Recaps

Lu Xuan trained his White Lotus Avatar in the Asura Life-Sacrificing Sword and tended his high-grade Sword Grasses before attending a gathering for Jin Zaigan’s return. After hearing about the approaching opening of Kun Yuan Immortal Palace, Lu Xuan declined to enter and asked his fellow disciples to save any rare Spirit Seeds they found for him.

• Lu Xuan taught the White Lotus Avatar the Asura Life-Sacrificing Sword and cultivated his high-grade Sword Grasses in his Spirit Field.
• Six months later, Lu Xuan received Jin Zaigan’s invitation and attended a gathering to welcome him back from his journey through the myriad heavens.
• Jin Zaigan described the three Longevity Treasures he had found, and Lu Xuan said he had a Sixth Grade Heavenly Essence Fruit growing and would prioritize his fellow disciples if he cultivated it to maturity.
• Jin Zaigan and Yuan Rong told Lu Xuan that Kun Yuan Immortal Palace would open soon and explained that an immortal palace token was required to enter.
• Lu Xuan declined to pursue a token, saying he preferred to cultivate Spirit Plants, and asked his fellow disciples to reserve any High-Level Spirit Seeds they found for him.

Lu Xuan tended his Spirit Plants and beasts, then visited Jian Hai Zhen to discuss cultivation and reveal that the Flawless Spirit Wood had fused with him, granting him a Flawless Spirit Body. Jian Hai Zhen confirmed Lu Xuan’s improved aptitude and congratulated him, while Lu Xuan prepared to make his rapid cultivation progress seem less conspicuous.

• Lu Xuan watched the Flowing Light Spirit Crane break through to the Fifth Grade, collected a movement technique from its White Light Orb, and planned to accelerate its growth.
• Lu Xuan collected Essence of Life from the Dragon Turtle and found the Flesh Spirit God close to breaking through, with the Innate Blood Embryo able to help.
• Lu Xuan harvested seven Spirit Seeds from the Killing Prison Suppressing Sword Grasses and tended his fifty-one Primal Spirit Ginseng plants, which could soon advance his cultivation to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.
• Lu Xuan visited Jian Hai Zhen, asked for cultivation guidance, and demonstrated that his sword-path talent was strong.
• Lu Xuan told Jian Hai Zhen that the Flawless Spirit Wood he had received from him had merged into his body and granted him a Flawless Spirit Body.
• Jian Hai Zhen examined Lu Xuan, confirmed his superior aptitude, and congratulated him on his improved prospects for reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Lu Xuan obtained rare Seventh Grade Bone-Corroding Yin Thunder from Zhuo Bing to cultivate his Blood Nether Thunder Gourds. After discussing Jin Shixiong’s desperate search for a Kun Yuan Immortal Palace token, Lu Xuan resolved to keep advancing toward Spirit Transformation.

• Lu Xuan visited Ge Pu but learned that Ge Pu had entered the sect’s spiritual land to prepare for his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• Lu Xuan arranged for Mu Heng, the merchant guild, and fellow cultivators to help him find high-grade Yin Thunder.
• Yuan Rong brought Zhuo Bing to visit Lu Xuan and revealed that Zhuo Bing possessed Seventh Grade Bone-Corroding Yin Thunder.
• Lu Xuan traded Seventh Grade Dark Flame Refined Copper and four thousand Sword Seals for Zhuo Bing’s Yin Thunder.
• Yuan Rong told Lu Xuan that Jin Shixiong had left to pursue a token of the Kun Yuan Immortal Palace, then praised Lu Xuan’s improved aptitude.

Lu Xuan received a supply of Primal Spirit Pills and met the Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit, who brought him Luan Bird Essence Blood and five streams of Black Water Thunder. He left with enough rare yin thunder to cultivate his Blood Nether Thunder Gourds and continued seeking the True Spirit Essence Blood needed for the Nine True Spirit Leaf.

