Chapter Summaries

Yue Shuo helped his father, Yue Qingxiao, break through to Qi Refining Level Eight and discovered that he could use his Sub-Panel to boost another person's Spiritual Awareness. After tending to his father and checking on Azure Feather and the hatching Black Spirit Snake egg, Yue Shuo examined a Spirit Inscription whose elusive shape suddenly erupted into silver-white light and knocked him unconscious.

• Yue Shuo boosted Yue Qingxiao's Spiritual Awareness through his Sub-Panel, helping him complete his breakthrough to Qi Refining Level Eight.
• Yue Shuo instructed Yue Qingxiao to strengthen his cultivation despite meridian injuries and left him Second-Tier Longevity Art talismans and further guidance.
• Yue Shuo returned to his room, found Azure Feather had reached complete First-Tier perfection, and saw that his Black Spirit Snake egg had begun hatching.
• Yue Shuo recalled a Spirit Inscription he had comprehended and struggled to keep its mist-like shape in mind as his Divine Sense was consumed.
• A new force of Divine Sense broke through the mist around the Spirit Inscription, producing a dazzling silver-white light that made Yue Shuo lose consciousness.

Yue Shuo received the Lunar Stellar Scripture and Stellar Fate Art from the Lunar Spirit-Congealing Spike, opening his Sea of Consciousness and beginning Divine Soul cultivation. He learned the inheritance treasure was incomplete and discovered that expanding his Soul Lake would require prolonged cultivation or rare resources.

• Yue Shuo entered a day-long trance as the Lunar Spirit-Congealing Spike imparted the Lunar Stellar Scripture and Stellar Fate Art.
• Yue Shuo learned the spike was an incomplete inheritance treasure of the Lunar Lineage of the Stellar God Sect that could combine with other treasures into Yin, Yang, or Yin-Yang sets.
• Yue Shuo considered his unusual fortune and recalled that his eldest brother and sister-in-law had given him the Spirit Beast Pouch after being unable to refine it.
• Yue Shuo examined his newly opened Sea of Consciousness and realized his former Second-Tier Divine Sense had been enhanced by his Cultivator Character Panel.
• Yue Shuo cultivated the Lunar Stellar Scripture and found that his Soul Lake could grow through long practice in places rich in moonlight and starlight or by consuming essence, while the required formation materials were Third-Tier.

Yue Shuo discovered that Azure Feather had spent nearly all its Soul Thought to strengthen him and would need special pills or years of sleep to recover, so he went to the inner city to seek medicine. He found Second-Tier soul-recovery pills difficult to obtain and headed to Ancient Heaven Pavilion, intending to test whether Gu Yang could still detect his Yue Family bloodline.

• Yue Shuo noticed Azure Feather's Soul Thought had fallen to one point and transferred Divine Sense to help it recover.
• Yue Shuo consulted the Spirit Taming Legacy and learned that Azure Feather could recover through prolonged sleep or with suitable soul-restoring pills.
• Yue Shuo decided to search the inner city for Star-Moon Soul-Concentrating Pills, their ingredients, or substitutes, and left Azure Feather in his inner pocket.
• Yue Shuo supplied his father with fire-element spiritual energy, put the newly hatched snake and its eggshell in the Spirit Beast Pouch, and entered the inner city under a concealed Phantom Form.
• Yue Shuo learned that Second-Tier soul-concentrating pills were scarce and that auctions required Spirit Stone certification and a shopkeeper's VIP token, so he went to Ancient Heaven Pavilion to test whether Gu Yang could sense his bloodline.

Yue Shuo bought pills, cultivation resources, and skill inheritances in Minghua City, then discovered Azure Feather had already awakened on its own. After considering how to broaden his income beyond talismans, he rented a cave dwelling on a Second-Tier Spiritual Vein to prepare for cultivation.

