Recaps

Qing Chen fought Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord and Old Man Tianchi at Golden Scale Hall, revealing the strength he had gained after reaching the Nascent Soul late stage. He crushed Old Man Tianchi’s corpse puppet and shattered Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord’s grotto-heaven, leaving both foes defeated.

• Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord attacked Qing Chen with his battle axe and thunder flood dragon phantom as Old Man Tianchi summoned his Flesh-and-Blood Heavenly Puppet and Five Corpses United Heart Demon.
• Qing Chen’s blood-colored aura broke the puppet threads and swallowed the thunder phantom, then Old Man Tianchi summoned a five-faced corpse king while Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord unleashed his Thunder Sea Grotto-Heaven.
• Qing Chen used the Lawless Blood Seal to collapse the corpse king’s domain and pierced its corpse core with the Blood River God-Slaying Spear.
• Qing Chen’s six demon banners devoured the corpse king’s remains, and the blood seal struck Old Man Tianchi into the Jade Plaza, gravely wounding him.
• Qing Chen sent the Primordial Magnetism Divine Boat against Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord’s grotto-heaven, shattering its phantom and destroying its lightning sea and mountains.

Qing Chen destroyed Thunder Flood Dragon with the Innate Annihilation Divine Thunder, then faced Abbot Hui'an’s attempt to stop him. He blocked Hui'an’s attack and declared that he would kill Old Man Tianchi and Thunder Flood Dragon, ending the chapter as he prepared to reveal his Nascent Soul Late Stage strength.

• Qing Chen’s Innate Annihilation Divine Thunder knocked away Thunder Flood Dragon’s battle-axe and blasted him into the ruined Golden Scale Hall, killing numerous cultivators in the shock waves.
• Abbot Hui'an seized the moment after Qing Chen’s attacks and struck with the Great Sumeru Annihilation Finger, while Yaoyue and others saw a chance to restrain Qing Chen.
• Qing Chen summoned the White Bone Immortal-Burying Coffin and barely held off Hui'an’s attack, then dismissed the Golden Scale Pact and said he would find evidence after killing Old Man Tianchi and Thunder Flood Dragon.
• Hui'an burned his blood, qi, and true essence to intensify his attack and grind away the coffin’s death qi, but Qing Chen regulated his breathing and declared that Hui'an knew nothing of his Nascent Soul Late Stage strength.

Qing Chen defeated Hui'an with his newly created Lawless Blood-Magnetism Prison-Suppressing Domain and demanded that the Gouwu Sea submit to the Demon Lotus Sect. The chapter ended with the region’s factions accepting his rule while Yaoyue reluctantly withheld her resistance.

• Qing Chen combined Blood Path rules, Primal Magnetism Divine Light, and Yang Spirit Intent into the Lawless Blood-Magnetism Prison-Suppressing Domain, which shattered Hui'an’s Great Sumeru Annihilation Finger.
• Qing Chen drove the wounded Hui'an from the clouds and defeated him before tens of thousands of cultivators.
• Wuchen offered to surrender the Golden Scale Alliance, but Qing Chen demanded that the entire Gouwu Sea submit to the Demon Lotus Sect and threatened Hui'an’s life.
• Sea-Calming True Lord pledged Guixu Sea Tower’s obedience, and cultivators from other factions followed with declarations of submission.
• Guanyin agreed to serve Qing Chen, and Yaoyue lowered her head rather than resist, while Qing Chen looked at her with undisguised desire.

Qing Chen forced Wuchen to accept the Demon Lotus Sect’s control over the former Golden Scale Alliance after learning that Hui'an was a disciple of Mount Sumeru. He killed Old Man Tianchi and turned to the wounded Thunder Flood Dragon, who invoked his ties to Wu Gui.

• Wuchen warned Qing Chen that killing Hui'an would provoke Mount Sumeru, where Hui'an had once trained as a Venerable’s disciple.
• Qing Chen backed down from killing Hui'an and demanded the Vajra Zen Sect surrender the former Golden Scale Alliance’s resources and factions to the Demon Lotus Sect.
• Qing Chen killed Old Man Tianchi, destroyed his nascent soul, and absorbed the remains into his weapons.
• Qing Chen sensed that some Golden Scale Alliance cultivators had made a move, then turned toward the wounded Thunder Flood Dragon.
• The Thunder Flood Dragon threatened Qing Chen with Wu Gui’s retaliation, but Qing Chen dismissed the threat and continued confronting him.

