Chapter Summaries

Chen Daoxuan traveled to Redwood Island to trade flying swords with Luo Li and the Merfolk Tribe. He presented the weapons, and the merfolk eagerly awaited the exchange.

• Chen Liangyu warned Chen Daoxuan that the factory’s spirit ore would run out soon, and Chen Daoxuan said he would sell the flying swords in Guang'an Prefecture before entrusting the factory to him.
• Chen Daoxuan received Luo Li’s message directing him to Redwood Island and chose to trade with the Merfolk Tribe instead of selling the swords to Rogue Cultivators.
• Chen Daoxuan counted 178 flying swords and flew alone to Redwood Island.
• Luo Li and her merfolk waited underwater with clams filled with Spirit Stones, then surfaced to meet Chen Daoxuan.
• Luo Li questioned Chen Daoxuan’s decision to come alone, but he defended the value of continued trade between their peoples.
• Chen Daoxuan displayed more than a hundred flying swords, and the merfolk eagerly watched the weapons.

Chen Daoxuan and Luo Li negotiated a trade between the Chen Family and the Merfolk Tribe, discovering that the mermaids could provide valuable Guishui Fine Gold in exchange for weapons. They completed the exchange and agreed to share information about useful resources from their respective worlds.

• The mermaids admired Chen Daoxuan’s weapons, and Luo Li asked whether his people could forge more.
• Luo Li showed Chen Daoxuan Guishui Fine Gold, and he recognized its high value and offered about one hundred Spirit Stones per jin.
• Chen Daoxuan proposed giving the Merfolk Tribe an Illustrated Guide to human-world ores and Spirit Herbs so they could trade anything valuable they found in the Deep Sea World.
• Luo Li accepted the Jade Slip and had the mermaids present their Spirit Stones for the 128 weapons.
• Chen Daoxuan collected the Spirit Stones into his Storage Bag.

Chen Daoxuan returned to Twin Lakes Island with 64,000 Spirit Stones and called a Clan Meeting to discuss expanding the Chen Clan’s population. He ordered the County Yamen to establish a Clan Fertility Plan and set a goal of increasing the clan’s population tenfold within three years.

• Luo Li learned Chen Daoxuan’s name and left with the Merfolk Tribe, saying she would remember him.
• Chen Daoxuan counted 64,000 Spirit Stones and planned to trade again before buying a Spirit Nurturing Grand Array for Twin Lakes Island.
• After returning to Twin Lakes Island, Chen Daoxuan convened a Clan Meeting and heard Chen Zhi report the clan’s population figures.
• Chen Daoxuan ordered Chen Zhi to establish a Clan Fertility Plan department and raise the clan’s population tenfold within three years.
• When Chen Zhi worried that the clan lacked enough women of childbearing age, Chen Daoxuan told him that there soon would be more.

Chen Daoxuan traveled to Guang'an Prefecture to replenish the Rainbow Sound Flying Sword Shop’s stock and found Chen Xianhe had drawn huge crowds by rationing sales through a lottery. The shop’s weekly drawing continued as Chen Daoxuan arrived, leaving its business poised to receive new inventory.

• Chen Daoxuan left the clan and traveled for a month to Guang'an Prefecture with more than fifty Crimson Shadow Flying Swords.
• After settling the clan members at an inn, Chen Daoxuan went to the Rogue Cultivator Market and found the Rainbow Sound Flying Sword Shop surrounded by eager customers.
• Chen Daoxuan learned that Chen Xianhe had used lotteries and increasingly spaced-out drawings to manage demand for the shop’s limited stock.
• Chen Xianhe spotted Chen Daoxuan in the crowd and then announced that customer Number Jia Seven had won the chance to buy a flying sword.
• A short, stocky man pushed through the crowd, showed his matching slip, and celebrated his win.

Chen Daoxuan visited Chen Xianhe at the Rainbow Sound Flying Sword Shop and told him about the Chen Family’s agreement with the Merfolk Tribe and its new Immortal Seedling. He revealed that the trade had earned the family at least fifty thousand Spirit Stones, while Chen Xianhe’s shop continued building a strong reputation despite its shortage of Flying Swords.