• Yue Shuo bought pills, spiritual seeds, and several First-Tier and Second-Tier skill inheritance formulas from shops, while learning that valuable inheritances and goods were restricted or sold through secret transactions and auctions.
• Yue Shuo tried to feed Azure Feather a costly Second-Tier Supreme-Grade Soul-Concentrating Pill, but Azure Feather had already awakened and pecked at him, so he put the pill away and offered Spirit Stones instead.
• Yue Shuo recognized that the market for his Second-Tier Talismans could become saturated and considered pills and the Eastern Sea Region Trade Fair as ways to expand his wealth.
• Yue Shuo examined Azure Feather, then rented a cave dwelling on a Second-Tier Spiritual Vein in Minghua City's inner city for a month so he could prepare to advance.

Yue Shuo cultivated Second-Stage Taiji in a Second-Tier Spiritual Vein and completed it, transforming his body and greatly improving his Spiritual Roots. The chapter ended with him sensing a possible tribulation after his water-element Spiritual Root reached perfection.

• Before entering seclusion, Yue Shuo left his father pills and cultivation tasks, expecting him to reach Qi Refining Level Nine within a week.
• Yue Shuo cultivated Taiji in the cave dwelling, where the Second-Tier spiritual qi rapidly strengthened his body and advanced his proficiency.
• After a week, Yue Shuo broke through the Taiji bottleneck and completed Second-Stage Taiji, gaining a Luminous Jade Body and improved Spiritual Roots.
• Yue Shuo saw that his water-element Spiritual Root had reached its maximum and sensed oppressive pressure from the sky.
• Yue Shuo activated the Stellar Fate Art as dark clouds gathered overhead, then wondered whether his perfected water Spiritual Root had triggered a tribulation.

Yue Shuo abandoned plans to further raise his Spiritual Root after sensing that doing so could expose him to heavenly lightning and a Golden Core cultivator’s scrutiny. He successfully advanced to Foundation Establishment with Azure Feather, while the Stellar Fate Art concealed the breakthrough’s extraordinary signs from Scarlet Feather True Person.

• Yue Shuo realized that cultivating Taiji further could provoke danger, and suspected that Scarlet Feather True Person was watching the area after sensing the earlier Black Cloud.
• Yue Shuo decided to advance to Foundation Establishment rather than risk creating another Immortal Spiritual Root, then began cultivating with Azure Feather.
• Yue Shuo drew spiritual energy from across several miles as his advancement proceeded smoothly, creating a striking commotion.
• Scarlet Feather True Person noticed the surge but dismissed it as an ordinary Foundation Establishment breakthrough, while the Stellar Fate Art concealed Yue Shuo’s true signs.
• Yue Shuo completed his advancement, Azure Feather became a Second-Tier Spirit Bird, and Yue Shuo stabilized his cultivation before leaving at night.

Yue Shuo completed his Foundation Establishment breakthrough and examined the powers granted by his Immortal Spiritual Root. As the Scarlet Feather Sect’s investigation unsettled Minghua City, he returned to his family, where he rewarded his retainers and discovered his father had reached Qi Refining Level Nine.

• Yue Shuo transformed his Spell Power, found his spells vastly stronger, and explored how the Stellar Fate Art concealed his Water Immortal Spiritual Root.
• The Scarlet Feather Sect investigated Yue Shuo’s rented cave residence and other suspicious Foundation Establishment cultivators, prompting several to flee.
• Yue Shuo sensed the unease in Minghua City and decided Bright Tortoise Isle might soon be unsafe, then returned to check on his family.
• Yue Shuo reviewed his household’s cultivation progress and agreed to double Qi Xin and Fang Tong’s base pay while compensating them for household tasks.
• Yue Shuo learned that Yue Qingxiao had advanced from Qi Refining Level Four or Five to Level Nine and praised him, leaving Yue Shuo puzzled when Madam Su blushed.

Yue Shuo examined Yue Qingxiao’s cultivation and learned that his mother was already more than two months pregnant. He stabilized his father’s cultivation and sent him back to accompany her, then reflected on the unexpected news.

• Yue Shuo checked Yue Qingxiao’s Sub-Panel and found that his Molten Metal Body was awakening.
• Yue Shuo examined his father’s cultivation and found that his metal-fire aura had calmed, aided by water-element Spell Power.
• Yue Qingxiao told Yue Shuo that his mother was pregnant, and Yue Shuo was shocked that his father had continued dual cultivating.
• Yue Qingxiao explained that he saw his talent as producing children with strong Spiritual Roots and talents, and believed Yue Shuo would lead the household.
• Yue Shuo stabilized his father’s cultivation, sent him to accompany his mother, and realized the fourth child was already more than two months along.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, Yue Shuo investigated the Black and White Taiji Diagram behind his panel and realized its benefits were changing as his cultivation grew. He suspected that he and the diagram were outsiders to this world, and that drawing too much power from it might attract attention.

