Chapter Summaries

Yang Genshuo learned that the Jin Family had come to extort the Yang Family over Silver Brocade Lake and the Earth Crystal Mine. Rather than submit or confront them directly, he told Yang Fu to propose doing business, leaving the gathered Zhao and Qian families waiting to see how the Yang Family would respond.

• Jin Wei arrived at the Yang Family residence with Jin Family cultivators and demanded half the lake's harvest and mine's production, including compensation for past years.
• Yang Fu explained that the Jin Family was a powerful Beast Taming Sect clan that repeatedly harassed nearby families and could evade Cloudveil Spirit Sect intervention by retreating to its own territory.
• Yang Genshuo decided the Yang Family had to resist the extortion to protect its reputation, while prioritizing the safety of Yang Fu's children and Tian Mumu's unborn child.
• Yang Genshuo told Yang Fu to propose doing business with the Jin Family instead of fighting them head-on.
• Zhao and Qian Family cultivators gathered near Silver Brocade Lake, expecting the Yang Family to submit because they believed it could not defeat the Jin Family.

Yang Fu persuaded Jin Wei to negotiate pill distribution instead of extorting the Yang Family, while Yang Fushuo’s unusual alchemy and the pills’ hidden side effects remained a concern. After the Jin cultivators left to consult their lineage, a Zhao cultivator continued eating fish droppings to honor his promise.

• Yang Fu offered Jin Wei two pills made by Yang Fushuo’s younger brother, demonstrating their effects on a demonic beast and a tamed mount.
• Yang Fu proposed giving the Jin Family distribution rights to the pills, and Jin Wei agreed to return in three days after consulting his uncle.
• Yang Fushuo worried that the Yang Family had concealed the pills’ side effects, while Yang Fu and Yang Genshuo reflected on his history of bizarre alchemy results.
• A Zhao cultivator dove into Silver Brocade Lake and kept eating fish droppings despite pleas from the Zhao and Qian cultivators to stop.

The Yang Family reconciled with the Jin Family by agreeing to supply its new pills, turning a threat into a source of income. With the Great Nai Dynasty unified and the Demonwind Forest mapped, Yang Genshuo prepared to advance the dynasty.

• Jin Qiuchi reprimanded Jin Wei and had him apologize to Yang Fu, who struck him once and accepted the Jin Family’s gift of five Heaven-Capturing Birds.
• Yang Fu invited the Jin Family’s principal visitors inside while cultivators from the Qian Family and Zhao Family left to report what they had witnessed.
• Yang Fu and Jin Qiuchi negotiated a supply price of eighty Low-Grade Spirit Stones per pill, and both families accepted the deal.
• Yang Genshuo reflected that the Yang Family could profit through cooperation instead of conflict, and Yang Shi and Yang Fushuo began arranging pill production.
• After six years of consolidation, the Great Nai Dynasty was unified under the Blackstone Sect, and Yang Fuqing helped complete a detailed map of the Demonwind Forest.
• Yang Genshuo declared that the Great Nai Dynasty would advance next.

After stabilizing the Great Nai Dynasty through sweeping reforms, Yang Shi proposed developing Demonwind Forest as a new source of cultivation resources. Ding Zhen joined him in the venture, and Blackstone Sect began building a base while inviting cultivators across the realm to take part.

• Yang Shi’s reforms united cultivators under Blackstone Sect, redistributed spirit fields and resources, and revitalized the dynasty’s markets and recruitment.
• Yang Genshuo told Yang Shi it was time to develop Demonwind Forest and ordered him to issue a proclamation to cultivators throughout the realm.
• Yang Shi persuaded Ding Zhen that the forest held abundant treasures and urged him to pursue realms beyond the Golden Core Stage.
• Ding Zhen renewed his resolve to seek Immortal Ascension and agreed to enter Demonwind Forest with Yang Shi.
• Yang Shi led Blackstone Sect disciples to Yang Family’s Spirit Lake Manor to build a fortress base, while the proclamation attracted support from Immortal Clans.

