Chapter Summaries

At Li Yang Dao Sect, Sword Master Hai Zhen learned that a Late Stage Core Formation Spirit Plant Master named Lu Xuan had brewed Still True Sword Liquid, a rare fifth-grade spirit brew with ties to his sect. Hai Zhen grew curious about Lu Xuan and decided to seek more information after the reception.

• Wan Zhong invited Zhou Chao to explore near Li Yang Dao Sect, but Zhou Chao refused because he preferred to cultivate and looked down on the Cloud Void Domain.
• Mo Yuanfeng stopped the Giant Sword Flying Boat before Li Yang Dao Sect, where Xuan Cheng Daoist welcomed Sword Master Hai Zhen and his party.
• Xuan Cheng Daoist led Sword Master Hai Zhen to a reception with powerful cultivators while Dao Sect disciples escorted Mo Yuanfeng and the others to rest.
• Xuan Cheng Daoist offered Hai Zhen a cup of Still True Sword Liquid and explained that it was a rare brew associated with the Sword Master Hai Zhen inheritance.
• Hai Zhen learned that Lu Xuan, a Late Stage Core Formation Spirit Plant Master rather than a Sword Cultivator, had brewed the Still True Sword Liquid and decided to ask about him.

Ge Pu attended a gathering at Qian Yang Peak with Zhou Chao and Wan Zhong, where Zhou Chao demonstrated his sword skills. Ge Pu discovered that the Spirit Plant Master behind the gathering’s Hundred Fruit Spirit Nectar and Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd was Lu Xuan.

• Daoist Qingxu invited Ge Pu, Zhou Chao, and Wan Zhong to a gathering of cultivators from the All Heavens Realm Domain at Qian Yang Peak.
• Wan Zhong hurried to meet the fox women, while Daoist Qingxu led Ge Pu and Zhou Chao to seats at the plaza.
• Ge Pu recognized the familiar taste of the Hundred Fruit Spirit Nectar as the wine he had often shared at Lu Xuan’s place.
• Zhou Chao defeated three Core Formation Sword Cultivators using his Light Splitting Shadowing Sword Grass and sword skill.
• Daoist Qingxu showed Ge Pu a Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd, and Ge Pu recognized the Profound Cave Sword Intent within it.
• Daoist Qingxu revealed that Lu Xuan had made both the gourd and the spirit wine, and Ge Pu realized the Spirit Plant Master was his junior brother.

Ge Pu recognized Lu Xuan as his former fellow disciple and led Profound Cave Sword Sect members to visit his shop in Heavenly Star Grotto. Their reunion was interrupted when Sword Master Huan Zhen unexpectedly entered the shop, leaving Wen Qian alarmed by the visitors’ status.

• Ge Pu learned that Lu Xuan had cultivated the Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd and decided to find him with his fellow disciples.
• Wan Zhong, Zhou Chao, and Mo Yuanfeng agreed to visit Lu Xuan after Ge Pu explained their past connection and the gourd’s significance to the Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• The group reached You Jian General Store, where Wen Qian confirmed that Lu Xuan had cultivated the gourds and became wary when Ge Pu asked to see him.
• Wen Qian prepared to alert the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild before contacting Lu Xuan, but Huan Zhen entered the shop.
• Mo Yuanfeng and the others recognized Huan Zhen as their martial uncle, and Wen Qian was shocked by the revelation.

Lu Xuan learned that Ge Pu and two Nascent Soul True Lords had come to the General Store, drawn by treasures connected to the Sword Sect. He hurried to reunite with his former senior brother, and the chapter ended with Ge Pu greeting him excitedly.

• Ge Pu explained that he had recognized Lu Xuan’s Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd, while Sword Master Hai Zhen also learned that Lu Xuan had made Sword Talismans and Still True Sword Liquid.
• Sword Master Hai Zhen decided that Lu Xuan should return to the Profound Cave Sword Sect as a disciple of one of its branches.
• Lu Xuan received Wen Qian’s message, recalled his friendship with Ge Pu, and considered how to explain his Sword Sect-related treasures while keeping the Profound Cave Sword Tablet and Thunderous Sword Gall concealed.
• Lu Xuan told the Grass Puppet to guard his Cave Mansion and hurried to the General Store using the Thunder Escape Technique.
• Lu Xuan greeted Ge Pu as Senior Brother Ge, and Ge Pu rushed over and grabbed his shoulders in excitement.

