Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan tested the Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad’s preferences by offering it thunder-attribute spirit fruits and received a valuable Ink Yin Spring. He then gambled his final exchange on a Sixth Grade Zwei Xuan Thunder Fruit, whose effect left the toad’s next treasure unrevealed.

• Lu Xuan offered the Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad a Fourth Grade Thunderstorm Lotus Seed and received a bottle of Fifth Grade Ink Yin Spring.
• A Late Stage Core Formation Cultivator explained the Ink Yin Spring’s uses, while the other cultivators envied Lu Xuan’s prize.
• Lu Xuan decided to risk his final exchange on the Sixth Grade Zwei Xuan Thunder Fruit, hoping to obtain a Seventh Grade Spirit Seed.
• The Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad swallowed the fruit, and its coin-like bumps turned purple as its strength visibly improved.
• Thunder Fire True Lord and the other onlookers watched as a ball of radiant light shot from the toad’s mouth.

Lu Xuan won a Seventh Grade Twin White Lotus Spirit Seed from the Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad and refused to sell it, keeping his other thunder-attribute Spirit Seeds secret. After the event, Thunder Fire True Lord and other powerful cultivators congratulated him, while the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild’s protection made the risks of targeting him clear.

• Lu Xuan drew the Twin White Lotus Spirit Seed with a Sixth Grade thunder-attribute Spirit Fruit, and he rejected offers to sell the Seventh Grade treasure.
• Cultivators guessed that thunder-attribute Spirit Fruits had helped Lu Xuan obtain rare rewards, but he claimed he had no more Sixth Grade Spirit Fruits or Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds.
• The remaining cultivators received no rewards as remarkable as Lu Xuan’s Spirit Seed, and some watched him with covetous gazes after the event ended.
• Thunder Fire True Lord arrived with Nascent Soul Cultivators, and the Mu Family Head emphasized Lu Xuan’s position as a Guest Elder of the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild.
• The Azure Wood Star Cave Star Master asked to buy the Spirit Seed, but Lu Xuan refused, and Thunder Fire True Lord thanked him for feeding the Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad.

Lu Xuan obtained and learned the uses of a Seventh Grade Twin White Lotus spirit seed, then planted it in his Cave Mansion. The seed could eventually produce an incarnation, and Lu Xuan began cultivating it under the protection of his formation.

• Thunder Fire True Lord explained that the Twin White Lotus came from the Taiyi Divine Lotus and required nourishment from thoughts and high-grade Spirit Spring.
• Lu Xuan left with Ye Xuanyin and the other cultivators, whose envy over his prize eased as they shared food and wine at his Cave Mansion.
• After his guests departed, Lu Xuan checked the surroundings, opened the Ten Thousand Barrier Profound Crystal Formation, and planted the Twin White Lotus in his core Spirit Field.
• Lu Xuan learned that the mature Twin White Lotus could be refined into an incarnation linked to his mind and resistant to soul-related attacks.

Lu Xuan’s three Sixth Grade Young Beasts hatched, and he successfully crafted his first Third Grade Wind Lightning Sword Talisman. After discovering a hostile cultivator spying on his Cave Mansion, he resolved to rely on Light Orbs to make up for his lack of strength.

• Lu Xuan stored the Twin White Lotus spirit seed because he lacked enough high-grade Spirit Spring and Spiritual Liquid to cultivate it.
• The three Sixth Grade Young Beasts hatched from their jade spheres, tested the Azure Peak Qilin, and then fell asleep beside their mother’s skeleton.
• Lu Xuan crafted a Third Grade Wind Lightning Sword Talisman and considered using sword talismans as a new source of income for the General Store.
• The Voidsky Nightmare Eye revealed a concealed Core Formation Mid-Stage cultivator spying on Lu Xuan’s Cave Mansion from thirty li away.
• Lu Xuan worried that his strength was insufficient to protect his treasures, then took comfort in the Light Orbs from his spirit plants.

Lu Xuan hastened the mature Sixth Grade Sitting Buddha Lotus and obtained the Mid-Grade Buddhist Divine Power, Immovable Wisdom King Seal. He then detected three Demon Worms trying to infiltrate his formation and prepared to deal with them.

• Lu Xuan chose to hasten the Sitting Buddha Lotus because he lacked enough Vegetation Spiritual Energy to ripen other high-grade Spirit Plants.
• Lu Xuan used the Divine Wood Azure Kettle to mature the lotus, learned it could become a treasure that increased comprehension, and collected its Light Orb.
• The Light Orb granted Lu Xuan the Mid-Grade Buddhist Divine Power, Immovable Wisdom King Seal, which could guard his true heart against Yin Demons, Evil Spirits, and unorthodox paths.
• Lu Xuan sensed three Demon Worms attempting to slip through the Ten Thousand Barrier Profound Crystal Formation and resolved to punish the intruders.

