Chapter Summaries

Ning Fa returned from the Ancient Ruins, told Cheng Ziyi that he had killed Liang Ruicheng, and received her protection from Wan He’s expected retaliation. Back at his residence, he examined his considerable gains, then absorbed Golden Thunder Bamboo and emerged with a powerful yang aura.

• Ning Fa told Cheng Ziyi that Liang Ruicheng had died after colluding with the Xia Family to kill him, and Cheng Ziyi promised to prevent Wan He from using soul-searching techniques on him.
• Cheng Ziyi invited Ning Fa to a sect banquet and auction, and Ning Fa gave her a Silver Core Pill for Cheng Dongyang’s attempt to form a Golden Core.
• Ning Fa returned to his residence and examined the cultivation arts and treasures he had gained in the Ancient Ruins, including the Spiritual Heart Thunder Scripture and Thunderwood Fusion Yang Art.
• Ning Fa considered tracing the lower half of the Spiritual Heart Thunder Scripture but dismissed the idea when the Origin Tracing Heavenly Book demanded 500 Third-Tier Origin Points.
• Ning Fa absorbed the longer Golden Thunder Bamboo, and several hours later golden lightning covered his body as his aura of pure yang grew immensely powerful.

Ning Fa decided how to use the treasures he had gained and gave Zhuo Qing half of the Blood Essence Soul Crystal. At a Qingfeng City hearing, he admitted killing Liang Ruicheng in self-defense, accused the Xia Family of plotting against him, and left after the elders accepted his oath and the Divine Maiden summoned him.

• Ning Fa raised his Supreme Wood Divine Thunder to second-tier mid-grade, saved the remaining Golden Thunder Bamboo and Haolei Flower for later, and chose not to refine the Blood Essence Soul Crystal himself.
• Ning Fa gave Zhuo Qing the larger half of the Blood Essence Soul Crystal, and she returned to the Blood Nether Token to refine it.
• At a hearing before six Golden Core True Persons, Ning Fa admitted killing Liang Ruicheng and said Liang and the Xia Family had plotted to ambush him.
• Cheng Ziyi protected Ning Fa from Wan He's attack, while Xia Yuanjue denied the accusation and Ouyang Zhenhua offered the Xia Family an alibi.
• Ning Fa swore that his account was true, and True Dragon Jade said his Heart Eye Technique confirmed Ning Fa was not lying; the elders dismissed Wan He's demand for soul searching.
• After Zhu Lingyun summoned Ning Fa, he left the hall and wondered how True Dragon Jade and Dao Yin would react if they learned the truth about their disciples.

Ning Fa stayed silent about Zhang Zhilong and Bai Yeming, then attended the Huayu Sect’s elite banquet, where he unexpectedly recognized Jin Hao being auctioned as a demonic beast. The chapter ended as the bidding for Jin Hao was about to begin.

• Ning Fa decided not to tell anyone about Zhang Zhilong and Bai Yeming’s abnormalities.
• Zhu Lingyun learned that Ma had recovered part of a Blood Heaven River projection from the Underground Palace beneath Sunset Ancient City, and she planned to use it to locate other projections.
• Ning Fa attended the Huayu Sect banquet, greeted his fellow disciples, and noticed that Zhang Zhilong, Bai Yeming, and Duanmu Ling were absent.
• Ning Fa warmly greeted Jing Dongji despite knowing he had betrayed him, then joined Li Tieniu, Ling Yue, and Cao Xian at their table.
• Ning Fa asked Ling Yue to speak with him privately about matters related to her possible connection to the Brilliant Moon Palace.
• During the banquet auction, Ning Fa recognized Jin Hao in a cage after the beast was presented for bidding.

Ning Fa acquired Jin Hao at an auction and learned that Moon Reflection Valley contained valuable Moonstones, which he planned to explore after forming his Golden Core. He also sent Chu Ge to infiltrate a mine in the Mo Yang Mountain Range and investigate the Second-grade Mystic Yellow Qi he needed for his breakthrough.

• Ning Fa won Jin Hao at the auction, while Ling Yue unknowingly received a moon-white light from his robe and left in a daze.
• Xia Xinlan invited Ning Fa to meet, but he declined, suspecting the Xia Family wanted to make peace with him.
• Jin Hao gave Ning Fa a second-grade Moonstone and proposed they explore Moon Reflection Valley together after Ning Fa formed his Golden Core.
• Ning Fa agreed to keep Jin Hao at his residence, and Jin Hao refused to become his spirit beast.
• Ning Fa sent Chu Ge to infiltrate the Molten Gold Crystal Vein in the Mo Yang Mountain Range and gather intelligence through Liu He.

