Chapter Summaries

Lei Jun pursued the Jiangzhou Lin Clan disciples and refused Yong Xiang’s pleas to spare them, arguing that only victims could forgive their killers. He killed all but Lin Zongquan, then knocked Yong Xiang away and struck at Lin Zongquan as the Lotus Platform faded.

• Lei Jun chased the fleeing Lin Clan Disciples with powerful fire talismans, but Yong Xiang of Hanging Temple saved Lin Zongquan and several others with glass lotuses.
• Yong Xiang asked Lei Jun to spare the Lin Clan Disciples and offered to take them to Hanging Temple, while Zhou Zihang argued that the clan had killed Celestial Master Mansion disciples.
• Lei Jun used the Heavenly General Talisman and his staff to kill four Lin Clan Disciples despite Yong Xiang’s attempts to protect them.
• Yong Xiang shielded the last survivor, Lin Zongquan, inside a glass Lotus Platform and pleaded with Lei Jun to abandon his hatred.
• Lei Jun said only victims could forgive their killers, kicked Yong Xiang away, and brought his palm down toward Lin Zongquan as the Lotus Platform weakened.

Lei Jun killed Lin Zongquan and escorted Zhou Zihang’s group safely past the Jiangzhou Lin Clan’s ambush at Great Green Peak. After returning to Immortal Stream Palace, he discovered a damaged Buddhist candlestick whose flame revealed part of a lost Clear Purity Pill formula, then used the Nine Abyss Earth Fire to begin restoring it.

• Lei Jun killed Lin Zongquan, and Yong Xiang left for Nine Source Lake without seeking revenge or reinforcements.
• Lei Jun reunited with Elder Du and Zhou Zihang’s group, reported the ambush and Yong Xiang’s intervention, and learned that Jiangzhou Lin Clan Leader Lin Che had arrived at Poyang Great Marsh.
• Lei Jun returned to Great Green Peak’s northern foothills, uncovered a damaged Buddhist candlestick, and brought it back to Immortal Stream Palace.
• Lei Jun lit the candlestick and discovered a fragmentary Clear Purity Pill formula, which he recognized as a lost Bodhi Temple recipe.
• Lei Jun brought the formula into the True One Altar Grotto-heaven, where the Nine Abyss Earth Fire began filling in its missing characters.

Lei Jun learned that the True One Altar could repair incomplete pill formulas by consuming Buddhist candlelight, then received news that Xu Yuanzhen had vanished into the void after the battle at Poyang Great Marsh. As the Celestial Master Mansion recovered and the Li Clan weighed its next move, the Jinzhou Ye Clan sent a precious treasure to Xinzhou and prepared for upheaval in the north.

• Lei Jun discovered that the True One Altar could restore incomplete pill formulas using candlelight as fuel, and decided to wait for a safer opportunity to test the Heavenly Origin Azure Vista Pill formula.
• The Jiangzhou Lin Clan used the Youzhou Lin Clan’s ancient grand sacrificial rite to target Xu Yuanzhen, but the rite collapsed and Xu Yuanzhen, Lin Che, and Lin Feng vanished into the fractured void.
• Yuan Mobai told Lei Jun that Xu Yuanzhen was alive but adrift in the void, and that Lin Feng had died; the Celestial Master Mansion then pressed its advantage as the Lin Clan withdrew to its Ancestral Land.
• The news of Xu Yuanzhen’s survival dampened the Li Clan’s hopes of reshaping the Celestial Master Mansion, while the Qingzhou Ye Clan’s arrival in Jiangzhou deterred an assault on the Lin Clan.
• The Jinzhou Ye Clan’s old patriarch sent a treasure to Xinzhou for Li Hongyu, judged Li Zhengxuan’s prospects blocked by losing the Celestial Master Sword, and ordered the family to await the right moment for its northern plans.

After Tang Xiaotang left to cultivate in secret, the Li Clan grew alarmed that she might break through to the Eighth Heaven and began searching for her. On his return to Dragon Tiger Mountain, Lei Jun received a dire omen, turned south to survive, and discovered Liang Chen’s group nearby searching for Tang Xiaotang.

