Chapter Summaries

Ji An’s Green Deer broke through to the Origin Seeking level, and Ji An cultivated in the Cold Pool before addressing disputes over work and rewards in the Department of Agriculture. The chapter left him at Sunrise Peak, exchanging his stipend for Azure Wave Treasure Light Pills after revealing that his cultivation had advanced.

• The Green Deer used two Jade Vine Fruits to sustain its breakthrough, became an Origin Seeking controlled beast, and unlocked memories from its Bloodline Inheritance.
• Ji An rewarded the disciples who had watched the breakthrough, then cultivated the water-element chapter of the Five Elements Cycle Scripture in the Cold Pool.
• Kong Yunyi and Yang Qi reported growing disputes over uneven contributions among cultivators in the Department of Agriculture, and Ji An ordered broad field experiments to establish fair work and reward rules.
• Ji An went to Sunrise Peak and told Jia Yu that his cultivation had broken through and that he wanted more Azure Wave Treasure Light Pills.
• Jia Yu gave Ji An his stipend, and Ji An paid twenty-seven thousand minor merits for two pills each of Heavenly Water Soul Cleansing Pills and Azure Wave Treasure Light Pills.

Ji An discussed the cultivation world's resource conflicts with Jia Yu, then asked True Lord Zhengyang for permission to use earth-element spiritual baleful intent to cultivate an Artifact Spirit in the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner. True Lord Zhengyang approved the plan in principle but told him to nurture the banner with earth-element essence for several more years first.

• Ji An and Jia Yu discussed Western Continent's dependence on Central Continent, the fierce competition among cultivators, and ways to reduce conflicts over resources.
• Jia Yu explained that the sect possessed earth-element spiritual baleful intent, but Ji An would need the patriarch's approval to obtain it.
• Ji An visited True Lord Zhengyang and reported that he had reached Chaoyuan Five Revolutions and begun cultivating the Water Element Divine Mansion.
• Ji An asked to make the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner his Natal Magic Treasure and cultivate an Artifact Spirit within it using spiritual baleful intent.
• True Lord Zhengyang examined the banner and told Ji An to nurture it with earth-element essence until it could produce sound before using spiritual baleful intent.

Ji An exchanged for Crimson Dragon Submerged Abyss Fiend and spent five years nurturing the Li Di Flame Light Banner until it gained an artifact spirit. He celebrated the breakthrough with Jia Yu, while deciding not to risk a spirit tool in a lightning tribulation without absolute certainty.

• True Lord Zhengyang told Ji An that the sect secretly had sources of Crimson Dragon Submerged Abyss Fiend and Netherworld Soul Suppressing Fiend, then authorized him to exchange for the fire-element fiend.
• Ji An traded ten jin of Mystic Leaf Sword Bamboo golden leaves to Zhu Xiangrong for six High-grade Spirit Stones and promised to make similar trades each year.
• Ji An refined a Heavenly Water Soul Cleansing Pill, then continued nurturing the Li Di Flame Light Banner with Fire Phoenix Soul Burning Malevolence and the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner with earth-element essence.
• After five years of exchanging minor merit for Crimson Dragon Submerged Abyss Fiend, Ji An's Li Di Flame Light Banner gained an artifact spirit that called him Master.
• Jia Yu congratulated Ji An and discussed tempering the spirit tool beneath heavenly lightning, but Ji An said he would wait until he was certain it could survive.

Ji An returned to Crimson Flame Peak, handled sect and household matters, and cultivated at the Cold Pool while awaiting the Green Deer’s inheritance to awaken. Youyou revealed a powerful growth-boosting wood spell, and Ji An decided to reward it regularly for its future work.

• Ji An told Wei Songtao to reduce purchases of Fire Element Essence and arranged Pine Nut Wine before Zhang Cuihua announced she would retire and return home with her family.
• Ji An hosted Jia Yu at the Treasure Pavilion, where Jia Yu described the sect’s gains from Ji An’s division-of-labor method and discussed the possibility of future conflict with neighboring sects.
• Three days later, Ji An cultivated the water-element chapter of the Five Elements Cycle Scripture at the Cold Pool and noticed that he might be refining spiritual qi faster than before.
• Youyou emerged from digesting its inheritance and cast an Origin Seeking wood spell that spread over roughly thirty mu and rapidly grew nearby bamboo shoots.
• Ji An praised Youyou, gave it a top-grade Jade Vine Fruit, and decided to reward it with one such fruit every three days.

