Chapter Summaries

Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu entered a Secret Realm and were forced to play Go against a young man in white. After losing nearly thirty games by playing quickly and carelessly, Chu Xingchen refused to stop and challenged him to continue.

• Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu entered the Secret Realm, where they found a vast, peaceful landscape dominated by an enormous tree.
• When they approached the tree, space shifted and transported them to a bamboo grove, where a young man in white invited them to play Go.
• Chu Xingchen held onto Xie Lingyu and learned they could not leave until the young man finished a game, so he sat down to play.
• Chu Xingchen quickly resigned after the young man pointed out that his stones had formed a dead dragon, but the young man refused to let them leave.
• Chu Xingchen lost nearly thirty games while playing carelessly and chatting with Xie Lingyu, until the young man stood up and demanded to know if he was there to play Go.
• Chu Xingchen challenged the young man to keep playing, smiling as he declared, "Come on! Let's play Go!"

Chu Xingchen disrupted the Go trial and uncovered how its rules drained energy from whoever invested more emotion in the game. After the young man attacked in anger, Chu Xingchen recognized his advantage and declared the outcome decided.

• Chu Xingchen secretly used Myriad Forms to scout the stretched space while casually playing Go and chatting with Xie Lingyu.
• Chu Xingchen placed Myriad Forms on the board, destroying the stones and challenging the young man to fight instead.
• The young man explained that he had tried to solve the game to stay with a woman, then attacked Chu Xingchen after Chu mocked him.
• Chu Xingchen blocked the young man's sword and saw mirrors reveal that the game drained energy according to how much each player cared.
• Chu Xingchen realized the young man's anger had tied a thick cord to him and declared the trial decided.

Chu Xingchen used Myriad Forms to defeat a young man and bypass the spatial traps leading to a towering tree inhabited by Fairies. He persuaded the Fairies to take him to their king by claiming he had come to solve a board puzzle and stay together forever, while Xie Lingyu remained at his side.

• Chu Xingchen struck down the young man with Myriad Forms, then used the Spirit Treasure to cut through spatial spells and skip dozens of dangerous stages.
• Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu reached the tree, where a group of armed Fairies confronted them and asked why they had come.
• Chu Xingchen suspected the Fairies were illusions or echoes of the past after his system failed to recognize them, though his Divine Sense could detect them.
• Chu Xingchen told the Fairy leader he had come to solve a board puzzle and keep a promise to stay together forever.
• When the Fairy leader objected to Chu Xingchen holding Xie Lingyu's hand while seeking the king, Chu Xingchen insisted all three could stay together and demanded to be taken to the king.

Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu reached the Eternal Tree to meet its sovereign, while Chu Xingchen challenged the fairies’ rules and suspected the scenery around them was an illusion. The sovereign allowed them both into her house, where Chu Xingchen finally saw her.

• A branch of the Eternal Tree carried Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu to a broad road, though Chu Xingchen sensed no spatial movement and suspected an illusion.
• A female fairy asked who had an appointment with the sovereign, and Chu Xingchen insisted Xie Lingyu could accompany him as his wife.
• The surrounding fairies insulted Chu Xingchen, but he stayed composed and sent Myriad Forms outward to probe their surroundings.
• The female fairy led Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu through changing scenery to the sovereign’s house at the treetop.
• After learning Chu Xingchen had brought his wife, the sovereign told the female fairy to let them both enter, and Chu Xingchen saw her at a table by the window.

Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu encountered Luo Yue, who had been waiting in the tomb for the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect to honor an old agreement. After learning that all eighteen Spirit Veins had already been claimed, Luo Yue realized the world had changed far beyond what she expected.

• Luo Yue asked Chu Xingchen whether the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect had succeeded, and he bluffed that the Heavenly Derivation Sect had surrounded the tomb.
• Luo Yue explained that she meant the sect’s attempt to intercept a Spirit Vein and said its success meant it had broken their agreement.
• Luo Yue introduced herself and proposed a major deal with the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s leader.
• Chu Xingchen told Luo Yue that all eighteen Spirit Veins had already been divided up and that the Heavenly Derivation Sect occupied one.
• Luo Yue was stunned and recalled that other sects had secretly supported the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect’s campaign, hoping to claim the remaining Spirit Veins afterward.

Chu Xingchen rejected Luo Yue’s offer to let him and Xie Lingyu leave after detecting an illusion ritual, and attacked the former Mahayana cultivator. Luo Yue countered his blood-qi techniques, and their clash left Chu Xingchen facing a fight while still holding Xie Lingyu’s hand.

