Recaps

After a meal with Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue, Lu Yang received five Beauty-Preserving Pills and used two to win their favor. Qin Nanyue’s affection rose sharply, giving Lu Yang another affection reward to claim.

• Lu Yang enjoyed second-tier Spirit Cuisine with Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying, then received 2,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and five Beauty-Preserving Pills from the system.
• Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying recognized the Beauty-Preserving Pill and eagerly tried to persuade Lu Yang to give them one.
• Lu Yang made Qin Nanyue massage his shoulders and Lin Ying massage his leg before handing each woman a Beauty-Preserving Pill.
• Qin Nanyue swallowed her pill immediately, while Lin Ying clutched hers tightly.
• Lu Yang checked the panel and saw Lin Ying’s affection at 88 and Qin Nanyue’s at 60, earning another affection reward.

After giving Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue Beauty-Preserving Pills, Lu Yang returned to his cultivation room and claimed the reward for reaching sixty affection with Qin Nanyue. He gained a Rebate Card, Law Technique experience, and a supreme-grade sword Dao Law Artifact, then used the experience to improve his Heavy Sword Technique.

• Lu Yang flattered Lin Ying after she swallowed the Beauty-Preserving Pill and teased Qin Nanyue, who wondered whether she might someday meet someone like him.
• Lu Yang parted from Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue, returned to house number sixty-four on Profound Metal Peak, and opened his system reward for reaching sixty affection with Qin Nanyue.
• The system awarded Lu Yang a Low-Level Rebate Card, 1,000 Law Technique experience, and the supreme-grade Cinnabar Sword-Binding Silk.
• Lu Yang decided to keep the sword Dao artifact for a more natural chance to give it to Qin Nanyue, alongside the gifts he had saved for Lin Ying.
• Lu Yang invested all 1,000 experience points into the Heavy Sword Technique and received a flood of insights as its experience bar rose.

Lu Yang mastered the Heavy Sword Technique and planned his next cultivation steps while steadily improving his attributes and Spirit Root. On the opening day of the sect auction, he met Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying, and the three arrived at Golden Rainbow Pavilion, where Qin Nanyue revealed she had a VIP Token.

• Lu Yang raised the Heavy Sword Technique to its maximum level, reducing its Spiritual Qi consumption and gaining finer control over it.
• Lu Yang planned to cultivate, use a Rebate Card to multiply his Spirit Stones, and seek offensive, defensive, and escape techniques while working toward the outer sect top hundred.
• Over half a month, Lu Yang completed his daily tasks, invested Universal Experience in his Spirit Root, and continued improving his cultivation and attributes.
• Lu Yang met Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying at the outer sect square, where Lin Ying blushed after saying that Junior Brother Lu seemed even more handsome.
• Lu Yang, Qin Nanyue, and Lin Ying traveled through the crowded marketplace to Golden Rainbow Pavilion for the auction.
• Qin Nanyue said she had a VIP Token and could take them through the VIP entrance.

Lu Yang, Lin Ying, and Qin Nanyue entered the auction through the VIP passage, where Lu Yang learned how VIP tokens were earned. They spotted Mu Yunxue in a fourth-floor box, and the chapter left Lu Yang wondering how far her cultivation had advanced after years in seclusion.

• Qin Nanyue used her VIP Token to lead Lu Yang and Lin Ying into the auction hall and a private box.
• Qin Nanyue explained the spending thresholds for low-, mid-, and high-level VIP Tokens, and offered Lu Yang use of hers.
• Lu Yang noticed Mu Yunxue across the hall and saw that the system rated her beauty at eleven points.
• Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue explained that Mu Yunxue had a Transcendent-Grade Spirit Root, broke the sect's assessment record, and was personally taken as a disciple by the sect master.
• Lu Yang wondered what realm Mu Yunxue had reached after spending several years in seclusion.

