Chapter Summaries

Jun Xiaoyao discovered Zhang Xuance’s Star Radiance Sword Body and left the boy with a promise to awaken it in a few years. As the Zhang Family withdrew to Xuanxiao Mountain amid rumors and pressure from rival forces, Third Elder Ren Danxiong of the Xuandan Sect arrived to visit.

• Jun Xiaoyao carried Zhang Xuance back to school, revealed his name and cultivation, and promised him a treasure if he could win a future challenge.
• Jun Xiaoyao beat Zhang Xuance until the boy apologized, then left him at the school, where Teacher Yu punished him for skipping class.
• Jun Xiaoyao reflected that the Zhang Family had begun educating its children differently since Zhang Xuanchen was born.
• The Zhang Family spent half a month transferring resources and returning to Xuanxiao Mountain while other forces speculated about Zhang Chongxian and tested the clan’s withdrawal.
• Third Elder Ren Danxiong of the Xuandan Sect arrived outside Xuanxiao Mountain’s great array to pay a visit.

Ren Danxiong arrived at the Zhang Family with a Golden Core Pill, then proposed a marriage alliance between his grandson and Zhang Xuanli. Zhang Hongzhan suggested the young pair first meet while Ren’s grandson studied at the Zhang Family’s Alchemy Hall.

• Zhang Hongzhan and the others welcomed Ren Danxiong, who inferred that Zhang Chongxian was still alive from the family’s calm demeanor.
• Zhang Hongzhan asked whether Xuandan Sect had brought a Golden Core Pill for the Zhang Family, and Ren Danxiong confirmed it had.
• Ren Danxiong praised Zhang Xuanli’s cultivation talent and asked whether she had someone she liked.
• Ren Danxiong proposed that his alchemist grandson marry Zhang Xuanli, and Zhang Hongzhan suggested the grandson come study at the Zhang Family’s Alchemy Hall so they could get to know each other first.

The Zhang Family obtained a Golden Core Pill and Thousand-year Stone Milk, and Zhang Zujun prepared to enter seclusion to attempt a breakthrough. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan traveled toward the Qing Kingdom to check on Zhang Xuanchen’s young disciple before continuing to the Xiao Clan.

• Ren Danxiong exchanged a Golden Core Pill for a liter of Thousand-year Stone Milk and agreed to bring Xuandan Sect juniors to the Zhang Family for study in half a year.
• Zhang Hongzhan gave Zhang Zujun the Golden Core Pill and half a liter of Thousand-year Stone Milk, but Zhang Zujun tried to pass the treasures to Lin Wanqing.
• Zhang Hongzhan revealed that Zhang Xuanchen already had another Golden Core Pill, so Lin Wanqing urged Zhang Zujun to keep the treasures and attempt a breakthrough.
• Zhang Zujun announced that he would enter seclusion to challenge the Golden Core realm the next day.
• Xiao Yan asked his master about reaching the Xiao Clan, and his master advised him to visit Zhang Xuanchen’s disciple, Zhang Tiedan, in the Qing Kingdom first.

Xiao Yan arrived in the Qing Kingdom and learned that Wuhe County had supposedly been destroyed by Evil Cultivators. When Hai Lao Er claimed Little Village had also been wiped out, Xiao Yan recognized his evasiveness and accused him of lying.

• After returning to Wutan Mountain and giving his father a Foundation Establishment Pill, Xiao Yan teleported to Hanhai Royal City with Elder Dan.
• Xiao Yan bought a map and could not find Wuhe County, so he questioned the vendor, Hai Lao Er.
• Hai Lao Er summoned a group of men to threaten Xiao Yan, but backed down when he sensed Xiao Yan’s strength.
• Hai Lao Er explained that Wuhe County had been destroyed four years earlier and renamed Fengnan County.
• When Xiao Yan asked about Little Village, Hai Lao Er claimed it had also been destroyed, and Xiao Yan grabbed him and accused him of lying.

Xiao Yan learned that Purple Cloud Sect Disciples Zhao Wu and Hong Ming destroyed Little Village while searching for the Earth Core Fire Crystal, and he confirmed that Li Lan and Zhang Qingqing were buried there. After leaving the truth for the Zhang Family, he headed for the Xiao Clan before continuing to the relic Cave Mansion.

