Chapter Summaries

Chen Beiwu identified Eighteen’s cub as a Heavenly Blaze Tiger, and a mishap during his livestream briefly cut off their call before Eighteen reported that his advice worked. Chen Beiwu sold his yellowtail dendrobium stock over several livestreams and ended with a six-digit balance, but still could not buy the sold-out moonlight dewdrops or Green Vine Branches.

• Chen Beiwu recognized Eighteen’s tiger as a Heavenly Blaze Tiger and explained its value and the difficulty of identifying its talent.
• Chen Beiwu advised Eighteen to poke Million’s throat when it bit his hand, prompting the tiger to roar and the call to end.
• Eighteen gifted Chen Beiwu a sports car and said Million now ran whenever he reached out.
• Chen Beiwu sold all his yellowtail dendrobium during the livestream, which drew more than two hundred thousand viewers.
• Over nearly half a month, Chen Beiwu bought and sold two thousand jin of yellowtail dendrobium, earning substantial spirit origin.
• Chen Beiwu checked the Immortal Alliance Official Website and found that moonlight dewdrops and Green Vine Branches remained out of stock.

At the Moon-Picking Ceremony, Chen Beiwu watched cultivators undergo the Mirror Moon Sect’s aptitude test before stepping onto a Seven-Wheel Spirit-Testing Mirror himself. The mirror revealed his upper-grade gazing moon aptitude, making him eligible to become an inner disciple in the reserve sequence.

• Shu You opened the Moon-Picking Ceremony and had cultivation lineage scions test their aptitude on the Seven-Wheel Spirit-Testing Mirrors.
• The tests rejected cultivators with moonless aptitude and accepted those with waning moon aptitude, while six cultivators received a crescent moon rating.
• Gu Chun tested as an upper-grade crescent moon cultivator and was accepted, pleasing Shu You.
• Chen Beiwu stepped onto a Spirit-Testing Mirror, which made an unprecedented series of explosive cries before announcing his upper-grade gazing moon aptitude and inner disciple reserve eligibility.

Chen Beiwu revealed a rare heavenly spiritual root and was welcomed by Shu You as a future inner-sect pillar of the Mirror Moon Sect. As he joined the sect’s elite on the cloud boat, he learned that its leaders viewed ordinary rogue cultivators as expendable firewood.

• The Foundation Establishment cultivators learned that Chen Beiwu had a water-attributed heavenly spiritual root, and Shu You invited him onto the cloud boat as a direct inner-sect entrant.
• Chen Beiwu introduced himself as Chen Zi'ang and joined Shu You and the household experts, drawing envious reactions from the other rogue cultivators.
• After testing ended, Chen Beiwu recognized Shi Botao and Wei Xuesong among the approved candidates and asked Shu You about older rogue cultivators joining the sect.
• Shu You warned Chen Beiwu not to trust most rogue cultivators, calling them the sect’s firewood while describing him as one of its future pillars.

During the Moon-Picking Ceremony, Chen Beiwu watched the candidates undergo the Heart-Testing Refinement and learned that his exceptional talent had impressed Zhu Qiong. Zhu offered him a place in the Mirror Moon Sect’s prestigious main lineage, and Chen accepted.

• Shu You activated the Heart-Testing Refinement Spirit-Refining Formation, and Gu Chun woke within ten breaths while Shi Botao and Wei Xuesong also passed the trial.
• Shu You awarded admission Jade Slips to the cultivators who passed the first two trials and left the Gu Household to conduct the craft assessment.
• Shu You brought Chen Beiwu to meet Zhu Qiong, who praised Chen Zi'ang’s spiritual roots, cultivation, and talent.
• Zhu Qiong invited Chen Beiwu to join the Mirror Moon Lineage as his junior brother, and Chen accepted.

