Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan learned about Bald Head Blood Butcher’s work processing demon beasts in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave forbidden ground and volunteered to help. He secretly collected discarded demon beast scraps in his Gluttony Insect Pouch to feed the strange plants and beings he raised.

• Lu Xuan heard Bald Head Blood Butcher explain that he had been imprisoned for over a hundred years after taking lives and now processed demon beasts in the forbidden ground.
• Bald Head Blood Butcher described the three kinds of demon beasts he handled and how their remains were sorted or destroyed.
• Lu Xuan offered to assist with processing demon beasts, claiming he wanted to learn about their bodies and traits.
• Bald Head Blood Butcher asked Lu Xuan to throw away a pile of useless demon beast scraps in a nearby abyss.
• Lu Xuan used his Gluttony Insect Pouch to collect the scraps, intending to feed them to the Blood Karma Flower, Mutated Longevity Peach, Flesh Spirit God, and others.

Lu Xuan collected Yin Souls in the forbidden ground and watched the bald cultivator process a Tiger-Head Snake-Tail Beast. Learning about the forbidden ground’s Demonic Beast experiments gave him a new idea for his own cultivation.

• Lu Xuan checked that no one was watching, then used the Soul Guiding Lamp to fill it with Yin Souls from the forbidden ground.
• Lu Xuan returned to the Stone Hall, where the bald cultivator invited him to observe a special Demonic Beast being processed.
• The Old Fox delivered a Tiger-Head Snake-Tail Beast corpse, and the bald cultivator explained that it was a failed experimental material.
• The bald cultivator described the three kinds of Demonic Beast experiments and said the Qingqiu Fox Demon conducted them in the forbidden ground.
• Lu Xuan privately judged that the experiments had opened up a new line of thought for him.

Lu Xuan became eager to join the forbidden-area experiments after learning about their unconventional methods, and Old Fox decided to recruit him. Old Fox brought him in as an assistant, assigning him to oversee beast breeding and collect blood essence from powerful beasts.

• Lu Xuan considered asking Old Dragon Turtle or White Ape to recommend him as an assistant for Old Fox’s experiments.
• Old Fox told the bald-headed cultivator that Lu Xuan’s interest in the experiments made him a promising recruit, and declared its intention to draw him in despite its limited time.
• Old Dragon Turtle divined that Lu Xuan faced a special omen that could bring a great opportunity if handled well.
• Old Fox asked Lu Xuan to assist with its experiments, and Lu Xuan followed it through the beast pens.
• Old Fox assigned Lu Xuan to observe and promote the breeding of beasts confined in shared caves.
• Old Fox also instructed Lu Xuan to draw blood essence from extraordinary-bloodline beasts when needed, reassuring him that they would be restrained.

Lu Xuan collected and processed essence blood from imprisoned Demonic Beasts for the Qingqiu Fox Spirit Beast’s experiments, but his mixtures repeatedly failed. The Old Fox then assigned him to care for stitched-together beasts, and Lu Xuan discovered he could read their conditions and diagnose a dying aberration.

• Lu Xuan drew essence blood from a two-headed giant snake and a seven-colored toad, then recorded the failed reaction when he mixed their processed blood.
• Lu Xuan stored the failed mixture to feed to his Netherworld Spirit Plants and reflected on his growing role in the Old Fox’s experiments.
• The Qingqiu Fox Spirit Beast assigned Lu Xuan to raise and monitor stitched-together vicious beasts, giving him a blue-black talisman.
• Lu Xuan found a many-eyed octopus aberration, fed it a spirit fish, and used his Spiritual Sense to learn that rejection between Spiritual Power had left it near death.
• Lu Xuan recorded the octopus’s condition and recognized that his ability could reveal the states of the modified beasts.

Lu Xuan diagnosed and helped treat a stitched-together Jade Wood Demon and Blood Yin Toad, earning the Qingqiu Fox Spirit Beast’s respect. The Old Fox then revealed that its experiments aimed to create Dao Soldiers, a special category of Spirit Beast.

