Chapter Summaries

True Person Xuan Guang explained the cultivation lineages available to Jiang Yang and recounted how Wood Virtue’s ancient Dao traditions had declined. The chapter left Jiang Yang stunned by the revelation that the collapse of Longevity Qi had halved lifespans across the world.

• True Person Xuan Guang described the complete Weak Water lineage and the incomplete grace-and-bearing and Yi Wood traditions, while Jiang Yang considered his choices.
• True Person Xuan Guang explained that Wood Virtue had five Daos, including the nearly vanished Broadwood and Weakwood lineages known in antiquity as the Crimson Peach Twin Blossoms.
• True Person Xuan Guang said Golden Core figures could suppress a Dao lineage so it could no longer be recorded in writing.
• True Person Xuan Guang explained that Broadwood once controlled fortune, official fortune, and longevity, and that Longevity Qi’s collapse had cut lifespans in half.
• Jiang Yang was stunned to learn that ancient Purple Mansion cultivators could live a thousand years and ordinary people could reach a hundred and twenty.

Jiang Yang asked Xuan Guang about heavenly lifespan and the Dao of Yin-Yang, then chose to cultivate Yi Wood under his master's guidance. Xuan Guang told him to prepare for the change in cultivation method and left to attend to urgent matters.

• Jiang Yang reflected on the Dao Fruit's hints and asked Xuan Guang whether people's lifespans could be restored to ancient times, but Xuan Guang said he did not know.
• Jiang Yang asked about the Dao of Yin-Yang, and Xuan Guang explained that Taiyin and Taiyang were supreme Fruit Positions before learning Jiang Yang meant Shuo Yang and Hui Yin.
• Xuan Guang explained that the Shuo and Hui Mystic Eyes required two rare Purple Mansion Spirit Treasures, though he advised Jiang Yang not to dwell on the spell.
• Jiang Yang chose to cultivate Yi Wood, reasoning that following Xuan Guang's Dao Lineage would give him guidance and that the path might develop in the future.
• Xuan Guang told Jiang Yang to prepare to change his cultivation method and promised to have Xingjian provide the method, Pills, and provisions in a few days.
• Xuan Guang sensed something in the distance, ended the discussion, and vanished to attend to his affairs.

Bi Xingjian brought Jiang Yang a Moon-White Spirit-Clear Elm sapling and planted it in his Courtyard, then revealed that he had also gathered Cultivation Method Inheritances for Jiang Yang to choose from. The chapter ended as Bi Xingjian laid out seven or eight jade slips for him.

• Jiang Yang read Shang Qingzheng's reply and prepared to write back before Bi Xingjian arrived.
• Bi Xingjian gave Jiang Yang a Moon-White Spirit-Clear Elm sapling and explained its benefits and future fruit.
• Bi Xingjian planted the sapling in Jiang Yang's Courtyard and used Jade Marrow Growth to nurture it.
• Bi Xingjian told Jiang Yang that he had visited the Ancestral Court to find Cultivation Method Inheritances for him to choose from.
• Bi Xingjian took seven or eight jade slips from his Storage Bag and arranged them for Jiang Yang.

Jiang Yang examined Rain Xiang Mountain’s Yi Wood and Weak Water cultivation methods and learned that fifth grade was generally the pinnacle of known arts. After comparing the four Yi Wood methods, he sought Bi Xingjian’s advice but still had to decide for himself.

• Bi Xingjian explained that Jiang Yang could inspect the sealed Jade Slips but could cultivate only one method, with no chance to change his choice.
• Jiang Yang read about the healing-focused Deer-Green Long-Cliff Scripture and the formidable Featherfall-Outdoes-Mustard Art, then chose to examine the remaining slips before deciding.
• Bi Xingjian told Jiang Yang that fifth-grade methods were generally the highest known, while higher grades existed only in legends or were unheard of.
• Jiang Yang read all seven methods, including four Yi Wood arts and three Weak Water arts, and found that the Yi Wood lineage was poorly suited to combat.
• Jiang Yang asked Bi Xingjian which Yi Wood method to choose, and Bi Xingjian said jade marrow Birth was the easiest while thousand forest language was the hardest and could produce a fate divine power.

Jiang Yang learned about Fate Divine Powers and worried that one might expose his secrets. Bai Tang reassured him about their limits, then teased him by withholding a way to conceal some things until he praised her more.