Lu Xuan reunited with Ge Pu and impressed Jian Hai Zhen and the Profound Cave Sword Sect disciples with his cultivation and many talents. Jian Hai Zhen asked him to return to the sect, but an aged child's voice objected to anyone taking the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild’s Guest Elder.

• Lu Xuan greeted Ge Pu, Jian Hai Zhen, and the other Sword Sect disciples, who were surprised to learn he had reached Late Stage Core Formation.
• Lu Xuan explained his rapid cultivation by describing his spirit-plant work, opportunities, and support from the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild.
• Jian Hai Zhen learned that Lu Xuan had brewed Still True Sword Liquid, improved the Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd, and developed the fourth-grade Thousand Thunder Sword Grass with a stable seed-condensation method.
• Lu Xuan revealed that he could draw the fifth-grade Profound Yin Sword Talisman and True Fiend Sword Talisman, leaving Ge Pu astonished by his many accomplishments.
• Jian Hai Zhen invited Lu Xuan to return to the Profound Cave Sword Sect, but a childlike, ancient voice challenged anyone trying to take the merchant guild’s Guest Elder.

Lu Xuan weighed returning to Profound Cave Sword Sect against remaining with Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild, while Jian Hai Zhen and the Artifact Spirit Xuan Huang argued over him. He agreed to rejoin the Sword Sect while keeping his Guest Elder status, subject to conditions, including joining Still True Sword Peak.

• Xuan Huang appeared and insisted that Lu Xuan remain the merchant guild’s Guest Elder, while Jian Hai Zhen argued that Lu Xuan should return to Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan considered his gratitude to both groups and asked Jian Hai Zhen how much freedom he would have in the Sword Sect.
• Jian Hai Zhen offered Lu Xuan permission to retain his Guest Elder status and freely enter and leave the Sword Sect, provided he prioritized the sect and kept its secrets.
• Lu Xuan accepted the conditions, and Jian Hai Zhen added that he must join Still True Sword Peak.

Lu Xuan agreed to join Still True Sword Peak, received a powerful sword talisman from Jian Hai Zhen, and prepared to return to the Sword Sect after the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly. He reassured his shop staff that he would keep visiting Heavenly Star Grotto and invited Ge Pu to meet a former Heaven Sword Sect disciple.

• Lu Xuan accepted Jian Hai Zhen's invitation to join Still True Sword Peak, and Jian Hai Zhen gave him a Seventh Grade Blood Flood Dragon Sword Talisman.
• Jian Hai Zhen and the others departed after Lu Xuan gifted them spirit wine, while Artifact Spirit Little Person accepted more wine and urged Lu Xuan to visit the Chamber of Commerce.
• Lu Xuan praised Wen Qian for contacting the Chamber of Commerce and explained to Wen Qian and Hong Qinghai that he would return to the Sword Sect but continue visiting Heavenly Star Grotto.
• Lu Xuan invited Ge Pu to his Cave Mansion, where Ge Pu planned to ask about former Heaven Sword Sect disciples who might join the Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan told Ge Pu that a former martial brother lived in Heavenly Star Grotto and promised him a surprise.

Lu Xuan welcomed Ge Pu to his Cave Mansion, where they discussed their former Heaven Sword Sect fellow disciples and the lives they had made after joining Profound Cave Sword Sect. The chapter ended as Ge Pu recognized Shen Ye’s voice and looked forward to reuniting with him.

• Lu Xuan brought Ge Pu into his Cave Mansion, where Ge Pu admired its spiritual energy, spirit plants, and Spirit Beasts.
• Ge Pu reflected on how Lu Xuan had helped him form his core and admitted he had hoped to repay Lu Xuan by inviting him to Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan and Ge Pu discussed their former fellow disciples: Jian Wuxia had reached Core Formation Mid-Stage, Huo Liner was preparing for another breakthrough, and Zhong Jingshan had been killed by Evil Cultivators.
• Ge Pu recounted the fates of Heaven Sword Sect’s former True Disciples and said he knew little about the Sect Guardian Spirit Beasts who had left with them.
• Shen Ye arrived after Lu Xuan notified him, and Ge Pu recognized his voice as that of Junior Brother Shen from the Sword Hall.

