Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuanchen worried that the Bihai Immortal Sect might retaliate and considered how to secure an ally for the Zhang Family. Zhang Chongxian returned with Zhang Tiedan, who revealed that his mother, sister, master, and village chief were dead, leaving him with only Zhang Xuanchen.

• Zhang Xuanchen learned that the Bihai Immortal Sect was not moving yet and considered seeking the Wang Family’s support while preparing another plan.
• Zhang Xuanchen learned that Zhang Guangzheng had only three days left to live, but Xuanjing told him Zhang Guangzheng did not want him to visit.
• Zhang Chongxian arrived with Zhang Tiedan, who rushed into Zhang Xuanchen’s arms and wept.
• Zhang Tiedan told Zhang Xuanchen that his mother, sister, master, and village chief had died.
• Zhang Chongxian recounted what had happened to Zhang Tiedan, and Zhang Xuanchen comforted him as they both cried.

Zhang Xuanchen comforted Zhang Tiedan after learning about the boy’s painful past, then brought him to Profound Heaven Villa and told Luo Lingshuang what had happened. As Zhang Tiedan rested, Zhang Xuanchen planned to find him a suitable lightning cultivation technique and later create a technique suited to himself.

• Zhang Tiedan fell asleep in Zhang Xuanchen’s arms after grieving over the hardships he had endured alone.
• Zhang Chongxian praised Zhang Tiedan’s talent and offered to guide him after their return from the Yunjin Barren Ruins.
• Zhang Xuanchen carried Zhang Tiedan to Profound Heaven Villa and promised Zhang Chongxian he would share good news later.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Luo Lingshuang about Zhang Tiedan’s past, and she sympathized with him and resolved to prepare gifts for her future disciple’s wife role.
• Zhang Xuanchen planned to choose a lightning-attribute cultivation technique for Zhang Tiedan and eventually develop a cultivation technique suited to himself.

Zhang Xuanchen welcomed Zhang Tiedan into his household, gave him powerful cultivation resources, and renamed him Zhang Wanjun. Zhang Wanjun began his new life with a master and family around him.

• Zhang Tiedan woke after a peaceful night and thanked Zhang Xuanchen, who told him not to thank his master.
• Zhang Tiedan mistook Luo Lingshuang for Zhang Xuanchen's wife and nearly gave Little Lotus a mistaken title before Zhang Xuanchen stopped him.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave Zhang Tiedan the Myriad Elephant Thunder Pivot Scripture, several spell manuals, and ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Zhang Tiedan explained that his parents had never given him a formal name and asked Zhang Xuanchen to choose one.
• Zhang Xuanchen named him Zhang Wanjun, and Zhang Tiedan proudly accepted the name.

Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Chongxian that Zhang Xuance possessed the Star Radiance Sword Body and listed the rare materials needed to awaken it. He then brought the prepared participants to Flower Fruit Mountain, where the formation for the Spirit Vein’s advancement was nearly complete.

• Zhang Xuanchen confirmed that Zhang Tiedan had been named Zhang Wanjun and arranged for him to study at the Family School and live at Profound Heaven Villa.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Chongxian he planned to trade the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art to the Dragon Court for Dragon Yuan, with safeguards to prevent the art from strengthening the entire Dragon Court.
• Zhang Chongxian urged Zhang Xuanchen not to let Luo Lingshuang down, and Zhang Xuanchen said he would confess his feelings after the Dragon Court journey.
• Zhang Xuanchen revealed that Zhang Xuance possessed the Star Radiance Sword Body and named the three spiritual materials needed to awaken it; Zhang Chongxian agreed to search for them during his journey to the Yunjin Barren Ruins.
• Zhang Xuanchen brought the prepared participants, including disguised Zhang Hongqing, to Flower Fruit Mountain as the Azure Profound Spirit Quenching Vein Ascending Array neared completion.

Zhang Chongxian secretly left for the Yunjin Barren Ruins while the Zhang Family advanced Flower Fruit Mountain’s spirit vein to Third-grade Mid-tier. The returned spiritual power strengthened the clan, leaving its members with improved cultivation and several promising breakthroughs ahead.

