Chapter Summaries

Wang Changsheng and his companions tracked Chen Qingshu, who disguised himself as a woman to evade them, but they exposed him and attacked. The battle continued as the Wang group’s White Ice Flood Dragon lunged at Chen Qingshu.

• Wang Changsheng, Wang Mingjiang, Wang Changfeng, and Wang Ruyan followed the Twin-Pupil Spirit Rat toward Chen Qingshu’s trail outside the Market.
• Chen Qingshu used Spirit Cleansing Liquid, pills, makeup, and a red dress to disguise himself as a woman named Ye Yunshang.
• The Wang group encountered Chen Qingshu in disguise, but Wang Ruyan recognized his reaction and the group attacked him after he blocked their Hundred Swords Talismans with an Upper-Grade Defensive Dharma Artifact.
• Chen Qingshu destroyed the group’s Second-Order Flying Puppet Beasts and attacked with Azure Flying Swords, which Wang Ruyan trapped inside the Golden Dragon Cauldron.
• Chen Qingshu shattered Wang Mingjiang’s White Ice Python and Wang Changfeng’s Crimson Fire Bird, then faced the White Ice Flood Dragon summoned by the Wang group.

The Wang family killed Chen Qingshu after Wang Ruyan suspected his disguise and Wang Changsheng used an illusion to turn the fight in their favor. With Chen Qingshu’s death securing Wang Mingren’s chance to join the Taiyi Immortal Sect, Wang Mingjiang arranged a secret escort and left with Wang Changsheng and Changfeng.

• Wang Ruyan, Wang Changsheng, and Wang Mingjiang fought Chen Qingshu, trapping him in ice while Wang Ruyan prepared a zither attack.
• Wang Changsheng’s illusion tricked Chen Qingshu into striking a false target, and Wang Ruyan’s music left him vulnerable to the Blue Ice Needles that killed him.
• Wang Changsheng confirmed Chen Qingshu’s identity and collected his valuables, while Wang Ruyan explained that his poor handling of the zither had raised her suspicions.
• Wang Qingshan and Wang Changyue left the Azure Moon Market, and a month later the group returned to the Wang Family Stronghold with Chen Qingshu’s spoils.
• Wang Mingjiang ordered the family to keep the matter secret and assigned Wang Changsheng, Changfeng, and himself to escort Wang Mingren to the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
• Wang Changsheng, Wang Mingjiang, and Changfeng departed the stronghold with Wang Mingren.

Wang Changsheng and his companions reached Taiyuan Market after a year-long journey, and Wang Changfeng decided he might stay there to cultivate. Wang Changsheng rented a room, and the group planned to take Wang Mingren to the Taiyi Immortal Sect the next day.

• Huang Fugui urged his grandnephew Huang Youxin to cultivate diligently and secure a place in the Seven Great Immortal Sects' recruitment.
• Wang Changsheng and his companions arrived at Taiyuan Mountain after traveling for more than a year.
• Wang Changsheng and the others explored the busy Market and learned that its inns only rented rooms by the year.
• Wang Changfeng told Wang Changsheng that he wanted to stay in the Market to improve his cultivation and gather resources.
• Wang Changsheng rented a Type B Guest Room, and Wang Changfeng went out to stroll through the Market.

Wang Changfeng explored Taiyuan Market while Wang Changsheng and Wang Mingjiang prepared to bring Wang Mingren to the Taiyi Immortal Sect. After the family presented Chen Qingshu’s corpse and passed the sect’s questioning, they awaited the promised entry spot.

• Wang Mingren asked when he could return home, and Wang Changsheng told him to focus on cultivation at the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
• Wang Changfeng hired Li Qing to guide him around Taiyuan Market and visited the Thousand Elixir Pavilion.
• Wang Mingjiang and the others took Wang Mingren toward the Taiyi Immortal Sect, where they claimed the reward for killing Chen Qingshu.
• A sect disciple escorted the Wang family to the Welcoming Guest Hall, where Martial Uncle Liu and Martial Uncle Li examined Chen Qingshu’s corpse and belongings.
• Wang Mingjiang recounted the killing, and the four Wang family members answered questions under the Mirror of Truth, which showed no abnormalities.