• Chen Xianhe inspected the fifty-five Flying Swords Chen Daoxuan had brought and wondered why the family had forged so few.
• Chen Daoxuan set up a Soundproofing Formation and recounted the family’s cooperation with the Merfolk Tribe and the discovery of an Immortal Seedling.
• Chen Daoxuan reflected on Chen Xianhe’s past reluctance to test the clan’s children because the family lacked the resources to support new cultivators.
• Chen Daoxuan gave Chen Xianhe a Storage Bag containing at least fifty thousand Spirit Stones, explaining that he had earned them by selling Flying Swords to the Merfolk Tribe.
• Chen Xianhe accepted Chen Daoxuan’s reasons for saving some Flying Swords for Guang’an Prefecture, where the shop’s quality and affordable prices had made it popular among Rogue Cultivators.

Chen Daoxuan told Chen Xianhe that the Chen Family should begin nurturing its Spirit Vein, which required a Spirit Nurturing Grand Array, and planned to buy Slave Ships and female slaves to expand the clan. Chen Xianhe entrusted the decisions to Chen Daoxuan, praising the family’s flourishing under his leadership.

• Chen Daoxuan announced that he wanted to put nurturing the Chen Family’s Spirit Vein on the agenda, and Chen Xianhe became overcome with emotion.
• Chen Xianhe explained that the family needed more than a hundred thousand Spirit Stones and a first-tier Spirit Nurturing Grand Array, and said the Zhou Family Auction House held monthly auctions for them.
• Chen Daoxuan planned to gather Spirit Mine materials before the auction and asked to order Slave Ships from the Yang Family Shipwright.
• Chen Xianhe hesitated over the expense, but Chen Daoxuan argued that buying ships and Cloud Country female slaves was necessary to expand the clan and cultivate more cultivators.
• Chen Xianhe let Chen Daoxuan make the decision and told him that the family was flourishing under his leadership.

Chen Daoxuan and Chen Xianhe finished a lucrative deal at Wu Family Treasure Pavilion, then headed to Zhou Family Auction House while discussing the clan’s needs. They gained entry after Chen Daoxuan showed they had enough Spirit Stones to meet the auction house’s asset-verification rule.

• A Wu Family Foundation Establishment cultivator explained to Wu Guangxuan that Chen Daoxuan and Chen Xianhe’s deal had earned the pavilion over four thousand Spirit Stones in profit and warned him against judging customers by their cultivation.
• Chen Daoxuan and Chen Xianhe agreed that Chen Xianhe would handle future deliveries so Chen Daoxuan could focus on producing Flying Swords for the clan.
• Chen Xianhe led Chen Daoxuan to Zhou Family Auction House No. 6 and explained that the central auction hall opened only for major events.
• A Zhou Family cultivator required them to prove they had at least five thousand Spirit Stones before entering the auction house.
• Chen Daoxuan handed over a Storage Bag, and the Zhou Family cultivator inspected it, returned it respectfully, and let them enter.

Chen Daoxuan and Chen Xianhe attended a Zhou Family auction, where they bought a Spirit Nurturing Array and the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique. The auction ended with the Zhou Family presenting a highly sought-after lot of second-tier Water Spirit Pearls, and Chen Daoxuan watched as bidding began.

• Chen Daoxuan and Chen Xianhe observed the auction and discussed the high prices of its opening lots.
• Chen Daoxuan bid 1,500 Spirit Stones for a first-tier Spirit Nurturing Array and won it.
• Chen Daoxuan bought the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique for 1,000 Spirit Stones despite Chen Xianhe's warning that body refinement consumed enormous resources.
• The Zhou Family elder introduced ten second-tier Water Spirit Pearls as the auction's finale and opened bidding at 10,000 Spirit Stones.

At the Zhou Family auction, Cangzhou Ye Family disciple Ye Xiuchen tried to claim the Water Spirit Pearl without competition, provoking Chen Xianhe’s blood-deep grudge and a confrontation with Lei Zhen. Ye Xiuchen left empty-handed after the hall turned against him, while Chen Daoxuan was left wary of the Ye Family’s power.