• Luo Yue reconsidered the possibility that all eighteen of Central Province’s main spirit veins had been occupied and asked Chu Xingchen what he wanted.
• Chu Xingchen claimed he had only come to explore the secret realm, and Luo Yue offered to send him and Xie Lingyu out while leaving a trade open.
• Luo Yue began a ritual around Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu, but Chu Xingchen sensed that it was an illusion and struck with Myriad Forms.
• Luo Yue blocked the attack and advanced, while Chu Xingchen summoned the Xingtian Great Method and unleashed a sea of blood.
• Luo Yue called Chu Xingchen an evil cultivator and countered his attack with a powerful punch as Chu Xingchen prepared to fight without letting go of Xie Lingyu.

Chu Xingchen and Luo Yue fought with powerful techniques, while Luo Yue mistook Chu Xingchen’s shifting aura for an illusion. Luo Yue pulled him into its own dream realm, where Chu Xingchen saw figures fleeing through a sea of fire, including one resembling Luo Yue.

• Xie Lingyu activated protective treasures and told Chu Xingchen to fight while she kept a way to bring him home safely.
• Chu Xingchen attacked Luo Yue with a blood-qi saber strike, but Luo Yue used Myriad Splendor—Moon-Sweeping and Myriad Splendor-Garden in a Dream to dispel it.
• Chu Xingchen changed his aura from evil to orthodox, leaving Luo Yue convinced that he had trapped it in an illusion it could not break.
• Luo Yue used Myriad Splendor-Old Dream to draw Chu Xingchen into an illusion as he launched another attack.
• The dream realm became a vast sea of fire, where Chu Xingchen spotted a fleeing figure that looked like a version of Luo Yue.

Chu Xingchen fought Luo Yue in the flames, then faced its memories and desperate resolve to fulfill an old promise. As they clashed in the Illusory Realm, Sandong asked whether it could return to Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge, and Li Yingling promised to rebuild its home if it was destroyed.

• Chu Xingchen used Myriad Forms to pressure Luo Yue, whose limited Spiritual Power left it struggling to defend itself.
• Several figures covered the endangered little Flower Spirit with a yellow cloth while it tried to flee the flames.
• Luo Yue's Illusory Realm showed its memory of charging at mocking humans alongside the fairies, and Chu Xingchen cut down its younger self.
• Chu Xingchen told Luo Yue that victory would not restore its place in the present, but Luo Yue insisted it still had to repay its debt and fulfill its promise to its homeland.
• Luo Yue launched a nearly suicidal attack, and Chu Xingchen met it with Myriad Forms and Flowing Water Sword Intent.
• Sandong asked Li Yingling if it could return to Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge, and Li Yingling promised that it could go home and that she would rebuild the ridge if necessary.

Luo Yue fought Chu Xingchen in its dream realm, reliving how the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect had promised it a homeland for fairies but left it waiting for a thousand years. As Luo Yue began to fade and prepared to destroy everything, Xie Lingyu offered to seek answers and pressed a piece of white jade to its chest.

• Luo Yue remembered its first master naming it and granting it freedom, then recalled Chu Xingchen persuading it to help the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect in exchange for a homeland for fairies.
• Luo Yue fought Chu Xingchen, refusing to stop even as his Flowing Water Swords pierced it, until he defeated it and its Spiritual Power began to fade.
• The Illusory Realm shattered, revealing that the fairy homeland and its inhabitants had been only a dream held by Luo Yue.
• Xie Lingyu promised to ask the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect about its agreement, but Luo Yue doubted that the weak could demand answers or justice.
• Luo Yue prepared to destroy everything, but Xie Lingyu pressed white jade to its chest and urged it to ask what could be done after they tried; Luo Yue wondered if good people still existed.

Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu returned from Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge with Luo Yue, a weakened Flower Spirit rescued from a dangerous formation. Xie Lingyu agreed to plead Luo Yue’s case with the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect, while Luo Yue chose to stay and meet Sandong rather than leave immediately.

• Sandong nervously waited for Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu to return from Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge, fearing it might lose its home.
• Chu Xingchen and Xie Lingyu arrived with Luo Yue, and Chen Baiqing hurried to check that Chu Xingchen was safe.
• Xie Lingyu explained that the formation trapping Luo Yue might be the costly Taiqing Heavenly Spirit Nine-Lock Coiling Grand Formation, which could self-detonate, and had arranged to plead Luo Yue’s case in exchange for the ridge’s belongings going to Chu Xingchen.
• Chu Xingchen told Li Yingling that Xie Lingyu had taken pity on Luo Yue and brought it back to raise.
• Sandong welcomed Luo Yue as a fellow fairy and promised to look after it, while Luo Yue accepted its company despite its weakness.
• Xie Lingyu offered to take Luo Yue to the Heavenly Derivation Sect, but Luo Yue said there was no hurry and stayed to talk with Sandong.