• Wen Qian told Lu Xuan that demand for his Primal Spirit Pills had outstripped the supply, and Lu Xuan gave him thirty pills and promised steadier deliveries.
• Mu Heng invited Lu Xuan to meet the Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit at the Branch Building in Sword Star City.
• The Artifact Spirit gave Lu Xuan a drop of Luan Bird Essence Blood, bringing his collection of different True Spirit Essence Blood to seven kinds.
• Lu Xuan told the Artifact Spirit that he had obtained Five-Colored Peacock Essence Blood from the Profound Cave Sword Sect and was cultivating the Nine True Spirit Leaf.
• The Artifact Spirit gave Lu Xuan five streams of Sixth Grade Black Water Thunder as thanks for helping it obtain the Five-Colored Peacock Essence Blood.
• Lu Xuan added the Black Water Thunder to the Bone-Corroding Yin Thunder he had already obtained, expecting the yin thunder to suffice for maturing his two Rank 8 Blood Nether Thunder Gourds.

Lu Xuan used the Innate Blood Embryo to help the Flesh Spirit God prepare to advance into a Disaster-Class Evil Spirit. As the Flesh Spirit God emerged from its blood cocoon, blood-colored divine thunder descended, and Lu Xuan stayed by its side to protect it through the breakthrough.

• Lu Xuan told Mu Heng to manage the Branch Building’s profits and watch for high-grade Spirit Plants and related treasures.
• Lu Xuan cultivated the plants in his Netherworld Spirit Field and harvested nine Sixth Grade Talisman Yin Peaches.
• Lu Xuan gave the Flesh Spirit God the Seventh Grade Innate Blood Embryo, and it absorbed the treasure inside a blood cocoon.
• Three days later, Lu Xuan sensed that the Flesh Spirit God was about to break through and went to guard it.
• The Flesh Spirit God emerged as a vast blood sphere and absorbed a vortex of blood-colored spiritual energy as divine thunder struck it.

The Flesh Spirit God survived its tribulation and advanced to Disaster-Class, earning Lu Xuan a Rank 8 Formless Blood Demon Pearl. Lu Xuan then tended his Spirit Plants and inspected the newly sprouted Profound Yellow Tree and the flourishing Void Containing Immortal Vine in his Personal Space.

• The Flesh Spirit God used its Blood Cloud and Innate Blood Embryo to withstand the nine thunder tribulations, then absorbed the cloud and reached strength equivalent to a Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Lu Xuan congratulated the Flesh Spirit God on becoming a Disaster-Class Evil Spirit and sent it away to adapt to its new strength.
• Lu Xuan touched the White Light Orb and obtained the Rank 8 Formless Blood Demon Pearl, which he planned to give the Flesh Spirit God.
• Lu Xuan fed Luan Bird Essence Blood to a curled leaf of the Nine True Spirit Leaf and cultivated its other spirit leaves.
• Lu Xuan inspected the ninth-grade Profound Yellow Tree and the Void Containing Immortal Vine, noting their growth and their ties to Grotto-Heaven Blessed Lands.

Lu Xuan learned that Ge Pu had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and attended his celebration, where he congratulated him and gave him a valuable gift. At the gathering, Lu Xuan reconnected with fellow disciples and resolved to help Jian Wuxia if he found a suitable opportunity.

• Lu Xuan received Ge Pu’s message announcing his Nascent Soul breakthrough and invitation to the celebration.
• Lu Xuan attended Ge Pu’s celebration, congratulated him, and gave him a piece of Seventh Grade Dark Flame Refined Copper.
• Ge Pu thanked Lu Xuan for helping him advance and said he would seek High-Level Spirit Seeds to repay him.
• Lu Xuan joined the other guests, greeted Mo Yuanfeng, and met cultivators from other sword peaks and major sects.
• Lu Xuan spotted Jian Wuxia and decided to help her advance if the opportunity arose, then wondered how Huo Liner was faring.

Lu Xuan tested the Rank 8 Formless Blood Demon Pearl by letting the Flesh Spirit God devour several Sixth Grade Star Beasts, then returned to the Sword Sect to harvest mature Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotuses. Their light orbs granted him Sixth Grade Azure Lotus Wine and its brewing formula.

• Lu Xuan watched the Flesh Spirit God use the Formless Blood Demon Pearl to dissolve several Sixth Grade Star Beasts, then collected the Myriad Manifestation Grass and returned to the Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan found that the Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotuses had matured in the Personal Space and harvested their lotus seeds.
• Lu Xuan harvested a Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotus and received Sixth Grade Azure Lotus Wine from its light orb.
• Lu Xuan tasted the Azure Lotus Wine and felt its effects, which surpassed those of Fifth Grade Spirit Brew.
• Lu Xuan opened another light orb and received the Azure Lotus Wine formula, gaining a basic mastery of its brewing process.