Yang Shi’s fortress city was built outside Spirit Lake Manor as cultivators and Immortal Clans rallied to explore Demonwind Forest. Yang Fuqing guided the work of clearing demon beasts, while Yang Fujian revealed his strength by killing a hidden wolf ant; the group then continued toward the venomous spiders.

• Yang Shi mobilized spirit architects, formation masters, alchemists, and Immortal Clans to build and supply a fortified city outside Spirit Lake Manor.
• Cultivators gathered at Demonwind Forest, where they hunted demon beasts for safety and provisions as the fortress was constructed.
• Yang Fuqing warned cultivators of concealed venomous snakes, and her parrots dispersed the falling poisonous blood.
• Yang Genshuo reviewed Yang Fuqing’s Heaven Grade Beast Spirit Body and her talents for scouting, communicating with beasts, and commanding them.
• Yang Fuqing led volunteers to clear venomous spiders, and Yang Fujian followed the group after killing a hidden Qi Refining Realm wolf ant with his sword.

Three months after Bright City was completed, Yang Shi and the Blackstone Sect gathered cultivators to distribute a Demonwind Forest map and organize the hunt for its resources. Yang Shi warned that Yang Fuqing could monitor their conduct and left Bright City’s safety to his master as a mysterious legion arrived.

• The Great Nai Dynasty’s cultivators forced open the Poison Spider Sea, exposing them to attacks from ferocious beasts and teaching them to fight.
• Ding Zhen, Yang Shi, and other Blackstone Sect leaders addressed more than ten thousand cultivators in Bright City and pledged to support and protect them.
• Yang Shi unveiled a map of nearby Demonwind Forest resources, prompting cultivators to discuss opportunities suited to their abilities.
• Yang Shi urged cultivators to cooperate, threatened to execute anyone who disrupted unity, and revealed that Yang Fuqing could monitor activity in the mapped area.
• A mysterious legion entered Bright City, and Yang Shi entrusted the city’s safety to his master.

Yang Shi arranged for the Martial Sage and the Heavenly Dragon Army to keep Bright City orderly and train by hunting demonic beasts. Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian then entered Demonwind Forest, where Yang Fuqing sent spirit beasts to protect cultivators from local dangers.

• Yang Shi assigned the Martial Sage and his thousand-strong Heavenly Dragon Army to maintain order in Bright City and train in Demonwind Forest, while the Martial Sage chose to support the legion through battle rather than sect resources.
• The Martial Sage led the Heavenly Dragon Army out to hunt demonic beasts, and Ding Zhen praised the army’s united strength.
• Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian set off for Demonwind Forest, with Yang Shi warning them to remain cautious.
• Yang Fuqing sent the Giant-Winged Bat to patrol the metal spirit land and Huohuo to check on the fox tribe and help any charmed cultivators.
• Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian continued deeper into the forest as Yang Fujian offered to cut down the talking monsters they had seen.

Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian discovered a group of demon folk living in Myriad Flower Valley and learned that human activity in Demonwind Forest worried them. After spying on the demons, the siblings decided to ambush them rather than immediately report back to Yang Shi.

• Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian returned to Myriad Flower Valley, where their ancestor revealed that Twilight Flowers concealed a natural illusion formation.
• Yang Fuqing summoned the Blazing Fire Bird, which burned away the flowers and exposed the valley's caves.
• Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian entered a cave under Breath-Concealing Talismans and overheard demons discussing human cultivators and plans to seek out other Demon Race seniors.
• Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian left before the demons went hunting and considered what they had learned.
• Yang Fujian proposed ambushing and capturing the demons, and Yang Fuqing agreed.

Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian ambushed three little demons with a trapping formation and began interrogating them. Yang Fujian wounded the demons instead of asking clear questions, leaving them baffled about why their study of human language had not helped them communicate.

