Arc 1The Jade’s Other World
Zhou Ning unlocked the black jade’s hidden world, used its resources to open his meridians and become a Qi Refining cultivator, and survived the fall of Gazing Immortal Port. Back on Bamboo Creek Island, he began studying alchemy and buying supplies at Forget-Return Market, where Han Ziyue arranged an attack that left Zhou Ning wary of further investigation until he grew stronger.
- Zhou Ning discovered that his black jade stored objects and let him travel to another world, where he witnessed Chai Dingchun’s battle and was killed by a woman in black before waking with a Storage Bag.
- Zhou Ning used Fuluo Eel blood and the Pure Heart Wisteria Flower to open his meridians and Ancestral Aperture, then traveled to Gazing Immortal Port to obtain the Xinsi Golden Scripture.
- Zhou Ning traded with He Zhuoran for alchemy knowledge and the Flowing Light Concealing Shadow Technique, but Devil Cultivators raided the city and killed the wildflower girl before Zhou Ning escaped.
- Zhou Ning returned to Bamboo Creek Island, cultivated with True Yang Metal Qi, and became a Qi Refining cultivator while concealing his realm from Old Jia and Xu Qinghou.
- Zhou Ning visited Luyou Island with Su Yunjin, bought pill ingredients, borrowed her Pill Furnace, and hired Su Youyou to install a Fire-Gathering Array in his courtyard.
- Zhou Ning practiced pill refinement and traveled in disguise to Forget-Return Market, where he bought medicinal ingredients and Thunder Plasma Liquid.
- Han Ziyue sent Daoist Mu after Zhou Ning, who escaped on the Flowing Plainness Boat after Daoist Mu used a Thunder Explosion Pearl to frame the Lei Household.
- Zhou Ning hid after fleeing three hundred li and decided to cultivate on Bamboo Creek Island until he reached the Qi Refining Middle Stage before investigating the attack.