Chapter Summaries

Shen Long overcame his inner demons and endured a Four-Nine Lightning Tribulation in Ten Thousand Poison Valley, advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm. He survived the devastating Four-Colored Divine Lightning, though it destroyed much of his protective equipment and killed nearly half his Golden-Winged Fire Ants.

• Shen Long faced an illusion of his mother during the Inner Demon Tribulation and passed it with help from the Soul-Calming Incense.
• Chu Shan, Qin Tianhe, and two companions discovered signs of a Nascent Soul breakthrough in Ten Thousand Poison Valley, then fled when an Ice Flood Dragon appeared.
• Shen Long activated the Mystic Turtle Array as the Four-Nine Lightning Tribulation began, and the final bolts became Four-Colored Divine Lightning.
• Four bolts of Four-Colored Divine Lightning destroyed Shen Long's Thunder-Absorbing Bead and overwhelmed his defensive formation.
• Shen Long struck down the Four-Colored Lightning Wolf and emerged from the dust as a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

After consolidating his new Nascent Soul Realm cultivation in Ten Thousand Poison Valley, Shen Long encountered Fairy Qingmei under attack and killed her Witch Clan assailant. He learned the elder had sought Ten Thousand Poison Paste, then prepared to leave the valley.

• Shen Long thanked the Ice Flood Dragon for guarding him, then used a formation and his spirit beasts to cultivate in seclusion for over half a year.
• Song Xueqing told Master Ice Silkworm that the Song Family had found no trace of Shen Long, while Wu Xian and Wu Yue discussed preparing for another trip to the Immortal Burial Mound.
• Shen Long left his secluded cultivation site with the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada and Iron Tail Scorpion, which killed and devoured a Third Rank Late Stage Yellow Lizard.
• Shen Long found Fairy Qingmei being attacked by a Witch Clan elder and his Fourth Rank Black Wind Dove, then killed both attackers with his techniques and Purple Spider Blade.
• Shen Long searched the elder's Nascent Soul and learned he had obtained Ten Thousand Poison Paste; Fairy Qingmei gave Shen Long a Millennium Green Wind Grass before departing.

Shen Long reunited with Qian Dafu after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, explored the Spirit Control Tower’s fourth floor, and refined Fourth-Order Pills. Before leaving for the North Sea Cultivation World, he met Xu Tong, who questioned him about his rapid breakthrough.

• Qin Ming told Shen Long that Wu Xian had sent people after him and that Master Ice Silkworm had been searching for him, then took him to meet Qian Dafu.
• Shen Long learned that his master and the others had gone to the North Sea Cultivation World, gave Qian Dafu a Dharma Treasure and orders to gather materials, and entered the Spirit Control Tower’s fourth floor.
• Shen Long released the Ice Flood Dragon into the tower’s Azure Sea and refined a batch of Fourth-Order Pills.
• Qin Ming told Xu Tong that Shen Long had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and Xu Tong asked to meet him.
• Shen Long agreed to meet Xu Tong before departing for the North Sea Cultivation World, and Xu Tong asked how he had advanced so quickly.

Shen Long agreed to hatch Madam Xu’s spirit bird egg in exchange for fourth-rank Flood Dragon essence blood or a Wind-Attribute Fourth-Order Demon Core, then followed Mu Weiwei’s lead to hunt a fourth-rank Cyan Light Eagle. He killed the eagle with his combined attacks and left Mu Weiwei waiting nearby.

• Shen Long agreed to take Madam Xu’s Yin-eroded spirit bird egg and requested a valuable fourth-rank beast material as payment once it hatched.
• Wu Xian and Bu Guang discussed a Late Fourth Rank Blood-Transforming Butterfly, Wu Xiao’s return, and their planned journey to the East Hua Cultivation World.
• Shen Long met Mu Weiwei at Golden Toad Marketplace, gave her a deposit to seek materials, and asked her to lead him to a fourth-rank Cyan Light Eagle.
• Shen Long flew with Mu Weiwei to the Golden Scorpion Mountain Range, confirmed the eagle’s presence, and left her waiting while he confronted it.
• Shen Long attacked the Cyan Light Eagle with the Thunder-Guiding Bead, his Tree Man, and several techniques, then killed it with a Purple Rainbow strike.

Shen Long rescued Mu Weiwei from a Heaven Ghost Sect cultivator, then returned to the Marketplace and continued gathering materials before visiting Xu Tong to exchange the hatched Black Phoenix for a fourth-rank demon core. He left the Marketplace with Qian Dafu, bound for the North Sea Cultivation World.

