Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan offered the Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit True Dragon Essence Blood and secured ownership of the Defective Grotto-heaven in exchange for cultivating the Nine True Spirit Leaf. The artifact spirit also entrusted him with three Seventh Grade Fangcun Wood Spirit Seeds, promising him one mature tree as a reward.

• Lu Xuan showed the Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit a drop of True Dragon Essence Blood, which it said would help cultivate the Nine True Spirit Leaf.
• Lu Xuan asked to receive the Defective Grotto-heaven as his own, promising to cultivate the Nine True Spirit Leaf and seek another kind of True Spirit Essence Blood.
• The Treasure Pagoda Artifact Spirit agreed to give Lu Xuan the Defective Grotto-heaven outright, provided he kept his promise to collect True Spirit Essence Blood.
• The artifact spirit gave Lu Xuan three Seventh Grade Fangcun Wood Spirit Seeds and warned him that they could distort space and slip into the void if left unattended.
• The artifact spirit promised Lu Xuan one mature Fangcun Wood if he successfully cultivated the three seeds.

Lu Xuan planted a Fangcun Wood Spirit Seed and visited his avatar Ling Gu, who reported that the Netherworld Spirit Field was progressing well. Lu Xuan harvested a mature Ancestor Coffin Wood and obtained a sinister Seventh Grade Treasure, the Ten Thousand Evils Yin Pearl.

• Lu Xuan planted one Fangcun Wood Spirit Seed, then decided to keep it in the Gluttony Insect Pouch until he refined the Defective Grotto-heaven.
• Lu Xuan traveled to Fengyuan Star Cave, where Sun Kai and Wu Peng delivered collected yin souls to Ling Gu and received pills as rewards.
• Ling Gu told Lu Xuan that his Spirit Plants were progressing, his cultivation remained short of Late Stage Core Formation, and his explorations had yielded no rare High-Level Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan entered the Netherworld Spirit Field and harvested a mature Sixth Grade Ancestor Coffin Wood.
• Lu Xuan touched its White Light Orb and obtained the Seventh Grade Ten Thousand Evils Yin Pearl, a vicious treasure that could contaminate a Nascent Soul True Lord's body and Primordial Spirit.

Lu Xuan inspected his Netherworld Spirit Field, assessed the treasures and growth of its plants and creatures, and decided to accelerate the ripening of two nearly mature spirit plants. He prepared two drops of Primal Chaos Tree Sap to ripen the Fragrant Flesh Branch and Talisman Yin Peach.

• Lu Xuan gave the Ten Thousand Evils Yin Pearl and Ancestor Coffin Wood to his avatar Ling Gu, considering how they would strengthen it.
• Lu Xuan surveyed the Netherworld Spirit Field’s plants, noting that the Fragrant Flesh Branch and Talisman Yin Peach were nearing maturity.
• Lu Xuan checked the Yellow Springs Undying Tree and teased the Blood Spring Clam Mother as it spat blood at him.
• The Flesh Spirit God returned from hunting, and Lu Xuan fed it Demon Beast Meat before it swallowed several of the Thousand Hands Demon’s arms.
• Lu Xuan decided to use the Accelerated Ripening Technique and produced two drops of Primal Chaos Tree Sap.

Lu Xuan harvested a mature Fragrant Flesh Branch and received a Seventh Grade Innate Blood Embryo, which he decided to save for the Flesh Spirit God. He then aged the Talisman Yin Peach to a hundred years and obtained the first volume of the Seventh Grade Celestial Talisman Book.

• Lu Xuan used Emerald Spiritual Liquid and Demon Beast Blood Meat to mature and harvest the Fragrant Flesh Branch, which could extend lifespan but carried the risk of Evil Buddha aura.
• Lu Xuan opened the harvest’s White Light Orb and obtained an Innate Blood Embryo, a Seventh Grade treasure that could strengthen the body but risked blood demon contamination.
• Lu Xuan decided not to consume the Innate Blood Embryo and instead planned to feed it to the Flesh Spirit God when it grew stronger.
• The Flesh Spirit God came to investigate the treasure’s scent, then rolled away after Lu Xuan promised to save it; it took one of the Thousand-Hand Demon’s flesh-and-blood arms on the way.
• Lu Xuan used Primal Chaos Tree Sap to age the Talisman Yin Peach, triggering a White Light Orb when it reached the hundred-year level.
• Lu Xuan received the first volume of the Seventh Grade Celestial Talisman Book, which contained talisman-making methods from First Grade through Seventh Grade.

