Chapter Summaries

Daoyuan Mountain’s Chu Hao faced Solitary Moon Mountain’s Yu Tingzhi in a fierce contest between two ninth-level Qi Gathering disciples. Chu Hao burned his body to raise his power, but Yu Tingzhi’s hidden spell-light pierced his chest, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Chu Hao challenged the visiting sects, and Yu Tingzhi of Solitary Moon Mountain accepted his challenge.
• Xiao Yize recalled Solitary Moon Mountain’s past conflict with the Yang Family, while Yang Lingrui calmed Lü Fangxuan and urged him to wait for the right time.
• Chu Hao and Yu Tingzhi activated their Spirit-Controlling forms and fought evenly, with neither able to gain a decisive advantage.
• Chu Hao plunged burning wood into his heart, using his body as kindling to surge toward the Eleventh Level Qi Gathering.
• A pale spell-light shot from Yu Tingzhi’s full moon and silently pierced Chu Hao’s chest.

Yu Tingzhi’s duel with Zi He began after her innate True Essence was confirmed as a natural gift, and Zi He turned her own power against her. He shattered her bright moon and left her gravely wounded, winning the match.

• The Daoyuan Mountain overseer sensed True Essence in Chu Hao, but Jia Huarai confirmed that Yu Tingzhi’s Taiyin Body had been born with a wisp of it, so Daoyuan Mountain accepted the loss.
• After Yu Tingzhi challenged the other later-stage disciples, Zi He stepped forward to represent the Tiger Chasing Dynasty and accepted her challenge.
• Yu Tingzhi entered her Spirit Control state and attacked with moonlight techniques, but Zi He’s Gold Aspect Dharma Body blocked them.
• Yu Tingzhi blinded the spectators with Clear Radiance Chasing Moon and sent her innate True Essence toward Zi He, but his eye technique let him catch it between his fingers.
• Zi He used the captured True Essence as an arrow, seized Yu Tingzhi’s bright moon with his damaged Dharma Body, and shattered it, leaving her collapsed and vomiting blood.

Zi He defeated Yu Tingzhi, giving Tiger Chasing a clean sweep of the first three matches against the Northwest Four Sects. The Perfect Battle began with He Shenglai defeating Deng Jinzhi, while the remaining four matchups were still to come.

• Zi He shattered Yu Tingzhi’s Spirit Manifestation and won their match, leaving her badly injured but alive.
• The Northwest Four Sects and Tiger Chasing agreed that the Perfect Battle would consist of five matches, with the first side to three victories winning.
• The two sides set the Perfect Battle roster, including He Shenglai of the He Family against Deng Jinzhi of Wukui Sect in the opening match.
• Xiao Yize predicted that He Shenglai would win, while Mo Xian scolded Xiao Yize for avoiding the fighting.
• He Shenglai transformed the Dao Discussion Platform into a vast forest with his Spirit Manifestation and defeated Deng Jinzhi, who was hurled out vomiting blood.

He Shenglai overwhelmed Deng Jinzhi, worsening the feud between the He Family and the Wukui Sect, while Tang Ming defeated Feng Lan in the next match. Qiu Ran took the field and warned Xiao Yize that he would treat the match as a beating for him, leaving Xiao Yize pitying the Blood Shadow Sect cultivator facing Qiu Ran.

• He Shenglai defeated Deng Jinzhi so decisively that the Wukui Sect elders found Deng's life in danger and vowed to remember the grudge against the He Family.
• Yang Lingrui witnessed He Shenglai's terrifying strength and vowed to stand alongside the foremost geniuses and surpass them one day.
• Tang Ming used a hidden sword technique to force Feng Lan off the Dao Discussion Platform and win their match.
• Qiu Ran warned Xiao Yize to watch his match, saying he would consider it a beating for Xiao Yize.
• Xiao Yize sympathized with the Blood Shadow Sect cultivator who would face Qiu Ran.

Qiu Ran and Ku Ruo fought in the third Perfected battle, each unleashing a lethal move that tested their foundations. Ku Ruo survived six bolts of Qiu Ran’s tribulation lightning, but Qiu Ran broke free of Blood Erosion and nearly struck him before a Lanyue Sect guardian intervened, leaving Ku Ruo to accuse him of bluffing about a seventh bolt.

