Chapter Summaries

Zhou Fuling persuaded Zhou Xuan to let her search the Black Rain Zone for Lu Ming, while Wen Liu set out to join Lin Changkong against the Thunderfire Hall. Li Yan intercepted Wen Liu and revealed she intended to kill him and his men to protect her daughter.

• Zhou Xuan activated the main Restriction Flag, driving back the black rain as Zhou Fuling worried about Lu Ming and the danger he faced.
• Zhou Fuling convinced Zhou Xuan to send Commander Fu with her to search for spirit objects, and she flew toward the Black Rain Zone.
• Wen Liu left the woods with four subordinates, intending to join forces with Lin Changkong against Lu Jin and the Thunderfire Hall.
• Li Yan blocked Wen Liu's path, transformed her hairpin into a sword, and prepared to kill him and his men for her daughter's sake.

Lu Jin revealed that he had condensed Thunderfire True Qi and fought Lin Changkong, who had expected to destroy Thunderfire Hall. With an unknown Divine Ability Master engaging Wen Liu elsewhere, the two halls’ forces clashed, leaving their fate to the battle.

• Lin Changkong questioned Lu Jin about his recovery and the secret behind Thunderfire Hall, then attacked with Golden Gang True Qi.
• Lu Jin used Thunderfire True Qi to summon a hawk that blocked Lin Changkong’s golden serpent, revealing that he had become a True Qi Master.
• Lin Changkong realized Lu Jin had killed Guo Kui with his new power and resolved to fight despite his advantage in the density of their True Qi.
• A distant clash of Primordial Qi revealed that someone had engaged Wen Liu, reducing the pressure on Lu Jin.
• Lu Jin attacked Lin Changkong with a Thunderfire Whip as Lin Changkong ordered the Golden Gang Sword Hall to attack Thunderfire Hall.

The Golden Gang Sword Hall ambushed Lu Qingyan and the others, bringing back the powerful Han Feng to fight them. Lu Ming faced Zhao Changming and revealed overwhelming cultivation and a Thunderfire Whip refined to the Perfection Realm, leaving Zhao Changming stunned.

• Xu Xiong and the Golden Gang Sword Hall attacked Lu Qingyan and the others, with Han Feng joining their ranks.
• Lü Feng volunteered to hold off Han Feng while Lu Ming moved into the woods.
• Zhao Changming confronted Lu Ming and was shocked by the strength of Lu Ming's Primordial Qi.
• Zhao Changming used the Golden Pattern Body and Golden Light Art at Perfection Realm and the Golden Gang Sword at Major Accomplishment Realm.
• Lu Ming formed the Thunderfire Whip at Major Accomplishment Realm, then used Fire Lotus Yuan Qi to raise it to Perfection Realm with nine sections.

Lu Ming defeated Zhao Changming with his Perfection Realm Thunderfire Whip, revealing his extraordinary strength and rapid healing. Zhao Changming asked to die in peace, but Lu Ming killed him without answering.

• Zhao Changming was stunned to learn that Lu Ming had mastered the Thunderfire Whip at the Perfection Realm.
• Lu Ming used the whip’s power over Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi to overwhelm Zhao Changming and destroy his Golden Gang Sword.
• Zhao Changming launched a desperate sword attack, but Lu Ming took the wound on his shoulder and struck Zhao Changming down.
• Zhao Changming realized Lu Ming was behind Thunderfire Hall’s rise and asked him to reveal his secret before killing him.
• Lu Ming refused Zhao Changming’s request and smashed his head with the Thunderfire Whip.

Lu Ming emerged after killing Zhao Changming, turning the battle’s tide just as Han Feng was about to finish Lü Feng. Han Feng launched a surprise attack on Lu Ming, but Lu Ming revealed jade-green Primordial Qi wings and escaped into the air, leaving both sides stunned.