• Zhang Chongxian went to the Zhang Family ancestral grounds, concealed his aura, and secretly departed for the Yunjin Barren Ruins.
• Xi Mengyao and the Su Family’s elder observed the spirit energy surging toward Flower Fruit Mountain, while other Golden Core forces considered their relationships with the Zhang Family and Bihai Immortal Sect.
• Elder Xu used forty-five thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones to guide the Second-grade Top-tier Spirit Vein’s advancement into a Third-grade Mid-tier Spirit Vein.
• Zhang Xuanchen and the other Zhang Family members cultivated the vein’s returned spiritual power, which healed Zhang Xuanchen’s injuries and widened his meridians.
• Over the following seven days, Zhang Hongzhan and Zhang Guangxin advanced to Foundation Establishment Peak, Zhang Hongqing neared that stage, and seven Qi Refining Ninth Layer clan members reached Qi Refining Peak.
• Zhang Xuanming, Zhang Xuntong, and Zhang Xuanli each advanced one minor cultivation realm.

Zhang Xuanchen strengthened the Zhang Family’s home and prepared to resolve the matter of Dragon Yuan, while Jun Xiaoyao pondered the upheaval in the Upper Realm. The chapter ended with Zhang Xuanchen learning that Su Muyan was pregnant.

• Jun Xiaoyao delivered Elder Xu’s letter and declined Zhang Xuanchen’s encouragement to pursue cultivation and compete in the Family Grand Competition.
• Jun Xiaoyao suspected that a major upheaval had occurred in the Upper Realm and wondered why This One had not contacted him for nearly a hundred thousand years.
• Zhang Xuanchen planted the Myriad Manifestations Returning Origin Peach Tree at Flower Fruit Mountain and left the spirit peach trees and Azure Gold Profound Monkey clan in Zhang Guangyao and Great Sage’s care.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Guangyao that he planned to resolve the matter of Dragon Yuan and promised to return safely.
• Xuanjing told Zhang Xuanchen that Su Muyan was pregnant, and Zhang Xuanchen shouted in excitement.

Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Xuanbing and Su Muyan that she was pregnant, then prepared to seek Dragon Yuan to heal his brother. He set out for Dragon Court alone, but Luo Lingshuang confronted him and insisted on going with him.

• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Xuanbing and Su Muyan that Su Muyan was pregnant, and Zhang Xuanbing joyfully embraced her.
• Zhang Xuanchen said he planned to obtain Dragon Yuan to restore Zhang Xuanbing's damaged meridians and dantian, despite Zhang Xuanbing's concern for his safety.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave Su Muyan a Standard Grade Foundation Establishment Pill and left the courtyard.
• Zhang Xuanbing reassured Su Muyan that he was not angry with her for Zhang Xuanchen's dangerous journey.
• Zhang Xuanchen left for Dragon Court with teleportation and defensive talismans, intending to go alone.
• Luo Lingshuang stopped Zhang Xuanchen and demanded to accompany him, and he could not refuse.

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang returned to Worry-Free City, reconciled, and traveled to Wind Green Island after Zhang Xuanchen received an opportunity to find Singing Shells. There, he contacted Long Zhantian’s subordinates and learned that the Third Prince would arrive in three days.

• Zhang Xuanchen bought Luo Lingshuang candied hawthorns and apologized for nearly leaving her behind, and the two made up.
• Zhang Xuanchen received Immortal Fate Information about 128 First Stage Singing Shells appearing near Wind Green Island in five days and considered the prospect of raising them for the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang flew to Wind Green Island, where Zhang Xuanchen disguised himself as Li Feiyu and contacted Long Zhantian with a Communication Talisman.
• A Shrimp Demon and a Crab Demon recognized Li Feiyu’s portrait, and Xuanjing translated that the Third Prince would arrive in three days.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave the waiting Shrimp Demon a second-grade mid-tier Beast Origin Pill as compensation for its long wait.

Long Zhantian grew furious over his second brother’s actions, while Gui Ming hinted at ambitions of his own. Three days later, Zhang Xuanchen offered Long Zhantian ten thousand Monster Spirit Pills and asked for a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan.

