Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: Preparation

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pei Zhen learns that Mo Xinghe, whom Chen Shaojun unsealed from a Spirit-Sealing Stone, is one of the three legendary Peak Martial Saints who were invincible eight thousand years ago. He is stunned because Mo’s name and achievements are known from ancient biographies.
• Pei Zhen enthusiastically attempts to recruit Mo Xinghe into the Beast King Sect, offering him the position of Supreme Elder. Mo refuses, explaining that he is now Chen Shaojun’s Dao Protector.
• Mo reveals that Chen possesses the rare Perfectly Flawless Physique, in addition to cultivating both Daoist techniques and martial arts. Chen confirms the revelation but treats it casually, believing his current strength is sufficient to withstand the trouble the knowledge may cause.
• Chen tells Pei Zhen that Daoist Flying Goose has invited him to unseal the Spirit-Sealing Stone King at the Spirit-Sealing House the next day.
• Pei Zhen is even more alarmed by this news than by Mo’s identity. He understands that the Stone King is the Spirit-Sealing House’s foundation and has resisted unsealing for centuries or millennia. He tries to intervene, fearing Chen may suffer a devastating backlash.
• Chen reassures Pei Zhen that he would not accept the task without confidence and can retreat safely if necessary. Mo also affirms that if anyone can unseal the Stone King, it is Chen.
• Back in his private Treasure-Unsealing Room, Chen prepares for the challenge. He calculates that successfully absorbing the Stone King’s immense spiritual energy could raise his martial cultivation from the first to the ninth level of the Divine Profound Realm.
• Chen recognizes several dangers: the Stone King’s immense size, the difficulty of completely appraising it, the backlash from its restrictions, and the possibility that the sealed entity or treasure might actively counterattack once released.
• To improve his chances of survival, Chen spends the night filling three Immortal Rank—Upper Grade Stacking Talismans with power by appraising treasures brought from the Wizard World. Ordinary Spirit-Sealing Stones are also delivered to him, but most contain too little energy to significantly improve his cultivation.

Character Developments

• Chen Shaojun: Becomes increasingly confident in his strength and potential. He believes reaching the peak Martial Saint realm, combined with his Perfectly Flawless Physique, will make him truly invincible within the current Heaven-and-Earth Seal era. Despite this confidence, he remains cautious and methodical, planning for hidden dangers rather than underestimating the Stone King.
• Mo Xinghe: Fully establishes his loyalty to Chen by identifying himself as Chen’s Dao Protector. His willingness to praise Chen’s abilities and reveal the Perfectly Flawless Physique reinforces their alliance and his respect for Chen.
• Pei Zhen: Moves from astonishment to active concern. His admiration for Mo leads him to try recruiting the ancient Martial Saint, while his loyalty to Ruyi Pavilion and Chen makes him anxious about the risks of the Stone King’s unsealing. He acts as both a potential ally and a protective authority figure.
• Daoist Flying Goose: Though absent, he becomes important through his invitation to Chen. His decision to entrust the Spirit-Sealing Stone King to Chen indicates the extraordinary confidence placed in Chen’s treasure-unsealing abilities.

Significant Themes

• The return of ancient power: Mo Xinghe’s emergence from a Spirit-Sealing Stone demonstrates that legendary figures from the distant past can reappear, challenging the assumptions and power structures of the present era.
• Recognition versus recruitment: Pei Zhen’s attempt to recruit Mo highlights how valuable supreme experts are to sects, while Mo’s position as Chen’s Dao Protector shows that loyalty and personal bonds can outweigh institutional affiliation.
• Hidden potential and revelation: Chen’s Perfectly Flawless Physique is becoming known, symbolizing the tension between concealing one’s abilities and accepting the status and dangers that come with recognition.
• Preparation before a breakthrough: Although Chen is confident, the chapter emphasizes that true strength requires planning, defensive measures, and awareness of unknown risks.
• Power and danger: The Stone King represents both an opportunity for Chen’s greatest advancement and a potentially catastrophic threat. Its immense energy may grant him peak strength, but whatever is sealed within may be even more dangerous than the unsealing process itself.
• The pursuit of invincibility: Chen’s goal is not merely to match other supreme experts but to overcome the limitations of his current cultivation and become dominant within his realm.

Character Interactions

• Pei Zhen and Mo Xinghe: Pei Zhen respectfully praises Mo and tries to recruit him into the Beast King Sect. Mo responds politely but refuses, establishing his allegiance to Chen.
• Mo Xinghe and Chen Shaojun: Their coordinated explanation that Mo is Chen’s Dao Protector shows their strategic cooperation. Mo openly defends Chen’s reputation and abilities.
• Pei Zhen and Chen Shaojun: Pei Zhen expresses concern over Chen’s involvement with the Stone King and attempts to stop him from taking unnecessary risks. Chen calms him and assures him of his preparedness.
• Mo Xinghe and Pei Zhen regarding Chen: Mo’s testimony about Chen’s Perfectly Flawless Physique and extraordinary methods persuades Pei Zhen that Chen’s confidence is justified, even if the danger remains serious.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Shaojun appraises more than a hundred rare treasures from the Wizard World, filling three Immortal Rank—Upper Grade Stacking Talismans.
• Hoping for powerful abilities to aid his work and keep him safe, he activates a Fortune Talisman, a Wish Talisman, and the three Stacking Talismans.
• The Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror grants him three abilities: Eight-Treasure Glazed Golden Light, a powerful protective barrier; Three Thousand Unsealing Arts, which can break seals and formations; and Time Reversal. The chapter focuses on the first two.
• Chen realizes the Three Thousand Unsealing Arts can reveal and break the vast formation woven through the laws of heaven and earth—a barrier that suppresses cultivation and blocks access to Immortal Spirit Energy.
• He learns that a sufficiently powerful cultivator can tear open this barrier locally, allowing Immortal Spirit Energy to enter and helping nearby cultivators advance. However, those who rely on such released energy would become “Pseudo-Immortals,” unlike cultivators who break through by their own power and draw energy from beyond the barrier.
• Testing his new understanding, Chen punches through the barrier and draws out a wisp of Immortal Spirit Energy.

Character development and interactions

• Chen’s preparation reflects his growing caution: he seeks a strong defensive art because unexpected dangers may arise during treasure appraisal. The Eight-Treasure Glazed Golden Light eases that concern.
• His mastery of the Three Thousand Unsealing Arts deepens his understanding of cultivation, the world’s limits, and the hidden formation surrounding it.
• Chen’s insights also reshape his view of the ancient experts. He recognizes that the barrier was not simply meant to halt cultivation, but to test for exceptional talent.
• No direct conversations occur; the chapter centers on Chen’s internal reasoning and his interaction with the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror, the sealing barrier, and the Immortal Spirit Energy.

Significant themes

• Power and self-reliance: Breaking through by one’s own strength produces a fundamentally different kind of cultivator from relying on accumulated energy.
• Hidden purpose and sacrifice: What seemed like a cruel limit on cultivation may have been a deliberate trial designed to identify peerless fighters against the demons.
• Knowledge as power: Chen’s new art lets him see the structure behind the world’s restrictions and recognize the path concealed within them.
• The cost of advancement: Immortal Spirit Energy is scarce, and even powerful sects must carefully conserve it.

