Recaps

Lu Changzhi explored Flower Spirit City and discovered the Flower Spirit Sect’s elaborate arrangements for the gathering. When he spotted Xie Yang and Luo Zhen arriving with the Mystic One Sect, he used Gold and Jade on the Outside on Luo Zhen, while Xie Yang confidently prepared to pursue a woman from the Flower Spirit Sect.

• The Five Symbols Sect arrived and received a modest welcome, while disciples learned that the Flower Spirit Sect’s attentions could be dangerous.
• Lu Changzhi tested the formations on his bed, then used the system to find people who possessed systems as he explored Flower Spirit City.
• The Mystic One Sect arrived, but Flower Spirit Sect elders redirected its flying boat away from Bright Moon Tower.
• Lu Changzhi spotted Xie Yang and Luo Zhen among the Mystic One Sect’s arrivals and used Gold and Jade on the Outside on Luo Zhen.
• Luo Zhen felt closer to heaven and earth, while Xie Yang gave him a golden bottle and said he would pursue a woman from the Flower Spirit Sect.

Dongfang Jun ordered people to kill Qin Jiuxiao while he traveled to the Flower Spirit Sect, and Lu Changzhi explored Flower Spirit City before receiving protective items from his sect. The chapter ended with Xie Yang of the Mystic One Sect requesting a meeting with Senior Sister Liu.

• Dongfang Jun learned that Qin Jiuxiao had set out for the Flower Spirit Sect and ordered people to kill him.
• As factions arrived in Flower Spirit City, Lu Changzhi observed the lively streets and hurried away after sensing the dangers of the shops and the people there.
• Lu Changzhi returned to his lodgings and decided to wait until more visitors arrived before continuing his search.
• An elder gave Lu Changzhi two jade bottles and a jade talisman to protect him from the Flower Spirit Sect's cultivation techniques and forced harvesting.
• Xie Yang of the Mystic One Sect arrived at the Flower Spirit Sect and asked to see Senior Sister Liu.

Xie Yang used an image-recording stone to threaten Liu Qingyan into agreeing to meet him that night and publicly claim him, while Liu Qingyan and the Flower Spirit Sect's sect master planned to exploit his actions against the Mystic One Sect. As evening came, the Cloud Heaven Holy Land arrived at Flower Spirit City.

• Xie Yang confronted Liu Qingyan with an image-recording stone and threatened to ruin her reputation unless she complied with his demands.
• Liu Qingyan placated Xie Yang, agreeing to visit him that night, distance herself from Qin Jiuxiao, and announce that Xie Yang was her man.
• Inside the formation, Liu Qingyan told the Flower Spirit Sect's sect master what had happened, and they planned to use Xie Yang to prevent the Mystic One Sect from connecting with the Cloud Heaven Holy Land.
• Xie Yang told Luo Zhen about his success and invited him to celebrate, but Luo Zhen said he wanted to attempt a breakthrough.
• A flying boat carrying the Cloud Heaven Holy Land arrived at Flower Spirit City as evening drew near.

The Flower Spirit Sect gave Qin Jiuxiao and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land an elaborate welcome, stirring envy and resentment among the other forces. Lu Changzhi learned of the Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s recruitment screenings and sent his External Avatar toward them, while night fell with Luo Zhen nearing a breakthrough and a visitor arriving at Xie Yang’s lodging.

• The Flower Spirit Sect’s master led the elders and disciples in welcoming Qin Jiuxiao, and the Bright Moon Tower formed a bridge of light for him to cross.
• Elders from the Mystic One Sect and Azure Cloud Sect resented the lavish reception, while other onlookers admired Qin Jiuxiao’s status and the ceremony.
• Lu Changzhi heard that the Cloud Heaven Holy Land was screening potential disciples and directed his External Avatar toward it.
• Gu Chen returned from browsing the city, said its cultivation goods were poor and overpriced, and went back to his room to cultivate.
• Luo Zhen felt that he was close to a breakthrough as an unidentified figure knocked at Xie Yang’s lodging.

Liu Qingyan tricked Xie Yang into drinking special wine, then escaped and exposed his attempt to assault her before the people of Flower Spirit City. Xie Yang was captured by the Flower Spirit Sect's sect master, but his final outburst left the crowd stunned.

