Chapter Summaries

Long Zhantian resolved to cultivate toward the Third Stage while Long Xuan granted him free access to the treasure vault and revealed his hopes for the Dragon Court’s future. Meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang waited for Jin Shijiu and Jin Xingtian, then trapped them in a vast field of ice with a talisman.

• Long Zhantian asked Azure Ao to summon Jin Shijiu, but Long Xuan arrived and announced that Long Zhantian could freely enter and leave the treasure vault.
• Long Xuan told Long Zhantian that Jin Shijiu and Jin Xingtian had already left, urged him to focus on breaking through, and said the Dragon Court’s future would be entrusted to him and Gui Ming.
• Zhang Xuanjing warned Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang that Jin Shijiu and Jin Xingtian were approaching, so the two stopped and prepared to face them.
• Jin Xingtian sensed Zhang Xuanchen’s hidden talisman and tried to flee, abandoning Jin Shijiu.
• Zhang Xuanchen unleashed the Thousand Frost Shattering Sha Talisman, freezing several li of sea and trapping Jin Xingtian and Jin Shijiu.

Zhang Xuanchen killed Jin Xingtian and escaped with Luo Lingshuang, then returned to Wind Green Island to collect Singing Shells and arrange future trades with Red Shrimp and Green Crab. With the Dragon Yuan secured and his goals accomplished, he told Luo Lingshuang it was time to go home as both of them resolved to act on their feelings.

• Zhang Xuanchen killed Jin Xingtian and the other Golden-winged Azure Water Roc with ice spears, stored their bodies, and fled with Luo Lingshuang before other demon beasts arrived.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang escaped with their auras concealed and discussed the value of the Golden-winged Azure Water Rocs’ wings.
• Five days later, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang returned to Wind Green Island, where Red Shrimp showed them over a hundred Singing Shells guarded by Red Shrimp and Green Crab.
• Zhang Xuanchen promised Red Shrimp and Green Crab bloodline-improving pills and arranged for his clansmen to trade with Long Zhantian through them every five years.
• Zhang Xuanchen collected the Singing Shells and, reflecting on his gains and the Dragon Yuan, told Luo Lingshuang it was time to go home; both resolved that it was time to confess their feelings.

After obtaining the Dragon Yuan, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang headed toward Worry-Free City in high spirits. In Yunhua Immortal City, Su Zhengguo negotiated with Zhang Hongkai to transfer Su Jin Pavilion to the Zhang Family in exchange for a promise of protection if the Su Family’s Clan Leader failed to break through.

• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang left for Worry-Free City, relieved after obtaining the Dragon Yuan.
• Su Zhengguo told Zhang Hongkai that the declining Su Family faced pressure from several forces, especially the Bihai Immortal Sect, which threatened them over Su Jin Pavilion.
• Su Zhengguo offered Su Jin Pavilion to the Zhang Family and requested its protection if Su Zhengyi failed to break through.
• Zhang Hongkai accepted the offer and promised to do everything in his power to help the Su Family if trouble arose.
• Su Zhengguo and Zhang Hongkai toasted their agreement, and Zhang Hongkai personally saw him out.

Zhang Xuanchen returned to Xuanxiao Mountain with the Dragon Yuan, and Lin Wanqing revealed that she was nearing a breakthrough to Golden Core. Zhang Xuanbing prepared to refine the Dragon Yuan, warned that the wicked dragon’s lingering will could resist him.

• Zhang Hongkai followed Zhang Xuanchen’s plan, sent Zhang Hongmeng and Zhang Xuanshuo to guard the Su Family’s move at Su Jin Pavilion, and dispatched a letter to Xuanxiao Mountain.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang returned to Xuanxiao Mountain, where Luo Lingshuang went to speak with Zhang Xuanli and Zhang Xuanchen hurried to Zhang Xuanbing’s courtyard.
• Zhang Xuanchen showed his family the Dragon Yuan, and its dragon shadow lunged at the pregnant Su Muyan.
• Lin Wanqing protected Su Muyan and destroyed the dragon shadow with one sword, revealing an aura that showed she was nearing Golden Core.
• Zhang Xuanbing agreed to refine the Dragon Yuan carefully and said its lingering dragon will would not defeat him.