Chapter Summary: “Time Reversal”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Shaojun reflects on the sealed state of the world and the ancient scheme that prevents anyone from advancing to the Daoist Spirit Severing or martial Human Immortal realms.
• He laments that countless talented cultivators—including Red Dust Fairy, Ye Haotian, Wan Fengnian, Zhuang Hanyan, Yan Shuangjie, Xie Xiaoyu, and Guo Xianyun—have lost opportunities to become immortals because of the world’s restrictions.
• Chen Shaojun considers the importance of ordinary cultivators, arguing that great civilizations and powerful experts can arise from humble beginnings. He wonders whether the world may have been deliberately abandoned but concludes that he lacks enough information to judge the truth.
• His appraisal reward is revealed to be the supreme divine ability Time Reversal, which can force an area, object, or individual to return to an earlier state.
• Chen Shaojun tests the ability on Little White Dragon, repeatedly sending it back to the point where it first appeared. The dragon becomes confused and eventually frightened and aggrieved.
• Through experimentation, Chen Shaojun discovers two primary applications:
  1. Reversing the surrounding space and returning a target to an earlier position or moment.
  2. Reversing a target’s personal state, erasing part of its cultivation progress and physical development.
• He realizes the ability will be especially useful when he opens the Spirit-Sealing Stone King the following day, allowing him to undo unexpected accidents.
• However, Time Reversal consumes an enormous amount of energy—about eight hundred years of Arcane Cultivation for even a basic use—so Chen Shaojun can currently cast it only once in a short period.

Character Developments

• Chen Shaojun displays greater moral awareness, sympathizing with ordinary cultivators and condemning the cruelty of the sealed world. He recognizes that talent alone does not determine ultimate achievement and that slow, steady cultivation can produce supreme experts.
• He becomes increasingly confident after obtaining Time Reversal, understanding that it can give him the initiative even against stronger opponents.
• His confidence is tempered by practical analysis: the ability’s duration and effectiveness decrease against stronger or larger targets, and opponents with comparable Spacetime Laws may resist it.
• Little White Dragon remains playful and curious but becomes bewildered and emotionally distressed when Chen Shaojun repeatedly reverses its movements.

Significant Themes

• The injustice of fate and imposed limitations: The world’s seal has forcibly altered the destinies of generations of gifted cultivators.
• The value of ordinary people: Great civilizations and powerful figures depend on countless ordinary cultivators, and unnoticed individuals may eventually surpass celebrated prodigies.
• Time and control: Time Reversal represents the power to undo mistakes, seize initiative, and alter the outcome of events.
• Power balanced by cost: Although the divine ability is nearly overwhelming, its immense energy consumption prevents Chen Shaojun from using it freely.
• Uncertainty and humility: Chen Shaojun recognizes that speculation about the ancient scheme is unreliable without direct evidence.

Character Interactions

• Chen Shaojun’s main interaction is with Little White Dragon, whom he summons to test Time Reversal. He repeatedly returns the dragon to its starting point, leaving it confused and frightened. After observing the effects, he reassures it that he will explain later before placing it back into the Heaven-and-Earth-in-the-Sleeve Technique.
• Chen Shaojun also mentally compares himself and his new ability with powerful figures such as Sword Elder, Mu Yuxian, and Mo Xinghe, using them to evaluate Time Reversal’s potential limits and combat applications.

Key plot points and events

• After expending much of his power, Chen Shaojun rests and lets his Arcane Cultivation recover naturally. He believes the cycle of using and restoring his power will help him master the thousand years of cultivation he gained and better control its strength.
• He considers using Immortal Spirit Energy to speed his recovery, but decides against it. Absorbing it too soon could transform his power and body before he has fully developed his martial foundation, reducing his long-term potential.
• Chen reflects on the difference between cultivation worlds: abundant Immortal Spirit Energy makes breakthroughs easier, but can lead cultivators to advance before drawing out their full strength. The Heaven-and-Earth Seal, though restrictive, forces cultivators to refine their power more completely.
• His mental energy continues to grow rapidly, aided by the spread of Martial Dao Fundamentals. Its range expands from 1,500 to 1,600 meters overnight.
• At noon, the Spirit-Sealing House announces another attempt to unseal its famed Spirit-Sealing Stone King. A huge crowd gathers, drawn by the stone’s reputation, Chen’s previous successes, and the auction of his newly unsealed treasures.
• The auction’s main attraction is the Ten-Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng, a life-extending Semi-Divine Medicine. Daoist Flying Goose tells Chen he had wanted to keep it, but news leaked and powerful figures began demanding it. Unable to refuse everyone, he chose to auction it.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Shaojun shows growing strategic patience. Despite possessing the ability to draw in Immortal Spirit Energy, he prioritizes strengthening his foundation and mastering his current power over quick advancement.
• Daoist Flying Goose appears generous for putting the Purple Ginseng up for auction, but admits to Chen that he was pressured into doing so after the news spread through the Spirit-Sealing House.
• Pei Zhen, who had privately envied Flying Goose’s apparent good fortune, feels better once he learns the ginseng was not given up willingly. Chen is surprised by Flying Goose’s decision, while Pei Zhen privately finds his predicament amusing.

Significant themes

• Foundation over rapid advancement: A breakthrough made too early may limit future growth; patience and fully cultivating one’s current realm matter.
• Control versus raw power: Chen’s immense cultivation is not yet fully usable because his control has not caught up with his strength.
• The cost of abundance: Easy access to Immortal Spirit Energy can accelerate cultivation but may prevent cultivators from realizing their full potential.
• Reputation, ambition, and pressure: Chen’s successes attract powerful crowds, while the leaked ginseng news shows how valuable treasures invite demands and political pressure.

Chapter Summary

• Before the unsealing ceremony, Flying Goose reflects that the Spirit-Sealing House has many valuable stones but may never find another life-extending Semi-Divine Medicine like the Ten-Thousand-Year Purple Ginseng. He then leaves to greet the many important guests attending the event.
• Chen Shaojun avoids the crowd’s attempts to meet him, while Mo Xinghe speaks with the guests in his place. By noon, the Spirit-Sealing Stone King is set up at the center of a packed venue, where powerful cultivators, sect leaders, officials, and young prodigies have gathered.
• Guests discuss Chen’s reputation: his exceptional treasure-unsealing ability, Daoist and martial prowess, Perfectly Flawless Physique, and apparent escape from the White Snake Demon King. They also recount his recent success unsealing several remarkable stones—including the one containing Mo Xinghe—and speculate that his physique lets him reveal the workings of the great Dao. Their admiration turns into eagerness to approach him.
• Chen studies the Stone King and realizes that its spiritual energy is nearly at the Supreme-Grade level. Because its energy is mixed and unusable to ordinary cultivators, it has survived; Chen believes his special cultivation method and immense mental power may let him absorb and transform it.
• Flying Goose formally introduces Chen and invites him to begin. Chen asks the crowd to step back, then uses the Sleeve Cosmos Technique to seal himself and the Stone King inside a private space. Onlookers marvel at the spell’s speed and apparent defenses.
• Inside, Chen uses the Spirit Eye Technique and discovers the Stone King contains 516 powerful restrictive backlash forces, each potentially comparable to a full-power attack from a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Their accumulated strength makes the unsealing far more dangerous than expected.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Chen Shaojun remains reserved and focused, declining social attention so he can concentrate on the Stone King. He also carefully conceals distinctive abilities, preparing to use illusions if necessary.
• Flying Goose acts as host and public advocate for Chen, introducing him ceremonially and trusting him to tackle the House’s greatest treasure.
• Mo Xinghe serves as Chen’s protector and social representative. His presence reinforces the guests’ perception of Chen as someone worthy of powerful followers.
• The guests move from curiosity to awe, discussing Chen’s feats and imagining the benefits of staying near him.

