Chapter Summaries

Lu Wanyuan bargained for a third-tier Formation Crafting array and bought it for 1,800 Spirit Stones. At the shopkeeper’s urging, he browsed the shop and decided to buy Rotten Odor Pills to conceal the area where he planned to hide, leaving the shopkeeper eager to sell him the entire stock.

• Lu Wanyuan negotiated the array’s price down to 1,800 Spirit Stones and bought it from the mustached shopkeeper.
• The shopkeeper persuaded Lu Wanyuan to browse the rest of his goods, and Lu Wanyuan noticed the shop’s extensive selection.
• Lu Wanyuan learned that Rotten Odor Pills could spread a lingering stench and realized they could help keep Demonic Beasts away from his hiding place.
• Lu Wanyuan decided to buy around three pills and asked how many bottles the shop had in stock.
• The mustached shopkeeper said he likely had about a hundred bottles, and Lu Wanyuan offered to buy them all if he received a discount.

Lu Yang sold a Stinking Pill, bought supplies for relocating the Lu family, and prepared to leave Cui Mountain. After two months of travel, the family reached the area near Black Wind Mountain, where Lu Yang began looking for a place to settle.

• Lu Yang sold a Grade 108 Stinking Pill for 1,000 spirit stones and heard about the Cui Mountain relocation notice.
• Lu Yang bought a large supply of materials and began preparations to move his family.
• Lu Yang returned to his cave and gathered the Lu family’s possessions and keepsakes.
• Lu Yang and the family set out from Cui Mountain and traveled for two months.
• Lu Yang arrived near Black Wind Mountain and began searching for a suitable place to live.

Lu Wanyuan and his family reached Cui Mountain, where Baili Qiuyue warmly welcomed Xu Yuhe and Shangguan Qianxue and helped everyone get acquainted. Lu Wanyuan considered how to claim the mountain as the Lu Family's home and planned to retrieve the Clan Establishment Order from Qingyun Sect.

• Lu Wanyuan's group arrived at Cui Mountain without incident and admired its pristine wilderness and roaring river.
• Baili Qiuyue greeted the pregnant Xu Yuhe and Shangguan Qianxue, joking that they should help expand the Lu Family before reassuring them.
• Baili Qiuyue introduced herself and praised Xu Yuhe and Shangguan Qianxue, easing their worries about meeting her.
• Lu Wanyuan saw the family getting along and considered how to establish their base at Cui Mountain.
• Lu Wanyuan decided he would likely need to retrieve the Clan Establishment Order from Qingyun Sect and apply for the land at the right moment.

Lu Wanyuan organized the Lu Family’s preparations to secure Cui Mountain and survive a possible Yao Beast Tide. As the family assigned tasks, Lu Wanyuan noticed a possible connection between Ouyang Tingting and Ouyang Lulu and felt that trouble might be coming.

• Lu Wanyuan explained that the Lu Family needed to secure Cui Mountain, dig a deep underground shelter, stock supplies, and monitor the Yao Beast Tide.
• Lu Wanyuan presented his shelter plans, including living areas and concealed ventilation shafts, and proposed preparing food and water for twenty people for three years.
• Shangguan Qianxue agreed to have Qingyun Sect’s servants set up an early-warning system, and Xu Yuhe volunteered to handle food supplies.
• Baili Qiuyue volunteered to lead the excavation with Lu Wanhe, Fourth, and Ouyang Lulu, while Lu Wanyuan took responsibility for securing Cui Mountain.
• Lu Wanhe vowed that the Lu Family would return to Green Bamboo Peak and kill Ouyang Tingting, prompting Lu Wanyuan to suspect a connection between Ouyang Tingting and Ouyang Lulu.

Lu Wanyuan prepared an underground refuge and food supply for the Lu Family as the Beast Tide drew near. After learning that Qingyun Sect was convening a New Forces Alliance meeting, he set out to secure the family a place there, leaving Shangguan Qianxue to carry out their refuge plan if danger came.

• Lu Wanyuan completed preparations for an Underground Fortress beneath Qingxi Cave, including a concealed entrance, a defensive formation, and a Food Space stocked with Spirit Fish and crops.
• Shangguan Qianxue told Lu Wanyuan that Qingyun Sect planned to hold a New Forces Alliance meeting in three months and intended to use smaller families as cannon fodder.
• Lu Wanyuan told Shangguan Qianxue to keep the warning system running and have the Lu Family ready to hide in the fortress when the Beast Tide approached.
• Lu Wanyuan said he would attend the alliance meeting, citing his breakthrough to Qi Refining Layer Eight and his Sky Thunder Seed as protection.
• Shangguan Qianxue gave Lu Wanyuan her identity token so he could seek help from her senior brother, Huang Wei, and urged him to return before their child was born.
• Lu Wanyuan left Qingxi Cave and instructed Shangguan Qianxue to have Qiuyue protect the household, move everyone into the fortress, and destroy the cave abode if danger arose.

