Recaps

Xu Chuan and the Ascension Gate negotiated and swore the Six Directions Pact, restricting their conflict to agreed rules. On Year Sacrifice Day, the Ascension Gate challenged the Xu Household’s Golden Core cultivators, and Xu Deling gained the upper hand against Luo Qiu before the chapter ended with their duel still underway.

• Xu Chuan rejected the Ascension Gate’s demand for compensation and threatened retaliation, so both sides negotiated rules for their conflict.
• Xu Chuan, Heavenly Feather True Lord, and the other Nascent Soul cultivators agreed to the Six Directions Pact and swore Daoheart Oaths.
• Xu Chuan prepared the Xu Household for the Ascension Gate’s likely challenges, while Moyue arranged for Black Tiger to settle at the Heavenly Beauty Sect.
• On Year Sacrifice Day, Nangong Ji brought Ascension Gate cultivators to Yunxi and chose a Golden Core battle to test the Xu Household’s strength.
• Xu Deling fought Luo Qiu on the Black Arena, countering his water techniques with Vermilion Bird True Flame and stunning him with a spiritual-consciousness attack.

After the Xu Household defeated the Ascension Gate’s attack and countered its assassinations, both sides prepared for the Battle of the Heavens. Xu Chuan strengthened Xu Mingxian’s spiritual consciousness, and the chapter ended with the regional factions gathering at the Mysterious Moon Sect before the competition.

• Xu Deling and her companions killed the Ascension Gate’s seven peak Golden Core cultivators in the arena, prompting Nangong Ji to retreat and report the loss to Heavenly Feather True Lord and Li Qianyu.
• Heavenly Feather True Lord ordered the Dark Feather Guards to gather intelligence and target Xu Household members, but Xu Household forces ambushed the guards, killing many and wounding a Nascent Soul cultivator sent against them.
• Over the following years, Xu Chuan and the Xu Household’s Heavenly Prides advanced their cultivation and abilities as the Battle of the Heavens approached.
• Xu Chuan gave Xu Mingxian a seven-colored crystal to break through his spiritual-consciousness limit, and Xu Mingxian gained Nascent Soul-level spiritual consciousness.
• Xu Chuan led ten Golden Core cultivators to the Mysterious Moon Sect, where factions from across the region assembled for the Battle of the Heavens and tensions flared between Flowing Moon Prefecture and Demon Nether Prefecture.

Xu Chuan and the Northwest cultivators reached Heavenly Passage City and prepared for the Battle of the Heavens, while Wang Shentong assigned Xu Chuan a reconnaissance mission and Zhang Daoran organized the Northwest forces. Xu Mingxian demonstrated how his battle formations could control powerful Golden Core cultivators, then helped complete the Northwest defensive line before the battle began.

• Xu Chuan met Zhang Daoran aboard the flying boats, then the Northwest party reached Heavenly Passage City, where Wang Shentong and Zhang Daoran warned him that powerful cultivators might be targeting him.
• At the first war council, the regional forces divided the five-thousand-li defensive line, and Wang Shentong assigned Xu Chuan to scout all Blackwater Domain defenses within seven days for five hundred battle merits.
• Zhang Daoran arranged the Northwest’s garrison and combat squads, and Xu Deling proposed that Assault Squad One fight using Xu Mingxian’s battle formations.
• Xu Mingxian trapped three Golden Core cultivators in a combination of formations, convincing the squad to coordinate around his abilities while he explained the formations’ limits.
• Xu Mingxian helped Zhang Daoran build the riverbank defenses, completing most of the top-tier third-rank restrictions in just over ten days.

Xu Chuan scouted Blackwater Domain's defenses after its surprise attack, reunited with his grandson Xu Dewen, and learned that Fan Xue commanded the opposing forces. When Wang Shentong and others arranged an ambush for him, Xu Chuan avoided it by hiding in the Heavenly Passage River and returned safely.

