Chapter Summaries

Ning Fa arrived at Small Bamboo Pavilion to find Yun Jian badly injured and Yun Ying bound after Zhang Zhihu attacked them. He demanded an explanation from Zhang Zhihu, then overwhelmed him with a rapid barrage of punches.

• Zhang Zhihu kicked Yun Jian through the shop door and continued beating him while Yun Ying remained tied up.
• Uncle-Master Cui and the marketplace law enforcement team arrived, freed Yun Jian, and tried to take Zhang Zhihu in for questioning.
• Ning Fa rushed to the scene, freed Yun Ying, and demanded an explanation from Zhang Zhihu for hurting his people.
• Zhang Zhihu insulted Ning Fa, who vanished in a flash of silver light and shattered Zhang Zhihu's yellow armor with more than a hundred punches.

Ning Fa struck Zhang Zhihu after he targeted Yun Ying and Yun Jian, then faced Zhang Zhihu’s companions as the enforcement captain allowed the fight to continue. Meanwhile, Ling Yue’s group hurried to the scene, and four Huayu Sect inner disciples—including Liu Qinghui and Ning Huarong—were introduced as they discussed their talents and family backgrounds.

• Ning Fa sent Zhang Zhihu crashing into the pavilion wall, shocking the onlookers and drawing attention to his strength.
• Zhang Zhihu ordered his companions to attack Ning Fa, and Ning Fa charged them while the square-faced enforcement captain watched.
• Ling Yue led Zuo Guanglin, Li Tieniu, and Kou Zhun west after they heard that Ning Fa was fighting Zhang Zhihu.
• Li Tieniu accidentally bumped into Liu Qinghui, then apologized and hurried away with the others.
• Liu Qinghui, Ning Huarong, and their two companions discussed their cultivation, talents, and the upcoming Primordial Spirit Secret Realm expedition.

Ning Fa defeated Zhang Zhihu and his companions, then stood his ground against a Foundation Establishment cultivator who attacked him. The square-faced cultivator, Cui Hong, stopped the attack and warned Zhuang Chai that the Disciplinary Hall would punish him.

• Ning Huarong told Liu Qinghui and two female cultivators that the Ning Clan had a more talented alchemist at Yunlan Academy, and they went to find him after hearing a spell battle nearby.
• Ning Fa beat Zhang Zhihu and his companions, then taunted Zhang Zhihu as he pinned him to the ground.
• Ling Yue, Kou Zhun, Zuo Guanglin, and the square-faced cultivator arrived and recognized the fallen disciples as members of the inner sect.
• Zhuang Chai attacked Ning Fa with his flying sword, but Ning Fa used his techniques and armor to evade and block its strikes.
• Cui Hong used his Wu Gou to stop Zhuang Chai's sword and rebuked him for attacking a Qi Condensation Stage disciple as a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Zhuang Chai helped Zhang Zhihu up and gave him a healing pill while Ning Fa thanked Cui Hong.

Ning Fa faced threats after fighting Zhang Zhihu, but Ning Huarong arrived before Zhang Zhilong confronted him over his brother. Ning Fa shattered Zhang Zhilong’s opening attacks, then faced a barrage of sword shadows.

• Ning Fa prepared to fight Zhuang Chai, but Ning Huarong arrived with Liu Qinghui and two other women and challenged Zhuang Chai.
• Uncle-Master Liang and a group of disciples arrived, and Zhang Zhilong confronted Ning Fa over Zhang Zhihu’s injuries.
• Ning Fa admitted that he had injured Zhang Zhihu, and Zhang Zhilong attacked him with a sword radiance that Ning Fa shattered.
• Zhang Zhilong sent three flying swords at Ning Fa, who blocked them with the Cloud-Breaking Spear.
• Zhang Zhilong multiplied his flying swords into more than a hundred shadows and sent them crashing toward Ning Fa.

Ning Fa gained a slight advantage over Zhang Zhilong, but Zhang awakened his Molten Gold Physique and trapped Ning Fa inside a reinforced Golden Cage. Zhang Zhilong’s allies expected him to reveal an even more formidable method as Ning Fa struggled within the golden prison.

