Recaps

Zhang Xuanlin, the Lingxu Sect’s Sect Master, entered North Spring Mountain in a puppet body and was immediately suppressed by the mountain’s power. After Gu Yuanqing released him, Zhang Xuanlin recognized that the mountain lay between the Floating World and the Demon Realm and marveled at its methods.

• Zhang Xuanlin and Kuang Tongyi approached North Spring Mountain, where Li Shi'an and Ji Dai greeted them.
• Zhang Xuanlin used his Heavenly Human Realm insight to discover that North Spring Mountain occupied a separate space, then broke through the hidden entrance.
• Gu Yuanqing observed Zhang Xuanlin’s spatial technique and gained further insight, but the mountain’s pressure forced Zhang Xuanlin’s consciousness back into his puppet core.
• Gu Yuanqing examined the puppet, carried it to his courtyard, and eased the suppression so Zhang Xuanlin could reactivate its body.
• Zhang Xuanlin confirmed that he was the Lingxu Sect’s Sect Master and praised Gu Yuanqing for hiding the mountain between worlds and transforming demonic qi into spiritual qi.

Gu Yuanqing kept Zhang Xuanlin and Ji Qingyun confined on North Spring Mountain after Zhang Xuanlin warned that Gu’s plan to transform the Floating World could endanger its inhabitants. As Gu considered reorganizing the mountain and learning from Zhang, he sensed two pursued strangers arrive at its foot.

• Zhang Xuanlin warned Gu Yuanqing that severing the original array to transform the Floating World could put countless lives at risk, but Gu declined to explain his plan.
• Gu Yuanqing admitted that Ji Qingyun was in his hands and summoned him to meet Zhang Xuanlin.
• Zhang Xuanlin told Ji Qingyun that Gu’s mountain array had restrained his split soul and that his divine sense could not escape or send information to his true self.
• Ji Qingyun described the Heaven and Earth Pool, where people became fish in a vast inner ocean, and Zhang Xuanlin failed to investigate the mountain without worsening his restraint.
• Gu Yuanqing considered where to house Zhang Xuanlin and how to reorganize North Spring Mountain, then sensed a young man and woman arrive while fleeing pursuers.

Gu Yuanqing rescued Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu, two Yan Mountain Sect disciples fleeing through the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, and learned their sect had been driven from its home by conflict and hostility. After discovering they were the only survivors of their group, he left them in the courtyard and allowed Zhang Xuanlin and Ji Qingyun to stay on North Spring Mountain under strict conditions.

• Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu fled wolves and a Giant Eagle, and Gu Yuanqing brought them into North Spring Mountain for safety.
• Gu Yuanqing learned that the Yan Mountain Sect had been displaced repeatedly and that the pair had fled a Core Formation Realm great demon while trying to reach Lanting City.
• Gu Yuanqing told Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu that the other disciples who came with them had been killed by Demon Beasts, and Lu Jianqiu vowed revenge.
• Zhang Xuanlin warned Gu Yuanqing not to trust Demonized Persons, but Gu Yuanqing explained that the Demon Realm's humans were not the same as those beings.
• Gu Yuanqing allowed Zhang Xuanlin and Ji Qingyun to stay in a courtyard and warned them not to harm the deaf and mute old servant.

Gu Yuanqing sheltered the Yan Mountain Sect survivors and studied the relationship between spiritual qi and demonic qi while training in the Spiritual Mountain Trial. Meanwhile, the Iron Eater Ancestor took the Great Gong Venerable to collect rent from Gu Yuanqing and demand dragon phoenix bamboo from a Two-Headed Flood Dragon.

