Chapter Summaries

Ning Fa lured the Xia Family into fleeing the sect, then intercepted their escape and killed Xia Yuanjue, Xia Qin Hu, and Jing Hui to settle their old grudge. After discovering that He Shaoan had helped plan Ning Nanqing’s death, Ning Fa turned his attention to him, while Ouyang Zhenhua asked what he would do with the Xia Family members left behind and Xia Xinlan.

• Cao Xian told Ning Fa that the Xia Family was secretly relocating to Jiang Kingdom, and Ning Fa explained that the sect’s leaders tacitly permitted him to act if they defected.
• A month later, Ning Fa, Hei Yu, Zhuo Qing, and Ning Zhongyuan ambushed the Xia Family’s flying boat and destroyed it.
• Ning Fa defeated the fleeing Xia Family members, killed Xia Yuanjue and Xia Qin Hu, and Hei Yu killed Jing Hui.
• Ning Fa searched the unconscious Xia Mingyang’s soul and learned that He Shaoan had helped plan the attack that killed Ning Nanqing.
• Ouyang Zhenhua asked Ning Fa how he would handle the surviving Xia Family clansmen and Xia Xinlan.

Ning Fa ended his feud with the Xia Family, then accepted Xia Xinlan as his Dao Companion after she revealed her Ren Water Spiritual Body and explained her tragic history. Their dual cultivation advanced Ning Fa’s Supreme Water Divine Thunder, and he later visited Cheng Ziyi to explain his decision.

• Ning Fa decided not to pursue further slaughter against the Xia Family as long as they harbored no ulterior intentions.
• Xia Xinlan told Ning Fa about her hatred of Xia Zhenkai, her gratitude for his death, and her wish to protect the Xia Family by becoming his Dao Companion.
• Xia Xinlan revealed her Ren Water Spiritual Body and its ability to aid Ning Fa’s Supreme Water Divine Thunder, and Ning Fa accepted her.
• Ning Fa’s Supreme Water Divine Thunder advanced to Second-grade High-grade through dual cultivation with Xia Xinlan.
• Ning Fa brought Xia Xinlan to the Xia Family, and their relationship eased the family’s fears; Ouyang Tianzong then applied to return to Golden Feather City.
• Ning Fa explained his decision to Cheng Ziyi, who approved as long as he continued to acknowledge Susu as his principal wife.

Ning Fa traveled to the Thunderflame Sea with Ji Minxiong and Zhuo Qing to seize the Arid Flame Thunderwood, while the Myriad Laws Sect tried to capture its fire-spirit guardian. After infiltrating the sect’s formation, Ning Fa saw the guardian awaken and realized the confrontation was beginning.

• Cheng Ziyi gave Ning Fa the Golden Thunder Bamboo sword, which he named the Thunder Firmament Sword, and he agreed to escort Susu back to the sect.
• More than a year later, Ning Fa and Zheng Xuanyan’s surprise attacks devastated factions allied with the Myriad Laws Sect and kept its forces occupied.
• Ning Fa left Zheng Xuanyan to guard the front lines and traveled to the Thunderflame Sea with Ji Minxiong and Zhuo Qing.
• Hei Yu reported that the Myriad Laws Sect had completed a grand formation around the Arid Flame Thunderwood and brought a Late Golden Core cultivator to oversee it.
• Ning Fa and Zhuo Qing secretly approached the formation, where Ning Fa identified the Arid Flame Thunderwood and its fire-spirit guardian.
• The fire spirit realized it was trapped, rose in fury, and sent the surrounding thunder sea boiling.

The Myriad Laws Sect trapped a powerful fire spirit in the Thunderflame Sea while Ning Fa and Zhuo Qing secretly waited for a chance to interfere. A Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance party led by Fairy Mengqiu arrived, and Young Master Huo declared that he wanted to test himself against Ning Fa.

