Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, fed his spirit beasts, and tended his spirit plants while waiting for several to mature. Harvesting a Fifth Grade Myriad Manifestation Grass rewarded him with a Sixth Grade Spirit Transformation Talisman, whose bodily enhancement gave him an idea for stacking its effects.

• Lu Xuan returned to the Cave Mansion and welcomed his spirit beasts with a feast of Dark Underworld Fish and Spirit Brew.
• Lu Xuan tended the spirit plants, then sent Communication Talismans to Daoist Mu and Wen Qian to request spirit bamboo and Star Fruit seeds.
• After more than half a month, Lu Xuan harvested a mature Myriad Manifestation Grass and learned it could help purify spirit beasts' bloodlines.
• Lu Xuan claimed the White Light Orb's reward, a Sixth Grade Spirit Transformation Talisman that could summon a Demonic Beast spirit or transform its user into a stronger half-demon form.
• Lu Xuan wondered how powerful he would become if he stacked ten or even a hundred Spirit Transformation Talismans.

Lu Xuan fed a Myriad Manifestation Grass to his Spirit Beasts and waited to see whether they could break through their Bloodline Shackles. Wen Qian later brought him a Fifth Grade Cloud Splitting Bamboo sapling, while Lu Xuan still awaited the merchant association’s promised Sixth Grade spirit bamboo.

• Lu Xuan divided a Myriad Manifestation Grass among his Spirit Beasts, and the Cloud Stepping Lynx and Rock Armor Turtle showed especially strong reactions as they absorbed its Demonic Power.
• Daoist Mu sent Lu Xuan a Communication Talisman, saying the Star Fruit Spirit Seeds were being prepared and that the merchant association headquarters would deliver a Sixth Grade spirit bamboo related to a Buddhist Holy Land.
• Wen Qian visited Lu Xuan after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and Lu Xuan praised his cultivation progress.
• Wen Qian reported that Hong Qinghai’s cultivation was advancing quickly and presented Lu Xuan with a Fifth Grade Cloud Splitting Bamboo sapling obtained from a small clan.

Lu Xuan planted a Cloud Splitting Bamboo and visited the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan with the Thunder Dragon Howl, then harvested rewards from two matured Myriad Manifestation Grasses. The second reward was an incomplete Seventh Grade Heavenly Demon Token, and Lu Xuan resolved to seek its other four parts.

• Lu Xuan gave Wen Qian two Fourth Grade Flying Swords and had Flower Enchantress follow him safely on his way out.
• Lu Xuan planted the Cloud Splitting Bamboo on the mountain behind his Cave Mansion.
• Lu Xuan visited the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros with the Thunder Dragon Howl, learned the thunder island seemed unchanged and its female corpse had vanished, then looted the clan's Ink Green Thunder Liquid.
• Lu Xuan harvested two matured Myriad Manifestation Grasses and obtained a Sixth Grade Spirit Transformation Talisman and an incomplete Heavenly Demon Token.
• Lu Xuan learned the Seventh Grade Heavenly Demon Token could grant access to the Heavenly Demon Realm Grotto-heaven and decided to collect its four missing parts.

Lu Xuan cultivated his spirit plants, harvested Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds for valuable rewards, and used Myriad Manifestation Grass to improve his Spirit Beasts. The chapter ended as the quasi-Seventh Grade Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit began to mature.

• Lu Xuan reflected on improving spirit plants and used the Myriad Manifestation Grass Seed Condensation Method to nurture Spirit Seed embryos.
• Lu Xuan inspected the nearly mature Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit and the rapidly maturing Star Shifting Sun Changing Sword Grass.
• Lu Xuan harvested forty-eight Small Profound Cave Sword Gourds and received thirty-one Fifth Grade Sword Talismans, nine strands of Profound Cave Sword Intent, and eight Sword Talisman Annotations experience packs.
• Lu Xuan fed Myriad Manifestation Grass to his Spirit Beasts, whose bloodlines and abilities showed signs of improvement.
• More than ten days later, Lu Xuan sensed the Yin Yang Energy around the Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit merging and realized it was about to mature.