Significant Themes

• Reputation and mythmaking: Rumors about Chen’s abilities grow as people compare him to legendary figures.
• Power and mentorship: Mo Xinghe’s loyalty and the guests’ desire to learn from Chen highlight the influence of rare talent and spiritual insight.
• Hidden danger beneath apparent wealth: The Stone King looks like an extraordinary treasure, but its immense stored energy also conceals a formidable threat.
• Secrecy and control: Chen isolates the unsealing process to protect himself, avoid interference, and keep his unusual methods hidden.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Shaojun prepares to unseal the Spirit-Sealing Stone King, knowing its 512 restrictions could unleash a devastating backlash. He trusts his new defensive and unsealing abilities, but first uses divination as a precaution.
• The hexagram returns an ambiguous result: “fortune or misfortune, impossible to tell.” Chen wonders whether the stone hides an unknown danger—or whether his growing power has made his fate difficult to predict. He proceeds anyway.
• Activating the Myriad Spirits Unsealing Technique releases a violent storm of mixed spiritual energy. Chen absorbs and converts it into Saint Origin Power, using his 1,296 acupoints as channels.
• The energy rapidly advances his martial cultivation from the First to the Second and then Third Layer of the Divine Profound Realm—far faster than should normally be possible. His Daoist cultivation, exceptional physique, and ability to purify energy explain why the rapid growth causes no instability.
• The spiritual energy suddenly becomes much denser. Chen realizes the stone’s inner energy rivals that of a Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, far exceeding the outer layer’s Upper-Grade level.
• He recalls that an attempt decades earlier had depleted some of the outer energy but failed when the appraisers discovered the stronger interior and judged it too dangerous to continue. The stone has since replenished its energy.
• Outside the Sleeve Space, spectators admire Chen’s unusual absorption method. Wei Xuan, a grandmaster from the earlier failed attempt, hopes Chen will succeed, while several powerful onlookers suspect his cultivation is rising.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Shaojun shows confidence tempered by caution: he prepares carefully, takes the ominous divination seriously, but commits to the task. As the energy boosts his cultivation, his confidence and excitement grow.
• Wei Xuan is personally invested in the outcome because he was part of the earlier failed attempt. He watches Chen with renewed hope and anticipation.
• Other observers marvel at Chen’s technique and speculate about whether he is using a divine ability or a treasure. Some powerful spectators notice signs that his cultivation is increasing.

Significant themes

• Risk, preparation, and resolve: Chen acknowledges uncertainty but relies on layered safeguards and presses forward.
• Power and growth: The stone’s immense energy enables extraordinary advancement, while Chen’s physique and cultivation let him benefit without instability.
• The limits of prediction and knowledge: The ambiguous hexagram and the hidden strength inside the stone suggest that even experienced practitioners cannot fully foresee what lies ahead.

Key plot points and events

• While Chen Shaojun opens the Spirit-Sealing Stone King inside his soundproof Sleeve Space, onlookers can only watch his expressions and speculate about his unusual growth.
• The mixed spiritual energy inside the stone rapidly raises Chen’s martial cultivation. Reaching the Divine Profound Realm’s seventh stage awakens Flesh Regeneration, letting him rapidly heal injuries and regrow severed limbs.
• Reflecting on this power, Chen considers the martial pursuit of bodily immortality and the arcane pursuit of longevity. He suspects that combining body and soul may be the route to true eternal life.
• His insight deepens into sudden enlightenment: he perceives the Great Dao clearly, understands the seals, and recognizes flaws in his Creation Heart Scripture.
• He revises the scripture, dramatically improving his absorption efficiency. Within minutes, he advances through the eighth stage and reaches the perfected ninth stage of the Divine Profound Realm—the Peak Martial Saint.
• Once the stone’s energy is exhausted, all 512 seal backlashes erupt simultaneously with force comparable to divine punishment. The observers fear that even Chen may not withstand the blast.

Character developments

• Chen remains disciplined and composed despite his extraordinary breakthroughs, choosing not to test his new strength impulsively.
• His martial progress grants him a major physical ability, while his enlightenment expands his understanding of cultivation and lets him improve his own technique.
• He begins to formulate a broader ideal: true transcendence may require uniting the enduring body with the enduring soul.
• The watching powerhouses are impressed but uncertain, interpreting his seemingly inexplicable growth as a trait of his Perfectly Flawless Physique.

Significant themes

• Cultivation and transformation: Crossing limits can awaken abilities naturally, as Chen’s stronger body develops regeneration.
• Body, soul, and immortality: Martial cultivation seeks an imperishable body, while arcane cultivation seeks longevity; Chen wonders whether joining both paths can achieve eternal life.
• Insight and self-improvement: Enlightenment turns understanding into practical change, allowing Chen to refine a renowned cultivation method and accelerate his progress.
• Power and its limits: Chen reaches the peak of his realm, but the world’s lack of Immortal Spirit Energy blocks advancement to Human Immortal—and the stone’s final backlash presents an immediate danger.

Character interactions

• The observers cannot communicate with Chen or hear what happens inside Sleeve Space. They exchange bewildered looks and quietly speculate about his physique and cultivation.
• Chen’s main interaction is with the stone itself: he absorbs its energy, unlocks its contents, and now faces the accumulated backlash. The onlookers’ concern focuses on whether he can survive it.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Shaojun faces the backlash of all 512 seals in the Spirit-Sealing Stone King. Onlookers doubt he can survive, though some trust his calm confidence.
• He protects himself with Bronze Skin, Iron Bones and Eight-Treasure Glazed Golden Light, then uses Three Thousand Unsealing Arts to find and dissolve the seals’ weak points. The backlash collapses harmlessly, and he completes the appraisal.
• Chen senses that the sealed contents are humanoid, far larger and more powerful than an ordinary person—possibly an entity beyond the Spirit Severing Realm. He keeps his concern hidden, retracts his Sleeve Space, and tells the crowd he succeeded.
• Daoist Flying Goose breaks the now-inert stone. Instead of the treasure he expected, it reveals a gigantic, ancient-looking corpse radiating overwhelming baleful intent. The crowd is stunned and frightened.
• Once they recognize it as a likely corpse of an ancient powerhouse, observers realize it may offer insights into cultivation beyond the world’s limits. They also notice apparent treasures on the body, including a hairpin that may be an Immortal Treasure.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Shaojun demonstrates exceptional control and confidence, resolving a seemingly fatal crisis with little visible effort. Though wary of the entity’s power, he remains composed and leaves the final unveiling to the stone’s owner.
• Daoist Flying Goose is delighted and grateful that Chen has finally unsealed the stone after 700 years of failed attempts. His excitement turns to shock when the contents are revealed.
• The onlookers shift from skepticism, jealousy, and anticipation to awe and fear. Some had hoped to judge Chen’s strength, but his techniques prove too subtle for them to assess.

