Chapter Summaries

Su Qing abducted Fang Xu and the Defiled Valley elder after disabling them, planning to interrogate them away from Nine-Channel Pass. He left An Zuo alive for a later reckoning.

• Su Qing followed Fang Xu after he left the loft, then stabbed him in the back and shattered his dantian before drawing him into the Sleeve Universe.
• Su Qing postponed revenge against An Zuo and considered using the Seven-Arrows Nail-Head Art once his cultivation allowed it.
• Su Qing returned to the loft, used Tainted Ink to conceal any disturbance, and slipped past its defenses into the elder's bedroom.
• Su Qing drugged the elder, pierced his dantian and shattered his spirit wheel, severed his wrist and ankle tendons, and drew him into the Sleeve Universe.

During a midnight gathering, Su Qing performed the Taibai Yin Scripture-Wind Sacrifice Bo Yushi Wen, summoning thunder against An Zuo. The lightning struck before An Zuo could stop it, and the chapter ended amid the blast’s shock waves.

• An Zuo and Xu drank together until midnight, when An Zuo sensed something was wrong outside.
• Su Qing chanted a sacrificial invocation as golden characters appeared and more than ten thousand Thunder Talismans gathered in the wind.
• Su Qing completed the invocation, sending its radiance into the clouds and igniting the Thunder Talismans.
• An Zuo recognized the danger and tried to rush out, but the invocation had already summoned a lightning bolt above him.
• The thunderbolt struck the ground, and a shock wave swept debris across the courtyard as Su Qing shielded himself.

Su Qing escaped Nine-Channel Pass and shook off his pursuers, then interrogated Fang Xu and Elder Cui to confirm the location of a Spirit Treasury. He killed them after verifying their information and kept their heads as proof for claiming the bounty.

• Su Qing escaped Nine-Channel Pass using the remaining power of Wind Sacrifice Bo Yushi Wen, while Elder Xu, the Lin Family, and others pursued him.
• Su Qing evaded his pursuers but delayed returning to the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy to handle other matters.
• Elder Cui confessed quickly, and Fang Xu confessed after learning that Elder Cui had already revealed everything.
• Fang Xu and Elder Cui argued over who would guide Su Qing to the Spirit Treasury, which he planned to visit with Tang Qian'er.
• Su Qing tortured them to verify their information, killed them, destroyed their bodies, and kept their heads as proof for the Mission Hall bounty.

Su Qing and his companions confronted the Great Wilderness Society, and Su Qing immediately cut off Xu Qingqing’s hands. He then asked Zhou Ling who had struck him and turned his attention to the identified student.

• Su Qing and the others arrived together at the stone platform, drawing the attention of nearby spectators.
• Xu Qingqing began threatening Mu Chen over their earlier dispute.
• Su Qing slashed off Xu Qingqing’s hands before she could finish speaking.
• Xu Qingqing screamed for Su Qing to be killed as he asked Zhou Ling who had hit him.
• Zhou Ling pointed out the Great Wilderness Society student, and Su Qing fixed the man with a cold gaze.

Xu Qingqing accused Su Qing of injuring her, and Xu Huang confronted him for striking his sister. Su Qing insulted Xu Qingqing and dared Xu Huang to attack him, and Xu Huang unleashed a surge of spiritual energy against him.

• Xu Qingqing pointed at Su Qing and accused him of hurting her.
• Xu Huang saw the injuries on Sun'er and Zhou Ling and challenged Su Qing for punishing his sister.
• Su Qing argued that Xu Qingqing deserved what happened and mocked her.
• Xu Qingqing grew furious as Su Qing taunted Xu Huang to kill him.
• Xu Huang fixed Su Qing with a cold stare and released a powerful wave of spiritual energy.

Su Qing defeated Xu Huang and claimed fifth place on the Heaven Ranking, drawing new attention to the Luo Shen Society. He left with Tang Qian'er after celebrating with his friends.