• Hai Lao Er told Xiao Yan that Zhao Wu and Hong Ming of the Purple Cloud Sect destroyed Little Village and that the Qing Kingdom concealed the truth.
• Hai Lao Er said the Demon Extermination Division found two people buried at the village and marked Wuhe County and Little Village on Xiao Yan's map.
• Xiao Yan flew to Little Village, found the graves of Li Lan and Zhang Qingqing, and discovered Zhang Tiedan's wooden house in disarray.
• Elder Dan advised Xiao Yan to leave the information for Xuan Chen or the Zhang Family and then go to the Xiao Clan before visiting the relic Cave Mansion.
• Xiao Yan wrote down Hai Lao Er's information, hid it beneath a bedside plank in a porcelain bottle, and left the village.

Yang Haoyu informed Bu Yun that the Zhang and Su Families had obtained Golden Core Pills and that the Zhang Family had retreated to Xuanxiao Mountain, prompting Bu Yun to target the Su Family’s holdings. Meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen sensed another opportunity in the Azure Nether Mountain Range: a dying Monkey Ancient Vine that could produce Hundred Fruit Brew.

• Yang Haoyu delivered the Great Elder’s secret letter to Bu Yun and reported that the Zhang Family had withdrawn behind its formation.
• Yang Haoyu told Bu Yun that Xuandan Sect’s four Golden Core Pills had gone to the Wang Family, Ice Cold Palace, the Su Family, and the Zhang Family, while his own master and Martial Aunt Meng Yao had secured one for him.
• Yang Haoyu reported that the Su Family had gathered some clansmen and that Su Zhengguo had entered seclusion behind the Clan Protection Array.
• Bu Yun ordered Yang Haoyu to destroy the Zhang Family’s industries and Spirit Vein grounds without damaging their Spirit Vein cores, then chose to vent his anger on the Su Family.
• After traveling through the Azure Nether Mountain Range, Zhang Xuanchen used his constitution to locate a nearly withered Third Stage Monkey Ancient Vine that could recover and produce Hundred Fruit Brew.

Zhang Xuanchen realized his Immortal Fate Information range had expanded and went with Zhang Chongxian and Luo Lingshuang to investigate a new opportunity at a gathering place. There, Hu Shatian of the Fierce Tiger Gang blocked their path and propositioned Zhang Xuanchen, leaving the group facing a threatening encounter.

• Zhang Xuanchen considered how his expanding Immortal Fate Information could reveal opportunities across greater distances and decided that more clan members would help him claim them.
• Zhang Chongxian eagerly dragged Zhang Xuanchen toward a cultivator gathering place near the Azure Nether Mountain Range, while Luo Lingshuang followed.
• Zhang Xuanchen had Xuanjing inspect the market stalls as the group browsed without buying anything, drawing attention for their striking appearances.
• Hu Shatian and his men from the Fierce Tiger Gang blocked the group’s path, and Zhang Xuanchen stepped in front of Luo Lingshuang.
• Hu Shatian told Zhang Xuanchen to spend the night with him in exchange for being allowed to leave safely.

Zhang Xuanchen and his companions killed Hu Shatian’s group, then found a Monkey Ancient Vine in Black Wind Valley. After learning of a mutated Thunder Tiger cub that could grow into a Third-rank Yao General, Zhang Xuanchen decided to remain in the Azure Nether Mountain Range to pursue another opportunity.

• Zhang Chongxian overwhelmed Hu Shatian and his men with his Golden Core pressure, and Luo Lingshuang killed them with her sword blades.
• Zhang Xuanchen took the group’s belongings, burned their corpses, and led Zhang Chongxian and Luo Lingshuang toward Black Wind Valley.
• Zhang Xuanchen dug a withered Monkey Ancient Vine from beneath the stones, and Xuanjing identified it and urged him to revive it with Little Peach’s life force.
• Zhang Xuanchen received Immortal Fate Information about a weak mutated Thunder Tiger cub that would die in five days unless given Marrow-Cleansing Grass.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Chongxian and Luo Lingshuang they should stay in the mountain range to seek more opportunities, and Zhang Chongxian agreed.

Zhang Xuanchen and his companions traveled through the Azure Nether Mountain Range, where he grew closer to Luo Lingshuang while pursuing strength for the Zhang Clan. Zhang Chongxian urged Zhang Xuanchen to confess his feelings and marry Luo Lingshuang when they returned, and Zhang Xuanchen agreed to consider it seriously.

