Chapter Summaries

Lu Xuan attended Wan Zhong’s Nascent Soul celebration, where Chongxu Sword Master praised his spirit-plant skills and invited him to Void Piercing Sword Peak. Lu Xuan declined for now but offered to cultivate rare spirit plants for other cultivators, leaving the banquet with new potential commissions.

• Lu Xuan congratulated Wan Zhong on reaching Nascent Soul and gave him two leaves of Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea.
• Lu Xuan greeted Zhou Chao and joined the celebration banquet with cultivators from the Sword Sect and other forces.
• Chongxu Sword Master praised Lu Xuan’s cultivation of Sixth Grade Killing Prison Suppressing Sword Grass and invited him to join Void Piercing Sword Peak.
• Lu Xuan said he was content on Still True Sword Peak but would consider Void Piercing Sword Peak if he ever chose to leave.
• Lu Xuan offered to cultivate High-Grade Sword Grass Spirit Seeds and other rare spirit plants for fellow cultivators, who promised to reward him handsomely.

Wen Qian’s shop drew a large crowd of Core Formation Cultivators competing for three Primal Spirit Pills, which sold for seventy thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones each. At Still True Sword Peak, Yuan Rong asked Lu Xuan to provide pills for her friend’s grandson, and Lu Xuan agreed to sell her three at a discounted price.

• Wen Qian held a fair lottery for three Primal Spirit Pill purchasing qualifications as more than a hundred Core Formation Cultivators gathered at the shop.
• Wen Qian sold the three fifth-grade Primal Spirit Pills to the lottery winners for seventy thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones each.
• Lu Xuan checked his Spirit Field and noted that the Burning Lamp Ancient Grass and Flawless Spirit Wood in his Personal Space were nearing maturity.
• Yuan Rong visited Lu Xuan and asked him for Primal Spirit Pills for her longtime friend’s grandson, whose Core Formation cultivation had progressed slowly.
• Lu Xuan agreed to provide Yuan Rong with three Primal Spirit Pills for sixty thousand Spirit Stones apiece.

Lu Xuan harvested a rare Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Fruit and the mature Burning Lamp Ancient Grass in his Personal Space, then obtained the Rank 8 Brahma Light Bell from its Light Orb. He began refining the bell and planned to use the grass to protect his Personal Space from demons and evil spirits.

• Lu Xuan turned away Nascent Soul Fellow Disciples seeking Primal Spirit Pills and returned to his quiet routine of cultivating Spirit Plants and raising Spirit Beasts.
• In the Thunder Hǒu Beast Spirit Land, Lu Xuan harvested the mature Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Fruit and collected Cyan Thunder Liquid.
• Lu Xuan checked on his Spirit Plants and found that the Heavenly Essence Fruit had entered its rapid growth stage.
• Lu Xuan harvested the mature Burning Lamp Ancient Grass and decided to sacrifice-refine it into his Personal Space for protection.
• Lu Xuan touched the Light Orb and obtained the Rank 8 Brahma Light Bell, then began refining it with a wisp of pale blue flame.

Lu Xuan tested the Brahma Light Bell against the Flesh Spirit God, then welcomed Ge Pu back from secluded cultivation and received the Yellow Millet Jade Pillow. Ge Pu prepared to advance to Nascent Soul while Lu Xuan and Ge Pu wondered whether Huo Liner would return safely from a Secret Realm.

• Lu Xuan used the Brahma Light Bell to disperse the Flesh Spirit God's Blood Sea and rewarded it with Demon Beast Blood Meat.
• Ge Pu visited Lu Xuan after ending his secluded cultivation and thanked him for lending the Yellow Millet Jade Pillow.
• Ge Pu explained that the Yellow Millet Dreamland had nearly trapped him, but the pillow had rescued him and strengthened his divine soul.
• Ge Pu returned the Yellow Millet Jade Pillow and promised to seek High-Level Spirit Seeds for Lu Xuan if he advanced to Nascent Soul.
• Lu Xuan and Ge Pu discussed Ge Pu's preparations for advancing and learned that Huo Liner was exploring a Secret Realm.

