Recaps

Su Jinxuan told the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect leaders that Lu Yang had agreed to raise the Spiritual Qi concentration in exchange for spirit stones, and they settled on a limited, guarded area around his peak. When the four leaders visited Lu Yang, Lin Xuanchen sensed Wang Da’s immense strength and realized that the house servant could rival an early Spirit Transformation expert.

• Su Jinxuan told Qi Yunshu, Han Qianshan, and Lin Xuanchen that Lu Yang would increase the Spiritual Qi concentration for spirit stones, with the area centered on his peak.
• Lin Xuanchen proposed giving each Nascent Soul cultivator a separate enhanced peak and requiring other visitors to take a Great Heavenly Dao Oath; the others agreed.
• The four leaders decided to visit Lu Yang together to thank him, while Lu Yang planned his remaining sect tasks and a trip to Jing Province to obtain voice transmission jade tokens.
• Wang Da appeared at Lu Yang’s cave abode to receive the visitors, and Lin Xuanchen sensed that Wang Da’s foundation far exceeded his own.
• Lin Xuanchen told Qi Yunshu, Su Jinxuan, and Han Qianshan that Wang Da might exchange blows with an early Spirit Transformation expert, leaving them shocked that such a powerful cultivator served as Lu Yang’s house servant.

Lu Yang agreed to expand the Spiritual Qi concentration area across six peaks and the surrounding land for 2,000 low-grade spirit stones a day. The Golden Rainbow Sword Sect elders were astonished by the low price, and Lu Yang told them he would cover the other costs for Su Jinxuan’s sake.

• Wang Da escorted Su Jinxuan, Han Qianshan, and Lin Xuanchen into Lu Yang’s cave abode, leaving the visitors wary of his strength.
• Lin Xuanchen asked whether the sect could expand the forbidden area later, and Lu Yang agreed to future expansion.
• Lin Xuanchen proposed covering six peaks with Lu Yang’s peak at the center, and Lu Yang accepted the plan.
• Lu Yang checked the regulator and calculated that the expanded area would cost 2,000 low-grade spirit stones per day.
• The four elders were shocked by the price and worried Lu Yang was undercharging them, so Lu Yang said he would provide the other necessities for Su Jinxuan’s sake.

Lu Yang accepted three hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stones from the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect to expand the Spiritual Qi concentration around its peaks. After activating the regulator and using a Rebate Card, he upgraded Tycoon's Confidence to level 10 and gained a new defensive skill.

• Su Jinxuan wondered whether Lu Yang's repeated claims that he acted for her sake meant she held a place in his heart, while the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect elders hoped their connection would benefit the sect.
• Qi Yunshu gave Lu Yang three hundred million Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and Lu Yang said the regulator would take until the next day to affect the surrounding peaks.
• Lu Yang charged the Spiritual Qi Concentration Regulator, selected the area around six peaks, and started spreading the spiritual mist; the charge could sustain the effect for more than four hundred years.
• Lu Yang used a Rebate Card on the expenditure and received 1.5 billion Low-Grade Spirit Stones, bringing his total to over two billion.
• Lu Yang upgraded Tycoon's Confidence to level 10, which improved system rewards and granted him Heft of Money, a skill that consumed Spirit Stones to block fatal attacks.

Lu Yang’s Spiritual Qi Concentration Regulator spread dense Spiritual Qi across six peaks, prompting the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s elders to plan the forbidden zone’s defenses and thank him. As Su Jinxuan prepared to fetch a formation grandmaster, Lu Yang gave her a Beauty-Preserving Pill.

• Jiang Shiqing greeted Lu Yang after he left his bedroom and told him she had spent the previous night chatting with Qin Nanyue.
• Lin Xuanchen divided the forbidden zone into an outer smokescreen and a hidden core area while Su Jinxuan, Qi Yunshu, and Han Qianshan waited for the Spiritual Qi to change.
• Lu Yang’s spirit mist spread across six peaks, filling them with dense Spiritual Qi and thrilling the four Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Lin Xuanchen and the others flew to meet Lu Yang, and Su Jinxuan agreed to visit Mystic Mystery Palace to invite a formation grandmaster.
• Lu Yang welcomed Su Jinxuan’s offer to arrange formations and gave her a Beauty-Preserving Pill.

