Chapter Summaries

The Li Clan launched its attack on the Jiang Clan, sending two Qi Refining teams to the Jiang Clan’s spirit vein lands while Li Cunliu and Li Lilong headed for the ancestral land. Li Qianqing stayed behind to guard Changqing Mountain, unaware that a disguised rogue cultivator had already reported the mobilization to Jiang Gaoyuan.

• Li Cunliu summoned the Li Clan’s Mid-Stage and Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivators to Green Stone Plaza and divided them into two teams.
• Li Cunliu sent Ditu’s team to Changle Mountain and Dihong’s team to Azure Wave Lake to seize the Jiang Clan’s spirit vein lands.
• Li Cunliu and Li Lilong left to attack the Jiang Clan Ancestral Land, leaving Li Qianqing to guard Changqing Mountain.
• A rogue cultivator disguised as a woodcutter spotted the Li Clan’s departure and sent Jiang Gaoyuan a report using a Sound Transmission Talisman.
• The disguised rogue cultivator waited for the rest of his compensation and planned to leave Xiangshui Prefecture.

After learning that the Li family had moved against the Jiang clan, Jiang Gaoyuan set their secret retaliation plan in motion and left the ancestral land. Jiang Chunqun took control of the defensive array and waited for the Li cultivators, knowing the Jiang family intended to make the Li family pay even if their own clan fell.

• Jiang Gaoyuan learned through a Sound Transmission Talisman that the Li family had taken action and sent rogue cultivators instructions to collect their remaining reward.
• Jiang Gaoyuan told Jiang Chunqun that the Li family was coming and gave him control of the Ancestral Land Spirit Array.
• Jiang Chunqun prepared to defend the ancestral land while secretly planning to destroy its spiritual crops before the Li cultivators broke through.
• Jiang Gaoyuan left the ancestral land in secret to carry out the Jiang family's retaliation against the Li family on Changqing Mountain.

Jiang Gaoyuan secretly attacked Changqing Mountain, hoping to exploit the Li Clan’s absence and damage its ancestral land. Li Qianqing intercepted him, but Jiang Gaoyuan used an Array Breaking Pearl to tear open the mountain’s defensive array.

• Jiang Chunqun and a Jiang Clan cultivator elsewhere prepared to delay the Li Clan’s Foundation Establishment cultivators when they arrived at the Jiang Clan Ancestral Land.
• Li Qianqing guarded Changqing Mountain while Li Clan cultivators complained about being left out of the planned battle.
• Jiang Gaoyuan reached Changqing Mountain and found that Li Qianqing was guarding it.
• Jiang Gaoyuan charged at Li Qianqing and launched a metal-attribute Array Breaking Pearl at the Six Defense Forest Array.
• The Array Breaking Pearl tore open a gap in the spirit array, alerting the Li Clan Cultivators to the attack.

Li Qianqing killed Jiang Gaoyuan after he attacked Changqing Mountain, then sent word to Li Cunliu and Li Lilong. With Jiang Gaoyuan dead, the Li Clan’s assault on the Jiang Clan Ancestral Land faced far less resistance.

• Jiang Gaoyuan entered the gap in Changqing Mountain’s spirit formation and was struck by Li Qianqing’s Void God Needle.
• Li Qianqing’s blade failed to pierce Jiang Gaoyuan’s automatic-defense magic tool, so Li Qianqing used One Flame, Sever the River to kill him.
• Li Qianqing collected Jiang Gaoyuan’s scattered belongings, returned to the pavilion, and sent a Sound Transmission Talisman to Li Cunliu and Li Lilong.
• Li Cunliu received Li Qianqing’s message about Jiang Gaoyuan’s death and told Li Lilong the news.
• Li Lilong said they were fortunate to have left Li Qianqing at Changqing Mountain, since he could not have defeated Jiang Gaoyuan himself.