• Blackwater Domain launched a surprise attack on Southern Heaven's unfinished defenses, and Xu Chuan's group fought back while Xu Mingxian trapped Fan Qianqiu in a battle formation until Fan Zhong intervened.
• Xu Chuan crossed to Blackwater Domain's shore, secretly surveyed its defenses, and met Xu Dewen, who told him that Fan Xue commanded the opposing forces and that their cultivators rotated every fortnight.
• At a council of Nascent Soul cultivators, Xu Chuan promised to report on his reconnaissance, while Wang Shentong, Violet Origin True Lord, and Black Rock True Lord arranged with Fan Xue to ambush him.
• Xu Chuan set out across the river the next day, spotted Fan Xue and six Nascent Soul cultivators waiting to attack, and hid underwater as he retreated.
• After searching for two hours without finding Xu Chuan, Fan Xue and Fan Zhong returned to the Blackwater encampment to investigate.

Xu Chuan reported detailed intelligence on the Blackwater Domain, exposed Wang Shentong’s attempts to betray him, and helped plan Southern Heaven’s counterattack. The assault on the Blood Demon Grotto badly wounded True Lord Bloodflame, who escaped, and the chapter ended with Blackwater Domain cultivators gathering to discuss Xu Chuan’s strength.

• Xu Chuan revealed the Blackwater Domain’s defenses and garrison, earning three thousand merit points after Southern Heaven’s cultivators agreed his reconnaissance deserved a higher reward.
• Xu Chuan warned that someone was leaking information to the enemy, putting Wang Shentong under suspicion, while Violet Origin True Lord and Black Rock True Lord privately discussed targeting Xu Chuan later.
• Xu Chuan and the others led a surprise attack against the Blood Demon Grotto, where Xu Mingxian’s formation helped Southern Heaven’s Golden Core cultivators kill several opponents.
• Xu Chuan struck True Lord Bloodflame with Spiritual Consciousness Swords, and Moyue pierced him with the Demon-Slaying Spear, but Bloodflame escaped in a blood mist after detonating his physical body.
• Xu Chuan’s forces withdrew after reinforcements arrived, and Southern Heaven learned that Bloodflame could no longer participate in the Nascent Soul battles.
• Blackwater Domain cultivators convened to discuss Xu Chuan, with some doubting claims that a newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator could fight at a Great Cultivator’s level.

Xu Chuan learned that the Blackwater Domain planned to attack the Northwest Frontline, then stayed behind to confront its forces while Southern Heaven struck elsewhere. He used his spiritual-consciousness secret art to hold the enemy at bay and force them to withdraw toward the Central Defense Line, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Xu Dewen warned Xu Chuan that the Blackwater Domain planned a major offensive in five days, and Xu Chuan prepared to turn the attack against them.
• Xu Chuan persuaded Zhang Daoran, Sun Zhidao, Vast Sun True Lord, and Eastern Peak True Lord to move their forces toward other fronts while he remained alone at the Northwest Defense Zone.
• Fan Xue and ten other Nascent Soul cultivators arrived with nearly two hundred Golden Core cultivators, and Xu Chuan provoked suspicion among them before demonstrating his spiritual-consciousness secret art.
• Xu Chuan threatened the Golden Core cultivators and killed a Heavenly Baleful Sect disciple, stopping the Blackwater Domain cultivators from rushing to reinforce their other front.
• After learning that Southern Heaven had launched an assault elsewhere, Fan Xue agreed to redirect his forces toward the Central Defense Line, while Xu Chuan refused to recognize a binding agreement and remained on the river.

Xu Chuan and the Northwest cultivators reached Heavenly Passage City and prepared for the Battle of the Heavens, while Wang Shentong assigned Xu Chuan a scouting mission and the regions their defensive lines. Xu Mingxian demonstrated the power of his battle formations and helped the Northwest complete its riverbank defenses before the battle began.