• A Cangzhou Ye Family disciple demanded that the bidders yield the Water Spirit Pearl, then bid ten thousand Spirit Stones as the auction hall fell silent.
• Chen Xianhe reacted with intense hatred, telling Chen Daoxuan that the Chen Family had a blood-deep grudge against the Ye Family.
• A cultivator in Box Number Six outbid Ye Xiuchen and challenged the Zhou Family elder to enforce the auction rules when Ye Xiuchen threatened the bidders.
• Ye Xiuchen erupted with Foundation Establishment pressure, but the cultivator in Box Number Six, Lei Zhen, revealed an even stronger seventh-layer Foundation Establishment aura.
• Ye Xiuchen insulted Myriad Star Sea cultivators, inciting more people to bid, then abandoned the auction and left amid the crowd’s jeers.

After the auction, Chen Xianhe told Chen Daoxuan the hidden truth behind the fall of Zhennan Pass and the Chen Family’s grudge against the Ye Family. Chen Daoxuan vowed to seek justice for the dead Chen cultivators, though Chen Xianhe warned him that the Ye Family was beyond their reach.

• Chen Xianhe remained despondent for three days after the auction before recovering and speaking with Chen Daoxuan.
• Chen Daoxuan asked how the Chen Family had become enemies with the Ye Family, prompting Chen Xianhe to recount the Zhennan Pass Battle.
• Chen Xianhe revealed that Ye Wudao abandoned Zhennan Pass when the Xuan Qing Dao Alliance attacked, leaving more than a million Cangzhou cultivators to be killed or captured.
• Chen Xianhe said the Qianyuan Sword Sect covered up Ye Wudao’s flight because his father was the sect’s Third Elder, and that the sect held cultivators through profit rather than morale.
• Chen Daoxuan secretly vowed to seek justice for the twelve Chen Family Immortal-generation cultivators who died, while Chen Xianhe warned him not to provoke the Ye Family.

Chen Daoxuan secured a discounted order for ten Slave Ships from the Yang Family Shipwright and prepared to leave Guang'an Prefecture with Chen Xianhe. As they closed the shop, a wary visitor arrived claiming to sell a treasure map linked to the Divine Absolute Immortal Mansion, and Chen Daoxuan stopped him from leaving.

• Chen Daoxuan negotiated with the Yang Clan elder and bought ten Slave Ships for ten thousand Spirit Stones after revealing the Chen Family's connection to Rainbow Sound Flying Sword Shop.
• Chen Daoxuan returned to the shop, where Chen Xianhe confirmed they would select Cloud Country Female Slaves the next day and return to Twin Lakes Island within three days.
• Chen Daoxuan helped Chen Xianhe tidy the shop as they prepared to close for the day.
• A middle-aged man entered and claimed he had a treasure to sell, but Chen Xianhe suspected a scam and threatened to call the Zhou Family Enforcement Team.
• The man muttered that he could not sell his Treasure Map from the Divine Absolute Immortal Mansion and turned to leave, but Chen Daoxuan called him to stop.

Chen Daoxuan bought a supposed Divine Absolute Immortal Mansion map fragment from a Rogue Cultivator, and he and Chen Xianhe discovered it concealed a piece of Gold Foil. Chen Daoxuan kept the incomplete foil in case they ever found its missing half.

• A man surnamed Sun offered Chen Daoxuan a fragment map, claiming its fresh tear suggested the other half might be somewhere in the Rogue Cultivator Market.
• Chen Daoxuan bargained Sun down from one thousand Spirit Stones to ten, then realized he had likely been deceived.
• Chen Xianhe noticed a flash of golden light from the map and told Chen Daoxuan to close the shop and gently burn it.
• Chen Daoxuan's controlled flames stripped away the map's outer material, revealing an incomplete sheet of Gold Foil.
• Chen Xianhe gave the Gold Foil to Chen Daoxuan, suggesting it might help the family if they found the missing piece.

