Chapter Summaries

Zhou Chun mastered Void Manifestation and prepared to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, while Luo Qingni sought his help with her own cultivation. After receiving a jade slip left by Su Yuzhen, Zhou Chun and Luo Qingni entered seclusion, and Luo Qingni later broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage; the chapter ended with a major spiritual-energy phenomenon appearing above Kunwu Peak.

• Phoenix Origin Lord advanced to a fifth-tier mid-grade demon king, refined the Phoenix Feather Profound Light Sword, and continued purifying her bloodline with the Flesh Ganoderma.
• Zhou Chun received the Pure Yang Barrier Breaking Pill from Venerable Yuanyang, had Divine Venerable Taigeng verify it, and continued studying Void Manifestation rather than attempting an early breakthrough.
• Luo Qingni went to Xuanfeng Island with Zhou Zhiying to try advancing, but failed to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage and returned to dispel Turbid Fiendish Energy.
• Zhou Chun mastered Void Manifestation and prepared to enter seclusion for his breakthrough, but Luo Qingni brought him a jade slip left by Su Yuzhen, and they entered seclusion together after he asked her to help him pursue the Great Dao.
• Three years later, Luo Qingni broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and two years after that a large-scale spiritual-energy phenomenon appeared above Kunwu Peak.

Zhou Chun consolidated his late Nascent Soul cultivation, learned about preparations for the Spirit Transformation tribulations, and unsuccessfully asked Luo Qingni to become his Dao companion. After ten years, he joined the Talisman Jade Alliance in approving a secret campaign against the Sacred Fire Sect.

• Zhou Chun mastered the Shrink the Ground to an Inch Divine Ability, and Divine Venerable Taigeng gave him methods for preparing to overcome the Vital Energy Tribulation before departing.
• Zhou Chun asked Luo Qingni to become his Dao companion, but she refused and asked to remain confidants.
• News of Zhou Chun’s breakthrough spread across the Human Immortal Cultivation World, strengthening the belief that he had the potential to achieve Spirit Transformation.
• True Person Chongshan accused the Sacred Fire Sect of stealing the Talisman Jade Refining Method, and Zhou Chun sent True Person Tianxuan his support for taking action.
• At Tianyi Sect, Zhou Chun and other representatives voted to campaign against the Sacred Fire Sect, then agreed to keep the plan secret and prepare for the expedition.

Zhou Chun brought Zhou Zhiying and several Spirit Pets to join the Talisman Jade Alliance’s expedition against the Sacred Fire Sect, where the allied Nascent Soul cultivators surrounded and attacked its mountain gate. The battle exposed the sect’s powerful defenses and deadly relics, and ended with the Purple Sun Divine Sword revealed after it killed a cultivator.

• Zhou Chun agreed to bring Zhou Zhiying on the expedition and left Lu Yuanjun and Lord Mountain-Bearer to guard the Zhou Family’s Lineage.
• Zhou Chun and Zhou Zhiying met the other cultivators at a secret outpost, where Ye Qingxuan recognized Zhou Zhiying’s Sword Intent and the alliance gathered thirty-six Nascent Soul cultivators.
• True Person Chongshan proposed breaking the Sacred Fire Sect’s defenses and punishing its leaders, and Zhou Chun and True Person Tianxuan backed the plan despite objections.
• The alliance reached Sky Net Oasis and attacked the Sacred Fire Sect’s mountain formation, while Zhou Chun and Phoenix Origin Lord defeated the fire dragons it unleashed.
• True Person Chiyan activated the sect’s Sacred Fire and other trump cards, but the alliance countered the firebird with True Person Tianxuan’s water dragon.
• The Sacred Fire Sect’s Purple Sun Divine Sword killed Junior Martial Brother Liu, prompting his senior to retaliate as another cultivator intercepted the sword.

Zhou Chun and the allied cultivators broke the Sacred Fire Sect’s defenses and forced its elders to choose between execution and the sect’s destruction. The surviving elders accepted death, leaving the kneeling disciples to inherit a sect shaken by its leaders’ defeat.