• Gu Yuanqing let Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu rest in a courtyard, and they realized the tea he served had rapidly healed their injuries.
• Xing Fei told Lu Jianqiu that their sect’s enemies included Demon Beasts, the City Lord of Canglan City, the Qian Family of Zhenbei City, and the North Dragon Sword Sect of Qizhou Prefecture.
• Gu Yuanqing concluded that spiritual qi could benefit cultivators from the Demon Realm, then honed his Fire Dao techniques against opponents in the Spiritual Mountain Trial.
• The Iron Eater Ancestor reminded the Great Gong Venerable that collecting rent was vital to the tribe and warned him to be careful with humans.
• The Iron Eater Ancestor set out with the Great Gong Venerable to collect rent from Gu Yuanqing and obtain dragon phoenix bamboo from the Two-Headed Flood Dragon.

Xiong Ba took Meng San to collect rent across the Iron Eater Tribe’s territory, causing trouble at several households before they reached Gu Yuanqing’s North Spring Mountain. Gu Yuanqing negotiated with the powerful Bamboo Mountain Ancestor and offered a Divine Platform treasure, but Xiong Ba refused it and insisted that rent had to be paid in bamboo.

• Xiong Ba struck the gong to demand rent from the Golden-eyed Ape Demons, then fled after his blast knocked the Apes unconscious and provoked a giant Demon Ape.
• Xiong Ba and Meng San visited six households, wrecking mountains, killing a Great Demon by accident, angering a Thunder Tiger, and throwing the Winged Snakes out of the territory.
• Gu Yuanqing experimented with Demon Realm techniques and improved his Physical Body’s cultivation method before hearing the gong announce the rent collectors’ arrival.
• Xiong Ba demanded rent from Gu Yuanqing and proposed that he pay a thousand jin of graded Demonic Bamboo each year for a thousand li of territory.
• Gu Yuanqing offered a Divine Platform treasure as payment, but Xiong Ba returned it and said the Iron-Eating Tribe only accepted bamboo.

Gu Yuanqing bargained with the Iron Eater Ancestor over rent for North Spring Mountain, trading a hundred catties of dao-resonance-infused bamboo now for a promise of two thousand catties next year and a thousand li of territory. After the bears left, Gu Yuanqing considered using bamboo to obtain Divine Platform Foundation Establishment materials, while Kuang Tongyi finally called for him at the mountain gate.

• Gu Yuanqing offered the Iron Eater Ancestor a taste of his bamboo and negotiated annual rent down to a thousand catties in exchange for a thousand li of territory.
• Gu Yuanqing gave the Iron Eater Ancestor a hundred catties of bamboo and arranged to provide two thousand catties next year, with a chance to trade extra bamboo for cultivation materials.
• The Iron Eater Ancestor and Great Gong Venerable left, and the Ancestor taught Great Gong Venerable his bargaining tactics.
• Zhang Xuanlin and Ji Qingyun worried about the power of the two bears, while Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu identified Xiong Ba as the Iron-Eating Tribe's ancestor.
• Gu Yuanqing weighed the prospect of trading bamboo for cultivation materials, and Kuang Tongyi called for him outside North Spring Mountain.

Gu Yuanqing drove Kuang Tongyi away from North Spring Mountain, continued refining his cultivation method, and sent Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu off with a detailed map. The Heavenly King Bell then rang nine times, summoning the human race to war.

• Gu Yuanqing suppressed Kuang Tongyi twice and forced him to leave North Spring Mountain, while Li Shi'an and Ji Dai marveled at his power.
• Gu Yuanqing hosted Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu for a meal, then spent the day refining his cultivation technique.
• Xiong Ba returned to Bamboo Mountain with Dao-resonant bamboo, but the old chieftain struck him and forbade him from collecting rent again.
• The old chieftain tasted Xiong Ba's bamboo, judged it valuable, and learned that Xiong Ba had forgotten the human's name.
• Gu Yuanqing gave Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu a detailed mountain map as they prepared to leave for Lanting City.
• The Heavenly King Bell rang nine times, and Xing Fei identified it as a summons to war for the human race.

Gu Yuanqing ignored the Heavenly King Bell’s summons and continued cultivating as North Spring Mountain transformed the Floating World and drew countless cultivators to its foothills. The chapter ended with Gu Yuanqing spotting Gu Yunying arriving at the mountain with Li Changyan and Prince Qing.

