Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan returned from Fengyuan Star Cave with a Shadow Devouring Ghost, a Ghost Cultivation Art, and other spoils, then set about cultivating his Cave Mansion’s spirit plants and evil creatures. He ended the chapter by feeding the Fifth Grade Shadow Devouring Ghost to the Ghost Eating Evil Vine.

• Lu Xuan identified the imp that had been tracking him as a Fifth Grade Shadow Devouring Ghost and found a Ghost Cultivation Art and other loot in the Storage Bags.
• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, where his Spirit Beasts welcomed him, and used a Fifth Grade Wind Aperture Stone to cultivate the first palace of the Eightfold Palace.
• Lu Xuan created a blood-filled pond for the Blood Spring Clam Mother and placed the juvenile Evil Spirit inside to recover and grow.
• Lu Xuan planted three Soul Insect Fungus seeds and a Sixth Grade Fragrant Flesh Branch in the Netherworld Spirit Field.
• Lu Xuan seized part of the Shadow Devouring Ghost and fed it to the Ghost Eating Evil Vine.

Lu Xuan cultivated his spirit plants and beasts while practicing lightning arts, then harvested a mature Snow Barrier Ice Jade Lotus and obtained the Sixth Grade Ten Thousand Barrier Profound Crystal Formation. The powerful formation left him with a new defensive and bewildering array.

• Lu Xuan used the Meat Mountain Cultivator’s flesh and blood to nourish spirit plants, then returned the suffering cultivator to the Gluttony Insect Pouch.
• Lu Xuan checked the Tusk Bone Demon Seed and Five Organs Treasure Plant, then spent the next half year cultivating spirit plants and beasts in his Cave Mansion.
• Lu Xuan practiced the Divine Firmament True Method’s lightning arts, and the Thunder Dragon Howl demonstrated lightning escape while absorbing his Five Thunder Palm strike.
• Lu Xuan tempered his Purification Glazed Red Phoenix Bone and tended his spirit plants before finding the Snow Barrier Ice Jade Lotus mature.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Snow Barrier Ice Jade Lotus and received the Sixth Grade Ten Thousand Barrier Profound Crystal Formation from its Light Orb.

Lu Xuan installed a Sixth Grade defensive formation at his Cave Mansion and learned that the Thunder Islet Cave Secret Realm had closed. While cultivating Spirit Plants in peace, he harvested Thunderlight Sword Grasses and gained sword-talisman crafting knowledge.

• Lu Xuan activated the Ten Thousand Barrier Profound Crystal Formation and tested its power, then decided to move his two Fifth Grade formations to Fengyuan Star Cave.
• Qi Wuheng informed Lu Xuan that the Thunder Islet Cave Secret Realm had closed and its cultivators had withdrawn, easing Lu Xuan’s fears about his Cave Mansion.
• Lu Xuan reflected that he had avoided the secret realm and preferred cultivating Spirit Plants for safe, reliable rewards.
• Lu Xuan harvested five mature Thunderlight Sword Grasses and obtained a Fourth Grade Wind Lightning Sword Talisman.
• Lu Xuan gained the Sword Talisman Annotations and two experience packs, learning to refine sword talismans and recognizing them as another source of income.

Lu Xuan hosted Jade Forest Rogue Cultivator and Wang Suihuai after they returned from the Thunder Islet Cave Secret Realm, then tested the Divine Wood Azure Kettle on his Wu Geng Wood. The kettle rapidly matured the Fourth Grade Spirit Tree, and Lu Xuan wondered whether its harvest would yield an Artifact Refining-related treasure.