Lu Xuan harvested nine Sixth Grade Spirit Peaches and returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave, where Daoist Mu visited him. Yao Qingyue, the Li Yang Dao Sect’s Dao Child, then came to strengthen his ties with Lu Xuan after hearing of his achievements in the Profound Cave Sword Sect.

• Lu Xuan harvested nine Yin-rich Spirit Peaches from the Talisman Yin Peach but received no light orb from them.
• Lu Xuan returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave and shared Spirit Brew with Daoist Mu, who spoke of his envy of Lu Xuan’s cultivation prospects.
• Yao Qingyue visited Lu Xuan, surprising Daoist Mu with the Dao Child’s show of respect.
• Lu Xuan welcomed Yao Qingyue and Daoist Mu into his Cave Mansion, and Yao Qingyue praised its abundant vitality.
• Yao Qingyue explained that Lu Xuan’s role in Still True Sword Peak’s rise in the Sword Peak Competition had prompted him to cultivate their friendship.

Lu Xuan welcomed Yao Qingyue and Daoist Mu, harvested Crimson Flame Plums, and secretly visited the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros. He asked the senior to join the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan in his Defective Grotto-heaven if he reached Nascent Soul, and the senior’s response remained uncertain.

• Yao Qingyue praised Lu Xuan’s Spirit Plant Dao and tasted his Fifth Grade Heart Flame Wine before asking about his Core Formation Completion; Lu Xuan explained his rapid progress by citing Sword Sect rewards.
• Lu Xuan harvested four mature Crimson Flame Plums and obtained two portions of Heavenly Flame Essence and two Qian Yuan Fire Cloud Needles.
• Lu Xuan left his Cave Mansion in disguise, entered the Thunder Hǒu Beast Territory with the help of a Mutated Thunder Hǒu Beast, and cleaned Thunder Death Crystals from the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros praised Lu Xuan’s cultivation progress, and Lu Xuan asked it to join the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan in his Defective Grotto-heaven if he reached Nascent Soul.

Lu Xuan secured the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros’s promise that it and the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan would submit to him if he reached Nascent Soul, and then traveled to Wu Earth Star Cave to buy Gen Kun Wu Earth for his Spirit Plants. Wu Earth Star Master agreed to provide the thousand catties Lu Xuan requested.

• Lu Xuan invited the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros and its clan to live in his Defective Grotto-heaven, and the beast promised they would submit to him if he advanced to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan collected the remaining Thunder Death Crystals and gathered ink-green thunder liquid from the stone cave with the Mutated Thunder Hǒu Beast.
• Lu Xuan decided to return to the sword sect after his Spirit Plants matured, but first traveled to Wu Earth Star Cave to buy more than a thousand catties of Gen Kun Wu Earth.
• Shi Cang greeted Lu Xuan and brought his request to Wu Earth Star Master, who agreed to provide the soil because Lu Xuan had helped Wu Earth Star Cave and was valued by Sword Master Hai Zhen.
• Shi Cang emerged from the palace carrying an Ochre Stone Basin, still shocked by the arrangement.

Lu Xuan bought a thousand jin of Gen Kun Wu Earth, then spent the following months cultivating Spirit Plants and harvesting Star Fruits. As he prepared to return to the Sword Sect, the Mu Family Head arrived at his Cave Mansion with Zhang Jiuzong to deliver Spirit Seeds.

• Lu Xuan bought a thousand jin of Gen Kun Wu Earth from Shi Cang for thirty-two thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones and sent over half of it to the Defective Grotto-heaven.
• Lu Xuan harvested a Crimson Flame Plum and obtained a Qian Yuan Fire Cloud Needle, then continued cultivating Spirit Plants and practicing his other skills for half a year.
• Lu Xuan harvested sixteen Star Fruits and gained seven Star Fighting Flags, five packets of Star River Formation Diagram insights, and four packets of Star Constellation Free Contemplation Method experience.
• Lu Xuan contacted Daoist Mu to arrange the delivery of Spirit Seeds and the transfer of his Star Fruits to the merchant guild.
• Zhang Jiuzong arrived with the Mu Family Head, who told Lu Xuan that Jiuzong had full authority over the merchant guild's Spirit Plant commission.