• Zhang Daoran told Xu Chuan that the Mysterious Moon Sect expected him to lead the Northwest, then warned him that Central and Eastern Region cultivators had been replaced by possible enemies.
• At the first assembly, Wang Shentong divided the Heavenly Passage River defenses by region and appointed Xu Chuan to scout every Blackwater Domain defensive line within seven days for five hundred battle merits.
• Zhang Daoran organized the Northwest cultivators into garrison shifts and two assault squads, with Xu Deling, Xu Mingxian, Ye Fan, and Zhang Xuanzhi among the members of Assault Squad One.
• Xu Mingxian trapped three Golden Core cultivators in layered battle formations, convincing the squad to follow Xu Deling's proposal to fight under his formation support.
• Xu Mingxian helped Zhang Daoran's formation masters construct the Northwest defensive line, completing most of its high-grade restrictions before the battle began.

Xu Chuan infiltrated Blackwater Domain to gather intelligence after the surprise attack, while Xu Mingxian defeated Fan Qianqiu in a battle formation. Xu Chuan discovered that Southern Heaven leaders had arranged an ambush against him, evaded it, and returned to his camp.

• Blackwater Domain launched a surprise attack on Southern Heaven's unfinished defenses, and Xu Chuan, Zhang Daoran, and Sun Zhidao confronted the enemy Nascent Soul cultivators.
• Xu Mingxian trapped Fan Qianqiu in a battle formation and wore him down, but Fan Zhong broke into the formation and rescued him before Xu Mingxian could land a decisive blow.
• Xu Chuan crossed to the Southern Bank under concealment, surveyed Blackwater Domain's defenses, and met his grandson Xu Dewen, who shared details about the enemy's forces and commander, Fan Xue.
• At the Council Hall, Xu Chuan learned that Wang Shentong, Violet Origin True Lord, and Black Rock True Lord had coordinated with Fan Xue to ambush him during his reconnaissance mission.
• Xu Chuan spotted Fan Xue and six Nascent Soul cultivators waiting in the river, turned back unseen, and left Fan Xue and Fan Zhong to return without finding him.

Xu Chuan exposed Wang Shentong’s attempts to betray his reconnaissance and won support for a counterattack against the Blackwater Domain. He helped lead the assault on the Blood Demon Grotto, badly wounded True Lord Bloodflame, and returned as the Blackwater Domain gathered to discuss him.

• Wang Shentong repeatedly tipped off Fan Xue to Xu Chuan’s movements, but Xu Chuan evaded the planned ambushes and exposed Wang’s surveillance.
• Xu Chuan reported detailed intelligence about the Blackwater Domain’s defenses, secured three thousand battle merits, and helped organize attacks on the Blood Demon Grotto and Tyrant Blade Sect.
• Xu Chuan warned Southern Heaven’s cultivators that someone was leaking information, prompting the other factions to threaten consequences and leaving Wang Shentong under suspicion.
• Xu Chuan and his allies attacked the Blood Demon Grotto’s defensive line, where Xu Mingxian’s formation trapped enemy Golden Core cultivators and Xu Chuan’s team killed several.
• Xu Chuan, Moyue, and their allies broke True Lord Bloodflame’s defenses and destroyed his body, but Burning Blood escaped as blood mist; they then withdrew when enemy reinforcements arrived.
• The Blackwater Domain’s Nascent Soul cultivators convened after the attack and debated Xu Chuan’s strength and his role in the coming war.

Xu Chuan learned that the Blackwater Domain planned a major offensive against the Northwest Defense Zone, then stayed behind alone to confront its forces while Southern Heaven attacked elsewhere. He used his spiritual consciousness secret art to hold the Blackwater cultivators hostage and force them to redirect their assault to the Central Defense Line.

• Primordial Baleful True Lord and the other Blackwater leaders learned about Xu Chuan's power from Wang Shentong and planned to attack the Northwest Defense Zone in five days.
• Xu Dewen warned Xu Chuan about the offensive, and Xu Chuan planned to stay behind and use the Blackwater cultivators' Golden Core fighters as leverage while Southern Heaven's forces struck elsewhere.
• Zhang Daoran and Sun Zhidao agreed to support Xu Chuan's plan, and Vast Sun True Lord and Eastern Peak True Lord prepared to attack the Blackwater forces from another direction.
• Xu Chuan waited alone on the Heavenly Passage River as Fan Xue, Primordial Baleful True Lord, and nearly two hundred Golden Core cultivators arrived to kill him.
• Xu Chuan injured Golden Core cultivators with his spiritual consciousness secret art, killed a Heavenly Baleful True Disciple, and threatened to slaughter the rest unless the Blackwater leaders changed course.
• Fan Xue agreed to lead the Blackwater forces against the Central Defense Line, and Xu Chuan remained alone on the river after they withdrew.