Qing Chen killed Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord and used his victory to establish the Demon Lotus Sect’s authority over the Gouwu Sea. He offered terms to major sects and remaining factions, then announced rewards and a massive expansion of the Cangming Army.

• Qing Chen crushed Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord’s phantom with the Primordial Magnetism Divine Light and devoured his soul with the Blood River God-Slaying Spear.
• Qing Chen declared that Old Man Tianchi and Thunder Flood Dragon True Lord had colluded with foreign demons and been executed, while granting Hui'an and Yaoyue’s sects continued control of their territories and legacies.
• Qing Chen ordered the remaining factions and islands to register their resources within ten days and become Demon Lotus Sect vassals in exchange for keeping their territories and sects unchanged.
• Qing Chen promised vassals access to ranked missions, Demon Lotus points, cultivation resources, immortal official positions, and a chance to join the Demon Lotus Sect.
• Qing Chen ordered the Cangming Army to expand to five hundred thousand members, and Lin Changsheng knelt to accept the decree.

Qing Chen declared the extermination of the Thousand Puppet Sect and Jiaogu Island, offering their spoils to those who conquered them, and used his divine sense to prevent their forces from escaping. Months after the massacre, the old alliance had collapsed, and the Demon Lotus Sect had taken control of the Gouwu Sea.

• Qing Chen issued a decree allowing cultivators to keep the spoils and seized territory from the Thousand Puppet Sect and Jiaogu Island, while requiring certain techniques to be submitted for Demon Lotus points.
• The surviving Thousand Puppet Sect and Jiaogu Island cultivators tried to flee, but Qing Chen's thousand-mile divine sense lock trapped them.
• Demon Lotus Sect forces, allied sects, and vengeful rogue cultivators attacked the fleeing survivors, while Qing Chen watched the slaughter.
• Several months later, the Thousand Puppet Sect's territory had been divided, Jiaogu Island's remnants had been hunted down, and the Demon Lotus Sect had registered their former holdings.

Qing Chen secured the Demon Lotus Sect’s position in the Gouwu Sea, ordered preparations for a possible campaign into Great Jin, and departed with valuable supplies. After settling an old opportunity left by Flying Bear True Lord, he arrived at Cloud Dream Province, near the Capital Region.

• Qing Chen divided the outer archipelagos between the Vajra Zen Sect and the Blissful Union Tower, keeping them as a defensive bulwark under the Demon Lotus Sect’s order.
• Qing Chen instructed Lin Changsheng, Xin Bairen, Su Zixuan, Xu Jiuling, Hua Tieshou, Jia Daoyi, and the others to stabilize the Gouwu Sea, purge remnants, and secretly expand the Cangming Army to at least eight hundred thousand cultivators.
• Heavenly Abyss Pass’s Southeastern Circuit lifted most restrictions on the Demon Lotus Sect exchanging military merits for treasures, including Nascent Soul Formation Pills and Fortune Spirit Crystals.
• Qing Chen left the Gouwu Sea carrying cultivation supplies and wealth, then traveled along Southern Yue’s border to settle the opportunity left by Flying Bear True Lord.
• Qing Chen arrived at Cloud Dream Province’s provincial capital at dusk, near the gateway to Great Jin’s Capital Region.

Qing Chen arrived in the prosperous provincial capital of Cloud Dream Province as the Heavenly Gang Nascent Soul True Lord Ranking was updated, placing him at rank one hundred. He read the ranking and its account of his victories, believing his combat strength deserved a higher position.

• Qing Chen admired the prosperous capital of Cloud Dream Province and reflected on how small the Gouwu Sea seemed beside Great Jin.
• The new Heavenly Gang Nascent Soul True Lord Ranking arrived in the city and drew crowds of cultivators eager to see its changes.
• The ranking placed Qing Chen at number one hundred and identified him as the Demon Lotus Sect Leader, a Second-Class Azure Abyss Marquis, and a formidable young Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Cultivators discussed Qing Chen's victories at Golden Scale Island, his demonic reputation, and the rise of the Demon Lotus Sect.
• Qing Chen watched his name settle on the ranking and judged that he had been placed lower than his combat strength warranted.