Significant themes

• Talent and peril: Great ability does not guarantee safety; observers debate whether Chen’s ambition might have led to his downfall.
• Hidden strength and restraint: Chen’s calm exterior conceals both powerful defenses and awareness of the danger within the stone.
• The unknown beyond known limits: The corpse may offer clues to realms and cultivation secrets that the world’s cultivators cannot otherwise access.
• The gamble of discovery: Unsealing promises excitement and riches, but the revealed “treasure” may be far more dangerous—and consequential—than expected.

Key plot points

• Chen Shaojun’s successful opening of the Spirit-Sealing Stone King reveals the corpse of an ancient, immensely powerful demon, surrounded by valuable treasures.
• When Flying Goose approaches the corpse, its concentrated Killing Intent knocks him back and manifests as a Baleful Entity. The creature is as strong as a Peak Martial Saint.
• A group of experts attacks and manages to disperse it, but the entity immediately reforms by drawing power from the corpse. A second Baleful Entity appears when another expert tries to approach, severely injuring him.
• The experts realize the corpse can repeatedly generate Baleful Entities, reusing their Killing Intent. Fearing that more may emerge, they hesitate to press the attack.
• The Spirit-Sealing House faces embarrassment if it cannot safely unveil the corpse’s treasures. Flying Goose asks Chen Shaojun and Mo Xinghe for a solution.
• Mo Xinghe explains that the entities are sustained by fragments of the demon’s consciousness, which must be dispersed to destroy them permanently. He doubts he can do so while fighting such powerful foes.
• Chen Shaojun confidently declares that clearing the entities will not be difficult. The chapter ends as Flying Goose eagerly asks how.

Character developments and interactions

• Flying Goose shifts from eagerness to claim the treasure to concern over the danger and the Spirit-Sealing House’s reputation. He trusts Chen Shaojun’s abilities based on their past encounters.
• Mo Xinghe offers a measured explanation of the entities’ nature and admits the limits of what he can accomplish.
• Chen Shaojun remains composed and mysterious, asserting that he has a way forward despite others’ doubts about his combat ability.
• The gathered experts initially cooperate against the first entity, then grow cautious and divided. Some also take pleasure in the Spirit-Sealing House’s predicament.

Significant themes

• Power leaves a lasting imprint: The demon’s immense strength has transformed even ordinary possessions and persists after death through its aura and consciousness.
• The limits of brute force: Defeating the Baleful Entities temporarily accomplishes little when the corpse can revive them.
• Reputation and rivalry: The gathering’s outcome matters not only for the treasure but also for the Spirit-Sealing House’s standing among its peers.
• Confidence amid doubt: Chen’s reputation earns him attention, but many remain unconvinced of his fighting ability until he reveals his proposed solution.

Key plot points

• Chen Shaojun proposes treating the ancient fiend’s corpse as a treasure: he will use treasure-unsealing methods to remove its Baleful Intent and remnants of consciousness, which should also eliminate the Baleful Entities tied to it.
• Though Gu Chen and others warn that unsealing the corpse could be lethal, Chen insists he is confident. Daoist Flying Goose agrees, and Mo Xinghe offers to guard him. Pei Zhen tries to dissuade Chen but cannot change his mind.
• Chen encloses himself, Mo Xinghe, the corpse, and its two known guardians inside his Sleeve Space, separating them from the watching crowd.
• He reasons that the fiend’s transformed body can be treated like an extraordinary Immortal Treasure. Before approaching it, he uses divination and receives an auspicious omen.
• As Chen advances, three Baleful Entities attack—the two guardians and a third emerging from the corpse. Mo Xinghe cuts one apart, but another immediately appears, demonstrating that the entities can regenerate.
• Just as Mo Xinghe prepares to fight the remaining attackers, Chen conjures a vast, law-infused palm and strikes at them, revealing power that astonishes even Mo Xinghe.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Shaojun acts with measured confidence: despite the apparent danger, he relies on divination and his growing strength while pursuing an unusual solution. He is also less concerned than before about concealing his abilities.
• Mo Xinghe is protective and vigilant, volunteering to stand by Chen. His surprise at Chen’s immense palm attack suggests he had underestimated Chen’s strength.
• Daoist Flying Goose and Gu Chen accept Chen’s proposal because it offers a possible answer to the Spirit-Sealing House’s crisis.
• Pei Zhen is openly anxious for Chen’s safety and urges him to abandon the attempt, but Chen’s resolve prevails.
• The onlookers remain doubtful and fearful, especially when a third Baleful Entity appears and Mo Xinghe’s blade proves unable to destroy one permanently.

Significant themes

• Knowledge and unconventional problem-solving: Chen applies treasure-unsealing principles to a corpse rather than treating it as an ordinary enemy.
• Courage balanced by caution: He takes a major risk but prepares carefully, using divination and controlling the setting.
• Power and hidden potential: Chen’s apparent cultivation understates his true strength, which becomes increasingly difficult to conceal.
• The limits of force: Mo Xinghe can defeat a Baleful Entity temporarily, but its regeneration shows that ordinary combat may not solve the underlying threat.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Shaojun unleashes a palm strike that utterly destroys two Baleful Entities. Mo Xinghe senses that its true power would rival eight or nine times the Heaven-Earth Limit—beyond even Mu Yuxian’s legendary sixfold-limit attack—though Chen deliberately holds back to avoid drawing attention by breaking the world’s seal.
• The entities do not revive immediately. Chen explains that they are not truly destroyed: their source lies in the demon’s corpse, and they will return. His attacks, infused with the Great Dao, damage them enough to delay their revival for five breaths.
• When the entities return and attack, Mo Xinghe kills one, but it revives almost instantly. Chen effortlessly destroys the others and tells Mo to stand guard while he appraises the corpse.
• Chen uses the Myriad Spirits Unsealing Technique to attack the enormous Killing Intent within the corpse. As he wears it down, the corpse summons five Baleful Entities to stop him.
• Chen dispatches all five with a flying sword while continuing his appraisal. Witnesses are stunned by his strength and speculate that he may possess a sword-immortal technique.

Character developments

• Chen Shaojun reveals only part of his extraordinary power. He can delay the Baleful Entities’ revival and confront the corpse’s Killing Intent, but remains careful not to break the Heaven-and-Earth Net or attract unwanted attention.
• Mo Xinghe recognizes the gulf between himself and Chen. Though his own strength improves by recalling insights Chen had previously shown him, he cannot prevent the Baleful Entities from reviving and ultimately follows Chen’s instructions.
• The witnesses shift from doubt toward awe, but Chen’s unfamiliar flying-sword technique leaves them with new questions about his abilities.

Significant themes

• True power versus appearances: Chen’s restrained, seemingly effortless attacks conceal strength that may approach the threshold of immortality.
• Limits and breakthrough: The Heaven-and-Earth Seal caps martial power; reaching ten times the limit is said to break it and allow transformation into a Human Immortal.
• Victory versus true destruction: Defeating the Baleful Entities is temporary unless the source sustaining them—the demon’s corpse—is dealt with.
• Hidden strength and uncertainty: Chen’s capabilities remain difficult for others to understand, making each display deepen their admiration and speculation.

Character interactions

• Mo Xinghe questions whether Chen has permanently destroyed the entities; Chen calmly clarifies that they will return.
• Mo tries to protect Chen when five entities appear, but Chen handles them himself and directs Mo to guard the area.
• The onlookers compare Chen’s power with Mo’s and with legendary figures, debating whether his flying sword signals the return of a sword immortal.

