Chapter Summaries

Jin Lianri bought the Dragon Valley Hall from the Yang and Zhao Households for a vast payment of Spirit Stones, Foundation Establishment Pills, and Spirit Items. Yang Dangmo and Zhao Zongkun left with resources that could restore the Yang Household and give Zhao Leicong a stronger chance to reach Golden Core.

• Jin Lianri offered two hundred and eighty-four thousand Spirit Stones' worth of payment for the Dragon Valley Hall, and Yang Dangmo cautiously asked why the price was so high.
• Jin Lianri assured Yang Dangmo and Zhao Zongkun that the Gold and Silver Alliance would honor its offer, then gave them Spirit Stones, six Foundation Establishment Pills, and a Storage Ring of Spirit Items.
• Yang Dangmo and Zhao Zongkun divided the payment and spent four hours selecting Spirit Items for their Lineages.
• Jin Lianri departed on his Flying Boat after inviting them to bring high-grade Spirit Items to the Golden Moon Pavilion.
• Yang Dangmo realized the resources could help the Yang Household nurture more Foundation Establishment Cultivators, while Zhao Zongkun saw a chance for Zhao Leicong to buy a Golden Core Formation Pill and attempt a breakthrough.

Yang Tianyou returned from the Gold and Silver Alliance with five Spirit Items chosen from Dragon Valley Hall’s spoils. He arrived home at Purple Moon Mountain after three years away, where his parents were absent because they were working for the Lineage.

• Yang Dangmo praised the Gold and Silver Alliance’s fair dealings and advised Yang Tianyou to lead the Lineage responsibly someday.
• Yang Dangmo let Yang Tianyou choose five Spirit Items from two Storage Bags, and Yang Tianyou selected the Heaven-One Talisman Water Bottle, Dragon-Pattern Shield, Sky-Treading Boots, Crystal of Chilling Edge, and Heavenly Wolf Flower.
• Yang Tianyou planned to use the Crystal of Chilling Edge to strengthen his blades and the Heavenly Wolf Flower to help Fengling advance.
• Yang Tianyou returned with Fengling to Purple Moon Mountain and found his home empty because his parents were working for the Lineage.
• Yang Tianyou reflected on how the Lineage gave less support and earlier work assignments to members with Four or Five Spirit Roots than to better-qualified cultivators.

Yang Tianyou reunited with his parents and learned that the Yang Household’s elders had summoned him to a Lineage Meeting. Old Ancestor Yang Haoyu named him First Succession Rank, granting him the Lineage’s full support until Foundation Establishment and a seat in its meetings.

• Yang Tianyou’s father, Yang Qiongchu, celebrated his son’s Late Qi Refinement cultivation and hoped to help him obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill someday.
• Yang Tianyou told Yang Qiongchu that he would be transferred back to Purple Moon Mountain, and the family shared a meal with Fengling.
• A Communication Talisman summoned Yang Tianyou to the Yang Household’s Discussion Hall for a Lineage Meeting.
• Old Ancestor Yang Haoyu offered Yang Tianyou the First Succession Rank, and he eagerly accepted.
• Yang Haoyu granted Yang Tianyou a seat alongside the Yang Household’s leaders, with the right to attend Lineage Meetings and take part in decisions.

Yang Tianyou learned that the Cold Tide would drive Demon Beasts and Foreign Races south, bringing war and danger to the Northern River Region. Yang Haoyu urged the Yang Household to strengthen its forces and prepare for the conflict, while treating the crisis as a chance to rise.

• Yang Tianyou sat with the Yang Household's Elder Council as they discussed the Cold Tide.
• Yang Tianyou explained that the Cold Tide was the periodic surge of Profound Ice Qi from the Frostthunder Region.
• Yang Haoyu revealed that the fleeing inhabitants of the Savage Wilderness Great Domain would push south and cause conflict with the Human Race.
• Yang Tianyou realized that the Cold Tide threatened the Yang Household through invasion, scarcity, and the turmoil that would attract hostile forces.
• Yang Haoyu called on the Yang Household to recruit Foundation Establishment Cultivators and stockpile war supplies, saying the Cold Tide could also bring valuable opportunities.