Qing Chen reached Yunmeng Prefectural City after a long journey and considered the political forces seeking to use him as he prepared to pursue greater cultivation in Great Jin. The chapter then shifted to the Imperial Court, where ministers reviewed mounting threats on several borders while key commanders were away.

• Qing Chen arrived in Yunmeng Prefectural City, rested by Yunmeng Lake, and reflected on the Iron Household's and the Eighth Prince's plans for him.
• Qing Chen recalled his unfulfilled promise to accompany Yan Moyou to the Origin-Initial Devil Sect and decided to spend the night relaxing.
• The Ministry of War reported secret alliances among the Thirty-Six Western Regions Kingdoms and growing raids along Great Jin's northwestern and southwestern borders.
• The Governor-General's Office reported that the Golden Tent Khanate's tribes were moving to threaten Shanhai Pass and the Youyan Provinces while Tie Hengjiang held the front.
• The court heard that the Dragon Lord of Azureblood Lake was advancing on Sword Gate Pass, while the Southern Borderlands remained unsettled.
• A purple-robed cultivator from the Ministry of War stepped forward after the court finished discussing the reports.

At court, officials debated whether Qing Chen should become Governor-General of Gouwu Sea, weighing his military achievements against concerns about his origins and power. Deputy Chief Councillor Hu Yong acknowledged both sides and left the appointment unresolved.

• Lu Xuanzhen recommended Qing Chen as Governor-General of Gouwu Sea, arguing that his strength and achievements could consolidate the region for Great Jin.
• Lei Xiao objected, warning that Qing Chen's demonic background and brutal conduct made him unfit for sweeping authority.
• The Duke Who Guards the Nation and Grand Preceptor Chen supported caution, citing Qing Chen's limited governing experience and the risk of granting him too much power.
• Tie Ce defended Qing Chen's appointment, listing his victories and arguing that Gouwu Sea needed a forceful leader to protect Great Jin's southeast.
• Emperor Jingtai asked Deputy Chief Councillor Hu Yong for his view, and Hu Yong said Qing Chen deserved recognition but an immediate appointment with real authority could unsettle the court.

The Imperial Court debated Qing Chen’s future and granted him an honorary governorship, a marquis title, and an imperial marriage to Tie Qingyao while summoning him to the Capital Region. Qing Chen learned of the unexpected decrees at an inn and wondered what the court’s powerful figures intended.

• Hu Yong advised rewarding Qing Chen without giving him a substantive appointment, while Wu Zhanxian left the decision to the Inner Cabinet and Emperor Jingtai.
• Zhang Taiyue proposed appointing Chan Master Hui'an as Gouwu Sea Circuit Inspector and granting Qing Chen an honorary Subordinate Second Rank title before summoning him to the Capital Region.
• Emperor Jingtai approved the proposal, ennobled Qing Chen as First-Class Azure Abyss Marquis, and ordered him to enter the capital.
• Emperor Jingtai named Tie Qingyao Qingning Commandery Princess and decreed her marriage to Qing Chen.
• At the Lakeside Inn, Qing Chen read the decrees in a jade slip and wondered what Zhang Taiyue and the other powerful officials were planning.

Qing Chen silently detected an Iron Household contact point in Cloud Dream Province, where Deputy General Tie Qingniu came to meet him and briefed him on the Imperial Court’s succession tensions. Qing Chen learned that his imperial marriage, new rank, military strength, and influence had made him a figure the princes could not ignore, and he left the meeting questioning why they were already uneasy before he reached the capital.

• Qing Chen used his advanced divine sense to find the Iron Household’s secret contact point beneath Cloud Brocade Studio.
• Tie Qingniu sensed Qing Chen’s divine presence, recognized his arrival, and traveled to meet him at an inn beside Yunmeng Lake.
• Tie Qingniu waited several hours before Qing Chen invited him inside, where he greeted Qing Chen as Marquis and was asked about the Imperial Court.
• Tie Qingniu explained that the Emperor might enter prolonged seclusion and outlined the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Princes’ prospects to oversee the realm.
• Tie Qingniu warned that Qing Chen’s rank, strength, troops, and imperial marriage would draw the princes’ attention, and Qing Chen questioned why they were already uneasy.

