Chapter Summaries

Qing Chen used an invitation from the Vajra Zen Sect as cover to escape the Cold Mountain Sea Region and travel toward Wuji Island. He met Han Shi offshore, where three thousand Demon Lotus Sect members had been positioned to await his command.

• Qing Chen recalled how he had persuaded Ye Wushang and Buddha's Son Wuchen to send a Golden Core Dharma Master to escort him away from the battlefield.
• Qing Chen traveled with the Dharma Master through guarded waters and secretly memorized the route before slipping away at the Mist Strait.
• Qing Chen stopped tens of thousands of li from Wuji Island after sensing concentrated geomagnetic power below.
• Qing Chen summoned Han Shi, who arrived by Blackwood Spellboat and reported that three thousand sect members were deployed across the nearby reef zone and islands.

Qing Chen disguised himself as a low-ranking Demon Guard and followed Han Shi through Wuji Island’s checkpoints toward the Infinite Extremity Devil Palace’s Main Peak. After witnessing the palace’s formidable defenses and military formation, he reached the main hall just as its doors opened to announce an honored guest.

• Qing Chen concealed his aura and appearance before entering the waters around Wuji Island with Han Shi.
• Han Shi used Elder Xuangu’s command token to lead the group past the island’s checkpoints and through the mountain gate.
• Qing Chen evaded the mountain gate’s aura-detection formation and observed the palace’s defenses as Han Shi led the way toward Main Peak.
• Qing Chen saw five hundred Qi Refining cultivators drilling a powerful military formation outside the blackstone hall.
• A voice announced, “An honored guest arrives, and wishes come true,” and the hall doors opened.

Qing Chen met Gong Shisan at Blackstone Hall and learned that the Infinite Extremity Devil Palace sought skilled cultivators to open a mysterious Dao Palace atop Primordial Magnetic Origin Mountain. Gong Shisan’s account of the Nanhua Continent’s immense power left Qing Chen stunned by how ordinary Golden Core cultivators were there.

• Qing Chen entered Blackstone Hall, where Xuangu Second Elder welcomed him and Gong Shisan tested his resistance with a magnetic force.
• Gong Shisan praised Qing Chen’s Yin-Yang Primal Magnetism Baleful Seal and said Primordial Magnetic Origin Mountain could help him master the Primordial Magnetism Annihilation Great Art.
• Qing Chen questioned why the Infinite Extremity Devil Palace was opening its sacred mountain, and Gong Shisan revealed that he needed skilled cultivators to open a mysterious Dao Palace at the summit.
• Gong Shisan explained that local cultivators had better chances of reaching the summit because they were accustomed to the mountain’s geomagnetic power.
• Gong Shisan described the Nanhua Continent’s vast cultivation world, where Golden Core True Persons served as foot soldiers and Nascent Soul True Lords as generals, leaving Qing Chen shaken.

Gong Shisan explained the immense power of the Nanhua Continent’s factions and recruited Qing Chen to help him at the Primordial Magnetic Origin Mountain. Their negotiations were interrupted by the arrival of Gong Shisan’s fellow-lineage senior brother.

• Gong Shisan told Qing Chen that the united Upper Eight Cave Spirit Islands ranked only among the upper-middle Ten Heterodox Ways, while the Infinite Extremity Devil Palace ranked third among the Seven Mystic Heavenly Devils.
• Gong Shisan identified the Snake Spirit Way as one of the Eight Mystic-Exceptional Strange Ways, then said the Devil Palace faced internal turmoil over the coming Primordial Magnetic Origin Mountain opening.
• Gong Shisan asked Qing Chen to help him at the Primordial Magnetism Peak Summit and offered him a Yu Yu Profound True Pill, future assistance, and a mid-grade third-tier Magnetic Beast crystal.
• An unrestrained laugh interrupted the discussion as Gong Shisan’s senior brother called him stingy.

Qing Guhong arrived and tried to lure Qing Chen away from Gong Shisan with promises of powerful spells and advancement. Qing Chen sensed hidden malice and declined, stirring Qing Guhong’s killing intent.

