Chapter Summaries

Fang Yu bought three life-saving treasures from Huang An at the Hundred Treasures Pavilion before heading toward Autumn Moon Mountain. He discovered that the Yuanchen Pearl could nurture both the Sun Gold Wheel and the Phoenix Cry Talisman.

• Fang Yu disguised himself and visited the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to buy protection for his trip to Autumn Moon Mountain.
• Huang An offered Fang Yu the Blood Escape Technique, the Sun Gold Wheel, and the Phoenix Cry Talisman, and they agreed on a price of forty thousand Spirit Stones.
• Fang Yu examined the three treasures and used the Yuanchen Pearl to draw the Sun Gold Wheel and Phoenix Cry Talisman inside for nurturing.
• Fang Yu left the market, while Huang An revealed that he had overcharged him by selling nearly exhausted treasures at a high price.

Fang Yu forged a series of Profound Grade Flowing Flame True Fire Swords under Tie Chanyi’s watch, gaining the Dao Attainment needed to form his Molten Edge Flow Dao Foundation. When Tie Chanyi tried to use him as a blood sacrifice to upgrade a sword, Fang Yu resisted her flames, and she realized she had been set up.

• Tie Chanyi arrived with ten sets of sword materials and watched Fang Yu forge them, intending to claim the first sword he made after reaching the Dao Foundation.
• Fang Yu’s first Profound Grade sword gave him an epiphany, deepening his understanding of Molten Edge Flow, and he continued forging increasingly refined swords.
• After forging all ten swords, Fang Yu still had not broken through, until Tie Chanyi explained that a blood sacrifice of his fate, Law Power, and flesh and blood was needed to advance the sword further.
• Fang Yu realized the blood sacrifice would complete his Dao Foundation, and Tie Chanyi set him ablaze to use him and his Dao Foundation to make an Earth Grade sword.
• Fang Yu drew the flames back into himself and resisted Tie Chanyi’s control, prompting her to cry out that she had been set up as her flying sword attacked his protective radiance.

Fang Yu killed Tie Chanyi and completed the blood sacrifice that raised his Flowing Flame True Fire Sword to Earth Grade, then encountered the sect’s powerful sword cultivators. Moon-Embracing True Person exchanged the sword for Sword Intent and assigned Fang Yu to the Heavenly Craft Hall, where the Yuanchen Pearl revealed a new ability.

• Tie Chanyi broke through Fang Yu’s defenses with her flying sword, but Fang Yu counterattacked with the Phoenix Cry Talisman and pursued her as she fled.
• Fang Yu used his Essence Blood to catch Tie Chanyi and kill her, completing the sacrifice that stabilized his Molten Edge Flow Dao Foundation and raised his sword to Earth Grade.
• Several Metal Virtue and Fire Virtue Dao Foundation cultivators arrived, and Moon-Embracing True Person appeared and bestowed Sword Intent on Fang Yu in exchange for his sword.
• Moon-Embracing True Person assigned Fang Yu as an elder of the Heavenly Craft Hall under Wu Tong, while Fang Yu accepted the exchange.
• The Yuanchen Pearl absorbed and isolated the Sword Intent in Fang Yu’s sea of consciousness, revealing its new Fate Weaving ability.

After reaching the Dao Foundation realm, Fang Yu learned that the Metal Stone Immortal Sect’s Molten Edge Flow left its practitioners unable to advance beyond the early stage, and that his new rank came with restrictions. He left the conversation relieved that he could still travel beyond the sect and seek another cultivation method.

• Wu Tong explained that the Metal Stone Immortal Sect’s non-Tie Household Fire Virtue cultivators had no cultivation method beyond the early Dao Foundation realm.
• Fang Yu learned that switching Dao Foundations required the legendary Heavenly One Life Water, while the Molten Edge Flow’s superior manual belonged to Mount Longhu’s Fire Thunder Lineage.
• Wu Tong told Fang Yu that Sword Immortal Qiuyue’s sword intent would deter others from harming him inside the sect, though Tie Chanyi’s father might pose a threat outside it.
• Wu Tong described the two paths offered to Heavenly Craft Hall elders: marry into the Tie Household or remain in the sect until death.
• Fang Yu asked about leaving the sect, and Wu Tong confirmed he could travel safely; Fang Yu decided he would seek another suitable Dao Foundation method outside.

