Chapter Summaries

After completing his Second Life as an Innate Grandmaster, Zhao Sheng began his Third Life in a powerful Zhao Family, still seeking a spirit root and a path to immortality. He awoke as Zhao Zhiqin, a fifteen-year-old direct descendant, and found the family flourishing across Ganzhou.

• Zhao Sheng's Second Life ended with an Upper C evaluation, and he inherited Dynamic Vision while earning two achievements and drawing the Hundred Longevity Body and Light as a Swallow.
• Zhao Sheng recalled that in his First Life he had died wealthy but ignorant of cultivation, then discovered the Hundred Lifetimes Book and began his Second Life through a descendant.
• In his Second Life, Zhao Sheng restored the Zhao Family, became an Innate Grandmaster, and pursued marriage ties with Cultivation Families in hopes of producing descendants with spirit roots.
• Zhao Sheng consulted the Hundred Lifetimes Book and saw that he had entered his Third Life as Zhao Zhiqin, with a lifespan of 120 years and three listed physiques and talents.
• Zhao Sheng learned from his new body's memories that more than a hundred and sixty years had passed and the Zhao Family had grown into a powerful clan of over a thousand members.

After the Hundred Lifetimes Book ended Zhao Sheng’s Second Life, he inherited Dynamic Vision and drew two Mortal Grade physiques before awakening as Zhao Zhiqin in his Third Life. He learned that the Zhao Family had become a powerful clan, and the chapter left him considering his new status and prospects.

• Zhao Sheng’s Second Life ended with an Upper C evaluation, and he inherited the Dynamic Vision talent.
• He used two achievement draws to obtain the Hundred Longevity Body and Light as a Swallow physiques.
• Zhao Sheng recalled his First Life and his Second Life, when he became an Innate Grandmaster and arranged for Zhao Mingcheng to marry into the Chen Family.
• Zhao Sheng inspected the Hundred Lifetimes Book and saw that he had awakened as Zhao Zhiqin, a fifteen-year-old with two Mortal Grade physiques and Dynamic Vision.
• He reviewed Zhao Zhiqin’s memories and learned that the Zhao Family had grown into a prominent clan of more than a thousand members.

After reincarnating as Zhao Zhiqin, Zhao Sheng planned to marry women from Cultivation Families and have many children in hopes of producing descendants with spiritual roots. He noticed the unequal cuts to his branch’s expenses, practiced his remembered sword skills, and challenged Zhao Zhijing at the training ground.

• Zhao Sheng inspected his handsome new body and resolved to marry women from Cultivation Families and father as many children as possible.
• Zhao Xiaobao told Zhao Sheng that the First Madam had reduced his branch’s allowances while leaving the First and Second Branches’ Qi Nourishing Soup unchanged.
• Zhao Sheng ordered Zhao Xiaobao to investigate the other branches, then practiced Floating Light Swordplay and confirmed that his martial skills had returned to Great Completion.
• The next day, Zhao Sheng went to the training ground and challenged Zhao Zhijing, the Zhao Family Head’s son and one of the strongest martial artists of their generation.
• Zhao Zhijing laughed at Zhao Sheng and dismissed him as no match.

After reincarnating as Zhao Zhiqin, Zhao Sheng resolved to have many children and produce descendants with spiritual roots, while confronting unequal treatment within the Zhao Family. He demonstrated that he retained his former martial arts skill and went to challenge Zhao Zhijing at the training ground.

• Zhao Sheng dismissed Zhao Xiaobao, inspected his handsome young body, and resolved to marry women from Cultivation Families and have as many children as possible.
• Zhao Xiaobao told Zhao Sheng that First Madam had cut his branch’s expenses and reduced his Qi Nourishing Soup, while the other branches’ young heirs still received it every three days.
• Zhao Sheng ordered Zhao Xiaobao to investigate the other branches, then practiced Floating Light Swordplay and confirmed that he had retained his former martial arts experience.
• The next day, Zhao Sheng entered the Zhao Clan training ground and challenged Zhao Zhijing, who mocked him and dismissed him as an unskilled younger brother.