• Qing Guhong entered the hall and mocked Gong Shisan for giving Qing Chen a Yu Yu Profound True Pill.
• Qing Guhong tested Qing Chen with a magnetic crystal, but Qing Chen’s blood baleful intent blocked its probing force.
• Qing Guhong offered Qing Chen Primal Magnetism Divine Light and greater rewards if he helped secure the Dao Palace’s fortuitous opportunity.
• Gong Shisan challenged Qing Guhong for violating Devil Palace rules, and Qing Guhong declared that whoever secured the opportunity made the rules.
• Qing Chen politely declined Qing Guhong’s offer, and Qing Guhong’s killing intent rose.

Qing Chen rejected Qing Guhong’s attempt to obtain the Primal Magnetism Divine Light and received Gong Shisan’s support before entering Magnetic Origin Mountain. In the mountain’s outer region, Qing Chen defeated an ambushing Magnetic Runes Lizard, but its remains transformed into magnetic sand that swarmed toward him.

• Qing Chen refused Qing Guhong’s demand, and Gong Shisan defended him by insisting the Devil Palace’s rules came first.
• Qing Guhong left in anger, while Gong Shisan warned Qing Chen to be wary of him and gave him a mid-grade third-tier magnetic crystal.
• Elder Xuangu escorted Qing Chen to a gate of light, and Qing Chen stepped through into Magnetic Origin Mountain’s hidden realm.
• Qing Chen explored the mountain’s outer region, where dense geomagnetic power restricted his divine sense and slowed his true essence.
• Qing Chen broke a Magnetic Runes Lizard’s attack with the Yin-Yang Primal Magnetism Baleful Seal and killed it with magnetic needles.
• The lizard disintegrated into deep-blue magnetic sand, which swarmed toward Qing Chen.

Qing Chen survived the strange Magnetic Sand on Magnetic Origin Mountain and discovered that it slightly improved his meridians and cultivation. He began cultivating Primal Magnetism Storm with Third Tier Magnetic Crystals, while his Third Brahma Aperture absorbed and altered some of the magnetic force.

• Qing Chen's techniques failed to stop the deep-blue Magnetic Sand from penetrating his body, but his Third Brahma Aperture drew in some of it.
• Qing Chen found the magnetic threads had polished his meridians and slightly improved the flow of his True Essence and his cultivation.
• Qing Chen took the lizard's late Second Tier magnetic core and found it too weak to advance his Primal Magnetism Storm.
• Qing Chen used a Mid-Grade Third Tier Magnetic Crystal to cultivate on Magnetic Origin Mountain, where the surrounding Geomagnetic Power accelerated his progress.
• Qing Chen began using a second Magnetic Crystal, and his Third Brahma Aperture absorbed some of its force and returned it with an unusual liveliness.

Qing Chen followed the clues Lin Changsheng left across Magnetic Origin Mountain and entered a hidden underground cavern, where he encountered an eerie scene. The chapter ended with a voice greeting him as its lord.

• Qing Chen refined three magnetic crystals and greatly strengthened his Primal Magnetism Storm.
• Qing Chen followed Lin Changsheng's jade slip to Trident Peak and found the waterfall valley marked by three magnetic fissures.
• Qing Chen detected the Soul-Extracting Gu's scent and Lin Changsheng's Corpse Baleful Intent, then followed their trail into the mountains.
• Qing Chen tracked signs of Lin Changsheng's fight with a third-tier magnetic beast and reached a failing barrier near Magnetic Origin Mountain's main peak.
• Qing Chen widened the barrier with Magnetic Origin Power, broke through its Illusion Formation, and entered a hidden underground cavern.
• Qing Chen crossed the Magnetic Sand Rainbow Bridge and entered the cavern, where a voice greeted him: "Greetings, my lord!"

Qing Chen learned that Lin Changsheng had captured Chang Ping'an and recovered the Duer Secret Residence's treasures. He discovered several powerful cultivation techniques, especially the Primal Magnetism Annihilation Great Art and Primal Magnetism Divine Light, then sensed an immense aura sealed inside the Storage Ring.

