Chapter Summaries

He Pingsheng agreed to meet Wang Dun and the others when Divine General Mountain opened, then left after Xiao Xuan insulted him and Qiao Huizhu. At the City Lord's Manor, the testing elders realized they had failed to find the person with great fortune they had been sent to locate.

• Wang Dun excitedly thanked He Pingsheng for agreeing to join him and promised to protect him inside Divine General Mountain.
• Xiao Xuan arrived, claimed his cultivation had surpassed Qiao Huizhu's, and mocked He Pingsheng as a presumed dead fugitive.
• Qiao Xiaoqiao defended her sister and hinted that He Pingsheng might have changed his heart, so He Pingsheng said he would leave and return when Divine General Mountain opened.
• The testing elders finished examining the participants without finding the person the Grand Director of the Imperial Clan had described.
• The elders explained that the Nine-Dragon Feng Shui Fortune Mirror measured fortune, and concluded that a truly fortunate person could not be easily identified or killed.

After the City Lord's Manor ordered every Divine General Mountain token holder to undergo another test, He Pingsheng planned to escape, while Wang Dun fled after admitting he had seen all nine dragons. The Manor recognized Wang Dun as the Dragon Roar Ranking's number one and began asking whether he had been caught.

• The white-templed cultivator devised a psychological test, ordering guards to warn every qualified cultivator that they would be tested again aboard the ship.
• Two guards told He Pingsheng that the Manor suspected he had cheated; he agreed to attend but considered escaping with his Invisibility Talisman.
• Wang Dun told He Pingsheng that he had seen every dragon in the mirror and planned to flee rather than risk the Manor's test.
• He Pingsheng promised not to expose Wang Dun and decided to wait, hoping Wang Dun's escape would draw attention away from him.
• A guard reported Wang Dun's escape to the white-templed cultivator, who recognized him as number one on the Dragon Roar Ranking and asked whether he had been caught.

He Pingsheng faced questioning at the City Lord's Manor about Wang Dun's departure and used his powerful divine sense and family inheritance to ward off a soul search. The gray-templed cultivator then demanded that He Pingsheng leave his Heaven Tier divine refining method for examination.

• The gray-templed cultivator questioned He Pingsheng about Wang Dun, and He Pingsheng said Wang Dun had left without telling him where he was going.
• He Pingsheng explained that he had met Wang Dun by refining pills for him and that Wang Dun had promised to take him into Divine General Mountain because he owed him spirit stones.
• He Pingsheng revealed that his divine sense reached fifteen hundred zhang, astonishing the cultivators and making a soul search too dangerous to attempt.
• He Pingsheng produced the Mysterious Gate Tranquil Mind True Formula and claimed it was a family inheritance that enabled his pill refining.
• The gray-templed cultivator demanded to keep He Pingsheng's Heaven Tier divine refining method for examination because it might be connected to Wang Dun's disappearance.

After being detained while the City Lord’s Manor investigated his connection to Wang Dun, He Pingsheng was cleared to travel to Divine General Mountain. He disguised himself before boarding the Great Ship, where the white-templed cultivator recognized him and assigned him a fine room.

• The white-templed cultivator studied He Pingsheng’s cultivation technique, returned it, and kept him under house arrest in the City Lord’s Manor.
• More than ten days later, the white-templed cultivator told He Pingsheng that Wang Dun had been caught and that he could board the ship to Divine General Mountain.
• He Pingsheng went to the Coral Trading Company and bought two Falling Stone Talismans, two Blazing Fire Talismans, and three Disguise Talismans from Jinlan.
• He Pingsheng used a Disguise Talisman to look like a middle-aged man before boarding the Great Ship with his black token.
• The white-templed cultivator saw through He Pingsheng’s disguise, accepted his explanation that he wanted to avoid requests for alchemy, and directed him to the largest room at the bow.