• Shen Long's three-headed Ghost Dove killed the Fierce Ghost and consumed the Giant Skeleton's soul while Shen Long defeated and soul-searched the Black-Skirted Woman, learning she belonged to the Heaven Ghost Sect and held a grudge against Mu Weiwei.
• Shen Long and Mu Weiwei returned to the Marketplace, where Qian Dafu gave Shen Long the materials he had gathered; Shen Long then departed with him for another Marketplace.
• Song Xueqing learned that Shen Long had reached the Nascent Soul Realm and speculated that his spirit beast's feedback or an opportunity had aided his progress.
• Xu Tong learned that Shen Long had been visiting spirit herb shops, then welcomed him and examined the Black Phoenix he had hatched, finding its Bloodline Purity was three.
• Xu Tong gave Shen Long an early fourth-rank Green Wind Peng Demon Core in exchange for the hatched Black Phoenix, and Shen Long left with Qian Dafu to head toward the North Sea Cultivation World.

Shen Long reunited with Master Ice Silkworm and Han Yuwei in Zishan Marketplace after advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm, then reconnected with Xu Mo and Chu Buyu. He joined Master Ice Silkworm at a gathering of Nascent Soul Cultivators, where he met True Monarch Thousand Mechanisms and saw Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator.

• Shen Long arrived at the Han Clan residence and surprised Master Ice Silkworm and Han Yuwei with his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation.
• Shen Long explained that he had been trapped in Ten Thousand Poison Valley and agreed to attend Master Ice Silkworm and Han Yuwei's upcoming Dual Cultivation Ceremony and a gathering of Nascent Soul Cultivators.
• Xu Mo met Shen Long and hired him to refine fifteen High-Grade Three-Leaf Jade Spirit Pills in exchange for Millennium Green Wind Grass.
• Shen Long encountered Chu Buyu and Xu Xin in the marketplace, where Chu Buyu congratulated him on advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Master Ice Silkworm took Shen Long to a gathering hosted by True Monarch Thousand Mechanisms, where Shen Long met several Nascent Soul Cultivators.
• Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator arrived at the gathering after advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm.

At a Nascent Soul Cultivator gathering, Shen Long exchanged for Jade Spirit Fruits while seeking fourth rank Flood Dragon Essence Blood, then returned to his quarters to refine Three-Leaf Spirit-Nourishing Pills. Meanwhile, Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator argued with the remnant soul in his Soul-Suppressing Lock about returning to Immortal Fallen Island and put the lock away without securing her help.

• Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator revealed that he had advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm and joined the gathering hosted by True Monarch Thousand Mechanisms.
• Shen Long exchanged ten drops of Ten Thousand Poison Paste for two Early fourth rank Amethyst Flying Scorpion Demon Cores, while Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator traded for a Nascent Soul Realm Puppet Beast.
• Shen Long offered Blood Snake Fruits and bargained with True Monarch Thousand Mechanisms for three Jade Spirit Fruits.
• After the gathering, Shen Long lit Calm Heart Incense and began refining Three-Leaf Spirit-Nourishing Pills.
• Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator told the remnant soul in the Soul-Suppressing Lock that he would not return to Immortal Fallen Island without greater strength, but she refused to teach him secret arts or answer his questions.

Shen Long finished refining Three-Leaf Jade Spirit Pills, exchanged them for Millennium Green Wind Grass, and traveled to Golden Gourd Island for Master Ice Silkworm and Han Yuwei’s Dual Cultivation Ceremony. After the ceremony, he joined Han Yilong and other Nascent Soul Cultivators for a private gathering.

• Shen Long delivered twenty-four Three-Leaf Jade Spirit Pills to Xu Mo and received a stalk of Millennium Green Wind Grass in return.
• Shen Long traveled with Lin Yutong and Qian Dafu to Golden Gourd Island, where Han Xuefeng arranged their lodging.
• Shen Long took a Three-Leaf Jade Spirit Pill and refined its medicinal power while Han Yilong learned that he and Master Ice Silkworm had reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
• Shen Long attended Master Ice Silkworm and Han Yuwei’s Dual Cultivation Ceremony, presented gifts, and toasted the couple with the guests.
• Han Yilong welcomed Shen Long, Lu Tianhai, Yu Ke, and Master Ice Silkworm to a Quiet Manor after the ceremony, where Lu Tianhai congratulated him on reaching the middle stage.

