Vol. 1The Li Clan Rises

Li Qianqing advanced in cultivation and influence as he strengthened the Li Clan through battle, diplomacy, and alchemy. The volume ended with Li Lilong established in Foundation Establishment and the Li Clan hosting Clear Wind Valley elder Yan Xuewei at his banquet.

  • Li Qianqing exposed Li Qianbao’s betrayal and helped the Li Clan lure Qiu Peichang’s Loose Cultivators into an ambush at Changle Mountain.
  • Li Qianyin charged Fei Xiangqing as Li Qianqing prepared to watch over her and Fei Xiangqing raised his defensive magic tool.
  • Li Qianqing became a core high-level member, identified and guided Li Xingtian and Li Qiantong, and helped improve ties with the Huang Clan.
  • Huang Zhifeng decided to attend Li Cunliu’s birthday celebration personally after Li Qianqing delivered the invitation.
  • Li Qianqing helped the Li and Huang Clans defeat the Jiang Clan’s claim to the Miniature Spirit Mine and discovered Li Xunting’s Ice Spiritual Body.
  • Li Cunliu bid 32,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones for a Foundation Establishment Pill, and Li Qianqing raised the bid to 33,000.
  • Li Qianqing helped the Li Clan navigate Clear Wind Valley’s conflict, advanced to Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and supported Li Lilong’s successful Foundation Establishment.
  • At Li Lilong’s banquet, Yan Xuewei arrived with a pill for him, while Li Qianyin and Li Xunting spoke about their Foundation Establishment prospects.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1The Changle Mountain Ambush

Li Qianqing advanced his cultivation and secretly displayed remarkable Alchemy talent while settling at Changle Mountain. After uncovering Li Qianbao’s betrayal, he helped the Li Clan lure the Loose Cultivators into an ambush, where the battle began.

  • Li Qianqing reached Qi Refining Fourth Layer, secured an assignment to Changle Mountain, and brought Li Qianyin there after she mastered the required spells.
  • Li Qianqing tended White Corn, learned Alchemy from Li Ditu, and proved talented enough to earn the clan’s protection and secrecy about his abilities.
  • Li Qianqing refined Fasting Pills and Qi Gathering Pills, gained Contribution Points, and advanced to Qi Refining Sixth Layer while keeping watch over Li Cunlan.
  • After Li Cunlan died, Li Qianqing killed Li Qianbao before he could alert the Loose Cultivators, then helped Li Ditu and Li Lihe plan an ambush.
  • Li Cunliu approved Li Qianqing’s plan to use a Bewildering Formation at Changle Mountain, and the Li cultivators set the trap with a fabricated message about Li Cunlan’s death.
  • Qiu Peichang led seven Loose Cultivators into the Mist Cloud Array, where Li Ditu activated the formation and ordered the Li cultivators to attack.
  • Li Qianyin charged Fei Xiangqing as Li Qianqing prepared to watch over her, and Fei Xiangqing raised his defensive magic tool.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2A New Role in the Li Clan

Li Qianqing advanced to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, took on greater responsibilities in the Li Clan, and guided two newly discovered cultivators. He also opened a path toward closer ties with the Huang Clan, whose leader decided to attend Li Cunliu’s birthday himself.

  • Li Qianqing helped the Li Clan defeat the Loose Cultivators at Changle Mountain, then refined pills and sold his surplus in two prefectures.
  • After reaching the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, Li Qianqing returned to Changqing Mountain, where the clan promoted him to a core high-level member and assigned him to guide young cultivators and oversee pill refining.
  • Li Qianqing led the annual Spiritual Root testing, identifying Li Xingtian and Li Qiantong, then taught them the basics of cultivation.
  • Li Qianyin forged nine Mid-Grade Magic Tools for Li Qianqing’s Floating Shadow Blade secret art and named them Nine Lives Soul Chaser.
  • At the Li Family’s core high-level meeting, Li Qianqing recommended improving relations with the Huang Clan, and Li Cunliu tasked him with inviting the clan to his birthday celebration.
  • Li Qianqing delivered 1,602 Qi Gathering Pills to Li Lilong, then traveled to Pingding Mountain and invited the Huang Clan on Li Cunliu’s behalf.
  • Huang Lixin agreed to send someone to the celebration, and Huang Zhifeng decided to attend personally.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3The Mine and the Ice Soul Stone

Li Qianqing helped the Li and Huang Clans secure the Miniature Spirit Mine, then discovered Li Xunting’s Ice Spiritual Body and took her first steps toward cultivation. He accompanied Li Cunliu to an auction, where they bought an Ice Soul Stone and began competing for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

  • Li Qianqing and Huang Lixin rejected an equal division of the Miniature Spirit Mine, and the clans agreed to settle their shares with spell duels.
  • Li Qianqing killed Jiang Chuntu and Jiang Chunfeng during the contest and battle, and Huang Zhifeng ruled that the Jiang Clan had forfeited its claim.
  • The Li, Huang, and Chen Clans began mining the Miniature Spirit Mine, increasing the Li Family’s income and cultivation allocations.
  • Li Qianqing reached the Qi Refining Eighth Layer and discovered that Li Xunting had a Grade B Ice Spiritual Body, then gave her the Frost Ice Art.
  • Li Cunliu invited Li Qianqing to an auction in Xinhe City, where Li Cunliu won a High-Grade Ice Soul Stone for 335 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
  • After Clan Head Liu won a Mid-Grade Spirit Tool, Li Cunliu bid 32,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones for a Foundation Establishment Pill, and Li Qianqing raised the bid to 33,000.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4The Li Clan Rises

Li Qianqing guided the Li Family through Clear Wind Valley’s conflict while Li Xunting improved her cultivation and Li Lilong succeeded in establishing his foundation. The arc left the Li Clan stronger and hosting an unexpected Clear Wind Valley elder at Li Lilong’s Foundation Establishment Banquet.

  • Li Cunliu bought a Foundation Establishment Pill for Li Lilong, while Li Qianqing recognized the value of a mysterious Black Luck Stone and persuaded Li Cunliu to buy it cheaply.
  • Li Qianqing used the Ice Soul Stone to help Li Xunting improve her Ice Spiritual Body and later guided her cultivation as she advanced to Qi Refining Sixth Layer.
  • Li Lilong failed his first Foundation Establishment attempt, but Li Qianqing comforted him and continued preparing the family for the dangers of Clear Wind Valley’s coming conflict.
  • Li Qianqing refined 844 Rank 1 High-Grade Qi Gathering Pills, earned sixty thousand Contribution Points, and reached Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
  • Li Cunliu followed Li Qianqing’s advice and backed the Clear Wind Valley Master, while Li Lilong succeeded in establishing his foundation on his second attempt.
  • After Clear Wind Valley’s faction prevailed, the Li Family exchanged 2,500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones for twenty-five percent of the Huang Clan’s Miniature Spirit Mine share, while the Jiang Clan paid to avoid disaster.
  • Li Cunliu welcomed affiliated clans and Foundation Establishment guests to Li Lilong’s banquet, where Clear Wind Valley elder Yan Xuewei arrived with a pill for Li Lilong.
  • At the banquet, Li Qianqing reassured Li Qianyin about her Foundation Establishment prospects, and Li Xunting declared her confidence that she would succeed.
Chapters 76–101 Summaries Read
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