Recaps

After breaking free from memories of his past life, Yang Tianyou advanced to the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer and summoned his azure wolf companion. The wolf showed him a rare spirit-fruit tree, leaving Yang Tianyou startled by its discovery.

• Yang Tianyou overcame the turmoil of his past-life memories and declared that he would live as himself.
• Yang Tianyou cultivated the Spirit-Shattering Instruction and broke through to the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer.
• Yang Tianyou used a whistle to summon his azure wolf companion and asked where it had been.
• The azure wolf shared an image of a tree bearing twelve golden fruits, and Yang Tianyou recognized them as Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits.

Yang Tianyou discovered a valuable Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit near the border of Purple Moon Town and Dengzhuang Town, then used the Jade Register Heavenly Book to draw two First-Tier Superior-Grade Golden Sword Talismans. The next morning, Yang Tianwang and Yang Tianxue visited his residence.

• Yang Tianyou decided to prepare for the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit rather than risk approaching it alone, and studied the Yang Clan Talisman Scripture.
• Yang Tianyou used the Jade Register Heavenly Book to awaken the power in his golden pupils and improve his ability to see the details of talisman-making.
• Yang Tianyou successfully drew two First-Tier Superior-Grade Golden Sword Talismans, but failed to complete a third.
• Yang Tianyou sensed Yang Tianwang and Yang Tianxue arriving the next morning, opened the protective formation, and welcomed them into his residence.

Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianxue, and Yang Tianwang traveled to claim the ripening Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits and discovered that a Black-Patterned Savage Bull guarded them. Yang Tianwang wanted to capture the bull as a Spirit Beast, and the trio prepared to face it.

• Yang Tianyou reunited Fengling with his older sister Silver Moon when Yang Tianxue and Yang Tianwang visited him.
• Yang Tianyou said the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits would ripen the following night, and the three set out after he confirmed he had reported his absence from his garrison mission.
• Fengling used Spirit Concealment to scout ahead, leading Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianxue, and Yang Tianwang to the fruit tree, where they spotted signs that someone had set up a formation.
• The three waited until the twelve Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits ripened, when a Black-Patterned Savage Bull emerged as their guardian.
• Yang Tianwang asked Yang Tianxue and Yang Tianyou to help him capture the bull, and Yang Tianxue warned him to put their safety first.

Yang Tianyou watched a group of cultivators fight a Black-Patterned Savage Bull over the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Tree, until a venomous Yellow-Crystal Rattlesnake appeared. Suspecting that a Spirit Mine lay nearby, Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianxue, and Yang Tianwang planned to secure the area and summon the Yang Household elders.

• The young man, the Blue-Robed Young Woman, and the Blood-Sha Brothers attacked the Black-Patterned Savage Bull and broke through its stone shell.
• The Yellow-Crystal Rattlesnake poisoned one of the Blood-Sha Brothers and damaged the young man's throwing knife.
• Yang Tianyou recognized the snake and suspected that a Spirit Mine was hidden nearby.
• Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianxue, and Yang Tianwang agreed that they would kill the other people there if the mine existed.
• Yang Tianyou sent Fengling to watch for movement, and Yang Tianxue activated a Voice Transmission Talisman to notify the Yang Household elders.

The young man and the Blue-Robed Young Woman joined forces with the Deng Lineage to fight the Demon Beasts over the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit, while Yang Tianxue and Yang Tianyou made their own move. After the Yellow-Crystal Rattlesnake escaped and the groups began dividing the spoils, the siblings launched a surprise attack.