The Battle of the Heavens shifted from chaotic raids to agreed defensive-line battles, giving Xu Chuan time to cultivate his divine abilities while the Xu Household’s Heavenly Prides gained renown. As the final melee began amid mist that restricted spiritual consciousness, True Lord Bloodflame joined Chu Tianheng in attacking Xu Deling, while Xu Chuan headed toward the battlefield.

• Blackwater Domain forces struck the Central Defense Line, killing thousands of Southern Heaven cultivators before reinforcements ended the battle, and the two sides later agreed to regulated attacks followed by a final unrestricted melee.
• Xu Chuan cultivated Thousand Illusions to great accomplishment and advanced his Spiritual Consciousness Sword, while Xu Mingxian gave Bing Gan the Ice-Soul Cold Light Mirror to support his cultivation and battles.
• Xu Chuan’s team and the Blackwater Domain teams rose to prominence during the regulated battles, and Bing Gan fought a Tyrant Blade Sect Heavenly Pride to a standstill.
• As the mist began restricting spiritual consciousness, Xu Chuan emerged from seclusion and traveled toward Moyue’s battle near the River’s Heart.
• True Lord Bloodflame failed to ambush Xu Deling, then teamed up with Chu Tianheng to attack her and coveted the Xu Household’s spiritual consciousness secret arts.

Xu Chuan emerged from seclusion, killed True Lord Bloodflame and Zhong Tianchen, and fought Fan Xue to a standstill without using his spirit treasure. His exploits drove the Blackwater Domain’s Nascent Soul cultivators from the Heavenly Passage River, and the battle settled into a quiet standoff until its final month.

• Xu Chuan encountered Meiji near the battlefield, questioned her motives, and urged her to help the Yin Sect break free of the Yang Sect’s control.
• Xu Chuan ambushed and killed True Lord Bloodflame, then let Moyue devour his Nascent Soul; Primordial Baleful True Lord withdrew with his forces.
• Xu Chuan killed Zhong Tianchen while he fought Flame Dragon, forcing Shang Quan to flee and alerting the Blackwater Domain’s cultivators.
• Fan Xue and a group of Nascent Soul cultivators tried to hunt Xu Chuan, but he evaded them and later challenged Fan Xue directly.
• Xu Chuan used his illusion arts and the Xiantian Withering-and-Blooming Finger to fight Fan Xue to a standstill, and Fan Xue agreed to end the battle.
• The Nascent Soul cultivators withdrew from the Heavenly Passage River, leaving the battlefield quiet for two or three months until the final month of the Battle of the Heavens.

Southern Heaven’s forces broke through the Southern Bank defenses and reached Heavenly Passage City, where they began a siege against Blackwater Domain. Xu Chuan helped drive the advance but held back his full strength as he fought alongside Wang Shentong against Fan Xue.

• Before the decisive battle, Wang Shentong’s council agreed to launch an all-out assault, while Blackwater Domain’s leaders planned to defend their positions and warned their forces to avoid Xu Chuan.
• Xu Chuan negotiated with Fan Xue, who withdrew to face Wang Shentong, then ordered the attack on Fan Zhong and True Lord Shang Quan’s defense line.
• Xu Chuan’s forces broke the first line, killed True Lord Shang Quan, and swept through adjoining defenses, while Xu Chuan struck a deal with Meiji to cooperate with his household.
• Southern Heaven’s forces gathered at Heavenly Passage City, and Fan Xue drew Xu Chuan and Wang Shentong into battle above the city as the siege began.
• Xu Chuan fought Fan Xue in support of Wang Shentong, then sent Moyue to help Sun Zhidao while keeping his spirit treasure and other powers in reserve.