• Qiu Ran and Ku Ruo activated their spirit control and traded attacks as Blood Ocean transformed the platform into a blood pool and Qiu Ran gathered a violet thundercloud overhead.
• Qiu Ran unleashed Tribulation Lightning while Ku Ruo used Blood Erosion to trap him, and the two battled to withstand each other’s lethal move.
• Ku Ruo dodged or endured six lightning bolts, using Blood Robe Disintegration to escape the sixth, and the Blood Shadow Sect elders celebrated what they thought was his victory.
• A seventh bolt’s aura frightened Ku Ruo, making Blood Erosion falter and allowing Qiu Ran to tear free, though the corrosion had stripped the flesh from his limbs.
• Qiu Ran lunged at Ku Ruo with a lightning blade, but a Lanyue Sect guardian intercepted him before he could strike.
• Ku Ruo recovered and accused Qiu Ran of bluffing because he believed Qiu Ran had no seventh tribulation lightning bolt.

Qiu Ran defeated Ku Ruo, and Lang Wuhen defeated Wu Zhao, bringing the contest to a fifth match between Shen Yue and Xue Qingluan. As Shen Yue entered the arena, Xiao Yize revealed that Shen Yue was suspected of having slain a Core Formation cultivator while still at Qi Gathering.

• Qiu Ran told Ku Ruo that he had cultivated eight tribulation lightning bolts, while Xiao Yize said Qiu Ran had actually cultivated all nine.
• Lang Wuhen defeated Wu Zhao by piercing him with a crescent moon after Wu Zhao shattered his manifested full moon.
• Wu Zhao apologized to Shen Yue for his earlier arrogance, and Shen Yue said he would take responsibility for the contest's outcome.
• Shen Yue descended to the Dao Discussion Platform to begin the fifth match against Xue Qingluan.
• Xiao Yize told Yang Lingshu that Shen Yue was suspected of killing a Core Formation cultivator from Blood Feather Hall in a forbidden land.

Shen Yue and Xue Qingluan fought the decisive fifth match between the Northwest Four Sects and Tiger Chasing, revealing the overwhelming strength of their Spirit-Controlling forms. Xue Qingluan recognized Shen Yue as a true heavenly talent when her Falling Moon could not break his Green Mountain.

• Xue Qingluan’s moonlight technique captivated the watching disciples until Shen Yue dispelled its influence with his Green Mountain art.
• The supervisors started the fifth battle and moved close to the platform as Shen Yue and Xue Qingluan summoned their Spirit-Controlling forms.
• Xue Qingluan’s Falling Moon collided with Shen Yue’s Green Mountain, shaking the spectator seats and cracking the platform.
• The supervisors reinforced the platform while Xue Qingluan’s attacks and secret arts failed to pierce Shen Yue’s defense.
• Xue Qingluan admitted she could not match Shen Yue and saw in him the same overwhelming pressure she had felt from Central Region geniuses.

After Shen Yue defeated Xue Qingluan, Jia Huarai rewarded the Tiger Chasing cultivators and announced that Princess Murong Ying Xuan had been killed during peace negotiations with the Eastern Wilderness. The imperial decree called on Tiger Chasing's heroes to march east and punish the traitors.

• Shen Yue crushed Xue Qingluan's Bright Moon Manifestation with a second Green Mountain, and the guardians intervened before it could crush her.
• Xue Qingluan admitted she had lost, and the Northwest Four Sects fled Daoyuan Mountain after losing all four matches.
• Jia Huarai rewarded the young cultivators who had fought for Tiger Chasing, while Chu Hao remained behind to recover from his injuries.
• Jia Huarai read an imperial edict announcing that Princess Murong Ying Xuan and her Core Formation Cultivator protector had been killed by the Eastern Wilderness during peace negotiations.
• The Emperor's decree called on Tiger Chasing's heroes to prepare for war and march east to punish the traitors.

