Chapter Summaries

Wang Mu’s investments accelerated his cultivation, and he reached the second turn of the Golden Core realm before visiting Luo Xuanshuang with a custom Communication Talisman. At the Refining Equipment Pavilion, Xia Yaoyao rejected Lu Chen’s advances and warned him after he insulted Wang Mu.

• Wang Mu’s investments across more than a thousand islands brought in over a hundred million Cultivators, restoring his rapid cultivation progress and helping him break through to the second turn of the Golden Core realm.
• Wang Mu gave Luo Xuanshuang a custom Communication Talisman modeled after her Cold Whale Sword, and she delighted in its Sword Immortal effects.
• Wang Mu left additional custom Communication Talismans for Luo Xuanshuang to give to his grandparents and father.
• Xia Yaoyao continued designing an array structure to support Wang Mu’s proposed software while refusing food and rest.
• Lu Chen visited Xia Yaoyao with Hundred Beast Soup, but she dismissed his advances and questioned why he had not left.
• Lu Chen criticized Wang Mu as a wastrel and called the Refining Equipment Pavilion his lackeys, so Xia Yaoyao warned him to watch his words.

Lu Chen tried to persuade Xia Yaoyao to reject Wang Mu’s business, but she defended Wang Mu after receiving his enormous deposit. Meanwhile, Wang Mu prepared Langya Mall’s couriers and merchant partnerships, and Lin Yan’s progress with the Grand Void Demon-Suppressing Flame brought Wang Mu a series of cultivation rewards.

• Lu Chen offered to pay Xia Yaoyao double for her Communication Talismans, but Nie Tingting arrived with Wang Mu’s one-billion-Spirit-Stone deposit.
• Xia Yaoyao told Lu Chen that the deposit was only a fraction of the final payment and defended Wang Mu, then angrily ordered Lu Chen to leave when he called Wang Mu unworthy of her.
• Wang Mu reviewed the first batch of Langya Mall couriers and ordered Nie Tingting to organize them by region and train them in professional conduct.
• Wang Mu learned that the Langya Merchant Association had secured cooperation and confidentiality agreements with shops and businesses across the North Sea’s major islands.
• Lin Yan refined the Grand Void Demon-Suppressing Flame, triggering rewards that gave Wang Mu full control of the flame and improved his Emperor Flame Saint Physique and cultivation.

Wang Mu gained the Grand Void Demon-Suppressing Flame’s power through Lin Yan and saw Little Nannan’s cultivation returns, then secured a partnership with the Refining Equipment Pavilion to support the Langya Merchant Association’s production needs. The second batch of Communication Talismans reached the market, and the three great merchant associations announced their own upcoming talismans.

• Wang Mu received powerful returns from Lin Yan’s discovery of the Grand Void Demon-Suppressing Flame, including the Emperor Flame Saint Physique at minor achievement.
• Wang Mu reviewed Little Nannan’s returns and saw that her Spiritual Root aptitude had risen from low-grade to high-grade through her cultivation and refinement of treasures.
• Xia Yaoyao and the Refining Equipment Pavilion agreed to provide skilled Refining Masters as trainers and technical consultants for the Langya Merchant Association.
• The Refining Equipment Pavilion completed ten million Communication Talismans, and Wang Mu rewarded its workers with a banquet.
• The Langya Merchant Association distributed the new talismans, prompting a surge in preorders across the North Sea.
• The Penglai, Four Seas, and Cloud Palace merchant associations announced that they would soon release their own Communication Talismans.

The Three Great Merchant Associations launched cheaper communication talismans to compete with the Langya Merchant Association, winning over many low-level cultivators but failing to match Langya’s premium grades. At Penglai Merchant Association headquarters, Gou Ansheng and Liu Yanshuang concluded they had secured a foothold in the low-end market and opened a crack in Langya’s dominance.

