Chapter Summaries

Guangdong Ren and Zhao Xueyun disputed control of the Silvergale Stone Mine at Tethered Horse Ridge and agreed to settle the share of its profits through a duel. Wang Qingshan and Zhao Guanghong fought, and the chapter left their battle unresolved as Wang Qingshan sent a Golden Armor Guardian against Zhao Guanghong.

• Guangdong Ren arrived at Tethered Horse Ridge and confronted Zhao Xueyun, who claimed the mine for the Sword Palace and the Zhao Family.
• Guangdong Ren and Zhao Xueyun agreed that each family would send one cultivator at or below the fifth Foundation Establishment layer to a life-and-death duel, with the winner receiving sixty percent of the mine's profits.
• Wang Qingshan represented the Wang Family, while Zhao Guanghong represented the Zhao Family.
• Wang Qingshan attacked with azure flying swords, but Zhao Guanghong defended himself with earth-element spells and a yellow Banner Flag.
• Zhao Guanghong launched giant stones and earth spikes at Wang Qingshan, who summoned a Golden Armor Guardian to attack him with a wolf-toothed mace.

Wang Qingshan defeated Zhao Guanghong in a contest, securing the Hundred Spirits Sect and the Wang Family a share of the Silvergale Stone Mine. The chapter ended with Wang Qingyang lamenting his Four Spiritual Roots while waiting to meet his parents, who had been in secluded cultivation for seven years.

• Wang Qingshan used his Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beast and Azure Flying Swords to defeat and kill Zhao Guanghong.
• Guangdong Ren warned Zhao Xueyun against private retaliation, and the two sides agreed to jointly mine the Silvergale Stone Mine, with the Hundred Spirits Sect receiving sixty percent of the profits.
• Guangdong Ren rewarded the Wang Family with two Foundation Establishment Pills, while Wang Changping received one thousand Contribution Points.
• Wang Qingshan thanked Lin Xiao with five hundred Spirit Stones and a low-grade dharma artifact, then invited him to become a Wang Family guest elder; Lin Xiao declined and left Wang Family Stronghold.
• Wang Qingyang asked Wang Mingyuan and Liu Qing'er when his parents would emerge from secluded cultivation, then lamented that his Four Spiritual Roots could not match the clansmen with Triple Spirit Roots.

The Wang Family distributed its three Foundation Establishment Pills to Wang Qingqing, Wang Qingyun, and Wang Qingzhi, while the family weighed how to support its growing number of cultivators. Wang Qingshan received Silver Essence for his service and proposed traveling to another kingdom to hunt Demon Beasts, but Wang Yaolong worried about the danger.

• Wang Qingqing received a Foundation Establishment Pill and announced that she would enter seclusion to attempt Foundation Establishment.
• Wang Qingzhi told Qi Shanshan that he would marry her after Foundation Establishment and help her advance; Qi Shanshan kissed his cheek and promised to wait for him.
• Wang Yaolong agreed to give Wang Qingshan Silver Essence so Wang Changsheng could refine a Natal Mystic Tool for him.
• Wang Qingshan planned to lead clansmen to another kingdom to hunt Demon Beasts, but Wang Yaolong warned that the trip was too dangerous for someone at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer.

Wang Qingshan agreed to hunt Demon Beasts in Wei Kingdom until his relatives could join him, while Wang Mingren prepared to leave the Taiyi Immortal Sect and return to his family. The chapter ended with Wang Mingren contacting Wang Mingjiang to meet at Ruyi Pavilion.

• Wang Qingshan told Wang Yaolong he wanted to hunt Demon Beasts beyond Wei Kingdom, but agreed to wait until Qingqing and the others reached Foundation Establishment before traveling with Wang Changhao.
• Wang Mingren received one hundred pounds of undiluted Mystic Ice Water from Senior Sister Li and declined to help with the Dragon Gate Meet because he had accepted an experience mission.
• Wang Mingren left the Taiyi Immortal Sect, hoping to return to his family and fulfill his filial duties.
• Wang Mingjiang remained stuck at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer because cultivating the Kui Water True Scripture strained his spiritual sense, while Wang Changfeng had advanced to the Fourth Layer.
• Wang Changfeng handed Zhao Wuji two damaged Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beasts for repairs after their group earned resources hunting Demon Beasts.
• Wang Mingren contacted Wang Mingjiang through a Message Disk and arranged to meet him and the others at Ruyi Pavilion.