• True Person Chongshan, Ye Qingxuan, Zhou Chun, and the other attackers battered the Sacred Fire Sect’s formation until True Person Chiyan unleashed the Haoyang Divine Mirror.
• True Person Chongshan used the Five Elements Divine Sand Gourd to trap the Haoyang Divine Mirror, and the attackers soon broke the mountain-protecting formation.
• True Person Tianxuan promised to preserve the sect’s inheritance if its elders submitted to execution, and Ximen Wuji led the disciples in demanding their Ancestors’ deaths.
• True Person Chiyan accepted execution and was killed by Li Chenxing, while two more Sacred Fire Sect Grand Elders gave themselves up to die.
• The final two Grand Elders sang the Sacred Fire Sect’s initiation oath and perished in flames as the surviving disciples joined their song.

After the Sacred Fire Sect fell, Zhou Chun helped shape the spoils and strengthened the Heavenly Fire Sect’s position in the Flowing Fire Sand Sea. Three years later, he secured an Upper-grade Fifth-Rank Fire Seed and gave it to Phoenix Origin Lord, who used it to condense her ninth true Fire Phoenix feather.

• True Person Chongshan and the Divine Sand Sect killed the Sacred Fire Sect’s Golden Core cultivators while True Person Tianxuan promised to preserve the remaining disciples and the sect’s inheritance.
• The Talisman Jade Alliance’s forces plundered the Sacred Fire Sect, and Zhou Chun proposed splitting its sixth-tier Sacred Fire into Fire Seeds for distribution.
• Zhou Chun told True Person Liehuo that the Heavenly Fire Sect could become the leading force in Huoluo Country, prompting Liehuo to plan its move into Sky Net Oasis.
• After three years, the alliance divided the Sacred Fire into five Fifth-Rank Fire Seeds and distributed them alongside the other spoils; Zhou Chun obtained an Upper-grade Fire Seed with help from True Person Xuanzhen.
• Zhou Chun gave the Upper-grade Fifth-Rank Fire Seed to Phoenix Origin Lord, who refined it and condensed her ninth true Fire Phoenix feather.

Phoenix Origin Lord gained immense strength, Silver Dragon Lord advanced to the fifth-tier mid grade, and Zhou Chun oversaw the Zhou Family’s growing power in the Yu Kingdom. After decades passed and Zhou Chun rewarded Zhou Xin Yan’s granddaughter, a messenger arrived from Liang Country with a keepsake, and Zhou Chun suspected his chance to deal with Demon King Chong Xuan had come.

• Phoenix Origin Lord condensed her ninth true Phoenix feather, awakened the Heaven and Earth Furnace, and gained the Samadhi Divine Fire.
• Zhou Chun studied Venerable Saint Flame’s Spirit Transformation insights and learned what preparations were needed to survive the Vital Energy and Heart Demon Tribulations.
• After thirty years of cultivation, Silver Dragon Lord advanced to the fifth-tier mid grade, while Zhou Chun waited for Demon King Chong Xuan to attack so he could enlist Venerable Changchun to kill him.
• Zhou Chun inspected the thriving Yu Kingdom, praised Zhou Xin Yan’s service, and bestowed a Five Elements Spirit Fruit on Zhou Xin Yan’s talented granddaughter.
• Zhou Xin Yan and Zhou Zhiqian later died peacefully, and Zhou Yuanxin took over Zhou Xin Yan’s post after forming his Golden Core.
• A Golden Core cultivator arrived from Liang Country with a keepsake for Zhou Chun, who suspected the opportunity to act against Demon King Chong Xuan had arrived.

Zhou Chun learned that Demon King Chong Xuan was preparing for a tribulation and invited him to Misty Immortal Ridge, then persuaded Venerable Changchun to support the visit. After Zhou Chun arrived, Chong Xuan praised his rise before revealing his intention to kill him.

• Demon King Chong Xuan sent Zhou Chun a message asking him to visit before his tribulation and to bring Lord Mountain-Bearer.
• Zhou Chun told Venerable Changchun that Chong Xuan might be targeting him and Lord Mountain-Bearer, and revealed the Mountain Essence’s possible Acquired Spirit Root.
• Venerable Changchun ordered Zhou Chun to go to Misty Immortal Ridge and promised to kill Chong Xuan if he attacked.
• Zhou Chun secretly brought his five Great Demon King spirit pets to Misty Immortal Ridge and met Chong Xuan in their old secluded valley.
• Chong Xuan praised Zhou Chun’s rapid cultivation, then declared that Zhou Chun would die there that day.