Lu Xuan welcomed the Mu Family Head and Zhang Jiuzong, returned a successful harvest of Star Fruits, and received his promised payment. The Chamber of Commerce proposed opening a branch near the Sword Sect and inviting Lu Xuan to join it if he reached Nascent Soul, and he accepted.

• Lu Xuan hosted the Mu Family Head and Zhang Jiuzong with three kinds of Fifth Grade Spirit Brew.
• Zhang Jiuzong gave Lu Xuan eighteen Star Fruit Spirit Seeds, and Lu Xuan returned sixteen matured Star Fruits, including five of Good Grade.
• Zhang Jiuzong paid Lu Xuan two thousand one hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones for the harvest.
• Lu Xuan asked Zhang Jiuzong why the Mu Family Head had visited, and Zhang Jiuzong assured him the visit would bring benefits.
• The Mu Family Head proposed establishing a Chamber of Commerce branch near the Sword Sect and inviting Lu Xuan to join if he advanced to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan agreed to join the branch.

Lu Xuan agreed to help the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild establish a branch near the sword sect and continued cultivating his Spirit Plants. After harvesting Myriad Manifestation Grass, he obtained the Myriad Manifestation Pill recipe and raised his Alchemy proficiency, leaving him with plans to grow the grass in batches.

• Lu Xuan agreed to let the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild establish a branch near the sword sect in his name and help oversee it when necessary.
• Lu Xuan cultivated his Spirit Plants, including spreading Gen Kun Wu Earth around the Azure Dragon Wood, and visited the Li Yang Dao Sect at Yao Qingyue's invitation.
• Three months later, Lu Xuan harvested twelve mature Myriad Manifestation Grasses and fed portions to his Spirit Beasts.
• Lu Xuan collected twelve Light Orbs, gaining Heavenly Demon Token fragments, Spirit Transformation Talismans, and three Myriad Manifestation Pill recipe Experience Packs.
• Lu Xuan learned the Myriad Manifestation Pill recipe and decided to grow more Myriad Manifestation Grass for both his Spirit Beasts and pill refining.

Lu Xuan completed the Heavenly Demon Token and harvested the third level of the Divine Firmament True Method, gaining the Ancient Thunder Rune from the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine. After preparing Myriad Manifestation Grass seeds, he planned to return to the sword sect and advance toward Nascent Soul.

• Lu Xuan decided to keep his alchemy talent hidden and placed six Sixth Grade Spirit Transformation Talismans aside for potential sale.
• Lu Xuan joined the final blood-red fragment to the other pieces, completing the Seventh Grade Heavenly Demon Token and learning it could grant access to the Demon Race's domains and command demons.
• Lu Xuan condensed twenty-one Myriad Manifestation Grass Spirit Seeds and planned to return to the sword sect to prepare for his Nascent Soul breakthrough.
• Lu Xuan harvested a light orb from the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Vine and obtained the third level of the Divine Firmament True Method and the Ancient Thunder Rune.
• Lu Xuan decided to cultivate the new method and looked forward to harvesting the Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Fruit after it matured.

Lu Xuan returned to Profound Cave Sword Sect after cultivating Spirit Plants in the Cloud Void Domain, reunited with his Spirit Beasts, and resumed tending his fields. The Old Sword Flood Dragon asked him to receive an old friend visiting the sect in a little over a month.

• Lu Xuan left Thunder Fire Star Cave and safely returned to his Cave Mansion on Still True Sword Peak.
• White Ape, Fat Bird Wind Falcon, and the other Spirit Beasts welcomed Lu Xuan back, and he fed them Myriad Manifestation Grass.
• Lu Xuan inspected and cultivated his sword grasses and Primal Spirit Ginseng before returning to his usual training.
• Yuan Rong visited Lu Xuan, urged him to prioritize breaking through to Nascent Soul, and asked him to teach Sword Peak disciples about drawing Sword Talismans.
• Lu Xuan visited the Old Sword Flood Dragon with more Still True Sword Liquid, and the Old Sword Flood Dragon asked him to receive an old friend visiting the Sword Sect.

