Chapter Summaries

Over ten years, Lu Qingfeng studied and cultivated Nature Cultivation in the Min River Dragon Palace, using the Golden Tiger White Dragon Talisman Art and the Dragon Palace’s resources to advance rapidly. The chapter ended as he attempted to condense his Human Soul beneath the stars.

• Ao Le offered to teach Lu Qingfeng an immortal method, but he declined and asked her to help him study Nature Cultivation classics instead.
• Lu Qingfeng and Ao Le studied together, grew closer, and spent the next ten years in the Min River Dragon Palace.
• Lu Qingfeng chose the Golden Tiger White Dragon Talisman Art and opened his aperture in a single day after three years of studying the Dragon Palace’s classics.
• Ao Lie ordered the Golden Tiger Seal and White Dragon Seal found and bestowed them upon Lu Qingfeng, who used them and the talismans of Unity Realm experts to strengthen his Living Soul.
• Lu Qingfeng’s Living Soul grew robust beneath the stars, and he began condensing his Human Soul.

After Lu Qingfeng completed Soul Condensation, the Min River Dragon Lord rewarded him with the powerful position of fourth-rank Yuan Lake Water God. Lu Qingfeng received treasures and authority over Yuan Lake, and the Dragon Lord offered him two generals and three thousand aquatic soldiers to command.

• Lu Qingfeng condensed his soul, and Ao Lie praised his cultivation before escorting him to meet the Min River Dragon Lord.
• The Dragon Lord and the hall’s officials recognized Lu Qingfeng’s extraordinary progress, and Chi Yin and Dark Frost each gave him a protective treasure.
• The Min River Dragon Lord appointed Lu Qingfeng the fourth-rank Yuan Lake Water God and granted him authority over Yuan Lake’s aquatic clans and weather.
• The Dragon Lord offered Lu Qingfeng his choice of two generals from the hall and placed three thousand Min River aquatic soldiers under his command.

Lu Qingfeng traveled to Yuan Lake to take up his post as Water Lord, accompanied by Ao Le and the generals Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi with three thousand Min River troops. The group reached Yuan Lake, where Yuan Bi went ahead to scout for a camp as Lu Qingfeng and Ao Le prepared to proceed cautiously.

• Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi volunteered to accompany Lu Qingfeng, and the Min River Dragon Lord appointed them fifth-grade Yuan Lake Water Generals with fifteen hundred soldiers each.
• The Min River Dragon Lord told Chi Yin and Dark Frost that he had promoted Lu Qingfeng to help counter the influence of two powerful sects and give him experience to aid his Earth Soul cultivation.
• Lu Qingfeng and Ao Le traveled east toward Yuan Lake with Lan Feihu, Yuan Bi, and three thousand Min River Water Army soldiers, reaching the lake after about two months.
• Yuan Bi described Yuan Lake’s vast waters and demons, then went ahead with his fifteen hundred troops to scout and choose a camp site.
• Lu Qingfeng reassured the cautious Ao Le, drew her onto Golden Tiger’s back beside him, and continued toward Yuan Lake with Lan Feihu guarding them.

Lu Qingfeng settled on Seal Mountain Island as he began establishing his rule over Yuan Lake and considered how to condense his Earth Soul. Ao Le explained how the six Nine-Flower Mirror Stones bestowed by the Min River Dragon Lord could support his cultivation, leaving Lu Qingfeng ready to make use of them as he developed his dao field.

• Yuan Bi reported that the waters near Seal Mountain Island had been searched, and Lu Qingfeng agreed to use the island as a temporary base.
• Lan Feihu stationed fifteen hundred Min River naval soldiers around Seal Mountain Island while Yuan Bi led fifteen hundred troops to search Yuan Lake.
• Ao Le promised to serve as Lu Qingfeng's personal guard as they looked forward to building their foundation in Yuan Lake together.
• Lu Qingfeng reflected that his many past lives had given him unmatched experience for forming an Earth Soul, though refining his broad dao field would take time.
• Ao Le explained that the six Nine-Flower Mirror Stones could replenish Lu Qingfeng's soul power and aid his cultivation, and Lu Qingfeng accepted them gratefully.

