Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan and the others crossed the Thunder Waterfall and began breaking the Ancient Medicine Garden’s Restrictions while guarding against concealed demon pythons. After Lu Xuan identified their attack pattern, he discovered that the supposed demon was actually a Mutated Lei Yin Vine.

• Lu Xuan and the four cultivators passed through the Thunder Waterfall, using Thunder Filament Clothes and the Thunder Fire Token to withstand the lightning.
• Luo Ming and two other cultivators began breaking the Restrictions as Lu Xuan and Wang Yanzhong guarded their flanks against Strange Demon Pythons.
• Lu Xuan spotted a concealed demon python with his enhanced senses and wounded it with his Wind Thunder Sword.
• Lu Xuan warned Wang Yanzhong of another python, allowing Wang Yanzhong to repel it with a thunder-wreathed punch.
• Lu Xuan noticed the python repeatedly attacked within a limited area and identified it as a Mutated Lei Yin Vine.

Lu Xuan identified the eerie demonic pythons as Mutated Spirit Plants and helped the group clear the Lei Yin Vines while they broke the Ancient Medicine Garden’s restriction. The five cultivators entered the garden, discovered its floating Thunder Islands, and agreed to explore the first island together.

• Lu Xuan told Wang Yanzhong that the demonic pythons were likely Mutated Spirit Plants and suggested using area-of-effect fire techniques to find them.
• Wang Yanzhong and Lu Xuan used fire techniques and Talismans to kill the hidden Lei Yin Vines, then divided the twelve collected tendrils among the group.
• Luo Ming, Lei Zheng, and Yuan Shuangling completed the restriction, opening a gate of lightning into the Ancient Medicine Garden.
• Lu Xuan and the others passed through the gate and saw floating islands surrounded by thunder, with signs of Spirit Plants and Demonic Beasts on them.
• Lei Zheng proposed that the five cultivators climb onto the first Thunder Island together, and the others agreed.

Lu Xuan identified the dangerous Thunderstorm Lotuses on the first Thunder Island and helped the group harvest their seeds safely. After the five divided the seeds, a strange laugh rang out as they prepared to search the rest of the island.

• Lu Xuan used his pupil arts to avoid the strongest Thunder Aura while crossing the Suspended Floating Stone with the others.
• Wang Yanzhong rushed toward a Thunderstorm Lotus, triggering its thunder riot and suffering minor injuries.
• Lu Xuan identified the plant as a Fourth Grade Thunderstorm Lotus and explained how to harvest its seeds without provoking the Thunder Spirit Aura.
• The group carefully harvested 108 Silver-White Lotus Seeds and awarded Lu Xuan 28 for his guidance.
• A strange, thunderous laugh rang beside the group as they prepared to continue searching the island.

Lu Xuan and the other cultivators encountered a powerful Thunder Ghost on Thunder Island, then were separated by an island restriction. Lu Xuan discovered the creature liked Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds and fed it one.

• Lu Xuan and the others fought off the Thunder Ghost’s lightning attack, but it vanished before they could learn what it was.
• The group harvested Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds and then traveled together to another small island.
• A Gale Wind triggered the island’s restriction, separating Lu Xuan from the others and trapping him in a disorienting scene of clouds and lightning.
• The Thunder Ghost appeared near Lu Xuan, and he offered it a Thunderstorm Lotus Seed after suspecting it wanted food.
• Lu Xuan identified the creature as a Thunder Ghost, a lightning spirit monster that liked Spirit Fruits and was not very aggressive.

Lu Xuan befriended a Thunder Ghost on Thunder Island and used it to navigate the restrictions and find a rare spirit seed. The chapter ended with him identifying the seed as a fifth-grade Five Thunder Twin Flowers.

