Recaps

Qin Chuan disrupted the novel’s plot by attacking Gu Xiran and Xie An, but Shen Qingyuan intervened when the Heavenly Dao struck back. After recovering, Qin Chuan returned to the sect competition, defeated Gu Xiran, and advanced toward a match with Pei Xuan.

• Qin Chuan entered the secret realm with Jin Pang and attacked Gu Xiran, but her protective treasures let her escape while a False Nascent Soul wolf demon turned on him.
• Jin Pang helped Qin Chuan survive two wolf demons, and Qin Chuan claimed the Tianquan Sword before Shen Qingyuan secretly reinforced his soul so he could kill the beasts.
• Qin Chuan and Jin Pang lured Xie An into their formations, but Shen Qingyuan intervened when Xie An’s protector arrived and the Heavenly Dao struck at Qin Chuan.
• Shen Qingyuan carried Qin Chuan home, planted three sword strikes in his sea of consciousness, and warned him not to attack Xie An while the Heavenly Dao protected him.
• Qin Chuan returned to the martial competition with Jin Pang, publicly accused Xie An and Pei Xuan of threatening him, and secured compensation from Yun Yao.
• Qin Chuan defeated Gu Xiran and Jiang Jin to reach the top four, while Pei Xuan defeated and severely injured Chu Zhan.
• Jin Pang rallied bets on Qin Chuan, and Shen Qingyuan secretly wagered a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones on him before his match with Pei Xuan.

Qin Chuan won the martial and formation competitions, deepened his alliance with Gu Hao, and prepared for the Cloud Province auction while growing closer to Shen Qingyuan. The arc ended with Qin Chuan arriving at the auction and provoking Jiang Lin in front of the protagonist’s group.

• Qin Chuan defeated Pei Xuan in the martial competition, despite the Heavenly Dao’s warning, and claimed his rewards as the fighting around the arena left Xie An badly injured.
• Jin Pang won the pill competition, while Yun Yao grew resentful and plotted to refine Shen Qingyuan for her Glazed Immaculate Physique.
• Qin Chuan defeated Jiang Lin in the formation competition with the Five Elements Life-Extinguishing Formation, and Chu Lanqiu’s offer to bring him to Formation Peak failed.
• Gu Hao allied with Qin Chuan and revealed that heavenly lightning had left Gu Xiyue a living corpse, then gave Qin Chuan spirit stones and golden scale fruits.
• Qin Chuan asked Shen Qingyuan for a hug, trained under her care, and received spirit stones and a one-use jade token before leaving to attend the Cloud Province auction.
• Qin Chuan traveled to Cloud Province with Gu Hao, developed a way to assemble a prefabricated formation, bought a mysterious finger bone, and acquired the Taunting Sword Art.
• At the auction venue, Qin Chuan noticed friction among Xie An, Pei Xuan, and Jiang Lin, then greeted Jiang Lin as “Martial Nephew Bai.”