Lu Xuan reunited with Shen Ye, who agreed to return to the Profound Cave Sword Sect, and received a rare fifth-grade Jade Wutong seed-condensing method from visiting Core Formation cultivators. With the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly less than ten days away, Lu Xuan began preparing to attend and search for high-grade spirit seeds.

• Lu Xuan welcomed Shen Ye and Ge Pu, and Shen Ye agreed to return to the Profound Cave Sword Sect as a disciple.
• Eight Core Formation cultivators visited Lu Xuan and gave him a fifth-grade Jade Wutong seed-condensing method as a parting gift.
• Lu Xuan learned that mature Jade Wutong trees had powerful sealing effects and resolved to find one of their spirit seeds.
• Lu Xuan prepared spirit stones and valuable treasures for the approaching Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, then set off for the Li Yang Dao Sect.

Lu Xuan arrived at Li Yang Dao Sect for the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, reunited with acquaintances from the Profound Cave Sword Sect, and learned that a gathering of Spirit Plant Masters was being held. He asked Yao Qingyue to introduce him to the Divine Wood Sect cultivators.

• Lu Xuan entered Li Yang Dao Sect after presenting his invitation and was led to a secluded courtyard.
• Yao Qingyue welcomed Lu Xuan, explained that Xuan Kui was staying in the Sect Cave Heaven, and accepted gifts for himself and the spirit beast.
• Lu Xuan visited Zhou Chao and Ge Pu, discussed their stay at the sect, and met a clone of Jian Hai Zhen.
• Yao Qingyue told Lu Xuan about a gathering of Spirit Plant Masters, and Lu Xuan eagerly asked to meet the Divine Wood Sect cultivators.

Lu Xuan attended gatherings of Spirit Plant Masters and took part in the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, where he shared his knowledge of cultivation arts. When the Li Yang Dao Sect opened a Core Formation sparring event, he refused to participate despite the valuable prizes.

• Yao Qingyue brought Lu Xuan to a valley and introduced him to Spirit Plant Masters and other cultivators, including Qing Fu and Xuan Chong.
• Lu Xuan discussed spirit plants with the gathering, impressed the attendees with his insights, and exchanged contact methods with them.
• In the days before the assembly, Lu Xuan continued meeting with Spirit Plant Masters, visited Sword Sect Senior Brothers, and toured the Li Yang Dao Sect with Yao Qingyue.
• At the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, Lu Xuan attended cultivation discussions and joined sessions on several cultivation arts, including Spirit Plant, Alchemy, and Spirit Brew.
• Wan Zhong urged Lu Xuan to enter the Core Formation sparring event, but Lu Xuan declined, claiming he lacked combat skills while privately deciding the prizes were not worth fighting for.

Lu Xuan watched the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly’s sparring matches before searching the free-exchange stalls for rare spirit seeds. He discovered a Seventh Grade Incense Offering Myriad Tree seed and learned of its unusual powers, leaving him interested in what the monk wanted in exchange for it.

• Lu Xuan and Ge Pu watched the sparring while enjoying the Dao Sect’s Spirit Fruit and Spirit Brew; Zhou Chao placed in the top ten, and Wan Zhong withdrew after several rounds.
• Lu Xuan judged that he could contend for the top three but chose not to enter, wary of attracting trouble.
• Lu Xuan left his companions to browse the free-exchange stalls, hoping to find a rare spirit seed or spirit beast egg.
• Lu Xuan examined a strange seed at a middle-aged monk’s stall, and its lights briefly disturbed his thoughts until the monk warned him not to use Spiritual Sense on it.
• The monk explained that the Seventh Grade Incense Offering Myriad Tree could produce fruits that helped cultivators form Incense Offering Divine Statues and could be refined into magical treasures.
• Lu Xuan asked whether the monk was offering the seed in exchange for a particular treasure.

Lu Xuan traded Buddhist treasures and spirit stones for a Seventh Grade Incense Offering Myriad Tree Spirit Seed, then opened a stall to exchange rare treasures for spirit plants and related items. A young cultivator offered him a Sixth Grade Dark Nightmare Willow seedling.

