Chapter Summaries

Liang Si and Lu Changzhi agreed to send the captured Black Dragon back to its clan and make the Xiang Clan appear responsible for its mutilation. Xiang Qing sensed that the Five Symbols Sect had lost its unusual aura, then spotted a figure approaching through the night sky.

• Xiang Qing’s experts speculated that Liang Si had come for the Black Dragon by coincidence, while Xiang Qing concealed his doubts about the encounter and regretted losing the dragon and the Holy Water.
• Lu Changzhi told Liang Si that he had taken Xiang Qing’s Heart of Insight, and Liang Si praised Xiang Qing for avoiding a fight.
• Liang Si asked about the Black Dragon and proposed sending it back to its clan while directing its grudge toward the Xiang Clan; Lu Changzhi agreed.
• Xiang Qing returned to the Five Symbols Sect and found that the strange feeling around Hidden Origin Peak had disappeared, leaving him uneasy.
• Xiang Qing saw a figure striding through the air toward the Five Symbols Sect.

Xiang Lu arrived at the Five Symbols Sect and offered Xiang Qing a deal for the Holy Water she had taken from the Southeastern Sea Region. Xiang Qing asked what the water did, leaving Xiang Lu puzzled by his claim that he knew little about it.

• Xiang Qing and Lu Changzhi noticed a newcomer approaching with the art of space, and Lu Changzhi identified her as Xiang Lu, a Saint Venerable Realm Third Layer cultivator.
• Lu Changzhi asked Liang Si whether he had anticipated the newcomer, and Liang Si said she was neither one of their own nor one of the people from this side.
• Xiang Lu appeared before Xiang Qing and presented a jade bottle containing Qi matching that of the Holy Water from the Southeastern Sea Region.
• Xiang Qing inferred that Xiang Lu had taken the Holy Water and suspected she wanted to use it to extort him.
• Xiang Lu offered Xiang Qing the Water of Transformation, and he asked her to explain its effects before agreeing to the deal.

Xiang Lu tried to trade with Xiang Qing for the extraction method behind the Water of Transformation, but their assumptions about each other derailed the negotiation. As Xiang Qing asked to see the water, Lu Changzhi prepared to intervene from Hidden Origin Peak.

• Xiang Lu explained that the Water of Transformation was valuable, traceable, and difficult to refine, and warned Xiang Qing that her people would pursue it if it had been taken without explanation.
• Xiang Qing suspected Xiang Lu was using threats to drive up the price and asked to see the Water of Transformation before continuing the deal.
• Xiang Lu mistook Xiang Qing’s request as an attempt to demand more water and said she could provide only the portion from the sea.
• Lu Changzhi checked the system, found no Water of Transformation there, and asked Liang Si for advice on framing someone.
• Xiang Qing clarified that the portion from the sea was enough and asked Xiang Lu to take out the Water of Transformation.

Xiang Qing denied taking the Water of Transformation, while Xiang Lu’s tracking seal pointed to him. He claimed the Holy Water had grown legs and run away, and a distant voice then offered to bear witness.

• Xiang Lu asked Xiang Qing to bring out the Water of Transformation, but he pointed out that she had taken it.
• Xiang Lu found the jade bottle empty and accused Xiang Qing of taking the Holy Water, while he insisted there had been a misunderstanding.
• Xiang Lu used a tracking seal that pointed to Xiang Qing and asked him to provide either the refining method or the Holy Water.
• Xiang Qing denied having either and said the Water of Transformation had grown legs, spoken, and run away; Xiang Lu dismissed his explanation as absurd.
• The Xiang Clan experts supported Xiang Qing and asked for a thorough investigation.
• A voice from far above offered to bear witness.

Liang Si posed as Xiang Lin, swore a Heaven and Earth Oath to clear Xiang Qing of collecting the Water of Transformation, then taunted him and drove the Xiang Clan to leave. Lu Changzhi learned Xiang Lu had retreated because she did not dare fight there.