Lu Yang attended the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s auction with Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying, trading playful remarks with them as the bewitching Liu Yaoyao opened the event. The first lot was five bottles of Supreme-grade Yellow Dragon Pills, and Lu Yang eagerly prepared to bid.

• Lu Yang and the two women discussed Mu Yunxue’s extraordinary talent and her likely future as a Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Liu Yaoyao appeared as the auctioneer, captivating the cultivators gathered in the auction house.
• Qin Nanyue teased Lu Yang about Liu Yaoyao’s beauty, and Lu Yang flirted with both Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying before they turned their attention to the auction.
• Liu Yaoyao offered five bottles of Supreme-grade Yellow Dragon Pills for Qi Refining cultivators, starting at three thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Yang recognized the pills as a worthwhile find and sat up eagerly as the bidding was about to begin.

Lu Yang entered the bidding for five bottles of Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills and drove the price up to twenty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones. He left Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying stunned, then reassured Lin Ying that he would rely on the Yellow Dragon Pills she refined in the future.

• Lu Yang told Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying that he wanted to bid on the pills to raise his cultivation quickly.
• Bidders in the auction hall competed for the pills, and private-room guests raised the price to twenty thousand five hundred spirit stones.
• Lu Yang abruptly bid twenty-five thousand, stunning Liu Yaoyao and everyone watching the auction.
• Qin Nanyue questioned Lu Yang's high bid, while Lin Ying apologized for not being able to refine supreme-grade pills.
• Lu Yang privately thought he could maximize his Rebate Card rewards by spending all the spirit stones he had left, then told Lin Ying he would rely on her pills in the future.

Lu Yang won five bottles of top-grade Yellow Dragon Pills for twenty-five thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, drawing attention and covetous looks at the auction. The system rewarded him with five puppet bodyguards, and he discovered that their captain, Wang Da, was at peak Golden Core.

• Lin Ying blushed at Lu Yang's gentle touch, while Qin Nanyue complained that they were flirting openly in the auction hall.
• A youth lamented that Lu Yang's winning bid had ruined his plan to buy top-grade Yellow Dragon Pills, but his brother warned him not to threaten or bribe anyone and suggested approaching Qin Nanyue after the auction.
• Liu Yaoyao counted down the bids, and Lu Yang's offer of twenty-five thousand low-grade Spirit Stones won the five bottles of pills.
• Lu Yang noticed curious and greedy eyes on him and decided to postpone his trip home because leaving the sect with so much wealth could be dangerous.
• The system rewarded Lu Yang with five puppet bodyguards, and he discovered that their captain, Wang Da, had reached peak Golden Core.

Lu Yang discovered that Wang Da and the other four puppet bodyguards possessed formidable Golden Core cultivation and powerful earth-rank skills, making him feel far more secure about spending freely. The auction continued while Qin Nanyue offered to help him with cultivation, giving him a reason to spend more time with her.

• Lu Yang examined Wang Da’s panel and found a Peak Golden Core puppet with two fire-enhancing destiny traits and maximum-level earth-rank techniques.
• Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue worried about Lu Yang’s sudden reaction, and he reassured them before Qin Nanyue offered to answer his cultivation questions.
• Lu Yang told Qin Nanyue he hoped to rank well in next year’s assessment and agreed to seek her advice.
• As the auction moved on to ordinary lots, Lu Yang inspected Wang Er, Wang San, Wang Si, and Wang Wu and found that they were Golden Core puppets spanning the other four elements.
• Lu Yang concluded that his five powerful bodyguards let him spend Spirit Stones freely and act boldly under the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s protection.

Lu Yang completed the purchase of five Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills and used his rebate to gain a hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. He upgraded Tycoon's Confidence to level five and considered how further spending could increase his income.

