Chapter Summaries

Jiang Man advanced rapidly through the Evil God Method and entered the Broken Temple wearing a robe woven from the statue’s power. Chen Yu arrived to guide him to a meeting with the mysterious Immortal Spirit’s subordinate, and Jiang Man set off with a stone that would lead the way.

• Jiang Man learned that the Sect did not consider Luo Jian’s departure a serious betrayal, though Luo Xuan feared the danger it posed to the Luo Lineage.
• Song Qing told Jiang Man that his flatbread shop was profitable, and Jiang Man gave him an appointment letter to recruit the Cloudfront Office Guard who had developed the recipe.
• Jiang Man taught Little Fatty and Song Qing how to cultivate, then moved into the Enforcement Hall prison and was released three days later.
• Old Yellow Ox reported Jiang Man’s astonishing cultivation progress to Zhao Tiankuo, who dismissed the reports as nonsense, while Jiang Man continued advancing through the Evil God Method.
• Jiang Man reached the Evil God Method’s Eighth Layer, entered the Broken Temple without an external medium, and wove the statue’s power into a glowing outer garment.
• Chen Yu arrived on March 5 with a guiding stone and word that forty thousand Spirit Sources would be delivered to Jiang Man’s shop; Jiang Man followed the stone into the Mist to meet the mysterious subordinate.

Chen Yu painted Jiang Man’s current form, allowing the Rounded Man to use it in the Visualization Method without the usual spiritual disturbance. In the Mist, Jiang Man met Tantai Xue and challenged her to verify that True Person Taihua was the strongest, leaving her shaken when the Spirit Tablet identified him as a powerful figure she dared not investigate.

• Chen Yu painted Jiang Man’s figure and gave the Rounded Man the image to use for visualization.
• The Rounded Man successfully visualized Jiang Man and agreed with Chen Yu to share the painting only with trusted subordinates.
• Jiang Man entered the Mist wearing the Evil God Power Garment and found Tantai Xue in a ruined palace.
• Tantai Xue offered to help awaken the Spirit Blossom Immortal Spirit in exchange for Immortal Spirit Power or information about the strongest person in the Three Great Sects.
• Jiang Man named True Person Taihua and left after telling Tantai Xue to verify his strength before they cooperated.
• The Spirit Tablet identified True Person Taihua as a powerful figure from the Dao One Immortal Gate, and Tantai Xue admitted she did not dare investigate.

Jiang Man opened the Box Third Layer, endured the origin goldstone’s pain, and trained Immovable as a Mountain to Great Accomplishment before setting out to practice against his wife. Meanwhile, Ye Jingtian and Ye Xiaoshuang planned to torment Jiang Man during the May contest by dangling a chance at a slot before him.

• Tantai Xue learned that the Spirit Blossom Envoy had again told her to wait, and the Spirit Tablet advised her to use Spirit Sources.
• Old Yellow Ox explained that Tantai Xue wanted access to the Broken Temple’s Evil God and might be pursuing the Immortal Dao Coordinates.
• Jiang Man opened the Box Third Layer, and the origin goldstone embedded itself in his mind and spirit, causing stabbing pain.
• Jiang Man chose to cultivate Immovable as a Mountain, reached Great Accomplishment by April 28, and decided to find his wife for combat practice.
• Ye Jingtian told Ye Xiaoshuang he would put Jiang Man in the sacrificial position for the May contest, while Senior Sister Mo suggested encouraging him to increase his pressure.

Xia Jin questioned Yu Wanyi’s decision to push Jiang Man into the Immortal Gate Grand Competition, while Jiang Man trained with Ji Meng and learned to use Immovable as a Mountain properly. Ji Meng later told him the Ji Family planned to test him over their marriage alliance, and he replied that he would meet the highest standards.

• Xia Jin warned Yu Wanyi that Jiang Man might be far more powerful than she expected, prompting Yu Wanyi to consider advancing her cultivation.
• Senior Brother Lu told Xia Jin that Jiang Man’s competition for a spot could prove a dangerous hurdle, and Xia Jin hoped Yu Wanyi’s confidence in him was justified.
• Jiang Man sparred with Ji Meng, learned to combine his qi and blood with spiritual qi and mental power, and improved his use of Immovable as a Mountain.
• Ji Meng told Jiang Man that the Ji Family was considering tests for their marriage alliance, and Jiang Man wrote back that he would sweep through even the highest-standard test.
• Qing Dai told Ji Wuye that the family should use the highest standards to test Jiang Man, while ensuring the direct line fulfilled the marriage alliance if he proved sincere.

