Chapter Summaries

During a school assessment, Chen Beiwu glimpsed the sun’s terrifying true nature and survived its pressure because a treasure in his heart protected him. He returned to the exam, where his answer about escaping an Iron Calamity Bear drew Teacher Lei’s disapproval.

• Chen Beiwu answered an exam question about a Red-Striped Scorching Fire Serpent by choosing to report its location to the Immortal Alliance.
• Chen Beiwu looked at the sun as it transformed into a domineering presence that nearly overwhelmed his body and consciousness.
• A treasure in Chen Beiwu’s heart intercepted a wisp of the sun’s radiance and healed his soul, allowing him to recover.
• Chen Beiwu told Teacher Lei that he had gained insight into the Ten Thousand Beasts Art and resumed the assessment.
• Chen Beiwu answered that a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator should discard their gear and play dead to escape an Iron Calamity Bear.
• Teacher Lei judged Chen Beiwu’s answer wrong, believing the cultivator should use a Lesser Thunder-Summoning Talisman on themselves.

After the Great Sun Mutation advanced Chen Beiwu’s cultivation, he used a Clear Water Pill to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. He left school eager to investigate the mutation at home, while his breakthrough drew the attention of his classmates.

• Chen Beiwu finished his exam and leaped out a classroom window to hurry to the cultivation rooms.
• Chen Beiwu used a Clear Water Pill and the Ten Thousand Beasts Art to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining.
• Chen Beiwu learned that reaching the seventh level before age eighteen made him eligible to apply to buy a spirit beast through the Immortal Alliance.
• Xu Lingling noticed Chen Beiwu’s breakthrough, and he joked that her divination had led her to the wrong answer on the exam.
• Chen Beiwu left Xu Lingling and hurried home to investigate the Firmament Great Sun’s mutation.

Chen Beiwu returned home to his paralyzed dog, Iron Egg, and planned to try Bone-Tempering Powder to help his hind legs. The chapter revealed Iron Egg’s unusual potential and Chen Beiwu’s rare spiritual roots, while explaining why he had decided against forming a beast contract with him.

• Chen Beiwu came home and greeted Iron Egg, whose hind legs remained unable to move, and said he would try Bone-Tempering Powder on him.
• Chen Beiwu saw that Iron Egg’s fate was approaching the second tier and recalled finding him as a puppy after a truck hit him five years earlier.
• Chen Beiwu remembered that Iron Egg had rescued his unconscious father from a burning brick kiln, proving he had become a mutant beast.
• Chen Beiwu estimated that Iron Egg had fewer than ten years of cultivation and the potential to become a second-tier spirit beast.
• Chen Beiwu chose not to contract with Iron Egg because Iron Egg had fire attributes that conflicted with Chen Beiwu’s water-and-wood spiritual roots.
• Chen Beiwu’s spiritual-root purities were revealed as metal 15, wood 76, water 79, fire 18, and earth 17, placing him close to possessing a water heavenly spiritual root.

Chen Beiwu entered Nine-Breath Chaos and used a rare strand of seven-colored fortune to summon a fortuitous encounter. The encounter vanished after he rang the Fortune Golden Bell, leaving him drained and back in the cultivation room.

• Chen Beiwu entered Nine-Breath Chaos and recalled how he had acquired the treasure and mastered Nine-Breath Qi Ingestion.
• Chen Beiwu realized the treasure had intercepted fortune from the upheaval in the sun and judged the seven-colored strand to be exceptionally powerful.
• Chen Beiwu chose to use the seven-colored fortune, hoping it could help him find a suitable co-cultivation beast and enter the Thirteen Immortal Sects.
• Chen Beiwu trapped the intelligent, brilliantly colored spirit fish inside a Fortune Golden Bell and rang it to transform the fish into an unknown encounter.
• Chen Beiwu's spiritual power was drained, and he was forced out of Nine-Breath Chaos.

Chen Beiwu refined the spiritual energy he had gained from Nine-Breath Chaos and celebrated reaching the seventh layer of Qi Refining with Huang Xiaoling over Spirit Deer meat. He decided to keep livestreaming to support his family and resolved to use his ancestral treasure to lift the Chen Household out of poverty.

• Chen Beiwu refined the spiritual energy from Nine-Breath Chaos and strengthened his cultivation.
• Huang Xiaoling noticed Chen Beiwu had reached the seventh layer of Qi Refining and prepared Spirit Deer meat to celebrate.
• Chen Beiwu and Huang Xiaoling shared the nourishing meal, and he felt its spiritual energy strengthen his body.
• Huang Xiaoling urged Chen Beiwu to stop livestreaming and focus on cultivation, but he reminded her that she had agreed not to interfere.
• Chen Beiwu recalled that livestreaming helped pay for Huang Xiaoling's Pure Frost Pills and resolved to use his ancestral treasure to improve the Chen Household's fortunes.

