Chapter Summaries

Ning Fa rushed to rescue Cheng Ziyi after learning that she and Su Hao had gone missing, saving Cheng Family disciples along the way. He found Su Hao trying to assault Cheng Ziyi, killed him, and freed her from his restriction.

• Ning Fa learned that Cheng Ziyi and Su Hao had disappeared while the enemy attacked Red Leaf City, then sped off to find them.
• Ning Fa rescued Cheng Dongyang and four Cheng Family disciples from pursuing Myriad Laws Sect and Blood Eagle Sect cultivators, killing their attackers.
• Cheng Dongyang gave Ning Fa a Concentricity Plate that pointed northeast toward Cheng Ziyi.
• Su Hao restrained Cheng Ziyi with a green lamp and prepared to assault her after stealing her Storage Bag.
• Ning Fa arrived, overwhelmed Su Hao's defenses with his Mysterious Thunder True Body and Zi Wei Heavenly Fire, and killed him.
• Ning Fa解除 Cheng Ziyi's restriction and turned away while she watched him, recalling her brother Cheng Zeyuan's words.

After rescuing Cheng Ziyi from Su Hao, Ning Fa learned that the sect faced a dire crisis and vowed to seek True Person Cang Lei on Ancient Immortal Island. As he and Cheng Ziyi headed back to Red Leaf City, the Chai Family Cultivator and Blood Butcher True Person intercepted them, and Ning Fa began fighting them.

• Ning Fa recounted his Golden Core formation to Cheng Ziyi, who explained how Su Hao had ambushed and restrained her after their battle at the medicinal gardens.
• Ning Fa promised to try to rescue True Person Cang Lei when Ancient Immortal Island opened, and Cheng Ziyi urged him to put his own safety first.
• Ning Fa gave Cheng Ziyi a Purifying Clarity Pill, burned Su Hao's Storage Bag, kept his strange azure lamp, and left the cave with her.
• The Chai Family Cultivator and Tu Bin, the Blood Eagle Sect's Blood Butcher True Person, intercepted Ning Fa and Cheng Ziyi on their way to Red Leaf City.
• Ning Fa charged at the two cultivators, countered Tu Bin's sea of blood with a silver Lightning Sea, and forced the Chai Family Cultivator to join the battle with his Black Iron Crutch and Demonic Banner.

Ning Fa defeated the Chai Family Cultivator and a Zombie Demonic Creature, killing the former and forcing Blood Butcher True Person to flee. He helped Red Leaf City plan a counterattack, then returned with Cheng Ziyi to the Cheng Family estate, where Cheng and Ning Clan cultivators welcomed him as a Golden Core ancestor.

• Ning Fa crushed Blood Butcher True Person's blood saber, gravely wounded him, and destroyed the Zombie Demonic Creature with his lightning.
• Ning Fa pursued and killed the Chai Family Cultivator, then found something intriguing in his Storage Bag before Ouyang Huai arrived.
• Ouyang Huai brought Ning Fa and Cheng Ziyi back to Red Leaf City, where the Golden Core cultivators agreed to counterattack after three days of recovery.
• Ning Fa offered a Third-Tier Puppet to replace Cheng Ziyi in the coming battle, and Cheng Ziyi agreed to remain in the city and recover.
• Ning Fa and Cheng Ziyi returned to the Cheng Family estate, where Cheng Family and Ning Clan cultivators congratulated him on attaining the Golden Core.

Ning Fa returned to Red Leaf City as a newly advanced Golden Core cultivator and learned how the Xia Family, He Yuanlang, and Wan He had been squeezing the Cheng Family and Ning Clan. He vowed to make them pay, then asked Cheng Ziyi to help forge a magic treasure from his Golden Thunder Bamboo.

• Ning Fa reunited with the Ning Clan and Cheng Family, whose members celebrated his Golden Core advancement; he noticed Ning Huarong had reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
• Cheng Ziyi praised the Ning Clan’s talented cultivators and explained the sect’s war and the Cheng Family’s losses to the Xia Family, He Yuanlang, and Wan He.
• Ning Fa vowed to make the three parties pay for their actions, while Cheng Ziyi cautioned him not to act too hastily because of their standing in the sect.
• Ning Fa showed Cheng Ziyi a stalk of Golden Thunder Bamboo and asked her, a third-rank artifact refiner, to help forge it into a magic treasure.