Jiang Man entered the Immortal Gate Grand Competition’s dangerous assessment as the Heavenly Water Sect team’s sacrifice, only to be separated from them after touching the water. On Heart Demon Lake, he learned that enduring the trial did not guarantee a spot, but insisted the assessment had been waiting for a Peerless Heavenly Prodigy like him.

• Ji Wuye chose entry into the Immortal Gate Grand Competition as Jiang Man’s first test and proposed assessing his understanding of Upper Grade Methods if he qualified.
• Jiang Man revealed that he had reached Golden Core Late Stage before joining Ye Jingtian’s team for the contest, where Teacher Yan warned him that no one in a sacrificial position had ever earned a spot.
• The teams entered a vast sea without spiritual qi, and Jiang Man touched the water before Ye Jingtian could stop him, transporting him to an island while the rest of his team continued onward with his Spirit Sword.
• Jiang Man used Heavenly Appraisal of a Hundred Books on the island’s stele and water, then met an old fisherman who identified the place as Heart Demon Lake and explained its dangers.
• Jiang Man declared that the assessment had awaited him, rejected the fisherman’s offer to teach him fishing until after he won a spot, and asked if he could touch the old man.

Jiang Man turned Heart Demon Lake’s trial into a battle, defeating its Demon Beasts as he crossed the water, while the old fisherman realized Jiang Man had deliberately provoked the lake to show off. Later, the fisherman explained the trial’s true challenge to the others, and at the Quota Contest, the stele suddenly shone with seven-colored light as Xia Jin and Senior Brother Lu watched.

• Jiang Man used the Heavenly Mirror of a Hundred Books to discover that the old fisherman was a spirit formed from Heart Demon Lake’s negative spiritual thoughts, then stepped onto the lake despite the fisherman’s warnings.
• Jiang Man kept his mind calm through the lake’s flames and negative emotions, then deliberately let the lake’s dangers surge so he could fight through its waves and Demon Beasts.
• The old fisherman realized Jiang Man had baited him into witnessing a display of strength, while Shangguan Liuyun, Ji Yifei, Qin Yihan, and the others arrived too late to see Jiang Man cross.
• The old fisherman told the newcomers that Heart Demon Lake selected Peerless Heavenly Prodigies, who had to fight across it rather than simply walk across; Shangguan Liuyun negotiated the price of the information down to three thousand five hundred Spirit Sources each.
• At Hillside Plaza, Xia Jin and Senior Brother Lu waited to see whether Jiang Man would rank in the Quota Contest, when the stele abruptly shone with brilliant seven-colored light.

Jiang Man cleared Heart Demon Lake in half a day, took first place, and drew the attention of Peak Master Bai Wanli, who pressured him to sign a master-disciple contract. After returning to Cloud Glow Peak, Jiang Man told Old Yellow Ox about the threat, leaving his decision unresolved.

• The Stone Stele ranked Jiang Man first and evaluated him as having broken through Heart Demon Lake single-handedly to earn a place, astonishing Xia Jin, Senior Brother Lu, and Ye Xiaoshuang.
• Bai Wanli met Jiang Man after the assessment and offered him resources in exchange for a contract, threatening to make sect life difficult if Jiang Man refused.
• Jiang Man returned to the Plaza, where Ye Xiaoshuang congratulated him, gave him three thousand Spirit Sources, and lent him a better Spirit Sword.
• Zhao Tiankuo saw Jiang Man's result and wondered whether Old Yellow Ox's earlier report about Jiang Man had been accurate, then considered using Old Yellow Ox to manipulate him.
• Jiang Man returned to Cloud Glow Peak, told Old Yellow Ox about Bai Wanli's threat, and heard him ask whether Jiang Man planned to sign the contract.

Jiang Man refused Peak Master Bai’s contract despite warnings about the power and influence arrayed against him. He discovered that people around him were already distancing themselves, while Fang Yong learned that even an unspoken threat from a peak lord could put Jiang Man’s associates and their businesses at risk.

• Old Yellow Ox warned Jiang Man that the peak master was powerful and that the peak master’s disciples and allied families might target him, but Jiang Man planned to borrow Spirit Sources and build up resources.
• A man representing Peak Master Bai offered Jiang Man a contract and explained that refusing could leave him isolated and vulnerable; Jiang Man read the terms and refused to sign.
• Jiang Man found that people he hoped to borrow from were avoiding him, Little Fatty’s shop was closed, and his own shop had lost business, so he told Song Qing to keep the shop running or close if necessary.
• Jiang Man found Fang Yong’s shop closed and realized the people connected to him were being recalled or warned away because of their backers’ fear of the peak lord.
• At Wei Ran’s residence, Fang Yong learned that the peak lord had not directly threatened Jiang Man’s associates, but his stance could prompt others to target anyone who helped Jiang Man.