Zhao Sheng established his strength within the Zhao Family and secretly accepted the role of protecting the clan’s hidden interests. Three years later, he arrived in Moling City, where he learned that the mysterious Fragrant Swallow Valley might be the Wang Family’s residence.

• Zhao Sheng defeated Zhao Zhijing and Zhao Zhi Ping with ease, then overcame every other young Zhao Family challenger.
• Zhao Sheng’s treatment returned to its former level, his allowance rose to two hundred taels, and he secretly met with Zhao He Tai before the family’s leaders held a closed meeting.
• Zhao Sheng chose to serve as the Nanyang Zhao Clan’s hidden protector, aiming to produce a cultivator.
• Three years later, Zhao Sheng and Zhao Xiaobao arrived at Yue Lai Inn in Moling City, where Zhao Sheng displayed Qi Projection.
• Zhao Sanchong reported that Fragrant Swallow Valley, fifty li south of Moling City, might be the Wang Family’s residence, and Zhao Sheng promised him rewards if the lead was confirmed.

Zhao Sheng demonstrated his newfound martial arts prowess, then secretly chose to serve as the Zhao Clan’s hidden enforcer. Three years later, he arrived in Moling City and learned that Fragrant Swallow Valley might be the Wang Family’s base.

• Zhao Sheng defeated Zhao Zhijing and Zhao Zhi Ping in sword matches, revealing that he had attained Enlightenment, then defeated the other young Zhao family members who challenged him.
• After Zhao Sheng’s treatment and allowance improved, he secretly met with Zhao He Tai, who brought the matter to Zhao Hexing and the clan elders; the discussions about Zhao Sheng soon ceased.
• Zhao Sheng spent the next three years serving as the Zhao Clan’s hidden inner lining while Zhao Zhijing gained fame as the Jade Sword Young Master.
• At eighteen, Zhao Sheng arrived in Moling City with Zhao Xiaobao and showed Zhao Sanchong that he could use Qi Projection.
• Zhao Sanchong reported that Fragrant Swallow Valley, fifty li south of Moling City, might be the Wang Family’s base, and Zhao Sheng promised him rewards if the suspicion was confirmed.

Zhao Sheng used an expensive perfume shop to draw women from the Wang Family into his plan to approach the cultivation clan. When Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi arrived seeking a rare perfume, Zhao Sanchong steered them toward meeting Zhao Sheng.

• Zhao Sheng dismissed Zhao Xiaobao's warnings about the ruthless Wang Family and began his plan by acquiring Zhenxiang Pavilion in Moling City.
• Zhenxiang Pavilion introduced Zhao Sheng's costly perfume, which attracted wealthy customers and helped identify two women who repeatedly bought it and claimed the surname Wang.
• Zhao Sanchong reported that the likely Wang Family customers had bought out the perfume again, and Zhao Sheng instructed him how to handle their next visit.
• Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi arrived at Zhenxiang Pavilion, where Zhao Sanchong claimed the ordinary perfume had sold out but hinted at a rare variety that was not for sale.
• Wang Yuqi demanded to meet Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sanchong prepared to lead the sisters into his trap.

Zhao Sheng used an expensive perfume shop to attract women from the Wang Family and began the next stage of his plan when Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi came seeking a rare perfume. Zhao Sanchong’s bait led the sisters to demand a meeting with Zhao Sheng.

• Zhao Sheng rejected Zhao Xiaobao’s warnings about the ruthless Wang Family and prepared to approach them with his strength and a plan.
• Zhao Sheng took over Zhenxiang Pavilion and launched costly perfume, which attracted two Wang Family women who repeatedly bought out the stock.
• Zhao Sheng instructed Zhao Sanchong to announce a special perfume that was not for sale when the women returned.
• Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi arrived at Zhenxiang Pavilion, where Zhao Sanchong claimed the special perfume could only be given to someone with affinity.
• Wang Yuqi demanded to meet Zhao Sheng, and she and Wang Yuyan pressed Zhao Sanchong to take them to him.

