Story context
This chapter is a masterclass in Xianxia politics and private triumph. On the surface, we attend a tense council of the Three Realms' top powers as they debate how (and whether) to share the newly acquired Lightning-Serpent Teleportation. Suiren publicly reveals a brutally difficult, Heartforce-dependent fragment of the method, thoroughly humbling the arrogant Heavenly Thundergod. Meanwhile, Ji Ning, who already possesses the technique, remains silent and continues his parallel mission: sweeping the World Prison for treasures and secrets. And what a secret he finds! A crucial alchemical technique, the *Icefire Golden Core Refining Art*, which could elevate him from a mere Empyrean God True Immortal to a second-tier powerhouse—providing he can obtain two rare chaos treasures. The chapter beautifully contrasts public politics with private cultivation, setting the stage for a major power jump.