Fang Yong spread rumors about Jiang Man to profit from his trouble with a Peak Master, but Jiang Man tracked him down, beat him, and took the Spirit Sources. Jiang Man bought pills and entered the Enforcement Hall’s prison to cultivate in seclusion, where he learned that others might target him before the Immortal Gate Grand Competition.

• Wei Ran warned Fang Yong that helping Jiang Man could bring pressure down on his backing, so Fang Yong asked Cheng Yu to borrow Spirit Sources from their companions.
• Fang Yong sold rumors that Jiang Man had once been a fool who ate cow dung, and Jiang Man discovered he was the source.
• Little Fatty, Luo Xuan, Chang Qiwen, Song Qing, and Cheng Yu gathered 148,000 Spirit Sources for Fang Yong, but Jiang Man broke into Fang Yong’s residence, beat him, and took the money.
• Jiang Man used the Spirit Sources to buy pills and formation materials, then went to the Enforcement Hall and arranged to stay in prison with Old Yellow Ox.
• Ren Qian warned Jiang Man that enemies besides the Peak Master might target him, and Jiang Man found Old Meng in the neighboring cell.
• After daybreak, Fang Yong denied that Jiang Man had beaten him, claiming instead that he had fallen while cultivating.

Ye Jingtian’s team withdrew from the Secret Realm with unusually good luck, then learned that Jiang Man had taken first place and become the focus of a dangerous feud. While confined in the Mountain-Suppressing Office, Jiang Man dissolved the Origin Goldstone and mastered the Hundred Rivers Visualization Method at great accomplishment in three days, leaving Old Meng and Old Yellow Ox stunned.

• Ye Jingtian’s team withdrew from the Grand Competition after reaching a strong position, then discovered that Jiang Man had taken first place for Wuyun Sect and that their success had drawn unwanted attention.
• Qin Wen pressured Ye Jingtian to cooperate, and after Ye Xiaoshuang was framed and temporarily supervised, Ye Jingtian agreed to help him locate their team during the Immortal Gate Grand Competition.
• Jiang Man dissolved the Origin Goldstone with the help of thirty Spirit-Stabilizing Pills, gaining precise control of his body and a substantial increase in strength.
• Ren Qian delivered Jiang Man’s rewards, including the Hundred Rivers Visualization Method, thirty thousand Spirit Sources, and a qualification Token, and warned him that the competition’s weakest qualified cultivator was at Golden Core Late Stage.
• Old Yellow Ox explained the Hundred Rivers Visualization Method to Jiang Man, who then reached its great accomplishment in three days and shocked Old Meng and Old Yellow Ox.

Jiang Man cultivated in prison while Ji Meng investigated the Bai Family’s plans and learned that the Ji Family intended to test him during the Immortal Gate Grand Competition. When the Magpie Bridge opened, Ting Fengyin explained that the Bai Family was targeting Meng Qiewei, not Jiang Man, and that the Immortal Gate might welcome the attempt.

• Jiang Man completed his cultivation method, wrote to Ji Meng about his progress, and began refining pills to advance further.
• Ji Meng learned that Bai Wanli was pressuring the New Heavenly Pride and that someone planned to attack Jiang Man during the Immortal Gate Grand Competition; she wrote to ask whether he wanted the test canceled.
• Jiang Man filled his Mental Gourd and prepared to break through, but the Magpie Bridge opened before he began.
• Ting Fengyin advised Jiang Man on the Evil God Method and Drunken Floating Life, then questioned why Bai Wanli was targeting him.
• After Jiang Man mentioned Ji Hao, Ting Fengyin concluded that the Bai Family’s real target was Meng Qiewei and that Jiang Man had been caught up in the scheme by chance.

Jiang Man learned that Ting Fengyin wanted him to kill Meng Qiewei and the Bai Family Ancestor together, and received a Silver Token to help him advance in secret. After returning to the Prison Cell, he learned Old Yellow Ox could temporarily treat the Void Spirit Eye, but he still had no way to contact True Person Taihua.

