Chapter Summaries

Ye Qingxuan learned that the Xuantian Sect’s once-a-century Recruitment Ceremony was underway, while the sect’s elders hurried to recruit promising disciples. As the ceremony ended, the Azure Devil Race secretly infiltrated nine Lesser Worlds, unnoticed by the Dihuan Realm’s Hegemon-level Forces.

• Ye Qingxuan learned from Bai Wenyang that the Xuantian Sect’s once-a-century Recruitment Ceremony had begun and sent Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu to see it.
• Ye Qingxuan continued his usual cultivation and crafting while the three-day Recruitment Ceremony proceeded without affecting his routine.
• Old Man Xuan complained about being ordered to recruit disciples, then promised Sect Master Cen Zhe that he would take ten after Cen Zhe suppressed him with his aura.
• The Xuantian Sect’s elders rushed to the Recruitment Ceremony site to recruit disciples with better talent.
• Azure Devil Race Experts concealed nine Lesser Worlds with black banners, broke their World Barriers, and sent their members through unstable Space Tunnels to infiltrate remote villages.
• The Azure Devil Race members slaughtered witnesses and lay low to prepare for a larger invasion, while the Dihuan Realm’s Hegemon-level Forces remained unaware.

After learning about Liu Tai'an’s extraordinary talent, Ye Qingxuan met the new disciple and discovered that he had once saved Liu Tai'an’s village. Liu Tai'an thanked him and accepted a first-meeting gift, determined to repay Ye Qingxuan in the future.

• Ye Zhaoheng told Ye Qingxuan that Liu Tai'an had a Twelve Element Spirit Root and had become the Xuantian Sect Master's final disciple.
• About three months later, Liu Tai'an visited Qingxuan Blessed Land after establishing his foundation in roughly a hundred days.
• Liu Tai'an explained that Ye Qingxuan had once killed a Demonic Beast threatening Liu Village and saved his life.
• Ye Qingxuan accepted Liu Tai'an's thanks and gave him a Storage Bag of pills and True Artifacts as a first-meeting gift.
• Liu Tai'an accepted the gift and vowed to repay Ye Qingxuan in the future.

Nearly ten years after Ye Qingxiao went to the Outer Realm Battlefield, he returned to Xuantian Sect and told Ye Qingxuan about its dangers and opportunities. Ye Qingxuan remained content with his secluded cultivation plans, while Ye Qingxiao entered meditation after tasting Ye Qingxuan’s tea.

• Ye Qingxiao returned to Qingxuan Blessed Land and reunited with Ye Qingxuan, crediting the jade talisman with saving his life on the Outer Realm Battlefield.
• Ye Qingxiao described the battlefield’s Devilish Qi Origins, demonic beasts, Chaos Currents, and other dangers, along with the resources that had helped him reach the Purple Mansion Realm Early Stage.
• Ye Qingxiao asked whether Ye Qingxuan longed to visit the battlefield, but Ye Qingxuan said he was content cultivating in his Blessed Land and had plans to pursue resources without fighting there.
• Ye Qingxuan served Ye Qingxiao tea, and Ye Qingxiao entered a meditative breathing state after drinking it.
• Ye Qingxuan quietly drank tea and immersed himself in perceiving the changes of the elements in Dihuan Realm.

Ye Qingxiao visited Ye Qingxuan, benefited from his Tier Three Quiet Heart Tea, and left him a Lightning Source Fruit and a Lightning Origin Tree Seedling. Ye Qingxuan planted the seedling in Qingxuan Cave Heaven and continued feeding Spirit Ores into its smelting furnace as the Blessed Land neared advancement.

• Ye Qingxiao used Ye Qingxuan's Tier Three Quiet Heart Tea to purge Demonic Fiend Qi faster, and Ye Qingxuan gave him around three catties to take away.
• Ye Qingxiao secretly gave Ye Qingxuan a Storage Bag and flew away after Ye Qingxuan reminded him to visit before his next trip to the Outer Realm Battlefield.
• Ye Qingxuan opened the Storage Bag and learned from Ye Qingxiao's Sound Recording Talisman that it contained a Lightning Source Fruit and a Lightning Origin Tree Seedling.
• Ye Qingxuan decided to save the Lightning Source Fruit until after condensing his Second Element Spiritual Root, then planted the Lightning Origin Tree at an energy node in Qingxuan Cave Heaven and nourished it.
• Ye Qingxuan cast the Spring Wind and Rain Art over Qingxuan Cave Heaven, then fed another batch of Tier One Spirit Ores into its smelting furnace as the Blessed Land neared advancement.