Qing Chen weighed the dangers awaiting him in the capital and chose to prioritize his imperial audience over settling old grudges. He ordered Tie Qingniu to lead him there the next day and continue investigating his enemies, while he contemplated the powerful forces gathered around the Immortal Dynasty’s court.

• Tie Qingniu warned Qing Chen that the imperial princes would seek his support and advised him to reach the capital within a month for the emperor’s audience and marriage arrangements.
• Qing Chen asked about Emperor Jingtai, and Tie Qingniu described the sovereign as powerful, distant, and difficult to understand.
• Qing Chen learned that the Moon-Eroding Way’s Lesser Fate Commander was reportedly in seclusion on Moon-Hidden Mountain and that Yue Gu had been seen in E Province.
• Tie Qingniu urged Qing Chen to postpone seeking revenge on the Lesser Fate Commander and Yue Gu until after his audience with the emperor, and Qing Chen agreed.
• Qing Chen ordered Tie Qingniu to lead him toward the capital the next day, arrange an appropriate journey, and obtain accurate information about the two enemies.
• After Tie Qingniu left, Qing Chen reflected on the many powers awaiting him in the capital and wondered what the Immortal Dynasty’s favors would cost.

Qing Chen arrived at Cloud Dream Province City in a lavish Iron Household procession, and the provincial officials and crowds welcomed him as the Azure Abyss Marquis. He stepped from the Dragon Carriage, acknowledging Tie Qingniu’s elaborate efforts.

• The Iron Household procession approached Cloud Dream Province City with spirit beasts, official cloud-script titles, and a fourth-tier flood dragon pulling Qing Chen’s carriage.
• Cultivators in the crowd reacted with awe and alarm as they learned of Qing Chen’s marquis title, official rank, Heavenly Gang ranking, and imperial betrothal.
• Xu Zhiyin and the provincial officials welcomed Qing Chen outside the south gate as the Azure Abyss Marquis.
• Qing Chen stepped out of the Dragon Carriage and remarked that Tie Qingniu had really put him through it.

Qing Chen traveled north toward the capital in a magnificent procession, making his rank and growing reputation known throughout Great Jin. At Green-Tiled Terrace, Dongfang Ming arrived bearing an imperial decree that would formalize Qing Chen’s rewards, rank, and marriage decree.

• Qing Chen arrived in Cloud Dream Province, where Tie Ming welcomed him and personally took the reins of the flood dragon carriage while Vice-Governor Xu Zhiyin greeted him in place of the absent provincial governor.
• Qing Chen declined the welcoming banquet and continued north with the Iron Household Procession, whose grand passage through provinces and cities spread his name across Great Jin’s heartland.
• The procession crossed White Emperor Gorge and passed Red Rosy Clouds City, where cultivators watched Qing Chen’s carriage and marveled at his status and grandeur.
• On the tenth day, the procession reached Jade Billows Prefecture and paused at Green-Tiled Terrace while Qing Chen studied a register of influential Capital Region figures.
• Three envoys arrived from the north with an imperial edict, led by Dongfang Ming, the talented cultivator Qing Chen had discovered in Qiongzhou more than a century earlier.

Qing Chen received an imperial decree elevating him to First-Class Azure Abyss Marquis and appointing him Subordinate Second-Rank Heaven-Patrolling Governor-General of Gou Wu, while ordering him to enter the capital and await further assignment. The court also granted him an auspicious residence, wedding expenses, and exceptionally valuable cultivation treasures.

• Dongfang Ming, Li Wenbi, and Ji Jin arrived at the relay pavilion to proclaim the imperial decree to Qing Chen.
• Dongfang Ming read that Qing Chen had been promoted to First-Class Azure Abyss Marquis and given the titular rank of Subordinate Second-Rank Heaven-Patrolling Governor-General of Gou Wu.
• The decree ordered Qing Chen to enter the capital, receive an imperial audience, and await a further assignment, while Hui'an provisionally took the post of Circuit Inspector of Gou Wu.
• The Imperial Court awarded Qing Chen a Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone, a Nascent Soul Formation Pill, Nine-Aperture Cloud-Brocade Pills, Fortune Crystals, and a Three-Turn Purple Mansion Origin-Raising Pill.
• Qing Chen accepted the decree and vowed to serve Great Jin and fight its bandits and marauders.