Zhang Xuanchen secured a chance for Zhang Xuanbing to cultivate again, then returned to Flower Fruit Mountain and discussed forging a Natal Sword Pellet with Zhang Guangyao. The chapter ended with Zhang Guangyao accepting Green Jade Bamboos to cultivate for the Zhang Family.

• Zhang Xuanbing accepted the Dragon Yuan and promised to protect Zhang Xuanchen and the Lineage, while Su Muyan considered persuading the Su Family to become an Affiliated Family of the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuanbing announced he would enter seclusion, and Zhang Xuanchen headed to the Spirit Beast Garden while considering the Zhang Family’s future Golden Core cultivators.
• Zhang Xuanchen visited Flower Fruit Mountain and admired the newly built cave mansion that Zhang Guangyao, Little Peach, and Great Sage were finishing.
• Zhang Guangyao told Zhang Xuanchen that True Person Yaohuo, the former Sect Leader of Heavenly Craft Pavilion, had forged the Lin Jin Sword.
• Zhang Xuanchen explained that he wanted True Person Yaohuo to forge a Natal Sword Pellet using wings from a third-rank mid-stage Golden-winged Azure Water Roc, and Zhang Guangyao agreed the materials deserved an expert.
• Zhang Xuanchen gave Zhang Guangyao Second Stage Green Jade Bamboos to plant, and Zhang Guangyao promised to cultivate them properly.

Zhang Xuanchen returned with a Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan and Singing Shells, checked on Zhang Wanjun, and ordered Su Jin Pavilion turned into a massive auction house. At Profound Heaven Villa, Luo Lingshuang prepared to confess her feelings to Zhang Xuanchen with a powerful sword tassel she had made.

• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Guangli that he had obtained the Fourth-Tier Dragon Yuan and brought back more than a hundred Singing Shells for the Xuanxiao Merchant Guild to raise.
• Zhang Xuanchen visited Zhang Wanjun at school and saw that he was settling in well and cultivating the Myriad Elephant Thunder Pivot Scripture.
• After receiving a letter about Su Jin Pavilion, Zhang Xuanchen instructed Zhang Hongkai to renovate it into an auction house for at least fifty thousand people.
• Zhang Xuanchen took out the Mysterious Heart Reflecting Frost Chain and headed to Profound Heaven Villa, determined that the time had come.
• Zhang Xuanli encouraged Luo Lingshuang as she prepared to confess her feelings to Zhang Xuanchen and give him the Weak Water Sinking Star sword tassel she had crafted.

Zhang Xuanchen confessed his love to Luo Lingshuang beside Moon Gazing Lake and gave her the Mysterious Heart Reflecting Frost Chain. Luo Lingshuang accepted his feelings, and they began their relationship with a promise to face the immortal path together.

• Zhang Xuanchen entered the courtyard and invited Luo Lingshuang to walk with him so he could tell her something.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang walked to Moon Gazing Lake and admired the night scenery.
• Zhang Xuanchen confessed that he loved Luo Lingshuang and asked her to walk the long road of cultivation by his side.
• Luo Lingshuang accepted his feelings and asked him to put the Mysterious Heart Reflecting Frost Chain on her.
• Zhang Xuanchen began to swear a Heavenly Dao Oath, but Luo Lingshuang stopped him and said she trusted him.
• Zhang Xuanchen put the chain on Luo Lingshuang, and they teased each other and embraced.

Luo Lingshuang gave Zhang Xuanchen a sword tassel, and Jun Xiaoyao watched their relationship deepen while brooding over the collapsed spiritual energy shackle and the mysteries of the Upper Realm. The next morning, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang joined the Zhang Family elders and juniors for a celebration of their relationship.

• Luo Lingshuang gave Zhang Xuanchen the Weak Water Sinking Star sword tassel, and he praised her gift.
• Jun Xiaoyao watched the couple at Moon Gazing Lake and hoped the Luo Clan would attack Zhang Xuanchen so he could rescue them and repay his favor.
• Jun Xiaoyao reflected on the collapsed spiritual energy shackle and wondered what had happened in the Upper Realm before leaving Flower Fruit Mountain.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang arrived hand in hand at his mother's courtyard, where the Zhang Family welcomed them with congratulations and fireworks.
• Zhang Xuanchen guessed Zhang Xuanli had arranged the celebration, and Zhang Xuanli asked Luo Lingshuang to protect her from her brother and keep him from flirting with other women.

