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Zhang Jing sold Demon Cores, spirit medicines, spirit pills, and Spirit Divine Liquid to gather the Dao Merit he needed, then finished making up the shortfall by printing talismans. With 9,183 Dao Merit, he rode Lu Thirty-Eight to the Inheritance Pavilion to exchange for an upper-grade inheritance.

• Zhang Jing sold 104 pure Demon Cores to an old man for 3,150 Dao Merit, then sold spirit pills and medicines for 7,357 Dao Merit and asked whether the old man would buy Spirit Divine Liquid.
• Two days later, Zhang Jing made up his remaining Dao Merit shortfall by printing talismans and saw that his Identity Spirit Pendant held 9,183 Dao Merit.
• Zhang Jing called Lu Thirty-Eight out of the cave abode and rode him to the Inheritance Pavilion, warning him to wait and avoid trampling the Spirit Cranes.
• Lu Thirty-Eight lay down outside the pavilion and shouted at the watching cultivators, boasting that he was a handsome mount.
• Inside the pavilion, Zhang Jing reunited with Ji Bochang, who offered to guide him to the inheritance he wanted.
• Zhang Jing told Ji Bochang that he had come to exchange for an upper-grade inheritance.

Zhang Jing spent nine thousand Dao Merit to obtain the upper-grade Sea-Covering Flood Dragon Void-Seizing True Method despite warnings that he should save his resources for entering the Inner Academy. After parting from Ji Bochang, he left the Dao Academy riding Lu Thirty-Eight.

• Ji Bochang was stunned that Zhang Jing intended to exchange nine thousand Dao Merit for an upper-grade inheritance and fetched a senior brother to oversee the exchange.
• The senior brother warned Zhang Jing that an upper-grade method could be difficult to master and that he might be better off using the Dao Merit to reach the Inner Academy, but Zhang Jing remained resolute.
• Inside the Inheritance Secret Repository, Zhang Jing tested every upper-grade method and chose the Sea-Covering Flood Dragon Void-Seizing True Method because his compatibility with it was high.
• Zhang Jing received the inheritance, which appeared on his Jade Talisman as not yet initiated at 0/150.
• Ji Bochang escorted Zhang Jing outside, where Zhang Jing introduced his enormous white deer mount, Lu Thirty-Eight, before riding away.

Zhang Jing cultivated the Sea-Covering Flood Dragon Void-Seizing True Method, gaining a flood dragon-like physique and denser spiritual power despite a slight regression in his cultivation level. He passed the manager examination, received gifts from fellow managers, and then searched the Resource Depot for water-attribute materials before heading to the Merit Hall for missions.

• Zhang Jing comprehended the Sea-Covering Flood Dragon Void-Seizing True Method, which transformed his body and strengthened his spiritual power while leaving him at the Qi Refining fifth layer.
• Zhang Jing tested his new physical toughness by shattering the Ice Condensation Edge-Forming Technique against his arm without suffering more than a faint mark.
• Zhang Jing passed the manager examination, and Senior Brother Yan congratulated him on becoming the youngest manager in the Luodu Squad's history.
• Two squad managers welcomed Zhang Jing and gave him jade-box gifts, which he accepted politely.
• Zhang Jing found no Demon Cores for sale at the Resource Depot and bought three water-attribute spirit medicines instead.
• Zhang Jing left the Resource Depot and hurried toward the Merit Hall to look for personal missions.

Zhang Jing reached the Qi Refining sixth layer, helped Lu Thirty-Eight improve the spirit medicine garden, and heard Senior Brother Li’s advice about the next breakthrough. After Zhang Jing left, Senior Brother Li learned that rival teams wanted to take part of Luodu’s reward allocation, prompting him to confront them.

• Zhang Jing broke through to the Qi Refining sixth layer after using nearly all his water-aspect spirit medicines.
• Lu Thirty-Eight told Zhang Jing that the seedlings had sprouted and had reached the Qi Refining seventh layer; Zhang Jing buried the scrap of cloth among the seedlings to draw spiritual qi and urged Lu Thirty-Eight to care for them.
• Senior Brother Li praised Zhang Jing’s progress and warned him to stay calm if he encountered a bottleneck while attempting the Qi Refining seventh layer.
• Zhang Jing left the quiet room as another senior brother arrived to discuss the reward shares allocated after the Langya demon uprising.
• The senior brother told Senior Brother Li that Coiling Dragon and Rosy Clouds wanted an extra five percent each from Luodu’s share, claiming they needed resources for Chen Xiandao and Shen Qingqing.
• Senior Brother Li accused the rival teams of trying to push Luodu out of the competition for the top team and went to hear their proposal.