The Divine Heart Sect alliance destroyed the Black Spirit Church, and Ning Fa helped Xiao Yu and the Zhao Family escape while learning why the family had defected. Afterward, he discovered that Huayu Sect’s Supreme Elder had been gravely wounded by a spirit treasure, putting the sect’s future in doubt.

• The Divine Heart Sect alliance captured Black Spirit City, destroyed the Black Spirit Church, and sent its affiliated families fleeing south.
• Ning Fa intercepted Xiao Yu and the Zhao Family, then learned they had joined the Black Spirit Church to obtain its Bloodline Tracing Origin Art and gave them resources before they continued toward Heavenly Nether Immortal City.
• Liao Wuyin killed a Golden Core elder and decided to hide in Heavenly Nether Immortal City.
• Cheng Ziyi told Ning Fa that True Lord Donghua had been severely injured by a Moke Sect elder’s spirit treasure, leaving Huayu Sect’s protection and future uncertain.

Ning Fa parted from Zhu Lingyun, while the Jiang Kingdom’s Nascent Soul leaders negotiated how to divide the mining region left behind after the Black Spirit Church’s destruction. True Lord Donghua secured an equal share for Huayu Sect but revealed after the meeting that his injuries were still severe.

• Zhu Lingyun thanked Ning Fa for his help, invited him to visit after forming his Golden Core, and departed without asking him to join the Divine Heart Sect again.
• The Divine Heart Sect, He Yi Gate, Heaven Sword Sect, and the other Six Nations of Yunhuang withdrew, while the Mystic Moon Sect, Giant Sword Gate, and Golden Scale Valley remained in Black Spirit City.
• True Lord Donghua joined True Lord Liyue, True Lord Wanfa, True Lord Jiujian, and True Lord Yunhe, and explained that a Three-Dao-Mark Tianhua Pill had helped him recover some strength.
• True Lord Wanfa proposed shares of the mining region for the Mystic Moon Sect, Giant Sword Gate, and Golden Scale Valley, and True Lord Donghua accepted the arrangement.
• True Lord Wanfa initially divided the mining region unevenly between Myriad Laws Sect and Huayu Sect, but shifted the boundary after True Lord Donghua challenged him.
• After leaving the hall, True Lord Donghua spat blood, swallowed a medicinal pill, and flew away with his aura weakened.

True Lord Donghua’s feigned weakness led Myriad Laws Sect to attack Huayu Sect, forcing the sect to retreat to Giant Deer City. When the city fell, Donghua sacrificed himself to gravely wound True Lord Wanfa, leaving Huayu Sect a chance to survive without its Supreme Elder.

• True Lord Wanfa and True Lord Liyue agreed that Myriad Laws Sect would attack Huayu Sect, with Liyue secretly providing support while holding back other sects.
• True Lord Donghua warned Huayu Sect’s senior Golden Core cultivators that Wanfa would attack and urged them to unite so the sect might endure until one of them reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• After months of rising tensions, Myriad Laws Sect attacked Black Spirit City and the Spirit Mine Vein, while Huayu Sect withdrew and seized the fortified Giant Deer City.
• True Lord Wanfa broke Giant Deer City’s defenses and entered, but True Dragon Jade, Ouyang Zhenhua, and Huayu Sect’s other Golden Core cultivators trapped him in a seven-star formation.
• True Lord Donghua arrived and sacrificed himself to bind True Lord Wanfa in a devastating blast; Wanfa escaped with only part of his body, while Donghua fell.
• Ning Fa killed an enemy cultivator amid the aftermath and mourned Donghua, recognizing that Huayu Sect now faced its darkest hour without a Nascent Soul cultivator.

After the Huayu Sect lost True Lord Donghua, Ning Fa returned to the sect’s mountain gate to cultivate while the sect fought a losing war against the Myriad Laws Sect and its Blood Eagle Sect allies. Seven years later, Cheng Susu reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and heard a violent disturbance from Ning Fa’s sealed cultivation chamber.

