Recaps

Lu Xuan helped the Profound Limit Tree Mother seal the passage into the Tree Realm, then expanded his work by opening a shop near the Profound Cave Sword Sect and reuniting with Bai Li Jian Qing. As the Nine Sword Peaks’ competition began, Lu Xuan entered the spirit wine contest and earned Grade A Top.

• Lu Xuan agreed to help the Profound Limit Tree Mother close the passage and buried seven Exquisite Tree Wheels, allowing her to expel the invading cultivators from the Tree Realm.
• The Profound Limit Tree Mother rewarded Lu Xuan with an Azure Emperor Longevity Leaf, while the Grass and Wood Monsters gave him Primal Chaos Tree Sap.
• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, harvested Dragon Transformation Grass for True Dragon Essence Blood, and began recruiting Foundation Establishment cultivators to staff his shops.
• Lu Xuan reunited with Bai Li Jian Qing, hired five shop workers, and brought Bai Li Jian Qing along to help manage a new shop near the Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan traveled to the Sword Sect with Wen Qian, Bai Li Jian Qing, Shen Hai, and Liu Su Su, then opened You Jian General Store in Sword Abyss City with support from Sword Master Hai Zhen and other cultivators.
• Lu Xuan harvested more than twenty Thousand Thunder Sword Grass, began upgrading his Chiding Thunder Wing, and learned from Ge Pu and Chen Jing that Still True Sword Peak needed strong results in the coming competition.
• Lu Xuan entered the spirit wine contest, brewed Ice Marrow Spirit Wine and Still True Sword Liquid, and received Grade A Top.

Lu Xuan’s contest achievements raised Still True Sword Peak’s standing, while his spirit-plant work brought new rewards, allies, and commissions. After reaching Core Formation Completion, he declined the grotto-heaven campaign and prepared for Nascent Soul formation as he continued cultivating rare plants.

• Lu Xuan earned top marks in spirit brewing and spirit-plant cultivation, but placed below Ji Changhai in the talisman contest, then helped Still True Sword Peak rise two places in the rankings.
• Jian Hai Zhen rewarded Lu Xuan with a Heart Sword Lake Cave Mansion, rare spirit seeds, pills, and a sword scripture, and Lu Xuan cultivated new sword grasses there.
• Lu Xuan gained sword techniques, treasures, and cultivation from harvesting spirit plants, while Bai Li Jian Qing and other visitors helped him expand his shop and share his talisman knowledge.
• Lu Xuan helped Chen Qingshuang and Chen Yuqiu resolve the Zhang Family’s attempt to take the Chen Family’s mine, and accepted a Jade Token instead of their Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan reached Core Formation Completion and declined to join the Sword Sect’s campaign to conquer the Unknown Grotto-heaven, while Ge Pu and Huo Liner went with the expedition.
• Lu Xuan diagnosed the Sword Xuan Hedgehogs’ aggression as the result of Corpse Fiend Qi from ancient swords and helped Chen Bingxue and Xu Wenbai arrange their purification.
• Xu Wenbai rewarded Lu Xuan with a Sword Tempering House and Dark Steel Wood seedlings, while Sword Master Hai Zhen gave him Thunder Marsh Divine Sand and promised to protect his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• Lu Xuan hastened the Void Cicada Wood’s molt and obtained an incomplete Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf that could conceal auras and thwart probing, divination, and magical arts.

Lu Xuan harvested rare treasures, secured the Defective Grotto-heaven, and expanded his ties with the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild and Sword Sect allies. After returning to Still True Sword Peak, he welcomed the Fire God Ape and received gifts that could help White Ape advance.

• Lu Xuan restored the Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf, harvested Primal Unity True Water and Dou Shuai Fire, and set up a Seventh Grade sword formation around the Defective Grotto-heaven.
• Lu Xuan returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave, reunited with his Spirit Beasts and old acquaintances, and harvested many mature Spirit Plants and their rewards.
• The Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit agreed to give Lu Xuan the Defective Grotto-heaven in return for his promise to cultivate the Nine True Spirit Leaf and obtain more True Spirit Essence Blood.
• Lu Xuan cultivated the Netherworld Spirit Field, harvested treasures including the Ten Thousand Evils Yin Pearl and Celestial Talisman Book, and strengthened his ties with Yao Qingyue and the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros.
• Lu Xuan bought Gen Kun Wu Earth, supplied Star Fruits to Zhang Jiuzong, and agreed to help establish a Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild branch near the Sword Sect if he advanced to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan harvested Myriad Manifestation Grass and completed the Seventh Grade Heavenly Demon Token before returning to Still True Sword Peak and resuming his cultivation.
• Lu Xuan hosted the Fire God Ape with Spirit Brew and Spirit Fruits, and the Fire God Ape gave him Monkey Hair for White Ape and a mysterious Rank 8 Spirit Seed.
• Lu Xuan gave the Monkey Hair to White Ape, who rejoiced at the chance to reach Seventh Grade.

Lu Xuan advanced his spirit-plant cultivation, earned new recognition from the Sword Sect, and gathered treasures to prepare for his Nascent Soul breakthrough. After overcoming heart demons and enduring the tribulation, he successfully reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

• Lu Xuan cultivated the Thunder Dragon Howl to Sixth Grade, restrained the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape with his new Five Thunder Lock Immortal Bracelet, and continued tending his spirit plants.
• Lu Xuan entered Yellow Millet Dreamland, escaped its illusion with Deep Yellow Smoke, and later received the Ten Thousand Refinements Spirit Wood from Chen Bingxue while refusing to sell his Yangxuan Sword Sheath.
• Lu Xuan developed the Fifth Grade Thunder Abyss Sword Grass, earned rewards from the Sword Palace, and helped Still True Sword Peak place sixth in the Sword Peak Competition.
• Lu Xuan received the Seed Condensation Methods for thirteen Fifth Grade Sword Grasses, chose White Bone Killing Sword Grass, and harvested treasures from his mature sword grasses.
• Lu Xuan matured the Crossing Calamity Flower and Void Cicada Wood in the Defective Grotto-heaven, gaining a Crossing Calamity Pill and new transformations of Heavenly Cicada Six Transformations.
• Lu Xuan harvested Primal Spirit Ginseng for cultivation and pills, then went to the Sword Sect’s prepared spiritual land to attempt his Nascent Soul breakthrough under Jian Hai Zhen’s protection.
• Lu Xuan nurtured a Nascent Soul inside his Golden Core, shattered the Core, and overcame heart demons that tried to lure him with fear and temptation.
• Lu Xuan withstood the thunder tribulation with his treasures and phoenix power, survived its final bolt, and advanced to Nascent Soul.