Chapter Summaries

The Tian Clan declined to immediately aid the Chang Clan, while the Sun Clan faced attacks on two spirit vein lands and Sun Wubin went to confront Chen Changsheng. Li Qianqing left the battle below to support Chen Changsheng, who remained under pressure as the fight continued.

• Tian Baobao advised against aiding the Chang Clan, and Tian Clan Head decided to delay before telling them their offer was insufficient.
• Sun Wubin learned that the Chen Clan was attacking two Sun Clan spirit vein lands with a large force, including unfamiliar cultivators, and Sun Clan Head approved his deployment.
• Li Qianqing watched Li Clan and Chen Clan cultivators besiege a Sun Clan spirit vein land until Chen Changsheng called him to support the battle above.
• Sun Wubin fought Chen Changsheng, who defended with a Low-Grade Spirit Tool and tried to hold out for Li Qianqing.
• Two exhausted Qi Refining cultivators watched the battle, and a Chen Clan cultivator expected Li Qianqing to arrive in time.

Li Qianqing arrived in time to drive Sun Wubin away and help Chen Changsheng secure the Sun Family spirit vein land. As the Li and Chen families prepared to seize another site, Li Xunming reached the Chang Clan Ancestral Land while its defenses were failing.

• Chen Changsheng struggled against Sun Wubin's Fire Tiger spirit art as his spiritual power dwindled.
• Li Qianqing arrived and attacked Sun Wubin with a short sword, forcing him to retreat without breaking the Foundation Establishment cultivators' unspoken rules.
• Chen Changsheng thanked Li Qianqing and proposed taking another Sun Family spirit vein land for the Li Family, and Li Qianqing agreed.
• Chang Clan Head waited anxiously for the Weishui Tian Clan's promised support as the Chang Clan's Mountain Protection Spirit Array neared collapse.
• Li Xunming arrived at the Chang Clan Ancestral Land after confirming that the Chang Family cultivators at a spirit vein land had all been killed.

The Ma and Li Clans broke the Chang Clan’s spirit array, killed Chang Yousheng, and divided the conquered spirit-vein lands, while the Chen Clan also took three lands from the Sun Family. News of the shifting balance spread through Wutong Prefecture, leaving former Chang Clan affiliates to decide whether to join another force or become independent.

• Li Xunming joined Li Lilong, Ma Xuanzong, and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators in battering the Chang Clan’s weakening spirit array.
• Chang Yousheng ordered the spirit medicines destroyed, but Li Xunting slowed his escape and the five allied Foundation Establishment cultivators killed him as the Ma Family’s forces subdued the remaining Chang Clan cultivators.
• Ma Xuanzong awarded the Li Clan three single-vein lands, and Li Lilong accepted the agreement on the clan’s behalf.
• Cultivators discussed the Chang Clan’s destruction, the Chen Clan’s gains against the Sun Family, and the Li Clan’s growing influence across Wutong Prefecture.
• Former Chang Clan affiliates debated joining the Ma, Sun, or Li Clan, while the Qiu Clan considered breaking away from the Tian Clan and becoming independent.

The Sun Clan struggled to respond after the Chang Clan’s annihilation and the loss of three spirit vein lands, while the Li Clan consolidated its gains in Wutong Prefecture. A year later, Yan Xuewei prepared to enter seclusion for Core Formation, hoping to gain the strength and influence needed to protect the Li Clan from pressure within Clear Wind Valley.

• The Sun Clan Head and Sun Wubin discussed their losses, criticized the Weishui Tian Clan for failing to reinforce the Chang Clan, and hoped the Heaven Harmony Sect would intervene.
• Li Qianqing told Li Xunchen he could guard the merged spirit veins in Wutong Prefecture in a few years, and Li Xunchen agreed despite worrying that Li Xunting would challenge him.
• The Li Clan counted five spirit vein lands gained in Wutong Prefecture and planned how to staff them and consolidate its growing resources.
• Yan Xuewei finished preparing for Core Formation, informed Duan Rongrong, and sent Li Qianqing a Sound Transmission Talisman about entering seclusion.
• Yan Xuewei recognized that factions in Clear Wind Valley might try to suppress the Li Clan and hoped Core Formation would let her defend its interests.

