Arc 2The Road to Moon Worship

Su Yu strengthened the Su Family through alchemy, talismans, and puppet beasts while learning new arts and surviving growing conflicts. After leaving for Moon Worship Immortal City, he killed the Second Miss of the Maple City Bai Family and fled her convoy.

  • Su Yu bought a Rank 2 Earthfire Ape egg at auction, helped Su Yun secure a Foundation Establishment Pill, and hatched the cub after nourishing it.
  • Su Bin broke through to Foundation Establishment and destroyed the Lin Family, while Su Yu advanced in alchemy and talisman-making and the Su Family allied with the Chen Family against the Bai Family.
  • Su Yu, Su Yun, and Su Zhi defeated Ghost Head Golden Condor and his accomplices, then found the Golden Jade Heavenly Puppet Forging Method among their discoveries.
  • Su Yu developed stronger talismans and puppet beasts, helped the Chen Family capture an Earth Rock Rat King, and aided Su Zhi before she successfully reached Foundation Establishment.
  • After Su Yun reported the Grand Elder’s death and Su Qingyi’s betrayal, Su Yu took charge of the Alchemy Pavilion, killed Lin Danlang, and discovered the Golden Cicada Art.
  • Su Yu mastered Rank 2 alchemy and created a Thunder Fire Talisman as the Su and Chen Families used puppet beasts to defeat the Bai Family and take one of its resource sites.
  • Su Yu received a high-grade Rank 2 talisman inheritance, left Azure Mountain for Moon Worship Immortal City, and secretly gave Lin Dong’s daughter a Water cultivation technique and supplies.
  • The Second Miss of the Maple City Bai Family intercepted Su Yu, but he killed her and the members of her convoy before fleeing on a flying sword.
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Ch. 26Cloud Mountain Auction

Su Yu gave Yu Ke'er Spirit Bewildering Liquid, and she later rewarded him with a Cloud Mountain Auction House Token. At the auction, Su Yu bought a talisman inheritance, while a Rank 2 Earthfire Ape egg was introduced for bidding.

  • Su Yu sold Yu Ke'er half a bottle of Spirit Bewildering Liquid for one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones, and Chen Sisi thanked him for helping her.
  • Su Qingyi told Su Yu that the Chen Family was fighting the Maple City Bai Family over a Purple Gold Sand mine and said he planned to travel with Li Shinan.
  • Su Yu expanded the Alchemy Pavilion's reputation by selling small batches of Premium Pills, and Yu Ke'er later collected her ordered Spirit Bewildering Liquid and said it had helped her become a high-grade Rank 1 Beast Tamer.
  • Yu Ke'er gave Su Yu a Cloud Mountain Auction House Token, and Su Yu attended the triennial auction with Su Yun, who said they needed to secure a Foundation Establishment Pill.
  • Su Yu bought a Rank 1 High-grade Talisman Inheritance for four hundred and sixty Low-grade Spirit Stones, and the auctioneer then presented a congenitally deficient Rank 2 Bloodline Earthfire Ape egg.

Ch. 27Demon Path

Su Yu bought an Earthfire Ape egg while Su Yun won a flawed Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction. On their way back, a masked attacker tried to seize the pill, and they later learned the Blood Saber Daoist had escaped with the Heavenly Net Umbrella.

  • Su Yu won the Earthfire Ape demonic beast egg for five hundred and fifty Low-grade Spirit Stones, and Su Yun reminded him not to neglect alchemy for Talisman study.
  • Su Yun outbid the other attendees and secured the first flawed Foundation Establishment Pill for five thousand two hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.
  • Su Yun and Su Yu left the auction early, then encountered a masked ninth-level Qi Refining Realm cultivator who tried to steal the pill.
  • Su Yun drove the attacker away with powerful fire-attribute Talismans, and he and Su Yu returned safely to the Alchemy Pavilion.
  • The Blood Saber Daoist escaped the Cloud Mountain Market after stealing the damaged Supreme-grade Artifact, the Heavenly Net Umbrella.

Ch. 28Hatching

Su Yu helped a deficient Earthfire Ape egg recover by feeding it his spiritual power, while the Su Family chose Fifth Elder Su Bin to attempt Foundation Establishment with the pill. The egg hatched into an unusually gentle, intelligent cub that bonded with Su Yu, as Su Bin began his breakthrough attempt.

