Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ping'an refined and sold Youth Preserving Pills, sharing the profits with Yu Lianhua and Ziling while hiding most of his perfect-quality pills. He ended the chapter considering how to sell his large hidden supply discreetly and establish a reliable channel for future sales.

• Jiang Ping'an refined perfect-quality Youth Preserving Pills and gave one each to Ziling and Yu Lianhua.
• He and Yu Lianhua and Ziling sold nine pills at Fulong Daping Valley Market, then bought more ingredients for refining.
• Over the next month, Jiang Ping'an refined thirty batches and secretly kept most of the perfect-quality pills.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Yu Lianhua fifty Youth Preserving Pills and Ziling a bottle as returns on their support.
• In the Cultivation Chamber, Jiang Ping'an considered how to secretly sell his remaining 143 Youth Preserving Pills and future batches.

Jiang Ping'an fed Yin Suhun's Fierce Spirit and was drawn into dual cultivation, then tricked her into believing True Lord Xuan Luo had forbidden them from meeting. Two nights later, he secretly left Biyou Peak to seek Dongfang Jintang's help selling Youth Preserving Pills.

• Yin Suhun tried to persuade Jiang Ping'an to become her regular Cultivation Partner, and he falsely agreed to keep her from stopping him.
• After Jiang Ping'an fed Yin Suhun's Fierce Spirit, she dragged him to her bedroom to dual cultivate, and she found that her cultivation had improved greatly.
• Jiang Ping'an told Yin Suhun that True Lord Xuan Luo had forbidden him from seeing her, and she believed him when he invoked Yu Lianhua's jealousy.
• Jiang Ping'an left Yin Suhun's cave abode and returned to Biyou Peak after confirming she had not pursued him.
• Two nights later, Jiang Ping'an secretly flew away from Biyou Peak to ask Dongfang Jintang for help selling Youth Preserving Pills.

Jiang Ping'an arranged for Dongfang Jintang to secretly sell his Youth Preserving Pills, then sold more pills at a stall in Fulong Daping Valley Market. After encountering Bai Ruoxue and selling out, he went to a restaurant for a meal.

• Jiang Ping'an visited Dongfang Jintang and offered her Youth Preserving Pills to sell discreetly for three hundred and eighty spirit stones per bottle.
• Dongfang Jintang agreed to sell the pills away from the Azure Origin Sect, and Jiang Ping'an entrusted her with five bottles to start.
• Jiang Ping'an and Dongfang Jintang dual cultivated before he left Mirror Lake Mountain.
• Half a month later, Jiang Ping'an sold Youth Preserving Pills from a stall on Jadeite Street, where Bai Ruoxue appeared and discreetly received a hint from him.
• Jiang Ping'an sold the remaining seven pills to the female cultivators who surrounded his stall, then booked a private room at a restaurant.

Jiang Ping'an secretly met Bai Ruoxue and warned her that his situation was dangerous, asking her to pass Youth Preserving Pills and a message to Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang. After she left, he gave Xie Zhijing a pill for her elder sister in exchange for her promise to offer her Yuan Yin once she reached the Qi Refining Realm.

• Mo Youlan asked Jiang Ping'an for a Youth Preserving Pill in exchange for her body, but he rejected and drove her out with his aura.
• Bai Ruoxue entered Jiang Ping'an's private room and secretly spoke with him while pretending to massage him.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Bai Ruoxue a bottle of Youth Preserving Pills and told her to give four to Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang and tell them to leave Azure Origin City without waiting for him.
• Jiang Ping'an publicly scolded Bai Ruoxue and forced her to leave so others would not suspect they knew each other.
• Xie Zhijing offered her twenty-three spirit stones and her body in exchange for a Youth Preserving Pill for her elder sister.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Xie Zhijing the pill and told her he would take her Yuan Yin after she entered the Qi Refining Realm.

Jiang Ping'an bought a powerful defensive Magic Tool and secured an Auction Token after learning that a Dharma Treasure he wanted would be sold at an upcoming auction. He collected the proceeds from Dongfang Jintang’s first sale of Youth Preserving Pills and left her with another batch to sell, aiming to raise enough Spirit Stones before the auction.