• Lu Xuan fed the Thunder Ghost three Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, then asked it to guide him out of the restrictions.
• The Thunder Ghost led Lu Xuan through the restrictions, and he gathered silver-white gravel from an empty spirit field.
• Lu Xuan offered the Thunder Ghost more lotus seeds and promised to share future spirit fruits and flowers in exchange for help finding a thunder-attribute Spirit Seed.
• The Thunder Ghost guided Lu Xuan to a spirit field covered in colorful lightning, where the Demon Ghost Vine found a five-colored Spirit Seed.
• Lu Xuan planted the seed in the Spirit Soil and identified it as a fifth-grade Five Thunder Twin Flowers.

Lu Xuan found six Fifth Grade Five Thunder Twin Flowers Spirit Seeds in the Ancient Medicine Garden and rewarded the Thunder Ghost and Demon Ghost Vine with Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds. Though the Thunder Ghost warned him that the innermost islands held dangerous beings, it tempted Lu Xuan onward by revealing that the next island had an enormous Spirit Tree.

• Lu Xuan had the Demon Ghost Vine search the Spirit Field and uncover six Five Thunder Twin Flowers Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan thanked the Thunder Ghost for guiding him and gave it six Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, then gave one to the Demon Ghost Vine.
• The Thunder Ghost used its Thunder Spirit Aura to steady the Demon Ghost Vine when the lotus seed overwhelmed it.
• The Thunder Ghost told Lu Xuan that the islands farther in had stronger Restrictions and that terrifying beings slept in the innermost two.
• The Thunder Ghost revealed that the next island held an especially huge Spirit Tree, and Lu Xuan became interested in continuing.

Lu Xuan reached the Thunder Island’s central pool and found a green vine producing Cyan Spiritual Liquid, which the White-Haired Old Woman sought to claim. After she betrayed him with a hidden trick in the Thunder Filament Clothes, Lu Xuan shrugged off her attack and countered her yin thunder, leaving their fight underway.

• Lu Xuan and Thunder Ghost escaped the restriction and examined the Thunder Pool, where Lu Xuan plucked a lump of Cyan Spiritual Liquid from the green vine.
• The White-Haired Old Woman arrived and asked Lu Xuan to give her the spiritual liquid, but he refused and agreed to split the remaining supply with her instead.
• The White-Haired Old Woman activated a hidden mechanism in Lu Xuan’s Thunder Filament Clothes and sent a Flood Dragon to attack him.
• Lu Xuan resisted the lightning, destroyed the Thunder Filament Clothes, and repelled the Flood Dragon with dragon roars.
• The White-Haired Old Woman attacked Lu Xuan with yin thunder, but he spotted it with the Illusory Breaking Eye Technique and cut it down with a spirit peacock.

Lu Xuan defeated the White-Haired Old Woman, captured her soul, and took her possessions before inspecting the green vine in the Thunder Pool. He discovered it was a Seventh Grade Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine and resolved to plant it.

• The White-Haired Old Woman unleashed over a hundred Demon Worms, but Lu Xuan destroyed them with five Rank 4 Sword Talismans.
• The White-Haired Old Woman tried to escape, but Lu Xuan killed her, captured her remnant soul with the Soul Guiding Lamp, and collected her body, Storage Bag, and dragon-head cane.
• Thunder Ghost warned Lu Xuan of danger and then resumed surveying the surrounding area for him.
• Lu Xuan examined the green vine with Spirit Rain Technique and Wood Genesis Art, identifying it as a Seventh Grade Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine.
• Lu Xuan learned that the vine produced Azure Wood Thunder Liquid and could bear fruit that transformed a cultivator’s roots and bones, and he decided to plant it.

Lu Xuan found a Seventh Grade Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine Spirit Seed in the Thunder Pool and gathered Azure Wood Thunder Liquid before leaving the island. On his way back, he encountered Lei Zheng trapped in a restriction and traveled with him toward the first Thunder Island.

