Chapter Summaries

Wang Changsheng and the other cultivators nearly killed a Black Flood Dragon with the Eight Gates Wind Fire Formation, but a second, stronger White Flood Dragon emerged from the Black Pool. The formation began to fail as both dragons attacked, leaving the trapped cultivators struggling to survive while Yang Zongwang prepared Talisman Treasures.

• Wang Changsheng and sixty-four Foundation Establishment Cultivators powered the formation as Yang Zongwang directed its attacks against the Black Flood Dragon.
• Yang Zongwang’s formation inflicted severe wounds on the Black Flood Dragon, which tried to flee back into the Black Pool before an Azure Net restrained it.
• A stronger White Flood Dragon emerged from the Black Pool, and Yang Zongwang promised to double the reward if the cultivators killed both dragons.
• The two Flood Dragons attacked the barrier, draining the cultivators’ magic power and dimming the formation as they suffered further wounds.
• Yang Zongwang ordered Wenbin and Wenhua to activate their Talisman Treasures, while Wang Changsheng warned Wang Ruyan that the formation might soon fail.

The Flood Dragons broke through the formation and attacked the cultivators, leaving Wang Changsheng wounded as Yang Zongwang fought to stop them. The Black Flood Dragon escaped after detonating its Demon Core, while the Yang Family prepared to return to the cave to help Yang Zongwang.

• The White and Black Flood Dragons shattered the weakened Eight Gates Wind Fire Formation and charged the surrounding cultivators, killing several Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
• Wang Ruyan’s Azure Light Mirror cracked as she tried to restrain the Black Flood Dragon, and Wang Changsheng pulled her to safety but suffered a deep wound across his back.
• Yang Zongwang and the Golden Giant Ape wounded and drove back both Flood Dragons, while the Foundation Establishment Cultivators fled the cave.
• The Black Flood Dragon pierced by Yang Zongwang’s flying swords detonated its Demon Core and escaped, but the Golden Giant Ape seized the weakened White Flood Dragon.
• Outside the cave, Yang Zongyan tried to stop the outsiders from leaving, and the dark-faced man threatened the Yang Family with five Skythunder Bombs.
• After a roar and a report that Yang Zongwang was in trouble, Yang Zongyan let the outsiders go and returned with the Yang Family to support him.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan tracked a severely wounded Third-Order Black Flood Dragon to its cave and killed it with talismans, a zither attack, and Wang Changsheng’s Talisman Treasure. They harvested the dragon’s corpse and escaped underground, though Wang Ruyan would be unable to use her spiritual power for half a year.

• Yang Zongyan left guards behind and returned to support Yang Zongwang while Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan used the Twin-Pupil Spirit Rat to track the Black Flood Dragon.
• Three days later, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan followed blood and scales into a cave, where they found the wounded Black Flood Dragon.
• Wang Ruyan attacked the dragon with Fire Thunder Pearls, Golden Lightning Talismans, and a Vajra Demon Trapping Talisman while Wang Changsheng prepared his Flying Dagger Talisman Treasure.
• After swallowing a Blood Ignition Pill, Wang Ruyan restrained the dragon with Demon Binding Talismans, and Wang Changsheng severed its head with the Azure Flying Dagger.
• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan cut up and stored the dragon’s corpse, then fled underground with an Earth Evasion Talisman; Wang Ruyan suffered the pill’s half-year loss of spiritual power.

After finishing his Black Flood Dragon Banner, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan learned that war had spread across several kingdoms and hurried back to the Wei Kingdom. Meanwhile, Lu Kun’s squad attacked the Wang Family Stronghold, where the family’s defenders prepared to fight back with a formation and a large force of puppet beasts.

• Wang Changsheng completed his Natal Mystic Tool and received Wang Ruyan’s news that the Devil Dao and Orthodox Dao sects had been at war for over a year.
• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan left Green Pine Valley for the Wei Kingdom, worried about the Wang Family.
• Lu Kun led nine Foundation Establishment Cultivators in an assault on the Wang Family Stronghold, breaking its outer barrier.
• Wang Changyue activated the Five Elements Isolation Array while Wang Qingshan and the other defenders prepared inside it.
• Wang Mingzhong ordered more than a hundred puppet beasts, including ten Second Order Puppet Beasts, to attack Lu Kun’s squad.

