Chapter Summaries

Jiang Beiran visited Linglong Workshop, where he taught Gao Lanwen about formations and tried to understand Xia Lingdang’s unease and Liu Weining’s attachment to Honghu Jade. He left Gao Lanwen encouraged to study and Shi Hongfang imagining a future with her, while the cause of Xia Lingdang’s fear remained unknown.

• Shi Hongfang told Jiang Beiran that Gao Lanwen had seemed troubled and invited him to Linglong Workshop, while Xia Lingdang said she had felt inexplicably afraid since arriving at the Shi Family.
• Jiang Beiran returned Honghu Jade to Liu Weining, who eagerly embraced it, then joined Gao Lanwen and explained that Shi Hongfang had brought him because she had questions about formations.
• Jiang Beiran noticed Gao Lanwen was struggling to learn formations, gave her three Formation Books to study, and encouraged her after seeing her work diligently.
• Shi Hongfang imagined Gao Lanwen thanking him and inviting him to dinner, while Jiang Beiran inspected the sleeping Liu Weining and found no evil spirit in her body.
• Shi Hongfang asked whether two names would suit a child, then decided he should ask Gu Liangren to divine a name, leaving Jiang Beiran to realize Shi Hongfang was imagining a future with Gao Lanwen.

Jiang Beiran met with Shi Weiyi and presented him with pills, including a late birthday gift, while bringing Liu Weining along after learning more about her jade-refining talent and rare treasures. The chapter ended with Jiang Beiran offering Shi Weiyi a second pill, the Qianyuan Hongbao Pill.

• Shi Hongfang left Linglong Workshop, and Jiang Beiran asked Liu Weining for the jade she had been holding.
• Jiang Beiran learned Liu Weining was a fifth-grade jade refiner and saw her Five-Venerable Azure Neon Jade, which her father had given her.
• Jiang Beiran let Liu Weining follow him, then encountered Lu Yangyu, who staged a cane-breaking mishap to get two maidservants to escort him.
• Jiang Beiran visited Shi Weiyi and gave him a Seven-Life Mystic Gate Pill as a late birthday gift.
• Shi Weiyi invited Jiang Beiran to stay for a meal featuring Eight-Extremity Fresh, and Jiang Beiran also offered him a Qianyuan Hongbao Pill.

Jiang Beiran used a rare Qianyuan Hongbao Pill to persuade Shi Weiyi to arrange trade between the Shi Family and the Gantian Sect, then accepted an unexpected invitation to a family banquet. The chapter left Jiang Beiran seated beside Shi Weiyi as the Sage’s grandson Shi Jingyu arrived and wondered why his grandfather treated the newcomer with such regard.

• Jiang Beiran offered Shi Weiyi a special Qianyuan Hongbao Pill and asked him to help establish trade between the Shi Family and the Gantian Sect.
• Shi Weiyi agreed to trade and gave Jiang Beiran a detailed contract with strict terms to deliver to Yan Guangqing.
• Shi Weiyi invited Jiang Beiran to dine with his family, where Jiang Beiran gave Shi Muqing a jade gourd as a gift.
• Shi Weiyi seated Jiang Beiran beside him at the family banquet, and Shi Jingyu arrived and silently assessed the honored guest.

At a family banquet, Shi Weiyi tried to draw Jiang Beiran into the Shi Family’s dealings, but Jiang Beiran pushed back while keeping their relationship cordial. After he left, Shi Yutong thanked him for finding the Sun-Slaying Glaze and again asked to become his disciple.

• Shi Yutong arrived at the banquet, and Jiang Beiran realized she was Shi Weiyi’s granddaughter and had likely learned about the Sun-Slaying Glaze through her family.
• After the meal, Shi Weiyi raised a dispute over Yunxing Ore and invited Jiang Beiran to help with the Shi Family’s affairs.
• Jiang Beiran joked about digging up the food he had eaten, making the family members assume he had powerful backing; Shi Weiyi laughed and said he only expected help when Jiang Beiran was able.
• Jiang Beiran agreed to visit Shi Weiyi when he had time, then left to tell the Gantian Sect about the matter.
• Shi Yutong caught up with Jiang Beiran, thanked him for finding the Sun-Slaying Glaze, and asked again to study divination under him.