Months after advancing to Dao Foundation, Fang Yu settled into a new cave abode in Heavenly Craft Valley and studied the lineage’s external alchemy inheritance. He concealed his cultivation from the Moon-Embracing Sword Immortal’s surveillance, planned to pursue another path to cultivation, and left the valley after rewarding Han Feng.

• Fang Yu celebrated his new home with Wu Tong and the other Heavenly Craft Valley elders, who gave him the Notes on Heavenly Craft.
• Fang Yu studied the notes for more than half a month and realized they could improve his external alchemy skills but could not help him advance his cultivation.
• Fang Yu used the Yuanchen Pearl’s Fate Weaving ability to conceal his location and cultivation from the Moon-Embracing Sword Immortal’s sword intent.
• Fang Yu resolved to avoid Metal Stone Immortal Sect cultivation methods, conceal his ambitions, and eventually pursue Foundation Establishment through the Dao of Qi Refining.
• Fang Yu visited Han Feng at Fire Cloud Cave and gave him a profound-grade Flowing Flame True Fire Sword as thanks for his earlier advice.
• Han Feng announced that he would auction the sword at a gathering in three days, easing the tension among the deacons.

Fang Yu left the deserted East Spirit Mountain Market and traveled to Autumn Moon Mountain Market, where he killed a fleeing cultivator and the Bandit Cultivators pursuing him. After using their Spirit Stones to buy long-term entry, he entered the crowded market and found another Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

• Fang Yu found that most shops in East Spirit Mountain Market had closed or moved to Autumn Moon Mountain Market, so he decided to follow the cultivators there.
• Fang Yu disguised himself as a Qi Refining Seventh Layer cultivator and headed toward Autumn Moon Mountain Market, wary of its active second-tier grand array and dangerous Bandit Cultivators.
• When a fleeing cultivator diverted toward him, Fang Yu pretended to help, then killed the cultivator and the three Bandit Cultivators pursuing him, taking their Storage Bags.
• Fang Yu discovered seven thousand Spirit Stones in one Storage Bag and paid one hundred Spirit Stones for long-term entry to Autumn Moon Mountain Market.
• Fang Yu entered the bustling market, saw its many mines and cultivators, and stopped at a shop called Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

Fang Yu bought an artifact-refining inheritance, learned how the Dao of Qi Refining differed from his External Alchemy Technique, and settled into a cave abode in Autumn Moon Mountain Market. He then began making mining Law Artifacts with local methods so he could sell them openly and build a lasting business.

• Fang Yu bargained with Huang An for the artifact-refining inheritance and bought the Jade Slips and books without the included master guidance.
• Fang Yu studied the inheritance and compared the specialized crafts of the Dao of Qi Refining with the more flexible External Alchemy Technique.
• Fang Yu surveyed prices in Autumn Moon Mountain Market, found goods inflated by the nearby mine, and obtained a cave abode token from the Steward's Hall.
• Fang Yu furnished the empty cave abode, activated its restrictions, and cultivated there before returning to Heavenly Craft Valley.
• Fang Yu drew lava from the Accumulated Fire Pool, made a metal and stone billet, and shaped it into a mining pickaxe engraved with optimized array patterns.

Fang Yu sold pickaxes to fund his cultivation while searching unsuccessfully for a heavenly-divination technique. After more than two years, the Three Heroes of the Wang Household tracked him down to steal his pickaxe inheritance, but he revealed his Foundation Establishment power and killed them.

• Fang Yu sold his pickaxes in Autumn Moon Mountain Market and spent his earnings on Qi Gathering Pills because his poor Spirit Root stalled his cultivation.
• Fang Yu continued crafting and selling ten pickaxes each month, while imitators crowded the market with competing wares.
• More than two years later, Fang Yu sensed someone following him and left the market, only to be surrounded by three Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators.
• Eldest Wang identified himself and his brothers as the Three Heroes of the Wang Household and used a Scent-Detecting Insect to explain how they had tracked Fang Yu.
• Fang Yu transformed his cultivation into a Molten Edge Flow Dao Foundation and killed the three brothers with streams of flame before collecting their remains and Storage Bags.

