Chapter Summaries

Fang Qianyuan sensed Heaven and Earth essence for the first time, then learned that Rong Shaohua of the Rong Household had challenged him. Fang accepted the challenge with Azure Cloud Sect’s support, and the sect announced his acceptance to the world.

• Fang Qianyuan confirmed to Lin Ziguan and Xie Fei that he could sense Heaven and Earth essence, while cautioning that he had not yet advanced beyond the Human Rank.
• Wu Longjie told Fang Qianyuan that Rong Shaohua of Ze City’s Rong Household had publicly challenged him, prompting Fang to return to the sect.
• Sect Master Yu Shixian asked Fang Qianyuan how he wanted to respond, and Fang agreed to fight Rong Shaohua.
• Yu Shixian ordered the sect to gather information on Rong Shaohua and prepare for the match.
• Azure Cloud Sect formally announced that Fang Qianyuan had accepted the challenge, stirring an uproar among the public.

Spirit Tamers gathered at Dragon Tooth Mountain to watch Rong Shaohua and Fang Qianyuan exchange pointers, while supporters debated their chances. Fang Qianyuan was still painting more than ten miles away, but after his brush immortal advanced, he set off for the contest.

• Third Master Rong arrived with Earth Rank Experts from nearby clans, and the Azure Cloud Sect matched their presence with its own allies.
• Elder Long asked Jin Lu about Fang Qianyuan's whereabouts, and Jin Lu assured him that Fang would arrive in time while privately worrying that he had gone missing.
• Spectators praised Rong Shaohua's Half-Step Earth Rank cultivation and Fang Qianyuan's battle record as both men's supporters argued over who would win.
• Rong Shaohua arrived at the gathering after cultivating at a nearby residence.
• Fang Qianyuan finished a painting as his brush immortal advanced to mid-grade, then handed the painting to Ning'er and set off on his Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc.

Fang Qianyuan and Rong Shaohua prepared for a public match meant to establish their standing among the Righteous Path’s young talents. After the match began, Fang summoned Little White while Rong Shaohua brought forth a Jade-Horned Rhino and launched it into a charge.

• Fang Qianyuan arrived at Dragon Tooth Mountain on a Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc and waited for the match to begin.
• Rong Shaohua and the elders from both factions voiced confidence in their respective champion’s chances.
• The He Household elder explained the match’s rules and announced that the contest had begun.
• Fang Qianyuan summoned Little White, while Rong Shaohua summoned a Jade-Horned Rhino.
• Rong Shaohua formed the Hand Seal of Battle and sent the Jade-Horned Rhino charging forward.

Fang Qianyuan faced Rong Shaohua’s coordinated spirit-creature attacks on the Dueling Platform and used his Essence-Blood Spirit Offering to empower Little White with the Blood Spirit Garment. Little White grew several times larger and radiated intense cold as the onlookers recognized Fang Qianyuan’s unusual technique.

• Fang Qianyuan summoned the Golden-Eyed Thunder Eagle to counter Rong Shaohua’s Lightning Falcon and the Jade-Horned Rhino.
• Rong Shaohua summoned his Swordmaster Mantis, which struck Fang Qianyuan with a Metal Evasion, Void Slash.
• Fang Qianyuan blocked the sword qi with Frostflower Garment and recognized Rong Shaohua’s coordinated fighting style.
• Fang Qianyuan used his Needle Snake Gu and Essence-Blood Spirit Offering to cast Blood Spirit Garment on Little White.
• Little White expanded to more than twenty feet, turned crimson, and filled the platform with freezing mist, astonishing the crowd and the Earth Rank Experts.

Fang Qianyuan’s Blood Spirit Garment let Little White badly wound Rong Shaohua’s Jade-Horned Rhino, but Rong Shaohua’s Swordmaster Mantis then seized its opening and launched a rapid assault on Fang Qianyuan. The chapter ended with Fang Qianyuan surrounded by the Mantis’s relentless blade strikes.

• Fang Qianyuan empowered Little White with Blood Spirit Garment, and she tore into the Jade-Horned Rhino.
• Little White toppled the Rhino and gutted it, stunning Rong Shaohua and the spectators.
• The spectators noted Little White’s advantage but recognized that Rong Shaohua relied on coordination among his spirit creatures.
• The Jade-Horned Rhino struggled and pinned Little White down, giving the Swordmaster Mantis a chance to attack Fang Qianyuan.
• Fang Qianyuan blocked the Mantis’s first strikes with Ice Shields and spirit essence, but its successive attacks surrounded him in sword light.