Lu Xuan lured two Core Formation Mid-Stage cultivators who planned to steal his Seventh Grade Spirit Seed into an ambush and killed them. He returned to his Cave Mansion with their corpses, resolved to stop the surveillance around it, and considered reporting the guards of Thunder Fire Star Cave.

• Lu Xuan used his formation to kill two of a cultivator’s three Demon Worms and let the last one lead him to the cultivators spying on his Cave Mansion.
• The Robust Youth and the middle-aged cultivator discussed breaking through Lu Xuan’s formation to take his Seventh Grade Spirit Seed.
• Lu Xuan ambushed the two Core Formation Mid-Stage cultivators with Sword Qi and his techniques, killing them both.
• Lu Xuan took their corpses back to his Cave Mansion to use as fertilizer and decided he needed to address the cultivators watching him.

Lu Xuan asked Qi Wuheng to protect his cave mansion from suspicious cultivators, but a few continued to evade the guards. He summoned Azure Sky True Lord by reporting that the Azure Dragon Wood had sprouted, and Azure Sky True Lord drove the remaining cultivators away with his spiritual pressure.

• Lu Xuan sent Qi Wuheng a Communication Talisman asking him to protect his cave mansion and the Seventh Grade Spirit Plant.
• Qi Wuheng sent Heavenly Star Grotto Guards to patrol the area, and they drove away several suspicious cultivators.
• Lu Xuan noticed that some Core Formation Cultivators still evaded the patrols and decided to ask Azure Sky True Lord for help.
• Lu Xuan told Azure Sky True Lord that the Azure Dragon Wood had taken root and sprouted, and hinted that hostile cultivators were spying on him.
• Azure Sky True Lord arrived at Lu Xuan's cave mansion, suppressed the hidden cultivators with his spiritual pressure, and ordered them to leave.

Lu Xuan used Azure Sky True Lord’s concern for the Azure Dragon Wood to ask him to obtain high-grade Spirit Spring. Azure Sky True Lord set off to find it, leaving Lu Xuan pleased with the arrangement and his chance to cultivate another Spirit Seed.

• Azure Sky True Lord drove off the cultivators who had tried to seize Lu Xuan’s Seventh Grade Spirit Plant and offered to help if danger arose again.
• Lu Xuan showed Azure Sky True Lord the Azure Dragon Wood growing beside the Alligator Dragon corpse and explained how the corpse’s Dragon Qi supported its growth.
• Azure Sky True Lord acknowledged the difficulty of raising the Seventh Grade Spirit Plant, promised Lu Xuan a favor and a later reward, and offered further assistance.
• Lu Xuan asked Azure Sky True Lord to obtain a large amount of high-grade Spirit Spring, claiming it would benefit the Azure Dragon Wood.
• Azure Sky True Lord said he would seek a Spirit Spring in a blessed land Secret Realm and left, while Lu Xuan looked forward to using it for his Spirit Plants.

Lu Xuan harvested and condensed seeds from his mature Ice Firefly Grass, gaining cultivation and treasures from the Light Orbs. At You Jian General Store, he met Mo, who offered a fifth-grade Primal Spirit Ginseng seed condensation method for the Jade Bottle Willow.

• Lu Xuan harvested over eighty mature Ice Firefly Grass plants and received cultivation, Ice Soul Pills, Ice Marrow Spirit Wine, and recipe experience from their Light Orbs.
• Lu Xuan condensed seeds from the remaining Ice Firefly Grass and continued tending his Spirit Field.
• Wen Qian contacted Lu Xuan to report that Mo had returned seeking to exchange a rare Spirit Plant-related treasure for the Jade Bottle Willow.
• Lu Xuan went to You Jian General Store and met Mo, who presented a fifth-grade Primal Spirit Ginseng seed condensation method as the exchange item.

Lu Xuan traded the Jade Bottle Willow and five hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones to Old Man Mo for a genuine Fifth Grade Seed Condensation Method for Primal Spirit Ginseng, hoping its Light Orb rewards would support his future cultivation. He began searching for the spirit seeds but had not found any by the chapter’s end.

• Lu Xuan inspected Old Man Mo’s jade slip, confirmed it contained a genuine Fifth Grade Seed Condensation Method, and learned that Primal Spirit Ginseng could increase Spiritual Power.
• Old Man Mo exchanged the Seed Condensation Method for Lu Xuan’s Jade Bottle Willow and five hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan reflected on how his earlier kindness to Old Man Mo had led to the valuable exchange and resolved to find Primal Spirit Ginseng seeds.
• Lu Xuan visited his General Store, where Wen Qian reported recent shop matters and gave him common spirit seeds to plant.
• Lu Xuan asked Daoist Mu and Female cultivator Wen at the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild to search for Primal Spirit Ginseng seeds, but their inquiries found none.

