Chapter Summaries

Mu Fan wounded the black dragon with an explosive spear, enraging it enough to speak, and Lu Changzhi used the Dragon-Imprisoning Stake to suppress it. With the dragon restrained, Lu Changzhi sent Mu Fan to fetch Ling'er’s blade.

• Mu Fan launched an explosive spear into the black dragon while it was focused on fighting Gu Chen, injuring it and making it speak in rage.
• Qin Li warned Mu Fan that the black dragon had been enraged, and Mu Fan fled while calling for Lu Changzhi and his boss to act.
• Lu Changzhi released the Dragon-Imprisoning Stake, which formed light chains and suppressed the black dragon’s power.
• The restrained black dragon threatened Lu Changzhi and the others, but Lu Changzhi dismissed its arrogance and told Mu Fan to fetch Ling'er's blade.

Lu Changzhi and his companions captured a black dragon in the ruins and cut off a piece of its meat, while the system offered to maintain the Dragon-Imprisoning Stakes for a daily fee. After the others left, Qin Li confronted the dragon in its own tongue and warned it that Lu Changzhi had spared it only because he wanted to eat it.

• Lu Changzhi wondered how the black dragon had entered the ruins and decided to investigate the spatial disturbances.
• Mu Fan brought knives, and Gu Chen used Lu Changzhi’s guidance to cut a large piece of meat from the restrained black dragon.
• Lu Changzhi agreed to pay the system 20 experience points a day to maintain the Dragon-Imprisoning Stakes and told the group they could take more meat if it tasted good.
• Mu Fan left to find a place for himself, Gu Chen took the meat to Luo Ling'er, and Qin Li stayed with the black dragon as Lu Changzhi departed to investigate the ruins.
• Qin Li spoke to the black dragon in dragon tongue, displayed the White Tiger sacred beast’s essence blood, and warned that Lu Changzhi had spared it only for food.

Lu Changzhi and his disciples ate black dragon meat, then discovered the spatial rift through which the dragon had entered the ruins. As Lu Changzhi waited for the rift to close, the Flower Spirit Sect made plans involving Qin Jiuxiao, and Cloud Heaven Holy Land confronted the Mystic One Sect over its actions in the ruins.

• Lu Changzhi ate Luo Ling'er's black dragon dishes and felt their powerful surge of Qi and blood, while Jin Fugui and Gu Chen went to cultivate.
• Mu Fan suggested making black dragon jerky for Gu Chen, and Luo Ling'er agreed to prepare it.
• Qin Li showed Lu Changzhi the spatial rift and gave him information from the Black Dragon King; the system said the rift would disappear in seven days, six shichen, and three quarters of a shichen.
• Lu Changzhi planted the Dao-Severing Sword beside the rift and waited for anyone who might arrive.
• The Flower Spirit Sect's sect master ordered Elder Xue to investigate whether Qin Jiuxiao had returned to seclusion and insisted that he take part in the planned matter.
• Five visitors from Cloud Heaven Holy Land confronted Mystic One Sect's sect master Wu Fan over what the sect's people had done in the ruins.

Wu Fan learned that the Cloud Heaven Holy Land blamed the Mystic One Sect for several stolen treasures and demanded they be delivered within a month, while Lu Changzhi guarded the Heavenly Azure Ruins’ spatial rift until it was repaired. The chapter left Lu Changzhi preparing to leave after noticing that the Marrow Cleansing Fruit was nearly ripe.

• Wu Fan showed the Cloud Heaven Holy Land experts evidence that Li Qingfeng had died over a thousand years earlier, but they accused the Mystic One Sect of hiding the truth.
• After reading a jade talisman listing Qin Jiuxiao’s fortune, the Soul-Severing Needle Disk, and the Heavenly Azure Saint’s inheritance, Wu Fan protested that his sect had been framed.
• The Cloud Heaven Holy Land gave Wu Fan one month to deliver everything listed, then left the Mystic One Sect.
• Outside the sect, the Cloud Heaven Holy Land experts used a purple-gold needle to confirm that the Soul-Severing Needle Disk was not there and set off to search elsewhere.
• Lu Changzhi used the Dao-Severing Sword to drive away a presence probing through the spatial rift, then stored five hundred jin of Saint Rank Low Grade spirit rice from the system.
• After several peaceful days, the spatial rift repaired itself, and Lu Changzhi noticed that the Marrow Cleansing Fruit was nearly ripe.

Lu Changzhi harvested thousands of Marrow Cleansing Fruits, distributed them among his disciples, and learned that the later trees needed more spiritual power to mature. Cang Wenyu then questioned Lu Changzhi’s assessment of Lin Shan, prompting a system choice about how to respond.

• Lu Changzhi harvested 3,672 Marrow Cleansing Fruits, including 331 supreme-grade fruits, and the system explained that the other trees were growing slowly because the area lacked sufficient spiritual power.
• Lu Changzhi gave the Iron-Armored Brown Ape about a hundred fruits and shared supreme-grade fruits with Gu Chen, Mu Fan, Qin Li, and Luo Ling'er, asking them to track their effects; he also asked Luo Ling'er to make wine from some.
• Lu Changzhi brought Jin Fugui two portions of fruit and told him to eat as many as he could as a cultivation test.
• Cang Wenyu told Lu Changzhi that Lin Shan had broken zithers, blown only wind through a xiao, and mostly roared while singing, then asked Lu Changzhi to reassess him.
• The system offered Lu Changzhi three choices after Cang Wenyu doubted his judgment, with rewards including a musical instrument called the Heaven-Collapsing Suona.