Plot points and events

• Chen Shaojun shocks the gathered onlookers by killing five Baleful Entities with one sword strike. Many conclude he is at least a Limit-Breaking powerhouse, perhaps even an Invincible one.
• Feng Ling Fairy asks Yongtai True Lord to compare Chen with a formidable senior they previously encountered. Wang Qinian suggests that the senior and Chen may be the same person: both are surnamed Chen, have extraordinary spiritual power, and work in closely related appraisal professions. The group considers the possibility and resolves to seek Chen’s goodwill.
• Chen repeatedly destroys the five Baleful Entities as they reform, while using the Myriad Spirits Unsealing Technique to drain the baleful energy from the demon’s corpse. Each revival takes longer, showing that his attacks are damaging them and that the energy is running out.
• Once the final baleful energy is gone, a remnant soul emerges, identifies itself as the Azure Spring Devil Lord, and declares its freedom. Mo Xinghe moves to protect Chen, but Chen calmly faces the threat.
• Chen attacks with the Godslaying Art, severely weakening the soul. The Devil Lord tries to tempt and threaten him with promises of power, but Chen recognizes the danger the demon could pose if restored. He strikes again and destroys the remnant soul.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Shaojun is revealed as far more powerful than most spectators expected. His composure and decisive use of the Godslaying Art show both confidence and resolve to eliminate a dangerous enemy.
• Mo Xinghe responds protectively, stepping between Chen and the emerging soul; Chen reassures him and takes charge.
• Wang Qinian is eager to identify and befriend Chen, seeing him as a legendary figure whose favor could bring great benefits. His theory prompts the others to reconsider their approach.
• The onlookers, especially Yongtai True Lord, Feng Ling Fairy, and Zhang Qiankun, shift from surprise and speculation toward greater respect and a desire to cultivate ties with Chen.
• The Azure Spring Devil Lord moves from triumphant arrogance to shock and desperation as Chen’s spiritual attacks expose how diminished—and vulnerable—he has become.

Significant themes

• Power revealed through action: Chen’s deeds overturn assumptions based on his sudden arrival and profession.
• Steadfastness against temptation: Chen refuses the Devil Lord’s promises, prioritizing the threat to the world over personal gain.
• Accumulation and attrition: Repeated attacks gradually weaken the Baleful Entities until their source can be exposed and destroyed.
• Reputation and alliance: Witnessing Chen’s strength reshapes how powerful figures judge him and encourages them to seek his friendship.

Chapter Summary: “Exotic Treasure, Upper-Grade Divine Tier”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Shaojun completely destroys the remnant soul inhabiting the demon corpse by using two Godslaying Arts. The soul, weakened after its killing intent is dispersed, cannot withstand his overwhelming spiritual power.
• With the corpse no longer resisting, Chen uses the Myriad Spirits Unsealing Technique to inspect it and the treasures it still possesses:
  • Two Immortal Treasures
  • Four Divine Weapon-grade treasures
  • Robes, jade rings, a Star Stone, and Dao hairpins
• His powerful spiritual force eliminates the killing intent surrounding each item, allowing the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror to reveal their origins and grades.
• The appraisal scenes show the complete history of Azure Spring Devil Lord:
  • He originated from the Benquan Clan in the Demon Realm.
  • The stronger Heavenly Silkworm Clan seized his clan’s Demonic Spring, killing many members of his family.
  • He discovered a mysterious stone tablet that could record, correct, and optimize his cultivation techniques.
  • With the tablet’s assistance, he rose from a weak demon to a powerful Devil Lord and destroyed the Heavenly Silkworm Clan.
  • He later joined a demonic invasion of the Human Realm.
  • During the invasion, he battled the Human King but was ultimately defeated and killed when three additional Dao Integration experts joined the fight.
  • His corpse was sealed inside a Storage Ring, which was later destroyed in battle. The corpse remained hidden for ages inside a Spirit-Sealing Stone that eventually became the Spirit-Sealing House’s treasured “Spirit-Sealing Stone King.”
• Chen discovers the mysterious stone tablet inside Azure Spring Devil Lord’s dantian. The tablet briefly enters his mind, then retreats into his dantian after being suppressed by the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror.
• The tablet unexpectedly recognizes Chen as its master.
• The final appraisal results include several Immortal Rank treasures and, most importantly, an Upper-Grade Divine Tier appraisal for the demon corpse itself.

Character Development

• Chen Shaojun demonstrates a major increase in strength. His spiritual force is now powerful enough to appraise treasures that would normally be lethal even for Grandmasters.
• He becomes more confident, recognizing that he could likely contend with Azure Spring Devil Lord even if the latter had returned to his former peak—though he remains cautious about beings above the Dao Integration Realm.
• Chen’s understanding of his own Perfectly Flawless Physique deepens as he realizes that powerful treasures may instinctively seek him as their master.
• His reaction to the Upper-Grade Divine Tier result reveals that, despite his growing power and collection of Immortal Rank rewards, truly supreme treasures can still surprise him.
• Azure Spring Devil Lord is developed through his backstory from a victimized young demon into a gifted and nearly invincible Devil Lord. His rise is fueled by both personal hatred and the mysterious stone tablet, but his ambition ultimately ends in death during the human-demon war.

Significant Themes

• Power born from suffering: Azure Spring Devil Lord’s path begins with the destruction of his family and clan, transforming grief and hatred into motivation for cultivation.
• The weak prey upon the weak: The Demon Realm is portrayed as brutally governed by strength, where clans freely exploit and massacre weaker groups.
• The danger of unchecked potential: The stone tablet allows Azure Spring Devil Lord to overcome mediocre aptitude and grow at an extraordinary rate, suggesting how threatening he might have become had he survived.
• Historical consequences: The ancient battle between humans and demons continues to shape the present, with Azure Spring Devil Lord’s forgotten corpse becoming a treasured artifact.
• Treasure and mastery: Powerful treasures possess their own preferences and may choose worthy masters. Chen’s physique and strength make him attractive to spiritual artifacts.
• The limits of individual power: Although Azure Spring Devil Lord is nearly unbeatable in single combat, coordinated attacks by four human experts bring him down.
• Escalating standards of power: Immortal treasures, once extraordinary to Chen, now seem comparatively ordinary beside Divine Tier artifacts and bodies.

Character Interactions

• Chen Shaojun and Azure Spring Devil Lord’s remnant soul: Their confrontation ends with Chen’s two Godslaying Arts annihilating the remnant soul completely.
• Chen and the demon corpse’s treasures: Chen neutralizes their killing intent and appraises them without the danger that would face lesser Treasure Unsealers.
• Azure Spring Devil Lord and the Heavenly Silkworm Clan: Their conflict is rooted in the clan’s massacre and exploitation of the Benquan Clan. Azure Spring ultimately takes revenge by exterminating them.
• Azure Spring Devil Lord and the Human King: They engage in a devastating battle in which the Human King gains a slight advantage through superior combat power and home-ground conditions.
• Azure Spring Devil Lord versus the human experts: The Human King and three Dao Integration cultivators cooperate to defeat and kill him, emphasizing the effectiveness of collective strength.
• Chen and the mysterious stone tablet: The tablet chooses Chen as its new master, but the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror clearly dominates it and forces it to retreat into Chen’s dantian.
• Chen and the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror: The Mirror remains the superior artifact, suppressing the newly acquired tablet and revealing the extraordinary value of the demon corpse.