• Ning Fa’s Silver Lightning Ball overwhelmed Zhang Zhilong’s sword shadows and briefly disrupted his flying swords.
• Ning Fa attacked with the Cloud-Breaking Spear, but Zhang Zhilong blocked the silver lightning with a mountain of White Sword Qi.
• Zhang Zhilong awakened his Molten Gold Physique, turning golden and trapping Ning Fa inside a Golden Cage.
• Ning Fa blasted a hole in the cage with his spear, but Zhang Zhilong immediately repaired and reinforced it into a golden mountain.
• Uncle-Master Liang said Zhang Zhilong had not yet used his most formidable method.

Zhang Zhilong unleashed the Seven Stars Profound Light Sword Array and battered Ning Fa with its powerful golden sword qi. Ning Fa endured the assault with his lightning techniques and turned the fight into a precarious stalemate.

• Zhang Zhilong formed the Seven Stars Profound Light Sword Array, breaking Ning Fa out of the Golden Cage.
• Zhang Zhilong fired golden sword qi from the array, piercing Ning Fa’s Thunder Armor and injuring him despite his efforts to dodge.
• Uncle-Master Liang explained that Zhang Zhilong’s Molten Gold Physique let him wield the sect’s Earth Tier High-grade sword technique as a deadly killing move.
• Ning Fa’s defensive artifacts shattered under the sword qi, but his Thunder Armor held out longer.
• Ning Fa used his eighteen Thunder Sources to form colossal Silver Thunder Armor, which slowed the damage and brought the battle to a tense stalemate.

Ning Fa unleashed the first move of the Primordial Thunder Law against Zhang Zhilong, shattering his Golden Star Cloud and badly damaging his flying swords. As Zhang Zhilong reeled from the clash, Little Thunder sensed Ning Fa and raced south from Falling Star Peak.

• Zhang Zhilong spent his vital energy to ignite more golden stars and intensify his attack on Ning Fa.
• Ning Fa formed a vast silver vortex while his lightning armor endured the Golden Star Cloud’s sword qi.
• At Falling Star Peak, Little Thunder sparred with Pan Jiao as Duanmu Ling and Feng Jue discussed its awakened Thunder Shadow Beast bloodline.
• Little Thunder sensed Ning Fa, transformed into Blue Lightning, and sped south, with Duanmu Ling, Feng Jue, and Pan Jiao following.
• Ning Fa fired Thunder Cloud Break, sweeping away the golden sword qi and colliding with Zhang Zhilong’s Golden Star Cloud.
• The blast ruined one of Zhang Zhilong’s seven flying swords and left him pale and unsteady as he faced Ning Fa.

Ning Fa appeared poised to defeat Zhang Zhilong after turning the duel around with Thunder Cloud Break. Zhang Zhilong refused to let the elders stop the match and revealed that he had comprehended Sword Intent, leaving the outcome uncertain.

• Ning Fa’s Thunder Cloud Break depleted much of his mana but gave him the upper hand over Zhang Zhilong, astonishing the spectators.
• Ling Yue, Kou Zhun, Li Tieniu, Liu Qinghui, Ning Huarong, and the others reacted to Ning Fa’s strength, while Zhang Zhihu stared in disbelief.
• Uncle-Master Liang moved to end the duel, but Zhang Zhilong asked the elders to let them continue, and Liang stepped back.
• Ning Fa sensed a sharper aura from Zhang Zhilong and prepared another Thunder Cloud Break as Zhang Zhilong summoned his broken sword.
• Zhang Zhilong’s white rays repaired the sword, and the flying swords of nearby cultivators trembled in response; Uncle-Master Liang recognized the display as Sword Intent.

Ning Fa defeated Zhang Zhilong despite Zhang’s breakthrough into the nascent form of Sword Intent, but a sudden arrival stopped Ning Fa’s final attack. Zheng Xuanyan learned that Ning Fa had an Incomplete Lightning Spiritual Root and questioned how his mana could be so powerful.

