Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan accepted Song Yun’s invitation to attend a major auction on Aurora Island after hearing it might feature high-grade spiritual liquid. At the auction venue, he met Shi Zhong, a fellow island garrison cultivator from Li Mountain Sect, who invited him to fish for rare sea beasts in the Boundless Sea.

• Song Yun praised Lu Xuan’s sword guidance after returning from the Outer Sea, then told him about the Aurora Island auction and its rumored high-grade spiritual liquid.
• Lu Xuan agreed to attend the auction, and several days later traveled to Aurora Island with Song Yun and the Song Family cultivators.
• President Gao personally welcomed Lu Xuan, whose arrival drew attention from cultivators who recognized him as Heaven Sword Sect’s reclusive Foundation Establishment garrison cultivator.
• Lu Xuan received visitors in a private room at the auction, then met Shi Zhong, a Li Mountain Sect cultivator assigned to garrison an island.
• Shi Zhong dismissed the value of tending Spirit Plants and invited Lu Xuan to fish for rare sea beasts in the Boundless Sea.

Lu Xuan met Shi Zhong, who invited him to go sea-fishing, then refused to reveal how he had dealt with the Formless Algae affecting the Ning Family’s spirit fish. At an auction on Aurora Island, a pureblood merfolk was brought onto the stage.

• Shi Zhong gave Lu Xuan a Communication Talisman and offered to teach him how to catch Dragon Carp.
• Ning Deshan asked Lu Xuan for the method that had resolved the spirit fish abnormalities, but Lu Xuan denied knowing about the matter and questioned how Ning Deshan knew the cause was Formless Algae.
• Ning Deshan left after Lu Xuan suggested the Ning Family might have leaked the information, while Lu Xuan remained unmoved because he had placed the Formless Algae in the Ning Family’s waters himself.
• Lu Xuan watched the Aurora Commerce Guild auction and showed little interest in its ordinary offerings.
• The auctioneer introduced a captive pureblood merfolk, and two burly men carried her water tank onto the stage.

Lu Xuan attended an auction to obtain mysterious origin heavy water, bidding against Ning Deshan after winning a rock armor turtle egg. He secured the heavy water, while Ning Deshan’s attempt to provoke him deepened Lu Xuan’s resentment.

• Lu Xuan watched a pure-blooded merfolk sell for 1,600 spirit stones and chose not to bid.
• Lu Xuan won a third-grade rock armor turtle egg for 1,100 spirit stones after outbidding a hoarse-voiced foundation establishment cultivator.
• The auctioneer presented mysterious origin heavy water, Lu Xuan’s main target, and described its uses in body tempering and artifact refining.
• Lu Xuan raised his bid to 2,400 spirit stones as a foundation establishment woman and other cultivators competed for the heavy water.
• Ning Deshan deliberately bid against Lu Xuan, but Lu Xuan offered 2,700 spirit stones and mocked him until Ning Deshan withdrew.
• Lu Xuan won the mysterious origin heavy water and silently added another grievance against Ning Deshan.

After the auction, Lu Xuan joined Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu on a fishing trip to Changfeng Island, where he learned about Shi Zhong’s elaborate fishing gear. Lu Xuan began fishing and quickly felt a first-grade sea fish nibbling his bait.

• Lu Xuan bought the Rock Armor Turtle egg and Mysterious Origin Heavy Water, then left the auction house with Song Yun.
• Shi Zhong invited Lu Xuan to fish in the Boundless Sea, and Lu Xuan agreed before sending Song Yun back to Voidsky Island alone.
• Shi Zhong took Lu Xuan and Zhou Bingyu by flying boat to Changfeng Island, a fishing spot he had discovered.
• Shi Zhong showed Lu Xuan his collection of rods, lines, hooks, and bait, while Zhou Bingyu meditated nearby.
• Lu Xuan chose a Copper Bone Bamboo fishing rod, settled on a distant wooden tower, and cast his bait into the sea.
• Lu Xuan sensed a first-grade sea fish nibbling at his bait.

Lu Xuan used his knowledge of Sea Fish and lively Demon Worm bait to catch several rare Multi-Bone Arrow Fish. Shocked by Lu Xuan’s success, Shi Zhong asked him to teach him how to fish.

• Lu Xuan caught a Rank 1 Sea Fish and added it to the pool Shi Zhong had prepared.
• Lu Xuan identified a Multi-Bone Arrow Fish’s preference for lively Demon Worms and caught one while Shi Zhong watched.
• Lu Xuan used the Moon Essence Pearl to restore the Demon Worms’ vitality and attracted several more Multi-Bone Arrow Fish.
• Shi Zhong watched Lu Xuan catch one Multi-Bone Arrow Fish after another, then bowed and asked to learn how to fish.