  • After Blood Saber Luo Bang fled, Su Yun identified the would-be Foundation Establishment Pill thief as the bandit cultivator Ghost Head Golden Condor and warned Su Yu to be cautious.
  • Bandit attacks around Cloud Mountain Market increased until Cloud Sword Sect cultivators hunted down the bandits and restored order.
  • Su Yu infused the Earthfire Ape demonic beast egg with his spiritual power each day, and its weak aura recovered and grew stronger.
  • Grand Elder Su Mengshan and Fifth Elder Su Bin arrived, and Su Bin received the Foundation Establishment Pill and rented a Cave Dwelling to attempt a breakthrough.
  • Su Yu hatched the Earth Fire Ape Cub, bonded with it using a beast-taming art, and watched as it eagerly clung to him.
  • Su Yun praised the cub’s Rank 2 demonic beast bloodline and gave it a low-grade Rank 1 Hundred Beasts Pill.

Ch. 29Foundation Establishment

Su Bin broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, giving the Su Family the strength to confront the Lin Family. After the Lin Family fled Jiang City, Su Bin destroyed them and seized Spirit Moon Lake, then fought off a Bai Family Foundation Establishment cultivator.

  • The Earth Fire Ape Cub grew calmer and more intelligent as it absorbed Su Yu’s mana and ate Perfect-grade Hundred Beasts Pills.
  • Su Bin broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and the Su Family celebrated its new strength while vowing to settle accounts with the Lin Family.
  • The Lin Family fled Jiang City for the area near the Maple City Bai Family, though Su Peng intercepted only a few of its cultivators.
  • Su Yu continued cultivating and refining pills, then began practicing talisman-making and produced his first low-grade Rank 1 talisman within two months.
  • After emerging from seclusion, Su Bin went to Jiang City and wiped out the Lin Family, sparing only Lin Danlang and taking Spirit Moon Lake for the Su Family.
  • A Bai Family Foundation Establishment cultivator fought Su Bin, but Su Bin withdrew safely before another could join the battle.

Ch. 30Chen Family

After the Su Family destroyed the Lin Family, Su Yu assessed the family’s new resources and took on more responsibility at the Alchemy Pavilion. Meanwhile, Su Qingyi fought Bai Family cultivators while protecting Chen Sisi, and growing unrest around Cloud Mountain Market left Su Yu facing an eager offer at the Heavenly Script Pavilion.

  • Su Yu counted the Su Family’s assets and expected its income to support years of steady growth after the Lin Family’s destruction.
  • Su Yun celebrated the old feud’s end, then handed most Alchemy Pavilion affairs to Su Yu as the younger cultivator’s pills drew more customers.
  • Su Qingyi defeated a Bai Family cultivator who had attacked him and Chen Sisi, looted the corpse, and carried the unconscious Chen Sisi back to her family.
  • The Bai Family learned that an outsider had helped kill its members and vowed to identify him, while Su Qingyi later received news and went to consult the Chen Family Head.
  • Bandit Cultivators made travel around Cloud Mountain Market increasingly dangerous, and the Heavenly Script Pavilion owner greeted Su Yu with an offer to open Premium Ancient Jade Boxes.

Ch. 31Qi Refining Stage Five

Su Yu advanced to Qi Refining Stage Five and created a powerful new talisman before learning that the Su Family had agreed to ally with the Chen Family against the Bai Family. The alliance was tied to a marriage between Chen Sisi and Su Qingyi.

  • Su Yu bought an incomplete inheritance of three ancient talismans from Heavenly Script Pavilion, while the old man noticed the scent of his Perfect Pills and wondered about his talents.
  • Su Yu studied the ancient talisman diagrams, cultivated, and continued developing his alchemy and talisman skills over the following months.
  • Su Yu broke through to Qi Refining Stage Five and created the Fire Cloud Arrow Talisman, whose power rivaled a full-force strike from a Qi Refining Stage Nine cultivator.
  • Su Jingbang told Su Yu that the Su Family had agreed to ally with the Chen Family against the Maple City Bai Family in exchange for thirty percent of the Purple Gold Sand Spirit Mine profits.
  • Su Jingbang revealed that the Chen Family's decision to marry Chen Sisi to Su Qingyi had persuaded the Fifth Elder to accept the alliance.