Wang Mingren entered the Taiyi Immortal Sect after Xu Zihua discovered his dual Gold and Fire Spiritual Roots and accepted him as a disciple. Wang Changsheng, Wang Mingjiang, and Wang Changfeng stayed in Taiyuan Market to hunt Demon Beasts, then headed into the Taiyi Mountains to gain experience.

• Wang Mingren obtained a place in the Taiyi Immortal Sect, and Xu Zihua examined his aptitude and accepted him as a disciple.
• Wang Changfeng decided to remain in Taiyuan Market and hunt Demon Beasts to earn Spirit Stones and overcome his cultivation bottleneck.
• Wang Mingjiang and Wang Changsheng chose to accompany Wang Changfeng because they feared hunting alone would be dangerous.
• Xu Zihua gave Wang Mingjiang a High-Grade Flying Mystic Tool, and Wang Mingren left with Xu Zihua to study at the Scripture Pavilion.
• Wang Mingjiang, Wang Changfeng, and Wang Changsheng bought information about Demon Beasts and entered the Taiyi Mountains the next morning.

Wang Qingqing successfully refined a First-Grade Middle-Rank Flying Eagle Puppet and showed it to her family. At the Spirit Fish Courtyard, Wang Qingzhi spoke with Qi Shanshan, who asked him to help her visit her grandfather, before Wang Qingqing arrived to call him home for dinner.

• Wang Qingqing used silver runes and a Green Light Orb to refine a First-Grade Middle-Rank Flying Eagle Puppet.
• Wang Qingqing showed the puppet to Wang Mingyuan, Wang Ruyan, and Liu Qing'er, who praised her and urged her to keep cultivating and studying.
• Wang Qingzhi checked the Water Moon Algae, and Qi Shanshan gave him Spirit Cakes and asked him to help her see her grandfather, Qi Yunmin.
• Wang Qingzhi said he would ask his mother about Qi Shanshan's request, and stopped her from making a Blood Oath.
• Wang Qingqing arrived on her Flying Eagle Puppet, teased Wang Qingzhi about Qi Shanshan, and told him to come home for dinner.

Wang Qingqing was trapped in the Bewildering Mist Array at Wang Changyue’s residence, but spent the time crafting puppets. After Wang Changyue released her, Qingqing eagerly showed off her work and returned home with Liu Qing'er.

• Wang Qingqing entered Wang Changyue’s courtyard and became lost in the Bewildering Mist Array.
• Wang Qingqi successfully refined a Second Grade Lower Green Sprout Pill with Wang Changyue’s help.
• After Qingqing had been missing for three days, Liu Qing'er alerted Wang Changyue that Qingqing was likely trapped in her array.
• Wang Changyue removed the array, and the family found Qingqing carving a tiger-shaped puppet with dry rations beside her.
• Qingqing showed off her First-Grade Middle-Rank Flying Eagle Puppet and said she wanted to finish a First Grade High Rank Puppet Beast next.

Wang Qingyun successfully refined a First Grade Lower Rank Flying Talisman Soldier, earning praise and support from Wang Ruyan and her parents. At Red Leaf Ridge, Wang Changhao met Ye Zhanling after she arrived seeking an audience with the Wang Family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators, but her purpose remained unknown.

• Wang Changyue told Wang Ruyan she had helped Wang Qingqi set up a Fire Gathering Array and that he could refine Green Sprout Pills.
• Wang Qingyun successfully activated and flew a Paper Crane Talisman, completing a Flying Talisman Soldier after years of work by Li Qiwen and Wang Changyu.
• Wang Ruyan praised Wang Qingyun and promised she would have a share of a Foundation Establishment Pill if the family obtained one.
• Wang Changguang reported Ye Zhanling’s unexpected visit to Wang Changhao, who agreed to meet her while keeping her companions outside.
• Wang Changhao received Ye Zhanling in the Reception Hall, and she introduced herself without yet explaining why she had come.

Ye Zhanling asked the Wang Family to help kill a Tier 2 Low Grade Icewind Python threatening the Ye Family, and Wang Ruyan negotiated a larger payment than the five hundred Spirit Stones initially offered. Ye Zhanling handed over the Cloud Firmament Talisman Techniques manual, and the Wang cultivators prepared to deal with the beast.

