Chapter Summaries

Shen Xuan and True Person Hanyu tested their first improved Foundation Purifying Pill on Lu Zhengying, while Shen Xuan secretly gathered herbs to continue refining it. The chapter ends with Shen Xuan preparing to use the Mysterious Jade Talisman to refine a Demonic Flood Dragon Bloodstone.

• Shen Xuan chose Lu Zhengying to test the improved Foundation Purifying Pill, and Lu Zhengying swallowed it and expelled murky spiritual liquid as the pill purified his Dao Foundation Spirit Sea.
• True Person Hanyu agreed to refine more pills after the initial test showed promising effects, and Shen Xuan asked for repeated testing and analysis.
• Huang Yuan confronted Lu Zhengying about missing Spirit Herbs at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall storeroom, and Lu Zhengying promised to procure the herbs he needed.
• Lu Zhengying told True Person Tongxuan that Shen Xuan had exchanged for the high-grade Spirit Herbs, but kept their connection to the Foundation Purifying Pill secret.
• Shen Xuan sent secret requests to the Shangguan Family, the Ding Family, and Tie Wendao to stockpile Spirit Herbs for future pill-making.
• Shen Xuan examined the Demonic Flood Dragon Bloodstone and decided to try refining it with the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

Shen Xuan refined Demonic Flood Dragon Essence Blood, practiced the White Bone Observation Inner View Method, and collected spiritual herbs. The chapter leaves him at the center of a dispute between Huang Yuan and Lu Zhengying over the quality of the Spirit Pill Hall’s herbs.

• Shen Xuan refined the Demonic Flood Dragon Essence Blood, gained Dao Rhyme, and advanced Dragon Blood Boil.
• Shen Xuan practiced the White Bone Observation Inner View Method to suppress the violent beast nature in his body, then used Dao Rhyme to improve his proficiency.
• Shen Xuan collected thirty-seven portions of Second-Order Middle Grade spiritual herbs from Steward Qian in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.
• Huang Yuan confronted Steward Qian over underaged herbs supplied to the Spirit Pill Hall, and Steward Qian said he had followed Lu Zhengying’s orders.
• Lu Zhengying blamed the poor herb supply on shortages caused by someone paying high prices, and Huang Yuan challenged him to explain how Shen Xuan had obtained many five-hundred-year-old herbs.

Shen Xuan refused Ge Chengming’s demand to borrow his privately procured Spirit Herbs, worsening their conflict, then returned to Hanyu Peak to continue refining the Foundation Purifying Pill. True Person Hanyu’s team found a promising formula and prepared to keep their work secret, while Shen Xuan warned that the Spirit Pill Hall might target Lu Zhengying.

• Lu Zhengying explained that Shen Xuan’s Spirit Herbs had been arranged months earlier through the Tongxin Chamber of Commerce, and Ge Chengming asked Shen Xuan to lend them to the Spirit Pill Hall.
• Shen Xuan refused Ge Chengming and left the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall; Ge Chengming decided to proceed with the sect’s Taiqing Pill mission using the herbs on hand.
• Shen Xuan returned to Hanyu Peak and handed the Spirit Herbs to Liu Bingyu, then told True Person Hanyu that Ge Chengming seemed biased against him because of Li Ruyi and Zhao Shun.
• True Person Hanyu refined two four-pattern pills, and Lu Zhengying’s trial showed that the latest Foundation Purifying Pill batch worked better than the previous ones.
• Shen Xuan, Li Ruyi, and True Person Hanyu chose the latest ingredient proportions as the basis for further improvements and estimated that the recipe could be completed in two months.
• Shen Xuan told Li Ruyi, Liu Bingyu, and Lu Zhengying to keep the new recipe secret and warned Lu Zhengying that Ge Chengming and the Spirit Pill Hall might make things difficult for him.

Ge Chengming learned from the Thousand-Eyed Demon Venerable that Shen Xuan was too dangerous to attack, and resolved to sever his connection with the demon. Meanwhile, Shen Xuan perfected the Foundation Purifying Pill and successfully tested the finished medicine, leaving True Person Hanyu eager to try it.

