Chapter Summaries

Lu Changsheng competed with a Divine Firmament Sect disciple for a spirit herb, secretly telling Ning Yuxin that it was valuable scarlet phoenix grass. He let the young man win the auction at twenty-two thousand Spirit Stones and left with Ning Yuxin.

• A young man from the Divine Firmament Sect confronted Lu Changsheng and declared that he wanted to humiliate the Cangyun Sect and Zhou Qingyu.
• Lu Changsheng and the young man drove the bidding for the spirit herb from three thousand to ten thousand Spirit Stones.
• Lu Changsheng secretly told Ning Yuxin that the herb was scarlet phoenix grass and that the ancestor had sent him to obtain it.
• After the young man noticed the herb's unusual qualities, he raised his bids while mocking Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng stopped bidding at twenty-two thousand Spirit Stones and left angrily with Ning Yuxin.

Lu Changsheng tricked a Divine Firmament Sect disciple into buying ordinary scarlet spirit grass for over twenty thousand Spirit Stones, then collected his twelve-thousand-Stone commission from the shopkeeper. After the furious visitors reached the Cangyun Sect, Lu Changsheng prepared pills to strengthen Ning Yuxin and noticed someone watching Qingyun Peak.

• Lu Changsheng reassured Ning Yuxin that he would not waste tens of thousands of Spirit Stones on the scarlet spirit grass, while the young man bought it at an inflated price.
• The old woman identified the herb as ordinary scarlet spirit grass, slapped the young man, and stopped him from chasing Lu Changsheng.
• Lu Changsheng collected twelve thousand Spirit Stones from the shopkeeper and explained to Ning Yuxin that they had worked together to scam the Divine Firmament Sect group.
• The old woman sensed the commission being paid and blamed the young man, while the group vowed revenge and continued to the Cangyun Sect.
• Lu Changsheng returned to Qingyun Peak, told Ning Yuxin to rest before training, and began preparing pills to strengthen her body.
• Lu Changsheng noticed someone watching Qingyun Peak, and the observer withdrew at midnight.

Lu Changsheng took Ning Yuxin to the Sword Cave to help her cultivate, where Wang Ming ambushed him. Lu Changsheng revealed Sword Dao eighth layer strength and killed Wang Ming, leaving the Sword Cave’s eruption to alarm both sects.

• Lu Changsheng brought Ning Yuxin into the Sword Cave and gave her pills to refine while he watched over her.
• Wang Ming arrived at the Sword Cave with a Cangyun Sect disciple and confronted Lu Changsheng over their earlier dispute.
• Wang Ming revealed his plan to kill Lu Changsheng and make the death look like a Sword Cave eruption, then attacked with Sword Dao fourth layer.
• Lu Changsheng shielded Ning Yuxin, halted Wang Ming’s Sword Qi, and unleashed Sword Dao eighth layer power.
• Lu Changsheng killed Wang Ming, recovered the scarlet spirit grass from his belongings, and sat beside Ning Yuxin as the Sword Cave eruption shocked the sects.

The Sword Cave erupted after Wang Ming tried to kill Lu Changsheng, and Wang Ming died in the turbulent Sword Qi. When Zhao Jing challenged the Cangyun Sect over the accusations, the sect patriarch intervened and struck her down.

• Li Yu told the elders that Wang Ming had tried to kill Lu Changsheng in the Sword Cave.
• Lu Changsheng emerged with Ning Yuxin and said Wang Ming had died after triggering the Sword Cave's eruption.
• Lu Changsheng demanded justice from Zhao Jing, who denied his account and proposed searching his soul.
• Luo Tian rejected Zhao Jing's demand, and she invoked the Divine Firmament Sect while confronting the Cangyun Sect.
• The Cangyun Sect patriarch used Law Power to slap Zhao Jing repeatedly and warned her not to swagger in his sect.

