Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing brought Lin Feng to Dongqing City for his annual family visit, then went on to retrieve Sun Shangxiang as agreed. The chapter ended with Xu Changqing and Lin Feng arriving at the Sun Clan to take her to the Immortal Sect.

• Xu Changqing and Lin Feng flew to Dongqing City aboard Shattered Moon, Falling Frost.
• Lin Feng reunited with his father, Lin An, and learned that the Demon-Hunting Team faced new competition from Rogue Cultivators arriving from the Central Region.
• Zhang Laizi returned and tearfully reunited with Lin Feng, who told her he had learned the basics of Spirit Farming and would soon begin cultivating.
• Xu Changqing stayed overnight with Lin Feng's family, then took Lin Feng to the Sun Clan to bring back Sun Shangxiang, who had turned ten.

Xu Changqing took Sun Shangxiang as his disciple and revealed his true identity to the Sun Clan before departing with her and Lin Feng. On the way, Long Chenyuan approached him with news about the Mermaid Princess and the crisis facing the Long Clan, and Xu Changqing invited him aboard his ship to talk.

• Xu Changqing arrived at the Sun Clan and told Sun Peng he had come to take Sun Shangxiang to the Immortal Sect.
• Sun Shangxiang remembered Xu Changqing and her senior brother Li Muyao, then knelt and accepted Xu Changqing as her master.
• Lei Yunna tearfully said goodbye to Sun Shangxiang, and Xu Changqing revealed that Cai Kun was his alias and that he was Xu Changqing of the Dongting Immortal Sect.
• A member of the Sun Clan recognized Xu Changqing and left, hoping he could help resolve the Long Clan's predicament.
• Long Chenyuan introduced himself as Long Xiyao's younger brother and told Xu Changqing that the Long Clan and Mermaid Clan had fled the Azuretide Sea Region together.
• Xu Changqing summoned Shattered Moon, Falling Frost, invited Long Chenyuan aboard, and activated the ship's formations and talismans.

Long Chenyuan explained how the Long Clan and Mermaid Clan had fallen to the fringes of the Nine Yaoguang Domains and proposed cooperating with Xu Changqing to develop the region. Xu Changqing offered Immortal Sect support in exchange for seventy percent of the profits and an Earth-Grade Golden Core, leaving Long Chenyuan to consult his household before Xu Changqing returned to the Immortal Sect.

• Long Chenyuan told Xu Changqing that the Shimmering Jade Sea had become the Nine Yaoguang Domains, where the Long Clan and Mermaid Clan had been reduced to minor and middle-tier powers.
• Long Chenyuan asked Xu Changqing to provide Immortal Sect resources so the Long Clan, Mermaid Clan, and Immortal Sect could develop the Yaoguang Sea Region together.
• Xu Changqing feigned reluctance and rejected Long Chenyuan's initial offer of fifty percent of the profits.
• Xu Changqing demanded seventy percent of the profits and offered to send an Earth-Grade Golden Core to assist the Long Clan.
• Long Chenyuan exchanged contact information with Xu Changqing and said he needed to discuss the offer with his household.
• Xu Changqing watched Long Chenyuan leave, then rode Shattered Moon, Falling Frost back to the Immortal Sect with his two disciples.

Xu Changqing welcomed Sun Shangxiang to Red Maple Valley and arranged for her and Lin Feng to receive Grade-One Spirit Fields. Han Su came to help, and Xu Changqing revealed that several people had invited him to the Central Region, raising the question of where Han Su’s son might go.

• Xu Changqing asked Lin Feng to show Sun Shangxiang around Red Maple Valley while he waited for his senior brother to be notified.
• Ruo Qunshuang told Xu Changqing that Qingxuan had visited and gone to the Qiu Clan, and Xu Changqing asked her to prepare for Qingxuan’s return and inquire about Li Muyao.
• Xu Changqing decided to ask Han Su to open two mu of Grade-One Spirit Fields for his disciples and contacted him with a Communication Talisman.
• Han Su insisted on doing the work himself despite Li Xianglin urging him to send a newcomer, while she argued that the Li Family should focus on the Central Region.
• Han Su arrived at Red Maple Valley, and Xu Changqing asked whether his three-year-old son would stay in the Immortal Sect or go to the Central Region.
• Xu Changqing told Han Su that Li Lingbi, Li Sancai, and Chu Qiu had each invited him to the Central Region.