• Ge Chengming consulted the Thousand-Eyed Demon Venerable, who warned that Shen Xuan's Spirit Artifact Embryo and Divine Thunder Treasure Talismans made him too strong to fight safely.
• Ge Chengming refused to let the Thousand-Eyed Demon Venerable borrow his body for an ambush and decided he should eventually sever their connection.
• Shen Xuan read Ling Zhenfeng's message, which shared leads on Demonic Flood Dragon Essence Blood and suggested trading for high-grade Demonic Beasts after the Dao-Demon War.
• Shen Xuan spent Dao Charm to raise his Foundation Purifying Pill skill to Minor Mastery, then worked with Li Ruyi to refine the pill-making method over three months.
• Shen Xuan successfully refined three Foundation Purifying Pills and tested one, confirming that it cleared impurities from his Dao Foundation Spirit Sea.
• True Person Hanyu, Liu Bingyu, and the others celebrated Shen Xuan's successful test, and True Person Hanyu volunteered to try the pill.

True Person Hanyu named her newly developed pill the Hanyu Pill, then faced questions at Qingyun Sect’s annual Council Meeting over bulk purchases of spirit herbs. She openly declared that she was practicing the Alchemy Dao, leaving the assembled True Persons stunned.

• True Person Hanyu refined three acceptable improved Foundation Purifying Pills with Shen Xuan and Li Ruyi’s guidance, and the group agreed to name the pill the Hanyu Pill.
• Mizong True Person reported that the Profound Heaven Sect had discovered a Foundation Establishment-level Secret Realm in Ganshui Commandery.
• Longevity True Person revealed that Qingyun Sect had purchased six sets of Golden Core Pill ingredients and complained that his disciple had produced too few acceptable Taiqing Pills.
• Longevity True Person questioned why Tongxuan True Person had not supplied the required supplementary herbs, then used Guangwei True Person’s report to link bulk herb purchases to Hanyu Peak.
• True Person Hanyu admitted that she had ordered Shen Xuan to buy the herbs and declared that she was practicing the Alchemy Dao.

True Person Hanyu revealed that she had developed the Hanyu Pill, an affordable pill that could improve the quality of a cultivator’s Dao Foundation. Qingyun Sect’s True Persons agreed to support her alchemy, but the chapter ended with Longevity True Person offering to trade her a Water Law Spirit Artifact Pill Furnace for the pill formula.

• Mizong True Person tried to mediate between Hanyu and Longevity, and Hanyu explained that she had been practicing alchemy.
• Hanyu showed Yinxiang and Longevity her Second-Order Middle Grade Hanyu Pills, and Longevity recognized their medicinal ingredients.
• Hanyu revealed that the pills had about thirty percent of a Foundation Purifying Pill’s effects and a forty percent Pill Formation Rate.
• Mizong pledged sect support for Hanyu’s alchemy, and Hanyu said she urgently needed a third-tier Water Law Pill Furnace.
• After the other True Persons left, Longevity offered Hanyu a Water Law Spirit Artifact Pill Furnace in exchange for her Hanyu Pill formula.

Shen Xuan advised True Person Hanyu to give the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula to Qingyun Sect in exchange for a Water Method Spirit Artifact Pill Furnace, and the sect began distributing the pills under strict rules. As the Spirit Pill Hall succeeded in refining Hanyu Pills, Ge Chengming revealed to the Thousand-Eyed Demon Venerable that they were a weakened form of the Foundation Purifying Pill and considered selling the secret to Medicine God Valley.

• Shen Xuan told True Person Hanyu to offer the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula to Qingyun Sect rather than make a deal with Longevity True Person, and she agreed to deal only with the sect.
• One month later, Qingyun Sect began selling Hanyu Pills to Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators and above, with limited monthly purchases and strict bans on private transfers.
• Ye Lingfeng learned that he would have to wait about two months for his Hanyu Pills, while disciples discussed the Spirit Pill Hall's failed attempts to refine them.
• True Person Tongxuan accepted Hanyu Pills from Lu Zhengying and warned him not to provoke the angry Spirit Pill Hall.
• Ge Chengming successfully refined two good Hanyu Pills and told the Thousand-Eyed Demon Venerable that the pills were weakened Foundation Purifying Pills.
• Ge Chengming asked how many Golden Core Pills Medicine God Valley might offer for the information that Qingyun Sect could refine Foundation Purifying Pills.