Lu Yang gave Su Jinxuan a Beauty-Preserving Pill and offered her precious Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves, prompting her to question his intentions and struggle with accepting such a great favor. She eventually accepted the tea leaves as a loan, while Lin Xuanchen and the others left wishing they were beautiful women too.

• Su Jinxuan accepted Lu Yang's Beauty-Preserving Pill, and Lin Xuanchen, Han Qianshan, and Qi Yunshu suspected Lu Yang had taken a romantic interest in her.
• Lu Yang offered Su Jinxuan a box of Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves to help her perfect the Golden Rainbow Sword Canon, astonishing everyone present.
• Su Jinxuan refused the tea leaves, troubled by the size of the favor and suspecting the crack in her Dao heart was affecting her judgment.
• Lu Yang said she could treat the tea leaves as a loan and repay him with a favor, so Su Jinxuan accepted the box.
• Lin Xuanchen and the others hoped Lu Yang would give them tea leaves too, but he asked whether they had anything else to discuss, and they departed.

Lu Yang visited Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue with Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves, giving Lin Ying a portion to aid her cultivation and bringing gifts for Qin Nanyue as well. Qin Nanyue stayed hidden in her room after their unexpected kiss, leaving Lu Yang and Lin Ying outside her door.

• Su Jinxuan refused Han Qianshan and Qi Yunshu's requests for Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves and set off for the Mystic Mystery Palace.
• Lu Yang met Lin Ying outside her cave abode and gave her Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves to help her comprehend the Azure Wood Longevity Art.
• Lin Ying teased Lu Yang about Qin Nanyue's embarrassment after he had supposedly bullied her.
• Lu Yang and Lin Ying went to Qin Nanyue's room, where a sudden commotion fell silent after Lin Ying called to her.
• Lu Yang offered Qin Nanyue Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves and a thousand-year-old Sword Intent Grass, but she remained hidden inside.

Qin Nanyue confessed to Lin Ying that she had kissed Lu Yang and fallen in love with him, fearing she had betrayed her best friend. Lin Ying reassured her that she welcomed the relationship, and Qin Nanyue accepted Lu Yang’s gifts as their shared sweetheart before pressing Lin Ying to explain how she could help.

• Qin Nanyue hid in her room, panicking over Lu Yang giving her precious Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves and Sword Intent Grass in front of Lin Ying.
• Qin Nanyue told Lu Yang to leave the gifts with Lin Ying, and Lin Ying agreed to speak with her after Lu Yang left.
• After Lu Yang and Lin Ying spent time together, Lin Ying visited Qin Nanyue, who hugged her and confessed that she had kissed Lu Yang and fallen in love with him.
• Lin Ying told Qin Nanyue she had already asked her for help and was happy that she loved Lu Yang, leaving Qin Nanyue shocked and relieved.
• Lin Ying gave Qin Nanyue Lu Yang’s gifts, and Qin Nanyue called him the sweetheart of both of them before asking Lin Ying how she could help.
• Lin Ying avoided explaining and hurried away, while Qin Nanyue followed her down the corridor.

Lu Yang guided Jiang Shiqing to the entry level of the True Explanation of the Azure Waves, completing her random task and earning generous rewards that improved both of their cultivation prospects. He planned to help Lin Ying next and expected to approach the Foundation Establishment bottleneck soon.

• Lu Yang helped Jiang Shiqing comprehend the True Explanation of the Azure Waves until she reached its entry level.
• Lu Yang claimed the task rewards, gaining experience and Spirit Stones while Jiang Shiqing received improved Intelligence, Constitution, and the Fortune Trait Entering the Dao through Water Sounds.
• Jiang Shiqing noticed her mind had become clearer and water sounds inspired her, and Lu Yang confirmed that he had improved her aptitude.
• Lu Yang added the Universal Experience to his Spirit Root and checked Jiang Shiqing's next task, which required her to reach entry level in four earth-tier Law Techniques.
• Lu Yang planned to visit Lin Ying to help her comprehend the Azure Wood Longevity Art and estimated that his own Foundation Establishment bottleneck was only days away.

Lin Xuanchen, Qi Yunshu, and Han Qianshan completed a formation around the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s spiritual-mist peaks and began choosing peaks and cultivators to benefit from them. Qi Yunshu worried that Lu Yang’s interest in Mu Yunxue could derail his plan for her to marry the Qi family’s qilin son, Qi Fang.