Cangyun Sect’s patriarch beat and imprisoned Zhao Jing after she insulted the sect, then promised Lu Changsheng a satisfactory resolution. As the sect prepared for possible trouble from the Divine Firmament Sect, the patriarch revealed that Lu Changsheng’s master was still around and ordered a Dynasty War slot reserved for him.

• The patriarch appeared, struck Zhao Jing, and had her chained and thrown into the dungeon while sending the Divine Firmament Sect’s young man back with a warning.
• The patriarch reassured Lu Changsheng that he would protect him, and Ning Yuxin returned to Qingyun Peak after making rapid breakthroughs in cultivation and Sword Dao.
• In the main hall, Luo Tian worried that the Divine Firmament Sect might retaliate against Lu Changsheng or Zhou Qingyu, but the patriarch said their master was still present and that no one dared target the Cangyun Sect.
• The patriarch ordered Luo Tian to prepare for Xianling and set aside one of the sect’s Dynasty War slots for Lu Changsheng, despite Luo Tian’s concerns.
• Zhao Jing and her companions remained imprisoned and fearful while the Profound Heaven Sect’s people anticipated a clash between Cangyun Sect and the Divine Firmament Sect.

Lu Changsheng sought Spirit Stones for his Nascent Soul breakthrough and negotiated compensation from the Divine Firmament Sect for the Sword Cave incident. He asked Meng Lang for thirty thousand Spirit Stones, leaving the visitors stunned.

• Lu Changsheng learned the Scarlet Spirit Pill was ready but worried he lacked the Spirit Stones needed to break through to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Changsheng asked Ning Yuxin why she had stopped visiting Zhou Qingyu, and she said she no longer wanted to disturb him.
• Meng Lang of the Divine Firmament Sect came to Qingyun Peak with Lin Po and Luo Xianling to apologize and offer compensation.
• Lu Changsheng accepted two thousand Spirit Stones, then prompted Meng Lang to add another thousand because Ning Yuxin had also been endangered.
• Lu Changsheng listed the valuables supposedly lost in the Sword Cave and asked Meng Lang for thirty thousand Spirit Stones for himself and Ning Yuxin.

Lu Changsheng extorted Spirit Stones from Meng Lang after the damage to Qingyun Peak, then learned Luo Xianling would be taken into a supreme elder’s lineage. As the Cangyun Secret Realm approached and visitors gathered to seek the Azure Cloud Map, Luo Tian warned the sect about the Nighttime Madman, leaving Lu Changsheng upset that everyone feared his reputation.

• Lu Changsheng demanded thirty thousand Spirit Stones from Meng Lang, and Luo Xianling helped pressure him into handing over a bag of them.
• Lin Po told Lu Changsheng that a supreme elder of the Divine Firmament Sect had taken Luo Xianling into their lineage, and Lu Changsheng celebrated the protection this would bring the Cangyun Sect.
• A bell announced that the Cangyun Secret Realm was about to open, and Lu Changsheng explained to Ning Yuxin that the sect’s lost Azure Cloud Map might be hidden there.
• Xuan Cheng, Zhao Yang, and other visitors gathered at the Cangyun Sect to enter the secret realm, while Lu Changsheng prepared to cultivate quietly and began refining a Core Formation puppet.
• Luo Tian warned the sect about the Nighttime Madman, but the gathering laughed at the warning, leaving Lu Changsheng to wonder why his reputation was so bad.

Lu Changsheng entered the Cangyun Secret Realm and set up Spirit Gathering Formations to harvest its dense Spiritual Qi instead of pursuing treasures. A falling scroll struck him and turned out to be the Azure Cloud Map, leaving him stunned.

• Luo Tian announced that the Cangyun Secret Realm had opened and warned that only people under thirty could enter.
• Lu Changsheng entered the secret realm after Ye Tianyi gave him a talisman for contacting him and Zhou Qingyu.
• Shi Feng followed into the secret realm, while the elders and visitors waited outside.
• Lu Changsheng set up three Spirit Gathering Formations to gather Spiritual Qi across the secret realm.
• A scroll struck Lu Changsheng and knocked him into the ground, but he found no attacker nearby.
• Lu Changsheng opened the scroll and recognized it as the Azure Cloud Map.