Ge Chengming revealed to the Demon Eye that Shen Xuan knew the Hanyu Pill formula, while Shen Xuan reflected on his pill-making, finances, and cultivation before meeting Hermit Qianzhu and Lin Zhuying. The chapter ended as Hermit Qianzhu rose to discuss something with Shen Xuan.

• Ge Chengming told the Demon Eye that Shen Xuan knew the Hanyu Pill formula and might have invented it, making him a valuable target for Medicine God Valley.
• Shen Xuan considered how True Person Hanyu and his apprentices helped produce Hanyu Pills, while calculating Li Ruyi's debts and rent for the new Alchemy Room.
• Shen Xuan opened Lu Zhanpeng's Storage Bag, found little wealth, and arranged for Ling Zhenfeng to seek a buyer for Lu Zhanpeng's False Core.
• Shen Xuan continued taking Hanyu Pills and saw his Dao Foundation improve as the Mysterious Ice Spirit Lotus grew to ten petals.
• Shen Xuan met Hermit Qianzhu and Lin Zhuying, whom he recognized from their earlier meeting at the Lin Family estate.
• Hermit Qianzhu stood and told Shen Xuan he had come to discuss something with him.

Hermit Qianzhu settled accounts with Shen Xuan and secured a monthly exchange of Thunder Sound Bamboo Beads for Lightning Spirit Pearls, while True Person Lone Peak asked him to prepare Hanyu Pills for Yun Chixin. After refining a Hanyu Pill and improving his cultivation, Shen Xuan discovered the Dragon Roar Stone held a Flood Dragon Remnant Soul and swallowed it.

• Hermit Qianzhu paid Shen Xuan over four million spirit stones, introduced Lin Zhuying as the new contact for Xuanzhu Sect, and asked to exchange bead proceeds for Lightning Spirit Pearls.
• True Person Lone Peak agreed to provide 200 Lightning Spirit Pearls monthly for Thunder Sound Bamboo Beads and asked Shen Xuan to refine thirty Hanyu Pills for Yun Chixin.
• Shen Xuan promised to refine the pills and requested Second-Order Spirit Medicine, which True Person Lone Peak agreed to help obtain.
• Hermit Qianzhu and Lin Zhuying thanked Shen Xuan before leaving the sect, and Hermit Qianzhu promised to repay his favor.
• After cultivating with a Hanyu Pill, Shen Xuan used his perception techniques to realize the Dragon Roar Stone contained a Flood Dragon Remnant Soul.
• Shen Xuan transformed into a Flood Dragon and swallowed the remnant soul.

Shen Xuan spent years refining Hanyu Pills for the Qingyun Sect while cultivating and improving his alchemy, body refinement, and White Bone Observation Inner View Method. At age 125, he had extended his lifespan to 322 years and was nearing a breakthrough in cultivation, though he still planned to free himself from the pill-making work.

• Formation Master Old He completed the Water-Fire Dual-Row Quasi-Third-Order Pill Room, and Shen Xuan paid him the final installment after requesting minor repairs.
• Hanyu True Person learned to refine Life Extension Pills with Li Ruyi and Shen Xuan's guidance, then entered seclusion and left Shen Xuan to handle her Hanyu Pill assignment.
• Shen Xuan rejected invitations from the sect's cultivation clans, including a Gu Family marriage proposal, and focused on refining pills and cultivating.
• Shen Xuan's Flood Dragon Remnant Soul strengthened his Divine Soul Power and improved his Divine Dragon Bloodline techniques, but he could not break through to the ninth revolution of [Nine Revolutions True Spirit Transformation].
• Shen Xuan refined four Hanyu Pills, including one Good grade pill, and sent two ordinary pills with his apprentices Ding Qingfeng and Shangguan Mingyue to the storeroom.
• Shen Xuan checked his progress and found that he had reached 125 years of age with a lifespan of 322 years, while his White Bone Observation Inner View Method had entered its third realm.