Zhou Chun and his spirit pets fought Demon King Chong Xuan inside his earth domain until Venerable Changchun’s avatar, Green Robe, intervened and killed the Mountain Essence. Zhou Chun collected Chong Xuan’s remains and searched for his cave dwelling while Green Robe stayed behind to nurture the revived Acquired Spirit Root.

• Demon King Chong Xuan trapped Zhou Chun and his spirit pets in an earth domain and attacked them with Rock Giants, meteors, lightning, and falling mountains.
• Zhou Chun and his spirit pets used their formations and powerful abilities to resist Chong Xuan’s attacks, but several were injured and Phoenix Origin Lord was nearly petrified.
• Demon King Chong Xuan revealed his yellow-earth Flood Dragon soul body and overwhelmed Phoenix Origin Lord until Venerable Changchun’s green branch bound and killed him.
• Green Robe gave Zhou Chun the Mountain Essence’s corpse and treasures as a reward, then took charge of the Acquired Spirit Root.
• Zhou Chun collected Chong Xuan’s stone remains and followed Lord Mountain-Bearer underground to find Chong Xuan’s cave dwelling.

Zhou Chun claimed Misty Immortal Ridge after defeating Demon King Chong Xuan, secured a cultivation refuge for Lord Mountain-Bearer, and arranged the demon king’s treasures. Years later, the Zhou Family gained another fifth-tier Demon King, and Zhou Chun sent Zhou Xinyuan out to temper his swordsmanship before attempting to form a Nascent Soul.

• Zhou Chun found over a hundred drops of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk in Demon King Chong Xuan’s cave and asked Venerable Green Robe to let Lord Mountain-Bearer cultivate there in exchange for guarding Misty Immortal Ridge.
• Zhou Chun agreed to open roughly one-third of Misty Immortal Ridge to Liang Country cultivators and established a boundary to protect Venerable Green Robe and the Spirit Root.
• Zhou Chun distributed Demon King Chong Xuan’s Spirit Treasures and spiritual medicines, and planned to use the Universe Stone and Primordial Mystic Crystal to improve his treasures for future tribulations.
• Thirteen years later, Zhou Zhiying’s Skywind Thunder Eagle survived its tribulation with Zhou Chun’s aid and advanced to become a fifth-Rank Beast King.
• Zhou Chun summoned Zhou Xinyuan and told him to leave the Lineage to challenge sword cultivators and temper himself, hoping to strengthen his chances of surviving the Nascent Soul formation Heart Demon Tribulation.

Zhou Chun trained to prepare for the Vital Energy Tribulation while his son, Zhou Xinyuan, learned to accept his limitations in the Sword Dao and refocused on cultivation. After the deaths of Heavenly Unity Divine Venerable and Venerable Yuanyang and Zhou Chun’s visit to True Profound Sect, Divine Venerable Taigeng arrived at the Zhou Family with important news.

• Zhou Chun began cultivating the Golden Body Qi Devouring Method and Divine Thought Body Preservation Method to prepare for the Vital Energy Tribulation.
• Zhou Chun learned that Heavenly Unity Divine Venerable had fallen after battling the Saint Ancestor of the Multi-Winged Tribe, and later heard that Venerable Yuanyang had died.
• Lord Mountain-Bearer advanced to a sixth-tier mid-grade Demon King, and Zhou Xuanjing earned Alchemy Grandmaster Luo Qingni’s recognition for his talent.
• Zhou Chun arranged for Zhou Xinyuan to teach Yang Jian swordsmanship, and Zhou Xinyuan eventually recognized that he lacked exceptional Sword Dao talent and chose to focus on cultivation.
• Zhou Chun’s second Nascent Soul avatar, True Person Bing Ming, reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and Zhou Chun later honored his promise to True Person Xuanzhen by visiting True Profound Sect after Xuanzhen’s death.
• Divine Venerable Taigeng arrived at the Zhou Family and brought Zhou Chun important news.

Divine Venerable Taigeng told Zhou Chun that a Multi-Winged Tribe powerhouse had reached the Sixth Rank, then refined a Universe Suppressing Spirit Pagoda for Zhou Chun to use as his natal Dharma treasure. After testing its power and continuing his cultivation, Zhou Chun saw Zhou Xinyuan advance to the late Golden Core stage and begin preparing to form Nascent Soul.