In the eleventh year after contracting the Blessed Land, Ye Qingxuan’s Tianfu Shop prospered while he taught Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu their chosen cultivation arts. Zhu Dafu visited Ye Qingxuan after the Blessed Cultivator Alliance collapsed, and Ye Qingxuan asked what he wanted.

• Tianfu Shop’s Tier Three Spirit Washing Pills became popular with disciples, though Ye Qingxuan could not produce enough to meet demand.
• Ye Qingxuan began teaching Ye Zhaoheng alchemy and talisman making, and Ye Zhaoyu artifact crafting and formations.
• Zhu Dafu told Ye Qingxuan that the Blessed Cultivator Alliance had dissolved after its small group failed to compete in Xuantian Sect’s low-tier Spirit Medicine market.
• Lin Fan fell out with Zhu Dafu and Li Xuan, while Li Xuan turned away from business and devoted himself to cultivation.
• After learning Ye Qingxuan was behind Tianfu Shop, Zhu Dafu visited the Qingxuan Blessed Land, and Ye Qingxuan asked what had brought him there.

Ye Qingxuan considered Zhu Dafu’s proposal to manage Tianfu Shop and rebuild the Blessed Cultivator Alliance. He offered Zhu Dafu a share of profits from new business channels, but not from products made in his Blessed Land.

• Zhu Dafu asked to join Ye Qingxuan and promised to double Tianfu Shop’s revenue within three years.
• Ye Qingxuan questioned Zhu Dafu’s past failure and asked how he would expand the shop.
• Zhu Dafu proposed recruiting Four Arts practitioners, drawing on former Blessed Cultivator Alliance members, and opening outposts in Xing Prefecture.
• Ye Qingxuan became interested in rebuilding the Blessed Cultivator Alliance but rejected Zhu Dafu’s request for dividends without investment.
• Ye Qingxuan offered Zhu Dafu ten percent of profits from new channels he established, excluding sales of products from Ye Qingxuan’s Blessed Land.

Ye Qingxuan agreed to let Zhu Dafu manage Tianfu Shop and expand its business under strict conditions while keeping control of the shop and protecting his own products’ reputation. By year’s end, the shop had grown into a medium-sized store, and Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu had each advanced in one of the Four Arts of Cultivation.

• Ye Qingxuan agreed to Zhu Dafu’s request for a share of channel profits and the role of public manager, provided Zhu Dafu followed market commission rates and made a Dao Oath to obey him, keep his existence secret, and protect his interests.
• Ye Qingxuan handed Tianfu Shop’s management to Zhu Dafu, who recruited assistants and secured suppliers among low-grade practitioners and Blessed Cultivators.
• After six months of preparations, Zhu Dafu used shop funds and an increased deposit totaling 1 million Mid-grade Spirit Stones to upgrade Tianfu Shop into a medium-sized, two-story shop with eight staff members.
• Ye Qingxuan marked Qingxuan Blessed Land’s products with a “Xuan” seal and gave them a dedicated counter to distinguish them from channel goods and preserve their reputation.
• Ye Zhaoheng became a Tier One Alchemist, and Ye Zhaoyu became a Tier One Artifact Crafter by the end of the year, while Ye Qingxuan continued advancing at his own pace.

Ye Qingxuan’s Qingxuan Cave Heaven Blessed Land advanced to the Second Order, increasing its size, energy, and cultivation benefits. After keeping the advancement secret from Xuantian Sect, he cultivated a Second-Tier Earth Immortal Body and shortened the time needed to condense his Second Element Spiritual Root.

• Qingxuan Cave Heaven Blessed Land absorbed Chaos Energy and Void Energy for a year before advancing from Peak First-Order to Early Second-Order.
• Ye Qingxuan received the Blessed Land’s origin and rose to Late Purple Mansion, while the Blessed Land expanded and gained Spirit Veins and transformed Companion Spirit Pearls.
• Ye Qingxuan assessed the Blessed Land’s improved Spirit Plant growth and learned that his Second Element Spiritual Root could condense in about six years.
• Ye Qingxuan decided not to report the advancement to Xuantian Sect and returned to his cultivation routine.
• Ye Qingxuan raised his Earth Immortal Body to the Second Tier, further perfected his Internal Body Microcosm, and reduced the time needed to condense his Second Element Spiritual Root to about three years.

