Chapter Summaries

Lu Yang returned to Green Creek Market, provided for his relatives, and celebrated New Year’s Eve with the Lu Household. As he found a sense of belonging among his family, his panel awarded him the tycoon-exclusive skill Power of Money.

• Lu Yang gave Lu Zimu a Supreme-Grade Qi Nourishing Pill for Lu Xiao and arranged for Wang Wu to protect them.
• Lu Yang treated Lu Hongdou to market goods and bought Lu Bai and Lu Cheng several Mid-Grade Law Artifacts.
• Lin Ying completed a random mission by refining a Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pill, earning rewards for herself and Lu Yang, and a new Hundred Herbs Pill mission appeared.
• The Lu Household celebrated New Year’s Eve with a lavish feast, while Lu Yang’s relatives toasted him and Lu Hongdou played with the other children.
• Lu Yang felt at peace with his family, and his panel rewarded him with the tycoon-exclusive skill Power of Money.

Lu Yang discovered a skill that let him spend Spirit Stones to raise his cultivation without side effects, then exchanged New Year messages with his fellow disciples and arranged to spar with Qin Nanyue. After celebrating the new year with his family, he left for the sect early because he and Lin Ying missed each other.

• Lu Yang received Power of Money, a skill that temporarily raised his cultivation by consuming Spirit Stones without an upper limit or side effects.
• Lu Yang exchanged New Year greetings with Lin Ying, Qin Nanyue, Wang Siyuan, Zhao Qingshan, Xiao Changli, Liu Yaoyao, and Mu Yunxue, and told Qin Nanyue that Lin Ying was his dao companion.
• Lu Yang teased Qin Nanyue about joining him and Lin Ying, then challenged her to spar after they returned to the sect; she accepted.
• Lu Yang celebrated the new year with his family, visited Eastward Prospect Town, and continued cultivating while Lin Ying's cultivation fed back to him.
• Lu Yang left the Lu Household on the third day of the first month to return to the sect because he missed Lin Ying.

Lu Yang arrived at the Lin Household and reunited with Lin Ying, surprising her after several days apart. He sent Guan Qiu away and stayed alone with Lin Ying while guards secured the courtyard.

• Cultivators from across the Taibai Mountain Range visited the Lin Household, hoping to connect with Lin Ying and her mysterious companion, Lu Yang.
• Lu Yang arrived aboard a Flowing Light Flying Boat, and Lin Qiaohua welcomed him warmly as the Lin Household's grandson-in-law.
• Lin Ying and Guan Qiu flew out to meet Lu Yang, and Lin Ying embraced him in front of the watching visitors.
• Lu Yang and Lin Ying returned to her courtyard, where Lu Yang thanked Guan Qiu and sent her away.
• Lu Yang and Lin Ying entered the room as their attendants and guards secured the courtyard and sealed it with Spiritual Qi barriers.

Lu Yang and Lin Ying decided to return to the sect together, then picked up Wang Siyuan on the way. Lu Yang promised to cover Wang Siyuan’s cultivation expenses, leaving him overwhelmed with gratitude as they continued their journey.

• Lu Yang teased Lin Ying about her newly learned bedroom skills, and she admitted that Lu Mian had secretly taught her.
• Lu Yang and Lin Ying agreed to leave for the sect the next day and pick up Wang Siyuan along the way.
• After dinner, Lu Yang, Lin Ying, and Jiang Shiqing bid farewell to the Lin Household and departed aboard the Flowing Light Flying Boat.
• Lu Yang met Wang Siyuan and his recovered family at Sanlidun Market, and Wang Siyuan joined the group after promising to return home for future New Years.
• Wang Siyuan knelt to thank Lu Yang, who pulled him up and promised to pay for his cultivation resources; Wang Siyuan accepted the support and vowed to follow him.

Lu Yang gave Wang Siyuan a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, then raised Jiang Shiqing’s affection rating by comforting her and asking after the Jiang Household. After spending the night with Lin Ying, he opened his system panel to check Jiang Shiqing’s affection rewards.

• Lu Yang gave Wang Siyuan a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, and Wang Siyuan offered to establish a master-servant contract out of gratitude.
• Lu Yang exchanged voice transmission marks with Jiang Shiqing and learned that the Jiang Household’s situation had improved because the other factions feared his influence.
• Lu Yang comforted Jiang Shiqing by asking after her family and stroking her head, raising her affection rating to 85.
• Jiang Shiqing went to her room, privately flustered by her feelings for Lu Yang, while Lu Yang returned to Lin Ying.
• Lin Ying teased Lu Yang about Jiang Shiqing, and Lu Yang reassured her before spending the night with her.
• On the morning of the fifth day of the first month, Lu Yang opened the system panel to check Jiang Shiqing’s affection rewards.