Li Lilong and Li Cunliu realized the Jiang Clan had learned of their planned attack and secretly approached its ancestral land from behind. They killed Jiang Chunqun in a surprise attack, leaving him unaware that Li Qianqing had killed Jiang Gaoyuan.

• Li Lilong and Li Cunliu suspected a rogue cultivator in Li Family territory had informed Jiang Gaoyuan of their plans and discussed tightening their investigations.
• Li Lilong and Li Cunliu concluded that Jiang Gaoyuan had left the Jiang Clan Ancestral Land and that the Jiang Clan would likely destroy its own industries if given time.
• Li Cunliu proposed circling around to approach the Jiang Clan Ancestral Land from behind, and Li Lilong agreed.
• Jiang Chunqun watched the western approach, expecting the Li Family cultivators to arrive from that direction.
• A Li Family Foundation Establishment cultivator ambushed Jiang Chunqun with a Spirit Sword and killed him before he could react.

Li Cunliu and Li Lilong seized Jiang Chunqun’s spirit disc and wiped out the Jiang Clan Cultivators in their ancestral land before they could destroy its resources or escape. The Li Clan found the estate intact, and Li Lilong credited Li Qianqing’s earlier actions for making the victory possible.

• Li Lilong took the Spirit Array Formation Disc from the dying Jiang Chunqun, and he and Li Cunliu split up to hunt the Jiang Clan Cultivators.
• Li Cunliu and Li Lilong used their divine sense to locate and kill every Jiang Clan Cultivator in the ancestral land, then burned the bodies and collected their Storage Bags.
• Li Cunliu and Li Lilong agreed to keep the spirit stones and send useful items for Qi Refining cultivators to the Clan Treasury.
• Li Lilong reported that the spiritual fields and spirit plants remained intact, including a Seven Leaf Machilus that could be harvested in three years.
• Li Lilong said Li Qianqing’s actions had prevented the Jiang Clan from destroying its resources and scattering its cultivators.

After the Li Clan captured the Jiang Clan’s ancestral land, Li Cunliu renamed it Changqing Mountain and left Li Lilong to guard it and tend its fields. Li Cunliu headed for Red Leaf Valley, where Jiang Fenhuan still awaited news, unaware that Jiang Gaoyuan and Jiang Chunqun were dead.

• Li Cunliu provisionally renamed the Jiang Clan’s former ancestral land Changqing Mountain and assigned Li Lilong to guard it and care for its spiritual fields.
• Li Lilong took control of the clan treasury and spirit array, then began tending the fields and herbs.
• Li Cunliu set out for Red Leaf Valley to support the Li Clan’s attack on another Jiang Clan spirit vein land.
• Jiang Fenhuan waited in Red Leaf Valley for news from Jiang Chunqun, unaware that Jiang Chunqun and Jiang Gaoyuan had died.
• Jiang Fenhuan recalled choosing to remain and fight the Li Clan rather than flee as a wandering cultivator, and hoped the delay meant Jiang Gaoyuan was attacking the Li Clan’s ancestral land.

Li Cunliu attacked Red Leaf Valley, killed Jiang Fenhuan and the other Jiang Clan Cultivators there, and sent orders for the Li clan to change its plans. Li Dihong split the group, sending Li Qianyin and Li Lidi to manage Red Leaf Valley while he led the others to Tongyang County.

• Li Cunliu arrived at Red Leaf Valley and killed Jiang Fenhuan with a Mid-Grade Spirit Tool before wiping out the remaining Jiang Clan Cultivators.
• Li Cunliu sent Sound Transmission Talismans to relay that Red Leaf Valley had been taken and to update the Li clan's orders.
• Li Dihong received the Patriarch's message and told Li Qianyin that Red Leaf Valley was already under Li clan control.
• Li Dihong split the Li Clan Cultivators, leading one group to Tongyang County to eliminate the Jiang clan cultivators there.
• Li Qianyin and Li Lidi continued toward Red Leaf Valley so Li Lidi could tend its spiritual fields.