Zhang Jing spent more Dao Merit to outbid other buyers for water-attribute Demon Cores and spirit medicine, while his talisman-making skill advanced toward producing Middle-Grade Source Talismans. His price war stirred up cultivators and put the Luodu Squad under pressure, ending with Xie Yu confronting Senior Brother Li about his purchase of Water Essence Pills.

• Zhang Jing collected five Demon Cores from Junior Sister Feng and raised his mission budget to fifteen hundred Dao Merit, setting his prices five percent above the Coiling Dragon Squad's Alchemists.
• Zhang Jing advanced the Ninefold Evolution Spirit Star Talisman Canon to Level 5 and saw that his Middle-Grade Source Talismans might be complete in half a month.
• Managers from the Luodu Squad and Coiling Dragon Squad drove up prices for water-attribute Demon Cores and spirit medicine, prompting cultivators to hunt Yaomo for Dao Merit.
• An Alchemist on Coiling Dragon Island complained that he could no longer afford the escalating prices and threatened to stop refining Water Essence Pills.
• Senior Brother Li went to Xie Yu for help with the Luodu Squad's conflict, but Xie Yu said the squad had to accept its loss over Junior Brother Chen and Junior Sister Shen.
• Xie Yu asked Senior Brother Li whether he had recently purchased a large quantity of Water Essence Pills.

Senior Brother Li learned that Zhang Jing had exchanged for an upper-grade cultivation method, and he and Xie Yu secretly decided to support Zhang Jing and conceal his potential. Half a month later, Zhang Jing sold talismans and bought Demon Cores before Senior Brother Li summoned him with unusual warmth.

• Senior Brother Li told Xie Yu that Zhang Jing might reach the qi refining tenth layer in time for the Myriad Gods Lesser Void Heaven, and Xie Yu stopped reproaching him for breaking the rules.
• Xie Yu recalled Zhang Jing exchanging for an upper-grade cultivation method and instructed Senior Brother Li to confirm his compatibility, secretly increase his support, and keep Zhang Jing's potential hidden.
• Senior Brother Li left the Inheritance Pavilion delighted and decided to wait before questioning Zhang Jing so he would not interrupt his cultivation.
• Half a month later, Zhang Jing packed up the many talismans he had made and went out to sell them for Dao Merit and buy resources.
• At the Merit Hall, Zhang Jing received more than twenty Demon Cores and renewed his purchase request with two thousand Dao Merit.
• At Luodu Tower, Senior Brother Li welcomed Zhang Jing with an unusually warm smile, leaving Zhang Jing uneasy.

Shen Qingqing and Chen Xiandao discussed seeking places in the Spirit Dao Pavilion and learned Zhang Jing was the famed “Plague God.” Meanwhile, Senior Brother Li confirmed Zhang Jing’s extraordinary compatibility with an upper-grade cultivation method, prompting Xie Yu to plan to meet him and cultivate his potential.

• Shen Qingqing revealed she had reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and Chen Xiandao said he hoped to join the Spirit Dao Pavilion.
• Shen Qingqing told Chen Xiandao that Zhang Jing was the “Plague God” and would likely be recruited by the Thousand Techniques Pavilion for his talisman-making talent.
• Senior Brother Li confirmed Zhang Jing had supreme compatibility with the Sea-Covering Flood Dragon Void-Seizing True Method within one foot and urged him to keep the method secret.
• Senior Brother Li promised Zhang Jing higher-grade spirit pills after he reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and Zhang Jing left with nine bottles of Water Origin Pills.
• Senior Brother Li reported Zhang Jing’s compatibility to Xie Yu, who planned to watch Zhang Jing’s progress and bring him Origin Water Essence in person.
• Xie Yu considered how Zhang Jing and Chen Xiandao might help the Inheritance Pavilion rise among the upper pavilions.

Zhang Jing reached the limit of the Qi Refining sixth layer, condensed the Dawnstar Talisman's Source Talisman, and sold hundreds of talismans to obtain water Demon Cores. After he began cultivating with them, Yang Bai and the other Thousand Techniques Pavilion elders suspected Zhang Jing had condensed a Source Talisman and sent Qiu Xiujun to confirm it.