Shen Long returned to the Outer Sea, learned of a dangerous Fourth-Rank Wind Flood Dragon and the death of True Monarch Green Flood Dragon, and bought two Fourth-Rank Arrays to aid his hunt for monster beasts. He met Song He at the Sun Family Artifact Shop and agreed to speak with him privately.

• Shen Long asked Han Yilong and the others about Fourth-Rank Flood Dragon Essence Blood, and Han Yilong warned him that a Wind Flood Dragon had killed four Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Spirit-Severing Sea.
• Master Ice Silkworm gave Shen Long a Demon Core from a Fourth-Rank Green Wind Peng before returning to the East Hua Cultivation World, while Shen Long chose to remain in the North Sea.
• Shen Long traveled through Purple Coral Marketplace to the Outer Sea and bought the Four Symbols Demon-Locking Array and the Mystic Fire Demon-Burning Array from Ximen Yu.
• Ximen Yu told Shen Long that Loose Cultivator Xuanfeng was wanted by the Seven Clouds Merchant Alliance and that True Monarch Green Flood Dragon had died in the Spirit-Severing Sea.
• Shen Long visited Sun Yiyue and Song Sen at the Sun Family Artifact Shop, where Song He asked to speak with him privately.

Shen Long acquired information about a Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle and Master Xuanguang’s Ascension Cave Abode, then traveled to the island where the cave was hidden. There he uncovered an ambush by two Golden Core cultivators and captured one, learning that they had been luring cultivators to kill them.

• Song He gave Shen Long two Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada demon cores, spirit herbs, and a sea map marking a Fourth-Order Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle’s nest in exchange for Water Moon Pills.
• Sun Yiyue gave Shen Long an Inheritance Dharma Bead pointing to Master Xuanguang’s Ascension Cave Abode, and Shen Long rewarded her with Golden Core Jade Liquid.
• Shen Long arrived at the Desolate Island and used the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada and Thunder-Guiding Bead to investigate the hidden cave abode.
• Two Core Formation Mid Stage cultivators emerged from a concealed Formation and fled after Shen Long’s attack exposed their ambush.
• Shen Long’s Golden-Winged Wind Peng killed the black-robed elder, while Shen Long captured the golden-shirted man and used Soul Searching Technique to learn the pair had been luring cultivators to kill them.

Shen Long tracked down and killed a Fourth-Order Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle using a prepared Formation and his treasures. After sealing the eagle’s miniature form in a Red Jade Bottle, he collected the spoils and left the island.

• Shen Long searched a black-robed elder’s corpse, released the Ghost Dove to devour the ghosts from a Black Scroll, and left the Desolate Island.
• Shen Long encountered Song Ming fleeing a Fourth-Rank Wind-Chasing Swallow and drove the creature away before continuing on his way.
• Shen Long used the Green-Eyed Spirit Fox to find the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle’s hidden nest and planted a Formation there.
• The Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle returned to its nest, where Shen Long trapped it in the Formation and attacked it with his treasures.
• Shen Long killed the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle, captured its miniature form in a Red Jade Bottle, collected his treasures, and departed.

Shen Long learned that the Ancient Cultivator Cave Abode had been an ambush, then attended the Seven Clouds Merchant Alliance’s Underground Auction in disguise. After buying a Spirit-Tracking Beast Demon Core and watching a Thunder-Dissolving Talisman sell, he saw the auction’s finale begin with a Fourth-Order Thunder-Guiding Bead.

• Shen Long told Sun Yiyue, Song Sen, and Song Yan that Evil Cultivators had used the cave-abode rumor to lure Golden Core Cultivators and warned them to be cautious.
• Song He informed Shen Long that an Underground Auction would take place at Gathering Immortals Teahouse and feature a Fourth-Order Thunder-Guiding Bead.
• Fairy Cold Flame heard Song Ming recount how Shen Long had saved him and learned that Shen Long had reached the Nascent Soul Realm and was a Fourth-Order alchemist.
• After refining twenty-four Three-Leaf Jade Spirit Pills, Shen Long changed his appearance and attended the auction, where he bought a late Third-Rank Spirit-Tracking Beast Demon Core.
• A Blue-Shirted Youth sold items to raise enough Spirit Stones to buy the Thunder-Dissolving Talisman, and Chen Gongxi then presented the Fourth-Order Thunder-Guiding Bead as the first finale item.

