Recaps

Luo Chen continued improving his spells under Qin Liangchen’s guidance while avoiding the death matches and preparing to sell pills at the Beginning-of-Month Grand Fair. He arrived at the crowded market, where Old Taoist Chen’s granddaughter Shuyi reminded him of the fifty Spirit Stones he owed, and he decided to repay the debt after selling his pills.

• Qin Liangchen coached Luo Chen in his spells, helping him advance Wind Riding Art to Mastery level and become difficult to hit in a spar.
• Qin Liangchen joked that Luo Chen might be invited to fight if he had stronger offensive methods, but Luo Chen kept his hidden attacks secret and chose to focus on earning Spirit Stones.
• Murong Qinglian prepared Blood Fiend Tiger Bone soup to nourish Qin Liangchen before the death matches and said she could only support him and trust that he would win.
• Luo Chen headed to the Beginning-of-Month Grand Fair and found the market crowded before dawn.
• At Old Taoist Chen’s packed Azure Stone stall, Shuyi introduced herself and reminded Luo Chen that he owed her grandfather fifty Spirit Stones.
• Luo Chen resolved to repay Old Taoist Chen after selling his pills, but worried about where to set them up.

Luo Chen and Old Taoist Chen took advantage of the surge in visiting cultivators at Great River Market to sell pills and Beast Skin Talisman Skin. Their stalls drew crowds, and the two merchants ended the day sharing an understanding smile.

• Chen Shuyi helped Luo Chen set up his stall, and Old Taoist Chen explained that a trade fair had brought far more customers to Great River Market.
• Luo Chen recognized the sales opportunity and displayed his Grain Avoidance Pills and All Wonders Pills, advertising them loudly to passing cultivators.
• Luo Chen attracted customers by touting his Mid-Grade All Wonders Pills at five Spirit Stones each.
• Chen Shuyi reassured her grandfather when Luo Chen's sales pitch embarrassed him, prompting Old Taoist Chen to loudly advertise his Talisman Skin.
• The crowds gathered around both stalls, and Luo Chen and Old Taoist Chen exchanged a knowing smile.

After selling his pills for a handsome profit, Luo Chen learned that Chen Xiuping and Chen Shuyi would soon leave for the Divine Talisman Domain so Shuyi could try to enter the Divine Talisman Sect. Luo Chen treated them to a farewell feast, then noticed two people following him as he headed home.

• Luo Chen sold all his Grain Avoidance Pills and All Wonders Pills, bringing his savings to eight hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Luo Chen repaid Chen Xiuping the fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones he had borrowed, and Chen Xiuping told him he and Chen Shuyi would leave for the Divine Talisman Domain in a month.
• Chen Xiuping explained that Chen Shuyi hoped to pass the Divine Talisman Sect's entrance trial, and he gave Luo Chen his Azure Stone stall slab and the stall after he left.
• Luo Chen invited Chen Xiuping and Chen Shuyi to a farewell feast at Zhong Ding Restaurant, where they traded jokes and toasts.
• Luo Chen departed alone and complained about the restaurant's fifty-Spirit-Stone bill, then secretly released a Wooden Puppet Pangolin after noticing two figures following him.

Duan Sanfu’s men tracked Luo Chen to his home in the Inner City and planned to seize him after Gao Tingyuan finished his deadly matches. Luo Chen’s warning to Wan Xiaoshan led the Patrol Team to arrest the watching lackey, while Luo Chen returned to his courtyard.

• Duan Sanfu stopped his lackey from rushing into the Inner City and ordered him to keep watch on Luo Chen until Gao Tingyuan was free to act.
• Luo Chen learned through his Pangolin Puppet Beast that Gao Tingyuan was still investigating his brother’s death and intended to come after him.
• Luo Chen warned his new neighbor Wan Xiaoshan to beware of Robber Cultivators, and Wan Xiaoshan explained that a Patrol Team guarded the area.
• Wan Xiaoshan mistook the Great River Gang lackey for a dangerous robber and alerted the Patrol Team, which arrested him after he confessed to planning a kidnapping.
• Wan Xiaoshan hurried off to warn the other neighbors about Robber Cultivators.

After witnessing the Patrol Team take his foolish little brother to Red Pillar Prison, Luo Chen evaded anyone following him and returned home to cultivate. Half a month later, he was close to breakthroughs in both his realm and the Evergreen Art when Murong Qinglian arrived with soup.