Lu Kun and the cultivators attacked the Wang Family Stronghold, overwhelming its defenses with Puppet Beasts and a powerful Crimson Fire Bird. The barriers shattered before Wang Changfeng finished activating his Talisman Treasure, and the Hundred Spirits Sect disciples escaped.

• Lu Kun used his Black Copper Gongs to destroy the incoming attacks while the cultivators and their Ghosts, Jiangshi, and Spirit Beasts assaulted the Wang Family’s barriers.
• Wang Changfeng entered a pavilion to activate the Flying Needle Talisman Treasure, while Wang Changyue and Wang Qingshan set up another Formation around it.
• Lu Kun and the black-robed youth attacked with Nether Boneflame and a gigantic Black Seal, but Wang Mingzhong and the Hundred Spirits Sect disciples countered them.
• The red-shirted youth unleashed his Mystic Fire Bottle, and its Crimson Fire Bird overwhelmed the defenses and cracked Wang Changyue’s Formation Plate.
• The barriers shattered, the Hundred Spirits Sect disciples escaped with their Escape Talismans, and Wang Mingzhong raised a Yellow Hurricane with his banner.

Wang Changfeng’s group repelled Lu Kun’s attack on Wang Family Stronghold but lost Wang Mingzhong and chose to retreat. Meanwhile, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan encountered Wang Changping while he was fleeing Golden Flame Kingdom, and joined the fight against his pursuers.

• Wang Changfeng used a Talisman Treasure to kill Wang Mingzhong’s attackers, but Lu Kun’s Golden Flying Needles killed three of the defenders before the others escaped.
• Wang Changfeng, Wang Changyue, and Wang Qingshan collected their clansmen’s corpses and retreated from Wang Family Stronghold, which Lu Kun later burned.
• Wang Changping and the White-Robed Scholar agreed to scatter and regroup at the Mystic Green Mountain Range as Golden Flame Kingdom cultivators pursued them.
• Wang Changping rode a Paper Crane Talisman toward the ground, where his pursuers attacked him with Azure Wind Blades.
• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan emerged from hiding and recognized Wang Changping, then attacked his three pursuers with the Ice Serpent Dragon Banner and five Tier 2 Flying Puppet Beasts.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan returned to the Wei Kingdom with Wang Changping and learned that the Wang Family Stronghold had been attacked. Back at Azure Moon Market, Wang Ruyan found that Wang Qingshan had recovered a Musical Technique suited to her, and Wang Changsheng promised to reward Qingshan with a Foundation Establishment Pill if the family obtained another.

• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan killed three Golden Flame Kingdom Cultivators in a brief battle and learned from Wang Changping that the Wei Kingdom's Lineage was safe and the Devil Dao Sect remained blocked.
• Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Changping returned to Azure Moon Market more than half a year later and heard that Wang Family Stronghold had been attacked, killing Wang Mingzhong and more than a dozen clansmen.
• Wang Changfeng gave Wang Changsheng the Flying Needle Talisman Treasure that Wang Mingzhong had left with him.
• Wang Ruyan shared pastries with the family, and Wang Changhao brought her the Thousand Sound Treasure Canon that Wang Qingshan had found in an Ancient Cultivator Abode.
• Wang Ruyan confirmed she could cultivate the Musical Technique, and Wang Changsheng praised Wang Qingshan and promised to save him a Foundation Establishment Pill if the family obtained another.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan returned to the family, checked on Wang Family Fortress, and resumed cultivation while Wang Mingjiang continued fighting on the frontline. Su Cheng invited Wang Mingjiang to join a dangerous mission to destroy the Five Demonic Sects’ supply depots, offering a Foundation Establishment Pill and withdrawal to the rear.

• Wang Changsheng gave Wang Qingshan the Azure Moon Swordplay Jade Slip, and Wang Changfeng reported that Wang Qingqi had returned and trained two alchemists for the family.
• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan visited their parents, then traveled to Wang Family Fortress and found that no bandits had attacked it.
• Wang Mingjiang and Wang Shuyuan killed demonic cultivators on the frontline, then exchanged their identity Tokens for Contribution Points.
• Wang Mingjiang chose powerful Tier 2 Talismans and Self-Destruct Dharma Artifacts instead of a Foundation Establishment Pill, prioritizing his survival.
• Su Cheng told Wang Mingjiang that five Foundation Establishment Cultivators were needed for a mission to destroy the Five Demonic Sects’ supply depots, offering a Foundation Establishment Pill and a chance to withdraw to the rear.