• The young man and the Blue-Robed Young Woman prepared to retreat, but the white-robed elder and two Deng Lineage cultivators emerged and proposed sharing the spirit medicine.
• The young man agreed to cooperate after demanding an equal share, and both groups attacked the Yellow-Crystal Rattlesnake and the Black-Patterned Savage Bull.
• Yang Tianxue ordered Yang Tianwang to kill the retreating Blood-Sha Brothers, and Yang Tianyou gave him a Sound-Concealing Talisman.
• The white-robed elder killed the Black-Patterned Savage Bull, and the Yellow-Crystal Rattlesnake escaped underground after seeing its companion die.
• The young man claimed the bull's corpse, and the two groups headed to harvest the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit.
• Yang Tianxue attacked the white-robed elder with the Chi-Li Twin Swords as Yang Tianyou sent a Golden Sword Talisman toward the pagoda-bearing young man.

Yang Tianyou killed the pagoda-bearing youth after surviving his powerful attack, then rushed to help Yang Tianxue and Silver Moon stop the remaining Deng Lineage cultivators from escaping. The white-robed elder’s offer to surrender the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit was ignored, and he prepared to fight Yang Tianyou with a black spear.

• The pagoda-bearing youth used a Bloodburst Pill and sent his Exquisite Treasure Pagoda crashing toward Yang Tianyou, who countered with his last Golden Sword Talisman.
• Yang Tianyou endured the explosion, charged the wounded youth, and killed him with the Twin Blades before taking his Storage Bag and Exquisite Treasure Pagoda.
• Yang Tianyou saw Yang Tianxue and Silver Moon press three Deng Lineage cultivators while Yang Tianwang fought the young woman in blue, then went to assist Yang Tianxue.
• The white-robed elder offered to give up the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruit, but the Yang siblings continued attacking and Yang Tianyou charged faster.
• The white-robed elder summoned a First-Tier Superior-Grade black longspear Law Artifact and challenged Yang Tianyou.

Yang Tianxue and her companions fought the Deng Lineage cultivators over the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot fruits. After Yang Tianwang killed the blue-clad woman, Silver Moon immobilized the white-robed elder, allowing Yang Tianxue to behead him.

• Yang Tianxue used the Mighty Tiger Shield to withstand the white-robed elder's black spear while their battle remained evenly matched.
• Yang Tianyou struggled against a seventh-level Deng Lineage cultivator, trading attacks and talismans without either gaining the upper hand.
• Yang Tianwang seized an opening and killed the blue-clad woman with his Heaven-Rending Staff Strike.
• Yang Tianwang joined the nearby battle, prompting the white-robed elder to reach for his Storage Bag.
• Silver Moon trapped the white-robed elder with Purple Moon Divine Light, and Yang Tianxue killed him with the Chi-Li Twin Swords.

Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianwang, and Yang Tianxue secured the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Tree and discovered a valuable Wood-Born Copper mine. After Yang Dangmo arrived and protected the site with a Formation, he sent the three juniors to Purple Moon Mountain to receive their rewards.

• Yang Tianyou and Yang Tianwang killed the remaining Deng Lineage cultivators after their white-robed elder fell, then the three Yang siblings collected the Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Tree's fruits.
• Yang Tianxue and her brothers searched the surrounding area, and Yang Tianwang found a cave containing a Wood-Born Copper vein.
• The three Yang siblings concealed the mine and waited for help, then welcomed Yang Dangmo, who arrived with Yang Tianji.
• Yang Dangmo inspected the mine, established a protective Formation, and sent Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianwang, and Yang Tianxue to Purple Moon Mountain.
• After the three juniors departed, Yang Dangmo watched the cave and sighed that the Yang Household would have to yield some.

Yang Tianyou returned to Purple Moon Mountain and reunited with his parents, Duan Hongyu and Yang Qiongchu. After sharing news of his exploits and reassuring his worried mother, he enjoyed a lavish home-cooked meal.

• Yang Tianyou descended to Purple Moon Mountain with Fengling and greeted his mother, Duan Hongyu.
• Yang Tianyou explored Duan Hongyu’s Spirit Medicine Garden and saw the Golden-Pattern Rice she had grown for him.
• Yang Qiongchu welcomed Yang Tianyou home, praised his breakthrough to the Qi Refinement Fifth Layer, and heard how he had helped the Lineage.
• Duan Hongyu scolded Yang Tianyou for fighting a cultivator three layers above him and made him promise not to take such a risk again.
• Duan Hongyu served Yang Tianyou and Yang Qiongchu a feast, and Yang Tianyou savored her Three-Tailed Green Pepper Fish and Golden-Pattern Rice.