• Lu Xuan planned to condense seeds from his remaining Thunderlight Sword Grass and continued refining Foundation Establishment Pills while waiting for his visitors.
• Jade Forest Rogue Cultivator and injured Wang Suihuai visited Lu Xuan after the secret realm closed, and they discussed their treasure hunt, the deaths and injuries they witnessed, and their lack of rare Spirit Seeds.
• Jade Forest Rogue Cultivator advised Lu Xuan to watch Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild auctions for treasures brought out of the secret realm, and the two visitors left after spending half a day with him.
• Lu Xuan tested the Divine Wood Azure Kettle on his Fourth Grade Wu Geng Wood, and its Vegetation Spiritual Energy matured the Spirit Tree in half an hour.
• Lu Xuan judged that the kettle could greatly shorten the growth time of high-grade Spirit Plants, then dug up the Wu Geng Wood and considered its potential as a source of an Artifact Refining-related treasure.

Lu Xuan absorbed the Hundred Refinements Essence from the Wu Geng Wood light orb and began improving his artifact-refining skills. While tending his Spirit Plants, he harvested a Saint Infant Fruit, obtained a Saint Infant Pill, and prepared to check the other nearly mature sub-plant.

• Lu Xuan received the Hundred Refinements Essence from the Wu Geng Wood light orb and absorbed its artifact-refining knowledge.
• Lu Xuan practiced refining low-level magic tools and considered planting more artifact-refining Spirit Plants to improve his skills.
• Lu Xuan tended his Spirit Fields and continued working out how to condense Spirit Seeds from Thunderlight Sword Grass.
• Lu Xuan discovered that a Saint Infant Fruit Sub-plant had matured and harvested its fifth-grade fruit.
• Lu Xuan opened the resulting light orb and obtained a fifth-grade Saint Infant Pill, then took out an emerald-green pot to check the other nearly mature sub-plant.

Lu Xuan harvested a Saint Infant Fruit Sub-plant, obtained a Saint Infant Pill recipe, and decided to stop forcing the Mother Plant to produce seeds while he restored it for a possible incarnation. After half a year of peaceful cultivation, he harvested a mature Five Thunder Twin Flowers and gained the Five Thunder Righteous Method divine ability.

• Lu Xuan harvested the Good Grade Saint Infant Fruit Sub-plant and obtained a Fifth Grade Saint Infant Pill recipe from its light orb.
• Lu Xuan decided to stop forcing the Saint Infant Fruit Mother Plant to produce seeds and planned to restore it so he could raise a Superior Grade fruit for an incarnation.
• Lu Xuan left a Sub-plant Spirit Fruit for the Mother Plant, which drained its vitality and grew more vigorous.
• After half a year of quiet cultivation, Lu Xuan harvested a mature Five Thunder Twin Flowers.
• Lu Xuan obtained the low-level Five Thunder Righteous Method divine ability from the Five Thunder Twin Flowers' light orb.

Lu Xuan received Wu Geng Wood Saplings from the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild and harvested two mature Five Thunder Twin Flowers, gaining further insight into a divine ability and half of a rare treasure. He ended the chapter with the Chiding Thunder Wing’s speed and origin revealed, while its other half remained to be found.

• Liao Chong delivered ten Wu Geng Wood Saplings on Louzhu Wen’s behalf, and Lu Xuan paid for them and gave Liao Chong several Ice Fire Spirit Fruits.
• Lu Xuan planted the saplings and reflected that harvesting more Light Orbs could help him become an Artifact Refining Master.
• Lu Xuan harvested two mature Five Thunder Twin Flowers and gained renewed experience with the Five Thunder Righteous Method from one Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan received half of the Sixth Grade Treasure Chiding Thunder Wing from the other Light Orb and learned it could let its user travel a thousand li in an instant.

Lu Xuan harvested the remaining Five Thunder Twin Flowers and gained the complete Chiding Thunder Wing, a Small Five Thunder Talisman, and further mastery of the Five Thunder Righteous Method. He put away the new treasures, leaving his speed and combat options greatly strengthened.

• Lu Xuan admired the first half of the Chiding Thunder Wing and tended the maturing Jade Bottle Willow with Snow Dragon Sacred Spring.
• After more than half a month, Lu Xuan cared for his Thunder Attribute Spirit Plants and found that the remaining three Five Thunder Twin Flowers had matured.
• Lu Xuan harvested the flowers and gained another Five Thunder Righteous Method experience reward from the first light orb.
• The second light orb gave Lu Xuan the other half of the Sixth Grade Chiding Thunder Wing, which he joined with the first half and refined into a Thunder Ball.
• The final light orb gave Lu Xuan a Sixth Grade Small Five Thunder Talisman that could unleash devastating Five Elements Spirit Thunder.