Wang Mingjiang rejected a dangerous attack on the Devil Dao Sect’s supply depot but agreed to join a lower-risk mission against demonic cultivators occupying a Spirit Stone Mine. At Wang’s General Store, Wang Qingyuan demonstrated his careful management and customer-first approach, earning Wang Changsheng’s approval.

• Wang Mingjiang refused to attack the supply depot, then accepted Su Cheng’s offer to join a seven-person team targeting a small Spirit Stone Mine in Shangyong Prefecture.
• Wang Mingjiang and the other cultivators set out under the command of a Blue-robed Scholar.
• Wang Qingyuan bought Tier 1 Demon Beast materials from Daoist Lin and recorded the transaction in the shop’s account book.
• Wang Changsheng reviewed the account book and questioned Wang Qingyuan’s low profits and high purchase prices.
• Wang Qingyuan explained that better prices built loyal customers, and Wang Changsheng praised his business sense while reminding him to cultivate.

Wang Mingjiang and Zhao He led an assault on a Blood Skull Sect Spirit Stone Mine, where Li Feng and four disciples used blood arts to defend the valley. As the battle continued and the defenders prepared the Profound Yin Blood Flame, Wang Mingjiang empowered himself and faced Li Feng’s attack.

• Li Feng’s Mystic Skull warned him that intruders had breached the mine’s perimeter, so he activated the formation around the valley.
• Zhao He and Wang Mingjiang’s group attacked the yellow barrier, and Zhao He’s Azure Flying Swords destroyed the defenders’ Giant Skeletons and Blood Giant Bird.
• Li Feng and the other Blood Skull Sect disciples summoned a Blood Skeleton that used Blood Flame to damage the attackers’ artifacts and Puppet Beasts.
• Wang Mingjiang warned that the defenders were preparing the Profound Yin Blood Flame, and Zhao He led a renewed assault on the barrier.
• The defenders’ Blood-Colored Threads pierced Zhao He’s Azure Seal while the attackers’ spells and artifacts weakened the barrier; Li Feng and his allies gathered more than a thousand Blood Fireballs.
• Wang Mingjiang donned Blue Gloves and used a Ten Jun Talisman to strengthen himself, prompting Li Feng to send three Blood Flying Daggers at him.

Wang Mingjiang helped defeat the Blood Skull Sect attackers, while Li Feng escaped, and two elders discussed ending the war and obtaining a secret prize from the Demon Race. Back in Azure Moon Market, Wang Qingqing showed her family a wooden puppet she had carved as Wang Ruyan urged her to focus on cultivation.

• Wang Mingjiang broke the enemy’s defenses, and his Azure Greatsword killed four Blood Skull Sect disciples while Li Feng escaped using a Blood Talisman.
• Wang Mingjiang, Daoist Zhao, and their companions searched the battlefield, collected valuables and Spirit Stone Mine ore, and left the area.
• On a peak in the Taiyi Mountains, two elders agreed to end the war and jointly develop the Small World, while plotting to draw out the Demon Race and obtain something it possessed.
• Wang Changsheng taught Wang Qingqing to carve a Puppet Beast as Wang Qingzhi read cultivation classics and Wang Ruyan spoke with Liu Qing'er.
• Wang Qingqing proudly showed Liu Qing'er and Wang Ruyan her wooden Ape Puppet, and Wang Ruyan urged her to spend more time cultivating.

Wang Mingren was discovered to have dual Gold and Fire Spirit Roots, prompting the Wang Family to protect and cultivate him before sending him to a sect. He moved into Wang Changsheng's residence, where Wang Changsheng began teaching him cultivation and Artifact Refining.

• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan scolded Wang Qingqing for becoming smug about her cultivation, while Liu Qing'er comforted her.
• Wang Qingze invited Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan to Wang Yaolong's residence for an important matter.
• Wang Changsheng tested five-year-old Wang Mingren with a Spirit Detection Ruler and found he had dual Gold and Fire Spirit Roots.
• Wang Changfeng, Wang Changhao, Wang Changsheng, and Wang Ruyan agreed to keep Wang Mingren's aptitude secret, cultivate him within the family, and eventually send him to a sect.
• Wang Mingren moved into Wang Changsheng's residence, and Wang Changsheng began teaching him cultivation and Artifact Refining.

Wang Changsheng inspected Lin Xiao’s offer to sell a Foundation Establishment Pill Formula, while Wang Qingzhi identified the Jade Slip as an old Green Plum Jade Slip but could not verify the formula inside. Lin Xiao offered a Heart Demon Oath to prove its authenticity, leaving Wang Changsheng to decide whether to buy it.