After harvesting a Seventh Grade Flawless Spirit Wood, Lu Xuan gained the first volume of the Primordial Treasure Refining Art and began studying it. His eldest disciple Li Haotian decided to travel through the Void Realm to temper his sword skills, and Lu Xuan sent him off with two treasures for cultivation and protection.

• Lu Xuan harvested the Seventh Grade Flawless Spirit Wood, improving his spiritual energy absorption and obtaining the first volume of the Primordial Treasure Refining Art.
• Lu Xuan considered the art’s demanding requirements and began patiently studying its profound formula.
• Li Haotian asked Lu Xuan for permission to travel through the Void Realm and temper his skills.
• Lu Xuan gave Li Haotian a Profound Understanding Sword Heart and a Purple Firmament Sword Talisman for his journey.
• Li Haotian promised to return to the sect in three to ten years.

Lu Xuan harvested rewards from twenty matured Star Fruits, delivered the fruits to Mu Heng, and used Sword Master Hai Zhen’s token to exchange for Five-Colored Peacock Essence Blood. He left the Sword Palace with the essence blood, intending to use it for his Spirit Plants.

• Lu Xuan harvested twenty Star Fruits and collected formation insights, cultivation experience, and Star Fighting Flags from their Light Orbs.
• Mu Heng inspected the Star Fruits, confirmed they were top-grade, and accepted them for the Chamber of Commerce; Lu Xuan asked him about Senior Artifact Spirit.
• Lu Xuan checked his Spirit Plants and shared Vegetation Spiritual Energy with the Little Tree Nymphs and other wood-element creatures in his Personal Space.
• Lu Xuan presented Sword Child with Sword Master Hai Zhen’s token and asked to exchange it for True Spirit Essence Blood.
• Lu Xuan chose the Five-Colored Peacock Essence Blood from the vault and received the drop from Sword Child.

Lu Xuan cultivated his Nine True Spirit Leaf with the Five-Colored Peacock Essence Blood and tended to his Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts. Seeing the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros near the end of its life, he hinted that he could use a Heavenly Essence Fruit Light Orb to extend its life.

• Lu Xuan added the Five-Colored Peacock Essence Blood to the Nine True Spirit Leaf and resolved to press the Mu Family Head to pass on a message about obtaining the remaining essence blood.
• Lu Xuan found that the Dazzling Fire Flood Dragon and Alligator Dragon had grown stronger after living near the buried Azure Dragon Corpse, while the Rock Armor Turtle and Dragon Carp showed no clear change.
• Lu Xuan cultivated the Thunder Fiend Spirit Lotus in the Thunder Hǒu Beast Territory and visited the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros.
• Lu Xuan cleared the Thunder Death Crystals from the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros and recognized that its vitality was draining away faster than before.
• Lu Xuan told the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros that he might be able to help it live a few more years.

Lu Xuan matured five Heavenly Essence Fruit plants and harvested both a Seventh Grade Turtle Crane Essence Elixir recipe and the pill itself. He gave the pill to the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros, extending its life by nearly a hundred years, and learned of a secret realm in the Heavenly Demon Realm that might hold High-Level Spirit Seeds.

• Lu Xuan used Wood Spirit Essence and the Divine Wood Azure Kettle to mature all five Heavenly Essence Fruit plants.
• Lu Xuan harvested one fruit and obtained the Seventh Grade Turtle Crane Essence Elixir recipe from its light orb.
• Lu Xuan harvested a second fruit and obtained a Turtle Crane Essence Elixir, which he delivered to the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros consumed the pill, regained vitality, and gained nearly a hundred years of life.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros told Lu Xuan about its clan's secret realm in the Heavenly Demon Realm, where High-Level Spirit Seeds could be found, and offered to guide him there.

Lu Xuan prepared to send his White Lotus Avatar to the Heavenly Demon Realm to gather rare materials and search for high-level Spirit Seeds, while helping the Demon Ghost Vine grow stronger. The Demon Ghost Vine began its breakthrough to Seventh Grade, and Lu Xuan entered the tribulation to help it withstand the lightning.

