Chapter Summaries

Yang Zhen learned that becoming one of the Heaven-Favored carried mortal danger, but Yun La offered him a chance at a great opportunity if he passed the selection. Yang Zhen agreed because selection could let him enter the Jade Pool Holy Land, where he hoped to find the place of seven yin and seven yang, and Yun La revealed that he only needed to cultivate a minor method to qualify.

• Wu Tao introduced herself and warned that even the Heaven-Favored could face danger during the selection.
• Senior Zhou questioned the selection, and Wu Tao explained that danger and opportunity came together.
• Yun La offered Yang Zhen a chance at a tremendous fortuitous opportunity if he became one of the Heaven-Favored.
• Yang Zhen asked whether selection could let him enter the Jade Pool Holy Land, prompting North Isle's Heaven-Favored to mock his apparent interest in the Third Holy Maiden.
• Yang Zhen agreed to begin the selection, and Yun La said he needed to cultivate a minor method to meet the criteria.

Yang Zhen received a secret method meant to identify Heaven-Favored Persons and found it was merely a way to commune with heaven and avoid eating. He claimed he could master it immediately, leaving Yun La and the others stunned as he asked Shameless Cat for background music.

• Yang Zhen told Yun La he might cultivate the method so well that the other Heaven-Favored Persons would question their own abilities.
• Yun La passed Yang Zhen the method and asked him not to reveal it to anyone else.
• Yang Zhen realized the method involved communing with heaven and earth and questioned what it had to do with becoming a Heaven-Favored Person.
• Song Chong criticized Yang Zhen for questioning the Jade Pool Holy Land, while Yun La explained that Heaven-Favored Persons were born that way and left Yang Zhen to study the method for three days.
• Yang Zhen announced he would cultivate the Grain Avoidance method immediately, then asked Shameless Cat whether there was BGM.

Yang Zhen began cultivating the little art after Shameless Cat urged him to continue, while Yun La and the others watched in disbelief. Yang Zhen swiftly produced Heavenly Radiance, and the chapter ended with five more strands appearing as Yun La shouted that it was impossible.

• Shameless Cat recognized the little art and told Yang Zhen to cultivate it before explaining what he knew.
• Yang Zhen agreed to practice in front of Yun La, while Song Chong and another Heaven-Favored Person doubted he could learn it quickly.
• Yang Zhen released a strand of Heavenly Radiance, stunning Song Chong and the other observers.
• Yang Zhen produced five more strands of Heavenly Radiance, and Yun La cried out in disbelief.

Yang Zhen astonished Yun La and the others by rapidly cultivating Heavenly Radiance, far beyond what they thought possible. After reaching ten strands, he continued to eleven, leaving everyone stunned.

• Yang Zhen cultivated six strands of Heavenly Radiance, and Yun La praised his talent as comparable to the Jade Pool Holy Land’s successors.
• Yun La recalled Yang Zhen’s extraordinary abilities and declared that they might witness a miracle.
• Yang Zhen stretched and produced four more strands, reaching ten and surpassing the highest known achievement.
• Wu Tao explained that ten strands did not mean Yang Zhen had reached the Ten Radiances Heavenly Instant, and wondered why he was not attempting it.
• Yang Zhen produced an eleventh strand, and Yun La cried out in disbelief.

Yang Zhen stunned Yun La and the others by cultivating eleven strands of Heavenly Radiance, then fled before they could question him. Wu Tao followed but lost him, and she revealed that several more strands had burst from his body.

• Yun La and the crowd counted eleven strands of Heavenly Radiance on Yang Zhen and realized he had surpassed the little method’s known limit.
• The onlookers celebrated Yang Zhen’s feat, while Song Chong and his companions stood dumbfounded and Senior Zhou withdrew with murderous intent.
• Yang Zhen shouted that he needed to bring in his laundry and fled, with the Shameless Cat riding on his shoulder.
• Wu Tao chased Yang Zhen at great speed, but she lost him; Yun La and the Little Witch caught up and asked where he had gone.
• Wu Tao told Yun La that Yang Zhen had been in pain and that several more strands of Heavenly Radiance had burst from his body.

Yang Zhen struggled to control the evolved Nameless Heart Art as his Heavenly Radiance multiplied, then triggered a hundred-radiance burst and a vast heavenly phenomenon. The chapter left him inside a cave amid crashing lightning while Hua Youyue, Han Yan'er, the little witch, and Wu Tao wondered what he had unleashed.