Lu Xuan tested the speed of his newly refined Chiding Thunder Wing, then continued his efforts to improve Spirit Seeds. After years of stimulating Earth Fire Heart Lotus seeds with Pure Yang True Fire, he successfully cultivated a Fifth Grade Pure Yang Golden Lotus and learned its properties.

• Lu Xuan harvested a Sixth Grade Small Five Thunder Talisman from a Light Orb and reflected on his many rewards from the Five Thunder Twin Flowers.
• Lu Xuan tested the Chiding Thunder Wing against the Thunder Dragon Howl and easily outpaced the young beast.
• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, activated the Ten Thousand Barrier Profound Crystal Formation, and spent a year and a half tending Spirit Plants.
• Lu Xuan examined the Earth Fire Heart Lotus seeds he had long stimulated with Pure Yang True Fire and planted one in the fiery rock.
• Lu Xuan identified the seed as a Fifth Grade Pure Yang Golden Lotus, whose seeds could resist evil and strengthen Spiritual Sense.

Lu Xuan planted the improved Fifth Grade Pure Yang Golden Lotus, harvested the matured Ice Firefly Grass, and ripened the Saint Infant Fruit Mother Plant. He obtained a Superior Grade mother plant Spirit Fruit and believed it could help him create an incarnation.

• Lu Xuan planted the Pure Yang Golden Lotus and continued sorting and planting the mutated Crimson Lotus Seeds.
• Lu Xuan accelerated the Ice Firefly Grass until it matured, then harvested over eighty Light Orbs and gained more than seventy years of cultivation along with treasures and recipe experience.
• Lu Xuan nourished the Saint Infant Fruit Mother Plant with Azure Wood Source Qi from the Divine Wood Azure Kettle until its Progress Bar filled.
• Lu Xuan picked the mother plant's Spirit Fruit, dispelled the Grievance Child phantom, and confirmed the fruit was Superior Grade.

Lu Xuan obtained the incomplete Seventh Grade secret art Spirit Infant Saint Evolution Art and refined the Superior Grade Saint Infant Fruit into an external avatar. He began testing its abilities and considered using it to cultivate his evil-path techniques, but still needed to find out whether plants it cultivated would yield Light Orb rewards.

• Lu Xuan harvested a Fifth Grade Saint Infant Fruit and received the incomplete secret art Spirit Infant Saint Evolution Art from its White Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan studied the art and learned how to refine a simplified external avatar that remained under his control.
• Over two months, Lu Xuan nurtured the Saint Infant Fruit with his soul and Spiritual Sense until it became an avatar resembling him.
• Lu Xuan tested the avatar's control, abilities, and limited range, then sent it to patrol the spirit field.
• Lu Xuan considered giving the avatar his evil-path techniques and treasures, and wondered whether plants it cultivated could produce Light Orb rewards.

Lu Xuan tested whether his Spirit Fruit Avatar could produce White Light Orb rewards by having it grow Spirit Firefly Grass, then prepared to use it to cultivate strange and evil spirit plants in a separate Cave Mansion. He visited his General Store, where he congratulated Wen Qian on reaching Foundation Establishment and brought goods, including Thunder Death Crystals, to sell.

• Lu Xuan had his Spirit Fruit Avatar cultivate three First Grade Spirit Firefly Grass plants and confirmed that harvesting them produced White Light Orbs.
• Lu Xuan instructed the avatar to cultivate spirit plants while leaving their harvests to his true body, then planned to rent or buy a Cave Mansion in Fengyuan Star Cave through the avatar.
• Lu Xuan put away the avatar, left his Grass Puppet and Spirit Beasts to guard the Cave Mansion, and went to Star Plucking Tower.
• Lu Xuan visited the General Store and congratulated Wen Qian on reaching Foundation Establishment by giving him a Fourth Grade Dust Cleansing Pill.
• Wen Qian agreed to continue managing the shop for Lu Xuan, who brought Spirit Fruits, Talismans, pills, and Thunder Death Crystals to sell.