Jian Yuntian ordered Xia Xiangtian's expulsion and arrest after learning he had been sent away before the war, while Xia Xiangtian planned to claim Lu Qinghan's treasures and Nascent Soul Pill. Five months later, at the Yunjin Barren Ruins, a wounded spear-wielding woman fled toward a cold-faced man as a huge Magnetic Mountain Armored Dragon pursued her.

• Jian Yuntian suspected Lu Qinghan had sent Xia Xiangtian away to protect him and ordered Zhou Tianjian to have the Law Enforcement Hall apprehend or kill Xia Xiangtian.
• Zhou Tianjian accepted Jian Yuntian's command and went to the Law Enforcement Hall to relay it.
• Xia Xiangtian studied Lu Qinghan's treasure map and resolved to break the Seven Star Life Continuation Body Seizure Method and take the treasures and Nascent Soul Pill for himself.
• Xia Xiangtian planned to outwit Divine Blade True Person to obtain the Nascent Soul Pill, which he could claim after the sixty-year oath period.
• At the Yunjin Barren Ruins, a cold-faced middle-aged man with a White Mouse on his shoulder killed an Earth Splitting Golden Centipede with one sword strike.
• A wounded Golden Core Mid Stage woman carrying a red-gold spear rushed toward the man while fleeing a mid-stage Third Stage Magnetic Mountain Armored Dragon.

Zhang Chongxian agreed to help a woman slay a Magnetic Mountain Armored Dragon after learning she carried Star Pattern Sword Crystal, then unleashed his sword techniques against the beast. The battle remained unresolved as he charged through its energy beam.

• Zhang Chongxian turned back after the woman offered him the Magnetic Mountain Armored Dragon’s spoils and revealed she had Star Pattern Sword Crystal.
• Zhang Chongxian brushed the woman aside and struck the Armored Dragon with eight sword phantoms, wounding it and sending it crashing through three mountains.
• The Armored Dragon fired a golden energy beam at Zhang Chongxian, who used One Sword Severing Heaven to split the beam and charge through it.

Zhang Chongxian obtained the Star Pattern Sword Crystal from the injured Crimson Spear True Person and tried to leave, but she pursued him to ask him to stand guard while she healed. After he warned her that her careless trust could get them both killed, she offered to reveal where the Yaoyang Sword Leaf Grass was.

• Crimson Spear True Person gave Zhang Chongxian the Star Pattern Sword Crystal, and he checked it before storing it in his Storage Ring.
• Zhang Chongxian flew away, but Crimson Spear True Person chased him and asked him to stand guard while she recovered from her injuries.
• Zhang Chongxian drew the Lin Jin Sword and accused Crimson Spear True Person of trying to reclaim the Star Pattern Sword Crystal.
• Crimson Spear True Person explained that she needed protection while healing, but Zhang Chongxian refused and called her foolish for exposing her valuables and injuries to a stranger.
• Crimson Spear True Person offered to tell Zhang Chongxian where the Yaoyang Sword Leaf Grass was if he agreed to guard her.

Zhang Chongxian agreed to help Chu Zhiwei recover in exchange for the whereabouts of the Yaoyang Sword Leaf Grass, and the two searched for a secluded place to heal. As they traveled, Chu Zhiwei learned Zhang Chongxian’s name and heard about his devotion to protecting his Lineage, leaving her with a new understanding of his burdens.

• Chu Zhiwei let Zhang Chongxian choose between a Third-grade Top-tier spiritual item and the whereabouts of the Yaoyang Sword Leaf Grass, and he chose the information.
• Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei flew into the nearby mountain range to find a secluded place where she could recover.
• Chu Zhiwei introduced herself and learned that Zhang Chongxian had shared his real name with her.
• Chu Zhiwei tried to convince Zhang Chongxian that she was clever, but his blunt advice and replies exasperated her.
• Zhang Chongxian said he was focused on becoming stronger and protecting his Lineage rather than seeking a cultivation partner, and Chu Zhiwei understood the pressure he faced.

