Recaps

Zhou Ling advanced through the Dao Academy while learning inscriptions and repairing defective sky lanterns to earn Spirit Stones and support his family. After reaching the Third Layer of Qi Condensation and learning of Yuan Hu’s family crisis, he began pursuing artifact engraving and negotiated to repair a damaged Fire Pattern Furnace.

• Zhou Ling grew stronger, entered Lingxia Dao Academy, and discovered his Five-Attribute Low-Grade Spiritual Root while Wang Xin had a Wood-Attribute Mid-Grade Spiritual Root.
• Zhou Ling defended Yuan Hu from Zheng Youwei, accepted Wang Xin’s Qi Gathering Pills, and advanced his cultivation while choosing the Spirit Flame Art.
• Zhou Ling selected Artifact Crafting as his primary skill, studied inscriptions, and placed tenth overall in the Dao Academy assessment.
• Zhou Ling bought defective sky lanterns from Old Man Zhao, repaired them, and sold nine for two hundred and five Broken Spirit with help from Yuan Hu and Wang Xin.
• Zhou Ling reached the Third Layer of Qi Condensation, and Yuan Hu told him his father needed an expensive Detoxification Pill after being poisoned.
• Zhou Ling asked Instructor Fang about engraving, bought an annotated Five Elements Basic Engraving Jade Slip, and negotiated with Old Man Zhao to repair a damaged Fire Pattern Furnace.

Zhou Ling advanced his engraving and cultivation, made a brewing furnace for Li Ru, and helped her start selling spirit wine. After Zhou Shan was injured, Zhou Ling joined Chu Xing’s Medicine Seeking Team to search Black Cloud Mountain for Core Condensing Grass that could help save his father.

• Zhou Ling mastered the Condensing Fire Engraving, became an Artifact Refiner, and earned work repairing Magic Artifacts at the Lu Family Workshop.
• Zhou Ling unlocked Precise Control, repaired artifacts, and began fulfilling orders for Thunder Fire Beads and Golden Bristle Brushes while cultivating with spirit herbs.
• Zhou Ling reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, studied mid-grade engravings and the Azure Wind Sword Art, and made a Crystal Jade Brewing Furnace for Li Ru.
• Zhou Ling learned the Void Origin Engraving, awakened the Qi-Eating Spirit Flame talent, and successfully engraved a Storage Pouch for Master Lu.
• Zhou Ling practiced the Azure Wind Sword Art for two months, while Li Ru’s spirit wine became popular among Rogue Cultivators.
• After Zhou Shan was injured protecting the Medicine Seeking Team, Physician Lin said he needed a Pulse Nurturing Pill, and Wang Yu agreed to try making one if Zhou Ling found Core Condensing Grass.
• Zhou Ling joined Chu Xing’s team and traveled to Black Cloud Mountain, where Mountain Treasure Hunt helped him find spirit herbs in the Inner Mountain.
• Zhou Ling returned to camp with a basket of herbs and absorbed a Fire Haze Grass with his Spirit Flame Art.

Zhou Ling tamed the Beast Flame, gained Zi Ling as a master, and advanced his cultivation while building his family’s winery. After refining the Green Lotus Fire Seed and awakening a new divine ability, he left Maple Leaf Mountain with Wang Xin to attend his family’s celebration.

• Zhou Ling collected spirit herbs in the mountains, tamed a Stone Rock Rat, and helped He Zijian and He Lingyun capture a Sun Yang Bird before refining its Beast Flame.
• Zhou Ling returned to West Sunset Immortal City, repaired Wang Yu’s Azure Wood Cloud Pattern Furnace, and earned a recommendation for the Six Great Daoist Academies assessment and an introduction to Zi Ling.
• Zi Ling accepted Zhou Ling and Wang Xin as disciples and gave Zhou Ling artifact-refining knowledge, while he trained beneath the Fire Spirit Maple Tree and developed Illusion Simulation.
• Zhou Shan and Li Ru opened the Zhou Family Winery, and Zi Ling gave Zhou Ling a Green Lotus Fire Seed with instructions to prepare a pill and a cold spring before refining it.
• Zhou Ling advanced to the fifth level of Qi Condensation, met He Zijian and He Lingyun again, and learned about evil cultivators near West City.
• Zhou Ling’s Beast Flame absorbed the Green Lotus Fire Seed, awakened the Sunbird Fire Wings, and helped him improve his combat skills through Illusion Simulation.
• Li Ru and Zhou Shan celebrated their cultivation breakthroughs and the winery’s success, and Zhou Ling brought Wang Xin from Maple Leaf Mountain to join the family gathering.

Zhou Ling strengthened his spiritual sense, crafted soul-protective armor, and became involved in the Mysterious Court Division’s pursuit of an evil cultivator. After accepting a commission for mystic robes, he learned new cultivation arts and began building a major wine contract for his family.

• Wang Xin installed a Spirit Gathering Formation at Zhou Ling’s home, and Zhou Ling began cultivating the Clear Radiance Spirit Nurturing Art under Zi Ling’s guidance.
• Zhou Ling repaired the Fire Gang Sword, advanced his sword control, and sought better protection after Zhou Shan warned him about an injured Soul Dao cultivator.
• Wang Xin helped Zhou Ling install an Azure Cloud Wood Formation, while Zhou Ling’s cultivation formed a soul seed that helped him complete a high-tier engraving.
• Zhou Ling awakened the Soul Blade talent, learned to project his divine sense, and engraved Green Vine Encirclement Soul Seals onto Teng Bamboo Armor for his parents.
• Zhou Shan and Chu Xing were injured during a patrol, but the armor protected Chu Xing from worse harm, and the Mysterious Court Division later killed the evil cultivator.
• Steward Qin invited Zhou Ling to craft three mystic robes with soul imprints, while He Zijian offered payment and a wine-buying deal for the He Family.
• Zhou Ling studied Spirit Flame methods and began learning the Five Elements Dry Yang True Art from Zi Ling, then cultivated its wood-attribute meridian cycle at home.
• Shopkeeper Zhao ordered fifty jars of top-quality Spirit Wine each day from Zhou Family Winery, and Zhou Ling gained the Qi Concealment talent after practicing the Wood Origin Evergreen Art.