• The fire spirit battered the Essence Sealing Grand Array until it grew two heads, forcing Bi Sheng, True Person Shanyun, and Gao Chengjun to join the fight with their magical treasures.
• Bi Sheng, True Person Shanyun, and Gao Chengjun discussed their plan to capture the fire spirit for the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance and their hope that a Wonderful Clarity Pill would help the Myriad Laws Sect defeat the Huayu Sect.
• Ning Fa and Zhuo Qing watched the battle, and Zhuo Qing proposed secretly damaging the array to make the fight more chaotic; Ning Fa approved.
• Fairy Mengqiu's flying vessel approached the Thunderflame Sea with several Golden Core cultivators, including Young Master Huo, a gray-robed Late Golden Core guard, and a Third-grade Body Cultivator.
• When the Third-grade Body Cultivator compared Young Master Huo with Ning Fa, Young Master Huo said he had come to Southern Jiang Kingdom partly to challenge Ning Fa.

Meng Qiu explained that the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance and Jade Sword Sect planned to support Huayu Sect as regional conflicts weakened its enemies, while promising a powerful reinforcer would soon arrive. Their party then witnessed Ning Fa defeat Mad Lion True Person and the other Myriad Laws Sect fighters, before a fire-phoenix flying boat stopped nearby.

• Meng Qiu described mounting conflicts among the Cangyuan Cultivation World’s sects and explained that Feng Country and Liang Kingdom intended to aid Huayu Sect to weaken Jiang Kingdom.
• Young Master Huo questioned why Meng Qiu had given a Wonderful Clarity Pill to True Lord Wanfa, and she said Huayu Sect would soon gain a powerful reinforcer.
• Meng Qiu’s party arrived near the battle and saw Ning Fa fighting Mad Lion True Person while the other cultivators battled Myriad Laws Sect’s forces and the guardian fire spirit.
• Ning Fa combined his lightning, heavenly fire, and sword abilities to split Mad Lion True Person’s golden lion, then struck him with Spiritual Heart Divine Thunder and forced him to flee.
• Gao Chengjun escaped, while Ji Minxiong killed the wounded True Person Shancun after Hei Yu held him fast.
• Ning Fa looked behind him as a fire-phoenix flying boat came to a silent halt several li away.

Ning Fa refused Gu Mengqiu’s offer to trade for the Arid Flame Thunderwood and faced down her companions when they tried to pressure him. The chapter ended with him restoring his strength and challenging Young Master Huo to test his measure.

• Ning Fa had Zhuo Qing and Hei Yu subdue the Fire Spirit and excavate the Arid Flame Thunderwood while Ji Minxiong stayed by his side.
• Gu Mengqiu and her companions approached, and Ning Fa recognized Ning Chengze among them.
• Gu Mengqiu introduced herself and explained that she had come to trade for the Arid Flame Thunderwood, but Ning Fa refused both her initial offer and her proposed compromise.
• The long-browed elder let his aura surge, and Young Master Huo warned Ning Fa to reconsider, prompting Gu Mengqiu to try to defuse the confrontation.
• Ning Fa drank Thousand Year Spirit Milk, summoned his Silver Spear, and challenged Young Master Huo as Ji Minxiong praised his boldness.

Ning Fa and Gu Mengqiu negotiated an exchange of rare treasures, and Gu Mengqiu said she had a second major transaction to discuss with the Huayu Sect. They agreed to visit the sect to finalize the first deal and learn more about the other.

• Huo Chen prepared to attack Ning Fa, but Gu Mengqiu stopped him and asked to negotiate.
• Gu Mengqiu offered Ning Fa a Jade Slip of rare treasures and said she also wanted the fire spirit.
• Ning Fa selected pill formulas, Ancient Treasures, and spiritual materials, then offered items from his own Jade Slip in return.
• Gu Mengqiu chose valuable items from Ning Fa's list, and he judged the exchange would benefit him.
• Ning Fa invited Gu Mengqiu and her party to the Huayu Sect to complete the trade, and she revealed that they had already planned to visit for a second major transaction.

The Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance agreed to supply the Huayu Sect with resources and mercenaries in exchange for valuable resource sites, believing the sect could survive its crisis. Ning Fa later returned home and found his Dao Companions and Liu Qinghui gathered in a tense rivalry over Xia Xinlan.

• Gu Mengqiu proposed that the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance support the Huayu Sect with supplies and cultivators in exchange for a share of high-quality resource sites.
• Gu Mengqiu said True Lord Yun Jing’s divination had predicted the Huayu Sect could overcome its crisis, persuading the ruling elders to accept the alliance’s terms.
• Gu Mengqiu and Ouyang Zhenhua signed a third-rank spirit contract, and Gu Mengqiu asked the Huayu Sect to keep the support confidential.
• Gu Mengqiu stayed in Heaven Gate City to oversee the mobilization of supplies and personnel while waiting for Ning Fa to process the Arid Flame Thunderwood.
• Ning Fa found Cheng Susu, Meng Ruoqi, Yun Ying, Xia Xinlan, and Liu Qinghui gathered in his residence, where the women appeared to be competing against Xia Xinlan.

Ning Fa balanced tensions among his companions, reassured Cheng Susu that she would remain his legitimate wife, and refused to rush into having a child. He then secluded himself to perform the Void Origin Seed Spirit Technique, which was close to succeeding.

• Ning Fa sent Xia Xinlan away and spent time with Cheng Susu, Meng Ruoqi, Yun Ying, and Liu Qinghui.
• Liu Qinghui left after saying she might discuss alchemy with Ning Fa, while Cheng Susu said she would welcome Liu as another companion.
• Cheng Susu told Ning Fa she wanted a child, but he urged her to wait until she reached the Golden Core realm and promised she would always be his legitimate wife.
• A month later, Ning Fa entered seclusion and sent Zhuo Qing to trade Arid Flame Thunderwood bark, thunder leaves, and a fire spirit with Fairy Gu.
• After studying the technique and preparing its materials, Ning Fa began refining the Void Origin Seed Spirit Technique.
• Nearly a month later, Ning Fa was exhausted but saw that the technique was about to succeed.

Ning Fa completed the Void Origin Seed Spirit Technique, refused Gu Mengqiu’s offer to join the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance, and helped Little Ice survive its tribulation and advance to the third tier. The chapter ended with Gu Mengqiu proposing that Little Ice and her newly advanced spirit bird Little Xia dual-cultivate, while the two birds immediately showed interest in each other.

• Ning Fa divided the embryonic Void Thunder Crystal Yuans among his nineteen Thunder Sources and planned to nourish them for his future Natal Magic Treasure.
• Gu Mengqiu offered Ning Fa resources, a Nascent Soul master, and support for his family if he joined the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance, but Ning Fa refused because he would not leave his master and sect.
• After several months, Little Ice began its third-tier tribulation, and Ning Fa took it away from Heaven Gate City while Zhuo Qing and Hei Yu guarded the area from approaching demonic beasts.
• Little Ice survived the Ninefold Heavenly Tribulation, advanced to the third tier, and revealed its immense speed and innate cold-flame ability; Ning Fa realized he could use that flame to cultivate a water-element True Flame.
• Gu Mengqiu arrived with her own third-tier Wind Luan Bird, Little Xia, and proposed that the two birds dual-cultivate to strengthen their cultivation and Heavenly Luan Bird bloodlines.
• Little Ice flew to Little Xia and began rubbing against her, leaving Ning Fa stunned by its eagerness.

Ning Fa and the Huayu Sect gained strength, seized territory from the Myriad Laws Sect, and fought at Giant Deer City just as True Lord Wanfa returned. True Lord Tianyou intervened against Wanfa, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain after a Nascent Soul fled beyond the horizon.