Li Qianqing received news that Yan Xuewei was entering seclusion to form her core and that Li Xunting had reached mid-stage Foundation Establishment, prompting him to accelerate his cultivation plans. Meanwhile, Shu Shu began attempting to break through to Second Order, and after nine months in seclusion, the cultivation room finally showed signs of movement.

• Li Qianqing learned that Yan Xuewei was entering Core Formation seclusion and that Li Xunting had broken through to mid-stage Foundation Establishment.
• Li Qianqing revised his plan to reach Foundation Establishment Late Stage in about five years, then began guiding four Three Spiritual Roots clansmen.
• Li Xingsheng learned that Shu Shu felt ready to break through and placed the Mutated Gold Devouring Rat in his cultivation room with a fully activated Spirit Gathering Array.
• Li Xingsheng told Changming about Shu Shu's breakthrough attempt, cleansed the Flame Turtle with his Beast Taming Art, and returned to watch over Shu Shu.
• Li Xingsheng replenished the Spirit Gathering Array's Mid-Grade Spirit Stones during Shu Shu's nine months in seclusion, and movement finally came from the cultivation room.

Shu Shu successfully broke through to become a Second Order Early-Stage demon beast, and Li Qianqing’s clan prepared to use it to search Xiangshui Prefecture for Metal Spirit Ore. Meanwhile, Li Qiuling advanced in alchemy, and Li Qiuben discovered he had a Dual Spiritual Root.

• After nine months of waiting, Li Xingsheng saw Shu Shu’s aura stabilize and found that Shu Shu had become a Second Order Early-Stage demon beast.
• Li Xingsheng brought Shu Shu to Li Cunliu, who assigned them thirty years to search Xiangshui Prefecture for Metal Spirit Ore.
• Li Qianqing learned of Shu Shu’s breakthrough, then praised Li Qiuling for refining twenty-seven Rank 1 High-Grade Healing Pills from ten portions of materials.
• At Yun Li Village, Li Qiuben went with his father to town for spiritual-root testing and passed the second round.
• Li Xunfen discovered that Li Qiuben had a Dual Spiritual Root, and Li Qiuben learned he could become a cultivator.

Li Qianqing discovered that Li Qiuben, a dual spiritual root cultivator, possessed the Flora Body and helped him complete Qi Induction into the Body. By the following year, Li Qiuben had reached Qi Refining Second Layer and earned permission to tend a spiritual field, while Li Qianqing kept his special physique secret because of its value to the family.

• During Qi Induction into the Body, Li Qiuben struggled because his Flora Body required abundant spiritual energy, so Li Qianqing intervened and helped him succeed.
• Li Qianqing explained Li Qiuben's special physique and began adjusting his lessons, while warning him to keep the Flora Body secret.
• Li Qianqing learned that Li Qiuben already loved planting and harvesting, so he did not need to cultivate that interest.
• After Li Qiuben reached Qi Refining Second Layer in less than half a year, Li Qianqing agreed to assign him half a mu of spiritual field if he mastered two minor spells.
• Li Qianqing gave Li Qiuben a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills as advance payment and considered how his Flora Body could make him exceptionally valuable to the family.

Li Qianqing learned that Yan Xuewei had successfully formed her core, easing pressure on the Li Clan and prompting him to prepare to attend her Core Formation banquet. Her breakthrough strengthened her standing in Clear Wind Valley, while Huo Tianling feared the consequences and began preparing for her own advancement.

• Li Qianqing considered the risks of exposing Li Qiuben’s Flora Body and opened a half-mu Rank 1 Low-Grade Spiritual Field for him to cultivate White Corn.
• Over the following seven months, Li Qiuben tended the field well and maintained the expected cultivation progress for a Dual Spiritual Root cultivator with a Flora Body.
• Li Qianqing received Yan Xuewei’s Sound Transmission Talisman confirming her successful Core Formation and inviting him to her banquet half a month later.
• Yan Xuewei’s breakthrough created a vast spiritual phenomenon over her cave residence, and Clear Wind Valley’s cultivators recognized that she had formed her core.
• Huo Tianling worried that Yan Xuewei’s success would diminish her own chances of obtaining a Core Formation Spiritual Object, so she began seclusion to reach Foundation Establishment Peak.
• The Clear Wind Valley Master welcomed Yan Xuewei’s success and recognized that her new status would make it difficult for anyone to suppress the Xiangshui Li Clan.

