Chapter Summaries

Mo Wen transmigrated into the body of an aging Qi Refinement cultivator and discovered an attribute panel that rewarded diligent practice. After focusing on a life-extending technique, he gained ten years of life and found new hope for his cultivation path.

• Mo Wen examined his attribute panel and learned that his four-Spirit-Root body was nearing its lifespan limit.
• Mo Wen recalled that the original owner had bought the Sun Essence and Moon Radiance Life-Praying Technique, only to learn it required a rare physique or Sun and Moon Crystals.
• Mo Wen decided to cultivate the technique while drawing low-grade talismans to cover his expenses.
• Mo Wen practiced diligently for more than three months, then felt a warm sensation surge through his body.
• Mo Wen checked his panel and saw that his lifespan had increased by ten years and his Talisman Dao had advanced to first-tier mid-grade.

Mo Wen extended his remaining years and began drawing mid-grade Wood Armor Talismans, then brought his first batch to the Wondrous Talisman Studio. Song Xuan recognized Mo Wen’s breakthrough and considered how to make him the studio’s exclusive talisman master.

• Mo Wen realized he could pursue Foundation Establishment or extend his lifespan by advancing the Sun Essence and Moon Radiance Life-Praying Technique.
• Mo Wen spent a month practicing the Wood Armor Talisman, eventually producing seventeen after hundreds of failed attempts.
• Mo Wen decided to seek another sales channel and went to the Wondrous Talisman Studio with his talismans.
• Song Xuan urged Mo Wen to find a dao companion, but Mo Wen insisted he still wanted to pursue his Dao Path.
• Mo Wen showed Song Xuan his First-Tier Mid-Grade Wood Armor Talismans, and Song Xuan recognized him as a rare mid-grade talisman master.

Mo Wen agreed to supply the Wondrous Talisman Studio with mid-grade talismans while refusing to join the Song Household, then bought a Qi-concealing cultivation method at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. He returned home and focused on cultivating, leaving his future progress in the immortal path open.

• Song Xuan offered Mo Wen a Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object if he joined the Wondrous Talisman Studio, but Mo Wen refused to join the Song Household.
• After bargaining, Mo Wen agreed to provide twelve mid-grade talismans each month, and Song Xuan bought his seventeen Wood Armor Talismans for three hundred Spirit Stones and materials.
• Mo Wen went to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to find a cultivation method that could change his Qi and conceal his identity.
• Mo Wen chose and purchased the Hundred Transformations Heart Scripture Qi Refining Chapter because he could not afford the Three-Transformation Form-Changing Instruction.
• Mo Wen returned home and devoted himself to cultivating his three favored methods, making talismans only occasionally.

After months of cultivation, Mo Wen celebrated his birthday at the Merry Tower, where an argument revealed that the Mo Household’s ancestor was nearing death and its hold on Jingxiu Mountain was at risk. Mo Wen learned that he might have only ten years to reach Foundation Establishment and began gathering information about the Mo Household’s talisman inheritance.

• Mo Wen checked his status after five months of training and celebrated his birthday by ordering the Merry Tower’s signature Spirit Cuisine and wine.
• Mo Wen overheard Chen Kun insult Mo Qingshi and claim that the Mo Household’s ancestor was close to death.
• Mo Wen recalled that Ancestor Mo Yifeng was about two hundred and twenty-four years old and that the Mo Household could lose Jingxiu Mountain without another Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Mo Wen considered returning to the Mo Household to pursue its talisman inheritance if he reached Foundation Establishment in time.
• Mo Wen left his private room and learned that Mo Qingshi led five Mo Household members; he then asked diners about the lineage’s current situation.

Mo Wen learned about the Mo Household’s internal divisions and asked Song Xuan to monitor its situation while he focused on cultivation. Over the next year, he advanced to the Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement and improved his talisman skills, while Ancestor Yifeng continued to keep the Household stable.

• Mo Wen recalled that Ancestor Yifeng’s branch controlled much of the Mo Household’s power, while resentment over unequal resources divided the other branches.
• Mo Wen asked Song Xuan to keep an eye on news from the Mo Household and offered to cover the expenses.
• Mo Wen devoted himself to cultivation, and seven days after his birthday he reached minor accomplishment in the Hundred Transformations Heart Scripture Qi Refining Chapter.
• Half a year later, Mo Wen broke through to the Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement and raised his Wood Armor Talisman success rate to twenty percent.
• Song Xuan told Mo Wen that Ancestor Yifeng still kept Jingxiu Mountain relatively peaceful, though the Mo Clan had begun contracting some of its businesses and forces.
• On his next birthday, Mo Wen checked his panel and found himself more than halfway through the Eighth Layer of Qi Refinement and progressing in Talisman Dao.

