Recaps

Jiang Man raced to master the Four Symbols Sealing Art as a sealed sea region began collapsing, then waited for Ting Fengyin to arrive. He proposed using the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone’s protection to redirect the Nine Provinces backlash into the sealed object, and Ting Fengyin applauded the idea.

• Jiang Man quickly advanced through the beginner, Sixteen-Direction, and Eight Trigrams sealing methods, then struggled to understand the Four Symbols Seal.
• Qin Yang warned Jiang Man that the seal was coming undone, and the sea region began drawing in spiritual qi and trapping those within it.
• Jiang Man learned Qin Yang’s incomplete clan insights while Ji Meng and the Immortal Gate responded to the spreading crisis; the Bai Family Ancestor and Qing Dai joined discussions about suppressing the threat.
• Jiang Man cultivated the Four Symbols Sealing Art to its ninth layer as the lockdown weakened everyone’s power, then saw grass spread across the sea and the lockdown vanish.
• Jiang Man found Ting Fengyin and explained the Nine Provinces Backlash Ding, then suggested that the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone might prevent the backlash from striking him and force it onto the sealed object; Ting Fengyin praised his idea.

Jiang Man learned Ting Fengyin’s sealing method and arranged to redirect the Nine Provinces Backlash to Drunken Floating Life, then went to confront the crisis at the ding. As the Immortal Gate’s people evacuated, Jiang Man revealed the Primordial Mountain and Sea Mirror and summoned the terrifying backlash above them.

• Ting Fengyin explained the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor’s plan and taught Jiang Man the Extreme Dao Sealing Method, while transferring the backlash to Drunken Floating Life.
• Jiang Man returned to the Courtyard and cultivated the Four Symbols Seal, then began practicing the two poles as the well’s pressure intensified.
• Ji Meng waited for a chance to act, while Tantai Xue and the Shen Family Clan Uncle evacuated with the Immortal Gate’s people and others fleeing the sea region.
• Jiang Man appeared before the evacuees in his Feathered Robe, identified himself as Drunken Floating Life, and continued toward the core region despite their warning.
• Jiang Man summoned the Primordial Mountain and Sea Mirror and raised it above the Nine Provinces Backlash Ding, causing the boundless backlash to manifest across the sky.

Jiang Man used the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone to turn the Nine Provinces Backlash against the Deep Sea and Shen Family Clan Uncle’s group, breaking the well’s suppression before vanishing with the Mountain-Sea Mirror. The Lord of the Four Seas then faced Ji Hao, while the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor discovered the Divine Objects had slipped beyond his control.

• Tantai Xiaotian warned Tantai Xue that whoever benefited from the well would bear the Nine Provinces Backlash, and the Shen Family Clan Uncle realized his group was in danger.
• Jiang Man met the backlash head-on, activated the Immeasurable Kalpa Stone, and forced the backlash to burst out of his body and strike the Deep Sea and Shen Family Clan Uncle’s companions.
• The backlash shattered the Deep Sea’s sealing locks and ended the well’s suppression, after which Jiang Man severed its pull with the Mountain-Sea Mirror and disappeared.
• Ji Hao confronted the injured Lord of the Four Seas, declared his interest in the man’s power, and attacked him with Sword Intent.
• The Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor sensed that the Divine Objects had escaped his control and feared that events had completely exceeded his grasp.

Jiang Man waited for the backlash crisis to settle, then reunited with Jiang Nian and the others and prepared to leave for the Sect. In the Immortal Gate Territory, the Bai Family Ancestor announced that the result was in and the incident was over.

• Jiang Man watched the Nine Provinces Backlash Ding while Ji Hao captured an avatar of the Lord of the Four Seas and told the others to leave the dangerous area.
• Ji Hao explained that Tantai Xue would likely receive much of the credit, while the Shen Family Clan Uncle expected to face punishment for his responsibility.
• After restoring his condition, Jiang Man taught Qin Yang the Four Symbols Seal and told him not to visit again because Jiang Man was leaving.
• Jiang Nian, Yang You, Xia Hui, Ling Shuang, Guan Li, and Tian Xinyu emerged from the core, and Jiang Man warned them not to absorb spiritual qi on the way.
• Jiang Man said he would rest before returning to the Sect, while the Bai Family Ancestor announced to Qing Dai and the others that the result was in and the incident was over.