Wang Mingren prepared to return to the Wang Family with supplies and a warning from Wang Mingjiang, then reunited with his parents after more than ten years away. The chapter left him kneeling before them in the family stronghold.

• Wang Mingren told Zhao Wuji he knew Zhu Yan, a skilled Tier 2 Artifact Refiner, who might repair a damaged Puppet Beast.
• Wang Changfeng and Wang Mingjiang gave Wang Mingren cultivation methods, pill recipes, Spirit Herbs, and a letter to take back to the family.
• Wang Mingjiang entrusted Wang Mingren with Mystic Ice Water for Wang Changsheng and warned him to keep the Kui Water True Scripture from ordinary clansmen.
• Wang Mingren left Taiyi Immortal Sect aboard an Azure Giant Boat and returned to Wei Kingdom while traveling with an Elder.
• Wang Yaolong learned Wang Mingren had returned and summoned Ye Li; Wang Mingren entered and knelt before his parents.

Wang Mingren returned to Wang Family Stronghold for a brief visit, reunited with his parents, and shared what he had learned in the Taiyi Immortal Sect. He then traveled to Chongyang Market to join a South Sea mission, where he met Leng Rumei and was told to wait before setting out.

• Wang Mingren reunited with Wang Yaolong and Ye Li, gave his father gifts from Wang Ming Jiang and Wang Changfeng, and said he could stay only three days.
• Wang Yaolong told Wang Mingren that the family lacked Alchemy and Formation talent, and Wang Mingren promised to seek useful tomes and talent.
• Wang Mingren gave Wang Qingzhi cultivation insights for Spiritual Planters and answered Wang Changyue's questions about the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
• After three days with his family, Wang Mingren left Wang Family Stronghold on an Azure Paper Crane and traveled to Chongyang Market.
• Wang Mingren met Martial Uncle Yang and Leng Rumei at Taiyi Pavilion, apologized for arriving late, and was told to wait while the others prepared to depart for the South Sea.

Wang Mingren and the Taiyi Immortal Sect disciples arrived at Spirit Turtle Market, where Mo Yishan warned them about the dangers of the South Sea and arranged their lodgings. As Wang Mingren toured the market with Li Xin, he learned about the region’s powers, Demon Beast resources, and past Beast Tides.

• The Middle-Aged Confucian and Leng Rumei led Wang Mingren and the disciples through Large Teleportation Arrays to Spirit Turtle Market.
• The group reached Taiyi Palace, where Mo Yishan cautioned them about the South Sea’s dangers and told them to rest before receiving duties the next day.
• Deacon Disciples arranged a Stone Chamber with a Spirit-Gathering Formation for Wang Mingren.
• Wang Mingren and nine disciples followed Li Xin around Spirit Turtle Market as he explained the Coral Sea Region’s major forces and Demon Beast trade.
• Li Xin told the disciples that Tier 4 Demon Beasts and Beast Tides had appeared before, but powerful Demon Beasts had agreed not to incite further Beast Tides.

Wang Changsheng emerged from twelve years of seclusion at the Foundation Establishment eighth layer and sought a way to counter Kui Yuan True Fiend’s harmful effects without losing its benefits. He learned that drawing down Heavenly Star Energy could work and decided to visit the Taiyi Immortal Sect, where he reunited with his children while Wang Ruyan remained in seclusion.

• Li Xin explained the dangers beyond Spirit Turtle Market and led Wang Mingren and the new disciples on a tour before they began patrol duties on Spirit Turtle Island.
• Wang Changsheng used up his Mystic Ice Water during twelve years of seclusion and advanced to the Foundation Establishment eighth layer.
• Wang Changsheng recalled an ancient method of balancing True Fiend Qi with Heavenly Star Energy and decided to seek a suitable treasure at the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
• Wang Qingzhi urged Wang Qingqing to contact their parents so they could witness his marriage and meet their great-grandchild before their grandparents died.
• Wang Changsheng met Wang Qingqing, Wang Qingzhi, and Wang Qingyang after emerging from seclusion, and learned that Wang Ruyan was still cultivating.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan emerged from seclusion and arranged Wang Qingzhi’s wedding so Wang Mingyuan and Liu Qing'er could meet their great-grandchild. The wedding took place three months later, while Wang Changxue learned that Wang Mingren had entered Taiyi Immortal Sect and regretted not knowing sooner.