Lu Xuan shared his newly brewed Sixth Grade Azure Lotus Wine with Li Xuanchen, who praised it and asked to buy some when more became available. They also discussed Jin Zaigan’s return with a Kun Yuan Immortal Palace Token and the risks of exploring the palace.

• Lu Xuan processed twenty-six Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotus seeds and planted them in the Thunder Hǒu Beast Territory.
• Li Xuanchen visited Lu Xuan to ask for spirit wine, and Lu Xuan introduced him to the Azure Lotus Wine he had deduced and brewed.
• Li Xuanchen tasted the Sixth Grade Azure Lotus Wine, praised its effects, and asked Lu Xuan to reserve bottles for him when the wine became more available.
• Lu Xuan and Li Xuanchen drank Still True Sword Liquid and saw Jin Zaigan’s golden flying sword return to Sword Peak.
• Lu Xuan and Li Xuanchen discussed Jin Zaigan’s search for a Kun Yuan Immortal Palace Token and the dangers of entering the palace.

Lu Xuan gifted Li Haotian and Chen Qingshuang a powerful protective treasure before they left to temper themselves, then cultivated his mature Primal Spirit Ginsengs. The cultivation rewards from their Light Orbs brought him to Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

• Li Haotian reported his gains from years of tempering and said he was close to Core Formation Mid-Stage, while Chen Qingshuang planned to travel with him to seek a breakthrough.
• Lu Xuan gave his disciples the Sixth Grade Thousand Machines House and told Li Haotian to protect Chen Qingshuang.
• Mu Yuanping presented Lu Xuan with Spirit Gathering Grass Orbs, and Lu Xuan collected more from the Little Tree Nymphs in his Personal Space.
• After half a year, all fifty-one Primal Spirit Ginsengs matured, and Lu Xuan harvested thirty-one cultivation Light Orbs.
• Lu Xuan absorbed the Light Orbs and broke through to Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

Lu Xuan advanced to Nascent Soul Middle Stage but concealed the breakthrough, then learned that Jin Zaigan had been gravely injured inside Kun Yuan Immortal Palace. The chapter left Still True Sword Peak’s Nascent Soul cultivators demanding to know what had happened to him.

• Lu Xuan advanced to Nascent Soul Middle Stage after harvesting cultivation rewards and gained extensive Rank 5 elixir-refining experience.
• Lu Xuan decided to conceal his breakthrough and later gathered seventy-five Primal Spirit Ginseng Spirit Seeds.
• Two years later, Sword Master Hai Zhen summoned eight Nascent Soul cultivators as the Thunder Sound Sword Grass, Thunder Abyss Sword Grass, and Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass neared maturity.
• Jian Hai Zhen told the gathering that Jin Zaigan’s physical body had been destroyed and his Nascent Soul badly injured while fighting for treasures in Kun Yuan Immortal Palace.
• Yuan Yue asked whether Jin Zaigan had been ambushed by cultivators from another sect and said they should seek justice if he had.

After learning that Jin Zaigan had died in Kun Yuan Immortal Palace and would likely cultivate as a Ghost Cultivator, Lu Xuan resolved to stay safe in the Sword Sect and tend his Spirit Plants. He harvested an Incense Offering Spirit Fruit and obtained a Rank 8 Incense Offering Golden Body.

• Jian Hai Zhen explained that a mysterious Nascent Soul Late Stage demonic cultivator had killed Jin Zaigan with a strange demonic art, and said Jin Zaigan would likely switch to the ghost path.
• Lu Xuan considered helping Jin Zaigan with Talisman Yin Spirit Peaches but decided not to reveal his rare Nine Nether Decree.
• Lu Xuan harvested seeds from his mature Thunder Sound Sword Grasses and Thunder Abyss Sword Grasses, intending to cultivate new Sixth Grade Sword Grasses.
• Lu Xuan fed his Spirit Beasts in his Personal Space, then used the Divine Wood Azure Kettle's Vegetation Spiritual Energy to mature the Incense Offering Myriad Tree's fruit.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Seventh Grade Incense Offering Spirit Fruit and received the Rank 8 treasure Incense Offering Golden Body.

Lu Xuan kept the Incense Offering Golden Body and used the Divine Wood Azure Kettle to ripen a Rank 7 Fangcun Wood, gaining the incomplete high-grade spatial divine ability Universe in the Sleeves. He considered using his Rank 8 Enlightenment Bodhi and other stored treasures to improve his comprehension and master the ability.