Xu Chuan helped Southern Heaven break Heavenly Passage City's formation, then was poisoned by Boundless True Lord in an apparent attempt to kill him and seize his spirit treasure. As rival Nascent Soul cultivators pursued Xu Chuan and attacked the Xu Household's juniors, Moyue defended them and insisted Xu Chuan could handle the danger himself.

• Xu Chuan used his spiritual consciousness secret art and Azure Dragon Stele to weaken Blackwater Domain's Nascent Soul cultivators and damage the city's formation over repeated assaults.
• Xu Chuan arranged for Moyue to guard Xu Mingxian, Xu Deling, Ye Fan, and the other juniors while Southern Heaven prepared a decisive attack.
• Southern Heaven routed Blackwater Domain's Nascent Soul cultivators, surrounded Fan Xue, and shattered Heavenly Passage City's City-Protecting Grand Formation.
• Boundless True Lord's Two-Winged Purple-Patterned Sky Centipede bit Xu Chuan, poisoning him as Boundless fled and claimed Xu Chuan was weakened enough to kill.
• Wang Shentong, Hei Ming True Lord, Profound Yin True Lord, Violet Origin True Lord, and True Lord Bao Shan pursued Xu Chuan, while Fan Xue warned Fan Zhong not to join them.
• Black Rock True Lord attacked Xu Deling and the other Xu Household juniors, but Moyue blocked his strike; Moyue then told the others he trusted Xu Chuan and warned that anyone who attacked him would risk death.

Xu Chuan revealed that he had recovered from the poison and used a spirit treasure domain to trap the cultivators who had conspired to kill him. He defeated and killed Wang Shentong and the others, leaving the Xu Household’s enemies in Southern Heaven greatly weakened.

• Wang Shentong arrived as Xu Chuan questioned Boundless True Lord, but Boundless turned on Wang Shentong and helped Xu Chuan ambush him.
• After Hei Ming, Profound Yin, Blood Saber, Yang Kui, Violet Origin, Bao Shan, and Black Rock arrived, they joined Wang Shentong in attacking Xu Chuan, while Black Rock failed to kill Xu Mingxian and the others.
• Xu Chuan activated the Azure Dragon Stele’s spirit treasure domain, drew in life force, burned his lifespan, and summoned a peak fourth-tier Azure Dragon Descendant.
• Xu Chuan used illusions and spiritual consciousness attacks to kill Blood Saber, Yang Kui, Bao Shan, Hei Ming, Profound Yin, and Black Rock in succession.
• Xu Chuan defeated Violet Origin True Lord and Wang Shentong, killed them, and collected their bodies, nascent souls, magic treasures, and other spoils.

Xu Chuan survived the Battle of the Heavens after killing Wang Shentong and seven other Nascent Soul cultivators, then helped secure and distribute Water Mansion Secret Realm slots while arranging protection for his allies. The secret realm was approaching, and Xu Chuan planned to enter despite the danger and his publicly claimed injuries.

• Xu Chuan showed the surviving Nascent Soul cultivators a recording of the eight attackers and defended his decision to kill them, while the others agreed to spread the evidence.
• The leaders of both domains confirmed the deaths of twelve Nascent Soul cultivators, accepted that Xu Chuan had acted in self-defense, and allocated the Water Mansion Secret Realm slots.
• Xu Chuan returned to Yunxi, recovered most of his strength, and distributed his slots and Golden Core tokens in exchange for shares of the entrants' discoveries.
• Moyue, the Blood Baleful Ghost King, and the Profound Yin Corpse King refined the fallen cultivators' remains, strengthening their cultivation and the Thousand-Soul Banner.
• Boundless True Lord joined the Heavenly Beauty Sect under the name Zhao Yan and gave Xu Mingshu insect-taming materials, while Xu Chuan confirmed he would enter the Water Mansion Secret Realm.