After defeating the Three Heroes of the Wang Household, Fang Yu decided to leave the sect and search for a cultivation method that could advance his Molten Edge Flow Dao Foundation. He gathered travel information from Wu Tong and set out for the Metal Stone Immortal Sect’s mountain gate.

• Fang Yu examined the Three Heroes of the Wang Household’s spoils, kept their insect-control technique, and discarded their bones into the Accumulated Fire Pool rather than use them as materials.
• Fang Yu resolved to avoid the Dao of Qi Refining side and travel openly, reasoning that the Moon-Embracing Sword Immortal might be scheming against him and that the Yuanchen Pearl could help him turn the tables.
• Fang Yu told Wu Tong that he could not accept spending his life in the valley and planned to seek a way forward, including traveling to Mount Longhu.
• Wu Tong gave Fang Yu a golden slip containing information from his travels and asked him to offer incense for him if he reached Mount Longhu.
• Fang Yu spent over a week questioning Wu Tong, then left for the Metal Stone Immortal Sect’s mountain gate.

Fang Yu left the Metal Stone Immortal Sect and traveled through Yanzhou toward Jingzhou in search of a suitable cultivation method and distance from the Moon-Embracing Sword Immortal. After surviving an intense divination by an unknown Purple Mansion True Person, he continued into Jingzhou, intending to explore its markets.

• Fang Yu passed through the sect’s mountain gate and flew across Yanzhou without visiting any of its cultivation clans.
• After a month of travel, Fang Yu neared Jingzhou, territory belonging to Mount Longmen, and considered its greater strength and population.
• The Yuanchen Pearl revealed that the Moon-Embracing Sword Immortal had divined Fang Yu’s circumstances, then began rapidly consuming Primordial Qi during a more powerful divination.
• Fang Yu replenished the Yuanchen Pearl with his Law Power until the divination ended, then used a Metal Fire Stone to restore his strength.
• Fang Yu concluded that the second divination had likely come from a Purple Mansion True Person in Jingzhou and continued on foot toward the province’s markets.

Fang Yu visited Anping Prefecture City to exchange Metal Fire Stones for Dragon Gate Stones, then traveled to Mount Anping for its annual grand market. On the climb, he burned away mortals’ turbid Qi, while a fortune-teller promised to explain the purple qi he had seen around Fang Yu.

• Fang Yu learned that Anping’s annual grand market would be held on the fifteenth day of the first month at Mount Anping, and exchanged a hundred Dragon Gate Stones for Metal Fire Stones at the Divine Maiden Pavilion.
• Fang Yu spent the night with Ziyan after completing the exchange.
• Three months later, Fang Yu rode toward Mount Anping and saw mortals risking the dangerous climb in hopes of finding immortals.
• Fang Yu used the mysteries of Molten Edge Flow to burn away the mortals’ turbid Qi, and an old fortune-teller approached him with claims about his noble destiny.
• Fang Yu gave the fortune-teller a Dragon Gate Stone and followed him toward the summit to hear more about his fortune.
• A middle-aged mortal broke through to the Innate Grandmaster realm and resolved to continue climbing for an immortal opportunity.

Fang Yu acquired the Spiritual Pivot Resonance Chapter from the fortune-teller Jiang Zhen and used the Yuanchen Pearl to read his fate, though he could not calculate his own. While browsing the mountaintop stalls, he spotted a middle-aged man with an extraordinary fate and recognized him as a true son of fortune.