Lu Qingfeng began building his power in Yuan Lake while using the Dragon Palace’s resources to advance his cultivation and recruit military officers. The Min River Dragon Lord doubted his ability to manage the territory and agreed to see what his troop training would achieve.

• Lu Qingfeng judged that his cultivation would require more resources than Yuan Lake could provide and began planning how to develop the territory’s forces.
• Eight months later, the Turtle Chancellor reported that Yuan Bi and Lan Feihu had cleared Yuan Lake, Lu Qingfeng had refined the seal, and construction of the Water Palace was underway.
• The Min River Dragon Lord dismissed Lu Qingfeng’s collection of basic texts and expected him to struggle to recruit capable staff.
• The Turtle Chancellor reported that Lu Qingfeng had recruited several dozen lower-ranking officers after prominent drillmasters refused him, and that he had requested Dragon Palace supplies for training troops.
• The Min River Dragon Lord mocked Lu Qingfeng’s request for provisions and said he wanted to see what a scholar drilling soldiers could accomplish.
• Lu Qingfeng cultivated at Seal Mountain Island, advanced his immortal cultivation to the Postnatal True Qi Realm, and strengthened the Dragon-Tiger Eight Views Talisman Art.

Lu Qingfeng narrowly avoided exhausting his spirit while cultivating the Nature Dao and decided to build his Earth Soul gradually. He then began organizing Yuan Lake’s spirits and aquatic clans into an army, using its training expenses to secure resources from the Min River Dragon Palace while secretly planning to refine Dao Soldiers.

• Lu Qingfeng’s attempt to turn memories from his sixteen lifetimes into a Daoist Domain overwhelmed his Human Soul, so he stopped and planned to establish the Earth Soul’s foundation before developing the Domain over time.
• Ao Le summoned Lu Qingfeng after supplies for training the troops arrived, and they traveled with Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi to the Long Mountain Archipelago, where spirits and aquatic clans gathered to greet them.
• Lu Qingfeng asked Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi to register and sort the local spirits and aquatic clans by cultivation and clan.
• Lu Qingfeng addressed the forty-eight recruited generals, praised Zhang Shu, and ordered them to train troops from the island and lake populations, promising generous rewards for the best results.
• Lu Qingfeng planned to use troop-training expenses to obtain provisions and military pay from the Min River Dragon Palace, skim resources for his own cultivation, and secretly refine three types of Dao Soldiers.

After a century governing Yuan Lake and cultivating the Fate and Immortal Daos, Lu Qingfeng reached the peak of Spirit Void and began his Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation to enter Core Formation. As he plunged into the tribulation clouds, a white-robed swordsman and Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi arrived outside them.

• Lu Qingfeng recruited thirty thousand demons and a hundred thousand aquatic creatures and assigned them to forty-eight camps for training.
• The Min River Dragon Lord received Lu Qingfeng's latest extensive supply request and complained about his spending and failure to leave Yuan Lake, while the Tortoise Chancellor defended his cultivation and achievements.
• The Tortoise Chancellor recounted how Lu Qingfeng had abandoned the Nature Dao for the Fate Dao, reached the second level of the Pill-Casting Realm, and gained renown across Qi Kingdom.
• After a century as Yuan Lake Water Lord, Lu Qingfeng reached the peak of Spirit Void and faced the Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulation to form his core.
• A white-robed swordsman arrived outside the tribulation clouds, followed by Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi.

Lu Qingfeng's subordinate generals reported that Luofuzi had protected a junior through Tribulation Transcendence and demanded nine Mirror Stones in exchange for serving a hundred years. Lu Qingfeng considered using the stones to recruit Luofuzi, while Ao Le celebrated her breakthrough into the Spell Gathering Realm; the chapter ended with someone calling out to Lu Qingfeng as they approached.