Key plot points and events

• After appraising the corpse of a Devil Lord—whose body was tougher than Divine Weapons—the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror awards Chen Shaojun seven powerful arts.
• The rewards include abilities for summoning fighting soldiers from beans, moving mountains, reversing the weather and sky, and striking with the Great Dao Divine Fist. He also receives the Heaven-Swallowing Divine Art, which absorbs spiritual energy and even killing intent to strengthen him, and the Ageless Art, which prevents the debilitating Five Decays of Heaven and Man.
• The most extraordinary reward is Hundredfold Time Space. It creates a space where Chen can speed time up or slow it down by as much as a hundredfold, without affecting anyone’s lifespan. It offers immense benefits for cultivation and potentially for combat, but his present power can sustain it for only three days—nearly a year inside.
• Chen decides that Little White Dragon could benefit from training in the accelerated space. Meanwhile, onlookers watch anxiously, waiting for Chen to confirm that he has purged the corpse’s baleful force. Some fear he may claim the priceless corpse for himself.

Character development

• Chen is thrilled by the rewards and carefully weighs their strengths, uses, and limits. He is ambitious and excited by the chance to accelerate his cultivation, yet remains cautious about displaying power or acting recklessly.
• His musings reveal a more ordinary, playful side: he admits he sometimes wants to show off, but his low-key nature usually restrains him.
• He thinks beyond his own advancement, considering how Hundredfold Time Space might help Little White Dragon grow.

Character interactions

• Chen’s relationship with Little White Dragon is shown through his intention to provide the dragon with a rare opportunity to develop.
• The watching crowd’s trust in Chen is mixed with suspicion: they recognize his success but fear greed could tempt him to keep the Devil Lord’s corpse.

Significant themes

• Power and potential: The rewards vastly expand Chen’s combat, cultivation, and practical options, while their costs and limits remain important.
• Time as an advantage: Hundredfold Time Space makes time itself a resource, enabling rapid growth and tactical superiority without shortening life.
• Caution versus recognition: Chen’s desire to demonstrate his abilities conflicts with his instinct to stay discreet.
• Trust and greed: The crowd’s concern over the corpse highlights how valuable treasures can strain confidence in others.

Key plot points and events

• After Chen Shaojun removes the Killing Intent from the demon corpse, the assembled experts anxiously watch to see whether he will claim it. The corpse belonged to a formidable Demon Realm Devil Lord and could reveal the path beyond the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Chen leaves the corpse untouched, explaining that its secrets offer him little: cultivation methods alone cannot overcome the world’s lack of Immortal Spirit Energy.
• Mo Xinghe follows and admits that he has at most a century before the Five Decays of Heaven and Man prevent him from advancing. He hopes the corpse might help him become a Martial Dao Human Immortal.
• Chen explains that the Heaven-and-Earth Seal, created during the Immortal-Demon War, consumes nearly all the world’s Immortal Spirit Energy. To break the seal and draw in that energy, a cultivator must unleash power at the Tenfold Limit.
• Chen demonstrates by shattering the seal and releasing Immortal Spirit Energy. This reveals that he himself has reached the Tenfold Limit.
• Chen offers Mo Xinghe the chance to absorb the energy immediately, but warns that advancing with only Fourfold-Limit strength would leave him with less potential than those who broke through at the Tenfold Limit. Mo Xinghe resolves to reach that level himself.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Shaojun remains uninterested in the demon corpse and auction, confident in his own knowledge and abilities. He gives Mo Xinghe guidance and a genuine choice rather than deciding for him.
• Mo Xinghe shifts from anxious hope that the corpse might provide a shortcut to determined ambition. His declaration that he has “never been weaker than anyone” commits him to matching Mu Yuxian’s achievement through his own strength.
• The onlookers’ awe and apprehension underline Chen’s growing reputation; many suspect he may surpass even Mo Xinghe.

Significant themes

• Self-reliance versus shortcuts: Outside help can enable an early breakthrough, but overcoming the seal personally produces greater future potential.
• The true limits of advancement: The missing ingredient is not secret knowledge but Immortal Spirit Energy—and sufficient power to reach it.
• Ambition and equality: Mo Xinghe’s pride and competitive spirit drive him to pursue the harder path rather than accept a lesser foundation.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xinghe resolves to break the Heaven-and-Earth Seal through his own strength, reach the Tenfold Limit, and become a Martial Dao Human Immortal. He admits he doubts he can do so within a hundred years.
• Chen Shaojun promises to guide him with monthly Dao-Evolving Dharma Rites and provides two aids:
  • The Ageless Art, which can extend Mo’s life by roughly thirty to fifty years and remove the weakening effects of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man.
  • Hundredfold Time Space, where a hundred days pass for every day outside, without the extra time counting against Mo’s lifespan. It requires Mo to supply his own cultivation resources, and Chen can currently sustain it for only three days at a time.
• Mo is astonished by the gifts and regains confidence that he can reach his goal.
• After the auction reveals the ancient demon corpse from the Spirit-Sealing Stone King, crowds gather hoping to meet Chen. Many see him as an unparalleled talent—and possibly a hidden powerhouse capable of breaking the Heaven-and-Earth Seal.
• Chen avoids the attention and leaves the market. Though he is already at the peak of the Ninth Layer of Divine Profound Realm and could attempt his breakthrough, he chooses to strengthen his foundations and master his unstable Arcane Cultivation first.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Xinghe moves from prideful ambition mixed with doubt to renewed confidence, thanks to Chen’s practical support and extraordinary time-space ability. He recognizes the Ageless Art as a secret of immense value and is deeply grateful.
• Chen Shaojun acts as Mo’s mentor and benefactor, freely sharing rare techniques while prioritizing his own preparation over fame. He also recognizes Hundredfold Time Space as a way to master his recent increase in power.
• The auction crowd responds to Chen with intense admiration and eagerness to recruit or befriend him, while Chen deliberately avoids them.

Significant themes

• Self-reliance versus assistance: Mo insists on earning his breakthrough himself, even while accepting tools and guidance that help him get there.
• Time, mortality, and opportunity: The Ageless Art and Hundredfold Time Space offer Mo more years and training time without undermining his aim of personal achievement.
• Power requires mastery: Chen delays advancement, valuing control and a firm foundation over an immediate breakthrough.
• Reputation and ambition: Chen’s feats turn him into a coveted figure, but he remains focused on cultivation rather than public recognition.

