Recaps

Lu Qing joined the Profound Heaven Dao Academy, advanced through cultivation and the Entry Trial Tournament, and built up his skills while relying on divination to avoid danger. When a major Demon-Slaying Mission was announced, he chose supply work over combat and prepared to stay out of the fighting.

• Lu Qing reached Profound Heaven City, earned a place at the Dao Academy with Superior Aptitude, and survived a Demonic Path attack by following his Calamity Avoidance Skill.
• Lu Qing passed the Academy’s second assessment, settled on Nameless Dao Peak, and began studying and cultivating the Profound Heaven Origin Scripture.
• Lu Qing avoided Bai Yunqing’s recruitment, entered the Entry Trial Tournament, gathered herbs, and survived the disaster caused by a Purple Mansion Realm demon beast.
• Lu Qing placed twelfth in the tournament, earned a Crescent Foundation Establishment Spirit Item and other rewards, then completed an irrigation mission at the Spirit Plant Garden.
• Lu Qing advanced to the Qi Nourishment Sixth Layer, mastered Minor Cloud Rain Technique, and learned Cloud-Riding Water Arrow and Concealment Art.
• Lu Qing attended the Purple-Crowned Elder’s lectures, advanced to the Seventh Layer, formed a Spirit-Gathering Formation, and planted Moonblade Spirit Rice.
• Lu Qing registered as an entry-level Spirit Planter Master and accepted a supply task, selling his Moonblade Spirit Rice and easing his sense of crisis.
• Lu Qing declined to join the Demon-Slaying Mission despite its rewards, while Guo Yongheng brought him two more supply mission slips and exchanged token auras with him.

Lu Qing advanced from Foundation Establishment to the Purple Mansion Realm, took a garrison post in Spirit Terrace County, and uncovered dangers tied to the Spirit Terrace River. The stretch left him cultivating new water techniques while the Outer Academy Grand Tournament approached and a hidden threat remained unresolved.

• Lu Qing entered Foundation Establishment, tested his combat techniques in the Four-Sided Arena, and learned that the Minor Realm had been destroyed in a Spirit Vein explosion.
• Lu Qing met Qian Wanan and his cousin, received a Golden Light Formation diagram, and used its inheritance to improve his formation skills.
• Lu Qing drew the garrison assignment for Spirit Terrace County, left the Profound Heaven Dao Academy, and reached the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment on the journey.
• Lu Qing settled in Green Bamboo Courtyard, protected it with formations, and broke through to the Purple Mansion Realm after enduring a lightning tribulation.
• Lu Qing found Carefree Master’s hidden valley and records, then refined Ancient Tree Spirit Liquid to strengthen his Divine Soul.
• Lu Qing destroyed the Blood Skull threatening the Spirit Terrace River, but later recognized that its dangerous entanglements might not have ended.
• Lu Qing touched the Great Dao of Water, narrowly avoided losing himself in enlightenment, and advanced to the second realm of the Purple Mansion Realm.
• Lu Qing cultivated the Cloud Rain Technique while the Cloud Soaring Sect searched for a missing treasure and the Outer Academy Grand Tournament drew near.

Lu Qing left Spirit Terrace, returned to the sect, and settled on Spirit Leaf Island, where he advanced rapidly through cultivation and became a Nominal Disciple after attending the Heroes’ Gathering. He then kept to his island, tended his spirit plants, and prepared for the Spirit Plant Academy examinations as Wind and Clouds stirred up another challenge.

• Lu Qing left Spirit Terrace County after learning of the Corpse Dragon and returned to the mountain, where he registered his completed assignment and chose an island with broad Spirit Fields as his new abode.
• Lu Qing built up Spirit Leaf Island, planted spirit fruits, and broke through to the Purple Mansion Fourth Realm during a Heart Inquiry.
• Chen Fan brought Lu Qing an invitation to the Heroes’ Gathering, and Lu Qing attended Little Cloud Dojo despite a divination warning against competing for the top seat.
• Lu Qing observed the gathering without entering the arenas, gained insight into time while exploring the dojo’s seasonal peaks, and was accepted as one of Li Luoyang’s Nominal Disciples.
• Li Luoyang lectured his disciples on the Dao, helping Lu Qing advance to the Purple Mansion Sixth Realm and raise his aptitude to Earth-grade.
• Lu Qing returned to Spirit Leaf Island, refined the lecture’s gains, and stayed away from outside missions while rumors spread about trouble involving Lin Tiannan and Senior Brother Feng.
• Lu Qing prepared for the junior Spirit Planter Master examination as his spirit fruits grew, while Wind and Clouds left to challenge Ning Shaohua over Heaven Cloud Blessed Land.

Lu Qing passed the Spirit Planter Master assessment, broke through his Formation Dao bottleneck, and prepared for Core Formation while building new resources. After reaching the Seventh Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, he chose several missions and set out, accidentally injuring Ning Shaohua when his flying boat reflected a sword strike.

• Lu Qing studied for the Spirit Planter Master assessment, passed its written and illusory field trials, and earned a Superior Grade evaluation.
• Lu Qing sought guidance from Elder Liu, adapted his formation methods, broke through his bottleneck, and formed the prototype of the Formation Golden Light divine ability.
• Lu Qing claimed his Junior Spirit Planter Master token, received the Wooden Fish Bell from Steward Luo, and learned about Core Formation and its tribulations.
• Lu Qing sold Dragonheart Fruits to Chen Yuyi, bought White Rainbow, and forged his spirit artifact embryo into a flying boat called Spirit Leaf.
• Lu Qing entered seclusion and advanced to the Seventh Stage of the Purple Mansion Realm while disciples speculated about Cheng Du’s challenge to Liu Mo.
• Lu Qing reviewed dangerous missions, used Calamity Avoidance to choose three assignments, strengthened Spirit Leaf Island’s formations, and departed in his disguised flying boat.
• Ning Shaohua struck at Lu Qing’s boat, whose formation reflected the sword qi and injured Ning Shaohua while collapsing a mountaintop.