• Sun Shouzheng brought the five Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills to Qin Nanyue and Lu Yang, and Lin Ying confirmed they were genuine.
• Lu Yang paid twenty-five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones for the pills, and Sun Shouzheng completed the transaction and left.
• Qin Nanyue explained that Sun Shouzheng had once been talented but had his foundation damaged by Devil Cultivators, ending his chance to reach the Golden Core Realm.
• Lu Yang used a Low-Level Rebate Card on the purchase and received a hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Yang upgraded Tycoon's Confidence to level five, raising its passive income to sixteen Low-Grade Spirit Stones every shichen.

Lu Yang watched the auction and dismissed the Gold-and-White Sword-Scar Waistband as too cheap, surprising Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying. Qin Nanyue, eager to buy it, asked Lu Yang to lend her Spirit Stones if her bidding funds ran short.

• The auction introduced a high-grade yellow-rank Cultivation Method, which Rogue Cultivators and minor-clan scions fought over while the upstairs factions ignored it.
• Liu Yaoyao presented the Supreme-Grade Gold-and-White Sword-Scar Waistband, and Lu Yang compared it unfavorably with his Cinnabar Sword-Binding Silk.
• Qin Nanyue estimated the waistband might sell for thirty to forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and Lu Yang complained that forty thousand seemed too little.
• Qin Nanyue asked Lu Yang to lend her Spirit Stones if she lacked enough to win the auction, promising repayment with interest after the new year.

At the auction, Lu Yang gave Qin Nanyue the Supreme-Grade Law Artifact Cinnabar Sword-Binding Silk, which suited her Sword Dao better than the waistband being auctioned. Lin Ying watched their exchange with tangled feelings, and Qin Nanyue noticed the quiet jealousy in Lin Ying’s glances.

• Lu Yang realized he could give Qin Nanyue the Cinnabar Sword-Binding Silk she wanted instead of agreeing to help her buy the auctioned waistband.
• Lu Yang revealed the Supreme-Grade Law Artifact and explained that it would strengthen Qin Nanyue’s Sword Dao techniques and Sword Qi.
• Qin Nanyue asked how many Spirit Stones Lu Yang wanted, but he said he would give the artifact to her because it was too feminine for him.
• Lin Ying felt jealous when Lu Yang gave Qin Nanyue a treasure too, and wondered if he liked pretty women.
• Qin Nanyue noticed Lin Ying watching them with a guarded, sour look.

Lu Yang accepted Qin Nanyue’s proposal to exchange supreme-grade Law Artifacts, easing her worries about betraying Lin Ying. As the bidding for the Gold-and-White Sword-Scar Waistband climbed, Qin Nanyue’s bid outpaced the Li Household cousins, prompting the older cousin to reprimand Li Yao.

• Qin Nanyue grew angry at the thought of accepting a supreme-grade Law Artifact from Lu Yang while Lin Ying was his sister, then proposed exchanging it for the Gold-and-White Sword-Scar Waistband.
• Lu Yang agreed to the exchange, and Qin Nanyue relaxed after seeing Lin Ying smile; Lu Yang noticed Qin Nanyue’s affection had risen to seventy-five.
• Bidding for the Gold-and-White Sword-Scar Waistband surpassed thirty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones as the first-floor cultivators gave up and VIP-room bidders competed.
• A young man in third-floor VIP room nine bid thirty-one thousand, but Qin Nanyue raised the price to thirty-two thousand from second-floor room fifteen.
• Li Yao accused the bidders in room fifteen of targeting his cousin, and the young man warned Li Yao that his entitled temper could bring trouble.

Li Feng stopped bidding against Qin Nanyue for the gold-and-white sword-scar waist cincher, which she won with Lin Ying’s offer to lend her Spirit Stones. After the first-tier lots ended and Lu Yang found nothing among the second-tier treasures worth buying, the auction’s final item was revealed as a drop of thousand-year-old Azurite Jade Liquid that could greatly enhance Divine Sense.