• Lin Xuanchen and the other elders finished setting up the Reverse-Chaos Sword Gang Bewilderment Formation to protect the peaks.
• Lin Xuanchen reserved the peak closest to Lu Yang for Su Jinxuan, and the three elders chose peaks of their own.
• Han Qianshan asked which elders and disciples would cultivate on the peaks, and Qi Yunshu said he would bring the Qi family’s qilin son and his disciples.
• Qi Yunshu remembered that Mu Yunxue had exchanged voice transmission marks with Lu Yang, despite his efforts to bring her and Qi Fang together.
• Lin Xuanchen and Han Qianshan teased Qi Yunshu about Qi Fang’s feelings for Mu Yunxue, leaving Qi Yunshu to fear that Lu Yang would become Qi Fang’s love tribulation.

Qi Yunshu, Han Qianshan, and Lin Xuanchen sought Lu Yang’s favor by offering to take disciples onto their peaks, and Lu Yang arranged for Wang Siyuan and several Qin Household disciples to cultivate under Lin Xuanchen. The next morning, Wang Siyuan made progress with the resources Lu Yang had given him and anticipated reaching late Qi Refining within a few years.

• Qi Yunshu accepted the possibility of Lu Yang courting Yunxue and argued with Han Qianshan about the value of good fortune.
• Lin Xuanchen proposed asking Lu Yang to recommend disciples for his mostly empty peak, and the three elders went to visit him.
• Lu Yang agreed to send Wang Siyuan and several Qin Household disciples to Lin Xuanchen’s peak, then informed Qin Nanyue by voice transmission.
• Wang Siyuan finished his morning cultivation and rejoiced at his faster progress after receiving spirit stones and plentiful supplies from Lu Yang.

Wang Siyuan joined Zhu Hui and a group of young cultivators for breakfast to celebrate Zhu Hui’s breakthrough to Late Qi Refining. When the group learned that an inner sect big shot supported Wang Siyuan, a resentful cultivator challenged him to name that patron and ask for a place as a follower.

• Wang Siyuan met Zhu Hui outside his residence, and Zhu Hui invited him to breakfast to celebrate reaching Late Qi Refining.
• Zhu Hui told Wang Siyuan that he admired his diligence and wanted to build a connection with him because an inner sect big shot appreciated him.
• Zhu Hui brought Wang Siyuan to meet friends from Golden Core and Foundation Establishment lineages at the dining hall.
• The group scrutinized Wang Siyuan after Zhu Hui revealed that an inner sect big shot had taken a fancy to him, stirring envy among the High-Grade Spirit Root cultivators.
• A middle-aged cultivator with a High-Grade Spirit Root asked Wang Siyuan to identify his patron and request a follower position for him.

Wang Siyuan joined Zhu Hui and the others for a celebration, where Shen Mo doubted his claim that an important person favored him. Qin Ming arrived and revealed that Supreme Elder Lin had allowed them to cultivate on his peak because of that person’s arrangement, leaving the others stunned.

• Shen Mo apologized to Wang Siyuan after Zhu Hui rebuked him, while Wang Siyuan calmly declined to reveal the important person's identity.
• Zhu Hui treated the group to Spirit Cuisine and wine, and they discussed the powerful Qin Household and its talented disciple Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming entered the dining hall and walked directly to Wang Siyuan, making the gathered cultivators wonder why he had come.
• Qin Ming told Wang Siyuan that Supreme Elder Lin's permission for them to cultivate on his peak had been arranged by that person.
• Shen Mo collapsed into his chair, pale with shock, as Zhu Hui and the others stared at Wang Siyuan.

Qin Ming told Wang Siyuan that Supreme Elder Lin had arranged for him to cultivate on the elder’s mountain peak, and Wang Siyuan credited Martial Uncle Lu for the opportunity. As Yuan Guanhai flew Wang Siyuan and Qin Ming toward the forbidden grounds, he began considering a match between Wang Siyuan and his granddaughter.