Yan Xuewei successfully formed her core and invited Li Qianqing to her Core Formation Banquet, where they discussed the Li Family’s plans and requests. The chapter ended as Li Qianqing attended the banquet and observed six Core Formation cultivators gathered in Clear Wind Valley’s main hall.

• Yan Xuewei formed her core, sent Li Qianqing a message inviting him to her banquet, and celebrated with Duan Rongrong.
• Li Qianqing arrived in Clear Wind Valley half a month later and congratulated Yan Xuewei in her new residence.
• Li Qianqing asked Yan Xuewei to help collect the three Main Spiritual Medicines for Foundation Establishment Pills, and she agreed.
• Yan Xuewei offered to look for a Core Formation cultivation method for Li Qianqing, who instead asked her to seek the second half of the Hurricane Cloud Skill.
• Yan Xuewei asked the Li Family to help find materials for her Natal Magic Treasure, then hosted her Core Formation Banquet three days later.
• Li Qianqing attended the banquet and saw six other Core Formation cultivators in Clear Wind Valley’s main hall.

After attending Yan Xuewei’s Core Formation banquet, Li Qianqing returned to Changqing Mountain and broke through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage. His newly revealed techniques and immense divine sense gave him formidable strength as he planned his next cultivation.

• Li Qianqing accepted the prominent seating Yan Xuewei arranged for him and gave Duan Rongrong several Rank 2 Mid-Grade Spirit Enhancement Pills.
• After Yan Xuewei’s banquet ended, she personally saw Li Qianqing off, and Clear Wind Valley disciples noted that their cultivators should treat the Li Family with care.
• Li Qianqing reviewed the Li Family’s plans, including its spirit vein migration, Li Qiuxue’s failed foundation establishment, and the Foundation Establishment Pill intended for Li Qiuling.
• Li Qianqing entered seclusion and successfully advanced from Peak Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment to Foundation Establishment Late Stage in ten days.
• Li Qianqing discovered that his divine sense exceeded four li and received the Core Formation methods of the Nine Flames Art along with the first move of the Extinguishing Spirit Three Absolutes secret technique.
• Li Qianqing decided to focus on cultivating other methods before learning Three Flames, Pursue the Sun and Fall, which required scarce Flame Sun Essence.

Li Qianqing broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and prepared for a dangerous opportunity ahead. At the year-end meeting, Li Cunliu passed him the Li Clan headship as his own lifespan neared its end, and the clan accepted the change as Li Qianqing’s leadership began.

• Li Qianqing checked the shattered Mysterious Pearl, informed Li Cunliu of his breakthrough, and began preparing to cultivate the Heavy Origin Skill for his coming trials.
• Li Cunliu learned of Li Qianqing’s breakthrough and decided to pass him the clan head position before his remaining lifespan ran out.
• At the Core High-Level Meeting, Li Cunliu announced Li Qianqing as the new clan head and said he would not live to see the Li Clan become a Core Formation clan.
• Li Qianqing became the Li Clan’s clan head, and clan members welcomed the news while worrying that Li Cunliu’s death was approaching.
• Half a month later, cultivators across Xiangshui Prefecture had heard of Li Qianqing’s appointment and recognized his influence over the Li Clan.

Li Qianqing’s rise to clan head and late-stage Foundation Establishment reassured the Li Clan’s allies and drew attention from rival forces, while he refined pills and planned a future trip to Da Ming Country. At Azure Wave Lake, Li Xingsheng discovered that Pao Pao had reached the threshold of Second Order and arranged to return when the carp was ready to break through.

