Recaps

Lu Xuan received Sword Master Hai Zhen’s guidance and promise of protection for his future Nascent Soul breakthrough, then returned to the Defective Grotto-heaven to harvest its Light Orb rewards. There, the Void Cicada Wood molted into a Fourth Grade Spirit Plant and yielded an incomplete Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf.

• Sword Master Hai Zhen explained the stages and dangers of Nascent Soul Formation and promised to personally protect Lu Xuan when he broke through.
• After Jian Hai Zhen departed, Lu Xuan examined the Thunder Marsh Divine Sand he had received and considered the Nascent Soul Formation treasures he had gathered.
• Lu Xuan traveled to the Defective Grotto-heaven, checked that the surroundings were safe, and found that the Void Cicada Wood had entered its fourth molting stage.
• Lu Xuan used the Divine Wood Azure Kettle’s Vegetation Spiritual Energy to hasten the Void Cicada Wood’s molt, causing a White Light Orb to appear.
• Lu Xuan opened the Light Orb and obtained an incomplete Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf, a treasure that could conceal auras and block probing, divination, and magical arts.

Lu Xuan used the Heavenly Cicada Six Transformations to restore the incomplete Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf’s concealment ability, then matured the Ze Water Palace and obtained the seventh-grade Primal Unity True Water. He continued tending the rare spirit plants in the Defective Grotto-heaven, while hoping to gather the treasures needed to create a Personal Space.

• Lu Xuan used the Heavenly Cicada Six Transformations to restore the Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf and tested its concealment ability.
• Lu Xuan fed Primal Chaos Tree Sap to the nearly mature Ze Water Palace and waited for it to mature.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Ze Water Palace’s light orb and obtained the seventh-grade treasure Primal Unity True Water.
• Lu Xuan stored the Primal Unity True Water and reflected that gathering the eight Exotic Treasures could let him refine an ownerless grotto-heaven into a Personal Space.
• Lu Xuan inspected and nurtured the Light Hong Immortal Feather, Twin White Lotus, Incense Offering Myriad Tree, Flawless Spirit Wood, and newly sprouted Crossing Calamity Flower.

Lu Xuan secured the Defective Grotto-heaven with a Seventh Grade sword formation, then tested it against a powerful Star Beast. After ripening the Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea, he obtained the Seventh Grade God Stealing Jade.

• Lu Xuan set up the Seventh Grade Zhou Tian Star Fighting Sword Formation around the Defective Grotto-heaven.
• After two months of cultivating his Spirit Plants, Lu Xuan traveled to the Thousand Treasure True River and caught five spirit fish, but did not find Shi Zichen there.
• Lu Xuan led a powerful Sixth Grade Star Beast into the Black Mist, where the sword formation swiftly killed it.
• Lu Xuan used two drops of Primal Chaos Tree Sap to ripen the Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea and harvested its leaves.
• Lu Xuan received the Seventh Grade God Stealing Jade, which could temper cultivators' Spiritual Sense into Divine Sense and return it to them.

Lu Xuan harvested the God Stealing Jade and Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea, then accelerated the growth of the Eightfold Palace’s Si Fire Palace. Its Light Orb gave him the Seventh Grade Dou Shuai Fire, bringing him halfway toward the treasures needed to refine his Defective Grotto-heaven into a Personal Space.

• Lu Xuan stored the God Stealing Jade and ate one Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea leaf, finding that the tea tree could likely yield several more harvests.
• Lu Xuan examined the fourth layer of the Eightfold Palace and identified it as the Si Fire Palace, which needed pure fire-element treasures to grow.
• Lu Xuan used Taiyi Pure Yang True Fire, Vegetation Spiritual Energy, and six drops of Primal Chaos Tree Sap to ripen the Si Fire Palace.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Si Fire Palace’s Light Orb and obtained the Seventh Grade Dou Shuai Fire, which could help refine an ownerless grotto-heaven into a Personal Space.
• Lu Xuan noted that he had collected four of the eight required treasures and considered how he might cultivate the remaining yin, yang, space, and time palaces.

Lu Xuan returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave, where he reunited with his guarded Cave Mansion and old friends. At the gathering, he learned that Lei Zheng had gone missing after entering a dangerous Secret Realm on the seventh layer of Fengyuan Star Cave.