• Lu Xuan decided to keep the Incense Offering Golden Body and the Incense Offering Spirit Fruit and Spirit Tree for a future trade or personal auction.
• Lu Xuan used Vegetation Spiritual Energy from the Divine Wood Azure Kettle to ripen a Rank 7 Fangcun Wood.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Fangcun Wood and received the incomplete high-grade spatial divine ability Universe in the Sleeves from its Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan studied the new divine ability until the effort left him mentally exhausted.
• Lu Xuan realized his Rank 8 Enlightenment Bodhi could increase his comprehension and considered using his stored treasures to ripen it.

Lu Xuan cultivated high-grade Spirit Plants and Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, then joined his fellow disciples in visiting Jin Zaigan, who had survived Kun Yuan Immortal Palace as a weakened spirit body. He gave Jin Zaigan a Sixth Grade Talisman Yin Spirit Peach to help him recover as a Ghost Cultivator.

• Lu Xuan exhausted Vegetation Spiritual Energy nurturing the Rank 8 Enlightenment Bodhi and continued cultivating Spirit Plants and divine abilities over the next two months.
• Lu Xuan used the Yangxuan Sword Sheath to nurture Thunder Sound Sword Grass and Thunder Abyss Sword Grass Spirit Seeds in the Personal Space and Thunder Hǒu Beast Territory.
• Lu Xuan and the others visited Jin Zaigan, whose spirit body was rooted in a Yin Qi-rich Spirit Tree and had fallen to Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
• The Still True Sword Peak disciples comforted Jin Zaigan and presented him with treasures suited to Ghost Cultivators.
• Lu Xuan gave Jin Zaigan a Sixth Grade Talisman Yin Spirit Peach, and Yuan Rong entrusted Jin Zaigan's care to Li Mo.

Lu Xuan exchanged Sword Liquid and Sword Talismans with Yuan Rong, struggled to cultivate Universe in the Sleeves, and ripened his Enlightenment Bodhi with Azure Essence Spiritual Liquid. Harvesting the mature Rank 8 plant rewarded him with a Rank 9 Ninth Grade Lotus Platform, which could aid comprehension and provide powerful defense.

• Lu Xuan welcomed Yuan Rong to his Cave Mansion, where they discussed Jin Zaigan's decline and agreed that Li Shizhi would remain by his master's side.
• Lu Xuan exchanged the Sword Talismans and Sword Liquid he had prepared for nearly twenty thousand Sword Seals from Yuan Rong.
• After failing to make much progress cultivating Universe in the Sleeves, Lu Xuan refined Rank 5 Primal Spirit Pills to lift his spirits.
• Lu Xuan used three drops of Azure Essence Spiritual Liquid to mature his Enlightenment Bodhi.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Enlightenment Bodhi and obtained the Rank 9 treasure Ninth Grade Lotus Platform, which could improve spiritual wisdom and withstand attacks from most high-grade magical treasures.

Lu Xuan used the Ninth Grade Lotus Platform and Enlightenment Bodhi to begin mastering Universe in the Sleeves, then attended Mo Yuanfeng’s gathering after Mo broke through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. There, Lu Xuan met True Inheritor Sword Children He Qingping and Zhu Shan.

• Lu Xuan refined the Enlightenment Bodhi and cultivated on the Ninth Grade Lotus Platform for a month, making his first progress with Universe in the Sleeves.
• Lu Xuan tested the divine ability on a Little Tree Nymph and found he could seize Core Formation cultivators and Demonic Beasts, though Nascent Soul targets might escape.
• Lu Xuan inspected his Spirit Plants, noted that the Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotus had matured, and conserved his remaining Azure Essence Spiritual Liquid.
• Mo Yuanfeng visited Lu Xuan, announced his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and invited him to a gathering on Sword Peak.
• Lu Xuan attended the gathering and met True Inheritor Sword Child He Qingping of Void Piercing Sword Peak and True Inheritor Sword Child Zhu Shan of Hundred Crafts Sword Peak.

Lu Xuan learned that Huo Liner’s soul lamp had gone out and mourned his death, asking Ge Pu to investigate what happened. He resolved to learn the identity of whoever had killed his close friend.

