Chapter Summaries

Wang Yu completed the Flame Demon Armor and refined a Bloodline Pill before Yan Tu summoned him. On his way to the peak, a young man and woman stopped him in the mist.

• Xue Yi left Emerald Jade Cave after Lian rejected him, and she and Xiao Lian discussed his interest in Lian’s special constitution and the grand competition’s final-round slot.
• Wang Yu completed the Helmet for the Flame Demon Armor in his Artifact Refining Room.
• Wang Yu refined a Bloodline Pill in the Login Interface Space and considered testing which flood dragon bloodline he could awaken.
• Yan Tu summoned Wang Yu with a Communication Talisman, and Wang Yu set off toward the summit.
• A young man and woman emerged from the mist and addressed Wang Yu as Yan Tu’s new disciple.

Wang Yu refused Ling Feng and Fan Qin'er’s request to borrow his cave abode, explaining that he was preparing to compete for a true disciple position. At the summit, Yan Tu and Aunt-Master Xin judged Wang Yu suitable to assist Lian in cultivation and arranged for him to meet her the next day for dual cultivation.

• Ling Feng and Fan Qin'er stopped Wang Yu and asked to rent his cave abode so Ling Feng could master a secret art before the tournament.
• Wang Yu refused, saying he needed the cave abode for his own cultivation and was competing for a true disciple position.
• Ling Feng and Fan Qin'er left after Fan Qin'er remarked that Wang Yu had received one of the peak’s places for direct entry into the tournament finals.
• Yan Tu introduced Wang Yu to Aunt-Master Xin, who assessed his cultivation and decided he was suitable to assist Lian.
• Yan Tu and Aunt-Master Xin arranged for Wang Yu to visit Lian’s Emerald Jade Cave the next day and begin dual cultivation if their meeting went well.

Yan Tu and Martial Aunt Xin proposed that Wang Yu dual cultivate with Xin’s disciple Lian to gain cultivation benefits, but Xin demanded he divorce his distant Dao companion Linglong. Wang Yu refused, so the elders arranged for him to meet Lian at the Green Cloud Cave and let her decide whether the arrangement could proceed.

• Yan Tu explained that dual cultivating with Lian could help her refine her phoenix essence and advance Wang Yu to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
• Wang Yu revealed that he already had a Dao companion, Linglong, in the Southern Continent and a concubine in the Chaotic Spirit Domain.
• Martial Aunt Xin demanded that Wang Yu divorce Linglong, but he refused even while admitting he wanted the benefits of Lian’s phoenix essence.
• Yan Tu argued that Wang Yu’s distant Dao companion would not prevent the arrangement, and Xin agreed to let Lian decide whether to accept him.
• Yan Tu told Wang Yu to visit the Green Cloud Cave the next day and meet Senior Sister Lian.

Wang Yu visited Lian Ruohua at Emerald Jade Cave to discuss sharing the Phoenix Essence, and learned that she would not accept a weak Dao companion. She agreed to consider him only if he proved himself Pure Fire Peak’s strongest disciple and could defeat opponents above his cultivation realm.

• Wang Yu entered Emerald Jade Cave and learned from Lian'er that Lian Ruohua had a near-supreme-grade spirit root and a fire-attribute cultivation art.
• Lian Ruohua described her household’s declining fortunes and challenged Wang Yu’s willingness to share a husband with other women.
• Wang Yu affirmed that he would not abandon his current Dao companion, passing Lian Ruohua’s first test.
• Lian Ruohua revealed that her second test was for Wang Yu to become Pure Fire Peak’s strongest disciple and defeat enemies above his realm.

Wang Yu faced Lian Ruohua in a magical duel to prove his strength, agreeing not to use his strongest spell. The duel began with Lian Ruohua's Glazed Fire Sixfold Rings, and Wang Yu evaded their attack and countered, leaving both curious about the other's abilities.

• Lian Ruohua told Wang Yu he had to defeat her in a duel to pass the second trial, and Wang Yu accepted.
• Lian Ruohua barred Wang Yu from using his second-tier ultimate spell, and he agreed to the restriction.
• Lian Ruohua summoned her Glazed Fire Sixfold Rings and sent six fireballs toward Wang Yu.
• Wang Yu's saber strikes exposed the fireballs as a feint, and the enlarged rings attacked him from six directions.
• Wang Yu used his footwork to evade the phantom fire serpents, then cut them apart and struck the rings without damaging them.
• Lian Ruohua retrieved the rings and explained their material, while Wang Yu clarified that he had used footwork rather than an illusion.

Wang Yu broke free of Lian Ruohua’s Glazed Fire Sixfold Rings and overwhelmed her Ice Origin Shield with repeated waves of fireballs. As Lian Ruohua prepared to use a bottle, Wang Yu launched an unseen attack, leaving their sparring unresolved.