Chen Beiwu received the Cold Pool spirit sword from Zhu Qiong and was accepted as the elder’s disciple, then settled into an upper-grade cave abode while the sect investigated his background. He began studying the sword’s spell-breaking art and considered training Golden Egg in combat.

• Zhu Qiong offered Chen Beiwu the Cold Pool spirit sword, and the sword recognized him as its master.
• Shu You explained that receiving the sword meant Chen Beiwu had been accepted under Elder Zhu and gave him an upper-grade cave abode jade token.
• Zhu Qiong reviewed Shu You’s report on Chen Beiwu’s background, declined a further investigation, and asked Shu You for her impression of him.
• Chen Beiwu cultivated in the cave abode, while Golden Egg reached twenty-two years of cultivation and longed for spirit fish.
• Chen Beiwu took out the Cold Pool sword and began comprehending its inherent spell art as Golden Egg watched.

Chen Beiwu prepared to join the Mirror Moon Sect, sought information about moonheaven dew, and boarded the sect’s cloud boat from Hidden Dawn Market. On the journey, Shu You explained that they could reach Abysswall Market in two days and use its teleportation array to shorten the trip to the sect.

• Chen Beiwu attended banquets hosted by the Gu, Chi, Yu, Yuan, and Shui lineages but declined offers of female companions while seeking moonheaven dew and withered thunder branch.
• The Gu Household’s Foundation Establishment cultivator told Chen Beiwu that Cangwu Mountain Range’s moonheaven dew had sold out but offered to reserve some for him later.
• On departure day, Gu Chun, Shi Botao, and Wei Xuesong greeted Chen Beiwu at the center of Hidden Dawn Market.
• A cloud boat arrived, and Chen Beiwu used his Jade Slip to board it.
• In a private cabin, Shu You told Chen Beiwu that the cloud boat would take a hundred days to reach the sect, but they could reach Abysswall Market in two days and use its teleportation array.

Chen Beiwu arrived at the Mirror Moon Sect and learned that his connection to True Person Zhu would secure him a place among Water Moon Peak’s ranks. As he began the Sixfold Heaven-Tier Mirror Trial, his reflection stepped out of the mirror.

• Chen Beiwu and Shu You approached Quiet Moon Island, and Shu You described the sect’s Eight Desolations Water Mirror Dragon-Subduing Formation and its power to kill a Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Deacon Yun greeted Shu You, took charge of the thirty-three new disciples, and learned that Chen Zi'ang was favored by True Disciple Zhu.
• Shu You told Chen Beiwu to take Cold Pool Spirit Sword to the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool on Water Moon Peak, while she escorted Gu Chun to the Personnel Hall.
• Chen Beiwu reached Water Moon Peak, stepped onto its green jade stairway, and received instructions for the Sixfold Heaven-Tier Mirror Trial.
• Chen Beiwu’s reflection smiled, crossed through the mirror, and appeared in the real world.

Chen Beiwu defeated his lethal mirror double in the Sixfold Heaven-Tier Mirror Trial and was led onward by an aloof woman. At the Elder Hall, Golden Core elders praised Chen Zi'ang's performance and argued over which hall should take him as a disciple.

• The Elder Hall phantoms watched Chen Beiwu face his mirror double and debated his prospects and possible placement.
• Chen Beiwu survived the double's water and ice attacks, then used Cold Pool to defeat it despite a near-fatal exchange.
• The trial ended, and Chen Beiwu found himself above a sea of clouds as an aloof, moonlike figure appeared and asked him to follow.
• The Golden Core elders praised Chen Zi'ang's courage and talents, then argued whether he belonged in the Alchemy Hall, Artifact Refining Hall, or True Transmission Hall.

Chen Beiwu entered the True Transmission Hall to choose a cultivation method and two spells, while the sect elders settled their dispute over Chen Zi'ang by letting his choice determine his teacher. Chen Beiwu found a method compatible with his plans in Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water, though he suspected the sect had offered it as bait.