• After True Lord Donghua died, the Huayu Sect formed an Elder Council and sent Ning Fa back to the mountain gate to focus on cultivation.
• Ning Fa arranged for Cheng Ziyi to protect the Ning Clan and Cheng Family, then settled with Cheng Susu on Green Feather Peak and cultivated with the sect’s other core-formation prospects.
• Over several years, the Huayu Sect lost its mining region and Giant Deer City, then retreated to Black Marsh Immortal City as the Blood Eagle Sect joined the Myriad Laws Sect.
• Ouyang Tianzong, Ji Qingqing, and Xia Xinlan formed Golden Cores, helping the Huayu Sect stabilize its defenses despite the worsening war.
• After seven years of seclusion, Cheng Susu reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and heard Ning Fa’s chamber restrictions flare as a long cry sounded from within.

Ning Fa reached the Quasi-Core Formation Realm and secretly traveled to the Mo Yang Mountain Range to find Mystic Yellow Qi, where he encountered Ning Daozhen at the Demon Sealing Land. Ning Daozhen proposed that they cooperate and revealed that the sealed demons were ancient beings from the demon realm.

• Ning Fa mastered a secret technique, advanced to the Quasi-Core Formation Realm, and told Cheng Susu he was leaving to seek something important.
• Ning Fa reached the Mo Yang Mountain Range and planned to sneak into Five Sword Peaks to find the Mystic Yellow Qi without alerting the Myriad Laws Sect.
• Ning Fa spotted Ning Daozhen near the mountain range and followed him into a dense forest, where Ning Daozhen discovered him.
• Ning Daozhen said he had come for the Demon Sealing Land, and Ning Fa realized it was the sealed site where the Mystic Yellow Qi lay.
• Ning Fa admitted he had come for the Mystic Yellow Qi, and Ning Daozhen proposed that they cooperate because he needed Ning Fa's Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder.
• Ning Daozhen explained that the Demon Sealing Land had been built to seal ancient demons from the demon realm.

Ning Daozhen revealed the history of the ancient demons sealed in the Demon Sealing Land and persuaded Ning Fa to join forces in exchange for the Mystic Yellow Qi. After they swore Heart Demon Vows, Ning Daozhen used a Treasure Seeking Rat to lure the Myriad Laws Sect elder away from Five Sword Peak.

• Ning Daozhen told Ning Fa that demons and several Spirit Realm races had once entered the Human Realm, and that the Seven Saints Sect had sealed ancient demons in the Cangyuan Cultivation World ten thousand years ago.
• Ning Daozhen explained that the ancient demon might still be alive but weakened, and admitted that he wanted its body for his own purposes.
• Ning Daozhen warned that collecting the Mystic Yellow Qi would destroy the seal, then offered to extract it after they dealt with the demon.
• Ning Fa and Ning Daozhen each made a Heart Demon Vow and agreed to cooperate, though Ning Daozhen refused to explain why the Cangyuan Cultivation World was about to fall into chaos.
• Ning Daozhen fed a blood-red pill to his Treasure Seeking Rat, which lured the Myriad Laws Sect elder away from Five Sword Peak.

Ning Fa and Ning Daozhen entered the sealed Demon Sealing Land to collect Black and White Qi and inspect the ancient demon. After Ning Fa sensed the supposedly dead demon was still alive, it attacked Ning Daozhen while trying to break its final chain.

• Ning Daozhen used a White Prayer Bead to pass through the barrier with Ning Fa, and they descended into the underground hall beneath Five Elements Peak.
• Ning Fa found the second-tier Black and White Qi in the Taiji Yin-Yang Array Diagram, while Ning Daozhen revealed the ancient demon bound beneath it.
• Ning Daozhen tested the seal and concluded the ancient demon had perished, then opened the array and entered the cavern with Ning Fa.
• Ning Daozhen removed the demon’s chains one by one, but Ning Fa sensed danger and warned that the demon was still alive.
• The demon raised a ghost claw at Ning Daozhen and unleashed black demonic flames against the final chain binding its head.

Ning Fa and Ning Daozhen fought the freed ancient demon, whose strength and concealment made it a dangerous opponent. Ning Fa revealed his Mysterious Thunder True Body and used Law-Breaking Thunder Eyes to expose the demon, then prepared a Thunder Punishment Order as the battle continued.

• Ning Fa and Ning Daozhen attacked the ancient demon, but its Demon Statue broke the final chain and the demon regained its powerful form.
• The ancient demon targeted Ning Fa with a surprise attack, but Ning Fa evaded it and activated his Mysterious Thunder True Body.
• Ning Fa used Law-Breaking Thunder Eyes to expose the demon despite its concealment, and they exchanged more than a thousand blows.
• The ancient demon turned on Ning Daozhen, who defended himself while working the formation, as Ning Fa formed six Thunder Punishment Orders.