• Yun La told the little fatty and the others to keep trying to bring Yang Zhen to the Western Region, then left to ask the Third Holy Maiden about his impossible cultivation.
• Yang Zhen told Shameless Cat that he could not stop cultivating the Nameless Heart Art and hurried into the far north to enter secluded cultivation.
• Yang Zhen endured growing pain as his Heavenly Radiance climbed past fifty streaks and his body and perception transformed.
• A surge of complex presences overwhelmed Yang Zhen, and he crawled into a nearby cave as his body began to tremble.
• Yang Zhen unleashed a hundred streaks of Heavenly Radiance, while thunderclouds and heavenly lightning gathered overhead.
• Hua Youyue, Han Yan'er, the little witch, and Wu Tao saw the heavenly phenomenon and questioned what Yang Zhen had done.

Yang Zhen emerged from a dangerous cultivation technique with his body transformed and his Heavenly Radiance gains astonishing everyone. His argument with the Little Witch ended with him claiming he was interested in meeting the Third Holy Maiden.

• Yang Zhen experienced a sudden breakthrough as heaven and earth's power repaired and strengthened his body.
• After the phenomenon faded, Han Yan'er and Hua Youyue hurried to the cave, and the Shameless Cat assured them Yang Zhen was safe.
• Yang Zhen emerged, complained about his overly smooth, pale skin, and found that Monk Yun La had already left.
• The Little Witch said Yang Zhen had gained more than the other cultivators combined, and he confirmed he had cultivated twenty strands of Heavenly Radiance.
• The Little Witch teased Yang Zhen about meeting the Third Holy Maiden, and he finally said he was interested.

Yang Zhen spent his days avoiding questions about his Heavenly Radiance and advising Wu Tao to rest from cultivation. Mo Shuiyan tried to learn why he treated ordinary people kindly, but the shopkeeper could only say that everyone respected Yang Zhen.

• Yang Zhen let Mo Shuiyan believe he had cultivated only twenty strands of Heavenly Radiance and repeatedly told her he had reached his limit.
• Yang Zhen warned Wu Tao not to use her strength until he found a way to treat her hidden ailment, and she agreed to stop fighting so readily.
• Mo Shuiyan asked Yang Zhen why he was kind to mortals, and he told her to treat them as he did if she wanted to understand.
• Yang Zhen advised Wu Tao to stop cultivating and using True Essence for five days so she could see the world differently, and she agreed to try.
• Mo Shuiyan asked the liangpi shopkeeper why Yang Zhen was so good to ordinary people, and he said they respected Yang Zhen but did not know the reason.

Jin Heng questioned why Mo Shuiyan and Wu Tao had stopped cultivating and spent their time among ordinary people. When Mo Shuiyan appeared to have advanced beyond him, she said she had found the answer, and Jin Heng rushed to confront Yang Zhen.

• Jin Heng warned Wu Tao that neglecting cultivation could make her regress, but she stayed focused on watching ants fight a caterpillar.
• Wu Tao asked whether Jin Heng thought she and Mo Shuiyan were wasting their time, and he insisted that Yang Zhen was an ignorant, lazy cultivator.
• Jin Heng boasted that he had broken through a minor realm and could now condense six heavenly phoenixes, making him stronger than Mo Shuiyan.
• Mo Shuiyan silently appeared behind Jin Heng, and he realized she had advanced so far that he could not sense her presence or True Essence.
• Mo Shuiyan told Jin Heng she had found the answer, and Jin Heng rushed toward Yang Zhen's thatched hut, suspecting he was responsible.

Yang Zhen revealed that Hua Youyue had cultivated thirty-six strands of Heavenly Radiance and teased Han Yan'er about his own achievement, which she guessed was a hundred strands. When Jin Heng arrived seeking help after seeing Mo Shuiyan’s rapid cultivation progress, Yang Zhen promised to help him in exchange for answers to his questions.

• Han Yan'er said she had cultivated twenty-nine strands of Heavenly Radiance, while Hua Youyue revealed she had cultivated thirty-six.
• Yang Zhen hinted that he had cultivated far more than fifty strands, and Han Yan'er guessed he had reached a hundred.
• Jin Heng arrived at Yang Zhen’s cottage and asked how Yang Zhen had helped Mo Shuiyan improve so quickly.
• Yang Zhen brought Jin Heng inside the ice palace and offered to improve his cultivation if Jin Heng answered his questions.
• Jin Heng eagerly agreed to tell Yang Zhen everything he knew.

Yang Zhen questioned Jin Heng about the Jade Pool Holy Land and learned that its Land of Seven Yin and Seven Yang was a protected sacred domain. He then offered to teach Jin Heng a technique that could unleash ten times his strength, ending by naming it Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus.