• Yue Shuo reflected on his unborn sibling and his own lack of a Spiritual Root, then connected the Black and White Taiji Diagram to his panel and Spell Power recovery.
• Yue Shuo examined his Foundation Establishment panel and celebrated his new thousand-year lifespan.
• Yue Shuo learned that the diagram’s fixed cultivation limits and other panel effects were void-like templates gradually becoming real as he cultivated.
• Yue Shuo wondered whether the diagram could supply spiritual qi to make up cultivation gaps, but worried that excessive empowerment might attract notice.
• Yue Shuo sensed the sky with his Divine Thought and guessed that he and the Black and White Taiji Diagram were not native to this world.

Yue Shuo weighed his options after Foundation Establishment and prepared to leave Bright Tortoise Isle, unaware that hidden factions were plotting against the Scarlet Feather Sect. Meanwhile, Shi Heng set sail for Bright Tortoise Isle, hoping to find Yue Shuo for safety.

• Yue Shuo grew wary of attention on Bright Tortoise Isle and the unusual checks in Minghua City, so he reconsidered staying there.
• Foundation Establishment cultivators secretly agreed to continue their plan against the Scarlet Feather Sect and target the Eastern Sea Domain Trade Fair in one or two months.
• Yue Shuo considered contacting the Yue Family for a sea chart but also weighed keeping his talented family members close.
• Yue Shuo sensed a familiar aura near Dragonstone Island and recognized it as Shi Heng's.
• Shi Heng boarded a sea vessel with members of the Stone Household's younger generation and chose to head for Bright Tortoise Isle, hoping to find Yue Shuo.

Yue Shuo considered the limits of cultivating and establishing a base in the Sea Domain, then learned from Azure Feather that Bloodsucking Demon Insects were nearby and had already entered the city. He left the chapter alarmed and trying to determine how many insects were inside.

• Yue Shuo used his Sea Domain to remotely observe Shi Heng and learned that Shi Heng was traveling to Bright Tortoise Isle for the Eastern Sea Domain Trade Fair.
• Yue Shuo decided against developing an independent Sea Domain business because he lacked the needed formations, resources, and security.
• Azure Feather asked for better food after advancing, and Yue Shuo learned that it wanted to hunt for Bloodsucking Demon Insects.
• Yue Shuo asked Azure Feather where the nearest Bloodsucking Demon Insects were, and Azure Feather sensed that they were inside the city.
• Yue Shuo checked the area around his cave dwelling, confirmed that his family had not been infected, and asked whether many insects were in the city.

After discovering that Bloodsucking Demon Insects had spread through Bright Tortoise Isle, Yue Shuo secretly captured infected cultivators and prepared his family to flee. He took Yue Qingxiao into Minghua City’s inner district, told him a Demon Calamity was likely, and ordered him to find a sea chart and buy supplies so they could leave the Eastern Sea Region early.

• Yue Shuo gave his household protective talismans, then used Azure Feather to capture infected cultivators and consume Bloodsucking Demon Insects in Minghua City’s outer district.
• Yue Shuo decided not to investigate the carriers and told his family to prepare to leave Bright Tortoise Isle within a day or two.
• Yue Qingxiao received Yue Shuo’s message and went with him invisibly into Minghua City’s inner district to gather information.
• Yue Shuo told Yue Qingxiao that a Demon Calamity was likely and ordered him to find the Yue Family, obtain a sea chart, buy supplies, and leave early.

Yue Shuo and Yue Qingxiao arranged to contact their Yue Family relatives and prepare to leave Bright Tortoise Isle, while a hidden demonic cultivator discovered his Blood Shadowlings had vanished and tried to conceal the evidence. Yue Qingqiu agreed to meet them at sea, and Yue Shuo planned to trade for supplies before deciding when to depart.

