Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan arranged for the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan to migrate into his Grotto-heaven and visited his avatar Ling Gu before inspecting the Netherworld Spirit Field. The Blood Spring Clam Mother matured and advanced to fifth grade, yielding the Sixth Grade Ten Thousand Bloods Strange Pearl.

• Lu Xuan agreed to let the Thunder Hǒu Beast Clan bring its Exotic Treasure into his Grotto-heaven, then gathered Ink Green Thunder Liquid from its forbidden land.
• Lu Xuan visited Ling Gu, who reported reaching Late Stage Core Formation and progressing toward a Pseudo-Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan inspected the Netherworld Spirit Field and observed the Dark Nightmare Willow, Corpse Forest, and Talisman Yin Peach.
• The Blood Spring Clam Mother matured and advanced into a fifth-grade evil creature, producing a White Light Orb.
• Lu Xuan opened the orb and obtained the Sixth Grade Ten Thousand Bloods Strange Pearl.

Lu Xuan harvested the mature Tusk Bone Demon Seed and obtained the upper part of the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art, then prepared to leave Fengyuan Star Cave. He entrusted the Ten Thousand Bloods Strange Pearl and the care of his subdued cultivators to Ling Gu, returned to Thunder Fire Star Cave, and remained there to tend his Spirit Plants and meet old acquaintances.

• Lu Xuan found the Yellow Springs Undying Tree growing rapidly and discovered that the Tusk Bone Demon Seed had matured.
• Lu Xuan harvested the Tusk Bone Demon Seed and received the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art from its light orb.
• Lu Xuan decided that a later Twin White Lotus avatar could cultivate the devil art and stored the bone book away.
• Lu Xuan gave the Ten Thousand Bloods Strange Pearl to Ling Gu and instructed him to oversee the two subdued Evil Cultivators.
• Lu Xuan used the Minor Teleportation Art and the Celestial Cicada Spirit Leaf to return unnoticed to Thunder Fire Star Cave.
• Lu Xuan stayed to cultivate his Spirit Plants and socialize, though most old acquaintances treated him less casually after his rise to Nascent Soul and entry into the Profound Cave Sword Sect.

Lu Xuan accepted Profound Limit Tree Mother’s invitation to visit the Tree Realm, where they renewed their friendship and discussed the tree nymphs he had cultivated. After he hinted that he wanted more Primal Chaos Tree Sap, she gave him a ten-thousand-year Wood Spirit Tree Root instead.

• Lu Xuan noticed Profound Limit Tree Mother possessing a Little Tree Nymph, and she invited him to visit the Tree Realm.
• Three days later, Lu Xuan arrived at Azure Wood Star Cave and followed the Grass and Wood Monsters through a passage into the Tree Realm.
• Profound Limit Tree Mother welcomed Lu Xuan and acknowledged his rise to Nascent Soul and their new standing as fellow Daoists.
• Lu Xuan told her that the tree nymphs he had cultivated had advanced to fifth grade and hinted that he wanted more Primal Chaos Tree Sap.
• Profound Limit Tree Mother explained that little Primal Chaos Tree Sap remained and gave Lu Xuan a Wood Spirit Tree Root that could produce essence to ripen spirit plants.

The Profound Limit Tree Mother gave Lu Xuan a Wood Spirit Tree Root in exchange for his promise to help the Tree Realm if it faced a crisis, and he used its Wood Spirit Essence to ripen valuable spirit plants. As Lu Xuan prepared to return to the Sword Sect, Golden Yao True Lord arrived at his Cave Mansion.

• The Profound Limit Tree Mother gave Lu Xuan the Wood Spirit Tree Root and a Spirit Seed that could carry messages across domains, securing his promise to help the Tree Realm within his ability.
• Lu Xuan left the Tree Realm, failed to find the Jade Forest Rogue Cultivator at his Cave Mansion, and examined the Wood Spirit Tree Root after returning to the Thunder Fire Star Cave.
• Lu Xuan extracted twelve drops of Wood Spirit Essence and used them to ripen the Star Fruits, harvesting Star Fighting Flags, formation insights, cultivation experience, and Fallen Star Iron.
• Lu Xuan used four more drops to ripen the Myriad Manifestation Grass and harvested pills, elixir recipe insights, Spirit Transformation Talismans, and Heavenly Demon Token fragments.
• Wu Earth Star Master sent Lu Xuan over a thousand catties of discounted Gen Kun Wu Earth, and Lu spent the following period condensing High-Level Spirit Seeds.
• Golden Yao True Lord visited Lu Xuan's Cave Mansion, and Lu recognized the old acquaintance from their past conflict over the Thunder Hǒu Beast Territory.