Jiang Man returned from the sea with his companions and met Ji Meng, who had advanced to the Return to the Void realm and joined him on the journey. Meanwhile, the Four Symbols Sect revealed that it had colluded with the Water God's people to exploit Spirit Spring Mountain's troubles and planned to use the Immortal Gate for its own gain.

• The Bai Family Ancestor identified Drunken Floating Life as the one who had resolved the well's problem, while the middle-aged man decided the wanted notice would remain but a reward could be offered.
• Jiang Man led his companions out of the hidden courtyard and began the long trip back, searching for a useful gift for Ji Meng.
• Ji Meng appeared at sea, revealed her early-stage Return to the Void cultivation, and joined Jiang Man's group; Old Black identified the Four Symbols Sect as the ones who had tricked him.
• Jiang Man told Ji Meng about recent events, and she said the Wuyou Evil God had come but returned after she spoke with her.
• At the Four Symbols Sect, Sect Master Shi Yuanchi and Protector Ruan Xun discussed exploiting Spirit Spring Mountain's difficulties, while Old Man Wenfeng worried that Jiang Man and the others might return.

Jiang Man and his companions confronted the Four Symbols Sect, where they captured its leaders for colluding with an evil god. Afterward, the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor welcomed Jiang Man as a suitable successor.

• Jiang Man and his companions used Ji Meng’s formation to speed their journey to the Four Symbols Sect, where its leaders welcomed them under a cultivation-suppressing formation.
• Immortal Maiden Ruan Xun mocked Jiang Nian and the Immortal Gate, but Jiang Nian revealed that she was the manager Ruan Xun had claimed was dead.
• The Sect Master, Ruan Xun, and Old Man Wenfeng fled the hall, then rallied the Four Symbols Sect against Jiang Man and his companions.
• Jiang Man summoned nine suns, defeated the three leaders, and had Jiang Nian explain that the sect’s chief culprits would be taken while those who knew nothing would be spared.
• Jiang Man took the Sect Master and the other two leaders away, then told Old Black that he understood poverty as they passed ordinary people at work.
• At Nine Provinces Ancient City, the Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor declared that a suitable successor had finally arrived.

Shen Yao accepted the Nine Provinces Inheritance and learned she must recover two supreme treasures, while Jiang Man returned to the sect and explained the Mountain-Sea Mirror’s reaction. As Jiang Man prepared to report Xia Hui, she was summoned with the other mission participants to meet the person in charge.

• The Nine Provinces Imperial Preceptor questioned Shen Yao, then offered her the inheritance and charged her with recovering the Heaven-Earth Cauldron and Mountain-Sea Mirror; Shen Yao agreed.
• Jiang Man returned to the sect with Ji Meng and their companions, and Guan Li and Tian Xinyu got help from the Enforcement Hall after mentioning Jiang Man and Teacher Yan.
• Jiang Man told Old Yellow Ox about the Mountain-Sea Mirror and the Nine Provinces Ancient City’s jealous heart, then decided to report Xia Hui for posing a threat to Old Chang and the others.
• At Spirit Spring Mountain, Jiang Nian warned Xia Hui to prepare herself and asked Qin Luoyang to find a replacement for her position.
• Two days later, the person in charge summoned Xia Hui, Yang You, and the others who had gone on the mission.

Jiang Man revealed that he was the steward, collected Spirit Sources from the team for their insults, and activated a formation that boosted Spirit Water production. By September 15, Xia Hui was still trying to learn about him when the Enforcement Hall arrived to take her away.