• Lian Ruohua bound Wang Yu with her Glazed Fire Sixfold Rings and ignited them.
• Wang Yu used his body-tempering strength and white flame to break free, astonishing Lian Ruohua.
• Wang Yu unleashed successive waves of fireballs, forcing Lian Ruohua to reinforce her Ice Origin Shield with cold qi.
• Wang Yu’s relentless bombardment drove the shield close to collapse, and Lian Ruohua prepared to deploy a small jade-white bottle.
• Wang Yu defended his choice of spell-pattern diagram, then sent something flashing toward Lian Ruohua.

Wang Yu passed Lian Ruohua’s second trial by matching her half-extreme spirit flame with the Crimson Sun Great Art, and she agreed to share phoenix essence with him on the condition that he become her Dao companion. He stayed the night at Emerald Jade Cave, but woke the next morning to find Lian Ruohua gone.

• Wang Yu used his flying knife to knock the White Little Bottle from Lian Ruohua’s hand and revealed that he was a Second-Tier Artifact Refiner.
• Lian Ruohua challenged Wang Yu to compare the Crimson Sun Great Art with her half-extreme spirit flame, and their fire suns collided in an apparent draw.
• Lian Ruohua declared that Wang Yu had passed the second trial and agreed to share phoenix essence if he formally became her Dao companion.
• Wang Yu accepted, and Lian Ruohua invited him to stay the night at Emerald Jade Cave.
• Wang Yu woke the next morning and found that Lian Ruohua was no longer beside him.

Wang Yu received gifts from his new cultivation partner, broke through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and refined a Green Flood Dragon Bloodline Pill. With the tournament approaching, he faced a choice between awakening the Green Flood Dragon bloodline and the White Flood Dragon bloodline he suspected Little White possessed.

• Lian'er gave Wang Yu the Watercloud Robe and Peaceful Sun Pills on behalf of her young lady, who planned to cultivate until the tournament.
• Wang Yu returned to Pure Fire Peak and broke through to the fourth layer of the Crimson Sun Great Art, reaching the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
• Wang Yu used a Peaceful Sun Pill to stabilize his newly increased dharma power.
• Wang Yu successfully refined a Green Flood Dragon Bloodline Pill in the Alchemy Chamber.
• Wang Yu compared the Green Flood Dragon Bloodline Pill with the pill tied to Little White's suspected White Flood Dragon bloodline and considered which one to take, since taking both would kill him.

Wang Yu chose the Bloodline Pill refined from Little White's essence blood and used Super-Biological Simulation to begin awakening its bloodline in seclusion. More than twenty days later, the Green Water Palace's Sect Grand Competition began, while its Sect Master and Chai Hefeng watched the arena prepare for the event.

• Wang Yu weighed the risks and possible benefits of awakening Little White's White Flood Dragon bloodline, then swallowed the Bloodline Pill with translucent markings.
• Wang Yu activated Super-Biological Simulation in his cultivation chamber and was enclosed in a Blood Cocoon as his heart pounded inside.
• More than twenty days later, bells rang across the lake to announce the approaching Green Water Palace Sect Grand Competition, and cultivators headed toward Green Water Grotto Heaven.
• A giant white jade Combat Arena emerged in the mountain hollow, and Grandmaster Tianlang's Darkwater Turtle protected it with a vast blue water barrier.
• The Green Water Palace Sect Master and Chai Hefeng discussed the Darkwater Turtle, the Sect Master's prospects of reaching Nascent Soul, and the talented disciples competing in the event.

Chai Hefeng and the Sect Master of the Green Water Palace discussed the upcoming selection for the Eastern Wasteland Four Prodigies and the Chaotic Spirit Domain’s slim prospects. As the Sect Grand Competition began, a young man emerged from thirteen years of seclusion and learned that the competition had returned.

• The Sect Master told Chai Hefeng that the sects were preparing to select a disciple to represent the Chaotic Spirit Domain in the Eastern Wasteland Four Prodigies contest.
• Chai Hefeng doubted that their disciples could compete with the Taiyuan Sect, while the Sect Master suggested Zhang and Zhao Yuan might have a chance.
• The Sect Master said that, regardless of whether human race fortune was real, the contest’s rewards and the sect’s reputation made participation worthwhile.
• Disciples and subordinate cultivators traveled into the Green Water Grotto Heaven for the Sect Grand Competition.
• A young man awakened in a dusty chamber as the competition bell rang and learned from his attendant that he had been in seclusion for thirteen years.

Green Water Palace’s second-ranked True Disciple prepared reluctantly to attend the Sect Grand Competition, while two Inner Disciples waited outside Zhao Yuan’s secluded cultivation site. The chapter left Zhao Yuan’s arrival uncertain as the competition approached.