Lu Xuan declined Golden Yao True Lord’s invitation to explore an abandoned blessed land, then returned safely to the Profound Cave Sword Sect. After tending his Spirit Plants, he decided to organize a large auction to obtain rare high-grade Spirit Seeds and plant-related treasures.

• Golden Yao True Lord visited Lu Xuan and invited him to explore an abandoned blessed land tied to an ancient declining sect, but Lu Xuan politely refused.
• After Golden Yao True Lord left, Lu Xuan used the Flower Enchantress to observe him meeting an elderly cultivator before they departed together.
• Lu Xuan left the Cloud Void Domain and traveled through the void, arriving safely at the Profound Cave Sword Sect more than a month later.
• Lu Xuan reunited with his Spirit Beasts and tended the Fangcun Woods, Ten Thousand Refinements Spirit Wood, and two Seventh Grade sword grasses.
• Lu Xuan decided to hold a larger private auction and planned to invite Sword Sect disciples and nearby Nascent Soul Cultivators, using the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild to publicize it.

Lu Xuan arranged a private auction at the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild’s Sword Star City branch to sell rare treasures and acquire high-level spirit seeds and cultivation methods. The auction opened to a large crowd of Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators, with Lu Xuan welcoming the guests.

• Lu Xuan chose the guild’s meteorite-filled space in Sword Star City as the auction venue and scheduled the event for three months later.
• Mu Heng secured permission from the guild’s Artifact Spirit and received Lu Xuan’s treasure list, which included four Seventh Grade treasures and a Crossing Calamity Flower.
• Lu Xuan instructed the guild to publicize the auction and allow bidders to exchange treasures for high-level spirit seeds, seed-condensation methods, and related items.
• Lu Xuan sent invitations to Sword Sect cultivators, and Mo Yuanfeng and a cultivator seeking a Crossing Calamity Flower became interested in the auction.
• Lu Xuan welcomed more than two hundred Core Formation cultivators and thirty-two Nascent Soul cultivators to the auction, giving each guest a bottle of Spirit Brew.

Lu Xuan began his private auction in the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild’s artifact spirit space, selling rare spirit plants and a powerful flying sword to cultivators drawn by the treasures on offer. The bidding remained fierce as he presented the Seven Kill Sword, with its auction still underway.

• Mo Yuanfeng warned Lu Xuan that cultivators from several sects and possibly hidden demonic-path cultivators had come for the Heavenly Demon Token and the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art.
• Lu Xuan welcomed the cultivators to the auction in the artifact spirit space and reminded them to follow its rules.
• Lu Xuan auctioned three Pure Yang Golden Lotus Seeds, which Xu Wenbai won for three hundred and eighty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan auctioned a Sixth Grade Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea leaf, which a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator from Sword Sect won for five hundred and seventy thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Lu Xuan introduced the Sixth Grade Seven Kill Sword and began bidding at three hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Lu Xuan auctioned rare treasures, drew the attention of a tiger demon over a Spirit Transformation Talisman, and saw the Yellow Millet Dreamwood attract fierce bidding. Mo Yuanfeng offered a bottle of Golden Dew Jade Nectar and two hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones for the Dreamwood, leaving Lu Xuan interested in the trade.

• Lu Xuan auctioned high-grade treasures, including a Millennial Ancient Tree Heart, Five Elements Pills, and Heavenly Flame Essence, as cultivators bid at high prices.
• Bai Yin released a thread of killing intent when Lu Xuan presented a Spirit Transformation Talisman containing a tiger demon essence soul, but Huang Shixiong warned Bai Yin against acting in Sword Star City.
• A Sword Sect Core Formation Completion True Person won the Spirit Transformation Talisman for three hundred and forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• A great-sect cultivator won Lu Xuan's Formless Ice Soul Sword Talisman after bidding against other interested cultivators.
• Nascent Soul Cultivators bid fiercely for the Yellow Millet Dreamwood, driving its price to six hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Mo Yuanfeng offered Lu Xuan a bottle of Golden Dew Jade Nectar and two hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones in exchange for the Yellow Millet Dreamwood, and Lu Xuan became interested.