Lu Wanyuan was turned away from Qingyun Sect and traveled to Peach Blossom Town to attend the New Forces Alliance gathering, hoping to secure a base for the Lu Family on Cui Mountain. He arrived in disguise and learned that many rogue cultivators had come to establish homes and opportunities for their descendants.

• A Qingyun Sect disciple barred Lu Wanyuan from entering the sect and directed him to the New Forces Alliance gathering in Peach Blossom Town.
• Lu Wanyuan decided to attend the gathering and pursue Cui Mountain, believing the Murong Family was too occupied with the Yao Beast Tide to target him.
• Lu Wanyuan disguised himself as an elderly, white-haired man and traveled to Peach Blossom Town.
• Lu Wanyuan found the town decorated for the gathering and spoke with a middle-aged rogue cultivator about why people had come.
• The rogue cultivator said he and his companions hoped to establish foundations for their children and grandchildren so they would not have to live as unsupported rogue cultivators.

Lu Wanyuan and Chi Guoan headed to the Qingyun Sect office to register for the New Forces Alliance after hearing that ten Spirit Veins would be offered. Seeing the shabby office, Lu Wanyuan suspected the new forces were meant to serve as cannon fodder for the Demonic Beasts.

• Lu Wanyuan spoke with a middle-aged cultivator about the Alliance and his ambition to build a powerful Cultivation Family.
• An Zhenxuan speculated that Qingyun Sect and the Murong Family had plans for the Alliance, then said they would have to wait for details.
• An Zhenxuan told Lu Wanyuan and Chi Guoan that ten Spirit Veins were available and urged them to register before competition grew fierce.
• Lu Wanyuan and Chi Guoan followed the main road to the Qingyun Sect office and went inside to register.
• Lu Wanyuan saw how shabby the office was and suspected the Alliance's new forces would be sacrificed to the Demonic Beasts.

Lu Wanyuan and Chi Guoan learned that Qingyun Sect charged steep registration fees for a chance to claim a Spirit Vein, and Chi Guoan left empty-handed. Lu Wanyuan saw through the sect’s scheme but paid anyway to secure formal recognition of his claim to the Cui Mountain Spirit Vein.

• Lu Wanyuan and Chi Guoan entered the registration hall and learned that First-tier Spirit Veins cost one thousand Spirit Stones to register for, while Second-tier ones cost two thousand.
• Steward Hu and Steward Gu told Chi Guoan that the fee screened out applicants without the means to defend a Spirit Vein, and Chi Guoan left in dejection.
• Steward Hu mocked Chi Guoan, while Lu Wanyuan recognized that Qingyun Sect planned to use rogue cultivator families to defend Spirit Vein sites during the Yao Beast Tide and expected to reclaim the sites afterward.
• Lu Wanyuan decided that securing Qingyun Sect’s written recognition of his Cui Mountain Spirit Vein would benefit him regardless of the sect’s fate.
• Lu Wanyuan offered two thousand Spirit Stones and asked which Second-tier Spirit Veins were available.

Lu Wanyuan claimed Cui Mountain’s Second-tier Spirit Vein for the Lu Family by signing Qingyun Sect’s contract, which required the family to remain there for two years. After leaving, he considered buying a defensive Formation and was approached about joining the New Forces Alliance.

• A young man told Lu Wanyuan about three Second-tier Spirit Veins and warned that many families were competing for them.
• Lu Wanyuan chose Cui Mountain, presented his Clan Establishment Order, and received a token naming him and the location.
• The young man gave Lu Wanyuan a contract that granted the Spirit Vein permanently without tribute but required his family to stay there for two years.
• Lu Wanyuan signed the contract with his blood, making Cui Mountain the Lu Family’s territory under the stated conditions.
• Lu Wanyuan left to return to Cui Mountain and considered looking for a defensive Formation.
• A member of the Murong Family of Peach Blossom Valley invited Lu Wanyuan to join the New Forces Alliance.

Lu Wanyuan accepted Murong Yong’s invitation to learn about the New Forces Alliance and was brought to a Murong Family estate near the Qingyun Sect’s office. He settled into a room to cultivate while waiting for the other invitees, wary of the upheaval ahead but confident he still had time to prepare.

• Lu Wanyuan realized the Murong Family was behind the New Forces Alliance gathering and agreed to follow Murong Yong to learn more.
• Murong Yong brought Lu Wanyuan to a large, soundproofed courtyard and told him the other invitees would arrive in about two days.
• Lu Wanyuan inspected the estate and reflected on how much more powerful and established the Murong Family was than his own Lu Family.
• Lu Wanyuan considered the looming Yao Beast Tide and trusted that his Golden Finger gave him time to help his family grow.
• Lu Wanyuan entered Room 9527, activated its Forbidden Seal, and began cultivating techniques and spells to prepare for danger.