After absorbing the Spirit Cuisine’s Spiritual Qi through the night, Yang Tianyou went to the Purple Moon Wolf Pool and reflected on the bonds between the Yang Household and the wolves. He watched Fengling win a sparring match and met Yang Tianwang and Yang Tianxue, who discussed a cloud Law Artifact.

• Yang Tianyou cultivated through the night, opening and brightening more of his meridians as he absorbed the Spirit Cuisine’s Spiritual Qi.
• Yang Tianyou rode his Twin Blades to Wolf Pool, where he recalled the Yang Household’s equal Blood Contracts and shared history with the Purple Moon Wolf Clan.
• Fengling defeated Lingfeng in a fight, and the other Purple Moon Wolves howled in response.
• Yang Tianwang and Yang Tianxue joined Yang Tianyou and praised Fengling’s strength and rare wind attribute.
• Yang Tianwang asked about Yang Tianxue’s white cloud Law Artifact, and she explained that Yang Tianyun had given it to her after refining Spirit Cloud Essence.

Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianwang, and Yang Tianxue divided the treasures they had gained from battle, then shared food and wine beside Wolf Pool. As they admired the moonlit scene, Yang Tianyou entered a state of insight, and Yang Tianxue stopped Yang Tianwang from disturbing him.

• Yang Tianxue cautioned Yang Tianyou and Yang Tianwang not to become obsessed with killing and taking treasures, then invited them to divide the spoils.
• Yang Tianyou chose the Exquisite Treasure Pagoda, Azure Spirit Boots, healing and spiritual-power pills, and four Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits.
• Yang Tianwang selected the Black Dragon Spear, four Wu Earth Yellow Apricot Fruits, pills, and spirit materials, while Yang Tianxue took two superior-grade Law Artifacts, four fruits, and three bottles of pills.
• The siblings divided the remaining treasures equally, then shared Yang Tianyou's spirit wine and Yang Tianxue's pastries.
• Yang Tianyou admired the moonlight at Wolf Pool and slipped into a state of insight, so Yang Tianxue told Yang Tianwang not to disturb him.

Yang Tianyou’s Golden Eyes underwent a transformation after absorbing the Power of the Stars, and he gained profound insights into talisman crafting. After waking, he accompanied Yang Haoyu to her secluded home, where she began telling him about the metamorphosis.

• Starlight entered Yang Tianyou’s Golden Eyes and formed mysterious runes, releasing a beam of white-gold divine light toward the Dipper and Ox constellations.
• Yang Haoyu stopped the Yang Household cultivators from approaching and ordered them to keep the phenomenon secret while she guarded Yang Tianyou with Yang Tianxue and Yang Tianwang.
• Yang Tianyou studied the runes in his transformed Golden Eyes and felt that his talisman-crafting attainments had improved.
• Three two-hour periods later, Yang Tianyou awoke with sore eyes and sensed a new, formidable power he could not yet use.
• Yang Haoyu took Yang Tianyou to her Bamboo House on Purple Moon Mountain and served him Ginkgo Tea, which restored his depleted vitality.

Yang Haoyu told Yang Tianyou about the upcoming contest over the Wood-Born Copper Mine and taught him that the Yang Household needed outside allies as well as its own strength to prosper. After Yang Tianyou accepted her lesson, he asked about his golden eyes, and Yang Haoyu identified their awakening as a Divine Ability Prototype.