• Nie Tingting reported that the Three Great Merchant Associations had copied the Langya communication talismans and priced theirs lower, while Wang Mu told her to let the situation develop.
• The Three Great Merchant Associations released their talismans across the Northern Region, and cultivators rushed to buy the cheaper Stellar Radiance and Huiyue grades.
• A Golden Core Realm scholar defended Langya’s talismans by explaining their superior materials and drove away cultivators who praised the cheaper alternatives.
• The cheaper talismans sold well among low-level cultivators, but the Three Great Merchant Associations’ Vast Sun and Milky Way grades barely sold.
• Gou Ansheng, Liu Yanshuang, and Tang Qian assessed that the Three Great Merchant Associations had gained a foothold in the low-end market but had not shaken Langya’s foundations.

The Three Great Merchant Associations' cheap Communication Talismans spread rapidly while the Langya Merchant Association stayed quiet, and Wang Mu learned their quality was poor. Lu Xing showed off his new Penglai Communication Talisman until it began smoking and its Runes turned unstable, leaving its safety in doubt.

• The Three Great Merchant Associations filled the market with inexpensive Communication Talismans, and their buyers clashed with holders of Langya talismans.
• Wang Mu examined the rival talismans' performance report and concluded their careless quality control would cause trouble.
• Lu Xing used his Huiyue Grade Torch Dragon Communication Talisman to invite cultivators to a gathering and repeatedly bragged about its price.
• Lin Jie noticed Lu Xing's talisman growing hot and smoking, but Lu Xing dismissed his warnings and activated it again.
• The talisman's smoke thickened as its Runes lit up violently and unstably.

Lu Xing’s Communication Talisman exploded, while Great Origin Sect Disciples led by Zhang Cheng were trapped in a deadly formation and failed to contact their sect with other brands’ talismans. Little Junior Sister’s Langya Brand Vermilion Bird Communication Talisman broke through the formation and connected her to her father, the Sect Master.

• Lu Xing’s Communication Talisman burst into red light and exploded, throwing him into a wall and knocking him unconscious.
• Zhang Cheng and the Great Origin Sect Disciples were ambushed by Evil Cultivators and trapped inside the Ten-Thousand Souls Heavenly Baleful Formation.
• Zhang Cheng formed a defense with Zong Wei and Fourth Junior Sister while the other Disciples tried to summon help, but their Communication Talismans were blocked and shattered.
• Little Junior Sister tried her Langya Brand Bright Moon Grade Vermilion Bird Communication Talisman, which flew through the formation and reached her father.
• The Vermilion Bird Communication Talisman displayed the Sect Master, and Little Junior Sister called out to him as the group realized the connection had succeeded.

A faulty Communication Talisman seriously injured Lu Xing, but Tong Shopkeeper refused to accept responsibility, so Lin Jie urged fellow Cultivators to spread the warning about the Three Great Merchant Associations' products. The warning campaign began, with rumors about Lu Xing's injuries growing more extreme as they spread.

• Lin Jie and other Cultivators confronted Tong Shopkeeper after a Penglai Communication Talisman exploded and injured Lu Xing.
• Tong Shopkeeper denied responsibility without proof and offered five hundred Spirit Stones as a goodwill gesture, then returned inside and threatened to use Guest Elders against further trouble.
• Lin Jie and the others realized that Communication Talismans from the Three Great Merchant Associations overheated and smoked after repeated use, and decided to warn others together.
• Cultivators spread warnings about the faulty talismans, exaggerating Lu Xing's injuries as the story passed from person to person.

Cultivators across the North Sea discovered that Communication Talismans from the Three Great Merchant Associations were dangerously defective, while the Langya Merchant Association's products performed far better. Their anger mounted as reports of the defects spread, leaving many ready to demand refunds and confront the merchants.