Sun and his pale-faced brother arranged to use a partial treasure map to lure Chen Daoxuan into a robbery, while Chen Daoxuan finalized a purchase of ten thousand Cloud Country female slaves for the Chen Family. With time to spare, he returned to the Rogue Cultivator Market and stopped at a stall to ask about an item.

• Sun returned to the Wu Family Inn and told his ninth-layer Qi Refining brother that he had delivered the bait to Chen Daoxuan.
• Sun questioned why they would not ambush Chen Daoxuan or sell him the complete Treasure Map, and his brother explained that he wanted to avoid risk and lower Chen Daoxuan's guard.
• Chen Daoxuan confirmed that the Slave Trading Company would supply ten thousand young Cloud Country female slaves and paid a deposit.
• With the purchase arrangements entrusted to his clansmen and Chen Xianhe, Chen Daoxuan spent his free time browsing the Rogue Cultivator Market.
• Chen Daoxuan stopped at a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator's stall and asked the price of one item.

Chen Daoxuan bought an Ice Wall Talisman and unknowingly thwarted two cultivators’ attempt to lure him to the Divine Absolute Immortal Mansion. He sailed for Twin Lakes Island, focused on rebuilding and developing his family, while the would-be ambushers decided to leave him alone.

• Chen Daoxuan inspected and bought a First-grade Superior Ice Wall Talisman from the fair-faced cultivator, accepting three extra items that included a Fragment Map.
• Three days later, Chen Daoxuan departed Guang'an Prefecture aboard the Azure Cloud with a fleet of ten Slave Ships and bid farewell to Thirteenth Uncle.
• As the fleet entered the Myriad Star Sea, Chen Daoxuan set his sights on returning to Twin Lakes Island and rebuilding his family.
• After waiting for Chen Daoxuan on a deserted island, the fair-faced cultivator and his rough-looking younger brother concluded he would not come to investigate the Divine Absolute Immortal Mansion.
• The fair-faced cultivator told his younger brother they would avoid provoking Chen Daoxuan and would seek Foundation Establishment before exploring the place together.
• Chen Daoxuan remained unaware of their scheme and prioritized his family’s development and industrialization over the Divine Absolute Immortal Mansion.

Chen Daoxuan perfected the Overturning Rain Sword Art and tallied the Chen Clan’s assets and the heavy costs of his trip to Guang'an Prefecture. When he returned to Twin Lakes Island with ten slave ships, he found the clan eager to welcome the new arrivals and learned Chen Beiwang was still overseeing construction.

• Chen Daoxuan perfected the Overturning Rain Sword Art and reflected on how it complemented his Flying Snow Sword.
• Chen Daoxuan inventoried the Chen Clan’s properties and finances, noting that purchases in Guang'an Prefecture had left the clan with 2,000 Spirit Stones.
• Three days later, Chen Daoxuan arrived at Twin Lakes Island with ten slave ships and found the clan gathered at the port.
• Chen Daoxuan asked Chen Zhi where Chen Beiwang was and learned he was finishing work in Changping County’s new residential district.
• Chen Daoxuan praised Chen Beiwang’s efforts, and Chen Zhi was moved by the Young Clan Leader’s regard for mortals.

Chen Daoxuan oversaw the settlement of ten thousand Cloud Country women on Twin Lakes Island, then tested the Chen Clan’s children for spiritual roots. He discovered that the timid Chen Lian had an Upper Spiritual Root, giving her a new future.

• Chen Daoxuan ordered Chen Zhi to protect the Cloud Country women from harassment and entrusted him with arranging their accommodations.
• Chen Daoxuan supervised the women’s settlement for ten days and punished Chen Clan men who took advantage of them.
• Chen Daoxuan gathered the 1,039 Chen Clan children under ten at the Changping County Yamen to test them for spiritual roots.
• After finding only a few children with Lower Spiritual Roots, Chen Daoxuan discovered that Chen Lian had an Upper Spiritual Root and invited her to sit beside him.
• Chen Daoxuan continued testing the children, finding one Middle Spiritual Root and three more Lower Spiritual Roots.