• Ye Zhanling asked Wang Changhao to help kill the Icewind Python and offered its materials and five hundred Spirit Stones, but Wang Changhao said he needed his family's approval.
• Wang Ruyan consulted the Foundation Establishment Cultivators and decided to send Wang Qingshan and herself with several Second Grade Middle Rank Puppet Beasts, while Wang Changyue and Wang Qingqi guarded the family.
• After nearly half a month, Ye Zhanling welcomed Wang Ruyan and the other Wang cultivators at the Ye Family's Council Hall.
• Wang Ruyan rejected the proposed payment and demanded cultivation methods or classic texts from the Ye Family instead.
• Ye Zhanling searched the treasury and gave Wang Ruyan the Cloud Firmament Talisman Techniques manual, which recorded methods for crafting multiple Tier 2 Talismans.

Wang Ruyan and her companions accepted Ye Zhanling’s offerings and helped her hunt the Icewind Python. After killing it, they found its Ice-Type Inner Core but continued searching the cave for the reason a Tier 2 Demon Beast had appeared on White Cloud Ridge.

• Wang Ruyan accepted the Yellow Sand Art and Talisman Making Insights, then asked Ye Zhanling to explain the Icewind Python’s abilities.
• Ye Zhanling led Wang Ruyan, Wang Changhao, and Wang Qingshan to the python’s hidden cave and joined them inside.
• Wang Ruyan, Wang Changhao, Wang Qingshan, and Ye Zhanling attacked the wounded Icewind Python and killed it.
• Wang Qingshan found an Ice-Type Inner Core, which Wang Ruyan kept for her Azure-Eyed Silkworms, while the others divided the remaining materials.
• After Ye Zhanling left, Wang Qingshan and Wang Changhao searched the cave and its walls for nearby resources but found nothing unusual.

Wang Ruyan and the others traced the Icewind Python to a cave connected to White Dragon River, where a Turtle-shell Beast had taken over its nest. They captured the beast and planned to bring it back to the Wang Family Stronghold, while leaving clansmen behind to guard the Spirit Fruit Tree.

• Wang Ruyan, Wang Qingshan, and the others found an underground river and questioned Ye Zhanling about the Icewind Python’s arrival at White Cloud Ridge.
• Ye Zhanling revealed that the river connected to White Dragon River and that a mid-rank second-grade Turtle-shell Beast had occupied the python’s cave; she provided a copy of the Yi Wood Art and sent a clansman to guide the Wang Family.
• Wang Ruyan and her companions followed the underground river to the Turtle-shell Beast’s cave, where they found it guarding a Spirit Fruit Tree with two blue fruits.
• The Turtle-shell Beast attacked with Silver Lightning, but Wang Ruyan, Wang Changhao, and Wang Qingshan wore it down and captured it in a Spirit Beast Pouch.
• Wang Ruyan’s group picked the fruits, left Wang Changhao and two clansmen to guard the cave, and returned toward the Wang Family Stronghold with Wang Qingshan.

Wang Changsheng and his companions returned from hunting in the Taiyi Mountains, then came across a Taiyi Immortal Sect disciple surrounded by a flock of Fire Crows. Wang Changsheng intervened to save the disciple, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Wang Changsheng, Wang Changfeng, and Wang Mingjiang killed two Red Spiders and harvested Red Grass for the Twin-Pupil Spirit Rat.
• Wang Changsheng suggested returning to the Market after months of hunting, and the three packed their spoils and rode away on Azure Scale Horses.
• A Fire Crow flock trapped four Taiyi Immortal Sect disciples, and Senior Brother Xiao used his Demon Suppression Bell to give the others a chance to flee.
• The Fire Crow King and its flock overwhelmed Senior Brother Xiao's defenses, leaving him wounded and facing death.
• Wang Changsheng arrived with Wang Changfeng and Wang Mingjiang, sending a White Flood Dragon and Flying Puppet Beasts to attack the Fire Crows.