Lu Xuan agreed to arrange a private gathering for the Old Sword Flood Dragon and its old friend, the Fire God Ape, using his Spirit Brew and Spirit Fruits. The Fire God Ape arrived at the Sword Sect and reunited with the Old Sword Flood Dragon, who promised to show it a better meal the next day.

• The Old Sword Flood Dragon asked Lu Xuan to entertain the Fire God Ape, a Rank 8 Demonic Beast, and Lu Xuan agreed to prepare Spirit Brew and Spirit Fruits.
• Lu Xuan examined the Thousand Thunder Sword Grass Spirit Seeds at Heart Sword Lake but found no new Mutated Spirit Seeds, then placated the Yangxuan Sword Sheath with a promise of a giant sword later.
• Yan Liuchuan and the Fire God Ape arrived outside the Sword Sect, where Sword Sect cultivators welcomed them and escorted them to a banquet.
• The Fire God Ape impatiently demanded to see the Old Sword Flood Dragon, then reunited with it and traded teasing insults.
• Yan Liuchuan praised the Still True Sword Liquid, and a Sword Sect cultivator offered him bottles to take home.
• The Old Sword Flood Dragon promised to treat the Fire God Ape to a private meal the next day, and the Fire God Ape threatened to dance on its grave if the meal disappointed it.

Old Sword Flood Dragon reunited with the Fire God Ape and invited Lu Xuan to serve his spirit wines. The Fire God Ape approved of Lu Xuan’s Heart Flame Wine, leaving the two old beasts impressed by his brewing.

• Jian Hai Zhen welcomed Old Sword Flood Dragon and the Fire God Ape, then escorted Yan Liuchuan and the Fire God Palace cultivators to their lodgings.
• Old Sword Flood Dragon and the Fire God Ape reunited in his lair, traded barbs, and discussed the quality of Lu Xuan’s spirit wine.
• Old Sword Flood Dragon summoned Lu Xuan, who brought four kinds of fifth-grade spirit wine for the Fire God Ape to taste.
• The Fire God Ape dismissed Green Condensation Dew as too bland but praised Lu Xuan’s Heart Flame Wine as worthy of a drink.

Lu Xuan entertained the Fire God Ape with his Spirit Brews and Spirit Fruits, winning its approval and offering it gifts to take when it left Sword Sect. The Fire God Ape questioned whether Old Sword Flood Dragon usually ate so well, while Old Sword Flood Dragon bragged about Lu Xuan’s Still True Sword Liquid.

• Lu Xuan offered the Fire God Ape several kinds of Fifth Grade Spirit Brew and mentioned that his White Jade Sky Supporting Ape had nurtured the Mind Ape Fruit Spirit Seed.
• The Fire God Ape enjoyed Lu Xuan’s Ape Demon Wine and Heart Flame Wine, then agreed to take some Ape Demon Wine when it left Sword Sect.
• Lu Xuan showed the Fire God Ape Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, Pure Yang Golden Lotus Seeds, and Crimson Flame Plums, explaining their qualities and effects as the Fire God Ape sampled them.
• The Fire God Ape praised Lu Xuan’s Spirit Plant Attainment and called him thoughtful after enjoying the Spirit Fruits.
• Old Sword Flood Dragon teased the Fire God Ape about the banquet, and the Fire God Ape challenged him to say whether he usually ate so well.

Lu Xuan received a Rank 8 Spirit Seed and a strand of Fire God Ape’s Monkey Hair in exchange for promising to deliver Spirit Fruits and Spirit Brews to Fire God Palace. Back at his Cave Mansion, he gave the Monkey Hair to White Ape, which gained a chance to advance to Seventh Grade.

• Fire God Ape gave Lu Xuan a strand of Monkey Hair that could help White Ape learn ape-clan abilities and raise its bloodline.
• Fire God Ape also gave Lu Xuan a mysterious Rank 8 Spirit Seed, asking him to bring Spirit Fruits and Spirit Brews to Fire God Palace in the future.
• Old Sword Flood Dragon sent Lu Xuan back to his Cave Mansion, where he asked White Ape about its Mind Ape Fruit Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan offered White Ape the Monkey Hair and explained that refining it could help it break through to Seventh Grade.
• White Ape rejoiced and thanked Lu Xuan for the chance to reach Seventh Grade.