• Wang Mingsen and Wang Qingqi told Wang Changsheng that the White Moon Grass had matured, and Wang Changsheng allowed Wang Qingzhi to learn more about planting as long as he kept up his cultivation and did not go alone.
• Wang Qingyuan called Wang Changsheng into Wang's General Store to decide whether to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill Formula from Lin Xiao for one thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.
• Wang Qingqi admitted he could not verify the formula, while Wang Qingzhi recognized the Jade Slip as a Green Plum Jade Slip from an old workshop and judged it likely genuine.
• Wang Changsheng questioned Lin Xiao about the Jade Slip’s origin and authenticity, while Wang Qingyuan reported that Lin Xiao seemed anxious and might need money to treat his injured Dao companion.
• Lin Xiao offered to swear a Heart Demon Oath that he had bought the Jade Slip and had not altered its contents, then said he would take it elsewhere if Wang Changsheng did not believe him.

Wang Changsheng bought Lin Xiao’s jade slip containing a Foundation Establishment Pill Formula, then learned the war had ended and arranged for part of the Wang Family to return home. After the first group departed, Chen Hu visited to propose a marriage between his son Chen Yunshan and Li Yuehua, leaving Wang Changsheng to consider the valuable betrothal gifts.

• Wang Changsheng paid Lin Xiao sixteen hundred spirit stones for the jade slip and praised Wang Qingyuan for bringing the deal to the family.
• Wang Changsheng and his relatives learned the recipe required a rare Third Order Demon Core and decided to seek its auxiliary medicines.
• The Five Sects of Wei announced the war’s end, and Wang Changfeng, Wang Changhao, and Wang Changyue led several dozen young adults back to Wang Family Stronghold.
• Chen Hu visited Wang Changsheng with his son Chen Yunshan and asked for Li Yuehua’s hand in marriage.
• Wang Changsheng read Chen Hu’s betrothal gift list and said he would discuss the proposal with Wang Ruyan before answering.

Wang Changsheng considered Chen Yunshan’s marriage proposal and learned that Li Yuehua already loved him, though he decided to investigate Chen’s character before agreeing. Wang Changyu realized she and Li Qiwen had neglected their daughter and went to speak with her, but Li Yuehua assumed she was about to be scolded.

• Wang Changsheng told Wang Ruyan about Chen Yunshan’s generous betrothal gifts, and they decided to ask Li Yuehua and her parents about him.
• Li Yuehua admitted she knew Chen Yunshan and left the marriage decision to her family, while Wang Changsheng said he would investigate Chen’s character before settling the match.
• Wang Qingyun told Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan that Li Yuehua had been happier since meeting Chen Yunshan and that he treated her kindly with small gifts.
• Li Yuehua recalled feeling overlooked by her parents and falling for Chen Yunshan, who had shown her affection and consideration.
• Wang Changyu visited Li Yuehua with remorse over neglecting her, but Li Yuehua thought her mother had come to reprimand her about Chen Yunshan.

Wang Changsheng agreed to Li Yuehua’s marriage to Chen Yunshan after Chen Hu offered a valuable Formation Tome and other gifts. Later, Wang Changsheng returned to the rebuilt Wang Family Stronghold and shared Profound Nether Cold Water with Wang Mingjiang.

• Wang Changyu comforted Li Yuehua and promised not to force her into a marriage she did not want.
• Wang Qingze reported that his investigation found no problems with Chen Yunshan’s character, and Wang Changsheng decided to wait before responding to Chen Hu.
• Chen Hu brought an additional betrothal gift, including a Formation Tome, and Wang Changsheng agreed to the marriage, setting the wedding for half a year later.
• Wang Changsheng told Wang Changyu to prepare a dowry for Li Yuehua.
• Three months later, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan returned to the rebuilt Wang Family Stronghold with Wang Mingjiang and other clansmen.
• Wang Changsheng gave Wang Mingjiang nearly half of the Profound Nether Cold Water the group had obtained.

Wang Changsheng obtained Ice Spirit Stones and traded a Puppet Beast and talismans to Zhao Ningxiang for a map to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water in the Sky Moon Secret Realm. He planned to send Qingshan into the realm to find it.