Ning Fa explained to Cheng Ziyi that he planned to forge his Natal Magic Treasure, a Void-Piercing Thunder Spear, using the Void Origin Seed Spirit Technique, while asking her to make an auxiliary treasure from his Golden Thunder Bamboo. He then visited the Ning Clan Manor, where he reunited with the family elders, who marveled at his Golden Core breakthrough.

• Ning Fa told Cheng Ziyi that the Golden Thunder Bamboo was not enough for the Thunder Spirit Seed, so he would use it for an auxiliary magic treasure and seek suitable Thousand-Year Thunder Wood elsewhere.
• Ning Fa explained why his many Lesser Thunder Sources and strong Divine Soul Power made the demanding Void Origin Seed Spirit Technique suitable for him, easing Cheng Ziyi's concern.
• Cheng Ziyi accepted the Golden Thunder Bamboo and High-grade Spiritual Materials and promised to forge Ning Fa's auxiliary magic treasure.
• Ning Fa left for the Ning Clan Manor, thinking that he needed to speak with Fairy Bai Feng about bringing Meng Ruoqi back and obtaining support for his Natal Magic Treasure.
• Ning Fa met the Ning Family Members in the manor's main hall and saw that the elders' cultivation had advanced; Ning Zhongyuan exclaimed in disbelief that Ning Fa had reached the Golden Core Realm.

Ning Fa reunited with the Ning Clan after forming his Golden Core, learned how the family and its allies had fared, and began preparing to strengthen the clan. The chapter ended with him welcoming Yun Ying and Yun Jian, who had stayed to support the Ning Clan.

• Ning Fa insisted that Ning Zhongyuan take the Silver Core Pill and prepare to form a Golden Core at Green Feather Peak after the enemies withdrew from Red Leaf City.
• Ning Huarong bluntly invited Ning Fa to dual cultivate with her that night, and he distributed pills and spiritual artifacts to the Ning family elders.
• Ning Fa learned that his relatives and the Meng Family were still alive, while the Changfeng Merchant Guild had collapsed and the Wei Family had defected to the Xudong Merchant Guild; Wei Shiqin had opposed the decision and stayed with Ning Shaohong.
• Ning Fa met Yun Ying and Yun Jian, thanked them for standing with the Ning Clan, and stopped them from bowing to him.

Ning Fa discovered a Thunder Leaf that suggested the Myriad Laws Sect had found a rare Arid Flame Thunderwood, and he planned to investigate its whereabouts. Meanwhile, the sect’s allies feared Ning Fa’s strength until Old Monster Fu summoned Blackwater Old Monster, who agreed to fight Ning Fa in exchange for fifteen Thunderwood Leaves.

• Ning Fa gave Yun Ying pills to raise her cultivation and gave Yun Jian pills and spirit artifacts before leaving them.
• Ning Fa spent several hours with Ning Huarong, then examined a Thunder Leaf and suspected the Myriad Laws Sect had found an Arid Flame Thunderwood in the Cloud Wasteland Great Marsh.
• Ning Fa decided to capture a Myriad Laws Sect Golden Core Cultivator during the coming battle to learn where the Arid Flame Thunderwood was.
• Pig Dragon True Person, Deep Ice Fairy, and Yuan Sha urged Old Monster Fu to withdraw after Ning Fa killed two cultivators and injured another.
• Old Monster Fu revealed that reinforcements were coming, and Blackwater Old Monster arrived at the Myriad Laws Sect camp.
• Old Monster Fu offered Blackwater Old Monster fifteen Thunderwood Leaves to deal with Ning Fa, and Blackwater Old Monster accepted the fight and demanded every leaf.

Blackwater Old Monster sought to trade for the Arid Flame Thunderwood, but the old man surnamed Fu said the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance might exchange it for a Wonderful Clarity Pill. Three nights later, Red Leaf City's defenders launched a counterattack, and Ning Fa challenged Blackwater Old Monster to fight alone as the other Golden Core Cultivators prepared to battle.

• Blackwater Old Monster offered to serve the old man surnamed Fu's sect longer in exchange for the Arid Flame Thunderwood, but learned it was promised to the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance for a Wonderful Clarity Pill.
• Ouyang Huai led Ning Fa, Chou Zheng, Fairy Bai Feng, Ouyang Tianzong, and more than a hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators in a night attack on the Myriad Laws Sect coalition.
• Ouyang Huai's attack on the central tent was blocked by a fire dragon, and the old man surnamed Fu revealed the coalition's Golden Core Cultivators.
• Ning Fa exposed Blackwater Old Monster's concealment, and Ouyang Huai called off the attack after recognizing the rogue cultivator.
• Ning Fa summoned Hei Yu and challenged Blackwater Old Monster to a one-on-one fight; Blackwater Old Monster accepted and pursued him.
• Ouyang Huai ordered the remaining cultivators to attack the old man surnamed Fu and the other coalition leaders.