• Xing Fei and Lu Jianqiu explained the likely threats behind the Heavenly King Bell and left for Lanting City while Gu Yuanqing stayed to cultivate.
• Gu Yuanqing refined his body and Dao Embryo as North Spring Mountain grew and spread the Demon Realm’s Dao into the Floating World.
• Li Shi'an and Ji Dai advanced their Dao insights, Kuang Tongyi glimpsed a path to the Divine Platform, and two cultivators broke through from the Profound Martial Ninth Layer to Grandmaster.
• Pilgrims crowded the area around North Spring Mountain, and Gu Yuanqing quietly protected the region, studied their manuals, and rewarded some with spirit spring water.
• Gu Yuanqing recognized Gu Yunying among the visitors and saw her arrive with Li Changyan and Prince Qing.

Gu Yunying and Li Changyan visited Gu Yuanqing on North Spring Mountain to seek his approval for their marriage. Gu Yuanqing approved and received their invitation, then sent the visitors back down the mountain after they spent time cultivating there.

• Gu Yunying told Li Changyan that her family had begun treating her better because of Gu Yuanqing, and recalled how her brother had been unusually kind and perceptive since childhood.
• Gu Yuanqing used Cloudmist and the Heavenly Fishing Method to bring Prince Qing, Gu Yunying, and Li Changyan from the mountain's foot to his courtyard.
• Gu Yuanqing welcomed the visitors and served them spirit spring water, which eased Prince Qing's injuries and renewed his strength.
• Prince Qing explained that Gu Yunying and Li Changyan planned to marry in six months and presented Gu Yuanqing with an invitation.
• Gu Yuanqing approved the marriage, warned Li Changyan to treat Gu Yunying well, and said he would attend if he could.
• Prince Qing and Li Changyan cultivated on North Spring Mountain before Gu Yuanqing sent all three back to the foot of the mountain.

Gu Yuanqing avoided being drawn into the Human-Demon War when Ji Xian, a Heavenly Human from the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall, tried to compel him to serve. After the Iron Eater Tribe chief drove Ji Xian away, Zhang Xuanlin asked about the war, and Gu Yuanqing prepared to propose a mutually beneficial arrangement.

• Gu Yuanqing gave Gu Yunying, Prince Qing, and Li Changyan jade bottles of spirit spring water as they left North Spring Mountain.
• Gu Yuanqing saw Ji Xian scan North Spring Mountain after the Iron Eater Tribe chief forced him out of the tribe’s territory.
• Ji Xian demanded that Gu Yuanqing join the war effort under the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall’s authority and sent sword qi toward the mountain.
• The Iron Eater Tribe chief warned Ji Xian not to trespass, and Ji Xian left without reaching Gu Yuanqing.
• Gu Yuanqing told Aunt Feng that everything was fine, then met with Zhang Xuanlin, who asked about the Human Race’s peril.
• Gu Yuanqing confirmed Ji Xian was a human from the Demon Realm and offered to tell Zhang Xuanlin more after discussing a proposal.

Gu Yuanqing rejected Zhang Xuanlin’s attempt to obtain Lingxu Sect cultivation methods and discovered the Way of Space while cultivating on North Spring Mountain. After his spatial insight strengthened his abilities and cultivation, two figures from the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall arrived, and Gu Yuanqing moved to meet them.

• Zhang Xuanlin questioned Gu Yuanqing about his cultivation and proposed no agreement, while Gu Yuanqing urged him to consider a trade for higher-realm cultivation methods.
• Gu Yuanqing told Zhang Xuanlin that his breakthrough would eventually let him and Ji Qingyun leave, but Zhang Xuanlin returned without accepting the offer.
• Zhang Xuanlin’s original self concluded that his split soul had encountered serious trouble in the Floating World and could only leave it to act on its own.
• While cultivating, Gu Yuanqing perceived the Way of Space through North Spring Mountain’s unusual state and imprinted its resonance in his Dao embryo after seven days of contemplation.
• Gu Yuanqing used Heavenly Fishing Empowerment to move objects through space more smoothly, and his cultivation, Fire Dao, and physical strength improved.
• Two streaks of Rainbow Light approached North Spring Mountain from the east, and Gu Yuanqing vanished from the courtyard to meet them.