• Uncle-Master Liang and Senior Brother Gong discussed Zhang Zhilong’s nascent Sword Intent and whether to stop the match.
• Zhang Zhilong’s Sword Intent clashed with Ning Fa’s Thunder Cloud Break, but Ning Fa’s lightning overcame it and struck toward Zhang.
• Zheng Xuanyan arrived on a Jade Flute and used a green leaf to absorb Ning Fa’s remaining lightning, while Zhang Zhilong collapsed from the defeat.
• Zheng Xuanyan healed Zhang Zhilong and praised Ning Fa, then learned from the cultivator surnamed Yu that Ning Fa had an Incomplete Lightning Spiritual Root.
• Zheng Xuanyan questioned how Ning Fa’s mana could rival that of a newly advanced Foundation Establishment Cultivator and decided to ask him directly.

After Ning Fa defeated Zhang Zhilong, Zheng Xuanyan tested him, mistook his concealed thunder body for an Incomplete Lightning Spiritual Root, and decided not to take him as a disciple. Ning Fa kept his secret as the Huayu Sect’s disciples reacted to his victory and Uncle-Master Liang approached him with sudden warmth.

• Zheng Xuanyan examined Ning Fa’s aptitude and concluded that he had an Incomplete Lightning Spiritual Root, while Ning Fa concealed his Five Elements Thunder Mark.
• Zheng Xuanyan recognized that Ning Fa was cultivating the Primordial Thunder Art and praised his comprehension, but ultimately did not take him as a disciple.
• Ning Fa considered the dangers of revealing his thunder body and decided that keeping it secret mattered more than gaining sect resources.
• The gathered disciples reacted to Ning Fa’s victory over Zhang Zhilong, while Zhang Zhihu fled in fear and Zhuang Chai hurried away.
• Ning Fa reunited with Ning Huarong and Liu Qinghui, then Uncle-Master Liang approached him enthusiastically and praised his strength.

Ning Fa’s victory over Zhang Zhilong made him a highly sought-after proxy for the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm, drawing the attention of several Golden Core-backed factions. As Duanmu Ling and Ji Qingqing arrived and learned of his strength, the competition for his help intensified.

• The Cheng Family woman explained that Golden Core Elders recruited capable Qi Refinement disciples as secret-realm proxies, and she summoned her Third Uncle to approach Ning Fa.
• Ning Fa recognized Little Thunder and let the spirit beast affectionately circle him, while Duanmu Ling recalled it with her Spirit Beast Bracelet.
• After hearing that Ning Fa had defeated Zhang Zhilong, Duanmu Ling and Feng Jue decided he could help retrieve a treasure in the secret realm, with Little Thunder accompanying him.
• Duanmu Ling and Uncle-Master Liang argued over who would speak with Ning Fa first, while the Cheng Family woman lamented that her clan might lose its chance.
• Ji Qingqing arrived with cultivators from the Mystic Moon Sect, learned about Ning Fa’s victory, and caught Duanmu Ling’s attention with her arrival.

Ning Fa was courted by representatives of the Duanmu and Ji Families to enter the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm on their behalf. After Ji Qingqing offered generous rewards and a direct-line Dao Companion, Duanmu Ling matched her terms and added a place in the Duanmu Family’s Spirit Gathering Pool.

• Duanmu Ling claimed Ning Fa had already agreed to enter the secret realm for the Duanmu Family, but Ji Qingqing insisted that he choose for himself.
• Ning Fa went with Duanmu Ling, Ji Qingqing, and Uncle-Master Liang to Cloud Fragrance Residence to hear their offers.
• Uncle-Master Liang offered Ning Fa entry into the inner sect without spending Contribution Points and a personal-disciple apprenticeship with Elder Sun.
• Ji Qingqing offered to waive Ning Fa’s entry costs, provide additional Contribution Points, and arrange a Dao Companion from the Ji Family’s direct line with at least a mid-grade spiritual root.
• Duanmu Ling matched Ji Qingqing’s offer and promised Ning Fa a place in the Duanmu Family’s Spirit Gathering Pool, leaving Ji Qingqing astonished.

