Chapter Summaries

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.

Ji Meng remained unconcerned about the Ji Family’s plans to compete for Jiang Man, while Jiang Man studied formations in the Secret Realm and let Nanyue do most of the setup. After driving off three intruders, he finished reading the formation books and sensed a reaction from the Altar.

• Ji Suyue warned Ji Meng that the Ji Family’s Direct Line would make trouble for her, while Ji Meng stayed unbothered.
• Ji Wuye explained that the Ji Family planned to have someone compete with Ji Meng for Jiang Man to prove their earlier claims were rumors, and Qing Dai worried about the consequences.
• Jiang Man studied formation books while Nanyue worked on the formation, and he secretly gathered more Earth Spirit Beast blood.
• When three strangers tried to claim the pool, Jiang Man forced them into the water and sent them away.
• Nanyue continued building the formation while Jiang Man read for three days, then he sensed a reaction from the Altar near the Broken Temple.

Jiang Man freed the altar from Wuyou Evil God's formation, then returned and replaced Nanyue's crude advancement formation with his own. As Jiang Man prepared for the expected attack, a frail man allied with the White-Haired Man asked them to abduct Nanyue.

• Jiang Man entered the Broken Temple, then freed the altar by adapting Ting Fengyin's formation and left Coordinates on it before returning to Nanyue.
• Wuyou Evil God's formation collapsed overseas, angering Qiaoyue, while Nanyue waited for Jiang Man to wake after sleeping for several days.
• Jiang Man dismantled Nanyue's flawed formation and quickly set up a replacement, then cleared traces of enemy formations and resumed cultivating.
• The White-Haired Man located the group and prepared to seal off the space before attacking them.
• A frail man arrived to support the White-Haired Man and asked him to take Nanyue away, insisting he watch the abduction himself.

Jiang Man’s enemies arrived at the pool, where he discovered their ambush and revealed power that had reached Return to the Void. He defeated the attackers, leaving the reason for their personal grudge unanswered.

• Senior Brother Yang joined Jiang Man, Nanyue, and the formation, while Dongfang Yan and the others left to cultivate.
• Jiang Man sensed that Senior Brother Yang had sealed the area and confronted him about the ambush.
• The White-Haired Man and the Short Woman emerged, revealing they had come to kill Jiang Man and take Nanyue.
• Senior Brother Yang tried to test Jiang Man, but Jiang Man knocked him unconscious, and the White-Haired Man incapacitated Nanyue.
• The White-Haired Man attacked Jiang Man over the bounty he had claimed, but Jiang Man caught his strike and revealed his Return to the Void power.
• The White-Haired Man detonated himself to hold Jiang Man back, but Jiang Man caught and killed the fleeing Short Woman before she could send word.

Jiang Man survived a Return to the Void cultivator’s self-detonation, defeated the attackers, and learned that Nanyue’s hidden identity made her a target for powerful factions. The others discovered Jiang Man’s famed reputation, and Ji An said that genius was only the threshold for meeting him.

• Jiang Man recovered after protecting the pool and surviving the White-Haired Man’s self-detonation, while Nanyue and Senior Brother Yang also survived.
• Dongfang Yan, Miao Yulin, and Ji An returned to find the area devastated and learned from Jiang Man and Nanyue that Senior Brother Yang had brought two attackers to kill Jiang Man and abduct Nanyue.
• Jiang Man questioned Senior Brother Yang, who said the attackers served an Ancient Sect and that he served the Heavenly Demon, then warned that others were also pursuing Nanyue.
• Senior Brother Yang revealed that Nanyue could make an exiled Immortal Gate figure submit, and Jiang Man recognized her eyes as the Void Spirit Eye.
• Dongfang Yan learned Jiang Man’s identity and recited his celebrated cultivation achievements, while Miao Yulin added that he had mastered the Nine-Star Series and Ji An said genius was only the threshold for meeting him.

Jiang Man and the others were left outside a barrier that an Evil God’s faction raised, which absorbed the Void Qi and Demon Beasts needed for advancement. After discovering the barrier’s weakness, Jiang Man resolved to find a way through it while the Immortal Gate’s leaders debated how to respond.

• Senior Brother Yang warned that Nanyue was being targeted, but Dongfang Yan confirmed she had paid him three hundred thousand Spirit Sources and promised to protect her.
• A curtain of light enclosed the pool’s surroundings but left Jiang Man, Nanyue, and their companions outside, while it drew in the Void Qi and Demon Beasts from the woods.
• A voice from within the barrier announced that those inside could advance freely, while those outside would face no danger but could not advance; Senior Brother Yang and the others realized the Void Qi supply was gone.
• Jiang Man examined the barrier with the Heavenly Mirror of a Hundred Books and learned that its power could be stolen through a crack, then considered asking Mu Kong or Ji Meng for help.
• Inside the barrier, an aloof woman explained that the faction had left Nanyue and Jiang Man outside to divert attention and hinder Jiang Man’s advancement, while the Sect’s leaders discussed recalling their people and investigating the faction’s objective.