• Lu Qingyan fought Xu Xiong while worrying that Lü Feng was struggling against Han Feng.
• Han Feng defeated Lü Feng and prepared to deliver a killing blow.
• Lu Ming’s arrival with Zhao Changming’s corpse revealed that he had killed Zhao Changming.
• Han Feng suddenly attacked Lu Ming, but Lu Ming unfurled Primordial Qi wings and dodged the sword strike by flying into the air.

Lu Ming used his flying Divine Ability to lure Han Feng away from the battlefield, then unveiled the mysterious Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus against him. The lotus collided with Han Feng's golden sword Gang as Lu Ming leapt into a ravine, and its destructive flames erupted through the mountains.

• Lu Ming flew away from the battlefield, drawing Han Feng into pursuit while Lu Qingyan and the others watched anxiously.
• Lin Changkong and Lu Jin continued their True Qi battle as Lin Changkong planned to wait for Han Feng to defeat Lu Ming; Lu Jin secretly formed a lightning talisman in his palm.
• Han Feng threatened to return and kill Lu Ming's father and allies, so Lu Ming landed on a rocky outcrop and faced him.
• Lu Ming revealed a Fire Lotus of emerald and golden flames, naming it Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus, and tossed it toward Han Feng.
• Han Feng struck at the Fire Lotus with his golden Gang as Lu Ming jumped into the ravine, and the lotus unleashed destructive flames.

Lu Ming used Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus against Han Feng, surviving its destructive flames through the Flame of Life's healing power while Han Feng disappeared. As Lu Jin and Lin Changkong resumed their confrontation, Lin Changkong revealed a Golden Crow Diagram that could unleash power rivaling a Quasi-Grandmaster Divine Ability.

• Lu Jin recognized the mountain-wide destruction as the likely result of Lu Ming using Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus and worried that Lu Ming might have been caught in its flames.
• Lu Ming emerged badly burned from the ravaged mountains and healed rapidly with the Flame of Life.
• Lin Changkong demanded to know where Han Feng was, and Lu Ming suggested that Han Feng might have been burned to ash.
• Lu Jin blocked Lin Changkong as Lin Changkong's plans unraveled and the two prepared to continue their fight.
• Lin Changkong revealed a Golden Crow Diagram bestowed by a grandmaster of the Great Golden Crow Hall and said it could be used once more with power rivaling a Quasi-Grandmaster Divine Ability.

Lin Changkong unleashed the Golden Crow Diagram’s Golden Crow Divine Fire, but Lu Jin revealed a hidden lightning technique that proved to be a true Grandmaster Divine Ability. The chapter ended as Lu Jin’s enormous lightning palm descended and Lin Changkong realized he faced a deadly threat.

• Lu Ming prepared to use another Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus if Lu Jin fell behind, while Lu Jin remained calm about Lin Changkong’s revealed trump card.
• Lu Jin taunted Lin Changkong and declared that the Thunderfire Hall would manage the Golden Gang Sword Hall’s businesses after winning the contest.
• Lin Changkong poured his True Qi and essence blood into the Golden Crow Diagram, summoning a purple-gold sea of fire that formed a gigantic Golden Crow and attacked Lu Jin.
• Lu Jin revealed a purple lightning talisman on his palm and invoked thunderclouds that gathered Primordial Qi into a colossal lightning-marked hand.
• Lin Changkong recognized Lu Jin’s technique as a true Grandmaster Divine Ability and reacted with shock and fear.

Lu Jin used the Lu Clan’s hidden Grandmaster Divine Ability to defeat Lin Changkong, while Lu Ming realized the clan still carried remnants of its powerful legacy. Lin Changkong’s failed escape ended with Lu Ming killing him, though his dying threat left the Great Golden Crow Hall as a future danger.

• Lu Jin’s lightning-talisman hand overwhelmed Lin Changkong’s three-legged golden crow and destroyed it.
• Lin Changkong fled after suffering backlash, but Lu Jin pursued him and struck him down despite his offers and threats.
• Lu Ming caught the Heaven and Earth Sleeve that fell from Lin Changkong’s body.
• Lu Ming found Lin Changkong apparently dead, but Lin Changkong revealed he was still alive and tried to shatter a boulder with Primordial Qi.
• Lu Ming dropped successive boulders until Lin Changkong ran out of strength and died, cursing Lu Ming and threatening revenge from the Great Golden Crow Hall.