Ji An discovered that the Green Deer could extract Azure Green Spirit Seizing Fiend and learned about its other inherited spells. After Zhang Cuihua departed, he identified his strange stone as a Gathering Origin Tree spirit seed and decided to save it for the Gourd World.

• The Green Deer demonstrated Azure Green Spirit Seizing Fiend, and Ji An collected seven strands and ordered it to cast the spell no more than once a day unless instructed.
• The Green Deer demonstrated spells for healing, self-defense, and launching poisonous wooden spikes, then had its bell tied back around its neck.
• Half a month later, Ji An hosted a farewell gathering for Zhang Cuihua and gave her two Grade 1 Top-Grade Explosion Talismans and one hundred Spirit Stones before she left with Wei Songtao.
• In his quiet room, Ji An found that the pendant containing the strange object was empty and recognized the glowing stone as a Gathering Origin Tree spirit seed.
• Ji An placed the spirit seed in the Void Realm Space and decided to wait until he had cultivated the Gourd World before planting it.

Ji An reassured Zhang Xuening about improving her poor cultivation aptitude, reunited with Wei Songnian, and gathered with old friends. Two years later, the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner’s spirituality matured enough to produce the roar of a qilin, giving Ji An hope that it could soon be nurtured further.

• Ji An encouraged Zhang Xuening to persist in cultivating because her immortal veins and aptitude could improve over time.
• After Wei Songtao reported that Zhang Xuening had left with her family, Ji An asked him to invite Wei Songnian, Huang Feihu, and Liang Qiu to visit.
• Wei Songnian arrived at the Golden Spirit Sect, where Ji An offered to seek pills to repair his damaged dantian, but neither the Pill Cauldron Institute nor the Treasure Pavilion had any.
• Ji An hosted Huang Feihu, Liang Qiu, and the others at a banquet on Crimson Flame Peak.
• Two years later, the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner devoured earth-element essence and produced a qilin’s roar, and Ji An planned to nurture its spirituality with the Netherworld Soul Suppressing Fiend.

Ji An cultivated his Water Element Divine Mansion, secured permission to use the Netherworld Soul Suppressing Fiend, and nurtured the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner into a second Top-Grade Spirit Tool. The chapter ended with him discovering that both Spiritual Peach Trees had reached Top-Grade, with one bearing flower buds.

• Ji An refined an Azure Wave Treasure Light Pill and strengthened his Water Element cultivation.
• Ji An asked Wei Songtao to purchase Wood Essence in unlimited quantities and sent Liang Qiu a message to find replacement stewards.
• Ji An showed True Lord Zhengyang the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and received permission to use the Netherworld Soul Suppressing Fiend.
• True Lord Zhengyang explained the sect's spiritual fiend reserves and warned Ji An to prepare for a potentially long wait before achieving Five Elements mutual generation.
• Ji An used 240 strands of Netherworld Soul Suppressing Fiend to nurture the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, then paid Jia Yu eighty minor merits.
• Ji An cast farming spells over the medicinal gardens and discovered that both Spiritual Peach Trees were Top-Grade, with one bearing flower buds.

Ji An cultivated another top-grade second-tier Spiritual Peach Tree and received the sect’s recognition and promised reward. A year later, he perfected his Water Element Divine Mansion, completing all five of his mansions.

• Ji An found that a Spiritual Peach Tree had reached top grade and blossomed, then used his Farming Spells to nourish the spirit plants and Soul Nurturing Wood around Crimson Flame Peak.
• Ji An warned Golden Fur not to eat the Soul Nurturing Wood’s shed bark and received a message from True Lord Zhengyang to meet at Condensing Emerald Cliff.
• True Lord Zhengyang and True Lord Yuxiao inspected the blossoming Spiritual Peach Tree, and True Lord Zhengyang promised Ji An five thousand Great Merit and told him to collect it from Jia Yu.
• After a year of cultivation, Ji An absorbed the final Water Element Qi into his Divine Mansion core and perfected his Water Element Divine Mansion.
• Ji An’s five elements began circulating in a complete ring, stabilizing his realm and completing all five Divine Mansions.