Xu Chuan entered the Water Mansion Secret Realm and discovered the Water Mansion Palace, where he passed an ancient potential test as a peerless prodigy and gained access. He brought members of the Xu Household into the palace to copy its first-floor texts, then prepared to challenge the Heavenly Passage Tower.

• Zhang Daoran gave the Northwest Nascent Soul cultivators Communication Tokens, introduced Jade Dust Rogue Person, and discussed Xu Chuan and Demon Heaven Lord's hidden strength.
• Meiji told the Yin Empress that she had allied with Xu Chuan, and the Yin Empress approved the arrangement if Xu Chuan could kill Bai Wuye.
• The Heavenly Passage Portal opened, and Xu Chuan and the other cultivators entered the Water Mansion Secret Realm, where each was transported to a random location.
• Xu Chuan found the Water Mansion Palace and persuaded its guardian to let him take the Potential Stele test; the stele judged him a peerless prodigy and awarded him a temporary Azure Jade Token.
• Xu Chuan entered the palace, brought Xu Deling, Xu Mingxian, Xu Deyue, Ye Fan, Xu Dewen, Xu Mingxuan, and Mei Yun into the Daoist Canon Pavilion, and had them copy every text on its first floor.
• Xu Chuan planned to challenge the Heavenly Passage Tower and let his companions use the temporary token afterward.

Xu Chuan challenged the Heavenly Passage Tower at its top difficulty, cleared the first three trials, and entered the fourth-floor arena trial. The chapter ended as his opponent, a black-robed man, appeared and asked Xu Chuan who he was.

• Xu Chuan learned from Qingyi that the Heavenly Passage Tower was a rare cave-heaven spirit treasure and entered its trial at the top difficulty.
• Xu Chuan defeated a late-stage transformation Tiger Demon by using spiritual attacks, illusions, and the arena’s boundary to knock it out of bounds.
• Xu Chuan and Moyue stole the Five-Colored Blood Dragon Ginseng from a valley guarded by a peak fourth-tier Flame Flood Dragon, and Xu Chuan also took other dragon-related spirit herbs.
• Xu Chuan obtained the Lightning-Attracting Stone on Heavenly Thunder Peak, killed an early-stage transformation Thunder Eagle, and gathered Heavenly Thunderwood and Iron Thunderwood before passing the third-floor trial.
• Xu Chuan rested before the fourth-floor trial, then faced a black-robed man who appeared in the arena and asked his name.

Xu Chuan cleared the Heavenly Passage Tower’s final trial, claimed three valuable rewards, and secured trial tokens and rewards for his companions. After testing their talents and helping Xu Dewen awaken his true demon physique, Xu Chuan brought the group to the Water Mansion Palace and prepared to part ways.

• Xu Chuan endured Mo Lin’s attacks for half an hour, passed the fourth-floor trial, then killed four injured true demons in Sky Mist Forest to clear the final trial.
• Xu Chuan chose the Azure Emperor Seal, the Thatched Cottage Diagram, and three Spirit Transformation Pills from the tower’s rewards.
• Xu Chuan tested his companions’ talents, and Qingyi granted them temporary tokens after they met the Heavenly Passage Lineage’s requirements.
• Xu Chuan gave Xu Dewen four portions of true demon origin, which awakened his true demon baleful body; Qingyi then gave him a Clear-Mind Pendant.
• Xu Deling and Xu Mingxian cleared tower trials and earned valuable Secret Arts and Formation Path resources, while the others obtained rewards suited to them.
• Three days later, Xu Chuan brought the group into the Cave-Heaven, then went to the Water Mansion Palace with Xu Mingxian carrying Moyue in a Spirit Beast Pouch, while Xu Dewen parted ways with them.

Xu Chuan joined forces with Mu Qingfeng to kill a transformed white tiger and claim a high-grade spirit vein, then used Meiji’s help to seize the Nine-Yang Zhi and defeat Bai Wuye. He fueled conflicts among the secret-realm factions by disguising himself and his ghost-path avatar, and the chapter ended with Demon Heaven Lord fighting the factions that had cornered him.