Li Xingtian and Lin Luoyu found a Secret Realm while searching for the opportunity mentioned by the Heavenly Derivation Sect, and Li Xingtian insisted on exploring it before leaving for Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge. There, Sandong enjoyed its new neighbors while Li Yingling planned the Branch Sect, and Cui Hao presented a design that Sandong liked.

• Li Xingtian explained to Lin Luoyu how to find and conceal Secret Realms, and she questioned whether their work amounted to digging up graves.
• Li Xingtian and Lin Luoyu agreed that the opportunity might be greater than an ordinary Secret Realm, but Li Xingtian decided to plunder the nearby Secret Realm first.
• Li Xingtian received a Talisman message saying their Master had found the opportunity and invited them to Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge, but he told Lin Luoyu they would go after exploring the Secret Realm.
• Sandong happily explored Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge with Li Yingling, Cui Hao, and the others, and welcomed Luo Yue as a little follower.
• Li Yingling asked Sandong what kind of house it liked, and Sandong said it wanted one without a roof.
• Cui Hao showed Li Yingling and Sandong his detailed design for a magnificent building, and Sandong declared that it liked the house.

Chu Xingchen and his disciples prepared to establish a branch sect at Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge while Xie Lingyu took Luo Yue to the Heavenly Derivation Sect to deal with the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect. The chapter ended as Second Senior Brother and Fourth Junior Sister returned.

• Chu Xingchen praised Cui Hao's design for the branch sect at Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge.
• Xie Lingyu received Bai Xuanling's message and said the Heavenly Derivation Sect was publicizing the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect's breach of faith.
• Xie Lingyu took Luo Yue toward the Heavenly Derivation Sect, and Luo Yue promised Sandong she would return.
• Cui Hao suggested that Chu Xingchen leave the construction to his disciples and go to the Heavenly Derivation Sect, prompting Chu Xingchen to tease him about a soul-strengthening pill.
• Chen Baiqing spotted Second Senior Brother and Fourth Junior Sister returning in a streak of rainbow light.

Ning Qianqian’s egg hatched into a talking green snake, which persuaded her not to contact the Sect Leader and taught her how to feed it. Over time, the two became friends, and the chapter ended with Ning Qianqian bringing the snake meat while it rested on Spirit Stones.

• Ning Qianqian screamed when the egg hatched into a large green snake, and Ning Kun rushed over to investigate.
• The green snake told Ning Qianqian it was hungry and mocked her for thinking a snake ate vegetable leaves.
• Ning Qianqian planned to contact the Sect Leader, but the green snake persuaded her to let it manage its own care.
• Ning Qianqian began feeding the snake meat and Spirit Stones, and the two gradually grew familiar.
• Ning Qianqian brought cooked meat to the snake, which questioned her look before lowering its head when she smiled.

Green Snake cultivated at the Sect while waiting for the Sect Leader to return, and Chu Xingchen finally arrived and accepted her as a disciple. After giving her the Dragon Transformation Art, he learned that she could not read, and Chen Baiqing offered to teach her.

• Green Snake cultivated among Spirit Stones and enjoyed the food and care Ning Qianqian provided.
• Chu Xingchen returned, examined Green Snake, and learned she could talk.
• Green Snake called Chu Xingchen Master, and the system confirmed her acceptance as a disciple and rewarded him with a cultivation increase and the Dragon Transformation Art.
• Chu Xingchen gave Green Snake the Dragon Transformation Art, but she admitted she could not read.
• Chen Baiqing appeared and offered to teach Green Snake, who began trembling when she saw her.

Chu Xingchen returned to Yuzhou City to prepare for the sect’s move to Central Province, bringing Chen Baiqing and planning to take their trusted people and supplies. He decided to leave the old sect grounds unattended for now, while Green Snake failed to escape Chen Baiqing’s lessons.

• Chu Xingchen praised Ning Qianqian for managing the sect while he was away, as Chen Baiqing forced Green Snake to study reading beside the pool.
• Chu Xingchen explained that Green Snake was a system-recognized Mountain-Guarding Divine Beast, not one of his disciples, and that the Mountain-Sea Ark reward was only a blueprint.
• Chu Xingchen said the sect would relocate to Central Province and bring back trusted personnel and supplies, while Cui Hao stayed behind to prepare the Branch Sect at Ten Thousand Flowers Ridge.
• Ning Qianqian asked who would take charge of the old grounds, and Chu Xingchen said he would leave them empty and rely on the Mountain-Guarding Grand Array and the Demon-Suppression Bureau for protection.
• Green Snake offered to stay behind to avoid Chen Baiqing’s lessons, and Chu Xingchen signaled Chen Baiqing, who reached for its head.