Tiger Chasing began mobilizing cultivators for its eastern advance with generous military rewards, and Gao Hui told Yang Lingqing that her ancestor Yang Guanfeng had gone missing on the front. Chen Yang checked Yang Guanfeng’s soul flame and found that he was still unharmed.

• Tiger Chasing opened enlistment across the Dynasty and promised military merits, monthly Spirit Crystal pay, promotions, and conquered Eastern Wilderness territory to attract cultivators.
• Gao Hui visited the Songshan Yang Family, informed Yang Lingqing of the eastern advance, and relayed that Yang Rui would join He Shenglai while the family sent at least five cultivators to war when required.
• Gao Hui told Yang Lingqing that Yang Guanfeng had gone missing after entering a combat zone on a support mission two months earlier, and that the Eastern Wilderness might have captured him.
• Chen Yang heard that prisoners faced torture, checked Yang Guanfeng’s soul flame, and confirmed that his condition appeared fine and he was not injured.

Yang Lingqing planned to find the supposedly missing Yang Guanfeng during the Dynasty’s eastward advance and considered who the Yang Family could send. Meanwhile, she welcomed Wei Xinqing into the family and showed her Yang Lingshu’s portrait; Yang Lingshu began walking home with Yang Lingrui and Lü Fangxuan to lose weight before returning.

• Yang Lingqing learned from Chen Yang that Yang Guanfeng was far east of Tiger Chasing and deduced that he had fled into the Eastern Wilderness, where the Yang Family would search for him.
• Yang Lingqing considered the cultivators available for the Dynasty’s eastward advance and thought Dai Wei might be suitable after more than a year of cultivation.
• Yang Lingqing visited Wei Xinqing, who praised Pine Mountain’s resources and accepted a portrait of her prospective husband, Yang Lingshu.
• Wei Xinqing said Yang Lingshu looked endearing in the portrait, and Yang Lingqing explained that he planned to improve his physique before returning home.
• Yang Lingshu set out on foot with Yang Lingrui and Lü Fangxuan, intending to lose weight while Yang Lingrui studied a new spell art.

Yang Lingshu, Yang Lingrui, and Lü Fangxuan returned from Chongtian City after seven months of walking and helping people along the way. At Sanglu Valley, Yang Lingshu learned he was being sent to meet an honored guest, while Yang Lingrui and Elder Yu realized the meeting was actually meant to introduce him to his arranged match, Wei Xinqing.

• Yang Lingshu, Yang Lingrui, and Lü Fangxuan spent seven months walking home, fighting evil cultivators and beasts, helping villagers, and recording their deeds.
• Yang Lingshu completed his physical training, and the three used their spells again to travel quickly to Sanglu Valley.
• Elder Yu welcomed Yang Lingrui, Yang Lingshu, and Lü Fangxuan, praising their cultivation and revealing that he had advanced to the late Seventh Level.
• Elder Yu sent Yang Lingshu to Pine Mountain without telling him that he was about to meet a potential bride.
• Yang Lingrui learned from Elder Yu that Sister Qing had arranged a match between Yang Lingshu and Wei Xinqing of the Wei Family in White Stone.

Yang Lingshu returned to Pine Mountain and met Wei Xinqing, the woman the Yang Family had chosen for him to marry. After learning that the match was arranged, the two spoke openly and discovered they were mutually willing to pursue the relationship, while Chen Yang watched approvingly and saved a Spirit Pearl for their future child.

• Wei Xinqing encountered Yang Lingshu during her patrol, verified his identity with the Patriarch's token, and escorted him back to Pine Mountain.
• Yang Lingshu and Wei Xinqing talked on the way back, and she subtly confirmed that he had no romantic attachment to anyone else.
• Yang Lingqing welcomed Yang Lingshu, heard his report about suspected threats in the Myriad Transformation Sect, and explained that Wei Xinqing was the intended marriage partner.
• Yang Lingshu visited Wei Xinqing and asked whether she truly wanted the marriage, offering to speak to Yang Lingqing if she felt pressured.
• Wei Xinqing admitted her initial reluctance had faded and confessed that meeting Yang Lingshu had erased her last doubts; they shared tea together.
• Chen Yang watched Yang Lingshu and Wei Xinqing approvingly and kept his final Spirit Pearl for their possible future child.