• Wang Changsheng discovered that Wang Qingyang had Four Spiritual Roots and advised him to cultivate diligently and learn a craft.
• Wang Qingzhi asked Wang Changsheng to let him marry soon so Wang Mingyuan and Liu Qing'er could hold their great-grandchild, and Wang Changsheng agreed after visiting them.
• Wang Changyue returned a hundred jin of undiluted Mystic Ice Water to Wang Changsheng and told him that Wang Mingren had gone to the South Sea to train.
• Wang Ruyan emerged from twelve years of seclusion at the Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer, met Wang Qingyang, and agreed to Wang Qingzhi's marriage.
• Wang Qingzhi married Qi Shanshan at a grand celebration attended by family and guests, including Wang Changxue and Su Cheng.
• Wang Changxue asked Wang Changsheng about Wang Mingren entering Taiyi Immortal Sect and said she might have arranged for Su Bingbing to enter sooner if she had known.

At Wang Qingzhi’s wedding banquet, Wang Changsheng agreed to help Su Bingbing through her uncle Wang Mingren’s connections and arranged to make puppet beasts for Wang Shuming’s trade route. Later, Wang Changxue and Wang Changyu discussed family, loneliness, and Wang Changsheng’s decision to keep Wang Mingren’s sect membership from her.

• Su Cheng asked Wang Changsheng to notify him when Wang Mingren next returned, and Wang Changsheng agreed so Su Bingbing could pay her respects to her uncle.
• Wang Shuming asked Wang Changsheng to make two Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beasts for his trade route, and Wang Changsheng agreed to deliver them within two years and invited him to include the Wang Family in the venture.
• Wang Shuming and his wife settled in Wang Family Stronghold, while Su Cheng left the next day and Wang Changxue stayed behind.
• Wang Changyu explained to Wang Changxue why she and her husband had decided to have another child, despite the risks of pregnancy at her age.
• Wang Changyu urged Wang Changxue not to blame Wang Changsheng for hiding Wang Mingren’s connection to Taiyi Immortal Sect, but Wang Changxue remained hurt and changed the subject.
• Wang Changxue said Wang Changsheng intended to cultivate toward the Core Formation Stage and would be secluded for years before they considered having another child.

Wang Qingshan and Wang Changhao led their remaining clansmen to Tianquan Mountain after hunting Unicorn Spirit Deer, then traded rare blood-replenishing materials and payment to Wang Lin for a Tier 2 Mid Rank Windswept Sand Array. They left with the formation and joined their clansmen for a feast, while Wang Changhao warned Wang Qingshan not to press Wang Lin to join their family.

• Wang Qingshan and Wang Changhao used a formation to kill a group of Unicorn Spirit Deer, and the clansmen collected the beasts’ materials.
• Wang Qingshan led the fourteen surviving Wang Family members to Tianquan Mountain, where Wang Qingjun received his share and left to buy food and wine.
• Wang Changhao and Wang Qingshan visited Wang Lin at Wang's General Store and offered him a Crimson Blood Ganoderma, two Crimson Blood Ginsengs, and additional payment.
• Wang Lin accepted the materials and gave Wang Qingshan a Tier 2 Mid Rank Windswept Sand Array, warning that cultivators might still escape it.
• Wang Qingshan suggested recruiting Wang Lin, but Wang Changhao cautioned him against raising the idea, and they went to join Wang Qingjun for the meal.

After advancing to Foundation Establishment Third Layer, Wang Mingren was recruited by Li Xin to join Leng Rumei and Mo Yishan on a demon-beast hunt. On the way south, he helped the other disciples defeat a flock of Black Demon Birds.