• Jiang Man revealed himself as the steward and read aloud the insults Yang You, Xia Hui, Ling Shuang, and Manager Jiang had made about him, then collected Spirit Sources to erase them from his notebook.
• Jiang Man learned that Spirit Spring Mountain faced a twenty-percent Spirit Water shortfall and ordered the team to report the losses and activate his formation for half a year.
• Gao Chunyang found that a black thread had been hidden inside the Formation Disc, and Jiang Man asked him to identify who had handled it.
• Qin Luoyang and Wei Chuan activated Jiang Man's formation, which caused the Spirit Spring to produce water much faster.
• Xia Hui tried to question Chang Qiwen about Jiang Man, but Ren Qian arrived and summoned her to the Enforcement Hall.

Jiang Man received merit rewards and cultivation opportunities while Peak Master Bai warned him about the dangers surrounding his promotion and Fang Yong’s faction. After Fang Yong led the Enforcement Hall to arrest Song Qing, Jiang Man learned Song Qing had taken the blame, then received a suspicious letter from a black-robed stranger.

• Chang Qiwen told Jiang Man that Xia Hui had been taken by the Enforcement Hall before she could ask her questions, and Jiang Man told him to answer freely and lend him the Spirit Sources.
• Peak Master Bai gave Jiang Man three Middle Grade Methods, 450,000 Spirit Sources, and letters for two Secret Realms, then warned him about the risks tied to his ascension, Peak Master candidacy, and Fang Yong’s faction.
• Jiang Man gave the methods to Old Yellow Ox to study and began cultivating, planning to raise his physical body and Primordial Spirit.
• Wei Ran warned Fang Yong that his friends, including Cheng Yu and Chang Qiwen, might face danger, and told him to report the Shaobing Shop again.
• Fang Yong led the Enforcement Hall to surround the Shaobing Shop and arrest Song Qing, who was later reported to have taken all the blame.
• Chang Qiwen delivered Jiang Man a letter from a black-robed stranger, while the stranger remarked that good people had many weaknesses.

Jiang Man responded to a threat from someone seeking an introduction to Drunken Floating Life, then went with Ji Meng to the Small Courtyard, where an Immortal Gate teacher announced a selection for an Ancient Secret Realm. The chapter ended with the Black-Robed Man rejecting Jiang Man’s attempt to bargain and threatening to shut down two more shops.

• Jiang Man sent a reply offering to introduce the Black-Robed Man to Drunken Floating Life for an extra cost and told Chang Qiwen to take precautions with their associates.
• Jiang Man and Old Yellow Ox suspected someone beneath the Water God was behind the threat, and Jiang Man planned to seek information from Immortal Maiden Liuchu or the Lord of the Four Seas.
• Ji Meng brought Jiang Man to the Small Courtyard, where they met Miao Yulin and Qi Xi on the way.
• A middle-aged man from the Immortal Gate announced that he would select two people for an Ancient Secret Realm, whose merit could help them qualify for major opportunities, including competing to become Immortal Gate Chief Disciple.
• The middle-aged man said Ji Meng would lose points because Xiao Qing was absent, and Ji Meng said Xiao Qing was one of hers.
• After reading Jiang Man’s letter, the Black-Robed Man rejected his bargaining and threatened to close two more shops.

Jiang Man learned about Shangguan Zheng’s selection for the Secret Realm quota while helping Fang Yong and investigating pressure against his associates. He prepared a letter to trace the person behind the crackdown, while the Bai Family Ancestor told Qing Dai that she had become a burden to her miss.

• Shangguan Zheng introduced himself, explained that he would select candidates based on ability and comprehension, and promised to teach everyone regardless of their eligibility.
• Ji Meng sent Miao Yulin to meet Yu Wanyi, whose investment in Jiang Man impressed Miao Yulin; Miao Yulin then asked Yu Wanyi how to capture a man's heart.
• Jiang Man asked Fang Yong about his backers and agreed to split the earnings from helping Li Yuan, then taught Fang Yong and others about cultivation.
• Jiang Man decided not to worry about Shangguan Zheng's apparent bias and began training his physical body.
• Chang Qiwen told Jiang Man that Little Fatty and Miss Cheng's shops had been sealed; Jiang Man wrote a letter for a visitor and asked Chang Qiwen to watch over the fox at the Shaobing Shop.
• The Bai Family Ancestor told Qing Dai that his divination showed she was no use to her miss and had become a burden.