• Lu Xuan recorded his observations of the Evil Beasts, and the Qingqiu Fox Spirit Beast asked him to explain his conjectures.
• Lu Xuan identified a self-generating, vitality-bearing toxin as the cause of the Jade Wood Toad’s poor condition and suggested how to address its transplant rejection.
• The Old Fox extracted the toxin and embedded a stone lock in the toad, bringing its condition into balance.
• The Old Fox invited Lu Xuan to name the new Demonic Beast, and Lu Xuan called it Jade Wood Toad.
• The Old Fox told Lu Xuan that Dao Soldiers were a special category of Spirit Beast and the goal of its experiments.

Lu Xuan learned why the Old Fox was experimenting on beasts and discovered its memories through the spirit syrup he offered. He learned that the Fox planned to sacrifice its own body to make a Dao Soldier for Heaven Sword Sect before its life ended.

• The Old Fox explained how it was refining Dao Soldiers from Fierce Beasts and Evil Beasts, and warned Lu Xuan that observing the experiments could harm him.
• Lu Xuan asked the Old Dragon Turtle about Dao Soldiers, and it cautioned him not to let the forbidden ground affect him.
• Lu Xuan carried out the Old Fox's requested observations in the forbidden ground and then offered it his conjectures and homemade spirit syrup.
• After drinking the spirit syrup, the Old Fox recalled how a Heaven Sword Sect cultivator had saved it and how it had become the sect's guardian spirit beast.
• Lu Xuan learned that the dying Old Fox intended to turn its fifth-grade body into the head of a Dao Soldier and offer itself to Heaven Sword Sect.

Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion and fed Emperor Flow Paste to his Spirit Beasts. The Dazzling Fire Flood Dragon broke through to Fourth Grade, and Lu Xuan obtained a Fifth Grade Magic Tool from its Light Orb.

• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, where his Spirit Beasts gathered around to greet him.
• Lu Xuan shared Emperor Flow Paste among the Spirit Beasts, and they absorbed it to strengthen their bodies.
• The Dazzling Fire Flood Dragon grew a dragon horn as its aura surged and it broke through from Third Grade to Fourth Grade.
• Lu Xuan touched the Dazzling Fire Flood Dragon's White Light Orb and obtained the Fifth Grade Magic Tool, Southern Blazing Fire Net.

Lu Xuan obtained a fifth-grade Southern Blazing Fire Net, cared for his Spirit Beasts, and harvested the second crop from his Bewitching Peach plants. He collected their Light Orb rewards, including a Bewitching Desire Pill, and wondered why the peaches kept producing lewd rewards.

• Lu Xuan tested the Southern Blazing Fire Net and added it to his collection of treasures.
• The Dazzling Fire Flood Dragon and the other Spirit Beasts absorbed Emperor Flow Paste, and Lu Xuan gave a portion to the Azure Horn Dragon Carp.
• Lu Xuan inspected his Spirit Plants and found that the three Bewitching Peaches had matured their second crop of twenty-seven fruits.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Bewitching Peaches and collected more than twenty White Light Orbs from the plants.
• A Light Orb awarded Lu Xuan a Fourth Grade Bewitching Desire Pill, which he found worryingly lewd.

Lu Xuan harvested rewards from the Bewitching Peaches, including a Bewitching Sound Pearl, and tested it on the Demon Ghost Vine before organizing the other treasures and holding a Spirit Peach Banquet. The next morning, he tended his Spirit Plants and hoped their future light orbs would help him break through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