Lu Xuan received a fifth-grade Earth Yin Spirit Spring from Azure Sky True Lord’s retainer to help cultivate the Azure Dragon Wood and Twin White Lotus. He also harvested a mature fourth-grade Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd and discovered a White Light Orb.

• Lu Xuan inspected his Spirit Plants and found that the Pure Yang Golden Lotus had entered its maturation stage.
• Kong Miao arrived on Azure Sky True Lord’s orders and delivered more than ten bottles of fifth-grade Earth Yin Spirit Spring.
• Lu Xuan thanked Azure Sky True Lord through Sun Miao and gave him two bottles of spirit wine before he departed.
• Lu Xuan stored the Earth Yin Spirit Spring, intending to use it for the Azure Dragon Wood and Twin White Lotus.
• Lu Xuan found a fully mature Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd, harvested it, and saw a White Light Orb emerge.

Lu Xuan harvested a Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd and learned that its sword intent could nurture a Profound Cave Sword Seed, while rumors spread of demons killing cultivators across Heavenly Star Grotto. Back at his Cave Mansion, he discovered that the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree had matured.

• Lu Xuan harvested a Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd, gained Profound Cave Sword Intent, and stored the gourd for later exchange.
• Zheng Daoyou warned Lu Xuan that mysterious demons had entered Heavenly Star Grotto, taken resources, and killed three Core Formation True Persons.
• A handsome young man invited Lu Xuan to join a group hunting demons in Secret Realms, but Lu Xuan politely refused and returned to his Cave Mansion.
• Lu Xuan cultivated his sword plants and noticed treasure-light rising from the core Spirit Field, where the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree had matured.
• Hong Qinghai explained that his recitation of a timeless article had coincided with the tree's abnormality, and Lu Xuan reassured him before sending him back to his stone house.

Lu Xuan harvested the mature Nine Confucian Treasure Tree and obtained a Seventh Grade Great Confucian Literary Palace, which he decided to save for a trade with a Confucian cultivator. He offered Hong Qinghai the choice to leave or remain as his attendant, and Hong Qinghai chose to stay.

• Lu Xuan harvested the Sixth Grade Nine Confucian Treasure Tree and learned that its fruit and parts were valuable to Confucian cultivators.
• Lu Xuan touched the light orb and obtained the Seventh Grade Great Confucian Literary Palace, which he stored rather than refining because he could not make full use of it.
• Lu Xuan summoned Hong Qinghai, thanked him for cultivating the tree, and gave him talismans, pills, and Spirit Brew as payment.
• Lu Xuan offered Hong Qinghai the choice of leaving or staying as his attendant, and Hong Qinghai resolutely chose to remain by Lu Xuan's side.

Lu Xuan learned that Core Formation cultivators were hunting demonic beings for rare materials, but he stayed in his Cave Mansion to tend his spirit plants. Harvesting three Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds rewarded him with a Fifth Grade True Fiend Sword Talisman and two strands of Profound Cave Sword Intent.

• Lu Xuan assigned Hong Qinghai to cultivate and learn about spirit plants, while leaving him to handle daily tasks in the Cave Mansion.
• At Guo Bingqiu's gathering, Lu Xuan learned that cultivators had joined Heavenly Star Grotto in hunting demonic servants for valuable materials, including Sixth Grade treasures.
• Lu Xuan declined to join the hunt and returned to his Cave Mansion to tend his spirit plants.
• Lu Xuan harvested three Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds and received two strands of Profound Cave Sword Intent and a Fifth Grade True Fiend Sword Talisman.

Lu Xuan returned Lei Zheng’s matured Nine Confucian Treasure Tree and asked him to publicize Lu Xuan’s spirit-plant cultivation services. After Lei Zheng left, Lu Xuan learned that Heavenly Star Grotto had grown dangerous as more Extraterrestrial Demonic Beings slipped inside.

• Lu Xuan summoned Lei Zheng and handed over the matured Nine Confucian Treasure Tree materials in exchange for thirty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lei Zheng gave Lu Xuan ten fragrant leaves from the tree as an additional gift, and Lu Xuan accepted them.
• Lu Xuan asked Lei Zheng to spread the word about his ability to cultivate rare spirit plants, and Lei Zheng agreed.
• After Lei Zheng departed, Lu Xuan considered the tree an effective way to attract clients with rare Spirit Seeds.
• Qi Wuheng warned Lu Xuan that Heavenly Star Grotto was unsettled, with increasing demonic incursions and many cultivators killed or wounded in an ambush.

Lu Xuan harvested ten Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds and received powerful sword talismans and other rewards. With his Fifth Grade treasures piling up, he decided to hold an auction a year later and invited Core Formation True Persons.