• Li Feng refused to bid above thirty-two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones, and Qin Nanyue won the waist cincher for thirty-three thousand.
• Qin Nanyue admitted she would have fewer than five hundred Spirit Stones left, and Lin Ying offered to lend her money.
• Lu Yang watched the remaining lots, but the Fire Dao Law Artifact and second-tier treasures did not interest him.
• Liu Yaoyao presented the final auction item and revealed that it was a drop of thousand-year-old Azurite Jade Liquid, which could awaken or strengthen Divine Sense.

Lu Yang decided to bid for the Azurite Jade Liquid, while Mu Yunxue's opening offer of fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones silenced most of the auction hall. The bidding resumed when Lu Yang suddenly offered one hundred thousand, drawing Mu Yunxue's surprised attention.

• Qin Nanyue regretted that she could not afford the Azurite Jade Liquid, while Lu Yang said he would bid for it.
• Mu Yunxue opened the bidding at fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, frightening off Li Feng and Li Yao.
• Li Feng warned Li Yao not to speak carelessly about Mu Yunxue and revealed that a Peak Golden Core sect elder protected her.
• A Golden Rainbow Sword Sect elder and other cultivators prepared to bid, but Lu Yang called out one hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Mu Yunxue looked toward Lu Yang's private room with a rare trace of surprise.

Lu Yang won the thousand-year-old Azurite Jade Liquid with a bid of one hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, astonishing the other auction guests and leaving Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying wondering about his resources. After the auction ended, Liu Yaoyao visited his box to deliver the liquid and a VIP Token Token.

• Liu Yaoyao announced Lu Yang's hundred-thousand bid for the Azurite Jade Liquid, while Li Yao seethed and Li Feng warned him not to provoke the bidder.
• Mu Yunxue declined to bid higher, deciding that the liquid was not worth the price to her, and Lu Yang won when the countdown ended.
• After the auction concluded, Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying were stunned by Lu Yang's wealth, and Qin Nanyue asked whether a top Nascent Soul-level power stood behind him.
• Lu Yang denied having a powerful background, but Qin Nanyue remained unconvinced.
• Liu Yaoyao entered Lu Yang's box with Sun Shouzheng and the maid, explaining that she had come to deliver the Azurite Jade Liquid and a VIP Token Token.

After earning a VIP Token Plaque and receiving rewards for his lavish auction spending, Lu Yang exchanged contact information with Liu Yaoyao and left with Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying. Outside, they encountered Li Feng and Li Yao, who brought up Lu Yang’s auction bids, leaving Lu Yang to ask what they wanted.

• Liu Yaoyao gave Lu Yang a Low-Level VIP Token Plaque and Azurite Jade Liquid, and the system rewarded him with an Intermediate Storage Ring and a Flowing Light Flying Boat.
• Liu Yaoyao exchanged voice transmission marks with Lu Yang so she could inform him about future auction items, then left with Sun Shouzheng and the maid.
• Lu Yang, Qin Nanyue, and Lin Ying left the auction house, teasing one another about their newly acquired treasures.
• Li Feng and his younger cousin Li Yao approached Qin Nanyue, and she introduced them to Lu Yang and Lin Ying.
• Li Yao scrutinized Lu Yang and acted provocatively, while Li Feng praised Lu Yang’s bidding on five bottles of Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills.
• Lu Yang realized Li Feng had approached him about the auction and asked him to speak plainly.

Lu Yang refused Li Feng and Li Yao’s attempt to buy his Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills, then reassured Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying that the Li Household posed no threat to him. After parting from the two women, he entered a secluded clearing outside the sect to claim his five Golden Core Realm bodyguards.

• Li Yao demanded a bottle of Lu Yang’s Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills, and Li Feng offered Spirit Stones or a trade for them.
• Lu Yang refused to exchange the pills for Spirit Stones, and Li Yao lost his temper when Lu Yang named rare treasures he would accept.
• Li Feng restrained Li Yao, apologized to Lu Yang, and left with him without making a deal.
• Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying worried that Li Yao might cause trouble, but Lu Yang reassured them and teased both women before they headed back to the sect.
• Lu Yang stopped outside the sect, sent Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying ahead, and entered the forest to claim his five Golden Core Realm bodyguards.

