Chapter Summaries

Li Qianqing and Li Ditu decided to use Li Qianbao’s unused Sound Transmission Talisman to lure in and ambush the Loose Cultivators who threatened the Li family. After they dealt with Li Qianbao’s body and visited Li Cunlan, Li Qianqing reflected on the clan’s future and Li Qianyin’s progress.

• Li Qianqing proposed sending Li Qianbao’s outdated message to the Loose Cultivators and ambushing them, and Li Ditu agreed.
• Li Ditu praised Li Qianqing’s contribution, took Li Qianbao’s belongings, and burned his body so the Li family could treat him as if he had never existed.
• Li Ditu and Li Qianqing went to see Li Cunlan, where Li Lihe asked whether Li Qianbao had been notified properly.
• Li Ditu took Li Lihe outside to explain what had happened, while Li Qianqing stayed to keep watch over Li Cunlan.
• Li Qianqing considered Li Lihe’s prospects and was pleased that Li Qianyin had a chance to reach Qi Refining Sixth Layer before year’s end.

Li Qianqing returned from Changle Mountain to Changqing Mountain to report Li Qianbao’s betrayal and Li Cunlan’s passing to Li Lilong. Li Lilong agreed that the Li Family should summon reinforcements and wipe out the Loose Cultivators, then took Li Qianqing to report the matter to Patriarch Li Cunliu.

• Li Ditu told Li Lihe that Li Qianqing had exposed and killed Li Qianbao, and that the Loose Cultivators who had colluded with him should be lured into an ambush.
• Li Lihe agreed to keep news of Li Cunlan’s passing quiet until the Loose Cultivators were defeated, and planned to notify Li Lilong.
• Li Qianqing traveled from Changle Mountain to Changqing Mountain to report the crisis and request support.
• Li Lilong praised Li Qianqing for stopping Li Qianbao and recognized the need to destroy the Loose Cultivators.
• Li Lilong took Li Qianqing to meet Patriarch Li Cunliu and report the events at Changle Mountain.

Li Qianqing met Li Cunliu, who praised his cultivation and approved publicizing his role in exposing Li Qianbao's betrayal. Li Qianqing proposed a low-risk plan to eliminate the Loose Cultivators, and Li Cunliu ordered it carried out before keeping him for further guidance.

• Li Lilong brought Li Qianqing to Li Cunliu, who praised Li Qianqing's progress and promised the clan would help him establish his foundation.
• Li Cunliu approved informing the Li Clan cultivators about Li Qianbao's betrayal and Li Qianqing's contribution.
• Li Cunliu asked Li Qianqing how to deal with the Loose Cultivators, and Li Qianqing advised against moving the clan head or a large force away from Changqing Mountain.
• Li Qianqing proposed sending two Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivators to Changle Mountain and using a Bewildering Formation to ambush the Loose Cultivators.
• Li Cunliu accepted the plan and told Li Lilong to make arrangements, then kept Li Qianqing behind to offer guidance.

Li Qianqing helped Li Ditu prepare Changle Mountain for an ambush after Li Cunlan’s death, and the Li Family lured the Loose Cultivators toward their defenses. The Loose Cultivators received the signal and prepared to move, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Li Cunliu warned Li Qianqing to keep a lower profile, especially about his Alchemy Talent.
• Li Qianqing, Li Dizhong, and Li Liling went to Changle Mountain and discussed the ambush plan with Li Ditu.
• The Li cultivators set up a Mist Cloud Array on the route the Loose Cultivators would have to take and prepared Changle Mountain’s defenders.
• Li Ditu sent a fabricated message through Li Qianbao’s Sound Transmission Talisman, announcing Li Cunlan’s death.
• Qiu Peichang received the message at the Loose Cultivators’ hideout, and Ying Wanfeng urged him to attack before Li Family reinforcements arrived.

Qiu Peichang’s band of seven loose cultivators traveled to Changle Mountain to plunder the Li Family, only to be trapped in the Mist Cloud Formation and ambushed. As the Li Family began its attack, Li Qianyin charged at Fei Xiangqing while Li Qianqing watched over her.