Jiang Beiran gave Shi Yutong an impossible divination test to discourage her from seeking discipleship, then learned that Immortal Gu might be headed to the Wei Kingdom. He prepared to travel there with Shi Fenglan and Xia Lingdang after receiving a lead to the Senluo Sect.

• Jiang Beiran gave Shi Yutong a turtle shell and said he would take her as a disciple if she could use it to find his location, and Shi Yutong accepted the test.
• Jiang Beiran retrieved Liu Weining and visited Lu Yangyu, who told him Immortal Gu might have been invited to the Senluo Sect in the Wei Kingdom.
• Lu Yangyu gave Jiang Beiran a Dharma Ruler and a map marking the Senluo Sect, and Jiang Beiran agreed to travel there and wait for Lu Yangyu's Senior Brother.
• Jiang Beiran retrieved the Honghu Jade from Liu Weining and returned to Ten Thousand Flower Valley.
• Jiang Beiran told Shi Fenglan and Xia Lingdang to prepare for a trip to the Wei Kingdom, let them finish their card game, and then led them toward the Flying Mansion.

Jiang Beiran met Gu Liangren in Senluo Town and learned that Gu considered him a destined one connected to Shi Fenglan and a coming calamity. Gu left without clarifying much, and Jiang Beiran prepared to return and meet Lu Yangyu’s Senior Brother.

• Jiang Beiran arrived in Senluo Town with Xia Lingdang while Shi Fenglan and Qu Yangze stayed aboard the Flying Mansion.
• Jiang Beiran waited in a teahouse, where Gu Liangren approached him and led him out of town.
• Gu Liangren identified Jiang Beiran as the destined one who could resolve Shi Fenglan’s karmic hindrance, but refused to explain how or when it would happen.
• Gu Liangren hinted that Xia Lingdang was extraordinary and warned Jiang Beiran that a great calamity was coming.
• Gu Liangren rode away on a cloud, and Jiang Beiran decided to return and meet Lu Yangyu’s Senior Brother.

Jiang Beiran reflected on Gu Liangren’s claims about his fate and a coming calamity, then met Zhu Tianlu, who offered to help him. Their conversation introduced Wei Kingdom’s thriving mystic arts and Thousand Mechanism Hall, which Jiang Beiran became interested in joining.

• Jiang Beiran reasoned that diviners could not predict his past or future and wondered how he might resolve other people’s karmic hindrances.
• Jiang Beiran connected Gu Liangren’s description of a person of Heaven’s mandate to Shi Fenglan and considered whether her troubles reflected the Shi Family’s karmic hindrance.
• Jiang Beiran concluded that Gu Liangren’s warning of a great calamity concerned the entire Profound Dragon Continent.
• Zhu Tianlu met Jiang Beiran, accepted his wine, and offered to answer his questions, though he knew little about Wei Kingdom’s politics.
• Zhu Tianlu explained that Wei Kingdom’s abundant mineral resources had helped it become a center for high-grade Mystic Art Masters and that Thousand Mechanism Hall required members to be at least eighth-grade.
• Jiang Beiran learned that joining Thousand Mechanism Hall also required imperial recognition and a test, and he decided to investigate the organization further.

Jiang Beiran returned from the Wei Kingdom without meeting Gu Liangren publicly, then brought the Shi Family’s trade contract to Yan Guangqing. The chapter ended as Yan Guangqing began reviewing the terms.

• Zhu Tianlu told Jiang Beiran that Immortal Gu’s expected visit to the Wei Kingdom had disappeared from the news, so Jiang Beiran decided to return to the Tong Kingdom.
• Jiang Beiran praised Shi Fenglan’s painting, then left the Shi Family’s Ten Thousand Flower Valley with Xia Lingdang while Shi Fenglan stayed behind to play.
• The system warned Jiang Beiran against taking Xia Lingdang out, and he left her in place before visiting Shi Hongfang and Lu Yangyu to say farewell.
• Jiang Beiran returned to the Gantian Sect and presented Yan Guangqing with the Shi Family’s trade contract.
• Yan Guangqing said he had arranged protection for Lu Ningxiang and her family, then began reading the contract while Jiang Beiran waited.

Jiang Beiran secured Yan Guangqing’s approval of the contract and declined to take Yan Guanyue along on his travels. He brought the stamped contract to the Shi Family, where he waited to see the Sage and encountered Shi Yutong.

