Chapter Summaries

Li Xunting led Li Clan cultivators and Clear Wind Valley Formation Elder Duan Rongrong to attack the Tian Clan Ancestral Land, while the Tian Clan scrambled to prepare its defenses and call for aid. The chapter ended as the attackers arrived and the Tian Clan activated its Earth Offering Spirit Array.

• At Changlin Mountain, Li Xunting finalized the battle plan with Ma Xuanzong and Chen Changsheng, assigning their clans a spirit vein land while the Li Clan targeted the Tian Clan Ancestral Land.
• Duan Rongrong arrived to support the Li Clan and joined the planned assault.
• The Tian Clan Head learned from a lookout that six Foundation Establishment cultivators were approaching, then requested support from the An Family and the New Moon Shen Clan.
• The Tian Clan Head summoned his clan’s Foundation Establishment cultivators and prepared the ancestral land’s defenses as the clan’s cultivators stopped their work.
• The Tian Clan Head recognized Duan Rongrong among the approaching force and ordered the Earth Offering Spirit Array fully activated.
• Li Xunting, Duan Rongrong, and the Li Clan cultivators arrived above the Tian Clan Ancestral Land.

Duan Rongrong and Li Xunting broke the Tian Clan Ancestral Land’s Earth Offering Spirit Array, forcing the Tian clan to flee. Li Xunting killed the Tian Clan Head, and she returned to find the ancestral land empty while several Tian cultivators had escaped.

• Duan Rongrong used her Five Elements Spirit Array to find a weak point in the Tian clan’s protection array, and Li Xunting began preparing a Rank 4 Spirit Art.
• The Tian Clan Head sent three cultivators out to stop Li Xunting, but Li Xunming and the other Li cultivators drove them back.
• Li Xunting unleashed Frost Ice Origin Finger, and Duan Rongrong’s array work finished breaking the Earth Offering Spirit Array.
• The Tian Clan Head ordered his clan to flee, while Li Xunting and the Li clan cultivators pursued the fleeing Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
• Li Xunting killed the Tian Clan Head and returned to find the ancestral land empty; Duan Rongrong said several cultivators had escaped her pursuit.

The Li Clan and its allies captured the Tian Clan’s ancestral land and other spirit vein holdings, while Tian Youdao escaped and the An Clan arrived too late to help. The Ma and Chen Families agreed to give the Li Clan half the gains from the newly captured spirit vein land, and Li Xunming accepted their offer.

• Li Xunting praised Duan Rongrong for breaking the Tian Clan Ancestral Land’s protective array, and Li Xunming reported killing a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Li Qiuwen and Li Changnu reported killing the Tian Clan’s early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, while Li Xunchen admitted that Tian Youdao had escaped.
• Li Xunting sent Li Xunchen to inspect the Tian Clan’s two spirit vein lands and dispatched Li Xunming to check the land attacked by the Ma Family and Chen Family.
• An Dejian and the An Clan cultivators found the Tian Clan Ancestral Land already captured and retreated without providing reinforcements.
• Ma Xuanzong and Chen Changsheng agreed to give the Li Clan fifty percent of the gains from the spirit vein land they captured, and Li Xunming arrived and accepted their offer.

After the Li Clan defeated the Tian Clan, Tian Youdao sought refuge with the An Clan and planned to join Heaven Harmony Sect to pursue revenge. Three days later, the Li Clan had taken control of the Tian Clan’s former territories, while the An Clan considered seeking aid from the New Moon Shen Clan.

• Li Xunming accepted the Ma and Chen Families’ offer to give the Li Clan fifty percent of the spiritual vein profits, then left after warning them to watch for An Clan reinforcements.
• Tian Youdao told the An Clan Head that Li Xunting and a Formation Elder from Clear Wind Valley had helped the Li Clan breach the Tian Clan’s ancestral land, leaving him apparently the clan’s only surviving Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Tian Youdao planned to send surviving Qi Refining cultivators and mortals toward the An Clan, then join Heaven Harmony Sect to seek revenge against the Li Clan.
• The An Clan Head agreed to look after the Tian Clan’s survivors and considered exaggerating the Li Clan’s strength to obtain support from the New Moon Shen Clan.
• The Li Clan absorbed the Tian Clan’s lands and most of its subordinate forces, while local Qi Refining clans argued over how to divide the remaining profits.

After the Li Family took the Tian Clan’s ancestral land, Li Qianqing distributed resources and slowed plans against the An Clan while news of the victory spread. Five years later, the clan had grown, and Li Xunming reached Foundation Establishment Peak and prepared to attempt Core Formation in about two years.