• Wang Mingjiang gave Wang Changsheng five Mid-Grade Ice Spirit Stones, and Wang Changsheng began refining an Ice-attribute Puppet Beast.
• Zhao Ningxiang asked Wang Changsheng to sell her a Second-Grade Middle Rank Puppet Beast and Tier 2 Attack Talismans for a Zhao Family disciple entering the Sky Moon Secret Realm.
• Zhao Ningxiang revealed that she had mapped much of the Sky Moon Secret Realm and knew the location of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water, offering Wang Changsheng a share in exchange for the Puppet Beast.
• Wang Changsheng agreed to the trade after Zhao Ningxiang gave him a copy of the map and information about the realm; he sold her one Puppet Beast and two Second Order Hundred Swords Talismans.
• Wang Changsheng told Wang Mingjiang that he wanted Qingshan to enter the Sky Moon Secret Realm to search for the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water.

Wang Changsheng brought Wang Qingshan to the Hundred Spirits Sect and offered Guangdong Ren Flood Dragon Essence Blood and flesh in exchange for a place in the Sky Moon Secret Realm. Guangdong Ren asked Wang Qingshan to explain why he wanted the spot.

• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan persuaded Wang Qingshan to enter the Sky Moon Secret Realm, promising him protective treasures and help establishing his Foundation if he brought back Heaven and Earth Spiritual Water.
• Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Qingshan traveled to the Hundred Spirits Sect and met Guangdong Ren in the Earth Fire Hall.
• Wang Changsheng offered Guangdong Ren the Essence Blood of a Third-Order Flood Dragon, and Guangdong Ren recognized it and offered him a Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Wang Changsheng revealed that he and Wang Ruyan had obtained the Flood Dragon Essence Blood and flesh by killing someone and taking their treasures, then offered more in exchange for a Secret Realm spot for Wang Qingshan.
• Wang Qingshan bowed to Guangdong Ren, who demanded that he explain why he wanted the spot instead of a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Wang Changsheng negotiated with Guangdong Ren for Wang Qingshan to enter the Sky Moon Secret Realm, then learned about the Dragon Gate Meet and considered sending Wang Mingren to the Taiyi Immortal Sect. Wang Changxue arranged for Wang Changping and his disciples to meet them so they could coordinate in the Secret Realm.

• Wang Changsheng gave Guangdong Ren Flood Dragon Essence Blood, Flood Dragon Meat, and part of a map in exchange for a spot for Wang Qingshan, agreeing to the sect’s restrictions on spirit medicines.
• Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and Wang Qingshan visited Wang Changxue and gave gifts to Su Bingbing, whose Ice Spiritual Root made her a candidate for the Dragon Gate Meet and the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
• Wang Changxue explained that the Seven Great Immortal Sects held the Dragon Gate Meet every hundred years to recruit disciples from affiliated forces.
• Wang Changsheng considered using the Black Flood Dragon’s Lifebound Scale and Essence Soul to seek a Taiyi Immortal Sect recommendation for Wang Mingren, but decided the cost and risk were too high.
• Wang Changxue contacted Wang Changping, who arrived with his disciples Sun Siwen, Liu Yue, and Zhang Hongshi to meet Wang Changsheng’s group.

Wang Qingshan entered the Sky Moon Secret Realm after the Hundred Spirits Sect selected Sun Siwen and rewarded Wang Changsheng with a Foundation Establishment Pill. He landed in an unfamiliar grassland and hid with a Shadow Escape Talisman when a Tier 2 Demon Hound pack drove Crimson Demon Oxen toward him.

• Wang Changping sent Sun Siwen and Zhang Hongshi to compete for entry to the Sky Moon Secret Realm; Sun Siwen won six matches and was selected, while Zhang Hongshi was eliminated.
• Guangdong Ren gave Wang Changsheng a Foundation Establishment Pill for offering Flood Dragon Essence Blood and meat, then arranged for Wang Qingshan to enter the Secret Realm.
• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan returned to Wang Family Stronghold, where Li Yuehua married several days later.
• Li Haifeng, Chen Hongtian, and other cultivators opened the Secret Realm with four Magic Treasures, and Wang Qingshan entered with the other Qi Refining Cultivators.
• Wang Qingshan appeared in an unknown grassland and rode his Azure Scale Horse for two days before a Tier 2 Low Grade Black Demon Hound led a pack attacking Crimson Demon Oxen nearby.
• Wang Qingshan hid himself with a Shadow Escape Talisman as the Crimson Demon Oxen charged toward him.