Chapter Summaries

Wang Ba received Hu Zaixi’s personalized version of the True Yang Wu Earth Scripture and rapidly mastered its entry stage despite the risks posed by his Myriad Laws cultivation. After learning that he needed instruction in the other four elemental methods, he prepared to seek help from Gold Emperor Peak, while Hu Zaixi tried unsuccessfully to persuade Wei Rong to teach him with care.

• Deng Ying escorted Wang Ba to Hu Zaixi, who explained that the ancient True Yang Wu Earth Scripture had to be adapted to modern conditions and offered him two approaches.
• Wang Ba chose the more comprehensive approach, and Hu Zaixi spent the night adjusting the scripture to suit him, then began guiding his cultivation.
• Wang Ba reached entry level unusually quickly, but his mother Qi of ten thousand arts accelerated his Earth Element Law Power vortex and repeatedly sent it out of control.
• Over five days, Wang Ba steadily learned to control the vortex, and Hu Zaixi was astonished by his progress before Wang Ba said he needed to learn the Golden Light Nine-Origin Art from Wei Rong.
• Hu Zaixi went to Gold Emperor Peak to urge Wei Rong to teach Wang Ba properly, but Wei Rong refused to do more than cover the basics.
• Wang Ba returned to Myriad Laws Peak and found several spirit beast eggs had cracked, including eggs that appeared to contain stone dragon lizards.

Wang Ba cared for newly hatched Stone Dragon Lizards, devised a plan to use Phoenix Feather Chickens to approach the Snow Yang Chickens, and went to Gold Emperor Peak to learn the Golden Light Nine-Origin Art. After mastering the Simulated Metal Technique immediately, he began cultivating the art, but its Law Power vortex accelerated dangerously fast as Wei Rong watched.

• Wang Ba found that seven of eight Stone Dragon Lizard eggs had hatched, examined the unusual hatchlings, fed them, and housed the largest one separately.
• Wang Ba realized female Phoenix Feather Chickens might draw the Snow Yang Chickens close, then penned two male Snow Yang Chickens with Yi Three and other Phoenix Feather Chickens.
• At Lesser Yin Mountain, Qu Shentong urged the Nascent Soul Cultivators to finalize plans for the approaching Dao-Seeking Assembly, while Hu Zaixi questioned Chi Liequan about teaching a gifted disciple.
• Wang Ba visited Gold Emperor Peak, where Wei Rong explained that he needed the Simulated Metal Technique to cultivate the Golden Light Nine-Origin Art; Wang Ba learned it instantly, prompting Wei Rong to eject him in disbelief.
• The metal-testing pillars revealed Wang Ba's mastery, so Wei Rong had him cultivate the Golden Light Nine-Origin Art and watched a metal-element Law Power vortex form and accelerate rapidly in Wang Ba's Dantian.

Wang Ba mastered the Golden Light Nine-Origin Art’s Law Power vortex under Wei Rong’s guidance, then learned he had been selected for a dangerous patrol mission near the West Sea Kingdom. As sect leaders tried to have him removed from the mission, Qi Yan revealed that his master had gone to fetch the sect master.

• Wei Rong was impressed by how quickly Wang Ba gained control of the unusually fast-spinning Law Power vortex and told him to return once every five years at Yao Wudi’s request.
• Wei Rong learned that the Dao-Seeking Assembly was approaching and that the West Sea Kingdom’s southern coastline had nearly fallen during a surprise attack that severely injured Xumi.
• Wang Ba returned to Bu Chan, bought gifts for their soon-to-be-born son, and later found that Yi Three had laid eggs while the Wu Ape King’s presence showed signs of growth.
• Qu Shentong’s mission drawing selected Wang Ba, Mei Yu, and Jiang Fei to patrol the southern coastline, prompting Ma Shengxu, Hu Zaixi, and Cui Daqi to object.
• Luo Yanshuang and other female cultivators also pleaded for Wang Ba’s removal, and Qi Yan announced that his master had gone to fetch the sect master.

Du Wei secured a two-month postponement of Wang Ba’s West Sea Kingdom mission after Yao Wudi’s battlefield victory, while Wang Ba studied water and wood cultivation methods and dealt with his spirit beasts. The chapter ended with Hu Zaixi arriving to help Wang Ba master the Grand Unity True Fire Art.

