Chapter Summaries

Yue Shuo settled into Dragonstone Island’s market, sold High-Grade Water Shield Talismans, and stocked up on materials while tracking the people who followed him. As he prepared to leave, Azure Feather appeared and unleashed a piercing cry that struck the thirteen cultivators below with what seemed to be a soul attack.

• Yue Shuo explored Dragonstone Island’s market, gathered information, and decided to stay there to rest and prepare for Foundation Establishment.
• He sold batches of High-Grade Water Shield Talismans through several shops and traded more with hunting teams for Sea Beast Hides and essence blood.
• Yue Shuo noticed several people watching him and followed their movements with Divine Sense imprints as he left the market.
• He hid in a forest and identified two groups totaling thirteen cultivators who had followed him.
• Azure Feather appeared in a streak of azure light and cried out, leaving all thirteen cultivators clutching their heads, collapsing, or bleeding from their eyes and faces.

Yue Shuo escaped after killing the cultivators who had discovered him, then focused on the nearly lifeless Azure Feather. He used his Sub-Panel to reveal Azure Feather’s condition and solution, leaving him relieved and convinced the bird had become his group’s strongest fighter.

• Yue Shuo killed the cultivators with Water-Arrow Talismans, destroyed their bodies, collected their belongings, and fled with Azure Feather.
• Yue Shuo realized that Stealth Escape consumed much more energy while carrying Azure Feather, suggesting the bird was alive and had grown far stronger.
• Yue Shuo checked Azure Feather for marks and tried the Wood Essence Art and a Life Essence Pill, but neither changed its nearly nonexistent life force.
• Yue Shuo returned to the Temporary Cave Dwelling and used Divine Sense and Spell Power to add a condition-and-solution field to Azure Feather’s Sub-Panel.
• Yue Shuo read the new Sub-Panel information, felt reassured, and told Azure Feather it had become their group’s strongest fighter.

Yue Shuo restored Azure Feather’s Soul-Piercing Surge and learned that the mutant talent was ready to use once more. He then turned to processing the sea beast materials he had bought, while considering what might be needed to unlock another Sub-Panel entry.

• Yue Shuo discovered that Azure Feather’s dormant recovery did not improve with a Life Essence Pill or the Qi-Replenishing Technique, so he recovered his own Divine Sense and infused it into the spirit beast.
• Yue Shuo restored enough Divine Sense for Azure Feather’s Soul-Piercing Surge to become available for one use, and realized Azure Feather had attacked his marked pursuers because it sensed his killing intent after he vanished.
• Yue Shuo tried spending more Divine Sense to create another Sub-Panel entry, but saw no change and concluded that his Divine Sense limit likely needed to increase further.
• Yue Shuo organized his storage bags, assessed his Spirit Stones and sea beast materials, then began processing Sea Beast Hides into blank talismans through the night.

Yue Shuo arranged cultivation goals for his family and asked Yue Gu to consider what future he wanted now that he could cultivate. The family began preparing to train in the cave, while Yue Gu’s answer revealed that his thoughts were fixed on Zhu Ling.

• At a shared meal, Yue Shuo said they would stay in the cave for roughly half a month to a month and asked his family about their cultivation targets.
• Yue Gu and Madam Su expressed confidence about reaching Qi Refining Level One, while Yue Qingxiao agreed to work toward recovering to Qi Refining, Sixth Layer.
• Zhu Ling asked Yue Shuo for help obtaining a Sea Beast egg, and he accepted her storage pouch and promised to answer within a few days.
• Yue Shuo encouraged Yue Tan to practice refining Grain-Repelling Pills and lent him an Alchemy furnace, Firestones, and other supplies.
• After dismissing everyone, Yue Shuo returned Zhu Ling’s pouch to Yue Gu and asked whether he wanted to pursue immortality or rule a region.
• Yue Gu dismissed both ambitions, and Yue Shuo realized his elder brother was likely thinking about Zhu Ling.

Yue Shuo checked Yue Gu’s Spiritual Root and discovered his eldest brother had hidden lightning talent suited to Body Tempering. He then watched Yue Tan demonstrate Grain-Repelling Pill refinement and recognized his third brother’s exceptional alchemy talent.

• Yue Shuo carefully condensed a Sub-Panel for Yue Gu and confirmed the examination had gone smoothly.
• Yue Shuo viewed Yue Gu’s talents, including an unawakened Thunder Dragon Battle Body, Qilin Arm, and Robust, and recommended nourishing his physique with spiritual foods, especially lightning-attributed items.
• Yue Shuo sent Yue Gu away and went to Yue Tan’s stone chamber to observe his alchemy preparations.
• Yue Tan explained the basics of alchemy and demonstrated the four steps for refining Grain-Repelling Pills.
• Yue Shuo watched Yue Tan work and recognized that his third brother had extraordinary alchemy talent.