• Lu Xuan sent the Demon Ghost Vine into the Thunder Pool with Thunder Ghost’s protection, and it retrieved an Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine Spirit Seed.
• Lu Xuan rewarded the Demon Ghost Vine and Thunder Ghost with Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds and collected six more clusters of Azure Wood Thunder Liquid.
• Lu Xuan decided not to explore the two farther Thunder Islands and left with the Demon Ghost Vine, thanking Thunder Ghost for its help.
• Lu Xuan spotted Lei Zheng trapped in a restriction and revealed himself after Lei Zheng escaped.
• Lei Zheng offered to guide Lu Xuan back, while Lu Xuan watched for signs of betrayal; Lei Zheng ultimately resisted the temptation to attack him.

After returning from the Ancient Medicine Garden, Lu Xuan assessed his spoils and reflected on the dangers of exploring secret realms before resuming work in his Cave Mansion. Harvesting a mature Dragon Bone Grass rewarded him with a mysterious Sixth Grade Jadeite Universe Flood Dragon Claw, which he compared to an unusually large jade foot.

• Luo Ming, Lu Xuan, and Lei Zheng worried that Wang Yanzhong and Yuan had not returned from the medicine garden, then left by the route they had taken.
• Lu Xuan returned safely to his Cave Mansion and sorted through the valuable Spirit Seeds, medicines, materials, Magic Tools, pills, and Spirit Stones he had collected.
• Lu Xuan suspected that Luo Ming had killed Wang Yanzhong and reflected that nearly half of the group entering the medicine garden had died.
• Lu Xuan tended his Spirit Plants, condensed seeds from Hidden Essence Grass, and noticed silvery patterns and traces of lightning on his Arrow Vines.
• Lu Xuan harvested the last Dragon Bone Grass and received a Sixth Grade Jadeite Universe Flood Dragon Claw from its White Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan examined the claw and wondered why the Light Orb had given him something resembling an oversized jade foot.

Lu Xuan planted and nurtured high-grade thunder and evil Spirit Plants, discovered that the Flesh Spirit God had grown stronger, and harvested fifty-three Hidden Essence Grass seeds. He planned to expand Hidden Essence Grass production and raise his alchemy skills before surprising the alchemists in Heavenly Star Grotto.

• Lu Xuan examined the Sixth Grade Jadeite Universe Flood Dragon Claw and tested its ability to cut stone and spirit ore.
• Lu Xuan planted and nurtured six Five Thunder Twin Flowers and an Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine Spirit Seed, reflecting on the spirit thunder they would eventually need.
• Lu Xuan fed the strange and evil Spirit Plants in the Netherworld Spirit Field and gave Fourth Grade Demon Beast flesh to the Flesh Spirit God, whose aura rose to Foundation Establishment Early Stage strength.
• Lu Xuan tested the Flesh Spirit God's blood light and saw it pollute a spirit grass into a puddle of rotten mud.
• After half a month of tending his Cave Mansion, Lu Xuan harvested fifty-three Hidden Essence Grass seeds and planned to increase production and improve his alchemy before impressing the alchemists in Heavenly Star Grotto.

Lu Xuan declined Luo Ming’s invitation to hunt demonic beasts in the Thunder Sea, then harvested two mature Mutated Arrow Vines and obtained a Fourth Grade Lightning Splitter Bow and a Fifth Grade Cloud Bamboo Arrow Formation. He planned to use the formation alongside his Illusionary Extinction Five Elements Formation to protect his Cave Mansion.

• Lu Xuan planted more than fifty Hidden Essence Grass Spirit Seeds in his Spirit Field.
• Luo Ming invited Lu Xuan to explore the Thunder Sea and hunt demonic beasts for their valuable thunder cores, but Lu Xuan tactfully refused.
• Lu Xuan harvested a mature Mutated Arrow Vine and received the Fourth Grade Lightning Splitter Bow from its Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan harvested a Good Grade Mutated Arrow Vine and received the Fifth Grade Cloud Bamboo Arrow Formation.
• Lu Xuan considered using the Cloud Bamboo Arrow Formation alongside the Illusionary Extinction Five Elements Formation to guard his Cave Mansion.