• Divine Venerable Taigeng informed Zhou Chun that someone from the Multi-Winged Tribe had survived a Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation and likely advanced to the Sixth Rank.
• Zhou Chun explained that he had recovered the Acquired Spirit Root for Venerable Changchun, and Divine Venerable Taigeng assured him that Changchun would support his future Spirit Transformation attempt.
• Zhou Chun asked Divine Venerable Taigeng to refine the Universe Stone and Primordial Mystic Crystal, and Taigeng proposed making a Universe Suppressing Spirit Pagoda with Zhou Chun's Myriad Gold Mother Stone.
• Fourteen years later, Divine Venerable Taigeng's avatar delivered the completed pagoda, which Zhou Chun refined as his natal Dharma treasure and tested against Taigeng's avatar.
• Zhou Chun tested the pagoda on his Spirit Pets, discovered it could store large creatures and materials, and devoted himself to nurturing it.
• Zhou Xinyuan used Luo Qingni's Four Spirits Barrier Breaking Pill to reach the late Golden Core stage and began cultivating the Purple Splendor Demon Subduing Spiritual Light secret method in preparation for forming Nascent Soul.

After thirty-six years of seclusion, Zhou Chun reached Nascent Soul Perfection and sought guidance from Venerable Changchun and Divine Venerable Taigeng about attempting Spirit Transformation. Their warnings about the possible Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy Tide left him weighing whether to break through after the Turbid Fiendish Energy dissipated.

• Zhou Chun ordered Yu Country cultivators to kill any alien race members who entered the country, then entered seclusion to perfect his magical power.
• After emerging from seclusion, Zhou Chun advised Zhou Xinyuan to rebuild his confidence before attempting to form his Nascent Soul and learned that the Zhou Family had gained two Golden Core cultivators.
• Zhou Chun visited Luo Qingni, then went to Changchun Valley, where Venerable Changchun gave him Mysterious Sound Dao Tea and Spirit Transformation Xin and warned that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy Tide might strengthen the tribulations.
• Zhou Chun visited Divine Venerable Taigeng, who confirmed that the tide could make Spirit Transformation more difficult and gave him another Spirit Transformation Xin.
• Zhou Chun asked how to deal with Turbid Fiendish Energy during a breakthrough, heard Taigeng describe the perilous methods used by earlier cultivators, and returned to the family after three days of consultation.

Zhou Chun completed his preparations for Spirit Transformation while waiting for Zhou Xinyuan to attempt forming a Nascent Soul, and the Thunder Earthworm Beast died in its tribulation, leaving behind a transformed horn. After Zhou Xinyuan left to seek a rematch with the sword cultivators who had defeated him, Zhou Chun went to the Jinyue Sect over Xie Yunjin’s attack and was trapped by nine fifth-tier Other Races experts.

• Zhou Chun obtained the Nine-Colored Lotus and Spirit Soft Jade, cultivated the Heavenly Overlord Body, and decided to delay Spirit Transformation until Zhou Xinyuan attempted to form a Nascent Soul.
• Zhou Chun’s three other Spirit Pets reached the fourth tier, but the Thunder Earthworm Beast died in the first round of its Heavenly Dao Lightning Tribulation; its horn survived and was transformed by the lightning.
• True Person Liehuo examined the horn and told Zhou Chun that its violent lightning would keep tempering it until the power inside was exhausted.
• Zhou Xinyuan left for the Great Zhou Country to challenge the sword cultivators who had defeated him, while Zhou Chun stayed behind.
• Xie Yunjin was attacked by Five Elements Spirit Clan experts and escaped with only his Nascent Soul, prompting Zhou Chun to hurry to the Jinyue Sect.
• Nine fifth-tier Other Races experts ambushed and surrounded Zhou Chun outside the Jinyue Sect’s mountain gate, and he had brought no Beast King Spirit Pets.

Zhou Chun survived a coalition ambush by the Sky Savage Plains’ Other Races, escaped the Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, and returned gravely injured to his Lineage. He began recovering and summoned Nascent Soul cultivators while his incarnation sought Divine Venerable Taigeng’s support for retaliation.