Lu Changzhi gave Lin Shan a Heaven-Collapsing Suona, and Lin Shan quickly showed promise with the instrument, earning approval from the Five Symbols Sect. Meanwhile, Qin Jiuxiao planned to attend a Flower Spirit Sect music gathering to bring Qingyan to the Cloud Heaven Holy Land, while the Five Symbols Sect learned that the Holy Land had pressured the Mystic One Sect and that the Dongfang Clan was investigating Qin Jiuxiao.

• Lu Changzhi disguised the Heaven-Collapsing Suona and gave it to Lin Shan, who learned to play it and impressed the elders with his talent.
• Cang Wenyu and the elders praised Lin Shan and welcomed him as another talent poached from Flame Sun Peak.
• Qin Jiuxiao received an invitation to the Flower Spirit Sect’s music gathering and decided to attend in half a month so he could bring Qingyan to cultivate at the Cloud Heaven Holy Land.
• Cang Wenyu told the Five Symbols Sect’s leaders that the Cloud Heaven Holy Land had given the Mystic One Sect at most a month to return what it had lost.
• Chen Miao reported that the Dongfang Clan was investigating Qin Jiuxiao, and Gu Qingyang predicted turmoil in the Eastern Region.

After learning the Five Symbols Sect’s hidden roles and cautious stance, Lu Changzhi concluded that Hidden Origin Peak’s specialty was providing food and drink. The Flower Spirit Sect then prepared a grand gathering for Qin Jiuxiao, while Lu Changzhi received a mission to recruit a fourth disciple who possessed a system.

• Gu Qingyang and the Five Symbols Sect’s leaders decided to avoid open involvement in the developing conflict while monitoring the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and the Dongfang Clan.
• Cang Wenyu gave Lu Changzhi a jade talisman describing the five great peaks’ hidden responsibilities, including Jade Water Peak’s intelligence work and Xunyuan Peak’s elite disciples.
• Lu Changzhi read the talisman and decided that Hidden Origin Peak’s specialty was making sure nobody worried about food or drink.
• The Flower Spirit Sect learned that Qin Jiuxiao would attend its grand musical gathering and sent invitations across the Eastern Region to build momentum and impress him.
• Lu Changzhi suspected the gathering might help the Dongfang Clan target Qin Jiuxiao, then received a system mission to recruit a fourth disciple with a system within half a year.

Lu Changzhi considered how to find a system-bearing disciple and planned to attend the Flower Spirit Sect’s music gathering. As factions prepared for the event, Xie Yang plotted to ruin Liu Qingyan’s reputation, while Qin Jiuxiao planned to bring Liu Qingyan to the Cloud Heaven Holy Land.

• Lu Changzhi learned that navigation could not locate a disciple but that crowded places offered better chances, so he decided to check out the music gathering.
• News spread that the Flower Spirit Sect would host a music gathering and open opportunities within its sect, drawing interest across the Eastern Continent.
• Wu Fan told Mystic One Sect’s elders that disciples could attend and suggested questioning Qin Jiuxiao about what he had lost.
• Xie Yang showed Luo Zhen an image-recording stone and planned to ruin Liu Qingyan’s reputation; Luo Zhen advised him to threaten her and seize her cultivation, then agreed to accompany him.
• The Azure Cloud Sect discussed the Flower Spirit Sect’s growing ties with the Cloud Heaven Holy Land and began looking for ways to respond.
• Qin Jiuxiao told the Cloud Heaven Holy Land’s holy lord that he intended to bring Liu Qingyan to the Holy Land, and Elder Xuan suggested sending Elder Zhou Chang with him.

The Holy Lord sent Qin Jiuxiao and Elder Zhou Chang to search the Eastern Region, while Elder Xuan entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough. At Hidden Origin Peak, Gu Chen entered a trial against the Blood Demon Clan, whose survivors began reconsidering their strategy, and Lu Changzhi gained a new talent.

• The Holy Lord agreed to send Elder Zhou Chang with Qin Jiuxiao to search for the mysterious star and assess the woman Qin Jiuxiao had mentioned, while Elder Xuan left to enter seclusion.
• Mu Fan teased Gu Chen about skipping the Flower Spirit Sect gathering, then escaped their planned spar with his Wind Wings and warned that Xiao Ming might soon break through.
• Lu Changzhi sent Gu Chen into the Trial Formation Stele to fight Blood Demon Clan experts, and Gu Chen killed two before the last escaped gravely wounded.
• Xue Chou wanted to pursue the ape-man that had killed his subordinates, but Xue Ming persuaded him to avoid the danger and consider recruiting more members.
• Lu Changzhi used a random Saint Rank gift pack and obtained the talent Gold and Jade on the Outside.

Lu Changzhi considered two dangerous talents while life at the Five Symbols Sect continued, then joined the other disciples on their journey to the Flower Spirit Sect’s grand music gathering. The group arrived at the gathering and was escorted toward the rest area.

• Lu Changzhi set aside Gold and Jade on the Outside, deciding he would need to be cautious about using it on Luo Zhen.
• Luo Ling'er made wine, meatballs, and black dragon jerky while gaining cultivation rewards, Mu Fan worked on improving his strike against the black dragon, and Gu Chen trained or fought demonic beasts.
• Lu Changzhi saw the one-percent-off Omen of Great Calamity talent in the system shop and decided not to buy it.
• The Five Symbols Sect prepared to attend the Flower Spirit Sect’s music gathering, and Jade Water Peak and Flame Sun Peak elders discussed whether Lin Shan should transfer peaks.
• Gu Chen joined the trip to relax, while Mu Fan said a great sword was the best way to relax.
• Lu Changzhi set the flying boat in motion, and after arriving at the Flower Spirit Sect, the group was directed to the rest area.

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.