• Su Qing ignored Xu Huang's pursuing azure beads and gathered the thunderclouds into his sword before striking through Xu Huang's shield and shell.
• Xu Huang was knocked unconscious, and Su Qing burned away the beads after they lost their supply of spiritual energy.
• Su Qing's name rose to fifth on the Heaven Ranking, and students began asking Mu Chen and the others about joining the Luo Shen Society.
• Tang Qian'er congratulated Su Qing, while the Luo Shen Society members celebrated his victory over Xu Huang.
• Su Qing teased Mu Chen, then took Tang Qian'er by the hand and left for the pavilion, chatting as they walked.

Su Qing cultivated in the eighth level of the Thunder Domain while Nine Nether secretly refined Heavenly Thunder Beads, drawing the attention of an ancient presence. As Su Qing tried to leave before his mission with Tang Qian'er, the being appeared before him.

• Su Qing shared a hot pot meal with Tang Qian'er and invited her to join him on a heaven-level mission, which she accepted.
• Su Qing declined Su Xuan's invitation to join a different heaven-level mission and recommended Mu Chen instead.
• Su Qing cultivated in the eighth level's thunder river while the Kunwu Sword absorbed its lightning to repair itself.
• Nine Nether secretly refined Heavenly Thunder Beads from the thunder slurry, and Su Qing caught her and made her stop.
• An enormous eye opened beneath the Black Thunder Sun, sensed Nine Nether's fire, and sent a figure to appear before Su Qing.

Su Qing accepted Bei Ming Dragon Kun's test, agreeing to withstand one attack from the old man's avatar in exchange for permission to condense Heavenly Thunder Beads and a reward. As Su Qing fought the lightning dragon, Li Xuantong lost his three-move wager and acknowledged Su Qing's victory.

• Bei Ming Dragon Kun recognized Su Qing's Bloodline Link with Nine Nether and deduced that Su Qing wanted Heavenly Thunder Beads to obtain the old man's blood essence for Nine Nether's evolution.
• Bei Ming Dragon Kun offered Su Qing permission to condense enough Heavenly Thunder Beads and a reward if he could withstand one attack from the avatar.
• Su Qing accepted the test and attacked the lightning dragon with successive sword techniques without using Nine Nether's power.
• Su Qing split the lightning dragon in two, but the river of lightning formed two dragons that continued to attack him.
• Li Xuantong lost the three-move wager and told Su Qing that Luo Li's judgment had been excellent.

Su Qing passed Bei Ming Dragon Kun’s trial, earning praise and rewards for himself and those close to him. After two days of secluded cultivation in the Thunder Domain, he broke through to a higher cultivation level and celebrated until Nine Nether punished his boasting.

• Su Qing endured Bei Ming Dragon Kun’s lightning trial, and Bei Ming Dragon Kun praised his performance and saw him as hope for the Northern Heavens Spiritual Academy.
• Su Xuan and Su Ling'er agreed to invite Mu Chen to join their team after watching his performance.
• Su Qing chose trial slots and personal Spiritual Light Empowerment opportunities as his reward, intending to share them with people close to him.
• Nine Nether condensed Heavenly Thunder Beads while Su Qing recovered, then sensed a powerful presence watching them from deep within the ninth level of the Thunder Domain.
• After two days of secluded cultivation, Su Qing broke through following insights from his fight with Bei Ming Dragon Kun.
• Su Qing bragged to Nine Nether about his breakthrough, and she tugged his hair until he apologized.

Su Qing and Tang Qian'er found the submerged Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasury in Drowning Sound Valley and began investigating its unusual materials. After realizing others were also pursuing it, Su Qing planned to let them explore first and decide how to proceed based on what they found.

• Su Qing and Tang Qian'er arrived at Drowning Sound Valley, where Su Qing spotted the Heaven-Piercing Spirit Treasury and Yu Wenmin's bones beneath the stream.
• Su Qing tested the water with rocks and discovered that a damaged metal-attribute treasure was draining the earth and metal spiritual energy from the Spirit Treasury.
• Su Qing explained that the Spirit Treasury's walls were likely built from water-attribute spiritual materials and said its contents could benefit both him and Tang Qian'er.
• Tang Qian'er asked why the Dragon Demon Palace had never found the Spirit Treasury, but Su Qing admitted he did not know.
• Su Qing proposed letting the other people seeking the Spirit Treasury lead the way, so they could avoid its traps or seize the treasure hunters' gains.