Han Su sought Xu Changqing’s advice about his worsening relationship with Xianglin, while Qing Xuan arrived with his Dao companion, You Lian, to discuss the Yellow Springs Alliance and a growing threat from the Demon Realm. Qing Xuan mistakenly assumed Xu Changqing would join a larger effort, but Xu Changqing’s family and spirit companions made his priorities clear.

• Han Su complained to Xu Changqing that Xianglin’s attitude toward him had worsened, and Xu Changqing suggested they take a trip and talk through their problems.
• Qing Xuan arrived with You Lian, his Dao companion, and Ruo Qunshuang went with You Lian to discuss matters privately.
• Qing Xuan told Xu Changqing that the Yellow Springs Alliance had only been eliminated within the Black Rust Dynasty and that Chi Ye had reincarnated but vanished.
• Qing Xuan warned that a rift between the Central Region and the Demon Realm could bring more demons and members of the Demon Race into the Heavenly Origin Realm over the next century.
• Qing Xuan realized Xu Changqing had no interest in his presumed plan after seeing the people and spirit companions around him, and apologized for his misunderstanding.

Xu Changqing released Bai Ye from the Portable Space after four years and let him leave from Cangyan Peak. He then checked in with Nü Tu and learned how his Spiritual Roots had been faring, including the Metal Spiritual Root’s discoveries at Golden Light Cave.

• Xu Changqing decided Bai Ye could no longer be kept in the Water Spirit Palace and secretly marked him with a tracking rune before carrying him out of the Portable Space.
• Bai Ye awoke on Cangyan Peak, and Xu Changqing told him he was free to leave.
• Bai Ye thanked Xu Changqing and headed down the mountain.
• Xu Changqing entered Cangyan Peak and met Nü Tu, who reported that she had found resources suited to Wood and Water Spirit Roots.
• Xu Changqing reflected on how his Spiritual Roots exchanged news and resources, noting that the Metal Spiritual Root had become a renowned forging grandmaster and was investigating a mysterious cave beneath Golden Light Cave.

Xu Changqing gave Lin Feng and Sun Shangxiang Spirit Fields to tend, and Lin Feng patiently helped his struggling senior sister plant seedlings. That evening, Li Muyao arrived and reunited with Sun Shangxiang, who threw her arms around him in tears.

• Xu Changqing asked Lin Feng and Sun Shangxiang to each cultivate a plot of Spirit Rice for their first harvest.
• Lin Feng quickly planted seedlings while Sun Shangxiang struggled, so he stayed to teach her.
• Ruo Qunshuang told Xu Changqing that Li Muyao had stayed inside the Water-Control Pavilion and might visit soon.
• At evening, Sun Shangxiang was still short of her hundred seedlings, and Lin Feng went to dinner after she told him she had snacks.
• Li Muyao found Sun Shangxiang alone in the field, and she ran to him and cried with joy at their reunion.

Xu Changqing took his family to Flower Sea Market to buy new clothes for the New Year, choosing outfits for Ruo Qunshuang, his disciples, Linglong, and their pets. After Ruo Qunshuang tried on a purple dress and received everyone’s praise, she urged Xu Changqing to buy something for himself too.

• Xu Changqing led Ruo Qunshuang, Linglong, Sun Shangxiang, Lin Feng, Wangzai, the Black Cat, and the rest of the family to Cloud Brocade Pavilion.
• Xu Changqing bought Ruo Qunshuang a Purple Abyss Watercloud Dress, and she gained confidence as everyone praised how she looked in it.
• Lin Feng chose green clothes that helped gather qi, Sun Shangxiang picked a pink blouse, and Linglong chose a blue dress.
• Xu Changqing and the others picked a tracking collar and glowing cape for the Black Cat, then bought durable yellow vests for Wangzai and Wangwang.
• Ruo Qunshuang asked Xu Changqing to buy himself a new outfit as well.