• Zhang Jing used the Five-Treasure Spirit River to refine Demon Cores, but after ten days he reached the limit of the Qi Refining sixth layer without breaking through.
• Zhang Jing made talismans for two months and completed the Dawnstar Talisman's Source Talisman.
• Zhang Jing sold more than eight hundred talismans at the Luodu Squad's Resource Depot and received nineteen water Demon Cores.
• Yang Bai, Ou Wu, and Qiu Xiujun examined a hundred Star-Attracting Talismans and concluded they had been printed using a Source Talisman.
• Yang Bai asked Qiu Xiujun to confirm whether Zhang Jing had condensed a Source Talisman, and Qiu Xiujun immediately set out to find him.

Zhang Jing broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and learned from Qiu Xiujun about Source Talismans and the competing paths to building a Dao Foundation. He chose to pursue the True Dharma Path for now and set out to meet Senior Brother Li, who had asked him to come after his breakthrough.

• Zhang Jing condensed his spiritual power into liquid, expanded his Spiritual Sense to fifty zhang, and increased the capacities of his Five-Law Spirit River and Five-Treasure Spirit River.
• Qiu Xiujun visited Zhang Jing, confirmed he had condensed Source Talismans, and invited him to join the Thousand Techniques Pavilion's Formation Talisman Path.
• Qiu Xiujun explained the Formation Talisman Path, the True Dharma Path, Dao Foundation grades, and the role of the Myriad Gods Lesser Void Heaven.
• Zhang Jing concluded that the True Dharma Path suited him better because of the Jade Talisman, and decided to focus first on reaching the Qi Refining Tenth Layer.
• Zhang Jing remembered Senior Brother Li had asked him to visit after reaching the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, put away his Demon Core, and left to find him.

The Thousand Techniques Pavilion learned that Zhang Jing had condensed multiple Source Talismans and began competing to recruit him, with Senior Brother You planning to guide him toward a supreme Formation Talisman Dao Foundation. Meanwhile, Senior Brother Li left a tense Luodu Tower meeting after sensing that someone had reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

• Qiu Xiujun told Yang Bai and the other Thousand Techniques Pavilion members that Zhang Jing had condensed several Source Talismans, including one for the middle-grade Dawnstar Talisman, but had not yet agreed to join.
• Qiu Xiujun explained that Zhang Jing was also talented in the True Dharma Path and cultivated an upper-grade inheritance, making the Inheritance Pavilion a strong alternative.
• Ou Wu proposed offering Zhang Jing high-tier cultivation resources, and Senior Brother You and the Pavilion Master arrived and named Zhang Jing a potential next chief disciple.
• Senior Brother You ordered Qiu Xiujun to return with enough Origin Water Essence to support Zhang Jing through the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, and promised to demonstrate the Formation Talisman Path's power and guide Zhang Jing personally.
• At Luodu Tower, Senior Brother Li dismissed concerns about sharing the Dao Academy's rewards, then hurried away after sensing someone had reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

Zhang Jing was courted by the Thousand Techniques Pavilion with a lavish gift and an offer to become its next chief, but he remained committed to the True Dharma Path. After accepting the Origin Water Essence, he used it to continue cultivating, while the Luodu Squad’s good fortune shifted the balance of the Outer Court reward negotiations.

• Qiu Xiujun offered Zhang Jing one tael and five mace of Origin Water Essence and promised Senior Brother You’s guidance toward a supreme Formation Talisman Dao Foundation and the Thousand Techniques Pavilion chief position.
• Zhang Jing declared that he had chosen the True Dharma Path, but Qiu Xiujun kept the offer open, and Zhang Jing accepted the Origin Water Essence.
• After Qiu Xiujun and Xie Yu left, Senior Brother Li celebrated the prospect of Zhang Jing becoming the next Thousand Techniques Pavilion Chief.
• Half a month later, Zhang Jing’s cultivation had passed the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, and he took out the Origin Water Essence to cultivate further.
• On Coiling Dragon Island, Senior Brother Li proposed giving Luodu thirty percent of the Dao Academy rewards, and the captains of Coiling Dragon and Rosy Clouds reluctantly agreed to the allocation.