Lu Wanyuan assessed his combat weaknesses and practiced several spells before attending the Murong Family’s New Forces Alliance meeting. Patriarch Murong began using secret news about the attendees’ safety to persuade them to join the alliance, but had not yet revealed the news.

• Lu Wanyuan practiced offensive spells for two days and recognized that he lacked strong attacks, defenses, and a movement technique.
• Lu Wanyuan decided to improve his offense, defense, and support as he established the Lu Family’s new home by a Spirit Vein.
• A servant summoned Lu Wanyuan to the Murong Family’s New Forces Alliance meeting, where cultivators questioned why they should unite.
• Patriarch Murong claimed he had confidential news that concerned the cultivators’ families and safety, and drew them into listening.
• Patriarch Murong asked the cultivators whether they objected to the alliance and said their growth under Murong Family protection had a prerequisite.

Murong Jingyu persuaded the loose cultivator families to form the Peach Blossom Alliance by revealing that a Beast Tide might strike the Wolong Mountain Range in about three months. The families hurried home to prepare, while Lu Wanyuan worried when Murong Jingyu approached him.

• Murong Jingyu proposed an alliance to share information and warned the families that they could not face future dangers alone.
• Murong Jingyu revealed Qingyun Sect's intelligence that a Beast Tide might arrive in roughly three months and urged everyone to gather supplies and prepare.
• The families agreed to form the Peach Blossom Alliance, with Murong Jingyu in charge, while Lu Wanyuan suspected the Murong Family intended to expand its influence.
• Lu Wanyuan prepared to leave, but Murong Jingyu walked toward him, making him nervous.

Lu Wanyuan negotiated with Murong Jingyu for supplies in exchange for the Lu Family reporting on the Yao Beast Tide. He left with two Sound Transmission Spirit Talismans and a Myriad Wood Formation, while Murong Jingyu warned him to send the information and ordered him away.

• Murong Jingyu asked Lu Wanyuan to have the Lu Family report news of the Yao Beast Tide to the Peach Blossom Alliance.
• Lu Wanyuan agreed, then pointed out that Cui Mountain was too far from Peach Blossom Valley to send messages without help.
• Murong Jingyu gave Lu Wanyuan two second-grade Sound Transmission Spirit Talismans after Lu Wanyuan argued that one might fail.
• Lu Wanyuan claimed the Lu Family needed stronger defenses to survive the Demonic Beasts and asked Murong Jingyu for a Defense Formation Array.
• Murong Jingyu gave Lu Wanyuan a Second-Grade Superior Myriad Wood Formation, warned him to provide the requested information, and ordered him to leave.

Lu Wanyuan returned to Cui Mountain after securing it as Lu Family territory and discovered that its Spirit Fields were filled with harvestable Entries. He realized Entries appeared only on land the Lu Family legally owned, and began harvesting them as the family prepared to grow stronger and face the Yao Beast Tide.

• Lu Wanyuan returned from Peach Blossom Town to Cui Mountain, eager to establish it as the Lu Family's base.
• He found Qingxi Cave quiet and noticed no one was guarding its entrance.
• Lu Wanyuan saw countless mature Entries above the Olive Spirit Grass in the Spirit Fields he had planted with Xu Yuhe.
• He realized the Entries had appeared because the Spirit Fields legally belonged to the Lu Family after he signed a contract at the Qingyun Sect office.
• Lu Wanyuan concluded that the family needed to expand its territory and cultivate more Spirit Fields to gain Entries and grow stronger.
• He hurried into the fields and harvested the Olive Spirit Grass, absorbing the Entries into his mind.

Lu Wanyuan returned to Qingxi Cave as Qianxue and Yuhe went into labor, but hurried to the Cultivation Room when his cultivation barrier loosened. Using a new “Strand of Spiritual Power” entry, he broke through to Qi Refining Layer 9.

• Lu Wanyuan returned to Qingxi Cave and learned from Lu Wanting that Qianxue and Yuhe had gone into labor early, while Baili Qiuyue was helping them.
• Lu Wanyuan noticed Ouyang Lulu was pregnant and learned that Lu Wanhe had gone to fetch Spirit Fish for soup.
• Lu Wanyuan told Lu Wanting he would cultivate in the Cultivation Room to attempt a breakthrough, and she urged him to go while the others watched over the women.
• Lu Wanyuan used up his “Strand of Spiritual Qi” entries, then tapped a new green “Strand of Spiritual Power” entry that poured power directly into his Dantian.
• Lu Wanyuan endured intense pain as spiritual power flooded his Dantian until his cultivation barrier broke, advancing him to Qi Refining Layer 9.