• Du Wei confronted Shao Yangzi over Wang Ba’s dangerous assignment, and Shao Yangzi sent a blank letter to Qu Shentong rather than cancel the mission.
• Qu Shentong announced Yao Wudi’s victory over the Ashina Tribe and Seng Wangxin, then held a vote that postponed Wang Ba’s mission for two months.
• An unnamed cultivator reported the postponement to Elder Xun, who ordered his followers to stop acting against Wang Ba for the time being.
• Wang Ba learned the Cloudwater True Void Art from Shen Ying, then received a version of the Azure Emperor Seed-God Mantra adjusted by Ling Weizi.
• Wang Ba found that his Snow Yang Chickens had burned his Phoenix Feather Chickens, separated the surviving birds, and continued cultivating the wood-element method with Ling Weizi’s help.
• Hu Zaixi arrived while Wang Ba was cultivating and told Ling Weizi that he had come to help Wang Ba master the Grand Unity True Fire Art.

Hu Zaixi persuaded Ling Weizi to help Wang Ba obtain and deduce the Grand Unity True Fire Art, while Wang Ba independently perfected its opening stages through risky experiments on a Snow Yang Chicken. He formed a fifth Law Power vortex and combined the Five Elements into the Myriad Laws Unitary Intent Art, just as Hu Zaixi and Ling Weizi finished deducing the art’s first half.

• Hu Zaixi convinced Ling Weizi to help Wang Ba with the Grand Unity True Fire Art and agreed to pay its Merit Points, while Ling Weizi left Su Cheng to watch over Wang Ba.
• Wang Ba discovered that his adjustments to the Grand Unity True Fire Art resonated with his other Law Power vortices, then used a Snow Yang Chicken to test the method after his own experiments nearly destabilized his Dantian.
• Wang Ba met Qi Yan, agreed to attend the Dao-Seeking Assembly, and later chose not to register for the Combat Dao Discussion because he did not want to expose his abilities for the reward.
• While Su Cheng watched him cultivate, Wang Ba repeatedly concealed his experiments with the fire-element method, then completed 116 adjustments to its introductory portion.
• Wang Ba formed a Fire Element Qi Vortex, joined all five Law Power vortices into a ring, and used the resulting primordial chaos hand to seize the Snow Yang Chicken through its Bing-Ding Fire.
• Hu Zaixi and Ling Weizi finished deducing the first half of the Grand Unity True Fire Art and anticipated Wang Ba’s reaction.

Wang Ba revealed that he had independently refined the Grand Unity True Fire Art, astonishing Ling Weizi and Hu Zaixi, who had come to give him their own improved version. After learning that Guan Ao had pacified much of the West Sea Kingdom’s southern coast, Hu Zaixi and Ling Weizi departed, and the chapter ended as someone flew up to Divine Elegance Peak.

• Ling Weizi and Hu Zaixi went to Myriad Laws Peak to give Wang Ba their refined Grand Unity True Fire Art, but learned he had united the Five Elements.
• Wang Ba explained that he had adjusted the Grand Unity True Fire Art himself and showed them his version, which contained 116 adjustments.
• Ling Weizi and Hu Zaixi found Wang Ba’s refinements nearly matched theirs, then gave him their version, which improved efficiency by at least twenty percent.
• Wang Ba thanked the two Martial Uncles, who left Myriad Laws Peak and discussed his talent and the difficulty of reaching Spirit Transformation.
• Hu Zaixi received word that Guan Ao had led Nascent Soul cultivators in a surprise attack and pacified most of the West Sea Kingdom’s southern coast.
• After Ling Weizi and Hu Zaixi departed for their peaks, a figure flew up to Divine Elegance Peak.

Xi Wushang visited Divine Elegance Peak about an unstable arena for the Dao-Seeking Assembly and discussed the coming competition with Liang Zhongkang. When the assembly began, Wang Ba accompanied the pregnant Bu Chan to the venue and entered the Beast Taming Hundred Questions Tower competition, while many cultivators wondered why he was absent from Dharma Combat.