• Lin Changsheng reported capturing Chang Ping'an and finding a Storage Ring among the altar's skeletal remains, while Chang Yao was left witless after the old ghost's remnant soul attacked her.
• Qing Chen inspected the Storage Ring and found the Duer Taiyin Formula, a complete supreme-grade earth-rank cultivation technique.
• Qing Chen discovered Wutong Old Devil's Great Five-Element Annihilation Demonic Cultivation Art, a low-grade heaven-grade forbidden technique.
• Qing Chen examined the high-grade heaven-grade Primordial Magnetism Annihilation Great Art and learned its Primal Magnetism Divine Light spell could threaten powerful cultivators and magic treasures.
• Excited by the spell's potential in Magnetic Origin Mountain, Qing Chen resolved to master it and defeat his enemies there.
• Qing Chen sensed an immense spiritual aura sealed beneath talisman paper inside the Storage Ring.

Qing Chen discovered a supreme-grade spirit stone in the secret estate and secured it in his pagoda. He rewarded Lin Changsheng with pills, spirit stones, and two magic treasures, while a prisoner protested that Lin Changsheng had framed him and killed his dao companion.

• Qing Chen sensed a crystal whose pure, dense spiritual energy revealed it to be a supreme-grade spirit stone.
• Qing Chen stored the supreme-grade spirit stone and jade slips in the Nine-Luminaries Glazed Vidyaraja Pagoda.
• Qing Chen gave Lin Changsheng five bottles of Chiling Pills, ten high-grade spirit stones, and four thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Qing Chen rewarded Lin Changsheng with the Bijing Demon-Subduing Wheel and the Myriad Blades Shield.
• Lin Changsheng thanked Qing Chen and vowed to repay his kindness as a prisoner accused him of framing him and killing his dao companion.

Qing Chen exposed Chang Ping'an’s betrayal, killed him and Chang Yao, and destroyed the cavern before concealing its entrance. He sent Lin Changsheng back to recover and planned to explore higher up Magnetic Origin Mountain, where major sect masters were already seeking opportunities.

• Chang Ping'an accused Lin Changsheng of treachery, but Lin restrained him while Qing Chen revealed that he had manipulated Chang Ping'an from the start.
• Qing Chen used the Brahma Demon-Refining Art to absorb Chang Ping'an’s blood qi, then killed Chang Yao and absorbed hers as well.
• Qing Chen unleashed a Primal Magnetism Storm and more than two hundred talismans to erase the great hall and its traces.
• Qing Chen and Lin Changsheng left the cavern, and Qing Chen concealed its entrance with five Qi-Concealing Formation Plates.
• Qing Chen ordered Lin Changsheng to recover and cultivate at the mountain’s foot, warned him not to reveal the Primordial Magnetism Annihilation Great Art, and learned that major sect masters had gone higher up the mountain.

Qing Chen climbed Primordial Magnetic Origin Mountain, where the geomagnetic power grew stronger and suppressed his divine sense. He was transported to a spell-ban trial plaza and faced the Black Bear Demon King, who challenged him to fight under rules that allowed only magnetic origin spells and physical strength.

• Qing Chen left Lin Changsheng behind and climbed the mountain alone, relying on his body and defensive treasure against the rising geomagnetic power.
• Qing Chen fought several low-grade third-tier magnetic beasts and discovered that their magnetic sand had diminishing effects on cultivation, while their magnetic crystals still helped him comprehend magnetic origin spells.
• A burst of white light transported Qing Chen from the mountain path to a magnetic crystal plaza, where he found his ordinary spells suppressed and his magic treasures weakened.
• Qing Chen confirmed that magnetic origin spells and his physical strength remained usable within the spell-ban domain.
• The Magnetic Crystal Black Bear Colossus introduced himself as the Black Bear Demon King and explained that Qing Chen could pass, give up, die, or endure a hundred exchanges before retreating.