• Liang Si swore in Xiang Lin's name that Xiang Qing had collected the Water of Transformation himself, and a Heaven and Earth Oath manifested.
• Liang Si called Xiang Qing his son and warned him to return to the clan, then tried to seize Xiang Lu as she stepped through a spatial rift and escaped.
• Liang Si revealed himself as Xiang Lin, your big daddy, while Xiang Qing suppressed his anger and the Xiang Clan experts urged him not to fight.
• Xiang Qing ordered the Xiang Clan to return home, leaving Huang Yunya behind until he was warmly entertained by someone nearby.
• Lu Changzhi asked Liang Si why Xiang Lu had been so meek, and Liang Si explained that she had not dared to make a move there.

After Liang Si explained why she had avoided acting directly and admitted her oath was a bluff, Lu Changzhi returned to bed while Huang Yunya recovered. On the Xiang Clan’s journey, Xiang Qing encountered a messenger from Divination Knows and learned that the Prophet had made a gold-and-black divination to be announced in the Land of the Four Directions, prompting him to turn back there.

• Liang Si told Lu Changzhi that acting rashly could cause the local heaven and earth to reject her, and revealed that her oath had been fake.
• Lu Changzhi returned to his room, noticed his bed was disheveled, tidied it with spiritual power, and went back to sleep.
• The Xiang Clan members discussed the powerful figures they had encountered as their Winged Bird traveled through the night.
• Xiang Qing noticed a Divination Knows messenger traveling toward the Land of the Four Directions and asked what had happened.
• The messenger said the Prophet had performed a gold-and-black divination and sent him to announce it in the Land of the Four Directions.
• Xiang Qing suspected the divination might concern him and directed the Winged Bird to follow the messenger back.

Xiang Qing heard a cryptic warning from one of Divination Knows' three prophecies, then Lu Changzhi reviewed the divinations and suspected they were connected to recent events. After Qin Li prepared to leave, Lu Changzhi used Descent to visit Xiao Ye, where the system later announced it had brought him something.

• A diviner told Xiang Qing that his prophecy warned against forcing events and revealed that two other divinations had been sent out.
• Xiang Qing returned to the Xiang Clan, uneasy about the warning and his trip to the Five Symbols Sect.
• Lu Changzhi paid Heavenly Treasure Points to read news about the three prophecies and learned they appeared in Central Province, near the Five Symbols ruins, and in the Land of the Four Directions.
• Lu Changzhi wondered whether the ominous prophecies were linked to Xiang Lu and recent events, then Qin Li said she would set out that afternoon.
• Lu Changzhi used Descent to reach Xiao Ye, and after several hours the system announced it had brought him something.

Lu Changzhi received a partial External Avatar in the form of a floating head, which could comprehend the Dao and laws of heaven and earth to help refine his Seed of Chaos. At the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s Land of the Four Directions branch, Sun Yi and Chen Kun discussed the prophecies, the coming changes, and Xiang Li’s likely rise.

• The system gave Lu Changzhi a partial External Avatar shaped like his head and explained that it could comprehend the Dao to help him refine the Seed of Chaos.
• Lu Changzhi controlled the head with his mind, tested its ability to change form, and decided to find a suitable place for it to comprehend the Dao.
• At the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s Land of the Four Directions branch, Sun Yi and Chen Kun discussed the Prophet of Divination Knows’s prophecy and whether the pavilion might have to close its teleportation array.
• Sun Yi and Chen Kun considered how the three prophecies might affect the world and whether Lu Yuan’s son could rise among the younger generation.
• Sun Yi and Chen Kun discussed Xiang Li, the Five Elements Sacred Physique ruins, and the Xiang Clan’s likely efforts to secure the inheritance for him.

Lu Changzhi heard that Myriad Laws Academy had moved its Law Contemplation Gathering forward to half a month away, likely because of the three prophecies. He decided the gathering was worth attending.