Yang Lingshu and Wei Xinqing grew closer while Yang Lingshu helped Yang Lingqing push five-year-old Yang Yuanhong through brutal body-refinement training. Yuanhong failed to break through the sealed pool surface before losing consciousness, but his strength impressed the family and left them confident in his future.

• Yang Lingshu and Wei Xinqing grew close during the months he stayed at Pine Mountain, while his wedding was postponed until after he returned from the eastern front.
• Yang Lingshu joined Yang Lingqing in training Yang Yuanhong to develop his physical potential before entering the Dao in two years.
• Yang Yuanhong endured underwater attacks from roots, vines, and currents, then used his surging power to break through the water-and-wood restraints.
• Yang Lingqing sealed the pool surface with earth, and Yang Yuanhong punched at it until he lost consciousness without breaking through.
• Yang Lingqing pulled the bloodied, unconscious Yang Yuanhong from the pool, and she and Yang Lingshu were satisfied with his progress.

Yang Lingrui broke through to the Tenth Level Qi Gathering after a dangerous surge of yellow wind nearly overwhelmed the formations protecting his cave. He emerged as the Yang Family’s first Perfected Cultivator, while Elder Yu urged him to remain diligent and cautious.

• Gao Hui brought Yang Lingqing the latest battle report and a letter saying He Shenglai would visit to collect Yang Lingrui and inspect the ancient willow.
• Yang Lingqing assured Gao Hui that the Yang Family had carefully tended the ancient willow, then took him and Liu Zihao to Sanglu Valley after hearing of movement in Yang Lingrui’s cave.
• Yellow wind leaked from the cave, and Elder Yu warned the group as they waited for Yang Lingrui’s breakthrough.
• Yang Lingqing ordered Liu Zihao to activate the concealment and Isolation Formations when the wind stopped, and the group joined forces to keep the formations from failing as Yang Lingrui’s breakthrough energy surged.
• Yang Lingrui emerged from the cave, and Elder Yu declared that the Yang Family finally had a Perfected Cultivator of its own.
• Yang Lingrui nodded as Elder Yu urged him not to become smug before achieving Core Condensation and fulfilling his great undertaking.

Yang Lingshu and six other Yang Family cultivators traveled to White Stone Town to join the eastern front, where He Shenglai assigned their roles. Xiao Yize revealed that he had come to protect Yang Lingshu and explained the Dynasty’s plans, while Yang Lingrui accepted He Shenglai’s order to kill many people.

• Yang Lingshu bid farewell to Wei Xinqing, then joined six Yang Family cultivators who had prepared for the journey with improved cultivation and supplies.
• The seven traveled to White Stone Town and met Gao Hui, who brought Yang Lingrui and Yang Lingshu to meet He Shenglai.
• He Shenglai assigned five Yang Family cultivators to the Central Region’s main force and Yang Lingrui and Yang Lingshu to mobile squads led by him and Xiao Yize.
• Xiao Yize told Yang Lingshu that Master had sent him to the eastern front because hostile families were seeking opportunities there, and Yang Lingshu realized the Dynasty planned to make use of them.
• He Shenglai told Yang Lingrui to kill many people, and Yang Lingrui accepted the order.

The Yang Family members arrived at Wanghai City and were assigned to different fronts as Tiger Chasing prepared for war. Yang Lingrui departed with He Shenglai for Crane Pass, where they planned to hunt two suspected Direct Disciples.

• Yang Lingshu broke through to the Fifth Level of Qi Gathering during the cloud boat journey to Wanghai City.
• Yang Lingrui met Li Qingwan and Zi He at the City Lord's Manor, where they discussed their assignments to the northern and central fronts and the stakes of the war.
• After three months of assembly and training, Yang Lingrui said farewell as Yang Lingshu, Zhao Qi, and the others boarded cloud boats for their assigned regions.
• He Shenglai told Yang Lingrui that Crane Pass had suffered repeated attacks and heavy casualties, and that two suspected Direct Disciples might be hiding among the attackers.
• He Shenglai and Yang Lingrui set out for Crane Pass to target the suspected Direct Disciples.