• Lu Xuan returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave and learned from Chen Yin that the guards had watched over his Cave Mansion.
• Lu Xuan entered the Cave Mansion, reunited with the Thunder Ghost, Grass Puppet, Dazzling Fire Flood Dragon, and other Spirit Beasts, and prepared to harvest Light Orbs.
• Qi Wuheng arrived, and Lu Xuan invited him inside for drinks.
• Guo Bingqiu, Ye Xuanyin, and other old acquaintances joined Lu Xuan, and they exchanged news from Li Yang Domain and asked about his life in the Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan asked about Lei Zheng, and Guo Bingqiu explained that Lei Zheng had gone missing after entering a dangerous Secret Realm on the seventh layer of Fengyuan Star Cave.

After his guests left, Lu Xuan harvested mature Spirit Plants in his Cave Mansion and received a Supreme Fisherman Set and a Spirit-Sealing Jade Box from their light orbs. He continued harvesting Hidden Essence Grass for Foundation Establishment Pills and other rewards.

• Lu Xuan saw off his guests, then pulled up the mature Cloud Splitting Bamboo and received a Sixth Grade Supreme Fisherman Set.
• Lu Xuan harvested one of his two mature Jade Wutong trees and received a Sixth Grade Spirit-Sealing Jade Box.
• Lu Xuan left the other Jade Wutong standing for Seed Condensation and hurried to the next Spirit Field.
• Lu Xuan harvested mature Hidden Essence Grass, collecting Foundation Establishment Pills and seeking Spirit Gathering Grass Orbs.

Lu Xuan harvested the mature Spirit Plants in Thunder Fire Star Cave, collecting Spirit Fruits and Lotus Seeds along with a wealth of Treasures and cultivation rewards. He continued through the fields, finishing with the Pure Yang Golden Lotuses and reflecting that the vast harvest had become tiring.

• Lu Xuan harvested Bewitching Peaches, Water and Fire Spirit Fruits, and hundreds of Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, then gained Evil-Exterminating Spirit Thunder, Thunder Extreme Escape Talismans, Thunder Evil Pellets, and Thunder Control insights from the light orbs.
• He harvested most of the mature Ice Firefly Grass, gaining more than sixty years of cultivation rewards and Treasures to replenish the Star Plucking Tower shop.
• Lu Xuan harvested eight Five Elements Illusion Fruits and obtained the complete Heavenly Illusion Restriction Art, Five Elements Pill Formula experience, and four Grand Five Elements Annihilation Array Array Plates.
• He harvested ten Pure Yang Golden Lotuses, gaining Taiyi Pure Yang True Fire, Heart Flame Wine, and experience that advanced his mastery of the wine formula.
• After completing the many harvests, Lu Xuan remarked that gathering Treasures had finally begun to feel tiring.

Lu Xuan tended his remaining spirit plants, harvested Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Liquid, and prepared to condense more seeds after his recent harvest. He reconnected with Daoist Mu and then encountered Hong Qinghai, who appeared to have a grievance to share.

• Lu Xuan fed demon beast souls to the Myriad Manifestation Grass and a strange insect to the Spirit Cage, then checked the nearly mature Star Fruits and Crimson Flame Plums.
• Lu Xuan collected more than twenty clusters of Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Liquid and assessed the Azure Dragon Wood’s progress toward maturity.
• Lu Xuan planned to condense seeds for several spirit plants and spent three days cultivating divine abilities and secret arts from Light Orbs.
• Daoist Mu visited Lu Xuan, discussed the chamber of commerce’s need for high-grade spirit plants, and urged him to restock his shop’s Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade Spirit Brew.
• After Lu Xuan saw Daoist Mu off, Hong Qinghai appeared at the Cave Mansion entrance and greeted him with a trace of grievance.

Lu Xuan reunited with Hong Qinghai, rewarded him for managing Star Plucking Tower, and learned that the shop’s recruited staff had proven reliable. While tending his Spirit Seeds, Lu Xuan harvested two Crimson Flame Plums and obtained a Heavenly Flame Essence and one Qian Yuan Fire Cloud Needle, leaving him with a valuable new artifact set to sell.