• Xu Chuan found Flame Dragon, drove off two Demonic Path cultivators, and learned that Nascent Soul cultivators were attacking Golden Core cultivators in the secret realm.
• Xu Chuan helped Mu Qingfeng kill a transformed white tiger guarding Gengjin Sword Grass, then collected the nearby Fourth-Tier High-Grade spirit vein with help from Eastern Peak True Lord and Mo Wentian.
• Xu Chuan and Meiji intercepted Bai Wuye’s attempt to claim the Nine-Yang Zhi, wounded him, and took his possessions while Meiji claimed his body and Nascent Soul.
• Xu Chuan impersonated a demonic cultivator, killed Nascent Soul cultivators from the Su Household and the Ascension Gate, and helped spread suspicion of the Heavenly Ghost Sect and Corpse Yin Sect.
• After an Ascension Gate cultivator attacked Xu Deling and the others, Xu Chuan fought Nangong Ji and warned him against another attack.
• The Heavenly Ghost Sect, Corpse Yin Sect, Su Household, and Ascension Gate cornered Demon Heaven Lord, who used the Thousand-Soul Banner to break Nangong Ji’s attack as Mu Qingfeng, Xu Chuan, and Vast Sun True Lord approached.

Xu Chuan used alliances and force to protect Demon Heaven Lord, gathered allies to seize several fourth-tier spirit veins, and secured the Mo Household’s allegiance. As cultivators entered the Demon Abyss to seek demon spirit crystal marrow, Meiji approached Xu Chuan to ask about cultivation jade slips taken from Bai Wuye.

• Xu Chuan, Mu Qingfeng, and Vast Sun True Lord disrupted Soul-Slaughter True Lord and Nangong Ji’s attempt to capture Demon Heaven Lord, and the factions withdrew without fighting.
• Meiji achieved harmony between yin and yang, advanced to the Nascent Soul middle stage, and set out with the Yin Empress for the Demon Abyss.
• Xu Chuan recruited Nascent Soul cultivators to subdue demons and collect a fourth-tier high-grade spirit vein, then accepted Mo Wentian’s oath of allegiance to the Xu Household.
• Xu Chuan and his allies reached the Demon Abyss as its demonic qi receded, and the cultivators agreed that Nascent Soul cultivators would not attack Golden Core cultivators there.
• Xu Chuan entered the Demon Abyss with Moyue, where Meiji found him and asked whether Bai Wuye’s Storage Ring contained cultivation method jade slips.

Xu Chuan gathered demon spirit crystal marrow in the Demon Abyss, then narrowly escaped being bewitched by a Body Integration Realm True Demon with Qingyi’s help. After the Great Cultivators rejected Nangong Ji’s plan to ambush him, they explored the depths and were driven out by three Demon Corpse Puppets, while Jade Dust Rogue Person later tried to contact Xu Chuan.

• Xu Chuan persuaded Meiji to swear to protect the Xu Household’s forces in the Blackwater Domain for two hundred years, then gave her the Jade Slip she sought.
• Xu Chuan and Moyue collected demon spirit crystal marrow, and Xu Chuan killed a black-robed cultivator who threatened the Xu Household.
• Xu Chuan nearly approached a Body Integration Realm True Demon disguised as a fortune in crystal marrow, but Qingyi awakened him and sent him away from the depths.
• The Great Cultivators met Xu Chuan, but Mu Qingfeng, Jade Dust Rogue Person, the Yin Empress, Fan Xue, and Seven-Kill True Lord refused Nangong Ji’s proposal to attack him.
• The Great Cultivators explored the depths, encountered three peak fourth-tier Demon Corpse Puppets, and fled after the puppets drove them out.
• Jade Dust Rogue Person attempted to contact Xu Chuan after the exploration alliance dispersed.

Xu Chuan and the Xu Household joined Jade Dust Rogue Person and the Mysterious Moon Sect to attempt Daoist Qing Shu’s four immortal-arts examinations in the Water Mansion Secret Realm. Xu Chuan secured Qing Shu’s inheritance just before everyone was expelled from the realm, and the chapter ended with the Xu Household and Mysterious Moon Sect preparing to divide the inheritance.