• A young man recalled losing to Senior Sister Zhang before and declared that he would claim Green Water Palace’s second-ranked True Disciple position.
• The plainly dressed girl left her pool after her maid reminded her that True Disciples had to attend the competition, and she vowed to put challengers out of action for at least a month.
• The girl summoned Potato, a silver carp carrying a blue crystal stone, and set off for the competition with her maid.
• Junior Brother Pang urged a burly Inner Disciple to wake Zhao Yuan, but the man said Zhao Yuan could wait until the final and was unlikely to face a challenge.

Murong Lan rejected Gao Hu’s attempt to force her into marriage with Senior Brother Mi, then headed toward Green Water Grotto Heaven. At Pure Fire Peak, Yan Tu and Peak Master Xin discussed Wang Yu’s continued seclusion, rumors about him, and Xue Yi’s dangerous cultivation art.

• Gao Hu and Gao Miao confronted Murong Lan and urged her to accept marriage to Senior Brother Mi, but she accused him of wanting her dowry item.
• Murong Lan rejected the marriage despite Gao Hu’s threat that refusal would bring the Gao and Mi lineages against her household, then traveled toward Green Water Grotto Heaven.
• Uncle Mu reported that Wang Yu remained in seclusion while Miss Lian had already left for the competition grounds.
• Yan Tu and Peak Master Xin discussed rumors that Wang Yu had received special treatment and learned that Xue Yi had damaged a hill near Emerald Jade Cave after hearing about Wang Yu and Miss Lian’s dual cultivation.
• Uncle Mu reported that Xue Yi had entered seclusion to practice a dangerous secret art, which Yan Tu and Peak Master Xin believed could improve Pure Fire Peak’s chances in the competition.

Wang Yu recovered from awakening his White Flood Dragon Bloodline, tested its wind control and icy scales, and questioned whether the Login Interface could perfectly simulate reality. As the bells summoned cultivators to the Combat Arena, he retrieved his finished armor and headed out, while another cultivator practiced a dark flame technique.

• Yan Tu explained that Xue Yi had chosen to practice a dangerous secret art himself, and the white-haired young woman agreed to see what came of it.
• Wang Yu inspected his half-flood-dragon form and tested its ability to summon strong winds and the icy power in its scales.
• Wang Yu realized the real-world White Flood Dragon awakening differed slightly from the Login Interface simulation and resolved not to trust the interface completely.
• Wang Yu returned to human form, retrieved his finished crimson armor from the Earthfire Furnace, and headed for the cave abode entrance.
• A dark-faced young man practiced a cultivation method in a magic array as black flames flowed from a ghostly face beneath him.
• The Combat Arena opened for entry, and tens of thousands of Immortal Cultivators streamed inside.

Wang Yu traveled to the Green Water Palace's Combat Arena, planning to secure a low-ranking true disciple position while keeping his strength concealed. On the way, he demonstrated the fourth layer of Star Thought Power, which had begun transforming the very substance of his mental power.

• Wang Yu considered the competition's stages and rewards, concluding that he needed a true disciple position to gain the resources required for future advancement.
• Wang Yu decided to aim for a low-ranking position and conceal his abilities, wary of attracting attention amid the renewed Human-Demon conflict.
• Wang Yu used Star Thought Power to draw iron ore from a hill, refine it into identical spikes, and control them in a precise, rapid swarm before reducing them to powder.
• Wang Yu reflected that cultivating the fourth layer with the Chaos Stone had begun reshaping his mental power, with effects beyond simple amplification.

Wang Yu reflected on the dramatic improvement in his telekinetic power and Metal-Dowsing Art before arriving at the Sect Grand Competition. Uncle Mu brought him to meet Yan Tu in the viewing pavilion above the arena, where two other Golden Core cultivators were also present.

• Wang Yu found that cultivating the fourth layer of star thought power had greatly strengthened his telekinetic control and caused the Metal-Dowsing Art to evolve.
• Wang Yu landed near the Combat Arena, put away his Bone Boat, and entered the spectator stands filled with tens of thousands of cultivators.
• Wang Yu surveyed the arena and noticed that Pure Fire Peak's Inner Disciples had gathered in one section as he considered how to participate in the competition.
• Uncle Mu appeared and said Yan Tu wanted to see Wang Yu, then led him through the blue Light Screen into the viewing pavilions above the arena.
• Uncle Mu brought Wang Yu to Yan Tu's pavilion, where Wang Yu saw a Daoist nun, a fat man, and two young disciples.