Chapter Summary: “Complete Mastery”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Shaojun reflects on his desire to escape the sealed world and enter the broader Earthly Immortal Realm, following the path once taken by Sword Elder and Mu Yuxian.
• His motivation is both spiritual and practical: the current world contains too few high-grade treasures to challenge him or provide powerful rewards through the Spirit-Seeking Treasure Mirror. To continue advancing rapidly, he needs access to a higher-level world with more valuable treasures.
• Chen believes Sword Elder’s Cave-Dwelling may contain clues about breaking through the world’s seal and entering the Earthly Immortal Realm.
• News of Chen’s actions in the marketplace spreads widely after he released an ancient demon corpse from the Spirit-Sealing Stone King. Various sects, aristocratic families, officials, and the imperial household begin searching for him.
• Because of similarities between Chen Shaojun and the famous Appraisal Grandmaster Chen Ping’an, some people begin suspecting that they are the same person. Chen notices increased surveillance and investigation around him.
• After three days of cultivation in a Hundredfold Time Space, Chen completely masters his newly increased Arcane Cultivation and officially becomes a true Daoist Spirit Severing cultivator. His spells and divine abilities become at least ten times stronger.
• The Hundredfold Time Space eventually collapses after providing three hundred days of accelerated cultivation within only three external days.
• Little White Dragon advances from the late Juvenile Stage to the late Growth Stage, equivalent to the late Core-Formation or Golden Core Realm. It is now only one step away from maturity and possesses strength far beyond ordinary cultivators of the same realm.
• Mo Xinghe also benefits enormously from the accelerated cultivation and Chen’s demonstrations of the laws of Heaven and Earth. His attack strength rises from the fourfold limit to at least the sixfold limit, with the possibility of reaching the tenfold limit after further cultivation.
• Yongtai True Lord, Evil Wind Spirit Fairy, Zhang Qiankun, and Wang Qinian visit Chen’s manor to discuss the upcoming journey to Sword Elder’s Cave-Dwelling.
• Seeing Mo Xinghe beside Chen, they confirm that Chen is indeed the mysterious Appraisal Grandmaster from the marketplace. Chen acknowledges that they had already suspected his identity and recognizes that they had prevented others from confronting or attacking him.

Character Developments

• Chen Shaojun: Advances fully into the Spirit Severing Realm, gains much greater magical power, and becomes increasingly focused on reaching the Earthly Immortal Realm. He also becomes more cautious about concealing his identity while preparing to investigate Sword Elder’s legacy.
• Mo Xinghe: Makes a major breakthrough in practical combat strength by comprehending the Dao laws more effectively. His progress helps him understand how far Mu Yuxian had surpassed him and Qiu Jiutian in their ancient battle. As Chen’s Dao Protector, he is becoming a more reliable source of protection.
• Little White Dragon: Experiences rapid growth, reaching the late Growth Stage. Though stronger and more capable, its larger size makes it less cute and more difficult for Chen to keep concealed.
• Yongtai True Lord and his companions: Their suspicions about Chen are confirmed. They act cautiously and respectfully, having secretly protected him from people who intended to investigate or harm him.

Significant Themes

• Freedom from confinement: The sealed world is compared to a cage, emphasizing the desire to break through limitations and explore a greater realm of existence.
• Continuous advancement: Chen’s growth depends on finding increasingly difficult treasures, showing how cultivation, appraisal, and exploration are interconnected.
• Accumulation and opportunity: Mo Xinghe’s breakthrough demonstrates that long-term foundations may suddenly produce results when given the right environment and guidance.
• Identity and secrecy: Chen’s growing reputation creates danger as more factions attempt to uncover his true identity.
• Mentorship and mutual benefit: Chen assists Mo Xinghe’s cultivation, while Mo Xinghe’s growing strength provides Chen with greater protection.

Character Interactions

• Chen privately considers Sword Elder’s possible knowledge and the value of investigating his cave-dwelling.
• He treats Little White Dragon’s affectionate greeting with amused irritation, storing it in his Sleeve Space because its increased size and appearance no longer seem adorable.
• Mo Xinghe sincerely thanks Chen for allowing him to cultivate in the Hundredfold Time Space and observe the laws of Heaven and Earth. Chen modestly attributes most of Mo Xinghe’s progress to his own accumulated foundations.
• Yongtai True Lord and the others respectfully meet Chen and react with shock upon seeing Mo Xinghe. Their conversation confirms Chen’s identity and reveals that they had intervened to stop hostile investigators from disturbing him.

Chapter Summary: “Red Dust Fairy Pays a Visit”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yongtai True Lord visits Chen Shaojun to finalize preparations for entering Sword Elder’s Cave-Dwelling. Prince Zhou Yinong’s true body is expected to return soon, so the group plans to depart in three days.
• Chen learns that his Sword Token can bring one additional person into and out of the cave-dwelling. He intends to bring Mo Xinghe.
• Before Chen can continue cultivating in Hundredfold Time Space, Meng Hongchen—the famous Grassland Red Dust Fairy—arrives unexpectedly.
• Red Dust Fairy reveals that she has deduced Chen’s multiple identities:
  • Master Chen Ping’an, chief appraiser and Treasure Unsealer
  • Northern Dark Daoist
  • The creator of Martial Dao Fundamentals
• She discovered the connection through Chen’s Innate Dao Body aura, which she can sense because she possesses the same rare physique. She also conducted additional investigations based on scattered clues.
• Chen is not alarmed by the revelation and asks whether she intends to expose him. She assures him that she has no hostile intentions.
• Red Dust Fairy explains that she wishes to remain by Chen’s side so he can help her break through the world’s restrictions and reach the Dao Dharma Spirit Severing Realm. She offers to become his disciple or even serve him for five hundred years.
• Chen declines to formally accept her as a disciple but agrees to let her serve as his sword attendant. He also promises her access to a powerful cultivation opportunity.
• Mo Xinghe explains the effects of Hundredfold Time Space: one day outside equals one hundred days inside, while lifespan consumption remains synchronized with the outside world. Red Dust Fairy is stunned by the ability’s unbelievable advantages.

Character Developments

• Chen Shaojun is shown to be extremely confident in his current strength. Having reached the peak of the Ninth Layer of the Divine Profound Realm and fully tempered his arcane cultivation, he believes he can face nearly any danger short of Spirit Severing experts or Martial Dao Human Immortals.
• Chen’s secrecy is no longer a major concern to him. Even after Red Dust Fairy identifies his hidden identities, he remains calm and openly acknowledges them.
• Chen also displays a mixture of practicality, generosity, and vanity. He accepts Red Dust Fairy because he owes her for obtaining the Innate Dao Body talent from her, but he is also pleased by the prestige of having such a renowned beauty serve as his attendant.
• Meng Hongchen/Red Dust Fairy is revealed to be observant, cautious, and ambitious. Despite possessing the rare Innate Dao Body, she lacks confidence that she can break through the Heaven-and-Earth Seal alone, since no previous bearer of the physique is known to have reached Spirit Severing.
• Her attitude toward Chen shifts from investigation to reverence. She recognizes him as a uniquely gifted cultivator and is willing to humble herself—even offering to become his servant—in exchange for guidance.
• Mo Xinghe continues to serve as Chen’s protector and subordinate. His enthusiastic explanation of Hundredfold Time Space shows how deeply he values the benefits Chen provides.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of transcendence: Red Dust Fairy’s request centers on overcoming the world’s cultivation limits and reaching the Spirit Severing Realm.
• Talent versus guidance: Even an exceptionally gifted cultivator like Red Dust Fairy doubts that talent alone can overcome the Heaven-and-Earth Seal, highlighting the importance of Chen’s unique physique and insights.
• Identity and secrecy: Chen’s many identities are exposed through careful deduction, but his growing strength has made secrecy less essential.
• Loyalty and mutual benefit: Red Dust Fairy offers service in return for Chen’s guidance, while Chen accepts partly because he owes her a debt for the Innate Dao Body talent.
• The value of time: Hundredfold Time Space represents an overwhelming cultivation advantage, allowing characters to advance rapidly without proportionally consuming their lifespans.