Lu Xuan harvested a quasi-Seventh Grade Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit and received a rare Seventh Grade pill that could aid a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. After tending his spirit plants and gathering seeds, he visited Guo Bingqiu’s Cave Mansion, where several Core Formation Cultivators welcomed him.

• Lu Xuan harvested the Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit and obtained a Seventh Grade Yin Yang Divine Relief Elixir from its light orb.
• Lu Xuan stored the Yin-Yang Reversal Fruit for later and resumed cultivating his divine abilities and refining magical treasures.
• Lu Xuan inspected his spirit field, prepared more than a hundred Ice Firefly Grass for harvest, and found that the Myriad Manifestation Grass and Small Profound Cave Sword Gourd had condensed seeds.
• Lu Xuan planted the new spirit seeds, activated the Ten Thousand Barrier Profound Crystal Formation, and traveled to Guo Bingqiu’s Cave Mansion.
• Guo Bingqiu and the other Core Formation Cultivators welcomed Lu Xuan, valuing his Spirit Brew, cultivation expertise, and connections.

Lu Xuan welcomed the Xuan Kui spirit beast back to his Cave Mansion and treated it to Spirit Fruits and spirit wine. Yao Qingyue arrived and formally invited Lu Xuan to attend the Li Yang Dao Sect’s Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly.

• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, where Fat Bird and the Cloud Stepping Lynx were cultivating as they digested the power of the Myriad Manifestation Grass.
• Lu Xuan brewed more fifth-grade spirit wine and set aside bottles to sell through the General Store.
• The Xuan Kui arrived at Lu Xuan’s Cave Mansion, and Lu Xuan welcomed it with Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, Spirit Fruits, and spirit wine.
• Yao Qingyue visited and explained that the Li Yang Dao Sect held a Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly every hundred years.
• Yao Qingyue formally invited Lu Xuan to attend the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly.

Yao Qingyue invited Lu Xuan to the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly at the Li Yang Dao Sect, and Lu Xuan accepted, eager to find rare spirit seeds. After harvesting mature Ice Firefly Grass and one Primal Spirit Ginseng, he received a startling fifty years of cultivation from the ginseng’s light orb.

• Yao Qingyue delivered Lu Xuan an invitation to the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, which would take place in a year and a half, and explained that it would focus on exchanges.
• Lu Xuan accepted the invitation, shared spirit wine with Yao Qingyue and his Xuan Kui, and looked forward to the assembly.
• Two months later, Lu Xuan harvested eighty Ice Firefly Grasses and gained forty-five years of cultivation, Ice Marrow Spirit Wine, Ice Soul Pills, and brewing experience.
• Lu Xuan watched his two Primal Spirit Ginsengs mature and carefully harvested the first one.
• Lu Xuan touched the ginseng’s light orb and discovered that it granted him fifty years of cultivation.

Lu Xuan gained fifty years of cultivation from the Primal Spirit Ginseng’s Light Orb, then consumed the ginseng and studied how to condense its seeds. He harvested a new Light Orb from the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine and learned the second layer of the Divine Firmament True Method, which included the Golden Thread Thunder Armor divine ability.

• Lu Xuan absorbed the Light Orb’s fifty-year cultivation reward and resolved to obtain more Primal Spirit Ginseng Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan ate the Primal Spirit Ginseng and gained Spiritual Power equivalent to about ten years of cultivation.
• Lu Xuan studied the Primal Spirit Ginseng Seed Condensation Method and asked Daoist Mu of the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild to collect its Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan discovered a Light Orb beneath the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine and harvested the second layer of the Divine Firmament True Method.
• Lu Xuan learned that the second layer could be cultivated to Core Formation Completion and granted the Golden Thread Thunder Armor divine ability.