Shen Xuan improved his Dao Foundation, managed his Hanyu Pill dealings, and weighed several opportunities and risks while staying at Hanyu Peak. After receiving news of the Ganshui Secret Realm, he planned to visit and seek advice from Uncle-Master Changchun about his mysterious lotus seed.

• Shen Xuan estimated that his Dao Foundation was close to high grade and his chance of forming an Inner Core had risen to about seventy percent, while he continued refining Hanyu Pills for his fellow disciples.
• Shen Xuan read reports and letters, arranged support and trades for Zhou Bai Lian's family, and told Ling Zhenfeng to investigate a False Core Demonic Venerable without rushing into a dangerous trade for Demonic Flood Dragon Essence Blood.
• Su Xue'er delivered an Intelligence Jade Slip from Lone Peak True Person describing the newly discovered Ganshui Secret Realm, which the Profound Heaven Sect planned to open to Foundation Establishment cultivators from Song State's sects.
• Shen Xuan decided he would go along to inspect the Secret Realm for rare spirit objects, though he was not qualified to enter its exploration party.
• Shen Xuan considered the Mysterious Lotus Seed that had shown no change after more than a year in a Spirit Spring and decided to ask Uncle-Master Changchun about it.

Shen Xuan learned how to sprout the mysterious lotus seed and discovered it was a Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus, a rare Spirit Treasure Embryo. True Person Hanyu planted it in his Dao Foundation Spirit Sea as his Life-Bound Spirit Treasure, but its immense hunger for spiritual energy nearly depleted him.

• Shen Xuan asked True Person Changchun to identify the mysterious lotus seed, and Changchun said it was an ancient, unusual seed that would sprout if its shell were pierced and it was placed in a Spirit Lake.
• Shen Xuan pierced the shell with his sharp teeth and placed the seed in his Spirit Spring, where it sprouted into a Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus.
• True Person Hanyu recognized the lotus as a Spirit Treasure capable of helping its owner Condense Nascent Soul and concealed its aura.
• True Person Hanyu warned Shen Xuan that others would kill him for the lotus and offered to plant it in his Dao Foundation Spirit Sea as his Life-Bound Spirit Treasure; Shen Xuan agreed despite its heavy cultivation cost.
• The Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus fused with Shen Xuan's Mysterious Ice Spirit Lotus and rapidly consumed his spiritual energy, so True Person Hanyu sent in her own refined spiritual power to stabilize it.

After a year of nurturing the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus, Shen Xuan concealed its aura and began arranging supplies to support its cultivation. His new Lone Peak Treasure Shop attracted Zhuo Yuanhang, whose first deal showed that it could trade with returning disciples from Purple Qi Peak.

• Shen Xuan learned that the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus had become one with him, strengthened his Dao Foundation and soul, and consumed most of the spiritual energy he absorbed.
• True Person Hanyu confirmed the lotus's aura was concealed and advised Shen Xuan to stay on Hanyu Peak; Shen Xuan asked her to acquire a large Second-Order Water Attribute Monster Beast corpse for its meat and Essence Blood.
• Li Ruyi, who had recovered to Soul Foundation Late Stage, refined Hanyu Pills, while Shen Xuan gained insight by observing her alchemy.
• Shen Xuan told Lu Zhengying to expand the business, and Lu Zhengying opened the Lone Peak Treasure Shop to buy Demonic Beasts and related materials.
• Zhuo Yuanhang and two fellow disciples visited the shop, traded three Demonic Treasures for Lightning Spirit Pearls and spirit stones, and heard Lu Zhengying's request for Core Formation Demonic Beasts and high-grade Water Attribute Magic Beast Essence Blood.