• Xi Wushang told Liang Zhongkang that the Lesser Yin Mountain Master had sent him to find the Divine Elegance Peak master about the unstable Wind-Riding Arena, and Liang Zhongkang eagerly discussed the Dao-Seeking Assembly and its likely rivals.
• A master on Heaven's Extremity Peak warned Ruan Ziyin to defeat the Myriad Laws Peak disciple, while Chi Liequan offered Firecloud Peak disciples a reward for beating Wang Ba.
• Two days later, Wang Ba took Bu Chan to the crowded assembly, where the Prince of Zhending, Li Wannian, and Jiao Ying arrived to observe.
• The Dao-Seeking Assembly opened with the Hundred Questions Towers and shifting Dharma Combat grounds, and cultivators found that Wang Ba was not listed among the Foundation Establishment competitors.
• Wang Ba left Bu Chan in a quiet place and joined the line at the Beast Taming Hundred Questions Tower, where he spotted someone familiar.

At the Beast-Taming Dao Discussion, Wang Ba surprised the sect elders by skipping the Combat Dao Discussion, while Mo Qi scored 99 points in the Beast-Taming Hundred Questions Tower. Wang Ba then entered the tower and chose the Gold Core staircase, leaving his performance unknown.

• In the Heavenly Origin Hall, Xun Fujun and the visiting leaders discussed the Three Great Continents, the great flood, the Incense Dao, and Yao Wudi’s age and disciple.
• Qu Shentong reported that Wang Ba had not registered for combat and was waiting at the Beast-Taming Hundred Questions Tower.
• Wang Ba met Mo Qi in the queue, and Mo Qi declared that he would claim their master’s reward before Wang Ba.
• Mo Qi completed the tower’s questions and took first place among Foundation Establishment cultivators with 99 points, impressing the onlookers and prompting Cui Daqi to praise him to Qi Yan.
• After congratulating Mo Qi, Wang Ba entered the tower and climbed the staircase marked Gold Core.

Wang Ba won the Gold Core beast-taming competition with 109 points and secured two spirit chef rankings, earning merit points and rewards before his upcoming patrol assignment. After collecting his prizes, he prepared his spirit beasts and headed to see Qi Yan with the Wu Ape King newly advanced to third tier, high grade.

• Wang Ba scored 109 points in the Gold Core beast-taming competition, shocking Qi Yan and Mo Qi, who also discovered his first-place Foundation Establishment and second-place Gold Core spirit chef rankings.
• Wang Ba returned with Bu Chan to Myriad Laws Peak, postponed cultivating Wind Movement until after his assignment, and gathered spirit beasts for the journey.
• Liang Zhongkang defeated Ruan Ziyin to become the Foundation Establishment Realm First Champion, while Xi Wushang defeated Lu Yu to become the Gold Core First Champion.
• Wang Ba collected 11,500 merit points, the Divine Void Eye Spirit Liquid recipe, third-tier Spirit Chef Law Artifacts, and his choice of fourth-tier Spirit Beast Essence Blood.
• Wang Ba gave the Spirit Chef Law Artifacts to Jia Seventeen and selected a kind of fourth-tier Spirit Beast Essence Blood.
• Wang Ba confirmed that the Wu Ape King had reached third tier, high grade, and took it to Beast Peak to see Qi Yan on the eve of the patrol mission's release.

Wang Ba received Qi Yan’s Bloodline Identification Technique and prepared to leave for a patrol assignment on the West Sea Kingdom’s Southern Coastline, receiving powerful gifts and support from his martial uncles. Bu Chan gave birth to their son Yi'an just before Wang Ba departed, and she watched him leave the next morning.