Lu Xuan cultivated the Golden Thread Thunder Armor, harvested Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Liquid, and condensed three Primal Spirit Ginseng Spirit Seeds. Elsewhere, Mo Shixiong asked Ge Pu whether he wanted to return to the Cloud Void Domain, where Ge Pu’s old acquaintance Lu Xuan was.

• Lu Xuan examined his progress in the Divine Firmament True Method and inspected the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vines.
• Lu Xuan harvested a cluster of Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Liquid and tended the Azure Dragon Wood and its accompanying Dragon Transformation Grasses.
• Lu Xuan condensed and collected three Primal Spirit Ginseng Spirit Seeds after three months of cultivation.
• Lu Xuan fed the gathered Spirit Beasts, then successfully manifested and concealed his Golden Thread Thunder Armor.
• Mo Shixiong asked Ge Pu, a true disciple from the Heaven Sword Sect in the Cloud Void Domain, whether he wanted to return there.
• Ge Pu reacted with surprise when Mo Shixiong mentioned returning to the Cloud Void Domain.

Ge Pu agreed to return to the Cloud Void Domain with the Profound Cave Sword Sect delegation for the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly, while Jian Hai Zhen investigated a Fifth Grade Sword Talisman that might be connected to Lu Xuan. At the Netherworld Spirit Field, Lu Xuan harvested three mature Soul Insect Fungus plants and received a Sixth Grade Demon Planting Pouch.

• Mo Yuanfeng invited Ge Pu to attend the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly in the Cloud Void Domain, and Ge Pu eagerly accepted.
• Jian Hai Zhen examined a strange Fifth Grade Sword Talisman containing Yin Qi and hoped to find out whether its creator could produce more.
• Lu Xuan traveled to Fengyuan Star Cave, where Ling Gu and the Flesh Spirit God showed him the subdued Thousand Hands Demon.
• Lu Xuan found that all three Soul Insect Fungus plants had matured and harvested them.
• Lu Xuan opened a White Light Orb and obtained the Sixth Grade Demon Planting Pouch, which contained pure demonic aura and aided the growth of evil demons.

Lu Xuan harvested rewards from his Soul Insect Fungus, inspected his strange and evil Spirit Plants, and returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave, where Zhang Jiuzong brought more Star Fruit seeds and an update on the elusive Primal Spirit Ginseng seeds. The seeds were scarce because they grew in the distant Primal Chaos Sea, where powerful factions controlled most of their supply.

• Lu Xuan obtained two Demon Planting Pouches and a Human Demon Elixir from the Soul Insect Fungus, then gave the pouch and elixir to his incarnation, Ling Gu.
• Lu Xuan inspected his strange and evil Spirit Plants, including the nearly mature Fragrant Flesh Branch and Bewitching Corpse Skin, while the incarnation continued tending the others.
• Lu Xuan returned from Fengyuan Star Cave to Thunder Fire Star Cave and welcomed Zhang Jiuzong, who praised his Green Condensation Dew.
• Zhang Jiuzong brought more Spirit Seeds for Lu Xuan to cultivate after the merchant association was pleased with his Star Fruits.
• Zhang Jiuzong explained that Primal Spirit Ginseng seeds were rare and came from the distant Primal Chaos Sea, where powerful factions controlled most of the supply.

Lu Xuan secured a Star Chart to the Primal Chaos Sea from Zhang Jiuzong and tended his Star Fruit seeds before heading to the Defective Grotto-heaven. There, he discovered a strange insect spying on the grotto-heaven and planned to follow it to learn who was behind it.

• Lu Xuan told Zhang Jiuzong he wanted Primordial Spirit Ginseng seeds, and Zhang offered the merchant guild's Star Chart to the Primal Chaos Sea in exchange for the Star Fruit.
• After Zhang Jiuzong left, Lu Xuan reflected that he already had three Primordial Spirit Ginseng seeds and treated a batch of fifteen Star Fruit seeds with Spirit Rain.
• Lu Xuan inspected his Spirit Plants and traveled to the Defective Grotto-heaven to check on the maturing Xun Wind Palace and catch Dark Underworld Fish for his Spirit Beasts.
• Lu Xuan sent a Flower Enchantress ahead and spotted a meteorite that transformed into a strange insect, which was secretly watching the mist-shrouded Defective Grotto-heaven.
• Lu Xuan decided to have the Flower Enchantress follow the insect and prepared to confront whoever was spying, depending on their strength.