The Li Clan’s campaign against the Jiang Clan went smoothly, and Li Qianqing learned that the clan was close to taking all of Jiang territory. As Li Cunliu prepared to finish the operation, Li Qianqing considered the clan’s future alchemy needs, while Li Qianyin and Li Lidi took charge of the newly renamed Pingyun Valley.

• Li Ditu received Li Cunliu’s orders to surround the Jiang Clan’s spirit vein land and avoid attacking unless Jiang Clan cultivators came out.
• Li Qianqing learned that the Li Clan had eliminated the Jiang Clan at nearly every location and expected to take the clan completely by the following day.
• Li Qianqing worried that the clan had too few alchemists and reflected on the need to develop capable younger cultivators.
• Li Cunliu renamed Red Leaf Valley Pingyun Valley and assigned its spiritual fields to Li Qianyin and Li Lidi.
• Li Cunliu gave Li Qianyin Pingyun Valley’s Spirit Array Formation Disc and left to attack the Jiang Clan’s remaining spirit vein land.

Li Cunliu led Li Xunting into the Jiang clan’s final spirit vein site while Li Ditu’s cultivators surrounded it. They killed the remaining Jiang clan cultivators, including Jiang Chunfeng, and left the Li clan in control of all three sites.

• Li Cunliu arrived at the site, ordered Li Ditu to maintain the perimeter, and agreed to let Li Xunting join him inside.
• Li Cunliu and Li Xunting advanced up the mountain, silently killing ten Jiang clan cultivators they encountered.
• Li Cunliu left the strongest remaining opponent, Jiang Chunfeng, for Li Xunting to fight while he searched for the last cultivator.
• Jiang Chunfeng tried to send a warning, but Li Xunting injured him with Ice Thorns and killed him with a huge ice ball.
• Li Xunting collected Jiang Chunfeng’s spoils, and Li Cunliu returned after the Jiang clan cultivators at the site had all been eliminated.

Li Dihong led the Li Clan Cultivators into Tongyang County Cultivator Market and wiped out the Jiang Clan Cultivators guarding their shop. He left Li Dixing and another Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivator behind to secure the market, then returned to Changqing Mountain with the rest.

• Li Dihong brought the Li Clan Cultivators openly into the Cultivator Market while rogue cultivators gathered to watch.
• A Jiang Clan Cultivator warned the old man inside the Jiang Clan Shop that the Li Clan had surrounded them, and the old man received no reply to his Sound Transmission Talisman.
• The Li Clan Cultivators killed the remaining Jiang Clan Cultivators in the shop, ending the fight after several loud blasts.
• Li Dihong confirmed with Ninth Sister that only three Jiang Clan Cultivators had been left in Tongyang County.
• Li Dixing ordered an Eleventh Younger Brother to stay in the market and told Li Dihong to return to Changqing Mountain with the other clansmen.

After the Li Clan destroyed the Jiang Clan without losing anyone, its leaders discussed how to reward those involved and manage the spoils. The meeting ended with a proposed Contribution Points distribution as the clan prepared to strengthen its cultivator ranks.

• The Li Clan cultivators returned to Changqing Mountain, discussing how the Jiang Clan had been wiped out without giving most of them a chance to fight.
• At the core meeting, Li Cunliu explained that Li Qianqing had killed Jiang Gaoyuan, allowing the operation to proceed smoothly.
• Li Qianqing proposed canceling rewards for killing Jiang Clan cultivators, and Li Ditu argued that Li Qianqing’s killing of Jiang Gaoyuan deserved a special reward.
• Li Ditu proposed awarding 300,000 Contribution Points for killing Jiang Gaoyuan and additional amounts according to each participant’s realm and role.
• Li Cunliu and the others approved the proposal, noting that the clan could use its new spoils and Contribution Points to increase its number of Qi Refining cultivators.

The Li Clan assigned garrisons and duties for the spirit-vein lands taken from the Jiang Clan, with Li Qianqing set to move to Changqing Mountain. The chapter ended with the clan preparing to send him and other clansmen there in three days.