Lu Xuan auctioned the Yellow Millet Dreamwood and began offering the final Seventh Grade treasures at his private auction. He traded the Heavenly Demon Token to Elder Nangong for the Heavenly Essence Fruit Seed Condensation Method and spirit stones, then auctioned the Crossing Calamity Flower as a Clear Micro Sword Peak cultivator revealed he had an unknown Rank 8 Spirit Seed.

• Mo Yuanfeng won the Yellow Millet Dreamwood with Golden Dew Jade Nectar and spirit stones, and Lu Xuan handed it over.
• Lu Xuan presented the Heavenly Demon Token, and Bai Yin and Elder Nangong competed for it.
• Elder Nangong offered the Sixth Grade Heavenly Essence Fruit Seed Condensation Method and eight hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones for the token, and Lu Xuan accepted.
• Lu Xuan presented the Crossing Calamity Flower, and Core Formation cultivators and Nascent Soul True Lords drove up its price.
• A refined cultivator from Clear Micro Sword Peak offered to show Lu Xuan an unknown Rank 8 Spirit Seed to secure the flower for his cultivation partner.

Lu Xuan exchanged the Crossing Calamity Flower for a Rank 8 True Qi Mysterious Gourd spirit seed and continued his auction by presenting a Positive Negative Binding Spirit Pouch. Bidding turned contentious when Bai Yin and Li Xuanchen competed for the pouch, with Li revealing he was driving up the price to help Lu Xuan.

• Lu Xuan examined the gourd spirit seed and learned it was a Rank 8 True Qi Mysterious Gourd that could eventually grow into an Acquired Spiritual Root.
• Lu Xuan and Huang Shixiong agreed to exchange the spirit seed for the Crossing Calamity Flower, and Lu Xuan told the gathered bidders the flower was no longer available.
• Lu Xuan introduced the Positive Negative Binding Spirit Pouch, explaining its abilities against Demonic Beasts, spirit monsters, and the Demon Race, then opened bidding at two million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Bai Yin bid two million five hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones and warned others not to compete, but Li Xuanchen raised the bid to two million eight hundred thousand.
• Li Xuanchen told Lu Xuan he was acting as a shill and would expect thanks later.

Lu Xuan oversaw the auction of the Positive Negative Binding Spirit Pouch, which Demon King Bai Yin secured by trading a rare Rank 8 Extreme Saint Demon Fruit spirit seed. The auction then moved to its final seventh-grade treasure, the upper part of the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art.

• Bai Yin and Li Xuanchen competed for the Positive Negative Binding Spirit Pouch until Bai Yin offered his Extreme Saint Demon Fruit spirit seed in exchange.
• Lu Xuan examined the seed, confirmed it was Rank 8, and agreed to trade the pouch for it.
• Li Xuanchen withdrew from the bidding, and Lu Xuan handed the Positive Negative Binding Spirit Pouch to Bai Yin.
• Lu Xuan presented the upper part of the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art as the auction’s final seventh-grade treasure and opened bidding at two million eight hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Lu Xuan auctioned the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art and chose to trade it for a Rank 9 Profound Yellow Tree Spirit Seed. The auction ended successfully, and the cultivators began leaving the artifact spirit space under the Sword Sect’s protection.

• The Demon Subduing Sect elder, Li Xuanchen, and an ordinary-looking young man competed for the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art as the bidding climbed past four million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• The young man offered Lu Xuan a Rank 9 Profound Yellow Tree Spirit Seed in exchange for the art, and Lu Xuan examined it and confirmed its identity.
• Lu Xuan accepted the trade and gave the first volume of the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art to the young man.
• Lu Xuan ended the auction and instructed the cultivators to leave the artifact spirit space without causing trouble in Sword Star City.
• Li Xuanchen, Mo Yuanfeng, and the other Sword Sect cultivators surrounded Lu Xuan as the guests began withdrawing.