After Lu Ming and Lu Jin defeated Lin Changkong and destroyed the Golden Gang Sword Hall’s remaining leaders, Lu Jin explained the hidden Grandmaster Divine Ability, Purple Firmament Great Thunder Talisman. The Thunderfire Hall celebrated its victory, and Lu Jin brought Lu Ming to meet the woman who had secretly helped them.

• Lu Jin praised Lu Ming’s caution, took Lin Changkong’s Heaven and Earth Sleeve, and burned the corpse to ensure he was dead.
• Lu Jin revealed that the Lu Clan had preserved the Grandmaster Divine Ability Purple Firmament Great Thunder Talisman and promised to teach it to Lu Ming when the time was right.
• Lu Jin killed the Golden Gang Sword Hall’s Great Divine Ability Practitioners while Lu Ming followed and treated the wounded, including Lu Jinglei.
• Lu Qingyan, Lü Feng, and the other survivors celebrated the Thunderfire Hall’s victory, and Lu Jin invited former instructors to return.
• Lu Jin led Lu Ming to a nearby mountaintop and thanked Clan Head Li for helping them; Lu Ming recognized her as Auntie Li and asked whether she had stopped Lin Changkong’s Divine Ability Master.

Li Yan and Zhou Fuling arrived after Lu Jin killed Lin Changkong, and they offered support to Lu Ming and Thunderfire Hall. Lu Jin announced that the Golden Gang Sword Hall might soon cease to exist, leaving Commander Fu stunned.

• Li Yan praised Lu Jin's strength and asked him to keep her aid secret, while Lu Ming thanked her for helping him.
• Li Yan and Lu Jin discussed how Thunderfire Hall and the Li Clan might cooperate to take over the Golden Gang Sword Hall's businesses.
• Zhou Fuling and Commander Fu arrived, and Zhou Fuling disguised her concern for Lu Ming as a search for spiritual herbs.
• Commander Fu asked where Lin Changkong had gone, and Lu Jin said he had slain him and that the Golden Gang Sword Hall might disappear from Qingyuan Market.
• Commander Fu challenged Lu Jin's claim in disbelief.

Lu Jin revealed that he had cultivated True Qi and killed Lin Changkong, while Zhou Fuling gave Lu Ming a precious healing pill before leaving. When Zhou Xuan’s flag pushed back the Black Rain, Lu Ming and Lu Jin saw the Sacred Ruins deep within the zone, but an Eight-Armed Rain Spawn extinguished the wind and hid them again.

• Lu Jin showed Commander Fu his Thunderfire True Qi and confirmed that he had killed Lin Changkong.
• Zhou Fuling gave Lu Ming an Ice Lotus Essence-Protecting Pill and left with Commander Fu for Qingyuan Market.
• Lu Jin told Lu Ming that Zhou Xuan’s main flag had been activated, driving back the Black Rain and completing the task.
• Lu Ming and Lu Jin glimpsed ancient buildings, jade towers, and other wonders in the Sacred Ruins deep within the Black Rain Zone.
• An Eight-Armed Rain Spawn dispelled the yellow wind with black rain, hiding the ruins and prompting Lu Jin to warn that Qingyuan Market would soon become unsettled.

Lu Ming and his companions returned safely to Thunderfire Hall after witnessing the upheaval in the Black Rain Zone, while the rumored sacred ruin stirred covetous interest across Qingyuan Market. Lu Jin then led Thunderfire Hall in raiding and absorbing the fallen Golden Gang Sword Hall, leaving Thunderfire Hall as the market’s foremost hall.