Zhuo Yuanhang traded a Crimson Netherworld Demonic Flower to Shen Xuan for thirty-six Hanyu Pills, while Shen Xuan considered acquiring more Core Formation resources and sought Zhou Jinxing’s help establishing a Dao-Demon trade route. The chapter ended with Shen Xuan meeting Zhou Jinxing to discuss cooperation.

• Zhuo Yuanhang offered his Crimson Netherworld Demonic Flower for a Core Formation Spiritual Item, then agreed to trade it to Shen Xuan for thirty-six Hanyu Pills after Lu Zhengying explained the pills’ availability.
• Shen Xuan told Lu Zhengying that Zhuo Yuanhang had insisted on thirty-six pills and reflected that the flower could be exchanged for a Core Formation Spiritual Item in the Liang Kingdom.
• Shen Xuan asked Lu Zhengying to bring Zhou Jinxing to his Cave Abode because he needed the Zhou Family’s help opening a Dao-Demon trade route between Song and Liang.
• Shen Xuan examined the Crimson Netherworld Demonic Flower and considered trading with the False Core Demonic Venerable after advancing his cultivation.
• Shen Xuan welcomed Zhou Jinxing the next day and served him Mist Shadow Spirit Tea as Zhou recalled Shen Xuan’s rise and came to discuss working with him.

Shen Xuan finalized a trade-route partnership with Zhou Jinxing and cultivated using Deep Sea Divine Ox meat and Essence Blood. He planned to keep a low profile while preparing for his next breakthrough, unaware that Medicine God Valley was setting a trap for him.

• Shen Xuan and Zhou Jinxing agreed to a three-party trade route with Ling Zhenfeng, splitting profits and arranging for the Zhou Family to receive Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Shen Xuan advanced his cultivation and found that the Seven-Colored Treasure Lotus consumed most of the spiritual qi in his Cave Abode.
• True Person Hanyu and Mizong True Person arranged for Shen Xuan to obtain Deep Sea Divine Ox meat and Essence Blood.
• Shen Xuan refined the ox meat and Essence Blood, increasing his Dao Charm Points and gaining the Strong Lung Power talent.
• Shen Xuan decided to lie low and cultivate before pursuing the next stage of his plan, unaware that Medicine God Valley had prepared an ambush for him.

Ge Chengming and the Thousand-Eyed Demon Venerable plotted to lure Shen Xuan out of Qingyun Sect, but Shen Xuan sensed a deadly trap and stayed on Hanyu Peak. After the sect launched an investigation into a suspected hidden agent, Shen Xuan learned that Hu Xiucheng had gone missing.

• Ge Chengming and the Thousand-Eyed Demon Venerable arranged to lure Shen Xuan out with rare treasures and ambush him on the way.
• A masked cultivator offered a Nine Revolutions Yin Marrow Pearl and Blood Shadow Demon Wolf Essence Blood at Lone Peak Treasure House, asking Shen Xuan to meet in Qingyun Immortal City.
• Shen Xuan sensed a great omen of disaster, went to the market, and found that the masked cultivator had already left.
• Shen Xuan warned He Zhengming that someone might try to kidnap him aboard the Sect Flying Ship, but the Law Enforcement Hall could not trace the masked cultivator through the Sect Protection Array.
• Shen Xuan reported the threat to True Person Hanyu and went into seclusion while True Person Lingxiao launched a sect-wide investigation for a hidden agent.
• A few days later, Shen Xuan heard that Hu Xiucheng, a direct disciple who knew the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula, had gone missing.

After Hu Xiucheng fled Qingyun Sect with knowledge of the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula, Shen Xuan considered the threat and assessed who in the sect could be trusted. When Qingyun Sect confirmed that Hu Xiucheng had defected to Medicine God Valley, its True Persons declared war.