• Bi Xingjian explained that divine powers could be Spell, Body, or Fate Divine Powers, and described Fate powers that could read hearts, divine outcomes, and influence emotions.
• Jiang Yang worried about encountering a Purple Mansion cultivator with a Fate Divine Power, while Bi Xingjian said such powers were rare and divine powers could only be countered by other divine powers.
• Bai Tang told Jiang Yang that Fate Divine Powers did not operate constantly, that only some could peer into hearts, and that she could not be discovered unless she wished it.
• Bai Tang said Jiang Yang could conceal a thing or two, but asked him to say nice things before she explained how.
• Jiang Yang pleaded with Bai Tang, who asked him to continue praising her.

Jiang Yang chose the fifth-grade “Forest Language Flourishing Blossoms Scripture” as his new cultivation method and unlocked its sealed contents. Bi Xingjian explained the inheritance’s restrictions and arranged spiritual qi for Jiang Yang’s future breakthrough.

• Bai Tang reassured Jiang Yang that she would conceal his thoughts if a True Person probed him.
• Jiang Yang chose the fifth-grade “Forest Language Flourishing Blossoms Scripture” for its expanded True Essence and Magic Power, healing, concealment, and other abilities.
• Jiang Yang told Bi Xingjian he had decided, and Bi Xingjian gave him a one-use Secret Key to unlock the Jade Slip.
• Jiang Yang read the scripture through the Foundation Establishment Peak and learned that its Purple Mansion section remained sealed.
• Bi Xingjian told Jiang Yang to memorize the inheritance, return the original Jade Slip, and swear a spiritual oath not to pass it on.
• Bi Xingjian arranged for spiritual qi to be prepared before Jiang Yang reached the Qi Refining Peak.

Jiang Yang changed from the Dew Essence Consumption Method to the Forest Language Flourishing Blossoms Scripture, using pills supplied by his sect to replenish his magic power. After twelve days of seclusion, he completed the conversion and emerged feeling stronger.

• Bi Xingjian gave Jiang Yang the new cultivation method, arranged for the peak to provide Lush Moonlit Wutong Essence, and delivered cultivation pills and a Chunxuan Breakthrough Pill.
• After Bi Xingjian left, Jiang Yang studied the Forest Language Flourishing Blossoms Scripture and decided to set aside sword practice while changing methods.
• Jiang Yang dispersed his cultivation base and began cultivating the new scripture, quickly reaching the first realm of Qi Refining again.
• The new method transformed Jiang Yang's magic power into Yi Wood magic power, but the conversion left him with less than half his former reserves.
• Jiang Yang swallowed an entire bottle of pills to replenish his magic power, then learned from Bai Tang that twelve days had passed.

After changing to the Yi Wood cultivation method, Jiang Yang found that his magic power had grown in quantity and quality, and Xuan Guang praised his progress. Xuan Guang then told him that a Blessed Land had appeared in Zheng Kingdom and revealed its entrance was on Mokong Mountain, once called Clear Isle Mountain.

• Jiang Yang completed his cultivation-method change in twelve days and discovered that his magic power had increased by more than fifty percent and more than doubled in quality.
• Jiang Yang tested his new strength with his sword, then answered Xuan Guang’s summons to the mountain.
• Jiang Yang described his understanding of Yi Wood, and Xuan Guang explained how the modern tradition differed from its ancient form.
• Xuan Guang told Jiang Yang that a Blessed Land had appeared after spirit vigor surged ten days earlier.
• Xuan Guang said the Blessed Land’s entrance was on Mokong Mountain in Kaiyang Prefecture, which had been called Clear Isle Mountain in ancient times.

Xuan Guang told Jiang Yang that he would enter the newly emerged Clear Isle Mountain Blessed Land as a Destiny Bearer and gave him a protective Spring-Blossom Peach Talisman. Jiang Yang prepared to leave in three days with True Person Xuan Xi, while Xuan Guang hoped the talisman would conceal his unusual Destiny.

• Xuan Guang explained that the Clear Isle Mountain Blessed Land had emerged in Zheng Kingdom and that Jiang Yang was to explore it because Qi Refining disciples could enter.
• Xuan Guang warned Jiang Yang that disciples from rival houses would compete inside the Blessed Land and urged him to act carefully.
• Xuan Guang cut off his hand and transformed it into a Spring-Blossom Peach Talisman, which he gave to Jiang Yang to protect him and disguise his Destiny.
• Xuan Guang told Jiang Yang to prepare to travel to the Blessed Land in Kaiyang Prefecture with True Person Xuan Xi in three days.
• After Jiang Yang left, Xuan Guang reflected that the talisman would make Jiang Yang appear like an ordinary Destiny Bearer and help keep his unusual Destiny unnoticed.

Jiang Yang prepared for his journey to Qingyu Mountain Blessed Land, then joined True Person Xuan Xi as she gathered disciples from across the sect. The chapter ended with the disciples being summoned to Dawn Rain Peak before their departure.