Qing Chen accepted the imperial court’s lavish treasures and renewed ties with Dongfang Ming, Li Wenbi, and Ji Jin. As the Iron Household’s procession entered Central Province, he marveled at its immense spiritual resources and sensed the fortune power converging toward the Imperial Capital, whose outline appeared ahead.

• Dongfang Ming presented Qing Chen with a treasure casket containing spirit stones, fortune crystals, pills, and other rare treasures, then congratulated him and thanked him for his past support.
• Qing Chen exchanged words with Li Wenbi and Ji Jin, who invited him to visit the Eastern Prince’s Household after he reached the capital.
• The Iron Household’s procession traveled north into Central Province, where Qing Chen observed its ordered spiritual qi, abundant resources, and many powerful cultivators.
• Qing Chen sensed threads of Great Jin’s fortune rising from provincial seats and blessed lands and converging beyond a sea of clouds.
• The Iron-Scaled Flood Dragon slowed, and the outline of the Imperial Capital appeared in the distance.

Qing Chen and the Iron Household’s procession reached the Imperial Capital, where Ji Chengjing and a group of noble youths blocked their way at Heaven-Bearing Gate. Ji Chengjing’s long-held desire to marry Tie Qingyao came to light as the procession faced the obstruction.

• Qing Chen saw the Imperial Capital and marveled at its immense walls, Heavenly Luo River, and Jade Capital Mountain.
• The Iron Household’s procession approached Heaven-Bearing Gate to undergo inspection, despite carrying an imperial decree summoning Qing Chen.
• Ji Chengjing, the Luan-yang Princess, Xiao Chengyue, Chen Lingyi, and other young nobles cut across the procession’s route and forced it to stop.
• Tie Ming challenged Ji Chengjing and the Luan-yang Princess over blocking the Iron Household and imperial envoys, while Tie Qingniu readied his hand on his saber.
• Ji Chengjing watched Qing Chen and the Iron Household with jealousy and resentment, remembering that he had long wanted to marry Tie Qingyao.

Qing Chen faced Ji Chengjing and several noble scions who blocked his way at the Heaven-Bearing Gate, then exposed the prince’s lack of authority with a pointed warning about imperial rules. The standoff ended when Ding Buxing arrived and ordered the carriages allowed into the capital.

• Ji Chengjing recalled his resentment over Qing Chen’s imperial marriage to Tie Qingyao and came with several nobles to confront him at the Heaven-Bearing Gate.
• Ji Chengjing, Xiao Chengyue, and Chen Lingyi challenged Qing Chen and told him to learn the capital’s rules.
• Qing Chen stopped Tie Ming from intervening, demanded that Ji Chengjing clear the way, and answered the prince’s threats by insisting that rules required official authority.
• Qing Chen warned Ji Chengjing that blocking an imperial appointee without an edict made the prince’s rules seem greater than those of every other imperial prince.
• Ding Buxing arrived with officials and soldiers, addressed Ji Chengjing, the Luan-yang Princess, and Qing Chen, and asked them to let the carriages enter the city.

After entering the Divine Capital, Qing Chen faced an imperial prince and princess before the city’s restrictions suppressed his powers. A successor of the Taiyi Daoist Sect then blocked the procession and challenged him to a fight.

• Ji Chengjing threatened Qing Chen outside Heaven-Bearing Gate, while Luan-yang Princess warned him not to mistreat Qingyao.
• Qing Chen assured Luan-yang Princess that he and Qingyao loved one another, and Ji Chengjing departed with the imperial party.
• Tie Ming led the Iron Household’s procession through Heaven-Bearing Gate, where the Imperial Capital’s grand formation restricted Qing Chen’s divine sense and flight.
• Xie Xuanwei of the One Unity Daoist Sect stopped the procession and asked Qing Chen, a Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator, to instruct him in a fight.

Qing Chen avoided an immediate duel with Xie Xuanwei by challenging him to answer a question from an obscure Daoist book. He posed the Butterfly Dream Question, leaving Xie Xuanwei stunned and the watching crowd silent.

