Recaps

Jiang Man’s Primordial Spirit assessment turned into a battle when he challenged nearly everyone at once and overwhelmed them with his Great Sun Shining Heaven. After leveling the plaza, he was brought before the Enforcement Hall and learned the repairs would cost eight hundred thousand.

• Jiang Man found his residence filled with black smoke from several failed schemes, then took Ji Meng out for a stroll while Ji Shoumo and the others withdrew their tricks.
• Teacher Yan confirmed Jiang Man had completed three missions and was eligible for the assessment; Jiang Man gave his all on the written tests.
• At the combat assessment, Jiang Man invited everyone except Ji Meng and Xiao Qing to attack him together, then fought off nine opponents.
• Jiang Man unleashed nine fused suns in a Great Sun Shining Heaven, defeating everyone and leveling the plaza.
• Ren Qian told Jiang Man that repairing the plaza and surrounding grounds would cost eight hundred thousand.

Jiang Man learned he owed eight hundred thousand Spirit Sources for the damage caused during his assessment and met with Ji Meng afterward. Meanwhile, a black-robed man tried to recruit Fang Yong, and Jiang Man met Ting Fengyin at the Magpie Bridge to discuss his next plans.

• Ren Qian explained that Jiang Man was primarily responsible for the assessment damage and set his compensation at eight hundred thousand Spirit Sources, with the Sect and Teacher Yan paying the rest.
• Ji Meng told Jiang Man she had covered Teacher Yan’s medical expenses and would not ask him to repay that amount.
• At the Small Courtyard, Qing Dai questioned Fang Yong about Jiang Man’s early cultivation, and Fang Yong revealed that Jiang Man’s mind had recovered before he began cultivating.
• A black-robed man approached Fang Yong, dismissed his blame for the failed poison plot, and invited him to join their group in exchange for a token of allegiance.
• After the Magpie Bridge opened, Jiang Man went to meet Ting Fengyin, intending to ask about killing the Bai Family Ancestor and establishing an immortal ascension Daoist site.

Jiang Man visited Ting Fengyin to gather heavenly secret tree leaves, learn the location of the Supreme Heart Hall, and prepare for a possible fight with the Bai Family Ancestor and Meng Qiewei. After three days of combat practice, he returned home, while Teacher Yan was persuaded to stay in her position at the Enforcement Hall.

• Jiang Man picked one hundred leaves from Ting Fengyin's heavenly secret tree and learned that the Supreme Heart Hall was out at sea, where Ting Fengyin had knocked it in passing.
• Ting Fengyin warned Jiang Man that the Bai Family Ancestor would cripple him in three moves, and advised him to kill the Ancestor and Meng Qiewei together after they began fighting.
• Ting Fengyin refused to help Jiang Man summon the Water God, sealed the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone, and told him to learn how to overpower the Bai Family Ancestor's tricks with sheer strength.
• Jiang Man sparred with Ting Fengyin for three days, practicing against methods modeled on the Bai Family Ancestor's attacks, then left the Magpie Bridge.
• At the Enforcement Hall, Ren Qian and an Immortal Maiden covered Teacher Yan's treatment and compensation and persuaded her not to transfer out.
• Ren Qian asked about the Upper Court Assessment and investigations into three locations, while he and the Immortal Maiden wondered whether those matters would affect Jiang Man's plans for the Supreme Heart Hall.

Jiang Man arranged to pursue the Supreme Heart Hall mission while securing a way to obtain a Return to the Void slot after next year’s assessment. As rumors spread about Fang Yong betraying Jiang Man’s associates, Jiang Man wondered whether Fang Yong was about to make a fortune.

• Jiang Man chose the sea region for the Supreme Heart Hall mission and learned it would conflict with the August Upper Courtyard Assessment.
• Jiang Man asked Teacher Yan and Yu Wanyi about taking the assessment as a mission, and Yu Wanyi agreed to submit an application for him.
• Upper Court students successively accepted Jiang Man’s challenge and signed their consent, eventually securing his Return to the Void slot if he completed the mission.
• Rumors that Fang Yong sold information about Jiang Man and reported Song Qing spread through the Small Courtyard, changing how people viewed him.
• After hearing the rumors, Jiang Man asked Old Yellow Ox whether Young Master Fang was about to strike it rich.