• Jiang Ping'an bought the Mysterious Nether Heart-Bound Rings for six hundred and fifty Spirit Stones and learned that the Myriad Treasures Pavilion would hold an auction in a little over two months.
• Jiang Ping'an spotted the Mysterious Yin Spirit-Guarding Banner on the auction list, decided to buy it without drawing True Lord Xuan Luo’s attention, and purchased an Auction Token for thirty Spirit Stones.
• Jiang Ping'an returned to Feiquan Cave Mansion and spent time refining the Mysterious Nether Heart-Bound Rings.
• Jiang Ping'an visited Dongfang Jintang and collected 1,140 Spirit Stones from her sale of the first batch of Youth Preserving Pills.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Dongfang Jintang five more bottles of Youth Preserving Pills, and she agreed to sell them within half a month before heading toward her bedroom with him following.

Jiang Ping'an secretly traded Youth Preserving Pills with Dongfang Jintang, then learned from Bai Ruoxue that Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang had joined the Azure Origin Sect. He found them and brought them under his protection, arranging for them to rent a cave abode and cultivate near him.

• Jiang Ping'an sold ten Youth Preserving Pills at Jadeite Street, then delivered five bottles to Dongfang Jintang in exchange for 1,900 spirit stones.
• Jiang Ping'an read Bai Ruoxue's note and learned that Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang had joined Azure Gu Peak of the Azure Origin Sect.
• Jiang Ping'an went to Liuying Mountain the next morning, where Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang joyfully welcomed him into their courtyard.
• Jiang Ping'an told Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang to stay by his side, warned them to be careful in the Azure Origin Sect, and promised to rent them a cave abode so they could cultivate safely.

Jiang Ping'an settled Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang in a cave abode, provided them with Gu insects and cultivation resources, and told Yu Lianhua about his former companions. He then mastered the Myriad Gu Azure Origin Scripture’s Spirit Aperture Realm technique and prepared written guides to teach them.

• Jiang Ping'an rented a cave abode for Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang on Zhangping Mountain and bought them high-grade Ascension Gu and other supplies.
• Jiang Ping'an warned Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang to stay inside for now and promised to visit their neighbors to help keep them safe.
• Jiang Ping'an told Yu Lianhua that Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang were his former dual-cultivation companions, and Yu Lianhua agreed to accept them.
• Jiang Ping'an exchanged for the Spirit Aperture Realm technique of the Myriad Gu Azure Origin Scripture and used his Proficiency Points to master it.
• Jiang Ping'an recorded his understanding of the technique on two jade slips for Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang to study.

Jiang Ping'an took Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang to meet their neighbors on Pingzhang Mountain and gave them insights that helped them understand the Myriad Gu Azure Origin Scripture. After visiting the households, he reassured them that his Master’s protection offered some safety and agreed to stay the night.

• Jiang Ping'an gave Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang jade slips explaining the Myriad Gu Azure Origin Scripture, and both women understood its teachings.
• Jiang Ping'an introduced Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang to Wang Congwen and Song Siling, who treated him with great respect because he was a disciple of True Lord Xuan Luo.
• Jiang Ping'an and the women visited the remaining neighbors, finding four households at home and two absent during the day.
• Xiu Yun asked whether Jiang Ping'an was safe in the Azure Origin Sect, and he said True Lord Xuan Luo’s protection should deter others from harming him.
• Jiang Ping'an learned that Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang had taken Youth Preserving Pills, then visited the neighbors who had been away during the day.
• Xiu Yun asked Jiang Ping'an to stay the night, and he agreed, delighting both women.

Jiang Ping'an sold Youth Preserving Pills, bought Xuan Shuang a Six-winged Golden Dragonfly, and visited Dongfang Jintang to collect spirit stones. After deciding to pause their pill arrangement, he stayed the night with her.