• Lu Xuan welcomed Hong Qinghai to his cave mansion, gave him a Rank 5 Primal Spirit Pill, and promised to replenish the shop’s treasures and collect its Spirit Stones.
• Hong Qinghai reported that the three Foundation Establishment Cultivators working at the shop were trustworthy and had become competent at handling business.
• Lu Xuan spent the next few months condensing and planting Spirit Seeds while he remained at his cave mansion.
• Lu Xuan harvested two mature Crimson Flame Plums and obtained a Sixth Grade Heavenly Flame Essence from one White Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan obtained one Fifth Grade Qian Yuan Fire Cloud Needle from the other orb and decided he would sell it because he already owned the Seventh Grade Yin Yang Yuan Magnetic Divine Needle.

Lu Xuan considered how to gather enough treasures and spirit seeds for another auction, then visited the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild, where the artifact spirit offered him two kinds of True Spirit Essence Blood for cultivating the Nine True Spirit Leaf. The chapter ended with Lu Xuan revealing that he also possessed a drop of True Dragon Essence Blood.

• Lu Xuan inspected his Crimson Flame Plums, tasted one, and considered holding another auction to acquire rare spirit seeds.
• Lu Xuan traveled to Star Plucking Tower, left treasures and pills with Hong Qinghai, and visited the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild.
• Daoist Mu explained that Mu Qinghe managed the branch because the Mu Family had secured the post partly to gain favor with Lu Xuan.
• The artifact spirit summoned Lu Xuan and gave him Heavenly Phoenix and Mystic Tortoise Essence Blood to help cultivate the Nine True Spirit Leaf.
• Lu Xuan offered the artifact spirit a drop of True Dragon Essence Blood that he had obtained by chance.

Lu Xuan offered the Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit True Dragon Essence Blood and secured ownership of the Defective Grotto-heaven in exchange for cultivating the Nine True Spirit Leaf. The artifact spirit also entrusted him with three Seventh Grade Fangcun Wood Spirit Seeds, promising him one mature tree as a reward.

• Lu Xuan showed the Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit a drop of True Dragon Essence Blood, which it said would help cultivate the Nine True Spirit Leaf.
• Lu Xuan asked to receive the Defective Grotto-heaven as his own, promising to cultivate the Nine True Spirit Leaf and seek another kind of True Spirit Essence Blood.
• The Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit agreed to give Lu Xuan the Defective Grotto-heaven outright, provided he kept his promise to collect True Spirit Essence Blood.
• The artifact spirit gave Lu Xuan three Seventh Grade Fangcun Wood Spirit Seeds and warned him that they could distort space and slip into the void if left unattended.
• The artifact spirit promised Lu Xuan one mature Fangcun Wood if he successfully cultivated the three seeds.

Lu Xuan planted a Fangcun Wood Spirit Seed and visited his avatar Ling Gu, who reported that the Netherworld Spirit Field was progressing well. Lu Xuan harvested a mature Ancestor Coffin Wood and obtained a sinister Seventh Grade Treasure, the Ten Thousand Evils Yin Pearl.

• Lu Xuan planted one Fangcun Wood Spirit Seed, then decided to keep it in the Gluttony Insect Pouch until he refined the Defective Grotto-heaven.
• Lu Xuan traveled to Fengyuan Star Cave, where Sun Kai and Wu Peng delivered collected yin souls to Ling Gu and received pills as rewards.
• Ling Gu told Lu Xuan that his Spirit Plants were progressing, his cultivation remained short of Late Stage Core Formation, and his explorations had yielded no rare High-Level Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan entered the Netherworld Spirit Field and harvested a mature Sixth Grade Ancestor Coffin Wood.
• Lu Xuan touched its White Light Orb and obtained the Seventh Grade Ten Thousand Evils Yin Pearl, a vicious treasure that could contaminate a Nascent Soul True Lord's body and Primordial Spirit.

Lu Xuan inspected his Netherworld Spirit Field, assessed the treasures and growth of its plants and creatures, and decided to accelerate the ripening of two nearly mature spirit plants. He prepared two drops of Primal Chaos Tree Sap to ripen the Fragrant Flesh Branch and Talisman Yin Peach.

• Lu Xuan gave the Ten Thousand Evils Yin Pearl and Ancestor Coffin Wood to his avatar Ling Gu, considering how they would strengthen it.
• Lu Xuan surveyed the Netherworld Spirit Field’s plants, noting that the Fragrant Flesh Branch and Talisman Yin Peach were nearing maturity.
• Lu Xuan checked the Yellow Springs Undying Tree and teased the Blood Spring Clam Mother as it spat blood at him.
• The Flesh Spirit God returned from hunting, and Lu Xuan fed it Demon Beast Meat before it swallowed several of the Thousand Hands Demon’s arms.
• Lu Xuan decided to use the Accelerated Ripening Technique and produced two drops of Primal Chaos Tree Sap.