Yang Haoyu ordered the Yang Household to prepare for the Cold Tide and discussed how to handle its conflict with the Zhao Household. The elders learned Zhao Leicong might have a chance to reach Golden Core, and Yang Qiong Ye revealed intelligence pointing to his connection with the Xiang Household.

• Yang Haoyu assigned the elders tasks to strengthen the Lineage, stockpile resources, gather intelligence, and prepare Purple Moon Mountain for the Cold Tide, while telling Yang Tianyou to focus on cultivation.
• Yang Dang Kai argued that peaceful coexistence with the Zhao Household was impossible, while Yang Qiong Qi urged the Lineage to keep their conflict limited and avoid giving the Zhao Household grounds for all-out war.
• Yang Haoyu warned that Zhao Leicong could have nearly a fifty percent chance of reaching Golden Core if he obtained a Golden Core Formation Pill, prompting the elders to agree he must be stopped.
• Yang Qiong Ye explained that Zhao Leicong could seek a pill in Luochuan City or travel to another commandery, and judged he would choose the latter to avoid interception by the Three Rivers Sect.
• Yang Qiong Ye handed Yang Haoyu a Jade Slip, and Yang Haoyu realized that Zhao Leicong's mother belonged to the Xiang Household.

The Yang Household’s elders planned to stop Zhao Leicong from obtaining a Golden Core Formation Pill from the Xiang Household and assigned Yang Qiongye to lead the interception. They also arranged alliance negotiations and reviewed the Household’s assets, leaving the elders encouraged by its financial recovery.

• Yang Qiongye reasoned that Zhao Leicong would seek a Golden Core Formation Pill from the Xiang Household after the Cold Tide and proposed killing him in Ba Commandery before he reached Huai River City.
• The elders approved Yang Qiongye’s plan, and Yang Haoyu placed him in charge of the operation.
• Yang Haoyu ordered Yang Qiongye and Yang Dangmo to negotiate the alliance with the Liu Household and Zhuang Household.
• Yang Dangkai reported the Yang Household’s businesses, cultivators, finances, and yearly surplus to the elders.
• The elders praised Yang Dangkai’s management as his report showed the Household had recovered much of its strength.

Yang Tianyou reviewed his resources and plans for supporting his parents and improving his talisman-making before studying the three tiers of Foundation Establishment. He learned that using a Foundation Establishment Pill could make the breakthrough safer and produce a stronger foundation, and the chapter ended as he considered the second method.

• Yang Haoyu approved eighty thousand Spirit Stones to help the Purple Moon Wolves break through and directed the elders in planning the Yang Household’s development.
• Yang Tianyou sent Jinge a letter thanking him for the Gold and Silver Alliance introduction, inviting him to Purple Moon Mountain, and reporting his transfer from Yellowstone Market.
• Yang Tianyou inventoried his possessions and planned to exchange spare items for contribution points and materials to improve his talisman-making.
• Yang Tianyou decided to save contribution points to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills for his parents, Yang Qiongchu and Duan Hongyu.
• Yang Tianyou read about Foundation Establishment and learned that independent breakthroughs were dangerous, while using a Foundation Establishment Pill could strengthen a cultivator’s foundation.

Yang Tianyou learned that Spirit-Transforming Inducement enabled the strongest Foundation Establishment method and brought the discovery to the Yang Household’s attention. After arranging for Pills and advice from Yang Qiongqing, he gave gifts to his relatives and resources to Fengling before beginning cultivation.