• Li Qianqing arranged for Li Xunting and other cultivators to guard Changhong Mountain, reassigned Changlin Mountain to Li Xunming, and decided to delay action against the An Clan.
• Li Changgui’s Foundation Establishment Banquet ended, and news spread that the Li Family had taken the Tian Clan’s ancestral land and shared spirit-vein lands with participating Qi Refining clans.
• Cultivators discussed the Wei Clan’s mixed results and the loss of a three-Micro-Spirit-Vein land by the Wang Family of Ziyun Prefecture.
• Five years passed with the Li Family avoiding major conflicts while its mortal population grew by two hundred thousand and two Dual Spiritual Root Foundation Establishment Seeds were born.
• Li Xunming refined a Rank 2 High-Grade Spirit Enhancement Pill, reached Foundation Establishment Peak, and decided to tell Li Qianqing that he expected to attempt Core Formation in about two years.

Li Qianqing learned that Li Xunming had reached Foundation Establishment Peak and later gave him a Blazing Sun Fruit to begin Core Formation. Meanwhile, Heaven Harmony Sect pressed the Zhao Country Royal Family to join its war against Clear Wind Valley, while Zhao Wufeng secretly followed his Ancestor’s plan to delay and manage their expectations.

• Li Xunming told Li Qianqing he planned to attempt Core Formation after preparing for about two years.
• Yi Zongde questioned Zhao Wufeng about when the Zhao Country Royal Family would join the war, and Zhao Wufeng said they would enter at a strategically favorable time.
• Yi Zongde urged the royal family to act earlier, and Zhao Wufeng agreed to discuss it with the Ancestor while privately believing his meeting had gone as planned.
• Two years later, Li Xunming told Li Qianqing he was ready to form his core, and Li Qianqing gave him a Blazing Sun Fruit.
• Li Qianqing escorted Li Xunming to a Core Formation cave abode and hoped the wider conflict would remain quiet while he attempted Core Formation.

Li Qingqing asked Li Qianqing to let her fight at Changhong Mountain, but he refused until she reached Qi Refining Ninth Layer Peak. Later, Li Xunming successfully formed his core with the help of the Blazing Sun Fruit, making the Li Clan a dual Core Formation cultivation clan.

• Li Qingqing showed Li Qianqing her newly refined First Order High-Grade puppet and asked to join the fighting, but he refused because she was too weak and reckless.
• Li Qianqing recalled Li Lilong’s decision to delay his attempt at core formation until near the end of his lifespan, despite Li Qianqing advising him to try sooner.
• Li Qianqing sensed that Li Xunming had formed his core, and a lightning-filled phenomenon in the sky confirmed the breakthrough to the Li Clan.
• Li Lilong and the clan members celebrated Li Xunming’s success and the Li Clan’s new status as a dual Core Formation cultivation clan.
• Li Xunming awoke as a genuine core formation cultivator, credited the Blazing Sun Fruit with his success, and took out a cultivation method suited to his Wind Spiritual Root.

Li Xunming learned the upper half of the Nascent Soul-level Heaven Wind Art after successfully forming his core, and his breakthrough reshaped the balance of power across Zhao Country. At his Core Formation banquet, Yan Xuewei and Li Qianqing prepared to speak privately, each with something to discuss.

• Li Xunming absorbed the Heaven Wind Art and spoke with Li Qianqing, Li Lilong, and Li Xingsheng, who discussed his breakthrough and the family's mortal birth policy.
• News of Li Xunming's core formation spread through Xiangshui Prefecture, delighting the Li Family's allies and alarming the An Clan and Heaven Harmony Sect.
• The An Clan head ordered more scouts to watch the Li Family, while the Heaven Harmony Sect considered the Li Family's growing strength a boon to Clear Wind Valley.
• More than a month later, Li Qianqing hosted Li Xunming's Core Formation banquet, which Yan Xuewei, the Longhui Wei Clan, and the Xiayong Fang Clan attended.
• After the banquet, Yan Xuewei sought a private talk with Li Qianqing, who also had something to ask her.

Li Qianqing discussed Clear Wind Valley’s negotiations with Yan Xuewei and suggested a way to improve its bargaining position. Half a year after Li Xunming formed his core, Li Qianyin prepared to refine a magic treasure for him, while he urged her to pursue Core Formation.