Fang Qianyuan fought Rong Shaohua’s coordinated spirit creatures while searching for a way past their relentless attacks and healing. He decided to destroy the creatures together rather than attack Rong Shaohua directly.

• Fang Qianyuan recognized that the Swordmaster Mantis was draining his spirit essence and that Rong Shaohua intended to exploit any opening.
• Rong Shaohua summoned a Silver-Armored Blade Mantis, and Fang Qianyuan had Little White leap free so he could reinforce his defense and counter with frost and a Wind Blade.
• Rong Shaohua summoned a Substitute Death Bug, a Diamond Blossom Fairy, and an Iron Chain Vine; the fairy healed the Jade-Horned Rhino, while the bug parasitized it to preserve its fighting strength.
• Rong Shaohua’s mantises, rhino, and spreading vines restricted Fang Qianyuan’s movements as Little White fought them under the enhancement of essence-blood vital energy.
• Fang Qianyuan realized the Diamond Blossom Fairy could restore the enemy creatures and chose to wipe them out in one attack rather than target Rong Shaohua.

Fang Qianyuan concealed his Golden-Wing Grubs and used their synchronized spellcasting to unleash the Seven-Kill Style, freezing Rong Shaohua’s Spirit Creatures and leaving Rong Shaohua struggling against the spreading cold.

• Fang Qianyuan analyzed Rong Shaohua’s Spirit Creature formation and chose a decisive attack rather than targeting one of its pillars directly.
• Fang Qianyuan used Little White’s Frost Orbs to create concealment, then secretly summoned sixteen Golden-Wing Grubs and made them gather origin energy.
• Rong Shaohua recognized the growing threat and sent the Swordmaster Mantis, Silver-Armored Blade Mantis, and Jade-Horned Rhino to attack.
• Fang Qianyuan unleashed Wind Blade Frost Sword, Seven-Kill Style, and successive waves of wind and frost froze Rong Shaohua’s Spirit Creatures.
• Rong Shaohua summoned earth spirit power to form earthen armor, but Fang Qianyuan sensed the cold penetrating it and continuing to freeze him.

Fang Qianyuan defeated Rong Shaohua by using Little White’s human-spirit unity attack to destroy the revived Jade-Horned Rhino and freeze the Diamond Blossom Fairy, then pinning Rong Shaohua. As Fang Qianyuan prepared to strike, a thunderous voice ordered him to stop.

• Little White shattered the frozen Jade-Horned Rhino, Iron Chain Vine, Swordmaster Mantis, and Silver-Armored Blade Mantis, but the Diamond Blossom Fairy freed itself and Rong Shaohua from their ice shells.
• Rong Shaohua revived the Jade-Horned Rhino with a bloody mist, but Fang Qianyuan directed Little White to attack with Heavenly Wolf Mountain-Breaking Gang.
• Little White destroyed the revived Jade-Horned Rhino, froze the Diamond Blossom Fairy, and immobilized Rong Shaohua in his earthen armor.
• The spectators recognized Fang Qianyuan as the clear winner, while Rong Sanbao struggled to accept Rong Shaohua’s defeat.
• Fang Qianyuan formed a Wind Blade to strike Rong Shaohua, but a thunderous shout stopped him.

Fang Qianyuan defeated Rong Shaohua in their contest, prompting the Rong Household to concede and spectators to praise the sects’ strength. Rong Shaohua promised to challenge him again after reaching earth rank, while Fang Qianyuan declared he would advance within the year and grow even stronger.

• Third Master Rong stopped the fight, and Rong Shaohua conceded after Fang Qianyuan had him pinned.
• Spectators marveled at Fang Qianyuan’s strength and saw his victory as proof of the sects’ deep talent and resources.
• Fang Qianyuan and Rong Shaohua recalled their spirits, and the Rong Household’s people treated Rong Shaohua’s injuries.
• Rong Shaohua thanked Fang Qianyuan for showing him his limits and vowed to challenge him again after advancing to earth rank.
• Fang Qianyuan said he had gathered enough heart nourishment to reach earth rank within the year and warned that the gap between them would grow.

Yu Shixian consulted Jiang Yunfeng and Fang Qianyuan, then approved the Azure Cloud Sect’s Summit-Climbing Plan to openly promote Fang as the Righteous Path’s Top Young Expert. The sect’s publicity campaign spread the story of Fang’s victory over Rong Shaohua across the Southern Wilds and left the vacant title’s legitimacy under debate.