• The Alchemy Hall's First Elder proposed letting Chen Zi'ang choose a cultivation method to decide whether he would become the disciple of the True Transmission Hall's Second Elder or the Talisman Hall's Fourth Elder, and both elders agreed.
• The Alchemy Hall's First Elder assessed Chen Zi'ang as promising, then withdrew her divine sense manifestation.
• A female cultivator brought Chen Beiwu to the True Transmission Hall and explained that new disciples could select one cultivation method and two spells.
• Chen Beiwu examined the spells and cultivation methods in the sea of stars, but rejected the Nine-Origin Sea Refining Art and Profound Nether Pagoda Sutra because they could not be practiced alongside his existing cultivation method.
• Chen Beiwu read the Jade Slip for Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water, learned its powers and limitations, and suspected it was bait from the sect.

Chen Beiwu chose the difficult Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water cultivation method and two second-tier water Spirit Arts, despite being a Qi Refining cultivator. He arrived at his new Cave Abode in the Mirror Moon Lineage and met the young Wan'er, who was to show him around.

• Chen Beiwu chose the first level of Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water, intending to study the Southern Wasteland's great Dao of spellcraft.
• The aged voice recommended Treading the Void on Surging Waves and Illusory Mist Dusk, and Chen Beiwu accepted the challenge of learning both as a Qi Refining cultivator.
• Second Elder True Person Yu defended Chen Beiwu's choice to the Fourth Elder, saying that restoring the sect's Origin Art mattered more than her own Dao legacy.
• Senior Sister Yun took Chen Beiwu to Water Moon Secluded Abode and gave him the token for Cave Abode Seven.
• Wan'er greeted Senior Sister Yun, learned that Chen Beiwu was a new disciple, and eagerly told him to call her Senior Sister.
• Senior Sister Yun said the outer sect tournament would end in three days and that Wan'er could take Chen Beiwu to the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool afterward.

Chen Beiwu met his senior sister Li Wan'er on Water Moon Peak, learned about the peak's array and the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool, and received half of a thousand-year marrow ginseng. After Li Wan'er hurried away to collect treasure chicken eggs, Chen Beiwu entered his new Cave Abode and began studying his cultivation and spell techniques.

• Chen Beiwu asked Li Wan'er about the Underworld-Gathering Weak Water Array, and she claimed she had broken it with one smack.
• Li Wan'er shared a thousand-year marrow ginseng with Chen Beiwu, who stored his half after learning it could harm cultivators who consumed it directly.
• Chen Beiwu asked about the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool, and Li Wan'er described its alternating heat and cold as painful and uncomfortable.
• A distant cry reminded Li Wan'er that the Mao-Day Treasure Chicken was hatching eggs, so she departed to seek treasure chicken eggs.
• Chen Beiwu entered his Cave Abode, discovered it sat atop a third-tier spirit vein, and began studying two Jade Slips.

Chen Beiwu struggled to understand Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water but discovered that Golden Egg could absorb the cultivation method’s essence through its sea absorption talent. Golden Egg produced larger water mirrors after consuming more of the Jade Slip, though it had not yet reached the method’s first level.

• Chen Beiwu set aside Flower in the Mirror, Moon on the Water and quickly mastered the first step of the Illusory Mist Du Spirit Art.
• Golden Egg swallowed the cultivation method Jade Slip after misunderstanding Iron Egg’s instructions, and Chen Beiwu made it spit the slip back out.
• Chen Beiwu noticed Golden Egg had produced water mirrors and suspected its flowing golden scales talent had absorbed the cultivation method’s essence.
• Chen Beiwu had Golden Egg swallow the Jade Slip again, then found that more of its essence had vanished and Golden Egg’s water mirrors had grown larger.
• Chen Beiwu estimated that Golden Egg would need to consume at least three Jade Slips to gain an initial grasp of the cultivation method’s first level.