• Zhou Chun used his treasures and abilities to resist the ambush, captured the Multi-Winged Tribe expert in the Universe Suppressing Spirit Pagoda, and survived the Sixth Rank expert’s divided soul detonating inside it.
• The Five Elements Spirit Clan’s five Spirit Kings unleashed the Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light, but Zhou Chun’s Lesser Five Elements Barrier-Breaking Profound Light weakened it enough for him to endure its assault and escape.
• The Other Races experts withdrew, while the Five Elements Spirit Clan destroyed Jinyue Sect; Xie Yunjin escaped as a Nascent Soul and vowed revenge.
• Zhou Chun met Silver Dragon Lord, Phoenix Origin Lord, Lord Mountain-Bearer, and Winged Mountain Lord, then returned to his Lineage and ordered Zhou Zhiying to summon Nascent Soul cultivators without revealing the ambush.
• Luo Qingni helped Zhou Chun recover through their dual-cultivation art, while his incarnation, True Person Bing Ming, traveled to seek Divine Venerable Taigeng’s approval for a campaign against the Other Races.

After Zhou Chun drove the Five Elements Spirit Clan and Heavenly Soul Clan into the Eternal Night Wasteland, he prepared to attempt Spirit Transformation while Divine Venerable Taigeng guarded the Zhou Family. Fifteen years later, Zhou Xin Yuan successfully formed Nascent Soul and passed his Heavenly Dao Lightning Tribulation.

• Divine Venerable Taigeng investigated the Sky Savage Plains, then ordered Zhou Chun to pursue the fleeing Five Elements Spirit Clan and Heavenly Soul Clan while leaving Nine-Bladed Barbarian Saint and the Earth Savage Race alone.
• Zhou Chun led Human Race cultivators in a months-long pursuit that killed more than a hundred thousand alien races and drove the survivors into the Eternal Night Wasteland.
• Divine Venerable Taigeng warned Zhou Chun that Sixth Rank alien powerhouses might target him, and Zhou Chun resolved to attempt Spirit Transformation as soon as his son’s Nascent Soul formation was settled.
• Zhou Xin Yuan returned from his travels with renewed confidence, and Zhou Chun gave him the spiritual items needed to attempt Core Formation and Nascent Soul Formation.
• Fifteen years later, Zhou Xin Yuan completed Infant Transformation, overcame the Heart Demon Tribulation, and easily passed the Heavenly Dao Lightning Tribulation in his Azure Lotus Tribulation Armor.

After Zhou Xinyuan formed Nascent Soul, Zhou Chun prepared to attempt Spirit Transformation, secured a tribulation treasure and healing pill, and arranged for the Zhou Family’s protection in case he died. After thirty-three years of waiting, he triggered the Vital Energy Tribulation and began absorbing an overwhelming flood of spiritual energy.

• Zhou Xinyuan formed Nascent Soul, paid respects at Su Yuzhen’s grave, and later became one of the Zhou Family’s three Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Nine years later, Zhou Chun completed the Purple Splendor Demon Subduing Spiritual Light and restored his Natal Spirit Treasures, then asked Divine Venerable Taigeng’s avatar to prepare a treasure for his Spirit Transformation tribulation.
• Divine Venerable Taigeng’s avatar refined a tribulation secret treasure from the Thunder Earthworm Beast’s horn and gave Zhou Chun a Sky Mending Soul Returning Pill.
• Zhou Chun gathered his five Demon King spirit pets and secured their agreement to guard the Zhou Family while Zhou Xinyuan lived if Zhou Chun died attempting Spirit Transformation.
• Zhou Chun sealed off the area around Kunwu Peak and waited there for thirty-three years, while other cultivators reacted to news of his attempt with admiration, concern, or hostility.
• Zhou Chun triggered the Vital Energy Tribulation, and the Heaven and Earth Purifying Divine Jar cleansed Turbid Fiendish Energy while helping absorb the surging spiritual energy.

Zhou Chun survived the Vital Energy Tribulation by comprehending the Metal Element Great Dao Law and beginning to transform his body into a Dao Body, but he then fell into the Heart Demon Tribulation. While Demon Saint Qing Luan attacked the Zhou Family during his crisis, Venerable Changchun arrived with the Heavenly Punishment Demon Slaying Sword and challenged her.