• Factions across the Land of the Four Directions discussed the prophecies and the growing influence of outside cultivators as they sought ways to protect themselves and expand.
• Mu Fan visited Lu Changzhi and showed him an improved, bladed device, asking for advice on its reduced sturdiness.
• Lu Changzhi gave Mu Fan a cryptic hint, and Mu Fan left to ask Luo Ling'er to help forge a long tube.
• Sun Yi told Lu Changzhi that Myriad Laws Academy had moved its next Law Contemplation Gathering forward to half a month away.
• Lu Changzhi considered the gathering's benefits for himself and Xiao Ye, then decided to attend.

Xiao Ye agreed to attend the Dao Contemplation Gathering, while Lu Changzhi noticed an unusual opportunity developing around Luo Zhen. In the South Island Domain, Mo Gen hid the badly injured Qin Jiuxiao, who said their master had changed and might have been taken over.

• Xiao Ye set aside his worries about offending the sect’s ancestral teachings and agreed to attend the gathering.
• Lu Changzhi checked the system and saw no upcoming opportunities for Qin Jiuxiao or Qin Han, but found that Luo Zhen would gain a major boon in thirteen days.
• Mo Gen fled by flying boat with the injured Qin Jiuxiao and concealed him in a cave.
• After regaining consciousness, Qin Jiuxiao told Mo Gen that their master had changed and might have been taken over.
• Qin Jiuxiao recalled that he and the other disciples had approached their master to discuss the earlier expulsion, believing it might have been said in anger.

Qin Jiuxiao’s attempt to provoke his weakened master ended with her attacking him, while Mo Gen rescued him. Later, Luo Zhen met Qin Han in a city restaurant and offered to help him find Qin Jiuxiao, but Hua Yunfan suspected that Luo Zhen and Qin Han had slept with the same woman.

• Qin Jiuxiao called his master an intimate name to stir her desire, but she attacked him and Mo Gen carried him to safety.
• Luo Zhen, disappointed that the Holy Water had brought him no change, spotted Qin Han and invited him to talk about Qin Jiuxiao.
• Qin Han told Luo Zhen he wanted to find Qin Jiuxiao and asked about Luo Zhen’s relationship with him.
• Luo Zhen said he and Qin Jiuxiao had both been quasi-holy sons and claimed he had slept with Qin Jiuxiao’s woman.
• Hua Yunfan told Qin Han that he and Luo Zhen might have slept with the same woman.

Qin Han considered using Luo Zhen to draw Qin Jiuxiao out, while Hua Yunfan urged him to keep Luo Zhen close because of his unusual providence. Qin Han rejected a plan to threaten Qin Jiuxiao’s family, though he secretly intended to use Luo Zhen against Qin Jiuxiao later.

• Qin Han rejected Hua Yunfan’s claim that Liu Qingyan and the woman involved in his past were the same person, insisting Liu Qingyan had remained pure.
• Luo Zhen offered to share what he knew about Qin Jiuxiao, but Qin Han said he was confident he could kill Qin Jiuxiao once they met.
• Qin Han proposed controlling Luo Zhen and using their shared enmity to lure Qin Jiuxiao to him, and Hua Yunfan approved while warning that spreading the news would be difficult.
• Hua Yunfan told Qin Han that Luo Zhen seemed to possess extraordinary providence and might bring him good fortune, so Qin Han decided to keep Luo Zhen by his side.
• Luo Zhen suggested capturing Qin Jiuxiao’s relatives to force him to reveal his whereabouts or return, but Qin Han refused the plan because he had once suffered similar threats himself and doubted it would work.

Luo Zhen agreed to help Qin Han look for Qin Jiuxiao at the Dharma Hearing Gathering, while Liang Si visited Lu Changzhi and learned he had reached the Saint Realm Third Layer. The chapter ended with Liang Si recounting how an old cultivator had faked an injury for centuries before emerging from his coffin at full strength.