• Luo Chen watched the Patrol Team escort his foolish little brother into Red Pillar Prison, then slipped away through a misleading route to avoid being followed.
• Luo Chen worried that Gao Tingyuan would target him again and considered how his pill-selling work might eventually expose his home.
• Luo Chen spent most of his remaining Spirit Stones on ingredients and Qi Nourishing Pills, then cultivated with the Evergreen Art.
• Over the next half month, Luo Chen improved his spell skills, advanced Carefree Wander to Grandmaster Level, and brought his Evergreen Art to one point from its next breakthrough.
• Luo Chen opened the door after hearing a knock, and Murong Qinglian offered him a bowl of soup.

After drinking Murong Qinglian’s tiger bone soup, Luo Chen reached Grandmaster Level in the Evergreen Art and discovered it had greatly improved his cultivation and qi recovery. He concluded that his new efficiency was comparable to a Three Spirit Roots cultivator’s, but he still needed abundant resources to secure his future.

• Murong Qinglian gave Luo Chen leftover Blood Fiend Tiger bone soup, and he cultivated for two hours after drinking it.
• Luo Chen’s Evergreen Art reached Grandmaster Level, opening his remaining meridians and doubling his cultivation and pill-refining efficiency.
• Luo Chen discovered that the Grandmaster Evergreen Art automatically restored his spiritual power, letting him practice spells more freely.
• After sleeping, Luo Chen found that his spiritual qi conversion efficiency had doubled again and was comparable to a Three Spirit Roots cultivator’s.
• Luo Chen recognized that abundant resources were still necessary to ease his worries about his lifespan and resolved to make money.

Wang Haichao prepared the Great River Gang for its death match with the Mountain Shattering Gang while warning Gao Tingyuan against provoking the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect. As the Dao Discussion Stage opened, Qin Liangchen set out to fight, and Luo Chen broke through to the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

• Wang Haichao told Gao Tingyuan that winning the death match would earn the Great River Gang waterway rights for four more marketplaces, then questioned Gao Tingyuan's confidence against the Mountain Shattering Gang's fighters.
• A Flying Sword Letter from the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect warned Wang Haichao to control his people, and Wang Haichao learned Gao Tingyuan had sent two men to investigate Luo Chen.
• After leaving the ship, Gao Tingyuan slapped Duan Sanfu for leaving Skinny Monkey to watch Luo Chen in the Inner City.
• Two days later, cultivators gathered for the opening of the Dao Discussion Stage, while Murong Qinglian helped Qin Liangchen prepare to compete.
• Luo Chen emerged at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer after refining Qi Nourishing Pills, practicing the Evergreen Art, and consuming Tiger Bone Soup, and Qin Liangchen departed determined to win.

Luo Chen watched Mi Shuhua rally the Mountain Shattering Gang before its members entered the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion for the Dao Discussion Stage’s opening ceremony. He studied the Eighteen Death Matches roster, chose to support Xu Renke, and waited with the crowd as the ceremony approached.

• Mi Shuhua promised the Mountain Shattering Gang a Foundation Establishment Pill for victory and support for the families of those who died in battle.
• Mi Shuhua led the gang into the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion, while Luo Chen noticed Wang Yuan, Qin Liangchen, Murong Qinglian, and Zeng Wen among them.
• Onlookers examined the match roster and complained that the Great River Gang had recruited outside cultivators, including Min Longyu and Bai Qi.
• Luo Chen recognized the fighters in several key matches, saw Xu Renke paired against Gao Tingyuan, and decided to support Xu Renke.
• The Great River Gang entered the venue, and Luo Chen watched Gao Tingyuan react grimly to his matchup.
• As the crowd waited for the opening ceremony, someone offered to resell a ticket to the highest bidder.

Luo Chen sold his ticket to a Foundation Establishment cultivator, then entered the Dao Discussion Stage using Wang Yuan’s Mountain Shattering Gang token. He joined Murong Qinglian at the gang’s viewing platform and watched Gu Cai Yi emerge as the event began.

• Luo Chen auctioned his ticket and sold it for two Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to a burly Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Luo Chen entered the venue with a Mountain Shattering Gang iron token and marveled at the Dao Discussion Stage and its Heaven's Pride Ranking stele.
• Luo Chen showed his token to Mi Shuhua, who let him sit beside Murong Qinglian at the Mountain Shattering Gang viewing platform.
• Ke Yuelin questioned Luo Chen about being Wang Yuan's little brother, and Murong Qinglian explained that Ke Yuelin was dissatisfied about losing a fighting slot to Wang Yuan.
• White mist filled the venue as a zither sounded, and Gu Cai Yi emerged in a Wide-Sleeved Flowing Immortal Skirt.