• Qiu Peichang ordered his band to abandon its other work and head for Changle Mountain to loot the Li Family.
• The Li Family cultivators hid in ambush, intending to use the Mist Cloud Formation to defeat the band without casualties.
• The seven loose cultivators entered the formation, realized they had been trapped, and blamed Li Qianbao for deceiving them.
• Li Ditu activated the formation plate, linked eight Li Family cultivators to the formation, and ordered them to attack.
• Li Qianyin charged at Fei Xiangqing, the Qi Refining Sixth Layer strategist, while Li Qianqing prepared to watch over her; Fei Xiangqing raised his defensive magic tool.

Li Qianqing intervened when Li Qianyin’s reckless attack left her vulnerable, then had her watch the Li Family’s prepared ambush defeat the Loose Cultivators. After the battle, he asked her to reflect on her mistakes, and she blamed her choice of opponent.

• Fei Xiangqing sent Li Qianyin flying with his Green Disk, but Li Qianqing’s Fiery Red Longsword blocked Fei Xiangqing’s needle and killed him with a strike to the head.
• Li Qianqing scolded Li Qianyin for rushing into close combat and told her to watch Li Dizhong’s battle against Qiu Peichang.
• The Li Family cultivators defeated the Loose Cultivators, with Li Lihe and Li Liling finishing their fights before Li Dizhong killed Qiu Peichang.
• Li Qianqing asked Li Qianyin what she had learned, and she said she had chosen the wrong opponent because the Loose Cultivator had been stronger than her.

Li Qianqing helped the Li Family defeat a band of Loose Cultivators without suffering any injuries, earning generous rewards and greater standing within the clan. Two months later, the victory had improved the Li Family’s reputation and business, while Li Qianqing aimed to reach the Qi Refining Seventh Layer before a crisis expected in six years.

• Li Ditu ended the Mist Cloud Formation after the Li Clan cultivators wiped out the Loose Cultivators without injuries.
• Li Qianqing took one Low-Grade Spirit Stone from a Storage Bag and gave Li Qianyin the remaining items and a Clear Jade Stone pendant.
• Li Liling returned to Changqing Mountain while Li Dizhong stayed with Li Ditu to guard Changle Mountain.
• Li Qianqing received five thousand Lineage Contribution Points and twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and planned to reach the Qi Refining Seventh Layer within four years.
• Two months later, news of the Li Family’s victory spread through Xiangshui Prefecture, prompting other families to investigate for traitors and improving the Li Family’s business.

Li Qianqing began refining Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills for the Li Family and considered what to do with the surplus pills he expected to produce. The chapter ended with him forming the idea of selling them.

• Li Qianqing used Contribution Points to obtain ten Qi Gathering Pills and entrusted his affairs to Li Xingxin while he cultivated.
• Li Ditu gave Li Qianqing ingredients for sixty batches of Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills and explained the rewards for meeting higher production targets.
• Li Qianqing returned to refine the pills, while Li Ditu found that his experience was becoming less useful as Li Qianqing's alchemy skills advanced.
• Li Qianqing realized he would likely have more Qi Replenishing Pills than he could use and began considering selling the surplus.

Li Qianqing refined sixty portions of Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills and delivered the results to Li Ditu, impressing him with his rapidly improving pill formation rate. Li Ditu considered Li Qianqing’s future role in refining higher-grade pills, while the clan’s rules left Li Qianqing responsible for his Spiritual Field until he reached Late-Stage Qi Refining.

• Li Qianqing began refining Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills, completing one furnace each day while cultivating between sessions.
• After two months, Li Qianqing brought Li Ditu the pills from all sixty portions of spiritual medicine.
• Li Qianqing reported producing 321 pills, and Li Ditu praised his average formation rate of over seventy percent and estimated his last three furnaces had approached ninety percent.
• Li Ditu explained that Li Qianqing’s rapid progress could make him a strong candidate to refine Rank 1 High-Grade Pills in the future.
• Li Qianqing remained responsible for the Spiritual Field under clan rules until he reached Late-Stage Qi Refining.

After completing a large batch of Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills, Li Qianqing decided to sell his surplus outside the Li Family’s sphere of influence. He arranged for Li Xingxin to tend the Spiritual Field and left Changle Mountain for Purple Flower Prefecture and Wutong Prefecture.

• Li Qianqing finished refining the pills and kept ninety-three after setting aside the clan’s share.
• Li Qianyin asked Li Qianqing to take her out to play, and he agreed on the condition that she cultivate while he rested.
• Li Qianqing asked Li Xingxin to look after the Spiritual Field while he was away.
• Li Qianqing left Changle Mountain to sell the pills in the Cultivator Markets of Purple Flower Prefecture and Wutong Prefecture.