• Yang Genshuo watched the Yang Family members pursue their own paths and reflected on Yang Fujian's rapidly advancing martial cultivation.
• Yang Fuqing set a second-grade trapping formation along the demons' route while Yang Fujian prepared to help her.
• Xiong Ba, the fox demon, and the pig demon returned from hunting and noticed the scent of humans near the formation.
• Yang Fujian used his flying swords to knock the three demons into the formation, where vines trapped them.
• Yang Fujian slashed the demons whenever they spoke, confusing them as they wondered why human language was useless for communication.

Yang Fujian and Yang Fuqing questioned three injured demons and learned that they had escaped from the sealed Ten Thousand Demon Domain through cracks that only weak demons could cross. The demons described powerful bloodlines that had passed through earlier, and Yang Genshuo took notice when he heard them.

• Yang Fujian beat the three demons and threatened them while Yang Fuqing asked where they came from.
• Xiong Ba and the others revealed that they had escaped from the Ten Thousand Demon Domain through a rare crack in its seal.
• The demons explained that their overcrowded homeland had little food and that only demons below the Qi Refining Realm could currently pass through the cracks.
• Yang Fuqing falsely claimed that Golden Core cultivators were common among humans, frightening Xiong Ba into protecting his fur.
• The Pig Demon said that earlier cracks had let through young demons from noble bloodlines, including Rakshasa Tigers, Jade Spirit Chickens, and Soulfeather Cats, catching Yang Genshuo's attention.

Yang Genshuo learned that the weakening seal around the Ten Thousand Demon Domain could let more demons enter the human lands, while Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian lost six lesser demons who later sought help from Fox Yue. The demons recognized the person in Fox Yue’s portrait as the cultivator who had persecuted them.

• Yang Genshuo learned that the Ten Thousand Demon Domain’s barrier formation was weakening and asked Yang Fu to investigate its seal.
• Yang Fu explained the Ten Thousand Demon Domain’s history and said demons occasionally slipped into the Twelve Dynasties.
• Three demons burst through the confinement formation to rescue Xiong Ba, the Fox Demon, and the Pig Demon, and all six escaped underground from Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian.
• The six lesser demons followed demon markings for several days and found Fox Yue, a Soulfeather Cat, whom they asked for protection.
• Fox Yue showed the demons a portrait, and Xiong Ba and the others recognized the person as the cultivator who had persecuted them.

Fox Yue reunited with Yang Shi after twenty years and entered Bright City with him. Yang Shi introduced her to his children as the six little demons stood nearby.

• Fox Yue learned that the six little demons had been captured by human cultivators and compelled them to lead her to Yang Shi.
• Fox Yue brought the six demons to Bright City, where Yang Shi had established a thriving marketplace and strict public order under the Blackstone Sect.
• Yang Shi recognized Fox Yue at Bright City's gate, called off the guards, and welcomed her into the city as his friend.
• Yang Fujian and Yang Fuqing approached Yang Shi and eyed the six little demons warily, while Yang Shi said Fox Yue had brought them a gift.

Yang Fuqing recruited six escaped demons to work for her and Yang Fujian after Fox Yue vouched for them. Watching Yang Shi reunite with Fox Yue, Yang Genshuo considered whether their reunion could produce a child with Fox Yue’s Nine Lives talent, leaving Yang Shi awkwardly reacting to his ancestor’s suggestion.

• Yang Shi introduced Yang Fuqing and Yang Fujian to Fox Yue, who asked them not to harm the six little demons.
• Yang Fujian teased the demons about their earlier behavior, while Yang Fuqing asked whether they wanted to live and offered them a chance to serve her and her brother.
• Yang Fuqing persuaded the Ant Demon to join by promising food and lodging, then officially recruited all six demons.
• Yang Genshuo noticed Yang Shi and Fox Yue’s reunion and considered whether they could have a child who inherited Fox Yue’s Nine Lives talent.
• Yang Shi saw Yang Genshuo’s words urging him to try for another child and reacted awkwardly because Fox Yue’s true form was a cat.

