Recaps

Lu Xuan expanded his spirit-plant work, strengthened his grotto-heaven, and prepared spirit wine for the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly. The gathering brought his former Profound Cave Sword Sect acquaintances to him, where Jian Hai Zhen invited him back to the sect before the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild intervened.

• Lu Xuan harvested valuable spirit plants, advanced his cultivation, and gathered Primal Spirit Ginseng seeds while developing new abilities and tending his Spirit Beasts.
• Yao Qingyue invited Lu Xuan to the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, and Feng Fei later commissioned him to brew spirit wine for the event.
• Lu Xuan killed a bald cultivator who spied on his Defective Grotto-heaven, then obtained the Wind Stabilizing Divine Pearl from the blooming Xun Wind Palace.
• Lu Xuan fished the Thousand Treasure True River, caught a Silver Horn Giant Fish, and discovered the Eightfold Palace’s second layer needed superior Spirit Soil and earth-element treasures.
• Lu Xuan harvested Thousand Thunder Sword Grass and supplied Still True Sword Liquid, while Sword Master Hai Zhen and the Profound Cave Sword Sect party arrived for the assembly.
• Ge Pu recognized Lu Xuan’s Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd and reunited with him at You Jian General Store alongside Mo Yuanfeng, Wan Zhong, Zhou Chao, and Jian Hai Zhen.
• Lu Xuan explained his achievements to Jian Hai Zhen, who invited him back to the Profound Cave Sword Sect, but an ancient voice challenged anyone trying to take the merchant guild’s Guest Elder.

Lu Xuan joined the Profound Cave Sword Sect as an independent Inner Sect Disciple of Still True Sword Peak, where he reunited with former Heaven Sword Sect companions and established himself as a skilled Spirit Plant Master. He planted several rare Sword Grass and Primal Spirit Ginseng seeds, then visited the sect’s blessed land and reunited with the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape.

• Lu Xuan accepted Jian Hai Zhen’s invitation to join Still True Sword Peak while retaining his freedom to visit Heavenly Star Grotto, and he prepared to attend the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly.
• At the assembly, Lu Xuan exchanged treasures for an Incense Offering Myriad Tree seed and a Dark Nightmare Willow seed, while Jian Hai Zhen won him a Flawless Spirit Wood seed at auction.
• Lu Xuan returned to the Profound Cave Sword Sect with Shen Ye, joined Still True Sword Peak independently, and impressed its elders with his Thousand Thunder Sword Grass and Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd.
• Lu Xuan completed the sect’s identity checks, received his Inner Sect Disciple status, and chose a Cave Mansion near Heart Sword Lake, where Yuan Rong gave him Sword Grass seeds.
• Lu Xuan reunited with Jian Wuxia and Huo Liner, returned Jian Wuxia’s White Bone Killing Sword Grass, and gave Huo Liner a Saint Infant Pill for his coming breakthrough.
• Lu Xuan advised Shang Xiuyuan, Yu Qiushui, and Guo Shan on problems with their Sword Grass, then selected rare Primal Spirit Ginseng and Sword Grass seeds from the Spirit Plant Hall.
• Lu Xuan traded 8,700 Sword Seals to Song Wanxue for two Primal Spirit Ginseng seeds, a Star Shifting Sun Changing Sword Grass seed, and seven Azure Profound Flourishing Wither Sword Grass seeds, then planted them.
• Lu Xuan visited the sect’s blessed land with a token from the Old Sword Flood Dragon, found the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape, and offered it lotus seeds and Ape Demon Wine.

Lu Xuan explored Heart Sword Lake, gathered Sword Seals and rare treasures, and helped Chen Qingshuang while pursuing the means to revive an Innate Spirit Root. Back in the Cloud Void Domain, he harvested mature plants, raised his spirit beasts, and heard the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros’s final request.

• Xiao Bai Ape joined Lu Xuan as his spirit beast, and Lu Xuan later brought it to Still True Sword Peak and promised it Ape Demon Wine.
• Lu Xuan sold sword-path treasures to earn Sword Seals, then entered Heart Sword Lake, where he gathered sword qi spirit fluid, caught Tassel Fish and Shadow Stone Sprites, and encountered the memories and obsessions of Nascent Soul sword cultivators.
• Lu Xuan sold Shadow Stones, learned about Chen Xiaobai’s descendant Chen Qingshuang, and gave her talismans, pills, Thunderstorm Lotus seeds, and a Communication Talisman.
• After harvesting sword plants, Lu Xuan received a withered Void Containing Immortal Vine from the Old Sword Flood Dragon and used Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk to restore some of its vitality.
• Lu Xuan returned to the Cloud Void Domain, greeted old friends and spirit beasts, and harvested mature plants that yielded treasures including Taiyi Pure Yang True Fire and a Grand Five Elements Annihilation Array fragment.
• The Cloud Stepping Lynx and Fat Bird advanced to Fifth Grade, giving Lu Xuan a Double Pupil Spirit Eye and a Thunder Peng Feather.
• Lu Xuan visited the Thunder Sea, tended the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros, and agreed to protect the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan after the Rhinoceros died.

Lu Xuan cultivated rare spirit plants, profited from the Thousand Treasure True River’s spirit tide, and defeated cultivators who tried to rob him. After reaching Core Formation Completion, he encountered the Profound Limit Tree Mother through a tree nymph he had raised.

• Lu Xuan promised the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros he would shelter the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan if he became strong enough, then accepted Zhang Jiuzong’s offer to grow rare spirit seeds for the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild.
• At Fengyuan Star Cave, Lu Xuan harvested the Bewitching Corpse Skin and received the Fairy Maiden Remains, then gathered demon-baiting rewards and planted rare seeds with Ling Gu’s help.
• Ling Gu recruited Sun Kai and Wu Peng as controlled servants, while Lu Xuan cultivated his grotto-heaven plants and advanced the Eightfold Palace with Five Directions Divine Sand.
• Lu Xuan waited for the Thousand Treasure True River’s spirit tide, caught Chi Tiger Fish with Myriad Manifestation Grass, and killed Qin Tao when he attacked over a fishing spot.
• Shi Qian tried to recruit Lu Xuan for Jinghai Gate, but Xu Weijing identified him as a Profound Cave Sword Sect disciple, and Wen Qingshan apologized and gave him twenty High-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan joined the Taiyi Dao Sect’s fish encirclement operation, received two Spirit Seeds, then killed three Core Formation Completion pursuers and subdued their juvenile Listening Wind Beast.
• Over the next four years, Lu Xuan cultivated his spirit plants, obtained Heavenly One Profound Water, completed his nine Star Fighting Flags, and broke through to Core Formation Completion.
• After hearing that the Tree Realm passage had stabilized, Lu Xuan recognized the Profound Limit Tree Mother when she possessed a tree nymph in his Cave Mansion, and asked her why she had taken over it.