Lu Xuan harvested a mature Fragrant Flesh Branch and received a Seventh Grade Innate Blood Embryo, which he decided to save for the Flesh Spirit God. He then aged the Talisman Yin Peach to a hundred years and obtained the first volume of the Seventh Grade Celestial Talisman Book.

• Lu Xuan used Emerald Spiritual Liquid and Demon Beast Blood Meat to mature and harvest the Fragrant Flesh Branch, which could extend lifespan but carried the risk of Evil Buddha aura.
• Lu Xuan opened the harvest’s White Light Orb and obtained an Innate Blood Embryo, a Seventh Grade treasure that could strengthen the body but risked blood demon contamination.
• Lu Xuan decided not to consume the Innate Blood Embryo and instead planned to feed it to the Flesh Spirit God when it grew stronger.
• The Flesh Spirit God came to investigate the treasure’s scent, then rolled away after Lu Xuan promised to save it; it took one of the Thousand-Hand Demon’s flesh-and-blood arms on the way.
• Lu Xuan used Primal Chaos Tree Sap to age the Talisman Yin Peach, triggering a White Light Orb when it reached the hundred-year level.
• Lu Xuan received the first volume of the Seventh Grade Celestial Talisman Book, which contained talisman-making methods from First Grade through Seventh Grade.

Lu Xuan harvested nine Sixth Grade Spirit Peaches and returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave, where Daoist Mu visited him. Yao Qingyue, the Li Yang Dao Sect’s Dao Child, then came to strengthen his ties with Lu Xuan after hearing of his achievements in the Profound Cave Sword Sect.

• Lu Xuan harvested nine Yin-rich Spirit Peaches from the Talisman Yin Peach but received no light orb from them.
• Lu Xuan returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave and shared Spirit Brew with Daoist Mu, who spoke of his envy of Lu Xuan’s cultivation prospects.
• Yao Qingyue visited Lu Xuan, surprising Daoist Mu with the Dao Child’s show of respect.
• Lu Xuan welcomed Yao Qingyue and Daoist Mu into his Cave Mansion, and Yao Qingyue praised its abundant vitality.
• Yao Qingyue explained that Lu Xuan’s role in Still True Sword Peak’s rise in the Sword Peak Competition had prompted him to cultivate their friendship.

Lu Xuan welcomed Yao Qingyue and Daoist Mu, harvested Crimson Flame Plums, and secretly visited the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros. He asked the senior to join the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan in his Defective Grotto-heaven if he reached Nascent Soul, and the senior’s response remained uncertain.

• Yao Qingyue praised Lu Xuan’s Spirit Plant Dao and tasted his Fifth Grade Heart Flame Wine before asking about his Core Formation Completion; Lu Xuan explained his rapid progress by citing Sword Sect rewards.
• Lu Xuan harvested four mature Crimson Flame Plums and obtained two portions of Heavenly Flame Essence and two Qian Yuan Fire Cloud Needles.
• Lu Xuan left his Cave Mansion in disguise, entered the Thunder Hǒu Beast Territory with the help of a Mutated Thunder Hǒu Beast, and cleaned Thunder Death Crystals from the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros praised Lu Xuan’s cultivation progress, and Lu Xuan asked it to join the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan in his Defective Grotto-heaven if he reached Nascent Soul.

Lu Xuan secured the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros’s promise that it and the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan would submit to him if he reached Nascent Soul, and then traveled to Wu Earth Star Cave to buy Gen Kun Wu Earth for his Spirit Plants. Wu Earth Star Master agreed to provide the thousand catties Lu Xuan requested.

• Lu Xuan invited the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros and its clan to live in his Defective Grotto-heaven, and the beast promised they would submit to him if he advanced to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan collected the remaining Thunder Death Crystals and gathered ink-green thunder liquid from the stone cave with the Mutated Thunder Hǒu Beast.
• Lu Xuan decided to return to the sword sect after his Spirit Plants matured, but first traveled to Wu Earth Star Cave to buy more than a thousand catties of Gen Kun Wu Earth.
• Shi Cang greeted Lu Xuan and brought his request to Wu Earth Star Master, who agreed to provide the soil because Lu Xuan had helped Wu Earth Star Cave and was valued by Sword Master Hai Zhen.
• Shi Cang emerged from the palace carrying an Ochre Stone Basin, still shocked by the arrangement.

