Chapter Summaries

Lu Wanyuan prepared to leave the Underground Fortress during the Yao Beast Tide and discovered that intruders had damaged the hidden food space. After planting spirit rice and swimming out through a concealed river passage, he emerged into the Wolong River under concealment.

• Lu Wanyuan praised Lu Wanhe and Ouyang Lulu, learned that the Yao Beast Tide had lasted nearly half a year, and ordered Lu Wanhe and Lu Wanting to guard the Underground Fortress while he went outside.
• Lu Wanyuan entered the food space and found that the river channel had been widened, the Spirit Pond and Spirit Fields were damaged, and Old Turtle was hiding as a stone slab.
• Lu Wanyuan leveled about ten mu of Spirit Land and planted seven-colored spirit rice as a reserve food supply.
• Lu Wanyuan swam upstream through the river channel, used the Concealment Entry, and emerged into the Wolong River.

Lu Wanyuan searched the area near the river and sent a Sound Transmission Spirit Talisman to Patriarch Murong to exchange information about the Yao Beast Tide and Qingyun Sect. While waiting, he conceived a way to adapt talismans into a communication network, but the returning talisman burst into flames and carried a furious roar.

• Lu Wanyuan cleansed himself, scouted the riverbank, and found signs that a great army of Demonic Beasts had passed through the area.
• Lu Wanyuan wondered why the Yao Beast Tide had left so few Demonic Beasts nearby and recalled that he had missed warning Patriarch Murong about it.
• Lu Wanyuan sent Patriarch Murong a Sound Transmission Spirit Talisman to ask about the Yao Beast Tide and Qingyun Sect.
• While waiting, Lu Wanyuan imagined adapting Sound Transmission Talismans into a phone-like communication network and planned to consult Third Brother about talisman research.
• A Sound Transmission Spirit Talisman flew back to Lu Wanyuan, burst into flames when he touched it, and released a furious roar.

Lu Wanyuan hid from two second-tier Grey Wolves and witnessed the female give birth to six pups. He remained near the wolves’ den, where any movement could expose him to danger.

• Patriarch Murong threatened to destroy Lu Wanyuan’s Lu Lineage after learning that Lu Wanyuan was still alive and had failed to complete his task.
• Lu Wanyuan reasoned that he had time before Patriarch Murong could reach him and decided the Earth Bunker was safest during the Beast Tide.
• Two Grey Wolves appeared nearby, and Lu Wanyuan concealed his aura and stayed motionless so they would not notice him.
• Lu Wanyuan realized the female Grey Wolf was about to give birth, and the pair built a den before the male left.
• The female Grey Wolf gave birth to six pups and licked them clean while Lu Wanyuan watched from nearby.

Lu Wanyuan watched a Grey Wolf couple kill each other after the male discovered the she-wolf's golden cubs were not his. As he approached the den and picked up the leopard cub the male had brought back, its mother charged at him.

• The male wolf returned from hunting with a leopard cub and discovered the she-wolf's litter was golden rather than gray.
• The enraged male wolf killed two cubs, and the parents fought until both died.
• Lu Anyuan's concealment wore off, and he went to the den, where several cubs had survived.
• Lu Wanyuan found the leopard cub alive, picked it up, and squeezed it until it quieted.
• A leopard three zhang long charged at Lu Wanyuan, who dropped the cub and pleaded that he meant no harm.

Lu Wanyuan discovered that his Mysterious Space could imprison the leopard that had attacked him. With his new trump card, he decided to keep the leopard captive and make her nurse the three wolf cubs.

• The leopard disbelieved Lu Wanyuan and pounced on him, leaving him certain he was about to die.
• Lu Wanyuan instinctively used his divine sense to try to move the leopard away, and it vanished from in front of him.
• Lu Wanyuan entered the Mysterious Space with his divine sense and found the leopard trapped inside.
• Lu Wanyuan realized he could use the space to imprison stronger opponents if he caught them off guard.
• Lu Wanyuan decided to keep the leopard captive, have her nurse the three wolf cubs, and name them Wangcai, Afu, Little Gold, and Little Flower.

Lu Wanyuan returned to the Underground Fortress with two enormous Grey Wolves and a basket of orphaned wolf pups, then began studying how to control Spirit Beasts. He left the pups in his family’s care and ended the chapter considering his options for dealing with the leopard in the Mysterious Space.