• Xie Yang demanded that Liu Qingyan undress, but she persuaded him to drink wine with her and secretly took his image-recording stone.
• Xie Yang realized Liu Qingyan had deceived him, lost control under the wine's influence, and attacked her as she fled while calling for help.
• Liu Qingyan's cries drew the attention of Flower Spirit City, and the Flower Spirit Sect's sect master stopped Xie Yang's attack and trapped him.
• Liu Qingyan told the gathered onlookers that Xie Yang had summoned her by invoking their past friendship and tried to assault her.
• Xie Yang roared, "If I can't have her, no one will!!!"

Xie Yang openly defied Qin Jiuxiao and was killed on his order, prompting a Mystic One Sect elder to protest before another apologized. Luo Zhen unexpectedly began a breakthrough, while Zhou Chang took notice of him as a possible genius; afterward, a Mystic One Sect elder blamed the Flower Spirit Sect for meddling.

• Xie Yang's words stunned Flower Spirit City, and Luo Zhen woke from his breakthrough attempt to see Senior Brother Xie facing danger.
• A Mystic One Sect elder suggested there might be a misunderstanding, but the Flower Spirit Sect's sect master recalled Xie Yang's previous offense.
• Qin Jiuxiao ordered Xie Yang killed, and a Cloud Heaven Holy Land elder struck him into a cloud of blood mist.
• A Mystic One Sect elder challenged Qin Jiuxiao, but another elder stopped him and apologized on the sect's behalf.
• Luo Zhen began cultivating as spiritual power gathered around him, and Zhou Chang noticed his calmness and marked him as a potential genius.
• After the crowd dispersed, a furious Mystic One Sect elder blamed the Flower Spirit Sect for meddling behind the scenes.

After Xie Yang’s death, Qin Jiuxiao demanded that Liu Qingyan leave the Flower Spirit Sect and join the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, while Lu Changzhi continued toward the Holy Land and Zhou Chang identified a Mystic One Sect disciple he wanted to meet. The chapter ended with Zhou Chang naming Luo Zhen as his discovery.

• The Mystic One Sect elders suspected Xie Yang had been framed but were angered that they could not openly challenge the Cloud Heaven Holy Land.
• Qin Jiuxiao revealed that he had seen through the Flower Spirit Sect’s arrangements and demanded that Liu Qingyan leave her sect and join the Cloud Heaven Holy Land.
• Liu Qingyan agreed to Qin Jiuxiao’s demand, and he said they would first see what sincerity the Flower Spirit Sect showed him.
• Lu Changzhi sent his External Avatar toward the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and planned to leave Flower Spirit City if he found no suitable target at the Rhythm Gathering.
• Elder Zhou delivered an investigative jade talisman to the Bright Moon Tower and told the other elders that he wanted to meet Luo Zhen, a true disciple of the Mystic One Sect.

Liu Qingyan told the Flower Spirit Sect that Qin Jiuxiao was considering a marriage alliance, prompting the sect to plan how to show greater sincerity. Meanwhile, Zhou Chang secretly assessed Luo Zhen and found signs of a powerful talent that had yet to awaken, though his probing made Luo Zhen uncomfortable.

• Liu Qingyan told the Flower Spirit Sect’s sect master and elders that Qin Jiuxiao had praised their welcome but still needed to consider the marriage alliance.
• The sect master and elders concluded they needed to show Qin Jiuxiao more sincerity and went to discuss the matter in the main hall.
• Luo Zhen celebrated his latest breakthrough and hoped it would earn him greater standing in the sect.
• Zhou Chang appeared in Luo Zhen’s house and used his secret art to assess him, seeing an exceptionally strong golden light.
• Zhou Chang probed Luo Zhen’s body and suspected that he was a genius whose powerful talent had yet to awaken, while Luo Zhen asked him to stop.

Zhou Chang tried to recruit Luo Zhen to the Cloud Heaven Holy Land by offering him the title of prospective holy son, and Luo Zhen agreed to visit while concealing his interest behind a vow of loyalty to the Mystic One Sect. The next day, the factions gathered at the Flower Spirit Sect’s Divine Sound Lotus Pool for the Melody Gathering, where Lu Changzhi began screening the participants.