• Yang Tianyou found the Spirit-Transforming Inducement method in the Scripture Repository and reported it to Yang Dangkai, who classified it as a special Golden Core Level text.
• Yang Tianyou visited Yang Qiongqing with materials for Pills and asked how to absorb the essence in Savage Elephant Essence Blood; Yang Qiongqing explained how to prepare it and refined Heavenly Wolf Pills.
• Yang Qiongqing gave Yang Tianyou the Pills and refined essence, and Yang Tianyou left him a Heaven's Edge Flower.
• Yang Tianyou visited Yang Tianxue, Yang Tianwang, Yang Tianji, Yang Tianxiang, and other relatives, leaving each a gift.
• Yang Tianyou gave Fengling Heavenly Wolf Pills, Essence-replenishing Spirit Items, and a Legacy Core, advising him to wait until First-Tier Superior-Grade before absorbing it.
• After Fengling went to the Wolf Pool to refine his resources, Yang Tianyou entered seclusion to cultivate.

Yang Tianyou emerged from half a year of seclusion with his cultivation at Qi Refining eighth layer and his physique strengthened by Savage Elephant Essence Blood. He learned that Fengling had completed his bloodline metamorphosis and that the Lineage had begun successfully refining Spirit Items with a new Law Artifact.

• Yang Tianyou considered the challenges ahead for his Dual Cultivation of Spell and Body, then used Savage Elephant Essence Blood to strengthen his physique.
• During half a year of seclusion, Fengling completed his Bloodline Metamorphosis and became a First-Tier Superior-Grade Azure Wolf.
• Yang Tianyou reached Qi Refining eighth layer and tempered his body to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement before leaving seclusion with Fengling.
• Yang Tianyou read reports at the External Affairs Hall and learned that Yang Haoyu had refined the Second-Tier Upper-Grade Law Artifact Spirit-Shaking Bell.
• Yang Tianxue, Yang Tiankang, and Yang Qiongchuan used the Spirit-Shaking Bell to successfully refine Spirit Items of their corresponding attributes.

Yang Tianyou learned that Yang Tianxue and Yang Qiongchuan had succeeded in reaching Foundation Establishment while Yang Tiankang had failed, then discovered that Darkblood Old Devil had killed Yang clansmen and gravely wounded Yang Tianwang. Driven by anger, Yang Tianyou accepted intelligence on the Devil Cultivator and set out to avenge his relatives.

• Yang Tianxue and Yang Qiongchuan succeeded in their Foundation Establishment attempts, while Yang Tiankang failed and was scolded by Yang Dangmo.
• Yang Tianyou learned that the Cold Tide was approaching and that Devil Cultivators and Evil Cultivators had thrown Dragon Valley County into chaos.
• Yang Tianyou read that Darkblood Old Devil had killed two Yang Household cultivators and five Affiliated Cultivators, seized their supplies, and left Yang Tianwang gravely injured and missing an arm.
• Yang Tianyou went to Wolf Pool and told Yang Qionggao he intended to avenge his clansmen.
• Yang Qionggao gave Yang Tianyou intelligence on Darkblood Old Devil, and Yang Tianyou left to hunt him down.

Yang Tianyou investigated the massacre at Little Willow Village and found a demon-tainted bead that Fengling could use to track Darkblood Old Devil. The pair set off to hunt the killer.

• Yang Tianyou considered Darkblood Old Devil’s strength and prepared for a potentially dangerous fight.
• Yang Tianyou arrived at Little Willow Village and found its inhabitants slaughtered and the village’s supplies plundered.
• Yang Tianyou deduced that Darkblood Old Devil had used the villagers’ and cultivators’ Essence Blood to strengthen his techniques or refine Devil Artifacts.
• Fengling led Yang Tianyou to the ruined Spirit Fields, where Yang Tianyou found a bead marked with blood-red lines.
• Fengling recognized a scent on the bead that could lead them to Darkblood Old Devil, and Yang Tianyou began the hunt.

Yang Tianyou entered the Huafeng Black Market while searching for Darkblood Old Devil and bought Gold Essence for his Foundation Establishment plans. He left the shop unharmed after its shopkeeper decided he was too dangerous to target.

• Yang Tianyou entered the Huafeng Black Market in disguise, but Fengling found no trace of Darkblood Old Devil or his companions.
• Yang Tianyou explored a shop filled with powerful Spirit Items and noticed a piece of Gold Essence that suited his plans to forge the Essence of the Five Metals.
• Yang Tianyou negotiated the price down to 2,100 Spirit Stones and bought the Gold Essence.
• After Yang Tianyou left, the old attendant suggested killing him for his goods, but the shopkeeper warned that Yang Tianyou was not easy to deal with and ordered him left alone.