• Long Zhantian told Gui Ming he might kill his second brother and demanded a divination, but Gui Ming said he could not calculate the prince’s fate.
• A Crab Demon reported that Li Feiyu had arrived on Wind Green Island, and Long Zhantian left Zhantian Palace with Green Crab to meet him.
• Gui Ming declared that he would pursue his ambitions once Long Zhantian became Dragon Court Lord, then withdrew into his shell to sleep.
• On Wind Green Island, Zhang Xuanchen failed to tempt Red Shrimp into helping him catch the Singing Shell, while Red Shrimp resisted the pills and grilled fish.
• Long Zhantian arrived, joked with Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang, and asked for the thousand Monster Spirit Pills he had been promised.
• Zhang Xuanchen offered Long Zhantian ten thousand Monster Spirit Pills and asked him to provide a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan.

Zhang Xuanchen revealed his true appearance and persuaded Long Zhantian to bring him and Luo Lingshuang to the Dragon Court, hoping to obtain a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan from Long Xuan. At the Dragon Court, the Sea Race's leaders resumed their banquet despite the human visitors, leaving Zhang Xuanchen to wonder whether their display of displeasure targeted him or the Human Race.

• Zhang Xuanchen revealed his true appearance to Long Zhantian and offered him pills in exchange for a good word with Long Xuan about the Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan.
• Long Zhantian accepted the pills and agreed to protect Zhang Xuanchen, then carried him and Luo Lingshuang to the Dragon Court on his back.
• Long Xuan hosted a lavish banquet in the Dragon Court's Main Hall while Turtle Prime Minister, Long Yun, and Long Guang watched.
• Long Xuan opened the hall doors for Long Zhantian and the two humans, then ordered the dancers to continue performing.
• Zhang Xuanchen suspected the Sea Race's leaders were using the banquet to show their displeasure and wondered whether it was aimed at him or the Human Race.

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang entered the Dragon Court Main Hall with Long Zhantian, where Long Yun tried to use their presence to accuse his Third Brother and win favor with Long Xuan. Long Xuan crushed Long Yun with his pressure, then spared him with a warning, leaving Long Yun consumed by hatred for the Dragon Palace.

• Xuanjing told Zhang Xuanchen that the Dragon Court Main Hall held many powerful demons and that the Turtle Prime Minister was the strongest expert she had sensed.
• Zhang Xuanchen stood behind Long Zhantian as Long Zhantian asked Long Xuan to overlook his human friends for his sake.
• Long Yun accused Long Zhantian of disgracing the Dragon Court by bringing humans into the Main Hall and asked permission to kill them.
• Long Xuan questioned Long Yun about accusing him of favoritism, then crushed Long Yun against the Spirit Jade floor with his pressure.
• Long Yun pleaded for mercy, and Long Xuan released him but warned that he would die if he did it again.

Long Yun was expelled from the Dragon Court after Long Xuan warned him, and he vowed to return and take revenge. Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang revealed two Fifth-Rank Spirit Tools to prove they could offer a valuable trade for Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan, leaving Long Xuan and the Dragon Court’s demons wary of them.

• Long Xuan threw Long Yun out of the Main Hall, and Long Yun vowed to return and kill Long Xuan and Long Zhantian.
• Long Xuan asked Long Zhantian whether he was satisfied with how the matter had been handled, and the two discussed Long Yun’s fate.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Long Xuan to exchange a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan for a treasure, while the demons mocked him.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang revealed the Three Lives Samsara Mirror and the Tidal Lotus Lamp, and the Turtle Prime Minister identified them as Fifth-Rank Spirit Tools.
• Long Xuan and the demons feared the spirit tools’ destructive power, and Long Xuan assured Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang that no one would attack them.

Zhang Xuanchen negotiated with Long Xuan to trade a dragon-transformation cultivation method for three portions of Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan, while securing protections for himself and Luo Lingshuang. Long Xuan accepted the terms, and Zhang Xuanchen learned that Turtle Prime Minister had warned the Dragon Court about this opportunity years earlier.