• Lu Xuan planted eleven Heavenly Essence Fruit Spirit Seeds and decided the Heavenly Demon Realm could provide materials for the Turtle Crane Essence Elixir and Primordial Treasure Refining Art.
• Lu Xuan chose to send his White Lotus Avatar to the Heavenly Demon Realm and gave the Demon Ghost Vine a drop of Rank 8 Azure Essence Spiritual Liquid to help it cultivate.
• Lu Xuan also gave a drop of the spiritual liquid to the Grass Puppet, then waited for the Demon Ghost Vine and the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros to prepare for the journey.
• Lu Xuan ripened the Myriad Manifestation Grass, obtained Fifth Grade Myriad Manifestation Pills and Pill Recipe Experience Packs, and completed a second Heavenly Demon Token.
• The Demon Ghost Vine began its breakthrough to Seventh Grade, drawing a huge spiritual energy vortex and a lightning tribulation.
• Lu Xuan entered the vortex as a silver-white bolt struck the Demon Ghost Vine, preparing to use the golden thunder mark to help it endure the tribulation.

Lu Xuan helped the Demon Ghost Vine survive its tribulation and break through to Seventh Grade. He received the Myriad Wood Spring Birth Seal, a healing divine power that could also restore the vitality of Spirit Seeds and Spirit Plants.

• The Demon Ghost Vine endured the first six lightning bolts, using the Azure Essence Spiritual Liquid's residual power to heal its wounds.
• Lu Xuan used the Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder to absorb part of the seventh, eighth, and ninth lightning tribulations, helping the Demon Ghost Vine survive.
• The Demon Ghost Vine broke through to Seventh Grade, gained the ability to transform into a little treeman, and improved its Spirit Seed-searching ability.
• Lu Xuan touched the Light Orb and received the Mid-Grade Divine Power Myriad Wood Spring Birth Seal.
• Lu Xuan learned that the seal could heal injuries and restore the vitality of Spirit Seeds and Spirit Plants.

Lu Xuan prepared to enter the Heavenly Demon Realm, bringing the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros along in the Fangcun Book and seeking a discreet passage into the realm. He met He Kun of the Black Obsidian Pavilion, learned its prices and terms, and bought information about the Demon Territories before deciding where to enter.

• Lu Xuan asked the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros to accompany him to the Heavenly Demon Realm, and it agreed to travel inside the Fangcun Book.
• Lu Xuan arranged matters at the Sword Sect, hid his main body in his Personal Space, and left for the Heavenly Demon Realm with his White Lotus Avatar and several Exotic Treasures.
• After arriving in the Outer Domain void, Lu Xuan encountered He Kun of the Black Obsidian Pavilion, which ferried cultivators into the Heavenly Demon Realm.
• He Kun explained the costs and conditions for entering a random or designated Demon Territory, as well as the price of a round trip.
• Lu Xuan bought a jade slip containing information about the Demon Territories, and He Kun asked which territory he wished to enter.

Lu Xuan refused to enter the Heavenly Demon Realm through Black Obsidian Pavilion, destroyed He Kun’s spying Dark Nether Eyes, then used a Heavenly Demon Token to enter the realm by another route. After reaching the Demon Race’s territory, he planned to secretly capture a Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle from Jade Spirit Dragon Pool and keep it in his Personal Space to obtain its Essence of Life.

• Lu Xuan told He Kun he had given up on entering the Heavenly Demon Realm and flew away after buying information about it.
• Lu Xuan detected He Kun’s hidden Dark Nether Eyes and destroyed them with Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder, while He Kun asked his Senior Brother for support.
• Lu Xuan used the Heavenly Demon Token to enter the Heavenly Demon Realm Grotto-heaven and released Flower Enchantress to watch for danger.
• Lu Xuan determined that Jade Spirit Dragon Pool lay beyond four Demon Territories and resolved to avoid drawing attention in the Demon Race’s main camp.
• Lu Xuan decided to capture a Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle and keep it in his Personal Space, where he could extract its Essence of Life and replenish it with his Myriad Wood Spring Birth Seal.