Shen Long traded a rare Heaven Soul Ghost Lotus for Fourth-Order Flood Dragon Essence Blood and other treasures at an underground auction, then returned to his courtyard to refine Blood Flood Dragon Pills. As Shen Long began cultivating with a pill, Blood Crow True Monarch ordered someone to watch the Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator, unaware of Shen Long’s growing strength.

• The Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator traded for a Fourth-Order Thunder-Guiding Bead, while Shen Long failed to obtain it with Ten Thousand Poison Paste.
• Shen Long exchanged a Heaven Soul Ghost Lotus for Fourth-Order Flood Dragon Essence Blood, Dragon Transformation Grass, and two Wind-Attribute Fourth-Order Demon Cores.
• Blood Crow True Monarch bought the Vajra Demon-Subduing Formation, while the Longevity Fruit and Longevity Treasure Pill went unsold and the Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator acquired a Heavenly Monster Talisman.
• After the auction, Shen Long rented a courtyard and began refining Blood Flood Dragon Pills as Blood Crow True Monarch ordered his subordinate to watch the Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator.
• More than a month later, Shen Long finished twenty-four High-Grade Blood Flood Dragon Pills and took one to cultivate the Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Technique.

After five years of cultivation, Shen Long reached the tenth floor of the Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Technique and set out to hunt Fourth-Rank Spirit Beasts. He trapped a Ghost-Faced Octopus and a Wind-Chasing Swallow on a desolate island, then transformed into a Crimson Flood Dragon as the battle began.

• Shen Long learned that True Monarch Golden Crow had wounded a Fourth-Rank Wind Flood Dragon and bought a gourd containing two early Core Formation Ghost Kings.
• Shen Long traveled to a desolate island, set up the Four Symbols Demon-Locking Array, and used his Monster Luring Grass to attract Spirit Beasts.
• Shen Long's Tree Man, Iron Tail Scorpion, and Golden-Winged Fire Ants killed the Third-Rank Spirit Beasts drawn to the island.
• A Ghost-Faced Octopus and a Wind-Chasing Swallow fought over the Monster Luring Grass, and Shen Long trapped both within the Four-Colored Light Screen.
• Shen Long transformed into a Crimson Flood Dragon and faced the trapped Wind-Chasing Swallow and Ghost-Faced Octopus.

Shen Long killed the Ghost-Faced Octopus and Wind-Chasing Swallow, then encountered Chu Buyu pursuing an injured Green Thunder Falcon and helped her slay it. After Chu Buyu and Xu Xin left, Shen Long headed elsewhere to continue hunting Fourth-Rank Monster Beasts.

• Shen Long used his Crimson Flood Dragon transformation and Spirit Treasure to kill the Ghost-Faced Octopus and Wind-Chasing Swallow inside the formation.
• Shen Long ended the formation and prepared to leave the scorched island, but noticed Chu Buyu pursuing an injured Green Thunder Falcon.
• Shen Long attacked the Green Thunder Falcon with his Yellow Sand Flood Dragon, Crimson Flood Dragon, and Purple Spider Blade, killing it.
• Chu Buyu thanked Shen Long with two Fourth-Rank Demon Cores and collected the Green Thunder Falcon's Essence Soul, but found no Thunder-Guiding Bead or Thunder-Absorbing Bead.
• Xu Xin joined Chu Buyu, and the two left to search for other Thunder-Attribute Monster Beasts without recognizing Shen Long.
• Shen Long flew in another direction to continue luring and hunting Fourth-Rank Monster Beasts for their Demon Cores.

Two years later, Shen Long faced three cultivators from the Three Immortals Sect and their Blue Shark after they demanded his thousand-year-old Monster Luring Grass. He killed the gold-shirted man and red-skirted woman, while the blue-robed elder and Blue Shark escaped, then collected the spoils and left.

• Shen Long lured a Cyan Falcon Bird into his Four Symbols Demon-Locking Array, then noticed three Three Immortals Sect cultivators and a Blue Shark approaching.
• The blue-robed elder demanded Shen Long surrender the Monster Luring Grass, and the three cultivators attacked him with their Dharma Treasures.
• Shen Long tested the attackers’ abilities, then used his dragon transformation and sound wave to defeat and kill the gold-shirted man.
• Shen Long used the Purple Spider Blade and Crimson Flood Dragon to attack the blue-robed elder and red-skirted woman, while the Blue Shark fled underwater.
• The red-skirted woman’s Nascent Soul self-destructed, but Shen Long survived; the blue-robed elder escaped, and Shen Long took the corpses’ valuables before leaving.