• Zhang Xuanchen revealed the dragon-transformation method and offered to trade it for three portions of Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan, prompting the Flood Dragon experts to react with greed.
• Luo Lingshuang threatened the demons with the Tidal Lotus Lamp, and its power shattered the hall's five dragon pillars and stopped them from attacking.
• Long Xuan offered Zhang Xuanchen half the Dragon Court Treasury's spiritual treasures as well as the Dragon Yuan, but Zhang Xuanchen clarified that the method would go only to Long Zhantian.
• Zhang Xuanchen demanded that Long Zhantian alone cultivate the method, that everyone present swear to keep the meeting secret and leave his family unharmed, and that he himself swear not to reveal Long Zhantian's secret to other Flood Dragons.
• Long Xuan accepted Zhang Xuanchen's terms and said Turtle Prime Minister had warned the Dragon Court years earlier that Long Zhantian's opportunity to transform into a dragon was meant for him.
• Zhang Xuanchen realized that Turtle Prime Minister may have a divine skill for foreseeing the future and wondered what price it required.

Zhang Xuanchen negotiated with Long Xuan for Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan and access to the Dragon Court Treasury, while Turtle Prime Minister urged the Dragon King to demand a favor in return. Long Xuan made the favor a condition of the trade, leaving Zhang Xuanchen to decide whether to accept.

• Turtle Prime Minister praised Long Xuan for preventing the Dragon Court tragedy, and Long Xuan credited the minister with helping the court reach its current strength.
• Long Xuan offered Zhang Xuanchen one portion of Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan in exchange for the cultivation technique, arguing that the technique’s restricted use lowered its value.
• Long Zhantian began to object when Long Xuan said he did not want to transform into a dragon, but stopped after his father gave him a meaningful look.
• Zhang Xuanchen countered by asking for one portion of Fourth-grade Mid-tier Dragon Yuan and the right to choose three treasures no higher than Fourth-Grade Mid-Rank from the Dragon Court Treasury.
• Turtle Prime Minister advised Long Xuan to accept Zhang Xuanchen’s terms on the condition that Zhang Xuanchen owe the Dragon Court a favor.
• Long Xuan asked Zhang Xuanchen to accept the favor condition, making clear it was his final offer.

Zhang Xuanchen secured the Dragon Court’s oaths and taught Long Zhantian the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art. Long Zhantian recovered from the strain of receiving the technique and proclaimed his ambition to become a True Dragon as Long Xuan dismissed the hall.

• Zhang Xuanchen accepted Long Xuan’s offer of a favor, and he and Luo Lingshuang stored their spirit artifacts away.
• Long Xuan, Turtle Prime Minister, Long Wu, and the other demons swore Heavenly Dao Oaths, while Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang swore Blood Oaths to protect Long Zhantian’s secret and affirm the technique’s authenticity.
• Zhang Xuanchen imparted the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art to Long Zhantian, and Long Xuan warned Long Guang and the other demons against coveting it.
• Luo Lingshuang gave Zhang Xuanchen a Mind Focusing Pill, and Zhang Xuanchen gave two to Long Zhantian after they both suffered intense headaches.
• Long Zhantian awoke excitedly, proclaimed that he would become a True Dragon and unite the South Sea Immortal Continent, and Long Xuan ordered the demons to withdraw.

Zhang Xuanchen received a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan and earned Long Xuan’s favor, who invited him to call him Uncle Xuan. After accepting, Zhang Xuanchen revealed that Li Feiyu was his assumed name and shared his real name.

• Turtle Prime Minister gave Zhang Xuanchen a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan and explained its benefits and origins.
• Long Xuan arranged for Long Zhantian to take Zhang Xuanchen to the Dragon Court Treasury to choose spiritual treasures.
• Long Xuan offered to befriend Zhang Xuanchen and asked him to call him Uncle Xuan, startling Luo Lingshuang and Turtle Prime Minister.
• Long Zhantian suspected Long Xuan had been possessed, but Long Xuan seized and threw him to the ground.
• Zhang Xuanchen accepted Long Xuan’s offer and revealed that his real name was Zhang Xuanchen, explaining that Li Feiyu was an assumed name.
• Long Xuan praised Zhang Xuanchen’s caution and advised him that survival mattered most in the cultivation world.

Long Zhantian took Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang to the Dragon Clan Treasury after Long Xuan gave him the Dragon King Token, while Long Xuan explained why he wanted to build a closer relationship with Zhang Xuanchen. On the way, Jin Shijiu, a Golden-winged Azure Water Roc, tried to attack the humans, and Zhang Xuanchen remained intent on killing it despite Long Zhantian’s apology.