• The Public Opinion Hall master proposed shifting from covert support to openly promoting Fang Qianyuan and removing threats to his reputation.
• Yu Shixian consulted Jiang Yunfeng and Fang Qianyuan, then ordered the Public Opinion Hall to begin the Summit-Climbing Plan.
• The Azure Cloud Sect’s news channels circulated detailed accounts of Fang’s easy victory over Rong Shaohua, prompting widespread claims that Fang was invincible at Human Rank.
• The sect embellished the senior experts’ casual praise into unanimous acclaim, and Third Master Rong and the other guests went along rather than challenge the story.
• A respected He Household elder endorsed Fang’s reputation, and the campaign stirred controversy by presenting him as the Righteous Path’s Top Young Expert while the title had long been vacant.

Fang Qianyuan returned to the Jiang Residence, where Jiang Yunfeng discussed his cultivation, the sect’s plans for his training, and rare healing spirit creatures. After cultivating, Fang Qianyuan learned that someone had challenged him.

• Fang Qianyuan rode Little White back to the Jiang Residence with the Wolf Group and reunited with Ning'er.
• Jiang Yunfeng praised Fang Qianyuan's progress and asked whether he was ready to face the challenges of the Summit-Climbing Plan; Fang Qianyuan answered that he was.
• Fang Qianyuan asked Jiang Yunfeng about Flower Demons and Diamond Blossom Fairies, and Jiang Yunfeng explained their rarity and the Diamond Blossom Fairy's healing abilities.
• Jiang Yunfeng explained how Aristocratic Clans chose spirit creatures to meet their Lineage's needs, while rogue cultivators relied more on opportunity and wealth.
• Fang Qianyuan cultivated in his quarters, then received an urgent dispatch announcing that someone wanted to challenge him.

Fang Qianyuan effortlessly defeated Mo Yunzheng and a succession of other renowned challengers, cementing his reputation as the foremost human-rank young expert. The Azure Cloud Sect then openly promoted him as the Righteous Path’s Top Young Expert.

• Fang Qianyuan and Little White defeated Mo Yunzheng, who conceded and thanked Fang Qianyuan for showing mercy.
• Jin Lu explained that the challenges were meant to build Fang Qianyuan’s reputation, and Fang asked for fewer opponents like Mo Yunzheng.
• Fang Qianyuan defeated more than a dozen challengers, including true disciples from the Spirit Taming Sect and the Sacred Dragon Sect.
• The Public Opinion Hall’s campaign helped establish Fang Qianyuan as the only Young Master Fang, while his victories spread throughout the public.
• The Azure Cloud Sect openly claimed the title Righteous Path’s Top Young Expert for Fang Qianyuan.

Fang Qianyuan prepared to cultivate in the Snow Realm so he could reach Earth Rank before turning twenty. He set out for the Divine Wind Great Snow Mountain, hoping to advance safely and perhaps find a treasure to heal Jiang Yunfeng’s eyes.

• Jiang Yunfeng explained that the Snow Realm was a vast, dangerous wilderness with powerful frost and wind energies, and named the Divine Wind Great Snow Mountain as Fang Qianyuan’s destination.
• Jiang Yunfeng warned Fang Qianyuan about the Snow Realm’s disasters and hidden dangers, and gave him letters to seek help from the sect’s allies there.
• Fang Qianyuan told Jiang Yunfeng he would seek a treasure to heal his eye injury, though Jiang Yunfeng urged him not to let the search delay his cultivation.
• After several days of preparation, Fang Qianyuan secretly traveled through the sect’s Teleportation Array to the Snow Realm’s Southern Wilds entrance and began his journey.

Fang Qianyuan traveled through the Snow Realm with Little White and discovered that their Frost Sky Wolf connection let them thrive in the cold. After making camp in a forest, he observed how the environment affected his other spirit creatures.

• Little White carried Fang Qianyuan across the snowfield, where he sensed the laws and origin energy within the snowflakes.
• Fang Qianyuan and Little White reached a forest, and he regretted not bringing a sled before continuing on foot.
• Fang Qianyuan had Little White use Mountain-Breaking Gang to carve a shelter into an earthen mound, then lit a fire and prepared dinner.
• Fang Qianyuan sent the Golden-Eyed Thunder Eagle and several Gray Wolves to scout, and the eagle soon returned to his Spirit Sea.
• Fang Qianyuan noticed the Gray Wolves were more active than the eagle in the cold and realized their Fusion Refinement with heavenly frost essence had made them better adapted.

Fang Qianyuan discovered that the snowfield suited Little White and the Gray Wolves, while some of his other spirit creatures struggled with the cold. He set out by air for Divine Wind Great Snow Mountain, aiming to find the Snowman Tribe for guidance and support.