Ch. 32Seeking Longevity

Su Yu agreed to support the Su Family’s preparations against the Maple City Bai Family by refining pills and Talismans, while Su Yun began considering a Second-rank Alchemist Legacy for him. After half a year of work, Su Yu received an invitation to Su Qingyi and Su Zhi’s wedding and reaffirmed that cultivation and longevity came before seeking a Dao companion.

  • Su Jingbang asked Su Yu to produce pills and Talismans for the family, and Su Yu requested materials to attempt high-grade Rank 1 Talismans.
  • Su Yun praised Su Yu’s talent and said he would look for a Second-rank Alchemist Legacy for him.
  • Su Yu reflected on his eight years of cultivation, then spent six months cultivating and producing pills and Talismans for the family.
  • Su Yu refined twenty-one Fire Cloud Arrow Talismans from fifty sets of materials, keeping seven and giving fourteen to the family.
  • Su Qingyi brought Su Yu and Su Zhi invitations to his wedding, which was scheduled for a month later.
  • Su Yun suggested arranging a marriage for Su Yu, but Su Yu said he wanted to focus on cultivation and longevity.

Ch. 33Ghost Head Golden Condor

Su Zhi reunited with Su Yu and told him about Moon Worship Immortal City, whose leaders reminded him of powerful figures from his past life's game. As Su Yu, Su Zhi, and Su Yun traveled back to Jiang City, Ghost Head Golden Condor ambushed them, and the three countered with a barrage of talismans.

  • Su Zhi met Su Yu at the Alchemy Pavilion and discussed his prospects for finding a master and a Dao companion.
  • Su Zhi told Su Yu about Moon Worship Immortal City and named True Lord Moon Worship's three disciples, including Fairy Fengling, whom Su Yu associated with the Heavenly Moon Evil Empress.
  • Su Yun joined Su Yu and Su Zhi, and the three set out on spirit horses for the Su Family in Jiang City.
  • Ghost Head Golden Condor trapped the three in a formation and launched a sword attack, while two accomplices held back Su Zhi and Su Yun.
  • Su Yu, Su Yun, and Su Zhi each threw out talismans, including Su Zhi's High-grade Rank 1 Ice Seal Talismans.

Ch. 34Smashing Talismans

Su Yun, Su Yu, and Su Zhi overwhelmed Ghost Head Golden Condor and his companions with high-grade Rank 1 Talismans, killing them and escaping with their loot. They fled more than a hundred li into the mountains and forests.

  • Su Yun and Su Yu opened the fight by unleashing twelve high-grade Rank 1 Talismans, killing one of Ghost Head Golden Condor’s helpers and severely injuring the other.
  • Ghost Head Golden Condor summoned a Damaged Low-grade Rank 2 Demonic Soul Banner, sending a fused corpse monster after Su Yun and a gold-attribute attack toward Su Yu and Su Zhi.
  • Su Yun, Su Yu, and Su Zhi launched another twelve offensive Talismans, destroying the demonic soul and blasting Ghost Head Golden Condor.
  • Su Zhi’s flying sword killed Ghost Head Golden Condor and then his surviving helper; she gathered their Cosmos Bags, Formation Flags, and heads.
  • The three flew away on their artifacts and continued into the mountains and forests until they had escaped more than a hundred li.

Ch. 35Inheritance

Su Yun, Su Zhi, and Su Yu sorted through the spoils from Ghost Head Golden Condor and discovered a high-grade Rank 2 Puppet Master inheritance in an Ancient Jade Box. They returned to the Su Family estate on Azure Mountain, where Su Yu began thinking about a wedding gift for Su Qingyi and Chen Sisi.