At the Dao Discussion Stage’s opening ceremony, Luo Chen watched the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect unveil the Heaven’s Pride Ranking and host a series of combat performances. The first of eighteen death matches ended with array master Min Longyu killing the Mountain Shattering Gang’s Han Dang, leaving Luo Chen shaken by the power of formations and Murong Qinglian tense beside him.

• Gu Cai Yi’s spell-enhanced dance delighted the audience before Pang Renxiong activated the Heaven’s Pride Ranking and announced the Dao Discussion Stage’s rules and rewards.
• Luo Chen inspected Han Zheng’s record and learned he had won all thirty-two of his same-realm battles, while Mi Shuhua questioned the focus on combat.
• The Jade Cauldron Sword Sect presented staged fights, including Foundation Establishment cultivators battling Tier 2 demon beasts, before Miao Zhen announced eighteen death matches between the Mountain Shattering Gang and Great River Gang.
• Han Dang fought Min Longyu in the first match, but Min used a Defensive Talisman and array flags to trap him in a storm of golden blades.
• Min Longyu’s formation tore Han Dang apart, silencing the Mountain Shattering Gang and leaving Luo Chen stunned as Murong Qinglian clenched her hands.

The Mountain Shattering Gang won the second, third, and fourth matches, with Zeng Wen defeating the Rakshasa Woman through a carefully coordinated mix of defenses, talismans, and magic. As the fifth battle between Xu Renke and Gao Tingyuan approached, Wang Haichao remained confident that the Great River Gang would win the remaining matches, while Elder Zhou questioned whether they could withstand Xu Renke’s Magic Treasure Fragment.

• Luo Wudi defeated his opponent with a fierce assault, giving the Mountain Shattering Gang its second victory.
• Dragon Coiling Tiger won the third battle using a Top-Grade Magic Tool lent by Mi Shuhua.
• Zeng Wen defended against the Rakshasa Woman’s attacks, trapped her with the Mud Swamp Technique, and crushed her with a yellow brick Magic Tool.
• Zeng Wen reminded Mi Shuhua to honor his promised monthly package at Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion before staggering off the stage.
• Wang Haichao told Elder Zhou that the Great River Gang would win the remaining matches, and Elder Zhou warned that Xu Renke’s Magic Treasure Fragment could overwhelm Gao Tingyuan.

Gao Tingyuan survived Xu Renke’s Magic Treasure-powered attack with a Fallen Cloud Sect Substitute Puppet, but his Dantian was shattered and the Great River Gang took the match-point victory. After two more losses left the Mountain Shattering Gang on the brink, Qin Liangchen entered the eighth battle against Bai Qi, promising Wang Yuan he would fight his way to the ninth match.

• Xu Renke’s blade qi struck Gao Tingyuan, who survived with a Substitute Puppet but suffered a shattered Dantian.
• Wang Haichao publicly praised Gao Tingyuan while Gao silently blamed him for arranging the deadly fight.
• Mi Shuhua arranged Xu Renke’s burial, then watched Wind Forest Tiger and Leaping Stream Tiger lose the next two matches.
• With the Great River Gang ahead at match point, Qin Liangchen took the eighth battle in place of Ke Yuelin.
• Qin Liangchen told Wang Yuan he would fight his way to the ninth match, then went out to face Bai Qi.

Qin Liangchen fought Bai Qi, whose Sword Pellet threatened to overwhelm him, and won by sacrificing his right hand to close the distance and kill Bai Qi. The Jade Cauldron Sword Sect claimed the Sword Pellet and spoils, while Qin Liangchen was promised a replacement hand and compensation.

• Bai Qi used his Sword Pellet to shatter Qin Liangchen’s Golden Mace and drive him onto the defensive.
• Luo Tianhong and the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect disciples recognized Bai Qi’s Sword Pellet and condemned his use of the Blood Refinement Method.
• Qin Liangchen destroyed one of his Magic Tools to scatter the Sword Light, then charged as Bai Qi condensed it into a blood-colored giant sword.
• Qin Liangchen seized the Sword Light with his right hand, lost his arm, and used a white-gloved Magic Tool to cleave Bai Qi in two.
• Miao Zhen declared Qin Liangchen the winner, claimed the Sword Pellet and spoils for the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, and promised Qin Liangchen a replacement hand and ten thousand Spirit Stones.
• Murong Qinglian waited at the entrance as Qin Liangchen left the stage and told her, "I'm back."