Zhao Sheng used music and a tragic love story to impress Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi while presenting Golden Wind Jade Dew as a perfume reserved for those who understood love. The sisters admitted they had no such experience, and Wang Yuyan instead asked to buy the formula, which Zhao Sheng refused to sell.

• Wang Si’s display of skill persuaded Zhao Sanchong to lead Wang Yuqi, Wang Yuyan, and Wang Si to Zhao Sheng’s courtyard.
• The Wang sisters listened to Zhao Sheng’s zither music and were captivated by him when they met him in the garden pavilion.
• Zhao Sheng explained that Golden Wind Jade Dew was meant for people destined for love and recited a poem that moved Wang Yuqi.
• Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi admitted they had never experienced love, so Zhao Sheng said the perfume was not fated for them.
• Wang Yuyan asked whether Zhao Sheng would sell the perfume formula, but he refused because it had been passed down by his family.

Zhao Sheng used music and a tragic love story to meet the Wang sisters and present his Golden Wind Jade Dew perfume. Wang Yuyan asked to buy the formula, but Zhao Sheng refused, leaving the sisters without the perfume or its recipe.

• Wang Yuqi ordered Wang Si to take them to Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sanchong led them to his courtyard.
• The Wang sisters were captivated by Zhao Sheng's zither music and met him in the garden pavilion.
• Zhao Sheng told the sisters the tragic love story behind Golden Wind Jade Dew and recited a poem that moved Wang Yuqi.
• Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi admitted they had never experienced love, so Zhao Sheng said they were not fated to receive the perfume.
• Wang Yuyan asked to buy the perfume formula, but Zhao Sheng refused to share it with outsiders.

Zhao Sheng refused to sell the perfume formula and proposed cooperating with Wang Yuyan, who wanted to use the profitable business to earn spirit stones for her struggling Cultivation Family. The chapter ended with Wang Yuyan asking how they would cooperate.

• Wang Yuyan ordered Wang Si to stand down after he threatened Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sheng warned her against using force.
• Zhao Sheng guessed that Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi belonged to the Cultivation Wang Family of Ganzhou, then revealed that he came from the Nanyang Zhao Family.
• Wang Yuqi learned from Wang Si that the Zhao Family was a well-known martial lineage with two Innate Grandmasters, and Zhao Sheng eased the awkward exchange by teasing the sisters.
• Wang Yuyan insisted on obtaining the perfume formula, but Zhao Sheng refused to sell it and offered to cooperate instead.
• Wang Yuyan explained that perfume could bring her financially strained family significant income, and she asked Zhao Sheng how they would work together.

Zhao Sheng negotiated with Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi over the perfume formula, revealing his identity as a member of the Nanyang Zhao Family and proposing cooperation instead of a sale. Wang Yuyan, eager to earn Spirit Stones from the perfume trade, asked how they would work together.

• Wang Yuyan ordered Wang Si to stand down after he threatened Zhao Sheng, and Zhao Sheng warned her against using force to obtain the formula.
• Zhao Sheng deduced that the sisters belonged to the Cultivation Wang Family, then revealed that he came from the Nanyang Zhao Family.
• Wang Yuqi bluntly compared her uncles’ Innate Grandmaster strength to Qi Refining Early Stage cultivators, and Zhao Sheng eased the awkwardness by openly praising her.
• Wang Yuyan firmly demanded a price for the perfume formula, but Zhao Sheng refused to sell it and proposed cooperation instead.
• Wang Yuyan eagerly asked how they would cooperate, motivated by the perfume’s potential to earn Spirit Stones for her struggling family.

Zhao Sheng negotiated a perfume partnership with the Wang sisters, built a successful bulk-selling operation, and grew closer to both sisters as their business earned a fortune. The chapter ended with Wang Yuyan counting their Spirit Stones while Wang Yuqi said Zhi Qin-ge had asked for two hundred and forty.