• Lu Xuan exchanged a Sitting Buddha Lotus, a Suppression Prison Vajra Statue, and three hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones with a monk for an Incense Offering Myriad Tree Spirit Seed.
• Lu Xuan inspected the Seventh Grade Spirit Seed, learned what it needed to grow and what it could produce, and left pleased with the trade.
• Lu Xuan set up a stall displaying rare treasures and sought High-Level Spirit Seeds, Spirit Plant Seedlings, and young spirit beasts in exchange.
• A young Core Formation Completion cultivator showed Lu Xuan a pitch-black Sixth Grade Dark Nightmare Willow seedling and asked if it suited his needs.

Lu Xuan traded for a Dark Nightmare Willow seedling and Positive Yang Sand at his stall, then rejected a scholar’s offer for his Great Confucian Literary Palace. Mo Yuanfeng arrived and escorted Lu Xuan to the auction, leaving the scholar to reconsider his attempt to pressure him.

• Lu Xuan exchanged a Millennial Ancient Tree Heart for a Dark Nightmare Willow seedling and two hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• A female cultivator traded twenty jin of Positive Yang Sand for Lu Xuan’s Profound Yin Sword Talisman and True Fiend Sword Talisman.
• A scholar offered a Seventh Grade Azure Wave Spirit Sword for Lu Xuan’s Great Confucian Literary Palace, then faintly threatened him when Lu Xuan refused.
• Mo Yuanfeng arrived, called Lu Xuan his junior brother, and took him to the auction.
• The scholar recognized the gap between his Chen Family and the Profound Cave Sword Sect and flew away in the opposite direction.

Lu Xuan met Jian Hai Zhen and agreed to return to the Profound Cave Sword Sect after the auction. Jian Hai Zhen bought him a rare Seventh Grade Flawless Spirit Wood seed, leaving Lu Xuan grateful and more attached to Still True Sword Peak.

• Mo Yuanfeng brought Lu Xuan to meet Jian Hai Zhen, Wan Zhong, and others in a private room at the Palace.
• Jian Hai Zhen invited Lu Xuan to return to the Profound Cave Sword Sect after the auction, and Lu Xuan accepted.
• Jian Hai Zhen offered to buy Lu Xuan rare Spirit Seeds at the auction, prompting Mo Yuanfeng to remark on his generosity.
• The Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly auction began, and bidders competed for a series of rare treasures.
• Jian Hai Zhen learned that Lu Xuan's aptitude was upper-middle and offered to buy him the Seventh Grade Flawless Spirit Wood seed.
• Jian Hai Zhen won the Flawless Spirit Wood seed for two million four hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and Lu Xuan thanked him.

After the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, Lu Xuan prepared to return to the Profound Cave Sword Sect, arranging protection for his shops, Cave Mansions, and Spirit Plants during his absence. He left his cultivation foundations and trusted companions in place before signaling the sword sect that he was coming.

• Lu Xuan returned to the Star Plucking Tower, told the General Store's staff he would be away for one to three years, and arranged for Daoist Mu to help protect the shop.
• Lu Xuan asked Qi Wuheng to watch over his Cave Mansion in Thunder Fire Star Cave, and Qi Wuheng promised to take responsibility for its safety.
• Lu Xuan entrusted the Grass Puppet and Thunder Ghost with guarding his Cave Mansion and controlling the Spirit Beasts while he was away.
• Lu Xuan visited Fengyuan Star Cave, planted the Dark Nightmare Willow, taught Ling Gu how to cultivate it, and judged that the avatar could defend itself against threats short of a Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Lu Xuan prepared seed-condensing methods and moved a batch of Spirit Plants into the Gluttony Insect Pouch, also bringing the Sixth Grade Star Shifting Sun Changing Sword Grass.
• Lu Xuan fired Profound Cave Sword Qi into the clouds and declared that he was coming to the Profound Cave Sword Sect.

Lu Xuan and Shen Ye returned to Profound Cave Sword Sect with Jian Hai Zhen and learned about the sect’s strength and entry process. As the group headed for Still True Sword Peak, Lu Xuan spotted a Sword Xuan Hedgehog and asked Mo Yuanfeng about it.