Lu Wanyuan consolidated his Qi Refining Layer 9 cultivation and resolved to develop the Lu Family’s Hundred Arts, but his Entries failed to produce the items he expected. After consuming many Entries, he gained a mysterious enhancement from “A Wisp of Divine Soul X10” before sensing Lu Wanhe approaching his sealed Cultivation Room.

• Lu Wanyuan cleansed himself after expelling impurities, then continued cultivating until his Qi Refining Layer 9 realm was fully consolidated.
• Lu Wanyuan considered the Lu Family’s need to train talent in the Hundred Arts and resolved to promote education and skill development.
• Lu Wanyuan tapped the “Great Five Elements Art” and “Dragon Imprisonment Net” Entries, but neither produced anything in his hand.
• Lu Wanyuan frantically used more than a hundred Entries without receiving their corresponding effects.
• Lu Wanyuan used “A Wisp of Divine Soul X10,” felt a mysterious force invade his mind, and sensed his surroundings more sharply.
• Lu Wanyuan sensed Lu Wanhe approaching the Cultivation Room and stopped tapping Entries.

Lu Wanyuan discovered that his divine sense had grown powerful enough to pass through the Cultivation Room's Forbidden Seals and sensed signs of a Yao Beast Tide outside Qingxi Cave. He then found the physical items from his used Entries stored in a hidden space in his mind and managed to pull out the Second-tier Artifact Refining Legacy book.

• Lu Wanyuan used his divine sense to observe his family, including Ouyang Lulu nearing childbirth, the babies with Shangguan Qianxue and Xu Yuhe, and Lu Gulei studying with Baili Qiuyue.
• Lu Wanyuan extended his divine sense outside Qingxi Cave and saw the Spirit Field torn up, with tracks suggesting the Yao Beast Tide had begun.
• Lu Wanyuan confirmed that his Entry, "A Wisp of Divine Soul X10," was still active and found a small, sealed space deep within his mind.
• Lu Wanyuan broke through the space's barrier with repeated attacks from his divine sense and found the items corresponding to his used Entries inside.
• Lu Wanyuan repeatedly tried to pull out the items, and eventually dragged the Second-tier Artifact Refining Legacy book into his palm.

Lu Wanyuan discovered that the Mysterious Space could store outside objects and even let him enter it, though using it consumed Soul Power. After leaving the space, he was summoned to the main hall and found Xu Yuhe distraught beside her newborn baby.

• Lu Wanyuan transferred the Second-tier Artifact Refining Legacy book, his belongings, and his Storage Bags and Storage Rings into the Mysterious Space.
• Lu Wanyuan found that moving objects consumed Soul Power, then entered the space and read the Great Five Elements Art and other books before leaving.
• Lu Wanhe summoned Lu Wanyuan from his Cultivation Room and led him to the main hall, where he pointed toward Xu Yuhe's room.
• Lu Wanyuan entered Xu Yuhe's room, saw her watching her newborn baby in distress, and comforted her as she began to cry.

Lu Wanyuan reassured Xu Yuhe about their infant’s unusual appetite, named him Lu Guxin, and then visited Shangguan Qianxue. The chapter ended with Qianxue discovering that Lu Wanyuan had advanced to Qi Refining Layer 9.

• Xu Yuhe told Lu Wanyuan that their infant ate excessively and had more than ten bowel movements a day, and Lu Wanyuan judged that the baby needed more nutritious food.
• Lu Wanyuan learned that Demonic Beasts had eaten the large Spirit Fish and promised to hunt for Demonic Beast meat for the baby.
• Lu Wanyuan chose Lu Guxin as Xu Yuhe’s baby’s name, and Xu Yuhe gave him the nickname Huanhuan.
• Lu Wanyuan went to see Shangguan Qianxue, and they celebrated the birth of her two babies before spending time together.
• Shangguan Qianxue realized that Lu Wanyuan had advanced to Qi Refining Layer 9 and expressed astonishment.

Lu Wanyuan came out of seclusion with his cultivation advanced to Qi Refining Layer 9 and reunited with his family. He named Shangguan Qianxue’s twins, promised to visit her family after the Yao Beast Tide eased, and went to see Baili Qiuyue and their son.

• Lu Wanyuan revealed his Qi Refining Layer 9 cultivation, impressing Shangguan Qianxue with how quickly he had advanced.
• Lu Wanyuan named the twins Lu Gucang and Lu Gucui, while Shangguan Qianxue chose the pet names Lele and Lingling.
• Shangguan Qianxue worried about the Shangguan Family amid the Yao Beast Tide, and Lu Wanyuan promised they would visit when conditions improved.
• Lu Wanyuan found Lu Gulei practicing writing and promised him a present after he finished cultivating.
• Lu Wanyuan reunited with Baili Qiuyue, praised her for caring for the family, and promised he would never let Lu Gulei suffer grievances.