He Pingsheng traveled by flying ship to Divine General Mountain and learned the rules for entering its treasure-filled formation. When he heard that Wang Dun had escaped and the white-templed cultivator summoned him, He Pingsheng fled into the formation.

• He Pingsheng secured his spacious room aboard the Great Ship and heard Jinlan explain the two-day voyage and the dangers of Divine General Mountain.
• Jinlan warned the cultivators to use their Life-and-Death Tokens if they risked breaking through to the Golden Core Stage inside the formation.
• After the Great Ship reached Divine General Mountain, He Pingsheng suspected Dingxiang Commandery's sudden test meant the authorities had discovered its situation and resolved to leave the Qi Kingdom afterward.
• Dingxiang Commandery's cultivators entered the formation first, while He Pingsheng hung back to observe.
• A female cultivator in red told the white-templed cultivator that Wang Dun had escaped, and He Pingsheng rushed into the formation when the man summoned him.

He Pingsheng escaped the white-templed cultivator’s attempt to detain him and entered Divine General Mountain, where he hid in a cave to plan his survival. He realized Qiao Huizhu could be endangered if the cultivator learned she was his fiancée, so he decided to find her and get her out early.

• He Pingsheng used his Golden-Pattern Cloud-Treading Boots to break through the white-templed cultivator’s pressure and flee into the great formation.
• The white-templed cultivator sent Jinlan into Divine General Mountain with a Life-and-Death Token to find and capture He Pingsheng without letting him die.
• He Pingsheng ran to a wooded valley, hid in a cave, and set up defensive, sealing, and illusion formations.
• He Pingsheng examined his talismans and considered how to escape using his enhanced third-grade Invisibility Talisman, which prevented him from using magic power.
• He Pingsheng feared the white-templed cultivator would discover Qiao Huizhu was his fiancée and put her and the Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples in danger, so he decided to find her and urge her to leave early.

He Pingsheng rushed through the mountains searching for Qiao Huizhu and the Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples, gathering spirit plants along the way. He found Xiao Xuan and the Ice Pole Sect group, and asked where the Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples had gone.

• He Pingsheng abandoned his disguise and hurried toward the entrance area to search for Qiao Huizhu, harvesting hundreds of Mandala Lotuses on the way.
• He Pingsheng escaped from Great Spirit Valley cultivators who accused him of taking their flowers, then searched for cultivators from Dingxiang Commandery.
• A woman from Dingxiang Commandery told He Pingsheng that Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples had recently traveled with the Ice Pole Sect disciples.
• He Pingsheng found Xiao Xuan and seven other Ice Pole Sect cultivators, then asked Xiao Xuan where the Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples had gone.

He Pingsheng fought Xiao Xuan to force him to reveal Qiao Huizhu’s location. After their battle left both of them depleted, He Pingsheng demanded that Xiao Xuan either keep fighting or take him to Qiao Huizhu.

• Xiao Xuan challenged He Pingsheng, demanding that he break off his engagement to Qiao Huizhu if he lost, and attacked before He Pingsheng agreed to fight.
• He Pingsheng dodged Xiao Xuan’s ice arrows, then used the Poison Thorn Ice Cone Technique to force him to defend himself.
• Xiao Xuan countered He Pingsheng’s Sacred Wood Poison Dragon Technique with Blazing Prairie, then fought off his other spells.
• He Pingsheng sent twelve fire crows at Xiao Xuan, who called for a draw when he could no longer keep fighting.
• He Pingsheng refused the draw and demanded that Xiao Xuan either continue the fight or take him to Qiao Huizhu.

He Pingsheng defeated Xiao Xuan, forced him to lead the way to Qiao Huizhu, and warned her that investigators might uncover her connection to the Daoist Profound Alliance. He told her to leave at once and wait for him in Shangdang City, leaving their return to the alliance uncertain.