• The Divine Calculator claimed Fang Yu had purple qi and great fortune, but gave up his Dragon Gate Stone and handed over the Spiritual Pivot Resonance Chapter when Fang Yu threatened him with a bloody calamity.
• Fang Yu mastered the chapter with help from the Yuanchen Pearl, confirmed black Qi hung over Jiang Zhen, and calculated that his fortune lay to the southeast.
• Fang Yu tried to calculate his own fortune, but the Yuanchen Pearl produced garbled information, leading him to suspect a Purple Mansion True Person had interfered with his fate.
• Jiang Zhen learned that Fang Yu knew his real name, then took his advice and headed southeast while Fang Yu continued browsing the stalls.
• A middle-aged man climbed onto the mountaintop, and Fang Yu saw that his blazing purple-red fire clouds marked him as a true son of fortune with the Tail Fire fate.

Fang Yu fled Anping Prefecture after recognizing Zhang Hu as a child of fortune, then hid in the Dao of Qi Refining and cultivated in Autumn Moon Mountain Market. After reaching Qi Refining Eighth Layer, he visited the newly opened Wondrous Sound House and learned that its mistress, Ancestor Miaoyin, was Liu Sanjie, his former neighbor.

• Fang Yu used the Yuanchen Pearl to identify Zhang Hu, decided to avoid the child of fortune, and left Anping Prefecture for the Dao of Qi Refining.
• Fang Yu changed his appearance, settled in Autumn Moon Mountain Market, and found that he could easily read the fortunes of people there.
• Fang Yu cultivated in his cave abode for two years and reached Qi Refining Eighth Layer, but realized he needed more Spirit Stones and cultivation resources.
• Fang Yu entered the newly opened Wondrous Sound House to celebrate and met the cultivator Liu Ershiliujie.
• Fang Yu learned that Ancestor Miaoyin owned the establishment and recognized her as Liu Sanjie, his former neighbor who had reached Foundation Establishment.

Fang Yu entered the mine seeking Spirit Stones and joined Great Cultivator Yang, Old Liu, and Strongman Zhang on an expedition into the core area. When a swarm of Night Sha attacked, Fang Yu’s fire magic quickly wiped them out, earning his companions’ respect.

• Fang Yu learned that Liu Sanjie’s rise to Foundation Establishment had involved help from a powerful cultivator, then decided to mine after divining a minor fortune.
• Fang Yu joined Great Cultivator Yang, Old Liu, and Strongman Zhang, and memorized an outdated map of the core mining area.
• The four entered the mine and prepared for danger when Great Cultivator Yang spotted Demon Beasts ahead.
• A Night Sha attacked, and Old Liu warned Fang Yu that the creatures traveled in groups and might include first-tier beasts.
• A vast swarm of Night Sha poured from the tunnel, and Fang Yu sent out his flame dragons to burn them all, impressing his companions.

Fang Yu and the other cultivators reached the mapped end of the mine and began digging in search of Spirit Stones. They took turns excavating for more than a month without encountering Demon Beasts or other cultivators.

• After fighting through several packs of Night Sha, Fang Yu and the others found a cavern at the deepest point on Great Cultivator Yang's map.
• Great Cultivator Yang used a compass to choose a southeast direction, and Strongman Zhang dug out a large piece of spirit ore.
• Old Liu set up a formation at the entrance while Strongman Zhang continued mining, then Fang Yu took his turn with a pickaxe.
• Fang Yu dug up several pieces of spirit ore before stepping aside, and Old Liu, Great Cultivator Yang, and Strongman Zhang took turns digging as well.
• The four cultivators continued mining and keeping watch for more than a month without encountering Demon Beasts or other cultivators.

After leaving the Autumn Moon Mountain mine, Fang Yu returned to Anping Prefecture and witnessed the chaos of war before discovering a black cat that devoured a dead soldier’s soul. The cat’s strange power left Fang Yu facing a possible demon.

• Fang Yu left the mine after Great Cultivator Yang, Old Liu, and Strongman Zhang parted ways, then surrendered half his Spirit Ore to a cultivator guarding the entrance.
• Fang Yu exchanged his remaining Spirit Ore for pills and decided he could mine alone on his next trip before returning to Anping Prefecture.
• Fang Yu watched Zhang Hu lead the Ghost Servant Cavalry to break an army’s formation and win a battle in Anping Prefecture.
• Fang Yu was troubled by the battlefield’s many deaths and cultivated through several months of heavy rain and passing time.
• Fang Yu spotted a black cat by a mass grave as it drew a dead soldier’s soul into its nostrils and rolled around in apparent delight.