• Jiang Yang asked Bai Tang about Qingyu Mountain Blessed Land, but she had no memories of it and advised him to adapt as events came.
• Jiang Yang spent three days in his Courtyard practicing his new cultivation method and stabilizing his aura.
• True Person Xuan Guang summoned Jiang Yang and introduced him to True Person Xuan Xi, who praised his bearing and appearance.
• True Person Xuan Guang asked Xuan Xi to bring everyone back safely and keep an eye on Jiang Yang.
• True Person Xuan Xi took Jiang Yang to Dawn Rain Peak and told him they would wait for other disciples to arrive.
• Li Zhouying reported to Xuan Xi that the decree had been issued and disciples from every peak were on their way.

Jiang Yang joined True Person Xuan Xi and the disciples traveling to the Blessed Land, where he unexpectedly reunited with Shang Qingzheng. The group entered the Great Void, and Xuan Xi urged them to get acquainted and support one another amid the dangers ahead.

• Li Zhouying recognized Jiang Yang, and he also spotted Jiang Junrui among the disciples gathering at Dawn Rain Peak.
• Shang Qingzheng arrived and asked Li Zhouying to care for Little Sixteen while she was away.
• Shang Qingzheng discovered Jiang Yang among the travelers, and they exchanged delighted looks as the group departed on Xuan Xi's cloud.
• Xuan Xi led the group beyond Rain Xiang Mountain's Grand Formation and into the Great Void, where Jiang Yang observed spirit vigor taking visible form.
• Xuan Xi warned the disciples that the Blessed Land held dangers and told them to become acquainted and help one another.

The disciples introduced themselves before entering the upcoming trial, and Jiang Yang reunited with Shang Qingzheng after their time apart. He promised to protect her, leaving the two ready to face the trial together.

• Jiang Junrui, Zhang Yunbai, Qingyan, Jiang Yang, Zhao Evening Glow, and Shang Qingzheng introduced themselves and their cultivation paths.
• Jiang Junrui congratulated Jiang Yang, and the two agreed to watch over and help each other.
• Jiang Yang reunited with Shang Qingzheng, who said she no longer regretted joining the competition after seeing him.
• Shang Qingzheng explained that Little Sixteen had stayed behind with Zhou Ying, and Jiang Yang promised to keep her safe during the trial.

Jiang Yang and the Rain Xiang Mountain disciples gathered with other cultivators at Mokong Mountain as the Blessed Land’s entrance began to appear. Tai Pei'er joined their group and sought Jiang Yang’s protection, while the Mysterious Capital Gate emerged beneath the summit.

• True Person Xuan Xi and Jiang Yang arrived at Mokong Mountain, where cultivators from various factions waited for the Blessed Land to open.
• Tai Fu Wei asked Xuan Xi to let Tai Pei'er accompany the Rain Xiang Mountain disciples, and Xuan Xi agreed.
• Tai Pei'er greeted Jiang Yang and asked him to look after her inside the Blessed Land; Jiang Yang promised the allies would protect one another.
• Shang Qingzheng questioned Jiang Yang about Tai Pei'er’s familiarity with him, and Jiang Yang guessed she was simply outgoing.
• The spirit vigor settled, and the Mysterious Capital Gate appeared beneath Mokong Mountain’s summit.

True Person Xuan Xi, Tai Fu Wei, and the other Purple Mansion cultivators examined the ancient Blessed Land as its entrance opened. Tai Pei'er recognized its true origin as the Mysterious Capital Immortal Mansion before the cultivators sent their disciples inside.

• True Person Qing Si greeted True Person Xuan Xi and Tai Fu Wei, then left to seek spiritual resources and medicinal ingredients through her connections.
• The portal revealed jade steps, Heavenly Soldiers, Wu Guards, and other signs of an ancient Dao Lineage, prompting Tai Fu Wei and Xuan Xi to warn their disciples to stay alert.
• Tai Pei'er recalled that the Blessed Land belonged to the Mysterious Capital Immortal Mansion and remembered missing a great opportunity there in her previous life.
• A curtain of five-colored clouds appeared, the doors opened fully, and the Purple Mansion cultivators sent their disciples through the portal.

Jiang Yang entered the Blessed Land alone after its strange force scattered the cultivators, then used a Spirit Crane to search for Shang Qingzheng but found she was beyond its range. He explored a ruined monastery and discovered the remains of a powerful Spirit Root, while Bai Tang urged him to search the broken cauldron for Lotus Seeds.