• Tie Ming warned Qing Chen that Xie Xuanwei was a powerful Taiyi Daoist Sect disciple and that killing or fighting him could have serious consequences.
• Qing Chen refused to fight immediately because he was about to marry and had to meet the emperor, then offered Xie Xuanwei a wager based on a Daoist question.
• Xie Xuanwei accepted, agreeing to owe Qing Chen a favor if he could not answer, while Qing Chen would still fight him at a time and place of his choosing.
• Qing Chen recounted a Daoist's dream of becoming a butterfly and asked whether the Daoist had dreamed of being a butterfly or the butterfly had dreamed of being a Daoist.
• Qing Chen pressed Xie Xuanwei to explain which self was real and what it meant to cultivate the Dao if neither could be distinguished; Xie Xuanwei could not answer and stood stunned.

Qing Chen stumped Xie Xuanwei with the Butterfly-Dream Question, prompting Xie to ask for ten days to find an answer. As the Iron Household procession continued into the Imperial Capital’s wealthy inner district, Qing Chen marveled at its spiritual abundance and wished it were all his territory.

• Xie Xuanwei admitted he had never heard the Butterfly-Dream Question and asked for ten days to answer it, promising Qing Chen a favor if he failed.
• Qing Chen wagered that if Xie answered within ten days, he would accompany him outside the city for a fight, then resumed the procession.
• The Butterfly-Dream Question spread throughout the Imperial Capital, stirring debate among cultivators, scholars, and aristocratic scions, while taverns opened betting pools on Xie’s answer.
• Tie Ming asked Qing Chen where he had learned the question, and Qing Chen claimed he had encountered it while roaming Immortal Mountain in a dream.
• The Dragon Carriage entered the Imperial Capital’s inner district, where Qing Chen admired its spirit-rich mansions and landscapes and wished the territory belonged to him.

Qing Chen arrived at the Imperial Capital and inspected the estate bestowed upon him, Cangming Peak. Before he could enter, Wei Jin delivered Emperor Jingtai’s summons ordering him to go to Jade Capital Mountain at once.

• Tie Ming explained the value of the Imperial Capital’s estates as Qing Chen traveled toward his new residence.
• Qing Chen arrived at Cangming Peak and saw its estate, spirit vein, and view of Jade Capital Mountain.
• An imperial procession led by Wei Jin arrived, carrying a Purple-Gold Jade Scroll.
• Wei Jin delivered Emperor Jingtai’s decree summoning Qing Chen to Jade Capital Mountain for an immediate audience.
• Qing Chen accepted the decree and left without entering Cangming Peak.

Qing Chen was summoned to Jade Capital Mountain by Emperor Jingtai and escorted through the heavily guarded, lavish imperial grounds. He reached the Profound-Nurturing Hall and waited alone while Wei Jin went to announce him.

• Qing Chen accepted Wei Jin's invitation and boarded the imperial palace carriage.
• The carriage traveled up Jade Capital Mountain, where Qing Chen sensed the powerful restrictions and marveled at its immense spiritual resources.
• Wei Jin explained that Qing Chen could ride to the Side Hall but would need his identity verified before entering the Imperial Pole Main Hall.
• The carriage stopped outside the Profound-Nurturing Hall, where Qing Chen's Marquis Seal responded to the golden lamps.
• Wei Jin left to announce Qing Chen, and the hall doors closed with Qing Chen waiting inside alone.

Qing Chen studied the strange murals in the side hall and gained insights into dreams and the spirit before Emperor Jingtai appeared and questioned him. Qing Chen offered a cautious explanation of cultivation through dreams, leaving the emperor visibly interested.

• Qing Chen walked down the corridor and examined murals depicting a city within a Daoist’s dream and three thousand figures gathered around a lamp.
• As Qing Chen studied the murals, a golden spark tried to enter his Divine Soul, but the Mysterious Womb Demon Lotus Platform and Nine-Colored Pearl reacted to protect him.
• Emperor Jingtai appeared without Qing Chen detecting him and asked what he had seen after twelve hours of studying the murals.
• Qing Chen realized Emperor Jingtai had summoned him because of the Butterfly Dream Question and suspected the emperor did not follow the Imperial House’s usual cultivation path.
• When Emperor Jingtai pressed him about dreams and spirit, Qing Chen explained that dreams could serve as cultivation and that spirit could enter a dream without being consumed by it.
• Emperor Jingtai’s eyes brightened at Qing Chen’s answer, and Qing Chen stopped speaking before revealing more.