Jiang Man set out with Chen Jinmu and Zhao Li on a dangerous mission to explore the inner waters, where they met Shen Yao and an Immortal Gate patrol. Meanwhile, Mr. Bai told Song Qing that he would soon have to leave, though he still needed to send some people back.

• Jiang Man wrote Song Qing a letter through Chang Qiwen, then visited Ji Meng before preparing for his mission and promising her a surprise when he returned.
• Jiang Man spent his remaining Spirit Sources on formation materials, collected the mission with Chen Jinmu and Zhao Li, and traveled to the Overseas Archipelago using Silver Tokens.
• Chen Shi escorted Jiang Man and the others to meet an Immortal Gate patrol, where Shen Yao recognized Jiang Man's Hundred Rivers Great Accomplishment and the Immortal questioned his Mountain-Suppressing Office connection.
• The Immortal led Jiang Man, Chen Jinmu, Zhao Li, and Shen Yao out over the sea toward the inner waters, while Shen Yao challenged Jiang Man and he remained silent.
• Mr. Bai told Song Qing that he would soon leave and still needed to send some people back, lamenting that he had little time left to spend with Song Qing's boss.

Mr. Bai warned Song Qing that danger would follow him, then prepared to meet Ji Meng and kill her. Meanwhile, Jiang Man and his companions entered the mist, reached Primordial Mountain, and met the Heavenly Heart Tribe; Ji Meng decided to go to Mr. Bai’s meeting despite his threat against Jiang Man.

• Mr. Bai warned Song Qing that he would be reported again and urged him to caution his friends against acting out of character, then left Spirit Sources and the white fox at the Shaobing Shop.
• Jiang Man, Shen Yao, Zhao Li, and Chen Jinmu crossed the Endless Sea and entered the mist, using Shen Yao’s Law Treasure to find their way while the middle-aged Immortal prepared to draw away the threat.
• The group reached Primordial Mountain, where the Heavenly Heart Tribe mistook them for representatives of the Immortal Court and invited them inside after Jiang Man showed his Token.
• Mr. Bai laid measures around a lake, sent a letter toward Ji Meng, and divined that Jiang Man had entered the Mist before waiting for Ji Meng’s meeting and death.
• Ji Meng read Mr. Bai’s threat to seek out Jiang Man if she skipped their meeting, and she decided to go because he had dared to make the threat.

Qing Dai and Ji Meng suspected the Bai Family Ancestor’s challenge concealed a deadly trap, while Jiang Man’s group entered the island’s forbidden-ground territory under false pretenses. The island’s leaders planned to use the newcomers to escape and began preparing a curse to keep them trapped.

• Ji Meng stopped Qing Dai from approaching the Bai Family Ancestor’s location, and they considered whether an unknown enemy was targeting people on the list.
• Jiang Man showed the island’s elder the Token and arranged approval to enter the forbidden ground, then recognized that the islanders knew he was lying about being from the Immortal Court.
• Jiang Man explained that the islanders wanted to use the newcomers to achieve their own goals and sensed that the Bai Family Ancestor’s plan was beginning.
• Elder Chu met with the island’s leaders and decided to let Jiang Man’s group enter the forbidden ground before capturing them for study and escape plans.
• A rune-marked young woman volunteered to accompany the group and plant a mind-influencing curse through a transaction.

Jiang Man accepted Elder Chu’s offer of five hundred thousand Spirit Stones to search the Forbidden Mountain Range for Qiao Yu, then entered a hidden path where he discovered a formation containing the aftershocks of Ting Fengyin’s power. As Jiang Man studied the formation, Ji Meng and Qing Dai prepared to face the Bai Family Ancestor, with Ji Meng determined to carve out a path to survival.