• Mo Yuanfeng introduced Lu Xuan to the distinguished young Nascent Soul cultivators, and Lu Xuan advised Bai Chungang about cultivating Seventh Grade Sword Grass.
• Bai Chungang urged Lu Xuan to prioritize cultivation, but Lu Xuan remained devoted to raising Spirit Plants and returned to tending his fields.
• After a year passed quietly, White Ape announced that Ge Pu had arrived with grave news.
• Ge Pu told Lu Xuan that Huo Liner’s soul lamp had gone out, and Lu Xuan mourned his friend by bowing toward the Sword Qi Cloud Sea and setting out Huo Liner’s favorite Heart Flame Wine.
• Lu Xuan asked Ge Pu to investigate Huo Liner’s death and promised to help, requesting that Ge Pu tell him if he learned who had killed Huo Liner.

Lu Xuan harvested mature spirit plants in his Personal Space and received valuable treasures and pill-formula knowledge. After Ge Pu reported the cultivators connected to Huo Liner’s death, Lu Xuan resolved to pursue the Void Profound Mountain cultivators while the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild searched for Jade Void Rogue Cultivator.

• Lu Xuan and Ge Pu arranged for the Sword Sect’s intelligence agency to investigate the secret realm Huo Liner had explored, intending to avenge him once they identified the killer.
• Lu Xuan harvested the mature Pure Yang Golden Lotuses and Five Elements Illusion Fruits, receiving spirit seeds, pills, wine, and array plates from their light orbs.
• Lu Xuan harvested the fourth batch of Crimson Flame Plums and the fourth crop of Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea leaves, gaining a Glass Spirit Nourishing Elixir recipe experience pack.
• Ge Pu returned and told Lu Xuan that Huo Liner had explored Spirit Severing Valley with Jade Void Rogue Cultivator and four Core Formation cultivators from Void Profound Mountain.
• Lu Xuan said he would ask the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild to search for Jade Void Rogue Cultivator and would handle Void Profound Mountain himself.

Lu Xuan investigated the four Void Profound Mountain cultivators suspected of killing Fire Shixiong and confirmed their guilt. He captured them and left after intimidating Void Profound Mountain’s Nascent Soul cultivators, who warned their people not to offend powerful sect disciples.

• Ge Pu and Lu Xuan split up, with Lu Xuan assigned to investigate Void Profound Mountain.
• Lu Xuan questioned Zhang Yi about Spirit Severing Valley, then used the Soul Searching Technique when Zhang Yi lied.
• Lu Xuan found memories confirming Zhang Yi and the other three cultivators were responsible for Fire Shixiong’s death, and captured them.
• A Nascent Soul old woman and Void Profound Mountain’s other Nascent Soul True Lord confronted Lu Xuan, but backed down when he revealed the Zhou Tian Star Fighting Sword Formation.
• The old woman refused to rescue Zhang Yi and the other three, and warned Void Profound Mountain’s cultivators to avoid offending powerful enemies.

Lu Xuan returned to True Sword Peak after avenging Huo Liner by capturing four accomplices and arranging for their deaths, while Ge Pu tracked down and killed the remaining culprit. He then revealed to Ge Pu that he had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, leaving his senior brother astonished.

• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion with four captured Core Formation Rogue Cultivators and ordered Ling Gu and Big Meatball to torment them before scattering their remains in the Netherworld Spirit Field.
• Lu Xuan poured Heart Flame Wine in tribute to Huo Liner and left the search for the remaining rogue cultivator to Ge Pu.
• More than half a year later, Ge Pu returned with the culprit's head and explained how he had tracked down and killed the man who harmed Huo Liner.
• Lu Xuan told Ge Pu that he had already dealt with the four accomplices in Void Profound Mountain, avenging Huo Liner.
• Lu Xuan revealed that he had reached the Nascent Soul Middle Stage after gaining the Flawless Spirit Body, astonishing Ge Pu.

After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, Lu Xuan celebrated with his fellow disciples and received congratulations from across the Sword Sect. Mo Yuanfeng then told him that his achievements qualified him to compete for a True Inheritor Sword Child position, and Lu Xuan resolved to pursue it.