Qing Dai learned that a lost Ji Family secret realm had resurfaced and heard that people were speculating about Jiang Man and the Eldest Miss. Meanwhile, Jiang Man tried to uncover the identity of the Black-Robed Man, while Xia Hui began pursuing the possibility of marrying one of Jiang Man’s friends.

• Ji Wuye told Qing Dai that the Bai Family had found a lost Ji Family secret realm and handed it to the Immortal Gate, and Qing Dai proposed asking the Immortal Gate for entry places.
• Ji Wuye said people suspected Jiang Man was either the son-in-law or a decoy, and planned to give Jiang Man a place to draw attention away from the real son-in-law.
• Shangguan Zheng taught the students about auxiliary cultivation and warned that Ji Meng would lose points for Xiao Qing’s absence; Miao Yulin criticized Ji Meng’s approach to Jiang Man.
• Chang Qiwen reported that the Black-Robed Man had rejected Jiang Man’s letter and demanded ten thousand Spirit Sources, so Jiang Man sent another spoken message while planning to investigate the man and seek help from Immortal Maiden Liuchu and the Water God.
• Xia Hui learned that Jiang Man had lent her Spirit Sources to keep her out of mining work and decided to investigate marrying one of his friends.

Jiang Man investigated the Black-Robed Man who had threatened him and visited the Lord of the Four Seas for answers. The chapter ended with Jiang Man meeting the Lord of the Four Seas and the Three Rivers Evil God in prison.

• Xia Hui tried to ask Chang Qiwen questions but had no Spirit Sources to pay him, so Chang Qiwen gave her his identifying aura for later contact.
• A Black-Robed Man appeared in the Shaobing Shop, demanded ten thousand Spirit Sources, and ordered Little Fatty and the others to have them ready the next day.
• Jiang Man told Chang Qiwen to follow the Black-Robed Man's instructions, then received a list of six people who had come through the Immortal Gate and suspected one of them was his enemy.
• Jiang Man asked Old Meng to identify the suspect, and Old Meng picked He Qiu because his name was the only two-character name on the list.
• Jiang Man entered the special prison to question the Lord of the Four Seas, where he found the Lord berating the Three Rivers Evil God.
• The Three Rivers Evil God tossed Jiang Man a thousand Spirit Sources and demanded that he speak plainly.

Jiang Man questioned the Lord of the Four Seas, learned how to contact one of the Moon God's people, and reported his contributions to the Enforcement Hall. After hearing about Drunken Floating Life’s reward and visiting Ji Meng, he prepared to investigate He Zhuang while Shangguan Zheng began assessing the students’ auxiliary cultivation.

• Jiang Man paid the Lord of the Four Seas Spirit Sources to answer questions, used the Heavenly Mirror of a Hundred Books on his avatar, and learned that a Secret Technique could trace the Lord’s True Body.
• Jiang Man guessed that someone else knew the Lord of the Four Seas’ Secret Technique, prompting the Lord to return his Spirit Sources and reveal that a Moon God’s person in Jiang Man’s Sect might help identify who was targeting him.
• Jiang Man reported his contributions to Ren Qian and learned that Tantai Xue held the foremost merit, while Drunken Floating Life’s reward was a Storage Law Treasure and five hundred thousand Spirit Sources that had to be collected at the Immortal Gate.
• Jiang Man visited Ji Meng, who worried that she might owe Shangguan Zheng points, and then joined the other students at the Small Courtyard.
• Shangguan Zheng announced that he would assess the students’ auxiliary cultivation, while Jiang Man resolved to investigate He Zhuang using the Lord of the Four Seas’ methods and Immortal Maiden Liuchu’s information channels.

Jiang Man tried to secure a place in an ancient secret realm while investigating the hidden figure targeting him and his acquaintances. He uncovered a lead connected to the Immortal Gate Lineage and traded information about one of the Water God’s agents for it.