After Qingxuan Cave Heaven Blessed Land advanced to the Second Tier, Ye Qingxuan faced rising resource costs but decided to attempt refining a Tier Five Infant Gathering Pill. He smoothly extracted the Tier Five Spirit Medicine Essence and began fusing and shaping the pill.

• Ye Qingxuan realized that buying both first tier and Tier Two spirit ore had sharply increased expenses, but he could not think of a way to earn more without sacrificing cultivation time.
• Ye Qingxuan decided that future opportunities to expand beyond Xuantian Sect would let him support Qingxuan Cave Heaven Blessed Land, and planned to try refining a Tier Five Pill.
• Ye Qingxuan sent Ye Zhaoheng a list of Spirit Herbs and ordered him to buy enough for ten batches of Tier Five Infant Gathering Pills.
• After Ye Zhaoheng returned with the Spirit Herbs, Ye Qingxuan began refining a Tier Five Infant Gathering Pill the next day.
• Ye Qingxuan used the South Bright Fire Control Technique to extract the Spirit Herb essence smoothly, then began fusing and shaping the medicinal pill.

Ye Qingxuan failed to refine a Tier Five Pill when its energy overwhelmed him, destroying his Alchemy Furnace. The dangerous reaction inspired him to experiment with turning Monster Cores into controllable explosives, and he asked Zhu Dafu to collect tier two Monster Cores.

• Ye Qingxuan’s attempt to refine a Tier Five Pill grew uncontrollable, so he threw the Alchemy Furnace into the void, where it exploded.
• Ye Qingxuan recovered his Spiritual Power and concluded that he could not control energy beyond his cultivation, even with the limited power of Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
• Ye Qingxuan considered ways to store and detonate the energy in high-tier pills, then decided Monster Cores might serve as a more suitable source.
• Ye Qingxuan sent Zhu Dafu a voice transmission asking him to collect tier two Monster Cores.
• Zhu Dafu ordered his subordinates to purchase tier two Monster Cores without asking Ye Qingxuan why he wanted them.

Ye Qingxuan spent years combining alchemy, artifact, formation, and talisman methods to invent powerful Nuclear Explosion Pills and several specialized variants. He completed a tier-4 Nuclear Explosion Pill, while Ye Qingxiao continued to miss him during his closed-door cultivation.

• Ye Qingxuan spent a month trying to refine Monster Cores, then realized he could combine Pill Dao with Talisman Dao, Artifact Dao, and Formation Dao.
• Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu guarded Qingxuan Blessed Land until Ye Qingxuan told them they could return to their own Cave Mansions.
• Ye Qingxiao visited Qingxuan Blessed Land and learned from Ye Zhaoyu that Ye Qingxuan had entered closed-door cultivation again.
• After three years of experimentation, Ye Qingxuan completed a tier-4 Nuclear Explosion Pill by combining four Dao methods.
• Ye Qingxuan developed Spirit Cleansing Nuclear Explosion Pills and other elemental variants, whose effects could match talismans a tier higher.

After his Gold Second Element Spiritual Root formed, Ye Qingxuan used the Lightning Source Fruit and glimpsed a hidden starry sky where another planet lit up. He investigated the Inner Universe within his body, identified a slowly spreading Fourth Spiritual Root, and concluded that its mysteries would have to wait until he reached a higher realm.

• Ye Qingxuan discovered that his Gold Second Element Spiritual Root had formed after three years, then tested and enjoyed the resulting increase in cultivation speed.
• Ye Qingxuan swallowed the Lightning Source Fruit Ye Qingxiao had given him and watched its energy enter a hidden starry sky, lighting one of its dim planets.
• Ye Qingxuan glimpsed three shining planets and wondered whether Spirit Roots were connected to the thousands of planets in that space.
• Ye Qingxuan examined the Surface Inner Universe in his body and saw three bright veins, along with a faint light spot he identified as the Fourth Element Spirit Root he was nurturing.
• Ye Qingxuan failed to probe the force nurturing the Fourth Spirit Root, sensed that it would take 1,200 years to spread, and returned his consciousness to the outside world.