• Lu Xuan harvested a Bewitching Sound Pearl and learned it amplified desire with recorded sounds, then tested it on the Demon Ghost Vine and quickly purified the vine when it reacted.
• Lu Xuan counted the rewards from twenty-seven White Light Orbs, including eighteen Bewitching Desire Pills, four recipe experience packs, three Bewitching Sound Pearls, and two copies of the "Scripture of Utmost Bliss," and resolved to sell the pills discreetly.
• Lu Xuan held a Spirit Peach Banquet for his Spirit Beasts, which ate and drank their fill before returning to their places on the mountain.
• The next morning, Lu Xuan fed the Grass Puppet a Spirit Gathering Grass Orb and inspected the Hidden Essence Grass, Jade Dew Fruit, Arrow Vines, and Water Firefly Grass.
• Lu Xuan used Spiritual Power and cultivation techniques to tend his plants, then hoped their light orbs would help him reach Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Lu Xuan checked on his Spirit Plants, tended the Netherworld courtyard, and returned to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave Blessed Land. He won Old Dragon Turtle’s favor with a Bewitching Sound Pearl and, after obtaining a safe divination, headed into the forbidden ground.

• Lu Xuan found that Sword Thousand-Kite and Ephemera Grass had matured, while his Water Firefly Grass seeds had produced no mutations.
• Lu Xuan disguised himself and fed demon beast scraps and mixed essence blood to the Netherworld Spirit Plants in his courtyard.
• Lu Xuan returned to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave Blessed Land, where Sun Yun reported that everything was under control.
• Lu Xuan gave Old Dragon Turtle a Bewitching Sound Pearl, which the dragon turtle found complemented the Scripture of Utmost Bliss.
• Old Dragon Turtle divined that it was safe, so Lu Xuan entered the forbidden ground.

Lu Xuan returned to the Heaven Sword Sect and learned that cultivators were flocking to a dangerous secret realm in the Black Demon Abyss, but he chose to stay behind and tend his spirit plants. When Bai Li Jian Qing decided to explore the realm, Lu Xuan lent him a Rank 4 Howling Sea Sword Talisman for protection.

• Lu Xuan spent three months overseeing the blessed land, tending spirit plants, and collecting Emperor Flow Paste before returning to the sect.
• Lu Xuan noticed that fellow disciples were acting hurriedly and learned from Huo Liner that a secret realm full of Evil Spirits and valuable treasures had appeared in the Black Demon Abyss.
• Huo Liner invited Lu Xuan to explore the secret realm, but Lu Xuan declined and said he preferred his own path as a Spirit Plant Master.
• Bai Li Jian Qing told Lu Xuan he planned to explore the secret realm with fellow disciples, despite the risk of dying.
• Lu Xuan gave Bai Li Jian Qing a Rank 4 Howling Sea Sword Talisman and urged him to return safely.

Lu Xuan stayed in the sect to cultivate Spirit Plants while other cultivators headed for the Black Demon Abyss, then shared his expertise with fellow Spirit Plant Masters. Back in his Cave Mansion, he harvested a mature Jade Dew Fruit and obtained a fourth-grade Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew.

• Lu Xuan tended his Spirit Plants in the sect and inspected his high-grade plants in the Defective Secret Realm, where several had grown well or reached maturity.
• Lu Xuan continued managing Ten Thousand Demon Cave Blessed Land and the Netherworld Courtyard for more than a month.
• Liu Su invited Lu Xuan to advise fellow Spirit Plant Masters, and he answered their questions during a half-day gathering at her Cave Mansion.
• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion and found that a Jade Dew Fruit had matured.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Jade Dew Fruit and received a fourth-grade Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew from its Light Orb.

Lu Xuan welcomed Bai Li Jian Qing back from the Black Demon Abyss Secret Realm and let him keep a powerful Sword Talisman for future protection. While cultivating Jade Dew Fruits, Lu Xuan obtained a Qing Wei Jade Lock that could restrain targets, especially Evil Spirits, and tested it on the Fat Bird.