• Long Xuan gave Long Zhantian the Dragon King Token and sent him, Zhang Xuanchen, and Luo Lingshuang to choose spiritual treasures in the Dragon Clan Treasury.
• Long Xuan told Turtle Prime Minister that he wanted to befriend Zhang Xuanchen because of his potential and his knowledge of the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang admired the underwater scenery as Long Zhantian urged them to keep up.
• Jin Shijiu confronted Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang, and Zhang Xuanchen shielded Luo Lingshuang and readied the Dragon Abyss Sword.
• Long Zhantian intervened and explained that Jin Shijiu hated humans because human cultivators had killed its parents, but Zhang Xuanchen’s killing intent remained unchanged.

Zhang Xuanchen, Luo Lingshuang, and Long Zhantian entered the Dragon Court Treasury, where Zhang Xuanchen discovered the Fourth-Grade Mid-Rank Dragon Blood Jade Marrow Fruit. The chapter left them inside the treasury, poised to choose among its rare treasures.

• Zhang Xuanchen warned Long Zhantian that he would kill Jin Shijiu if the Golden-winged Azure Water Roc provoked them again, and Long Zhantian agreed it would be Jin Shijiu’s own fault.
• Long Zhantian led Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang to the Dragon Court Treasury, where the Deep Sea Yaksha and three hundred Giant Crabs saluted him as the Third Prince.
• Long Zhantian opened the Dragon Gate with the Dragon King Token, and Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang followed him inside.
• Zhang Xuanchen marveled at the treasury’s vast stores of rare Third Stage spiritual items and regretted teaching Long Zhantian the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art.
• Zhang Xuanchen used Dragon Qi to pass through the barrier guarding the Fourth Stage treasures, while Long Zhantian used the Dragon King Token to let Luo Lingshuang enter.
• Zhang Xuanchen spotted a Fourth-Grade Mid-Rank Dragon Blood Jade Marrow Fruit and identified it aloud.

Zhang Xuanchen chose a Dragon Blood Jade Marrow Fruit and two Fourth-Grade Mid-Rank Dragon Pearls to help cultivate the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art. After storing the treasures, he flirted with Luo Lingshuang, prompting Long Zhantian to complain about their public affection.

• Zhang Xuanchen chose the Dragon Blood Jade Marrow Fruit and discussed Long Zhantian's complicated relationship with his brothers and his father's protection.
• Zhang Xuanchen admired the Nine Revolutions Dragon Saliva Lotus, but Long Zhantian explained that he could not use a Fourth-Grade treasure yet.
• Luo Lingshuang showed Zhang Xuanchen the Suspended Lamp Red Fire Dragon Pearl and the many Dragon Pearls kept in the Dragon Court.
• Zhang Xuanchen chose the Suspended Lamp Red Fire Dragon Pearl, the Soaring Wind Flood Dragon Pearl, and the Dragon Blood Jade Marrow Fruit, and Long Zhantian used the Dragon King Token to release them.
• Zhang Xuanchen stored the three treasures, flirted with Luo Lingshuang, and drew Long Zhantian's exasperated protest.

Long Zhantian hosted Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang while Jin Shijiu recruited Jin Xingtian to attack them, prompting Long Xuan to let the Golden-winged Azure Water Rocs face the consequences. Before leaving, Zhang Xuanchen agreed to occasional small trades with the Dragon Court and proposed broader cooperation once his clan grew stronger.

• Long Zhantian invited Zhang Xuanchen to stay overnight and insisted on arranging Mermaid Race dancers, irritating his guest.
• Jin Shijiu persuaded Jin Xingtian to help kill Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang to repay a debt to Jin Shijiu's parents.
• Long Xuan watched the two Golden-winged Azure Water Rocs set out and decided not to intervene, seeing their attack as a chance to curb their clan's arrogance.
• The next morning, Zhang Xuanchen told Long Zhantian that his clan could not yet openly trade with the Dragon Court without risking attacks from righteous immortal sects.
• Zhang Xuanchen agreed to arrange small transactions at Wind Green Island once every five years and promised to revisit full cooperation when his clan gained influence.