• Zhang Xuanchen led the group through Black Wind Valley toward the Thunder Tiger's nest, collecting resources and avoiding the dangers of flying over the forest.
• As bluish-gray mist spread through the mountain range at night, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang grilled lamb together in their cave and shared affectionate moments.
• Zhang Chongxian told Zhang Xuanchen to stop burdening his father with clan affairs and let him cultivate after they returned.
• Zhang Chongxian urged Zhang Xuanchen to confess his feelings to Luo Lingshuang and marry her to continue the Zhang Clan bloodline.
• Zhang Xuanchen accepted Zhang Chongxian's advice, while Little Lotus overheard their conversation and smiled.

Little Lotus told Luo Lingshuang that she needed to marry Zhang Xuanchen to restore her flawed state of mind and form a Great Dao Golden Core, then encouraged her to confess her feelings. After Luo Lingshuang accidentally overturned the grill, Xuanjing appeared and warned that a Misty Faced Tusker was approaching.

• Little Lotus explained that Luo Lingshuang's feelings for Zhang Xuanchen had damaged her state of mind and that marrying him was the way to perfect it.
• Little Lotus reassured Luo Lingshuang that Zhang Xuanchen trusted her deeply and urged her to confess her feelings when they returned to the Zhang Family.
• Luo Lingshuang agreed to face her feelings and asked Little Lotus what gift she should prepare.
• Luo Lingshuang forgot to turn the lamb leg, then knocked over the grill and caught fire on her sleeve; Zhang Xuanchen extinguished it and checked that she was unharmed.
• Xuanjing appeared as blue-gray mist spread through the cave and identified the approaching threat as a Misty Faced Tusker.

Zhang Xuanchen, Luo Lingshuang, and Zhang Chongxian encountered a Misty Faced Tusker in a cave and drove it away with the Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire and their combined attacks. After they left for the Thunder Tiger’s nest, demon beasts discovered signs of their passage and discussed the Demon Race’s plan to unleash a Beast Tide in thirty years.

• The Misty Faced Tusker attacked the group with blue mist and Soul-Wailing Voice, but Zhang Chongxian’s sword attacks and their protections kept them safe.
• Zhang Xuanchen used the Earth Vein Profound Sun Fire to burn away the mist and repel the creature’s needles.
• The Great Sage joined the fight, and Zhang Chongxian’s attacks forced the Misty Faced Tusker to retreat.
• Zhang Xuanchen and the others concealed their auras and flew toward the Thunder Tiger’s nest.
• A bear demon identified the group’s traces, while Blood Wolf wanted to attack them and the ice-blue Demon Snake warned him not to disrupt Lord Demon Sect’s plans.
• The ice-blue Demon Snake said Lord Demon Sect would break through to the Fourth Stage in at most thirty years, when a Beast Tide would let the demons attack the Human Race and plunder its resources.

Zhang Xuanchen and his companions reached the Thunder Tiger's lair, where Luo Lingshuang rescued a neglected Mutated Tiger Cub. The cub chose to leave with them, and four months later they arrived at Xuanxiao Mountain.

• Zhang Xuanchen explained to Great Sage why they had avoided fighting the Misty Faced Tusker and said Great Sage, Little Peach, and Xuanjing would attend the Zhang Family School.
• At the Thunder Tiger's cave, Luo Lingshuang found the Mother Tiger rejecting her frail Mutated Tiger Cub and took the cub into her arms.
• Great Sage translated the Mother Tiger's explanation that she considered the cub weak and a disgrace, while Zhang Xuanchen prepared to kill her.
• The Mutated Tiger Cub stopped Zhang Xuanchen and chose to leave with the group, so he let it eat before they departed the cave.
• Four months later, Zhang Xuanchen and his companions reached Xuanxiao Mountain and celebrated being home.

Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian returned to Xuanxiao Mountain after months away, only to discover that the Bihai Immortal Sect had attacked the Zhang Family’s properties. Zhang Chongxian began retaliating against the sect while Zhang Xuanchen brought the surviving clansmen home.