• Rogue cultivators and subordinate clans discussed Li Qianqing’s late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation and welcomed his leadership of the Li Clan.
• Li Qianqing began refining Rank 2 Mid-Grade Spirit Enhancement Pills and planned to seek his second opportunity in Da Ming Country after using his remaining high-grade pills and further cultivating Heavy Origin Skill.
• At Azure Wave Lake, Li Xingsheng and Shu Shu surveyed the lake while discussing newly discovered Metal Spirit Ores that the Li Clan would wait to mine.
• Li Xingsheng fed Pao Pao Fish Spirit Grass and used the Beast Taming Art to help the Iron Carp absorb its medicinal power.
• Li Xingsheng sensed that Pao Pao had reached the threshold of Second Order and told it to digest the remaining medicinal power before beginning its breakthrough.

Li Xingsheng arranged for two micro spirit veins to be added to Azure Wave Lake so Pao Pao could cultivate and improve the Spirit Fish industry. After Pao Pao successfully reached the Second Order, Li Xingsheng tested its strength and left it to guard the lake and help raise the fish.

• Li Xingsheng asked Li Qianqing to add two micro spirit veins to Azure Wave Lake, and Li Qianqing agreed to have the work done.
• Within half a month, the Li Family migrated two micro spirit veins from nearby independent Qi Refining clans to Azure Wave Lake.
• Li Xingsheng returned to the lake and instructed Pao Pao to begin its breakthrough while he stayed nearby to cultivate.
• After more than fifty days, Pao Pao successfully broke through to the Second Order and showed signs of a possible bloodline advancement.
• Li Xingsheng tested Pao Pao's attacks, concluded it could guard Azure Wave Lake without a second-order spirit array, and told it to help the Spirit Fish grow.

Li Qianqing marked his hundredth year as Li Xunming reached Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and the old clan head Li Cunliu died peacefully of old age. Two years later, Li Qianqing cultivated and supported the clan’s younger cultivators while waiting for the right time to act, until an unexpected cultivator arrived at Changqing Mountain.

• Li Xunming broke through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, bringing the clan’s total to four cultivators at that stage.
• Li Cunliu exhausted his Lifespan and died, and the clan’s core members gathered for his funeral while the Sun Clan kept its distance.
• Independent Qi Refining clans celebrated Li Cunliu’s death, while the Li family’s subordinate forces and Foundation Establishment neighbors reacted cautiously.
• Two years later, Li Qianqing assessed his cultivation and planned to go out and temper himself after serving as Clan Head for more than five years.
• Li Qianqing visited Li Qiuben, who cared for spiritual medicines and spirit grain, then returned to cultivate with a Second-Order High Grade Spirit Enhancement Pill.
• The following June, a cultivator arrived at Changqing Mountain sooner than Li Qianqing had expected.

Yan Xuewei delivered Li Qianqing the ingredients for one furnace of Foundation Establishment Pills, and he refined five pills during seclusion. He showed two to Li Lilong, leaving the family with pills for Li Qiuling and Li Qiuben, while keeping the remaining three for after his planned trip to seek opportunities.

• Yan Xuewei visited Li Qianqing, delivered the Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients and a Water Fusion Fruit, and shared information about Clear Wind Valley.
• Li Qianqing refined the ingredients in his High-Grade Spirit Tool Alchemy Furnace and successfully produced five Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Li Qianqing planned to keep three pills for after his future training trip and continued guiding the Li Family’s younger cultivators.
• Li Lilong waited for Li Qianqing and asked how the refining had gone; Li Qianqing showed him two pills, surprising him.

Li Xunming returned from Lu Kingdom with a cultivation technique suited to Li Qiuben and recounted escaping a dangerous ruin expedition. After finishing his Spirit Enhancement Pills, Li Qianqing prepared to leave the family to gain experience and seek an opportunity for Core Formation.

• Li Qianqing told Li Lilong that he had refined two Foundation Establishment Pills, and they discussed gathering more medicinal ingredients for future pills.
• Li Xunming returned from Lu Kingdom and told Li Qianqing how he escaped a ruin expedition after discovering that one of his opponents had hidden his strength.
• Li Xunming gave Li Qianqing the first half of the Simple Grass Spirit Art, which could help Li Qiuben ripen spiritual medicines after Foundation Establishment.
• Li Qianqing finished refining his last Second-Order High Grade Spirit Enhancement Pill and went to Li Lilong to hand over family duties before departing.
• Li Lilong asked whether Li Qianqing was leaving to seek an opportunity for Core Formation.