Yang Tianyou tracked Darkblood Old Devil out of the Huafeng Black Market and intervened when the Old Devil was about to kill a young spear wielder. After Yang Tianyou slaughtered the Old Devil’s subordinates, he faced Darkblood Old Devil while the rescued young man stood ready to support him.

• Yang Tianyou and Fengling shook off their tails, spotted Zhao Yunxiao in the Black Market, and later found Darkblood Old Devil’s group outside a tower.
• Yang Tianyou waited three days for Darkblood Old Devil to leave the Black Market, then followed his Flying Boat into the mountains.
• Darkblood Old Devil stopped the Flying Boat and overwhelmed a young spear wielder who had come seeking revenge for his parents.
• Yang Tianyou blocked the killing blow, split the Flying Boat, and killed nearly all of Darkblood Old Devil’s subordinates.
• Yang Tianyou faced Darkblood Old Devil as the rescued young man took a healing pill and watched for a chance to support him.

Yang Tianyou used his talismans and Fengling’s Purple Moon Divine Light to break through Darkblood Old Devil’s defenses and nearly kill him. Darkblood Old Devil recognized Yang Tianyou as a member of the Yang Household, lost his composure, and unleashed a furious barrage as Fengling faded from sight.

• Yang Tianyou battled Darkblood Old Devil’s blood sword and charged in close while fending off corrosive blood Flying Shuttles.
• Yang Tianyou used three Golden Sword Talismans to clear a path, then flew toward Darkblood Old Devil with a Fire Escape Talisman.
• Fengling struck Darkblood Old Devil with Purple Moon Divine Light, immobilizing him long enough for Yang Tianyou to shatter his blood shield and attack.
• Darkblood Old Devil blocked Yang Tianyou’s second strike with black armor, broke free, and recognized him as a member of the Yang Household.
• Darkblood Old Devil lost his composure and unleashed a storm of attacks while Yang Tianyou signaled Fengling, who began to fade from sight.

Yang Tianyou and Fengling fought Darkblood Old Devil, combining Fengling’s new Shadow Flash ability with Yang Tianyou’s Great White Gold Light and saber attacks. Darkblood Old Devil was slain in a suicidal counterattack, leaving Yang Tianyou badly injured but alive.

• Fengling used Shadow Flash to evade Darkblood Old Devil’s Flying Shuttles, and Yang Tianyou pierced the devil’s armor and chest with Great White Gold Light.
• Fengling and Yang Tianyou stopped Darkblood Old Devil’s Blood Escape Technique and forced him into a desperate fight.
• Darkblood Old Devil focused his attacks on Fengling, but two wind-attribute Defensive Talismans protected the wolf.
• Yang Tianyou unleashed a full-strength saber slash as Darkblood Old Devil’s devil patterns formed a powerful palm and his body exploded.
• Yang Tianyou layered Golden Shield Talismans, the Dragon-Pattern Shield, and his Spirit-Shattering Golden Body to survive the devil palm, then confirmed Darkblood Old Devil had been slain.

Yang Tianyou learned how Hong Qing had sought revenge for his parents and agreed to investigate a cave abode in the Huafeng Mountain Range. After recovering from his injuries, he followed Hong Qing to a magma-filled cavern, where he found that the powerful Formation could not yet be breached.

• Hong Qing thanked Yang Tianyou for saving his life and explained that Darkblood Old Devil had killed his parents after the Cloudglow Sect refused to help him take revenge.
• Hong Qing offered Yang Tianyou the location of an ancient cave abode he had discovered but could not open, and Yang Tianyou agreed to explore it after healing.
• Yang Tianyou recovered overnight while Hong Qing kept watch, then the three traveled nearly a hundred li to a cliff and entered a hidden passage.
• Hong Qing led Yang Tianyou and Fengling through the passage to a magma cavern, where a Fire-Attribute Formation drew power from a Fire Vein.
• Yang Tianyou examined the Formation with his Great White Gold Eyes, judged its flaw insufficient to force an opening, and said he would prepare supplies before returning to break it.