Lu Xuan bought a thousand jin of Gen Kun Wu Earth, then spent the following months cultivating Spirit Plants and harvesting Star Fruits. As he prepared to return to the Sword Sect, the Mu Family Head arrived at his Cave Mansion with Zhang Jiuzong to deliver Spirit Seeds.

• Lu Xuan bought a thousand jin of Gen Kun Wu Earth from Shi Cang for thirty-two thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones and sent over half of it to the Defective Grotto-heaven.
• Lu Xuan harvested a Crimson Flame Plum and obtained a Qian Yuan Fire Cloud Needle, then continued cultivating Spirit Plants and practicing his other skills for half a year.
• Lu Xuan harvested sixteen Star Fruits and gained seven Star Fighting Flags, five packets of Star River Formation Diagram insights, and four packets of Star Constellation Free Contemplation Method experience.
• Lu Xuan contacted Daoist Mu to arrange the delivery of Spirit Seeds and the transfer of his Star Fruits to the merchant guild.
• Zhang Jiuzong arrived with the Mu Family Head, who told Lu Xuan that Jiuzong had full authority over the merchant guild's Spirit Plant commission.

Lu Xuan welcomed the Mu Family Head and Zhang Jiuzong, returned a successful harvest of Star Fruits, and received his promised payment. The Chamber of Commerce proposed opening a branch near the Sword Sect and inviting Lu Xuan to join it if he reached Nascent Soul, and he accepted.

• Lu Xuan hosted the Mu Family Head and Zhang Jiuzong with three kinds of Fifth Grade Spirit Brew.
• Zhang Jiuzong gave Lu Xuan eighteen Star Fruit Spirit Seeds, and Lu Xuan returned sixteen matured Star Fruits, including five of Good Grade.
• Zhang Jiuzong paid Lu Xuan two thousand one hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones for the harvest.
• Lu Xuan asked Zhang Jiuzong why the Mu Family Head had visited, and Zhang Jiuzong assured him the visit would bring benefits.
• The Mu Family Head proposed establishing a Chamber of Commerce branch near the Sword Sect and inviting Lu Xuan to join if he advanced to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan agreed to join the branch.

Lu Xuan agreed to help the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild establish a branch near the sword sect and continued cultivating his Spirit Plants. After harvesting Myriad Manifestation Grass, he obtained the Myriad Manifestation Pill recipe and raised his Alchemy proficiency, leaving him with plans to grow the grass in batches.

• Lu Xuan agreed to let the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild establish a branch near the sword sect in his name and help oversee it when necessary.
• Lu Xuan cultivated his Spirit Plants, including spreading Gen Kun Wu Earth around the Azure Dragon Wood, and visited the Li Yang Dao Sect at Yao Qingyue's invitation.
• Three months later, Lu Xuan harvested twelve mature Myriad Manifestation Grasses and fed portions to his Spirit Beasts.
• Lu Xuan collected twelve Light Orbs, gaining Heavenly Demon Token fragments, Spirit Transformation Talismans, and three Myriad Manifestation Pill recipe Experience Packs.
• Lu Xuan learned the Myriad Manifestation Pill recipe and decided to grow more Myriad Manifestation Grass for both his Spirit Beasts and pill refining.

Lu Xuan completed the Heavenly Demon Token and harvested the third level of the Divine Firmament True Method, gaining the Ancient Thunder Rune from the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine. After preparing Myriad Manifestation Grass seeds, he planned to return to the sword sect and advance toward Nascent Soul.

• Lu Xuan decided to keep his alchemy talent hidden and placed six Sixth Grade Spirit Transformation Talismans aside for potential sale.
• Lu Xuan joined the final blood-red fragment to the other pieces, completing the Seventh Grade Heavenly Demon Token and learning it could grant access to the Demon Race's domains and command demons.
• Lu Xuan condensed twenty-one Myriad Manifestation Grass Spirit Seeds and planned to return to the sword sect to prepare for his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• Lu Xuan harvested a light orb from the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine and obtained the third level of the Divine Firmament True Method and the Ancient Thunder Rune.
• Lu Xuan decided to cultivate the new method and looked forward to harvesting the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Fruit after it matured.