• Yuan Bi and Lan Feihu encountered Luofuzi while he protected a junior undergoing Tribulation Transcendence, but he refused their invitation to Yuan Lake Water Palace.
• After the tribulation ended, Luofuzi concealed his junior with a sword formation and departed, saying, “Nine Mirror Stones, serve for a hundred years.”
• Lu Qingfeng returned to Dragon Mountain Island and learned that Ao Le had forged her True Core and entered the Spell Gathering Realm.
• Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi reported their encounter to Lu Qingfeng, who identified the requested stones as Nine-Flower Mirror Stones and considered using them to recruit Luofuzi.
• Lan Feihu argued that the stones would be worthwhile for a chance to recruit Luofuzi, and Lu Qingfeng recognized the value of the proposal.
• Someone approached from beyond the heavens and called Lu Qingfeng “Brother-in-law.”

Ao Lie visited Yuan Lake with supplies, warned Lu Qingfeng to clear demonic threats from his jurisdiction, and returned the Fortune-Illuminating Mirror to the Min River Dragon Palace. He left for the increasingly dangerous southern frontier, urging Lu Qingfeng to stay alert as demon activity spread.

• Ao Lie arrived at Yuan Lake with a large supply convoy and reunited warmly with Ao Le and Lu Qingfeng.
• Lu Qingfeng counted the supplies while Ao Lie spoke privately with Ao Le.
• Ao Lie explained that he was returning to the Demon Marshes to assist the Luo Lake Water Lord against the restless Qixia Demon Kingdom, and relayed the Min River Dragon Lord’s order to clear demonic evils from Yuan Lake’s jurisdiction.
• Ao Lie advised Lu Qingfeng to cultivate toward producing Pillfire, mentioned the Dragon Transformation Pool, and took back the Fortune-Illuminating Mirror.
• Ao Lie warned that demon activity had increased across the southern regions, then left for the Min River Dragon Palace and Luo Lake.
• Ao Le asked Lu Qingfeng whether he had anticipated the order to send troops and had arranged for Luofuzi’s conditions before recruiting him.

Lu Qingfeng secured Ao Le’s support for recruiting Luofuzi and continued stabilizing his cultivation after reaching Core Formation. After forty years of refinement, he completed a second External Incarnation from the Heavenly Jade Great Monster’s body, naming it Hunshan.

• Lu Qingfeng explained that he planned to offer Luofuzi nine Nine-Flower Mirror Stones, which Ao Lie would obtain from the Min River Dragon Palace.
• Lu Qingfeng teased Ao Le about their family’s hopes for a child, and the two spent three days together before returning to cultivation.
• Lu Qingfeng completed the refinement of the demon ape’s body, forming a second soul within it and bringing the External Incarnation to life.
• The new incarnation declared its name as Huntian, while Lu Qingfeng identified it as Hunshan and celebrated their successful bond.
• Lu Qingfeng recalled that he had discovered Daoist Tianxin’s grotto eighty years earlier and used its Three Radiance Heavenly Xin Swords to create Luofuzi, his first External Incarnation.

Lu Qingfeng refined Hushan as his second External Incarnation and sent him into the Demon Marshes to gather intelligence and strengthen the Dutian Dark Nether Strategies. Meanwhile, Bai Ziyue, Zhu Xuanji, and Gongyang Yu opened Sword Venerable Tianxin’s inheritance grotto in South Pass Circuit, drawing powerful experts toward it.