• Wang Mingren completed secluded cultivation at Spirit Turtle Island, advancing to Foundation Establishment Third Layer and displaying his Golden Flame Trueflame.
• Li Xin brought Wang Mingren to Leng Rumei and Mo Yishan, who ordered him and fourteen other Foundation Establishment disciples to accompany them on a hunt for a Tier 3 Mid-Grade Demon Beast.
• Leng Rumei and Mo Yishan led the disciples south on Mo Yishan's Two-Headed Giant Serpent.
• A flock of Black Demon Birds attacked the group, and Wang Mingren and the other disciples fought back with spells and artifacts.
• The disciples slew many of the birds, and Wang Mingren helped kill the fleeing Tier 2 High Grade leader with fire attacks and an Azure Greatsword.

Wang Mingren and his companions hunted Black Demon Birds, then traveled to an island to trap two Tier 3 Fire Carp Beasts in the Dry Ice Dragon Transformation Formation. The wounded beasts charged the barrier, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Wang Mingren helped Mo Yishan and the other cultivators kill the Black Demon Birds, then modestly credited the group for the victory.
• Seven days later, Leng Rumei, Mo Yishan, Wang Mingren, and the others reached an island where Lin had spotted two Tier 3 Fire Carp Beasts.
• Mo Yishan and Leng Rumei set up the Dry Ice Dragon Transformation Formation and used Demon Luring Incense to draw the Fire Carp Beasts ashore.
• The cultivators trapped the beasts and poured their magic power into the formation as its White Flood Dragons, hail, and ice battered the pair.
• The wounded Fire Carp Beasts cloaked themselves in Crimson Flame and charged the white barrier, shaking it violently.

Wang Mingren, Leng Rumei, and Mo Yishan killed two fire carp beasts, then escaped an ambush by breaking the enemy’s formation. A month later, they returned to Spirit Turtle Island, where Wang Mingren was ordered to remain in the Market while the sect investigated a suspected traitor.

• Mo Yishan and Leng Rumei helped kill the two fire carp beasts after trapping and freezing them.
• A yellow formation rose around the group, and two blue shells and two yellow giants attacked them.
• Leng Rumei used a Nine Yuan Purple Lightning Talisman and the Hundred Blades Spirit Severing Chart with Mo Yishan’s help to shatter the formation.
• The attackers fled into the seabed, and Mo Yishan carried the group away on his two-headed giant serpent.
• A month later, Wang Mingren and the others returned to Spirit Turtle Island, where Wang Mingren ordered them to keep silent and await the sect’s investigation.

Wang Qingling helped an Azure Scale Horse give birth, while Wang Changtai reviewed the Wang Family’s yearly reports as Acting Family Head. Wang Changsheng spent time with his family and embraced his grandson Wang Qiuhong, reflecting on how quickly time had passed.

• Wang Qingling helped an Azure Scale Horse deliver a foal and accepted credit for raising it, then offered the foal to Wang Qiuhong.
• Wang Mingyan and other Elders reported the Wang Family’s resources, population, cultivation, crafts, shops, and finances to Acting Family Head Wang Changtai.
• Wang Changtai reviewed the reports and adjourned the meeting, intending to report to Wang Yaolong.
• Wang Ruyan urged Wang Qiuhong to call Wang Changsheng Grandpa, and Wang Changsheng held his grandson as he reflected on becoming a grandfather.

Wang Mingyuan gave his family his final instructions and remembered the milestones of his life with Liu Qing'er before he passed away. Liu Qing'er died beside him that same day, leaving Wang Changsheng and the family grieving their parents' loss.

• Wang Changsheng urged Wang Qingzhi and Qi Shanshan to focus on cultivation and encouraged Qi Shanshan's prospects for Foundation Establishment; Qi Shanshan suggested raising Swordfish and Cloud Crystal Crabs.
• Wang Qingqing told Wang Changsheng that Wang Mingyuan and Liu Qing'er were near death, and the family hurried to their room.
• Wang Mingyuan entrusted the lineage to his children, urged them to plan revenge patiently, and asked them to support Wang Qingyang without spoiling him.
• Wang Mingyuan recalled his courtship and marriage with Liu Qing'er, his time as Family Head, and the births and marriages of their descendants before he died.
• Wang Changsheng sent Wang Qingzhi to notify Wang Changtai and arrange Wang Mingyuan's burial, then discovered Liu Qing'er had died beside her husband that evening.