Lu Yang gave Jiang Shiqing a Spirit Marrow Profound Fruit to improve her low-grade spirit root, leaving her determined to cultivate and stay by his side. After her favorability rose to 91, Lu Yang decided to test his exclusive skill, Power of Money.

• Lu Yang received rewards for Jiang Shiqing's favorability milestones, including two water-element treasures and a Spirit Marrow Profound Fruit, along with rebate cards and cultivation-method experience.
• Lu Yang used 2,500 points of experience on the Record of Same-Heart Creation, then left Lin Ying sleeping and summoned Jiang Shiqing to his study.
• Lu Yang confirmed that Jiang Shiqing practiced water Dao methods and gave her the Spirit Marrow Profound Fruit, explaining that it could raise her low-grade spirit root to mid-grade.
• Lu Yang told Jiang Shiqing she was his person and urged her to cultivate so she could keep up with him; she vowed to cultivate diligently and left to refine the fruit.
• Lu Yang checked Jiang Shiqing's favorability at 91 and decided to test his exclusive skill, Power of Money.

Lu Yang used Power of Money to burn Spirit Stones and temporarily raise his cultivation, forming a legendary Nine-Mark Golden Core and reaching Late Golden Core. He tested his immense new power by erasing a barren mountain with Sword Qi.

• Lu Yang entered his protected cultivation room and confirmed that burning Spirit Stones counted toward Rebate Cards and Tycoon's Confidence, while the temporary cultivation boost caused no harm or cooldown.
• After spending three hundred Spirit Stones, Lu Yang reached Late Qi Refining, then watched the power fade after fifteen minutes and his cultivation return to normal.
• Lu Yang burned ten thousand Spirit Stones to reach Early Foundation Establishment and discovered that Power of Money raised his body, Divine Sense, and Spiritual Qi together.
• Lu Yang spent five hundred thousand Spirit Stones to form a Nine-Mark Golden Core founded on the Heavy Sword Instruction, gaining clear insight into the Metal Dao and Sword Dao.
• Lu Yang burned his remaining Spirit Stones and reached Late Golden Core, then spread his Divine Sense nearly a hundred kilometers and destroyed a small barren mountain with golden Sword Qi.

Lu Yang used a temporary rise to Late Golden Core to study the Metal Dao and Sword Dao, then retained some of those insights after his cultivation fell back to Mid-stage Qi Refining. He gained two powerful Fortune Traits, recovered his spent Spirit Stones through a rebate, and upgraded Tycoon's Confidence.

• Lu Yang tested his Nine-Mark Golden Core's immense power, then analyzed the Metal Dao and Sword Dao Principles while his cultivation was temporarily at Late Golden Core.
• As his cultivation fell back to Mid-stage Qi Refining, Lu Yang retained the breakthroughs he had experienced and the Principles he had carefully memorized and analyzed.
• Lu Yang gained The Thicknessless Enters Where There Is Space and the supreme-grade Fortune Trait Heart Sword.
• Lu Yang used a Low-Level Rebate Card on the 3.5 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones he had burned and received 17.5 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Yang recognized that his spending qualified Tycoon's Confidence for an upgrade and upgraded it.

Lu Yang continued cultivating while the Qin Household discussed a rumor that a newly joined Li Household disciple had offended a powerful figure. A hundred-zhang flying boat appeared and approached them, and Wang Yin recognized the Divine Sense of the person aboard as the same one he had sensed while searching for the seventh young lady’s friend.

• Lu Yang considered his growing spirit-stone income and then focused on comprehending the Metal Dao and Sword Dao Principle.
• Qin Lan told the Qin Household that a Li Household disciple had allegedly offended a powerful figure, whose flying boat was said to be a hundred zhang long.
• The Qin Household saw an enormous flying boat emerge from the clouds and head toward them.
• Wang Yin recognized the Divine Sense sweeping over them as the one he had sensed while searching for the seventh young lady’s friend before the new year.

Wang Yin and the Qin Household feared they had obstructed a powerful cultivator’s flying vessel, but Lin Ying revealed that it belonged to Lu Yang. When Lu Yang appeared with imposing attendants, Wang Yin sensed that one might be a Nascent Soul Realm True Lord, leaving him stunned by Lu Yang’s apparent status.

• Wang Yin recognized the terrifying Divine Sense from the approaching hundred-zhang vessel and froze while Qin Nanyue and the others panicked.
• The vessel stopped beside the Qin Household’s craft, and Lin Ying appeared, explaining that she was returning to the sect aboard Lu Yang’s flying vessel.
• Lu Yang came out with a striking female cultivator and several silent attendants, leaving the Qin Household astonished by his vessel and bearing.
• Wang Yin sensed a trace of Principle around Lu Yang and then suspected that one of his attendants was a Nascent Soul Realm True Lord.