Ning Fa fought Blackwater Old Monster, overwhelming his lightning, spirit beast, and ancient talisman with the Mysterious Thunder True Body and other abilities. When Blackwater Old Monster fled, Ning Fa used Lightning Escape to catch him and kill him, taking his Golden Core.

• Fu urged the cultivators to join the battle while Blackwater Old Monster dealt with Ning Fa, and the fighters split into battles.
• Ning Fa activated his Mysterious Thunder True Body and shrugged off Blackwater Old Monster’s Kui Water Demonic Lightning before launching a barrage of spear strikes.
• Blackwater Old Monster summoned a Third-Tier Han Li Beast and an ancient Two-Headed Firebird talisman, but Ning Fa badly wounded the beast and destroyed the firebird.
• Ning Fa used his Law-Breaking Thunder Eyes to shatter the Eight Trigrams Mirror’s light and defeated Blackwater Old Monster’s attacks.
• Blackwater Old Monster fled with a blood escape technique, but Ning Fa used Lightning Escape to catch him and punch through his chest, taking his Golden Core.

Ning Fa killed Blackwater Old Monster, took his Primordial Water Spirit Pearl, and turned the tide of the battle before pursuing Jia Chen for information. He learned that the Myriad Laws Sect had found an unexcavated, nearly three-thousand-year-old Arid Flame Thunderwood in the Thunderflame Sea, which he resolved to claim.

• Ning Fa killed Blackwater Old Monster, searched his soul, and took the Primordial Water Spirit Pearl from his corpse.
• Ning Fa returned to the battlefield and revealed Blackwater Old Monster's head, prompting the Myriad Laws Sect cultivators to flee.
• Ning Fa pursued Jia Chen while Ouyang Huai and the others chased Pig Dragon True Person and fought to contain Deep Ice Fairy.
• Ning Fa captured Jia Chen and learned that the Myriad Laws Sect had found an Arid Flame Thunderwood guarded by a powerful fire spirit in the Thunderflame Sea.
• Ning Fa learned the Myriad Laws Sect planned to trade the Thunderwood to the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance and decided he would claim it himself.

Ning Fa and his companions arrived in Fengdu City after its outer defenses had fallen and the inner city was under attack. As the battle began to turn against Huayu Sect, Ning Fa joined the fighting and moved toward Xia Xinlan, while keeping his plans against the Xia Family for another time.

• Ning Fa killed Jia Chen, and Huayu Sect's Golden Core Cultivators regrouped before returning to Red Leaf City.
• Ning Fa, Chou Zheng, and Ouyang Tianzong set out to reinforce Fengdu City, where they learned that the Scorpion Sect had joined the enemy alliance and the outer city had been breached.
• The nine enemy Golden Core Cultivators broke Fengdu City's inner formation and attacked Ouyang Zhenhua and the Xia Family's defenders.
• Ning Fa and his companions arrived as Ouyang Zhenhua prepared to retreat, and Ning Fa moved to assist Xia Xinlan rather than the Xia Family elders he intended to deal with later.

Ning Fa arrived in time to help Xia Xinlan, then swiftly killed the brown-robed cultivator and the Yellow-Browed Old Daoist. Afterward, he inspected the two men’s Storage Bags and found little inside.

• Xia Xinlan struggled against the brown-robed man and the Yellow-Browed Old Daoist until Ning Fa arrived, revealing that he had reached the Golden Core Realm.
• Ning Fa sent Hei Yu to keep Huo Long occupied, then used lightning, the Purple Word Mirror, and the Silver Chain to trap and kill the brown-robed man.
• The Yellow-Browed Old Daoist fled after seeing his companion die, while Xia Xinlan attacked him with her water-based divine ability.
• Ning Fa used his Lightning Fire Bow to pierce the fleeing Yellow-Browed Old Daoist, who died and left his Storage Bag behind.
• Ning Fa examined both Storage Bags and found the independent cultivators’ wealth meager.

Ning Fa turned the battle for Fengdu City around, killed Huo Long, and drove the enemy forces into retreat. His overwhelming strength left the Xia Family fearful of the threat he posed, while Xia Mingyang collapsed in terror.