• Zhou Chang offered Luo Zhen a prospective holy son title, and Luo Zhen cited his oath to the Mystic One Sect instead of accepting immediately.
• Zhou Chang invited Luo Zhen to visit the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and gave him a jade talisman before leaving to investigate Luo Zhen’s past.
• The factions gathered at the Melody Gathering venue and learned that the Flower Spirit Sect had opened its Divine Sound Lotus Pool for the event.
• The juniors entered the lotus pool after an announcement, and Lu Changzhi began screening the Five Symbols Sect disciples before noticing Lin Shan’s impressive build.

The disciples gathered at the grand musical gathering competed for lotus platforms after listening to the Flower Spirit Qin’s recorded performance. The Azure Cloud Sect juniors then chose the Five Symbols Sect’s Lin Shan as an easy target to challenge.

• Disciples from many sects and Rogue Cultivators argued over lotus platforms, while the Five Symbols Sect allocated theirs peacefully according to musical skill.
• A Flower Spirit Sect elder explained that the platforms could be won through musical contests, and the Flower Spirit Sect’s sect master presented the Flower Spirit Qin for Qin Jiuxiao.
• The Flower Spirit Qin played a piece that immersed the crowd in shifting musical realms; Lu Changzhi thought it sounded good, while musicians reflected on its techniques.
• The contests began, allowing challengers to wager Soul Power through formations around the platforms.
• Azure Cloud Sect juniors decided to challenge the Five Symbols Sect’s broad-backed Lin Shan, assuming he would be easy to defeat.

Lin Shan defeated Xu Yue and several Azure Cloud Sect disciples with his Heaven-Collapsing Suona at the musical gathering. Lu Changzhi found no one who met the system’s requirements, while Zhou Chang used his people-reading technique to spy on him.

• Xu Yue challenged Lin Shan to a musical match and tried to overwhelm him with his zither.
• Lin Shan’s suona shattered Xu Yue’s zither realm and broke apart the spiritual-power spear he sent at Lin Shan.
• Lin Shan knocked Xu Yue and his zither backward, then defeated four Azure Cloud Sect disciples in succession.
• Lu Changzhi searched the stands with the system but found no one who met its requirements.
• Zhou Chang used his people-reading technique to observe the people at the gathering, and the system warned Lu Changzhi that he was being watched.

Lu Changzhi chose the Unremarkable Art after learning that Zhou Chang had used an art of observing people to spy on him. Meanwhile, the Dongfang Clan prepared an ambush for Qin Jiuxiao, and the Five Symbols Sect patriarchs secretly planned how to respond as Qin and Zhou prepared to leave the Flower Spirit Sect with Luo Zhen.

• Lu Changzhi rejected the Star Flash Art and Peeping Faceplate, choosing the Unremarkable Art so the sect members could guard against people who observed others through special arts.
• Dongfang Jun ordered the Dongfang Clan's flying boats to hide along the route between the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and the Flower Spirit Sect, preparing to attack Qin Jiuxiao.
• Gu Qingyang reported the Dongfang Clan's movements to the Five Symbols Sect patriarchs, who debated possible outcomes and secretly split into four groups to prepare.
• Zhou Chang stopped observing the Flower Spirit Sect members and told Qin Jiuxiao that only Luo Zhen seemed distinctive.
• Qin Jiuxiao said he had finished his business and asked Zhou Chang whether they could take the lotus platform with them.

Zhou Chang recognized that the Divine Sound Lotus Pool could strengthen the soul and passed its uses to Qin Jiuxiao. At the lotus platform, Lin Shan faced Qiu Feng in a musical duel, and his Heaven-Collapsing Tune began tearing apart Qiu Feng’s zither realm.

• Zhou Chang sensed the Divine Sound Lotus Pool’s soul-strengthening effect and transmitted the information to Qin Jiuxiao.
• Lin Shan held his lotus platform against challengers while onlookers praised his unusual suona playing.
• Qiu Feng challenged Lin Shan, using his zither to summon a vast army of spiritual power and pressure him with a battlefield-like realm.
• Lin Shan played the Heaven-Collapsing Tune, whose rising notes began to break through Qiu Feng’s zither realm.
• The Heaven-Collapsing Tune revealed its power as space shook and Qiu Feng’s manifested realm started to collapse.