After the auction, Lu Xuan safely returned to his cave mansion with a fortune in Spirit Stones and several rare spirit seeds. He planned to use the auction’s success to seek more treasures and expand his future gatherings across the All Heavens Realm Domain.

• Lu Xuan thanked Mo Yuanfeng and the others, then met cultivators who asked about the Ten Thousand Bones True Devil Art and Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea.
• Lu Xuan asked Mu Heng to help the merchant guild find Heavenly Essence Fruit seeds or seedlings, promising that price was no problem.
• Lu Xuan returned to his cave mansion and assessed his auction earnings, including three rare spirit seeds, a Seed Condensation Method, and Golden Dew Jade Nectar.
• Lu Xuan considered holding another auction and inviting cultivators from the All Heavens Realm Domain.

Lu Xuan tended his Spirit Plants on Sword Peak over five years, then received rare Spirit Seeds from Zhang Jiuzong of the Sea Pavilion Merchant Guild. He accepted the seeds and offered to cultivate more Star Fruits, recognizing how his new Nascent Soul status had improved the merchant association’s service.

• Lu Xuan planted the True Qi Profound Gourd and Extreme Saint Demon Fruit Spirit Seeds, using the Listening Wind Beast’s demonic power to nourish the latter.
• Over five years, Lu Xuan cultivated his Spirit Plants as the two new seedlings sprouted and several sword grasses and Primal Spirit Ginsengs neared maturity.
• Lu Xuan extracted more Wood Spirit Essence from the Wood Spirit Tree Root before returning to his Cave Mansion.
• Zhang Jiuzong visited Lu Xuan and delivered five Heavenly Essence Fruit Spirit Seeds and twenty Star Fruit Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan accepted the seeds and offered to cultivate additional batches of Star Fruit, reflecting that his Nascent Soul status had made the merchant association far more responsive to his requests.

Lu Xuan planted Heavenly Essence Fruit seeds, tended the White Bone Killing Sword Grass seeds, and witnessed the Azure Peak Qilin break through to Sixth Grade. He obtained Qilin Essence Blood and a Purple Firmament Sword Talisman from Light Orbs.

• Lu Xuan planted five Heavenly Essence Fruit Spirit Seeds and considered how Longevity Treasures might help him trade with long-lived cultivators.
• Lu Xuan visited the Sword Burial Mound and placed White Bone Killing Sword Grass seeds inside the Yangxuan Sword Sheath for nurturing.
• The Azure Peak Qilin absorbed a spiritual energy vortex, broke through to Sixth Grade, and flew off with the Thunder Dragon Howl to battle the White Ape.
• Lu Xuan opened the Light Orb from the Azure Peak Qilin's breakthrough and obtained Seventh Grade Qilin Essence Blood.
• Lu Xuan harvested a mature Thunder Abyss Sword Grass and obtained a Sixth Grade Purple Firmament Sword Talisman from its Light Orb.

Lu Xuan gave Ge Pu a Sixth Grade soul-nourishing tea leaf to help with his future breakthrough to Nascent Soul, then brought newly condensed Thunder Abyss Sword Grass seeds and an improved seed-condensation method to the Sword Palace. He left Li Xuanchen with the seeds and updated guidance while the Sword Palace’s original plants neared maturity.

• Lu Xuan discussed the Purple Firmament Sword Talisman and his plans to develop a Thunder Abyss Sword Grass Seed Condensation Method.
• Ge Pu visited Lu Xuan after reaching Core Formation Completion and asked for advice about preparing to break through to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan shared his experience with Ge Pu and gifted him a Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea leaf.
• Lu Xuan condensed eleven Thunder Abyss Sword Grass spirit seeds from his remaining plants.
• Lu Xuan visited Li Xuanchen at the Sword Palace, learned that its three Thunder Abyss Sword Grass plants were nearing maturity, and brought five new seeds along with an improved seed-condensation method.

Lu Xuan gave Li Xuanchen newly condensed Thunder Abyss Sword Grass seeds and an improved seed-condensing method, earning the prospect of priority for a rare high-grade spirit seed. Back at his Cave Mansion, he planted more sword grass and used his treasures to force one Fangcun Wood to maturity, preparing to pursue spatial treasures and a Personal Space.