• Yang Haoyu explained that the Yang, Liu, and Zhuang Households would compete for ten percent of the Wood-Born Copper Mine’s proceeds.
• Yang Tianyou analyzed why the households had agreed to share the mine and concluded that the Yang Household lacked the strength to protect it alone.
• Yang Haoyu taught Yang Tianyou about the Gold and Silver Alliance’s hidden network of allies and how it had saved the alliance from destruction.
• Yang Tianyou concluded that the Yang Household needed allies, marriage ties, and Rogue Cultivator friends to develop and endure.
• Yang Tianyou asked what had awakened in his golden eyes, and Yang Haoyu said it was a Divine Ability Prototype.

Yang Tianyou learned that his transformed eyes were the embryonic form of a Divine Ability and named them the Great White Golden Pupils after discovering their new powers. He secured his place in the upcoming family duel, strengthened his ranged combat skill, and received word that the event was about to begin.

• Yang Haoyu explained that Yang Tianyou's golden pupils held an embryonic Divine Ability that he could fully use only after reaching Foundation Establishment.
• Yang Tianyou discovered that his transformed eyes could see through objects, magnify his vision, and fire powerful beams, then named them the Great White Golden Pupils.
• Yang Haoyu told Yang Tianyou to represent the middle-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the magic duel against the Liu and Zhuang families in one month.
• Yang Tianyou won seven or eight challenges from Yang family members and established himself as the family's middle-stage Qi Refining representative.
• Yang Tianyou brought the Blade-Controlling Technique to major accomplishment and received a message talisman announcing that the duel was about to begin.

Yang Tianyou and the Yang Household arrived at the Wood-Born Copper Mine to compete against the Zhuang and Liu Households in spell battles. After the cultivators drew lots, the first match began between Zhuang Dongyi and Liu Sijie.

• Yang Dangmo led Yang Tianyou, Yang Tianxue, and the other Yang Household members to the mine on a Lotus Dharma Seat.
• Yang Dangmo and Zhuang Beisheng greeted each other before Liu Changqing arrived with the Liu Household cultivators.
• Yang Tianyou used his Great White Gold Eyes to assess the Zhuang cultivators and noticed that a red-clad Liu girl had unusually powerful Fire-Attribute Spiritual Power.
• The three Foundation Establishment cultivators announced the battles, and Yang Tianxiong drew a bye in the Early Qi Refining division.
• Zhuang Dongyi and Liu Sijie began the first match, and Liu Sijie attacked first.

Zhuang Dongyi defeated Liu Sijie by conserving his strength and exploiting a flaw, then Yang Tianyou began his match against Liu Siyu. The two exchanged powerful attacks, and their fight remained unresolved as Yang Tianyou emerged from Liu Siyu’s flames and replenished his spiritual power.

• Zhuang Dongyi turned Liu Sijie's aggressive sword attack against him, disarmed his defense, and won their match.
• Yang Tianyou explained that Zhuang Dongyi had won by staying cautious, then drew the lot that set him against Liu Siyu.
• Liu Siyu unleashed her Three-Flame Spirit Pearl at Yang Tianyou, who cut through the flames with his golden blade light.
• Liu Siyu blocked Yang Tianyou's Sky-Piercing Blade with her red flying sword, and the weapons clashed without either gaining an advantage.
• Yang Tianyou emerged from the flames beneath the Exquisite Tower and swallowed a Qi-Replenishing Pill.

Yang Tianyou defeated Liu Siyu in a fierce arena duel, and the two families avoided a confrontation after Liu Changqing intervened. After Yang Dangmo gave Yang Tianyou a Restoration Pill, Yang Tianxue began her match against Zhuang Fengxin.

• Liu Siyu unleashed powerful fire Law Techniques, while Yang Tianyou defended with the Exquisite Treasure Pagoda and prepared a counterattack.
• Yang Tianyou charged Liu Siyu with the Sky-Piercing Blade and Twin Blades, broke her arm in close combat, and nearly struck her neck.
• Liu Changqing stopped Yang Tianyou with a cyan barrier, and Liu Siyu acknowledged her defeat and invited him to spar with her again.
• Yang Dangmo gave the injured Yang Tianyou a Restoration Pill, which quickly healed his injuries.
• Yang Tianxue began her duel against Zhuang Fengxin, who summoned the Ji Earth Three-Star Shield to defend against her Chi-Li Twin Swords.