Chen Beiwu checked his exam results and discussed spirit beast choices with Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling while considering his cultivation and college prospects. He planned to keep practicing Great Mystery Guarding the One, but Teacher Li’s next words caught his attention.

• Chen Beiwu completed his morning cultivation and learned that eleven years of practicing Great Mystery Guarding the One had raised each of his five spiritual roots by one point.
• Xu Lingling tried to trick Chen Beiwu about his ranking, but Xu Ziqing collected their bet after he correctly guessed he had placed second in their year.
• Chen Beiwu reviewed his results and concluded that his spiritual roots were too weak for the Five Great Grotto-Heavens, so he would target the Thirteen Immortal Sects or the Upper Sects.
• Chen Beiwu told Xu Ziqing he tentatively planned to choose an Azure Spirit Newt as his cultivation partner beast, and she approved of the choice.
• During medicine-refining class, Chen Beiwu focused on his visualization practice until Teacher Li’s next words jolted him awake.

Chen Beiwu learned that a Frostfall Pill could cure his mother's cold poison and arranged to buy one from Li Jiacheng at cost. After returning to class, he saw Wang Kui scold the students but welcome him kindly when he arrived.

• Teacher Li explained that the Frostfall Pill could cure cold poison, and Chen Beiwu decided it could treat his mother.
• After class, Chen Beiwu went to Li Jiacheng and asked about obtaining a Frostfall Pill.
• Li Jiacheng offered to sell Chen Beiwu a Frostfall Pill for three hundred low-grade spirit stones and encouraged him to aim for the Thirteen Immortal Sects.
• Chen Beiwu returned to class as Wang Kui berated the students for their poor ranking.
• Wang Kui recognized Chen Beiwu and greeted him warmly, surprising Xu Lingling.

Chen Beiwu received approval to purchase a spirit beast and learned that he and Xu Ziqing would travel to Fallen Dragon Prefecture on the fifteenth. After he declined Xu Ziqing’s invitation to fish at Still Abyss West Lake, Liu Yan urged him to pursue her for the benefits of her family’s Foundation Establishment spirits, but Chen Beiwu dismissed the idea and went to cultivate.

• The class rushed for cultivation rooms, while Xu Lingling complained that Chen Beiwu had avoided punishment and Liu Yan praised his spirit beast contract and talent.
• Chen Beiwu received approval from Wang Kui and the Spirit Beast Pavilion for his spirit beast purchase, with his trip to Fallen Dragon Prefecture set for the fifteenth.
• Xu Ziqing invited Chen Beiwu to fish at Still Abyss West Lake with her and Xu Lingling, but he politely declined.
• Liu Yan told Chen Beiwu that Xu Ziqing liked him and encouraged him to pursue her because her family could provide Foundation Establishment spirits.
• Chen Beiwu argued that reaching Foundation Establishment did not require those spirits and left for the cultivation rooms, while Liu Yan predicted he would regret his confidence.

Chen Beiwu reported illegal fishing and described how he used Nine-Breath Chaos to turn brewing tribulations into minor mishaps. He met Chen Qin at his residential complex, where she learned he had broken through to late Qi Refining, and he reflected on how her mother’s failed cultivation loan had left her burdened with debt.

• Chen Beiwu photographed illegal fishing by Still Abyss West Lake and filed a report for a reward.
• He avoided bird droppings after using his power to release accumulated tribulations as minor bad luck.
• Chen Beiwu rejected a cultivation-loan offer and considered the crushing consequences such loans brought to borrowers and their families.
• He met Chen Qin outside his residential complex, and she noticed his lively hair and realized he had reached late Qi Refining.
• Chen Beiwu recalled that Aunt Chen had died after taking out a cultivation loan, leaving Chen Qin deep in debt and forcing her to leave school and become a musician at the Elegant Rhyme Pavilion.

Chen Beiwu learned about the Cleansing Spirit Tune and focused on earning enough to cure his mother’s Heart-Severing Cold Syndrome. The chapter ended with Huang Xiaoling urging Chen Dong to spend their remaining resources on Beiwu rather than risk a dangerous job to pay for her surgery.

• Chen Qin gave Chen Beiwu information about water-type spirit beasts and advised him to wait until the ninth level of Qi Refining before listening to the Cleansing Spirit Tune.
• Chen Qin revealed that hearing the tune at the ninth level could improve his chances of breaking through to Foundation Establishment.
• Chen Beiwu calculated that curing Huang Xiaoling’s cold poison required three Frostfall Pills costing nine hundred low-grade spirit stones, and hoped to earn enough through future academic success.
• Chen Dong and Huang Xiaoling discussed their five-hundred-spirit-stone shortfall, and Chen Dong considered taking a dangerous kiln-firing job at the Azure Radiance Tile Factory.
• Huang Xiaoling refused to let Chen Dong take the job and proposed using the money for Beiwu’s future instead of her surgery.