Lu Changsheng obtained the Azure Cloud Map and continued absorbing Spiritual Qi while the factions in the Cangyun Secret Realm searched frantically for the artifact. After seven days, a crimson radiance appeared on the horizon, and Lu Changsheng noticed it while cultivating.

• The Azure Cloud Map fell onto Lu Changsheng, who tested its power and concluded that it was genuine.
• Lu Changsheng set up spiritual formations and absorbed their Spiritual Qi, while people throughout the secret realm and the Cangyun Sect searched for the vanished map.
• Luo Tian and the Cangyun Sect ancestor concluded that the Azure Cloud Map had appeared and was likely already in someone's possession.
• Lu Changsheng cultivated for seven days, unaware of the factions' struggles, and noticed Spiritual Qi gathering around him after he obtained the map.
• A crimson radiance rose above the clouds, and someone approached Lu Changsheng while he was still cultivating.

Lu Changsheng learned that Shi Feng’s group planned to use him and Ye Tianyi to pressure Zhou Qingyu into allowing them into a Cangyun Sect inheritance site, then traveled there. As Zhou Qingyu fought Xuan Cheng and Su Muyue to keep the site sealed, Zhao Yang slipped toward the hall, and Lu Changsheng sent his puppet after him.

• Shi Feng and his companions tried to capture Lu Changsheng, but Lu Changsheng restrained them, killed them, and learned their plan to threaten Zhou Qingyu for entry to the inheritance site.
• Lu Changsheng reached the mountain range and found Zhou Qingyu guarding the hall against Xuan Cheng, Su Muyue, and their followers.
• Zhou Qingyu refused to let the others enter unless they defeated him, and Xuan Cheng and Su Muyue attacked him together.
• Lu Changsheng watched the fight, confident that his hidden protection would keep Zhou Qingyu safe if necessary.
• Zhao Yang bypassed the confrontation and approached the hall, so Lu Changsheng sent his puppet after him.

Lu Changsheng used his puppet to ambush Zhao Yang and Su Muyue while the battle continued elsewhere. He captured Zhao Yang to ransom him and began overpowering Su Muyue, hoping to extort her as well.

• Lu Changsheng sent his puppet to confront Zhao Yang, killed his companions, and suppressed him despite Zhao Yang's attempts to fight back and escape.
• Lu Changsheng stripped Zhao Yang of his possessions and, after learning he was a core disciple, decided to ransom him to the Divine Firmament Sect.
• Su Muyue approached, and Lu Changsheng's puppet attacked her with a wooden club.
• Su Muyue defended herself with restricted artifacts, but the puppet broke through her sword attacks and kept pressing her.
• Lu Changsheng realized Su Muyue had valuable resources and hoped to capture her for another ransom.

Lu Changsheng defeated Su Muyue inside the secret realm, seized her belongings, and brought her and Zhao Yang outside. He extorted twenty thousand Spirit Stones from the Divine Firmament Sect for Zhao Yang, while an old man warned that Lu Changsheng might not survive to spend the money.

• Lu Changsheng suppressed Su Muyue, searched her possessions, and sensed that a mysterious power protected her soul.
• Lu Changsheng bound Su Muyue and Zhao Yang and brought them out of the secret realm, drawing shocked reactions from the onlookers.
• Lu Changsheng demanded to sell Zhao Yang to the Divine Firmament Sect and threatened to kill him if they refused.
• Meng Lang and Zhao Jing paid Lu Changsheng twenty thousand Spirit Stones, and Lu Changsheng released Zhao Yang.
• An old man mocked Lu Changsheng as stupid and predicted he would not live to spend the money, making Lu Changsheng frown.