  • Su Yun found a Nine Souls Demonic Palace identity token and an Eight Demon Ridge map among Ghost Head Golden Condor's belongings, and suspected they were connected to the incomplete Demonic Formation Flag.
  • Su Zhi assessed the spoils, while Su Yu said surviving mattered more than the cost of the Talismans they had used.
  • Su Yu opened three Ancient Jade Boxes and found a Jade Slip containing the Golden Jade Heavenly Puppet Forging Method, a high-grade Rank 2 Puppet Master inheritance.
  • Su Yun warned Su Yu and Su Zhi to keep the inheritance secret, and the three headed back to the family.
  • Su Yu returned to Azure Mountain and saw the Su Family's new estate decorated for Su Qingyi and Chen Sisi's approaching wedding.
  • Su Yu began considering what congratulatory gift to give Su Qingyi and Chen Sisi.

Ch. 36Seeds Sprout

Su Yu's recovered seed bloomed into a tree whose pollen greatly advanced his body-refining technique and divine sense, and he refined several powerful Fire Cloud Arrow Talismans. After Su Qingyi and Chen Sisi's wedding, Su Yu declined a dangerous family assignment and returned to Cloud Mountain Market to focus on cultivation while watching nearby affairs.

  • Su Yu nourished the ancient seed until it sprouted, and its flower's pollen advanced his Crocodile Demon's 108 Forms Body Refining Technique to the seventh level and increased his divine sense by twenty percent.
  • Su Yu refined his first Fine High-grade Rank 1 Fire Cloud Arrow Talisman, then made three more fine talismans and four ordinary ones before exhausting his materials.
  • Su Yu gave Su Qingyi and Chen Sisi his wedding gift, and their three-day wedding celebration concluded.
  • Su Peng asked Su Yu to manage the Su Family's affairs concerning the shared Purple Gold Sand Mine, but Su Yu declined and Su Qingyi took the assignment.
  • Su Yu returned to Cloud Mountain Market with Su Yun, Su Zhi, and Chen Sisi, then focused on cultivation while monitoring the Su and Chen Families and the Maple City Bai Family.

Ch. 37Big Score

Su Yu traded the dangerous items connected to the Ghost Head Golden Condor for a valuable alchemy furnace and chose to remain in Cloud Mountain Market while Su Zhi’s group investigated. After months of peaceful cultivation and work, the next Cloud Mountain Market auction approached, and a familiar young girl arrived at the Alchemy Pavilion with an old woman.

  • Su Zhi introduced Su Yu to five Cloud Sword Sect disciples, including the alchemist Yu Manli and Grand Elder’s personal disciple Luo Qianyu.
  • Su Yu declined to join the investigation into the Ghost Head Golden Condor, and Luo Qianyu exchanged an Azure Light Furnace for his map, Formation Flag, and Nine Souls Demonic Palace token.
  • Su Yu told Su Yun about the trade, and Su Yun agreed that avoiding the dangerous investigation had been wise.
  • Su Zhi returned more than half a month later to report what the group had discovered, then went back to the sect to enter seclusion.
  • Su Yu cultivated, refined pills, drew Talismans, and studied the Puppet Master inheritance for half a year as the Cloud Mountain Market auction approached.
  • A familiar young girl arrived at the Su Family’s Alchemy Pavilion with an old woman.

Ch. 38Foundation Establishment Pill Materials

Su Yu accepted a large discounted pill order from Yu Ke'er after learning that Blood Saber Daoist had appeared in Eight Demon Ridge and threatened the Cloud Sword Sect. As cultivators prepared for trouble, Su Yu secretly sold talismans and stayed away from the auction, while the Su Family acquired two ingredients for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

  • Yu Ke'er ordered ten bottles of Spirit Bewildering Liquid and a large assortment of pills, agreeing to a ten percent discount and monthly deliveries after warning Su Yu about Blood Saber Daoist and the rise of Demonic Cultivators and Bandit Cultivators.
  • Su Yu watched the market’s demand for goods rise, made pills for Yu Ke'er, and secretly sold his mid-grade and High-grade Rank 1 Talismans through other merchants.
  • Su Yu and Su Yun skipped the next Cloud Mountain Market Auction, while Su Jingbang attended with other Su Family cultivators.
  • Su Yu secretly submitted ten Fire Dragon Talismans to the auction, where they sold for one thousand one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.
  • Su Jingbang and the other Su Family cultivators bought two core spirit-herb ingredients needed to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for nearly two thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Ch. 39When Heaven Served Up a Meal

Su Yu cultivated steadily while unrest among the cultivation families threatened the Chen Family’s Purple Gold Sand Spirit Mine, until the Blood Saber Daoist unexpectedly drove off the Bai and Huang Families. Yu Ke’er and Chen Sisi then brought Chen Family elders to ask Su Yu for Beast Luring Powder to capture and tame a Second Order Early Stage Earth Rock Rat King.