• Jiang Yang crossed into the Blessed Land and, with Bai Tang's help, avoided crashing to the ground after arriving alone.
• Bai Tang explained that a strange force had scattered everyone who entered, and Jiang Yang wondered where Shang Qingzheng had landed.
• Jiang Yang used the Embryonic Immortal Spirit-Guide Talisman to trace Shang Qingzheng, but the Spirit Crane could not reach her.
• Jiang Yang flew toward a distant building and found the ruined Mysterious Truth Monastery, whose protective array had stopped working.
• Jiang Yang recognized the withered lotus in a broken cauldron as the remains of a powerful Spirit Root, and Bai Tang told him to look for Lotus Seeds in the mud.

Tai Pei'er entered the Blessed Land and planned to reach the inner gates, where she expected to meet Jiang Yang and pursue the guarded inheritance at Jun Guang Hall. Meanwhile, Jiang Yang found two living Lotus Seeds and searched a ruined west wing, where he discovered a Jade Slip containing the Clear Crag Perched Cloud Method.

• Tai Pei'er landed near the outer three gates with most of her protective talismans intact and recalled how delays had cost her opportunities in her previous life.
• Tai Pei'er decided to head toward the inner gates and rely on meeting Jiang Yang there rather than searching blindly or trying to claim Jun Guang Hall alone.
• Jiang Yang cleared rotted plants from a damaged cauldron and found two Lotus Seeds with traces of life.
• Jiang Yang stored the Lotus Seeds to show Senior Brother Bi and entered the west wing to search for useful items.
• Jiang Yang collected a bronze incense burner, a Jade Slip, and two volumes of notes, then read the Jade Slip's title: Clear Crag Perched Cloud Method.

Jiang Yang explored the Mysterious Truth Monastery, collected several ancient records, and crossed into a deeper region of the Blessed Land. He arrived at a palace where two groups of cultivators were fighting over its treasures, and both sides tried to draw him in.

• Jiang Yang found the Clear Crag Perched Cloud Method, a Dao lineage register naming the Mysterious Capital Immortal Mansion, and an illustrated record of exotic species in the monastery.
• Jiang Yang left the monastery and crossed a vast gate into a region with richer spirit vigor, collecting a few unusual flowers along the way.
• Jiang Yang sensed violent spirit vigor fluctuations and followed them to the Seeing Simplicity Pavilion and a nearby palace.
• Jiang Yang found five cultivators preparing to fight over the palace and was warned to leave by a cultivator from Jade Fern Mountain of Emerald Peak Ridge.
• Two cultivators on the opposing side urged Jiang Yang to help drive off their rivals in exchange for a share of the palace's treasures.

Jiang Yang confronted five cultivators vying to enter the Palace of Guarding the Void and drove them away with a single sword strike. Left alone before the palace, he began gathering strength to break its formation.

• The cultivators tried to recruit or frighten Jiang Yang, but their standoff erupted into a melee when the opposing pair launched a sneak attack.
• Jiang Yang drew his sword and declared the palace belonged to the virtuous, provoking all five cultivators to turn against him.
• Jiang Yang pierced the green-robed leader through the heart with one strike, and the wounded man fled with his companions.
• The two white-robed cultivators bowed to Jiang Yang and retreated, leaving him alone before the palace.
• Jiang Yang examined the palace’s light barrier, drew his rusted sword, and began gathering strength to break the formation.

Jiang Yang broke through the palace formation and explored its halls, finding an ancient star chart, astronomical instruments, and an ornate screen. He discovered three pills in the alchemy chamber and left their nature unknown.

• Jiang Yang repeatedly struck the formation barrier until it shattered, then entered the palace.
• Jiang Yang and Bai Tang examined an ancient star chart, and Bai Tang stayed behind to salvage the texts on a shelf.
• Jiang Yang found an Armillary Sphere and a Black Tortoise water clock, then took an antique screen for his Cave Abode.
• Jiang Yang entered the western alchemy chamber and cleared ash from the Pill Furnace, revealing three pills.

Jiang Yang searched the Palace of Guarding the Void’s pill hall and rear quarters, finding several old Pills and binding a Foundation Establishment artifact furnace. He also took an extraordinary painting he could not bind and a rare musical score to show Shang Qingzheng.

• Jiang Yang collected three Pills from the furnace ash, a jade medicine pestle, and four bottles of Pills from the cabinets.
• Jiang Yang bound the Stillness and Unity Furnace after pouring in much of his magic power, then shrank it and stored it.
• Jiang Yang entered the rear hall and discovered the Ten Thousand Ravines, Pine Winds Painting, but could not bind it.
• Jiang Yang found the Phoenix-Approaching Score on the desk and stored it to show Shang Qingzheng.