• Zhang Xuanchen saw Xuanxiao Mountain and recalled that seventy-three clansmen and Family Generals had died during the journey; he resolved to honor them on a Hero Monument.
• Zhang Xuanchen, Zhang Chongxian, Luo Lingshuang, and the Great Sage arrived in Yunhua Immortal City, where Zhang Xuanchen saw that the Bihai Immortal Sect had destroyed the Zhang Family’s businesses and spiritual lands.
• Zhang Chongxian unleashed his Late Golden Core cultivation, destroyed Blue Sea Pavilion with a golden sword, and had Luo Lingshuang kill Bihai Immortal Sect disciples who appeared.
• Zhang Chongxian flew toward the Bihai Immortal Sect to destroy its market towns and spiritual lands, while Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang continued toward Xuanxiao Mountain.
• Zhang Xuanchen released the Zhang Family members from the Myriad Spirit Ring near the mountain, and the clansmen welcomed them back and prepared to open the Clan Protection Array.

Zhang Xuanchen returned to Xuanxiao Mountain, where he honored the fallen and began organizing the Zhang Family’s recovery. Meanwhile, Su Zhengxiong learned that the Zhang Family Ancestor had reached Late Golden Core and attacked the Bihai Immortal Sect, while Zhang Chongxian confronted two sect cultivators over Bu Yun’s actions.

• Zhang Xuanbing and Zhang Guangyao encouraged Zhang Xuanchen, and the returning Zhang Family members praised him as their hero.
• Zhang Xuanchen entered Xuanxiao Mountain, announced that seventy-three family members had died, and promised a Hero Monument, doubled pensions, and triple cultivation resources for their relatives.
• Zhang Xuanchen sent Zhang Xuanli to show Ling Shuang around and summoned the elders and hall masters to discuss the family’s next steps.
• Su Zhengxiong read that Zhang Chongxian had destroyed eighteen Bihai Immortal Sect market outposts and killed more than two hundred disciples and a Foundation Establishment elder.
• Su Zhengxiong hoped the Su Family Clan Leader would reach Golden Core within three years, or the family would have to submit to the Zhang Family or leave the Penglai Islands.
• At a Bihai Immortal Sect spirit vein, Xi Mengyao and a scarred middle-aged man accused Zhang Chongxian of running rampant, and he retorted that he would do so because of Bu Yun’s actions.

Zhang Chongxian fought Bihai Immortal Sect’s Bu Yun and Xi Mengyao, then withdrew after destroying nineteen of the sect’s marketplaces and spirit lands. His victory spread across nearby islands, while Zhang Xuanchen prepared the Zhang Family to begin rebuilding at dawn.

• Zhang Chongxian’s strike on Bu Yun was turned aside by the Shining Gold Flowing Light Armor, and Xi Mengyao joined the fight with her Silver Flood Dragon Cloud Pattern Whip.
• Zhang Chongxian cut apart Xi Mengyao’s Flood Dragon attack and sent her crashing through mountain peaks, while Bu Yun struck him from behind and the three began a daylong battle.
• Zhang Chongxian destroyed the Formation protecting a Bihai Immortal Sect spirit land and killed the Foundation Establishment cultivators maintaining it after hearing them criticize Bu Yun.
• After exhausting much of his spiritual energy, Zhang Chongxian withdrew toward Xuanxiao Mountain and warned Bihai Immortal Sect against further attacks, leaving Xi Mengyao and Bu Yun unable to pursue him.
• News of Zhang Chongxian’s breakthrough, battle, and destruction of nineteen Bihai Immortal Sect sites spread across nearby islands, while Zhang Xuanchen prepared the Zhang Family to rebuild at dawn.

Zhang Xuanchen reassured his family that he had a plan to heal Zhang Xuanbing and promised to obtain an early Fourth Stage Dragon Yuan. The family gathered for a warm evening meal, where Zhang Xuanchen shared gifts and introduced his companions before the Ancestor joined them.

• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Xuanbing and Zhang Hongzhan that he had a plan to treat Zhang Xuanbing's injuries and could obtain an early Fourth Stage Dragon Yuan once the family was stable.
• Lin Wanqing worried that Zhang Xuanchen might endanger himself, but Zhang Xuanchen reassured her that he had a way and plenty of trump cards.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave Zhang Hongzhan a Spiritual Wood box containing spirit peaches, and the family prepared a feast together.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave gifts to Lin Wanqing, Su Muyan, and Zhang Xuanli, then introduced Xuanjing, Little Peach, and Great Sage to the family.
• The Ancestor arrived as the family was about to eat, and everyone shared food and wine beneath the moonlight.

