealing the accumulated dark desires.
• The Heart Ape broke free, devoured the Spirit Lord’s dark desires, and grew stronger.
• Jiang Chen used the mirror light to suppress the Heart Ape and then withdrew from the Spirit Lord’s consciousness.

Xin Yi returned to the Impermanence Sect carrying the Origin-Spirit Lion King's head, overshadowing Jiang Chen's recent victory and stirring speculation about her intentions. While Jiang Chen continued cultivating on Jade-Green Mountain, he discovered Daoist Yuangang's hidden inheritance and comprehended the Qi-Sea Nourishing Mysterious Whale method.

• Xin Yi returned to the Impermanence Sect after killing the Origin-Spirit Lion King, and her display of its head drew attention from Purple Mansion cultivators and disciples.
• Sect members speculated that Xin Yi had returned to suppress Jiang Chen, and her arrival disrupted the support gathering around him for the True Disciple Trial.
• Jiang Chen remained in seclusion on Jade-Green Mountain, deepening his understanding of the Six-Qi Art and sensing a mysterious whale's cry.
• Daoist Yuangang sensed Jiang Chen discovering his concealed inheritance and decided to pass down his art.
• After a month of contemplation, Jiang Chen entered a vision of a vast blue sea, recognized the whale as an ancient Qi Refining method, and comprehended the Qi-Sea Nourishing Mysterious Whale.

Jiang Chen studied Daoist Yuangang’s Qi-Sea Nourishing Mysterious Whale inheritance and considered opening a tangible Qi Sea, but decided to temper himself before attempting it. After discussing the Dragon-Snake Society’s pressure and a possible true disciple trial at the Boundless Sea with Nian Hua, Jiang Chen agreed to prepare and set out for Qi-Severing Island to investigate the inheritance further.

• Jiang Chen learned that Qi-Sea Nourishing Mysterious Whale could connect one hundred and eight acupoints, form a tangible Qi Sea, and refine qi into gang.
• Jiang Chen concluded that his supreme-grade true qi made him eligible to cultivate the method, but he chose to temper himself longer before attempting the dangerous process.
• Nian Hua told Jiang Chen that the Dragon-Snake Society was suppressing their faction and that rumors of an attack had caused potential allies to hesitate.
• Jiang Chen reassured Nian Hua that wavering allies could be treated as a selection, and said his coming breakthrough would strengthen their chances in the true disciple trial.
• Nian Hua warned that the trial might take place at the Boundless Sea, where the sect’s conflict with the Demon Race could make it dangerous; Jiang Chen agreed to prepare early.
• Jiang Chen suspected Daoist Yuangang had intended to leave him the inheritance and left Jade-Green Mountain to visit Qi-Severing Island.

Jiang Chen visited Daoist Yuangang on Qi-Severing Island and accepted his offer to become his disciple and inherit his teachings. After three days of instruction on the Qi-Sea Nourishing Mysterious Whale, Jiang Chen left ready to cultivate, while Daoist Yuangang reflected that his time was running out.

• Jiang Chen arrived at Qi-Severing Island to thank Daoist Yuangang for the inheritance he had comprehended at Jade-Green Mountain.
• Yun Wuya left Daoist Yuangang and Jiang Chen alone after Jiang Chen arrived.
• Daoist Yuangang asked Jiang Chen to become his disciple, and Jiang Chen accepted, becoming his first and only disciple.
• Daoist Yuangang taught Jiang Chen the principles of the Qi-Sea Nourishing Mysterious Whale for three days.
• Jiang Chen left to digest the teachings and prepare to open his qi sea, while Daoist Yuangang sighed that his time was running out.

After Jiang Chen became Sea-Covering True Lord's disciple, the Dragon-Snake Society's efforts to suppress him lost their force. Xin Yi resolved to kill him before he could interfere with Gu Lingxiao's plans, while Ge Ziling realized Jiang Chen no longer needed her help.

• News spread through the Impermanence Sect that Jiang Chen had become Sea-Covering True Lord's disciple, changing how others viewed his standing.
• Xin Yi feared Jiang Chen could disrupt the Dragon-Snake Society's plans for Sea-Covering True Lord's inheritance and decided to accelerate Gu Lingxiao's plan.
• Profound Flood Dragon told Xin Yi about Jiang Chen's new tutelage, and she urged him to cultivate while hinting that Jiang Chen's death could leave the inheritance within reach.
• Xin Yi concluded that ordinary schemes would no longer work against Jiang Chen and vanished from Metal-Cutting Grotto with killing intent.
• The Dragon-Snake Society's pressure on Jiang Chen collapsed as sect members reconsidered their positions.
• Ge Ziling recognized that Jiang Chen's new backing had made her plan to bring him into Hidden Moon Pavilion unnecessary, then left Orchid Grass Peak.

Jiang Chen opened a qi sea, merged his Primordial Unity Dao Foundation into it, and advanced to the late Dao Foundation stage with eleven layers. He resolved to accelerate the spirit embryo’s growth into a third-tier spirit vein for his cultivation and Taoyao’s benefit.

• Jiang Chen opened a qi sea with the Qi-Sea Nourishing Mysterious Whale secret art and sensed his Primordial Unity Dao Foundation resonating with it.
• Jiang Chen let his Primordial Unity Dao Foundation descend into the qi sea, expanding it and strengthening his innate breathing ability.
• Taoyao drew spiritual qi from the secret realm and crushed three true spirit coins to send their spiritual and primordial qi toward Jiang Chen.
• Jiang Chen condensed the ninth and tenth Jade Towers, reaching the late Dao Foundation stage with eleven layers before stopping as the qi sea stabilized.
• Jiang Chen decided to hasten the spirit embryo’s catalysis into a true third-tier spirit vein, benefiting both his cultivation and Taoyao.

Eyeless Daoist interfered with Jiang Chen’s true disciple trial at Xin Yi’s request, setting it in the ghost-ridden Western Region, where Jiang Chen began planning his preparations. Daoist Yuangang confronted Eyeless Daoist over the decision, and their battle left Eyeless Daoist injured before the celestial disturbances above Impermanence Sect finally subsided.

• Eyeless Daoist agreed to use his authority to influence Jiang Chen’s true disciple trial, hoping Gu Lingxiao would help him break through to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
• Void Dao Hall issued a decree setting Jiang Chen’s trial in the Western Region, where he would reclaim wasteland and build a city.
• Jiang Chen considered how the Western Region and its ghosts might benefit him, then sent messages to the Nian Clan, Senior Sister Ge, and others to prepare for the trial.
• Yun Wuya explained to Daoist Yuangang why the sect had placed the trial in the Western Region, citing the ghost threat and the Thunder Roc Clan’s buried treasury.
• Daoist Yuangang manifested above Great Splendor Mountain and attacked Eyeless Daoist, injuring him in a battle that caused strange celestial phenomena over Impermanence Sect.