Lu Changsheng humiliated Qi Lian by selling Su Muyue back to him for fifty thousand Spirit Stones, then declared that he would kill Xuan Cheng. After Zhao Yang and Su Muyue returned to the secret realm, Lu Changsheng’s puppet confronted them and witnessed their hidden powers emerge.

• Lu Changsheng raised Su Muyue’s price from twenty thousand to fifty thousand Spirit Stones after Qi Lian insulted him, and Qi Lian paid to have her released.
• Lu Changsheng threatened to kill Xuan Cheng, then returned to the secret realm as the Cangyun Sect revealed that he was the Nighttime Madman.
• Zhao Yang recovered and returned to the secret realm, followed by Su Muyue, while the crowd watched.
• Lu Changsheng sent his puppet after the injured Xuan Cheng and was surprised when Zhao Yang and Su Muyue arrived nearby.
• Su Muyue’s azure moonlight hindered the puppet, and an imposing white-haired old man emerged from Zhao Yang’s body.

Lu Changsheng revealed his overwhelming strength after the old man from the Divine Firmament Sect suppressed the puppet and Zhao Yang attacked him. As Lu Changsheng defeated the old man’s resistance, Su Muyue intervened with her azure moon, only for Lu Changsheng’s power to seize it.

• The old man used Law Power to overpower and suppress the puppet, then identified it as a Core Formation Realm puppet.
• Lu Changsheng revealed himself from the mountain forest, and Zhao Yang attacked him but was immobilized by Lu Changsheng’s pressure.
• Lu Changsheng killed Zhao Yang with Law Power and restrained the old man, displaying strength at the ninth layer of Core Formation.
• Su Muyue summoned her azure moon to stop Lu Changsheng, but his enormous hand seized it and left her unable to control it.

Lu Changsheng defeated Su Muyue, Xuan Cheng, and Zhao Yang in the secret realm, but Su Muyue escaped with the azure moon. He reunited with Ye Tianyi and Zhou Qingyu, who said the great hall held no Azure Cloud Map, while the sects outside learned that an unknown powerhouse had devastated the secret realm.

• Lu Changsheng used Law Power and Sword Qi to kill Xuan Cheng and Zhao Yang, while Su Muyue escaped after recalling the azure moon with a talisman.
• Lu Changsheng searched for the great hall but found no trace of it, then found Ye Tianyi injured among the corpses of Profound Heaven Sect cultivators, including Li Changfeng.
• Lu Changsheng gave Ye Tianyi a pill, and Ye Tianyi explained that the Profound Heaven Sect had attacked him to force Eldest Senior Brother to submit.
• Lu Changsheng and Ye Tianyi found Zhou Qingyu, who said he had entered the great hall but found no Azure Cloud Map and sensed a terrifying Sword Intent.
• Zhou Qingyu led Lu Changsheng and Ye Tianyi out of the secret realm, where the gathered sects heard Su Muyue's account of the unknown ninth-layer Core Formation expert.

After failing to find the Nighttime Madman among those leaving the secret realm, Luo Tian confronted the sects whose disciples had attacked Cangyun Sect members. The Cangyun Sect Patriarch then slapped Divine Firmament Sect elder Zhao Jing, leaving everyone stunned.

• Qi Lian used a mirror to inspect cultivators emerging from the secret realm, but let Lu Changsheng pass without checking him.
• Luo Tian and the Cangyun Sect Patriarch waited until everyone had left, then demanded answers for attacks on their disciples.
• Luo Tian challenged the Profound Heaven Sect and Divine Firmament Sect over their disciples’ attempt to seize Cangyun Sect members and use them as hostages.
• Zhao Jing claimed the Divine Firmament Sect could not be bullied, and the Cangyun Sect Patriarch slapped her across the face.

The Cangyun Sect Patriarch killed Zhao Jing and demanded an explanation from the Profound Heaven Sect, while Zhao Jing escaped as a soul through a protective talisman. With the Azure Cloud Map still missing and other factions likely to target Cangyun Sect, Lu Changsheng began considering a plan before an unexpected visitor interrupted him.