Yang Shi struggled with the age difference and responsibility involved in a possible relationship with Fox Yue, while Yang Genshuo left the choice to him. Later, Yang Fushuo and Tian Mumu’s daughter was born with a powerful fire talent, and Yang Genshuo named her Yang Qidai to test whether the Mind Illumination Formula could raise it to Immortal Grade.

• Yang Shi told Fox Yue that his lifespan was limited and invited her to stay in Bright City and hear stories about his sons.
• Yang Shi asked Yang Genshuo how he could face the age gap with Fox Yue and avoid causing her future pain, and Yang Genshuo said the choice was his.
• Bright City prospered under Yang Shi, Yang Fushuo refined two new pills, and Tian Mumu gave birth to a daughter.
• Yang Genshuo examined the child’s Heaven Grade Flame-Burning Physique and considered whether the Mind Illumination Formula could raise it to Immortal Grade.
• Yang Genshuo named the girl Yang Qidai.

Yang Genshuo helped Guo Xiaozhi sell their Starry Drunken Dream liquor to three directors, whose praise sparked more orders from the entertainment industry. He then returned to watch over his family in the game and learned Yang Fu and Yang Fushuo were preparing to travel with the Earth Spirit Pavilion and Alchemy Pavilion to explore the Dragon God Immortal Palace again.

• Yang Genshuo collected the Yang Family’s offerings and advanced to the Body Tempering Tenth Layer, nearing the Innate Grandmaster Realm.
• Yang Genshuo told Guo Xiaozhi to serve the visiting directors food and liquor instead of showing them the distillery.
• Yang Genshuo and Guo Xiaozhi hosted Guan Hu and two other directors, who enjoyed the liquor and each bought a jar.
• The three directors shared their liquor with friends, leading nine more entertainment-industry customers to order from the factory.
• Yang Genshuo checked the game’s history log and learned Yang Fu and Yang Fushuo were preparing to join the Earth Spirit Pavilion and Alchemy Pavilion in another advance through the Dragon God Immortal Palace.

Yang Fu and the Earth Spirit Pavilion traveled to the Dragon God Immortal Palace to advance their plan to unlock its accumulated treasures. After a month aboard Long Hong’s Treasure Ship, the group arrived at the palace, while Yang Fu and Yang Fushuo discussed their family’s future and Yang Fushuo’s path to Foundation Establishment.

• Yang Fu and Han Zhong discussed the pavilion’s progress toward opening the Dragon God Immortal Palace and the benefits Yang Fu’s children could receive from his position.
• Yang Genshuo reflected on the differences between life on the Mystic Spirit Continent and in the Twelve Dynasties as Yang Fu considered sending his sons to a nearby clan school.
• Yang Fu and Yang Fushuo compared their cultivation progress, and Yang Fu offered to help his brother obtain a fire-attribute Foundation-Building Spirit Object.
• Yang Fushuo explained that sect points were scarce and expensive to obtain, and he said he had another plan for securing what he needed.
• The Earth Spirit Pavilion and Alchemy Pavilion groups boarded Long Hong’s Treasure Ship and arrived outside the Dragon God Immortal Palace after a month of travel.

At the Dragon God Immortal Palace, Yang Fu discovered that the Five-Colored Lotus could help him establish his foundation, while Yang Fushuo’s new pills greatly advanced the palace’s treasure offering. Yang Fu then found that seeds of his ancestor-improved spirit rice also counted, leaving the group with a promising new offering.