Wen Qian put a rare Thunder Death Crystal up for sale at the You Jian General Store, drawing the interest of powerful cultivators. After Ren Dong of the Mystic Thunder Sect sought to obtain it, Wen Qian invoked Lu Xuan’s standing and offered to contact him about a possible exchange for a Sixth Grade spirit seed.

• Wen Qian opened the general store and displayed twelve Rank 4 Sword Talismans and a Thunder Death Crystal priced at six thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per catty.
• After the Thunder Death Crystal attracted attention, Wen Qian had the Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators draw lots, and an old man named Zhang won it.
• Ren Dong of the Mystic Thunder Sect arrived and asked Zhang to yield the crystal, but Zhang refused despite Ren Dong offering a higher price.
• Wen Qian told Ren Dong that Lu Xuan, a Guest Elder of the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild, owned the store, prompting Ren Dong to speak more politely.
• Wen Qian learned that Ren Dong had a Sixth Grade spirit seed and sent Lu Xuan a Communication Talisman to ask about an exchange for Thunder Death Crystals.

Lu Xuan learned that Ren Dong of the Mystic Thunder Sect wanted Thunder Death Crystals and exchanged some for a mysterious Sixth Grade spirit seed. He identified it as Ancestor Coffin Wood, a sinister spirit plant, and left with another valuable addition for the Netherworld Spirit Field.

• Lu Xuan asked Female cultivator Wen to watch for high-level spirit seeds, Seed Condensation Methods, and yin-yang treasures.
• Wen Qian summoned Lu Xuan to meet Ren Dong, who sought Thunder Death Crystals for refining a Magic Tool.
• Ren Dong offered a coffin-shaped spirit seed, and Lu Xuan used his Spiritual Sense to identify it as a Sixth Grade Ancestor Coffin Wood.
• Lu Xuan exchanged twelve jin of Thunder Death Crystals for the spirit seed.
• Lu Xuan reflected on the value of his Thunder Death Crystals and considered visiting the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros to collect more.

Lu Xuan used a spirit fruit avatar named Ling Gu to purchase a secluded Cave Mansion near Filth Sheep Mountain in Fengyuan Star Cave. He obtained a simplified Fengyuan Token for himself and planned to move his evil Spirit Plants, spirit pets, and defenses to the new residence before settling in.

• Lu Xuan disguised his spirit fruit avatar with the Thousandfold Wraith Mask and named it Ling Gu.
• Ling Gu asked about Cave Mansions in Heavenly Star Grotto and chose Fengyuan Star Cave for its dense Yin Qi.
• Ling Gu selected a remote Cave Mansion near Filth Sheep Mountain and bought it for three million five hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan obtained a simplified Fengyuan Token after Ling Gu left the hall.
• Lu Xuan planned to transfer his evil Spirit Plants, spirit pets, Protective Array, and Flesh Spirit God before moving into Fengyuan Star Cave.

Lu Xuan moved his sinister spirit plants and other assets to a new Cave Mansion near Huaiyang Mountain, where his incarnation Ling Gu would cultivate in his place. After Ling Gu rebuffed two nearby Core Formation cultivators who came to visit, they inspected the Cave Mansion’s defenses and left.

• Lu Xuan packed his sinister spirit plants, the Blood Spring Clam Mother, and other belongings into the Gluttony Insect Pouch for relocation, while equipping Ling Gu with treasures and formations to protect himself.
• Lu Xuan traveled through the Abyss Realm to his Cave Mansion near Huaiyang Mountain, checked that it had no former owner’s traces, and began reclaiming the land with Ling Gu.
• Jade Face True Person and Li Ru arrived outside the Cave Mansion and introduced themselves to Ling Gu.
• Ling Gu declined to let the two cultivators inside and shut them out with the Cave Mansion’s barrier.
• Jade Face True Person and Li Ru noted the two fifth-grade Protective Arrays before leaving.

