Chapter Summaries

Three days after transmigrating into a Qi Refining Layer 1 cultivator’s body, He Song ventured into Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market to buy food and discovered that his cheat granted him an unlimited lifespan. He resolved to rely on cultivation to improve his standing, but his meager savings and costly rent left him worrying about how to earn Spirit Stones.

• He Song bought twenty jin of Mortal Rice at the market and returned home safely after confirming no one had followed him.
• He Song recalled that he had spent three days copying the previous owner’s habits to conceal that he was a transmigrator who had taken over another person’s body.
• A black panel revealed that He Song had an unlimited lifespan, though he recognized that immortality would not protect a poor Qi Refining Layer 1 cultivator from injury, hunger, or illness.
• He Song reasoned that cultivation could raise his strength and status over time, making it a better path to changing his fate.
• He Song filled his rice jar and counted his remaining Spirit Stones, realizing that rent, food, and the cost of learning a trade could soon leave him unable to afford his home.

He Song studied the spirit-plant manual to find a way to earn a living and decided to become a Spirit Plant Farmer in Zhushan Market. After immersing himself in spell practice for a day, he unexpectedly cast the Spirit Rain Technique on his first attempt.

• He Song examined his possessions and chose to study Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques as a practical way to survive.
• He Song learned that Zhushan Market offered five mu of Spirit Fields to qualified Spirit Plant Farmers, though it bought their harvests at a steep discount.
• He Song decided to pursue the profession because the market was safe and its dense spiritual energy would help him cultivate faster.
• He Song quickly understood spirit rice cultivation and began studying the Spirit Rain Technique and Spirit Arrow Technique.
• He Song practiced the Spirit Rain Technique by instinct and formed a small cloud that dropped spirit rain on him.

He Song spent a month mastering the Spirit Rain Technique and Spirit Arrow Technique before going to Zhushan Market to apply as a Spirit Plant Farmer. He passed Meng Guan’s initial inspection with a full-strength Spirit Rain Technique, and still needed to demonstrate the Spirit Arrow Technique.

• He Song learned to cast the Spirit Rain Technique after one day and decided to practice both spells before applying at Zhushan Market.
• After twenty days, He Song had mastered the Spirit Rain Technique and Spirit Arrow Technique and realized his spell talent was better than his former self’s, but only within a normal range.
• He Song brought his possessions to the Spirit Medicine Pavilion and asked Meng Guan to let him become a Spirit Plant Farmer.
• Meng Guan asked He Song to demonstrate both spells, and He Song formed a spirit rain cloud large enough to cover several mu of Spirit Fields.

He Song passed Meng Guan’s tests of the Spirit Rain Technique and Spirit Arrow Technique and became a Spirit Plant Farmer at the Spirit Medicine Pavilion. After receiving Spirit Rice Seeds and five mu of fields, he planted them and began tending his crop.

• He Song performed the Spirit Rain Technique and Spirit Arrow Technique for Meng Guan, who approved of his skill and diligence.
• Meng Guan appointed He Song as a Spirit Plant Farmer, gave him clothing and Spirit Rice Seeds, and assigned him five mu of Spirit Fields.
• He Song followed Meng Guan’s map to his fields near Zhushan Market and noted that spring plowing was underway.
• He Song scattered Spirit Rice Seeds across his fields and used the Spirit Rain Technique to water them for half an hour, nearly exhausting his spiritual power.

After planting Spirit Rice, He Song put on his Spirit Plant Farmer attire and saw how his new status changed the way others treated him. He met his burly neighbor Lin Cong, who left to hunt demon beasts, while He Song remained wary of the risks of a Rogue Cultivator’s life.

• He Song considered the costs and dangers of growing Spirit Rice independently and was glad he had joined the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
• After planting Spirit Rice Seeds, He Song changed into his Spirit Plant Farmer attire and walked back into Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.
• He Song’s neighbors greeted him warmly, and he met Lin Cong, who introduced himself and asked whether He Song had recently moved in.
• He Song told Lin Cong that he had joined the Spirit Medicine Pavilion as a Spirit Plant Farmer, and Lin Cong congratulated him and envied his safer position.
• Lin Cong said he had urgent business outside and hurried off, while He Song reflected on the dangers of hunting demon beasts with other cultivators.