• Jiang Man and Ji Meng chose formation arts for Shangguan Zheng’s selection, while Teacher Yan warned that the secret realm would be dangerous and that all Four Great Immortal Gates would send people.
• Shangguan Zheng dismissed Jiang Man as a poor choice for the mission, telling Mu Luohua that his talent and reputation could not replace useful skills in the secret realm.
• Jiang Man had Old Yellow Ox inspect and modify the Lord of the Four Seas’ secret technique, learning that it could reveal the user’s location and aura.
• Jiang Man contacted the Moon God’s people and offered an important Water God undercover agent in exchange for information about the attacks on Drunken Floating Life and his fellow students.
• The Moon God’s contact linked the Black-Robed Man to roots in the Wuyun Sect and the Immortal Gate Lineage, but could not identify who he served; Jiang Man agreed the contact could report the agent he had offered.

Jiang Man tried to pressure the Black-Robed Man by approaching three of his sect contacts, but they all resigned, and the man demanded compensation for them. As Jiang Man cultivated and continued answering the man’s questions about written characters, Xiang Feiyue decided Jiang Man had to enter the Secret Realm despite Shangguan Zheng’s assessment.

• Jiang Man identified Hu Feiling, Murong Shi, and Chen Jin as contacts of the mysterious man and openly approached them, prompting the Black-Robed Man to order them to resign.
• After Hu Feiling’s shop closed, Murong Shi resigned, and Chen Jin stepped down, Jiang Man realized his tactic had failed and braced for retaliation.
• The Black-Robed Man demanded one hundred thousand spirit source for each of his three displaced subordinates, but Chang Qiwen returned without accepting Jiang Man’s three hundred thousand.
• Jiang Man cultivated through December and January, advancing his physical body and Visualization Method while continuing Shangguan Zheng’s assessments and receiving increasingly difficult written characters to decipher.
• Shangguan Zheng said Jiang Man would not meet the requirements for the Secret Realm unless he surpassed him, while Xiang Feiyue learned of the assessment and insisted Jiang Man must enter the Secret Realm.

Jiang Man chose to enter the Secret Realm despite the Immortals’ threat and studied formation arts with Ji Meng to prepare. After Ji Meng finished explaining the advanced books, rumors spread about their time together, while the Black-Robed Man advanced a hidden plan involving Jiang Man and Drunken Floating Life.

• Xiang Feiyue and Xiang Lingling discussed how to get Jiang Man into the Secret Realm after Shangguan Zheng rejected him, and decided to wait before approaching him directly.
• Jiang Man concluded the Xiang Family might want him in the Secret Realm and chose to go despite Old Yellow Ox warning that he could not contend with the Immortals.
• Jiang Man went to Ji Meng’s Residence and studied formation arts with her, finishing the Seventy-Two Books of Entry by mid-February and signing an IOU for five hundred thousand Spirit Sources.
• Ji Meng explained the One Hundred and Eight Books of Thorough Understanding over three days and nights, while Miao Yulin and Qi Xi misinterpreted their seclusion and spread rumors.
• The Black-Robed Man gave Chang Qiwen a letter and declared that Jiang Man and Drunken Floating Life would become pawns in his plan.

Jiang Man emerged from months of studying formation arts and collected hush money from people spreading rumors about him and Ji Meng. Back at his residence, Old Yellow Ox explained that the Black-Robed Man’s writing was meant to trigger a Life-and-Death Incantation and gave Jiang Man a shaobing that could detect it.

• The Black-Robed Man returned to the Shaobing Shop, left Little Fatty and the others a letter to deliver, and said he would come back for a reply.
• After finishing one hundred formation books, Jiang Man learned that rumors about him and Ji Meng had spread, then collected five hundred thousand Spirit Source from Small Courtyard members to keep quiet.
• Shangguan Zheng told Jiang Man he would need to surpass him in formation arts now to earn a place, while Ji Meng had no points and Jiang Man ranked second to last.
• Old Yellow Ox told Jiang Man that the Black-Robed Man’s scrambled Emperor Script could trigger the Life-and-Death Incantation and that the man believed Jiang Man was cursed.
• Old Yellow Ox gave Jiang Man a shaobing inscribed with the incantation so he could sense its activation, and said he could eventually curse the Black-Robed Man in return.