• Lei Jun learned that Li Hongyu had entered secluded cultivation after her husband Xia Bo died at Poyang Great Marsh.
• Tang Xiaotang visited Lei Jun, took a batch of Immortal Stream Ink, and left for a Pure Yang Cave Abode to cultivate.
• Liang Chen investigated the requisitioned ink, then received word that Tang Xiaotang might be attempting an Eighth Heaven breakthrough and joined the search for her.
• Lei Jun completed his third Dao Palace and prepared to return to Dragon Tiger Mountain after being relieved of his duties at Immortal Stream Palace.
• A warning from Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Disaster showed that south was Lei Jun’s only path to life, so he changed course and concealed himself.
• Lei Jun spotted Liang Chen and other disciples searching the mountains and suspected that Tang Xiaotang’s secret cultivation site was nearby.

Lei Jun discovered that the Li Clan was using the Heavenly Net to hunt for Tang Xiaotang and lure her out of secluded cultivation. He misdirected Liang Chen’s group toward danger, then escaped south as explosions engulfed the surrounding mountains.

• Lei Jun overheard Liang Chen, Li Zhusheng, and their companions searching for Tang Xiaotang while Supreme Elder Li Song waited nearby to act.
• Liang Chen warned the group to conceal their intentions from Tang Xiaotang and considered where the Heavenly Net’s clues pointed.
• Liang Chen sensed traces of Pure Yang Qi and Nine Abyss Earth Fire to the north, so he led the group toward the Dragon Celebration River.
• Lei Jun hurried south to Ascending Peak Ridge after revealing that the traces had come from his own power and the First Layer of the True One Altar.
• Explosions erupted north of Ascending Peak Ridge and spread across the surrounding region as Lei Jun continued south without looking back.

Lei Jun found the hidden Cave Abode where Tang Xiaotang was cultivating, but several factions and a Great Demon were drawn into battle nearby. When Blood River Sect disciples searched for the leaking Pure Yang aura, Lei Jun ambushed Bo Hong and then confronted Shui Ying, leaving her trapped by his Thunder Water Sea.

• Lei Jun followed the leaking Pure Yang aura south and located the area where Tang Xiaotang was cultivating in seclusion.
• Lei Jun discovered Blood River Sect disciples nearby as Li Song, Tian Linlong, a Great Demon, and a Blood River Sect Elder fought across the mountains.
• Shui Ying and Bo Hong sent their disciples to search for the source of the Pure Yang aura, and Shui Ying went to investigate the hidden Cave Abode.
• Lei Jun ambushed Bo Hong with the Supreme Purity Golden Bamboo, then struck him down after Bo Hong and Shui Ying attacked together.
• Shui Ying fled behind a Blood Sea, but Lei Jun surrounded her with a black Thunder Water Sea that began cleansing and consuming the blood.

Lei Jun defeated Bo Hong, Shui Ying, and their Blood River Sect Disciples, then concealed Tang Xiaotang’s cave abode and returned to Dragon Tiger Mountain. There, he learned the public account of Liang Chen’s death and helped Yuan Mobai’s efforts to keep Tang Xiaotang’s whereabouts secret.

• Lei Jun killed Bo Hong, Shui Ying, and the five Blood River Sect Disciples, then took the Spirit Obscuring Veil and considered its uses.
• Lei Jun concealed Tang Xiaotang’s cave abode, stabilized the surrounding terrain, and received Yuan Mobai’s order to return to Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Lei Jun returned to the mountain and learned that Li Song had entered seclusion to recover while Liang Chen, Li Zhusheng, and others were reported dead in a joint attack.
• Lei Jun met Li Kong and Li Xuan, expressed condolences, and discussed rumors about Tang Xiaotang’s secluded cultivation and the need to protect her whereabouts.
• Li Xuan asked Lei Jun to announce his visit to Yuan Mobai, and Lei Jun agreed.

Lei Jun returned to Dragon Tiger Mountain, reunited with Gun Gun, and learned that growing tensions within the sect were bringing a reckoning closer. After recovering, he entered the Supreme Clarity Thunder Mansion Grotto-heaven with Zhang Jingzhen and Luo Haoran, where his Light Sphere revealed two auspicious opportunities.