Ning Fa and Ning Daozhen fought the Ancient Devil, whose Wave-Shaking Demonic Blade nearly overwhelmed them, until Ning Fa wounded him with the Void-Piercing Thunder Spear and Ning Daozhen sealed him. After the battle, Ning Fa demanded the Mystic Yellow Qi from Ning Daozhen.

• Ning Fa trapped the Ancient Devil in a Lightning Magnetic Cage, but the devil shattered it and escaped after spending vital energy.
• The Ancient Devil formed the Wave-Shaking Demonic Blade, split Ning Daozhen's Blood Jade Seal, broke Ning Fa's lightning shield, and charged at Ning Fa.
• Hei Yu briefly obstructed the devil with a copper coin and golden lightning, giving Ning Fa time to unleash the Void-Piercing Thunder Spear.
• Ning Fa's spear shattered the Wave-Shaking Demonic Blade and blasted away the Ancient Devil's right arm and shoulder.
• Ning Daozhen swept the weakened devil into a Blood River, sealed him in a bowl-shaped artifact, and affixed a Barrier Talisman.
• Ning Daozhen explained that Xiao Han's Myriad Yuan Blood Fiend had left him injured, and Ning Fa demanded the Mystic Yellow Qi.

Ning Fa obtained Mystic Yellow Qi and a Refining Crystal from Ning Daozhen, then found a Demon Stone and a page of the Silver Palace Heavenly Book in the cave. Three months later, Zheng Xuanyan revealed his advancement to Late Golden Core, but True Dragon Jade noticed an ominous change in his cultivation manifestation.

• Ning Fa collected the Mystic Yellow Qi needed for Golden Core Formation, and Ning Daozhen gave him a Refining Crystal as compensation before leaving.
• Ning Fa discovered a hidden cavity containing a powerful Demon Stone and a silver page that Zhuo Qing identified as part of the Silver Palace Heavenly Book.
• Ning Fa sensed that the page could replenish the Source-Crossing Heavenly Book's source points and put it away before departing.
• Three months later, True Dragon Jade returned to Green Feather Hall and learned that Zheng Xuanyan had advanced to Late Golden Core.
• True Dragon Jade examined Zheng Xuanyan's manifestation and saw that the crown of his giant azure tree had turned scorched yellow and appeared withered.

Zheng Xuanyan revealed that he had exhausted his natal Azure Wood’s potential to advance to late-stage Golden Core, sacrificing his chance at Nascent Soul for the Huayu Sect. A tremendous heavenly tribulation struck Green Feather Peak, and Ning Fa survived it to form his Golden Core, leaving him eager to confront others for an explanation.

• True Dragon Jade learned that Zheng Xuanyan had used up his natal Azure Wood’s potential to advance early and accepted that his junior brother had sacrificed his Immortal Path for the sect.
• True Dragon Jade and Zheng Xuanyan traced a powerful heavenly tribulation to Ning Fa’s cave dwelling and hurried there to guard him as the Huayu Sect disciples gathered nearby.
• Ning Fa withstood the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation, including its final Five-Colored Thunder Ball, while Cheng Susu and the gathered disciples watched anxiously.
• The Golden Core formed, and True Dragon Jade ordered the other disciples to leave Ning Fa undisturbed as he absorbed the Heavenly Dao’s gift for six hours.
• Ning Fa opened his eyes with five-colored lightning marks and celebrated attaining Golden Core at forty-nine, then resolved to demand an explanation from others.

After forming his Golden Core, Ning Fa discovered that his Five Elements Thunder Body had greatly strengthened his mana, body, spiritual sense, and divine thunder. He learned the formidable conditions for reaching Nascent Soul and vowed to fulfill them, then saw a new symbol appear beneath his Lightning Transformation ability.

• Ning Fa sensed that his eighteen Lesser Thunder Sources each held a small Golden Core and that his primary five-colored Golden Core and overall strength surpassed ordinary cultivators of his rank.
• Ning Fa found that his spiritual sense reached forty li, his physical strength rivaled a Third-Tier Demonic Beast with a True Demon bloodline, and his Divine Thunder of the Five Elements had advanced.
• Ning Fa received the Five Elements Thunder Body inheritance and learned that Nascent Soul Formation required four kinds of Divine Thunder to reach the third grade and one to reach at least the second grade.
• Ning Fa learned that he also needed to forge a Creation Thunder Pool from rare Pure Yuan Five Elements Spiritual Materials and obtain the refined soul of a fourth-grade lightning-attribute demonic beast.
• Ning Fa recognized the difficulty of the requirements but resolved to meet them, then saw a new Mysterious Symbol appear beneath the Lightning Transformation symbol on his Five Elements Thunder Mark.