• Yan Guangqing accepted Jiang Beiran’s contract, gave him a pass token, and spoke of their ambitions and possible rivalry over the Profound Dragon Continent.
• Yan Guangqing asked Jiang Beiran to take Yan Guanyue traveling with him, but Jiang Beiran refused, so Yan Guangqing decided she could travel alone.
• Jiang Beiran left with the stamped contract and returned to the Shi Family to deliver it and notify them of the agreement.
• While Jiang Beiran waited in the Reception Hall, two maids admired his looks and discussed whether he was married.
• Shi Yutong joined Jiang Beiran and told him that two visitors from the Divine Dream Sect had been meeting with her grandfather.

Jiang Beiran rejected Shi Yutong’s request to make her divination test easier, then delivered the Gantian Sect agreement to Shi Weiyi and sought information about the Ancient Ruins. Back at the Flying Mansion, he discovered the King Gu were absorbing energy unusually fast and decided to test whether their growth was strengthening Qu Yangze.

• Jiang Beiran noticed Shi Yutong’s unusual jade divination sticks and refused to lower the difficulty of her test, earning a Divination point from the system.
• Jiang Beiran gave Shi Weiyi the agreement signed by Yan Guangqing and asked about the Ancient Ruins, but Shi Weiyi offered no information without an exchange of equal value.
• Jiang Beiran sent letters to Gu Qinghuan to investigate the Ancient Ruins and Beast Tamer associations, and to Lin Shiyun about changing her fate pattern and introducing Zhu Shangzhen to the Lin Family.
• Jiang Beiran found that the King Gu in Qu Yangze had become unusually active and were absorbing more energy, while Qu Yangze felt stronger despite mushrooms growing on him.
• Jiang Beiran concluded the King Gu might be feeding extra energy back to Qu Yangze and ordered four hours of full-strength sparring each day to test his theory.

Jiang Beiran pushed Qu Yangze through an intense sparring session, forcing his Gu Human abilities to develop and exhausting his excess energy. After arranging to meet Lin Shiyun, Jiang Beiran received her reply agreeing to come over, while she worried that asking him for compensation had seemed improper.

• Qu Yangze revealed new combat abilities, including a detachable poisonous tail, thread-producing arms, and powerful pincers, but Jiang Beiran blocked his attacks and found that he barely tired.
• Jiang Beiran struck Qu Yangze repeatedly and provoked a near-death response that let Qu Yangze move slightly to evade his punch.
• Qu Yangze discovered that his strength had increased, then fought Jiang Beiran for four hours until he was exhausted and the mushrooms stopped growing on his body.
• Jiang Beiran received Gu Qinghuan's promise to investigate the Ancient Ruins and Beast Taming Guild, along with Lin Shiyun's message that she could visit at any time.
• Lin Shiyun regretted that her reply might make her seem low-class for seeking compensation, and paced anxiously while reassuring herself that Jiang Beiran would not mind.

Jiang Beiran taught Lin Shiyun a method to alter her fate and introduced Zhu Shangzhen to her as a talent for the Lin Family. Back at the Flying Mansion, he trained Qu Yangze and began teaching Xia Lingdang to prepare barbecue.

• Jiang Beiran wrote Gui Water on Lin Shiyun's palm, explained how it could alter her Seven Killings fate, and gave her detailed instructions to follow for three months.
• Jiang Beiran praised Lin Shiyun for finding information about the Imperial Gu and introduced Zhu Shangzhen to her as a promising talent for the Lin Family.
• Jiang Beiran left Lin Shiyun and Zhu Shangzhen to discuss matters, expecting the Lin Family to nurture Zhu Shangzhen and give him a place to belong.
• At the Flying Mansion, Jiang Beiran watched Shi Fenglan paint, then trained Qu Yangze and explained that his body could not keep up with his excellent eyesight.
• Jiang Beiran agreed to teach Xia Lingdang to grill meat and began showing her how to marinate pork belly with fruit juice.

Jiang Beiran investigated the Ancient Ruins and learned of the powerful beast Zhu Yan, then traveled to Tan Kingdom to seek guidance from a famous eighth-grade Beast Tamer. As the group prepared for a visit to the Canghai Sect, Xia Lingdang was welcomed as their Junior Sister.