• Yue Shuo asked Yue Qingxiao whether his cultivation and family ties would affect their chances of obtaining a sea chart, then advised him to trade intelligence for one.
• A middle-aged Foundation Establishment cultivator discovered that the Blood Shadowlings controlled by his black banner had vanished, disguised the banner among formation flags, and went to an ongoing trade meet.
• Yue Shuo and Yue Qingxiao met Shopkeeper Gu at the Ancient Heaven Pavilion and used Gu Yang's Communication Jade Talisman to contact Yue Qingqiu.
• Yue Qingqiu took Yue Qingxiao's warning about Bloodsucking Demon Insects seriously and arranged to meet him at sea in a little over a day, with Shopkeeper Gu escorting him out.
• Yue Shuo obtained leads to secret shops and trade meets and planned to trade for resources before deciding whether to leave with Shopkeeper Gu.

Yue Shuo sold thousands of Second-Tier Spirit Talismans on Bright Tortoise Isle, exposed the Bloodsucking Demon Insect incident to distract the city, and left by sea with his family. Aboard the Gu Clan's vessel, he inspected his trading gains as devil cultivators began pursuing moving Blood Shadow Banners.

• Yue Shuo disguised himself and traded thousands of Second-Tier Spirit Talismans through multiple channels for Spirit Stones, materials, techniques, formations, and artifacts.
• Yue Shuo left captured insect-men and information for Scarlet Feather Sect stewards, prompting unrest and drawing attention away from Ancient Heaven Pavilion's closure.
• Yue Shuo returned to the cave residence and departed Bright Tortoise Isle with the Yue Family and two guest elders, joining Manager Gu and the Gu Clan's sea vessel.
• Yue Qingxiao learned that Yue Family members traveling ahead had encountered trouble and that Gu Yang had gone to deal with it.
• After Yue Shuo left the island, devil cultivators discovered missing companions and ordered a hunt for the traitors and nine Blood Shadow Banners.
• Yue Shuo inspected his Spirit Stone gains and traded goods aboard the vessel, then examined the formations and Array Disks he had acquired.

Yue Shuo examined his acquired formations and other goods, unknowingly alarming Youquan Zi when he erased the imprint on the Bloodshadow Banner. After his father reported that Shopkeeper Gu expected him to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Yue Shuo used his Sub-Panel to empower Yue Qingxiao with spiritual force and Spell Power.

• Yue Shuo extracted a hidden yin-aligned array flag from a battered formation artifact and erased its former owner’s imprint.
• Youquan Zi suffered a spiritual backlash, recalled his pursuing subordinates, and ordered them to avoid the Bloodshadow Banner’s location while he investigated who controlled the area.
• Yue Shuo inspected his acquired inheritances and materials, practiced Second-Tier talisman making, and studied additional talismans aboard the vessel.
• Yue Qingxiao told Yue Shuo that Shopkeeper Gu expected him to help as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and Yue Shuo agreed to provide him with talismans and empower him.
• Yue Shuo used his Sub-Panel to infuse Yue Qingxiao with spiritual force and Spell Power, astonishing his father.

Yue Shuo empowered Yue Qingxiao with temporary Second-Tier Divine Sense and Spell Power, allowing his father to pose as a Foundation Establishment talisman cultivator. When the Gu Clan vessel reached an island where Gu Yang and a Yue Family Foundation Establishment cultivator were trapped, Yue Qingxiao helped Shopkeeper Gu rescue them, while Yue Shuo and Azure Feather supported the mission from afar.

• Yue Shuo empowered Yue Qingxiao and explained that the borrowed strength would last about half an hour and be consumed when used.
• Yue Qingxiao practiced with the empowerment and arranged to help Shopkeeper Gu after the vessel reached its destination.
• Shopkeeper Gu revealed that the mission was to rescue Gu Yang and a Yue Family Foundation Establishment cultivator trapped on an island.
• Yue Shuo watched through Azure Feather as black-robed cultivators attacked the Ice Crystal Formation and Shopkeeper Gu began activating a Talisman Treasure.
• Yue Qingxiao used Second-Tier Spirit Talismans to defeat the attackers, while Azure Feather collected their storage bags and Yue Qingxiao gathered the remaining artifacts.
• Someone from inside the Ice Crystal Formation recognized Yue Qingxiao and flew toward him.