• Qin Ming revealed that Wang Siyuan would cultivate on Supreme Elder Lin’s mountain peak, leaving Zhu Hui and the others stunned and wary of the apparent secrets behind the arrangement.
• Wang Siyuan thanked Qin Ming, left the dining hall without taunting Shen Mo, and went with Qin Ming while Zhu Hui’s group watched them depart.
• Zhu Hui and the other cultivators turned on Shen Mo, drove him from the table, and forced him to leave the dining hall.
• Outside, Qin Ming introduced Wang Siyuan to Elder Yuan Guanhai, who invited him aboard a flying sword and took the two young men toward the forbidden grounds.
• Yuan Guanhai privately considered arranging for his granddaughter to spend time with Wang Siyuan and possibly marry him.

Qi Yunshu summoned Mu Yunxue and revealed that Lu Yang’s arrival had brought a secret opportunity that could greatly increase her cultivation speed. After Mu Yunxue and Mu Tian swore an oath of secrecy, Qi Yunshu took them toward the sect’s forbidden ground and asked whether Mu Yunxue wanted to meet Lu Yang.

• Mu Tian summoned Mu Yunxue from seclusion to meet Qi Yunshu at the main hall.
• Qi Yunshu told Mu Yunxue that Lu Yang was connected to a chance to greatly increase her cultivation speed.
• Mu Yunxue remembered meeting Lu Yang and reacted with surprise when Qi Yunshu suggested he might come from the upper realm.
• Qi Yunshu required Mu Yunxue and Mu Tian to swear a Great Heavenly Dao Oath of secrecy before taking them to the sect’s forbidden ground.
• As they flew toward the forbidden ground, Qi Yunshu asked Mu Yunxue whether she wanted to meet Lu Yang and discuss the Metal Dao.

Qi Yunshu brought Mu Yunxue to visit Lu Yang, whose mountain was veiled by a formation and enriched with extraordinary Spiritual Qi. Jiang Shiqing welcomed them at Lu Yang’s cave, secretly hoping Mu Yunxue would become another companion and give her a chance to rest.

• Mu Yunxue expressed interest in meeting Lu Yang after Qi Yunshu praised his exceptional comprehension of the Metal Dao.
• Qi Yunshu opened a concealed passage into Lu Yang’s mountain, where Mu Yunxue felt the immense Spiritual Qi and suspected Lu Yang had transformed the area.
• Yuan Guanhai, Wang Siyuan, and members of the Qin Household greeted Qi Yunshu and Mu Yunxue as they departed Lu Yang’s peak.
• Qi Yunshu introduced Mu Yunxue to Lu Yang at his cave abode, and Jiang Shiqing came out to welcome them.
• Jiang Shiqing hoped Mu Yunxue would join Lu Yang’s household and help ease the burden of his affection before inviting her and Qi Yunshu inside.

Lu Yang welcomed Qi Yunshu and Mu Yunxue with Dao Comprehension Tea, and Mu Yunxue’s favorability toward him rose as they met. Qi Yunshu left to enter seclusion after the tea unlocked insights into the Metal Dao, leaving Mu Yunxue with Lu Yang to discuss cultivation.

• Jiang Shiqing led Qi Yunshu and Mu Yunxue to meet Lu Yang, who offered them Dao Comprehension Tea.
• Mu Yunxue’s favorability toward Lu Yang rose from six to 25 as she noticed his appearance, accepted his tea, and became his senior sister.
• Jiang Shiqing served the tea, and Qi Yunshu gained sudden clarity about several bottlenecks in his Metal Dao comprehension.
• Qi Yunshu explained that Mu Yunxue wanted to discuss the Dao with Lu Yang, who gladly agreed to exchange insights with her.
• Qi Yunshu took his remaining tea and hurried away to enter seclusion, leaving Mu Yunxue with Lu Yang.

Lu Yang, Jiang Shiqing, and Mu Yunxue cultivated together with Dao Comprehension Tea, and Mu Yunxue made a breakthrough in the Metal Dao. As she realized Lu Yang had refilled her tea while she was absorbed in comprehension, she felt an unfamiliar warmth toward him.

• Lu Yang delayed discussing the Dao with Mu Yunxue and told Jiang Shiqing to focus on cultivating the True Explanation of the Azure Waves.
• Mu Yunxue was surprised that Lu Yang let Jiang Shiqing drink Dao Comprehension Tea, then tried some herself and began comprehending the Metal Dao.
• Lu Yang advanced his Golden Rainbow Sword Canon while Jiang Shiqing and Mu Yunxue cultivated, and he refilled both of their cups without disturbing them.
• Mu Yunxue stabilized her Dao patterns and opened her eyes after making a smooth breakthrough in the Metal Dao.
• Mu Yunxue noticed the tea Lu Yang had refilled and felt an unfamiliar warmth that she did not dislike.