Zhang Chongxian protected Chu Zhiwei from a Golden Spear Snake King and found a concealed tree hollow where they could rest and recover. A month later, the Zhang Family was managing its affairs while Lin Wanqing prepared to attempt a Golden Core breakthrough and Zhang Zujun neared his tribulation.

• A Golden Spear Snake King attacked Chu Zhiwei, and Zhang Chongxian killed it with the Lin Jin Sword before it could bite her.
• Zhang Chongxian spotted a hidden tree hollow and brought Chu Zhiwei inside, then set third-tier Array Plates at the entrance.
• Chu Zhiwei paid Zhang Chongxian one thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones for protection, and he took ten before standing guard as she recovered.
• One month later, Zhang Hongzhan again handled the Zhang Family's affairs while Zhang Xuanchen, Luo Lingshuang, and the Great Sage were away in the Dark Night Forest.
• Lin Wanqing had entered seclusion to attempt a Golden Core breakthrough, and Zhang Zujun was expected to undergo the Golden Core Tribulation in about a month.

Zhang Xuanchen returned to the Small World in Dark Night Forest with Luo Lingshuang and Great Sage, only to find Han Li cultivating there with a mysterious Little Green Bottle. After Han Li stopped his Formation and tried to leave, Zhang Xuanchen refused to let him go, citing Luo Lingshuang's need to break through to the Golden Core.

• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang descended through the spiritless zone toward the Small World while Great Sage warned that someone unfamiliar had entered it.
• Zhang Xuanchen, Luo Lingshuang, and Great Sage entered the Small World and found Han Li cultivating beside the Little Green Bottle.
• Han Li's Azure Sun Profound Fire Formation attacked the intruders, but Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang used Defense Spirit Talismans while Great Sage punched through the fireballs.
• Zhang Xuanchen confronted Han Li, who stopped the Formation and explained that he had come to the Small World while fleeing the Ancient Blade Sect.
• Han Li tried to leave, but Zhang Xuanchen stopped him and said Luo Lingshuang needed the Small World to break through to the Golden Core.

Han Li negotiated to remain in the Small World while Luo Lingshuang completed her breakthrough, and the group secured their agreement with Heavenly Dao Oaths. After discovering Luo Lingshuang’s identity, Han Li swore his oath, while Zhang Xuanchen set up arrays to guard her.

• Han Li withdrew his aura and asked Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang how they intended to handle him.
• Zhang Xuanchen proposed that Han Li stay until Luo Lingshuang broke through, and Han Li asked for a Heavenly Dao Oath guaranteeing his safety afterward.
• Han Li agreed to remain in the Small World for five years to pursue his own breakthrough, provided Zhang Xuanchen’s group neither disturbed him nor disclosed his location to the Ancient Blade Sect.
• Zhang Xuanchen, Luo Lingshuang, and Great Sage swore oaths, and Han Li reacted with shock when he recognized Luo Lingshuang as Qingming True Lord’s personal disciple.
• Han Li swore not to interfere with Luo Lingshuang’s breakthrough or reveal the Small World’s location.
• Zhang Xuanchen placed two third-grade mid-tier arrays around Luo Lingshuang, while Han Li noticed his continued caution.

Luo Lingshuang began her secluded breakthrough to condense a Great Dao Golden Core while Zhang Xuanchen and his companions guarded her. At Xuanxiao Mountain, Zhang Xuanbing refined the Dragon Yuan, recovered beneath the ice, and earned his family’s relief.

• Zhang Xuanchen promised to protect Luo Lingshuang as she pursued a Great Dao Golden Core, which could strengthen her independence and her family’s position.
• Luo Lingshuang prepared her spiritual treasures and peaches, then began her breakthrough in seclusion with Zhang Xuanchen and Great Sage standing guard.
• Zhang Hongzhan approached the frozen courtyard where Zhang Xuanbing was recovering, blocked an ice dragon’s attack, and sensed his son’s life fluctuations.
• Zhang Xuanbing trapped and split the ice dragon soul in his sea of consciousness, fully refined the mid-Fourth Stage Dragon Yuan, and repaired his body and dantian.
• Zhang Hongzhan told the family that Zhang Xuanbing was safe and had a stronger foundation, and reassured the pregnant Su Muyan.