• Jiang Man negotiated Elder Chu’s reward up to five hundred thousand Spirit Stones, accepted the mission, and agreed to search for the missing Qiao Yu with her sister Qiaoyue.
• Jiang Man and the others entered the Forbidden Mountain Range, where Qiaoyue revealed a hidden path and warned that the woods’ mist could separate them.
• The mist separated Jiang Man from Shen Yao, Zhao Li, and Chen Jinmu, and he found himself in a clearing with a formation built around four Stone Pillars.
• Jiang Man recognized Ting Fengyin’s power within the Stone Pillars and began studying the formation, hoping to find a way out and return to the Sect.
• Three days later, Ji Meng and Qing Dai prepared to confront the Bai Family Ancestor, and Ji Meng resolved to fight for a path to survival.

Jiang Man left the woods and returned to the Wuyun Sect to kill the Bai Family Ancestor while Ji Meng and Qing Dai fought him. He arrived as the two women were cornered, shattered Mr. Bai’s formations with sheer power, and began a desperate battle before the Sect could intervene.

• Jiang Man used Heavenly Secret Tree leaves to establish concealed Coordinates in the woods, then returned to the Wuyun Sect and prepared to attack the Bai Family Ancestor.
• Old Yellow Ox warned Jiang Man that the Wuyou Evil God was divining his whereabouts and that he had little time before his absence was discovered.
• Ji Meng and Qing Dai fought Mr. Bai, but he broke Ji Meng’s Great Dream of a Thousand Years and trapped them in a formation while they grew increasingly injured.
• Just as Mr. Bai prepared to attack Ji Meng and Qing Dai again, Drunken Floating Life appeared and used Three Mountains Suppressing Peaks to interrupt him.
• Drunken Floating Life shattered the formations around himself and struck Mr. Bai, who retaliated with explosive power as their battle began.

Jiang Man used the Evil God Method to fight Mr. Bai, whose defenses and formations made him difficult to kill. Mr. Bai began to self-detonate, and the forces collided; when the Mountain-Suppressing Office arrived, everyone had vanished, while True Person Taihua sensed that something had happened.

• Jiang Man’s momentum strengthened until his punch broke through Mr. Bai’s defenses and exposed his bones.
• Mr. Bai questioned Jiang Man’s identity, but Jiang Man kept attacking, ripped off his remaining arm, and smashed his chest.
• Mr. Bai activated his formations and started detonating himself as Jiang Man unleashed his Evil God Power.
• Ji Meng and Qing Dai realized the clash would spread beyond the formation, but they could not escape in time.
• The forces collided, triggering the sect’s grand formation; Xiang Tianlin, Red Eagle, Ren Qian, and the other officials sealed off the area.
• After the residual force faded, the officials found only a giant pit, while True Person Taihua sensed that something had happened.

The Bai Family Ancestor confronted True Person Taihua over leaking information to Drunken Floating Life, while Jiang Man recovered from his battle and continued exploring the formations on Primordial Island with Qiaoyue following him. Jiang Man reached halfway up the mountain and told Qiaoyue he was talented, capable, and steady-minded.

• The Bai Family Ancestor arrived at the Immortal Gate and demanded to know whether True Person Taihua had investigated him and given Drunken Floating Life information about his avatar.
• The Bai Family Ancestor accused Drunken Floating Life of trying to kill him, and another powerful middle-aged man appeared as Taihua realized he could not deny leaking the information.
• Jiang Man escaped to a cave on Primordial Island, treated his injuries, and spent three days recovering before Qiaoyue found him.
• Jiang Man rejected Qiaoyue's attempts to rely on him and set off to search for clues, but she continued following him through the misty forest.
• Jiang Man entered and broke formations on the mountain, erased Ting Fengyin's power, and reached halfway up while remaining unaffected by the mist.
• Qiaoyue questioned Jiang Man about his relationship with his dao companion, and Jiang Man said he was highly talented, capable, and steady-minded.

Jiang Man reached the ruins near the Supreme Heart Hall, separated from Qiaoyue by a flower that warped perception, and found the real hall among several false palaces. He began establishing an Immortal Ascension Daoist Site there, while Qing Dai and Ji Wuye discussed the Bai Family Ancestor’s reported death back at the Ji Family.