• Lu Wanyuan brought the Grey Wolf carcasses and wolf pups through the food space, then used a Storage Bag to carry the wolves instead of hauling them himself.
• Lu Wanyuan arrived at the Underground Fortress and told Lu Wanhe and Fourth to process the wolves for materials and food.
• Lu Wanyuan asked Lu Wanting to prepare wolf meat for Gu Xin and take some to Sister-in-law Yuhe and the others after processing it.
• Lu Wanyuan took the wolf pups to the Cultivation Room and studied the Beast Taming inheritance, learning about raising, contracting, or enslaving Spirit Beasts.
• Lu Wanyuan considered how to handle the leopard in the Mysterious Space, where it had stopped struggling and was asleep.

Lu Wanyuan subdued a second-order leopard by placing a Forbidden Seal in its mind and reunited it with her cub, Little Flower. He left the leopard caring for Little Flower and the wolf cubs, promising Spirit Nurturing Pills to help it improve its bloodline.

• Lu Wanyuan spoke to the trapped leopard through his divine sense and learned that it understood him.
• The leopard resisted having a Forbidden Seal placed in its mind, so Lu Wanyuan brought Little Flower into the Mysterious Space to make it cooperate.
• The leopard reunited with Little Flower and submitted to Lu Wanyuan, who sealed it and moved mother and cub out of the space.
• Lu Wanyuan assigned the leopard to care for Little Flower and the wolf cubs and promised it Spirit Nurturing Pills as a reward.
• The leopard eagerly rubbed against Lu Wanyuan after hearing his offer.

Lu Wanyuan raised Big Flower and her cubs while cultivating and studying the Hundred Arts, discovering that the Mysterious Space accelerated time and strengthened his Soul Power at a cost. He planned to break through to Foundation Establishment outside the underground stronghold, with Big Flower guarding him, as the Lu Family welcomed the leopard and distributed its cubs among the second generation.

• Lu Wanyuan named the leopard Big Flower and watched her cubs, including Little Flower, grow over the next three months.
• Lu Wanyuan studied the Hundred Arts and planned to train younger Lu Family members and establish the family's cultivation-related trades.
• Lu Wanyuan discovered that one month in the Mysterious Space equaled a year outside, but using it consumed Spirit Stones and Soul Power.
• Lu Wanyuan found that cultivating in the Mysterious Space strengthened his Soul Power, helped by several "A Wisp of Soul" Entries.
• Lu Wanyuan decided to break through to Foundation Establishment outside the underground stronghold, relying on Big Flower to protect him.
• The Lu Family members welcomed Big Flower and distributed her cubs: Gu Lei took Little Flower, Gu Xin took Little Gold, Gu Cang took Wangcai, and Gu Cui took Afu.

Lu Wanyuan used a Foundation Establishment Pill and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. He discovered Big Flower wounded and fighting two cultivators who had tried to rob him during his breakthrough.

• Lu Wanyuan absorbed the gathered spiritual energy while Big Flower guarded him in a mountain hollow.
• Lu Wanyuan swallowed a Foundation Establishment Pill and endured its violent energy as he cultivated the Great Five Elements Art.
• Lu Wanyuan broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, gaining liquid spiritual power and spiritual sense that reached more than two hundred zhang.
• Lu Da and Lu Er attacked Big Flower after spotting Lu Wanyuan’s breakthrough and deciding to rob him.
• Big Flower, drenched in blood, stood its ground against the brothers to keep them from reaching Lu Wanyuan.

Big Flower struggled to hold off the Lu brothers while Lu Wanyuan attempted to reach Foundation Establishment. After Big Flower wounded Lu Da and was struck by Lu Er, a huge golden net suddenly descended over the battlefield.

• Big Flower dodged the coordinated attacks of Lu Da and Lu Er while trying to stall until Lu Wanyuan completed his breakthrough.
• The Lu brothers intensified their sword attacks, forcing Big Flower to stop dodging and pounce on Lu Da.
• Big Flower tore open Lu Da’s chest, but Lu Er struck it with his spirit shield and knocked it aside before it could attack again.
• Lu Da used a second-tier Golden Light Spirit Talisman to summon a Golden Flying Sword as Lu Er sent his White Flying Sword after Big Flower.
• Big Flower dodged the Golden Flying Sword and tried to evade Lu Er’s follow-up attack, then a huge golden net descended and the Lu brothers slashed at it with their spirit swords.