• Mo Yuanfeng explained that Lu Xuan and Shen Ye would undergo identity and cultivation checks before formally entering the sect, and Jian Hai Zhen assured Lu Xuan he would become an Inner Sect Disciple.
• The Giant Sword Flying Boat passed through the Ninth Grade Ten Directions Absolute Extinction Sword Formation and entered Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• Mo Yuanfeng described the sect’s Nine Sword Peaks, Sword Palace, and seven Spirit Transformation Grand Elders as the group flew toward Still True Sword Peak.
• Wan Zhong and the others left Lu Xuan Communication Sword Talismans before departing for their own Sword Peaks.
• Lu Xuan noticed a Sword Xuan Hedgehog covered in flying swords, and Mo Yuanfeng explained that it collected discarded swords, spirit ores, and stray Sword Qi.

Jian Hai Zhen brought Lu Xuan to Still True Sword Peak and offered him the choice of becoming his disciple or joining the peak without a master; Lu Xuan chose the latter. He introduced Lu Xuan to the Old Sword Flood Dragon, whose favor Lu Xuan won with Still True Sword Liquid, then prepared to formally welcome him into the sword peak.

• Jian Hai Zhen offered Lu Xuan the choice of becoming his disciple or joining Still True Sword Peak independently, and Lu Xuan chose to remain independent.
• Jian Hai Zhen brought Lu Xuan to meet the Old Sword Flood Dragon and explained that it might grant him an opportunity.
• Lu Xuan presented the Old Sword Flood Dragon with Still True Sword Liquid, and the dragon asked him to bring more in the future.
• Jian Hai Zhen explained that Lu Xuan could visit the Old Sword Flood Dragon and brew the sword liquid it had long missed.
• Jian Hai Zhen summoned the Nascent Soul True Lords to witness Lu Xuan joining Still True Sword Peak, sending Flood Dragon phantoms out to gather them.

Jian Hai Zhen introduced Lu Xuan to the other Nascent Soul cultivators of Still True Sword Peak and revealed his exceptional skills in spirit winemaking, talisman crafting, and spirit-plant cultivation. The others recognized the value of his abilities, though the chapter left their response to his arrival unresolved.

• Jin Zaigan questioned Jian Hai Zhen's decision to bring a supposed genius from the remote Cloud Void Domain, and Yuan Yue, Yuan Rong, and Nie Shaoyan arrived at the hall.
• Jian Hai Zhen introduced Lu Xuan as a former Heaven Sword Sect disciple and presented Jin Zaigan, Yuan Yue, Yuan Rong, and Nie Shaoyan as his martial uncles.
• Jian Hai Zhen showed the group Lu Xuan's Still True Sword Liquid, and Yuan Rong welcomed the prospect of tasting it more often.
• Jian Hai Zhen revealed that Lu Xuan had personally drawn the Fifth Grade Profound Yin Sword Talisman and True Fiend Sword Talisman, earning Jin Zaigan's approval.
• Jian Hai Zhen displayed Lu Xuan's improved Thousand Thunder Sword Grass and Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd, including its trace of Profound Cave Sword Qi, and defended bringing Lu Xuan to Sword Peak.

Lu Xuan’s improvements to Fourth Grade Sword Grass and the Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd astonished Still True Sword Peak’s Nascent Soul True Lords, who welcomed him and arranged his entry into the peak. Jian Hai Zhen took the new creations to the Sword Palace’s Spirit Plant Hall, where he prepared to reveal them to its skeptical members.

• Yuan Yue, Jin Zaigan, and Nie Shaoyan were stunned that Lu Xuan had independently improved Fourth Grade Sword Grass and created the Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd.
• Jin Zaigan offered to take Lu Xuan as his Personal Disciple, but Jian Hai Zhen intervened and explained that Lu Xuan would join Still True Sword Peak without a master.
• Jian Hai Zhen asked Yuan Rong to help Lu Xuan verify his Inner Sect Disciple status and find a Cave Mansion suited to cultivating spirit plants.
• Jin Zaigan and the others gave Lu Xuan Communication Sword Talismans and welcomed him before Yuan Rong led him away.
• Jian Hai Zhen carried the Thousand Thunder Sword Grass and Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd to the Spirit Plant Hall in the Sword Palace.
• A young man at the Spirit Plant Hall assumed Jian Hai Zhen had come to request Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, but Jian Hai Zhen said he had new seeds to hand over.