• Jiang Man collected a flower containing Ting Fengyin’s power, then broke it near the Supreme Heart Hall to disorient Qiaoyue and himself.
• Qiaoyue believed her curse had trapped Jiang Man and continued toward the hall, while Jiang Man found his way through the altered ruins.
• Jiang Man identified the tenth of twelve palaces as the Supreme Heart Hall and learned it could be recorded to obtain Cultivation Method purple qi.
• Jiang Man began imprinting his mind and spirit on the Supreme Heart Hall to establish an Immortal Ascension Daoist Site.
• At the Ji Family, Qing Dai wondered about the Bai Family Ancestor and Drunken Floating Life, while Ji Wuye celebrated the Ancestor’s reported death without realizing Qing Dai had also died in the battle.

Qing Dai and Ji Wuye discussed Drunken Floating Life, the rumors about the Eldest Miss, and the Immortal Gate’s abrupt order to halt its investigation. On Taichu Island, Jiang Man marked the Supreme Heart Hall, was drawn into a trap with Shen Yao and the others, and attacked Elder Chu’s group after they tried to imprison and dissect them.

• Qing Dai warned Ji Wuye that Drunken Floating Life might be targeting people on the list, while Ji Wuye worried about his rumor linking himself to the Eldest Miss.
• Ren Qian learned that the Immortal Gate had ordered the investigation stopped and said they could only wait for its conclusion.
• Jiang Man used his power to leave his imprint in the Supreme Heart Hall, then searched for Qiao Yu as promised.
• Qiaoyue reclaimed the Supreme Heart Hall’s imprint and used the curse to pull Jiang Man, Shen Yao, Zhao Li, and Chen Jinmu into a hall.
• Elder Chu and his companions revealed their plan to confine and study the group, but Jiang Man said he did not mind being cut open and gutted.
• Jiang Man struck first, stabbing a man and bursting his head with a punch as Elder Chu watched.

Jiang Man destroyed the great hall’s formations and defeated Elder Chu and the others, then escaped the mist with Shen Yao, Zhao Li, and Chen Jinmu. After returning, he received confirmation that he had completed his mission, while Shen Yao’s uncle revealed he was investing in Jiang Man’s future influence.

• Jiang Man summoned a sun that razed the great hall and defeated Elder Chu and the others, then challenged Qiaoyue and defended his choice to help his dao companion because she called him husband.
• Jiang Man, Shen Yao, Zhao Li, and Chen Jinmu used their tokens to escape the mist, while the Immortal learned that the blurred figure had been trying to use them for her own purpose.
• Jiang Man told the middle-aged man that Qiaoyue might be the Wuyou Evil God and that he had located and marked the damaged Supreme Heart Hall; the man confirmed that Jiang Man had completed his task.
• The middle-aged man rewarded Jiang Man, Zhao Li, and Chen Jinmu with Spirit Sources, and Jiang Man promised to report Shen Yao’s help during the mission.
• Shen Yao’s uncle explained that he supported Jiang Man because he expected Jiang Man to do something significant and believed his future influence could benefit Shen Yao.

Jiang Man returned from the Overseas Archipelago, reported on the mission, and received a qualification for the Return to the Void Secret Realm. He learned that the Immortal Gate had exiled Taihua and issued a warrant for Drunken Floating Life, while Qing Dai and Ji Wuye considered watching Jiang Man and Ji Meng for news.

• Jiang Man, Zhao Li, and Chen Jinmu agreed to emphasize Shen Yao’s contributions in their separate mission reports before returning to the sect.
• Ren Qian questioned Jiang Man about the Supreme Heart Hall, gave him a Return to the Void qualification, and mentioned an unresolved incident awaiting the Immortal Gate’s answer.
• Old Yellow Ox told Jiang Man that the Bai Family Ancestor and Qing Dai had died in the battle, while Ji Meng had likely survived, and warned that Jiang Man’s identity as Drunken Floating Life would soon attract attention.
• Ji Wuye told Qing Dai that the Immortal Gate had sealed Taihua’s cultivation and exiled him, then issued a warrant for Drunken Floating Life.
• Qing Dai suggested that Ji Wuye watch Jiang Man and Ji Meng to learn about Drunken Floating Life and obtain news of Ji Meng.

