Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuanli persuaded Ren Shian to join the Zhang Family and revealed that her brothers were far stronger than the family claimed. At the same time, Xu Yun sent his family away with Zhang Hongqing’s protection before returning to the Bihai Immortal Sect to face certain death.

• Ren Shian agreed to become Zhang Xuanli’s live-in son-in-law and asked her to teach him swordsmanship.
• Zhang Xuanli told Ren Shian that Zhang Xuanbing and Zhang Xuanchen were stronger than their public cultivation levels suggested, then made him swear a Blood Oath to protect the family’s secrets.
• Zhang Xuanchen praised Zhang Xuanli’s innocent nature and carried the sleeping Xuanjing back to his courtyard.
• Zhang Hongqing urged Xu Yun to flee with his family, but Xu Yun chose to return to the Bihai Immortal Sect rather than leave his Third Elder to face True Person Canghun alone.
• Xu Yun entrusted his family to Zhang Hongqing, told them to regard the Shadow Master as his lifesaving benefactor, and left using an Earth Escape Talisman.
• Zhang Hongqing promised to take Xu Yun’s family somewhere safe.

Xu Yun confronted True Person Canghun over Bihai Immortal Sect’s alliance with Evil Cultivators and was killed after condemning the sect’s leaders. Meanwhile, Zhang Xuanchen prepared to collect the Family Tournament rewards and cultivate toward Foundation Establishment Peak.

• True Person Canghun had Xu Yun whipped and demanded he explain his betrayal, but Xu Yun said he had acted to protect his family and asked for a swift death.
• True Person Canghun sealed Xu Yun’s spiritual power, threatened his family, and accused him of sacrificing the sect’s revival plan for them.
• Xu Yun denounced Bihai Immortal Sect for shielding two Evil Cultivators and sacrificing female disciples to appease them, while the elders remained silent.
• True Person Canghun snapped Xu Yun’s neck to stop his accusations, then ordered the sect to distribute resources and warned the elders against currying favor with the Evil Cultivators.
• True Person Canghun sent Third Elder Pang Quan to Reflection Cliff for half a year and dismissed the gathering.
• Zhang Xuanchen headed to the family Main Hall to settle the Family Tournament rewards before using a Third-grade Mid-tier Blazing Spiritual Fire Peach to pursue Foundation Establishment Peak.

Zhang Xuanchen discovered a Foundation Establishment cultivator’s cave mansion on Star River Island and turned the opportunity into a mission for the Zhang Family’s younger generation. Zhang Xuanming and Zhang Xuantong accepted the mission, hoping to explore the mansion and gain valuable rewards.

• Zhang Xuanchen left Luo Lingshuang undisturbed and learned that a cave mansion on Star River Island contained a Foundation Establishment Pill, an incomplete Starry Sky Technique, and several spells.
• Zhang Xuanchen went to the Task Hall and encouraged Zhang Xuance and Zhang Xuanxue to cultivate diligently, promising each a top-tier magic tool if they reached the Qi Refining Fourth Layer before turning thirteen.
• Zhang Xuanchen issued a Human Grade Top-tier mission requiring a team of at least three people to explore the cave mansion and return its techniques and spells for 3,000 Contribution Points.
• Zhang Xuanming and Zhang Xuantong accepted the mission, and Zhang Xuanming hoped to find a Foundation Establishment Pill and strengthen his chances of winning the Lineage’s first grand tournament.

Zhang Xuanming accepted a mission to explore a Foundation Establishment Cave Mansion, while Zhang Xuanchen warned Zhang Wanjun to focus on his cultivation and upcoming tournaments. Zhang Xuanchen then visited Zhang Tian during his medicinal bath and promised to teach him a body-tempering method that might resolve the backlash from his Xiantian Wisdom Bone.

• Zhang Xuanming accepted the Foundation Establishment Cave Mansion mission despite the risks, and Zhang Hongji joked that he had hoped to take it himself.
• Zhang Xuanchen praised Zhang Wanjun’s cultivation progress and asked whether his Grandmaster had revealed embarrassing stories about his childhood.
• Zhang Wanjun admitted he wanted to explore the cave mansion but agreed his Qi Refining Level 6 cultivation was too weak for the danger.
• Zhang Xuanchen urged Zhang Wanjun to prepare for the Family Tournament and predicted he could win the second grand tournament.
• Zhang Xuanchen visited Zhang Tian, who was enduring a medicinal bath, and promised to teach him a powerful body-tempering method.