Wang Yuan faced Xiao Wuyan in the ninth battle and exposed him as a Blood Path Cultivator from the Western Regions Demonic Path. Although the crowd expected Wang Yuan to lose, he defeated Xiao Wuyan by relying on his superior blood qi and Ancient Body Refinement, and the opening ceremony ended with his victory.

• Wang Haichao assured Elder Zhou that Xiao Wuyan would defeat Wang Yuan, but learned that Wang Yuan had reached the Qi Refining Eighth Layer rather than the Seventh.
• Wang Yuan fought Xiao Wuyan with his Dragon Slaying Blade, while Mi Shuhua and Qin Liangchen praised his powerful saber techniques.
• Xiao Wuyan unleashed blood qi gathered from the ruined stage and shattered Wang Yuan’s saber glow, revealing himself as a Blood Path Cultivator.
• Pang Renxiong ordered Luo Tianhong and Zhang Ran to capture Xiao Wuyan and hold the Great River Gang and Connecting Cloud Commerce Alliance accountable.
• Wang Yuan resisted Xiao Wuyan’s blood techniques, destroyed his blood dragon and bloody hands, and killed him with a saber strike.
• Pang Renxiong recognized Wang Yuan as an Ancient Body Refinement Cultivator and declared the opening ceremony over.

After Wang Yuan defeated a Demon Cultivator and secured a place on the Heaven's Pride Ranking, he brought Luo Chen to the Mountain Shattering Gang's headquarters, where the gang celebrated its victory. As Luo Chen learned about the gang's dangerous work and different halls, he saw that it offered more than combat and began considering how he might benefit from joining its operations.

• Luo Chen praised Wang Yuan for revealing his Body Cultivation and winning decisively, and Wang Yuan invited him to meet the gang members at headquarters.
• Luo Chen and the gang members left Fallen Phoenix Mountain, where they encountered gamblers celebrating or lamenting the betting results.
• At the Mountain Shattering Gang's headquarters, Mi Shuhua arranged the battle's aftermath and later returned to celebrate the gang's victory at a banquet.
• After the banquet, Wang Yuan offered Luo Chen a place to stay, and Luo Chen spent the night at one of Wang Yuan's residences.
• Luo Chen asked Lu Yanzai about the gang and learned that its members faced dangerous expeditions against Demon Beasts as well as the Seven Tigers Hall's various responsibilities.
• Lu Yanzai explained that the seven halls included combat divisions and halls for mining and transportation, medicinal herbs, personnel and merits, and raising beast herds, prompting Luo Chen's interest.

After the Mountain Shattering Gang reorganized following its victory, Wang Yuan explained his new role and warned Luo Chen about the uncertain fate of Qin Liangchen’s Foundation Establishment Pill. Luo Chen chose to serve in the Medicine Hall, while he and Wang Yuan agreed to support each other from within and outside the gang.

• Wang Yuan told Luo Chen that the gang had reorganized its halls and appointed four elders, while he would lead a team managing the Lancang Waterway.
• Wang Yuan explained that Mi Shuhua was only holding Qin Liangchen’s Foundation Establishment Pill until Qin reached Qi Refining Completion, despite uncertainty about Qin’s injured arm.
• Wang Yuan revealed that he had brought Luo Chen into the gang partly to protect him from Gao Tingyuan, whose shattered Qi Sea left him unable to pursue Foundation Establishment.
• Wang Yuan offered Luo Chen a choice between joining his waterway team and serving in one of the gang’s halls.
• Luo Chen chose the Medicine Hall, and Wang Yuan asked him to keep watch inside the gang while Wang Yuan worked outside it.

Luo Chen sparred with Qin Liangchen in Trial Law Palace No. 7, showing how much his spellwork and combat skills had improved. After they paid extra for the damage to the hall, Qin Liangchen asked whether Luo Chen would enter the Mid Qi Refining Stage battles.