Xu Changqing bought an Entwined Branch Robe whose spirit runes worked in harmony, then prepared for the New Year and visited Zhu Fuxian with Linglong and his disciples. Zhu Fuxian welcomed them warmly despite teasing Xu Changqing for keeping up mortal holiday customs.

• Xu Changqing rejected two robes at Cloud Brocade Pavilion before choosing the Entwined Branch Robe and paying for everyone's clothes.
• Xu Changqing and his family welcomed the New Year after seven days of heavy snow, and he set out to visit Zhang Su and Zhu Fuxian with Linglong, Sun Shangxiang, and Lin Feng.
• Ruo Qunshuang stayed home to receive the many guests who planned to visit Xu Changqing.
• Xu Changqing arrived at Zhu Fuxian's Outer Spirit Fields, where Linglong greeted Zhu Fuxian and Sun Shangxiang and Lin Feng paid their respects.
• Xu Changqing wished Zhu Fuxian a happy New Year and gave him gifts, and Zhu Fuxian teased him while feeling warmed by the visit.

Xu Changqing and the children shared a New Year visit with Zhu Fuxian, who revealed he would soon leave the Spirit Fields and urged Xu Changqing not to become trapped there as he had. Xu Changqing returned to a lively Red Maple Valley, where friends and guests gathered to celebrate.

• Linglong called Zhu Fuxian Grandpa, and he gave the children precious Azure Pupil Crystals to eat.
• Zhu Fuxian told Xu Changqing that he would move to Azurewood Peak after the New Year and leave the Spirit Fields in Xu Changqing’s hands.
• Zhu Fuxian advised Xu Changqing to leave the Spirit Fields if he wished and suggested he consider having a child with Ruo Qunshuang, offering Suisui as a childhood name.
• Xu Changqing left the Spirit Fields with the children and noticed Zhu Fuxian had vanished, leaving only four sets of footprints in the snow.
• Xu Changqing left a gift at Zhang Su’s empty home, then returned to Red Maple Valley and reunited with the gathered guests.
• More visitors arrived to offer New Year’s greetings, and Red Maple Valley glowed with lanterns and celebration as night fell.

As the Spiritual Qi Tide approached, Xu Changqing explained its significance to Lin Feng and Sun Shangxiang. When Zhu Fuxian began his Nascent Soul tribulation at Azurewood Peak, Xu Changqing left Red Maple Valley to be near him.

• Xu Changqing taught Lin Feng and Sun Shangxiang about the Spiritual Qi Tide and explained why Xiang'er was learning the Evergreen Formula before Spirit Farming.
• The rain and clouds over the Spirit Fields abruptly vanished, and a vortex of Tribulation Clouds formed in the sky.
• A green pillar of light revealed a figure at Azurewood Peak, and Xu Changqing recognized that Zhu Fuxian was about to face his tribulation.
• Xu Changqing reassured Ruo Qunshuang and the others, then flew toward Azurewood Peak to be closer to Zhu Fuxian.

Zhu Fuxian began his Golden Core-to-Nascent Soul tribulation as the Immortal Sect, the Immortal Peak, and his allies supported him. He survived the first three gray lightning bolts, leaving the tribulation ongoing.

• Xu Changqing arrived at Azurewood Peak and joined Bei Qingtang and the others watching Zhu Fuxian prepare to face tribulation.
• Shi Yuan and other powerful figures appeared as Zhu Fuxian gathered Spring Equinox rain, a Spiritual Qi Tide, and World Tree Life Force to support his breakthrough.
• The first Phantom Lightning bolt pierced Zhu Fuxian’s barrier with Golden Baleful Qi, but he used the Withered-Glory Leaf to expel it and restore the barrier.
• The second bolt formed Soul-Piercing Needles that attacked Zhu Fuxian’s soul, and he neutralized them with a river of Wood Qi.
• The third bolt created the True-False Axe illusion, making Zhu Fuxian believe he had been cleaved apart, but he steadied himself and the apparent wounds vanished.