He Song cultivated safely in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, learning how his Spiritual Roots and affinity shaped his progress with the Thick Earth Technique. After tending his Spirit Field, he went to Lingjian Pavilion to pay rent and was approached by someone who asked whether he had recently taken a post in the Immortal Market.

• He Song chose to cultivate inside the Immortal Market rather than risk traveling outside, and replenished his spiritual power after casting the Spirit Rain Technique.
• He Song reviewed the stages of cultivation, Spiritual Root ranks, and how his four Spiritual Roots and strong earth affinity suited the Thick Earth Technique.
• He Song cultivated for a full day and night and estimated that he would need about two years to reach Qi Refining stage 2.
• He Song ate Mortal Rice rather than buying expensive Fasting Pills, then watered his Spirit Rice Seeds and checked that they were growing normally.
• He Song went to Lingjian Pavilion to pay his monthly rent and was asked whether he had recently taken a post in the Immortal Market.

He Song met Wei Fan, a steward at Lingjian Pavilion, and agreed to pay his residence rent annually after leaving his aura on a contract. Wei Fan then asked whether He Song knew Meng Guan of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.

• Wei Fan recognized He Song as a newly appointed Spirit Plant Farmer and escorted him away from the Rogue Cultivators' payment queue.
• Wei Fan explained that He Song could defer rent until the Immortal Market purchased his annual spirit rice harvest.
• He Song read the contract, left his aura on it, and agreed to pay his rent annually instead of monthly.
• Wei Fan served He Song tea and asked whether he knew Meng Guan of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.

After befriending Wei Fan of Lingjian Pavilion, He Song explored the Immortal Market’s Stall Area and headed to the Spirit Skill Pavilion to learn basic spells and cultivation knowledge. He introduced himself to Ping'er and said an elder had sent him to choose spells.

• He Song told Wei Fan that Meng Guan had helped him become a Spirit Plant Farmer, and Wei Fan explained that he and Meng Guan were fellow disciples.
• Wei Fan and He Song grew closer through conversation, and Wei Fan escorted He Song from Lingjian Pavilion as they began addressing each other as brothers.
• He Song visited the Stall Area, inspected the vendors’ wares, and recognized the old man who had sold him Spirit Rice, whose Storage Pouch impressed him.
• He Song entered the Spirit Skill Pavilion, where Ping'er greeted him and asked whether he needed spells.
• He Song introduced himself to Ping'er and said an elder had instructed him to choose several basic spells.

He Song bought and learned three essential spells at the Spirit Skill Pavilion, then studied books about the cultivation world. He learned that Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market was governed by the Thick Earth Sect and that four other Golden Core Sects surrounded its territory.

• He Song told Ping'er he wanted basic spells, and she introduced the Jade Slip offerings at the Spirit Skill Pavilion.
• He Song chose the Spiritual Eye Technique, Conceal Breath Art, and Sound Transmission Technique, paying thirty Spirit Stones for them.
• He Song pressed the three Jade Slips to his forehead and quickly learned the spells.
• After Ping'er left, He Song browsed books on cultivation knowledge and learned about the Thick Earth Sect's territory and neighboring sects.

He Song studied the cultivation world’s techniques and spells in the Spirit Skill Pavilion for several days, then hurried home as night fell. A badly injured Lin Cong appeared beside him, leaving He Song startled but relieved when he recognized his neighbor.

• He Song learned that sects sold their own cultivation techniques cheaply while restricting access to resources and higher-level spells.
• He Song spent several days reading every book in the Spirit Skill Pavilion about common knowledge of the cultivation world.
• He Song left the pavilion after dark and hurried home through the nearly deserted Stall Area.
• He Song heard footsteps approaching and activated a Thick Earth Talisman when a bloodied figure came close.
• Lin Cong identified himself, and He Song saw that his neighbor was badly injured and realized he had not come to attack him.