Lu Xuan used his knowledge of sea creatures and his ability to refine bait to catch fish at remarkable speed, then taught Shi Zhong how to improve his fishing. After earning Shi Zhong’s gratitude, Lu Xuan asked him to look into rumors of Third Grade or higher spirit liquids.

• Shi Zhong exchanged fishing spots with Lu Xuan, but caught only one Multi-Bone Arrow Fish while Lu Xuan quickly landed more sea fish.
• Lu Xuan explained that he adjusted his bait based on sea creatures’ preferences and claimed his expertise came from studying Demonic Beasts as a Spirit Plant Master.
• Lu Xuan told Shi Zhong that Multi-Bone Arrow Fish favored lively Demon Worms and explained how to choose bait for different sea fish and Sea Beasts.
• Grateful for Lu Xuan’s advice, Shi Zhong offered to repay him, and Lu Xuan asked about Third Grade or higher spirit liquids.
• Shi Zhong said he would confirm the information after they returned to the island and report back to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan caught a juvenile Rank 3 Azure Horn Dragon Carp after replacing his fishing gear, then discovered that another sea fish had been contaminated by evil qi. He and Shi Zhong suspected a nearby source of Evil Spirit pollution, possibly an Evil Cultivator.

• Lu Xuan first lost an Azure Horn Dragon Carp when it severed his fishing line and escaped with Water Escape.
• Lu Xuan borrowed Shi Zhong’s stronger fishing rod, baited a wounded sea fish, and caught the juvenile Rank 3 Azure Horn Dragon Carp with Shi Zhong’s help.
• Lu Xuan healed the dragon carp’s wound and placed it in his Life-Preserving Bag before continuing to fish with Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu.
• Lu Xuan noticed that a caught sea fish was invaded by evil qi, and Zhou Bingyu cut it open to reveal writhing gray-black filth inside.
• Shi Zhong used a White Jade Talisman to purify the filth, and Lu Xuan reasoned that the contamination came from somewhere near the archipelago and might be caused by an Evil Cultivator.

Lu Xuan joined Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu in investigating contaminated sea creatures and warning nearby island forces about a possible Evil Spirit or Evil Cultivator. He returned to Voidsky Island and decided to stay in his Small Courtyard, avoiding unnecessary outings while remaining ready to defend the island.

• Lu Xuan searched the waters around Changfeng Island and found three more contaminated demon beasts, while Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu found no traces of an Evil Spirit or Evil Cultivator.
• Shi Zhong divided the nearby islands among the three cultivators so they could warn local forces and watch for danger.
• Lu Xuan warned Song Yu to defend the Voidsky Spirit Fish, restrict the Song Family cultivators' outings, and patrol Voidsky Island.
• Lu Xuan told Song Yu to notify the other assigned forces but not the Ning Family of Chongning Island.
• Back in his Small Courtyard, Lu Xuan decided to stop fishing and minimize outings, focusing on cultivating Spirit Plants and raising Spirit Beasts while staying prepared to defend Voidsky Island.

Lu Xuan settled back into his courtyard on Voidsky Island, tended his Spirit Plants, and raised new Spirit Beasts while waiting for a Wind Lightning Sword Grass to mature. Harvesting it rewarded him with a Fourth-grade Wind Lightning Sword.

• Lu Xuan returned to his courtyard, greeted the Wind Falcon and Cloud Stepping Lynx, and examined the Mysterious Origin Heavy Water he had brought back.
• He dug a pond for the Azure Horn Dragon Carp, made it his Spirit Beast, and assigned the Wind Falcon to hatch the Rock Armor Turtle egg.
• Lu Xuan carefully nurtured his Water Firefly Grass and inspected the other Spirit Plants, nourishing the Wind Lightning Sword Grass with Xun Lightning Sword Qi.
• Shi Zhong invited Lu Xuan to go sea fishing, but Lu Xuan declined because his rare Spirit Plant was nearing maturity and the seas showed signs of Evil Spirits.
• Lu Xuan harvested the mature Wind Lightning Sword Grass and received a Fourth-grade Wind Lightning Sword from its White Light Orb.

Lu Xuan investigated a rogue cultivator whose corpse changed into a dried, abnormal state after the Song Family killed him during a patrol. The widow insisted her husband had no connection to Evil Spirits, leaving Lu Xuan to determine what had happened to him.

• Lu Xuan merged the Swift Lightning Sword Pellet into his Rank 4 Wind Lightning Sword, strengthening its power and making it easier to control.
• After half a month without an Evil Spirit incident, Song Yu summoned Lu Xuan to the southeastern outer island to investigate an abnormality.
• Song Qiming explained that a rogue cultivator had attacked his patrol squad and that the man's corpse changed drastically after they killed him.
• Lu Xuan examined the dried, gray corpse and questioned the dead cultivator's wife, who said they had recently returned from gathering Sand-Gathering Snails.
• The widow accused the Song Family cultivators of killing her husband unjustly and insisted that they were ordinary, low-level rogue cultivators with no dealings with Evil Spirits.