Zhu Fuxian endured the fourth tribulation bolt’s soul-binding vines with help from Azurewood Peak and the Wood-Spirit Ninefold Restoration Pill. The fifth bolt then summoned a mirror that showed familiar Spirit Farmers accusing him of ruining the Spirit Fields, leaving him facing another soul-wrenching illusion.

• The fourth bolt formed Soulbinding Vines that broke through Zhu Fuxian’s Auspicious Grain domain and pierced his body and soul.
• Azurewood Peak sent healing light to Zhu Fuxian, and he swallowed the Wood-Spirit Ninefold Restoration Pill to drive the Golden Baleful Qi from his body.
• The Soulbinding Vines dispersed, but the Tribulation Clouds immediately sent down the fifth bolt as a towering gray mirror.
• The mirror showed the ruined Spirit Fields and familiar Spirit Farmers blaming Zhu Fuxian for undergoing Tribulation Transcendence.

Zhu Fuxian endured the Heart-Severing Mirror and the tribulation’s sixth through ninth gray lightning bolts, reaching the brink of the Nascent Soul Realm. Lan Xin’s voice distracted him, and he died when the eighth bolt struck; Xu Changqing received his storage artifact and mourned him.

• Zhu Fuxian rejected the Heart-Severing Mirror’s illusion, causing it to shatter without injuring him.
• Spirit-Eroding Threads attacked Zhu Fuxian’s Spiritual Root, but he drew Wood Qi and Life Force to break them.
• Zhu Fuxian used the Grain-Tilling Hoe, Verdant Bamboo, and Azure-Green Shuttle to survive the Spell-Locking Chains.
• Zhu Fuxian endured the Corrosion-Sorrow Mist and then used all his remaining methods to survive the ninth gray lightning bolt.
• As Zhu Fuxian felt his Golden Core nearing a breakthrough, Lan Xin spoke behind him, and he stiffened in horror.
• The eighth bolt struck Zhu Fuxian, destroying his body; his spiritual light and Azure Spirit Void-Storing Tube flew to Xu Changqing, who mourned him.

After Zhu Fuxian died during Tribulation Transcendence, Dao Lord Xuan Yan appointed Xu Changqing as the new Grain Lord. Xu Changqing withdrew to grieve, then discovered Zhu Fuxian’s final message and the inheritance he had left behind.

• Dao Lord Xuan Yan announced that Xu Changqing would succeed Zhu Fuxian as Grain Lord and ordered the sect to spread the news.
• Xu Changqing accepted Zhu Fuxian’s Azure Spirit Void-Storing Tube and returned to Red Maple Valley, where he shut himself away for several days.
• Xu Changqing summoned the tube and released a lingering image of Zhu Fuxian, who revealed that he came from the Yellow-Mystic Realm and directed Xu Changqing to a gap between realms southeast of the Grand Void Rift.
• Zhu Fuxian’s message faded before he could finish explaining the tube’s key, and its remaining contents appeared before Xu Changqing, including spirit stones, cultivation methods, an artifact, and rare spirit plants.

After grieving Senior Brother Zhu’s death, Xu Changqing emerged from seclusion and resumed his duties, offering support to his friends and allies. At the Spirit Field Core Administration Office, he considered candidates to replace him as Spirit Cultivation Envoy and concluded that none of his three choices were suitable.

• Xu Changqing reflected on Senior Brother Zhu’s death, refined Zhu’s Azure Spirit Void-Storing Tube, and left his cultivation chamber.
• Hu Bugui, Zhao Ziyue, Ruo Qunshuang, Ling Chenye, and Linglong welcomed Xu Changqing, who assigned Hu Bugui to coordinate with him and promised benefits to Ling Chenye.
• After spending the night with Ruo Qunshuang, Xu Changqing went to the Spirit Field Core Administration Office, where the Spirit Farmers and Flower Elder greeted him respectfully.
• Xu Changqing told Flower Elder that Miao Huayu, Zhang Su, and Rong Yan were his leading candidates to replace him as Spirit Cultivation Envoy, but each had shortcomings that made him unsuitable.