• Lu Qingfeng considered the different prospects of Luofuzi and Hushan, then equipped Hushan with the Dutian Dark Nether Strategies and four sixth-grade magic artifacts.
• Hushan left Yuan Lake and headed south for the Demon Marshes, where he could act without drawing attention to Lu Qingfeng.
• Bai Ziyue, Zhu Xuanji, and Gongyang Yu found the location of Sword Venerable Tianxin’s inheritance grotto at Three Mountains Valley and released their miniature swords to open it.
• The three men entered the grotto, while its blazing sword light alerted Third Realm experts and fourth- and fifth-grade deities across South Pass Circuit.
• Powerful figures from South-Guarding Pass and Wangnan Mountain set out for Three Mountains Valley, while other experts throughout the circuit sensed the disturbance.

Lu Qingfeng intercepted Bai Ziyue, Zhu Xuanji, and Gongyang Yu after they left Daoist Tianxin’s empty cave abode, claiming they had stolen Yuan Lake Water Palace’s treasures. As South Pass Circuit’s powers gathered around them, Lu Qingfeng asked the witnesses not to interfere, setting the stage for a confrontation.

• Gongyang Yu, Bai Ziyue, and Zhu Xuanji found Daoist Tianxin’s ruined cave abode empty and suspected someone had taken its treasures before them.
• Lu Qingfeng and Ao Le arrived with their allies and used divine light to stop the three Yuanyou Divine Communion Palace experts from leaving Yuan Lake.
• Gongyang Yu insulted Lan Feihu and Daoist Vermilion Pheasant, and Daoist Vermilion Pheasant attacked him before they traded a single inconclusive clash.
• Lord Wenshan, Pei Zhi, and Gan Zi'ang arrived and halted the fight as the gathered parties assessed one another.
• The great demons Flying Bear and Azure Smoke arrived, and Lu Qingfeng accused the three visitors of stealing Yuan Lake Water Palace’s treasures and asked everyone else to stay out of the matter.

Lu Qingfeng accused Bai Ziyue, Gongyang Yu, and Zhu Xuanji of stealing treasures from Yuan Lake and demanded their return, while Luofuzi demonstrated his strength by nearly killing Gongyang Yu. After Gan Zi'ang challenged Lu Qingfeng to provide evidence, Lu Qingfeng lost his temper and ordered Luofuzi to seize the three men.

• Gongyang Yu insulted Lu Qingfeng, and Luofuzi fought him with a sword formation that left him severely wounded.
• Bai Ziyue challenged Lu Qingfeng to a fair fight, but Lu Qingfeng refused and Luofuzi attacked Bai Ziyue for insulting him.
• Gan Zi'ang intervened and Lu Qingfeng accused him of favoring the Yuanyou Divine Communion Palace; Lu Qingfeng then refused to reveal what treasures had been stolen.
• Gan Zi'ang pointed out that Lu Qingfeng had offered no evidence, while Bai Ziyue and Zhu Xuanji denied the accusation.
• Lu Qingfeng demanded his treasures back and ordered Luofuzi to seize Bai Ziyue, Gongyang Yu, and Zhu Xuanji.

Lu Qingfeng confronted Bai Ziyue, Zhu Xuanji, and Gongyang Yu over their visit to Sword Venerable Tianxin’s grotto, but Gan Zi'ang used a Jiang Xian Slip to help them escape. Lu Qingfeng then joined Lord Wenshan and the others in pursuing Flying Bear Great Monster and Azure Smoke Great Monster, while the grotto’s treasures remained missing.

• Zhu Xuanji explained that the three cultivators had found Sword Venerable Tianxin’s grotto empty, but Lu Qingfeng accused them of stealing and attacked.
• Gan Zi'ang defended Gongyang Yu as Luofuzi, Lan Feihu, and Yuan Bi fought Bai Ziyue and Zhu Xuanji; Lord Wenshan and Pei Zhi refused to intervene.
• Flying Bear Great Monster and Azure Smoke Great Monster attacked Gongyang Yu, prompting Gan Zi'ang to use a Jiang Xian Slip and flee with Gongyang Yu, Bai Ziyue, and Zhu Xuanji.
• Lu Qingfeng and the others joined Lord Wenshan, Pei Zhi, and Daoist Vermilion Pheasant in fighting Flying Bear Great Monster and Azure Smoke Great Monster, but the two Great Monsters escaped toward the Demon Marshes.
• Lu Qingfeng found Sword Venerable Tianxin’s grotto in ruins and left with Ao Le, Luofuzi, Lan Feihu, and Yuan Bi, while the others wondered what treasures the fugitives had taken.