After months of secluded cultivation, Mo Wen neared Qi Refining Great Perfection while saving for a Foundation Establishment Pill. A message from Song Xuan revealed that the Mo Household was in crisis, leaving Mo Wen to consider what to do next.

• Mo Wen continued cultivating, improving his methods and talisman skills while saving Spirit Stones for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Mo Wen received a Message Transmission Talisman from Song Xuan and hurried to the Wondrous Talisman Studio.
• Song Xuan told Mo Wen that Mo Yifeng had died three months earlier and Mo Changge had failed his Foundation Establishment attempt, damaging his foundation.
• Song Xuan explained that the Mo Household had sealed off Jingxiu Mountain and abandoned its properties outside.
• Mo Wen asked to be left alone, then checked his attribute panel and saw that he was nearing Qi Refining Great Perfection.

Mo Wen decided to delay getting involved in the Mo Household's crisis until after Foundation Establishment and asked Song Xuan to seek information about Foundation Establishment Pills. When his cultivation reached Qi Refining Great Perfection, his Attribute Panel revealed a limit-breaking path to Foundation Establishment, leaving him to choose that slow but reliable route over risking a pill.

• Mo Wen decided to wait until after Foundation Establishment to intervene in the Mo Household's affairs and told Song Xuan to record news about them without urgently reporting it.
• Mo Wen revealed his Qi Refinement Ninth Layer cultivation to Song Xuan and asked him to ask around about buying a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Two months later, Mo Wen reached Qi Refining Great Perfection and checked his Attribute Panel, which showed he could break through his cultivation, divine sense, and body to achieve Foundation Establishment on his own.
• Mo Wen calculated that limit breaking could take at least ten years, decided not to risk a Foundation Establishment Pill, and resolved to sell suitable Law Artifacts instead of saving his Spirit Stones.

Mo Wen bought three high-grade Law Artifacts from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion and received a token granting access to its Fate-Forging Gathering. Over the following month, he refined the artifacts, advanced his life-extending technique, and discovered that his cultivation was gradually breaking his limits.

• Mo Wen disguised himself and visited the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, where he bought a Vast Yang Bell, a Purple Star Sword, and a Flying Cloud Shuttle using one hundred Spirit-Concentrating Talismans and 7,200 Spirit Stones.
• The old man gave Mo Wen a first-tier honored guest token, which allowed him to attend the Fate-Forging Gathering on the Double Ninth Festival.
• Mo Wen checked that no one followed him home, then spent nearly a month cultivating and refining his three new Law Artifacts until he had a preliminary grasp of them.
• Mo Wen's Sun Essence and Moon Radiance Life-Praying Technique advanced to the proficient level, increasing his lifespan to 134 years and restoring his body to the condition of a man in his forties.
• Mo Wen discovered that the Azure Wood Instruction produced a special primordial liquid that gradually improved his body, spiritual sense, and Law Power, so he focused on breaking his limits while drawing a few Wood Armor Talismans for the Wondrous Talisman Studio.

Mo Wen continued cultivating while the forces around Jingxiu Mountain held off from attacking the Mo Household, and his abilities gradually improved. At the Hundred Treasures Pavilion’s Fate-Forging Gathering, he watched three High-Grade Meridian-Protecting Pills sell for more than three thousand Spirit Stones each.

• Mo Wen monitored the tensions surrounding Jingxiu Mountain while strengthening his physique, Law Power, and rudimentary Divine Sense through cultivation.
• On the Double Ninth Festival, Mo Wen changed his appearance with the Hundred Transformations Heart Sutra and went to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion for the Fate-Forging Gathering.
• Yu Liuli welcomed the attendees and opened the auction with three High-Grade Meridian-Protecting Pills.
• The cultivators bid fiercely for the pills, and all three sold for over three thousand Spirit Stones each.

Mo Wen bought and consumed an Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill, which improved his wood Spirit Root and made cultivation more efficient. He learned that the Lineages surrounding Jingxiu Mountain were close to agreeing on an assault against the Mo Household.

• Mo Wen bid 2,800 Spirit Stones for the Inferior-Grade Marrow Cleansing Pill after other bidders withdrew.
• Mo Wen watched the auction continue, including a defective Foundation Establishment Pill selling for 12,500 Spirit Stones.
• Mo Wen swallowed the Marrow Cleansing Pill at home and endured its painful effects before washing off the impurities it expelled.
• Mo Wen checked his status panel and found that his wood Spirit Root had risen from 36 to 42, improving his cultivation efficiency.
• Mo Wen learned from Song Xuan's reports that the Lineages coveting Jingxiu Mountain were close to reaching an agreement and might soon attack the Mo Household.

Mo Wen prepared to infiltrate the area around Jingxiu Mountain, where Rogue Cultivators were attacking the Mo Household’s formation, and disguised himself as one of them. After drawing attention with his sword strikes, he rejected a young man’s invitation to help break the formation, suspecting the man’s young master wanted to use him.