Yang Tianyou sorted through Darkblood Old Devil’s spoils, discovered a Dragon Valley Token, and bought materials to craft Array-Eroding Talismans. After preparing the talisman paper and ink, he began crafting the first talisman, intending to use the pair to break a Formation and claim its treasure.

• Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing returned to the Huafeng Black Market, where Yang Tianyou gave Hong Qing a list and fifteen hundred Spirit Stones to buy materials.
• Yang Tianyou examined Darkblood Old Devil’s spoils, kept useful items, sold the rest, and found a Dragon Valley Token in the Storage Bag.
• Yang Tianyou bought Talisman Crafting materials, and Hong Qing returned with the supplies he had purchased.
• Yang Tianyou told Hong Qing they had enough materials to make two Array-Eroding Talismans and then break the Formation to claim the treasure.
• Yang Tianyou refined Black Marsh Crocodile hide into Blank Talisman Paper and prepared Spirit Ink before beginning to craft an Array-Eroding Talisman.

Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing entered a second-tier formation around a Fire Vein, recovered a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator’s remains and storage ring, and gathered its accumulated treasures. Back at the inn, Yang Tianyou began dividing the spoils and offered Hong Qing first choice.

• Yang Tianyou drew two Array-Eroding Talismans while Hong Qing watched and praised his skill.
• Yang Tianyou used an Array-Eroding Talisman to open the Fire Vein formation, and he and Hong Qing slipped inside before it closed.
• Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing found a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator’s corpse in a stone house, paid their respects, and took its storage ring.
• Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing searched the Fire Vein and collected spiritual materials, Fire Lingzhi, spiritual metal, a spiritual flame, and the Immortal in the Flame.
• Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing left the formation and returned safely to the Black Market.
• Yang Tianyou concealed their room, took out the storage ring, and invited Hong Qing to choose first from the treasures.

Hong Qing learned about Spirit-Transforming Inducement and resolved to pursue First-Rank Foundation Establishment as he and Yang Tianyou divided their spoils. They claimed valuable treasures from a storage ring and found a token bearing the name Three Blazing Flame Palace, whose origins were unknown.

• Hong Qing chose the second-tier Spirit Flame Seed, and Yang Tianyou explained Spirit-Transforming Inducement and the three ranks of Foundation Establishment to him.
• Hong Qing resolved to seek First-Rank Foundation Establishment and accepted Yang Tianyou's offer of help at Purple Moon Mountain.
• Hong Qing chose a second-tier spiritual material and two-thirds of the first-tier items, leaving the Immortal in the Flame for Yang Tianyou.
• Yang Tianyou took the storage ring in exchange for his share of the spoils, and Hong Qing agreed readily.
• Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing examined the storage ring's valuable contents and found a token marked Three Blazing Flame Palace, a power neither of them recognized.

Yang Tianyou and Hong Qing divided their spoils, then Yang Tianyou used a tracking talisman to locate Zhao Yunxiao. Zhao Yunxiao was negotiating with the Black Sha Sect to attack the Yang and Mu households, and the chapter ended as he prepared to consult his household’s ancestor.

• Yang Tianyou let Hong Qing choose treasures first, and they copied the three valuable cultivation texts before parting as friends.
• Yang Tianyou activated a Thousand-Li Tracking Mother-and-Son Talisman to find Zhao Yunxiao, whom he had secretly marked.
• The talisman revealed Zhao Yunxiao meeting a Foundation Establishment elder of the Black Sha Sect in a secluded canyon.
• Zhao Yunxiao offered Spirit Stones and the Yang and Mu households’ liquid assets in exchange for the Black Sha Sect’s attack, but the elder demanded more.
• Zhao Yunxiao said he could not authorize the elder’s terms and took out an Origin Void Mirror to contact the Zhao Household’s ancestor.