He Song mistook the wounded Lin Cong for a threat and used a Thick Earth Talisman, but Lin Cong compensated him with five Spirit Stones. The encounter reinforced He Song’s decision to cultivate safely in the Immortal Market, and he replaced the talisman the next morning.

• He Song recognized Lin Cong, accepted five Spirit Stones as compensation for the Thick Earth Talisman, and returned to his locked room.
• He Song reviewed the encounter and concluded that Lin Cong had been injured outside the Immortal Market, strengthening his resolve to avoid dangerous ventures.
• He Song cultivated through the night while monitoring Lin Cong’s painful coughing and groans next door.
• He Song tended the Spirit Field, then went to the Stall Area and bought a new Thick Earth Talisman for five Spirit Stones.
• He Song placed both Thick Earth Talismans where he could reach them quickly.

He Song suspected Lin Cong had died from his injuries but refused to risk entering his home or angering the neighbor watching it. After half a month of cultivating and befriending Meng Guan and Wei Fan, He Song mastered the Conceal Breath Art and wondered whether the watcher was finally about to act because he could no longer sense He Song.

• He Song heard someone repeatedly circling Lin Cong's home and suspected the visitor was Lin Cong's other neighbor checking whether Lin Cong had died.
• He Song decided not to enter Lin Cong's home, fearing Lin Cong might still be alive and that the other neighbor might retaliate over his belongings.
• He Song practiced the Conceal Breath Art, Spiritual Eye Technique, and Sound Transmission Technique, while making several visits to Meng Guan and Wei Fan.
• After half a month, He Song mastered the Conceal Breath Art and learned to hide his aura completely.
• When the neighbor returned to circle Lin Cong's home with less caution, He Song wondered whether the person was preparing to act because he could no longer sense He Song.

He Song watched as a thief entered Lin Cong’s house, unaware that Lin Cong had survived and was waiting to ambush him. A month later, Lin Cong recovered from his injuries and visited He Song.

• He Song heard a man break into Lin Cong’s house and waited to see what would happen.
• Lin Cong seized the intruder, severed his limbs with a sword, and killed him.
• He Song inferred that Lin Cong had survived and spent the next month cultivating and tending his spirit fields.
• After his injuries fully healed, Lin Cong visited He Song and greeted him.

He Song used Wei Fan’s Qi Refining Late Stage cultivation to deter his neighbor Lin Cong, then spent five peaceful years cultivating in the Immortal Market. He reached Qi Refining Layer 3 and prepared to build up spiritual power for the Qi Refining Middle Stage.

• He Song used the Spiritual Eye Technique to confirm that Lin Cong remained at Qi Refining Layer 3, then invited him in for tea.
• He Song told Lin Cong that the tea and tea set came from a senior at Qi Refining stage 7, and Lin Cong left eager to befriend him.
• He Song reflected that only his own cultivation was reliable, though he was satisfied that he had discouraged Lin Cong from scheming against him.
• Over five quiet years, He Song followed his routine of cultivation and Spirit Field work while learning unsettling news about the cultivation world from Wei Fan.
• He Song broke through to Qi Refining Layer 3 and resolved to accumulate spiritual power for the Qi Refining Middle Stage.

After reaching Qi Refining Layer 3, He Song decided to use his savings to study one of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation and went to the Spirit Skill Pavilion. Ping'er recognized him and led him to the VIP Hall, curious about how he had saved enough Spirit Stones.

• He Song reflected on his five years as a Spirit Plant Farmer and his savings of around one hundred Spirit Stones.
• He Song decided to buy an introductory book on one of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation and headed to the Spirit Skill Pavilion.
• Ping'er recognized He Song and asked what he wanted to study.
• He Song told Ping'er he had come to browse introductory books on the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.
• Ping'er invited He Song to the VIP Hall and wondered how he had saved so many Spirit Stones instead of using them to cultivate.

He Song examined introductory books on the Hundred Arts of Cultivation at the Spirit Skill Pavilion, weighing their costs against his plans to save Spirit Stones. After Ping'er explained the books, He Song focused on the Array Dao Primer as a potentially affordable pursuit.