After several relatives died, Wang Changsheng appointed Wang Qingkai as Acting Family Head and learned more about the dangers and costs of achieving Core Formation. He returned home with Wang Ruyan after her mother died, and the couple entered secluded cultivation.

• Wang Yaolong urged Wang Changsheng to support Wang Qingkai as Family Head, warned him about the Qin Family and the clan's finances, and advised him to pursue Core Formation.
• Wang Changsheng appointed Wang Qingkai as Acting Family Head after Wang Yaolong and three other relatives were buried.
• Wang Shuming sent word that Yang Yueqin had died, and Wang Changsheng and his family went to Wang Family Fortress to pay their respects.
• Wang Shuming told Wang Changsheng that Wang Huashan had achieved Core Formation with a costly Dustfall Pill and explained the risks of using Heavenly Star Energy.
• Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan returned to Wang Family Stronghold and entered secluded cultivation together.

Mo Yishan sent Wang Mingren and other Taiyi Palace disciples to hunt down bandits on Great Shell Island. After Wang’s team reached Green Fish Market late, the disciples traveled with Leng Rumei and Martial Uncle Yang toward the island, where they prepared to attack.

• Mo Yishan appointed Wang Mingren and four other disciples as captains and ordered their teams to gather on Green Fish Island without revealing their identities.
• Wang Mingren persuaded his ten team members to follow his orders and delayed their departure for three days.
• Wang Mingren’s team arrived several days after the others because Chen Yang had led them off course while pursuing a Demon Bird, and Wang Mingren took the blame.
• Leng Rumei and Martial Uncle Yang led more than fifty disciples out of Green Fish Market on a Cyan Flood Dragon.
• Martial Uncle Yang announced that Great Shell Island lay ahead, ordered the five teams to kill every bandit, and told them to keep whatever they found.

The Taiyi Immortal Sect attacked Great Shell Island to punish Tianfeng Sect for its past ambush, and Wang Mingren joined the assault. As the battle spread across the island, Wang Mingren chose to seek Tianfeng Sect’s Scripture Pavilion for valuable cultivation texts.

• Leng Rumei killed a Tianfeng Sect patrol squad, and the Middle-Aged Confucian identified the sect’s past attack as the reason for the assault.
• Ye Jin and a cyan-dressed woman fled after their defenses failed, while the Middle-Aged Confucian and Leng Rumei pursued them and the Azure Robe Daoist led disciples toward Great Shell Island.
• Li Xin’s squad landed first and suffered casualties in a surprise volley of arrows; a yellow-robed elder then drew the Azure Robe Daoist away from the island.
• Wang Mingren joined the fighting, used his Dragon-Phoenix Rings to kill an Azure Skirt Woman, looted her belongings, and headed toward the Scripture Pavilion rather than the Spirit Herb Garden.

Wang Mingren attacked the Tianfeng Sect’s Scripture Pavilion and fought its guardian, Lin Sheng, to seize the sect’s scriptures. He killed Lin Sheng and emerged from the pavilion delighted with what he had found.

• Wang Mingren reached the Scripture Pavilion and attacked its protective barrier with Golden Flying Needles.
• Lin Sheng refused to abandon his post, so Wang Mingren summoned a Tier 2 High Grade Puppet Beast and ordered it to attack.
• Lin Sheng used a Formation Plate to restrain the puppet and defend himself, while Wang Mingren attacked with spells and endured Lin Sheng’s Silver Pearl’s lightning strike.
• Wang Mingren used his Golden Flame Art and Golden Flame Trueflame to overwhelm Lin Sheng’s defenses and burn him to ashes.
• After Lin Sheng died and the formation collapsed, Wang Mingren swallowed a Blue Pill, recalled the puppet, and cautiously entered the Scripture Pavilion.
• Wang Mingren left the Scripture Pavilion a quarter of an hour later, delighted.