Zhang Xuanchen arranged Xiao Tian’s medicinal baths and sent Zhang Xuanbing to secretly protect Zhang Xuntong and Zhang Xuanming on a Foundation Establishment Cave Mansion mission. Five months later, Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei arrived in Yunhua Immortal City, where they encountered Bihai Immortal Sect disciples bullying an elderly stall owner.

• Zhang Xuanchen instructed Su Muyan on Xiao Tian’s medicinal baths and asked Zhang Xuanbing to watch over Zhang Xuntong and Zhang Xuanming during their mission.
• Zhang Xuanbing agreed to protect the two brothers while letting them face challenges unless their lives were in danger.
• Five months passed as the Zhang Family focused on development amid unrest across the South Sea Immortal Continent.
• Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei arrived in Yunhua Immortal City, and Chu Zhiwei insisted on buying gifts for the Zhang Family.
• While shopping, Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei saw a Bihai Immortal Sect disciple assault an elderly stall owner and demand his Spirit Talisman inheritance for three thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Zhang Chongxian intervened after Zhan Hu threatened the people of Yunhua Immortal City and killed the Bihai Immortal Sect disciple with a single squeeze. Zhang Xuanhu then arrested the remaining Bihai Immortal Sect disciples for violating the city rules.

• Zhan Hu threatened the crowd after his disciples intimidated them into silence.
• Zhang Chongxian stepped forward, and Zhan Hu threatened him and Chu Zhiwei before Zhang Chongxian crushed Zhan Hu’s head.
• The six Bihai Immortal Sect disciples threatened Zhang Chongxian but did not dare attack him.
• Zhang Xuanhu and Zhang Xuanfeng arrived with Zhang Family disciples to arrest Zhan Hu for breaking the city rules.
• Liang Yue accused Zhang Chongxian of a sneak attack, but Zhang Xuanhu struck her and ordered his Family Generals to capture the six Bihai Immortal Sect disciples.

Zhang Xuanhu rallied the people against the Bihai Immortal Sect and escorted Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei toward the City Lord's Manor. Zhang Chongxian revealed his identity to the Zhang Family members, ordered the six Bihai Immortal Sect disciples killed, and introduced Chu Zhiwei as Ancestor Chu.

• Zhang Xuanhu apologized to the crowd, promised the Zhang Family would defend them, and won their cheers.
• Zhang Xuanhu escorted the six Bihai Immortal Sect members, Zhang Chongxian, and Chu Zhiwei toward the City Lord's Manor, intending to punish Zhang Chongxian for breaking city rules.
• Zhang Chongxian stopped the group in an alley, revealed his face, and startled Zhang Xuanhu and Zhang Xuanfeng by showing he was their Ancestor.
• Zhang Chongxian praised Zhang Xuanhu and Zhang Xuanfeng, then ordered them to kill the six Bihai Immortal Sect disciples for insulting Chu Zhiwei and displeasing him.
• Zhang Xuanhu and Zhang Xuanfeng greeted Chu Zhiwei as Ancestor Chu, and she gave each of them a Storage Bag as a first-meeting gift.

Chu Zhiwei welcomed the Zhang Family with lavish gifts, while Zhang Chongxian ordered six Bihai Immortal Sect disciples executed and returned with her to Xuanxiao Mountain. There, Zhang Xuanchen broke through to the Second Revolution Peak of the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art, but dragon desire suddenly overwhelmed him.

• Chu Zhiwei gave the eighteen Family Generals five Mid-grade Spirit Stones each and presented Zhang Xuanhu, Zhang Xuanfeng, and other Zhang Family members with valuable gifts.
• Zhang Chongxian told Zhang Xuanhu and Zhang Xuanfeng to execute the six captured Bihai Immortal Sect disciples, and they killed and burned the prisoners.
• Zhang Chongxian ordered the two men to return to the City Lord's Manor and told them not to fear a conflict with the Bihai Immortal Sect before flying with Chu Zhiwei to Xuanxiao Mountain.
• Zhang Xuanchen used tens of thousands of Blood Spirit Beads to break through to the Second Revolution Peak while cultivating the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art.
• Zhang Xuanchen was suddenly overcome by dragon desire, and Zhang Xuanjing realized that he could not easily suppress it.