Yue Shuo watched Yue Tan refine Grain-Repelling Pills, learned the process, and successfully made a batch of his own. He began another batch to improve his alchemy, after discovering that his skill proficiency had risen to 20/100.

• Yue Tan finished refining Mid-Grade Grain-Repelling Pills while Yue Shuo studied his process and compared it with alchemy notes.
• Yue Shuo tried alchemy himself and replicated Yue Tan's method, producing a batch of Mid-Grade Grain-Repelling Pills with one more pill than Yue Tan had made.
• Yue Tan explained that Grain-Repelling Pills lost medicinal power if they were kept in the furnace too long, so their quality depended on flame temperature and timing.
• Yue Shuo checked his panel and saw that his Alchemy proficiency had reached 20/100, then began another batch intending to refine the process.

Yue Shuo advanced his Alchemy skill by refining Grain-Repelling Pills in larger batches and learning from Yue Tan’s Spirit Pill demonstration. After sharing some pills and receiving Qi Xin’s reminder to prioritize cultivation, Yue Shuo returned to his chamber to sleep.

• Yue Shuo refined Grain-Repelling Pills using increasingly large quantities of materials, reaching First-Tier Low-Grade Alchemy.
• Yue Tan demonstrated how to refine a Spirit Pill, and Yue Shuo observed his process with Divine Sense.
• After gaining a flash of insight into Alchemy, Yue Shuo refined Spirit Pills repeatedly, including Mid-Grade pills and larger batches.
• Yue Shuo advised Yue Tan on furnace preparation and slow-method refinement before leaving with the pills he had made.
• Yue Shuo gave Qi Xin bottles of Low-Grade and Mid-Grade Spirit Pills, saying he and Yue Tan had refined them together.
• Qi Xin reminded Yue Shuo that cultivation was the root of everything, and Yue Shuo returned to his chamber to sleep until Azure Feather woke him two hours later.

Yue Shuo raised his Talisman Crafting to Peak First-Tier but failed to draw a Second-Tier talisman because he lacked the proper materials and tools. He decided to focus on alchemy and seek supplies on Bright Tortoise Isle, while considering how to strengthen his offensive methods.

• Yue Shuo inspected his alchemy progress and estimated that refining fifteen more Mid-Grade Spirit-Gathering Pills would fill the remaining proficiency points.
• Yue Shuo processed the Sea Beast Hide into more than thirty thousand blank First-Tier talisman skins and raised Talisman Crafting to Peak First-Tier.
• Yue Shuo tried to draw a Second-Tier talisman but failed, then realized he needed Second-Tier talisman paper, a brush, and Talisman Ink.
• Yue Shuo examined his Second-Tier materials and concluded that Dragonstone Island was unlikely to have the supplies he needed without the right trading connections.
• Yue Shuo decided to finish advancing his alchemy before looking for Second-Tier items on Bright Tortoise Isle, and considered how to obtain a stronger offensive method.

Yue Shuo discovered that Second-Tier Taiji consumed far less Divine Sense than expected, making it practical to grind and easing his concern about needing a powerful spell immediately. He returned safely from Dragonstone Island Market with a pill furnace and Sea Beast eggs, then invited his elder brother and sister-in-law to choose an egg each.

• Yue Shuo practiced Second-Tier Taiji and found that one session consumed only 20 Divine Sense, not 50.
• Yue Shuo calculated that reaching the proficiency needed to produce Spiritual Roots would require 18,001 points, and decided his main concern was finding a stable environment to practice.
• Yue Shuo disguised himself and went to Dragonstone Island Market while revealing Qi Refining Level Seven cultivation.
• Yue Shuo bought a mid-grade pill furnace, several Sea Beast eggs, and daily necessities, then returned without being followed.
• Yue Shuo gave the mid-grade pill furnace to Yue Tan, reclaimed his high-grade pill furnace, and asked his elder brother and sister-in-law to choose a Sea Beast egg each.

Yue Shuo gave Sea Beast eggs to his family and tested whether his Sub-Panel could reveal a beast egg’s potential. It identified his Dark Spirit Snake egg’s possible growth tiers, and Yue Shuo began imprinting it with Divine Sense.

• Yue Shuo gave his elder brother and Zhu Ling Sea Beast eggs, and Zhu Ling confirmed they were good quality.
• Yue Shuo stopped Azure Feather from eating his chosen egg and began nurturing it with Divine Sense and Spell Power.
• Yue Shuo condensed a Sub-Panel that identified the egg as a Dark Spirit Snake and displayed its potential across several tiers.
• Yue Shuo discovered that the panel described the snake as a Black Spirit Snake bloodline branch, then began imprinting the eggshell with Divine Sense.