Ji An completed his Water Element Divine Mansion and joined the others waiting for Crimson Flame Peak to erupt. He gave Zhu Xiangrong a skull-shaped magic treasure to study and asked him to share any useful treasure restrictions with the sect.

• Jia Yu, Zhu Xiangrong, Liu Yu, and the others discussed the signs of Crimson Flame Peak’s eruption and the conditions needed for spirit malevolence to form.
• Ji An’s triumphant howl revealed that he had completed his Water Element Divine Mansion, and the gathered cultivators congratulated him.
• Ji An welcomed the visitors and celebrated his breakthrough with them over spirit wine and tea.
• Ji An told Zhu Xiangrong that he had chosen the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner as his future Natal Magic Treasure if he reached the Golden Core Stage.
• Ji An gave Zhu Xiangrong a skull-shaped magic treasure and asked him to swear not to reveal it, then invited him to research its treasure restrictions for the sect.
• Zhu Xiangrong agreed to share equally with Ji An any merit gained from submitting useful treasure restrictions to the sect.

Ji An gathered Dao essence from Crimson Flame Peak’s eruption and refined it into the Gourd Stone, expanding the Gourd World into a five-element space. After exploring its new regions, he ended by examining a black stone marked with yellow patterns.

• Ji An discussed his plans to seek the Patriarch’s guidance, prepare for travel, and exchange mid-grade Spirit Stones for High-grade Spirit Stones.
• The Green Deer arrived, revealing itself as an Origin Seeking spirit beast that could care for the spiritual plants on Crimson Flame Peak.
• Crimson Flame Peak erupted, and Ji An caught a huge top-grade second-order Leaving Fire Crystal while the cultivators later discovered Dragon Blood Fine Gold and Phoenix Stone among the gathered treasures.
• Ji An refined all his Dao essence and spiritual vitality with the Gourd Stone, expanding the Gourd World into a five-colored space with Grade 1 High-tier spiritual energy.
• Ji An explored the new world’s lava region, metal-soil region, and pond, then returned to the center and took out a black stone with yellow patterns.

Ji An planted spirit plants and introduced bees, ants, and fish into the Gourd World, then reported his completed Water Element Divine Mansion to True Lord Zhengyang. After studying the Five Elements Cycle Scripture and receiving guidance on comprehending Five Elements mutual generation, Ji An prepared to travel alone in search of extreme environments, with the sect promising him protective talismans.

• Ji An planted the Gathering Origin Tree seed and several kinds of spirit plants in the Gourd World, then gathered spirit bees, Fire Crystal Ants, mulberry branches, bamboo shoots, and spirit fish to establish a thriving ecosystem.
• Ji An asked Song Tao to deliver spirit earthworms and then transported several kinds of spirit fish from the Cold Pool into the Gourd World's pond.
• Ji An told True Lord Zhengyang that his Water Element Divine Mansion had reached completion, and True Lord Zhengyang gave him the Five Elements Cycle Scripture to study.
• Ji An explained his understanding of Five Elements mutual generation, and True Lord Zhengyang confirmed it and gave him a jade slip marking regions where extreme Five Elements phenomena might appear.
• Ji An decided to travel alone rather than wait for Li Haoran, and True Lord Zhengyang promised that the sect would provide him with two offensive and one defensive Third Order Talisman.

Ji An learned the sect’s terms for receiving a Golden Core Pill and prepared to strengthen his cultivation before traveling abroad. He discovered that the Gourd Stone could provide the Stone Turtle with spiritual vitality, making it a portable source of all five elements, and left the Gourd World’s earthworms to settle in its soil.

• True Lord Zhengyang told Ji An that qualified disciples received one Golden Core Pill without payment but had to serve the sect for sixty years, while a second pill after failure cost one hundred thousand major merits and required healed injuries.
• Ji An exchanged 3,600 mid-grade Spirit Stones for thirty High-grade Spirit Stones at Treasure Pavilion, where Jia Yu agreed to watch Crimson Flame Peak during his travels.
• Ji An cultivated the Five Elements mutual generation section of the Five Elements Cycle Scripture and found that his spiritual power was refined as it circulated through the five divine palaces.
• Ji An tested the Stone Turtle’s spiritual vitality absorption at different locations and discovered that the Gourd Stone supplied spiritual vitality when the Stone Turtle nurtured the Gourd World.
• Ji An retrieved the Gourd Stone, rewarded Wei Songtao for gathering spirit earthworms, and sent messages seeking a replacement for him.
• After lunch, Ji An released the earthworms into the Gourd World’s soil and decided to wait another half month to see whether the Gathering Origin Tree sprouted.