• Jin Heng admitted he did not know why the Third Holy Maiden had summoned the Heaven-Favored Children, but promised to answer Yang Zhen's other questions.
• Yang Zhen asked about the Jade Pool Holy Land, and Jin Heng mistook his interest for a desire to win the Third Holy Maiden's favor.
• Yang Zhen told Jin Heng he wanted to see the Third Holy Maiden, and Jin Heng promised to protect him in the Western Region.
• Yang Zhen asked about the Land of Seven Yin and Seven Yang, and Jin Heng explained that it was a sacred domain that required a special method to enter.
• Yang Zhen learned that Jin Heng possessed Heavenly Phoenix Spirit Fire and Golden Luan Star Fire, then offered to teach him a technique that could unleash ten times his strength.
• Jin Heng eagerly agreed to learn, and Yang Zhen named the method Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus.

Yang Zhen taught Jin Heng the principles of Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus, which required fusing two Companion Heavenly Fires, and led the group to a deserted place so Jin Heng could experiment. Mo Shuiyan challenged Yang Zhen to prove the fusion could work, promising to do whatever he said if Jin Heng succeeded.

• Jin Heng agreed to learn Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus after Yang Zhen explained that it could let him unleash ten times his strength.
• Yang Zhen explained that the technique required fusing two Companion Heavenly Fires, and Jin Heng admitted he had tried before but nearly blown himself up.
• Mo Shuiyan and Wu Tao arrived at the ice palace, and Jin Heng told them Yang Zhen wanted him to try fusing his fires.
• Yang Zhen stopped Jin Heng from experimenting in the ice palace and led everyone to find a deserted place.
• Mo Shuiyan insisted Companion Heavenly Fires could not be fused, and Yang Zhen challenged her to prove her wrong.
• Mo Shuiyan promised to do whatever Yang Zhen said if he could help Jin Heng succeed.

Yang Zhen gave Jin Heng his untested method for fusing two Companion Heavenly Fires, but Jin Heng’s first attempt exploded. After realizing what had gone wrong, Yang Zhen prepared to try the fusion himself, surprising Mo Shuiyan by revealing his own two flames.

• Yang Zhen led Jin Heng to a remote ravine and explained his method for fusing two Companion Heavenly Fires, while the others watched from a safe distance.
• Jin Heng began the fusion, but Yang Zhen stepped aside, admitting to Shameless Cat that he had never tested the method himself.
• Jin Heng’s attempt caused a powerful explosion, and he concluded that he had made a mistake despite sensing a chance for the flames to connect.
• Mo Shuiyan warned Yang Zhen not to let Jin Heng try again because their mission required him to remain unharmed.
• Yang Zhen asked Mo Shuiyan what she would do if he succeeded, then produced a Companion Heavenly Fire in each hand, leaving her stunned.

Yang Zhen revealed that he possessed Golden Lotus Heavenly Fire and Netherworld Karmic Fire, then attempted to fuse them despite warnings that the unstable flames could kill him. He successfully created a terrifying black lotus, leaving Jin Heng and Mo Shuiyan stunned.

• Jin Heng recognized Golden Lotus Heavenly Fire and Netherworld Karmic Fire in Yang Zhen's hands, while Mo Shuiyan reacted with disbelief at the rare flames.
• Yang Zhen told Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er to move away and announced that he would fuse the two fires to demonstrate Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus.
• Jin Heng, Mo Shuiyan, Wu Tao, Shameless Cat, Hua Youyue, and Han Yan'er warned Yang Zhen as the flames unleashed a dangerous presence.
• Yang Zhen pressed the two fires together and successfully fused them into a beautiful black lotus.
• Jin Heng and Mo Shuiyan stared in shock at the black lotus and its terrifying power.

Yang Zhen fused two Companion Heavenly Fires into a Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus and demonstrated its power by blasting a hillside into a valley. He offered to teach Jin Heng how to do it, leaving the young man eager to try.

• Jin Heng approached Yang Zhen in excitement, while Mo Shuiyan warned Yang Zhen to throw away the dangerous Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus.
• Wu Tao sensed that the lotus was stable and wondered how Yang Zhen had fused the fires.
• Yang Zhen told everyone to stand behind him, then threw the lotus and destroyed a nearby hillside in a massive explosion.
• Mo Shuiyan and Wu Tao were stunned by the lotus's power, while Jin Heng rushed to ask Yang Zhen how he had made it.
• Yang Zhen asked Jin Heng if he wanted to try, and Jin Heng eagerly asked whether he could do it too.