Chu Xingchen read Yuanjing’s letter, learned that the abbot had died, and went to Chanwood Temple to find out what had happened. After Yuanxing explained Yuanjing’s wishes, Chu Xingchen asked to see Yuankong.

• Green Snake admitted his mistakes to Chen Baiqing, then drank the tea Chu Xingchen poured for him.
• Ning Qianqian gave Chu Xingchen a letter from Yuankong, in which Yuanjing expressed regret and wished him well.
• Chu Xingchen asked whether Yuanjing had died, then went alone to Chanwood Temple.
• Yuanxing told Chu Xingchen that Yuanjing had passed into nirvana and had asked the temple to conceal his death.
• Chu Xingchen asked Yuanxing to bring Yuankong to see him.

Chu Xingchen visited Chanwood Temple to acknowledge Yuanjing’s letter and learned that Yuankong had left. After discussing the temple’s leaf-covered pagoda steps with Yuanxing, he left sealed treasures and talismans for Yuankong to receive when he returned.

• Yuanxing told Chu Xingchen that Yuankong had left Chanwood Temple and that Yuanjing’s remains were a Śarīra, not a Golden Body.
• Yuanxing led Chu Xingchen to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Pagoda and explained why Chanwood Temple left the steps covered in fallen leaves.
• Chu Xingchen explained that the leaves represented karmic Dharma being left for those who came after, and Yuanxing accepted the interpretation.
• Chu Xingchen said he had come only to let Yuanjing know he had received and read the letter.
• Chu Xingchen sealed a white Kāṣāya, the Willow-Jade Branch, a Message Talisman, and a Communication Talisman, then asked Yuanxing to give them to Yuankong when he returned.
• Yuanxing accepted the items, and Chu Xingchen departed Chanwood Temple.

Sandong met Qinghe, an antlered demon who had sneaked out to visit the Heavenly Derivation Sect, while its neighbors built the sect. Qinghe went to help at the construction site, where Chu Xingchen confronted her.

• Sandong watched the Heavenly Derivation Sect rise and reflected on accepting gifts and becoming the sect's mascot.
• Qinghe appeared and frightened Sandong with her higher-rank demon presence.
• Qinghe asked where Li Xingtian, Cui Hao, and Chu Xingchen were, and Sandong said it did not know because everyone was busy.
• After Sandong explained that the sect was under construction, Qinghe decided to help build it.
• Qinghe admired the construction site until Chu Xingchen appeared behind her, prompting her to protest that she was a guest.

Green Snake and Qinghe worked on the new Branch Sect construction site while sizing each other up, and Chu Xingchen left Sandong to supervise them. With Li Yingling returning soon, Chu Xingchen prepared to answer Bai Xuanling’s message about a problem at the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect.

• Green Snake worked cutting spirit wood, then watched Qinghe, a Nascent Soul Realm Flood Dragon, swiftly cut and move timber under Chu Xingchen’s direction.
• Green Snake asked Qinghe why she was helping, and Qinghe explained that Chu Xingchen had promised her private rooms at the Branch Sect and a feast.
• Qinghe praised wholehearted work, impressing Green Snake, while Chu Xingchen listened and judged that neither of them was likely to cause trouble.
• Chu Xingchen instructed Sandong to watch Qinghe and Green Snake, while secretly using Observation Rituals to monitor the construction site himself.
• Chu Xingchen learned that Li Yingling was returning and prepared to respond to Bai Xuanling’s message about the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect.

Luo Yue accepted that the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect would probably refuse to honor its old promise, while the Heavenly Derivation Sect planned to press the issue at the upcoming Immortal Sect Assembly. Lü Xuan and Bai Xuanling prepared to showcase Chu Xingchen and Yan Yun as the sect’s prodigies, leaving Yan Yun confused about her role.

• Luo Yue reflected on the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s power and concluded that the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect was unlikely to honor its promise, though it appreciated the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s efforts and had passed the method to undo the sealing ritual to Chu Xingchen.
• Lü Xuan explained that the Profound Clarity Heavenly Sect had agreed to attend the Immortal Sect Assembly and that three other immortal sects would help pressure it in exchange for seeing the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s hidden prodigy.
• Bai Xuanling agreed to let the other sects investigate Chu Xingchen, since he was not actually a Heavenly Derivation Sect disciple and his appearance under their banner could protect him and benefit the sect.
• Bai Xuanling said Chu Xingchen would come to the Heavenly Derivation Sect after handling urgent matters, and Lü Xuan told Yan Yun she would help display the strength of their two prodigies.
• Yan Yun wondered what any of this had to do with her as Lü Xuan declared that the Heavenly Derivation Sect’s prodigies would sweep aside Yuyang Daozi and True Person Haohua.