Chen Beiwu examined information about two powerful water-type spirit beasts before being drawn into the Nine-Breath Chaos Land, where a colossal Bronze Gate appeared and opened. He awoke in an unfamiliar place filled with dense spiritual qi, with a green presence nearby.

• Chen Beiwu finished cultivating and found that his chamber's spiritual qi could not meet his needs.
• Chen Beiwu read Chen Qin's jade slip and added the Azure-Wave Spirit Carp to his shortlist after learning about its powerful evolution path.
• Chen Beiwu learned that Spirit-Turtle Water Nether could lead to entry into the Cavern Mystery Immortal Sect and wondered how one had appeared at the Spirit Beast Pavilion.
• Chen Beiwu's magical power formed a mysterious talisman, transporting him to the Nine-Breath Chaos Land, where a seven-colored light revealed an immense Bronze Gate.
• The Bronze Gate opened to show a black hole, and Chen Beiwu lost consciousness in its radiance.
• Chen Beiwu woke beneath trees in a place with dense spiritual qi and froze when he noticed something green nearby.

Chen Beiwu discovered that the Ten Directions Chaos Gate let him travel to a mysterious, spirit-rich world, where he killed a Jade-Scale Snake and narrowly escaped an approaching Azure Thunder Tiger. Back in the Immortal Alliance, he assessed the gate’s properties and recognized that future trips would require careful preparation.

• Chen Beiwu used a distraction to seize and kill a Jade-Scale Snake in an unfamiliar ancient forest.
• After a spirit-shaking roar signaled the approach of a powerful beast, Chen Beiwu activated the Ten Directions Chaos Gate and vanished.
• An Azure Thunder Tiger arrived and found only disturbed grass where Chen Beiwu had been.
• Chen Beiwu returned to his cultivation room holding the Jade-Scale Snake and considered the other world’s abundant spiritual energy and valuable resources.
• Chen Beiwu went to class the next morning and reviewed the gate’s travel timing, activation delay, and dangers.

Chen Beiwu prepared carefully and used the Ten Directions Chaos Gate to explore the mountains, avoiding dangerous beasts and a clash between powerful demonic creatures. He found a hidden cave, killed its Bullet Ape occupant, and collected its materials, gaining two spirit stones.

• Chen Beiwu disguised his scent, prepared poisoned weapons and escape supplies, then crossed into the mountains with the Ten Directions Chaos Gate.
• Chen Beiwu found giant deer-mutant footprints and changed course, then fled the area when powerful beasts roared and unleashed surging demonic energy.
• Chen Beiwu searched for a safe base and found a vine-hidden cave marked as a demonic beast's territory.
• Chen Beiwu baited the cave's Bullet Ape into attacking and cut its throat with his bone blade.
• Chen Beiwu avoided the wounded Bullet Ape's last desperate charge, then collected its useful materials and covered the bloodstains.

Chen Beiwu established a crude cultivation abode in a second-tier spiritual vein and discovered black gold ginseng while exploring nearby. He heard a faint cry for help and followed scattered footprints, leaving the source of the distress unknown.

• Chen Beiwu set up warning talismans at his cave and cultivated overnight, finding that his progress had more than doubled.
• Chen Beiwu killed a Green Rock Rat and found black gold ginseng hidden among its stash of flowers and herbs.
• Chen Beiwu decided to keep the ginseng rather than risk wasting it by attempting to refine pills.
• Chen Beiwu explored the terrain around his abode and heard someone calling for help near a trail of footprints.

Chen Beiwu saw through the Illusion Weasel Wolf’s disguise, poisoned it, and killed it with a Water Blade Talisman before it could escape into the Blue Rock Lion’s territory. He collected the beast’s valuable remains and returned to test whether he could carry living things through by touching them.

• Chen Beiwu inspected the tracks and recognized the blood around the trapped girl as belonging to different demon beasts.
• The disguised Illusion Weasel Wolf tried to ambush Chen Beiwu, but he evaded its tail and pierced it with a poisonous crystalline needle.
• The poisoned Illusion Weasel Wolf fled, and Chen Beiwu pursued it while keeping his distance until it ran toward the Blue Rock Lion’s territory.
• Chen Beiwu used a Water Blade Talisman to decapitate the Illusion Weasel Wolf before it could reach the Blue Rock Lion’s territory.
• Chen Beiwu collected the beast’s blood essence, hide, tail hairs, and meat, along with the bloodface vine it had used as bait.
• Back in the cultivation room, Chen Beiwu wondered whether he could carry living things through by touching them and looked toward another jar.