• Ting Fengyin told Jiang Man to kill Meng Qiewei and the Bai Family Ancestor together, then make Drunken Floating Life disappear so no one would suspect him.
• Ting Fengyin gave Jiang Man a Silver Token for a Mountain-Suppressing Office and Dinghai Hall cultivation Secret Realm, and urged him to advance to the Primordial Spirit stage before attacking.
• Jiang Man decided to seek the Advancement Method through proper channels and returned to the Prison Cell, where Old Yellow Ox had hidden from Ting Fengyin.
• Jiang Man asked Old Yellow Ox about curing the Void Spirit Eye, and Old Yellow Ox explained its dangers and offered a temporary treatment usable once a year.
• Jiang Man realized he still needed a way to contact True Person Taihua about the Void Spirit Eye treatment.

Jiang Man planned to raise his cultivation and seek the Primordial Spirit Advancement Method, while Yu Wanyi tried to secure it for him despite Peak Master Bai’s opposition. Xiang Tianlin agreed to help after Yu Wanyi unexpectedly produced an old sealed letter from Immortal Maiden Huaijing, whose contents left him deeply affected.

• Jiang Man decided to focus on advancing his cultivation, learn how to suppress the Spirit Blossom Immortal Spirit, and ask Ren Qian to arrange a visit from Yu Wanyi.
• Jiang Man asked Yu Wanyi to help him obtain the Primordial Spirit Advancement Method and find out whether the Immortal Gate Grand Competition offered advancement opportunities.
• Immortal Maiden Huaijing explained that Peak Master Bai’s influence made an early approval nearly impossible and suggested Yu Wanyi seek help from Ji Hao or Xiang Tianlin.
• Yu Wanyi asked Xiang Tianlin for help, and he agreed on the condition that she find a letter Immortal Maiden Huaijing had once sent him; after she failed to get a clear answer, she set his residence on fire.
• Jiang Man gave Yu Wanyi the sealed letter, which Xiang Tianlin opened; he agreed to handle the Advancement Method and told Yu Wanyi to keep the letter’s arrival from Immortal Maiden Huaijing.

Jiang Man cultivated toward Golden Core completion while Song Qing arranged for a Guard to join him in the Sect, and rival factions struggled to get Spirit Source to their Envoy. As the Immortal Gate Grand Competition began, Ye Jingtian gave Jiang Man eighty thousand Spirit Sources and a Secret Method for reporting their location.

• Yu Wanyi told Jiang Man that the Advancement Method had been obtained, while she and Qing Dai planned to sneak a look at the letter behind the dispute between their elders.
• Song Qing received a secret order hidden in a flatbread, sold two thousand Spirit Sources' worth at night, and agreed to hire the young Guard as a cook in the Sect.
• Tantai Xue and the Rounded Man's faction struggled to deliver Spirit Source to the Envoy, and Chen Yu proposed using a list of suspected Immortal Spirit followers to secure funds for him.
• Jiang Man opened his third mental and physical gourds, then filled his Cultivation Gourd and used pills and Red Fruits to prepare for Golden Core completion.
• Qin Wen asked Ye Jingtian and the others to report their locations during the competition, and Ye Jingtian gave Jiang Man eighty thousand Spirit Sources and a Secret Method at the Enforcement Hall.

Jiang Man agreed to let Ye Jingtian’s group report his location in exchange for more Spirit Sources, then entered the Immortal Gate Grand Competition with two companions. As several factions prepared to test or attack him inside, Ji Wuye considered a bold plan amid the Ji Family’s conflict with the Bai Family.

• Jiang Man returned thirty thousand Spirit Sources and persuaded Ye Jingtian’s group to demand more for reporting his location; they returned with a total of a hundred and twenty thousand.
• Jiang Man bought pills, agreed to use the secret method, and entered the Immortal Gate Grand Competition with the monk and the girl, who agreed to follow his lead.
• Qin Wen sent a saber-wielding man and Yin Qin to confront Jiang Man and told them to keep him alive until he arrived.
• Ji Wuye instructed three Ji Family participants to find Jiang Man and test his strength while seeking opportunities in the competition.
• Ji Wuye learned that the Bai Family was pressuring the Ji Family and targeting Jiang Man, then said he had a bold idea he would weigh before discussing it with Miss Qing Dai and the Eldest Miss.

Jiang Man and his companions discovered valuable treasures in the secret realm, including Primordial Spirit Pills and the Heavenly Origin Method, while Jiang Man quickly mastered a Primordial Spirit Advancement Method. When rival cultivators arrived to contest the treasure, Jiang Man shattered their sword attack and knocked a woman from the sky.