Lu Xuan ambushed a bald-headed cultivator who had discovered his Defective Grotto-heaven and tried to enter it. He killed the intruder and all his escaping insects, leaving no one alive to threaten his spirit plants.

• After watching the mist for over a month, the bald-headed cultivator decided to enter and search for treasures.
• Lu Xuan struck the intruder with a Buddhist Golden Body Dharma Image and the Southern Bright Thunder Fire Jade Tablet.
• The badly injured cultivator split into thousands of wondrous insects to escape, but Lu Xuan gathered and destroyed the survivors with the Yin Yang Yuan Magnetic Divine Needle.
• The cultivator's divine soul was annihilated, and Lu Xuan recalled his magical treasures.

After defeating a Core Formation Completion cultivator, Lu Xuan looted his belongings and reinforced his resolve to protect the Defective Grotto-heaven. He harvested the reward from Eightfold Palace’s first-layer Spirit Flower and obtained the Seventh Grade Wind Stabilizing Divine Pearl, which could help refine an ownerless grotto-heaven into a Personal Space when combined with seven other treasures.

• Lu Xuan used Evil-Exterminating Spirit Thunder to ensure the bald cultivator’s soul was destroyed, then assessed the strength and limits of his combat abilities.
• Lu Xuan broke the bald cultivator’s Storage Bag restriction and took his Spirit Stones, treasures, insects, and remaining flesh and blood.
• Lu Xuan returned cautiously to the Defective Grotto-heaven and resolved to ripen more Star Fruits and build the Zhou Tian Star Fighting Sword Formation to strengthen its defenses.
• Lu Xuan found that the Spirit Flower of Eightfold Palace’s first layer, Xun Wind Palace, had bloomed and touched its White Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan received the Seventh Grade Wind Stabilizing Divine Pearl and learned that it could help refine an ownerless grotto-heaven into a Personal Space alongside seven other Exotic Treasures.

Lu Xuan considered how to refine the Defective Grotto-heaven into a Personal Space and inspected his rare Spirit Plants. He then returned to the Thousand Treasure True River to fish and found Shi Zichen still waiting at the spot after nearly two years.

• Lu Xuan planned to gather the Treasures and cultivate the Spirit Plants needed to refine the Defective Grotto-heaven, while considering how to restore or replace the Divine Wood Azure Kettle.
• Lu Xuan inspected the high-grade Spirit Plants in the Grotto-heaven, including the Light Hong Immortal Feather, Twin White Lotus, Void Cicada Wood, Burning Lamp Ancient Grass, Yellow Millet Dreamwood, and Double Pupil Flower.
• Lu Xuan decided to fish for local spirit fish, secured the Grotto-heaven with the five Star Fighting Flags, and flew to the Thousand Treasure True River.
• Lu Xuan met Shi Zichen still fishing at the same spot, gave him Ice Marrow Spirit Wine, and learned he had caught no Dark Underworld Fish in a year and had failed to land the other spirit fish that bit.

Lu Xuan asked Shi Zichen about the dangers of fishing in the Thousand Treasure True River, then tried fishing himself and identified a Silver Horn Giant Fish as his next target. He prepared bait mixed with Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, hoping to catch it.

• Lu Xuan asked Shi Zichen about demons and other dangers in the Thousand Treasure True River, and Shi Zichen said they were rare outside special locations or spiritual tides.
• Lu Xuan fished for three days with bait aimed at Dark Underworld Fish but caught nothing, then switched to Common Fish Bait.
• Lu Xuan discovered a Black Corpse Fish had taken the bait, but rejected it because its corpse qi would be troublesome to handle.
• After another five days, Lu Xuan identified a Silver Horn Giant Fish beneath his hook and decided to lure it with Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds.
• Lu Xuan crushed several Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds and mixed the powder into his bait to attract the Silver Horn Giant Fish.