• Ning Fa defeated two Golden Core Cultivators who had been fighting Xia Xinlan, prompting Cao Yu and the Black Armored Man to flee and the other enemy forces to begin withdrawing.
• Xia Yuanjue and Xia Qin Hu agreed to drive off the attackers before deciding how to deal with Ning Fa, while Mad Lion True Person fought Ouyang Zhenhua to cover his disciples' retreat.
• Ning Fa confronted Huo Long, overwhelmed him, and killed him with a spear strike after Hei Yu restrained him.
• Ning Fa discovered that Mad Lion True Person and the gorgeously dressed woman had fled, while the allied Golden Core Cultivators watched him in stunned awe.
• Xia Yuanjue, Xia Qin Hu, Jing Hui, and Xia Xinlan feared Ning Fa's power, and Xia Mingyang fell to the ground in terror.

Ning Fa helped Huayu Sect win the battle for Fengdu City, and his record earned him a proposed seat on the Elder Council. The victory was overshadowed by news that Black Marsh City had fallen and Heaven Gate City urgently needed reinforcements.

• Ning Fa unsettled the Xia Family elders, while Ouyang Zhenhua resolved to repair his relationship with Ning Fa and mediate their feud.
• Ning Fa and the others returned to Fengdu City with a slain Scorpion Sect Golden Core Cultivator, confirming Huayu Sect's victory and the enemy coalition's heavy losses.
• Chou Zheng revealed that Ning Fa had also killed Blackwater Old Monster during the relief of Red Leaf City, deepening the Xia Family's fear of him.
• Ouyang Zhenhua proposed making Ning Fa the seventh ruling elder in recognition of his achievements.
• Ouyang Zhenhua announced that Black Marsh City had fallen and that the Duan Family and Deng Family had joined Myriad Laws Sect's forces against Huayu Sect.
• Chou Zheng suspected that Mystic Moon Sect had directed the Duan Family to join the war, and the elders recognized the threat behind Myriad Laws Sect's campaign.

Ouyang Zhenhua explained Mystic Moon Sect’s secret role in the war and arranged reinforcements for Heaven Gate City while trying to manage the Xia Family’s feud with Ning Fa. Ning Fa rested and sorted the spoils from his recent battles, leaving him newly supplied with resources for his cultivation and future plans.

• Ouyang Zhenhua said Mystic Moon Sect was secretly backing Myriad Laws Sect and that help from Giant Sword Gate and Golden Scale Valley remained uncertain.
• Ning Fa assured Ouyang Zhenhua that he could fight, and Ouyang Zhenhua assigned him and several others to reinforce Heaven Gate City while Chou Zheng stayed to guard Fengdu City.
• Ouyang Zhenhua privately persuaded Xia Yuanjue to join the rescue and suggested that the Xia Family might need to sacrifice Xia Mingyang to resolve its feud with Ning Fa.
• Ning Fa examined the spoils from the seven Golden Core Cultivators he had killed, noting the abundant resources he needed for his cultivation, spirit pets, and Natal Magic Treasure.
• Ning Fa decided to seek a Storage Ring because his growing collection of loot had outgrown his Storage Bags.

Ning Fa killed the unyielding Han Li Beast, fed its inner core to Little Ice, and gave its flesh to Blue Lightning, which both retreated to sleep as they approached advancement. Zhuo Qing awakened at Golden Core strength and joined Ning Fa's party as they departed for Heaven Gate City, while Xia Yuanjue secretly ordered Xia Xinlan to control Xia Mingyang.

• Ning Fa killed the Han Li Beast after it refused to submit, extracted its inner core, and let Little Ice swallow it before the beast returned to its Spirit Beast Bag to sleep ahead of its advancement.
• Ning Fa harvested the Han Li Beast's essence blood and valuable parts, fed its flesh to Blue Lightning, and watched it return to its Spirit Beast Bag to sleep as it neared advancement.
• Zhuo Qing emerged from the Blood Nether Token with her soul recovered to the Golden Core Realm, chose three treasures for defense, and agreed to remain outside as Ning Fa's newly taken concubine.
• Ouyang Zhenhua summoned Ning Fa to depart for urgent military business at Heaven Gate City, and Ning Fa introduced Zhuo Qing as another Golden Core combatant joining them.
• Xia Yuanjue secretly sent Xia Xinlan a message ordering her to bring Xia Mingyang under control as Ouyang Zhenhua explained the situation at Heaven Gate City aboard the flying boat.