After refining the Dragon Yuan, Zhang Xuanbing recovered and reached Foundation Establishment Peak, then reassured Su Muyan that his altered appearance had not changed who he was. Meanwhile, the Su Family elders waited anxiously as Patriarch Su Zhengyi attempted a breakthrough in his Cave Mansion.

• Zhang Xuanbing finished refining the Dragon Yuan, recovered from his injuries, and stabilized at Foundation Establishment Peak.
• Zhang Xuanbing emerged with indigo-blue hair and ice-blue eyes, and Zhang Guanghan and Su Muyan were startled by his changed appearance.
• Zhang Guanghan confirmed that Zhang Xuanbing's mind was unaffected and left him alone with Su Muyan.
• Zhang Xuanbing gave Su Muyan an Ice Crystal pendant and comforted her when she feared the Dragon Yuan had affected him.
• The Zhang Family resumed its steady cultivation and expansion after Zhang Xuanbing recovered.
• Su Jiaru, Su Zhengxiong, and Su Zhengguo waited outside as Su Zhengyi struggled with the spiritual power churning in his dantian during a breakthrough attempt.

Su Zhengyi failed to break through to the Golden Core realm and formed a False Core instead, leaving him wounded and unable to advance further. He emerged from seclusion and apologized to the Su Family Ancestor and clan members, but Su Jiaru comforted him and said his False Core breakthrough had exceeded her expectations.

• Su Zhengyi burned his remaining life force and gathered his spiritual power into a spear to attack the Golden Core shackle.
• The breakthrough attempt triggered a collapse of his spiritual power, and his nearly formed Golden Core condensed into a murky gray False Core.
• Su Zhengyi’s cultivation rose above Foundation Establishment Peak but remained below Early Golden Core, while his meridians and sea of consciousness were damaged.
• Su Zhengyi left the Cave Mansion and knelt before the Ancestor, apologizing for failing the Su Family.
• Su Jiaru lifted Su Zhengyi and explained that neither he nor Su Zhengguo could have reached Golden Core under their circumstances, and that forming a False Core exceeded expectations.

Su Jiaru secured Su Zhengyi’s agreement to lead the Su Family under the Zhang Family, then witnessed thunderclouds gathering as Zhang Zujun prepared to complete his Golden Core breakthrough. Zhang Zujun condensed a Seventh-grade Golden Core and flew away from Xuanxiao Mountain to face the Thirty-nine Heavenly Tribulations.

• Su Zhengyi agreed to lead the Su Family and survive under the Zhang Family’s protection, and Su Jiaru said she would visit the Zhang Family to seek Zhang Chongxian’s help in reaching the Bihai Immortal Sect.
• Su Jiaru and the Su Family elders saw thunderclouds forming over Xuanxiao Mountain, while Su Muyang argued that a stronger Zhang Family would give the Su Family a broader future.
• Zhang Hongzhan activated the Clan Protection Array as the Zhang Family leaders prepared Spirit Talismans and watched the tribulation clouds gather over Xuanxiao Mountain.
• Zhang Zujun completed his Golden Core after nine refinements, producing a mottled Seventh-grade core that fell short of the Middle Three Grades.
• Zhang Zujun left his cultivation Cave Mansion and flew five hundred li from Xuanxiao Mountain to an uninhabited forest to face the Thirty-nine Heavenly Tribulations.

As Zhang Zujun endured the final stages of his Golden Core tribulation, a Late Golden Core Evil Cultivator tried to persuade Bu Yun to ally with him against the Zhang Family. Bu Yun deferred the decision until his Senior Brother emerged from seclusion, while Zhang Zujun faced the last tribulation bolt, determined to survive.

• Bu Yun watched the thunderclouds gathering over Xuanxiao Mountain but held back, wary of the tribulation lightning and Zhang Chongxian.
• A Late Golden Core Evil Cultivator appeared before Bu Yun and proposed joining forces to destroy the Zhang Family.
• The Evil Cultivator warned that the Cloud Mountain Sword Sect would not sincerely help the Bihai Immortal Sect, and Bu Yun said he would wait for his Senior Brother to decide.
• Zhang Zujun endured another Thunder Dragon strike, which shattered his fire aura and damaged his Seventh-grade Golden Core.
• Zhang Zujun coughed up blood and faced the final tribulation bolt, resolved not to die beneath the lightning.