Fang Yu encountered Land God Luo collecting living po souls, learned that Mount Longmen forbade cultivation lineages from interfering with mortal dynasties or contacting Embroidered Tiger, and traded for Luo’s gourd. He gave the gourd to the wounded demon cat, then reforged his pickaxe before heading to the Grand Market on Mount Anping.

• Fang Yu watched the demon cat absorb living po souls until Land God Luo drove it away and collected more than a thousand souls in a gourd.
• Fang Yu asked Luo about Embroidered Tiger and learned that Mount Longmen prohibited contact with him, while Luo advised Fang Yu to seek more information at the Anping Prefecture Grand Market.
• Fang Yu bought Luo’s gourd of living po souls for fifty pieces of Dragon Gate Stone.
• Fang Yu left the gourd in the demon cat’s hiding place, and the cat opened it and breathed in the souls.
• Fang Yu reforged his pickaxe into a Low-Grade Spirit Artifact and, sensing the Grand Market begin, headed toward the summit.

Fang Yu visited a crowded mountain market and followed a premonition to a scholar selling cultivation manuals. After comparing two fire-virtue methods, he chose to pursue the Wings Fire Starfire Heart-Burning Instruction and bought the scholar’s entire collection.

• Fang Yu saw cultivators trading resources gathered from the wars ravaging Anping Prefecture, which had brought immense suffering to mortals.
• Fang Yu felt a premonition and approached a wandering scholar who was selling cultivation manuals.
• The scholar offered Fang Yu the Dwelling Root Darkening of the Light Method, tied to Mount Changliu, and the Starfire Heart-Burning Instruction, a Wings Fire method from the extinct Phoenix Mountain.
• Fang Yu weighed the risks of seeking an inheritance from a major sect against the uncertain fortune of finding Phoenix Mountain’s lost teachings, then settled on the Starfire Heart-Burning Instruction.
• Fang Yu offered one hundred Dragon Gate Stones for every manual the scholar owned, and the scholar agreed to include his annotations and other books.

Fang Yu chose to cultivate the Wings Fire lineage and realized that kindling mortal hearts meant addressing their desire for peace amid war, famine, and plague. To avoid becoming entangled in dynastic karma, he created a volume of simplified techniques from several Dao lineages and began framing it as a path to deliver the world to peace.

• Fang Yu studied the Starfire Heart-Burning Instruction and learned that it required the Fire of Ten Thousand Households to cultivate the Phoenix Sets the Plains Ablaze Dao Foundation.
• Fang Yu considered the risks of intervening in mortal affairs and decided to act secretly, avoid taking sides, and draw the major Dao lineages into his plans.
• At his Medicine King Mountain cave abode, Fang Yu simplified the Hairy Head Sun, Azure Splendor Deliverance method so mortals could begin practicing its secret techniques.
• Fang Yu simplified methods from seven great lineages that used Spiritual Qi readily available in the mortal world, then gathered the techniques into a volume.
• Fang Yu titled the volume Precious Scroll of Essential Techniques for Delivering the World to Peace Through Ten Thousand Tribulations and wrote a scripture addressing war, famine, and plague.

Fang Yu witnessed the mounted bandits ravage a village, then gave Zhang Sheng a chance to cultivate after recognizing his destiny. Later, his divination kept him out of a mining disaster, and when fortune appeared to favor entering the mine, he chose to avoid the risks.

• Mounted bandits raided a village, killing those who resisted and plundering its grain and women.
• Fang Yu recognized Zhang Sheng's promising destiny and gave him a Dragon Gate Stone and the Horn Wood chapter of the Treasured Scroll.
• Fang Yu traveled through Ping'an Prefecture, spreading the Essential Techniques of Peace, before returning to the Dao of Qi Refining to mine.
• Fang Yu divined great misfortune at the mining district and returned to his unfinished cave abode instead of entering.
• After half a year, Fang Yu learned that a late-second-rank Night Sha had attacked the mines and divined fortune if he went in, but he chose to stay away.