Chapter Summaries

Lan Chang'an returned from the Sea God Palace with a Tier 5 Longevity Item, which extended his lifespan and unexpectedly advanced his cultivation, then reunited with Zhao Shiyao and resumed his quiet cultivation. News of Ling Chun’s vindication and Corpse King Island’s demand for his captured corpses reached him, while the Moon Empress began investigating Elder Lu.

• Lan Chang'an traded spoils with True Lord Fuhai for a third Sea Banner Magic Treasure and warned him that Priestess Pu and a Shadow Demon Monarch might threaten the Great Abyss.
• Lan Chang'an took a Tier 4 Premium Longevity Pill and then swallowed a Tier 5 Longevity Item, extending his lifespan and gaining over twenty years of cultivation progress.
• Lan Chang'an returned to Hidden Mist Island, reunited with Zhao Shiyao, and heard how she had fought during the Great Sea Tide while keeping a scar as a reminder of the dangers she faced.
• Lan Chang'an repaired and upgraded his Tier 4 Puppets, then rejected Corpse King Island’s demand for three refined corpses and offered to trade them only for a Tier 4 Middle-Grade puppet.
• The Moon Empress, Yun Yaoxi, learned of Elder Lu’s conflict with Corpse King Island and ordered continued scrutiny of his mysterious origins and remarkable battle record.

Lan Chang'an completed his Tier 4 Puppet Array after trading with Corpse King Island and obtaining the materials he needed, while Star-Moon Palace and other powerful factions continued trying to draw him in. Zhao Shiyao awakened an Acquired Dao Body, but Di Yan Jun failed to awaken a new bloodline talent; Lan Chang'an comforted him and secretly helped him leave Hidden Mist Island.

• Lan Chang'an traded his Tier 4 Middle-Grade Corpse Puppet to Corpse King Island for a damaged Giant Spirit Puppet and rare materials, while Star-Moon Palace and the Azure Sea Merchant Alliance acquired the other Corpse Puppets.
• Lan Chang'an and Puppet Master Wei dismantled the Giant Spirit Puppet and forged three upgraded puppets; after one refinement failed, Lan Chang'an obtained the remaining materials by selling his last Tier 4 Flying Zombie to the Merchant Alliance.
• Lan Chang'an and Puppet Master Wei completed and tested a formation of four Tier 4 Middle-Grade Puppets and the Commander Puppet, finding that it could contend with a top Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator.
• Zhao Shiyao returned from the Awakening Spirit Pool with an Acquired Dao Body that granted Sea Demon Enchanting Sound and Silver Scale Body Protection, and she shared her awakening insights with Lan Chang'an.
• Di Yan Jun used High-Grade Bloodline Holy Water in an Awakening Spirit Pool but awakened no new talent, so Lan Chang'an comforted him and secretly escorted him away from Hidden Mist Island.