• Lu Xuan heard from Qi Wuheng that Demonic Beings had invaded Heavenly Star Grotto and that cultivators had suffered heavy casualties.
• Lu Xuan kept to his Cave Mansion and watched other cultivators react to the danger while maintaining his usual routine.
• Lu Xuan harvested ten mature Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds and gained Profound Cave Sword Intent, Sword Talisman Annotations, True Fiend Sword Talismans, and Profound Yin Sword Talismans.
• Lu Xuan decided to sell some of his surplus Fifth Grade treasures at a small auction one year later.
• Lu Xuan sent Communication Talismans inviting several Core Formation True Persons to the auction.

Lu Xuan visited his Fengyuan Star Cave residence and learned that his incarnation, Ling Gu, had survived a dangerous expedition into Fengdu Ghost City and gained Nether River Death Water. After nourishing the Yellow Springs Undying Tree Spirit Seed, Lu Xuan watched Ling Gu refuse an invitation to hunt evil demons in a Secret Realm.

• Lu Xuan received replies from cultivators invited to his small auction and prepared Treasures to sell.
• Ten Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds matured, yielding sword talismans, Sword Intent, and Sword Talisman Annotations experience packs from their light orbs.
• Lu Xuan traveled to Fengyuan Star Cave, where Ling Gu reported collecting Nether River Death Water in Fengdu Ghost City and surviving an attack by two Core Formation Mid-Stage cultivators.
• Lu Xuan used the Nether River Death Water to nourish the Yellow Springs Undying Tree Spirit Seed in the Netherworld Spirit Field.
• Daoist Yin Ku invited Ling Gu to join a group hunting evil demons in a Secret Realm, but Ling Gu refused and returned inside the Cave Mansion.

Lu Xuan inspected his Netherworld Spirit Field and harvested the mature Sixth Grade Corpse Demon Temple, which he had cultivated for Daoist Mu. Its Light Orb rewarded him with a Seventh Grade treasure, the Demon Buddha White Bone Body, leaving him with a bewitching skeleton before him.

• Lu Xuan had his avatar refuse the thin, tall old man’s invitation because he wanted to avoid risking his only Saint Infant Fruit avatar recklessly.
• Lu Xuan entered the Netherworld Spirit Field and checked on Big Meatball and his evil and strange Spirit Plants.
• Lu Xuan found the Corpse Demon Temple mature, pulled it from the Spirit Soil, and learned it could become an evil-path treasure or aid cultivation inside its temple platform.
• Lu Xuan decided to return the Corpse Demon Temple to Daoist Mu rather than keep it for himself.
• Lu Xuan touched the Corpse Demon Temple’s Light Orb and received the Seventh Grade treasure Demon Buddha White Bone Body, which appeared before him as a bewitching skeleton.

Lu Xuan obtained a Seventh Grade Demon Buddha White Bone Body and decided to give it to his incarnation, Ling Gu. When White Bone Palace's Nie Chi invited Ling Gu to the Ten Thousand Bones Assembly, Lu Xuan discovered that Nie Chi was an Extraterrestrial Demon and began suspecting the palace's intentions.

• Lu Xuan identified the Demon Buddha White Bone Body as a Seventh Grade Treasure and chose it for Ling Gu to refine.
• Lu Xuan stayed in Fengyuan Star Cave to tend his evil Spirit Plants and waited for Flesh Spirit God to break through.
• Nie Chi of White Bone Palace visited Ling Gu and invited him to the Ten Thousand Bones Assembly on behalf of White Bone True Lord.
• Lu Xuan discovered that Nie Chi was a Secret Demon and considered whether the rest of White Bone Palace had also been occupied.
• After Nie Chi left, Ling Gu activated the Cave Mansion's Protective Arrays, while Lu Xuan prepared for possible danger at the assembly.

Lu Xuan helped the Flesh Spirit God gorge itself on evil beasts until it advanced to Core Formation strength, then obtained the upper section of the Bloodfiend Infant Refining Art. He decided to give the secret art to his incarnation, Ling Gu, while the method for completing the bloodfiend remained out of reach.

• Lu Xuan sensed the Flesh Spirit God’s intense hunger and took it to a nearby valley full of evil beasts.
• The Flesh Spirit God and Lu Xuan’s Light Splitting Shadowing Sword Grass slaughtered the beasts, allowing it to consume their flesh and blood.
• The Flesh Spirit God absorbed the Blood Cloud and advanced to strength equivalent to a Core Formation Cultivator.
• Lu Xuan touched the White Light Orb and obtained the upper section of the Bloodfiend Infant Refining Art.
• Lu Xuan decided to pass the art to Ling Gu so his incarnation could pursue a path toward a bloodfiend equivalent to a second Nascent Soul.