• Lu Jin warned Lu Ming that the sacred ruin could draw powerful outsiders to Qingyuan Market and told him to help Mengmeng escape if the Great Golden Crow Hall arrived.
• Lu Ming resolved to cultivate the Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner Divine Ability and seek the Highness Zhou Xuan had mentioned.
• Lu Ming and the others returned safely to Thunderfire Hall, where Zhong Ying and Lu Mengmeng welcomed them before the exhausted group rested.
• Reports of the sacred ruin and rumors that Lin Changkong and his fighters had died in battle with Thunderfire Hall spread through Qingyuan Market.
• Lu Jin led Thunderfire Hall’s Great Divine Ability Practitioners to raid Golden Gang Sword Hall and revealed that he had reached the True Qi Master realm.
• Thunderfire Hall took over Golden Gang Sword Hall’s businesses, and the defeated hall lost its Divine Ability inheritance and its place as Qingyuan Market’s leading hall.

Lu Ming continued cultivating after Thunderfire Hall defeated Golden Gang Sword Hall, then visited the market office to ask about the Sacred Ruins. The chapter ended with him seeking confirmation from Zhou Xuan about the ruins in the Black Rain Zone.

• Lu Ming refined the Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner and sensed that his twelfth Divine Ability Dharma Mark was nearly complete.
• Lu Ming considered finding a spirit flame to strengthen Buddha's Fury Flame Lotus and temper his Divine Ability Bone.
• Lu Ming left Thunderfire Hall, now drawing many new disciples after Golden Gang Sword Hall's defeat, and went to the market office to learn more about the Sacred Ruins.
• Zhou Xuan and Cheng Shan expressed surprise that Lu Jin had killed Lin Changkong, and Lu Ming gave a vague account of the battle.
• Lu Ming gave Zhou Fuling a sachet made by his mother, which she happily accepted.
• Lu Ming asked Zhou Xuan whether the Sacred Ruins deep in the Black Rain Zone really existed.

Lu Ming learned that the Sacred Ruins were real and that Zhou Xuan was trying to contain news of them, while Her Highness might arrive early. After revealing his rapid progress in the Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner, Lu Ming planned to seek a higher-grade spirit fire in Fengyang Prefecture with Zhou Xuan.

• Zhou Xuan told Lu Ming that the Sacred Ruins were real, that Her Highness had come for them, and that he planned to seek the prefect’s help to contain the news.
• Zhou Xuan warned Lu Ming to cultivate the Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner to Major Accomplishment before Her Highness arrived, and Lu Ming revealed that he had already condensed seven Golden Flame Marks.
• Lu Ming asked Zhou Xuan where he could find a spirit fire, and Zhou Xuan said one might be available in Fengyang Prefecture but would cost hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Gold Sand.
• Zhou Xuan learned that Lu Ming had cultivated nineteen strands of Clear Qi and invited him to Fengyang Prefecture to look for news of a spirit fire.
• Lu Ming agreed to ask his grandfather about the trip, then left the market office as Zhou Fuling offered to see him out.

Lu Ming learned that cultivating the Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner posed little danger, though the task in the Sacred Ruins would be risky, and Zhou Fuling gave him the other three Spirit Banner cultivation methods to study. After Lu Ming told Lu Jin that he would accompany Zhou Xuan to Fengyang Prefecture, Lu Jin agreed and handed him the Heaven and Earth Sleeve.

• Lu Ming asked Zhou Fuling about the dangers of cultivating the Sun-Shining Golden Flame Banner and the task Her Highness would require of him.
• Zhou Fuling explained that the banner was one part of the Four Aspects Divine Banner Great Spirit Restriction and that Ye Ling cultivated the Nether Moon Spirit Spring Banner.
• Zhou Fuling gave Lu Ming three Divine Ability Jades containing the other Spirit Banner cultivation methods, warning him not to cultivate them.
• Lu Ming returned to Thunderfire Hall and told Lu Jin that Zhou Xuan planned to go to Fengyang Prefecture to ask the prefect to suppress the news and had invited him along.
• Lu Jin approved Lu Ming's trip and gave him the Heaven and Earth Sleeve to take with him.