Wang Changsheng, Wang Mingjiang, and Wang Changfeng helped Xiao Tianzheng fight a flock of Fire Crows, but the Fire Crow King nearly overwhelmed him. Zhao Wuji arrived and joined the battle, injuring the king before it fled, while Zhao prepared to use his Crimson Gourd.

• Xiao Tianzheng refused to abandon Wang Changsheng and the others, and they coordinated an attack on the Fire Crow King.
• The Fire Crow flock split its attack between Wang Changsheng's group and Xiao Tianzheng, whose Golden Bell and Blue Short Ruler came under heavy assault.
• The White Flood Dragon struck the Fire Crow King and extinguished the flames around Xiao Tianzheng, but it was soon damaged and withdrew.
• Zhao Wuji arrived on an Azure Giant Crane and used Soul Severing Slash to kill or cripple several Tier 2 Fire Crows.
• Zhao Wuji and Xiao Tianzheng attacked the Fire Crow King, while Wang Changsheng's arrows and puppet beasts wounded its wing and drove it to flee.
• Zhao Wuji enlarged his Crimson Gourd as the Fire Crow King escaped.

Wang Changsheng and his companions killed the Fire Crow King and rescued Xiao Tianzheng, who offered compensation and promised to seek Mystic Ice Water for Wang Changsheng. After the group returned to Taiyuan Market to celebrate, Xiao Tianzheng learned that Senior Brother Chen and Senior Brother Li had died protecting Junior Sister Chen from Blood Mosquitoes.

• Gourd Mouth released over a hundred Red Flying Daggers, and Wang Changsheng and his companions killed the Fire Crow King and drove off the remaining Fire Crows.
• Xiao Tianzheng offered to compensate Wang Changsheng for the damaged Ice Serpent Dragon Banner, and Wang Changsheng accepted a bottle of Mystic Ice Water while asking Xiao Tianzheng to help obtain more.
• Zhao Wuji gave Wang Changsheng the Fire Crow King's corpse and Essence Soul, and the group divided the other Fire Crow corpses before returning to Taiyuan Market.
• At Ruyi Pavilion, Zhao Wuji and Xiao Tianzheng hosted Wang Changsheng and his companions for a feast and discussed their cultivation and hunting.
• Xiao Tianzheng received a message from Junior Sister Chen, who reported that Senior Brother Chen and Senior Brother Li had died protecting her from Blood Mosquitoes.
• Zhao Wuji and Xiao Tianzheng hurried away to handle the news, after arranging to meet Wang Changsheng again.

After selling their demon beast materials, Wang Changsheng and his companions divided the proceeds and settled in for cultivation. Back at the Wang Family Stronghold, Wang Ruyan gained the family’s approval to pursue marriage alliances and establish the Azure Lotus Market with the Ye and Chen Families.

• Wang Changsheng, Wang Mingjiang, and Wang Changfeng sold their demon beast materials, bought Refining Materials, and divided the remaining Spirit Stones.
• Wang Mingjiang warned Wang Changfeng not to hunt demon beasts alone, and Wang Changfeng decided to enter secluded cultivation to try to break through to the Foundation Establishment Fourth Layer.
• Wang Changsheng rented a separate guest room, secured it with a Formation, and fell asleep thinking of his wife and children.
• Wang Ruyan proposed a marriage alliance with the Ye Family to ease its resentment over the Wang Family obtaining two cultivation methods.
• Wang Ruyan proposed joining the Ye and Chen Families to establish the Azure Lotus Market and hold trade fairs, and Wang Changyue and the others agreed.

Wang Mingren settled into Taiyi Immortal Sect, where two senior disciples visited him and revealed that his relatives had saved their lives. A year later, Wang Changsheng completed a powerful Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beast, leaving his group better equipped for future Demon Beast hunts.

• Wang Mingren cultivated the Earth-Rank Golden Flame Mystic Classic and thought of his parents and family.
• Zhao Wuji and Xiao Tianzheng visited Wang Mingren and reassured him that Wang Mingjiang, Wang Changfeng, and Wang Changsheng were safe.
• Xiao Tianzheng suggested recruiting Wang Changsheng and his companions to replace two slain members of their Demon Beast hunting group, but Zhao Wuji chose to seek fellow sect members first.
• Wang Changsheng finished repairing the Ice Serpent Dragon Banner and spent more than eight months refining a Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beast.
• Wang Changsheng activated the ape-shaped puppet, confirmed his success, and transformed it into a silver sphere.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Changfeng met Zhao Wuji and Xiao Tianzheng, who invited them to hunt demon beasts with them. After Wang Mingren’s message reassured the brothers that he was doing well at Taiyi Immortal Sect, they considered the invitation.