Jiang Man’s Immortal Gate verdict arrived, but he set those troubles aside and prepared the surprise he had promised Ji Meng. At sunset, he established an Immortal Ascension Daoist Site in the Supreme Heart Hall, and heaven and earth announced his name across the world.

• Jiang Man visited the injured Ji Meng, told her about his return-to-void qualification and Taichu Island, and continued bringing her food as she recovered.
• The Immortal Gate declared Drunken Floating Life wanted and dismissed and exiled True Person Taihua; Xiang Tianlin, Red Eagle, and Youyu decided to leave Jiang Man alone and pass down only the wanted notice.
• Jiang Man released his heavenly secrets at sunset while Ji Meng watched, triggering a vast phenomenon that drew attention from the Wuyun Sect, Taichu Island, the Immortal Gate, and the Ji Family.
• Heaven and earth announced that Jiang Man, a Wuyun Sect disciple, had established an Immortal Ascension Daoist Site in the Supreme Heart Hall, shocking Qing Dai and Ji Wuye.
• Shen Yao’s uncle regretted giving Jiang Man only a hundred thousand Spirit Sources and said he should have offered a million or all he had.

Jiang Man established an Immortal Ascension Daoist Site at the Supreme Heart Hall, and heaven and earth revealed his rapid cultivation history, drawing attention from powerful figures and the Wuyun Sect. Ji Meng said she liked his surprise but warned him indirectly about its dangers, while Yu Wanyi was released from prison as the sect prepared to support Jiang Man.

• Ji Wuye and Qing Dai discussed whether to publicly deny or acknowledge Jiang Man's rumored status as the young lady's dao companion, and Qing Dai promised to smooth things over.
• The Bai Family Ancestor learned that Jiang Man had reached Primordial Spirit Perfection at thirty-one and established an Immortal Ascension Daoist Site; the Immortal Gate promised compensation and allowed the Bai Household to pursue Drunken Floating Life.
• A figure in the Sea Region warned that Jiang Man's Great Dao Opportunity could make him a target, while Qiaoyue used a formation to draw an ancient, chained altar toward the heavenly secrets.
• Ji Meng told Jiang Man that she liked his carefully prepared surprise, then agreed to test his medical knowledge in a couple of days; Jiang Man bought medical books so he could take her pulse.
• The Wuyun Sect's leaders convened over Jiang Man's achievement, and Ren Qian released Yu Wanyi from prison because she was Jiang Man's investor and the sect intended to secure resources for him.

Jiang Man learned that his Immortal Ascension Daoist Site had made him famous, received a warning that someone connected to the Bai Family might want him dead, and negotiated peace with Peak Master Bai. The chapter ended with people flocking to Song Qing’s Shaobing Shop and asking him to hit them, leaving Song Qing and the white fox bewildered.

• Yu Wanyi learned that Xiao Qing was gone, while Jiang Man discovered that Old Yellow Ox’s ancient medical books were unsuitable for cultivators and began studying modern medicine instead.
• Ren Qian told Jiang Man to integrate his qualification for the Return to the Void Secret Realm before its opening and took Old Yellow Ox for an examination, with Heavenly Dog tagging along.
• Ren Qian told Jiang Man that Peak Master Bai would stop openly targeting him, and Peak Master Bai soon arrived to apologize and negotiate a settlement.
• Jiang Man told Peak Master Bai that someone might be trying to kill him through the Bai Family, and Peak Master Bai agreed to investigate and fulfill three requests while paying five hundred thousand Spirit Sources in compensation.
• An Immortal Maiden came to Song Qing’s Shaobing Shop, apologized for her past behavior, and insisted that Song Qing hit her with Shaobing before buying more.
• More customers arrived asking Song Qing to hit and kick them, leaving him and the white fox confused.