Lu Wanyuan used the Dragon Imprisonment Net to capture the Lu brothers after they fought Big Flower. He sealed their Dantians, leaving them subdued and unable to use their spiritual energy.

• The Lu brothers tried to cut through the golden net with their flying swords and Defensive Spirit Shields, but it bound and broke their weapons and defenses.
• Big Flower realized Lu Wanyuan had cast the net and stopped struggling as it slipped free of the trap.
• Lu Wanyuan tightened the Dragon Imprisonment Net around the brothers and threatened to slice them apart if they resisted.
• Lu Da begged for mercy, and the brothers stopped moving when the net tore their robes.
• Lu Wanyuan sent magical power into each brother's Dantian and sealed their spiritual energy.

Lu Wanyuan subdued Lu Da and Lu Er after they attacked Big Flower, then forced the two Foundation Establishment cultivators to accept soul seals and become his servants. The brothers ultimately submitted, leaving Lu Wanyuan with two new servants for the Lu Family.

• Lu Wanyuan sealed Lu Da and Lu Er’s spiritual power, then healed Big Flower after it fought the brothers.
• Lu Da claimed they had mistaken Big Flower for an unclaimed Demonic Beast, but Lu Wanyuan rejected his excuse.
• Lu Da offered for the brothers to serve Lu Wanyuan, who demanded they open their spiritual consciousness for Forbidden Seals.
• Lu Wanyuan threatened the brothers with his flying sword, and Lu Da and Lu Er knelt and accepted the seals.
• Lu Wanyuan sealed both brothers’ souls, and they finally declared that they submitted to him wholeheartedly.

After capturing the Lu brothers, Lu Wanyuan told them to recover and guard the area with Big Flower while he began practicing Sword Flight. After repeated falls, he finally managed to fly on his Golden Light Sword, though his control remained clumsy.

• Lu Wanyuan accepted the Lu brothers’ submission, told them to call him Young Master, and ordered them to recover and guard the area with Big Flower.
• Lu Wanyuan took out his Golden Light Sword and began practicing Sword Flight after reaching Foundation Establishment.
• Lu Wanyuan fell off the sword during his first attempts because he did not guide it with Soul Power or keep his balance.
• Lu Wanyuan practiced for an hour, enduring repeated falls until he finally learned to control the sword well enough to fly.
• Lu Wanyuan managed a rough first flight and resolved to keep practicing until he could fly smoothly.

Lu Wanyuan heard from Lu Da and his brother that Luoye City was besieged and that the Wolong Mountain Range remained dangerous despite the beast tide spreading out. He abandoned his plan to enter the mountains and headed with the brothers toward the Earth Bunker, intending to check on Cui Mountain.

• Lu Wanyuan reconciled with Lu Da and his brother after their injuries healed.
• Lu Da explained that he and his brother escaped Luoye City after its leaders sent loose cultivators out as bait for the Demonic Beasts.
• Lu Da warned Lu Wanyuan that entering the Wolong Mountain Range during the Yao Beast Tide was a dangerous gamble.
• Lu Wanyuan reconsidered his plan to seek resources in the mountains and decided to return home instead.
• Lu Wanyuan led the brothers toward the Earth Bunker from the direction of Qingxi Cave, while they resolved to follow him for life.

Lu Wanyuan found Joyful Union Sect disciples fighting over Cui Mountain and claimed the mountain for his Lu Family. He learned that the Qingyun Sect had fallen to an internal revolt, leaving the fate of the region—and Cui Mountain’s Spirit Vein—uncertain.

• Lu Wanyuan arrived at Cui Mountain with Big Flower and the two Lu brothers and found two groups fighting among the corpses while digging into the mountain for a Spirit Vein.
• Lu Wanyuan confronted the black-robed Old Ghost Ouyang and the white-robed Old Ghost Murong, declaring Cui Mountain Lu Family property and ordering them to leave.
• Lu Wanyuan showed the men a Qingyun Sect token as proof of ownership, but Old Ghost Murong threw it away and said the Qingyun Sect no longer existed.
• Old Ghost Murong explained that several great families had revolted against the Qingyun Sect and linked its collapse to the Yao Beast Tide.

Lu Wanyuan confronted Joyful Union Sect and Beast Taming Sect forces fighting over Cui Mountain’s Spirit Vein and learned that Qingyun Sect had collapsed. He decided the Lu Family would claim Cui Mountain, while his accusations led Murong Qing to suspect that Lu Wanyuan had uncovered the Murong Family’s secret plans.