• Lin Jie and other Cultivators compared their Communication Talismans and found that the Three Great Merchant Associations' models overheated while Lin Jie's Langya talisman remained only slightly warm.
• Cultivators across the North Sea tested their talismans, spread warnings, and began exposing the Three Great Merchant Associations' poor quality.
• A Cultivator surnamed Yan showed how his Langya Communication Talisman had blocked a demon weapon's fatal strike and remained functional.
• Cultivators reported that the Three Great Merchant Associations' talismans consumed Spirit Stones rapidly, and one exploded after being charged with a mid-grade Spirit Stone, severing its owner's arm.
• The Great Origin Sect revealed that Langya talismans had delivered a distress message through an Evil Cultivator blockade after the Three Great Merchant Associations' talismans failed, intensifying calls for refunds and redress.

The Three Great Merchant Associations faced escalating protests and mass refund demands after their Communication Talismans overheated and exploded. Tang Qian's plan to calm the crisis collapsed when a detailed comparison exposed their products' shortcomings, and he was summoned by the Guild Master as Gou Ansheng admitted they had lost the struggle against Langya.

• Cultivators across the North Sea Territory attacked branches of the Three Great Merchant Associations, demanding refunds and beating shopkeepers and Guest Elders who resisted.
• Tang Qian, Liu Yanshuang, and Gou Ansheng discussed the million refund requests and acknowledged that rushed production had left the Communication Talismans prone to overheating and explosions.
• Tang Qian proposed blaming defects in Langya Communication Talismans, compensating injured customers, and offering ten years of free repairs.
• Gou Ansheng showed them a detailed comparison of Langya and rival Communication Talismans that had spread throughout the North Sea, leaving Liu Yanshuang despairing and Tang Qian furious at Rogue Cultivator Lin Jie.
• A messenger summoned Tang Qian to see the Guild Master, and Gou Ansheng concluded that the Three Great Merchant Associations had lost to Langya.

After the Three Great Merchant Associations withdrew from North Sea, Gou Ansheng and Qiu Shan Hong reflected on their defeat and Tang Qian received a Jade Slip containing a secret decree. Wang Mu then decided the Langya Merchant Association would pursue the departing associations on their own turf and recover the wealth they had taken.

• Gou Ansheng told Liu Yanshuang that the Three Great Merchant Associations had lost to the tide of change driven by Wang Mu and the people's support.
• Qiu Shan Hong ordered Tang Qian to withdraw the Penglai Merchant Association's North Sea business and urged him to focus on cultivation rather than rush into revenge.
• Tang Qian found a Jade Slip from Qiu Shan Hong describing Huang Tianhou's secret decree to unite the eighteen Feudal Lords under the Great Wilderness Army.
• Nie Tingting told Wang Mu that all Three Great Merchant Associations had withdrawn from North Sea after their Communication Talismans caused trouble for customers.
• Wang Mu said the Langya Merchant Association would go to the other associations' territories and earn back eighty or a hundred billion to settle accounts.

Wang Mu visited Nalan Rongyun to propose restructuring the Langya Merchant Association into specialized subsidiaries, explaining that the change would help it expand beyond the North Sea. The chapter ended with Nalan Rongyun recognizing that he wanted to take the business onto the mainland.

• Nie Tingting was shocked when Wang Mu announced plans to expand Langya's business beyond the North Sea, but he insisted preparations had already been made.
• Wang Mu arrived at Langya's headquarters and went to see Nalan Rongyun, whose warmth and concern for him surprised the Chief Managers present.
• Wang Mu proposed creating separate subsidiaries for Communication Talisman sales and a future online shopping platform.
• Ren Pingsheng and the other Chief Managers objected, fearing that splitting the association's operations would make it fall apart.
• Wang Mu explained that specialized subsidiaries would divide responsibilities and improve efficiency as the association grew.
• Nalan Rongyun realized Wang Mu intended to take Langya's business onto the mainland.

Wang Mu convinced Nalan Rongyun to approve a major Langya Merchant Association reform focused on building the Langya Communication Talisman brand and expanding into specialized businesses. After celebrating with a wyrm banquet, he learned that Langya Mall was nearly complete.