The Zhang Family began rebuilding its spirit-vein territories as Zhang Xuanchen visited Yan Ruyu to seek help elevating a spirit vein. Yan Ruyu gave him the necklace he had commissioned for Luo Lingshuang and revealed that she planned to leave Yunhua Immortal City to break through to Golden Core.

• The Zhang Family started reconstructing six Second Stage Spirit Veins and thirty-seven First Stage Spirit Veins, expanding its plans for the Beast Taming Hall and Spirit Beast Garden.
• Zhang Xuanchen went to Horizon Restaurant to find Elder Xu, who led him to Yan Ruyu, already waiting in the underground cultivation chamber.
• Yan Ruyu showed Zhang Xuanchen the necklace Bai Zijing had forged for Luo Lingshuang and teased him into promising to design a necklace for her too.
• Yan Ruyu explained that the necklace was a Third-grade Top-tier treasure called the Mysterious Heart Reflecting Frost Chain, capable of withstanding three full-force strikes from a Golden Core Peak cultivator.
• Yan Ruyu told Zhang Xuanchen that she needed to leave Yunhua Immortal City for a while to break through to Golden Core.

Zhang Xuanchen asked Yan Ruyu and Elder Xu to help upgrade a Spirit Vein for the Zhang Family, and Elder Xu agreed in exchange for a future favor. After Zhang Xuanchen left, Elder Xu revealed that he was his son and worried about whether he could wait until Xuanchen traveled to the Central Land Immortal Continent.

• Yan Ruyu said she was preparing to break through to the Golden Core realm, and Zhang Xuanchen congratulated her.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Elder Xu to upgrade a Second-grade Top-tier Spirit Vein to a Third-grade Mid-tier Spirit Vein to support the Zhang Family's growing spiritual energy needs.
• Elder Xu quoted a cost of forty-five thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones and advised Zhang Xuanchen to gather cultivators for the Spirit Vein's spiritual energy feedback.
• Elder Xu waived his fee in exchange for a future task within Zhang Xuanchen's abilities, and Zhang Xuanchen agreed.
• After Zhang Xuanchen left, Yan Ruyu asked whether he could wait until his journey to the Central Land Immortal Continent, and Elder Xu said he could not ignore his son's fate.

Xu Yun's past revealed how his son Xu Zhao had been betrayed by Shu Ran, leaving their family estranged and Xu Zhao in danger. Zhang Xuanchen prepared a spiritual energy empowerment for the clan, while Zhang Chongxian set out to train in the Yunjin Barren Ruins and agreed to search for Zhang Xuanchen's young disciple.

• Xu Yun recalled how Xu Zhao defied his parents to help Shu Ran, who betrayed him and cast him into the Endless Flame Domain, where Xu Yun's wife died rescuing him.
• Zhang Xuanchen selected younger clan members for spiritual energy empowerment, and Xuanjing urged him to accept it himself to strengthen his bond with the Spirit Vein and the clan's fate.
• Zhang Chongxian announced he would leave for the Yunjin Barren Ruins to temper his sword Dao and search for resources, expecting to return in three years.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Zhang Chongxian to find his eleven-year-old disciple in Little Village and bring him to the Zhang Family if he had a Spiritual Root.

Zhang Chongxian prepared to travel to the Yunjin Barren Ruins, while Zhang Xuanchen arranged the family’s spiritual energy bestowal list. After posting the list, Zhang Xuanchen headed to the Spirit Beast Garden to fulfill his promise to Zhang Xuanlong.

• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Chongxian about his experiences in the Dragon Mountain Range and Little Village, and Zhang Chongxian vowed to seek justice from Withered Wood True Person and the Purple Cloud Sect.
• Zhang Xuanchen cautioned Zhang Chongxian against provoking the Purple Cloud Sect while the Bihai Immortal Sect remained a threat, then urged him to take the Fourth-Grade Mid-Rank Blazing Gold Armor to the Yunjin Barren Ruins.
• Zhang Chongxian accepted the armor and departed, privately resolving to bring back the essence blood of ten Third-rank Yao Generals.
• Zhang Xuanchen wrote the spiritual energy bestowal list, including Zhang Hongqing, family elders and siblings, and ten family generals.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave the list to Li Qing to post at the family training grounds, then went to the Spirit Beast Garden to fulfill his promise to Zhang Xuanlong.