Lu Xuan planted an Eighth Grade Enlightenment Bodhi Spirit Seed and prepared for his Nascent Soul breakthrough by refining treasures and cultivating in seclusion. After tending his Spirit Field, he encountered a Sword Xuan Hedgehog and persuaded it to visit his Cave Mansion for sword-blade maintenance.

• Lu Xuan planted the Enlightenment Bodhi Spirit Seed and learned that its fruit could improve comprehension of Dao arts, though it required a superior grotto-heaven to grow.
• Lu Xuan gave the Fire God Ape Spirit Fruits and Spirit Brew, then focused on breaking through to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan used the God Stealing Jade to transform his Spiritual Sense into Divine Sense, refined the Thunder Marsh Divine Sand, and studied the Divine Firmament True Method with the Ancient Thunder Rune.
• After secluded cultivation, Lu Xuan tended the Spirit Plants and set out to visit Wan Zhong.
• Lu Xuan fed the Sword Xuan Hedgehog a Fourth Grade Wind Lightning Sword Grass and persuaded it to come to his Cave Mansion for sword-blade maintenance.

Lu Xuan brought a Sword Xuan Hedgehog back to his Cave Mansion and introduced it to his Yangxuan Sword Sheath, which was eager to nourish its sword blades. The sheath began attaching itself to the hedgehog’s blades for “maintenance,” leaving Lu Xuan to reprimand it for enjoying the process too much.

• Lu Xuan visited Wan Zhong, who warned him about the difficulty of breaking through to Nascent Soul and shared his own preparations and low confidence.
• Lu Xuan brought the Sword Xuan Hedgehog to his Cave Mansion, where the White Ape greeted them before hurrying off to condense seeds.
• The Sword Xuan Hedgehog followed the scent of Sword Qi to Lu Xuan’s sword-grass field, and Lu Xuan fed it several Third Grade Sword Grasses.
• Lu Xuan retrieved the Yangxuan Sword Sheath and brought it to the waiting hedgehog after promising it a chance to nourish many sword blades.
• The Yangxuan Sword Sheath attached itself to one of the hedgehog’s blades and delighted in the contact, so Lu Xuan warned it to show some professional integrity.

Lu Xuan used the Yangxuan Sword Sheath to nourish the Sword Xuan Hedgehog’s blades, then returned to cultivating his spirit plants and beasts. The chapter ended as the Thunder Dragon Howl began breaking through to a new grade, with Lu Xuan standing by to protect it.

• The Yangxuan Sword Sheath nourished the Sword Xuan Hedgehog’s blades over three days, and the beast gratefully agreed to visit Lu Xuan for regular maintenance.
• Lu Xuan returned the sheath to Heart Sword Lake and had it nourish the Thousand Thunder Sword Grass Spirit Seeds before resuming his cultivation and shop duties.
• Wan Zhong entered life-and-death seclusion to prepare for his Nascent Soul breakthrough while Lu Xuan’s spirit plants continued to grow well.
• Lu Xuan sensed the Thunder Dragon Howl gathering spiritual energy and realized it was about to break through to a new grade.
• Lu Xuan arrived beside the Thunder Dragon Howl’s spiritual energy vortex and reassured it that he would protect it during the breakthrough.

Lu Xuan’s Thunder Dragon Howl broke through to Sixth Grade, and its breakthrough rewarded him with the Seventh Grade Five Thunder Lock Immortal Bracelet. The newly strengthened beast immediately challenged the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape and began beating it one-sidedly.

• The Thunder Dragon Howl absorbed the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros’s remaining essence and broke through to Sixth Grade.
• Lu Xuan rewarded the Thunder Dragon Howl with Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds, and it rushed off to fight the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape.
• Lu Xuan touched the White Light Orb and received the Seventh Grade Five Thunder Lock Immortal Bracelet.
• Lu Xuan initially refined the bracelet and tested its ability to form a ring of restraining spiritual lightning.
• Lu Xuan sensed the Thunder Dragon Howl violently beating the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape, which kept charging despite its injuries.