• Lei Jun returned to his residence, praised Gun Gun's cultivation, and congratulated Chu Kun on reaching the Third Layer Altar Realm.
• Wang Guiyuan told Lei Jun and Chu Kun that Prince of Wu had tried to recruit him, while Yuan Mobai warned Lei Jun that the Li Clan's move against Tang Xiaotang had brought internal conflict closer.
• Yuan Mobai cautioned Lei Jun about the Blood River Sect and the Yellow Heaven Path, then offered him another entry into the Supreme Clarity Thunder Mansion Grotto-heaven for his accumulated merit.
• After restoring his strength, Lei Jun entered the Cave Heaven with Zhang Jingzhen, Luo Haoran, and other disciples.
• Lei Jun's Light Sphere revealed two Upper Middle Auspicious Signs directing him to Solitary Goose Nest and Saint Wave Pool at midnight for Fourth and Fifth Grade Opportunities.

Lei Jun chose the Fourth Grade Opportunity at Solitary Goose Nest and obtained the Thunder Heart Furnace, while arranging for Luo Haoran to encounter the Fifth Grade Opportunity at Saint Wave Pool. After leaving the grotto-heaven, Lei Jun studied his new treasure and joined a Heavenly Book meeting where the group discussed Wei Ancheng’s whereabouts.

• Lei Jun inspected Solitary Goose Nest and Saint Wave Pool, then decided to pursue the Fourth Grade Opportunity and set a disturbance at Saint Wave Pool to draw Luo Haoran there.
• Lei Jun meditated and gathered spirit bamboo in the Immortal Bamboo Forest before returning at midnight to Solitary Goose Nest.
• A small cauldron emerged from the ground at Solitary Goose Nest, and Lei Jun identified it as the Thunder Heart Furnace and took it.
• Luo Haoran calmed the turmoil at Saint Wave Pool and obtained the Wave-Stabilizing Pearl, while Zhang Jingzhen realized the treasure could help her explore Immortal Cry Spring.
• Lei Jun and the others left the Supreme Clarity Thunder Mansion Grotto-heaven, and Lei Jun later studied the Thunder Heart Furnace at home.
• At a Heavenly Book meeting, Sun Yao asked about Wei Ancheng, Moon Yao reported rumors about Blood River Sect members, and Lei Jun offered a fragmentary Buddhist pill formula.

Lei Jun traded an incomplete Clear Purity Pill formula for rumors about the Yellow Heaven Path and Great Sky Temple, then joined the Celestial Master Mansion’s efforts to repel Blood River Sect forces near Dragon Tiger Mountain. As Prince of Wu rebelled and the East Sea faced a demon invasion, Tang Xiaotang emerged from seclusion and began fighting someone on the mountain.

• Lei Jun traded the incomplete Clear Purity Pill formula to Wood Yao for unverified intelligence about a split within the Yellow Heaven Path and the rise of a new Buddha’s Son in Great Sky Temple.
• Chu Yu told her father, Chu Guolao, that she would leave for the north to join the Empress, and he urged her to put the ruler first even if that meant opposing the Chu Clan.
• Yuan Mobai told Lei Jun that Prince of Wu had rebelled, the East Sea Demon Chaos had erupted, and the Empress had gone to the East Sea.
• Yuan Mobai and the Celestial Master Mansion’s High Merit Elders organized patrols against Blood River Sect forces around Dragon Tiger Mountain, and Lei Jun fought a Blood River Sect Elder.
• A tremendous blast erupted above Dragon Tiger Mountain as purple lightning and azure flames filled the sky, and Lei Jun realized Tang Xiaotang had emerged from seclusion to settle accounts with someone.

Tang Xiaotang and Yao Yuan launched a civil war against the Li Clan on Dragon Tiger Mountain, while Lei Jun stayed outside to guard against outsiders. A Supreme Good Fortune Sign led him to Da Yu Mountain Ridge, where he discovered a concealed valley and a Yellow Heaven Path operation underway.