• Jade Dust Rogue Person told Xu Chuan about Daoist Qing Shu’s Inheritance Cave Mansion and asked the Xu Household to help pass its pill, artifact, formation, and talisman trials.
• Zhang Daoran used the Inheritance Token to take the group into the cave mansion, where Daoist Qing Shu let Xu Chuan and his family attempt the examinations.
• Xu Chuan brought Xu Mingyuan into the cave mansion, and Xu Mingxian, Xu Deling, and Xu Mingyuan passed their respective examinations.
• Xu Chuan passed the Pill Dao examination by devising a refinement process for the fifth-tier Void Spirit Pill and sent Qing Shu’s Inheritance Ring into the Xu Clan Cave-Heaven.
• Qing Shu’s remnant consciousness faded after choosing the Xu Household as his successor, and Qingyi sealed the cave mansion as the group was teleported out of the secret realm.
• At the Mysterious Moon Sect, Zhang Fan agreed that the Xu Household and the sect would divide the inheritance, while Jade Dust Rogue Person received no share.

After returning from the Water Mansion Secret Realm, Xu Chuan shared the household’s gains, refined the Azure Emperor Seal, and prepared a major auction that drew factions from across Southern Heaven to Cloudbrook. The high-end auction began with Xu Mingyuan presenting a water-aspected High-Grade Magic Treasure, while the visiting factions gathered and old tensions between Xi Muran and Bing Gan resurfaced.

• Xu Chuan gave Zhang Fan copies of the cave-abode inheritances and sold the Mysterious Moon Sect a high-grade Nine-Revolution Profound Origin Pill at a discount, which Zhang Fan gave to Tianya High Person to aid his breakthrough.
• Xu Chuan distributed the Xu Household’s secret-realm gains, assigned the Corpse King and Ghost King to protect the Demon Heaven Trading Company, and ordered preparations for a series of Cloudbrook auctions.
• Xu Chuan discovered Daoist Qing Shu’s complete inheritances and a replica of the Heavenly Passage Tower in the Inheritance Ring, then fully refined the Azure Emperor Seal by the end of May.
• The Xu Household’s auctions attracted cultivators and factions from across the regions, and Xu Deling welcomed prominent guests including Lu Qibai and Blazing Sun True Lord to Cloudbrook.
• Xi Muran and Bing Gan discussed their different burdens and the Xu Household’s influence over Azure Dragon Prefecture before the high-end auction began.
• Xu Mingyuan opened the Cloudbrook Assembly high-end auction by offering the High-Grade Magic Treasure flying sword Wave Listener, and bidding commenced.

The Xu Household’s high-end auction drew fierce bidding and made the family famous across Southern Heaven, while Xu Chuan reorganized the clan and prepared for the Heavenly Pride Gathering. Xu Bai and Xu Ying transformed after taking Demon Spirit Pills, and Black Tiger began considering whether to join the Xu Household for a chance to advance his bloodline.

• Xu Mingyuan auctioned rare pills, treasures, materials, and five finale lots, including a low-grade Tribulation-Surmounting Pill and a high-grade Nine-Revolution Profound Origin Pill won by the Azure Cloud Sect.
• The auction’s quality spread the Xu Household’s reputation across Southern Heaven, and Xu Chuan appointed Xu Chonghui patriarch while ordering the clan to strengthen its cultivators and select participants for the Heavenly Pride Gathering.
• Xu Mingshu gave Xu Bai a Demon Spirit Pill made from a Transformation-stage White Tiger, and he condensed White Tiger true blood, awakened the White Tiger Slaying Sword, and gained the potential to reach the Transformation peak.
• Xu Ying took a Demon Spirit Pill made from a Transformation-stage Thunder Eagle, transformed his bloodline, broke through to the peak third rank, and awakened a mid-level divine ability.
• Xu Mingshu told Black Tiger that Xu Chuan possessed pills made from a Transformation late-stage White Tiger, and Black Tiger considered joining the Xu Household because he trusted Moyue.