• Long Hong brought Yang Fu, Yang Fushuo, and the Earth Spirit Pavilion members to the hidden Dragon God Immortal Palace and opened its first two gates, whose palaces had already been emptied.
• Long Hong offered a mutated Five-Colored Lotus, but Yang Fu stopped him and claimed the treasure after recognizing its lightning power as suited to his Foundation Establishment.
• Yang Fu tried offering potato chips, coffee, milk tea, and candy, but none increased the altar’s progress, so he shared the snacks with the group.
• The Earth Spirit Pavilion members raised the altar’s progress to 55% with their accumulated treasures.
• Yang Fushuo offered fifty-four kinds of new pills, raising the progress to 60% and prompting Long Hong to praise the Alchemy Pavilion’s contribution.
• Yang Fu offered seeds of the Second-Generation Hybrid Spirit Rice Paddy, and the altar’s progress rose slightly.

Yang Fu’s hybrid spirit plants advanced the Dragon God Immortal Palace’s progress, and Long Hong rewarded Yang Fushuo with a powerful fire dragon scale. After the group returned to the sect, Yang Genshuo decided to have Cheng Bo create hundreds of new hybrid plants to open the palace faster.

• Yang Fu offered three hybrid spirit plants, each of which increased the Dragon God Immortal Palace’s progress by one thousandth.
• Yang Fu explained that his family’s ancestor had passed down the plants and a mysterious Hybrid Breeding Art, prompting Long Hong to suspect the Yang Family had an Elder Immortal Clan behind it.
• Du Yuyan reminded Long Hong that Yang Fushuo’s new pills had helped advance the palace’s opening, and Long Hong gave Yang Fushuo a fire dragon scale.
• Yang Fushuo absorbed the scale’s power, gaining a surge of fire energy and a treasure tool that could activate Fire Dragon Possession.
• Long Hong took everyone back to the sect and said they would return to the Immortal Palace in ten years.
• Yang Genshuo called Cheng Bo and offered to fund an independent laboratory in exchange for four hundred new hybrid plant varieties.

Yang Genshuo agreed to fund Cheng Bo’s startup genetic-modification laboratory so he could rapidly produce experimental hybrid plants, then raised money by selling medicine. Meanwhile, Yang Fu returned to the Cloudveil Spirit Sect, dealt with creditors left by Long Hong, and went home to find that Leng Li had not returned.

• Cheng Bo presented Yang Genshuo with a twenty-million startup budget and explained that producing four hundred unfamiliar hybrids could take two years, so they agreed to plant experimental seeds without waiting for follow-up analysis.
• Yang Genshuo approved the twenty-million sponsorship and told Cheng Bo to handle the laboratory paperwork while keeping his university position as a fallback.
• Yang Genshuo asked Guo Xiaozhi to sell sixty jars of Starry Drunken Dream and promote the Essence-Sealing Rejuvenation Pill to wealthy customers.
• A month later, Long Hong left Yang Fu, Yang Fushuo, and Du Yuyan at the Cloudveil Spirit Sect while fleeing creditors from the six Spirit Pavilions.
• Yang Fu calmly handled the creditors, then returned to Silver Brocade Lake and learned from Shen Yao that Leng Li had not come home.

Yang Fu took Yang Qiang and Yang Qiangyou to the Zhao Family to ask for places at its academy, easing the Zhao and Qian Families’ suspicions about the Yang Family. The next day, the boys started school, while the Yang Family’s third generation continued to grow.

• Shen Yao complained that Yang Qiang and Yang Qiangyou had plucked a hundred Spirit Herbs, and Yang Fu decided to find a way to keep them occupied.
• Yang Fu visited the Zhao Family with Shen Yao, Baji, and the boys, then asked for them to attend the local academy.
• Zhao Wuyin welcomed Yang Fu and readily agreed to enroll the children, while the Zhao and Qian Families later interpreted the visit as a gesture of friendship.
• Yang Fu returned home and told the boys that attending school would keep their mother from wanting to whip them.
• The next day, Baji brought Yang Qiang and Yang Qiangyou to the academy, where they began their school journey.