• Luo Chen used his flying knives, vines, movement technique, and guided Flying Firefly spells to force Qin Liangchen to use a talisman and concede the spar.
• Qin Liangchen explained that his newly attached arm limited his training and said his old heavy weapons had been destroyed in the Dao Discussion Stage battle.
• Luo Chen asked why Qin Liangchen had not received a High-Grade Magic Tool from the gang, and Qin Liangchen said his Foundation Establishment Pill was being kept for him and his son was a Fallen Cloud Sect disciple.
• A Sword Pavilion disciple charged Qin Liangchen five extra Spirit Stones because their spar had damaged Trial Law Palace No. 7.
• Outside the Sword Pavilion, Qin Liangchen asked Luo Chen if he would participate in the Mid Qi Refining Stage battles.

Luo Chen declined to compete for the Dao Discussion Stage rankings and instead tried to boost sales at his snack stall, which Yuan Xiaoyue had been struggling to run. He ended the chapter loudly promoting the snacks and wine to the crowds at the arena.

• Qin Liangchen praised Luo Chen's chances of taking first place, but Luo Chen refused to expose his fighting style in repeated matches for the rewards.
• Luo Chen questioned Yuan Xiaoyue about her poor sales, and Qin Liangchen criticized the prices of the snacks.
• Luo Chen explained that Yuan Xiaoyue was Leaping Stream Tiger's daughter and that he had agreed to care for her while selling snacks brewed or made by her family.
• Luo Chen took over Yuan Xiaoyue's stall and called out a spirited advertisement that drew the arena crowds' attention.

Luo Chen sold snacks at the Dao Discussion Stage, arranged for Sword Pavilion disciples to keep an eye on Yuan Xiaoyue, and returned home to perfect his Fireball Spell. Qin Liangchen invited him to a banquet for a Jade Cauldron Sword Sect Golden Core Immortal, and Luo Chen eagerly agreed.

• Luo Chen and Qin Liangchen watched Yuan Xiaoyue handle the busy snack stall, and Luo Chen refused to help her directly.
• Luo Chen bought Immortal Beans and Yellow Pear Wine, then spoke with a Sword Pavilion disciple and arranged for the disciple to look after Yuan Xiaoyue.
• Luo Chen and Qin Liangchen returned to the courtyard, where Qin Liangchen heard that Gang Leader Mi had invited him to a banquet honoring a Jade Cauldron Sword Sect Golden Core Immortal.
• Qin Liangchen asked to bring one person and invited Luo Chen, who eagerly accepted.
• Luo Chen saw that his Fireball Spell proficiency had reached Grandmaster level and the spell had been perfected.

After half a month of studying combat and sparring with Qin Liangchen, Luo Chen discovered that his perfected Fireball Spell could produce and fuse far more fireballs than before. His experiment accidentally destroyed part of their house, leaving him to pay Sun Shou for the damage and lament the loss.

• Luo Chen reviewed his Attribute Panel and celebrated reaching Perfected Fireball Spell proficiency, while realizing his other spells had also improved through sparring with Qin Liangchen.
• Luo Chen created up to twenty tiny fireballs and found he could produce nearly a hundred, then began fusing them together.
• Luo Chen fused the fireballs into an unstable mass and fled as it exploded, destroying half the house.
• Qin Liangchen used a Small Cloud Rain Spell to contain the flames, and Luo Chen rescued his Purple Cloud Copper Furnace and other belongings.
• Sun Shou demanded compensation, and Luo Chen paid five Spirit Stones to avoid a larger fine.
• Sun Shou reminded Luo Chen and Qin Liangchen about rent and suggested buying the house; Qin Liangchen refused, saying he wanted to live closer to his son.

Luo Chen attended a banquet at Zhong Ding Restaurant, reviewed his cultivation and Achievement Points, and found Great River Market’s powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered there. The banquet’s arrival of Golden Core Immortal Pang Renxiong left Luo Chen trembling beneath his overwhelming pressure.

• Luo Chen arranged repairs for his house, stored some belongings at Qin Liangchen’s home, and went with him to Zhong Ding Restaurant.
• On the way, Qin Liangchen mentioned the Tier 2 Blazing Sun Spell, and Luo Chen reflected on his newly discovered fireball-fusion technique as a potential trump card.
• While waiting at the banquet, Luo Chen checked his progress: he had reached Qi Refining Fifth Layer, gained seven Achievement Points, and considered using them to learn a Tier 1 Pill Formula.
• Luo Chen saw thirteen Foundation Establishment Cultivators at the banquet, including Mi Shuhua, Wang Haichao, Zhou Chaoxian, and Gong Huiqin.
• Zhou Chaoxian questioned Qin Liangchen about killing Bai Qi and warned Mi Shuhua not to take Qin’s Foundation Establishment Pill for himself.
• Seven Jade Cauldron Sword Cultivators welcomed Elder Pang, and Golden Core Immortal Pang Renxiong entered as Luo Chen trembled under his pressure.