Yue Shuo looted the defeated cultivators, speculated that his blood-drawn talismans carried his innate Five Elements Control, and spent a day stockpiling more than ten thousand Second-Tier Talismans. After learning that the rescued people feared infection by Bloodsucking Demon Insects, he asked his father what reward he had received for taking action.

• Yue Shuo examined the storage bags Azure Feather brought back and found their combined contents worth more than ten or twenty thousand Spirit Stones.
• Yue Shuo refined Sea Beast Hide into blank talisman paper and drew Second-Tier Talismans until he had more than ten thousand and reached Second-Tier Peak Talisman Crafting.
• Yue Shuo restored his Divine Thought and surveyed the fleet, finding Yue Qingxiao aboard a different vessel from the rescued Yue Family members.
• Yue Qingxiao told Yue Shuo that the rescued people feared Bloodsucking Demon Insects and had asked Cousin Qingqiu to use a Talisman Treasure to test for infection.
• Yue Shuo asked Yue Qingxiao what reward he had received for taking action, and Yue Qingxiao took out a jade slip and several other items.

Yue Shuo studied the sea chart and questioned Yue Qingxiao about the Maritime Peril and the Sea Folk, then helped his father prepare what to tell Yue Qingqiu. The chapter ended with Yue Qingxiao realizing that Yue Shuo’s proposed account was mostly the truth.

• Yue Shuo divided the rewards, kept most of the spirit materials, and used the sea chart to learn about the Eastern Sea Domain and its routes.
• Yue Shuo asked Yue Qingxiao about the Maritime Peril, the Sea Folk, and the restrictions on passage between the Eastern Sea Domain and Sea Prefecture.
• Yue Qingxiao received word that Yue Qingqiu had arrived and eagerly went to meet his cousin after more than thirty years apart.
• Yue Qingqiu and Yue Qingxiao reunited warmly, but she soon left to deal with the aftermath of the Demon Calamity.
• Yue Shuo approved Yue Qingxiao handling the family matters and helped him decide what to tell Yue Qingqiu, leaving Yue Qingxiao surprised that the account was mostly truthful.

Yue Shuo reunited with Yue Qingxiao’s relatives and received generous gifts before Gu Yang offered to take him as a disciple and guide his sword cultivation. As Yue Qingqiu considered Yue Shuo’s future and the family discussed cultivation guidance, a warning cry sounded from the rear of the fleet.

• Yue Qingxiao introduced his wife and children to Yue Qingqiu, Gu Yang, and Yue Lousheng, and they exchanged meeting gifts.
• Yue Shuo discovered that his own gifts included a Second-Tier Middle-Grade Sea Beast egg, while his brothers had received Peak First-Tier eggs.
• Gu Yang asked whether Yue Shuo liked swordsmanship, and Yue Shuo agreed; Gu Yang demonstrated sword flight and considered taking him as a disciple.
• Yue Qingqiu asked whether Yue Shuo was betrothed, but Yue Qingxiao said he wanted to wait before considering a Dao companion.
• Yue Qingqiu changed the subject to having Gu Yang guide her nephews in cultivation, and a warning cry came from the rear of the fleet.

Yue Shuo’s family joined the fleet’s defense when five Foundation Establishment enemies attacked, and Yue Shuo secretly prepared his father to strike as the attackers began retreating. The chapter ended as Yue Qingxiao unleashed his bolstered Spell Power and a massive vortex rose beneath the fleeing enemies.

• Yue Qingqiu urged Yue Qingxiao to stay aboard the protected ship while Yue Shuo sent his family to safety and assigned Fang Tong to prepare for battle.
• Yue Shuo watched through Azure Feather as five Foundation Establishment cultivators attacked the fleet, where Gu Yang and the others gained the advantage.
• Yue Shuo called Yue Qingxiao into the air and instructed him to unleash the Spell Power Yue Shuo had bolstered when commanded.
• The enemy cultivators decided to retreat, and Yue Shuo gave the signal as a colossal vortex surged beneath them.