Lin Shan defeated Qiu Feng with his suona, while the factions watched and assessed his strength. As Qin Jiuxiao prepared to enter the contest, Liu Qingyan urged the Flower Spirit Sect master to lend him the Flower Spirit Qin, but the chapter ended before the master answered.

• Lin Shan’s suona shattered Qiu Feng’s musical realm and snapped his qin strings, forcing Qiu Feng to concede defeat.
• The Five Symbols Sect elders praised Lin Shan, while Qin Jiuxiao dismissed his musical victory as an unorthodox path and saw no reason to recruit him.
• Five Symbols Sect disciples guarded Lin Shan’s lotus platform as Chen Miao told their disciples to stay out of the ongoing fights.
• Qin Jiuxiao mastered Zhou Chang’s instruction and decided he was confident enough to challenge for the Flower Spirit Sect’s Divine Sound Lotus Pool.
• Liu Qingyan asked the Flower Spirit Sect master to lend Qin Jiuxiao the ancestral Flower Spirit Qin, but the master said the sect would not give it to an outsider and had other gifts prepared.

Qin Jiuxiao borrowed the Flower Spirit Qin and drew everyone into his qin realm while playing at the Divine Sound Lotus Pool. His performance stirred the pool’s true body, which flew to him and appeared to acknowledge him as its master, leaving the Flower Spirit Sect’s leaders uncertain how to respond.

• The Flower Spirit Sect’s sect master agreed to lend Qin Jiuxiao the Flower Spirit Qin after discussing it with her elders.
• Qin Jiuxiao asked to try the Divine Sound Lotus Pool, and the Flower Spirit Sect’s disciples and the Five Symbols Sect’s disciples left their lotus platforms.
• Qin Jiuxiao played the qin and drew the gathering into his qin realm, where they saw him as a transcendent figure.
• A drop of blood fell from Qin Jiuxiao’s fingertip, and the ground shook as the Divine Sound Lotus Pool’s true body rose and drained the remaining soul power from the lotus platforms.
• The lotus-shaped pool shrank to palm size and flew before Qin Jiuxiao, who said it seemed to be acknowledging him as its master and asked the Flower Spirit Sect’s elders what they thought.

The Flower Spirit Sect surrendered the Divine Sound Lotus Pool to Qin Jiuxiao after it acknowledged him as its master. Instead of announcing a marriage alliance, Liu Qingyan publicly left the sect, and Qin Jiuxiao stood beside her as Zhou Chang stopped the sect master from forcibly taking her back.

• The Flower Spirit Sect's sect master accepted that the Divine Sound Lotus Pool belonged to Qin Jiuxiao and gave it to him.
• Qin Jiuxiao called Liu Qingyan over, and the Flower Spirit Sect's elders expected an announcement linking their sect to the Cloud Heaven Holy Land.
• Liu Qingyan declared before the gathering that she was leaving the Flower Spirit Sect and would have no further ties to it.
• The Flower Spirit Sect's sect master confronted Liu Qingyan, but Liu Qingyan stepped behind Qin Jiuxiao and reaffirmed her decision.
• The sect master tried to seize Liu Qingyan with a hand of spiritual power, but Zhou Chang dispelled it and stopped her from advancing.
• Qin Jiuxiao put an arm around Liu Qingyan's waist while the sect master's demand for an explanation went unanswered.

Qin Jiuxiao left with Liu Qingyan and the Flower Spirit Qin, while Luo Zhen joined the Cloud Heaven Holy Land. As the gathering broke up, Gu Chen asked Lu Changzhi to let him visit Luoyun City, where his system had assigned him a sign-in task.

• Qin Jiuxiao declared Liu Qingyan his woman, departed with her, and took the Flower Spirit Qin to study, while Zhou Chang pressured the Flower Spirit Sect master to let it go.
• Luo Zhen left the Mystic One Sect to join the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, and Lu Changzhi used Talent Enhancement on him three times.
• Lu Changzhi reflected that Luo Zhen’s path resembled Xie Yang’s, though Qin Jiuxiao had Benefactor’s Assistance.
• The Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s flying boat departed, and the other sects ended the gathering and returned home without the Divine Sound Lotus Pool.
• Gu Chen told Lu Changzhi he planned to visit Luoyun City, and Lu Changzhi confirmed that Gu Chen’s Sign-In System had assigned him a task there.