  • Su Yu learned that Luo Qianyu had broken through to Foundation Establishment, then continued cultivating in peace as conflicts among cultivation families spread.
  • Su Jingbang told Su Yu that the Bai Family and Huang Family had attacked the Chen Family’s Purple Gold Sand Spirit Mine, severely injuring the Chen Family’s Old Ancestor and costing Qing Yi an arm.
  • Su Yu heard that the Su Family planned to withdraw from the mine dispute, but four months later the Blood Saber Daoist killed a Bai Family ancestor and a Huang Family Foundation Establishment cultivator, easing the threat to the Chen Family.
  • Yu Ke’er, Chen Sisi, and two Chen Family elders visited Su Yu at the Su Family Alchemy Pavilion and asked whether his Beast Luring Powder could affect a Second Order Earth Rock Rat King.
  • Su Yu asked whether the Chen Family intended to hunt the Earth Rock Rats, and Yu Ke’er clarified that they wanted to capture and tame them.

Ch. 40Taming the Black Scale Eagle

Su Yu received a Demon Path-tainted Black Scale Eagle Egg as payment and nourished it with his mana until its bloodline stabilized and it hatched. Meanwhile, Yu Ke'er and the Chen Family captured the Earth Rock Rat King, and Su Yu began preparing stronger Beast Luring Powder.

  • Yu Ke'er explained that Earth Rock Rats could locate Spirit Mines and gave Su Yu a Black Scale Eagle Egg as a deposit for making Beast Luring Powder.
  • Chen Sisi told Su Yu that the Chen Family had arranged to exchange the captured Rat King for a retired second-rank Tamed Beast, and said Su Qingyi had permanently lost his arm.
  • Su Yu discovered that the Black Scale Eagle Egg had become a Demon Path demonic beast, but its hostility eased as it absorbed mana from his Azure Wood Age Wheel Art.
  • Su Yu delivered ten portions of Super Beast Luring Powder to Yu Ke'er and continued nourishing the egg until its Demon Path aura became controllable and its bloodline grew stronger.
  • After Yu Ke'er returned with news that the Earth Rock Rat King had been captured, she tried unsuccessfully to trade for the transformed egg.
  • The Black Scale Eagle hatched half a month later, and Su Yu tamed it with the Beast Taming Art.

Ch. 41Preparing for Foundation Establishment

Su Yu spent two years advancing his cultivation and Puppet Master skills while raising the Earth Fire Ape and Black Scale Eagle. When Su Zhi arrived with enough contribution points to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill, Su Yu supplied her with resources and a powerful Puppet Beast to support her breakthrough.

  • Yu Ke'er left Cloud Mountain Market after Su Yu kept the Black Scale Eagle Egg and obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill ingredient from her.
  • Su Yu refined thirteen Puppet Beasts over two years and tested himself against a Top Grade Rank 1 Puppet Beast, while his own cultivation reached the sixth layer of Qi Refining and the eighth layer of body refinement.
  • Su Yu received news that Su Zhi was preparing to attempt Foundation Establishment.
  • Su Zhi, Chen Sisi, and Su Qingyi visited Su Yu at the Alchemy Pavilion, and Su Zhi explained that she had earned enough contribution points to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
  • Su Yu gave Su Zhi Talismans, pills, and a Top Grade Rank 1 Puppet Beast to help her prepare for Foundation Establishment.

Ch. 42Foundation Establishment Success

Su Zhi used Su Yu’s powerful puppet beast to help defeat a Demonic Cultivator den and earn a Foundation Establishment Pill. She successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment, while Su Yu continued exploring ways to improve his puppet beasts.

  • Su Zhi, Chen Sisi, and Su Qingyi ambushed two Demonic Cultivators near Eight Demon Ridge, where Su Zhi and Su Yu’s puppet beast killed them.
  • Su Zhi and the others stormed the estate and defeated its remaining Demonic Cultivators, completing the mission.
  • Su Zhi returned the puppet beast to Su Yu, settled the mission, and exchanged her reward for a Foundation Establishment Pill.
  • Half a month later, Su Zhi wrote to Su Yu that she had successfully reached Foundation Establishment and would remain in seclusion.
  • Su Yu celebrated the Su Family’s progress and wondered whether he could fuse the strengths of his two puppet beasts into a stronger one.