• Gu Mengqiu arranged for her spirit bird to dual cultivate with Little Ice, supplied Ning Fa with resources, and continued trying to recruit him into the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance, but he refused.
• Over two years, the Alliance’s support helped the Huayu Sect recover and recruit Nie Guping; the sect captured Black Marsh Immortal City and pushed the Myriad Laws Sect back toward Giant Deer City.
• True Lord Tianyou intercepted Blood Eagle True Person, persuaded him to join the Huayu Sect, and revealed that she intended to take command of it; Xiao Yu was with her and hoped to see Ning Fa.
• At Giant Deer City, Ning Fa battled Mad Lion True Person as the Huayu Sect’s forces pressed their attack, until True Lord Wanfa appeared and forced the Huayu Sect to retreat.
• True Lord Tianyou intercepted True Lord Wanfa, and their clash ended with a Nascent Soul escaping beyond the horizon.

True Lord Tianyou rescued the Huayu Sect, brought her sickly daughter Ouyang Qinghe to inherit True Lord Donghua’s position, and forced the elders to accept her as Acting Sect Master. After privately questioning Zheng Xuanyan, Tianyou tested Ning Fa with a powerful strike, leaving him injured but composed.

• True Lord Wanfa was defeated by True Lord Tianyou, and she destroyed Giant Deer City's defensive restriction so the Huayu Sect could take the city.
• True Lord Tianyou reunited with Ouyang Qinghe, then announced that Qinghe would lead the Huayu Sect; after Chou Zheng objected, Qinghe accepted the Acting Sect Master position and Tianyou appointed Ouyang Zhenhua Deputy Sect Master.
• True Lord Tianyou ordered the Huayu Sect to absorb her subordinates and prepare to destroy the Myriad Laws Sect, promising to deal with any Nascent Soul Cultivators sent by the Mystic Moon Sect.
• Tianyou kept Ning Fa and Zheng Xuanyan behind for a private discussion, then sent Ning Fa outside while she spoke with Zheng Xuanyan.
• Ouyang Qinghe told Ning Fa that Xiao Yu was in Tianyou City and explained that her lifelong illness was why Tianyou had remained there for centuries.
• True Lord Tianyou tested Ning Fa with a giant palm; Ning Fa blocked it with his Mysterious Thunder True Body and a punch, then fell into a pit and spat blood.

Ning Fa learned why True Lord Tianyou had come to aid the Huayu Sect and considered whether her presence threatened him because he cultivated the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder. He began preparing to move the Ning and Cheng families to Feng Country if the situation worsened, while choosing to remain with the Huayu Sect for now.

• True Lord Tianyou tested Ning Fa, praised his strength, and let him leave after promising she would not casually harm Huayu Sect disciples.
• True Lord Tianyou met Gu Mengqiu, demanded the promised Dragon Origin Fruit, and learned that the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance had given True Lord Liyue a cultivation method that could eventually let the alliance restrain her.
• Xiao Yu reunited with Ning Fa in Giant Deer City and explained the history between True Lord Tianyou and True Lord Donghua, including how Ouyang Qinghe came to suffer from a strange cold aura.
• Ning Fa considered leaving the Huayu Sect and joining the Golden Rainbow Merchant Alliance if True Lord Tianyou became a threat, while also planning to relocate the Ning and Cheng families to Feng Country.
• Ning Fa told Ning Zhongyuan to prepare the Ning Clan’s relocation and sent him to deliver a letter to his master in Red Leaf City.

Ning Fa cultivated a new cold flame with Little Ice’s spirit flame and the Five Elements Divine Thunders, naming it Phoenix Origin Ice Flame. Meanwhile, Huayu Sect’s growing alliance reclaimed its territory and launched a counteroffensive, while tensions and abuses by Tianyou City cultivators troubled the sect.