Lu Xuan returned to Profound Cave Sword Sect after cultivating Spirit Plants in the Cloud Void Domain, reunited with his Spirit Beasts, and resumed tending his fields. The Old Sword Flood Dragon asked him to receive an old friend visiting the sect in a little over a month.

• Lu Xuan left Thunder Fire Star Cave and safely returned to his Cave Mansion on Still True Sword Peak.
• White Ape, Fat Bird Wind Falcon, and the other Spirit Beasts welcomed Lu Xuan back, and he fed them Myriad Manifestation Grass.
• Lu Xuan inspected and cultivated his sword grasses and Primal Spirit Ginseng before returning to his usual training.
• Yuan Rong visited Lu Xuan, urged him to prioritize breaking through to Nascent Soul, and asked him to teach Sword Peak disciples about drawing Sword Talismans.
• Lu Xuan visited the Old Sword Flood Dragon with more Still True Sword Liquid, and the Old Sword Flood Dragon asked him to receive an old friend visiting the Sword Sect.

Lu Xuan agreed to arrange a private gathering for the Old Sword Flood Dragon and its old friend, the Fire God Ape, using his Spirit Brew and Spirit Fruits. The Fire God Ape arrived at the Sword Sect and reunited with the Old Sword Flood Dragon, who promised to show it a better meal the next day.

• The Old Sword Flood Dragon asked Lu Xuan to entertain the Fire God Ape, a Rank 8 Demonic Beast, and Lu Xuan agreed to prepare Spirit Brew and Spirit Fruits.
• Lu Xuan examined the Thousand Thunder Sword Grass Spirit Seeds at Heart Sword Lake but found no new Mutated Spirit Seeds, then placated the Yangxuan Sword Sheath with a promise of a giant sword later.
• Yan Liuchuan and the Fire God Ape arrived outside the Sword Sect, where Sword Sect cultivators welcomed them and escorted them to a banquet.
• The Fire God Ape impatiently demanded to see the Old Sword Flood Dragon, then reunited with it and traded teasing insults.
• Yan Liuchuan praised the Still True Sword Liquid, and a Sword Sect cultivator offered him bottles to take home.
• The Old Sword Flood Dragon promised to treat the Fire God Ape to a private meal the next day, and the Fire God Ape threatened to dance on its grave if the meal disappointed it.

Old Sword Flood Dragon reunited with the Fire God Ape and invited Lu Xuan to serve his spirit wines. The Fire God Ape approved of Lu Xuan’s Heart Flame Wine, leaving the two old beasts impressed by his brewing.

• Jian Hai Zhen welcomed Old Sword Flood Dragon and the Fire God Ape, then escorted Yan Liuchuan and the Fire God Palace cultivators to their lodgings.
• Old Sword Flood Dragon and the Fire God Ape reunited in his lair, traded barbs, and discussed the quality of Lu Xuan’s spirit wine.
• Old Sword Flood Dragon summoned Lu Xuan, who brought four kinds of fifth-grade spirit wine for the Fire God Ape to taste.
• The Fire God Ape dismissed Green Condensation Dew as too bland but praised Lu Xuan’s Heart Flame Wine as worthy of a drink.

Lu Xuan entertained the Fire God Ape with his Spirit Brews and Spirit Fruits, winning its approval and offering it gifts to take when it left Sword Sect. The Fire God Ape questioned whether Old Sword Flood Dragon usually ate so well, while Old Sword Flood Dragon bragged about Lu Xuan’s Still True Sword Liquid.

• Lu Xuan offered the Fire God Ape several kinds of Fifth Grade Spirit Brew and mentioned that his White Jade Sky Supporting Ape had nurtured the Mind Ape Fruit Spirit Seed.
• The Fire God Ape enjoyed Lu Xuan’s Ape Demon Wine and Heart Flame Wine, then agreed to take some Ape Demon Wine when it left Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan showed the Fire God Ape Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, Pure Yang Golden Lotus Seeds, and Crimson Flame Plums, explaining their qualities and effects as the Fire God Ape sampled them.
• The Fire God Ape praised Lu Xuan’s Spirit Plant Attainment and called him thoughtful after enjoying the Spirit Fruits.
• Old Sword Flood Dragon teased the Fire God Ape about the banquet, and the Fire God Ape challenged him to say whether he usually ate so well.