Character Interactions

• Chen and Yongtai True Lord: Their exchange is respectful and practical as they arrange the journey to Sword Elder’s Cave-Dwelling.
• Chen and Red Dust Fairy: Their conversation begins with suspicion and identity testing but develops into negotiation and cooperation. Red Dust Fairy reveals her knowledge, while Chen evaluates both her motives and usefulness.
• Chen and Mo Xinghe: Chen treats Mo as a trusted companion and plans to bring him into the cave-dwelling. Mo also acts as Chen’s spokesman when introducing Red Dust Fairy to Hundredfold Time Space.
• Red Dust Fairy and Mo Xinghe: Their interaction is brief, but Mo’s explanation gives her the first glimpse of the extraordinary cultivation resources available to Chen’s followers.

Chapter Summary: “Enhancement”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Chen Shaojun demonstrates his unprecedented Hundredfold Time Space, a divine ability combining the supreme laws of time and space. Inside it, one day outside equals one hundred days within, though Chen can currently sustain it for only three real-world days.
• He also manifests the evolution of heaven-and-earth laws, displaying the workings of countless principles, including the elements, light and darkness, wind and lightning, destruction, time, and space.
• Little White Dragon, Mo Xinghe, and Red Dust Fairy study the manifested laws and gain major insights. Their comprehension greatly strengthens their cultivation and combat abilities.
• The group enters the Hundredfold Time Space for three days of intense cultivation—equivalent to nearly a year inside.
• Chen relies on a powerful clone to manage affairs at Number One Appraisal Hall while his main body cultivates. The clone possesses roughly seventy percent of his strength and can handle treasure appraisal with ease.
• After the space collapses, Chen, Mo Xinghe, and Red Dust Fairy travel to meet Yongtai True Lord and others.
• Mo Xinghe reveals that he has advanced from sixfold limit power to sevenfold limit power, bringing him close to breaking the Heaven-and-Earth Seal and entering the Martial Dao Human Immortal realm.
• Red Dust Fairy has advanced from the Early to the Late Nascent Soul Realm and believes her combat strength has risen enough to contend with Peak Powerhouses.

Character Developments

• Chen Shaojun: His mastery of time-space laws and ability to manifest the Dao demonstrate his overwhelming talent and unique Perfectly Flawless Physique. He continues to serve as a powerful mentor while remaining modest about his contributions.
• Mo Xinghe: His gratitude and confidence deepen as Chen’s assistance brings him closer to his long-held goal of becoming a Martial Dao Human Immortal. His cultivation reaches sevenfold limit power.
• Red Dust Fairy: She gains a much clearer understanding of the Great Dao and recognizes the superiority of Chen’s physique and techniques compared with her Innate Dao Body. Her cultivation advances two minor realms, and her confidence in her combat ability grows substantially.
• Little White Dragon: Its extraordinary growth is highlighted. Despite being born only slightly over a month earlier, it has already reached the middle-to-late Growth Stage, partly due to the Hundredfold Time Space and primarily because of the Magic Crystals from the Wizard World.

Significant Themes

• Extraordinary talent and cultivation opportunities: Chen’s abilities surpass even legendary cultivation environments, showing the difference between ordinary advancement and access to unparalleled resources.
• Mentorship and shared improvement: Chen’s strength benefits those around him, but he emphasizes that their progress ultimately comes from their own effort.
• Comprehension of the Dao: Directly witnessing the laws of heaven and earth proves more valuable than months of isolated cultivation.
• Power and hierarchy: The chapter clarifies the enormous gaps between different levels of Nascent Soul experts, from Ordinary and Top-Tier Powerhouses to Peak, Limit-Breaking, and Invincible Powerhouses.
• Time as a cultivation advantage: The Hundredfold Time Space allows the characters to gain nearly a year of training in only three real-world days, dramatically accelerating their development.

Character Interactions

• Mo Xinghe enthusiastically supports Chen’s claims about the Hundredfold Time Space, having personally experienced its benefits.
• Red Dust Fairy is initially astonished by Chen’s divine ability and Little White Dragon’s rapid growth, then becomes deeply absorbed in Chen’s law manifestation.
• Chen provides both characters with opportunities for advancement but remains humble, attributing their success mainly to their own hard work.
• Mo Xinghe openly expresses profound gratitude after reaching sevenfold limit power.
• Red Dust Fairy likewise thanks Chen, crediting his law manifestation for her breakthrough and improved combat strength.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Xinghe explains that top powerhouses are nearly impossible to kill, so even his Sevenfold Limit strength gives him only a modest edge over other experts at the limit.
• Red Dust Fairy has made extraordinary progress in just three days, reaching Peak Powerhouse strength and nearing the limit-breaking threshold. Mo Xinghe and Chen Shaojun attribute her growth to her Innate Dao Body and rapid comprehension.
• The group reaches a mountain outside Shengjing City, where leading figures and young prodigies have gathered to enter Sword Elder’s Cave-Dwelling. Among them are Zhou Yinong, the emperor’s uncle and founder of the Divine Martial Hall; Crown Prince Zhou Lingyun; Yongtai True Lord; and several famous sect heirs.
• Chen Shaojun recognizes Zhou Yinong’s cultivation as Divine Profound Ninth Layer but senses that Immortal Spirit Energy has transformed—or nearly transformed—his body into an Immortal Body. This makes Zhou Yinong far stronger than an ordinary limit-breaking powerhouse, despite not being a Martial Dao Human Immortal.
• Zhou Yinong greets Chen Shaojun warmly. He has considered Chen’s rapid rise and possible treasure, but decides against coveting it, given Chen’s strength and Mo Xinghe’s protection.
• The six Sword Tokens—held by Chen Shaojun, Zhou Yinong, Yongtai True Lord, Feng Ling Fairy, Wang Qinian, and Zhou Lingyun—combine into an ancient sword that points toward the cave-dwelling.
• Zhou Yinong provides the Cloudpiercer Boat, a fast flying vessel, so the party can travel without wasting energy. The group boards and sets off toward the cave.
• Once underway, Zhou Yinong asks Chen whether he truly intends to claim no treasures, only to appraise whatever the expedition finds. Chen confirms that rare, high-grade items are valuable opportunities for an appraiser.

Character developments and interactions

• Red Dust Fairy demonstrates startling advancement and remains notably warm and respectful toward Chen Shaojun, while keeping her usual aloofness toward others.
• Chen Shaojun shows perceptive judgment, recognizing Zhou Yinong’s extraordinary Immortal-body power and identifying many of the gathered experts by reputation.
• Zhou Yinong emerges as both the expedition’s practical leader and a formidable, cautious power. He treats Chen with respect and offers transportation, while discreetly testing his intentions.
• Mo Xinghe acknowledges Red Dust Fairy’s talent and remains at Chen’s side as a powerful protector.
• Ye Haotian approaches Red Dust Fairy, but her cold reserve leaves him unsuccessful; he returns to Zhou Lingyun’s side.
• The assembled experts defer to Zhou Yinong, reflecting his status, strength, and influence.

Significant themes

• Talent and cultivation: Red Dust Fairy’s Innate Dao Body allows her to progress far faster than ordinary cultivators.
• Power beyond conventional limits: Zhou Yinong’s use of Immortal Spirit Energy shows that strength can exceed established categories without reaching full immortality.
• Caution and mutual respect: Zhou Yinong recognizes the danger of antagonizing Chen and Mo Xinghe, while Chen carefully evaluates the prince in return.
• Cooperation and self-interest: The expedition brings rival sect figures and political powers together, united by the search for the cave-dwelling and guided by practical arrangements.
• Appraisal as a distinct ambition: Chen values the chance to examine rare treasures more than possessing them.