Yue Shuo nurtured the Dark-Spirit Snake Egg while refining Grain-Repelling Pills and training Second-Stage Taiji, discovering that Spirit Stones and nighttime greatly increased his progress. He ended the chapter with Taiji at 507 proficiency and realized his remaining Spirit Stones would fund only about ten days of training.

• Yue Shuo branded and nurtured the Dark-Spirit Snake Egg, then placed it on Spirit Stones and told Azure Feather it would be its little brother.
• Yue Shuo refined Grain-Repelling Pills while restoring his Divine Sense and practicing Second-Stage Taiji, advancing his Alchemy skill to Mid-Grade First-Tier.
• Yue Shuo discovered that spending Spirit Stones boosted his Taiji training efficiency and that training at night brought the greatest gains.
• Yue Shuo practiced Taiji from dusk until morning, raising its proficiency to 507 while using 360 Spirit Stones.
• Yue Shuo calculated that his remaining Spirit Stones would last only around ten days of training and realized how quickly his savings were dwindling.

Yue Shuo stockpiled talismans and cultivated Taiji and Wind-Control Technique to improve his strength, but his spending on training nearly exhausted his Spirit Stones. He stopped his routine as his funds ran low.

• Yue Shuo worried that Dragonstone Island Market could not absorb all the High-Grade Water Shield Talismans he could make, so he prepared talismans of various grades and considered switching to alchemy if sales faltered.
• Yue Shuo spent two days drawing talismans and cultivating Taiji, raising Taiji from Beginner to Mastery and greatly improving his physique and speed.
• Yue Shuo began training his Wind-Control Technique and asked Azure Feather to fly with him, tiring himself through hours of close maneuvering.
• Yue Shuo continued crafting talismans, refining pills, and practicing Wind-Control Technique by day while cultivating Taiji at night, raising Wind-Control Technique to Major Achievement.
• Yue Shuo stopped his routine when he was nearly out of Spirit Stones.

After discovering that Second-Tier Taiji consumed Spirit Stones much faster than expected, Yue Shuo set out for Dragonstone Island Market to trade for more and considered how suitable environments could speed his cultivation. While flying high above the sea, he sensed a distinct energy flowing through the air and entered a meditative state.

• Yue Shuo realized that cultivating Second-Tier Taiji used far more Spirit Stones than he had anticipated, and he saw that the technique was progressing toward Minor Achievement.
• Yue Shuo gathered talismans and Mid-Grade Spirit-Gathering Pills to trade for Spirit Stones at Dragonstone Island Market.
• Yue Shuo practiced Wind Control at high speed over the sea and reasoned that element-appropriate environments could improve his cultivation efficiency.
• Yue Shuo climbed high into the sky to avoid an approaching cultivator and observed a group of cultivators pursuing and killing one another below.
• Yue Shuo sensed an unfamiliar energy flowing through the wind, absorbed it, and entered a meditative state in the sky.

Yue Shuo reached Great Perfection in Wind-Control Technique, triggering a transformation and helping Azure Feather awaken its Wind Control talent while growing into a larger bird. As Yue Shuo flew toward Dragonstone Market, two cultivators stopped him and asked if he was heading there.

• Yue Shuo experienced an enlightenment connected to wind and saw a great azure bird controlling the wind.
• His Wind-Control Technique reached Great Perfection and began undergoing transformation as Azure Feather absorbed spiritual energy from his Spirit Stones and Spirit-Gathering Pills.
• Azure Feather grew into a rooster-sized bird and awakened the Wind Control bloodline talent, but did not advance in rank.
• Yue Shuo flew toward Dragonstone Island and encountered two cultivators hovering in his path.
• The two cultivators asked whether Yue Shuo was heading to Dragonstone Market, and he confirmed it while asking what they wanted.

Yue Shuo met Shi Wanli and Chang Mingsong, who apologized for the bandit cultivators at Dragonstone Market and welcomed him to Dragonstone Island. After spending the day building a cautious rapport with them, he asked for leads on nearby Second-Tier Sea Beasts as night fell.

• Shi Wanli introduced himself as Dragonstone Island’s lord and apologized for failing to control the bandit cultivators, while Chang Mingsong identified himself as a Scarlet Feather Sect steward.
• Yue Shuo remained guarded as the two men explained their respectful intentions, then accepted their invitation to Dragonstone Island.
• Yue Shuo socialized with Shi Wanli and Chang Mingsong, heard gossip about nearby powers and the Qin Clan, and reassured Shi Wanli that Dragonstone Market was well run.
• As night fell, Yue Shuo asked Shi Wanli and Chang Mingsong for leads on nearby Second-Tier Sea Beasts.

Yue Shuo befriended Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli by exchanging First-Order Talismans and gifts while seeking Second-Tier Sea Beast materials. He learned about the Scarlet Feather Sect and local Sea Beast locations, then left without joining their hunt.