• Shen Xuan suspected Hu Xiucheng had been the Masked Cultivator who tried to lure him from the sect and felt relieved that he had stayed on Hanyu Peak.
• At the True Person Council Hall, the sect leaders learned that Hu Xiucheng had escaped, debated whether he was a hidden agent, and ordered the War Hall to prepare for mobilization.
• Shen Xuan made and then destroyed a chart assessing the loyalty of Qingyun Sect's leading True Persons, while concluding that Hu Xiucheng's defection had exposed the force targeting him.
• A month later, the Law Enforcement Hall confirmed Hu Xiucheng had entered Medicine God Valley, and Longevity True Person reported that an expert had removed his Divine Soul Restriction.
• Mizong True Person and the other True Persons unanimously declared war on Medicine God Valley.

Qingyun Sect defeated Medicine God Valley in a contest over Chenxiang Immortal City and secured its Third-grade Spirit Vein. After the sects made peace, Shen Xuan broke through to Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, while the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula left him wary of the attention it could bring.

• Qingyun Sect seized Chenxiang Immortal City, and its army faced Medicine God Valley’s forces in a months-long standoff.
• Medicine God Valley acknowledged Hu Xiucheng as its Hidden Agent and revealed four Qingyun Sect Hidden Agents in return.
• The two sects settled Chenxiang Immortal City’s ownership through a best-of-five contest, which Qingyun Sect won four to one; True Person Hanyu forced Xuan Ying True Person to concede.
• Qingyun Sect kept Chenxiang Immortal City under the truce, released its prisoners, and ended its pursuit of the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula.
• Shen Xuan mastered the Ice Method and advanced to Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer, increasing his lifespan to 327 years.
• Shen Xuan realized that the great sects’ True Persons knew he possessed the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula and resolved to be more cautious.

Shen Xuan expanded his plans to cultivate and make Foundation Establishment Pills while True Person Hanyu returned from defeating Xuan Ying True Person. She told him the Seven Sects would reclaim the Savage Plains and lead a trial in the newly discovered Ganshui Commandery Secret Realm, leaving Shen Xuan to consider accompanying her without entering it.

• Shen Xuan reviewed his income and decided to gather ingredients and Second-Rank Water Monster Demonic Cores to begin refining Water Attribute Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Shen Xuan wondered how Qin Yuehan was faring after sending her Hanyu Pills, and concluded that she had to overcome her Love Tribulation herself.
• True Person Hanyu returned after defeating Xuan Ying True Person of Medicine God Valley and praised Shen Xuan's Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer cultivation and Body Refining progress.
• True Person Hanyu told Shen Xuan that the Seven Sects planned to reclaim demon-free regions of the Savage Plains and that she would lead Qingyun Sect's team to the Ganshui Commandery Secret Realm.
• Shen Xuan declined to enter the Secret Realm but chose to accompany True Person Hanyu, while she refused Mizong True Person's request to take charge of the Spirit Pill Hall.
• Shen Xuan recognized that Mizong True Person and Longevity True Person were testing True Person Hanyu as Qingyun Sect sought capable alchemists after Hu Xiucheng's defection.

Shen Xuan learned that Qingyun Sect had secured favorable terms over the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula and chose not to enter the newly opening Ganshui Secret Realm, preferring to cultivate safely. True Person Hanyu became the trial’s team leader and prepared to enter with him, while Shen Xuan asked her to help trade for cultivation items.

• True Person Hanyu told Shen Xuan that Mizong True Person had exchanged the Hanyu Pill Alchemy Formula for Qingyun Sect’s first choice of two Tier 3 Spirit Lands, and she later declined to manage Spirit Pill Hall.
• Shen Xuan refined the Deep Sea Divine Ox Essence Blood, gained the [Strong Lung Power] Talent Skill, and continued cultivating toward his goal of Condensing Golden Core.
• Qingyun Sect announced twenty places for the Ganshui Secret Realm Trial, and more than sixty qualified disciples applied amid rumors of generous rewards, possibly including Golden Core Pills.
• True Person Hanyu asked Shen Xuan whether he wanted to join the trial, but he declined because he considered the risk unnecessary and was not yet ready to attempt Core Formation.
• Shen Xuan agreed to accompany True Person Hanyu to the Secret Realm and asked her to negotiate trades for useful Cultivation Spirit Items from disciples of other sects.