Lu Changzhi diverted to Luoyun City with Gu Chen while Qin Jiuxiao refined the Divine Sound Lotus Pool aboard the Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s vessel. As the vessel carried Luo Zhen and Liu Qingyan onward, Dongfang Jun’s forces ambushed it, and three Transcendent Realm experts appeared against the Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s elder Zhu He.

• Lu Changzhi agreed to take Gu Chen to Luoyun City and discovered that Jade Water Peak’s guardian ancestor was secretly following them.
• Qin Jiuxiao used the Divine Sound Lotus Pool to refine soul power and strengthen his soul.
• Luo Zhen looked forward to his future as a prospective Holy Son, while Liu Qingyan said she could not defy her ruler’s command.
• Zhou Chang detected an ambush and ordered the Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s vessel to turn around, but Dongfang Jun’s vessels surrounded it and deployed a Flight Restriction Array.
• Zhu He appeared to defend the vessel, but Dongfang Jun dismissed him as three Transcendent Realm presences emerged.

Dongfang Clan experts attacked the Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s flying vessel to kill Qin Jiuxiao, and their formation-breaking plate destroyed its defenses. With the attackers closing in, Qin Jiuxiao activated the holy land’s protective items and readied a golden talisman as Zhu He ordered the others to buy him time.

• Three Transcendent Realm figures and other attackers descended on the flying vessel, while Zhu He and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land elders fought back.
• Qin Jiuxiao woke and recognized the attackers as the ones who had ambushed him in the Heavenly Azure Ruins; the Dongfang Clan experts focused on killing him.
• Zhou Chang and the elders left the vessel’s formation to protect Qin Jiuxiao and urged the remaining crew to escape, but a flight-restricting formation prevented the vessel from fleeing.
• Dongfang Clan experts used a formation-breaking plate to shatter the vessel’s defensive formation, leaving it exposed.
• Zhou Chang ordered everyone to use every means to escape as the attackers rushed toward Qin Jiuxiao.
• Qin Jiuxiao summoned a quasi-Saint Son token and other defenses, then held a golden talisman as Zhu He ordered the others to buy him time.

Qin Jiuxiao escaped a deadly spear strike by using a spatial escape talisman, while Gu Chen’s visit to Luoyun City earned Lu Changzhi an Unsealing Key connected to an ancient Saint Battlefield. Lu Changzhi headed back toward the sect, keeping the key’s warning in mind, until something struck the flying boat.

• Qin Jiuxiao tore a spatial escape talisman, but a Transcendent Realm expert’s spear struck through Zhou Chang’s attempt to stop it and shattered Qin Jiuxiao’s armor before the talisman whisked him away.
• Gu Chen brought Mu Fan and Lu Changzhi to Luoyun City to visit an old friend, but found that the person was gone.
• Gu Chen completed a sign-in mission and received an old treasure map, while Lu Changzhi gained the Unsealing Key · Kun, which was tied to the return of the sealed Saint Battlefield when all eight keys appeared.
• Lu Changzhi decided to research the Saint Battlefield after returning and continued steering the flying boat toward the sect while controlling his External Avatar.
• The flying boat suddenly shuddered after hitting something, and Lu Changzhi sent his thoughts outward to investigate.

Lu Changzhi found Qin Jiuxiao gravely injured and unconscious after he was flung into the flying boat’s path. He chose to make Qin Jiuxiao his benefactor, hid him underground with a healing pill, and left with Qin Jiuxiao’s valuables and a new trait in prospect.

• Qin Jiuxiao escaped an attack by the Dongfang Clan but was knocked unconscious when he collided with Lu Changzhi’s flying boat.
• Lu Changzhi captured Qin Jiuxiao with the Devil-Binding Rope, and the system offered him rewards for releasing, killing, or helping him.
• An elder warned Lu Changzhi that Qin Jiuxiao’s pursuers might follow his spatial escape, then erased the traces around the flying boat.
• Lu Changzhi chose to help Qin Jiuxiao and took his storage rings, finding the Divine Sound Lotus Pool, the Flower Spirit Qin, and other items.
• Lu Changzhi gave Qin Jiuxiao a healing pill and buried him beneath a concealed cloak before leaving with the elder.

