Recaps

Lu Xuan strengthened his spirit plants and grotto-heaven, supplied spirit wine for the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, and attracted the attention of the Profound Cave Sword Sect through his sword-related creations. The arc ended with Lu Xuan reuniting with Ge Pu at the General Store as Sword Master Hai Zhen considered bringing him into the sect.

• Lu Xuan harvested Myriad Manifestation Grass, a Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit, and other spirit plants, gaining treasures and using the grass to improve his Spirit Beasts’ bloodlines.
• Yao Qingyue invited Lu Xuan to the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, and the Li Yang Dao Sect later commissioned him to brew spirit wine for it.
• Lu Xuan killed a bald-headed cultivator who tried to enter his Defective Grotto-heaven, then gained the Wind Stabilizing Divine Pearl and continued strengthening the grotto-heaven’s defenses.
• Lu Xuan caught a Silver Horn Giant Fish in the Thousand Treasure True River and fed its meat to his Spirit Beasts.
• Lu Xuan brewed the Dao Sect’s wines and harvested Thousand Thunder Sword Grass, gaining swords, sword liquid, and other rewards.
• Sword Master Hai Zhen and the Profound Cave Sword Sect cultivators arrived for the assembly, where Ge Pu recognized Lu Xuan’s Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd and realized Lu Xuan was his junior brother.
• Ge Pu and the other Sword Sect cultivators went to You Jian General Store, where they encountered Huan Zhen, their martial uncle, and learned more about Lu Xuan’s creations.
• Sword Master Hai Zhen decided Lu Xuan should join a branch of the Profound Cave Sword Sect, and Lu Xuan hurried to the General Store and greeted Ge Pu as Senior Brother Ge.

Lu Xuan accepted Jian Hai Zhen's invitation to join Still True Sword Peak while retaining his merchant guild position, then gathered rare spirit seeds at the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly. He established himself in Profound Cave Sword Sect, earned rewards for his improved spirit plants, and began cultivating new Sword Grasses.

• Lu Xuan agreed to join Still True Sword Peak with freedom to travel and retain his Guest Elder status, and Shen Ye also agreed to return to Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan attended the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, acquired the Incense Offering Myriad Tree and Dark Nightmare Willow, and received a Flawless Spirit Wood seed bought by Jian Hai Zhen.
• Lu Xuan arranged protection for his shops and Cave Mansion, entrusted the Dark Nightmare Willow to Ling Gu, and traveled to Profound Cave Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan joined Still True Sword Peak without a master, offered Still True Sword Liquid to the Old Sword Flood Dragon, and passed the sect's identity checks.
• Lu Xuan submitted his improved Thousand Thunder Sword Grass and Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd with their Seed Condensation Methods and received ten thousand Sword Seals.
• Lu Xuan settled near Heart Sword Lake, reunited with former Heaven Sword Sect disciples, returned Jian Wuxia's White Bone Killing Sword Grass, and gifted Huo Liner a Saint Infant Pill.
• Lu Xuan diagnosed cultivation problems for Guo Shan, Yu Qiushui, and Shang Xiuyuan, then exchanged Sword Seals for Primal Spirit Ginseng and Sixth Grade Sword Grass seeds.
• Lu Xuan cultivated his new spirit plants for two months and visited the Old Sword Flood Dragon to ask about the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape, Mystic Sky Luan Bird, and Old Dragon Turtle.

Lu Xuan recruited the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape, explored Heart Sword Lake, and gathered Sword Seals and rare treasures while resolving a sword soul’s connection to Chen Xiaobai’s descendant. He returned to the Cloud Void Domain, harvested matured spirit plants, and watched the Cloud Stepping Lynx and Fat Bird break through to Fifth Grade.

• Lu Xuan reunited with the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape and brought it from the blessed land to Still True Sword Peak as his guardian spirit beast, then visited Old Dragon Turtle.
• Lu Xuan sold sword-related treasures in the outer market, earned Sword Seals, and joined the expedition into Heart Sword Lake, where he collected sword qi spirit fluid, caught Tassel Fish, and captured Shadow Stone Sprites.
• Lu Xuan experienced the memories and lingering obsessions of Nascent Soul sword souls in Heart Sword Lake, then sought out Chen Qingshuang and gave her treasures to help her fulfill her great-grandfather Chen Xiaobai’s wish for a descendant.
• Lu Xuan harvested Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds and Thousand Thunder Sword Grasses, mastered the Thousand Thunder Sword Formation, and received the withered Void Containing Immortal Vine from Old Sword Flood Dragon.
• Lu Xuan revived the vine with the Divine Wood Azure Kettle and Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk, then returned to the Cloud Void Domain and reunited with his spirit beasts and familiar cultivators.
• Lu Xuan harvested matured Ice Firefly Grass, Pure Yang Golden Lotuses, Thunderstorm Lotuses, and Five Elements Illusion Fruits, receiving cultivation, treasures, and a Grand Five Elements Annihilation Array fragment.
• Lu Xuan planted Jade Wutong saplings and spirit seeds, while the Cloud Stepping Lynx and Fat Bird each broke through to Fifth Grade and received new rewards from their light orbs.

Lu Xuan cultivated rare spirit plants, fished the Thousand Treasure True River during its spirit tide, and dealt with cultivators who sought his method and treasures. After years of tending his fields and gathering rewards, he reached Core Formation Completion and turned his attention to advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm.

• Lu Xuan promised to shelter the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan if he became powerful enough and accepted Zhang Jiuzong’s request to cultivate rare spirit seeds for the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Bewitching Corpse Skin and received the Fairy Maiden Remains, then raised sinister spirit plants with Ling Gu and recruited Sun Kai and Wu Peng as servants.
• Lu Xuan evolved the Void Cicada Wood, gained the first transformation of Heavenly Cicada Six Transformations, and matured the Thick Earth Palace to obtain Five Directions Divine Sand.
• Lu Xuan stayed at the Thousand Treasure True River for the spirit tide, caught Silver Horn Giant Fish and Chi Tiger Fish, and refused Shi Qian’s offer to join Jinghai Gate.
• Lu Xuan killed Qin Tao after he attacked over a fishing spot, then received an apology and twenty High-Grade Spirit Stones from Wen Qingshan.
• Lu Xuan joined the Taiyi Dao Sect’s fish encirclement operation and received spirit fish meat and two Spirit Seeds before three cultivators pursued him to steal his treasures.
• Lu Xuan killed the three pursuers, subdued their juvenile Listening Wind Beast, and later planted the two Kui Water Gourd seeds in his grotto-heaven.
• Over four years, Lu Xuan cultivated his spirit plants, completed his set of nine Star Fighting Flags, harvested more than eighty Ice Firefly Grass plants, and broke through to Core Formation Completion.