Ye Qingxuan tested his three-element spirit root and found that his cultivation speed had increased enough to shorten his path to Peak Purple Mansion Realm. He chose the World Map as his intended Natal Magic Treasure and planned to seek its materials in the Outer Realm Battlefield while earning resources with his Nuclear Explosion Pill Series.

• Ye Qingxuan discovered that his three-element spirit root let him absorb and convert spiritual energy at four times his former rate, though he still expected to need about a hundred years to reach Peak Purple Mansion Realm.
• Ye Qingxuan decided to forge a Natal Magic Treasure Prototype before reaching Golden Core Realm and reviewed the available forging methods and materials.
• Ye Qingxuan chose the World Map because it suited the Path of Earth Immortal, could carry a World Grand Array, and required World Fetal Membrane that might be found in the Outer Realm Battlefield.
• Ye Qingxuan set his short-term goals of using the Nuclear Explosion Pill Series to gather resources and searching battlefield goods for World Fetal Membrane or other divine materials.
• Ye Qingxuan finished planning and exited cultivation.

Ye Qingxuan arranged for Tianfu Shop to buy special items from the Outer Realm Battlefield, especially black hide material, then shared tea with Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu. After offering the brothers a cultivation pill with serious long-term drawbacks, he learned that Ye Qingxiao wanted to hear from him.

• Ye Qingxuan told Zhu Dafu to have Tianfu Shop purchase special items and prioritize acquiring black hide material.
• Zhu Dafu arranged the purchases and continued managing Tianfu Shop.
• Ye Qingxuan invited Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu to share tea and gave them tea leaves.
• Ye Qingxuan offered the brothers a pill that would speed their cultivation but weaken their spiritual control, combat power, and future prospects; both agreed to take it.
• Ye Qingxuan told Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu to return in ten days, and Ye Zhaoyu relayed that Ye Qingxiao had asked Ye Qingxuan to contact him after exiting cultivation.

Ye Qingxuan prepared a rapid cultivation plan for Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu using obsolete Minor Spirit Pills, while considering how to expand production and promote his Nuclear Explosion Pill Series. After sending the brothers into seclusion, he concluded that promotion depended on finding an opportunity through Ye Qingxiao.

• After Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu left, Ye Qingxuan asked Zhu Dafu to gather the spirit herbs needed for their cultivation pills.
• Ye Qingxuan considered the drawbacks of medicinal pills that directly raised cultivation and decided he could manage their aftereffects with other pills.
• Ye Qingxuan refined Tier Two Minor Spirit Pills for the brothers, then gave them the pills and sent them into closed-door cultivation ten days later.
• Ye Qingxuan contacted Ye Qingxiao and asked him to visit when he had time.
• As he returned to his usual routine, Ye Qingxuan formed an initial plan to address production of the Nuclear Explosion Pill Series, but still needed an opportunity to promote it through Ye Qingxiao.

Ye Qingxuan developed a production line that could mass-produce crude Nuclear Explosion Pills, then tested whether the method could automate Talisman production. He abandoned that idea and began planning higher-tier and additional production lines to meet demand.

• Ye Qingxiao visited Ye Qingxuan, received more Tier Three Quiet Heart Tea, and agreed to see him again before heading to the Outer Realm Battlefield in about three years.
• Ye Qingxuan returned to Qingxuan Blessed Land and spent two years researching a way to mass-produce Nuclear Explosion Pills while Ye Zhaoheng bought materials for him.
• Ye Qingxuan completed a four-part Nuclear Explosion Production Line that automatically refined crude Nuclear Explosion Pills, producing about forty-eight pills per day.
• Ye Qingxuan tried to automate Talisman production, but higher-tier Talismans had low success rates and Tier Three attempts often destroyed the production Magic Treasures.
• Ye Qingxuan abandoned automated Talisman production and decided to upgrade the Nuclear Explosion Production Line and forge more copies.

Ye Qingxuan gave Ye Qingxiao Nuclear Explosion Pills for his trip to the Outer Realm Battlefield and demonstrated their explosive power. He asked Ye Qingxiao to promote the pills among Xuantian Sect seniors and direct buyers to Tianfu Shop, revealing that the shop was his business.