• Wang Mu explained that the Langya Merchant Association needed specialized departments and a strong brand to compete with the other merchant associations.
• Nalan Rongyun agreed to support Wang Mu's reform unconditionally, and Ren Pingsheng stopped the chief managers from objecting.
• Wang Mu gave the chief managers his reform plan and asked them to select clever, capable younger candidates.
• Wang Mu distributed the remaining wyrm banquet meat among the association's stewards.
• Nie Tingting told Wang Mu that Xia Yaoyao had sent word that Langya Mall was almost finished.

Wang Mu guided Xia Yaoyao through improvements to Langya Mall and assigned her to create Langya Forum while the Langya Merchant Association prepared its staff and infrastructure. The chapter ended with Xia Yaoyao presenting Wang Mu with the Forum software she had worked hard to make.

• Wang Mu reviewed Langya Mall and explained its design flaws to Xia Yaoyao, who agreed to revise it.
• Wang Mu invited Xia Yaoyao to lead the Langya Merchant Association's new Technical Department and asked her to build Langya Forum.
• Wang Mu told Nie Tingting that Langya Mall could not launch until its warehouses, logistics, and other services were ready, and he warned that rival merchant associations could copy it and start a costly price war.
• The Langya Merchant Association began reforming its branches and gathered Refining Masters and Formation Masters under Xia Yaoyao to work on Wang Mu's plans.
• Xia Yaoyao arrived at Wang Mu's courtyard on Heavenly Severing Island and handed him the completed Forum software.

Wang Mu asked Luo Xuanshuang and the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground’s elders to help the Langya Foundation and Ascension Convention by sharing cultivation insights with struggling Rogue Cultivators. The elders understood his request and were relieved that he sought guidance rather than forbidden high-level cultivation methods.

• Wang Mu praised Xia Yaoyao’s completed Forum interface and told her the Forum could launch within days.
• Wang Mu rode the Golden-Winged Peng to the Northern Darkness Sacred Ground and asked Luo Xuanshuang and the elders to stay and hear his request.
• Wang Mu explained that the Ascension Convention had left many Spiritual Root holders unable to join immortal sects, forcing them to cultivate alone and suffer Qi Deviation.
• Wang Mu said that openly distributing profound cultivation methods would violate the Cultivation World’s rules and provoke powerful factions.
• Wang Mu asked the elders to share insights and experiences that could guide low-level cultivators, and they understood what he wanted.

Wang Mu gathered cultivation insights from Sacred Land elders and Spirit Transformation Cultivators to help low-level cultivators. Li Yuanhua’s unusually comprehensive contribution impressed him, though one entry about demonic sects left Wang Mu wondering about the old servant’s past.

• The Sacred Land elders agreed to provide Wang Mu with cultivation insights, and Luo Xuanshuang lovingly scolded him for braving the snow to ask in person.
• Wang Mu spent two days reviewing the elders’ submissions and instructed Li Yuanhua to gather insights from powerful Spirit Transformation Cultivators.
• Wang Mu returned to Heavenly Severing Island, where Li Yuanhua presented him with a Jade Slip containing the collected insights.
• Li Yuanhua revealed that he had also compiled detailed cultivation advice from his own life, including a tip for handsome male cultivators facing demonic sect women.
• Wang Mu asked how Li Yuanhua knew about that danger, and Li Yuanhua replied that it began with a friend of his.

Langya Forum launched as a free spiritual home for cultivators, promising access to the world’s secrets. Its first posts offered guidance from renowned experts, and one cultivator’s breakthrough proved the insights were genuine.

• Langya Merchant Association announced Langya Forum to cultivators, drawing widespread curiosity and skepticism.
• Tang Qian learned about the forum from his servant and ordered him to monitor the Langya Merchant Association.
• Langya Communication Talismans updated overnight and added a Langya Forum icon to their home screens.
• Cultivators opened the forum and found expert insights on swordsmanship, artifact refining, qi deviation, and alchemy.
• A cultivator tested an insight and broke through, convincing those present that the forum’s guidance was authentic.