Yang Zhen taught Jin Heng to form a Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus and watched Wu Tao enter the Dao a second time through him. As Yang Zhen shut himself off in dismay, Yun La arrived with news that something had happened in the Western Region.

• Yang Zhen showed Jin Heng how to make yin and yang complement each other, and Jin Heng repeatedly failed before producing a weak Buddha's Wrathful Fire Lotus.
• Yang Zhen explained that Jin Heng had fused less than a third of the fire, while Yang Zhen had fused almost all of his.
• Wu Tao erupted with True Essence and Dao Rhyme, entering the Dao for a second time while staring at Yang Zhen.
• Mo Shuiyan realized that Wu Tao had entered the Dao through Yang Zhen, who squatted down and shut himself off in dismay.
• Yun La arrived and told Mo Shuiyan that something had happened in the Western Region.

Yun La returned with news that two Southern Frontier geniuses had entered the Jade Pool Holy Land, then learned Wu Tao had achieved Dao Entry through Yang Zhen. As the group prepared to return, Wu Tao’s presence surged and Yun La recognized that Great Origin was ascending to the Dao.

• Yun La told Mo Shuiyan and Jin Heng that two geniuses who had refined nine strands of Heavenly Radiance were being considered as Heaven-Favored People at the Jade Pool Holy Land.
• Yun La revealed that Jade Pool officials had mocked him when he reported Yang Zhen’s twenty strands of Heavenly Radiance, and urged the group to return so they could see the officials’ reaction.
• Yun La noticed the strange presence around Wu Tao, and Mo Shuiyan and Jin Heng explained that she had achieved Dao Entry through Yang Zhen.
• Yun La worried that Wu Tao had abandoned her own Dao, while Jin Heng insisted without explanation that it was a good thing.
• Wu Tao raised her head as her presence erupted, and Yun La exclaimed that Great Origin was ascending to the Dao.

Wu Tao entered Great Origin Dao Ascension and reached Subtlety after entering the Dao through Yang Zhen. Yang Zhen agreed to go to the Western Region with her and Yun La to confront the people who mocked him.

• Yun La saw that Wu Tao, Mo Shuiyan, and Jin Heng had advanced while he remained at a bottleneck, and realized Yang Zhen had helped them.
• Yun La urged Yang Zhen to go to the Western Region, but Yang Zhen initially dismissed the insults there and told Shameless Cat to stop him from giving people cultivation pointers.
• Wu Tao finished her breakthrough and thanked Yang Zhen, explaining that heaven and earth seemed deeper to her after entering the Dao through him.
• Yun La was shocked to hear that Wu Tao had reached Subtlety, while Wu Tao sensed a new connection to Yang Zhen.
• Yang Zhen turned down Wu Tao's proposed contest of strength and promised to take her to beat up the people in the Western Region who mocked him.

As rumors about Yang Zhen’s Heavenly Radiance spread through the Western Region, Yue Yazi revealed that Yun La had reported Yang Zhen cultivated twenty rays. Yue Yazi confronted Yun Kong over his defense of Yun La, but an unexpected voice interrupted their standoff.

• Cultivators in the Western Region debated whether Yang Zhen had cultivated twenty-five rays of Heavenly Radiance.
• Yue Yazi said Yun La had described Yang Zhen as cultivating twenty rays in front of the Jade Pool Holy Land’s people and the two Heaven-Favored People from the Southern Frontier.
• Yun Kong recognized Yue Yazi as the Demonic Sect’s Third Demoness and accused her of slandering Yun La.
• Yue Yazi revealed she had reached the Ninth Heaven of the Spirit Transformation Realm and challenged Yun Kong to make her apologize.
• An unfamiliar voice asked Yue Yazi whether the place was the Western Region.

Yun La and the North Isle group returned to the Western Region, and Yue Yazi questioned Yang Zhen about his Heavenly Radiance. Yang Zhen claimed he had cultivated a hundred strands, leaving everyone stunned.

• Yue Yazi greeted Yun La and noticed Yang Zhen among the newcomers from North Isle.
• Yue Yazi asked Yang Zhen whether he had cultivated twenty strands of Heavenly Radiance, while Yun La eagerly watched his response.
• A young cultivator challenged Yang Zhen, then was struck and sent flying by an unseen figure; Yang Zhen denied moving and accused him of staging the attack.
• Yue Yazi pressed Yang Zhen to say how many strands he had cultivated, and Yang Zhen claimed he had cultivated a hundred.