• Yan Xuewei told Li Qianqing that Water Cloud Gate had agreed to Clear Wind Valley’s proposal, but negotiations with Heaven Transmission Mountain remained difficult.
• Li Qianqing suggested that Clear Wind Valley use the Zhao Country Royal Family’s cooperation to alter the information passed to Heaven Transmission Mountain, and Yan Xuewei decided to report his idea to the Clear Wind Valley Master.
• Six months after Li Xunming formed his core, Li Qianyin finished refining a top-tier High-Grade Spirit Tool and summoned him to Changqing Mountain.
• Li Qianyin agreed to refine an offensive first-order low-grade magic treasure for Li Xunming, choosing materials suited to a Wind Spiritual Root cultivator and strong single-target attacks.
• Li Xunming urged Li Qianyin to spend more time cultivating after the refinement, but she questioned whether he thought Core Formation was easy.

Li Qianyin successfully refined Li Xunming’s first magic treasure, Qingfeng, while the Li Clan continued to strengthen itself and plan to take control of Weishui Prefecture. The chapter ended with Yan Xuewei negotiating with Heaven Transmission Mountain as the sect weighed the risks of joining Clear Wind Valley and Water Cloud Gate against Heaven Harmony Sect.

• Li Qianyin judged Core Formation too difficult to pursue and focused instead on artifact crafting, then spent more than half a month refining a sword for Li Xunming.
• Li Qianyin successfully made the pale cyan short sword, named it Qingfeng, and gave it to Li Xunming, who planned to travel beyond the Three Small Kingdoms after the sect conflict ended.
• Three years later, Li Qianqing reviewed the Li Clan’s growth and planned to attack the Weishui An Clan when the three sects besieged Heaven Harmony Sect.
• Li Qiuben told Li Qianqing that reaching Foundation Establishment Late Stage had increased his ability to ripen spiritual medicines by fifty percent, and Li Qianqing urged him to keep cultivating while the clan sought a Core Formation Spiritual Object for him.
• Yan Xuewei and Qi Zhenyong continued their negotiations, while Qi Zhenyong hesitated over whether Heaven Transmission Mountain would be safe if Clear Wind Valley later allied with Water Cloud Gate.

Yan Xuewei secured Heaven Transmission Mountain’s agreement to join Clear Wind Valley and Water Cloud Gate in attacking Heaven Harmony Sect two years later. As the campaign began, Li Qianqing planned the Li Clan’s takeover of the Weishui An Clan and sent Li Xunming to lead the assault, revealing that the clan would use the opportunity to defy the Zhao Country’s hidden rules.

• Yan Xuewei persuaded Qi Zhenyong to delay Heaven Transmission Mountain’s attack until two years later, citing the Li Clan’s growing strength and the favorable timing.
• After receiving Yan Xuewei’s message, Li Qianqing planned to seize the Weishui An Clan’s lands, assigning Li Xunming to its ancestral land and Li Xunting to another spirit vein site.
• Two years later, Li Qianqing told Li Xunming that Heaven Transmission Mountain and Water Cloud Gate would attack Heaven Harmony Sect on the same day the Li Clan moved against the An Clan.
• Li Xunming deduced that Clear Wind Valley also had a cooperative relationship with the Zhao Country Royal Family, and Li Qianqing confirmed his analysis.
• Li Qianqing assigned Li Xunming to guard the An Clan’s ancestral land after its spirit veins formed a Small Spirit Vein, accepting that the Li Clan would break the Zhao Country’s hidden rules.

Li Qianqing sent Li Xunming to attack the An Clan, using the turmoil around the Heaven Harmony Sect to seize another spirit-vein land. The An Clan raised its defenses and sought reinforcements after spotting Li Xunming, while Shen Xingyuan received a second urgent message.

• Li Qianqing explained to Li Xunming why the Zhao Country Royal Family was unlikely to stop the Li Clan from taking the An Clan’s territory, then ordered him to act in five days.
• The An Clan Patriarch received word that Li Clan cultivators were approaching, warned the clan’s Foundation Establishment cultivators, and prepared the ancestral land’s defensive array.
• The An Clan Patriarch sent for reinforcements from the New Moon Shen Clan after seeing the Li Clan’s group arrive.
• An Dejian recognized Li Xunming leading the attack, and the An Clan Patriarch also sent news to the Heaven Harmony Sect.
• Shen Xingyuan chose three Foundation Establishment cultivators, including himself, to support the An Clan, then received another Sound Transmission Talisman from Weishui.