• Jiang Ping'an returned to Feiquan Cave Mansion after spending the night with Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang, then gave the women a month to focus on cultivation.
• Jiang Ping'an sold ten Youth Preserving Pills at Fulong Daping Valley Market for nearly five hundred spirit stones.
• Jiang Ping'an visited Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang, learned their cultivation had improved, and took Xuan Shuang to buy a juvenile Six-winged Golden Dragonfly for one hundred spirit stones.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Xiu Yun a small gift, spent an hour and a half with her and Xuan Shuang, then left to meet Dongfang Jintang.
• Jiang Ping'an collected nineteen hundred spirit stones from Dongfang Jintang and said he was pausing their Youth Preserving Pill business so she could rest.
• Dongfang Jintang challenged Jiang Ping'an to prove himself, and he carried her toward the bedroom.

Jiang Ping'an won the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner at auction and studied its accompanying incantation while delaying its refinement until he could do so safely. He later visited Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang, finding that Xiu Yun had advanced and Xuan Shuang could fly with her Flying Gu.

• Jiang Ping'an bid 4,700 spirit stones for the empty Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner and won it.
• After paying for the banner, Jiang Ping'an left the auction early, returned to Feiquan Cave Mansion, and mastered its incantation using Proficiency Points.
• Jiang Ping'an postponed refining the banner because Yu Lianhua and Wang Zhongyou were nearby, and he spent the following weeks studying array manuals.
• Jiang Ping'an visited Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang on Pingzhang Mountain, where Xiu Yun reported reaching the fourth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm.
• Xuan Shuang demonstrated that she could fly swiftly and nimbly with her Flying Gu, pleasing Jiang Ping'an.

Jiang Ping'an refined the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner, then heard He Zudao’s proposal to join a group contracting a Cloud Pattern Steel Mine. He agreed to meet Zhu Junchen and the others to discuss the venture.

• Jiang Ping'an praised Xuan Shuang’s Flight Technique and took Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang to Fulong Daping Valley Market, where Xiu Yun bought a Six-winged Golden Dragonfly gu.
• Jiang Ping'an refined the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner using three mouthfuls of essence blood, then recovered his strength and returned to Feiquan Cave Mansion.
• He Zudao visited Jiang Ping'an and explained that Zhu Junchen had invited them to jointly contract a Cloud Pattern Steel Mine.
• He Zudao described the mine’s contract terms, expected output, security plan, and potential profits, noting that Jiang Ping'an’s status could deter thieves.
• Jiang Ping'an expressed interest and agreed to meet He Zudao and Zhu Junchen at Tianxiang Immortal Building the next day.

Jiang Ping'an joined Zhu Junchen, He Zudao, Wei An, and Jiang Feng in negotiating shares for the Cloud Pattern Steel Mine, securing nearly half the ownership with Yu Lianhua. He and Yu Lianhua agreed to invest together, but Jiang Ping'an still needed to inspect the mine before making his final decision.

• Yu Lianhua asked to join Jiang Ping'an's proposed Cloud Pattern Steel Mine venture, and he agreed they should inspect the site before committing.
• Jiang Ping'an met Zhu Junchen, He Zudao, Wei An, and Jiang Feng at the Tianxiang Immortal Building to discuss the mine's costs, operations, and security.
• Zhu Junchen offered Jiang Ping'an an unconditional five percent share, with the rest allocated according to investment; Jiang Ping'an agreed to invest 3,100 spirit stones.
• The group discussed the partnership until nightfall, but Jiang Ping'an reserved his final decision until he inspected the mine.
• Jiang Ping'an told Yu Lianhua the proposed share arrangement, and she agreed to contribute 1,600 spirit stones and split their profits equally.

Jiang Ping'an and his companions established and began operating a Cloud Pattern Steel Mine, but Wang Zhongyou ordered Yu Lianhua to stop guarding it so she could focus on cultivation. Jiang Ping'an agreed to stop guarding the mine as well and left Wang Zhongyou’s cave mansion after accepting his offer to request a larger monthly allowance.