He Shenglai and Yang Lingrui took over the defense of Juhe Pass, where Eastern Wilderness sect disciples had been targeting Tiger Chasing’s cultivators. The attackers gathered six Qi Gathering Perfection cultivators to ambush them, but found a strange forest surrounding the pass.

• Eastern Wilderness cultivators killed Juhe Pass’s defenders and later slew the Twelfth Floor of Qi Gathering cultivator sent to replace them.
• After a Core Formation Cultivator was stationed at the pass, the attacks stopped, but the local commander sought help because he could not spare the cultivator indefinitely.
• He Shenglai and Yang Lingrui arrived and agreed to defend Juhe Pass alone, despite the commander’s concerns about their strength.
• The pair took over the post, and that same night six Eastern Wilderness sect disciples gathered to ambush them, believing they had lured Tiger Chasing’s young geniuses into a trap.
• The attackers found no defenders rushing out and noticed a strange, swaying ring of trees around Juhe Pass.

Eastern Wilderness forces encountered a deadly forest shielding Juhe Pass, but a Great Sect Direct Disciple cut through it and attacked Yang Lingrui. Yang Lingrui killed the disciple instantly and faced the remaining troops with Yellow Wind Covers the Sky.

• Three Human Lightning death warriors entered the forest, where its trees absorbed and killed them, even swallowing the force of one warrior’s self-detonation.
• An Eastern Wilderness cultivator’s fire spells barely damaged the trees, so the Perfected Cultivator asked the sect cultivators to clear a path.
• A Great Sect Direct Disciple at the Eleventh Level Qi Gathering cut a road through the forest and attacked Yang Lingrui.
• Yang Lingrui evaded the disciple’s assault, seized his throat, and killed him with the corrosive yellow wind.
• The Perfected Cultivator realized the force had provoked a formidable enemy, and Yang Lingrui announced Yellow Wind Covers the Sky.

Yang Lingrui overwhelmed the Eastern Wilderness army and fought the Thousand Blades Palace cultivators, defeating their attempts to track and attack him. After killing their leaders and the remaining disciples, he left no survivors as the yellow wind subsided.

• Yang Lingrui's yellow wind devastated the Eastern Wilderness force, while its leader pleaded for help from the five Thousand Blades Palace cultivators, who refused to intervene.
• A Thousand Blades Palace Direct Disciple used spirit treasures and shared vision to locate Yang Lingrui and attack him with seven spears.
• Yang Lingrui evaded the spears, broke one with his fingers, and used a talisman to conceal himself from the disciples' detection.
• As the Thousand Blades Palace group prepared to retreat, Yang Lingrui appeared and killed the Direct Disciple with Wind Erosion.
• The four remaining disciples surrendered, but Yang Lingrui killed them, and the yellow wind finally subsided.

Yang Lingrui and He Shenglai discovered a regenerative Nine Yang Grass at Juhe Pass, and He Shenglai decided to push farther east. A succession of Tiger Chasing victories revealed a full-scale counterattack, with Yang Lingrui’s lethal wind technique earning him a fearsome reputation among Eastern Wilderness troops.

• Yang Lingrui reported killing the attackers at Juhe Pass, and He Shenglai identified their weapon Spirit Manifestations as belonging to Thousand Blades Palace.
• He Shenglai tested a Nine Yang Grass that regrew after Yang Lingrui’s erosion, then ordered him to kill more people as they advanced east.
• Eastern Wilderness commanders first dismissed the Juhe Pass losses as an isolated incident, but a month of reports revealed Tiger Chasing victories across multiple fronts.
• Tiger Chasing advanced eighteen hundred li in three months as Shen Yue, Li Qingwan, Qiu Ran, and Yang Lingrui became renowned for their battlefield achievements.
• Eastern Wilderness soldiers panicked at signs of yellow wind, and Tiger Chasing exploited Yang Lingrui’s reputation by stirring dust to weaken enemy morale.