• The Cangyun Sect Patriarch killed Zhao Jing’s body and tried to erase her soul, but Zhao Jing escaped using a talisman after Meng Lang asked him to spare her.
• The patriarch ordered the Profound Heaven Sect to send someone within seven days to explain itself or face an attack, then dismissed the guests.
• The patriarch and the Cangyun Sect leaders concluded that the Nighttime Madman may have taken the Azure Cloud Map and worried other forces would blame Cangyun Sect for its disappearance.
• Luo Tian arranged for Meng Lang to take Luo Xianling back to the Divine Firmament Sect, while Zhou Qingyu refused to leave Cangyun Sect.
• Lu Changsheng reflected on the danger facing Cangyun Sect and considered a plan near the sect’s treasury, but an arriving man interrupted him.

Lu Changsheng used the Spirit Stones from the Ning Household to prepare for his Nascent Soul breakthrough while turmoil over the Azure Cloud Map threatened the Cangyun Sect. He formed his Nascent Soul, and heavenly lightning descended as his tribulation began.

• Ning Cang gave Lu Changsheng a hundred thousand Spirit Stones and asked him to prepare Ning Yuxin’s cultivation supplies within two days.
• Lu Changsheng finished preparing the pills and told Ning Yuxin how to use them, while Ning Cang urged her to leave the Cangyun Sect; she refused, and Ning Cang decided to report her suspicions about the Azure Cloud Map.
• Luo Xianling came to Qingyun Peak to say goodbye to Lu Changsheng before leaving for the Divine Firmament Sect, but he was already gone.
• Lu Changsheng left the Cangyun Sect, protected a secluded cultivation site with formations and a puppet, and began his breakthrough using nearly three hundred and thirty thousand Spirit Stones.
• Lu Changsheng endured excruciating pain and formed his Nascent Soul, after which lightning struck as his heavenly tribulation began.

Lu Changsheng returned to the Cangyun Sect after breaking through to Nascent Soul, only to find the sect surrounded and facing an imminent attack. As battle began, the Cangyun Sect Patriarch and the Profound Heaven Patriarch clashed, while Lu Changsheng sensed that other powerful cultivators were waiting in the darkness.

• Lu Changsheng survived his tribulation, entered Nascent Soul, and returned to the Cangyun Sect, where Ye Tianyi urged him to leave with departing disciples.
• Ning Yuxin chose to stay and support the Cangyun Sect, and the wounded Ning Cang arrived as news spread that every route out had been cut off.
• Xuan Mei arrived with the Profound Heaven Sect’s forces and confronted Luo Tian, who revealed he had reached the ninth layer of Core Formation and drove her back.
• The Profound Heaven Patriarch appeared, and the Cangyun Sect Patriarch challenged him before the two Nascent Soul cultivators charged into the sky.
• Woken by the commotion, Lu Changsheng sensed powerful cultivators hiding in the darkness beyond the forces already gathered.

As the Cangyun Sect fought off its attackers, Lu Changsheng revealed his Nascent Soul strength and killed Zhao Jing, drawing a Divine Firmament Sect elder into the battle. The elder attacked Qingyun Peak, but its protective formation expanded to cover the entire sect and unleashed killing attacks.

• Luo Tian and the Cangyun Sect Patriarch fought the invading forces while Ning Yuxin remained on Qingyun Peak.
• Zhao Jing, inhabiting a wooden puppet, attacked Ning Yuxin and demanded to know where Lu Changsheng was, but a force dragged her to him.
• Lu Changsheng revealed his Nascent Soul cultivation, restrained Zhao Jing, and destroyed her despite her plea for her senior brother to save her.
• A Nascent Soul elder from the Divine Firmament Sect appeared and threatened to destroy the Cangyun Sect while seeking the Azure Cloud Map and revenge for Zhao Jing.
• The elder attacked Qingyun Peak, but its protective formation blocked his strike and spread across the entire Cangyun Sect, unleashing attacks toward the sky.