Lu Jin gave Lu Ming a Heaven and Earth Sleeve stocked with Heavenly Gold Sand, and Lu Ming learned to activate it with his Fire Lotus Yuan Qi. When Lu Ming raised the subject of his maternal grandfather’s upcoming birthday, Zhong Ying agreed to take the whole family to Fengyang Prefecture and face Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall after nearly twenty years away.

• Lu Jin gave Lu Ming the Heaven and Earth Sleeve and three hundred thousand Heavenly Gold Sand, and Lu Ming successfully activated it with his Fire Lotus Yuan Qi.
• Lu Jin reminded Lu Ming that his maternal grandfather’s birthday was approaching, and Lu Ming agreed to ask his parents about their plans.
• At dinner, Lu Ming offered to carry a gift to his maternal grandfather, and Zhong Ying surprised him by proposing that the whole family go together.
• Zhong Ying explained that after fearing for her family’s safety, she had been prepared to return to Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall and set aside her pride to protect Lu Mengmeng.
• Lu Ming reassured Zhong Ying that his strength and achievements would protect her from ridicule, and Lu Qingyan agreed to travel with her to Fengyang Prefecture.

Zhong Ying and her family traveled with Zhou Xuan and Zhou Fuling to Fengyang Prefecture so she could visit the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall and celebrate her father’s birthday. As they neared the prefecture, Lu Ming and Zhou Fuling grew closer during the journey.

• Lu Jin approved Zhong Ying’s decision to visit her family and asked Lu Qingyan to convey his birthday wishes to her father.
• Lu Ming’s family met Zhou Xuan and Zhou Fuling at the city gates, then set off together for Fengyang Prefecture.
• Zhou Fuling invited Lu Ming and Lu Mengmeng into her carriage, where she and Lu Ming talked about the family’s old conflict with the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall.
• Zhou Fuling offered to support Lu Ming when he visited the hall, but became upset when he told her not to trouble herself over his affairs.
• Lu Ming gave Zhou Fuling a bracelet woven from medicinal herbs, and she accepted it and resumed chatting with him.
• After three days of travel, the group approached Fengyang Prefecture.

Zhong Ying returned to the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall with Lu Ming, Lu Qingyan, and Lu Mengmeng to visit her father, Zhong Taiyue. Their reunion began to mend their long-standing estrangement, and the chapter ended with Zhong Taiyue warmly greeting his grandchildren.

• Lu Ming parted ways with Zhou Xuan and Zhou Fuling after their group entered Fengyang City.
• Zhong Ying arrived at the Golden Bell Mystic Gang Hall with her family and gathered courage from Lu Qingyan and Lu Ming to enter.
• Liang Gao recognized Zhong Ying at the gift registry and eagerly led her family to the main courtyard.
• Zhong Taiyue met Zhong Ying, and she called him Father, easing the tension between them.
• Zhong Taiyue greeted Lu Ming and Lu Mengmeng, then reached out to pat Lu Ming's head without intimidating him.

Lu Ming revealed to Zhong Taiyue and the Zhong Clan that he had a High-Grade Divine Ability Bone and had cultivated ten Divine Ability Dharma Marks in half a year. After Lu Ming demonstrated his strength, his relatives’ doubts and disdain gave way to respect.

• Zhong Taiyue introduced Lu Ming to his four older cousins, Zhong Xia, Zhong Hui, Zhong Yue, and Zhong Ling, and told them to look after him.
• Zhong Taiyue praised Zhong Quan, the clan’s most outstanding young man, and offered to provide Lu Ming with cultivation resources.
• Lu Ming told the gathered Zhong Clan members that he had opened his bone half a year earlier and cultivated ten Divine Ability Dharma Marks.
• After Zhong Taiyue questioned him, Lu Ming released the Primordial Qi of his ten Dharma Marks, shocking everyone in the hall.
• Lu Ming credited his progress to a Spirit Pill Jiao and training near the Black Rain Zone, and the Zhong Clan members began to take him seriously.