Jiang Man examined Ji Meng and discovered that her injuries were still severe, then obtained a healing hair ribbon for her from Ji Hao. At the Small Courtyard, everyone confronted the sudden changes in their clans and organizations, and Jiang Man offered to explain what he had done for a thousand Spirit Sources each.

• Tantai Xue saw the huge line at the Shaobing Shop and discussed Jiang Man’s Immortal Ascension Daoist Site and Drunken Floating Life with Tantai Xiaotian.
• Jiang Man visited Ji Meng, examined her pulse, and learned that her injuries were severe because she was using an avatar.
• Jiang Man asked Old Yellow Ox how to help Ji Meng recover, and Old Yellow Ox told him to find Ji Hao because Ji Meng’s true body could not heal the avatar’s injuries easily.
• Jiang Man bought Ji Meng a healing hair ribbon from Ji Hao, and Ji Meng felt her injuries begin to improve after putting it on.
• At the Small Courtyard, Zhuo Bufan, Bai Qiufeng, Fang Yong, and Teacher Yan discussed sudden changes in their clans’ and organizations’ attitudes toward Jiang Man.
• Jiang Man offered to tell everyone what he had done for a thousand Spirit Sources each, and Fang Yong offered three thousand to hear first.

Jiang Man learned that establishing an Immortal Ascension Daoist Site had made him a priority for the Immortal Gate, then integrated his Return to the Void qualification while preparing for the dangers ahead. As his enemies planned to kill him in the December Secret Realm, Zhao Tiankuo contacted him with a story about the Demon Race Orthodox Tradition.

• Jiang Man told Ji An and the others that heaven and earth had announced his Immortal Ascension Daoist Site, explaining why their clans and Peak Master Bai had changed their attitudes toward him.
• Teacher Yan said Jiang Man could enter the December Return to the Void Secret Realm, where Ji An and Miao Yulin had already secured places, and warned that the open realm carried dangers.
• Senior Sister Nangong gave Teacher Yan regulations to study and told her the Sect would hold her responsible for handling Jiang Man's needs and safety.
• Jiang Man spent weeks integrating his qualification into the cultivation controlled by his Golden Core, completing the process in early November and making his cultivation denser.
• Old Yellow Ox told Jiang Man that Zhao Tiankuo had finished preparing his story about the Demon Race Orthodox Tradition and had contacted him.
• The white-haired man and the short woman learned that their superiors wanted Jiang Man killed and his corpse recovered, so they planned to find him in the Wuyun Sect's December Return to the Void Secret Realm.

Jiang Man prepared to enter the Return to the Void Secret Realm while learning that an ancient entity, likely the Altar, was calling for his help as it fled a pursuer. Before leaving on December 1, he helped Chang Qiwen deliver Spirit Sources and warned him to stay cautious.

• Old Yellow Ox told Jiang Man that Zhao Tiankuo wanted him to retrieve the future Lord of Ten Thousand Demons from the Ancient Mountain Range, but Jiang Man planned to sell him instead and realized his December journey would conflict with the retrieval window.
• Jiang Man visited Ji Meng, studied formation arts, and gave Fang Yong his cut of the Spirit Sources before accepting a Law Treasure that could track his location during the Secret Realm trip.
• Jiang Man sensed a desperate ancient presence calling through a fading thread, and Old Yellow Ox identified it as something following the traces of the Heavenly Proclamation; Jiang Man suspected it was the Altar pursued by the Wuyou Evil God.
• Jiang Man entered the mist-filled space and established a channel for the Altar to reach his location, then returned to prepare for the Secret Realm.
• On December 1, Chang Qiwen delivered a hundred thousand Spirit Sources from Song Qing, and Jiang Man warned him to be careful and seek Fang Yong’s help if trouble arose.

Jiang Man entered the Return to the Void Secret Realm pavilion, where he crushed a fellow cultivator’s challenge with one punch and then teamed up with Ji An and Miao Yulin. Outside, Ji Meng learned that members of the Ji Family planned to take Jiang Man from her, while Qing Dai was stopped from leaving Immortal Gate Territory and hurried to warn the Ji Family.