Lu Xuan caught another Silver Horn Giant Fish in the Thousand Treasure True River, deepening Shi Zichen’s envy, then returned to his defective grotto-heaven. He discovered the Eightfold Palace had begun growing its second layer, Thick Earth Palace, and determined to find the earth-element nourishment it needed.

• Lu Xuan caught a Silver Horn Giant Fish after enduring its lightning attack and subdued it with his powerful physical strength.
• Shi Zichen lamented Lu Xuan’s growing tally of spirit fish, and Lu Xuan continued fishing until he decided to return to his grotto-heaven.
• After Lu Xuan left, Shi Zichen moved to his former fishing spot, suspecting the location was the reason for Lu Xuan’s success.
• Lu Xuan inspected his Spirit Plants and discovered that the Eightfold Palace had grown to its second layer, Thick Earth Palace.
• Lu Xuan determined that Thick Earth Palace needed superior Spirit Soil and dense earth-element treasures, and planned to obtain Gen Kun Wu Earth and search for other treasures.

Lu Xuan returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave and reunited with his Spirit Beasts before attending a gathering where the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly was discussed. He revealed that Yao Qingyue had invited him to the event, then encouraged the other rogue cultivators to learn spirit-plant cultivation and raise Spirit Beasts.

• Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Mansion, checked that the area was safe, and fed his Spirit Beasts Silver Horn Giant Fish meat.
• The Thunder Dragon Howl and Thunder Ghost showed clear changes after eating, while the Thunder Ghost and Grass Puppet helped clean up.
• After a month of tending his Cave Mansion, Lu Xuan accepted Guo Bingqiu's invitation to a small gathering.
• The rogue cultivators discussed the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly and learned that Yao Qingyue had personally invited Lu Xuan.
• Lu Xuan credited his Spirit Plant Attainment for the invitation and offered to share his knowledge with the other cultivators.

Lu Xuan hosted Feng Fei of the Li Yang Dao Sect, who commissioned a large supply of Spirit Brew for the upcoming Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly. Lu Xuan accepted the order and received an advance payment, agreeing to brew the requested varieties within a year.

• After a gathering, Lu Xuan returned to his cave abode and spent a month tending his Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts.
• Feng Fei visited Lu Xuan and praised the quality of his Jade Cleansing Spirit Dew.
• Feng Fei explained that the Li Yang Dao Sect needed Spirit Brew for its Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly and placed a large order for five varieties.
• Lu Xuan agreed to the prices and accepted the Dao Sect’s offer to supply brewing materials at a discount.
• Feng Fei paid Lu Xuan twenty thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones in advance and promised to deliver the balance after deducting material costs.

Lu Xuan completed a major spirit-wine order for the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly and collected the remaining payment from Feng Fei. With the assembly only months away, he harvested twenty mature Thousand Thunder Sword Grass and gained treasures, spirit brew, and brewing insights.

• Feng Fei commissioned Lu Xuan to prepare spirit wines for the Ten Thousand Spirits Assembly and promised to deliver the materials within half a month.
• Lu Xuan brewed the wines ahead of schedule, then handed them to Feng Fei and received over ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones in remaining payment.
• Lu Xuan visited his Sword Grass Spirit Field and found that all the Thousand Thunder Sword Grass had matured.
• Lu Xuan harvested twenty Thousand Thunder Sword Grass, leaving ten plants to condense Spirit Seeds, and opened the twenty resulting Light Orbs.
• The Light Orbs yielded three Thousand Thunder Swords, four Thunderous Sword Galls, eight portions of Still True Sword Liquid, and five Still True Sword Liquid experience packages.