• Mo Wen decided to visit Jingxiu Mountain and spent half a month making talismans before buying a Wind Escape Talisman and three Yin Thunder Seeds.
• Mo Wen told Song Xuan he was leaving Red Leaf Market, then traveled to Jingxiu Mountain.
• Mo Wen arrived among more than five hundred Rogue Cultivators gathered around the mountain and displayed Seventh Layer of Qi Refining cultivation.
• Mo Wen repeatedly struck the Golden Wind and Raging Fire Grand Formation with his Purple Star Sword, attracting the attention of nearby cultivators.
• A young man in green invited Mo Wen to meet his young master and join an effort to break the formation, but Mo Wen refused, accusing the young master of wanting to use him.

Mo Wen joined Feng Jin’s camp at Jingxiu Mountain and uncovered the four Households’ plans to seize the Mo Clan’s territory. After revealing his overwhelming strength, he let Feng Jin believe he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and demanded Jingxiu Mountain in exchange for his help.

• A cultivator led Mo Wen to Liu Feng’s camp, where Liu Feng invited him to join forces against the Mo Clan.
• Mo Wen challenged Liu Feng’s stated motives and explained that neighboring Households would take any gains the Rogue Cultivators won.
• Liu Feng released his Qi Refining Great Perfection pressure, but Mo Wen remained unmoved, causing Liu Feng to mistake him for a Foundation Establishment High Person.
• Feng Jin revealed that the Liu, Feng, Zhang, and Hu Households had formed three factions and were preparing to attack Jingxiu Mountain.
• Mo Wen pretended to consider Feng Jin’s offer and said he would help if the Feng Household gave him Jingxiu Mountain as his cultivation ground.

Mo Wen learned that four cultivation Lineages planned to attack Jingxiu Mountain using a Restriction-Breaking Talisman, then eliminate the Mo Clan and divide its resources. Unable to confront their Foundation Establishment cultivators directly, he watched the camps from hiding and considered how a valuable treasure might change their plans.

• Feng Jin told Mo Wen that the four households planned to attack Jingxiu Mountain after a second-tier, mid-grade Restriction-Breaking Talisman arrived from Azure Luan Immortal City.
• Feng Jin explained that more than five hundred Qi Refining cultivators had gathered, and that four Foundation Establishment cultivators would lead the assault before leaving the fighting to their subordinates.
• Mo Wen realized he could not save the Mo Clan by force and decided to focus on saving people instead.
• Mo Wen used his Divine Sense to immobilize Feng Jin, spared his life, and left the Feng Household's camp.
• Mo Wen disguised himself, surveyed the other camps, and settled in a cave abode near Jingxiu Mountain.
• Mo Wen considered whether a valuable fortuitous opportunity or treasure could tempt the Foundation Establishment cultivators to intervene.

Mo Wen reached the summit of Jingxiu Mountain as four Foundation Establishment cultivators and their forces besieged the Mo Clan’s treasure pavilion. As the array neared collapse, Mo Changkong attacked Liu Hao with a Golden Bell Talisman and a Purple Lightning Pearl, leaving Liu Hao badly injured.

• Mo Wen found Jingxiu Mountain devastated after the mountain-protecting array was broken and hurried toward the summit.
• He saw more than a hundred Qi Refining cultivators attacking the treasure pavilion while four Foundation Establishment cultivators surrounded it.
• Mo Wen recognized Mo Changkong, Mo Changying, Mo Changge, and Mo Qingyun defending the pavilion from inside the array.
• Liu Hao demanded that Mo Changkong surrender, but Mo Changkong refused and prepared to act with Mo Changying and Mo Changge.
• Mo Changkong attacked Liu Hao with his sword, protected himself with a Golden Bell Talisman, and detonated a Purple Lightning Pearl.
• Liu Hao escaped the lightning domain badly burned and fell from the sky.

After Liu Hao was gravely wounded, the Mo Household survivors escaped Jingxiu Mountain while the rival Households hesitated to confront them. Mo Wen revealed himself to protect the fleeing group and led them toward the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range.

• Mo Changkong's attack left Liu Hao gravely injured, and the Rogue Cultivators fought over treasures scattered from the Treasure Pavilion.
• Feng Yushu called for Wen Zhong, but Mo Wen stayed hidden, while Feng Yushu and the Hu elder argued over Jingxiu Mountain.
• The remaining Mo Household members used powerful talismans to break through the encirclement and flee, as Liu Feng escorted Liu Hao away.
• Mo Wen followed the Households' Qi Refining cultivators down the mountain and struck them with his sword to help the Mo Household escape.
• Mo Wen warned off the pursuers and escorted the five surviving Mo Household members, including Mo Changge, Mo Changying, and Mo Qingyun, toward the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range.