Lu Xuan infiltrated the Jade Spirit Dragon Pool and captured a Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle using the Fangcun Book, then escaped with help from the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros. He left the Dragon Pool safely with the turtle imprisoned and planned to pursue a Flowing Light Spirit Crane.

• Lu Xuan entered the Jade Spirit Dragon Pool under concealment, captured a Fifth Grade giant turtle, and searched its soul for information about the Dragon Turtles and an upcoming banquet.
• Lu Xuan chose a recently advanced Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle as his target and waited until it left its Cave Mansion more than a month later.
• Lu Xuan immobilized the Dragon Turtle with the Five Thunder Lock Immortal Bracelet and pulled it into the Fangcun Book as the Rank 8 great demon sensed the attack.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros unleashed lightning to cover Lu Xuan's escape, and Lu Xuan teleported a million li away from the Dragon Pool.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros reunited with Lu Xuan, entered the Fangcun Book, and urged him to catch the Flowing Light Spirit Crane.

Lu Xuan captured and subdued a young Flowing Light Spirit Crane, then negotiated a thousand-year pact with the Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle, Yuan. After hiding both Spirit Beasts in the Fangcun Book, he headed with the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros toward the Thunder Rhinoceros clan’s Secret Realm.

• Lu Xuan spent three months watching the Flowing Light Spirit Cranes before capturing a Fourth Grade youngster with the Fangcun Book.
• Lu Xuan offered the little crane Spirit Fruits and Spirit Brews, persuaded it to submit, and established a Master-Servant Contract.
• Lu Xuan told the Seventh Grade Dragon Turtle he would either serve him for one thousand years or be turned into a puppet.
• Yuan agreed to serve Lu Xuan under a Heart Demon Oath, with the condition that his Dao path and foundation remain unharmed.
• Lu Xuan stored the Flowing Light Spirit Crane and Yuan inside the Fangcun Book, then set off with the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros toward its clan’s Secret Realm.

He Kun and three Nascent Soul cultivators learned that the Heavenly Demon Realm was on high alert after a mysterious human captured powerful demons alive, and they left the snake demon’s Cave Mansion. At the Thunder Wasteland, the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros explained its past and shielded Lu Xuan as they prepared to enter the dangerous thunder realm.

• The Rank 8 snake demon warned He Kun and his companions that demon searches had intensified after a human captured a Seventh-Grade Dragon Turtle and a Flowing Light Spirit Crane alive.
• He Kun offered the three visiting cultivators a half-price trip and a safe hiding place, but they rejected the offer and left through separate passages.
• He Kun thanked the snake demon for her warning and asked her to conceal the teleportation formation while he brought over cultivators seeking to leave.
• At the Thunder Wasteland, the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros told Lu Xuan that the unstable thunder realm contained the entrance to its clan’s secret realm.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros recalled choosing the Thunder Sea for peace and then formed a lightning cloud around Lu Xuan before entering the Thunder Wasteland.

Lu Xuan entered the Thunder Wasteland with the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros, learned about its guardians and ancestral remains, and was allowed to stay after the Rhinoceros spoke with Little Thunder God. He followed the Wasteland’s rules and sent the Demon Ghost Vine to search for Spirit Seeds, which it soon detected.

• Lu Xuan and the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros crossed the Thunder Sea into the Thunder Wasteland, where the Rhinoceros warned him not to collect its bound Thunders or disturb the buried corpses of its clan.
• A thunder giant idol confronted Lu Xuan, but the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros communicated with it and secured permission for him to stay temporarily.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros explained that Little Thunder God guarded the Wasteland and warned Lu Xuan not to open the Thunder Gate reserved for the Rhinoceros Clan.
• Lu Xuan restrained the restless Thunder mark in his sea of consciousness and released the Demon Ghost Vine to search for Spirit Seeds.
• The Demon Ghost Vine sensed the aura of a Spirit Seed and reported it to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan retrieved two Rank 8 Blood Nether Thunder Gourd Spirit Seeds from a mass of filthy blood light in the Thunder Wasteland and gathered Thunder Crystal Sand to cultivate them. He and the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros discussed the inheritance and learned that the Little Thunder God had eaten the realm’s Thunder Attribute Spirit Plants.