Ji An arranged for Feng Xing and Liu Ruhai to join Crimson Flame Peak, prepared for another journey, and obtained formation records to cultivate Spirit Fields. A month later, he entered the Gourd World and discovered that the Gathering Origin Tree seed had finally sprouted.

• Ji An told Lin Lan to recruit an honest, diligent disciple for Crimson Flame Peak and promised gifts for Wei Songtao and Tian Tiezhu before his departure.
• Lin Lan brought Feng Xing to Ji An, who accepted him and warned him not to steal or deceive; Ji An also planned to exchange Foundation Replenishing Pills for his disciples.
• Liang Qiu brought Liu Ruhai to Crimson Flame Peak, and he and Ji An discussed their cultivation and the old friends they had lost touch with.
• Ji An visited the Skill Distribution Hall and spent five hundred minor merit points on jade slips about formations for improving Spirit Fields.
• A month later, Ji An entered the Gourd World and found that the Gathering Origin Tree seed had split open and produced a small sprout.

Ji An showed True Lord Zhengyang and Jia Yu the spirit plants on Crimson Flame Peak, sold them on his cultivation methods, and received a pill for Golden Fur. The visit ended with the three discovering Ji An’s Pure Water Lotus beneath the Cold Pool.

• Ji An and Jia Yu felled six Azure Dragon Wood trees, with one going to the sect, one kept by Ji An, and four set aside for sale.
• Ji An showed True Lord Zhengyang and Jia Yu the transforming spirit plants on Crimson Flame Peak and explained that Golden Core cultivator ashes had helped his Soul Nurturing Wood grow.
• True Lord Zhengyang praised Ji An’s value to the sect and gave him a Profound Earth Marrow Refining Pill for Golden Fur, his Spirit Seeking Rat.
• Ji An led True Lord Zhengyang and Jia Yu to the Cold Pool’s bottom, where True Lord Zhengyang recognized Ji An’s spirit lotus as a treasure plant called the Pure Water Lotus.

True Lord Zhengyang negotiated with the Merchant Alliance for Golden Core Pills, then weighed two plans for raising Crimson Flame Peak’s Spirit Vein and chose to cultivate only its core area. He also decided to travel to Central Continent with Han Yan to seek the Golden Core Pill formula and alchemy inheritances.

• True Lord Cangwu told True Lord Zhengyang that Golden Core Pills had sold out and that he could only submit a reservation request to the Merchant Alliance’s Nascent Soul True Lords.
• Meng Yonghua surveyed Crimson Flame Peak’s Spirit Vein with Ji An and True Lord Zhengyang, then presented two plans for raising its grade.
• Jia Yu and Zhang Zizhao reported that the sect could immediately gather materials for cultivating the core area, while the overall plan lacked resources and risked disrupting Western Continent’s markets.
• True Lord Zhengyang chose the core-area plan, and Ji An received word that the array flags and formation plates would be ready in three months.
• True Lord Zhengyang told Han Yan that he would travel to Central Continent with her so she could seek alchemy inheritances and help authenticate the Golden Core Pill formula.

True Lord Zhengyang persuaded the Earth Dragon Beast to accompany him on a thirty-year trip to Central Continent in exchange for spirit fruits. Ji An collected payment for Azure Dragon Wood, received a powerful thunder talisman, prepared for a journey north, and began refining Spirit Binding Stakes.

• True Lord Zhengyang offered the Earth Dragon Beast thirty high-grade Earth Spirit Fruits to accompany him to Central Continent, and the beast agreed to receive the remaining twenty after they returned.
• Jia Yu paid Ji An 140 High-grade Spirit Stones for the Top-Grade Azure Dragon Wood and gave him a third-order mid-grade Geng Metal Divine Thunder Talisman for protection.
• Ji An visited Zhang Zizhao to exchange Contribution Points for materials to make Grade 1 Top-Grade Spirit Binding Stakes and said he planned to travel to the Extreme North Ice Plains.
• Ji An returned to Crimson Flame Peak, purified five types of sand and stone, shaped them into stakes, and began inscribing their Dharma Restrictions.