• The Heaven and Earth Purifying Divine Jar helped Zhou Chun withstand the surging spiritual energy, and he nearly dissolved into the Dao before its World Purifying Holy Water restored his clarity.
• Zhou Chun used his newfound mastery of the Metal Element Great Dao Law to refine his technique, form Dao scripts in his body, and pass the Vital Energy Tribulation.
• Zhou Chun began the Heart Demon Tribulation, while Demon Saint Qing Luan appeared at the Zhou Family mountain gate and attacked its defenses with Qing Luan Sacred Fire.
• Divine Venerable Taigeng's avatar cleaved through Qing Luan's flames, and Venerable Changchun exposed her attempt to flee and forced her true body out of the void.
• Venerable Changchun revealed the Heavenly Punishment Demon Slaying Sword, bound Demon Saint Qing Luan in midair, and invited her to test his sword.

Venerable Changchun used the Heavenly Punishment Demon Slaying Sword to destroy Demon Saint Qing Luan’s True Blood Dao Body and Demonic Core, while Zhou Chun endured the first three rounds of his Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. The final round approached as Venerable Changchun and Divine Venerable Taigeng watched and hoped Zhou Chun would attain Spirit Transformation.

• Venerable Changchun struck Demon Saint Qing Luan down with the Heavenly Punishment Demon Slaying Sword, and she fled after her True Blood Dao Body was severed.
• Venerable Changchun pursued Demon Saint Qing Luan beyond Yu Kingdom, while Phoenix Origin Lord collected her scattered spirit blood and feathers.
• Zhou Chun overcame the Heart Demon Tribulation and faced the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation with his Spirit Treasures and defensive abilities.
• Zhou Chun survived the first three rounds of Tribulation Lightning, but the assault damaged or destroyed several of his defensive treasures.
• Venerable Changchun returned carrying Demon Saint Qing Luan’s headless corpse and explained that her demonic soul had escaped while her True Blood Dao Body and Demonic Core were lost.
• Divine Venerable Taigeng and Venerable Changchun watched Zhou Chun prepare to face the final nine bolts of Tribulation Lightning.

Zhou Chun endured the final nine bolts of the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, sacrificing and damaging several Spirit Treasures before surviving the last strike with the Universe Spirit Shifting Art. He achieved Spirit Transformation, and Venerable Changchun left him in Divine Venerable Taigeng’s care to stabilize his realm.

• Zhou Chun used the Nine Radiance Dragon Scale Shield, the Nine-Nine Profound Heaven Sword Gourd, and his Natal Spirit Treasures to withstand the final round of Tribulation Lightning, losing one treasure and damaging the others.
• Zhou Chun sacrificed a Thunder Earthworm Beast horn awl to weaken the eighth bolt, then transformed into a silver lightning dragon and used the Universe Spirit Shifting Art to transfer some of the final bolt’s damage to sleeping Lord Mountain-Bearer.
• Zhou Chun survived the thirty-sixth bolt, and the dissipating thunderclouds revealed that he had achieved Spirit Transformation as the Profound Dao Resonance spread across the area.
• Venerable Changchun gave Divine Venerable Taigeng’s avatar a pill made from Demon Saint Qing Luan’s vital blood as compensation for Zhou Chun, then departed with Qing Luan’s corpse.
• Divine Venerable Taigeng’s avatar agreed to guard Zhou Chun until he stabilized his realm, while Luo Qingni, Zhou Xin Yuan, and the others withdrew to celebrate his breakthrough.

After Zhou Chun achieved Spirit Transformation, Divine Venerable Taigeng told him that Venerable Changchun had protected his breakthrough and slain Demon Saint Qing Luan. Zhou Chun traveled to Changchun Valley to meet Changchun, where he received Immortal Longevity Tea and saw the extraordinary nature of the Ageless Divine Pine.

• Zhou Chun tested his new Spirit Transformation abilities, including teleportation, vast divine sense, and a Nascent Soul that could absorb spiritual energy independently.
• Zhou Chun thanked Divine Venerable Taigeng for protecting him, then learned that Venerable Changchun had killed Demon Saint Qing Luan with the Heavenly Punishment Demon Slaying Sword.
• Divine Venerable Taigeng explained Changchun’s connection to the Acquired Spirit Root and gave Zhou Chun the blood pill Changchun had left for him; Zhou Chun expressed no dissatisfaction and agreed to visit Changchun Valley.
• Zhou Chun sent instructions to Luo Qingni, Zhou Xinyuan, and the others before traveling with Divine Venerable Taigeng’s avatar to Changchun Valley.
• Venerable Changchun welcomed Zhou Chun beneath the Ageless Divine Pine and offered him Immortal Longevity Tea, which Zhou Chun drank.