Lu Xuan harvested the final Arrow Vine, gained another Fifth Grade Nailhead Arrow, and equipped his Grass Puppet with the remaining vines to guard his Cave Mansion. After half a year of tending his plants, he comprehended the beginnings of a sword art for the White Bone Killing Sword Grass and named it the Slaughter Sword Scripture, which he planned to develop further.

• Lu Xuan activated the Cloud Bamboo Arrow Formation, ripened and harvested the final Arrow Vine, and obtained a Fifth Grade Nailhead Arrow.
• Lu Xuan gave the Grass Puppet three Arrow Vines and ordered it to defend the Cave Mansion alongside the vine it already carried.
• Lu Xuan spent half a year tending his spirit plants, occasionally visiting Star Plucking Tower, meeting cultivators from Thunder Fire Star Cave, and gathering spirit lightning in the Thunder Sea.
• Lu Xuan comprehended an initial sword art from the White Bone Killing Sword Grass and named it the Slaughter Sword Scripture.
• Lu Xuan planned to perfect the sword art to a Fifth Grade scripture and improve his lower-grade sword grasses to obtain higher-grade varieties.

Lu Xuan planned ways to cultivate new Sword Grass varieties before Lei Zheng invited him to examine the ailing Thunder Winged Bird belonging to Star Envoy Qi Wuheng. The chapter ended with Lu Xuan arriving at Qi Wuheng’s mountain residence, where the affectionate bird greeted Lei Zheng and the Fat Bird tried to imitate it.

• Lu Xuan considered using the Yangxuan Sword Sheath and the lightning in Thunder Fire Star Cave to stimulate new Sword Grass varieties.
• Lei Zheng visited Lu Xuan and asked him to help investigate the Thunder Winged Bird’s persistent listlessness.
• Lei Zheng explained that his acquaintance with the bird had connected him to Star Envoy Qi Wuheng, a Core Formation Mid-Stage cultivator.
• Lu Xuan shared his Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew with Lei Zheng, then agreed to examine the bird at Qi Wuheng’s residence.
• Lu Xuan and Lei Zheng arrived at Qi Wuheng’s mountain, where the Thunder Winged Bird affectionately greeted Lei Zheng and the Fat Bird pressed against Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan examined Qi Wuheng’s listless Thunder Winged Bird and discovered that a Thunder Qi Seed had weakened its demonic power. He explained the cause to Qi Wuheng, who planned to find a way to refine the seed’s energy himself.

• Lei Zheng introduced Lu Xuan to Star Envoy Qi Wuheng, who asked him to examine the Thunder Winged Bird.
• Lu Xuan inspected the Thunder Winged Bird and fed it a Bewitching Peach Spirit Fruit to activate his special ability.
• Lu Xuan learned that the bird’s condition had worsened after it consumed a Thunder Qi Seed.
• Qi Wuheng confirmed that he had fed the bird a Thunder Qi Seed he obtained in the Boundless Realm.
• Lu Xuan explained that the seed’s special vital energy needed to be refined, and Qi Wuheng thanked him and resolved to handle it himself.

Lu Xuan impressed Qi Wuheng with his skill at cultivating Spirit Plants and raising Spirit Beasts, then declined a long-term planting job in favor of seeking rare Spirit Seeds. On the journey home, he offered Lei Zheng his services, suspecting Lei Zheng already had something unusual to cultivate.

• Lu Xuan explained that his expertise came from studying Spirit Plant classics and learning through practice, earning praise from Qi Wuheng and Lei Zheng.
• Qi Wuheng offered Lu Xuan compensation for solving his problem, and Lu Xuan asked instead for access to High-Level Spirit Seeds or news of them.
• Qi Wuheng promised to keep Lu Xuan in mind for Spirit Seeds and offered him a job cultivating plants for another star envoy, but Lu Xuan declined because his own Cave Mansion required his attention.
• Lu Xuan invited Qi Wuheng and other star envoys to bring him rare Spirit Seeds for cultivation, and Qi Wuheng agreed to look out for them.
• On the way back, Lu Xuan offered to cultivate any High-Level Spirit Seeds Lei Zheng possessed, and Lei Zheng departed after saying he might ask for his help.