• He Pingsheng escaped the Icebound Immortal Sect disciples’ encirclement and battered Xiao Xuan with Fire Crows until Xiao Xuan surrendered.
• He Pingsheng restored his spiritual power with Golden Bee Sacred Nectar and forced Xiao Xuan and the Ice Pole Sect disciples to accompany him toward Qiao Huizhu.
• He Pingsheng and his companions found Qiao Huizhu, Qiao Xiaoqiao, and two other Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples, then Xiao Xuan departed with his group.
• He Pingsheng took Qiao Huizhu aside and explained that investigators probing Wang Dun could discover his connection to the Daoist Profound Alliance and implicate her.
• He Pingsheng told Qiao Huizhu to leave immediately, avoid returning to the Daoist Profound Alliance, and wait for him near Shangdang City’s largest trading association.

He Pingsheng urged Qiao Huizhu to flee and wait for him in Shangdang City, then learned that she had saved herself from Xiao Bufan years ago by sleeping with him. He gave her his valuables and supplies before they returned to the others, where several figures suddenly appeared around them.

• He Pingsheng told Qiao Huizhu to wait half a year near the largest merchant association in Shangdang City, and she agreed to leave for his sake.
• Qiao Huizhu showed He Pingsheng the meditation cushion from the Mountain Cave and revealed that she had given herself to him after Xiao Bufan drugged her.
• He Pingsheng gave Qiao Huizhu spirit stones, pills, magical treasures, cultivation techniques, and Golden Bee Sacred Nectar to help her survive.
• Qiao Huizhu insisted that she would take her cousin Qiao Xiaoqiao with her because she was the only family she had left.
• He Pingsheng and Qiao Huizhu returned from the other side of the mountain, where several figures suddenly darted out around them.

He Pingsheng and Qiao Huizhu were ambushed by four Beast Taming Immortal Sect cultivators seeking the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture, but He Pingsheng killed their strongest fighters and his allies finished off the rest. After hiding in a nearby cave, Qiao Huizhu gave the two Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples a Storage Bag and said she and Xiao Qiao had to leave for other matters.

• The four Beast Taming Immortal Sect cultivators surrounded He Pingsheng and Qiao Huizhu and demanded the Great Void Grand Mystic Scripture, offering to spare He Pingsheng if he surrendered it.
• He Pingsheng attacked the twelfth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator with his Nine Luminaries Dragon-Slaying Banner and killed him using lightning and poisonous vines.
• He Pingsheng froze the eleventh-layer cultivator with Glazed World, and two Fire Crows burned her to ash after she broke free injured.
• Qiao Huizhu, Qiao Xiaoqiao, and the two Heavenly Talisman Mountain disciples helped defeat the remaining Beast Taming Immortal Sect cultivators before they could escape.
• He Pingsheng led the four allies to a mountain cave, where Qiao Huizhu gave the two disciples a Storage Bag and said she and Xiao Qiao had to leave.

He Pingsheng sent Qiao Huizhu and Qiao Xiaoqiao out of Divine General Mountain with a plan to meet near Mount Li, while he remained behind searching for a way to escape. After the sisters passed questioning outside, He Pingsheng headed toward the mountain’s core in search of an opportunity.

• He Pingsheng and the Qiao sisters divided the supplies, found a map showing Mount Li west of Shangdang Commandery, and agreed to meet near its highest peak.
• Qiao Huizhu and Qiao Xiaoqiao crushed their Life-and-Death Tokens and appeared at the entrance plaza, where they denied recognizing He Pingsheng when shown his picture.
• Qiao Huizhu lingered at the plaza before traveling toward Shangdang City and then taking a detour west toward Mount Li.
• He Pingsheng packed away his formations and considered his options, then decided to explore Divine General Mountain’s core for a chance to survive.
• He Pingsheng released a white tiger and a black python from their Spirit Beast Bags into the mountain wilderness and kept the bags for later use.