Lu Xuan discovered and destroyed a Blood Coagulation Yin Worm hidden inside a rogue cultivator’s grieving wife, revealing that an Evil Cultivator’s blood insect had caused the couple’s tragedy. After confirming the other rogue cultivators were free of Evil Spirit influence, he let them go with the Song Family patrol squad.

• Lu Xuan questioned the woman repeatedly kowtowing beside her husband’s corpse, and a piece of flesh fell from her forehead as a Blood Coagulation Yin Worm attacked him.
• Lu Xuan caught the worm, used a Third Grade Spirit Cleansing Talisman to weaken it, identified it, and tore it apart.
• The woman lay down beside her husband after the worm was removed, while Lu Xuan explained to Song Yu and the others what had been hidden inside her.
• Lu Xuan used the Cloud Stepping Lynx and Flawless Jade to check the remaining rogue cultivators, found no Evil Spirit aura, and ordered the Song Family patrol squad to release them.

Lu Xuan investigated Blood Coagulation Yin Worms infiltrating Voidsky Island and hunted down infected cultivators. He discovered a teenage boy carrying an Insect King far stronger than the ordinary worms.

• Lu Xuan ordered Song Yu to increase patrols, prepare Exorcism Talismans, and inspect cultivators recently returned from the Outer Sea.
• With the Cloud Stepping Lynx’s help and his Illusory Breaking Eye Technique, Lu Xuan spotted a thin cultivator infected by a Blood Coagulation Yin Worm and followed him home.
• Lu Xuan used a Great Sun Sword Talisman to destroy the worm, which had already turned the cultivator into a dried corpse.
• In a plaza, Lu Xuan noticed more than ten blood-glowing cultivators approaching and stopped a teenage boy who nearly fell.
• Lu Xuan saw that an Insect King, more than ten times stronger than an ordinary Blood Coagulation Yin Worm, had filled the boy’s body.

Lu Xuan destroyed a group of Blood Coagulation Yin Worms on Voidsky Island and warned Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu about the insects and the likely Evil Cultivator behind them. Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu thanked him and promised to search for spirit liquid on his behalf once the Evil Spirits were dealt with.

• Lu Xuan lured the contaminated cultivators on Voidsky Island into a remote area, then used Explosive Flame Pearls and his Wind Lightning Sword to fight them.
• When the Blood Coagulation Yin Worm King survived his sword strikes, Lu Xuan used a Great Sun Sword Talisman to destroy it and burn the other infected cultivators to ash.
• Lu Xuan searched Voidsky Island again, cleared a few more infected Rogue Cultivators, and returned to his courtyard.
• Lu Xuan sent Shi Zhong details about the Blood Coagulation Yin Worms, their likely connection to an Evil Cultivator, and ways to damage them.
• Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu sent Lu Xuan messages of thanks and promised to look for spirit liquid once the invading Evil Spirits were dealt with.

Two Foundation Establishment Late Stage Evil Cultivators discussed the death of a Blood Coagulation Yin Worm Insect King and agreed not to jeopardize their search for a Secret Realm. Meanwhile, Lu Xuan remained on Voidsky Island, tending his Spirit Field as the surrounding archipelago recovered from the insect attack.

• The Blood Robe Cultivator learned that one of his Blood Coagulation Yin Worm Insect Kings had been destroyed and mourned the loss.
• The short cultivator mocked the Blood Robe Cultivator for targeting human cultivators and warned him not to seek revenge before they found the Secret Realm.
• The Blood Robe Cultivator agreed to act carefully and returned to the cavern.
• Lu Xuan learned that the Blood Coagulation Yin Worms had vanished and that Chongning Island had suffered severe losses.
• Lu Xuan continued tending his Spirit Field, where a Third Grade Rock Armor Turtle egg was close to hatching.

Lu Xuan watched the Rock Armor Turtle hatchling emerge from its egg and settle into life in his courtyard. He tended his spirit plants and beasts, anticipating the maturation of three Fourth Grade Spirit Plants.

• The Rock Armor Turtle hatched beneath the Wind Falcon, ate its shell fragments, and began crawling around the courtyard.
• Lu Xuan fed the hatchling and learned that it was a defensive Third Grade Demon Beast that strengthened its shell with spiritually rich sand and stone.
• The hatchling entered the pond, challenged the Azure Horn Dragon Carp, and coated its shell in mud from the bottom.
• Lu Xuan compared the turtle’s traits to a chain of short-video tags and laughed at the resemblance.
• Lu Xuan inspected his spirit plants and saw that the Mystic Insect Vine, Earth Fire Heart Lotus, and Hundred Eyed Treant were nearing maturity.