At the banquet, Gu Cai Yi worried about her prospects after Xiang Xiang Girl returned to the Joyful Union Sect, while Luo Chen listened and ate. On the walk home, Mi Shuhua reassured Qin Liangchen about the Foundation Establishment Pill, then turned to address Luo Chen.

• Xiang Xiang Girl told Gu Cai Yi she would return to the Joyful Union Sect and warned her to beware if Senior Brother Hua took over the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion.
• Xiang Xiang Girl suggested Gu Cai Yi accept Fei Bai Wen’s offer, but Fu Xiu Xiu warned that Fei Bai Wen was a poor match and Luo Chen recalled his timid behavior.
• Gu Cai Yi poured Luo Chen wine and urged him to improve his cultivation, joking that she would need his help if he became a Foundation Establishment Stage Pill Refiner.
• After the banquet, Mi Shuhua assured Qin Liangchen that the Foundation Establishment Pill was his, then stopped and asked Luo Chen, “Luo Chen, right?”

Mi Shuhua recognized Luo Chen’s talent and appointed him to lead the Mountain Shattering Gang’s new Pill Hall, prompting Luo Chen and Qin Liangchen to negotiate how to protect his interests. They began gathering support for Luo Chen, while Qin Liangchen ended the chapter by comparing Mi Shuhua’s words to something from his own past.

• Mi Shuhua praised Luo Chen for refining a Tier 1 Mid-Grade Pill and named him Pill Hall Master, offering books, recipes, and a shop for the hall.
• Qin Liangchen used a Soundproofing Talisman and asked Luo Chen whether he could run the Pill Hall and what terms he needed.
• Luo Chen demanded that the gang support his cultivation, give him a share of the profits, and provide something to extend his lifespan.
• Qin Liangchen proposed seeking support from Old Yuan, Ke Yuelin, and other allies, and suggested Luo Chen promise to refine pills or train other refiners.
• Qin Liangchen recalled Mi Shuhua’s encouragement and told Luo Chen that the moment reminded him of an earlier time.

Luo Chen weighed the costs and benefits of becoming the Mountain Shattering Gang’s Pill Hall Master and decided the opportunity could help him grow as a Pill Refiner. While repairing his home and making Gu Cai Yi a wheelchair, he learned she planned to leave the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion and offered to keep her, leaving her staring at him expectantly.

• Luo Chen considered fleeing Mi Shuhua’s proposal but concluded that joining the Mountain Shattering Gang as Pill Hall Master could bring him protection, status, resources, and access to Alchemy Dao books.
• After thinking through the advantages and disadvantages, Luo Chen accepted that becoming Pill Hall Master could be a fresh start and fell asleep more peacefully.
• Over the following days, Luo Chen stayed home while junior brothers repaired his house and built a wheelchair for Gu Cai Yi.
• Luo Chen showed Gu Cai Yi how the wheelchair moved, and she happily rode it around the courtyard.
• Gu Cai Yi told Luo Chen she planned to quit the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion and seek work at one of Great River Market’s other shops.
• When Gu Cai Yi teased that she thought Luo Chen would keep her, Luo Chen said it was possible, and she stopped the wheelchair and stared at him.

Luo Chen received Old Yuan’s support as he worked to establish the Mountain Shattering Gang’s Pill Hall and secure a position there for Gu Cai Yi. The gang planned to hold an assembly within ten days, leaving Luo Chen time to prepare for the uncertain personnel decisions.

• Old Yuan gave Luo Chen an Azure Gourd and agreed to speak with Dragon Coiling Tiger about supporting him, while Yuan Xiaoyue reported that her snack stall was doing well.
• Luo Chen returned to find his house repaired, celebrated the new layout with a meal, and learned from Qin Liangchen and Murong Qinglian that the Azure Gourd signaled Old Yuan’s support.
• Luo Chen asked whether Gu Cai Yi could join the Mountain Shattering Gang, and Murong Qinglian warned that the Gang Leader would need to approve a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator and might resist her placement in the new Pill Hall.
• Luo Chen said he needed a trusted Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator in the Pill Hall, and Qin Liangchen agreed that the request would require careful discussion.
• Murong Qinglian reported that the Pill Hall would be set up in Slanting Moon Valley, that its staffing was undecided, and that a gang assembly might take place within ten days.