Shen Xingyuan learned that multiple Core Formation clans had entered the conflict, so the Shen Clan Ancestor refused to support the An Clan, while Heaven Harmony Sect’s sect master suspected three rival sects had joined forces. Li Xunming attacked the An Clan’s ancestral land with his magical treasure, and the An Clan’s defensive array was weakening as its expected Shen Clan support failed to arrive.

• Shen Xingyuan informed the Shen Clan Ancestor that Li Xunming was attacking the An Clan, and the Ancestor refused to send support after learning other Core Formation clans had also mobilized.
• The Shen Clan Ancestor told Shen Xingyuan to briefly inform Heaven Harmony Sect, while deciding the Shen Clan would prioritize its own safety.
• Heaven Harmony Sect’s sect master received reports of attacks and withdrawn support, concluded that Clear Wind Valley, Water Cloud Gate, and Heaven Transmission Mountain had cooperated, and contacted the Zhao Country Royal Family’s Ancestor.
• The An Clan Patriarch sent Sound Transmission Talismans to the Shen Clan and Heaven Harmony Sect, then tried to delay Li Xunming while awaiting reinforcements.
• Li Xunming attacked the An Clan’s defensive array with his Qingfeng magical treasure as three Li Clan Foundation Establishment Cultivators guarded against escape.
• The An Clan Patriarch struggled to maintain the array, and the An Clan cultivators worried that the Shen Clan had abandoned them.

Li Xunming led the Li Clan in breaking the An Clan’s defenses and capturing its ancestral land after the An Clan failed to receive support from the New Moon Shen Clan. Meanwhile, Heaven Harmony Sect’s leaders debated the sudden war on three sides and began deciding how to aid their subordinate forces.

• The An Clan Patriarch ordered his people to prepare to flee when the New Moon Shen Clan’s support failed to arrive and Li Xunming’s attacks threatened to break their array.
• Li Xunming and the Li Clan cultivators broke through the An Clan’s spiritual array, killed the An Clan Patriarch and other Foundation Establishment cultivators, and seized the ancestral land.
• Li Xunming stayed behind to oversee the occupied territory and planned to move two Micro Spirit Veins there after receiving news from the other forces.
• Heaven Harmony Sect’s sect master and three Supreme Elders discussed Heaven Transmission Mountain and Water Cloud Gate joining Clear Wind Valley, while the Zhao Country Royal Family remained silent.
• Supreme Elder Liu Wuhua wanted to confront the Zhao Country Royal Family, but the sect master said he had already sent Yi Zongde to learn what was happening.
• The four leaders debated whether and how to support their subordinate forces, and the sect master began outlining the priority of support.

Heaven Harmony Sect selected subordinate forces for support while Tian Youdao hoped his mission would earn him authority. Yi Zongde learned that the Zhao Country Royal Family would not support the sect yet, and Li Xunming continued developing Changming Mountain.

• The sect master and Supreme Elders chose subordinate forces to support, prioritizing those that had performed well in the conflict with Clear Wind Valley.
• Tian Youdao received a support mission and left Heaven Harmony Sect, hoping that completing it would help him gain authority.
• Yi Zongde confronted Zhao Wushuang at Dragon Rumble Mountain and questioned why the Zhao Country Royal Family had not entered the conflict.
• Zhao Wushuang told Yi Zongde that the royal family would act when the time was right, while privately acknowledging that he was meant to give Heaven Harmony Sect only a little hope and keep it from turning against them.
• Li Xunming relocated another Micro Spirit Vein to Changming Mountain and instructed Changgui to handle the next steps.

Li Changgui prepared to adjust Changming Mountain’s spirit vein as the Li Family consolidated its hold over Weishui Prefecture and local families debated whether to join them. Meanwhile, Heaven Harmony Sect weighed its hopes of royal support, while Li Qianqing chose to wait for the sect war to unfold before taking further action.

• Li Changgui arrived to help fuse the spirit veins and planned to adjust Changming Mountain’s spirit vein nodes once the fusion was complete.
• After the An Clan’s destruction, Weishui Prefecture’s rogue cultivators and Qi Refining families discussed the Li Family’s rule and whether to become its affiliated forces.
• Yi Zongde reported Zhao Wushuang’s message to Heaven Harmony Sect’s sect master, who considered whether the Zhao Country Royal Family would intervene after the sects had weakened each other.
• Li Lilong reported the past half-month’s news to Li Qianqing, including the Li Family’s capture of the An Clan’s land and the construction of Li Xunming’s cave abode.
• Li Qianqing told Li Lilong that the family would avoid acting against New Moon Prefecture for now and would keep its mortal childbirth policy unchanged until the three sects destroyed Heaven Harmony Sect.