Ji An refined array foundations to cultivate the Spirit Fields in the Gourd World, then prepared to leave Western Continent and completed his purchase of the Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner. During the banner’s blood sacrifice, his essence blood awakened an ancient Azure Dragon roar.

• Ji An refined one hundred and eighty array foundations over ten days and installed them with Spirit Stones to activate a formation for cultivating the five Spirit Fields in the Gourd World.
• More than two months later, formation masters from Central Continent arrived at Crimson Flame Peak and began work on the Spirit Vein cultivation formation.
• True Lord Zhengyang gave Ji An two Bing Fire Divine Thunder Talismans and advised him to avoid the Bai Clan of White Dragon Mountain when he traveled to Silver Moon City.
• Half a month after the Spirit Vein cultivation formation began operating, Ji An traveled to Azure Cloud Immortal City and paid the remaining balance for the Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner.
• At Myriad Treasure Tower, Ji An sprayed his blood onto the banner as instructed, and its Azure Dragon devoured the blood and released an ancient roar that startled the artifact refiner.

Ji An received the highly spiritual Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner from Wan Jinrong, who befriended him and invited him to visit the Myriad Treasure Tower in Central Continent. Ji An then visited the Golden Puppet Pavilion and asked Fang Shiping about buying a second-tier Top-Grade defensive puppet.

• Wan Jinrong completed the Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner, whose dragon-like spiritual cry impressed him, and Ji An bound it to himself.
• Wan Jinrong inferred that Ji An had cultivated a Wood Element method during Foundation Establishment and explained why his essence blood had awakened the banner's spirituality.
• Wan Jinrong served Ji An Phoenix Dance Danxia Tea, which stirred his Fire Element Divine Mansion, and gave him a jade token for finding him at the Myriad Treasure Tower.
• Fang Shiping considered the Golden Spirit Sect's Azure Dragon Wood and concluded that its cultivation site could not offer his pavilion a fortune.
• Ji An entered the Golden Puppet Pavilion, spoke with Fang Shiping, and asked to purchase a second-tier Top-Grade defensive puppet.

Ji An tested and purchased two Grade 2 top-grade puppets from Golden Puppet Pavilion, then visited Treasure Talisman Pavilion to sell his talismans and exchange Spirit Stones. He ended the chapter converting his accumulated mid-grade Spirit Stones into High-grade Spirit Stones after paying a steep fee.

• Ji An tested three defensive puppets with the Fire Dragon Burning Heaven Art and found that their defenses and movements remained intact.
• Ji An bought a golden-armored puppet, then persuaded Fang Shiping to arrange a discount so he could also buy a Flame Dragon Eagle.
• Ji An left the Merchant Airship with only three High-grade Spirit Stones remaining and went to Azure Cloud Immortal City.
• Ji An sold his top-grade spirit talismans at Treasure Talisman Pavilion for thirty thousand Spirit Stones.
• Ji An agreed to pay a thirty-percent handling fee to exchange his proceeds and accumulated mid-grade Spirit Stones for High-grade Spirit Stones.

Ji An reunited with Zhang Yuanshan and Zhao Mengyao, explained why he had kept his distance, and told them he planned to leave the sect to travel and seek insight into the Five Elements' mutual generation. Before departing, he used his merits to help his old friends prepare to exchange for Foundation Replenishing Pills.

• Ji An exchanged Spirit Stones at Treasure Talisman Pavilion and learned that Yin Ling Su had died after failing to break through to the Origin Seeking Stage.
• Zhang Yuanshan and Zhao Mengyao visited Ji An at Crimson Flame Peak, where he explained that a Blood Corrupting Soul Chasing Curse had kept him from attending Chu He's funeral.
• Ji An revealed that he was at Fifth Turn of Chaoyuan Stage Perfection and planned to leave the sect to comprehend the Five Elements' mutual generation.
• Ji An offered to cover the minor merits Zhang Yuanshan and Zhao Mengyao lacked for Foundation Replenishing Pills, and they accepted his help.
• Ji An brought Zhang Yuanshan and Zhao Mengyao to Sunrise Peak Treasure Pavilion and transferred merits for their pills; Jia Yu said they could claim them after reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection and would have to take them under the sect's supervision.