After selecting eight young Chen Family Immortal Seedlings, Chen Daoxuan brought them to his cave mansion to live and cultivate alongside Chen Daochu. He resumed cultivation despite the dwindling Spirit Eye and examined the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique, discovering its great appetite for food and precious ingredients.

• Chen Daoxuan concluded the Chen Family’s Immortal Seedling selection, bringing its future cultivators to eleven and deciding the family needed a Spirit Vein to support them.
• Chen Daoxuan flew the eight children to his cave mansion, where they met Chen Daochu and settled in together.
• Chen Daoxuan found that the Spirit Eye he had used for eleven years was running low, then steadied his mindset and cultivated with a Water Spirit Pearl and a Qi Gathering Pill.
• Chen Daoxuan reviewed the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique and realized it consumed precious ingredients, including Demonic Beast meat, Spirit Rice, and Spirit Fruit.

Chen Daoxuan mastered the basics of the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique, discovering that body refinement strengthened his body and could aid cultivation and Foundation Establishment, but required enormous food expenses. He decided that only the Chen Family’s elite could afford to practice it, then watched Chen Daochu train the Dao-generation Immortal Seedlings before flying to the Flying Sword Factory.

• Chen Daoxuan cultivated the Dragon Python Swallowing Heaven Technique and devoured several hundred catties of Bloodspot Sea Serpent meat as the technique’s intense hunger took hold.
• The digested meat produced a stream of heat that tempered Chen Daoxuan’s skin and membranes, and he realized body refinement could improve Foundation Establishment prospects and cultivation speed.
• Chen Daoxuan calculated that body refinement consumed food worth dozens of Spirit Stones daily and concluded that only elite Chen Family cultivators could afford it.
• Chen Daoxuan watched Chen Daochu lead the other eight Dao-generation Immortal Seedlings in sword practice and noted Chen Daochu’s rapid progress.
• Chen Daochu rebuked Chen Daolian for her trembling sword, and Chen Daoxuan admired her determination before flying to the Flying Sword Factory.

Luo Li and the Merfolk Clan Leader prepared to trade with the Chen Family for weapons after claiming Demon Ape Mountain, while Chen Daoxuan reached the fifth layer of Qi Refining and headed to Redwood Island for their second, larger trade. The chapter ended with Chen Daoxuan flying toward the island’s northern side.

• Luo Li brought her injured father a Spirit Herb and discussed how the merfolk defeated the Water Demon Apes with weapons and seized Demon Ape Mountain.
• Luo Li proposed trading rare treasures listed in Chen Daoxuan’s guide for more weapons, and the Merfolk Clan Leader stressed the importance of securing their territory.
• Chen Daoxuan broke through to the fifth layer of Qi Refining and reflected on how his cultivation, family duties, and sword production had filled his days.
• Chen Daoxuan learned that Chen Daochu had an Upper Spiritual Root, bringing the Chen Family’s total to three cultivators with Upper Spiritual Roots.
• Chen Daoxuan skipped work at the Flying Sword Factory and flew to Redwood Island to meet Luo Li for a larger trade, hoping to obtain more Water Spirit Pearls.

Chen Daoxuan built the Sea Viewing Pavilion as a trading post and met Luo Li to sell the Merfolk Tribe more weapons. After displaying 350 flying swords, he learned that the tribe might not have enough Spirit Stones to pay and wanted to settle with Spirit Mine ore instead.

• Chen Daoxuan carved a pavilion from the reefs and named it the Sea Viewing Pavilion.
• Luo Li arrived alone, inspected the pavilion, and teased Chen Daoxuan about its appearance.
• Chen Daoxuan asked how many weapons Luo Li wanted, and she said the Merfolk Tribe would take as many as he had.
• Chen Daoxuan displayed 350 flying swords, far more than in their previous trade.
• Luo Li said the Merfolk Tribe had insufficient Spirit Stones and asked whether it could pay with Spirit Mine ore, so Chen Daoxuan asked how many Spirit Stones she could provide.