• Jiang Beiran read Gu Qinghuan's report that the Ancient Ruins held only Exotic Beasts and learned that Zhu Yan had reportedly driven back two human Mystic Saints.
• Jiang Beiran decided to visit Tan Kingdom to meet an eighth-grade Beast Tamer and learn more about Shi Fenglan's talent.
• In Jiashan County, Gu Qinghuan reported that three families and two sects had allied against the Shen Family and that he was still investigating the Ancient Ruins.
• Gu Qinghuan told Jiang Beiran that the Beast Tamer was a guest elder of the powerful Canghai Sect, and later confirmed that the master had agreed to receive them the next day.
• Jiang Beiran assigned Gu Qinghuan the questions for the visit because he wanted to avoid drawing attention to himself in Tan Kingdom.
• Qu Yangze reunited with Gu Qinghuan, Wu Qingce, and Luo Wenzhou, and the three welcomed Xia Lingdang as their Junior Sister.

Gu Qinghuan and his companions secured a recommendation to join a Beast Tamer Association and learned about the rare Secret Heart Mandala Body. Jiang Beiran suspected Shi Fenglan had that constitution, worried others might exploit it, and returned to the Shi Family to ask to meet her father.

• Wen Yunyan brought Gu Qinghuan, Luo Wenzhou, and Wu Qingce to meet You Zizhen, who agreed to recommend Wu Qingce to his Beast Tamer Association.
• Gu Qinghuan asked You Zizhen about people who befriended Exotic Beasts naturally, and You Zizhen identified them as possessing the Secret Heart Mandala Body.
• Gu Qinghuan reported You Zizhen's answer to Jiang Beiran, who suspected Shi Fenglan had the rare constitution and feared it could expose her to exploitation.
• Jiang Beiran asked whether You Zizhen knew of anyone else with the constitution, but Gu Qinghuan said the master had not answered.
• Jiang Beiran returned to the Shi Family and asked Shi Hongfang to arrange a face-to-face meeting with Shi Fenglan's father.

Jiang Beiran told Shi Yan that Shi Fenglan possessed the Secret Heart Mandala Body, and Shi Yan entrusted him with deciding how to handle her talent. Jiang Beiran chose to keep her ability secret, then took her to meet the Dark Nether Qiongqi, who revealed that its brother had been driven out of Four Saints Land.

• Jiang Beiran informed Shi Yan that Shi Fenglan had the Secret Heart Mandala Body and warned that public knowledge could attract covetous people.
• Shi Yan let Jiang Beiran decide whether to reveal Shi Fenglan's talent, thanked him for making his daughter happy, and privately lamented that he could not protect her himself.
• Jiang Beiran decided to keep Shi Fenglan's constitution low-profile and invited her to a dangerous place; she eagerly agreed to go with him.
• Jiang Beiran took Shi Fenglan to the Dark Nether Qiongqi, which happily welcomed her and learned that Jiang Beiran had found a possible refuge for its kind.
• The Dark Nether Qiongqi rejected Four Saints Land because its big brother had been driven out, and explained that tribes there fought over the four ancient saints' souls and expelled the losing side.

Jiang Beiran persuaded the Dark Nether Qiongqi to enter the Four Saints Land and seek revenge for its banished big brother, then escorted it and sixty-three other Exotic Beasts into the Ancient Ruins. After entering the forest, Jiang Beiran received a system reward and continued deeper with the group, alert to the powerful beasts within.

• Jiang Beiran learned that the Four Saints Land’s sanctuaries empowered Exotic Beasts and that the Dark Nether Qiongqi’s big brother had been driven out after losing territory.
• Jiang Beiran called the Dark Nether Qiongqi a coward for avoiding the Four Saints Land, then persuaded it to return and help its big brother reclaim his territory.
• Jiang Beiran checked the Zeng Kingdom boundary and discovered that a defensive Formation Technique blocked beasts from leaving the Ancient Ruins but allowed outsiders to enter.
• Jiang Beiran returned to the barrier, gathered sixty-four Exotic Beasts into the Flying Mansion, and flew them across the boundary into the Ancient Ruins.
• A system option appeared as the group traveled, so Jiang Beiran landed the Flying Mansion and received a Constitution +1 reward after stepping onto the ground.
• Jiang Beiran led the Exotic Beasts through the quiet forest and continued deeper into the Ancient Ruins.