• Wang Ba showed Qi Yan that the Wu Ape King had reached third-tier high grade and learned the Ape God Nine Transformations, so Qi Yan adjusted the method and gave Wang Ba the Bloodline Identification Technique.
• Mo Qi protested that Wang Ba had relied on fourth-tier spirit beast essence blood, but Qi Yan questioned whether that was really how the Wu Ape King had advanced.
• Qu Shentong assigned Wang Ba and Xi Wushang to patrol the coastline from Treading Sea Town to Yundang, ordered Xi Wushang to protect Wang Ba, and sent Liang Zhongkang to patrol offshore.
• Bu Chan gave Wang Ba Jadeite Emerald Pearl Bursts, and Ma Shengxu, Cui Daqi, Hu Zaixi, Wei Rong, Ling Weizi, and Shen Ying sent him protective treasures and spirit beasts for the dangerous assignment.
• Bu Chan gave birth to a boy the night before Wang Ba left, and she and Wang Ba named him Yi'an, with the childhood name Six Jin.
• The next morning, Bu Chan watched Wang Ba depart from Myriad Laws Peak while holding their newborn son.

Wang Ba joined Xi Wushang’s patrol team and traveled through an Earth Vein Passage to the West Sea Kingdom, where the group encountered a deadly trap in a small city. As the head of a Tupi Continent cultivator triggered a blood-colored attack, a familiar Sword Light destroyed it, and an unknown figure approached.

• Deacon Shi assigned Wang Ba and five others to patrol the southern coast under Xi Wushang’s leadership, while Ji Yuan led a separate team to Evil Dragon Islet.
• Deacon Shi took both teams through an Earth Vein Passage aboard the Iron Ray Boat, and they emerged in the spiritually barren West Sea Kingdom.
• Xi Wushang and Ji Yuan led the cultivators toward Wind Islet Mountain, and Wang Ba saw abandoned settlements and frightened mortals along the way.
• The group discovered that nearly ten thousand residents in a small city were fleshless illusions maintained by a strange will, and Ji Yuan killed a disguised attacker who had ambushed them.
• The attacker’s head triggered a blood-colored trap, but a familiar Sword Light split it apart before the attack could engulf the group, and a figure walked toward them through the air.

Zhao Feng joined Wang Ba and the others at Wind Islet Mountain, where they learned that Two Continents cultivators were disrupting the southern West Sea Kingdom. The inspection party was assigned to help purge the invaders, and as they set out the next morning, someone told Wang Ba he was handling his new bone blade incorrectly.

• Zhao Feng destroyed the Feathered Serpent Tribe’s blood sacrifice, explained its danger, and reported that cultivators from the Two Continents were causing trouble along the southern coast.
• Wang Ba reunited with Zhao Feng, shared news of his newborn son Yi'an, and Xi Wushang persuaded Liang Zhongkang to stop seeking a confrontation with him.
• At Wind Islet Mountain, Xi Wushang’s group met Longevity Sect and Qin Clan cultivators before True Disciple Yuan assigned them to help purge the Two Continents’ remnants.
• Wang Ba collected unfamiliar scriptures and beast-hide books from the spoils treasury and chose a Third Tier bone saber Law Artifact.
• The inspection party set out the next morning, and an unidentified voice told Wang Ba that he was handling the blade incorrectly.

Wang Ba learned blade-control methods from Ji Yuan as the group searched for Tupi Continent remnants, then followed a cultivator leading empty mortal husks to a hidden underground altar. The party uncovered a blood-filled cauldron and fought its defenders, but five Foundation Establishment cultivators jumped into the cauldron as its blood began to boil.

• Wang Ba asked Ji Yuan to teach him blade control, and Ji Yuan explained how to wield a blade for self-defense to the gathered disciples.
• Qin Lingxiao rapidly mastered blade Qi, impressing Ji Yuan enough to invite her to seek his guidance after the mission.
• The group discovered a Tupi Continent cultivator herding empty husks and followed him under Chen Tai'an's concealment technique to a swamp and hidden altar.
• Xi Wushang and Ji Yuan exposed the underground altar, where they found mortals and beasts being fed into a bronze cauldron filled with blood.
• Tupi Continent cultivators and three monks attacked the group; Xi Wushang, Ji Yuan, Mu Guishou, Qin Fengyi, and the disciples fought back and killed the defenders.
• The last mortal husk entered the cauldron, and five Tupi Continent Foundation Establishment cultivators jumped in as the blood began to boil.

Xumi and the defenders confronted a widespread outbreak of Winged Serpent altars as a resurrecting serpent attacked Xi Wushang’s group, while enemies exploited the chaos along the coast. The chapter ended with a bloodied monk eating a corpse as a feathered man urged him to flee before Xumi found them.