• Zhao Sheng negotiated a thirty-seventy profit split with Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi and agreed to let them buy perfume on credit.
• Zhao Sheng sensed Wang Si outside the pavilion and considered killing him, but held back after learning Wang Yuyan's father would be away for at least half a year.
• Zhao Sheng arranged mass perfume production at the Zhao Family Fortress, then accompanied the disguised Wang sisters to sell it through shops across the Liang Kingdom.
• Over four months, the trio earned a fortune, though another cultivator cracked the perfume formula; Wang Yuqi fell deeply in love with Zhao Sheng, and Wang Yuyan also showed unusual interest in him.
• Wang Yuyan counted the group's Spirit Stones while Wang Yuqi complained that Zhi Qin-ge wanted two hundred and forty and did not want the change.

Zhao Sheng partnered with Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi to produce and sell perfume, using the business to draw closer to the sisters. Four months later, their formula had been copied and the sisters were counting their enormous earnings when Wang Yuqi revealed that Zhao Sheng wanted only 240 Spirit Stones.

• Zhao Sheng negotiated a seventy-thirty profit split with Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi, then questioned whether Wang Si was trustworthy and learned their father would be away for at least half a year.
• Zhao Sheng sent word to his family, and the Zhao Family began producing perfume in a secret workshop while he accompanied the disguised sisters to sell it through shops in Cultivation Markets across Liang Kingdom.
• The trio overcame several dangers and earned far more than expected, but cultivators soon cracked the simple perfume formula.
• After four months together, Wang Yuqi had fallen deeply in love with Zhao Sheng, while Wang Yuyan also showed signs of affection.
• Wang Yuyan repeatedly counted the trio's 854 Spirit Stones as Wang Yuqi complained that Zhao Sheng wanted only 240 and did not want the change.

Zhao Sheng proposed to Wang Yuqi and brought her and Wang Yuyan to Fragrant Swallow Valley to formally ask the Wang Family for permission to marry. Wang Yigong led the sisters into the family hall while an unidentified man blocked Zhao Sheng at the entrance.

• Wang Yuyan refused to stop seeking profits from the perfume trade, and Zhao Sheng warned that Fragrant Swallow Valley had likely discovered their business.
• Zhao Sheng told the sisters that he planned to visit Fragrant Swallow Valley to make a marriage proposal, then asked Wang Yuqi to marry him; she ran away in embarrassment.
• Two days later, Zhao Sheng arrived at Fragrant Swallow Valley with the Wang sisters, carrying a Storage Talisman with five hundred Spirit Stones as his marriage gift.
• Wang Yigong coldly summoned his daughters and led them and the other Wang Family members to the main hall, ignoring Zhao Sheng.
• As Zhao Sheng approached the hall, a muscular arm blocked his way.

Zhao Sheng brought Wang Yuyan and Wang Yuqi to Fragrant Swallow Valley to propose marriage to Wang Yuqi after warning them that the valley had discovered their perfume business. Wang Yigong and the Wang Family elders confronted them, and Zhao Sheng was stopped from entering the main hall.

• Wang Yuyan refused to stop trading at the Market, but Zhao Sheng warned that Fragrant Swallow Valley had discovered their perfume business.
• Zhao Sheng told the sisters he planned to propose to the Wang Family and asked Wang Yuqi to marry him; she fled in embarrassment while Wang Yuyan hid her disappointment.
• Two days later, Wang Yuyan gave Zhao Sheng a Storage Talisman with five hundred Spirit Stones as the betrothal gift, including Wang Yuqi's contribution.
• Wang Yuyan opened a path through the fog with a Bronze Token, and Zhao Sheng entered Fragrant Swallow Valley with the sisters.
• Wang Yigong led the family elders and the sisters to the main hall, where a thick arm blocked Zhao Sheng from entering.

Zhao Sheng passed Wang Yitao’s challenge at the Wang Family gate and proposed marriage to Qi Mei before the family elders. Wang Zonghai demanded proof that Zhao Sheng could bring the Wang Family greater benefits, and Zhao Sheng offered spirit stones and perfume-making knowledge as Wang Zonghai produced papers of his own.