After Qin Jiuxiao escaped using a spatial talisman, the Dongfang Clan and Cloud Heaven Holy Land searched for him but found no trace. Dongfang Jun called off the search and led the clan toward the Mystic One Sect to avenge Dongfang Hong and their fallen clansmen.

• The Dongfang Clan and Cloud Heaven Holy Land scattered to search for the gravely injured Qin Jiuxiao, while Zhu He sent for reinforcements.
• The Flower Spirit Sect mourned the loss of the Divine Sound Lotus Pool and Flower Spirit Qin, and its sect master vowed to recover the instrument from Qin Jiuxiao.
• The Azure Cloud Sect elders mocked the Flower Spirit Sect and decided to avoid trying to win Qin Jiuxiao over.
• Dongfang Jun and the Cloud Heaven Holy Land searched the area but found no trace of Qin Jiuxiao.
• Dongfang Jun recalled the Dongfang Clan members and ordered them to attack the Mystic One Sect to avenge Dongfang Hong and their fallen clansmen.

Cloud Heaven Holy Land learned that Qin Jiuxiao had been ambushed by three Transcendent Realm experts and sent elders rushing to the Eastern Region. Meanwhile, the Dongfang Clan headed for the Mystic One Sect, leaving its elders uneasy as Wu Fan sensed that trouble was coming.

• The Holy Lord of Cloud Heaven Holy Land received word that Qin Jiuxiao was in danger and sent many elders to rescue him, then checked that Qin Jiuxiao's soul tablet remained intact.
• The elders searching for Qin Jiuxiao discovered that the attackers had withdrawn and continued looking for traces, while Zhou Chang worried that Qin Jiuxiao might be dead.
• Gu Qingyang reported that the Dongfang Clan was heading toward the Mystic One Sect, and a voice ordered the sect's elders to prepare.
• The Mystic One Sect elders discussed Cloud Heaven Holy Land's ambitions and mourned the loss of Xie Yang and Luo Zhen's betrayal, then noticed powerful flying ships speeding toward their destination.
• An elder realized the flying ships seemed to be heading for the Mystic One Sect, while Wu Fan paced inside the sect and felt that something serious was about to happen.

A powerful party from the Dongfang Clan arrived at the Mystic One Sect and accused it of attacking them in the ruins. Wu Fan tried to deny responsibility, but Dongfang Jun dismissed his evidence and began threatening the sect.

• Elder He warned Wu Fan that roughly a hundred unidentified experts had entered the Mystic One Sect's territory, and their flying vessels soon appeared overhead.
• Dongfang Jun called for Li Qingfeng and threatened to destroy the Mystic One Sect unless he came out.
• Mystic One Sect elders emerged and activated the sect's formations to repel Dongfang Jun's pressure.
• Wu Fan explained that Li Qingfeng had died a thousand years earlier and presented a broken soul jade and memorial tablet as evidence.
• Dongfang Jun destroyed the evidence, accused the Mystic One Sect of lying, and caused boulders on a distant mountain peak to explode.

Wu Fan concluded that the masked attackers were from the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, and Dongfang Jun threatened to destroy the Mystic One Sect unless it handed over Li Qingfeng. The attackers and sect elders clashed, while Wu Fan activated the sect’s defenses and called on other factions for aid.

• Dongfang Jun sent a stele carved with “The common grave of the Mystic One Sect” over the sect and challenged Wu Fan.
• Wu Fan accused the attackers of being from the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and asked whether they intended to break their agreement.
• Dongfang Jun refused to honor the agreement and demanded Li Qingfeng within three breaths, threatening to destroy the sect.
• Dongfang Jun ordered the Dongfang Clan experts to attack, and the Mystic One Sect elders fought back as the three Transcendent Realm cultivators surrounded the sect.
• Wu Fan ordered the sect-protecting formation and sword formation activated, called for aid from other factions, and reassured the disciples that the sect’s sleeping patriarchs could intervene.