Yang Tianxue defeated Zhuang Fengxin, and Yang Tianxiong and Yang Tianyou also won their matches against the Zhuang Household. With two victories out of three, the Yang Household secured the ten percent share of the ore vein.

• Yang Tianxue pierced Zhuang Fengxin’s defenses with the Blackwater Sword and won their match.
• Yang Tianxiong defeated Zhuang Dongyi after using Yang Tianyou’s advice, then got scolded for showing off.
• Yang Tianyou knocked Zhuang Dongshan unconscious with the Twin Blades and a kick, while holding back enough to leave him with mostly superficial injuries.
• Yang Dangmo and the Zhuang patriarch agreed to end the matches, and Liu Changqing declared the Yang Household the winner of the ten percent ore vein share.

After the spell battle, Yang Dangmo formed an alliance with the Liu and Zhuang Households to prepare for the coming Cold Tide, while Yang Tianyou gained fame for defeating Liu Siyu. Yang Tianyou reviewed his battle and ended the chapter visiting the Spirit Medicine Garden.

• Yang Tianyou and Liu Siyu exchanged insights on Law Techniques and grew friendlier after their battle.
• Yang Dangmo proposed that the Yang, Liu, and Zhuang Households unite against the approaching Cold Tide, and Liu Changqing and Zhuang Beisheng agreed to the alliance.
• The three households departed after the spell battle, with the Yang Household securing a ten-percent share of the Wood-Born Copper Mine and taking the lead in the alliance.
• Yang Tianyou's victory over Liu Siyu spread his reputation through the Yang Household and nearby towns.
• Yang Tianyou reviewed his fight with Liu Siyu, then visited the Spirit Medicine Garden and rested by the porch as Duan Hongyu tended the plants.

Yang Tianyou accepted Ancestor Yang Haoyu’s order to serve at Yellowstone Market, where he reunited with his Thirteenth Brother, Yang Tianjiu, at the bustling Purple Moon Pavilion. The chapter left them catching up after years apart.

• Yang Haoyu explained that Yellowstone Market’s stronger Spiritual Qi and worldly experience would benefit Yang Tianyou’s cultivation, and he agreed to go.
• Yang Haoyu gave Yang Tianyou a talisman containing her full-power strike and accepted the spiritual meal his mother had prepared.
• Yang Tianyou traveled to Yellowstone Market and admired the Yang Lineage’s long-established Purple Moon Pavilion.
• Yang Tianyou met Yang Tianjiu, who had been managing the pavilion’s business, and praised his skill after seeing the shop’s crowds.

Yang Tianyou accepted a purchasing steward position at Purple Moon Pavilion and spent his days off exploring Yellowstone Market. After browsing Rogue Cultivator Street and using his Great White Gold Eyes to avoid dubious wares, he left with several purchases and reflected that cultivation required experience beyond secluded practice.

• Yang Tianjiu offered Yang Tianyou Red Fang Small-Leaf tea, and Yang Tianyou asked him to secure a long-term supply for his body cultivation.
• Yang Tianjiu told Yang Tianyou the Lineage had appointed him purchasing steward at Purple Moon Pavilion, with an annual stipend of eighty Spirit Stones, and Yang Tianyou accepted.
• Yang Tianjiu gave Yang Tianyou three days off before he began work, and Yang Tianyou went to explore Yellowstone Market the next morning.
• Yang Tianyou bought Spring-Curtain Grass from a well-regarded stall owner surnamed Yang, then learned from a local boy that the man was known for fair prices and genuine goods.
• Yang Tianyou examined Rogue Cultivator Street’s wares with his Great White Gold Eyes, avoided several scams, and made a number of purchases.