Lu Yang reunited with Qin Nanyue and the Qin Household aboard his flying boat, then received Li Ao and Li Feng, who called themselves sinners of the Li Household and came to pay their respects. After Lu Yang calmly asked what they had done, Li Ao sensed terrifying Divine Sense watching him and feared that even their deaths might not save the Li Household.

• Lu Yang emerged from his cultivation chamber and greeted Qin Nanyue and the Qin Household from the Flowing Light Flying Boat.
• Qin Nanyue joked with Lu Yang about his enormous flying boat, and he invited her companions aboard to look around.
• Lin Ying and Qin Nanyue spoke privately while the Qin Household cultivators admired the boat.
• Li Ao and Li Feng arrived from the market, bowed to Lu Yang, and identified themselves as sinners of the Li Household seeking an audience.
• Lu Yang asked Li Ao and Li Feng what crimes they had committed, while Li Ao sensed powerful Divine Sense and feared for the Li Household's fate.

Li Ao offered the Li Household’s relatives of Li Yao and a fortune in gifts to appease Lu Yang, expecting to die in exchange for his Lineage’s survival. After seeing the corpses and accepting the gifts, Lu Yang spared Li Ao on the condition that he swear an oath and become his servant, leaving Wang Da to bind him with flames.

• Li Ao presented Lu Yang with the bodies of Li Yao’s blood relatives and the Li Household’s apology gifts, offering his own life as well.
• Wang Da checked the Storage Bags and passed them to Lu Yang, who found dozens of corpses, about five million Spirit Stones, a Water Dao Law Treasure, and a blue crystal inside.
• Lu Yang reflected on the dead, especially a little girl, and concluded that the Li Household had cut off Li Yao’s branch to show it would not seek revenge.
• Lu Yang asked Li Ao whether he had doted on Li Yao, then offered to spare him if he swore a Great Heavenly Dao Oath and signed a Master-Servant Contract.
• Li Ao accepted Lu Yang’s offer, and Wang Da used flames to seize control of his body, Divine Sense, and Spiritual Qi.

Lu Yang had Wang Da bind Li Ao with a Fire Dao enslavement seal after Li Ao swore a Heavenly Dao oath. He spared Li Feng and the Li Household, returned the household’s dead for burial, and sent Li Feng back to the market.

• Li Ao swore a master-and-servant oath to Lu Yang, and Wang Da forged a Fire Dao seal that placed Li Ao’s life under Lu Yang’s control.
• Lu Yang told Li Ao to call him young master, and Li Ao joined the other Dao protectors as the watching cultivators reacted to his enslavement.
• Li Feng offered to become Lu Yang’s slave, but Lu Yang refused and told him he would not hold his past mistake against him.
• Lu Yang warned Li Feng that the Li Household must not cause trouble again, and Li Ao thanked him for sparing the family.
• Lu Yang returned the Storage Bag containing the Li Household members’ bodies so they could be buried, and Li Feng thanked him before flying back to the market.

After Li Feng departed, Lu Yang prepared to head to the market, but Qi Yunshu, the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s Sect Master True Lord, appeared to meet him in person. Qi Yunshu treated Lu Yang with deference and greeted Wang Da as a fellow Daoist, while remaining wary of Lu Yang’s mysterious background and powerful attendants.

• Qin Huan and the others reacted with unease and awe after Lu Yang took Li Ao as a servant, while Jiang Shiqing admired him and Qin Nanyue struggled to rein in her feelings.
• Lu Yang suggested going to the market, but the metal Qi of the Golden Sun Mountain Range gathered and formed Qi Yunshu before the flying boat.
• Wang Yin identified Qi Yunshu as the Golden Rainbow Sect Master True Lord and bowed, prompting the onlookers to realize that the sect master had come for Lu Yang.
• Qi Yunshu recalled that the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s investigation had failed to uncover Lu Yang’s true background and that Wang Da’s strength had exceeded Xiao Changli’s report.
• Lu Yang greeted Qi Yunshu as an outer disciple, and Qi Yunshu welcomed him before formally greeting Wang Da as a fellow Daoist.

Qi Yunshu discovered that Wang Da was a Peak Nascent Soul cultivator serving Lu Yang and privately questioned Lu Yang about his origins and purpose in joining the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect. Unable to learn more, Qi Yunshu offered Lu Yang special status and a choice of prestigious residences, leaving Lu Yang delighted to accept an unoccupied mountain peak for himself and his companions.

• Qi Yunshu greeted Wang Da as a fellow Daoist, shocking the Qin Household cultivators and others when they realized Lu Yang's quiet servant was a Peak Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Qi Yunshu boarded Lu Yang's flying boat and spoke privately with him, while Qin Huan and the others remained outside the main hall.
• Qi Yunshu asked about Lu Yang's origins and reason for joining the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect, but Lu Yang gave answers that revealed little.
• Qi Yunshu decided to treat Lu Yang with goodwill and offered him personal-disciple status, a cave abode on the main peak, or an entire unoccupied mountain peak.
• Lu Yang chose the unoccupied mountain peak and asked to let Wang Da and his companions live there; Qi Yunshu agreed on the condition that they follow the sect's rules.