• Lu Xuan entered the blood light protected by his Golden Thread Thunder Armor and retrieved two Blood Nether Thunder Gourd Spirit Seeds.
• Lu Xuan identified the seeds as Rank 8 and planted them in Spirit Soil, learning they needed Thunder Qi and yin thunder to grow.
• Lu Xuan ordered the Demon Ghost Vine to search the Thunder Wasteland, then found and collected a large amount of Sixth Grade Thunder Crystal Sand.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros returned from the inheritance gate and told Lu Xuan it had gained little from the inheritance.
• The Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros explained that the Little Thunder God had eaten the Thunder Wasteland’s Thunder Attribute Spirit Plants and Spirit Fruits.

Lu Xuan traded thunder-element offerings to Little Thunder God for a remnant of a Ninth Grade Spirit Tree, which he identified as Yin Yang Thunder Pole Wood. He left the Thunder Wasteland with several valuable finds and planned to cultivate the nearly withered Rank 9 Spirit Plant.

• Lu Xuan offered Little Thunder God Thunderstorm Lotus Seeds and Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Liquid, which it eagerly accepted.
• Lu Xuan gave Little Thunder God a Seventh Grade Azure Wood Spirit Thunder Fruit and asked for a Spirit Plant-related treasure in return.
• Little Thunder God gave Lu Xuan a segment of Spirit Wood left by a Ninth Grade Thunder Rhinoceros.
• Lu Xuan identified the segment as Rank 9 Yin Yang Thunder Pole Wood, whose vitality could be restored with his Myriad Wood Spring Birth Seal.
• Lu Xuan thanked Little Thunder God, took the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros into the Fangcun Book, and prepared to leave the Thunder Wasteland with his harvest.

Lu Xuan entered Fallen Dragon Abyss in search of Azure Dragon Wood Spirit Seeds and destroyed the hidden insects watching its entrance. As he ventured deeper, three Nascent Soul cultivators working on the Dragon Tomb’s Restrictions learned of his arrival and assumed he would help them deal with two Flood Dragon Kings.

• Lu Xuan entered Fallen Dragon Abyss and detected and destroyed the Smoke Shadow Insects hidden near its entrance.
• Three Nascent Soul cultivators at the Dragon Tomb learned from Daoist Shi that an unknown cultivator had destroyed the insects and worried that he might threaten their plans.
• The three cultivators continued trying to break the Dragon Tomb’s Restrictions, while Daoist Shi predicted Lu Xuan would join them against the two Flood Dragon Kings.
• Lu Xuan encountered dozens of Dragon Soul Spirit Bodies and used the Heavenly Demon Token’s dragon roar to drive them away.

Lu Xuan reached the heart of Fallen Dragon Abyss and used the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros to kill two Seventh Grade Flood Dragon Kings. He found three human cultivators hiding near the entrance to the Dragon Tomb and urged them to resume breaking its restriction.

• Lu Xuan encountered a Flood Dragon King who tried to seize his Heavenly Demon Token, then summoned the Azure Horn Thunder Rhinoceros to kill two Flood Dragon Kings and capture their demonic spirits.
• Lu Xuan collected the Flood Dragon Kings' remains and belongings before continuing toward the heart of Fallen Dragon Abyss.
• Lu Xuan found three Nascent Soul Cultivators hiding near the eighteen dragon-carved stone pillars and warned them against harming him.
• The three cultivators explained that breaking the restriction would open the Dragon Tomb, and the old man offered Lu Xuan first choice of its treasures.
• Lu Xuan told the three cultivators to continue breaking the restriction, asking how they could give up halfway.