Gongsun Sui and Qiyang came to North Spring Mountain to recruit Gu Yuanqing, whom King Ji believed to be a powerful array master, for the Human Race’s impending war. Gu Yuanqing questioned the secrecy surrounding the enemy and refused to leave his seclusion, while Gongsun Sui warned that disobeying the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall could mark him as a traitor.

• Gongsun Sui told Qiyang that King Ji had identified the hidden cultivator as a formidable array master and explained why they needed his help.
• Gongsun Sui and Qiyang reached North Spring Mountain but could not sense anyone inside its concealed formation.
• Gu Yuanqing revealed himself after hearing that Gongsun Sui had come on behalf of King Ji and the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall.
• Gongsun Sui invited Gu Yuanqing to aid the Human Race, but refused to disclose its enemy or the details of the war.
• Gu Yuanqing questioned whether the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall was starting the war and then told the visitors to leave.
• Gongsun Sui warned Gu Yuanqing that refusing the Sacred Hall’s commands after the Nine-Sound Heavenly King Bell rang could make him a traitor.

Gongsun Sui and Qiyang failed to persuade Gu Yuanqing to leave North Spring Mountain, so Qiyang attacked him. Gu Yuanqing easily defeated Qiyang with spatial techniques but watched Gongsun Sui to see whether the conflict could still be contained.

• Gongsun Sui and Qiyang urged Gu Yuanqing to join the Human Race's efforts against the coming calamity, but he declined to leave North Spring Mountain.
• Qiyang threatened to enforce the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall's decree, and Gu Yuanqing warned that an attack would make them enemies.
• Gu Yuanqing concealed North Spring Mountain in Cloudmist as Qiyang summoned his Soul Summoning Banner and attacked the mountain with a soul assault.
• Gu Yuanqing nullified the banner's attack and slapped Qiyang twice with spatial force, sending him crashing into a deep crater.
• Gongsun Sui recognized Gu Yuanqing's mastery of the Way of Space and held back, while Gu Yuanqing waited to see if he would escalate the conflict.

Gu Yuanqing drove Gongsun Sui and Qiyang away, while the demon leaders and Heavenly Human Sacred Hall discussed an approaching upheaval and preparations for war. The Hall Master kept the reason for the war secret, despite growing suspicion and friction among the races.

• Gongsun Sui stopped Qiyang from attacking Gu Yuanqing again and withdrew, deciding to report the encounter to the Heavenly King before taking further action.
• Gu Yuanqing wondered why the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall was preparing for a war whose intended enemy remained unclear.
• Ao Guang told four Great Demons that the Dragon Demon Ancestor had warned of a great upheaval and ordered them to investigate the human race's plans.
• Ji Xian reported to the Hall Master that the Six Neutral Demon Races had refused an alliance and that the Iron-Eating Tribe had nearly fought him.
• The Hall Master explained that the Sacred Hall was delaying its announcement because the rise in demonic qi was not yet obvious and disclosure could provoke the demons, while Ji Xian warned that secrecy was increasing suspicion and racial tensions.

As demonic qi began changing across the realm, the Purple Robe elder realized the threat to humanity and prepared to use a conflict with the Demon Cave as cover. On North Spring Mountain, Gu Yuanqing discovered how to refine his body with the mountain’s crushing intent, while a hunting party from the North Dragon Sword Sect spotted the mountain and headed toward it.