Chen Beiwu discovered that Iron Egg had awakened a reconnaissance talent after eating greater spirit monster meat, then noticed signs that his father had been exposed to fire poison at work. The chapter left Chen Beiwu worried that something had gone wrong at home.

• Chen Beiwu confirmed that living creatures could travel with him between worlds and fed Iron Egg Illusion Weasel Wolf meat.
• Iron Egg underwent a cultivation breakthrough, and Chen Beiwu used the Water Prison Spell to contain his surging fire-aspect demonic power.
• Iron Egg produced a flame star chart that revealed approaching figures, leading Chen Beiwu to suspect he had awakened a reconnaissance spell talent.
• Iron Egg indicated he could probably use the talent four times a day, and Chen Beiwu praised him as a future tracking dog and Hound General.
• Chen Beiwu saw his father, Chen Dong, looking exhausted and detected the lingering aura of fire poison, prompting him to worry about his family's situation.

Chen Beiwu secretly tried to earn money by livestreaming his fishing, while his parents argued over how to pay for Huang Xiaoling’s treatment. His stream ended with him catching a rusted iron box containing a tier-two bloodface vine, which Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling recognized.

• Chen Beiwu pretended not to know about his parents’ troubles, while Huang Xiaoling urged Chen Dong to quit his factory job and he refused.
• Chen Beiwu went to the Pearl River and started a fishing livestream, hoping to earn money from his audience.
• His viewers joked about his reputation as “Fish Runner” for catching everything except fish, including corpses and magical artifacts.
• Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling watched as Chen Beiwu hooked a rusted iron box with a bloodface vine inside.
• Chen Beiwu called the herb riverbed algae and closed the box, while Xu Lingling identified it as a tier-two spirit herb.

Chen Beiwu brought home a valuable bloodface vine and persuaded his parents to sell it to ease their financial strain. He then asked Iron Egg to cultivate with him, emphasizing loyalty.

• After Chen Beiwu ended his livestream, Xu Ziqing teased Xu Lingling about liking him and said she might pursue him herself.
• Chen Beiwu showed Chen Dong a market-bought black carp, making his father smile, then revealed a bloodface vine he claimed to have fished from the Pearl River.
• Huang Xiaoling identified the century-old bloodface vine as a valuable second-tier spirit herb worth up to nine hundred spirit stones.
• Chen Beiwu insisted his parents sell the vine to pay for the family’s needs, and Huang Xiaoling and Chen Dong agreed to sell it and quit Chen Dong’s brick-firing job.
• Chen Beiwu asked Iron Egg to cultivate with him and told the dog that loyalty was the most important thing.

Chen Beiwu refined a Jade-Scale Snake’s gallbladder and black gold ginseng before following Iron Egg to a hidden spirit lake. After spotting an Azure Thunder Tiger there, Chen Beiwu and Iron Egg vanished using the Ten Directions Chaos Gate.

• Chen Beiwu refined the snake gallbladder and a slice of black gold ginseng, purifying his magical power by five percent.
• Iron Egg ate the Jade-Scale Snake’s corpse and produced a star map that led Chen Beiwu toward the mountains.
• Iron Egg guided Chen Beiwu through mist to a spirit lake whose formation appeared to have gone without maintenance.
• Chen Beiwu saw an Azure Thunder Tiger fishing with lightning and suspected it had killed the lake’s owner.
• Chen Beiwu used the Ten Directions Chaos Gate to make himself and Iron Egg vanish as the Azure Thunder Tiger investigated their former position.

After escaping the Azure Thunder Tiger, Chen Beiwu learned that Iron Egg had found Jade-Scale Snakes on Spirit Lake’s central island, but he set aside the dangerous hunt. At school, he sparred with Xu Ziqing and won by a narrow trick involving water clones and a hidden blade.

• Chen Beiwu calmed Iron Egg after they escaped the Azure Thunder Tiger and learned that Jade-Scale Snakes lived on the island in Spirit Lake.
• Chen Beiwu decided not to return to Spirit Lake until he had reached Foundation Establishment, then went to school after his morning cultivation.
• Wang Kui paired Chen Beiwu and Xu Ziqing for a spellcasting sparring match, and the class gathered to watch.
• Xu Ziqing attacked with fire spells while Chen Beiwu used Wind Manipulation and the Water Mist Technique to approach her unseen.
• Xu Ziqing’s Blazing Flame Pull triggered Chen Beiwu’s protective talisman, but a hidden water blade also triggered Xu Ziqing’s talisman, deciding the match in Chen Beiwu’s favor.