After cultivating the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art, Zhang Xuanchen was overwhelmed by lust, but he fought to regain his awareness rather than take advantage of Luo Lingshuang. With Luo Lingshuang cooling him in ice water, his condition gradually settled as Little Lotus apologized for forgetting the technique’s aftereffects.

• Zhang Xuanjing explained that Zhang Xuanchen could suppress the technique’s aftereffects through willpower, an object of utmost yin, or Yin Yang fusion, and went to summon Luo Lingshuang.
• Zhang Xuanchen resisted his lust with the Clear Heart Art, but Luo Lingshuang’s arrival caused the fire within him to surge and he pinned her to the bed.
• Zhang Xuanchen regained some clarity by eating a Frost Pattern Snow Peach, then asked Luo Lingshuang to cool him in a sphere of ice water.
• Zhang Xuanjing teased Luo Lingshuang while Zhang Xuanchen’s lustful fire and spiritual fluctuations gradually subsided.
• Little Lotus apologized for forgetting to warn Luo Lingshuang about the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art’s aftereffects, and Zhang Xuanjing reassured her.

After five months in seclusion, Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang emerged as a couple and planned to destroy the Bihai Immortal Sect before marrying. At Xuanxiao Mountain, Zhang Chongxian returned with an unfamiliar woman, astonishing the clan members who gathered to greet him.

• Luo Lingshuang reassured Little Lotus that she did not regret choosing Zhang Xuanchen, and Zhang Xuanchen recovered from the Divine Dragon Hegemony Body Art's backlash.
• Zhang Xuanchen teased Luo Lingshuang, while Zhang Xuanjing mocked them and recorded the exchange.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang left seclusion, affirmed their plans to destroy the Bihai Immortal Sect and marry, and sensed two powerful auras approaching.
• Zhang Zujun and the other clan members gathered at the mountain gate and saw Zhang Chongxian holding hands with an unfamiliar woman.
• Zhang Zujun joked that Zhang Chongxian had gone into heat, and Zhang Chongxian shaved off some of his hair with sword qi as a warning.

Zhang Chongxian introduced Chu Zhiwei as his cultivation partner and the Zhang Family’s future Ancestor Chu, revealing that she had once saved Luo Lingshuang. After the family welcomed her, Zhang Chongxian asked Zhang Xuanchen what had happened to the Su Family in the Penglai Islands.

• Zhang Chongxian introduced Chu Zhiwei, a Golden Core elder of the Feather Immortal Sect, to the Zhang Family as his cultivation partner and future Ancestor Chu.
• Chu Zhiwei gave gifts to the Zhang Family’s senior members and Luo Lingshuang, whom she recognized from their meeting in the Yunjin Barren Ruins.
• Luo Lingshuang explained that Chu Zhiwei had saved her from pursuing cultivators and once invited her to join the Feather Immortal Sect, an offer she had declined.
• Zhang Xuanchen and the other senior members accepted Chu Zhiwei as Ancestor Chu and thanked her for saving Luo Lingshuang.
• Zhang Chongxian asked Zhang Xuanchen about reports that the Su Family had lost its Golden Core Family status, and Zhang Xuanchen led the senior members to the Main Hall to discuss it.
• The Zhang Family members left at the mountain gate celebrated the arrival of another Golden Core cultivator and urged one another to keep the family’s strength secret from the Bihai Immortal Sect.

Zhang Chongxian and the Zhang Family elders planned to destroy the weakened Bihai Immortal Sect in two months, while warning Chu Zhiwei not to use Feather Immortal Sect’s power openly. Zhang Chongxian then looked beyond unifying the Penglai Islands and set his sights on becoming overlord of the South Sea Immortal Continent.