• Reports revealed Winged Serpent altars across twelve of the southern West Sea Kingdom’s fifteen commanderies, and Xumi stayed behind while True Disciple Yuan and the other Nascent Soul cultivators went to respond.
• At an altar, Xi Wushang and his companions confronted a Fourth-tier middle-grade Winged Serpent that emerged from a cauldron and attacked the fleeing disciples.
• The Winged Serpent killed disciples, but Qin Lingxiao wounded it with an explosive object, allowing Xi Wushang’s group to defeat it; the serpent repeatedly revived, so they contained it until a distant blood shower made it dissolve.
• True Disciple Yuan captured another severed Winged Serpent, while a feathered man and a monk located an earth-vein exit along the coast and prepared to set up a formation.
• Xumi sensed the Winged Serpent’s original body and flew toward it, while the feathered man tried to make the corpse-eating monk leave before Xumi discovered them.

After enemy cultivators sacrificed a Snake Venerable and escaped, Xumi and True Disciple Yuan investigated the attack and sent sect disciples to escort mortals to the West Sea Kingdom’s capital. During the journey, Wang Ba studied the Bloodline Identification Technique and discovered it revealed five-element radiance above some mortals, then tried it on a Spirit Beast and suffered sharp pain in his eyes.

• A monk and a burly man fled after stabilizing a node with the sacrifice of a Snake Venerable, while the burly man warned that Xumi could find and kill them if they approached Wind Islet Mountain.
• True Disciple Yuan reported that the operation had cost nine Gold Core cultivators and one hundred and eighteen Foundation Establishment disciples, then assigned teams to escort mortals and clear enemy cultivators from the roads.
• Xumi and True Disciple Yuan suspected the enemy attack had been a diversion, arranged surveillance of the earth veins, an Anti-Air Formation, and traps at river mouths, and Xumi told Zhao Feng to return to the sect when Wang Ba came back.
• Xumi revealed that he would attempt Spirit Transformation when his cracked Fourth Tier sword shattered, and Zhao Feng left after realizing his master’s decision was settled.
• Wang Ba and the Myriad Phenomena Sect disciples escorted mortals from Haitou Commandery, and Tao Ruyi’s food helped the group relax and grow closer during the journey.
• Wang Ba mastered the first three layers of the Bloodline Identification Technique, saw five-element radiance above some mortals, and suffered sharp eye pain when he examined a Spirit Beast.

Wang Ba examined the bloodlines of his spirit beasts, discovered that one of the mortals had hidden spiritual roots, and taught Wang Xu the Body-Strengthening Scripture after hearing his determination to cultivate. After helping Wang Xu’s mother and arranging treatment, Wang Ba returned to Wind Islet Mountain and learned that his group would patrol near Yundang and Evil Dragon Islet, close to the dangerous Sea Barrier.

• Wang Ba used the Bloodline Identification Technique on his spirit beasts and found that the Thousand-Eyed Nether Lizard possessed an exceptionally high-level bloodline, while the other beasts showed varied and sometimes unclear inheritance.
• Wang Ba rescued Wang Xu and his ailing mother from a crowd, then used Spirit Chicken Essence to stabilize the old woman and help arrange for her to receive medical treatment.
• Wang Ba discovered that one of eight mortals had hidden spiritual roots and gave him the Body-Strengthening Scripture; he later agreed to teach Wang Xu the same method despite Wang Xu’s apparent lack of spiritual roots.
• Wang Ba examined the bloodlines of the Wu Ape King and his spirit chickens, noting their different potential paths for development.
• Wang Ba’s group returned to Wind Islet Mountain, where Zhao Feng told them they could begin patrol missions and explained the dangers of Evil Dragon Islet and the nearby Sea Barrier.

Zhao Feng gave Wang Ba a broken sword tip refined by their master for protection before the inspection party split between Yundang and Evil Dragon Islet. After a smooth half-month search, Ji Yuan's group declared its work complete, but Mu Guishou noticed Ji Yuan making a concealed hand signal as they prepared to leave.