Ning Fa arrived in Heaven Gate City as Huayu Sect prepared to defend against a much larger allied army. During the brutal siege, he unleashed his full power and slew Guo Yi and Ji Kun, forcing the enemy army to retreat and bringing Heaven Gate City’s defenders to victory.

• Ouyang Zhenhua welcomed Ning Fa and the other Golden Core Cultivators to Heaven Gate City, where the elders learned of Ning Fa’s earlier victories.
• Three days later, the allied army began attacking Heaven Gate City, and Ning Fa killed two enemy Early Golden Core Cultivators on the first day.
• On the seventh day, Ning Fa fought Guo Yi and Ji Kun together, trapping Ji Kun in a Lightning Magnetic Cage while overpowering Guo Yi.
• Ning Fa killed Guo Yi with the Void-Piercing Thunder Spear, then joined Zhuo Qing in killing the fleeing Ji Kun.
• Gu Yang ordered the allied army to retreat, and Heaven Gate City’s defenders erupted in cheers.

Ning Fa helped the Huayu Sect defeat the Myriad Laws Sect’s offensive, became a ruling elder, and then rejected the Xia Family’s attempt to settle their feud with compensation. He left Ouyang Zhenhua and True Dragon Jade facing his demand to say whether he or the Xia Family mattered more to the sect.

• Ning Fa absorbed Ji Kun’s Golden Core into his Zi Wei Heavenly Fire after the Myriad Laws Sect retreated from Heaven Gate City.
• Ning Fa severely wounded Hualian True Person, killed Chen Han and several other Golden Core enemies, and helped drive the Myriad Laws Sect allied army into retreat.
• The Huayu Sect survived the assault, and Ning Fa’s thirteen Golden Core kills made his reputation spread across Jiang Kingdom and beyond.
• The Huayu Sect celebrated Ning Fa’s Golden Core advancement and named him its seventh ruling elder.
• Ouyang Zhenhua and True Dragon Jade offered Ning Fa the Xia Family’s compensation, including resources and Xia Mingyang, but Ning Fa refused.
• Ning Fa challenged Ouyang Zhenhua to say whether he considered the Xia Family or Ning Fa the bigger picture.

Ning Fa rejected Xia Xinlan’s offer to become his Dao Companion and reached an agreement with Fairy Bai Feng to bring Meng Ruoqi back to live with him. Ling Yue then learned from Ye Ji that Moon Reflection Valley could awaken her Obscure Moon Spiritual Body and reveal the truth about her distant mother.

• True Dragon Jade and Ouyang Zhenhua decided to delay confronting Ning Fa over the Xia Family, recognizing that Ning Fa mattered more to the sect.
• Xia Xinlan offered to become one of Ning Fa’s Dao Companions in exchange for sparing the Xia Family, but Ning Fa rejected her and called himself an ascetic cultivator.
• Ning Fa met Fairy Bai Feng, who agreed that Meng Ruoqi could return to live with him while continuing to pay her respects as his disciple.
• Ye Ji appeared from Ling Yue’s Soul Nurturing Wood and questioned Ling Yue about her feelings for Ning Fa and how he had obtained the Moon God Art.
• Ye Ji told Ling Yue to prepare for Moon Reflection Valley, where she could awaken her Obscure Moon Spiritual Body, gain an inheritance, and possibly break the barrier keeping her mother away.

Ning Fa arranged for Ning Zhongyuan to form a Golden Core, welcomed Wei Shiqin, and helped her settle the Wei Family’s fears. After Ning Zhongyuan succeeded, his celebration raised the Ning Clan’s standing, and the sect leaders sought to recruit the clan while Ning Fa agreed that Ning Zhongyuan would join the war against the Myriad Laws Sect.

• Ning Fa gave Ning Zhongyuan pills and arranged for him to cultivate in seclusion at Green Feather Peak while Ning Fa managed his new resources and cultivated with Yun Ying.
• Wei Shiqin visited Ning Fa, who reassured her that he would spare the Wei Family if they stopped using his name and asked her to help manage his resources.
• Ning Fa received word that Ning Zhongyuan had formed a Golden Core and welcomed him at Heaven Gate City with the Ning Family Members.
• The Huayu Sect held a grand celebration for Ning Zhongyuan, raising the Ning Clan’s standing and making it a power others sought to court.
• True Dragon Jade and Ouyang Zhenhua invited the Ning Clan to become the sect’s fifth great cultivation family, and Ning Fa said Ning Zhongyuan would join the coming war against the Myriad Laws Sect.