• Ji Meng met Jiang Man, accompanied him to Teacher Yan, and learned from Ji Suyue that Ji Family members planned to force her away from Jiang Man while he was inside the Secret Realm.
• The Bai Family Ancestor blocked Qing Dai’s attempt to leave Immortal Gate Territory and told her that Ji Family members were heading to the Wuyun Sect to take Jiang Man; Qing Dai then hurried toward the Ji Family.
• At the pavilion, a cultivator tried to provoke Jiang Man into a free spar, but Jiang Man knocked him unconscious with one punch, causing officials to revoke his eligibility for the Secret Realm.
• After an announcement called for teams of three, Ji An and Miao Yulin each offered Jiang Man fifty thousand Spirit Sources to join his team.

Jiang Man, Ji An, and Miao Yulin entered the Return to the Void Secret Realm, learned that Earth Spirit Beast blood could help them advance, and encountered Dongfang Yan’s group after one of them killed a beast. Dongfang Yan invited Miao Yulin to a promising location but looked down on Jiang Man as the group discussed whether to cooperate.

• Ji An and Miao Yulin teamed up with Jiang Man, who received a letter, fishing insights, and a Law Treasure from Peak Master Bai before entering the Secret Realm.
• After teleporting into a strange forest, the three learned their qualifications had settled in different areas and received a message about hunting Earth Spirit Beasts for advancement.
• An Earth Spirit Beast charged through the forest, and a sword-wielding cultivator killed it with a slash before Jiang Man's group approached.
• The cultivator warned Ji An, Miao Yulin, and Jiang Man not to cross a boundary, then identified himself as Dongfang Yan after recognizing Miao Yulin.
• Dongfang Yan invited Miao Yulin to inspect a promising location, but judged Jiang Man to be ordinary and suggested his group was better suited to guarding it.

Jiang Man stayed behind to guard a pool and set up a formation while Miao Yulin and Dongfang Yan hunted Earth Spirit Beasts. As he prepared to advance, Jiang Man fought off intruders, while the White-Haired Man and the Short Woman searched for him before he could reach Return to the Void.

• Dongfang Yan asked Jiang Man to guard the pool and set up a formation, and Jiang Man agreed after learning he could keep any unused materials.
• Jiang Man drained the Earth Spirit Beast's blood, defeated it when it entered its second berserk stage, and stopped before testing its more dangerous third stage.
• Jiang Man read Peak Master Bai's letter about the vanished elder, the Bai Family, and Fang Yong, then examined the Delusion-Breaker umbrella and the formation.
• A man and a woman arrived intending to investigate the pool, but Jiang Man struck them down and let the stream carry them away.
• The White-Haired Man and the Short Woman searched for Jiang Man, hoping to kill him before he advanced to Return to the Void.

Jiang Man prepared his advancement formation while several groups searched the area and weighed how to deal with him. After Nanyue offered to help with the formation, Ji Suyue warned Ji Meng that people were coming, but Ji Meng chose to wait and see why they dared to cause trouble.

• The White-Haired Man and the Short Woman decided to find Jiang Man quickly and seal off his route to safety, while avoiding a disturbance with the Evil God’s people.
• A woman leading two powerful companions searched the woods for a hidden place and considered letting Jiang Man’s advancement reveal it.
• Jiang Man noticed the aura of nothingness had changed at night and decided to redo his formation so the change would not harm Dongfang Yan’s advancement.
• Dongfang Yan returned with ten Earth Spirit Beasts and left Nanyue behind to help Jiang Man with the formation while the others went hunting and discussed cultivation.
• Nanyue tried to teach Jiang Man formation techniques, but her explanation was so poor that he compared it unfavorably with Ji Meng’s instruction.
• Ji Suyue warned Ji Meng that people were coming and urged her to stay near Young Master Ji, but Ji Meng decided to see why they dared to make trouble for her.