Lu Yang accepted an unoccupied mountain and personal disciple privileges from Qi Yunshu, while declining to take a master. As they discussed Metal Dao, Lu Yang gained new insights and a Low-Level Puppet Upgrade Card, leaving Qi Yunshu stunned by his progress.

• Qi Yunshu offered Lu Yang an unoccupied mountain, personal disciple privileges, exemption from sect missions, and asked him to help the sect if it faced danger; Lu Yang accepted.
• Qi Yunshu offered to arrange a master for Lu Yang, but Lu Yang declined, so his master position remained vacant.
• Qi Yunshu questioned Lu Yang about his time among the new disciples, then discussed sect matters and Metal Dao with him.
• Lu Yang gained clarity on Metal Dao through Qi Yunshu's explanations and received a Low-Level Puppet Upgrade Card and the Fortune Trait Gold-Thread Robe.
• Qi Yunshu joked that Lu Yang seemed to have gained insight, and Lu Yang confirmed that he had, leaving Qi Yunshu stunned.

Lu Yang formed the Gold-Thread Robe after discussing the Metal Dao with Qi Yunshu, astonishing the Nascent Soul True Lord with his talent. Qi Yunshu then brought Lu Yang and the others into the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect and granted him an unoccupied mountain peak as his cave abode.

• Lu Yang gathered Metal Qi and Spiritual Qi into a high-grade Gold-Thread Robe that could layer its defense with his other protections.
• Qi Yunshu was stunned by Lu Yang's rapid comprehension, admitted he had no advice to offer, and reluctantly agreed to discuss the Dao again sometime.
• Qi Yunshu hurried Lu Yang out of the hall and led him to find an unoccupied peak rich in Spiritual Qi.
• Lu Yang instructed Wang San to guide the Flowing Light Flying Boat as it followed Qi Yunshu through the sect's protective grand formation.
• Qi Yunshu showed Lu Yang an unoccupied peak and declared it would serve as his cave abode, leaving Qin Huan and the others astonished.

Qi Yunshu gave Lu Yang an unoccupied peak on Profound Metal Peak, and Lu Yang toured his new home with his companions. After the others left, Wang Siyuan found a new purpose in seeking beauties for Lu Yang, while Lu Yang dismissed his attendants and remained alone with Lin Ying, Jiang Shiqing, and Qin Nanyue.

• Lu Yang accepted the peak Qi Yunshu offered and told him he was satisfied with it.
• Lu Yang and the others explored the peak’s cave abodes, spirit fields, hot spring, and waterfall, while Lin Ying considered asking Qin Nanyue to share the burden of Lu Yang’s attention.
• Qin Huan and the others left after touring the peak, and Wang Siyuan departed after Lu Yang offered to provide him with more spirit stones if needed.
• Wang Siyuan decided that finding peerless beauties for Lu Yang would give him a new direction in life.
• Lu Yang sent Li Ao to the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect’s market and dismissed Wang Da and the other attendants, leaving himself with Lin Ying, Jiang Shiqing, and Qin Nanyue.

Lu Yang settled into his new cave abode and received a Low-Level Spiritual Qi Concentration Regulator, a treasure that could increase Spiritual Qi concentration up to tenfold. He decided to install it in his bedroom and activated it, confident that the sect would not dare challenge him.

• Qin Nanyue left the valley after arranging a future spar with Lu Yang, and Lin Ying went with her to retrieve her belongings.
• Lu Yang explored his new cave abode and received 50,000 Cultivation Method experience, 10,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and a Low-Level Spiritual Qi Concentration Regulator.
• Lu Yang sent Jiang Shiqing to rest, leaving her disappointed, then returned to his bedroom with the regulator.
• Lu Yang chose a protected corner of his bedroom for the single-placement treasure and activated the Low-Level Spiritual Qi Concentration Regulator.

Lu Yang used a spiritual regulator to raise the Spiritual Qi across his private mountain to ten times its usual concentration, astonishing Jiang Shiqing. Meanwhile, Lin Ying admitted to Qin Nanyue that she and Lu Yang had dual cultivated, and Qin asked her what it had felt like.

• Lu Yang activated the regulator across his private mountain, spending spirit stones to increase its Spiritual Qi concentration tenfold.
• Jiang Shiqing sensed the sudden change, concluded Lu Yang had caused it, and returned to her room without disturbing him.
• Qin Nanyue asked Lin Ying whether she and Lu Yang had dual cultivated, and Lin Ying shyly confirmed it.
• Qin Nanyue concealed her troubled feelings and teased Lin Ying by asking what dual cultivation had felt like.