• The Purple Robe elder connected the Cave Heaven Profound Pearl’s warning to the growing demonic qi and considered concealing the Human Race’s true purpose behind a battle against the Demon Cave.
• Gu Yuanqing turned North Spring Mountain’s intent inward during his training, enduring its pressure until he sensed golden bones and jade muscle and neared major completion of the Fire Dao Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing sent food and wine to the Drunken Immortal Tower, where Senior Sister Qin recognized his Spirit Spring water and led her junior sisters away with the jug.
• The young master of the North Dragon Sword Sect led his guards into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, hunted a Two-Headed Python, and collected its Demon Core.
• Uncle Zhou spotted North Spring Mountain, and the young master decided the group could stay there for the night.

Chang Ze and the North Dragon Sword Sect party encountered Gu Yuanqing at North Spring Mountain, then were attacked by a Two-Headed Flood Dragon avenging its slain blood relative. The dragon killed the servants and swallowed Chang Ze and Uncle Zhou, prompting Chang Ze’s grandfather to race toward the scene.

• Uncle Zhou warned Chang Ze to leave the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, but Chang Ze dismissed his concerns and led the party toward North Spring Mountain.
• Gu Yuanqing declined to meet the North Dragon Sword Sect disciples, and Chang Ze eventually led his party away.
• A Two-Headed Flood Dragon intercepted the party and killed its servants with lightning.
• Uncle Zhou fought the dragon while trying to protect Chang Ze, but the dragon broke his sword light and withstood Chang Ze’s trump card.
• The Two-Headed Flood Dragon swallowed Chang Ze and Uncle Zhou, while Gu Yuanqing watched from afar without intervening.
• Chang Ze’s grandfather roared in anger and raced toward the place where his grandson had fallen.

Gu Yuanqing watched the Two-Headed Flood Dragon kill Chang Ze’s companions, then defended North Spring Mountain when Chang Beilong attacked him over the deaths. Gu Yuanqing destroyed Chang Beilong’s sword and defeated his puppet avatar, while the real Chang Beilong resolved to use the Nine-Sound Heavenly King Bell against him.

• Gu Yuanqing decided he needed to conceal North Spring Mountain after realizing that its human ownership could attract trouble in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
• Chang Beilong questioned a dying survivor, learned that the Two-Headed Flood Dragon had killed Chang Ze, and killed the survivor before heading toward North Spring Mountain.
• Chang Beilong attacked Gu Yuanqing, blaming him for refusing to save Chang Ze, and Gu Yuanqing countered with North Spring Mountain’s power.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Demon Subduing Sword and North Spring Mountain to shatter Chang Beilong’s Great Void Dragon Demon Sword and defeat him with a sword formation.
• Gu Yuanqing realized the defeated Chang Beilong had been a puppet avatar after inspecting his belongings.
• The real Chang Beilong awoke at the North Dragon Sword Sect’s residence in Qizhou Prefecture and vowed to use the Nine-Sound Heavenly King Bell against Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing comprehended more of the Way of Space and learned to hide North Spring Mountain in the Void, believing he could finally cultivate in peace. Meanwhile, Chang Beilong accused him of shirking the Human Race’s duty, and the Heavenly Hero Divine General’s party arrived to confront him, only to find the mountain missing.

• Gu Yuanqing used Mountain Observation to contemplate North Spring Mountain’s existence across two worlds and broke through to greater control over the mountain.
• North Spring Mountain vanished into the Void and reappeared at Gu Yuanqing’s thought, while the old tribal chief on Bamboo Mountain sensed the spatial changes and chose not to interfere.
• Gu Yuanqing welcomed the mountain eagles’ return to flight, while Aunt Feng felt relieved and Ji Qingyun and Zhang Xuanlin realized they had returned to the Floating World.
• At the Divine General’s Residence, Chang Beilong accused Gu Yuanqing of ignoring the Human Race’s peril, and the Heavenly Hero Divine General agreed to question him.
• Two days later, Chang Beilong led the Heavenly Hero Divine General and others into the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, where they found no sign of North Spring Mountain.

Chang Beilong led Huo Guangyin and others to search for Gu Yuanqing, but they could not find North Spring Mountain after Gu Yuanqing hid it within the Void. With the mountain safe, Gu Yuanqing resumed cultivation and began preparing for his breakthrough to the Divine Platform realm.