Lu Xuan refined Foundation Establishment Pills for profit, and the Medicine Midge broke through to Rank 4. Its light orb rewarded him with the first part of an alchemical classic, leaving him frustrated that the later chapters were missing.

• Lu Xuan refined four Foundation Establishment Pills in one furnace and decided to make Alchemy his main source of Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan refined ten furnaces, succeeding with seven and producing twenty-six Foundation Establishment Pills in total.
• The Medicine Midge fed on pill toxins and broke through to Rank 4, gaining the ability to maintain Pill Furnaces and slightly improve pill quality.
• Lu Xuan touched the Medicine Midge's light orb and received the first part of Pharmacist Seven Chapters.
• Lu Xuan discovered the book contained valuable knowledge about Spirit Plants and pills, but its later chapters and formulas were missing.

Lu Xuan sold twenty high-quality Third Grade Foundation Establishment Pills to the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild and learned of an upcoming auction featuring rare high-level spirit seeds. He left eager to prepare for the chance to obtain Sixth Grade and foreign spirit seeds.

• Lu Xuan decided to leave his Cave Mansion to buy cultivation supplies and sell Foundation Establishment Pills, leaving the Grass Puppet to tend his Spirit Field.
• At the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild, Lu Xuan met Wen and explained that he wanted to sell Third Grade Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Wen inspected the pills and praised their quality, and Lu Xuan offered her twenty for three thousand three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones each.
• Wen accepted the deal and asked Lu Xuan to give the merchant guild priority for future sales of his pills.
• Wen told Lu Xuan about an upcoming auction with rare High-Level Spirit Seeds, including Sixth Grade and foreign spirit seeds, and he thanked her for the warning.

Lu Xuan prepared to attend the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild’s auction, tended his spirit plants, and harvested a mature Ice Firefly Grass. Its Light Orb yielded a Fourth Grade Ice Soul Pill, leaving him with a new treasure as he continued preparing for the auction.

• Lu Xuan learned from Daoist Wen that the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild would hold a grand auction in less than two years and planned to attend.
• Lu Xuan considered selling several treasures to raise funds for Fifth Grade and Sixth Grade Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan inspected his spirit plants and nourished the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine, while the Saint Infant Fruit plants, Thousand Tendril Hands, and Blood Spirit Palm Ginseng continued growing.
• A year passed as Lu Xuan stayed mostly in his Cave Mansion and tended his plants.
• Lu Xuan harvested a mature Third Grade Ice Firefly Grass and obtained a Fourth Grade Ice Soul Pill from its Light Orb.

Lu Xuan harvested two Third Grade Ice Firefly Grass plants and gained fifteen years of cultivation, breaking through to Foundation Establishment Perfection. He planned to remain in Thunder Fire Star Cave, raise more spirit plants, and prepare for Core Formation.

• Lu Xuan obtained a Fourth Grade Ice Soul Pill from an Ice Firefly Grass light orb, but it did not grant cultivation.
• He accelerated the growth of two nearly mature Ice Firefly Grass plants and received five years of cultivation from the first plant’s light orb.
• Lu Xuan received ten years of cultivation from the second plant’s light orb and advanced to Foundation Establishment Perfection.
• Lu Xuan recalled his rise from a Qi Training Stage 2 rogue cultivator and resolved to keep cultivating spirit plants in Thunder Fire Star Cave.
• He decided to use the remaining Ice Firefly Grass to condense seeds and prepare for Core Formation, including seeking a suitable cultivation method, pills, and spirit items.