• Lu Wanyuan learned that Qingyun Sect had fallen and decided the Lu Family would seize Cui Mountain amid the ensuing chaos.
• Murong Qing and Ouyang Le dismissed Lu Wanyuan, but a giant leopard appeared and trapped the gathered cultivators with fear.
• Lu Wanyuan accused Murong Qing of advancing a Murong Family conspiracy across Joyful Union Sect and Beast Taming Sect.
• Murong Qing, alarmed by the accusation, attacked Lu Wanyuan with an ice-spike Spiritual Talisman, and Ouyang Le followed with his flying sword.
• Lu Wanyuan called on Lu Da and Lu Er to capture the white-haired old man alive.

Lu Wanyuan used a Dragon Imprisonment Net to trap Ouyang Le while Murong Qing fought the Lu brothers. Murong Qing self-destructed when cornered, killing both brothers and forcing Lu Wanyuan to retreat from the blast.

• Lu Wanyuan sent Murong Qing to fight the Lu brothers and faced Ouyang Le himself, while Big Flower dealt with the remaining enemies.
• The Lu brothers’ coordinated attacks drove Murong Qing back, as Lu Wanyuan evaded Ouyang Le’s tricks and prepared his Dragon Imprisonment Net.
• Lu Wanyuan trapped Ouyang Le in the net after luring him into focusing on the attack.
• Cornered at the foot of a cliff, Murong Qing cursed the Lu brothers and then self-destructed.
• The blast killed Lu Da and fatally wounded Lu Er, while Lu Wanyuan raised a Defensive Spirit Shield and retreated from the spreading shock wave.

Lu Wanyuan used the Dragon Imprisonment Net to capture and seal Ouyang Le’s spiritual power while Big Flower killed the fleeing cultivators. With the battle over, Lu Wanyuan turned to questioning Ouyang Le for information.

• Lu Wanyuan tightened the Dragon Imprisonment Net around Ouyang Le after Ouyang’s sword failed to break it.
• Ouyang Le panicked as the net crushed into his flesh, and Lu Wanyuan sealed his spiritual power before recalling the net.
• Lu Wanyuan considered the Dragon Imprisonment Net’s strengths and weaknesses and decided it was still useful.
• The other cultivators fled after Murong Qing’s self-detonation, but Big Flower caught and killed them.
• Lu Wanyuan looked at the corpses and prepared to question Ouyang Le for useful information.

After the battle left him with only Big Flower, Lu Wanyuan questioned Ouyang Le about Murong Qing and the state of the sects during the Demonic Beast Tide. He killed Ouyang Le and left with Big Flower, whose astonishing speed gave him a powerful means of escape.

• Lu Wanyuan collected the Storage Bags and scattered artifacts, then asked Ouyang Le whether Murong Qing had belonged to the Murong Family of Peach Blossom Valley.
• Ouyang Le said he did not know for certain and explained that the Joyful Union Sect, Qingyun Sect, and Beast Taming Sect had faced the Demonic Beast Tide while Qingyun Sect had been destroyed by betrayal from major families.
• Lu Wanyuan killed Ouyang Le after hearing what he knew, then left the area with Big Flower.
• Lu Wanyuan realized Big Flower's speed could nearly match a Golden Core Cultivator's and decided to make it part of his plans and rely on it to escape powerful enemies.

Lu Wanyuan returned to Green Bamboo Peak to confront Lu Hu and reclaim his past, but found the mountain occupied by the Ouyang Family and renamed Heaven Pillar Peak. After killing two guards and overwhelming the clan members who answered their alarm, he faced them as they begged to learn his identity.

• Lu Wanyuan decided to return to Green Bamboo Peak and demand an explanation from Lu Hu for driving him and his siblings away.
• After traveling for two months through Demonic Beast-infested ruins, Lu Wanyuan reached the foot of Green Bamboo Peak with Big Flower kept in the Mysterious Space.
• Two Ouyang Family guards told Lu Wanyuan that Green Bamboo Peak had been renamed Heaven Pillar Peak, and he killed them after they raised an alarm.
• More than ten Ouyang Family members rushed down the mountain, but Lu Wanyuan stopped them with his power and knocked them to the ground.
• The scarred clan leader apologized and asked Lu Wanyuan for his name, recognizing that they could not match his strength.