Lu Qingfeng used Luofuzi to frame Bai Ziyue, Zhu Xuanji, and Gongyang Yu for taking Daoist Tianxin’s inheritance, clearing suspicion from himself and helping Yuan Lake Water Palace expand. A hundred years later, Luofuzi’s promised service to the Min River Dragon Palace ended, and he refused the Dragon Lord’s offer to join it.

• Gan Zi'ang rescued Bai Ziyue, Zhu Xuanji, and Gongyang Yu from Yuan Lake Water Lord and urged them to report the events to Yuanyou Divine Communion Palace.
• Bai Ziyue, Zhu Xuanji, and Gongyang Yu flew toward Northern Frost Circuit, debating whether Yuan Lake Water Lord had been falsely accused before deciding to leave the investigation to their elders.
• Lu Qingfeng told Ao Le that his scheme had cleared suspicion of his involvement with Daoist Tianxin’s inheritance and helped set up Yuan Lake Water Palace’s expansion.
• News of the battle spread across Qi Kingdom, and the Min River Dragon Lord fought Daoist Xuanjue for three days and three nights over the accusations against Yuanyou Divine Communion Palace.
• Luofuzi led Yuan Lake Water Palace to take control of a hundred thousand li of territory, and a century passed without anyone daring to challenge it.
• The Min River Dragon Lord offered Luofuzi a Fourth-Rank divine position after his century-long promise ended, but Luofuzi refused because he disliked restraints.

Lu Qingfeng’s incarnation Luofuzi accepted the Min River Dragon Lord’s offer of a dangerous opportunity before heading to Yuan Lake. In reality, Lu Qingfeng continued his secluded cultivation and completed a new incarnation using the Azurewood King Cauldron.

• Luofuzi refused the Min River Dragon Lord’s request to remain in his service, but heard an offer concerning advancement to the Fourth and Fifth Realms.
• The Min River Dragon Lord sent Luofuzi toward Yuan Lake and discussed with the Tortoise Chancellor how his fortune and the opportunity might affect him and Guangyuan.
• Lu Qingfeng reflected on his cultivation and continued practicing Immortal Dao methods in seclusion on Flying Cloud Island.
• Lu Qingfeng decided to use the Azurewood King Cauldron to create an external incarnation, since his seventh-tier artifacts offered less potential.
• After more than thirty years of refining, Lu Qingfeng completed the Azurewood King Cauldron incarnation, which emerged as a youth in azure robes.

Lu Qingfeng checked on Lu Qingshan and Lu Qingyu, then sent the Azurewood King Cauldron's clone toward Shangyang Country to develop cultivators in the Nature-Life Dao. Five hundred years later in the Immortal Qin Realm, Zhang Shu defeated Zhu Shan in battle.

• Lu Qingfeng observed Lu Qingshan wandering through a market and Lu Qingyu traveling in the mountains, and realized Lu Qingyu had advanced Grand Luo Insight to minor mastery.
• Lu Qingfeng decided the Azurewood King Cauldron's clone would return to Shangyang Country to train Nature-Life Dao cultivators and build a foundation for a future sect.
• Lu Qingfeng's true body continued cultivating while the clone traveled and he focused most of his attention on the Primordial World in the Immortal Qin Realm.
• Five hundred years later, Zhu Shan's forces fought Yuan Lake's soldiers, and Zhu Shan routed hundreds of shrimp soldiers and crab generals with his Mountain-Cleaving Hammer.
• Zhang Shu arrived with three thousand Fire Crow Soldiers, struck Zhu Shan down with his Tortoiseshell Alligator-Dragon Spear, and ordered his troops to capture him.

