Chapter Summaries

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.