Jiang Man joined Xiang Feiyue’s team for the Secret Realm after missing out on the official selections, suspecting the Xiang Family had dangerous intentions. Shangguan Zheng declined to intervene, but Ming Chengfei challenged Xiang Feiyue’s decision, leaving him facing a rules dispute.

• Jiang Man finished studying all one hundred and eight formation books, but Ji Meng told him the Secret Realm places had already gone to Ji An and Wei Ran, leaving him last.
• Ji Meng taught Jiang Man the third and fourth Mountains and Seas Array Patterns, and he began setting up the fourth formation in his furnace.
• Xiang Feiyue sent Xiang Lingling to invite Jiang Man onto his team, and Jiang Man accepted while privately suspecting the Xiang Family planned to use him.
• Shangguan Zheng told Mu Luohua not to interfere with Jiang Man’s choice, arguing that Jiang Man had failed to meet the selection requirements and that his fate was his own responsibility.
• Ming Chengfei filed a complaint against Xiang Feiyue for accepting Jiang Man without proper authority, and Xiang Feiyue was asked to justify his decision.

Xiang Feiyue maneuvered to get Jiang Man into the Secret Realm, while Shangguan Zheng left the choice to Jiang Man after explaining the risks. Jiang Man learned how to counter the Black-Robed Man’s imperial script, and the chapter ended with the Secret Realm list finalized and Teacher Yan instructing Jiang Man and Ji Meng to report to Main Peak.

• Xiang Feiyue decided to pressure Shangguan Zheng into supporting Jiang Man’s entry into the Secret Realm, but Shangguan Zheng chose to explain the situation and let Jiang Man decide.
• Mu Luohua told Jiang Man about the political conflict and risks, and Jiang Man delayed his decision while waiting for the imperial script and the other side’s next move.
• Little Fatty delivered a new imperial script from the Black-Robed Man, and Old Yellow Ox identified it as an attempt to bind Jiang Man with the Tranquil Heart Incantation and prepared a countermeasure.
• Jiang Man revised Little Fatty’s cultivation plan and prepared to enter the Secret Realm, while Jiang Nian urged Qin Luoyang and Wei Chuan to help Spirit Spring Mountain through legitimate work.
• On June 1, Teacher Yan confirmed the Secret Realm list, teased Jiang Man and Ji Meng about their rankings, warned them against making a spectacle of their rumored courtship, and told them to report to Main Peak.

Jiang Man prepared for the Secret Realm, secured an advance of Spirit Sources, and learned that it might be tied to the ancient Ji Family. After arriving, he discovered the rankings and was confronted by a group demanding payment for passage into the Area Below the Immortals.

• Jiang Man bargained with Ren Qian for an advance of a year and a half, then spent most of his Spirit Sources on pills and formation materials.
• Ji Meng told Jiang Man that the Secret Realm might be linked to the Ji Family and a powerful faction from before the Immortal Court.
• Jiang Man and the other Wuyun Sect teams entered the Secret Realm and sent their auras into its three stone steles to register for the rankings.
• The group examined the cultivation and auxiliary cultivation rankings, where Shangguan Zheng ranked ninth and Ji Yu and Ji Wu occupied the middle stele's top two places.
• Six cultivators arrived to receive the newcomers and demanded one hundred thousand Spirit Sources per person, asking Jiang Man to pay first.

Jiang Man entered the Secret Realm and turned an attempt to charge him Spirit Sources into a payment of pills and gifts from fellow disciples. After hearing the Immortal Gate group’s warnings and finding that the village’s farmhouse owner had been waiting for him, Jiang Man secured a place to stay and prepared to learn about his task.