Lu Yang discovered that Jiang Shiqing had completed her Law Technique mission and received a valuable reward, then saw that her next task required her to hunt a Demon Beast alone. As Mu Yunxue insisted on discussing the Dao with him, Lu Yang postponed his plans with Jiang Shiqing, who worried that Mu Yunxue might monopolize his attention.

• Mu Yunxue thanked Lu Yang for the Dao Comprehension Tea and asked him to discuss the Dao, but he waited for Jiang Shiqing to finish cultivating.
• Lu Yang checked the panel and found Mu Yunxue's affection had risen to 50, then received 2,000 Universal Experience and a Low-Level Puppet Upgrade Card for Jiang Shiqing's completed mission.
• Lu Yang saw that Jiang Shiqing's next random mission required her to kill a Peak Qi Refinement Jade-Scaled Snake alone, and considered secretly arranging a puppet to protect her.
• Jiang Shiqing demonstrated the Azure Waves Thousandfold Shield after reaching beginner level in all four Law Techniques, while Mu Yunxue recognized her talent.
• Mu Yunxue again asked Lu Yang to discuss the Dao, and he agreed to go to the cultivation room while telling Jiang Shiqing to study the Water Dao that night.
• Jiang Shiqing regretted losing her chance to dual cultivate with Lu Yang and resolved to show Mu Yunxue the benefits of dual cultivation.

Lu Yang and Mu Yunxue exchanged insights on the Metal Dao, improving their understanding and earning Lu Yang valuable system rewards. After Mu Yunxue declined a Beauty-Preserving Pill, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable when Lu Yang said Jiang Shiqing had already received one.

• Jiang Shiqing returned to her bedroom, tried to begin comprehending the Water Dao, then decided to cast a Water Dao spell first.
• Lu Yang and Mu Yunxue drank Dao Comprehension Tea and discussed their differing approaches to the Metal Dao, sharpening each other's understanding.
• Lu Yang gained twelve thousand Golden Rainbow Sword Canon experience and received five Spirit Marrow Profound Fruits, ten Beauty-Preserving Pills, and 200,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Yang offered Mu Yunxue a Beauty-Preserving Pill, but she refused because it could not improve her cultivation or Dao comprehension.
• After Lu Yang said Jiang Shiqing had already received a Beauty-Preserving Pill, Mu Yunxue stared at him and said she felt uncomfortable, perhaps because she was tired.

Lu Yang gave Mu Yunxue Dao Comprehension Tea and a Beauty-Preserving Pill, and she asked to accompany him on his trip to Jing Province. After Mu Yunxue left, Lu Yang upgraded Wang Shiyi to Peak Nascent Soul to protect Jiang Shiqing during her search for a Jade-Scaled Snake.

• Lu Yang gave Mu Yunxue a box of Dao Comprehension Tea and a Beauty-Preserving Pill, which she accepted and said made her owe him a favor.
• Mu Yunxue proposed discussing the Dao again, then asked to accompany Lu Yang to Jing Province when he said he might be away for weeks or months.
• Mu Yunxue left the cultivation room, declined Lu Yang's offer to join their meal, and Jiang Shiqing saw her out.
• Lu Yang summoned Wang Shiyi and used a Low-Level Puppet Upgrade Card, raising her cultivation from Peak Golden Core to Peak Nascent Soul.
• Lu Yang decided Wang Shiyi could protect Jiang Shiqing during her hunt for a Jade-Scaled Snake.

Jiang Shiqing reunited with Lu Yang and learned that Wang Shiyi had reached peak Nascent Soul, while Mu Yunxue left after discussing the Dao with Lu Yang. As Qi Fang escorted Mu Yunxue to her cave abode, she praised Lu Yang, leaving Qi Fang stunned.

• Jiang Shiqing learned that Wang Shiyi had reached peak Nascent Soul and embraced Lu Yang before asking him to bully her.
• Lu Yang carried Jiang Shiqing into the corridor and kissed her.
• Mu Yunxue contacted her master, Qi Yunshu, who said Qi Fang would come fetch her.
• Qi Fang met Mu Yunxue and escorted her toward her cave abode while worrying that she might fall for Lu Yang.
• Mu Yunxue remembered Lu Yang’s kindness and told Qi Fang that Junior Brother Lu was wonderful, freezing his smile.