• Luo Zhen told Qin Han that Qin Jiuxiao would likely attend the Dharma Hearing Gathering and agreed to stay with Qin Han to watch for him.
• Liang Si visited Lu Changzhi at Hidden Origin Peak and asked how Lu Changzhi had obtained the Black Dragon.
• Liang Si explained that the Black Dragon had believed the Xiang Clan was responsible for torturing him and had forgotten about his treasure-like fruits and search for Mu Fan.
• Liang Si asked Lu Changzhi how many times he had advanced after entering the Saint Realm, and Lu Changzhi said he had broken through twice.
• Liang Si told Lu Changzhi about an old cultivator who pretended to be injured for centuries before bursting from his coffin at full strength.

Lu Changzhi learned about the Myriad Laws Academy’s Law Contemplation Gathering and received a token from Liang Si to protect his fortune. When Gu Chen’s sign-in task failed repeatedly, Lu Changzhi suspected Gu Chen’s system had lost its connection and decided they needed to investigate.

• Liang Si urged Lu Changzhi to deepen his understanding of the laws of heaven and earth and told him about the Myriad Laws Academy’s gathering.
• Liang Si explained that the academy’s law contemplation could draw away participants’ fortune and gave Lu Changzhi a token to prevent it.
• After Liang Si left, the system told Lu Changzhi that Gu Chen’s task had encountered trouble and showed him a sign-in failure.
• Lu Changzhi suspected Gu Chen’s system had lost its connection after learning the task had failed seven times, and he agreed to investigate.
• In South Island Province, Gu Chen tried to sign in at a pit for the eighth time, but the system failed again as onlookers wondered what had happened.

Lu Changzhi discovered that Gu Chen’s failed sign-in might be connected to Dao-Protecting Old Ancestors visiting the tomb before him, while his system found traces of another system and issued a disciple acceptance mission. The chapter ended with Gu Chen trying to sign in again and reacting with shock when the failure notice did not appear.

• Lu Changzhi noticed many unfamiliar Saint Realm and Saint King Realm cultivators near the tomb and guessed they were Dao-Protecting Old Ancestors who had already cleared it out.
• The Dao-Protecting Old Ancestors discussed signs that someone had recently visited and thoroughly searched the area.
• Lu Changzhi’s system issued a mission to accept a disciple whose system was hardworking and capable, then revealed it had found traces of another system to conquer.
• Lu Changzhi asked whether he could use Super Simplification to complete the mission, but his system refused and played dead when he suggested forcing the issue.
• Gu Chen followed his system’s instruction to try signing in once more, and his expression turned uncertain when no failure notice appeared.

Lu Changzhi failed to obtain a mission from Gu Chen and decided to wait for the Law Contemplation Gathering to find another potential disciple. As cultivators across the Five Continents prepared to attend, Qin Han chose Fairy Shen as a target and learned that Xiang Li might be matched with her.

• Lu Changzhi found that his system gave him no mission or reward after he dealt with Gu Chen, then returned to Hidden Origin Peak.
• Lu Changzhi decided to wait for the Law Contemplation Gathering, where a potential disciple might come to him.
• Cultivators across the Five Continents discussed the gathering, and Qin Han asked Luo Zhen to investigate Senior Sister Shen of the Myriad Laws Academy.
• Qin Han asked Hua Yunfan about pursuing Senior Sister Shen, and Hua Yunfan warned him that his usual methods might not work against her.
• Luo Zhen reported that the Xiang Clan might arrange a marriage between Xiang Li and Senior Sister Shen, but Qin Han remained confident because nothing had been settled.

The Xia Clan prepared to bring Qi Zhan to the Myriad Laws Academy’s Law Contemplation Gathering, while Lu Changzhi decided to attend with his disciples because Xiao Ye was expected to shine. As they began traveling to the Central Province, Lu Changzhi wondered whether his uneasy feeling meant something was about to happen.