• Tang Xiaotang reached the Eighth Heaven Realm and fought Li Song as Yao Yuan joined her, severed Li Song's connection to the Supreme Clarity Thunder Mansion Grotto-heaven, and battled Li Ziyang.
• Yuan Mobai warned Lei Jun not to act rashly and told him that Yellow Heaven Path Elder Qi Shuo was nearby, while Li Kong and many Li Clan disciples returned to Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Lei Jun chose to remain outside the mountain, organized disciples to patrol and watch for enemies, and learned that Shangguan Ning had urged the fighters to stop and resolve matters through discussion.
• A Supreme Good Fortune Sign directed Lei Jun to reach Da Yu Mountain Ridge before sunset, where he killed a Blood River Sect Disciple and destroyed a Blood River Formation along the way.
• Lei Jun found a concealed valley at Da Yu Mountain Ridge, crossed its High-Grade Spirit Talisman barrier, and discovered Yellow Heaven Path Disciples preparing a massive Three-Layer Altar.

Lei Jun uncovered the Yellow Heaven Path’s plan to unleash the Three Caves Desolate God Tribulation and ambushed the conspirators before they could activate it. He destroyed the ritual and defeated Jiang Daoren, then found two jade pieces among the ruins that might be the Third Grade Opportunity.

• Lei Jun watched Jiang Daoren, Madam Gu, and a young Daoist prepare to activate the Three Caves Desolate God Tribulation, which they intended to use to kill injured Celestial Master Mansion cultivators.
• Lei Jun ambushed the young Daoist and killed him with the Supreme Purity Golden Bamboo before attacking Jiang Daoren and Madam Gu.
• Lei Jun overpowered Madam Gu and Jiang Daoren’s defenses, then defeated Madam Gu with Water Yin Lightning and pressed Jiang Daoren with his own talisman arts.
• Jiang Daoren unleashed a supreme-grade thunder talisman that destroyed the Dharma Altar, but Lei Jun protected himself with the Breathing Earth Banner and escaped the eruption.
• Lei Jun returned to strike down the exhausted Jiang Daoren, while the collapsing altar and thunder killed or buried the other Yellow Heaven Path disciples and ended the ritual.
• Lei Jun searched the ruins and found a pair of faintly blue precious jade pieces that he suspected were the Third Grade Opportunity.

After warning Yuan Mobai about the Three Caves Desolate God Tribulation, Lei Jun learned that Dragon Tiger Mountain faced attacks from the Southern Wilderness Shaman Sect and the Suzhou Chu Clan amid wider upheaval across Great Tang. Studying the Heavenly Wasteland Enlightenment Jade stirred the sealed second layer of his True One Altar, while Li Hongyu returned as an Eighth Heaven Realm expert and began fighting Tang Xiaotang as the Myriad Laws Altar opened.

• Lei Jun contacted Yuan Mobai, who warned him that Qi Shuo was missing and Southern Wilderness Shaman Sect experts had attacked Dragon Tiger Mountain, killing Li Kong and many Li Clan Disciples.
• Yuan Mobai told Lei Jun that demons had risen in Youzhou, Bodhi Temple was under assault from Great Sky Temple, and the Suzhou Chu Clan had sent a great scholar to Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Lei Jun studied the Heavenly Wasteland Enlightenment Jade and found that it stirred the sealed second layer of his True One Altar, potentially allowing his comprehension to improve beyond Profound Clarity.
• Lei Jun learned from Fang Jian that a Suzhou Chu Clan great scholar had joined the conflict, and he saw Yuan Mobai block the scholar from approaching Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Li Hongyu returned to Dragon Tiger Mountain after reaching the Eighth Heaven Realm and fought Tang Xiaotang, while Li Song and Li Ziyang resumed their battles and the Myriad Laws Altar opened.

The Celestial Master Mansion’s Mountain Defense Array sealed Dragon Tiger Mountain as Yuan Mobai and Li Song contested control of it, while Tang Xiaotang defeated Li Hongyu with a newly created Dragon-Tiger Combination Strike. As the confrontation continued, purple lightning burst from beneath the earth, signaling the Celestial Master Sword’s reappearance.