• Lu Xuan told Jian Hai Zhen about his breakthrough, and Jian Hai Zhen congratulated him and arranged a celebration.
• Li Xuanchen and other fellow disciples visited Lu Xuan, who shared Azure Lotus Wine with Li Xuanchen.
• Still True Sword Peak held a banquet for Lu Xuan, attended by more than thirty Nascent Soul True Lords and a Sword Boy sent by a Spirit Transformation Patriarch.
• After the banquet, Mo Yuanfeng explained the status, selection process, and benefits of becoming a True Inheritor Sword Child.
• Mo Yuanfeng urged Lu Xuan to compete, citing his talent, cultivation, and contribution to the Sword Sect, and Lu Xuan vowed to give it his all.

Lu Xuan received two Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea seedlings from Mu Heng as a congratulatory gift from Artifact Spirit Great One, then harvested his mature Seventh Grade Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass. Its Light Orb rewarded him with the Rank 8 Immeasurable Sword Prison, leaving him eager to use it to create a Sword Qi Spirit Land.

• Mu Heng visited Lu Xuan and delivered two Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea seedlings on behalf of Artifact Spirit Great One, who also said the search for True Spirit Essence Blood was still difficult.
• Lu Xuan thanked Mu Heng and the commerce association, then gave Mu Heng a bottle of Still True Sword Liquid before planting the seedlings in his Personal Space.
• Lu Xuan tended his Spirit Plants, collected Essence of Life from the Dragon Turtle, and fed the Flowing Light Spirit Crane.
• Lu Xuan found that his Seventh Grade Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass had matured and harvested it.
• Lu Xuan opened its White Light Orb and received the Rank 8 Treasure Immeasurable Sword Prison, which could temper sword cultivators and cultivate a region rich in sword qi and sword intent.

Lu Xuan considered how to develop his spirit grounds and refined the Seventh Grade Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass for his own use. He then brought the White Ape into his Personal Space, where it challenged Thunder Dragon Howl and Azure Peak Qilin to a rematch.

• Lu Xuan planned to use the Immeasurable Sword Prison to establish a sword dao spirit ground and support the nurturing of high-grade Sword Grass.
• Lu Xuan decided to keep the Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass as his own weapon and began refining it with Infant Fire.
• The White Ape asked to visit Thunder Dragon Howl and Azure Peak Qilin so it could avenge its earlier defeat with a new Staff Technique.
• Lu Xuan brought the White Ape into his Personal Space and warned it not to harm any spirit plants.
• The White Ape challenged Thunder Dragon Howl and Azure Peak Qilin, and the three beasts began fighting as Fat Bird, the Flowing Light Spirit Crane, and the Little Tree Nymphs watched.

Lu Xuan continued tending his spirit plants and spent three quiet years in the Sword Sect after reaching the Nascent Soul Middle Stage. In his Personal Space, the Flowing Light Spirit Crane broke through to Sixth Grade, earning him a Seventh Grade Ten Thousand Mile Instant Shadow Talisman.

• Lu Xuan praised the Grass Puppet for guarding the spirit field and promised it a new treasure after it broke through.
• Ling Gu told Lu Xuan that the four Core Formation Cultivators had died under torment and become nourishment for the heretical spirit plants.
• Lu Xuan spent three years cultivating spirit plants and practicing his crafts while the Sword Sect remained undisturbed.
• Lu Xuan sensed the Flowing Light Spirit Crane nearing a breakthrough and encouraged it as it absorbed spiritual energy.
• The Flowing Light Spirit Crane broke through to Sixth Grade, and Lu Xuan received a Seventh Grade Ten Thousand Mile Instant Shadow Talisman from its White Light Orb.

Lu Xuan harvested Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotuses and gained Azure Lotus Wine and brewing experience, preparing to add the rare Sixth Grade Spirit Brew to his shop. The chapter ended as Wen Qian opened the General Store in Sword Abyss City to introduce the new brew to waiting cultivators.

• Lu Xuan stored the Ten Thousand Mile Instant Shadow Talisman and considered how to advance the Flowing Light Spirit Crane to Seventh Grade.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Dragon Turtle's Essence of Life and restored it with the Myriad Wood Spring Birth Seal.
• More than a year later, Lu Xuan harvested eleven of the twenty-six mature Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotuses, receiving seven portions of Azure Lotus Wine and four recipe experience packages.
• Lu Xuan absorbed the brewing experience and decided to offer Azure Lotus Wine as a new Store's Treasure.
• Wen Qian opened the General Store in Sword Abyss City and told the waiting cultivators that he had come to present a new Spirit Brew from the proprietor.