• Zhang Chongxian learned from Zhang Xuanchen that the Su Clan Old Ancestor had died, Bihai Immortal Sect had attacked the Zhang and Su Clans, and True Person Fentian had betrayed them.
• Chu Zhiwei offered to destroy Bihai Immortal Sect and the Wang Family, but Zhang Xuanchen, Zhang Hongzhan, and the elders persuaded her that doing so would expose the Zhang Family to retaliation from major powers.
• Zhang Xuanchen set the attack on Bihai Immortal Sect for two months later, when Xi Mengyao would still be injured and the sect would remain weakened.
• Zhang Xuanchen planned to consult the Su Clan after the Family Tournament, and Zhang Chongxian approved the two-month timetable for settling the clans’ longstanding feud.
• Zhang Chongxian envisioned the Zhang Family unifying the Penglai Islands, holding a Golden Core Ceremony for their Old Ancestor in two and a half years, and competing to become overlord of the South Sea Immortal Continent.

Zhang Chongxian and the Zhang Family resolved to pursue dominance in the Heavenly Dragon Sea Domain, while Chu Zhiwei offered to have the Tianyang Sect secretly support them. She swore a Heavenly Dao Oath to prove her sincerity and openly admitted her personal motives, leaving the family ready to accept her help.

• Zhang Chongxian urged the Zhang Family to aim for dominance in the Heavenly Dragon Sea Domain, and Zhang Xuanchen promised to find a way to secure Golden Core Pills for its elders.
• Zhang Xuanchen teased Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei about their marriage, and Zhang Chongxian said they would marry after he reached Golden Core Peak and won approval from her grandfather.
• Chu Zhiwei offered to ask her grandfather to have the Tianyang Sect secretly support the Zhang Family while openly resisting its rivals.
• Zhang Xuanjing assured Zhang Xuanchen that Chu Zhiwei was sincere, and Chu Zhiwei swore a Blood Oath to prove she meant no harm to the Zhang Family.
• Chu Zhiwei explained that she wanted the Zhang Family to trust and support her, even joking that she wanted their backing if Zhang Chongxian ever chose another woman.

Zhang Xuanchen explained that Lin Wanqing remained in seclusion while the Heavenly Creation Fruit transformed her body, leaving her possible awakening uncertain. Zhang Chongxian then discussed filling the Zhang Clan’s remaining Elder quotas and departed with Chu Zhiwei, as the clan prepared for a great battle.

• Zhang Chongxian promised Chu Zhiwei he would prove himself through his actions.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Chongxian that Lin Wanqing was safe but still in seclusion, where the Heavenly Creation Fruit was reshaping her body and might awaken the Heavenly Creation Body.
• Zhang Xuanchen said Lin Wanqing’s awakening could let her condense a Second-grade Golden Core, while failure would likely leave her with a Third-grade Golden Core.
• Zhang Chongxian urged the Zhang Clan to fill its two vacant Elder quotas, and Zhang Xuanchen planned to appoint Zhang Hongzhan and Zhang Guangxin after the clan’s campaign.
• Chu Zhiwei gave the clan members several hundred Storage Bags and two thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones for the Family Generals to distribute.
• Zhang Chongxian left the Main Hall with Chu Zhiwei, and Zhang Zujun noted that a great battle was about to begin.

Zhang Xuanchen finalized the first Family Tournament’s rewards and stressed that the clan should learn from the event. A month later, Zhang Xuanlong and Thor prepared to compete for first place after years of cultivation and completing missions together.

• Zhang Zujun left the Main Hall to refine pills and pursue advancement as an alchemist, while the elders gossiped about Zhang Chongxian and Chu Zhiwei until Zhang Xuanchen warned them to stop.
• Zhang Hongyi reported the Family Tournament rewards, including spirit pets, magic tools, pills, spells, and Spirit Abodes, and Zhang Xuanchen ordered the clan to record feedback and improve the competition.
• Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang left the Main Hall to visit Great Sage and Little Peach at Flower Fruit Mountain.
• One month later, Zhang Xuanlong met Thor in the Spirit Beast Garden and recalled their cultivation and missions together.
• Zhang Xuanlong asked Thor whether they could win the first Family Tournament, and Thor roared confidently in agreement.

Zhang Xuanlong and Zhang Wanjun prepared to compete in the Zhang Family’s first Family Tournament, while the family gathered at the martial arena. The tournament began with Zhang Wanjun facing Zhang Xuanzi.