Ch. 43Sudden Change

Su Yu completed the Dragon Eagle Puppet Beast and learned that the Grand Elder had died and Su Qingyi had joined the Demon Path. As Su Yu took on greater responsibility at the Alchemy Pavilion, Lin Danlang ambushed him and was killed.

  • Su Yu finished the Dragon Eagle Puppet Beast after spending more than two years researching it and returned from seclusion.
  • Su Yun told Su Yu that the Grand Elder had been killed, Su Qingyi had betrayed the family, and Su Yu was expected to take over the Alchemy Pavilion as the Su Family's Fifth Elder.
  • Su Yun gave Su Yu a Low-grade Rank 2 Alchemist Inheritance and asked him to choose a successor for the Alchemy Pavilion before returning to Azure Mountain.
  • Su Yu continued his cultivation and secondary professions while considering how to obtain a Second-rank Talisman Master inheritance.
  • Lin Danlang ambushed Su Yu near the Heavenly Script Pavilion, but Su Yu blocked his attacks with a Dragon Tiger Talisman and killed him with a Fire Cloud Arrow Talisman.

Ch. 44Fortuitous Opportunity

After killing Lin Danlang, Su Yu found a rare divine soul cultivation method, the Golden Cicada Art, among his belongings and began cultivating it. More than half a year later, Su Yu successfully reached its beginner level and transformed his divine soul into a golden cicada.

  • The Cloud Mountain Market Enforcer identified Lin Danlang and revealed that the Cloud Sword Sect had expelled him for trying to steal a core inheritance method.
  • Su Yu failed to find a Rank 2 talisman inheritance at the Heavenly Script Pavilion and returned to the Alchemy Pavilion.
  • Su Yu searched Lin Danlang's belongings, kept the Soul Capturing Needles, and destroyed the Demonic Path methods and other unwanted items.
  • Su Yu opened the Ancient Jade Boxes and discovered the Golden Cicada Art, a divine soul cultivation method that could refine mana and the body.
  • Su Yu decided to try cultivating the Golden Cicada Art while refusing to follow the Demon Path.
  • More than half a year later, Su Yu reached the art's beginner level and his divine soul transformed into a golden cicada.

Ch. 45Greatly Increased Strength

Su Yu cultivated the Golden Cicada Art, reached the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, and strengthened his body to the ninth layer. After his full-force strike startled Cloud Sword Sect disciples, he returned to Cloud Mountain Market and prepared to refine low-grade Rank 2 pills, but visitors arrived.

  • Su Yu practiced the Golden Cicada Art while refining pills and teaching alchemy at the Alchemy Pavilion.
  • Over a year and a half, the Golden Cicada Art improved slowly but accelerated Su Yu's cultivation, helping him reach the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining and gain eleven years of lifespan.
  • Su Yu's Crocodile Demon's 108 Forms Body Refining Technique broke through to the ninth layer, and he tested it with the Blood Whale Swallowing Moon Art against the Dragon Eagle Puppet Beast.
  • Cloud Sword Sect disciples saw the devastation from Su Yu's strike and mistook its power for Foundation Establishment, then rushed to report it.
  • Su Yu returned to Cloud Mountain Market and prepared to refine low-grade Rank 2 pills, but a group of guests came to visit.

Ch. 46Alchemist Advancement

Su Yu sold two Top Grade Rank 1 Puppet Beasts to the Chen Family and advanced to become a Second-rank Alchemist. The Su and Chen Families used the puppets to defeat the Maple City Bai Family at a resource site, leaving Su Yu worried about the Guanlan Mountain Huang Family.

  • Chen Sisi and the Chen Family elders bought two puppet beasts from Su Yu for four thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, and she discussed her plans to attempt Foundation Establishment.
  • Su Yu refined the puppet beasts and spent a year practicing with Kaiyuan Pills until he became a Second-rank Alchemist.
  • Chen Sisi collected the two puppet beasts a year later.
  • Su Dajun told Su Yu that the Su and Chen Families had used three puppet beasts to defeat the Maple City Bai Family and seize one of its resource sites.
  • Su Yu celebrated the victory, then asked what had happened with the Guanlan Mountain Huang Family.