• Ye Qingxuan emerged from cultivation to see Ye Qingxiao off to the Outer Realm Battlefield and handed him a Storage Bag of pills.
• Ye Qingxuan demonstrated a Tier 3 Top-grade Nuclear Explosion Pill, which exploded with power comparable to a Golden Core Early Stage full-force strike.
• Ye Qingxuan told Ye Qingxiao that the bag held three hundred pills, including two hundred and sixty Tier 3 Nuclear Explosion Pills and forty Tier 3 Spirit Cleansing Nuclear Explosion Pills.
• Ye Qingxuan explained the Spirit Cleansing pills and asked Ye Qingxiao to use and promote the pills on the battlefield, guiding Xuantian Sect seniors to buy them from Tianfu Shop.
• Ye Qingxuan revealed that Tianfu Shop was his business and would begin selling the pills later.

Ye Qingxuan revealed that Tianfu Shop belonged to him and sent Ye Qingxiao to the Outer Realm Battlefield to promote the Nuclear Explosion Pills. As Zhu Dafu prepared to expand the shop, Ye Qingxiao joined a group of Xuantian Sect disciples, unaware that one of their leaders resented his closeness to Yu Xueqing.

• Ye Qingxuan confirmed to Ye Qingxiao that Tianfu Shop was his and asked him to keep it secret.
• Ye Qingxiao took a storage bag of Nuclear Explosion Pills and left for the Outer Realm Battlefield to promote them.
• Ye Qingxuan ordered Zhu Dafu to buy Monster Cores, recruit workers, and prepare Tianfu Shop for expansion, then sent him details about the pills and the plan.
• Zhu Dafu began planning the shop’s expansion and the Nuclear Explosion Pills’ promotion.
• Ye Qingxiao joined a group of Xuantian Sect disciples traveling to the Outer Realm Battlefield and agreed to team up with Yu Xueqing, whom he had once rescued.
• A Peak Purple Mansion Realm disciple leading the group frowned at Yu Xueqing’s happiness beside Ye Qingxiao as the group entered the Cross-Realm Teleportation Array.

Ye Qingxiao and Yu Xueqing explored the Outer Realm Battlefield, where he revealed the destructive power of his Tier 3 Nuclear Explosion Pills by killing a powerful demonic beast. When a sect Request For Help mark appeared, Ye Qingxiao hurried toward it, seeing a chance to promote the pills.

• Long Yunjie tried to recruit Yu Xueqing, but she refused and stayed with Ye Qingxiao as Wu Hong led the group into the Outer Realm Battlefield.
• Wu Hong assigned the cultivators to explore in pairs, and Ye Qingxiao led Yu Xueqing through the battlefield for more than half a month.
• Ye Qingxiao and Yu Xueqing encountered a Peak Violet Mansion Three-Headed Demonic Hound, while Long Zhiyun rushed toward them hoping to stage a rescue.
• Ye Qingxiao detonated two Tier 3 Nuclear Explosion Pills, vaporized the hound, and collected its Devilish Qi Origin as Yu Xueqing asked about the pills.
• Ye Qingxiao and Yu Xueqing saw the sect's Request For Help mark and hurried toward it, with Ye Qingxiao eager to promote his pills.

Wu Hong and the Xuantian Sect disciples gathered to deal with a Tier 3 Devil Cave, but Ye Qingxiao claimed he could clear it alone and used ten Tier 3 Spirit Cleansing Nuclear Explosion Pills. The chapter ended with everyone fleeing from the Devil Cave before the pills detonated.

• Wu Hong arrived at the Devil Cave, confirmed it was Tier 3, and waited for the Xuantian Sect disciples to assemble.
• More than a hundred disciples gathered, and Wu Hong set rules for attacking the Devil Cave and dividing the spoils.
• Ye Qingxiao asked whether he could claim the cave's origin if he cleared its Devil Qi alone, and Wu Hong agreed on the condition that he acted quickly.
• Ye Qingxiao threw ten Tier 3 Spirit Cleansing Nuclear Explosion Pills into the Devil Cave and warned everyone to run.
• Wu Hong, Long Zhiyun, and the other disciples fled after Ye Qingxiao, awaiting the pills' detonation.