• Wang Yitao blocked Zhao Sheng from entering the Wang Family compound and challenged him to get past.
• Zhao Sheng dodged Wang Yitao’s qi swords and used Dynamic Vision to slip through the sword net and cross the threshold.
• Zhao Sheng introduced himself to the elders and declared that he had come to Fragrant Swallow Valley to propose marriage to Qi Mei.
• Wang Yigong objected, but Wang Zonghai ordered him to sit down and sent him to seclusion for losing his composure.
• Wang Zonghai asked whether Zhao Sheng could offer the Wang Family greater benefits, and Zhao Sheng presented five hundred spirit stones and perfume formulas.
• Wang Zonghai took out a stack of papers and sent it flying toward Zhao Sheng, who caught it.

Zhao Sheng passed Wang Yitao’s challenge to enter the Wang Family’s hall and asked to marry Qi Mei, but Wang Zonghai demanded proof that the match would benefit the family. Zhao Sheng offered five hundred Spirit Stones and perfume-making methods, and Wang Zonghai responded by sending him a stack of papers.

• Wang Yitao barred Zhao Sheng from entering, but Zhao Sheng dodged his attacks and slipped past him into the main hall.
• Zhao Sheng greeted the Wang Family elders and declared that he had come to propose marriage to Qi Mei.
• Wang Zonghai rebuked Wang Yigong for opposing the proposal and ordered him into seclusion unless he reached Qi Refining Level Six.
• Wang Zonghai explained that the Wang Family weighed marriage alliances by their benefits and demanded proof that Zhao Sheng could offer greater benefits.
• Zhao Sheng offered five hundred Spirit Stones and papers containing perfume-making instructions and twelve formulas, prompting Wang Zonghai to send him a stack of papers.

Zhao Sheng refused to marry into the Wang Family unless he failed to reach the Innate realm within three years, then returned to Zhao Family Fortress and advanced ahead of schedule. Years later, after Wang Yuyan announced her arranged marriage to a Rogue Cultivator, she pounced Zhao Sheng and declared that she wanted him.

• Zhao Sheng recognized Wang Zonghai’s leverage and agreed to marry into the Wang Family if he could not reach the Innate realm within three years, with conditions about their descendants’ surnames.
• Zhao Sheng returned to Zhao Family Fortress, where the Perfume Workshop expanded and the Zhao Family annexed several gangs in Ganzhou.
• After a year of secluded cultivation, Zhao Sheng used an Essence Qi Pill to advance to the Innate realm a year ahead of schedule.
• Six months later, Zhao Sheng married Wang Yuqi in a lavish ceremony, and they later had a son and a daughter, both without spiritual roots.
• In the third year, Wang Yuyan told Zhao Sheng she would marry a Rogue Cultivator, then pounced him and said she wanted him.

Zhao Sheng refused to marry into the Wang Family unless he failed to reach the Innate Realm within three years, then advanced early and married Wang Yuqi. Three years later, Wang Yuyan announced her own marriage, pounced on Zhao Sheng, and declared that she wanted him.

• Zhao Sheng recognized that Wang Zonghai had exposed the Perfume Workshop to pressure him, but refused to marry into the Wang Family.
• Wang Zonghai agreed that Zhao Sheng could avoid marrying into the Wang Family if he reached the Innate Realm within three years, and Zhao Sheng accepted the bargain.
• Zhao Sheng returned to Zhao Family Fortress, where martial artists took control of the Perfume Workshop and the Zhao Family expanded its influence across Ganzhou.
• After a year of secluded cultivation, Zhao Sheng used Essence Qi Pills to break through to the Innate Realm a year ahead of schedule.
• Zhao Sheng married Wang Yuqi in an extravagant wedding, and they later had a son and a daughter, neither of whom had a spiritual root.
• Three years later, Wang Yuyan told Zhao Sheng she was marrying a Qi Refining Level Six rogue cultivator, then pounced on him and declared that she wanted him.