• Ning Fa used the Five Elements Divine Thunders to stabilize his lotus and successfully cultivated a powerful black cold flame.
• Ning Fa tested the flame by destroying a High-grade Spirit Artifact shield, then named it Phoenix Origin Ice Flame.
• True Lord Tianyou’s forces arrived in Giant Deer City, bringing over a hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators and eleven Golden Core Cultivators, including Blood Eagle True Person and Mei Sangu.
• Huayu Sect’s strengthened forces recovered their occupied territory, counterattacked Myriad Laws Sect, and accepted many factions that surrendered, while refusing to forgive Azure Flame Sect.
• Tianyou City cultivators committed abuses against Huayu Sect disciples, so Ning Fa and the elders executed some offenders to warn the rest.

After the Mystic Moon Sect reinforced the Myriad Laws Sect, the Huayu Sect’s war settled into a fierce stalemate, and Ning Fa continued gaining strength and fame on the battlefield. He led an assault into Rui'an County, where Tianyou City cultivators slaughtered a family that had surrendered, prompting him to decide to discipline their leader, Little Sword Demon.

• The Mystic Moon Sect sent True Lord Lianwei and hundreds of elite reinforcements, halting the Myriad Laws Sect’s retreat and restoring a stalemate with the Huayu Sect.
• Over the following three years, the Ning Clan and Cheng Family began relocating members toward Feng Country, while Ning Zhongjiu and Ning Huarong stayed to fight and pursue breakthroughs.
• Ning Fa remained with the Huayu Sect, killed four more Golden Core Cultivators from the Myriad Laws Sect, and grew more formidable through battle and abundant resources.
• The Huayu Sect launched a counteroffensive into Jingzhou, assigning Ning Fa to lead an army against Rui'an County with Fairy Bai Feng, Duanmu Ling, and three Tianyou City Golden Core Cultivators under his command.
• Ning Fa’s army captured several marketplaces and gained local families’ surrender, but Tianyou City cultivators massacred the Huang Family after it surrendered at Qiushui Marketplace.
• Ning Fa suspected Little Sword Demon had challenged his authority by allowing the massacre and resolved to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Ning Fa confronted Peng Kun’s group over the slaughter at Qiushui Marketplace, while Peng Kun chose to yield and planned to pursue the Sword Demon’s legacy with his brothers. The Zhuang Family Ancestor then offered to submit at Giant Cloud Mountain, presenting Ning Fa with a contract of conditions.

• Fairy Bai Feng accused Peng Tao of slaughtering Qiushui Marketplace’s cultivators, and Ning Fa demanded an explanation from Peng Kun.
• Peng Kun agreed to punish the ringleaders, then told Peng Tao and Yin Hui that they should avoid clashing with Ning Fa until they obtained Senior Sword Demon’s legacy from the Zhuang Family.
• Fairy Bai Feng saw Ning Fa leave with Duanmu Ling, who invited him to visit her that night.
• Cao Xian told Ning Fa that the Zhuang Family Ancestor wanted to submit and meet him at Giant Cloud Mountain.
• Ning Fa met the Zhuang Family Ancestor through a puppet, and the ancestor presented a signed contract listing the conditions for the Zhuang Family’s submission.

Ning Fa accepted the Zhuang Family’s surrender, then killed True Person Zhongyan before rushing back to Giant Cloud Mountain and finding demonic cultivators slaughtering the family. After killing Peng Tao and True Man Iron Rat, Ning Fa challenged Peng Kun, who unleashed his sword intent as Ning Fa prepared to fight.

• Ning Fa signed a contract with the Zhuang Family Ancestor and received intelligence that led him to Jade Lake Marketplace, where he killed True Person Zhongyan and took his Golden Core.
• Duanmu Ling told Ning Fa that demonic cultivators from Tianyou City were massacring the Zhuang Family, so he hurried back to Giant Cloud Mountain.
• Ning Fa ordered Little Ice and Hei Yu to kill the demonic cultivators, then used his Spiritual Heart Divine Thunder to subdue Peng Tao and help Duanmu Ling capture True Man Iron Rat.
• After Fairy Bai Feng revealed that Peng Tao had slaughtered cultivators to refine the Three Corpses Banner, Ning Fa killed him with Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder despite Peng Kun's pleas.
• Peng Kun killed True Man Iron Rat and claimed he would cleanse Tianyou City, but Ning Fa challenged him to accompany Peng Tao; Peng Kun erupted in sword intent as Ning Fa summoned a vast sea of silver lightning.