Ning Fa chose Duanmu Ling’s offer of access to the Spirit Gathering Pool and agreed to retrieve a Primal Qi Lotus from the dangerous Hidden Spirit Land in the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm. After three months of preparation, he joined the selected disciples as they set out for the secret realm.

• Duanmu Ling offered Ning Fa a Spirit Gathering Pool slot, and he chose her offer over the alternatives from Uncle-Master Liang and Ji Qingqing.
• Duanmu Ling asked Ning Fa to retrieve a Primal Qi Lotus from the Hidden Spirit Land and promised him an additional favor in return.
• Ning Fa agreed to the mission, learned that Pan Jiao and Little Thunder would assist him, and swore a Heart Demon Oath to keep the matter secret.
• Ning Fa stayed on Falling Star Peak for three months before heading to Puling Peak when the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm opened.
• Two Golden Core Elders led Ning Fa and more than a hundred selected disciples south on a gigantic golden gourd.

Ning Fa traveled with the Huayu Sect expedition toward the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm, observing his fellow disciples and learning how Li Tieniu earned a place in the team. After three days of cautious flight through the Cloud Wasteland Great Marsh, the group reached the secret realm’s opening site.

• Ning Fa recognized Golden Core Elders Chou Zheng and Duanmu Hong as the expedition leaders and saw Zhang Zhilong, Cao Xian, Ling Yue, Li Tieniu, and Ning Daozhen among the disciples.
• Ning Fa learned that Zhang Zhilong had insisted on joining the expedition to challenge him again after losing their previous duel.
• Ling Yue explained that Chou Zheng had made Li Tieniu his nominal disciple and secured him a place after witnessing his refusal to surrender in a selection match.
• Chou Zheng and Duanmu Hong slowed the group’s flight as strange and dangerous phenomena appeared deeper in the Cloud Wasteland Great Marsh.
• After three days of careful travel, the Huayu Sect team arrived at the place where the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm would open.

Huayu Sect and Myriad Laws Sect arrived at the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm, where their elders wagered on their disciples’ gains. Mystic Moon Sect, Giant Sword Fortress, and Golden Scale Valley also arrived, and the sect leaders began opening the realm.

• Chou Zheng and Nie wagered Chou Zheng’s Thick Earth Brass and fifty thousand spirit stones against Nie’s Golden Winged Sculpture egg, betting on which sect’s disciples would gain more.
• Duanmu Hong agreed to join forces with the middle-aged beauty of Myriad Laws Sect to search Demon Crow Ridge for Nether Crystal Stones.
• Mystic Moon Sect arrived under the leadership of the Late Golden Core cultivator called Dragon Hag, who greeted the middle-aged beauty as Sister Hua.
• Giant Sword Fortress arrived, and Ning Fa recognized Xie Heng as a formidable swordsman who had comprehended nascent Sword Intent.
• Golden Scale Valley arrived on its enormous Black Winged Bird, and Duanmu Hong and the middle-aged beauty used their tokens to summon a stone gate phantom and open the secret realm.

Ning Fa entered the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm alone near White Crane Peak and began traveling north toward its inner region and the Hidden Spirit Land. Elsewhere, cultivators began killing one another for treasures, while Ning Daozhen entered the realm intent on claiming an item he had missed before.

• The sect disciples entered the Primordial Spirit Secret Realm, and the Golden Core Cultivators gathered outside to trade resources and cultivation insights.
• Ning Fa recovered from the transport near White Crane Peak, reviewed the realm's dangers and regions, and headed north on foot with Little Thunder in his Spirit Beast Bracelet.
• A Myriad Laws Sect disciple named Chu Ren killed a Huayu Sect disciple over a Ghost Orchid Flower, but another Huayu Sect disciple killed Chu Ren and took the flower and both Storage Bags.
• Ning Daozhen killed two Myriad Laws Sect disciples with Blood Threads and vowed to obtain the item he had failed to claim during his previous visit.