Mo Wen revealed his identity to the surviving Mo Clan cultivators and helped them reach Dragon Snake Cave, where they reunited with Mo Daolin. He planned to leave for Azure Luan Immortal City after the survivors settled in.

• Mo Wen revealed that he was Mo Changge’s Sixth Brother and explained that he had reached Foundation Establishment through a Divergent Method.
• Mo Changge told Mo Wen that the survivors could take refuge at Dragon Snake Cave, guarded by Mo Daolin and his Black Jade Snake King.
• Mo Wen said he intended to leave for Azure Luan Immortal City rather than return to the Mo Clan, and Mo Changge fell silent over tensions between the clan’s branches.
• After three days, Mo Changge led the group to Dragon Snake Cave and informed Mo Daolin that Jingxiu Mountain had fallen.
• Mo Daolin learned that Mo Wen had saved the survivors and reached Foundation Establishment through a Divergent Method, then led them into the cave.

Mo Wen settled with the Mo family in Dragon Snake Cave after helping them escape, then learned that Mo Changge and the others wanted him to leave. He accepted gifts from them and departed for Azure Luan Immortal City, while Mo Changge remained to look after the family.

• Mo Daolin led the Mo family through the snake tunnel and showed them the cavern and its first-tier superior-grade Spirit Vein.
• Mo Wen reviewed his actions, decided he had done right by the Mo family, and spent the next few days cultivating in his hut.
• Mo Changge told Mo Wen that the younger clansmen feared Dragon Snake Cave would hinder his cultivation and wanted him to leave.
• Mo Changge gave Mo Wen a spirit sword, Yellow Dragon Pills, and a booklet of seven second-tier lower-grade spirit talisman methods, and warned him that their enemies would seek him out.
• Mo Wen said farewell to the Mo clansmen, asked Mo Daolin to escort him out, and departed for Azure Luan Immortal City.

Mo Wen arranged to keep supplying Song Xuan with talismans before secretly staying in Red Leaf Market to cultivate and avoid the four cultivation lineages. After practicing the Flowing Light Sword Technique and improving his control over his power, he advanced his swordsmanship and Law Techniques but still had not left for Azure Luan Immortal City.

• Mo Wen told Song Xuan he would continue supplying the Wondrous Talisman Studio with First-Tier Middle-Grade talismans once a year after moving to Azure Luan Immortal City.
• Mo Wen changed his identity and rented a new courtyard, then waited in Red Leaf Market until it remained peaceful for half a month.
• Mo Wen bought three First-Tier Superior-Grade Law Techniques and the Flowing Light Sword Technique from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
• After a month of practice, Mo Wen reached the beginner level in the Flowing Light Sword Technique and discovered how better control could greatly increase his power.
• Mo Wen applied his insights from swordsmanship to practicing Law Techniques, improving his efficiency, and later advanced the Flowing Light Sword Technique to the proficient level.
• Mo Wen checked his Attribute Panel, noticed he had grown another year older, and decided to go out and clear his head.

Mo Wen’s grasp of swordsmanship changed his temperament, and he went to the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range to test his Flowing Light Sword Technique. After battling a remarkably fast golden snake, he suspected it might be a variant Demon Beast.

• Mo Wen’s growing confidence and sword cultivator temperament led him to seek out Demon Beasts to hone his swordsmanship.
• Mo Wen traveled to the outskirts of the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range, where he killed a Scarlet Tusk Pig after wearing it down with the Flowing Light Sword Technique.
• Mo Wen defeated several weaker Demon Beasts with only a few sword strikes and avoided those he considered poor practice.
• On his third day in the mountains, Mo Wen fought a golden snake whose speed forced him to rely on his Divine Sense and swordsmanship to defend himself.
• After the battle paused, Mo Wen noticed the golden snake’s unusual bearing and wondered whether it was a variant.

Mo Wen fought the golden snake to hone his swordsmanship, then pursued and killed it after deciding its potential made it too dangerous to leave alive. In an underground palace, he discovered that marrow fluid from a sealed severed limb had caused the snake’s variant mutation and began investigating the limb.

• Mo Wen repeatedly sparred with the golden snake, rapidly improving his Flowing Light Sword Technique and Divine Sense.
• When the snake no longer challenged him, Mo Wen attacked it with Sword Qi, but it unleashed its bloodline power and fled at greatly increased speed.
• Mo Wen followed the wounded snake through a fissure and found it inside an underground palace, licking marrow fluid from a severed, silver-scaled limb.
• Mo Wen attacked the snake until he killed it, then determined that the palace’s damaged Spirit-Locking Array had weakened the restrictions on its three stone platforms.
• Mo Wen realized that the snake had gained its variant bloodline from the severed limb and struggled to lift it, discovering that it weighed several thousand jin.