• The Great Scholar of Chu Clan’s attack was blocked when the Myriad Laws Altar activated the Mountain Defense Array, and Li Song used the Celestial Master Robe to interfere with Yuan Mobai’s control of it.
• Li Ziyang and Yao Yuan fought above the mountain while Li Hongyu summoned her Yin Fire Tiger and combined it with her Yang Thunder Dragon.
• Tang Xiaotang formed her own gold-cyan Dragon-Tiger Combination Strike and defeated Li Hongyu by unleashing a second burst of golden lightning and flames.
• Li Hongyu admitted defeat but returned to Dragon Tiger Mountain wearing the Celestial Master Robe, while Li Song entered the Myriad Laws Altar to face Yuan Mobai.
• Tang Xiaotang gathered purple lightning as she pursued the Celestial Master Sword, and purple lightning erupted from a newly opened ravine outside Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Tang Xiaotang summoned the Celestial Master Sword and used it against the Li Clan as Yuan Mobai held off Li Song and the other Li Clan cultivators. While the battle continued at Dragon Tiger Mountain, Lei Jun followed a sign fortune to a meeting point and discovered Ye Clan members conspiring with Li Clan members, including Li Xuan.

• Tang Xiaotang summoned the Celestial Master Sword, but Li Zhengxuan tried to claim it while Li Hongyu blocked Tang Xiaotang with the Celestial Master Robe.
• Yuan Mobai used the Myriad Laws Altar and the Stone Slab with the Sword Trace to drive Li Zhengxuan away and return the Celestial Master Sword to Tang Xiaotang.
• Tang Xiaotang wielded the Celestial Master Sword against Li Hongyu as Yuan Mobai held off Li Song, Li Ziyang, and Li Zhengxuan near the Myriad Laws Altar.
• Lei Jun concealed himself near Dragon Tiger Mountain and received three sign fortunes, including one promising a Fourth Grade Opportunity if he crossed Golden Portal Creek Ferry.
• Lei Jun hid near Golden Summit Creek and overheard Ye Clan members discussing their cooperation with the Li Clan and their plans if the Li Clan lost Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Li Clan members arrived to meet the Ye Clan, and Lei Jun recognized their leader as Li Xuan, Li Ziyang's son.

Lei Jun ambushed the Jinzhou Ye Clan members who had joined Li Xuan in targeting Dragon Tiger Mountain’s disciples. After knocking Ye Qi down, he confronted the concealed Ye Chifeng and slowed his sword with Two Elements Yuan Magnetism before landing a staff strike on his head.

• Li Xuan told Ye Qi that Yao Yuan and Yuan Mobai were betraying the Li Clan, while Ye Qi described the Northern Demon Uprising, Bodhi Temple’s losses, and Wei Ancheng’s role in the calamity.
• Li Xuan gave Ye Qi a list of Celestial Master Mansion disciples to target, and Ye Qi added Fang Jian before ordering the Ye Clan members to act quickly.
• Lei Jun silently ambushed Ye Qi, smashed through his defenses, and knocked him down before attacking the surrounding Ye Clan members.
• Ye Chifeng emerged from concealment and used his White Bone Chain to suppress Lei Jun’s mind, but Lei Jun recovered and blocked his sword strike.
• Lei Jun pressed the attack, used Two Elements Yuan Magnetism to slow Ye Chifeng’s sword, and struck him on the head with his staff.

Lei Jun pursued Li Xuan through Sword Valley and killed him with repeated long-range Yuan Magnetic Sword Pellet attacks. The chapter ended with Lei Jun continuing his hunt amid the chaos at Dragon Tiger Mountain.

• Lei Jun killed Ye Chifeng, took the Soaring Serpent Bone, and left the forest to catch up with Li Xuan and the other Li Clan Disciples.
• Shangguan Hong told Zhang Jingzhen that Chen Yi had killed Li Fenghhe, while Zhang Jingzhen suspected Chen Yi had returned to search for a Memorial hidden in Immortal Cry Spring.
• Lei Jun tracked the Li Clan Disciples into Sword Valley and learned that Li Xuan had ordered them to seek Lin Shan before resuming the search for Lei Jun.
• Lei Jun used the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talismans to locate Li Xuan and ambushed him with a Yuan Magnetic Sword Pellet, destroying his right arm and badly wounding him.
• Lei Jun fired two more Yuan Magnetic Sword Pellets, struck Li Xuan in the head, and killed him.