Cao Xian gathered sect disciples and revealed that Commander Ding had found clues to the Blood Heaven Sect’s mountain gate in Silver Light Valley, then led them toward the dangerous site. Elsewhere, Yun Miaomiao and Ling Yue pursued their own goals, Zou Yu followed Ling Yue’s scent, and Li Tieniu defeated a stronger Myriad Laws Sect disciple through sheer endurance.

• Cao Xian told the assembled Huayu Sect and Myriad Laws Sect disciples that Commander Ding had discovered clues to the Blood Heaven Sect’s mountain gate in Silver Light Valley, and led them toward it.
• Yun Miaomiao sent Ju Qiu and the Mystic Moon Sect disciples to gather spirit herbs and contact others, then set off alone for the Hidden Spirit Land and Primal Qi Lotus.
• Ling Yue killed Hua Jie after he ambushed her and attempted to violate her, then collected a crimson spirit herb and left the red maple forest.
• Feng Chi and the Golden Scale Valley cultivators killed a Second-tier Demonic Beast, while Zou Yu ate one of its eyes and then left after catching Ling Yue’s scent.
• Li Tieniu endured repeated attacks and wore down a stronger Myriad Laws Sect disciple until his opponent collapsed.

Ning Fa gathered treasures and rescued Senior Brother Pang, who told him about a Thousand-year Spirit Medicine at White Mist Mountain. Ning Fa arrived after a fight had ended, struck at the surviving Myriad Laws Sect cultivator, and watched him escape with a talisman.

• Li Tieniu killed a man, took his Storage Bag, picked a black mushroom, and found a rusted object his divine sense could not detect.
• Ning Fa collected an Earth Spirit Lotus and the Storage Bags of two Myriad Laws Sect disciples he had killed.
• Ning Fa rescued the fleeing Senior Brother Pang from a Myriad Laws Sect disciple and learned that a Thousand-year Spirit Medicine had been found at White Mist Mountain.
• At White Mist Mountain, a Myriad Laws Sect cultivator killed a Mystic Moon Sect woman who tried to charm him, then collected the spirit medicine.
• Ning Fa attacked the surviving cultivator, who recognized him and escaped using a blue talisman.

Ning Fa fought off Fu Yang and the Myriad Laws Sect disciples after taking a Thousand-year Spirit Medicine, then escaped. After learning that a treasure site had been found in Immortal Binding Cave, Zhang Zhilong redirected the Huayu Sect group toward it.

• Ning Fa pursued and killed a Myriad Laws Sect cultivator, taking his Storage Bag, but Fu Yang and three disciples confronted him.
• Ning Fa and Fu Yang exchanged attacks, and Ning Fa broke through Fu Yang’s Illusory Sun Arrow with a fused Silver Lightning Ball before escaping.
• Fu Yang decided not to pursue Ning Fa and led the Myriad Laws Sect disciples toward Immortal Binding Cave, where Senior Brother Fang had discovered a treasure site.
• A gray bird carried the Myriad Laws Sect’s conversation to a Huayu Sect disciple, who repeated it to Zhang Zhilong.
• Zhang Zhilong ordered the Huayu Sect disciples to abandon the outer-region resource points and head for Immortal Binding Cave.

After Little Ice sensed something important on Ice Plains Island, Ning Fa crossed its frozen terrain and entered a storm barrier surrounding a floating island. He reached the island with Little Ice’s help after fighting off a giant winged black snake.

• Ning Fa inspected his spoils, discovered the Misty Mist Flower was only about eight hundred years old, and continued toward the inner region.
• Little Ice sensed something it desired on Ice Plains Island, so Ning Fa changed course and followed it across the lake.
• Ning Fa endured the island’s worsening cold and wind until he found a floating island enclosed by a violent storm barrier.
• Ning Fa tried to cross the storm but nearly retreated when his Thunder Armor cracked, so Little Ice used its wind ability to shield him.
• A giant winged black snake attacked Ning Fa as he approached, but Little Ice strengthened its protection and Ning Fa broke through the barrier onto the floating island.