Han Yi fell into qi deviation after a tampered Golden Core Pill ruined his breakthrough, but he used advice on the Langya Forum to heal and form a Golden Core. He confronted his Eldest Disciple, revealing that the disciple’s gift of a Langya Communication Talisman had enabled his survival.

• Han Yi’s Golden Core Pill failed, leaving him gravely injured and unable to form a false core, and he suspected his Eldest Disciple had betrayed him.
• Han Yi opened the newly upgraded Langya Forum and read Beiming Sword Immortal’s sword Dao analysis, then found Dao Lord Yuanhua’s post listing solutions to qi deviation.
• Han Yi followed the post’s cultivation method, repaired his injuries, and successfully condensed a Golden Core.
• Han Yi emerged from the collapsed chamber and confronted his Eldest Disciple, saying the disciple’s greatest mistake was giving him the Langya Communication Talisman.

An alchemist learned from Elder Tiandan’s post on Langya Forum and successfully refined a Yin Pill. Elsewhere, a Herb Gathering Team searched the forum for a way to identify a possibly dangerous mushroom.

• An old alchemist’s disciple showed him Elder Tiandan’s alchemy insights on Langya Forum after he had blown up another furnace.
• The old alchemist studied the post, tried its methods, and successfully refined a pill in just over two hours.
• The old alchemist ran out to tell his disciple to set his grandmaster’s grave on fire so the grandmaster could help bear his fortune.
• A Herb Gathering Team found a mushroom that might be a valuable Cloud-Dream Mushroom or a poisonous Illusion-Dream Mushroom.
• A young team member opened Langya Forum’s Spirit Herbs section and found a post about distinguishing the two mushrooms.

Wang Mu reviewed the Langya Forum’s popularity and learned that most users read rather than post, then went to Langya Headquarters to inspect the Communication Talisman server. There, he met Su Hongyuan, whose humility hinted at Wang Mu’s exceptional reputation.

• Wang Mu saw that the Beiming Sword Immortal’s post and practical cultivation guides from Li Yuanhua and other Spirit Severing cultivators were popular on the forum.
• Nie Tingting reported that over ninety percent of users stayed online for a long time, but few created posts, and Wang Mu said he had planned a response.
• Wang Mu and Nie Tingting went to Langya Headquarters, where Xia Yaoyao told them Su Hongyuan had arrived.
• Wang Mu entered the forbidden server building and learned how its Heavenly Heart Stone and branch arrays distributed Langya Communication Talisman signals.
• Wang Mu met Su Hongyuan, a Dao Lord and gifted array cultivator, who said his talent was nothing compared with Wang Mu’s.

Wang Mu arranged for Su Hongyuan to create an Array Spirit to manage the Langya Forum, then launched the forum’s level and Points Mall systems. The new features drew users’ attention to high-quality cultivation resources, while Su Hongyuan began work on extending the Heavenly Heart Stone’s capacity.

• Wang Mu asked Su Hongyuan to create an Array Spirit for the Langya Forum, and Su Hongyuan agreed to use the Divine Array Pavilion’s Heavenly Pivot World-Shaking Scripture.
• Wang Mu told Xia Yaoyao that the Array Spirit would enable the forum’s level system and Points Mall, which he wanted to launch while users were still enthusiastic.
• Su Hongyuan’s first attempt failed, but he used forty-nine fourth-order formations to upgrade a fifth-order Spirit Pivot formation and successfully create an Array Spirit.
• Su Hongyuan recommended a Limit-Bearing Void Formation to extend the Heavenly Heart Stone’s capacity, and Wang Mu authorized him to use the merchant association’s materials.
• Wang Mu instructed Nie Tingting to launch the level system and Points Mall, and Langya Forum users discovered that activity could earn points to exchange for cultivation arts and other items.