• Wang Changfeng urged Wang Changsheng to hunt demon beasts with him, but Wang Changsheng suggested they wait for Wang Mingjiang and first refine more puppet beasts.
• Zhao Wuji and Xiao Tianzheng invited Wang Changsheng and Wang Changfeng to Ruyi Pavilion, where they introduced Chen Yuhan.
• Xiao Tianzheng gave Wang Changsheng twenty pounds of undiluted Mystic Ice Water as thanks for saving him.
• Wang Changfeng asked Zhao Wuji how to overcome his cultivation bottleneck, and Zhao Wuji described seeking life-or-death breakthroughs, opportunities, or rare pills.
• Xiao Tianzheng invited the brothers to join their group in hunting demon beasts, and Zhao Wuji delivered Wang Mingren’s Sound Transmission Talisman.
• Wang Changsheng crushed the talisman and heard Wang Mingren say that he was doing well at Taiyi Immortal Sect and that Zhao Wuji and Xiao Tianzheng had treated him well.

Wang Changsheng considered Zhao Wuji’s invitation to hunt Demon Beasts while refining a Puppet Beast, and Wang Qingshan returned to the Wang Family Stronghold with Red Leaf Ridge’s Spirit Grain harvest. The chapter ended with Wang Qingzhi and Qi Shanshan celebrating the growth of the family’s Purple Scale Carp.

• Zhao Wuji explained that he had invited Wang Changsheng and Wang Changfeng because of their skills, Wang Changsheng’s character, and their connection to Wang Mingren; Wang Changsheng asked for time to consider.
• Wang Changsheng bought materials and began carving Golden Spirit Wood to refine a second Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beast.
• Wang Qingshan left secluded cultivation, collected and recorded Red Leaf Ridge’s Spirit Grain harvest, then headed to Wang Family Stronghold.
• Wang Qingzhi and Qi Shanshan watched the Wang Family members haul in plump Purple Scale Carp and discussed the work that had helped them grow.

Wang Ruyan proposed reorganizing the Wang Family with a Family Head and Elders, then took on the acting position and assigned clan members to manage its affairs. Wang Qingshan agreed to return to Red Leaf Ridge and cultivate until he reached the Second Layer of Foundation Establishment before traveling again.

• Wang Qingzhi invited Qi Shanshan to try Jade Spirit Rice, and she accepted after agreeing to bring Spirit Fish Jerky.
• Wang Ruyan proposed establishing a Family Head and Elders, and Wang Mingyuan supported her plan to manage the lineage.
• After Wang Qingshan returned to Wang Family Stronghold, Wang Ruyan convened the Foundation Establishment Cultivators and was chosen as Acting Family Head, with seven Elders assigned to clan affairs.
• Wang Ruyan and the others urged Wang Qingshan not to hunt Demon Beasts until his cultivation improved, and he agreed to return to Red Leaf Ridge to cultivate until he reached the Second Layer of Foundation Establishment.

Wang Changsheng refined a Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beast and went shopping for materials at the Golden Jade Pavilion, where he learned of an underground auction featuring a Third Order Demon Core. After leaving the shop, he visited Xu's General Store to inspect century-old Purple Gold Ginseng.

• Wang Changsheng completed a Flying Crane Puppet and stored it as a cyan ball.
• He received no response to Sound Transmission Talismans sent to Wang Mingjiang and Wang Changfeng, then went to the Golden Jade Pavilion.
• Wang Changsheng bought Purple Light Bamboo and three Storage Pearls from Liu Yi.
• Liu Yi told Wang Changsheng about an underground auction at the Seclusion Wind Teahouse and revealed that a Third Order Demon Core would be offered.
• Wang Changsheng went to Xu's General Store and asked to see its century-old Purple Gold Ginseng.