• Lu Xuan harvested a Jade Dew Fruit and discovered that it produced Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew, a Spirit Brew that could wash away Turbid Qi.
• Bai Li Jian Qing told Lu Xuan that his group had found Rank 4 spirit ore in the Black Demon Abyss Secret Realm, fought a dangerous Evil Spirit, and planned to return after preparing more supplies.
• Bai Li Jian Qing tried to return Lu Xuan's Howling Sea Sword Talisman, but Lu Xuan insisted he keep it and asked him to bring back an uncommon spirit seed if he found one.
• Lu Xuan harvested two more Jade Dew Fruits and received Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew from one and a Fourth Grade Qing Wei Jade Lock from the other.
• Lu Xuan activated the Qing Wei Jade Lock and restrained the Fat Bird, stopping its movement and control of its Spiritual Power.

Lu Xuan harvested ripe Jade Dew Fruits and obtained Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew, a Dust Cleansing Pill, and its recipe from their light orbs. Huo Liner visited to invite him back to the Black Demon Abyss Secret Realm, but Lu Xuan declined and stayed in the sect to tend his Spirit Plants.

• Lu Xuan used the Qing Wei Jade Lock to restrain Fat Bird and scolded it for meeting a green-feathered fellow.
• Lu Xuan harvested six ripe Jade Dew Fruits and received Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew, a Dust Cleansing Pill, and the spirit wine recipe from their light orbs.
• Lu Xuan considered the Dust Cleansing Pill’s ability to remove Evil Spirit pollution and put away his new treasures.
• Huo Liner told Lu Xuan that his group had nearly reached the Secret Realm’s center, where powerful Evil Spirits and mysterious Restrictions had appeared.
• Huo Liner invited Lu Xuan to join the expedition and showed him a strange Flying Sword, but Lu Xuan politely refused to leave the sect.

Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion after completing his duties at Ten Thousand Demon Cave, where Cang Wu Zhenren rewarded him for his service. He then hurried to help injured Bai Li Jian Qing, who revealed that a Spirit Seed from the Black Demon Abyss had survived their deadly encounter with an Evil Spirit.

• Lu Xuan declined Huo Liner's invitation to explore the Black Demon Abyss and returned to Ten Thousand Demon Cave Blessed Land to resume his duties.
• Cang Wu Zhenren returned, praised Lu Xuan's work, and gave him one thousand Sword Seals and three bottles of Emperor Flow Paste.
• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, but went to Bai Li Jian Qing after receiving a message that he had been badly injured in the Black Demon Abyss.
• Bai Li Jian Qing said a powerful Evil Spirit had killed one of their group and wounded the survivors, and that Lu Xuan's Sword Talisman had helped them defeat it.
• Lu Xuan gave Bai Li Jian Qing a Dust Cleansing Pill to remove the Evil Spirit aura from his body.
• Bai Li Jian Qing swallowed the pill and told Lu Xuan he had brought back a strange Spirit Seed for him to cultivate.

Lu Xuan accepted Bai Li Jian Qing’s unknown Spirit Seed and identified it as a Fifth Grade Nether Spring Flower, then planted it with plans to cultivate it using Yin-rich resources. Back in his Cave Mansion, he harvested the Jade Dew Fruits and gained Spirit Brew, pills, recipes, and a Magic Tool, leaving him with greatly improved brewing and alchemy knowledge.

• Bai Li Jian Qing gave Lu Xuan the unusual Spirit Seed he had recovered from an Evil Spirit, and Lu Xuan advised him to rest while the Dust Cleansing Pill cleared the Evil Spirit aura from his wound.
• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, identified the Spirit Seed as a Fifth Grade Nether Spring Flower, and decided that his Yin-influenced soil and spring water could meet its growing needs.
• Lu Xuan fed Emperor Flow Paste to his spirit beasts and reflected on the rewards and connections he had gained while overseeing the Ten Thousand Demon Cave Blessed Land.
• Lu Xuan harvested thirty-seven mature Jade Dew Fruits, including four of Good Grade, and opened the light orbs they produced.
• The Jade Dew Fruit rewards gave Lu Xuan Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew, eight Dust Cleansing Pills, recipes for both, and a Qing Wei Jade Lock, while the recipe knowledge greatly advanced his alchemy and brewing skills.