Li Qianqing disguised himself and sold fifty Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills at a Cultivator Market in Purple Flower Prefecture. After completing the sale, he left for another market, planning to sell more pills and buy useful supplies.

• Li Qianqing reached Purple Flower Prefecture's largest Cultivator Market after nearly four days of travel.
• Li Qianqing disguised himself as Fellow Daoist Qian and offered fifty Qi Replenishing Pills to the Xu Clan shop.
• Li Qianqing negotiated with Xu Mingyu and sold the pills for one hundred and fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Xu Mingyu scolded his nephew for suggesting they rob Li Qianqing, then returned to his work.
• Li Qianqing left the market and set out for the next one, intending to sell forty more pills and keep three for himself.

Li Qianqing sold Qi Replenishing Pills in Wutong Prefecture and bought two Body Refinement techniques to prepare for the Li Clan’s future. After three Loose Cultivators followed him out of the market to rob him, Li Qianqing emerged from hiding to confront them.

• Li Qianqing sold forty Qi Replenishing Pills to the Wutong Prefecture Zhang Clan shop, bringing his spirit stones to more than three hundred.
• Li Qianqing reflected on how Body Refinement could help cultivators preserve their physical strength and improve the Li Clan’s chances of Foundation Establishment.
• Li Qianqing bought two Body Refinement techniques the Li Clan did not possess, spending ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Li Qianqing searched the Cultivator Market for overlooked treasures but was targeted by three Loose Cultivators.
• The three Loose Cultivators gathered in the woods east of the city, but they lost track of Li Qianqing.
• Li Qianqing stepped out from behind a tree and prepared to take the three Loose Cultivators’ heads.

Li Qianqing killed three loose cultivators who tried to ambush him and found a small Black God Stone among their belongings before returning to Changle Mountain. There, Li Qianyin confronted him for leaving without her, but he explained that his trip had left him exhausted rather than refreshed.

• Li Qianqing used his Void God Needle to kill three loose cultivators, burned their corpses, and took their Storage Bags.
• Li Qianqing found six Low-Grade Spirit Stones and a Second-Order Low Grade Black God Stone in the bags, then set off for Changle Mountain.
• At Changle Mountain, Li Qianyin learned from Li Xingxin that Li Qianqing had left about half a month earlier and became upset that he had gone without her.
• Li Qianyin ran to greet Li Qianqing when he returned and accused him of sneaking out to play.
• Li Qianqing pointed out that he looked exhausted, and Li Qianyin realized she had misunderstood why he had gone out.

Li Qianqing reached the peak of Qi Refining Sixth Layer and began breaking through to Qi Refining Seventh Layer, while Li Qianyin vowed to enter Late-Stage Qi Refining before him. By night, a new small cyclone had formed in Li Qianqing’s qi sea, and his breakthrough was underway.

• Li Qianqing teased Li Qianyin about her height and challenged her to reach Late-Stage Qi Refining before he did; she left to cultivate in a huff.
• Li Qianqing rewarded Li Xingxin with a Low-Grade Spirit Stone for helping him and asked him to return after a few days.
• After the winter passed, Li Qianqing reached Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak and prepared to break through to Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
• Li Qianqing began his breakthrough after taking a Fasting Pill, with Li Xingxin already assigned to care for the Spiritual Field.
• As night came, a new small cyclone formed in Li Qianqing’s qi sea.

Li Qianqing broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and planned to learn Floating Shadow Blade to complement Void God Needle. After learning that Li Qianyin had begun her own breakthrough seclusion, he waited outside her residence and considered asking Li Lilong to let him train younger clan cultivators.

• Li Qianqing broke through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, extending his divine sense beyond fifteen zhang and unlocking more cultivation information.
• Li Qianqing decided to cultivate Floating Shadow Blade so he could exploit the brief opening created by Void God Needle against stronger opponents.
• Li Xingxin congratulated Li Qianqing on his breakthrough while tending the Spiritual Field, and told him that Li Qianyin had entered seclusion to break through.
• Li Qianqing went to Li Qianyin's residence and waited outside, thinking about asking Li Lilong to assign him to train younger clan cultivators.