• Chang Beilong used his Void Piercing Sword Eyes and Boundary Domain, then destroyed nearby peaks, but found no trace of the hidden mountain.
• The old patriarch of the Iron Eater Tribe confronted the group and ordered Huo Guangyin and the others to leave its territory.
• Chang Beilong blamed the Iron Eater Tribe for concealing the mountain, while Huo Guangyin held him responsible for the failed search and departed.
• The old patriarch's split soul inspected the area but could not locate North Spring Mountain and chose not to force his way into the Void.
• Gu Yuanqing realized his concealment had protected North Spring Mountain from Void Heaven cultivators, then focused on cultivation and set his sights on becoming a Heavenly Human.
• After tempering his body for seven days, Gu Yuanqing assessed what he needed for the Divine Platform realm and began selecting soul-nourishing treasures while planning to seek more in the Floating World.

Gu Yuanqing asked Li Shi'an to help the Great Qian Dynasty find rare materials for forging his divine platform, offering spirit spring water and places to cultivate on North Spring Mountain in return. As Li Shi'an requested extraordinary spirit water for a child in the Li Family, Gu Yuanqing agreed but warned that he could spare only a limited amount.

• Gu Yuanqing identified earth vein sand beneath North Spring Mountain and decided to seek the Great Qian Dynasty's help locating the materials needed for his divine platform.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Spatial Method to bring Li Shi'an and Ji Dai directly into the courtyard, astonishing both Fire Dao cultivators.
• Gu Yuanqing showed Li Shi'an his list of divine platform materials, and Li Shi'an said three could be found in Great Qian's Inner Treasury and that the dynasty had sent them to the Lingxu Sect in the past.
• Gu Yuanqing told Li Shi'an to send the materials to North Spring Mountain instead and offered spirit spring water and one hundred cultivation places in exchange for the dynasty's help finding them.
• Gu Yuanqing invited Ji Dai to cultivate on the mountain as well, and Li Shi'an then asked for extraordinary spirit water to establish a child in the Li Family's foundation.
• Gu Yuanqing agreed to Li Shi'an's request but warned that he could provide only a limited amount because the spirit water sustained the Spirit Spring.

Gu Yuanqing arranged for Great Qian cultivators to train on North Spring Mountain while focusing on refining his cultivation, and the mountain’s foothills were developed to accommodate them. While fishing, he encountered a powerful Demon Ape and transformed a young demonic creature into a Little Fox, whose identity left him wary.

• Li Shi'an and Ji Dai left North Spring Mountain, while Li Haotian and Li Shi'an later argued over whether to send Chengyi to Gu Yuanqing and restore the child’s Gu surname.
• Gu Yuanqing resumed a disciplined cultivation routine, and Li Shi'an returned with Divine Platform materials and a roster of prospective mountain cultivators.
• Great Qian arranged construction at the mountain’s foot, and the selected cultivators—including Gu Yuanying, Gu Yuanfeng, and Li Changyan—arrived to train there.
• A Heavenly Micro Divine General searched for the vanished North Spring Mountain in the Demon Realm but left without finding it.
• A winged Unicorn Strange Beast snapped Gu Yuanqing’s Fishing Line and ate its bait, then a Heavenly Human Great Demon in the form of an armored ape nearly dragged him into the Demon Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing transformed a small demonic fish into a Little Fox and wondered whether it belonged to the Celestial Fox Clan and should be killed.

Gu Yuanqing left North Spring Mountain to attend Gu Yunying and Li Changyan’s wedding, then encountered Qin Wuya on his way back. Qin Wuya revealed himself as a Heavenly Human split soul and demanded the Demon Subduing Sword and half a scroll of scripture, confident Gu Yuanqing was vulnerable away from the mountain.