• Jiang Man, Zhenkong, and Bell sent their location to the others and waited in the forest, where Bell explained the dangers of the river and the treasures that appeared at night.
• Jiang Man cultivated a Primordial Spirit Advancement Method and reached Great Accomplishment before nightfall, shocking Bell and Zhenkong.
• Jiang Man studied Formation Arts while repeatedly transmitting his location, then joined Zhenkong and Bell in searching the beams of light that appeared after sunset.
• The trio found three Primordial Spirit Pills, the Heavenly Origin Method, and envelopes granting entry to the Qi Refining Secret Realm; Zhenkong explained the value of the pills and method.
• Jiang Man began punching the beam of light to claim the treasures, while Zhenkong suppressed approaching Demon Beasts.
• Two rival cultivators arrived and one attacked with a sword; Jiang Man shattered the sword light and struck the sword-wielding woman, sending her crashing to the ground.

Jiang Man defeated Immortal Gate cultivators at the Golden Core Division beam and earned Spirit Source by turning their rivalries to his advantage. After cultivating there for several days, he bought more Greater Yin Pills while the sword-wielding man and Yin Qin closed in on his location.

• Jiang Man defeated Shen Yao and Zhou Qing, then made them help break the beam of light while he recorded their names and insults.
• Nangong He paid Jiang Man to attack Shen Yao, but Zhou Qing offered more Spirit Source to have Jiang Man attack Nangong He instead.
• Jiang Man earned a total of ninety thousand Spirit Source, then cultivated for four days as the group continued hammering the beam and fighting demon beasts.
• Jiang Man bought forty-two Greater Yin Pills at a negotiated discount, borrowing twenty thousand Spirit Source from Monk Zhenkong.
• The sword-wielding man and Yin Qin tracked Jiang Man's location and arrived nearby, expecting his peaceful days to end.

Jiang Man completed his cultivation in the Secret Realm, broke the beam, and claimed its rewards before leaving with Monk Zhenkong and Bell. Meanwhile, Ji Wuye told Qing Dai that the Bai Family Ancestor had been allowed to send an avatar outside for fifty years.

• Jiang Man defeated Qiu Xu and Yin Qin, then made them and the others help pound the beam while he cultivated.
• Jiang Man filled his fourth gourd, joined the group in breaking the beam, and entered to collect pills, books, and an envelope.
• Jiang Man offered the others a discount on future fights, recorded Shen Yao's threat in his notebook, and said he needed to leave with Monk Zhenkong and Bell.
• Ji Wuye sought Qing Dai's approval for a plan to meet the Eldest Miss, and Qing Dai warned him that she had been in a bad mood.
• Ji Wuye told Qing Dai that the Bai Family Ancestor had earned permission to send an avatar outside for fifty years.

Qing Dai and Ji Wuye discussed a daring rumor to protect the Eldest Miss from the Bai Family’s pressure, while Jiang Man entered the boundary area and cultivated the Second Volume of the Evil God Method to Great Accomplishment. The chapter ended with Jiang Man destroying a Mind and Spirit Demon with one punch, leaving its pursuer stunned.

• Ji Wuye proposed claiming that the Eldest Miss had gone outside as Ji Meng to find her husband, and Qing Dai considered sounding her out despite fearing the consequences.
• Jiang Man left Monk Zhenkong and Bell at a safe tree, then flew toward the boundary area in search of ancient objects and advancement opportunities.
• Shen Yao and Zhou Qing reached the boundary and found a newly opened gate marked for entrants under thirty.
• Jiang Man entered a dark region, concealed himself with the Evil God Method, and cultivated its Second Volume to Great Accomplishment.
• A Mind and Spirit Demon charged toward Jiang Man, and he shattered its head with a single punch while its pursuer watched in disbelief.

Jiang Man, using the code name Fusheng, joined Nan Yue, Liu Mei, and Ye Ying to investigate hostile demon-beast scouts and find an opportunity to advance. When a fiery-red fox attacked, Jiang Man discovered it was an ancient Demon Cultivator and forced it to reveal a threat tied to the Immortal Gate Grand Competition.

• Jiang Man introduced himself as Fusheng and agreed to help Nan Yue find a red demon beast that used a charm technique, while the group arranged to compete for advancement opportunities based on their contributions.
• Nan Yue and Liu Mei began setting up a formation as Ye Ying searched for the red demon beast, while Jiang Man sensed approaching demon beasts and warned the others.
• Ye Ying returned and reported that the red demon beast had sent the demon beasts to attack them, and a fiery-red fox then sealed the area and used its Charm Technique against the group.
• Jiang Man blocked the fox’s attack and recognized it as an ancient Demon Cultivator; after fighting back with the Evil God Method, he defeated it and demanded to know its purpose.
• The Fox Demon warned Jiang Man, Nan Yue, Liu Mei, and Ye Ying that its people planned to release something inside the Immortal Gate Grand Competition, killing those within and threatening the outside world afterward.