• Li Cunliu proposed naming the former Jiang Clan ancestral land Changqing Mountain and the other spirit veins Pingyun Valley and Changbai Mountain.
• Li Qianqing agreed to garrison Changqing Mountain, where he would cultivate in the former Jiang Clan Head’s cave residence.
• Li Xunting asked to garrison Changbai Mountain, and Li Qianqing proposed that she return to Changqing Mountain each year to guide Late-Stage Qi Refining cultivators.
• Li Cunliu approved Li Xunting’s revised duties and the clan discussed moving the children, testing for spiritual roots, redistributing duties, and increasing the mortal population.
• The meeting ended with Li Qianqing scheduled to leave for Changqing Mountain in about three days with other clansmen.

After the Li Clan destroyed the Jiang Clan, its cultivators celebrated their Contribution Point rewards and praised Li Qianqing for defeating Jiang Gaoyuan. Yan Xuewei learned the news, congratulated the clan, and expected it to become strong enough to help her within twenty years.

• The Li Clan Cultivators received generous Contribution Point rewards, including points for those who had not taken part in the operation.
• Li Clan members discussed how Li Qianqing had killed Jiang Gaoyuan and increasingly regarded him as the clan’s likely future head.
• Yan Xuewei received Li Qianqing’s message that the Li Clan had seized the Jiang Clan’s three spiritual-vein lands and other industries at little cost.
• Yan Xuewei judged that the Li Clan could help her within twenty years and decided to send congratulations and wish it further growth.
• Yan Xuewei sent her message to the Li Clan, then returned to cultivation with the goal of forming a core.

Li Qianqing brought Li Xingsheng and twelve other Li Clan Cultivators to Changqing Mountain, where he took over the mountain’s spiritual array and planned for the clan’s development. He left Li Qiantong in charge of the Rank 2 Spiritual Fields as the Li Clan prepared to cultivate herbs and eventually refine Rank 2 Spirit Enhancement Pills.

• Li Qianqing set out for Changqing Mountain with Li Xingsheng, whose Mutated Gold Devouring Rat Shu Shu had reached the middle segment of Rank 1 early-stage demon beasts, and twelve other cultivators.
• Li Qianqing told Li Xingsheng that he hoped he would tame large, swift demon beasts to transport the clan in the future, and Li Xingsheng agreed.
• After nearly two days of travel, Li Qianqing and the group arrived at Changqing Mountain, where Li Qianqing took over control of its spiritual array from Li Lilong.
• Li Lilong told Li Qianqing that the Rank 2 Low-Grade Spirit Herb Seven Leaf Machilus was nearing maturity and needed careful tending.
• Li Qianqing planned to have Li Qiantong care for the Rank 2 Spiritual Fields and looked ahead to refining Rank 2 Low-Grade Spirit Enhancement Pills in three years.

Li Qianqing assigned the Li Clan cultivators their duties and residences on Changqing Mountain after the clan took over the Jiang Clan’s lands. He settled into the former Jiang Clan Head’s cave abode to cultivate, while the clan prepared to manage and assimilate the Jiang Clan’s mortal population.

• Li Qianqing led the Li Clan cultivators around Changqing Mountain and assigned Li Qiantong to care for its Rank 2 Spiritual Fields and Li Xingyin to tend its Spirit Peach orchard.
• Li Qianqing arranged the cultivators’ residences and duties, then moved into the former Jiang Clan Head’s cave abode on the mountain’s main peak.
• Li Qianqing found that Jiang Gaoyuan had destroyed the cave abode’s Spirit Gathering Array and planned to have a Formation Master install a better one.
• Li Qianqing began cultivating and left the management of the Jiang Clan’s mortal clansmen to the Li Clan’s mortals, who would also oversee their assimilation.
• Li Xunting took five cultivators to manage Changbai Mountain, while Li Qianyin took responsibility for Pingyun Valley and resolved to prove herself.