• Gu Yuanqing trained against Ji Qingyun in the Spiritual Mountain Trial and used the battles to refine his cultivation.
• Gu Yuanqing moved Li Shi'an and Ji Dai to Repentance Cliff, while his connection with North Spring Mountain and his Mountain Observation range continued to grow.
• Gu Yuanqing gave Gu Yuanying a protective jade pendant, then attended her wedding to Li Changyan and offered his blessing.
• Gu Yuanqing visited his former home in Fengtian City before heading back toward North Spring Mountain.
• Qin Wuya confronted Gu Yuanqing and demanded the Demon Subduing Sword and half a scroll of scripture, revealing that he was a Heavenly Human split soul.

Gu Yuanqing used an incense-and-fire-qi Avatar and the Heavenly Fishing Method to injure Qin Wuya, a Heavenly Human split soul, and force him to flee. Gu Yuanqing investigated the Remnant Scripture’s possible secret, while Qin Wuya began looking for another way to pursue his goals.

• Qin Wuya attacked Gu Yuanqing with his Flying Sword, broke through the jade plaques’ defenses, and drove him into a seemingly hopeless retreat.
• Gu Yuanqing charged into Qin Wuya’s sword qi, revealing that the apparent body was an Avatar made from incense and fire qi.
• From North Spring Mountain, Gu Yuanqing used the Heavenly Fishing Method to strike Qin Wuya’s Divine Soul, but Qin Wuya escaped using the Sword Escape Technique.
• Gu Yuanqing examined the original Remnant Scripture for a hidden secret and reflected on how incense and fire qi could sustain a distant divine sense.
• Qin Wuya recovered on a barren mountain, suspected that Gu Yuanqing was a descended Heavenly Human, and resolved to find another way forward.

Gu Yuanqing sent an incense avatar to Lingxiao Mountain to demand materials for forging his divine platform and to settle his grievances with the Lingxu Sect. He seized control of the mountain’s treasures and array, forcing Kuang Tongyi to agree to provide what the sect had.

• Gu Yuanqing learned from Li Shi'an that Qin Wuya had returned, warned him that Qin Wuya was no longer himself, and later summoned Li Shi'an and Ji Dai to search for divine platform materials.
• Gu Yuanqing fashioned an incense avatar carrying sealed techniques and traveled to Lingxiao Mountain, where he demanded ten hu of each item on his list in exchange for ending his grievances with the Lingxu Sect.
• When a Lingxu Sect elder tried to fight, Gu Yuanqing bound him with the Hun Tian Rope and pinned him down with a jade tablet.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Heaven Gate Token to disable Lingxiao Mountain’s array, leaving the sect unable to trap him or challenge his control of the mountain.
• Kuang Tongyi agreed to provide the materials the Lingxu Sect possessed and sent Junior Brother Chen and Junior Sister Zhang to fetch them from the storehouse.
• When Kuang Tongyi asked about Patriarch Qingyun and the sect master from the Upper Realm, Gu Yuanqing cut him off and warned him not to demand more.

Gu Yuanqing reached the peak of the Fire Dao realm and used his cultivated white jade arrow bamboo to pay rent to the Iron Eater Tribe while seeking rare materials for forging a divine platform. The tribe agreed to send most of the materials on his list, including scarce phoenix gold and seven-colored cloud iron, to forge a bond of goodwill.

• Gu Yuanqing took six crates of Lingxu Sect possessions back to North Spring Mountain, and Kuang Tongyi explained that the sect had yielded because Gu Yuanqing possessed the Heaven Gate Token and Hun Tian Rope.
• Gu Yuanqing inventoried the materials he needed for a divine platform, reached the peak of the Fire Dao realm, and waited for the Iron Eater Tribe to collect rent.
• Meng San arrived to collect rent and told Gu Yuanqing that fighting had broken out between the Human Race and Demon Race, prompting Lan Tinglie and others to leave Lanting City.
• Gu Yuanqing paid two thousand jin of transformed white jade arrow bamboo and asked Meng San to bring back materials from his list in exchange for more.
• Xiong Ba showed the list to the old tribe chief, who ordered the tribe to send some of nearly every requested material, including phoenix gold and seven-colored cloud iron.