Chen Beiwu visited Shu You and learned about Li Wan'er’s Golden Tower Elixir, her failed cultivation of the Heaven and Earth Rotation Longevity Scripture, and a rumor about her past. The chapter left Chen Beiwu dismissing the rumor as false while Shu You quietly judged that she had gained some of his trust.

• Golden Egg failed to comprehend spells by swallowing them, so Chen Beiwu gave him purple coral stone and went to meet Shu You.
• Shu You welcomed Chen Beiwu at Snow-Blowing Courtyard while nearby disciples speculated about his connection to her.
• Chen Beiwu asked about Li Wan'er, and Shu You explained the Golden Tower Elixir’s value and Li Wan’er’s status as an accomplished alchemist.
• Shu You described the Heaven and Earth Rotation Longevity Scripture and said Li Wan’er’s failed practice had left her like a young child.
• Shu You shared a rumor linking Li Wan’er’s arrival at the sect thirty years ago to Elder Li of the Greenwood Sect dying after exhausting her lifespan.
• Chen Beiwu laughed off the rumor as false, and Shu You concluded that she had gained some of his trust.

Chen Beiwu went with Li Wan'er to the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool, where Yu Ying accused him of taking her cultivation place and tried to challenge him. Deacon Yun dismissed her claim and welcomed Chen Beiwu, leaving Yu Ying’s challenge unresolved.

• Chen Beiwu agreed to ask Li Wan'er about introducing Shu You to Senior Sister Li, and Shu You thanked him as Zi'ang.
• Li Wan'er led Chen Beiwu and Golden Egg to the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool, where Yu Ying argued with Lu Jian and Li Lin about losing her place.
• Yu Ying recognized Li Wan'er's true-disciple insignia, then confronted Chen Beiwu after Li Wan'er left and demanded to know whether he had taken her place.
• Yu Ying presented a Blood Contract and challenged Chen Beiwu, but Deacon Yun arrived and said the challenge was invalid without a Justice Hall witness.
• Deacon Yun told Yu Ying that the top three in the outer sect tournament had no guaranteed right to enter the pool, then greeted Chen Beiwu warmly.

Chen Beiwu entered the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool with Golden Egg to absorb its yin and yang essence, while Li Lin and Lu Jian completed their cleansing in the Earth Pool. The chapter ended as a dragon’s cry rang out from the Heaven Pool.

• Yu Ying left after Deacon Yun refused her request, and Li Lin and Lu Jian learned that Chen Beiwu had Gazing Moon aptitude.
• Deacon Yun opened the Heaven Pool for Chen Beiwu and explained that refining its yin and yang qi could help him open his Nine Innate Apertures.
• Chen Beiwu entered the Yin Pool with Golden Egg and guided him in circulating the Myriad Laws Return to Flow Jianmu Heavenly Book.
• After half a month, Li Lin and Lu Jian emerged from the Earth Pool, with Li Lin near Qi Refining Perfection and Lu Jian at the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining.
• Lu Jian explained that Chen Beiwu had entered the Heaven Pool, and a dragon’s cry suddenly rang out.

Chen Zi'ang's Golden-Scaled Fish triggered a flood-dragon phenomenon at the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool, prompting elders to debate the risks of his Beast Tamer path. Half a month later, Chen Beiwu broke through to the ninth layer of Qi Refining, while Golden Egg revealed a remarkably sharp new horn.

• Lu Jian recognized the flood-dragon phenomenon above Water Moon Peak from rumors about Jiang Yuyan, and Li Lin wondered whether Chen Zi'ang had triggered it in the Sun-Moon Pool.
• The elders watched Chen Zi'ang and Golden Egg through the Water Moon Primordial Mirror, debated the value and danger of his Beast Tamer path, and several chose not to compete for him.
• The flood-dragon phenomenon vanished after an incense stick, and half a month later Chen Beiwu began breaking through as Golden Egg absorbed the pool's spirit vigor.
• Chen Beiwu reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining, increasing his magic power and divine-sense range, while Golden Egg's new horn spike cut his fingertip through his protective magic power.