Xu Changqing traveled to the Central Region to recruit Li Sancai as the Spirit Cultivation Envoy for the Spirit Fields. He found Li Sancai frustrated with the Li Family and asked him to help manage the Spirit Fields.

• Xu Changqing chose Li Sancai as the best candidate for the Spirit Cultivation Envoy and decided to speak with him in person.
• After completing the Grain Lord handover, Xu Changqing visited his family and traveled through the Cross-Domain Teleportation Array to the Central Region.
• Li Sancai's relatives pressured him to serve the Li Family, while he felt trapped and unable to leave or find his own place.
• A servant announced Xu Changqing's arrival, and Li Sancai hurried to meet him after using Xu Changqing's position to make the elders let him go.
• Li Sancai assumed Xu Changqing had come to see Li Lingbi, but Xu Changqing said he had come for him and asked him to manage the Spirit Fields.

Xu Changqing revealed that he had become Grain Lord and persuaded Li Sancai to return to the Immortal Sect as a Spirit Cultivation Envoy. He told Li Lingbi of the plan, and Li Lingbi readily agreed to let Li Sancai go, leaving Li Sancai shocked by how easily his cousin accepted.

• Xu Changqing showed Li Sancai the Grain Lord Token and asked him to become a Spirit Cultivation Envoy.
• Li Sancai weighed his worries about leaving Li Lingbi and the Central Region, then agreed to return with Xu Changqing.
• Li Sancai contacted Li Lingbi, and Xu Changqing explained that he had come to take Li Sancai back to the Immortal Sect.
• Li Lingbi doubted Xu Changqing could appoint Li Sancai until Xu Changqing revealed he was the new Grain Lord.
• Li Lingbi happily agreed to let Li Sancai return as a Spirit Cultivation Envoy, and Li Sancai was dismayed by his cousin's quick acceptance.

Xu Changqing returned to the Immortal Sect with Li Sancai after securing his release from the Li Family, then announced that Li Sancai would become the new Spirit Cultivator Envoy. Zhang Su’s lavish gift of a Creation Azure Parasol failed to change the decision, leaving him and Rong Yan stunned.

• Li Lingbi agreed to let Li Sancai leave the Li Family, and Xu Changqing took him back to the Immortal Sect.
• Xu Changqing brought Li Sancai to Red Maple Valley, where Zhang Su and Rong Yan were waiting to ask about the Spirit Cultivator Envoy position.
• Zhang Su presented Xu Changqing with a rare Creation Azure Parasol, while Li Sancai worried that he had brought no gift.
• Xu Changqing revealed that the position had already been arranged and named Li Sancai as the new Spirit Cultivator Envoy.
• Zhang Su and Rong Yan reacted with shock at Li Sancai’s unexpected appointment.

Xu Changqing’s friends presented him and Li Sancai with valuable cultivation treasures, and Xu Changqing began examining the Grand Unity Azure Lotus Throne. The chapter ended with the throne’s many abilities revealed, as his family gathered to try it after he refined it.

• Xu Changqing encouraged Li Sancai to stand confidently, and Zhang Su welcomed him after learning of his connection to Xu Changqing.
• Rong Yan presented Xu Changqing with the Grand Unity Azure Lotus Throne and Li Sancai with the Everlasting Spring Four-Color Box, while Zhang Su offered his Creation Azure Parasol.
• Xu Changqing accepted the gifts, and the four men chatted until Zhang Su and Rong Yan left Red Maple Valley.
• Rong Yan complained that he had given two gifts while Zhang Su had given only one, and Zhang Su replied that he had prepared only one.
• Xu Changqing’s family and spirit pets gathered around the treasures, and he examined the Grand Unity Azure Lotus Throne’s powers before refining it.