• The Xia Clan discussed extracting information from Qi Zhan and his father about a dragon burial ground, then invited them to the Law Contemplation Gathering; Qi Zhan agreed to attend.
• Lu Changzhi told Mu Fan that Xiao Ye would attract attention at the gathering, prompting Mu Fan to arrange to record the event and notify Gu and Qin.
• Sun Yi offered Lu Changzhi a convenient way to travel to the gathering, while Huang Pi proposed robbing wealthy attendees; Lu Changzhi encouraged Huang Pi but accepted Sun Yi’s travel arrangements.
• Lu Changzhi asked the system whether the gathering held Qi Zhan’s good fortune, learned it did not, and replied to Sun Yi that he would travel with him.
• The next day, Lu Changzhi and his group left Hidden Origin Peak, heading toward the Central Province through teleportation arrays as Lu Changzhi studied information about the gathering and its expected attendees.

Lu Changzhi and his disciples arrived at Myriad Laws Academy, where its immense size made Mu Fan reconsider how powerful his creations would need to be to destroy the cultivation world. While exploring the busy streets, they handed out Heavenly Treasure Points and met a man who offered to guide them; Luo Ling'er returned with a snack for Lu Changzhi to try.

• Sun Yi brought Lu Changzhi, Mu Fan, Luo Ling'er, and Xiao Ye to the outskirts of Myriad Laws Academy and gave Lu Changzhi their lodging credentials.
• Lu Changzhi admired the academy's vast grounds, while Mu Fan realized his creations were still too limited to destroy such an enormous world.
• Lu Changzhi gave Luo Ling'er three million Heavenly Treasure Points and Mu Fan ten million so they could shop for things they liked.
• Mu Fan asked a local man what a million Heavenly Treasure Points meant, then gave him some points and accepted his offer to act as their guide.
• The man knelt before Lu Changzhi and received ten thousand Heavenly Treasure Points, then offered to show the group around.
• Luo Ling'er returned from shopping and offered Lu Changzhi an unusual-tasting snack.

Lu Changzhi and his companions explored the city near the Myriad Laws Academy before arriving at the luxurious residences Sun Yi had arranged for them. Lu Changzhi tried the academy’s elaborate bathing experience and decided to enjoy it despite feeling it was decadent.

• Lu Changzhi praised Luo Ling'er’s cooking, while Mu Fan joked about his lack of talent for cultivation.
• Xiao Ye admitted he was worried about the difficult task ahead, and Lu Changzhi and Mu Fan encouraged him.
• Lu Changzhi toured a Myriad Laws Library with his companions, and Xiao Ye expressed interest in spending time there.
• An attendant showed Lu Changzhi and the others the spacious residences Sun Yi had arranged, one for each person.
• Lu Changzhi discovered a misty bathing pool at his residence and entered it, deciding to indulge in the elaborate experience.

Qin Han tested Elder Hua’s claim that Luo Zhen might bring him good luck by visiting the black market, where he bought an ancient stone that concealed a high-grade teleportation talisman. After the lucky find, Qin Han wondered whether Luo Zhen’s predictions worked in reverse and considered asking him to say Qin Jiuxiao would not be there.

• Qin Han and Luo Zhen arrived at the Myriad Laws Academy and went to explore the city at Qin Han’s suggestion.
• Qin Han took Luo Zhen to the black market to test whether keeping him around would bring good luck, but they found nothing they could afford.
• After Luo Zhen said they would not find anything good, Elder Hua Yunfan pointed Qin Han toward an ancient-looking stone, which he bought at the stall’s original price.
• Qin Han broke the stone open in their cramped lodging and found a high-grade teleportation talisman inside.
• Qin Han wondered if Luo Zhen’s words had caused the find and considered asking him to say he would not find Qin Jiuxiao there.