Yang Tianyou attended a talisman-makers’ Exchange Gathering, where he learned from an accomplished golden-robed cultivator and shared his own expertise. The young man introduced himself as Jinge, and Yang Tianyou welcomed the chance to exchange knowledge with him.

• Yang Tianyou became the Purple Moon Pavilion’s purchasing manager and continued cultivating and practicing talisman making.
• After receiving a message about the Exchange Gathering, Yang Tianyou went to the teahouse and met his acquaintance Li Shiqiong.
• Qi Yusheng opened the gathering and shared insights into wood-attribute talismans before other talisman makers took their turns.
• A golden-robed young man called Jinge impressed the attendees with his profound talisman-making knowledge, particularly about metal-attribute talismans.
• Yang Tianyou presented his own insights, prompting Jinge to seek his acquaintance, and Yang Tianyou introduced himself as a member of the Purple Moon Pavilion.

At a talisman-making gathering, Yang Tianyou traded for Meridian-Stabilizing Pills, an Alchemy Cauldron, and Metal-Attribute Blank Talisman Paper, drawing attention for his spending. He later exchanged his remaining trade goods for Spirit Metal and healing pills, leaving him with nothing he could spare as the trading continued.

• After the talisman makers shared their insights, Qi Yusheng offered three spirit treasures, and Yang Tianyou traded three Qi-Nourishing Pills and fifty Spirit Stones for Meridian-Stabilizing Pills.
• Jinge displayed four treasures, and Yang Tianyou traded three Qi-Nourishing Pills and two hundred Spirit Stones for an Alchemy Cauldron intended for Yang Tianyun, then paid a hundred and fifty Spirit Stones for Metal-Attribute Blank Talisman Paper.
• Yang Tianyou put two Qi-Nourishing Pills and a Golden Shield Talisman up for trade, exchanging them for Metal-Attribute Spirit Metal and two Green Zhi Pills.
• Yang Tianyou returned to his place with no trade goods left to spare, then watched other cultivators acquire treasures he wanted.

Yang Tianyou gifted Yang Tianyun an Alchemy Cauldron and used her Beast Hide to craft superior-grade Talismans. Three years later, after reaching Late Qi Refinement, he reunited with Jinge, his first close friend outside the clan.

• Yang Tianyou presented Yang Tianyun with the Alchemy Cauldron he had traded for, and she gave him Gold-Eating Rat Beast Hide and three hundred Spirit Stones in return.
• Yang Tianyou crafted a Golden Shield Talisman and a Golden Sword Talisman, then ran out of Talisman Paper and Spirit Ink.
• Yang Tianyou cared for Fengling while the wolf grew fatter from Spirit Beast Meat given by people seeking to curry favor with him.
• Three years passed, and Yang Tianyou reached Late Qi Refinement, gaining enough strength to exchange blows with an ordinary Ninth Layer cultivator.
• Jinge visited Yang Tianyou, congratulated him on his breakthrough, and the two sat down to talk.

Jinge invited Yang Tianyou to the Golden Moon Pavilion auction, where rare Body Cultivator resources would be available, and gave him access to an honored guest room. With over four thousand Spirit Stones saved and his cultivation recently advanced, Yang Tianyou attended the auction with Fengling and waited for it to begin.

• Jinge shared Golden Jade Spirit Wine with Yang Tianyou, who praised it and gave Jinge a First-Tier Middle-Grade Talisman in return.
• Jinge told Yang Tianyou that the Golden Moon Pavilion auction would include rare Body Cultivator resources and gave him an invitation to private room number three.
• Yang Tianyou counted his savings and found he had more than four thousand Spirit Stones after years of Talisman Crafting and other income.
• A month later, Yang Tianyou and Fengling arrived at the Golden Moon Pavilion, where Jinge welcomed them with wine and roasted Demon Beast meat.
• Yang Tianyou discussed Talisman Crafting with Jinge and recalled making a powerful Blazing Gold Talisman after stabilizing his cultivation.
• The auction guests filled the seats below, and Yang Tianyou waited with Jinge for the auction to begin.