• Fang Qianyuan found that Little White had lost little spirit essence while guarding the cave, and realized the snowfield helped her sustain herself.
• Fang Qianyuan tested how his spirit creatures handled the cold, noting that Thunder Civet suffered, the Golden-Winged Grub adapted quickly, and the Brush Immortal remained unaffected.
• Fang Qianyuan recalled Little White and the Gray Wolves, then rode the Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc into the sky with the Golden-Eyed Thunder Eagle as his escort.
• Fang Qianyuan flew across the mountains toward Divine Wind Great Snow Mountain, where he planned to seek guidance and support from the Snowman Tribe.

Fang Qianyuan journeyed through the Snow Realm, studying its creatures and arriving at the legendary Divine Wind Great Snow Mountain. He learned about the mountain’s Realm Lord and political ties before spotting a person across an ice-melt river.

• Fang Qianyuan traveled nearly a hundred thousand li and observed the Snow Realm’s creatures, gaining insight into concealment, stealth, and reconnaissance.
• Fang Qianyuan reached the Divine Wind Great Snow Mountain and recalled that a secluded Heaven Tier expert lived there.
• Fang Qianyuan learned that the expert was the Snow Realm’s Realm Lord, whose tribe had ties with the Azure Cloud Sect and faced rivals seeking control of the mountain.
• Fang Qianyuan reflected on how the sect, clans, and Realm Lords formed alliances and competed for influence.
• Fang Qianyuan reached a broad river of melting ice and saw a human figure on the opposite bank.

Fang Qianyuan found a snowman youth by a river and tried to approach him, but snowman warriors attacked his Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc. After protecting the bird and surviving a fall, Fang summoned Little White as the confrontation turned into a battle.

• Fang Qianyuan spotted a snowman youth fetching water and recognized him as a member of the Snowman Tribe.
• The frightened youth ran, and Fang pursued him on the Golden-Plumed Splitfeather Roc.
• Several snowman warriors charged from the woodland and hurled spears at Fang and the roc.
• Fang jumped from the roc to shield it, then used Ice Armor to survive his fall unharmed.
• The snowmen guarded the youth and prepared for another attack, so Fang summoned Little White, who fired a Frost Orb.

Fang Qianyuan fought snowman warriors who resisted his frost abilities, then realized the clash had begun because both sides mistook the other for a threat. After resolving the misunderstanding, he asked them to take him to their great chieftain, whom he hoped to visit with a letter from his sect.

• Fang Qianyuan found that the snowmen resisted his frost attacks, so he wounded them with Wind Blades instead.
• Little White knocked down Wuda, prompting the snowman leader to stop the fight and explain that they had mistaken Fang Qianyuan for a fierce bird.
• Fang Qianyuan realized he had attacked first, apologized, and gave the snowmen Flesh-Regenerating Pills for their wounds.
• Fang Qianyuan asked the snowmen to direct him to their great chieftain so he could deliver a letter and request assistance.

Fang Qianyuan met the Snowman Tribe’s new Chief and learned that the old Chief, whose friendship with Senior Fang Shu had prompted his visit, had died. The new Chief let him stay in an empty igloo but could not provide a guide to Great Snow Mountain.

• Fang Qianyuan followed Xue Mou and several Snowman Warriors into their igloo settlement and was led to the Chief’s home.
• Fang Qianyuan presented Senior Fang Shu’s letter to the Chief, who recognized it as a message from the old Chief’s friend.
• A Snowman Elder explained that the old Chief had died years earlier and that the man before Fang Qianyuan was his successor.
• Fang Qianyuan asked to stay overnight, and the new Chief agreed that he could use an igloo belonging to a deceased hunter.
• Fang Qianyuan requested a guide for Great Snow Mountain, but the Chief said the tribe could not spare a warrior for several months.

Fang Qianyuan learned why the Snowmen struggled to spare experienced warriors to guide him through the mountains and discovered their tribe was plagued by dangerous Snake-necked Golden Eagles. He offered to help kill the birds in exchange for a mountain guide, and the Chief agreed if Fang killed three.

• Fang Qianyuan apologized after learning that taking an experienced Snowman warrior into the mountains would endanger the small tribe they supported.
• Fang released his Wolf Spirits outside the ice city, then put them away when Xue Mou explained that they alarmed the Snowmen's hunting dogs.
• Fang gave gifts to Xue Mou and the other youths, then learned they were going out to kill Snake-necked Golden Eagles that attacked the tribe's dogs and people.
• Fang offered to kill the fierce birds in exchange for Snowman warriors guiding him into the mountains.
• The Chief agreed to the deal and set Fang's task at killing three Snake-necked Golden Eagles.