Ning Fa defeated and killed Peng Kun after overcoming his demonic blood-sword technique with the Splitting Heaven Thunder Palm. Duanmu Ling and Fairy Bai Feng warned that True Lord Tianyou might retaliate and suggested concealing who killed him.

• Peng Kun attacked Ning Fa with a storm of black Sword Light, but Ning Fa shattered it and overwhelmed him with his Silver Lightning Sea.
• Peng Kun unleashed his life-risking Blood Transformation Reverse Sword, and Ning Fa destroyed the blood-red demonic sword with his Splitting Heaven Thunder Palm.
• Peng Kun tried to escape, but Ning Fa exposed him with a beam of silver light and killed him with a lightning spear.
• Ning Fa collected Peng Kun's Storage Bags and considered the trouble his death could bring from True Lord Tianyou.
• Duanmu Ling and Fairy Bai Feng urged Ning Fa to keep the killing secret and claim the three demonic cultivators had died in battle.

Ning Fa decided to report Peng Kun as gravely wounded and escaped, then discovered that the Zhuang Family Ancestor’s belongings included an Ancient Spirit Skin and the legendary Myriad Swords Diagram. Cao Xian secretly told Qi Ying about Peng Kun’s death, hoping the fallout would persuade Ning Fa to leave the Huayu Sect.

• Ning Fa agreed to tell the truth about the demonic cultivators’ crimes while claiming Peng Kun had fled after being badly wounded, then asked Duanmu Ling and Fairy Bai Feng to explain the events.
• Ning Fa found an Ancient Spirit Skin in the Zhuang Family Ancestor’s Storage Bag, and the Source-Crossing Heavenly Book identified it as a source of Origin Points.
• Cao Xian revealed to Qi Ying that Ning Fa had killed Peng Kun and suggested using True Lord Tianyou’s likely anger to recruit Ning Fa into the Huazhen Sect; Qi Ying agreed to come in person.
• Ning Fa examined a brocade bearing a tiny white sword, lost several wisps of Divine Soul Power to its defenses, and asked Zhuo Qing to identify it.
• Zhuo Qing recognized the brocade as a Myriad Swords Diagram linked to the vanished Lingxu Sword Pavilion in the Nine Dragons Sea, where it concealed a great opportunity.

Ning Fa learned the Zhuang Family Ancestor’s history and gained two valuable cultivation manuals before advancing the Huayu Sect’s campaign and settling in Black Spirit City. After news of his killing Peng Kun spread and Tianyou City cultivators demanded punishment, Cao Xian urged him to flee and hinted at a destination.

• The Zhuang Family Ancestor’s puppet revealed that the Sword Demon had entrusted the Ancient Spirit Skin and Myriad Swords Diagram to the Zhuang Family, then gave Ning Fa the complete Geng Metal Sword Art and a puppet-crafting record before fading away.
• Ning Fa sent Hei Yu to devour the Divine Weapon Puppet in hopes of advancing to Mid Third-Rank.
• Ning Fa reported unrest in Tianyou City, conquered Rui'an County, and helped the Huayu Sect occupy most of Jinzhou before the Mystic Moon Sect and Myriad Laws Sect agreed to a ceasefire.
• After the war, Ning Fa volunteered to guard Black Spirit City, where the Huayu Sect established new teleportation connections and began searching the Cloud Wasteland Great Marsh for special spiritual items.
• A recording of Ning Fa killing Peng Kun circulated through Giant Deer City, prompting Tianyou City cultivators to demand his punishment while True Lord Tianyou remained silent.
• Cao Xian visited Ning Fa in Black Spirit City, warned that True Lord Tianyou might not let the matter go, and suggested that Ning Fa leave for a place she would not dare provoke.