Mu Yunxue rejected Qi Fang’s advances and revealed she would leave the sect with Lu Yang. Meanwhile, Lu Yang sent Jiang Shiqing to hunt a Jade-Scaled Snake and discovered Mu Yunxue’s affection had risen to 61, unlocking another treasure chest.

• Qi Fang tried to provoke Mu Yunxue by mentioning the women around Lu Yang, but she showed no interest in his hints.
• Mu Yunxue told Qi Fang she was leaving the sect with Junior Brother Lu, leaving him jealous and dejected.
• Lu Yang assigned Jiang Shiqing to hunt a Peak Qi Refinement Jade-Scaled Snake while he prepared to leave the sect.
• Lu Yang checked the panel and found Mu Yunxue’s affection at 61, with a treasure chest ready to open.

After receiving rewards from Mu Yunxue’s affection chest, Lu Yang considered studying multiple Daos and planned to seek the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s cultivation methods. He completed his daily tasks, visited Lin Ying, and asked her for copies of her Wood Dao cultivation methods so he could study and annotate them.

• Lu Yang received 50,000 Law Technique Experience and the Metal Gang Glazed Shield from Mu Yunxue’s affection chest, and planned to give her the shield.
• Lu Yang considered learning every earth-grade cultivation method in the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect after returning from the Heavenly Craft Mystic Sect, and planned to discuss it with Qi Yunshu.
• Lu Yang left Jiang Shiqing asleep, completed his daily tasks, and added the Universal Experience reward to his Spirit Root experience bar.
• Lu Yang visited Lin Ying, who noticed he smelled of Shiqing, and he teased her before embracing her.
• Lu Yang asked Lin Ying for copies of her Wood Dao cultivation methods so he could study them and write annotations; Lin Ying agreed.

Lu Yang prepared to leave the sect with Mu Yunxue to obtain high-quality voice transmission jade tokens, while Lin Ying stayed behind to cultivate and Qin Nanyue remained in seclusion. After receiving two Wood Dao cultivation manuals from Mo Xianyun, Lu Yang met Mu Yunxue and Wang Da, and they prepared to depart aboard the Flowing Light Flying Boat.

• Lin Ying explained that her Great Heavenly Dao Oaths prevented her from sharing her cultivation manuals, and Lu Yang told her he would leave the sect the next day to obtain voice transmission jade tokens.
• Lin Ying asked to accompany Lu Yang, but he urged her to stay and cultivate; they spent the night together before his departure.
• At dawn, Lu Yang left Lin Ying sleeping and departed the cave abode without disturbing Qin Nanyue, who was still in seclusion.
• Lu Yang requested the Azure Wood Transformation Instruction and Azure Wood Longevity Art from Qi Yunshu, and Mo Xianyun delivered the manuals while expressing her gratitude and offering her help.
• Mu Yunxue arrived, greeted Wang Da, and joined Lu Yang as he brought out the Flowing Light Flying Boat and invited her aboard.

Lu Yang traveled with Mu Yunxue aboard the Flowing Light Flying Boat, began studying two Wood Dao cultivation methods for one of his beauties, and crossed into Ten Thousand Beast Mountain’s territory. The journey was interrupted by a fleeing cultivator pursued over a Nine Heavens Golden-Winged Peng egg.

• Lu Yang invited Mu Yunxue to tour the flying boat, then declined her invitation to discuss the Dao so he could study the Azure Wood Transformation Instruction and Azure Wood Longevity Art.
• Mu Yunxue warned Lu Yang against cultivating too many Great Daos and questioned why he was studying a Wood Dao method; he explained that he wanted to help Lin Ying cultivate.
• Mu Yunxue expressed concern for Lu Yang’s cultivation, then left to cultivate, while Lu Yang returned to the cultivation room to read with Dao Comprehension Tea.
• The Flowing Light Flying Boat crossed into Ten Thousand Beast Mountain’s territory, where Lu Yang and his companions encountered a fugitive pursued by five cultivators.
• The pursuers demanded that Ding Ran hand over the Nine Heavens Golden-Winged Peng egg and threatened him and his Ding Household.