Chapter Summaries

Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing defeated Gray Fox’s Six Revolutions Blood Sword Array and uncovered a cache of treasures in his Dantian. The nearly fifty Saint Medicine Seedlings suggested Gray Fox was serving powerful interests, leaving the brothers aware that they faced a dangerous secret.

• Gray Fox activated the Blood Sword Array, but Taishu Yun froze the blood swords and disabled the formation.
• Taishu Yun removed Gray Fox’s face covering and restrained him while the brothers dismissed his threats.
• Taishu Yun drew a vast collection of treasure medicines from Gray Fox’s Dantian, including nearly fifty Saint Medicine Seedlings.
• Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing realized the seedlings might be intended for fifty Saints, and Gray Fox warned that everyone who had seen the treasures would be killed.

Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing discovered a Yanluo Token among Gray Fox’s belongings and recognized that it pointed to a powerful, mysterious faction. They collected the Divine Materials, gave the Chaos Origin Crystal to Little White, and left Gray Fox and Li Er in their hands.

• Taishu Yun found a Yanluo Token, and Taishu Jing considered what the faction behind it might be.
• Taishu Yun identified a head-sized piece of Void-Shattering Silver Iron, while Taishu Jing found a Chaos Origin Crystal.
• Taishu Jing gave the Chaos Origin Crystal to Little White to help it condense Dao Law Runes, and Little White accepted it.
• Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing collected all the remaining materials and stored them away.
• Taishu Jing decided Gray Fox could not be spared and that Li Er’s memories of the mysterious faction should be erased.

Taishu Jing erased Li Er’s memories of Gray Fox’s death and split the recovered goods with Taishu Yun, while a Man in Black learned that Gray Fox had died and raced toward Yun Country’s capital. The brothers reached the Wind Moon Tower, whose mysterious backing intrigued them, but Taishu Jing showed little interest in its performances.

• Taishu Jing used the Power of Reincarnation to erase Li Er’s memories and told him that he had fainted, protecting him from Yama’s search.
• A Man in Black discovered Gray Fox’s death through a Yama token and hurried toward the capital, vowing to kill whoever had taken the important item.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun divided Gray Fox’s belongings, and Taishu Jing persuaded his brother to save money for Lan Xiyue.
• Taishu Yun teased Taishu Jing about missing girls, and Little White repeated that Mother said he should kneel on a washboard.
• Li Er pointed out the Wind Moon Tower and explained its reputation and hidden protection, while Taishu Jing said he had no interest in its singing and dancing.

Taishu Jing, Taishu Yun, Li Er, and Little White visited Wind Moon Tower, where Little White’s bloodline inheritance was awakened by the songs and dances. Little White entered her memories of the Primordial Era and experienced the True Dragon Clan’s past as an observer.

• Little White asked to visit Wind Moon Tower, so Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun accompanied her with Li Er.
• Cuiyun led them to a table, and Taishu Jing ordered wine and food while the dancers performed.
• Little White watched the music and dancing, which stirred memories deep within her bloodline.
• Little White closed her eyes and entered her inherited memories, observing life among the True Dragon Clan during the Primordial Era.
• Taishu Jing recognized Little White’s state and watched as she experienced the past through her Divine Sense.

Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun watched Liu Feng, the talented younger son of the Cang Royal Mansion, arrive at Wind Moon Tower to see Xiangyun perform. Taishu Jing learned how his system worked, while Li Er described Liu Feng and Princess Murong Jingyu as leading figures; the chapter ended with Taishu Jing teasing Li Er about having no chance with the princess.

• Liu Feng arrived at Wind Moon Tower, where Steward Cuiyun loudly welcomed him and reserved the Heaven-grade private room.
• Taishu Jing joked with Taishu Yun about their differences and thanked System Master for sharing benefits generated by Taishu Yun's protagonist luck.
• Liu Feng said he had come to support Xiangyun, while Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun admired his composure around Steward Cuiyun and called him an "Enduring Hero."
• Li Er explained that Liu Feng was a Fifth Realm expert and described Princess Murong Jingyu as another exceptionally talented young figure.
• Taishu Jing teased Li Er that Murong Jingyu judged by looks and would not be interested in him, and Li Er accepted that he was unlikely to reach her.