• Jiang Ping'an, Yu Lianhua, He Zudao, and Jiang Feng surveyed the Cloud Pattern Steel Mine, then leased it from the sect and began hiring workers and building formations.
• After more than three months of work, the mine began production, and Jiang Ping'an, Yu Lianhua, and Wei An took the first guard rotation; the mine later refined over fourteen hundred jin of Cloud Pattern Steel.
• Wang Zhongyou rebuked Yu Lianhua for spending time guarding the mine and forbade her from doing so again, then asked her to report on Jiang Ping'an.
• Yu Lianhua told Jiang Ping'an about Wang Zhongyou’s order, and Jiang Ping'an said they would hire others to guard the mine while they focused on cultivation.
• Wang Zhongyou advised Jiang Ping'an not to guard the mine personally, and Jiang Ping'an agreed and thanked him when he offered to request a larger monthly allowance from their master.

Jiang Ping'an and Yu Lianhua arranged to stop taking turns guarding the Cloud Pattern Steel Mine and persuaded He Zudao, Zhu Junchen, and the others to take over. After leaving the mine, Jiang Ping'an, Yu Lianhua, and Ziling continued toward Vengeful Sword Valley to cultivate.

• Jiang Ping'an told Yu Lianhua he planned to cultivate at Vengeful Sword Valley, and she agreed to accompany him.
• Jiang Ping'an visited Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang at Pingzhang Mountain, bought them supplies, and stayed the night with them.
• Jiang Ping'an and Yu Lianhua discussed how the mine would be supervised and decided to revisit the question of dividends and inspections in a year.
• Jiang Ping'an, Yu Lianhua, and Ziling traveled to the Cloud Pattern Steel Mine and told He Zudao, Zhu Junchen, Jiang Feng, and Yun Weixia they planned to stop guarding it in turns.
• He Zudao, Zhu Junchen, Jiang Feng, and Yun Weixia volunteered to guard the mine in their place, and Jiang Ping'an accepted their offer.
• Jiang Ping'an and Yu Lianhua stayed overnight at the mine, then left the next morning for Vengeful Sword Valley.

Jiang Ping'an brought Yu Lianhua and Ziling to Vengeful Sword Valley, where he cultivated through the nights while they suffered from the black mist and its disturbing sounds. After arranging for Ziling to feign illness so Yu Lianhua would stop accompanying him, Jiang Ping'an finally entered the valley alone.

• Jiang Ping'an, Yu Lianhua, and Ziling built a temporary cave abode near Vengeful Sword Valley and entered the valley together after dark.
• Jiang Ping'an dug an underground cave with Yu Lianhua and used the Illusory Prison Poison Heart Array to protect them from Sword Wraiths while he cultivated through the night.
• After two nights in the valley, Yu Lianhua and Ziling emerged exhausted, so Jiang Ping'an secretly told Ziling to pretend to be ill to keep Yu Lianhua from bringing her along.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Ziling a Yang He Pill and told Yu Lianhua that Ziling was sick from the valley’s yin energy and frightened Divine Soul.
• Yu Lianhua agreed not to enter the valley that evening, and Jiang Ping'an flew into Vengeful Sword Valley alone.

Jiang Ping'an hunted Sword Wraiths in Vengeful Sword Valley, capturing five before a failed attempt to use them against a larger group forced him to flee. After changing locations, he encountered Yin Suhun in the valley, where she kept her distance from him.

• Jiang Ping'an used the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner to capture and refine two Sword Wraiths, then caught five over the course of the night.
• Jiang Ping'an returned to Yu Lianhua, who had waited for him, and spent the day with her before going back to hunt.
• Jiang Ping'an sent his five captured Sword Wraiths to fight three wild ones, but the fighting attracted a huge swarm that devoured his five and drove him back into the Illusory Prison Poison Heart Array.
• Jiang Ping'an waited until dawn for the wild Sword Wraiths to disperse, then left the valley and returned to Yu Lianhua.
• Jiang Ping'an moved his hunting site closer to the valley entrance and began digging a new earthen cave, where he encountered Yin Suhun descending with a rope tied to a boulder.
• Yin Suhun approached Jiang Ping'an, but retreated when he tried to put an arm around her waist because she feared he might attack her.

Jiang Ping'an and Yin Suhun spent the night in a burrow in Vengeful Sword Valley, where Yin Suhun hunted Sword Wraiths while trying to coax him into helping and seduce him. At dawn, Jiang Ping'an escaped her embrace and left, while Yin Suhun was left furious and hoping to find him again.