• Zhang Xuanlong vowed to win first place with Thor so he would not disappoint Zhang Xuanchen and could claim a Purple Gold War Lion as a companion.
• Zhang Wanjun stabilized his Qi Refining Level 7 cultivation, practiced his thunder techniques, and set out for the tournament.
• The Zhang Family’s elders and members gathered at the martial arena, where thirty-two youths drew numbers for the matches.
• Zhang Xuanyue drew number twenty-five and felt relieved that she would not face Zhang Xuanlong or Zhang Wanjun in the opening round.
• Zhang Hongguan announced the first match between Zhang Wanjun and Zhang Xuanzi, who had drawn the short straw against one of the tournament favorites.

Zhang Wanjun defeated Zhang Xuanzi, and the Family Tournament advanced to its final bout between Zhang Xuanlong and Zhang Wanjun. Their match began with Zhang Xuanlong using Vajra Bodyguard and Thor striking Zhang Wanjun, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Zhang Wanjun defeated Zhang Xuanzi with a single sword strike.
• Zhang Xuanyue conceded to Zhang Xuanlong after Thor forced her back, then wished Zhang Xuanlong luck in his match against Zhang Wanjun.
• Zhang Wanjun opened the final match with Thunderclap Shatter, and Zhang Xuanlong blocked with Vajra Bodyguard.
• Thor struck Zhang Wanjun from behind and sent him flying to the edge of the arena, where he steadied himself with Lightning Step.

Zhang Xuanlong and Thor defeated Zhang Wanjun in the tournament final after Zhang Wanjun's aggressive assault drained his Spiritual Power and left him vulnerable. Zhang Wanjun accepted the loss and promised to challenge Zhang Xuanlong again, while Zhang Hongguan declared Zhang Xuanlong the winner.

• Zhang Wanjun attacked Zhang Xuanlong relentlessly, while Thor harassed him and Zhang Xuanlong waited for an opening.
• Zhang Xuanlong trapped Zhang Wanjun's legs with Entangling Green Wood, struck him, and called on Thor to fire a Purple Lightning Beam.
• Zhang Wanjun blocked Thor's attack but could not stop Zhang Xuanlong's Golden Sword Shadow, and Zhang Hongguan intervened to end the match.
• Zhang Wanjun conceded defeat and vowed to challenge Zhang Xuanlong again, who welcomed a rematch.
• Zhang Hongguan announced Zhang Xuanlong as the winner of the final match.

After the Family Tournament, Zhang Xuanchen took Zhang Xuanlong and Zhang Wanjun to the Spirit Beast Garden and asked what kind of people they wanted to become. Zhang Xuanlong described his ambitions, while Zhang Wanjun had yet to answer.

• Zhang Hongguan announced the tournament results, with Zhang Xuanlong first, Zhang Wanjun second, and Zhang Xuanyue third.
• Zhang Xuanchen awarded the prizes, gave a speech to encourage the clan, then asked Zhang Xuanlong and Zhang Wanjun to follow him to the Spirit Beast Garden.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Zhang Wanjun if he wanted one of the two Purple Gold War Lions, but Zhang Wanjun declined and said he wanted to follow his own path.
• Zhang Xuanchen asked Zhang Xuanlong and Zhang Wanjun what kind of people they wanted to become, and Zhang Xuanlong said he wanted to protect a region, help the family, and make it independent of others.
• Zhang Xuanchen waited for Zhang Wanjun to answer.

Zhang Xuanchen guided Zhang Xuanlong and Zhang Wanjun on what it meant to be good, urging them to hold to their original aspirations and think carefully before acting. He reassured Wanjun after his defeat and reminded him that the Zhang Family would always be his home and support.

• Zhang Wanjun told Zhang Xuanchen he wanted to travel the world, help the people he encountered, and eradicate evil while remaining loyal to the Zhang Family.
• Zhang Xuanchen questioned the two disciples about good and evil and urged them to preserve their original aspirations and bottom lines as they gained experience.
• Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Xuanlong to form a life-bound contract with one Purple Gold War Lion and advised Zhang Wanjun to reflect and think thrice before acting.
• Zhang Xuanlong thanked Zhang Xuanchen for his guidance and returned to his courtyard with Lion One and Lion Two.
• Zhang Wanjun admitted he had lost because he attacked recklessly, and Zhang Xuanchen praised him, promised the Zhang Family's support, and told him not to leave without saying goodbye.