At Wind Moon Tower, Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun watched Xiangyun perform while Little White woke up with a noticeably more mature temperament. Little White drank the remaining Spirit Wine and returned to Taishu Jing's shoulder, leaving him convinced it had picked up his bad habits.

• Xiangyun appeared onstage and drew the guests into a frenzy with her dance, while Li Er excitedly shouted her name.
• Taishu Jing joked about robbing the guests' offerings, and Taishu Yun explained that robbing someone after being robbed was different from initiating it.
• Little White woke up, calmly said Xiangyun was beautiful, and asked Taishu Jing if he truly thought Little White was prettier.
• Little White used an invisible force to drink the Spirit Wine, then settled back onto Taishu Jing's shoulder.
• Taishu Jing whispered that Little White had changed, and Taishu Yun agreed that Little White seemed more mature.
• Taishu Jing warned Little White that drinking was a bad habit, though Taishu Yun found his lecture amusing.

Taishu Jing discussed whether Little White’s childhood affection had been gratitude rather than love, then called his confession a white lie. Little White said she had forgotten the confession and reminded him that she was no longer a child, leaving Taishu Jing unsure how to read her feelings.

• Taishu Jing suggested Little White’s feelings might have changed as she grew up, and Taishu Yun agreed the idea made sense.
• Little White overheard Taishu Jing call his confession a white lie, while Li Er was inspired to confess to Miss Xiangyun.
• Taishu Yun asked Little White what she thought, and she said she had already forgotten about the confession.
• Taishu Jing told Little White it was a good thing she had met him, and Little White repeated the words while staring at him.
• Little White told Taishu Jing not to try to make her happy because she was no longer a child.

Taishu Jing and Little White cleared up their misunderstanding while attending a dance at Wind Moon Tower with Taishu Yun and Li Er. As they left before Miss Xiangyun had left the stage, Cheng Ming called out to stop them.

• Little White told Taishu Jing it stayed with him out of affection, not merely gratitude, and asked to share wine with him in the future.
• Taishu Jing, Taishu Yun, and Little White grew bored with Miss Xiangyun's dance and decided to leave, while Li Er had been swept up in the cheering.
• Miss Xiangyun noticed the group leaving, drawing the attention of the guests, including Liu Feng and Old Poison.
• Cheng Ming, the eldest young master of Black Moon Fortress, called out to stop Taishu Jing and the others.

Taishu Jing mocked Cheng Ming, the eldest young master of Black Moon Fortress, after ignoring his attempt to stop them at Wind Moon Tower. Taishu Jing, Taishu Yun, and Li Er left the tower and went to Li Er’s modest home to stay for the night.

• Cheng Ming tried to stop Taishu Jing and his companions from leaving, but they ignored him until he shouted and gathered spiritual power.
• Taishu Jing turned back, gave Cheng Ming the middle finger, and mouthed “idiot,” then left as Miss Xiangyun and the guests laughed.
• Cheng Ming suppressed his anger rather than pursue Taishu Jing, while Liu Feng and Miss Xiangyun watched his reaction.
• Outside Wind Moon Tower, Taishu Yun asked Taishu Jing why he had provoked Cheng Ming, and Li Er explained Cheng Ming’s status, cultivation, and reputation.
• Taishu Jing decided that the group would stay at Li Er’s home, and Li Er led them to his small courtyard half an hour later.

Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun spent the night cultivating at Li Er’s home, where Jing’s spirit flowers nourished the Saint Medicine Seedlings and pointed toward the Saint Realm’s cultivation method. They left gold for Li Er and went to the imperial palace, where Murong Jingyu confronted Jing after overhearing him tease her.

• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun declined Li Er’s offer to prepare rooms and meditated in his courtyard overnight.
• Taishu Jing observed that his Hundred Flower Spirit Nurturing Soil rapidly grew spirit flowers whose fragrance could help the Saint Medicine Seedlings develop spiritual intelligence.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun concluded that cultivating the Saint Medicine Seedlings could reveal the method for advancing through the Saint Realm.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun departed before dawn, leaving Li Er a pouch of gold at his door.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun arrived at the imperial palace, where Murong Jingyu appeared with Murong An after hearing Jing joke about her.

Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun entered the imperial palace with Murong Jingyu and reunited with their grandmother, Murong Clan, who was overwhelmed to see her missing daughter’s sons. Meanwhile, Murong Po learned the youths resembled the vanished Eldest Princess and began to suspect their connection to her.

• Murong Jingyu led Taishu Jing, Taishu Yun, and Murong An through the heavily guarded palace to Yun Qing Palace.
• Murong Clan recognized Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun as her grandsons and asked whether their mother, Yun'er, was well.
• Taishu Jing joked about being free-spirited and called Taishu Yun a closet romantic, making Murong Clan laugh.
• Murong An and Murong Jingyu left Murong Clan alone with the brothers so she could speak with them.
• A White Cloud Guard told Murong Po that the two youths resembled the vanished Eldest Princess.

Murong Po realized Murong An had returned for his grandsons and regretted his estrangement from his daughter. At Yun Qing Palace and later the Myriad Flower Garden, Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun reunited with family, gave away treasured gifts, and were warned to be careful in the Lawless Land.

• Murong Po pieced together why Murong An had returned and wondered whether his daughter Yun'er still resented him.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun shared stories with Murong Clan and gave her an Eternal Youth Flower Emperor, then reassured her that their mother might return someday.
• At the Myriad Flower Garden, Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun gave Murong An and Murong Jingyu a large collection of emperor-tier treasures to distribute among their relatives.
• Taishu Jing bragged that his Treasure Exchange Pavilion membership gave him half-price purchases, and Murong Jingyu teased him about having no conscience.
• Taishu Yun told Murong Jingyu that he and Taishu Jing had visited the Treasure Exchange Pavilion and the Lawless Land, and Murong An warned them to be careful there.

Several days after leaving the imperial palace, Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun decided to attend an Alchemy Master Competition in Cloud City. Taishu Yun persuaded Taishu Jing to study a discipline, and Jing chose formations rather than alchemy.

• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun left the imperial palace after helping their grandmother and granduncle, Murong Po, reconcile.
• Taishu Yun told Taishu Jing about the upcoming Alchemy Master Competition in Cloud City, and both brothers agreed to attend.
• Taishu Yun explained how Alchemy Masters developed Divine Sense and demonstrated their skill through the Pill Marks on refined pills.
• Taishu Jing suggested that Taishu Yun learn formations or alchemy while they had time to spare.
• Taishu Yun insisted that Taishu Jing study a discipline too and assigned Little White to supervise him.
• Taishu Jing reluctantly chose formations because he did not want to refine precious herbs into pills.

Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun visited the Treasure Exchange Pavilion to begin studying formations and alchemy. Taishu Yun selected an Alchemy Furnace while Taishu Jing learned that beginners practiced on Inferior Formation Stones and set off to find a local formation master family.

• Taishu Jing chose the path of formations, believing it would cost less than alchemy, while Taishu Yun planned to pursue alchemy through the Alchemy Master Guild.
• Taishu Yun warned Taishu Jing that learning formations would still require considerable study and practice.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun returned to the Treasure Exchange Pavilion, where Steward Du showed them Alchemy Furnaces and Formation Stones.
• Taishu Yun began choosing an Alchemy Furnace, while Taishu Jing asked Steward Du what size Formation Stone a beginner should use.
• Steward Du explained that beginners practiced with Inferior Formation Stones, which the pavilion did not sell, and directed Taishu Jing to a formation master family at the end of the street.

Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun visited Feng Manor to buy Inferior Formation Stones, where they reunited with Feng Ye, a low-grade formation master whom Taishu Jing had helped in Cloud Dream Ancient City. Feng Ye offered Taishu Jing as many stones as he wanted to repay the favor, and Taishu Jing accepted some for his formation practice.

• Taishu Yun admitted that he had steered Taishu Jing toward studying formations, while Taishu Jing joked that he would become the foremost figure in the formation path.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun visited Feng Manor to buy Inferior Formation Stones and watched Feng Ye fail to carve a formation into one.
• Feng Ye recognized Taishu Jing from Cloud Dream Ancient City and said he could now repay the favor he owed him.
• Feng Ye explained that his clan had fallen on hard times and offered Taishu Jing the unused Inferior Formation Stones for free.
• Taishu Jing accepted some of the stones for practice, while Feng Ye estimated he would need between sixty and a hundred.

Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun secured Inferior Formation Stones and set out to study formations and alchemy before the upcoming Alchemy Master Competition. Taishu Jing began learning the basics of the Formation Dao in a quiet room at the Treasure Exchange Pavilion.

• Feng Ye gave Taishu Jing more than ninety Inferior Formation Stones and two copied manuals on formations, then saw him and Taishu Yun out of Feng Manor.
• Taishu Jing and Taishu Yun went to the Treasure Exchange Pavilion and asked Steward Du for quiet, soundproof rooms.
• Steward Du showed the brothers the alchemy rooms, and Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing each entered one.
• Taishu Jing asked Little White to study formations with him, but Little White declined and urged him to hurry.
• Taishu Jing read about Formation Patterns, their role in building formations, and how their number determined a formation's grade.

Taishu Jing finished studying the fundamentals of Formation Patterns and prepared to begin practicing them. Little White appeared in human form and teased him, then wondered why she could not see through his heart; Taishu Jing answered with a boast.

• Taishu Jing spent two days studying formation theory, memorized all three hundred and sixty-five Formation Patterns, and decided to put his knowledge into practice.
• Taishu Jing discovered Little White in human form, sitting beside him in a relaxed posture, and warned her that it would be improper if she wore a dress.
• Little White teased Taishu Jing about whether he wanted to look, and he insisted he was not an improper person.
• Taishu Jing asked Little White about her age and height, but she kept her age secret and joked that he would look prettier with long hair.
• Little White asked why she could not see through Taishu Jing, and he boastfully called himself a man of great depth.

Taishu Jing practiced formation-making by successfully inscribing a weakened First-turn Mystic Wind Formation. He then condensed seven Formation Seals, giving him the ability to attempt formations as high as the Seventh Turn.

• Little White hugged Taishu Jing from behind, but he stayed calm and asked her to let go so he could work.
• Taishu Jing inscribed Formation Patterns onto an Inferior Formation Stone and completed a weakened First-turn Mystic Wind Formation.
• Taishu Jing decided to condense Formation Seals before attempting higher-turn formations.
• Taishu Jing used his Divine Sense to condense seven white-gold Formation Seals.
• Taishu Jing admired the seven seals and realized they could let him deploy a Seventh-turn Formation if he mastered its many Formation Patterns.

Taishu Jing showed Little White that his Divine Sense had let him condense seven formation seals, then explained he intended to master formations rather than study halfheartedly. Little White asked him to share wine, and after she got drunk and fell asleep in his arms, Taishu Jing paused his practice and resolved to become one of the greatest formation masters.

• Little White marveled that Taishu Jing had condensed seven formation seals, showing Divine Sense strong enough for Seventh-turn Formations.
• Taishu Jing joked that he had avoided formations because his talent would discourage others, then admitted he planned to master the discipline after Taishu Yun pushed him to learn it.
• Little White asked Taishu Jing for wine, and they drank together cup after cup.
• Little White became drunk and fell asleep in Taishu Jing's arms, so he covered her arms and set aside his formation practice.
• Taishu Jing reflected on the discipline required to inscribe formations and resolved to reach the peak of the Dao of formations.

Taishu Jing practiced inscribing a Second-turn Formation while Taishu Yun successfully refined Four-pattern Pills and prepared to attempt Seven-Mark Pills. As factions arrived in Cloud City for the Alchemy Master Competition, a Yama token holder in the Lawless Land planned to use the competition to draw out his target.

• Little White woke in Taishu Jing's arms, and he began practicing with an Inferior Formation Stone.
• Taishu Yun successfully refined Four-pattern Pills and planned to try making Seven-Mark Pills next.
• Factions arrived in Cloud City for the Alchemy Master Competition, and Cheng Ming expected Black Moon Fortress's Four-pattern Alchemist to win.
• Gray Fox's superior, a Man in Black holding a Yama token, decided to use the competition to draw out his target.