• He Song reflected that his long lifespan let him prioritize buying cultivation books over immediately spending Spirit Stones to increase his cultivation.
• Ping'er brought He Song tea in the VIP Hall, and he discovered it granted him a small amount of spiritual power.
• Ping'er returned with introductory books on alchemy, artifact refining, talisman crafting, arrays, beast taming, and other cultivation arts.
• He Song dismissed alchemy, artifact refining, talisman crafting, and beast taming because their equipment and materials were too expensive, but considered learning arrays.
• When Ping'er finished explaining the books and looked at He Song resentfully, he thanked her and offered her tea.

He Song chose to purchase the Array Dao Primer from Ping'er at the Spirit Skill Pavilion and quickly absorbed its contents through a Jade Slip. Afterward, he asked where the pavilion bought its spirit tea, hoping to find a way to improve his cultivation.

• Ping'er introduced He Song to every primer on the Hundred Arts of Cultivation, and he chose Array Dao despite its difficulty and the time it demanded.
• Ping'er fetched the Array Dao Primer in a Jade Slip, and He Song paid one hundred Spirit Stones for it.
• He Song pressed the Jade Slip to his forehead and rapidly memorized the primer's contents using his powerful soul.
• He Song asked Ping'er where the Spirit Skill Pavilion purchased its tea leaves because the tea could increase cultivation.

After learning that Jade Immortal Spirit Tea cost more than he could afford, He Song left the Spirit Skill Pavilion and studied the Array Dao Primer at home. The next day, he met Wei Fan and Meng Guan at Lingjian Pavilion, where his unusual sigh left his friends wondering what had happened.

• Ping'er told He Song that Jade Immortal Spirit Tea came from the Thick Earth Sect and sold for ten Spirit Stones per liang.
• He Song hurried home to avoid Ping'er's laughter and spent the day and night studying the Array Dao Primer.
• After tending his spirit field the next morning, He Song went to Lingjian Pavilion for his monthly meeting with Wei Fan and Meng Guan.
• Wei Fan teased He Song about visiting Phoenix Perch Pavilion and noticed that he had reached Qi Refining Layer 3.
• He Song sighed deeply after sitting down, prompting Meng Guan to ask whether something had happened.

He Song explained that he had spent his entire fortune on an introductory cultivation guide, prompting Wei Fan to promise him protection. Wei Fan then revealed that the ore vein seized by the Thick Earth Sect was a valuable Red Spirit Gold deposit, leaving He Song and Meng Guan stunned by its worth.

• He Song told Wei Fan and Meng Guan that he had spent his hundred Spirit Stones on an Introductory Guide to the Hundred Arts of Cultivation and had none left.
• Wei Fan and Meng Guan understood He Song’s intention to discourage people from coveting his money, and Wei Fan pledged to protect him.
• Wei Fan told He Song and Meng Guan that the Thick Earth Sect had found a small Red Spirit Gold Ore Vein after taking control of the nearby ore deposit.
• Wei Fan explained that the vein was worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones or more, and Meng Guan and He Song reacted with shock.

He Song learned that the Thick Earth Sect was paying Rogue Cultivators thirty Spirit Stones a month to mine at the Red Spirit Gold Mine Ore Vein, but suspected the high wages concealed danger and resolved not to go. He and Wei Fan comforted Meng Guan, who was tempted by the money but unwilling to give up his secure status as internal Immortal Market personnel.

• Wei Fan told He Song and Meng Guan that the Thick Earth Sect was recruiting Rogue Cultivators to mine for thirty Spirit Stones a month.
• Wei Fan warned them that internal Immortal Market personnel could not join and that leaving the Immortal Market would mean losing their security and status.
• He Song suspected the Ore Vein held hidden dangers and decided that the money was not worth risking his life or giving up his position.
• Meng Guan struggled between the chance to earn many Spirit Stones and the security of remaining an internal Immortal Market cultivator.
• Wei Fan and He Song urged Meng Guan to save steadily and wait for a chance to buy a Realm-Breaking Pill in Qingyuan Immortal City.