Li Qianqing arranged for Li Lilong to oversee clan matters while he left to seek a Core Formation opportunity, then encouraged Li Qiuben’s spiritual medicine experiments before departing Changqing Mountain. Three days later, he reached eastern Tianhe County and prepared to cross a small tributary of the Nether River toward Da Ming Country.

• Li Qianqing told Li Lilong that he planned to seek a Core Formation opportunity, naming Lu Kingdom and Da Ming Country as possible destinations while handing over clan guidance and training.
• Li Qianqing visited Li Qiuben, supported his efforts to cultivate better spiritual medicine seeds, and advised him to communicate more with clan members.
• Li Qianqing told Li Qiuben to consult Mid-Four Great Grandfather if problems arose while he was away, then sent Yan Xuewei a message about his plans and asked her to watch over the Li Family.
• Li Qianqing left Changqing Mountain at night and, three days later, arrived in eastern Tianhe County, where the Nether River’s influence had already reduced the local population.
• Li Qianqing considered the Nether River’s divisions of the Southern Sea Region and noted that he only needed to cross a small tributary.

Li Qianqing crossed a Nether River tributary into Da Ming Country, where he planned to seek an opportunity in Yanyu Prefecture. Back in Zhao Kingdom, Li Xingwei asked Li Lilong to let him attempt Foundation Establishment, and Li Lilong sealed him inside the clan’s Foundation Establishment cave residence.

• Li Qianqing recovered his spiritual power beside the Nether River and flew east across it, defeating a powerful Big-Head Sharp-Tooth Fish and another Nether Race along the way.
• Li Qianqing reached Xiangyuan Prefecture in Da Ming Country and began recovering his spiritual power before continuing toward Yanyu Prefecture.
• Li Xingwei arrived at Changqing Mountain and learned from Li Lilong that Li Qianqing had gone out to temper himself through experience.
• Li Xingwei told Li Lilong that he planned to attempt Foundation Establishment before his qi and blood began to decline.
• Li Lilong brought Li Xingwei to the clan’s Foundation Establishment cave residence, activated its Spirit Gathering Array, and closed the stone gate.

Li Xingwei began attempting Foundation Establishment while Li Qianqing gathered information in Da Ming Country and was targeted by Yan Zhenghu and He Dongsheng. Li Qianqing turned the ambush around, incapacitating both men with his divine sense techniques.

• Li Xingwei calmly prepared for Foundation Establishment and officially began his attempt inside the Spirit Gathering Array.
• Disguised as a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator, Li Qianqing visited the Xiyun Prefecture City Cultivator Market to gather information about Da Ming Country.
• He Dongsheng identified Li Qianqing as a wealthy target and persuaded his master, Yan Zhenghu, an Early Stage Core Formation cultivator, to pursue him.
• Li Qianqing sensed Yan Zhenghu and He Dongsheng following him outside the city and recognized their cultivation levels.
• Li Qianqing trapped Yan Zhenghu and He Dongsheng in the Bewitching Heart illusion, then struck Yan Zhenghu with Void God Needle, leaving him unable to control his body or spiritual power.

Li Qianqing killed Yan Zhenghu and He Dongsheng after they targeted him, then collected their belongings and prepared to travel to Yanyu Prefecture. In Zhao Kingdom, Li Xingwei emerged from secluded cultivation after successfully establishing his foundation without a Foundation Establishment spiritual item.

• Li Qianqing learned that Yan Zhenghu did not recognize him, burned him to ashes, and took his low-grade Storage Ring.
• He Dongsheng awoke with his spiritual power and divine sense sealed, revealed his ability to sense valuable items, and Li Qianqing burned him as well.
• Li Qianqing found techniques, a small ancient-bronze bell, and spirit stones among the cultivators’ belongings, bringing his total spirit stone wealth to eighty thousand.
• Li Qianqing decided to leave Da Ming Country and head directly for Yanyu Prefecture.
• After two and a half months of secluded cultivation, Li Xingwei successfully established his foundation, and Li Lilong congratulated him.