Jinlan found He Pingsheng on Divine General Mountain and tested his strength in a fierce duel. After they stopped fighting, she questioned him about why Long Yuan wanted to capture him, but He Pingsheng claimed he did not know.

• Jinlan flew across Divine General Mountain on an enormous bat and blasted a cultivator who tried to attack her.
• Jinlan searched the mountain for He Pingsheng, believing he was the person blessed with great fortune, and found him on a hillside.
• He Pingsheng greeted Jinlan, who asked him to call her big sister before suddenly attacking him with her treasured sword.
• He Pingsheng defended himself and eventually wore down Jinlan's Spiritual Power, after which they stopped fighting.
• Jinlan changed her Daoist robe and asked why Long Yuan wanted to capture He Pingsheng; he said he did not know, and she did not believe him.

Jinlan told He Pingsheng that the Royal Family would soon surround Divine General Mountain and offered to make a deal if he proved his great fortune there. She brought him to the mountain to seek Spear Intent Crystals, which could help cultivators comprehend spear intent.

• Jinlan revealed that Lord Long Yuan had sent her to capture He Pingsheng, warned him that the Royal Family would soon surround Divine General Mountain, and offered a deal if he proved his fortune.
• He Pingsheng agreed to go with Jinlan, and they flew on her enormous bat to the foot of Divine General Mountain.
• Jinlan explained that the mountain was believed to be the Founding Divine General's weapon and that visitors had to climb it themselves out of respect for his lingering aura.
• He Pingsheng and Jinlan climbed to the vast mountaintop, where they found a black barrier that only a few cultivators could enter.
• Jinlan explained that those who entered the barrier searched for Spear Intent Crystals to take away and contemplate over time.

He Pingsheng disguised himself and entered the barrier on Divine General Mountain, where he found a giant divine spear surrounded by nine seats. He sat among three other cultivators, introduced himself under a false identity, and began waiting to see whether he could obtain spear intent.

• Jinlan told He Pingsheng that fortune alone determined whether he could obtain spear intent and warned that no one had brought any out for twelve hundred years.
• He Pingsheng used a Disguise Talisman to take the appearance of a Beast Taming Immortal Sect disciple he had killed.
• He Pingsheng touched the barrier and was pulled inside, while Jinlan concluded that he possessed great fortune.
• He Pingsheng crossed the mist, reached a huge black divine spear encircled by nine stone seats, and sat down beside three cultivators.
• He Pingsheng introduced himself as Shi Yuan of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, while the other cultivators gave their names as Guan Changsheng, Hu Haichao, and Jiang Qingyu.

He Pingsheng joined Guan Changsheng, Jiang Qingyu, and Hu Haichao in an agreement not to seize the Spear Intent Crystal from whoever obtained it. After the black divine spear erupted with spear intent, Jiang Qingyu declared that the crystal would appear after nine eruptions and privately believed her fortune guaranteed it would be hers.

• He Pingsheng agreed with Guan Changsheng, Jiang Qingyu, and Hu Haichao that they would not steal the Spear Intent Crystal from its finder.
• He Pingsheng touched the divine spear, but the former owner's lingering divine sense blasted him away and prevented him from refining it.
• He Pingsheng considered whether a high-grade or supreme-grade Dual Spirit Pill could strengthen his divine sense enough to remove the remnant.
• The divine spear released a surge of spear intent that hurled He Pingsheng and the others back.
• Jiang Qingyu explained that the crystal would appear after nine eruptions and warned everyone to honor their agreement.
• Jiang Qingyu believed her fortune would ensure she obtained the Spear Intent Crystal.

He Pingsheng and the other cultivators endured the black divine spear’s nine waves of spear intent, after which He Pingsheng obtained the Spear Intent Crystal. He defeated Jiang Qingyu’s attack and forced her to escape, and she revealed his identity and extraordinary fortune to Long Yuan.