Lu Xuan completed his Jade Dew Fruit cultivation commission and qualified as a core alchemist of the Alchemy Hall. He chose the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe and received it after swearing a Heart Demon Oath.

• Lu Xuan delivered forty-six Jade Dew Fruit, including six Good Grade fruits, and received 260 Sword Seals from Guan Wan.
• Lu Xuan told Guan Wan about his pill-making success rates, and she invited him to take the core alchemist assessment.
• Lu Xuan refined three kinds of pills and answered the core alchemists’ questions, earning promotion to core alchemist.
• Guan Wan explained that Lu Xuan could choose a Third Grade or Fourth Grade pill recipe, and he selected the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe.
• Lu Xuan swore a Heart Demon Oath and received the recipe from Guan Wan.

Lu Xuan continued cultivating Spirit Plants for the Alchemy Hall while staying clear of the dangers unleashed in the Black Demon Abyss Secret Realm. After harvesting a batch of Water Firefly Grass, he absorbed its light-cluster rewards and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

• Guan Wan gave Lu Xuan the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe and arranged for him to cultivate Jade Dew Fruit for the Alchemy Hall.
• Huo Liner told Lu Xuan that the Black Demon Abyss restriction had broken, releasing powerful Evil Spirits and prompting major sects and Core Formation cultivators to act.
• Lu Xuan spent the next three months cultivating in the sect, received twenty Jade Dew Fruit Spirit Seeds, and continued improving Water Firefly Grass seeds with icy power.
• Lu Xuan found that the Fourth Grade Sword Thousand-Kite and Ephemera Grass had matured, while the Water Firefly Grass was beginning to ripen.
• Lu Xuan harvested one hundred and fifty Water Firefly Grass plants and gained more than thirty years of cultivation from their light clusters, advancing to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Lu Xuan continued cultivating in seclusion while reports of escalating Evil Spirit attacks strengthened his resolve to stay in Heaven Sword Sect. When a Fourth Grade Ephemera Grass matured, its light orb rewarded him with a Fifth Grade Clear Mayfly Feather Garment that concealed his cultivation and protected his divine soul.

• Lu Xuan planned to hide his Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation and rely on his Spirit Plant and alchemy work to explain his progress if questioned.
• He learned that Evil Spirits were causing disasters near the Black Demon Abyss and that cultivators, including Heaven Sword Sect disciples, were dying while fighting them.
• Two months after his breakthrough, Lu Xuan harvested a Fourth Grade Ephemera Grass, which could be used to refine elixirs that strengthened the divine soul.
• The Ephemera Grass light orb granted Lu Xuan a Fifth Grade Clear Mayfly Feather Garment, which resisted divine soul attacks, concealed his aura, and thwarted tracking and divination.
• Lu Xuan replaced his Concealing Spirit Cloak with the Clear Mayfly Feather Garment, which melted into his body and hid his presence.

Lu Xuan visited Si Nong Hall to obtain Seed Condensation Methods and seeds for Hidden Essence Grass and Jade Dew Fruit, which he planned to cultivate for Foundation Establishment Pills. He acquired both methods and six seeds, leaving with the advantage of his exceptional cultivation and alchemy skills intact despite the sect’s restrictions.

• Lu Xuan traveled to Si Nong Hall and met Xia Chen, who told him that his attempt to reach Foundation Establishment had failed.
• Lu Xuan spoke with Zhang Ce and exchanged his free Seed Condensation Method for the Jade Dew Fruit method, which cost more Sword Seals than the Hidden Essence Grass method.
• Zhang Ce explained that Hidden Essence Grass and Jade Dew Fruit seeds were controlled and limited to three of each per person within a set period.
• Lu Xuan bought three seeds of each type and paid 1,135 Sword Seals for the seeds and the Hidden Essence Grass method.
• Lu Xuan confirmed the methods were correct and left, thinking that revealing his Foundation Establishment Late Stage realm could have saved him another 700 Sword Seals.