• Lu Xuan handed Li Xuanchen five Thunder Abyss Sword Grass spirit seeds and an improved Seed Condensation Method, and Li Xuanchen praised their potential to increase production.
• Li Xuanchen said Lu Xuan's contribution could earn him priority when the sect nurtured Seventh Grade or Rank 8 spirit seeds, and explained that a Sixth Grade sword grass seed-condensing method required an enormous contribution and ancestor approval.
• Lu Xuan exchanged nearly eight thousand Sword Seals for seven Azure Profound Flourishing Wither Sword Grass spirit seeds and planted them in his Cave Mansion.
• Lu Xuan tended his other spirit plants and decided to use the Divine Wood Azure Kettle's Spiritual Energy and Primal Chaos Tree Sap to hasten one Fangcun Wood to maturity.
• Lu Xuan spent more than half a kettle of Spiritual Energy and eleven drops of Primal Chaos Tree Sap, while clearing Space Cracks, and brought the Fangcun Wood to maturity.

Lu Xuan harvested the Fangcun Wood and obtained the Rank 8 Fangcun Book, then spent three months preliminarily refining it and moving his treasures into its vast inner space. Zhou Cheng later visited to ask whether Lu Xuan would take on disciples, leaving Lu Xuan considering the offer.

• Lu Xuan harvested the Seventh Grade Fangcun Wood and obtained the Rank 8 Fangcun Book, a spatial treasure inherited from Fangcun Palace.
• Lu Xuan decided to hide the Fangcun Book and postpone refining the Defective Grotto-heaven until he had preliminarily refined the book.
• After three months, Lu Xuan completed the preliminary refinement and transferred the treasures from his Gluttony Insect Pouch into the Fangcun Book.
• Lu Xuan checked his spirit plants and continued tending them.
• Zhou Cheng visited Lu Xuan and explained that outstanding Sword Sect disciples were choosing Nascent Soul cultivators as mentors, then asked if Lu Xuan would take disciples.
• Lu Xuan considered taking two or three disciples to teach them spirit-plant knowledge and help with minor tasks.

After advancing to Nascent Soul, Lu Xuan agreed to take disciples so they could help manage low-grade Spirit Plants and other routine work. He selected Chen Qingshuang, Mu Yuanping, and Li Haotian, who arrived at his Cave Mansion and accepted him as their master.

• Lu Xuan agreed to accept about three disciples after discussing the matter with Zhou Cheng.
• A month later, Lu Xuan reviewed the register and selected Chen Qingshuang, Mu Yuanping, and Li Haotian.
• The three arrived at Lu Xuan's Cave Mansion and were escorted inside by his White Ape Spirit Beast.
• Lu Xuan greeted Chen Qingshuang and explained the rules his disciples had to follow.
• Chen Qingshuang, Mu Yuanping, and Li Haotian pledged to obey Lu Xuan's commands.

Lu Xuan welcomed Li Haotian, Chen Qingshuang, and Mu Yuanping as disciples and gave each a valuable gift suited to their abilities. Half a month later, he tested Mu Yuanping’s Wood Spirit Body in the spirit fields and began teaching him to sense the precise needs of spirit plants.

• Lu Xuan made Li Haotian, Chen Qingshuang, and Mu Yuanping his disciples and gave Li Haotian a Thunderous Sword Gall, Chen Qingshuang a Fifth Grade Primal Spirit Pill, and Mu Yuanping a jade slip of spirit plant records and cultivation insights.
• The three disciples chose Cave Mansions on Still True Sword Peak and agreed to support one another and meet Lu Xuan’s expectations.
• Half a month later, Lu Xuan brought Mu Yuanping to the spirit fields, where Mu Yuanping marveled at the high-grade soil and thriving spirit plants.
• Lu Xuan asked Mu Yuanping to assess a Thunder Sound Sword Grass before and after he infused it with Sword Qi, and Mu Yuanping sensed that the grass had responded with joy and satisfaction.
• Lu Xuan told Mu Yuanping that a top-tier Spirit Plant Master had to satisfy each plant’s needs down to the finest detail.