Lu Yang claimed five Golden Core puppets and dispatched three to protect the Lu Household, then examined his new Storage Ring and Flowing Light Flying Boat. He discovered a contract that could hire a temporary Peak Nascent Soul mercenary, but its three-million-Spirit-Stone daily cost left him planning to save up.

• Lu Yang claimed five puppets, bound them to his control, and told them to call him Young Master.
• Lu Yang ordered Wang Er, Wang Si, and Wang Wu to protect the Lu Household, and the three flew off to carry out his command.
• Lu Yang examined the Intermediate Storage Ring and claimed the Flowing Light Flying Boat, which he could pilot by controlling its core formation disk.
• The system rewarded Lu Yang with 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and a Low-Level Mercenary Contract.
• Lu Yang learned that the contract could hire an absolutely loyal Peak Nascent Soul puppet for 3,000,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones per day, and he decided to save more money.

After the auction, Lu Yang tallied his gains, received a million Spirit Stones from his rebate card, and claimed Liu Yaoyao’s contact reward, which granted him the mid-grade Fortune Trait Breath of Geng Metal. He left his Golden Core puppet guards near the market and ordered them to watch Li Yao, especially if he left the Golden Sun Mountain Range.

• Lu Yang admired the Flowing Light Flying Boat but decided not to summon it, then stored its control formation plate while planning to refine several new treasures.
• Lu Yang used a Mid-Level Rebate Card on the Azurite Jade Liquid purchase and received 1,000,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones at a tenfold multiplier.
• Lu Yang upgraded Tycoon’s Confidence to level 6 and reviewed the treasures, contracts, and Spirit Stones he had gained at the auction.
• Lu Yang claimed the reward for adding Liu Yaoyao to the Beauty Module and received 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones and the mid-grade trait Breath of Geng Metal.
• Lu Yang ordered Wang Da and Wang San to stay near the market, protect him when he left the sect, and notify him if Li Yao left the Golden Sun Mountain Range.

After angering Li Yao at the auction, Lu Yang returned to his residence and used the Azurite Jade Liquid to awaken Divine Sense ahead of his cultivation level. He then asked Qin Nanyue to help him exchange spirit stones for contribution points and buy items, and she agreed to meet him at the outer sect plaza.

• Li Feng warned Li Yao not to provoke Lu Yang or ignore the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect's rules, but Li Yao decided to investigate Lu Yang's background himself.
• Wang Da and Wang San escorted Lu Yang to the sect gate, and Lu Yang returned to his residence on Profound Metal Peak's companion peak.
• Lu Yang drank the Azurite Jade Liquid, expanded his Divine Sense, and awakened the ability to perceive everything around him despite being a Mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.
• Lu Yang asked Qin Nanyue to use her access privileges to help him buy items, and she explained that Cultivation Methods and Law Techniques could not be exchanged for him.
• Lu Yang agreed to have Qin Nanyue help him exchange for pills, talismans, and Law Treasures, and she arranged to meet him at the outer sect plaza.

Lu Yang exchanged three hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones for contribution points at the Affairs Hall, astonishing Qin Nanyue and the disciples nearby. The exchange let him upgrade Tycoon's Confidence again.

• Qin Nanyue met Lu Yang at the outer sect plaza and led him to the Affairs Hall to exchange Spirit Stones for contribution points.
• Lu Yang told Qin Nanyue he planned to exchange three hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, surprising her with the amount.
• At the Affairs Hall, Lu Yang poured three hundred thousand Spirit Stones into the appraisal formation while the surrounding disciples watched in shock.
• The deacon completed the exchange, giving Qin Nanyue's sect token ten thousand contribution points, and Qin Nanyue noticed Lu Yang had awakened his Divine Sense.
• Lu Yang saw that Tycoon's Confidence could be upgraded and raised it another level.

Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue visited the Law Treasure Hall, where Lu Yang spent most of his newly acquired contribution points on two supreme-grade Law Artifacts. They left with Lu Yang equipped with an Obsidian Sword and a powerful shield robe, while Qin Nanyue silently noted how quickly he had spent his funds.

• Lu Yang calculated that his Tycoon's Confidence earned him sixty-four Low-Grade Spirit Stones every two hours and considered how long it would take to reach the next level.
• Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue went to the Law Treasure Hall to exchange contribution points for supreme-grade Law Artifacts.
• Lu Yang chose the Obsidian Sword, which strengthened both Metal Dao and Sword Dao Law Techniques, for four thousand one hundred contribution points.
• Lu Yang bought a supreme-grade shield robe capable of withstanding a strike from an Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator for five thousand five hundred contribution points.
• Lu Yang declined to buy anything else, leaving him with only four hundred of the ten thousand contribution points he had received.

Lu Yang and Qin Nanyue exchanged sect contribution points for Law Treasures and pills, then spent the day together, raising Qin Nanyue’s favorability to 77. After more than a month of cultivation and training, Lu Yang prepared to leave the sect and return to the Lu Household for the New Year.

• Qin Nanyue spent 9,600 contribution points on two supreme-grade Law Artifacts for Lu Yang, and the pair later exchanged more points for pills while keeping the purchase from Lin Ying.
• Qin Nanyue refused Lu Yang’s offer of 100 contribution points and used her own points to buy him a third bottle of Supreme-Grade Qi Nourishing Pills before they shared a meal.
• After returning to their residences, Lu Yang discovered that Qin Nanyue’s favorability had risen by two points to 77.
• Over the following month, Lu Yang completed his daily tasks, refined his Law Treasures and other possessions, and took Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills to strengthen his cultivation.
• Lu Yang advanced his Spirit Root experience to 3,250 out of 10,000 and decided to leave the sect that day to celebrate the New Year with the Lu Household.

Lu Yang exchanged voice transmissions with Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue before meeting them at the outer sect square to leave the sect for the New Year. He teased Qin Nanyue about joining him and Lin Ying, then walked with both women toward the marketplace, holding each of their hands.

• Lu Yang learned more about Lin Ying’s family and invited her to visit the Lin Household, which made her shyly agree to tell her family.
• Qin Nanyue told Lu Yang that Lin Ying planned to see them off, then blushed when he joked that she and Lin Ying could join him together.
• Qin Nanyue hid Lu Yang’s teasing from Lin Ying when she asked what was wrong.
• Lu Yang met Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue at the outer sect square, where Qin Nanyue teased Lin Ying about his attention.
• Lu Yang took Lin Ying’s hand, and Qin Nanyue took her other hand as the three headed toward the marketplace.

Qin Huan and the Qin family met Lu Yang after Qin Nanyue brought him to the marketplace, where his striking appearance and bearing made them wonder whether he had begun comprehending the Great Dao. Lu Yang casually called Qin Huan “Third Uncle,” and Qin Huan accepted Qin Nanyue’s description of Lu Yang as family.

• Qin Huan and the others left the Golden Rainbow Restaurant to meet Qin Nanyue and her friend Lu Yang.
• At the marketplace entrance, the group was stunned by Lu Yang’s appearance, and Qin Huan wondered if he had begun comprehending the Great Dao of heaven and earth.
• Qin Huan dismissed the idea as an impression caused by Lu Yang’s extraordinary bearing, and the Qin family approached him and Qin Nanyue.
• Lu Yang greeted Qin Huan as “Third Uncle,” embarrassing Qin Nanyue, who explained that she and Lu Yang were good friends and that her family was his family.
• Qin Huan warmly agreed to treat Lu Yang as family and asked to call him A Yang, which Lu Yang accepted.