• Jiang Man refused to pay a hundred thousand Spirit Sources to enter, so Xiang Feiyue invoked his higher rank and Shen Ting paid Jiang Man with ten Return to the Void Refining Void Pills.
• Ji An and Wei Ran gave Jiang Man Spirit Sources in thanks, prompting Qiao Ling'er, Nangong Tian, and Lin Yue to pay him as well.
• Shen Ting recognized Jiang Man as the famous Heavenly Pride and guided him and the others to Nine Provinces Village, where Senior Brother Luo Nandu’s group warned them to find lodging and stay out of its claimed resources.
• Luo Nandu told his companions to watch Jiang Man and Wei Ran, expecting the newcomers to eventually join his camp or serve as scouts.
• Jiang Man went to a farmhouse courtyard despite Shen Ting’s warning that its owner rejected everyone, paid a hundred Spirit Stones per night, and secured a room for three nights.

Jiang Man mastered the Suppressing Origin Method and opened every path into the mountain, astonishing Shen Ting and prompting her to warn Luo Nandu. Back at the courtyard, Jiang Man questioned the youth about his origins and grasped his hand to investigate whether he was ancient.

• The youth led Jiang Man, Shen Ting, Ji An, and the others to the Entering-Mountain Stele and explained that mastering the Suppressing Origin Method could open all paths.
• Jiang Man studied the Suppressing Origin Method, then quickly advanced through its nine layers and achieved Great Accomplishment within the two-hour test.
• The youth warned Shen Ting that Jiang Man's talent would make people like her feel inferior, and Jiang Man returned to the courtyard to wait for the villagers.
• Shen Ting told Luo Nandu that Jiang Man had completed the first test and that all paths would open the next day; Luo Nandu chose to watch Jiang Man and the Primordial Spirit rather than interfere.
• Jiang Man asked the youth whether he was ancient, then clasped his hand and activated the Heavenly Mirror of a Hundred Books.

Jiang Man learned that the young man was an ancient conqueror who had destroyed his own clan, then advanced his formation arts while the Black-Robed Man briefly approached. After bargaining with the villagers for a payment, Jiang Man allowed them to send him into the Forbidden Cellar, where he fell into the ancient well as the villagers waited for him to die.

• Jiang Man read the young man's history and realized he had once swept across the world and seized the Ji Family's secret realms.
• Jiang Man's formation studies brought a sudden breakthrough, and the shaobing activated when the Black-Robed Man approached.
• Nangong Tian and two others thanked Jiang Man with pills, and Jiang Man arranged to sell the villagers information about his whereabouts.
• Jiang Man negotiated a payment of ninety-five thousand Spirit Sources in exchange for letting the villagers send him into the Forbidden Cellar.
• The Old Village Chief pushed Jiang Man into the ancient well and ordered two villagers to wait by its entrance until dark.

Jiang Man explored the Forbidden Cellar, where the Peerless Heaven's Chosen Destiny let him see and uncover the Myriad Worlds Stele, Eternal Night, and a lost account of the Ji Family's research. After escaping, he learned the writing he had copied belonged to a dead Orthodox God of the Immortal Court and revealed the villagers' scheme, then hurried away after hearing the Secrets of the Four Seas were stored in the man's bones.

• Jiang Man used the Peerless Heaven's Chosen Destiny to see through the Forbidden Cellar's darkness and crossed the floating stones to find the Myriad Worlds Stele.
• Jiang Man read a surviving Genius Biography that described the Peerless Heaven's Chosen Destiny, the fate pattern, and the Ji Family's preparations to preserve its history.
• Jiang Man touched Eternal Night and recorded it, then climbed out of the Forbidden Cellar as two villagers watched in disbelief.
• Jiang Man returned to the youth and learned that his Heaven-Defying Fortune had been cut off; he paid the youth ten thousand Spirit Sources to translate his copied writing.
• The youth translated an account in which an Orthodox God of the Immortal Court condemned the villagers for trapping him, then explained that the Secrets of the Four Seas were stored in the dead man's bones.
• Jiang Man ran out after hearing about the Secrets of the Four Seas, while the youth complained that he had left the remains behind.