Lu Xuan settled his avatar into the Filth Sheep Mountain Cave Mansion and harvested the mature Five Organs Treasure Plant. Its light orb granted him a Sixth Grade Five Organs Treasure Origin Temple, which he decided to refine into his true body.

• Lu Xuan dismissed Jade Face True Person and the Dwarf Cultivator, then sealed the Cave Mansion and had his avatar help establish Spirit Fields and a Blood Pool.
• Lu Xuan moved the Blood Spring Clam Mother and Big Meatball into the Blood Pool and planted and nurtured the evil spirit plants with his avatar.
• Lu Xuan taught his avatar his spirit-plant cultivation experience and watched it begin tending the Spirit Field on its own.
• Lu Xuan used the Divine Wood Azure Kettle to finish maturing the Five Organs Treasure Plant and harvested it.
• Lu Xuan obtained the Sixth Grade Five Organs Treasure Origin Temple from the light orb and decided his true body would use it, while saving the plant for his avatar’s future Body Tempering demonic art.

Lu Xuan cultivated his Spirit Plants and used the Yangxuan Sword Sheath and Profound Cave Sword Tablet to improve Thunderlight Sword Grass into a Fourth Grade Thousand Thunder Sword Grass. He left the new Spirit Seeds to grow and had the Thunder Dragon Howl young beast recapture his escaping Flying Thunder Ganoderma, resolving to improve his Array Formation skills.

• Lu Xuan continued cultivating in his Cave Mansion and refined the Five Organs Treasure Origin Temple while practicing his cultivation methods and abilities.
• Lu Xuan inspected the Spirit Seeds nurtured by the Yangxuan Sword Sheath and planted a new Fourth Grade Thousand Thunder Sword Grass.
• Lu Xuan placed more Thunderlight Sword Grass Spirit Seeds in the sheath and decided to grow as many improved seeds as possible before harvesting the existing grasses.
• The Thunder Dragon Howl young beast caught the escaping Flying Thunder Ganoderma and brought it to Lu Xuan.
• Lu Xuan considered improving his Array Formation skills because his simple Restrictions could no longer contain the growing Flying Thunder Ganoderma.

Lu Xuan obtained a rare Fifth Grade Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle from the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild to cultivate his Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit. He learned the guild’s upcoming headquarters auction might feature a Seventh Grade Spirit Seed, and began preparing to attend.

• Lu Xuan received a message from Female cultivator Wen about a Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle and an upcoming headquarters auction.
• Lu Xuan traveled to the merchant guild's Branch Building, where Female cultivator Wen showed him the Fifth Grade Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle.
• Lu Xuan bought the Yin-Yang Treasure Bottle for one hundred and forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Female cultivator Wen told Lu Xuan that Guest Elders could receive advance auction information and that a Seventh Grade Spirit Seed might appear.
• Lu Xuan resolved to prepare as many Spirit Stones as possible for the auction.

Lu Xuan replenished You Jian General Store’s funds and welcomed Jade Forest Rogue Cultivator and Wang Suihuai while they visited for the coming auction. At a stall in Star Plucking Tower, he unexpectedly reunited with Shen Ye, a former Heaven Sword Sect senior brother, who learned Lu Xuan had reached Core Formation.

• Lu Xuan collected nearly 1.2 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones and the shop’s account book from Wen Qian.
• Jade Forest Rogue Cultivator and Wang Suihuai visited You Jian General Store, bought several treasures, and discussed the upcoming Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild auction with Lu Xuan.
• As the auction approached, Lu Xuan noticed more high-level cultivators arriving in Star Plucking Tower and went to browse the rogue cultivators’ stalls.
• Lu Xuan recognized Shen Ye at a stall and greeted his former sect senior brother.
• Shen Ye was surprised to discover Lu Xuan had advanced to Core Formation, and Lu Xuan insisted they keep addressing each other as junior and senior brothers.