Lei Jun killed Li Xuan, then used the upheaval on Dragon Tiger Mountain to lure the wounded Li Ziyang into Double Spirit Gorge, where Qi Shuo and Cao Chu attacked him. Tang Xiaotang defeated the Li Clan’s forces but the Celestial Master Robe vanished; Lei Jun found its radiance before leaving Li Ziyang trapped in the gorge.

• Lei Jun confirmed Li Xuan’s death, recovered a Demon Suppression Guard iron Scroll, and left the valley.
• Lu Jinduan and the Pure Yang Palace Taoists watched Dragon Tiger Mountain while weighing whether to intervene, and discussed the Longwai Xiao Clan’s alliance with the Empress.
• Li Ziyang, Li Zhengxuan, and Li Song joined their Nine Heavens Thunder Ancestor Dharma Images against Yuan Mobai, but Tang Xiaotang defeated them and drove off the Great Scholar of Chu Clan and Tian Linlong.
• A Mysterious Person attacked for the Celestial Master Robe, killed Li Hongyu, and vanished with the robe during a clash with Tang Xiaotang and Yuan Mobai; Lei Jun found its Nine-Colored Radiance beneath Nine Stars Ridge.
• Lei Jun concealed himself outside Double Spirit Gorge, and Li Ziyang entered seeking the Celestial Master Robe before Cao Chu and Qi Shuo trapped him in battle.
• Lei Jun left the gorge as thunder, azure flames, and black evil shadow dragged Li Ziyang back inside, and he watched the fight fade.

The Celestial Master Mansion’s internal war ended with the Li Clan’s defeat, while outside forces withdrew after the fighting. News then reached the Jinzhou Ye Clan that all four of the Li Clan’s Upper Three Heavens experts had died, prompting the Ye Clan to make the Celestial Master Mansion its foremost concern.

• Lei Jun saw Zhao Zongjie ambush the wounded Li Zhengxuan near Brocade Cloud Mountain, while Qi Shuo and Cao Chu attacked Li Ziyang at Double Spirit Gorge.
• Qi Shuo and Cao Chu killed Li Ziyang, then fought over whether Cao Chu would refine his soul or corpse.
• Tang Xiaotang returned carrying Li Song’s corpse, and Qi Shuo and Cao Chu withdrew from Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Lin Yuwei and another Upper Three Heavens scholar from the Jiangzhou Lin Clan ambushed the fleeing Li Zhengxuan, who died upon the Great River.
• A man told the old man of the Jinzhou Ye Clan that Li Hongyu, Li Ziyang, Li Song, and Li Zhengxuan had all died.
• The old man said the Li Clan’s fortune had run out and ordered his son to make the Celestial Master Mansion the Ye Clan’s foremost task.

After the Li Clan’s defeat, Dragon Tiger Mountain began rebuilding and Tang Xiaotang was chosen as the new Celestial Master. The chapter ended with news that the Empress would visit the sect before the year ended.

• A Jinzhou Ye Clan elder considered attacking Celestial Master Mansion but decided it was too late, since the Wu-Yue Rebellion had been quelled and the Tang court could intervene.
• The Li Clan’s forces fled Dragon Tiger Mountain, while Yuan Mobai ordered the victors to secure the sect and avoid pursuing them too far.
• Lei Jun and Yuan Mobai discussed the deaths among the Li Clan, the mysterious expert behind Qi Shuo, and Wei Ancheng’s possible advance to the Ninth Heaven.
• Yuan Mobai told Lei Jun he would need to take on sect duties, while Tang Xiaotang emerged from the Myriad Laws Altar and celebrated her coming appointment as Celestial Master.
• Yuan Mobai, Yao Yuan, and Shangguan Ning prepared to discuss how to judge and expel Li Clan members, and Shangguan Ning reported that the Empress planned to visit Dragon Tiger Mountain.