Ning Fa discovered that reaching the Golden Core Realm had granted him the Lightning Escape and Chaos Divine Thunder abilities, then strengthened his Supreme Wood Divine Thunder with a thousand-year-old Haolei Flower. At his celebration in Green Feather Grand Hall, he received two Ancient Treasures and asked about the Huayu Sect’s perilous situation.

• Ning Fa learned that his new Lightning Escape ability enabled teleportation with limited daily use, while Chaos Divine Thunder was a powerful but heavily restricted trump card.
• Ning Fa received a message from True Dragon Jade inviting him to celebrate his advancement, and decided to remain with the troubled Huayu Sect until it stabilized.
• Ning Fa absorbed the Haolei Flower in his crude cave abode, advancing his Supreme Wood Divine Thunder to the third grade.
• Cheng Susu congratulated Ning Fa, and they went together to Green Feather Grand Hall, where the sect’s disciples and elders welcomed him as a Golden Core Cultivator.
• Zheng Xuanyan gave Ning Fa the Thunder Soul Sword and Star Origin Shield, and Ning Fa asked True Dragon Jade about the sect’s current situation.

Ning Fa and Zheng Xuanyan arrived at Golden Feather City as the Huayu Sect faced worsening losses in its war against the Myriad Laws Sect. Their breakthroughs briefly lifted the elders’ spirits, but the news that the Azure Flame Sect had joined the enemy alliance left the sect in greater danger.

• True Dragon Jade told Ning Fa that the Huayu Sect had lost seven third-rank immortal cities and many cultivators while the Myriad Laws Sect’s allied forces grew stronger.
• True Dragon Jade and Zheng Xuanyan brought Ning Fa to Golden Feather City, where Gao Tong was astonished to see that Ning Fa had reached the Golden Core Realm.
• The elders in Golden Feather Hall celebrated Zheng Xuanyan’s advancement to Late Golden Core and Ning Fa’s breakthrough to Golden Core, while Xia Qin Hu feared Ning Fa might seek revenge for the Xia Family’s past actions.
• Ouyang Zhenhua told the elders that the Azure Flame Sect had joined the Myriad Laws Sect’s side, enraging True Dragon Jade because he had once helped the sect and befriended True Person Qingyang.

Huayu Sect sent reinforcements to four besieged cities, and Ning Fa joined Chou Zheng and Fairy Bai Feng on the way to Red Leaf City. Ning Fa exposed a Nine Splendor Association ambush near the Malevolent Sun Cloud and prepared to fight Poison Cloud True Person.

• Ouyang Zhenhua and the others assigned reinforcements to Black Marsh City, Heaven Gate City, Fengdu City, and Red Leaf City, while Duanmu Hong and Ning Fa remained in Golden Feather Immortal City.
• Ning Fa persuaded Ouyang Zhenhua to let him accompany Chou Zheng and Fairy Bai Feng to Red Leaf City, where Cheng Ziyi and the Cheng Family and Ning Clan forces were stationed.
• Near the Red Cloud Mountains, Ning Fa detected a concealed array and revealed more than a dozen Nine Splendor Association cultivators waiting to ambush them.
• Chou Zheng identified the enemy leaders as Pig Dragon True Person, Poison Cloud True Person, and Deep Ice Fairy, and warned that Red Leaf City's situation might be worse than expected.
• Ning Fa agreed to fight Poison Cloud True Person as both sides split into groups and advanced toward battle.

Ning Fa demonstrated his overwhelming Golden Core strength by killing Poison Cloud True Person and driving off the enemy leaders. He joined Chou Zheng and Fairy Bai Feng, then hurried toward Red Leaf City, where a massive siege was underway and a black-robed elder ordered the attackers to retreat.

• Ning Fa destroyed Poison Cloud True Person's poison techniques, Black Iron Ant swarm, and flying treasure before killing him and three fleeing Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
• Deep Ice Fairy fled after seeing Ning Fa's strength, while Pig Dragon True Person retreated from his battle with Chou Zheng.
• Ning Fa gave the injured Fairy Bai Feng a Purifying Clarity Pill and set off with her and Chou Zheng toward Red Leaf City.
• Ning Fa, Fairy Bai Feng, and Chou Zheng arrived to find Red Leaf City under attack by thousands of cultivators.
• A black-robed old man received a Sound Transmission Talisman and ordered the besieging forces to retreat.