Qing Chen defeated the Black Bear Demon King in the first trial and absorbed the magnetic power it left behind, strengthening and refining his cultivation. He proceeded up Magnetic Origin Mountain, where someone recognized him from afar.

• Qing Chen battled the Black Bear Demon King under the spell-sealing domain, dodging its magnetic attacks and struggling to break through its Magnetic Crystal armor.
• Qing Chen summoned a Wisdom King phantom, then used the Yin-Yang Primal Magnetism Baleful Seal to shatter the Demon King's chest and pass the assessment.
• The defeated Demon King dissolved into deep-blue Magnetic Sand, which healed Qing Chen's injuries and refined his true essence and body.
• Qing Chen entered the mountain path and cautiously advanced through the stronger Geomagnetic Power.
• A voice from more than a thousand feet away asked whether he was Qing Chen of the Condensed Jade Sect.

Qing Chen encountered Abbot Hanshan of Cold Mountain Temple on Magnetic Origin Mountain and claimed their factions had formed an alliance against Lesser Cold Temple. Hanshan was tempted by the proposal but demanded proof that Qing Chen had authority to make it.

• Qing Chen approached the imposing monk and recognized his peak Vajra Realm cultivation.
• The monk introduced himself as Hanshan, the current abbot of Cold Mountain Temple, and recalled his pursuit and killing of a Mysterious Magnetic Crystal Lion.
• Hanshan recognized Qing Chen as the man who had slaughtered people on Xuanchi Island and considered killing him, but stayed wary when Qing Chen greeted him as an ally.
• Qing Chen claimed the Condensed Jade Sect and Cold Mountain Temple had allied to destroy Lesser Cold Temple, then defeat the Eight Serpent Sect and divide the sea.
• Hanshan considered the alliance's potential benefits but questioned whether Qing Chen had the authority to make such an important pact.

Qing Chen convinced Abbot Hanshan that he was the Condensed Jade Sect’s Deputy Sect Master and proposed joining forces to kill Abbot Huan Chan. Hanshan lent Qing Chen magnetic crystals to improve their chances, while secretly considering killing him afterward.

• Qing Chen presented Abbot Hanshan with an authentic Deputy Sect Master’s Command Token and Alliance Covenant, proving the alliance was real.
• Abbot Hanshan apologized to Qing Chen and welcomed him as an honored ally.
• Qing Chen described the stalemate against Lesser Cold Temple and proposed killing Abbot Huan Chan while they had the chance.
• Abbot Hanshan questioned Qing Chen’s strength and knowledge of magnetic origin spells, then grew more confident in their prospects.
• Abbot Hanshan gave Qing Chen five magnetic crystals, intending to use his help against Huan Chan before deciding whether Qing Chen should survive.

Hanshan explained the mountainside’s dangers to Qing Chen and gave him a map before leaving him to cultivate. Three months later, Qing Chen perfected the Primal Magnetism Storm and reflected on the high-grade magnetic crystals Hanshan had given him, calling the abbot a good man despite their enmity.

• Hanshan described the mountainside’s magnetic beasts, spell-suppressing geomagnetism, and vast terrain to Qing Chen.
• Hanshan gave Qing Chen a rough map and told him where to find him near Earth Dragon Cliff after learning the Yin-Yang Primal Magnetism Baleful Seal.
• Hanshan left, and Qing Chen watched him disappear before smiling sinisterly at the magnetic crystal and map.
• After three months of seclusion, Qing Chen perfected the Primal Magnetism Storm using three mid-grade third-tier magnetic crystals.
• Qing Chen tested the spell’s power and considered how it could help him overcome the mountainside’s weakened combat abilities.
• Qing Chen examined two high-grade third-tier magnetic crystals and called Hanshan a good man for providing him with treasures despite their conflict.

Qing Chen failed to master the Primal Magnetism Divine Light after exhausting two high-grade magnetic crystals and decided to seek late-third-tier crystals at Earth Dragon Cliff. Meanwhile, news from the Shushan Sword Sect reignited conflict in the Cold Mountain Archipelago, where Qing Chen’s allies advanced against Cold Mountain Temple as both sides awaited his return.