Shen Long searched for a Fourth-Rank Flood Dragon, then used Monster Luring Grass to hunt Monster Beasts on a desolate island. His trap attracted Wang He and Qin Yue of Heaven Beast Island, who confronted him about slaughtering the beasts.

• Shen Yue ordered Qin Biao and Sun Hai to secretly search for the cultivator who had stolen thousand-year Monster Luring Grass and defeated Sun Hai.
• Shen Long sold stolen belongings in Star-Moon Marketplace, where Mu Weiwei told him where she had seen a Fourth-Rank Flood Dragon.
• Shen Long tracked the Flood Dragon across several islands but lost its scent after concluding it had eaten a fourth-order demon bird and dived into the sea.
• Shen Long set up a formation and used Monster Luring Grass to attract and kill groups of Third-Rank Monster Beasts.
• Wang He and Qin Yue arrived after killing a wounded Blue Whale, and Wang He asked Shen Long whether he had used Monster Luring Grass to slaughter Monster Beasts.

Shen Long was ambushed over his Monster Luring Grass by two powerful Nascent Soul Cultivators and escaped after a fierce fight. Wounded and outmatched, he reached a secluded island, set up a Formation, and began healing before planning to return to the Marketplace.

• Wang He and Qin Yue withdrew after Shen Long admitted he possessed the Monster Luring Grass, but two other cultivators emerged from hiding and demanded to buy it.
• The blue-robed Nascent Soul Middle Stage sword cultivator and the black-shirted Nascent Soul Early Stage Body Cultivator attacked Shen Long with a Quicksand Spider and their weapons.
• Shen Long killed the Quicksand Spider, then fled the two pursuers using Fire Escape Technique and his Flood Dragon transformation.
• Fairy Cold Flame learned that Shen Long had left Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace and departed for Golden Flame Island with Wu Sisi.
• Shen Long landed on a secluded island, set up a Formation, posted the Iron Tail Scorpion and the Tree Man as guards, and took a Blood-Colored Pill to heal.

After recovering from five years of seclusion, Shen Long rescued Ye Qing from a Li Fire Falcon and returned to Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace to check on events in the Outer Sea. Inside the Spirit Control Tower, he discovered a Ten Thousand Beast Stele that recorded the traits and cultivation needs of his spirit beasts, insects, birds, and flame.

• Shen Long transformed into a crimson flood dragon, killed the Li Fire Falcon attacking Ye Qing, and captured its miniature form in a jade bottle.
• Ye Qing gave Shen Long two Li Fire Ganoderma plants, and Shen Long gave Ye Qing two Golden Ganoderma Pills before asking about news from the Outer Sea.
• Ye Qing and Song Yan reported rumors about a reward, Spirit-Severing Qi, a disastrous expedition to Immortal Fallen Island, and fighting between the Sun and Moon Palace and Heaven Ghost Sect; Shen Long found no sign that the Three Immortals Sect was pursuing him.
• Shen Long returned to Golden Flood Dragon Marketplace, checked in with Song Yan, and transplanted the Li Fire Ganoderma plants inside the Spirit Control Tower.
• Shen Long fed the Fire Qilin Beast, rode the Ice Flood Dragon across the tower's sea, and planted spirit herbs and fruit trees on several islands.
• Shen Long discovered the Ten Thousand Beast Stele, which listed his creatures' abilities, bloodline purity, ranks, and the resources that could help them advance.

Shen Long explored the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, confirmed that it helped the bloodline purity of his beasts improve, and flew with his Golden-Winged Wind Peng. He later accepted Wei Feng’s request to refine Yin-Yang Pulse Nourishing Pills and began the process.

• Shen Long confirmed that the spirit bird egg he had obtained was a Nine-Headed Ghost Dove egg and found no other abnormalities in the Ten Thousand Beast Tower.
• Shen Long concluded that the tower aided the bloodline purity of the spirit beasts, insects, and birds raised inside it.
• Shen Long fed a Fourth-Order Green Wind Peng Demon Core and Millennium Green Wind Grass to his awakened Golden-Winged Wind Peng, then flew with it across the tower.
• Song He introduced Shen Long to Wei Feng, who offered an eight-hundred-year-old Golden Soul Ganoderma in exchange for refining Yin-Yang Pulse Nourishing Pills.
• Shen Long accepted Wei Feng’s materials and began refining the pills in his Alchemy Room.