Wang Yu met Heavenly Cauldron Peak’s elders and disciples, who tried to recruit him by offering the Ten Thousand Mysteries Mother Cauldron Great Art. After Yan Tu and Zhongli went upstairs, Lei Jun and Tian Tier began helping Wang Yu choose a True Disciple to challenge in the finals.

• Yan Tu introduced Wang Yu to Zhongli and Daoist Nun Liang of Heavenly Cauldron Peak.
• Zhongli invited Wang Yu to transfer peaks and offered to teach him the Ten Thousand Mysteries Mother Cauldron Great Art, but Yan Tu refused because the art was unsuitable for Wang Yu’s spirit roots and cultivation path.
• Zhongli introduced Lei Jun and Tian Tier, the two Heavenly Cauldron Peak disciples competing in the finals.
• Yan Tu explained that Wang Yu and the other finalists must choose their True Disciple opponents in advance and agree not to challenge a position once either peak secured it.
• Yan Tu and Zhongli went upstairs, leaving Lei Jun and Tian Tier to ask Wang Yu about his cultivation art and strength so they could recommend an opponent.

Wang Yu chose Li Shixiong, a low-ranked True Disciple whose Wood-Attribute illusion art was vulnerable to Wang Yu’s Fire cultivation and strong divine sense. The competition then began with the appearance of Grandmaster Tianlang, Green Water Palace’s fourth-tier Nascent Soul True Lord.

• Tian Tier and Lei Jun showed Wang Yu the True Disciple rankings and recommended Li Shixiong, who ranked sixty-seventh and cultivated the Azure Vine Illusory Dew Art.
• Wang Yu learned about Li Shixiong’s illusion techniques, cultivation, potential, and Seven-Colored Bewildering Fan.
• Wang Yu decided to challenge Li Shixiong and declined to challenge Senior Brother He, a Heavenly Cauldron Peak disciple ranked one place higher.
• The bells stopped, the arena’s Light Screen cleared, and the Golden Core True Persons of the Thirteen Peaks appeared above the competition grounds.
• Grandmaster Tianlang appeared with an enormous black turtle head, and the cultivators bowed to Green Water Palace’s fourth-tier Nascent Soul True Lord.

True Lord Tianlang announced doubled Sect Grand Competition rewards and said Qi Refining disciples would later be sent to contest the demons in the River-Crossing Region. As the preliminary matches began, Lian Ruohua took Wang Yu to watch potential opponents.

• True Lord Tianlang declared the spirit contract contest against the demon race and doubled the competition rewards.
• Bei Letian announced the one-on-one elimination rules and summoned the Heaven-Mixing Wheel to randomly pair competitors.
• The Heaven-Mixing Wheel displayed the preliminary matchups, and competitors headed to the platforms.
• Wang Yu considered watching the matches while Pure Fire Peak disciples recognized him as a newly appointed personal disciple.
• Lian Ruohua approached Wang Yu, took his hand, and led him to watch interesting matches because they would advance directly to the finals.

Wang Yu and Lian Ruohua discussed the tournament finals and their chances of claiming true disciple positions, then watched Ling Feng face Xie Hong in an arena. Lian Ruohua had brought Wang Yu to study Xie Hong, a powerful Azure Wave Peak disciple expected to reach the finals.

• Lian Ruohua explained that newly appointed true disciples could be challenged by other finalists, and she and Wang Yu should study their opponents' techniques.
• Wang Yu said he had a seventy or eighty percent chance of claiming a true disciple position, while Lian Ruohua estimated her own chance at fifty percent after reaching the foundation establishment late stage.
• Wang Yu promised to marry Lian Ruohua as his Dao companion after the tournament, and she warned him not to betray her.
• Wang Yu and Lian Ruohua arrived at an arena and saw Ling Feng fighting Xie Hong, with Fan Qin'er watching below.
• Lian Ruohua told Wang Yu that Xie Hong was one of Azure Wave Peak's strongest inner disciples and was likely to reach the finals, prompting Wang Yu to study him.

Xie Hong defeated Ling Feng with a powerful Thunder Method that shattered his illusions and left him badly injured. After the match, Wang Yu and Lian Ruohua discussed Xie Hong’s Golden Box and the danger his Thunder Method posed.

• Ling Feng concealed himself with mist and illusions, but Xie Hong unleashed lightning from his Golden Box and dispelled them.
• Xie Hong’s lightning shattered Ling Feng’s defensive net and overwhelmed him, securing Xie Hong’s victory.
• Fan Qin’er treated Ling Feng with talismans and a Soul-Nourishing Pill before carrying him to the recovery area.
• Wang Yu told Lian Ruohua that Xie Hong’s Golden Box appeared to amplify his Thunder Method and was a high-grade artifact with fifty-one inscriptions.
• Lian Ruohua asked whether Wang Yu could withstand Xie Hong’s Thunder Method.