• Qing Chen spent a year cultivating the Primal Magnetism Divine Light, but it dissipated when his two third-tier high-grade magnetic crystals ran out of power.
• Qing Chen concluded that two late-third-tier magnetic crystals should be enough and marked Earth Dragon Cliff on his map as a place to seek them.
• The Shushan Sword Sect announced that the Shushan Sword Sect would replace a fallen Nascent Soul sect among the Upper Eight Cave Spirit Islands, and that the Vajra Zen Sect had no particular objection to the siege of Cold Mountain Temple.
• After these announcements, clashes broke out between the Three Corpse Demon Sect and Cold Mountain Temple, and Condensed Jade Sect disciples were killed, escalating the conflict.
• Grand Elder Wan Hun and True Person Budong led the Condensed Jade Sect’s forces against Cold Mountain Temple’s outlying islands, while the Eight Serpent Sect, Three Corpse Demon Sect, and Azure Sun Sect also joined the pressure.
• Cold Mountain Temple withdrew to defend its core islands, while Sect Master Xuanji and Wan Hun awaited Qing Chen’s return.

Qing Chen found Abbot Hanshan fighting a peak third-tier Primordial Magnetism Earth Dragon at Earth Dragon Cliff and joined the battle. Their combined attacks shattered the beast’s skull, leaving it near death as Hanshan offered Qing Chen the final blow and the chance to benefit from its magnetic sand.

• Qing Chen followed the map through the geomagnetic fog and discovered Abbot Hanshan battling the Primordial Magnetism Earth Dragon.
• The earth dragon summoned a vortex of magnetic sand, but Hanshan’s Golden Body helped him withstand its attack and strike the beast’s weak underside.
• Qing Chen ambushed the earth dragon with his Yin-Yang Primal Magnetism Baleful Seal while Hanshan kept it engaged.
• Qing Chen and Hanshan fought the beast together for hundreds of exchanges, wearing it down as Qing Chen targeted its weak points.
• Qing Chen and Hanshan struck the earth dragon’s head at the same time, shattering its skull and leaving it near death.
• Hanshan praised Qing Chen’s mastery of the magnetic spell and invited him to deliver the final blow and claim the magnetic sand.

Qing Chen and Cold Mountain killed the Primordial Magnetism Earth Dragon at Magnetic Origin Mountain. After absorbing most of the magnetic light released by its death, Qing Chen advanced to peak mid Golden Core.

• Qing Chen brought out Dust Severer while Cold Mountain held the earth dragon down.
• Qing Chen repeatedly slashed the earth dragon’s neck until he severed its spine and killed it.
• The earth dragon’s magnetic light restored some of Cold Mountain’s strength and flowed toward Qing Chen.
• Qing Chen set up a formation and had a Flying Yaksha guard him while he absorbed the magnetic light.
• Qing Chen finished refining the light and discovered his cultivation had reached peak mid Golden Core.

Qing Chen gained Abbot Hanshan’s trust by claiming resentment toward Chi Xuntian, and Hanshan gave him a precious peak third tier magnetic crystal in hopes of exploiting the rivalry. Qing Chen pledged lasting friendship to Cold Mountain Temple as Hanshan prepared to join him in hunting Huan Chan near Frost Centipede Valley.

• Qing Chen told Abbot Hanshan that years of frontline danger had made him cautious and that Chi Xuntian’s talent and favor left him with little hope of rising in the Condensed Jade Sect.
• Hanshan considered using Qing Chen’s resentment to weaken the Condensed Jade Sect and quietly began plotting against Chi Xuntian.
• Hanshan gave Qing Chen the peak third tier magnetic crystal, and Qing Chen accepted it and promised to remain Cold Mountain Temple’s ally.
• Hanshan told Qing Chen to refine the crystal and said they would then seek out Huan Chan near Frost Centipede Valley.