Li Qianqing and Li Qianyin both broke through to Qi Refining Seventh Layer, though Li Qianqing did so one day earlier. After celebrating with Li Ditu, they left Changle Mountain for Changqing Mountain, while Li Ditu decided to try breaking through to Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

• Li Qianyin emerged from seclusion after reaching Qi Refining Seventh Layer and discovered that Li Qianqing had already broken through a day earlier.
• Li Qianqing teased Li Qianyin about being younger, then suggested they visit Li Ditu together and return to Changqing Mountain.
• Li Qianyin remembered promising her father, Li Lilong, that she would reach Late-Stage Qi Refining before Li Qianqing, and felt uneasy about falling behind.
• Li Qianqing promised to take Li Qianyin somewhere farther away to play when they had time.
• Li Ditu congratulated both cultivators, arranged for them to return to Changqing Mountain, and decided to attempt a breakthrough to Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

Li Qianqing and Li Qianyin returned to Changqing Mountain after both reaching Qi Refining Seventh Layer and visited Li Lilong and Gu Yueyun. Li Lilong praised their progress, then teased Li Qianyin about breaking through after Li Qianqing.

• Li Qianqing and Li Qianyin returned to Changqing Mountain, where clansmen congratulated them on reaching Late-Stage Qi Refining.
• Gu Yueyun welcomed them and invited Li Qianqing inside, while Li Qianyin playfully insisted that she was a guest too.
• Li Qianqing and Li Qianyin chatted with Gu Yueyun until Li Lilong returned home.
• Li Lilong praised their cultivation progress and guessed that Li Qianqing had reached Late-Stage Qi Refining first.
• Li Qianyin complained to Gu Yueyun after Li Lilong insisted that even a breakthrough less than a day later counted as a loss.

After losing her agreement with Li Qianqing, Li Qianyin faced her father’s plans for her cultivation while Li Qianqing joined Li Clan Head Li Cunliu and became a core high-level member of the clan. The chapter ended with Li Qianqing receiving his token and instructions to continue cultivating and follow his Fourth Uncle’s task arrangements.

• Li Qianyin accepted her loss, and Li Lilong took Li Qianqing to meet Clan Head Li Cunliu.
• Gu Yueyun scolded Li Qianyin for blaming Li Qianqing and reminded her how often he had helped her.
• Li Cunliu approved Li Qianqing’s promotion to a core high-level member, and Li Lilong agreed to notify the clan.
• Li Cunliu gave Li Qianqing a token that symbolized his new position and explained the privileges and responsibilities it carried.
• Li Cunliu told Li Qianqing to follow his Fourth Uncle’s task arrangements and keep working on his cultivation.

Li Qianqing discussed his new duties as a core high-level member with Li Lilong, agreeing to oversee spiritual-root testing and the education of the clan’s children. He returned to his improved residence on Changqing Mountain and began cultivating, hoping to discover a future Formation Master for the Li Clan.

• Li Clan cultivators discussed Li Qianqing’s promotion and acknowledged his contributions, though some thought it had come quickly.
• Li Lilong assigned Li Qianqing responsibility for coordinating spiritual-root testing and guiding the clan’s children, and Li Qianqing accepted.
• Li Lilong told Li Qianqing to coordinate pill-refining assignments with Li Ditu, including taking on most Rank 1 High-Grade and Rank 2 Low-Grade pills.
• Li Qianqing returned to his upgraded residence, where a Rank 1 High-Grade Mini Spirit Gathering Array could support cultivation.
• Li Qianqing activated the array with a Low-Grade Spirit Stone and began cultivating while considering how to find a Formation Master for the clan.

Li Qianqing and Li Ditu agreed that Li Qianqing would secretly handle most of the upcoming Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Gathering Pill refining while the family publicly credited Li Ditu with the larger share. After the medicines were harvested, Li Ditu left Changqing Mountain carrying a portion to help conceal Li Qianqing’s alchemy talent.

• Li Ditu visited Li Qianqing and heard that his new residence and Rank 1 High-Grade Spirit Gathering Array were helping his cultivation.
• Li Qianqing and Li Ditu agreed that Li Qianqing would secretly refine seventy percent of the Rank 1 Mid-Grade Qi Gathering Pills, while Li Ditu would take responsibility for the rest.
• Li Ditu explained the Contribution Points available for different pill-success rates and encouraged Li Qianqing to gain alchemy experience.
• The next day, Li Ditu took thirty percent of the harvested spiritual medicines from Changqing Mountain to conceal how much Li Qianqing would refine.