Ch. 47Talisman Master Advancement

Su Yu advanced to become a low-grade Rank 2 talisman master while continuing to develop his alchemy and Puppet Arts. News that the Huang and Yu Families had gone to war over an Ethereal Fruit tree gave him hope of obtaining a key Foundation Establishment Pill material.

  • Su Dajun explained that the Huang Family was unlikely to risk a costly conflict with the allied Chen and Su Families, which planned to wait until the Bai Family's Foundation Establishment ancestor died before seeking revenge.
  • Su Yu continued studying low-grade Rank 2 pills and asked Chen Sisi, who had just broken through to Foundation Establishment, to help find Rank 2 materials in Moon Worship Immortal City.
  • After more than two years of practice, Su Yu created the low-grade Rank 2 Thunder Fire Talisman, while Su Gutong and Su Rui'an advanced in alchemy.
  • Su Yu considered leaving Cloud Mountain Market because he still lacked several materials for his Dragon Crocodile Puppet Beast.
  • The Black Rock Mountain Yu Family and Guanlan Mountain Huang Family went to war in Eight Demon Ridge over an Ethereal Fruit tree, one of the core materials for Foundation Establishment Pills.

Ch. 48Leaving

Su Yu left Cloud Mountain Market for the Su Family, receiving a powerful talisman inheritance on the way. Back at Azure Mountain, he learned that the Jiang Family was pressuring the Su Family to persuade Su Zhi to marry its legitimate eldest son as his equal wife.

  • Su Yu prepared eight Thunder Fire Talismans, arranged for Su Gutong to watch over the Alchemy Pavilion, and left Cloud Mountain Market for the Su Family.
  • An old man at Heavenly Script Pavilion sent a Jade Slip after Su Yu departed, and it struck him on the head outside the market.
  • Su Yu discovered that the Jade Slip contained a high-grade Rank 2 talisman master inheritance from the Golden Jade Immortal Sect, including three complete ancient talisman inheritances.
  • Su Yu returned to Azure Mountain and found the Su Family larger but under an oppressive atmosphere.
  • Su Peng told Su Yu that the Jiang Family wanted Su Zhi to become the equal wife of its legitimate eldest son, who was close to the Cloud Sword Sect Sect Master's Personal Disciple.

Ch. 49Personality

Su Yu advised the Su Family to refuse the Jiang Family’s attempt to involve them in its dispute over Su Zhi, then decided to leave Cloud Mountain Market for Moon Worship Immortal City. After a month with his family, he set out alone for the city.

  • Su Yu learned that the Jiang Family’s Jiang Zhou wanted Su Zhi as an equal wife and argued that the family should refuse and strengthen its defensive formation.
  • Su Yu told Su Peng that he planned to move to Moon Worship Immortal City, but declined to bring anyone with him.
  • Su Yu learned that his former maidservant Lin Dong had married and had three children, including a daughter with a low-grade Water spiritual root.
  • Su Yu secretly gave Lin Dong a Water cultivation technique, spells, and ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.
  • After spending a month with the family and visiting nearby places, Su Yu bid farewell to his master, the Family Head, and the elders, then set off for Moon Worship Immortal City.

Ch. 50Second Miss of Maple City Bai Family

Su Yu was intercepted by the Second Miss of Maple City Bai Family, who tried to take him back to bear her children. He killed her and her entire convoy, then fled toward Moon Worship Immortal City.

  • Su Yu passed Maple City and continued north until the Second Miss of Maple City Bai Family stopped him and demanded that he return with her.
  • Su Yu trapped and killed the five cultivators who blocked his path with his vines and body-refining strength.
  • The Second Miss charged Su Yu, but his Dragon Eagle Puppet Beast struck her and sent her flying.
  • Su Yu killed the Second Miss with a Thunder Fire Talisman, then used vines to kill the ordinary members of her convoy.
  • Su Yu collected the dead cultivators' belongings, put away the puppet beast, and fled on a flying sword.
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