After a month in the Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool, Chen Beiwu discovered that Golden Egg had awakened Ruyi, a spirit art that let it change its size, and tested its new abilities. The pool returned Chen Beiwu to Water Moon Peak, where Senior Sister Yun noted his progress to the ninth layer of Qi Refining.

• Chen Beiwu examined Golden Egg after its baptism and found that its cultivation had reached forty-four years and that it had awakened the Ruyi spirit art.
• With Chen Beiwu's guidance, Golden Egg shrank to miniature size, then expanded to nearly twenty feet long; Chen Beiwu tested its scales and found their defense remained strong.
• Chen Beiwu reflected on reaching the ninth layer of Qi Refining and his ambitions for Qi Refining beyond the limit and flawless Foundation Establishment.
• The Nine-Orifice Sun-Moon Pool transported Chen Beiwu out of its secret realm to Water Moon Peak.
• Senior Sister Yun remarked that Chen Beiwu had reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining in one month, and Chen Beiwu accepted her comment without arguing.

Chen Beiwu became the fourth disciple of True Person Zhu Shaoyuan and learned about the sect’s contribution quotas and rewards. He went to the Mission Hall to find suitable work and noticed a lucrative bounty mission.

• Yun Yishu summoned Zhu Shaoyuan, who accepted Chen Beiwu as his fourth disciple and placed him in Yun Yishu’s care.
• Yun Yishu explained the contribution quotas, penalties, exchange system, and Foundation Establishment Pill costs to Chen Beiwu.
• Chen Beiwu asked whether spirit beasts could take Foundation Establishment Pills, thinking of his parents and Iron Egg.
• Yun Yishu advised Chen Beiwu to join a craft hall for better rewards and said she specialized in formations rather than artifact refining.
• Chen Beiwu searched the Mission Hall’s mission wall and focused on a bounty mission that seemed simple and offered a generous reward.

Chen Beiwu accepted a Frost-Jade Queen Bee Honey mission and used his access to both the Mirror Moon Sect and the Immortal Alliance to plan an easy profit. After reaching Azure Frost Valley, he returned to the Immortal Alliance and concealed his rapid cultivation progress from his parents.

• Chen Beiwu accepted the queen bee honey mission despite Ma Dongmei's warning and she noticed his Gold-Patterned Jade Pendant marked him as a candidate-sequence member.
• Chen Beiwu traveled to Buji Island and reached Azure Frost Valley, where he activated the Ten Directions Chaos Gate to return to the Immortal Alliance.
• Chen Beiwu concealed his ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivation with a Breath-Concealing Spiritual Artifact because he planned to reveal his progress to his parents later.
• Huang Xiaoling welcomed Chen Beiwu after his seclusion, and he asked to eat her cooking.

Chen Beiwu spent his newly settled Spirit Origin on supplies, cultivation techniques, spells, and instructional books before heading to the Beast Taming Training Hall to prepare Golden Egg for future combat. He refused the hall attendant’s membership pitch and loan offer, paying for a single hour instead.

• Chen Beiwu confirmed payment for the Yellowtail Dendrobium and ordered Frost-Jade Queen Bee Honey, Spirit-Nurturing Pills, and several cultivation texts.
• Chen Beiwu let Iron Egg choose a technique, and Iron Egg selected Devouring the Sun and Drinking Qi over the dangerous Inferno Prison Fire Baleful Scripture.
• Chen Beiwu bought three water-attribute Variant Arts for Golden Egg, along with books on talismans and formations.
• After arranging an in-person honey transaction at Lingnan Tea House, Chen Beiwu went to the Beast Taming Training Hall to train Golden Egg’s fighting spirit.
• Chen Beiwu declined the attendant’s membership card and loan offer, choosing to pay thirty Spirit Origin for one hour.