• Yue Shuo told Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli that he wanted large Second-Tier Sea Beasts for practicing talisman crafting.
• Chang Mingsong asked about Yue Shuo's spare talismans, and Yue Shuo gave both men pouches of high-quality First-Order Talismans as meeting gifts.
• Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli exchanged gifts and discussed their troublesome children with Yue Shuo, growing closer to him.
• Yue Shuo asked Chang Mingsong about the Scarlet Feather Sect's recruitment and learned that Chang had come to recruit Shi Wanli's son.
• Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli gave Yue Shuo locations of Second-Tier Sea Beasts and supplied Sea Beast Hide and essence blood in exchange for talismans.
• Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli invited Yue Shuo to hunt Sea Beasts, but Yue Shuo claimed he had urgent business and departed.

After Yue Shuo left Dragonstone Island, Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli discussed whether he was connected to the suspected demonic cultivator and considered ways to contact him again. Yue Shuo reviewed how he had misled the pair and planned to trade with them, but Azure Feather consumed five hundred Spirit Stones in one meal, leaving him worried about the cost of supporting it.

• Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli concluded that Yue Shuo was probably not the Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator they were seeking and discussed searching for clues together.
• Yue Shuo cleansed himself at sea and considered what he had revealed, deciding that future trades could help him obtain a sea chart to Bright Tortoise Isle.
• Yue Shuo planned to bring Second-Tier Talismans when he next met Chang Mingsong and Shi Wanli and gradually build their acquaintance.
• Azure Feather told Yue Shuo it was hungry, and he discovered that its aura revealed neither its tier nor whether it had advanced.
• Yue Shuo fed Azure Feather five hundred Spirit Stones before it became sleepy again, and he realized he still had to work hard to afford its appetite.

Yue Shuo prepared Second-Tier talisman materials and successfully drew a Second-Tier Hidden Spirit Inscription using his own blood after his talisman brush broke. He began practicing more Blood Talismans, discovering that the work consumed Blood Vitality that he could recover with cultivation.

• Yue Shuo processed the Sea Beast Hides into three hundred and fifty sheets of blank talisman hide.
• Yue Shuo visited his family and discovered that Madam Su had reached Qi Refining Level One with the Water Spirit Formula.
• Yue Shuo encouraged Madam Su to keep cultivating, then left his family and established a concealed Temporary Cave Dwelling on a deserted island.
• Yue Shuo prepared Azure Feather's Spirit Stone nest and transferred Spell Power into the snake egg before beginning his Second-Tier talisman practice.
• Yue Shuo's talisman brush exploded while he drew a Spirit Inscription, so he used his own blood and finger to complete a Hidden Spirit Inscription.
• Yue Shuo confirmed that the talisman succeeded and raised his Talisman Crafting to Low-Grade Second-Tier, then restored his Blood Vitality and continued drawing.

Yue Shuo used his own essence blood to grind Blood Talisman proficiency, then maxed out two First-Tier spells and considered how his panel’s Enlightenment and Taiji-related cultivation worked. He began deeply comprehending the Evergreen Method to test whether it could lead to further breakthroughs.

• Yue Shuo drew Blood Talismans with his essence blood, tested how depleted Blood Vitality affected his strength and success rate, and used all three hundred-odd blank talisman hides.
• Yue Shuo stopped drawing talismans and practiced Golden Light Slash and Flame Palm alongside his recovery techniques until both spells reached First-Tier perfection.
• Yue Shuo noted that his Blood Talismans had raised Talisman Crafting to Second-Tier Middle-Grade, but he needed Second-Tier Sea Beast Hide to continue.
• Yue Shuo concluded that maxing out First-Tier spells did not automatically transform them, and he speculated that Enlightenment from a perfected cultivation method might depend on its tier.
• Yue Shuo chose the Evergreen Method over the Wood Essence Art and began comprehending it deeply to raise its proficiency.

After fusing his wood-element cultivation methods, Yue Shuo gained a Second-Tier method and spell that strengthened his vitality and let him stimulate plants’ growth. He discovered that spiritual plants needed nourishment to survive the accelerated growth, suggesting he could now cultivate them with his new power.

• Yue Shuo comprehended the Wood Essence Art and Evergreen Method together, merging them with his wood-element spells and nurturing arts during Enlightenment.
• Yue Shuo fused the two First-Tier cultivation methods into the Second-Tier Longevity Method, gained the Longevity Technique, and solidified the green Wood Mastery talent.
• Yue Shuo noticed his lifespan limit had risen by forty years and tested Wood Mastery by rapidly spreading moss across a barren reef.
• Yue Shuo found that stimulated Gathering Spirit Grass withered without nourishment, but Spirit Stones sustained its growth until it reached the equivalent of a mature plant grown in a Spirit Field.
• Yue Shuo concluded that he could now stimulate spiritual plants into growth.