• He Pingsheng realized the spear intent would not harm him if he stopped resisting, and Guan Changsheng, Jiang Qingyu, and Hu Haichao followed his lead through the remaining waves.
• After the ninth wave, a Spear Intent Crystal appeared above the black spear, and Hu Haichao was struck down when he tried to seize it.
• The crystal flew into He Pingsheng’s hand, and he stored it before activating the Nine Luminaries Dragon-Slaying Banner.
• Jiang Qingyu attacked He Pingsheng, but he trapped her whip and used the Soul-Slaying Bell to shatter most of her divine sense and take her weapons.
• Jiang Qingyu protected herself with a Golden Bead barrier and crushed her Life-and-Death Token, escaping to the square outside Divine General Mountain.
• Jiang Qingyu told Long Yuan that Ishihara of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect had obtained the crystal and possessed greater fortune than she did, then passed out.

He Pingsheng returned to Divine General Mountain, used a supreme-grade Dual Spirit Pill to overpower the spear’s remaining soul, and claimed the Divine Spear. He escaped the pursuing cultivators, while Long Yuan realized that Ishihara was likely the one blessed with great fortune.

• He Pingsheng told Jinlan to wait where they had first met, then re-entered the barrier to claim the Divine Spear.
• He Pingsheng swallowed a supreme-grade Dual Spirit Pill and used his vastly strengthened Divine Sense to destroy the spear’s weakened remnant soul.
• The Divine Spear shrank into He Pingsheng’s hand as the barrier collapsed, and he fled down the mountain with countless cultivators in pursuit.
• A black-robed disciple reported the spear’s capture to the elders, and Long Yuan learned that the culprit was Ishihara of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect in Dingxiang Commandery.
• Long Yuan reconsidered his earlier guesses and concluded that Ishihara was probably the one blessed with great fortune.

He Pingsheng returned to Jinlan with the Divine Spear, and she lent him the Jinlan Treasure Robe to help him evade the people searching the entrance. Jinlan revealed that she was Jiang Lan, a princess of the Great Qi Imperial Family, and asked him to help reclaim the realm from the Qi Emperor and his ally in the future; He Pingsheng agreed if he had the ability.

• He Pingsheng returned to Jinlan and showed her the Divine Spear, confirming he had obtained it.
• Jinlan took He Pingsheng to a cave and revealed that her appearance and cultivation had been concealed by the Jinlan Treasure Robe.
• Jinlan lent He Pingsheng the robe so he could disguise himself and evade the people checking the entrance, warning him to return it.
• Jinlan revealed that her real name was Jiang Lan and that she was a princess of the Great Qi Imperial Family, opposed to the current imperial family.
• Jiang Lan asked He Pingsheng to kill the Qi Emperor and his ally and restore Great Qi to her branch of the family; He Pingsheng agreed to help if he could.

He Pingsheng refined Jiang Lan’s Jinlan Treasure Robe, discovered that the Treasure-Gathering Basin had duplicated and enhanced his Spear Intent Crystal, and disguised himself before leaving the Secret Realm. He arrived at Divine General Mountain and was detained with the other cultivators from Dingxiang Commandery.

• Jiang Lan lent He Pingsheng her supreme-grade ancient treasure robe, asked him to fulfill her lifelong wish if she was gone, and teleported away with a life-and-death talisman.
• He Pingsheng used the Dual Spirit Pill’s amplified divine sense to refine nine layers of restrictions on the Jinlan Treasure Robe and found that the Treasure-Gathering Basin had enhanced and duplicated his Spear Intent Crystal.
• He Pingsheng disguised himself as a female Foundation Establishment cultivator, stored the mysterious Divine Spear, and crushed his Life-and-Death Token to leave the Secret Realm.
• He Pingsheng arrived at the square outside Divine General Mountain, where Long Yuan questioned him and ordered guards to escort him to the waiting cultivators from Dingxiang Commandery.
• He Pingsheng joined more than a thousand detained cultivators as over ten thousand guards formed a ring around the square.