• Zhao Feng gave Wang Ba a powerful broken sword tip and warned him that it was difficult to control.
• Xi Wushang led his group toward Yundang while Ji Yuan and Mu Guishou took the larger party to inspect Evil Dragon Islet.
• Xi Wushang assigned the party to inspect Treading Sea Town and its surroundings, while Qin Fengyi tried to find a suitable dao companion for Qin Lingxiao.
• Wang Ba's team found no suspicious activity in its assigned area and reported its findings to Xi Wushang.
• Ji Yuan and Mu Guishou completed their inspection of Evil Dragon Islet without finding any enemies, but Liang Zhongkang questioned whether cultivators might be hiding underwater.
• Ji Yuan pretended to dismiss Liang Zhongkang's concern, and Mu Guishou noticed him subtly curl his thumb and little finger as he waved.

Wang Ba’s group completed their inspection of Yundang, but a Xituo Continent monk named Mingshan trapped them in a formation and dragged them into a reversing earth vein. At Evil Dragon Islet, Ji Yuan faced a painted, burly enemy alone beside a headless corpse.

• Zhou Lue used Purplewood Honey to draw poison from Zhen Bo’en after a second-tier stingray bit him.
• Lou Yi and Xi Wushang found a Mountain-Settling Stone in an earth vein, and Wang Ba tested Xi Wushang to confirm he was not an impostor.
• Ji Yuan’s warning about enemies in the sea reached Xi Wushang just as a foreign formation sealed the group in, blocking their messages and trapping them near the shore.
• Wang Ba urged the group to hold their position and wait for reinforcements, but Mingshan appeared and triggered an earth-vein reversal that sucked everyone into the passage.
• Mingshan said Ji Yuan had discovered the enemy at Evil Dragon Islet, where Ji Yuan stood alone against a painted, burly man beside a headless body.

Ji Yuan’s attempt to deceive Wu Du and strike the Feathered Serpent Tribe’s leaders failed, but the opened earth vein brought Xi Wushang and other cultivators into the battle. As the sect members fought to hold off their attackers, Wang Ba revealed a powerful golden giant that crushed a Gold Core cultivator.

• Wu Du pressured Ji Yuan to reveal the West Sea Kingdom’s defenses, and Ji Yuan feigned cooperation before striking him with a saber attack that wounded Wu Yuan but failed to kill Wu Du.
• Wu Du’s Snake Venerable attacked Xi Wushang, while Mingshan and Wu Yuan prepared to join the fight; the force released from Ji Yuan’s cut earth vein drew Xi Wushang, Wang Ba, and the others into the clash.
• Xi Wushang fought the Snake Venerable as Qin Fengyi wielded Qin Lingxiao’s Fourth Tier Law Treasure, while Ji Yuan and Mu Guishou faced the enemy Gold Core cultivators.
• Mingshan sent the Feathered Serpent Tribe’s Gold Core cultivators against the sect disciples, and Qin Lingxiao, Li Qianjiu, Weng Dashou, Tao Ruyi, and Zhou Lue fought back.
• Wang Ba told Lou Yi and Zhen Bo'en to stay with him, then a golden giant burst from his waist and crushed the Gold Core cultivator attacking them.

The Wu Ape King slaughtered Feathered Serpent Tribe cultivators while Wang Ba revealed his formidable saber skill and drew the enemy’s attention. As Zhen Bo'en and Lou Yi slipped into the earth vein, Xi Wushang was ambushed, and Mingshan realized he might have overlooked Wang Ba’s plan.

• The Wu Ape King tore apart the Winged Serpent and crushed a Gold Core cultivator, then battled Mingshan as the other Feathered Serpent Tribe cultivators backed away.
• After learning that the team at Yundang could not be contacted, Xumi left to investigate despite Yuan Changgeng’s warning that the trip might be a trap.
• Wang Ba used his short saber to kill an attacking Gold Core cultivator and unleash saber shadows that forced the others to scatter.
• Zhen Bo'en and Lou Yi used the distraction around Wang Ba to slip into the entrance of the earth vein.
• Wu Yuan struck Xi Wushang into the reef, while Mingshan grew suspicious of Wang Ba and his smile froze as he examined him.