After the Li Clan destroyed the Jiang Clan, Qi Refining clans in Xiangshui Prefecture debated how to survive the upheaval while the Li Clan quietly consolidated its gains. Huang Zhifeng concluded that the Li Clan’s rise was unstoppable and expected Li Qianqing to become its future clan head.

• Qi Refining clans formerly subordinate to the Jiang Clan held meetings, weighing whether to stay quiet, seek Li Clan protection, or join together with similar clans.
• Huang Lixin told Huang Zhifeng that the Li Clan had eliminated the Jiang Clan without suffering casualties.
• Huang Zhifeng judged that the Li Clan’s victory had made its rise unstoppable and accepted that Li Qianqing had likely surpassed Li Lilong as the clan’s future leader.
• Huang Zhifeng reasoned that the method Li Qianqing used to kill Jiang Gaoyuan mattered less than the result, and noted he could accept Li Qianqing more readily than Li Lilong.

After the Li Family destroyed the Jiang Clan, Huang Zhifeng weighed the consequences for the Huang Clan and planned to preserve its good relationship with the victors. The Li Family’s expanding influence drew mixed reactions from rogue cultivators and neighboring clans, while Clear Wind Valley declined to intervene.

• Huang Zhifeng reflected that Li Qianqing’s earlier visit had helped secure the Huang Clan’s decent relationship with the rising Li Family, and he planned to visit Changqing Mountain with congratulations and gifts.
• Huang Lixin wished the Li Family had suffered heavier losses, while Huang Zhifeng considered how its rise could make it harder for the Huang Clan to attract subordinate clans.
• Rogue cultivators questioned reports that Li Qianqing had killed Jiang Gaoyuan, but they welcomed Li Dixing’s decision to keep shop prices steady or lower after the Li Family took over the Jiang Clan Shop.
• Foundation Establishment clans in neighboring prefectures watched the Li Family’s growing influence cautiously and hoped it would not aid their rivals.
• Clear Wind Valley reacted little to the Jiang Clan’s destruction, and an elder later said subordinate clans could settle their own grievances.

One year after the Jiang Family's destruction, the Li Clan had expanded its resources and grown stronger as Li Qianqing continued preparing for its future. He gave Li Xingsheng his final guidance and assigned him a secondary duty, while leaving his main duty dependent on Shu Shu's growth.

• The Li Clan's Treasury gained more supplies, and clansmen discussed its exchange prices and the limited Clear Nectar Spirit Liquid.
• Li Qianqing finished cultivating with a Second-Order Middle Grade Flame Crystal Stone and reflected on the clan's finances, secret cultivation method, and plans to acquire another Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Li Qianqing met Li Xingsheng and gave Shu Shu a Low-Grade Spirit Stone after the Gold Devouring Rat begged for food.
• Li Qianqing gave Li Xingsheng his final guidance and assigned him to assist with Changqing Mountain's Rank 1 Low-Grade Spiritual Fields.
• Li Qianqing said Li Xingsheng's main duty would depend on Shu Shu reaching the First Order Mid-Stage.

Li Qianqing assigned Li Xingsheng duties for the Mutated Gold Devouring Rat and prepared to delegate the cultivation of junior clan members to Li Qian'ou. He left Li Qian'ou confident and ready to learn the work over the next three or four years.

• Li Qianqing told Li Xingsheng to take the Mutated Gold Devouring Rat into the clan's territory to search for Metal Spirit Ore once it reached First Order Mid-Stage.
• After Li Xingsheng completed his final round of guidance, he left with the rat and prepared to help care for the Spiritual Fields.
• Li Qianqing decided Li Qian'ou was suited to guide junior cultivators and went to discuss the responsibility with her.
• Li Qianqing told Li Qian'ou he had specifically requested her transfer to Changqing Mountain and believed she could handle the work.
• Li Qian'ou gained confidence and asked Li Qianqing what she should do over the next three or four years to prepare.