The Li Family weighed the Zhao Country conflict’s effects on its growth while Li Xunting reached Foundation Establishment Peak and prepared for Core Formation. Later, Li Xingsheng helped Flame Turtle Changming break through to Second Order Late-Stage and considered the risks of improving Shu Shu’s bloodline.

• Li Qianqing and Li Lilong discussed the Li Family’s strategy of holding its forces in place, the Zhao Country Royal Family’s influence, and the likely destruction of Heaven Harmony Sect.
• News of the three sects besieging Heaven Harmony Sect spread throughout Zhao Country, prompting forces and rogue cultivators to debate the conflict and the Royal Family’s silence.
• Two years later, Li Xunting returned to Changqing Mountain, reached Foundation Establishment Peak, and told Li Qianqing she planned to attempt Core Formation once prepared.
• Li Qianqing estimated that the three sects would destroy Heaven Harmony Sect in ten to twenty years, and Li Xunting hoped she could help the family when the decisive battle came.
• At Changqing Mountain Waist Lake, Li Xingsheng saw Flame Turtle Changming break through to Second Order Late-Stage and discussed Shu Shu’s wish to grow stronger.
• Li Xingsheng recalled that Bloodline Transplant might help Shu Shu break through its bloodline limits, but he feared the procedure’s high risk of death.

Li Qingqing smoothly established her foundation, received the remaining Puppet Dao inheritance, and began planning to advance her cultivation and puppet skills. Meanwhile, Tian Youdao returned to Weishui Prefecture to attack Li Clan cultivators, but Li Xunming intercepted him as he tried to flee.

• Li Qingqing took a Foundation Establishment Pill and successfully reached the Foundation Establishment Realm after more than a month in seclusion.
• Li Qianqing gave Li Qingqing the remaining Puppet Dao inheritance and showed her a Tier 3 Low-Grade Humanoid Puppet, promising it to her once she reached Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
• Li Qingqing learned that a Dual Spiritual Root cultivator had been born in the Qing generation, then left to consolidate her cultivation and study the Puppet Dao.
• Tian Youdao returned to Weishui Prefecture and planned to ambush Li Clan Qi Refining cultivators near the former An Clan Ancestral Land.
• Li Xunming discovered Tian Youdao and pursued him, then appeared in front of him after Tian Youdao attempted to escape.

Li Xunming killed Tian Youdao in Weishui Prefecture, while Li Xunting prepared to enter seclusion to form her core. The Zhao Country Royal Family discussed the Li Clan’s growing influence and decided to focus on it after Heaven Harmony Sect was defeated; meanwhile, Li Qianqing reached Peak Early-Stage Core Formation and prepared to break through.

• Li Xunming used his Heavenly Wind Tornado to kill Tian Youdao, then rewarded the Fan Clan by exempting it from half its tribute for reporting him.
• Li Xunming told Li Qianqing that Tian Youdao was dead, and Li Xunting began her seclusion to form her core.
• The Zhao Country Royal Family discussed the conflict between Heaven Harmony Sect and the three sects, then identified the Li Clan as a force to watch after the conflict ended.
• Less than half a month later, Li Qianqing reached Peak Early-Stage Core Formation and prepared to break through to Mid-Stage Core Formation.

Li Qianqing broke through to Mid-Stage Core Formation, gained the second absolute of Extinguishing Spirit Three Absolutes, and strengthened his already exceptional divine sense. Li Xunting failed to form her core but reached the Pseudo-Core Realm, while three years later the Li Family faced growing scrutiny from the Zhao Country Royal Family.

• Li Qianqing broke through to Mid-Stage Core Formation after a month in seclusion and unlocked information about the second absolute of Extinguishing Spirit Three Absolutes.
• Li Qianqing measured his divine sense at fifty li, began cultivating the fifth-layer Nine Flames Art, and used a Jade Cloud Pill to aid his cultivation.
• Li Xunting emerged from seclusion without forming her core, but Li Qianqing discovered she had reached the Pseudo-Core Realm and encouraged her to try again after preparing for several years.
• Li Xunting learned that Li Qianqing had recently advanced to Mid-Stage Core Formation and celebrated his breakthrough with him.
• Three years later, Li Lilong told the family Core High-Level Meeting that the Zhao Country Royal Family had increased its investigations, and the family asked Li Qianqing how they should respond.