Song Yun and Song Sining brought Lu Xuan Sand-Gathering Snails, which he accepted in exchange for Spirit Accumulation Elixirs. While tending his Spirit Field, Lu Xuan harvested the mature Mystic Insect Vine and obtained a Fifth Grade Gluttony Insect Pouch.

• Song Yun brought his sister Song Sining to Lu Xuan with more than ten Sand-Gathering Snails and Gold Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan gave Song Sining a bottle of Spirit Accumulation Elixirs in exchange for the snails, then placed them in his pond to feed the Rock Armor Turtle.
• Lu Xuan inspected his Spirit Field and found that the Fourth Grade Mystic Insect Vine had matured.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Mystic Insect Vine and received a Fifth Grade Gluttony Insect Pouch, which contained a vast space and could preserve stored items.

Lu Xuan received a Fifth Grade Gluttony Insect Pouch and continued his quiet life tending Spirit Plants on Voidsky Island. When Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu offered him a lead on Third Grade Spirit Extraction True Liquid, he declined to join their expedition but proposed a trade if they found it.

• Lu Xuan identified the Gluttony Insect Pouch as a Fifth Grade spatial Magic Tool and kept a Fourth Grade Mystic Insect Vine for future use.
• After a month of peace on Voidsky Island, Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu visited Lu Xuan and praised his Spirit Plants and refreshments.
• Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu thanked Lu Xuan for his help during the Blood Coagulation Yin Worm incident and gave him three Third Grade Purple Jade Coral seedlings.
• Shi Zhong told Lu Xuan that they had found a Nameless Island in the Boundless Sea where Third Grade Spirit Extraction True Liquid could be obtained.
• Lu Xuan refused to join Shi Zhong and Zhou Bingyu because he suspected a powerful Evil Cultivator was nearby, then offered to trade his dark-green gourd for the Spirit Extraction True Liquid if they found it.

Lu Xuan arranged for Shi Zhong and his companion to obtain Spirit Extraction True Liquid in exchange for a Sword Nurturing Gourd, avoiding the dangers himself. Elsewhere, a strange island appeared in the Boundless Sea, while Lu Xuan practiced the Four Seasons Swordplay with his Wind Lightning Sword.

• Lu Xuan offered Shi Zhong and his companion a Third Grade Sword Nurturing Gourd for Spirit Extraction True Liquid, and they agreed to bring it back for him.
• After the visitors left, Lu Xuan considered the trade worthwhile because the Spirit Extraction True Liquid could help cultivate Dragon Bone Grass and earn him a Light Orb reward.
• A towering Water Wall rose from the Boundless Sea, revealing an island with a Palace inside and drawing nearby cultivators toward it.
• On Stone Island, a Blood Robe Cultivator and his companion prepared to explore the emerging Secret Realm, confident in their Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation.
• Lu Xuan practiced the Four Seasons Swordplay with his Wind Lightning Sword, smoothly shifting between its four sword arts before sheathing the blade.

Lu Xuan declined an invitation to explore a newly revealed Secret Realm and advised Song Yu to wait until its restrictions became clearer. After the Ning Family pinned its hopes on the Secret Realm, Lu Xuan harvested his Water Firefly Grass and advanced to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

• Shi Zhong invited Lu Xuan to explore the Secret Realm, but Lu Xuan declined until he knew more about its dangers.
• Song Yu showed Lu Xuan images of the Secret Realm and considered joining the expedition, while Lu Xuan advised him to wait for the Array Formation Restrictions to be understood.
• Ning Deshan and Madam Ning celebrated the Secret Realm as a chance for the struggling Ning Family to recover its fortunes.
• Lu Xuan harvested mature Water Firefly Grass and absorbed its White Light Orbs, gaining cultivation and other rewards.
• Lu Xuan's dantian expanded, and he reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Lu Xuan advanced to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and harvested his mature Water Firefly Grass, gaining cultivation and other rewards. He then discovered that the Fourth Grade Earth Fire Heart Lotus had matured, yielding seeds that could purify polluted auras and strengthen Spiritual Sense.

• Lu Xuan broke through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and harvested the mature Water Firefly Grass, receiving cultivation, pills, talismans, and two Water Element Pearls.
• Lu Xuan planned to cultivate about two hundred Water Firefly Grass plants in his next batch, balancing their cultivation rewards against the demands of his other Spirit Plants.
• Lu Xuan watched the Wind Falcon wash the muddy Rock Armor Turtle in the pond, where it peacefully shared the water with the Azure Horn Dragon Carp.
• Lu Xuan found the Fourth Grade Earth Fire Heart Lotus mature in the underground Rock Cave and harvested its lotus pod.
• Lu Xuan learned that the Earth Fire Heart Lotus seeds could purify polluted auras, reduce mutation risk, ward off Evil Spirit incursions, and strengthen Spiritual Sense with repeated use.