• Jiang Ping'an refused to help Yin Suhun catch Sword Wraiths unless she paid him spirit stones, and they dug a burrow together before the black mist arrived.
• Yin Suhun entered the mist to hunt Sword Wraiths, lured two into her Bewildering Trail Array, and caught one before asking Jiang Ping'an for help.
• Yin Suhun rested and refined her captured Sword Wraith while Jiang Ping'an cultivated; he told her Yu Lianhua was waiting outside the valley, making Yin Suhun worry she could not follow him the next night.
• Yin Suhun caught more Sword Wraiths while Jiang Ping'an continued to refuse her advances and declined to help without payment.
• As dawn approached, Yin Suhun clung to Jiang Ping'an and asked him to meet her again that night, but he used his Golden Fiend Body Protection Shield to free himself and left.

Jiang Ping'an's growing capture of Sword Wraiths drew a massive force of them, including Ghost Generals, into Vengeful Sword Valley. He rescued Yin Suhun from the attack and ended the chapter accompanying her to her temporary cave abode, where she continued calling him Jiang Lang despite his protests.

• Jiang Ping'an avoided meeting Yin Suhun for several days, then captured Sword Wraiths until he had more than twelve hundred and used them to capture others.
• Jiang Ping'an searched Vengeful Sword Valley with fifty Sword Wraiths but found none, then sensed Yin Suhun fleeing from countless Sword Wraiths and four Ghost Generals.
• Jiang Ping'an used Shadow Escape to carry Yin Suhun out of the valley, and she treated the injuries caused by her escape technique.
• Yin Suhun asked Jiang Ping'an to stay with her for the night, and he agreed after demanding five hundred spirit stones for saving her.
• Jiang Ping'an took Yin Suhun by spirit boat to her temporary cave abode, where she offered him Spirit Tea and insisted on calling him Jiang Lang.

Jiang Ping'an reunited with Yin Suhun, then returned to Vengeful Sword Valley to let the Sword Wraiths in his banner recover. The valley remained dangerous, but he found a way to release and recall a controlled group of Sword Wraiths before escaping the native ones.

• Yin Suhun thanked Jiang Ping'an by serving him and spending the night with him, then promised to meet him secretly in the future.
• Jiang Ping'an returned to Vengeful Sword Valley at dawn and reassured Yu Lianhua and Ziling that he had survived the disturbance.
• Jiang Ping'an moved Yu Lianhua and Ziling to a new cave dwelling farther from the valley in case the black mist spread.
• At night, Jiang Ping'an released the Sword Wraiths from his Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner into the black mist so they could recover.
• Jiang Ping'an recalled seven hundred Sword Wraiths, ordered the remaining five hundred to absorb the mist, and fled when native Sword Wraiths approached.

Jiang Ping'an helped the Sword Wraiths recover, returned to Azure Origin Sect, and later met Dongfang Jintang after she asked him for five thousand spirit stones to fund her Foundation Establishment. He left her cave abode after spending two days with her, still uncertain whether her willingness to be with him reflected genuine affection.

• Jiang Ping'an repeatedly released the Sword Wraiths into Vengeful Sword Valley's black mist until they recovered, then returned to Azure Origin Sect with Yu Lianhua and Ziling.
• Jiang Ping'an resumed his routine and fed a chosen Sword Wraith Black Mist Vengeful Soul Pearls to help it grow into a Ghost General-level Sword Envoy Spirit.
• After receiving Dongfang Jintang's invitation, Jiang Ping'an visited Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang before traveling to Mirror Lake Mountain.
• Dongfang Jintang asked Jiang Ping'an for five thousand spirit stones to buy Foundation Establishment treasures, but he refused to give them without better terms.
• Jiang Ping'an gave Dongfang Jintang six bottles of Youth Preserving Pills to sell, then stayed with her until before dawn on the third day.
• As he left, Jiang Ping'an wondered whether Dongfang Jintang had genuine feelings for him despite refusing to ask for a loan or promise repayment.