Jiang Beiran explored the forest in Four Saints Land, collecting unfamiliar medicinal plants before emerging onto the Red Soil Continent, where he learned that its special aura strengthened Exotic Beasts. A Lu Bird’s patrol drew a herd of beasts to confront him, and they were shocked when he spoke their language.

• Jiang Beiran spent hours gathering unusual flowers and medicinal herbs while Dark Nether Qiongqi and the other Exotic Beasts followed him.
• Jiang Beiran told the beasts they were free to go, but they chose to stay near him as he searched for the forest’s exit.
• Jiang Beiran and the beasts emerged onto the Red Soil Continent, where he sensed abundant spiritual energy and learned from Dark Nether Qiongqi about an aura that toughened Exotic Beasts’ bodies.
• A six-headed Lu Bird questioned Dark Nether Qiongqi, and Jiang Beiran sensed a herd of Exotic Beasts approaching after the bird raised the alarm.
• A Kui Ox arrived with the herd and confronted Jiang Beiran, whose speech in their language astonished the Exotic Beasts.

Jiang Beiran brought the Dark Nether Qiongqi to the Exotic Beasts’ territory and gained permission to meet their chieftain. He entered the Sanctuary with Shi Fenglan and the Qiongqi, where he came face to face with the Taowu chieftain.

• Jiang Beiran explained why he had brought the Dark Nether Qiongqi, and the Kui Ox said it would consult its chieftain before deciding whether to shelter them.
• Jiang Beiran summoned Shi Fenglan, whose scent fascinated the Kui Ox; the Dark Nether Qiongqi then revealed its Red Spirit-level strength and clashed with the Kui Ox before Jiang Beiran calmed it.
• The Kui Ox returned and led Jiang Beiran, Shi Fenglan, and the Dark Nether Qiongqi through the Exotic Beasts’ camp to the chieftain’s hill.
• The Kui Ox allowed Shi Fenglan to enter after she pleaded with it, though it warned Jiang Beiran to keep her from offending the chieftain.
• The Kui Ox took them underground into the Sanctuary, where Jiang Beiran sensed a soul-stirring power and the Dark Nether Qiongqi reacted with reverence.
• The Kui Ox announced their arrival, and Jiang Beiran recognized the chieftain by its appearance as a Taowu.

Jiang Beiran established himself as a mysterious, nonhuman benefactor to Taowu by healing its old injuries with a spirit pill. Taowu agreed to show him around its territory, while its glimpse of Dark Nether Qiongqi's past left it intrigued.

• Taowu tried to see Jiang Beiran's past and future but found only darkness, and Jiang Beiran answered that he could be human and could also not be human.
• Jiang Beiran gave Taowu a Qianyuan Creation Golden Pill, which eased its old injuries and won its trust.
• Dark Nether Qiongqi asked for a pill, and Jiang Beiran gave it a Nine-Winding Spirit Pill that treated its injuries.
• Taowu agreed to guide Jiang Beiran around its territory but insisted that exchanges with it remain equivalent.
• Taowu asked Dark Nether Qiongqi to arrange a dwelling, then glimpsed a familiar face in its past and asked Jiang Beiran how to address him.
• Taowu noticed Shi Fenglan, said it was beginning to like Jiang Beiran, and led the group onward.

Jiang Beiran examined the Holy Spring in Taowu's territory, recognized its unusual spiritual energy, and proposed developing it into useful products. After avoiding a dangerous exploration beneath the spring eye, he continued touring the territory and began building rapport with Taowu by roasting lamb skewers.

• Taowu brought Jiang Beiran and Shi Fenglan to the Holy Spring, where Jiang Beiran tasted its concentrated spiritual energy and proposed making Spirit Wine and other useful goods from it.
• Jiang Beiran dove into the spring with Taowu, but a system warning led him to stop exploring beneath the spring eye and return to the surface.
• Taowu joked about charging Jiang Beiran for the water he drank, then continued showing him the territory and its rare treasures.
• Jiang Beiran suggested they rest and eat, then roasted lamb skewers for Taowu, who eagerly tasted them and praised their flavor.