Zhang Shu defeated the demon vanguard and brought Zhu Shan to Mountain Hero Pass, where he executed him before Pei Zhi’s troops. Lu Qingfeng then summoned seven days of rain to punish Pei Zhi’s forces, leaving the passes at risk of flooding and both rulers facing consequences.

• Zhang Shu presented the captured demon general Zhu Shan to Lu Qingfeng, who rewarded him and ordered him to lead three thousand Fire Crow Soldiers to South-Guarding Pass.
• Lan Feihu warned that the demon army had likely been allowed through the South Pass Circuit, and Lu Qingfeng blamed Pei Zhi for letting it reach Yuan Lake.
• Pei Zhi and his generals celebrated the damage to Yuan Lake until they learned Zhang Shu had arrived at Mountain Hero Pass with three thousand soldiers.
• Zhang Shu accused Pei Zhi of treachery and executed Zhu Shan before the pass, prompting a South Pass general to charge with seven thousand soldiers.
• Lu Qingfeng summoned thunder and rain, declared seven days of unceasing rain over thirteen passes and thirty-seven camps, and struck down Pei Zhi when he tried to confront him.
• Pei Zhi ordered his troops to build flood defenses, called for Lord Wenshan, and vowed that Lu Qingfeng would lose his position as Water Lord.

Lu Qingfeng was dismissed as Yuan Lake Water Lord after drowning Pei Zhi’s seven armies, and Min River Dragon Lord ordered him to enter Chunshen Realm. As Min River Dragon Lord escorted him toward Sorrow River, he began explaining Immortal Qin’s ancient history and asked Lu Qingfeng what he knew about Luofuzi’s disappearance.

• Ao Le worried that Lu Qingfeng had incurred karmic burden by attacking Pei Zhi, and Lu Qingfeng revealed he had expected to give up his office anyway.
• Min River Dragon Lord dismissed Guangyuan from the Yuan Lake Water Lord position and ordered him to report to Min River Water Palace within three days.
• Lu Qingfeng farewelled Ao Le, who warned him about the dangers and factions surrounding Chunshen Realm, then left Yuan Lake for Min River.
• Min River Dragon Lord escorted Lu Qingfeng to Sorrow River, reassured him that the Dragon Palace would not pursue the drowning of the seven armies, and asked where Luofuzi had gone five hundred years earlier.
• Lu Qingfeng described the nine continents of Immortal Qin, and Min River Dragon Lord revealed that the realm had once contained only five continents.

Min River Dragon Lord explained that Lu Qingfeng would enter Chunshen Realm, a world the Dragon Palaces and Heavenly Court were drawing toward the Immortal Qin Realm, and that its eventual merger could reward those who served there. He brought Lu Qingfeng to Sorrow River Dragon Palace to cultivate in the Dragon Transformation Pool, where they encountered Wu River Dragon Lord Ao Geng and his sons, who had bullied Ao Le.

• Min River Dragon Lord told Lu Qingfeng how Ancient Sorrow Heavenly Court and the Three Dragon Palaces were pulling Chunshen Realm toward the Immortal Qin Realm by sending cultivators there and weaving ties of karma and fortune.
• Lu Qingfeng realized that his former clone, Luofuzi, had gone to Chunshen Realm five hundred years earlier and that he was now being sent there as well.
• Min River Dragon Lord explained the benefits of the Dragon Transformation Pool and took Lu Qingfeng to Sorrow River Dragon Palace.
• At Dragon Transformation Hall, Min River Dragon Lord and Lu Qingfeng encountered Wu River Dragon Lord Ao Geng, who had brought his seventh and eighth sons to cultivate before entering Chunshen Realm.
• Lu Qingfeng recognized Ao Geng's sons as the boys who had bullied Ao Le, and Min River Dragon Lord sent him deeper into the hall as Ao Geng began apologizing for the past.